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US09612501B2	Method and apparatus for front-lit semi-retro-reflective display The disclosure generally relates to a front-lit display having transparent and selectively emissive light directionality. The disclosed semi-retro-reflective, semi-specular and specular displays include directional front light systems that reflect light in a manner to preserve the non-Lambertian characteristic of the light output. This leads to brighter displays with a higher degree of luminance as compared to conventional microencapsulated electrophoretic displays with substantially Lambertian reflectance where much of the light is not reflected back towards the viewer.
US09612500B2	Electro-optic device with conductive seal An electro-optic assembly is provided that includes a first substantially transparent substrate comprising: a first surface, and a second surface. The second surface comprises a first electrically conductive layer and a first isolation area. The assembly further includes a second substrate comprising: a third surface, and a fourth surface. The third surface comprises a second electrically conductive layer. The assembly also includes a primary seal between the second and third surfaces, the seal and the second and third surfaces define a substantially hermetic cavity; and an electro-optic medium at least partially disposed in the cavity. The primary seal comprises a plurality of conductive spacers, the seal disposed in contact with portions of the first and second electrically conductive layers. A substantial portion of the plurality of conductive spacers is in substantial contact with the second and third surfaces.
US09612496B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same A liquid crystal display device whose power consumption is reduced while image quality is prevented from being degraded is provided. Further, a method for driving a liquid crystal display device whose power consumption is reduced while image quality is prevented from being degraded is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a transistor whose leakage current in an off state is reduced and a liquid crystal element. The capacitance of a pixel satisfies the formula (1) and the formula (2).
US09612495B2	Array substrate and display device An array substrate and a display device are provided. A common electrode line with the same extending direction as a gate line is disposed at one end near a thin film transistor, and forms a storage capacitor with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor. As compared with the case in the prior art that a common electrode line and a thin film transistor in an array substrate are disposed at both ends of a pixel, respectively, and it is necessary to separately provide a storage capacitance electrode useful for forming a storage capacitor with the common electrode line, the pixel region occupied by the thin film transistor and the common electrode line can be effectively decreased. Thus, the aperture ratio is increased, and the display brightness of an IPS liquid crystal display device is enhanced.
US09612493B2	Liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display device, and manufacturing method thereof A gate line (40) has a two-layered structure comprising a lower gate line (40a) made of material identical to a pixel electrode (70), and positioned in the same layer as the pixel electrode (70), and an upper gate line (40b) layered on the lower gate line (40b), and made of material having a higher electrical conductivity than the transparent conductive material. According to this structure, it is possible to reduce the number of times performing exposure processes in manufacturing an in-plane switching type liquid crystal panel.
US09612490B2	Liquid crystal display The present invention provides a liquid crystal display having the advantage of higher resolution and lower power consumption while having high transmittance. The present invention is a liquid crystal display provided with a first substrate, a second substrate and a horizontal orientation-type liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a plurality of source bus lines, a plurality of gate bus lines, a pixel electrode, a first common electrode, a first interlayer insulation film on the plurality of source bus lines, a first conductive layer on the first interlayer insulation film, a second interlayer insulation film on the first conductive layer and a second conductive layer on the second interlayer insulation film. The first common electrode includes a plurality of first linear portions having a linear shape. The pixel electrode includes one or more second linear portions. The plurality of first linear portions and one or more second linear portions are alternately disposed. All or every other two or more of the first linear portions are disposed on the source bus lines or the gate bus lines in parallel therewith, and are provided in one of the first and second conductive layers. The second linear portions are transparent, and are provided in the other of the first and second conductive layers.
US09612487B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display device The present invention provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device, relates to the field of liquid crystal display technology, and can solve the problem of low aperture ratio of the existing array substrate. The array substrate of the present invention comprises: a light filtering layer provided on a substrate a thin film transistor formed thereon, a planarization layer covering the light filtering layer, and a pixel electrode provided above the planarization layer, the array substrate further comprises: a third electrode layer connected to a drain of the thin film transistor and extending onto the light filtering layer; and a contacting via penetrating through the planarization layer and provided above a portion of the third electrode layer on the light filtering layer, the pixel electrode being connected to the third electrode layer through the contacting via.
US09612486B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device is provided that has favorable display characteristics in a display mode using a vertical electric field and a horizontal electric field. This liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer has liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy, and the first substrate has a plate-shaped first common electrode and a pixel electrode formed in a separate layer from the first common electrode with an insulating film therebetween. The pixel electrode has a comb-shaped structure, and the second substrate has a second common electrode with a liquid crystal orientation structure that is linear in a plan view.
US09612485B2	Method of manufacturing display apparatus A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes: applying a first sealing material along both sides in a row direction of array substrate areas on a first mother board including a plurality of the array substrate areas formed in a matrix pattern, applying a second sealing material along both sides in a column direction of counter substrate areas on a second mother board including a plurality of the counter substrate areas formed in a matrix pattern, filling the first mother board with a liquid crystal material; and adhering the first mother board and the second mother board to each other.
US09612484B2	Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulating substrate; a plurality of color filters positioned on the first insulating substrate; a light blocking member positioned on the plurality of color filters; a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate; and a spacer positioned between the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate, wherein the spacer includes a main column spacer and first and second sub-column spacers, and the first and second sub-column spacers are positioned at both sides of the main column spacer.
US09612482B2	Substrate fitting process and substrate assembly to be fitted The present invention provides a substrate fitting process and a substrate assembly to be fitted, wherein the substrate assembly to be fitted of the present invention, a periphery mold frame is disposed on a surface of a substrate, a cell mold frame is disposed inside said periphery mold frame, the height of said cell mold frame is larger than the height of said periphery mold frame. A substrate fitting process of the present invention comprises: providing a cell mold frame on a surface of a first substrate, providing a cell mold frame inside the periphery mold frame for sealing liquid crystal, the height of said cell mold frame is larger than the height of the periphery mold frame; extracting the air between the first substrate and the second substrate; making the first substrate fit with the second substrate preliminarily; filling the air between the first substrate and the second substrate; making the first substrate further fit with the second substrate. With the technical solution of the present invention, the puncture caused by the impact of the in-cell liquid crystal onto the cell mold frame is prevented, and the time and the costs of the process is decreased, meanwhile the probability of the circuit metal wire and the component switch on the liquid crystal panel suffering corrode of the thinning acid is decreased.
US09612480B2	Method of producing a phase device based on a twisted liquid crystal having optimized structure operating under unpolarized light The invention relates to a method of producing a phase device operating at at least one wavelength (λ) comprising a cell containing a liquid crystal possessing a helical structure, inserted between two alignment layers possessing rubbing axes and means for applying a voltage to said cell, said helical structure exhibits a number of helical turns k, said liquid crystal exhibiting a defined angle of twist Θ between the rubbing axes of the two alignment layers, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: —the determination of a compensation angle ε satisfying the following equation: (formula) with: N the integer closest to (formula) the angle of twist Θ=2Kπ−εΔn: the birefringence of the liquid crystal; d: the thickness of the liquid crystal cell; λ: the wavelength of the light beam which passes through the liquid crystal cell; the rubbing of one of the faces in a direction of alignment of said liquid crystal molecules, defining the angle of twist: θ=2Kπ−ε. ɛ = 2 ⁢ k ⁢ ⁢ π - N ⁢ ⁢ π ⁢ 1 - d 2 ⁢ Δ ⁢ ⁢ n 2 N 2 ⁢ λ 2 ) 2 ⁢ k ⁢ ( 1 + d 2 ⁢ Δ ⁢ ⁢ n 2 4 ⁢ k 2 ⁢ λ 2 )
US09612479B2	Pixel structure and array substrate The present invention provides a pixel structure disposed on a substrate, and the pixel structure includes an alignment layer, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode. The alignment layer is disposed on the substrate, and the alignment layer has a first section and a second section. The first section has a first alignment direction, and the second section has a second alignment direction perpendicular to the first alignment direction. The common electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer, and the pixel electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer.
US09612472B2	Color filter substrate and manufacturing method therefor, and display device Embodiments of the invention disclose a color filter substrate comprising: an underlying substrate; a semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer formed on the underlying substrate; and a black matrix and a color filter layer formed on the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer. The black matrix and the color filter layer are formed on a side of the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer opposite from the underlying substrate. Other embodiments of the invention further disclose a method for manufacturing the color filter substrate, and a display device comprising the color filter substrate.
US09612470B2	Display with column spacer structures A display may have a layer of liquid crystal material between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Column spacer structures may be formed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer to maintain a desired separation between the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer.
US09612468B1	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display device, a first prism and a second prism is provided. A part of a light beam from a display area of the display device that is covered by a first light entering surface of the first prism penetrates the first light entering surface and is sequentially refracted by a reflective refractive surface of the first prism to above the display area. Another part of the light beam from the display area that is covered by the first light entering surface penetrates the first light entering surface, is reflected by the reflective refractive surface, penetrates a first light exiting surface of the first prism, a gap, a second light entering surface of the second prism and a second light exiting surface of the second prism sequentially, and is transmitted to above a frame area of the display device.
US09612465B2	Source driving circuit and LCD device The present invention provides a source driving circuit and an LCD device. The source driving circuit includes output channels, and each output channel includes a first switch element, a second switch element, a first output end, and a second output end. The first switch element and the second switch element are respectively connected to the first output end and the second output end. When the first switch element is turned on, the output channel outputs a display signal, and when the second switch element is turned on, the output channel provides recycled charges which are generated when the display signal is changed from a positive voltage to a negative voltage. The source driving circuit can recycle charges to make the most of charges generated when the display signals change from positive voltages to negative voltages and reduce power consumption of the LCD device.
US09612463B2	Display device having a liquid crystal display and method for protecting a liquid crystal display A display device with a liquid crystal display and a method for protecting the liquid crystal display are provided. The display device includes a liquid crystal display for displaying an image, a sensor system for detecting the illuminance of an incident optical radiation and for determining the current position of the Sun relative to the liquid crystal display, an adjustable shading device for protecting the liquid crystal display from the incident optical radiation, and a control unit. The control unit checks if the illuminance detected by the sensor system exceeds a predefined threshold value and if the current position of the Sun is in a predefined angle range, and controls the shading device according to a result of the check such that the shading device interrupts a beam path of a part of the optical radiation incident on the liquid crystal display.
US09612462B2	Liquid crystal display panel poor alignment repairing apparatus A liquid crystal display panel poor alignment repairing apparatus includes: a shell including an accommodation space which includes a separate first chamber and a separate second chamber; and a temperature control device, which is to control temperatures in the first chamber and the second chamber in such a manner of heating a to-be-repaired liquid crystal display panel in the first chamber and simultaneously cooling a to-be-repaired liquid crystal display panel in the second chamber.
US09612455B2	Extended wear ophthalmic lens A method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens is provided. In one embodiment, a prepolymer mixture is polymerized in a lens mold in an atmosphere having less than about 10000 ppm oxygen to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens suitable for extended wear as characterized by producing less than 10% corneal swelling after a period of continuous wear of 7 days including normal sleep periods. In one embodiment, the prepolymer mixture comprises at least one oxyperm material containing hydrophilic groups, wherein the at least one oxyperm material is a siloxane-containing macromer or monomer, at least one ionperm material, and a cross-linking agent. In certain embodiments, the polymerization of the prepolymer mixture may be carried out in an atmosphere having less than about 1000 ppm oxygen.
US09612453B2	Glasses-type terminal Provided is a glasses-type terminal including: a frame that is worn on a user's head; a display unit provided to the frame, on which visual information is displayed; a control module that controls the display unit; and a bridge that is combined with the frame along a length direction of the frame and with which a nose-supported portion that is supported by a user' nose is combined, in which the frame includes an external frame that is exposed to the outside, and an internal frame that is combined with an internal side of the external frame and comes into contact with the user's head, and in which the bridge is arranged between the external frame and the internal frame.
US09612452B2	Wavy structure of spectacle frame The present invention relates to a wavy structure of a spectacle frame, and the technical object of the present invention is to provide a wavy structure of a spectacle frame which is compatible to multiple different lenses, is convenient to install, and is firm and stable when in use. The wavy structure of the present invention includes a spectacle lens frame and frame temple, and an inner ring of the spectacle lens frame is shaped as a wavy structure. The present invention not only has elasticity and can be compatible to lens of different models, but also can firmly stabilize the lens, and is applied to the production and use of man-rated spectacle field.
US09612451B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens consists of four or five lens groups, consisting of, in order from the object side, a positive first group a negative second group, one or two middle groups including a positive mp group, and a positive rearmost group at the most image-side position of the entire system. Zooming is effected by changing all distances between the adjacent groups. The rearmost group consists of, in order from the object side, a positive front group, a negative middle group, and a positive rear group. Air spaces between the front and middle groups, and between the middle and rear groups are constant during zooming and focusing. The front group includes two positive lenses and one negative lens. Image stabilization is effected by shifting the middle group perpendicularly to the optical axis. The rear group includes one positive lens and two negative lenses. The zoom lens satisfies a given condition expression.
US09612446B2	Stereoscopic ophthalmic lens viewing sets The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for forming a Viewing Set of Ophthalmic Lenses for Three-dimensional Perception of stereoscopic media and includes the resulting Viewing Set devices. The Viewing Sets include a left Ophthalmic Lens and a right Ophthalmic Lens, wherein each Ophthalmic Lens includes a translation filter that, when combined, allow for Three-dimensional Perception. The present invention also includes embodiments where the translation filters are included in an encapsulated Rigid Insert or Media Insert, wherein the Media Insert includes a variable optic zone.
US09612445B2	Lens element The invention provides a switchable lens element comprising an inverse lens structure formed by an isotropic material and an isotropic cover sheet wherein the resulting lens structure comprises an electrically switchable polymer stabilized blue phase LC medium having the same refractive index in its isotropic state. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a lens element in an electro-optical device i.e. an autostereoscopic display device operable in a 2D mode or a 3D mode, in which a lens arrangement directs the output from different pixels to different spatial positions to enable a stereoscopic image to be viewed and wherein the lens arrangement comprises a plurality of said switchable lens elements.
US09612442B2	Keyboard magnifying device A keyboard magnifying device for allowing users to more easily view the keys on a keyboard. The keyboard magnifying device includes a base on which a keyboard can be positioned, an upstanding post extending upwardly from a rear portion of the base, and a frame pivotally attached to the upper end of the upstanding post. The frame includes an open central area, wherein a magnifying lens is positioned over the open central area. The frame and magnifying lens are vertically aligned with the base so that a user can look through the magnifying lens at the keyboard disposed on the base in order to provide an enlarged view of the keys thereon. The keyboard magnifying device may further include one or more lights directed at the base so as to illuminate the keyboard positioned thereon.
US09612441B2	Glass type terminal Disclosed is a glasses-type terminal including a display, a controller, a power supply, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame configured to mount to a front portion of a head of a user, a first sub frame connected to a first end of the main frame and configured to be received by a first ear of the user, and a second sub frame detachably connected to a second end of the main frame and including the power supply unit, wherein the first sub frame includes the controller and wherein the power supply unit is electrically connected to the controller when the first sub frame and second sub frame are respectively connected to the first end and second end of the main frame.
US09612440B2	Composite wearable electronic communication device A wearable electronic communication device includes a neck loop with a first electrical connector; a frame comprising a second electrical connector, a front bar with nose pads, and two temples, wherein each temple is connected to one of two lateral ends of the front bar; a first wire connected to one of the lateral temples; and a second wire connected to the other lateral temple. The first or second wire is electrically connected to the second electrical connector, and the other end of the same wire is electrically connected to the first electrical connector. The first and second wires are connected to the neck loop close to each other and form a dorsal wire node on the neck. The first and second wires are mechanically connected to each other between the frame and the dorsal wire node to form a suboccipital wire node below an occiput of the user.
US09612437B1	Optical lens module with plastic barrel, imaging apparatus including same module and electronic device including same apparatus An optical lens module includes a lens assembly and a plastic barrel. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements and is disposed in the plastic barrel. The plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an outer tube portion, an inner tube portion and at least one reflection reduction area. The image-end portion includes an image-end opening. The inner tube portion includes a plurality of parallel inner surfaces and a plurality of inclined inner surfaces, wherein the parallel inner surfaces are parallel to the central axis, and each of the inclined inner surfaces has an angle with the central axis. The reflection reduction area is disposed on one of the inclined inner surfaces closest to the image-end opening, wherein the reflection reduction area and the plastic barrel are integrally formed by an injection molding method.
US09612429B2	Circuit and method for controlling a microscope A circuit for controlling a microscope using a controller includes a slow memory configured to store control information. The controller is configured to control microscope parameters based on the control information. The circuit includes a data loader and at least two fast memories. The data loader is configured such that control information is written from the slow memory alternately into one of the at least two fast memories. The circuit also includes a multiplexer configured to permit access by the controller to one of the at least two fast memories in alternating fashion so as to read control information. The data loader is configured to control the multiplexer in such a way that a write operation by the data loader and a read operation by the controller will not occur simultaneously on the same fast memory.
US09612428B2	Apparatus for confocal observation of a specimen An apparatus for confocal observation of a specimen includes an illumination device. The illumination device generates illumination radiations of at least two different wavelengths. With the aid of a mask device illuminated by the illumination radiations, one mask image is generated per wavelength. An objective serves for imaging said mask images in the specimen. With the aid of a beam splitter device, the emission radiations emitted by the specimen are divided based on the wavelengths, and are detected based on the wavelengths by a detection device.
US09612424B2	Imaging lens and imaging apparatus An imaging lens consists of a first lens group, a second lens group, an aperture stop and a third lens group that has positive refractive power in this order from an object side. The first lens group consists of an L11 lens having positive refractive power, an L12 lens having negative refractive power, an L13 meniscus lens having negative refractive power with its concave surface facing an image side, an L14 lens having negative refractive power with its concave surface facing the object side and two or three lenses, each having positive refractive power, in this order from the object side. The second lens group consists of an L2p lens having positive refractive power and an L2n lens having negative refractive power.
US09612423B2	Camera lens system A camera lens system is disclosed. The camera lens system includes a first lens group having a first lens which has a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a second lens which has a negative refractive power and a third lens which has a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a fourth lens which has a concave image side surface and a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group including a fifth lens which has a convex image side surface and a positive refractive power; a fifth lens group having a sixth lens which has a concave image side surface and a negative refractive power. An image side surface of the second lens is connected to an object side surface of the third lens.
US09612420B2	Lens assembly A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The second lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The fifth lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The sixth lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power.
US09612419B2	Lens assembly A lens assembly includes a first lens group, a stop and a second lens group, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens, wherein the first lens is with negative refractive power and the second lens is with positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, wherein the third lens and the fifth lens are with negative refractive power, and the fourth lens and the sixth lens are with positive refractive power. The lens assembly satisfies 0.23≦f/TL≦0.45, wherein f is an effective focal length of the lens assembly and TL is a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis.
US09612418B1	Adjustable clamp sleeve for breakaway bundled interlocking drop fiber The present disclosure relates to a clamp sleeve for a bundled fiber cable. The clamp sleeve includes a first actuating arm, a second actuating arm, and a hinge connecting the first actuating arm and the second actuating arm. The first actuating arm includes a first protuberance, a second protuberance, and a third protuberance, such that a slot forms between each protuberance. The second actuating arm a fourth protuberance, a fifth protuberance, and a sixth protuberance with a slot formed between the fourth, fifth, and sixth protuberances.
US09612416B2	Fiber demarcation box for layering and storing coiled fiber optic cabling A fiber demarcation box includes a rear panel extending along a plane in height and width directions that are perpendicular to one another. Outer sidewalls extend away from a perimeter of the rear panel in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the height and width directions. A bulkhead that adjoins the rear panel and the outer sidewalls 104 extends between opposite facing ones of the outer sidewalls in the height direction so as to divide the fiber demarcation box into first and second interior volumes. A cable plane divider in the first interior volume adjacent to the bulkhead includes a first planar section that extends away from the bulkhead in the width direction and is spaced apart from the rear panel in the depth direction.
US09612404B2	Plate system for securing loose fiber tubes A device for retaining a plurality of fiber tubes includes a bottom side, a top side, and outer sidewalls extending between the top and bottom sides. First and second groups of fiber tube receptacles in the top side and extend between first and second opposite facing outer sidewalls. First, second and third anchor points of the device each have a pair of fastener perforations extending through the top and bottom sides. First and second anchor points are arranged outside of the first and second groups of fiber tube receptacles. The third anchor point is arranged between the first and second groups. Each of the fiber tube receptacles has a first diameter in outer longitudinal regions and a second diameter in a central longitudinal region, the central longitudinal region being disposed between the outer regions. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter.
US09612403B2	Planar waveguide apparatus with diffraction element(s) and system employing same A waveguide apparatus includes a planar waveguide and at least one optical diffraction element (DOE) that provides a plurality of optical paths between an exterior and interior of the planar waveguide. A phase profile of the DOE may combine a linear diffraction grating with a circular lens, to shape a wave front and produce beams with desired focus. Waveguide apparati may be assembled to create multiple focal planes. The DOE may have a low diffraction efficiency, and planar waveguides may be transparent when viewed normally, allowing passage of light from an ambient environment (e.g., real world) useful in AR systems. Light may be returned for temporally sequentially passes through the planar waveguide. The DOE(s) may be fixed or may have dynamically adjustable characteristics. An optical coupler system may couple images to the waveguide apparatus from a projector, for instance a biaxially scanning cantilevered optical fiber tip.
US09612401B2	Method and system for providing optical connections A system for providing optical connections that may include an optical grating structure and an optical waveguide coupled to the optical grating structure. The optical grating structure may be configured to receive an optical wave, through an interposer, from an optical source. The optical grating structure may be configured to transform the optical wave into a predetermined electromagnetic propagation mode.
US09612397B2	Photoelectric hybrid substrate A photoelectric hybrid substrate according to the present invention includes an insulating layer that contains a fluororesin as a main component, and conductor layers stacked on two surfaces of the insulating layer. The photoelectric hybrid substrate includes an optical communication mechanism configured to propagate an optical signal in the insulating layer by using reflection at inner surfaces of the conductor layers.
US09612396B2	Optical printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same Provided is an optical printed circuit board, including: a first insulating layer on which at least one receiving groove with an inclined angle on at least one end is formed; an optical waveguide which is formed in the receiving groove of the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer which is formed on the first insulating layer and buries the optical waveguide formed in the receiving groove.
US09612394B2	Fibre-optic sensor and use thereof The invention relates to a fiber-optic sensor comprising an optical waveguide having at least one first core and a cladding surrounding the first core, wherein the first core extends substantially over the entire length of the optical waveguide, wherein the sensor has at least one second core which is at least partly surrounded by the cladding, wherein the longitudinal extent of the second core is less than the total length of the optical waveguide and at least one Bragg grating is introduced into the second core. Furthermore, the invention relates to a use of the fiber-optic sensor.
US09612390B2	Diffractive luminaires Extended area lighting devices, which are useful e.g. as luminaires, include a light guide and diffractive surface features on a major surface of the light guide. The diffractive surface features are tailored to extract guided-mode light from the light guide. The light guides can be combined with other components and features such as light source(s) to inject guided-mode light into the light guide, light source(s) to project light through the light guide as non-guided-mode light, a framework of interconnected support members (attached to multiple such light guides), and/or a patterned low index subsurface layer that selectively blocks some guided mode light from reaching the diffractive surface features, to provide unique and useful lighting devices. Related optical devices, and optical films having diffractive features that can be used to construct such devices and light guides, are also disclosed.
US09612389B2	Display device having light guide component A display device includes a casing, a display panel, a backlight module and a light guide component. The display panel is disposed in the casing. The backlight module is disposed in the casing and includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate has a light emitting surface and at least one side surface. The light source is adapted to provide a light beam to the light guide plate. A part of the light beam is illuminated toward the display panel from the light emitting surface. The light guide component is disposed in the casing and has a light incident end and a light emitting end. Another part of the light beam is illuminated toward the light incident end from the side surface, and is illuminated out of the casing from the light emitting end after being transmitted in the light guide component.
US09612376B2	Preparing method for thin polarizer, thin polarizer and polarizing plate comprising the same Provided are a method for preparing a thin polarizer, including forming a film laminate by bonding a non-stretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film having a thickness of 10 to 60 μm to at least one surface of a non-stretched base film using an adhesive including an amine-based metal compound crosslinking agent and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group, and stretching the film laminate so as to allow the polyvinyl alcohol-based film to have a thickness of 10 μm or less, and a thin polarizer manufactured through the same.
US09612374B2	Color filter, display panel and display device The present invention provides a color filter, a display panel and a display device. The color filter comprises a substrate, on which a plurality of pixel regions are formed, in each of the plurality of pixel regions, a color film and a black matrix is provided, and a reflecting layer for reflecting ambient light entering into the color film is provided on a surface of the black matrix. Compared to the prior art, the present invention can improve the utilization rate of ambient light and improve the display effect.
US09612372B2	Diffractive optical element and manufacturing method for the same An Al film is formed so that film forming particles are incident at normal incidence to grating wall surfaces of a diffraction grating having multiple grating portions and are incident at oblique incidence to optical effective surfaces. After that, oxidation treatment is performed from a direction to be incident at normal incidence to the optical effective surface so that the Al layer on the optical effective surface is changed to Al2O3 layer. Hence, in the diffraction grating having the multiple grating portions, the Al2O3 layer is formed on the optical effective surface for transmitting light, and the Al layer is formed on the grating wall surfaces as a light shielding layer. Thus, flare of the diffractive optical element can be suppressed.
US09612370B1	EUV light source with spectral purity filter and power recycling A plasma-generated EUV light source uses an EUV-diffracting collection mirror to channel spectrally pure in-band radiation through an intermediate-focus aperture and through EUV illumination optics. Out-of-band radiation is either undiffracted by the collection mirror or is diffractively scattered away from the aperture. The undiffracted portion, plus plasma-emitted radiation that does not intercept the collection mirror, can be efficiently recycled back to the plasma via retroreflecting mirrors, cat's-eye reflectors, or corner-cube reflectors, to enhance generation of in-band EUV radiation by the plasma.
US09612367B2	Method of producing optical device, optical device, optical system, and imaging device A method of producing an optical device, which includes a center region where a light absorbing part is substantially absent, a peripheral region, and an intermediate region between the center and peripheral regions, where the thickness of the light absorbing part gradually increases in a direction from the center region to the peripheral region, includes applying a resin material that absorbs light onto a transparent base material. A forming mold including a convex and a concave corresponding to the shape of the light absorbing part is pressed against the applied resin material. The light absorbing part is formed by curing the resin material through exposure to ultraviolet radiation with the forming mold being pressed against the resin material. A surface of the convex that faces the resin material when the forming mold is pressed against the resin material corresponds to the center region of the optical device and is flat.
US09612366B2	Composite tungsten oxide particle dispersion polycarbonate resin composition and heat-ray shielding sintered compact and heat-ray shielding laminate using the composition There is provided a composite tungsten oxide particle dispersion polycarbonate resin composition containing composite tungsten oxide particles expressed by a general formula MxWyOz, metal salt, and polycarbonate resin, wherein the metal salt is a salt of one or more kinds of metal elements selected from Mg, Ni, Zn, In, and Sn.
US09612365B2	Silicone hydrogels having desirable water content and oxygen permeability The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
US09612363B2	Silicone hydrogel reactive mixtures comprising borates Disclosed in this specification is a method for forming a silicone hydrogel material that is useful for forming contact lens materials. The method includes using an effective amount of a borate additive to reduce the gel time of the silicone hydrogel reactive mixture and/or enhance the optical properties of the resulting cured material.
US09612360B2	Well testing apparatus and methods for measuring the properties and performance of oil and gas wells To determine properties of multiple oil and gas wells, oscillations at different test frequencies are applied to the flow rate and/or pressure of multiple wells. Measurements of flow rate and/or pressure and temperature in flows downstream of a production header of the multiple wells are then obtained. Such measurements from the flows of the multiple wells are subjected to a frequency analysis of the pressure, flow rate and/or temperature measurements to determine pressure, flow rate and/or temperature variations induced by the applied oscillations. Properties of the different wells of the multiple wells based on the results of the frequency analysis are thus determined.
US09612359B2	Generation of fracture networks using seismic data An embodiment of a method for constructing a fracture network includes: receiving seismic data collected from a stimulation operation in an earth formation, the seismic data including seismic event data including a first seismic event associated with a first time increment and a second seismic event associated with a subsequent second time increment; and constructing a fracture network model. The model is constructed by: constructing an initial portion of the model based on the first seismic event; and subsequently updating the initial portion of the model based on the second seismic event.
US09612356B2	Low-temperature superconducting device for measuring gravity A low-temperature superconducting device for measuring gravity, includes a low-temperature container, a cryocooler, a rotor chamber, a superconducting rotor, an upper levitation coil, a lower levitation coil, an upper electrode, an intermediate electrode, a lower electrode, a magnetic shielding chamber and a superconducting quantum interference device. By cooling the whole low-temperature superconducting device using a cryocooler, the intermediate electrode disposed in the body of the magnetic shielding chamber will generate an output voltage when the superconducting rotor is displaced due to a change of gravity. Thus, the superconducting quantum interference device can make the superconducting rotor return to the central balance position by adjusting the operating current of the upper levitation coil or the lower levitation coil. A change of gravity can be determined based on the operating current fed back to the upper levitation coil or the lower levitation coil.
US09612355B2	Imaging and sensing of subterranean reservoirs Various embodiments include apparatus and methods of sensing and/or mapping a subterranean reservoir. In various embodiments, arrangements of electromagnetic sensors are disposed relative to a subterranean reservoir such that a signal received by electromagnetic sensors of one arrangement, in response to activation of an electromagnetic transmitter, can be analyzed to map the subterranean reservoir. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09612354B2	Geophysical survey system using hybrid aircraft There are systems and methods for performing a geophysical survey using a hybrid aircraft which includes an apparatus configured to perform the geophysical survey. The system including: three mutually orthogonal transmitters configured to transmit electromagnetic (EM) waveforms towards the ground which creates a secondary magnetic field, wherein the three mutually orthogonal transmitters are attached to the hybrid aircraft; three mutually orthogonal null-coupled receivers configured to obtain measurements associated with the secondary magnetic field, wherein the three mutually orthogonal null-coupled receivers are attached to the hybrid aircraft; and three mutually orthogonal gradient receivers configured to obtain measurements, wherein the three mutually orthogonal gradient receivers are attached to the hybrid aircraft.
US09612353B2	Detection device, energy receiver, energy transmitter, power transmission system, and detection method A detection device includes a coil configured to be electromagnetically coupled with an outside, and a detection section connected to a circuit including the coil. The detection section is configured to measure a Q value of the circuit using an alternating-current signal at a frequency different from a frequency of an alternating-current signal of contactless power feed.
US09612350B2	Controlled damping geophone Vibration transducers, sensors including the vibration transducers, and methods for manufacturing the same. The vibration transducer may include a magnet. The vibration transducer may include a bobbin disposed about the magnet. The vibration transducer may include a first coil disposed about the bobbin. The vibration transducer may include a controllable damping coil disposed about the bobbin. The first coil is movable relative to the magnet. The magnet is polarized with respect to the axis of the vibration transducer.
US09612348B2	Digital air gun A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.
US09612339B2	Detecting satellite signals by storing signal sets spanning code period A GNSS receiver configured to detect a presence of at least one GNSS satellite signal in a received signal is provided. The GNSS receiver includes a buffer loaded with sample sets corresponding to the received signal and a Doppler derotation block configured to perform a Doppler derotation corresponding to at least one Doppler frequency on a sample set received from the buffer. The GNSS receiver further includes an accumulator block configured to perform a coherent accumulation of a plurality of sample sets upon or subsequent to the Doppler derotation corresponding to a Doppler frequency, and, a first memory configured to store the results of the coherent accumulation. A register array is configured to be loaded with the results stored in the first memory and a correlator engine is configured to generate correlation results by correlating the results in the register array with a plurality of code phases of GNSS satellites.
US09612338B2	Method to improve satellite signal detection A method of acquiring a satellite signal in a GNSS receiver includes multiplying a received signal with a hypothesized doppler frequency signal to generate a frequency shifted signal. A PN code sequence signal is multiplied with the frequency shifted signal to generate a PN wiped signal. A windowing function signal is multiplied with the PN wiped signal to generate a windowed signal. The windowed signal is integrated coherently for a first predefined time to generate a coherent accumulated data.
US09612328B1	Weather radar system and method for estimating vertically integrated liquid content A hazard warning system includes a processing system. The processing system determines a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter. The processing system receives radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna and determines the VIL parameter by determining a first reflectivity value at a first altitude and a second reflectivity value at a second altitude using the radar reflectivity data. The processing system determines the VIL parameter using a base storm altitude and a top storm altitude.
US09612327B2	Methods and apparatus for persistent deployment of aerial vehicles Methods and apparatus are disclosed for persistent deployment of aerial vehicles. The present application discloses a mission control system that is configured to control and manage one or more aerial vehicles for deployment to and from one or more docking stations. The one or more docking stations may be configured with a battery swapping device for removing the depleted battery from an aerial vehicle and for refilling a charged battery into the aerial vehicle. The mission control system may be configured to generate a priority list used to determine the recharging order of the one or more aerial vehicles.
US09612326B2	Methods and apparatus for detection system having fusion of radar and audio data Methods and apparatus for locating a weapon by fusing audio and radar data. An exemplary embodiment comprises detecting a weapon firing event with an audio sensor system, detecting a projectile fired from the weapon with a radar system, calculating a state vector associated with the projectile detection, identifying a location of the weapon by backtracking the state vector to the detected time of the weapon firing event time, and communicating the location of the weapon.
US09612325B2	Unwrapping and prediction of distance and velocity measurements using carrier signals Systems and methods for performing distance and velocity measurements, such as by using carrier signals, are disclosed. A measurement method may include transmitting a first signal from an originator device to a transponder device and determining a carrier phase of the first signal at the transponder device. The measurement method may also include transmitting a second signal from the transponder device to the originator device and determining a carrier phase of the second signal at the originator device. The measurement method may include estimating a relative distance between the originator device and the transponder device using the carrier phase of the first carrier signal, the carrier phase of the second carrier signal. The method may also include estimating the relative distance using a frequency difference. The method may include using an adjusted relative distance to determine a total distance between the originator device and the transponder device.
US09612323B2	Radar apparatus On a radar apparatus, a direction derivation part derives a peak angle related to an angle of a target based on reception signals received by a plurality of reception antennas. Then, a detection information derivation part derives, based on the peak angle, target data that are internal data about the target, and stores the derived target data into a memory. A reliability determination part determines a reliability of an object peak angle upon which the target data about the target was derived, the reliability of the object peak angle being determined based on a different peak angle derived concurrently with the object peak angle by the direction derivation part. Then, a data erasure part deletes, based on the reliability of the object peak angle determined by the reliability determination part, the target data relevant to the object peak angle from the memory to exclude the target data from further processing.
US09612318B2	Device and method of tracking target object A target object tracking device is provided. The device includes a memory for storing association information in which a selecting order of target objects is associated with symbols indicating the target objects, respectively, a starting selection accepting module for accepting a selection of the target objects to start tracking thereof, a symbol reading module for reading the symbols for the selected target objects corresponding to the selecting order of the target objects based on the association information, a tracking module for tracking the selected target objects, a symbol displaying module for displaying the symbols read by the symbol reading module, at positions where the target objects tracked by the tracking module are displayed, and a symbol changing module for changing, according to an operation of a user, the association information and displaying the symbols at the positions where the target objects are displayed, based on the changed association information.
US09612317B2	Beam forming network for feeding short wall slotted waveguide arrays An example method for a beamforming network for feeding short wall slotted waveguide arrays. The beamforming network may include six beamforming network outputs, where each beamforming network output is coupled to one of a set of waveguide inputs. Further, the beamforming network may include a cascaded set of dividers configured to split electromagnetic energy from a beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections. The cascade may include a first level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides, a second level configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides, and a third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides.
US09612314B2	Method and system for guiding the position The present invention discloses a system for guiding the position and the method thereof, which belongs to the technical field of position navigation, wherein it comprises a position capturing device and a treatment device. The position capturing device is connected to the treatment device, which comprises a positioning component, an angular speed detection component and a direction detection component. The treatment device is connected to the display screen of the mobile terminal. The method comprises capturing the current position and the preconfigured target position of the mobile terminal by the said system; and the treatment device acquires the route between the current position and the target position by processing the preconfigured map data. The advantageous effects of the above technical scheme are that as follows: adopting the system for guiding the position and the method thereof makes the navigation more accurately and satisfies the demand of the user.
US09612312B2	Flight guidance system The invention relates to a flight guidance system for the flight support of a aircraft (1), said system comprising a plurality of fixed ground stations (4a to 4e) respectively comprising a transmitting and/or receiving unit (5a to 5e), and at least one transmitting and/or receiving unit (6) that is arranged on the aircraft (1), the transmitting units being act up to send position signals (7) and the receiving units being set up to receive said position signals (7). The flight guidance system comprises at least one position determination unit (9, 10) that is connected to at least some of the transmitting and/or receiving units (5a to 5e, 6, 6a to 6c) and set up to determine locations of the transmitting and/or receiving unit (6) arranged on the aircraft, according to the position signals (7) that are sent by the fixed transmitting units and received by the at least one receiving unit arranged on the aircraft and/or sent by the at least one transmitting nail arranged on the aircraft and received by the fixed receiving units. The flight guidance system is designed for flight support of the aircraft according to the determined locations.
US09612310B2	Method and apparatus for determining the direction of arrival of a sonic boom A method and apparatus for determining a direction of arrival of an acoustic event of interest that arrives at an array. Data acquired from the array is received. A portion of the data that represents an acoustic signature for the acoustic event of interest is identified. An azimuth angle may be computed for an acoustic event using the portion of the data identified. An elevation angle for the acoustic event is computed using a beamforming process customized based on the azimuth angle computed.
US09612308B2	Ultra-fast magnetic field for electron paramagnetic resonance imaging used in monitoring dose from proton or hadron therapy Instrumentation and methodologies are provided that enable the direct measurement of free radicals generated in patients as a result of radiation therapy through the use of proton beams and other forms of ionizing radiation. As a result, in accordance with at least one disclosed embodiment, the instrumentation and methodologies may be used in conjunction with radiation therapy to detect, monitor and/or control generation of free radicals in cancerous tissue during such radiation therapy.
US09612306B2	Method for assessing repetitive head injuries with two-dimensional magnetic resonance spectroscopy A method for producing a biomarker indicative of a repetitive head injury in a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. Two-dimensional spectroscopic data is acquired from a subject using an MRI system. From the two-dimensional spectroscopic data, a two-dimensional spectrum is produced. The two-dimensional spectrum contains spectral information indicated by a first spectral dimension and a second spectral dimension. Such a two-dimensional spectrum may include diagonal peaks and off-diagonal, or cross-peaks. In such an instance, each cross peak may indicate, for example, scalar coupling between the two protons it connects on the diagonal. However, depending on the type of method used, different types of coupling may also be present. Using the two-dimensional spectrum, a biomarker indicative of repetitive head injury in the subject is identified, and may be used to produce a report indicating a status or regression of a neurological dysfunction.
US09612304B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus with wireless transmission from MRI receive coils to receiver A magnetic resonance apparatus includes receive coils and a receiver device for processing magnetic resonance signals received by coil elements of the receive coils. The receive coils are subdivided into at least a first group having at least one receive coil and a second group having at least one receive coil. The receive coils of the first group are connected to the receiver device via a hardwired communications link, and the receive coils of the second group are each connectable or connected to the receiver device via a wireless communications link.
US09612303B2	System and method for magnetic resonance coil arrangement A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The system includes a main field magnet generating a main magnetic field B0. Moreover, the system further includes radio frequency (RF) receiver coils including a first combination of two coils, the two coils of the first combination decoupled based on quadrature decoupling such that the two coils of the first combination are able to receive signals orthogonal to each other and to B0. The two coils can be butterfly coils, the loop-plain of the butterfly coils arranged along a surface, the longitudinal axis of the butterfly coils being substantially orthogonal and crossing at substantially midpoint. The surface can be substantially orthogonal to B0 and be curved. The first of the two coils can also be a loop coil and the second of the two coils a butterfly coil.
US09612302B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with RF coil elements having crossing conductive layers Provided is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. The MRI apparatus includes a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field; a magnetic field coil configured to generate a gradient magnetic field and the magnetic field coil is disposed inside the magnet; and a radio-frequency (RF) coil unit comprising RF coil elements and the RF coil unit is disposed inside the magnetic field coil.
US09612299B2	Group III-V ferromagnetic/non-magnetic semiconductor heterojunctions and magnetodiodes and related methods of monitoring magnetoresistance Ferromagnetic Group III-V semiconductor/non-magnetic Group III-V semiconductor heterojunctions, with a magnetodiode device, to detect heterojunction magnetoresistance responsive to an applied magnetic field.
US09612296B2	Methods and apparatus for testing of wireless power transmitters and systems This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for wireless power field testing. A method for generating testing the interoperability of a wireless power transmitter with one or more wireless power receivers is provided. The method includes generating a magnetic field via a transmit antenna. The method further includes measuring a first uniformity of the magnetic field at all the locations within the magnetic field on a charging surface of the wireless power transmitter. The method also includes determining that the measure first uniformity of the magnetic field is within a range of values at all locations on the charging surface of the wireless power transmitter. In some implementations, the method further includes applying a load to the magnetic field, measuring a second uniformity of the magnetic field while the load is applied, and determining if the first uniformity of the magnetic field is substantially similar to the second uniformity.
US09612294B2	Programmable sensors Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, sensors, and other implementations, including a programmable sensor system that includes a variable voltage source (“VVS”) to receive an external input voltage and provide a variable output voltage from the input voltage, the VVS configured to be controlled to adjust behavior of the VVS, and a programmable sensor coupled to an output of the VVS to receive the variable output voltage. The sensor is configured to be programmed when a programming voltage of at least a predetermined level is provided by the VVS to power the sensor, and to perform regular sensor operations when regular-operation voltage is provided by the VVS to power the sensor. The sensor system further includes a controller to cause controllable adjustment of the VVS to provide the programming voltage for a predetermined period of time to power the sensor so as to cause the sensor to be programmed.
US09612292B1	Method for small-signal stability assessment of power systems using source side and load side perturbations and unit circle criterion A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis for power electronic-based components in a power system. The method may be used to monitor a power system in real-time by perturbing the source side of an electronic-based component of the power system of about 0.5 to 1 percent of a nominal current of the power system at the source side, and perturbing the load side of the power electronic-based component by varying the voltage at the load side. Time-domain results of the simultaneous perturbations may be transferred to frequency-domain results and the stability of the power system may be monitored by obtaining a Nyquist contour and employing unit circle criterion.
US09612290B2	Reducing or avoiding noise in measured signals of a tested battery cell(s) in a battery power system used to determine state of health (SOH) Reducing or avoiding noise in measured signals of a tested battery cell(s) in a battery power system is disclosed. A battery monitoring device(s) coupled to a tested battery cell(s) applies test current pulses at a predetermined frequency to place an effective alternating current (AC) load on the tested battery cell(s). The resulting AC voltage signal generated across the tested battery cell(s) is sampled at the frequency of the test current to convert the AC voltage signal to a direct current (DC) voltage signal to be measured to determine the state-of-health of the tested battery cell(s). To avoid or reduce noise in the DC voltage signal, a noise spectrum of noise signals at defined frequencies induced on the tested battery cell(s) is determined. The battery monitoring device sets the frequency of the test current pulse at a determined reduced-noise frequency to avoid noise signals being present in the DC voltage signal.
US09612289B2	Detection diagnostic for communication loss between a battery system manager controller and a plurality of battery cell sensing boards A method of identifying a non-communicative battery Cell Sensing Board (CSB) within a plurality of battery CSBs arranged in a serial chain includes sequentially reconfiguring the serial chain of the battery CSBs to sequentially define each of the plurality of battery CSBs as a last battery CSB in a temporary test serial chain. Communication with the last battery CSB of each temporary test serial chain is sequentially established with a loopback feature of the battery CSBs. When a disruption in communication between the battery system manager controller and the last battery CSB of the current temporary test serial chain is detected, the last battery CSB of the current temporary test serial chain is identified as the non-communicative battery CSB.
US09612287B2	Non-sequential monitoring of battery cells in battery monitoring systems, and related components, systems, and methods Non-sequential monitoring of battery cells in battery monitoring systems, and related components, systems, and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a battery monitoring system control unit is provided. The battery monitoring system control unit is configured to control battery monitoring devices. Each battery monitoring device is configured to be coupled to a subset of battery cells electrically connected in series in a sequential order to form a battery. The battery monitoring system control unit is further configured to instruct the battery monitoring devices to test an ohmic value of each battery cell of the battery cells of the battery in a non-sequential order. In this manner, heat generated in the battery monitoring devices from the testing may be more effectively dissipated, which can also allow for the battery monitoring devices to be employed in higher operating temperature environments.
US09612286B2	Systems and methods for improving the accuracy of appliance level disaggregation in non-intrusive appliance load monitoring techniques The present invention generally teaches systems and methods for creating appliance signatures based upon whole house composite load profiles. Methods may includes steps such as identifying primitive elements including transients and absolute steady state levels; clustering the primitive elements along multiple dimensions to form impulses; combining impulses to form simple bundles; combining simple bundles with each other or impulses to form complex bundles; and determining specific appliance signatures that substantially match the complex bundles. Methods may also include steps such as determining transitions within the whole house composite load profile; determining household specific appliance state machines for each appliance in the household; and disaggregating the whole house composite load profile into individual appliance energy loads by assigning the determined transitions to the determined household specific appliance state machines.
US09612283B2	Blocking the effects of scan chain testing upon a change in scan chain topology A system comprises a plurality of components, scan chain selection logic coupled to the components, and override selection logic coupled to the scan chain selection logic. The scan chain selection logic selects various of the components to be members of a scan chain under the direction of a host computer. The override selection logic detects a change in the scan chain and, as a result, blocks the entire scan chain from progressing.
US09612281B2	High-speed flip-flop with robust scan-in path hold time A flip-flop is provided that includes a master latch clocked according to a first delay during a normal mode of operation and clocked by a smaller second delay during a scan mode of operation.
US09612280B2	Partial scan cell An integrated circuit 2 is provided with a serial scan chain. Disposed between at least some serial scan cells 32, 34 forming a serial scan chain there is provided a partial scan cells 36. These partial scan cells are arranged such that during a scan mode in which serial data is being shifted into and out of the serial scan cells, a fixed value is captured and stored into the partial scan cell 36. This avoids the presence of unknown data values within the signal paths between the functional logic 38, 40 which is to be tested.
US09612277B2	System and method for functional verification of multi-die 3D ICs A system and method is disclosed for functional verification of multi-die 3D ICs. The system and method include a reusable verification environment for testing each die in a stack of dies individually without having to simultaneously operate all of the dies in the stack. The system and method includes converting an input/output (“IO”) trace from a die verification test from a first format to a second format to improve performance.
US09612276B2	Test device and test system including the same A test device includes a test unit and a voltage selection circuit. The test unit is configured to detect a voltage at a test pad of a semiconductor device under test by applying a test current to the test pad. The voltage selection circuit is configured to apply a selection voltage to a ground pad of the semiconductor device under test by selecting one of a plurality of voltages according to a test mode.
US09612275B2	Power device including current transformer and method for compensating of current transformer A power device having a current transformer according to an embodiment includes: first to Nth current transformers; an integrated measurement panel connected to the first to Nth transformers and configured to measure actual current values of locations where the first to Nth transformers are installed using current values detected by the first to Nth transformers, wherein the integrated measurement panel stores compensation values for compensating errors of linearity characteristics of the first to Nth current transformers, and measures the actual current values by applying the stored compensation values.
US09612273B2	Distributed wafer inspection A system and method for inspecting a surface with cloud based processing, comprising: generating surface data by inspecting a surface; transferring said surface data from a client to a cloud, wherein said cloud comprises multiple interconnected computing nodes that are remotely located from said client; computing surface properties using said surface data on said cloud; generating surface analytics from said surface properties and a prior information set, with said prior information set comprising surface properties previously stored in said cloud; and transferring said surface properties and said surface analytics from said cloud to said client, whereby said surface properties and said surface analytics are generated with processing power, memory, and storage that are scalable, reliable, and upgradable on demand. A method for improving production yield of an article with cloud based processing, comprising: storing said process information in said cloud; transferring functional results to said cloud, with said functional results comprising identifying information of said articles that have failed a functional test and identifying information of said articles that have passed said functional test; generating a probable cause list from said process information in said cloud, wherein said probable cause list comprises a list of differences between said process information of one or more failed articles and said process information of one or more passed articles; and generating a root cause list from said probable cause list in said cloud, wherein said root cause list comprises process information responsible for failure in failed articles, whereby root causes of failures are analytically determined with processing power, memory, and storage that are scalable, reliable, and upgradable on demand.
US09612272B2	Testing memory devices with parallel processing operations An ATE system performs RA over NAND flash memory DUTs. A first UBM captures fresh failure related data from a DUT. A second UBM transmits existing failure related data. A fail engine accesses the stored existing failure related data and generates a failure list based thereon. The storing and the accessing the existing failure related data, and/or the generating the failure list, are performed in parallel contemporaneously in relation to the capturing the fresh data. The generated failure list is queued. A failure processor, which may be operable for controlling the capturing, computes a redundancy analysis based on the queued failure list. The first and second UBMs then ping-pong operably.
US09612270B2	Metering continuity tester A testing device for a meter socket assembly, including breaker load lugs, includes a base unit having a plurality of test probes, a ground node, and a breaker node having a plurality of breaker probes. To perform the test, the base unit is inserted into a jaw meter socket such that each of the plurality of test probes are in contact with jaws of the jaw meter socket, at least two of the plurality of breaker probes are in contact with each of a plurality of breaker load lugs of a main breaker, and the breaker node is electrically connected to the base unit. The testing device determines the jaw type of the meter socket assembly and can output results of tests relating to phase to phase, phase to ground, crossed cables, and interruption of electrical paths. The testing device can output results of the test audibly and visually.
US09612267B2	Arc fault detection system and method and circuit interrupter employing same An AC arc fault detection module includes a current detecting section having at least one output and being structured to determine whether at least one signal based on a current measured from an AC phase line exceeds at least one corresponding predetermined threshold level and cause the at least one output to indicate that the threshold has been exceeded. The module also includes a processing device structured to: (i) receive the at least one output, (ii) determine whether an arc fault in the AC electrical system has occurred based on at least the at least one output, (iii) determine an estimation of background noise based on at least one signal indicative of a current on the AC phase line, and (iv) adjust the at least one corresponding predetermined threshold level based on the estimation of background noise.
US09612265B1	Methods and apparatus to detect a conductive object A method and apparatus scan a first capacitive sensor element that is located in a first scan region for a presence of a conductive object and then scan a second capacitive sensor element that is located in a second scan region for the presence of the conductive object. The scan of the first capacitive sensor element includes applying a ground voltage to a ground element through the second capacitive sensor element, the ground element located in the first scan region.
US09612258B2	Probe configuration and method of fabrication thereof The disclosed technology relates generally to probe configurations, and more particularly to probe configurations and methods of making probe configurations that have a diamond body and a diamond layer covering at least an apex region of the diamond body. In one aspect, a method of fabricating a probe configuration includes forming a probe tip. Forming the probe tip includes providing a substrate and forming a recessed mold into the substrate on a first side of the substrate, wherein the recessed mold is shaped to form a probe body having an apex region. Forming the probe tip additionally includes forming a first diamond layer on the substrate on the first side, wherein forming the first diamond layer includes at least partially filling the recessed mold with the first diamond layer such that a probe body having an apex region is formed in the recessed mold. Forming the probe tip additionally includes patterning to remove at least partially the first diamond layer which surrounds the probe body, removing a substrate material surrounding at least the apex region of the probe body, and forming a second diamond layer covering at least the apex region of the probe body. The method additionally includes attaching the probe tip to a first end of a cantilever and attaching the second end of the cantilever to a holder.
US09612255B2	Range-dependent bias calibration of an accelerometer sensor system One embodiment of the invention includes an accelerometer sensor system. The system includes a sensor comprising a proofmass and electrodes and being configured to generate acceleration feedback signals based on control signals applied to the electrodes in response to an input acceleration. The system also includes an acceleration component configured to measure the input acceleration based on the acceleration feedback signals. The system further includes an acceleration controller configured to generate the control signals to define a first scale-factor range associated with the sensor and to define a second scale-factor range associated with the sensor. The control system includes a calibration component configured to calibrate the accelerometer sensor system with respect to range-dependent bias error based on a difference between the measured input acceleration at each of the first scale-factor range and the second scale-factor range.
US09612245B2	Multiple-pulse pumping for enhanced fluorescence detection and molecular imaging in cells and tissue The present invention includes a method and system for enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio in emission detection comprising: selecting a probe capable of at least one of fluorescence, phosphorescence, or delayed fluorescence in or about a sample that comprises interfering background signal; and exposing the probe to one or more controllable bursts, each burst comprising two or more pulses, wherein the one or more controllable bursts of high repetition energy pulses enhance the signal from the probe above that of the background signal.
US09612244B2	Fluorescent labeling of transfer RNA and study of protein synthesis Provided are methods for labeling transfer RNA comprising replacing the uracil component of a dihydrouridine of said transfer RNA with a fluorophore. The disclosed methods may comprise fluorescent labeling of natural tRNAs (i.e., tRNAs that have been synthesized in a cell, for example, in a bacterium, a yeast cell, or a vertebrate cell) at dihydrouridine (D) positions, or fluorescent labeling of synthetic tRNAs. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods for assessing protein synthesis in a translation system comprise providing a tRNA having a fluorophore substitution for the uracil component of a dihydrouridine in a D loop of the tRNA; introducing the labeled tRNA into the translation system; irradiating the translation system with electromagnetic radiation, thereby generating a fluorescence signal from the fluorophore; detecting the fluorescence signal; and, correlating the fluorescence signal to one or more characteristics of the protein synthesis in the translation system. The disclosed methods are useful in single molecule as well as in ensemble settings.
US09612241B2	Optical readout imaging system and biochemical detection method using the same The present disclosure provides an optical readout imaging system may include first electrode, a thin film disposed on the first electrode, a biomolecule transfer layer disposed on the thin film, and a second electrode disposed on the biomolecule transfer layer. The present disclosure also provides a biochemical detection method using the optical readout imaging system.
US09612238B2	High-throughput screening for compounds modulating expression of cellular macro-molecules A method of screening for compounds that module expression of specific macromolecules, the “target”. The method is particularly useful in that it does not require separation of target-bound and excess ligand and therefore enables, but is not limited to, High Throughput Screening for compounds that increase or decrease the levels or amounts of a target present in a biological sample. The method can also be used for high-throughput diagnosis of a condition leading to an increase or decrease of a cellular macromolecule.
US09612235B2	Herbicidal compound screening The instant disclosure provides methods to identify herbicidal compositions that consist of a combination of compounds that inhibit the growth of or kill undesired plant species in a synergistic manner. Also provided are herbicidal compositions identified using this method.
US09612234B2	Data analysis of impedance-based cardiomyocyte-beating signals as detected on real-time cell analysis (RTCA) cardio instruments A method of determining one or more beating parameters for use in cardiomyocyte beating analysis including: providing a cell analysis device including wells, each well including a sensor capable of monitoring beating of cardiomyoctes in millisecond time resolution; adding cardiomyocytes to the wells; monitoring the beating of the cardiomyocytes in millisecond time resolution to obtain a plurality of beating measurements; and calculating one or more beating parameters from the plurality of beating measurements.
US09612232B2	Static gel strength measurement apparatus and method A fluid properties measurement apparatus for use with a conventional high temperature high pressure test cell includes a load cell assembly and a drive motor that drives a rotating shaft magnetically connected to a vane assembly having multiple vane elements, wherein the motor rotates in response to reactive forces of a fluid sample and the load cell assembly measures reactive forces of the sample. In one embodiment, a stepper motor allows for precise shaft rotation. A method of measuring fluid properties includes frequent measurements throughout a complete rotation cycle of a vane assembly within a test cell. A system interference profile is generated which identifies stress variations resulting from various system components throughout the cycle. Measurements of a sample's fluid properties are likewise performed to obtain a profile. Comparison of the sample profile with the interference profile provides fluid properties measurement independent of stress variations resulting from various system components.
US09612231B2	Exploration method and system for detection of hydrocarbons A method for detecting hydrocarbons is described. The method includes performing a remote sensing survey of a survey location to identify a target location. Then, an underwater vehicle (UV) is deployed into a body of water and directed to the target location. The UV collects measurement data within the body of water at the target location, which is then analyzed to determine whether hydrocarbons are present at the target location.
US09612229B2	Method and measuring apparatus for determining physical properties of gas A method for determining physical properties of combustion including: flowing a gas a critical nozzle and past a microthermal sensor wherein the mass flow of the gas through the critical nozzle is the same as the mass flow through the microthermal sensor; measuring the pressure drop in a reservoir of gas flowing to the nozzle; determining a first gas property factor based on the measured pressure drop; determining a second gas property factor based on a flow signal generated by the microthermal sensor; determining a thermal conductivity of the gas using the microthermal sensor; and determining a physical property of the combustion based on a correlation of the first and/or second gas property factors and the thermal conductivity.
US09612228B2	Method and apparatus for inspecting a gas sample An apparatus for detecting a presence of at least one analyte in a gas sample. The apparatus comprises a pump for drawing a gas sample from an ambient air, a passage having first and second ends, a chamber connected to the first end and containing a concentrating element for collecting at least one analyte from the gas sample, a chromatographic separator connected to a second end of the passage, and a gas source for streaming a carrier gas via the chamber to transfer the at least one analyte toward at least one chemical detector, via the chromatographic separator, in a first direction. The pump draws the gas sample via the chamber in a second direction and the first and second directions are substantially opposing to one another.
US09612223B2	Method for manufacturing sensor intermediate product and method for manufacturing sensor A method for manufacturing a sensor intermediate product includes: disposing a tubular holder and a tubular compact in a tubular metallic shell, and inserting a metallic pin into a first insertion hole of the holder and a second insertion hole of the compact; compressing the compact so as to form a filling member intermediate having a shape which brings the filling member intermediate into pressure contact with the inner wall surface of the metallic shell and allows removal of the metallic pin from the second insertion hole; pulling out the metallic pin from the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole; inserting a sensor element into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole; and compressing the filling member intermediate to thereby form a filling member which fixes the sensor element inside of the metallic shell.
US09612222B2	Detection of target DNA sequences using double-stranded oligonucleotides A method of detection and discrimination of target DNA sequences and of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) directly on double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) samples without the need for denaturation of the target dsDNAs. This is achieved by the use of a PNA chain as a probe. This probe is self-assembled on a gold electrode; hybridization of the probe with the target dsDNA forms a PNA-dsDNA hybrid. The hybrid is then labeled with a mediator, and the PNA-dsDNA hybridization is monitored. Monitoring of the hybrid formation can be achieved using an electrochemical approach. This method is able to detect and discriminate target DNA sequences and SNPs on ds-oligonucleotides. Furthermore, this method is able to detect and discriminate target DNA sequences and SNPs on double-stranded PCR products.
US09612218B2	Method for determining whether acidic aqueous solution is usable This method for determining whether an acidic aqueous solution is usable or not comprises: a first detection step (S21) in which the solution concentration of an acidic aqueous solution resulting from pickling is determined; a second detection step (S23a, S23b) in which the concentration of a specific metal in the acidic aqueous solution resulting from pickling is determined, the metal having been contained in the coating layer; a concentrated-solution addition step (S25b) in which in cases when the solution concentration is equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold, a concentrated acidic aqueous solution is newly added; and a determination step (S24a, S24b) in which in cases when the concentration of the specific metal is equal to or higher than a predetermined second threshold, it is determined that the acidic aqueous solution is unusable.
US09612216B2	Bag seal inspection device A device to inspect a longitudinal heat seal in tubular bag material. The seal is formed by a heated sealing bar (14). Downstream of the bar (14) is a heat sensing camera (20) that sends a signal to a central processing unit (21). The unit (21) will then identify any faults in the seal.
US09612210B2	Systems and methods for automatically inspecting wire segments A wire inspection system is provided. The wire inspection system includes a mirror assembly including an odd number of sides arranged to form a pyramid structure configured to surround a wire segment, wherein a plurality of the sides include a mirror, a light source configured to illuminate the wire segment, and at least one camera configured to acquire a plurality of images of the wire segment that are reflected by the plurality of mirrors, wherein each image of the plurality of images shows a different side of the wire segment.
US09612207B2	Smart window for semiconductor processing tool Semiconductor processing tool smart window kits, and smart windows for semiconductor processing tools and semiconductor processing tool doors, are discussed herein. Some smart windows may include a smart film with an active area that is electronically controllable between an opaque state and a transparent state, and that may be configured to prevent light from passing through the smart window and entering into a semiconductor processing tool and/or semiconductor processing chamber when in the opaque state. Additional components, configurations, and/or systems of some kits and smart windows are further discussed herein, which may include an electrical contact cover that may be configured to electrically connect the smart film to a power source and a smart film controller that may be configured to cause a smart film to transition between the opaque and transparent states.
US09612201B2	Surface-enhanced raman scattering element A surface-enhanced Raman scattering element comprises a substrate having a principal surface; a molded layer having a support part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to extend along the principal surface and a fine structure part formed on the support part; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical functional part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; the molded layer being relatively thinner in a direction intersecting the principal surface of the substrate at an outer edge part of a fine structure area formed with the fine structure part in the molded layer than at a center part of the fine structure area.
US09612199B2	System for imaging captured cells A system for imaging captured cells comprising: an illumination module configured to illuminate a target object; a platform configured to position the target object in relation to the illumination module; a filter module configured to filter light transmitted to the target object and/or to filter light received from the target object, an optical sensor configured to receive light from the target object and to generate image data; and a focusing and optics module configured to manipulate light transmitted to the optical sensor. The system can further comprise one or more of: a control system configured to control at least one of the illumination module, the platform, the focusing and optics module, the filter module, and the optical sensor; a tag identifying system configured to identify and communicate tag information from system elements; a thermal control module configured to adjust temperature parameters of the system; and an image stabilization module.
US09612196B2	In-situ optical density sensor The present invention relates to optical measurement devices and systems, and methods of using these systems and devices, and more particularly but not exclusively it relates to a system and apparatus adapted to measure optical properties in-situ.
US09612195B1	Gas detector and method for monitoring gas in a confined space A gas detector for use in a confined space is described. The gas detector includes a plurality of gas sensors, a location module, at least one geometry sensor, a communication module, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives gas data from the plurality of gas sensors, location data from the location module, and geometry data from the at least one geometry sensor. The processing unit further calculates space data based on at least one of the gas data and the geometry data. The communication module transmits a signal based on at least two selected from the group consisting of the gas data, the location data, the geometry data, and the space data.
US09612191B2	Inspection device and inspection system for display substrate An inspection device for a substrate includes a support member, a turning table and a first drive device. The turning table includes: a carrier pivotally mounted on a pivot shaft, the carrier having an observation aperture through its thickness direction; and positioning clamps which are mounted on the carrier and are used to retain the display substrate in the range of the observation aperture. The first drive device is in transmission connection with the pivot shaft of the carrier in order to drive the turning table to rotate around the pivot shaft. In use, an omnidirectional inspection of the display substrate can be achieved by turning the turning table. Moreover, the contact between the inspector and the display substrate can be avoided, the risk of damaging the display substrate during appearance inspection can be decreased, and therefore defects of the display substrate caused by appearance inspection can be reduced.
US09612190B2	Bond evaluation using piezochromic fluorescence A composite bonded structure with integral stress sensing and bond evaluation system incorporates a bonded structure having a first component, a second component and a layer of adhesive bonding the first and second components. The layer of adhesive includes multiple embedded fluorescing particles which emit a first spectral intensity in an unstressed condition and a second spectral intensity in a stressed condition. A bond evaluation apparatus is then employed for measuring spectral intensity.
US09612184B2	Mixer sensors and methods for using same Apparatuses for measuring rheological properties of fluids and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a mixer sensor that is configured to be attached to a rheometer drive head and used to measure rheological properties of a fluid having particulates over a wide range of temperatures and shear rates. Apparatuses capable of obtaining rheological data of a fluid having particulates over a wide range of temperatures and shear rates provides for more precise rheological measurements. The temperatures may be very high temperatures that exceed 100° C., and the shear rates may includes a range of shear rates that are typically found in a processing pipeline system.
US09612183B2	Modular capillary bridge viscometer A capillary bridge viscometer (120), comprises at least two at least generally balanced bridge arm conduits (R1, R2) a bulkhead supporting structure (122,134) supporting removable connection portions for each of a plurality of the arms in a bridge configuration, a bridge supporting structure (124,136) supporting the bridge arm conduits (R1,R2) and supporting two further removable connection portions (132) for each of the bridge arm conduits, wherein each of the further removable connection portions (132) supported by the bridge supporting structure are positioned to mate with a corresponding one of the removable connection portions (130) supported by the bulkhead supporting structure concurrently to hydraulically connect the bridge arm conduits in the bridge configuration; and a balance detector having hydraulic connections for connection between first and second differential detection points in the bridge when the removable connection portions on the bridge are mated to corresponding ones of the removable connection portions supported by the bulkhead supporting structure.
US09612173B2	Transmission device In a pressure and pressure difference transmitter that seals a sealing liquid for transmitting the pressure inside a pressure leading passage, the pressure and pressure difference transmitter forming a space between a diaphragm and a main body side wall surface, including the pressure leading passage connected to the main body side wall surface, and transmitting the pressure received by the diaphragm to a sensor through the sealing liquid sealed in the space and the pressure leading passage, a hydrogen occluding material for occluding hydrogen atoms of the sealing liquid is disposed at least in the sealing liquid, the main body side wall surface, or a part of a portion from the main body side wall surface to the sensor, with the hydrogen occluding material being formed with an uneven shape on the surface or being attached with a granular hydrogen occluding material.
US09612166B2	Method and device for determining a temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug during operation in an internal combustion engine A method for determining the temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug during operation in an internal combustion engine is described, in which a temperature-resistance reference correlation is determined. In order to reduce the tolerance range of a sheathed-element glow plug, after the sheathed-element glow plug has been installed in the internal combustion engine, a calibration step is carried out in which, with the aid of the temperature-resistance reference correlation determined prior to the installation of the sheathed-element glow plug in the internal combustion engine, a temperature-resistance correlation specific to the sheathed-element glow plug is ascertained, from which the temperature of the sheathed-element glow plug during operation of the sheathed-element glow plug in the internal combustion engine is determined.
US09612165B2	Multi-directional in-duct combining air-temperature monitor A combining air-temperature monitor includes a faceted central shaft, a plurality of air-foil rings positioned about the faceted central shaft and a mixing zone proximate the faceted central shaft. The air-foil rings and the faceted central shaft cooperate to direct a plurality of air streams into the mixing zone. A temperature sensor is disposed within the mixing zone. The temperature sensor selectively measures a combined temperature of the plurality of air streams within the mixing zone. The faceted central shaft is adapted for insertion into an air-handling duct, wherein the faceted central shaft is free of a predetermined rotational orientation within the air handling duct.
US09612158B2	Device for determining the temperature of a substrate An apparatus for determining the temperature of a substrate, in particular of a semiconductor wafer during a heating thereof by means of a first radiation source is described. Furthermore, an apparatus and a method for thermally treating substrates are described, in which the substrate is heated by means of at least one first radiation source. The apparatus comprises a first grating structure having grating lines, which are opaque with respect to a substantial portion of the radiation of the first radiation source, wherein the grating structure is arranged between the first radiation source and the substrate, and a drive unit for moving the first grating structure. Furthermore, a first radiation detector is provided, which is directed directly onto the surface of the substrate facing the grating structure, and a device for determining radiation emitted by the substrate due to its own temperature and for determining the temperature of the substrate on the basis of the radiation detected by the first radiation detector.
US09612152B2	Ambient light sensor with internal light cancellation An electronic device includes a transparent surface, a light emitting device that emits light through the transparent surface, and a light sensor for receiving ambient light and providing an ambient light value. A retarder and a linear polarizer are placed between the transparent surface and the light emitting device. The retarder and linear polarizer may attenuate internal reflections from the transparent surface. The light sensor may have two channels and a second linear polarizer may attenuate the ambient light directed toward a second channel. A second retarder may be used with the second linear polarizer to attenuate the ambient light directed toward the second channel. A light detection circuit may use the difference between the two channels of the light sensor to provide the ambient light value.
US09612150B2	Load cell weigh module hat limits horizontal floating movement of the top plate A weigh module (1) includes a load cell (2), a base plate (3), a top plate (6), a force-transmitting member (8) serving to transmit the weighing force from the top plate (6) to the load cell (2), and movement-restricting means (9, 10) which serve to limit the horizontal floating movement of the top plate (6) relative to the base plate (3) within a confined range of free play and to transmit lateral force components directly from the top plate (6) to the base plate (3). One part of the movement-restricting means (9, 10) has the form of a channel whose top edges (11) are rigidly connected to the top plate (6) and whose flat bottom extends parallel to the base plate (3) at a clear distance from the latter. The other part of the movement-restricting means (9, 10) is a bolt whose shaft (15) is anchored in the base plate (3) and passes with all-around clearance through a passage (14) in the channel bottom (13), and whose head (16) is larger than the passage (14) and arranged above the channel bottom (13) with a vertical clearance gap from the latter.
US09612148B2	Sensor detecting multiple weights of multiple items An apparatus includes: an elongated conductor (e.g., having a length dimension that is greater than its width dimension); an elongated resistor contacting the elongated conductor; and secondary conductors contacting the elongated resistor. The elongated resistor is positioned between the elongated conductor and the secondary conductors. A cover surrounds the elongated conductor, the elongated resistor, and the secondary conductors. The electrical resistance of the elongated resistor changes in proportion to an amount of force exerted upon the elongated resistor. The secondary conductors output electrical resistance measurements of corresponding areas of elongated resistor that the secondary conductors contact. A processor (that is operatively connected to the secondary conductors) automatically calculates the force applied to the elongated resistor based on the electrical resistance measurements output by the secondary conductors to produce different weight measurements. This allows the processor to automatically output the different weight measurements of the items applying force against the apparatus.
US09612147B2	Radar level gauge system with multiple receiver branches The present invention relates to a radar level gauge system comprising a first receiver branch for converting a reflection signal to a first digital measurement signal, and a second receiver branch configured to convert the reflection signal to a second digital measurement signal. The first receiver branch modulates an amplitude of the first measurement signal according to a first gain function, and the second receiver branch modulates an amplitude of the second measurement signal according to a second gain function different from the first gain function. The radar level gauge system further comprises processing circuitry configured to determine the filling level based on the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal.
US09612145B2	Revolving ultrasound field multiphase flowmeter The present invention includes a device and method for determining the flow of one or more phases of a multiphase fluid mixture comprising: a tube, a pipe, a main body or any combinations thereof comprising an interior and an exterior, wherein the interior receives a multiphase fluid mixture for the determination of the fractions in the multiphase; a first ultrasound field detector ring comprising: two or more pairs of transversal paired dual frequency ultrasound transmitter/receivers are on the same normal plane and are positioned in a transversal direction to a flow of the multiphase fluid mixture on the exterior of the tube, pipe, or main body, wherein the sampled volume covers a part of or the whole cross-section of the flow volume; and a computer connected to the ultrasound transmitter/receivers that determines the one or more phases of a multiphase fluid mixture.
US09612142B2	Method and system for measuring flow through a heart valve A system for presenting multiple parallel slices comprises a display for displaying ultrasound data comprising 3D Doppler data over time. A user interface defines a proximal plane and a distal plane within the ultrasound data that are parallel to one another. The proximal and distal planes define a region of interest (ROI). A signal processor automatically extracts at least two slices based on the ultrasound data within the ROI. The at least two slices are parallel with respect to each other and are displayed on the display.
US09612137B2	Instrument housing with embedded liquid crystal display within plastic layer A process transmitter has a housing that contains transmitter circuitry. The transmitter circuitry is configured to provide a display output and is also configured to couple to a process control loop. A LCD display is embedded within a transparent or translucent polymeric layer in the housing. The LCD display is coupled to the display output and is configured to display information through the polymeric layer.
US09612129B2	Controlling media output during consecutive navigation interruptions In one example, a method includes outputting, by a computing device, media, and performing, by the computing device and prior to output of a first navigation instruction from a plurality of navigation instructions, an adjustment to the outputting of the media. In this example, the method also includes determining, based at least in part on a second navigation instruction from the plurality of navigation instructions, that an interruption condition will be satisfied until after output of the second navigation instruction, and responsive to the determining, maintaining the adjustment to the outputting of the media until after output of the second navigation instruction.
US09612128B2	Controlling travel route planning module based upon user travel preference One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for controlling a travel route planning module associated with a user device. Travel related data, for a user and regarding previously traveled routes by the user, may be indicative of user travel preferences and/or behaviors. The travel related data is evaluated against computed routes derived from different weighting values applied to travel metrics (e.g., a cost associated with a U-turn, a highway, an industrial zone, etc.). For example, weighting values may be iteratively adjusted to generate a plurality of modified computed routes that may be evaluated to identify a target computed route having a similarity to a previously traveled route of the user above a threshold. User preference weighted travel metrics, generated based upon weighted travel metrics of the target computed route, are used to control a travel route planning module to generate a customized travel route for the user.
US09612126B2	Visual travel guide A novel method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide a mobile terminal user with up to date information regarding a point/location of interest. A user may identify a destination, and subsequently select points of interest at the destination from photos, audio or other media displayed to the user. Each media item may be geo-tagged or otherwise associated with a particular point of interest, tourist location, museum, etc. For example, when visiting Washington, D.C., the user may be shown photos of the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Museums, Lincoln Memorial, and the White House. The user may select one or more of the points of interest, and the system then generates an itinerary and/or a walking/driving/biking travel route responsive to the selected media items.
US09612124B2	Navigation system and method with location-aware accuracy and/or power adjustments In a navigation system and method, location-aware adjustments may be made to the accuracy and/or power of the navigation system by changing at least one setting of a navigation system receiver in response to at least one characteristic of a navigation route and/or an estimated current position of the receiver. By providing location-aware adjustments, the accuracy may be increased when a higher accuracy is desired and may be decreased when a lower accuracy is sufficient based on the receiver location. A higher accuracy setting may be used, for example, when the estimated current position of a navigation system receiver is within the vicinity of a waypoint along the navigation route and a lower accuracy setting may be used at other times to reduce power consumption. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
US09612122B2	Intelligent reverse geocoding Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for obtaining location information from a location source. A geographic reference point is determined based on accuracy of the location information. The geographic reference point is incorporated into a location result.
US09612121B2	Locating position within enclosure Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for locating a position within an enclosure. In one example, known global coordinates (e.g., GPS coordinates of latitude/longitude) associated with the position within the enclosure may be transformed into local coordinates (e.g., x/y coordinates) for the position. The local coordinates may be used for tracking a location of the position within the enclosure. In another example, known local coordinates of the position within the enclosure may be transformed into global coordinates for the position, which may be used for tracking a location of the position within the enclosure. In another example, a blueprint image of the enclosure may be used to track a location of the position within the enclosure. In this way, location tracking may be provided for objects within indoor spaces (e.g., a mapping application may track a current position of a mobile device within a building).
US09612115B2	Target-correlated electronic rangefinder A viewing device includes a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data associated with a target within a view area and at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data. The viewing device further includes a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder and to the at least one sensor and configured to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the orientation data and a target location within the view area.
US09612109B2	Inner diameter measuring device An inner diameter measuring device for measuring a shape of an inner surface of a cylindrical member, comprising an image pickup unit (2) disposed on a base end side of a frame unit (10) and for picking up an image of a forward end side, a cone mirror unit (30) provided on a forward end side of the frame unit and having a cone mirror (29) with a conical reflection surface at a forward end, and a laser beam emitting unit (14) for emitting a laser beam (17) toward a forward end of the cone mirror, wherein the cone mirror unit can be replaced by another cone mirror unit having a cone mirror with a different vertical angle to suit measuring condition.
US09612108B2	Measurement apparatus and measurement method In accordance with an embodiment, a measurement apparatus includes a library creation unit, a spectral profile acquiring unit, and a measurement unit. The library creation unit creates a library in which a layer stack model is matched to a theoretical profile regarding a pattern of stacked layers. The spectral profile acquiring unit acquires an actual measured profile by applying light to a measurement target pattern obtained when the pattern is actually created. The measurement unit measures the sectional shape of the measurement target pattern by performing fitting of the theoretical profile to the actual measured profile. The layer stack model is created by calculating a feature value that reflects the intensity of reflected light from an interface for each of the layers, determining a priority order of analysis from the feature value, and sequentially performing fitting of the theoretical profile to the measured profile in the determined priority order.
US09612107B2	Length artifact and method of measurement A length artifact has a first side wall, a second side wall, and a base portion, the first side wall and the second side wall separated by an air gap at least four millimeters wide, the base portion being attached to a bottom of the first side wall and the second side wall, the base portion further having a first platform region that includes a first nest and a second platform region that includes a second nest, the first nest and the second nest configured to accept a spherical surface of a retroreflector target.
US09612106B2	Device and method for measuring the running gear of a motor vehicle An apparatus for measuring the running gear of a motor vehicle includes: a left measuring unit for positioning on a left side of the motor vehicle, in such a way that a measurement target on a left front wheel and a measurement target on a left rear wheel of the motor vehicle can be sensed from the left measuring unit; a right measuring unit for positioning on a right side of the vehicle, in such a way that a measurement target on a right front wheel and a measurement target on a right rear wheel of the motor vehicle can be sensed from the right measuring unit; and an evaluation device embodied to identify the vehicle geometry data from images of the measurement targets of the front wheels and of the measurement targets of the rear wheels by way of a comparison with reference images of the measurement targets.
US09612099B2	Compliant thumb wheel assembly coupled to a caliper jaw A compliant thumb wheel assembly coupled to a caliper jaw that moves along a caliper scale member along a measuring axis direction in a caliper comprises a thumb wheel, a compliant element, and a thumb wheel mounting portion rigidly coupled to the caliper jaw. The compliant element is configured to locate the thumb wheel in an operational arrangement for driving the caliper jaw while at the same time transmitting forces between the thumb wheel and the thumb wheel mounting portion by elastic deformation. When a force is applied to the thumb wheel along the measuring axis direction, the compliant element flexes such that the thumb wheel displaces along the measuring axis direction relative to the thumb wheel mounting portion and the caliper jaw, and generates a measuring force that depends on that relative displacement and which is applied to the caliper jaw along the measuring axis direction.
US09612089B2	Multiband flash detection system A multiband imaging system comprising: an optical module configured for acquiring simultaneously images from a common field-of-view (FOV) scene in a short wavelength spectral band and in a long wavelength spectral band, the optical module comprising a polarizer configured for applying polarization filtering to electromagnetic radiation of the long wavelength spectral band; and a processing module configured to analyze data indicative of received irradiance distribution between the short and long wavelength spectral bands.
US09612088B2	Shooting system with aim assist A shooting system for improving the accuracy of a shot at a target as fired from a hand-held firearm. The shooting system can comprise a targeting system operable with the firearm, the targeting system operable with one or more sensors to obtain targeting information pertaining to a target. The targeting system can further determine an optimal aiming vector and an aim deviation of the optimal aiming vector from an actual aiming vector based on the targeting information. The shooting system can further comprise an aim assist system in communication with the targeting system that functions to receive information corresponding to the aim deviation, the aim assist system comprising a momentum transfer system supported by the firearm and operable to induce a motion within the firearm to manipulate the actual aiming vector of the firearm and to correct for the aim deviation.
US09612087B2	Sliding archery sight An adjustable mechanism for an archery sight is characterized by a unique elevation and tension adjustment assemblies which allow a user to quickly and easily set the sight for optimum performance. The mechanism includes an elevation base having an elevation rail and carriage assembly connected therewith for sliding movement along the base in a first direction. A windage carriage is connected with the elevation carriage for movement in a second direction, and a sight is connected with the windage carriage. A tension assembly including a unique traction wheel, yoke and cam mechanism is provided for adjusting the tension between the rail and the base, and an adjustable detent assembly is provided to stop movement of the elevation rail and carriage in selected elevation locations relative to the base.
US09612083B2	Adjustable length slide-action rifle stock A manually-actuated slide-action handle (22) for a semi-automatic firearm. The handle has a chassis portion (58) and a length-adjustable shoulder stock portion (60) to enable a user to alter the trigger pull length of the firearm. A finger rest (82) stabilizes the end of a user's trigger finger stretched in front of the firearm trigger. The finger rest is detachable from the chassis and has a generally U-shaped configuration that is adapted to connect to the handle in either a right-handed position or an inverted left-handed position. A lock switch (116) is located on the grip base of a pistol grip feature (66) to selectively arrest relative sliding movement between the firing unit and the handle. A brake (76) is controlled by an engagement lever to selectively remove play between the handle and the firing unit portion of the firearm for competitive slow shooting.
US09612082B2	Adjustable slide-action stock for firearms A slide-action stock assembly for a semi-automatic firearm enables adjustment of the trigger pull length. An adjustable length interface interconnects a commercial off-the-shelf shoulder stock with a conjoined pistol grip and finger rest into a handle unit that slidably supports the firing unit portion of the firearm. The adjustable length interface includes a stem that is constrained to back-and-forth movement within a stem channel under the buffer tube. The stem includes a row of holes into which a plunger of the adjustable shoulder stock is set by the user to achieve a desired trigger pull length. A lock-out feature selectively impedes the slide-action mode. The finger rest can be positioned on either the right or left side of the pistol grip.
US09612081B2	Cartridge for air gun Disclosed is a cartridge for an air gun that facilitates the loading of a bullet into the cartridge. The cartridge includes cylindrical unitary cartridges into which bullets are to be inserted, a cartridge assembly in which the unitary cartridges are coupled to each other and continuously disposed between both ends to form a strip shape, and a magazine case that houses the cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly is transported by a cartridge transport unit. Further, the unitary cartridges each include two cylindrical parts. The cylindrical parts of neighboring unitary cartridges are sequentially fit-coupled to each other in order to form the cartridge assembly.
US09612079B2	Rubber band gun, method of use, and method of assembly An elastic rubber band launching toy gun that uses a new method to launches 24 elastic bands in rapid succession using a simple assembly of only 13 individual parts, and featuring an optional, adjustable, sliding shoulder support stock. It is designed to resemble a Heckler & Koch MP5 firearm, as manufactured by Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. The rubber band gun includes a slideable, lockable stock which can be slid and locked into multiple lengths away from the butt of the firearm.
US09612074B2	Less-lethal force device impact ratio Improvements in a less-lethal force device are disclosed. The less-lethal projectile device generally comprising a projectile, such as a rubber-encapsulated metal block, that is mated to a docking base by way of a mounting pins or base. The projectile may be made with a cavity located in its rearward section for enabling the projectile to fit onto the mounting pins portion of the docking base through compression or interference fit. The projectile captures a fired bullet and is propelled along the original path of the bullet at a less lethal velocity. The disclosed system results in converting a normally lethal weapon into a less-lethal blunt impact system. The mounting pins are configured to provide clearance to the sighting mechanism on the firearm.
US09612071B2	Speed reloader for bolt action fixed rifle A loading apparatus and method for use with a firearm, which may be most suited for use with a bolt-action rifle having an internal magazine. The loading apparatus comprises an arcuate shaped body having a coextensive track, flap member, and access slot, and a guidance element, all of which combine to provide an apparatus that increases the ease and speed of loading the firearm.
US09612064B2	Thermally conductive composite element based on expanded graphite and production method A thermally conductive composite element is particularly suited for use in a surface heating system or in a surface cooling system. The composite element has at least one main part which contains expanded graphite and at least one flat textile structure disposed on one face of the main part. The textile structure is connected to the face of the main part by an inorganic adhesive.
US09612061B2	Method and apparatus for absorbing thermal energy The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing thermal energy. The subject thermal energy storage apparatus can function as a heat absorber in a cooling system. A cooling system can incorporate a cooling cycle that utilizes thermal energy storage and has two coolant loops. The primary cooling loop acquires the waste heat from a heat source, such as an electronic device, by heat transfer to the primary coolant via, for example, a sensible heat process (where sensible heat is heat absorbed or transmitted by a substance during a change in temperature which is not accompanied by a change of state) or by evaporating the primary coolant through a latent heat phase change process. The waste heat absorbed by the primary coolant is transferred to the host material of the heat absorber. The subject invention uses a high thermal conductivity host material to house a lower thermal conductivity phase change material, in order to achieve a thermal energy absorber that has a high effective thermal conductivity. In a specific embodiment, the high thermal conductivity host material has voids within the structure that can be filled by the phase change material. The increased surface area of phase change material in thermal contact with the host material per volume of phase change material allows the thermal energy to be stored or released quickly, because of the enhanced effective thermal conductivity.
US09612055B1	Selective circulation and transfer in a molten metal furnace A kit enables selective circulation and transfer of molten metal of a furnace. The kit includes a transfer block of refractory material adapted to be disposed downstream of a refractory pump wall of a pump well. The block includes a transfer passageway that extends from alignment with an opening in the pump wall toward an exterior vessel outside the furnace. A support structure can be adapted to be fixed over the furnace. Pulleys can be carried by the support structure. An actuator can be positioned outside of the furnace. A cable can be fastened at one end portion to the transfer block and at another end portion to the actuator and extends around the pulleys. When actuated in one stroke the actuator moves the cable so as to move the block upward out of alignment with the pump wall opening to cause molten metal circulation. When actuated in another stroke the actuator moves the cable to permit the transfer block to move downward into alignment with the pump wall opening to carry out transfer of molten metal to the vessel. Also featured is a furnace including a kit or a selective transfer and circulation device, and a method of installing the kit or device in a furnace.
US09612053B2	System for maintaining interior volume integrity in an induction vacuum furnace and method of making same An induction furnace for heating a workpiece includes a chamber and an insulation cylinder positioned therein, with the insulation cylinder including a base cover movable between first and second positions, and the first position positioning the workpiece within a heating zone and the second position positioning the workpiece within a cooling zone. A translation system in the furnace includes a first member coupled to the base cover of the insulation cylinder and extending through a wall of the chamber, an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator configured to translate the first member to move the base cover of the insulation cylinder between the first and second positions, and an expansion member encircling a portion of the first member and configured to hermetically seal an interior volume of the chamber from an environment volume external to the chamber.
US09612052B2	Drying device A drying device that includes a drying furnace having an inlet and an outlet, a drying unit installed inside the drying furnace and for drying a to-be-dried object, a number of upper and lower rolls alternately arranged at internal top and bottom portions of the drying furnace, and a roll driver connected to the plurality of upper and lower rolls and moving the upper rolls upwardly and the lower rolls downwardly, wherein after the to-be-dried object is transferred from the inlet to the outlet, the roller driver moves the upper rolls downwardly, moves the lower rolls upwardly, or moves the upper rolls downwardly and the lower rolls upwardly.
US09612050B2	Simplified LNG process A simplified method for production of a commercial supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied in a pressurized vessel includes taking a supply of natural gas including contaminants from a stranded well or from a pipe line and extracting from the supply gas water vapor and CO2 in a fixed bed absorption system. In a first stage the supply gas is separated into first and second streams where the first stream contains all the cold energy available from the feed stream and sufficient of the contaminants are removed to meet a product specification for the composition of the LNG supply. In a second stage the first stream is liquefied by the available cool energy for commercial pressurized supply container The second stream contains natural gas which is as much as 75% of the feed stream together with substantially all the contaminants and is used as a natural gas supply.
US09612049B2	Sensor mount for a mobile refrigeration system A refrigeration system for a mobile unit includes a refrigeration loop (32), an air duct (70), a sensor (34) and a shock absorption unit (36). The refrigeration loop includes a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant regulator and an evaporator (64). The air duct directs air from an air inlet to the evaporator, which air duct is defined by first and second panels. The sensor is disposed in the air duct. The shock absorption unit mounts the sensor to and provides a limited thermal conduction path between the sensor and the first panel (22).
US09612043B2	Mixed hydrocarbon refrigeration system with reduced work-energy requirements using a hybrid compression/adsorption heat cycle A refrigeration method reduces compressor energy usage in a hydrocarbon refrigeration system by incorporating a distillation/adsorption cycle. The method and related systems can use waste or other heat sources to replace a portion of the mechanical energy of the compression cycle in a novel process scheme easily adapted to either new or existing refrigeration systems. The present hybrid vapor compression-adsorption cycle combines both the refrigerant and adsorption medium in the compression cycle and separates these components using conventional multi-stage distillation to then separate them for the refrigeration and adsorption cycles.
US09612039B2	Mobile solar power rack An assembly for positioning photovoltaic panels on a structure includes a main frame connectable to the structure, and a subassembly connectable to the main frame to support a photovoltaic panel, in which the subassembly is rotatable with respect to the main frame to place the subassembly in a deployed position. The assembly may further include a stop-arm connectable to the main frame to support the subassembly when in the deployed position.
US09612038B2	Method for manufacturing all-glass solar collector tube without exhaust tail tube A method for manufacturing an all-glass solar heat collecting tube without a tail pipe. The bottom of one end of an inner glass tube plated by a selective absorbing coating layer is rounded, the other end is connected to a first glass outer tube. The bottom of one end of a second glass outer tube is rounded and the other end is flared. The connected inner glass tube/first glass outer tube is inserted into the second glass outer tube. A gap is formed between the first glass outer tube and the second glass outer tube to serve as an air exhausting channel. The first glass outer tube is inserted into the flared opening of the second glass outer tube. The contact point between the first glass outer tube and the second glass outer tube is heated to frit seal and butt joint.
US09612035B1	Mirror defogger An adaptable system for defogging a mirror in a steamy bathroom having a tube assembly with a plurality of openings with an impeller and a plurality of heating elements for blowing hot air through the openings onto the fogged mirror. In one example embodiment, the tube assembly has louvers directing the hot air from the openings. The system has a plurality of mounting assemblies configured for all types of mirrors operative for coupling to the tube assembly, such as a portable mounting assembly with a rechargeable battery that selectively attaches on or adjacent to a mirror. The system has an articulated arm mounting assembly in one example embodiment. The system has a mounting assembly fixture in another example embodiment. A kit comprises the tube assembly and at least one mounting assembly.
US09612034B1	Air conditioner water drop noise blocker Eliminating a noise from water dropping on an air conditioner unit is disclosed. This device has an upper panel with a layer of plastic material on a surface, a lower panel having a layer of plastic material on a surface, and a hinge. The lower panel includes a plurality of magnets for attachment to the air conditioner unit. The upper and lower panels are bent at a certain angle so water droplets slide on the upper panel surface, in embodiments of the invention.
US09612033B2	Pliable-wall air ducts with internal expanding structures Pliable-wall air ducts with internal expanding structures are disclosed. An example air duct system includes a shaft to be disposed within an air duct, to extend in a longitudinal direction, and to be in longitudinal compression. The air duct system also includes a plurality of ribs to be coupled to the shaft and to engage an inner surface of the air duct and a spring to be disposed within the air duct, the spring to be coupled to the shaft. The spring under stress being a contributing factor in both the shaft being in longitudinal compression and the air duct being in longitudinal tension.
US09612032B2	User friendly interface for control unit A user-friendly programmable thermostat is described that includes a circular body having a large central display surrounded by a ring that can be rotated an pressed inward by a user so as to receive user input in a simple elegant fashion. Different colors can be displayed to the user to indicate currently active HVAC functions, and different shades of colors can be displayed to a user to indicate an estimated amount of time and/or energy for reaching a target temperature. The thermostat is wall mountable and is made up of a head unit removeably mounted to a backplate. A locking mechanism can be provided so as to increase security against unauthorized removal of the head unit. The backplate can be adapted to be mounted on a wall so as to be level, for example by including a bubble level on the backplate. One or more vents are preferably located on the sides of the body, such as in a gap beneath the translatably mounted ring, and/or in a gap between the head unit and the backplate. The target temperature for the device can be altered in response to sensing rotation of the rotating ring, and the programmed schedule can be displayed to and altered by the user in response to sensing rotation of the ring and the translational movement of the ring. Historical information such as temperature and cost information can be displayed to a user in response to sensing rotating of the rotating ring. One or more device settings can be displayed to and edited by a user in response to sensing rotating of the rotating member and the translational movement. According to some embodiments, text characters can be entered by the user.
US09612031B2	Thermostat switching circuitry robust against anomalous HVAC control line conditions A thermostat may include HVAC wire connectors that receive a call relay wire and a power return wire, switching elements having a first operating state in which they create a connection between the call relay wire and the power return wire and a second operating state in which the connection between the call relay wire and the power return wire is interrupted. The thermostat may also include control circuitry configured to cause the switching elements to operate in the first operating state to actuate an HVAC function; detect an anomaly associated with measurements from power monitoring circuitry; cause the switching elements to operate in the second operating state for at least a first time interval; and after the expiration of the first time interval, cause the one or more switching elements to operate in the first operating state and determine whether the anomaly is still present.
US09612030B2	Arrangement and method for automatically determined time constant for a control device A method includes a step of obtaining in a processing circuit a sequence of elements between a first device and a supply air temperature sensor of an air handling unit. The processing circuit also obtains an estimate for time constants associated with each element of the sequence. The processing circuit adds the time constants to obtain a process time constant estimate. The method further includes controlling a device based at least in part on the process time constant estimate.
US09612028B2	Air check valve system and method of mounting same An air check valve system configured to be mounted for fluid communication with a fan can include a ring having a generally circular inner diameter that defines an air passage through a plane of the ring. A first and a second flange can extend from the ring. A rod can have a first end mounted to the first flange and a second end mounted to the second flange. The rod can define a pivot axis. A first and a second damper plate can be mounted to the rod for rotation around the pivot axis between an open and a closed position.
US09612027B2	Cooling system for forming a mist and methods of repairing or replacing a component thereof Cooling system and method suitable for cooling a blast furnace with a cooling fluid during its operation. The cooling system includes a source of a gaseous fluid that feeds the gaseous fluid to multiple flow paths. A liquid is atomized into each of the multiple flow paths, within which the atomized liquid is mixed with the gaseous fluid to form a mist. The system further includes means for selectively closing each of the multiple flow paths while at least one other of the multiple flow paths remains open.
US09612025B2	Air conditioning system with multiple-effect evaporative condenser An air conditioning system includes a multiple effect evaporative condenser, at least one compressor, at least one heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and at least one multiple-effect evaporative condensers. The multiple effect evaporative condenser and the heat exchanger utilize a highly efficient heat exchanging pipe for performing heat exchange between water and refrigerant.
US09612023B2	Filters, filter mounts, and methods of mounting filters A filter assembly includes: a filter pad including fibers selected from wool fibers, wood-based viscose fibers, and cellulose-based synthetic fibers, the fibers configured to absorb grease particulates; a baffle-type filter; and a support bracket configured to support the filter pad. The support bracket includes: a clip portion that is substantially u-shaped; an attachment portion including a mounting hole formed in a surface thereof; and a support portion arranged between the clip portion and the attachment portion, the support portion configured to support the disposable filter thereon. The filter assembly includes a hanging bracket configured to support the filter pad therein, the hanging bracket including a front wall, an attachment wall including a mounting hole formed in a surface thereof, and a top wall arranged between the front wall and attachment wall. The support bracket and the hanging bracket are configured to mount the filter assembly to an exhaust hood.
US09612019B2	Method and system for increasing the safety of gas-operated cooking appliances A safety system for gas-operated cooking appliances which include at least one burner which is connected to the mains gas network via a distributor, the gas flow of which is controlled by a manually operated gas tap, includes a position switch, a flame detection device, an electrically controlled control valve which is installed in the mains gas network, a manually actuated restoring switch in operable communication with the control valve, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to open the control valve after the latter was shut off by the flame detector of the burner only when the control circuit simultaneously receives a signal from the restoring switch and the position switch. The safety system serves as a child safety measure which prevents an inadvertent re-activation of a gas flow system that has been shut off.
US09612017B2	Combustor with tiled liner A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine and methods for assembling the same are disclosed. The combustor includes an outer case and a combustion liner. The combustion liner is arranged radially inward of the outer case. The combustion liner is arranged to define an annular combustion chamber.
US09612016B2	Flame monitoring of a gas turbine combustor using multiple dynamic pressure sensors in multiple combustors The state of a flame in a subject combustor of a gas turbine engine is acoustically monitored using a dynamic pressure sensor within the subject combustor and one or more additional sensors in nearby combustors. Dynamic pressure sensor output signals from the sensors are cross correlated to identify acoustic oscillations generated by a flame in the subject combustor and received by the sensors. The cross correlation may be constrained by a maximum time delay between correlated components of the signals, based on physical characteristics.
US09612006B2	Table with integrated lighting A table having integrated lighting includes a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side edge. At least one light-diffusing insert is mounted along at least a portion of the side edge. There is also provided at least one lighting element mounted within the table top to illuminate the light-diffusing insert. The light-diffusing insert and the lighting element are housed within a horizontally-extending recessed channel along the side edge of the table. The table also includes at least one base support mounted beneath the table top. The base support has at least one open channel extending the length of the base support through which an electrical wire extends upwardly to the table top. The electrical wire is connected through the table top to the lighting element to provide electrical power to the lighting element.
US09612004B2	Display module mounting Display module mounting configurations and methods are disclosed. A frame for a video display module can comprise a first face configured for coupling with a light-emitting element circuit board and a second face configured for mounting to a support chassis and one or more first securing structures coupled to the second face, the one or more first securing structures being configured to mount or secure the frame to the support chassis. The frame can also include one or more security latches each comprising a latch body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, each latch body configured to engage a first feature of the support chassis to prevent removal of the video display module when in the latched position.
US09612001B2	Lighting arrangement with improved illumination uniformity A lighting arrangement (1) is disclosed. The lighting arrangement (1) comprises at least two light sources (2) which are arranged in a pattern along a longitudinal axis (L) and adapted to emit light in a first wavelength range. The lighting arrangement (1) also comprises a wavelength converting layer (5) arranged at a distance from the at least two light sources (2). The wavelength converting layer (5) is arranged to receive light emitted from the at least two light sources (2) and adapted to convert light in the first wavelength range to light in a second wavelength range. A spectrally selective layer (6) is arranged between the at least two light sources (2) and the wavelength converting layer (5). The spectrally selective layer (6) is adapted to reflect light in the first wavelength range having an angle of incidence smaller than a predefined angle and to transmit light in the first wavelength range having an angle of incidence larger than a predefined angle.
US09612000B2	Light source device including phase matching element for measuring the degree of oxygen saturation in blood This light source device includes one light emission unit from which light is emitted, plural light source units, a photo coupler, and a control unit. The plural light source units output outgoing lights with mutually differing wavelengths. The photo coupler connects the light emission unit and plural light source units. The control unit controls the plural light source units via a driver. Each of the plural light source units includes a light emitting element and a wavelength conversion unit. The wavelength conversion unit converts the wavelength of light output from the light emitting element, thus generating the outgoing light.
US09611995B2	Lighting apparatus with light generating device and luminescent body In various embodiments, a lighting apparatus is provided. The lighting apparatus includes at least one light generating device configured to generate at least one polarized primary light beam; and at least one luminescent body, separated from the at least one light generating device, which can be illuminated by the polarized primary light beam. The at least one polarized primary light beam strikes a surface of the luminescent body at a Brewster angle, and is p-polarized in relation to this surface.
US09611994B2	Vehicle headlight with laser light source The invention relates to a vehicle headlight (1) comprising at least one laser light source (2), at least one luminous element (3) that may be stimulated to emit visible light which can be irradiated by means of the laser light source (2), and at least one imaging optical element, for example a reflector (4) and/or a lens, wherein the laser light source (2) is disposed in front of the luminous element (3) as viewed in the main beam direction (100) of the vehicle headlight (1) such that the light from the laser light source (2) radiates in the opposite direction to the main beam direction (100) of the vehicle headlight (1).
US09611990B2	Light bars A method and system for applying therapeutic stimulation to a patient stricken with paralysis or other condition. The inventive method includes the steps of: inserting an acupuncture needle against the spine of the patient and applying an electrical potential to the needle with a signal that mimics natural neural impulses in the body. The needle is located depending on the nature of the patient's condition. In the illustrative application, the needle is inserted against the ligamentum flavum of the patient's spine at L3. In the best mode, the patient's legs are moved during the application of the electrical potential. The inventive system is adapted to minimize a notch reaction and includes an electrode inserted into a tissue of the patient and a circuit for applying an electrical potential to the electrodes with a signal that mimics natural neural impulses in the body.
US09611986B2	LED light-diffusing lens adopting asymmetric free-form surface expression A light-diffusing LED lens adopting an asymmetric free-form surface expression is provided to improve the uniformity ratio of illumination of the target region by controlling the light from the LED serving as a light source. The light-diffusing LED lens adopting an asymmetric free-form surface expression exhibits light control and illumination efficiency suitable for highway environment conditions and characteristics of traffic lanes. Both the light incident surface and the light emitting surface of the light-diffusing LED lens are formed into an aspherical surface, in which an asymmetrical free-form surface is optimally utilized to enable the free-form surface to be freely modified and changed by adjusting the coefficients of the aspherical surface or the like. The light-diffusing LED lens enables a numerical design and a mathematical design by means of the free-form surface, and enables a fine control to be performed by numerical control to thus improve accuracy of light control.
US09611978B2	Magnetic mount for security device A security apparatus includes a body with a socket that includes a first magnetic material, and a mount with a stem that is formed to fit into the socket and includes a second magnetic material. If the stem is inserted into the socket, the body is held in place by magnetic attraction between the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material. The position of the stem in the socket determines an azimuth angle and an elevation angle for the body with respect to the mount. The first and second magnetic materials can be magnets or ferromagnetic materials, such as steel.
US09611974B2	Medium support unit, recording device, and medium support method A medium support unit includes a support unit having a support surface that can support a medium and an adjustment unit that can form a first state in which a recessed portion that is recessed with respect to the support surface or a protruding portion that protrudes with respect to the support surface is formed and a second state in which the recessed portion or the protruding portion is not formed with respect to the support surface. At least one of color and texture is different between the support surface and the adjustment unit.
US09611969B2	Reinforced plug A plug for closing a hose connector termination includes a hollow cylindrical body closed by a rounded end portion and open at the opposite end. The plug comprises tensioned fibrous material that extends in a continuous manner across the width of the rounded end and to the sides of the body.
US09611968B2	Security lid A locking security lid incorporates a cylindrical housing having extendable pistons and contact pads for contacting the interior surface of an access pipe, the contact pads may be retracted to a withdrawn position wherein the contact pads are within the outside diameter of the cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing is provided with a locking bolt to will be secured to the cylindrical housing through a stanchion and having a keyed bolt head to prevent removal of the locking bolt without a socket wrench having a corresponding slot pattern. The contact pads are provided with a locking interference surface to prevent relative movement between an access pipe and the contact pad when the contact pads are extended.
US09611967B2	Internally heated fluid transfer pipes with internal helical heating ribs A system for transferring and heating fluid is disclosed comprising a fluid transfer pipe having an internal surface and an external surface, and at least one helical heating rib connected to the internal surface of the fluid transfer pipe structured and arranged to generate non-laminar flow and to heat the fluid as it flows through the fluid transfer pipe. A method of heating fluid contained in a pipe is also disclosed. The method comprises providing at least one helical heating rib connected to an internal surface of a fluid transfer pipe, and passing the fluid through the fluid transfer pipe, whereby the at least one helical heating rib generates turbulent flow of the fluid to thereby heat the fluid. The helical heating ribs may comprise hollow channels through which a heating liquid may be passed to further heat the fluid contained in the pipe.
US09611964B2	Connector A connector includes a male member mounted on a connector housing, and a lock member which can engage and disengage between the connector housing and the male member. The connector housing includes a lock-member guide wall guiding the lock member; an engagement projection engaging with one portion of the lock member, and restricting the lock member from descending; a sliding surface where a tip portion slides accompanied by a movement of the lock member; and a through-hole through which one portion of the lock member held by the lock-member guide wall passes, and which is formed to engage with an engagement portion formed on an outer periphery of the male member mounted on the connector housing. In the lock member, the movement is restricted by the engagement projection, and after an engagement with the engagement projection is released, the lock member descends to prevent an unprepared release and ensure safety.
US09611963B2	Device for connecting a pipe or a tube A device at pipes for the connection of pipes is provided. The device has an outer ring with first and second free ends, and a tensioning device for converging and interconnection of the first and second free ends of the outer ring. An inner ring is arranged on the inside of the outer ring, wherein the inner ring includes a first and a second part, and at least one of the first and second parts having a progressively increasing profile height.
US09611959B2	Coupling device A coupling device for releasably connecting fluid-carrying duct ends of ducts is provided. The duct ends, respectively, each carry a jacket having at least two annular ribs housing a first annular sealing element. The first annular sealing element is engaged by the inner shell. The coupling device includes an outer shell that has radially inward extending ribs or rib portions, which are either arranged in an axial distance with respect to a further annular rib of the jackets or engage an axial recess provided on the jackets defined between the further annular rib and a fourth annular rib.
US09611958B1	Combination mechanical/fusion pipe fitting with push connect coupling arrangement A pipe coupling system includes first and second polymeric, thermoplastic pipes secured to each other by a pipe coupling. The pipe coupling includes a mechanical sealing surface adapted to receive a mechanical seal, a fusion seal, or both. The pipe coupling includes a pipe coupling body with an outer surface and a first end and an oppositely positioned second end. First and second respective threads are respectively defined about the first and second ends. A nut is used in the pipe coupling system when the mechanical seal is used to join the pipe first ends to seal against the coupling inner surface. A mechanical capture ring is also included, which defines a central aperture having inwardly angled engagement prongs that are sized to capture the respective first ends of the pipe. The engagement prongs are configured to each include a sloping face.
US09611953B2	Hollow poppet valve A hollow poppet valve (10) has an internal cavity (S) which comprises a diametrically large valve head cavity (S1) formed in a valve head (14) and a diametrically small stem cavity (S2) formed in a stem (12) in communication with the valve head cavity (S1). The stem cavity has a diametrically larger first portion (S21) near the end of the stem and a diametrically smaller second portion (S22) near the valve head. A step (17) is formed at the boundary of the first and the second portion of the stem cavity (S2). The internal cavity is loaded with a coolant to a level above the step, together with an inert gas. In response to a reciprocal motion of the valve, turbulent flows of coolant (F9) are created in the neighborhood of the step (17), facilitating active stirring of the coolant (19) in the cavity (S).
US09611951B2	Solenoid valve A solenoid valve has: a valve body; a moving core with a valve body on one end; a guide tube slidably enclosing the moving core; a stationary core disposed in an inner circumference of an opposite end portion of the guide tube so as to face an opposite end of the moving core; a valve spring to urge the moving core in a direction away from the stationary core; an electromagnetic coil disposed to enclose the guide tube; and a magnetic plate disposed on an opposite end of the guide tube having a caulked portion. The guide tube has a caulked portion formed to fix in position the stationary core by engagement of the caulked portion with a recessed groove formed on an outer periphery of the stationary core. When the stationary core is fixed in position by the caulked portion, that surface of the stationary core which faces the magnetic plate is either flush with, or is protruding beyond, the opposite end of the guide tube.
US09611947B2	Valve assembly and method of controlling flow of fluid A valve assembly includes a plenum having first, second, and third air source ports, a flapper valve assembly pivotally movable between a first position, where the first air source port is closed by the flapper valve assembly and the second and third air source ports are open and in fluid communication, and a second position, where the second air source port is closed by the flapper valve assembly and the first and third air source ports are open and in fluid communication and a method of controlling fluid flow via a valve assembly.
US09611946B1	Rotary hydraulic valve An example valve includes a sleeve having a plurality of openings. A spool is rotatable within the sleeve and includes a respective plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of openings of the sleeve. A rotary actuator coupled to the spool is configured for rotating the spool within the sleeve to one of at least eight rotary positions. The rotary actuator can rotate the spool to a given rotary position in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction to cause at least a partial alignment between a subset of the respective plurality of openings of the spool and a subset of the plurality of openings of the sleeve.
US09611945B2	Faucet waterway A fluid delivery device including a waterway assembly, a valve cartridge, and a waterway adapter to fluidly couple the waterway assembly to the valve cartridge and to provide a fluid passageway to a spout outlet.
US09611942B2	Valve having a deformable part and use of the valve The invention relates to a valve, in particular a sample injection valve, for a device (1) for synthesizing, analyzing, and/or separating, comprising at least three liquid connections (3′, 4′, 5′, 6′, 7′, 7″), a housing (8) as a valve part, and a valve body (9) as another valve part for selectively connecting the liquid connections (3′, 4′, 5′, 6′, 7′, 7″) by means of at least one flow channel (10, 11, 12) bounded at least partially by sealing surfaces (10′, 11′, 12′) between the housing (8) and the valve body (9), wherein the housing (8) and/or the valve body (9) are supported in such a way as to be movable relative to each other. In order to create a one-way valve, at least one valve part (8 or 9) adjacent to the sealing surface (10′, 11′, 12′) and made of a plastic material can be plastically deformed according to a relative position (9′), in particular of the valve body (9), in order to be able to withstand the elevated pressure loads in the flow channel (10, 11, 12) in a liquid-tight manner in the relative position (9′), in particular of the valve body (9).
US09611941B1	Blind retaining ring for valve piston A piston includes a main body extending between a first end and a second end along a center axis of the piston. The main body further includes a chamber formed within the main body, the chamber having an opening disposed at the first end of the main body. The piston also includes a cap, the cap being coaxial with the main body. A portion of the cap extends into the opening of the chamber of the main body. At least one of the main body and the cap includes a radially extending lip, and the other of the main body and the cap includes a groove. A retaining ring is both disposed partially in the groove and in contact with the radially extending lip so as to connect the cap to the main body.
US09611940B2	Gate valve A gate valve is provided with a main body, and a sealing member which comes into contact with the peripheral edge of a gate when the gate valve is closed. The sealing member includes a protruding first section and a protruding second section which are disposed to extend along the peripheral edge of the main body and protrude from the primary surface when the gate valve is open. A protrusion amount of the first section from the primary surface is greater than a protrusion amount of the second section from the primary surface. The first section is disposed inner to the inner periphery of the primary surface than the second section.
US09611939B2	Gate valve with equalizer port A gate valve is comprised of a gate movable between open and closed positions within a valve body, and gate having defined through it the gate an equalizer port or passageway between opposite sides of the gate with fixed side walls. The equalizer passageway being is opened and closed by an internal gate. The internal gate is in a close fitting engagement with each of a pair of opposing valve seats mounted with the gate and is shiftable by a carrier that does not constrain movement of the internal gate as it sits between the valve seats.
US09611936B2	Piston rod clamping system A system, in certain embodiments, includes a piston clamping system including a piston rod comprising a piston rod shoulder and a piston rod nut coupled to the piston rod, wherein the piston rod nut and the piston rod shoulder are configured to axially capture first and second body portions of a piston therebetween.
US09611934B2	Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission A shift control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a controller. The controller is configured to control the automatic transmission. The automatic transmission includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft, an output shaft, a first clutch, a second clutch, and gear trains. In a case where a standby shift stage does not lie between a predetermined current shift stage and a target shift stage, the controller controls the first clutch to be disengaged and the second clutch to be engaged, and then controls a synchronizing device among synchronizing devices for the predetermined current shift stage to be disengaged and a synchronizing device among the synchronizing devices for the target shift stage to be engaged during a disengagement of the first clutch, and then controls the second clutch to be disengaged and the first clutch to be engaged.
US09611932B2	Control apparatus and control method for vehicle When initial drive control for an actuator driving a shift switch mechanism is completed, a P-ECU determines whether an IG signal is received. In the case where the P-ECU has not received the IG signal at the time when the initial drive control is completed, the P-ECU temporarily keeps the actuator in a state where the initial drive control is completed. In the case where the P-ECU receives the IG signal in the period from completion of the initial drive control to the time when a predetermined time T2 has elapsed since completion of the initial drive control, the P-ECU executes P wall press control when the P-ECU receives the IG signal.
US09611931B2	Method to detect loss of fluid or blockage in a hydraulic circuit using exponentially weighted moving average filter Method for detecting a fault condition in a vehicular hydraulic circuit during a drive cycle using an electric pump includes monitoring an actual pump torque and monitoring a desired pump torque. A current confidence factor is determined based on the actual pump torque and the desired pump torque. An average confidence factor is iteratively calculated based on the current confidence factor and previously determined confidence factors. The average confidence factor is compared to a fault condition threshold. An absence of the fault condition in the hydraulic circuit is detected when the average confidence factor is at least the fault condition threshold, and a presence of the fault condition in the hydraulic circuit is detected when the average confidence factor is less than the fault condition threshold.
US09611929B2	Gearbox lubrication A gearbox including a housing; an input member rotatably supported in the housing; a rotatable shaft supported in the housing; gearing providing a power transmitting connection between the input member and the rotatable shaft; and an oil feed member held against rotation relative to the housing; wherein the oil feed member has at least one helical formation for causing oil within the gearbox to be fed axially of the oil feed member, on rotation of the rotatable shaft.
US09611926B2	Motion controlled actuator A device can have an outer frame and an actuator. The actuator can have a movable frame and a fixed frame. At least one torsional flexure and at least one hinge flexure can cooperate to provide comparatively high lateral stiffness between the outer frame and the movable frame and can cooperate to provide comparatively low rotational stiffness between the outer frame and the movable frame.
US09611923B2	Ballscrew assembly A ballscrew assembly may comprise a ballscrew having an axially distributed ballscrew groove about an interior circumference of the ballscrew, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an outer circumference of the extended top plate, and an axially distributed thrust bearing. Further, a ballnut assembly may comprise a ballnut having an axially distributed ballnut groove about an interior circumference of the ballnut, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an outer circumference of the extended top plate, and an axially distributed thrust bearing. Further still, a ballnut assembly may comprise a ballnut having an axially distributed ballnut groove about an outer circumference of the ballnut, an extended top plate having an axially distributed extended top plate groove disposed on an interior circumference of the extended top plate and an axially distributed thrust bearing.
US09611922B2	Anti-rotate cylinder apparatus A cylinder assembly includes a cylinder, a nut and screw assembly, a thrust tube that extends axially from the nut and out the cylinder, a drive assembly mounted to the cylinder for rotating the screw to effect axial translation of the nut relative to the screw, thereby causing the thrust tube to axially extend or retract relative to the cylinder, and an anti-rotate feature for restricting rotation of the nut relative to the cylinder. The anti-rotate feature may include a guide member coupled to the nut and including at least one key on one of the guide member or the cylinder and at least one corresponding slot on the other of the guide member or the cylinder that engages on the key. The guide member may be allowed limited movement relative to the nut and/or the cylinder thereby preventing binding of the nut relative to the cylinder.
US09611910B2	Brake temperature detection device and electric parking brake control device A brake temperature detection device: acquires a kinetic-energy based temperature rise, which is an increase in an amount of brake heat that occurs when kinetic energy generated in a running vehicle is converted into thermal energy by braking; acquires a braking-energy based temperature rise, which is an increase in an amount of brake heat that is calculated from an amount of work done when a brake's friction material is pressed against a friction target material; determines state of slope of a road surface on which the vehicle is running; and detects a brake temperature in accordance with an increase in an amount of brake heat generated in braking. The brake temperature detection device selects, based on the state of slope, either the kinetic-energy based temperature rise or the braking-energy based temperature rise as the increase in the amount of brake heat generated in braking and achieves brake temperature detection.
US09611909B2	Brake assembly having a camshaft seal assembly A brake assembly having a seal assembly that extends around a camshaft tube. The seal assembly may have a first retainer ring, a second retainer ring, and a seal. The seal may extend between the first retainer ring and the second retainer ring and the camshaft tube may be disposed between the camshaft and the seal.
US09611905B2	Selectable one-way clutch A selectable one-way clutch that can limit damage on components in an overrunning mode is provided. The selectable one-way clutch comprises a shutter plate arranged in a notch plate. The shutter plate is moved radially outwardly by a centrifugal force resulting from a rotation of the notch plate to prevent an entrance of the leading end of a strut into a notch.
US09611903B2	Pulley structure The present invention relates to a pulley structure containing a first rotatable body, a second rotatable body and a torsional coil spring, in which the torsional coil spring has one end region, the outer circumferential surface of which is in contact with one rotatable body due to the self elastic restoring force when the pulley structure is in a stopped state, the other end region, the inner circumferential surface of which is in contact with the other rotatable body when the pulley structure is in the stopped state, and a middle region, and in which when the torsional coil spring is twisted in the diameter increasing direction, the inner circumferential surface of at least a circumferential portion of the other end region of the torsional coil spring separates from the other rotatable body.
US09611901B2	Freewheel arrangement A freewheel arrangement having a freewheel, which comprises an inner ring, an outer ring rotatable in a first direction of rotation relative to the inner ring, and clamping elements between the inner ring and the outer ring, which prevent a rotation of the outer ring relative to the inner ring in a second direction of rotation. The outer ring and the inner ring and the clamping elements may be formed as a stamped sheet metal part.
US09611899B2	Wedge clutch with axially displaceable wedge plate A wedge clutch, including: an inner race; an outer race with a first inner circumferential surface sloping radially outward in a first axial direction; a wedge plate disposed between the inner and outer races in a radial direction and including a first outer circumferential surface sloping radially outward in the first axial direction; a first displacement element engaged with the wedge plate and arranged to urge the wedge plate in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, to close the clutch to non-rotatably connect the inner and outer races; and a second displacement element arranged to displace the wedge plate in the first axial direction to open the clutch to enable relative rotation between the inner and outer races.
US09611897B2	Grease retention assembly for a joint of a vehicle drive shaft A grease-retention assembly for a drive shaft assembly with a tubular shaft connected to a joint includes an outer race and a cap for grease retention and venting arranged in an inside diameter section of the outer race. The cap includes an outer annular rim with an annular indentation. The outer race includes a radial abutment shoulder extending radially inward and defining an axial end position of the rim of the cap, and a radial annular rib extending from the inside diameter section. The rib partially fills the annular indentation of the rim when the cap is in the axial end position. The cap further includes a central portion with a hollow air cavity extending across the cap between two radially extending walls, an axial hole through one of the two radially extending walls, and a radial annular groove communicating with the air cavity.
US09611891B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring in which a shoulder diameter at one end of the rolling bearing in an axial direction is different from a shoulder diameter at the other end of the rolling bearing in the axial direction, a cage, a plurality of rolling elements, and shielding portions. A first clearance between an outer ring inner peripheral surface facing a large end of the inner ring having the larger shoulder diameter and a cage outer peripheral surface facing the outer ring inner peripheral surface is larger than a second clearance between an outer ring inner peripheral surface facing a small end of the inner ring having the smaller shoulder diameter and a cage outer peripheral surface facing the outer ring inner peripheral surface.
US09611883B2	Anti-dropping device and connection member An anti-dropping device and connection member, wherein the anti-dropping device comprises a connection member (40) and an anti-dropping boss (60); wherein the connection member (40) comprises: a first hole (42), which is adapted to a cross section of the anti-dropping boss (60) and configured to rotatably sheath the connection member (40) onto the anti-dropping boss (60); at least one second hole (44), which is configured to rotatably sheath a screw (10) into the connection member (40); and at least one connecting part (46), both ends of the connecting part (46) being respectively connected to the first hole (42) and the second hole (44); one end of the anti-dropping boss (60) is fixed on an apparatus (70) and is configured to fix the connection member (40) to the apparatus (70), thus facilitating operation and ensuring good safety during use of screws.
US09611881B2	Releasable mount apparatus and system A mounting system can be used to releasably attach a first item to a second item. In one example, the first item can be a protective encasement for a mobile electronic device, and the second item can be a bicycle mount, suction cup mount, vehicle surface, office surface, or home surface. The mount assembly can include a first housing portion connected to a second housing portion, and can include a cam and torsion spring disposed within a housing volume defined by the first and second housing portions. A recess in the mount assembly can receive and retain a mounting cleat associated with the first item. One or more clasp mechanisms of the mount assembly can be configured to clasp the mounting cleat when it is inserted into the recess and to release the mounting cleat when the first housing portion is rotated relative to the second housing portion.
US09611879B2	Rapid mount wall anchoring system with cable pass through A rapid mount wall anchoring system and cable pass through for securing devices to a wall and routing device cables through a wall. The wall anchoring system includes a rigid frame with mounting fasteners for securing the frame to a wall. The frame includes a load bearing plate having a bore in alignment with a second bore located rearward of the load bearing plate. The plate further includes an opening for the passage of low voltage cables to the mounted device. A second mounting fastener for securing a device to the plate engages both first and second rigid frame bores to provide increased load capacity.
US09611877B1	Honeycomb panel fastener One aspect of the invention involves a honeycomb panel insert for use with a honeycomb panel. The insert comprises a generally cylindrical body having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface, a first end, an opposite second end and a longitudinally extending passage having a first opening in the first end and a second opening in the second end. The first opening has a first perimeter and the second opening has a second perimeter that is relatively smaller than the first perimeter. The longitudinally extending passage has a first section having a first diameter, a second section having a second diameter that is relative smaller than the first diameter and a third section having a third diameter that is relatively smaller than the second diameter. The difference between the first and second diameters provides a first ledge and the difference between the second and third diameters provides a second ledge.
US09611875B2	Universal holding clamp for holding objects of any desired type A holding clamp having two clamping jaws, which are located opposite each other in mirror-image fashion relative to a baseplate and can be rotated as a function of each other and at a distance from each other on axle pins arranged on the baseplate, wherein the clamping jaws are connected to axle sleeves, which are mounted on the axle pins such that they can rotate, and a synchronization mechanism for transmitting the pivoting movement from one clamping jaw to the other is formed from at least one toothed gear element, wherein the gear element is formed by a rack which, at each of the two opposite ends thereof, carries a toothed part, which is respectively in toothed engagement with a respective partial toothing system on the outer circumference of the axle sleeve of the clamping jaw.
US09611873B2	Pressure control for partial stroke tests A method of testing a valve actuator coupled to a process control device includes the steps of: controlling, with the process control device, a pressure within the valve actuator to ramp from an initial pressure towards a pre-determined pressure limit; monitoring a position of the valve actuator to detect a travel of the valve actuator; and upon one of the pressure within the valve actuator reaching the pre-determined pressure limit or detecting the travel of the valve actuator, controlling the pressure within the valve actuator to return to the initial pressure.
US09611871B2	Pneumatic valve assembly and method A valve assembly for receiving a fluid under pressure and comprising a plurality of valves in a single valve block. The assembly may include a plurality of check valves and including a counterbalance generating valve and a 3-way valve and including a method of use. The assembly may include an adjustable counterbalance valve, a pilot-operated check valve and a 3-way valve or combinations thereof.
US09611870B2	Construction equipment pressure control valve A pressure control valve for a construction machine is disclosed, which prevents self-weight descent of a working device due to leakage of hydraulic fluid in a neutral position of the working device. The pressure control valve for a construction machine includes a holding valve block having a pilot signal pressure port and a drain flow path formed thereon; a holding poppet having a back pressure chamber formed therein to intercept leakage of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic actuator to the control valve in a neutral state; a first elastic member pressing the holding poppet and elastically biasing an intercepted path between the hydraulic actuator and the control valve; a piston sliding in the holding valve block when pilot signal pressure is input through the pilot signal pressure port; a pilot poppet shifted to drain the hydraulic fluid in the back pressure chamber toward a drain flow path of the control valve in response to movement of the piston; a second elastic member pressing the pilot poppet and elastically biasing an intercepted path between the back pressure chamber of the holding poppet and the drain flow path of the control valve; and an auxiliary drain path draining the leaking hydraulic fluid through a drain path of the holding valve block if the leakage of the hydraulic fluid occurs on a check valve that opens or closes the path between the back pressure chamber of the holding poppet and the drain flow path of the control valve.
US09611869B2	Slim mobile hydraulic fluid cooling assembly A mobile hydraulic cooling assembly has a hydraulic fluid reservoir with a second interior surface offset from a first interior surface. The portion of the second surface offset is not opposite any of the first interior surface in the vertical direction. An air chamber, into which air passes into or out of through a heat exchanger, has an angled exterior surface formed from the reservoir which delimits the air chamber. A fill entry closure which covers a fill entry into the reservoir is accessible by the hands of an operator when a moveable closure of the assembly is in an open position. At least two reservoir portions delimiting a hollow of the reservoir overlap a bottom facing surface and bottom of a truck rail when the cooling assembly is mounted to the truck rail.
US09611868B2	System and method for energy storage and retrieval Disclosed herein is an isothermal liquid piston natural gas compression and expansion system for storing and retrieving energy in large quantities that employs an existing infrastructure embodied in the natural gas pipeline and storage system, including the natural gas as a medium for the storage and retrieval of pressure energy for large scale sustainable energy storage.
US09611864B2	Centrifugal compressor A centrifugal compressor that includes an impeller, a diffuser and a shroud. One of the diffuser and shroud includes a plurality of recesses and the other of the diffuser and shroud includes a plurality of radial vanes. The shroud covers the impeller and diffuser such that each radial vane projects into a respective recess.
US09611860B2	Centrifugal fan and air conditioner using the same A centrifugal fan and an air conditioner using the same are provided. A gurney flap having a rectangular plate or a S-shaped, twisted gurney flap may be formed in a tip of a blade provided in or on a hub of the centrifugal fan, so that noise may be effectively reduced, and efficiency increased. Further, the blade with the gurney flap may be easily formed integrally with the hub, enhancing productivity.
US09611859B2	Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support features A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed fan drive turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. The high pressure turbine is mounted by bearings positioned at an outer periphery of a shaft driven by the high pressure turbine.
US09611858B2	Water pump with reinforcement rib In a water pump, a reinforcement rib is integrally installed on either an outer surface or an inner surface of a flange wall of a pulley and radially extended toward an outer direction from a center side at which one end section of a drive shaft is coupled.
US09611857B2	Dead time reducer for piston actuator An anti-surge system capable of anticipating a surge event in a compressor for readying the actuator to quickly actuate the anti-surge valve from the closed position to the open position. The control system includes a compressor surge controller configured to transmit a signal to the valve positioner when the operating point of the valve is approaching the surge control line. The compressor surge controller may monitor an operating margin equal to the difference between the operating point and the surge control line, and when the operating margin falls below a prescribed threshold, the compressor surge controller may send a signal to the positioner. In turn, the positioner may vent some pressure from the actuator. In this way, the dead time of the anti-surge valve on the valve seat is minimized and the valve will react more promptly to an opening signal.
US09611856B2	Mixed theoretical and discrete sensorless converter for pump differential pressure and flow monitoring The present invention provides apparatus featuring a signal processor or processing module that may be configured at least to: process signaling containing information about an equilibrium point of pump differential pressure and system pressure formulated in a hydronic domain by utilizing pump and system characteristic curve equations so as to yield system pressure and flow rate at any particular load and time in a pump hydronic system, including using a multi-dimensional sensorless conversion technique; and determine equivalent hydronic system characteristics associated with the pump differential pressure and flow rate to their corresponding motor power and speed reconstructed and remapped by using a discrete numerical approach, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor or processing module may provide corresponding signaling containing information about the system pumping flow rate and pressure determined.
US09611855B2	Methods and systems for direct current power system subsea boosting A subsea boosting module for use with a direct current (DC) power system includes a housing defining at least one interior chamber. A fluid pump is disposed within the interior chamber. An electric motor is disposed within the interior chamber and drivingly coupled to the fluid pump. A plurality of power components is disposed within the interior chamber to deliver power to the electric motor.
US09611852B2	Thermal/noise management in a scroll pump The main sources of heat in a scroll pump are cooled efficiently by a single cooling fan so that noise and, in particular, fan-generated noise, can be kept low. The scroll pump includes a pump head assembly, a pump motor, a cooling fan that produces a cooling air flow in the pump, a cowling in which the pump head assembly, pump motor and cooling fan are housed and juxtaposed with one another in an axial direction of the pump, and a shroud disposed within the cowling and extending around the pump motor to define a tunnel with the motor and through which the air flow of the cooling fan is directed.
US09611849B2	System including high-side and low-side compressors A system may be operable to circulate a working fluid between first and second heat exchangers. The system may include a suction line, a low-side compressor, a high-side compressor and a discharge line. The low-side and high-side compressors may both be in fluid communication with the suction and discharge lines.
US09611846B2	Flow restrictor for a mud motor An assembly to restrict fluid flow through the bearing section of a positive displacement or progressive cavity pump or motor. The assembly fits within the bearing chamber and includes an upper ring member, a lower ring member, an outer ring member and a floating member. The floating ring member is axially disposed between the upper and lower ring members. The floating ring member is also disposed at least partially around a drive shaft and is radially movable and constrained inwardly of the outer ring member. The floating ring member has a radial clearance between the drive shaft and a floating ring member inner surface with the radial clearance varying depending on the relative position of the floating ring member to the outer ring member.
US09611843B2	Micro-gas pressure driving apparatus A micro-gas pressure driving apparatus includes a miniature gas transportation module and a miniature valve module. The miniature gas transportation module includes a gas inlet plate, a fluid channel plate, a resonance membrane and a piezoelectric actuator. A first chamber is defined between the resonance membrane and the piezoelectric actuator. After the piezoelectric actuator is activated to feed a gas through the gas inlet plate, the gas is transferred to the first chamber through the fluid channel plate and the resonance membrane and then transferred downwardly. Consequently, a pressure gradient is generated to continuously push the gas. The miniature valve module includes a gas collecting plate, a valve membrane and a gas outlet plate. After the gas is transferred from the miniature gas transportation module to the gas-collecting chamber, the gas is transferred in one direction, so that a pressure-collecting operation or a pressure-releasing operation is selectively performed.
US09611842B2	Air compressor A compressor including an oil separator connected to a supply of compressed air, the oil separator including a chamber having a wall defining a cavity within the chamber, and a vent within the wall, wherein the vent is in communication with the supply of compressed air at a first end, and in communication with the cavity via a second aperture, and extends substantially parallel to an externally-facing surface of the wall.
US09611840B2	Offset cam for piston pump A pump assembly comprises a cam and a piston. The cam rotates in a plane about an eccentric axis, and has a circumferential side wall. The piston engages the circumferential side wall of the cam, and runs along a piston axis which lies in the plane of the cam. The piston axis is parallel to but not coincident with a reference line perpendicular to and intersecting the eccentric axis.
US09611834B2	Method and arrangement for controlling a wind turbine A method of controlling a wind turbine having a rotor to which at least one rotor blade is connected, is provided herein. The method includes operating the rotor according to a first rotational speed reference; and operating the rotor according to a second rotational speed reference above the first rotational speed reference, if a fluctuation of an actual rotational speed of the rotor decreases below a fluctuation threshold and/or if a blade pitch angle of the rotor blade increases above a blade pitch angle threshold. The method may further include wherein the rotor is operated according to the first rotational speed reference, if the fluctuation of an actual rotational speed of the rotor increases above another fluctuation threshold which is above the fluctuation threshold and/or if the blade pitch angle of the rotor blade decreases below another blade pitch angle threshold which is below the blade pitch angle threshold.
US09611831B2	Marine turbine comprising a stator, a rotor, a first magnetic bearing supporting the rotor and a second support bearing with rolling element(s) A marine turbine comprising a stator, a rotor, the rotor being able to be driven in rotation around an axis or rotation by a stream of a liquid, and at least one first bearing for supporting the rotor, the or each first bearing, comprising a magnetic stator element secured to the stator and magnetic rotor element secured to the rotor. The marine turbine further comprises at least one second bearing for supporting the rotor, the or each second bearing comprising at least one rolling element.
US09611830B1	Hydroelectric power generating device and system A fluid conduit includes an open chamber. A rotating device is mounted in the chamber. The rotating device includes a portion protruding through the open chamber and into the conduit. A plurality of fluid impingement surfaces are spaced apart on a surface of the rotating device, whereby fluid moving through the conduit impinges on the impingement surfaces and rotates the rotating device.
US09611829B1	Flowing water energy conversion system The system includes a support structure with upstream and downstream pulleys rotatably supported thereby and with cables following circuits around each of the upstream and downstream pulleys. Prime movers, such as in the form of sail members, are attached to the cable. These prime movers have surfaces which are more perpendicular to the flowing water when on a downstream leg of the cable circuit than when on an upstream leg thereof. The prime movers are configured to rotate as they pass about the downstream pulley and upstream pulley to optimize their orientation to minimize drag when following the upstream leg of the circuit and to maximize surface area against which the flowing water acts when following the downstream leg of the cable circuit. Power is outputted from the system through action of the cable upon a power output such as an electric generator coupled to one of the pulleys.
US09611825B2	Method and device for monitoring/controlling the starting of a heat engine of a hybrid vehicle A method for monitoring/controlling starting of a heat engine of a hybrid vehicle including at least one electrical engine, including: launching a simulated sequence for starting the heat engine by using a start battery; measuring and recording progress over time of at least one parameter of the start battery, including a given current strength and voltage at terminals of the start battery; and detecting whether or not the progress over time of the at least one parameter reaches a predetermined value defining a state of the start battery, with or without a required capacity, for starting the heat engine during a predetermined time interval.
US09611824B2	Process for manufacturing an injector body A process for manufacturing an injector body includes a) machining a metal blank to desired outer dimensions of the injector body; b) machining the metal blank along a first axis to define a spray hole within the metal blank; and c) machining the metal blank along a second axis to define an internal cavity in fluid communication with the spray hole.
US09611822B2	Air filter and silencer Air filter and silencers comprise an air filter element having an annular body with openings at opposed ends. A top is attached over one of ends, has an outer flange sealed to the element, and includes a central section extending across the air filter element end. The top central section has a convex-shaped geometry with a radius of curvature projecting outwardly and away from the air filter element. The top central section includes a sound deadening material directed towards the air filter element. The top central section has a radius of curvature greater than the radius of an inside diameter of the air filter element. The air filter and silencer is used with an air filter assembly that includes a housing removably attached to the air filter and silencer, and that has an internal chamber projecting axially into the air filter and silencer with a sound deadening material disposed therein.
US09611817B2	Fuel vapor canister purge using reversible vacuum pump A method for a fuel system, comprising: during a first condition, purging fuel vapor from a fuel vapor canister to a fuel vapor accumulator; and then during a second condition, evacuating fuel vapor from the fuel vapor accumulator to a fuel tank. The fuel vapor accumulator increases the volume of the fuel system, providing a temporary storage for desorbed fuel vapor. In this way, canister breakthrough of hydrocarbons can be mitigated, thereby reducing bleed emissions.
US09611814B2	Systems and methods for reducing airflow restriction through emissions control systems A method for a fuel system is presented, comprising directing purge air through a first fuel vapor canister but not a second fuel vapor canister based on a load of the first fuel vapor canister being greater than a threshold. In this way, purging of the first canister may be prioritized and completed without passing desorbed fuel vapors through the second canister, thereby reducing the amount of time needed to purge the first canister, and reducing overall emissions.
US09611812B2	Valve reference position-learning device for internal combustion engine A valve reference position-learning device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately learning the reference position of a valve both before and after the warm-up of the engine, while properly reflecting thereon a deviation of the reference position caused by the thermal elongation of the valve and drive system after the warm-up of the engine. The valve reference position-learning device calculates and updates a learned value of the reference position of the wastegate valve both at and after the start of the engine, by first and second learnings, respectively. The learned value calculated by the first learning is stored as an existing learned value. Further, at the start of the engine, if the calculation of the learned value is not completed, the learned value is set to the existing stored learned value.
US09611808B2	Blocker door lock mechanism of a thrust reverser for a turbofan engine A thrust reverser of a nacelle for a turbofan engine has a translating structure and a blocker door device capable of diverting a bypass flowpath for reversing propulsion direction. The translating structure moves axially between a forward position and a rearward position and thereby drives a compound motion of a blocker door of the blocker door device that moves between respective stowed and deployed states. A lock mechanism of the thrust reverser may be utilized in combination with a link-less linkage and is orientated between the blocker door and a stationary member that may include vanes that divert bypass flow.
US09611805B2	Piston arrangement and internal combustion engine A piston arrangement comprising: a piston, a first chamber, a second chamber and a power transfer assembly; wherein the piston comprises a first head movable within the first chamber and a second head movable within the second chamber; wherein, in operation, the piston follows a linear path in reciprocating motion along a first axis; wherein the power transfer assembly comprises a shaft rotatably coupled to a shuttle bearing and arranged to convert the reciprocating motion of the piston to rotary motion of the shaft; wherein the shuttle bearing moves relative to the piston in reciprocating motion along a second axis substantially transverse to the first axis; and wherein the shuttle bearing is coupled to the piston via a non-planar bearing surface thereby allowing rotation of the shuttle bearing.
US09611798B2	Control device of internal combustion engine In a control device of an internal combustion engine, an atmospheric pressure estimation portion includes an effective opening area calculation portion calculating an effective opening area corresponding to a throttle opening, a throttle opening learning value calculation portion calculating a learning value in a relation of the effective opening area and the throttle opening, an error variation calculation portion calculating an error variation from an error from the corrected learning value, a variation range determination portion determining whether the error variation is within a predetermined range, an atmospheric pressure estimated value update portion updating an atmospheric pressure estimated value, and a target throttle opening calculation portion calculating a target throttle opening using the updated atmospheric pressure estimated value. The throttle opening is controlled to be the target throttle opening. An exact atmospheric pressure can be thus estimated even in the presence of a variation in throttle machine difference.
US09611797B2	Direct injection flexible multiplexing scheme An engine system may include a specified number of injectors and an engine control unit (ECU) having pins to which the injectors may be coupled. The ECU may include a controller implemented in hardware, software, or combination of both, and capable of switching between different multiplexing configurations, where each multiplexing configuration includes a specified number of individual injectors coupled across corresponding pairs of pins. The controller may select one multiplexing configuration from the number of specified multiplexing configurations without requiring any hardware adjustments to be made to the injectors and/or pins. The controller may also operate the individual injectors through the corresponding pairs of pins in an active multiplexing configuration selected by the controller. In at least one multiplexing configuration, the controller may control low-side switches at certain pins of the corresponding pairs of pins, and independent high-side switches at the remaining pins of the corresponding pairs of pins.
US09611793B2	Method for thermal control of exhaust aftertreatment There is disclosed a method of regenerating at least one aftertreatment device in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine by changing a calibration of the exhaust gas recirculation system with the engine to increase temperature of exhaust gas provided to the at least one aftertreatment device, and further incrementally changing the calibration to obtain an exhaust gas temperature within a target regeneration temperature range.
US09611792B2	Method and system for improved dilution tolerance Methods and systems are provided for improving combustion stability, in particular during transient operations such as tip-out to lower load conditions, when EGR is being purged. Until a desired LP-EGR rate is achieved, fuel may be delivered as a split injection with at least an intake stroke injection and a compression stroke injection. Subsequently, single fuel injection may be resumed.
US09611787B2	Accessory apparatus and method of assembling accessories with a turbine engine A method of assembling accessories with a turbine engine and an accessory apparatus for a gas turbine engine having a first shaft that rotates when the gas turbine engine is energized. The accessory apparatus includes a mount rail attached to the gas turbine engine and extending parallel to the first shaft of the gas turbine engine a first accessory having a first mounting block, to mount the first accessory to the mount rail, and an first accessory shaft to power the first accessory and a second accessory having a second mounting block, to mount the second accessory to the mount rail, and a second accessory shaft to power the second accessory.
US09611784B2	Insulating seal plate for an air cycle machine A seal assembly of an air cycle machine includes a seal plate with an outer diameter. A bore extends axially through a center of the seal plate and a seal land is disposed at least partially within the bore. The seal land includes an inner diameter and a minimum ratio between the inner diameter of the seal land and the outer diameter of the seal plate is approximately 0.1985.
US09611783B2	Reclaim internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is provided with at least two reclaim cylinders for each two fuel burning cylinders. A plurality of routing members, such as hoses, are provided to route exhaust gas from the fuel burning cylinders to the reclaim cylinders.
US09611781B2	System and method of thermal management for an engine A system and method of thermal management for an engine are provided. The system includes an engine, an electrical water pump, and a controller. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions. Executing the recorded instructions causes the processor to continuously monitor the temperature of the cylinder head and the temperature of the coolant. If the monitored temperatures of the cylinder head and the coolant are below predetermined thresholds, the processor executes a first control action, in which the pump remains off and the coolant remains stagnant. If either of the monitored temperatures of the cylinder head or coolant reaches the respective predetermined threshold, the controller initiates a second control action, which requires the controller to signal the pump to turn on and circulate coolant. The controller then determines the desired operating speed of the electrical water pump based on engine load.
US09611770B2	Exhaust pipe structure for vehicle It is possible to simplify an internal structure of a silencer and it is possible to improve silencing performance while suppressing the increase of the size of the silencer. An exhaust pipe structure is constituted by an exhaust pipe (45) which is connected to an engine (4), and a silencer (43) which is disposed under the engine. A silencer inlet (43a) through which exhaust gas is introduced into the silencer is provided in the silencer and at the rear of a vehicle body. The exhaust pipe has a rear portion reversal pipe (62) by which a direction of an exhaust stream flowing rearward is reversed into a frontward direction. A downstream end side of the rear portion reversal pipe is connected to the silencer inlet. A silencer outlet (43b) through which exhaust gas is discharged from the silencer is provided in the silencer. The silencer outlet is provided at the front of the vehicle body. Thus, exhaust gas can flow inside the silencer unidirectionally from the rear toward the front.
US09611768B2	Continuous variable valve duration apparatus A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a cam shaft rotatably mounted to a cam carrier, a cam which is disposed to the cam shaft and relatively rotatable with respect to the cam shaft, and of which a rotation center thereof is variable with respect to a rotation center of the cam shaft, a connecting link which is disposed between the cam and the camshaft, is pivotally connected at least one of the cam and the camshaft, and transmits rotation of the camshaft to the cam, and a control portion selectively changes the rotation center of the cam.
US09611766B2	Gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine A gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine may include a hollow valve stem and a valve disc. The valve disc may include a valve bottom and a hollow valve cone which is connected to an outer edge of said valve bottom. The hollow valve cone may taper with increasing distance from the valve bottom. The valve stem may pass through the hollow valve cone. The valve stem may be fixedly connected on the one hand to the valve bottom and on the other hand to the tapered end of the valve cone. The valve stem may include a first hollow space which is fluidically separated from a second hollow space arranged in the valve disc. The first hollow space and the second hollow space may have a different cooling agent filling level.
US09611764B2	Method and system for variable cam timing device Methods and systems are described for an engine with a cam torque actuated variable cam timing phaser. Phaser positioning control is improved by reducing inaccuracies resulting from inadvertent spool valve and/or phaser movement when the spool valve is commanded between regions. In addition, improved spool valve mapping is used to render phaser commands more consistent and robust.
US09611760B2	Cutback aft clamp ring An aft clamp ring for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The aft clamp ring includes a body, a forward sealing face, and an aft sealing face. The body includes an annular shape extending between an outer end and an inner end. The forward sealing face faces in a second axial direction. The aft sealing face is adjacent the outer end facing in a first axial direction and is at least partially radially aligned with the forward sealing face. The forward sealing face and the aft sealing face are each an annular surface with a surface area from 105.50 cm2 to 165.19 cm2.
US09611750B2	Turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger with a turbine casing comprising a housing space for the turbine wheel of a turbine with guide vanes arranged upstream of the turbine wheel in a radial direction of the turbine wheel so as to be stationary relative to the turbine casing for guiding exhaust gas to the turbine wheel, and with an actuating element by which an inlet flow cross-section of the turbine through which the exhaust gas flows is variably adjustable and which is movable in the axial direction of the turbine between a blocking position restricting the flow cross-section and an open position clearing the flow cross-section relative to the turbine casing, the actuating elements extend through conforming openings formed in the guide walls between the guide vanes into the spaces defined between the guide vanes for controlling the turbine inlet flow cross-section.
US09611749B2	Face seal with locally compliant hydrodynamic pads Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a stator ring configured to be disposed about a rotor of a turbine, wherein the stator ring comprises a plurality of hydrodynamic pads extending from a sealing face of the stator ring, wherein each of the plurality of hydrodynamic pads is configured to hydrodynamically engage with a rotor ring.
US09611746B2	Blade wedge attachment A rotor includes a disk that has slots circumferentially arranged around its periphery. Blades include respective roots that are mounted in respective ones of the slots. The roots are smaller than the slots such that there are circumferential gaps between the roots and circumferential sides of the slots. Wedges are respectively located within the circumferential gaps. The wedges are free floating with regard to the blades and the disk.
US09611743B2	Radially compressible and expandable rotor for a pump having an impeller blade The invention relates to a radially compressible and expandable rotor for a pump having at least one impeller blade, wherein the impeller blade has an impeller blade body whose material is elastically deformable as well as at least one stiffening strut which is at least partially embedded in the material of the impeller blade body. The struts are designed suitably in size, shape and arrangement and are integrated in suitable hollow spaces of the impeller blade body for stabilizing the impeller blade. Elements with tensile strength can additionally be provided.
US09611735B2	Image-based measurement of a fluid An imaging-based measurement apparatus includes a light source, and at least one optical element for positioning in a flow conduit, the at least one optical element being part of a light path for light emitted by the light source, where light along the light path passes through a portion of fluid flowing in the flow conduit. An image sensor detects the light and measures content of the portion of the fluid.
US09611734B2	Connecting fiber optic cables Mitigating back reflection in fiber optic cables when coupling two fiber optic cables, for example, for implementing in harsh environments including wellbores. As described below, light from a source can travel toward a target through a first fiber optic cable and a second fiber optic cable coupled to the first fiber optic cable using a coupling system. The two fiber optic cables can be coupled such that all or a portion of back reflection at the coupling part is absorbed rather than permitted to travel back toward the source through the first fiber optic cable.
US09611729B2	Systems and methods for positioning horizontal wells within boundaries Systems and methods for positioning horizontal wells within a limited-pre-defined boundary. The systems and methods include an automated process for creating jointed target pairs or horizontal laterals to be utilized for planning horizontal wells in order to position the horizontal laterals within limited pre-defined boundary(ies).
US09611722B2	Top down liner cementing, rotation and release method A top down cementing tool operates with either mechanical manipulation or hydraulically. Rotation of the liner during cementing is enabled. A first bore is open for circulation during running in of the liner. In the hydraulic version, pressuring up on a dropped ball in the first bore opens cement packer setting ports and aligns crossover ports from the first bore to the annulus below the cementing packer and displaced fluid return ports to the annulus above the cementing packer. Pressuring up on a trailing wiper plug in the first bore opens the second bore so that pressuring on a seated ball in the second bore opens access to unsetting the cementing packer and launching the ball in the second bore for liner hanger setting and release of the running tool. The alternative embodiment gets the same result but with string manipulation for some of the realignments.
US09611721B2	Reverse flow sleeve actuation method A sleeve actuation method for actuating sleeves in a reverse direction. The method includes a use of stored energy created by injecting into a connected region of a well such that the stored energy is used to actuate a tool installed in a wellbore casing that is either heel ward or uphole of the connected region. The tool actuated in a direction from toe end to heel end while the tool reconfigures to create a seat for seating plugging elements.
US09611711B2	Method of opening an orifice in a downhole article, method for making the same and article made thereby A method of opening an orifice in a downhole article includes forming a downhole article having an orifice, the orifice having a selectively removable plug sealingly disposed therein, the selectively removable plug comprising a selectively removable plug body formed of a plug body material and a selectively removable sealant coating formed of a coating material disposed on an outer surface thereof. The method also includes disposing the article within a wellbore. The method further includes exposing the selectively removable plug to a first wellbore fluid that is configured to selectively remove the sealant coating and provide a fluid access to the plug body. The method also includes exposing the selectively removable plug body to a second wellbore fluid through the fluid access that is configured to selectively remove the plug body.
US09611708B2	Packer setting and/or unsetting Linear movement via a sliding mandrel configured to translate axially is converted into radial movement to compress a packer. The packer is configured to seal an item of oilfield equipment typically in a subsea environment. The packer may also be used to return or reverse the radial movement and/or the linear movement.
US09611705B2	Centralizer preconditioning and testing apparatus and method Apparatus, methods, and systems for preconditioning and/or testing a centralizer, and a preconditioned centralizer, are provided. The apparatus includes a restrictor positionable around a tubular and having an inner diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the tubular. The apparatus also includes a driver configured to translate the restrictor relative to the tubular in at least a first axial direction. The restrictor is configured to engage a centralizer attached to the tubular, and the restrictor is configured to at least partially collapse flexible ribs of the centralizer when the driver axially translates the restrictor across at least a portion of the flexible ribs.
US09611695B2	Dual pipe drilling head with improved bearing retention structure A downhole tool assembly for use in directional drilling operations. The assembly has a housing, a chuck, a cutting tool, a hub, and an elongate drive member. The housing has a spindle for supporting the hub and chuck for rotation thereon. The chuck is connected to the hub and has a non-circular interior surface and a box for supporting a cutting tool for rotation with the chuck. The elongate drive member is disposed within the housing, the hub, and the chuck. The drive member is operatively connected to the inner member of a dual-member drill string for rotation independently of the housing. The drive member has a non-circular external surface corresponding to the non-circular interior surface of the chuck. The pin end of the drive is slidably receivable in connector free torque-transmitting engagement with the interior surface of the chuck to drive rotation of the cutting tool, chuck, and hub independently of the housing.
US09611693B2	Mud motor assembly A longer-lasting, lower cost, more powerful, all metal, mud motor than the presently available progressing cavity type mud motors for drilling boreholes into the earth. A mud motor apparatus possessing one single drive shaft that turns a rotary drill bit, which apparatus is attached to a drill pipe which provides high pressure mud to the mud motor, wherein the drive shaft receives at least a first portion of its rotational torque from any high pressure mud flowing through a first hydraulic chamber within the apparatus, and receives at least a second portion of its rotational torque from any high pressure mud flowing through a second hydraulic chamber within the apparatus. The mud motor apparatus possesses two hydraulic chambers, each having its own power stroke, and return stroke, and acting together in a controlled fashion, provide continuous power to a rotary drill bit.
US09611690B2	High efficiency roller shade A motorized roller shade is provided. The motorized roller shade includes a shade tube in which a motor unit, a controller unit and a power supply unit are disposed. The controller unit includes a controller to control the motor. The power supply unit includes at least one bearing rotatably coupled to a support shaft. The motor unit includes at least one bearing, rotatably coupled to another support shaft, a DC gear motor and a counterbalancing device. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to a mounting bracket.
US09611689B2	Motorized sheer shading system A motorized sheer shading system may move a sheer shade material between an open position, a closed position, and a view position. The shading system may move the sheer shade material from the open position to the closed position at a first average rotational speed, and from the closed position to the view position at a second average rotational speed. The shading system may automatically determine a control limit that corresponds to the closed position of the sheer shade material after control limits have been set for the open position and the view position. The shading system may cause the sheer shade material to stop moving once it reaches the closed position if the raise button of a remote control is still depressed, and may cause the sheer shade material to stop moving once it reaches the closed position if the lower button of the remote control is still depressed.
US09611686B2	Method and system for cashbox security and monitoring There are systems and methods for secure cashbox removal from a transit vehicle and emptying in a vault at a transit site. The cashbox is removably attached to a transit vehicle driven by a transit operator and can be taken to a vault to deposit the cash located in the cashbox. The cashbox has a cashbox tag configured to broadcast a cashbox tag present signal that is received within secure zones and alarm zones, and communicated to a monitoring system to ensure that no cashbox rules are violated in getting the cashbox to the vault for emptying.
US09611685B2	Automated cover A novel method for preventing material contained inside a collection bin from being blown out of the collection bin is provided. The collection bin includes an automated cover system. The automated cover system comprises an actuator system that is actuated in response to movement of a specific item, such as the fork assembly and/or the collection bin. Upon actuation, the actuator system of the automated cover system automatically moves a cover.
US09611681B2	Closure element having a joint axis mechanism The invention relates to a closure element (1) in the form of a window or a door. The invention also relates to a joint axis mechanism (9) for such a closure element. The closure element (1) has a liquid crystal film (5) which is connected to cables (26) that are connected to other cables (22) via sliding contacts of an electrical connecting unit (16).
US09611675B2	Motor vehicle door lock arrangement A motor vehicle door lock arrangement has a motor vehicle lock and a force transmission chain. An actuation movement may be transmitted via the force transmission chain for opening of the motor vehicle lock. A crash coupling arrangement is provided between two force transmission chain sections, and includes a deflectable coupling element that is at least partly bendable.
US09611671B2	Security device and system A strainer for straining a length of material, the strainer including a tensioning device configured to tension a length of material between the strainer and an object, characterized in that the strainer includes a conductive component configured to contact the length of the material when held by the tensioning device, and wherein the conductive component includes an attachment portion for an external conductive link to the strainer. This invention also relates to a security system and its method of preparation using the strainer as described herein.
US09611669B2	Tent stake A tent stake that may be easily driven into and removed from various types of ground surfaces. The tent stake generally includes a shaft having a lower end portion and an upper end portion opposite of the lower end portion, a first connector attached to the upper end portion of the shaft and a second connector attached to the upper end portion of the shaft. The shaft is constructed of a rigid angle iron material to prevent bending or breakage during installation and removal.
US09611666B1	Utility pole repair plate systems and methods The disclosed technology includes utility pole repair plates for repairing a pole, such as a utility pole. One or more utility pole repair plates may be attached to a utility pole in an interconnected fashion to cover a portion or the entire circumference of a utility pole. A utility pole repair plate may include multiple substantially planar interconnected plate segments disposed at angles designed to accommodate a particular pole geometry.
US09611664B2	Releasable I-beam anchor An I-beam anchor for removably securing a fall protection member to an I-beam is disclosed. The I-beam anchor comprises a cross-beam, an anchor ring, and first and second brackets. The first bracket is positioned between a first end and center portion of the cross-beam and the second bracket positioned between a second end and center portion of the cross-beam. Each of the brackets comprises an inwardly directed flange spaced above the body of the brackets. At least the first bracket is a movable bracket and is movable along the cross-beam relative to the second bracket. The moveable bracket comprises a protected “quick release” mechanism that allows for the rapid engagement and disengagement of the anchor to the I-beam, in which the quick release mechanism is configured to minimize the chance of accidental or unintentional release.
US09611662B2	Anchoring mechanisms for a Binishell Described is an assembly for erecting a reinforced structure of a hardening building material using a pneumoform. The assembly includes an anchor bar having a first portion secured to a foundation and a second portion; a clamp bar configured to be aligned with the second portion of the anchor bar; a fixation element configured to extend through the clamp bar and the second portion of the anchor bar; and a pneumoform having an outer perimeter incorporating a keder. The outer perimeter of the pneumoform is positionable within a space between the second portion of the anchor bar and the clamp bar such that upon locking the clamp bar to the anchor bar with the fixation element the keder is captured by the clamp bar creating a first seal and forming a fluid-tight internal volume configured to be inflated. Related assemblies and methods are described.
US09611661B2	Assembly for coping and mounting trim molding An assembly for coping and mounting trim molding is provided. A trim holding device for mounting a finish trim molding and a coping device are provided. The coping device includes a platform, having a back, into which to place a finish trim molding for coping and cutting, and a blade assembly having a cutter blade and configured to be manually actuated by a lever. The blade assembly is adjustable and is configured to rotate. The cutter blade is configured specifically to a size and a shape of the finish trim molding to be cut and coped. The mounting device includes a bracket, having a pair of mounting flanges, configured for placement along a wall. The bracket and flanges form generally an “F” shape trim holding device. The flanges are configured to securely hold a finish trim molding without the use of nails, glues, and adhesives.
US09611659B2	Panel suitable for assembling a waterproof floor or wall covering, method of producing a panel Panel suitable for assembling a waterproof floor or wall covering by interconnecting a plurality of said panels with each other, wherein the panel has a substantially planar top surface, and a substantially planar bottom surface, at least four substantially linear side edges comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which are provided with interconnecting coupling means for interconnecting one panel within another, the panel having a sandwich structure which comprises a central layer basically composed of a thermoplastic material, a rigid top layer and a rigid bottom layer.
US09611656B2	Building panels Flooring material comprising sheet-shaped floor elements with a mainly square or rectangular shape. The floor elements are provided with edges, a lower side and an upper decorative layer. The floor elements are intended to be joined by means of joining members. The floor elements are provided with male joining members on a first edge while a second edge of the floor elements are provided with a female joining member. The male joining member is provided with a tongue and a lower side groove while the female joining member is provided with a groove and a cheek. the cheek being provided with a lip. The floor elements are provided with a male vertical assembly joining member on a third edge while a fourth, opposite. edge is provided with female vertical assembly joining member.
US09611650B1	Rail system and method for assembly A rail system that may be comprised of various components such as an upper rail, support rail, bottom rail, squash blocks, balusters, post covers, and ancillary components, such as post skirts and caps. In one exemplary embodiment, the rail system may be uniquely designed to accommodate perpendicular and angled installations (e.g., both in the horizontal and vertical planes). Furthermore, in another exemplary embodiment, the rail system may be easily assembled such that the support hardware is substantially hidden from view after installation, thereby enhancing the appearance of the railing.
US09611646B2	Connection mechanisms for structural members and related assemblies and methods A structural panel assembly includes first and second structural panels. Each structural panel includes: a substrate; an elongated male joint member comprising an aluminum extrusion at a first longitudinal edge portion of the substrate, with the male joint member including a latch member including a curved portion that extends the length of the substrate; and an elongated female joint member including an aluminum extrusion at a second, opposite longitudinal edge portion of the substrate, with the female joint member including a curved channel that extends the length of the substrate. The curved channel of the female joint member of the first structural panel is sized and configured to receive the latch member of the male female joint member of the second structural panel with the first and second structural panels in a coupled position.
US09611645B1	Stay-in-place insulated concrete forming system A method of tensioning concrete is disclosed.
US09611643B2	Systems and methods for providing a window wall with flush slab edge covers Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for providing a window wall with flush slab edge covers. A window wall system can include a sill receptor configured to fixably attach to a top surface of a slab. The window wall system may include a head receptor configured to fixably attach to an underside surface of the slab. The window wall system can include a window wall panel including panel infill and a panel sill configured to detachably couple to the sill receptor. The window wall system may include a slab edge cover including cover infill. The slab edge cover can be configured to detachably couple to the window wall panel and the head receptor. In various embodiments, an exterior surface of the panel infill and an exterior surface of the cover infill are configured to flushly align when the slab edge cover is detachably coupled to the window wall panel.
US09611639B2	Roofing membranes with expandable graphite as flame retardant A roofing membrane comprising at least one layer of a cured rubber and expandable graphite dispersed within the cured rubber.
US09611637B2	Prefabricated foldable building module A prefabricated foldable building module including a central core comprising first and second opposing fixed walls with roof and floor beams interposed therebetween; a plurality of vertically foldably connected walls mounted upon the first and second walls foldable out therefrom; a pair of roof panels, each foldably connected adjacent said roof beam; a pair of floor panels each foldably connected adjacent floor beam: characterized in that the wall panels, roof panels and floor panels may be folded out from their supporting structures in a defined sequence to form an enclosed/partly enclosed building structure, and may be re-folded in reverse sequence to original configuration. Standard modules can be stretched, or joined side by side, end to end or one on top of the other to form larger buildings.
US09611635B1	High efficiency water treatment process A system and method for removing from an aqueous stream impurities such as grit, particulates, floating debris, suspended solids, turbidity, bacteria, fecal coliform, oil, grease, color, and the like, and for treating an unacceptable biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, and/or dissolved oxygen by utilizing a treatment system positioned partially in a channel adapted to a flow of the aqueous stream. The treatment system comprises a containment zone for containing the aqueous stream for treatment by at least one of traveling or stationary screen filtration, aeration, anaerobic and/or aerobic digestion, clarification, media filtration, chemical addition, disinfection, pH adjustment, particulate removal, and/or the like. A partition wall is provided to bypass untreated water such as storm water. After passing untreated waste water through the treatment zone, the treated aqueous stream may be recycled for further use or discharged to its desired destination, such as a lake, river, or ocean.
US09611634B2	Elongated shower drain Elongated drain assemblies, systems and their methods of installation suitable for use in tiled shower stalls are described. The drain assembly includes (i) a base unit with locator pins that penetrate a waterproof membrane when installed and are received in locator pin holes in a overlying mounting bracket permitting alignment of fastener holes and bores in the respective bracket and base unit, and (ii) end extenders that can increase the effective length of the trough through attachment to the ends of the base unit thereby allowing drain assemblies of differing lengths to be created for a particular application.
US09611633B2	Plumbing fixture with flush valve actuator and methods for calibrating same Plumbing fixtures with a valve actuator for automatically controlling pivoting of a flush valve, and methods of calibrating movement of the flush valve, are disclosed. The motor of the valve actuator may be positioned between the bowl of the fixture and a leg of a trapway to provide compact assembly. A belt drive laterally extending along the trapway links the motor to the flush valve. The method of calibrating includes establishing stop points which are at positions of less resistance than hard stop positions.
US09611618B2	Dual action grapple apparatus A grapple apparatus may comprise at least one grapple arm movable between an open and a closed position, and having a proximal arm portion and a distal arm portion. The apparatus may include a primary actuator having extended and retracted conditions to move the proximal arm portion, and a secondary actuator having extended and retracted conditions to move the distal arm portion. The primary actuator may be configured such that an initial rate of movement of the primary actuator from the extended condition toward the retracted condition is slower than an initial rate of movement of the secondary actuator from the extended condition toward the retracted condition to produce substantially complete movement of the distal arm portion of the at least one grapple arm toward the open position before movement of the proximal arm portion toward the open position is initiated.
US09611617B2	Shovel with pivoting bucket A mining shovel including a base, a boom, a first member moveably coupled to the boom, a bucket, and a pivot actuator. The base includes a hoist drum for paying out and reeling in a hoist rope. The boom includes a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The hoist rope extends over the second end of the boom. The first member includes a first end and a second end. The bucket is pivotably coupled to the second end of the first member. The pivot actuator moves the bucket relative to the second end of the first member, and the pivot actuator includes a first end coupled to the first member.
US09611615B2	Apparatus and method for stabilizing a slab foundation A method for stabilizing a slab foundation comprises a narrow, vertical moisture barrier assembly spaced outside and surrounding the perimeter grade beam of the slab foundation by a predetermined distance, and extends to preferably five feet below surface grade. The narrow trench for the barrier is preferably less than three inches wide. A membrane formed of a synthetic composition forms a moisture barrier against one wall of the narrow trench, and is held in place by back fill. The moisture barrier is intended for use in expansive soils that are subject to shrinking and swelling.
US09611614B2	Waterproofing method for outdoor tank The present invention relates to a waterproofing method for an outdoor tank, the waterproofing method being characterized in that the boundary portion between the bottom of the outdoor tank installed on a foundation and the foundation is covered in a liquid tight manner by a waterproof sheet adhered so as to extend from the outdoor tank to the foundation. The present invention can provide a waterproofing method which is effective to prevent the entry of rain water into the boundary portions between the bottoms of outdoor tanks and the foundations, most of the outdoor tanks being large tanks mainly installed in oil refineries or the like. This waterproofing method for an outdoor tank can more reliably waterproof the bottom side of the outdoor tank using the simple method.
US09611613B2	Method and apparatus for sealing and structurally renewing a wall of a manhole An apparatus and method is provided for structurally renewing and sealing a wall of a manhole. The apparatus includes a tubular sleeve impregnated with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic material capable of expanding when in contact with water, and a liner impregnated with a resinous material capable of curing and hardening. The apparatus is positioned in a manhole and inflated, which forces the tubular sleeve and the liner into contact with the wall of the manhole. The hydrophilic or hydrophobic material is forced into defects of the wall, thus sealing the wall, while the liner is allowed to cure and harden, thus structurally renewing the wall of the manhole.
US09611612B2	Device and method for reducing noise A device for and methods of reducing sound vibrations in a liquid resulting from a sound source arranged below the liquid level of a body of water are disclosed. The device includes an elongate tube which can be arranged over the sound source, the tube comprising an outer wall and inner wall with an intermediate space between the inner and outer wall.
US09611611B2	Grout plug assembly to facilitate grouting during pipe piling placement A grouting assembly receives grout and delivers the grout to a pipe assembly for delivery to underground soil. The grouting assembly may have a drive shaft assembly with a rotary output shaft and a drive socket, a grout tube, a drivable coupler, and a grout plug assembly. The grout plug assembly inserts into the drivable coupler and accepts the grout tube in sealed engagement. The rotary output shaft, grout tube, and grout plug assembly define a conduit that provides an unobstructed flow path for the grout into the pipe assembly. The bottom-most pipe segment of the pipe assembly is designed to receive grout introduced through the pipe assembly so that the grout can be emitted through grout ports during the driving of the pile assembly into soil. The emitted grout forms a grout/soil mixture jacket within the disturbed soil along an exterior of the pipe pile assembly which adds appreciably to the overall stability, and particularly the lateral stability, of the pipe pile column created.
US09611610B2	Apparatus and methods for the placement of pipe piling Apparatus and methods for the installation of pipe pilings into the ground for use as structural building foundations, geothermal piles, or both, are disclosed. In addition to specialized fittings for pipe pile assemblies, the inventions include specialized drive mechanisms used in conjunction with rotary or vibratory motors. Methods of installing pipe pilings are further improved with the disclosure of methods of adding grout or similar materials during or after installation of the piles.
US09611605B1	Cantilevered debris plow and method of clearing debris A cantilevered debris plow comprising: a) A housing having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is open for discharge of debris and said second end is closed for input of debris: b) A mounting plate configurable for attachment to a prime mover is attached to said housing, wherein said mounting plate is positioned between said first end and said second end of said housing and wherein the distance from said first end to said mounting plate is less than the distance from said second end to said mounting plate; and; c) A debris engager positioned in said housing to engage and convey debris from said first end to said second end of said housing for discharge.
US09611603B2	Convertible tool A tool with a handle having a main shaft extending from the handle that is angled to form a secondary shaft having a second end wherein the angle between the main shaft and the secondary shaft is such that when a person grips the handle the secondary shaft forms an angle with a ground surface that is substantially a right angle. The secondary shaft is adapted to mount a second shaft which may have either a two piece blade that is articulated on the secondary shaft with moveable attachments to form either a flat blade for pushing snow or a V-shaped blade for pushing through snow, where in either configuration, the snow blade is substantially completely in contact with the ground surface or a rake for moving outdoor debris.
US09611600B2	Car shock absorber and car shock absorbing device using the same Provided are a car shock absorber, which is installed at a connection road exit junction of a road, such as a tunnel of the road, an underground entrance, and a freeway exit ramp, or at positions where car accidents are concerned, such as piers, abutments, and fronts of tollgates, so as to prevent damage of a car and casualties that may occur when the car collides with the car shock absorber, and a car shock absorbing device using the same. Damage of a car and casualties that may occur when the car collides with the car shock absorber and the car shock absorbing device, can be prevented, and even when the car collides with the car shock absorber and the car shock absorbing device, driving of another car is not disturbed so that the occurrence of an accident can be prevented. A car shock absorbing device according to the related art has to be reinstalled when colliding with the car once; however, the car shock absorbing device according to the present invention can be repeatedly reused without reinstallation even after colliding with the car.
US09611598B2	Self righting marker post A hollow marker post and a resilient member located therein wherein the resilient member is statically dependent of the hollow marker post with the marker post and the resilient member dynamically dependent of each other to facilitate the return of the marker post to an upright condition when the marker post is impacted by an external force.
US09611593B2	Dowels for jointed concrete and methods of forming and using the same A concrete dowel tube made of carbon steel comprises a welded longitudinal seam.
US09611585B2	Method and apparatus for curing of pre impregnated synthetic components in situ A cable, which may be produced by the method described herein, comprises a cable with a core jacket comprising a predetermined cable length where the core jacket comprises a thermoplastic material comprising a memory characteristic which changes based on temperature, a set of core components, disposed within the core jacket, which comprise the predetermined length, and a strength member disposed within the core jacket intermediate the core components and the core jacket. The strength member comprises a selectively activated pre-impregnated uncured synthetic material adapted to be cured while in production, the strength member comprising a length substantially equal to the predetermined length.
US09611580B2	Debris guard for a washing machine A washing machine appliance including a tub, a basket rotatably mounted within the tub, and an agitation element is provided. The agitation element defines a perimeter lip extending along an axial direction of the washing machine appliance towards a bottom wall of the basket. The bottom wall of the basket defines a ridge extending along the axial direction towards the agitation element. The ridge may be positioned inwardly of and proximate to the perimeter lip along a radial direction of the wash machine appliance to hinder debris from reaching a cavity defined between the agitation element and a bottom wall of the basket.
US09611572B2	Dimensionally stable nonwoven fibrous webs, and methods of making and using the same Dimensionally stable nonwoven fibrous webs include a plurality of fibers formed from one or more thermoplastic polyesters and an antishrink additive, preferably in an amount greater than 0% and no more than 10% by weight of the web. The webs have at least one dimension which decreases by no greater than 12% in the plane of the web when heated to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the fibers. The webs may be used as wipes.
US09611570B2	Drop-stitch fabric pneumatic bags with contrasting parallel surface thread pattern A drop-stitch fabric includes an upper layer, a lower layer and a plurality of linear spaced-apart bow line threads woven across the weft of each layer. The bow line threads of each layer are of a color which contrasts with the color of its layer.
US09611569B2	Method for treating reinforcing fibre and method for producing a reinforced composite article from the treated fibre The present invention relates to a reinforced composite material and a method for its production. The composite material comprises at least one cured resin having a reinforcing material. Preferably the reinforcing material is a plurality of glass fibers which are treated such that the properties of the interphase substantially surrounding each fiber are substantially equivalent to those of the bulk cured resin. The fiber treatment may be selected from the group consisting of a polymeric coating, a hydrophilic surface coating, a surface coating of a free radical inhibitor, or a reduction in the total surface area of the fibers. The reinforced composite material of the invention provides improved long-term mechanical properties compared to traditional glass fiber reinforced materials.
US09611566B2	Method for manufacturing single-crystal silicon Single crystal silicon ingots are grown by the multi-pulling method in a single crucible with minimization of dislocations by incorporating barium as a quartz crystallization inhibitor in amounts proportional to the diameter of the Czochralski crucible in which the crystal is grown. In at least one of the crystal pulling steps, a magnetic field is applied.
US09611565B2	Crystal growth apparatus with ceramic coating and methods for preventing molten material breach in a crystal growth apparatus A method for preventing molten material breach in a crystal growth apparatus includes providing a chamber of the crystal growth apparatus which is coated with a ceramic material. The chamber can be coated on an interior surface to prevent damage to the chamber itself, which is made of steel, and to prevent steam explosions in the water-cooled chamber. Ceramic blanket layers also can be provided over the coated interior surface of the chamber. As a result, it is possible to produce high quality crystalline products while minimizing the hazards and costs in the event of a spill of molten material.
US09611564B2	Method for growing a bulk single crystal nitride material An apparatus and method for growing nitride bulk single crystal, including an autoclave having a pre-growth zone and a growth zone. With control of the concentration of a saturated solution in a pre-growth chamber, the oversaturation reaction conditions for the overall process of growth of the nitride bulk single crystal can be regulated. By regulating the liquid level difference of the melt on an upper surface of a seed crystal, nucleation growth of N/Ga is preferentially performed on the surface of the seed crystal, which suppresses polycrystal formation at a gas-liquid interface and improves the growth rate of crystal and the utilization rate of raw materials.
US09611561B2	Electroplating cell and tool An electroplating cell employable with an electroplating tool and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the electroplating cell includes a cover configured to substantially seal the electroplating cell to an outside atmosphere during an electroplating process, and a porous tube couplable to an inert gas source configured to bubble an inert gas through an electrolyte containable therein. The electroplating cell also includes an anode, encased in an envelope of a semipermeable membrane, formed with an alloy of electroplating material, and a magnet configured to orient an axis of magnetization of the electroplating material for application to a wafer couplable thereto during an electroplating process.
US09611560B2	Sulfonamide based polymers for copper electroplating Sulfonamide based polymers are reaction products of sulfonamides and epoxides. The polymers may be used as levelers in copper electroplating baths, to provide good throwing power. Such reaction products may plate copper or copper alloys with good surface properties and good physical reliability.
US09611556B2	Radial counterflow shear electrolysis Coaxial disk armatures, counter-rotating through an axial magnetic field, act as electrolysis electrodes and high shear centrifugal impellers for an axial feed. The feed can be carbon dioxide, water, methane, or other substances requiring electrolysis. Carbon dioxide and water can be processed into syngas and ozone continuously, enabling carbon and oxygen recycling at power plants. Within the space between the counter-rotating disk electrodes, a shear layer comprising a fractal tree network of radial vortices provides sink flow conduits for light fractions, such as syngas, radially inward while the heavy fractions, such as ozone and elemental carbon flow radially outward in boundary layers against the disks and beyond the disk periphery, where they are recovered as valuable products, such as carbon nanotubes.
US09611555B2	Chemical systems and methods for operating an electrochemical cell with an acidic anolyte An electrochemical cell having a cation-conductive ceramic membrane and an acidic anolyte. Generally, the cell includes an anolyte compartment and a catholyte compartment that are separated by a cation-conductive membrane. A diffusion barrier is disposed in the anolyte compartment between the membrane and an anode. In some cases, a catholyte is channeled into a space between the barrier and the membrane. In other cases, a chemical that maintains an acceptably high pH adjacent the membrane is channeled between the barrier and the membrane. In still other cases, some of the catholyte is channeled between the barrier and the membrane while another portion of the catholyte is channeled between the barrier and the anode. In each case, the barrier and the chemicals channeled between the barrier and the membrane help maintain the pH of the liquid contacting the anolyte side of the membrane at an acceptably high level.
US09611553B2	Hydrogen and oxygen generator A hydrogen generator for producing hydrogen and oxygen gases comprising a housing having an electrolyte reservoir and an electrolysis cell, an electrical power source; a plurality of axially spaced-apart alternating positive and negative electrode plates mounted concentrically and separated from each other by a peripheral sealing ring in the electrolysis chamber; a pair of opposite tabs formed on the perimeter of the plates with openings for receiving an electrode support rod therein, positive electrode plates connected to a positive electrode support rod and negative electrode plates connected to a negative electrode support rod for electrically connecting the positive and the negative electrode plates to the power source, and fluid conduits for conveying liquid electrolyte from the reservoir to the electrolysis cell and for conveying hydrogen and oxygen gases from the electrolysis chamber; the electrode plates comprise a titanium plate having a 1-3 micron platinum coating, said plates preferably having a circular shape with a pair of diametric tabs formed on the edge thereof, each tab having a central opening for receiving the electrode rod therein.
US09611552B2	System and method for controllable non-volatile metal removal A system and method for removing metal from a substrate in a controlled manner is disclosed. The system includes a chamber, with one or more gas inlets to allow the flow of gasses into the chamber, at least one exhaust pump, to exhaust gasses from the chamber, and a heater, capable of modifying the temperature of the chamber. In some embodiments, one or more gasses are introduced into the chamber at a first temperature. The atoms in these gasses chemically react with the metal on the surface of the substrate to form a removable compound. The gasses are then exhausted from the chamber, leaving the removable compound on the surface of the substrate. The temperature of the chamber is then elevated to a second temperature, greater than the sublimation temperature of the removable compound. This increased temperature allows the removable compound to become gaseous and be exhausted from the chamber.
US09611551B2	Layer system comprising gadolinium solid solution pyrochlore phase Heat insulating layered systems should have a long service life in addition to excellent heat-insulating properties. Disclosed in an inventive layered system consisting of an external ceramic layer that has a mixed crystal consisting of gadolinium zirconate and gadolinium hafnate.
US09611545B2	ZnO film production system and production method using ZnO film production system having heating units and control device A ZnO film production method includes: disposing a substrate on an installation base; and, while supplying chlorine gas from a chlorine gas supply source to a first raw material storing part R1 and supplying oxygen gas from a third gas supply source (oxygen gas supply source) G3 into a reaction container, controlling heating units (heaters H1, H2 and H3) with a control device CONT such that temperature T1 of the first raw material storing part R1, temperature T2 of a second raw material storing part R2 and temperature T3 of the installation base on which the substrate is disposed satisfy a relationship of T1
US09611543B2	Sliding element having a coating The invention relates to a sliding element, such as a piston ring, having a coating on at least one running surface, which comprises, from the inside out, an adhesive layer (10), a metal-containing, preferably tungsten-containing, DLC layer (12), and a metal-free DLC layer (14), and is characterized in that the ratio of the thickness of the metal-free DLC layer to the thickness of the metal-containing DLC layer ranges from 0.7 to 1.5 and/or to the overall thickness of the coating ranges from 0.4 to 0.6.
US09611537B2	Target shaping A target for a physical vapor deposition system includes a top, a bottom, and a base. The base essentially is defined by the surface of the target to be sputtered. A first, inner ring and a second, outer ring extend from the base. Each ring has an inner side and an outer side, wherein sputtering is concentrated on the outer sides by means of a magnet arrangement adjacent to the target.
US09611536B2	Method for making nanostructures A method of making nanostructures includes following steps. A carbon nanotube structure is suspended, wherein the carbon nanotube structure includes a number of carbon nanotubes orderly aligned. A carbon nanotube composite structure is formed by applying a precoated layer on the carbon nanotube structure, wherein a thickness of the precoated layer on an outer surface of each of the number of carbon nanotubes ranges from about 2 nanometers to about 10 nanometers. The carbon nanotube composite structure is transferred on a substrate and treating the carbon nanotube composite structure with a solution. The carbon nanotube structure is removed by annealing the carbon nanotube composite structure in an annealing temperature from about 500° C. to about 700° C., wherein the precoated layer is softened and contracted.
US09611533B2	Manufacturing method of machine component A method of manufacturing a machine component includes the steps of: preparing a member made of steel; forming a film containing vanadium at a surface by subjecting the member to oxidation; and forming a nitrogen-enriched layer by heating the member having the film formed in a heat treatment gas atmosphere containing nitrogen gas and absent of ammonia gas for carbonitriding.
US09611530B2	Method of producing a part with very high mechanical properties from a rolled coated sheet The invention relates to a steel part coated with a compound consisting, over more than 90% of its thickness, of at least one Fe/Zn-based phase, the iron weight content of which is equal to 65% or higher and the Fe/Zn ratio of which is between 1.9 and 4, said compound being formed by at least one heat treatment for alloying between said steel and a precoat, said precoat consisting of a zinc alloy comprising, the contents being expressed by weight, between 0.5 and 2.5% aluminum and, optionally, one or more elements chosen from: Pb≦0.003%; Sb≦0.003%; Bi≦0.003%; 0.002%≦Si≦0.070%; La<0.05%; Ce<0.05%, the balance consisting of zinc and inevitable impurities.
US09611529B2	Microfluidic surface processing device and method The present invention is notably directed to a microfluidic surface processing device including a microfluidic probe head with at least one aperture, on a face, including at least an outlet aperture; and a surface processing structure extending outward and perpendicular with respect to the face, the processing structure being further dimensioned and located with respect to the outlet aperture such that it can intercept a flowpath of liquid dispensed via the outlet aperture. The present invention is further directed to related apparatuses and methods.
US09611528B2	Microfluidic surface processing device and method The present invention is notably directed to a microfluidic surface processing device including a microfluidic probe head with at least one aperture, on a face, including at least an outlet aperture; and a surface processing structure extending outward and perpendicular with respect to the face, the processing structure being further dimensioned and located with respect to the outlet aperture such that it can intercept a flowpath of liquid dispensed via the outlet aperture. The present invention is further directed to related apparatuses and methods.
US09611524B2	High-yield-ratio high-strength steel sheet having excellent workability A steel sheet according to the present invention has tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, exerts a high-yield ratio, and has excellent workability (in detail, strength-ductility balance). The steel sheet contains: C: 0.06-0.12% (excluding 0.12%); Si: 0.2% or less; Mn: 2.0-3.5%; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, and V of 0.01-0.15% in total; B: 0.0003-0.005%; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.05% or less; Al: 0.005-0.1%; N: 0.015% or less; and the balance is iron and unavoidable impurities, in which the content of ferrite is more than 5% to 15% or less, that of martensite is 25-55%, and the total content of bainite and tempered martensite is 30% or more to less than 70%, based on the whole microstructure, and in which the average crystal grain size of the ferrite is 3.0 μm or less.
US09611519B2	Process and installation for heating a metallic strip, notably for an annealing The invention pertains to the heating of a metal strip, and relates to equipment for heating a metal strip that comprises a pre-heating housing provided with a device for projecting hot gases towards the strip, a heating housing with regenerative burners, a duct for discharging the gases from the heating housing, a three-way adjustable valve and an adjustment device including a sensor for detecting the setpoint temperature of the metal strip and a member for adjusting the three-way valve so that it can adjust the amount of hot gases fed to the projection device. The invention can be used in equipment for heating narrow strips before annealing the same.
US09611514B2	Method for selection of hDIS3 PIN domain inhibitors and use of hDIS3 PIN domain inhibitors for cancer treatment The present invention relates to a method for selection or screening of hDIS3 PIN domain inhibitors, yeast strain and cell line used in such methods It also relates to new therapeutic agents selected hDIS3 PIN domain inhibitors and uses thereof in the treatment of cancers having mutations inhDIS3 RNB domain, especially multiple myeloma. The invention also relates to composition comprising new therapeutic agent hDIS3 PIN domain inhibitor and method for inducing synthetic lethality in a cancer cell.
US09611512B2	Methods of detecting mutations associated with ataxia-ocular apraxia 2 (AOA2) Methods of identifying polymorphisms associated with ataxia-ocular apraxia 2 (AOA2), are described. The polymorphisms associated with AOA2 include specific mutations in the senataxin (SETX) gene. Also described are methods of diagnosis of AOA2, as well as methods of assessing an individual for carrier status for AOA2.
US09611510B2	Composition and methods related to modification of 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) The present invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting, evaluating, and/or mapping 5-methyl-modified and/or 5-hydroxylmethyl-modified cytosine bases within a nucleic acid molecule.
US09611508B2	Processes for detecting or quantifying nucleic acids in a library This invention provides novel compositions and processes for analyte detection, quantification and amplification. Nucleic acid arrays and libraries of analytes are usefully incorporated into such compositions and processes. Universal detection elements, signaling entities and the like are employed to detect and if necessary or desirable, to quantify analytes. Amplification of target analytes are also provided by the compositions and processes of this invention.
US09611507B2	Arrays of microparticles and methods of preparation thereof This invention provides high unit density arrays of microparticles and methods of assembling such arrays. The microparticles in the arrays may be functionalized with chemical or biological entities specific to a given target analyte. The high unit density arrays of this invention are formed on chips which may be combined to form multichip arrays according to the methods described herein. The chips and/or multichip arrays of this invention are useful for chemical and biological assays.
US09611506B2	Reaction mixtures for forming cDNA from an RNA template This invention relates to a process for synthesis of a cDNA in a sample, in an enzymatic reaction, whereby the process comprises the steps: simultaneous preparation of a first enzyme with polyadenylation activity, a second enzyme with reverse transcriptase activity, a buffer, at least one ribonucleotide, at least one deoxyribonucleotide, an anchor oligonucleotide; addition of a sample that comprises a ribonucleic acid; and incubation of the agents of the previous steps in one or more temperature steps, which are selected such that the first enzyme and the second enzyme show activity. The invention further relates to a reaction mixture that comprises a first enzyme with polyadenylation activity, a second enzyme with reverse transcriptase activity, optionally a buffer, optionally at least one ribonucleotide, optionally at least one deoxyribonucleotide, and optionally an anchor oligonucleotide. Moreover, the invention relates to a kit that comprises a corresponding reaction mixture.
US09611505B2	Application of oligo-DT molecules to avoid generation of high molecular PCR products induced by poly-A carrier During RNA isolation carrier nucleic acids such as polyA-RNA are used in order to increase the yield of the isolated RNA. The carrier nucleic acids may lead to high molecular weight products which may interfere in subsequent steps, such as reverse transcription, PCR and gel electrophoresis. The present invention therefore refers to a method and a kit for reverse transcription and the use of a blocking nucleic acid molecule for blocking the carrier polyA-RNA.
US09611501B2	Method and device for rapid detection of bacterial antibiotic resistance/susceptibility Described herein is a method and a device for expediting delivery of an agent to a damaged bacterial cell. In one embodiment, the methods and devices are useful for screening candidate antibiotics. In another embodiment, the methods and devices described herein are used to determine susceptibility of bacteria to an antibiotic. The methods also provide a method for determining an appropriate antibiotic to treat an individual having a bacterial infection.
US09611500B2	Method for detecting the presence of the viable cells in an endodontic sample A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of the viable cells in an endodontic sample in or taken from an endodontic cavity in the tooth, such as the root canal, enables the rapid and low cost identification of the presence or absence of bacteria or other viable cell tissue in the endodontic space by first incubating a viable cell indicator with an endodontic sample for a pre-determined period suitable for chair-side test and then measuring and/or detecting a change in a parameter (e.g. fluorescence) associated with the viable cell indicator. Thereby, the required level of root canal treatment can be reached which minimizes the risk of re-infection without the time, cost and potentially harm of over-preparation and over treatment by the dental surgeon or of a re-treatment.
US09611497B2	Crude biological derivatives competent for nucleic acid detection The invention relates to methods for the detection of a specific sequence of RNA in a cell or tissue sample. The invention also relates to methods to enzymatically manipulate the RNA in a crude cell lysate in a number of applications.
US09611495B2	Bacterial cellulose and bacterium producing it [Problem]To provide a bacterial cellulose which is highly dispersible in a liquid, shows excellent molding properties and high miscibility with other materials when applied to materials, and, therefore, has a high applicability as a practical material, and a bacterium which produces the bacterial cellulose.[Solution]A bacterial cellulose, water that contains said bacterial cellulose at a final concentration of 0.1±0.006 (w/w) showing a light transmittance at a wavelength of 500 nm of 35% or greater, and a bacterium producing the bacterial cellulose. According to the present invention, the bacterial cellulose that is uniformly dispersible in a liquid such as water can be obtained. The bacterial cellulose shows excellent molding properties and high miscibility with other materials and, therefore, can contribute to the improvement in the qualities of a final product or production efficiency thereof or to the reduction of production cost.
US09611492B2	Use of vinasse in the process of saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass The use of stillage in a saccharification/fermentation process of lignocellulosic biomasses, regardless of the form of the biomasses and regardless of the use of the obtained final hydrolyzed broth. The beneficial effect conferred by the stillage to the saccharification process of lignocellulosic biomasses presents among other characteristics the ability to buffer the reaction medium, especially when such process takes place in an enzymatic route, but not limited to it, regardless of the type of biomass being used and the type of pretreatment to which the biomass is subjected. Fermentation processes, such as the ethanol production, using stillage as source of nutrients such as, for example, nitrogen, for growing microorganisms, but not limited to it.
US09611490B2	Biological method for producing cis-5-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid A method for producing cis-5-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid is described. A gene recombinant microorganism enabling direct production of cis-5-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid can be used in the method. Also described is a gene recombinant microorganism. In particular, it is described that a gene recombinant microorganism having DNAs encoding proteins involved in the biosynthesis of L-pipecolic acid and a DNA encoding a protein having the L-pipecolic acid cis-5-hydroxylase activity is cultured in a medium, and cis-5-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid is collected from the medium.
US09611485B2	Polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences associated with herbicide tolerance This invention relates generally to the detection of genetic differences among soybeans. More particularly, soybean quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with herbicide tolerance, including tolerance to one or more of an HPPD-inhibitor herbicide, such as mesotrione and isoxazole herbicides, and/or a PPO inhibitor herbicide; soybean plants possessing these QTLs; and genetic markers that are indicative of phenotypes associated with such herbicide tolerance are provided. Methods and compositions for use of these markers in genotyping of soybean and selection are also disclosed, as are methods and compositions for use of herbicides for weed control. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides relating to such tolerance or sensitivity and methods of introgressing such tolerance into a plant by breeding or transgenically, or by a combination thereof. Plant cells, plants, and seeds produced are also provided.
US09611484B2	In vivo assembly of transcription units Methods of providing gene suppression DNA in a eukaryotic organism comprising introducing a first DNA segment and at least one second DNA segment into the genome of the organism. One of the DNA segments contains a promoter and a transcribable DNA. Another DNA segment contains at least part of the transcribable DNA. When inserted in tandem, the DNA segments are assembled in vivo forming a recombinant transcription unit. RNA transcribed from the transcription unit can form double-stranded RNA.
US09611477B2	Treatment of tristetraproline (TTP) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to TTP The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Tristetraproline (TTP), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Tristetraproline (TTP). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of TTP.
US09611469B2	Thermostable phytase variants The present invention relates to a method for producing phytase variants which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least two additional disulfide bonds as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have modified, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an modified glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to the variants produced, DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g., in animal feed and animal feed additives.
US09611465B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing core factor involved in proliferation and differentiation of central nervous cell With an aim to provide a novel factor inducing proliferation of neural stem cells and differentiation of these cells into nerve cells, a pharmaceutical composition comprising 1) CRBN, 2) a nucleic acid encoding CRBN, or 3) a stem cell or a neural progenitor cell in which CRBN is expressed, a method including administering the pharmaceutical composition to a non-human animal and inducing proliferation of neural stem cells or neural progenitor cells of the non-human animal and differentiation of these cells into nerve cells, and a method for screening for a therapeutic drug for a disease of cerebral cortex or a surgical injury of cerebral cortex, using CRBN, are provided.
US09611461B2	Enterobacteriaceae bacteria exhibiting increased L-cysteine producing ability L-cysteine can be produced inexpensively and efficiently by using a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae modified to reduce activity of O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase B thereof, the bacterium being modified so that the C terminal region of its thiosulfate-binding protein is deleted, and the bacterium having an increased ability to produce L-cysteine in the presence of a sulfate.
US09611457B2	Triazine derivatives as differentiation catalysts A method of inducing differentiation of mammalian cells into cardiomyocyte-like cells by contacting the mammalian cell with a triazine compound of formula (I), wherein X is independently —NR4—or —O—, R4 is hydrogen or C1-6-alkyl; R1 is hydroxy, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-alkoxy, carboxy, C1-6-alkoxycarbonyl, halo, cyano, nitro, formyl, amino, C1-6-alkylamino, or di-C1-6-alkylamino, the C1-6-alkyl or -alkoxy residue being optionally substituted with one or more R5 substituents selected from hydroxy, halo, cyano, and nitro; n is 0 to 5; R2 is hydrogen, aryl, heteroaryl, or C1-6-alkyl, the aryl or heteroaryl residue being optionally substituted with one or more R1 substituents, and where the C1-6-alkyl is optionally further substituted with one or more R5 substituents; and R3 is selected from hydrogen, halo, NR4R7, OR7, SR7, and R7, where the same options apply for R7 as for R2; with the proviso that the compound of formula (I) is not 3-[(4,6-diphenoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]benzoic acid.
US09611453B2	Micromechanical devices for control of cell-cell interaction, and methods of use thereof The development and function of living tissues depends largely on interactions between cells that can vary in both time and space; however, temporal control of cell-cell interaction is experimentally challenging. By employing a micromachined silicon substrate with moving parts, herein is disclosed the dynamic regulation of cell-cell interactions via direct manipulation of adherent cells with micron-scale precision. The inventive devices and methods allow mechanical control of both tissue composition and spatial organization. The inventive device and methods enable the investigation of dynamic cell-cell interaction in a multitude of applications, such as intercellular communication, spanning embryogenesis, homeostasis, and pathogenic processes.
US09611450B2	Process for the removal of polymer thermosets from a substrate The present invention relates to a process for the removal of polymer thermosets from the substrates without damaging the substrates. The present invention relates to a process for the removal of polymer thermoset from the substrate retaining the physical and chemical properties of the substrates. The present invention more particularly relates to the use of bio molecules for cleaving polymer thermosets and the process to perform the cleaving.
US09611441B2	Plants expressing Δ6-desaturase genes and oils from these plants containing PUFAS and method for producing unsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for the preparation of triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention relates to the generation of transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with Δ6 double bonds owing to the expression of a moss Δ6-desaturase. The invention furthermore relates to transgenic organisms comprising a Δ6-desaturase gene, and to the use of unsaturated fatty acids ort of the triglycerides with an increased content if unsaturated fatty acids prepared in the process.
US09611440B2	Process for producing dry synthetic natural gas (SNG) A process for producing dry synthetic natural gas (SNG, Synthetic Natural Gas) from solid or liquid, carbonaceous fuel, substantially consisting of the following process steps: a) gasification of a solid or liquid, carbonaceous fuel to a raw synthesis gas b) cooling of the gas, separation of solids and the gas condensate c) raw gas conversion d) washing of the gas with methanol for separating hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and moisture, wherein the methanol is circulated via a regeneration plant, e) methanation, f) condensation of moisture by means of cooling and/or cold water, g) further drying of the gas by condensation at low temperature by adding methanol to avoid the formation of ice.
US09611435B2	Method for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated compound The present invention relates to a method for the selective hydrogenation of an unsaturated compound, particularly a method in an unsaturated compound or a mixture containing unsaturated compounds for increase of the light sulphides weight, hydrogenation of a polyunsaturated compound and isomerization of a monounsaturated compound. The method uses a supported catalyst. The supported catalyst contains at least one Group VIB non-noble metal oxide and at least one Group VIII non-noble metal oxide deposited on a carrier; and the catalyst has an optimized acid distribution on the surface of the catalyst, and more preferably has an optimized Group VIII/VIB metal ratio and a Group VIII non-noble metal density per unit of catalyst surface area.
US09611433B2	Separator for desalting petroleum crude oils having rag layer withdrawal An improved separator for desalting petroleum crude oils which may be operated in a continuous manner under automatic control; the improved desalter is therefore well suited to modern refinery operation with minimal downtime. A portion of the emulsion layer is withdrawn from the desalter through external withdrawal ports according to the thickness and position of the emulsion layer with the selected withdrawal header(s) being controlled by sensors monitoring the position and thickness of the emulsion layer. The withdrawn emulsion layer can be routed as such or with the desalter water effluent to a settling tank or directly to another unit for separation and reprocessing.
US09611432B2	Catalytic cracking catalyst having a higher selectivity, processing method and use thereof The present invention provides a catalytic cracking catalyst, processing method and use thereof. When the catalyst is added into a commercial catalytic cracking unit, it has an initial activity of not higher than 80, preferably not higher than 75, more preferably not higher than 70, a self-balancing time of 0.1-50 h, and an equilibrium activity of 35-60. Said method enables the activity and selectivity of the catalyst in the catalytic cracking unit to be more homogeneous and notably improves the selectivity of the catalytic cracking catalyst, so as to obviously reduce the dry gas and coke yields, to sufficiently use steam and to reduce the energy consumption of the FCC unit.
US09611430B2	Method of handling a solvent-containing solids stream in a non-aqueous oil sand extraction process The present invention provides a method of handling a solvent-containing solids stream in a non-aqueous oil sand extraction process, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a solvent-containing solids stream at a first pressure; (b) depositing the solvent-containing solids stream provided in step (a) as a bed in a vessel; (c) discharging the solvent-containing solids stream from the vessel at a second pressure via an outlet, thereby obtaining a depressurized solvent-containing solids stream; wherein the solvent-containing solids stream in the vessel in step (b) is at a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent in the depressurized solvent-containing solids stream at the second pressure in step (c).
US09611424B2	Luminophores and core-shell luminophore precursors A novel type of green luminophore containing mixed rare-earth phosphates is produced from precursor particles having a mean diameter ranging from 1.5 to 15 microns; such particles have an inorganic core and a shell of a mixed lanthanum and/or cerium phosphate, optionally doped with terbium, evenly covering the inorganic core with a thickness greater than or equal to 300 nm.
US09611422B2	Methods of obtaining hydrocarbons using suspensions including organic bases Suspensions comprising an organic base and at least one carrier fluid. The organic base comprises an amine group and at least one hydrophobic group attached to the amine group. The at least one hydrophobic group may be functionalized with one or more functional groups. Methods of extracting and obtaining a hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation or bitumen using the suspension are disclosed.
US09611419B1	Well cementing A hydraulic well cementing composition is disclosed. The well cementing composition contains a hydraulic cement and a fluid loss additive. The fluid loss additive is the polymerization reaction product of a two vinylamide monomers, wherein the polymerization reaction is conducted in the presence of a molecular weight control agent. One of the vinylamide monomers includes a sulfonic acid function, the second vinylamide monomer does not include a sulfonic acid function. The fluid loss additive controls fluid loss at temperatures up to 350° F.
US09611417B2	Invert emulsion drilling fluid containing a hygroscopic liquid and a polymeric suspending agent An invert emulsion drilling fluid comprises: an external phase, wherein the external phase of the drilling fluid comprises a hydrocarbon liquid; an internal phase, wherein the internal phase of the drilling fluid comprises a hygroscopic liquid; and a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is a polymer comprising urea linkages or urea and urethane linkages. The hygroscopic liquid comprises a salt and a suitable solvent or comprises an alcohol. The drilling fluid can exclude an organophilic clay or organophilic lignite. A method of using the invert emulsion drilling fluid comprises: introducing the drilling fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US09611412B2	Process for coating diamond with refractory metal carbide and metal The invention relates to method of depositing refractory metal carbide onto part of a surface of a body comprising diamond, the method including adhering directly onto part of the surface a refractory precursor material comprising a compound including oxygen and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; the refractory precursor material being reducible in the presence of carbon on the application of heat to form at least one compound comprising metal carbide or mixed metal carbide; and reducing the refractory precursor material by the application of heat. The invention further relates to a body comprising diamond, part of the surface of the body having directly adhered thereto a metal carbide and part of the surface of the body having directly adhered thereto a metallic material and the content of diamond being greater than 80 volume percent of a volume of the body.
US09611410B2	Adhesive resin composition, laminate, and self-stripping method An adhesive resin composition includes an expandable sticky polymer having a structure derived from a Meldrum's acid derivative, or a Meldrum's acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1) and an adhesive resin.
US09611409B2	Color developing colorless primer The intense purple dye normally found in purple primers for use in the adhesive bonding of plastics is replaced with a leuco dye capable developing a visually intense color when activated through contact with the particular plastic being bonded or a complementary solvent cement.
US09611406B2	Polishing composition, and polishing method and substrate production method using same A polishing composition of the present invention contains abrasive grains each having a surface with protrusions. Parts of the abrasive grains have larger particle diameters than the volume-based average particle diameter of the abrasive grains, and the average of values respectively obtained by dividing a height of each protrusion on the surface of each abrasive grain belonging to the parts of the abrasive grains by the width of a base portion of the same protrusion is 0.170 or more. Protrusions on the surfaces of abrasive grains belonging to the parts of the abrasive grains that have larger particle diameters than the volume-based average particle diameter of the abrasive grains have an average height of 3.5 nm or more. The polishing composition has a content of an organic alkali of 100 mmol or less per kilogram of the abrasive grains in the polishing composition.
US09611402B2	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.
US09611400B2	Ink system for cure under low-energy conditions UV-curable ink formulations are provided that are capable of being cured under low-energy conditions, such as with a conventional mercury vapor lamp operating at half or less of the lamp's nominal wattage or using an LED lamp. Methods for forming a printed ink image on a substrate using the ink are also provided, which permit maintenance of relatively high line speeds while consuming less energy due to the use of lower-wattage lamp settings.
US09611399B2	Fluorinated coatings with lubricious additive Fluorinated coatings having a lubricious additive, articles with the fluorinated coatings, and methods of making articles with the fluorinated coatings are provided. More specifically, the fluorinated coatings are prepared from a curable coating composition that includes both a fluorinated silane and a fluorinated polyether oil. The curable coating composition is typically applied adjacent to a siliceous substrate and then cured. The resulting cured articles can have an outer surface that has a good tactile response, that is abrasion resistant, that is easy to clean, or a combination thereof.
US09611394B2	Floor board A floor board includes a board unit that includes a substrate and a coating unit. The substrate has a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, a male engaging part extending outwardly from the first side surface, and a female engaging part indented inwardly from the second side surface. The male engaging part corresponds in shape to the female engaging part. The coating unit is formed on the first and second side surfaces, and the male and female engaging parts, and includes a far-infrared radiating material.
US09611392B2	Self-assembly coating material, heat sink and method of forming heat sink A self-assembly coating material including carbon particles and polymer shells is provided. The polymer shells respectively cover and are bonded to the carbon particles, wherein each polymer shell has both a first functional group for adsorbing on a surface of a substrate and a second functional group for self cross-linking. The first functional groups include thiol groups. The second functional groups include epoxy groups or carboxylic groups. The self-assembly coating material can be applied to a metal substrate to form a heat dissipation layer.
US09611388B2	Thermoplastic resin composition comprising acrylic-modified silicone resin A thermoplastic resin composition having advantages including tensile strength, sliding properties and heat resistance is obtained by blending (I) a thermoplastic resin containing N, S or Cl with (II) an acrylic-modified polyorganosiloxane obtained from emulsion/graft polymerization of a mixture comprising (i) a polyorganosiloxane, (ii) a (meth)acrylate monomer, and (iii) a copolymerizable monomer.
US09611384B2	Method for producing branched functionalized diene (co)polymers The method consists of a polymerization process or a copolymerization process which is carried out in two parallel reactors, and each of dienes are polymerized or copolymerized with each other and/or with arylvinyl compounds, wherein an organolithium initiator, an electron donor additive and a branching agent are fed into the first reactor, and an organo lithium initiator, an electron donor additive and a functionalizing agent are fed into the second reactor, and the resultant polymerized mixtures are subsequently mixed with each other. This method allows for producing branched functionalized (co)polymers of dienes that are characterized by a statistical distribution of monomer units, a high content of vinyl units (1,2-butadiene units and/or 3,4-isoprene units (more than 60%)), a narrow molecular weight distribution and a controllable content of branched and functionalized parts in the (co)polymer.
US09611376B2	Method for producing particles and apparatus for producing particles To provide a method for producing particles, which contains: bringing a compressive fluid and a pressure plastic material into contact with each other using a multistage split flow micromixer, to thereby produce a melt of the pressure plastic material, in which the compressive fluid is dissolved; and jetting the melt of the pressure plastic material, to form particles, wherein the pressure plastic material is a resin having a carbonyl structure —C(═O)—, and wherein a viscosity of the melt is 500 mPa·s or lower, as measured under temperature and pressure conditions at the time of the jetting the melt of the pressure plastic material.
US09611372B2	Narrow-gap flip chip underfill composition An underfill composition comprises a curable resin, a plurality of filler particles loaded within the resin, the filler particles comprising at least 50 weight % of the underfill composition. The filler particles comprise first filler particles having a particle size of from 0.1 micrometers to 15 micrometers and second filler particles having a particle size of less than 100 nanometers. A viscosity of the underfill composition is less than a viscosity of a corresponding composition not including the second filler particles.
US09611370B2	Low-resilience polyurethane foam and production method thereof A low-resilience polyurethane foam is produced by allowing a low-resilience polyurethane foam composition containing polyisocyanate (a), polyol (b), catalyst (c), and blowing agent (d) to react. The polyisocyanate (a) contains bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, and the polyol (b) contains 5 to 30 mass % of polyol (b-1) having an average functionality of 1.5 to 4.5 and a hydroxyl number of 20 to 70 mgKOH/g, and 70 to 95 mass % of polyol (b-2) having an average functionality of 1.5 to 4.5 and a hydroxyl number of 140 to 300 mgKOH/g.
US09611368B2	Process for making a monomer solution for making cation exchange membranes A method of making a monomer solution of styrene sulfonic acid or the pyridine salt of styrene sulfonic acid or mixtures of both in an organic solvent, said solution being suitable for producing cation exchange membranes. The method comprises the steps of dissolving a metal salt of styrene sulfonate in said organic solvent and pyridinium styrene sulfonate. The mixture solution is reacted under conditions that generate a salt byproduct precipitate and the reactant product solution is collected. Embodiments of the present invention provide for cation exchange membranes and processes for their manufacture. Membranes made by the processes described herein combine low resistance and high permselectivity which make them highly effective for membrane components in desalination of water by electrodialysis (ED), as a power generating sources in reverse electrodialysis and as separators in fuels cells.
US09611363B2	Dandelion processes, compositions and products Dandelion processes, compositions and products are provided. One process is a method of preparing dandelion that utilizes a species of a Taraxacum genus, the process including the steps of extracting and recovering a rubber and a carbohydrate from a dandelion root substantially simultaneously. The process employs a dandelion species that is selected from the group consisting of: Taraxacum officianale, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a rubber-bearing species of the genus Taraxacum, and a combination of two or more thereof. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US09611361B2	Polyarylene ether sulfone (PAES) compositions A poly(arylether sulfone) polymeric material comprising polymer molecules wherein more than 50% moles of the recurring units of said polymer molecules are recurring units (Rt), equal to or different from each other, complying with formula (St): -E-Ar1—S02-[Ar2-(T-Ar3)n—S02]m-Ar4— (formula St) wherein: n and m, equal to or different from each other, are independently zero or an integer of 1 to 5, each of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 equal to or different from each other and at each occurrence, is an aromatic moiety, T is a bond or a divalent group optionally comprising one or more than one heteroatom—E is of formula (Et): wherein each of R′, equal to or different from each other, is selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, ether, thioether, carboxylic acid, ester, amide, imide, alkali or alkaline earth metal sulfonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkali or alkaline earth metal phosphonate, alkyl phosphonate, amine and quaternary ammonium; j′ is zero or is an integer from 1 to 4; and wherein the fraction of polymer molecules having a molecular weight of below 5 000 [% fraction M<5000, hereinafter] with respect to all the polymer molecules in said polymeric material is of at most 10% weight, and wherein said % fraction M<5000 is of at least [3.02-PDI] % when the polymeric material possesses a polydispersity index (PDI) of below 3.02.
US09611354B2	Biodegradable photoluminescent polymers Biodegradable photoluminescent polymer (BPLP) which comprises an oligomer synthesized from a multifunctional monomer, a diol, and an amino acid by reacting (i) a multifunctional monomer comprising citric acid or triethyl citrate with (ii) a diol to form a reaction product, and further reacting the reaction product with (iii) an amino acid, wherein the amino acid is linked as a side group to the oligomer backbone. The BPLP of the present invention poses tunable fluorescence emission characteristics and are cell-compatible and biodegradable. The BPLP can serve as both implant materials and bioimaging probes.
US09611353B2	Drug loading pentablock polymers Novel pentablock polymers having a PCL-PLA-PEG-PLA-PCL or PCL-PGA-PEG-PGA-PCL configuration, wherein PEG is polyethylene glycol, PCL is poly(8-caprolactone), PGA is poly(glycolic acid), and PLA is poly(lactic acid), and methods of making nanoparticles from the pentablock polymers, are disclosed. The invention is also directed to a method for preparing nanoparticle compositions comprised of polymers with high levels of bioactive or diagnostic agents.
US09611352B2	Synthesis and molecular weight control of aliphatic polyester diols The synthesis of certain polyester diols (PEDs) is disclosed. This application also discloses the purification and polymerization kinetics of lipid based PEDs. Molecular weight and distribution controls were achieved by initial and induced stoichiometric imbalance and optimization of the purification protocol. Thermal degradation and thermal transition behavior of the PEDs were also investigated by TGA and DSC.
US09611347B2	Catalysts and methods for ring opening metathesis polymerization The present invention, among other things, provides highly syndiotactic poly(dicyclopentadiene) and/or hydrogenated poly(dicyclopentadiene), compositions thereof, and compounds and methods for preparing the same. In some embodiments, a provided compound is a compound of formula I, II or III. In some embodiments, a provided method comprises providing a compound of formula I, II or III.
US09611342B2	Multi-zone reactor for continuous polymerization of alpha olefin monomers The invention relates to a multi-zone reactor for the continuous fluidized bed polymerization of one or more α-olefin monomers of which at least one is ethylene or propylene, which multi-zone reactor is operable in condensed mode, which multi-zone reactor comprises a first zone, a second zone, a third zone, a fourth zone and a distribution plate, wherein the second zone contains an inner wall, wherein the third zone contains an inner wall, wherein at least part of the inner wall of the third zone is either in the form of a gradually increasing inner diameter or a continuously opening cone, wherein the diameter or the opening increases in the vertical direction towards the top of the multi-zone reactor, wherein the largest diameter of the inner wall of the third zone is larger than the largest diameter of the inner wall of the second zone.
US09611339B2	Supported double center hybrid polyethylene catalyst, process for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention relates to a carriered hybrid vanadium-chromium-based catalyst, characterized in the catalyst is carriered on a porous inorganic carrier and a V active site and an organic Cr active site are present on the porous inorganic carrier at the same time. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a carriered hybrid vanadium-chromium-based catalyst. The catalyst of the present invention can be used for producing ethylene homopolymers and ethylene/α-olefin copolymers. The hybrid vanadium-chromium-based catalyst can have high activity and produce polyethylene polymers having the properties of broad molecular weight distribution (Part of the products are bimodal distribution) and excellent α-olefin copolymerization characteristic.
US09611336B2	Quinone compounds for inhibiting monomer polymerization The polymerization of monomers may be at least partially reduced or inhibited by introducing an effective amount of an additive. The additive may be or include a first compound: where: R1 and R2 may be or include an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkyl group having a heteroatom, an aryl group having a heteroatom, and combinations thereof. The hetero atom may be or include sulfur, nitrogen and/or oxygen. R1 may be the same or different from R2. The polymerizable monomers may be or include, but are not limited to styrene, butadiene, isoprene, acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, and combinations thereof.
US09611329B2	Methods of manipulating phagocytosis mediated by CD47 Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cancer cells, including e.g. leukemias, solid tumors including carcinomas, etc.
US09611328B2	Active protease-resistant antibody FC mutants The present invention relates to modified Fc-containing molecules including modified antibodies characterized by increased resistance to host and pathogen-derived proteases, ability to interact with FcγR receptors except with FcγRI, and lack of induction of IL-10 secretion by macrophages, and methods of using and making them.
US09611327B2	Anti-DR5 family antibodies, bispecific or multivalent anti-DR5 family antibodies and methods of use thereof Anti-DR5 family member antibodies and bispecific antibodies comprising one or more anti-DR5 family member antibodies are disclosed. These antibodies can be used to trigger cell death on DR5 positive cells.
US09611326B2	Interleukin-6 receptor binding polypeptides The invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against and/or that can specifically bind to IL-6 receptor, compounds or constructs that comprise said amino acid sequence, nucleic acids that encode said amino acid sequences, compounds or constructs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said amino acid sequences, compounds or constructs as well as methods for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-6 receptor.
US09611323B2	Low affinity blood brain barrier receptor antibodies and uses therefor The present invention relates to antibodies that bind blood brain barrier receptors (BBB-R) and methods of using the same.
US09611321B2	Rationally-designed anti-mullerian inhibiting substance type II receptor antibodies Methods for generating hybrid antibodies are provided.
US09611319B2	Hybridoma clones and monoclonal antibodies to fibroblast growth factor 4 The present invention is directed to a monoclonal antibody that recognizes human FGFR4 in its native form. The invention is also directed to a hybridoma cell line that produces the monoclonal antibody and methods of use thereof.
US09611318B2	Anti-plasmodium parasite antibodies The technology provided herein relates to novel human antibodies against Plasmodium parasites, in particular against the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The present disclosure pertains to antibodies against merozoite surface protein 10 (MSP10). These antibodies have high affinity e.g. to Plasmodium falciparum schizonts and merozoites, inhibit the reinvasion of merozoites into erythrocytes and thereby neutralize parasitic multiplication.
US09611317B2	Human binding molecules capable of neutralizing influenza virus H3N2 and uses thereof Described are binding molecules, e.g., human monoclonal antibodies, that bind to influenza virus comprising HA of the H3 subtype, e.g., H3N2, and have a broad neutralizing activity against such influenza virus. Described are polynucleotides encoding the binding molecules, their sequences and compositions comprising the binding molecules and methods of identifying or producing the binding molecules. The binding molecules can be used in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and/or treatment of influenza virus H3N2 infection. The binding molecules may provide cross-subtype protection, such that infections with H3, H7, and/or H10-based influenza subtypes can be prevented and/or treated.
US09611316B2	Human cytomegalovirus neutralising antibodies and use thereof The invention relates to neutralizing antibodies and antibody fragments having high potency in neutralizing hCMV, wherein said antibodies and antibody fragments are specific for a combination of hCMV proteins UL130 and UL131A, or for a combination of hCMV proteins UL128, UL130 and UL131A. The invention relates also to immortalized B cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to, such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis and therapy of disease.
US09611314B2	Functional peptide analogs of PEDF The invention provides compositions and methods relating to bioactive peptide analogs of PEDF.
US09611310B2	Systems for factor VIII processing and methods thereof The present invention provides methods of reducing nonprocessed Factor VIII or a chimeric polypeptide comprising Factor VIII comprising co-transfecting in a host cell a polynucleotide encoding Factor VIII with a polynucleotide encoding a protein convertase, where the endogenous processing enzymes of the host cell are insufficient to convert all of the Factor VIII to its processed isoform; expressing a proprotein convertase from a second polynucleotide in the host cell; and reducing the nonprocessed Factor VIII by processing with said proprotein convertase.
US09611307B2	Method for increasing granulocyte number in a patient by administering superactive IL-33 fragments The present invention discloses novel active polypeptide fragments of human IL-33 corresponding to natural forms generated by the proteases of human neutrophils (cathepsin G, elastase 2, proteinase 3), as well as the use thereof as a drug, in particular for the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, or cancer.
US09611303B2	Modified biotin-binding protein The present invention provides a modified biotin-binding protein comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or its modified sequence and having a biotin-binding activity and replacement selected from the group consisting of: 1) replacement of the 36th serine residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid residue that does not form a hydrogen bond; 2) replacement of the 80th tryptophan residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with a hydrophilic amino acid residue; 3) replacement of the 116th aspartic acid residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid residue that does not form a hydrogen bond; 4) replacement of the 46th proline residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with a threonine, serine, or tyrosine residue and replacement of the 78th threonine residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid residue that does not form a hydrogen bond; 5) replacement of the 46th proline residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with a threonine, serine, or tyrosine residue and replacement of the 116th aspartic acid residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid that does not form a hydrogen bond; and 6) replacement of the 46th proline residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with a threonine, serine, or tyrosine residue, replacement of the 78th threonine residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid residue that does not form a hydrogen bond, and replacement of the 116th aspartic acid residue of SEQ ID NO: 2 with an amino acid that does not form a hydrogen bond.
US09611301B2	GB virus C (hepatitis G virus) E2 glycoprotein as an immunomodulatory agent GB virus C (GBV-C or hepatitis G virus) is a flavivirus that frequently leads to chronic viremia in humans. The invention provides compositions and methods involving GBV-C E2 polypeptides and peptides for use in modulating immune responses, including inhibition inflammation related to pathogenic T-cell activation.
US09611297B1	Compositions and methods for the treatment of cast nephropathy and related conditions Provided are novel peptides of Formula SEQ ID No. 1: J1CysX1X2X3X4X5X6ProX7ThrCysJ2J3(J4)s(J5)t; (SEQ ID No. 1) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are effective inhibitors of light chains to uromodulin.
US09611296B2	Peptides that bind to amino-truncated amyloid-beta-peptide and use of said peptides Peptides that bind to amino-terminal truncated pEAβ3-42, the free glutamic acid residue of which lies in position 3 or 11 in the form of cyclized pyroglutamate. Four oligopeptides were identified using mirror image phage display technology.
US09611294B2	Peptides mimicking HIV-1 viral epitopes in the V2 loop for the GP120 surface envelope glycoprotein The present invention relates to an isolated immunogenic peptide comprising a V2 loop fragment from HIV surface envelope glycoprotein gp120. This peptide binds specifically with antibodies in blood of patients vaccinated with a vaccine that has shown protection from HIV-1 infection, does not react with blood of matched patients who did not receive the vaccine, and can, therefore, elicit anti-HIV-1 antibodies which protect against HIV-1 infection. Other aspects of the present invention relate to an isolated immunogenic polypeptide comprising the peptide inserted into an immunogenic scaffold protein, a vaccine composition comprised of the immunogenic peptide and an immunologically or pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle or excipient as well as methods of inducing an immune response against HIV-1 and methods of detecting HIV-1.
US09611293B2	Synthesis of beta-arrestin effectors Embodiments disclosed herein provide compounds and methods for preparing Beta-Arrestin Effectors.
US09611288B2	Compounds and methods involving sterols Compounds and methods of synthesizing oxysterols are provided. The compounds and methods provided allow the oxysterol to be safely produced at a high yield. The compounds and methods provided can produce the oxysterol in a stereoselective manner.
US09611282B2	4-amino-6-(heterocyclic)picolinates and 6-amino-2-(heterocyclic)pyrimidine-4-carboxylates and their use as herbicides 4-Amino-6-(heterocyclic)picolinic acids and their derivatives; 6-amino-2-(heterocyclic)pyrimidine-4-carboxylates and their derivatives; and methods of using the same as herbicides.
US09611280B2	Tetraaryl borate compound and method for producing same The present invention relates to a novel tetraaryl borate compound and a method for producing the same, and a method for producing a tetraaryl borate compound using the tetraaryl borate compound as an intermediate. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a tetraaryl borate compound which has high thermal stability and can be safely handled industrially and a method for producing the same. It is also possible to provide a method for producing a tetraaryl borate compound used as a co-catalyst for a polymerization reaction using a metallocene catalyst by further reacting the tetraaryl borate compound with an amine compound.
US09611279B2	Zinc complex A zinc complex characterized in exhibiting an octahedral structure and being configured from repeating units represented by general formula (I): wherein L represents a linker region, and R1 represents a C1-4 alkyl group, which can have a halogen atom.
US09611278B2	Soluble guanylate cyclase activators A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09611270B2	Inhibitors of CYP17A1 Compounds according to formula I or II are provided. Such compounds are useful in treating cancers, such as leukemia, colon cancer, breast cancer, or prostate cancer by beneficially inhibiting CYP17A1. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods including the compounds are also provided.
US09611269B2	Azetidinyl phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazinyl carboxamide derivatives as JAK inhibitors The present invention provides azetidinyl phenyl, pyridyl, or pyrazinyl carboxamide derivatives, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that modulate the activity of Janus kinase (JAKs) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAK including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US09611266B2	Compounds and anti-tumor NQO1 substrates Compounds of Formula (I) can be selectively lethal toward a variety of different cancer cell types. The compounds are useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where the selective lethality is beneficial in chemotherapeutic therapy.
US09611264B1	N-[2-(3-amino-2,5-dimethyl-1,1-dioxido-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,2,4-thiadiazin-5-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl] amides The present invention is directed to compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds which are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I, wherein the variables R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
US09611261B2	Perfluorinated cyclopropyl fused 1,3-oxazin-2-amine compounds as beta-secretase inhibitors and methods of use The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, each of Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3 and R7 of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.
US09611259B2	Substituted pyridine derivatives useful as C-FMS kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to substituted pyridine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives and the use of said derivatives in the treatment of disorders mediated by c-fms kinase. The present invention is further directed to a process for the preparation of said substituted pyridine derivatives.
US09611255B2	Process for total synthesis of flavonoid compounds and isomers thereof The present invention relates to the a process for total synthesis of flavonoid compounds of general formula I and isomers thereof wherein R1 and R2 is OH; R3═H or The present invention particularly relates to the process for preparation and separation of (2S,3S)-taxifolin-6-C-β-D-glucopyranoside (ulmoside A), (2R,3R)-taxifolin-6-C-β-D-glucopyranoside and taxifolin.
US09611252B2	Therapeutic inhibitory compounds Provided herein are heterocyclic derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds that are useful for inhibiting plasma kallikrein. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of diseases wherein the inhibition of plasma kallikrein inhibition has been implicated, such as angioedema and the like.
US09611246B2	Compositions, apparatus, systems, and methods for resolving electronic excited states The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to molecules, including conjugated fused polycyclic molecules, that may receive excited state energy from other molecules (e.g., light-absorbing molecules) or directly from the irradiation sources. According to some embodiments, the disclosure relates to molecules, including conjugated fused polycyclic molecules, that may resolve (e.g., quench, dissipate) excited state energy, normally by way of releasing it as heat. (e.g., as heat). Conjugated fused polycyclic molecules of various structures are disclosed including Formula III: The disclosure further relates to methods of use and/or therapy using molecules of Formulas I, II, and/or III.
US09611244B2	Cyclic compounds The present invention provides compounds having a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling inhibitory action useful as preventive and therapeutic drugs of inflammatory disease and/or central nervous system disease or diseases such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP), liver injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and the like.The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I) and a salt thereof: (wherein, each symbol is explained in greater detail in the specification).
US09611242B2	Process for preparation of dronedarone by N-butylation The invention relates to a compound of formula (II) and salts thereof. Also described herein are processes for the preparation of a compound of formula (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09611237B2	Phosphor materials and related devices A phosphor material is presented that includes a blend of a first phosphor, a second phosphor and a third phosphor. The first phosphor includes a composition having a general formula of RE2−yM1+yA2−yScySin−wGewO12+δ:Ce3+ wherein RE is selected from a lanthanide ion or Y3+, where M is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba, A is selected from Mg or Zn and where 0≦y≦2, 2.5≦n≦3.5, 0≦w≦1, and −1.5≦δ≦1.5. The second phosphor includes a complex fluoride doped with manganese (Mn4+), and the third phosphor include a phosphor composition having an emission peak in a range from about 520 nanometers to about 680 nanometers. A lighting apparatus including such a phosphor material is also presented. The light apparatus includes a light source in addition to the phosphor material.
US09611235B2	Methods and compositions related to a retinoid receptor-selective pathway Provided herein are methods and compositions related to a retinoid receptor-selective pathway. As described herein, this pathway can be targeted to manipulate a tumor microenvironment. For example, the methods and compositions described herein can be used to induce apoptosis in a cancer cell. Further, the compositions described herein, including Sulindac and analogs thereof, can be used to target this pathway for the treatment or prevention of cancer in human patients.
US09611233B2	Organic compound The present invention provides an organic compound to be used in an electrochromic device. The organic compound has excellent oxidation-reduction repeating characteristics and shows high transparency in the bleached state without showing light absorption in the visible light region. The organic compound has a structure represented by Formula [1] according to claim 1. In Formula [1], A1 and A2 represent substituents, and at least one of A1 and A2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted aryl group. R1 represents a substituent, X represents an electrochromic portion, and n is an integer of 1 to 3.
US09611229B2	1,2,3-triazole-4-amine derivatives for the treatment of sigma receptor related diseases and disorders The present invention relates to new 1,2,3-triazole-amine derivatives, having affinity for sigma receptors, especially sigma-1 receptor, as well as to the process for the preparation thereof, to compositions comprising them, and to their use as medicaments for the treatment of sigma receptor related diseases and disorders.
US09611224B2	Antiproliferative benzo [B] azepin-2-ones Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described in this application, and methods of using said compounds in the treatment of cancer.
US09611223B2	3-aryl-5-substituted-isoquinolin-1-one compounds and their therapeutic use The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain 3-aryl-5-substituted-2/-/-isoquinolin-1-one compounds that, inter alia, inhibit PARP (e.g., PARP1, TNKS1, TNKS2, etc.) and/or Wnt signalling. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit PARP (e.g., PARP1, TNKS1, TNKS2, etc.); to inhibit Wnt signalling; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP (e.g., PARP1, TNKS1, TNKS2, etc.); to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of Wnt signalling; to treat proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc.
US09611220B2	Inhibitors of histone demethylases The present application discloses compounds capable of modulating the activity of histone demethylases (HDMEs), which are useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which genomic dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis, such as e.g. cancer. The present application also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use of such compounds as a medicament. The compounds take the form
US09611216B2	Compound with branching alkyl chains, method for preparing the same, and use thereof in photoelectric device The invention discloses a compound having branching alkyl chains, the method for preparing the same and use thereof in photoelectric devices. By applying the branching alkyl chains as the solubilizing group to the preparation of organic conjugated molecules (for example, organic conjugated polymers), the number of methylenes between the resultant alky side chains and the backbone, i.e., m>1, which can effectively reduce the effect of the alkyl chains on the backbone π-π stacking, thereby ensuring the solubility of the organic conjugated molecule while greatly increasing the mobility of their carriers. It is suitable for an organic semiconductor material in photoelectric devices such as organic solar cells, organic light emitting diodes and organic field effect transistors, etc.
US09611213B2	Functionalized 1,3-benzene diols and their method of use for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include novel functionalized 1,3-benzenediols having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention further include novel neuroprotective agents.
US09611206B2	Synthesis of intermediate for treprostinil production The compound according to Formula I is an intermediate in the synthesis of prostacylin analogs. The present invention provides an efficient method for synthesizing a Formula I compound.
US09611202B2	Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether product by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether comprising the steps of contacting a stream of synthesis gas comprising carbon dioxide in a dimethyl ether synthesis step in one or more reactors and with one or more catalysts active in the formation of methanol and dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether and forming a product mixture comprising dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide and unconverted synthesis gas; cooling and separating the product mixture into a first liquid phase comprising dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide being dissolved in the formed dimethyl ether, and into a first gaseous phase comprising unconverted synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; passing the first liquid phase to a scrubbing zone and contacting the phase with a liquid sorbent being effective in absorption of carbon dioxide; and withdrawing a dimethyl ether product being depleted in carbon dioxide from the scrubbing zone.
US09611201B2	Processes for preparing (R)-1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and 1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of (R)-1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone, and intermediates thereof, which are useful in the preparation of inhibitors of TPH1 for the treatment of, for example, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, inflammatory, metabolic, low bone mass diseases, serotonin syndrome, and cancer.
US09611199B2	Method of calibrating and correcting color-bleed factors for color separation in DNA analysis A method includes calibrating color bleed factors of optical detector channels of a sample processing apparatus through processing a color bleed calibration substance which includes a plurality of different size fragments replicated from different groups of DNA loci, wherein fragments in a same group are labeled with a same fluorescent dye, and fragments in different groups are labeled with different fluorescent dyes having different emission spectra, wherein the different size fragments are processed during different acquisition times.
US09611198B2	Method for catalyst regeneration The various embodiments relate to a system and method for regenerating a direct oxidation catalyst that coverts H2S to elemental S. One embodiment of the method comprises regenerating a direct oxidation catalyst by contacting the direct oxidation catalyst with steam.
US09611197B1	Method of removing undesirable solid components from a renewable or non-renewable feed and apparatus used in same A filter media for the removal of undesirable solid components from a fuel feedstock contains biomass and a catalyst used from the thermocatalytic conversion of biomass into bio-oil.
US09611194B2	Simulated moving bed separators and methods for isolating a desired component A simulated moving bed separator and methods for isolating a desired component are provided. A method includes removing a raffinate from a raffinate bed of a simulated moving bed separator. The raffinate includes an undesired component, and the simulated moving bed separator includes a plurality of adsorbent beds circularly coupled together, a distributor, and a plurality of conduits coupling the distributor to the plurality of adsorbent beds. The adsorbent beds include the raffinate bed, a desorbent bed, and a zone 4 flush bed positioned between the raffinate bed and the desorbent bed. Desorbent is added to the desorbent bed through a desorbent conduit. The zone 4 flush conduit is flushed to the desorbent conduit, where the zone 4 flush conduit is coupled to the zone 4 flush bed.
US09611187B2	Method of carrying out a chemical equilibrium reaction using a permselective membrane The invention relates to a method of carrying out a chemical equilibrium reaction using a permselective membrane, wherein quantitative proportions of at least one product obtained in the reaction are separated and removed from the reaction through the action of the permselective membrane. The chemical equilibrium reaction is carried out in the presence of a water-containing gas mixture, and a permselective membrane made from a material having a porous structure with mean pore sizes of less than 0.45 nm (4.5 Å), which material is hydrophobic at least on the free surfaces thereof is used.
US09611185B2	Pressurized actuator A linear actuator contains a housing having a first end and a second end. A hollow piston is positioned within the housing to slidably engage with an inner wall of the housing. A sealed gas chamber is formed within the hollow piston and contains stored gas for driving the piston upon activation of the actuator.
US09611182B2	Fertilizer products and methods Fertilizer is made by reacting fossilized organic matter (FOM) with saccharides, preferably waste saccharides.
US09611177B2	Microcapsules and concrete containing the same Microcapsules for inclusion in concrete are disclosed. The microcapsules are adapted to reduce the area of defects in the concrete. The microcapsules may include carbonatogenic bacteria spores in a liquid core, contained in a polymer layer. Also disclosed are concrete compositions including the microcapsules.
US09611174B2	Pozzolanic compositions containing fly ash and remediation agents for use in cementitious materials It has been unexpectedly discovered that the addition of a natural or other pozzolan to non-spec fly ash significantly improves the properties of the non-spec fly ash to the extent it can be certified under ASTM C618 and AASHTO 295, as either a Class F or Class C fly ash. The natural pozzolan may be a volcanic ejecta, such as pumice or perlite. Other pozzolans may also be used for this beneficiation process. Many pozzolans are experimentally tested and may be used to beneficiate non-spec fly ash into certifiable Class F fly ash. Additionally, this disclosure provides a method of converting a Class C fly ash to a more valuable Class F fly ash. This discovery will extend diminishing Class F fly ash supplies and turn non-spec fly ash waste streams into valuable, certified fly ash pozzolan which will protect and enhance concrete, mortars and grouts.
US09611173B2	Calcium phosphate cement composition A calcium phosphate cement composition that includes the following two components: A) one or several calcium phosphate powders suspended in an aqueous solution including inhibitor cations inhibiting a reaction of the calcium phosphate powders with water, the inhibitor cations being selected from Mg2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+ at a concentration greater than 0.01 M; and B) an aqueous solution including Ca2+ cations at a concentration greater than 0.1 M. This calcium phosphate cement compositions can be safely stored for years yet still retain its full reactivity when mixed.
US09611172B2	Lower heat processed calcium sulphates for early strength cements and general use The Invention is related to increasing of early strength and final strengths of cements classified under EN and ASTM as Portland or CEM cements and also related to all clinker employing cements and to any kinds which employ calcium sulphates for set optimization and is for composing of new cements by only assessing new methods for production and is for composing of new cements by only assessing new methods to formation and inclusion of calcium sulphate resources which are used for set optimization. A new calcium sulphate resource is obtained by employing lower heats and this input is arranged to different dehydration levels at which they can be most efficient for the selected use. These different dehydration levels are called intermediate phases of dehydrate or hemihydrates or called as monohydrate.
US09611171B2	Heating element and manufacturing method thereof Provided are a heating element that includes: a transparent substance; a conductive heating line that is provided on at least one side of the transparent substance; bus bars that is electrically connected to the conductive heating line; and a power portion that is connected to the bus bars, wherein 30% or more of the entire area of the transparent substance has a conductive heating line pattern that is formed of closed figures where a distribution is continuous and a ratio (area distribution ratio) of a standard deviation in respects to an average value of areas of the closed figures is 2% or more, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US09611163B2	Process and apparatus for refining molten glass A process and an apparatus for refining molten glass. The apparatus includes a porous body having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of pores through which molten glass can flow between the inlet and the outlet. The plurality of pores are defined by walls having wall surfaces that are configured to interact with the molten glass as the molten glass flows between the inlet and the outlet to help refine the molten glass.
US09611160B2	Wastewater treatment apparatus and method A clinical analyser wastewater treatment apparatus is disclosed including a carbonator section. Preferably there is also an anodic oxidation section and a UV oxidation section, as well as a heavy metal removal section. The anodic oxidation section may include a conductive diamond anode. The apparatus may include a measurement device downstream of the carbonator section and a control system to control the operation of the carbonator. The measurement device is preferably a pH sensor.
US09611158B2	Waste treatment process A process for treating waste includes reacting an organic feedstock in a reactor. The organic feedstock is part of a reaction mixture that includes a first oxidizing acid (e.g., sulfuric acid) and nitric acid. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 7.5 wt % of the total of the first oxidizing acid and the nitric acid. In another embodiment, the reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 1 wt % nitric acid. In another embodiment, the process includes separating heavy metals from the effluent.
US09611156B2	Systems and methods for removing finely dispersed particulate matter from a fluid stream Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a tailing solution.
US09611153B2	Compositions and methods for preparing copper-containing paper and uses thereof The invention comprises an environmentally benign method for the direct in situ preparation of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) in paper by reducing sorbed copper ions with ascorbic acid. Copper nanoparticles were quickly formed in less than 10 minutes and were well distributed on the paper fiber surfaces. Paper sheets were characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Antibacterial activity of the CuNP sheets was assessed for by passing Escherichia coli bacteria suspensions through the papers. The effluent was analyzed for viable bacteria and copper release. The CuNP papers with higher copper content showed a high bacteria reduction of log 8.8 for E. coli. The paper sheets containing copper nanoparticles were effective in inactivating the test bacteria as they passed through the paper. The copper levels released in the effluent water were below the recommended limit for copper in drinking water (1 ppm).
US09611151B2	Electrolyte supplement system in aluminium electrolysis process and method for preparing the same The disclosure provides an electrolyte supplement system in an aluminum electrolysis process, which includes low-molecular-ratio cryolite, wherein the low-molecular-ratio cryolite is selected from mKF.AlF3, nNaF.AlF3 or mixture thereof, where m=1˜1.5 and n=1˜1.5. When the electrolyte supplement system provided by the disclosure is applied to the aluminum electrolytic industry, electrolytic temperature can be reduced obviously in the aluminum electrolysis process without changing the existing electrolytic process; thus, power consumption is reduced, volatilization loss of fluoride is reduced and the comprehensive cost of production is reduced.
US09611150B2	SAPO-34 zeolite having diglycolamine as templating agent and synthesis method for the zeolite The present invention provides a SAPO-34 molecular sieve, whose chemical composition in the anhydrous state is expressed as: mDGA.(SixAlyPz)O2; wherein DGA is diglycolamine, distributing in the cages and pores of said molecular sieve; m is the molar number of the template agent diglycolamine per one mole of (SixAlyPz)O2, and m is from 0.03 to 0.25; x, y, z respectively represents the molar number of Si, Al, P, and x is from 0.01 to 0.30, and y is from 0.40 to 0.60, and z is from 0.25 to 0.49, and x+y+z=1. Said SAPO-34 molecular sieve can be used as an acid-catalyzed reaction catalyst, such as a methanol to olefins reaction catalyst. The present invention also concerns the application of said SAPO-34 molecular sieve in adsorption separation of CH4 and CO2.
US09611143B2	Method for forming chip package A method for forming a chip package is provided. The method includes providing a substrate and a capping layer, wherein the substrate has a sensing device therein adjacent to a surface of the substrate. The capping layer is attached to the surface of the substrate by an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer covers the sensing device. A dicing process is performed on the substrate, the adhesive layer, and the capping layer along a direction to form individual chip packages.
US09611142B2	Method for manufacturing electronic component At the first etching step of etching an SOI substrate from a first silicon layer side, a portion of a first structure formed of the first silicon layer is formed as a pre-structure having a larger shape than a final shape. At the mask formation step of forming a final mask on a second silicon layer side of the SOI substrate, a first mask corresponding to the final shape of the first structure is formed in the pre-structure. At the second etching step of etching the SOI substrate from the second silicon layer side, the second silicon layer and the pre-structure are, using the first mask, etched to form the final shape of the first structure.
US09611140B2	Controlled fabrication of nanopores in nanometric solid state materials In a method of forming a nanopore in a nanometric material, a nanopore nucleation site is formed at a location that is interior to lateral edges of the nanometric material by directing a first energetic beam, selected from the group of ion beam and neutral atom beam, at the interior location for a first time duration that imposes a first beam dose which causes removal of no more than five interior atoms from the interior location to produce at the interior location a nanopore nucleation site having a plurality of edge atoms. A nanopore is then formed at the nanopore nucleation site by directing a second energetic beam, selected from the group consisting of electron beam, ion beam, and neutral atom beam, at the nanopore nucleation site with a beam energy that removes edge atoms at the nanopore nucleation site but does not remove bulk atoms from the nanometric material.
US09611139B2	Resonator A micro-electro-mechanical device with a closed feed-back damping loop is provided. Displacement in the mechanical resonator is opposed with a damping force determined by the closed feed-back loop that comprises a filter with a peaked frequency response, and associated phase adjustment. An oscillation-free configuration that allows high signal amplification is achieved.
US09611134B2	Nano-electromechanical switch A nano-electromechanical switch and a method for designing a nano-electromechanical switch. The nano-electromechanical switch includes at least one actuator electrode and a curved cantilever beam. The curved cantilever beam is adapted to flex in response to an activation voltage applied between the actuator electrode and the curved cantilever beam to provide an electrical contact between the curved cantilever beam and an output electrode of the nano-electromechanical switch. Before, during and after the curved cantilever beam flex in response to the activation voltage, a remaining gap between the curved cantilever beam and the actuator electrode is uniform.
US09611132B1	Vortexing liquid dispenser and method of use A bottle hanger is configured to extend around a bottle and suspend the bottle for manually creating a vortex liquid for dispensing from the bottle. A bottle is configured with a dispenser that is configured on the bottom of the bottle when the bottle is in a dispense orientation, or hanging from a support within the bottle hanger. A user may rotate the bottle manually to cause the liquid within the bottle to rotate within the bottle until a vortex is formed. The user may then open the dispenser valve and dispense the vortexing liquid from the bottle. A bottle cover may be configured over a portion of the bottle to block light and reduce organism growth. A bottle cover assembly may have a translucent or transparent window for viewing the liquid within the bottle.
US09611130B2	Method and apparatus for providing a base for a jack An apparatus including a lifting jack having a beam, and a base having a first section with a first opening configured to receive the beam. The base may further include one or more foundation plates connected to the first section in a manner so that each of the one or more foundation plates can be rotated with respect to the first section. The one or more foundation plates may include a first, second, third, and fourth foundation plates. The first foundation plate and the second foundation plate may be about the same size and shape. The third foundation plate and the fourth foundation plate may be about the same size and shape. The first foundation plate and the third foundation plate may be substantially different in size. Each of the one or more foundation plates may have a bottom surface, from which protrude a plurality of protrusions.
US09611127B2	Working vehicle Provided is a working vehicle capable of efficiently cooling an engine, a torque converter oil and a hydraulic oil.There are provided an engine 11, a torque converter 12, a hydraulic working device 15 to be operated by a hydraulic oil 31, a radiator 16 for radiating heat of engine cooling water 32 for cooling the engine 11, an oil cooler 17 for radiating heat of the hydraulic oil 31, and a heat exchanger 19 for performing a heat exchange between a torque converter oil 33 to be used for the torque converter 12 and the hydraulic oil 31. The torque converter oil 33 is heat exchanged with the hydraulic oil 31. Therefore, heat of the torque converter oil 33 is radiated by the oil cooler 17 through the hydraulic oil 31. Also in a running operation, the heat can be radiated by both of the radiator 16 and the oil cooler 17, and the engine 11, the torque converter oil 33 and the hydraulic oil 31 can be cooled efficiently.
US09611117B2	Medium processing device and medium transaction device An operation knob that turns a drum is exposed at the outer side of a left side face of a temporary holding section, and a knob cover is disposed at the outer side of the operation knob. When an opening guide of the temporary holding section is in a closed state and is closed onto the upper side of the drum, the knob cover is put into a covering state, via a stud, preventing operation of the operation knob. When the opening guide of the temporary holding section is turned in an opening direction from the closed state and opens apart from the upper side of the drum, the knob cover is turned in an exposing direction by the action of a spring and put into an exposing state.
US09611109B2	Trailer stabilizer and leveler A method of leveling a parked freight trailer at a loading dock, the method comprising: (a) positioning a portable stabilizing device at least partially underneath a forward portion of the parked freight trailer; (b) positioning a lift associated with the portable stabilizing device to bear weight of the forward portion of the parked freight trailer; (c) reorienting the parked freight trailer so a floor of the parked freight trailer goes from a substantially non-parallel orientation to an approximately parallel orientation with respect to a floor of the loading dock by repositioning at least one of the jack and a landing gear of the parked freight trailer; and, (e) maintaining the lift in a weight bearing position while goods are at least one of unloaded from or loaded onto the parked freight trailer.
US09611108B1	Anti-oxidation bulk product dispensing system An anti-oxidation bulk product dispensing system for oxidation-sensitive bulk product includes a gravity-feed bin, an oxygen displacement substance, a supply source, and a control valve. A reservoir of the gravity feed bin is filled through an inlet with oxidation-sensitive bulk product. The product is stored in the reservoir and selectively dispensed through an outlet of the bin. The bin inadvertently receives oxygenated ambient air while receiving and dispensing the product. The supply source is configured to selectively provide the oxygen displacement substance to the bin. The control valve is in communication with the supply source and the bin and is configured to selectively deliver the oxygen displacement substance to the bin. The oxygen displacement substance displaces the oxygenated ambient air in the bin, thereby lessening oxidation of the stored product.
US09611107B2	Linear drive transport system and method Present embodiments include a linear drive transport system. The system includes a plurality of fixed tracks and a junction track disposed on a conveyor configured to align the junction track with each of the plurality of fixed tracks. The plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track include one of electromagnetic coils or permanent magnets arranged in series along the respective plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track. Further, present embodiments include a plurality of movers configured to move along the fixed tracks and configured to transition between each of the plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track when aligned, wherein the movers comprise the other of the electromagnetic coils or the permanent magnets.
US09611104B2	Sorting apparatus and vessel sorting method A sorting apparatus includes: a sorting device receiving and transporting a rack carrying vessels and transferring vessels from the rack to predetermined vessel loading portions; and a delivery device delivering the rack to the sorting device. The sorting device includes: a rack receiving unit capable of moving reciprocally between a rack delivery position where the rack is delivered and a sorting position where the vessels are loaded into the predetermined vessel loading portions; a transfer machine transferring the vessels from the rack on the rack receiving unit to the predetermined vessel loading portions; and a transportation mechanism on which the rack delivering unit and the transfer machine are installed. The transportation mechanism is installed so as to be capable of moving in a transportation direction in which rack receiving unit moves reciprocally. The transfer machine is capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the transportation direction.
US09611103B2	Method and device for moving a stackable cargo unit A method for moving a stackable cargo unit (199) such as a bag (199) from a first location to a second location comprises the use of a device (140) having a head (250) comprising a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section hingedly connected and each section provided with needles for penetrating the stackable cargo unit (199). The needle is capable of moving along a trajectory so as to penetrate the stackable cargo unit (199). Then the stackable cargo unit (199) can be moved and subsequently released by moving the needle in the reverse direction. The invention also relates to a device (140) suitable for performing the method and an apparatus (100) comprising said device (140).
US09611100B2	Load-bearing roller and conveying device using same A load-bearing roller for conveying items includes an outer cylinder and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly includes a bushing rotatably mounted in an end of the outer cylinder, a transmission member, and a retracting member. The transmission member includes a transmission wheel and a toothed gear non-rotatably coupled to the transmission wheel. The transmission wheel is positioned outside the outer cylinder. The toothed gear is positioned in the bushing. The retracting member is mounted in the bushing. A free end of the retracting member engages with the gear teeth to urge rotation of the bushing and the outer cylinder. When the roller is jammed or prevented from rotating, the retracting member retracts over the teeth of the toothed gear so as to prevent overload of a prime mover. The disclosure also includes a conveying device using the load-bearing roller.
US09611097B2	Replenishment and order fulfillment system A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.
US09611096B2	Roll-out cart with lid latch The present invention relates to a residential-sized waste disposal roll-out cart that includes a latch that automatically latches a lid in the fully opened position with the lid in dose proximity to the side of the bin. When the bin is tilted on to the wheels to be rolled, the lid remains in close proximity to the side of the bin, rather than hanging down towards the ground. In this way, the lid remains out of the space where a user might step. A lid reinforcement structure may be used to increase the strength and wear of the lid where it engages the latch.
US09611092B2	Recycling information tool A recycling receptacle provides a physical example of items to be recycled as part of a recycling receptacle. The recycling receptacle includes a container portion for storing material to be recycled in a chamber and a communication portion for communicating what material should be recycled. The communication portion includes an opening in fluid communication with the container portion chamber and a visible cell that contains examples of materials that should be recycled.
US09611090B1	Open access water tank truck body A water truck body comprising a floor, two side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall, a plurality of cylindrical baffle bodies with open bottom ends, a top plate situated on top of each of the cylindrical baffle bodies so that the cylindrical baffle body is centered underneath the top plate, and a tubular support structure. Each of the plurality of cylindrical baffle bodies comprises a plurality of apertures configured to permit liquid to flow through them. The tubular support structure is configured to hold the top plates and provide structural stability to the side walls, front wall and rear wall.
US09611085B2	Arrangement of a plurality of moist pads in a packaging container for dispensing to the end user A plurality of moist pads are arranged in two stacks (36,40) such that the pads (32,34) of the stacks (36,40) overlap in a partial region in such a manner that a pad (24) of a second stack (40) protrudes into the partial region (74) between two pads (32) of a first stack (36). The pads (32) of the first stack (36) and the pads (34) of the second stack (40) each have a material cut-out (50) at the edge in order to form a gripping aid, and the pads (32) of the first stack (36) and of the second stack (40) are each oriented in such a manner that the material cut-outs (50) of the pads (32) of the first stack and the material cut-outs of the pads of the second stack jointly define the partial region.
US09611083B2	Cable tie with support member A unitary, plastic cable tie for use in securing an article to packaging includes an elongated, serrated strap and a support member that extend orthogonally out from opposing surfaces of an apertured head. The support member includes an enlarged, planar backing plate pivotally connected to the head through a flexible, tabular neck. In use, the cable tie is folded through the neck such that the backing plate overlies the rear wall of the head. The strap is then inserted through both a fitted slot in the backing plate and a first opening in the packaging, wrapped transversely across the article, disposed through both an enlarged opening in the backing plate and a second opening in the packaging, and into engagement with the head. In this manner, the retentive force applied by the cable tie onto the packaging is dispersed evenly across the relatively large surface area of the backing plate.
US09611082B2	Seal ring for foil-sealing a container A seal ring for sealing a container. A seal ring has a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a top surface, an undersurface opposite the top surface, and a projection extending from the undersurface in an axial direction. The projection is configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container. The seal ring may he part of a package that also includes a container having a mouth, an axially-facing sealing surface, and an opening in the sealing surface, and a foil sealingly and removably coupled to the base of the seal ring.
US09611079B2	Fitment and overcap therefor A closure assembly (20) that includes a cap or overcap (28) and a fitment (24) for a container is provided wherein the fitment (24) has a laterally projecting shear member (40), and the overcap (28) has an aperture (74) for initially receiving the shear member (40) when the overcap (28) and fitment (24) are in an initially assembled orientation or condition. The aperture (74) and the shear member (40) cooperate in the initially assembled orientation such that when subjected to a flow of a sterilizing gas, turbulence is created in the sterilizing gas flow to enhance sterilization of the combination. The closure assembly (20) may, instead, or additionally, be provided wherein the overcap (28) has an elongate, hollow plug (58) for establishing a first seal between the fitment (24) and the overcap (28) in the initially assembled orientation, and the wherein overcap (28) has a skirt (50) for establishing a second seal between the fitment (24) and the overcap (28) in the initially assembled orientation.
US09611075B2	Container having movable dunnage supports for supporting dunnage A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, horizontal and vertical tracks attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the tracks. Each dunnage support may be a unitary member or a multi-piece member including sliders or end members located at the ends of a tubular support. The dunnage supports support dunnage for supporting products for storage or shipment.
US09611074B2	Cartridge for at least two flowable components The invention relates to a cartridge for at least two flowable components.The invention starts from a cartridge having at least two storage containers into which pistons can be inserted for dispensing components. So that the pistons cannot slip out of the storage containers again after the insertion, peripheral beads are provided at inner walls of the storage containers.To make possible cartridges which can be manufactured inexpensively and which can nevertheless be reliably sealed, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the first inner wall has a first connection section and the second inner wall has a second connection section in which they do not have a bead. A connection web which connects the two storage containers is in this respect arranged between the first and second connection sections.
US09611072B2	Modular interconnecting knockdown container system A modular interconnecting knockdown container system includes a plurality of individual containers selectively coupled together to form a free standing unit. Each container is a knockdown container formed from a single substrate assembled into the container having a plurality of side members and extending between opposed ends of the container. Each container includes a plurality of coupling tabs adjacent each container end on at least two of the sides, wherein each tab may selectively extend beyond the adjacent container end. Each container includes a plurality of coupling tab receiving slots adjacent each container end on at least two sides at each container end and aligned with the coupling tabs adjacent the container end, wherein each tab receiving slot may selectively receive a tab of an adjacent container. Adjacent containers have the coupling tabs adjacent one end received within the tab receiving slots of an adjacent end of an adjacent container.
US09611071B2	Delivery and merchandising system A pallet includes a deck having an upper surface for supporting goods thereon. The deck includes a plurality of ribs extending downward. According to one feature, the ribs may form plurality of stringers extending downward below the deck. Some of the ribs may be shorter in order to form a notch at each end of the stringers for engaging supports in a rack. In another feature, a plurality of locating features project upward from the surface of the deck. The plurality of locating features may each be generally in the shape of a pyramid for being received in the recessed bases of stackable plastic milk jugs.
US09611070B2	Container built-in movable combined tray with length and width extensible The present invention is a movable pallet for loading and securing goods into and out of a shipping container. The dimensions of the movable pallet can be conveniently and selectively adjusted both in length and in width. These adjustments can be further secured by removable locking devices at various locations along the side of the movable pallet, as well as around all of its corners. The versatile adjustment mechanism of the present invention allows goods to be securely transferred among containers of various dimensions during maritime and land transportation.
US09611068B2	Frangible shipping carton and associated methods A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprises at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall. A path of weakness extends around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall. The path of weakness enables a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall. A pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at or adjacent the top wall. A grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions.
US09611064B2	Two can pack sleeve and method A method of packaging two cylindrical cans having the same height and diameter includes partially erecting a sleeve from a blank so as to have a single opening at the bottom of the sleeve; arranging the two cylindrical cans side-by-side in the partially erected sleeve such that a side of each cylindrical can extends beyond an outer periphery of the sleeve; securing the cans in the sleeve by folding a cross-panel over the opening at a location between the two cans such that the opening is divided into two smaller openings sized to prevent the cans from passing therethrough; and wherein a measured distance from the cross-panel to a side panel of the sleeve in the two smaller openings is less than a diameter of one of the cylindrical cans.
US09611058B2	Filling device and controller for filling an administration container A filling device is described which is configured to control the process of filling a medical or therapeutic fluid from a supply container containing the medical or therapeutic fluid into an administration container that is in fluid connection with the supply container. The filling device includes a volume control system configured to control the volume of the administration container and a pressure detection system configured to detect a pressure value related to the pressure inside the supply container. The filling device is further configured to perform the process steps of filling the administration container by: directing the volume control system to decrease the volume of the administration container, directing the pressure detection system to detect a pressure value, and directing the volume control system to increase the volume of the administration container if an increase criterion depending on the pressure value is fulfilled.
US09611057B2	Systems, methods and devices for satellite navigation A three-dimensional map of an environment with buildings is used to computationally predict locations and times of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) blockages. For example, in urban environments some of the GNSS satellites are occluded by buildings. These blockages can be modeled. A computing system can make a map showing which satellites are or are not visible as a function both of location and time. The map can be used by a mobile GNSS receiver to determine which satellites to use or whether to use a backup system for navigation. The system can determine when a given satellite will enter or leave a GNSS receiver view during a route. The map can be stored in the GNSS receiver (or a host of the GNSS) or can be stored by a network service. This mapping can be used to predict multi-path effects of a satellite transmission at a location.
US09611056B1	Directionally controlled elastically deployable roll-out solar array An elastic roll out boom includes a thin wall, tubular, elongate structure having a plurality of interlocking elements disposed in spaced-apart relation along the surface thereof. The elastic roll out boom is configured to be flattened and rolled tightly to form a roll in a stowed configuration. The plurality of interlocking elements are positioned such that a first interlocking element engages a second interlocking element when the elastic roll out boom is in the stowed configuration. This prevents shear displacement between layers of the roll out boom.
US09611055B2	Context based content display in a wearable device Methods and systems are provided for managing content displayed by a wearable device. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining a current context of the wearable device; determining a step of a process based on the context; determining an interface based on the step of the process; and generating display data to display the interface by the wearable device.
US09611054B2	Launching an unmanned aerial vehicle using a hand-held weapon A technique is directed to launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The technique involves attaching a UAV launcher to a hand-held weapon, and installing a UAV onto the UAV launcher while the UAV launcher is attached to the hand-held weapon. The technique further involves activating the hand-held weapon to launch the UAV into flight from the UAV launcher. Since a user already may be carrying the hand-held weapon for firing ammunition, the user simply needs to further carry the UAV launcher and the UAV which, in some situations, can be packaged into an easy-to-carry container such as a backpack, a carrying case, and so on.

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