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US09683054B2	Express humanization of antibodies The disclosure provides a method for generation of humanized full length antibodies in mammalian cells. A library of humanized variants is provided with high, validated human framework diversity without requiring back-mutations to retain original affinity. Synthetic CDR encoding fragment libraries derived from a template antibody are ligated to human framework region encoding fragments from a human framework pool limited only to germline sequences from a functionally expressed anti-bodies. The vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding HC framework region 4. No CDR grafting or phage display is required.
US09683052B2	Hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins The present invention relates to engineered hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins or fragments thereof and methods of making the same.
US09683048B2	Antibody molecules to PD-1 and uses thereof Antibody molecules that specifically bind to PD-1 are disclosed. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose cancerous or infectious conditions and disorders.
US09683044B2	Molecules with antigen binding and polyvalent FC gamma receptor binding activity The current invention involves biologically active proteins termed stradobodies. The stradobodies have two or more domains that create stradobody multimers. The stradobodies have both antigen-binding capacity and the ability to bind Fc receptors (FcR), and are useful in the treatment and prevention of disease.
US09683043B2	PD-1 specific antibodies and uses thereof One aspect of the present disclosure provides antibodies that can act as agonists of PD-1, thereby modulating immune responses regulated by PD-1. Another aspect of the disclosure provides compositions comprising PD-1 specific antibodies and their use in methods of down regulating the immune response. These methods can be practiced on any subject, including humans or animals. Anti-PD-1 antibodies disclosed herein may be used, in another aspect of the invention to detect PD-1 or its fragments in a biological sample. The amount of PD-1 detected may be correlated with the expression level of PD-1, and associated with the activation status of immune cells (e.g., activated T cells, B cells, and/or monocytes) in the subject.
US09683042B2	T-cell-specific humanized single fragment antibody delivery vehicle The present invention relates to a humanized scFv delivery vehicle targeted to be human T-cell specific, and provides: a humanized scFv which comprises a heavy-chain variable region (VH) consisting of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence given by sequence number 32 and comprises a light-chain variable region (VL) consisting of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence given by sequence number 34; and a T-cell-specific drug or marker delivery vehicle comprising the humanized scFv. The humanized scFv of the present invention has minimalised antigenicity and has an effect which does not give rise to an immune reaction even when used in the human body, and thus can advantageously be used as a delivery vehicle for specifically delivering a target substance such as a siRNA gene or an immune reaction regulating protein to T-cells.
US09683041B2	Anti-NKG2A antibodies and uses thereof Described herein are anti-NKG2A antibodies suitable for human therapy, including humanized versions of murine anti-NKG2A antibody Z270, as well as related methods and materials for producing and using such antibodies. Exemplary complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) sequences and sites for optional amino acid back-substitutions in framework region (FR) and/or CDRs of such antibodies are also described.
US09683040B2	Anti-ROBO4 antibody The present invention relates to an antibody having an anti-angiogenesis activity. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibody against ROBO4 and a pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody. An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-ROBO4 antibody having an anti-angiogenesis effect, a pharmaceutical composition or the like comprising the antibody, a method for suppressing angiogenesis using the antibody, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing the antibody. The antibody of the present invention activates the downstream signal of ROBO4 and has a suppressive activity against cell migration induced by VEGF or bFGF. The antibody of the present invention also exhibits an anti-angiogenesis effect in in-vivo models.
US09683038B2	Methods of reducing the risk of experiencing a cardiovascular (CV) event or a cerebrovascular event in a patient that has suffered a qualifying CV event The present invention relates to an IL-1β binding antibody or a functional fragment thereof for use in preventing or reducing risk of experiencing a recurrent cardiovascular (CV) event or a cerebrovascular event in a patient that has suffered of a qualifying CV event.
US09683037B2	Method of treating atopic dermatitis with IL-31 monoclonal antibodies The present invention relates to methods of treating pruritic diseases, including but not limited to Contact dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis, Drug induced delayed type cutaneous allergic reactions, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma, Bullous pemphigoid, Alopecia wereata, Vitiligo, Acne Rosacea, Prurigo nodularis, Scleroderma, Herpes simplex virus, or combination thereof by administering IL-31 monoclonal antibodies. The invention further provides the hybridomas that generate the monoclonal antibodies.
US09683021B2	Identification of protective antigenic determinants of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and uses thereof The invention relates to a polypeptide of a protective antigenic determinant (PAD polypeptide) of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and nucleic acids encoding a PAD polypeptide. The PAD polypeptide and nucleic acids encoding a PAD polypeptide are useful in the development of antibodies directed to PAD, vaccines effective in providing protection against PRRSV infection, and diagnostic assays detecting the presence of PAD antibodies generated by a PAD-specific vaccine. The invention also discloses methods of generating antibodies to PAD, for vaccinating a pig to provide protection from PRRSV infections, a method of preparing the vaccine, a method of treating PRRSV infections in a pig, and a method of detecting antibodies to PAD of PRRSV.
US09683019B2	Cyclic polypeptides for the treatment of heart failure The invention provides a cyclic polypeptide of Formula I (SEQ ID NO: 1): X1-R-X3-X4-L-S-X7-X8-X9-X10-X11-X12-X13 I or an amide, an ester or a salt thereof, or a bioconjugate thereof, wherein X1, X3, X4, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, X12 and X13 are defined herein. The polypeptides are agonist of the APJ receptor. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the polypeptides of the invention or bioconjugates thereof, and their therapeutic uses such as treatment or prevention of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), chronic heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, Brugada syndrome, ventricular tachycardia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, restenosis, ischemic cardiovascular diseases, cardiomyopathy, cardiac fibrosis, arrhythmia, water retention, diabetes (including gestational diabetes), obesity, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular accidents, transient ischemic attacks, traumatic brain injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, burn injuries (including sunburn) and preeclampsia. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09683017B2	Inhibitory peptides of viral infection Disclosed are methods of treating and/or inhibiting a viral infection in a subject. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of heparin-binding peptide. Also disclosed herein are methods for blocking viral binding to a cell. Further disclosed are anti-viral compositions for administration to a subject infected with a virus. Administration of the anti-viral composition inhibits viral infection of the subject.
US09683014B2	Dipeptide mimetics of NGF and BDNF neurotrophins The invention relates to compounds having either agonist or antagonist activities for the neurotrophins NGF and BDNF and represented by monomeric or dimeric substituted dipeptides that are analogs of the exposed portions of loop 1 or loop 4 regions of these neurotrophins near or at a beta-turn of the respective loop. N-acylated substituents of these dipeptides are biostereoisomers of the amino acid residues preceding these dipeptide sequences in the neurotrophin primary structure. The dimeric structure is produced advantageously by using hexamethylenediamine to which dipeptides are attached via their carboxyl groups. The claimed compounds displayed neuroprotective and differentiation-inducing activities in cellular models and enhanced the amount of phosphorylated tyrosine kinase A and the heat shock proteins Hsp32 and Hsp70 in the concentration range of 10−9 to 10−5 M. They also displayed neuroprotective, anti-parkinsonian, anti-stroke, anti-ischemic, anti-depressant and anti-amnestic activities in animal models and were active in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease. These in vivo effects of the claimed compounds are displayed in the dose range of 0.01 to 10 mg/kg when administered intraperitoneally.
US09683011B2	Controlled cross-linking processing of proteins A method of forming a cross-linked protein structures includes preparing a solution of protein dissolved in a benign solvent and forming an intermediate protein structure from the solution. The intermediate protein structure can be cross-linked by providing for a specific ratio of chemical cross-linking agents to form the cross-linked protein structure. The solution can be prepared by adding a cross-linker of N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) at a ratio of two-to-one of NHS to EDC to alcohol. PBS buffer (20×) can be added to the solution until the volume ratio of PBS buffer (20×) to alcohol is about one-to-one. About 16 percent by weight of protein can be dissolved in the solution. The solution can be electrospun to form an intermediate protein structure. After a period of time, the protein structure can be cross-linked to form the cross-linked protein structure.
US09683010B2	Process for the production of 21-methoxy-11-beta-phenyl-19-nor-pregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione derivatives The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of compounds of formula (I), wherein the meaning of R is dimethylamino or acetyl group, using the compound of formula (III) or (IV), wherein the meaning of R′ is dimethylamino or 2-methyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl group, as starting material and methoxymethyl lithium as reagent.
US09683005B2	Methods for preparing thermally stable lignin fractions The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.
US09683003B2	Heteroaryl compounds useful as inhibitors of SUMO activating enzyme Disclosed are chemical entities which are compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein Y, Ra, Ra′, Rb, Rc, X1, X2, X3, Rd, Z1, and Z2 have the values described herein and stereochemical configurations depicted at asterisked positions indicate absolute stereochemistry. Chemical entities according to the disclosure can be useful as inhibitors of Sumo Activating Enzyme (SAE). Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
US09683001B2	Process of producing phosphinothricin employing nitrilases The present invention generally relates to processes for the enzymatic production of a phosphinothricin product or precursor thereof from a nitrile-containing substrate.
US09682998B2	Fused heterocyclic compounds as ion channel modulators The present disclosure relates to compounds that are sodium channel inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein Q, R1, X1, X2, Y and R2 are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.
US09682993B2	Anticancer compounds In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having anticancer activity; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders associated with uncontrolled cellular proliferation using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended to be used as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09682992B2	Derivatives of camptothecin, a method of producing them and their use The subject of the present invention are water-soluble derivatives of camptothecin, their synthesis and use. These compounds exhibit preferable biological properties for use in anti-neoplasm therapy.
US09682979B2	Substituted pyrazolo [1,5-A] pyrimidine compounds as TRK kinase inhibitors Compounds of Formula I: and salts thereof in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of Trk kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases which can be treated with a Trk kinase inhibitor such as pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and certain infectious diseases.
US09682977B2	Bicyclic heteroaryl indole analogues useful as ROR gamma modulators The present disclosure is directed to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, X1, M, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n, and p are as defined herein, which are active as modulators of retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt). These compounds prevent, inhibit, or suppress the action of RORγt and are therefore useful in the treatment of RORγt mediated diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions such as, e.g., pain, inflammation, COPD, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
US09682966B2	Kappa opioid ligands The invention provides novel ligands of Kappa (κ) opioid receptors, such as can be used to modulate a Kappa opioid receptor. Methods of synthesis and methods of use are also provided. Compounds of the invention can be used therapeutically in the treatment of dissociative disorders or pain, or to provide neuroprotection, or to induce diuresis, or to modulate the immune system, or for treatment of one or more of an affective disorders comprising depression or stress/anxiety; an addictive disorder; alcoholism, epilepsy; a cognition deficiency; schizophrenia; Alzheimer's disease; or pain.
US09682963B2	Pyridine derivatives as soft rock inhibitors The present invention relates to new kinase inhibitors of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, tautomer, racemic, salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, and more specifically to ROCK inhibitors, compositions, in particular pharmaceuticals, comprising such inhibitors, and to uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease. In addition, the invention relates to methods of treatment and use of said compounds in the manufacture of a medicament for the application to a number of therapeutic indications including Respiratory and Gastro-Intestinal diseases.
US09682961B2	Quinazoline derivative The present invention provides a quinazoline derivative represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a lower alkyl group optionally having a substituent; Z represents a cycloalkyl group having a substituent or a cycloalkenyl group having a substituent; and Q represents a bicyclic heteroaryl group optionally having a substituent, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Since the compound has an inhibitory effect on the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and exhibits an antitumor effect, it is useful as a medicine.
US09682958B2	Ligands and their preparation The present invention relates to secondary amines suitable for the preparation of ligands for organometallic complexes, their preparation and their use.
US09682955B2	Quinazoline derivatives useful as CB-1 inverse agonists The present invention is directed to quinazoline derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions mediated by the CB-1 receptor; more particularly, in the treatment of disorders and conditions responsive to inverse agonism of the CB-1 receptor. For example, the compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders.
US09682952B2	Isotopologues of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl) piperidine-2-6-dione and methods of preparation thereof Provided herein are deuterated isotopologues of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione, or enantiomers or mixtures of enantiomers thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, cocrystal or polymorph thereof, and processes for making the same. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isotopes-enriched compounds, and methods of using such compounds are also provided.
US09682948B2	7,8-dihydoxyflavone and 7,8-substituted flavone derivatives, compositions, and methods related thereto In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to 7,8-dihydoxyflavone and 7,8-substituted flavone derivatives, such as those described by formula provided herein, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing diseases or conditions related to BDNF and TrkB activity, such as psychiatric disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and autism spectrum disorders, stroke, Rett syndrome, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease by administering effective amounts of pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, it is contemplated that the 7,8-substituted flavone derivatives disclosed herein are prodrugs of 7,8-dihydoxyflavone and analogs.
US09682946B2	Process for preparing benzofuran-2-carboxamide derivatives Provided herein are novel, commercially viable and industrially advantageous processes for the preparation of benzofuran-2-carboxamide derivatives and their intermediates, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in high yield and purity. Provided particularly herein are novel, commercially viable and industrially advantageous processes for the preparation of vilazodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in high yield and purity. Provided also herein is an improved and commercially viable process for the preparation of 3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile, in high yield and purity, using novel intermediate compound 3-(4-hydroxybutyryl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile.
US09682945B2	EMM-23 molecular sieve material, its synthesis and use A new molecular sieve material is designated as EMM-23 and has, in its as-calcined form, an X-ray diffraction pattern including the following peaks in Table 1: TABLE 1 d-spacing (Å)Relative Intensity [100 × I/I(o)] 17.5-16.360-100 10.6-10.15-50 9.99-9.5620-70 6.23-6.061-10 5.84-5.691-10 5.54-5.401-10 4.29-4.211-10 3.932-3.8641-10 3.766-3.7045-40 3.735-3.6741-10 3.657-3.5981-10 3.595-3.5391-20
US09682943B2	Benzylideneguanidine derivatives and therapeutic use for the treatment of protein misfolding diseases The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a tautomer and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R1 is alkyl, Cl, F or Br; R2 is H or F; R3 is selected from H and alkyl; R4 is selected from H and C(O)R6; R5 is H; or R4 and R5 are linked to form a heterocyclic group which is optionally substituted with one or more R10 groups; R6 is selected from R7, OR7 and NR8R9; R7, R8 and R9 are each independently selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl and aryl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more R10 groups; each R10 is independently selected from halogen, OH, CN, NO2, COO-alkyl, aralkyl, SO2-alkyl, SO2-aryl, COOH, CO-alkyl, CO-aryl, NH2, NH-alkyl, N(alkyl)2, CF3, alkyl and alkoxy; X and Z are each independently CR11, and Y is selected from CR11 and N; and R11 is H or F; for use in treating a disorder associated with protein misfolding stress and in particular associated with accumulation of misfolded proteins.
US09682942B2	Form of pyrimidine compound having dibenzylamine structure It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel form of (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, which is useful for preventing and/or treating diseases such as dyslipidemia.(S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid hydrochloride.
US09682936B2	Morphan and morphinan analogues, and methods of use The present application relates to analogues of morphan and morphinan, compositions thereof, and methods for treating a disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of the compounds or compositions to a subject in need thereof.
US09682928B2	Bumetanide analogs, compositions and methods of use The present invention provides bumetanide analogs and compositions comprising such analogs. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing these bumetanide analogs and methods for their use. These analogs are particularly useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions that involve the Na+K+Cl− co-transporter or GABAA receptor including but not limited to addictive disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, anxiety disorders, ascites, autism, bipolar disorder, cancer, depression, endothelial corneal dystrophy, edema, epilepsy, glaucoma. Huntington's Disease, insomnia, ischemia, migraine, migraine with aura, neuropathic pain, nociceptive neuralgia, nociceptive pain, ocular diseases, pain, Parkinson's disease, personality disorders, postherpetic neuralgia, psychosis, schizophrenia, seizure disorders, tinnitus, and withdrawal syndromes.
US09682926B2	Cancer chemotherapeutic agent/formulation, manufacture and use thereof A cancer chemotherapeutic agent that is particularly kinase suppressing and/or any other signaling pathway interfering agents and pharmaceutical formulations/compositions involving the same and its process of manufacture is provided. A potential the cancer chemotherapeutic agent is provided which apart from stated anticancer activity as a proven kinase suppressing and/or any other signaling pathway interfering agent could also involve specific potential binding affinity towards the intramolecular G-Quadruplex DNA structure and/or other potential quadruplex forming sequences over duplex DNA structures favors further diverse end use and application including but not limited to antiaging, antiangiogenic, antiproliferative, antitumor, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and multiple anticancer therapeutics, and also possesses favorable cytotoxicity values towards uncontrollably proliferative cells by inducing apoptosis irrespective of cells' p53 status, without being cytotoxic to normal cells.
US09682925B2	Cyclopropaneamine compound The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase 1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for cancer, and central nervous system diseases, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein A is a hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s); R is H, a hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s); A and R are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring optionally having substituent(s); Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 are each a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Q1 and Q2, and Q3 and Q4, are each optionally bonded to each other to form a ring optionally having substituent(s); X is H, an acyclic hydrocarbon group or saturated cyclic group optionally having substituent(s); Y1, Y2 and Y3 are each H, a hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s); X and Y1, and Y1 and Y2, are each optionally bonded to each other to form a ring optionally having substituent(s); and Z1, Z2 and Z3 are each H or a substituent, or a salt thereof.
US09682917B2	Method for treating a substance mixture comprising an aromatic amine, in particular a substance mixture of raw aniline The present invention relates to a method for treating a substance mixture comprising an aromatic amine, wherein the aromatic amine is aniline or 2,4-diaminotoluene, preferably aniline. The substance mixture comprises an aromatic amine and compounds having a higher boiling point than the aromatic amine. The method for treating the substance mixture requires I) separating the first substance mixture by means of distillation in a first distillation unit (110, 1130), to at least partially remove some of the aromatic amine in the process, and to obtain a first bottom product which is removed from the first distillation unit (110, 1130). After removal from the first distillation unit (110, 1130), the bottom product is diluted with a condensed top product from a distillation unit that is different from the first distillation unit and/or with a composition that comprises methanol.
US09682916B2	Multifunctional acrylated ether-ester products, process for preparing same and related crosslinkable compositions The present invention relates to novel multifunctional acrylic monomers which are acrylic ether-ester products based on a mixture of multifunctional acrylic products derived from the reaction of acrylic acid in deficit with a multifunctional polyol, to a preparation process for the same, and to crosslinkable compositions based on these products.
US09682914B2	Terpene-derived acids and esters and methods for preparing and using same The invention relates to terpene-derived acids and esters thereof as well as to processes for synthesizing them.
US09682911B2	Method for producing α-halogenoacetophenon compound, and α-bromoacetophenon compound A method for producing an α-halogenoacetophenon compound includes reacting a specific α-halogenocarboxylic halide compound and a specific phenyl compound in the presence of a Lewis acid in a solvent, in which the α-halogenoacetophenon compound and the phenyl compound are reacted with each other in a molar ratio of the Lewis acid to the phenyl compound represented below. 2≦Lewis acid/phenyl compound≦6
US09682907B1	Green preparation method for trifluorochloroethylene A process for preparing trifluorochloroethylene including: in a multi-tubular reactor, hydrogenation reacting 1,1,2-trifluoro-1,2,2-trichloroethane directly with a catalyst potassium zinc trihydride to obtain trifluorochloroethylene, wherein the catalytic reaction is performed at a temperature of 250-350° C. and a pressure of 0.7-1.0 MPa for 10-20 seconds. The conventional process in which zinc powder is used for dechlorination or hydrogen is used for dechlorination through hydrogenation with the action of a noble metal catalyst is avoided in the process disclosed herein. The present process substantially reduces the production cost of trifluorochloroethylene, and substantially increases the product yield, which can be up to 99% or more.
US09682905B2	Integrated process for the production of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene The present invention is directed to processes for the production of 1233zd from 240fa and HF, with or without a catalyst, at a commercial scale. The 240fa and HF are fed to a reactor operating at high pressure. The resulting product stream comprising 1233zd, HCl, HF, and other byproducts is treated to one or more purification techniques including phase separation and one or more distillations to provide purified 1233zd, which meets commercial product specifications, i.e., having a GC purity of 99.5% or greater.
US09682895B1	Bead milled spray dried nano-explosives An effective, safe and economical method of manufacture of an insensitive high explosive molding powder usable as a booster HE. The method preferably involving the steps of adding a binder and a crystalline high explosive to water, grinding that suspension in a bead mill until the crystalline high explosive is nano-sized, and precipitating the binder and crystalline high explosive using a spray dryer. Alternatively, an aqueous suspension of the crystalline high explosive can be ground in the bead mill and the binder subsequently added, prior to spray drying. A fatty alcohol, water defoaming/dispersant/surfactant agent can be added to the dissolved binder/suspended crystalline high explosive, to aid in the manufacturability.
US09682894B2	Compositions of urea formaldehyde particles and methods of making thereof An improved composition comprising substantial spherical UFP particles and an active agent, such as NBPT, and optionally other components is used as an additive for liquid and solid fertilizers, typically containing urea. Methods of making the compositions and their use are also disclosed.
US09682891B2	Sintered ball The present invention relates to sintered balls comprising tungsten carbide (WC) and partially stabilized zirconium oxide, nX:ZrO2,, and to powder mixtures and green bodies for the production thereof, and to methods for the production of the green bodies and the sintered balls. The sintered balls have high densities, high wear resistance and a long service life.
US09682889B2	Temperature-sensitive antifreezing material for asphalt pavement and method for preparing same A temperature-sensitive anti-freezing material for asphalt pavement and a method for preparing same. A temperature-sensitive macro molecular organic matter is employed in the anti-freezing material instead of a traditional sustained release agent, and coated on the surface of the chloride particle having an anti-icing anti-freezing effect; and then the temperature-sensitive anti-freezing material for asphalt pavement is prepared by sieving and drying processes. The anti-freezing material can automatically respond to and control the release temperature of the chloride in the anti-freezing material according to the outside temperature, increase the anti-freezing effect duration of the chloride in the asphalt pavement effectively, and extend the service lifetime of the anti-freezing material.
US09682884B2	Bushing with ribbed tip plate A bushing system may include a bushing that is configured to receive a molten material. The bushing may include a plate defining a first plurality of apertures through which the molten material flows. The plate may include a longitudinal axis, as well as a first side wall and a second side wall disposed on a side of the plate opposite the first side wall. The first side wall and the second side wall may extend at an upward angle from the plate. The plate may also include a plurality of ribs extending along at least a portion of the plate. The bushing system may also include a tip plate coupleable with the bushing. The tip plate may be configured to receive the molten material from the bushing and may define a second plurality of apertures through which the molten material flows to form fibers.
US09682882B2	Methods for producing a glass ribbon Methods for producing a glass ribbon include the step of drawing a glass ribbon from a quantity of molten glass and detecting an instability in the glass ribbon. In response to the detected instability, the method can further include the step of automatically adjusting an operating variable for each of a plurality of stabilizing elements simultaneously with a controller to at least partially counter the detected instability.
US09682880B2	Portable renewable energy microgeneration system A portable renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more holding tanks that are configured to perform anaerobic digestion on waste in a multi-phase process using bacteria, an odor management system that is configured to remove odors from gas generated during anaerobic digestion, and a controller configured to automatically control the multi-phase process and to re-use the bacteria. The controller re-uses the bacteria by removing at least a portion of the liquid from the waste after anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste and using the at least a portion of the liquid to wet other waste and repeat the multi-phase process.
US09682879B2	System and method for treating waste water by means of passive phosphorus capture The invention relates to a system and a method for treating waste water using a passive phosphorus-capture filter lined with wood activated by the impregnation of a metal in the form of hydroxide, more specifically aluminum hydroxide or iron hydroxide. This system demonstrates phosphorus removal performances which are very closely linked to the release of iron and which support the observation that iron releases follow a cyclical trend. The method according to the invention also clearly demonstrates the cyclical nature of the reduction of phosphorus, directly linked to the same cycle of iron release at the outlet. When the medium is aerobic, it can precipitate the released iron in the form of hydroxide and thereby limit the release of iron into the outflow water and consequently its residual phosphorus. This model thus allows the service life of the system to be extended, while simultaneously taking advantage of the precipitation/solubilization cycle of the iron observed in the medium under reducing conditions.
US09682875B2	Electrochemical system and method for the treatment of water and wastewater Contaminants are removed from untreated raw water or discharge water by applying direct current through an array of spaced, alternately charged electrodes positioned within and electrically isolated from a housing to eliminate or minimize clogging of the electrodes with precipitated contaminants. The housing is surrounded with container structure that cooperates with the housing to define an inlet chamber positioned between the source of untreated water and the housing containing the spaced array of electrodes. The container structure further includes an outlet chamber defined between the housing and the container structure for accumulating and draining water treated by the spaced electrode array.
US09682873B2	UV lamp module with exchangeable lamp units A UV lamp module having a frame and at least two lamp units, wherein each lamp unit includes a UV lamp extending in an axial direction, a jacket tube enclosing the UV lamp, electrical connections and a head section for fastening the lamp unit to the frame, wherein for each lamp unit, a fastening device is provided by which the lamp unit can be separably connected to the frame in the region of the head section.
US09682869B2	Particulate titanium dioxide A particulate titanium dioxide has a median volume particle diameter of greater than 70 nm. The titanium dioxide can be produced by calcining precursor particles. The titanium dioxide has enhanced UVA efficacy. The particulate titanium dioxide can be used to form dispersions. The particulate titanium dioxide or dispersions can be used to produce sunscreen products having a UV protection which is at least one third of the label SPF value.
US09682867B2	Non-oxidizer particles Particles containing a strong oxidizer (classified as PG I according to the standard test method of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, 5th revised Edition, sub-section 34.4.1) and at least one other constituent, the amount and nature of the constituent(s) other than the strong oxidizer in the particles being such that the particles are classified as non-oxidizer according to the standard test method of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, 5th revised Edition, sub-section 34.4.1. Process for the production of these particles.
US09682866B2	Neutral complex of cyclic silane, manufacturing method therefor, and method for manufacturing cyclic hydrogenated silane or cyclic organic silane A neutral complex of a cyclic silane characterized in being represented by the general formula [Y]1[SimZ2m-aHa]. (In the formula: Y is at least one kind of coordination compound selected from a group consisting of (1) compounds represented as X1R1n. (when X1 is P, P═O or N, n=3 and each R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or aryl group and R1s are the same or different; when X1 is S, S═O or O, n=2 and each R1 represents the same group as described above and R1s are the same or different; and the number of amino groups in X1R1n is 0 or 1), and (2) at least one heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted N—, O—, S —or P— containing heterocyclic compounds that have an unshared electron pair in the ring (the number of amino groups in the heterocyclic compound is 0 or 1), each Z represents a halogen atom of any of Cl, Br, I and F and Zs are the same or different, l is 1 or 2, m is 3 to 8, and a is 0 to m.
US09682863B2	Method for producing aligned carbon nanotube assembly Provided is a production apparatus (100) for continuously producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a substrate supporting a catalyst while continuously transferring the substrate. The production apparatus (100) includes gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) for preventing gas present outside a growth furnace (3a) from flowing into the growth furnace (3a). The gas mixing prevention means (12, 13) includes a seal gas ejection section (12b, 13b) so that the seal gas does not flow into the growth furnace through the openings of the growth furnace. The production apparatus prevents the outside air from flowing into the production apparatus, uniformly controls, within a range suitable to production of CNTs, a concentration distribution(s) and a flow rate distribution(s) of a raw material gas and/or a catalyst activation material on the substrate, and does not disturb gas flow as much as possible in the growth furnace.
US09682859B2	Hydrogen, lithium, and lithium hydride production A method is provided for extracting hydrogen from lithium hydride. The method includes (a) heating lithium hydride to form liquid-phase lithium hydride; (b) extracting hydrogen from the liquid-phase lithium hydride, leaving residual liquid-phase lithium metal; (c) hydriding the residual liquid-phase lithium metal to form refined lithium hydride; and repeating steps (a) and (b) on the refined lithium hydride.
US09682846B2	Wind turbine tower with an elevator system A wind turbine tower with an elevator system and a method to install the elevator system is provided. The tower for a wind turbine comprises includes an elevator system including guide wires. The guide wires are connected to a guide wire fixture arrangement. The tower includes a platform that is arranged in the area of the lower end of the tower. The platform comprises an opening to allow the guide wires to pass through the opening. The platform includes a connection means, to detachably connect the guide wire fixture arrangement to the platform during transportation and installation of the tower. The platform includes a hoist system to lower the guide wire fixture arrangement through the opening in the platform into a space below the tower to extend the guide wires through the opening in the platform.
US09682845B2	Rope load detecting device for detecting the total rope load in multiple elevator ropes A rope load detecting device for detecting total rope load in multiple elevator ropes, includes a frame held on the multiple elevator ropes, and a force sensing element. The frame includes a tension beam, a first and second connecting bars, a movable member and a supporting beam, one end of the first and second connecting bars is fixed to the tension beam, the other end is fixed to the supporting beam, one end of the movable member is connected to the tension beam, the other end freely passes the supporting beam. The frame is configured to enable the part of each elevator rope passing through the first and second connecting bars and the movable member of the frame to be bent so that enable the force caused by each loaded elevator rope to act on the force sensing element by means of the movable member of the frame, whereby the total rope load in multiple elevator ropes can be detected by a single force sensing element.
US09682843B2	Elevator group management system When a specific destination floor call is made, the control unit assigns an elevator of which waiting time is within the reference time from the plurality of elevators to the specific destination floor call, the waiting time being a time from a time when the specific destination floor call is made to a time when the specific user can get on an elevator at the specific floor. Further, when a general destination floor call is made, the control unit assigns one of the plurality of elevators in response to the general destination floor call such that an elevator of which waiting time to the specific destination floor call that is made after the general destination floor call is within the reference time is left.
US09682838B2	Stationary idler roll with low coefficient of friction An idler roll employed in a blown film extrusion line is non turning and a plurality of wear strips are removably attached to the idler roll at circumferentially spaced positions around the idler roll. The wear strips engage blown film passing over the idler roll. The wear strips have reduced coefficients of friction than that of the idler roll, have high wear resistances and the blown film passing over the wear strips cleans and polishes the surface area of the wear strips the film moves across, substantially making the wear strips and the non turning idler roll maintenance free compared with idler rollers with bearings.
US09682835B2	Phase detector, motor drive controller, motor apparatus, sheet feeder, and method of detecting phase A phase detector is provided. The phase detector includes a signal selector, a bias level generator, and a phase information detector. The signal selector selects, as a selected sensor signal, one of a plurality of sensor signals each having a signal level corresponding to a phase of a rotor. The bias level generator divides a signal level difference between a pair of sensor signals, including the selected sensor signal and other sensor signal of the plurality of sensor signals other than the selected sensor signal, at a first ratio, to generate a first bias level. The phase information detector generates a threshold level corresponding to the phase of the rotor based on the first bias level, and detects the signal level of the selected sensor signal reaching the threshold level.
US09682830B2	Apparatuses for transferring articles and methods of making the same A method of manufacturing a transfer assembly for transferring articles from a first moving carrier to a second moving carrier is provided. The method comprises providing a programmable motor and a motor control system. The motor control system and the programmable motor define an excitation frequency. The method comprises providing a carrier member comprising a housing comprising a wall and shifting a natural frequency of the carrier member by forming the wall with a first carbon fiber layer having a first fiber orientation extending in a first direction and with a second carbon fiber layer having a second fiber orientation extending in a second direction that is different than the first direction. The shifting the natural frequency establishes the natural frequency of the carrier member to be at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency.
US09682827B2	Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus is provided. The conveyor apparatus includes a rail formed in a closed curve line, a chain conveyor that moves along the rail, a driver that drives the chain conveyor, and a first and a second variable conveyors that relatively vary lengths of at least two portions of the chain conveyor so that a section of the chain conveyor remains in position while other portions of the chain conveyor moving along the rail.
US09682825B2	Segmented idler for use in a conveyor belt installation An idler 100 (e.g. for a conveyor belt installation) includes plural sleeve segments 102.1-102.5 which constitute an outer sleeve 102. More specifically, the idler 100 has a central axle 104 and a bearing surface provided concentrically with and radially outwardly from the axle 104. The idler 100 is characterized in that it has a plurality of sleeve segments 102.1-102.5 which fit together end-to-end thereby to define a cylindrical segmented sleeve 102 which presents the bearing surface, at least some of the sleeve segments 102.1-102.5 having an inner radially extending support 204 wall thereby to support the segmented sleeve 102 intermediate its ends.
US09682821B2	Article transport facility An article transport facility comprises storage sections, a transport device, a controller, and a learning module. The transport device has a transfer device having a support portion, and a light-emitter-receiver. The controller is caused to store information that indicates a second target position at which the transfer device is located when transferring an article, and information that indicates a first target position to which the support portion is moved. Each of a plurality of storage sections is provided with a reflector. A learning control performed by the controller is a control in which a first target position and a second target position are learned based on information of an image of the reflector captured by the imaging device of the learning module and pre-learning position information. Each reflector has a first area which forms the periphery of the reflector, and a second area in the first area. The relationship between the reflectance and the wave length of the reflected light is different between the first area and the second area.
US09682816B2	Interconnector for freight containers An interconnector for coupling together an adjacent pair of freight containers (100, 101) having ISO corner fittings (102). The interconnector has a rotatable shaft (405) and a pair of clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) provided at each end of the shaft (405). The shaft (405) is mounted within a housing (401) and the clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are capable of axial rotation with the shaft (405) relative to the housing (401). One clamping head (403, 404, 1100) has a profiled guide surface to be rotatable by engaging contact with the ISO corner fitting (102). The clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are biased to a clamping position by a bias actuator, such that the interconnector may be regarded as an automatic or semi-automatic twist lock interconnector.
US09682814B2	Capsule for beverage A capsule includes a casing provided with a base wall and a side wall defining a cavity that is suitable for containing an initial product to be combined with a fluid for making a final product. The base wall is provided with an outlet for dispensing the final product. The base wall is deformable and transitions from an initial configuration to a final configuration following a pressure increase inside the cavity. The capsule includes a closing element positioned inside the cavity, facing and adjacent to the base wall and provided with a closing portion arranged for engaging and closing the outlet in the initial configuration of the base wall, and for disengaging and opening the outlet in the final configuration so as to enable the final product to exit and be dispensed through the outlet of the base wall when it is in the final configuration.
US09682813B2	Food packaging A gum packaging 100 holding a plurality of gum products is provided. Advantageously, and in accordance with the exemplary embodiment, one or more gum packet portions 200 can be torn from the gum packaging 100 in order to reduce the size of the gum packaging 100. Here, each gum packet portion 200 contains a dosage of gum. Consequently, a retail outlet may sell gum packaging 100 having a user required number of gum dosages by tearing from a main gum packaging 100 a sub gum packaging 100 for purchase, wherein the sub gum packaging 100 has the required number of gum packet portions 200 according to the buyers wishes. Furthermore, a user may purchase a main gum packaging 100 and remove a sub gum packaging 100 having a required dosage for that day or activity, where the sub gum packaging 100 has the required number of gum packet portions 200 according to the selected dosage. This is advantageous because the user only has to carry around the gum required. Moreover, as the gum is consumed and the used gum packet portions 200 torn or otherwise separated from the gum packaging 100, the gum packaging becomes smaller, and therefore more comfortable to carry around.
US09682805B2	Closure for container A canister includes a container and a closure. The container is formed to include a product-storage region and an open mouth that opens into the product-storage region. The closure is configured to couple to the container to close the open mouth.
US09682804B2	Flow control device and process A flow control device (20) and process are provided for controlling the flow of a pressurized fluid substance from a supply system (22). The device (20) includes a housing (30/40) that defines an orifice (84) for communicating between the supply system (22) that has an outlet end defining a discharge opening (57). The device 20 further includes a valve (140) having a flexible, resilient valve head (160) that has confronting, openable portions (186) movable from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the valve head (160) is subjected to a pressure differential acting across the valve head (160). The valve (140) is located across the housing outlet end discharge opening (57) so that the valve (140) and the housing (30/40) together define an expansion chamber (198) between the orifice (84) and the valve (140).
US09682787B2	Protective cover for a pitot probe A protective cover mountable on a pitot prob disposed on the fuselage of an idle aircraft adapted to be tailored to similar covers mountable on other probes of such aircraft, including a tubular body of a braided fabric material provided with a recess therein for receiving the leading end of a pitot tube therein, a first annular member disposed in such recess adjacent an open end thereof having a portion of the tubular body projecting therethrough, including such member therein and a second annular member disposed substantially coaxially with such first annular member and secured to such tubular body of braided fabric material, having at least one tab provided on the exterior thereof provided with means to tether such cover to similar covers.
US09682786B2	Isolation systems for image data gathering devices An image gathering system includes an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) device, an isolation system with a damper, and a controller operatively associated with the damper. The damper has a vehicle coupling and a payload coupling, and the payload coupling is connected to the ISR system. The controller is operatively associated with the damper to change the damping coefficient of the damper based on an expected vibration signature of a vehicle coupled to the isolation system through the vehicle coupling of the damper.
US09682784B1	Pilot notes presenting system, device, and method A system, device, and method for generating pilot-created notes and presenting them on a display unit are disclosed. The system may include a source of notes data, a display unit configured to display an image corresponding to a geographic region represented in an image data set, and a processing unit (PU). The PU may acquire note data, generate visual note data, and update the image data set of the image being displayed by the display unit as function of the visual note data. The note data could be acquired in response to a request corresponding to a geographic region being displayed. Once acquired, the PU could generate visual note data representative of at least one or more visual notes corresponding to a location of an event found within the geographic region. Then, the image data set could be updated as a function of the visual note data.
US09682774B2	System, apparatus and method for long endurance vertical takeoff and landing vehicle A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
US09682773B2	Systems and methods for blade attachment Systems and methods for blade attachment are proved. The systems and methods include an aircraft system having a rotor hub including a blade connector and a composite blade including a lug fitting assembly. The lug fitting assembly includes a fitting core including a lug fitting aperture, a lug bushing coupled within the lug fitting aperture, and an outer fitting substantially surrounding the fitting core.
US09682770B2	Aircraft landing gear equipped with wheel driving means An aircraft landing gear including an axle and a wheel (5) that includes a rim (6) mounted to turn on the axle about a first rotation axis (X1), the landing gear further comprising an actuator (12) for driving the wheel (5) in rotation. The rim (6) includes obstacles (33) that project from a lateral face (F) of the rim and the driving actuator includes a lead screw (32) mounted to turn about a second rotation axis (X2) perpendicular to the first rotation axis (X1) and adapted to cooperate with the obstacles of the rim to drive the wheel in rotation.
US09682769B2	High lift system for an aircraft with two separate drive units A high-lift system on a wing of an aircraft is provided. The wing includes a right-hand and a left-hand wing half with movably held high-lift flaps and the right-hand and left-hand wing half are attached to an aircraft fuselage, thus forming a wing root. Each wing half in a region in close proximity to the wing root, includes a drive unit. In each case this drive unit is joined to a transmission shaft mechanically connected to the respective drive unit, which transmission shaft extends from the drive unit in the direction of the end of the respective wing half and is designed to mechanically move the high-lift flaps arranged in the respective wing half. By means of such an arrangement it is possible to do without deflection gear arrangements from a central drive unit to the individual wing halves.
US09682767B2	Collective pitch integration with control power management system A control system having a series of control loops for determining the upper and lower cyclic limit increments due to the contribution of collective pitch in rotorcraft based at least on nacelle angle and airspeed.
US09682765B2	Aircraft door and aircraft comprising such an aircraft door An aircraft door includes an outer shell with an exterior and an interior, a stiffening structure arranged on the interior of the outer shell, and at least one door seal arranged on the interior of the outer shell. The door seal is circumferential in an edge region. In the edge region between the outer shell and the door seal at least one circumferential stiffening component is arranged that is connected to the stiffening structure. Thus, in a particularly simple manner and without modifications to a stiffening structure, an aircraft door may be provided with very substantial stiffness in an edge region.
US09682763B2	Apparatus and methods for attaching panels to support structures Apparatus and methods for attaching a panel to a supporting structure. Hinged assemblies having open and closed hinge states are attached to at least two elements of the supporting structure. A multiplicity of clips are bonded to the back surface of the panel. The clips are hooked on respective hinged assemblies while the latter are in their respective open hinge states, whereby the panel is coupled to the at least two elements of the supporting structure with loose fit engagement. Then the hinged assemblies are manipulated so that their respective states transform from open to closed, whereby the panel is attached to the at least two elements of the supporting structure with positive snap fit engagement. No fasteners or tooling are required when installing or removing the panels.
US09682759B1	Trolling motor lift cord clamp device Included is a trolling motor lift cord attachment device for attaching a trolling motor lift cable, or cord to a support of a trolling motor. The device comprises a clamping bracket having a first clamp section and a second clamp section. Each clamp section includes a center section, a center axis passing through the center section, at least two arm portions extending from the center section, and a concave engagement area formed by the center section and at least two arm portions. Each arm portion includes a fastening area positioned to align with one of the fastening areas on another arm portion when the center axes of the clamp sections are aligned. The concave engagement area of each clamp section is shaped to form an orifice shape to substantially surround the support of the trolling motor when the center axis of the first section is aligned with the center axis of the second section.
US09682756B1	System for composite marine propellers A propeller assembly includes a central hub including a first forward-facing end, a second aft-facing end, a hub body extending therebetween, and a plurality of channels spaced circumferentially around the central hub. The propeller assembly further includes blade wedges configured to be inserted into and to retain blades within the channels of the central hub. Each blade includes a blade dovetail including a dovetail face configured to engage a respective channel sidewall and/or a respective wedge sidewall. The dovetail face includes a bearing portion that engages the respective channel sidewall and/or the respective wedge sidewall and a clearance portion that is spaced from the respective channel sidewall and/or the respective wedge sidewall by a clearance gap during a first loading of the propeller assembly and that engages the respective channel sidewall or wedge sidewall during a second loading, the second loading greater than the first loading.
US09682754B2	Visual distress signal device The present invention is directed to a visual distress signal device that includes a housing having an internal cavity with a first electrical contact and a power source positioned therein in an electrically coupled manner. An electronic assembly is at least partially positioned within the internal cavity of the housing. Such an electronic assembly may include a second electrical contact that is electrically coupled to the power source, a third electrical contact, and a light source. The device may also include a lens member detachably coupled to the housing to close an open top end of the housing in a watertight manner. A float member may be detachably coupled to the housing to provide buoyancy to the device. The electronic assembly may be movable within the internal cavity to electronically couple and decouple the third electrical contact and the first electrical contact to selectively power the light source.
US09682752B2	Deflection absorbing tensioner frame An example deflection absorbing tensioner frame for a platform of an offshore vessel may include at least one metal beam supporting a tensioner. A deflection absorber may be coupled to at least one metal beam. The deflection absorber may be configured to absorb axial, rotational, and lateral deflections in a platform deck coupled to the deflection absorber.
US09682746B2	Snowmobile A snowmobile includes a vehicle body frame including a left engine support portion that supports an engine. The left engine support portion includes a first layer made of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic material, a second layer made of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic material, and an intermediate layer located between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer, the intermediate layer and the second layer are provided with a through-hole into which a securing member that secures the engine and the vehicle body frame to each other is inserted.
US09682743B2	Bicycle control system A bicycle control system is basically provided with a plurality of electric units. Each of the plurality of electric units is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. Each of the plurality of electric units includes a storage unit. At least two of the storage units of the plurality of electric units store at least two common pieces of information.
US09682738B1	Combination water bottle and phone holder with mirror A combination bottle and phone holder has a base, a bottle holder portion and a phone holder portion. In some configurations, the holder also includes a mirror. The bottle holder portion includes a body that is adjustably mounted to the base. The body has an opening configured to receive a water bottle. In some configurations, the mirror is positioned on a deflectable lid that covers the opening. The phone holder portion includes a plate that is adjustably mounted to the base, a first stop and a second stop. The first stop and the second stop are configured to receive and secure a mobile phone therebetween.
US09682734B2	Drag reducing device A drag reducing device for a vehicle includes an air flow turning component having a curved surface adapted to turn air flow passing over the curved surface, a first mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to a rear door of the vehicle, and a second mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to one of the opposite side walls of the vehicle. The mounting components are configured so that the air flow component is automatically in a deployed position when the rear door is closed, in which position the air flow turning component turns air flow passing along the side the vehicle inward to thereby reduce drag. The mounting components are further configured so that the air flow component is automatically stowed between the rear door and the vehicle side wall when the door is fully opened. The air turning component is an extrusion sized for a minimal prominence in the stowed position.
US09682730B2	Motor vehicle body for light weight construction A motor vehicle body for light weight construction comprises at least a bottom unit, a roof and side units (3), which are assembled to form at least part of the motor vehicle body. At least the side units include an inner shell element (3a) and an outer shell element (3g) made of injection molded plastics material and are attached to each other by attachment areas (4) to form a torsion stiff box structure. The inner and/or outer shell element may comprise a strut structure (5) extending from an inner shell element surface in between the shell elements towards the opposing shell element to realize the torsion stiff box structure.
US09682729B2	Fiber composite support for vehicular components A vehicular instrument panel having a reinforcement that includes a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin, a substrate coupled to the reinforcement comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin, and a steering column bracket defined from the substrate comprising a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin. The bracket engages a steering column such that the substrate and bracket support the steering column. The plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate can be segregated such that the carbon fibers and the glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the substrate.
US09682723B2	Control linkage for hydrostatic drives on lawn mowers Foot operated control linkages overlie the conventional control lever operating system on a spin turn mower to operate the mower in either forward or reverse directions. Each control linkage uses a foot pedal to control the speed of the mower while the control levers remain operable, even while the mower is moving, to change the forward or reverse direction of travel of the mower. The forward control linkage includes a first set of springs that pull the control levers against a stop while a second control spring prevents the first springs from moving the mower until the foot pedal is depressed. Thus, when the foot pedal is allowed to return to a non-depressed position, the mower will revert to a neutral detent position in which the mower is not powered in any direction.
US09682722B2	Electric power steering apparatus and controlling method An electric power steering apparatus includes a control unit that calculates an assist controlled variable based on a plurality of types of state variables indicating steering statuses and controls a motor that serves as a generation source of an assist force applied to a steering mechanism of a vehicle based on the assist controlled variable. The control unit is configured to separately set limit values, which limit a change range of the assist controlled variable according to the respective state variables used to calculate the assist controlled variable, to the respective state variables, add up the limit values to generate ultimate limit value for the assist controlled variable, and perform limitation processing to limit the ultimate limit value for an assist controlled variable having a sign opposite to a sign of a steering torque that is one of the plurality of types of state variables.
US09682721B2	Arm stopper mechanism, and electric power-steering device using arm stopper mechanism An arm stopper mechanism, includes a pitman arm which includes an output shaft hole into which an output shaft is fitted, two tie rod holes onto which tie rods are respectively mounted, and two abutting faces to which a stopper is abutted; and the stopper which includes two contact faces, in which an angle formed by the two contact faces of the stopper is greater than an angle formed by the two abutting faces of the pitman arm and is 90° or more.
US09682720B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly has an adjustable shroud comprising a fixed portion secured to the vehicle body and a moving portion which can be collapsed telescopically through a normal range of adjustment relative to the fixed portion, a support bracket secured to a fixed part of the vehicle and a clamp mechanism. The assembly includes a blocking mechanism which is an integral part of a locking lever of the clamp assembly so arranged that when the clamp mechanism is in unclamped the blocking mechanism prevents the moving portion from collapsing beyond the normal range of movement in the collapse direction by providing a path for axial forces applied to the moving portion to pass through the blocking mechanism to a stopper fixed relative to the vehicle body and when the clamp mechanism is clamped the blocking mechanism is held clear of the stopper to permit additional telescopic movement of the moving portion towards the fixed portion beyond the normal range of adjustment.
US09682719B2	Shopping carts A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.
US09682718B2	Barrow A barrow (1) includes a tray (2); one or more wheels (12); one or more removable handles (16), each including a first handle coupling (40); one or more leg units (15), each including a leg (17) having a folded position in which the leg is folded against the tray and an unfolded position in which the leg extends downwards from the tray; and one or more second handle couplings (41) each configured to couple with one of the first handle couplings (40) to attach one of the one or more removable handles (16) to the barrow; wherein attachment of the one or more removable handles (16) to the barrow locks the one or more legs (17) in the unfolded position. The barrow may be convertible between a barrow configuration and a trailer configuration.
US09682710B2	Vehicle control system and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle control system for at least one vehicle subsystem of a vehicle; the vehicle control system comprising: a subsystem controller for initiating control of the or each-of the vehicle subsystems in a selected one of a plurality of subsystem control modes, each of which corresponds to one or more different driving conditions for the vehicle, automatic control means configured to select automatically the most appropriate one of the subsystem control modes, the system being operable in a manual mode in which a user may select a required subsystem control mode or an automatic response mode in which the automatic control means selects the most appropriate control mode, wherein when the system is operating in the manual mode and not when the system is operating in the automatic response mode, the subsystem controller is configured automatically to impose a first set of one or more prescribed constraints on an amount of torque applied to one or more wheels of a vehicle when commanded to operate in a prescribed one or more of the control modes.
US09682705B2	Vehicle having ACC stop and go with braking auto-hold to increase engine autostop availability A vehicle includes an engine with auto-stop and auto-start functions. The vehicle additionally includes a braking system configured to apply braking torque to vehicle wheels. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to control the engine and braking system via an ACC system in response to a detected forward object. The controller is configured to automatically control the braking system in response to a distance to the detected forward object falling below a first predefined threshold and a vehicle speed falling below a second predefined threshold. In response to these inputs, the controller automatically controls the braking system to apply a braking torque to hold the vehicle stationary in the absence of powertrain torque based on a current road grade. The controller additionally controls the engine to auto-stop in response to these inputs.
US09682703B2	Driving support device and driving support method A driving support device performs collision avoidance support on a vehicle relative to a leading vehicle present in a travelling direction based on a time-to-collision Ta as a time that the vehicle takes to collide with the leading vehicle. A lateral change amount calculation portion detects relative lateral velocity Vy, which is a relative time-dependent change amount between the vehicle and the leading vehicle. A storage portion stores steering time T1, which is a time required for the vehicle to avoid the leading vehicle by steering. The storage portion stores activation threshold TH1, which is a threshold to determine activation of the driving support based on the relative lateral velocity Vy. When a relative lateral velocity Vy at a time when the time-to-collision Ta is the steering time T1 or more is the activation threshold TH1 or more, a support management portion restrains the activation of the driving support.
US09682701B2	Fuel cell system, fuel cell vehicle, and method for evaluating operational failure of on-off valve The control unit of the fuel cell system monitors the status of power generation of the fuel cell and calculates a total amount of the fuel gas consumption, based on the amount of power generated by the fuel cell, from a point in time when the supply gas pressure reaches a standard gas pressure. Another total amount of the fuel gas consumption is calculated based on a gas pressure change that corresponds to a decrease of the gas pressure from the standard gas pressure. Comparing two total amounts of the fuel gas consumptions, the evaluation is performed as whether the on-off valve in the fuel gas flow path from each of the fuel gas tanks to the fuel cell fails to be opened.
US09682699B2	Methods and system for downshifting during regeneration Systems and methods for shifting a transmission of a hybrid driveline that includes an electric machine that operates in a regeneration mode are presented. The systems and methods may adjust a feedforward motor torque command via an adaptive parameter in response to an error that is based on percentage of shift complete.
US09682698B2	Control system for hybrid vehicle A control system for hybrid vehicles that prevents an occurrence of shock resulting from manually shifting an operating mode is provided. The control system is configured to switch an operating mode between HV mode in which the vehicle is powered mainly by the engine and EV mode in which the vehicle is powered mainly by said motor in response to a manual switching operation. The control system delays a startup of the engine until satisfaction of a predetermined running condition, if the manual switching operation is executed to shift from the EV mode to the HV mode under a condition that the running condition falls within a region where both of the HV mode and the EV mode are selectable.
US09682688B2	Automobile wash wand An automobile washing wand includes a starfish shaped head having fingers reaching into tight corners of automobile exteriors. The head includes ports for water and soap to escape and bristles for scrubbing, and is attached to a stalk by a ball joint. A small cross-section water line runs through the stalk to supply water to the head while minimizing weight added to the wand by the presence of water in the wand. A liquid soap bottle is attached near a handle at the base of the stalk, and a selector has an OFF position, a RINSE position, and a WASH position.
US09682679B2	Airbag inflator retainers and related methods and systems Apparatus, methods, and systems for retaining an airbag inflator within a vehicle airbag system, such as within an airbag module housing of a vehicle airbag system. In some embodiments, an inflator comprising an inflator base positioned at a first end of the inflator and a diffuser positioned at a second end of the inflator opposite from the first end may be inserted, or configured for insertion into, an opening in a housing. An inflator retainer comprising a retainer opening configured to receive the diffuser therethrough may be coupled with the inflator at the second end of the inflator and used to secure the inflator to the housing with the inflator base positioned through the housing opening and the diffuser positioned through the retainer opening.
US09682678B2	Airbag cushion protectors and related methods Airbag cushion assemblies comprising cushion protective structures and related methods of assembly. Some embodiments may comprise an airbag cushion and a protector or protective structure, such as a protective wrapper, comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be wrapped around the airbag cushion, and the second portion may be positioned adjacent to a deployment side of the airbag cushion such that the protective wrapper is configured to expand upon deployment of the airbag cushion so as to define a pocket for protecting the airbag cushion during deployment. In some embodiments, the pocket may be configured to enclose the airbag cushion about an entire perimeter of the airbag cushion during deployment.
US09682674B2	Pultruded beam, and apparatus and methods for manufacturing The present bumper impact beam includes pultruding polymer (e.g. thermoset polymer, preferably polyurethane) into continuous reinforcement (preferably carbon fibers or glass fibers), the reinforcement including fabrics selectively positioned and extending around corners for improved impact strength. The beam preferably has a 50%-70% fiber volume fraction that is relatively uniform throughout the part. A curved cooling support and/or beam design may be used to cause the cooled beam to have a sweep.
US09682672B2	Device and method for current flow control for dual battery vehicle architecture Described herein is a device and method for current flow control for dual battery vehicle architecture. The dual battery vehicle architecture includes a second energy source that is used to support electrical loads, such as radio and navigation systems, during re-cranking in stop-start situations. A quasi-diode device is configured to effectively split a main battery and starter circuit from the rest of the vehicle electrical system including the second energy source. The quasi-diode device includes a plurality of field effect transistors (FET) that conducts current in both directions between the main battery and starter circuit and the rest of the vehicle electrical system when the FETs are turned on and conducts current only from the main battery and starter circuit to the rest of the vehicle electrical system when the FETs are turned off, i.e. when re-cranking is occurring during a start-stop situation.
US09682669B2	Vehicle safety power management A vehicle system includes a processing device programmed to determine an ignition state and a vehicle speed. The processing device powers at least one vehicle subsystem if the ignition state is off and the vehicle speed is above a predetermined threshold. The processing device may disable the vehicle subsystem when the vehicle speed falls below the predetermined threshold.
US09682668B2	System and a method for determining a cabin layout in a cabin of a vehicle and to an aircraft A system for determining a cabin layout in a cabin of a vehicle, includes a system for contactless transfer of power with primary magnetic elements and secondary magnetic elements that each overlap with at least one primary magnetic element. Based on sequentially providing power to primary magnetic elements and measuring at least one electric value in the powered primary magnetic element overlapping states of secondary magnetic elements and primary magnetic elements can be determined. By determining overlapping states for all primary magnetic elements in the cabin the number and positions of all secondary magnetic elements and all vehicle components attached thereto can be collected. The system avoids powering two contiguous primary magnetic elements to prevent a wrong determination of an overlapping state.
US09682667B2	Trailer suspension including tubes and wires support system A trailer slider suspension including a tubes and wires support system. The slider includes a frame slidably coupled to and supporting a trailer. The frame includes a cross brace including a pair of overlapping straps to resist twisting. A rotatable shaft is coupled to pins on the frame which are thereby selectively retractable and extendable into the trailer whereby the frame can be moved and fixed along the trailer. Supporting brackets are provided including a central portion and left and right arms extending therefrom. A shaft hole is provided in the central portion and straps openings are provided in each of the arms. The bracket is secured to the frame at a distance from the straps overlap with the rotatable shaft extending through the shaft hole, one of the straps extending through the left arm strap opening and the other strap extending through the right arm strap opening.
US09682661B1	Universally positional article mounting assemblies and methods Universally positional article mounting assemblies include a mounting tab having a generally flat or planar tab panel including an article mount edge, a tab insert end opposite the article mount edge, a pair of tab side edges extending from the article mount edge to the tab insert end, a first panel surface; and a second panel surface, a universally manipulatable article stem carried by the article mount edge of the tab panel and at least one article carried by the article stem. Universally positional article mounting methods are also disclosed.
US09682659B2	Package tray supporting structure A package tray supporting structure includes: a first hinge portion; a second hinge portion provided separately above the first hinge portion; a first hinge receiving portion provided at a side surface on a vehicle front side of the package tray, and held between a first surface of the second hinge portion and an outer peripheral surface of the first hinge portion when the package tray is in a horizontal position; and a second hinge receiving portion provided at the side surface on the vehicle front side of the package tray separately from the first hinge receiving portion toward a vehicle rear side and contacts the second surface of the second hinge portion when the package tray is in the horizontal position.
US09682658B2	Step device A step device may include a step housing having a box shape, guide rails mounted on both sides of the step housing, step rails coupled to the guide rails to move along the guide rails, and a scaffold coupled to the step rails and moving along the guide rails through the step rails to be received in the step housing or drawn to an outside of the step housing.
US09682657B1	Running board and loading ramp with sliding width adjustment A running board apparatus including a first component with a hollow cross-section having an open end, the first component extending in a longitudinal direction; a second component with a closed cross-section that slides relative to the first component in a lateral direction, the second component extending in the longitudinal direction; and a positioning device with a first end attached to the first component and a second end attached to the second component. The positioning device is configured to move the second component with respect to the first component in the lateral direction and lock the second component and the first component in a plurality of positions.
US09682655B2	Method and device for operating a vehicle In a method or corresponding device for operating a vehicle equipped with a first and a second camera configured to capture a surrounding region around the vehicle, the cameras respectively capture an individual image of a first field of view and a second field of view. The fields of view overlap in an overlapping region. An object correction is performed as a function of image data of the individual images, in which object correction a distance of objects imaged in the second individual image is respectively determined from a predetermined reference point. An angle of the respective object is respectively determined in relation to a predetermined reference axis. Whether the respective object is situated in the overlapping region is determined on the basis of the determined angle and distance of the respective object. Should this be the case, the respective object is removed from the second individual image. Subsequently, an overall image is determined after performing the object correction, which overall image is composed as a function of the first individual image and the second individual image.
US09682650B2	Direction indicator system and direction indicator device for a vehicle A direction indicator system 1 includes an ignition switch 3, a hazard switch 4, a direction indicator switch 5, direction indicator lamps 6A, 6B, direction indicator lamps 7A, 7B, and a direction indicator device 2. The direction indicator device 2 detects that the switch 4 is in an ON state via direction indicator lamp connection terminals L-SW, R-SW, performs a hazard operation to blink both the direction indicator lamps 6A, 6B and the direction indicator lamps 7A, 7B by a drive current output from a drive current output terminal LOAD with a blinking period T in a case where the switch 3 is in the ON state when the switch 4 is put into the ON state, and operates with a voltage supplied from a battery connection terminal BAT1 to output the drive current when the switch 3 is put into an OFF state during the hazard operation.
US09682648B2	Luminescent planar sheet A luminescent planar sheet is constructed to provide illuminated alphanumeric characters particularly suitable for mounting upon the planar surfaces of a vehicle. Preferably the luminescent planar sheet can produce visible light, infrared light, or both. A switching system is connected to the luminescent planar panels for selectively controlling power to produce visible light and/or infrared light. The luminescent planar sheet includes a protective coating which permits the passage of both visible light and infrared light, but substantially blocks most or all ultraviolet light.
US09682644B2	Seat To provide a seat having a high cushioning property, excellent in a drainage property, and suitable for outdoor use.A belt-shaped support member 30 for seat back is supported on an upper portion of a seat back frame 10, a belt-shaped support member 40 for seat cushion having end portions 42, 43 connected to a front portion of a seat cushion frame 20 is connected to a lower portion of the belt-shaped support member 30 for seat back, and a base support member 50 is disposed on a seat cushion. A surface cushion layer 60 with which a cushioning part for seat back and a cushioning part for seat cushion are integrally formed is disposed by being supported on the upper portion of the seat back frame 10 and the front portion of the seat cushion frame 20. The end portions 42, 43 of the belt-shaped support member 40 for seat cushion connected to the front portion of the seat cushion frame 20 work as a fulcrum for supporting a portion from the waist to the vicinity of the pelvis of a seated person, and an upper portion of the surface cushion layer 60 supported on the upper portion of the seat back frame 10 works as a fulcrum for supporting a portion from the femoral region to the vicinity of the hip of the seated person.
US09682643B2	Passenger seat Described are passenger seat assemblies including spreaders (18) with a transitional region having a forward surface with a radius of curvature of about 3.5 to 3.7 inches and an aft surface with an angular profile configured so that the aft surface is located forward of a plane formed by a surface of the at least one seat back (12) in a fully upright position. The passenger seat assemblies also include leg assemblies (22 with a forward leg portion having a forward surface that is substantially aligned with a forward base frame tube, and an aft surface with an angular profile having a shape of an “r.”
US09682640B2	Air bladder reclining system for a vehicle seatback A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame. A seat and seatback are disposed on the frame. A seating cushion assembly includes a plurality of closed base cells disposed on the frame. Each base cell includes a fixed volume of fluid disposed therein. A plurality of trim cells are disposed on the base cells and include a variable volume of fluid disposed therein. The trim cells are in communication with a fluid pump. An adjustable seatback support panel is disposed behind the base cells and is pivotally coupled to the frame. A static base is disposed behind the support panel. An adjustable reclination cell is disposed between the support panel and the static base. The reclination cell is adjustable between an inflated condition that pivots the support panel forward and a deflated condition that pivots the support panel rearward, thereby altering the reclination angle of the seatback relative to the seat.
US09682634B2	Method and system for detecting charger A method and system for detecting a charger are provided. The method includes receiving, by a controller, charger information from at least one charger present within a network area of a vehicle. A sensed current is then transmitted from a receiving pad of the vehicle to the charger or a charger side transmitting pad based on the charger information. Further, the method may include detecting the charger and the transmitting pad having priority based on a voltage and a current induced by the sensed current.
US09682631B2	Non-contact electricity supply device A power-supply-side coil receives an alternating current from an AC power source to produce a magnetic flux. A power-supply-side capacitor is connected in parallel with the power-supply-side coil. A power-supply-side filter circuit includes a reactor and a capacitor, which are connected in series between the AC power source and the power-supply-side coil. A power-receiving-side coil is interlinked with a magnetic flux produced by the power-supply-side coil to produce an alternating current. The power-supply-side filter circuit, the power-supply-side capacitor, and the power-supply-side form a circuit having an impedance having a frequency characteristic, in which a frequency of a minimum point formed on a high-frequency side relative to a maximum point is greater than a frequency of a fundamental wave of an alternating current supplied from the AC power source and is less than a frequency of a third order wave of the fundamental wave.
US09682626B2	System and method for monitoring the torque supplied by the motor of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle A system for monitoring torque supplied by a motor of a motor vehicle, for example an electric or hybrid vehicle. The system includes a mechanism determining a driver's request for torque, a mechanism estimating torque produced by a propulsion unit, a mechanism filtering the driver torque request which is connected at an input to a mechanism determining consistency between the torque request and the torque produced including a mechanism determining consistency of positive torque and a mechanism determining consistency of negative torque each including a mechanism determining phases of quasi-static variation of the request and a mechanism detecting torque anomalies which can construct an acceptable torque template and determine that a torque anomaly has occurred as a function of the torque estimate, the torque request, and the acceptable torque template.
US09682625B2	System and method for display of information using a vehicle-mount computer A system and method displays information using a vehicle-mount computer. The system includes (i) an input device and a display device for inputting and displaying information; (ii) a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; (iii) a proximity sensor for detecting proximity to an item; and (vi) a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the input device, the display device, the motion detector, and the proximity sensor, the vehicle-mount computer including a central processing unit and memory. The vehicle-mount computer's central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the input device and to display a zoomed view of the user-selected information on the display device. Further, the vehicle-mount computer's central processing unit is configured to override screen-blanking when user-selected information is displayed.
US09682624B1	Power management using route information for a hybrid electric vehicle Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
US09682621B2	Decoupler In an aspect, a decoupler is provided, and included a driver having a clutch surface a hub that is disposed within the driver, and at least one torsionally-compliant member and a wrap spring clutch that are disposed in series between the hub and the clutch surface. The driver comprises a pulley and a cover that is received into a cavity in the pulley. The pulley has a belt-engagement surface and is fixedly coupled to the cover for rotation therewith. The cover defines the clutch surface.
US09682617B2	Solid state venting valve for a fuel tank A valve apparatus for use in an interior of a fuel tank, a fuel tank including the valve apparatus, and a motor vehicle including the fuel tank. The valve apparatus includes a substantially flat housing defining a channel between an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice, and a membrane arranged to seal the channel. The membrane is configured to be impermeable to liquid fuel and permeable to fuel vapor.
US09682615B2	Work vehicle and work vehicle control method for charging A power transmission device includes a gear mechanism, a predetermined controlling rotation element, an energy-generating motor, and a connected motor connected to the controlling rotation element. The energy storage unit is configured to store the energy generated by the energy-generating motor. The gear mechanism includes a first planetary gear mechanism, which includes a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, which are mutually different. The engine is connected to the first rotation element. The energy-generating motor is connected to the third rotation element. The controlling rotation element may be at least one of the rotation elements between the second rotation element and the connected motor. The controller controls the locking of the controlling rotation element to thereby lock the second rotation element, and causes the energy-generating motor to rotate using the drive power from the engine to thereby accumulate energy in the energy storage unit.
US09682614B2	Power transmission apparatus for hybrid electric vehicle A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first shift module configured to change torque input from an engine into four speed stages and to output the four speed stages, a motor/generator directly connected an output side of the first shift module, a second shift module configured to change the four speed stages input from the first shift module into eight speed stages by using a planetary gear set and to output the eight speed stages, and an output device connected to an output side of the second shift module through an output shaft.
US09682612B2	Photochromic vehicle window The present disclosure describes various vehicle window assemblies including a photochromic window and a mounting assembly surrounding at least part of the window. The mounting assembly may be sized and configured for mounting to the cabin of a vehicle. The photochromic window may include a region configured to at least partially inhibit transmission of light in a visible, IR or UV frequency range upon exposure to a level of light.
US09682606B2	Wheel carrier A wheel carrier mounted on a rear axle body of a vehicle, which wheel carrier comprises a supporting plate and a bearing plate. The supporting plate coincides with a “virtual king-pin axis” and the properties of the supporting plate are such that the supporting plate may bend around the “virtual king-pin axis” in the area of a flexible supporting section. The bearing plate comprises a section with such properties that the section is allowed to deflect in a lateral direction of the vehicle. When a lateral force Flateral and a brake force Fbrake are applied to the wheel carrier, e.g. during cornering and braking, the properties of the supporting plate and the bearing plate create lateral force under steer and brake force under steer.
US09682600B2	Rotatable rail device and method for placing a truck onto a set of tracks A rail gear system and a method for placing a truck on railroad tracks are provided in which the truck can be placed into the set of railroad tracks using a short siding. The rail gear may be mounted on a back portion of the truck and may rotate so that the a rear portion of the truck rotates about the track when the rail gear is engaged with the set of railroad tracks.
US09682595B2	Paint container A paint container (10) comprising a main body (12) for receiving paint wherein the main body comprises a side wall (16) and an outwardly tapering rim portion (18) at an upper end of the side wall (16). A tubular member (14) is provided, a lower end of which is receivable within the rim portion (18). First connectors (26) are provided on an outer surface of the tubular member (14) and second connectors (27) are provided on an inner surface (30) of the rim portion (18). Each of the first connectors (26) engages with a corresponding one of the second connectors (27) such that the tubular member (14) is supported within the rim portion (18) to define an annular aperture between the lower end of the tubular member (14) and the main body (12) of the paint container (10).
US09682591B2	Object comprising a region of its surface suitable for showing a plurality of images The present invention relates to an object comprising a region of its surface suitable for showing a plurality of images. Each of these images is observable from a different direction such that upon observing one of the images the other images stop being observable and do not interfere in the viewing of the observed image. The configuration which allows generating the region of surfaces suitable for showing the plurality of images allows for mass production by means of stamping or minting techniques and complicates the reproduction by unauthorized manufacturers. A method which allows obtaining the object having a region suitable for showing a plurality of images is also an object of the present invention.
US09682590B1	Printed document security A printed document includes encoded content. The at least some content of the printed document is acquired and securely communicated to a support service. Information received from the support service is used to present user-readable content on a display. One or more portions of the encoded content are decoded for inclusion with the user-readable content, in accordance with an authorization of the user. Printed documents having encoded content may be distributed without security concerns due to the machine-based, authorization-driven nature of respective methods and apparatus.
US09682589B2	Part design geometry for stenciling epoxies through orifices in film adhesive An apparatus has a first structure, an adhesive layer having a first height adhered to the first structure, the adhesive layer having an array of openings, the adhesive layer having a region adjacent each opening having a height less than a first height. A print head has a stack of plates forming a jet stack, the jet stack having a nozzle plate with an array of nozzles, an array of transducers in contact with the jet stack opposite the nozzle plate, an adhesive layer having a first height adhered to the array of transducers, the adhesive layer having openings adjacent the transducers and regions adjacent the openings having a height less than the first height, and a conductive material in the openings of the adhesive layer in contact with the transducers.
US09682583B2	Control method for liquid ejecting system and liquid ejecting system A control method for a liquid ejecting system provided with a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting portion for ejecting a liquid and an inputting apparatus including a data inputting portion through which data can be inputted includes a specific data detecting process that detects whether or not input data inputted to the data inputting portion is specific data which is other than liquid ejection data for causing a liquid corresponding to an image to be formed on an ejection target medium to be ejected from the liquid ejecting portion and which is determined in advance as data for prompting an ejection inspection; and a nozzle inspecting process that, in the case where the specific data is detected in the specific data detecting process, causes a nozzle inspecting portion to perform the ejection inspection.
US09682581B2	Printer According to one embodiment, a printer includes a housing that has an outlet, a drawer unit, first, second and third print medium support units and a printing unit. The drawer unit slides in the outlet between an open position and a closed position. The first supporting unit is disposed in the drawer unit and supports a roll of printable media when the drawer unit is in the open position so that an outer surface of the roll of printable media does not extend above the height of the outlet. The second supporting unit is disposed in the housing and rotatably supports the roll of printable media when the drawer unit is in the closed position so that a portion of the outer surface of the roll of printable media extends above the height of the outlet. The printing unit prints on printable media fed from the roll of printable media.
US09682574B2	Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus includes an ejecting head that ejects aqueous ink which includes a colorant, polymer particles, water, and an aqueous organic solvent, of which static surface tension is from 22 mN/m to 30 mN/m, and a difference between a value of dynamic surface tension after 10 msec and a value of dynamic surface tension after 1000 msec is greater than 2 mN/m and equal to or smaller than 10 mN/m, when dynamic surface tension is measured with a maximum bubble pressure technique, in an the ink droplet amount in a range of less than 10 pl.
US09682568B2	Liquid-consuming apparatus A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber which stores a liquid, an inlet formed in a surface of the tank, and an outlet through which the liquid from the liquid storage chamber flows; a cap which is movable between a first position and a second position; a cover which is movable relative to the tank between a closed position and an open position; and a holding member which is connected to the cap and which holds the cap at the second position. The cap at the second position or the holding member is configured to obstruct a movement of the cover from the open position to the closed position.
US09682565B2	Liquid supply unit Cartridges 4 and 5 are configured, such that first convex ribs 428a and 528a abut against second wall surfaces 762 of cartridge engagement wall surfaces 760 inclined with respect to a bottom wall 712 of a cartridge attachment structure 7 and move in friction with the second wall surfaces 762. Such abutting and moving causes contact portions of terminals 412 and 512 of circuit substrates 410 and 510 of the respective cartridges 4 and 5 to come into contact with electrode assemblies 810 of a carriage 8. This configuration enhances the reliability of electric connection between a contact portion, such as a circuit substrate, of a liquid supply unit and an electrode assembly, such as contact pins, of a carriage in the course of attachment.
US09682562B2	Collect print substance Arrangement or method for collecting and heating print substance that passes through porous media in a printer.
US09682560B2	Methods of manufacturing piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, and ultrasonic transducer A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, in which unevenness on one surface of the piezoelectric layer is formed by forming an oxidizable metal layer on the one surface of the piezoelectric layer; aggregating the metal layer by thermal oxidation; and performing isotropic etching on the metal layer aggregated on the one surface of the piezoelectric layer.
US09682557B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting head unit, and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a first nozzle row in which nozzles which eject a liquid are juxtaposed along a first direction, first drive elements which cause the liquid to be ejected from each nozzle of the first nozzle row, a plurality of first individual wirings which are connected to the first drive elements, a first common wiring which is connected in common to the first drive elements, a second nozzle row in which nozzles are juxtaposed along the first direction, second drive elements which cause the liquid to be ejected from each nozzle of the second nozzle row, a plurality of second individual wirings which are connected to the second drive elements, and a second common wiring which is connected in common to the second drive elements and is not connected to the first common wiring. The plurality of first individual wirings, the first common wiring, the second individual wirings, and the second common wiring are connected to a common flexible cable.
US09682553B2	Inkjet head having a plurality of lid members connected to nozzles and an inkjet apparatus having the inkjet head An inkjet head includes a substrate, a piezoelectric unit disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged along a surface of the substrate, and a plurality of pressure chambers, each of the pressure chambers being formed between two adjacent piezoelectric elements, a plurality of lid members, each of which is disposed on two adjacent piezoelectric elements and has a hole connected to one of the pressure chambers, and a nozzle plate disposed on the plurality of lid members and having a plurality of nozzles through which the liquid is discharged, each of the nozzles being connected to one of the holes of the lid members.
US09682551B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes: a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating with nozzles through which a liquid is ejected; a manifold communicating with the plurality of pressure generating chambers; a flexible member that has a surface on one side which defines at least a part of a wall of the manifold, that has a surface on the other side, on which an adhesive layer is formed, and that has a compliance region, which is able to perform deflection in response to pressure fluctuation in the manifold, in a region in which the adhesive layer is formed; a compliance space disposed on a side opposite to the manifold through the flexible member; a cap member facing the flexible member through the compliance space; and a frame-like member that is disposed between the flexible member and the cap member and has a cantilever, in which the cantilever is fixed to at least a part of the flexible member of the compliance region and has an unfixed region which is not fixed to the cap member on the distal end side thereof.
US09682547B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of controlling liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a pressure generating chamber which is used for discharging a liquid in the pressure generating chamber through a nozzle by driving a driving element; a manifold which supplies a liquid to the pressure generating chamber; a discharge unit which discharges a liquid in the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle. Mode 1 is a mode in which air is drawn into the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle due to the operation of the discharge unit, and Mode 2 is a mode which drives the driving element such that air is not drawn into the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle due to the driving of the driving element.
US09682546B2	Liquid discharging substrate, printhead, and printing apparatus A liquid discharging substrate on which a plurality of discharging elements are arrayed, comprising a driving portion configured to drive the plurality of discharging elements, a detecting portion including a metal pattern arranged via an insulating member on a corner region of the substrate, and configured to detect damage to the corner region when the metal pattern breaks, and a controlling portion configured to stop the driving portion when the detecting portion detects that the corner region has been damaged.
US09682545B2	Printing apparatus An ink supply unit is a unitized member having a casing accommodating components therein. A plurality of plate cylinders are arranged in a circumferential direction at predetermined intervals. The ink supply unit corresponding to the plate cylinder is disposed on a radially outer side of the plate cylinder. The ink supply unit can move between an operation position in which ink can be supplied to the plate cylinder and a standby position located further to a radially outer side than the operation position.
US09682541B2	Bonding method A bonding method which includes a pressing step of bonding a substrate and a support plate for supporting the substrate to each other through an adhesive layer and pressing the bonded substrate and support plate using a plate member; and, after the pressing step, a pressure adjusting step of placing the substrate and the support plate bonded to each other through the adhesive layer in an environment having higher pressure than pressure of an environment in which the pressing step is performed.
US09682534B1	Chemical resistant waterproofing membranes Chemical resistant waterproofing laminate membranes are formed by bonding an aluminum film or foil between two substantially vapor-impervious films with a chemical resistant bonding agent or adhesive such as cured liquid silicone rubber. The chemical resistant bonding agent resists delamination and deterioration of the laminate membrane caused by solvents and chemically reactive materials found in brownfield sites.
US09682533B1	Methods to form electrical-mechanical connections between two surfaces, and systems and compositions suitable for such methods Gallium peritectics have not been previously used to bond a metallic surface to a non-metallic surface. The invention provides a metallic gap filler which is a solid metal created by mixing a solid metal powder or film with a Ga-containing liquid metal that creates an electrical and mechanical connection between two dissimilar surfaces. The resulting gap filler conforms to the roughness of both surfaces, which improves adhesion. The methods disclosed do not require the application of temperatures that could damage either surface. An electrical and mechanical shim can be created from a flowable paste. A hardenable metallic paste for bonding a metallic surface to a non-metallic surface includes a Ga-containing liquid metal, optionally including one or more dissolved metals selected from the group consisting of In, Sn, Zn, and Bi; and a solid metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Ni, Sn, and combinations thereof.
US09682531B2	Toughened and corrosion- and wear-resistant composite structures and fabrication methods thereof Composite structures having a reinforced material interjoined with a substrate, wherein the reinforced material comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of titanium monoboride, titanium diboride, and combinations thereof.
US09682529B2	Sandwich panels and method for producing sandwich panels A sandwich panel with at least one insert for forming a local reinforcement, which insert is smaller than a distance between the cover layers of the sandwich panel. A difference between the distance between the cover layers and a length of an extension of the insert including a previously viscous expansion compound with adhesive properties, which expansion compound has solidified during the pressing of the sandwich panel, is compensated for. A sandwich panel with at least one previously elastic insert whose original extension as a result of deformation during pressing of the sandwich panel is reduced. A method for producing such sandwich panels.
US09682522B2	Low density foamed article made by bead foam compression molding method Disclosed is a molded foamed article, such as a midsole or outsole for footwear, made by a method in which a desired amount of thermoplastic polyurethane foam beads are placed in a compression mold in the shape of the article and the mold is brought to a peak temperature of from about 130° C. to about 180° C. over a period of from about 300 to about 1500 seconds, then cooled to from about 5° C. to about 80° C. over a period of from about 300 to about 1500 seconds within about 30 seconds after the peak temperature is reached. The foamed article made by the method has a density of from about 0.1 to about 0.45 g/cm3.
US09682518B2	Nanoparticle pultrusion processing aide The use of nanoparticles, including surface-modified silica and calcite nanoparticles, as processing aides for pultrusion is described. The methods include combining a resin system containing a resin and the nanoparticles with continuous fibers, pultruding this combination, and at least partially curing the resin. The methods are suitable for use with a wide variety of resins and fibers, and may be used to reduce the pull-force at a fixed fiber volume loading, increase the fiber volume loading, or both. Pultruded parts made by these methods and pultruded parts with high volume loadings of fibers are also described.
US09682514B2	Method of manufacturing resin infused composite parts using a perforated caul sheet Resin infused composite parts are fabricated using a caul sheet having perforations therein for optimizing the flow of resin through the parts. The method allows for a simplified tooling and consumable arrangement for complex parts while achieving a smooth, aerodynamic caul-side or bag-side finish. The component may be placed in direct contact with a tool, and the caul sheet may be placed in direct contact with the component thereby eliminating the necessity for consumables between these items.
US09682513B2	Adhesive dispensing device A layered object manufacturing system is described. The system in one arrangement provides for the use of water based adhesives to bind successive layers of paper in generation of a three dimensional model. The paper can be provided in conventional paper sizes and is moveable within the system from a storage stack to a build object location, individual pages at a time. The system typically effects the application of adhesive onto the paper using an adhesive applicator wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive. The wheel is rotatable to convey adhesive filled in one or more recesses to a targetsubstrate and to deposit controlled amounts of adhesive at discrete points thereon.
US09682508B2	Molding machine and driving method thereof A molding machine includes; a fixed platen capable of having a fixed mold attached thereto; a moving platen capable of having a moving mold attached thereto; a mold clamping mechanism clamping the moving mold and the fixed mold with each other by moving the moving mold; a driving unit operating the mold clamping mechanism; and a control unit controlling the driving unit, wherein the control unit compensates an operation loss of the driving unit occurring from an operation start of the driving unit to an operation start of the moving mold to set the moving mold at a desired position.
US09682506B2	Control method and control device for injection molding machine A molding injection pressure Pi with which a parting opening Lm is formed between a movable mold 2m and a fixed mold 2c during injection-filling and which allows formation of a good molded article is obtained and set in advance. A molding clamping force Pc that allows formation of a good molded article is obtained and set in advance. During production, a mold clamping device Mc is clamped with the molding clamping force Pc, and an injection device Mi to apply the molding injection pressure Pi as a limit pressure Ps is driven to injection-fill a mold 2 with resin R. A parting opening detector 3 that detects the parting opening Lm is provided. During production, reset control is executed to reset the parting opening detector 3 to zero if reset timing tr set in advance has come at least on condition that given preparation for injection is completed after clamping. The reset timing is set in a range covering a given period Zs before injection start time and the given period Zs after the injection start time.
US09682505B2	Injection mold having a simplified evaporative cooling system or a simplified cooling system with exotic cooling fluids An injection mold assembly for a high output consumer product injection molding machine, the injection mold assembly having a simplified cooling system that is an evaporative cooling system or a cooling system including a hazardous, dangerous, or expensive cooling fluid. The simplified cooling system has a cooling fluid channel that is confined to a mold support plate.
US09682499B2	Induction molded components and method of induction forming components for mold parting line minimization There is a molding assembly that comprises a jaw holding assembly having a base member that is joined to a workpiece locating member. The workpiece locating member is joined to a riser member, and a rail is mounted on the riser member and a carriage is supported on the rail. The molding assembly includes a jaw holder that is mounted on the carriage, and the jaw holder supports first and second forming dies, and each has an internal rib that abut one another when the first and second dies are brought together. Together the dies form an elliptical rib having an elliptical shaped curved surface. A workpiece having an O-ring recess and parting line protrusions is positioned between the first and second forming dies, and the dies are heated and melt the parting line protrusions. An O-ring is disposed in the O-ring recess to form a leak proof seal.
US09682498B2	Semi-preg material with a property-enhancing surface film for improved properties Semi-preg material is disclosed adapted for use in composite material comprising a) a first resin layer, b) covered on both side by layers of fibrous reinforcements whereby c) one of the two fabric layers is coated with a second resin layer and d) wherein said second resin layer has a tack level of not more than 100 N. Such semi-preg material has improved handling properties and contributes to the superior mechanical properties of the composite material formed therewith.
US09682493B2	Method for impregnation of wood component with solid paraffin wax, apparatus therefor and wood component so impregnated A method for treating a piece of wood impregnates the piece of wood with a water repellent, wherein the water repellent is solid at ambient temperatures. The method includes the steps of providing a piece of wood to be treated; heating the piece of wood for a predetermined period of time, the piece of wood being heated at a temperature A; subsequently immersing at least a portion of the piece of wood in a bath of liquefied water repellent, the bath being at a temperature B, for a predetermined period of time. Thereafter the piece of wood is removed from the bath and allowed to cool. The temperature A is above 100° C. and the temperature B is below 100° C. but above a liquefying point for the water repellent, and a differential between temperatures A and B is at least 60° C.
US09682490B2	Mandoline slicer A mandoline slicer includes a slicing blade and an adjustable slicing ramp. A series of julienne blades is selectively movable between a stowed and a deployed position above the ramp. At a distal end of the ramp, a blade support is positionable to select either of a plurality of slicing blades.
US09682488B2	Double-barrel trimmer for plant materials A trimmer comprises two counter-rotating barrels side-by-side above one cutting reel. When viewed from the front, the left barrel rotates counter-clockwise while the right barrel rotates clockwise. Plant material in the barrels accumulates on the uphill side of each barrel, relative to its rotational direction, as the plant material traverses the rotating barrels. This configuration positions the uphill sides of both barrels proximate to the one reel. The barrel perforations are rifled to assist in moving the plant material through the barrels. Screw jacks are employed to tilt the trimmer; hardware facilitates use of two such trimmers in series.
US09682484B2	Counterbalance mechanism for end-effector configuration and method of use A set-up stand is provided including a counterbalance mechanism for use in reconfiguring an end-effector with an articulating portion rotated by a bi-directional rotary locking device, for example, a clutch. A counterbalance mechanism is provided including a holding member which is attached to a preloaded member and connected to an articulating portion of the end-effector during reconfiguration of the end-effector. The preloaded member provides a tension load to counterbalance the gravity moment load of the articulating portion when the articulated portion is rotated in the same direction as the output shaft of the bi-direction rotary locking device, to prevent overhauling, chattering or binding stops during rotation and reconfiguration. A method is provided to utilize the counterbalance mechanism as described.
US09682482B2	Autonomous moving device and control method of autonomous moving device An autonomous moving device includes: a measuring unit configured to measure a position and a posture of a person who is present in a predetermined area; an attention state estimating unit configured to estimate a first attention state of the person on the basis of information indicating the position and the posture of the person measured by the measuring unit; a state analyzing unit configured to determine a corrective course of action for correcting the first attention state on the basis of the estimated first attention state and a predetermined second attention state; and an action planning unit configured to determine an action corresponding to the determined correction course.
US09682481B2	Communication of information regarding a robot using an optical identifier A control system may perform functions including (i) storing data indicating an association between an optical identifier and a first robot, (ii) sending, to the first robot, data encoding the optical identifier for display by the first robot, and (iii) after sending the data encoding the optical identifier, sending, to a second robot, the data indicating the association between the optical identifier and the first robot. In some examples, the first robot may receive, from the control system, data encoding a second optical identifier of the first robot so that the first robot may display the second optical identifier instead of the first optical identifier. In some examples, a first robot may capture an image of an indication of a priority status of a second robot and perform an action based on comparing a first priority status of the first robot to the second priority status of the second robot.
US09682480B2	Teleoperation of machines having at least one actuated mechanism and a fault detection and recovery system A machine has at least one actuated mechanism is remotely located from a control station. A two way real-time communication link connects the machine location with the control station. A controller at the machine location has program code that is configured to determine from data from one or more sensors at the machine location if an actual fault has occurred in the machine when the machine is performing its predetermined function and to determine for an actual fault one or more types for the fault and transmit the one or more fault types to the control station for analysis. The code in the controller is configured to be a preprogrammed trap routine specific to the machine function that is automatically executed when an error in machine operation is detected at the machine location. The controller also has a default trap routine that is executed when specific routine does not exist.
US09682479B2	Driving component, robot and robot system A driving component for robot can include a communicating module configured to receive control signals, a motor, a controller coupled to the communicating module and configured to drive the motor according to the control signals received by the communicating module, a sensor configured to detect environment and providing detected results to the controller, a battery configured to provide electric power to the communicating module, the motor, the controller and the sensor, and a housing containing the communicating module, the motor, the controller, the sensor and the battery. The housing can include a coupling structure configured to couple to another driving component.
US09682476B1	Selecting robot poses to account for cost Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for selecting robot poses to account for cost. In various implementations, a plurality of candidate instruction sets may be determined. Each candidate instruction set may be configured to cause a robot to assume a different respective set of poses while traversing a reference point along a path. In various implementations, a cost incurred while the robot implements the candidate instruction set to traverse the reference point along the path may be calculated. A candidate instruction set associated with an incurred cost that satisfies a first criterion may be selected from the plurality of candidate instruction sets. In some implementations, the selected candidate instruction set and incurred cost may be associated with the path.
US09682475B2	Robot program modification system A robot program modification system comprises a robot control apparatus and a program modification apparatus. The robot control apparatus has an information acquisition unit which executes an operation program and acquires robot detection information from a robot, and a communication unit which transmits the robot detection information to the program modification apparatus. The program modification apparatus has a simulation unit which performs simulation on the basis of the operation program, and a program modification unit which modifies the operation program on the basis of the robot detection information so that a result of the simulation satisfies an evaluation basis decided in advance.
US09682468B2	Heat-dissipation component for handheld machine tool A handheld machine tool has a drive motor for driving a tool holder, in which a tool is able to be accommodated. In addition, a cam-action mechanism for generating a hammer function is provided, which includes a cam-action mechanism holder and a notched disk. The cam-action mechanism holder is in contact with a heat-dissipating component situated inside the housing.
US09682466B2	Ring light A ring light is provided for rotary, spindle based machines such as mills and drills. The ring light is magnetically held to the machine about the spindle and may be moved along the spindle to any location thereon. The ring light may powered by a module containing batteries which may be replaceable or chargeable by a power supply or through induction. All three embodiments are disclosed. The construction is generally unitary with respect to the ring portion of the ring light and it may be constructed so that the power module is removable or as one piece with the ring portion.
US09682465B2	Magazine type screwing device and screw supplement device A magazine type screwing device and a screw supplementary device are provided. The screwing device includes a screwdriver bit with a protrusion part, a storing portion, and a screw stopping portion. The storing portion includes a tubular structure and a slide rail, which are connected with each other. The screwdriver bit is installed in the tubular structure. The screws are disposed within the slide rail. After the screwdriver bit is moved within the tubular structure in a first direction and then the screwdriver bit is moved within the tubular structure in a second direction, one of the screws is detached from the screw stopping portion and introduced into the tubular structure. The screw supplementary device includes a screw transferring portion and a screw feeding portion. The screw transferring portion includes a first conveying track, a sensing element over the first conveying track, a gear, and a first motor.
US09682463B1	Locking pliers A locking pliers preferably includes a fixed jaw, a moveable jaw, a fixed handle, a toggle link, a power link and a moveable handle. The fixed jaw is retained in a first end of the fixed handle. The moveable jaw is pivotally retained in substantially the first end of the fixed handle. An adjustment screw is retained in a second end of the fixed handle. An end of the adjustment screw engages a first end of the toggle link. The moveable handle is pivotally engaged with the toggle link. A first end of the power link is pivotally engaged with a second end of the toggle link. The power link is also slidably engaged with the moveable handle. The moveable jaw is pivotally engaged with a second end of the power link.
US09682457B2	Composite polishing pad and method for making the same The present invention relates to a composite polishing pad and a method for making the same. The composite polishing pad includes a cushion layer and a polishing layer. The cushion layer includes a first polymeric elastomer with a hardness of 10 to 70 shore D, and is attached to the polishing layer directly. The polishing layer includes a second polymeric elastomer with a hardness of 30 to 90 shore D, and has a polishing surface for polishing a workpiece. Whereby, the polishing layer will not peel off from the cushion layer easily, so that the polishing quality is raised.
US09682456B1	Apparatus for and method of processing an edge of a tube An abrading apparatus for processing an edge of a tube is disclosed. The abrading apparatus includes a rotational symmetry axis and a chassis comprising an input side, an output side opposite the input side, and an input coupler on the input side of the chassis. The input coupler is coaxial with the rotational symmetry axis. The abrading apparatus also includes a centering member, coupled to the output side of the chassis and coaxial with the rotational symmetry axis, and abrasive members, coupled to the output side of the chassis. The abrasive members define an abrasive face radially spaced outwardly from and generally symmetric about the rotational symmetry axis and facing in a direction generally parallel to the rotational symmetry axis.
US09682448B1	Apparatus for torch cutting large pipe An apparatus for torch cutting large pipe with a pair of split discs mounted to the pipe, one of the discs being a split ring gear. A circumferential track is formed in the facing surfaces of each of the discs. A driver mechanism is mounted on a set of rollers that operate in the tracks. The driver mechanism has a pinion to engage the split ring gear teeth so that turning the pinion causes the driver mechanism to move around the pipe. A torch is mounted to the driver mechanism in a position to cut the pipe as the driver mechanism moves around the pipe.
US09682441B2	Laser polishing system and method for metal face seal A laser polishing method for a metal face seal is provided. The method includes determining, using a processor, a first smoothness level of a seal face surface of the metal face seal. The method includes applying, using the processor, a laser beam at a first angle to at least one peak on the seal face surface of the metal face seal, the first angle measured relative to a normal to the seal face surface. The method includes determining, using the processor, a second smoothness level of the seal face surface. The method includes controlling, using the processor, the laser beam until the second smoothness level is equal to a threshold smoothness level. The method includes turning off the laser beam, using the processor, when the second smoothness level is equal to the threshold smoothness level isotropically over the seal face surface.
US09682435B2	Thread forming taps In one aspect, thread forming taps are described herein. In some embodiments a thread forming tap comprises a shank disposed at a first end adapted to engage a tool holder and an elongated working portion disposed at a second end. The working portion comprises at least one helical thread and a plurality of longitudinally-extending linear grooves. The longitudinally-extending linear grooves intersect the helical thread forming a plurality of lobes, wherein adjacent lobes differ from one another in relief type and/or relief rate.
US09682434B2	Milling cutter for cutting a ninety-degree shoulder in a workpiece A milling cutter includes a shank portion and a cutting portion having a cylindrical outer surface. The milling cutter includes a plurality of major cutting edges extending from an end face toward the shank portion, and a plurality of minor cutting edges disposed at the end face of the cutting portion. A relief surface is formed in the cylindrical outer surface proximate a corner of the milling cutter such that the primary cutting edges forms an angle equal to 90° with respect to the end face of the milling cutter. As a result, the milling cutter is capable of cutting a perfect 90° shoulder in a workpiece.
US09682433B2	Cutting insert and milling cutter including same A cutting insert mountable in an insert pocket of a milling cutter and capable of effectively absorbing a radially outward force during high speed machining and high ramp machining. The cutting insert has a top surface, a bottom surface, peripheral surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces, a mounting hole extending through the top surface and the bottom surface, a protrusion portion protruding from the bottom surface, and a pair of lower inclined abutment surfaces formed at opposite edges of the bottom surface. The lower inclined abutment surfaces are inclined in opposite directions toward a pair of opposing peripheral surfaces, outwardly and upwardly relative to the protrusion portion. The protrusion portion extends across the mounting hole and has a lateral surface facing radially outwardly of the milling cutter. The lateral surface selectively contacts or does not contact the insert pocket depending on a revolution speed of the milling cutter.
US09682429B2	Reaction tool and method for forming openings in an aircraft fuselage joint A reaction tool for forming openings in an aircraft fuselage joint is provided. The joint includes (i) a first side from which a forming tool is to be applied at a plurality of opening locations and (ii) an opposing second side. The reaction tool includes a plurality of connectors configured to couple to the joint second side, and a reaction bar coupled to the plurality of connectors. The reaction bar is configured to extend across the plurality of opening locations. The reaction tool also includes a plurality of reaction members coupled to the reaction bar. Each of the reaction members includes a clamping surface configured to couple to the joint second side such that each clamping surface at least partially surrounds a corresponding one of the plurality of opening locations.
US09682427B2	Holder and cutting tool A holder and a cutting tool with the holder including an insertion hole at a front end part thereof, and a cutting insert that includes a cutting edge part and a shank part. The shank part has substantially a rod shape. A part of the shank part is immovably located in the insertion hole. The front end part of the holder includes a first curved surface part that becomes wider from a front end toward a back side when viewed from a side thereof. The first curved surface part includes: a curved line that extends from an edge of an opening of the insertion hole toward the back side; or a straight line that extends from the edge of the opening of the insertion hole and connects to a curved line that extends continuously from the straight line toward the back side without an angular part.
US09682426B2	Method for producing fine silver particles An aliphatic amine having a carbon number of not less than 6, such as octylamine, hexylamine or oleylamine, serving as an organic protective material is added to water serving as a solvent so that the molar ratio of the aliphatic amine with respect to silver of a silver compound is in the range of 0.05 to 6, a reducing agent, such as hydrazine or NaBH4, being added thereto so that the molar ratio of the reducing agent with respect to silver of the silver compound is in the range of 1 to 6, and the silver compound, such as a silver salt or a silver oxide, being added thereto so that the concentration of silver ions in the aqueous reaction solution is in the range of 0.01 to 1.0 mol/L, and then, the silver compound is reduced at a temperature of 10 to 50° C. to produce fine silver particles having an average primary particle diameter of 10 to 200 nm. Thus, there is provided a method for producing fine silver particles, the method being capable of inexpensively producing fine silver particles in a short time.
US09682424B2	Absorbed impurities reduction in additive manufacturing systems A pulverant material supply system has an outer shell, an inner shell, and a plurality of openings to a passage within the inner shell to allow a reducing fluid into the pulverant material contained therein. The liner is made from a non-evaporable getter alloy.
US09682423B2	Electric die casting machine An electric die casting machine is provided with a screw shaft which is held rotatably, a nut body which is threadably mounted on the screw shaft so as to be able to move forward and backward, an injection plunger which moves forward and backward in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the nut body, an injection electric servo motor and an intensification electric servo motor which drive and rotate the screw shaft, and a one-way clutch which is disposed between the screw shaft and the intensification electric servo motor.
US09682422B2	Continuous casting method In a continuous casting method for casting an aluminum-deoxidized molten stainless steel 1 by using a continuous casting apparatus 100 in which a long nozzle 3 extending into a tundish 101 is provided at a ladle 2, the molten stainless steel 1 is poured through the long nozzle 3 into the tundish 101, while immersing a spout 3a into the poured molten stainless steel 1, and the molten stainless steel 1 in the tundish 101 is poured into a casting mold 105. A TD powder 5 is sprayed so that the powder covers the surface of the molten stainless steel 1 in the tundish 101, a nitrogen gas is supplied around the molten stainless steel 1, and a calcium-containing material is added to the molten stainless steel 1 in the tundish 101. The surface of the molten stainless steel 1 after casting is ground.
US09682420B2	Forging die device A forging die device is provided with an upper die 10 and a lower die 20. At least one die 10 (20) of the upper die 10 and the lower die 20 has a die holder 12 (22) which surrounds the outer periphery of the die 10 (20) and holds the die 10 (20). The die holder 12 (22) is configured to bear the radial tensile stress (tensile force) received by the die 10 (20) during forging. By this means, the die 10 (20) can be miniaturized.
US09682416B2	Mechanical contact device, such as a back stop for a press brake The device comprises a base (12), a mobile support (14), a contact member (16), a lever (34) which comprises a blocking arm (38) pivotally mounted around an axis (36). The device comprises retention means (40, 42) capable of opposing the pivoting of the lever. The device also comprises a reaction member (48A) fixed with respect to the base (12) and capable of cooperating with a reaction zone of the blocking arm (38) by defining a reaction surface inclined with respect to the translation direction X of the support on the base. The pivoting of the lever allowed by the release of the retention means allows the displacement of the contact member.
US09682408B2	Cleaning tool device A cleaning tool device for cleaning a desired area with a cleaning implement is provided. The cleaning tool device comprises a handle portion having a first end and a second end and a tool portion having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tool portion releasably secured to the second end of the handle portion. A clip mechanism is mounted to the second end of the tool portion for releasably securing the cleaning implement. Upon positioning the cleaning implement in the clip mechanism, a user can manipulate the cleaning implement to clean in hard to reach areas.
US09682405B2	Systems and methods for the environmental remediation of materials contaminated with heavy minerals The invention relates to a method and system for the environmental remediation of materials that are contaminated with heavy minerals, such as heavy metals. The invention finds utility in removing heavy minerals from materials such as soils, sediments, mine tailings and ores. The invention provides a means for removing heavy minerals from contaminated materials without the use of water while reducing the generation of dust. Thus, the invention provides an environmentally friendly method for the remediation of sites that are contaminated with heavy minerals.
US09682404B1	Method and apparatus for separating fine particulate material from a mixture of coarse particulate material and fine particulate material Fine particulate material is separated from a mixture of coarse particulate material and fine particulate material by passing sweep gas through the chamber of a rotating tumbler drum that contains an introduced material that is a mixture of coarse particulate material and fine particulate material. In particular, polysilicon powder may be separated from granular polysilicon. Seals are present, at locations where gas-conveying parts of the apparatus move relative to one another, to block the escape of sweep gas to the atmosphere surrounding the apparatus. A downstream seal extends between a stationary exhaust duct and an exhaust tube that rotates with the tumbler drum. The seal is protected by a flow of clean flush gas that is delivered to a gap between the exhaust duct and the exhaust tube.
US09682402B2	Apparatus and method for restricting spray coating deposition An apparatus for selectively restricting deposition of a spray coating on a substrate surface includes at least one substrate-contacting stabilizer with a lower stabilizer surface which is selectively attachable to the substrate surface. A restrictor fin has a fin body having longitudinally separated upper and lower fin surfaces. An inner fin edge is connected to an inner stabilizer edge with an obtuse angle formed therebetween when viewed in a lateral-longitudinal plane. A plurality of transversely oriented fin apertures extend through the fin body. Each laterally adjacent pair of fin apertures defines a transversely oriented restrictor bar from the fin body interposed laterally therebetween. The fin apertures permit at least a portion of the spray coating to pass substantially longitudinally therethrough toward the substrate surface. The restrictor bars selectively prevent passage of at least a portion of the spray coating toward the substrate surface.
US09682401B2	Coating application A method of, and an applicator for, applying a bead of a liquid coating material to a work surface by configuring a reservoir of a liquid coating applicator for viscous retention of the liquid coating material to be applied, and further configuring the reservoir to dispense the liquid coating material via surface adhesion, cohesion, and gravity.
US09682399B2	Paint roller A paint roller sleeve assembly and a method for washing it for reuse. The sleeve assembly includes a core of a size to fit a conventional paint roller handle. The core is compressible by hand radially, to allow a tubular flexible outer cover including a backing layer and a layer of paint-carrying fiber pile to be removed for washing and thereafter be replaced on the core for reuse.
US09682398B2	Substrate processing system having susceptorless substrate support with enhanced substrate heating control Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a process kit, the process kit comprising a first ring to support a substrate proximate a peripheral edge of the substrate; a second ring disposed about the first ring; and a path formed between the first and second rings that allows the first ring to rotate with respect to the second ring, wherein the path substantially prevents light from travelling between a first volume disposed below the first and second rings and a second volume disposed above the first and second rings.
US09682397B2	Device for the generative production of a component The invention relates to a device (10) and method for the generative production of a component (12). The device comprises two supply tanks (14a, 14b) for taking up powder-form material (16), two overflow tanks (22a, 22b) for taking up excess powder-form material (16), wherein a closing means (24a, 24b) is assigned to each overflow tank (22a, 22b), this means being switchable between a closed position, in which powder-form material (16) cannot be transported into the respective overflow tank (22a, 22b), and an open position, in which powder-form material (16) can be transported into the respective overflow tank (22a, 22b).
US09682396B2	Dual flow cell fluid delivery systems A system for depositing substances onto a deposition surface can comprise a first contact spotter comprising multiple spotting orifices fed by multiple fluid inlet conduits such that the first contact spotter is capable of depositing multiple spots of different substances onto the deposition surface simultaneously, and a second contact spotter comprising a second spotting orifice fed by a second fluid inlet conduit. The system can also include a positioning device adapted to alternatively position and seal the first contact spotter and second contact spotter on the deposition surface at an overlapping location.
US09682394B2	Dispensing module, applicator head and nozzle holder for dispensing a fluid, in particular hot-melt adhesive The invention relates to a dispensing module (1) for an applicator head for dispensing a fluid, in particular hot-melt adhesive, comprising a module housing (5), a valve body accommodated in the module housing (5), an adapter (7) through which the valve body extends, comprising a proximal end (49) and a distal end (41), the distal end (41) being connected by means of a screw connection (51) to the module housing (5), a nozzle holder (9) which is adapted to be inserted into a matching recess in a base member of the applicator head, and one or a plurality of sealing elements (57, 59, 61) for sealing the nozzle holder (9) and the base member against each other in a fluid-tight manner. According to the invention, it is proposed that the nozzle holder (9) comprises a cavity (69) through which the valve body extends, is connected by means of a screw connection (51) to the proximal end (49) of the adapter (7), comprises a valve seat (79) which is adapted to cooperate with a valve head (31) of the valve body, and comprises an elongate section (75) upstream from the valve seat (79), within which the cavity (69) is limited to a narrow gap (77).
US09682393B2	Fitment splash guard An improved system that protects a vent membrane from a liquid is provided. The system includes a container and a fitment seated in the opening of the container. A vent having a vent membrane is associated with the fitment. An elongated dip tube extends from of the fitment into the container. A splash guard is disposed within the container and may connect to the elongated dip tube. The splash guard may have a plurality of ridges extending radially from an aperture. The splash guard may alternatively comprise a tiered configuration. In operation, the splash guard permits gasses to enter the container while minimizing exposure of the vent membrane to the liquid.
US09682390B2	Dispenser cover retention arrangement A dispenser for a consumable product having a backplate for mounting to a wall and a cover member pivotably mounted to the backplate for relative pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position. The cover member carrying a journal rod disposed about an axis. A movable member coupled to the backplate for relative vertical sliding movement between a lower first position and a higher second position. The backplate carrying at a lower end of the backplate a complementary second journal bearing portion open downwardly. The second bearing portion slidable vertically upwardly away from the first bearing portion in movement of the support member from the first position to the second position to permit, when the movable member is in the second position, the coupling and uncoupling of the cover member from the backplate and wherein with the movable member in the second position with the journal rod engaged with the first journal portion of the backplate, the backplate engages the journal rod to support the cover member on the backplate.
US09682387B2	Nozzle In an embodiment, a rotating nozzle including a generally cylindrical interior having an inlet at a circumferential wall adjacent a first end of the body portion and a generally axial exit adjacent a second end of the body portion. A nozzle portion is at least partially received within, and rotatable relative to, the cylindrical interior. The nozzle portion includes an at least partially conical shape, having a relatively smaller cross section adjacent the first end of the body portion. The nozzle portion defines a generally longitudinal flow passage having an inlet opening extending between an exterior of the nozzle portion and the flow passage adjacent the first end of the body portion and a generally axially oriented exit adjacent the second end of the body portion. The rotating nozzle further includes end cap disposed at least partially enclosing the cylindrical interior adjacent the first end of the body portion.
US09682385B2	Devices for separation of biological materials The present invention includes methods, devices and systems for isolating nanoparticulates, including nucleic acids, from biological samples. In various aspects, the methods, devices and systems may allow for a rapid procedure that requires a minimal amount of material and/or results in high purity isolation of biological components from complex fluids such as blood or environmental samples.
US09682382B2	Method for processing glass fiber waste The present invention relates to a process for comminuting glass fibers from waste glass-based fibrous materials.
US09682377B2	Method for injecting microparticles into a microfluidic channel The present invention relates to a method for injecting microparticles into a microfluidic channel by means of injecting means, said microfluidic channel opening out on a sidewall of an inlet well, the method comprising the steps of: a) positioning the injecting means tip above said sidewall and at a predetermined distance (d) therefrom, and b) injecting the microparticles into said inlet well so that they come into contact with said sidewall during injection, the sidewall being tilted so that at least a portion of the microparticles included in the injected liquid sample slides on the sidewall and enters the microfluidic channel.
US09682375B2	Fluid sample analysis system A fluid analysis system may include a stage configured to receive a sample holder including a fluid sample to be analyzed. The fluid analysis system may also include a fluid analyzer configured to monitor at least one characteristic of the fluid sample to be analyzed; and an inclined rail; wherein the stage is configured to move along the inclined rail to cause the sample holder to move with a first component of motion along an analysis axis of the fluid analyzer and simultaneously with a second component of motion orthogonal to the analysis axis of the fluid analyzer, wherein the first component of motion affects a focus of the fluid analyzer relative to at least one constituent of the fluid sample to be analyzed.
US09682371B2	Removal of components from a starting material The present invention relates to a process and, more specifically, to a process for the removal of components from a starting material. Optionally, the process is used for the removal of contaminants from ion exchange regenerant material.
US09682370B2	Process for producing fluorinated copolymer Provided is a process for producing a fluorinated copolymer which is capable of providing an ion exchange membrane which can suppress a decrease in current efficiency by impurities in an aqueous alkali chloride solution as a raw material on electrolysis of the alkali chloride aqueous solution. Also provided is a process for producing a fluorinated copolymer that comprises washing a fluorinated copolymer comprising a fluorinated monomer having a carboxylic acid type functional group and a fluorinated olefin, with a washing solvent containing a fluorinated solvent at a temperature of at least 40° C. and at most a boiling point of the washing solvent.
US09682367B2	Monolith structure loaded with metal promoted nanozeolites for enhanced propylene selectivity in methanol conversion A catalyst system and a process for methanol to light olefin conversion with enhanced selectivity towards propylene. The catalyst system comprises a honeycomb monolith catalyst support coated with nanozeolite catalysts on the edges and inside the channels of the support structure. The nanozeolite catalysts have been pre-modified with metal. The catalyst system gives higher hydrothermal stability to the catalyst compared to randomly packed pellet catalyst and allows methanol to be converted to predominantly propylene at a low temperature, with decreased selectivity towards C2, higher olefins and paraffinic hydrocarbons.
US09682363B2	Method for production of activated carbon A method for producing an activated carbon material comprises the steps of producing a hot flue gas stream from a combustion process in a first reactor; routing a first part of said flue gas stream to a second reactor that is substantially vertical; routing a second part of said flue gas stream to eventual venting; injecting and suspending a carbonaceous starting material into said second reactor to devolatilize and activate the carbonaceous starting material to produce an activated carbon material; separating the activated carbon material in a separating device; and routing the gas stream from said separating step to the first reactor for incineration of the volatile contents released from said injecting and suspending step. The activated carbon material is suited for the removal of vapor phase air toxics, such as mercury, from the flue gas of a coal fired power plant. An apparatus for producing the activated carbon material for the same purpose is also described.
US09682361B2	Adsorbent granulate and method for the manufacture thereof The invention relates to a X-zeolite based adsorbent granulate with faujasite structure and a molar SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of ≧2.1-2.5, wherein the granulate has an average transport pore diameter of >300 nm and a negligible fraction of meso-pores and wherein the mechanical properties of the granulate are at least the same as or better than the properties of an X-zeolite based granulate formed using an inert binder and the equilibrium adsorption capacities for water, CO2 and nitrogen are identical to those of pure X-zeolite powder with a similar composition.
US09682359B2	Method for processing hydrocarbon fuels using microwave energy A method of processing hydrocarbons includes feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock into a reaction tube positioned within an opening of a waveguide, feeding a process gas into the reaction tube, receiving microwaves in the waveguide from a microwave generator, propagating microwave energy from the waveguide into the reaction tube to cause the formation of a first plasma in the reaction tube, that causes the feedstock and process gas to react and form into a product stream comprising a fuel product. The method also includes periodically, without stopping the propagation of microwave energy into the reaction tube, delivering a cleaning gas comprising oxygen. The method may also include forming a second plasma in the reaction tube, from the cleaning gas that causes burning off of a carbon residue film from the reaction tube; extracting the cleaning gas from the product stream; and delivering the extracted cleaning gas to the cleaning gas source.
US09682353B2	Gas spargers and related container systems A container system includes a bag comprised of one or more sheets of flexible polymeric material, the bag having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber, the chamber being adapted to hold a fluid. A flexible sparging sheet is secured to the interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparging sheet, at least a portion of the sparging sheet allowing gas to pass therethrough. A tubular port or tube is secured to the bag so that a passage bounded by the tubular port or tube communicates with the compartment. A mixing element is disposed within the chamber of the bag, the mixing element being spaced apart from the flexible sparging sheet.
US09682349B2	Post/pedestal-mounted IBC mixing/blending machine A blending machine, for homogenizing materials deposited within an intermediate bulk container (IBC), includes: a frame; a drive motor; a clamp disk rotatably supported by the frame and coupled to the drive motor to drive disk rotation; first and second jaw clamps movably mounted to the frame; and a drive mechanism to drive the jaw clamps to translate toward each other and rotatably secure the IBC's boom to the rotatable clamp disk. A clutch, a torque limiter, and a limit switch limit the pressure applied by the clamps, and the extent of their travel to optimize clamping and rotatability. The blending machine is moveably mounted to a pedestal, and elevated by an actuator. A blending bar within the IBC is coupled through the boom to the clamp disk, and driven to rotate to blend the materials, in addition to mixing by rotation of the ICB.
US09682347B2	Polymer dissolution system The present invention is directed to a polymer dissolution system comprising a mix tank, a strainer, and a pump. The mix tank is configured to receive polymers, water, and an inlet stream, to form a polymer solution including swollen polymers, and to discharge the polymer solution. The strainer is configured to receive the polymer solution, and to withdraw at least a portion of the swollen polymers therethrough substantially without shear degradation, thereby forming a resultant solution, wherein the swollen polymers are dissolved at least in part. The pump is configured to receive the resultant solution, and to return the resultant solution to the inlet stream. In some embodiments, the strainer and the pump cooperate together to maintain a viscosity of the resultant solution substantially within a predetermined range.
US09682341B2	Air filter An air filter including a base and a first and second frame element is disclosed. Each frame element is coupled to the base. The frame elements have an oscillating shape having a first portion relatively close to the base and a second portion relatively farther from the base. A filter element generally follows the oscillating shape of the frame elements. An air filter system is also disclosed. The air filter system can include the air filter and an air filter container. The air filter container contains the air filter and directs air through the air filter in a predetermined direction. An air filter is disclosed including a support structure and an oscillating shaped filter element attached to the support structure. The oscillating shape increases the air filter surface area for a given volume.
US09682337B2	Ceramic honeycomb filter and its production method A ceramic honeycomb filter including a ceramic honeycomb structure having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, and plugs disposed in the flow paths alternately on the exhaust gas inlet or outlet side, to remove particulate matter from an exhaust gas passing through the porous cell walls; the porous cell walls having porosity of 45-75%, the median pore diameter A (μm) of the cell walls measured by mercury porosimetry, and the median pore diameter B (μm) of the cell walls measured by a bubble point method meeting the formula of 35<(A−B)/B×100≦70, and the maximum pore diameter of the cell walls measured by a bubble point method being 100 μm or less.
US09682335B2	Modular filter capsule apparatus Disclosed is a capsule apparatus having a filter housing defining a filter chamber with a top cap having a plurality of ports extending substantially laterally from a top end of the top cap. The lateral and substantially uniform orientation of the ports facilitates connection to panel mount assemblies and improves filter maintenance processes. A transfer tube extending the length of the capsule allows the introduction of heated fluids from a top mounted inlet port to a bottom of the capsule chamber to allow or a substantially uniform heat gradient in the capsule filter chamber. A dispersion ring or dispersion plate may be secured to a distal end of the transfer tube to promote uniform dispersion of liquids and/or gases introduced into the capsule apparatus. An alternative shield secured in the housing defines a first chamber in fluid communication with an inlet and a second chamber wherein the two chambers are in fluid communication via an opening defined by a lower end of the shield and a bottom of the filter chamber. An alternative capsule apparatus has an outlet tube extending downwardly from a top mounted outlet port in fluid communication with an enclosed filter membrane secured below a column of loose filter media.
US09682333B2	Systems for extracting solute from a source material Systems for extracting solute from a source material are shown and described. Each of the systems includes: a solvent source container configured to store a cooled solvent, a canister configured to contain the source material and receive solvent to produce an extract solution, and one or more extract containers in communication configured to receive and distill the extract solution, the solvent source container being configured to receive a post-extraction portion of the solvent. In some examples, the one or more extract containers are first and second extract containers that are each selectively coupleable to the canister and are selectively removable for storage of the extract mixture or the solute. In some other examples, the system further includes a cooling mechanism coupled to the solvent source container for cooling the recycled solvent within the solvent collection container.
US09682330B1	Cleaning system components with abrasives In a water processing system in which a buildup in the components is experienced, an abrasive can be injected into the system to move the liquid/abrasive mixture therethrough to remove the residue and other material that has build up on the inside surfaces of the components. The liquid/abrasive mixture can be pumped with a high pressure, and with an elevated temperature, to facilitate removal of the residue.
US09682316B2	Remote-control flying copter A hovering remote-control flying craft having a molded frame assembly includes a plurality of arms extending from a center body with an electric motor and corresponding propeller on each arm. In various embodiments, the motor and propeller are mounted downward-facing at a distal portion of each arm with a motor cover over the motor. The center body can be formed of a two-piece molded structure that sandwiches a circuit board to provide structural support for the frame. The circuit board can include a plurality of tabs that facilitate mounting of wire connectors, and can also provide antennas and emitters for both IR and RF communications. In some embodiments, a removable safety ring protects the propellers from lateral contact.
US09682315B1	Social surfacing and messaging interactions This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods to provide interaction messages related to in-game activities and events within a computer-implemented multiplayer online game environment. In an example embodiment, potential interactions for a user's social connections are determined, and interaction messages detailing the potential interactions are generated and displayed for the user's social connections. In response to user activity with the interaction messages, various in-game events may be performed. In a further example, the interaction messages are provided and displayed directly through a “friendship” or “neighbor” bar providing a listing of in-game social connections.
US09682312B2	Information processing system, server machine, information processing device, recording medium and information processing method An example system includes: a reproduction processing unit for displaying reproduction of game play at a display unit on the basis of reproduction data to be used for reproducing game play; a relevant information accepting unit for accepting input of relevant information, which is relevant to game play by the reproduction processing unit, during reproduction of the game play; and a post transmitting unit for transmitting the relevant information accepted by the relevant information accepting unit to a predetermined server machine.
US09682310B2	Random outcome generator for games A random outcome generator for games is provided herein. The random outcome generator for games comprises a base having a bottom wall defining a finger therein including a stopper extending from a top surface thereof, the finger being pivotally movable and horizontally biased, a top engaged with the base, and a dial secured between the top and the base and freely rotatable therebetween, the dial including one or more recesses in a bottom surface thereof, the finger of the base engaging a recess of the dial when horizontal and disengaging the recess of the dial by pivoting when the dial rotates.
US09682304B2	Golfer's arm swing control kit and method A golfer's swing arm control kit including two straight rigid sticks each configured to be placed in a front to back direction under a golfer's armpit and held in the armpit with the upper arm pressing inward against the sides of the golfer's upper torso adjacent to the chest when performing a golf swing. Also disclosed is a method for training arm control when swinging a golf club, comprising the steps of selecting the two straight sticks each stick placed in a front to back direction under a golfer's armpit and held in the armpit by pressing the upper arm inward against the sides of the golfer's chest or upper torso; holding each stick in place under the armpit by pressing the upper arm against the side of the chest or upper torso; and, performing a golf swing while pressing the upper arms against the chest or upper torso.
US09682303B2	Golf swing self evaluation kit and method The kit includes an elongated stick designed to extend longitudinally over the golfer's two shoulders and a golf ball elevational tool that includes a clip that attaches to the front edge of the brim on a hat or visor worn by the golfer. Attached to the clip is a length adjustable, string that attaches to a golf ball. The clip attaches to the brim and the length of the string is adjusted so the golf ball hangs freely just above the ground. The elongated stick is placed over the golfer's shoulders and the head and neck are tilted downward towards the ball. The golfer then rotates his or her waist, upper torso, and swings his or her shoulders forward and rearward until the opposite ends of the elongated stick touch or pass the golfer's front mid-line axis without lifting the ball or causing the ball to excessively swing.
US09682301B2	Mobile device which simulates player motion A mobile device and system which simulates human motion. The device includes a base with a drive system for providing motion to the device. A receiver is provided which controls the drive system the receiver receives wireless control signals. Pads and a self-stabilizing component are provided on the device. The device accurately mimics the unpredictable motion of a human motion to provide a safer alternative to live interaction to increase participant safety and decrease the incidence of injuries during practice or drill sessions. The system includes at least one mobile device. The mobile device includes: a base having a drive system for providing motion to the device; a receiver which controls the drive system the receiver receives wireless control signals; and self-stabilizing component provided on the device. The system also includes a transmitter for transmitting the control signals to the receiver.
US09682300B2	Sports practicing system and method A sports practicing system includes: a lever arm including an aperture; at least one ball secured to the lever arm; a pivot about which the lever arm rotates; an upper member to which the pivot is connected, the upper member including first and second ends; a base for placement on a ground, the base supporting the upper member; and an elastic strap stretched from the first end of the upper member to the second end of the upper member, an inner portion of the strap intersecting the pivot so the strap deflects the lever arm and the ball when the lever arm rotates about the pivot due to the ball being struck.
US09682299B2	Golf club head with center of gravity adjustability The present invention is directed to a golf club head comprising one or more center of gravity and bias adjustment features. In some embodiments, the golf club head comprises an elongated cartridge having one or more sockets or weight ports to receive weight plugs, the arrangement of which can be changed to adjust the mass properties of the golf club head. The orientation of the cartridge itself can also be reversed to adjust the mass properties. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises at least one semicircular weight ring that extends around the rear portion of the golf club head, and is removable and replaceable to adjust the mass properties of the golf club head. In still other embodiments, these features are combined on one head.
US09682291B2	Golf club face with cover having roughness pattern The present disclosure pertains to composite articles, and in particular a composite face plate for a golf club-head, and methods for making the same. In certain embodiments, a composite face plate for a club-head is formed with a cross-sectional profile having a varying thickness. The face plate comprises a lay-up of multiple, composite prepreg plies. At least a portion of the plies comprise a plurality of elongated prepreg strips arranged in a predetermined criss-cross pattern in the lay-up. The prepreg strips create one or more areas of increased thickness where the strips overlap each other, thereby creating a desired profile for the plate. Metallic or polymer covers or cover layers can be used to define a striking surface.
US09682289B2	Golf club head with replaceable face A golf club head having a replaceable striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head where at least a portion of the frontal striking surface of the face is detachable and replaceable to improve performance. The replaceable striking face may be connected to the body of the golf club head using at least one screw engaging at least one screw well and said at least one screw receptacle. A golf club in accordance with the present invention may generally have a thinned striking face with a thickness of less than about 3.0 mm yielding a golf club head with a larger sweet spot that's greater than 6% of the frontal striking surface.
US09682287B2	Self-propelled football with internally ducted fan and electric motor Disclosed is a self-propelled football with an internally ducted fan and electric motor. An exemplary embodiment has an oblate spheroidal body. The body has a front section, a center section, a back section, and a longitudinal axis. The ducted fan is located within the body substantially within the center section and substantially along the longitudinal axis. The electric motor is located within the body and mechanically coupled to the ducted fan. At least one electrical power source is located within the body and electrically coupled to the electric motor. At least one air-inlet is located within the front section of the body in airflow communication with the ducted fan. At least one air-outlet is located within the back section of the body in airflow communication with the ducted fan. A means for automatic activation and deactivation of the electrical motor is located within the body.
US09682283B2	Golf ball and method of manufacture In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, an outermost layer of the cover is molded of a thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyurea and mixtures thereof, and the surface of the cover is treated with a polyisocyanate compound that is free of organic solvent. A method of manufacturing the golf ball is also described. Such golf balls are endowed with an excellent spin performance and scuff resistance, in addition to which productivity of the golf balls is high.
US09682282B2	Golf ball A golf ball 2 has a large number of dimples 8 on a surface thereof. A trajectory of the golf ball 2 is divided into first to fourth segments. An average CD1 of drag coefficients CD and an average CL1 of lift coefficients CL in the first segment are equal to or less than 0.225 and 0.180, respectively. An average CD2 of drag coefficients CD and an average CL2 of lift coefficients CL in the second segment are equal to or less than 0.250 and 0.220, respectively. An average CD3 of drag coefficients CD and an average CL3 of lift coefficients CL in the third segment are equal to or greater than 0.260 and 0.220, respectively. An average CD4 of drag coefficients CD and an average CL4 of lift coefficients CL in the fourth segment are equal to or greater than 0.250 and 0.200, respectively.
US09682280B1	System for analysing athletic movement A system for analyzing athletic performance is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor for sensing an aspect of an athletic movement for an athlete that varies during said movement an to generate sensor data corresponding thereto; and a processor for executing instructions to extract portions of the sensor data corresponding to a load phase, an explode phase, and a drive phase of the athletic movement.
US09682276B2	Lateral deltoid exercise machine with rocking user support A lateral deltoid exercise machine has a floor engaging main frame, a user support pivot, a user support assembly pivotally mounted on the main frame via the user support pivot, and a pivotally mounted user engagement device or exercise arm assembly having arm pads for engagement by the user's forearms while pushing the arm pads outward and upward from a start position. A connecting link translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support so that pivotal movement of the user engagement device results in a self-aligning, pivoting movement of the user support.
US09682274B1	Multipurpose weightlifting and training log device A piece of exercise equipment that combines multiple functions will allow the user to perform multiple exercises with one device as opposed to multiple devices. It will also incorporate the ability to add water or sand to the device that will allow the user to exercise multiple areas of the body with one piece of equipment as opposed to multiple pieces of equipment and avoids the user from purchasing multiple pieces of exercise equipment.
US09682273B2	Exercise biased weight An exercise biased weight includes a weight body defining a center of mass and a through offset bore formed at the weight body at a position offset to the center of mass thereof, wherein a diameter of the offset bore is slightly larger than a diameter of a weight bar member for enabling the weight bar member to slidably pass through the offset bore so as to retain the weight body at the weight bar member. Therefore, the weight body is lifted to generate a downward weight force to against an unwanted shaking movement of the weight body.
US09682272B2	Weighted exercise device A weighted exercise apparatus having a body section containing a flowable weighted material movable within the housing. The housing has a longitudinal axis and longitudinally opposed end sections. A connection socket is located at each end section. A pair of handle members correspond to the connection sockets, having a connection end received within an open end of the corresponding connection socket. Each handle member includes at least one radially extending retractable locking pin and a radially extending rigid projection. The corresponding socket includes a channel rotationally receiving the projection and at least one aperture to receive the at least one locking pin. The projection and at least one locking pin are arranged such that when the locking pin is aligned with and received within the aperture the projection is received and longitudinally restrained within channel providing a secure yet easily releasable method of rotationally locking the handle relative to socket.
US09682268B2	Dead blow weight control system The present invention provides for a weightlifting device as it pertains to the fitness equipment industry. In an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a new type of weight to be used in weightlifting. One embodiment provides for a weight plate to be used on barbells. Other configurations are possible, including a fixed-weight dumbbell, a weight plate to be added to the bar of an adjustable dumbbell, a kettlebell, or other weightlifting apparatus. In an embodiment, each weight is manufactured to have an hollow insert in the center of the weight. The hollow insert is filled with a specified volume of relatively high mass flowable material, such as lead shot. When the barbell is dropped, the flowable material shifts within the hollow insert and limits the rebound. In this way, the force of the impact is transmitted solidly to the floor, thus dampening the impact. This feature of dampening the rebound of a device upon impact by utilizing a flowable material within a hollow chamber in the device is sometimes referred to as “dead blow.” The hollow insert may comprise a either a single large chamber for the flowable filler material or have multiple ports through which the flowable filler material is inserted. An additional function of the flowable filling is to help to control the accuracy of the actual required weight of the finished product.
US09682267B2	Insert for use with a resistance band assembly and a method of using the same An exercise device including a housing with first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. A bore is defined in the housing and a disc member is located within the bore. The disc member includes a side surface extending between first and second surfaces, said side surface being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. An aperture is defined in the disc member and extends between the first and second surfaces. The aperture is bounded and defined by a face that extends between the first and second surfaces of the disc member. A friction-reducing material is provided on the face. A first resilient member extends between the first and second ends of the housing and passes through the aperture. An aperture adjustment member may be engaged with an enlarged end of the resilient member to retain the same in the aperture in the disc member.
US09682262B2	Water mist fire suppression sprinkler A water seat is provided for use in a fire suppression sprinkler. The water seat is movable between an inactive position and an active position. The water seat includes a generally polygonal guiding surface in limited contact with the sprinkler. The water seat is slidable relative to the sprinkler when corrosion residue is present within the sprinkler. A sealing surface is positioned adjacent the polygonal guiding surface and forms a line contact seal at an interface with the sprinkler when the water seat is in an active position. The water seat also includes a guiding portion adjacent the sealing surface and opposite the polygonal guiding surface. The combination of the guiding surface and the guiding portion maintain a generally parallel orientation of the water seat relative to the sprinkler when the water seat moves from an inactive position to an active position.
US09682259B2	Fire suppression systems and methods of suppressing a fire Fire suppression apparatuses include a housing with gas generant material disposed therein, an initiator for igniting the gas generant material, and a cooling system. The cooling system includes a first chamber with a coolant material disposed therein and a second chamber. The coolant material is caused to flow from the first chamber into the second chamber to cool gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant material upon exiting from the housing under pressure. The cooling system may further include a piston disposed within the first chamber and movable responsive to gas pressure. Methods for cooling a fire suppressant gas and methods for suppressing a fire include flowing a fire suppressant gas into first and second chambers of a cooling system, flowing a coolant material from the first chamber into the second chamber, and contacting the fire suppressant gas with the coolant material to cool the fire suppressant gas.
US09682258B2	Apparatus and method for fire suppression An apparatus (10) for delivering a fire suppressant fluid into a vehicle (50), the apparatus (10) including a first funnel (12) in fluid communication with a delivery pipe (14), the funnel (12) being arranged to receive the fire suppressant fluid from a first location external to the vehicle (50) and the delivery pipe (14) extending from the first funnel (12) into the vehicle (50) so as to deliver the fire suppressant fluid within the vehicle (50).
US09682254B2	Cancer surface searing apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises a charged particle cancer therapy system used to seal a periphery of a tumor, such as through use of a proton or carbon ion beam searing the outer edges of the tumor, which prevents/hinders nutrient delivery to the tumor resultant in stunted growth of the tumor, halted growth of the tumor, and/or starvation/necrosis of the tumor. Optionally, a tumor sealing layer is formed using multiple passes, of a treatment beam of the charged particle cancer therapy system, across a tumor/healthy tissue boundary layer or voxel.
US09682253B2	Integrated radiation therapy systems and methods for treating a target in a patient An integrated radiation therapy process comprises acquiring first objective target data related to a parameter of a target within a patient by periodically locating a marker positioned within the patient using a localization modality. This method continues with obtaining second objective target data related to the parameter of the target by periodically locating the marker. The first objective target data can be acquired in a first area that is apart from a second area which contains a radiation delivery device for producing an ionizing radiation beam for treating the patient. The localization modality can be the same in both the first and second areas. In other embodiments, the first objective target data can be acquired using a first localization modality that uses a first energy type to identify the marker and the second objective target data can be obtained using a second localization modality that uses a second energy type to identify the marker that is different than the first energy type.
US09682252B2	Adhesive-stiffened brachytherapy strand A stranded brachytherapy product and methods of forming a stranded brachytherapy product. The methods includes the step of applying an adhesive to a carrier containing at least one brachytherapy seed so as to, upon curing of the adhesive, impart substantial rigidity to the carrier. Alternatively, the adhesive may be selectively applied so as to provide a deflectable brachytherapy product.
US09682251B2	Radioactive therapeutic device with fixation Devices and techniques for permanent application of radioactive sources in the field of brachytherapy are described. In an embodiment, an implantable device for radiation therapy of pathological tissues directed toward the administration of radiation to tissue adjacent a cavity wall or surgical excision. The device may include an insertable member, such as a substantially cylindrical member, having at least two ends, a central section positioned between the ends, and a fixation element to retain the implantable device implanted in tissue at a desired position. The device may further include a radioactive source at least partially positioned within the insertable member and that is disposed to deliver radiation to a desired area.
US09682250B2	Systems and methods for interior energy-activation from an exterior source A method and a system for producing a change in a medium. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with 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 energy modulation agent.
US09682247B2	Apparatus for the generation of an energy field for the treatment of cancer in body cavities and parts that are cavity-like The body cavity cancer treatment apparatus generates the magnetic field for use in a combined “low temperature hyperthermia” and ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy cancer treatment protocol. Unlike other competing systems, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus does not directly kill or ablate the cancer cells with killing temperatures rather, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus stresses the cancer and cancer stem cells by keeping them at a nominal 42° C. for some period of time via the heating of nano-particles that have been infused into the bladder, using the generated magnetic field.
US09682242B2	Connector with low lead insertion force and method of reducing same Aspects of the disclosed embodiments are directed toward specialized seals necessary between electrical connectors as used in Implantable Pulse Generators (IPG's) and other implantable connectors, the seals comprising a seal lip and undercuts in an interior wall surface to increase a length to width ratio of the seal lip to at least 2:1.
US09682238B2	Method and apparatus for detecting and discriminating tachycardia in a subcutaneously implantable cardiac device A medical device and associated method for discriminating cardiac events includes sensing a cardiac signal spatially located across approximately a full duration of a predetermined sensing window. A match score is determined corresponding to the sensed cardiac signal. A beat feature of multiple beat features across less than the full duration of the sensing window is determined, the beat feature being selected from the multiple beat features in response to the match score. Cardiac event evidence is accumulated in response to the match score and the determined beat feature, and cardiac events are discriminated in response to the accumulated cardiac evidence.
US09682237B2	High voltage monitoring successive approximation analog to digital converter A successive approximation ADC made of a low voltage configurable differential amplifier and low voltage logic circuits which can convert a high voltage analog input to a digital equivalent. The differential amplifier can be configured as either an op amp or a comparator depending upon the mode of operation. An input capacitor C1 is switchably coupled to an electrode selected for voltage sampling. A switched capacitor array C2 is coupled across the differential amplifier input and output. A SAR coupled to the switched capacitor array provides a digital output corresponding to the sampled analog voltage. During a sampling interval and a charge transfer interval, the differential amplifier is configured as an op amp. During the transfer interval, the voltage on the input capacitor multiplied by the ratio C1/C2 is transferred to the switched capacitor array. During an analog to digital conversion interval, the ADC converts the analog voltage to an equivalent digital output.
US09682234B2	Implantable electro-medical device programmable for improved operational life A device for electrically stimulating one or more anatomical target sites in a patient and for use in the treatment of a plurality of biological conditions of the patient. The device has a pulse generator providing electrical stimulation to the anatomical target sites; a power source for powering the pulse generator; stimulator electrodes connected to the pulse generator for stimulating the anatomical target sites; one or more optional sensing electrodes for monitoring physiological parameters with reference to the anatomical target sites; and a microprocessor programmed to vary a plurality of therapy protocol parameters governing the electrical stimulation to thereby modify operational life parameters of the power source.
US09682233B2	Nerve stimulation and blocking for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders At least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders is treated by stimulating an enteric nervous system of a patient to enhance a functional tone of the enteric nervous system. A treatment includes electrically stimulating a vagus nerve of the patient at a stimulation site proximal to at least one site of vagal innervation of a gastrointestinal organ. The electrical stimulation includes applying a stimulation signal at the stimulation site. An optional proximal electrical blocking signal is applied to the vagus nerve at a proximal blocking site proximal to the stimulation site. The proximal blocking signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses at the proximal blocking site.
US09682230B2	Implantable medical device including assembly incorporating radiopaque agent and elutable drug into a polymeric lead tip An assembly for an implantable device can be made from PEEK and can incorporate one or more radiopaque agents and one or more elutable drug components into a polymeric lead tip. The assembly can be machined or injection molded and can be configured, for example, as a housing for an active fixation lead or as an electrode base supporting a foil electrode.
US09682229B2	Drug-eluting polymer coated implantable electrode An electrode of an implantable medical lead is coated with a polymeric composition that includes (i) a terpolymer formed from monomer subunits consisting essentially of vinyl acetate, alkyl methyl acrylate and n-vinyl pyrrolidone; (ii) a copolymer formed from monomer subunits consisting essentially of vinyl acetate and alkyl methacrylate; and (iii) polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The coating does not substantially adversely affect impedance properties of the electrode.
US09682222B2	Microneedle injection apparatus comprising an inverted actuator A microneedle injection apparatus (100) comprising an inverted actuator. The apparatus can include a housing (102) having a base and a cavity, and a microneedle array holder (106) configured to hold a microneedle array (107) within the cavity of the housing. The microneedle array holder can be movable between a retracted position, and an extended position. The apparatus can further include an actuator (104) movable with respect to the housing and the microneedle array holder between a first position and a second position to cause the microneedle array holder to move from the retracted position to the extended position. At least a portion of the actuator can be located on a skin-facing side of the apparatus (e.g., adjacent the base of the housing) and can be configured to be moved from the first position to the second position in response to the apparatus being pressed toward the skin surface.
US09682221B2	Tunneling guidewire A medical device tunneling system, and a method of using the same, to subcutaneously route trocars, also commonly referred to as tunnelers, or introducers, having a cannula, stylet, and a guidewire stylet, inside a patient during a surgical procedure, such as a ventriculoperitoneal hydrocephalus shunt implantation, from a proximal entry point to a distal end point, in order to subcutaneously route and implant a medical device, such as shunt tubing, in a patient.
US09682220B2	Assembly for urinary drainage The present invention provides an assembly for urinary drainage. The assembly comprises a urinary drainage device for collecting urine from a body opening and a collecting bag for collecting the urine. The collecting bag comprises a compartment between sheets of a foil material and an inlet into the compartment, which inlet is connected to the device such that a urinary flow can be established in a flow path from the device through the inlet and into the compartment. The collecting bag further comprises a flow promoting element arranged between the sheets and having flow promoting properties. The collecting may also comprise suction means for providing suction through a flow path in the collecting bag.
US09682215B2	Two-part cannula dressing The application relates to a two-part overlapping dressing for securing a cannula during intravenous catheterization on the skin surface of a patient. The dressing comprises a first flexible adhesive sheet (10) provided with an opening (16) spaced from all its peripheral edges; and a second flexible adhesive sheet (12). The opening (16) in the first sheet comprises a slit (18), one end of which terminates in an enlarged aperture (20). The second sheet (12) is dimensioned such that, when it is aligned with and adhered against the first sheet (10) in use, it is capable of overlapping the full length of the slit (18) so as to reduce the opening (16) to the size of the enlarged aperture (20). The apparatus allows for a more secure fitting of the cannula while minimizing the risk of infection.
US09682209B2	Patient interface device having modular headgear and mask components A patient interface device (8) is includes a support frame (14) structured to be fluidly coupled to a pressure generating device, a cushion (12) structured to engage a portion of the face of a patient, and a headgear component (16) structured to secure the patient interface device to the head of the patient. The headgear component has a central interface portion (22), at least one strap member (24A, 24B) extending from the central interface portion, and a frame member (32) provided within central interface portion. The frame member is removeably secured in between the cushion and the support frame and is structured to provide an airtight seal between the cushion and the support frame.
US09682208B2	Methods and apparatus for adaptable pressure treatment of sleep disordered breathing Respiratory pressure treatment apparatus include automated methodologies for controlling changes to pressure in the presence of sleep disordered breathing events. In an example apparatus, various levels of expiratory pressure relief can provide different pressure reductions for patient comfort during expiration (333-A, 333-B, 333-C). The control parameters for these levels may be automatically modified based on the detection of an open airway. Similarly, in some embodiments, the levels may be automatically adjusted based on a detection of persistent obstruction. In still further embodiments, control parameters associated with a rise time of an early portion of an inspiratory pressure treatment may be automatically adjusted upon detection of flow limitation to permit a change to more aggressive waveforms from more comfortable waveforms for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing events.
US09682206B2	Session-by-session adjustment of a device for treating sleep disordered breathing Methods and apparatus provide positive airway pressure. They may include a blower configured to provide pressurized air to a patient interface and a controller. The controller can be configured to control an air pressure of the pressurized air provided by the blower during a first treatment session. The controller can be configured to detect sleep disordered breathing (SDB) events during the first treatment session. The controller can be configured to adjust the air pressure in response to the detected SDB events during the first treatment session. The controller can be configured to determine a first therapeutic pressure treatment level based on the SDB events detected during the first treatment session. The controller can be configured to maintain the air pressure at the first therapeutic pressure treatment level during a second treatment session.
US09682205B2	Nasal delivery device The present invention provides a method for delivering a substance to the nasal cavity of a subject in which drawing air from a mouthpiece triggers release of a substance to a subject's nasal cavities. The device comprises a container for containing the substance in fluid communication with a nosepiece, a valve with an active configuration and an inactive configuration, and a trigger mechanism to reconfigure the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration and vice versa. Drawing air from the mouthpiece, e.g., when the subject takes in air by mouth, activates the trigger mechanism, thereby reconfiguring the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration for a predetermined period of time and delivering the substance from the device to a nasal cavity of the subject.
US09682200B2	System and method for medicament storage, dispensing, and administration Various exemplary embodiments relate to a medicament storage case including: a case body securable to a wall; a door connected to the body; a sleeve to contain an epinephrine injector; a medicament lock including a hook, wherein the hook is positioned to engage the sleeve when in a first position and is positioned to disengage the sleeve when in a second position; an actuator including a solenoid, wherein the solenoid, upon activation, moves the hook from the first position to the second position; a microphone configured to receive first audio as input; a speaker configured to output second audio; a communication unit configured to provide Internet connectivity; a button; and a processor configured to: in response to pressing the button: establish communication between the local user and a remote site, receive an unlock message, and in response to receiving the unlock message, activate the solenoid to release of the sleeve.
US09682195B2	Syringe and method for reconstitution of dry-form drugs and medicines A method of reconstituting and administering an injectable fluid distributed to practitioners in dry-form includes receiving a drug or medicine in dry form, selecting a reconstitution concentration for the drug or medicine, reconstituting a desired number of units of the drug or medicine by adding diluent to the dry-form drug or medicine, selecting a syringe having units marked according to the selected reconstitution concentration, drawing up a desired number of drug or medicine units using the selected syringe, and administering a desired number of units according to the unit markings on the selected syringe. Such a syringe includes a barrel, a plunger assembly that has a plunger handle and a piston, a needle, and a needle cap. The syringe includes a visual indicia, representing a first drug concentration contained in the barrel, that is distinguishable from a corresponding visual indicia, on a second syringe, representing a second drug concentration.
US09682188B2	Reservoir fluid volume estimator and medical device incorporating same Apparatus are provided for infusion devices and related control systems and methods. In one embodiment, an infusion device includes a voided portion adapted to receive a shaft portion that includes a shaft coupled to a plunger of a reservoir. The shaft portion includes a detectable feature having an optically detectable pattern such as gray code, and the infusion device includes a sensing arrangement having an optical sensor proximate the voided portion to sense the detectable feature. In some embodiments, a control module is coupled to the sensing arrangement to determine a remaining amount of fluid in the reservoir based at least in part on the sensed position of the detectable feature. In embodiments, the optical sensor detects the sensed position of the shaft based on the detectable feature only when the reservoir is replaced and/or after each delivery of fluid to reduce power consumption.
US09682187B2	Protective device for an injection needle A protective device for an injection or infusion needle is provided comprising a needle hub at the proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective member for the needle tip is displaceable, the protective member having an engaging section which engages with the needle shaft to prevent the protective member from being displaced beyond the needle tip, wherein the protective member is surrounded by a tube whose diameter is locally reduced or deformed such that the protective member is confined in the tube.
US09682186B2	Access port identification systems and methods An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature.
US09682185B2	Apheresis bowl with improved vibration characteristics A centrifuge bowl for separating whole blood into blood components includes a rotatable body, and inlet, and a plurality of vibration reduction members. The rotatable body has a body portion and a neck portion. The body portion defines an interior for receiving whole blood, and the body is rotatable to separate the whole blood into a plurality of blood components. The inlet is in fluid communication with the interior of the rotatable body, and is configured to introduce the whole blood into the rotatable body. The plurality of vibration reduction members are spaced about the neck portion, and are configured to reduce vibration of the centrifuge bowl as the bowl is rotated.
US09682181B2	Device and method for removing protein-bound toxins from the blood of patients using a high-frequency, electromagnetic field and an electrostatic direct current field A dialysis device including a dialysis circuit, a blood circuit; and a dialyzer. The dialysis device includes a device for generating a high-frequency electromagnetic field and a device for generating an electrostatic direct current field. Both devices are designed and arranged in such a way that blood to be treated can be exposed to the high-frequency electromagnetic field and the electrostatic direct current field when passing through the dialyzer.
US09682177B2	Methods, compositions and kits for surgical repair In some aspects, the present invention provides surgical procedures that comprise applying compositions into and/or onto tissue, including supporting tissues (e.g., ligaments, connective tissue, muscles, etc.) for pelvic organs, among other tissues. In other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to compositions that are useful for performing such procedures. In still other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to kits that are useful for performing such procedures.
US09682175B2	Coating material and medical device system including same A coating material including a bio-absorbable cross-linked material and a cellular uptake inhibitor. The bio-absorbable cross-linked material includes two or more fatty acids cross-linked into a substantially random configuration by ester bonds. The coating material may be adhered to a medical device. A medical device system including a medical device and a coating is also included.
US09682171B2	Extracellular matrix encasement structures and methods A bioremodelable encasement structure comprising a pouch formed from at least one sheet of bioremodelable material, the pouch including an internal region that is configured to receive a device therein, the bioremodelable material comprising mesothelial tissue.
US09682170B2	Nanostructured hydroxyapatite coating for dental and orthopedic implants A high-strength coating for dental and orthopedic implants utilizing hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles provides for a high level of osseointegration through a range of surface pore sizes in the micro- to nanoscale. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may be incorporated with the HAp nanoparticles to form a composite coating material, with ZnO providing infection resistance due to its inherent antimicrobial properties. A textured surface, consisting of “islands” of roughly square coating structures measuring about 250 μm on a side, with spacing of 50-100 μm therebetween, may further promote the osseointegration and antimicrobial properties of the implant coating.
US09682166B2	Additive manufacturing powder and method of manufacturing the same Additive manufacturing powder contains a core-shell type particle containing a core particle comprising a first binder resin and a filler and a shell present on the surface of the core particle. The shell contains a second binder resin. The powder has a particle size distribution Dv/Dn of 1.5 or less and an average circularity of from 0.800 to 0.980, the average circularity being represented by the following relation: Average circularity=(a perimeter of a circle having the same area as a projected image of a particle)/(the perimeter of the projected image of the particle)×100.
US09682165B2	Fine particle diffusion device A fine particle diffusion device includes: a first outlet (10a to 10c) through which a first air current is discharged to a space above a living space within a living room; a second outlet (10d) which is arranged below the first outlet (10a to 10c) and through which a second air current is discharged to a space below the first air current; and a fine particle generation device (17) which generates fine particles. Here, the fine particles generated by the fine particle generation device (17) are discharged into the living room, and the concentration of the fine particles discharged through the first outlet (10a to 10c) is lower than the concentration of the fine particles discharged through the second outlet (10d).
US09682164B2	Elements for dispersing fragrance A fragrance delivery element may be configured to generate one or more vortices as air flows therethrough. The fragrance delivery element may include one or more airflow apertures, each of which may be configured to receive airflow and convert the airflow to a vortex. As air flows through each airflow aperture and past the fragrance delivery element, fragrance is emitted into the air. Emission of the fragrance may occur without heating the fragrance delivery element or the fragrance. The creation of at least one vortex may extend the distance fragrance is thrown from the fragrance delivery element. Methods and systems for dispersing fragrance are also disclosed.
US09682162B2	Sterilization methods for medical devices Methods of sterilizing medical devices, including implantable medical devices like stents, chemically and with radiation are disclosed. Methods of preparing a sterile, packaged medical device, including a sterile, packaged implantable medical device or stent are disclosed.
US09682161B2	Compositions and methods for UV sterilization Provided herein are systems, ultraviolet (UV) devices, and methods for UV disinfection and sterilization, more specifically, systems, UV devices, and methods for UV disinfection and sterilization of a container, room, space or defined environment. The systems, UV devices, and methods are particularly useful for the UV disinfection and sterilization of a container used in the food and dairy industry and for containers used in the process of fermentation for an alcoholic beverage. Provided are also systems, UV devices, and methods for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present in a container, room, space or defined environment, preferably for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present on an interior surface of a container, room, space or defined environment.
US09682160B2	Methods of sterilizing fetal support tissues Disclosed herein, are methods of preparing sterilized amniotic tissues. Further disclosed herein, are methods of using the sterilized amniotic tissues.
US09682158B2	Therapy of malignant neoplasias The present invention provides a method for the treatment of malignant neoplasias comprising the step of administering an L-phenylalanine conjugated to a beta- or alpha-emitting isotope to a subject in the need thereof. Moreover, the invention provides a method for the monitoring of the progress of such treatment of malignant neoplasias.
US09682154B2	Methods of inducing responsiveness to anti-angiogenic agent The invention provides methods of inducing or improving responsiveness to a VEGF antagonist to a subject or a subject population comprising administering an adenovirus comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a FAS-chimera gene operably linked to an endothelial cell-specific promoter and administering the VEGF antagonist.
US09682151B2	Peptides whose uptake in cells is controllable Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, is a selective transport molecule with increased in vivo circulation. In some embodiments, a selective transport molecule disclosed herein has the formula (A-X-B-C)-M, wherein C is a cargo moiety; A is a peptide with a sequence comprising 5 to 9 consecutive acidic amino acids, wherein the amino acids are selected from: aspartates and glutamates; B is a peptide with a sequence comprising 5 to 20 consecutive basic amino acids; X is a linker; and M is a macromolecular carrier.
US09682150B1	Anti-aging nutritional supplement compositions for animals Anti-aging nutritional supplements for animals contain, in a carrier oil base, a carbon-60 fullerene compound or complex, biologically active phenols or polyphenols, asthaxanthin, chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative, coenzyme Q10, and mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols.
US09682149B2	Stabilizer for hyaluronidase and liquid formulation comprising hyaluronidase This invention relates to a stable hyaluronidase liquid formulation comprising a hyaluronidase and a stabilizer for hyaluronidase. In particular, the hyaluronidase has a purity of 95% or more and the specific activity of 70,000 IU/mg or more, and the stabilizer for hyaluronidase contains a buffering agent in order to provide pH of 4.0 to 6.0; 0.001 to 0.5 v/v % of a non-ionic surfactant; and 0.1 to 5 mM of a chelating agent or MgCl2. The liquid formulation has advantages in that it stably maintains its activity for a long period of time and may be easily administered than the conventional formulations.
US09682148B2	Solid oral dosage form of testosterone derivative The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a testosterone derivative having a log p of at least 5 and a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a fat component in an amount sufficient to achieve lymphatic absorption in a mammal, wherein the fat component comprises a mono- or triglyceride of long chain fatty acids.
US09682143B2	Combination therapy for inducing immune response to disease The present invention concerns combinations of two or more agents for inducing an immune response to cancer or infectious disease. Agents may include leukocyte redirecting complexes, antibody-drug conjugates, interferons (preferably interferon-α), and/or checkpoint inhibitor antibodies. The leukocyte redirecting complexes have at least one binding site for a leukocyte antigen and at least one binding site for an antigen on a diseased cell or pathogen. Preferably, the complex is a DNL™ complex. More preferably, the complex comprises a bispecific antibody (bsAb). Most preferably, the bsAb is an anti-CD3×anti-CD19 bispecific antibody, although antibodies against other leukocyte antigens and/or disease-associated antigens may be used. The complex is capable of targeting effector T cells, NK cells, monocytes or neutrophils to induce leukocyte-mediated cytotoxicity of cells associated with cancer or infectious disease. The cytotoxic immune response is enhanced by co-administration of interferon, checkpoint inhibitor antibody and/or ADC.
US09682142B2	Anti-interferon gamma antibodies and methods of use thereof The invention relates to fully human antibodies, and fragments thereof, that bind to human interferon gamma (hIFNγ), thereby modulating the interaction between IFNγ and its receptor, IFNγ-R, and/or modulating the biological activities of IFNγ. The invention also relates to the use of such anti-IFNγ antibodies in the prevention or treatment of immune-related disorders and in the amelioration of a symptom associated with an immune-related disorder.
US09682139B2	Lipids and compositions for the delivery of therapeutics The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, the invention provides lipids having the following structure wherein R1 and R2 are each independently for each occurrence optionally substituted C10-C30 alkyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkenyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkynyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 acyl, or -linker-ligand; R3 is H, optionally substituted C1-C10 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkynyl, alkylhetrocycle, alkylphosphate, alkylphosphorothioate, alkylphosphorodithioate, alkylphosphonates, alkylamines, hydroxyalkyls, ω-aminoalkyls, ω-(substituted)aminoalkyls, ω-phosphoalkyls, ω-thiophosphoalkyls, optionally substituted polyethylene glycol (PEG, mw 100-40 K), optionally substituted mPEG (mw 120-40 K), heteroaryl, heterocycle, or linker-ligand; E is O, S, N(Q), C(O), N(Q)C(O), C(O)N(Q), (Q)N(CO)O, O(CO)N(Q), S(O), NS(O)2N(Q), S(O)2, N(Q)S(O)2, SS, O═N, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclic or heterocycle; and, Q is H, alkyl, ω-aminoalkyl, ω-(substituted)aminoalky, ω-phosphoalkyl or ω-thiophosphoalkyl.
US09682136B2	Reverse genetics of negative-strand RNA viruses in yeast The present invention relates to a methodology for the generation of infectious ribonucleoparticles (RNPs) of negative-strand RNA viruses, and in particular of non-segmented negative-strand RNA viruses in yeast, especially in budding yeast. Accordingly, the patent application relates to a recombinant yeast strain suitable for the rescue of infectious non-segmented negative-strand RNA virus particles or infectious virus-like particles. The invention also relates to the use of the recombinant yeast to prepare vaccine seed and to the use of the produced RNPs or RNPs-like to prepare vaccine formulations. It also concerns the use of the recombinant yeast for the screening of libraries of DNA.
US09682131B2	Compositions and method for utilization of thioretinamide in therapy of degenerative diseases of aging A process for the endogenic catabolism of homocysteine and the control of homocysteine levels for treating disease and the degenerative diseases of aging is provided along with pharmaceutical compositions having thioretinamide, retinol or combinations thereof in combination with an enzyme or a pro-enzyme. The process includes the catabolism of homocysteine thiolactone in cells and tissues by catalyzing the reaction of homocysteine thiolactone with an enzyme-bound retinoic acid to increase the bioavailability of thioretinamide in diseased and aged cells and tissue.
US09682128B2	Hypotonic aqueous composition with reduced chloride content, with or without phospholipids An aqueous composition for application in a method for surgical or therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body or in a diagnostic procedure which is practiced on the human or animal body, the composition comprising osmotically active particles and containing less than 70 μl−1 of amniotic cells, the osmolarity of the composition being in the range from 240.0 mosm/l to less than 308.0 mosm/l, and the chloride ion concentration in the composition being not more than 130.0 mmol/l. An aqueous composition for application with an amniotic infusion, the composition containing less than 70 μl−1 of amniotic cells and comprising at least one surfactant, is also disclosed.
US09682127B2	Osmotic delivery device comprising an insulinotropic peptide and uses thereof A suspension formulation of an insulinotropic peptide (e.g., glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) or exenatide) is described. The suspension formulation comprises (i) a non-aqueous, single-phase vehicle, comprising one or more polymer and one or more one solvent, wherein the vehicle exhibits viscous fluid characteristics, and (ii) a particle formulation comprising the insulinotropic peptide, wherein the peptide is dispersed in the vehicle. The particle formulation further includes a stabilizing component comprising one or more stabilizers, for example, carbohydrates, antioxidants, amino acids, and buffers. Devices for delivering the suspension formulations and methods of use are also described.
US09682124B2	Methods of treating cognitive impairment The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating a person or animal having cognitive impairment. In one embodiment, the method comprises administering an effective amount of one or more inflammatory mediator(s), for example, fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) ligand, interleukin-6 (IL-6), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-3 (IL-3), erythropoietin (EPO), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF-1alpha), insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), Stem Cell Factor (SCF), Darbepoetin (ARANESP), and metalloproteinases, to an animal or person in need of treatment.
US09682122B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment of vascular disease The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of vascular dysfunction, reducing ischemic pain and/or treatment of a vascular disease comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of Annexin A5 or a functional analog or variant thereof to a patient in need of such treatment. The vascular dysfunction, ischemic pain and/or vascular disease may be associated with impaired endothelium mediated vasodilatation, a reduced eNOS activity, and/or a reduced NO bioavailability. The patient may be suffering from a disease selected from angina pectoris, ischemic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, systolic hypertension, migraine, type 2 diabetes and erectile dysfunction.
US09682118B1	Inhibition of metastasis by cell penetrating peptides A compound including a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) and elastin-like polypeptide (ELP), and a method for use thereof, are useful for inhibiting the proliferation of cancer.
US09682116B2	Date pit composition for the treatment of animals A method of treating or preventing bacterial infection in an animal comprises administering an effective amount of degraded date pits. Degraded date pits can be produced by the treatment of date pits with fungi.
US09682114B2	Plant extracts of Ptaeroxylon obliquum nand compounds having antimicrobial and antihelminthic activity This invention relates to an antimicrobial and antihelminthic agent comprising a compound of formula (I), to a process for extracting the antimicrobial and/or antihelminthic agent from plant material, to a composition containing the antimicrobial and/or antihelminthic agent, and to a plant extract containing the antimicrobial and/or antihelminthic agent.
US09682110B2	Antibacterial phage, phage peptides and methods of use thereof The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections. In particular, the present invention is directed to the novel bacteriophages F1245/05, F168/08, F170/08, F770/05, F197/08, F86/06, F87s/06 and F91a/06, isolated polypeptides thereof, compositions comprising one or more of the novel bacteriophages and/or isolated polypeptides and methods for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection, either alone or in combination with other antibacterial therapies, e.g., antibiotics or other phage therapies.
US09682108B2	Probiotic recolonisation therapy The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of chronic diseases associated with the presence of abnormal or an abnormal distribution of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian host, which compositions comprise viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Clostridia. The compositions further comprise one or more additional viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganisms selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides, Eubacteria, Fusobacteria, Propionibacteria, Lactobacilli, anaerobic cocci, Ruminococcus, E. coli, Gemmiger, Desulfomonas, Peptostreptococcus, and fungi. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of the same chronic diseases comprising viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Escherichia coli, at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Bacteroides and at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganism.
US09682107B2	Postnatal stem cells and uses thereof The invention generally relates to postnatal dental stem cells and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention relates in one aspect to postnatal dental pulp stem cells, use of the cells to generate dentin, and differentiation of the cells. In another aspect, the invention relates to human postnatal deciduous dental pulp multipotent stem cells, use of the cells to generate dentin, and differentiation of the cells.
US09682105B2	Methods of promoting wound healing and attenuating contact hypersensitivity with gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells Disclosed are methods of polarizing macrophages to exhibit M2 phenotype, including introducing an effective amount of gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells to an environment comprising a population of macrophages such that the macrophages are in fluid communication with the gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Also disclosed are methods of promoting cutaneous wound healing including administering to a patient an effective amount of human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells, thereby resulting in at least one of accelerated wound closure, rapid re-epithelialization, improved angiogenesis and improved tissue remodeling relative to untreated controls. Also disclosed are methods for attenuating contact hypersensitivity in a patient, the methods including administering to a patient an effective amount of human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells at a time at least timeframe selected from the group consisting of before sensitization, after sensitization and before challenge and after challenge, thereby attenuating contact hypersensitivity.
US09682103B1	Administration of a poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide to reduce the proliferation of carcinoma cells A method of treating a condition of a mammal, including a human individual and an animal, by intravenously administering a therapeutically effective amount of a poly -oxygenated metal hydroxide. In some embodiments, the poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide is an aluminum poly-oxygenated hydroxide, such as Ox66™. The poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide may have particles having a diameter of less than or equal to 1 um, and specifically having a diameter of less than or equal to 100 nm. The poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide may be 75-90% colloid or crystalline solution with 10-25% addition of poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide particles.
US09682102B2	Systems and methods for delivery of peptides The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for topical or transdermal delivery. The compositions can be used in a variety of applications. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides. The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. The composition can also be applied to a mucosal surface in some instances. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09682101B2	Composition for the treatment of disease A composition for use in the treatment of a condition or disorder related to mucosal barrier dysfunction in the gut, the composition comprising activated carbon. The condition may be, for example, pouchitis or proctitis.
US09682099B2	Compositions and methods for treating joints Compositions and methods are disclosed for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The compositions comprising combinations of hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate, can be useful for any synovial joint, including the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, hands, spinal facet, or temporomandibular joint, both for the relief of pain and for slowing disease progression.
US09682097B2	Oligonucleotide analogues targeting human LMNA Provided are LMNA-targeted antisense oligonucleotides for reducing expression of one or more aberrantly spliced LMNA mRNA isoforms that encode progerin.
US09682095B2	MiRNA and its diagnostic and therapeutic uses in diseases or conditions associated with melanoma, or in diseases or conditions associated with activated BRAF pathway The invention relates to the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of a miRNA molecule, an equivalent or a source thereof in a disease and condition associated with melanoma or a disease or a condition associated with activated BRAF pathway.
US09682093B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing metabolic syndrome disorders The invention provides methods, compositions, uses of compositions, assays and kits for modulating brown adipose tissue (BAT) in animals and patients with obesity, insulin resistance and perturbed glucose homeostasis are disclosed. Accordingly, methods, compositions, uses of compositions, and kits are useful for the amelioration of pathological conditions characterized by storage of excess energy, insulin resistance and related metabolic syndromes often associated with obesity.
US09682088B2	Method for treating uterine fibroids The invention relates to a method for treating uterine fibroids, which method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof, an effective amount of 17α-acetoxy-11β-[4-N,N-dimethylamino-phenyl)-19-norpregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione (ulipristal) or any metabolite thereof. More particularly, the method is useful for reducing or stopping bleeding in a patient afflicted with uterine fibroids, and/or for reducing the size of uterine fibroids.
US09682080B2	Pyruvate kinase activators for use in therapy Described herein are methods for using compounds that activate pyruvate kinase.
US09682079B2	Composition for treatment of pathogens that are resistant to tetracyclines The invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in combination with tetracyclines in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, with particular efficacy in tetracycline resistant strains. These compounds specifically bind to TetR and therefore prevent the transcriptional activation of tet resistance genes. The compounds have a potentiating effect on the activity of members of the tetracycline family, in particular of tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline and tigecycline, in the treatment of tetracycline susceptible, intermediate and tetracycline resistant pathogens.
US09682078B2	Compositions and methods for tissue engineering and cell based therapies The present application discloses strategies to recruit and mobilize stem cells using S1P receptor selective agonists and antagonists as wells as regulators of chemokine receptors. In an in vivo ischemic model, S1P1/S1P3 activation with FTY720 impeded inflammatory cell infiltration and recruited endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) with the potential to increase microvascular remodeling. S1P3 expression on marrow-derived cells was essential for this remodeling. Concurrent systemic S1P3 and CXCR4 antagonism mobilized hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with the ability to engraft and repopulate blood cells. Pre-treatment of donor HSCs with FTY720 increased homing toward SDF-1 and improved engraftment in marrow. FTY720-coated bone allografts coupled with systemic administration of VPC01091 enhanced bone allograft integration and new bone formation in bone defects. MSCs pre-treated with FTY720 exhibited increased migration toward SDF-1, a CXCR4+ ligand. The results show that S1P is a very powerful role player in pharmacological marrow-derived stem cell mobilization and recruitment.
US09682076B2	Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of oxymorphone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof The presently described technology provides compositions comprising aryl carboxylic acids and, for example NSAIDs, chemically conjugated to oxymorphone (4,5-α-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one) to form novel prodrugs/compositions of oxymorphone, including benzoates, salicylates, propionates, fenamates, and acetates, which have a decreased potential for abuse of oxymorphone. The present technology also provides methods of treating patients, pharmaceutical kits and methods of synthesizing conjugates of the present technology.
US09682075B2	Tamper-resistant pharmaceutical compositions of opioids and other drugs Tamper-resistance pharmaceutical compositions have been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. The tamper-resistant compositions retard the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
US09682071B2	Methods of improving microvascular integrity The disclosure relates to methods of preserving or improving microvascular integrity in a patient in need thereof comprising administering pirfenidone therapy to the patient.
US09682069B2	Methods of treating Dravet syndrome Methods of treating a developmental disorder such as Dravet syndrome by administering a pharmaceutical composition of gaboxadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided.
US09682065B2	Left ventricular diastolic function improving agent An agent for treating heart failure, which improves left ventricular diastolic function itself without depending on the diuretic effect or vasodilation effect; controls the pathological condition of diastolic functional failure; and prevents the recurrence, and can prevent dyspnea and death from the pathological condition, is provided.By directly acting on a heart, 4-[(2-{(2R)-2-[(1E,3S)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-buten-1-yl]-5-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl}ethyl)thio]butanoic acid improves left ventricular diastolic function, and can effectively treat diastolic functional failure among heart failure types. Accordingly, by present invention, a new agent for treating heart failure that can relieve diastolic functional failure, for which no effective therapeutic method has been established, can be provided.
US09682063B2	HCD formulation for cancer treatment The present invention provides a novel formulation for cancer treatment and a method for enhancing the HCD's efficacy in cancer treatment. Specifically, the present invention provides copper-modified silica nanoparticles loaded with HCD, which exhibits better efficacy than some conventional anticancer drugs.
US09682061B2	Methods of treating bacterial infections using oritavancin The present invention is directed to methods of treating a bacterial infection in a subject through the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a glycopeptide antibiotic to a subject having a bacterial infection. The effective amount of the glycopeptide antibiotic that is administered to the subject provides a fraction of the glycopeptide antibiotic administered to the subject bound to serum proteins within the subject and within a selected range.
US09682058B2	Method of treating viral infections by administration of ethyl mercury or thiol derivative thereof Disclosed herein are methods of treating viral infections by administration of ethyl mercury or thiol derivative thereof in an amount effective to treat the viral infection.
US09682047B2	Augmentation of oncology immunotherapies by pterostilbene containing compositions Compositions and methods useful to enhancing, improving, or eliciting anti-tumor immune responses are disclosed. A pterostilbene containing composition is administered to a cancer patient at a sufficient concentration and frequency to induce de-repression of tumor targeting immune responses. The composition enhances antibody dependent cellular toxicity (ADCC) and augments efficacy of antigen specific immunotherapeutics such as trastuzumab and other monoclonal antibody therapies useful for treating cancer.
US09682046B2	Adsorbents for oral administration The present invention aims to provide an adsorbent for oral administration comprising ACF that has high adsorption or removal performance by adsorbing or removing toxic substances in the living body greatly and rapidly. The present invention is an adsorbent for oral administration comprising activated carbon fibers for treating or preventing kidney diseases or dialysis complications.
US09682045B2	Stable pharmaceutical compositions of thyroid hormone drug The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a thyroid hormone drug. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions.
US09682044B2	Methods of processing fetal support tissues, fetal support tissue powder products, and uses thereof Disclosed herein, are methods of preparing fetal support tissue powders. Further disclosed herein, are methods of using the fetal support tissue powder product.
US09682037B2	Non-mucoadhesive film dosage forms Orally disintegrating film dosage forms for delivering active pharmaceutical agents, methods of formulating the dosage forms to retard absorption through the oral mucosa, and methods of using the dosage forms for the treatment of various medical conditions are provided.
US09682036B2	Hot melt dental materials and devices and methods for using the same Example embodiments of the present invention include hot melt dental adhesive materials that can create a reversible bond. In addition, example embodiments of the present invention include hot melt dental impression materials that can be used to accurately and efficiently obtain a dental impression. Moreover, example embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for use with the hot melt dental adhesive materials and the hot melt dental impression materials disclosed herein. The hot melt dental adhesive materials and the hot melt dental impression materials can provide dental professionals with dental materials that are more effective, efficient, and easier to use when compared to conventional dental adhesive materials and conventional dental impression materials.
US09682035B2	Injectable hydrogel system to modulate host response at bone implant interface A bone implant primer is provided. A biodegradable hydrogel component is provided. A plurality of biomolecule release depots are dispersed within the biodegradable hydrogel component wherein the plurality of biomolecule release depots comprise biomolecules for aiding implant osseointegration or biomolecules for mitigation of foreign body response. Different biomolecules may be released by the microspheres at different times.
US09682034B2	Methods and compositions for treating skin to resolve inflammation and screening for actives that stimulate pro-resolution pathways Compositions and methods for treating inflamed skin with Pro-Resolution Pathway Stimulators that may be Inflammatory Metabolite Inhibitors, Pro-Resolving Activators, or combinations thereof, and a method for screening active ingredients for activity as Pro-Resolution Pathway Stimulators for incorporation into topical cosmetic products.
US09682031B2	Microcapsules comprising benzoyl peroxide and topical compositions comprising them The present invention provides microcapsules comprising benzoyl peroxide and topical compositions comprising them, optionally along with other active ingredients, particularly for the treatment of acne.
US09682027B2	Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a basic amino acid or salt thereof, and a small particle fraction: and to methods of using and of making these compositions.
US09682023B2	Method for preventing oral disease by penetrating polymicrobial oral biofilms and killing oral pathogens A method for preventing oral diseases caused by dental biofilm and plaque accumulation, such as gingivitis and periodontitis by application of a single-phase stabilized chlorine dioxide composition at a concentration range of about 0.005% to about 0.800% (w/v) at a pH in the range of 6.0 to 7.4. The bactericidal properties of stabilized chlorine dioxide include reduction (kill) of anaerobic/aerobic/facultative gram-negative and gram-positive oral bacteria occurring in plaque or polymicrobial biofilms. The composition may be in the form of wash, rinse, soak, paste, gel, aerosol spray, or other suitable delivery system.
US09682022B2	Toothpaste droplets A droplet for delivering toothpaste to a user can be provided. The droplet can include a dissolvable outer membrane defining a volume with toothpaste inside the volume. The outer membrane can be formed from dissolvable film strip technology and include a tail or corner portion, which is configured to be embedded into the bristles of a toothbrush. In one aspect of this embodiment, the outer membrane of the droplet can form a pillow-like shape. The droplet further can include one or more extensions coupled to the outer surface of the outer membrane, where the one or more extensions can have a triangular shape, a barb shape or the like. In one aspect of this embodiment, the droplet further can include a logo, a cartoon character, a word or the like printed on the outer membrane. The plurality of extensions can form irregularities on the outer surface of the body section of the outer membrane.
US09682021B2	Substantially non-aqueous foamable petrolatum based pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions and their uses The present invention relates to stable substantially non-aqueous, non-alcoholic, non-silicone, foamable carrier compositions comprising petrolatum or mixtures thereof, at least one foam agent, at least one propellant, and with and without the addition of an active agent. The formulations may contain a solvent substantially miscible therein. The present invention further provides a method of treating, alleviating or preventing a disorder of mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering the above-mentioned compositions to an afflicted target site of said mammalian subject.
US09682019B2	Dental composition An aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising (a) a reactive particulate glass, (b) a linear or branched polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, whereby the linear or branched polymer comprising acidic groups has a polymer backbone and optionally pendant groups, (c) optionally dispersed nanoparticles comprising grafted linear or branched polymer chains comprising acidic groups, and having a polymer backbone characterized in that a polymer backbone of the linear or branched polymer of component (b) and/or, if present, the grafted Sinear or branched polymer chains of component (c) are obtainable a process comprising (i) cyclopolymerizing or cyclocopolymerizing one or more compounds of the following formula (I).
US09682017B2	Baby bottle A baby bottle includes a clear housing with a clear container within the housing. The container is comprised of five hollow spheres arranged axially one above the other and in fluid communication with each other. Each sphere holds approximately one ounce of liquid. An inverted funnel is in communication with the lowermost sphere and also holds about one ounce of liquid. A cap carrying a nipple is adapted to connect to the top of the uppermost sphere so that the nipple is in fluid communication with the interior of the plurality of spheres.
US09682015B2	Vial with free float valve for sterile pharmaceutical A package (10) for sterile fluids, such as contrast media. More particularly the invention relates to a package (10) comprising a container (20), a plug (40) and a float (15) residing in the container (20). The float (15) will close the exit (49) of the container before the container (20) is completely empty, preventing air from inadvertently being withdrawn from the container (20) when in the inverted position.
US09682013B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising human antibodies to PCSK9 The present invention relates to Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antibody specifically binding to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), to methods for treating diseases or conditions in which proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) expression or activity causes an impact by administration of PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof and preferably by additional administration of an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). The present invention further relates to PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof for use in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which PCSK9 expression or activity causes an impact.The present invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising packaging material, PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and a label or packaging insert indicating which groups of patients can be treated with said antibodies or fragments, which groups of patients must not be treated with said antibodies or fragments, and which dosage regimen should be used.The present invention further relates to methods of testing the efficacy of PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof for the treatment of certain diseases or conditions and for the treatment of specific sub-groups of patients.
US09682012B2	Container for storage of a medicament Various embodiments are described for a container for storage of a medicament, the container comprising a surface having at least a cavity configured to store at least one dose of the medicament; and a covering disposed over at least the cavity of the surface and comprising at least two adjacent edges and a set of perforations disposed on the covering and spaced apart from the at least two adjacent edges of the covering. A container comprising a sheet of separable units and methods for use are described.
US09682009B2	System for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient A system for assisting a rescuer in performing resuscitation activities on a patient is provided. The system includes at least one chest compression sensor configured to sense movement of the patient's chest and a second sensor configured to sense information indicative of whether the rescuer's hand is in contact with or is not in contact with the patient's chest. The second sensor can be configured to be positioned on the patient's chest at a location corresponding to a location of the rescuer's hand when delivering chest compressions to the patient's chest. The system also includes a processor configured to: receive and process information from the chest compression sensor and the second sensor; identify occurrence of a chest compression based on information from the second sensor; and calculate chest compression depth based on the information sensed by the chest compression sensor during the identified chest compression.
US09682008B2	Wetness controlling system and intelligent vibrator including the same The present invention discloses a wetness controlling system for intelligent vibrator and an intelligent vibrator capable of controlling wetness. The wetness controlling system for intelligent vibrator includes an intelligent vibrator, an intelligent terminal for controlling a degree of wetness of the surface of the intelligent vibrator. The intelligent vibrator wirelessly communicates with the intelligent terminal. The intelligent terminal generates a first controlling demand for controlling the wetness controlling unit to adjust the degree wetness of the intelligent vibrator according to the degree of wetness detected by the wetness sensor, thereby allowing users to select a pleasant degree of wetness according to need for better user experience while providing a better user interface.
US09682006B2	Movement assistance devices A apparatus includes an a exoskeleton system with a plurality of sensors for generating signals indicating a current motion and a current arrangement of at least the exoskeleton system, a hip segment, and at least one lower limb. The lower limb includes thigh and shank segments for coupling to a lateral surface of a user's leg. The thigh segment includes a first powered joint coupling the thigh segment to the hip segment, a second powered joint coupling the thigh segment to the shank segment, and a controller coupled to the sensors, the first powered joint, and the second powered joint. The controller is configured for determining a current state of the exoskeleton system and a current intent of the user based on the signals and generating control signals for the first and second powered joints based on the current state and the current intent.
US09682004B2	Systems, devices and methods for exercising the lower limbs The present invention relates to devices and methods for exercising the lower limbs, in particular for exercising lower limbs. The devices are suitable for training the lower limbs of persons suffering from paraplegia or hemiplegia or musculoskeletal disorders in general. In some aspects, the present invention relates to powered articulated systems (ASs) and to the rehabilitation by aid of said ASs. The parallel or hybrid ASs of the invention are based on a parallel or hybrid, lambda-type framework and are controlled by a data processing unit. The ASs are preferably controlled by a closed-loop, real time control system.
US09682001B1	Wearable bone conduction device A wearable system including a controller and a plurality of wearable components configured to communicate with the controller is described. The controller performs a frequency analysis of music and sends control information to at least some of the wearable components based on the frequency analysis. The plurality of wearable components include at least one auditory stimulator configured to provide air conduction stimulation to the user, a plurality of vestibular stimulators configured to provide bone conduction stimulation to the user. The wearable system also includes at least one motion sensor configured to sense motion information, and at least one sympathetic arousal sensor configured to sense sympathetic arousal information of the user during stimulation by the plurality of vestibular stimulators. The controller is configured to adjust the control information based, at least in part, on the sensed motion information and/or the sensed sympathetic arousal information received from the sensors.
US09681996B2	Wetness sensors A wetness sensor includes a self-supporting substrate and an electrically conductive trace carried by the substrate. The trace is patterned to provide at least a portion of a tuned RF circuit, which may be disposed on only one side of the substrate and characterized by an impedance or resistance. The trace is not self-supporting. The substrate is adapted to dissolve, swell, or otherwise degrade when contacted by a target fluid. Such degradation produces a drastic change in the operation of the RF circuit, which can be interpreted by a remote reader as a “wet” condition. Contact of the substrate by the target fluid may change the impedance or resistance of the RF circuit by at least a factor of 5, 10, 100, or 1000, and/or may cause the trace to disintegrate so as to provide the RF circuit with an open circuit, and/or may substantially render the RF circuit inoperative.
US09681995B2	Apparatus for manufacturing absorbent articles and method for manufacturing absorbent articles An apparatus includes a rotary drum for disposing a workpiece on a web and a web position guiding mechanism for guiding a position of the web. The rotary drum includes a suction unit for sucking the workpiece. The suction unit is configured to change a disposition direction of the workpiece from a first disposition direction at the reception point to a second disposition direction at a delivery point. An external shape of the workpiece sucked by the suction unit is an external shape in which an outer edge portion of the workpiece is close to a rotary shaft side of the rotary drum. At an abutment point, a central portion of the workpiece and the web come into contact with each other. At the delivery point, the web is disposed so that an outer edge portion of the workpiece and the web come into contact with each other.
US09681990B2	Self-adaptive and optionally also otherwise adaptable wound dressing An automatically self-adjusting variable permeability providing (AVPP) layer is provided over and in operative interaction with a wound site containing a wound to the integumentary system of a living creature such as the skin of a human patient. The AVPP layer has the capability of automatically changing in respective fluid permeability characteristics provided by respective subregions of the AVPP layer where the changes are in reaction to extant or changed conditions in corresponding micro-zones of the wound site. The automatic self-adjusting behaviors of the respective subregions of the AVPP layer can include providing a faster rate of vapor removal for micro-zones of the wound site that are too wet and providing a slower rate of vapor removal or essentially no vapor removal for micro-zones of the wound site that are too dry.
US09681986B2	Steerable laser probe A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an auto-fixing actuation control, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, a first flexible housing tube portion having a first stiffness, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the flexible housing tube. An actuation of the auto-fixing actuation control may gradually curve the flexible housing tube. A gradual curving of the flexible housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber.
US09681985B2	System and method for minimally traumatic ophthalmic photomedicine A system and method for treating ophthalmic target tissue in which a light source generates a beam of light, a scanner unit deflects the beam of light into a pattern, a beam delivery unit for delivering the pattern to ophthalmic target tissue. The light is either pulsed or moved across the target tissue such that the light pulses having a duration of, or the light dwells on any given point of target tissue for, between 30 μs and 10 ms.
US09681980B2	Modifying humidity to glabrous tissue for the treatment of migraine and other conditions Systems and methods for improving or preventing a condition, such as the treatment of pain syndromes and migraine headaches are disclosed. A method for treating pain can include one or more of the steps including identifying a region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue; positioning the region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue into an enclosed chamber; adjusting the relative humidity of the enclosed chamber sufficient to create a physiologic effect. The method need not involve altering the temperature within the enclosed chamber.
US09681978B1	Mouth guard for the prevention of jaw clenching and teeth grinding The invention provides mouth guards sized and configured to prevent jaw clenching and teeth grinding and methods of using the mouth guards. One embodiment provides a one-piece mouth guard made of a semi-rigid, springy, flexible polymer that includes an arcuate tray portion having a front, a rear, a top side and a bottom surface, the arcuate tray portion sized and configured to at least partially cover a person's upper tooth set, and an elastic lower tooth set-engaging tab portion extending from the front of the arcuate tray portion, which tab portion, in its relaxed state, further extends downward below the bottom surface of the tray portion and partially rearward toward the rear of the tray portion so that, rearward of the point the tab portion extends from the tray portion, a space is present between the bottom surface of the tray portion and the tab below.
US09681969B2	Delivery systems and methods for sheathing and deploying an implantable device Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering a stent to a lumen internal to a body of a patient and for sheathing a stent just prior to an insertion procedure. One embodiment comprises a delivery device having a partially sheathed configuration, a fully sheathed delivery configuration, and a deployed configuration. A panchor (combination pusher and anchor) is configured to engage and limit proximal and distal movement of the implantable device. An outer sheath surrounds a distal portion of an inner member and retains the implantable device near the distal end. The outer sheath is slidably moveable relative to the inner member to deploy the implantable device. Proximal movement of a trigger results in movement of the outer sheath to deploy the implantable device. A sheathing mechanism is configured to crimp and fully sheathe the implantable device prior to a deployment procedure.
US09681963B2	Bone sizing guide A bone sizing guide for assessing the size of an end of a bone includes a body (6) having a foot component (2) with a first surface (10) to rest against an end surface of the bone and a foot (12) extending transverse to the first surface to contact a side surface of the bone. A superstructure (40) is coupled to the body so that the superstructure can slide relative to the body towards and away from the body, at least one of the superstructure and the body being adjustable so that the rotational direction in which the superstructure extends relative to the foot component about a first axis extending transverse to the first surface is adjustable. A stylus (53) extends from the superstructure transverse to the first surface of the body, the stylus having a tip to contact a surface of the bone, and a scale (64) is coupled to or formed on a first one of the superstructure and the body. An indicator (52) is coupled to or formed on a second one of the superstructure and the body to identify a position on the scale. The identified position on the scale shifts as the superstructure slides towards or away from the body, and the identified position shifts as the superstructure rotates relative to the body without sliding motion between the superstructure and the body, such that the identified position on the scale is indicative of the distance between the stylus and the foot.
US09681961B2	Surgical instrument system and method A surgical instrument includes a body extending between a first end and a second end and includes at least one mating element engageable with an interbody implant. A first member is disposed with the body and engageable with the interbody implant to move the interbody implant between a first configuration and a second, expanded configuration. A second member is disposed with the body and engageable with the interbody implant to fix the interbody implant in a selected second configuration. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09681958B2	Ankle-joint endoprosthesis An endoprosthesis for replacing the ankle joint includes a lower component which is configured to be connected to the ankle bone, an upper component which is configured to be connected to the shin bone, and an intermediate part which forms a slide joint both with the lower and upper components. The intermediate part, which is wedge-shaped in sagittal section, is provided in order to compensate for anatomical or surgical irregularities. The upper component can also be wedge-shaped in frontal or sagittal section.
US09681956B2	Acquiring and utilizing kinematic information for patient-adapted implants, tools and surgical procedures Various embodiments of methods for obtaining kinematic information regarding a joint, including information regarding the joint in a weight-bearing position, are disclosed, as well as methods of designing implants, instruments, and surgical repair systems based on the kinematic information.
US09681944B2	Accommodating intraocular lens providing progressive power change An accommodating intraocular lens for providing a range of accommodative vision includes a deformable optic. The deformable optic includes a plurality of layers that have a progressively increasing hardness and/or refractive index characteristic from the outermost layer to the innermost layer to provide a range of accommodative power.
US09681940B2	Ligament system for knee joint A system for an anatomical joint includes a first fastener, a second fastener, a prosthetic ligament member, and a biasing member associated with at least one of the first and second fasteners. The first fastener is operable to be connected to a first bone portion. The second fastener is operable to be connected to a second bone portion. The prosthetic ligament member is flexible and is directly coupled to both the first and second fasteners to support the first bone portion and the second bone portion for relative movement. A portion of the prosthetic ligament member extends from the first fastener to the second fastener and has an adjustable length. The biasing member is operable to bias the prosthetic ligament member to thereby maintain tension in the prosthetic ligament member.
US09681938B2	Devices for obstructing passage of air or other contaminants into a portion of a lung and methods of use Provided are devices, systems and methods of selectively controlling air flow into one or more section of a patient's lungs. In particular, the devices may be valve devices having an inner lumen configured to transition between a first diameter and a second diameter smaller than the first diameter to control the airflow through the valve.
US09681936B2	Multi-layer porous film material A surgical implant includes at least two porous film layers each having a plurality of pores. The porous film layers are in a stacked configuration and are interconnected to one another at a plurality of attachment points to define at least one void between the porous film layers.
US09681930B2	Implants for enhanced anchoring within bone Implants for anchoring within bone are provided herein. An implant may include at least one thread extending around a core in a plurality of turns from the coronal region to the apical region. The thread(s) has a thread outer diameter that may define a cylindrical portion, wherein the thread outer diameter remains constant for more than one turn around the core, and define a conical portion, wherein the thread outer diameter decreases at a thread diameter decrease rate in the apical direction. The thread(s) may have a plurality of notches spaced radially and longitudinally from one another. The notches may be partially notched to reflect a portion of a semi-spherical surface and partially notched to reflect a portion of a semi-cylindrical surface.
US09681929B2	Dental treating apparatus A dental treating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a hand piece; a head unit; a driving unit; a resistor for load detection; a load comparing unit; and a control unit. The hand piece drivably holds a cutting tool on the head unit. The driving unit drives the cutting tool in a normal rotation direction or in a reverse rotation direction. The resistor for load detection detects a load applied to the cutting tool. The load comparing unit compares the detected load and a reference load each time driving for rotating the cutting tool in the reverse rotation direction by a predetermined rotation angle is performed. The control unit controls the driving unit based on a result of comparison by the load comparing unit.
US09681928B1	Endodontic rotary file system having smaller diameter non-landed files and medium-to-larger diameter files with landed and non-landed portions A set of at least three endodontic files, the first file of the set being entirely non-landed and tapered and having a diameter at its tip end which is smaller in diameter than that of a second and a third file of the set at their respective tip end, and the second and third files each having the following characteristics: a machined length, preferably 16 mm, having cutting surfaces thereon and starting at a tip end and extending less than the overall length of the file (preferably 25 mm); an active length starting at the tip end and extending to at least half of the machined length, the active length being tapered; a non-active length extending a remainder of the machined length, the non-active length being non-tapered; and the active length being landed in the first one-third and non-landed in the remaining two-thirds of its length.
US09681927B2	Dental cleaning tool and method A dental tool having a handle with a first and second end, the first end having a cross sectional shape of a first side being half tetrahedral with rounded concave scoops terminating in a blade, the blade having an upturned point on the first side of said end and a brush on the first end. The brush may be extended from the end of said blade or positioned on the upper ridge of the tetrahedral side. The first end may have opposing tetrahedral sides with brushes along the central ridge defining the tetrahedral side. The opposite end of the tool may have a spoon shaped extension that is angled.
US09681919B2	Systems, methods, and devices for assisting or performing guided interventional procedures using custom templates Systems, methods, and devices are provided for assisting or performing guided interventional procedures using custom templates. The system uses pre-procedure scans of a patient's anatomy to identify targets and critical structures. A template is then manufactured containing guide elements. During a procedure, the template may be aligned to the patient and instruments passed though the guide elements and into various targets. The template may be aligned using one or more of, for example, a position sensing system or a live imaging modality to register the patient to the template. The system makes optional use of devices designed to immobilize or track an organ during therapy.
US09681917B2	Fiber laser system for medical applications Improved/efficient fiber laser systems are provided for medical/cosmetic applications, comprising at least one pump source, optically coupled with at least one fiber laser. The fiber laser comprises an irregularly-shaped single-, double- or multiple-clad fiber of unconventional structure and geometry, and means for partially/completely reflecting the pump radiation, such as Bragg gratings. The fiber laser system further comprises at least one fiber optic delivery device optically coupled with the pump source, with the irregularly-shaped single-, double- or multiple-clad fiber laser, or with both, to convey laser radiation to a treatment site. The fiber optic delivery device comprises one or more waveguides, preferably optical fibers. The irregularly-shaped fiber laser and waveguides of the fiber optic delivery device have the same or different tip configurations to perform the treatment according to therapeutic needs. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber laser treatment system operating at 915±30 nm, 975±30 nm and/or 1550±40, comprises control means to select delivery of one, two or three output laser beams, and regulates their respective output powers.
US09681916B2	System and method for treating tissue using an expandable antenna A method of repairing an inner vessel wall includes the step of inserting at least a portion of a microwave ablation device into a vessel. The microwave ablation device includes an inner conductor disposed within an outer conductor and defines a longitudinal axis. The method also includes the steps of inserting a repairing sealant into the vessel such that the repairing sealant is disposed between an inner vessel wall and the outer conductor and expanding at least a portion of the outer conductor relative to the longitudinal axis to force at least a portion of the repairing sealant into the inner vessel wall. The method also includes the step of delivering energy to at least one of the inner conductor and the outer conductor to activate the repairing sealant to repair the inner vessel wall.
US09681913B2	Arthroscopic devices and methods An elongated shaft assembly includes a rotatable inner cutting sleeve and a non-rotating outer sleeve. A window of the inner cutting sleeve is selectively rotatable within an opening of the non-rotating outer sleeve to cut tissue with a sharpened cutting blade when rotated in a first rotational direction and to cut tissue with an electrode when rotated in a second rotational direction.
US09681912B2	Grasping treatment apparatus A grasping treatment apparatus includes an ultrasonic control section stopping an output of a vibration generating electric power or outputting the vibration generating electric power in a second ultrasonic output mode where incision performance provided by an ultrasonic vibration in a treatment section becomes smaller than that in a first ultrasonic output mode before a peak detection point. The grasping treatment apparatus includes a high-frequency control section outputting a high-frequency electric power in a second high-frequency output mode where incision performance provided by a high-frequency current flowing between a probe electrode portion and a jaw electrode portion becomes higher than that in a first high-frequency output mode before the peak detection point.
US09681908B2	Jaw assemblies for electrosurgical instruments and methods of manufacturing jaw assemblies A jaw assembly includes an electrically-conductive tissue-engaging structure, a jaw member including a support base, and a non-electrically conductive member including a first portion configured to engage the electrically-conductive tissue-engaging structure and a second portion configured to engage the support base of the jaw member. The non-electrically conductive member adapted to electrically isolate the electrically-conductive tissue-engaging structure from the jaw member. The electrically-conductive tissue-engaging structure and the non-electrically conductive member cooperatively define a longitudinally-oriented knife channel therethrough.
US09681906B2	Fixation of bone implants An orthopedic implant system includes an orthopedic implant having an articulating component with an articulating surface and an interface surface opposed to the articulating surface, and a body component connected to the interface surface and having a bore formed therein, the bore having at least one lip; and an orthopedic screw connected to the orthopedic implant, the orthopedic screw including a main body having a torqueing end, an inner chamber formed therein, and at least two mating features separated by a separation gap, the separation gap extending into the inner chamber and at least one of the at least two mating features abutting against the at least one lip, and a support member removably placed in the inner chamber of the main body and having a support portion at least partially filling the separation gap between the at least two mating features.
US09681903B2	Clip for dynamic spinal plate A clip includes a body and a pin. The body includes a first end, a second end, and a backspan extending between the first and second ends. The backspan defines a through hole. Each of the first and second ends of the body are configured to releasably couple to a rail of a dynamic spinal clip between two adjacent segments of a dynamic spinal clip to maintain a span between two adjacent segments. The pin defines a longitudinal axis and includes a head and a shaft. The shaft extends from the head to a tip. The tip is configured to penetrate bone. The shaft is configured and dimensioned to be slidably received through the through hole of the body The head is sized to prevent the head from passing through the through hole of the body.
US09681902B2	Attachment device for a bone plate An attachment device for attaching a bone plate to a bone having a medullary canal is provided. The attachment device comprises a central portion having a recess to accommodate the bone plate and at least two lateral fixation support members projecting from the central portion. The lateral fixation support members are arranged on opposite sides of the central portion, wherein each lateral fixation support member comprises a hole extending through the lateral fixation support member and are adapted to accommodate a fixation element therethrough to fix the attachment device to bone. The angles of the hole axes of the holes are different with respect to a perpendicular bisector of the centers of the holes and the hole axes lie outside of the medullary canal.
US09681901B2	Osteosynthesis system for the multidirectional, angular-stable treatment of fractures of tubular bones comprising an intramedullary nail and bone screws An osteosynthesis system for treating fractures of tubular bones includes an intramedullary nail with an elongated nail body consisting of a hard metal material with two end sections and a middle section therebetween that has at least one transverse screw hole close to the end for screwing in at least one bone screw into each end section. The nail body is solid or has a through-channel arranged in the center in the cross-section of the nail body. In the middle section at least two transverse one-sided screw holes are placed proximate to a fracture. Screw holes are formed as inlays made out of soft metal material securely joined to the nail body, and bone screws with an initial thread consisting of hard metal material that can be screwed into the bone and screw holes while forming threads.
US09681900B2	Method and composition for use in reinforcing bone The invention provides a method and a kit for administering bone cement to the interior cavity of a bony member to enhance bone strength, stabilizing an existing fracture thus reducing susceptibility of the bone to further fracture and/or collapse. The method and kit may include additional components, such as, bone growth enhancing agents, radiopaque components or the like.
US09681898B2	Spinous process fusion devices and methods thereof Devices and methods for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae using adjacent spinous processes. The method includes positioning a spinous process fusion device in an interspinous space between adjacent spinous processes including a rod and a first wing, and attaching a second wing to the rod, for example, using a ratcheting mechanism.
US09681897B2	Orthopedic stabilization devices and methods for installation thereof Embodiments herein are generally directed to spinal implants for use in orthopedic stabilization assemblies. In some embodiments, these implants may be used in conjunction with laminoplasty or laminectomy procedures.
US09681896B2	Spinal plate with compression locking A spinal plate assembly includes a spinal plate and a cap. The spinal plate includes an opening through the spinal plate and an associated recess in the spinal plate that is eccentric with the opening. The cap includes an alignment opening and is configured to be rotationally engaged in the recess between a first rotational configuration and a second rotational configuration. The first rotational configuration enables a threaded body of a screw to be thread into a vertebra in a selected trajectory through the alignment opening and the opening in the spinal plate, and further enables a portion of the opening to engage a head of the screw in the selected trajectory. The second rotational configuration enables the cap to compress the head of the screw approximately through its center into the engaged portion of the opening.
US09681895B2	Bone anchoring device and tool cooperating with such a bone anchoring device A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part including a rod receiving portion with a first end, a second end, and a U-shaped recess for receiving a rod, the recess defining two free legs, and a head receiving portion at the second end for introducing and clamping the head, and a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion, the locking ring including an engagement structure for engagement with a tool, the engagement structure defining a width of the locking ring that is greater than a greatest width of the rod receiving portion, wherein the locking ring can assume a locking position exerting a greatest compressive force on the head receiving portion of the receiving part to lock an inserted head, and wherein the locking ring is movable out of the locking position towards the first end of the rod receiving portion.
US09681893B2	Method for stabilizing a spine Spine stabilization devices, systems and methods are provided in which a single resilient member or spring is disposed on an elongate element that spans two attachment members attached to different spinal vertebrae. The elongate element passes through at least one of the two attachment members, permitting relative motion therebetween, and terminates in a stop or abutment. A second resilient member is disposed on the elongate element on an opposite side of the sliding attachment member, e.g., in an overhanging orientation. The two resilient members are capable of applying mutually opposing urging forces, and a compressive preload can be applied to one or both of the resilient members.
US09681889B1	Depth controlled needle assembly A target needle assembly can include a needle having a sharp tip, a cannula configured to receive the needle, and an outer sheath. The outer sheath is configured to receive the cannula. The target needle assembly includes a depth stop mechanism, and the outer sheath is configured to limit or inhibit further advancement of the needle into the bone once the needle has been advanced the desired distance to a target location.
US09681888B2	Wireguide set for changing access sites A wireguide set is provided for changing access between two access sites. The wireguide set includes a wireguide and a catheter. The wireguide passes through one access site while the catheter passes through another access site. The wireguide and catheter are connectable to each other inside the patient's body. Once connected, the catheter can pull the wireguide through the access site of the catheter. The wireguide set may be used to treat peripheral arterial disease occlusions in the lower leg where it is difficult or impossible to gain access through the occlusion from a femoral site.
US09681883B2	Forceps with a rotation assembly A forceps comprising: (a) a stylet comprising; (i) a hollow tube having a longitudinal axis; (ii) assemblies, that are extendable through the hollow tube, comprising; (1) support rods; (2) functional attachments at the end of the support rods; (b) a hand piece comprising; (i) housing structures defining a cavity that houses the stylet; (ii) actuating mechanisms, in communication with the stylet, comprising; (1) a bearing fitting located on the stylet; (2) a shuttle in communication with the bearing fitting, and constrained by a plurality of guide ridges so that the shuttle is movable along a longitudinal axis and restricted from rotational movement around the longitudinal axis; (3) a socket housed by the shuttle, the socket receiving the bearing fitting and being rotatable relative to the shuttle; and (4) levers in communication with the stylet that causes movement of the hollow tube and the assemblies are relative to each other.
US09681881B1	Acetabular reamer An acetabular reamer of the type used in total hip arthroplasty (THA) to prepare a patient's acetabulum for implantation of a hip prosthesis is described. The acetabular reamer consists of a substantially hemispherical cup having a plurality of cutter-hole combinations aligned along one or more loxodromes on the surface of the hemispherical cup. The reamer, complete with integral back plate for connecting the reamer to a driver, is produced to net shape using a molding and sinterwelding technique.
US09681879B2	Surgical drill instrument with motor and locking mechanism to receive an attachment and a cutting burr A surgical apparatus having a locking mechanism that receives a cutting burr and that may include a loading and running position. The locking mechanism may include a motor driven spindle that carries a locking pawl and a detent pawl that lock the cutting burr in place an prevent the cutting burr from inadvertently falling out of the surgical drill instrument when in its load position. A diamond-shaped portion of the cutting burr may be formed in a six-sided diamond configuration and a perpendicular back end surface. The end of the cutting burr may include another diamond-shaped portion formed in a six-sided diamond shape surface that mates with a complementary surface formed in the receiving end of the spindle of the motor/locking mechanism. In an aspect, the attachment of the cutting burr is such that the cutting burr has substantially zero axial movement and runs true in the running condition.
US09681875B2	System and method for treating heart tissue Some embodiments of a system or method for treating heart tissue can include a control system and catheter device operated in a manner to intermittently occlude a heart vessel for controlled periods of time that provide redistribution of blood flow. In particular embodiments, the system and methods may be configured to monitor at least one input signal detected at a coronary sinus and thereby execute a process for determining a satisfactory time period for the occlusion of the coronary sinus. In further embodiments, after the occlusion of the coronary sinus is released, the control system can be configured to select the duration of the release phase before the starting the next occlusion cycle.
US09681872B2	Vacuum assisted surgical stapler A surgical stapling apparatus having a vacuum device associated therewith is disclosed. The vacuum device may be removable, fixedly secured thereto, or incorporated into the surgical stapling apparatus. The vacuum device may include a resilient band and vacuum tube secured to the shell assembly or body portion of the surgical stapling apparatus. Alternately, a vacuum chamber may be secured about the shell assembly and/or body portion of the stapling apparatus. In addition, one or more vacuum tubes may be positioned in the vacuum chamber. The vacuum tubes, preferably, extend into the shell assembly and are movable between nondeployed and deployed positions such that a distal end of each tube can be selectively positioned at multiple positions 122 between the shell assembly and an anvil. The vacuum tubes can be formed of a shape-memory material such that the tubes point radially outwardly of the shell assembly when the tubes are in the deployed position.
US09681870B2	Articulatable surgical instruments with separate and distinct closing and firing systems A surgical instrument that has an articulatable end effector that includes a second jaw that is selectively moveable in a first direction relative to a first jaw upon application of a closing motion to the second jaw from a closure system and is further movable in a second direction relative to the first jaw upon application of an opening motion to the second jaw from the closure system. An elongated shaft assembly is coupled to the end effector and defines a longitudinal tool axis. The end effector is selectively articulatable in the first and second directions relative to the longitudinal tool axis upon application of articulation motions to the end effector. The end effector may include a firing member that is operable in response to firing motions applied thereto from a firing system. The closing system and firing system may be selectively independently operable from each other.
US09681869B2	Biostaples suitable for wrist, hand and other ligament replacements or repairs The disclosure describes implantable medical products, that include dry or partially hydrated biocompatible biostaples suitable for ligament repairs or replacements comprising collagen fibers that may be configured to expand in situ after implantation to frictionally engage a bone tunnel wall or bone sleeve to thereby affix the construct in the bone tunnel.
US09681865B2	Tissue graft fixation A surgical device includes a member having first and second opposing surfaces. The member includes an intermediate portion in which the first surface has a recessed surface portion. The intermediate portion defines a hole extending from the recessed surface portion to the second surface. End portions extend from the intermediate portion, and each end portion defines a hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. The member has a tapered surface portion on the second surface. The surgical device includes a second member sized to be received within the recessed surface portion. A method includes locating a tissue fixation device at an opening to a bone hole, and increasing the size of the tissue fixation device by placing the tissue fixation device within a larger device.
US09681863B2	Minimally open retraction device A retractor having a pair of blades is disclosed. A ring having an opening is attached to one end of the blades. The blades define a channel therebetween. The blades may be pivotally coupled to the ring. The retractor may have at least two conditions. In a first condition, the retractor is insertable through an incision in a patient's skin to an operative site. In a second condition, the retractor may be manipulated for retracting tissue surrounding the operative site. Instruments, prostheses, or tissue may be inserted or removed through the channel of the retractor.
US09681861B2	Percutaneous catheter directed collapsible medical closure device The present disclosure provides an improved collapsible medical closure device fabricated from a tubular wire mesh material. The collapsible medical closure device has an expanded preset configuration and an elongated collapsed reduced diameter configuration for delivery through a delivery catheter or other delivery means to a desired treatment site. The collapsible medical closure device is shaped to create short-term and long-term occlusion of an opening, such as an opening in the wall of the heart, and includes a disc shaped portion on a distal end, a cone shaped portion on a proximal end, a middle portion connecting the disc shaped portion and the cone shaped portion, and a means for attaching a delivery cable located in the middle portion. The collapsible medical closure device additionally includes a therapeutic membrane for aiding in occlusion and promoting tissue growth, as well as one or more radiopaque marker bands.
US09681860B2	Halo tip spray head atomizer delivery manifold device The present invention relates to a halo spray tip atomizer device primarily suited for the application of the fibrin glues. The device offers way to transition seamlessly between a static delivery device and an atomization device. The device is also so configured as to limit possible clogging.
US09681855B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing apparatus, and ultrasonic image processing method Using three-dimensional mapping images at different time phases obtained by mapping motion information, a peak value of motion information in a local region is retrieved in each of the time phases. On the basis of the result, a locus line or the like indicative of fluctuations with time in the local peak region is generated and displayed so as to be, for example, superimposed on a mapping image. By observing the locus line on the mapping image displayed, the observer can directly grasp the state of the space-time propagation of mechanical excitement of the heart.
US09681854B2	Ultrasound signal processing device, ultrasound signal processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium Preceding decoders each convolve a corresponding one of a plurality of transducer elements constituting a transducer element array of an ultrasound probe with an impulse response waveform, while varying a filter coefficient corresponding to time side lobes for each transmission event. A succeeding decoder stores, in a memory, a reception beam signal that is output from a reception beam former. When a new reception beam signal is output, the succeeding decoder performs delay-and-sum on the new reception beam signal and the reception beam signal, which has been output immediately before the new reception beam signal and is stored in the memory.
US09681853B2	Flow measurement apparatus and method The velocity of fluids containing particles that scatter ultrasound can be measured by determining the Doppler shift of the ultrasound scattered by the particles in the fluid. Measuring fluid flow in cylindrical vessels such as blood vessels is an important use of Doppler ultrasound. This invention teaches using various configurations of cylindrical diffraction-grating transducers and cylindrical non-diffraction-grating transducers that suppress the Doppler shift from non-axial components of fluid velocity while being sensitive to the Doppler shift produced by axial velocity components. These configurations thus provide accurate measurement of the net flow down the vessel, even when the fluid flow is curved or not parallel to the vessel wall.
US09681851B2	Methods and apparatus for extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems Evaluating dose performance of a radiographic imaging system with respect to image quality using a phantom, a channelized hotelling observer module as a model observer, and a printer, a plaque, or an electronic display includes scanning and producing images for a plurality of sections of the phantom using the radiographic imaging system, wherein the plurality of sections represent a range of patient sizes and doses and wherein the sections of the phantom contain objects of measurable detectability. Also included is analyzing the images to determine detectability results for one or more of the contained objects within the images of the plurality of sections of the phantom, wherein the analyzing includes using a channelized hotelling observer (CHO) module as a model observer; and displaying, via the printer, the plaque, or the electronic display, a continuous detectability performance measurement function using the determined detectability results.
US09681841B2	Method and apparatus for determining the proximity of a TMS coil to a subject's head A proximity sensor for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system detects the proximity of a TMS coil assembly to a position at which the coil is to receive pulses during TMS treatment and provides feedback to the operator so that the operator may adjust the TMS coil assembly to maintain optimal positioning during treatment. A flexible substrate containing a sensor or sensor array is disposed between the TMS coil assembly and the position such that the coupling of the TMS coil assembly to the position may be detected by the sensor(s). Sensor outputs are processed by signal processing circuitry to provide an indication of whether the TMS coil assembly is properly disposed with respect to the position during TMS treatment. A display provides an indication of how to adjust the TMS coil assembly to improve the positioning of the TMS coil assembly.
US09681840B2	Wearable mobile device and method of measuring biological signal with the same A wearable mobile device and a method of detecting a biosignal with a wearable mobile device are provided. A method of detecting a biosignal with a wearable mobile device involves determining whether a wearable mobile device is closely attached to a user; and providing a biosignal-based service in response to the wearable mobile device being determined to be closely attached to the user.
US09681839B2	Apparatus and methods for corrective guidance of eating behavior after weight loss surgery Apparatuses and methods for corrective guidance of eating behavior of a patient equipped with a gastric restriction device. The apparatus provides continuous monitoring or one or more parameters related to food passing through the gastric restriction device. Each monitored parameter is processed to provide a visual indication of the current eating behavior. The visual indication is used as input to the patient or a caregiver to modify the eating behavior. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an emergency relief mechanism that automatically relieves excess pressure developing in the gastric restriction device. In some embodiments, the apparatus is enabled to deliver an appetite suppressant to modify the eating behavior.
US09681836B2	Methods, systems and apparatuses for detecting seizure and non-seizure states Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting seizure events are disclosed, having at least one accelerometer to be positioned on a patient and configured to collect acceleration data and a processor in communication with the at least one accelerometer and configured to receive acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer. The processor may apply at least one non-linear operator to the acceleration data to determine whether the acceleration data indicates an event, such application including calculation of a non-linear energy of the acceleration data and performance of at least one secondary analysis to determine whether the event is a seizure.
US09681829B2	Eye-mountable devices and structures for eye-mountable devices An eye-mountable device includes a transparent polymer and a structure embedded in the transparent polymer. The transparent polymer defines a posterior side and an anterior side of the eye-mountable device, and the transparent polymer has a concave surface and a convex surface. The structure includes a substrate, an antenna comprising a conductive loop, and a sensor that is configured to detect an analyte. The substrate includes a loop portion and a tab portion, where the loop portion has an outer circumference defined by an outer diameter and an inner circumference defined by an inner diameter, and where the tab portion extends from the inner circumference of the loop portion towards a center of the loop portion. The conductive loop is disposed on the loop portion of the substrate between the inner circumference and outer circumference, and the sensor is disposed on the tab portion of the substrate.
US09681821B2	Methods for measuring global glymphatic flow using magnetic resonance imaging Systems and methods for providing quantitative measurements of global glymphatic flow of cerebrospinal fluid (“CSF”) using magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) are described. In general, images are obtained from a subject using flow-sensitive MRI techniques that are designed to be particularly sensitive to the glymphatic flow of CSF. Measures of glymphatic flow can be obtained while the subject is in an awake state and again while the subject is in a sleep state. Based on these two measurements, a biomarker that indicates a neurological state or disease can be generated.
US09681809B2	Implantable medical device having optical fiber for sensing electrical activity An implantable medical device for optically sensing action potential signals in excitable body tissue. The device includes an elongated tubular lead body carrying an optical fiber extending from a proximal lead end to a distal lead end to position the optical fiber at a target site. The lead body additionally carries a conduit for dispensing a voltage-sensitive fluorescent dye into tissue surrounding the target site. The optical fiber transmits excitation light to the fluorescent dye to cause the dye to fluoresce with varying intensity as the transmembrane potentials of local tissue cells vary due to passing depolarization wavefronts. The optical fiber transmits the fluorescence signal to the device to generate an action potential signal or fiducial points of an action potential signal for use in accurately measuring and characterizing electrical activity of excitable tissue.
US09681808B2	Stimulation system based on mechanical vibration for modification and characterization of sleep and behavior in rodents Monitoring behavior of a rodent within a cage includes applying a vibration stimulus to a component of the cage and after applying the vibration stimulus, sensing a signal from a piezoelectric sensor within the cage, the sensed signal indicative of a behavioral response of the rodent. A plurality of attributes of the signal can be determined and the attributes can then be stored in a manner that associates the behavioral response of the rodent with the vibration stimulus.
US09681804B2	Hybrid lens system for head wearable display A hybrid optical system for a head wearable display includes a central vision lens and a peripheral vision lens. The central vision lens approximately aligns with a cornea of a user to provide lensing to a central vision of the user when the user is looking straight forward. The peripheral vision lens, different than the central vision lens, provides lensing to an extended field of view that extends angularly beyond the central vision lensed by the central vision lens when the user is looking straight forward. The peripheral vision lens is disposed around the central vision lens. The peripheral vision lens has a co-incident optical center with the central vision lens but the central vision lens is offset from a physical center of the peripheral vision lens.
US09681802B2	Fast absolute-reflectance method for the determination of tear film lipid layer thickness A method for determining reflectivity of a tear film lipid layer of a patient and recommending a course of treatment based on the same. The method includes the steps of: measuring a tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum using a wavelength-dependent optical interferometer; converting the measured tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum to a calculated absolute reflectance spectrum; comparing the calculated absolute reflectance spectrum to a theoretical absolute lipid reflectance spectrum to determine a tear film lipid layer thickness; and determining a reflectivity value for the tear film lipid layer thickness at a first wavelength of light corresponding to ultraviolet, violet, or blue light.
US09681801B1	Efron stereopter The present disclosure describes a variety of stereopter devices for testing depth perception using a plurality of three dimensional test sets which lack rotational symmetry around a bisecting horizontal plane. By means of the present stereopter device the plurality of test sets are presented against a uniformly lit and standardized background in each of two orientations to a test subject by rotation of a handle affixed to a housing which carries the test sets on planes orthogonal to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Following presentation of test sets in one orientation, the device is inverted for presentation of the test sets in the other orientation.
US09681794B2	Use of human input recognition to prevent contamination Embodiments of a system and method for processing and recognizing non-contact types of human input to prevent contamination are generally described herein. In example embodiments, human input is captured, recognized, and used to provide active input for control or data entry into a user interface. The human input may be provided in variety of forms detectable by recognition techniques such as speech recognition, gesture recognition, identification recognition, and facial recognition. In one example, the human input recognition techniques are used in connection with a device cleaning workflow used to obtain data and human input during cleaning procedures while minimizing cross-contamination between the contaminated device or person and other objects or persons. In another example, the human input recognition techniques are used in connection with a device tracking workflow used to obtain data and human input while tracking interactions with and locations of the contaminated or uncontaminated device.
US09681791B2	Misting chamber The invention proposes a domestic appliance having a drying apparatus, such as a dishwasher, a tumble dryer, a washing machine or the like, wherein the drying apparatus (8) has a contact space (8, 14) for establishing contact between drying air which originates from a working space (11) in the domestic appliance and a hygroscopic liquid (4) which is provided for drying purposes, in which domestic appliance effective drying is possible in a comparatively short time. According to the invention, this is achieved in that at least one nozzle (15, 16) for atomizing the hygroscopic liquid (4) in the contact chamber (8, 14) and/or for sprinkling the hygroscopic liquid (4) in the contact chamber (8, 14) is provided.
US09681788B2	Vacuum cleaner and wet dust filter A vacuum cleaner (100) comprises a suction head (120), a suction source operable to generate suction at the suction head (120) for collecting dust or debris from a surface, a liquid filter assembly (190), and a handle portion (140) adapted to enable a user to move the suction head (120) on the surface during normal vacuuming operation. The liquid filter assembly (190) comprises an air inlet (1906) for receiving dusted air coming in from the suction head (120), a filter reservoir (1902) for receiving a cleansing liquid such as an aqueous cleansing liquid to form a cleansing bath for filtering dusted air coming in from the suction head (120), and an air outlet (1908) through which air moving out of the filter reservoir (1902). The liquid filter assembly (190) is mounted on a filter receptacle (186) formed on a rigid housing portion which is intermediate between the handle portion (140) and the section head (120).
US09681782B2	Extendable battery operated scrubber brush with interchangeable rotating brush heads An extendable battery operated scrubber brush with interchangeable brush heads is provided. The scrubber brush includes a battery operated scrubber brush having an extendable handle and a plurality of interchangeable brush heads, each having different body cleaning materials thereon, and a battery charging docking station. The handle is extendable via an elongated member that is slidably disposed in an interior volume thereof. The handle includes a proximal end and a distal end that includes a drive shaft for removably receiving an interchangeable brush head thereon. The drive shaft is coupled to an electric motor disposed in the handle that rotates the drive shaft and drives an interchangeable brush head mounted thereon. The proximal end includes a port for receiving an electrical connector disposed in the docking station and one or more activation switches for activating the electric motor and driving the drive shaft.
US09681775B2	Apparatus for cooking pizza in kettle- or kamado-style cooking grills An apparatus usable in a kettle- or kamado-style grill instead of a conventional cooking grate. The apparatus includes a cooking surface support configured for support in a base of the grill in lieu of the conventional grate, and a complementary cooking surface supportable on the cooking surface support. The cooking surface support defines open fuel ports providing access to the fuel chamber. The apparatus may include a secondary fuel basket positionable within an open fuel port. An alternative apparatus comprises a unitary body adapted to be supported in the bottom portion of the cooking grill. The unitary body comprises a structural support portion configured to abut a bottom portion of the grill, and a cooking support portion spanning more than 50% of the area of the unitary body. The unitary body defines at least one open fuel port permit admission of additional fuel to the bottom of the grill.
US09681774B2	Method and apparatus for drawing cakes A foodstuff making machine comprising a batter dispenser connected to a device for capturing a design to dispense the batter onto a cooking surface with a first controller to control the flow rate and deposit of the batter to result in a desired shape and size of the foodstuff; a second controller that allows for a timed delay between dispensing of said foodstuff to allow subsequent pours to cook longer thereby creating a contrasting color between the foodstuff dispensed at different times; a removable dispensing device controlled by a positive or negative air displacement created by vacuum pump and redirected by one or more valves; and a third controller to control flow rate as well as starting and stopping of batter flow wherein there is no contact of food stuff and mechanical or moving parts.
US09681773B2	Oven having an H-shaped rotating door An oven comprising a housing, a cavity, an H-shaped rotating door, a motor and a heat source is disclosed. The cavity, which includes an opening, is located within the housing. The H-shaped rotating door, which can be rotated by the motor, includes a first food loading section and a second food loading section. The H-shaped rotating door also serves as a cover to prevent heat within the cavity from escaping through the opening. The heat source provides heat to the cavity to heat up any food item placed on one of the food loading sections located within the cavity.
US09681771B2	Container for liquids A container is disclosed that comprises an outer vessel having an inner cavity, and an inner vessel having an inner cavity. The inner vessel and outer vessel are configured for receiving all or substantially all of the inner vessel through an opening in the outer vessel such that in operation, said opening of the inner vessel may be releasably positioned proximate the opening of the outer vessel. The container also includes a lid for releasably enclosing said inner vessel within said outer vessel. The outer container may be made from a material called TRITAN and the inner vessel may be made from glass. A seal may be provided between the top to the inner vessel and the lid.
US09681766B2	Tiered serving tray A tiered tray is provided that includes a first tier with a first support member coupled thereto; a second tier with a second support member coupled thereto; and a table insert having a cavity therein that accepts at least one of the first and the second support members. The first support member maintains a level of the first tier above a level of a table and the second support maintains a level of the second tier above the level of the first tier, and the first tier is removably attachable to the table insert and the second tier is removably attachable to the first tier.
US09681762B2	Decorative frame A decorative frame comprises a lining plate (1), wherein a layer of tensioned elastic film (2) is covered at one side of the lining plate (1); the edge of the elastic film (2) is fixed at the edge of the lining plate (1) by virtue of clipping strips (3); an interlayer is formed between the lining plate (1) and the elastic film (2); an inserting opening (4) is left at the edge of the lining plate (1) and the elastic film (2); the lining plate (1) or/and the elastic film (2) is/are transparent; paintings and photos can be inserted into or taken out of the interlayer by uncovering the elastic film (2), thereby facilitating the operation; the paintings, the photos and the like in the interlayer can be saw through the lining plate (1) or/and the elastic film (2); a support component (6) is assembled on the clipping strips (3); and the angle adjustment of the decorative frame is realized by adjusting the position of the landing leg (62) of the support component (6), thereby overcoming the technical problems of inconvenient replacement of the paintings and the photos and unfavorable transport in the existing decorative frame.
US09681760B1	Hang tab with multiple positions A hang tab can be configured into a plurality of different positions that allow the merchandise with which it is used to be display in different configurations. The hang tab can be configured in an extended position for hanging the merchandise and a collapsed position wherein the merchandise is going to be placed on a shelf. In one configuration, the hang tab includes a body defined by a hook portion and a base portion. The hook portion is pivotably mounted to the base portion. One of the hook and base portion includes at least one locking tab with the other of the hook and base portion defining at least one locking recess. When the locking tab is received in the locking recess, the position of the hang tab is fixed with the locking tab in the extended position that allows the hang tab to hang from a hook.
US09681758B2	Dual strap sling carrier with support sleeve A carrier is provided for carrying an infant, a baby, or a small animal. The carrier includes a pouch that is formed from a main bottom panel and side panels attached to the main bottom panel in which the infant, the baby, or the small animal may sit. The side panels form a resting notch which may be v-shaped at a top edge of at least one of the side panels. Two or more straps are attached to opposite side panels of the pouch and are formed to extend over a wearer's shoulders. The carrier further includes a sleeve disposed underneath the pouch and attached to the pouch. The sleeve allows the wearer's hand or arm to extend therethrough. When the wearer uses the sleeve, the wearer may provide added comfort and support to the infant, baby, or small animal being carried.
US09681755B1	Water chair with attachments Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a multi-purpose water chair for partially submerging a user in a body of water. The water chair may include a frame formed of tubing, the frame configured to engage with a wall in the body of water; a seat supported by the frame; a backrest supported by the frame; at least one cylindrical foam pad encircling portions of the frame, such that the water chair can be used as a flotation device and the user is not completely submerged in the body of water; an umbrella attached to the frame of the chair, the umbrella configured to extend upwards from the frame to shade a user; a mister attached to the frame, the mister having a spray nozzle and a tubing extending from the spray nozzle to the body of water; and a floatable and rotatable tray attached to the frame.
US09681752B1	System for disabling further movement of furniture upon detecting imminent contact between the furniture and an object A system for minimizing damage to an object located rearward of a chair from rearward movement of a backrest portion of the chair by a powered movement apparatus, and the backrest portion may be movable rearwardly from a substantially upright position to a reclined position. The system may comprise an apparatus positionable on the backrest portion of the chair and configured to be triggered when the apparatus contacts an object positioned rearward of the backrest portion. The apparatus may be configured to be interfaced with the movement apparatus of the chair to interrupt rearward movement of the backrest portion when the apparatus is triggered.
US09681751B2	Electric support system for headrest An electric support system for headrest includes first sliders connected with and slid on each other, first and second fasteners, and first to fourth connecting rods; the first and second sliders are respectively fixed to the first fastener and the first connecting rod, an upper end of the first connecting rod and one end of the second connecting rod are respectively connected to the second fastener, one end of the third connecting rod is connected to the first connecting rod, the other end of the third connecting rod is pivotally connected to one end of the fourth connecting rod, the other end of the fourth connecting rod is pivotally connected to the first slider, the other end of the second connecting rod is pivotally connected to the third connecting rod between the two ends thereof, and a linear drive device having an output shaft for driving the first connecting rod.
US09681750B2	Chair assembly with upholstery covering A seating unit component assembly comprises a support component that includes a first surface adapted to abut a seated user, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces, and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a portion of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the first end surface of the support component, and a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second end surface and at least a portion of the second surface.
US09681749B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a blocking member, a second rail, and an operating member. The first rail defines a longitudinal channel. The blocking member is attached to the first rail. The second rail is movably connected to the first rail and can be moved to an extended position relative to the first rail in the longitudinal channel to be blocked by the blocking member. The operating member is movably connected to the first rail and configured to operate the blocking member so that the second rail is allowed to be retracted relative to the first rail from the extended position.
US09681747B1	Folding table with power outlet A folding table has an integrated electrical power outlet. The table has a tabletop with a horizontal orientation supported in an elevated position by at least a pair of legs or leg assemblies pivotally coupled at opposite sides of the tabletop and pivotal between a closed storage position against the tabletop and an open elevated position extending transverse to the tabletop. The tabletop has a bottom framework with a perimeter rail extending along at least a portion of a perimeter the tabletop and defining at least a portion of the perimeter of the tabletop. The perimeter rail is segmented and defines a rail gap in the perimeter rail, with the perimeter rail having opposing ends at the rail gap. The electrical power outlet is spliced into the perimeter rail at the rail gap and spans the rail gap in the perimeter rail.
US09681740B2	Oral care implement Disclosed is an oral care implement comprising: a body having a head portion having a front side and a rear side, at least one cleaning element disposed at the front side of the head portion of the body, and a rim extending from the rear side of the head portion of the body, wherein the rim includes one or more weakened portions and extends along a perimeter region of the head portion of the body; and resilient material disposed at the rear side of the head portion of the body, wherein the rim is disposed around at least a portion of the resilient material.
US09681738B1	Flexible carrying strap device A flexible carrying strap device for flexibly securing and carrying a flat, elongated object includes a pair of straps each forming a respective loop configured to extend around a flat, elongated object. The opposite ends of a front handle are coupled to the respective loops defining front junctions. The opposite ends of a back handle are coupled to the respective loops defining back junctions. The device also comprises a pair of bands each having opposing termini. The opposing termini of each the pair of bands are coupled to and extend between one of the front junctions and a respective one of the back junctions. One of each of a pair of connectors is coupled to a respective one of the pair of straps. Each of the pair of straps is couplable to a respective one of the connectors to form the respective loops.
US09681736B2	Makeup application assistance device, makeup application assistance method, and makeup application assistance program A makeup assisting apparatus includes an image acquirer that acquires a face image, a facial part acquirer that acquires a face portion area from the image, a facial makeup selector that selects facial makeup for each of the facial parts, the facial makeup comprising a way of applying the facial makeup, a skin condition acquirer that acquires a skin condition of the face and a skin correction makeup selector that selects skin correction makeup or skin care based on the skin condition, the skin correction makeup being a way of applying the skin correction makeup, and the skin care being a way of applying basic skin care. A makeup presenter presents, to a user, the selected facial makeup in association with a corresponding area of the portion of the face and presents the selected skin correction makeup or skin care.
US09681734B2	Dual brush eyelash applicator with reverse action apparatus A mascara application system includes an applicator for mascara and a mascara container. The applicator may include two brushes, and have a reverse tweezers arrangement, by which the brushes may be spaced apart from one another when pressure is applied to a handle portion of the applicator, and the brushes may be positioned adjacent to one another when no pressure is applied to the handle portion. An optional applicator container may hold a handle portion of the applicator, while enabling its actuation to operate the applicator. The mascara container, which holds mascara and is configured to receive the brushes, may include a separate portal for each brush, as well as a squeegee or other element for removing excess mascara from each brush. Methods for applying mascara to lashes are also disclosed.
US09681726B2	Hand held appliance Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet and a PCB extending about the fluid flow path. The PCB may be annular. The PCB may be isolated from the fluid flow path. The PCB may comprise a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may extend substantially continuously about the fluid flow path and the second layer may extend partially about the fluid flow path. The second layer may be adjacent the first layer and may be downstream of the first layer. The body may comprise a duct and the fluid flow path extends through the duct. The PCB may extend about the duct. The body may comprise a primary fluid flow path extending about the duct which may be in fluid communication with the PCB.
US09681721B2	Card wallet Disclosed is a card wallet for use with cards such as identification cards, credit cards, RFID cards. The card wallet comprises a base and lower and upper arms extending from the base. The lower arm and upper arms each comprise a channel portion and a protrusion disposed at an outer end portion. The base and channel portions of the lower and upper arms form a retention area. The protrusions moveable between a non-biased position where the retention area is closed and a biased position where the retention area is open. In operation, the protrusions of the lower and upper arms are moved to the biased position upon insertion of the cards at the protrusions allowing complete insertion of the cards and then return of the protrusions of the lower and upper arms to the non-biased position where the cards are retained within the retention area.
US09681718B1	Combined device mount and protective case A combined mount and protective case apparatus for an electronic device which includes a protective housing member to store and protect an electronic device and an attachment arm member having one or more adhesive portions configured to detachably mount to a plurality of surfaces, the attachment arm member rotatably connected to the protective housing member by a hinge member coupled to the protective housing member.
US09681716B2	Anti-theft carrying strap In various embodiments, a carry (or carrying) bag is provided that includes an interior, substantially cut-resistant security panel assembly with a matrix of wires secured between or on one or more flexible material layers. Also in various embodiments, the security panel assembly may be positioned intermediate the bag outside wall and a lining of the bag, and in other embodiments, may also take the form of an expansion panel. Second or secondary locking fasteners are also provided to lock first or primary fasteners to or within the carrying bag, to provide security for compartments and pockets. A strap with one or more security cables, and various locking fasteners, may be attached to the carry bag. Methods for forming such security panel assemblies, expansion panels, and carrying straps are also disclosed.
US09681714B1	Automatic direction-correcting apparatus for a cane A cane includes a tube and a direction-correcting apparatus including a sleeve, a gasket, a pad unit and a connector unit. The sleeve receives the tube and includes an annular shoulder on an internal face. The gasket is inserted in the sleeve. The pad unit includes a dome in contact with the gasket, an aperture in the dome, and a flat face around the aperture. The connector unit includes a threaded bolt, a nut engaged with the threaded bolt and connected to the tube, and a spring compressed between the nut and the annular shoulder. The threaded bolt includes a head at an end of the shank. The shank is inserted in the sleeve via the aperture of the pad unit. The head includes a flat upper face for contact with the flat face of the dome when the head is inserted in the dome.
US09681706B2	Footwear incorporating angled tensile strand elements An article of footwear may include various first strands and second strands. The cutting and second strands may extend from an area proximal to lace-receiving elements to an area proximal to the sole structure. The first strands may have a substantially vertical orientation and the second strands may have a rearwardly-angled orientation. The first strands may be located in a midfoot region of the footwear and the second strands may be located in both the midfoot region and a heel region of the footwear. Angles between the first strands and the second strands may be at least 40 degrees. Additionally, the second strands may have at least fifty percent greater tensile strength than the first strands.
US09681703B2	Footwear with flexible auxetic sole structure An article of footwear may include a sole structure comprising an outer member and a plurality of ground engaging members, including a first ground engaging member. The ground engaging members extend substantially downward from the outer surface of a sole structure. Ground engaging members, or cleats, may be auxetic structures that can increase their dimensions in a direction that is orthogonal to the direction of applied force or tension. The ground engaging members may comprise a series of faces joined along hinge portions that allow ground engaging members to flatten and expand significantly. The first ground engaging member may have a substantially three-pointed star-shaped pyramidal structure. The outer member may have a more elastic material than the material comprising the faces of ground engaging member. The outer member may have an inner surface with apertures that correspond with the ground engaging members of the outer surface.
US09681699B2	Footwear-based gymnastics training system and method A footwear-based gymnastics-training device for enabling a user to temporarily retain the user's feet in a together position, the footwear-based gymnastics-training device. The device having a pair of footwear constructions, the pair of footwear constructions being a left foot construction and a right foot construction, the left and right foot constructions being outfittable upon the user's left and right feet. Matable temporary fastening means are cooperably associated with the left and right foot constructions for temporarily fastening the left and right foot constructions together when outfitted upon the user's left and right feet, the pair of footwear constructions and matable temporary fastening means thus being cooperable for temporarily retaining the user's feet in the together position.
US09681697B2	Helmet A helmet includes the first pad in contact with an occipital region of a rider, and each of the second pads in contact with the cheeks of the rider. Since the first pad moves from the first occipital region-contact position to the second occipital region-contact position as well as the second pad moves from the first cheek-contact position to the second cheek-contact position, the helmet is moved relative to the rider's head by a predetermined distance.
US09681692B2	Post-operative sternum and breast device A support device for providing external support for a patient's chest and breast after the patient has undergone a surgical procedure in the thoracic region. The support device includes a chest band and first and second elongate under-bust/shoulder bands. Each of the under-bust/shoulder bands includes an under-bust portion and a shoulder strap portion. The support device includes first and second connectors attached to the shoulder strap portions of the second and first elongate bands, respectively. A lower portion of a first breast encapsulating unit is attached to the under-bust portion of the first under-bust/shoulder band and an upper portion is attached to the first connector. A lower portion of a second breast encapsulating unit is attached to the under-bust portion of the second under-bust/shoulder band and an upper portion is attached to the second connector.
US09681689B2	Layered thumbhole structure A sleeve cuff is provided for a sleeve comprising an anterior patch affixed to the sleeve and covering at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, a distal strap affixed to the sleeve and spanning over at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, and the distal strap overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch to form an aperture for receiving a thumb therethrough. The sleeve cuff has a plurality of configurations, including at least a closed configuration where the aperture is closed and minimizes the wearer's exposure to wind and air elements therethrough, and an opened configuration where the aperture is opened and minimizes the air penetration around the received thumb.
US09681688B1	E-vaping device An e-vaping device includes a battery section, an e-vaping tank capable of holding a liquid material, and an adapter connecting the battery section to the e-vaping tank. The adapter includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material from the e-vaping tank to the heater. The adapter is connected to the e-vaping tank and the power source section via threaded connections. The threaded connections between the adapter and the battery section have threads with a non-standard pitch.
US09681686B2	Save a butt cigarette accessory device The invention provides an accessory for cigarette smokers which provides a portable cigarette accessory device for cutting the end of a partially smoked cigarette and storing the partially smoked cigarette for later enjoyment wherein the device is attachable to a disposable lighter.
US09681683B2	Feeder device of products with reduced longitudinal dimensions in machines for the tobacco industry A feeder device of products with reduced longitudinal dimensions in machines for the tobacco industry comprises a main feeder roller which rotates continuously and which has a plurality of active peripheral flutes acting to hold a respective product; the main roller is designed to pass the products on to respective flutes on corresponding handling rollers of a main line of feed of the products in the machine the device is associated with; the device comprises means for continuously filling the peripheral flutes of the main roller, the filling means comprising a plurality of feeding and passing-on means, in particular at least first means and second means for feeding and passing on corresponding groups of the products to corresponding groups of flutes located one after the other on the main roller.
US09681681B2	Modification of bacterial profile of tobacco A method of modifying the content of certain bacteria in uncured tobacco material is provided, the method including contacting an uncured tobacco material with a treatment solution, wherein the treatment solution is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a solution comprising salt, sugar, or a combination thereof; (ii) a solution comprising one or more enzymes; and (iii) a solution comprising one or more probiotics, wherein said contacting provides a treated tobacco material having a reduced total bacterial content following harvest. In certain embodiments, the treated tobacco material is subsequently cured, and can optionally be fermented. Smoking articles and smokeless tobacco products including such treated tobacco materials are also provided.
US09681679B2	Sorting table for separating fruits from foreign bodies A sorting table for separating fruits from foreign bodies has at least one set of rollers revolvingly mounted in a frame. Each roller has a shaft with an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the frame. The sorting table has adjustment means intended to adjust the distance between the axes of rotation of the rollers according to the dimensions of the fruits to be selected.
US09681677B2	Storage device using potential generator A space potential generator includes a transformer formed by magnetically connecting a primary coil and a secondary coil, a feedback control circuit feeding back one terminal of the secondary coil to one terminal of the primary coil to adjust voltage of the secondary coil, an output control portion provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil to impart low frequency vibration to an output of the secondary coil, a static electricity discharger formed of conductive material and provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil via the output control portion, the space potential generator does not have a grounding electrode, a weak current flowing through the secondary coil is 0.002 to 0.2 A, the static electricity discharger is covered with an insulating member to discharge predetermined static electricity to surrounding space, and electric field of target voltage is formed in the surrounding space by the discharged static electricity.
US09681676B2	Curd containing slurry compositions for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheese Methods and systems for preparing soft or firm/semi-hard cheese are provided, as well as soft or firm/semi-hard cheese prepared by the methods. The methods typically involve the formation of a slurry that contains blended or molten cheese curd. A variety of ingredients can be introduced into the curd used to prepare the slurry, the slurry that is formed, or at other stages along the manufacturing process to tailor the performance and nutritional characteristics of the final cheese product. The slurry in some methods is directly processed to form a final cheese product. In other methods, the slurry undergoes various types of processing to achieve certain desired composition or performance requirements.
US09681672B2	Taste-enhancing agent, baking doughs, breadmaking and cereal products compromising same, and use thereof as an NaCl substitute Dry flavor enhancing agent for a cereal product and particularly for baked bakery products including yeast extract and acid fermented flour, dry enhancing agent for cereal products and particularly for baked bakery products including this dry flavor enhancing agent and their use in the preparation of cereal products and particularly doughs and baked products.
US09681670B2	Precision weighing system for moving portions of dough This invention relates to a precision weighing system for transporting or moving portions of dough with a dividing slider (2) in a device for portioning and processing dough, wherein the system has a rotatably mounted, in particular pivotally mounted, first pivoting lever (11), and a rotatably mounted, in particular pivotally mounted, second pivoting lever (12), wherein the second pivoting lever (12) carries an actuating projection (18) for the reciprocating motion of the dividing slider (2), and the first pivoting lever (11) can be pivoted about the pivot bearing thereof by a drive, wherein an air bellows (4) is disposed between the first pivoting lever (11) and the second pivoting lever (12), the volume and/or shape of said air bellows being variable by compressed air admission, and which specifies the distance between the opposing lever arms of the two pivoting levers (11, 12).
US09681666B2	Method of producing partially purified extracellular metabolite products from Bacillus coagulans and biological applications thereof The antimicrobial effect of extracellular metabolite composition from Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 and composition comprising from about 61% w/w of thymol, about 38% of monolaurin and about 1% w/w of magnolol obtained from supercritical fluid extracts of Magnolia officinalis is described.
US09681665B2	Method of producing partially purified extracellular metabolite products from Bacillus coagulans and biological applications thereof The antimicrobial effect of extracellular metabolite composition from Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 is described.
US09681659B2	Agrochemical formulation comprising encapsulated pesticide The present invention relates to a aqueous composition containing a suspended pesticide A, and microcapsules comprising a shell and a core, wherein the core contains a pesticide B and an aprotic, polar solvent B, and the shell contains poly(meth)acrylate, which comprises C1-C24 alkyl esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and/or maleic acid in polymerized form. The invention further relates to a method for preparing said composition comprising the mixing of the pesticide A, water and the microcapsules, to said microcapsule, wherein the core contains the pesticide B and a solvent A, wherein the weight ratio of the pesticide B to the sum of all solvents in the core is from 1:1 to 1:10, and wherein the microcapsule contains up to 7 wt % poly(meth)acrylate, based on the total amount of all pesticides in the core, all solvents in the core, and the poly(meth)acrylate.
US09681652B2	Clasp hanger Disclosed herein is a clasp hanger for hanging. The clasp hanger includes a hanger hook comprised of an elongated part. The hanger hook has a hanger hook section and a neck section opposite the hook section. The neck section is expandable to allow the clasp hanger to be quickly hung on a support object such as a branch. The clasp hanger further includes an object attachment device attached to the neck section of the hanger hook. This object attachment device is configured for attaching an object to be hung. The object may be, for example, configured to dispense a chemical or formulation useful in agricultural pest management. The hanger hook, and object attachment device are disposed such that, after the support object is pushed through the neck, the hanger hook will automatically rotate such that the support object is disposed at an interior part of the hanger hook that is away from the neck section. This prevents the support object from passing back through the neck section.
US09681649B2	Fishing reel A fishing reel is provided, which includes: a frame having a through hole and a mounting part; a spool rotatably disposed inside of the frame with a fishing line wound thereon; a main shaft inserted into the spool; a brake unit mounted on the spool to put the brake thereon; and a cover unit disposed on the brake unit. The brake unit includes: a retainer having a fixing groove and a plurality of first guide grooves; a brake shoe housing fixed to the retainer and has a plurality of slots, a plurality of second guide grooves, and a plurality of mounting grooves; brake shoes mounted in the plurality of slots so as to be inserted into the slots or withdrawn therefrom; and pivot members mounted in the mounting grooves to press the brake shoes.
US09681648B2	Method for manufacturing transgenic caenorhabditis elegans with DNA methyltransferase and use thereof Provided are transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) overexpressing DNA methyltransferase 3a (Dnmt3a) and a method of producing the same. According to the method, a specific mechanism and related factors for DNA methylation mediated by Dnmt3a may be found, and a critical gene for regulating the life span of C. elegans may be identified, and therefore C. elegans may be used as an animal model for screening a drug for a DNA methylation-related disease.
US09681644B2	Process and method for optimizing production of food and feed A process includes microbially degrading harvested polyculture plant material to form a concentrated microbial biomass and providing the concentrated microbial biomass to an intermediary animal for consumption. The process may also be directed to producing a product animal which includes providing a growth area having an outlet for waste and providing a harvested plant material collection area having an outlet for degradation products. The process may also include providing a microbial growth system for producing a bacterial biomass and directing at least some waste from the outlet of the product animal growth area to the harvested plant material collection area. The process may also include directing at least some degradation products to the microbial growth system, directing some of the microbial biomass produced in the microbial growth system to an intermediary animal for consumption, and directing the intermediary animal to a product animal growth area.
US09681641B2	Pet carrier bag with interchangeable shell An interchangeable pet carrier system includes a pet carrier and at least one handbag. The pet carrier includes a bottom panel, a pair of long side panels and a pair a short side panels connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel connected to top edges of the side panels. A zipper is disposed on the carrier to run through the top carrier panel to separate the top carrier panel into first and second sides, and to run partially down the short side carrier panels. Alternating connectors are disposed along an exterior of an upper portion of side panels. The handbag has a bottom panel connected to short and long side panels. Alternating male and female connectors are disposed along an interior of an upper portion of the side panels. The carrier is inserted into the handbag and is secure via corresponding alternating male and female connectors.
US09681636B2	Detector system, sensor and dairy animal treatment device Sensor system with a sensor device having a through-flow cell for liquid, a detector device for measuring a property of the liquid in the through-flow cell and for generating an associated detector signal, a sensor control for analyzing the detector signal, wherein the sensor control detects a liquid transition between two different liquids in the through-flow cell when a change (per unit time) in the detector signal is greater than a threshold value. In the case of such a liquid transition detection, the sensor control generates an alarm signal. Liquid transition detection is carried out by optical, temperature and/or conductivity sensors.
US09681635B2	Milking box with robotic attacher A method comprises extending a robotic attacher under a dairy livestock positioned in a milking stall, wherein the robotic attacher comprises a nozzle that is positioned generally on the bottom of the robotic attacher during a first operation. The method further comprises rotating the robotic attacher during a second operation such that the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the robotic attacher.
US09681628B1	Soybean variety XB27AU15R A novel soybean variety, designated XB27AU15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB27AU15R, cells from soybean variety XB27AU15R, plants of soybean XB27AU15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB27AU15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB27AU15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB27AU15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB27AU15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB27AU15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB27AU15R are further provided.
US09681627B1	Soybean variety 30G13J3 Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated 30G13J3, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-123696. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 30G13J3 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
US09681626B1	Soybean variety 36Y14Y1 Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated 36Y14Y1, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-123694. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 36Y14Y1 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
US09681619B1	Wheat cultivar TW300-001 and compositions and methods of using the same A wheat cultivar designated TW300-001 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of wheat cultivar TW300-001, and to methods for producing wheat seeds and plants by crossing wheat cultivar TW300-001 with itself or another wheat cultivar or wheat plant not designated a cultivar. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants of wheat cultivar TW300-001 containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic wheat plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants by mutagenesis of wheat cultivar TW300-001. The invention also relates to hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing wheat cultivar TW300-001 with another wheat cultivar.
US09681617B2	Tomato line CHI-XF-PIAS The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI-XF-PIAS. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI-XF-PIAS, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09681605B2	Harvester feed rate control A harvester having a harvesting structure, an accumulator, and a module builder having a throat. A plurality of meter rollers are positioned to receive crop and transfer crop at a feed rate in cooperation with a beater roller. A feeder belt receives crop from the meter rollers and the beater roller and transfers the crop to the throat. A feed rate control system comprises at least one crop mass flow feedback device providing a crop mass flow feedback signal indicative of crop mass flow. A controller is provided that is in communication with the at least one crop mass flow feedback device and configured to operate in a first mode by lowering the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates a threshold has been reached and by raising the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates the threshold has not been reached.
US09681604B2	Operating control mechanism for garden tool An operating control mechanism for a garden tool comprises a control button and a pair of handles located at both sides of the control button. Triggers are arranged on the handles. The operating control mechanism further comprises stop components which are movable relative to the handles. The handles can rotate around axes by moving the stop components.
US09681598B2	Bellcrank activated wheel caster An agricultural planter has at least one wing section that can rotate forward to a transport configuration and can also rotate outward to a working configuration. The at least one wing section has a caster assembly attached to a strut pivotable between a raised position forward of the at least one wing section and a lowered position beneath the at least one wing section. At least one wing section lift cylinder is located above and horizontally rearward of the at least one wing section, and is connected to the at least one wing section using a rearward extending wing section lift cylinder mounting bracket. The at least one wing section lift cylinder is connected to at least one bell crank, which is connected to at least one drop link, which is connected to the strut.
US09686893B2	Shielded electrical cable A shielded electrical cable includes a conductor set and two generally parallel shielding films disposed around the conductor set. The conductor set includes one or more substantially parallel longitudinal insulated conductors. The shielding films include a parallel portion wherein the shielding films are substantially parallel. The parallel portion is configured to electrically isolate the conductor set.
US09686882B2	Modular data center cabinet rack guide and retention mechanism A modular data center includes a first alignment component, and a second alignment component. The first alignment component is mounted at a first location on a floor of the modular data center, and is configured to align a cabinet rack within a rack slot of the modular data center. The second alignment component is mounted at a second location on the floor, and is configured be placed in physical communication with the cabinet rack in response to the cabinet rack being fully inserted in the rack slot.
US09686874B2	Display device Provided is a display device that includes a middle cabinet in which two display panels of which two rear sides are leaning on each other are safely held, and an incision is formed in at least a portion of a rim of the middle cabinet; a back cover is interposed between the two display panels and has an extension portion that is inserted through the incision and extends to an outside, and a fixing member in which control printed circuit boards that are coupled to the extension portion of the back cover and are connected to the two display panels respectively are embedded.
US09686873B2	Housing for a portable electronic device A housing for a portable electronic device including a first transparent curved portion configured to curve from a front face of the housing to a first side face of the housing; a second transparent curved portion configured to curve from the front face of the housing to a second side face of the housing; a third transparent curved portion configured to curve from a rear face of the housing to the first side face of the housing; and a fourth transparent curved portion configured to curve from the rear face of the housing to the second side face of the housing.
US09686868B2	Method of removing soluble material layer by dissolving, method of manufacturing member, socket for use in electronic part, and electric and electronic devices A concave part defined by a ring-shaped step is formed on the upper surface of a housing body. A first elastic member is brought into contact with a portion of an electroless nickel-plated layer, the portion being in a region inside the concave part. The first elastic member is then pressed and deformed so that the whole of an angular portion, at which the upper surface of the ring-shaped step and its side surface cross, bites into the first elastic member and that the first elastic member and the electroless nickel-plated layer on the upper surface of the ring-shaped step are separated from each other. The housing body is then immersed in a dissolving liquid that can dissolve the electroless nickel-plated layer while the first elastic member is kept deformed.
US09686866B2	Package structure and manufacturing method thereof A package structure includes a circuit substrate, at least one electronic component, and a connecting slot. The circuit substrate includes at least one core layer, a build-up structure including at least three patterned circuit layers, at least two dielectric layers and conductive through holes, and circuit pads. The electronic component is embedded in at least one of the dielectric layers and located in a disposition area. The electronic component is electrically connected to one of the patterned circuit layers through a portion of the conductive through holes. The connecting slot has a bottom portion, a plurality of sidewall portions connecting the bottom portion, and a plurality of connecting pads located on the sidewall portions. The circuit substrate is assembled to the bottom portion, and the circuit pads are electrically connected to the connecting pads through a bent area of the core layer that is bent relative to the disposition area.
US09686864B2	Device including interposer between semiconductor and substrate A device including a semiconductor, a substrate, and an interposer. The interposer is attached between the semiconductor and the substrate to absorb stresses between the semiconductor and the substrate.
US09686857B2	Opto-electric hybrid module An opto-electric hybrid module is provided. In the opto-electric hybrid module, a core and an electric circuit including electric circuit body portions and mounting pads are provided on a surface of an under-cladding layer of an optical waveguide. An optical element is mounted on the mounting pads with its electrodes in abutment against the mounting pads. The core is covered with the over-cladding layer, and a center portion of the optical element is positioned above a portion of the over-cladding layer covering a top surface of the core. A portion of the electric circuit excluding the mounting pads and a surface portion of the under-cladding layer present between the electric circuit body portions of the electric circuit and present between the electric circuit body portion and the mounting pad are covered with a core material layer formed of the same material as the core.
US09686855B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor with interposer, and interposer for multilayer ceramic capacitor An embodiment of an multilayer ceramic capacitor with interposer includes: an interposer 20 having an insulated substrate 21, two first conductor pads 22, two second conductor pads 23 and two conductor vias 24 connecting the first conductor pads 22 and second conductor pads 23; and a multilayer ceramic capacitor 10 having external electrodes 12 that are each connected to each first conductor pad 22 of the interposer 20 via solder SOL. Each conductor via 24 of the interposer 20 has a through hole 24a inside, and a void GA not filled with the solder SOL is present in each through hole 24a on the second conductor pad 23 side. The multilayer ceramic capacitor with interposer is capable of suppressing noise due to electrostriction.
US09686854B2	Electronic device In an electronic device, a heat generating element is connected directly to an electrically-conductive joining material that is the start point of the heat dissipation path on the one surface of the substrate, and the other surface of the substrate is provided by an other surface side insulating layer. An electrically-conductive other surface side electrode connected to an external heat dissipation member is disposed on the surface of the other surface side insulating layer right under the heat generating element. On the other surface side of the substrate, an other surface side inner layer wire that is the end point of the heat dissipation path extends to the other surface side insulating layer and is insulated electrically from the other surface side electrode through the other surface side insulating layer.
US09686853B2	Thermal interface solution with reduced adhesion force A method comprises applying an adhesive to a first substrate and a second substrate to secure the first substrate to the second substrate. The adhesive extends in a plane on one side of an interposer that also extends in the plane, and is contiguous with the adhesive. The interposer comprises openings to enable flow of adhesive through the openings to form adhesive bond areas on one of the substrates where the areas substantially conform to the openings and lie adjacent to adhesive free areas. The adhesive substantially covers the other of the substrates so that the bond areas produce regions of reduced adhesive strength to the one substrate compared to the bond strength of the adhesive to the other substrate. Adjusting opening sizes adjusts area bond strengths. One substrate may comprise a VTM, the other a heat spreader, and the adhesive, a TIM. An article of manufacture comprises the substrate-adhesive-interposer-adhesive-substrate layers.
US09686842B1	Universal smart lighting gateway A system and method for discovering at least one dimming control protocol installed in a plurality of lighting devices and for controlling a plurality of dimming levels of the plurality of lighting devices are disclosed. The system may include at least one gateway that connects to at least one plurality of luminaires and/or LED's, at least one sensor subsystem and at least one power meter. The system and method may exchange information between a plurality of light devices and a self-organized, self-discovering gateway device. The gateway may use one or more known control protocols as an input and is able to handle multiple light devices that support different control protocols. This ability makes the gateway a universal lighting control gateway.
US09686839B1	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes a structured light generation unit and a controlling unit. The structured light generation unit includes plural light sources and an optical element group. After plural light beams from the plural light sources pass through the optical element group, a first structured light pattern corresponding to a first light source is projected on a first position of the projection surface and a second structured light pattern corresponding to a second light source is projected on a second position of the projection surface. The first position and the second position are different. The controlling unit controls the first light source and the second light source to emit the light beams according to a time sequence. Consequently, the first structured light pattern and the second structured light pattern are projected on the projection surface according to the time sequence.
US09686837B1	Foldable display device Disclosed is a foldable display device comprising: a display panel comprising a display area, and one or more foldable areas and non-foldable areas located within the display area; a cover film disposed on a front surface of the display panel; a support disposed at a back surface of the display panel; and a drive circuit to drive the display panel. One of the foldable areas may be located at a display surface near one edge area of the display panel, such that the edge area of the display panel is folded toward the back surface of the display panel, and the drive circuit is located on a flexible printed circuit board provided at the back surface of the display panel while being connected to the edge area of the display panel.
US09686836B2	LED driving device, illuminator, and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a light emitting diode (LED) driving device as a semiconductor device, which comprises: a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) controller, for controlling an output segment that is used to generate an output voltage from an input voltage and supply the output voltage to an LED; an output current driver, for generating an output current of the LED; and an LED short-circuit detection circuit, for monitoring a cathode voltage of the LED to perform an LED short-circuit detection, wherein the LED short-circuit detection circuit controls whether an action is performed or not according to a short-circuit detection enable signal input from outside the LED driving device.
US09686834B2	Powering internal components of LED lamps using dissipative sources An LED lamp comprises one or more LEDs and an LED driver receiving an input signal from a dimmer switch indicative of an amount of dimming for the LED lamp. The LED driver controls regulated current through the one or more LEDs based on the input signal such that an output light intensity of the one or more LEDs substantially corresponds to the amount of dimming for the LED lamp. A regulated output provides operating power for the LED driver. A controller regulates the regulated output to power the LED driver. The controller selects a power source for charging the regulated output from two or more power sources, and the regulated output is charged using the power source selected by the controller.
US09686831B2	Enhanced lighting fixture A lighting fixture having a light source, a light sensor, a communication interface, and circuitry is described. In addition to controlling the light source, the circuitry is adapted to monitor for a light signal provided from a handheld device via the light sensor; upon receiving the light signal, measure a signal level associated with the light signal; and effect transmission of the signal level to the handheld device via the communication interface. In one embodiment, the circuitry is further configured to receive an instruction to monitor for the light signal from the handheld device via the communication interface such that the circuitry begins monitoring for the light signal upon receiving the instruction.
US09686825B2	Method and apparatus for cooling a user interface and/or door of a cooking device A cooking device includes a user interface having an outer surface. The user interface is connected to an outer enclosure. A duct is connected to the user interface. A door is connected to the outer enclosure. A cooling device is in thermal communication with a member selected from the group consisting of the outer surface and the door. The cooling device is connected to the user interface or the door by the duct.
US09686823B2	Electric heater An electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with at least one heating element and with at least one circuit board, whereby the circuit board has at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a power supply can be realized. The heating element has at least one PTC-heating element, whereby the heating element can be clipped to the circuit board via a connector clip, and whereby the connector clip has two flexible extensions, which are arranged opposed to each other.
US09686820B2	Transferring data between mobile devices having heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces Methods, systems and computer program products for transferring data between mobile devices having heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces includes identifying one or more intermediate mobile devices from social network databases upon detecting an initiation of data transfer from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, wherein the first and second mobile devices have heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces, and wherein the intermediate mobile devices have wireless communication interface compatibility to form an ad hoc wireless network with the first and second mobile devices for transferring data from the first to the second mobile device; implementing the ad hoc wireless network based on availability of the intermediate mobile devices; and transferring the data from the first to the second mobile device through the ad hoc wireless network, wherein said transferring includes hopping the data through each of the intermediate mobile devices from the first to the second mobile device.
US09686818B2	Systems and methods of power efficient Wi-Fi In example embodiments disclosed herein, a primary wireless device infrequently sends a ping to a secondary device to determine if there are any communications from an access point intended for the primary wireless device. The secondary device, ideally connected to wall power, is wirelessly connected to the access point, acting as a connected proxy so that the primary wireless device, typically battery powered, does not always have to be connected. In a situation in which an incoming communication is intended for the primary device, the secondary device receives the notification and buffers whatever is sent from the access point intended for the primary wireless device and acknowledges the receipt. Then, when the primary wireless device pings the secondary device, the secondary device sends the buffered communication to the primary wireless device. As far as the access point is concerned, it thinks it is communicating directly with primary wireless device.
US09686817B2	Apparatus of user equipment (UE) configurable for connectivity with multiple cell groups Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and methods for enhanced discontinuous reception (DRX) operations for inter eNB carrier aggregation (CA) in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a UE is configured to be served by multiple serving cells. The first set of the serving cells may be associated with a first eNB and a second set of serving cells may be associated with a second eNB. In these embodiments, DRX operations may be performed independently in multiple serving cells belonging to the different eNBs. Other embodiments for enhanced DRX operations are also described.
US09686815B2	Devices and methods for managing discontinuous transmission at a wireless access terminal Access terminals are adapted to facilitate discontinuous transmission (DTX). According to one example, an access terminal determines to disable DTX, such that a continuous reverse link transmission may occur, in a fashion such as not to interfere with the operation of a Frame Early Termination operation utilized in CDMA 1× technology. As one example, the access terminal may cease the utilization of DTX in accordance with a performance metric of a wireless communication network. The performance metric may be a forward link power control setpoint of a base station, a number of quasi-orthogonal function sets being utilized at the base station, a number of frame erasures corresponding to a forward link transmission from the base station, or any other suitable measurable parameter of the network performance. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

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