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US09624746B2	Enhanced hydrocarbon well blowout protection Protection at a hydrocarbon well is enhanced by placing a blowout preventer over a well head. An adapter is connected to the blowout preventer. The adapter includes a valve that when turned off prevents non-production flow from the blowout preventer to a riser pipe.
US09624745B2	Downhole umbilical release assembly There is provided a downhole umbilical release assembly comprising a guillotine arrangement provided by a guillotine alignment sub (12) and a guillotine mandrel (16). The guillotine alignment sub has a first edge (27) over which an umbilical is positioned in a wellbore string. The guillotine mandrel is positioned radially outwardly of the guillotine alignment sub and is arranged to move longitudinally with respect thereto. The guillotine mandrel has a second edge (29) that is arranged to pass over the first edge (27) of the guillotine alignment sub during longitudinal movement of the guillotine mandrel relative to the guillotine alignment sub. This severs an umbilical positioned between the two edges (27,29).
US09624731B2	Rolling cutter with side retention A cutter assembly may include a sleeve having at least one passageway extending through the sleeve from a outer surface thereof into an inner surface thereof; at least one rotatable cutting element disposed in the sleeve, wherein the at least one rotatable cutting element has a circumferential groove formed in a side surface thereof, wherein when the inner rotatable cutting element is disposed in the sleeve, the circumferential groove is aligned with the passageway; and a retention element disposed in at least a portion of the passageway and the circumferential groove to retain the at least one rotatable cutting element in the sleeve, wherein the retention element has an axis that is parallel to a tangent of the rotatable cutting element side surface at least one point of contact with the rotatable cutting element.
US09624729B2	Real time bit monitoring A bit is assembled by forming the bit, including a bit body and a plurality of cutting components; embedding at least one electrical circuit into the bit, the circuit including a temperature sensor; and providing a module to monitor the circuits and generate an indication of bit wear. The electrical circuit may experience a change in resistance or conductivity due to wear of the bit and/or changes in an earth formation adjacent the bit. The bit wear and/or formation changes may be displayed for an operator.
US09624727B1	Rotary bit pushing system A method, device, and system is described herein for pushing a rotary drill bit. Pushing the rotary drill bit can include receiving a target direction in a formation to push the rotary drill bit while drilling a wellbore in a formation. Pushing the rotary drill bit can also include opening, at a first rotational position of a rotary bit pushing device disposed proximate to the rotary drill bit within the wellbore, a first inlet port of a first flow regulator. Pushing the rotary drill bit can further include closing, after the first rotational position of the rotary bit pushing device, the first inlet port. Pushing the rotary drill bit can also include sending, to a second flow regulator of the rotary bit pushing device, a second quantity of drilling fluid.
US09624725B2	Wellbore percussion adapter and tubular connection A percussion adapter that is driven to generate a percussive axial motion on a wellbore structure. One percussion adapter includes a drive connection to mechanically convert rotational drive to axially directed percussive motion. Another percussion adapter employs a valve that creates back pressure causing axially directed percussive motion. A wellbore tubular connection that transitions torque to resist back off when left hand or right hand torque is applied.
US09624724B2	Acoustic signal enhancement apparatus, systems, and methods In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate control the operation of a fluid pulse source using drilling fluid to excite vibrations in a shock sub, increasing the axial vibration in a drill string to reduce static friction between the drill string and a formation surrounding the drill string. The vibrations are excited at a fundamental frequency that is outside of the operational communications frequency range of an associated acoustic telemetry communications system. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09624723B2	Application of downhole rotary tractor A towing string useful for positioning a towed assembly into a horizontal well bore includes a towed assembly coupled to a tractor assembly. The tractor assembly is operable to convert introduced energy into a pulling force that is directed downhole. The tractor assembly includes a disposable motor and a coupled rotary tractor. The rotary tractor has a rotating portion that is operable to rotate around a central axis of the rotary tractor and a rotary element that is operable to frictionally engage the well bore wall. A method for using the towing string for positioning the towed assembly in the horizontal section includes introducing the towing string into the horizontal well bore, operating the towing string such that the rotary element frictionally engages the well bore wall, and introducing energy to the towing string such that the tractor assembly provides a pulling force directed downhole.
US09624722B2	Retractable flexible-panel door A retractable, flexible-panel door is mountable to a door frame attached to a building and includes a first side rail, a second side rail, a top rail mountable to and between the first and second side rails, a bottom rail mountable to and between the first and second side rails, a handle coupled to and between the top and bottom rails, a flexible panel extending between the handle and one of the first and second side rails, and at least one biasing member carried by at least one of the first side rail, the second side rail, the top rail and the bottom rail to apply a force to draw the handle toward the one of the first and second side rails, wherein the top and bottom rails are each expandable in length to accommodate mounting of the retractable, flexible panel door to door frames of different widths.
US09624721B2	Laminate screen for a roller blind A roller blind assembly is described that is made at least in part with a laminate material that includes a roller blind screen and a non-woven backing material applied to the roller blind screen by pressure or heat. If an adhesive is used, the adhesive can be applied to the front side of the non-woven backing material, after which the front side of the non-woven backing material is then attached or bonded to the rear side of the roller blind screen to form the roller blind laminate material. When placed in an architectural opening, such as a window, the roller blind laminate material can reduce or diffuse the light transmission in a room to create a diffused, opaque, or shielded view to the outside while still providing a warm ambiance to an architectural structure or room.
US09624719B2	Cell-in cell configurations for a cellular shade assembly In one aspect, a cellular shade for an architectural opening may generally include a plurality of outer cells, with each outer cell including a first side and a second side extending between a first junction line and a second junction line. In addition, the cellular shade may include a first inner cell and a second inner cell defined within each outer cell between the first and second junction lines. The first inner cell may be formed from a first inner web forming a substantially closed shape defining a first internal cell area. The second inner cell may be formed from a second inner web forming a substantially closed shape defining a second internal cell area.
US09624712B2	Interlocking door frame and wall panels for modular building units Disclosed is a system of interlocking door frame and wall panels for modular building units. Both the door frame panel and the wall panels are provided for easy installation into the skeletal frame of the modular building unit, and are provided with mating male and female connecting edges on opposite sides of each panel. This allows the door frame panel to mate with an adjacent wall panel in the same manner in which adjacent wall panels mate with one another, ensuring a clean, finished appearance for the connecting edges, a strong, reinforced frame having long durability, and a connection having the same physical, structural integrity as the connections between adjacent wall panel units. The door frame panel itself is particularly configured to receive a traditional, commercially available steel door frame and door assembly, but allows fitment of such commercially available steel door frame and door assembly without cutting a wall panel to receive that frame.
US09624709B2	Flap drive system The invention relates to a flap drive system for a flap which is movably mounted on a furniture carcass. The flap drive system is arranged on a sidewall of the furniture carcass. The flap drive system includes a mechanical actuating unit having an actuating arm that can be connected to the flap and an accumulator acting upon the actuating arm, and an electric drive, fastened on the mechanical actuating unit for driving the flap. The electric drive has at least one electric motor, and a gear stage which allows the transmission of force from the electric drive onto the mechanical actuating unit. The gear stage is designed as a separate component, and has a housing that is independent from the mechanical actuating unit and the electric drive or an independent mounting plate.
US09624708B2	Closure with roller endlock A closure is described. In a preferred embodiment a novel door roller is presented that is more resistant to a dislodgement force. The door roller comprises a bearing that rolls on a piece of round stock that is part of a door guide. When a dislodgement force is imposed on the door, the door bows and the bearing contacts the stock preventing dislodgement of the door roller from its track and allow the door to remain operational.
US09624696B2	Lock plug including modular cartridges An exemplary locking cartridge includes a generally cylindrical housing, first and second plates, and a sliding member. The plates are rotatable with respect to the housing, and at least one of the plates is movable in the axial direction of the housing. The housing and the movable plate include cam surfaces that interact to cause the movable plate to move toward the other plate when the movable plate is rotated. The sliding member is slidingly coupled to one of the plates and operable in a blocked state in which the sliding member resists axial motion of the movable plate, and an unblocked state in which the sliding member does not resist axial motion of the movable plate.
US09624690B2	Post puller and related method using a lifting action of a working machine to actuate cam-shaped grippers of the post puller A post puller features a lifting member that is slidably disposed on a guide shaft and attachable to a lifting arrangement of a working machine. A pair of movable grippers are pivotally supported on the guide shaft at a fixed position therealong, and a pair of links are pivotally connected between the lifting member and the grippers. With a web or flange of the post received in a space between inner ends of the movable grippers, raising of the lifting member by the working machine lifts the outer ends of the movable grippers via the pair of links, thereby lowering inner ends of the grippers into closer proximity to one another to grip the web or flange of the post between the grippers. With the post gripped in this manner, further raising of the lifting member by the working machine pulls the post from the ground.
US09624687B2	Method for the assembly of frustoconical concrete towers and concrete tower assembled using said method The present invention relates to a method for the assembly of frustoconical concrete towers comprising a step of placing and positioning of at least one subset of a tower section formed by at least two segments in an area close to the base of the tower, a step of assembling the subset of the tower section by attaching at least two segments, so that the assembled subset is freestanding and a step of stacking the assembled subset onto an immediately lower tower section.
US09624686B2	Post reinforcement A post reinforcement including a panel having a body portion and a stake portion. The post reinforcement further includes a first barb coupled to and extending away from the panel, wherein the first barb is generally positioned on a first side of the panel. The post reinforcement also includes a second barb coupled to and extending away from the panel, wherein the second barb is generally positioned on a second side of the panel opposite the first side.
US09624684B2	Wind turbine tower assembly A structural tower for a wind turbine assembly, includes along at least a base section: a plurality of peripheral sections extending peripherally of a central section. Each includes a convex-shaped wall having two longitudinal side edges and an inner framework connected to a respective one of the convex-shaped walls and extending inwardly therein. The inner framework includes spaced-apart transversal structural members connecting the two longitudinal side edges of the convex-shaped walls together and pairs of connecting structural members extending inwardly towards the central section. Each connecting structural member of a pair has a peripheral end connected to a respective one of the longitudinal side edges and an inner end connected to an inner end of a respective one of the connecting structural members of an adjacent one of the peripheral sections to define a structural concavity in the structural tower between adjacent peripheral sections.
US09624682B2	Unified multiple use stadium structure A unified multiple-use stadium has multiple fields or other areas for putting on various types of sporting events or other performances sequentially or simultaneously. A racetrack surrounds the fields or other areas. A unifying structure in the center of the stadium allows for simultaneous viewing of different areas and sporting events. Walkways extend from the unifying structure and between bleachers for the different fields or other areas. A drag strip and return area extend in one direction from the unifying structure. Exterior bleachers surround the racetrack. The types of fields and areas can vary, but can include a grass field, a dirt field, a sand and water area, and a concrete pad. There may be additional areas for extending these areas. The interior bleachers are transforming bleachers that can be lowered into the ground or raised to tapered or fully extended positions to accommodate different types of sporting events.
US09624675B2	Method and device to attach building siding boards The invention relates to building materials, in particular to attachment of siding boards, such as composite boards, or fiber cement boards on building siding. A clip to securely attach the boards is disclosed. The clip may be used with our without a shaped foam insulation board. A method to use the clip is also disclosed. Various embodiments of the clip are provided.
US09624672B1	Systems and methods for leak detection in roofing and waterproofing membranes The present invention is systems and methods for detecting and locating leaks in roofing membranes and roof flashing. The systems include a conductive mesh underneath the roofing membrane and/or a conductive medium behind the roof flashing; attractor cables; and a reversible power supply attached to the conductive mesh/medium and attractor cables. The roofing membrane system also includes sensors, which may be wireless. The systems are controlled by a computer.
US09624670B2	Shingle with reinforced nail zone and method of manufacturing A roofing shingle is provided. The roofing shingles includes an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion and an underlay sheet secured to the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. A reinforcement material is secured to the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. The reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through. The reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet a distance of about 0.12 inches or less.
US09624668B2	Pocketed concrete anchor The invention provides for a pocketed anchor for post-tensioned concrete reinforcement. The anchor includes a body having a flange portion with a front and rear surface, a button portion extending from the rear surface, and a nose portion extending from the front surface. The anchor also includes a tapered bore that extends through the nose, flange, and button portions. The bore can receive a wedge that cams against the bore to clamp down on a tendon. The front surface of the flange has at least two planar surfaces that are parallel to the bearing surface on the rear surface of the anchor. One of the planar surfaces is recessed relative to the other such that the recessed surface is closer to the load bearing surface on the rear surface of the anchor. The two planar surfaces define a pocket on the anchor, where mounting holes may be located.
US09624665B2	Multilayer surface covering The present invention relates to a multilayer surface covering (1) comprising a PVC-free support layer (2), a decorative layer (5), a transparent wear layer (4) and a coating layer (3) between said support layer (2) and said decorative layer (5), said coating layer (3) having a thickness of at least 5 μm and a surface tension equal or higher to the surface tension of the decorative layer.
US09624664B2	Popcorn ceiling patch A popcorn patch article has a flexible substrate with a sticky surface and a facing surface opposite the sticky surface, and an acoustic texture captured on the facing surface of the substrate.
US09624661B2	Covering system for insulation devices on (load-bearing) structures A covering system for insulation devices (2) on (load-bearing) structures has a connecting device (24) including a carrier surface (28) with touch-and-close fastener elements (30) that can be connected to correspondingly designed touch-and-close fastener elements (22). A reactive functional surface (36) is fitted, as a further component of the connecting device (24), on the side (34) of the carrier surface (28) directed away from the touch-and-close fastener elements (30). The reactive functional surface bonds permanently, under predeterminable shaping pressure and at a predeterminable reaction temperature, to a preferably closed-cell foam material (4; 26) of the insulation device (2).
US09624659B2	Thermally coated wall anchor and anchoring systems with in-cavity thermal breaks for cavity walls Thermally-isolating wall anchors and reinforcement devices and anchoring systems employing the same are disclosed for use in masonry cavity walls. A thermally-isolating coating is applied to the wall anchor, which is interconnected with a wire formative veneer tie. The thermally-isolating coating is selected from a distinct grouping of materials, that are applied using a specific variety of methods, in one or more layers and cured and cross-linked to provide high-strength adhesion. The thermally-coated wall anchors provide an in-cavity thermal break that severs the thermal threads running throughout the cavity wall structure, reducing the U- and K-values of the anchoring system by thermally-isolating the metal components.
US09624658B2	Storm water filter and components thereof and methods of installation and use A storm water drain filter including a collapsible frame supporting a filter bag. The filter may be installed in a stormwater drain pit to capture contaminants and particulate matter before it enters a stormwater drain. The collapsible frame is light weight, compact, simple and inexpensive. The filter bag is secured to the frame so as to maintain its shape and avoid deformation. There is also disclosed a method of installing a stormwater drain filter in a stormwater drain pit to provide an effective seal between the stormwater drain filter and the pit.
US09624657B2	Urinal A urinal capable of constraining the occurrence of uric scale in a discharge horizontal branch pipe even if flush water volume has been reduced by water conservation is disclosed. A urinal includes a control unit with a main flush mode M0; a first equipment flushing mode M1 in which a portion of flush water flushes the upstream side of a connecting portion; and a second equipment flushing mode M2 in which a portion of flush water flushes the upstream side of the connecting portion. At least one of either the first mode M1 or the second mode M2, the value of the discharge volume or the discharge instantaneous flow volume discharged is set to be equal to or greater than the value of the discharge volume or the discharge instantaneous flow volume in the main flush mode.
US09624656B2	Drain cover assembly A drain cover assembly is disclosed. The drain cover assembly includes a drain cover having a top portion and a bottom portion that has an outer threading and a plurality of openings. The drain cover assembly further includes a cylindrical or frustoconical basket having a rigid structure. The basket is configured to be completely immersed in a drainage pipe. The basket includes a top portion that is configured to be threadably coupled to the bottom portion of the drain cover. The basket further includes a bottom portion configured to allow liquid to seep through but not solid material.
US09624653B2	System for contaminant isolation and flushing Disclosed is a hydrant including an upper barrel; at least one hose nozzle; a valve associated with the hose nozzle; an electric motor to open and close the valve; and a controller coupled to the hydrant. In various embodiments, the hydrant includes a diffuser coupled to the hose nozzle. In various embodiments, the hydrant is in wired communication with a monitoring facility, a detection device, or a water motorized valve in a water distribution network. In various embodiments, the hydrant includes a transmitter and receiver.
US09624652B2	System for contaminant isolation and flushing A system for isolating and flushing contaminants in a water supply system is disclosed. The system includes a monitoring and detection subsystem, a communication subsystem, and a flushing subsystem. Components of the system for isolating and flushing contaminants may be housed in a hydrant.
US09624651B2	Implement tooth assembly with tip and adapter A ground engaging tip of a tooth assembly for a base edge of a ground engaging implement, is provided, wherein the tooth assembly includes an adapter configured for attachment to a base edge of the ground engaging implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. In various embodiments, the ground engaging tip is configured for digging into work material in diverse earth moving environments.
US09624648B2	Display system for excavating machine, excavating machine, and display method for excavating machine An excavating machine obtains first and second target swing information indicating an amount of rotation of the work implement, based on a direction of a tooth edge of the bucket, a direction orthogonal to the target plane, and a direction of a swing central axis, and selects the first or second target swing information, based on the obtained first and second target swing information and a first angle and a second angle, and displays the selected target swing information, the amount of rotation being required for the tooth edge to face the target plane, the first angle being a minimum value and the second angle being a maximum value among angles formed by an axis orthogonal to the swing central axis and parallel to an operating plane of the work implement, and imaginary lines passing through the swing central axis and ends of the target plane.
US09624647B2	Slewing-type working machine A slewing-type working machine includes: a slewing motor which is a hydraulic motor for slewing; a variable-displacement hydraulic pump; a slewing operation device including an operation member; a control valve controlling the slewing motor based on an operation signal thereof; a pump regulator; a relief valve letting excess fluid to a tank; operation detectors detecting an operation direction and amount of the operation member; a motor rotational speed detector; and a controller controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump. The controller obtains a deviation between a target rotational speed of the slewing motor obtained from a slewing operation amount and an actual rotational speed detected by the motor rotational speed detector, and controls the discharge flow rate to make the deviation closer to 0.
US09624646B2	Working machine and method for operating working machine A working machine includes: a first switch operable to set an operation amount; a second switch operable by being pressed; a control unit capable of detecting an operation of the first switch and an operation of the second switch, the control unit outputting a control signal based on the operation amount of the first switch and continuously outputting the control signal when the operation of the first switch is detected after detecting a release of the operation of the second switch under a state where the operation of the second switch is detected; an actuator configured to be activated by a hydraulic operation fluid; a solenoid valve capable of controlling, based on the control signal, a pilot pressure; and a control valve configured to supply, based on the pilot pressure, the hydraulic operation fluid to the actuator.
US09624644B2	Attachment for a bucket of a loader having an adjustable retaining mechanism An attachment for a bucket of a loader, where the bucket includes a bottom wall and a blade extending across an outer surface thereof, features clamping and retaining mechanisms. The clamping mechanism comprises a first clamping surface arranged for engagement with an inner surface of the bottom wall and an opposing second clamping surface arranged for engagement with a bottom surface of the blade. The retaining mechanism comprises a recessed portion longitudinally spaced from the clamping surfaces and an adjustable abutting element in opposite relation to the recessed portion such that the clamping surfaces are located therebetween. The abutting element includes two contact surfaces which are respectively positionable so as to define an abutting surface arranged for butting engagement with a rear surface of the blade. Each working position of the abutting element is suited for retaining a particular width of blade between same and the recessed portion.
US09624642B2	Excavating apparatus employing swivel adapter with gear bearings having gears with divergent thickness An apparatus for swiveling an implement, such as a bucket, relative to a device, such as an excavator boom, includes a rotary union and a bearing disc mounted in a housing. The bearing disc rotates relative to the housing so that the implement can be rotated relative to the device. A gear or geared bearing assembly is located between the bearing disc and top and bottom housing portions for bearing loads transverse to the axis about which the implement is rotated relative to the device. The rotary union has fluid passages extending from the top to the bottom of a central shaft, which is affixed to the bearing disc, and the shaft and disc can comprise a one piece combination rotary union and bearing disc.
US09624641B2	Work tool coupler for a work vehicle A work tool coupler for a work vehicle may include a rigid body, a retention pin, a four-bar linkage, and a lever. The retention pin may be configured to engage a work tool when the coupler is in an engaged position. The four-bar linkage may include a first member pivotally connected to the retention pin and at least one of a second member and a third member, the second member pivotally connected to at least one of the first member and the third member, the third member pivotally connected to at least one of the first member and the second member and a fourth member, and the fourth member pivotally connected to the third member. The lever may be attached to the fourth member.
US09624640B2	Precast light pole foundation A precast pole foundation having an elongated concrete body having an upper surface and a lower surface. At least two parallel concrete bolts extend from the upper surface of the concrete body. At least one cavity is disposed along the body of the concrete body for receiving a conduit. The pole foundation is preferably cylindrical and can be used to support a light pole, a utility pole, a sign pole of any such structure. At least a portion of the concrete body is reinforced with at least one reinforcing bar embedded therein.
US09624638B2	Machine and a method for making columns in ground The invention relates to a machine (10) for making columns in ground, the machine comprising a carrier (12) having a mast (14) extending along a longitudinal direction; a movable carriage (16) mounted to slide along the mast (14); a ground perforation tool (20) extending along a longitudinal axis parallel to said longitudinal direction and secured to said movable carriage, presenting a top end connected to building material feed means, and a bottom end provided with an orifice (28) for injecting the first building material; a rotary drive system (18) for driving the perforation tool (20) in rotation; and a body (40) extending around the perforation tool (20) so that the perforation tool is suitable for sliding through said body. According to the invention, the machine has a coupling system (60) for coupling together the body (40) and the perforation tool (20) in translation and in rotation.
US09624635B2	Device and process of snow removal The device includes a first reservoir equipped with a mobile dynamic compacting device, water injection nozzles above and below chopping and/or mixing devices capable of forcing the snow downwards and ultrasound generating devices positioned below the water injection nozzles. The first reservoir is connected to a storage basin with two fluid transfer lines.
US09624631B2	Touchless disposable pet feces device A touchless disposable pet feces device is a clamshell-type device that provides a simple, civilized way to pick up animal feces—thus meeting a basic need for improved sanitation in populated areas. The touchless disposable pet feces device eliminates the unpleasant tactile feel of picking up pet feces by hand. With a pair of handles on one end and a plurality of curved tines on the other end with a hinge powered by a spring or rubber band in the middle, the user can squeeze the handles together to open up the curved tines, center the curved tines over pet feces, and release the pressure on the handles allowing the spring or rubber band to close the curved tines around the feces. Because the touchless disposable pet feces device is designed and made of low cost materials it can then be disposed of after a single use.
US09624630B1	Pedestrian barricade A pedestrian barricade segment is attachable to adjacent similar segments using a hinge construction to form a barricade of a desired configuration. A support leg is rotatable between a stowed and a deployed orientation. A recess is disposed in the segment for receiving the leg when it is stowed. A locking ramp secures the leg in the recess. A foot pocket is disposed in the rear vertical face above the recess so that a user may insert their foot into the foot pocket and use the foot to push the leg downwardly, thereby releasing the leg from the locking ramp for deploying the leg. The leg hinge structure includes a wedge and a wave washer disposed on a flat surface of the block, for securing one end of the leg. The leg hinge structure pre-loads the leg, with the wedge, creating a pivoting bushing surface for rotating the leg.
US09624627B2	Telescopic screed and paving machine thereof A telescopic screed includes main section and telescopic section screeds. The main section screed includes a screed frame and a base plate. The telescopic section screeds are arranged on the left side and/or the right side of the main section screed and include a cross slope framework, a cross slope driver, at least two multistage sliding pipes, a telescopic frame, a telescopic driver, a telescopic section frame, a telescopic section base plate and an elevation difference driver. The cross slope framework is pivotally connected with the main section screed to adjust the cross slope. The multistage sliding pipes are used for transversely guiding the telescopic frames to achieve the telescopic ability of the telescopic section screeds. The telescopic section frame is connected with the corresponding telescopic frame to move up and down to adjust the relative height between the telescopic section frame and the telescopic frame.
US09624620B2	Gravity-fed combined iron and steamer An iron includes a housing, a sole plate coupled to the housing and having a plurality of openings formed therein, a water reservoir in the housing, a first steam chamber in selective fluid communication with the water reservoir via a first feed channel, and a heater in thermal communication with the sole plate and the first steam chamber. The heater heats the sole plate and water in the first steam chamber received from the water reservoir to generate steam. A steam nozzle is mounted to the housing and is in fluid communication with the first steam chamber for emitting at least a first volume of the steam. A three-position switch coupled to first and second valves includes a first position where the first and second valves are closed. In a second position, the first valve is open and the second valve is closed. In a third position, the second valve is open and the first valve is closed.
US09624619B2	Rotatable-drum laundry drier and method of controlling a rotatable-drum laundry drier to dry delicate laundry A method of controlling a rotatable-drum laundry drier to dry delicate laundry in a drum of the rotatable-drum laundry drier. The method includes the steps of feeding drying air into the drum; rotating the drum at a variable rotation speed about an axis of rotation; rotating the drum at a first rotation speed higher than, or equal to a rotation speed, at which centrifugal acceleration of the inner surface of the drum equals gravitational acceleration; making interruptions in rotation of the drum at the first rotation speed; and performing, at each interruption, one or more rotation cycles at a second rotation speed, so that, at each cycle, at least part of the laundry slides/tumbles slowly inside the drum while remaining in contact with the inner surface of the drum and/or another part of the laundry contacting the drum.
US09624618B2	Laundry washing machine A laundry washing machine (1) having an outer casing (2) and, inside the outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9) structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), and a fresh-water supply circuit (10) structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). A water softening device (12) is arranged/located along the fresh-water supply circuit (10) and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water channeled to the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). The water softening device (12) being internally provided with a given amount of water softening agent to reduce the hardens degree of the fresh water flowing through the same water softening device (12), and with a given amount of consumable regeneration agent regenerate the water softening function of the water softening agent. The laundry washing machine (1) further having an appliance control panel (11) structured for allowing the user to manually select the desired washing-cycle and located/arranged on front of a drawer-like supporting structure (13) fitted/inserted in extractable manner into the front wall (2a) of the casing (2), so as to be movable between a retracted position in which the drawer-like supporting structure (13) is recessed into the front wall (2a) of the casing (2) and the appliance control panel (11) is arranged substantially coplanar to the front wall (2a) of the casing (2), and a extracted position in which the drawer-like supporting structure (13) partly juts out from front wall (2a) of the casing (2) and the appliance control panel (11) is forward spaced apart from front wall (2a) of the casing (2). The water softening device (12) being provided with an exposable loading inlet or mouth (33a, 52) structured for allowing the user to load the regeneration agent inside the regeneration-agent reservoir (29), and being at least partly arranged/located on the drawer-like supporting structure (13) so that said loading inlet or mouth (33a, 52) is freely accessible by the user when the drawer-like supporting structure (13) is arranged in the extracted position.
US09624616B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A laundry treatment apparatus including at least three balancers fixed to a drum such that they are spaced apart from one another at regular angular intervals around a rotational center of the drum, each of the at least three balancers being divided into a front chamber close to the front side of the drum and a rear chamber close to a rear side of the drum for accommodation of liquid and including a guide channel member for guiding liquid to the rear chamber, a channel unit comprising a first channel member for supplying liquid to the front chambers of the balancers and a second channel member for supplying liquid to the guide channel members of the balancers, and a supply unit capable of concurrently supplying liquid to both the first and second channel members or of selectively supplying liquid to one of the first and second channel members is disclosed.
US09624615B2	Methods and compositions for treating laundry items A method for inhibiting dye transfer between items of laundry in a fabric treating appliance including a treating chamber for receiving the fabric items for treatment according to a cycle of operation, the method including supplying liquid to the treating chamber to form a liquid mixture comprising the liquid and free dye molecules and dye absorbers in solution or in suspension within the liquid mixture. At least one of ultraviolet (UV) or visible light spectroscopy may be conducted on the liquid to define at least one of an absorbance or fluorescence value indicative of a level of at least one of the dye absorber or complex in the liquid.
US09624604B2	Method for synthesizing hexagonal tungsten nitride, and hexagonal tungsten nitride The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for synthesizing hexagonal tungsten nitride by synthesizing hexagonal tungsten nitride as a main product, and of providing the hexagonal tungsten nitride. The problem is solved through use of a method for synthesizing hexagonal tungsten nitride comprising synthesizing hexagonal tungsten nitride by heating a starting material powder containing a tungsten halide and an alkali metal nitride and/or an alkaline earth metal nitride.
US09624603B2	Vapor phase growth apparatus having shower plate with multi gas flow passages and vapor phase growth method using the same A vapor phase growth apparatus in an embodiment includes: a shower plate in an upper portion of the reaction chamber, the shower plate having first lateral gas flow passages in a first horizontal plane, first longitudinal gas flow passages being connected to the first lateral gas flow passages, the first longitudinal gas flow passages extending in a longitudinal direction, each of the first longitudinal gas flow passages having a first gas ejection hole, the shower plate having second lateral gas flow passages in a second horizontal plane upper than the first horizontal plane, second longitudinal gas flow passages being connected to the second lateral gas flow passages, the second longitudinal gas flow passages extending in the longitudinal direction through between the first lateral gas flow passages, each of the second longitudinal gas flow passages having a second gas ejection hole, and a support unit provided below the shower plate.
US09624602B2	Epitaxial wafer manufacturing device and manufacturing method An epitaxial wafer manufacturing device, including a shield (12), which in addition to being removably attached inside a chamber, is arranged in close proximity to the lower surface of a top plate (3). The shield has a substrate (12a) having an opening (13) in the central portion thereof that forces a gas inlet (9) to face the inside of a reaction space (K), and a thin film (12b) that covers the lower surface of the substrate. The surface of the thin film has the shape of surface irregularities corresponding to fine surface irregularities formed in the lower surface of the substrate. When the shield has undergone thermal deformation as a result of being heated by heating means (8), deposits deposited on the lower surface of the shield are inhibited from falling off by the shape of the surface irregularities.
US09624601B2	Defect reduction in seeded aluminum nitride crystal growth Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density≦100 cm−2. Methods for growing single crystal aluminum nitride include melting an aluminum foil to uniformly wet a foundation with a layer of aluminum, the foundation forming a portion of an AlN seed holder, for an AlN seed to be used for the AlN growth. The holder may consist essentially of a substantially impervious backing plate.
US09624595B2	Electroplating apparatus with improved throughput One embodiment provides an electroplating apparatus, which includes a tank filled with an electrolyte solution, a number of anodes situated around edges of the tank, a cathode situated above the tank, and a plurality of wafer-holding jigs attached to the cathode. A respective wafer-holding jig includes a common connector electrically coupled to the cathode and a pair of wafer-mounting frames electrically coupled to the common connector. Each wafer-mounting frame includes a plurality of openings, and a respective opening provides a mounting space for a to-be-plated solar cell, thereby facilitating simultaneous plating of front and back surfaces of the plurality of the solar cells.
US09624593B2	Anodization architecture for electro-plate adhesion To manufacture a chamber component for a processing chamber a first anodization layer is formed on a metallic article with impurities, the first anodization layer having a thickness greater than about 100 nm, and an aluminum coating is formed on the first anodization layer, the aluminum coating being substantially free from impurities. A second anodization layer can be formed on the aluminum coating.
US09624591B2	Method for focused electric-field imprinting for micron and sub-micron patterns on wavy or planar surfaces Focused Electric Field Imprinting (FEFI) provides a focused electric field to guide an unplating operation and/or a plating operation to form very fine-pitched metal patterns on a substrate. The process is a variation of the electrochemical unplating process, wherein the process is modified for imprinting range of patterns of around 2000 microns to 20 microns or less in width, and from about 0.1 microns or less to 10 microns or more in depth. Some embodiments curve a proton-exchange membrane whose shape is varied using suction on a backing fluid through a support mask. Other embodiments use a curved electrode. Mask-membrane interaction parameters and process settings vary the feature size, which can generate sub-100-nm features. The feature-generation process is parallelized, and a stepped sequence of such FEFI operations, can generate sub-100-nm lines with sub-100-nm spacing. The described FEFI process is implemented on copper substrate, and also works well on other conductors.
US09624587B2	Water electrolysis system A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolysis apparatus, an electric component, and a casing. The electric component is to operate the water electrolysis apparatus. The casing includes a housing chamber, an electric component chamber, and a buffering chamber. The housing chamber has a first ventilation air inlet to introduce external air into the housing chamber and houses the water electrolysis apparatus. The electric component chamber has a second ventilation air inlet to introduce the external air into the electric component chamber and houses the electric component. The first ventilation air inlet and the second ventilation air inlet are separate from each other. The buffering chamber is in communication with the first ventilation air inlet and the second ventilation air inlet. An air pressure in the buffering chamber is to be maintained at atmospheric pressure.
US09624586B2	Electrolysis cell and method for operating an electrolysis cell An electrolysis cell, having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane that is situated between the anode and the cathode and contacts the anode via an anode contact area and contacts the cathode via a cathode contact area, wherein the cathode contact area is greater than the anode contact area, the membrane has a surface oriented toward the cathode that is greater than the cathode contact area, and the electrolysis cell has cathodically polarized surfaces that are in direct contact with the electrically conductive water. This invention also relates to a method for operating an electrolysis cell in natural water and a use of such an electrolysis cell for disinfecting water are also proposed.
US09624579B2	Film forming apparatus, film forming method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An apparatus for forming a thin film on a substrate in a reaction container by alternately supplying a raw material gas and a reaction gas into the reaction container under a vacuum atmosphere is provided. The apparatus includes: a raw material gas supply unit installed in an end portion of a supply path of the raw material gas; a pressure adjusting valve installed in an vacuum exhaust path; a pressure regulating valve and an opening and closing valve which are respectively installed in a bypass path detouring the pressure adjusting valve; a tank installed in the middle of the supply path of the raw material gas; a flow rate adjusting valve installed in a downstream side of the tank; and a control unit configured to control the opening and closing valve to be opened when the raw material gas stored in the tank is supplied into the reaction container.
US09624572B2	Method of HIPIMS sputtering and HIPIMS sputter system So as to control the operation of a sputter target (9) during lifetime of the target and under HIPIMS operation part (I) of a magnet arrangement associated to the target (9) is retracted from the target (9) whereas a second part II of the magnet arrangement is, if at all, retracted less from the addressed backside (7) during lifetime of the target (9). Thereby, part I is closer to the periphery of target (9) than part II, as both are eccentrically rotated about a rotational axis (A).
US09624570B2	Compact, filtered ion source The present invention relates to a filtered cathodic-arc ion source that reduces, or even eliminates, macroparticles while minimally compromising the compact size, simplicity, and high flux ion production benefits of unfiltered cathodic-arc sources. Magnetic and electrostatic forces are implemented in a compact way to guide ions along curved trajectories between the cathode source and the workpiece area such that macroparticles, which are minimally affected by these forces and travel in straight lines, are inhibited from reaching the workpieces. The present invention implements this filtering technique in a device that is compact, symmetrical and easy to manufacture and operate and which does not substantially compromise coating deposition rate, area, or uniformity.
US09624550B2	Methods for identifying the habitats of insects A method for preparing a criterion for identifying the habitat of insects of the same kind, comprising the steps of: (a) determining the nucleotide sequences of DNA of one or more insects from two or more habitats; (b) aligning the nucleotide sequences determined in said step (a); (c) eliminating sites consisting of one or more nucleotides conserved in all of the nucleotide sequences aligned in said step (b) from the nucleotide sequences; (d) defining all or a part of the sites remaining upon elimination in said step (c) as type-discriminating sites; (e) comparing nucleotides corresponding to each other in the type-discriminating sites obtained in said step (d) to classify completely identical type-discriminating sites as the same type and incompletely identical type-discriminating sites as one or more different types; and (f) determining the habitat of each type classified in said step (e) on the basis of the habitats of insects belonging to each type, thereby defining the type-discriminating site of each type as a criterion.
US09624540B2	Integrated illumination of optical analytical devices Optical analytical devices and their methods of use are provided. The devices are useful in the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, including biochemical reactions, such as nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The devices include integrated illumination elements and optical waveguides for illumination of the optical reactions. The devices further provide for the efficient coupling of optical excitation energy from the waveguides to the optical reactions. Optical signals emitted from the reactions can thus be measured with high sensitivity and discrimination using features such as spectra, amplitude, and time resolution, or combinations thereof. The devices of the invention are well suited for miniaturization and high throughput.
US09624539B2	DNA sequencing by synthesis using Raman and infrared spectroscopy detection This invention provides nucleoside triphosphate analogs having the structure: wherein B is a base and is adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil or thymine, wherein R″ is an OH or an H, and wherein R′ is azidomethyl, a hydrocarbyl, or a substituted hydrocarbyl, and which has a Raman spectroscopy peak with wavenumber from 2000 cm−1 to 2300 cm−1 or a Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy spectroscopy peak with wavenumber from 2000 cm−1 to 2300 cm−1, and also to methods of DNA sequencing and SNP detection.
US09624537B2	Efficient optical analysis of polymers using arrays of nanostructures The invention is directed to methods and apparatus for detecting sequences of optical signals from parallel reactions on an array of nanostructures, such as nanopores, nanowells, or nanoparticles. In accordance with the invention, an array of nanostructures is provided, each nanostructure comprising a reaction site and each capable of confining a reaction that generates a sequence of optical signals, and the nanostructures of the array being arranged in clusters each comprising a number of nanostructures. Each different cluster is disposed within a different resolution limited area and the number of nanostructures in each cluster is either greater than one or a random variable with an average value greater than zero. Optical signals from reactions in the nanostructures are detected by an optical system operatively associated with the array.
US09624536B2	Microfluidics system for sequencing A microfluidic chip for use in multiplexed analysis of samples is described. The microfluidic chip comprises a plurality of sensing chambers and further comprises at least a first fluid supply channel for providing a first fluid and a plurality of microfluidic channels. These are in fluid communication with at least one sensing chamber and with the first fluid supply channel for delivery of said first fluid to the at least one sensing chamber. The microfluidic channels are branching off from the supply channel in the neighborhood of the sensing chamber that can be provided with the first fluid through the microfluidic channel. The different channels thus form a tree-like delivery distribution system for supplying the first fluid to said plurality of sensing chambers.
US09624531B2	Cassette for sample preparation Apparatuses for preparing a sample are disclosed herein. The apparatuses include a chamber, a first valve at least partially disposed in the first chamber, a second valve at least partially disposed in the first chamber, and a pump comprising an actuator and nozzle.
US09624527B2	Quantification of vaccine compositions The invention provides methods and mass-labeled peptides for use in said methods for quantifying the presence of a one or more viral proteins in a sample of a preparation containing agents which bind to said viral protein, using mass-spectroscopic analyzes of the sample and standards containing known amounts of labeled and unlabeled signature peptides, in particular wherein said viral proteins are antigens in a vaccine for porcine circovirus.
US09624523B2	Device and method for bacterial culture and assay The present invention provides a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish. Also provided is a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample.
US09624521B2	Production of non-yeast sterols by yeast This invention relates to the production of 7-dehydrocholesterol, 25-hydroxy-7-dehydrocholesterol, and 25-hydroxy ergosterol in yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It also relates to various enzymes catalyzing the reduction of the double bond at position 24 of lanosterol, dimethyl zymosterol, methyl zymosterol, zymosterol, cholesta-7, 24-dienol, or cholesta-5,7,24-trienol; or the hydroxylation at position 25 of ergosterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, cholesta-8-enol, and cholesta-7-enol. It also relates to various nucleic acids encoding cholesterol C25-hydroxylases and sterol Δ24-reductases and their use to produce and hydroxylate 7-dehydrocholesterol or ergosterol. It also relates to the yeast strains so produced, and methods of making these sterols that include the steps of cultivaton a transformed yeast cell, and harvesting the resulting sterol(s).
US09624517B2	Production of xylitol from a mixture of hemicellulosic sugars Materials and methods are described to produce xylitol from a mixture of hemicellulosic sugars by several routes. Examples include either as a direct co-product of a biorefinery or ethanol facility, or as a stand-alone product produced from an agricultural or forestry biomass feedstock including using, e.g. ethanol waste streams.
US09624510B2	Adenoviral vectors comprising partial deletions of E3 This disclosure provides replication-incompetent adenoviral vectors useful in vaccine development and gene therapy. The disclosed vectors comprise a selective deletion of E3 and are particularly useful for preparation of vaccines development and for gene therapy using toxic transgene products that result in vector instability that occurs when the entire E3 domain is deleted.
US09624509B2	Modulation of stem cells using zinc finger proteins Methods and compositions for modifying stem cells using one or more ZFPs are disclosed. Such methods and compositions are useful for facilitating processes such as, for example, dedifferentiating cells, differentiating stem cells into the desired phenotype, propagating stem cells and/or facilitating cloning.
US09624508B2	Methods and compositions for root knot nematode control The present invention discloses gene targets, constructs and methods for the genetic control of plant disease caused by nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne (root knot nematodes). The present invention relates to achieving a plant protective effect through the identification of target coding sequences and the use of recombinant DNA technologies for post-transcriptionally repressing or inhibiting expression of the target coding sequences in the cells of plant-parasitic nematodes. The disclosed gene targets show significant conservation at the nucleotide level between orthologs from different Meloidogyne species, facilitating genus-wide targeting by RNA interference.
US09624501B2	Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.
US09624500B2	Metabolic engineering of plants for increased homogentisate and tocochromanol production The invention provides methods and compositions for modifying tocochromanol biosynthesis in plants. The present invention thus surprisingly and beneficially provides for increasing desired tocochromanol compounds in plants and enhancing the nutritional quality of human food and animal feed, without associate deleterious plant phenotypes.
US09624498B2	Methods and compositions for regulation of zinc finger protein expression The present disclosure is in the field of genome engineering, particularly regulating targeted modification of the genome.
US09624495B2	Rotationally sequestered translators Provided are nucleic acid translators capable of carrying out logic operations with improved efficiency, maximized output and reduced off-target effects, in particular in a biological system. Methods of using these translators to transduce signal are also provided.
US09624494B2	Structurally designed shRNAs Provided is an improved design of shRNA based on structural mimics of miR-451 precursors. These miR-451 shRNA mimics are channeled through a novel small RNA biogenesis pathway, require AGO2 catalysis and are processed by Drosha but are independent of DICER processing. This miRNA pathway feeds active elements only into Ago2 because of its unique catalytic activity. These data demonstrate that this newly identified small RNA biogenesis pathway can be exploited in vivo to produce active molecules.
US09624483B2	Hatching fluid enzymes and uses thereof The present invention relates to various polypeptides from fish hatching fluid, their encoding nucleic acid sequences, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules and their use in various medical and cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for moisturizing skin and/or for exfoliation of the horny layer of the skin for treating or preventing skin disorders or conditions in an animal.
US09624482B2	Thermophilic cellobiohydrolase The present invention provides for a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising a first amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence of Csac GH5 wherein said first amino acid sequence has a thermostable or thermophilic cellobiohydrolase (CBH) or exoglucanase activity.
US09624474B2	Method of separating target cell in biological sample Provided is a method of separating a rare cell from a sample comprising incubating a sample comprising a rare cell and a second cell with a particle comprising a moiety capable of binding to the rare cell to form a complex comprising the particle and the rare cell; applying the mixture to a medium having a density gradient; and centrifuging the mixture to separate the complex from the second cell.
US09624469B2	Regulatory immune cells with enhanced targeted cell death effect An isolated immune regulatory cell having an exogenous cell death-inducing moiety attached to a surface thereof is disclosed herein. Additionally, a molecule comprising a cell death-inducing moiety heterologously attached to an immune regulatory cell-specific binding moiety is disclosed herein. Methods of generating and using same as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising same are also disclosed.
US09624464B2	Microorganism concentration process A process for capturing or concentrating microorganisms for detection or assay comprises (a) providing a concentration agent that comprises an amorphous metal silicate and that has a surface composition having a metal atom to silicon atom ratio of less than or equal to about 0.5, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); (b) providing a sample comprising at least one microorganism strain; and (c) contacting the concentration agent with the sample such that at least a portion of the at least one microorganism strain is bound to or captured by the concentration agent.
US09624456B2	Monitoring cleaning of surfaces A method for monitoring cleaning of a surface includes applying an amount of transparent indicator material to an area of a surface and measuring the amount of transparent indicator material remaining on the surface. The transparent indicator material may be fixed on the surface by drying and, when a fluorescent material, may be measured through exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
US09624451B2	Multiple function dispersant viscosity index improver The present invention provides a multiple function dispersant viscosity index improver, a method of making the multiple function dispersant viscosity index improver, and a lubricating oil comprising the multiple function dispersant viscosity index improver. The multiple function dispersant viscosity index improver comprises two different functional groups, each directly grafted to a polymer backbone having graftable sites. The first functional group comprises the reaction product of an acylating agent and a first amine, the first amine comprising an aromatic primary amine, and the second functional group comprises the reaction product of an acylating agent and a second amine, the second amine comprising an aliphatic primary amine. The first functional group provides the dispersant viscosity index improver with soot handling performance attributes and the second functional group provides the dispersant viscosity index improver with sludge and varnish control performance attributes.
US09624450B2	High-performance hydrolysis fuel formulation for micro fuel cells Embodiments of the present invention relate to a hydrogen generating fuel comprising grains comprising a promoter and AlH3, each grain having a size between 1 and 10 μm. In some embodiments, the grains can be pressed into a porous pellet.
US09624448B2	Method for preparing stabilized hydrocarbon oil blend Disclosed herein are a method of preparing a hydrocarbon oil blend having superior storage stability using a novel stability prediction model that is quick, easy and reliable; and a method of predicting the stability of a hydrocarbon blend.
US09624447B2	Method and apparatus for converting an alcohol into a motor fuel mixture A method and apparatus for converting an alcohol into a fuel mixture which consists of alcohol, ether and water and is suitable for operating a combustion engine, in particular an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, converts the alcohol into the fuel mixture in a reactor at a suitable reaction temperature. The mixing ratio of alcohol fraction, ether fraction and water fraction in the fuel mixture is adjusted by controlling at least one reaction parameter of a reaction taking place in the reactor.
US09624445B2	Improvements relating to coal to liquid processes Process for preparing a hydrocarbon product from a solid carbonaceous fuel (8), the process at least comprising the steps of: (a) supplying a solid carbonaceous fuel (8) and an oxygen containing stream (9) to a burner of a gasification reactor (10), wherein a CO2 containing transport gas (30, 32) is used to transport the solid carbonaceous fuel (8) to the burner wherein the weight ratio of CO2 to the carbonaceous fuel in step (a) is less than 0.5 on dry basis.; (b) partially oxidising the carbonaceous fuel in the gasification reactor, thereby obtaining a gaseous stream at least comprising CO, CO2, and H2 (11); (c) removing the gaseous stream obtained in step (b) from the gasification reactor; (d) optionally shift converting (16) at least part of the gaseous stream as obtained in step (c) thereby obtaining a CO depleted stream, (e) subjecting the gaseous stream of step (c) and/or the optional CO depleted stream of step (d) to a Fischer-Tropsch reaction to obtain a hydrocarbon product (24).
US09624443B2	Processing materials Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation. Hydrocarbon-containing materials are also used as feedstocks.
US09624436B2	Methods and systems for processing biomass material Embodiments of the present invention provide for efficient and economical production and recovery of ethanol or other volatile organic compounds. One embodiment comprises contacting a solid component of a biomass material with a solution adapted to facilitate saccharification. The solid component is generated by a method comprising: introducing a biomass material to a compartment of a solventless recovery system, wherein the biomass material contains one or more volatile organic compounds; contacting the biomass material with a superheated vapor stream in the compartment to vaporize at least a portion of an initial liquid content in the biomass material; separating a vapor component and a solid component from the heated biomass material; and retaining at least a portion of the gas component for use as part of the superheated vapor stream. In one embodiment, the solid component contacted with the solution is further subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis and/or fermentation.
US09624434B2	Nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using the same The liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used for liquid crystal display devices of an IPS mode, a TN mode, and the like that have a high response speed and do not easily cause display defectiveness such as ghosting or dropping marks. The liquid crystal composition contains a component which is a dielectrically positive component containing a dielectrically positive compound and a dielectrically neutral component which exhibits dielectric anisotropy greater than −2 and smaller than +2. The liquid crystal composition has excellent properties in which the composition forms a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, has a low viscosity, dissolves excellently at a low temperature, has a high degree of specific resistance and voltage holding ratio, and is stable with respect to heat or light.
US09624432B2	Method of soil stabilization using fibers A soil stabilization mixture comprising a mixture of soil to be stabilized, fibers and binder. The soil and the fibers are mixed together. The binder, which acts as a chemical stabilizer, is then added and mixing continues. The mixture is then applied to the soil to be stabilized and the stabilized soil is then compacted. The fibers can be recycled carpet fibers, fiber reinforced polymer, biofibers or a mixture thereof. The binder includes mixtures of Portland cement and at least one of crushed glass, metakaolin and ground blast furnace slag.
US09624428B2	Phosphor, production method for the same, and light-emitting device A phosphor indicated by general formula MeaRebSicAldNeOf. In the formula: Me has Sr as an essential element thereof and can include one or more types of element selected from Na, Li, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sc, Y, and La; and Re has Eu as an essential element thereof and can include one or more types of element selected from Mn, Ce, Tb, Yb, and Sm. In addition, when a=1−x, b=x, c=(2+2p)×(1−y), d=(2+2p)×y, e=(1+4p)×(1−z), and f=(1+4p)×z, parameters p, x, y, and z fulfill the following: 1.620
US09624427B2	Phosphor, method of producing the same, and light emitting apparatus There are provided a phosphor which is a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by General formula (A): EuaSibAlcOdNe, a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by General formula (B): MIfEugSihAlkOmNn or a divalent europium-activated nitride phosphor substantially represented by General formula (C): (MII1-pEup)MIIISiN3, having a reflectance of light emission in a longer wavelength region of visible light than a peak wavelength of 95% or larger, and a method of producing such phosphor; a nitride phosphor and an oxynitride phosphor which emit light efficiently and stably by the light having a wavelength ranging from 430 to 480 nm from a semiconductor light emitting device by means of a light emitting apparatus using such phosphor, and a producing method of such phosphor; and a light emitting apparatus having stable characteristics and realizing high efficiency.
US09624425B2	Substituted benzo[f]imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxalines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines Novel compounds in the classes of Imidazo[1,2-α]pyrazines and Imidazo[1,2-α]quinoxalines with a methoxy group modification show unique spectral properties when used as a substrate for luciferases and photo-proteins. Methoxy e-Coelenterazine an Imidazo[1,2-α] quinoxaline shifts the emission wavelength by 80 nm to blue light compared to e-Coelenterazine, using Renilla reniformis luciferase. The novel analogs described here are useful in combination with fluorescent proteins to create BRET (bioluminescent resonance energy transfer) and for other luminescent assays. In addition these novel compounds can be used in novelty items and for entertaining purposes to create different light emitting colors using the same luciferase or photoprotein.
US09624422B2	Methods for treating carbonate hydrocarbon-bearing formations with fluorinated amine oxides A method of treating a carbonate hydrocarbon-bearing formation is disclosed. The method includes contacting the hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a composition comprising solvent and a fluorinated amine oxide. Carbonate hydrocarbon-bearing formations treated according to the method are also disclosed.
US09624417B2	Low binder, wear resistant hard metal The invention is a low binder, wear resistant material including, in weight percent of raw materials, from 15% to 20% of molybdenum carbide added in either elemental or compound form, an alloy of 0.9% to 3% cobalt, nickel or a combination of cobalt and nickel, of 0 to 0.1% of chromium carbide, optionally also titanium carbide or titanium tungsten carbide and the balance of tungsten carbide.
US09624415B2	Heat transfer fluids, systems, efficiencies and methods Heat transfer compositions, methods, efficiencies, and systems are disclosed. The compositions have four or more heat transfer components/constituents that have been selected such that the compositions provide an operating performance and energy efficiency that are comparable to, or better than, the performance of R22 and currently available R22 replacements. The four or more constituents have sequenced boiling temperatures that work together to extend the phase change, thereby elongating the heat absorption phase and increasing efficiency. In some embodiments the heat transfer constituents include 15-25% by weight R32, 1-5% by weight R125, 50-70% by weight R134a, and 10-20% by weight R227ea. The compositions may also include 0.5-3.5% by weight R236.
US09624413B2	Working medium for heat pump, and heat pump system A working medium for a heat pump, including: 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene; at least one of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and pentafluoroethane; and at least one of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene.
US09624412B2	Robust interface bonding with B-staged thermoplastic polyimide adhesive Thermoplastic Polyimide (TPI) polymer adhesive coated laminating film in which the TPI coating is under cured or B-staged as well as the process for preparing the film is disclosed.
US09624404B2	Stretchable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet This invention provides a PSA sheet that allows prevention or reduction of damage such as fracture with efficient stretch removability. A stretchable PSA sheet is provided, comprising a PSA layer and a film-like substrate supporting the PSA layer. The PSA sheet has a long section. The long section has a tapered segment that extends, tapering to a first end of the length direction and the film-like substrate has a minimum cross-sectional area larger than 0.30 mm2 in the tapered segment.
US09624398B2	Antistatic release agent and antistatic release film The invention relates to an antistatic release agent comprising: a release component that contains a condensation-curing type organopolysiloxane, a conductive component that contains a complex of a π-conjugated electrically conductive polymer and a polyanion and an organic solvent, wherein the amount of the conductive component relative to 100 parts by mass of the release component is 1 to 300 parts by mass, at least one amine-type compound selected from the group consisting of a secondary amine, a tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt is coordinated to or bonded to portion of anion groups in the polyanion as an ion pair, and the amine-type compound has one or more substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkylene group, an arylene group, an aralkylene group and an oxyalkylene group.
US09624394B2	Inkjet printing process and non-aqueous ink set An inkjet printing process including forming an image by superposing two or more kinds of inks, wherein the two or more kinds of inks contain (A) an ink containing at least a first coloring material, a non-aqueous solvent, a non-aqueous resin, and a water-soluble resin having an amino group, and (B) an ink containing at least a second coloring material, a non-aqueous solvent, and a nitrogen-containing graft copolymer having a polyester side chain, and a non-aqueous ink set containing the ink (A) and the ink (B).
US09624393B2	Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, and recorded matter An ink jet recording method includes recording an image by discharging an ink composition which contains water and a coloring material on a recording surface of a recording medium having low absorbency or non-absorbency to ink, and forming a protective layer, which contains first resin particles where a glass transition temperature is 50° C. or higher and second resin particles where a glass transition temperature is less than 50° C. and which substantially does not contain a coloring material, on the image.
US09624392B2	Photopolymerizable inkjet ink, ink cartridge, photopolymerizable composition, and coated matter A photopolymerizable composition includes glyceryl monomethacrylate in an amount of from 25 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of monomers.
US09624390B2	Inkjet printing on dyed synthetic fabrics A process and a kit for inkjet printing high resolution color and stretchable images on dyed synthetic substrates are provided.
US09624389B2	Dual component inks comprising reactive latexes for indirect printing An ink comprising a first reactive latex having a first crosslinkable functional group and a second reactive latex a second crosslinkable functional group, wherein the first reactive latex can react with the second reactive latex to form a cross-linked polymer matrix when in contact with each other, wherein the first reactive latex and the second reactive latex are not in contact with each other, which is suitable for use in an indirect printing method, and a method of printing using the ink.
US09624388B2	Para-aramid-reinforced gel for plaster rehabilitation Described is a thixotropic para-aramid gel that includes a polymer resin, an alkali-soluble anionic thickener, an adhesion promoter, and para-aramid pulp fibers. The polymer resin includes at least one of an acrylate copolymer and a styrene-acrylate copolymer. Also described is a method of producing the para-aramid gel for plaster reinforcement. The method includes mixing the polymer resin, the alkali-soluble anionic thickener, and the adhesion promoter to create a thixotropic gel, and then spinning para-aramid pulp fibers into the thixotropic gel using a high shear mixer. A method of reinforcing a plaster ceiling is also described. The method includes inserting a plurality of fasteners into a visible surface of the ceiling, leaving a portion of each fastener exposed at or above the visible surface, and applying a layer of the para-aramid-reinforced thixotropic gel to the visible surface and encapsulating the portion of each fastener within the layer.
US09624383B2	Coating compositions exhibiting corrosion resistance properties, related coated articles and methods Disclosed are coating compositions, such as primer compositions, suitable for providing corrosion protection to metal substrates, as well as related coated articles and methods.
US09624381B2	Reversible switching between super hydrophobic and super hydrophilic states The present invention disclosed herein is a reversible switching system that switches surfaces from being hydrophilic to hydrophobic and vice-versa. More particularly, the invention relates to reversible switching system comprising a positively charged conjugated polymer; a micelle and a hydrocarbon component that is affected by a potential such that the system switches from being super hydrophilic to super hydrophobic due to, the polyvalent interaction between surfactant assemblies and delocalized charges of an insoluble polymer results in surface modification of the polymer. These systems find application in antisticking coating, anticontamination coating and wicking surfaces.
US09624379B2	High-efficiency heat-dissipating paint composition using a carbon material Provided is a heat-dissipating paint composition using a carbon material, the heat-dissipating paint composition including a dispersion solution containing a surface treated carbon material, a heat resistance additive, and an adhesion improving emulsion, so that the heat-dissipating paint composition can have excellent heat dissipation performance and can be applied to various industrial field requiring temperature control.
US09624378B2	Coated metal pigments, method for the production and use thereof, coating agent and article The present invention concerns coated metal pigments, the production thereof, and the use thereof. The present invention also concerns coating agents containing the aforementioned metal pigments, as well as objects coated with such coating agents.
US09624373B2	Thermoplastic composition based on polyamide, polyketone and novolac resin A thermoplastic composition based on polyamide and polyketone is described. The thermoplastic composition can have an excellent mechanical strength and dimensional stability. Further, the composition can include a novolac resin and a reinforcing or a bulking filler. The composition can be molded, for example in the form of granules or powder, which is used for manufacturing articles via an injection-molding process.
US09624370B2	Stablized polycarbonate blend with post consumer recycled plastics In various aspects, the invention relates to blended thermoplastic polymer compositions (e.g., polycarbonate or polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer compositions) comprising recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer or recycled polystyrene polymer which contain at least one impurity and an acid melt flow stabilizer. The presence of the acid melt flow stabilizer improves the thermal stability of the polymer blend. In various further aspects, blended compositions further comprise a flame retardant. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09624367B2	Pneumatic tire The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that achieves a balanced improvement in initial grip performance, grip performance during running, and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a solventless acrylic resin, and a liquid xylene resin, and having a solventless acrylic resin content of 1 to 50 parts by mass and a liquid xylene resin content of 5 to 100 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
US09624363B2	Easily processable ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and a process for preparation thereof In the present disclosure an easily processable ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and a process for preparation thereof is disclosed wherein the easy processable ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene is prepared by melt mixing a first ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having poor process-ability and a second ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene along with a minimal amount of solvent. The easily processable ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene is melt processable below its melting point and requires lesser compression molding time as compared to the first ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.
US09624359B2	Functional diene elastomer with a low pi and improved cold flow, and rubber composition containing same The invention relates to a functionalized diene elastomer composed: a) of a diene elastomer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group, exhibiting a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before functionalization and a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.3, b) of a diene elastomer star-branched with a tin compound, exhibiting a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before star-branching and a polydispersity index before star-branching of less than or equal to 1.3, and c) of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a non-tin-functional diene elastomer, the said diene elastomers a), b) and c) being, before optional functionalization or optional star-branching, the same in nature.
US09624358B2	Rubber tire composition comprising an azo-silane coupling agent The invention relates to a tire rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler, a coupling agent providing the bonding between the inorganic filler and the diene elastomer, characterized in that the coupling agent is an azosilane compound of following formula (I): (G1)3-a(G2)aSi—Z—NH—C(O)—N═N—C(O)—NH—Z—Si(G1)3-a(G2)a (I) in which: G1, identical to or different from one another, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyls, having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyls or aryls, having from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, G2, identical to or different from one another, each represent a hydroxyl group or a monovalent group in the form (G3)n-OG1 in which G3 is a divalent linking group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and comprising one or more heteroatoms chosen from O, S, Si and N, n being a number equal to or higher than 0 and less than or equal to 18, Z represents a divalent linking group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a is equal to 1, 2 or 3.
US09624357B2	Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin composition with high color resistance and heat resistance comprising a non-halogen flame retardant and a non-halogen flame retardant aid The present invention relates to a polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate resin composition, more specifically to an economical, high color-resistant, flame-retardant polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate resin composition containing a non-halogen flame retardant aid, bis(2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-oxo-4-hydroxymethyl) phenylphosphonate. Further, a flame-retardant molded article using features of a resin composition according to the present invention may be used as various electrical and electronic components including display or automobile parts.
US09624352B2	Ultra-fine agalmatolite product and use thereof in paints Obtaining a natural or synthetic agalmatolite containing a narrow and controlled particle distribution range, can be obtained by a high-energy million process associated to a high performance aerodynamic particle size analysis, the final use of this product being the paint industry, imparting texture, silky luster, fineness, opacity, wet scrub resistance and whiteness to the paint.
US09624348B2	Polymeric material for an insulated container A formulation includes a polymeric material, a nucleating agent, a blowing, and a surface active agent. The formulation can be used to form a container.
US09624346B2	Resin composition, resin molded article, and methods respectively for producing these products A resin composition, which can achieve the crystallization effect of pentaerythritol, is provided with good workability.The resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin (A) and pentaerythritol particles (B), wherein 70% or more of the pentaerythritol particles (B) have a particle diameter of 100 μm or less.
US09624332B2	Graft monomer composition for thermoplastic transparent resin, composition for thermoplastic transparent resin using the same, and thermoplastic transparent resin having good transparency and color Disclosed is a graft monomer composition for thermoplastic transparent resins, a composition for thermoplastic transparent resins using the same and a thermoplastic transparent resin that exhibits superior transparency and color at low rubber contents. According to the graft monomer composition, the composition for thermoplastic transparent resins and the thermoplastic transparent resin, although the content of rubber in final products increases or the content of rubber in graft copolymers in the preparation of final products increases, the copolymer surrounds the surface of rubber well, thus reducing haze, considerably improving transparency and exhibiting excellent natural color.
US09624326B2	Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer Purpose: To provide a melt-moldable tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer with excellent durability without causing an excessive decrease of the melt flow rate and an increase of the perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) content. Solution means: A melt-moldable tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, which is characterized in that in a parallel plate mode of a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring device, when the temperature is raised from −40° C. to 200° C. at 5° C./min while fixing the measuring frequency to 1 Hz, the slope (Δ tan δ/ΔT) of the loss tangent (tan δ) measured between two arbitrary points in a range of 50-75° C. and at a temperature difference of 3° C. or higher is always in a range of 0.0005-0.0030, and its preparation method.
US09624325B2	Curable fluorocopolymer formed from tetrafluoropropene The present invention is directed to partially fluorinated copolymers and the production thereof. More specifically, the copolymers, which are preferably produced by a solution polymerization process, preferably have at least three units, the first unit selected from 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, the second unit having a polymerized monomer selected from the vinyl esters and vinyl ethers, and the third unit having a polymerized monomer derived from a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether. The resulting copolymer is environmentally friendly, has favorable molecular weight characteristics, and may be shipped economically in high concentration.
US09624323B2	Propylene/butene interpolymer production system and method The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes producing a propylene-based polymer in a gas-phase polymerization reactor (10) under polymerization conditions. The polymerization conditions include a combined propylene-plus-propane partial pressure from 290 psia to 450 psia. The process further includes maintaining the combined propylene-plus-propane partial pressure in the range from 290 psia to 450 psia while simultaneously: (i) reducing propylene partial pressure in the gas-phase polymerization reactor; (ii) adding propane to the gas-phase polymerization reactor; (iii) introducing at least one C4-C10 comonomer into the gas-phase polymerization reactor (26); and forming a propylene/C4-C10 interpolymer in the gas-phase polymerization reactor (44).
US09624322B2	Method of producing water absorbent resin A method for producing a water absorbent resin, the method including a polymerization step, a drying step, a classification step, and a surface crosslinking step. The classification step carried out before or after the surface crosslinking step requires use of a tapping material and a metal sieve mesh, in which the tapping material being heated at 40° C. to 100° C. is installed below the metal sieve mesh, and the metal sieve mesh has an area of 1 to 10 m2/sheet. The classification step further requires introducing a classification aid particle, which has a specific gravity different from that of the water absorbent resin, to the metal sieve mesh; and monitoring the presence or absence of damage to the metal sieve mesh.
US09624321B2	Formation of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst A process of forming a Ziegler-Natta catalyst component is disclosed. The process includes contacting an alkyl magnesium compound with an alcohol and a first organoaluminum compound to form a magnesium dialkoxide compound and contacting the magnesium dialkoxide compound with a titanating agent to form reaction product “A.” The process further includes reacting reaction product “A” with a halogenating agent to form reaction product “B” and reacting reaction product “B” with a second organoaluminum compound to form a single halogenated catalyst component.
US09624319B2	Terminal group conversion method and terminal stabilizing method To provide a terminal group conversion method and a terminal stabilizing method, which are capable of converting unstable terminal groups in a fluorinated polymer to carboxylic acid fluoride groups at a high conversion rate. A fluorinated polymer is heated at from 200 to 400° C. for at least one hour in the presence of at least 50 mol of molecular oxygen per 1 mol of unstable terminal groups in the fluorinated polymer, to convert from 50 to 100 mol % of the unstable terminal groups to carboxylic acid fluoride groups.
US09624314B2	Porous cyclodextrin polymeric materials and methods of making and using same A nucleophilic substitution reaction to crosslink cyclodextrin (CD) polymer with rigid aromatic groups, providing a high surface area, mesoporous CD-containing polymers (P-CDPs). The P-CDPs can be used for removing organic contaminants from water. By encapsulating pollutants to form well-defined host-guest complexes with complementary selectivities to activated carbon (AC) sorbents. The P-CDPs can rapidly sequester pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other organic micropollutants, achieving equilibrium binding capacity in seconds with adsorption rate constants 15-200 times greater than ACs and nonporous CD sorbents. The CD polymer can be regenerated several times, through a room temperature washing procedure, with no loss in performance.
US09624311B2	Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters and efficient methods of preparing them Embodiments of the invention provide regioselectively substituted carbohydrate and polysaccharide derivatives, such as cellulose esters, and methods for preparing them. Particular methods of the invention include deacylation of esters using tetrabutylammonium fluoride to obtain selective substitution at desired hydroxyl position(s) of the ester. Preferred is deacylation of an ester, which shows selectivity for removal of acyl groups from the ester of the secondary alcohols at C-2 and C-3, and which affords cellulose-6-O-esters with high regioselectivity by a simple one-step process employing no protective groups. Inventive regioselectively substituted cellulose esters can be prepared by such methods to obtain esters with the following anhydroglucose repeating units: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently chosen from a hydrogen atom, and, whether substituted or unsubstituted, branched or unbranched, an alkanoyl group, an aroyl group, and a heteroaroyl group. In embodiments, the alkanoyl, aroyl and heteroaroyl groups can comprise from 1-20 carbon atoms.
US09624303B2	Single-chain variable fragment anti-CD133 antibodies and uses thereof Disclosed herein are a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human CD133 and single-chain variable fragments thereof. Also disclosed herein is a hybridoma that produces the monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human CD133.
US09624301B2	Polynucleotides encoding an actriib antibody The disclosure provides, among other aspects, neutralizing antibodies and portions thereof that bind to ActRIIB and uses for same.
US09624292B2	Single chain antigen recognizing constructs (scARCs) stabilized by the introduction of novel disulfide bonds The present invention relates to a single chain antigen recognizing construct (scARC), which is composed of stabilized variable domains by the introduction of novel disulfide bonds, in order to prevent residual mis-pairing with endogenous ARC chains. The invention further discloses a method for the design of a novel structurally stabilized scARC, the method being based on the visual inspection of the crystal structure of the underlying scARC and the selection of appropriate amino acid substitutions to generate a novel disulfide bond in the protein structure. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for the production of a cell which expresses the scARC of the invention. Also described are nucleic acids encoding an inventive scARC, as well as DNA and RNA constructs that allow for the expression of the inventive scARC. The invention further encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing the scARC of the invention and the use of the scARC in therapy of cancerous or infectious diseases, or for use in the quantification and/or visualization of disease associated antigens.
US09624287B2	O-linked carbohydrate-modified insulin analogues An insulin analogue comprises an insulin B-chain polypeptide modified with an O-linked monosaccaride pyranoside adduct at the side chain of residue B27 or an O-linked monosaccaride pyranoside adduct at the side chain of residue B30, or both, where the positions are recited relative to human insulin. The monosaccaride may be a manopyranoside, an N-acetyl-galactopyranoside, or a glucopyranoside. The insulin analogue may additionally comprise containing a foreshortened B-chain polypeptide lacking residues B1-B3, an extension of 1 or 2 Glu residues on the carboxy terminal end of the B-chain polypeptide, an extension of ornithine at the carboxy-terminal end of the B-chain, the substitutions Lys at position B28 and Pro at position B29, an ornithine substitution at position B29, or combinations thereof. The analogue may be an analogue of a mammalian insulin, such as human insulin. A method of treating a patient comprises administering a physiologically effective amount of the insulin analogue.
US09624279B2	Method for producing insoluble aggregate of neurodegenerative-disease-related protein The purpose of the present invention is to develop a method for amplifying in vitro to a large amount of a homogenous insoluble aggregate that is equivalent to an insoluble aggregate formed in the brain of a patient. A method of producing an insoluble aggregate including TDP-43 protein and fragments thereof according to the present invention includes the steps of: (1) introducing an insoluble fraction originated from the brain of a neurodegenerative disease patient into a cell culture in which the intact TDP-43 protein can be expressed in a constitutive manner; (2) culturing the cultured cell into which the insoluble fraction has been introduced; and (3) separating an insoluble fraction from the cultured cell. Optionally, the method may additionally include a step of amplifying the insoluble aggregate of the neurodegenerative-disease-related protein in the cultured cell.
US09624278B2	Protein complex comprising MCM8 and MCM9 proteins and their use The composition includes either an isolated protein complex including MCM8 and MCM9 proteins, or nucleic acid molecules coding for the proteins that constitute the complex, or compounds inhibiting the formation and/or the stability, or the activity of the complex, for its use for enhancing or reducing animal, preferably mammal, fertility.
US09624273B2	Nucleic acid vaccines against herpes simplex virus type 2: compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) infection is a major health concern. Highly effective vaccines and immunogenic compositions against HSV-2 which can be used therapeutically or prophylactically, are described.
US09624272B2	Polypeptides for treating and/or limiting influenza infection Disclosed herein are polypeptides that bind to the hemagglutinin protein of influenza virus, and which can be used for treating and diagnosing influenza infection.
US09624271B2	Romidepsin solid forms and uses thereof The present disclosure provides solid forms of a compound of formula I. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides crystalline forms of Compound I. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides solvate forms of Compound I. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides amorphous Compound I.
US09624266B2	Brachiatin D and process for production thereof The present invention relates to a peptaibol having sequence AcAib-Asn-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-Aib-Asn-Leu-Pro-Ileuol, isolated from endophytic fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum having accession number MTCC 5721. The peptaibol is named as brachiating D. The present also related to a process for isolating the peptaibol from and use of the peptaibol as a pharmacologically active compound as a strong immunosuppressants and as an anticancer agents.
US09624263B2	Method of recovering peptide and method of detecting peptide Disclosed is a method of recovering a peptide including: mixing a liquid sample containing a complex of peptide and protein in blood with a reagent containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Zn2+, Ca2+, Li+, Ba2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, and a metal compound that forms any of these metal ions to liberate the peptide from the protein in blood; and recovering the liberated peptide.
US09624262B2	Plasma protein fractionation by sequential polyacid precipitation There is a recognized need for novel, more simplified, approaches to isolation of plasma from whole blood, as well as a need to isolate cell-free plasma fractions containing different plasma proteins. Methods are divulged for use of aqueous phase systems, formed in blood or blood containing solutions via addition of a single polymer at relatively low concentration, to effect isolation (clarification) of plasma proteins from blood cells. Methods are also divulged to replace widely used Cohn-type plasma protein fractionation which is based on sequential addition of up to 40% (v/v) ethanol and other precipitants, with simple sequential addition of a polyacid. The latter results in isolation of plasma protein fractions (i.e. fibrinogen, immunoglobulin, albumin) in sequence similar to that obtained with Cohn Fractionation and therefore may be suitable for use to reduce solvent use and solvent-related process complications in existing plasma protein purification processes. It may also support use of polymeric film based containers in novel solvent free plasma fractionation processes. The methods disclosed may also be suitable for use in smaller scale plasma protein isolation, in research and diagnostic applications. The general methodologies are robust and can function over a broad range of process variables such as temperature and pH.
US09624261B2	Buffer system for protein purification The invention is directed to a method for producing a polypeptide composition comprising: combining a polypeptide with a volatile additive to form a liquid mixture and lyophilizing the liquid mixture to obtain a lyophilized polypeptide composition.
US09624260B2	Process for isolation of plasma or serum proteins The present invention provides a process for the isolation of one or more proteins) from a protein solution. The process comprising the steps of: a) providing a protein solution comprising one or more specific proteins) and having a preset pH and a preset ionic strength or conductivity, b) applying the protein solution to a packed bed or expanded bed column comprising an adsorbent, and c) obtaining one or more proteins) from the column; wherein the protein solution has been supplemented with an alcohol.
US09624258B2	Polymorph of regadenoson The invention provides a novel polymorph of Regadenoson. More particularly, the invention provides propylene glycol solvate of Regadenoson. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of propylene glycol solvate of Regadenoson.
US09624256B2	Coordination complexes, pharmaceutical solutions comprising coordination complexes, and methods of treating patients A coordination complex having a physiologically acceptable pKa includes a metal and a biologically active agent. The pKa of the coordination complex is less than the pKa of the biologically active agent. A pharmaceutical solution for treating a patient includes a coordination complex and water, wherein the coordination complex is at least partially soluble in the water at physiological pH and in a therapeutically efficacious concentration. A method for treating a patient includes administering a pharmaceutical solution including a coordination complex and water to a patient in need of a biologically active agent.
US09624253B2	Method for purifying a target nucleic acid The present invention pertains to method for purifying at least a target nucleic acid from a sample, said method comprising at least the following steps: a) incubating the sample with at least one protein-degrading compound; b) binding the target nucleic acid to a solid phase; c) eluting the target nucleic acid from the solid phase; d) incubating the eluted target nucleic acid with at least one protein-degrading compound; e) binding the target nucleic acid again to a solid phase; f) optionally eluting the bound target nucleic acid from the solid phase. It was surprisingly found that performing a second protein digestion step after the target nucleic acid was bound and eluted from a solid phase before the nucleic acids are rebound to a solid phase is very efficient in reducing remaining protein contaminations in the isolated nucleic acid.
US09624251B2	Catalysts having a silene ligand A subject matter of the present invention is the use as catalyst, in particular in hydrosilylation, of a metal complex including at least one metal atom chosen from the metals of Groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and one or more ligands, characterized in that at least one ligand includes a silene structure.
US09624249B2	Nucleoside kinase bypass compositions and methods The present invention relates to disulfide masked prodrug compounds of Formula (I), nucleoside kinase bypass compositions thereof and methods that are amenable to bioactivation by a reducing agent such as glutathione: Such disulfide based compounds, compositions, and methods can be useful, for example, in providing prodrugs for use as therapeutics.
US09624248B2	Ionic liquid compound The present disclosure provides an ionic liquid compound of Formula (I) and its application in reactions such as alkylation, arylation, acylation, diels alder and oligomerization, The present disclosure also provides a process for preparing the ionic liquid compound of Formula (I) which involves preparing an ionic salt complex represented by Formula [(NR1R2R3)iM1]n+[Xj]n− by mixing an amine represented by Formula NR1R2R3 and a metal salt represented by formula M1Xj; and mixing the ionic salt complex and a metal salt represented by formula M2Yk to obtain the ionic liquid compound.
US09624247B2	Pyrazolo-pyrrolidin-4-one derivatives as bet inhibitors and their use in the treatment of disease The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (1) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09624243B2	Heterocyclic compounds and methods of their use The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds useful for antagonising angiotensin II Type 2 (AT2) receptor. More particularly the invention relates to pyrrolidine and azetidine compounds, compositions containing them and their use in methods of treating or preventing disorders or diseases associated with AT2 receptor function including neuropathic pain, inflammatory pain, conditions associated with neuronal hypersensitivity, impaired nerve conduction velocity, cell proliferation disorders, disorders associated with an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation and disorders associated with aberrant nerve regeneration.
US09624241B2	Tricyclic heterocycles as BET protein inhibitors The present invention relates to tricyclic heterocycles of Formula (I): which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US09624240B2	Maytansinoid derivatives with sulfoxide linker The invention relates to novel maytansinoid compounds having sulfoxide linkers and more specifically to novel maytansinoid compounds of structural formula (I) and (II). The invention also provides conjugates of the maytansinoid compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US09624238B2	4H-thieno[3,2-C]chromene-based inhibitors of Notum Pectinacetylesterase and methods of their use Compounds that may be used to inhibit Notum Pectinacetylesterase are described, as well as compositions comprising them, and methods of their use to treat diseases and disorders affecting bone.
US09624237B2	Oridonin functionalized selenium nanoparticles and method of preparation thereof The present invention relates to an oridonin functionalized selenium nanoparticle, method of preparing and use thereof for anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory treatments. The present invention provides oridonin functionalized selenium nanoparticle that is stable, water soluble and storable.
US09624236B2	Amorphous darunavir Described herein is pure amorphous darunavir, methods of making pure amorphous darunavir and pharmaceutical compositions containing amorphous darunavir and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
US09624234B2	Heterocyclic compounds and methods for their use The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds useful for antagonizing angiotensin II Type 2 (AT2) receptor. More particularly the invention relates to piperidine compounds, compositions containing them and their use in methods of treating or preventing disorders or diseases associated with AT2 receptor function including neuropathic pain, inflammatory pain, conditions associated with neuronal hypersensitivity, impaired nerve conduction velocity, cell proliferation disorders, disorders associated with an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation and disorders associated with aberrant nerve regeneration.
US09624233B2	Compounds for treating pruritic conditions The present invention includes compounds having structural formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and/or esters thereof. These compounds are useful for treating itch or a pruritic condition. The present invention also includes compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of treating a pruritic condition. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for preparing the compounds.
US09624229B2	Pyrimidine-2-amine compounds and their use as inhibitors of JAK kinases This invention is directed to methods of treating diseases or conditions associated with JAK2 activity in a mammal comprising the administration of a compound of formula (I): where n, m, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
US09624224B2	Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase Disclosed herein are compounds that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. In addition, reversible inhibitors of Btk are also described. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
US09624223B2	Morphinan derivative The present invention relates to a morphinan derivative represented by the following general formula (I), wherein R1 represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C6-10 aryl, etc., R2 and R3, which are the same or different, represent hydrogen, hydroxy, etc., R4 and R5 represent hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-6 alkyl, etc., X represents O or CH2, Y represents C═O, C(═O)O, etc., and m and n, which are the same or different, represent an integer of 0 to 2 (m and n are not 0 at the same time), a tautomer or stereoisomer of the compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as well as an analgesic, antianxiety drug, etc. containing the same as an active ingredient.
US09624222B2	Process for preparation of (2S, 5R)-7-oxo-6-sulphooxy-2-[((3R)-pyrrolidine-3-carbonyl)-hydrazino carbonyl]-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octance A process for preparation of (2S,5R)-7-oxo-6-sulphooxy-2-[((3R)-pyrrolidine-3-carbonyl)-hydrazino carbonyl]-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane is disclosed comprising reacting a compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) to obtain a compound of Formula (IV). The crystalline end-product is als claimed.
US09624221B2	Key intermediates and impurities of the synthesis of Apixaban: Apixaban glycol esters Object of the present invention is an improved process for the preparation of Apixaban, through new intermediates which undergo to a faster amidation reaction. Impurities of Apixaban are also identified and quantified.
US09624220B2	Compounds and method for treatment of HIV The invention relates to a compound of Formulae I and/or II: and/or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, tautomer, optical isomer, E-isomer, Z-isomer, or combination thereof; X is selected from Se, N—OH, NH, NO2, CN, N—CN, N═O, O or S, and the remaining substituents are described herein; and a composition thereof. The invention also relates to a method of administration thereof; and use thereof to treat HIV.
US09624218B2	Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one compounds as tankyrase inhibitors Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one compounds, formulations containing those compounds, and their use as tankyrase 1 and 2 inhibitors Formula (I).
US09624215B2	Amine derivative or salt thereof A novel amine derivative expressed by general formula (1) (in the formula: G1, G2, and G3 are the same or different and represent CH or a nitrogen atom; R1 represents a chlorine atom, an optionally-substituted C3-8 cycloalkyl group, or the like; R2 represents —COOR5 (in the formula, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl protective group), or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, or the like; and R4 represents an optionally-substituted condensed bicyclic hydrocarbon group, an optionally-substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group, or the like), or a salt thereof is useful in procedures such as the treatment or prevention of conditions related to excessive keratinocyte proliferation.
US09624213B2	Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases.
US09624212B2	Process for the preparation of benzohetero [1,3]—diazole compounds disubstituted with heteoaryl groups Process for the preparation of a benzohetero[1,3]diazole compound disubstituted with heteroaryl groups which comprises reacting at least one benzohetero[1,3]diazole compound disubstituted with at least one heteroaryl compound.Said benzohetero[1,3]diazole compound disubstituted with heteroaryl groups can be advantageously used in the construction of luminescent solar concentrators (LSC). Furthermore, said benzohetero[1,3]diazole compound disubstituted with heteroaryl groups can be advantageously used in the construction of photovoltaic devices such as, for example, photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic modules, solar cells, solar modules, on both a rigid and flexible support. Said benzohetero[1,3]diazole compound disubstituted with heteroaryl groups can also be advantageously used as a precursor of monomeric units in the preparation of semiconductor polymers.
US09624211B2	Anti-cancer compounds Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. In certain aspects, compounds which can inhibit Skp2 are provided. Specifically chromenone derivatives are disclosed that have the capability toward reducing differentiation of pluripotent, multipotent or totipotent cells and thus have therapeutic utility in the treatment of a proliferative disease such as cancer.
US09624208B2	Benzoxazolinone compounds with selective activity in voltage-gated sodium channels Disclosed are compounds of Formula A: Formula A, or a salt thereof, wherein “Het”, Ra, and Rb are defined herein, which have properties for blocking Nav 1.7 ion channels found in peripheral and sympathetic neurons. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula A or their salts, and methods of treating neuropathic pain disorders using the same.
US09624203B2	Oligooxopiperazines and methods of making and using them The present invention relates to oligooxopiperazines and their use. Methods for preparing oligooxopiperazines are also disclosed.
US09624201B2	Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase This application discloses compounds according to generic Formula (I): wherein all variables are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are useful for the treatment of oncological, auto-immune, and inflammatory diseases caused by aberrant B-cell activation. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US09624194B2	Heteroaryl compounds as sodium channel blockers The invention relates to aryl substituted compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein Het, G, A, R, and n are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
US09624192B2	Carbamate/urea derivatives The invention relates to compound of the formula I or a salt thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to its preparation, to its use as medicament and to medicaments comprising it.
US09624190B2	Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of 2-aryl chromenes and related phosphoramidite ligands and catalyst compounds Methods to access 2-aryl chromene compounds via an asymmetric catalytic process.
US09624184B2	Heterocyclic compound The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I), which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease and the like. In the formula (I), each symbol is as defined in the specification.
US09624182B2	Compounds as lysophosphatidic acid receptor antagonists Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases.
US09624181B2	Method for producing biaryl compound The invention provides a production method of a biaryl compound of the formula [3] or a salt thereof, including reacting a 2-phenylazole derivative of the formula [1] or a salt thereof, with a benzene derivative of the formula [2] or a salt thereof in the presence of a metal catalyst, a base, and one or more of (a) a monocarboxylic acid metal salt, (b) a dicarboxylic acid metal salt, (c) a sulfonic acid metal salt, and (d) a phosphate or phosphoric amide metal salt represented by RAxP(O)(OM)y wherein each symbol is as defined herein.
US09624175B2	Fused-bicyclic aryl quinolinone derivatives as mutant-isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors The invention relates to inhibitors of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (mt-IDH) proteins with neomorphic activity useful in the treatment of cell-proliferation disorders and cancers, having the Formula: where A, B, U, V, Z, W1, W2, W3, and R1-R6 are described herein.
US09624174B2	Compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase inhibitors Compounds of Formula (I) are inhibitors of acyl coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT-1), useful in the treatment of obesity, obesity related disorders, genetic (Type 1, Type 5 hyperlipidemia) and acquired forms of hypertriglyceridemia or hyperlipoproteinemia-related disorders, caused by but not limited to lipodystrophy, hypothyroidism, medications (beta blockers, thiazides, estrogen, glucocorticoids, transplant) and other factors (pregnancy, alcohol intake), hyperlipoproteinemia, chylomicronemia, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular outcomes, angina, excess hair growth (including syndromes associated with hirsutism), nephrotic syndrome, fibrosis such as mycocardial, renal and liver fibrosis, hepatitis C virus infection and acne or other skin disorders.
US09624173B2	Heterocyclic modulators of lipid synthesis Compounds that are fatty acid synthesis modulators are provided. The compounds may be used to treat disorders characterized by disregulation of the fatty acid synthase function by modulating the function and/or the fatty acid synthase pathway. Methods are provided for treating such disorders including viral infections, such as hepatitis C infection, cancer and metabolic disorders.
US09624172B2	Polymorphs of lomitapide and its salts The present invention provides novel polymorphs of Lomitapide, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The present invention also provides a novel polymorph of Lomitapide mesylate, process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising it.
US09624171B2	Photoinitiator mixtures Photoinitiator mixture comprising at least one alpha-amino ketone compound; and at least one compound of the Formula (I) or (I′) wherein R1 and R′1 for example are hydrogen, C3-C8cycloalkyl or C1-C12alkyl R2 and R2′ for example are hydrogen; unsubstituted C1-C20alkyl or substituted C1-C20alkyl; and R8 and R9 for example are hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl which optionally is substituted, or phenyl which optionally is substituted; exhibit an unexpectedly good performance in photopolymerization reactions.
US09624170B2	4-(piperrazin-1-yl)-pyrrolidin-2-one compounds as monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors The present invention aims to provide a compound having an MAGL inhibitory action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and the like), anxiety disorder, pain (e.g., inflammatory pain, carcinomatous pain, nervous pain and the like), epilepsy and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.
US09624167B2	N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-phenyl-benzenesulfonamides and N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-(2-pyridyl)benzenesulfonamides and their therapeutic use The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain substituted N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-cyclohexyl)-4-phenyl-benzenesulfonamide and N-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl -cyclohexyl)-4-(2-pyridyl)benzenesulfonamide compounds (collectively referred to herein as HMC compounds) that are useful, for example, in the treatment of disorders (e.g., diseases) including, inflammation and/or joint destruction and/or bone loss; disorders mediated by excessive and/or inappropriate and/or prolonged activation of the immune system; inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, for example, rheumatoid arthritis; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); asthma; atherosclerosis; inflammatory bowel disease; ankylosing spondylitis; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus; Sjogren's syndrome; a disorder associated with bone loss, such as bone loss associated with excessive osteoclast activity in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer-associated bone disease, or Paget's disease; cancer, such as a haematological malignancy, such as multiple myeloma, leukemia, or lymphoma, or a solid tumour cancer, such as bladder cancer, breast cancer (female and/or male), colon cancer, renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, basal cell ameloblastoma, or melanoma; a disorder associated with fibrosis, such as systemic sclerosis or scleroderma; or a rare vasculitide, such as Behçet's disease. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, for example, in therapy.
US09624166B2	Tetracycline compounds The present invention is directed to a compound represented by Structural Formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for Structural Formula (I) are defined herein. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Structural Formula (I) and its therapeutic use.
US09624162B2	Method for preparing 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylamine The present invention provides a method for preparing 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylamine. The method comprises: a) reacting 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexanone with excess primary amine as well as removing the water generated from the reaction, so that IPN is substantially converted into imine compounds; b) in the presence of an ammonolysis catalyst, mixing the product of step a) with liquid ammonia, making the imine compound perform ammonolysis reaction to generate 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylimine and the primary amine; and c) in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogenating 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylimine obtained in step b) to obtain 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylamine. The method of the present invention avoids the generation of 3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexanol and 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexanol as the major by-products in the prior art, thereby improving the yield of 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl cyclohexylamine.
US09624159B2	Aniline derivatives, their preparation and their therapeutic application The present invention relates to therapeutic applications of aniline derivatives of formula (I), for example in treating glaucoma: Formula (I), R1a represents H, an halogen, a (C1-C6)alkyl or a CN; R1b represents H, an halogen or a (C1-C6)alkyl; R1c represents H or a (C1-C6)alkyl; R2 represents H, an halogen, an OH, an O—(C1-C6)alkyl or (C1-C6)alkyl; R3 represents H, an halogen, a (C1-C6)alkyl, an OH, an O—(C1-C6)alkyl, a CONH2 or CN; R4 represents H, an halogen or a (C1-C6)alkyl; R5 represents H or F: R7 represents H or F; R8 represents H or F; R9 represents H or (C1-C6)alkyl, or one of its enantiomers.
US09624157B2	Process for the preparation of ingenol-3-angelate from 20-deoxy-ingenol The present invention provides a method for preparing ingenol-3-angelate.
US09624154B2	Heterogeneously catalyzed chemical reduction of carbon dioxide The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising structurally frustrated Lewis pairs, wherein, for example but not by way of limitation, formic acid is produced and hydrocarbons are indirectly produced. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having structurally frustrated Lewis pairs therein.
US09624151B2	Removal of nitrogen-containing impurities form alcohol compositions Process for the treatment of an alcohol composition containing nitrogen-containing contaminants by contacting the alcohol composition in the vapor phase with an adsorbent in an adsorption zone.
US09624147B2	Production of short chain perfluoroalkyl iodides from higher order telomers An improved process for producing perfluoroalkyl iodides of formula (I) F(CF2CF2)n—I (I) wherein n is an integer from 2 to 3, wherein the improvement comprises thermolyzing at least one perfluoroalkyl iodide of formula (II), optionally in the presence of perfluoroethyl iodide, formula (III) F(CF2CF2)m—I (II) F(CF2CF2)p—I (III) wherein m is an integer greater than or equal to 4, and p is 1, wherein a) the molar ratio of formula (III) to formula (II) is less than 1.0, b) the residence time is from about 0.1 to about 10 seconds, and c) the temperature is from about 450° C. to about 500° C.
US09624146B2	Catalytic gas phase fluorination The present invention relates to a fluorination process, comprising: an activation stage comprising contacting a fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow for at least one hour; and at least one reaction stage comprising reacting a chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst, so as to produce a fluorinated compound.
US09624138B2	Formation of voids within components formed from porous substrates A method of creating a component comprises forming a substrate and depositing a template material within the substrate, such that there are a plurality of template member. The component is heated to a temperature above a melting point of the template material, such that the template material wicks into a porosity of the substrate and forms a component with voids. An average hydraulic diameter of the voids is less than 1 millimeter. A component formed by the method, and the component itself are also disclosed.
US09624137B2	Low temperature method for hermetically joining non-diffusing ceramic materials A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The wetting and flow of the joining material is controlled by the selection of the joining material, the joining temperature, the joining atmosphere, and other factors. The ceramic pieces may be on a non-diffusable type, such as aluminum nitride, alumina, beryllium oxide, and zirconia, and the pieces may be brazed with an aluminum alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck.
US09624136B2	Transparent spinel article and tape cast methods for making A transparent, tape casted, spinel article, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of method of making the tape casted, transparent spinel, and laminates of the tape casted. transparent spinel, as defined herein.
US09624129B2	Inerting process for impurities An inerting process for impurities in aggregates intended for preparation of hydraulic or hydrocarbon compositions, includes adding to the composition or to one of its constituents a cationic polymer corresponding to at least one derivative of a natural polymer or a polymer of natural origin selected from the group including dextrin (in particular yellow dextrin and white dextrin), chitosan, chitin, alginates, hemicellulose, pectin, polyols or proteins.
US09624126B2	Heating element and manufacturing method thereof Provided are a heating element, which 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 in which, when the straight line that intersects the conductive heating line is drawn, a ratio (distance distribution ratio) of standard deviation in respects to an average value of distances between adjacent intersection points of the straight line and the conductive heating line is 2% or more, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US09624125B2	Glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2; from about 3 mol. % to about 13 mol. % alkaline earth oxide; X mol. % Al2O3; and Y mol. % alkali oxide. The alkali oxide may include Na2O in an amount greater than about 8 mol. %. A ratio of Y:X may be greater than 1 and the glass composition may be free of boron and compounds of boron. In some embodiments, the glass composition may also be free of phosphorous and compounds of phosphorous. Glass articles formed from the glass composition may have at least a class S3 acid resistance according to DIN 12116, at least a class A2 base resistance according to ISO 695, and a type HGA1 hydrolytic resistance according to ISO 720.
US09624122B2	Glass base material hanging mechanism Provided is a glass base material hanging mechanism that, when hanging a starting member or a glass base material, can tightly (solidly) connect the hanging shaft tube and the hanging component and can vertically align the hanging component and the center of the glass base material.
US09624118B2	Method and system for injecting RF signal into a fluid-containing system A method and system for injecting a pulsed radio frequency signal into a fluid-containing system in order to create and propagate an electromagnetic field throughout the fluid-containing system. Use electromagnetic field may be used to prevent the formation and build-up of scale in the fluid-containing system and/or to prevent the proliferation of bacteria within the fluid-containing system. The method and system may also be used to inject a pulsed radio frequency signal at a number of points in a fluid-containing system, or to inject a pulsed radio frequency signal to a number of independent fluid-containing systems.
US09624117B2	Electrolysis bath for acidic water and method for using the acidic water An electrolytic bath for manufacturing acidic water capable of ensuring sufficient conductivity through wide surfaces of electrodes and stability of the surfaces of the electrodes to electrolyze tap water as well as RO water or DI water, especially, by coupling electrodes having the same polarity as one to apply a power source to the electrodes having the same polarity at the same time without using an additional catalytic agent or ion exchange resin, and use of the acidic water are provided. In particular, an electrolytic bath for manufacturing acidic water capable of obtaining a high concentration of acidic water by further forming mesh electrodes having a polarity different from the plurality of electrodes on a surface of an ion exchange membrane to widen an area of the electrodes and minimize a distance between the electrodes, thereby further facilitating a redox reaction, and use of the acidic water are provided.
US09624111B2	Integrated process for carbon capture and energy production The present invention pertains to new methods for generating energy and useful nitrogen compounds from captured carbon dioxide. It involves employing an osmotic engine, draw solution, and feed solution. An osmotic gradient between the solutions assists in generating energy and a solution of ammonium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate or mixture thereof. This solution may be decomposed to form ammonia, carbon dioxide, a precipitate, or a mixture thereof.
US09624110B2	Method and apparatus for preparing high-purity crystalline silica The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for preparing high-purity crystalline silica particles by mixing colloidal silica with an organic base to form a mixed sol. The mixed sol is heated up to a reaction temperature of about 180 degrees Celsius or above, which is held for a reaction time of about 8 to about 168 hours for a hydrothermal synthesis process in the mixed sol. A gravitational setting or a centrifugation is performed on the mixed sol to provide precipitates from the mixed sol. The precipitates are washed with deionized water to remove residual organic base. The washed precipitates are dried at about 60 to about 80 degrees Celsius and are collected and packaged to obtain high-purity crystalline silica particles.
US09624103B1	Method and system for continuously producing hydrogen, heat and aluminum oxides on-demand A method and system for producing hydrogen gas, heat and an oxide component using water splitting process is disclosed. The system comprises a dry first chamber containing a passivating-oxide preventing agent that receives a solid material feedstock and dissolves the solid material feedstock in the passivating-oxide preventing agent. The passivating-oxide preventing agent becomes saturated with the solid material in the first chamber and is then transferred to a second chamber without contact with water. In the second chamber, the solid material saturated in the passivating-oxide preventing agent reacts with the water so as to generate hydrogen gas, an oxide component and heat. Following the reaction, the solid material depleted passivating-oxide preventing agent and water is recycled to be re-used in the water splitting process.
US09624100B2	Micro pick up array pivot mount with integrated strain sensing elements Systems and methods for aligning a transfer head assembly with a substrate are disclosed. In an embodiment a pivot mount is used for generating a feedback signal in a closed-loop motion control system. In an embodiment, the pivot mount includes a plurality of spring arms, with each spring arm including a switch-back along an axial length of the spring arm such that a pair of first and second lengths of the spring arm are immediately adjacent the switch-back and are parallel to each other. A first strain sensing element is located at the first length, and a second strain sensing element is located at the second length.
US09624097B2	Manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) package structure includes providing a base, wherein the base comprises a recess; disposing a chip in the recess, wherein the chip has an active surface; disposing a MEMS device on the active surface in the recess, wherein the MEMS device is covered by a first cover, the first cover comprises a cavity, and the MEMS device is in the cavity; disposing a sealant at a peripheral gap between the chip and the first cover so as to seal the cavity; disposing a glass frit on a second cover or the base; disposing the second cover on the base, wherein the second cover covers the recess, and the glass frit is disposed between the base and the second cover; and heating the glass frit so as to seal the recess.
US09624096B2	Forming semiconductor structure with device layers and TRL A semiconductor wafer is formed with a first device layer having active devices. A handle wafer having a trap rich layer is bonded to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer. A second device layer having a MEMS device or acoustic filter device is formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second device layer is formed either by monolithic fabrication processes or layer-transfer processes.
US09624093B2	Method and apparatus of making MEMS packages MEMS packages and modules are described. In an embodiment, a module includes a package mounted within an opening in a module board. The package includes a flexible wiring board mounted to a back surface of the module board and spanning across the opening in the module board. A die is mounted on the flexible wiring board and is encapsulated within an overmold. An air gap exists laterally between the overmold and side surface of the opening in the module board.
US09624088B2	Safety interlock nozzle A safety interlock nozzle for use with a safety interlock mechanism is disclosed which comprises a base having an interlock contact surface at a first end and alternating tabs at a second end, a body having alternating tabs at a first end that mate with the alternating tabs of the base, a channel within the body positioned at a second end, a ring clamp for connecting the tabs of the base to the tabs of the body, a splash guard having a first end for contacting with a filler neck housing and a second end having a slot formed therein, the second end capable of fitting within the channel of the second end of the body, and a spring for being captured within the channel in the body and the slot within the splash guard, the spring for connecting the splash guard to the body.
US09624084B2	System and method for generating a drive signal A method and computer program product for defining a PWM drive signal having a defined voltage potential. The PWM drive signal has a plurality of “on” portions and a plurality of “off” portions that define a first duty cycle for regulating, at least in part, a flow rate of a pump assembly. At least a portion of the “on” portions of the PWM drive signal are pulse width modulated to define a second duty cycle for the at least a portion of the “on” portions of the PWM drive signal. The second duty cycle regulates, at least in part, the percentage of the defined voltage potential applied to the pump assembly.
US09624083B2	Hands-free hydration for adults and the disabled Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus for providing hands-free hydration to a person. Specifically, the invention comprises a case having a storage container with chilled fluid therein and a pump for circulating the chilled fluid. Additionally, the device further comprises several lines of tube for supplying water to a user when the user engages a bite valve.
US09624082B1	Pry bar sliding fulcrum assembly A pry bar sliding fulcrum assembly having a fulcrum and a saddle which slidably mate with a conventional pry bar and which provide a greater force onto a work material than the conventional pry bar alone. The pry bar sliding fulcrum assembly easily and quickly slides away from the work material when a conventional pry bar function is desired and slides toward the work material when an enhanced application force or greater pry bar end displacement is required. The assembly uniquely mates with or is held with the pry bar end whereby the assembly retains a static position relative to the pry bar during use.
US09624074B2	Drive unit for moving loads and people, and devices for moving people and loads comprising such drive units The invention relates to a drive unit which comprises a motor (6)-driven spindle (5), rollers (2, 3), and cables (11), and which has a favourable transmission ratio, specifically N:1 in which N=4+n, and n is an integer between −2 and 8 including 0. Said unit is used to move loads and people, is particularly suitable for lifts, is space-saving, environmentally friendly, low-maintenance, economical in terms of energy consumption, and call be used both in the construction of new lifts and in the renovation of older installations. It allows the installation to be operated securely, and people and loads to be transported at high speeds. It can, for example, be installed at the lower or upper end of a shaft, or also outside of the shaft. It can be used for movement in a vertical, horizontal and also inclined direction, and may be provided with a counter weight.
US09624071B2	Elevator passenger interface including special assistance features An exemplary elevator passenger interface device includes a touch screen configured to allow a passenger to indicate a request for elevator service by touching the screen. An assistance button is positioned near the touch screen. A controller is configured to determine a destination requested by a passenger touching the screen. The controller is also configured to determine whether the assistance button has been manipulated and then to determine a destination requested by a passenger from a subsequent manipulation of the assistance button.
US09624067B1	Guide member for guiding longitudinal flexible members around a wheel A guide member for use in connection with a wheel of a vehicle includes a wall and a base. The wall extends from a lower surface to an upper surface. The lower surface defines a support plane. The wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The base extends from the lower surface of the wall. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The base is disposed transverse to the wall at a non-perpendicular angle to define a space between the bottom surface of the base and the support plane. The inner surface of the wall and the top surface of the base define a receiving pocket configured to receive a wheel of the vehicle therein, whereby the outer surface of the wall guides a longitudinal flexible member around the wheel of the vehicle.
US09624066B2	High speed winding machine with angular rotary spindle, and a method for using the same The present invention relates generally to a high speed winding machine with angular rotary spindle, and a method for using the same. The present invention also relates generally to winding machines for winding a cable, and more particularly winding wire at higher speeds without the use, for example, of a reciprocating traverse. The high speed winding machine, primarily comprises of four major systems, namely, a frame assembly, a rotating traverse assembly, an angular spindle assembly, and a spindle drive motor assembly, having a spindle indexing system. A method of winding a wire or cable in a figure-8 pattern upon a mandrel by rotating the mandrel and winding the wire or cable thereon is also disclosed.
US09624064B2	Informational item forming method A method of using a folding apparatus to form an outsert having product information printed thereon comprises applying a plurality of parallel lines of water to a sheet of paper; making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper in a direction parallel to a first direction with a first folding apparatus to form a first folded article; making a plurality of folds in the first folded article in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to form an intermediate folded article; and making a final fold in the intermediate folded article in the second direction to form the outsert. Making the final fold may include forcing the intermediate folded article between a pair of adjustably-spaced folding members, the adjustably-spaced folding members to be adjustably spaced apart from each other by a distance that is within a range defined by a lower boundary of 0.25 inches and an upper boundary of 0.45 inches.
US09624060B2	Apparatus for document handling The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for handling documents, such as currency, for example bank notes. A plunger (5) comprises a body (571) and a base (579) such that when the plunger is deployed to urge documents into a securable container, the plunger moves between a fully retracted position and an intermediate position with the base (579) and body (571) together, and between the intermediate position and a fully advanced position the base (579) is displaced from the body (571).
US09624059B2	Dispensers and dispensing systems for bags A dispenser for bags is disclosed. The dispenser is capable of storing a roll of bags and dispensing individual bags therefrom. In addition, a dispensing system for use in dispensing individual bags from a wound roll of continuously and detachably connected bags is disclosed.
US09624058B2	Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus There is provided a sheet conveyance apparatus including: a loader unit loading sheets, a feeding unit feeding the sheets from the loader unit, a separating unit separating and conveying the sheets one by one, a detecting unit detecting the sheets, and a controller. The controller is configured to: measure a time from instructing the feeding unit for operation of feeding one of the sheets to the detecting unit detecting that sheet, and determine that there is a decrease in a capability of the feeding unit or the separating unit in a case that the measured time does not fit into a time needed to convey the sheet from a position of starting a normal operation of feeding the sheet to the position of the detecting unit.
US09624057B2	Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus A sheet feeder includes a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet from a sheet storage case in a sheet feeding direction orthogonal to a loading direction in which the sheet storage case is loaded into an apparatus main body, and a conveying guide configured to guide the sheet fed by the sheet feeding unit. The conveying guide includes a first guide segment included in the apparatus main body and a second guide segment included in the sheet storage unit. The sheet feeder further includes an edge guide member disposed at an end of the first guide segment. The edge guide member has a guide surface that allows reaction force including a directional force component acting upward and a directional force component acting in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction to be generated when the sheet partly projecting from the sheet storage case abuts the guide surface.
US09624056B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a conveyance guide member provided in an apparatus body and having a reference plane against which a sheet widthwise side edge orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction abuts. The reference plane is provided upstream in the feed direction of a downstream end in the feed direction of the sheet stacked on the stacking member in a state in which the sheet feed cassette is attached to the attachment position of the apparatus body and is provided under, in terms of a vertical direction, an uppermost sheet stacked on the stacking member in the state in which the sheet feed cassette is attached to the attachment position of the apparatus body.
US09624052B2	Sheet-supply tray A sheet-supply tray device for use with an image recording apparatus, includes a lower sheet-supply tray and an upper sheet-supply tray. The upper sheet-supply tray includes a main body, a leading-end stopper, a trailing-end stopper and a side-end stopper. The main body includes a support surface that supports a recording sheet. The leading-end stopper is fixed on the main body and stops a leading end of the recording sheet. The trailing-end stopper includes a trailing-end contact surface having a trailing-end protrusion extending over an upper surface of a trailing-end portion of the recording sheet toward the leading-end stopper. The trailing-end contact surface contacts a trailing end of the recording sheet. The side-end stopper includes a side-end contact surface that contacts a side end of the recording sheet. The side-end contact surface has at least one side-end protrusion extending over an upper surface of a side-end portion of the recording sheet.
US09624049B1	Puncture resistant seals for loading docks Puncture resistant seals for loading docks are disclosed. An example weather barrier disclosed herein includes a canopy having a back end and a front end, where the back end is mountable to a wall above a doorway and the front end is to protrude forward from the wall when the canopy is mounted to the wall. A front bar is at the front end of the canopy and the front bar is horizontally elongate. A back curtain hangs from the front bar. The back curtain has an upper curtain edge attached to the front bar. The back curtain has a lower curtain edge that is at a lower elevation than an elevation of the upper doorway edge when the canopy is mounted to the wall. The back curtain has a curtain width. A front panel hangs in front of the back curtain. The front panel is less flexible than the back curtain. The front panel has a panel width that is approximately 50 to 80 percent of the curtain width. A space is interposed between and defined by the front panel and the back curtain.
US09624048B2	Structures and methods using an integrated ruffle to reduce dust released during emptying of bulk bags An improved bulk bag for containing dry bulk, granular, and/or pulverized materials designed to prevent dust cloud escape and migration during discharge/emptying of the materials in bulk bag using an integrated dust barrier skirt affixed to the exterior of the bulk bag and telescopable to create a dust cloud curtain prior to content discharge.
US09624045B2	Cable gathering device (wire stacker) The invention relates to a cable gathering device (wire stacker) (12) for processing electrical or optical lines (8), such as wires, cables, line bundles, optical fibers etc. comprising a platform (2) which can be tilted downwards which has an accommodating region (2a) for accommodating one or more lines (8) after a processing step, characterized in that the platform (2) has a removal region (2b) adjoining the accommodating region (2a), wherein lines (8) located in the accommodating region (2a) can be brought into the removal region (2b) by tilting the platform (2) downwards, from which the lines (8) can be removed and wherein the lines (8) are retained in the removal region (2b) by retaining means (2d) in the tilted position of the platform (2).
US09624044B2	Shipping/storage rack for buckets A rack for a heavy equipment bucket having a rectangular base and two vertical posts. Each vertical post has one or more upwardly angled extending protrusions. A series of double ended reverse hooks are provided with the rack for stacking heavy equipment buckets.
US09624043B2	High rate bulk flow sortation A mixed article sortation system and method of sorting the bulk flow of mixed articles being of various sizes and shapes to separate destinations includes at least two bulk flow singulators, each configured to receive a bulk flow of mixed articles and arrange the articles to respective first and second single-file flows. A first article induct arranges the first flow of articles from one of the singulators to a first flow of gapped articles and a first article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article. A second article induct arranges the single-file flow of articles from the other singulator to a second flow of gapped articles and a second article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article in said second single-file flow. A combiner combines the first and second single-file flow of articles into a third single-file flow of articles. A sorter receives the third single-file flow of mixed articles and sorts the articles to separate destinations.
US09624042B2	Device and method for packaging tubes In a device for supplying elongated, at least approximately hollow cylindrical, product units, preferably tubes, cartridges or cans, to packaging units, the device comprises means to distribute a continuous stream of product units to two packaging units that operate in parallel. In a method for supplying elongated, at least approximately hollow cylindrical, product units, preferably tubes, cartridges or cans to packaging units, a continuous stream of product units is distributed, by means of a distribution device, to two packaging units that operate in parallel.
US09624040B2	Substrate support A substrate support includes a drum, a first surface carried by the drum, and a second surface carried by the drum opposite and oblique to the first surface and a wedging member. The wedging member is sandwiched between the first surface and the second surface and is resiliently biased in a wedging direction.
US09624039B2	Method and container-processing machine for processing containers A method for processing containers includes periodically causing a reversible transporter to periodically transition between rotating in a first direction and rotating in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. When rotating in the first direction, the transporter feeds containers to a first processing region. When rotating in the second direction, the transporter feeds containers to a second processing region. Each processing region has as at least one processing position.
US09624038B2	Device and method for depalletization A depalletization device (1) that is able to disassemble a pallet (2) that is made up of at least a number of layers (3), includes: a loading/unloading device (6), which is able to separate and extract a layer (3) from the pallet (2); a first conveyor (7) that can be supplied with the layer (3) that is separated from the pallet (2) and is able to move the layer (3) forward; the depalletization device (1) also includes: a second conveyor (10), which can be fed from the first conveyor (7) with an entire layer (3); a pair of third conveyors (11a, 11b) that are able to receive, one or the other alternatingly, the entire layer (3); and actuator elements (14) that can be controlled to transfer the entire layer (3) from the second conveyor (10) to either of the third conveyors (11a, 11b).
US09624037B2	Device and a method for braking conveying vehicles of a conveying device A brake device for a conveying device for braking a conveying vehicle moving along a movement path, including at least one brake member for creating a braking contact with the conveying vehicle. The brake member includes at least one deflection member and at least one flexible brake body with a braking-active body section, the brake body being led in a revolving manner around the at least one deflection member.
US09624036B2	System and method for mitigating dust migration at a wellsite A system and method for mitigating dust migration at a wellsite is described. An oilfield material reservoir is provided for receiving oilfield material, the oilfield material reservoir having an enclosure. A dust collector is provided for collecting dust generated at the oilfield material reservoir, and a duct in communication with the enclosure and the dust collector is provided for transferring dust generated at the oilfield material reservoir to the dust collector.
US09624032B1	Waste receptacle with integral manual waste compressor and associated method A compressible trash receptacle includes a frame, a plunger section operably coupled to the frame wherein the plunger section is disposed partially exterior of the frame, and a trash-receiving section detachably connected to the frame and in communication with the plunger section. In this manner, when no external force acts on the plunger section, the plunger section rests at an equilibrium position disposed partially exterior of the trash-receiving section. Advantageously, when an external force acts on the plunger section, the plunger section moves to a tensioned position disposed partially interior of the trash-receiving section.
US09624030B2	Cradle for proppant container having tapered box guides Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus to support a proppant container including a frame to receive and support the proppant container, the frame having a top surface that receives and positions the proppant container above a conveyor to carry proppant disposed thereon away from the proppant container. The apparatus also includes a box guide assembly positioned on the top surface including a corner assembly having two wall segments, and a guide member extending upwardly and positioned adjacent the corner assembly, the guide member including tapered portion of the guide member, the taper having a first width at a top portion of the guide member smaller than a second width at a bottom portion of the guide member. The tapered portion contacts and directs the proppant container to a desired location.
US09624029B2	Trailer weight distribution hitch system storage device A vehicle mounted storage device for the ball mount and spring/torsion bar component of a trailer weight distribution system when the equipment is not in use. The storage device is comprised of a horizontal channel where the spring bars can be inserted, a vertical channel, where the ball mount can be inserted, and a horizontal tongue separating the two channels. When the spring bars are inserted into the horizontal channel with the heads of the spring bars resting on the tongue area and the ball mount is inserted into the vertical channel with the hitch ball directly above the spring bar heads, the spring bars are securely confined to the device. Once a locking device has been affixed to the ball mount, the device deters theft of the spring bars and ball mount.
US09624025B2	Pipette for use with a pipette tip A pipette (110) includes an ejector member (140) with an ejector end (142) configured to be moved from the retracted position (147a) to the extended position (147b) to eject a gripped pipette tip (120) from an end portion (132) of the body (130) of the pipette (110). The pipette (110) further includes an adjustment device (160) configured to adjust the extended position (147b) of the ejector end (142) with respect to the body (130) and a lock device (200) configured to selectively inhibit operation of the adjustment device (160) to adjust the extended position (147b) of the ejector end (142).
US09624023B2	Integrated material transfer and dispensing system An integrated material transfer and dispensing system for storing, transferring and dispensing materials, such as fluids and liquids, for example, liquid applied sound deadener (LASD). The system includes at least one vessel having a force transfer device. Each vessel may be removably enclosed in cabinet to form an automated station. Each vessel may be configured with a data logger, cleanout port, a sample valve at least one sight window and an access port for introducing a compound such as a biocide. Each vessel may be configured with instruments including sensors for measuring process variables, such as material volume, level, temperature, pressure and flow. The system may further include a metering device system and a robotic material dispenser system without a pump interface. The robotic system may further include a computer control system connected to flow and pressure sensors. The system may directly feed an applicator without an intervening pump.
US09624022B2	Storage container utilizing two different heat insulating materials in combination with a temperature control unit and a heat storage material placed within the container Performance of heat insulation between the outside of a storage container and the inside of a storage chamber is effectively improved. The storage container includes a container body having an opening, a door member closing the opening in an openable and closable manner, and a temperature-controlled unit having a function of making a temperature inside a storage chamber 2 enclosed by the container body and the door member be different from a temperature outside the storage chamber. The container body includes a first heat-insulating material 14, a second heat-insulating material 15 which is provided partially on the opposite side to the storage chamber 2 with respect to the first heat-insulating material 14 and has thermal conductivity lower than that of the first heat-insulating material 14, and a heat-storage material 16 which is provided at least partially in a region where the second heat-insulating material 15 is not provided as viewed from a thickness direction of the first heat-insulating material 14 on the same side as the storage chamber 2 with respect to the first heat-insulating material 14 and is formed of one or more kinds of raw material where phase transition is caused between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a temperature between the temperature outside the storage chamber 2 and the temperature inside the storage chamber 2 obtained by the function of the temperature-controlled unit.
US09624021B2	Dispensing module The invention relates to a dispensing module for two liquid products, comprising: a first chamber (20) having a first wall, said first chamber having a first opening; a first piston (61) which can be displaced while resting on the wall of the first chamber; a second piston (64) which can be displaced while resting on a wall of the second chamber, and coupling means (62) for coupling both pistons while the product is being dispensed are provided. According to the invention, in order to prevent functional dysfunctions in the event of a distortion of the shape of container and to freely select the shape of the container, said dispensing module comprises a second chamber, the wall of which can be displaced while resting on the second piston, said second chamber comprising a second opening. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that the distortion of the container no longer leads to functional dysfunctions of the dispensing module. Also, the outer shape of the container can be freely selected.
US09624013B2	Packaging container with pressure relief valve The present invention relates to a packaging container (E) comprising a base (2) closed by an overlapping cover (1) used for the storage of automotive parts, particularly, brake discs and/or brake drums, clutch discs, wheel hubs or any other parts with similar shapes for motor vehicles, package (E) being provided with structural ribs (3 and 33) and at least one opening (4), which is sealed by a pressure relief valve (5). Said pressure relief valve (5) comprises a connecting base (50) provided with an opening (500) and a closure lid (51) provided with locking and sealing means (510), which are joined to one another in an articulated way.
US09624012B2	Fitment for a container A product includes a container including a neck, and a fitment having a portion coupled to the neck of the container via an interference fit.
US09624010B2	Dispensing closure arrangement for a container A closure arrangement for a liquid container comprises a container neck and a cap, a threaded portion and a closure portion for closing a bore of the neck when the cap is closed. The closure portion comprises a plurality of apertures. It engages prevents liquid flow through the apertures when the cap is closed. Another closure arrangement may comprise a first opening and a second opening for venting air into the container; a spout being movably mounted to the container and movable between first and second relative positions; such that in the first position of the spout, the air vent is open and liquid may be poured from the container through the spout and in a second position, the first and second openings are closed by sealing engagement with the spout.
US09624007B2	Method of manufacturing external cover edge of molded cup lid and product manufactured by the same A method of manufacturing an external cover edge of a molded cup lid and a product manufactured by the method includes an intermediate product of the molded cup lid made of plant fiber and manufactured by both “pulp suction shaping” and “thermal compression shaping” processes. A protruding-out outer cover edge is formed around the periphery of the intermediate product.
US09624004B2	Bag The bag may include a draw tape that may be used to cinch closed the opening of the bag. The draw tape may include an elastic characteristic and may be smaller in size than the peripheral distance about the opening. The draw tape in its natural contracted state may partially constrict the opening. However, the draw tape may be stretched or expanded to enable a user to dilate the opening and fold the periphery of the opening over the rim of the canister. The draw tape may then recover or constrict to grip about the rim of the receptacle to hold the bag to the canister. In one embodiment, the bag may include a pattern proximate the bag opening to allow the bag opening to be stretched over the rim of the canister.
US09623997B2	Material sorting and filling device and methodology for use with plastic bags incorporating interlocking strip fasteners An extensible device supporting a multidimensional sorting method for the concurrent sorting and filling of lightweight materials into plastic bags, with interlocking strip fasteners. The device comprising a planar array of at least one ribbed tubular insert, integrated vertically onto a thin plate, and supported above a work surface. Each ribbed tubular insert having an exterior surface comprising a plurality of ridges and grooves circumscribing the perimeter of the insert about its elongated axis, and containing a smooth-wall hollow core, with a top opening for loading, and a bottom opening for discharging at a distal end. The tongue and groove of the bag strip fastener securely engages with the insert ridges and grooves, thereby allowing the bags and associated fill material to be vertically suspended above the work surface. The array of inserts and bags are labeled similarly to associate the selected sorting criteria with the applicable bag contents.
US09623996B2	Method of opening a package of pourable food product A reclosable opening device for a sealed package of a pourable food product includes a frame fitted about a pierceable portion of the package and defining a through pour opening; a removable threaded cap that screws onto the frame to close the pour opening; a tubular cutter engaging the pour opening and having a cutting device which cooperates with the pierceable portion to unseal the package; a first connector connecting the cap to the cutter, and which, as the cap is unscrewed, pushes the cutter towards the pierceable portion and a second connector connecting the frame to the cutter, and which, in use, feed the cutter along a predetermined piercing path through the pierceable portion in response to unscrewing of the cap; and the piercing path, as the cap is unscrewed, has a first portion of pure axial translation, followed by a second portion of both axial and rotary motion.
US09623995B2	Core pin bag dispenser A core pin bag dispenser includes a planar base sized and shaped to fit beneath a roll of film bags. First and second upwardly extending rods are mounted to the base. A retaining pin is sized and shaped to fit slidably within a hollow core of the bag roll. The pin has first and second orthogonal apertures located adjacent the first and second ends that are spaced apart by at least a width of the roll of film bags and are sized and shaped to fit slidably over the first and second upwardly extending rods. An upward pointing snagging hook is mounted adjacent a front edge of the base and is sized and shaped to engage either a chisel cut or a perforation in the bags. Two of the dispensers are mounted to an adapter designed to fit into the side channels of a bin mounted to a vertical surface.
US09623992B2	Device for the accumulation and release of products, in particular for supplying packing lines for such products A device for the accumulation and release of products arranged within containers comprises a main accumulation unit with a reception opening and a first delivery opening, the containers being guided between the openings. The device is provided with a second accumulation unit operationally in communication with the main unit and having a second delivery opening. The device uses an actuator for selectively moving containers loaded with products from the main accumulation unit to the second unit, in order to selectively by-pass the first delivery opening and enable containers to be unloaded at the second delivery opening provided in the second accumulation unit.
US09623989B2	Method and apparatus for bundling packages of absorbent articles A method of bundling primary packages of absorbent articles into secondary packages includes advancing first and second films in a stretched state in a machine direction. At least two primary packages of absorbent articles are advanced in the machine direction between the first and second films. The primary packages are compressed in a first direction, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the machine direction. The primary packages are advanced in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite the machine direction. The first and second films are bonded together to form a bonded region. The first and second films compress the primary packages of absorbent articles in the first direction, forming a secondary package around the primary packages of absorbent articles. The bonded region is cut to form a first bond on a first secondary package and a second bond on a second secondary package.
US09623988B2	High speed poucher An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch.
US09623981B2	Aircraft fuel tank ullage gas management system An aircraft fuel tank ullage gas management system is disclosed. The system includes an electrochemical cell having a membrane electrode assembly that includes a cathode and anode separated by an electrolyte separator. A cathode fluid flow path is in fluid communication with the cathode, and receives the flow of cabin air from the cabin air fluid flow path and discharges nitrogen-enriched air. An anode fluid flow path is in fluid communication with the anode, and discharges oxygen or oxygen-enriched air. The electrochemical cell also includes water in fluid communication with the anode. The system includes an electrical power source and electrical connections to the anode and cathode for providing an electric potential difference between the anode and cathode. An ullage flow path receives nitrogen-enriched air from the cathode fluid flow path and delivers it to the fuel tank. An optional flow path delivers humidified oxygen-enriched air back to the cabin.
US09623979B2	Aircraft nacelle comprising an improved air intake An aircraft nacelle comprising an air intake configured to channel an air flow in the direction of an engine assembly which comprises a fan with an axis of rotation, said air intake comprising, according to a flow direction of the air flow, a lip with a leading edge and an internal conduit which extends said lip towards the fan, wherein the air intake comprises a plurality of protrusions distributed over the circumference of the air intake and following each protrusion, a concave form configured in order to achieve compression of the air flow.
US09623977B2	Hybrid structure including built-up sandwich structure and monolithic SPF/DB structure A hybrid structure comprises a metallic built-up sandwich structure, and a monolithic superplastic formed and diffusion bonded structure joined to the built-up sandwich structure.
US09623974B2	Aircraft environmental control system and method An environmental control system including a turbomachine assembly having a shaft, motor, turbine and compressor, the compressor outputting a compressed air stream, a first valve that splits the compressed air stream into first and second compressed air streams, a heat exchanger to cool the first compressed air stream and output a cooled air stream, a second valve positioned to receive the cooled air stream and split the cooled air stream into first and second cooled air streams, wherein the first cooled stream is expanded in the turbine to produce an expanded air stream that is combined with the second compressed air stream and the second cooled air stream to provide a combined air stream having a temperature and a flow rate, and a controller that communicates control signals to the compressor, motor and first and second valves to control the temperature and flow rate of the combined air stream.
US09623972B2	Method and apparatus for composite thermoplastic arm rest assembly An arm rest assembly that includes a thermoplastic arm rest body that defines an internal cavity and a support structure disposed within the internal cavity. The support structure is chemically compatible with the thermoplastic arm rest body such that a homogeneous chemical bond is formed between the support structure and the thermoplastic arm rest body. An arm rest cover is coupled to the arm rest body such that the internal cavity is enclosed by the arm rest body and the arm rest cover.
US09623971B2	Tray table with electronic device support for vehicles A support for portable electronic devices increases passenger convenience and comfort. The support may comprise an elongated cavity or slot configured to accept one or more portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices may be held at various viewing angles relative to the passenger. In some embodiments, the support may be rotatable. In this manner, a passenger may be permitted to adjust the angle at which his or her portable electronic device is positioned. Likewise, an operator or the like may rotate the support for cleaning or other maintenance.
US09623969B2	Multicopter with detachable wing An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can operate both as a conventional multicopter with no wing attached, or, it can operate as a winged multicopter. The detachable wing design used in the invention provides versatility without compromising performance; the wing attachment receptacles add no weight to the wingless multicopter configuration because they also function as the leg receptacles. In one embodiment, the base multicopter configuration is a quad-copter with four propeller drives. Four tubular receptacles, two forward and two aft, provide attachment points for the vertical struts of a detachable rectangular shaped wing, these vertical struts also function as the legs of the multicopter. The wing is fabricated using lightweight struts and rip stop nylon fabric which can be easily folded into a compact shape using quick release pins. In another embodiment, the wing is fabricated using a foam core. In both embodiments, the angle of the detachable wing can be adjusted to optimize lift and drag in the forward thrust, tilted position of the multicopter.
US09623968B2	Unmanned air-ground vehicle An unmanned air-ground vehicle is provided. The unmanned air-ground vehicle includes a frame having a center portion connecting two substantially parallel transversely spaced apart track supports. Tracks that generally form loops are disposed about the track supports. Track drive motors are connected to the frame and configured to propel the tracks about the track supports. A plurality of propellers, each having propeller drive motors, are attached to the frame and disposed within the loops formed by the tracks. The tracks are configured to propel the vehicle in a ground mode while the propellers are configured to propel the vehicle in a flying mode.
US09623961B2	Aircraft landing gear lock assembly An aircraft assembly including a first part having a pin and a second part having a hook that is movable in an engagement plane to engage the pin to hold the first part in a condition relative to the second part. The pin has a prominent central portion and one or more axially spaced outer portions, the prominent portion is prominent with respect to the outer portions in the engagement plane to cause contact to be made between the hook and the pin within the central portion of the pin, rather than the outer portions of the pin.
US09623957B2	Torque tube door A torque tube door and related method steps may include a door coupled to an inboard wing flap, such that the door is movable with the flap to selectively cover and uncover a torque tube opening in an aircraft fuselage.
US09623955B2	Composite reinforcement component, structural element, aircraft or spacecraft and method for producing a composite reinforcement component A composite reinforcement component for an aircraft or spacecraft, including a first element assembly aligned in a first extension plane, and a second element assembly aligned in a second, perpendicular, extension plane, the second element assembly intersecting the first element assembly at an intersection of the first and second extension planes. The first and second element assembly each have a pair of staggered comb components. Each comb component includes a base and a plurality of rectangular protrusions extending coplanar from the extension planes of the respective element assembly. The rectangular protrusions form comb teeth of one comb component which are overlapping with comb teeth of the other comb component of the pairs of comb components. The comb teeth of the first element assembly are offset along the intersection by a single comb tooth width with respect to the comb teeth of the second element assembly.
US09623954B2	Hybrid lighter-than-air vehicle The present invention is a variable geometry lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft that is adapted to morph its shape from a symmetric cross-section buoyant craft to an asymmetric lifting body and even to a symmetric zero lift configuration. The basic structure is a semi rigid airship with movable longerons. Movement of the longerons adjusts the camber of the upper and/or lower surfaces to achieve varying shapes of the lifting-body. This transformation changes both the lift and drag characteristics of the craft to alter the flight characteristics. The transformation may be accomplished while the craft is airborne and does not require any ground support equipment.
US09623952B1	External acoustic liners for multi-functional aircraft noise reduction Acoustic liners for aircraft noise reduction include one or more chambers that are configured to provide a pressure-release surface such that the engine noise generation process is inhibited and/or absorb sound by converting the sound into heat energy. The size and shape of the chambers can be selected to inhibit the noise generation process and/or absorb sound at selected frequencies.
US09623949B2	Systems and methods for long endurance airship operations In one example, a long endurance airship system includes a first combined airship with a payload airship and a first logistics airship. The first combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at a predetermined station during meteorological conditions with wind speeds below a predetermined threshold. The airship system also includes a second combined airship which is a reconfiguration of the first combined airship and includes the payload airship and a second logistics airship. The second combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at the predetermined station in all meteorological conditions, including meteorological conditions with wind speeds above the predetermined threshold.
US09623945B2	Wave power A wave-powered water vehicle includes a surface float, a submerged swimmer, and a tether which connects the float and the swimmer, so that the swimmer moves up and down as a result of wave motion. The swimmer includes one or more fins which interact with the water as the swimmer moves up and down, and generate forces which propel the vehicle forward. The vehicle, which need not be manned, can carry communication and control equipment so that it can follow a course directed by signals sent to it, and so that it can record or transmit data from sensors on the vehicle.
US09623943B2	Jet propulsion boat A jet propulsion boat includes a boat body, a jet propelling apparatus configured to propel the boat body, an engine configured to drive the jet propelling apparatus, and an ECU. The ECU is configured or programmed to determine that a deceleration operation is performed when an amount of operation of a first accelerator operation section is greater than an amount of operation of a second accelerator operation section. The ECU sets an upper limit value for the number of revolutions of the engine to a first predetermined value if the boat body is in a first speed traveling state and the boat body is in a turning state.
US09623942B2	Retractable thruster A propulsion assembly of a ship or floating platform includes a housing within a hull or platform. The housing is watertight except for an opening external to the hull. A stationary motor is arranged in the hull external to the housing. A thruster is external to the hull to generate thrust on the ship or floating platform. A telescopic driving shaft passes sealingly through a housing wall to connect the motor and the thruster and to transmit movement from the motor to the thruster. The thruster retracts within the housing through the opening. A separate submersible movable hatch is disconnectable from the thruster and the housing and passes externally to the hull, and seals the opening to form a watertight closed chamber. A fluid evacuation device evacuates fluid within the closed chamber so the thruster, when retracted in the housing and closed by the hatch, forms the closed chamber.
US09623941B2	Inflatable life raft assembly An inflatable life raft assembly is disclosed, including a deployable and inflatable life raft that a user can voluntarily and repeatedly deploy from a storage carrier, inflate for use, and fold back into the container after use. The carrier is integrally formed with or permanently attached to the inflatable life raft. A compressed gas cylinder can assist the user in inflating the life raft. The storage carrier can automatically open when the life raft inflates, by pressure exerted from within the carrier by the expanding life raft. The inflatable life raft includes weight inserts to render the life raft assembly throwable, both when the life raft is folded and stored in the carrier, and when the life raft is deployed and inflated, greatly assisting a user in tossing or throwing the life raft to a person in need of a floating aid.
US09623939B2	Floatation device Described herein are floatation devices, surfboards, surfboard blanks, and methods of manufacture. The board or device design is altered by removal of a traditional stringer or stringers and instead form a composite of different foams to produce a board or device with improved strength and durability along with similar or even better board dynamics.
US09623938B2	Floatation support device A floatation support device supports a person in a seated or prone position in a body of water. The device includes a pair of frames each having an elbow coupling a first section to a second section. The elbow of each frame forms a right angle between the first section and the second section. A first tube is flexible and buoyant in water. The first section of each of the frames is inserted into an associated end of the first tube wherein the first tube couples the first sections together. A second tube is flexible and buoyant in water. The second section of each of the frames is inserted into an associated end of the second tube wherein the second tube couples the second sections together.
US09623935B2	Arrangement for a self-propelled watercraft supported by articulated clusters of spar buoys for the purpose of providing a mobile, wave motion-isolated, floating platform A mobile, wave motion-isolated, waterborne device having a platform with a plurality of support members extending beneath the platform configured to receive an articulated joint. The device further includes a plurality of corresponding clusters of spar buoys, wherein each spar buoy has an articulated joint at a first end of the spar buoy and a ballast operably configured at the second end. The articulated joint of each spar buoy within the cluster corresponds to a swivel footing configured to receive an articulated joint. The swivel footing itself includes an articulating joint. Each articulated joint of the swivel footing corresponds to one of the support members of the platform. The cluster of spar buoys can optionally move between a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation. An optional movable ballast may be used in place of a stationary ballast. The invention also includes optional thrust/propulsion, steering, and damping features.
US09623933B2	Boat hull with a pivotally mounted hydrodynamic appendage A boat hull with port and starboard side walls that are vertical in cross section while the bottom of the hull immediately prior to the commencement of the stern part there-after is horizontal in cross section. Extending throughout the buoyant hulls stem part a longitudinally rectangular flat plate with port and starboard upwardly extending side walls, one each side, are located throughout the length of the vessels stem part. An upwardly directed second rectangular flat plate is arranged fore/aft extends midway between the afore side walls to a height in excess of the side walls. This upstanding plate butts its lowermost edge onto the mid-line of the first plate. Linking the forward edge of the longitudinally rectangular plate to the buoyant hull at its aftmost and deepest point are hinges.
US09623931B2	Bicycle transmission apparatus A bicycle transmission apparatus comprises a base member, an input shaft, a first transmission member, a second transmission member, and a first coupling member. The base member is configured to be attached to a bicycle frame as a separate member from the bicycle frame. The first transmission member is rotatable relative to the base member about a first rotational axis different from the input rotational axis. The second transmission member is rotatable relative to the base member about a second rotational axis different from each of the input rotational axis and the first rotational axis. The first coupling member is configured to couple the first transmission member to the second transmission member to transmit rotation of the first transmission member to the second transmission member at a variable speed stage.
US09623929B2	Engine supporting structure for saddle-ride type vehicle An engine supporting structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle is configured such that an engine is supported from above in substantially a center position between a head pipe and a pivot in a side view, on a pair of right and left main frames that are branched to right and left from the head pipe and that extend rearward. Only inner surfaces in a vehicle width direction of the right and left main frames are formed with a pair of left front mounting portions and a pair of right rear mounting portions, that project inward in the vehicle width direction, respectively, the front mounting portions and the rear mounting portions are mounted with engine hangers that extend downward, and the engine is supported through the engine hangers.
US09623926B2	Walker device with sitting assembly A walker device is disclosed including an overarching frame with an overarching top, and a sitting assembly coupled to the frame. The frame extends at least primarily in a first direction between a front side with at least two front wheels and a rear side with a first rear wheel. The frame includes a rear frame part and a middle frame part. The rear frame part includes a height allowing a user to walk over the rear frame part and take place on the sitting assembly. The middle frame part includes a width allowing a user to place his or her legs on either side of the middle frame part. The sitting assembly suitably includes a hinge with a saddle pad for a transition between a first state and a second state.
US09623925B2	Vehicle support stand An extendable and retractable support stand for holding a parked vehicle such as a motorcycle, bicycle or similar vehicle which is otherwise unstable in an upright position. The support stand has the ability to be locked into place without the need for fixed locking positions by means of a tilted plate locking mechanism that can be operated by the operator using only one foot irrespective of the orientation of the support stand. The support members may include an outer telescoping member pivotally attach to the vehicle frame, an inner support member, a support pad, a running clutch mechanism that automatically locks the telescoping members, and a refraction spring to automatically return the stand to the minimum length when the clutch mechanism is disengaged.
US09623920B2	Track joint assemblies Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a track joint assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the track joint assembly may include a first link having a first bore. The track joint assembly may also include a second link having a second bore. Additionally, the track joint assembly may include a pin positioned at least partially within the first bore. The track joint assembly may also include an inner bushing positioned coaxially around the pin, and at least partially within the second bore. In addition, the track joint assembly may include an outer bushing positioned coaxially around the inner bushing. The track joint assembly may also include a seal assembly positioned between the first link and the second link to form a hermetic seal between the first link and the second link.
US09623915B2	Stowable tailgate handle assembly A handle assembly is used with a pick-up truck tailgate. The handle assembly comprises a guide tube with an open end, a handle that is housed within the guide tube and a pivot assembly. The pivot assembly comprises a pivot pin connected to one end of the handle and a locking pin. The handle is moveable within the guide tube between a retracted position and an extended position. While in the extended position the handle passes through the open end and the handle may pivot about the pivot pin to move to a support position. When the handle is in the support position, the locking pin can engage the handle and releasably lock the handle in the support position. The guide tube is configured to be secured within a tailgate of a pick-up truck.
US09623908B2	Lower vehicle-body structure of vehicle A tunnel side frame includes a U-shaped portion having a U-shaped cross section opening upward, the U-shaped portion comprising a bottom face portion, an outer face portion, and an inner face portion. A front tunnel member comprises a first face portion which faces to the bottom face portion of the tunnel side frame, a second face portion which faces to the inner face portion of the tunnel side frame, and a third face portion which extends inward from an upper end of the second face portion. The front tunnel member is attached to a vehicle body by attaching the first face portion to the bottom face portion of the U-shaped portion and attaching the third face portion to a floor tunnel.
US09623907B2	Haptic language through a steering mechanism A system, and method for communicating navigation information to a vehicle operator through actuators in a steering mechanism for a vehicle. The steering mechanism can include multiple actuators along or in a surface a vehicle operator touches to steer the vehicle. Different numbers of actuators can be actuated under an operator's hand to communicate the severity of an upcoming turn. Alternatively, an actuator can be actuated by different amounts to communicate the severity of an upcoming turn. Proximity of an upcoming turn can be communicated by cycling actuators at different rates for different turns. By actuating actuators under an operator's left hand or the left portion of a hand, a left-hand turn can be communicated. Conversely, by actuating actuators under an operator's right hand or the right portion of a hand, a right-hand turn can be communicated.
US09623899B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus that detects that a driver has steered the handle by using a steering torque detected by a torque sensor, switches to the manual steering mode due to a capacity (an integrated value) corresponding to a generated torque, and does not provide an uncomfortable feeling to the driver.
US09623897B2	Steering system When telescopic locking is released, a second tooth defining member operating in conjunction with rotation of a clamping shaft acts to separate second teeth of the second tooth defining member from first teeth arranged in a column axial direction. At this time, a second portion of the second tooth defining member on which the second teeth are formed is guided by a second guide mechanism in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the column axial direction to release meshing engagement between the first teeth and the second teeth. A first portion of the second tooth defining member that is supported so as to be rotatable around a support is guided in a column axial direction by a first guide mechanism so as not to hinder operation of the second guide mechanism.
US09623896B2	Steering column device for absorbing impact energy In a steering column device, a small-diameter part of an operating shaft on one side of a step part on the operating shaft between a pair of clamp parts penetrates through an impact absorbing slot along a laminating direction. By operating an operating lever, the dimension of cam mechanism in the direction of the operating shaft is increased. Consequently, between the step part and an inner face of the other clamp part, a movable-side friction plate is brought into pressure contact with a stationary-side friction plate to be held. In this situation, when a load exceeding a set value is applied to the steering column device, the movable-side friction plate slides on the stationary-side friction plate to absorb the impact.
US09623895B2	Steering device A steering device includes a cylindrical inner column, a cylindrical outer column, a column bracket, a tilt bolt, a lock member attached to the outer periphery of the tilt bolt, a first fixing mechanism, and a second fixing mechanism. The first fixing mechanism clamps the outer column by a pressing bracket in response to the rotation of an operation lever. The second fixing mechanism urges the lock member to the inner column in the tilt direction in response to the rotation of the operation lever. When the inner column moves toward a front side of a vehicle body in a state where the first fixing mechanism and the second fixing mechanism are fixed, the lock member separates from the tilt bolt.
US09623891B2	Pallet jack power assembly A pallet jack includes a forked frame and a jacking cylinder, and is supported at least in part by left and right steering wheels. A drive wheel may be located between the left and right steering wheels, with a center of each of the steering wheels and a center of the drive wheel located in a co-planar orientation. A motor provides power to the drive wheel.
US09623888B2	Foldable walker apparatus The present invention provides a folding mechanism for a walker apparatus. The folding mechanism includes a pair of spaced-apart inner frame members. Each of the inner frame members has a first part and a second part hingedly connected together. The folding mechanism includes a pair of link members diagonally extending between and pivotally connecting to the inner frame members. The link members operatively connect the inner frame members together. According to another aspect, there is provided a walker apparatus having a pair of spaced-apart, foldable inner frame members and a pair of diagonally-extending link members. The link members connect the inner frame members together.
US09623885B1	Railroad management system having data source integration A railroad management system is disclosed. The railroad management system may include a display device configured to display information to an operator and a controller in electronic communication with the display device. The controller may include a train control module configured to receive input data from one or more train control systems and a business systems module configured to receive input data from one or more railroad data management systems. The controller may also include an integration module configured to identify discrepancies among the input data from the one or more train control systems and the railroad data management systems and generate corrected input data based on the input data from the one or more train control systems and the railroad data management systems. The controller may be configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces on the display device based at least in part on the corrected input data.
US09623880B1	Method and apparatus for rail-to-road shipping A power system for short trains. In an embodiment, an over-the-road tractor is configured with drive gears on a drive axle to interface with driven gear systems on a rail car. By utilizing the apparatus, a method for efficient delivery of goods in containers on semi-trailers may be achieved, thus saving considerable time, and reducing costs.
US09623879B2	System for operating vehicle in different driving modes and methods for same A vehicle includes a control system, a selector, and a display. The selector is operable in one of a first selection mode and a second selection mode for selecting respective ones of a first driving mode and a second driving mode for the vehicle. The control system is configured to detect an improper vehicular condition for the second driving mode. When the vehicle is in the first driving mode and the selector is transitioned from the first selection mode to the second selection mode during the occurrence of the improper vehicular condition for the second driving mode, the control system is configured to facilitate display of a warning message on the warning display indicating the improper vehicular condition for the second driving mode and inhibit the vehicle from transitioning from the first driving mode to the second driving mode. A method is also provided.
US09623878B2	Personalized driver assistance system for vehicle A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes at least one sensor including an image sensor operable to capture image data. An image processor is operable to process captured image data to determine at least one of (i) a driving condition of the vehicle and (ii) a road condition of the road that the vehicle is traveling along. The driver assistance system, when activated and at least in part responsive to image processing of captured image data, is operable to control at least one accessory or system of the vehicle. The driver assistance system is operable to adjust at least one parameter of the control of the at least one accessory or system of the vehicle in response to (i) an identification of a particular driver and (ii) at least one preferred parameter indicative of the driver's preference for the at least one accessory or system of the vehicle.
US09623877B2	Integrated grade and pitch estimation using a three-axis inertial-measuring device A system for use at a vehicle to estimate vehicle pitch angle and road grade angle, in real time and generally simultaneously. The system includes a sensor configured to measure vehicle pitch rate, a processor, and a computer-readable medium. The medium includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising estimating, using an observer and the vehicle pitch rate measured by the sensor, an estimated vehicle pitch rate. The operations further comprise estimating, using an observer and the measured vehicle pitch rate, the vehicle pitch angle, and estimating, based on the estimated vehicle pitch rate and the vehicle pitch angle estimated, the road grade angle.
US09623876B1	Driving analysis using vehicle-to-vehicle communication One or more driving analysis computing devices in a driving analysis system may be configured to analyze driving data, determine driving behaviors, and calculate driver scores based on driving data transmitted using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. Driving data from multiple vehicles may be collected by vehicle sensors or other vehicle-based systems, transmitted using V2V communications, and then analyzed and compared to determine various driving behaviors by the drivers of the vehicles. Driver scores may be calculated or adjusted based on the determined driving behaviors of vehicle drivers, and also may be calculated or adjusted based on other the driver scores of nearby vehicles.
US09623874B2	System and method for managing dangerous driving index for vehicle Provided are a system and method for managing dangerous driving index for vehicle. The system includes a driver's vehicle driving trajectory generator configured to generate a driver's vehicle driving trajectory, based on driver's vehicle driving information input from an internal sensor which senses a driving situation of the driver's vehicle, a peripheral vehicle trajectory generator configured to generate a peripheral vehicle trajectory, based on ambient environment information input from an external sensor which senses the driving situation of the driver's vehicle, a trajectory load calculator configured to calculate a trajectory load representing a comparison result which is obtained by comparing a predetermined threshold value with a trajectory distance which is a difference between the peripheral vehicle trajectory and the driver's vehicle driving trajectory, and a dangerous index manager configured to generate a dangerous driving index corresponding to the calculated trajectory load.
US09623868B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle is provided with an one-way clutch configured to prevent the reverse rotation of an engine, a power split device, a display unit configured to notify a driver of a warning message, and an ECU configured to control the engine, the display unit and a motor generator. The ECU controls the display unit to notify the driver of a warning message that the vehicle is not allowed to make reverse moving when a malfunction occurs. In the case where a malfunction occurs, the output shaft cannot rotate reversely if the reverse rotation of the engine is prevented by the one-way clutch.
US09623864B2	System for managing torque in a vehicle driveline coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric motor A system is provided for managing torque in a vehicle driveline coupled to an internal combustion engine and to a hybrid motor/generator. An engine control circuit provides to a transmission control circuit an engine torque value corresponding to torque applied by the engine to the driveline. A hybrid control circuit provides to the transmission control circuit a motor torque value corresponding to torque applied by the hybrid motor/generator to the driveline. The transmission control circuit controls operation of at least one friction device and controls shifting of the transmission, and also manages torque applied to the drive line by the engine and by the hybrid motor/generator based on the engine torque value and the motor torque value such that the friction device control and shift schedule instructions do not require modification to accommodate inclusion of the hybrid motor/generator in the system or exclusion of the hybrid motor/generator from the system.
US09623861B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle of the present invention includes: an engine, a first motor, a second motor, a clutch and an electronic control unit. The first motor is connected with an output shaft of the engine. The second motor is connected with a driving wheel and configured to generate a driving torque at the driving wheel. The clutch is arranged between the output shaft of the engine and the driving wheel and configured to engage or disengage the output shaft of the engine and a rotary shaft connected with the driving wheel. The electronic control unit is configured to control the clutch to be engaged and control the first motor to generate the driving torque at the driving wheel, when the second motor cannot generate a predetermined output torque and the clutch is disengaged.
US09623856B2	Hydraulic braking system, air bleeding device, and air bleeding method A hydraulic braking system includes: a master cylinder including: a pressurizing piston fluid-tightly and slidably fitted in a housing; a front pressure chamber located in front of the pressurizing piston and connected to a brake cylinder; and a rear chamber located behind the pressurizing piston; a rear-hydraulic-pressure control device connected to the rear chamber of the master cylinder and configured to supply control hydraulic pressure to the rear chamber; and an air bleeding device configured to perform air bleeding for an air bleeding target portion as at least a portion of the rear-hydraulic-pressure control device, in a state in which working fluid is prevented from being supplied to the rear chamber.
US09623849B2	Method, system and controller for determining whether to brake a trailer Various embodiments of a method, system and controller for determining whether to actuate the service brakes of a trailer are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect, the controller includes an input for receiving a stop lamp signal from an associated tractor, an input for receiving a control line pressure signal of the trailer, a control output for transmitting a braking control signal and control logic. The method includes receiving a stop lamp signal, receiving a control line pressure signal and determining whether to transmit a braking control signal to the service brakes of the trailer in response to the stop lamp signal being on and the control line pressure signal being less than a pressure threshold.
US09623847B2	Support winch A support winch, in particular for utility vehicle trailers, is configured to provide for a height adjustment, and comprises a steep thread drive, wherein the steep thread drive comprises a threaded spindle, wherein a pitch of the thread is adapted for rapid height adjustment.
US09623845B2	Wiper blade adapter device A wiper blade adapter device with at least one basic adapter (10a; 10b), which is provided for coupling to a spring rail (14a; 14b), and with a special adapter (12a; 12b), which is provided for coupling to a wiper arm adapter and, in a fitted state, is connected immovably to the basic adapter (10a; 10b). The wiper blade adapter device comprises a latching unit (16a; 16b) which is provided for producing a latching connection between the basic adapter (10a; 10b) and the special adapter (12a; 12b).
US09623841B2	Apparatus for controlling wiper motor for wiper system Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling a wiper motor for a wiper system. The wiper motor includes a double cam plate rotated by rotational force of a motor, and internal contact points formed by a P-terminal and an E-terminal disconnected/connected by the double cam plate. The double cam plate includes a first cam plate and a second cam plate for connecting the P-terminal and the E-terminal, and a center plate between the first and second cam plates. The apparatus includes a circuit line connecting the P-terminal with an off terminal of a low relay, and a control unit turning off the low relay simultaneously when the P-terminal and the E-terminal connected by the first cam plate are disconnected when a multifunctional switch is turned off. The apparatus decreases electromotive force applied to the wiper motor while the center plate is in contact with the P-terminal.
US09623840B1	Anti-theft and child safety device for an automobile An anti-theft and child safety device for an automobile including a rearview mirror mounted to an interior of an automobile. The rearview mirror has a mounting support, a mirror support, a reflective mirror mounted within the mirror support, and a front casing continuously disposed around an outer edge of the reflective mirror. At least one infrared sensor is disposed on the rearview mirror, and a solar panel is disposed on a roof of the automobile. A central processing unit, a rechargeable battery, and a wireless transmitter are disposed within the mirror support of the rearview mirror. The central processing unit is configured to activate the at least one infrared sensor when an engine of the automobile is turned off and remains off for five consecutive minutes, and the at least one infrared sensor is configured to activate an alarm of the automobile when heat is detected in the automobile.
US09623837B2	Safety belt device in a motor vehicle A belt fitting for a safety belt device in a motor vehicle, the fitting having a base portion and an adjoining insertion tongue, in which base portion a belt eye is provided, through which a belt strap is guided and which subdivides the belt strap into a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion when the belt is fastened, and additionally having a clamping element that is freely movable between a release position, in which the belt strap is run freely movably through the belt eye, and a clamping position in which the belt strap is clamped tightly with a clamping force between the clamping element and a clamping stop. According to the invention, the clamping element and/or the clamping stop has a clamping contour, with which the belt strap can be clamped tightly in the clamping position over a belt strap width in a non-linear and/or uneven clamping force distribution.
US09623835B2	Four-point seat belt device A four-point seat belt device includes two shoulder belts to press the shoulders of a passenger sitting in a seat, a restraint element extending between the two shoulder belts, and a driving unit arrangement to perform winding of the belts upon detection of a collision.
US09623834B1	Filterless dual-stage inflator with baffle system A gas generating system is provided. The system includes a housing and a first baffle element positioned within the housing. The first baffle element includes a base portion and a wall extending from the base portion in a first direction. A second baffle element is positioned within the housing and includes a base portion, a first wall extending from the base portion in a second direction, and a second wall extending from the base portion in the second direction. The first baffle element wall extends between and is spaced apart from the second baffle element first and second walls.
US09623832B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus includes an airbag that deploys and inflates while being unfolded from an accommodating portion, when inflating gas flows into the airbag; and a regulating member that is able to regulate the deployment and inflation of an airbag. The regulating member is flexible, and includes a temporary holding portion that releasably and temporarily holds a folded portion that is a part of the airbag; an attachment portion that is attached to the accommodating portion; and a connecting piece portion that connects the attachment portion and the temporary holding portion. The temporary holding portion includes a base portion that is continuous with the connecting piece portion, and a cover portion that forms a holding concave portion for temporarily holding the folded portion, and is connected to the base portion. An opening for releasing the folded portion is provided at an inner circumference of a non-connected release edge.
US09623822B2	Crash box for vehicle A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.
US09623820B2	Vehicle end section structure A vehicle end section structure including: bumper reinforcement (20) that is of elongated shape, that is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction end portion, and that is disposed with length direction in a vehicle width direction; an outside strengthening member (32) that includes a load bearing face facing toward the vehicle front-rear direction outside, that is fixed to the bumper reinforcement (20), and that projects out from the bumper reinforcement (20) in the vehicle vertical direction; and an inside strengthening member (36) that is configured as a separate body to the outside strengthening member (32), that is disposed further to the vehicle front-rear direction inside than the outside strengthening member (32), that is fixed to the bumper reinforcement (20), and that is joined to the outside strengthening member (32) at a position projected out from the bumper reinforcement (20) in the vehicle vertical direction.
US09623819B2	Method for controlling a lighting brightness of a lit motor vehicle instrument as well as a motor vehicle with at least one dimmably lit motor vehicle instrument A method for controlling a lighting brightness of a lit motor vehicle instrument is described in which a viewing direction of a driver is ascertained. From the viewing direction of the driver, a direct field of vision and a peripheral field of vision are ascertained. The lighting brightness of the motor vehicle instrument is increased, if it lies in the direct field of vision of the driver. The method may be implemented in a motor vehicle.
US09623814B2	Reinforcement with channel design A reinforcement includes a carrier having a plurality of exterior walls spaced from one another. The carrier defines a channel extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis defined by a cavity. A material layer is disposed on at least one of the exterior walls within the channel such that an electrocoating material is able to flow through the channel before the material layer is expanded and the channel is substantially filled after the material layer is expanded.
US09623811B2	Deployable camera systems A deployable camera system for a vehicle includes a body defining a cavity therein, and a camera including a housing having an exterior surface. The camera is reversibly transitionable between a stowed position in which the camera is recessed into the cavity and the exterior surface is substantially flush with the body, and a deployed position wherein the camera protrudes from the cavity and the exterior surface is not substantially flush with the body. The deployable camera system includes a first shape memory alloy element transitionable between a first state and a second state in response to a first thermal activation signal.
US09623809B2	Vehicle storage compartment assembly A storage compartment assembly has a main body including an inboard panel and an outboard panel defining a storage compartment therebetween. With the storage compartment assembly installed to a side wall, at least a first portion of the main body extends under an overhanging portion of the side wall and a second portion of the main body extends inboard relative to the overhanging portion over an area of a cargo area floor. An upper end of the first portion of the storage compartment assembly includes at least one upwardly extending projection that extends upwardly adjacent to the overhanging portion within a space between the upper end of the side wall and a utility attachment track such that the utility attachment track restricts movement of the upper end in an inboard direction with the storage compartment assembly installed to the side wall.
US09623806B2	Device and method for restraining containers in a vehicle A device and method to restrain a container against a vehicle seat with minimal conspicuousness of the container and obstruction by the container. The device is comprised of a vehicle fastener, strap, recoiling wheel, cable, and container fastener. The method uses the combinative effect of spring, frictional, and gravitational forces to limit the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal movement of the container during normal vehicle operations such as accelerating, decelerating, and turning. The device and method involve placing a container on the vehicle floor near the front edge of a seat, connecting a hook to a headrest pole, attaching an optional stabilizer to the front edge of the seat, extending a cable from the recoiling wheel, connecting a hook to the container handles, and releasing the device and container. The method provides stable and safe retention of a container and allows for the container to be partially hidden from view.
US09623801B2	Integrated inside mirror assembly of vehicle An integrated inside mirror assembly for a vehicle may have a stay fixed to a windshield glass of the vehicle and an inside mirror coupled to the stay, in which the stay may include a sub stay coupled to a rear surface of the inside mirror, a base attached to an upper end of the windshield glass and to which a rain sensor is mounted, a mount slidably assembled at an outside of the base and coupled to the sub stay through a ball joint, a stay cover coupled to the mount while surrounding the mount and attached to the upper end of the windshield glass, and an antenna cover assembled at one side of the mount and to which an antenna member is mounted.
US09623800B2	Touch sensing mirror structure A touch sensing mirror structure including a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a package material, an electrochromic material, a light reflecting electrode layer, and a transparent electrode layer is provided. The second transparent substrate is located above the first transparent substrate. The package material is bonded between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate to define a chamber between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The chamber is filled with the electrochromic material. The light reflecting electrode layer is disposed on the first transparent substrate and contacts the electrochromic material. The transparent electrode layer is disposed on the second transparent substrate and contacts the electrochromic material.
US09623798B2	Vibration absorbing features for plastic assemblies An instrument cluster assembly having a biasable member for reducing noise produced by vibration, where the instrument cluster assembly includes a light housing, a perimeter sidewall formed as part of the light housing, and at least one biasable member integrally formed with the perimeter sidewall. A mask is selectively connected to the light housing, and an inner perimeter sidewall is formed as part of the mask. The biasable member includes a base portion formed with the perimeter sidewall, and a flange portion integrally formed with the base portion. At least a portion of the flange portion is in contact with the inner perimeter sidewall of the mask, such that the flange portion deflects to absorb vibration between the light housing and the mask.
US09623793B2	Method for controlling a headlight system of a motor vehicle and controller and device for carrying out the method A method and apparatus for controlling a headlight system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The headlight system can be actuated in at least two control modes, each having an associated, predetermined maximum main beam width. First, a current driving situation of the motor vehicle is captured on the basis of at least one operating, parameter of the motor vehicle. A current control mode is ascertained based on which control mode from at least two control modes matches a control mode assigned to the captured driving situation on the basis of the captured current driving situation and at least one-time or temporal parameter. The controller is shifted into the assigned control mode when the current control mode does not match the assigned control mode, wherein a maximum main beam width is set for the current driving situation.
US09623788B2	Strap tensioning buckle apparatus and methods of using the same A strap tensioning buckle apparatus provides a ratchetless strap tensioning buckle apparatus for tensioning straps utilized in tying down objects. The ratchetless strap tensioning buckle apparatus has a base having a first end and a second end, a linkage pivotally attached to the base at a midpoint thereof, a handle having a first end and a second end, the handle having a shaft at the first end thereof for holding a loop of strap, the shaft further rigidly connecting the handle to the linkage, the handle pivoting via the linkage and moving the shaft in an arc from a first position to a second position, wherein moving the shaft from the first position to the second position tightens the strap and locks the strap in place.
US09623786B1	Recreational vehicle with slide out room In one embodiment of the present invention, a recreational vehicle includes a floor having a floor covering, a side wall having an opening therein and a slide out room moveable through the opening in the side wall. The slide out room has a structural member and a floor having a floor covering. First and second moldings provide a transition between the floor of the recreational vehicle and the floor of the slide out room.
US09623783B1	Remotely operated storage system for deployable robots A remotely-operated storage and deployment system for a robotic vehicle includes a frame structure, a carrier, a lifting device, and a motor. The carrier includes a ramp moveable from a closed position in which a robotic vehicle can be enclosed in the carrier and an open position in which a robotic vehicle can drive into or out of the carrier. The lifting device is connected to the carrier and to the frame structure for moving a portion of the carrier between a raised position in which the portion of the carrier is raised relative to a ground surface and the ramp is in the closed position, and a lowered position in which the portion of the carrier is lowered relative to the ground surface and the ramp is in the open position. The motor is connected to the lifting device for allowing remote operation of the carrier.
US09623782B1	Mobile environmental analysis lab and method to expedite test results A fully equipped mobile laboratory, processes and methods for producing rapid, on-site determinations and reports documenting the presence/absence and quantity of environmentally hazardous materials common to construction or other projects in accordance with regulatory requirements.
US09623779B2	Bed height adjustment system for vehicle A bed height adjustment system for adjusting height of a bed of a vehicle includes: an air spring supporting the bed; a valve unit connected to an air tank and configured to adjust height of the air spring by supplying and discharging air; a relay provided with a dump-signal line and a return-signal line each connected to the valve unit; a pressure switch configured to be switched between an ON state and an OFF state based on whether air is supplied from the valve unit; and an indicator that becomes illuminated state when powered when the pressure switch is in the ON state and becomes non-illuminated state when the pressure switch is in the OFF state.
US09623778B2	Transport system The apparatuses and methods disclosed herein may be pushed by hand or pulled by a motor vehicle. Thus, implementations of the transport device disclosed herein may have functions akin to a wheelbarrow or a dumping trailer, yet may provide easier and/or more efficient transportation and dumping functions over prior art wheelbarrows and dumping trailers. Implementation of the transport device disclosed herein also may be easier to push over an elevation or up a hill. Furthermore, in some implementations, the transport device disclosed herein includes four wheels and therefore can function like a cart. Still further, in some implementations, the transport device disclosed herein can have the functions of a wagon. In some implementations, the transport device includes a work bench.
US09623769B1	Seat pedestal A seat pedestal includes an open base upon which a plate assembly is mounted for translational movement upon the base. The plate assembly includes a bottom plate, a seat mount for supporting a seat, and a bearing means between the bottom plate and the seat mount to permit the seat mount to rotate. One lock releasably secures the plate assembly in the driving position and another, which is self-actuating, releases the seat mount so that it can rotate freely when it is in the resting position. A stop carried by the seat mount defines a range in which the seat may be rotated. At least one pair of interlocking members couples the seat mount with the bottom plate to transfer lateral loads born by the seat to the base. The bottom plate, the bearing means, and the seat mount have concentric openings through which wires may pass for accessories such as power/heated seats, headrests, and computer screens and related accoutrements.
US09623768B2	Holding device for an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle seat A holding device for an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle seat, having at least one connection flange formed from plastic material for fastening the holding device to the vehicle seat. A fastening clip having at least one holding clip, which can be adjusted between a locking position and an assembly position in an elastic manner, is formed on the connection flange on one side and a locking element is removably formed in a rest position on the other side. The locking element can be manually relocated through an opening in the connection flange from the rest position to a locked position in which the locking element blocks an elastic relocation of the holding clip into the assembly position.
US09623767B2	Torque control apparatus and contactless charging system A torque control apparatus is provided which facilitates a positioning between a position of the vehicle and a predetermined parking position when the vehicle is parked. The torque control apparatus according to the present invention includes: accelerator opening angle detecting means for detecting an accelerator opening angle; torque setting means for setting a torque to drive the vehicle (100) on a basis of an accelerator opening angle detected by the accelerator opening angle detecting means; and torque control means for correcting the torque set by the torque setting means in accordance with the relative position between the predetermined parking position and the position of vehicle (100), and driving the vehicle (100) according to the corrected torque.
US09623765B2	Electric vehicle driving range optimization system with dynamic feedback A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range by allowing the driver to request range optimization help from the EV's control system. In response to the request, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase vehicle range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions.
US09623763B2	Method for detecting an electrically conductive foreign body in a region of a device for inductively transmitting electrical energy and device for inductively transmitting electrical energy In a method for detecting an electrically conductive foreign body at a device for inductively transmitting electrical energy from a stationary unit having an electrical power supply unit and a primary inductor to a mobile unit having a secondary inductor and an electric load, electrical power is initially fed from the electrical power supply unit into the primary inductor and the feed-in is interrupted. The curve over time of the resulting decay of an electrical operating variable of the primary inductor is measured and at least one parameter of the measured curve is compared with a corresponding parameter of a reference curve in the event of an interruption of the power feed-in into the primary inductor without the presence of an electrically conductive foreign body. The comparison is used to determine whether an electrically conductive foreign body is present in the region of the magnetic field produced by the primary inductor.
US09623759B2	Non-contact electric power transmission system and charging station A charging station includes a plurality of electric power transmission portions and a power supply ECU controlling electric power transmission from the plurality of electric power transmission portions. The power supply ECU performs pairing processing for determining a first electric power transmission portion after a vehicle completes positioning with respect to the first electric power transmission portion, checks whether or not positional relation between the first electric power transmission portion and a electric power reception portion of the vehicle satisfies an electric power reception condition after the pairing processing is performed and immediately before electric power transmission from the first electric power transmission portion to the vehicle is started, and allows the first electric power transmission portion to start electric power transmission to the vehicle when the positional relation satisfies the electric power reception condition.
US09623756B2	Power control unit This power control unit, which stores a power conversion module and a rapid charging device used when charging a battery, is provided with a power conversion chamber, which houses the power conversion module, and a charging device chamber, which houses the charging device, the power conversion chamber and the charging device chamber have a bottom surface in common with each other, the power conversion module and the charging device are affixed to the bottom surface in the respectively corresponding chambers, and an ECU that controls the power conversion module is disposed at a position that is above the charging device and enclosed by a peripheral wall that includes the partition wall that partitions the charging device chamber and the power conversion chamber.
US09623741B2	Exhaust structure for vehicle An exhaust structure includes a first exhaust path and a second exhaust path. The first exhaust path includes a box outlet and at least an exhaust duct that includes a duct inlet arranged below a rear seat and configured to open toward a battery A. The second exhaust path is communicated with the box outlet. A deck board is disposed in a luggage room. The second exhaust path includes space defined by a front end portion of the deck board closer to a front of a vehicle and at least a portion of the backrest of the rear seat and a gap defined by a front surface of the front end portion of the deck board and a portion of a back surface of the backrest opposite the front surface. Gas used for cooling down the battery is released from the gap to the luggage room via a duct exhaust conduit, a box exhaust conduit, a first interspace exhaust conduit, and a second interspace exhaust conduit.
US09623740B1	Vehicle sunshade A vehicle sunshade comprises an enclosure housing one or more shades for covering or shading a vehicle. The enclosure is typically mounted to a portion of a vehicle to allow the vehicle sunshade to travel with the vehicle and be used anywhere. The enclosure may also be tapered and comprise one or more doors that cover the shades therein. A shade may be mounted on a roller with a biasing mechanism for automatically retracting or extending the shade. One or more flaps can be attached to the shade to extend coverage of a vehicle.
US09623735B2	Panel body of sunroof device and method for producing panel body of sunroof device A panel body of a sunroof device able to have reduced weight and a method for producing the panel body. The panel body of a sunroof device includes: a sunroof panel; a holder attached to the peripheral rim of the bottom surface of the sunroof panel and provided with a concavity; a lid member occluding the opening of the concavity; and a resin holding member formed in a manner so as to integrate the sunroof panel, holder, and lid member. The panel body of a sunroof device includes the holder having flanges, an end of the lid member being sandwiched between the top surface of the flanges and the bottom surface of the sunroof panel, and the holding member having a sandwiched section entering the space encircled by the top surface of the flanges, the bottom surface of the sunroof panel, and the end surface of the lid member.
US09623734B2	Sunroof structure for automobile A sunroof structure for a vehicle has a left side frame disposed on a left side of a vehicle body roof, extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, a right side frame disposed on a right side of the vehicle body roof, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, a roof panel disposed between the left side frame and the right side frame, having a sunroof opening, a sunroof disposed in the sunroof opening and having at least two glass panels arranged next to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, in which at least a foremost glass panel of the at least two glass panels is configured to be openable and closeable, and a sunroof side rail disposed below a peripheral portion of the sunroof opening, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and having a drain groove and a drain portion configured to discharge water accumulated in the drain groove.
US09623733B2	Tailgate intended to be pivotably mounted onto motor vehicle bodywork, having improved abutment A tailgate that is intended to be mounted onto motor vehicle body such as to be pivotable between an open position and a closed position, and is intended to be connected to the body by means that generate an axial thrust for assisting in the opening of the tailgate. The tailgate includes an abutment, referred to as an anti-deformation abutment, for engaging, when the tailgate is in the closed position, with a complementary bearing of the body such that the complementary bearing exerts a reactive force against the anti-deformation abutment, having a direction parallel to a direction of thrust of the assistance means, or angled at most 45° relative to the thrust direction, and having at least one component in the direction opposite the direction of thrust of the assistance means.
US09623729B2	Plastic stiffening panel for a door, comprising a mounting mechanism for a window lift system A stiffening panel for a motor vehicle door, for example a side door. The stiffening panel is arranged between a structure of the door, which structure can be made of plastic, located on a side of a passenger compartment of the vehicle and configured to absorb majority of external impacts on the door, in particular front and side impacts on the side door, and at least one decorative outer panel which can be made of plastic and mounted on the structure. The stiffening panel can be made from a plastic material and stiffen the decorative outer panel to enable the outer panel to withstand external impacts on the door from the opposite side of the passenger compartment. The stiffening panel includes mounting elements for a window lift system. The stiffening panel is arranged between the decorative outer panel and a window supported by the window lift system mounted on the stiffening panel.
US09623726B2	Windowpane for vehicles and method for producing same The present invention is concerned with a windowpane for vehicles including a glass sheet, a conductor layer which is formed on the surface of the glass sheet by sintering a silver paste containing a silver powder and a glass frit and which has at least a strip part and a terminal connection part connected to the strip part, and a connection terminal soldered onto the terminal connection part with a lead-free solder alloy, in which the conductor layer has a specific resistance of from 2.5 to 6.5 μΩcm, the strip part has a line width of not more than 0.35 mm, the lead-free solder alloy consists essentially of tin and silver and has a content of tin of 95% by mass or more, and cracking is not caused on the glass sheet even after elapsing 500 cycles in a prescribed thermal shock test; and a method for producing same.
US09623725B2	Air vent An air vent for a vehicle interior ventilation system including a diffuse air flow duct with a diffuse outlet opening for discharging the air as a diffuse or swirling jet, a movable connecting sleeve with an inflow opening and an outflow opening as a spot outlet opening, which forms a spot air flow duct at a spot outlet opening. Through movement of the connecting sleeve, different discharge directions of the spot jet from the spot outlet opening can be adjusted. The air discharged through the connecting sleeve is redirectable substantially completely in different discharge directions with pivoting of the connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve has a greater cross-sectional area at the inflow opening than at the outflow opening and at least one air guiding wall is formed in the connecting sleeve.
US09623723B2	System for heating the cabin of an aircraft provided with an annular heat exchanger around the exhaust nozzle A heating system (50) for heating a cabin (2) of an aircraft (1), said heating system including an annular heat exchanger (10) positioned around an exhaust pipe (21) of a turbine engine (20), and through which a heat transfer fluid (14) and ambient air (25) flow. Said heat exchanger (10) is provided with a rear casing situated at an outlet of said heat exchanger (10) and directing the ambient air (25) exiting form said heat exchanger (10) towards said exhaust gas (15) exiting via said exhaust pipe (21). Said exhaust gas (15) then generates a flow of ambient air (25) through said heat exchanger (10) by the “Coanda” effect. Said ambient air (25) flowing through said heat exchanger (10) is thus heated by convection from said pipe (21), and said heat transfer fluid (14) is heated firstly by radiation from said pipe (21) and secondly by convection between said heat transfer fluid (14) and said ambient air (25).
US09623716B2	Suspension with hydraulic preload adjust A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs.
US09623715B1	Tablet computer-based robotic system An example robotic chassis may include a frame including a first side member and a second side member connected by a transverse member near respective first ends of first side member and the second side member. The robotic chassis may also include a rigid case having a mounting point for a tablet computer. The rigid case may be rotatably coupled between the side members near respective second ends of the side members. The robotic chassis may further include a first arm and a second arm having respective distal ends and respective proximal ends. Respective proximal ends of the first arm and the second arm may be rotatably coupled to the frame near opposite respective first ends of the first side member and the second side member. In addition, the robotic chassis may include a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the frame.
US09623712B2	Vehicle front structure for vehicle A vehicle front structure for a vehicle includes: a suspension member integrally assembled to a vehicle body; a first arm member that connects the suspension member to a wheel assembly; and a second arm member that connects the suspension member to the first arm member. The vehicle front structure includes a projection portion placed between a connection portion for the first arm member and a connection portion for the second arm member in a side rail constituting the suspension member and configured to abut with the second arm member deformed due to an input along with a collision caused in a front portion of the vehicle.
US09623705B2	Method for producing modified conjugated diene polymer/copolymer, modified conjugated diene polymer/copolymer, and rubber composition and tire using the same The invention provides a method for producing a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer, the method including comprising: a modification reaction step including causing an organic silane compound to react with a conjugated diene (co)polymer having an active site at the active site, the organic silane compound having a characteristic group for forming a silanol group through hydrolysis and, in the vicinity of the characteristic group, (i) a functional group which binds the organic silane compound to the conjugated diene (co)polymer via addition to or substitution at the active site and which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler after the addition or substitution reaction, or (ii) a functional group which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler, and a hydrolyzation step performed after the modification reaction step; a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer having, at a molecular end of the conjugated diene (co)polymer, a silanol group, and a functional group in the vicinity of the silanol group, the functional group accelerating reaction between the silanol group and the reinforcing filler; a rubber composition containing the (co)polymer and carbon black having specific characteristics; and a tire formed from the rubber composition.
US09623704B2	Image forming apparatus and lockable swivel caster wheel assembly An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure is provided with an apparatus main body, a caster, and a cover member. The caster movably supports the apparatus main body. The cover member is mounted to a side surface of the apparatus main body. The caster includes a wheel and a main body portion that swivelably supports a rotation shaft of the wheel. A nut portion is provided integrally with an upper part of the main body portion. A swiveling restriction portion that restricts swiveling of the nut portion is formed integrally with the cover member.
US09623699B2	Lamination apparatus and method for sheet materials having temperature-sensitive elements, and documents produced thereby The invention specifies an apparatus for applying a film (7) to a substrate (2) by lamination. This apparatus has a heating device (12, 19), which makes it possible for different regions of the film (7) and/or the substrate (2) to be exposed specifically to different temperatures. It is thus also possible to process substrates or films which contain temperature-sensitive elements, e.g. security elements based on bacteriorhodopsin. For this purpose, the heating device comprises a plurality of heating elements (19) which can be activated separately, and therefore different regions of a heating surface (12) can be subjected specifically to different levels of heating power. In order to compensate for irregularities on the surface of the substrate or of the film, the apparatus may have a flexible mating surface (21) which is arranged opposite the healing surface and can be subjected to pressure pneumatically by way of a pressure chamber (22). Overall, this makes it possible to produce high-security documents with temperature-sensitive security features, the properties of which meet extremely stringent requirements relating to prevention of manipulation and forgery.
US09623693B2	Printer cover locking mechanism A printer cover locking mechanism has a reduced number of parts and may be assembled in a small space, by simplification of a print head (thermal head (13)) mechanism, a cover lock (27) mechanism relating to opening and closing of an opening and closing cover (3), and a heat dissipation mechanism for a print head (13). The cover lock (27) also serves as a heat dissipation plate. A printer cover locking mechanism includes the opening and closing cover (3) that opens and closes with respect to a printer housing (2). A print head (13) for printing on print paper (continuous label body (4)), a platen roller (14) for feeding a print paper (4) by sandwiching the print paper (4) between the platen roller (14) and the print head (13), and a cover lock (27) for causing the print head (13) to contact with and separate from the platen roller (14) by engaging with and disengaging from the platen roller (14), respectively. The print head (13) is attached on the cover lock (27), and the cover lock (27) is capable of dissipating heat generated from the print head (13).
US09623691B2	Inkjet recording apparatus with cover and method therefor including inquiry and notification features An inkjet recording apparatus and an inkjet recording system includes a first ink chamber and a second ink chambers and a monitor. One of the inkjet recording apparatus can display first inquiry information and second inquiry information. The first inquiry information regards ink to be retained in first ink chamber. The second inquiry information regards ink to be retained in second ink chamber. The second inquiry information is displayed after displaying the first inquiry information. Another one of the inkjet recording apparatus can display inquiry information. The inquiry information regards to only ink to be retained in the first ink chamber but also ink to be retained in the second ink chamber.
US09623688B2	Driving force transmission apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same When an abutting member is in contact with a driving force transmission member that engages with a driving member, a biasing member biases the driving force transmission member in a direction where the driving force transmission member is disengaged from the driving member.
US09623686B2	Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus includes an adhesive belt having adhesion to peelably affix a recording medium, a liquid ejection unit configured to eject a liquid for forming an image onto a recording medium supported by the adhesive belt from a nozzle array, and a peeling liquid adhesion unit configured to adhere a peeling liquid onto the recording medium.
US09623683B2	Thermal printer and program A thermal printer includes a control unit that performs control to perform: an option operation, whereby upon completion of printing on a label provided on a continuous label body, the printed label is conveyed to a particular position and then conveyance of the continuous label body is stopped; and a retraction operation, whereby when a preset permitted stop time period has elapsed since the stop of conveyance of the continuous label body without performing next printing during the permitted stop time period, an unprinted label retracts to a retraction position where at least a printing region of the unprinted label is not sandwiched between a platen roller and a thermal head. The control unit can change the permitted stop time period for each type and/or each width of a label to be printed.
US09623681B2	Printer paper tray A printer paper tray comprising a paper tray bezel, and a paper tray cassette coupled to the paper tray bezel, in which the paper tray bezel moves in the x and y direction independent of the paper tray cassette. A printer comprising a paper tray comprising a bezel coupled to a cassette in which the bezel moves independent of the cassette and is biased towards the cassette in the x direction. A bezel mounting system comprising a number of biasing members to bias a printer tray bezel towards a printer tray cassette in the x-direction, and a number of biasing pads to bias the bezel in a substantially centered position with respect to the cassette.
US09623678B1	Movement of a medium An apparatus includes a plurality of transport elements to cause a movement of a medium received at a media input in a movement direction towards a media output, wherein the plurality of transport elements are arranged spaced apart from each other in the direction transverse to the movement direction of the medium, wherein the plurality of transport elements include a first transport element to be moved with a first velocity, a second transport element to be moved with a second velocity, and a third transport element to be moved with a third velocity, the second transport element arranged between the first and third transport elements, and wherein the first and third velocities are greater than the second velocity.
US09623677B2	Printing apparatus and printed material manufacturing method A printing apparatus includes a plasma treatment unit that performs plasma treatment on a surface of a treatment object to acidify at least the surface of the treatment object; and a recording unit that performs inkjet recording on the surface of the plasma treatment subjected to the plasma treatment by the plasma treatment unit.
US09623676B2	Medium drying device, medium drying method, recording apparatus, and vapor removing device A medium drying device for drying a medium that is transported, the medium drying device includes a medium drying section that evaporates liquid attached to the medium; a first recovery chamber into which gas containing vapor generated by the evaporation enters; a second recovery chamber into which gas within the first recovery chamber flows; a pressure increasing section that makes the first recovery chamber be in a high pressure state to liquefy vapor by increasing a pressure within the first recovery chamber; a liquid separation section that is provided between the first recovery chamber and the second recovery chamber, and transmits gas to the second recovery chamber after separating liquid generated by the liquefaction; and a blowing section that blows dried gas within the second recovery chamber onto a surface of the medium to which the liquid is attached.
US09623675B2	Liquid discharging apparatus and heating unit control method A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a heating unit that is capable of heating a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a detection unit that detects an energy that is emitted from a detection range, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heating unit on the basis of an energy that the detection unit detects, and a sensing target portion, which has a sensing target surface from which an energy is detected by the detection unit, and the sensing target surface is processed in order to reduce mirror reflection of input light.
US09623669B2	Ink supply device for printhead An ink supply device for a printhead includes an ink cartridge and a damper device. The ink cartridge is connected to the printhead through a flexible tube. The printhead is mounted on a carriage that reciprocates, and discharges an ink drop to perform printing. The damper device is mounted on the carriage to relax pressure fluctuation of ink supplied from the ink cartridge to the printhead. The damper device has a case, an ink introduction passage, and a flexible plate. The case defines a pressure chamber communicated with the printhead. The ink introduction passage is communicated with the flexible tube, and is communicated with the pressure chamber. The flexible plate is provided so as to define a part of the pressure chamber, and has a waveform portion formed with a plurality of waveforms.
US09623663B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a platen having a supporting surface configured to support a recording medium; a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles are open; a head moving unit configured to move the liquid droplet jetting head in a head movement area including a first area and a second area which is adjacent to the first area; a maintenance mechanism including a cap member configured to be movable in a cap movement area which includes a retracted position and a capping position and to cover the nozzles; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap member by utilizing movement of the liquid droplet jetting head form the first area to the second area; and a cap guiding mechanism configured to guide movement of the cap member in the cap movement area in an inclined direction.
US09623662B2	Supply fluid from a fluid chamber to a porous wipe material to wipe a printhead A cleaning module includes an actuator device, a fluid chamber, and a wiper member. The actuator device may enter an activation state based on a movement of at least a portion of the actuator device in response to an engagement with the printhead. The fluid chamber may store and supply fluid to the porous wipe material in response to the activation state of the actuator device. The wiper member may apply pressure to a porous wipe material including the fluid therein to wipe the printhead.
US09623659B2	Slot-to-slot circulation in a fluid ejection device In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a die substrate having first and second fluid slots along opposite substrate sides and separated by a substrate central region. First and second internal columns of closed chambers are associated with the first and second slots, respectively, and the internal columns are separated by the central region. Fluidic channels extending across the central region fluidically couple closed chambers from the first internal column with closed chambers from the second internal column. Pump actuators in each closed chamber pump fluid through the channels from slot to slot.
US09623652B2	Liquid discharge component and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge component includes discharge units arrayed to form columns each extending in a first direction and rows each extending in a second direction. Each discharge unit includes an element configured to apply energy to a liquid, and a driving circuit configured to drive the element. The component includes a logic circuit configured to control the driving circuit. The number of the columns is smaller than the number of the plurality of rows. The logic circuit includes shift registers configured to transfer, in the second direction, data to be supplied to the driving circuits. The shift register is configured to supply data to the discharge units of at least one row, the shift register includes flip-flops arranged in the second direction.
US09623650B2	Printing screen unit having screen and frame with interface members A printing screen, comprising a sheet, at least sections of at least one pair of opposite edges of which are folded such as to define attachment elements, and a printing screen unit including at least one pair of interface members attachable to the attachment elements at the at least one pair of opposite edges of the sheet.
US09623649B2	Variable format offset printing machine having a central impression cylinder Variable format offset printing machine having a central impression cylinder The printing machine comprises a central impression cylinder (1) on which a web printable substrate (B) is supported and a plurality of printing stations arranged around the central impression cylinder (1). Each printing station comprises a blanket cylinder (2) of variable diameter, a plate cylinder (3) of variable diameter, and an offset inking unit (4). Said blanket cylinder (2), plate cylinder (3) and offset inking unit (4) are individually movable between respective withdraw positions and respective multiple working positions for different diameters of the blanket and plate cylinders (2, 3). At least one of said printing stations has the axis of the blanket cylinder (2) and the axis of the plate cylinder (3) comprised in an inclined first plane (P1) which does not comprise the axis of the central impression cylinder (1) at any of said multiple working positions for different diameters of the blanket and plate cylinders (2, 3).
US09623648B2	Method of detaching sub-substrate from substrate A method of detaching a sub-substrate from a substrate includes providing a first sub-substrate attached to a first substrate having a rectangular shape with first and second sides extending in a first direction and third and fourth sides extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, inserting a separating member between the first sub-substrate and the first substrate to partially detach therebetween, attaching a plurality of pads arranged in a matrix pattern to the first sub-substrate, lifting first pads among the plurality of pads arranged in a third direction crossing the first and second directions, lifting second pads, at least two of the second pads being arranged in the second direction, and at least two of the second pads being arranged in the third direction, and lifting third pads arranged in the second direction.
US09623647B2	Film stripping apparatus A film stripping apparatus is provided, belongs to a material film-stripping technical field and can solve the problem that the current film stripping technologies are easy to lead to waste contamination, high cost and limited applicability. The film stripping apparatus includes: at least one film stripping roller of adhesiveness; a feeding mechanism for loading a material from which a film is to be stripped into a feeding side of the film stripping roller; and a driving mechanism for driving the film stripping roller to rotate. The film stripping apparatus is used for stripping off film layers, such as single-sided or double-sided protective films, release films or the like on materials of any raw material, size, thickness and shape, and the film stripping apparatus can be used for optical film materials, printing plates, display panels etc, and is suitable for ultra-thin materials, high precision printing plates and the like precision materials.
US09623642B2	Vibration welding machine and method for operating a vibration welding machine The invention relates to a vibration welding machine (1), comprising an upper tool (2) and a lower tool (3), wherein the two tools (2, 3) each accommodate a respective welding part (4, 5), which welding parts are intended to be joined by means of vibration, and means for producing vibrations are provided, which cause at least the upper tool (2) to vibrate, wherein the means for producing vibration are designed as a stationary part, in particular an upper carrier (9), and a part arranged thereon in such a way that said part can oscillate, in particular an oscillator (11), which accommodates the upper tool (2), wherein furthermore means are provided that remove the air located in an air gap (15) formed between the stationary part, in particular the upper carrier (9), and the part that can oscillate, in particular the oscillator (11).
US09623639B2	Open core crash pad and process for manufacturing thereof An open core crash pad includes a core and a skin abutting the core to include a forming space therebetween. A foaming layer is foam-formed by injecting a foam liquid into the forming space. A foam tape prevents an overflow of the foam liquid. The skin includes a body portion and a distal end which extends from the body portion in parallel with the core. The core comprises a protrusion protruding toward the skin and formed at which the core and the distal end contact.
US09623637B2	Supported resin substrate, method for producing the same, and electronic device including resin substrate There is provided a supported resin substrate including a supporting substrate, a release layer arranged on the supporting substrate, the release layer containing a metal oxide, and a resin substrate arranged on the release layer, the resin substrate including a first surface region opposite the release layer and a second surface region in onto t with the release layer, in which the resin substrate consists essentially of a resin material having a C═O bond, and the proportion of the C═O bond present in the second surface region of the resin substrate is lower than the proportion of the C═O bond present in the first surface region of the resin substrate.
US09623635B2	Chip through flooring material using PLA resin Disclosed is a chip through flooring material using a PLA resin, which is environmentally friendly by using the PLA resin and can realize the texture of natural wood and the unique fragrance of trees. According to the present invention, the chip through flooring material using the PLA resin includes: a chip through layer; and a surface treatment layer which is formed on a surface of the chip through layer, wherein the chip through layer includes the PLA resin.
US09623633B2	Flexible display and method for manufacturing the same A flexible display comprises a flexible substrate made of plastic material, a display element on a first surface of the flexible substrate, and a surface residual film containing at least one of a metal material or a metal oxide material. The surface residual film is bonded to at least a part of a second surface of the flexible substrate. The second surface is opposed to the first surface. A method for manufacturing a flexible display comprises preparing a glass substrate, forming adhesive material film on the glass substrate, the adhesive material film being made of at least one of a metal material or a metal oxide material, and forming a flexible substrate from plastic material on the adhesive material film.
US09623631B2	Radiation-curable laminating adhesives A radiation-curable laminating adhesive is provided which contains a) at least one urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer and b) at least one additional (meth)acrylate-functionalized component selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid-functionalized ester-containing (meth)acrylate monomers and polybutadiene poly(meth)acrylates. The adhesive may also contain other components such as (meth)acrylic polyol (meth)acrylates. Flexible packaging laminates may be obtained by using the aforedescribed adhesive to adhere thin polymeric and/or metallic films together, the adhesive being exposed to an amount of radiation effective to cure the adhesive.
US09623629B2	Molding packaging material and battery case Provided is a molding packaging material that can have an increased use life, can suppress a decrease over time in inter-layer lamination strength, and has superior molding properties in extrusion molding, draw forming, and the like. The laminate molding packaging material contains: an outside substrate layer (2) comprising a heat-resistant resin; an inside sealant layer (3) comprising a thermoplastic resin; and a metal foil provided between the two layers as a barrier layer (4). In the heat-resistant resin of the outside substrate layer (2), a biaxially oriented polyethyleneterephthalate film is used that, when the tensile breaking strength in the M direction is MB and the tensile breaking strength in the T direction is TB, the following are satisfied: 500 MPa=MB+TB=700 MPa; and formula (I) \|MB−TB\|=30 MPa. formula (II)
US09623627B2	Composite sound absorber A sound absorbing material comprising a nonwoven fibrous acoustic insulation material and a flow resistive nonwoven facing, wherein the flow resistive nonwoven facing is bonded to the insulation material and has an air flow resistance of from about 600 to about 1800 Rayls and a surface mass of from about 20 to about 150 g/m2.
US09623625B2	Glass substrate protective pad and glass substrate packing container A glass substrate protective pad which protects a glass substrate in close contact with the glass substrate. The glass substrate protective pad has multiple layers, the rear layer of the multiple layers which is to be in close contact with the glass substrate containing foamed polymer. A glass substrate packing container for packing a plurality of glass substrates loaded therein, in which the above-described glass substrate protective pad is in close contact with the front surface of the plurality of glass substrates.
US09623619B2	Connection arrangement for connecting two profiled elements in an aerodynamically smooth manner, method for producing said connection arrangement, and device for carrying out the method The invention relates to a connection arrangement for connecting two profiled elements in a seamless and aerodynamically smooth manner in order to form a profiled surface around which a laminar flow is possible. A first profiled element has a first fixing strip that extends towards the second profiled element, and the surface of the first fixing strip is lower than the surfaces of the profiled elements in the outward direction. Furthermore, the second profiled element has a second fixing strip which is molded on the inside and which is arranged below the first fixing strip, and the two profiled elements are rigidly connected to each other by means of the second fixing strip. A filler region that can be found below the connecting surface between the profiled surfaces and above the fixing strip surface is tilled with at least two layers of cured filling material. A method for filling the filling region with filling material and a device for carrying out the method are also claimed.
US09623610B2	Method for manufacturing a reinforced panel of composite material A method for manufacturing rigid panels made of a composite material requires a caul sheet having a smooth surface that is formed with a plurality of grooves. A first layer of the composite material is laid on the caul sheet, and is cut to create flaps that extend into the respective grooves. Strips of composite material are then placed along the edges of the groove to extend and overlap each other in the groove. Next, a unidirectional ply is placed along the length of the groove, and this combination is then covered with a second layer of the composite material. Together, the combination of the first and second layers, the strips and the unidirectional ply are co-cured to create a rigid panel with integral stiffening members.
US09623606B2	Method of manufacturing three-dimensional structure and three-dimensional structure The method of manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, in which the three-dimensional structure is manufactured by laminating a layer, includes the steps of: forming the layer using a three-dimension formation composition containing a particle and a light stabilizer A; and discharging a binding solution containing a binder and a light stabilizer B to the layer, in which, when the content ratio of the light stabilizer A contained in the three-dimension formation composition is represented by A (mass %) and the content ratio of the light stabilizer B contained in the binding solution is represented by B, a relationship of 2≦A/B≦4 is satisfied.
US09623603B2	Method of making a conduit for interventional procedures A conduit, such as an introducer sheath, catheter, or guide catheter, incorporating two or more separate lumens to prevent the entanglement of guidewires located at least partially within the conduit. The lumens are separated by at least one disruptable barrier that allows multiple lumens to be converted into fewer lumens prior to or as a device is advanced through the introducer sheath.
US09623599B2	Seal for use in an extrusion device A seal for use in an extrusion device for producing continuous profiles, in particular plastics pipes includes an elastic sealing disc, which is arranged in a plane approximately perpendicularly to the extrusion direction and has a through-passage opening letting through the continuous profile and having a sealing rim bearing against the continuous profile. Connection members are arranged along the sealing rim, and clamping elements are provided for exerting a force on the connection members, with the force acting radially with respect to the extrusion axis. The clamping elements are arranged in a plane parallel to the sealing disc, have a passage opening for the continuous profile and include connecting members for connecting the connection members to the clamping elements.
US09623598B2	Injection molding flow control apparatus and method An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of mold material to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: an injection molding machine and a manifold; an actuator interconnected to a valve pin having a tip end; a valve system in fluid communication with the actuator to drive the actuator at one or more rates of travel, the valve system having a start position, one or more intermediate drive rate positions and a high drive rate position, the start position holding the valve pin in a gate closed position; a controller that instructs the valve system to move from the start position to the one or more intermediate drive rate positions and to remain in the one or more intermediate drive rate positions for one or more corresponding predetermined amounts of time and further drives the valve system to move from the one or more intermediate drive rate positions to the high drive rate position on expiration of the one or more predetermined amounts of time.
US09623597B2	Gate structure of open-chamber hot-runner mold A hot-runner mold gate structure includes a body having a path, and a room is defined in one end of the path. A guide member is inserted in a bushing, and both of which are located in the room. A locking member is connected to the room and has a reception area in one end of the locking member. The guide member has an axial guide slot and a guide hole. The guide member has a tip which protrudes through an outlet in the distal end of the bushing. Melted PET passes through the guide hole, the guide slot and the gap between the tip and the inside of the outlet to enter into the mold set. The contact area between the locking member and the bushing is minimized to maintain a certain temperature at the outlet of the bushing to avoid the PET from being cooled.
US09623595B2	Functional resin and manufacturing method therefor A resin product wherein a resin B has pillar structures or lamellar structures inside a resin A is molded by kneading the resin A and the resin B that serves as a base material in an injection molding machine while heating both of the resins to at least a temperature at which both of the resins are melted at least partially. The resin product is soaked in a solution having higher erosion capability with respect to the resin A than the resin B, thereby dissolving the resin B and forming an uneven structure on the surface. As a result, an uneven structure having various shapes, densities or depths which are precisely adjustable can be formed at low cost. And provided are a resin structure and a production method thereof that can maintain wettability control or optical property control of the molded article over a long period of time.
US09623592B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composite, electronic cigarette component and method for producing the same The invention discloses a thermoplastic elastomer composite, a component of electronic cigarette and a method of preparing the component of electronic cigarette. The thermoplastic elastomer composite comprises 65-85 weight % of a main body material, 10-25 weight % of a microspheres foaming agent and 5-10 weight % of an agent. The component of electronic cigarette made of the thermoplastic elastomer composite, has high elasticity and a wide hardness adjusting range, can be adjusted according to users' requirements, and has good taste and feel. The component can be provided with decorative patterns that are similar to tobacco leaves in production, and can simulate appearance of a real cigar and visual effects of real tobacco of cigarettes. The component has high elasticity, and it is non-toxic and non-pollution. The method can be carried out in a simple manner, and can improve the production efficiency.
US09623585B2	Method for preparing graphite film Disclosed is a method for preparing graphite film, comprising steps as follows: 1) winding; 2) carbonizing at a low temperature; 3) graphitizing at a high temperature; 4) unwinding and feeding, winding up the electrographite film semi-finished product and flexible graphite paper separately; 5) calendaring to press the electrographite film semi-finished product against release film or protective film; 6) winding up and packaging. The winding process comprises steps as follows: a. winding high temperature resistant elastic material around the graphite cylinder core; b. bonding macromolecular film to flexible graphite paper, and then winding around the graphite cylinder core based on step a; c. when the macromolecular film and flexible graphite paper wound in step b reach the predetermined thickness, securing with carbon cord.
US09623584B2	Firewood processor with a tightenable saw chain A firewood processor with a tightenable saw chain, which processor comprises a frame arranged to support the firewood processor to a base, such as the ground, and a saw for sawing wood raw material in a transverse direction into an intermediate product of a desired length. The saw comprises a saw chain, a flange for guiding said saw chain and a sprocket, which is arranged to convey the driving force to said saw chain. The firewood processor further comprises a splitting section for splitting the intermediate product of a desired length in the longitudinal direction into a desired size, which splitting section comprises a splitting wedge and means for splitting the intermediate product of a desired length by means of the splitting wedge. In addition, the firewood processor comprises automatic means for tightening the saw chain of said saw and for maintaining the tightness.
US09623578B1	On demand apparel manufacturing Aspects of on demand apparel manufacturing are described. A system of on demand apparel manufacturing includes a textile printer, textile cutter, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to perform a process including aggregating orders for products, organizing the orders according to a productivity factor, and arranging panels for products in the orders into an aggregated textile panel template. Arranging the panels can include aligning the panels among each other to reduce scrap in a textile sheet or orienting the panels with a thread, weave, nap, or knit pattern in the textile sheet, for example. The process can further include instructing the textile printer to print a plurality of panels for the products on the textile sheet based on the aggregated textile panel template, and instructing the textile cutter to cut the plurality of panels out from the textile sheet.
US09623576B2	Battery operated razor Handle is provided for battery operated razors. In some implementations, the handle includes a simple, efficient mechanism for both securing a battery cover to the handle of a razor and at the same time providing a high reliability electrical contact between the battery and electronics of the razor. The mechanism includes a closing system, including a first conductive component slidably attached within the battery cover and biased toward a predetermined axial position, and a second conductive component secured to the interior wall of the grip portion. The first conductive component is configured to interact with the second conductive component and move axially within the battery cover during engagement of the battery cover with the grip portion.
US09623571B2	Pick and place nozzle adaptor A releasable adaptor is carried on the end of the pick-and-place vacuum nozzle which diffuses and restricts the air flow access of the nozzle to the top surface of an apertured fastener such as a nut while covering the fastener hole. The adaptor allows a standard nozzle to develop sufficient suction to lift the nut/adaptor combination and transport it to its desired target location such as a circuit board. There, the nut is released from the adaptor, which is then lifted by the nozzle and transported back to the supply location. This functionality is achieved by a unique adaptor air valve which the PNP equipment operates both mechanically and through its controlled application of negative air pressure applied to the adaptor by the nozzle.
US09623570B1	Gripping device A device in which the gripping action is achieved by a compliant membrane that adapts itself to the object to be lifted and then maintains such shape throughout the displacement of the object. The gripping force provided by the present invention is best suited for delicate objects, as it gently applies the gripping force necessary for displacement. This is accomplished through a chamber, a deformable membrane delimiting the chamber partially or entirely, and a means for changing the volume or shape of the chamber determined by the deformation of the membrane.
US09623568B1	Yaw slip handling in a robotic device An example method may include determining a requested yaw for a body of a robot, where the biped robot comprises a foot coupled to the body via a leg. The robot may then detect, via one or more sensors, a yaw rotation of the body with respect to a ground surface, where the foot is in contact with the ground surface. Based on the detected yaw rotation of the body, the robot may determine a measured yaw for the body. The robot may also determine a target yaw for the body, where the target yaw for the body is between the measured yaw for the body and the requested yaw for the body. The robot may then cause the foot to rotate the body to the target yaw for the body.
US09623560B1	Methods of operating a mechanism and systems related therewith Methods and systems for operating at least one entity are provided. In one method, at least one entity is provided for operation in at least one area, where the area includes at least one human. Information is gathered regarding the human, where the information includes a location of at least one body portion of the human. It is determined whether or not the entity will contact the body portion of the human. The method also includes operating the entity to avoid contacting the body portion of the human so that the human is at least more likely to be safe from contact with the entity.
US09623557B2	Localization by learning of wave-signal distributions A robot having a signal sensor configured to measure a signal, a motion sensor configured to measure a relative change in pose, a local correlation component configured to correlate the signal with the position and/or orientation of the robot in a local region including the robot's current position, and a localization component configured to apply a filter to estimate the position and optionally the orientation of the robot based at least on a location reported by the motion sensor, a signal detected by the signal sensor, and the signal predicted by the local correlation component. The local correlation component and/or the localization component may take into account rotational variability of the signal sensor and other parameters related to time and pose dependent variability in how the signal and motion sensor perform. Each estimated pose may be used to formulate new or updated navigational or operational instructions for the robot.
US09623554B2	Wearable robot There is provided a wearable robot able to maintain a balanced state during operations thereof. The wearable robot includes: a wearable robot body; a travel unit for moving the wearable robot body; and a hip joint unit provided in the wearable robot body and coupled to the travel unit, for maintaining a posture of the wearable robot body in response to a movement of the travel unit. With this construction, the wearable robot is provided with a hip joint unit having a resilient force such that a posture of a wearable robot body can be maintained during an operation of the hip joint unit, so that the robot can be operated more stably. Further, because a posture of the wearable robot can be stably maintained so that the safety of the user can be guaranteed and operation efficiency can be improved.
US09623553B1	Method and device for accommodating items A device and method are provided, the method including providing a device capable of at least semi-autonomous operation and enabling the device to autonomously gather at least one item and secure that item against unauthorized access while providing selective authorized access to the item while the item is in possession of the device.
US09623551B1	Automotive creeper and a mechanics chair assembly including the same An automotive creeper is disclosed herein. The automotive creeper includes a plurality of spaced-apart longitudinal frame members extending in a lengthwise direction of the automotive creeper; a plurality of spaced-apart, transverse frame members connected to each of the plurality of spaced-apart longitudinal frame members, at least one of the plurality of spaced-apart, transverse frame members including an open end that is configured to receive a support member of an automotive creeper accessory device inserted therein; and a body pad supported on one or more of the plurality of spaced-apart, transverse frame members, the body pad configured to accommodate a torso of a user resting thereon. A mechanics chair assembly that includes a mechanics chair and the automotive creeper is also disclosed herein.
US09623550B2	Securable and collapsible work station A work station includes tool containing or supporting features as well as workbench features, such as a work surface and work back. The work station is preferably mobile, permitting it to be moved or transported. In addition, the work station is preferably collapsible and securable. In one configuration, the work station has a work bench portion which can be raised or lowered relative to a base portion, wherein in the lowered position, the base portion is positioned in an interior space of the work bench portion.
US09623548B1	Roof shingle removing device and method The invention relates to a shock absorbing shingle removing tool, and more particularly, to a shock absorbing shingle removing tool, which can safeguard users from fatigue and injury accumulated from repeated contact between the blade of traditional roof removing device and fasteners which often occurs in the act of removing roof shingle.
US09623546B2	Multipurpose hand held tools A multipurpose hand held tool includes a handle and one or more tools. The multipurpose tool further may include a multi-layered plier head. The multipurpose tool also may include a flashlight detachably coupled to the handle. In this manner, the multipurpose tool may incorporate multiple tools and accessories for completing various tasks.
US09623545B2	Apparatus with active software clamping of supply voltage A power tool that includes a motor configured to drive a working element, a power supply that is coupled to the motor to provide power to the motor, a shunt circuit that is coupled to the power supply and the motor, and a controller. The shunt circuit includes a shunt switch and a shunt element and is configured to hold a voltage of the power supply below a high voltage threshold. The shunt switch is switchable between a conducting state, in which the shunt switch conducts current through the shunt element, and a non-conducting state, in which the shunt switch does not conduct current through the shunt element. The controller is coupled to the motor, the power supply, and the shunt circuit and is configured to determine the voltage of the power supply, and control the shunt switch based on the voltage from the power supply.
US09623544B2	Spring biased lever for opening a moveable member of an adapter for a flooring nail gun An adapter for a flooring nail gun is provided with a muzzle member including at least one set of two inclined cavities; a moveable member including at least one set of two inclined protrusions at an end, the inclined protrusions being disposed in the inclined cavities; and a quick releasing device disposed on the inclined protrusions. The quick releasing device includes a pressing member, a spring member, and a lever, and wherein the pressing member and the muzzle member are joined, the lever and the pressing member are pivotably secured together, and the spring member has one end anchored at the pressing member and the other end pivotably secured to the lever. The moveable member can be opened for troubleshooting in case of malfunction.
US09623540B2	Flexible, flat substrates having an abrasive surface Flexible, sheet-like substrates having an abrasive surface, which are obtainable by applying an aqueous solution or dispersion of at least one precondensate of a heat-curable resin to the top and/or bottom of a flexible, sheet-like substrate in an amount of at least 5 to 90% by weight, based on the uncoated, dry substrate, crosslinking the precondensate and drying the treated substrate.
US09623539B2	Carving cabinet having protective carving barrier A carving cabinet configured to enable carving of the work-piece outside the main machine cabinet, without requiring the work-piece to be completely wrapped in a protective covering. The carving cabinet includes a housing defining an enclosure for operating the carving tool when carving the work-piece. A barrier member is coupled to the housing and is configured to substantially separate the work-piece from the enclosure when carving the work-piece. The barrier member includes a first surface facing toward the enclosure and an opposing second surface facing away from the enclosure. A carving port extends between the first surface and the second surface. The barrier member is configured to allow the work-piece to be disposable adjacent the second surface to enable carving of the work-piece through the carving port.
US09623533B2	Sharpening a cutting edge of a tool using a reverse sharpening guide Apparatus and method for sharpening a tool. In accordance with some embodiments, a selected side surface of the tool is placed in contacting engagement against an upper reverse sharpening guide surface that faces an abrasive surface extending along a first plane. The upper reverse sharpening guide surface is aligned along a second plane that intersects the first plane at an acute angle. A tool cutting edge contactingly engages a non-abrasive support surface disposed between the upper reverse sharpening guide surface and the abrasive surface to establish a plunge depth of the tool prior to contact with the abrasive surface. The tool is thereafter moved away from the upper reverse sharpening guide in a lateral direction across the abrasive surface while nominally maintaining the tool at the acute angle to sharpen the cutting edge in a trailing cutting edge orientation.
US09623532B2	Coolant recovery and waste separation system A machine is provided, including at least one thermal cutting head, and at least one machining head with a coolant, wherein the machine includes a plate support table which is configured to allow coolant to fall through, a gantry located above the table and configured to travel along length of the table in an X axis, a carriage which is movably mounted to the gantry to travel in a Y axis which is at right angles to the X axis, a machining head with a coolant supply and a thermal cutting head both mounted to the carriage, at least one trolley is located below the table, wherein the trolley supports a fume chamber and a coolant tray and wherein the trolley is configured to be capable in use of moving independently or synchronously with the machinery head or thermal cutting head as required to capture coolant and fumes.
US09623529B2	Apparatus for conducting oral care experiments and method of forming and using the same An apparatus for conducting oral care experiments with enamel block substrates (140) and a method of forming and using the same. In one aspect, the invention can be an apparatus for conducting oral care experiments comprising: a plate having a first major surface (111) and a second major surface (112); a handle (170) coupled to and extending from the plate; and at least one enamel block substrate mounted on the first major surface of the plate.
US09623527B2	Component carrier assembly having a trench structure which separates component carrier regions, and method for producing a plurality of component carrier regions A component carrier assembly (1) is provided which has a plurality of component carrier regions (10), which are intended for mounting semiconductor components. The component carrier assembly comprises a carrier body (2) with a first major face (21). On the first major face a trench pattern (3) is formed in the carrier body, with first trenches (31) extending parallel to one another in a first direction, the first trenches delimiting the component carrier regions in a second direction extending transversely of the trenches. A coating (4) is formed on the carrier body, such that the component carrier regions each have a first major face of the carrier body which is coated at least in places and a side face (5) of the trench pattern which is coated at least in places.
US09623525B2	Production system general-purpose cell In a production system general-purpose cell for general-purpose use in processing and transportation of a received workpiece in a production system of processing and delivering the workpiece, the production system general-purpose cell includes a base unit having a planar shape of quadrangle and supporting at least a robot for use in transportation of the workpiece such that the robot is movable on the planar area of quadrangle, a parts supply unit for supplying parts of the workpiece to the robot supported by the base unit, and a processing area extending outside the base unit. The robot supported by the base unit having a motion range set in a range from inside to outside the base unit in a form including at least part of the processing area.
US09623523B2	HVAC actuator with taping flange An HVAC actuator coupleable to an HVAC component is disposed in or at an insulated duct. The HVAC actuator may include a housing and a taping flange. The taping flange may be spaced from the outer surface of the duct and adjacent to an outer surface of an insulated layer of the duct when the HVAC actuator is coupled to the HVAC component, and may be configured to facilitate taping of the HVAC actuator to the outer surface of the insulating layer. It may be shaped to provide a front-facing surface that is suitable for receiving tape to provide a seal between the taping flange and the outer surface of the insulating layer. In some cases, the taping flange may extend outward from the housing around the entire perimeter of the housing. The taping flange may be formed integrally with the housing, or it formed separately and coupled to the housing.
US09623521B2	Integrated center frame for a refrigerated display case The present application provides a refrigerated display case. The refrigerated display case includes a number of tubs, a pair of end frames positioned about the tubs, and an integrated center end frame positioned between a pair of the tubs. The integrated center end frame may include a composite material retainer member and a composite material support base.
US09623520B2	Heat sink structure with a vapor-permeable membrane for two-phase cooling A heat sink, and cooled electronic structure and cooled electronics apparatus utilizing the heat sink are provided. The heat sink is fabricated of a thermally conductive structure which includes one or more coolant-carrying channels coupled to facilitate the flow of coolant through the coolant-carrying channel(s). The heat sink further includes a membrane associated with the coolant-carrying channel(s). The membrane includes at least one vapor-permeable region, which overlies a portion of the coolant-carrying channel(s) and facilitates removal of vapor from the coolant-carrying channel(s), and at least one orifice coupled to inject coolant onto at least one surface of the coolant-carrying channel(s) intermediate opposite ends of the channel(s).
US09623517B2	Device and method for adhering different kinds of materials A device for adhering different kinds of materials is configured to adhere a metal material and a composite material having an adhering hole. The device includes a frame having first and second free ends that face each other. A laser head is provided at the first free end of the frame and irradiates a laser beam to an adhering point of the metal material. An upper tool moves back and forth at the first free end of the frame and presses the metal material. A lower tool is fixed to the second free end of the frame so as to correspond to the upper tool and supports an adhering point of the composite material. An air suction member is connected to the lower tool to suck air between the lower tool and the adhering hole of the composite material.
US09623515B2	Method for laser welding one or more workpieces of hardenable steel in a butt joint A method for laser welding of one or more workpieces made from press hardenable steel, in a butt joint, in which the workpiece or the workpieces have a thickness of at least 1.8 mm and/or a jump in thickness of at least 0.4 mm arises at the butt joint including supplying filler wire into a molten bath generated by a laser beam. In order to ensure that the weld seam can reliably harden into a martensitic structure during the hot forming (press hardening), the filler wire contains at least one alloy element from the group of manganese, chromium, molybdenum, silicon and nickel, wherein the at least one alloy element is present in the filler wire with a mass proportion that is larger by 0.1% by weight than the mass proportion of the element in the press hardenable steel of the workpiece or the workpieces.
US09623513B2	Laser welding inspection apparatus and laser welding inspection method Provided is a laser welding inspection apparatus capable of improving the accuracy for determining the welding defect. The laser welding inspection apparatus includes a head which irradiates a welded portion of a workpiece with a laser beam for inspection, an optical receiver which receives a return light of the laser beam for inspection from the welded portion, an optical system which adjusts at least a focal diameter of the laser beam for inspection applied to the welded portion and a region where the return light from the welded portion is recognized, and a controller which controls the optical system and determines, based on intensity of the return light, whether a welding defect exists in the welded portion. The controller controls the optical system so that a diameter of the region is not more than 1.5 times as large as the focal diameter.
US09623510B2	Integrated electrode dryer A welding system includes a welder configured to output power to form an arc between a stick electrode and a workpiece. The welder includes a compartment configured to receive and store additional stick electrodes, and the welder is configured to heat the additional stick electrodes stored in the compartment.
US09623506B2	Fume extractor for welding applications A welding system having a welding power supply coupled to a fume extractor is provided. The fume extractor may be coupled to control circuitry configured to operate the welding power supply. The control circuitry may be configured to begin, terminate or modify the operation of the fume extractor prior to the establishment of a welding arc, after the termination of the welding arc, or both. The control circuitry may be further configured to modify the operation of the fume extractor based upon a type of welding process used.
US09623504B2	System and method for brazing Systems and methods are provided for improved brazing. A system includes a gap filling compound (GFC). The GFC includes a brazing alloy. The system also includes a GFC retention screen. The GFC retention screen configured to be disposed over the GFC to retain the GFC within the gap during brazing. The GFC retention screen is also configured to enable gas to escape from the GFC during brazing.
US09623503B2	Support unit and substrate treating device including the same Provided is a method of manufacturing a support unit that supports a substrate. The method includes: providing a support plate formed of a non-conductive material and supporting a substrate; providing a base plate disposed below the support plate and formed of a material including a conductive material; and depositing a metallic layer at a bottom of the support plate and coupling the metallic layer and the base plate through brazing.
US09623500B2	Hydrodynamically guided circular saw blade A circular saw blade includes a supporting body, cooling channels provided in the inner region of the supporting body and running in the radial direction, and teeth provided in the region of the outer periphery of the supporting body. The cooling channels emerge from the circular saw blade in the region of the tooth bases or in the region of the flanks of the teeth. Furthermore, the circular saw blade has pockets which, starting from a tooth base or a flank of a tooth, extend inwardly into the region of the supporting body.
US09623490B2	Three-bladed drill with cutting fluid supply hole A three-flute drill having: a tool main body with cutting edges at an axially distal end thereof, a flute portion having discharge flutes in a distal-end side portion of the body, and a cutting fluid supply hole for supplying fluid toward the edges, a rear inner wall surface on the radial direction on a rear side in the drill rotation direction and opposed to the front inner wall surface in a drill circumferential direction, an outer circumferential inner wall surface made up of a partially cylindrical surface whose center lies on an axis of the drill, and an inner circumferential inner wall surface having a partially cylindrical surface whose center lies on the drill axis and opposed to the outer circumferential inner wall surface in the radial direction, the inner circumferential inner wall having a curvature radius smaller than that of the outer circumferential inner wall surface.
US09623485B2	Tubular connection refacing apparatus and methods An apparatus and method of using an apparatus for refacing a tubular connection is provided. In one example, the apparatus has a mandrel connectable to a threaded portion of a tubular connection and two face plates bearing cutters for refacing surfaces of the tubular connection. In this example, the cutting is controlled by an engaging nut moving along a threaded portion of a drive shaft, and the two face plates may be spaced apart at a fixed distance to maintain the distance between the torque-stop surface and the primary surface after refacing. Also, the apparatus uses a locking pin to assist in tightening or loosening the mandrel into place using the remainder of the apparatus. An air-oil system is provided to supply air and oil to the cutting surfaces as the apparatus refaces the shoulders of the connection. An exemplary pin refacer and an exemplary box refacer are both disclosed.
US09623481B2	Nanostructures having enhanced catalytic performance and method for preparing same Provided herein is a nanostructure refined by suspending an unrefined nanostructure with a solvent, dispersing the suspended nanostructure in an acidic solution and agitating the acidic solution to produce a refined nanostructure.
US09623479B2	Apparatus including metal foam and methods for using same downhole A device to be deployed downhole. The device includes a member including a metallic foam and a sealing material coupled to the metallic foam. The member attains a compressed shape when compressed to restrict fluid flow between regions downhole. The sealing material may be in, on or coated on the metallic foam member.
US09623477B2	Apparatus for texturing the surface of a brake plate An apparatus is provided for texturing the surface of a brake plate has three die plates and spring supports therebetween. A toothed tooling mounts to the top die plate above an anvil on the center die plate both of which ride on posts held by the lower die plate. The toothed tooling comprises multiple blades each with multiple replaceable toothed inserts are held in a cartridge arrangement. The anvil receives brake plates from a separately supported plate feed mechanism with greatly reduced reciprocating mass. The complete die set can be set up on the bench and inserted ready to use in any style of press where the press ram contacts the upper die plate.
US09623475B2	Method for producing spring A method of producing a spring which reduces time required for a heat treatment step of eliminating a machining strain generated by a forming step is provided. This production method is provided with a forming step (S10) of forming a spring steel material into a spring shape and a heat treatment step (S12) of eliminating a machining strain generated in the spring steel material by the forming step. The heat treatment step is executed by electrically heating the spring steel material by applying a current thereto. The heat treatment step has a first step of heating the spring steel material to a predetermined set temperature and a second step of keeping the spring steel material at the set temperature for a predetermined set time period subsequent to the first step. The set temperature is set to be higher than 430° C. but not higher than 500° C.
US09623472B2	Apparatus for closing pittsburgh seams associated with duct assemblies and other box-shaped members A vertical Pittsburgh Seam closing apparatus having a base supporting surface, a track mechanism for moving a carriage assembly which holds seam forming members used to close a Pittsburgh Seam, a pair of upper and lower guide members for guiding the duct section into a proper vertical position, and upper and lower clamping members positioned inside the duct section adjacent the Pittsburgh Seam to be closed, the upper guide members and clamping member being selectively movable and adjustable for accommodating different duct section lengths. In one embodiment, the seam forming assembly includes three roller members mounted in vertical arrangement, one roller member being V-shaped in configuration and the other two roller members being substantially cylindrical in shape. The V-shaped roller member may also include one or more projecting members for forming dimples in the closing process to prevent shifting and/or slipping of the closed seam.
US09623467B2	Form rolling method for joint portion of fluid supply pipe and fluid supply pipe Provided is a method of forming a locking ridge for a case of forming the locking ridge on an outer peripheral surface of a joint portion by form rolling, the method realizing a joint portion structure which is superior in pipe detachment prevention performance when pipes with locking ridges are connected by fixing pipe ends with a housing. Using a convex roller arranged inside the workpiece pipe body and a forming circular groove arranged outside the pipe body, the locking ridge is form-rolled such that an upright wall portion thereof is raised at an angle of at least 65° and no greater than 90° with respect to the outer peripheral surface in the pipe axis direction, and that a height of the locking ridge from the outer peripheral surface to the apex of the tip portion is at least a total of curvature radii of faces of the processing means in contact with the pipe body.
US09623459B2	Performance feed-forward thickness control method in tandem cold mill The present invention relates to the field of strip cold rolling, and in particular to a thickness control method for strips in a tandem cold mill. Frame S1 and one or more additional frames are selected as virtual indirect measuring instruments for the strip performance. A load cell is provided on the frames that are selected as the indirect measuring instruments for the strip performance, and deformation resistance fluctuation of the supplied materials of the frame S is calculated. Finally, the feed-forward adjustment amount of each frame is calculated. The present invention measures the deformation resistance of each section of the strip of the supplied materials through the selected frame, reducing the fluctuation of the thickness of the finished products of the strip and ensuring stable rolling.
US09623455B2	Treatment of clay or dredged sediment with polymer increases adsorption characteristics The disclosure relates to the field of lining materials which are used to isolate landfill sites in order to avoid pollution of surrounding soil by ions such as heavy metals. Further disclosed is a process to increase the ion adsorption capacity of clay or dredged sediment. More specifically, the disclosed is a process comprising: a) mixing the clay or dredged sediment with an anionic polymer, and b) subsequently drying the mixture, results in a lining material having superior ion adsorption characteristics.
US09623454B2	Method and composition for dust control The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for treating piles of particulate materials to inhibit and prevent the loss of valuable fuel or mineral dust from being released from storage piles or open containers. The method involves applying separately to the pile two different compositions. When separate the two compositions are low viscosity and easy to spray. When combined the two form a gel coating that is resistant to erosion but is flexible while the pile or payload is still settling, jostling, being bumped, and otherwise moving around. This coating is especially effective for coal piles, iron ore piles, and also for piles within and/or being moved by open topped railroad cars. The coating's flexibility prevents the coating from becoming brittle and shattering. The coating has better performance than its ingredients do alone. As a result the invention can both prevent unwanted dust pollution as well as save its users money by avoiding loss of blown away material.
US09623451B2	EAFD stabilizer for returned concrete and mixer drum wash water The EAFD stabilizer for returned concrete and mixer drum wash water includes various methods of using EAFD as a stabilizer in making concrete. The potentially hazardous stockpile of EAFD can be used in practical construction, which has a positive impact on the environment. A certain amount of EAFD is added to cement being mixed or to wash water and acts as a stabilizer, the wash water being used to make a cement mixture. This resultant EAFD stabilized concrete mixture stabilizes overnight.
US09623450B2	Substrate cleaning apparatus for cleaning a lower surface of a substrate A rotating shaft is provided to extend downward from the inside of a spin motor. A plate supporting member is attached to the lower end of the rotating shaft. A spin plate is supported in a horizontal attitude by the plate supporting member. A substrate holding mechanism is provided at the periphery on the spin plate. The lower end of an annular member is formed to be opposite to an annular region extending along the periphery on the upper surface of the substrate held by a spin chuck. A distance between the upper surface of the substrate and the lower surface of the spin plate is larger than a distance between the upper surface of the substrate and the lower end of the annular member.
US09623446B2	Sieving apparatus and sieving method A sieving apparatus includes first and second sieving portions. The first sieving portion includes a sieve with a plurality of elongated holes or slits for separation of an object to be sieved based on difference in cross-sectional diameter. The second sieving portion with a sieve constituted by a porous plate includes round holes for separation of the object that has passed through the elongated holes or slits based on difference in aspect ratio. The second sieving portion is employed after sieving by the first sieving portion. A diameter of the round holes in the porous plate constituting the sieve included in the second sieving portion is longer than an opening width in a shorter direction of the elongated hole or the slit of the sieve included in the first sieving portion.
US09623443B2	Ultrasonic device unit, probe, electronic device and ultrasonic imaging device An ultrasonic device unit includes a substrate having a planar part and a recess part recessed from the planar part, an ultrasonic device which has an element array including a plurality of thin film ultrasonic transducer elements disposed in an array and is disposed in the recess part, a first flexible printed board, one end of which is superimposed on a portion of an array surface of the ultrasonic device and connected to the same, the other end of which is superimposed on a portion of the planar part and connected to the same, wherein the array surface of the ultrasonic device which the one end of the first flexible printed board is superimposed on is positioned within a plane including the planar part or a plane outside of the recess part.
US09623439B2	Method of forming film Provided is a method of manufacturing a film, including: applying, onto a substrate, a photocurable composition containing a polymerizable monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a photosensitive gas generator that generates a gas through light stimulation to form an applied film; bringing a mold into contact with the applied film; irradiating the applied film with light through the mold to cure the applied film and to generate the gas in the applied film; and releasing the mold from the applied film after the irradiation of the applied film with the light to form a film (cured film) having a predetermined pattern shape on the substrate, in which in the irradiation of the applied film with the light, a reaction rate of a polymerization reaction of the polymerizable monomer in the applied film is higher than a reaction rate of a gas-generating reaction of the photosensitive gas generator in the applied film.
US09623436B2	Active drying station and method to remove immersion liquid using gas flow supply with gas outlet between two gas inlets A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed in which a liquid supply system provides a liquid between the projection system and the substrate. An active drying station is provided to actively remove the liquid from the substrate W or other objects after immersion of all or part of a surface of the substrate W or other objects.
US09623430B2	Slit nozzle cleaning device for coaters The present invention discloses a slit nozzle cleaning device for coaters. The slit nozzle cleaning device for coaters comprises a heating source, a crucible and a mixing means, the heating source is used to heat the materials in the crucible; the mixing means is used to mix the materials in the crucible. The mixing means is used to mix the materials in the crucible, thus a uniform heating environment in the crucible can be formed.
US09623428B2	Device for dispensing fluids The invention is a fluid dispensing device suited to be connected, by means of a connection element (220), to a container (C) holding the fluid that can be dispensed from the inside to the outside of the container through an actuator element (400), comprising: a suction duct (240) suited to communicate with the fluid held inside the container (C), a dispenser duct (440) in communication with the outer space with respect to the volume (V) enclosed by the container (C), a suction/compression chamber (300) that can communicate with the suction duct (240) and the dispenser duct (440), a suction valve (260) suited to alternatively allow and prevent the passage of a fluid between the suction duct (240) and the suction/compression chamber (300) when, respectively, the suction valve is closed and open, a dispensing valve (460) suited to alternatively allow and prevent the passage of a fluid between the dispenser duct (440) and the suction/compression chamber (300) when, respectively, the suction valve is closed and open, a tight membrane (500) slidingly coupled with the walls of the suction/compression chamber (300) so that it can be translated in a predetermined direction; both the suction valve (260) and the dispensing valve (460) comprise the membrane (500). The invention concerns also a system for containing and dispensing fluids (F).
US09623423B2	Spray head A spray head assembly comprising a body configured to receive a supply of fluid and a face in fluid communication with the body, the face having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a non-linear pattern for directing the fluid from the spray head, wherein the plurality of nozzles are configured to direct the fluid flow to form a wedge-shaped spray pattern between the face and a focal region at a focal length from the spray head, and wherein the spray pattern forms a linear spray arrangement in the focal region.
US09623418B2	Wear tip holder for VSI crusher, and method of reducing wear of VSI crusher rotor A wear tip holder for holding a wear tip adjacent to an outflow opening of a vertical rotor wall of a rotor of a VSI crusher includes a mounting plate for mounting the wear tip holder to the rotor wall. The mounting plate has a mounting face for facing the rotor wall to which it is to be mounted, and opposite the mounting face, a wear face for facing the interior of the rotor. A wear body is connected to the mounting plate and is provided with an elongate wear tip recess for holding the wear tip. At least one material retention groove extends along the wear tip recess at a position upstream, as seen in a direction of an intended flow of material to be crushed, of the wear tip recess. The material retention groove has an upstream groove wall and a downstream groove wall, the downstream groove wall forming an acute angle with the wear face for retaining material to be crushed.
US09623411B1	Methods and devices for small volume liquid containment In one embodiment described herein, a cartridge is provided comprising a cartridge frame; a plurality of diluents each in an expandable container; a plurality of reagents each in an expandable container; and a plurality of mixing vessels comprising empty expandable containers.
US09623409B2	Cartridges, kits, and methods for enhanced mixing for detection and quantification of analytes Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. The reader component may communicate with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample.
US09623407B2	Microfluidic device with longitudinal and transverse liquid barriers for transverse flow mixing A microfluidic device including one or more microchannels. Each microchannel comprising: a microchannel portion with a longitudinal liquid barrier that defines first and second regions. The device includes one or more first liquid passages at the level of the longitudinal barrier. A liquid inlet allows liquid to enter the first region and a liquid outlet allows liquid to leave the microchannel portion. A transverse liquid barrier between the microchannel portion and the liquid outlet holds liquid in the first region. The device includes one or more second liquid passages at the level of the transverse liquid barrier. A liquid pump displaces liquid through a microchannel portion. The first liquid passages allow excess liquid in the first region to flow into the second region, transversally to the longitudinal barrier. The second liquid passages allow excess liquid in the longitudinal portion to be discharged via the liquid outlet.
US09623404B2	Metal organic frameworks for the catalytic detoxification of chemical warfare nerve agents A method of using a metal organic framework (MOF) comprising a metal ion and an at least bidendate organic ligand to catalytically detoxify chemical warfare nerve agents including exposing the metal-organic-framework (MOF) to the chemical warfare nerve agent and catalytically decomposing the nerve agent with the MOF.
US09623403B2	Naphtha reforming catalyst and preparation method thereof A naphtha reforming catalyst, comprising an alumina support and following components with the content calculated on the basis of the support: VIII group metal 0.1-2.0% by weight, VIIB group metal 0.1-3.0% by weight, sulfate ion 0.45-3.0% by weight, and halogen 0.5-3.0% by weight. The catalyst is used in a naphtha reforming reaction without presulfurization and has a high aromatization activity and a selectivity.
US09623402B2	Denitration catalyst and method for producing same Provided is a denitration catalyst with an improved wear resistance capable of stably reducing and removing nitrogen oxides in flue gases for a long period of time and a production method therefor. A denitration catalyst obtained by having a honey comb molded body that contains at least titanium oxide and vanadium pentoxide support magnesium surface, and wherein the peak intensity ratio of the first peak of the magnesium sulfate to the first peak of the titanium oxide in X-ray diffraction is 0.05-0.15, the content of the magnesium sulfate increases by 6-22% by mass, the pore volume is 0.17-0.40 cc/g, and the specific surface area is 33-100 m2/g.
US09623400B2	Catalyst for producing hydrogen and preparing method thereof The present invention provides a catalyst for producing hydrogen and a preparing method thereof. The method includes the steps of adding a first metal source, a second metal source, a third metal source and a cerium source into a first organic solvent containing a surfactant to form a colloidal mixture, wherein a metal of the first metal source is a Group IIIB metal; a metal of the second metal source is selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and Group IIIB metals, and a metal of the third metal source is a transition metal; calcining the colloidal mixture to form a metal solid solution; and allowing the metal solid solution to be carried on a carrier to obtain the catalyst. When the catalyst of the present invention is used for an ethanol oxidation reformation, the reaction temperature of the ethanol oxidation reformation can be significantly decreased. After the catalyst is used for long periods of time, the ethanol oxidation reformation still has high ethanol conversion ratio and hydrogen selection ratio.
US09623399B2	Method of surface modification of alumina A method of surface modification of an alumina carrier. The method includes: 1) dissolving a soluble kazoe in deionized water to yield a kazoe aqueous solution; 2) submerging an alumina carrier in the kazoe aqueous solution and drying the alumina carrier in a vacuum environment; 3) placing the dried alumina carrier in a reactor, adding silicon tetrachloride and Grignard reagent dropwise to the reactor, sealing the reactor and heating it to a constant temperature, and maintaining the constant temperature for between 3 and 18 hours, where a volume ratio of the added silicon tetrachloride and the alumina carrier is between 0.5:1 and 5:1, the constant temperature is controlled to be between 160 and 350° C.; and 4) cooling the reactor, filtering, washing, and drying the alumina carrier in the vacuum environment.
US09623397B2	System for processing hydrocarbon fuels using surfaguide A system for processing hydrocarbon materials, comprising a hydrocarbon feedstock source; a process gas source; a waveguide; and a reaction tube structure. The process gas source comprises one or more sources of gases selected from the group consisting of helium, argon, krypton, neon, xenon, methane, propane, butane, ethane, acetylene, propylene, butylene, ethylene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor, hydrogen, and nitrogen. The waveguide comprises a lateral portion comprising housing having a first end portion configured to be connected to a microwave generator, a closed opposite end portion, a primary axis extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, and a central portion having an opening, wherein the central portion has a depth that is smaller than a corresponding depth of the first end portion and the second end portion, and a coaxial portion having a first end portion connected to the opening and a lateral dimension that is perpendicular to the primary axis. The reaction tube structure comprises an outer wall made of a dielectric material, and is configured such that when hydrocarbon feedstock from the feedstock source and process gas from the process gas source are fed into the reaction tube structure and microwaves are received in the waveguide, one or more surface waves are propagated in the reaction tube structure to form a plasma within the reaction tube structure and cause the feedstock and process gas to react and form into a product stream, and wherein the reaction tube structure has a lateral dimension that is perpendicular to the lateral portion and parallel to the coaxial portion, and the reaction tube structure is connected to a second end of the coaxial portion.
US09623393B2	Dehydrogenation of cyclic thioethers There is disclosed a surprising reaction of an alkane thiol with a catalyst and heat to become dehydrogenated and form a thiophene rather than an expected desulfurization reaction to form the corresponding alkane or alkene. Moreover, there are disclosed surprising results regarding the form of a catalyst to allow a reaction of an alkane thiol to form the dehydrogenated thiophene at lower temperatures and at higher conversion percentages to allow for more efficient recovery of thiophenes to allow for recycling and reuse of thiophenes to hydrogenate to form alkane thiols. Further still, there is disclosed a set of reaction conditions and catalyst presentation that allows for recovery of usable diatomic hydrogen gas from a dehydrogenation reaction of substituted or unsubstituted cyclic thioethers to substituted or unsubstituted thiophene.
US09623392B2	Catalyst agglomeration remediation A process may include shutting down a reactor in which ethylbenzene is undergoing dehydrogenation to styrene in the presence of steam and a catalyst adapted to catalyze dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene. Shutting down the reactor may include reducing a temperature of the reactor. Shutting down the reactor may include supplying a purge stream to the reactor. Supplying a purge stream may include increasing a steam-to-ethylbenzene molar ratio of an input stream to the reactor. Supplying a purge stream may include supplying steam and one or more of H2, CO2, and styrene to the reactor. The process may include stopping supply of the purge stream to the reactor and supplying an inert gas purge stream to the reactor. Shutting down the reactor may be performed without use of a steam-only purge stream.
US09623387B1	Mixing tool with integrated material stripping element A mixing tool with an integrated stripping element for removing material residue from its embodied mixing element.
US09623386B2	Mixing apparatus for powder raw material and liquid raw material and method for manufacturing mixture using same A mixing apparatus is provided that evenly mixes a powder raw material and a liquid raw material. The powder raw material is supplied to and spread out on a rotating disk to form a thin layer of dispersed particle swarms close to the periphery of the rotating disk. A rotary atomizer that synchronously rotates on the same axis is provided above the rotating disk. The liquid raw material is supplied to an inside surface of the rotary atomizer. Then, the liquid raw material is conducted to an atomizing head where the liquid raw material is atomized, and droplet swarms are horizontally radiated. The dispersed particle swarms and the droplet swarms are merged and condensed within a tapered wedge-shaped space, with the result that these swarms change into a fine and homogeneous mixture. The mixture is then radiated from the periphery.
US09623383B1	System to prepare nitrogen infused beverages A system and method to prepare and dispense a N2 or N2/CO2 gas infused chilled beverage is provided. The gas infused beverage is obtained by mixing a beverage concentrate with N2 or N2/CO2 gas infused water under positive pressure and dispensing the prepared beverage through a slow pour faucet. The beverage may be any non-carbonated liquid and in one embodiment the beverage is coffee. The dispensed N2 or N2/CO2 gas infused chilled coffee has a unique appearance and enhanced flavor and aroma. The system may be provided as a self-contained unit.
US09623381B2	Separation of nanoparticles This invention is directed to separation, optimization and purification of nano-materials using self-assembled perylene diimide membranes, wherein said perylene diimide membrane is recyclable.
US09623378B2	Method for operating an exhaust gas treatment device and motor vehicle having the device A method for operating an exhaust gas treatment device having at least one reservoir for a reducing agent and at least one delivery device for a reducing agent, includes at least checking a filling level of the at least one reservoir, checking a current exhaust gas mass flow, and delivering reducing agent if the filling level of the at least one reservoir is below a minimum filling level and the exhaust gas mass flow is in a low-load range. A motor vehicle having the exhaust gas treatment device is also provided.
US09623375B2	Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine A method for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, including chemically reducing NOx that is contained in the exhaust gas when a concentration of hydrocarbons flowing into an exhaust purification catalyst is made to vibrate within a predetermined range of amplitude and within a predetermined range of period, wherein, during the chemical reduction, the NOx contained in the exhaust gas is reacted with reformed hydrocarbons to produce a reducing intermediate containing nitrogen and hydrocarbons, a reducing action of the reducing intermediate chemically reduces the NOx, and the NOx is chemically reduced without storing nitrates or with storing a fine amount of the nitrates in a basic layer of the exhaust purification catalyst.
US09623370B2	Integrated process and apparatus for recovery of helium rich streams The present invention relates a process and apparatus that recovers a helium rich stream from a mixed gas having low concentrations of helium therein. More specifically, the invention relates to an integrated process and apparatus for treating a mixed feed gas from an operating process that produces a fluid product from natural gas containing helium, such as processes that produce ammonia, methanol, or liquid hydrocarbons.
US09623369B2	Hollow fiber apparatus and use thereof for fluids separations and heat and mass transfers A hollow fiber fluid separation device includes a hollow fiber cartridge, comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes arranged around a central tubular core, a first tubesheet and a second tubesheet encapsulating respective distal ends of the hollow fiber bundle. The tubesheets have boreholes in fluid communication with bores of the hollow fiber membrane. In at least one of the tubesheets, the boreholes are formed radially and are in communication with the central tubular core. The hollow fiber fluid separation device can be utilized in liquid separation applications such as ultrafiltration and in gas separation processes such as air separation. The design disclosed herein is light weight and compact and is particularly advantageous at high operating temperatures when the pressure of the feed fluid introduced into the bores of hollow fibers is higher than the pressure on the shell side of the device.
US09623365B2	CO2 recovery unit An absorbent regenerator includes: a rich solution supply line; a lean solution supply line; a lean-rich solution heat exchanger that is provided at an intersection of the lean solution supply line and the rich solution supply line; a branch portion that branches some of the rich solution at a downstream side of the lean-rich solution heat exchanger on the rich solution supply line; and a first mixing portion that mixes the some of the rich solution branched at the branch portion with a semi-lean solution, wherein a front end of a branch line through which the some of the branched rich solution is supplied is connected to a solution storage portion of the semi-lean solution which is located at an upper stage side of the absorbent regenerator divided into parts, and the some of the branched rich solution is mixed with the semi-lean solution.
US09623360B2	Porous ceramic article and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle.
US09623358B2	Filter system having a support tube A filter system has a housing with a housing wall and at least one cover. An inlet port is arranged on the housing and supplies a fluid to be filtered to the housing. An outlet port is arranged on the housing and discharges the fluid that has been filtered from the housing. A support tube is arranged in an interior of the housing and accommodates a filter element. The support tube extends along a housing axis of the housing and has a receiving side, wherein the support tube is connected to the housing by a first detent connection provided on the receiving side.
US09623351B2	Filtration sealing system A filtration sealing system is provided for sealing a filter element in a housing at a mating interface therebetween. The sealing system includes a keyed interface. A replacement filter element is provided for such filtration sealing system, with the replacement filter element including a keyed interface.
US09623349B2	Disposable integrated polymeric vacuum filtration funnel This invention discloses a disposable integrated polymeric vacuum filtration funnel. The integrated polymeric vacuum filtration funnel comprises a filtration funnel body having a filter frit disposed inside at the bottom, an outlet stem connected with an outlet at the outer bottom of the filtration funnel body; the outlet stem is integrated with the filtration funnel body; the filter frit is sealed to the inner bottom and the inner side surface of the filtration funnel body; the integrated polymeric vacuum filtration funnel comprises a sealing joint disposed underneath the outer bottom of the filtration funnel body, the sealing joint having a side-arm for vacuum connection and a standard adaptor to connect the receiving receptacle; the outlet stem protrudes from the standard adaptor; the filter frit, filtration funnel body, and sealing joint are integrated as one device. The invention can effectively reduce or eliminate the loss of the filtrate and filter cake, avoid contamination, easy to use, and cost-effective.
US09623347B2	Centrifuge that rotates storage container while applying ultrasonic waves Provided is a centrifuge that preferably performs processes such as dispersion of a material to be processed while enhancing convenience for users. A centrifuge 1 of the present invention includes an ultrasonic wave generation source 10 that generates ultrasonic waves and a storage container 20 that stores a material to be processed M. The centrifuge 1 of the present invention also includes a rotation mechanism 30. The rotation mechanism 30 rotates the storage container 20 around a rotation axis L tilted relative to a virtual line V extended in a vertical direction in such a manner that the ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic wave generation source 10 are constantly applicable to the material to be processed M.
US09623341B1	Water teeter totter systems A water teeter-totter system is a teeter totter that uses the inertia developed while in use to operate water pumps to pump water through a plurality of spray nozzles to combine water amusement with the fun of gliding on the device. The downward motion of each side of the teeter totter actuates a different pump to spray water alternately at one user and then at the other user. A centrally located tube is able to be coupled to various ornamentally designed appurtenances that perform an action from spraying water through the appurtenance to blowing up balloons.
US09623340B2	Bearing system for observation wheels Systems and related methods related to structures with large-scale rotatable elements. Some of the present systems comprise: a tower; a tower hub coupled to the tower and having a transverse dimension of at least 50 feet; an observation wheel rotatably coupled to the tower and having a central wheel hub; a plurality of roller bearings disposed between the tower hub and the wheel hub to rotatably support the observation wheel relative to the structure, the roller bearings each having a diameter that is less than one quarter of the transverse dimension of the wheel hub.
US09623338B1	System and method for facilitating communication between affiliated players in an online game via communication mediums external to the online game Affiliated players in an online game often coordinate activity and communication in the online game. Affiliated players may want to coordinate activities and/or communicate with each even when one or more affiliated players may not be logged into the online game. Further, persons of higher status in an affiliation may want to control the extent to which other players in the affiliation are sent messages external to the game. As such, one aspect of the disclosure relates to facilitating communication to a group of related players of an online game outside of communication mediums available via the game, where the ability to communicate and the type of communication may depend upon permissions associated with a player in a group of affiliated players.
US09623335B1	Access to an exclusive virtual section of an online game based on past spending behavior This disclosure relates to a system and methodology for obtaining information associated with spend history of a first user in connection with playing an online game and processing the information associated with the spend history to assign the user spend parameter value to the first user which may be further used to provide selective access to an exclusive virtual section associated with an online game when the user spend parameter value meets the spend threshold.
US09623332B2	Method and device for augmented reality message hiding and revealing The present invention relates to an operation method for executing games on mobile camera enabled terminal devices and to devices capable of executing the method. The method is based on hiding augmented reality messages in pictures by taking an image of an object, providing symbols; linking the symbols to the image, such that the symbols are not visible when displaying the image, and sending the image and the linked invisible symbols via a wireless connection as a first image to a mobile camera terminal device. The invention also provides a second component to re-visualize the hidden message by receiving the first image, taking a second image with a camera of the mobile camera terminal device, displaying the second image, comparing the first and second images to determine a matching measure, and visibly displaying the linked invisible symbols on the display, if the comparison fulfills at least one predetermined condition.
US09623331B2	Method for providing game replay, server for providing game replay, and recording medium storing the same A method for providing a game replay includes: receiving information related to a replay reinforcement character from the user terminal; obtaining game play data in a process in which the game play is completed or performed; detecting a visual reinforcement element for the replay reinforcement character; and providing the detected visual reinforcement element when a replay requirement related to the game play is received from the user terminal. The present invention provides the visual reinforcement element to the user terminal thereby increasing the game satisfaction of the user.
US09623330B2	Storage medium having stored thereon information processing program, and information processing device A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device which presents information corresponding to a biological signal acquired from a user, is provided. The information processing program causes the computer to function as biological signal acquiring means, motion/attitude information acquiring means, and presentation means. The biological signal acquiring means acquires the biological signal from the user. The motion/attitude information acquiring means acquires information about a motion or an attitude of the user from detecting means, in association with the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means. The presentation means performs predetermined presentation based on both the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means and the information acquired by the motion/attitude information acquiring means.
US09623325B2	Dynamic game generation for delivery of targeted content One or more first devices may determine a first content file associated with viewing history information of a particular user account; determine one or more second content files that are related to the particular content file; generate a game that includes elements from the particular content file and the one or more second content files; provide the game for display on a second device within a user interface associated with a gaming application; and provide information associated with the particular content file based on providing the game for display on the second device.
US09623321B2	Gaming system and method for providing a group event eligibility sequence and a group event A gaming system including one or more group event eligibility sequences. Each group event eligibility sequence is associated with a set duration. In these embodiments, if one or more players at one or more gaming machines collectively satisfy a group event eligibility threshold within the set duration of an initiated or triggered group event eligibility sequence, the gaming system determines that such players are eligible to participate in a group event. For the group event, the gaming system provides one or more group event awards to such participating players.
US09623315B2	Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems and methods Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content.
US09623312B2	Tennis training aids A tennis teaching aid comprises a stand and a ball (10) and a guide (12) mounted on the stand for rotation about an axis. The guide (12) extends around the ball (10) and defines a planar guide plane that is parallel to but spaced from a required path of a tennis racquet to hit the ball (10) with topspin. The majority of the ball (10) projects above the guide plane for contact with a tennis racquet so that a correct contact with the ball (10) is achieved when the racquet moves parallel to, but not in contact with, the guide (12) and the ball (10) is spinning about its rotational axis.
US09623311B2	Basketball sensing apparatus An apparatus including a data acquisition device, a processing unit, a memory and an output device. The data acquisition device obtains at least one attribute of a shot of a basketball towards a basket. The at least one attribute is sensed by at least one sensor carried by the basketball or derived from signal output by the at least one sensor. The memory contains instructions to direct the processing unit to determine whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket, and to present on the output device to a person an output based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot, and other information regarding the shot.
US09623298B2	Iron type golf club head An iron type golf club head includes a body part that is provided with a face surface and a sole surface; and a hosel part that is connected to the body part. A lower part of a back surface of the body part is an expansion part that expands rearward, a slit is disposed, which penetrates the expansion part from an upper surface to a lower surface of the expansion part, an elastic body is arranged in the vicinity of an upper part of the slit.
US09623297B2	Golf club head A golf club may include a front surface, a rear surface having a recess, and an insert at least partially disposed in the recess. The insert may comprise a durometer hardness of less than about 95 Shore A and a cavity having a reinforcement member disposed therein. Preferably, the durometer hardness of the reinforcement member is also less than about 95 Shore A. The insert may further comprise an anterior perimetric boundary having a first length and a posterior perimetric boundary having a second length. The ratio of the first length to the second length may be less than 1 and greater than 0.5. In one example, the insert may have a triangular front profile and a triangular side profile.
US09623295B2	Aerodynamic golf club head An aerodynamic golf club head with a low center of gravity and producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces. The club head has crown section attributes that impart beneficial aerodynamic properties.
US09623293B2	Golf club head and method for manufacturing same A golf club head has a hollow therein and a head volume of not less than 100 cc and less than 350 cc. The head comprises a head main body and a substantially cup-shaped face member which are united with each other. The face member integrally includes a face portion having a club face for hitting a ball, and a turnback extending backwardly of the head from a peripheral edge of the club face. The inner surface of the face member is provided with a groove extending along the boundary of the turnback with the face portion. The face member is a press-formed part whose turnback is bent by press working.
US09623289B2	Method of inflatable game ball panel construction An inflatable game ball and a method of constructing an inflatable game ball is described. Panel segments are formed from an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion having different sizes, with the inner panel portion being smaller than the outer panel portion. The inner panel portion and the outer panel portion are joined so that peripheral edges of the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion are aligned. Multiple panel segments are attached together to form a cover. Due to the differences in sizes between the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion, when an inflatable bladder within an interior of the cover is inflated to a fully inflated condition, variations in the dimensions of the ball caused by stretching of the cover may be reduced or minimized. In one embodiment, an alignment guide can assist with aligning the peripheral edges of the panel portions.
US09623284B2	Systems and methods for storing and analyzing golf data, including community and individual golf data collection and storage at a central hub Systems and methods are described for providing coaching, training, or equipment specification information to individual golfers based on data generated during their individual golf swings. Additionally, data hubs are described that provide information and services to individuals based on data collected for a community of multiple golfers. Such community data hub systems and methods may provide one or more of the following: (a) storage of scoring data, swing data, ball flight data, and/or equipment data for multiple golfers; (b) at least some level of individual access to the stored data for the community; and/or (c) electronic interaction between golfers within the community.
US09623282B2	Figure trimmer A figure trimmer comprises a base, a pedal set, and a rotating assembly. The pedal set comprises a left pedal and a right pedal. The rotating assembly movably connects with the base. The rotating assembly is able to rotate about a shaft of the base. The rotating assembly comprises two ends, in which one end includes a first shaft and the other includes a second shaft. The left pedal can rotate about the first shaft, and the right pedal can rotate about the second shaft.
US09623280B2	Roller barre The present disclosure provides an exercise device comprising a base that is attached onto an exercise machine and a rolling rod, which is cradled into the base. The apparatus can be attached either into the jumpboard connection located near the footbar or into the shoulder rests depending on the reformer model. The attachment site allows the user to perform a wide variety of movements or exercises in a manner depending on level or special considerations. Related methods of exercise are also provided. A DVD, instructional manual, or programming exercises may optionally be included.
US09623277B2	Body support structure with focal implements for aiding in mental focus, balance, and body alignment A Yoga mat with a main body having an upper surface and a plurality of Drishti points at the upper surface of the Yoga mat body. The Drishti points are symmetrically spaced along a perimeter edge of the upper surface. The Drishti points are within a perimeter border region of the upper surface. The Drishti point can be carried by a discrete body that is selectively engagable with and disengagable from the Yoga mat body for allowing Drishti points of different design configuration. The upper surface of the Yoga mat body can be configured with one or more inferred lines, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points. The upper surface can also include one or more centrally located symmetric alignment features, which can be aligned with one or more of the Drishti points and/or one or more of the inferred lines.
US09623275B2	Dumbbell castor exercise device A dumbbell caster assembly includes a first omnidirectional wheel assembly mechanically coupled to a grip. A second omnidirectional wheel assembly is mechanically coupled to the grip. The omnidirectional wheel assemblies can include a plurality of wheel sub-wheels. The dumbbell caster assembly allows a user to perform exercises, such as push-up exercises and abdominal exercises, that require omnidirectionality.
US09623273B1	Hand held sliding exercising device An exercising device includes a housing member having one or more rollers, and having a handle device, the handle device is pivotally attached to the housing member with a pivot spindle for allowing the handle device to be rotated relative to the housing member between an upwardly extended working position and a folding position. The handle device includes two end portions pivotally attached to the housing member with the pivot spindle. The housing member includes two seats for engaging with the end portions of the handle device and for supporting the handle device at the upwardly extended working position.
US09623264B2	Systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in tissue The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for stimulating cellular function within tissue that involves providing a first type of energy to a region of tissue, in which the first type is provided in an amount that inhibits cellular function within the region of tissue, and providing a second type of energy to the region of tissue, in which the second type is provided in an amount that facilitates cellular function within the region of tissue, wherein the combined effect stimulates cellular function within the tissue.
US09623263B2	Path planning and collision avoidance for movement of instruments in a radiation therapy environment Apparatus and methods for therapy delivery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a therapy delivery system includes a plurality of movable components including a radiation therapy nozzle and a patient pod for holding a patient, a patient registration module for determining a desired position of at least one of the plurality of movable components, and a motion control module for coordinating the movement of the least one of the plurality of movable components from a current position to the desired position. The motion control module includes a path planning module for simulating at least one projected trajectory of movement of the least one of the plurality of moveable components from the current position to the desired position.
US09623250B2	Electrode selection for sub-threshold modulation therapy A neuromodulation system and method of providing sub-threshold therapy to a patient. An anodic perception threshold of super-threshold electrical energy and a cathodic perception threshold of super-threshold electrical energy are determined for a plurality of electrode sets. A ratio between the anodic perception threshold and the cathodic perception threshold is calculated for each of the electrode sets. An effective electrode set is selected based on the ratio between the anodic perception threshold and the cathodic perception threshold.
US09623245B2	Programming techniques for peripheral nerve field stimulation A therapy program for peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) may be selected based on user input indicating a desired therapeutic effect for a user-specified region in which a patient feels pain. In other examples, PNFS may be programmed based on input from a user selecting at least one region from among a plurality of regions in which the patient experiences pain. In addition, the PNFS may be programmed based on user input defining an aspect of PNFS for the selected region, such as a relative intensity of PNFS delivered to at least two selected regions, a balance of PNFS between at least two regions, a desired shift in PNFS from a first region to a second region, or an extent to which a first stimulation field within a first region overlaps with a second stimulation field in a second region.
US09623244B2	Neuromodulation system and method for automatically adjusting stimulation parameters to optimize power consumption An electrical neuromodulation system configured for minimizing energy consumption of a neuromodulation device includes an external control device configured for receiving input from a user, the neuromodulation device in communication with the external control device, and control/processing circuitry. The control/processing circuitry is configured for automatically (a) adjusting a modulation parameter value (e.g., by a step size) to create a currently adjusted modulation parameter value that decreases the energy consumption of the neuromodulation device, (b) instructing the neuromodulation device to deliver electrical energy to at least one electrode in accordance with the currently adjusted modulation parameter value, (c) determining whether a manual parameter adjustment was made by the user in response to step (b), and (d) if the manual parameter adjustment was not made, deeming the currently adjusted modulation parameter value as a previously adjusted modulation parameter value and repeating steps (a)-(d).

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