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| US09695966B2 |
Quick connect fluid conduit connector having latch with integral spring arms for button release
A quick connect fluid conduit connector includes male and female connector components that releasably engage with each other to fluidically connect two fluid conduits. The female connector component defines a receptacle for receiving a distal end of the male connector component, and a latch in the female connector component is configured to engage with a latch catch groove on the male connector component to reliably secure these components together in a sealed coupling. The latch is a unitary piece having a large release button integrally formed with multiple spring arms, thereby simplifying assembly of the fluid conduit connector and providing redundancy against failure modes. In addition, the female connector component may also include a lock mechanism engaged with the latch for providing additional protection against unintentional disconnection of the male and female connector components. |
| US09695963B2 |
Tube-fitting-assembly ferrule
A tube-fitting-assembly ferrule apparatus and method to secure connections between tubing sections against high pressure, vibration, pulsation, and hammering, by providing a tube-fitting-assembly ferrule which elastically deforms in use, securing the primary circumferential point seal with a shock-absorbing and shape-retaining force. |
| US09695962B2 |
Fire resistant textile sleeve and methods of construction thereof and providing fire protection therewith
A textile sleeve constructed in accordance with one aspect of the invention provides fire protection to an oil or fuel fluid conveying conduit and meets the AS1055 Class A protection requirements at a zero flow rate and the AS1055 Class B protection requirements at a zero flow rate. The textile sleeve includes a single tubular textile wall formed from at least one of the group consisting of basalt, silica, ceramic and fiberglass yarn. The wall has an outer surface and an inner surface bounding a cavity sized for receipt of the fluid conveying conduit. A coating of silicone rubber is adhered to the outer surface of the wall, and a flame retardant additive is mixed with the silicone rubber to form a coating composition. The flame retardant additive is selected from the group consisting of at least one of zinc borate, magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide. |
| US09695960B2 |
Fuel dispensing unit comprising a locking member for retaining a fuel conduit in a locked position
A fuel dispensing unit is provided that includes a fuel conduit including an external annular bead and a locking member including inwardly extending resilient tongues. The locking member is configured to retain the fuel conduit in a locked position and to receive the fuel conduit in an open position. The external annular bead of the fuel conduit causes the locking member to move to the open position when the locking member receives the fuel conduit. |
| US09695959B2 |
Guide system and method for guiding a pipeline from a laying vessel onto the bed of a body of water
A guide system configured to guide a pipeline from a laying vessel onto the bed of a body of water has a float unit; a trolley, which is housed inside the frame, is selectively connectable to a pipeline spanning a given or designated path between the laying vessel and the bed of the body of water, and is configured to roll along the pipeline, parallel to the given or designated path; and at least one motor connected to the trolley) to selectively adjust the distance between the float unit and the laying vessel. |
| US09695957B2 |
Connecting device with a clamping device for connecting to an arrangement for closing flow paths and monitoring the status of the clamping device and method for same
A connecting device for connecting an external function device to an arrangement and for cutting off flow paths by accommodating a clamping device includes a pressure-measuring unit and/or a length-measuring unit configured to detect a clamping force and/or a distance such that it is possible to monitor the status of the clamping device. |
| US09695951B2 |
Slide valve
A slide valve comprises a bushing in which fluid openings are provided which extend through the wall of the bushing, a slide which is arranged adjustably in the bushing and is provided with at least one fluid duct, and an electroactive polymer actuator which can adjust the slide in the bushing. |
| US09695950B2 |
Pinch valve
A pinch valve includes a clamping jaw (12) which displaces perpendicularly to an axial direction and forms a mouth (16) that receives a flexible tube (18) that extends in the axial direction, and an abutment (12; 21) which is opposite the clamping jaw in the jaw displacement direction. The clamping jaw and the abutment are disposed relative to one another such that the tube is pinched by the advancing clamping jaw against the abutment. The clamping jaw has a displaceable support element (14) and two claws (16a; 16b) located opposite one another and engaging around the tube at least in some regions. The claws are articulated on the support element by the respective rear ends thereof such as to pivot about pivot pins oriented parallel to the axial direction, whereby the mouth opens as the clamping jaw advances and closes as the clamping jaw retracts. |
| US09695944B2 |
Electrical corrosion resistant mechanical seal
An improved mechanical face seal is provided which includes a pair of relatively rotatable seal rings having opposing seal faces. At least one of the seal faces and preferably the silicon carbide seal ring includes a tantalum coating over the seal face. The coating is formed such that the exposed seal face surface is formed of tantalum with a preferred thickness, and the substrate is the silicon carbide seal ring material. Between the silicon carbide substrate and exposed tantalum coating layer, an intermediate transformation layer of tantalum carbide is formed to enhance bonding of the substrate and coating layer. Preferably, the tantalum carbide layer is formed during the coating process wherein the tantalum is applied by chemical vapor deposition and the tantalum reacts with the silicon carbide to form the tantalum carbide at the interface between the tantalum coating layer and the seal ring substrate. |
| US09695937B2 |
Energy saving seal with vacuum induced counter-balance and rocking feature
A seal includes an annular mounting portion having a bellows portion extending axially and radially inward from the mounting portion. An axial leg extends axially from the bellows portion. A lay down sealing lip extends radially inward and axially from an end of the axial leg. A dust lip extends from the end of the axial leg in a direction opposite the lay down sealing lip. When the oil side is under negative pressure and when the lay down sealing lip begins to lift radially off the shaft there is a counterbalance force applied to the axial leg through the bellows geometry which maintains the lay down sealing lip in contact with the shaft. In addition, the seal is designed to be flexible enough that the oil side vacuum “rocks” the seal bringing the dust lip into contact with the shaft and blocking airflow. |
| US09695935B2 |
Sealing device
A sealing device that suppresses degradation of sealing properties resulting from conduction of heat generated by sliding of a resin-made sealing member and a rotating shaft to a rubber-made sealing member. The sealing device includes a rubber sealing member (110), a resin sealing member (120), a support ring (130), and a case (180), the support ring (130) has: a large diameter portion (131); an inward flange (135) that extends inwardly in a radial direction from an end portion of the large diameter portion (131) on an air side, and has a notch (135a) with which a nail portion (183) of the case is engaged; a small diameter portion (133) that is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of a lip portion (112) of the rubber sealing member (110); and a lip retaining portion (134). |
| US09695933B2 |
Automatic transmission control device
An automatic transmission control device with which it is occurrence of meshing failure at the time of engaging an engagement clutch may be prevented while suppressing prolonged time for completing the engagement. Disclosed is an automatic transmission control device comprising: an automatic transmission that is provided in the drive system of a vehicle and that includes, as an coupling element, an engagement clutch which undergoes meshing/engagement at the time of coupling; and a transmission controller that performs transmission control of the automatic transmission. The engagement clutch includes: a clutch gear connected to a transmission input shaft; and a clutch hub connected to a transmission output shaft and capable of meshing with the clutch gear. At the time of shifting at which the engagement clutch is engaged, the transmission controller sets a target differential rotation speed for generating a predetermined differential rotation between the input rotation speed and the output rotation speed in the engagement clutch when the clutch gear and the clutch hub mesh with each other. |
| US09695932B2 |
Power transmission apparatus for vehicle
A power transmission apparatus may include a first input shaft adapted to selectively receive torque of an engine, a second input shaft disposed without rotational interference with the first input shaft, a third input shaft disposed in a row with the second input shaft and without rotational interference with the first input shaft, a planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element directly connected to the third input shaft, and a third rotation element directly connected to the first input shaft, a motor/generator directly connected to the first rotation element and configured to achieve a reverse speed by inverse rotation thereof, and a first speed output unit and a second speed output unit each adapted to convert torque input from the second input shaft or the third input shaft and output the converted torque. |
| US09695931B2 |
Transmission hydraulics controller
A pressure regulating passage includes a pressure regulating valve and a check valve. The pressure regulating valve regulates a hydraulic pressure supplied to a friction engagement element to be a predetermined pressure lower than an engagement pressure. The check valve prevents reverse flow of hydraulic oil supplied to the friction engagement element. An operative position of a manual valve is switched so as to switched between a passage that supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic pressure supply passage while bypassing the pressure regulating passage and a passage that supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic pressure supply passage through the pressure regulating passage. Accordingly, when an automatic transmission is in a D range and a vehicle is stopped, regardless of a line pressure, an N control process is performed to disengage the friction engagement element. |
| US09695926B2 |
Accessory drive gear hub for a differential
Embodiments herein relate to piece-part, sub-assembly, assembly, and component levels of a differential composed of a sun gear configuration and utilized in an integrated drive generator. An integrated drive generator is a hydro-mechanical transmission that drives a synchronous salient pole generator. The integrated drive generator is a constant speed output, variable speed input transmission that includes the differential and a hydraulic unit. In general, the integrated drive generator utilizes the variable speed input from an accessory gear box of an engine to drive or control a hydraulic unit, which in turn drives or controls a churn leg member of the differential. As the differential is driven, speeds of each speed member of the differential are then summed to generate the constant speed output to drive the synchronous salient pole generator. |
| US09695923B2 |
Power transmitting component with pinion flange fixed to pinion
A power transmitting component with a housing, a pinion rotatably disposed in the housing, a flange and a retainer. The pinion has a stem that defines male threads and a plurality of first teeth that intersect the male threads. The flange has an internal aperture that defines female threads, a plurality of second teeth. The female threads are threadably engaged with the male threads. The retainer is insert molded between the stem and the flange and includes a body, a plurality of third teeth, a plurality of fourth teeth and a retainer member. The third teeth extend from the body and engage the first teeth. The fourth teeth extend from the body and engage the second teeth. The retainer member is engaged to one of the flange and the stem. A method for coupling a flange to a stem is also provided. |
| US09695921B1 |
Blade for an impeller or a turbine for a torque converter, a torque converter and method of producing the same
A torque converter including an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller, the turbine having a turbine shell; a core ring; and, at least one blade connected to the impeller shell or the turbine shell, each blade including: a respective first edge; a respective tab: extending from the respective first edge and through the core ring; and, fixing each blade to the core ring; and, a respective first extension: extending from the respective first edge in a first circumferential direction; and, in contact with the core ring. A method of fabricating an impeller or a turbine for a torque converter using a fixture and the at least one blade described above. |
| US09695918B2 |
Gap expanding method of ball screw and fine motion control rod drive mechanism incorporating gap expanded ball screw
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gap expanding method of a ball screw for preventing an increase in torque relative to an electric motor due to a protruding bulge caused by generation of a scar on the traveling side of the screw shaft of the ball screw, and to provide a control rod drive mechanism incorporating the gap expanded ball screw. In a ball screw disposed in a control rod drive mechanism, the ball screw has a screw shaft and a ball nut engaged with the screw shaft via travelling balls, and the balls are each configured to have a diameter smaller than that of the existing ball, thereby expanding a gap between a ball traveling side of the screw shaft and the ball and a gap between the ball and a ball traveling side of the ball nut. |
| US09695917B2 |
Cable actuators and cable actuated apparatuses and systems
A cable actuator includes a housing and a cam disposed in the housing. The cam includes a first cable retaining portion and a second cable retaining portion. The cam is movable between a first position in which the first cable retaining portion is in an actuated position and the second cable retaining portion is in a return position, and a second position in which the first cable retaining portion is in a return position and the second cable retaining portion is in an actuated position. |
| US09695915B2 |
Continuously variable planetary transmission
A power transfer apparatus and a method of configuring and assembling a power transfer apparatus. The power transfer apparatus includes a continuously variable transmission having a plurality of planets and a plurality of planet spindle assemblies, each one of the plurality of spindle assembly configured to rotatingly support one of the plurality of planets. Each of the spindle assemblies includes a spindle disposed in a channel of one of the plurality of planets. The spindle includes a first end in contact with an input disc and a second end in contact with an output disc. A first and second bearing are respectively located at recesses formed in the spindle. Each of the first bearing and second bearing are in contact with the interior surface of the channel of the planet to provide rotational support thereof. The power transfer apparatus provides improved assembly, performance and reliability. |
| US09695914B2 |
Toroidal continuously variable transmission and continuously variable transmission apparatus
Construction is achieved whereby durability is maintained while size and weight are reduced. Installation plate sections are provided on the top and bottom end sections of a pair of support columns. Bolts are inserted through through-holes that penetrate through the installation plate sections in the axial direction; the bolts are then screwed into screw holes provided in the axial direction of anchor sections of an actuator body and a connecting plate, and the bolts are further tightened, whereby the support columns are securely joined and fastened to the actuator body and the connecting plate. |
| US09695905B2 |
Balance shaft housing of an internal combustion engine
In an engine (internal combustion engine), a crankcase is provided with a fastening area that surrounds the opening and contacts the oil pan, a balance shaft housing is disposed in the crankcase to surround the opening, and four housing side fastening sections are provided to the crankcase to fasten the crankcase and the balance shaft housing. The fastening section of the four housing side fastening sections in a first axial direction side of a balance shaft is disposed on the inside of the fastening area, and the fastening section of the four housing side fastening sections in a second axial direction side of the balance shaft is disposed on the outside of the fastening area. |
| US09695903B2 |
Damper for compressor of cooling apparatus and refrigerator
To provide a novel damper for a compressor that includes a vibration isolation system that suits the low rotation speed of a compressor of a cooling apparatus.A plurality of support projections that support annular mounting portions of a compressor at multiple points are provided at an upper end portion of a cylindrical support. The plurality of support projections elastically support the compressor so that the compressor has a high center of gravity and allow the compressor to be laterally displaced by vibration. Moreover, a bellows portion that is elastically deformed while being in contact with the annular mounting portion that becomes laterally displaced is provided. The elastic deformation of the bellows portion buffers the lateral displacement of the compressor and stirs a viscous fluid that fills inside thereof to buffer the vibration. |
| US09695898B2 |
Shock absorber
A damping force generating apparatus of a shock absorber includes a main flow path through which a working fluid flows, a main valve which generates a damping force by controlling the flow of the working fluid by opening and closing the main flow path, a pilot chamber into which the working fluid branched from the main flow path flows and which applies an internal pressure in a valve closing direction to the main valve by a pressure of the working fluid, and a pilot flow path to which the working fluid flows out from the pilot chamber. In addition, a jet stream which is generated in a flow path narrowed by the main valve in the main flow path joins the flow of the working fluid which flows out from the pilot chamber via the pilot flow path. |
| US09695897B2 |
Brake disc for a vehicle with a wear indicator
A brake disc for a vehicle has a wear indicator disposed in a braking surface of the brake disc and embodied such that its appearance in a top view of the braking surface changes across a reducing level of wear. The brake disc further has a reference indicator disposed in the braking surface of the brake disc and is embodied such that its appearance in a top view of the braking surface does not change across the reducing level of wear or changes differently in a specified manner relative to the change in the wear indicator so that wear progression can be discerned from the appearance of the wear indicator in relation to the appearance of the reference indicator. |
| US09695894B2 |
Caliper disc brake of a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, and holding-down spring of such a brake
A caliper disc brake of a vehicle, in particular of a commercial vehicle, a brake disc, a brake caliper, a brake support plate, a force transmission element, such as, for example, a pad support and/or a pressure plate, which is guided and supported in a well of the brake caliper or of the brake anchor plate, a holding-down spring (32) for holding down the force transmission element, and a holding-down device (36). The holding-down device is held by a holding device, pretensions the holding-down spring radially against the force transmission element and pretensions the holding-down spring tangentially in the direction of rotation against the force transmission element during forwards travel. The holding-down spring has two identical spring legs that enclose an angle of more than 95° with the base in the relaxed state and an angle of less than 85° with the respectively adjacent spring leg. |
| US09695892B2 |
Compressible filler piece for a brake calliper of a railway vehicle
A compressible filler piece for a brake calliper of a railway vehicle is adapted to at least partially fill out a space needed by a component (409) of the brake calliper for its operation. The filler piece can be applied to the protection of wheel brakes of low floor passenger trains against ice and snow. |
| US09695891B2 |
Damper brake
Disclosed is a disk damping core for a disk brake assembly comprising at least two disk leaves comprising mating sloped contact surfaces configured to provide additional energy damping. |
| US09695890B2 |
Method for determining the drainage control of a hydraulic switching element of a transmission
A method for determining a draining behavior of a hydraulically actuated transmission shifting element. By applying actuating pressure, the shifting element is changed from a completely drained, open operating condition to a completely filled closed operating condition, and the reference filling time, until the closed condition has been reached, is determined. Upon recognition of the closed condition, then by adjusting the actuating pressure for a predefined draining time, the shifting element is changed to its open condition and, thereafter, again completely filled and closed. Upon recognition of the closed condition, the shifting element is actuated direction toward the open condition by reducing the actuating pressure. Then, before completely opening, the shifting element is again returned to its closed operating condition and the filling time, until the partially drained shifting element has reached the completely filled and closed operating condition, is determined. |
| US09695887B2 |
Dry clutch control method for vehicle
Disclosed are dry clutch control method and apparatus for a vehicle. The method may include a reference speed generating step of generating a virtual target input shaft speed from a wheel speed, a vibration recognizing step of detecting a vibration component based on a difference between an actually measured input shaft speed and the virtual target input shaft speed, and a control input step of additionally applying an anti judder control input to a clutch control torque controlling a dry clutch connected to an input shaft. The anti judder control input may be applied to the vibration component recognized in the vibration recognizing step in a form of being continuously damped starting from an impulsive control input. |
| US09695886B2 |
Clutch housing with integrated hydraulic line
A clutch housing for a clutch assembly of a vehicle, the clutch housing comprising a fluid pathway at least partially disposed within a wall of the clutch housing, the fluid pathway forming at least a portion of a fluid line between a clutch slave cylinder and a clutch master cylinder, the fluid line being configured to transfer hydraulic fluid between the clutch slave cylinder and the clutch master cylinder. |
| US09695884B2 |
Dual piston disconnect actuator for power transfer unit
A piston system comprises a housing (3) comprising a first recess (6) and a second recess (7). A first piston (1) comprises a first portion embedded in the first recess (6). A second piston (2) comprises a second portion embedded in the second recess (7). An actuator (10) has a first side (20) and a second side (21). The first piston (1) selectively presses against the first side (20) of the actuator, and the second piston (2) selectively presses against the second side (21) of the actuator. The actuator may be a synchronizer of a clutch assembly. |
| US09695881B1 |
U-joint seal
A universal joint includes a trunnion including an annular recess in an outer surface. A bearing cup is disposed on the trunnion and includes an inner diameter surface having a retention recess therein. A needle bearing assembly is disposed between an outer surface of the trunnion and the inner diameter surface of the bearing cup. A seal assembly is disposed at an open end of the bearing cup and includes a seal support insert including a radially outwardly protruding retention member engaged with the retention recess of the bearing cup. An elastomeric seal is molded to the seal support insert and includes a plurality of radially inwardly extending seal lips engaging the outer surface of the trunnion and a dust lip extending axially from the seal support insert and including a dust lip retention feature received in an annular recess of the trunnion. |
| US09695877B2 |
Torque tube manufacturing methods
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an apparatus comprising a first end fitting. The first end fitting comprises a tube engagement portion. The tube engagement portion comprises an outer coupling surface. The outer coupling surface comprises a first virtual cross-section. The first virtual cross-section comprises a first transverse inflection point. Each point along the first virtual cross-section has a first virtual tangent line coplanar with the first virtual cross-section. |
| US09695871B2 |
Auxiliary bearing for magnetically suspended rotor system
An assembly that includes a rotating shaft supported with respect to a stationary housing by at least one active magnetic bearing presenting a mean radial air gap and at least one auxiliary bearing having a bushing fixed to the housing and a sleeve fixed on the rotating shaft. The bushing and the sleeve have opposite surfaces that define a clearance (E2) which is less than the mean radial air gap (E1). The bushing and the sleeve each exhibit symmetry around a longitudinal axis of the shaft and have different profiles in a longitudinal cross-section including the longitudinal axis to optimize the contact pressure distribution when the rotating shaft lands on the auxiliary bearing. |
| US09695868B2 |
Bearing arrangement
A bearing arrangement (28) having at least one radial air bearing (1) and/or having an axial air bearing (15′). The radial air bearing (1) has an inner annular bearing plate (7) and a spring plate (10) which surrounds the bearing plate (7) at the outside. The bearing plate and spring plate being formed as a single-piece component. |
| US09695865B2 |
Locking mechanism for a control cable adjuster
An assembly for adjusting a cable that includes a locking sleeve and an adapter that is connected to the cable. The adapter includes male and female-threaded portions that are coupled together. The locking sleeve is configured to be displaced between engagement and disengagement positions. When in the engagement position, securing devices of the male and female-threaded portions engage inner sections of the locking sleeve in a manner that prevents the male and female-threaded portions from being rotated relative to each other, thereby preventing a change in the length of the adapter so as to prevent an adjustment of the cable. When the cable is to be adjusted, the locking sleeve is displaced to disengagement position such that the securing device of either the male or female-threaded portion is disengaged from the locking sleeve, thereby allowing rotation of the male or female-threaded portions relative to each other. |
| US09695863B2 |
Clip for pin retention
A retention clip is provided. The retention clip comprises a spring section, a first elbow section extending from the spring section, a handle section extending from the first elbow section, and a second elbow section opposite the first elbow section. The second elbow section may extend between the handle section and the spring section. A retention assembly is also provided. The retention assembly may comprise a mounting fitting and a housing disposed in the mounting fitting. The housing may define a perimeter of an opening. A retention clip may be disposed around the housing with an elbow section extending into the perimeter to obstruct the opening. |
| US09695860B2 |
Wood decking screw
A screw for securing dense wood material has a head with a specially configured drive socket and an underside with an array of lobes. The lobes preferably have a left-handed orientation and have chamfered extremities. The shank is specially configured with an upper thread, an intermediate unthreaded portion and a lower thread which terminates with a half-point tip. In one embodiment, the upper thread major diameter is slightly smaller than the major diameter of the lower thread. The upper thread has a greater thread density than the lower thread. The upper to lower thread-per-inch density is preferably in the range of 1.3:1 to 1.7:1. The screw is specifically configured to assist in applications where there are wet fibers near the wood deck surface. |
| US09695858B2 |
Rivet
A rivet includes a sleeve, which has a flange, and a core member, which is inserted into the sleeve. The distal end of the sleeve is coupled to a plurality of pivoting pieces via thin hinges. By inserting the core member into the sleeve, each pivoting piece is pushed against the core member to pivot outward, and a laminated member, which is located between the flange and each pivoting piece, is fixed. A projection is arranged on the basal end surface of each pivoting piece. A hook portion is arranged on the head of the core member to project radially outward of the core member. When the core member is inserted into the sleeve, the hook portion of the core member moves past the projection of each pivoting piece in an outwardly pivoted state to fix the pivoting piece. |
| US09695855B2 |
Building block structure
A building block structure includes a joint adaptor unit and at least one connection bar. The joint adaptor unit includes one or multiple joint adaptors, each of which includes at least one screwing connection end that includes a right/left-hand combined threaded hole formed therein. The right/left-hand combined threaded hole includes multiple right-handed screw troughs and multiple left-handed screw troughs that are alternately arranged. The connection bar has one end having multiple spaced right-handed external threads and an opposite end having multiple spaced left-handed external threads. As such, when the connection bar is rotated in a given direction, the right-handed external threads and the left-handed external threads are simultaneously screwed into the right/left-hand combined threaded holes of two oppositely facing joint adaptors. Through rotation in an opposite direction, the right-handed external threads and the left-handed external threads are simultaneously disengaged from the right/left-hand combined threaded holes. |
| US09695850B2 |
Watertight clip
A watertight clip may include a watertight clip main body and a packing. The watertight clip main body has a stabilizer, a pillar extending from the stabilizer, engagement legs formed in the pillar, and a packing retainer member. When the pillar is inserted into an attaching hole formed in a plate-shaped subject member, the subject member is positioned between the engagement legs and the stabilizer, so that an attached member connected to the stabilizer can be attached to the subject member. The packing is previously attached to the pillar. The packing is interleaved between the subject member and the stabilizer. The packing retainer member is configured to prevent the packing from separating from the pillar. |
| US09695848B2 |
Pinch weld clamp
A pinch weld clamp includes a clamp body and a channel formed in the body. The channel is configured to engage a flange or pinch weld on a vehicle. One or more set screws extend from an outer wall of the clamp body into the channel to clamp onto the pinch weld. A connecting screw is connected to the clamp body to attach a device, such as a running board, to the vehicle. |
| US09695845B2 |
Fluid pressure cylinder
A cushion mechanism for decelerating a piston rod includes a holder fastened to an end surface of a cylinder portion fitted with an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder tube, a plurality of fastening bolts for fastening the holder to the cylinder portion, an annular entry portion provided on the piston rod and advancing into the holder and the cylinder portion in the vicinity of the stroke end, a cushion passage formed by penetrating at least one of the plurality of fastening bolts and allowing a working chamber and a discharge port to communicate with each other and leading a working fluid in the working chamber to a discharge port, and an orifice portion provided on the cushion passage and applying resistance to a flow of the working fluid. |
| US09695844B1 |
Hydraulic pump assembly
A hydraulic pump assembly having a main pump, a charge pump and an auxiliary pump driven by a single shaft is provided. A pair of hydraulic porting members cooperates to feed and distribute hydraulic fluid between the three pump units, and a single inlet may be used to provide hydraulic fluid to the charge pump and the auxiliary pump. |
| US09695841B2 |
Hydraulic closed circuit system
In a hydraulic closed circuit system with hydraulic pumps which maintains a well-balanced flow rate by automatically controlling the flow rate, a first hydraulic pump is connected to a hydraulic cylinder device such that the hydraulic closed circuit is made, a second hydraulic pump is connected at one of paired delivery ports to a bottom side of the hydraulic cylinder device and at the other of the ports to a tank, and a prime mover drives the first and second hydraulic pumps and recovers motive power from these pumps. A pump capacity control unit detects a moving direction of the hydraulic cylinder device, and a pressure in a lower-thrust side of the device, and controls a capacity of the second hydraulic pump so that the flow rate during the extension/retraction of the hydraulic cylinder device becomes balanced between the first and second hydraulic pumps and the hydraulic cylinder device. |
| US09695838B2 |
Radial compressor for an exhaust gas turbocharger
The invention relates to a radial compressor (1) for an exhaust gas turbocharger, in particular of an internal combustion engine, with a compressor housing (2) comprising an axial inlet channel (3) and a radial outlet channel (4), with a compressor wheel (6) for delivering and compressing a gas, wherein the compressor wheel (6) has an axial inlet side (7) facing the inlet channel (3), a radial outlet side (8) facing the outlet channel (4) and an axial wheel surface contour (9), which extends from the inlet side (6) as far as to the outlet side (7), with an adapter element (10) which is substantially designed sleeve-like, which can be axially introduced into a fastening section (11) provided on the compressor housing (2), wherein the adapter element (10) at least in sections has a surface contour (13), which is designed substantially complementarily to the axial wheel surface contour (9), so that by axially moving the adapter element (10) in the fastening section (11) a gap width (w) of a passage gap (14) axially formed between the adapter element (10) and the compressor wheel (6) along the surface contours (9, 13) facing one another can be adjusted. |
| US09695834B2 |
Load sharing control for compressors in series
A compressor system includes a compressor train including two or more compressors connected in series and a control mechanism. The control mechanism is controlled by a performance controller. The performance controller is operable to identify a process variable of the performance controller; receive, on a recurrent basis from a load sharing controller, a setpoint for the process variable of the performance controller; and control the control mechanism based on the setpoint and the process variable of the performance controller. The setpoint is determined dynamically during operation of the two or more compressors by the load sharing controller based on a load sharing parameter associated with the two or more compressors. |
| US09695829B2 |
Variable inlet vanes
A cooling system that includes two or more fans that each have a chassis. The chassis includes a first face, a second face, and a sidewall. The fans then can be attached to each other by attaching a sidewall of a first fan chassis to a sidewall of a second fan chassis. An adjustable vane is attached perpendicularly and approximately equidistant between the fans, with an angular control element that is attached to the first fan chassis. The vane can be oriented such that the vane divides the airflow distributed to the fans. The vane then can be adjusted radially by the angular control element, which is attached to the fan chassis. If an impeller of a fan chassis fails the vane can be adjusted radially using an angular control element to distribute more airflow to the failed fan superimposing the non-failed fan chassis. |
| US09695825B2 |
Rotary compressor
A rotary compressor (100A) includes a closed casing (1), a compression mechanism (48), a lower end-face plate (34), and a communication hole (50). An oil reservoir (12) is formed at the bottom of the closed casing (1). The lower end-face plate (34) divides the oil reservoir (12) into a plurality of sections (12a) and (12b) in the vertical direction. The plurality of sections of the oil reservoir (12) communicate with each other through the communication hole (50). The communication hole (50) is located on the same side as a discharge port (8b) of the compression mechanism (48) with respect to a reference plane (H1). |
| US09695824B2 |
Pump with corrosion resistant shaft and rotor surfaces
A pump shaft (10; 12) and a pump member (16; 18) mountable on the shaft for rotation with the shaft have respective contact surfaces that contact when the pump member is mounted on the shaft. At least one of the contact surfaces is formed such that corrosion products of the surface are substantially incompatible with the other contact surface so that joining of the shaft and pump member at the contact surfaces by corrosion is substantially prevented. The pump shaft and pump member may be parts of a dry pump. |
| US09695823B2 |
Compressor with unloader counterweight assembly
A compressor is provided and may include a shell, an orbiting scroll, a driveshaft and an unloader counterweight. The orbiting scroll may be disposed within the shell and include a boss portion. The driveshaft may include an eccentric pin and rotate about a longitudinal axis. The unloader counterweight assembly may include a first, a second end, and a longitudinal opening extending therebetween. The eccentric pin of the driveshaft may be disposed within the longitudinal opening at the first end of the unloader counterweight assembly. The boss portion of the orbiting scroll may be disposed within the longitudinal opening at the second end of the unloader counterweight assembly. |
| US09695820B2 |
Compressor and control method thereof
A compressor capable of reducing oil foaming and reducing the waiting time taken until the heating of the compressor is completed, and a method of controlling the same, the method of controlling a compressor including sensing temperature of the oil in the compressor, if the temperature of the oil is below a reference temperature, performing a loss operation, in which an amount of heat radiation of the motor part is increased, while operating the motor part at a low speed, and if the temperature of the oil increases to be equal to or higher then reference temperature, performing an efficiency operation by converting an operation of the motor to a normal operation. |
| US09695816B2 |
Fluid detection apparatus and fluid detection method
A fluid detection apparatus and a fluid detection method are provided. The fluid detection apparatus includes a plurality of capacitive detection units and a sensing circuit. The capacitive detection units are sequentially arranged along a detection direction, wherein each of the capacitive detection units generates an impedance variation in response to the submergence of the fluid and accordingly generates a corresponding fluid detection signal. The sensing circuit is coupled to the capacitive detection units so as to receive the fluid detection signals and send a first status indication signal indicating a spread circumstance of the fluid along the detection direction according to the fluid detection signals. |
| US09695813B2 |
Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump comprises a tube to transport a material in a transport direction and a conveying screw, which is configured to cause a transport of the material by causing a successive squeezing of the tube along the transport direction. |
| US09695812B2 |
Reciprocating pump assembly
A reciprocating pump assembly having a power end housing and a fluid end housing and a cylinder having at least a portion within the power end. A plunger assembly reciprocates between the power end housing and the fluid end housing of the pump assembly, the plunger assembly having a crosshead, a first section limited to movement within the power end and a second section moveable within the fluid end housing. The pump assembly also includes a seal housing disposed within the cylinder, the seal housing having a proximal end adjacent an entrance to the cylinder, and a distal end disposed within the cylinder. A power end seal is secured to the seal housing proximate the distal end and a fluid end seal is disposed within the fluid end housing. The power end seal sealingly engages an outer surface of the first section and the fluid end seal sealingly engages an outer surface of the second section such that during the reciprocating movement of the plunger assembly, fluid end proppant is deterred from contaminating the outer surface of the first section and thus, contaminating the power end seal. |
| US09695804B2 |
Device for reducing the load on a supporting structure, in particular an inertial energy accumulating device
The invention relates to a device for reducing the load on a supporting structure comprising a housing defining a chamber, at least one object having a first face and a substantially opposite second face mounted in the chamber by means of the supporting structure and is displaceable relative to the housing leaving free a gap provided with a seal separating a first section and a second section of the chamber, an exposing means for exposing at least the first face to a gas pressure, thereby generating an upward differential pressure force at least partially compensating the object weight, wherein the seal is supported by a movable part of the housing and the device further comprises a means for adjusting the position of at least said movable part. |
| US09695802B2 |
Wind turbine load mitigation
A wind turbine blade assembly comprises a rotatable hub, a blade secured to the hub, and a pitch system. The pitch system is disposed to rotate the blade with respect to the hub about a pitch axis not extending through an aerodynamic centroid of the blade. The pitch system comprises a hydraulic cylinder pitch actuator and a relief valve. The hydraulic cylinder pitch actuator has first and second pressure chambers. The relief valve is configured to aerodynamically unload the blade by equilibrating the first and second pressure chambers in response to a pressure differential between the first and second pressure chambers exceeding a critical threshold corresponding to a pre-strain blade twist. |
| US09695796B1 |
Parallelogram wave energy collector
The present invention is a kinetic inshore wave energy conversion (WEC) device which uses the force of the wave to convert ocean water to pressurized water to eventually push on the blades of a turbine on shore to generate electrical energy. The WEC structure is affixed to a pipe reef structure with these pipes filled with water, submerged in the ocean and anchored to the ocean floor by a multiplicity of anchors. The dedicated pipes can run from any distance and extend all the way up to and underneath the shoreline and into a structure on shore which retains the turbine to convert the head pressure of the sea water to energy. |
| US09695786B2 |
Engine intake system and method for operating same
An engine system includes an internal combustion engine having an intake duct and an exhaust duct; a flow control module fluidly coupled to the intake duct; a compressor in fluid communication with the intake duct via the flow control module; a heat exchanger having an exhaust flow path in fluid communication with the exhaust duct, and having an oxidizer flow path, an outlet of the compressor being in selective fluid communication with the intake duct via the flow control module and the oxidizer flow path of the heat exchanger; a first temperature sensor in fluid communication with the intake duct; and a controller operatively coupled to the flow control module and the first temperature sensor, the controller being configured to actuate the flow control module between a first configuration and a second configuration based at least in part on a signal from the first temperature sensor. |
| US09695785B2 |
Turbocharger with integrated venturi mixer and EGR valve system
A number of variations may include an EGR-mixer system that may include an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and a venturi mixer. The venturi mixer may be constructed and arranged to facilitate condensation of water out of exhaust gas and/or intake air entering the EGR-mixer system. |
| US09695782B2 |
Abnormality diagnosis device for evaporated-gas purging system
An abnormality diagnosis device introduces a pressure into a reference-pressure detecting portion by utilizing a pressure introducing portion to detect a reference pressure correlative to a reference orifice, detects a purge-valve closed pressure that is a pressure in an evaporation system of when a pressure is introduced into the evaporation system by the pressure introducing portion after the purge valve is controlled to be closed, and detects a purge-valve open pressure that is a pressure in the evaporation system of when a pressure is introduced into the evaporation system by the pressure introducing portion after the purge valve is controlled to be open. The abnormality diagnosis device determines whether a leakage abnormality of the evaporation system and a fixed open abnormality are generated, based on a magnitude relation between the reference pressure, the purge-valve closed pressure, and the purge-valve open pressure. |
| US09695779B2 |
Exhaust gas mixing system
The present disclosure relates to a mixing chamber for mixing exhaust gas with intake air in an engine. The mixing chamber has an intake air inlet, an exhaust gas inlet and a mixing post. The mixing post is located downstream of the charge air inlet and upstream of a point where the flow of exhaust gas meets the flow of intake air, the mixing post extending across the mixing chamber. The mixing post has a longitudinal axis which is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mixing chamber. |
| US09695776B2 |
Cylinder block
A cylinder block includes a first bank, a second bank, and a press-fitting portion. The first bank and the second bank are arranged in positions offset from each other in a cylinder arrangement direction. The press-fitting portion is provided straddling a first end surface of the first bank and a second end surface of the second bank. The press-fitting portion has a hole. The first end surface protrudes in a direction in which the press-fitting portion protrudes in the cylinder arrangement direction, with respect to the second end surface. A thickness of the press-fitting portion in a radial direction of the hole at a first portion that is connected to the first end surface is thinner than a thickness of the press-fitting portion in the radial direction of the hole at a second portion that is connected to the second end surface. |
| US09695764B1 |
Multi-fuel marine engine control system
A marine drive system includes an engine, a fuel system that provides at least two different fuels to the engine, and a fuel selection means for selecting a fuel type. A control unit accesses a set of fuel-specific operating parameters based on the selected fuel type and controls the engine based on the set of fuel-specific operating parameters. |
| US09695762B2 |
Internal combustion engine provided with variable compression ratio mechanism
This internal combustion engine provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism is equipped with a turbocharger, the opening degree of a wastegate valve is controlled to a target opening degree for each engine operating state, and when the mechanical compression ratio is changed, the target opening degree of the wastegate valve for the current engine operating state is revised. |
| US09695754B2 |
Exhaust brake for maintaining back pressure
An exhaust brake includes a valve housing allowing an exhaust gas to flow therein. A butterfly gate is installed in the valve housing to block the exhaust gas flow and has a through hole for discharging a portion of the exhaust gas when a back pressure of the exhaust gas is equal to or higher than a reference pressure. |
| US09695751B2 |
Geared turbofan gas turbine engine architecture
A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear assembly may be utilized to drive the fan section such that the fan section may rotate at a speed different than the turbine section so as to increase the overall propulsive efficiency of the engine. In such engine architectures, a shaft driven by one of the turbine sections provides an input to the epicyclical gear assembly that drives the fan section at a speed different than the turbine section such that both the turbine section and the fan section can rotate at closer to optimal speeds providing increased performance attributes and performance by desirable combinations of the disclosed features of the various components of the described and disclosed gas turbine engine. |
| US09695748B2 |
Energy storage and retrieval systems
Systems and methods for storing and retrieving thermo-mechanical energy are disclosed. The systems and methods include a thermodynamic cycle (e.g., a reversible transcritical, trilateral, Brayton or Rankine/vapor compression cycle) that includes a plurality of loops and works as a heat pump in charging mode and as a heat engine in discharging mode. Each loop in the thermodynamic cycle includes pressure increasing and decreasing devices, high and low pressure heat exchanging devices, and the same or different working fluid. The system further includes one or more heat storage chains with hot and cold storage reservoirs and a heat storage fluid. At least one of the high and low pressure heat exchanging devices is a gradient heat exchanging device that exchanges heat with the heat storage chain. Also, at least one other high or low pressure heat exchanging device exchanges heat with a separate heat storage device or a heat source or sink. |
| US09695747B2 |
Vehicle engine speed display device
A vehicle engine speed display device is provided with an engine speed detection unit which detects an engine speed, an engine speed display unit which displays an engine speed, and a display control unit which controls the engine speed display unit on the basis of the detected engine speed. The display control unit determines whether a phase of a gear shift operation is an inertia phase when gear shift control of an automatic transmission is executed, and sets display responsiveness of a tachometer with respect to the detected engine speed higher than display responsiveness to be set when the phase is not the inertia phase, when the phase of the gear shift operation is determined to be the inertia phase. |
| US09695745B2 |
Connecting rod and internal combustion engine
A connecting rod (10) has a pin bearing eye connected to a crankshaft and a connecting rod bearing eye (12) connected to a piston. An eccentric adjusting device (13) adjusts an effective connecting rod length and has eccentric rods (15, 16) that act on an eccentric lever (14) of the adjusting device (13). The eccentric adjusting device (13) has an eccentric (36) guided in a recess of the lever (14) and a recess for receiving a gudgeon pin (37). Lubricating oil bores extend radially of the eccentric in the connecting rod bearing eye (12) and in the eccentric (36). Lubricating oil builds up via the lubricating oil bores between the connecting rod bearing eye (12) and the eccentric (36) and between the eccentric (36) and the gudgeon pin (37). Lubricating oil bores of the eccentric (36) are diametrically larger than lubricating oil bores of the connecting rod bearing eye (12). |
| US09695741B2 |
Internal combustion engine
There is disclosed an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes a cylinder unit and a piston unit. The cylinder unit is rotatably coupled to a pair of spaced-apart crankshafts, with the cylinder unit moveable along a longitudinal axis. The piston unit is continually disposed within the cylinder unit, with the piston unit rotatively coupled to a second pair of spaced-apart crankshafts. The piston is moveable along the longitudinal axis in a direction opposite the direction of the cylinder during a combustion cycle. Both the cylinder unit and the piston unit are structured to be balanced relative to the respective center-of-gravity of each unit. Each center-of-gravity is located midway between the pair of spaced-apart crankshafts to which each unit is rotatively coupled. |
| US09695740B2 |
Methods and systems for boost control
Methods and systems are provided for turbocharger speed control in an engine system having multiple staged charge boosting devices. In one example, compressed air is provided by a turbocharger compressor until a turbocharger speed reaches a limit. Thereafter, a compressor of a downstream supercharger is operated to share the load. |
| US09695739B2 |
Asymmetric transfer and intake in two-strokes
With shaped connecting rod, piston and cylinder, an advantageous asymmetric timing of the two-stroke engine is achieved, wherein the combustion chamber communicates with the crankcase through a transfer port controlled by the piston and through a respective piston port controlled by the connecting rod, with the transfer port and its respective piston port arranged “in series”, and wherein an intake port communicates with the crankcase through a piston port controlled by the connecting rod, with the intake port and its respective piston port arranged “in series”. |
| US09695738B2 |
Uniflow two-stroke engine
A uniflow two-stroke engine, includes: a cylinder receiving a piston such that the piston can reciprocate therein; an exhaust port provided in an upper end part of the cylinder; and a scavenging port that is provided in a lower side wall portion of the cylinder so as to be opened and closed by the piston, wherein a downstream portion of the scavenging port that opens out to the cylinder includes a guide member that gives a downward velocity component to a gas flow entering the cylinder from the scavenging port. |
| US09695729B2 |
Reduced emissions internal combustion engine systems
Internal combustion diesel engine systems and methods of operation are disclosed that include a diesel engine, an exhaust gas recirculation system, a wastegated turbocharger, an exhaust throttle, and a vanadia selective catalytic reduction catalyst downstream of the exhaust throttle. |
| US09695725B2 |
Compact selective catalytic reduction system for nitrogen oxide reduction in the oxygen-rich exhaust of 500 to 4500 kW internal combustion engines
A compact Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system comprising a gas flow inlet system, a vaporizer module and an SCR reactor is described. The inlet flow system is configured to provide heat to the vaporizer module, to mix reductant with the exhaust gas and to provide an approximately uniform flow of the exhaust gas through the catalyst. The vaporizer module is configured to vaporize reductant from a solution of a reductant or a precursor of a reductant and to transfer the vaporized reductant into the gas flow inlet system, where it is mixed with exhaust gas. The SCR reactor contains and SCR catalyst is in fluid communication with the inlet flow system and the vaporizer module. |
| US09695719B2 |
Exhaust muffler device for combustion engine
An exhaust muffler device for an combustion engine includes: a first expansion chamber into which exhaust gas from a combustion engine flows; a second expansion chamber disposed downstream of the first expansion chamber; a resonance chamber that is disposed adjacent to the first expansion chamber and communicates with an exhaust passage; a discharge passage through which the exhaust gas that flows into the resonance chamber is discharged to the outside; and an exhaust valve disposed in a second partition wall between the first expansion chamber and the resonance chamber. The exhaust valve opens when pressure in the first expansion chamber attains a value greater than a predetermined value. |
| US09695715B2 |
Electrothermal energy storage system and an associated method thereof
An electrothermal energy storage and discharge system is provided including a charging cycle and a discharging cycle. The charging cycle includes a refrigeration unit and a thermal unit, and the discharging cycle includes a power unit. The refrigeration unit is driven by an excess electric power and is configured to generate a cold energy storage having a solid carbon dioxide. The thermal unit is driven by a thermal energy and is configured to generate a hot energy storage and/or provide a hot source. The power unit operates between the cold energy storage and at least one of the hot energy storage and hot source so as to retrieve the energy by producing a high pressure carbon dioxide and a hot supercritical carbon dioxide, and generating an electric energy using the hot supercritical carbon dioxide. |
| US09695714B2 |
Low loss bearing drain
A turbine module comprises a turbine shaft, a rotor assembly secured to the shaft, a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the turbine shaft, and a bearing housing containing the bearing assembly. The bearing housing includes a gutter at least partially circumscribing the bearing assembly, and a drain disposed proximate a base of the gutter. The gutter includes a first sloped floor portion circumferentially adjacent to the drain. |
| US09695713B2 |
Damping design to reduce vibratory response in the turbine exhaust manifold centerbody
Disclosed are a system for damping vibrations of a gas turbine exhaust and a method to damp vibrations of a gas turbine exhaust. The system includes a turbine exhaust cylinder connected to a turbine exhaust manifold establishing a fluid flow path, the fluid flow path including an inner and an outer flow path. A damping blanket damps the vibrations and is coupled to a surface of the inner flow path via a constraining layer clamped by a plurality of studs. |
| US09695708B2 |
Turbocharger spring assembly
A turbocharger bearing assembly can include a spacer that includes an axial through bore, a compressor side surface and a turbine side surface; a compressor side rolling element bearing that includes an outer race surface that faces the compressor side surface of the spacer; a turbine side rolling element bearing that includes an outer race surface that faces the turbine side surface of the spacer; and a spring seated between a first end cap disposed at least in part in the axial through bore of the spacer and a second end cap disposed at least in part in the axial through bore of the spacer where the spring biases an axially facing surface of the first end cap against the outer race surface of the compressor side rolling element bearing and where the spring biases an axially facing surface of the second end cap against the outer race surface of the turbine side rolling element bearing. |
| US09695702B2 |
Turbine, particularly for an exhaust gas turbocharger, and exhaust gas turbocharger
The invention relates to a turbine (1), in particular of an exhaust gas turbocharger, having a turbine rotor (4), which is rotatably mounted in a housing (2), with which at least one radial inlet channel (9) for a guide apparatus (7) forming a medium which drives the turbine rotor (4) is associated, wherein said guide apparatus (7) has multiple guide vane bearing rings (10), which radially enclose said turbine rotor (4) and have guide vanes (8) which lie in said inlet channel (9), and a guide vane cover ring (12), and wherein said inlet channel (9) is axially delimited by said guide vane bearing ring (10) and said guide vane cover ring (12) and said guide apparatus (7) is mounted in the housing (2) so it is axially and/or radially movable for material relaxation. Furthermore, the invention relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger, in particular for a motor vehicle. |
| US09695699B2 |
Securing blade assortment
A securing plate assortment including multiple different securing plates, the securing plates having different geometric codings. A turbine and method is also disclosed. |
| US09695698B2 |
Aerofoil blade
A turbomachine aerofoil blade has an aerofoil body portion and a dovetail root fixing at the base of the aerofoil body portion which slides, in use, into a correspondingly shaped slot of a rotor of the turbomachine. The dovetail root fixing has a neck portion, and support flanks engage with matching angled surfaces of the slot under centrifugal loading of the aerofoil blade to support the aerofoil blade on the rotor. The neck portion is shaped such that a rotational adjustment of the aerofoil blade relative to its angular position when supported under centrifugal loading is needed to provide adequate clearance at the neck portion to allow the dovetail root fixing to slide into the slot. On centrifugal loading the engagement of the support flanks with the matching angled surfaces of the slot forces a reversal of the rotational adjustment and reduces the clearance at the neck portion. |
| US09695697B2 |
Erosion shield, method of fabricating a shield, and method of fabricating an article having a shield
A method of fabricating a near-net shape erosion shield, a method of forming a shielded article, and a near-net shape erosion shield are provided. The method of fabricating a near-net shape erosion shield includes providing a base, positioning an energy source relative to the base, and depositing at least one wear resistant material over the base with an energy beam from the energy source. The at least one wear resistant material deposited on the base forms the near-net shape erosion shield configured to be positioned on a turbine component. The method of forming a shielded article includes removing the base from the near-net shape erosion shield, and securing the near-net shape erosion shield to a turbine component. The near-net shape erosion shield includes a near-net shape erosion-resistant portion configured to be positioned on a turbine component. |
| US09695696B2 |
Turbine blade with sectioned pins
A turbine blade is provided and includes pressure and suction surfaces connected to define an interior through which coolant is passable and first and second pedestal arrays, each of the first and second pedestal arrays including pedestals respectively coupled to radially outboard portions of respective interior faces of one of the pressure and suction surfaces. The pedestals of the first pedestal array are separated from pedestals of the second pedestal array by gaps respectively defined therebetween. |
| US09695691B2 |
Gas compressor
A compressor body is formed such that a compression chamber is divided by a rotor, a cylinder, side blocks and vanes, a housing which covers the compressor body is included, and an outline shape of a cross section of an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is formed such that, in a period of one rotation of the rotor, (i) a region in which a capacity of the compression chamber increases, (ii) a region in which the capacity of the compression chamber reduces, (iii) a region in which a capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is smaller than a capacity reduction rate of the region (ii), and (iv) a region in which the capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is larger than a capacity reduction rate of the region (iii) are consecutively provided in order. |
| US09695689B2 |
Mobile conveyor device for the delivery of tunnel liners
A system for folding and deploying liners within tunnels includes a mobile conveyor device having a base frame including a plurality of wheels supporting a support frame. The mobile conveyor device also includes a folding assembly mounted upon the support frame at a position adjacent a first end of the base frame and a conveyor assembly mounted upon the support frame at a position adjacent a second end of the base frame. |
| US09695687B2 |
Block with coolant delivery
A block for use in a cutting assembly wherein the block includes a block body that contains a reservoir with coolant therein. The block body contains a top passage operative communication with the reservoir so as to receive coolant. The top passage has an axial forward top passage section terminating in an axial forward top passage end. The axial forward top passage section has an axial forward top passage section central longitudinal axis. The top passage further has an axial rearward top passage section terminating in an axial rearward top passage end. The axial rearward top passage section has axial rearward top passage section central longitudinal axis. The axial forward top passage section central longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle with respect to the axial rearward top passage section central longitudinal axis. |
| US09695683B2 |
PDC sensing element fabrication process and tool
A Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) cutter for a rotary drill bit is provided with an integrated sensor and circuitry for making measurements of a property of a fluid in the borehole and/or an operating condition of the drill bit. A method of manufacture of the PDC cutter and the rotary drill bit is discussed. |
| US09695682B2 |
Use of ionized fluid in hydraulic fracturing
A method and system for generating an ionized fluid, injecting the ionized fluid into fissures in a subterranean formation, pressurizing the ionized fluid, whereby the crystalline structure of a portion of the shale deposits located at the fissures are changed into suspended particles, whereby the depressurization of the ionized fluid forces the suspended particles out of the fissures, increasing the flow of hydrocarbons from those fissures. |
| US09695681B2 |
Use of real-time pressure data to evaluate fracturing performance
A method of fracturing a wellbore formation that includes positioning an end of a coiled tubing string adjacent a first location within a wellbore, pumping fluid down the wellbore to fracture the formation, and monitoring a pressure within the wellbore during the procedure with at least one sensor connected to a communication line. The fracturing procedure may be a re-fracturing of the wellbore. The method may include actuating a single isolation element or two isolation elements to isolate a portion of the wellbore to be fractured. The method may include modifying the fracturing procedure in real time based on data from monitoring the pressure during the procedure. A system for fracturing a wellbore includes coiled tubing, a communication line within the coiled tubing, and at least one pressure sensor connected to the communication line. Pressure sensors may be connected to both the exterior and interior of the coiled tubing. |
| US09695678B2 |
Subterranean hydraulic jack
A system and method allows the operation of a remotely located tool in an application where there is a telescoping space out joint in such a manner that the hanger need not be released. A hydraulic piston is surface actuated to move gripping teeth against the pipe and then take the pipe with the gripping teeth so that a tool that is engaged by the string can be remotely operated while safety features for the well can remain operative. The shifted position is held with maintained control line pressure. Some release of the control line pressure will not allow the operating piston to return. Rather, a check valve holds the shifted piston position until a differential pressure on the check valve drops to a predetermined value so that the check valve acts as a dump valve. The system operates off annulus pressure if the control line is damaged. |
| US09695676B2 |
System and method for lining a borehole
The invention provides a system and method for lining a borehole. The system comprises: an expandable tubular element extending into the borehole, wherein an end portion of a wall of the expandable tubular element is bent radially outward and in axially reverse direction to define an expanded tubular section extending around an unexpanded tubular section; a pipe extending through the expanded tubular section; a connecting device for connecting the pipe to the unexpanded tubular section, the connecting device allowing the pipe to rotate relative to the unexpanded tubular section around a longitudinal axis of the pipe; a rotating device for rotating the pipe relative to the unexpanded tubular section around said longitudinal axis; and an actuator for moving the pipe in axial direction into the expanded tubular section to extend the expanded tubular section and thereby to form a liner of the borehole. |
| US09695675B2 |
High-rate injection screen assembly with checkable ports
A screen assembly can be used for “gravel pack” or “frac pack” operations and can then withstand high rate injections. The disclosed screen assembly is able to withstand the flow of the packing operation by not allowing fluid passage from the annulus to inside the screen assembly. Then, the screen assembly can be opened and facilitate high rate injection for the life of the well. To achieve this, the disclosed screen assembly does not allow slurry flow to enter the screen assembly during the packing operation. Then, after the packing is completed, the screen assembly provides enough open flow area so that a high injection rate with solid content can be introduced into the annulus without eroding the screen. |
| US09695673B1 |
Down hole wash tool
A tool for cleaning valves and other devices in subterranean wells. The tool is cylindrical in shape and has several components, including a pressurized gas housing, a fluid housing, and multiple jet ports extending radially. The tool is lowered into the subterranean well and positioned so that the multiple ports are aligned with the valve or other device to be cleaned. A jarring action on the tool releases the pressurized gas into the fluid housing, thereby forcing the fluid out of the fluid housing and through the multiple jet ports. The fluid flowing through the multiple jet ports cleans the valve or other device. |
| US09695661B2 |
Erosion resistant flow conduit
A particulate-accommodating fluid flow directing apparatus comprises a failure detection housing containing a flow directing insert, the housing serving as a pressure boundary; failure at any location along the insert being detectable by means associated with the housing. The insert can be manufactured of erosion resistant materials, including non-ductile materials such as ceramics. The insert is sealed to the housing at an inlet and a discharge forming a pressure chamber between the insert and housing. The pressure chamber can be maintained at a pad pressure complementary to the process pressure, the pad pressure being maintained and monitored for indication of insert failure. |
| US09695650B2 |
Coating system for tubular gripping components
A gripping tool includes a gripping element and at least one gripping surface formed on the gripping element. The at least one gripping surface includes a plurality of teeth extending from the gripping element an outer layer. A method to surface process a gripping surface of a gripping tool includes providing the gripping surface in an environment comprising a source of additive material and heating the gripping surface at a temperature and a time to diffuse the additive material a depth into the gripping surface to form a diffusion layer. |
| US09695649B2 |
Interlock pipe connection
An interlock pipe joint includes a first and second tubular member. In some embodiments, an interrupted thread box and pin make up the interlock pipe joint. In other embodiments, a stepped interrupted thread box and pin make up the interlock pipe joint. In other embodiments, a twist-lock box and pin make up the interlock pipe joint. In some embodiments, an external or internal bushing is provided. In a method of operation, the first tubular member is inserted into the second tubular member by an axial insertion followed by a rotation to lock the pipe joint. |
| US09695647B2 |
Downhole tool retainer and guide ring
A retainer and guide ring includes a first ring half and a second ring half that when placed adjacent to one another forms a complete ring. The retainer and guide ring also includes a kerf that is formed between ends of each of the first and second ring halves, which ranges from about zero inches to about 0.010 inches. In some exemplary embodiments, the retainer and guide ring is formed by obtaining two identical rings and making a cut along an edge of the diameter on each ring thereby forming a larger ring arc and a smaller ring arc for each of the rings. The two larger ring arcs are used to form the retainer and guide ring. In another exemplary embodiment, the retainer and guide ring is formed by obtaining a single ring and making a cut along the diameter. |
| US09695642B2 |
Proximity detection using instrumented cutting elements
A drilling system is disclosed. The drilling system includes a drill string and a drill tool coupled to the drill string. The drill tool includes a cylindrical body. The drill tool further includes a plurality of blades on exterior portions of the cylindrical body. Additionally, the drill tool includes an instrumented cutting element on one of the plurality of blades. The instrumented cutting element includes a cutting table and a substrate coupled to the cutting table. The substrate includes a cavity. The instrumented cutting element further includes a core in the cavity and an electrical connector coupled to the substrate. The instrumented cutting element further includes a coil wire coupled to the electrical connector and surrounding portions of the core. The coil wire is configured to generate a signal in response to the instrumented cutting element being proximate to a magnetizable material. |
| US09695641B2 |
Drilling systems and fixed cutter bits with adjustable depth-of-cut to control torque-on-bit
A drill bit for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation includes a connection member having a pin end. In addition, the drill bit includes a bit body coupled to the connection member and configured to rotate relative to the connection member about a central axis of the bit. The bit body includes a bit face. Further, the drill bit includes a blade extending radially along the bit face. Still further, the drill bit includes a plurality of cutter elements mounted to a cutter-supporting surface of the blade. Moreover, the drill bit includes a depth-of-cut limiting structure slidably disposed in a bore extending axially from the cutter-supporting surface. The depth-of-cut limiting structure is configured to move axially relative to the bit body in response to rotation of the bit body relative to the connection member. |
| US09695638B2 |
Positive displacement motor with radially constrained rotor catch
A moving cavity motor or pump, such as a mud motor, comprising: a rotor, a stator, and one or more apparatus for constraining (i.e., controlling or limiting) the movement of the rotor relative to the stator, where the apparatus for constraining is operable with the rotor catch. |
| US09695634B2 |
Auto-calibration of blinds systems in buildings
The present invention relates to a control system for automatic calibration of a blinds system installed in a room, comprising: a controller (1, 8, 9) having a memory, a clock and a processor, an occupancy sensor (2, 7), an interior light sensor (3, 7), an exterior light sensor (4). The control system is characterized in that the control system is arranged to run an automated calibration of the blinds system when the exterior light sensor indicates an outside light level above a predetermined threshold, the occupancy sensor indicates that no person is present in the room, and a predetermined time has passed since the last calibration. The invention further relates to a method for automatic calibration of a blinds system installed in a room using a control system comprising a controller (1, 8, 9) having a memory, a clock and a processor, an occupancy sensor (2, 7), an interior light sensor (3, 7), an exterior light sensor (4), the method comprising the step of: running an automated calibration of the blinds system when the exterior light sensor (4) indicates an outside light level above a predetermined threshold, the occupancy sensor (2, 7) indicates that no person is present in the room, and a predetermined time has passed since the last calibration. |
| US09695627B2 |
Glazing unit equipped with peripheral sealing means and its manufacturing process
A glazing unit includes a substrate having two opposing external faces and a peripheral edge face linking the two faces, as well as a peripheral sealing arrangement added at the border of the substrate against its edge face and its two external faces, wherein the sealing arrangement includes at least two seals cooperating respectively with the two external faces of the substrate, and with the edge face of the substrate, the two seals forming a zone of overlap over one another on the edge face of the glazing unit. |
| US09695623B2 |
Powered folding doors
A powered folding door or window system includes at least two rigid panels that are linked together by at least one vertical hinge/pivot to fold between a closed state, where the panels extend across an opening, to an open state, where they are retracted to one side of the opening and stacked against each other. The system incorporates a motor and a drive belt mechanism as primary means for driving the panels. The system further includes a powered actuator on one of the panels and a co-operative element on a linked adjoining panel; whereby the powered actuator cooperates with the co-operative element on the linked adjoining panel to move the linked adjoining panel and said one panel about the vertical hinge/pivot linking them; whereby the powered actuator may start the opening of the door or window system and/or complete the closing of the system. |
| US09695621B2 |
Hinged door with hinge plate
A rotatably supported door including a hinge including a stationary hinge portion, a leaf hinge portion, which is pivotable about the stationary hinge portion, and a rotating shaft passing through the stationary hinge portion and the leaf hinge portion. The rotating shaft cooperates with an opening and/or closing damping device. |
| US09695618B2 |
Motor vehicle door lock
The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock comprising an actuation/locking lever mechanism, with a first lever and a second lever, both levers being couplable with each other in at least two different relative positions. At least the one, first lever comprises a detent spring connected thereto for engagement with at least one detent recess on the other, second lever. |
| US09695615B2 |
Combination lock with rotary latch
A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented. |
| US09695612B2 |
Aluminum fence design
A fence having one or more horizontal rails with one or more apertures extending through the one or more horizontal rails, one or more vertical pickets, each of the one or more vertical pickets passing through the one or more apertures, each of the one or more vertical pickets having one or more openings and having one or more walls, and one or more retaining elements fixed within a horizontal rail, each of the one or more retaining elements having a base portion and one or more protrusions, the one or more protrusions engaged with the one or more openings in the one or more vertical pickets to secure the one or more vertical pickets to the one or more horizontal rails. The vertical pickets are fixed against lateral or transverse movement relative to the horizontal rails, and rotatable relative to the horizontal rails. |
| US09695610B2 |
Speaker cover
A cover body (22) includes side surface portions (22a, 22b) that surround a housing (2) of a speaker (1) in an installed state, and a ceiling surface portion (22c) that covers the side surface portions (22a, 22b). An open portion (23) that can expose an operation portion (9) of the speaker (1) is formed in one of the side surface portions (22b), and an overhang portion (24) that protrudes from the surface of the side surface portion (22b) is provided above the open portion (23). |
| US09695609B2 |
Method and apparatus to prevent diver injury from hitting the diving platform after commencement of the dive
The invention's innovation in the field of safety of aquatic sport of platform diving is a method and apparatus to diminish the risk of the athlete's injury caused by an accidental collision with the platform after the take-off by timely activating a device that places a protective padding covering the top of the platform. |
| US09695607B2 |
System and method for plugging core holes
A system, device, and method for plugging core holes. A core hole plug includes a top compression plate, a bottom compression plate, and a rubber expansion ring that separates the top and bottom compression plates. A beveled screw hole can be created on the top compression plate. The beveled screw hole matches the angle of the bottom surface of the head of a flat head bolt to ensure that the bolt remains flush with the top compression plate. The rubber expansion ring can be squeezed between the top and bottom compression plates as the flat head bolt is screwed into a threaded receiver nut formed on the bottom compression plate. An installation tool can be utilized to install the core hole plug so that the top compression plate remains flush with an existing floor surface. |
| US09695606B1 |
Engineered wood flooring removal apparatus for use with bottom ply and adhesive layers
An engineered wood flooring removal apparatus for use with a buffer machine to remove bottom ply and adhesive layers of the wood flooring is provided. The apparatus effectively dislodges the bottom ply and adhesive layers with enhanced efficiency while minimizing the production of hazardous airborne particulates. The apparatus includes a base member rotatably mounted to the buffer machine, a support pad coupled to the base member, a disc member coupled to the support pad, and a plurality of cutting members coupled to the disc member. Each cutting member has an upper exposed head and a lower member that extends through the disc member, the support pad and the base member. The upper exposed heads of the cutting members contact the bottom ply and adhesive layers of the engineered wood flooring and dislodge the layers during a rotation of the base member when the buffer machine is enabled. |
| US09695604B2 |
Device and method for conveying thick matter, in particular concrete, with angle of rotation measurement
A device for conveying thick matter including a thick matter pump; a feed line which leads away from the pump; a boom which receives the feed line and which includes at least one boom arm and which is arranged on a swivel bogie, wherein the swivel bogie is rotatable for angular orientation of the boom through a drive, in particular a hydraulic motor with a transmission arranged thereon, and a measuring device which includes rotation angle sensors for measuring the rotation angle of the swivel bogie, wherein the rotation angle of the swivel bogie is measured through direct measurement of a rotation angle of the drive or of the transmission arranged between the motor and swivel bogie. |
| US09695602B2 |
Architectural concrete and method of forming the same
A method of forming an architectural concrete structure having a desired look (i.e., color) and texture, wherein the method generally includes pouring a base concrete layer using conventional concrete. A surface concrete mixture is prepared and includes a mixture of sand and small aggregates to give the surface concrete mixture the desired color and texture for the architectural concrete structure. The base concrete layer provides strength and durability to the concrete structure, while the surface concrete layer provides the desired look and texture of the concrete surface. The surface concrete mixture preferably includes small aggregates to create a smooth and uniform texture. |
| US09695601B2 |
Floor covering with interlocking design
Surface coverings, such as floor coverings, with an interlocking design are described. Methods of making the surface coverings are further described. A plank including a resilient composite sheet having four sides, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an overall thickness, and said composite sheet comprising at least one base layer, wherein said at least one base layer comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one filler, wherein opposite sides of the composite sheet comprise a first tongue on a first side and a first groove on the opposite second side, wherein the first tongue and first groove have complementary shape to each other to be interlockingly engageable with a corresponding groove or tongue on an adjacent floor plank. |
| US09695599B2 |
Floor covering, floor element and method for manufacturing floor elements
Floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood. |
| US09695592B2 |
Roofing composite including dessicant and method of thermal energy management of a roof by reversible sorption and desorption of moisture
A roof system is secured to a roof deck on a building. The roof system has a thermal energy absorbing product including a desiccant located between the roof deck and a roof barrier. The desiccant reversibly absorbs moisture, and in response thereto, heat is released and absorbed by the desiccant to effect a thermal management of the roof system. |
| US09695591B2 |
Beam reinforcing structure
A beam is an H-shaped steel having flange parts above and under a web part. A through hole is formed on web part to let pipes and the like pass through. A ring beam reinforcing metallic material is disposed through hole. A beam reinforcing metallic material is disposed along the upper and lower flange parts at positions away from the through hole. The beam reinforcing metallic material on the front surface of the web part (opposite side of a flange of the ring beam reinforcing metallic material). The beam reinforcing metallic material in a direction in which a counter-flange surface of the beam reinforcing metallic material faces the flange part. A contacting surface is in contact with web part and is fixed to the web part with a welded section. At this time, the welded section is formed up to the height to which an angle varying part is covered. |
| US09695588B2 |
Panel for sheathing system and method
The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, applying heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting panels to predetermined sizes. |
| US09695587B2 |
Automated structure for reception of modular constructions, automation system and operating method thereof
The present application describes an automated structure for reception of modular constructions and respective automation system comprised by a lower structure (1), which contains an opening (4) for accommodation of a fixed shaft, comprised by the element of attachment of the shaft with the exterior, where, preferably, the structure and the fixed shaft of fixation to the exterior (5) can be coupled, a lifting mechanism (2) preferably located in the side sections of said lower structure (1) which is coupled to an upper structure (3) allowing its movement through the joint and support (6). The axial movement and the upper structure (3) are managed through an automated system based on a programmable automaton and a set of sensors and actuators, namely anemometers and frequency inverters that control these movements. This way, the present invention makes it possible to receive modular constructions, for example houses, making them move, for example, according to the solar orientation, in order to make them energy efficient. |
| US09695586B1 |
Self-erecting shapes
Technologies for making self-erecting structures are described herein. An exemplary self-erecting structure comprises a plurality of shape-memory members that connect two or more hub components. When forces are applied to the self-erecting structure, the shape-memory members can deform, and when the forces are removed the shape-memory members can return to their original pre-deformation shape, allowing the self-erecting structure to return to its own original shape under its own power. A shape of the self-erecting structure depends on a spatial orientation of the hub components, and a relative orientation of the shape-memory members, which in turn depends on an orientation of joining of the shape-memory members with the hub components. |
| US09695585B1 |
Portable domed storm shelter
A dome-shaped shelter, which is readily manually assembled and disassembled, as needed, the shelter comprising a plurality of side-by-side generally triangular shaped arched segments enclosing a generally circular area, a support base with each of the segments comprising a lower end resting on the support base and a pair of spaced apart rigid upwardly arched side members converging upwardly from the lower end and a weather and UV resistant covering skin, a latch assembly securing each arched side member of a segment to the adjacent arched side member of an adjacent segment, a rigid vertical support mast releasably secured at the center of the encircled area, and manually releasable locking means securing the segments to the mast. |
| US09695584B2 |
Inclined plates for CSO
This device serves to improve water quality under gravity flow conditions. The water quality treatment device traps floating debris with replaceable netting, it contains oil spills and settles sediment in self-cleaning settling cells above a collection bunker inside a chamber. The device directs the water below the inclined cells, through the inclined cells, or over the inclined cells, depending on the inflow intensity. All inflowing water enters the net cavity and the net is supported by the inclined cell assembly. The pollutant collection surfaces are overlapping each other and aligned with the water flow direction. A hinged baffle with orifices controls the flow rate through the inclined cells. The netting is replaceable when filled with debris through an access opening in the ceiling of the chamber. The sediment bunker is cleaned through access openings in the ceiling from the chamber inflow side and the exit side. |
| US09695583B2 |
Flush toilet with build-in one-way valve system for use in unclogging clogs and for efficient water-saving flush operations and related methods
In general, a flush toilet with a built-in clog removal system is described. Additionally, a flush toilet with a one-way valve system for efficient and water conserving operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the disclosed toilet is defined by: a bowl connected to an drain pipe; at least one one-way valve positioned pipe; and a pump in fluid communication with the pipe so that (a) initiating the pump to force the piston downward or upward causes fluid-flow in the pipe so that the one-way valve closes or opens as a result of pressure or a vacuum against debris clogging the drain. |
| US09695581B2 |
Flush operating apparatus and toilet apparatus including same
A flush operating apparatus includes: a flush valve for opening and closing a discharge port on a storage tank; a manual operating unit, provided on the flush water tank and capable of manually operating the motion of the flush valve; a powered operating unit capable of operating the motion of the flush valve with power; and a control device for receiving a toilet flush start signal transmitted from either an instruction device by which a user instructs a toilet flush operation, or from a body sensor for sensing a user and activating a power drive motor; wherein the powered operating unit is separately installed from the manual operating unit, and is installed so as to be removable from the flush water tank in accordance with flush water tank apparatus or toilet main unit usage conditions. |
| US09695580B2 |
System and method to position and retain a sensor in a faucet spout
A touchless faucet including a tubular spout having a curved portion including an inlet end through which a fluid flow enters the spout and an outlet end through which the fluid flow exits the spout. The outlet end is located forward and downward of an apex of the curved portion and the inlet end is located rearward and downward of the apex. The faucet also includes an electronic valve for controlling the fluid flow and a sensor disposed completely within the spout along an underside of the curved portion adjacent the apex. The sensor includes a transmitter for emitting a signal and a receiver for detecting an interruption of the signal within a detection zone that does not intersect with the fluid flow from the outlet end of the spout. The sensor communicates with the electronic valve to control the fluid flow when the interruption of the signal is detected. |
| US09695579B2 |
Automatic faucets
An automatic faucet includes a housing constructed to receive at least one water inlet conduit and having a spout for delivering water. The automatic faucet includes a valve module, a sensor module, a battery module, a turbine module, and a control module. The valve module includes a valve controlled by an electromagnetic actuator for controlling the water flow from the spout. The sensor module is constructed to provide sensor data influenced by a user. The control module is constructed to control opening and closing of the valve by providing signals to the electromagnetic actuator. The control module is also constructed to receive sensor data from the sensor module and execute a sensing algorithm. The control module is also constructed to execute a power management algorithm for managing electrical power generated by the water turbine and provided to and from the battery. |
| US09695574B2 |
Work vehicle and control method for same
A work vehicle includes a control unit having a motor switch control unit and a motor command determining unit. The motor switch control unit controls a motor switching mechanism so that a third motor connects to a first motor when a first rotation speed is less than a second rotation speed. The first rotation speed is the rotation speed of the first motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. The second rotation speed is the rotation speed of the second motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. When the third motor is connected to the first motor, the motor command determining unit determines a command torque for the first motor and the third motor so that the command torque for the third motor is no more than the command torque for the first motor. |
| US09695571B1 |
Payload monitoring system
A payload monitoring system on a machine includes a payload sensor configured to generate a plurality of payload data corresponding to a payload amount in a bucket of a machine, the plurality including a first payload data and a second payload data and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the first payload data from the payload sensor and off-board payload data from an off-board system, compare the first payload data to the off-board payload data to generate a payload data offset, receive the second payload data from the payload sensor, and generate an adjusted payload data based on the second payload data and the payload data offset. |
| US09695569B1 |
Manhole cover sealing device
A device for sealing the opening of a manhole. The device includes a seal coupled to a lid; a valve; and a compression inducing device. The lid is set within an existing manhole frame and operates without modification. The seal is coupled to a lower surface of the lid and contacts a lip within the frame. The seal is compressed to the lip and the compression inducing device is used to grip the frame below the lip to maintain the compressive state of the seal. The manhole cover is placed on top of the lid. Gases escape through the valve. Water or moisture is prevented from passing through the seal or valve. One or more grooves or ribs are optionally included to create a gap between the lid and the manhole cover for the routing of released gases. |
| US09695567B2 |
System and method for monitoring and controlling grouting operations
Methods and systems for monitoring and controlling a grouting operation are described. In one aspect, the method includes: performing the grouting operation by injecting grout into a borehole and cyclically: monitoring the borehole pressure until the borehole pressure equals a first pressure threshold; in response to determining that the borehole pressure equals the first pressure threshold, halting the injection of grout into the borehole; monitoring the borehole pressure until the borehole pressure decreases to a second pressure threshold, the second pressure threshold being lower than the first pressure threshold; in response to determining that the borehole pressure equals the second pressure threshold, restarting injection of grout into the borehole, until a terminating condition is satisfied and, as a result, terminating the grouting operation. |
| US09695566B2 |
Soil compacting device having spring suspension and guiding
A soil compacting device has an upper mass, a lower mass coupled to the upper mass so as to be capable of movement and having a soil contact plate, and a holding device for holding the soil compacting device, the holding device being situated so as to be capable of movement relative to the upper mass. In addition, a vibration decoupling device is provided that is situated between the upper mass and the holding device. The vibration decoupling device has a guide device for guiding the movement of the holding device relative to the upper mass. The guide device is fashioned such that the holding device is capable of displacement in parallel relative to the upper mass. The vibration decoupling device also has in addition a spring device. |
| US09695560B2 |
Portable net barrier system
A barrier system including an elastic net coupled to a cable, an energy absorption member coupled between the cable and an anchoring assembly, and an actuation assembly coupled to the net and configured to rotate the net about an axis of rotation between a closed position restricting vehicle access through the barrier system, and an open position allowing vehicle access through the barrier system. |
| US09695559B2 |
Transition slab between the abutment and the deck of a bridge with expansion and contraction joints having a long service life, and methods for absorbing the expansion and contraction movements of the deck of a bridge
A transition slab connected at opposing ends to a deck compression slab and to an anchoring. The transition slab absorbs the expansions of the deck by means of compressing sheets of polymer, elastomer or the like, that are arranged in parallel spacing and integrated in the transition slab to be oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the road. The transition slab absorbs the contraction movements of the deck limited expansion due to the summation of crack openings in induced cracks. Crack planes are created by forms made of wood, polymer or the like arranged in parallel, spaced relation within the body of the transition slab. |
| US09695558B2 |
Foundation system for bridges and other structures
A bridge system is provided that utilizes foundation structures that are formed of the combination of precast and cast-in-place concrete. A method of constructing the combination precast and cast-in-place concrete foundation structures involves receiving at a construction site a precast concrete foundation unit having elongated upright wall members that define a channel therebetween, and multiple upright supports located within the channel; placing the precast concrete foundation unit at a desired use location; delivering concrete into the channel while the precast concrete foundation unit remains at the desired use location; and allowing the concrete to cure-in-place such that the elongated upright wall members are connected to the cured-in-place concrete by reinforcement embedded within both the cured-in-place concrete and the upright wall members. The bridge units may be placed before the pouring step to embed the bottoms of the bridge units in the cast-in-place concrete. |
| US09695557B2 |
Control system for self-propelled line striper
A line striping system comprises a chassis, wheels, a spray system, a propulsion system and a steering system. The wheels are mounted under the chassis. The spray system is mounted on the chassis. The propulsion system is mounted on the chassis to drive a wheel. The steering system is coupled to the chassis. The steering system comprises a handlebar rotatable to steer a wheel, and a speed bar pivotable to control the propulsion system. |
| US09695553B2 |
Modular railroad track assembly
A modular railroad track assembly includes spaced-apart cross-ties, side ties, and railroad track rails. Each cross-tie includes a planar edge with the cross-ties being arranged such that each planar edge lies in a common plane. The sides of each cross-tie define an acute angle with the cross-tie's planar edge. The acute angle is in the approximate range of 65° to 80°. Railroad track rails are coupled to the planar edge associated with each cross-tie. A first side tie is coupled to first sides of the cross-ties wherein at least a portion of the first side tie is at the acute angle with respect to the planar edges associated with the cross-ties. A second side tie is coupled to second sides of the cross-ties, wherein at least a portion of the second side tie is at the same acute angle with respect to the planar edges associated with the cross-ties. |
| US09695552B2 |
Wet strengthened fiber products, wet strengthening resins, and methods for making and using same
Wet strengthened fiber products, wet strengthening resins, and methods for making such wet strengthened fiber products and wet strengthening resins. The wet strengthened fiber product can include a fiber web and an at least partially cured wet strengthening resin, which prior to at least partially curing, the wet strengthening resin can include a polyamide-epihalohydrin (PAE) resin and a cationic styrene maleimide (SMI) resin. The PAE resin can include a reaction product of a polyamidoamine and an epihalohydrin and the cationic SMI resin can include a reaction product of a styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer and an amine. The wet strengthened fiber product can include the wet strengthening resin in an amount of about 0.05 wt % to about 5 wt %, based on a dried weight of the wet strengthened fiber product. |
| US09695551B2 |
Process for preparing stable dispersions of starch particles
In one or more embodiments, the present disclosure provides for a process for preparing a dispersion of starch particles in an aqueous liquid. In one or more embodiments, the process includes introducing a feed starch and the aqueous liquid into a rotor stator mixer, maintaining the feed starch and the aqueous liquid in the rotor stator mixer at a temperature ranging from a gelation temperature to less than a solubilization temperature, and shearing the feed starch into starch particles with the rotor stator mixer to form the dispersion of starch particles in the aqueous liquid. In one or more embodiments, the starch particles produced by this process have an average particle size diameter of no larger than 2 micrometers and the dispersion has 20 to 65 weight percent of the starch particles based on a total weight of the dispersion. |
| US09695545B2 |
Mountable lint vacuum device and non-marring nozzle
A non-marring nozzle attachment that may be used with a vacuum device to clean delicate surfaces such as lint screens. The non-marring nozzle attachment may use a non-marring material with a beveled surface to allow for a vacuum to safely and effectively clean delicate surfaces. The non-marring nozzle attachment may further include spaced slits to allow for more intimate contact between the nozzle tip and a surface to be cleaned. The vacuum device may be mounted near the desired area of use to a variety of rigid surfaces without having to penetrate the rigid surface with nails or screws. |
| US09695538B2 |
Balance ring and fastener guide for a washing machine
A balance ring for an appliance, such as e.g., a washing machine, is provided. The balance ring can reduce or eliminate features such as sink marks that might otherwise impede the movement of counterweights in the balance ring. The counterweights are used to stabilize a rotating element of the appliance. |
| US09695534B2 |
Apparatus for fabricating gasket pads for sealing drum of drier and gasket pad fabricated by the same apparatus
An apparatus for fabricating gasket pads for sealing a drum of a drier and a gasket pad fabricated. The apparatus automates the operations of guiding a strip of felt textile, cutting a portion of the felt textile by a predetermined length, butting both ends of the cut felt textile portion to each other without a difference in height, and sewing the both ends of the cut felt textile portion. Since gasket pads are fabricated by the automated operations instead of manual operations dependent of the experiences of workers, the same gasket pads can be fabricated with high-quality. |
| US09695532B2 |
Matte film and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is matte film including: a film layer that is formed in a nano-web shape by electrospinning a polymer material; an ink layer that is coated on one surface of the film layer; and an adhesive layer that is laminated on the other surface of the film layer through electrospinning. Since the film layer is formed in a nano-web shape so that fiber strands are accumulated, the matte film can be thinly produced and have a non-glossy function of performing scattered reflection of light and a fingerprint-preventive function of making fingerprints imprinted. Further, the surface strength of the matte film can be reinforced. |
| US09695525B1 |
Methods and systems for making carbon fibers for high temperature applications
The present invention relates to a method for the continuous production of low thermal conductivity endless filament yarns with a compact, homogeneous structural morphology. The presently disclosed methods utilize safe and recyclable ionic liquids (IL) to produce carbon fiber precursors from cellulose. The fibers are produced by the carbonization of cellulose carbon fiber precursors. The precursor fiber filaments have an increased tear resistance with simultaneously sufficient elongation, a round or crenulated cross-section, and homogeneous fiber morphology. The filament yarns exhibit performance characteristics similar to those produced from traditional viscous rayon. The resulting fibers are especially suited for aerospace applications in composite materials used at the limits of high temperatures, for instance in structures found in rocket nozzles or atmospheric reentry heat shields on spacecraft. |
| US09695522B2 |
Deposition mask, method of manufacturing deposition mask, and method of manufacturing display apparatus
A deposition mask including a mask body including a plurality of pattern holes; a plurality of protrusions protruding from the mask body; and a plurality of grooves formed in the mask body. A grain size of the mask body is in arrange of about 10 μm to about 1000 μm, and a difference between a maximum height of the plurality of protrusions and a maximum height of the plurality of grooves is equal to or less than 0.5 μm. |
| US09695521B2 |
Process to prepare metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles
The invention is directed to a process to prepare metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles by applying a cathodic potential as an alternating current (ac) voltage to a solid starting metal object which solid metal object is in contact with a liquid electrolyte comprising a stabilizing cation. The invention is also directed to the use of the nanoparticles as a catalyst. |
| US09695517B2 |
Two-part, wall-mountable electrochemical dispenser
A Two-part, Wall-mountable Electrochemical Dispenser. The dispenser assembly consists of a disposable fluid storage reservoir and a non-disposable dispenser. The dispenser holds an electrochemical gas generator, its associated electronics, and a power source. The generator can be set for fluid delivery rates of between 1 mL/day and 50 mL/day. The system has a battery-determined operational life of about 2 years, assuming rates of up to 2 mL/day and 2 C-size batteries. The fluid storage reservoir is formed by two plastic shells separated by a plastic diaphragm. Gas produced by the generator acts on the diaphragm thereby displacing fluid that is then captured by an evaporation pad from which it can readily emanate into the environment. The reservoir can be removed and discarded after depletion of the liquid, and then replaced by another filled assembly. As needed, the refill holds an anti-theft coded card that prohibits the re-use of the refill. |
| US09695513B2 |
Hydrophobization treatment apparatus, hydrophobization treatment method, and hydrophobization treatment recording medium
A hydrophobization treatment apparatus includes a cooling device which cools a substrate, a light irradiation device which irradiates thermal radiation light from light sources onto front surface of the substrate, a gas supply device which supplies hydrophobization-treatment gas to the substrate, an exhaust device which exhausts the gas, a lifting device which moves the substrate such that the lifting device raises and lowers the substrate between the cooling device and light sources, and a control device which has circuitry to control the light irradiation device, the gas supply device, the exhaust device and the lifting device. The circuitry of the control device executes first gas supply control to discharge and exhaust the gas into and from the space between the gas container and substrate, and after the first control, second gas supply control to discharge and exhaust the gas into and from the space between the gas container and substrate. |
| US09695511B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor device and method of processing substrate
A substrate processing apparatus including a vertical reaction container; an insulating wall formed of an insulating material and including a reaction container accommodation chamber for accommodating the reaction container therein; a heater installed in an inner wall of the reception container reception chamber on the insulating wall; an air circulation channel installed vertically in a sidewall of the insulating wall; a blower for distributing air upward or downward in the air circulation channel; intake valves for communicating the air circulation channel with the air; and exhaust valves for communicating the air circulation channel with an equipment exhaust system. In a temperature elevating process and a temperature lowering process, the intake valves and the exhaust valves are switched. |
| US09695508B2 |
Liner assembly for chemical vapor deposition chamber
Embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus and method for lining a processing region within a chamber. In one embodiment, a modular liner assembly for a substrate processing chamber is provided. The modular liner assembly includes a first liner and a second liner, each of the first liner and second liner comprising an annular body sized to be received in a processing volume of a chamber, and at least a third liner comprising a body that extends through the first liner and the second liner, the third liner having a first end disposed in the process volume and a second end disposed outside of the chamber. |
| US09695503B2 |
High power impulse magnetron sputtering process to achieve a high density high SP3 containing layer
Methods for depositing a nanocrystalline diamond layer are disclosed herein. The method can include delivering a sputter gas to a substrate positioned in a processing region of a first process chamber, the first process chamber having a carbon-containing sputter target, delivering an energy pulse to the sputter gas to create a sputtering plasma, the sputtering plasma having a sputtering duration, the energy pulse having an average power between 1 W/cm2 and 10 W/cm2 and a pulse width which is less than 100 μs and greater than 30 μs, the sputtering plasma being controlled by a magnetic field, the magnetic field being less than 300. Gauss, and delivering the sputtering plasma to the sputter target to form an ionized species, the ionized species forming a crystalline carbon-containing layer on the substrate. |
| US09695497B2 |
Method for finishing work of spray-coated surface and working tool
In a method for a finishing work of a spray-coated surface, an inner surface of a cylindrical hollow member is roughened by forming a helical groove thereon. A thermal spray coating is formed on the inner surface that is roughened, and a finishing work is carried out by cutting the thermal spray coating along a helix of the groove by use of a cutting tool. According to the method for a finishing work, a finishing work of a thermal spray coating with non-uniform hardness can be carried out efficiently. |
| US09695495B2 |
Process for producing an aluminum alloy sheet for motor vehicle
An aluminum alloy sheet for motor vehicles is produced by casting a melt, containing 3.0-3.5 mass % Mg, 0.05-0.3 mass % Fe, 0.05-0.15 mass % Si, and less than 0.1 mass % Mn, a balance substantially being inevitable impurities and Al, into a slab having a thickness of 5 to 15 mm in a twin-belt caster so that cooling rate at ¼ depth of thickness of the slab is 20 to 200° C./sec; winding the cast thin slab into a coiled thin slab subjected to cold rolling with a roll having a surface roughness of 0.2 to 0.7 μm Ra at a cold rolling reduction of 50 to 98%; subjecting the cold rolled sheet to final annealing either continuously in a CAL at a holding temperature of 400 to 520° C. within 5 minutes or in a batch annealing furnace at a holding temperature of 300 to 400° C. for 1 to 8 hours; and subjecting the resulting sheet to straightening with a leveler. |
| US09695492B2 |
Methods and systems for producing ferro-chrome in a duplex furnace
A method for producing a high purity high carbon molten chrome product from chrome and carbon bearing material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) continuously introducing chrome compacts directly into an electric melter; (b) heating and melting the chrome compacts in the electric melter at a temperature of between about 1300° C. to about 1700° C. to form high carbon molten chrome; (c) preventing oxidation of the high carbon molten chrome via minimization of the ingress of oxygen containing gas in said heating step; (d) carburizing the high carbon molten chrome to form high carbon molten metallized chrome; (e) purifying the high carbon molten metallized chrome by reducing silicon oxides to silicon and desulfurizing the high carbon molten metallized chrome to produce the high purity high carbon molten chrome product; and (f) discharging the high purity high carbon molten chrome product from the electric melter. |
| US09695490B2 |
Refining agents for alkaline earth production
Hydrometallurgical systems, methods, and compositions are described in which organic amine-based lixiviants are utilized in the selective recovery of alkaline earth elements. The lixiviant can be regenerated and recycled for use in subsequent iterations of the process. Multiple alkaline earth elements can be recovered from a sample in parallel or in serial applications of the disclosed methods. |
| US09695488B2 |
Steel for bolt use, bolt, and method for manufacturing bolt
A steel is used for providing a bolt that has a high strength and still exhibits excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance. The steel contains C of 0.30% to 0.50%, Si of 1.0% to 2.5%, Mn of 0.1% to 1.5%, P of greater than 0% to 0.015%, S of greater than 0% to 0.015%, Cr of 0.15% to 2.4%, Al of 0.010% to 0.10%, N of 0.001% to 0.10%, Cu of 0.1% to 0.50%, Ni of 0.1% to 1.0%, Ti of 0.05% to 0.2%, and V of 0% to 0.2%, with the remainder including iron and inevitable impurities, in which a ratio [Ni]/[Cu] is 0.5 or more, and a total content [Ti]+[V] is 0.085% to 0.30%. |
| US09695481B2 |
Polynucleotides comprising a reporter sequence operatively linked to a regulatory element
The invention provides a polynucleotide comprising a reporter sequence operatively linked to a regulatory element of a gene selected from Bscl2, Srxnl, Cbr3, Ephxl, Nope, Cdknla, Perp, Pltp, Cgrefl, Ltb4r1, Btg2, Gpx2, Ltb4r2, Ddit4l, Fosl1, and Egr1, which regulatory element stimulates expression of the reporter sequence in response to a genotoxic agent or to an oxidative stress-inducing agent. The invention also provides a method of detecting a genotoxic or oxidative stress-inducing agent comprising subjecting a cell containing the polynucleotide of the invention to a test agent; and assessing the expression of the reporter sequence. The invention provides a method of detecting a genotoxic or oxidative stress-inducing agent comprising subjecting one or more cells that comprise a reporter sequence operatively linked to a regulatory element of a gene, which regulatory element stimulates expression of the reporter sequence in response to a genotoxic agent or to an oxidative stress-inducing agent, to a test agent, and assessing the expression of the one or more reporter sequences; wherein at least one cell subjected to a test agent comprises a polynucleotide comprising a reporter sequence operatively linked to a regulatory element of the Bscl2 gene. |
| US09695475B2 |
Competitive modulation of microRNAs
The present invention provides compounds and methods for competitive modulation of microRNAs. Such compounds and methods have profound effects on cells. MicroRNAs (microRNAs), are small (approximately 18-24 nucleotides in length), non-coding RNA molecules encoded in the genomes of plants and animals. In certain instances, microRNAs regulate the expression of genes by binding to the 3′-untranslated regions (3′-UTR) of specific mRNAs. More than 1000 different microRNAs have been identified in plants and animals. |
| US09695474B2 |
System and methods for massively parallel analysis of nucleic acids in single cells
Methods and systems are provided for massively parallel genetic analysis of single cells in emulsion droplets or reaction containers. Genetic loci of interest are targeted in a single cell using a set of probes, and a fusion complex is formed by molecular linkage and amplification techniques. Methods are provided for high-throughput, massively parallel analysis of the fusion complex in a single cell in a population of at least 10,000 cells. Also provided are methods for tracing genetic information back to a cell using barcode sequences. |
| US09695473B2 |
Genotyping method
The present invention relates to a genotyping method, and more particularly to an ID sequence, which is assigned to each genotype, and a multiplex genotyping method which uses the ID sequence. When pyrosequencing is performed using the ID sequence, a unique and simple pyrogram can be obtained for each genotype. Thus, the use of the ID sequence makes it possible to genotype viral genes, disease genes, bacterial genes and identification genes in a simple and efficient manner. In addition, a genotyping primer of the invention can be used in various genotyping methods which are performed using dispensation orders and sequencing methods. |
| US09695469B2 |
Expression-linked gene discovery
The invention relates to a method for analyzing a genomic region of an organism, comprising four major parts. The first part involves the isolation of mRNA from a selected organism that is used for the preparation of small single stranded DNA fragments with one adaptor containing an affinity label. These DNA fragments are used in part three. In the second part, genomic DNA from the same or a related organism is isolated. This genomic DNA is fragmented and ligated to adaptor molecules. In the third part, these genomic fragments are hybridized with single stranded DNA fragments from part one, and the hybrids formed in this process are used for synthesis of DNA fragments. These fragments will be used in part four which involves sequencing of these fragments using one of the available high throughput sequencing methods. |
| US09695463B2 |
DNA 5-methyl cytosine demethylation activity of vertebrate DNA methyltransferases
Methods for identifying a test agent as a modulator of the active DNA demethylation activity of a DNA methyltransferase are disclosed. The method comprises: a) providing a methylated DNA; b) providing the DNA methyltransferase; c) allowing the methylated DNA to react with the DNA methyltransferase for a sufficient time to perform a demethylation reaction and generate a demethylated DNA product in the presence or absence of a test agent; d) analyzing the extent of demethylation; and d) comparing the extents of the demethylation in the presence and absence of the test agent, and thereby identify the test agent as a modulator of the DNA demethylation activity of the DNA methyltransferase. |
| US09695456B2 |
Microorganism testing apparatus, method and program
A solution is the microorganism testing apparatus equipped with a pre-processing unit in which, if a content of microorganism testing on a specific specimen is selected or input, testing conditions of the specimen read from a storage device in which testing information specifying the testing conditions of the specimen is stored are printed on a sheet-form medium to be used for testing of the specimen, and a post-processing unit in which, if an image of the medium is read, the testing conditions printed on the medium and a type of the medium preliminarily labelled on the medium are acquired from the image to output judgment results as to whether or not the testing conditions acquired from the image, and the type of the medium are compatible. |
| US09695455B2 |
Method for synthesizing protein nanoparticles using waste chicken feathers
A method of producing protein nanoparticles from waste chicken feathers by enzymatic hydrolysis followed by ultrasonic treatment is disclosed. The process includes pretreatment of the chicken feathers. Then feather fibers are hydrolyzed enzymatically. The effects of enzyme concentration, hydrolysis time, and substrate concentration on particle mean size are analyzed to optimize the best condition in order to attain the smallest particles by a Box-Behnken Design. A minimum particle size is obtained by using 5 g/l feather and 3.6% enzyme with a hydrolysis time of 243 h. The hydrolyzed particles are then subjected to ultrasonic treatment to produce nanoparticles. The produced protein particles have high potential to be used in nanocomposites and adsorbents. |
| US09695454B2 |
Production of fucosylated glycoproteins
Described herein are compositions including filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma fungal cells, having reduced protease activity and expressing fucosylation pathway. Further described herein are methods for producing a glycoprotein having fucosylated N-glycan, using genetically modified filamentous fungal cells, for example, Trichoderma fungal cells, as the expression system. |
| US09695452B2 |
DNA encoding novel enzyme having D-serine synthase activity, method of producing the enzyme and method of producing D-serine by using the same
This invention relates to DNA encoding a novel enzyme having activity of synthesizing D-serine from formaldehyde and glycine, recombinant DNA constructed by integrating such DNA into a vector, a transformant transformed with the recombinant DNA, and a method for producing D-serine from formaldehyde and glycine with the use of the enzyme. |
| US09695447B2 |
Recombinant cell and method for producing isoprene
An object of the present invention is to provide a series of techniques for producing isoprene from methanol or the like. Provided is a recombinant cell prepared by introducing a gene encoding isoprene synthase, into a host cell which is a methylotroph, wherein the gene is expressed in the host cell, and the recombinant cell is capable of producing isoprene from at least one C1 compound selected from the group consisting of methane, methanol, methylamine, formic acid, formaldehyde, and formamide. Preferably, it has at least one C1 carbon assimilating pathway selected from the group consisting of a serine pathway, a ribulose monophosphate pathway, and a xylulose monophosphate pathway as a fixing pathway of formaldehyde. Also provided is a method for producing isoprene using the recombinant cell. |
| US09695444B2 |
Vaccine prepared utilizing human parainfluenza virus type 2 vector
Disclosed are: a virus vector in which a gene encoding an antigenic polypeptide is integrated in human parainfluenza virus type 2 gene, wherein the antigenic polypeptide is expressed in the form of a fusion protein with a viral structural protein; and a method for producing the same. The virus vector of the present invention contains a quantitatively large amount of the antigenic peptide on the virus particle and can efficiently deliver the antigenic polypeptide to a target cell. |
| US09695441B2 |
Insect resistant and herbicide tolerant soybean event 9582.814.19.1
Soybean event 9582.814.19.1 comprising genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. |
| US09695439B2 |
Methods for genetic control of insect infestations in plants and compositions thereof
The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation. |
| US09695438B2 |
Wheat plants having increased resistance to imidazolinone herbicides
The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants. |
| US09695436B2 |
Plants having enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and methods of producing same
Methods are provided for enhancing yield and nitrogen use efficiency in plants, and to methods of increasing biomass and seed yield in plants grown under nitrogen limiting conditions using variants of enzymes involved in nitrogen assimilation or metabolism from non-plant organisms. |
| US09695434B2 |
Brassica plants yielding oils with a low alpha linolenic acid content
Brassica plants producing oils with a low alpha-linolenic acid content and methods for producing such plants are described. |
| US09695432B2 |
Excision of transgenes in genetically modified organisms
A method for deleting a region of DNA in a plant. In some embodiments, the method comprises transforming a plant with a nucleic acid molecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes one or more zinc finger nuclease(s) (ZFNs) operably linked to one or more tissue-specific promoter(s), e.g., a pollen-specific promoter. Methods include excising native genes in a plant. Accordingly, in some embodiments, ZFNs are engineered that recognize sequences that flank native plant genes. In further embodiments, ZFNs are expressed under the control of developmental stage-specific promoters, such that, for example, nucleic acid sequences are specifically excised in plants during relatively late stages of development. Nucleic acid molecules useful for carrying out disclosed methods and plants produced by the methods are included. |
| US09695429B2 |
Promoter variants for expressing genes in a fungal cell
The present invention relates to methods for producing a biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the biological substance, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the biological substance operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter variant selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, and SEQ ID NO: 12; and a subsequence thereof; and hybrid and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the biological substance from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter variants and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter variants operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding biological substances. |
| US09695416B2 |
Method of normalizing biological samples
The present disclosure relates to normalization of biological samples, particularly samples comprising nucleic acids to be sequenced. The normalization protocols described herein may be utilized across multiple samples to cap total stoichiometric input and minimize variations in transcript abundance on a per-sample basis in a multiplexed fashion to dramatically increase the accuracy, capacity and efficiency of nucleic acid sequencing. |
| US09695414B2 |
Suspension container for binding particles for the isolation of biological material
A device, method and system is provided for binding particles for the separation and/or isolation of biological materials. In particular, a container is provided including a suspension of binding particles for the isolation of biological material, inner walls forming an elongate groove at the bottom of said container, and a cover having openings and/or being penetrable for a linear arrangement of multiple pipets or pipet tips, said openings being located above and parallel to said elongate groove. |
| US09695412B2 |
Single cell array microchip and fabrication, electrical measurement and electroporation method thereof
The present invention relates to single cell array micro-chips and fabrication, electrical measurement and electroporation method thereof. The single cell array microchip comprises a substrate (1), a plurality of positioning electrodes (2) formed in an array, a plurality of measuring electrode-pairs (3) formed in an array, and a micro sample pool (4). The invention integrates cell array positioning with electrical measurement and electroporation for living cells, which is characteristic of label-free and noninvasive methods to manipulate, position particles/cells as well as further measure their electrical parameters. Therefore, single-cell-array positioning and multi-mode in-situ real-time measurement can be realized for intensive analysis. Since the positioned cells are immobile, the precision of the electrical measurement of cells is effectively improved, so is the efficiency of electroporation with lower cell mortality rate. |
| US09695411B2 |
Polynucleotide for recombinant expression of isomaltulose synthase
The present invention is directed towards genetic modification of native gene encoding for sucrose isomerase and isomaltulose synthase to substantially increase the expression level of these enzymes and use of said enzymes in a process to produce rare disaccharides such as isomaltulose and trehalulose. Also disclosed in the present invention is expression constructs comprising the modified genes and a host cells to express the same. |
| US09695410B2 |
Isolated high affinity entities with T-cell receptor like specificity towards native complexes of MHC class II and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) autoantigenic peptides
Provided are isolated complexes comprising a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and a type I diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide, the isolated complex having a structural conformation which enables isolation of a high affinity entity which comprises an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding to a native conformation of a complex composed of the MHC class II and the type I diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide; and isolated high affinity entities comprising an antigen binding domain capable of specifically binding the complex, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the MHC class II in an absence of the diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide, wherein the isolated high affinity entity does not bind to the diabetes-associated GAD autoantigenic peptide in an absence of the MHC class II; and methods and kits using same for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| US09695408B2 |
Mutants of streptokinase and their covalently modified forms
The present invention relates to novel mutants of Streptokinase, its functional fragments and covalently modified forms. Methods are provided for the preparation of the bacterial plasminogen activator protein, Streptokinase its muteins, species variants and their covalently modified variants that are characterized by improved therapeutic properties, such as increased proteolytic stability, extended plasma half-lives, reduced immuno-reactivity and enhanced fibrin clot specificity. The method involves either incorporating additional cysteine residues, or substituting cysteine residues for naturally occurring amino acids into non-essential regions of the protein such that the catalytic activity of the resultant protein remains largely unaltered. These cysteine variants were further modified by covalently attaching a cysteine reactive polymer such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or sulfhydryl-reactive moieties from a group that includes fluorophore, spin labels or other small conjugates. Disclosed herein are site-specific biologically active conjugates of Streptokinases and its covalently modified variants. |
| US09695403B2 |
Phytases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
This invention relates to phytases, polynucleotides encoding them, uses of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention, as well as the production and isolation of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. In particular, the invention provides polypeptides having phytase activity under high temperature conditions, and phytases that retain activity after exposure to high temperatures. The invention further provides phytases which have increased gastric lability. The phytases of the invention can be used in foodstuffs to improve the feeding value of phytate rich ingredients. The phytases of the invention can be formulated as foods or feeds or supplements for either to, e.g., aid in the digestion of phytate. |
| US09695401B2 |
Methods and products for transfection
The present invention relates in part to methods for producing tissue-specific cells from patient samples, and to tissue-specific cells produced using these methods. Methods for reprogramming cells using RNA are disclosed. Therapeutics comprising cells produced using these methods are also disclosed. |
| US09695400B2 |
Homozygous and heterozygous IDH1 gene-defective human astrocytoma cell lines
We provide IDH1 gene-defective cell lines (e.g., IDH1R132H heterozygous and IDH1R132H homozygous) derived from dissociated human astrocytoma samples. The cells can be used alone or in combination with each other or other cell types as a tool for determining the impact of IDH1R132H on cellular biology, tumorigenesis, and metabolic profiles. The cell lines may be used to test and identify therapeutic targets and to screen for molecular therapeutic agents. |
| US09695397B2 |
Th1 vaccination priming for active immunotherapy
The present invention includes vaccine compositions and methods for using these vaccine compositions in active immunotherapy. The vaccine compositions include allogeneic activated Th1 memory cells. The compositions can also include one or more disease-related antigens. The methods include administering the vaccine compositions to provide a Th1 footprint in normal individuals or patients susceptible to disease or having minimal residual disease. |
| US09695395B2 |
Generation and maintenance of stem cells
The present invention provides for the generation and maintenance of pluripotent cells by culturing the cells in the presence of an ALK5 inhibitor. |
| US09695391B2 |
Container, transport device, use and method
One aspect relates to a container for inserting into a holding device, comprising: a wall that is flexible at least in some areas, which wall is squashed, at least in some areas, in a transport condition in a direction opposite to a stretching direction; a handling unit connected to the wall, which is designed to come into engagement with a complementary handling unit of a transport device; a securing unit which in a transport condition hinders stretching of the wall of the bioreactor container along the stretching direction, wherein the container can, when the securing unit is released, be extended at least in some areas along the stretching direction, as well as a transport device, a use and a method. |
| US09695389B2 |
Bioreactor using a macroalgae
The invention features a bioreactor for the growth of macroalgae and methods for using the bioreactor to maintain optimal nutrient levels for the organisms in an aquarium or aquaculture system. The devices and methods of the invention provide for the bioremediation of excess nutrients in order to maintain nutrient balance in an aquarium or aquaculture system that facilitates growth and/or health of one or more of the organisms that reside therein. |
| US09695381B2 |
Two stage high speed centrifuges in series used to recover oil and protein from a whole stillage in a dry mill process
Methods of and devices for recovering oil and protein and increasing production yields using two centrifuges in series or a centrifuge with dual oil and protein separating functions in a dry mill are provided. |
| US09695380B2 |
Water-glycol hydraulic fluid compositions
A morpholine-free water-hydraulic liquid composition includes water, a glycol, a polyglycol such as a polyalkylene glycol, an aliphatic carboxylic acid that contains from six to 14 carbon atoms, and a combination of amines and alkanolamines. |
| US09695375B2 |
Use of dispersions of iron particles as fuel additive
A fuel additive is formed from dispersions including an organic phase, at least one amphiphlic agent and solid objects based on particles of an iron compound in the crystallized form with a small size, as a fuel additive. The particles have an average size DDRX of less than or equal to 7 nm measured by X-ray diffraction, and at least 80% by number of the particles have a size DMET of less than or equal to 7 nm measured by transmission electron microscopy. |
| US09695373B2 |
System and method for natural gas dehydration
A natural gas dehydration system and method includes a contactor, a flash tank, and a still interconnected by a desiccant circulation system. A reboiler is coupled to the still and the flash tank to burn the flash gas from the flash tank and heat the desiccant. A secondary burner is associated with a vent stack of the reboiler to burn the flash gas from the flash tank when not firing the reboiler. |
| US09695371B2 |
Cooling and scrubbing of a crude gas from entrained flow gasification
An apparatus for a three-stage cooling and scrubbing system for the treatment of hot crude gases and liquid slag downstream of an entrained flow gasification. Crude gas and slag are firstly cooled and prescrubbed in a first stage by injection of water from ring and/or wall nozzles into a free quench space. Crude gas and slag are then fed together with excess water into a waterbath as a second stage before intensive spraying is once again carried out as a third cooling and scrubbing stage in an annular space. |
| US09695368B2 |
Process and apparatus employing microchannel process technology
This invention relates to a process for conducting a hydrocracking or a hydrotreating process in a microchannel reactor. This invention also relates to a process and apparatus for flowing a vapor and liquid into a plurality of microchannels in a microchannel processing unit. |
| US09695362B1 |
Color display devices
A color display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode, opposing to each other, a polymer layer between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, a first coloring material dispersed in the polymer layer, liquid crystals provided in the polymer layer, and a second coloring material dispersed in the liquid crystals. The first coloring material and the second coloring material presents different colors, and each of the first coloring material and the second coloring material includes at least one of a red coloring material, a green coloring material, a blue coloring material, a yellow coloring material, a cyan coloring material, and a magenta coloring material. |
| US09695356B1 |
Ternary metal halide scintillators
Metal halide scintillators are described. More particularly, the scintillators include doped (e.g., europium-doped) ternary metal halides, such as those of the formulas A2BX4 and AB2X5, wherein A is an alkali metal, such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or any combination thereof; B is an alkali earth metal, such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or any combination thereof; and X is a halide, such as Cl, Br, I, F or any combination thereof. Radiation detectors comprising the novel metal halide scintillators and other ternary metal halides, such as those of the formulas A2EuX4 and AEu2X5, wherein A is an alkali metal and X is a halide, are also described. |
| US09695352B2 |
Compositions for treating subterranean formations
A method comprises obtaining or providing a treatment fluid comprising compounds comprising a structure of the formula (I) or (Ia) or compounds of the formula (Ib) and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. |
| US09695349B1 |
Phase change material composition and method of fabricating and packaging the same
A unique phase change material composition and method of maintaining pre-established environmental conditions and safeguards during the manufacturing process. A fabrication method and parameters which result in a more efficient and safe packaged phase change material. A microspherical form of Perlite is the chosen phase change material. The microspherical form of Perlite is vacuum packed in such a manner to exclude water and moisture as well as utilizing a sealing surface of sufficient width to maintain a vapor barrier at the sealed edges. Besides absorption and release of heat, the packaged phase change material may be used as a fire preventive article in residential and commercial properties. |
| US09695342B2 |
APAO hot melt adhesives containing a low molecular weight, functionalized, isotactic polypropylene
Adding a low molecular weight (or alternatively, high melt flow rate), functionalized, isotactic polypropylene (iPP) to a hot melt adhesive (HMA), composition containing a propylene-butene-1, and/or a propylene-ethylene amorphous poly alpha olefin (APAO) copolymer, in addition to other co-adjuvants (such as a tackifier or a plasticizer), results in an APAO-based HMA that shows improved tensile strength and bonding properties, over an HMA that contains only the propylene-butene-1 and/or the propylene-ethylene APAO copolymer (with or without a tackifier and/or a plasticizer). |
| US09695337B2 |
Optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, optical film and display device
The present invention provides an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet in which white turbidity is not caused by humidification and durability is excellent as well. The present invention provides an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, comprising: a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in which a moisture ratio after storage under an environment of 60° C. and 95% RH for 120 hours is 0.65 wt % or more, and a shear storage elastic modulus at 85° C. which is measured by a dynamic viscoelastic measurement is 5.0×104 to 5.0×105 Pa, wherein a peeling distance measured by the constant-load peel test is 30 mm or less when an adherend is a polyethylene terephthalate plate, and the peeling distance measured by the following constant-load peel test is 30 mm or less when the adherend is an acrylic plate. |
| US09695330B2 |
Liquid composition, pigment dispersion liquid, and aqueous ink composition for ink jet recording
Provided is a liquid composition containing a first solvent that is a first glyceryl mono-alkyl ether having a distribution coefficient of water-octanol which is in a range of 0.9 to 2.6; a second solvent that is an organic solvent having a distribution coefficient of water-octanol which is equal to or greater than −1.0 and less than 0.9; water; and a coloring material, in which a content of the first solvent is in a range of 0.005 mass % to 0.5 mass %, and a content of the second solvent is in a range of 0.5 mass % to 15 mass %. |
| US09695324B2 |
Method of forming antifouling coating film
Provided is a method of forming an antifouling coating film including the steps of [1] preparing a colored antifouling paint containing a prescribed Si-containing hydrolyzable resin and a color pigment such that a coating film having a target dry film thickness T completely hides a surface of an object to be coated, the colored antifouling paint has a color difference ΔE1 between the coating film having the thickness T and a coating film having a dry film thickness of 0.8 T, at least 2.0, and preferably the colored antifouling paint has a color difference ΔE2 between the coating film having the thickness T and a coating film having a dry film thickness of 1.2 T, less than 1, and [2] coating a surface of the object with the colored antifouling paint until the surface of the object is completely hidden by the coating film formed from the colored antifouling paint. |
| US09695321B2 |
Reflective composition
The present invention relates to a UV light reflective composition comprising a light transmissive matrix comprising a silicone resin, and UV light reflective particles comprising boron nitride, the particles being dispersed in the transmissive matrix. The light reflective particles of the UV light reflective composition has an average particle size within the range of from 0.2 to 0.7 μm. An advantage of the present invention is that it provides a highly light reflective composition, especially in the UV range. |
| US09695320B2 |
Small scale microencapsulated pigments and uses thereof
A method is provided for making thermochromic pigments in microcapsules having unusually small particle sizes. |
| US09695314B2 |
Resin composition and resin molded article
A resin composition contains an aromatic polycarbonate resin, an aromatic polyester resin, an acrylic triblock copolymer composed of a polymer block containing an acrylic acid ester unit and a polymer block containing a methacrylic acid ester unit, a glycidyl group-containing polyethylene copolymer, an organic phosphorus flame retardant, and a flame retardant antidrip agent. |
| US09695313B2 |
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same
In one aspect, the invention relates to recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions, fibers and articles produced therefrom, and methods for producing same. In a further aspect, the invention relates to homogenized post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to extruded polymer compositions, polymer mixtures, fibers, and/or Bulked Continuous Filament fibers comprising post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate. In a further aspect, the invention relates to processes for preparing recycled polyethylene terephthalate compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US09695310B2 |
Fluororesin composition
Provided are a fluororesin composition having a low electrostatic propensity, and a fluororesin molded article having a low electrostatic propensity that is configured from a fluororesin composition. A thermoplastic fluororesin composition that comprises a fluororesin, two or more kinds of vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene terpolymers and an ionic liquid, wherein said terpolymers include a terpolymer selected from among terpolymers containing 30-45 mol % of vinylidene fluoride and a terpolymer selected from among terpolymers containing 5-25 mol % of vinylidene fluoride; and a fluororesin molded article. |
| US09695305B2 |
Polyolefin-natural fiber composite composition for extrusion molding
The present disclosure relates to a polyolefin-natural fiber composite composition for extrusion molding, and more particularly to a polyolefin-natural fiber composite composition, which comprises polyolefin resin, natural fiber, thermoplastic elastic rubber and an anhydrous maleic acid-grafted polypropylene-based compatibilizer, and is useful as a material for an extrusion molded article by obtaining an effect of improving dimensional stability, mechanical properties and surface quality through adjusting three-dimensional structure and particle size of the polypropylene-based compatibilizer and binding rate of the maleic acid. |
| US09695294B2 |
Epoxy resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor device and semiconductor device encapsulated using the same
An epoxy resin composition includes: an epoxy resin; a curing agent; a curing accelerator; and an inorganic filler, wherein the curing accelerator includes a 4-valent ammonium salt or a 4-valent phosphonium salt represented by Formula 1, wherein A1 is nitrogen or phosphorus; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 hydrocarbon group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 hydrocarbon group including a hetero atom; X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 are each independently an oxygen atom (O), a sulfur atom (S), or NH; and Y1, Y2 and Y3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 hydrocarbon group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 hydrocarbon group including a hetero atom. |
| US09695291B2 |
Porous polytetrafluoroethylene film and method for producing same
A porous polytetrafluoroethylene film comprising a fluororesin containing polytetrafluoroethylene as a main component, wherein an envelope surface area of resin fibers included per film having an area of 1 m2 and a thickness of 25 μm is 4,000 m2 or more, and a melting point peak is 333° C. or lower. |
| US09695289B1 |
Bulk molding compound-based pet bowl
A bowl includes a body portion. The body portion is formed from a material comprising a bulk molding compound. The bulk molding compound includes a polyester resin, glass fiber and calcium carbonate. A method for forming a bowl includes providing a composition comprising a bulk molding compound, providing the composition in a cavity of a mold including a male die member and a female die member, and compressing the male die member and the female die member under heat to form a molded material. The bulk molding compound includes a polyester resin, glass fiber and calcium carbonate. |
| US09695287B2 |
Curable organo polysiloxane composition, encapsulant, and electronic device
A curable organo polysiloxane composition, an encapsulant, and an electronic device, the composition including at least one compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and having a number average molecular weight of less than about 4,000, at least one first siloxane compound including a silicon-bonded hydrogen; and at least one second siloxane compound including a silicon-bonded alkenyl group: |
| US09695286B2 |
Rubbery polysiloxanes carrying cyanoacrylate functions and related methods for their preparation and uses therefor
A family of silicone rubbers (e.g., polydimethylsiloxane) carrying one or more cyanoacrylate groups and their methods of production are provided. These silicone rubbers endowed with cyanoacrylate groups are useful in a variety of wound care applications, including wound closures, adhesives, sealants and skin protectors. The silicone rubber moiety provides oxygen and moisture permeability (i.e., “breathability”), biocompatibility, optical transparency, and good mechanical properties, while the cyanoacrylate group imparts instantaneous adhesion/attachment to living tissues such as skin on par with that of contemporary cyanoacrylate-based wound care products. |
| US09695285B2 |
Macromers comprising pendant polyoxazoline groups and end groups
The invention is directed to a macromer comprising unit derived from a siloxane diol, di-isocyanates and a diol comprising a pendant group comprising an oligomer or polymer derived from methyl oxazoline or ethyl oxazoline. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said macromers, and to that the use of said macromers. The macromers according to the invention may be used in lenses, such as ophthalmic lenses. Films comprising the macromers according to the invention provide a surprisingly low modulus in combination with a high water content and oxidative stability. |
| US09695281B2 |
Triazine ring-containing polymer and membrane-forming composition containing the same
Disclosed is a triazine ring-containing hyperbranched polymer containing a repeating unit structure represented by the expression (1). By this means, it is possible to achieve a triazine ring-containing polymer which, alone, has high heat resistance, high transparency, high refractive index, high light resistance, high solubility, low volume shrinkage without adding metal oxides; and also a membrane-forming composition containing the same. In the formula, R and R′ represent independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, and A represents an alkylene group optionally having a branched or alicyclic structure of 1 to 20 carbon atoms. |
| US09695276B2 |
Method for producing a bio-pet polymer
The invention relates to a method for producing a bio-PET polymer comprising the following steps: Step A) providing at least one diacid compound, comprising a terephtalate compound; Step B) providing at least one diol compound, comprising monoethylene glycol; wherein —at least one of the terephtalate compound and/or the monoethylene glycol is obtained from at least one bio-based material, and —at least one of the diacid compound and/or the diol compound further comprises at least one crystallization retarding compound; and Step C) copolymerizing a mixture of the diacid compound and the diol compound to obtain a bio-PET polymer comprising diacid units and diol units, comprising up to 7.5 mol % of unit(s) corresponding to the at least one crystallization retarding compound, based on the total number of moles of diacid units contained in the bio-PET. The invention also relates to a method for producing a bio-PET packaging element, comprising the following steps: —performing the method described above; and —Step D) converting the bio-PET into the bio-PET packaging element. |
| US09695267B2 |
Foams and foamable compositions containing halogenated olefin blowing agents
The invention provides foam forming methods that comprise: (a) preparing a foamable system comprising at least one hydrohaloolefin; and (b) ensuring either (i) the substantial absence of long-term decomposition-inducing contact between said hydrofluoroolefin and an amine-containing catalyst; (ii) that an effective amount of surfactant is available in the system under conditions which prevent long term exposure of the surfactant to a long-term decomposition reaction environment; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii). Related methods, foamable systems and foams are also disclosed. Preferred embodiments provide polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for the preparation thereof, including closed-celled, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for their preparation. The preferred foams are characterized by a fine uniform cell structure and little or no foam collapse. The foams are preferably produced with a polyol premix composition which comprises a combination of a hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a polyol, a silicone surfactant, a catalyst and is further characterized by being substantially free of added water. |
| US09695260B2 |
Method for producing olefin block polymer using plurality of types of transition metal catalysts
A method for producing an olefin block polymer, the method includes: polymerizing olefin using a polymerization catalyst (X), a polymerization catalyst (Y), and an organometallic compound (C) having an atom of any of Groups 2, 12, and 13 of the periodic table of the elements, the organometallic compound (C) excluding an activating co-catalyst agent (B), wherein: the polymerization catalyst (X) is formed by bringing a transition metal compound (A-X) represented by a general formula (1-X) into contact with an activating co-catalyst agent (B); and the polymerization catalyst (Y) is formed by bringing a transition metal compound (A-Y) represented by a general formula (1-Y) into contact with the activating co-catalyst agent (B). [Chem. 2] (MLaXbEc)n (1-Y) |
| US09695245B2 |
Anti-ectodysplasin antibodies
The present invention relates to the preparation of substantially purified anti-EDA1 monoclonal antibodies or isolated monoclonal antibody fragments or antigen binding portions or fragments thereof as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such antibodies. The antibodies may be used in the treatment of disorders relating to excessive action of EDA1 such as hirsutism, ectopic teeth, hyperhidrosis, breast cancer, dermal eccrine cylindroma or skin disorders such as sebaceous gland hyperplasia, comedones, milia, acne, seborrhea, rosacea, steatoma, and furuncles. The anti-EDA1 antibodies are also useful in immunoassays such as sandwich ELISA. |
| US09695243B2 |
Antibodies that bind colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R)
Antibodies that bind CSF1R are provided. Antibody heavy chains and light chains that are capable of forming antibodies that bind CSF1R are also provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibody heavy chains and lights chains are also provided. Methods of treatment using antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Such methods include, but are not limited to, methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss, and multiple sclerosis. |
| US09695240B2 |
Anthracycline derivative conjugates, process for their preparation and their use as antitumor compounds
The present invention relates to conjugates of therapeutically useful anthracyclines with carriers such as polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, proteins or peptides of natural or synthetic origin; methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical composition containing them and use thereof in treating certain mammalian tumors. |
| US09695239B2 |
Microtubule-modifying compound
A compound formed from at least one component A comprising a binding domain for extra-cellular surface structures of a diseased proliferating cell that internalized upon binding of component A of said compound, and at least one component B, characterized in that component B is a polypeptide which amino acid sequence comprises a microtubule-associated protein (MAP) or comprises at least a partial sequence of the MAP, the partial sequence having maintained the binding function of the MAP to a microtubule. |
| US09695238B2 |
Screening method for inhibitors of binding of zBR7R1 to CD155
The present invention provides a newly identified B7 receptor, zB7R1 that functions as lymphocyte inhibitory receptor, which is a PD-1-like molecule and is expressed on T cells. The present invention also provides the discovery of zB7R1's ability to bind to CD155. Methods and compositions for modulating zB7R1-mediated negative signaling and interfering with the interaction of its counter-receptor for therapeutic, diagnostic and research purposes are also provided. |
| US09695231B2 |
Monoclonal antibody against muramyl peptides
Disclosed is an isolated antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. The antibody is capable of binding to a muramyl peptide, or a derivative or an analog or a salt thereof. The muramyl peptide comprises muramic acid and an amino acid selected from the group consisting of alanine, isoglutamine, glutamic acid, and a salt thereof. Also disclosed are methods of producing the antibody, compositions comprising the antibody, methods of treating using the antibody, uses of the antibody, methods of detecting muramyl peptide, an assay for detecting muramyl peptide, an antibacterial agent, hybridomas and kits. |
| US09695229B2 |
Compositions of, and methods for, alpha-1 antitrypsin Fc fusion molecules
A novel method of treating and preventing bacterial diseases is provided. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibition of Gram negative, Gram positive and acid fast bacilli in general and tuberculosis (TB), mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), and anthrax in particular. Thus, the invention relates to modulation of cellular activities, including macrophage activity, and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to the inhibitory compounds comprising naturally occurring and man-made inhibitors of serine protease. |
| US09695228B2 |
EGFR and c-Met fibronectin type III domain binding molecules
Monospecific and bispecific EGFR and/or c-Met FN3 domain containing molecules, isolated nucleotides encoding the molecules, vectors, host cells, and methods of making thereof are useful in the generation of therapeutic molecules and treatment and diagnosis of diseases and disorders. |
| US09695225B2 |
Peptide compound for treatment of severe hypoglycemia
A peptide compound useful in the treatment of hypoglycemia is described. |
| US09695223B2 |
Engineered xylose transporters with reduced glucose inhibition
Provided herein are compositions and methods useful for reducing glucose inhibition in transporting xylose, arabinose and other monosaccharides, into a yeast cell. |
| US09695221B2 |
Recombinant outer membrane proteins from Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to the field of diarrheal diseases caused by intestinal spirochaetes. Specifically, the invention relates to the prevention and/or treatment of infections with B. hyodysenteriae. In one aspect, the invention relates to a novel recombinant polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide may preferably be combined with one or more further recombinant polypeptides. In a further aspect, an immunogenic composition containing said recombinant polypeptide(s) is provided for use in a method for treating or preventing clinical signs caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. |
| US09695219B2 |
Polypeptide having antibacterial activity and angiogenesis-inducing activity and wound-healing drug containing said polypeptide
A novel polypeptide which has an excellent angiogenesis-inducing activity and an excellent antibacterial activity, and a novel angiogenesis-inducing agent which contains the polypeptide as an effective ingredient or a novel agent for treating a wound(s) which contains the polypeptide as an effective ingredient are disclosed. The polypeptide of the present invention is a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is shown in any one of SEQ ID NOs:1 to 6, 8 and 10. The angiogenesis-inducing agent which contains the polypeptide of the present invention as an effective ingredient is useful for the prevention, amelioration or treatment of a disease such as a burns, decubitus, wound, skin ulcer, leg ulcer, diabetic ulcer, occlusive arterial disease and arteriosclerosis obliteran. |
| US09695205B2 |
Amide compounds for treatment of complement mediated disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an amide substituent (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer. |
| US09695200B2 |
Heterocyclic ITK inhibitors for treating inflammation and cancer
Disclosed herein are heterocyclic compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of ITK mediated diseases, such as inflammation, having the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, and X are as defined in the detailed description. Methods of inhibition of ITK activity in a human or animal subject are also provided. |
| US09695198B2 |
Factor IXa inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) where A is a heterocycle ring system and B is a heterocycle ring system or aryl ring system, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. |
| US09695191B2 |
Conformationally constrained, fully synthetic macrocyclic compounds
Conformationally restricted, spatially defined 12-30 membered macrocyclic ring systems of type (I) are constituted by three distinct building blocks: an aromatic template a, a conformation modulator b and a spacer moiety c as detailed in the description and the claims. Macrocycles of type (I) are readily manufactured by parallel synthesis or combinatorial chemistry. They are designed to interact with specific biological targets. In particular, they show agonistic or antagonistic activity on the motilin receptor (MR receptor), on the serotonin receptor of subtype 5-HT2B (5-HT2B receptor), and on the prostaglandin F2•receptor (FP receptor). They are thus potentially useful for the treatment of hypomotility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract such as diabetic gastroparesis and constipation type irritable bowl syndrome; of CNS related diseases like migraine, schizophrenia, psychosis or depression; of ocular hypertension such as associated with glaucoma and preterm labour. |
| US09695189B2 |
Chemical crosslinkers and compositions thereof
Cleavable crosslinkers of Formula (I) useful reagents in biochemical drug research and development such as antibody drug conjugates are disclosed. |
| US09695187B2 |
Synthetic process for preparation of macrocyclic C1-keto analogs of halichondrin B and intermediates useful therein
Disclosed is a compound of formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R7′, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 are as disclosed herein. Also, disclosed is a process for the preparation of the compound of formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and intermediates used therein. The compound of formula 1 can be used in the preparation of halichondrin analogs, such as Eribulin; and a process for its preparation from the compound of formula 1 is also disclosed. |
| US09695181B2 |
Hydroximic acid derivatives and medical applications therof
The present invention relates to a kind of new hydroximic acid derivatives, in particular, hydroximic acid derivatives of pyrazolopyrimidine and their medical applications, which have inhibition to histone deacetylase 1 and two kinds of tyrosine kinases (vascular endothelial cell growth factor receptors as well as platelet-derived growth factor receptors) simultaneously, and thus can be used for treatment of diseases related to those three kinds of enzymes. This kind of compounds both exerts a synergistic effect sufficiently to increase biological activity, and avoids problems caused by different properties and metabolisms, therefore is more practical and has good prospects. |
| US09695177B2 |
Preparation of tetranitroglycoluril
An improved method of preparing tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU) via the in situ decomposition of a nitrimino group with elimination of nitrogen without the use of dinitrogen pentoxide. The compound is useful as a high energy, high density explosive or propellant oxidizer. |
| US09695176B2 |
Substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazines as CGRP receptor antagonists
The disclosure generally relates to the novel compounds of formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which are CGRP receptor antagonists. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using the compounds in the treatment of CGRP related disorders including migraine and other headaches, neurogenic vasodilation, neurogenic inflammation, thermal injury, circulatory shock, flushing associated with menopause, airway inflammatory diseases such as asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). |
| US09695168B2 |
Substituted imidazo[1,5-α]pyridines and imidazo[1,5-α]pyrazines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US09695167B2 |
Substituted triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US09695166B2 |
Pyrazolopyridine pyrazolopyrimidine and related compounds
In one aspect this invention relates generally to compounds of Formula: and sub-formulas thereof, or a tautomer of each thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of each thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of each of the foregoing, where X1, L1, L3, and R3 are described herein. |
| US09695164B2 |
Crystalline forms of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt. The present invention provides crystalline Form A and crystalline Form B of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt, and the methods and uses for the preparation thereof. The X-ray powder diffraction patterns of crystalline Form A and crystalline Form B are as shown by FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, respectively. The crystalline forms of the present invention have low moisture absorption and high stability, as well as excellent use and storage performances. |
| US09695160B2 |
Piperazine derivatives for treating disorders
Anti-angiogenic treatments, treatments of hyperpermeability disorders, treatments of neuropathic and neurodegenerative disorders, pain treatments, methods of reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia and compounds for use in such methods are described. |
| US09695158B2 |
Dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline derivative, method of synthesizing the same, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic appliance, and lighting device
A composition comprising a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline derivative in which impurities are reduced and a method of synthesizing dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline in which impurities are reduced are provided. In addition, a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic appliance, or a lighting device with high emission efficiency and high reliability in which dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline is used as an EL material is provided. In the synthesis method, 2-(chloroaryl)dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline is used as a synthetic intermediate in a synthetic pathway so that an impurity contained in a final product can be removed easily by purification by sublimation. |
| US09695156B2 |
Compounds for the treatment and prevention of infections
Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or (II): (I) (II) pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tautomers, prodrugs, and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, wherein X, RN, R1, R3, R4, p, and m are as defined herein. Such compounds and compositions have been found useful in the treatment or prevention of viral infections, e.g., polyomaviral infections, and are further envisioned useful in treatment or prevention of other pathogenic conditions associated with endosomal trafficking. Methods of treating or preventing an infection by a pathogen secreting an AB5 toxin is also contemplated. |
| US09695154B2 |
Heteroaryl inhibitors of sumo activating enzyme
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein Y, Ra, Ra′, Rc, Rf, X2, Rd, Rd′, Re, Re′, m, and G have the values described herein and stereochemical configurations depicted at asterisked positions indicate absolute stereochemistry, 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. |
| US09695149B2 |
1,2,6-substituted benzimidazoles as flap modulators
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), and solvates, hydrates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X1′, X1″, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, useful as FLAP modulators. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) are also within the scope of the invention. |
| US09695146B2 |
Solid forms comprising 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione and a coformer, compositions and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are solid forms comprising (a) 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione and (b) a coformer. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the solid forms (e.g., cocrystals) and methods for treating, preventing and managing various disorders are also disclosed. |
| US09695144B2 |
Dibenzazepine derivatives and use thereof
The present disclosure provides dibenzazepine derivatives having Formula I or I(A): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R3a, R3b, R6, V1, V2, Z1, Z2, Z3, and G are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of the compounds of Formula I or I(A), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of one or more sodium channels. In one embodiment, the compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating pain. |
| US09695143B2 |
Prodrugs of tetrahydrocannabinol, compositions comprising prodrugs of tetrahydrocannabinol and methods of using the same
Described herein are Δ9-THC prodrugs, methods of making Δ9-THC prodrugs, formulations comprising Δ9-THC prodrugs and methods of using Δ9-THC. One embodiment described herein relates to the transdermal administration of a Δ9-THC prodrug for treating and preventing diseases and/or disorders. |
| US09695141B2 |
Anticancer miliusane derivatives
The present invention is in the field of pharmaceuticals and chemical industries. In particular, the present invention relates to new anticancer agents based on miliusane compounds. The present invention also includes its preparation and application method for treating cancer. |
| US09695139B2 |
Glycidyl ethers of limonene derivatives and oligomers thereof as curable epoxy resins
Cured epoxy resins are widespread because of their excellent mechanical and chemical properties. Typically, epoxy resins based on bisphenol A diglycidyl ethers or bisphenol F diglycidyl ethers are used, but these are problematic for many sectors because of their effect on the endocrine system. The present invention relates to glycidyl ethers of limonene-based diols and/or polyols, and to curable epoxy resin compositions based thereon as alternatives to the bisphenol A diglycidyl ethers or bisphenol F diglycidyl ethers, or the epoxy resin compositions based thereon. |
| US09695136B2 |
Process for preparing heonone (meth)acrylate
A process for preparing heonone (meth)acrylate by transesterification of alkyl (meth)acrylate with heonone. |
| US09695135B2 |
Therapeutic catechols
The invention provides compounds of formula I: and salts thereof wherein R1-R4 have any of the meanings defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or salts, and methods for their use in therapy. The compounds have useful antiviral properties. |
| US09695133B2 |
Quinazolinone-based oncogenic-RAS-selective lethal compounds and their use
The present invention provides, inter alia, compounds having the structure (1) compositions containing such compounds are also provided. Methods for using such compounds or compositions for treating or ameliorating the effects of a cancer having a cell that harbors an oncogenic RAS mutation, for modulating a lipoxygenase in a ferroptosis cell death pathway, and for depleting reduced glutathione (GSH) in a cell harboring an oncogenic RAS mutation are further provided. |
| US09695130B2 |
Rosuvastatin calcium and process for producing intermediate thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method capable of producing rosuvastatin calcium and intermediates therefor efficiently, inexpensively and with high purity. The present invention provides a method of efficiently producing rosuvastatin calcium and intermediates therefor having a high purity at an industrial scale, without using an extremely low temperature reaction or a special asymmetric catalyst. |
| US09695129B2 |
Parasiticidal compositions comprising benzimidazole derivatives, methods and uses thereof
The invention relates to oral, topical or injectable compositions for combating liver fluke parasites in mammals, comprising at least one benzimidazole derivative active agent. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating and controlling liver fluke parasite infections and infestations in a mammal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the mammal in need thereof. |
| US09695127B2 |
Compounds for treating HIV and methods for using the compounds
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a compound capable of treating HIV. In particular disclosed embodiments, the compound is capable of inhibiting Nef, such as by acting as antagonists of HIV Nef function. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of making the compound, embodiments of a method of using the compound, and embodiments of a method of identifying HIV Nef antagonists. The disclosed compound may be used alone or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in order to promote reducing drug resistance and/or cumulative toxicity. |
| US09695124B2 |
Method of producing 2-aminonicotinic acid benzyl ester derivatives
The present invention provides a method of producing a 2-aminonicotinic acid benzyl ester derivative at a high yield and with a high purity. By reacting a benzyl halide derivative with a 2-aminonicotinic acid derivative in a polar solvent in the presence of a prescribed base, it is possible to obtain a 2-aminonicotinic acid benzyl ester derivative at a high yield and with a high purity. |
| US09695120B2 |
Substituted pyrrolidines as G-protein coupled receptor 43 agonists
The present invention is directed to novel pyrrolidine carboxylic acid derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases as agonists of g-protein coupled receptor 43. |
| US09695115B2 |
Method for producing isocyanates
The invention relates to a method for preparing isocyanates by phosgenating the corresponding amines, wherein low-boiling secondary components, excess phosgene, and the co-product hydrogen chloride are separated from the crude liquid isocyanate stream, which is obtained after the phosgenation has occurred, within a maximum of 60 minutes, and wherein the crude liquid isocyanate stream is not exposed to temperatures above 250° C. until said separation. |
| US09695113B2 |
Alternative process for the purification of an intermediate in the synthesis of non-ionic X-ray contrast agents
Alternative continuous downstream processes for the production of 5-acetamido-N,N′-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide (“Compound A”) are described. Compound A is a key intermediate in the production of iodixanol and iohexol, which are two of the biggest commercially available non-ionic x-ray contrast media agents. |
| US09695112B2 |
Method for synthesizing optically active α-amino acid using chiral metal complex comprising axially chiral N-(2-acylaryl)-2-[5,7-dihydro-6H-dibenzo[c,e]azepin-6-yl] acetamide compound and amino acid
Objects of the present invention are to provide an industrially applicable method for producing an optically active α-amino acid in high yield and in a highly enantioselective manner, to provide a simple production method of an optically active α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid, and to provide an intermediate useful for the above production methods of an optically active α-amino acid and an optically active α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid.The present invention provides a production method of an optically active α-amino acid or a salt thereof, the production method comprising introducing a substituent into the α carbon in the α-amino acid moiety of a metal complex represented by the following Formula (1): by an alkylation reaction, an aldol reaction, the Michael reaction, or the Mannich reaction, and releasing an optically pure α-amino acid enantiomer or a salt thereof by acid decomposition of the metal complex. |
| US09695104B2 |
Process for ruthenium-catalyzed transvinylation of carboxylic acids
The invention relates to a process for transvinylation of a carboxylic acid feedstock with a vinyl ester feedstock to obtain a vinyl ester product and the corresponding acid of the vinyl ester feedstock in the presence of one or more ruthenium catalysts, wherein a) the vinyl ester feedstock, the carboxylic acid feedstock and a ruthenium catalyst are fed to the reactor, and b) the transvinylation reaction is carried out, characterized in that a carbonyl-free Ru(III) carboxylate is used as the ruthenium catalyst and in that no carbon monoxide is supplied, c) the reaction is carried out at a temperature of 110 to 170° C., d) upon completion of the transvinylation reaction, the vinyl ester feedstock and the corresponding acid are separated from the reaction mixture by distillation, e) the vinyl ester product is separated by distillation from the bottom product of the distillation, and f) the remaining reaction mixture is recycled into the reactor. |
| US09695097B2 |
Ethanol production via dimethylether recycle
This invention relates to a process for producing ethanol comprises supplying a feed comprising carbon monoxide, hydrogen and dimethyl ether to a reaction zone operated under conditions such that (i) part of the carbon monoxide in the feed reacts with part of the hydrogen in the feed to produce methanol; (ii) part of the carbon monoxide in the feed reacts with at least part of the dimethyl ether in the feed to produce methyl acetate; and (iii) part of the hydrogen in the feed reacts with at least part of the methyl acetate produced in (ii) to produce an effluent comprising methanol and ethanol. At least part of the ethanol is recovered from the effluent and at least part of the methanol is dehydrated to produce dimethyl ether, which is recycled to the reaction zone. |
| US09695088B2 |
Monolithic graphitic castable refractory
A monolithic refractory castable material comprises from about 25 to about 80 weight percent of graphite, from about 1 to about 15 weight percent of a water dispersible, curable phenolic novolac resin, and from about 70 to about 15 weight percent of one or more refractory aggregates, based on the weight of the monolithic refractory castable material. The monolithic refractory castable material is water dispersible and may be delivered to a structure surface by casting, pumping, shotcreting or gunning processes. In one embodiment, the monolithic refractory castable material may be employed to install or replace a blast furnace lining. |
| US09695086B2 |
Treatment device and treatment method for chlorine bypass dust
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a treat chlorine bypass dust while preventing increases in chemical cost and concentrations of heavy metals in clinker, and ensuring stability in quality of cement. In a chlorine bypass facility 1 extracting a part G of combustion gas, while cooling it, from a kiln exhaust gas passage, which runs from an inlet end of a cement kiln to a bottom cyclone, and recovering a high chlorine concentration chlorine bypass dust D5 from the extracted gas G1, a slurry S containing chlorine bypass dust and SO2 gas or/and CO2 gas are contacted with each other to obtain solid content. The slurry containing chlorine bypass dust and an exhaust gas from the chlorine bypass facility or/and the exhaust gas from the cement kiln can be contacted with each other, and the solid content can be fed to a cement finishing process, which allows cement with low CaO and Ca(OH)2 contents and with stable property such as setting time to be produced. |
| US09695081B2 |
Surface nitrided alkali-free glasses
Alkali-free glasses are disclosed having (in weight %) 50≦SiO2≦80%, 2≦Al2O3≦17%, 8≦B2O3≦36%, and greater than or equal to 2% and less than or equal to 25% of at least one of CaO, MgO, BaO, SrO or ZnO. The alkali-free glasses can have a surface layer with greater than 0.2 weight % N. Such alkali-free glasses are achieved by nitriding processes and exhibit increased strength, scratch resistance and chemical durability. |
| US09695078B2 |
High-temperature roll
A roll for use in glass manufacture, such as in the production of non-dusting TFT glass, includes a hollow silica cylinder. A rod extends through the interior of the silica cylinder. A cooling volume is contained within the cylinder and extends around the rod. End caps are mechanically fixed to the roll. Pulling flats are fixed in place by inner and outer end plates. A compression fitting secures at least the outer end plate to the roll. The rod may serve to reinforce the roll and may be secured to the shaft by a plurality of supports. The supports accommodate differences in thermal expansion. |
| US09695077B2 |
Conversion of clarifier to suction pipe system
In a wastewater treatment system, a suction duct clarifier is converted to a suction pipe clarifier without penetrating existing concrete at the base of the tank. An elevated sludge collection box is added, positioned on the center column to rotate with rake arms, and a series of sludge riser pipes extend from the rake arms up into the sludge collection box for sludge delivery by hydraulic pressure differential. A sludge discharge downpipe is provided within the center/influent column for delivery of sludge from the collection box, and at the bottom of this pipe, above the tank floor, the discharge pipe exits through an opening in the center/influent column. At the outside of this opening is a sludge transfer box that receives sludge exiting the discharge pipe and conveys it down through the existing floor opening and to the existing under-floor RAS return pipe. |
| US09695070B2 |
Regeneration of a capacitive deionization system
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of regenerating a capacity of a flow-through capacitor. A target value for a water property concentration in a discharge water stream exiting the flow-through capacitor is established. A feed value for the water property concentration in a feed water stream entering the flow-through capacitor is measured. An amount of the water property concentration to be added to the feed water stream is calculated based on the feed value to achieve the target value for the water property concentration in the discharge water stream. An amperage of the flow-through capacitor and a flow rate through the flow-through capacitor is controlled to add ions to the feed water stream to achieve the target value for the water property concentration in the discharge water stream. In some embodiments, the amperage can be set and the flow rate controlled to achieve the target concentration. |
| US09695065B2 |
Combination of chemical additives for enhancement of water flux of a membrane
Provided is an interfacial polymerization process for preparation of a highly permeable thin film composite membrane, which can be used for nanofiltration, or forward or reverse osmosis, for use with tap water, seawater and brackish water, particularly for use with brackish water at low energy conditions. The process includes contacting a porous support membrane with an aqueous phase containing a polyamine and a flux enhancing combination, which includes a metal chelate additive containing a bidentate ligand and a metal atom or metal ion and a dialkyl sulfoxide, to form a coated support membrane, and applying an organic phase containing a polyfunctional acid halide to the coated support membrane to interfacially polymerize the polyamine and the polyfunctional acid halide to form a discrimination layer of the thin film composite membrane. Also provided are the membranes prepared by the methods and reverse osmosis modules containing the membranes. |
| US09695063B2 |
Combined acoustic micro filtration and phononic crystal membrane particle separation
A system is provided that includes one or more acoustic microfilters through which is flowed a mixture of a fluid and a particulate to selectively filter particles from the fluid. Also included are one or more phononic crystal units coupled to the acoustic microfilter(s) to further selectively filter particles from the fluid. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US09695060B2 |
Method for the production of an LMO product
A fused product including lithium-manganese spinel, which is optionally doped, having a spinel structure AB2O4, where the site A is occupied by lithium and the site B is occupied by manganese, it being possible for the site B to be doped with an element B′ and it being possible for the site A to exert a substoichiometry or a superstoichiometry with respect to the site B, so that the product observes the formula Li(1+x)Mn(2−y)B′yO4, with −0.20≦x≦0.4 and 0≦y≦1, the element B′ being chosen from aluminum, cobalt, nickel, chromium, iron, magnesium, titanium, vanadium, copper, zinc, gallium, calcium, niobium, yttrium, barium, silicon, boron, zirconium and their mixtures. |
| US09695059B2 |
Process for preparing sodium bicarbonate particles
A process for preparing sodium bicarbonate particles, comprising the steps of: (a) adding at least one alkali metal carbonate to an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition; wherein the alkali metal carbonate comprises sodium carbonate and wherein the aqueous composition comprises at least one polycarboxylic acid and/or the salts thereof, in an amount of at least 200 ppm based on the weight of the aqueous composition; and (b) precipitating solid particles comprising sodium bicarbonate crystals and separating said sodium bicarbonate particles from the aqueous composition, in order to obtain sodium bicarbonate particles and an aqueous mother liquor. |
| US09695056B2 |
Separation and storage of fluids using ITQ-55
This invention refers to a microporous crystalline material of zeolitic nature that has, in its calcined state and in the absence of defects in its crystalline matrix manifested by the presence of silanols, the empirical formula x(M1/nXO2):yYO2:gGeO2:(1−g)SiO2 in which M is selected between H+, at least one inorganic cation of charge +n, and a mixture of both, X is at least one chemical element of oxidation state +3, Y is at least one chemical element with oxidation state +4 different from Si, x takes a value between 0 and 0.2, both included, y takes a value between 0 and 0.1, both included, g takes a value between 0 and 0.5, both included that has been denoted ITQ-55, as well as a method for its preparation. This invention also relates to uses of the crystalline material of zeolitic nature for adsorption of fluid components, membrane separation of fluid components, storage of fluid components, and catalysis of various conversion reactions. |
| US09695053B2 |
Process for preparing precipitated silica having specific morphology, particle size and porosity
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of precipitated silica formed of aggregates of large primary silica particles, at the surface of which occur small primary silica particles, in which the acid used in at least one of the process steps is a concentrated acid. |
| US09695051B2 |
Form of silicon and method of making the same
The invention relates to a new phase of silicon, Si24, and a method of making the same. Si24 has a quasi-direct band gap, with a direct gap value of 1.34 eV and an indirect gap value of 1.3 eV. The invention also relates to a compound of the formula Na4Si24 and a method of making the same. Na4Si24 may be used as a precursor to make Si24. |
| US09695046B2 |
Method for cleaning carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube substrate and uses therefor
The invention relates to a method for cleaning carbon nanotubes comprising the following steps: provision of a carbon nanotube substrate, first washing of the carbon nanotube substrate by means of an acid and second washing of the carbon nanotube substrate by means of a solution, wherein the solution has replacement anions of at least one of the acid radical anions of the acid of different type, and the substance amount fraction of the replacement anions in the solution is greater than the substance amount fraction of the anions in the solution corresponding to the acid radical anions of the acid. The invention further relates to a carbon nanotube substrate which can be obtained by such a method. |
| US09695044B2 |
Method and device for producing nitric acid
An apparatus for starting up and/or shutting down a plant for preparing nitric acid from ammonia and oxygenous gas may include at least one air compressor, at least one process gas cooler, at least one feed water preheater, and at least one residual gas turbine. The at least one process gas cooler and the at least one feed water preheater may include pipe coils, at least one of which is connected to a source for a heating medium such that the at least one pipe coil in the process gas cooler and/or the feed water preheater can be charged during startup and/or shutdown of the apparatus with the heating medium for heating the process gas flowing through the process gas cooler and feed water preheater. The apparatus may further include a heat exchanger downstream of the process gas cooler and/or the feed water preheater for transferring thermal energy from the heated process gas to the residual gas supplied to the residual gas turbine. Corresponding methods are also disclosed. |
| US09695041B2 |
Physical quantity sensor, method for manufacturing physical quantity sensor, electronic device, and moving body
A physical quantity sensor includes a supporting substrate, an acceleration detecting element that is mounted on the supporting substrate, and a sealing substrate that is bonded to the supporting substrate, and seals the acceleration detecting element, in which a notch portion is formed in a portion of a bonded face to the supporting substrate, in the sealing substrate, and a filling material that is configured by a material which is different from a material configuring the sealing substrate, is arranged in the notch portion. |
| US09695040B2 |
Microphone system with integrated passive device die
A microphone system has a package forming an interior chamber, and a MEMS microphone secured within the interior chamber. The package forms an aperture for permitting acoustic access to the interior of the chamber and thus, the MEMS microphone. The system also has two dies; namely, the system has a primary circuit die within the interior chamber, and an integrated passive device die electrically connected with the primary circuit die. The primary circuit die is electrically connected with the MEMS microphone and has at least one active circuit element. |
| US09695039B1 |
Multi-pressure MEMS package
The present disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package having two MEMS devices with different pressures, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the (MEMS) package includes a device substrate and a cap substrate bonded together. The device substrate includes a first trench and a second trench. A first MEMS device is disposed over the first trench and a second MEMS device is disposed over the second trench. A first stopper is raised from a first trench bottom surface of the first trench but below a top surface of the device substrate and a second stopper is raised from a second trench bottom surface of the second trench but below the top surface of the device substrate. A first depth of the first trench is greater than a second depth of the second trench. |
| US09695035B2 |
Mounting assist device and method
A foldable stirrup for mounting animals such as horses has a support arm for engagement with a stirrup leather and a base pivotaly coupled to the support arm for supporting a rider's foot while mounting when the stirrup is in an open configuration. The base and the support arm are inwardly foldable together to a folded configuration. A mounting assist strap configured to engage the stirrup and provide a point of securement on the animal to be mounted is provided. Methods of mounting an animal using the foldable stirrup and mounting assist strap are provided. |
| US09695034B2 |
Apparatus for conveying viscous material
An apparatus for conveying viscous material out of a barrel-like container having a container bottom and a container wall that extends upward from the container bottom has a follower plate for closing off the container, which plate is movable in the direction toward the container bottom, lying against the inner surface of the container wall, which surface faces the container interior, and which plate has a dome that extends upward from an underside intended to lie on the viscous material, which dome opens, in the center, into a material exit opening. The apparatus has a pump for conveying the viscous material through the material exit opening. At least one displacement body projects into the dome through the material exit opening and is connected with the pump for displacement of the material situated in the dome and/or air situated in the dome, and at least one closeable venting opening vents the dome. |
| US09695031B2 |
Beverage dispensing arrangement
A beverage dispensing arrangement (10) for dispensing beverage into beverage cups (25) that are secured within a beverage cup carrying container (19). The arrangement (10) includes a dispensing bench (11) on which the cup and carrying container assembly (19) can be supported at a beverage dispensing assembly (20) for dispensing beverage into the cups (25) of the assembly (19). The assembly (20) includes at least two dispensing taps (28, 30) that are spaced apart relative to the spacing of the cups (25) of the container (19) to overlie the open ends of the cups (25) when the container assembly (19) is placed in a beverage receiving position. |
| US09695030B2 |
Cold beverage dispenser
An apparatus for making a mixed drink includes a housing, a first single-serve beverage container, a second single-serve beverage container, an opening mechanism for opening the single-serve beverage containers, a chamber with an outlet, a water reservoir, and a pump. The first container holds a concentrate and the second container holds an alcohol. The chamber has an inlet for receiving the contents of the first and second containers and further includes an outlet. The water reservoir is positioned in the housing. The pump is coupled to the water reservoir for transferring water to the vicinity of the first and second containers. Water from the reservoir enters the chamber directly and/or through one or more of the containers. |
| US09695028B2 |
Filling unit and method for filling an article with a pourable product
A filling unit for contact or contactless filling an article is disclosed. The filling unit includes a tank comprising: a first valve, which may allow or prevent the fluidic connection between a first region of the tank and the article; a first fluidic line which extends from the tank to the article in case of contact filling; a second valve, which may allow or prevent the flow along the first fluidic line; and a control unit configured to set the first valve in a first closed configuration and the second valve in a second open configuration in case of contact filling. The filling unit further includes a second fluidic line distinct from the first fluidic line and extends from the inner volume of the article to a discharge area distinct from the tank; and a third valve, which may allow or prevent the flow along the second fluidic line. |
| US09695027B2 |
Capsule opening kit
The present invention relates to a kit, comprising: —at least one capsule (10) for insertion in a beverage production machine and containing nutritional ingredients, preferably infant formula ingredients, the capsule having a cup-like base body (10b) comprising an opening (11) being closed off by an outlet face (10c), and —at least one capsule opening device (1) provided separately to the capsule (10), the capsule (10) and the opening device (1) being provided with means for mechanically associating the opening device (1) to the capsule (10) by the consumer, preferably without using tools, the capsule opening device (1) comprising an integrally formed opening member (2) arranged to be operated by a user and designed for opening said outlet face (10c) of the capsule (10). |
| US09695026B2 |
Bottle cap remover with cap retaining magnet
A bottle cap remover includes a main body having an access opening therein, a bottle cap prying structure fixedly secured to the main body, and a magnet secured to at least one of the bottle cap prying structure and the main body. The bottle cap prying structure has a bottle cap receiving opening therein with opposing edge portions. The bottle cap receiving opening is exposed within the access opening of the main body. A bottle cap edge engaging portion of the bottle cap prying structure is defined by a first one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening. The magnet is positioned adjacent to a second one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening. |
| US09695016B2 |
Functional monitoring of a safety element
A method of checking the functional capability of at least one safety element of a safety circuit of an elevator installation utilizes a first processing unit and a second processing unit for the at least one safety element. The at least one safety element is connected with a control unit by a communications network. At least one signal is provided by the first processing unit on the basis of at least one communication from the control unit. The at least one provided signal is detected by the second processing unit connected with the first processing unit and is communicated to the control unit by way of the communications network. The at least one communicated signal is checked for the validity thereof by the control unit. |
| US09695011B2 |
Elevator with a safety brake
An elevator car guided at guide rails has a safety brake exerting a braking force on the guide rails in the event of non-compliance of a safety criterion. A housing of the safety brake has a wedge-shaped opening into which the guide rail is introduced, a brake body in the opening between a surface of the housing bounding the opening and a guide surface of the guide rail, an activating mechanism for transmitting an activation force to the brake body to press the brake body against the bounding surface and the guide surface, and a release mechanism connected indirectly or directly with the brake body for keeping the brake body in a rest position against the activation force. The release mechanism includes an articulated arm movable into an extended position for holding the brake body in the rest position and into a folded position for releasing the activation force. |
| US09695008B2 |
Cable reel
A cable reel that has first and second opposing flanges. The first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are axial aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable. The first hub portion includes an elongated wall extends from the first flange. The elongated wall is sized to support cable. The elongated wall defines an inner area that is configured to accept the second hub portion. The elongated wall includes a plurality of flexible segments. The second hub portion includes a truncated wall that is receivable in the inner area of the first hub portion. The truncated wall includes a tapered outer surface for engaging and expanding the plurality of flexible segments. |
| US09695006B1 |
Image forming apparatus with a finisher to apply a note onto a printed page
A finishing unit for applying a note onto a printed document that exits from an image forming apparatus is provided. The finishing unit, according to one embodiment, includes a note cutting unit for cutting a sheet of paper to a note of a desired size and a note pasting unit for applying the note onto the printed document that exits from the image forming apparatus. An image forming apparatus and method of applying a note onto a printed are also described. |
| US09695004B2 |
Removal equipment for an electric conduction plate of electric double layer capacitors battery for electric vehicle
The present invention relates to a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle which can manufacture electric rolls by conveying and winding an electrode from the electric rolls without breakage when the electrode rolls are manufactured by using electrode rolls in which an electrode is configured in a direction to fill the electrode rolls in a box at a high integration in a manufacturing process of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle that is configured by stacking electrode rolls in a sealed (cylindrical or angular) box. The present invention provides a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle, which can prevent a breakage when an electrode is conveyed, by providing a guide roller at a moving position of the electrode on an external surface of a conveying roller. |
| US09694995B2 |
Dustless spout assembly
A spout assembly and related method of regulating the flow of particulate material. The spout assembly includes a chute, at least first and second plates, and a counterbalance mechanism. The first and second plates are positioned downstream from the chute, the lower ends of the first and second plates defining an opening with an area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the chute so that the material may accumulate prior to passing through the opening. The counterbalance mechanism produces a biasing force on the first and second plates toward the centerline to adjust the area of the opening, and permits the first and second plates to move outwardly away from the centerline in response to the weight of the accumulated material. The counterbalance mechanism includes at least a first separately adjustable counterbalance coupled to the first plate and a second separately adjustable counterbalance coupled to a second plate. |
| US09694989B2 |
Workpiece handling system and methods of workpiece handling
One embodiment of this workpiece handling system has conveyor belts and a load lock. A first swap robot holds and transports workpieces between a build station and the load lock. A gantry robot transports the workpieces between each of the conveyor belts and the first swap robot. In one instance, processed workpieces are transported from the first swap robot to a first conveyor belt and unprocessed workpieces are transported from a second conveyor belt to the first swap robot using the gantry robot. A second swap robot also may be used with the first swap robot to load and unload workpieces from the load lock. |
| US09694986B2 |
Transport device and transport method for transporting a fragile object
A transport device and a transport method for transporting a fragile object, in particular a semiconductor wafer, a glass panel, a solar module, etc., are provided. The transport device comprises at least two coils configured to drive the object along a predetermined movement path, and a control unit configured to control a movement of the object along the predetermined movement path. The control unit is further configured to base the control of the movement of the object on at least a third order setpoint profile. The control unit is also configured to generate the third order setpoint profile for at least two coils in a synchronized manner. |
| US09694985B2 |
Portable belt conveyor system
A belt conveyor system for creating an overland material transport assembly on a ground surface comprises a frame configured for transportation over the ground surface, a plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections, a head pulley assembly mounted to the first end of the frame, a tail pulley assembly mounted to one of the conveyor belt support sections, and a conveyor belt. The frame includes first and second elongate rails, each of which have a first support surface and a second support surface spaced from the first support surface. The plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections are supportable on the frame in a transport configuration wherein the plurality of support sections are accordion-folded relative to one another and are generally perpendicular to the first and second elongate rails. The plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections are movable to a material transport configuration wherein the plurality of support sections are unfolded to be generally parallel to the first and second rails. The belt conveyor is carried by the head pulley assembly, the plurality of conveyor belt support sections and the tail pulley assembly. |
| US09694982B2 |
Apparatus for transporting substantially non-rigid shaped bodies
An apparatus for transporting endless dough strips or substantially non-rigid shaped bodies such as, in particular, biscuit dough shaped bodies and the like, includes a machine frame, a closed circulating conveyor belt, a deflecting roller which contacts the conveyor belt on the inner side for deflection and has a deflection axle or shaft which is mounted rotationally laterally on the machine frame, and a drive roller which contacts the conveyor belt on the inner side for driving and has a drive shaft which is mounted rotationally laterally on the machine frame and is driven by a drive. The drive roller is connected to the machine frame by a pivoting apparatus. |
| US09694979B2 |
Plate conveyor belt
A conveyor belt including a plurality of spaced hinge rods, each of the plurality of rods including a first end and a second end; a plurality of plate elements including a first side edge and a second side edge, the plurality of plate elements overlying the spaced hinge rods such that the plurality of plate elements define a product support surface; wherein each side edge of the plate elements includes a side edge connector having a bendable retaining tab disposed at the first side edge and the second side edge and two holes for receiving a respective end of one of the hinge rods therein. The bendable retaining tab is configured to bend and thereby cover one of the two holes on the side edge connector, thereby restraining movement of the hinge rod within the respective hole. |
| US09694976B1 |
Re-arrange stored inventory holders
Inventory holders in an inventory system can be moved among differing storage positions. The moves can be performed by mobile drive units not otherwise transporting inventory holders directly to or from inventory stations. A free mobile drive unit can move an inventory holder not likely to be useful soon at any nearby station from a storage position near the station to a position farther away from the station. A mobile drive unit can move an inventory holder likely to be useful soon from a storage position farther away from one or more stations to a storage position nearby one or more stations. |
| US09694971B1 |
Offset laminate seam system for storage bins
An offset laminate seam system for storage bins for increasing the capacity of bolts in a seam of a storage bin. The offset laminate seam system for storage bins generally includes three or more panels connected together with two or more vertical rows of end fasteners to form a vertical seam. The interconnection of three or more panels continues to form a ring structure. A plurality of the ring structures are stacked upon one another and attached together with fasteners to form the wall of the storage bin and a roof is attached to the uppermost ring structure. |
| US09694970B2 |
Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container can be a ten foot ISO container. |
| US09694969B2 |
Beverage production system and capsule with force ring
The present invention relates to a capsule (1) designed for insertion in a beverage production device (23) for preparing a beverage from a substance contained in the capsule by introducing liquid in the capsule and passing liquid through the substance using centrifugal forces, the capsule comprising: —a body (2) comprising a bottom end and an open end; —an upper wall (3) for covering the body at its open end; —an enclosure (14) between the body and upper wall containing a predetermined amount of beverage substance; the capsule comprising a flange-like rim (4) extending outwardly from the body (2), wherein the flange-like rim comprises an annular force ring (8) designed for being engaged by an enclosing member (49) of a dedicated beverage production device (23), wherein the force ring comprises at least one curved, folded part (16) forming of at least one ply of material. |
| US09694966B2 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for assigning times of administration to prescription medications
Methods, systems, and computer program products for assigning times of administration to patient medications are described. A GUI is displayed within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system. The GUI includes a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication. One or more daily times of administration for the medication are assigned in response to user input via the one day time scale. A dose of the medication is packaged in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system. The one day time scale may include a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period and one or more time indicators that are positionable by a user. The one day time scale may include a plurality of food consumption times, each selectable by a user for assigning a time of administration. |
| US09694962B2 |
Process for forming an insulated container having artwork
A container is formed to include and interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region. The container includes a floor, a side wall coupled to the floor to define the interior region between the floor and the side wall, and artwork on the side wall. |
| US09694953B2 |
Liquid dispensing container with multi-position valve and straw
A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw. |
| US09694945B2 |
Fitment coupler with cap
A fitment assembly is operable to dispense confectionary from a container and to operably support a decorating nozzle through which the dispensed confectionary is discharged. The fitment assembly includes a fitment body and a coupler. The coupler includes a coupler ring presenting a ring opening, with the fitment body extending into the ring opening. The coupler further includes a coupler cap covering the fitment opening and removably attached to the coupler ring along a line of weakness. The coupler cap is separable from the coupler ring along the line of weakness to expose the fitment opening. |
| US09694941B2 |
Device for indicating the filling level of a container
A device for indicating the filling level of a container, including: a first mobile element located inside of the container and capable of moving along a wall of the container when the filling level of the container varies; an enclosure containing a liquid or a gel, located outside of the container on the side of said wall opposite to the first element; and a second mobile element located inside of the enclosure and plunged into said liquid or gel, the second element being magnetically coupled to the first element and being capable of moving in the enclosure along said wall by following the displacements of the first element. |
| US09694934B2 |
Bulk bin
A bulk bin has a perimeter wall and first and second floor panels hingedly joined to the perimeter wall. Each floor panel is selectively foldable from a stowed position to a deployed position. In some embodiments, the first floor panel has a first tab and a first hole and the second floor panel has a second tab and a second hole. The first tab is configured for being selectively received in the second hole for interlocking engagement with the second floor panel, and the second tab is configured for being selectively received in the first hole for interlocking engagement with the first floor panel to secure the first and second floor panels in the deployed position. In certain embodiments, the perimeter wall includes multiple wall portions foldably joined together. At least two of the wall portions are joined at a fold joint of at least three spaced apart vertical creases. |
| US09694931B2 |
Fluid transfer assembly and methods of fluid transfer
A fluid container and method of manufacture. The fluid container may be a drinking vessel, and may include an opening in a bottom surface thereof and a coupling device around the opening. The coupling device may include a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the fluid container around the opening and a second component in contact with the first component in a fluid-tight closed configuration. The second component may include a magnetic material. The coupling device may be biased in the fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the first and second components. |
| US09694930B2 |
Lightweight container base
A container defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse direction that is transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis. The container includes a finish and a sidewall portion extending from the finish. A plurality of ribs are defined by the sidewall. A base portion extends from the sidewall portion and encloses the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity. The base portion has a contact surface for supporting the container. A plurality of straps extend radially along the base portion away from the longitudinal axis in the transverse direction, each one of the straps defines a strap surface that is closer to the finish than the contact surface. The plurality of ribs and the base portion are configured to place the container in a state of hydraulic charge-up when top load is applied to the container after the container is filled. |
| US09694926B2 |
Method and system for conveying rolled absorbent products
A conveying system for conveying rolled absorbent products. The system can include a first conveyor and a second conveyor for moving rolled absorbent products. The rolled absorbent products can be either partially wrapped or naked. The first and second conveyors can each have aligned centerlines parallel to a direction of movement. A first transfer device can be coupled to the first conveyor for diverting at least a portion of the partially wrapped rolled absorbent products in a direction substantially orthogonal to the centerline of the first conveyor to another conveyor for moving the diverted rolled absorbent products to a subsequent unit operation. The un-diverted portion of the conveyed rolled absorbent products can be conveyed to the second conveyor. In operation rolled absorbent products can be conveyed in a generally straight path from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, or in a path that diverts away from the first conveyor to the subsequent unit operation. |
| US09694924B2 |
Cable tie tensioning and cut-off tool
A hand held tool for the tensioning and severing of cable ties, including reciprocating means for tensioning the cable tie tail, locking means to prevent further tensioning upon the attainment of a preselected tension level in the tie tail, and severing means to sever the tie tail from the cable tie head. |
| US09694923B2 |
Closer for containers
A closer for containers, in particular bottles, with a closing head acting in a clean room and with an electric motor comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator, with the closing head connected with the rotor, and an element for clean room separation is formed between the rotor and the stator. |
| US09694921B2 |
Apparatus for filling containers
The present invention relates, generally, to a method and apparatus for filling and/or tamping product in a container. More specifically, the present disclosure is related to a device for filling a container with a material including a conduit comprising a top opening and a bottom opening, and a tamper integrally coupled to the conduit, wherein the tamper is configured to move laterally in a straight path horizontally, wherein a tamping face is configured to tamp in a vertical direction. |
| US09694918B1 |
Method for disturbance compensation based on sliding mode disturbance observer for spacecraft with large flexible appendage
The present invention provides a method for disturbance compensation based on a sliding mode disturbance observer for a spacecraft with a large flexible appendage, comprising steps of: a) building a spacecraft attitude control system; b) constructing an external system, the external system being incorporated with an uncertain portion of a damping matrix of a flexible appendage of the spacecraft; the external system being incorporated with an uncertain portion of a rigidity matrix of the flexible appendage of the spacecraft and describing a sum of flexible vibration and environmental disturbance; c) configuring a sliding mode disturbance observer for estimating the value of the sum of flexible vibration and environmental disturbance; d) compounding a nominal controller with the sliding mode disturbance observer in step c) to obtain a compound controller; the compound controller compensating for the sum of flexible vibration and environmental disturbance. |
| US09694914B2 |
Lighting and collision alerting system
A collision avoidance system includes a sensor adapted to detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area and generate target data relating to the at least one vehicle. An awareness engine receives the target data and evaluates the target data for a threat of a collision. An alerting system is adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine. |
| US09694910B2 |
Near-space operation systems
A system enabling safe manned and unmanned operations at extremely high altitudes (above 70,000 feet). The system utilizes a balloon launch system and parachute and/or parafoil recovery. |
| US09694908B2 |
Convertiplane (variants)
The claimed versions belong to tilt rotors nonexpendable aircrafts. In general, the convertiplane has a fuselage, a wing and engine groups. In one embodiment each engine group is designed in the form of at least one engine positioned with the possibility to turn, provided that the engines in groups are designed in view of the condition of thrust change relative to each other and/or groups and engine groups are positioned at the tip of corresponding wing at front fuselage and tail fuselage. In a second embodiment the wing is designed combined in the form of forward-swept wing and aft-swept wing, each engine group is designed in the form of at least one engine positioned with the possibility to turn, provided that the engines in groups are designed in view of the condition of thrust change relative to each other and/or groups and groups are positioned at the tip of corresponding wing. The claimed versions allow simplification and weight reduction of AC structure, increasing of its maneuvering ability at every flight stage, improvement of its aerodynamic quality such as stability and aerodynamic efficiency. |
| US09694906B1 |
Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
The vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle includes a pair of selectively rotatable ducted fans and a selectively rotatable thrust vectoring nozzle providing vertical takeoff and landing for an unmanned aerial vehicle or a similar type of aircraft. A pair of fixed forward-swept wings are mounted on a rear portion of a fuselage, and a pair of canards are mounted on a top end of a forward portion of the fuselage. The pair of ducted fans are respectively mounted on free ends of the pair of canards, and are selectively rotatable about an axis parallel to a pitch axis of the fuselage. An engine is mounted in the rear portion of the fuselage, and a thrust vectoring nozzle is mounted on the rear portion of the fuselage for directing thrust exhaust from the engine. The thrust vectoring nozzle is selectively rotatable about an axis parallel to the pitch axis. |
| US09694905B2 |
Retractable composite rotor blade assembly
A retractable rotor blade assembly includes a rotor hub assembly having a rotor hub wall, a pitch disc mounted to the rotor hub wall for undergoing rotation about a longitudinal axis, and retractable rotor blades configured to be extended and retracted relative to the rotor hub assembly. Each of the rotor blades has an interlink assembly, a blade base, and a damper for dampening movement of the interlink assembly during extension and retraction of the rotor blade. The interlink assembly includes a plurality of interconnected link base subassemblies each configured to be translated along a span of the rotor blade such that each subsequent link base subassembly becomes stacked one atop the other while remaining connected to a next link base subassembly. The blade base is interconnected between the pitch disc of the rotor hub assembly and one of the interconnected link base subassemblies. |
| US09694901B2 |
Aircraft landing flap
An aircraft landing flap includes a flap member having an abrasion-resistant coating coated on an abrasion region exposed to mechanical rubbing contacts with an aircraft spoiler. The coating comprises a polyurethane matrix based on aliphatic components and fillers embedded in the polyurethane matrix so as to increase resistance to abrasion. |
| US09694900B2 |
Actuators for flight control surfaces
An actuator assembly includes an actuator body, a ram, and a cross pin. The actuator body has an internal axial cavity bounded by an actuator body wall and defines a pivot axis. A longitudinal slot extends along a portion of the length of the actuator body wall and is in communication with the internal axial cavity. The ram is slidably received within the axial cavity of the actuator body. The cross pin is mounted to the ram and extends laterally from the ram and into the longitudinal slot for converting linear motion of the ram into rotational motion about the pivot axis for displacing a control surface of an air vehicle. |
| US09694899B2 |
Rotorcraft top fairing having a profile in the shape of a truncated drop of water that is provided with a hump of uneven surface
A rotorcraft provided on top with a fairing (3) arranged below the rotary wing of a main rotor of substantially vertical axis of the rotorcraft, and covering a mechanism enabling the blades of the rotary wing of the main rotor to be operated. The streamlined shape of the fairing (3) is shaped longitudinally like a drop of water that is truncated in its rear portion. The truncated portion (6) of the waterdrop-shaped profile of the fairing (3) forms the rear wall of the fairing (3) and is provided with a transversely middle hump (7). Said hump (7) is provided with projections in relief (9) arranged as waves in a longitudinal succession extending along the side walls of the fairing (3), and the truncated portion (6) is arranged in a plane sloping towards the rear of the rotorcraft. |
| US09694898B2 |
Methods for manufacturing an I-stringer of an aircraft and devices for use in such methods
Methods for manufacturing a reinforced composite structure for an aircraft and devices used in such methods are provided. A device includes a base, a first support member fixedly attached to the base, and a second support member fixedly attached to the base and aligned longitudinally with the first support member. The first support member and the second support member are spaced a first distance apart. Two pinching wheels are spaced a second distance apart. The two pinching wheels are positioned proximate to ends of the first support member and the second support member. The second distance is less than the first distance. The two pinching wheels are configured to receive a composite material layout between them and to cause two lengths of the composite material layout to contact each other. |
| US09694897B2 |
System for manufacture of foam sheets rigidized with polymer infiltration
A rigid polymer porous material sheet is produced by feeding a slurry of polymer mixture comprising ultrafine polyvinylchloride particle, non-phthalate plasticizer, foaming agent and thermal stabilizer, polymer chips, fillers and fire retardant chemicals into a heated mold and pressing the mixture with high applied pressure. The temperature of the mold is below 190° C. to soften the polymer mixture and decompose the foaming agent forming the closed cell polyvinylchloride foam with 10 to 40% density with closed air cells. The thermal resistance of the rigid polymer porous sheet and sound attenuation properties are significantly improved. The rigid polymer porous sheet can be bent at sharp angles without crack formation facilitating its use as wall boards. The sheets produced may be embossed or molded to produce decoration boards, advertising boards, cabinet doors and furniture with decorative features. They can also be used in aeronautical applications as acoustic thermal insulation systems. |
| US09694895B2 |
Method of forming a reinforced foam-filled composite stringer
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite stringer. A composite material and foam are laid up onto a tool in the form of a stringer. The foam has a plurality of structural members within the foam. The plurality of structural members has a number of orientations to resist a number of loads. The composite material, the foam in the form of the stringer, and the plurality of structural members are cured to form the composite stringer. |
| US09694894B2 |
Aerial vehicle and method of flight
An aerial vehicle comprises an elongate envelope within which are at least one first compartment for holding a lighter than air gas and at least one second compartment for holding atmospheric air and said at least one second compartment having an inlet and an outlet and at least one pair of wings extending laterally from the envelope; said wings being planar units with a leading and trailing edge, the width of the wings from their leading edges to their trailing edges being substantially less than the length of the envelope with airfoil portions fitted between the leading and trailing edges of the wing: the top and bottom of the wings are mirror images of one another; in which forward motion of the vehicle is obtainable without trust through alternate diving and climbing motion. |
| US09694893B2 |
Enhanced steering
A watercraft or amphibian includes a prime mover operable with at least a first and a second idle speed, a marine propulsion device operable to generate thrust when connected to the prime mover, and a determining arrangement for determining whether or not the watercraft or amphibian is operating at or above a determined speed of travel, wherein the second idle speed of the prime mover is higher than the first idle speed, the marine propulsion device generates a steerable thrust when operated by the prime mover at a speed at or above the second idle speed, and wherein the prime mover is operated with the second idle speed when the determining arrangement determines the watercraft or amphibian is operating at or above the determined speed of travel. |
| US09694892B1 |
System and method for trimming trimmable marine devices with respect to a marine vessel
A method for controlling a trim system on a marine vessel includes receiving an actual trim position of a trimmable marine device at a controller and determining a magnitude of a trim position error by comparing the actual trim position to a target trim position with the controller. The method also includes determining a magnitude of an acceleration rate of the marine vessel. The controller determines the activation time of a trim actuator coupled to and rotating the marine device with respect to the marine vessel based on the magnitude of the trim position error and the magnitude of the acceleration rate. The controller then sends a control signal to activate the trim actuator to rotate the marine device toward the target trim position. The method includes discontinuing the control signal once the activation time expires to deactivate the trim actuator. A corresponding system is also disclosed. |
| US09694889B2 |
Methods and systems for a vertically variable ocean sail system
Mechanical systems and methods including, in some embodiments, a mounting plate affixed to an exterior facing horizontal planar deck surface of a ship; a foundation structure mounted to the mounting plate and supporting at least a first sail cylinder and a second sail cylinder; and at least a first lift mechanism for selectively vertically driving the first and second sail cylinders from a vertically retracted position to a vertically deployed position. |
| US09694883B1 |
Illuminated boat rub rail
The illuminated boat rub rail is adapted for use with a water vessel. The illuminated boat rub rail is a combination rub rail and navigational lighting system that is mounted on the hull of the water vessel. The rub rail of the illuminated boat rub rail has integrated into it a plurality of lights that are used for augmented navigational and transportation purposes. |
| US09694882B2 |
System, apparatus, and procedure for providing route suggestions
An apparatus or web server for assisting a user in selecting a route based on tracked popularity of routes traveled by other users and a desired user activity. The apparatus may include a memory for receiving and storing route data for routes previously traveled by a plurality of users and a processing device coupled with the memory for receiving desired route characteristic information from the user, including a desired activity type, such as running or cycling. The processing device may compare the desired route characteristics information with the route data, suggest at least one of the stored routes to the user based on the comparison, and visually indicate with a color-coded heat map a popularity of the routes suggested based on the comparison. |
| US09694881B1 |
Body surfing hydrofoil base and attachments
A body surfing device comprising a base and a wing attachment, having a wing strut and a wing extension that is substantially parallel to the base. The base can have a protrusion extending from its bottom surface that the wing strut is affixed to. Multiple wing extensions can be affixed to the wing strut. Leg fins can also extend from the base. A folding wing attachment that attaches to the bottom surface of the base of a body surfing device is also provided. The folding wing attachment has wings that fold to a substantially planar position along the bottom surface of the base and hinges that allow the wings to fold to create a strut and wing extension. Also provided is a body surfing device having a base, shoulder straps attached to the base, a back strap extending between the shoulder straps, and an extension strap extending therefrom. |
| US09694880B2 |
Hanak watercraft
A personal watercraft is designed to be ridden in a elevated seated position. The watercraft is generally shaped like a surfboard, including the nose, tail and fin or fins and includes a shaped raised seat and kick board to accommodate and conform to the riders body disposed in a seated position, so that the rider can propel and navigate the watercraft using a two bladed paddle like one for a kayak. The raised seat and backrest and wave spitting nosecone combination kick board is an ergonomically designed space for the rider's body to be seated on the top of the board in a seated position, creating a stable and dynamic platform for water exploits, With a higher the center of gravity, and allowing the rider to guide the craft with more leverage while riding braking waves by leaning in a desired direction. |
| US09694879B2 |
Method for automatically measuring times of various operations in floating vessel pipe deployment
A method for determining start and stop times of at least one selected operation on a pipe deployment vessel includes measuring either or both tension on a pipe deployed from a reel on the vessel and velocity of pipe motion with respect to the vessel. Rotational velocity of the reel is measured. Geodetic position of the vessel with respect to time is measured. The start and stop times of the at least one selected operation are determined from the measured tension, motion velocity, rotational velocity and geodetic position. The start and stop times are recorded. |
| US09694872B2 |
Storage bin and radiator assembly for a vehicle
A vehicle has a frame, a straddle seat supported by the frame, a left front wheel and a right front wheel and at least one rear wheel operatively connected to the frame. An engine is supported by the frame and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels. A front cowling assembly is supported by the frame. A storage bin is disposed at least in part inside the front cowling assembly. At least one radiator fluidly communicates with the engine for cooling the engine. At least a portion of at least one of the at least one radiator is longitudinally and vertically aligned with at least a portion of the storage bin. |
| US09694866B2 |
Audible warning system for bicycle lights
A bicycle light that includes a battery, a light source, a sound emitting device, and a control circuit is described. The light source when powered by the battery is capable of operating at a first power level and a second power level, where the second power level consumes less power than the first power level and where the first power level is associated with a first battery life threshold level. The control circuit is operable to detect that a remaining battery life of the battery has reached below the first battery life threshold level, cause the sound emitting device to emit sound when the remaining battery life of the battery reaches below the first battery life threshold level while the light source is operating at the first power level, and cause the light source to operate at the second power level upon detecting a user input. |
| US09694863B2 |
Traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle, and kit for a caterpillar chain
A traction chain for a caterpillar chain of a tracked vehicle. The traction chain is equipped with an engagement member for a driving wheel, with track guide elements, which are provided to guide a running gear of the tracked vehicle in a track, on an inner side of the traction chain, running in a running direction of the traction chain, and with a multiplicity of attachment members, each of which is provided to attach a caterpillar cleat to an outer side of the traction chain and transversely in relation to the running direction of the traction chain. The traction chain is provided for use with a lateral chain running parallel therewith, the traction chain furthermore is formed partially from an elastic base material, into which at least one traction member is embedded, extending in a running direction of the traction chain. |
| US09694861B2 |
Compact track loader with lockable suspension system
A suspension assembly of a work machine being movable in a forward direction. The work machine includes a frame, an undercarriage supporting the frame and at least one ground-engaging track. The suspension assembly includes a torsion assembly having an axle, a torsion bar adapted to be fixedly coupled to the frame, and an axle arm coupled at one end to the axle and at an opposite end thereof to the torsion bar. A locking arm has a first end and a second end, where the first end is coupled to the axle arm. A hydraulic actuator is coupled to the second end of the locking arm. The hydraulic actuator is operably controlled between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the axle arm is pivotable relative to the frame, and in the locked configuration the axle arm is restricted from pivoting relative to the frame. |
| US09694860B2 |
System and method for trailer attachment
The disclosure provides a system and method for trailer attachment. |
| US09694854B2 |
Vehicle structural reinforcing device
A vehicle chassis includes a pair of rails spaced from each other. A beam is disposed between the pair of rails and defines a cavity. The beam includes walls and hinges connected in alternating arrangement about the cavity. Each hinge is connected to two of the walls. A wedge is disposed between one of the rails and the beam adjacent the cavity for driving the walls and hinges toward an expanded position during a side impact. |
| US09694850B2 |
Trailer backing up device and table based method
The present invention is a guidance computing system used by the driver of a vehicle towing a trailer while backing-up that rapidly calculates and predicts the direction in which the tow vehicle and trailer will become generally in-line for a given position of the steering wheel, thereby enabling the use of slower, lower cost microcomputers. This is accomplished by using a predetermined table, based on a baseline trailer of known length, having a measure of turning as one of its axes; such an axis is necessary to facilitate ratiometric scaling to convert table values to correspond to any length trailer. In a specially equipped vehicle incorporating servomechanisms to enable the vehicle to steer itself, the driver indicates the direction desired for the trailer to travel. The present invention also predicts left and right path limits for controlling the direction of the trailer when maneuvering complex paths. |
| US09694846B2 |
Online load detection device for self-balancing two-wheel vehicle
An online load detection device for a self-balancing two-wheel vehicle, comprising a support platform load detection device: the support platform load detection device comprises at least a group of magnetic detection devices; each group of magnetic detection devices comprise a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor; the permanent magnet is supported on a support platform via an elastic member; the magnetic sensor is disposed in the easing of the support platform, and is used to detect the magnetic field change caused by the relative displacement between the permanent magnet and the magnetic sensor and output a detection signal. The detection device further comprises a seat pressure sensor disposed on a seat. The detection device detects the load pressure of the support platform in a non-contact manner, and can avoid wear, judge and warn the driving attitude of a driver. |
| US09694843B2 |
Steering system
A rack-and-pinion steering system includes a pinion shaft having pinion teeth, a rack shaft on which rack teeth are formed which mesh with the pinion teeth; and a rack bush which supports the rack shaft slidably in an axial direction thereof. An outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft includes a first area which is a concave formed on an outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft and extending in the axial direction and a second area which is an area of the outer circumferential surface excluding the first area and lies adjacent to an end portion of the first area in the axial direction. The rack teeth are formed in the first area. A chamfered portion or a rounded portion is provided on a boundary between the end portion of the first area and the second area to chamfer or round a corner portion on the boundary. |
| US09694838B2 |
Trolley for conveying containers for pieces or components in an industrial plant
A selectively extendable length trolley for supporting and conveying various sized and configured containers for pieces or components in an industrial plant. The trolley includes an adjustable length trolley structure, front and rear adjustable frames and locating supports for the containers that include side supports adjustable in position in a transverse direction, orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (L). A steering control unit (2) of the trolley (1) is articulated to the front frame (32) and operates in such a way that the front wheel unit and the rear wheel unit are made to oscillate in opposite directions to keep the wheels aligned with the curved path to be followed. In a preferred embodiment, the front and rear adjustable frames are T-shaped providing an open or free space at the two sides of the central structure of the trolley. |
| US09694837B2 |
Collapsible reusable carrying cases
Collapsible reusable carrying cases are provided in sizes varying from small food containers to large push cart bins on casters. The cases are assembled or disassembled from a joined flat space-saving configuration to a functioning case and vice-versa. All parts that make up a carrying case do not separate from the carrying case and no parts can be removed. The cases are formed from rigid plastic panels, and are assembled or disassembled without tools. The sides of the cases are erected progressively by hand by interlocking elements at the corners. The panels also disassemble progressively by being manually pulled apart. When folded into a flat storage or shipping configuration, the panels stay together, resisting unfolding by virtue of snaps which are either molded into the panels or bonded to them. The carrying cases are resistant to water, dirt, bacteria, molds, allergens, and inclement weather. |
| US09694836B2 |
Method and system for monitoring rail operations and transport of commodities via rail
In a method and system for monitoring rail operations and transport of commodities via rail, a monitoring device including a radio receiver is positioned to monitor a rail line and/or trains of interest. The monitoring device including a radio receiver configured to receive radio signals from trains, tracks, or trackside locations in range of the monitoring device. The monitoring device receives radio signals, which are demodulated into a data stream. That data stream is then decoded to find an identification number, which identifies a particular train carrying a commodity. From an analysis of the radio signals and/or identification of the position of the train, information about the train and/or the commodity it is carrying is derived and then reported to an interested party. |
| US09694833B2 |
Disk brake and disk brake for railway vehicle
A disk brake includes a floating caliper, a pair of brake pads, a driving piston and a caliper return mechanism. The floating caliper includes a base portion which is slidably supported via a guide pin to a support and a pair of pressing arms which extend from the base portion to pinch a disk rotor. The brake pads are provided in tip portions of the pressing arms so as to face side surfaces of the disk rotor. The driving piston is provided on one of the pressing arms so as to drive one of the brake pads toward one of the side surfaces. The caliper return mechanism is arranged in at least one of both end portions of the guide pin on a side opposite to the driving piston side so as to elastically bias the base portion to the side opposite to the driving piston side. |
| US09694832B2 |
System for mounting a bracket to a coupler head
A coupler head and mounting bracket combination for supporting a brake hose fitting uses a lug formed integrally with the coupler head and a support bracket mating with the lug. In embodiments, the bracket may be installed in a plurality of vertical positions on the coupler head. The bracket is maintained in a position inboard of the lateral side of the coupler head, to reduce or eliminate the likelihood that the bracket will interfere with the other equipment or the car body. Embodiments of the invention are particularly adapted for “E” type and “F” type coupler heads. |
| US09694831B2 |
Device for transmitting a force between the chassis and body of a rail vehicle
A device transmits a force between a chassis and a body of a rail vehicle. The device is a structurally simple, space-saving device which allows spring movements and rotational movements of the body relative to the chassis. This is achieved in that at least one first traction link buffer, which has a first end face, and at least one second traction link buffer, which has a second end face, are fixed to the chassis. The first end face is spaced from the second end face in a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle. The two end faces point in at least approximately opposite directions, and a stop plate with sliding portions which are mutually spaced in the longitudinal direction is provided on the body. The end faces of the traction link buffers rest against the sliding portions in a slidable manner at least along some sections. |
| US09694830B2 |
Fastening arrangement for connecting an equipment container to a rail vehicle roof, and rail vehicle equipped therewith
A fastening configuration for connecting a roof-side equipment container to the roof of a rail vehicle includes a fastening rail and a clamping device which engages in the fastening rail in order to clamp a retention section of the equipment container. The fastening rail is constructed as a T-rail which has a web associated with the roof and a support plate at the end of the web which runs perpendicular to the web and which is associated with the retention section of the equipment container. The T-rail has a hole which extends through the support plate into the web, and the clamping device can be inserted in the hole and engages under the support plate. |
| US09694829B2 |
Device for controlling stiffness and damping of locomotive carbodies
A device for damping vibrations between a pair of sub-structural components of a carbody in a locomotive is provided. The sub-structural components are supported on a single undercarriage frame. The device includes a first support bracket affixed to a first sub-structural component, and a second support bracket that is interleaved with the first support bracket and affixed to a second sub-structural component. The device further includes a first stiffening element and a second stiffening element that are disposed on the first support bracket and in opposing relation to each other. The device further includes a reciprocating member that is rigidly connected to the second support bracket. The reciprocating member is movable between the first stiffening element and the second stiffening element to abut against one of the first stiffening element and the second stiffening element in response to a relative movement between the pair of sub-structural components of the carbody. |
| US09694828B2 |
Operating mechanism for tank car bottom valve
An operating mechanism for a bottom valve for a cargo tank of a railroad tank car, in which a valve operating lever is normally disconnected from a valve operating shaft and a valve operating shaft assembly includes a weak-link connector to prevent inadvertent opening of the bottom valve in case of derailment of the tank car. |
| US09694827B2 |
Vehicle computer system with data backup
An on-board vehicle computing system stores values in a memory of a first engine control unit (ECU) and stores corresponding backup values in a memory of a second ECU. In this way, the second ECU provides data backup functionality for the first ECU's data. The system may retrieve a backup value from the first ECU and restore the corresponding value in the second ECU using the backup value. In one illustrative scenario, if an original engine ECU (EECU) fails and a replacement EECU is installed, the system can retrieve backup values for vehicle speed limiter (VSL) parameters from memory in a cab ECU (CECU) and update the corresponding data in the replacement EECU with the backup values. |
| US09694822B2 |
Vehicle controller and method
The present invention relates to a vehicle controller (1) for activating a vehicle glide mode. The controller (1) receives vehicle operating data including torque request data representative of a torque request; acceleration data representative of vehicle acceleration; and output torque data representative of an output torque. The controller (1) is configured to analyze the vehicle operating data to identify a vehicle glide opportunity. The controller (1) is operative to generate an activation signal (4) for activating the vehicle glide mode when said vehicle glide opportunity has been identified and the torque request is positive. The controller is thereby operative to implement a vehicle glide strategy. The controller (1) can also operate to deactivate the vehicle glide mode. The present invention also relates to a method of activating a vehicle glide mode. |
| US09694819B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle is equipped with a rotational velocity acquisition unit that acquires a rotational velocity of a rotary electric machine that imparts a steering force or a steering additive force to a steering system. A drive control device controls a left and right driving force difference by a driving device on the basis of a rotational velocity of the rotary electric machine. |
| US09694817B2 |
Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for displaying vehicle information
A method for displaying vehicle information includes: setting a driving velocity and an inter-vehicle distance after activating a smart cruise control function; performing a smart cruise control according to the set driving velocity and the set inter-vehicle distance and displaying smart cruise control-related information in an augmented reality display region located in a front portion of a driver's own vehicle; comparing an actual inter-vehicle distance between the driver's own vehicle and a nearby vehicle to the set inter-vehicle distance during performance of the smart cruise control; determining an information displayable region in the augmented reality display region when the actual inter-vehicle distance is less than the set inter-vehicle distance; and displaying display information corresponding to the set inter-vehicle distance in the information displayable region. |
| US09694814B2 |
Vehicle collision management responsive to traction conditions in an avoidance path
Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes a surface evaluation circuit configured to determine a surface fraction characteristic of at least a portion of a driving surface of a possible collision avoidance path of a vehicle. The system includes a rating circuit configured to assign a risk value to the possible collision avoidance path responsive to the determined surface traction characteristic. The system includes a selector circuit having a rule-set configured to select a collision avoidance path from at least two possible collision avoidance paths in response to an evaluation of the respective assigned risk value for each of the at least two possible collision avoidance paths. |
| US09694811B1 |
Intelligent intervention method based on integrated TPMS
An intelligent intervention method based on an integrated tire pressure monitoring system includes monitoring a tire pressure and a tire temperature of a vehicle, and monitoring, a wheel speed of the vehicle; transmitting the tire pressure, the tire temperature and the wheel speed to a host; judging in real time whether the vehicle is in a normal status or in an abnormal status, via integrating the tire pressure, the tire temperature and the wheel speed; producing a deviation signal, when the tire pressure, the tire temperature and the wheel speed deviate from normal thresholds and transmitting the deviation signal to an intelligent intervention system; and performing intelligent intervention to slow down the vehicle in a straight line until the vehicle stops, when the deviation signal is received. The method enables the vehicle to run safely until stopping even in case of tire blowout, so as to prevent rollover or collision. |
| US09694807B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a powertrain system employing multiple torque generating devices
A powertrain system for a vehicle is described, and includes an internal combustion engine mechanically coupled to an electric machine to generate propulsion torque and electric power storable on an energy storage device. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a first desired powertrain output power associated with a road load and determining a second desired powertrain output power associated with a feed-forward state-of-charge (SOC) for the energy storage device. The internal combustion engine and the electric machine are controlled responsive to the first and second desired powertrain output powers. |
| US09694806B2 |
Power generation control device of hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle has an engine and a motor-generator as power sources and has an inter-vehicle distance detection unit to detect an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle. A power generation amount is restricted according to the inter-vehicle distance in a power generation travel mode in which power of the engine drives the motor-generator while being transferred to the drive wheels. Output torque of an engine drivetrain is reduced according to the restricted power generation amount. |
| US09694802B2 |
Valve assembly
A valve assembly including a housing and a first movable member which divides the housing into a control chamber and a main chamber. A second movable member has a first valve part and a second valve part and is movable to engage the first valve part with a corresponding inlet valve part to substantially prevent flow of fluid into the main chamber via an inlet port. The first movable member is provided with an exhaust valve part and is movable to engage the second valve part of the second movable member to substantially prevent flow of pressurized fluid out of the main chamber via an exhaust port. A support part is secured relative to the housing, there being a first seal between the second movable member and the support part and a second seal between the support part and the first movable member. |
| US09694801B2 |
Compressed air supply installation and pneumatic system
A compressed air supply device for operating a pneumatic installation comprises an air supply unit configured to supply air, an air compression unit configured to compress air, a bleeding line comprising a controllable solenoid valve arrangement, the solenoid valve arrangement having a magnetic part and a pneumatic part, and a bleeding port configured to bleed air. The device also comprises a compressed air supply line having an air drier and a compressed air port, the compressed air supply line being configured to supply the pneumatic installation with compressed air, wherein the pneumatic part is open when the magnetic part is not activated. |
| US09694798B2 |
Vacuum brake booster
A vacuum brake booster includes a housing in which a piston is accommodated, the piston being supported by a cylindrical body sealingly passing through an opening in the bottom and having a key that engages with the return element of the cylindrical recess. A damping element separates the front of the key from the rear of the base supporting the piston and the bead of the membrane. |
| US09694797B2 |
Pedal simulator
Disclosed herein is a pedal simulator. The pedal simulator installed at an electronic brake system which includes a master cylinder coupled with a reserver and configured to generate an oil pressure according to a driver's pedal force, a pedal displacement sensor configured to detect displacement of a brake pedal, and an oil pressure generating device configured to output an electric signal corresponding to an operation of the brake pedal through the pedal displacement sensor, to operate a motor and also to convert a rotating force of the motor into a rectilinear motion, includes a pedal simulation unit connected with the master cylinder and configured to provide a reaction force according to the pedal force of the brake pedal; and a simulation valve connected with a rear end of the pedal simulation unit and configured to control a flow in a passage according to an opening and closing operation, wherein the simulation valve controls a flow rate of the oil by controlling a degree of opening and closing. |
| US09694787B2 |
Method for determining the location of a remote transmitter positioned near a vehicle
A method for determining the location of a remote transceiver in relation to a vehicle, the method including the steps of: transmitting at least two measuring signals to the remote transceiver, each of the measuring signals being transmitted from a different one of a plurality of n antennae positioned relative to the vehicle, where n denotes an integer≧2; receiving an acknowledgement signal from the remote transmitter in response to each measuring signal, each acknowledgement signal including a received signal strength indication (RSSI) for a respective received measuring signal, the values of the received RSSIs together defining a data point in an RSSI domain; and determining a difference between the received value of a first RSSI and a defined threshold value for that first RSSI, wherein the sign of the difference indicates whether the remote transmitter is inside or outside a defined region i of or near the vehicle. |
| US09694785B1 |
Wireless vehicle security motion sensor and related methods
A vehicle security system may include a vehicle controller and a first wireless communications device carried by the vehicle, and a wireless security sensor(s). The wireless security sensor(s) may include a portable housing, a motion sensor carried by the portable housing to detect motion thereof, a second wireless communications device carried by the portable housing to communicate with the first wireless communications device, and a sensor controller carried by the portable housing. The sensor controller may cooperate with the motion sensor and the second wireless communications device to determine when motion of the portable housing exceeds a first security alert threshold and send a first security alert message to the vehicle controller based thereon, and determine when the first security alert threshold is exceeded for a predetermined time and enter a power saving mode. The vehicle controller may generate a first alarm responsive to the first security alert message. |
| US09694784B2 |
Webbing take-up device
In a webbing take-up device, an open portion is formed in the other side, in a direction about a rotational axis of a switch pawl, of a sensor holder. In a state where an engagement piece is positioned on the outside of the open portion, the switch pawl is rotated about a shaft to cause the engagement piece to enter in a window portion, so, a distal end of the engagement piece, bent in a hook shape, faces to a regulation wall in an axial direction of the shaft. It is not necessary to elastically deform the engagement piece when bringing the regulation wall and the engagement piece into facing. Therefore, the engagement allowance in the engagement piece with the regulation wall can be enlarged and the distal end of the engagement piece can be prevented from crossing over the regulation wall and moving toward the shaft side. |
| US09694781B2 |
Method of preparing an airbag cushion by means of sewing
The present invention relates to an airbag cushion and an airbag system including the same, and particularly to an airbag cushion, including: at least one fabric; and seam parts connecting the fabric, wherein deviation of upper seam thread length per a unit length of the fabric between the first seam part sewed in forward direction and the second seam part sewed in reverse direction in the seam parts is 15% or less, a method of preparing the same, and an airbag system including the same. The airbag cushion of the present invention is superior in working stability and unfolding performance because of the optimized properties of the seam parts, provides superior shape stability and air-tight effect at the same time, and can protect a passenger by minimizing the shock given to the passenger. |
| US09694776B2 |
Lateral access limitation system for a vehicle
A lateral access limitation system for a vehicle includes a first structural member configured to be coupled to a side portion of the vehicle, a second structural member including a first end and an opposing second end, the first end and the opposing second end of the second structural member releasably coupled to the first structural member, and a third structural member coupled to the second structural member. The third structural member is positioned to prevent unintended access to a protected region. The second structural member and the third structural member are configured to selectively pivot about both the first end and the opposing second end of the second structural member to facilitate accessing the protected region. |
| US09694773B2 |
Rod stiffener for bumper of car
A rod stiffener may include a rod molded by a glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, and brackets connected to both ends of the rod, in which properties of a core part forming a center of the rod and an outer part surrounding the core part are formed to be different from each other, and the properties of the core part and the outer part are differentiated by a mixing amount of glass fiber and polypropylene resin including the glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin. |
| US09694769B2 |
Smart power distribution unit
Apparatus for voltage stabilization in a vehicle includes a battery distribution module having a load module managing electrical power to one or more auxiliary loads, a first switch coupling a starter motor and an ESD to the load module only when closed, a second switch coupling an auxiliary ESD to the load module only when closed, and a controller integrated with a PC board attached to the first and second switch devices. The controller is configured to control opening and closing of the first and second switches based on at least one of a plurality of signals received by the controller. The primary ESD is electrically coupled a primary fuse terminal of the battery distribution module which electrically couples the primary ESD to a second terminal of the first switch and the starter motor. The auxiliary ESD is electrically coupled to an auxiliary fuse terminal of the battery distribution module which electrically couples a first terminal of the second switch to the auxiliary ESD. |
| US09694767B2 |
Configuration system of a vehicle and process for the configuration of at least one control unit of the configuration system
A configuration system of a vehicle has at least one functional unit, a control unit pertaining to the functional unit, and a parametrizing unit provided in the vehicle, which is operatively connected with the control unit. The configuring system includes a storage device which can be read out by the parametrizing unit and which contains configuration information for the control unit, by which configuration information a parametrizing of the control unit can be carried out. The storage device additionally contains configuration information for the vehicle, in which case the storage device contains evaluation rules by which the parametrizing unit can determine configuration information for the configuration of the control unit from the configuration information for the vehicle and the configuration information for the control unit and can configure the control unit. |
| US09694766B2 |
Compression algorithms for vehicle-bus-messaging of preview data
Disclosures teach providing data over a vehicle bus, data providing values for a road attribute indexed to points anticipated to be traversed by a vehicle. To compress the data, a server may fit a regression function to the data with coefficients applied to kernels in the function. The server may limit the number of coefficients to reflect a limitation on rate of change imposed on data by the road on which it reports. Similarly, the server may limit one or more numbers of bits encoding the coefficients in a message transmitted on the vehicle bus, reflective of a limited range of potential amplitudes for data imposed by the road. A client may maintain a copy of the kernels and retrieve the coefficients from the message. The client may estimate future values of the road attribute by evaluating the coefficients applied to the kernels, which may, in some examples, be Gaussian. |
| US09694765B2 |
Control system for an automotive vehicle
A control system for a vehicle having a plurality of subsystems in which each subsystem includes a sensor and/or actuator. A general purpose processor is programmed with a plurality of software applications in which each software application is associated with one of the vehicle subsystems. The subsystems and processor communicate with each other through an electrical bus and each subsystem includes a communication interface to receive commands from the processor as well as to send task signals to the processor. A task arbitrator prioritizes the order of execution of multiple task signals received by the processor during a preset time period. The general purpose processor then initiates execution of the software application associated with the subsystem of the sensor signal received from the task arbitrator and thereafter transmits a control signal to one or more of the subsystems via the bus as a result of execution of the associated software application. |
| US09694762B2 |
Check-link harness guide
A vehicle body structure includes first and second body structures defining first and second interior cavities. A mounting portion of the base member is fixed to the first body structure. A guide member is fixed to the second body structure. A channel member is movably received by the guide member. A first end of the channel member is rotatably fixed to a receiving portion of the base member and defines a first end opening such that the receiving portion extends into the first end opening. A second end is positioned within the second interior cavity and defines a second end opening with a channel extending from the first end opening to the second end opening. The channel member extends across an exterior space between the first and second body structures. A wiring harness passes through the channel from the first interior cavity to the second interior cavity. |
| US09694761B2 |
Thermally shielding body with temperature-resistant fastening points, and method for producing it
Thermally shielding body having at least one temperature-resistant fastening point, comprising a thermally shielding plate made from aluminum, wherein the thermally shielding plate made from aluminum has a cut-out in the region of at least one fastening point, wherein a metal-plate element with greater heat resistance is arranged in the cut-out, which metal-plate element is connected in a material-to-material manner to the thermally shielding plate at the edge of the cut-out or of the metal-plate element, wherein the at least one heat-resistant fastening point in arrange on the metal-plate element with greater heat resistance, and at method for producing the thermally shielding body. |
| US09694760B2 |
System and method for projecting images of an electronic device on a vehicle window
A system for projecting an image onto a window of a vehicle is supplied. The system includes a support, a camera, a projector, and a projective film. The support is mounted in the vehicle for holding an electronic device. The camera is mounted to relative to the location for capturing an image of the display when the electronic device is mounted on the support. The projector is in signal communication with the camera. The projector projects an image from the camera onto the window. The projective film mounted on the vehicle window configured to act as a projection screen for the projector. When the electronic device is mounted on the support displays an electronic image, the camera captures the image and sends the image to the projector, and the projector projects the image onto the projective film on the window. The discourse also provides a method using the system. |
| US09694753B2 |
Mirror reflective element sub-assembly for exterior rearview mirror of a vehicle
A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a heater pad and a mirror back plate. The heater pad is adhered to the reflective element with a light-transmitting aperture of the heater pad generally juxtaposed with a light transmitting aperture of a metallic mirror reflector of the reflective element. The heater pad is adhered to the mirror back plate with the light-transmitting portion of the heater pad generally juxtaposed with an aperture of the mirror back plate. A blind spot indicator has a light source disposed at a first end of a generally elongated passageway, with a second end of the generally elongated passageway passing through the aperture of the mirror back plate to attach at the rear of the reflective element. The blind spot indicator is associated with a blind spot detection system of the vehicle. |
| US09694752B2 |
Full display mirror actuator
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a housing defining an interior cavity and an open side and further includes a substrate having a reflective surface thereon extending within the open side of the housing and an actuation mechanism moveably coupling the substrate with the housing. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity at a first end thereof. The mounting plate defines a socket open opposite the first end and first and second scalloped surfaces adjacent the socket. The actuation mechanism further includes an actuation wheel rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing and engageable with the socket to cause rotation of the mounting plate and engageable with the first scalloped surface to secure the mounting plate in a first position and with the second scalloped surface to secure the mounting plate in a second position. |
| US09694751B2 |
Rearview assembly
A rearview assembly having an electro-optic element. A front substrate defines a first surface and a second surface. A front side edge is disposed between the first surface and the second surface. A rear substrate is operably coupled with the front substrate and spaced a predetermined distance therefrom. The rear substrate defines a third surface and a fourth surface. A rear side edge is disposed between the third surface and the fourth surface. A perimeter of the rear substrate is larger than a perimeter of the front substrate, such that an outer portion of the third surface is exposed, thereby defining a peripheral step between the front side edge and the rear side edge. An electro-optic material is disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A bezel is configured to extend around the rear substrate, over the outer portion of the third surface. |
| US09694747B2 |
Method and system for providing a collision alert
An approach is provided for generating a collision alert based on the stopping distance associated with a vehicle based on an identifying characteristic. The approach includes detecting an identifying characteristic of a first vehicle traveling in front of a second vehicle. The approach also includes querying for a stopping distance associated with the first vehicle based on the identifying characteristic. The approach further includes determining an approach speed at which the second vehicle is approaching the first vehicle; and generating a collision alert based on the stopping distance and the approach speed. |
| US09694745B2 |
Vehicle approach alert device
A vehicle approach alert device includes: a first output sound voltage waveform signal generator having a first output sound generator that generates a first signal corresponding to output sound data read out from a memory device, and a first sound volume variable device that controls a voltage level of the first signal; a second output sound voltage waveform signal generator having a second output sound generator that generates a second signal corresponding to the output sound data read out from the memory device, and a second sound volume variable device that controls a voltage level of the second signal; a mixer circuit that mixes the first signal and the second signal; and an amplifier that outputs a vehicle approach alert sound with flowing current, which corresponds to a voltage of a mixed signal, through a sound output body. |
| US09694744B2 |
Flexible lighting system and component illuminated by the system
A flexible lighting system includes a printed circuit board, a flexible multiple electrical conductor strip, a light source, and a flexible light conductor. The light source is mounted on the flexible multiple electrical conductor strip and is electrically connected to the printed circuit board by the flexible multiple electrical conductor strip. The flexible light conductor is mounted on the flexible multiple electrical conductor strip to conduct light from the light source. A component, such as, a gauge can have a display with a graphical element that is illuminated or backlit by the flexible light conductor. |
| US09694743B2 |
Dual purpose lighting assembly
A dual purpose lighting assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The dual purpose lighting assembly includes a puddle lamp assembly disposed proximate a doorway and operable to emit light by luminescence to illuminate a ground area outside the vehicle and a dome lamp assembly disposed next to the puddle lamp assembly and operable to emit light by luminescence to illuminate a vehicle cabin area. |
| US09694742B2 |
Vehicle panel assembly including a gesture activated vehicle lighting system
A vehicle panel assembly comprises a trim assembly, a light and a sensor. The trim assembly defines a recessed storage area. The light is disposed on the trim assembly and configured to emit visible light toward the recessed storage area. The sensor is disposed on the trim assembly proximate to the recessed storage area and configured to activate the light to emit the visible light upon the sensor sensing a presence of an object entering an area proximate to the sensor that includes the recessed storage area. |
| US09694741B2 |
Ambient functional lighting of a seat
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat having a base including peripheral side ledges disposed on first and second sides of the seat. A seat cushion is disposed on the base and includes first and second independent thigh supports that extend forwardly over the base and define a forward ledge. A seatback is operably coupled to the seat and includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion includes a seatback cushion and a seatback support. A peripheral seatback cavity is located on first and second sides of the lower portion between the seatback cushion and the seatback support. At least one light source is disposed proximate the peripheral side ledges, the forward ledge, and the peripheral seatback cavity. |
| US09694734B2 |
Hinged cargo tie-down cleat
A retaining apparatus includes a base member having a backing portion engaging a first side of a fixed plate and a cleat engaging a second side of the fixed plate. A neck portion connects the backing portion to the cleat and slidingly engages a keyway hole in the fixed plate. The retaining apparatus also includes a locking member coupled to the base member by a hinge. The locking member defines a disengaged position spaced from the fixed plate and is pivotable to an engaged position to secure the apparatus to the fixed plate. |
| US09694733B2 |
Retractable room actuation assembly for recreational vehicle
A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors. |
| US09694726B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling air cells of seat
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling air cells of a seat. The apparatus includes: air cells provided on opposing sides of the seat to support a portion of the body of the passenger seated on the seat; pressure sensors to measure internal pressures of the air cells; and a control unit to receive the measured pressures of the air cells. Then, the control unit compares and stores the pressures of the air cells when a startup of the vehicle is off. When the startup is on, the control unit controls expansion of the air cells according to any one of the pressures of the air cells which are compared and stored in the control unit when the startup is off. |
| US09694725B2 |
Passenger seat pairing system
A system for pairing a personal electronic device of a passenger with a passenger seat in a vehicle, and for allowing the personal electronic device to control passenger in-seat functions and features such as entertainment systems in vehicles. The system comprises an on-board management system for installation in a vehicle. The on-board management system is configured to receive pairing information from the personal electronic device via a wireless communication link. The on-board management system can then pair the personal electronic device to the passenger seat and authorize the personal electronic device to control one or more passenger seat functions associated with the passenger seat. A device pairing software application is stored on a non-transitory carrier and is configured to program the personal electronic device to transmit the pairing information to the on-board management system, and transmit a command or control instruction to control one or more passenger seat functions. |
| US09694718B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including: a seat cushion, a cushion frame; and a pair of slide rails on which the cushion frame is mounted and which is configured to support the cushion frame to be slidable relative to a floor, each slide rail including an upper rail, wherein two engaging portions are respectively provided to the upper rails, wherein four fitting portions which abut against and fit into the engaging portions are provided to the cushion frame, wherein each of the fitting portions includes at least two wall portions extending in a vertical direction, and wherein guide portions are provided at lower sides of the wall portions, the guide portions being configured to guide the fitting portions to be fitted into the engaging portions when the cushion frame comes close from above to the upper rails mounted on the floor. |
| US09694714B2 |
Apparatus for increasing performance margin of classifying passengers in vehicle
An apparatus for classifying a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat cushion for a seat in the vehicle, the seat cushion having an adult detection area and a child detection area. A first chamber is disposed in the adult detection area and a second chamber is disposed in the child detection area. A margin improvement unit includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure based on a first weight applied to the first chamber and a second pressure based on a second weight applied to the second chamber. The margin improvement unit is configured to output a first adjusted pressure value based on the first pressure and a second adjusted pressure value based on the second pressure. The first adjusted pressure value is greater than the second adjusted pressure value when the first weight is substantially equal to the second weight. |
| US09694709B1 |
Hovering skate board unit with safety mechanism and method thereof
A safe hovering skate board unit capable of being driven by a user is disclosed. The hovering skateboard includes a first board to receive the user, one or more first magnetic source, configured with the first board, to emit magnetic field, a second board magnetically coupled with the first board, one or more second magnetic source configured with the second board to repel the magnetic field and facilitate the first board to hover over the second board. Further, the unit includes the ground engaging wheels attached to the second board moves in the direction driven by the user. Furthermore, the unit may include a specialized safety system for ensuring safety of the user by controlling one or more components corresponding to the hovering skateboard unit based on one or more factors corresponding to the user. Further, a corresponding method of operating the hovering skate board unit is also disclosed. |
| US09694708B2 |
Battery assembly and hybrid electric vehicle including the same
A battery assembly mounted on a hybrid electric vehicle is provided that prevents thermal runaway caused by overcharging. The battery assembly includes a battery having a plurality of cells and a protection switch disposed opposite to the battery. A relay is configured to turn on or off according to an operation of the protection switch and a PRA (power relay assembly) is connected between the relay and the battery. |
| US09694704B2 |
Electrical charging/discharging controller, charging control method, discharging control method, and program
A peak cut power calculation unit calculates peak cut power transmittable to an overhead wire as power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to a resistance value of the overhead wire between a vehicle and a substation. In addition, a peak cut unit controls electrical charging/discharging of a rechargeable battery with power of a difference between load power and transmission peak cut power when the load power is equal to or more than the peak cut power. |
| US09694696B2 |
Power supply device of vehicle
A control device controls a boost converter to be operated in one of a continuous voltage-boosting mode in which the converter is continuously operated and in an intermittent voltage-boosting mode in which the converter is intermittently operated. The control device permits the converter to be controlled in the intermittent voltage-boosting mode when an atmospheric pressure is equal to or greater than a first prescribed value, and inhibits the converter from being controlled in the intermittent voltage-boosting mode when the atmospheric pressure is less than the first prescribed value. |
| US09694695B2 |
Power source system
A power source system provides: an electrical generator including a rectifying circuit configured by one or more rectifying diodes for allowing electric conduction from a ground side to a battery side; a fuse arranged between the electrical generator and a battery; and a driving apparatus including a circuit configured by one or more semiconductor elements having one or more parasitic diodes for allowing electrical conduction from the ground side to the battery side, and a load. The number of parasitic diodes to be connected in series between a ground and the fuse in the driving apparatus is larger than the number of rectifying diodes to be connected in series between the ground and the battery side in the electrical generator. In addition, the circuit switches electrical conduction in the load. |
| US09694693B1 |
Control system for multi-purpose vehicle
A control system for use in generating power in a hybrid vehicle having at least one motor supplied with both generated power and battery stored potential, includes a voltage regulator transmitting an excitation current to the generator in response to the input alternating (AC) current. A rectifier receives an output alternating (AC) current from the voltage regulator and distributes a direct (DC) output current to the motor via a motor controller and inverter. The output voltage determines a feedback signal transmitted back to the excitation current in response to the feedback signal. The inverter receives the output voltage and powers an alternating current motor connected to the control system. The battery connects in a parallel electrical circuit to the motor and the output voltage to compensate for fluctuations in the output voltage. The inverter brakes the motor in response to a reduction in motor power consumption. |
| US09694692B2 |
Vehicle controlling system
A vehicle controlling system includes a high-voltage circuit including a motor for driving a vehicle and a generator driven by an engine; an intermediate-voltage circuit including a battery and having a potential lower than the potential of the high-voltage circuit; a low-voltage circuit having a potential lower than the potential of the intermediate-voltage circuit, accessories being disposed to the low-voltage circuit; a transformer disposed between the high-voltage circuit and the intermediate-voltage circuit; and a down converter disposed between the intermediate-voltage circuit and the low-voltage circuit. The controlling system further includes a generator controller to control the generator such that the generator generates power equal to or higher than the sum of power consumed by the motor and power output from the transformer to the intermediate-voltage circuit at a temperature of the battery lower than a predetermined temperature, and a transformer controller to control the transformer such that the transformer outputs power equal to or lower than power output from the down converter to the low-voltage circuit at a temperature of the battery lower than the predetermined temperature. |
| US09694691B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle enables cooling performance for a DC/DC converter to be improved and includes a steering mechanism supporting a front wheel, a head pipe supporting the steering mechanism, a frame member extending from the head pipe backward and downward, a front cowl covering the head pipe, the front cowl hanging and extending to a lower-half of the front wheel, an electric motor rotating and drive the rear wheel, a DC/DC converter disposed in the frame member behind the front wheel in a posture facing a travelling direction to convert voltage, and a heat radiation fin extending in a vehicle vertical direction, the heat radiation fin being provided in a front face of the DC/DC converter, the front face facing the front wheel. The front cowl expands to left and right sides of the DC/DC converter in the vehicle width direction to collect travelling wind to the heat radiation fin. |
| US09694686B2 |
Multifunctional monitoring of electrical systems
An apparatus for monitoring and controlling electrical systems in a motor vehicle with electric or hybrid drive has a first and a second AC voltage source for an alternating voltage between a first or second terminal and a reference terminal. First and second voltmeters detect a first or second voltage between the first or second terminal and the reference terminal. A control unit controls the AC voltage sources, receives the voltages from the voltmeters and determines insulation resistance for subassemblies that are connected to the terminals. The insulation resistance is relative to a potential connected to the reference terminal. A precharge state of a capacitative load connected to the first terminal is determined. The load is precharged by a voltage supply unit connected to the second terminal. The switching state of at least one switch between two subassemblies is determined. The subassemblies are connected to the first or second terminal. |
| US09694685B2 |
Electric vehicle charging device obstacle avoidance and warning system and method of use
Techniques for electric vehicle systems, and in particular to an electric vehicle charging device obstacle avoidance system and method of use. In one embodiment, a system for obstacle avoidance of a charging panel of an electrical vehicle is disclosed, the system comprising: a charging panel interconnected to the electric vehicle; an actuator interconnected to the charging panel, the actuator configured to position the charging panel; at least one sensor configured to sense an obstacle location measurement in a predicted travel path of the electric vehicle; and an obstacle avoidance controller that receives the obstacle location measurement and determines if an obstacle avoidance action is recommended. |
| US09694683B2 |
Mixer drum driving apparatus
A mixer drum driving apparatus having a mixer drum carried on a frame of a mixer truck to be free to rotate and a drive source configured to drive the mixer drum to rotate includes a rotary motor configured to drive the mixer drum to rotate as the drive source, a power supply configured to supply power to the rotary motor, and a power generator configured to generate power as the mixer drum rotates and charge the generated power to the power supply. |
| US09694680B2 |
System and method for determining drowsy state of driver
A system for determining a drowsy state of a driver includes: a heartbeat measurement module configured to detect a heartbeat rate of the driver and output a heartbeat signal corresponding to the detected heartbeat rate; a vehicle signal measurement module configured to measure a driving state of a vehicle being driven by the driver and output a vehicle signal corresponding to the measured driving state; a drowsy pattern detection module configured to determine whether a driver has fallen asleep while driving based on the heartbeat signal and the vehicle signal and output a warning signal as a drowsy warning in response to determining that the driver has fallen asleep while driving; and a warning module configured to output a warning to the driver based on the warning signal. |
| US09694678B2 |
All-wheel drive disconnect with independent drive
A disconnect mechanism for a secondary driveline and method of assembly can be used in an all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicle having a rear driveline module (RDM) for changing drive modes between a two-wheel drive mode and an AWD mode. The disconnect mechanism can include a hydraulically actuated coupling clutch connected to a power take-off unit (PTU) for transferring rotary power from the PTU to the RDM during the AWD mode, a hydraulically actuated first and second rear clutch for rotationally connecting and disconnecting corresponding first and second rear axles drivingly coupled to rear wheels during the AWD mode and two-wheel drive mode, respectively, and a hydraulic actuating assembly including a source of pressurized fluid for actuating the coupling clutch, the first rear clutch, and the second rear clutch, and for synchronizing any speed differential therebetween. |
| US09694671B2 |
Fuel system for a vehicle
A natural gas system for a vehicle includes a fuel pod, a conduit defining a flow path, a fuel control module, and an accumulator. The fuel pod includes a fuel tank configured to store natural gas. The conduit includes a first end coupled to the fuel pod and a second end configured to be coupled to an engine. The fuel control module is disposed along the flow path and configured to regulate a flow of natural gas to the engine. The accumulator is disposed along the flow path downstream of the fuel control module. The accumulator is configured to buffer variations in the flow of natural gas such that the engine receives a consistent flow of natural gas. |
| US09694669B2 |
Active grille multi part modular frame
An active grille shutter arrangement having a modular frame. The active grille shutter arrangement includes a primary frame piece defining a width and height of an aperture of the modular frame, wherein in the primary frame piece has a motor housing, and upper frame portion having a first end and a second end, a lower frame portion having a first end and a second end and the motor housing extends between the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion. There is a plurality of secondary frame pieces. The modular frame of the active grille shutter arrangement is formed by the connection of the primary frame piece in the secondary frame piece, wherein the modular frame defines the aperture. |
| US09694668B1 |
Cooling module
A cooling module is formed by stacking a condenser mounted in order to cool an engine of a vehicle and cool a refrigerant of an air conditioner, an electronic radiator disposed below the condenser, an engine radiator, and a fan shroud assembly and capable of improving cooling performance of the electronic radiator by forming the engine radiator in only a region in which the condenser is formed or forming the engine radiator in a portion of a region in which the electronic radiator is formed as well as the region in which the condenser is formed, in a height direction and including an air guide installed at a portion corresponding to the electronic radiator below the engine radiator to allow air to be introduced toward the electronic radiator. |
| US09694667B2 |
Working vehicle
A working vehicle includes a traveling machine body including a bottom plate on which a battery is placed and a radiator bracket for installing a radiator, and a stay. A first end of the stay is fixed at a region close to one side in a width direction of the bottom plate and a second end of the stay is fixed to a vertical frame on the other side in the width direction of the radiator bracket. The stay extends between the first end and the second end by being bent so as to surround one and upper sides of the battery. |
| US09694666B2 |
Motor vehicle having a radiator arrangement
A motor vehicle may include a radiator arrangement. The radiator arrangement may include a radiator grill having a cooling air inlet and a radiator arranged behind the cooling air inlet with respect to a forward traveling direction. A flow-directing device may be arranged to direct a cooling air flow from the cooling air inlet to the radiator. The flow-directing device may include at least one baffle element disposed on a radiator-grill side of the radiator arrangement and at least one other baffle element disposed on a radiator side. Additionally or alternatively, the flow-directing device may include a bellows arranged on the radiator-grill side or on the radiator side. Additionally or alternatively, the flow-directing device may include at least one rail including a groove and at least one rail baffle element guided in the at least one guide groove. |
| US09694664B2 |
Vehicle drive apparatus
A vehicle drive apparatus includes a motor, a case, a cover member, a sensor, and a separate member. The case includes a reservoir to store liquid fluid. The sensor is provided in a first communication hole of the cover member and is fixed to the cover member. A second communication hole constitutes a part of a fluid flow path extending from an inside of the case to an outside of the case. The fluid flow path has an intake port through which the liquid fluid is to be drawn. The fluid flow path includes an inside fluid flow path provided from the second communication hole to the intake port. The separate member is fixed to the cover member to define the inside fluid flow path. |
| US09694662B2 |
Vehicle electric and mechanical drive train
A mechanical and electric drive train of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, includes a conventional drive train which is driven by the internal combustion engine, an electric motor drive train which is driven by an electric motor, a shift gearbox arranged in the conventional drive train, and at least one axle drive unit for driving axle drive members which are connected or are connectable via a clutch to driving wheels of at least one axle of the motor vehicle. The electric motor drive train is connected between the shift gearbox and the axle drive members to the drive train via at least one first clutch device, wherein the connection can be produced and eliminated by actuation of the first clutch device. |
| US09694661B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first motor generator, a dynamic damper, and a power split mechanism. The dynamic damper includes an output-side rotating member, a spring element, and a second motor generator connected to the output-side rotating member so as to transmit the power. The dynamic damper is configured by connecting the output-side rotating member and the second motor generator via the spring element. The power split mechanism splits a power from the engine to the first motor generator and to the output-side rotating member. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit configured to change execution modes of rattling noise suppression control based on a spring characteristic of the dynamic damper. The rattling noise suppression control is a control to suppress rattling noise resulting from rotational fluctuations of the engine. |
| US09694657B2 |
Tonneau cover system for a cargo box with side rail end plugs with external mounting extensions
A side rail can define an exterior and an interior channel. A coupling strip within the exterior channel of the side rail can be positioned to selectively engage with a coupling strip of a tonneau cover. An end cap can be positioned on an end of the side rail. The end cap having an end face can include an interior extension within the interior channel and an exterior tab extension within the exterior channel between the longitudinal raised side portions. A retaining fastener can extend through the exterior tab extension and can fix the end cap to the side rail without the retaining fastener passing through the coupling strip. The exterior tab extension can limit longitudinal sliding movement of the coupling strip within the exterior channel. |
| US09694655B2 |
Sunroof drain hose noise abatement device
A noise abatement device for a vehicle having a body including a sunroof and a sunroof drain hose open for a fluid to flow from the sunroof to outside of the body. The noise abatement device includes a housing and at least one baffle. The housing has an interior wall and is configured to form an entry port connectable to the drain hose and an exit port openable to the outside of the body. The entry port is at a first elevation and the exit port is at as second elevation, lower than the first elevation. At least one baffle is attached to the interior wall. The baffle is configured to allow the fluid to flow via gravity from the entry port to the exit port and to create a tortuous path through the housing to prevent noise from outside of the body from entering the drain hose. |
| US09694650B1 |
Ventilation member and door of utility vehicle with the ventilation member
The invention provides a ventilation member attached to a wall member having a wall opening. The ventilation member includes: an outer surface member attached to an outer surface of the wall member to cover the wall opening; and an inner surface member attached to an inner surface of the wall member to cover the wall opening and coupled to the outer surface member. The outer surface member and the inner surface member are configured as identical members and each have an opening and at least one fin provided in the opening. |
| US09694649B2 |
Electric heating, vehicle comprising an electric heating as well as method for controlling an electric heating
Electric heating having at least one first resistance heating device and a second resistance heating device, at least one pulse width modulation device, which is capable of a pulse width modulated operation of the first resistance heating device and/or the second resistance heating device, as well as at least one switching device. For a heating operation, the switching device can be capable of selectively switching the first resistance heating device and the second resistance heating device between a first heating mode in which the first resistance heating device and the second resistance heating device are electrically connected in series, and a second heating mode in which the first resistance heating device and the second resistance heating device are electrically connected in parallel. A vehicle having electric heating as well as to a method for controlling electric heating is also provided. |
| US09694647B1 |
Highly integrated relay for HVAC systems in large vehicles
A microprocessor controlled vehicle relay for high capacity HVAC systems in large high occupancy vehicles is provided that can be configured in different ways to provide a number of operational functions for improved safety as well as greater motor and/or compressor longevity. |
| US09694641B2 |
Electric power generating apparatus using suspension device
In an electric power generating apparatus using a suspension device according to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a valve structure for partially disconnecting a suspension device (or a damper) from an energy recovery device (or a turbine unit) when a vehicle is driving on an under-construction road or an unpaved road from which a large bump is expected. |
| US09694636B2 |
Amphibious pumping vehicle
An amphibious pumping vehicle comprising: a floatable vehicle body; ground engaging propulsion structure configured to raise and lower relative to the vehicle body; a fluid pump; a first fluid nozzle configured to direct fluid through the air, the fluid nozzle connected by a fluid conduit to the fluid pump; and, a power source configured to provide power to both the ground engaging propulsion structure and the fluid pump. The vehicle is particularly well suited to pumping and recirculating fluid within manure lagoons and is able to be driven up out of the lagoon when the lagoon level has been lowered. |
| US09694626B2 |
Vehicle wheel
This vehicle wheel is provided with only two sub air chamber members each as a Helmholtz resonator having an sub air chamber which communicates with a tire air chamber via a communication hole, and characterized in that the respective communication holes of the sub air chamber members are provided apart from each other in a wheel circumferential direction so as to form approximately a right angle around a wheel rotation center. |
| US09694625B2 |
Device for maintaining the orientation of an emblem in an automobile wheel
Device for maintaining the orientation of an emblem in an automobile wheel includes maintaining the emblem in a substantially vertical orientation. Maintaining the emblem in a substantially vertical orientation comprises a detection component for detecting the orientation of the emblem. The emblem also comprises a motor provided with an output shaft. The output shaft of the motor rotates integrally with the emblem such that the motor rotates the emblem to place it in a substantially vertical orientation depending on the orientation of the emblem detected by the detecting component. |
| US09694624B2 |
Automatic cover-opening device
An automatic cover-opening device has a body, at least one cover panel and a recoil mechanism. The body has an insertion hole defined in the body. The at least one cover panel is mounted on the body and moveably closes the insertion hole. Each one of the at least one cover panel has a guiding segment having at least one guiding edge inclined relative to an axis of the insertion hole to guide an axial force along the axis of the insertion hole to a lateral direction non-parallel with the axis, so as to generate a lateral component force for opening the at least one cover panel. The recoil mechanism is disposed on the body to push the at least one cover panel to a closed position for closing the insertion hole. With such an arrangement, an automatic cover-opening device that can be applied for insertion of a rod-like object is provided. |
| US09694623B2 |
Drawing apparatus and drawing control method for drawing apparatus
A drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit, a test-writing portion, and a control unit including a drawing tool identification unit.At least one drawing tool is loaded in the drawing unit and the drawing tool draws on a drawing target and a drawing medium different from the drawing target. A drawing medium is placed on the test-writing portion. The drawing tool identification unit acquires a test target image from an area on the drawing medium drawn with the drawing tool in the test-writing portion, and identifies a type of the drawing tool loaded in the drawing unit on the basis of the test target image. |
| US09694622B2 |
Writing implement with reverse clip cap
A removable cap for receiving a writing implement includes a reverse clip. The cap has a hollow crown section for receiving the writing implement and an elongate cap extension that extends axially from the hollow crown section and includes an end that terminates in a clip flange. An elongate holding prong projecting substantially perpendicular from the clip flange and extending and opening toward the closed first end of the crown section in substantially parallel-spaced relation to the cap extension so as to define in conjunction with the cap extension and the hollow crown section, an elongate U-shaped slot, which is adapted to snugly engage an attachment material inserted into the slot. A gripping member is located within the U-shaped slot and is configured to intimately engage the attachment material inserted into the slot to assist in maintaining the engagement between the cap and attachment material when the writing implement is removed from the cap. |
| US09694621B2 |
Method for producing an applicator, and applicator
A method produces an applicator for applying liquid or pasty media (1), having a container (3) storing the medium (1), and an application element (5, 13) attached to the container (3) in a usage position such that the application element provides the medium (1) for application outside the container (3) by capillary action. A hose of thermoplastic plastic is extruded and inserted into a mold, forming a container (3) closed at the bottom by expanding the hose in the mold. The container (3) located in the mold is filled with the medium (1). The container (3) is separated from the hose to form an opening accessible at the top side of the container (3). The application element (5, 13) is put into the usage position by inserting the application element through the opening of the hose and fastening the application element (5, 13) while simultaneously creating a closure of the container (3) by moving movable mold parts of the mold. |
| US09694618B2 |
Method for the production of a multilayer element, and multilayer element
The invention relates to a method for producing a multilayer element (100), and also to a multilayer element (100) produced by said method. On and/or in a carrier ply (1) a decorative ply (3) is formed. The decorative ply (3) has a first region (8) and a second region (9). Viewed perpendicular to the plane of the carrier ply (1), the decorative ply (3) has in the first region (8) a first transmittance and in the second region (9) a second transmittance greater in comparison to the first transmittance. A layer (5) to be structured and a photoactivatable resist layer are disposed on the first side (11) of the carrier ply (1). On exposure of the resist layer through the decorative ply (3), the decorative ply (3) serves as an exposure mask. The at least one layer (5) to be structured and the resist layer are structured in register to one another by means of structuring operations synchronized with one another. |
| US09694617B1 |
Musical greeting card
A greeting card having a miniature model of a faux harp attached thereto with a die cut character attached to a motor which effects movement of the die cut character such that it appears the die cut character is playing the faux harp. |
| US09694616B2 |
Calendar with removable portions
The present invention provides a calendar desk pad, comprising a base member, a plurality of monthly calendar pages bound to the base member, wherein the calendar pages have at least one perforation or fold line located between the days or weeks on the calendar. |
| US09694614B2 |
Printed publication with a digital file enhancer from an affixed chip
A printed publication comprise: a plurality of printed pages, wherein multiple written articles are printed on one or more of the printed pages; a microchip affixed to the printed publication, wherein the microchip comprises multiple digital files, wherein each of the multiple digital files is a digital file enhancer that is related to a specific written article from the multiple written articles; a positioning structure, wherein the positioning structure enables a positioning structure device to determine which written article from the printed pages is currently visible to a user; a correlating hardware logic, wherein the correlating hardware logic correlates a specific digital file, from the multiple digital files, with the written article that is currently visible to the user to identify a relevant digital file from the microchip; and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver transmits the relevant digital file from the microchip to a receiving device. |
| US09694613B2 |
Recording medium
A recording medium includes a substrate, a first ink-receiving layer, and a second ink-receiving layer serving as a top layer in this order. The first ink-receiving layer contains an amorphous silica having an average particle size of 1.0 μm or more. The second ink-receiving layer contains a colloidal silica. The root-mean-square slope RΔq of roughness profile elements, provided in JIS B 0601:2001, of a surface of the second ink-receiving layer is 0.3 or more. |
| US09694604B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a control section, a conveyance section, a recording head, a negative pressure applying section, a gap forming section, and a first voltage applying section. The conveyance section conveys a recording medium placed on a conveying surface. The negative pressure applying section applies negative pressure to holes in the conveying surface to suck the recording medium onto the conveying surface. The gap forming section forms a narrow gap, with the conveying surface, further upstream in a conveyance direction of the recording medium than the recording head. The gap forming section is composed of at least a part of a conductive portion. The first voltage applying section applies a voltage to the conductive portion. The control section controls the first voltage applying section to apply the voltage to the conductive portion while the inkjet recording apparatus performs a specific process. |
| US09694602B2 |
Elongated housing, support instrument of elongated housing, and light irradiation device
Provided is an elongated housing which allows easy maintenance without being separated from the device body. The elongated housing, which is accommodated in a device body so that a lengthwise direction thereof becomes a first direction, includes a plurality of first rollers and a plurality of second rollers disposed on a first surface of the elongated housing to be arranged in a row along the first direction; and a plurality of third rollers and a plurality of fourth rollers disposed on a second surface of the elongated housing to be arranged in a row along the first direction, wherein the elongated housing is movably supported between a first state of being accommodated in the device body and a second state of being drawn from the device body in the first direction. |
| US09694601B2 |
Print target surface reforming device
A print target surface reforming device that makes it possible to obtain a higher reforming effect than in the prior art. A print target surface reforming device that reforms a print target surface and that is provided with: a conveyance section that is arranged more to the front than a printer on a printing line that automatically conveys a print target to the printer and performs printing, the conveyance section including on the upper surface thereof a conveyance path on which the print target is conveyed with the print target surface thereof facing upward; and a light source that is arranged so as to face the conveyance path and that emits light having a wavelength of 242 nm or less onto the print target surface of the print target that moves along the conveyance path. |
| US09694598B2 |
Image processing apparatus, ink jet printing apparatus, and image processing method
Printing heads of combinations of four ink colors and seven printing characteristic ranks are previously used to print an image for measurement, and table parameters corresponding to all of the combinations of nozzle ink colors and printing characteristic ranks are obtained on the basis of a measurement result of this image for measurement and stored in a memory. Then, when printing is actually performed in a printer, a primary color image for measurement is printed for each nozzle of a printing head for each of four ink colors. A printing characteristic rank for each nozzle is obtained for each of four ink colors based on a measurement result of this image for measurement, and a table parameter is selected that corresponds to the same combination as the combination of the obtained printing characteristic rank of each nozzle of four ink colors, by referring to the memory. |
| US09694593B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus having a pressure regulator
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a recovery tank, a supply tank connected to the recovery tank, and a pressure regulator. The pressure regulator includes a first cylinder connected to an upper portion of the recovery tank, a first piston movable in the first cylinder, a first valve configured to open and close a path between the recovery tank and the first cylinder, depending on a position of the first piston, a second cylinder connected to the first cylinder and an upper portion of the supply tank, a second piston movable in the second cylinder, a second valve configured to open and close a path between the supply tank and the second cylinder, depending on a position of the second piston, and a third valve configured to open and close a path between the second cylinder and an atmosphere, depending on a position of the second piston. |
| US09694592B2 |
Low-cost ink circuit
A removable single-block assembly for an ink circuit of a continuous inkjet printer, including a plate having a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet and a third fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, a second fluid outlet, and a third fluid outlet, this assembly further including a first pump called a pressure pump, a second pump called a recovery pump, and a filter, fluid connection means to allow fluids to flow: between said first fluid inlet, the first pump, and said first fluid outlet, between said second fluid inlet, the filter, and said second fluid outlet, and between said third fluid inlet, said second pump, and said third fluid outlet, and means for mounting and dismounting the assembly on the ink circuit. |
| US09694589B1 |
Ink cartridge
The present invention relates to an ink cartridge. The ink cartridge comprises: a space for storing ink; an ink cartridge module having a pair of heads arranged in an offset manner such that a print width is extended; and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the ink cartridge module on a circuit configuration, wherein the ink cartridge module has a cross sectional shape in which two rectangular shapes having long sides and short sides respectively come in close contact with each other such that the long sides of the two rectangular shapes overlap in part, and thus can configure an array in the direction of either the long side or the short side. The ink cartridge according to the present invention can implement various sizes of print widths and various colors by arranging one or more ink cartridge modules adjacent to each other. |
| US09694586B1 |
Ink cartridge, for inkjet printer, enabling refilling of ink by user
The present invention relates to an ink cartridge for an inkjet printer, the ink cartridge having a separate refilling port formed on the upper surface of a main body housing in which ink is stored and having mounted a port cover for opening and closing the refilling port, thereby enabling convenient refilling of ink through the refilling port by an individual user even without using a separate working tool or a specialized company for refilling ink. In addition, by having formed a display window for observing, with the naked eye from the outside, the amount of ink being refilled, the ink cartridge enables the user to easily perceive time for refilling ink. Also, by preventing the ink from being refilled too much or too little when the ink is being refilled, the ink cartridge enables refilling of an appropriate amount of the ink. |
| US09694577B2 |
Inkjet head and inkjet printer
In accordance with an embodiment, an inkjet head comprises a pressure chamber configured to house ink; an actuator configured to be arranged corresponding to the pressure chamber; a plate configured to have a nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber; and a driving circuit configured to drive the actuator, wherein the drive circuit applies an auxiliary pulse signal which contains an expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and a contraction pulse for contracting the volume of the pressure chamber in such a degree as not to eject an ink drop from the nozzle to the actuator before enabling the ink drop to be ejected from the nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber by applying the expansion pulse and the contraction pulse as a drive pulse signals. |
| US09694575B2 |
Semiconductor device, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge cartridge, and liquid discharge apparatus
A semiconductor device for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes first transistors configured to receive a first voltage at a first terminal and second transistors configured to receive a second voltage at a first terminal. The device further includes discharge elements configured to discharge a liquid. Each discharge element is connected between a second terminal of a first transistor and a second terminal of a second transistor. A first control circuit is configured to supply a first control signal for controlling a conductive state of the first transistors via a common signal. A stabilization circuit is configured to stabilize a voltage of at least one of the second terminal of the first transistor or the control terminal of the first transistor. |
| US09694570B2 |
Cold-bent insulating glazing
The invention relates to a glazed module comprising a metal framework and an insulating glazing comprising a water-tight barrier, said insulating glazing being cold-bent, the metal framework and the insulating glazing being rendered integral by a holding means which forces the insulating glazing to retain the bent shape conferred on it by the framework. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the glazed module comprising a metal framework and an insulating glazing, the insulating glazing being cold-bent, after it has been assembled with a water-tight barrier, by a force which causes it to take the shape of the metal framework and then held in this bent shape by a holding means. |
| US09694569B2 |
Polyimide metal laminated plate and method of making the same
A polyimide metal laminated plate has a first metallic film, a first thermoplastic polyimide film laminated on a surface of the first metallic film, a first thermosetting polyimide film laminated on a surface of the first thermoplastic polyimide film distal from the first metallic film, and a second thermoplastic polyimide film laminated on a surface of the first thermosetting polyimide film distal from the first thermoplastic polyimide film. The polyimide metal laminated plate has no adhesive layer, so the polyimide metal laminated plate not only has good heat resistance, flame resistance, anti-chemical properties, and dimensional stability, but also meets the thinning tendency of FPCB. In addition, by the first thermosetting polyimide film and the second thermoplastic polyimide film having a water vapor transmission rate equal to or more than 170 g-μm/m2-day, the delamination and whitening of the polyimide metal laminated plate is prevented. |
| US09694566B2 |
Machine and manufacturing method for building board
A building board is finished in a first processing station via laterally operating processing means, where-in a first edge strip is glued along a first edge side of body element of the building board. In a second processing station a primary surface layer is glued, by vertically operating processing means, to cover the entire primary main side and the primary side of the first edge stripe. Thereafter, a vertical pressure is applied over the body element and the first edge stripe across a working direction while the body element and the first edge stripe pass the second processing station in such a manner that a primary side of the first edge stripe is brought in level with a primary main side of the body element when passing the second processing station. |
| US09694564B2 |
Peelable puncture-resistant film for packaging
A heat-sealable polymer-based multilayer film for peelable packaging comprising a polymer-based core layer having an interior-facing side and an exterior-facing side; a peelable intermediate layer on the interior-facing side of the core layer, the peelable layer having an interior-facing side and a core-facing side, and the peelable layer containing a peeling agent; and an interior skin layer on the interior-facing side of the peelable layer; wherein the core layer is polypropylene-based and contains a propylene-ethylene copolymer to impart puncture-resistance to the multilayer film. |
| US09694561B2 |
High strength steel sheet and high strength galvanized steel sheet excellent in shapeability and methods of production of same
High strength steel sheet which secures tensile maximum strength 900 MPa or more high strength while having excellent shapeability, which high strength steel sheet which is excellent in shapeability characterized by having a predetermined composition of ingredients, by the steel sheet structure including a ferrite phase and martensite phase, by the ratio of Cu particles incoherent with the bcc iron being 15% or more with respect to the Cu particles as a whole, by a density of Cu particles in the ferrite phase being 1.0×1018/m3 or more, and by an average particle size of Cu particles in the ferrite phase being 2.0 nm or more. |
| US09694559B2 |
Cover plate for aircraft door
A cover plate, to cover part of a space between a door and a door surround, comprising at least one pressure element secured to at least part of the external face of the cover plate. The pressure element comprises two sheets, an external sheet and an internal sheet, these two sheets being superposed and fixed together. The internal and external sheets are respectively made from materials that have different thermal expansion properties causing at least a contraction of the internal sheet with respect to the external sheet, at least for a range of temperatures comprised between −20° C. and −50° C. |
| US09694554B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for crumpling paper
An apparatus, a system and method to crumple paper from a dispenser that stores the paper on a paper roll wound around an airshaft. The paper roll sits within a dispenser, and the paper roll contacts a shelf section inside the dispenser. The paper is dispensed from the paper roll through a crumpler on the shelf section. Crumpling paper occurs by contacting a protrusion on the crumpler against the paper to crumple the paper as the paper passes through the crumpler. |
| US09694552B2 |
Method for molding annular member and apparatus for molding annular member
The object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for molding an annular member capable of accurately molding an annular member into a predetermined cross-sectional shape even if the annular member has a thick-walled inner peripheral part and a thin-walled outer peripheral part. The method for molding a bead filler (11) including a thick-walled inner peripheral part (11a) and a thin-walled outer peripheral part (11b), the method comprising the steps of extruding, into an annular shape, rubber (R1) by a first extruder (30) onto a molding table (20) through a first die (31) provided with an opening having the same cross-sectional shape as that of the inner peripheral part (11a) while the molding table (20) is rotated, and molding the inner peripheral part (11a); and extruding, into an annular shape, rubber by a second extruder (40) onto the molding table (20) through a second die (41) provided with an opening having the same cross-sectional shape as that of the outer peripheral part (11b) while the molding table (20) is rotated, and molding the outer peripheral part (11b). |
| US09694551B2 |
Process and apparatus for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels
A process for manufacturing tires for vehicle wheels includes associating at least one reinforcing structure with at least one surface portion of at least one tire component laid on a forming support, wherein associating the at least one reinforcing structure includes bringing, through a handling and deposition member, at least one reinforcing element to the forming support and depositing, through said handling and deposition member, the reinforcing element on a respective deposition part defined on a surface portion of the component. The depositing includes gradually laying the reinforcing element on the deposition part following the profile of the deposition part in a circumferential direction. |
| US09694544B2 |
Methods for fiber reinforced additive manufacturing
A three-dimensional geometry is received, and sliced into layers. A first anisotropic fill tool path for controlling a three dimensional printer to deposit a substantially anisotropic fill material is generated defining at least part of an interior of a first layer. A second anisotropic fill tool path for controlling a three dimensional printer to deposit the substantially anisotropic fill material defines at least part of an interior of a second layer. A generated isotropic fill material tool path defines at least part of a perimeter and at least part of an interior of a third layer intervening between the first and second layers. |
| US09694536B2 |
System and method for embossing the wire side of a molded fiber article
A system and method for constructing a molded fiber article capable of having detailed indicia embossed thereon is provided. A molded fiber article having a smooth surface with detailed indicia is also provided. The system includes using a wire mesh structure coupled with an embossing plate such that the embossing plate imparts a smooth surface with indicia onto the molded fiber article during formation. The smooth surface if the embossing plate allows for greater detail than that of the textured surface created by the wire mesh structure. The system may also include a forming die that generally conforms to the wire mesh structure to facilitate formation of the molded fiber article. The wire mesh structure may include a recessed area for housing the embossing plate, which may be attached to the wire mesh structure using fasteners and a backing plate. |
| US09694535B2 |
Imprint apparatus and article manufacturing method using same
An imprint apparatus of the present invention molds an uncured resin on a substrate using a mold and cures the resin to thereby form a pattern of the cured resin on the substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a gas supply mechanism configured to supply gas from the mold side toward the substrate and to recover the supplied gas at the mold side, when the mold is pressed against the uncured resin; a substrate holding unit configured to be movable while holding the substrate and have a flat plate portion that has a surface height which is adjusted to the level of the surface of the held substrate and is disposed on the outside of the substrate so as to surround the substrate; and a gas recovery mechanism configured to recover the gas entrapped in a gap region which is present between the outer circumferential side of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit and the inner circumferential side of the flat plate portion toward the substrate. |
| US09694533B2 |
Method and device for manufacturing containers by thermoforming
The containers are thermoformed at a thermoforming station from blanks cut out from a sheet of thermoplastic material. Before thermoforming the containers, at least some blank zones in the sheet are heated, the hot blanks are cut out from the heated zones and the hot blanks are conveyed to the thermoforming station. |
| US09694532B2 |
Fuel additive bottle for compatibility with capless fuel tank
A bottle for dispensing fluids into a capless filler system, the bottle configured with an elongated smooth neck designed for insertion into a capless filler opening to actuate and displace one or more flapper seals when emptying the fluid into the capless filler. The bottle is sealed with a cap with a first set of screw threads that engages the neck at a top portion with a second set of screw threads on an interior surface of the top portion of the neck. The cap can be a child proof cap. The bottle can be made of plastic that is clear or opaque. |
| US09694531B2 |
Preforms for blow moulding
A preform for blow moulding to form a container, the preform being formed of a thermoplastic material, the preform comprising a neck finish at an open end of the preform, an elongate body section and a closed end, wherein the body section has elongate, longitudinally extending inner and outer surfaces each centered about a longitudinal axis of the preform, the inner and outer surfaces defining therebetween a wall of the body section, wherein the wall of the body section has at least one locally thickened portion along the body section, the locally thickened portion being thicker than adjacent first and second thinner portions at respective opposite longitudinal ends of the thickened portion, the thickened portion having an inner surface portion which is nearer to the longitudinal axis than respective first and second inner surface portions of the first and second thinner portions. |
| US09694528B2 |
Method for forming a layered tube and layer therein
A method includes premixing an anti-static additive and a first crosslinker to form an anti-static intermediate mixture where the anti-static additive is dispersed in the first crosslinker. The method also includes compounding the anti-static intermediate mixture and at least a portion of the first fluoropolymer to form a first compounded mixture. The method further includes extruding the first compounded mixture to form a layer. |
| US09694522B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition and composite molded body
Disclosed are a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a composite molded body. Specifically disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing the following component (A1), component (B1) and component (C1). Component (A1): 70-90% by weight of a propylene polymer unit (α1) obtained in a first step by polymerizing a monomer mainly composed of propylene, and an ethylene copolymer unit obtained in a second step by copolymerizing ethylene with propylene and/or an α-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms Component (B1): an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 125° C.) of 20-100 and a weight ratio between the monomer unit derived from ethylene and the monomer unit derived from propylene of from 30/70 to 75/25 Component (C1): an ethylene copolymer as a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms. |
| US09694521B2 |
Ozone adhesion process for insulating container manufacture
Systems and methods for improving adhesion of an insulating foam to a molded polymeric insulating structure through use of ozone gas for functionalization of molded polymeric surfaces of an internal cavity of the insulating structure. |
| US09694507B2 |
Shape data generation apparatus and shape data generation program
There are provided a shape data generation apparatus and shape data generation program capable of arranging, on one sheet-like medium, parts obtained by slicing one cutting shape. A shape data generation apparatus includes a slicing unit (11) configured to slice a cutting shape represented by supplied shape data into a plurality of parts in accordance with a closed shape prepared in advance, an arrangement unit (12) configured to arrange, of the cutting shape, a part protruding from the closed shape to fit in a free space within the closed shape, and a generation unit (13) configured to generate shape data representing a plurality of parts fitted in the closed shape. |
| US09694503B2 |
Shaver with interchangeable cartridge, cartridge and head and handle assembly for such shaver
A shaver is provided, the shaver includes a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head, the shaver head being attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a bottom wall. A removable cartridge is attached to the shaver head through an attaching element provided on the shaver head. An ejection spring provides an ejection force which urges the cartridge away from the shaver head when the cartridge is removed from the shaver head. |
| US09694501B2 |
Parallel link robot
Provided is a parallel link robot which has increased rigidity and which can be reduced in size. The parallel link robot includes: a base (1); a movable portion (2); a plurality of link portions (5) connecting the base (1) and the movable portion (2); and a plurality of actuators (6) for driving the plurality of link portions (5), wherein each of the plurality of actuators (6) is a linear actuator (6) supported on the base (1) to be rotatable about a predetermined axis (A1) and has a main body portion (8) and a shaft portion (7) for linearly moving relative to the main body portion (8), and each of the plurality of link portions (5) has a driving link (3) supported on the base (1) to be rotatable about a predetermined axis (A2) and connected to the linear actuator (6) and a driven link (4) connecting the driving link (3) and the movable portion (2). When the linear actuator (6) extends and contracts, the driving link (3) rotates relative to the base (1) about the predetermined axis (A2) of the driving link (3). |
| US09694496B2 |
Providing personalized patient care based on electronic health record associated with a user
The disclosure includes methods for determining a current location for a user in an environment; detecting obstacles within the environment; estimating one or more physical capabilities of the user based on an EHR associated with the user; generating, with a processor-based device that is programmed to perform the generating, instructions for a robot to perform a task based on the obstacles within the environment and one or more physical capabilities of the user; and instructing the robot to perform the task. |
| US09694492B2 |
Magnetic pick-up device
A device for picking up objects comprising a magnetic head and handle, wherein a movable component is set between the magnetic head and the handle; a lens is movably set on the magnetic head; the lens comprises a front cover and a rear cover; two lamps and a magnetic block are set on the magnetic head, one of the lamps is fixed on the front of the magnetic head by a rotating shaft. |
| US09694475B2 |
Clamp
A clamp suitable for clamping a handle from which a blade extends or a pair of scissors when the blade is being tested or sharpened. The clamp includes a first jaw, a second jaw and a releasable lock if the form of a latch and teeth. At least one of the jaws are able to swing with respect to the other jaw through a hinge mechanism. The first jaw comprises two outer padded parts and a central padded part. The outer and central padded parts are aligned. The central padded part is recessed such that a curved handle or pair of scissors can lay against all three padded parts when clamped. If a straight handle is clamped, the handle only contacts the outer padded parts. The second jaw also comprises padded parts which are inwardly angled for gripping. |
| US09694473B2 |
Method and device for machining a rotary tool with a plurality of cutting bodies
A rotary tool (21) working surface (23) includes a plurality of cutting bodies (24). The rotary tool (21) can be driven about a rotational axis (R). The actual enveloping surface (HF) of the working surface (23) is ascertained by an optical measuring arrangement (29). At least one other target variable (GS) is detected, which describes a microscopic parameter of the working surface (23). The actual variable (GI) corresponding to each specified target variable (GS) is detected by the measuring arrangement (29), and the deviation between the target variable (GS) and the actual variable (GI) is determined. If the actual enveloping surface (HF) lies outside of a specified target enveloping area (HR) or if a deviation (D) between an actual variable (GI) and the corresponding target variable (GS) is unacceptably large, selected first and/or second cutting bodies (24a, 24b) are machined and/or removed by a laser device (35). |
| US09694472B2 |
Tool holder
A tool holder, particularly a hand-held power tool holder, is provided for an oscillating and/or rotational drive of at least one insertion tool. The tool holder includes at least one holder-side fastening element that is provided at least substantially for a coupling with the at least one insertion tool. The tool holder also includes at least one bearing unit provided for movably mounting the at least one holder-side fastening element in a movement at least partially deviating from an axial direction. The movement at least partially deviating from the axial direction of the at least one fastening element is provided at least substantially for creating a fastening force in the axial direction. |
| US09694462B2 |
Damping device for a spindle of a grinding machine and grinding machine comprising a damping device
The present disclosure relates to a grinding machine. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a centerless grinding machine comprising a damping device. The present disclosure also relates to a spindle for a grinding machine, and to a damping device for a spindle of a grinding machine, particularly for a grinding spindle or regulator spindle of a centerless grinding machine, wherein the damping device comprises at least one damping unit including an auxiliary mass section, an elastic section and a damping section, which are integrated in the spindle, and which jointly define a damped vibratory system for increasing the dynamic stiffness of the spindle. |
| US09694460B2 |
Tool measuring method and machine tools provided with measuring functions
When measuring the dimensions of a tool having a cutting portion at an edge of a planar portion, first a plurality of points are measured on the planar portion using a measuring probe, then a planar formula for a measurement plane containing the planar portion is determined from these measured values. Next, the measuring probe is moved along the measurement plane expressed by the planar formula from the exterior of the cutting portion toward the cutting portion until the measuring probe contacts the cutting portion. The position of the cutting portion is determined based on the position of the measuring probe when the measuring probe comes into contact with the cutting portion. |
| US09694459B2 |
Chip discharge device of machine tool
A chip discharge device of a machine tool includes a coolant tank storing coolant which is supplied to and dropped from a machining point, and a chip conveyor discharging chips which are generated at and dropped from the machining point, to an outside of the machine tool. A bottom wall of the coolant tank is inclined in a chip discharge side by mounting the coolant tank to the bed. |
| US09694456B2 |
Motor control system provided with function to detect abnormal braking and method of detecting abnormal braking
The motor control system of the present invention includes a signal receiving unit for receiving a signal for operating a mechanical brake, a position monitoring unit for obtaining the history of the rotational position of the servo motor from the receipt of the signal to when the rotation of the servo motor stops using a position detector, a displacement amount calculation unit which calculates the rotational displacement of the servo motor from the receipt of the signal to when the rotation of the servo motor stops from the history, and an abnormality determining unit which determines that an abnormality exists in the mechanical brake when the calculated rotational displacement exceeds a predetermined first threshold value. |
| US09694452B2 |
Embedded heat exchanger for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and methods
A zone-control unit for use in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the zone-control unit includes a heat exchanger, an inlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for supplying fluid to the heat exchanger, an outlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for receiving fluid from the heat exchanger, a bracket that maintains the inlet piping assembly and the outlet piping assembly in positional relationship, and an ancillary component coupled with the heat exchanger. |
| US09694451B1 |
Heat spreading chassis for rack-mounted computer system
A computer system includes a circuit board assembly and a chassis. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and one or more heat producing components coupled to the circuit board. At least one of the heat producing components includes an exposed surface. The chassis includes one or more mounting portions that are coupled to the circuit board and support the circuit board. The chassis also includes one or more heat spreading portions. The heat spreading portions couple to exposed surfaces of one or more heat producing components on the circuit board. |
| US09694445B2 |
Pole sheet laser cutting machine
Disclosed is a pole sheet laser cutting machine. It comprises a base frame, a laser cutting device, a sheet-cutting robotic arm for driving the laser cutting device, a control system, and at least one sheet feeding assembly. |
| US09694442B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming electrical solder connections in a disk drive unit
An apparatus for forming electrical solder connections in a disk drive unit includes: a nozzle device for carrying out soldering on two pre-welding surfaces; a solder ball feeding device for transferring a single solder ball to the nozzle device; a gas pump device for supplying pressurized gases to the nozzle device; a laser device for emitting laser beams to the solder ball; and a control device including at least one sensor for at least detecting status of the solder ball or pressure in the nozzle device or distance between the nozzle device and the pre-welding surfaces, and a control unit connected with the at least one sensor. The present invention can easily control the solder ball, the pressurized gases and the laser beams, thereby keeping the pressure of the nozzle device and the laser energy stable and, in turn improving the soldering result. |
| US09694441B2 |
Planar structure for joining at least two components
The invention relates to a planar structure for joining, in particular for the material-uniting joining, of at least two components. According to the invention, the planar structure is flexible and formed by at least one reaction strand. The reaction strand comprises a preferably cylindrical core, which is provided, at least in some areas, with a coating, which is constructed with a plurality of coaxially applied layers with a small thickness. To produce the layers, two different materials are used, the layers being constructed alternately with one of the two materials. Because of the high degree of flexibility of the reactive planar structure and its arbitrary area extent, components with a complex geometry in the region of the joint faces as well as large-format components can be joined in a material-uniting manner without problems. The reactive planar structure can be produced here using the methods known from textile engineering with virtually any dimensions and, in addition, by a continuous industrial production process. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for providing a material-uniting connection between two components, in particular by means of the planar structure according to the invention. |
| US09694433B2 |
Method of joining cooling component
A disclosed method of joining a cooling component includes joining an electronic component and a spherical shaped bottom plate of a cooling component to each other by pressing the bottom plate against the electronic component, while providing a thermal bonding material between the bottom plate and the electronic component. |
| US09694432B2 |
Drill reamer
A drill reamer (20) comprises an elongate body (21) disposed about a longitudinal axis. The elongate body comprises flutes (22a-22d) having separate hard cutting sections (27a, 28′a, 28″a, 28′b, 28″b) and a soft cutting section (24a, 24b). The soft cutting section is formed of a material such as carbide having a hardness that is less than that of the hard cutting sections, which may be formed of polycrystalline diamond. At least one first hard cutting section (27a) is axially displaced relative to at least one second hard cutting section (28′a, 28″a). The reamer has a tip cutting edge (23a, 23c) and tapered cutting edge portions (24a-24d) disposed at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis. |
| US09694424B2 |
Apparatus for cutting material and method
A cutting apparatus, for cutting a material, comprising a chuck for holding and rotating material, wherein the chuck can rotate about an axis of rotation and can be movable along the axis of rotation. The cutting apparatus further comprises a cutting element for cutting a material, and a first plurality of rotating elements for supporting the material during cutting operations. The cutting element can be movable vertically for positioning the cutting element adjacent to the material to be cut, and the first plurality of rotating elements can be movable vertically to align with the material. A method for cutting a material comprises the steps of positioning the material on a plurality of rotating members, moving the plurality of rotating members vertically, gripping the material with the chuck, rotating the chuck to rotate the material, and cutting the material with a cutter. |
| US09694423B2 |
Laser additive manufacturing using filler material suspended in a liquid carrier
A method including: flowing a liquid carrier medium (12) having a supply (14) of metal particles (16) across a surface (20) of a substrate (10); directing an energy beam (30) through the flowing liquid carrier medium toward the surface; and heating at least some of the metal particles in the liquid carrier medium with the energy beam to form a metallic deposit (32) that is bonded to the substrate surface and that is covered by the liquid carrier medium. |
| US09694422B2 |
Deposition and post-processing techniques for transparent conductive films
In one embodiment, a method is provided for fabrication of a semitransparent conductive mesh. A first solution having conductive nanowires suspended therein and a second solution having nanoparticles suspended therein are sprayed toward a substrate, the spraying forming a mist. The mist is processed, while on the substrate, to provide a semitransparent conductive material in the form of a mesh having the conductive nanowires and nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are configured and arranged to direct light passing through the mesh. Connections between the nanowires provide conductivity through the mesh. |
| US09694421B2 |
Method of preheating a set of shell molds for lost-wax casting
A method including preheating a set of N shell molds for lost-wax casting, where the method can comprise: individually charging shell molds into n unit electric furnaces, each of which has previously been preheated to an initial loading temperature; starting a predefined preheating cycle for each shell mold charged in the unit electric furnaces, with a preheating cycle comprising raising the temperature of the furnace in compliance with a predefined ramp up to a predetermined setpoint temperature, and holding the furnace at the setpoint temperature for a predetermined duration; and at the end of each preheating cycle, unloading the shell mold in question and repeating the two preceding operations for another non-preheated shell mold. |
| US09694420B2 |
Method for die casting an inner door panel for a vehicle side door
A method for manufacturing an inner door panel for a vehicle side door that employs a die casting process. The method includes providing a die cast mold having opposing mold halves that combine to define a die cavity configured to provide the inner door panel. An impact beam is positioned in the mold cavity prior to combining the first mold half and the second mold half, and a molten metal is provided to the mold cavity so that molten metal flows into all areas of the mold cavity and around the impact beam after the first mold half and the second mold half are combined. A solidified molded inner door panel is then removed from the die cast mold that includes an encapsulated impact beam. |
| US09694419B2 |
Injection molding pressure relief and assist
An injection molding system and method of operating the system are disclosed. The system may include a hopper, a barrel configured to receive injection material from the hopper, a screw disposed within the barrel, and a mold defining a mold cavity configured to receive the injection material from the barrel. A pressure-balancing conduit may connect the mold cavity and a rear end of the barrel and be configured to allow air to flow from the mold cavity to the rear end of the barrel. A mold valve may be disposed between the pressure-balancing conduit and the mold cavity and a barrel valve may be disposed between the pressure-balancing conduit and the rear end of the barrel. The method may include opening the mold valve and injecting a material into the mold cavity from the barrel. |
| US09694416B2 |
Winder
A winding machine includes a first rotary body to be rotated by a rotary shaft, and a second rotary body to rotate on the same axis as the first rotary body and at the same speed as the first rotary body. The winding machine further includes a cylinder to open and close the first and second rotary bodies relative to each other. An outer circumferential surface of at least one of the first and second rotary bodies in a part where the first and second rotary bodies join is provided with a groove in which a bead ring is to be formed by winding a wire. |
| US09694413B2 |
Method of producing tailored tubes
A method of manufacturing a hollow structural frame rail includes rotating a tube relative to a tool to reduce an outside diameter of the tube at predetermined positions along the length of the tube. An elastomeric insert is positioned within the tube. The tube is bent at a location containing the insert. The bent tube is hydroformed to define a finished shape of the frame rail. |
| US09694409B2 |
Elastomer formed beaded joint
A method for forming a conduit with a radial flange for forming part of a beaded coupling by: positioning a conduit blank in a forming die, wherein the forming die defines a radially extending recess; inserting a forming post in the conduit blank to define an annular space therebetween; inserting a flexible material in the annular space between the post and the conduit; placing a sleeve in a bearing relationship with the flexible material; compressing the flexible material between the post and the sleeve to force the flexible material against the conduit to expand the conduit outward into engagement with the radially extending recess in the forming die to form an annular flange; and releasing compression on the flexible material. |
| US09694401B2 |
Method and apparatus for treating perfluoroalkyl compounds
A method of treating a site containing perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) is described. The method and apparatus treats the site with fine oxygen/ozone gas bubbles delivered with a hydroperoxide coating and solution which is activated by self-created temperature or applied temperature to raise the oxidation potential above 2.9 volts. Once begun, the reaction is often self-promulgating until the PFC is exhausted, if PFC concentrations are sufficiently elevated. |
| US09694388B2 |
Waterproof coating with nanoscopic/microscopic features and methods of making same
A process of fabricating the waterproof coating may include selecting a substrate, utilizing a sol-gel comprising a silane or silane derivative and metal oxide precursor to coat the substrate, and optionally coating the substrate with a hydrophobic chemical agent and/or other chemical agents to create a surface with nanoscopic or microscopic features. The process may utilize an all solution process or controlled environment for fabricating self-cleaning and waterproof coating that prevent wetting or staining of a substrate, or may utilize a controlled environment. |
| US09694387B2 |
Gas sensor element, gas sensor, and method of manufacturing gas sensor element
A gas sensor element in an air/fuel ratio sensor includes an element body and a protection layer having two layers (a first layer and a second layer). The gas sensor element has at least one separation portion in the form of a space between the first layer and the second layer. The gas sensor element can temporarily accumulate, in the at least one separation portion, water which adheres to the surface of the protection layer and penetrates into the protection layer. Thus, as compared with a protection layer which is identical in thickness to the protection layer, but does not have separation portions, water adhering to the protection layer is less likely to reach the element body. Therefore, there can be restrained breakage of an end of the element body which could otherwise result from thermal shock stemming from adhesion of water. |
| US09694385B2 |
Method of manufacturing food casings with modified adhesion and release properties
Manufacturing a multilayer tubular fibrous reinforced food casing having a tubular fibrous web located between an inside viscose regenerated cellulose layer and an outside viscose regenerated cellulose layer includes injecting a peeling agent in an outside viscose stream, injecting an adhesion promoter in an inside viscose stream, and impregnating the tubular fibrous web with viscose by applying the inside viscose stream to an inside surface of the fibrous web and applying the outside viscose stream to an outside surface of the fibrous web. |
| US09694381B2 |
Combination nozzle and device for applying a viscous material to a component edge
A combination nozzle and a device for applying a viscous material, particularly an adhesive, to a component edge includes two wide-slot nozzles lying close to one another. The first nozzle applies the viscous material and the second nozzle supplies a gas such as air for shaping the applied material bead. A nozzle mount has a guide roller placed on and movable about the edge of the component during application. A connector element via a connecting mechanism allows movement of the nozzle mount parallel to the surface normal on the component edge to press the guide roller against the edge during the application process by a spring mechanism. With the proposed combination nozzle and the proposed device, an optimal wetting of the component edge with the viscous material can be achieved, and additionally the component tolerances are compensated without the necessity of an elaborate sensor system. |