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US09631340B2	Topsoil separator and spreader for skid steer loaders A topsoil separating and spreading apparatus includes a grate and rotor assembly that can be pivotally mounted on the top of a standard loader bucket for operation. The spreader member includes an arcuate grate formed with slotted openings and a rotor rotatably mounted concentrically with the arcuate grate so that disks mounted on the rotor shaft will move adjacent to the arcuate grate to push topsoil through the grate openings. The spreader member is pivotally movable between opened and closed positions and is powered by the prime mover. The opening of the spreader member allows a supply of topsoil to be loaded into the bucket loader, after which the spreader member can be closed against the bucket to force topsoil to be discharged therefrom through the grate openings. The rotor breaks up clumps within the bucket, while the grate prevents the discharge of non-frangible debris from the supply of topsoil.
US09631338B2	Reinforced earth The present invention concerns a method of installing a reinforcement strip in a compacted fill retained by facing element together with the reinforcement strip extending between an anchorage zone and the wall. The anchorage zone is located away from the facing element and separated from the facing element. The method comprises: a) installing the reinforcement strip in the fill by feeding the strip from a first location in the anchorage zone to the wall and looping the strip through a wall connection point back to a second location in the anchorage zone; b) tensioning the strip by pulling the strip to a predetermined tension at the first location and at the second location; and c) anchoring the strip to the fill at the first location and at the second location while keeping the strip under tension.
US09631337B2	Internal jacket leg cutter and method An internal caisson/jacket leg cutter and method provides a frame having upper and lower end portions. The upper end portion has rigging that enables the frame to be lifted. Extensible arms are movably supported upon the frame. The arms extend and retract along generally radially extending lines. Extension of the arms enables them to contact the inside surface of a caisson/jacket leg and thus center and anchor the frame within the caisson/jacket leg interior. A cutting mechanism at the lower end portion of the frame includes one or more rotary cutters or milling devices that cut the caisson/jacket leg wall as these cutters traverse an arc shaped path, tracking the caisson/jacket leg wall.
US09631335B2	Pile, pile head and connector therefor A pile head for a screw pile having a top end and a longitudinal axis is provided. The pile head comprises a mounting portion engaging the pile and an extendable portion movably mounted to the mounting portion. The extendable portion is movable relative to the mounting portion, along the longitudinal axis. A first fastening means is used to removably fasten the mounting portion of the pile head to the top end of the pile and preventing unwanted movement of the pile head relative to the pile, along the longitudinal axis. A screw pile, a removable helical member and a body extension for a screw pile are also provided.
US09631332B2	Movable sand plow for locomotive A moveable plow for a locomotive suitable for operating in sandy environments is provided. The moveable plow comprises a body and a wearable lip. The body forms a curl at its top edge along substantially the entire body width to channel the flow of sand outwardly. The lip is removably affixed to the body and contacts a rail. The moveable plow is attached to a bogie by a pneumatically operated height adjusting mechanism that can raise or lower the moveable plow. The moveable plow and rail define a sweep angle equal to or greater than an angle of repose of the sand in the surrounding environment.
US09631331B2	Barrier construction A roadway, guard rail or safety barrier having a post and beam construction wherein the beam is mounted to the post by means of a carriage, the beam being secured to the carriage by a securement means, the carriage being adapted to travel longitudinally relative to the post in the event of a collision, the post further including at least one carriage support means, and one or more engagement means on an outer face of the post, the engagement means being adapted to be engaged by the securement means to provide resistance to movement of the carriage with respect to the post, wherein the carriage is sized and shaped so as to not engage or to minimize engagement with the engagement means during the movement.
US09631329B2	Frame distortion control A slipform paving machine includes a laser source for generating a laser reference plane. At least two laser receivers are mounted on the machine and intersect the laser reference plane. Inputs from the laser receivers are utilized to control distortion of the frame of the slipform paver machine.
US09631328B2	Sports field structure and modules and method for forming the same A sports field comprises a base structure and a cover. The cover is at least partly permeable to fluid, especially water. The base structure comprises voids for containing fluid. The base structure forms a substantially continuous deck supporting the cover. The cover comprises or is formed by an artificial sports layer, such as artificial grass. At least a number of the voids are in fluid communication with each other. Wick elements are provided fluidly connecting at least a number of the voids with the cover for supplying fluid from the voids to the top layer.
US09631326B2	Underlayment panel having drainage channels An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.
US09631325B2	Apparatus for improving the track position by residual error compensation A track adjustment system for operating a permanent-way machine (17) which is displaceable on a track system (1) comprises computer-controlled lifting and lining devices adjusting the track position, a control measuring system measuring the track position in the region of the lifting and lining devices (14), an acceptance measuring system measuring the corrected track position, and a tamping unit (24) tamping a ballasted track of the track system (1). For the purpose of achieving an improved track lining result, the amount of the elastic springback (Δcw) of the track panel, which is the result of a lining force (F) acting on the track, is calculated and said elastic springback (Δcw) is considered in the target value lining specification in such a way that the track is displaced with the lifting and lining devices by the amount of the elastic springback (Δcw) beyond the target position (0).
US09631321B2	Absorptive fibrous structures Fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of properties and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
US09631318B2	Printable recording media A printable recording media having a weight that is below 75 gsm and that contains a blend of hardwood and softwood fibers, wherein the total fiber content is at least 80 wt % of the total weight of the recording media; and a polymeric-modified pigment carbon black in an amount representing from about 0.02 wt % to about 1 wt % of the total weight of the recording media. Also disclosed herein are methods for making the printable recording media and a printing method using the printable recording media.
US09631317B2	Method for displacement in batch digesters The method is for producing pulp in batch digesters. More particularly, the method is for ending a treatment phase of the digester content. In order to obtain a more uniform pulp quality from the process is the treatment phase ended by displacing a liquor volume (WLP) through the digester vessel with an imposed increasing temperature in the displacement liquor added to digester.
US09631316B2	Biomass fractionation processes employing sulfur dioxide The present invention provides a process for fractionating lignocellulosic biomass, comprising: contacting biomass with SO2, water, and optionally a first solvent, to produce intermediate solids; then contacting the intermediate solids with SO2, water, and a second solvent, to produce cellulose-rich solids and a liquid phase comprising hemicelluloses and lignin. The first concentration of SO2 may be lower or higher than the second concentration of SO2. It is desirable to vary the SO2 and solvent concentrations in different stages to optimize the removal of hemicellulose versus lignin. The resulting cellulose-rich material can contain very low hemicellulose, very low lignin, or both low hemicellulose and low lignin. High-purity cellulose is useful both for producing glucose as well as for cellulose products or derivatives. The hemicelluloses may be hydrolyzed to produce monomeric sugars, and the lignin may be recovered as a co-product.
US09631313B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes a cabinet, a washing tub disposed in the cabinet, a detergent supply device to supply detergent to the washing tub, a valve housing, having valve devices to control water supply, connected to the detergent supply device, a coupling pipe coupled to a water supply hose outside the cabinet to guide water into the cabinet, and a connection pipe to connect the valve housing to the coupling pipe, wherein the valve housing is directly coupled to the detergent supply device, and the connection pipe is fixed to the valve housing and the coupling pipe.
US09631312B2	Laundry treating apparatus having a cabinet with an inclined portion A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry mating apparatus includes a first treating device including a cabinet that defines an exterior appearance thereof, with an opening to load and unload laundry therethrough, a first space positioned in the cabinet to treat the laundry loaded through the opening, and a door that opens and closes the opening, a second treating device provided underneath a support, the second treating device including a second space to treat laundry. A surface of the cabinet, in which the opening is provided, includes an inclined portion projected in a direction away from a front surface of the second treating device.
US09631311B2	Washing machine control using a tag unit to communicate model information to a mobile device A washing machine control system includes a tag unit that includes a tag storage unit that stores model information; and a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits the model information based on a mobile device being tagged. The washing machine control system further includes a mobile device that includes a tag communication module that receives the model information based on being tagged by the tag unit; an internet module that receives, from a server, information about a plurality of operation courses associated with the model information; a display that displays information; and a control unit that controls the display to display an operation course list comprising the plurality of operation courses.
US09631305B2	Device and method for influencing the position of knots between the upper thread and the lower thread when sewing with a sewing machine A device and the method for influencing the position of the knot (31) between the upper thread (23) and the lower thread (17) when sewing with a sewing machine (1) using a computer (37), which calculates for every sewing stitch to be formed a control value for an actuator (39), by which a braking force of the thread tension regulator (23) is controlled.
US09631303B2	Braiding mechanism and methods of use Mechanisms and methods for forming a tubular braid are described. The mechanism for braiding includes a disc, a mandrel, a plurality of catch mechanisms, a plurality of actuators, and a computer program. The disc defines a plane and a circumferential edge. The mandrel extends from a center of the disc and is adapted to hold a plurality of filaments extending radially from the mandrel toward the circumferential edge of the disc. The plurality of catch mechanisms are positioned circumferentially around the edge of the disc and are adapted to engage a filament. The plurality of actuators are configured to move relative to one another and are adapted to move the plurality of catch mechanisms in a substantially radial direction relative to the circumferential edge of the disc.
US09631299B2	Textile machine, especially spinning machine or winding machine, with a control and communication system A textile machine, especially a spinning machine or winding machine, has numerous identical workstations arranged beside one another along a longitudinal side, with numerous maintenance devices movable along the workstations for servicing the workstations, and with a control and communication system. The maintenance devices are connected to a bus topology component through a maintenance device bus line, in which case at least some of the bus topology components are connected to the control and communication system with a common bus line. The bus topology components are arranged in a middle area of the textile machine, in the longitudinal direction (LR) of the textile machine.
US09631294B2	Device for vertical galvanic metal deposition on a substrate A method and device for vertical galvanic metal deposition on a substrate, the device including at least first and second device elements arranged vertically parallel to each other, the first device element including at least a first anode element having a plurality of through-going conduits and at least a first carrier element having a plurality of through-going conduits, the at least first anode element and the at least first carrier element firmly connected to each other; and the second device element including at least a first substrate holder adapted to receive at least one substrate to be treated, the at least one substrate holder at least partially surrounding the at least one substrate along its outer frame after receiving it; the distance between the first anode element and the at least first substrate holder ranging from 2 to 15 mm.
US09631291B2	Controlling dimensions of nanowires Controlling dimensions of nanowires includes lithographically forming a trench in a layer of a polymer resin with a width less than one micrometer where the polymer resin has a thickness less than one micrometer and is deposited over an electrically conductive substrate, depositing a nanowire material within the trench to form a nanowire, and obtaining the nanowire from the trench with a removal mechanism.
US09631289B2	Dry cell start-up of an electrolytic cell for aluminum production A method for starting up an electrolytic cell (20) for aluminum production having a cathode block (26) with an upper surface (32), the method comprising: disposing contact resistance material (46) over the upper surface (32) of the cathode block (26); lowering a plurality of anodes (28) to abut the contact resistance material (46); filling the electrolytic cell (20) and covering the anodes (28) with solid electrolyte material (72) comprising crushed electrolytic bath material, cryolite, or mixtures thereof; delivering electrical current to the anodes (28) to at least partially melt the solid electrolyte material (72) and raising the anodes (28) when a predetermined depth of molten electrolyte material has been reached.
US09631288B2	Gas generator The present invention discloses a gas generator with a cooling system and comprises an outer tank, an inner tank, and an electrolytic tank module. The outer tank is accommodated a coolant for cooling the electrolytic tank module and inner tank configured in the outer tank, whereby the temperature of the gas generator will be decreased to prevent the hydrogen explosion. Furthermore, in the present invention, the hydrogen-oxygen gas generated by the electrolytic tank module will be inputted to the inner tank, and the temperature of the hydrogen-oxygen gas will be further decreased through the liquid water in the inner tank to decrease the probability of the hydrogen explosion.
US09631284B2	Electrochemical device for syngas and liquid fuels production The invention relates to methods for creating high value liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, jet and alcohols using carbon dioxide and water as the starting raw materials and a system for using the same. These methods combine a novel solid oxide electrolytic cell (SOEC) for the efficient and clean conversion of carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen and carbon monoxide, uniquely integrated with a gas-to-liquid fuels producing method.
US09631279B2	Methods for forming embedded traces A printed circuit board includes a laminate substrate. The laminate substrate includes catalytic core material that resists metal plating except where a surface of the catalytic material is ablated. Metal traces are formed within in trace channels within the laminate substrate. The channels extend below the surface of the catalytic material.
US09631276B2	Systems and methods enabling low defect processing via controlled separation and delivery of chemicals during atomic layer deposition A gas delivery system includes a first valve including an inlet that communicates with a first gas source. A first inlet of a second valve communicates with an outlet of the first valve and a second inlet of the second valve communicates with a second gas source. An inlet of a third valve communicates with a third gas source. A connector includes a first gas channel and a cylinder defining a second gas channel. The cylinder and the first gas channel collectively define a flow channel between an outer surface of the cylinder and an inner surface of the first gas channel. The flow channel communicates with the outlet of the third valve and the first end of the second gas channel. A third gas channel communicates with the second gas channel, with the outlet of the second valve and with a gas distribution device of a processing chamber.
US09631275B2	Device for forming a layer Provided are a device for forming a layer and an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method or a method for forming a layer. The present application provides a device for forming a layer which may effectively form a desired layer by a continuous ALD, and an ALD method or a method for forming a layer by using the device for forming a layer.
US09631273B2	Apparatus for dielectric deposition process An apparatus comprises a first gas inlet coupled between a first pipe and a reaction chamber, wherein the first pipe configured to carry process gases, a second gas inlet coupled between a second pipe and the reaction chamber, wherein the second pipe configured to carry a precursor material in a gaseous state and a heating device coupled to the second pipe and the second gas inlet, wherein the heating device keeps an ambient temperature of the second pipe and the second gas inlet above a boiling point of the precursor material.
US09631272B2	Atomic layer deposition of metal carbide films using aluminum hydrocarbon compounds Methods of forming metal carbide films are provided. In some embodiments, a substrate is exposed to alternating pulses of a transition metal species and an aluminum hydrocarbon compound, such as TMA, DMAH, or TEA. The aluminum hydrocarbon compound is selected to achieve the desired properties of the metal carbide film, such as aluminum concentration, resistivity, adhesion and oxidation resistance. In some embodiments, the methods are used to form a metal carbide layer that determines the work function of a control gate in a flash memory.
US09631267B2	Method for making metallic glass and device for making the same A method and device for making metallic glass includes a first step of preparing metal or alloy; a second step of melting metal or alloy into liquid metal; a third step of putting the liquid metal into a boiler and applying pressure into the boiler and the liquid metal being ejected into lines from an outlet located a the lower portion of the boiler; a fourth step of cooling the lines as ejected from the outlet of the boiler in a cooling tank by a quick-flowing coolant; a fifth step of forming straight metallic glass fibers and allowing the metallic glass fibers to be settled to the bottom of the cooling tank; a sixth step of weaving the metallic glass fibers into pieces, and a seventh step of overlapping the pieces into a metallic glass. The lower portion of the boiler is located at a lower level than a surface of the coolant as quickly flowing in the cooling tank.
US09631265B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing same A hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies that average pole density of orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110> is 1.0 to 5.0 and pole density of crystal orientation {332}<113> is 1.0 to 4.0. Moreover, the hot-rolled steel sheet includes, as a metallographic structure, by area %, ferrite and bainite of 30% to 99% in total and martensite of 1% to 70%. Moreover, the hot-rolled steel sheet satisfies following Expressions 1 and 2 when area fraction of the martensite is defined as fM in unit of area %, average size of the martensite is defined as dia in unit of μm, average distance between the martensite is defined as dis in unit of μm, and tensile strength of the steel sheet is defined as TS in unit of MPa. dia≦13 μm (Expression 1) TS/fM×dis/dia≧500 (Expression 2)
US09631263B2	Sliding bearing with improved wear resistance and method of manufacturing same The present invention relates to a sliding bearing with improved wear resistance which is manufactured in a sintered body type, and more particularly, to a bush type of sliding bearing that has excellent friction and wear characteristics with a shaft usually made of an iron-based material even under very poor sliding conditions of high-surface pressure, low speed, and irregularity, such that the lubrication cycle of may be extended, and also has excellent hardness such that load feed capability, plastic deformation suppression, and fatigue strength can be improved.
US09631261B2	Low-cost alpha-beta titanium alloy with good ballistic and mechanical properties An alpha-beta Ti alloy having improved mechanical and ballistic properties formed using a low-cost composition is disclosed. In one embodiment, the Ti alloy composition, in weight percent, is 4.2 to 5.4% aluminum, 2.5 to 3.5% vanadium, 0.5 to 0.7% iron, 0.15 to 0.19% oxygen and balance titanium. The exemplary Ti alloy exhibits a tensile yield strength of at least about 120,000 psi and an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 128,000 psi in both longitudinal and transverse directions, a reduction in area of at least about 43%, an elongation of at least about 12% and about a 0.430-inch-thick plate has a V50 ballistic limit of about 1936 fps. The Ti alloy may be manufactured using a combination of recycled and/or virgin materials, thereby providing a low-cost route to the formation of high-quality armor plate for use in military systems.
US09631257B2	Process for the treatment of a silicate mineral A process for the treatment of a silicate mineral, includes: preparing a first composition including an alkali metal magnesium orthosilicate and optionally either (i) magnesium oxide or (ii) an alkali metal silicate, by reaction, at a temperature from 500 to 1200° C., of an alkali metal carbonate compound, which compound is an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal bicarbonate or a mixture thereof, with a magnesium silicate, the molar ratio of alkali metal carbonate compound, expressed as alkali metal oxide of the formula R2O, in which R represents an alkali metal, to magnesium silicate, expressed as silicon dioxide, of the formula SiO2, being from 4:1 to 1:4, and contacting the first composition with water to produce a second composition comprising an amorphous magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S—H).
US09631255B2	Method for producing alumina The invention relates to metallurgy, particular to acid methods for producing alumina, and can used in processing aluminum-containing raw materials, including those of a low-grade. The method for producing alumina comprises treating aluminum-containing raw materials with hydrochloric acid, separating aluminum chloride hexahydrate crystals from the supernatant chloride solution, and thermally decomposing said crystals in two stages to produce alumina. In order to increase the quality of alumina and decrease energy consumption while achieving high process productivity, water vapor is continuously introduced during the second stage of thermal decomposition, with a ratio of the total mass of the introduced water vapor to the mass of produced alumina equal to 0.2-5.7.
US09631254B2	Solvent extraction method and solvent extraction settler A solvent extraction method for hydrometallurgical liquid-liquid extraction processes, in which method solution phases are separated from a dispersion while the dispersion flows horizontally in a settler from a feed end to a discharge end. The mass flow of the dispersion and solution phases is divided into a plurality of parallel and mutually separated plug flows flowing in the settler from the feed end to the discharge end. The settler (1) comprises a plurality of elongated settler sections (4) which are mutually separated and side by side in parallel to each other, Inc settler sections (4) extending from the feed end (2) to the discharge end (3), forming a plurality of mutually separated parallel plug flow channels.
US09631253B2	Aging (weathering) inhibition method of iron ore pellets during stockpiling The present invention refers to an effective method for minimizing the problems of iron ore pellet degradation by weathering during their stockpiling, i.e., by providing an appropriate method for improving the state of the art with regard to iron ore pellet resistance related just to the hydration process of the slag phase. Thus, in order to minimize hydration in the slag phase, stabilizers are introduced into the mixture used to produce iron ore pellets prior to being heat-treated.
US09631251B2	Cartridge case induction annealing apparatus The present disclosure relates to an induction annealing apparatus adapted to anneal cartridge cases to improve their reusability. In one implementation, the apparatus includes a power supply unit and a plurality of annealing units, each including a magnetic core having ends separated by an air gap. An induction coil is wound around the magnetic core to generate a magnetic field in the air gap. A cartridge case holder holds the cartridge case such that the neck of the cartridge case is positioned in one of the air gaps. The power supply unit selectively connects to the annealing units to supply power for a predetermined length of time, and the size of the air gap of the magnetic cores of each of the annealing units may differ. In other implementations, the size of the air gap may be adjustable, and a temperature sensor or a ferrite stake may be included.
US09631250B2	High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same A steel sheet has a microstructure including ferrite phase: 40% to 60%, bainite phase: 10% to 30%, tempered martensite phase: 20% to 40%, and retained austenite phase: 5% to 20% by volume fraction, and satisfying a condition that a ratio of tempered martensite phase having major axis length ≦5 μm to a total volume fraction of the tempered martensite phase is 80% to 100%.
US09631248B2	Heating furnace system for hot stamping In a heating furnace system for hot stamping, a first heating furnace has a plurality of pairs of upper and lower rolls arranged in a lengthwise direction thereof in order to transfer a steel plate, and high-frequency coils alternately arranged with the pairs of upper and lower rolls in the lengthwise direction thereof. A second heating furnace continuously transfers the steel plate from the first heating furnace during heating the steel plate at temperature of Ac3 or more, and has a plurality of transfer rollers arranged in a lengthwise direction thereof. The second heating furnace includes an electric furnace or a gas furnace. This heating furnace system can reduce space required for facilities by 50% or more compared to the related art.
US09631234B2	Homeobox gene An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
US09631233B2	Dry composition of reaction compounds with stabilized polymerase The present invention provides methods to obtain dry compositions of reaction compounds that maintain the biological activity of the compounds upon re-solubilization after a certain storage time. Preferably, the dry composition comprises a polymerase, and the dry composition is usable for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification after re-solubilization.
US09631231B2	Compositions and methods for amplifying a nucleic acid sequence comprising a primer oligonucleotide with a 3′-terminal region comprising a 2′-modified nucleotide The present invention features compositions and methods for amplifying a target oligonucleotide in a sample comprising one or more primer oligonucleotides comprising a 5′ nicking enzyme recognition site and a 3′-terminal region comprising a 2′-modified nucleotide. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a nicking amplification reaction.
US09631229B2	Method of nucleic acids analysis by real-time polymerase chain reaction and device for performing the same With respect to molecular biology, medicine, and biotechnology, provided is a method related to the performance of Polymerase Chain Reaction. The method includes using the device for identification of nucleic acids containing a microchip with at least one reaction zone on its surface. The microchip contains a heat-conducting substrate made of aluminum while each reaction zone is separated from the heat-conducting substrate by a layer of the passivating material covalently bound to the surface of the heat-conducting substrate while over the layer of the passivating material one or several dried components of the polymerase chain reaction is placed. In this method the ratio of the aggregate thermal mass of the microchip to thermal conductance of the microchip substrate does not exceeding 0.04 s. The technical result is reduced duration of the analysis, higher reliability, accuracy, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the analysis.
US09631227B2	Chemically modified ligase cofactors, donors and acceptors Provided herein are methods for ligation of polynucleotides containing modified ligation components, particularly modified ligase cofactors, modified acceptors and modified donors. The methods readily applied to ligation-based assays for detection of a nucleic acid sequence where the use of the modified cofactor improves discrimination between matched and mismatched templates. Furthermore, the use of the modified ligation components reduces or eliminates the ligation in the absence of nucleic acid template. In addition, methods are applied to the preparation of nucleic acid libraries using modified acceptor probes and modified donor probes that reduce or eliminate probe dimerization during the ligation process.
US09631226B2	Agents providing controls and standards for immunoprecipitation assays Control agents for immunoprecipitation assays, methods of using the control agents and kits comprising the control agents are provided.
US09631222B2	Filter and blower geometry for particle sampler The invention provides devices and methods for sampling, detecting and/or characterizing particles. Devices and methods of the invention, including particle samplers, impactors and counters, include a filter component for removing particles in the exhaust flow of the device, for example, to eliminate or minimize the potential for the device itself to provide source of particles in an environment undergoing particle monitoring. This aspect of the present devices and methods is particularly useful for monitoring particles in manufacturing environments requiring low levels of particles, such as cleanroom environments for electronics manufacturing and aseptic environments for manufacturing pharmaceutical and biological products.
US09631221B1	Identification of microorganisms using MALDI-TOF-MS on-plate extraction Rapid methods that identify sepsis-causing bacteria or yeast aid the physician in critical therapeutic decision-making, thus decreasing patient mortality rates. The methods described herein employ plating microorganisms directly on to a MALDI-MS plate, adding concentrated formic acid, and identifying the microorganism by mass spectrometry. Optionally, an organic solvent may be combined with the formic acid, or added to the sample before or after the concentrated formic acid is added thereto. The methods enable direct extraction of proteins from microorganisms without the need for liquid protein extraction methods and yields positive identification results for gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and yeast in minutes.
US09631220B2	Method for designing a drug regime for HIV-infected patients The instant disclosure describes a novel genotype and phenotype assay to elucidate and/or evaluate new potential HIV integrase inhibitors, but also currently approved and experimental compounds that target protease, reverse transcriptase, and RNaseH. This assay allows studying linked mutations and mutational patterns that occur under HAART and experimental therapies.
US09631217B2	Systems for arbitrary peptide synthesis Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed.
US09631213B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulose-containing material The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulose-containing material, comprising: treating the cellulose-containing material with an effective amount of a cellulolytic enzyme composition comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, and one or more (several) components selected from the group consisting of a CEL7 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL12 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL45 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL7 polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase activity with a cellulose binding domain, and a CEL7 polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase activity without a cellulose binding domain. The present invention also relates to such cellulolytic enzyme compositions.
US09631212B2	Gene cluster for biosynthesis of cornexistin and hydroxycornexistin The invention pertains to the field of production of natural products and, in particular, in the field of production of cornexistin and hydroxycornexistin. It provides polynucleotides encoding polypeptides involved in the biosynthesis of cornexistin and hydroxycornexistin as well as vectors and recombinant microorganisms comprising such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods for the production of natural products, in particular methods for the production of cornexistin and hydroxycornexistin, using such polynucleotides and polpeptides encoded therein, as well as vectors and recombinant microorganisms comprising such polynucleotides and polypeptides.
US09631211B2	Bacterial strain and fermentative process for producing succinic acid The present invention relates to a novel bacterial strain designated DD1, which has the ability to produce organic acids, in particular succinic acid (SA), which was originally isolated from bovine rumen, and is capable of utilizing glycerol as a carbon source; and variant strains derived there from retaining said capability; as well as to methods of producing organic acids, in particular succinic acid by making use of said microorganism.
US09631209B1	Method for fermenting stalks of the Poaceae family A method for fermenting stalks of the Poaceae family is provided. This includes sugarcane, sorghum and maize stalks. This method compresses stalks between rollers to between 20% and 90% of their diameter while the stalks are submerged in an aqueous reagent solution. This fractures the stalks in the axial direction without significant loss of juice while simultaneously pulling the reagent solution into the resulting network of cracks in the parenchyma tissue. In some variants, the aqueous reagent solution contains fermentation organisms, the sugars diffuse from the parenchyma cells, come into contact with the fermentation organisms located in the cracks in the stalks and produce ethanol and lactic acid within the stalks. In some variants, combinations of enzymes, acids and Fenton reagent in the aqueous reagent solution diffuse into and degrade the lignocellulosic matrix in the stalks.
US09631202B2	Elite event EE-GM3 and methods and kits for identifying such event in biological samples The invention provides specific transgenic soybean plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific herbicide tolerance transformation event at a specific location in the soybean genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.
US09631195B2	Identification and characterization of the spinactin biosysnthesis gene cluster from spinosyn producing saccharopolyspora spinosa This disclosure concerns methods for producing a spinosyn producing host cell that comprises modifying a nucleic acid molecule encoding for spinactin by introducing, mutating, deleting, replacing or inactivating a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more activities of a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid molecule. Methods for producing a modified Saccharopolyspora spinosa organism or strain are also disclosed.
US09631194B2	Methods and compositions for use in treatment of FOXP2-related cancers The present invention relates, in part, to the treatment and prevention of cancers by administering agents that modulate the activity or expression of microRNAs.
US09631193B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of the ALAS1 gene The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ALAS1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of ALAS1.
US09631191B2	System for production of antibodies and their derivatives The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the production of chimeric antibodies that specifically bind an antigen of interest.
US09631189B2	Method for immobilizing and releasing microorganism Intended is to provide a more practical technique for immobilizing a microorganism using an adhesive protein AtaA derived from Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5. Provided is a method for attaching and releasing a microorganism, including (1) a step of contacting a microorganism, into which DNA encoding autotransporter adhesin derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Acinetobacter has been introduced to impart or enhance non-specific adhesiveness, with a carrier under a high ionic strength and thus attaching the microorganism to the carrier; and (2) a step of releasing the microorganism from the carrier by washing under a low ionic strength.
US09631186B2	Methods and compositions for targeted single-stranded cleavage and targeted integration Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for generating a single-stranded break in a target sequence, which facilitates targeted integration of one or more exogenous sequences.
US09631182B2	Thermus brockianus nucleic acid polymerases The invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for nucleic acid polymerases from a thermophilic organism, Thermus brockianus. The invention also provides methods for using these nucleic acids and polypeptides.
US09631178B2	Human and murine stem-cell lines: models of endothelial cell precursors The present invention relates to isolated human cells that are precursors of endothelial cells other than embryonic stem cells, to isolated murine cells that are precursors of endothelial cells, and to methods using same. In particular, the present invention relates to established cell lines of isolated human cells that are precursors of endothelial cells other than embryonic stem cells and established cell lines of isolated murine cells that are precursors of endothelial cells. The present invention can be used in particular in the medical and/or veterinary fields, in particular in the field of therapeutics and/or in the field of studies of cellular mechanisms.
US09631175B2	Methods of generating glial and neuronal cells and use of same for the treatment of medical conditions of the CNS A method of generating neural and glial cells is provided. The method comprising growing human stem cells under conditions which induce differentiation of said human stem cells into the neural and glial cells, said conditions comprising the presence of retinoic acid and an agent capable of down-regulating Bone Morphogenic Protein activity.
US09631173B2	Tissue engineered model A tissue engineered model (TEM) structure, an apparatus and method for making a TEM structure, and methods of using a TEM structure are disclosed. In an embodiment, the TEM structure includes at least one TEM segment. Each TEM segment includes a frame defining a bounded area, the frame having a height, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, each of the first edge and the second edge defining a perimeter of the bounded area, and the height defining a distance between the first edge and the second edge; a membrane affixed to the first edge about a perimeter of the frame; and a solidified gel and cell matrix disposed within the bounded area within the frame, wherein the solidified gel and cell matrix substantially fills a volume defined by the bounded area and the height of the frame.
US09631164B2	Polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides with lipase activity, selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under low stringency conditions, medium stringency conditions, medium-high stringency conditions, high stringency conditions, or very high stringency conditions with (i) SEQ ID NO: 3 or the full-length complement of (i); (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3; (d) a polypeptide which is a variant of SEQ ID NO: 4 comprising a substitution, deletion, and/or insertion at one or more (e.g. several) positions; and (e) a polypeptide which is a fragment of any of the polypeptides of (a), (b), (c) or (d). The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides.
US09631159B2	Lubricating composition containing a salt of a carboxylic acid The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and an amine or ammonia salt of a carboxylic acid compound where said carboxylic acid is characterized in that it is functionalized with a hydroxy-substituted aromatic moiety. The invention further relates to methods of lubricating an internal combustion engine by supplying the described lubricating composition to the internal combustion engine. The invention further relates to the use of the salt of the carboxylic acid compound as an antiwear agent or an antioxidant.
US09631157B2	Cu—Ni—Sn alloy overlay for bearing surfaces on oilfield equipment A bearing surface of an oilfield component is treated by applying a surface treatment having a low coefficient of friction to the bearing surface of the oilfield component by weld fusing an overlay of a Cu—Ni—Sn alloy material to the bearing surface. Weld fusing the overlay of the Cu—Ni—Sn alloy material to the bearing surface can involve laser surface cladding the overlay of the Cu—Ni—Sn alloy material to the bearing surface, gas tungsten arc welding the overlay of the Cu—Ni—Sn alloy material to the bearing surface, or plasma tungsten arc welding the overlay of the Cu—Ni—Sn alloy material to the bearing surface.
US09631153B2	Adaptable universal method for producing synthetic products The invention relates to a method for the chemical conversion of mixtures of materials produced from solid and liquid hydrocarbons into gas/vapor mixtures and carbonaceous materials by thermal actions, catalysis and other processes and a device comprising jacket-heated, vertically and horizontally oriented reactors known per se with conveying devices and further apparatus in a process cycle.
US09631152B2	Fuel markers and methods of producing and using same A method of forming a composition comprising contacting a fuel and at least one compound of Formula I: wherein X is carbon, oxygen, or sulfur; R1 and R2 each independently are hydrogen, a C1 to C20 alkyl, or a C6 to C10 aryl; R3 and R3′ each independently are hydrogen or a C1 to C4 alkyl; R4 and R4′ each independently are hydrogen, a C1 to C4 alkyl, a C4 to C10 cycloalkyl, or a C6 to C10 aryl; R5 and R5′ each independently are a C4 to C10 alkyl; R6 and R6′ each independently are hydrogen or a C1 to C6 alkyl; and R7 and R7′ each independently are hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl; and wherein the compound of Formula I when subjected to GC-MS using electron ionization at greater than 70 eV produces at least one ion having a mass-to-charge ratio of 300 to 600.
US09631150B2	Hydroprocessing thermally cracked products Embodiments herein relate to a process flow scheme for the processing of gas oils and especially reactive gas oils produced by thermal cracking of residua using a split flow concept. The split flow concepts disclosed allow optimization of the hydrocracking reactor seventies and thereby take advantage of the different reactivities of thermally cracked gas oils versus those of virgin gas oils. This results in a lower cost facility for producing base oils as well as diesel, kerosene and gasoline fuels while achieving high conversions and high catalyst lives.
US09631139B2	Encapsulation and controlled delivery of strong mineral acids A polymer-encapsulated mineral acid solution and a method for forming the polymer-encapsulated mineral acid solution. Introducing a strong mineral acid solution to a monomer solution occurs such that a primary emulsion that is a water-in-oil type emulsion forms. Introducing the primary emulsion to a second aqueous solution forms a secondary emulsion that is a water-in-oil-in-water type double emulsion. The monomer in the secondary emulsion is cured such a polymerized shell forms that encapsulates the strong mineral acid solution and forms the capsule. The strong mineral acid solution has up to 30 wt. % strong mineral acid. A method of stimulating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation using the polymer-encapsulated mineral acid solution includes introducing a capsule suspension into a fissure in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation to be stimulated through a face in a well bore. The capsule is maintained within the fissure until the polymer shell degrades.
US09631136B2	Amide branched aromatic gelling agent enhancers and breakers A downhole fluid comprises a base fluid, for example a hydrocarbon base fluid, a gelling agent, and a gel enhancer. The gelling agent has an aromatic core of one or more aromatic rings, the gelling agent having two or more amide branches distributed about the aromatic core, each of the two or more amide branches having one or more organic groups. An example gelling agent is a pyromellitamide gelling agent. A method of making a downhole fluid, the method comprising: combining a base fluid, a gelling agent, and a gel enhancer. A downhole fluid comprising a base fluid, a gelling agent, a breaker, and a gel enhancer. Downhole fluids with such gels and a breaker are also disclosed.
US09631133B2	Foamers for downhole injection This invention relates generally to novel foamer compositions for treatment of oil and gas wells to enhance production. The invention provides a method of foaming a fluid. The method includes introducing into the fluid a foam-forming amount of a composition comprising at least one long chain fatty acid and at least one organic solvent. An example of the long chain fatty acid is tall oil fatty acid and an example of the organic solvent is ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether.
US09631129B2	Fluorinated alkene refrigerant compositions Liquid compositions for use in compression refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems in which a fluoroalkene containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms and at least 1 but no more than 2 double bonds is combined with an effective amount to provide lubrication of an essentially miscible organic lubricant comprised of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and having a ratio of oxygen to carbon effective to provide a degree of miscibility with said fluoroalkene so that when up to five weight percent of lubricant is added to said fluoroalkene the refrigerant has one liquid phase at at least one temperature between −40 and +70° C. Methods for producing refrigeration and heating with the fluoroalkenes, alone or in combination with the disclosed lubricants, are also disclosed.
US09631128B2	Bonding material and semiconductor supporting device The bonding material is formed of a cured sheet composed of an addition curable silicone adhesive agent, and the addition curable silicone adhesive agent contains an organopolysiloxane containing two or more vinyl groups per molecule; an organopolysiloxane resin containing a unit (hereinafter, “M”) represented by R3SiO1/2 (R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and containing no aliphatic unsaturated bond) and a unit (hereinafter, “Q”) represented by SiO4/2 in a molar ratio (M/Q ratio) equal to or more than 0.6 to equal to or less than 0.6 to 1.6; an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing a silicon atom-bonding hydrogen atom; a platinum catalyst; and a heat conductive filler whose content falls within the range equal to or more than 20 vol % to equal to or less than to 50 vol %.
US09631124B2	Adhesive articles with improved air egress Methods of making adhesive articles providing air egress by supplying a route for the air to flow out from under the construction are described. One method includes providing a release liner comprising a moldable layer having a release surface and a back surface; applying a first pattern of a first non-adhesive material to a first portion of the release surface; applying a second pattern of a second non-adhesive material to a second portion of the release surface, wherein the second pattern partially overlaps the first pattern; embedding at least one of the first or second non-adhesive materials into the moldable layer; and transferring an adhesive layer having a front and back surface and end edges onto the release liner, wherein the front surface of the adhesive layer is adhered to the release surface of the release liner.
US09631115B2	Coating composition, and a process for producing the same The present invention provides a coating composition, a process for producing the same, one or more coating layers derived therefrom, and articles comprising one or more such coating layers. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises: (a) from 10 to 90 percent by weight of an aqueous, high-solid, solvent-free alkyd dispersion comprising: (i) from 40 to 70 percent by weight of one or more alkyds based on the total weight of the dispersion, wherein each said one or more alkyds has an acid value of less than 20 and a molecular weight (Mn) in the range of greater than 1000 Dalton; (ii) from less than 10 percent by weight of one or more surfactants, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (iii) from 30 to 55 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; wherein said aqueous, high-solid, solvent-free alkyd dispersion has an average particle size diameter in the range of from 0.05 to 5 μm; (b) from 10 to 90 one or more second dispersions, one or more second emulsions, or combinations thereof; wherein said coating composition has a solid content of in the range of from 25 to 65 percent by weight of solid content, based on the total weight of the coating composition, and the coating composition has a pH in the range of from 7 to 11, and wherein the coating composition has a volume average particle size in the range of from 0.03 to 5 μm, and wherein the coating composition has a viscosity in the range of from 100 to 10,000 cP.
US09631110B2	Elastomer-based polymeric compositions having amorphous silica fillers Polymeric compositions suitable for use as insulation materials in electrical applications. Such polymeric compositions comprise an ethylene/α-olefin-based elastomer and a filler, where the filler consists essentially of an amorphous silica. Such polymeric compositions can optionally further comprise an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer. Also disclosed are coated conductors comprising such polymeric compositions as insulation materials.
US09631106B2	Conductive ink and conductor Ink is manufactured by mixing unoxidized metallic particles to a binder. The ink is printed on an object and hardened for forming a conductor. The process is performed in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum for maintaining the electrical conductivity of the conductor.
US09631100B2	Antifouling materials The invention provided herein presents a novel family of antifouling agents based on hydroxylated and fluorinated compounds.
US09631098B2	Dispersing agent comprising fillers or pigments The present invention relates to ester-coated core particles, thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermo-plastic polymer and such coated particles, a method for producing ester coated particles and the use of compositions of the invention as fillers or pigments with improved dispersion properties and pourability.
US09631095B2	Composite coated substrates and moldable composite materials A moldable composite material contains flakes of composite material, i.e., flakes of polymeric matrix materials having fibers embedded therein. An improved substrate is provided by providing a substrate and applying a coating onto the substrate, the coating containing the flakes of composite material. A first construction member can be secured to a second construction member by applying the coating onto an attachment region of the first construction member, and applying a fastener onto the first construction member in the coated attachment region to secure the first construction member to the second construction member.
US09631094B2	Bitumen compositions and methods of making A non-blown roofing grade bitumen composition comprising bitumen feedstock, polyolefin having a molecular weight of from about 800 to about 50,000 g/mol, and optionally one or more additives, wherein the softening point of the composition is above 70° C. as determined according to method ASTM D36 and the penetration of the composition is at least about 12 dmm at 25° C. as determined according to method ASTM D5. A method of making the same.
US09631093B2	Methods for reducing odors in asphalt Compositions and methods for reducing the foul odors of a hydrocarbonaceous material such as asphalt comprise the addition of an odor reducing amount of a reducing carbohydrate and/or a soluble zinc compound. The reducing carbohydrate may be a monosaccharide, oligosaccharide or polysaccharide, including a starch; and it may be used as a sole odor reducing agent or in combination with soluble zinc compounds and/or other odor reducing compounds.
US09631092B2	Degradable thiol-ene polymers A thiol-ene polymeric material is disclosed. The material is produced by the photopolymerization of reactants having thiol and olefin moieties. The material can incorporate encapsulated components, including cells. Additionally, the material can be derivatized by reacting the polymeric material with components such as proteins.
US09631091B2	Poly (arylene ether) flame retardant resin composition and non-crosslinked flame retardant cable Disclosed are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable. According to the present invention, provided are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition to provide flexibility, flame retardancy, productivity, extrusion processability, etc. while maintaining heat resistance, and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable manufactured using the composition.
US09631090B2	Two-stage cure polyimide oligomers A method for using citraconic anhydride and itaconic anhydride as addition cure end caps in reactions for forming polyamic acid oligomers and polyimide oligomers, is provided. Prepregs and high temperature adhesives made from the resulting oligomers, as well as, high temperature, low void volume composites made from the prepregs, are also provided.
US09631084B2	Elastomeric formulations useful in films and sheets An elastomeric composition, and method of making the same, useful for forming thin films and sheets, comprising 55-60% hydrogenated SEEPS having a number average molecular weight of 90,000 to 100,000, 7-12% polystyrene, 15-30% oil, and 5 to 20% of an aliphatic hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.
US09631083B2	Resin composition and molded product thereof A resin composition including a resin component and glass fibers, the resin component including 0 to 99 wt % of a hydrogenated crystalline cycloolefin ring-opening polymer that includes a repeating unit derived from a polycyclic norbornene-based monomer that includes 3 or more rings, and does not include a polar group, and 1 to 100 wt % of a hydrogenated modified crystalline cycloolefin ring-opening polymer that includes a repeating unit derived from a polycyclic norbornene-based monomer that includes 3 or more rings, and includes a polar group, the resin composition including the glass fibers in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the resin component; and a resin formed article obtained by forming the resin composition.
US09631082B2	Water-in-oil polyacrylamide-based microemulsions and related methods A water-in-oil microemulsion, including a polyacrylamide, a fatty acid, a surfactant, an oil continuous phase, and an aqueous discontinuous phase in the oil continuous phase. The fatty acid includes a tall oil fatty acid, oleic acid, or a combination of a tall oil fatty acid and oleic acid. The water-in-oil microemulsion contains 6 to 48 parts by weight of the polyacrylamide, 30 to 62 parts by weight of the fatty acid, and 20 to 44 parts by weight of the surfactant per 100 parts by weight of the polyacrylamide, the fatty acid, and the surfactant combined.
US09631081B2	Imprint material An imprint material which is in a transparent and homogeneous varnish form, is not peeled off in cross-cut tests, in which the adhesion of coating films is evaluated, and forms films that can have a mold release force of 0.5 g/cm or less. An imprint material including: a component (A): a compound containing at least one alkylene oxide unit having carbon atom number of 2, 3 or 4 and at least two polymerizable groups; a component (B): a photopolymerization initiator; a component (C): a solvent that swells or dissolves a surface portion of a film base material to which the imprint material is applied; and a component (D): a silicone compound.
US09631079B2	Self-sinking and air permeable plastic material A composition comprising: a polyvinyl chloride resin; a first rubber component; a second rubber component; at least one copolymer; at least one low temperature plasticizer; at least one filler comprising copper dioxide; at least one heat stabilizer; at least one internal lubricant; at least one antioxidant; and at least one biofouling agent.
US09631078B2	Compatibilizer based on interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) for recycling polymer blends A compatibilizer including a thermoplastic elastomer and an acrylic polymer. The thermoplastic elastomer and the acrylic polymer form an interpenetrating polymeric network.
US09631077B2	Process for preparing ziegler-natta produced polyethylene blends A process for preparing a multimodal polyethylene product with at least two different polyethylene resins includes producing a first polyethylene resin in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in a reactor. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst used for the production of the first polyethylene resin has an average particle size (D50) of at most 15 μm. The process includes separately producing a second polyethylene resin in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in a reactor. The process includes physically blending together the first and second polyethylene resins to produce a multimodal polyethylene product.
US09631075B2	Rubber composition for tire and tire An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for tire which has less performance change with respect to a temperature change at a high temperature region and has less performance change with respect to a road surface change from a wet road surface to a dry road surface, and a tire which has a tire member composed of the rubber composition for tire. The rubber composition for tire of the present invention is a rubber composition for tire in which a complex modulus G50° C. and a complex modulus G100° C. satisfy the following formula (1): G100° C./G50° C.>0.85, an elongation at break EB23° C. and a loss tangent tanδ50° C. is not less than 0.12. The present invention also refers to a tire which has a tire member composed of the rubber composition for tire.
US09631070B2	Filler materials having surface coating made from water soluble polyamides Fillers are proposed, with the exception of layered silicates, which have a surface coating, which comprises a water-soluble polyamide or multiple water-soluble polyamides, wherein at least one of these water-soluble polyamides is produced by polycondensation from monomer components, which comprise at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one selected ether diamine, preferably having linear oxypropyl amino end groups. Fillers coated in this manner are suitable for use in the production of filled and/or reinforced thermoplastic plastics molding materials. Thermoplastic plastics molding materials which contain fillers having such a surface coating have good mechanical properties and few emissions (low outgassing).
US09631067B2	Carbon fiber composite coated with silicon carbide and production method for same A carbon fiber composite including: carbon fiber; and silicon carbide coated on the surface of the carbon fiber, and a production method of the same are provided. The carbon fiber composite may reduce weight, implement an outstanding heat-dissipating efficiency by using high thermal conductivity, and be used in various ways in electronic products and the like where heat-dissipating characteristics are required.
US09631066B2	Highly fluorescent monodisperse, cross-linked polymer microbeads The invention disclosed herein is the composition comprising a fluorescent chromophore as cross linker incorporated to polymer beads, wherein the fluorescence of the composition occurs in solid state and solution state with high quantum yield in solid state. Particularly, the invention provides fluorescent monodisperse crosslinked PS-PBIX, PS-OPVX, PS-PBITEGA, PS-PBITEGA-OPVX, PS-PBIX-OPVX, PMMA-OPVX, and PMMA-PBIX microspheres or beads, having tunable color emission such that fluorophore made using PS-PBITEGA-OPVX will emit white light. Further it discloses process for the preparation of highly fluorescent monodisperse, cross-linked polymer microbeads.
US09631065B2	Methods of forming wafer level underfill materials and structures formed thereby Methods of forming microelectronic packaging structures and associated structures formed thereby are described. Those methods and structures may include forming a wafer level underfill (WLUF) material comprising a resin material, and adding at least one of a UV absorber, a sterically hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), an organic surface protectant (OSP), and a fluxing agent to form the WLUF material. The WLUF is then applied to a top surface of a wafer comprising a plurality of die.
US09631062B2	Silicone gel composition and silicone gel cured product A silicone gel composition including: an organopolysiloxane shown by the following general formula: RaR1bSiO(4-a-b)/2, having one or more alkenyl groups bound to a silicon atom in one molecule, wherein the amount is 100 parts by mass; an organohydrogenpolysiloxane shown by the following general formula: R2cHdSiO(4-c-d)/2, having two or more hydrogen atoms bound to a silicon atom in one molecule, wherein the amount is such that 0.6 to 3 hydrogen atoms bound to a silicon atom is contained relative to one alkenyl group bound to a silicon atom in the component; a platinum-based catalyst, wherein the amount is an effective amount; and a carbon nanotube, wherein the amount is 0.01 to 3 parts by mass. This provides a silicone gel composition which can be a silicone gel cured product with low elastic modulus, low stress, and excellent heat resistance at 230° C., when it is cured.
US09631056B2	Core-first nanoparticle formation process, nanoparticle, and composition A method is provided for synthesizing a core-shell nanoparticle that includes the following steps: providing a polymeric seed (in a solvent) that includes mono-vinyl monomer cross-liniked with a cross-linking agent to form the core of the nanoparticle, the core has an average diameter of from about nanometers to about 10,000 nanometers, and the core has polymer chains with living ends; adding a stabilizer to stabilize the seed and prevent the seed from precipitating out of solution; and grafting a shell species onto the living ends of the core to form the shell of the nanoparticle. A core-first synthesized nanoparticle, along with a rubber composition and tire product are also provided.
US09631055B2	Process for the preparation of a polysulfide Pre-polymer according to structure (I) X—(R2—O)n—CH2—O—(R1—O)m—CH2—(O—R2)p—X (I) wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different and are selected from alkane chains containing 2-10 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, and n, m, and p are integers that can be the same of different and have a value in the range 1-6. The use of this pre-polymer in the preparation of a liquid polysulfide polymer allows better control over the sulfur and oxygen content and the polarity of the resulting polymer.
US09631052B2	Borate esters A method to prepare a borate complexed polyalkylguanidinium polymer, the method including heating bis(hexamethylene triamine and guanidine chloride to prepare a polyalkylguanidinium chloride, reacting the polyalkylguanidinium chloride with glycidol in an equimolar amount of glycidol and secondary amine functionalities present in the polyalkylguanidinium chloride to prepare a N-2,3-dihydroxypropyl polyalkylguanidinium chloride polymer, and reacting the N-2,3-dihydroxypropyl polyalkylguanidinium chloride polymer with a boron-oxide material to prepare the borate complexed polyalkylguanidinium polymer.
US09631051B2	Device for the synthesis of a polymer with extraction of a gaseous substance comprising a reaction chamber having at least one circular-cylindrical section An apparatus for synthesis of a polymer with separation of a gaseous substance comprises a reaction space having an essentially circular cylindrical upper section which is bounded by two circular faces and one shell face and has a longitudinal cylinder axis, and a lower section, an inlet orifice disposed in a circular face or the shell face of the upper section, a first outlet orifice disposed in a wall of the lower section, a second outlet orifice disposed in the shell face of the upper section opposite the first outlet orifice, and a removal device which is disposed so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal cylinder axis and is in contact with both circular faces and the shell face. This apparatus can especially be used for performance of a process including the feeding of an oligomer melt into a reaction space through an inlet orifice, the polymerization of the oligomer melt to give a polymer melt, the removal of the polymer melt from the reaction space through a first outlet orifice of the reaction space, and the removal of a gaseous substance from the reaction space through a second outlet orifice of the reaction space, wherein deposits on at least one inner wall of the reaction space are removed by a removal device and transported into the oligomer melt.
US09631047B2	Curing agents for low-emission epoxy resin products The present invention relates to curing agents for epoxy resins, containing at least one adduct of a primary diamine and an aromatic monoepoxide, at least one primary diamine and at least one secondary diamine which is free of primary amino groups and free of hydroxyl groups. The curing agent is of low viscosity and cures, together with epoxy resins, rapidly and without blushing, even under damp, cold conditions, to form films of high hardness and low brittleness. It is particularly well suited for low-emission coatings that cure at room temperature.
US09631040B2	Functionalized amphiphilic plant-based polymers Amphiphilic copolymers formed from plant oil-derived vinyl ether monomers and polyethylene glycol alkyl vinyl ethers are provided. Nanoparticles coated with these amphiphilic polymers are well-suited for water remediation applications.
US09631038B2	Polymerization initiating system and method to produce highly reactive olefin functional polymers A method for producing highly reactive olefin polymers wherein at least 50 mol. % of the polymer chains have terminal double bonds, and a novel polymerization initiating system for accomplishing same.
US09631033B2	N-phenylmaleimide compound and copolymer composition obtained using same The present invention provides an N-phenylmaleimide compound that can improve the quality of the obtained copolymer by using N-phenylmaleimide containing impurities in specific amounts or less as at least one component of the copolymerization monomers. The N-phenylmaleimide compound of the present invention contains 0.1% by weight or less of N-(2,5-dioxo-1-phenyl-3-pyrrolidinyl)-N-phenylmaleamic acid (PPMA) and/or 0.3% by weight or less of N-phenylfumaramic acid (PFA).
US09631028B2	Compositions for inhibition of quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase (QSOX1) and uses of same A method of inhibiting or preventing laminin assembly in a basement membrane is disclosed. The method comprising contacting a tissue with an agent which inhibits QSOX1 activity or expression, thereby inhibiting or preventing laminin assembly in the basement membrane.
US09631024B2	Antibodies that bind LGR4, their use in inhibiting neoplastic cells and in treating tumors Disclosed herein are anti-LGR4 antibodies for the treatment of cancer. Antibodies disclosed herein may bind LGR4 without disrupting LGR4-RSPO1 binding or signaling, and may disrupt LGR4 signaling through Wnt that is independent of RSPO1. Also disclosed are heavy and light chain polypeptide sequences for antibodies that bind LGR4, for example without disrupting LGR4-RSPO binding or signaling.
US09631014B2	Method and reagent for diagnosis and/or evaluation of progression of graft-versus-host disease Disclosed is a method of diagnosing graft-versus-host disease, comprising measuring the level of CCL8 protein in a sample obtained from a subject as an indicator for the diagnosis or course of graft-versus-host disease. Also a diagnostic reagent for graft-versus-host disease comprising an anti-CCL8 antibody is disclosed. The method of the present invention enables diagnosis of the onset of graft-versus-host disease and monitoring of the progress, in particular, differential diagnosis between graft-versus-host disease and an infectious disease. The present invention also provides a method for treating graft-versus-host disease utilizing the anti-CCL8 antibody.
US09631008B2	Immunoglobulin purification The current invention reports a method for purifying an immunoglobulin, wherein the method comprises applying an aqueous, buffered solution comprising an immunoglobulin in monomeric, in aggregated, and in fragmented form to an anion exchange chromatography material under conditions whereby the immunoglobulin in monomeric form does not bind to the anion exchange material, and recovering the immunoglobulin in monomeric form in the flow-through from the anion exchange chromatography material, whereby the buffered aqueous solution has a pH value of from 8.0 to 8.5. In one embodiment the anion exchange chromatography material is a membrane anion exchange chromatography material.
US09631005B2	Protease resistant mutants of stromal cell derived factor-1 in the repair of tissue damage The present invention is directed stromal cell derived factor-1 peptides that have been mutated to make them resistant to digestion by the proteases dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) but which maintain the ability of native SDF-1 to attract T cells. The mutants may be attached to membranes formed by self-assembling peptides and then implanted at sites of tissue damage to help promote repair.
US09630984B2	Compound contained in manuka honey and use of same The present description discloses a novel biologically active ingredient of manuka honey. Specially, the present description discloses a compound represented by the following formula. In this formula, each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl group, m represents an integer from 1 to 3, each of R4-m, R5-m and R6-m independently represents a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl group, and each of R7, R8, R9 and R10 independently represents a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl group.
US09630982B2	Colored charged silsesquioxanes The present invention provides salts of a cation and an anion, wherein the cation comprises (i) a silsesquioxane moiety of formula (ii) a chromophoric moiety D, which may which may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-10-alkyl, phenyl, halogen, OC1-6-alkyl, OH, NH2 and NO2, and (iii) a moiety of formula wherein L4 is C1-20-alkylene, phenylene-C1-20-alkylene or C1-20-alkylene-phenylene-C1-20alkylene, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are independently from each other hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl, R15, R16, R17 and R18 are independently from each other C1-4-alkyl, R19 is C1-20-alkyl, which may be substituted with phenyl, O—C1-6-alkyl or NO2, and d is an integer from 1 to 25, and electrophoretic devices comprising the salts.
US09630981B2	Processes for preparing functionalized F-POSS monomers The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter comprising synthetic blends of at least two feedstocks that produce a distribution of fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making such fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds from such synthetic blends. The present disclosure also relates to uses of such fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds.
US09630978B2	Polycyclic-carbamoylpyridone compounds and their pharmaceutical use Compounds for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are disclosed. The compounds have the following Formula (Ia): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, A′, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US09630975B2	Thiophene derivatives Disclosed is a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the present application.
US09630971B2	Free base crystals The present invention relates to crystals of (6aR,9aS)-5,6a,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-5-methyl-3-(phenylamino)-2-((4-(6-fluoropyridin-2-yl)phenyl)methyl)-cyclopent[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(2H)-one, and methods of making and using such crystals.
US09630969B2	N-alkyl tryptanthrin derivative, preparation method for same, and application thereof An N-alkyl tryptanthrin derivative, a preparation method for same, and an application thereof are provided. The structure of the derivative is as represented by formula I. The N-alkyl tryptanthrin derivative can serve as a highly active IDO inhibitor, for use in preparing a medicament for prevention and/or treatment of a disease having a pathological characteristic of an IDO-mediated tryptophan metabolic pathway.
US09630968B1	Tetrahydropyranyl amino-pyrrolopyrimidinone and methods of use thereof The application relates to a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, tautomer, prodrug, solvate, metabolite, polymorph, analog or derivative thereof, which modulates the activity of BTK, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Formula (I), and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which BTK plays a role.
US09630966B2	Treatment of cancer with dihydropyrazino-pyrazines Provided herein are methods for treating or preventing glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) characterized by O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) expression and/or promoter methylation status, comprising administering an effective amount of a Dihydropyrazino-Pyrazine Compound to a patient having glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) characterized by O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) expression and/or promoter methylation status.
US09630965B2	Fused amino pyridine as HSP90 inhibitors The present invention relates to HSP90 inhibitors containing fused amino pyridine core that are useful as inhibitors of HSP90 and their use in the treatment of HSP90 related diseases and disorders such as cancer, an autoimmune disease, or a neurodegenerative disease.
US09630963B2	Quinolone derivatives as fibroblast growth factor inhibitors Compounds that are Fibroblast Growth Factor Inhibitors (FGFR) and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of FGFR are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US09630962B2	4-amino-6-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(phenylamino)-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one derivatives, synthesis and uses thereof The present invention is related to 4-amino-6-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(phenylamino)-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one derivatives, to the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment and/or prevention of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
US09630961B2	Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US09630958B2	Triazine compounds The present invention relates to novel triazine compounds of formula (1). The present invention also discloses compounds of formula I along with other pharmaceutical acceptable excipients and use of the compounds to modulate the PI3K/mTOR pathway.
US09630956B2	Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase The present invention relates to pyrazine and pyridine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
US09630952B2	Crystalline forms of afatinib di-maleate The present disclosure encompasses crystalline forms of Afatininb di-maleate and methods of their use.
US09630946B2	Maleate salts of (E)-N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolinyl}-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide and crystalline forms thereof The present invention relates to maleate salt forms of (E)-N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolinyl}-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide, methods of preparing crystalline maleate salt forms, the associated compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The maleate salts are useful in treating cancers, particularly those affected by kinases of the epidermal growth factor receptor family.
US09630944B2	Process for preparing Imatinib and salts thereof, free of genotoxic impurity F The invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Imatinib and salts thereof, in particular Imatinib Mesylate, having a content of a particular genotoxic impurity, named impurity F, within the pharmacopeia limits.
US09630941B2	Compositions containing delta-9-THC-amino acid esters and process of preparation Suppository, hot melt and ophthalmic formulations containing amino esters of the formulae (I), (II) and (III), where R1, R2 and R3 are residues of amino acids such as, but not limited to, valine, sarcosine, leucine, glutamine, tryptophan, tyrosine, alanine and 4(4-aminophenyl)butyric acid or combination thereof, and salts thereof.
US09630938B2	Method of synthesis of substituted hexitols such as dianhydrogalactitol The present invention provides an efficient method of synthesizing and purifying dianhydrohexitols such as dianhydrogalactitol. In general, as applied to dianhydrogalactitol, the method comprises: (1) reacting dulcitol with a concentrated solution of hydrobromic acid at a temperature of about 80° C. to produce dibromogalactitol; (2) reacting the dibromogalactitol with potassium carbonate in t-butanol to produce dianhydrogalactitol; and (3) purifying the dianhydrogalactitol using a slurry of ethyl ether to produce purified dianhydrogalactitol. Another method produces dianhydrogalactitol from dulcitol; this method comprises: (1) reacting dulcitol with a reactant to convert the 1,6-hydroxy groups of dulcitol to an effective leaving group to generate an intermediate; and (2) reacting the intermediate with an inorganic weak base to produce dianhydrogalactitol through an intramolecular SN2 reaction. Other methods for the synthesis of dianhydrogalactitol from dulcitol are described.
US09630937B2	Substituted N-acetyl-L-cysteine derivatives and related compounds Novel substituted N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) derivatives and related compounds and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of, or involving, the Central Nervous System (CNS), including schizophrenia adrenoleukodystrophy, mitochondrial diseases (e.g. Leigh syndrome, Alpers' disease, and MELAS), Huntington's disease, trichotillomania, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, drug craving, and drug addiction.
US09630934B2	Fumarate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use Fumarate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the fumarate compounds, and methods of using fumarate compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating neurodegenerative, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, irritable bowel disorder, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are disclosed.
US09630930B2	Diketopiperazine microparticles with defined specific surface areas Disclosed herein are diketopiperazine microparticles having a specific surface area of less than about 67 m2/g. The diketopiperazine microparticle can be fumaryl diketopiperazine and can comprise a drug such as insulin.
US09630926B2	Bendamustine derivatives and methods of using same The present invention is directed to bendamustine esters and bendamustine amides and their use for the treatment of cancer.
US09630925B2	HSP90 inhibitor and preparation method and use thereof Disclosed are an Hsp90 inhibitor and a preparation method and use thereof. The Hsp90 inhibitor is 2-(4-(3-acetylcarnitineacyloxy)cyclohexylamino)-4-(1-(3,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole))benzamide. The Hsp90 inhibitor has good water solubility and high bioavailability, and can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, such as leukemia, cervical cancer, breast cancer, human laryngeal epithelial carcinoma, or malignant melanoma cells. It can also effectively inhibit the activity of herpes simplex virus. The maximal non-toxic concentration of the Hsp90 inhibitor on normal cells is a high, and the Hsp90 inhibitor only has specific inhibition effect on cancer cells.
US09630921B2	Tricyclic lactam derivatives as 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors Compounds of the formula (I) useful as 11-Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
US09630919B2	Industrial methods for producing arylsulfur pentafluorides Industrial methods for producing arylsulfur pentafluorides are disclosed. Methods include reacting arylsulfur halotetrafluoride with hydrogen fluoride in the absence or presence of one or more additives selected from a group of fluoride salts, non-fluoride salts, and unsaturated organic compounds to form arylsulfur pentafluorides.
US09630918B2	Cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and penicillamine related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use Cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and penicillamine related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and penicillamine related compounds, and methods of using cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and penicillamine related compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating liver, kidney, lung, neurological, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders including paracetamol overdose, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Wilson's disease, cystinuria, irritable bowel disorder, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
US09630914B2	Multitarget FAAH and COX inhibitors and therapeutical uses thereof Multitarget inhibitors of the enzymes Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH), Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and/or Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) having a specific carbamate moiety on the meta or ortho position of the A ring of a substituted biphenyl core and having an halogen in the ortho position of the B ring of the biphenyl core. Also concerns the therapeutical application of the multitarget inhibitors, in particular, in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
US09630912B2	Shikonin, alkannin; and racemic parent nucleus cabonyl oxime derivatives and applications thereof A structural formula of a shikonin naphthazarin parent nucleus hydroxyl methylation carbonyl oxime derivative is shown in Formula (I) or (II); a structural formula of an alkannin naphthazarin parent nucleus hydroxyl methylation carbonyl oxime derivative is shown in Formula (III) or (IV); and a structural formula of a racemic shikonin naphthazarin parent nucleus hydroxyl methylation carbonyl oxime derivative is shown in Formula (V) or (VI), wherein R1 is alkane, olefin, arene, or substituting arene comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R2 is alkane, olefin, arene, or substituting arene comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms or is H. The shikonin, alkannin, and racemic oxime derivatives of the present invention have novel structures, and in-vitro experiments show that the present invention has good growth inhibitory activity against tumor cells and can be used in tumor treatment.
US09630904B2	Catalyst for use in production of methyl methacrylate, and method for producing methyl methacrylate According to the present invention, a molded catalyst for use in the production of methyl methacrylate can be provided. The molded catalyst comprises synthetic faujasite-type zeolite and a layered magnesium silicate compound, wherein the sulfur content in the layered magnesium silicate compound is 0.10% by weight or less. According to the present invention, a method for producing methyl methacrylate can also be provided. The method is characterized by comprising a step of carrying out a gas-phase catalytic reaction of methyl α-hydroxyisobutyrate using the above-mentioned molded catalyst for use in the production of methyl methacrylate.
US09630903B2	Process for preparing and separating monodisperse polyethylene glycol A process for preparing and separating a monodisperse polyethylene glycol, including: dissolving a starting material of polyethylene glycol into an organic solvent for reaction with a compound represented by general formula I under catalytic action of an alkaline substance, to prepare a mixture of derivatives of polyethylene glycol having different polarities; separating the mixture of derivatives of polyethylene glycol by means of silica gel column chromatography, to obtain a monodisperse derivative of polyethylene glycol; and hydrolyzing the derivative of polyethylene glycol to obtain a monodisperse polyethylene glycol. The starting material is industrially prepared polyethylene glycol with a wide source and low cost, which provides a guarantee for popularization and application of a monodisperse polyethylene glycol product.
US09630900B2	Method for the dehydration of 3-hydroxypropanoic acid to form acrylic acid The invention relates to a process for dehydrating aqueous 3-hydroxypropionic acid to acrylic acid in the liquid phase, wherein aqueous acrylic acid is removed continuously from the liquid phase and the liquid phase comprises an inert organic solvent 1.
US09630897B2	Monomers and polymers derived from natural phenols Monomers, polymers and copolymers are provided that incorporate at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound, such as a plant phenol.
US09630896B2	2,5-dialkyl-4-H/halo/ether-phenol compounds The present disclosure provides phenolic compounds useful in the treatment of neurological conditions such as convulsions and tremors, having the structure of Formula (I): wherein R2, R4, & R5, are as defined in the detailed description; pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the compounds; and methods for treating neurological conditions.
US09630893B2	Inherently safe ODH operation In the operation of an oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) process, it is desirable to remove oxygen in the product stream for a number of reasons, including to reduce oxidation of the product. This may be achieved by having several pre-reactors upstream of the main reactor having a catalyst system containing labile oxygen. The feed passes through one or more reactors saturated with labile oxygen. When the labile oxygen is consumed through a valve system, the pre-reactor accepts product from the main reactor and complexes reactive oxygen in the product stream until the catalyst system is saturated with labile oxygen. Then the reactor becomes a pre-reactor and another pre-reactor becomes a scavenger.
US09630891B2	Method for converting hydrocarbon feedstocks into olefinic product flows by means of thermal steam cracking The invention relates to a process for converting feeds composed of hydrocarbons by thermal steamcracking to at least one olefin-containing product stream comprising at least ethylene and propylene, with at least partial conversion of the feeds in at least one first cracking furnace (1) and in at least one second cracking furnace (2). According to the invention, a fresh feed (B) is fractionated into at least one first and one second fresh feed fraction (B1, B2), and the first fresh feed fraction (B1) is conducted at least partly into the first cracking furnace (1) and the second fresh feed fraction (B2) at least partly into the second cracking furnace (2).
US09630889B2	System for producing organic fertilizer and a feed from excreta of domestic animal This invention provides a system for producing organic fertilizer from excreta of domestic animal obtained by digesting of larvae belonging to Diptera such as Musca domestica (housefly), Boettcherisca peregrine and Tabanus, and for producing grown larvae which can be used as a feed for cultured fish and chicken raising. In an embodiment, the system for producing organic fertilizer from excreta of domestic animal and for producing grown larvae which can be used as a feed for cultured fish and chicken raising is characterized by arranging a plurality of nurturing-processing storage units for nurturing larvae hatched from eggs, and a means for dislodging only larvae forcibly from a former nurturing-processing storage unit to a later nurturing-processing storage unit successively with the progress of growth of larvae, wherein larvae leave said former nurturing-processing storage unit autonomously.
US09630886B2	Fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the same Generally, the instant disclosure relates to fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the same. More specifically, the instant disclosure relates to blast suppressant and/or blast resistant ammonium nitrate fertilizer compositions, as well as methods of making and using the same.
US09630885B2	Method for making ceramic matrix composite articles A method of forming a composite article includes impregnating an inorganic fiber preform with a slurry composition. The slurry composition includes a particulate, a solvent, and a pre-gellant material. Gelling of the pre-gellant material in the slurry composition is initiated to immobilize the particulate and yield a gelled article, and substantially all solvent is removed from the gelled article to form a green composite article. The green composite article is then infiltrated with a molten infiltrant to form the composite article.
US09630880B2	Cement/aggregate composition, concrete product and method for making a concrete product A concrete product is produced by providing red dune sand having a particle size of 45 microns or less and mixing the red dune sand with hydraulic cement in a ratio of about 30% of the cement being replaced by the red dune sand. The cement and red dune sand are then mixed with fine and course aggregate, water and a superplasticizer and cast after pouring into a mold cavity. Then within 24 hours of casting, the cast article is steam cured for 12 hours under atmospheric pressure, demolded and placed in an auto clave at 100% humidity. The temperature in the auto clave is raised to 180° C. within one to two hours and maintained at that temperature for 4 to 5 hours. The temperature also increases the pressure to about 10 bars. The pressure is released to reach atmospheric pressure within 20-30 minutes and the temperature reduced gradually, so that the article can be removed.
US09630879B2	Method and system for producing cement clinker from raw cement mixture The invention relates to a method and a system for producing cement clinker from raw cement mixture, wherein one part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in a calciner preheater, and the other part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in an oven preheater, the preheated raw cement mixture is pre-calcined in a calciner which is operated according to the oxyfuel method, the pre-calcined raw cement mixture is fired in an oven, the fired raw cement mixture is cooled in a cooler, the calciner preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the calciner, the oven preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the oven, an entrained flow reactor is used as the calciner, a part of the calciner exhaust gas being recirculated to the calciner after being used in the calciner preheater, and the oven exhaust gas undergoes a post-combustion CO2 separation.
US09630877B2	Sizing composition for fibers, in particular mineral fibers, based on humic and/or fulvic acid, and resulting insulating products A formaldehyde-free sizing composition for products based on fibers, in particular mineral fibers, such as glass or rock fibers, which includes at least one humic acid and/or one fulvic acid or a salt of these acids, at least one saccharide, and at least one inorganic acid ammonium salt.
US09630874B2	Glass sheet with a high level of infrared radiation transmission The invention relates to a glass sheet with a high level of infrared radiation transmission, that can be used especially in a tactile tablet, panel or screen. More precisely, the invention relates to a glass sheet having a composition comprising, as a content expressed in total weight percentages of glass: SiO2 55-78%; AI2O3 0-18%; B2O3 0-18%; Na2O 5-20%; CaO 0-15%; MgO 0-10%; K2O 0-10%; BaO 0-5%; total iron (expressed in the form of Fe2O3) 0.002-0.06%; and a chromium content (expressed in the form of Cr2O3) of between 0.002 and 0.06%.
US09630870B2	Method for manufacturing columnar curved tempered glass The present invention discloses a method for processing a columnar curved tempered glass. The method specifically comprises the following steps. Bending and tempering of the high temperature flat glass are divided into two stations. Bending is firstly carried out on the high temperature flat glass output by a heating furnace; the columnar extending direction of the curved glass is perpendicular to the direction the glass output from the heating furnace in the bending process, and then the formed curved glass is output to a tempering station in the columnar extending direction thereof to undergo tempering. In the present invention, bending and tempering of the high temperature flat glass are completed by two stations to break the normal procedure that bending and tempering are carried out by a single bending device intensively, thereby providing a novel technological approach for processing the columnar curved tempered glass.
US09630868B2	Glass blowing apparatus and method of making glass objects An apparatus and method for manufacturing glass objects comprising a glass blowing pipe and a metal mounting device configured to melt with glass to form a glass piece that is easily removed from the glass blowing pipe without the need to break the glass from the headstock of the glass blowing pipe, wherein the metal mounting device comprises a contact patch and a number of slits to secure the metal mounting device to the glass. A method for manufacturing a glass object utilizing a metal mounting insert is described. A glass object having a metal mounting insert for installation and use in other applications is also described.
US09630867B2	Treatment of spent caustic waste Systems and methods are provided for the treatment of caustic wastewater. Specifically, systems and methods are provided for combining refinery spent caustic and ethylene spent caustic solutions and treating the combined spent caustic mixture using a wet air oxidation process.
US09630865B2	System and process for removing ammonium, soluble BOD and suspended solids from a wastewater stream A method of treating wastewater includes removing BOD and ammonium from the wastewater. The wastewater is directed into a tank where it is mixed with mixed liquor or activated sludge from an activated sludge wastewater treatment system. The mixture of wastewater and mixed liquor or activated sludge forms a mixed liquor stream. The mixed liquor stream is directed to a ballasted flocculation system where suspended solids is removed from the wastewater. This produces a clarified effluent that is directed to a zeolite tank. Clarified wastewater from the ballasted flocculation system is directed into the zeolite tank and mixed with zeolite. Zeolite is effective to remove ammonium from the wastewater. Thus, the process as a whole is effective in removing suspended solids, soluble BOD as a result of mixing the mixed liquor or activated sludge with the wastewater, and ammonium.
US09630859B2	Sterilization apparatus having ultraviolet light A sterilization apparatus having UV light capable of assembling to a container is provided. The sterilization apparatus having UV light includes a body, a light-emitting component and a heat dissipating component. The body is detachably assembled to an opening of the container to contact a fluid in the container. The light-emitting component is disposed on the body and emits UV light to irradiate the fluid in the container. The heat dissipating component is disposed in the body and is thermally coupled to the light-emitting component. The body exposes part of the heat dissipating component, such that the heat dissipating component contacts the fluid in the container.
US09630853B2	Method of preparing polycrystalline diamond An object is to provide polycrystalline diamond applicable to diverse applications; and a water jet orifice, a stylus for gravure printing, a scriber, a diamond cutting tool, and a scribing wheel that include such polycrystalline diamond. This object is achieved by polycrystalline diamond obtained by converting and sintering non-diamond carbon under an ultrahigh pressure and at a high temperature without addition of a sintering aid or a catalyst, wherein sintered diamond grains constituting the polycrystalline diamond have an average grain diameter of more than 50 nm and less than 2500 nm and a purity of 99% or more, and the diamond has a D90 grain diameter of (average grain diameter+average grain diameter×0.9) or less.
US09630852B2	Graphene material and method of preparing the same A method of preparing a graphene material. The method includes: (1) preparing a liquid polyacrylonitrile (LPAN) solution, stirring the LPAN solution to yield a cyclized polyacrylonitrile solution; (2) stirring the cyclized LPAN solution at between 200 and 300° C. to yield a thermally-oxidized polyacrylonitrile; (3) grinding and sieving the thermally-oxidized polyacrylonitrile, and drying a resulting product at room temperature, to yield a thermally-oxidized precursor; (4) calcining the thermally-oxidized precursor in the presence of an inert gas flow of between 10 and 500 mL/min for between 1 and 24 hrs at the temperature of between 400 and 1000° C., to yield a carbonized precursor; and (5) calcining the carbonized precursor in the presence of an inert gas flow of between 10 and 500 mL/min for between 1 and 10 hrs at the temperature of between 1000 and 3000° C., to yield a graphene material.
US09630849B2	Method for transferring carbon nanotube array and method for forming carbon nanotube structure A method for transferring a carbon nanotube array is disclosed. The carbon nanotube array has an ability to have a carbon nanotube structure drawn therefrom. The carbon nanotube array is transferred from a growing substrate to a substitute substrate, meanwhile the carbon nanotube array is still configured for drawing the carbon nanotube structure from the substitute substrate. A coating layer is formed on a top end of a carbon nanotube in the carbon nanotube array. The top end is away from the growing substrate. The substitute substrate is placed on the carbon nanotube array and contacted with the coating layer. Thereby the substitute substrate is combined with the carbon nanotube array by the coating layer. The substitute substrate is separated from the growing substrate. Thereby the carbon nanotube array is separated from the growing substrate. A method for making a carbon nanotube structure is also disclosed.
US09630843B2	Reactor and process for preparing hydrogen sulphide The present invention relates to a reactor and to a process for synthesis of hydrogen sulphide from elemental sulphur and hydrogen at elevated pressure and elevated temperature. The invention further relates to the use of the reactor for preparation of hydrogen sulphide in high yield and with a low H2Sx content.
US09630841B2	Method for producing an aqueous stable chlorine dioxide solution The invention relates to a method for producing an ultrapure, aqueous, long-term- and storage-stable, and thus transportable chlorine dioxide solution, comprising the steps of providing chlorite, providing peroxodisulfate, and combining chlorite and peroxodisulfate in an aqueous system and in a molar ratio of peroxodisulfate to chlorite [S2O82−]/[ClO2−] of greater than 1, forming the aqueous chlorine dioxide solution, wherein no additional buffer is added to produce the aqueous chlorine dioxide solution. The invention further relates to a corresponding chlorine dioxide solution, to the use of said chlorine dioxide solution, and to a device for producing the chlorine dioxide solution.
US09630835B2	Wafer level packaging of MEMS A MEMS device is formed by applying a lower polymer film to top surfaces of a common substrate containing a plurality of MEMS devices, and patterning the lower polymer film to form a headspace wall surrounding components of each MEMS device. Subsequently an upper polymer dry film is applied to top surfaces of the headspace walls and patterned to form headspace caps which isolate the components of each MEMS device. Subsequently, the MEMS devices are singulated to provide separate MEMS devices.
US09630834B2	Wafer scale monolithic CMOS-integration of free- and non-free-standing Metal- and Metal alloy-based MEMS structures in a sealed cavity An assembly of metallic MEMS structures directly fabricated on planarized CMOS substrates, containing the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), by direct deposition and subsequent microfabrication steps on the ASIC interconnect layers, with integrated capping for packaging, is provided. The MEMS structures comprise at least one MEMS device element, with or without moveable parts anchored on the CMOS ASIC wafer with electrical contact provided via the metallic interconnects of the ASIC. The MEMS structures can also be made of metallic alloys, conductive oxides and amorphous semiconductors. The integrated capping, which provides a sealed cavity, is accomplished through bonding pads defined in the post-processing of the CMOS substrate.
US09630833B2	Method to improve cantilever process performance A method of manufacturing a cantilever structure includes providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a recess in the semiconductor substrate, forming a sacrificial layer in the recess, forming a cantilever structure layer on the semiconductor substrate and the sacrificial layer, performing an etching process to remove a portion of the cantilever structure layer until a surface of the sacrificial layer is exposed to form a cantilever structure and an opening, and removing a portion of the sacrificial layer to form a void below the cantilever structure so that the cantilever structure is suspended in the void. The cantilever structure thus formed has good morphological properties to ensure that the cantilever structure is free of residues at the bottom and has excellent suspension even if the width of the cantilever structure is relatively large.
US09630830B2	MEMS resonator active temperature compensation method and thermally-actuated MEMS resonator A MEMS resonator active temperature compensation method is provided. The MEMS resonator active temperature compensation method includes: a MEMS resonator is provided, wherein a structural resistance of the MEMS resonator is varied with an environmental temperature; a structural resistance shift value is formed by a variation of the environmental temperature; an electrical circuit is provided, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically connected with the MEMS resonator for providing an adjustment mechanism to the MEMS resonator; and a compensation value is provided from the adjustment mechanism for controlling the structural resistance shift value.
US09630829B2	Bottle valve insert A bottle valve has a flapper valve and a base insert. The base insert can be pressure fit into the mouth of a beverage bottle. The insert has support members that extend from a sidewall towards the center. At the convergence of the support members is a dome seat. The flapper valve rests atop and inside the base insert and has a dispensing port. The port fits over the dome seat and presses against it to form a seal. When pressure is applied to the bottle, it is deformed and the liquid therein is forced to flow between the support members, pushing the flexible flapper seal away from the dome seat and allowing the liquid to flow out of the bottle mouth. When the pressure is relieved, the flapper seal returns to its rest position against the dome seat, reforming the seal and stopping air from flowing into the bottle.
US09630828B1	Multi shot fluid dispensing system A large bottle has a lower region, an upper region, and an intermediate region with a cap removably positioned on the upper region. A small bottle has a lower region, an upper region, and an intermediate region with a cap removably positioned on the upper region. A coupling tube has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is operatively coupled to the small bottle at the upper region. The lower end is operatively coupled to the large bottle at the lower region. A long web attaches the coupling tube to the large bottle. A short web attaches the coupling tube to the small bottle. A display panel removably receives and supports a plurality of large and small bottles.
US09630827B2	Dispenser device of carbonated beverages Dispenser device for automatic dispensing machines of carbonated beverages from bottles and like containers. At least one decompression chamber is associated and works together to an inert gas insufflating system in order to maintain the carbon dioxide content of the beverage after the bottle is opened, therefore keeping the original effervescence and perlage of the dispensed carbonated beverage up to complete depletion of the bottle.
US09630826B2	Beverage making machine A beverage making machine includes a first beverage making cartridge including at least one of a gas source portion, the gas source portion contains a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas, and a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas emitted from the solid gas source. The beverage making machine further includes a second beverage making cartridge includes at least one of a beverage ingredient, a beverage diluent receptacle for receiving a beverage diluent liquid, a dissolver dissolves portion of the gas, from the gas storage tank, into the beverage diluent liquid, and a dispenser selectively dispenses a predefined ratio of at least one of the beverage ingredient and the beverage diluent liquid, to form a beverage. Exemplary embodiments include a computer control arranged to receive a beverage selection from a consumer and control the beverage making machine to form beverages.
US09630825B1	Can opener A can opener contains: a first holder, a second holder, a transmission device, an eccentric gear, a rotating roller, a connector, a washer, a guiding roller, and a metal piece. The first holder includes a battery chamber, a cover, and a first switch. The second holder includes a first accommodation room, a plurality of first posts, and a second accommodation room. The transmission device includes a motor, a plurality of first driving gears, and a second driving gear. The eccentric gear includes an opening and a plurality of coupling pillars. The rotating roller includes a second post, and the connector includes a second arcuate orifice, a plurality of second coupling stems, and two second positioning pillars. The washer includes a third arcuate orifice and a fixing hole. The guiding roller includes a first pore and an abutting portion, and the metal piece includes a second pore and a contacting gear.
US09630824B1	Appliance for opening screw and twist type containers An appliance for opening screw and twist type containers 10 for prescription medicine bottles, water bottles, sports drinks, and jars of nearly all sizes. The appliance has a one piece thermoplastic body with an integrally molded low profile unidirectional gripping blade being positioned on the center line of the appliance. The appliance has an optimized offset from center line loading ramp and reaction plane resulting in a highly efficient opener with an asymmetrical split V type geometry. The appliance provides the optimal leverage, retention, and gripping force required to greatly ease in the removal of screw or twist type container lids ranging in size from ½″ to 4½″ in diameter. This under cabinet mounted appliance provides unprecedented ease in opening even the most difficult twist type container or jar, which is very beneficial for the aging, as well as the young, and those with arthritic conditions or other hand related problems. The appliance is highly efficient and effective in opening screw top containers, while being able to be manufactured at a high rate with low cost.
US09630821B2	Clamping assembly for load-carrying vehicle A clamping assembly for a load-carrying vehicle capable of exerting an adjustable clamping force, comprises first and second clamp arms, and first and second clamp arm sensing elements. The first and second clamp arms are movable towards and away from each other to contact and exert a clamping force on a load sufficient for lifting the load and transporting the load. The first clamp arm sensing elements are positioned at spaced apart locations on the first clamp arm. The second clamp arm sensing elements are positioned at spaced apart locations on the second clamp arm. The first clamp arm sensing elements and the second clamp arm sensing elements are configured sense and feed back forces exerted by the first and second clamp arms, respectively, in engaging the load such that the clamp arms can be moved relative to each other to adjust the clamping force applied to the load.
US09630820B2	Automatic lift stand and case An automatic lift stand and case. The automatic lift stand and case includes a body having an opening and containing a platform. A latch mechanism is configured to maintain the platform in a lower position within the body. One or more resilient stored force devices are configured to move the platform from the lower position towards the opening of the body when the latch mechanism is released. One or more springs are pivotably coupled to the body and the platform, the length of each spring is substantially parallel to the platform when the platform is in the lower position and pivots to lift the platform as the platform is lifted towards the opening of the body by the one or more resilient stored force devices. Each spring is configured to lift the platform to a higher position when the resilient stored force devices pull the platform towards the opening of the body.
US09630818B2	Collapsible hoisting device for use in the construction of large metal containers, and removable accessory applicable thereto A collapsible hoisting device for use in the construction of large metal containers and to a removable accessory applicable thereto. It facilitates construction procedures by reducing project times and costs. The collapsible device includes a column (2) along which respective upper bodies (6) and lower bodies (7) that have been inserted into said column (2) move. The bodies (6, 7) are linked by an extendable means (8). The upper bodies (6) and lower bodies (7) have a corresponding mechanism to lock or attach (9) to the column (2), The column (2) is mounted so that it pivots with respect to a base (1) and the upper body (6) has a housing (609) suitable for the insertion of a removable, fingernail-shaped accessory (12).
US09630813B2	Offshore floating vessel and a method of operating the same An offshore floating vessel includes a hoisting system including a drive for moving connecting device and emergency brakes to inhibit motion of the connecting device; wherein the hoisting system is to be operated at least in a hoisting mode and in an active heave compensation mode; wherein hoisting system is to perform an active heave compensation when operated in the active heave compensation mode and to operate without active heave compensation when operated in the hoisting mode; wherein the emergency brakes are operable in a normally-energized mode including a de-energized state where the emergency brakes engage so as to inhibit motion of the connecting device relative to the floating vessel; wherein the hoisting system is operable in a fixed-to-bottom mode; wherein the hoisting system is to perform an active heave compensation when operated in fixed-to-bottom mode; and wherein the hoisting system is adapted to prevent the emergency brakes from engaging.
US09630811B2	Transfer sleeve for completions landing systems A tubular handling system and method for handling tubulars are provided. The tubular handling system includes a load transfer sleeve. The load transfer sleeve includes a body defining an inner diameter and a tapered bowl extending outward from the inner diameter, with the bowl defining a landing surface. The load transfer sleeve also includes a load bushing comprising a plurality of load bushing segments that are slidable along the bowl. The load bushing radially expands and contracts by axial translation of the plurality of load bushing segments relative to the body. Further, the plurality of load bushing segments each define an axial engagement surface configured to engage an upset of a tubular and a landing surface that engages the landing surface of the bowl when the axial engagement surface engages the upset.
US09630801B2	Flexible tube cleaning lance drive apparatus A flexible lance drive device is disclosed that has, in a compact housing, a drive motor between an inner and an outer wall, a linear array of pairs of driven upper and lower drive rollers outside the outer wall coupled to the drive motor via shafts extending through both of the inner and outer walls. Each driven roller is fastened to its shaft via a quick release device. A drive sprocket is fastened to each shaft outside the inner wall. The drive motor is coupled to each of the drive sprockets via a serpentine belt carried outside the inner wall. The lower driven rollers are rotatably carried by the inner and outer walls. The upper driven rollers are rotatably carried by a block positioned between the inner and outer walls and coupled to the lower driven rollers by a pair of parallel links releasably biased by a piston driven linkage.
US09630797B2	Dispenser for material The container may hold a material, such as, plastic wrap. The first container portion may include a first leg with an engagement member. The engagement member may engage the second leg during the cutting process. In addition, the engagement member may disengage from the second leg during or after the cutting process. When the user wishes to cut the material, the user pushes down on the first container portion. The material is held between the engagement member and the second leg at a first location. The third leg may assist in holding the material at a second location. The holding of the material in tension may facilitate the cutting of the material. As the user continues to push down on the first container portion, the engagement member disengages from the second leg. The user can remove the portion of material without opening the first container portion.
US09630795B2	Apparatus for feeding folded paper tissues or the like to a packaging system The present invention concerns the high speed packaging of folded paper articles such as tissues, napkins and the like, and more precisely it concerns an apparatus for continuously feeding such articles, arranged in stacked groups(P, P1) coming from folding machines, towards packaging machines, for example with a rotating drum, arranged downstream.
US09630790B2	Coupling device, sheet conveyance device, and driving force transmitting device This disclosure provides a coupling device configured to couple a shaft and a rotating member supported on the shaft so as to be rotatable and demountable from the shaft including a contacting portion provided on a rotating member, and a restricting member provided on the shaft so as to be rotatable and configured to restrict a movement of the rotating member in the axial direction by coming into contact with the contacting portion.
US09630789B2	Sheet storage device and image forming apparatus A sheet storage device, including a storage tray configured to store a sheet therein; a board, on which the sheet to be stored in the storage tray is placed, the board being configured to be swingably supported by the storage tray at a first position closer to a first end thereof than a second end being opposite from the first end to swing about a swing axis; and a projection configured to protrude from a bottom of the storage tray toward the board, the projection including a contact part being configured to contact the board member at a second position closer to the second end than to the first end of the board, is provided. A length of the contact part along an axial direction of the swing axis is smaller than a length of the board at the second position closer to the second end.
US09630788B2	Paper output tray, paper output unit incorporating same, and image forming apparatus incorporating same A paper output tray, which can be included in a paper output unit in an image forming apparatus, includes a tray body, a paper support extension slidably attached to the tray body and arranged switchable between a stored state in which the paper support extension is stored in the tray body and an extended state in which the paper support extension is pulled out to extend from the tray body, and a stopper rotatably attached to the paper support extension and arranged switchable between a folded state in which the stopper is folded to the paper support extension and a standing state in which the stopper is raised from the paper support extension. With the paper support extension in the stored state and the stopper in the folded state, the stopper overlaps an outer surface of the tray body.
US09630783B2	Aligning and feeding device and aligning method An aligning and feeding device which accommodates a component including a pair of rectangular end surfaces oppositely facing each other and having a longitudinal direction extending between the end surfaces of the component in a cavity formed in an accommodating member. The component is accommodated in the cavity by aligning a direction of the component such that the longitudinal direction of the component extends parallel to a main surface of the accommodating member.
US09630780B2	Clamp for an item of laundry A clamp for feeding items of laundry to a laundry treatment machine that can be easily actuated and that can enhance performance and reliability when items of laundry are fed, for example, to a mangle or the like, by configuring at least one clamping element of the clamp as a clamping lever having an insertion aid with a guideway for the sliding insertion of a section of the item of laundry into a clamp mouth.
US09630779B2	Cleated belt conveyor An improved conveyor belt is disclosed for conveying granular material through a curvilinear structure at operating incline angles of at least 30 degrees. The belt has a first surface, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a plurality of cleat members extending from the first surface of the belt. The cleat members are arranged to cooperate together to form a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart cleat walls during movement of the conveyor belt through the curvilinear structure. In this way, the cleat wall supports at least a portion of the granular material during movement of the conveyor belt through the curvilinear structure. The longitudinal space between subsequent cleat walls is between 4.5 inches and 5.5 inches.
US09630777B2	Multi-tier automated warehouse A multi-tier automated warehouse includes first and second stacking racks having multiple tiers of shelves and being positioned facing one another in parallel; loading shuttles which are capable of horizontal travel between the stacking racks, and which carry out loading and unloading of cargo upon the shelves; and an elevator device for moving the loading shuttles to different tiers. The elevator device further includes masts which are positioned adjacent to the stacking racks; a shuttle elevator platform, which is positioned elevatably on the inner side of the masts, for elevating the loading shuttles; and cargo elevator platforms, which are positioned elevatably on the outer side of the masts, for elevating the cargo. In a state where the shuttle elevator platform is aligned with the cargo elevator platforms, it is possible for the loading shuttles on the shuttle elevator platforms to carry out cargo loading and unloading to the cargo elevator platforms, allowing handling cargo even while the loading shuttles are being elevated, obviating the need for wasteful waiting for cargo. As a result, it is possible to implement high performance.
US09630776B1	Proximity directed stowage Features are disclosed for using location awareness, bin capacity, and environmental cues to provide in context guidance to the associate when stowing items such as at a fulfillment center. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, the associate may scan an item he or she may want to stow. In response, lights on the bins in the associate's vicinity are illuminated to indicate bins in which the item can be stowed (e.g., because the item fits in the bin) without breaking stow etiquette. For example, in order to prevent mix up, stow etiquette may indicate that two types of erasers should not be stored in the same bin. As yet another example, stow etiquette may indicate that an item should not be stowed in a bin, even if it fits and there is room, so that a total weight for the bin is not exceeded.
US09630775B2	Sample selector An apparatus includes a frame configured to hold sample holders in an array, a longitudinal axis of the sample holder extending outward of an array plane; a drive section connected to the frame; at least one transfer arm rotatably connected to the drive section so that each transfer arm rotates about a rotation axis oriented substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis and includes a sample holder gripper; and at least one push member movably connected to the drive section and being distinct from the sample holder gripper and configured for linear movement along the longitudinal axis, the at least one push member being configured so that engagement with at least a bottom or top surface of the sample holder effects longitudinal translation of the sample holder for one or more of capture and release of the sample holder by the respective transfer arm in the longitudinal direction.
US09630774B2	Automated warehouses Automated warehouses are provided which include a main path, a series of secondary paths perpendicular to the main path along which storage stations are defined, suitable for receiving cargo units. In order to move the cargo units, a main self-propelled vehicle is movable along the main path, and is associated with an auxiliary self-propelled vehicle, movable along the secondary paths. Location data representations are provided along the paths, which identify absolute positions of reference points or ranges within the automated warehouse. Sensors to read the data are mounted on board of the main self-propelled vehicle and the auxiliary self-propelled vehicle. Methods for storing and withdrawing cargo units in automated warehouses are also provided.
US09630767B2	Temperature indicating foam gun nozzles and hoses The invention described herein generally pertains to in-situ applications of liquid chemicals mixed and dispensed as a spray or a foam and more specifically, to in-situ application of polyurethane foam or froth and the measurement of the temperature of the chemicals used therewith employing temperature-indicating one-component or two-component foam gun nozzles and/or at least one temperature-indicating hose which employs at least one thermochromic material disposed within the foam gun nozzle and/or hoses.
US09630763B2	Storage container with vacuum A device comprises an upper section with a unidirectional flow valve and a lower section with a surface for adhering to a container with its own unidirectional flow valve and a passageway to circumscribe the container's unidirectional flow valve. A middle section of the device has a plurality of walls of which some may be at substantially acute angles that couple the upper section to the lower section to form a cavity between the unidirectional flow valve and the passageway.
US09630759B2	Gusset bag, spout-attached gusset bag, and method of manufacturing the same A gusset bag (10), having a pair of flat surface portions (11, 11) facing each other and a pair of side surface portions (12, 12) facing each other which are folded toward the inside, has a side edge sealing portion (13) in which the flat surface portion and the side surface portion are heat-sealed together at side edge portions thereof, and a folded-back portion (13c) in which all or a part of the side edge sealing portion in the width direction is folded back toward the flat surface portion or the side surface portion. The gusset bag and a spout-attached gusset bag (1) using the gusset bag have an excellent self-standing property, and causes one's hand to feel little pain even when being squeezed.
US09630757B1	Self-locking parcel delivery box Self-locking parcel delivery box is a container with a special locking mechanism that allows a hinged lid to remain unlocked and openable while the container is empty but then automatically lock shut after a package or parcel has been placed inside and the hinged lid is closed. Special locking mechanism comprises, among other things, a rotating striker plate that remains in a closed position while container is empty but then rotates to an open position when a package or parcel is placed inside container. With rotating striker plate in the closed position, a latch cannot extend outward to latch or lock into a latch window when the hinged lid is closed, thereby keeping hinged lid unlocked and openable. With rotating striker plate in the open position, the latch will latch or lock into the latch window when the hinged lid is closed, thereby allowing hinged lid to lock shut.
US09630751B1	Transport bag, a conveying apparatus and a method for opening or closing a transport bag A transport bag for a conveying apparatus includes a first bag wall, a second bag wall, and a suspension apparatus arranged at an upper end of one of the bag walls. Closing elements, which can reversibly be coupled to each other, are arranged at a bottom end of the bag walls remote from the suspension apparatus, with which the bottom ends of the bag walls can be connected to each other to form a bag base. The closing elements are latching strips oriented in parallel with respect to each other and can be latched onto each other. The latching strips are formed in such a way that they are displaceable from a transport position closing the transport bag at the bottom end and latches them together by displacement relative to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the latching strips into an unlatching position in which the latching strips are releasable from each other, for opening the transport bag at the bottom end.
US09630748B2	System and method for a multi-use gift presentation system A gift presentation system comprising: a gift bag comprising at least four side edge connected side walls, each side wall connected at its side edge to an adjacent side wall edge, each side wall connected at a bottom edge of each side wall to a bottom panel side edge of the gift bag, with a cavity formed by the interior surfaces of the side walls and bottom panel, and an opening formed by the connected top edge of each side wall of the gift bag a cover operably attached to the opening of the gift bag, the cover placed over at least a contained gift in the cavity of the gift bag and the cover operably secured to the gift bag; and an at least one decorative element operably attached to the cover that also operably assists to secure the cover to the gift bag.
US09630741B2	Recloseable paperboard carton with thermoformed closure A recloseable container comprising a substantially rectilinear, paperboard-based carton and a plastic recloseable device is provided. The carton defines a container interior and has a face panel defining an opening. The opening has a perimeter sized to receive the recloseable device. The recloseable device may be a plastic unitary structure similar to a clamshell type blister pack and may comprise a frame attached to the carton and a door hingedly attached to the frame.
US09630738B2	Carton and carton blank A carton for packaging one or more articles includes a plurality of walls including a top wall, a base wall, a first side wall and a second side wall forming a tubular structure. One of the plurality of walls includes a handle structure defined in it. The handle structure includes a grip member struck from one of the plurality of walls and a handle strap. The grip member is mounted on the handle strap. A first aperture is struck from the one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is disposed adjacent to a first end of the grip member so as to define a first end edge of the grip member. The first aperture defines a portion of an opening in the one of the plurality of walls. In the opening, a portion of the handle strap may be received.
US09630737B2	Method of making an asphalt container A method of making a one piece, leak proof container for holding and transporting hot melt asphalt. The container is made from a sheet of heavy duty cardboard which is coated on one side, folded and glued to create a leak proof container. The sheet has a series of pre-scored fold lines to allow the sheet to be folded into a container with a leak proof bottom. A series of reinforcing sheets are added to the bottom of the container to provide reinforcement, and to create the leak proof base.
US09630730B2	Pneumatic strapping apparatus A pneumatically actuated strapping apparatus for strapping plastic tape around a packaging item including a motorized tensioning device and a motorized welding device for the plastic tape. The tensioning device and the welding device are driven by the same pneumatic motor. The direction of rotation of the pneumatic motor can be inverted. The pneumatic motor is connected to the devices by two freewheeling mechanisms releasing the devices in opposite directions. In order to keep power consumption for evacuating non-operational air low, in a particularly preferred embodiment, switching valves which automatically discharge the nonoperational air to the exterior are integrated into the air intake ducts that are used as evacuation ducts for the non-operational air when the direction of rotation is inverted.
US09630728B2	Height-adjustable rotunda-type boarding bridge A boarding bridge includes: a fixed tunnel of which one end is connected to a terminal or an extended fixed tunnel; and a rotunda of which one end is connected to the other end of the fixed tunnel and which is supported by a rotunda column. The rotunda column is driven to raise or lower the rotunda.
US09630726B2	Self transportable aerostat system A self transportable aerostat system comprising: a first motorized mooring truck; a mooring tower removable attached to a base assembly of the first mooring truck, generally vertically arranged in relation to the bed of the first mooring truck; a proximal and distal boom deck removably attached to the base assembly; a flying sheave for redirecting a tether carried by the base assembly and attachable to an aerostat; a second motorized mooring truck attachable to the outer edge of the distal boom; and, an aerostat truck having an electrical connection for connecting to the first mooring truck and having an aerostat storage compartment for storing the aerostat is a retracted configuration.
US09630720B2	Armrest and seat arrangement comprising the same An armrest for arrangement between two seats, especially two passenger seats of a vehicle such as an aircraft is provided, having at least one first support portion for an arm of a first person and at least one second support portion for an arm of a second person wherein the first and second support portions provide different height levels.
US09630716B2	Cargo restraining barrier, cargo loading system and aircraft A cargo restraining barrier configured to be mounted to a cargo deck surface of an aircraft. The cargo restraining barrier includes a base portion, a barrier portion arranged substantially perpendicular to the base portion at a first edge on the top side of the base portion, a plurality of force diverting struts mounted in parallel along the extension of the barrier portion between a backside of the barrier portion and a second edge of the base portion opposite to the first edge of the base portion. The force diverting struts are configured to divert forces acting on the front side of the barrier portion towards the base portion, and a plurality of first latches distributed over the bottom side of the base portion, hooking into tie down rings of a cargo deck surface and to direct the diverted forces from the force diverting struts into the cargo deck surface.
US09630713B1	Unmanned aerial vehicle with adjustable aiming component Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for operating a UAV. Various embodiments include a UAV having a pivotal platform, a tilt assembly, and a processor. The pivotal platform may be configured to selectively tilt relative to a frame of the UAV. The tilt assembly may be configured to change a tilt angle of the pivotal platform. The processor may be coupled to the tilt assembly and configured with processor-executable instructions to determine whether to implement a first change of the tilt angle of the pivotal platform in order to causes a first adjustment of a lift/drag profile of the UAV. The processor may also be configured to activate the tilt assembly to implement the determined first change in the tilt angle of the pivotal platform in response to determining that the first change should be implemented.
US09630710B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle Unmanned aerial vehicles and methods for providing the same are disclosed. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations related to a support frame. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations with a continuous track for ground propulsion. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations related to payload clamps.
US09630709B1	Heliplane rotor thermal management for maintaining dimensional stability A rotor system is disclosed for a reactive drive rotary wing aircraft. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for maintaining the rigidity of the rotor and eliminating play between flight controls and the rotor by mounting swashplate actuators to a flange rigidly secured to the mast. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for thermal management of the rotor in order to avoid bearing failure or loss of bearing preload. Methods include modulating the temperature of oil pumped over one or more of the mast bearing, swashplate bearing, and spindle bearing. The temperature of air passively or actively drawn through rotor may also be modulated to maintain bearing temperature within a predetermined range. Structures for reducing pressure losses and drag on components due to air flow through the rotor are also disclosed. A rotor facilitating thermal management by oil and air flow is also disclosed.
US09630707B2	Method for managing an electric motor The invention relates to a method for managing an electric motor (6) intended to drive rotationally a wheel (4) of an aircraft (1), the method comprising the step of short-circuiting the phases of the electric motor (6) when the aircraft (1) is in a period of deactivation of the motor (6) during which it is envisaged not using the electric motor (6).
US09630705B2	Drive system for ground spoiler, and aircraft The present invention provides a drive system which can automatically deploy a ground spoiler even when a wheel is locked. A drive system for a ground spoiler deploys closed ground spoilers 4A to 4D when a wheel speed VW exceeds a wheel reference speed VW1 or when an air speed VB exceeds an air reference speed VB1 after a main gear 6 touches down. The system may also close the deployed ground spoilers 4A to 4D when the wheel speed VW is smaller than a wheel reference speed VW2 or when the air speed VB is smaller than an air reference speed VB2.
US09630704B2	Blade for a fan of a turbomachine, notably of the unducted fan type, corresponding fan and corresponding turbomachine A blade for a fan of a turbomachine, for example of unducted fan type, a corresponding fan, and a corresponding turbomachine. The blade includes a mechanism arranged, at a single location, to locally, as the fan rotates, disturb a distribution of flow around the blade so as to form two independent main vortices downstream.
US09630703B2	Self-tightening rotor Systems, methods, and devices for propelling self-propelled movable objects are provided. In one aspect, a rotor assembly for a self-propelled movable object comprises: a hub comprising a first fastening feature; a drive shaft comprising a second fastening feature and directly coupled to the hub by a mating connection of the first and second fastening features, wherein the drive shaft is configured to cause rotation of the hub such that the mating connection of the first and second fastening features is tightened by the rotation; and a plurality of rotor blades coupled to the hub and configured to rotate therewith to generate a propulsive force.
US09630699B2	Magnetic latching system with inflatable seal A magnetic latching system is provided for removably latching a panel to an aircraft surface portion. The latching system includes a removable axis panel engageable to a latching land. The panel and land define opposing magnetically attractive surface portions, with a body of magnetic material disposed there between. An inflatable seal is also disposed intermediate the panel and the land. Upon inflation, the inflatable seal is operative to urge the panel away from the land far enough to reconnect magnetic engagement between the panel and the land, sufficient to permit disengagement of the panel from the land.
US09630698B2	Water jet propulsion watercraft A water jet propulsion watercraft includes an exhaust passage, a catalyst member, a water lock, a first oxygen sensor, and a second oxygen sensor. The exhaust passage guides exhaust gas from an engine to an exterior of a hull of the watercraft. The catalyst member is arranged inside the exhaust passage. The water lock is arranged in the exhaust passage downstream of the catalyst member. The first oxygen sensor is arranged in the exhaust passage upstream of the catalyst member. The second oxygen sensor is arranged in the exhaust passage at a position downstream of the catalyst member and upstream of the water lock.
US09630696B2	Outboard motor shift actuator According to one embodiment, a shift actuator includes a main body section and a shaft section. The main body section has an electric motor which has a vertically extending rotating shaft, and a gear mechanism which rotates the shaft section in accordance with the rotating shaft. The shaft section has a threaded shaft extending parallel to the rotating shaft and made to rotate by the gear mechanism in accordance with the rotating shaft and a movable nut which is screwed onto the threaded shaft and moves upward or downward with rotation of the threaded shaft. The movable nut is connected with a shift member which changes the gears of a propeller shaft.
US09630690B2	Motorized watercraft A motorized watercraft is a vehicle that is used to transport a user across the water. The motorized watercraft includes a floating board, a control unit, at least one electrically accessible system, a power source, and at least one conduit stringer. The floating board allows a user to float above the water. The at least one electrically accessible system may include a propulsion system, lights, or other features. The control unit is mounted to the deck of the floating board and is used to regulate the speed of the propulsion system and may be used to control lights which are mounted into the floating board. The power source is used to provide the energy needed for running the propulsion system and the lights. The conduit stringer runs through the floating board, strengthening the floating board and providing a channel through which wiring may run.
US09630688B2	Lateral or transverse flex sports board A lateral flex sports board includes an elongated load supporting board having a top major surface, the top major surface configured to support a user, wherein the elongated load supporting board includes a portion that flexes transversely to the top major surface.
US09630685B2	Floating construction A floating construction (1, 11) includes a vessel (2, 12) partially or fully filled with water and with transparent walls or with walls including transparent sections, and space (3, 5, 6) provided around or partially around the vessel, where the vessel includes at least one opening allowing the surrounding water to enter into the vessel, wherein the space (3, 5, 6) provided around the vessel (2, 12) is enclosed to provide interior observation area for activities taking place inside the vessel.
US09630683B1	Rope storage system A nautical cleat engagement device provides secure engagement to a nautical cleat without directly tying a rope or line to the nautical cleat. The device includes a housing which may be incorporated into or coupled to whatever a user might wish to secure to a cleat. An opening extends into a bottom surface of the housing. The opening is elongated for receiving a horn cleat through the opening. The housing has a cavity in alignment with the opening permitting rotation of the horn cleat within the housing into a locking position within the cavity. A locking pin extends through the housing into the cavity to inhibit rotation of the horn cleat from the locking position.
US09630679B2	Spring leg of front fork In a spring leg of a front fork, the capacity of a rebound air spring chamber is expanded and a stable rebound reaction force is ensured, and the spring leg of the front fork is provided with a sub-tank including an air chamber communicating with a rebound air spring chamber.
US09630675B2	Vehicle An excessive torque restricting mechanism restricts a magnitude of a torque which is to be transmitted from a steering shaft to a connecting mechanism including a tie rod, a magnitude of a torque which is to be transmitted from a left shock absorbing mechanism to the connecting mechanism, and a magnitude of a torque which is to be transmitted from a right shock absorbing mechanism to the connecting mechanism.
US09630674B2	Scooter with removable toy A scooter having a handlebar assembly that includes a vertical portion supporting a handlebar. The vertical portion includes an opening at its top end and the opening is configured to receive an elongate portion of a toy. The assembly also includes a ring portion at the opening of the vertical portion and the ring portion frictionally engages the elongate portion of the toy. The vertical portion and the ring portion are configured to securely support the elongate portion of the toy.
US09630673B2	Saddle-type vehicle There is provided a saddle-type vehicle that can secure a sufficient space below a fuel tank and efficiently arrange a fuel filter in a vehicle space while a fuel tank and the fuel filter are made closer to each other. The saddle-type vehicle has a seat frame 17 for supporting a seat 12, and a suspension bracket 16 extending upwards from the rear end of a main frame 14. The front portion of the seat frame 17 is secured to the upper portion of the suspension bracket 16, the front end portion of the seat frame 17 extends to the rear end portion of the fuel tank 24, and a space 241 is formed in front of the seat frame 17 and below the fuel tank 24 by the main frame 14, the suspension bracket 16 and the fuel tank 24.
US09630672B2	Roll angle estimation device and transport equipment A Kalman filter in a roll angle estimation device estimates a roll angle of a vehicle body, a vehicle speed, a roll angular velocity sensor offset, a yaw angular velocity sensor offset, and a vertical acceleration sensor offset on the basis of detected values of a roll angular velocity sensor, a yaw angular velocity sensor, a vertical acceleration sensor, a longitudinal acceleration sensor, a lateral acceleration sensor, and a rear-wheel speed sensor, and also on the basis of estimated values of the roll angle, the vehicle speed, the roll angular velocity sensor offset, the yaw angular velocity sensor offset, and the vertical acceleration sensor offset obtained in a previous estimation operation.
US09630670B2	Bicycle safe system A cycle safe system for providing secure storage of items on a bicycle. The cycle safe includes a container having a body and a cap, the cap housing a locking mechanism with a user interface on a top face and a latch capable of being extended out of the cap via a latch opening disposed on the side of the cap, and a bracket having a base member with an anchor opening at one end, a stopper at the opposite end, and a lateral support component connected to one or more sides of the base member, the lateral support component configured to enclose the container. When the container is inserted into the bracket and the locking mechanism is engaged, the latch engages with the anchor opening and the container is immovably secured in the bracket.
US09630667B2	Truck front end attachment mount An attachment mount for the front end of a truck, which can fit trucks with full-width or tapering chassis. The attachment mount may include a front member for supporting a front-end truck attachment, and a distribution member. The distribution member may be attached to the vehicle chassis and to the front member, so that the attachment mount spreads stresses originating from downwardly-directed forces exerted on the front member by the attachment, to the front portion of the vehicle chassis.
US09630665B2	Crawler belt coupling apparatus A crawler belt coupling apparatus includes a first crawler belt link, a second crawler belt link, a master pin, a locking pin, and a snap ring. The master pin is inserted in first and second through holes. The master pin is provided with an insertion hole. The locking pin is press fitted into the insertion hole, and has both ends projecting relative to the master pin. The snap ring has a C-like shape, has an outer diameter larger than the first through hole, is disposed opposite to the second crawler belt link relative to the first through hole, and is attached to the master pin. The groove has a width smaller than a diameter of the master pin. The locking pin is disposed in the groove.
US09630661B1	Retractable roof stored under an active spoiler A retractable roof system for a vehicle that includes a sliding/folding textile cover. The cover is folded as the roof system retracts and is stored below a spoiler assembly. The spoiler is an active spoiler that is raised to receive the cover and lowered to enclose the cover in a storage compartment below the spoiler.
US09630657B2	Tire skirt system with window for compactor machine A tire skirt system configured for attachment to a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include a first skirt bracket adapted for attachment to the vehicle, a skirt panel having a first edge adapted for attachment to the first skirt bracket, and a transparent window in the first skirt bracket, the window having an outside face and an inside face. The window may be aligned with at least a portion of a tire when the tire skirt system is attached to the vehicle.
US09630655B1	Grille carrier A grille carrier for at least partially supporting a vehicle grille during installation is provided. The grille carrier includes a base, first and second walls extending from the base, and a top having an upper surface. The top is supported by a U-shaped support forming part of a stem attached to and extending from the base. The upper surface of the top includes a pair of projections for at least partially supporting the grille during installation. The projections are positioned at different distances away from a centerline each include a base and a head. The base is formed of four walls which are perpendicular to one another in one embodiment, and the head covers the base and forms a lip around its periphery. The lip prevents the partially supported grille from coming off during installation.
US09630650B2	Device for camber and/or toe adjustment of a vehicle wheel A device for adjusting camber and/or toe of a vehicle wheel includes a rotatable actuating element arranged between a wheel-side carrier part of a wheel carrier and an axle-side guide part thereof and adjustable by a rotary drive unit. A double-acting freewheel is disposed in a driving path between the rotary drive unit and the actuating element and configured to assume a release position in which the driving path is enabled for transmission of a driving torque from the rotary drive unit onto the actuating element, and to assume a locking position in which a locking torque is generated in opposition to a reaction torque directed from the actuating element to the rotary drive unit. The freewheel is constructed to open in the presence of the driving torque generated by the rotary drive unit and closes in the presence of the reaction torque generated by the actuating element.
US09630636B2	Diagnostic method for rail vehicles A method and a system for diagnosing one or more rail vehicles, each of which has at least one measuring device for measuring measurement values of at least one measurement variable. The method includes the following steps: measuring measurement values by way of at least one measuring device of at least one rail vehicle; transmitting the measurement values from the rail vehicle to a control center situated along the track; evaluating the measurement values in the control center by means of a predefined algorithm, and providing a result of the evaluation as an output.
US09630632B2	Article conveying system and overhead carrier An overhead carrier for transporting an article on a ceiling of an article conveying system can travel on curves with various curvatures so as to increase the layout flexibility of traveling rails. Driving wheels that move an overhead carrier along traveling rails and non-driving wheels that are rotated separately from the driving wheels are provided on the right and left of the transport direction of the overhead carrier. In a linear section, the driving wheels on the right and left sides are supported by the traveling rails. In a curved section, the inner non-driving wheel is supported by the inner traveling rail while the outer driving wheel is supported by the outer traveling rail.
US09630631B2	System and method for dynamic in-vehicle virtual reality A computer-implemented method and system for in-vehicle dynamic virtual reality includes determining a spatial environment around a vehicle and one or more maneuver paths for the vehicle in the spatial environment. The method includes updating a virtual view based on the spatial environment and the maneuver paths. Updating the virtual view includes augmenting one or more components of a virtual world model to indicate the spatial environment and the maneuver paths. The virtual view is rendered to an output device. The method includes generating a vehicle maneuver request for the vehicle. The vehicle maneuver request includes at least a desired vehicle maneuver and the vehicle maneuver request is based at least in part on the spatial environment. The method includes controlling one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle based on the vehicle maneuver request.
US09630629B2	Controlling a vehicle Systems and techniques are disclosed to provide a sensor unit configured to sense a living body within a vehicle and to control the vehicle according to the sensed data. A sensor unit is configured to sense infrared light emitted from one or more areas inside the vehicle. A blocking unit is located between the sensor unit and the one or more areas inside the vehicle. A controller is configured to control at least one of the blocking unit or the sensor unit so as to vary an amount of infrared light that the sensor unit is able to receive through the blocking unit from the one or more areas inside the vehicle. The controller determines, based on a variation in the amount of infrared light received by the sensor unit, whether or not a living body is present inside the vehicle.
US09630620B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes a single manipulandum that selects at least one of first to n-th modes in which ON/OFF states of mutually related functions are set, or a function OFF as an operation support function of a vehicle. An operation support controller selects a transition order according to the current mode when the current state is any one of the first to n-th modes, and sequentially selects each one of the first to n-th modes other than the current mode, and the function OFF based on the selected transition order, each time an operation of the manipulandum is detected. The n is a natural number of 2 or greater.
US09630618B2	Emergency assistance without activated lateral guidance assistance A method and a device for transitioning a vehicle driving without activated lateral guidance assistance into a driving state having reduced risk of collision consequences in the event of an emergency of the driver, wherein the speed of the vehicle is greater than a threshold speed. The method includes detecting a hands-off situation of the driver in a hands-off phase and outputting a hands-off warning, performing a warning escalation in an escalation phase if there is no response to the hands-off warning, and reducing the vehicle speed to a speed less than the threshold speed in an intervention phase if there is no response in the escalation phase. During the hands-off phase, the escalation phase, and the intervention phase, a returning torque is applied to the steering apparatus of the vehicle if it is detected that the vehicle is leaving the current lane.
US09630616B2	Method for controlling an autonomous vehicle system and motor vehicle A method for controlling a vehicle system, which is designed for autonomous operation of a motor vehicle is described, wherein setting information for the vehicle system is determined from location information describing a current position of the motor vehicle and from at least one location-related permission information item relating to the permission of use of the vehicle system, and at least one operating parameter of the vehicle system is selected as a function of the setting information.
US09630615B2	Hybrid vehicle and control method therefor A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine configured to output power for traveling; a motor configured to output power for traveling; a switch configured to set a fuel economy priority mode, in which priority is given to fuel economy, and to cancel the fuel economy priority mode; and a controller configured (a) to operate the engine and the motor based on the switch setting; (b) to determine the presence/absence of degradation of fuel supplied to the engine; and (c) to prohibit setting of the fuel economy priority mode by the switch subsequently when determination is made that the fuel has degraded when the hybrid vehicle travels using power of the motor in a state in which the drive of the engine is stopped.
US09630613B2	Apparatus and method for controlling engine clutch of hybrid vehicle An apparatus for controlling an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine for providing driving power of the vehicle through combustion of a fuel, a motor for providing driving power of the vehicle by electric energy, a battery connected to the motor, and providing electric energy to the motor, an engine clutch for selectively connecting the engine and a driving shaft, and a control unit for measuring a real-time engine torque, revising a predetermined release delay time of the engine clutch according to a change rate of the real-time engine torque, and maintaining a lock-up of the engine clutch for the revised release delay time of the engine clutch when a hybrid travelling mode is switched to an electric travelling mode.
US09630610B2	Driving force control system for vehicle A driving force control system for a vehicle having a mechanism for changing an engine speed continuously. The driving force control system basically controls said mechanism in a manner such that the engine speed is adjusted to optimize fuel economy. The driving force control system is configured to determine an index representing a demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle based on an actual behavior of the vehicle or an amount of operation carried out by a driver to cause said behavior. An upper limit value of the engine speed of the case in which a drive demand is increased is determined on the basis of the index, and the upper limit value is set to the higher value with an increase in the index representing the demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle.
US09630607B2	Inline chemical induction system An air dryer system to keep brakes free from ice and water. The air dryer system includes a canister having a side wall and a bottom defining an upwardly opening chamber. A lid may be removably secured to the canister for an air tight closure of the chamber. A ball valve is coupled to the bottom of the canister. A t-connector is coupled to the canister via the ball valve. The ball valve places the t-connector in fluid communication with the chamber. A quick release coupling may be attached to the ball valve. A plurality of glad hand connectors are disposed at distal ends of the t-connector allowing the air dryer system to be easily assembled to a truck and truck trailer.
US09630606B2	Control device and method for operating a braking system of a vehicle equipped with an electric brake booster A control device for a braking system of a vehicle equipped with an electric brake booster includes an activating unit which is configured to output, taking into account at least one provided sensor signal regarding a setpoint brake pressure, at least one brake pressure control signal to the electric brake booster in such a way that, if the setpoint brake pressure is below a predefined limiting value, a brake pressure portion effectuated on the booster side is equal to a difference between the setpoint brake pressure and a brake pressure portion effectuated on the driver side, while once the predefined limiting value is exceeded by the setpoint brake pressure, the brake pressure portion effectuated on the booster side remains constant or decreases.
US09630600B2	Controller for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, and method for configuring the controller A central control entity controls all actuators of a chassis control system of a motor vehicle. To select a combination of actuator operations best suited for influencing the handling of the motor vehicle, the effect of a change of settings of motor vehicle actuators on the handling is predicted by an observer device configured to receive at least one sensor signal from a sensor via a signal input and, depending on the sensor signal, to determine at least one estimated value for a slip resistance of the motor vehicle. The controller is configured by operating the controller in a test motor vehicle that has a sensor for a measured variable, for which the observer device determines an estimated value. The estimated values from the controller are then compared with corresponding measured values.
US09630599B2	Driving assistance apparatus A driving assistance apparatus includes an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle and acquire obstacle information including a distance to the obstacle; and a control unit configured to intervene to control at least one of braking force and driving force on the basis of the distance to the obstacle, based on the obstacle information, and a running resistance that occurs in response to steering operated by a driver.
US09630596B2	Combination tire valve core removal and fluid fill tool A tool attachable to a valve stem of a tire grips and removes the valve core from the valve stem prior to introduction of sealant through the tool into the tire. Subsequently, the valve core, which has been stored in the tool, may be reinserted into the valve stem. An external pressurized gas source may then be attached to the tool so that gas may be injected through the tool and the valve stem of the tire into the tire.
US09630590B2	Control method, device and system for a vehicle The present invention relates to a method, device and system for controlling a powered vehicle. The device comprises a communications unit operable to receive a vehicle control signal from a remote computer, and a control unit operable to activate and deactivate the fuel pump such that movement of the vehicle is controlled in response to the vehicle control signal received by the communications unit so that the vehicle may be gradually stopped by incrementally cutting fuel to the vehicles pump in a safe manner. Additionally, the present invention provides a remote control disable function by cutting power to vehicle ignition. The present invention further provides a vehicle tracking functionality.
US09630587B2	Seat belt buckle presenter A belt buckle feeder (10) comprises a belt buckle (18), a stationary base member (12) to be mounted fixedly on the vehicle and a motor-driven slide (16) movably supported on the base member (12) to which the belt buckle (18) is coupled, wherein the slide (16) encloses the base member (12) at least in portions.
US09630585B2	Fastening structure of side curtain airbag A side curtain airbag includes a protector that holds a bag body and that guides deployment of the bag body and a bag bracket that is fastened to a bag attaching seat located between two grab rail attaching seats protruded from a roof side portion and that is used to attach the side curtain airbag to the roof side portion. Portions of the protector which are located between the two grab rail attaching seats and which are located at both sides of the bag attaching seat in the vehicle front-rear direction are provided with first cutout portions.
US09630582B1	Crush-can with corrugated core A crush-can is provided. That crush-can includes a first wall, a second wall within the first wall and a corrugated core between the first wall and the second wall. A method for producing the crush-can via 3D printing is also disclosed.
US09630574B2	Exterior component for a vehicle An exterior component for a vehicle includes: a first member having a design surface disposed on a vehicle surface; and a second member forming a housing space sealed between the first and second members in a liquid tight manner by being joined to the first member on a rear side of the design surface, wherein a joint portion between the first member and the second member is configured of an annular recessed portion provided on one side of the first and second members, an annular protrusion portion provided on the other side of the first and second members, and elastic adhesive with which an inside of the annular recessed portion is filled thereby fixing the annular protrusion portion inserted into the inside of the annular recessed portion over the entire peripheries of the annular protrusion and annular recessed portions.
US09630573B2	Clip mounting seats of interior components or exterior components Embodiments of the present invention may include a clip mounting seat having a clip attachment surface, a peripheral wall and an opening. The peripheral wall extends from the clip attachment surface. The opening opens a part of an outer peripheral edge of the clip attachment surface. The clip attachment surface has an attachment hole, a guide groove and a tongue. The guide groove guides an insertion of a neck portion of the clip from the opening into the attachment hole. The tongue protrudes from an edge of the guide groove towards the attachment hole. The tongue is deflected to permit the neck portion to enter from the opening into the attachment hole. When the neck portion moves from the attachment hole toward the opening, the tongue is deflected by the neck portion in a closing direction.
US09630565B2	Ladder loading system A ladder loading system includes a base frame and a stowage frame, wherein the stowage frame is rotatable relative to the base frame. The stowage frame and base frame are connected at a least one pivot having a main pivot axis. The ladder loading system includes a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism includes an idler link that rotates about an idler axis. The linkage mechanism also includes a coupling means for coupling the idler link to the stowage frame. That is, the rotation of the idler link is linked to the rotation of the stowage frame in a master and slave relationship. Suitably, due to the operation of the ladder loading system, rotation of the stowage frame drives rotation of the idler link about the idler axis. The linkage mechanism further includes a control member connected between the idler link and stowage frame.
US09630562B2	Multi-function automotive trunk storage drawer A vehicle storage drawer includes a frame and a housing slidably attached to the frame with a central aperture defining a receptacle. At least one container is selectively engaged with the receptacle. The at least one container is selectively removable from the receptacle when the housing is in an outward position. The container is selectively secured within the receptacle when the housing is in an inward position.
US09630560B2	Shape memory actuator with bistable driven element A shape memory actuator includes a supporting body, a driven element pivotably mounted on the supporting body and in permanent contact with a driving element whose movement is determined by a SMA actuating member and by at least one resilient return member acting in opposition to the SMA actuating member. The driven element is able to take two stable positions under the action of a bistable moving system connecting the driving element to the driven element such that each toggling between the two stable positions is due to an activation of the SMA actuating member, the latter being arranged together with the bistable moving system. The resilient return member, the driving element and the driven element on a same side of the supporting body are in a substantially co-planar arrangement.
US09630557B2	Open confined area object detection Alarm indications of objects (431, 631) in spaces (113) subject to vehicle movements are provided using a scanner unit configured to provide indications of directions and distances of objects within a scan area. A computer compares the signal output from a scanner unit (121) and resolves the signal output to a pattern of the indications of directions and distances, and further resolve multiple instances of the indications over time to resolve the pattern of indications and distances to movement corresponding to the movement of the objects (431, 631). The indications are compared to render an indication of objects (431) partially blocked by other ones (631) of the objects from line-of-sight of the scanner unit (121). Predetermined relative movements of the objects (431, 631) as resolved by the computer render predetermined indicator or alarm signals (341, 342, 345).
US09630554B1	Labor light system A vehicle emergency warning device has a housing including a top portion and a bottom portion; at least one clip member; and a plurality of lights. The top portion of the housing has a hollow interior; a power source attached within the interior; an on/off switch; and an electronic control circuit. The on/off switch is located on a side portion thereof and connected to the power source. The electronic control circuit is located within the interior, is electronically connected to the on/off switch, and is adapted to control a sequence of power to a plurality of lights. The at least one clip member is attached to the top portion and is adapted to removably attach the housing to a vehicle. When in use the housing member is attached to the vehicle and the plurality of lights turned on to warn others that there is an emergency situation within the vehicle.
US09630550B1	Energy attenuating container mounting system Methods and apparatus are provided for an energy attenuating mounting system configured for attaching a container to a vehicle bed at a plurality of discrete mounting points around the container. The mounting system may include a bracket attached to the container at each mounting point, and a plastically deformable energy attenuating member extending from an upper end attached to the bracket, to a lower end attached to the vehicle bed substantially below a bottom of the container, thereby supporting the container in an elevated position. The energy attenuating member is configured to remain rigid and un-deformed if a load carried by the energy attenuating member is below a threshold value, and to attenuate energy by plastically deforming in a predictable manner if the load exceeds the threshold value.
US09630546B2	Lift unit for hoist A container handling system is adapted to move, deploy, and retrieve containers used to manage waste or other materials. The container handling system includes a vehicle and a hoist unit coupled to the vehicle to move therewith and relative to the vehicle. The hoist unit includes a hoist frame and a hoist-frame mover coupled to both the vehicle and the hoist frame to cause the hoist frame to move between a transport position in which the hoist frame is generally horizontal and a use position in which the hoist frame is arranged at an angle relative to the horizontal to facilitate deployment and retrieval of containers.
US09630545B1	Apparatus and system for facilitating loading and unloading cargo from cargo spaces of vehicles A cargo space includes a rear lift gate moveable between opened and closed positions to allow movement of palletized containers into and out of the cargo space. The cargo space has a substantially horizontal floor with first and second sets of laterally spaced, parallel, longitudinal tracks. The tracks extend from the front to the lift gate at the rear of the cargo space. At least one set of tracks is positioned transverse to the longitudinal tracks. The tracks slidably support cargo container pallets. A system of actuators, guides and locks enable programmed movement of the pallets along the tracks into and out of the cargo space as well as within the cargo space.
US09630544B2	Dump truck and load transmission structure for same Stresses are decreased at joints of a support structure disposed on a body of a dump truck. The dump truck includes a body frame (2), a body (2), a support structure (12) disposed on the body and supported by the body frame, and load transmission structures configured to transmit a load from the support structure to the body frame and, to transmit a reaction force from the body frame to the support structure. The support structure has a plurality of vertical plates (12a, 12b) and a bottom plate (12c). The vertical plates are arranged along a direction in which the reaction force is received from the body frame, and the bottom plate is maintained in upward contact with these vertical plates. The bottom plate is divided into first areas and a second area. The first areas include areas where the bottom plate is in contact with the vertical plates, and the second area is an area other than the first areas. The load transmission structures are configured to transmit the reaction force from the body frame such that a reaction force to be transmitted to each of the first areas becomes greater than a reaction force to be transmitted to the second area.
US09630542B2	Mat fixing clip for vehicle carpet A mat fixing clip of a vehicle carpet that is configured to fix the clip to the carpet by one fastener and then to fix the fixed fastener in advance while being covered by another fastener, and doubly couples and fixes the clip to the carpet using these fasteners, thereby easily and quickly mounting the clip to the carpet to improve assembling characteristics, and fixes the clip twice to prevent the clip once mounted from being detached from the carpet and improve the coupling force. In particular, a mat fixing clip of a vehicle carpet that enables the two fasteners to fix the carpet in opposite directions, thereby being able to complement the coupling strength at the coupling site and further enhance the coupling strength.
US09630540B2	Headrest A headrest including: a trim cover element formed in a three-dimensional bag-like configuration, a fiber assembly; and a foam padding. The fiber assembly and foam padding are both provided within the trim cover element in such a manner that the fiber assembly is secured to and positioned on a front surface side of the trim cover element, whereas the foam padding is positioned on a rear surface side of the fiber assembly. The foam padding has been created by a foaming process so as to be integral with the trim cover element and fiber assembly.
US09630531B1	Vehicle child seat cover A seat cover configured to be removably attached to a child vehicle seat is provided with a compartment to enable a booster seating insert to be inserted into and secured. The cover is further provided with a plurality of straps, having fasteners, to secure the cover to the child vehicle seat.
US09630530B2	Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat Longitudinal, adjuster (27) having an outer and an Inner rail (50, 51), characterized in that the outer rail (50) has a structural element (53) which absorbs vertical forces and has a flexible element which biases a rolling body (52) against the inner rail (51).
US09630529B2	Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus is provided in which a spring cover which covers a lock spring for rotationally biasing a rotational cam can be easily and securely mounted to an outer surface of a base plate or a ratchet plate.The seat reclining apparatus is provided with a lock spring disposed to face the outer surface of the base plate or disposed in a hole in the base plate to bias and rotate the rotational center shaft in a direction to rotate the rotational cam toward the locked position, and a spring cover disposed to face the outer surface of the base plate and covers the lock spring, and to make an inner surface of one of the seat cushion side frame and the seatback side frame contact an outer surface of a protrusion which is projected from the spring cover.
US09630524B1	Electric vehicle An electric vehicle system featuring a novel idling capability is presented. The vehicle performs without electricity from an external power source resulting in decreased entropy generation. It also asserts a zero carbon footprint while excluding typical emissions produced by conventional all-electric vehicles. This novel invention has a capacity between idle speed (1000 rpm) and high speed (6000 rpm) using a constant electric current.
US09630522B2	System and method for controlling a motor vehicle with independent rear electric machines A method controls a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine coupled to a first axle set and to at least two electric machines each one coupled to one wheel of a second axle set. The method includes determining the speed of at least one of the electric machines; comparing the determined speed against a threshold; and altering, if the determined speed is above the threshold, the maximum torque of the electric machines so as to limit the rotational speed of the machines.
US09630520B2	Circuit and method for battery leakage detection A battery management system includes a switching element configured to selectively couple a resistive network in parallel with a capacitor that couples a voltage bus and a ground reference. A controller is programmed to, in response to activating the switching element for a predetermined time, output a diagnostic according to a leakage resistance that is based on a time associated with a predetermined change in a voltage across the capacitor. A time constant is derived from the voltage response and the leakage resistance is derived from the time constant.
US09630519B2	Motor vehicle with electric energy accumulator and charging cable as well as method for operating a motor vehicle The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1), comprising an electrical energy storage device (2) chargeable via an external charging device (3), and a charging cable (4) for connecting the motor vehicle (1) to the charging device (3), wherein the motor vehicle (1) further comprises a detection device for wireless detection of the presence of the charging cable (4) in at least one region of the motor vehicle (1) and a control unit (10, 11) communicating with the detection device. The control unit is designed, in particular upon start-up of the motor vehicle (1), to inform a driver and/or to block vehicle operation when the detection result indicates the absence of a charging cable (4).
US09630515B2	Device for the inductive transmission of electric energy An apparatus inductively transmits electrical energy from a primary coil, which is arranged in a stationary unit, to a secondary coil, which is arranged in a vehicle. The primary coil and/or the secondary coil have or has at least one switchable coil tap for adjusting a coil length which is active for the inductive energy transmission.
US09630512B2	System and method for controlling energy under interlock of eco-friendly vehicle A system and method for controlling energy of an eco-friendly vehicle are provided and include turning off, by a controller, a main relay in response to sensing interlock by means of a detection circuit and charging a secondary batter by discharging voltage of a capacitor in an inverter to the secondary battery, under control of voltage output from a low voltage DC converter after the main relay is turned off. In addition, the controller is configured to discharge DC-link voltage to a driving motor by operating the inverter after charging the second battery.
US09630510B2	System, method, and computer program for an integrated human-machine interface (HMI) of an engine-generator In one embodiment, an engine management system (EMS) can use a human machine interface (HMI) to modify operating parameters of a set of engine generators controlled by an engine control unit (ECU). The HMI can permit authorized users to adjust a plurality of operating parameters of the engine generators in accordance with an authorization level of the authorized users. The ECU can be a standalone system operable independent of the EMS. A communication network (e.g., ARCnet) can link the EMS to the ECU, wherein the changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI are maintained over a power-cycle of the EMS. Further, changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI can be maintained even when communications over the communication network linking the engine.
US09630508B2	System and method for controlling regenerative braking in a vehicle A vehicle and a method for controlling regenerative braking may utilize the maximum available regenerative braking torque for some time during a braking event. As the vehicle speed and/or powertrain torque decreases, the regenerative braking torque is controlled to deviate from the maximum. The point at which the regenerative braking torque deviates from the maximum is chosen based on the level of vehicle deceleration. The regenerative braking torque is then smoothly blended out until it reaches zero. The regenerative braking torque is brought to zero when the vehicle speed is very low, thereby eliminating the inefficiencies associated with operating a motor at a very low speed.
US09630501B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a motor accommodated in a housing and a power control unit. The power control unit is supported by a front bracket and a rear bracket and fixed above the housing. The rear bracket has a base section, a support section and ribs. The ribs are arranged on both sides of the support section in a vehicle width direction, and each of the ribs has a fragile section. The fragile section is configured to yield first in each of the ribs at a time when the power control unit receives a collision load from a vehicle front direction.
US09630489B2	Fuel tank system A valve member is provided to a vent pipe for communicating a fuel tank with a canister. A solenoid valve is provided to a canister side bypass passage between a back pressure chamber of the valve member and the canister side vent pipe. An extending member is provided to restrict the valve lift amount in accordance with the internal pressure of the fuel tank.
US09630487B2	Hybrid system A hybrid system includes an engine, a first rotary machine, a speed change device to which the engine is connected, a differential gear to which the speed change device and the first rotary machine are connected, a clutch and a brake causing the speed change device to change gears by engagement and disengagement between first plates and second plates, a casing configured to house therein these members except the engine and to be connected to the engine, and a cover wall configured to cover an opening of the casing which opening is provided on an engine side. The first rotary machine is placed on the engine side relative to the clutch and the brake, the clutch is placed inside a cylinder member of the brake, and the cylinder member is connected to a cover wall.
US09630484B1	Vehicle engine mount structure A vehicle engine mount structure includes a motor mount assembly, a motor bracket and a heat shield. The motor mount assembly has a first attachment part with a fastener receiving aperture, a vibration absorbing section and a second attachment part spaced apart from the first attachment part. The motor bracket has a first flange portion configured to support a vehicle engine and a second flange portion configured to attach to the second attachment part of the motor mount assembly. The heat shield is dimensioned to at least partially overlay the vibration absorbing section of the motor mount assembly and overlay the fastener receiving aperture with the heat shield being disposed between the motor mount assembly and the second flange portion of the motor bracket, and with the second flange portion of the motor bracket attached to the second attachment part of the motor mount assembly.
US09630478B2	Seamless tailgate The invention relates to a method for producing seamlessly manufactured vehicle components, in particular vehicle flaps, having a continuous support of a thermoplastic plastics material, which vehicle components have at least one transparent region that is an integral part of the support.
US09630477B2	Device for preventing head lamp glare and method for preventing glare using the same A method for preventing glare caused by a head lamp of an opposite side vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting a position of the head lamp from an image photographed in a front direction of a vehicle, when a light is detected in front of the vehicle. The detected position of the head lamp is then matched on a head-up display image and a filtering image is generated to block the light of the head lamp using the head-up display image. The filtering image is finally output on a vehicle windshield.
US09630468B2	Air spring, in particular for vehicles An air spring, in particular for vehicles, which is clamped with an air spring piston and an air spring cover between the chassis and the vehicle body of a motor vehicle, including an air spring bellows, which is sealingly fixed on the air spring cover and air spring piston, is made of an elastomeric material, at least partially delimits a working chamber filled with compressed air, and which unrolls to form at least one rolling fold on the air spring piston, wherein an end region of the air spring bellows is secured on a clamping section of the air spring cover by a clamping ring. An additional ring is provided, which is arranged in the end region of the air spring bellows and outside the clamping section in order to relieve the clamping ring, wherein the inner diameter thereof substantially corresponds to an inner diameter of the clamping ring.
US09630457B2	Film to keep tire surface clean and simultaneously prime for better adhesion of balance pad The subject invention relates to a method of preparing a tire inner surface to attain better adhesion of balance pads, puncture sealants, and noise reduction foams. In this method a strip of multi-axially stretchable film is adhered to the inner surface of an uncured tire with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. Then a release agent coating is applied to the film strip on the inner surface of the uncured tire which is subsequently cured in a suitable mold at an elevated temperature. The cured tire is then removed from the mold and after allowing the cured tire to cool the annular circumferential film strip is removed from the inner surface of the tire to provide a circumferential release coating-free tire inner surface onto which balance pads, puncture sealants, and noise reduction foams can be adhered.
US09630455B2	Pneumatic tire for running on rough terrain A pneumatic tire for rough terrain comprises a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks, the blocks comprising a plurality of center blocks arranged in a center region of the tread portion, a plurality of shoulder blocks arranged along each tread edge of the tread portion and a plurality of middle blocks arranged between the center region and the shoulder blocks, each of the center blocks, middle blocks and shoulder blocks comprising a top face and a sidewall face extending radially inward from the peripheral edge of the top face, wherein at least one of the middle blocks and shoulder blocks is a U-shaped block having a lateral slot which extends from an axially outer sidewall face of the block to an axially inner end thereof being terminated within the block.
US09630454B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a pair of shoulder main grooves adjacent to each tread edge, and shoulder lateral grooves extending from each shoulder main grooves to each tread edge. Each shoulder lateral groove includes an axially inner portion extending from the shoulder main groove with a first angle, an axially middle portion extending from the axially inner portion with a second angle larger than the first angle, and an axially outer portion extending from the axially middle portion with a third angle smaller than the second angle. The shoulder lateral grooves include first and second shoulder lateral grooves alternately arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire. The axially middle portion of the first shoulder lateral groove is disposed axially inwardly of the axially middle portion of the second shoulder lateral groove.
US09630452B2	Pneumatic tire Provided is a pneumatic tire including: a belt reinforcing layer (12) having an outside end portion in the tire width direction disposed outside in the tire width direction than a tire circumferential groove (16) disposed at the outermost side in the tire width direction, in which a buttress portion (19) being positioned on the outside of a tread (15) in the tire width direction and connecting a surface (15a) of the tread (15) to a sidewall (20) is formed to have, in section in the tire width direction, an outer surface in a concave shape with a depth shallow enough not to be set into the inside in the tire width direction from the outside end of the surface (15a) of the tread (15) in the tire width direction.
US09630449B1	Wheel installation crane for combines An apparatus for removing and storing outer wheel assemblies from combines being transported on public roads is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pivoting dual-boom crane temporarily mounted to an attachment frame of a combine. The crane swings over either outside wheel assembly and provides a lifting support for installing or removing the wheel assembly. A dual-boom crane includes a wheel bar configured to grip and lift a wheel assembly. The wheel assemblies are then secured on the apparatus such that the combine can be transported over public roadways without exceeding a typical width limit.
US09630448B2	Aircraft wheel comprising a duct establishing a leakage path in the wheel The invention relates to an aircraft wheel comprising a rim and a tire (20) received on the rim, the rim comprising two parts (1; 2) assembled with one another by means of assembly bolts (5), one of the parts comprising a recess (3) in which is arranged a seal (4) which is interposed between the two parts, the wheel being characterized in that at least one of the parts comprises at least one duct (6) extending beneath the seal so as to establish a leakage path between on one hand a volume of gas delimited by the rim and the tire, and on the other hand a space between the parts, the path being nominally closed by the seal when the bolts are tightened correctly but allowing gas to leak from said volume when the bolt associated with said opening is not tightened correctly or is absent.
US09630443B2	Printer driver separately applying watermark and information The present invention provides a printer responsive to commands from printer driver software. The printer driver software is characterized by being responsive to two types of input data. One of the types includes text data, and the other of the types includes watermark data. The two types of data are separately applied to printer driver software, rather than integrated together prior to application to the printer driver software.
US09630442B2	Security system with optical waveguide A security document comprises a substrate (1) and an optical waveguide (7). Couplers (10a, 10b) are provided in the waveguide (7) for coupling light into and out of the waveguide. The couplers (10a, 10b) can e.g. by gratings, scattering objects, holograms, luminescent dyes or perforations. The authenticity of the document can be verified using methods based on the properties of the waveguide.
US09630429B2	Tape cartridge and tape printing apparatus Provided is a tape cartridge capable of reducing false detection by a detection portion. A tape cartridge 100 installed in a tape printing apparatus includes: a label tape 101 having a plurality of detection convex portions 109 partially projecting from an end thereof in a tape width direction; a cartridge case in which the label tape 101 is accommodated; a platen roller 103 accommodated in the cartridge case and paying out the label tape 101 by rotation; and an exposed area formed in the cartridge case and serving as an area in which the plurality of detection convex portions 109 is exposed one after another as the label tape 101 is paid out by the platen roller 103, wherein the label tape 101 is not exposed in the exposed area except for the detection convex portions.
US09630428B2	Print unit activation by means of a clock unit A printing method comprises advancing a media to be printed towards a printing unit of a printing device by means of a media advance unit, detecting a position of the media relative to the printing unit, and providing a corresponding position sensor signal, and activating the printing unit to print on a predetermined portion of the media in accordance with the position sensor signal and a timing signal provided by a clock unit.
US09630424B2	VCSEL-based variable image optical line generator A single-pass imaging system utilizes a two-dimensional (2D) light field generator (e.g., one or more VCSEL devices) to generate a modulated two-dimensional modulated light field in accordance with image data for a single row of pixels, and an anamorphic optical system that concentrates the two-dimensional modulated light field in a process direction such that a one-dimensional scan line image extending in a cross-process direction is generated on an imaging surface. The VCSEL array is configured using a scan line image data group made up of pixel image data portions, with associated groups of light emitting elements aligned in the process direction being configured by each pixel image data portion. Gray scaling is achieved either by turning on some of the light emitting elements of the associated group, or by turning the light emitting elements of the associated group partially on, e.g. using a common drive current.
US09630420B2	Fluid containers An example apparatus includes a housing including a first chamber and a second chamber, the housing defining a first port to fluidly couple the first chamber to a printer, the housing including a second port to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber; a bladder disposed in the first chamber, the bladder being inflatable to increase a pressure within the first chamber; and a regulator to regulate fluid flow from the second chamber to the first chamber and to deter fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber.
US09630419B2	Maintenance valve for fluid ejection head An ejection chip is disclosed, and comprises a substrate, a flow feature layer, a nozzle plate, and one or more valves. The substrate includes one or more fluid channels and one or more fluid ports each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid channels. The flow feature layer is disposed over the substrate, and the flow feature layer include one or more flow features each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid ports.
US09630415B2	Ink cartridge refilling device and ink cartridge refilling method utilizing the same for ink refilling The invention relates to an ink cartridge refilling device, which comprises an ink container, an ink injection channel, an air suction channel, an air inlet channel and a leakage-proof component, wherein both the air suction channel and the air inlet channel are arranged inside the ink container; and the leakage-proof component is arranged on the air inlet channel. As both the air suction channel and the air inlet channel are arranged inside the ink container, the ink cartridge refilling device has the advantages of having compact overall structure, small space usage and simple operation, reducing the number of dies in the manufacturing process, fully reducing the manufacturing cost, and solving the technical problems of large space usage, trivial operation and high manufacturing cost in the traditional ink cartridge refilling device.
US09630411B2	Method of improving the yield of a nozzle plate fabrication process There is provided a method of improving the yield of a nozzle plate fabrication process, the method comprising determining a variation in the size of nozzles in a nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes for the nozzles, the nozzles in the nozzle plate having been fabricated using a plurality of mandrels, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate and determining modifications to the size of one or more mandrels in the plurality of mandrels to compensate for the determined variation in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate. Also provided is a method of fabricating a nozzle plate, the method comprising fabricating a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles using a plurality of mandrels on a substrate, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate, the mandrels in the plurality of mandrels having varying sizes in order to compensate for local variations in the fabrication process that would result in local variations in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes.
US09630408B2	Inkjet head that circulates ink An inkjet head that is able to circulate ink. The inkjet head includes a diaphragm plate, a first restrictor plate, one or more chamber plates, a second restrictor plate, and an orifice plate. The orifice plate forms a plurality of nozzles. The chamber plates form a plurality of chambers corresponding with the nozzles, and also form a return manifold for receiving ink from the chambers when circulating the ink through the inkjet head. The diaphragm plate forms a diaphragm that seals the chambers. The first restrictor plate controls a flow of ink between the chambers and the return manifold to circulate the ink through the inkjet head. The second restrictor plate controls the flow of ink between a supply manifold and the chambers.
US09630395B2	Printing machine The printing machine comprising at least one protective replaceable self-adhesive film (1) at least for the principal surfaces most affected by splashes of ink and/or varnish and by the normal accumulation of dirt.
US09630394B2	Squeegee holder In an embodiment of the present invention, a squeegee blade holder is provided. The holder includes a first side member, a second side member, and a pivot portion between the first and second side members. The holder also includes a separator between the first and second side members for maintaining compression of the side members against the squeegee blade. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of holding a squeegee blade in a holder is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a first holder side, and providing a second holder side. The method further includes compressing the first and second holder sides against the squeegee blade, and maintaining compression of the first and second holder sides against the squeegee blade.
US09630393B1	Screen printing press and method of use A screen printing press includes a base and a clamping mechanism which is connected to the base. The clamping mechanism has a first member, a second member disposed perpendicular to the first member, and an edge. As screen has a first surface and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface. A protruding stop is disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The screen is positioned in the clamping mechanism so that the first surface abuts the first member, the second surface abuts the second member, and the protruding stop abuts the edge. The base includes an open frame which defines a volume which is shaped and dimensioned to receive a burn unit, so that when the burn unit is placed within the volume the burn unit is visible.
US09630391B2	Method and apparatus for separating flexible display film from substrate The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for separating a flexible display film from a substrate. The method of separating a flexible display film from a substrate according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of dividing the substrate attached with the flexible display film on a side thereof into a plurality of pieces, and separating part or all of the plurality of pieces from the flexible display film. The apparatus for separating a flexible display film from a substrate according to the present disclosure comprises a division component configured to divide the substrate attached with the flexible display film on a side thereof into the plurality of pieces, and a substrate-film separation component configured to separate part or all of the pieces from the flexible display film.
US09630386B1	Automatic gluing mechanism and automatic gluing machine using the same An automatic gluing machine includes an automatic gluing mechanism. The automatic gluing mechanism includes a sleeve, a pushing component mounted to the sleeve, an assembling head, and a driving module including a gear module. The sleeve is equipped with a first sleeve gear. The pushing component includes a rotating body and a first rotary gear. The assembling head is assembled inside the sleeve. The gear module cooperates the first rotary gear to drive the rotating body to rotate bidirectionally. The gear module cooperates with the first sleeve gear to make the sleeve to rotate in a single direction. A rotation speed difference between the first rotary gear and the first sleeve gear is generated, so after every rotation of the assembling head, a single-direction rotation displacement of the assembling head is generated relative to a last rotation of the assembling head.
US09630385B2	Releasable polyester metal transfer film A carrier film of thermoplastic polyester has releasable metal adhesive properties suitable for a metal transfer in which the polyester film is metalized and the metal layer is subsequently transferred to a permanent adhesive-coated substrate. The metal layer is in direct contact with the polyester carrier film and no intermediate release layer is present. Desired metal adhesion is provided by dispersing a suitable surfactant, and optionally, a hydrocarbon wax, uniformly into the polyester film. Surfactant on the outer surface of the carrier film modifies metal adhesion to the polyester such that the metal can be removed in a metal transfer operation.
US09630381B2	Insulation system for a cooking appliance incorporating a plurality of microsphere sheets An appliance includes an outer shell and an inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are engaged to define an insulating cavity therebetween, and wherein the inner shell includes an inner surface that defines an interior cavity. An insulation member includes a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers including an insulative sheet defining first and second surfaces and a plurality of microspheres at least partially disposed within the insulative sheet, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres extends outward from each of the first and second surfaces to define a plurality of protrusions, and wherein the engagement of two adjacent layers of the plurality of layers causes a portion of the plurality of protrusions to engage and define a plurality of insulating air pockets between the adjacent layers.
US09630377B2	Wound dressing, ingredient delivery device and IV hold-down incorporating a statically retained handle member Adhesive devices used as wound dressings, ingredient delivery devices and IV hold-downs include a handling layer comprised of a layer of conductive material and at least one layer of non-conductive material, adhered to the non-adhesive coated side of an adhesive coated polymeric film layer, by an electrostatic charge, rather than by an adhesive.
US09630369B2	Process and apparatus for manufacturing tyres A carcass ply is applied around an outer surface of a building drum, according to an application diameter greater than the fitting diameter of the tire. An annular anchoring structure defining the fitting diameter is coaxially engaged around each of the end flaps. An outer sleeve including at least one belt structure possibly associated with a tread band is disposed at a coaxially centered position around the carcass sleeve applied onto the building drum. Through axial approaching of two halves forming the building drum, the carcass sleeve is shaped into a toroidal configuration to determine application of same against a radially internal surface of the outer sleeve.
US09630367B2	Fiber-reinforced film processes and films Cast-film process for making a fiber-reinforced film is disclosed. The process includes providing at least a first thermoplastic resin, melting the at least first thermoplastic resin, extruding the at least first thermoplastic resin through a first extension die to form a first thermoplastic film, providing at least a second thermoplastic resin, melting the at least second thermoplastic resin, extruding the at least second thermoplastic resin through a second extension die to form a second thermoplastic film, transporting the first and second thermoplastic films along respective casting rollers, and introducing a plurality of fibers between the first and second thermoplastic films so as to form a fiber-reinforced film having a thickness between about 0.2 mil to about 2.0 mils and having a first thermoplastic layer, a second thermoplastic layer, and a plurality of fibers dispersed therebetween. Cast-film process for making a fiber-reinforced bag is also disclosed.
US09630365B2	Method for manufacturing a physical volumetric representation of a virtual three-dimensional object One variation of a method for manufacturing a physical volumetric representation of a virtual three-dimensional object includes: slicing the virtual three-dimensional object into a set of virtual layers of discrete virtual thickness; for each virtual layer in the set of virtual layers, selecting a set of cross-sections of a portion of the virtual three-dimensional object within the virtual layer, setting an opacity level for each cross-section, combining the set of cross-sections into a composite cross-section based on an opacity level set for each cross-section, and printing the composite cross-section onto a dominant face of a substrate in a set of substrates; and assembling the set of substrates into a stack, each substrate in the set of substrates positioned within the stack according to a position within the virtual three-dimensional object of a cross-section printed on the substrate.
US09630362B2	Printing head module A printing head module includes a driving gear, a bi-directional motor, a first feeding module and a second feeding module. The bi-directional motor selectively drives the driving gear to rotate along a first direction and a second direction. The first feeding module disposed at a first side of the driving gear includes a first unidirectional gear and a first idler gear. The driving gear is engaged with the first unidirectional gear, and the first unidirectional gear unidirectionally drives the first idler gear to rotate. The second feeding module is disposed at a second side of the driving gear opposite to the first side, and includes a second unidirectional gear and a second idler gear, the driving gear is engaged with the second unidirectional gear to drive the second unidirectional gear to rotate, and the second unidirectional gear unidirectionally drive the second idler gear to rotate.
US09630357B2	Device for transporting a hollow body comprising a magnetically actuated gripping means A device for transporting a hollow body provided with a neck which includes a vertically oriented internal wall, the device including at least elements for gripping the hollow body by engaging with the internal wall of the neck, which are mounted on the lower free end of a rod and movably connected thereto, the rod being mounted to be vertically movable between a high position and a low position, wherein the gripping elements are mounted to be radially movable between a retracted position in which the gripping elements are vertically inserted from top to bottom into the neck, without contacting the internal wall, and a deployed position in which the gripping elements engage the internal wall of the neck, and the change in position of the gripping elements from the retracted to the deployed position and/or from the deployed to the retracted position is actuated by a magnetic field.
US09630353B2	Method of manufacturing bulked continuous filament A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the group of flakes through an expanded surface area extruder while maintaining a pressure within the expanded surface area extruder below about 25 millibars; (E) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (F) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET.
US09630349B2	Compacted pelletized additive blends containing a polymer carrier Improved solventless processing technology for additive blends containing a polymer carrier, including those which have high level of additives, is described. High concentrations of low-melting, sticky additives lead to phase separation and extrusion instability, such that pellets cannot be formed from such additive blends by traditional extrusion process. These blends include those with a high level of active additives that have been described in the literature as Type A Superblends. Here a polymer typically acts as the carrier of the additives. The new and improved technology involves the solid state compaction processing, using a tubular die, of such impossible-to-pelletize additive blends of the Type A composition to produce commercially useful pelletized additive blends.
US09630342B2	Machine for manufacturing concrete uwall type construction blocks by molding each concrete U-wall construction block from concrete poured about a block cage made from reinforcing material while said block cage is loaded with said machine A machine for and method of manufacturing concrete U-wall type construction blocks by molding each concrete u-wall construction block from concrete poured about a block cage made from reinforcing material while said block cage is loaded within the machine. The method involves providing a system of molding jacket panels, including a core molding assembly having a pair of inside stem jacket panels that are adjustably supportable in a substantially parallel manner during a molding process, and arranged is such a manner that the front wall portion is molded in downwardly facing direction toward a horizontal support surface and completely enclosed in one or more molding jacket panels. Before block molding operations, the thickness of the front wall portion of the U-wall construction block is set by determining the thickness of a front wall surface liner and installing the front wall surface forming liner within the system of molding jacket panels.
US09630338B2	Workpiece positioning system Embodiments provide a log positioning system configured to transport a log through one or more chipper/profiler modules to produce a cant with four chipped/profiled sides. In some embodiments, a log processing system may include an infeed, a positioning feed module downstream of the infeed, and one or more chipper/profiler modules disposed proximal to the positioning feed module. The positioning feed module may include a sharp chain coupled to one or more pairs of vertical positioning rolls. The positioning feed module may be selectively skewed, slewed, and/or tilted to match the vertical and angular orientation of the infeed.
US09630337B2	Production technology for natural bamboo fibers A production technology for natural bamboo fibers is applied in producing woven bamboo fibers, non-woven bamboo fibers, and reinforcing composite bamboo fibers. The woven bamboo fibers are produced by steps of cutting to a certain length, slicing, flattening, softening, dividing, debonding, rinsing, soaking in oil, drying, and opening. The non-woven bamboo fibers and the reinforcing composite bamboo fibers are produced by steps of cutting to a certain length, slicing, flattening, softening, dividing, debonding (optional), rinsing, and drying.
US09630336B2	Portable power tool A portable power tool includes at least one drive unit configured to drive an insert tool, at least one housing unit in which the drive unit is disposed, and at least one marking unit configured to mark a relative position of a drive axis of the drive unit on a workpiece to be machined. The the marking unit is disposed on the housing unit.
US09630333B2	Travel razor A portable razor is disclosed, comprising a razor blade, a water container, a shaving lubricant, and a cover to prevent the razor from making a mess when carried in a pocket or purse. Such a razor may be used while on-the-go while still keeping the advantages of a real shave with soap and water.
US09630329B2	Kitchen scissors with a curved blade Kitchen scissors are curved and have a single or multiple blade for safer, faster and more efficient slicing of food, for example. The scissors can be used for various items, such as for cutting meat, vegetables and other food products. The curved design of the scissor blades allows a user to easily operate the scissors to cut items disposed against a horizontal surface without having to uncomfortably and unsafely twist one's wrist as would be required with conventional straight-blade scissors. The scissors can have multiple blades, spaced apart a desired “bite-sized” length, to make cutting food products even faster. The hooked tip not only improves the slicing action by lifting the food ever so slightly during cutting but such hooked tips also have the additional advantage of grabbing food with a tong effect prior to slicing.
US09630319B2	Localization and mapping using physical features A method includes maneuvering a robot in (i) a following mode in which the robot is controlled to travel along a path segment adjacent an obstacle, while recording data indicative of the path segment, and (ii) in a coverage mode in which the robot is controlled to traverse an area. The method includes generating data indicative of a layout of the area, updating data indicative of a calculated robot pose based at least on odometry, and calculating a pose confidence level. The method includes, in response to the confidence level being below a confidence limit, maneuvering the robot to a suspected location of the path segment, based on the calculated robot pose and the data indicative of the layout and, in response to detecting the path segment within a distance from the suspected location, updating the data indicative of the calculated pose and/or the layout.
US09630318B2	Feature detection apparatus and methods for training of robotic navigation A robotic device may be operated by a learning controller comprising a feature learning configured to determine control signal based on sensory input. An input may be analyzed in order to determine occurrence of one or more features. Features in the input may be associated with the control signal during online supervised training. During training, learning process may be adapted based on training input and the predicted output. A combination of the predicted and the target output may be provided to a robotic device to execute a task. Feature determination may comprise online adaptation of input, sparse encoding transformations. Computations related to learning process adaptation and feature detection may be performed on board by the robotic device in real time thereby enabling autonomous navigation by trained robots.
US09630315B2	Robot with hot-swapped end effectors Robots capable of accommodating dynamic replacement of end effectors load and run software that allows the end effector to be operated without change to the main control program. The driver may be dynamically linked and run during program execution when the corresponding end effector is detected. Typically, the robot controller will store a library of drivers, and load the appropriate driver when a new end effector is detected.
US09630310B2	Electric tool An electric tool, such as an angle driver, has a main tool body with a front portion and a rear portion positioned opposite to the front portion. The main tool body houses a motor configured to receive electricity to function as a drive source. A gear head is coupled with the front portion of the main tool body wherein the gear head has a spindle in communication with a motor axis of the motor via mesh-engagement of bevel gears associated with the motor axis. The spindle has with a cutter tool accessory attached thereto such that rotation of the motor axis produces a commensurate rotation of the cutter tool accessory. Battery attachment portions are associated with the rear portion of the main tool body and are configured to receive a corresponding set of batteries that provide electricity to power the motor.
US09630309B2	Handle body for pneumatic tool A pneumatic tool includes a handle body, an output unit having a driving head, a driving unit for driving the output unit, and a switching unit operable to change the rotational direction of the driving head. The handle body includes: a surrounding wall having a top surface and an axial space that has a central axis and that is adapted to permit the driving unit to be mounted therein; a mounting unit disposed at the top surface of the surrounding wall and adapted to permit the switching unit to be mounted therein; and a through hole formed vertically through the surrounding wall and in spatial communication with the axial space, the through hole being adapted to permit the output unit to be mounted therein.
US09630308B2	Demolition hammer with reversible housing and interchangeable wear plate arrangement A demolition hammer is provided that includes a housing that is reversible and a plurality of interchangeable wear plates. The demolition hammer may include a housing a housing having a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, and a power cell disposed within the housing, the power cell having a front face, wherein the housing is reversible such that the housing can be used with the power cell in a first orientation in which the front face faces the first wall and a second orientation in which the front face faces the second wall.
US09630307B2	Rotary hammer A rotary hammer is adapted to impart axial impacts to a tool bit. The rotary hammer includes a motor, a spindle coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor, and a piston at least partially received within the spindle for reciprocation therein. A crank hub is coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor. The crank hub defines a rotational axis and includes a socket offset from the rotational axis. A pin includes a first portion at least partially received within the socket and a second portion fixed to the piston. The first portion of the pin is both pivotable within the socket and axially displaceable relative to the socket in response to rotation of the crank hub for reciprocating the piston between a forward-most position within the spindle and a rearward-most position within the spindle.
US09630303B2	Bicycle alignment tool A bicycle alignment device can be used to align the nose of the bicycle seat with the top tube of the bicycle frame. In addition, the same device can be used to align the handlebar stem with the front tire of the bicycle. The device can use a pointing device, such as a pin or a laser pointer, to align the seat to the top tube. The device can be easily broken down into its components for easy and convenient storage when not in use.
US09630301B2	Compact gas cylinder valve ratchet driver tool Disclosed is a gas cylinder ratchet driver tool that is specifically suited for opening and closing valve posts of gas cylinders. The tool comprises an outer handle body for one-handed use and an external ratchet switching actuator. Within the handle body is an internal housing that supports a rotatable socket therein. The socket comprises an elongated length with a lower working end adapted to engage a gas cylinder valve post and a ratchet gear upper end. A first and second wedge plate supported by the housing and acted upon by the actuator controls the ratchet direction by bearing against the ratchet gear, determining ratchet direction or ratchet lock. A flat spring beneath the actuator manipulates the wedge plates against the ratchet gear to control the ratchet direction. The socket working end comprises two flat portions to facilitate placement of the socket onto a gas cylinder valve post in emergency situations.
US09630299B1	Master jaw assembly A master jaw assembly for an engineering vise is provided by the invention. The master jaw assembly comprises a master jaw having a groove formed in its side wall face, and a detachable jaw having a dovetailed rib projecting from its side wall face so that the soft jaw may be attached to the master jaw by frontally inserting the dovetailed rib into the groove with minimal loosening of the hold-down nuts in the master jaw. A special hold-down nut used to secure the dovetailed rib of the detachable jaw inside the groove of the master jaw has a substantially longer base edge compared with its top edge to provide increased securing force. The master jaw also features an adjustable reference stop plate attached to the end of the master jaw that may be moved to its engagement position when needed to engage the edge of or interior niche in the detachable jaw to ensure that the detachable jaw is attached to the master jaw in precisely accurate alignment on a repeatable basis.
US09630298B2	Rotary abrasive brush for deburring and method of manufacturing A rotary tool containing a core hub with helical groove on its outer surface filled in with continuous abrasive filament formed by folding of a pre-cut abrasive sheet including multiple bristle like straps extending radially from the hub. The method of manufacturing includes the steps of providing a hub, and forming a helical groove with inverted V-shaped cross-section along its cylindrical surface. An abrasive element is wound around the hub so that the folded edge is fed in the V-grove and is buckled inside the groove providing, along with securing it by sufficient pre-tension of the abrasive element, a secure anchoring of the abrasive element through locking of the buckled edge. The abrasive filament is formed from a roll of abrasive cloth as one continuous piece using a cutting operation and is provided with center-line perforations. These perforations assist folding the filament by providing it with discrete and desired flexibility as well as weakening it in such way that it assists the process of folded edge buckling inside the groove during winding and therefore forms a tight anchoring junction with the hub without need for an adhesive.
US09630296B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus capable of preventing corrosion of metal interconnects of a substrate formed thereon is disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate horizontally and rotate the substrate, and a slit nozzle configured to supply a processing liquid onto a surface of the substrate. The slit nozzle is adjacent to the surface of the substrate and extends in approximately a radial direction of the substrate.
US09630295B2	Mechanisms for removing debris from polishing pad Embodiments of mechanisms for performing a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process are provided. A method for performing a CMP process includes polishing a wafer by using a polishing pad. The method also includes applying a cleaning liquid jet on the polishing pad to condition the polishing pad. A CMP system is also provided.
US09630294B2	Machine tools and methods of operation thereof A machine tool is provided which comprises a machine base (10), a first support (20,100) mounted on a first rotational machine axis on the base, and a second support (22,102) mounted on a second rotational machine axis on the base. The second rotational axis is parallel to and spaced laterally from the first rotational axis and carries a mount (38,112) moveable relative to the second support along a first linear machine axis orthogonal to the second rotational axis. A control arrangement is operable to control the orientation of the first support on the first rotational axis, and the orientation of the mount relative to the second rotational axis and its location along the linear axis, so as to govern the position and orientation of the first support and the mount relative to each other. Existing machine tools often use long linear guide rails and stacked orthogonal axes which introduce alignment and offset errors. The present invention avoids the need for and/or reduces the number of these structures in machine tools.
US09630292B2	Single side polishing apparatus for wafer Apparatus polishing one side of a wafer to accurately realize the desired wafer edge shape without dependence on the period of use of a polishing cloth is provided. In the apparatus of the present invention, a wafer fixed to a head is brought into contact with a polishing cloth provided on a surface of a surface plate, and the head and the surface plate are rotated, thereby polishing one side of the wafer. The contact angle of the polishing cloth (S1) is measured; the rotation speed of the head and the surface plate is determined based on the measured contact angle of the polishing cloth (S4). One side of the wafer is polished by rotating the head and the surface plate at the determined rotation speed (S5, S6).
US09630291B2	Tool and method for repairing tubular members A rotatable tool for use in repairing composite hollow shafts, namely for sports equipment, for example, composite hockey stick shafts. The rotatable tool includes a plurality of aligned spaced-apart grinding surfaces and proximal and distal guide bearings coaxially arranged along a tool shaft. The rotatable tool is used to form grooves proximate the repair location so as to enhance mechanical bonding of a composite repair material which spans a region of abutment of hollow shaft segments.
US09630289B2	Polishing method involving a polishing member polishing at angle tangent to the substrate rotational direction A polishing method includes rotating a substrate, performing a first polishing process of pressing a polishing tape against an edge portion of the substrate by a pressing member, with a portion of the polishing tape projecting from the pressing member inwardly in a radial direction of the substrate, to polish the edge portion of the substrate and bend the portion of the polishing tape along the pressing member, and performing a second polishing process of pressing the bent portion of the polishing tape inwardly in the radial direction of the substrate by the pressing member to further polish the edge portion of the substrate.
US09630288B2	Grinder A grinding machine of one embodiment includes an abrasive wheel; a rectangular base including a top wall having a central through hole and an upper shoulder; a mounting member secured to the central through hole; an electric motor including a drive shaft passing through the mounting member to secure to the abrasive wheel; first and third workpiece holding units each including a board secured to the base; an adjustment knob on the board; and an L-shaped seat secured to the board and having a transverse channel, a front curved slot, a rear projection pivotably secured to the board, and a pin secured to the board and disposed in the slot; a second workpiece holding unit secured to the shoulder and including a vertical tunnel; and a fourth workpiece holding unit secured to the shoulder and including a vertical tunnel, an adjustment knob, and a fastening member.
US09630285B2	Servo-driven tool unclamping system for a machine tool A servo-driven tool unclamping system for a machine tool contains: a tool changing unit, a tool unclamp unit, and a servo control unit. The tool changing unit includes a cam box, a first servo motor for driving the cam box, a driving shaft driven by the cam box, and a tool change arm driven by the driving shaft. The tool unclamp unit includes a spindle, a transmission assembly, and a second servo motor. The servo control unit includes a main controller, a first servo drive and a second servo drive both electrically connected with and controlled by the main controller. The first servo drive and the second servo drive are also electrically coupled with the first servo motor and the second servo motor and numerically control the tool changing unit and the tool unclamp unit, hence the tool change arm operates, and the spindle clamps and unclamps each tool.
US09630284B2	Configurable welding table and force indicating clamp Disclosed is a configurable table that uses configurable mounting pieces to mount a work piece on the configurable table at a predetermined location. The configurable table includes a fixed portion of a mounting clamp that can engage a rotatable portion of a mounting clamp on a positioner or other device. The positioner can then rotate the configurable table and work piece to various orientations for performing horizontal welds, using robotic welders, as well as machining and cutting. The configurable table can also be used for initial fabrication, cutting, or working, which eliminates the need for separate fabrication and finish welding tables.
US09630279B2	Method of manufacturing wheel disc In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a method of manufacturing wheel disc, wherein said method comprising of steps providing a rectangular strip made of metallic materials, circling the strip to form a band, welding the band to form a hoop by welding process, forming one side of the hoop to make the center portion of the disc, spinning another side of the hoop to form flange of the disc, and achieving varying thickness across the disc to make variable thickness wherever needed, thereby reducing the usage of raw material and reducing wastage and making light weight wheel disc.
US09630277B2	Airfoil having built-up surface with embedded cooling passage A component in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil extending radially outwardly from a platform associated with the airfoil. The airfoil includes opposed pressure and suction sidewalls, which converge at a first location defined at a leading edge of the airfoil and at a second location defined at a trailing edge of the airfoil opposed from the leading edge. The component includes a built-up surface adjacent to the leading edge at an intersection between the pressure sidewall and the platform, and at least one cooling passage at least partially within the built-up surface at the intersection between the pressure sidewall and the platform. The at least one cooling passage is in fluid communication with a main cooling channel within the airfoil and has an outlet at the platform for providing cooling fluid directly from the main cooling channel to the platform.
US09630276B2	Spring compensation structure for a torque wrench A spring compensation structure for a torque wrench includes a body, a compensation component and an engaging head. The body has a first connecting portion, The compensation component is installed on the body and has a compensation distance, wherein one end of the compensation component is abutted on the first connecting portion of the body. The engaging head has a second connecting portion; the second connecting portion is detachably disposed on the body and is abutted on the other end of the compensation component, wherein a distance between the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion is equal to the compensation distance.
US09630275B2	Methods and designs for forming joints between metallic members Disclosed are methods and structures for joining metallic members. A welding material can be used between two metallic members that comprise different metals. The different metals can normally form brittle intermetallic compounds when welded to one another, and the welding material can inhibit the formation of the brittle intermetallic compounds.
US09630273B2	Workpiece edge detection using plasma arc cutting system Systems and methods can be provided to use an automated cutting system to identify an edge or multiple edges of a workpiece. An automated cutting system receives trace data for a test path to be traced over a workpiece. The automated cutting system includes a torch from which gas is flowed. The torch is controlled in accordance with the trace data to trace the test path over the workpiece. A set of back pressure values are obtained by monitoring a back pressure of the gas during the tracing of the path. The back pressure values are mapped to a set of coordinates. An edge of the workpiece is identified using the set of back pressure values and the set of coordinates.
US09630269B2	Mechanism to attach a die to a substrate A mechanism to attach a die to a substrate and method of use are disclosed. The vacuum carrier includes a frame composed of material compatible with solder reflow process. The vacuum carrier further includes a vacuum port extending from a top surface to an underside surface of the frame. The vacuum carrier further includes a seal mechanism provided about a perimeter on the underside surface of the frame of the vacuum carrier. The frame and seal mechanism are structured to maintain a flatness of a die attached to the vacuum carrier by a vacuum source during the solder reflow process.
US09630265B2	Powered two-stage strap cutter A powered cutter for strap includes a housing, a power supply mounted to the housing, a motor positioned at least in part in the housing and a drive train operably connected to the motor. A cutting head includes a plunger, a cutting blade operably mounted to the plunger, a hold-down biasedly mounted to the plunger, a foot and a shear edge. The drive train is operably connected to the plunger. The plunger moves toward the foot to move the hold-down into contact with the strap, securing the strap against the foot, and as the hold-down secures the strap, the cutting blade contacts and cuts the strap at the shear edge.
US09630264B2	Cutting insert for a milling cutter A cutting insert, used for a milling cutter, which includes two polygonal main surfaces that are opposite each other and a plurality of side faces and whose main surfaces are rake faces, whose side faces are flank faces, and whose ridge lines at positions where the main surfaces and the side faces cross each other are used as cutting edges include two major side surfaces that are opposite each other and a plurality of minor side surfaces that are formed continuously with the major side surfaces. A mounting hole is provided at the two major side surfaces in a direction in which the mounting hole extends therethrough, and areas of the two major side surfaces are greater than those of the main surfaces. The major side surfaces and the minor side surfaces are provided with flutes along entire regions of the cutting edges.
US09630253B2	Polygon machining device and polygon machining method A polygon machining method whereby first polygon machining is carried out on a workpiece held by a main axis, by using a polygon cutter attached to a tool main axis, then machining using a tool other than the polygon cutter is carried out, and second polygon machining after said machining is carried out, using the polygon cutter. The polygon machining method comprises: a synchronized stopping step in which the main axis is stopped at a predetermined prescribed rotation position, in a state in which the main and the tool main axis during polygon machining are synchronously rotated when the first polygon machining has been completed; a synchronization release step in which the synchronization of the main axis and the tool main axis is released when starting machining after the first polygon machining; a main axis stopping step in which the main axis is stopped at a prescribed rotation position when the machining after first polygon machining has been completed; and a synchronization starting step in which the main axis and the tool main axis are synchronously rotated when starting second polygon machining.
US09630248B2	Method of manufacturing an article by hot pressing and ultrasonically inspecting the article A method of manufacturing an article by hot pressing and ultrasonically inspecting the article comprises forming and filling a canister with powder material and evacuating and sealing the canister. Heat and pressure are applied to the canister to consolidate the powder material to form the article. The article within the canister is ultrasonically inspected by moving a transducer over the whole of the canister. The position of an interface between the article and the canister, and the thickness of the canister, at each position on the surface of the canister and if there are defects within the article are determined. The canister is then removed from the article by machining the canister using a machining tool, the movement of the tool is controlled such that at each position of the canister the tool removes the determined thickness of the canister for the corresponding position on the surface of the canister.
US09630246B2	Containment gate for inline temperature control melting Disclosed is an apparatus comprising at least one gate and a vessel, the gate being configured to move between a first position to restrict entry into an ejection path of the vessel and contain a material in a meltable form within the vessel during melting of the material, and a second position to allow movement of the material in a molten form through the ejection path. The gate can move linearly or rotate between its first and second positions, for example. The apparatus is configured to melt the material and the at least one gate is configured to allow the apparatus to be maintained under vacuum during the melting of the material. Melting can be performed using an induction source. The apparatus may also include a mold configured to receive molten material and for molding a molded part, such as a bulk amorphous alloy part.
US09630244B2	Double-jet cooling device for semicontinuous vertical casting mould The subject matter of the invention is a device for the direct cooling of a mould for the vertical semicontinuous casting of rolling ingots or extrusion billets (3) with gradual quenching by double jet (4 and 5), the first at substantially 32° and second at substantially 22°, simultaneously and delivering substantially the same flow rates and speeds from a single liquid chamber (2).Another subject of the invention is a method using said device, with or without graphite insert (1) on the working faces and in association with various bottom block configurations.
US09630239B2	Apparatus for forming a blank for finish forging for a forged crankshaft In a forming apparatus, stationary journal dies (10U, 10B) and movable journal dies (11U, 11B) each hold and retain rough journal portions (J′) of a preform blank (4) therebetween, and crank pin dies (12) contacts rough crank pin portions (P′) thereof, and in this state, the movable journal dies (11U, 11B) are moved axially toward the stationary journal dies (10U, 10B) and the crank pin dies (12) are moved in the same axial direction and in an eccentric direction. Rough crank arm portions (A′) are axially compressed to reduce their thickness to that of crank arms of a forged crankshaft, and the rough crank pin portions (P′) are pressed in the eccentric direction to increase eccentricity to that of the crank pins of the forged crankshaft. Consequently, it is possible to form a blank for finish forging having a shape generally in agreement with the shape of the forged crankshaft.
US09630238B2	Method and apparatus that forms a closed cross-sectional structure A workpiece is formed into a curved shape that has curvatures in the longitudinal and width directions required for a final closed cross-sectional shape. The formed workpiece is bent in a direction that left and right side wall portions approach each other by clamping the bottom portions between a punch and pad in a plate-thickness direction. A pair of flange portions are butted against each other while the formed bottom portions of the workpiece are placed on a pad; and a die cavity having the same shape as the final closed cross-sectional shape is defined between a support surface of the pad supporting the bottom portion and pressing surfaces of a pair of pressure cams pressing the left and right side wall portions. Then, the pair of flange portions are depressed toward the cavity using depressing portions of a second punch disposed above the pair of flange portions.
US09630237B2	Face spline molding device, face spline molding method, outer joint member, and constant velocity universal joint An outer joint member for a constant velocity universal joint is formed by a face spline forming apparatus and a face spline forming method. The face spline forming apparatus includes a punch member having a tooth portion for forming a face spline, a pedestal having an end-surface receiving surface for receiving an opening end surface of a cup section, and a shaft member having an inner-surface receiving surface for receiving a bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section. The opening end surface and the bottom-wall inner surface are brought into a simultaneous pressure receiving state. In this state, the punch member performs a rocking motion to form the face spline in a bottom-wall back surface due to plastic deformation caused by the tooth portion of the punch member.
US09630235B2	Roller hemming processing device and roller hemming processing method A roller hemming processing apparatus adapted to perform a hemming processing has a hemming die, on which a panel-like workpiece having a hemming flange portion on a periphery portion thereof, is positioned and supported, a roller hemming processing tool that is moved along a longitudinal direction of the hemming flange portion to bend the hemming flange portion at a root portion thereof while pressing the hemming flange portion toward the hemming die, and a nesting block disposed at a part of the periphery of the hemming die. The nesting block performs positioning of the workpiece by being brought into contact with the root portion of the hemming flange portion with which the workpiece is formed. The nesting block is elastically supported to be retractable in the pressing direction and to be swingably displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the hemming flange portion.
US09630227B2	Operating method for a production line with prediction of the command speed Before a first strip point is fed into a production line, an actual energy content at a location in front of the production line and a setpoint energy content at a location behind the production line are received for a first strip point, second strip point, and third strip point. The third strip point, followed by the first strip point, followed by the second strip point, are fed into the production line. A command variable for the first strip point and second strip point(s) is determined prior to feeding in the first strip point. Each command variable is determined based on (a) the actual value and the setpoint value of the strip point currently entering the production line, and (b) the actual value and the setpoint value of at least one strip point having already entered.
US09630226B2	Method for producing steel fibers A method of making steel fibers, preferably for use as a concrete additive, and for the supply thereof in making steel fiber concrete, characterized in that to form the steel fibers (2) first a sheet-metal strip (1) is notched either on one face or both faces so as to form steel-fiber wires (4) that are initially connected together by webs (5), and that further, for subsequently converting the webs (5) into thin easily mutually separable separation webs forming separation surfaces that are fracture-rough and low in burring upon separation, the steel-fiber strip is subjected to a flexing process in which each web (5) is subjected to multiple bending deformations about its longitudinal axis in such a way that incipient cracks are produced at the webs (5) due to fatigue fracture and thus the separation webs are produced.
US09630222B2	Alcohol pad system, alcohol pad, and method for cleaning a medicine vial An alcohol pad system, alcohol pad, and method for cleaning a medicine vial include a pad member treated with alcohol and a projection member also treated with alcohol, disposed upon the pad member, with the projection member extending upwardly from the pad member, and the pad member and projection member are adapted to clean, or sanitize, the top of a medicine vial which includes a metal portion and a rubber insert portion disposed within the metal portion of the top of the medicine vial.
US09630219B2	Air shower for dust collectors An air shower system, as described herein, is for use with a dust collector having an intake vacuum. The system includes a chamber having at least one vacuum orifice and at least one air blade orifice. The intake vacuum is functionally connected to the vacuum orifice(s). At least one air blade is created when the intake vacuum draws air from the exterior of the chamber into the interior of the chamber through the air blade orifice(s). The air blade(s) may be used for dislodging contaminants from an occupant within the chamber.
US09630218B2	Air-flushing method, air-flushing device, and recording medium An air-flushing device cleans a cleaning object by air-blowing to the object from a nozzle. The air-flushing device outputs a pressure value changing according to electromagnetic valve's opening/closing, and controls the valve's opening/closing based on two reference values of an upper-limit setting value and a lower-limit setting value lower than that. The air-flushing device closes the valve if the pressure value changes from lower than the upper-limit setting value to that or higher, and opens the valve if the pressure value changes from higher than the lower-limit setting value to that or lower.
US09630215B2	Reconformable material removal system A re-conformable material removal system comprises a head comprising an axial slot extending from an inner chamber to the exterior thereof. A plurality of material removal blades are arranged in side-by-side relationship and have first, proximal ends disposed in the inner chamber, axially extending blade shafts extending through the axial slot and second, distal ends projecting outwardly from the housing to define a removal edge. A biasing member is disposed within the inner chamber to yieldably bias the blades to a fully extended position through the axial slot; wherein placement of the re-conformable material removal system against a surface results in yielding of the biasing member and movement of the blades into the housing when the surface is uneven, resulting in a conformed edge that is continuously adjustable and conformable to the contour of the surface.
US09630211B2	Method for producing a multicoat color and/or effect paint system Described is a method for producing a multicoat color and/or effect paint system by (1) applying to a substrate a pigmented aqueous basecoat material, (2) forming a polymer film from the coating material applied in stage (1), (3) applying a clearcoat material to the resultant polymer film, and then (4) curing the polymer film together with the clearcoat film. The pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises at least one alcohol having a structure: wherein R is a C1 to C4 alkyl radical, with the proviso that R is not an n-butyl radical. The at least one alcohol is used in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous basecoat material. Additionally, described are the corresponding coating materials and also the use of the alcohols in pigmented aqueous coating materials.
US09630208B2	Coating composition, coating film, laminate, and process for manufacturing the laminate Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100−total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate−dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.
US09630207B2	Flexible pipe body and method of producing same A flexible pipe body and methods of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The method may include providing a tubular length of polymeric material for forming a polymeric layer of flexible pipe body; providing a strength layer radially outwards of the polymeric layer; and treating the polymeric layer with a non-ambient temperature and pressure.
US09630203B2	Methods and devices for coating stents Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.
US09630195B2	Recapture sprayer The present disclosure relates to a system and method for spraying one or more target objects. A primary blower system is adapted to create a relatively isolated field of circulating air by creating a primary air stream around the field of circulating air. A secondary blower system is adapted to circulate air within the isolated field by flowing a secondary air stream in directions contrary to the primary air stream. A chemical spray comprising liquid, aerosol droplets, particulate matter, or the like may be emitted into the circulating air within the field and thereby deposited on target objects within the field. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used for agricultural, automotive, aerospace, and other applications to emit, contain, and/or recapture a spray.
US09630193B2	Showerhead with extendable handle A handheld showerhead assembly is provided with an extendable handle. The showerhead assembly includes a handle having a proximal end affixed to a threaded hose and a distal end connecting to a traditional showerhead. The showerhead assembly's handle has a hollow housing for receiving an extension member. The extension member can be locked in a retracted or extended position by rotating the extension member relative to the handle's housing.
US09630190B2	Multi-function water output device A multi-function water output device includes: a shell, a water ejection head and a core body connected to each other in the shell. On the core body is provided with a first valve hole, a second valve hole, and a third valve hole disposed in sequence along a water flow direction from rear to front. Rear end of the core body is provided with an outer interface, while inside the outer interface is provided with an inner interface. An inner cavity of the inner interface is in communication with a first water input port at bottom of a first valve hole. An upper portion of the first valve hole is provided with first water output port. In the first valve hole is provided with a first valve plug, controlling connection and disconnection of the first water input port and the first water output port.
US09630189B2	Method and apparatus for spraying ground surfaces Various methods and apparatuses may be used to spray sloped surfaces, such as by using a nozzle (1). The method of the invention for spraying a fluid on turf having sloped surfaces may include spraying the fluid using a flat fan spray angle between 110 and 130 degrees and an inclination angle between 4.5 and 9.0 degrees. In some implementations, spraying the fluid may include spraying the fluid using a flat fan spray angle of approximately 120 or 127 degrees. In some implementations, spraying the fluid may include spraying the fluid using an inclination angle of approximately 4.5 degrees. In some implementations, spraying the fluid may include spraying the fluid using an inclination angle of approximately 6.5 degrees. In some implementations, spraying the fluid may include spraying the fluid using an inclination angle of approximately 9.0 degrees. In some implementations, the inclination angle may include a backward facing angle. In some implementations, the orifice of the nozzle (1) is formed by the interaction of a bent “vee” slot cut (10) though a hemispherically terminated hole creating a truncated elliptical orifice hole.
US09630187B2	Dielectrophoretic particle concentrator and concentration with detection method A concentration method of dielectrophoretic particles includes: providing a fluid pipe structure, wherein the fluid pipe structure has a protrudent structure lateral protruding inwardly so as to form a line-like gate; making a fluid containing particles to be measured flow through the fluid pipe structure; and applying an electrical field through the line-like gate so as to produce a dielectrophoresis force to concentrate the particles to be measured.
US09630185B1	Method and device for cleaning of ionizing electrodes A device for cleaning ionizing electrodes includes a coil spring fixedly mounted at opposite ends, and an ionizing electrode operable by an actuator plunger for reciprocating movement relative to an axis of the coil spring along a line that extends from an outer periphery of the spring toward an inner periphery thereof, whereby during each reciprocating movement a tip of the electrode penetrates a complete cross-section of the coil spring so as to intersect the adjacent coils at opposing extremities thereof each of which is thereby able to collect dust and other waste deposits from the electrode.
US09630180B2	Droplet actuator configurations and methods of conducting droplet operations A droplet actuator with a droplet formation electrode configuration associated with a droplet operations surface, wherein the electrode configuration may include one or more electrodes configured to control volume of a droplet during formation of a sub-droplet on the droplet operations surface. Methods of making and using the droplet actuator are also provided.
US09630178B2	Method for preparing small volume reaction containers Engineered reaction containers that can be physically and chemically defined to control the flux of molecules of different sizes and charge are disclosed. Methods for constructing small volume reaction containers through a combination of etching and deposition are also disclosed. The methods allow for the fabrication of multiple devices that possess features on multiple length scales, specifically small volume containers with controlled porosity on the nanoscale.
US09630176B2	Microfluidics systems with waste hollow Digital microfluidics system manipulates samples in liquid droplets within a gap of at least one disposable cartridge. It is also provides additional space for collecting and/or storing waste fluids in this digital microfluidics system. It includes at least one waste hollow which is fluidly connected with a gap of a disposable cartridge that includes a bottom layer with a first hydrophobic surface and a top layer with a second hydrophobic surface. The waste hollow is located next to at least one individual waste electrode that is positioned next to at least one individual electrode of an electrode array. Each individual waste electrode is operatively connected to a central control unit and covers in each case a waste electrode area.
US09630173B2	Catalytic converter substrate A catalytic converter substrate comprising a plurality of micro-structured hollow ceramic tubes, each tube having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having openings to micro-channels distributed radially throughout the tube cross-section, the micro-channels extending from the openings in the inside surface towards the outside surface.
US09630169B2	Semiconductor material, optical hydrogen generating device using same, and method of producing hydrogen A semiconductor material of the present invention is a semiconductor material including an oxynitride containing at least one element selected from the Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements. In the oxynitride, part of at least one selected from oxygen and nitrogen is substituted with carbon. Nb is preferable as the Group 5 element.
US09630166B1	Method of fabricating catalyst carrier for generating hydrogen through methane reformation A method is provided for fabricating a catalyst carrier. At first, aluminum hydroxide is used for forming an alumina powder. The alumina powder is mixed with carbon nanotubes and a complex additive to be shaped into a cake. The cake is kneaded into a noodle-like shape to be hot-dried. Then, calcination is processed in a furnace under 1200 celsius degrees (° C.) with air passed through. The crystal structure remains without phase change. A catalyst carrier of α-alumina having nano-scaled pores is formed. The catalyst carrier is a powdery material made into different three-dimensional forms. The catalyst carrier thus fabricated is suitable for generating hydrogen through methane reformation. The catalyst carrier has a methane conversion greater than 99 percents. The catalyst carrier will not be crumbled under 800° C. for 4000 hours without carbon deposit.
US09630165B2	Sterile chromatography resin and use thereof in manufacturing processes Provided herein are methods of reducing bioburden of (e.g., sterilizing) a chromatography resin that include exposing a container including a composition including a chromatography resin and at least one antioxidant agent and/or chelator to a dose of gamma-irradiation sufficient to reduce the bioburden of the container and the chromatography resin, where the at least one antioxidant agent and/or chelator are present in an amount sufficient to ameliorate the loss of binding capacity of the chromatography resin after/upon exposure to the dose of gamma-irradiation. Also provided are reduced bioburden chromatography columns including the reduced bioburden chromatography resin, compositions including a chromatography resin and at least one chelator and/or antioxidant agent, methods of performing reduced bioburden column chromatography using one of these reduced bioburden chromatography columns, and integrated, closed, and continuous processes for reduced bioburden manufacturing of a purified recombinant protein.
US09630162B1	Reactor and method for production of nanostructures A reactor and method for production of nanostructures, including metal oxide nanowires or nanoparticles, are provided. The reactor includes a regulated metal powder delivery system in communication with a dielectric tube; a plasma-forming gas inlet, whereby a plasma-forming gas is delivered substantially longitudinally into the dielectric tube; a sheath gas inlet, whereby a sheath gas is delivered into the dielectric tube; and a microwave energy generator coupled to the dielectric tube, whereby microwave energy is delivered into a plasma-forming gas. The method for producing nanostructures includes providing a reactor to form nanostructures and collecting the formed nanostructures, optionally from a filter located downstream of the dielectric tube.
US09630161B2	Metal alloy nanoparticle synthesis via self-assembled monolayer formation and ultrasound Methods and assemblies for the construction of liquid-phase alloy nanoparticles are presented. Particle formation is directed by molecular self-assembly and assisted by sonication. In some embodiments, eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) nanoparticles are formed. In these embodiments, the bulk liquid alloy is ultrasonically dispersed, fast thiolate self-assembly at the EGaIn interface protects the material against oxidation. The assembly shell has been designed to include intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which induce surface strain, assisting in cleavage of the alloy particles to the nanoscale. X-ray diffraction and TEM analyses reveal that the nanoscale particles are in an amorphous or liquid phase, with no observed faceting.
US09630159B2	Distributor device for a multiple-bed downflow reactor The invention relates to a device and method for distributing a liquid and gas in a multiple-bed downflow reactor, such as a hydrocarbon processing reactor, like a hydrocracker. The device comprises respectively the method uses a distributor device comprising a substantially horizontal collecting tray provided with a central gas passage. Gas passing in downward direction through the central gas passage is forced into a swirling motion by a swirler. This swirling motion has a swirl direction around a vertical swirl axis so that the gas leaves the central gas passage as a swirl. At a location above the collecting tray, a quench fluid is ejected into gas in an ejection direction, which is, viewed in a horizontal plane, at least partly opposite to the swirl direction.
US09630154B2	Apparatus and method for contacting a gas and a liquid A gas and a liquid are contacted in an apparatus, comprising a housing provided with: a liquid supply; at least two inclined plates that have been arranged in series and that are on a liquid side in fluid communication with the liquid supply; and a gas supply that is in fluid communication with a space at the other, gas side of the plates;wherein at least some of the plates, preferably all plates are provided with gas passage openings, which openings have been arranged downstream of the gas supply and have been provided with projecting channels with downstream directed flow openings on the liquid side that is in contact with the liquid; and wherein the plates are configured such that liquid flows from one plate directly onto a downstream plate via a slit-formed passage in a substantially vertical downwards direction.
US09630153B2	Wine aerating devices Wine aerating devices and methods of aerating wine are shown. A wine aerating device can include an actuator, a piston movable between first and second positions, a pumping chamber coupled to the piston, and a bubble generating material coupled to the pumping chamber. Upon application and release of a force on the actuator, the piston can move between the first and second positions to inject a metered amount of air from the pumping chamber out through the bubble generating material to generate air bubbles into a container of wine.
US09630148B2	Filter compound material, method for the production thereof and flat filter elements made of the filter compound material A filter composite material is provided that includes first and second filtration membranes and a drainage material arranged therebetween. The drainage material and the filtration membranes are laminated using adhesive nets. A flat filter element is made as a blank from the filter composite material and has a geometric shape adapted to the particular end use.
US09630146B2	Particulate filter containing a nickel-copper catalyst A particulate filter for use in a vehicle engine exhaust is provided which includes a catalyst containing a mixture of nickel and copper. The catalyst is impregnated into the filter substrate, which is non-reactive with nickel and copper. When used in a vehicle exhaust gas treatment system, the catalyst on the filter improves soot burn-off at low temperatures, provides improved efficiency in reducing CO and NOx emissions over the use of conventional three-way-catalyst washcoats, and provides enhanced oxygen storage capacity (OSC) and water-gas-shift (WGS) functions.
US09630142B2	Toroidal plasma abatement apparatus and method An apparatus for abatement of gases is provided. The apparatus includes a toroidal plasma chamber having a plurality of inlets and an outlet, and at least one chamber wall. One or more magnetic cores are disposed relative to the toroidal plasma chamber. The plasma chamber confines a toroidal plasma. A second gas inlet is positioned on the toroidal plasma chamber between a first gas inlet and the gas outlet at a distance d from the gas outlet, such that a toroidal plasma channel volume between the first gas inlet and the second gas inlet in the is substantially filled by the inert gas, the distance d based on a desired residence time of the gas to be abated.
US09630141B2	Membrane filter element with multiple fiber types A natural gas stream is passed through a single membrane element that is fabricated with two or more distinct types of membrane fibers. The membrane fibers have different characteristics in order to reduce the number of membrane elements required for gas separation and to improve gas separation performance due to changing gas composition because of permeation as the gas travels through the membrane element.
US09630138B2	Pressure swing adsorption processes and systems for recovery of hydrogen and C2+ hydrocarbons The invention involves a process for treating a gas stream from a hydroprocessor that contains hydrogen, methane and C2+ hydrocarbons. In embodiments of the invention, the gas stream is sent through at least two pressure swing adsorption units to produce a high quality hydrogen stream, a fuel gas stream containing most of the methane and a tail gas stream that is sent to a steam cracker. Lean gas from a gas plant and other refinery off gases may also be processed together with the gas stream from the hydroprocessor.
US09630137B2	Anti-clogging filter system An anti-clogging filter system for filtering a fluid containing large particles and small particles includes an enclosure with at least one individual elongated tubular filter element in the enclosure. The individual elongated tubular filter element has an internal passage, a closed end, an open end, and a filtering material in or on the individual elongated tubular filter element. The fluid travels through the open end of the elongated tubular element and through the internal passage and through the filtering material. An anti-clogging element is positioned on or adjacent the individual elongated tubular filter element and provides a fluid curtain that preferentially directs the larger particulates to one area of the filter material allowing the remainder of the filter material to remain more efficient.
US09630136B2	Air filter An air filter may include a bellows made of an air-permeable filter medium, which is folded in a longitudinal direction to form a plurality of folds, for filtering air, and a supporting frame for supporting the bellows. The supporting frame may be a substantially closed comb-like ring having a plurality of supporting teeth. At least two supporting teeth adjacent in the longitudinal direction may fix at least two folds of the bellows also adjacent in the longitudinal direction to a predefined distance from each other. The comb-like ring may include two fold blades and two outer bands connecting the fold blades. The fold blades may be inserted in a transverse direction running transversely to the longitudinal direction into respective end folds of the bellows. The two outer bands may have the supporting teeth, including high supporting teeth and low supporting teeth.
US09630133B2	Air cleaner An air cleaner is provided. The air cleaner may include a filter assembly having a plurality of stacked filters, a first case including a filter mount sleeve having the filter assembly mounted thereon, a second case coupled to a first surface of the first case and having a discharge grille disposed on a first side thereof, a support leg disposed on a second side of the second case corresponding to an opposite side of the discharge grille, a third case coupled to a first surface of the second case, and a first panel attached to a first surface of the third case. When the filter assembly, the first case, the second case, the third case, and the first panel are coupled to each other, the air cleaner may have a cylindrical exterior. The discharge grille may extend by a predetermined distance along an upper circumferential surface of the second case.
US09630132B2	Fluid filtering system A filter system may include a filter housing and a filter. The filter may include layers of impermeable material. Additionally, the filter may include at least one first layer of corrugated filter media situated between layers of the impermeable material. The at least one first layer may at least partially define a first plurality of flutes extending from a first side of the filter to a second side of the filter. The filter may also include at least one second layer of corrugated filter media situated between layers of the impermeable material. The at least one second layer may at least partially define a second plurality of flutes extending from a third side of the filter to a fourth side of the filter. The housing may be configured to direct a first fluid into the first side of the filter, and direct a second fluid into the third side of the filter.
US09630131B2	Method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part For a method for producing a filter element provided with a sealing part, wherein the sealing material is introduced into a casting chamber between two tundish parts when in the non-cured state, a compensation space connected to the casting chamber is provided for the expansion of the sealing material.
US09630130B2	Multi-segmented tube sheet A method of manufacturing a tube sheet by forming a plurality of separate thin tube sheet segments; forming multiple holes in each sheet in a predetermined pattern, each hole for accommodating a tube sheet filter tube; aligning all of the plurality of tube sheet segments so that the hole pattern of each sheet aligns with the hole pattern in all other sheets of the plurality of tube sheet segments; and securing all of the tube sheet segments together to form a unitary tube sheet. A tube sheet construction that includes a plurality of separate thin tube sheet segments, multiple holes being provided in each sheet in a predetermined pattern, each hole for accommodating a tube sheet filter tube, all of the tube sheet segments being aligning so that the hole pattern of each sheet aligns, and fasteners for securing all of the tube sheet segments together. A media layer is provided between adjacent sheet segments.
US09630129B2	Fluid filter and relief valve assembly Fluid filters and modular relief valve assemblies for use therein are provided where the modular relief valve assembly comprises a bypass housing, a bypass spring, a valve plug, and a locator spring. The locator spring is at least partially seated within and modularly joined to a trailing portion of the bypass housing. The bypass spring and the valve plug are modularly joined to the bypass housing. The trailing portion of the bypass housing comprises at least one annular forward-facing seating surface. The leading portion of the bypass housing comprises a sealing extension, an intermediate reducing taper, and a valve plug sealing surface. The sealing extension is positioned between the forward-facing seating surface and the intermediate reducing taper. The intermediate reducing taper is positioned between the sealing extension and the valve plug sealing surface and reduces towards the valve plug sealing surface.
US09630127B2	Filter vessel assembly and related methods of use Improved filter vessel assemblies for filtering fluids in fluid systems (e.g., industrial and/or commercial systems) are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for advantageous filter vessel assemblies that include a releasable locking assembly for a removable filter member (e.g., a filter bag). The present disclosure provides for improved systems/designs for easily securing and/or unsecuring removable filter members to or from a locking assembly of a filter vessel assembly. Improved, convenient, low-cost and/or effective systems and methods for easily securing and/or unsecuring removable filter members to or from a filter vessel assembly by utilizing advantageous locking assemblies associated with a supporting assembly or basket assembly of the filter vessel assembly are provided.
US09630124B2	Gas collecting plant and gas condensing device with reflux separator A gas condensing device may be configured to condense regeneration gas and separate target gas from condensate. The gas condensing device may include: a housing; a condenser mounted in an upper portion of the housing and configured to condense the regeneration gas; and a reflux apparatus mounted in the housing below the condenser and configured to temporarily store the condensate and discharge evaporation gas evaporated from the condensate back to the condenser.
US09630121B1	Modular flying disc The modular flying disc is an amusement device that is aerodynamically supported. The modular flying disc is a flying device that has four weighted corner sections and a center weighted section that allow the modular flying disc to expand with centrifugal force when thrown. In various embodiments of the disclosure, the weights used in the four weighted corner sections are configured to allow multiple modular flying discs to be stacked. The modular flying disc comprises a swatch, a center weight, and a plurality of corner weights.
US09630118B2	Connectable and extendable diving stick A diving toy, or dive stick, that is connectable and extendable. The diving toy includes connectable and/or extendable portions that enables the length of the diving toy to be changed and enable it to be converted into a dive-ring, extended dive stick, larger dive-ring, dive-chain, or a multitude of other amusing shapes. In various games of play, one or more diving toys is thrown into a pool. A player retrieves the diving toy from the bottom of the pool or plays various games of play with the diving toy while submerged underwater.
US09630115B2	Shared social asset in game Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for online game cooperation. One method includes an operation for receiving a first request from a first user to place a game asset in a first game board of the first user. The game asset is associated with a task to be performed in the game. Further, the method includes an operation for receiving a second request from a second user to place the game asset in a second game board of the second user. The first user and the second user make progress by interacting with the game asset in their respective game boards. When the first user or the second user receives a transactional reward for interacting with the game asset, the transactional reward is also given to the other user. A final reward is given to the first user and to the second user upon completion of the task.
US09630113B1	Collaborative online gaming system and method A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
US09630110B2	Location graph adapted video games Technologies related to location graph adapted video games are generally described. In some examples, location graphs may be generated for received environment inputs, such as received three dimensional (3D) models of environments. Video games may be adapted to generated location graphs, such as by placing video game content at nodes of location graphs. Video game and/or user parameters may be accommodated when adapting video games to location graphs.
US09630107B2	Location-based online games for mobile devices and in-game advertising Providing a location-based online game for a plurality of mobile devices, including: assigning a force field around a player corresponding to each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein a radius of the force field is proportional to a score or experience point of the player in the online game; determining a location of said each mobile device; calculating colliding forces among the plurality of mobile devices and virtual environment created in the online game; providing a forum to enable a battle among the plurality of mobile devices and the virtual environment which are calculated as being in the colliding forces and sampling metadata including water, highway, road, grass, forest, business area and residential area to generate the online game.
US09630106B2	Synchronizing audio in a bank of gaming machines Systems and methods for synchronizing audio in a bank of gaming machines, such as video slot and video poker machines. Audio tracks of a game may be provided to a plurality of gaming machines and synchronized. An audio track provided to one of the gaming machines may be changed to a second audio track, in response to receiving an indication of a status change for the game. The second audio track may be synchronized with the audio tracks provided to the other gaming machines in the plurality.
US09630098B2	Head mounted display A head mounted display is provided. The head mounted display includes a head attachment portion and a viewing module coupled to the head attachment portion. The viewing module includes an inner portion having a view port into a screen configuring for rendering image content, and an exterior housing. Further included are a plurality illuminating elements integrated with the exterior housing of the viewing module. The plurality of illumination elements defined for image tracking of the head mounted display. Illumination logic is provided for controlling the plurality of illumination elements to be active or inactive during use of the head mounted display.
US09630092B2	Game program and information processing device The game program according to the present invention directs a computer to execute a process in which a player unit that is selected on a game field by a player is moved on the game field in response to the player's operations and is engaged in battle with an enemy unit at the destination, and a process in which a rental unit selected from a unit list by the player is engaged in battle with an enemy unit on the game field without being moved on the game field.
US09630090B2	Game play fact checking A fact checking system is able to verify the correctness of information and/or characterize information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. Fact checking results are able to be validated by re-fact checking the fact check results.
US09630087B2	Card reader A card shooter apparatus including a card shooter unit including a card housing which contains a plurality of cards and an opening, a card reading unit that reads the number of the card pulled out from the card shooter, a control unit having a processing function to determine win or lose of the card game based on information about the number of the cards sequentially read by the card reading unit, and a display unit which indicates a result determined by the control unit, wherein the card shooter unit, the card reading unit and the control unit are integrated and are able to be set on the game table, and the display unit includes a first display unit which is provided on an upper part of the housing and a second display unit which is provided on a side part of the housing.
US09630077B2	Grip for sporting goods and golf club An object of the present invention is to provide a grip for sporting goods excellent in tensile strength and having a light weight. The present invention provides a grip for sporting goods comprising a cylindrical portion composed of a cylindrical inner layer and a cylindrical outer layer covering the cylindrical inner layer, wherein the cylindrical inner layer is a porous rubber layer or a porous resin layer, and the cylindrical outer layer is formed from a rubber composition containing an acrylonitrile-butadiene based rubber.
US09630076B2	Projectile and throwing apparatus and game for projectile throwing An improved projectile throwing apparatus is described comprising a handle, an elongate shaft, and a throwing head for throwing a projectile, such as a golf ball. The throwing head may be interchangeable with golf shafts of varied lengths, with lacrosse shafts, or other shafts to achieve accurate, long distance golf ball throws. The throwing head may be shaped to achieve throws of different distance, launch angle, and trajectory, optionally imparting spin with a retrograde ramp at the distal end of the throwing head. The throwing apparatus is useful for golf-type game play, including for those with physical disabilities, as well as for a training and instructional aid for golf, lacrosse, and other sports.
US09630074B2	Iron-type golf clubs and golf club heads An iron-type golf club head includes a ball striking face and a rear weight member that are engaged through one or more resilient members with a connection structure that creates a mass-damping effect at impact with a golf ball.
US09630071B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having custom machinable portions A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one weight element connected to the body. The head has a total weight that is higher than a target weight of the head, and the at least one weight element is configured to be at least partially removed by a material removal technique to lower the total weight of the head to approximately equal the target weight. The at least one weight element may be integrally connected to the body, such as being integrally formed with at least a portion of the body. The material removal technique may constitute milling, machining, or other material removal techniques or combination of such techniques.
US09630068B2	Golf club A golf club head includes a golf club body, the golf club body including a toe portion and a heel portion, the golf club body including a hosel connected to the heel portion, the golf club body defining an external surface area, thereby each portion of the golf club body including a contributing external surface area to the total external surface area of the golf club body; a face connected to a front of the golf club body; a surface covering applied to at least 50% of the sole.
US09630067B2	Golf club A golf club includes a shaft, a golf club head, a first adapter, a second adapter, and a fixing member that detachably fixes the second adapter to the first adapter. An internal space of the golf club head has a housing portion for housing the second adapter, and the housing portion is configured to regulate movement of the second adapter. A third opening portion that communicates with the housing portion and in which the second adapter can be inserted is formed in the surface of the golf club head. A first coupling portion of the first adapter is configured to incline relative to the shaft, and a second coupling portion of the second adapter is configured such that the first adapter is coupled at an angle to the second adapter.
US09630066B2	Golf club shaft fitting method A fitting method, of a shaft of a golf club, for selecting a shaft having a torque matching a golfer based on a swing of the golfer. The method includes the steps of obtaining measurement values from a sensor attached to a grip of the golf club and capable of measuring angular velocities about three axes when a golf ball is hit by the golf club; obtaining a predetermined index value for the angular velocities quantified from the measurement values; and selecting a shaft matching the golfer from among multiple shafts whose torques have been measured in advance, based on a relationship established through test-hitting performed in advance between the index value and a torque of a shaft.
US09630064B1	Ball retrieving assembly A ball retrieving assembly includes a tube that has a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends. Each of the first and second ends is open. The tube has a cylindrical shape. The tube has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of a ball to be received by the tube. A ring is attached to an inner surface of the perimeter wall adjacent to the first end. The ring is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. The ring has a diameter that is less than the ball. The ring is compressible to allow the ball to pass through the ring and into the tube. The ring retains the ball in the tube. A cover is removably positioned over the second end. The ball is removable through the second end when the cover is removed.
US09630061B2	Golf balls having non-uniform core structures with metal-containing centers Multi-piece golf balls having a solid core and cover are provided. The ball contains a small, heavy inner core and surrounding outer core layer. The inner core preferably contains metal materials such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, nickel, iron, tin, and bronze particles dispersed in a thermoset or thermoplastic polymeric matrix. Preferably, the polymeric matrix comprises polybutadiene rubber. The outer surface of the inner core preferably has a non-uniform structure and includes projecting members. For example, the outer surface may contain multiple projecting ribs with gaps located between the ribs. The ball includes a cover surrounding the core structure. The cover may be multi-layered.
US09630054B1	Sit-up foot anchor The sit-up foot anchor includes a door bumper that includes a planar section that extends over to a pair of footholds. The pair of footholds is parallel with one another, and are hemi-cylindrical cavities adapted to receive a foot of an end user therein. The planar section is adapted to be positioned underneath a door, and the door bumper is adapted to be positioned on a first side of said door whereas the pair of footholds is adapted to be positioned on a second side of said door. In use, the device utilizes said door in order to securely hold feet of said end user while said end user conducts a sit-up.
US09630051B2	Adjustable and swingable exercise bike An adjustable and swingable exercise bike includes a base, a bike body and multiple cushion units. The base has two connecting portions, and each connecting portion has a supporting rod protruding upward and a shaft seat mounted on a top of the supporting rod. The bike body is mounted on the base and has a bike frame and two swinging seats. The bike frame has a front end and a rear end. The swinging seats are respectively and securely mounted on the front end and the rear end of the bike frame, and each swinging seat is pivotally connected with the corresponding supporting rod. The cushion units are elastic, elongated and respectively mounted between the connecting portions and the swinging seats. The cushion units can help the bike body of the exercise bike simulate a situation of riding a real bike.
US09630050B2	Office walking equipment An office walking equipment includes a platform and a working table. The platform is disposed on the ground and provided for a user to exercise. The working table is principally provided for work. When the platform is in use, a front end of the platform is relatively below the working table. When the platform is not in use, the platform can be separated from the working table. The platform is assembled with the working table in a non-contact manner, so that when the user performs exercise on the platform, the vibration of the platform caused by the exercise is not transmitted to the working table to affect the user's working performance.
US09630049B2	Reciprocating rehabilitation device A reciprocating rehabilitation device that can be used as a stand alone unit or incorporated within a stationary bicycle. The device utilizes independently operating pedals together with range of motion limiters. Patients and therapists alike can rehab each limb independently through any necessary progressive range of motion on the way to recovery.
US09630048B2	Variable resistance band assembly and method of using the same A variable resistance band assembly may include a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. Additionally, a first disc is proximate the first end defining a plurality of holes arranged in a pattern extending through the first disc, and a second disc is stacked adjacent the first disc along an assembly axis, the second disc defining a plurality of holes arranged in a similar pattern to that of the first disc and axially aligned therewith. A connector is proximate the second end and a first resilient member is releasably attached to the connector and extending through one aligned hole in the first and second discs and releasably attached to the first disc.
US09630044B2	Multifunction exercise belt An exercise belt is provided. A plurality of loops attached along the length of the exercise belt. The present invention may further include a strap. The strap includes a first end that is releasably attachable to each of the plurality of loops, and a second end that is releasably attachable to each of the plurality of loops. A user may attach a weight to the strap and then attach the first end to one of the plurality of loops and the second end to one of the plurality of loops.
US09630043B2	Stretching device A stretching device that enables a user to employ the mechanical advantage of a multi-pulley system while performing various, prolonged muscle stretches; the stretching device including a first anchor assembly, a second anchor assembly, and a motion transfer line. The first motion transfer line has a first anchor body and a first motion transfer pulley; the first anchor body being attached to the user and the first motion transfer pulley being coupled to the first anchor body. Similarly, the second motion transfer line has a second anchor body and a second motion transfer pulley; the second anchor body being attached to a stationary object and the second motion transfer pulley being coupled to the second anchor body. The motion transfer line is terminally attached to the first anchor body and is trained around both the first motion transfer pulley and the second motion transfer pulley.
US09630038B2	Hole-drilling and wall-penetrating fire extinguishing device A drilling and through-wall fire extinguishing device comprises a main water turbine, a forward and reverse commutator, a reducing sleeve, a hollow drill bit, a handwheel booster, a guide rail, a water separator, a vice water turbine and a high pressure water pump. The handwheel booster is connected with the main water turbine, the main water turbine is drivingly connected with the hollow drill bit through the forward and reverse commutator, the reducing sleeve is arranged between the hollow drill bit and the forward and reverse commutator, and the main water turbine and the forward and reverse commutator are fixed on the guide rail; and fire-fighting pressure water is fed by the water separator, a first water outlet of the water separator is communicated with the main water turbine, a second water outlet is communicated with the vice water turbine, and the vice water turbine is drivingly connected with the high pressure water pump.
US09630035B2	Transport device and transport method for a container treatment installation A transport device and a transport method is provided for a container treatment plant. The transport device comprises at least one transporter for transporting containers to or away from a treatment station of the container treatment plant, wherein at least one transporter is positioned displaceable in relation to another one of the transporters to provide a closeable spatial separation between the at least one displaceable transporter and the other transporter.
US09630033B2	Temporary fall protection A method of handling fall protection systems (2) in association with towers, pylons and masts includes climbing a tower (5), securing a guide channel (10) to a top portion (6) of the tower, extending a fall protection guide line (20) through the guide channel, connecting a first end (3) of a fall protection system (2) to a first end (21) of the guide line (20), extending the fall protection system (2) through the secured guide channel (10) by pulling a second end (22) of the guide line, securing the first end (3) of the fall protection system to a ground (G) level fixing point (8) and securing a second end (4) of the fall protection system to personal protection equipment worn by a worker. An assembly (1) for handling fall protection systems in association with towers, pylons and masts is also provided.
US09630029B2	Focused ultrasonic transducer navigation system A focused ultrasonic transducer navigation system attaches to a patient and includes a housing that contains an ultrasonic device. An alignment system moves the housing, and moves the ultrasonic device within the housing, so a focal point of ultrasonic energy from the ultrasonic device is aligned in x, y, and z planes with a target location in the patient. The alignment system realigns the focal point of the ultrasonic device with the same patient target location over multiple therapy sessions eliminating repeated use of an MRI system for repeatedly realigning the ultrasonic device.
US09630026B2	Non-planar treatment beam control The present invention relates to a data processing method for determining control data for controlling beam positions which beam positions describe positions which a treatment beam has or would have if emitted by a beam source, the treatment beam being for treating a treatment body part of a patient, said method constituted to be performed by a computer and comprising the steps of: • providing treatment data which comprise data on a position of the treatment body part; • providing condition data which describe: constraints on the beam positions and/or constraints on positional changes of the beam positions, wherein said constraints allow for at least a part of the beam positions to lie not in a common plane; • providing an arrangement of the beam positions on the basis of the treatment data which arrangement fulfils the condition data; • determining control data for controlling a change of a relative position of the beam source relative to the treatment body part for changing the beam positions and for controlling an emission of the treatment beam from the beam source, the determined control data being constituted to change the beam positions to follow the provided arrangement of the beam positions and to cause continuous emission of the treatment beam during a continuous change of the beam positions while the beam positions follow at least a part of the arrangement.
US09630024B2	Radiation treatment planning system and method of radiation treatment planning There is disclosed a radiation treatment planning system for preparing treatment planning information for carrying out radiation treatment. The apparatus includes an input unit with which an operator inputs a prescription dose and an irradiation angle; an arithmetic unit which prepares the treatment planning information by determining irradiation conditions in such a manner as to bring a dose distribution calculated based on the result of the input from the input unit closer to the prescription dose, and a display unit which displays the treatment planning information. The arithmetic unit sets, per point for radiation irradiation, an index representing the degree of demand for irradiation amount suppression, the degree of demand determined by the radiation irradiation point, and the arithmetic unit further determines the irradiation conditions using the index.
US09630022B2	Plasmonic assisted systems and methods for interior energy-activation from an exterior source A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.
US09630016B2	Defibrillator and method of controlling defibrillator A defibrillator includes: an impedance measuring section which is configured to obtain an impedance measurement value between a living body of a rescue target and electrodes; a controller which is configured to detect a kind of the electrodes, and which, based on the detected kind of the electrodes, is configured to perform determination of whether the impedance measurement value is to be output or not; and an outputting section which, based on the determination, is configured to output the impedance measurement value.
US09630012B2	Spinal cord stimulation with interferential current A stimulator and a method for the treatment of intractable pain syndromes by electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is disclosed. An example method includes positioning a first pair of implantable electrodes to a dura matter in an epidural space proximate to a subject's spinal cord at predetermined locations, positioning a second pair of implantable electrodes to the dura matter in the epidural space proximate to the subject's spinal cord at predetermined locations, and transmitting signals of first and second frequencies through the first and second pairs of implantable electrodes respectively, so that the signals of the first and second frequencies interfere with each other to produce at least one beat signal proximate to the subject's spinal cord. The at least one beat signal has a frequency within a range of more than 250 Hz to about 15,000 Hz.
US09630009B2	Fitting bilateral hearing prostheses Methods, systems, and computing devices for fitting bilateral hearing prostheses. An example method includes sending a signal to a first hearing prosthesis and a second hearing prosthesis. The signal causes the first hearing prosthesis to deliver a first stimulus to a body part in a left auditory pathway of a user. The signal also causes the second hearing prosthesis to deliver a second stimulus to a body part in a right auditory pathway of the user. The first stimulus and the second stimulus cause the user to perceive a sound and are delivered simultaneously. The method also includes receiving an indication of a perception of the sound by the user. The method further includes determining an adjustment to at least one of the first stimulus or the second stimulus based on the perception of the sound by the user.
US09630004B2	Method and apparatus for transdermal stimulation over the palmar and plantar surfaces Various methods and devices for providing transdermal electrical stimulation therapy to a patient are provided. In certain variations, a method may include positioning a stimulator electrode over a glabrous skin surface overlying a target nerve of a subject. Electrical stimulation may be delivered through or across the glabrous skin surface to the target nerve to stimulate the target nerve, while remaining safe and tolerable to the patient. Electrical stimulation may be delivered at frequencies that may be painful or intolerable when applied over non-glabrous surfaces of the body. Various applicators or devices for providing transdermal electrical stimulation therapy are also provided.
US09630002B2	Method, system, and apparatus for dermatological treatment Embodiments of dermatological cell treatment are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09629999B2	Implantable device with electrical filter An implantable device including a proximal end, a distal end, an elongate electrically conductive component arranged between the proximal end and the distal end, and a contact pole electrically connected to the elongate electrically conductive component. The contact pole is arranged in a region of the distal end to electrically contact bodily tissue adjacent to the contact pole during operation of the implantable device. The elongate electrically conductive component includes a sub-component connected in series with remaining portions of the elongate electrically conductive component. The sub-component includes a capacitive component, an inductive component and a magneto-resistive component, which are arranged to cause a reduction of a resistivity of the magneto-resistive component that leads to a shift of a resonance frequency of the sub-component.
US09629997B2	Materials and methods for protecting against neuromas The subject invention provides devices and methods for alleviating discomfort associated with neuroma formation. The devices and methods of the invention effectively use the body's natural response of reconstructing implanted biomaterials to minimize the size of, isolate, and protect a neuroma. In preferred embodiments, the subject device is a cylindrical cap, wherein the internal chamber of the cylindrical cap physically partitions the nerve to enable an arrangement of nerve fibers (as opposed to haphazardly arranged nerve fibers often produced in neuromas). In addition, the cap's material remodels into a tissue cushion after implantation, which protects the neuroma from being stimulated and inducing pain.
US09629995B2	Biomolecular electronic device and process of use Provided is a biological membrane including at least one ring-like polypeptide, where the at least one of the ring-like polypeptide is not a membrane protein, a surface being associated with at least one ring-like polypeptide capable of integration into a cell membrane, an electrode including said surface and electronically and biomedical devices including the electrodes for recording and stimulating cell activity.
US09629994B2	Closed male luer device for use with needleless access devices A medical connector is described which is formed by a body having an inlet port, an outlet port through a male luer portion of the body, and a fluid path between the inlet port and the at least one outlet ports. A retractable post extends through the fluid path in the male luer sealing a tip of the male luer thereby closing the fluid path when the connector in not activated. There is a seal between the retractable post and the body that forms a fluid volume within a portion of the cavity. The fluid path passes through the fluid volume. When actuated, the retractable post is forced away from the tip of the male luer, thereby opening the fluid path through the medical connector and decreasing the fluid volume.
US09629993B2	Tubing adapter for influencing the pressure inside a tubing section during a medical treatment A tubing adapter for interconnection with a least one tubing section of a medical device, a dialysis fluid tubing system including such a tubing adapter, a medical device including such a dialysis fluid tubing system, and a method for avoiding a pressure within a dialysis fluid tubing system that is below a minimum pressure are described.
US09629991B1	Disposable radio frequency needle cartridges having absorbing containment barriers Disclosed herein are unique needle cartridges for use with transdermal microneedling devices that generate and emit low energy RF signals to, and prevent backflow of liquid(s) from, the skin of a patient. One embodiment may comprise a base portion and a sleeve coupled to the base portion. Such an embodiment may also comprise an RF needle capsule disposed within the housing, and having a needle unit comprising at least one needle on an end thereof. Also, the needle cartridge comprises a drive shaft disposed through the base portion and coupled to the needle unit, and configured to be driven reciprocally along a longitudinal axis of the base portion and thereby move the RF needle capsule reciprocally such that the needles of the needle unit extend beyond and retract within the housing. Such RF needle cartridges further include an absorbing barrier disposed within the housing to prevent the backflow of liquid(s) from the needle unit by absorbing such liquid(s).
US09629989B2	Bioprinting station, assembly comprising such bioprinting station and bioprinting method Bioprinting station (1) comprising:—a Bioprinting device (4) adapted to deposit a pattern of biological material (2) onto an area of interest (3a) of a substrate (3),—an imaging system (15) adapted to acquire an image of the substrate (3) and to reveal on the acquired image the area of interest (3a) with respect to a remaining part (3b) of the substrate (3), the acquired image of the substrate (3) being processed so as to detect the revealed area of interest (3a) on the acquired image and to determine the pattern corresponding to the area of interest (3a) detected on the acquired image.
US09629984B2	Medical balloon and balloon catheter assembly A medical balloon (10) of a balloon catheter assembly (70) includes a balloon wall (22) formed of at least two layers (30, 32). The first layer (30) is made of an impervious polymeric material. The second layer (32), which is integral with the first layer (30) is made of a radiopaque and/or echogenic material and a polymeric material. In the preferred embodiment, there is provided 60 to 80% by weight of radiopaque material in the second layer (32). It has been found that these concentrations of radiopaque material provide good visibility of the balloon under ultrasonic imaging.
US09629981B2	Drainage catheter A multipurpose catheter includes an un-tapered portion and a tapered portion, the latter being disposed distally of the former. The catheter has an arrangement of echo reflective features over at least a portion of the tapered portion. The echo reflective features may be echo reflective solely due to their shape, or may be made of radio opaque materials, and thus may provide a degree of echogenicity not only due to their material but also due to the reflectivity of their shape.
US09629979B2	Pressure/Vacuum actuated catheter drug delivery probe A delivery probe for delivering a therapeutic agent to tissue is described including at least one delivery capsule for accommodating the agent, at least one delivery device in fluid communication with the capsule, an actuation mechanism for moving the capsule between an activated position and an inactivated position by providing at least one of a fluid and a vacuum, and a delivery mechanism for forcing the agent out of the capsule. A method of delivering a therapeutic agent to tissue is also described including providing a catheter with a delivery probe at a distal end, positioning the delivery probe next to the tissue, supplying fluid to an actuation chamber to position the probe into an activated position, supplying fluid to a delivery chamber to force the agent out of the probe, and establishing a vacuum in the actuation chamber to position the probe into an inactivated position.
US09629972B1	Bilateral bite block In a bilateral bite block, a broad upper component extends bilaterally between a front end and a back end for overlying a person's tongue and at least some of the person's lower molars and for underlying at least some of the person's upper molars. Molar blocks extend downward from both sides of the broad upper component and are disposed for contacting the person's lower molars. A groove is disposed within a top surface of a handle and the broad upper component for receiving an endotracheal tube. An aperture is disposed within the groove in the broad upper component for grasping a received endotracheal tube that can extend within the groove from the handle to beyond the back end of the upper component so that a received endotracheal tube that extends within the groove can contact the person's tongue and thereby enhance the grasp of the endotracheal tube.
US09629971B2	Methods and systems for exhalation control and trajectory optimization The systems and methods include controlling pressure and/or flow during exhalation. The systems and methods include novel exhalation for ventilating a patient. The systems and methods decrease the amount of time it takes the patient to passively expire an inspired volume of gas. For example, the systems and method may determine one or more pressure profiles based on one or more criterion and may select and utilize the pressure profile that provides for the fastest rate of lung emptying.
US09629969B2	Intranasal administration of agents with pro-inflammatory activity for the therapy of neurological disorders The invention concerns a product consisting of distilled water or of an aqueous solution hypotonic or substantially isotonic with respect to blood plasma or, less preferably, hypertonic with respect to blood plasma, to be administered on the nasal mucosa according to a specific operation mode in order to cause an inflammation of an irritative kind, for use in a treatment of stimulation of the endogenous production of inflammatory mediators, in the therapy and prevention of neurological disorders, in particular of degenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. The inflammatory mediators the endogenous production of which is stimulated comprise NGF, neurotrophin-3, neurotrophin-4, serotonin, substance P, heparin, ECF-A.
US09629964B2	Moisture sensor for monitoring an access to a patient and method of producing the moisture sensor A moisture sensor for monitoring an access to a patient for a system by which, via a flexible line, a liquid is fed to and/or out from a patient, for monitoring the vascular access in extra-corporeal blood treatment or for monitoring a central venous catheter for acute dialysis, and a method of producing a moisture sensor are described. The moisture sensor has a substrate material with an electrically conductive structure having conductor paths arranged at a distance from one another and connected together across a terminating resistor. The terminating resistor is an electrically conductive film which is applied in a section of the substrate material on which are formed electrical contacting regions for connecting the terminating resistor to the conductor paths, such that an external terminating resistor is not required and the moisture sensor can be produced easily in large numbers complete with the terminating resistor.
US09629963B2	Systems and methods for generating an injection guide System and methods are described herein for generating an injection guide, which include receiving one or more digital images of a body region of an individual, the body region including one or more physical registration landmarks, generating at least one digital representation of the body region using the one or more digital images, the at least one digital representation including one or more digital registration landmarks corresponding to the one or more physical registration landmarks on the body region, adding one or more digitally registered injection sites to the at least one digital representation of the body region in an injection-treatment pattern, the one or more digitally registered injection sites registered relative to the one or more digital registration landmarks, and generating one or more output signals having information for controlling one or more controllable light-emitting elements to illuminate a location on a surface of the body region of the individual corresponding in location to at least one of the one or more digitally registered injection sites.
US09629960B2	Needleless injector A needleless injector has a syringe body having an opening at one end, a piston housed within the syringe body for urging a liquid within the syringe body through the opening and a ram for driving the piston. A shock absorbing component is provided for reducing an initial transfer of force from the ram to the piston. The initial rate of pressure increase on the liquid is reduced, thereby controlling the rate of collapse of gas bubbles in the liquid.
US09629956B2	Pivoting joint infusion system with seal An infusion system for delivery of therapeutic fluids from a remote source into a patient's body. The system has an infusion assembly, a rotating pivot joint member, a fluid connector assembly, and a sealing assembly retained within the infusion assembly between the housing of the infusion assembly and the rotating pivot joint member. The seal reduces leakage of fluids. The rotating joint may be pivoted to three distinct positions to allow for emplacement on the patient, delivery of the therapeutic fluid to the patient, and protected, sealed closure of the fluid channels to avoid patient fluid backflow.
US09629954B2	Tube passage sealing system A tube passage sealing system for allowing passage of a tube from the interior to the exterior of a case such that the case is sealed against fluid intrusion whether a tube is present or absent. The tube passage sealing system generally includes a case having a first portion and a hingedly connected second portion. The portions may be closed together to define a compartment in which a device may be positioned. A tube seal assembly is included which allows a tube leading from the device within the compartment to exit the case through a passage formed in the assembly. The tube seal assembly generally includes a first tube seal and second tube seal which combine when the case is closed to seal around the tube. Some embodiments may include blocking portions on the tube seals which will act to seal the passage when a tube is not present.
US09629953B2	Device and method for abscess irrigation The subject invention provides novel, inexpensive, and highly effective methods and devices for convenient and effective irrigation of abscesses, puncture wounds, and similar types of deep tissue wounds. In one embodiment the subject invention provides a discharge apparatus for a reservoir housing containing irrigation solution, wherein the discharge apparatus has a specifically designed nozzle for insertion into a wound opening and through which a sufficient volume of the irrigation solution can pass at an appropriate pressure.
US09629952B2	Terminal clamp for a moisture sensor for monitoring a vascular access A terminal clamp for a moisture sensor to be placed on a patient's skin in order to monitor a vascular access to a patient includes first, lower and second, upper legs for clamped fixing of terminal tab of moisture sensor, rear end pieces of the legs being connected. The terminal clamp includes terminal contacts for contacting electrical contact points of terminal tab, and a guide piece having a slot-shaped cutout for receiving terminal tab. Slot-shaped cutout of guide piece is bounded laterally by two stop elements so that terminal tab is held in terminal clamp in a predetermined position, in which terminal contacts of terminal clamp contact the electrical contact points of terminal tab. Upper leg comprises a latching device, which is fixed in slot-shaped cutout in a snap-in manner when terminal clamp is closed to lock upper leg in position on lower leg.
US09629951B2	Modular hemofiltration apparatus with removable panels for multiple and alternate blood therapy An apparatus for performing blood therapy having a plurality of pumps for engaging blood and fluid tubing is characterized by a plurality of manually mounted and disengagable panels installed on the sides of the apparatus housing, the panels having pump engaging tubing mounted on the inside of the respective panels.
US09629949B2	Therapy prediction and optimization for renal failure blood therapy, especially home hemodialysis A renal failure blood therapy system includes a renal failure blood therapy machine, a test including multiple blood samples taken at multiple times during a test therapy to determine concentration levels for each of a first solute and a second solute at each of the multiple times, and a device programmed to (i) estimate at least one first patient parameter using the determined concentration levels for the first solute, (ii) estimate at least one second patient parameter using the determined concentration levels for the second solute, (iii) determine a first plurality of acceptable treatments using the at least one first patient parameter, (iv) determine a second plurality of acceptable treatments using the at least one second patient parameter, and (v) merge the first plurality of acceptable treatments with the second plurality of acceptable treatments to determine a plurality of clinically acceptable treatments for both the first solute and the second solute.
US09629946B2	Polymeric protective layer A polymeric product including at least two layers, wherein a functional layer includes a polymeric material and at least one anti-microbial substance, and a protective layer, including a polymeric material arranged outside the functional layer and completely covering the functional layer, wherein the protective layer does not include any anti-microbial substances. A method of producing the product, the use of the same and a kit for producing the product.
US09629939B2	Collagenous foam materials Provided is a foam material, comprising a plurality of substantially collagenous beads, wherein the foam material is a bead foam, and wherein adjacent collagenous beads are fused together by a network of collagen fibers. Also provided are methods for preparation of foam materials comprising a plurality of substantially collagenous beads. The foam materials may be used in applications such as bioscaffolds for wound healing, soft tissue regeneration and augmentation, for localized cell delivery, or as cell culture substrates for research. The foam materials include natural collagen fibrils that provide a stable scaffold and enhance integration of the implanted scaffold and regeneration of cells and tissue.
US09629936B2	Method and device for generating steam and gaseous hydrogen peroxide Vaporized hydrogen peroxide is used for decontamination of enclosed and sealed areas. It is capable of destroying all forms of microbial life. It is commonly produced from a solution of liquid H2O2 and water, by means of generators specifically designed for the purpose. The present invention provides a combined source for heating steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide and a method for simultaneously supplying steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide. A device according to the invention comprises a chamber adapted for receiving water through an inlet and expelling steam through an outlet. A vessel for receiving and vaporizing hydrogen peroxide solution is provided in close contact with the chamber. Heat from the water vapor in the chamber is allowed to supply the required energy for producing hydrogen peroxide vapor in the vessel from an aqueous solution.
US09629933B2	Delivery of contrasting agents for magnetic resonance imaging Erythrocytes exposed to dialysis with an hypotonic buffer stably take up superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and may be used MRI contrast agents. Such erythrocytes may also be used as drug delivery vehicles.
US09629928B1	Hash-based inventory identification A mechanism for providing inventory information from distributed computing resources in an enterprise network in a manner that minimizes network traffic being sent from those computing resources to a centralized inventory server is provided. Bandwidth minimization is performed by generating a value corresponding to identifying information for each item inventoried on a computing resource and transmitting only those values to the inventory server. The generated value is shorter than a string containing the detailed information regarding the inventoried item, but is unique to that item. The inventory server then only requests more detailed information about an individual inventory item if a reported value has not previously been reported to the inventory server. In this manner, detailed information about a specific inventoried item is only transmitted through the network the first time that the item is inventoried and reported from any computer in the network. For any subsequent nodes reporting the same inventoried item, only the value is transmitted through the network and recorded within the inventory server. This avoids transmitting detailed information about each inventoried item for each computer during each computer report to an inventory server, thereby reducing network traffic.
US09629926B2	Antibody-SN-38 immunoconjugates with a CL2A linker The present invention concerns improved methods and compositions for preparing SN-38 conjugates of proteins or peptides, preferably immunoconjugates of antibodies or antigen-binding antibody fragments. More preferably, the SN-38 is attached to the antibody or antibody fragment using a CL2A linker, with 1-12, more preferably 6 or less, most preferably 1-5 SN-38 moieties per antibody or antibody fragment. Most preferably, the immunoconjugate is prepared in large scale batches, with various modifications to the reaction scheme to optimize yield and recovery in large scale. Other embodiments concern optimized dosages and/or schedules of administration of immunoconjugate to maximize efficacy for disease treatment and minimize side effects of administration.
US09629922B2	Nanoparticle-based tumor-targeted drug delivery The present invention provides an aqueous tumor-targeting liposome nanoparticle composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of liposome nanoparticles. The nanoparticles preferably encapsulate an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent, which can be added to a pre-formed liposome composition or can be incorporated in the liposomes during the formation of the liposomes. The liposome nanoparticles comprise a legumain-targeting lipid admixed with one or more other micelle or vesicle-forming lipid materials in the form of nanoparticulate liposomes dispersed in an aqueous carrier. A preferred tumor-targeting liposome nanoparticle composition comprises (a) a legumain-targeting lipid component, (b) a zwitterionic lipid component; (c) an amino-substituted lipid component; (d) a neutral lipid component; and (e) polyethylene glycol-conjugated lipid component. The legumain-targeting lipid component comprising a hydrophobic lipid portion covalenetly attached to a legumain-binding moiety.
US09629918B2	Folate receptor alpha binding ligands The invention described herein pertains to targeted drug delivery conjugates comprising folate receptor α (FR-α) selective binding ligands and methods for diagnosing, monitoring, and eliminating pathological cells that express FR-α.
US09629917B2	Method for bowel preparation The present invention provides methods for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty.
US09629915B2	Sustained release dosage form The novel sustained release dosage form comprising an active agent and a combination of a non-swelling pH dependent release retardant and a non swelling pH independent release retardant polymer which provides pH-independent drug release for a considerable period of time after administration.
US09629905B2	Neisseria meningitidis fHbp variant and its use for vaccination The invention relates to a modified V2 fHbp having increased stability over a wild type V2 fHbp; a modified V2 fHbp having an amino acid sequence with at least 85% identity to the sequence of Seq ID No: 1, wherein both Ser137 and Gly138 are mutated or both Val112 and Leu114 are mutated; immunogenic, pharmaceutical and vaccine compositions; nucleic acid and a host cell; and methods of use of such compositions.
US09629903B2	Factor IX polypeptides and methods of use thereof The present invention provides methods of administering Factor IX; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells.
US09629897B2	Methods of producing and using regulatory B-cells The invention is directed to a method of preparing B-cells that produce interleukin-10 (IL-10), or IL-10 per se, which comprises contacting one or more B-cells ex vivo with an isolated interleukin-35 (IL-35) protein, and culturing the one or more B-cells under conditions to provide one or more B-cells that produce IL-10. The invention also is directed to a method of suppressing the proliferation of lymphocytes in vitro or in vivo by contacting lymphocytes with an isolated IL-35 protein. The invention further is directed to a method of suppressing autoimmunity in a mammal by administering to the mammal an IL-35 protein or IL-10-producing B-cells.
US09629896B2	Composition including the HIP/PAP protein or one of the derivatives thereof for treating insulin resistance The invention relates to a HIP/PAP protein or to one of the derivatives thereof for use thereof for treating or preventing insulin resistance in non-insulin dependent subjects.
US09629892B2	Treatment of penetrative injury to the brain The invention provides methods of treatment or prophylaxis of damaging effects of penetrative injury to the brain or other part of the central nervous system. The methods are based in part on results in a rodent model of penetrative ballistic injury showing that an inhibitor of PDF-95 NMDAR interaction is effective in inhibiting neurological deficits resulting from such injury. The methods are useful for treating subjects having or at risk of penetrative brain injury, including subjects who have been shot in the head or at risk of such injury (e.g., military or law enforcement personnel).
US09629886B2	Method for conducing concentrated cannabis oil to be stable, emulsifiable and flavorless for use in hot beverages and resulting powderized cannabis oil A method for producing powderized cannabis oil, and the resulting powderized cannabis oil, in which concentrated cannabis oil is mixed with and absorbed by a modified starch powder, preferably maltodextrin, in a ratio of at least three grams of starch powder for every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil is disclosed. Further disclosed are beverages, baked goods and single-serve beverage brewing cartridges utilizing or incorporating the powderized cannabis oil to create human-consumable products that contain an emulsified, tasteless, and odorless dose of cannabis oil.
US09629884B2	Compositions and methods for increasing lifespan and health span Disclosed herein are compounds, extracts, and active fractions of the plant Geum japonicum and methods for increasing longevity and survival potency or for preventing or treating various medical conditions, including diabetes, inflammation, wound healing, bed sores, and ocular disorders. The compounds provided herein can be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that are useful in the disclosed methods. Also provided are the use of the compounds and extracts in preparing pharmaceutical formulations and medicaments.
US09629882B2	Strain of Cobetia marina and biosurfactant extract obtained from same The invention discloses a bacterial strain of non pathogenic Cobetia marina useful in aquaculture, corresponding to an isolated Cobetia marina strain, Gram negative, oxidase positive, deposited under registry number CECT N°7764; grows with dibenzothiophene (DBT) as the only carbon source. Also disclosed is a method to obtain a biosurfactant surfactant extract comprising growing strain Cobetia marina (MM1IDA2H-1) CECT N° 7764 in a reactor with liquid growth medium from 24 to 48 hours at a temperature between 10 and 35° C., pH 6 to 8; constant stirring between 100 to 400 rpm and oxygen saturation between 10 to 21%; until obtaining a grown cell culture and extracellular products plus inorganic salts; separating the cells, lyophilizing supernatant, sieve the obtained powder and dry. Further disclosed is a biosurfactant surfactant and uses thereof for treating infectious pathologies in aquaculture; use as additive for paint formulations for submergible surfaces; and use as food additive for fish, for inducing an immune response.
US09629877B2	Human application of engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells The present invention concerns methods and compositions for immunotherapy employing a modified T cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In particular aspects, CAR-expressing T-cells are producing using electroporation in conjunction with a transposon-based integration system to produce a population of CAR-expressing cells that require minimal ex vivo expansion or that can be directly administered to patients for disease (e.g., cancer) treatment.
US09629875B2	Clostridium difficile sporicidal compositions Disclosed are sporicidal compositions, and methods of use thereof. The sporicidal compositions contain water, an organic solvent, and a spore-germinating agent containing an iodide source, a citrate source or both. The compositions have sporicidal activity against, e.g., Clostridium difficile spores. The sporicidal compositions can be used alone, or can form part of a disinfecting composition or an antiseptic composition.
US09629873B2	Bioresorbable metal alloy and implants made of same Disclosed herein is a non-toxic, bioresorbable, magnesium based alloy for use in production of implants. Specifically exemplified herein are alloy embodiments useful for orthopedic implants. Also disclosed are alloy materials that incorporate magnesium, calcium and strontium.
US09629872B2	Sodium thiosulphate for the treatment of ectopic calcifications The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising sodium thiosulphate dispersed in a hydrophile-in-lipophile emulsion, and the use thereof for topical administration for the treatment of an ectopic calcification and/or of the consequences thereof in an individual, the sodium thiosulphate being in the form of a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in addition, a hydrophile-in-lipophile emulsion. The invention also relates to a method for preparing these pharmaceutical compositions.
US09629871B2	Portable, nitric oxide generator An apparatus for portable delivery of nitric oxide without the need for pressurized tanks, power supplies, or other devices provides a single therapy session by triggering a heater to heat a reaction chamber. A piercing assembly may trigger to open sealed containers, such as bags, of liquid water or salt water in order to activate the heaters. Upon addition of liquid such as water or salt water to a chemically reactive heating element, heat is generated to activate the chemicals generating nitric oxide within a sealed reactor. Upon triggering, liquid containers are unsealed, the liquid drains down to initiate reaction of the heating chemicals, and the heat begins to penetrate the reactor. The reactor, in turn, heats its contents, which react to form nitric oxide expelled by the reactor to a line feeding a cannula for therapy.
US09629868B2	Method of treating and preventing neuro-olfactory triggered or aggravated illnesses or related conditions A method for treating at least one of neuro-olfactory triggered illnesses, and related conditions within a subject is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a composition that includes one or more agents adapted to induce a level of anosmia/hyposmia in the subject, which level of anosmia/hyposmia is sufficient to substantially decrease olfactory sensory stimulation within the subject and a neurologic response to the stimulation that is one or both of triggering and aggravating the illness or condition; and b) applying the composition to a nasopharynx region of the subject.
US09629862B2	Pantothenate derivatives for the treatment of neurologic disorders The present disclosure relates to pantothenate derivatives for the treatment of neurologic disorders (such as pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration), pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in treatment of neurologic disorders.
US09629861B2	Compositions and methods for treating bacterial infections using ceftaroline The present invention relates to compositions comprising ceftaroline or a prodrug thereof (e.g., ceftaroline fosamil) and methods for treating bacterial infections, such as complicated skin and structure infections (cSSSI) and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) by administering ceftaroline or a prodrug thereof, (e.g., ceftaroline fosamil).
US09629860B2	Acyclic nucleoside phosphonate diesters The present disclosure relates, inter alia, to compositions and methods for treating viral diseases and cancer. There are disclosed lipophilic antiviral and anticancer acyclic nucleoside phosphonate diesters, preparation thereof, and methods of using the compounds to treat viral diseases and cancer.
US09629858B2	Dialysis solutions comprising organic esters of phosphoric acid This document relates to bi-carbonate-buffered dialysis solutions with physiological phosphate content and increased stability. The solutions include an organic ester of phosphoric acid, calcium ions and/or magnesium ions, and optionally additional electrolytes, buffers and glucose in physiologically effective concentrations.
US09629857B2	Therapeutic uses of glutathione mimics A prodrug having antioxidant activity, including a phosphorylated compound having a thiol group. A method of treating oxidative stress by administering a prodrug of a phosphorylated compound including a thiol group, removing a phosphate group of the prodrug, and treating oxidative stress. A method of increasing bioavailability of a thiol compound by creating a prodrug by phosphorylating a thiol compound, administering the prodrug, preventing first pass metabolism of the prodrug, removing a phosphate group from the prodrug, and providing active drug to a site in need of therapy from oxidative stress. A method of preventing radiation damage to healthy tissue by administering a prodrug comprising a phosphorylated compound including a thiol group, removing a phosphate group of the prodrug to provide active drug, and preventing radiation damage to healthy tissue.
US09629856B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of skin diseases and disorders using antimicrobial peptide sequestering compounds The present invention provides compositions containing one or more antimicrobial peptide sequestering compounds and methods for topical application of such compositions to the skin to treat skin diseases and disorders such as rosacea in humans.
US09629853B2	Uses of ganaxolone Absence epilepsy, a form of epilepsy characterized by nonconvulsive seizures, has proven to be refractive to conventional epilepsy therapies. It has been found that low doses of ganaxolone can be used to reduce absence seizures in subjects with absence epilepsy, particularly pediatric subjects. In addition, ganaxolone therapy is particularly useful in subjects with absence epilepsy characterized by a reduction in tonic inhibition. Low dose ganaxolone is also used to reduce sleep disruptions and to treat sleep disorders in subjects in need of such treatment.
US09629850B2	Combination of MEK inhibitors and selective inhibitors of Aurora A kinase The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of proliferative disorders. In particular, the invention provides methods for treatment of proliferative disorders by administering a MEK inhibitor in combination with a selective inhibitor of Aurora A kinase.
US09629847B2	Compositions and methods for treating symptoms of inflammatory related conditions using a combination of an antihistamine and a stimulant The present invention relates to compositions containing stimulant and anti-histamine compounds, to methods for treating symptoms related to inflammation using the combination compounds, and to a method for preparing the compositions.
US09629845B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced hand-foot syndrome The present invention provides methods of treating, ameliorating or preventing hand-foot syndrome in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
US09629843B2	MTOR modulators and uses thereof The present invention provides methods and compositions for selective modulation of certain protein kinases, and especially mTor complexes. The methods and compositions are particularly useful in inhibiting mTor selectively for therapeutic applications.
US09629840B2	Aminopyrimidine kinase inhibitors Disclosed are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing those compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions as modulators of CK1, CK1γ1, CK1γ2, CK1γ3, CK2, Pim 1, Pim2, Pim3, the TGFβ pathway, the Wnt pathway, the JAK/STAT pathway, the AKT pathway, and/or the mTOR pathway. Uses are also disclosed for the treatment or prevention of a range of therapeutic indications due at least in part to aberrant physiological activity of CK1, CK1γ1, CK1γ2, CK1γ3, CK2, Pim 1, Pim2, Pim3, the TGFβ pathway, the Wnt pathway, the JAK/STAT pathway, the AKT pathway, and/or the mTOR pathway.
US09629834B2	Medicinal composition for inhibiting formation and/or enlargement of cerebral aneurysm or shrinking same Provided is a pharmaceutical composition which enables the inhibition of formation and/or enlargement of cerebral aneurysm or the regression of cerebral aneurysm. The pharmaceutical composition for the inhibition of formation and/or enlargement of cerebral aneurysm or for the regression of cerebral aneurysm of the present invention, which includes a S1P1 receptor agonist as an active ingredient, enables the inhibition of formation and/or enlargement of cerebral aneurysm or the regression of cerebral aneurysm, and enables the prevention and/or treatment of a disease associated with cerebral aneurysm.

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