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US09745751B2	Reinforced structural column system Improved structural column assemblies and related fabrication methods are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved systems/methods for the design and fabrication of structural column assemblies having improved mechanical properties and/or improved resistance to multiple hazards (e.g., earthquakes, blasts, high temperatures, etc.). Disclosed herein is a structural column assembly having a uniquely designed fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) tube filled with concrete to be used as a structural column (e.g., in bridge and/or building construction). The exemplary composite or FRP tube can include layers of metallic and/or non-metallic fibers wound at improved/optimized angles. A multi-hazard resilient column system which can negate the need for additional concrete reinforcement or formwork at construction sites is provided. The novel tube is highly resistant to corrosive environments, and will facilitate accelerated bridge construction (ABC), while providing a solution for columns at risk from multiple hazards.
US09745747B2	Suspended ceiling grid adapter An adapter for securing a cross beam to a main beam in a suspended ceiling. The adapter includes a first leg having a ramp portion on a top edge of the first leg and a hook portion on a bottom edge of the first leg, a second leg attached to the first leg on a first side of the first leg. The second leg includes a larger portion which extends above the first leg to a second side of the first leg.
US09745746B2	False ceiling suspension system, profile and method A suspension system for a suspended ceiling includes, in an installed state, a primary profile which substantially extends in a first horizontal direction, one or more suspension elements for the suspension of the primary profile, a secondary profile which extends in a substantially second horizontal direction and which is configured to support ceiling plates, a coupling bracket for the coupling of the primary profile to the secondary profile. The coupling bracket includes a main body which couples to the primary profile; two coupling legs which extend from the main body and which connect to the secondary profile; and a positioning element which is configured to work with the primary profile to position the coupling bracket in relation to the primary profile.
US09745744B2	Acoustic systems for lighting in suspended ceilings An acoustic housing, a light fixture, a suspended ceiling system, and a method of decreasing sound transfer from a light fixture in a suspended ceiling are disclosed. An acoustic hood for a light fixture in a suspended ceiling may include a partially enclosed space formed between a plurality of wall portions. A light fixture may include first and second layers that are coupled to one another and form a partially enclosed space. A suspended ceiling system may include the acoustic hood or light fixture. The method relates to disposing an acoustic housing spaced from the light fixture.
US09745742B2	Irregular tessellated building units A structural wall unit system includes a plurality of wall units having at least one face being a rotational tessellation. The face has at least two irregular sides extending therefrom. Each side of the wall units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage other wall units. The structural wall unit system also includes a plurality of starter course units, where each starter course unit has a portion of a primary rotational tessellation element having at least one irregularly shaped side that is an image of the first side or the third side. Each irregularly shaped side of the starter course units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage the wall units, and the starter course units have at least one straight side. The starter course units and the wall units are configured for assembly as a structural wall having a natural, random appearance.
US09745739B2	Wall construction method using injected urethane foam between the wall and autoclaved concrete (AAC) blocks The present invention provides novel wall construction systems and materials for residential and commercial construction that incorporate grooved lightweight building material units (e.g., blocks, panels, and the like), a plurality of connection devices, a track system, and (injected) polyurethane structural foam. The wall construction system comprises building material units married to a building frame with a plurality of connection devices (e.g., clip fasteners) slidingly retained in a track system that is attached to the building's structural (e.g., load-bearing) framing. The building material units are joined to each other with a suitable binding agent. The cavity between the frame and the building material units is injected with an insulating structural polyurethane foam. The exterior of the wall is finished with a waterproof applied finish such as cementitious stucco. The interior of the wall is amenable to standard finish options.
US09745736B2	Three-dimensional space frames assembled from component pieces and methods for making the same A method for producing three-dimensional space frames or truss structures from simpler components and space frames or truss structures produced by the associated method. The various components, which may be made from virtually any material, are shaped in such a way so that they may be fitted together to create a space frame or truss structure. The components may be held together by any available attachment means, or by the interaction of the components themselves. The method and associated components allows for the assembly of three-dimensional space frames or truss structures from planar materials, significantly reducing cost and manufacturing time. These space frames or trusses can then be used as structural members, as the interior load-bearing portions of sandwich panels, or in any situation where high-strength and light weight are desirable.
US09745734B2	Weir grate A weir grate (10, 100) comprises a base tray (12, 112) having an outlet (14, 114), and an infill tray (16, 116) positionable in the base tray. The base tray comprises a plurality of discretely positioned posts (22, 122) projecting upwardly therefrom in use. The infill tray comprises a plurality of correspondingly positioned locators (40, 140) projecting downwardly therefrom in use. Each locator is arranged for engaged with a respective post when the infill tray is positioned in the base tray.
US09745731B2	Flush toilet apparatus A flush toilet apparatus that can reduce the total amount of wash water supplied to a bowl portion, even though a jet-pump water supply mechanism is mounted on a wash-down toilet body. A jet pump unit induces a jet pump action for making a flow rate of water flowing inside of a throat pipe higher than a flow rate of water injected from a nozzle to supply water at the increased flow rate to water ejection portions, and the flush toilet apparatus switches a channel state of the jet pump unit to sequentially execute a water flow forming step, in which water at a first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions, and a water flow maintaining step, following the water flow forming step and in which water at a second flow rate lower than the first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions.
US09745730B2	Toilet tank structure A toilet tank structure is formed by a primary-secondary water tank set, a tap water inlet control valve, a secondary water tank inlet control valve and a flush control module, and the tap water inlet control valve, the secondary water tank inlet control valve and the flush control module are provided for controlling the flushing and water supply to minimize the waste of water resources effectively, so as to achieve the effects of saving water and improving functionality.
US09745729B2	Flush water tank assembly, and flush toilet with flush water tank assembly A flush water tank assembly includes: a flush water supply device for switching between a water supplying state and a water stopping state with respect of an inside of the water storage tank in terms of flush water; a small tank attached to the flush water supply device and configured to hold therein flush water; an openable and closable valve for opening and closing an opening in the bottom wall of the small tank; a float movable upwardly and downwardly according to change in water level within the small tank; and a water discharge valve device for opening and closing a water discharge port of the water storage tank, and the openable and closable valve has an auxiliary float element configured to be moved upwardly and downwardly according to change in water level within the small tank.
US09745725B2	Apparatus for improving excavating operation characteristic and grading operation characteristic of excavator Disclosed is an apparatus for improving excavating operation characteristic and grading operation characteristic of an excavator. The apparatus includes a solenoid valve group and a hydraulically controlled selector valve. An oil controlling output A1 of the solenoid valve group is configured in series with oil controlling input a1 of the hydraulic control valve. An oil controlling output A2 of the solenoid valve group is configured in series with a pilot control end XBa2 of a multi-port valve group. An oil return port T1 of the solenoid valve group is connected to the hydraulic oil tank. An oil controlling output b1 of the hydraulically controlled selector valve is connected to a pilot control end XAb2 of the multiplexer valve group, and an oil return port T2 of the hydraulically controlled selector valve is connected with the hydraulic oil tank. The apparatus improves operational efficiency and control comfortability.
US09745717B2	Construction machine Provided is a construction machine having a plurality of equipment units and a structural body supporting the equipment units, restricting height of each of the equipment units supported by the structural body with no considerable decrease in the strength of the structural body and no considerable restriction on the height dimension of the equipment units. The construction machine includes a structural body having a plurality of beam members, a first equipment unit placed on the structural body, and a second equipment unit which is other than the first equipment unit and placed on the structural body. The plurality of beam members includes a first beam member having a first placement surface on which the first equipment unit is placed and a second beam member having a second placement surface on which the second equipment unit is placed, the second placement surface being lower than the first placement surface.
US09745716B1	Jet trenching system A jetting system for an undersea trencher has jetting conduits extending aftward of its trench-cutting jetting swords. Jetting conduit nozzles direct liquid radially from their jetting conduits into the trench after the trench is excavated by the jetting sword cutting nozzles. The jetting conduits direct sufficient liquid into the trench to maintain the mix of trenched soil and water in the trench along the length of the conduits at not more than a super-critical density, extending the distance in which the product being laid in the trench is able to descend in the trench and increasing the likelihood that the product will be buried at the intended trench depth.
US09745705B2	Runner segment for an edge guard of a road milling machine, and edge guard for a road milling machine A runner segment for an edge guard includes an insertion projection that can be inserted into an insertion receptacle of the edge guard.
US09745702B2	High bulk tissue sheets and products Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from single ply tissue webs formed according to various processes.
US09745701B2	Casting papers and their methods of formation and use Methods are generally disclosed for forming and using a casting paper. In one embodiment, the casting paper can be made by coating a first surface of a base sheet with a release coating such that the release coating covers the entire first surface of the base sheet. A printed release coating is then applied on a portion of the first release coating, and is dried or cured as needed to form the casting paper having a textured surface defined by elevated areas corresponding to the printed release coating and valley areas corresponding to exposed areas of the printed release coating. In another embodiment, the casting paper can be made by first printing a base sheet with a patterned, structured coating, then coating over the patterned, structured coating with a release coating such that the release coating covers at least the unprinted areas of the base sheet. The casting paper can be used to form a texturized surface in a substrate.
US09745697B2	Measurement of web An apparatus including a caliper measuring sensor arrangement, a mass measuring sensor arrangement, and a stabilizing arrangement. The caliper measuring sensor arrangement measures caliper of the web. The mass measuring sensor arrangement measures at least one of the following: a basis weight of the web, a moisture content, a water weight, dry weight of the web. The stabilizing arrangement stabilizes the web. The stabilizing arrangement including at least a part of the mass measuring sensor arrangement.
US09745693B2	Flame resistant fabric for aviation airbags A flame resistant fabric for the use in the construction of aviation airbags comprises a polyester fiber substrate which is treated with a first flame retardant. A polyurethane coating is applied to the polyester fiber substrate, which has been treated with the first flame retardant, to impart high pressure permeability resistance to the flame resistant fabric. The polyurethane coating comprises a second flame retardant to insure that the flame resistant fabric complies with Federal Aviation Requirement 25.853. The flame resistant fabric further comprises sufficient high pressure permeability resistance which is measured as a pressure of not less than about 198 kPa after five seconds from an initial inflation and pressurization to about 200 kPa, such as may be encountered in and during an inflation of aviation airbag assemblies.
US09745689B2	Dryer monitoring A dryer monitoring system receives dryer information from one or more sensors concerning operation of one or more dryers, such as clothes dryers. For example, the dryer monitoring system may receive temperature and/or humidity information from one or more dryers. The dryer monitor analyzes the dryer data to determine whether textiles in the dryer are dry. The dryer monitor may analyze one or more states and/or one or more indicators (patterns in the dryer data) during the dryness determination.
US09745684B2	Washing machine having balancer and method for controlling the same A washing machine having a balancer and a control method thereof which achieve correct communication between a controller and a balancing module such that a balancing module is correctly shifted to a target position. The control method of the washing machine includes measuring a first time between position detection time points of the balancing modules during rotation of the rotary tub when the plurality of balancing modules is in a static mode, measuring a second time between position detection time points of the balancing modules during rotation of the rotary tub when any one of the balancing modules is shifted by a predetermined distance through a movement command, and confirming a relationship between a module ID of any one of the balancing modules and a communication ID of the movement command through a relative variation of the second time with respect to the first time.
US09745679B2	Warp knit wrappable sleeve with extendable electro-functional yarns and method of construction thereof A wrappabie knit textile sleeve and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a wall of knit yarn having opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends with a straightened length of the wall spanning between the opposite ends. The knit yarn includes warp yarns extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and weft yarns extending generally transversely to the longitudinal axis. The opposite edges are wrappable into overlapping one another to form a tubular cavity. At least one of the weft yarns is an electro-functional yarn having a straightened length that is greater than the straightened length of the wall, thereby allowing opposite ends of the at least one electro-functional member to be pulled axially outwardly from the opposite ends of the wall to form leads for attachment to a power source.
US09745677B2	Method of manufacturing an article of footwear having a knit upper with a polymer layer A method of manufacturing an article of footwear with an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper is described. The upper includes a knitted component and a polymer layer. The knitted component is formed of unitary knit construction and extends along a lateral side of the upper, along a medial side of the upper, over a forefoot region of the upper, and around a heel region of the upper. The polymer layer is bonded to the knitted component and may form a majority of an exterior surface of the upper. The polymer layer may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer material.
US09745675B2	Heddle for loom, loom equipped with such a heddle and process for manufacturing such a heddle A heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and has a heddle body including at least one strand and at least one eye including an eyelet for the passage of the warp yarn and wherein the heddle body includes at least one housing, the housing of the eye and the housing of the heddle body extend along a common axis (Z1) transverse to the longitudinal axis, the housing of the heddle body is across from the housing of the eye, and the housings together forming a pair of housings and wherein an assembly member made from solidified resin is positioned in the pair of housings.
US09745674B2	Fiber blends for wash durable thermal and comfort properties Spun yarns, fabrics, and garments with a balance of high thermal and comfort properties are disclosed. Spun yarns made with an intimate blend of fibers including flame resistant fiber, hydrophilic fibers, and anti-static fibers are described. The unique combination of fibers in the spun yarn and fabrics made therefrom provide a balance of high thermal properties, including flame resistance and thermal shrinkage resistance, as well as moisture management properties to provide both protection and comfort to the wearer. In addition, a spun yarn and fabric made therefrom may be dye accepting and/or can be printed thereon. In one embodiment, printable or dye accepting aramid fiber, or producer dyed meta-aramid is utilized in the spun yarn. A fabric made with the spun yarn may have pre-wash softness that makes it comfortable to wear.
US09745673B2	Spunbond method for producing non-woven fabrics with hygroscopic metastatic feature A spunbond method for producing nonwoven fabrics with hygroscopic metastatic feature. Firstly, fuse prepared bio-polyamide 6,10 into a melt via spunbond method, next extrude and spun and draw the melt to form filaments, then bond and lay the filaments on a conveyer to form a substrate fibrous web of bio-polyamide 6,10. Secondly, blend and dissolve prepared pulp by putting N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) dissolving solvent, then dehydrate it to form dope, then extrude the dope out by an extruder with external compressed quenching air for converting it into cellulose filaments, then draw, bond and overlay the cellulose filaments to become uniform natural cellulose filaments on existing substrate fibrous web previously to form an overlaid fibrous web in the conveyer. Finally, coagulate, regenerate and convert the fibrous composite of the bio-polyamide 6,10 and natural cellulose into nonwoven fabric with hygroscopic metastatic feature by orderly applying hydro-entangled needle punching, drying, winding-up processes.
US09745672B2	Bale opener A bale opener for stripping fiber flocks from fiber bales, including a stripping tower arranged on a running gear or a bogie and having a stripping arm. The stripping arm is mounted in a height-adjustable mount in a guide on the stripping tower. A lifting gear is provided for the height adjustment of the stripping arm, wherein the lifting gear is mounted on the stripping arm and on the stripping tower, and the lifting gear has at least one load cell.
US09745666B2	Continuous czochralski method and apparatus The present invention relates to a Czochralski growth apparatus and method, preferably a continuous Czochralski growth apparatus and method, in which solid feedstock provided from a delivery system during ingot growth is substantially prevented from entering the growth zone of a crucible. In this way, an ingot having exceptionally consistent properties is produced.
US09745662B2	Layered coatings for sapphire substrate A layered coating for a sapphire component is described herein. The sapphire component comprises one or more layers of alumina adhered to the surface of a sapphire member. At least the first layer of alumina adheres to the surface of the sapphire member filling all defects in the surface forming a pristine new layer that also provides isolation from damage.
US09745659B1	Gas distributor, and method of forming the same Disclosed is a gas distributor, including: a nozzle unit formed by joining a pair of nozzle members together such that the nozzle members face each other with a first nozzle gap defined between the nozzle members; and a nozzle assembly in which at least two nozzle units are assembled together in parallel, in which the nozzle gap includes a first flow path formed in parallel in a direction of the nozzle member, and a second flow path extended from the first flow path, formed with a smaller width than a width of the first flow path along a bonded surface, and discharging gas through an end portion of one side of the second flow path, and the second flow path is extended with the first flow path, and is inclinedly provided so that a width is gradually decreased in a portion adjacent to the first flow path.
US09745656B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of processing substrate, substrate processing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: alternately performing (i) a first step of alternately supplying a first raw material containing a first metal element and a halogen element and a second raw material containing a second metal element and carbon to a substrate by a first predetermined number of times, and (ii) a second step of supplying a nitridation raw material to the substrate, by a second predetermined number of times, wherein alternating the first and second steps forms a metal carbonitride film containing the first metal element having a predetermined thickness on the substrate.
US09745653B2	Apparatus for the continuous hot-dip coating of metal strip The invention relates to an apparatus for the continuous hot-dip coating of metal strip, preferably steel strip, comprising a melting bath vessel, a snout, which opens in the melting bath vessel, for introducing a metal strip, which is heated in a continuous furnace, into the melting bath in protective gas, and a deflecting roller, which is arranged in the melting bath vessel, for deflecting the metal strip, which is entering the melting bath, in a direction pointing out of the melting bath, wherein that end of the snout which is dipped into the melting bath has at least one runoff chamber which is bounded inward by an overflow wall, downward by a floor and outward by the wall of the snout, wherein the overflow edge of the overflow wall lies at least in sections below the melting bath surface, and wherein a suction line with a pump is connected to the runoff chamber, characterized in that the runoff chamber is provided with at least one through opening through which liquid molten metal can flow out of the melting bath into the runoff chamber, wherein the at least one through opening is arranged lower than the overflow edge.
US09745652B2	ZR-based amorphous alloy A Zr-based amorphous alloy is provided; the formula of the Zr-based amorphous alloy is (Zr, Hf, Nb)aCubNicAldRee, where a, b, c, d, and e are corresponding atomic percent content of elements in the Zr-based amorphous alloy, 45≦a≦65, 15≦b≦40, 0.1≦c≦15, 5≦d≦15, 0.05≦e≦5, a+b+c+d+e≦100, and Re is one of or any combination of elements La, Ce, Po, Ho, Er, Nd, Gd, Dy, Sc, Eu, Tm, Tb, Pr, Sm, Yb, and Lu, or Re is combined with Y and one of or any combination of elements La, Ce, Po, Ho, Er, Nd, Gd, Dy, Sc, Eu, Tm, Tb, Pr, Sm, Yb, and Lu.
US09745649B2	Heat-resisting steel for exhaust valves The object of the present invention is to provide a heat-resistant steel for exhaust valves, having relatively small Ni content, high mechanical characteristics (for example, tensile strength, fatigue strength, wear resistance and hardness) at high temperature, and excellent oxidation resistance. The present invention provides a heat-resistant steel for exhaust valves, which includes: 0.45≦C<0.60 mass %, 0.30
US09745648B2	Powder The present invention concerns a new metal powder which is useful for coating cast iron parts. The invention also relates to a method for coating cast iron parts by using the new metal powder. Of special importance is the possibility to use the metal powder for coating the surfaces of glass moulds. The invention also relates to metal parts, such as cast iron parts, or glass moulds which are coated by the metal powder.
US09745643B2	Method for treating combustible material and installation A method for treating combustible material of the present invention includes providing a pipe opened to a molten substance surface above the molten substance surface of molten substance stored in a furnace body for smelting nonferrous metals, and blowing combustible material containing valuable metals and oxygen-enriched air into the molten substance surface of the molten substance from the pipe.
US09745639B2	High-strength steel sheet excellent in workability and cold brittleness resistance, and manufacturing method thereof The invention relates to a steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, which excels in workability and cold brittleness resistance. The high-strength steel sheet contains 0.10% to 0.30% of C, 1.40% to 3.0% of Si, 0.5% to 3.0% of Mn, 0.1% or less of P, 0.05% or less of S, 0.005% to 0.20% of Al, 0.01% or less of N, 0.01% or less of O, as well as Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has: (i) a ferrite volume fraction of 5% to 35% and a bainitic ferrite and/or tempered martensite volume fraction of 60% or more; (ii) a MA constituent volume fraction of 6% or less (excluding 0%); and (iii) a retained austenite volume fraction of 5% or more.
US09745637B2	Genetic loci associated with fusarium solani tolerance in soybean The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Fusarium solani infection (the causative agent of sudden death syndrome or SDS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counter-select disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Fusarium solani infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
US09745634B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating cancer This invention identifies and provides a recurrent translocation t(4;8) (p16.2; p23.1) associated with certain cancers and other abnormal cell growth disorders and diagnostic methods using the translocation by FISH hybridization or PCR based assays.
US09745633B2	Detection of PNA clamping This invention provides methods and systems for detecting sequence variants in a sample nucleic acid. Methods include PNA clamping/PCR using primers with binding moieties followed by capture and detection of amplicons on a solid support. Systems include PCR reagents with primers having binding moieties, a PNA clamping probe, a solid support capable of capturing the PCR amplicons incorporating the binding moieties, and a detector device.
US09745632B2	Mitochondrial mutations and rearrangements as a diagnostic tool for the detection of sun exposure, prostate cancer and other cancers Mitochondrial DNA deletions useful for the detection of cancers and sun exposure are provided. In particular, methods and kits for detecting mitochondrial DNA deletions for the early detection, diagnosis and progression of prostate cancer, sun exposure and non-melonoma skin cancer are provided.
US09745631B2	Methods for diagnosing and treating oncogenic kras-associated cancer Methods for diagnosing and treating cancer associated with an oncogenic Kras mutation in a subject are provided.
US09745628B2	Polymer co-location in surface-attached biopolymers and arrays of biopolymers Embodiments of the present invention provide substrates having controllably co-located polymers of different sequences. Methods are provided that allow the fabrication of arrays of polymers on a substrate having controllably co-located polymers in regions of the array. For example, polymers of nucleic acids and peptides having different sequences and or compositions can be co-located within a region of a substrate. Also provided are arrays of DNA polymers wherein polymers having two different sequences are co-located within a region of an array. The co-located DNA polymers can comprise complementary DNA that is able to hybridize and form double stranded DNA. Arrays having regions comprising double stranded DNA are provided.
US09745626B2	Methods and systems for genetic analysis This disclosure provides systems and methods for sample processing and data analysis. Sample processing may include nucleic acid sample processing and subsequent sequencing. Some or all of a nucleic acid sample may be sequenced to provide sequence information, which may be stored or otherwise maintained in an electronic storage location. The sequence information may be analyzed with the aid of a computer processor, and the analyzed sequence information may be stored in an electronic storage location that may include a pool or collection of sequence information and analyzed sequence information generated from the nucleic acid sample. Methods and systems of the present disclosure can be used, for example, for the analysis of a nucleic acid sample, for producing one or more libraries, and for producing biomedical reports. Methods and systems of the disclosure can aid in the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and prevention of one or more diseases and conditions.
US09745625B2	Methods and products for analyzing polymers Methods and products for analyzing polymers are provided. The methods include methods for determining various other structural properties of the polymers.
US09745624B2	Methods for sequential DNA amplification and sequencing Homogenous detection during or following PCR amplification, preferably LATE-PCR, utilizing fluorescent DNA dye and indirectly excitable labeled primers and probes, improves reproducibility and quantification. Low-temperature homogeneous detection during or following non-symmetric PCR amplification, preferably LATE-PCR, utilizing fluorescent DNA dye and indirectly excitable labeled mismatch-tolerant probes permits analysis of complex targets. Sequencing sample preparation methods following LATE-PCR amplifications reduce complexity and permit “single-tube” processing.
US09745622B2	Method for detecting the methylation of colorectal-cancer-specific methylation marker genes for colorectal cancer diagnosis The present invention relates to a method for detecting the methylation of colorectal cancer-specific marker genes for colorectal cancer diagnosis, and more particularly to a method of detecting colorectal cancer-specific marker genes, which are methylated specifically in colorectal cancer cells, to provide information for diagnosing colorectal cancer. The use of the inventive method for detecting methylation and the inventive composition, kit and nucleic chip for diagnosing colorectal cancer makes it possible to diagnose colorectal cancer at an early transformation stage, thus enabling the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. In addition, the inventive method enables colorectal cancer to be effectively diagnosed in an accurate and rapid manner compared to conventional methods.
US09745617B2	Digital analyte analysis The invention generally relates to droplet based digital PCR and methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid using the same. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve forming sample droplets containing, on average, a single target nucleic acid, amplifying the target in the droplets, excluding droplets containing amplicon from the target and amplicon from a variant of the target, and analyzing target amplicons.
US09745615B2	Instrument for cassette for sample preparation A parallel preceding system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
US09745612B2	Optical method for controlling the movement of a sampling tool The present invention relates to a method of sampling biological material on a reference surface, such as the surface of an agar medium, with the aid of a sampling tool, said method making it possible to steer the displacement of the sampling tool towards the reference surface, from a first position towards a second position, and/or of the reference surface towards the sampling tool, from a first position towards a second position, said second position being a contact position in which the sampling tool and the reference surface are in contact, said method comprising the following steps: a) illuminating the sampling tool in said first position in order to make the sampling tool visible and to project an image of the sampling tool onto the reference surface, b) acquiring an image of both the sampling tool and its image projected onto the reference surface, c) processing the image obtained in step b) in order to determine if, on the processed image, the gap between the sampling tool and its projected image is equal to zero, d) if the gap between the sampling tool and its projected image is not equal to zero.
US09745605B2	Method for producing medium-chain ω-hydroxy fatty acids, α,ω-dicarboxylic acids, and ω-amino fatty acids from long-chain fatty acids by biotransformation The present invention relates to a transformant which is transformed to express Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO), a method for producing C5-C14 medium-chain ω-hydroxy fatty acids, α,ω-dicarboxylic acids, ω-amino fatty acids, or alcohols from C16-C20 long-chain fatty acids by biotransformation using the transformant, a method for producing a fatty acid derivative having an ester group which is introduced into the chain thereof from keto fatty acid using the BVMO, and novel ω-hydroxy fatty acids which are prepared by the method. Degradation products such as C5 to C14 ω-hydroxy fatty acids, α,ω-dicarboxylic acids, ω-amino fatty acids, alcohols can be produced in a large amount from C16 to C20 long-chain fatty acids contained in a medium by biotransformation using a transformant capable of expressing BVMO of the present invention. Therefore, it can be widely used to produce ω-hydroxy fatty acids, α,ω-dicarboxylic acids, ω-amino fatty acids or alcohols in a more safe and economic manner.
US09745599B2	Tetracycline-regulated gene expression in HSV-1 vectors The present invention is directed to HSV-1 vectors which rely on the tetracycline repressor and operator as a means for regulating expression. The vectors utilize VP-16 responsive promoters of HSV to control expression of the tetracycline repressor. The vectors are of particular interest as vehicles for recombinantly expressing genes in vivo.
US09745592B2	Engineered plant biomass for biodiesel and bioethanol production The disclosure encompassed herein relates, in part, to a method for increasing energy density of plant biomass that can be used for production of renewable fuel, such as biodiesel oil and/or ethanol. In an aspect, genetic engineering for enhanced sugar accumulation can be achieved by overexpressing a bacterial enzyme sucrose isomerase. Sugars or oils extracted from the plants of the disclosure encompassed herein may be used for industrial purposes such as heating, producing bio-fuels such as biodiesel fuel, or lubricating applications.
US09745587B2	Nucleic acid constructs containing orthogonal site selective recombinases (OSSRs) The present invention provides for a recombinant nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence comprising a plurality of constructs, wherein each construct independently comprises a nucleotide sequence of interest flanked by a pair of recombinase recognition sequences. Each pair of recombinase recognition sequences is recognized by a distinct recombinase. Optionally, each construct can, independently, further comprise one or more genes encoding a recombinase capable of recognizing the pair of recombinase recognition sequences of the construct. The recombinase can be an orthogonal (non-cross reacting), site-selective recombinase (OSSR).
US09745586B2	Therapeutic polynucleotides, compositions, and methods This disclosure describes, in one aspect, a composition that generally includes an xNA molecule comprising at least six nucleotides, in an amount effective to improve at least one indicator of myocyte function and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, this disclosure describes a method of treating cardiac disease. Generally, the method includes administering to a subject a composition that includes an xNA molecule having at least six nucleotides, in an amount effective to improve at least one indicator of myocyte function, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, this disclosure describes a method for evaluating the efficacy of treatment of cardiac disease. Generally, the method includes administering to a subject a composition that includes a first xNA molecule comprising a predetermined length in an amount effective to increase myocyte relaxation, then selecting a predetermined length of a second xNA molecule for at least one subsequent treatment. If treatment with the first xNA results in more myocyte relaxation than is desired, then the predetermined length of the second xNA molecule is shorter than the predetermined length of the first xNA. If, on the other hand, treatment with the first xNA results in less myocyte relaxation than is desired then the predetermined length of the second xNA molecule is longer than the predetermined length of the first xNA.
US09745584B2	Treatment of PAR4 related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to PAR4 The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of PAR4, in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of PAR4. The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of PAR4.
US09745582B2	Treatment of RNASE H1 related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to RNASE H1 The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of RNase H1, in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of RNase H1. The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of RNASE H1.
US09745579B2	Albumin production and cell proliferation The present invention provides short activating RNA molecules which up-regulate albumin production. The present invention also provides methods of up-regulating albumin production, such methods involving the use of short activating RNA molecules capable of increasing the expression of albumin. The present invention also provides the use of the short activating RNA molecules in therapy, such as treating or preventing a hyperproliferative disorder and/or a disorder characterised by hypoalbuminemia.
US09745578B2	Targeting microRNA miR-409-3P to treat prostate cancer The present invention describes methods of treating cancer, cancer metastasis, and drug resistant cancers using miRNA inhibitors; for example, inhibitors of miR-409-5p, miR-409-3p, miR-154*. Also described are methods of using the miRNA as biomarkers; for example, to predict responsiveness to a cancer drug, to detect a disease state of cancer.
US09745577B2	Reducing intron retention Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, polynucleic acid polymers, assays, and kits for inducing processing of a partially processed mRNA transcript to remove a retained intron to produce a fully processed mRNA transcript that encodes a full-length functional form of a protein. Also described herein are methods and compositions for treating a disease or condition characterized by impaired production of a full-length functional form of a protein or for treating a disease or condition characterized by a defective splicing in a subject.
US09745573B2	Compositions and methods for preparing oligonucleotide solutions The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for generating a pool of oligonucleotides. The invention finds use in preparing a population or subpopulations of oligonucleotides in solution. The pool of oligonucleotides finds use in a variety of nucleic acid detection and/or amplification assays.
US09745572B2	Method for identifying antibiotic targets Provided are methods for identifying differentially represented genes, the method comprising the steps of generating a pool of mutant bacteria by transposon mutagenesis with an activating transposon (TnA), wherein the TnA comprises a promoter such that transposon insertion into bacterial DNA increases the transcription of a gene at or near the insertion site; growing bacteria from the mutant pool in the presence of different amounts of said antibiotic to produce two or more test cultures; and comparing the distribution of TnA insertions between test cultures.
US09745571B2	Repetitive reverse transcription partition assay Methods, compositions, and kits are provided for quantifying RNA molecules in a partitioned sample via multiple reverse transcription reactions.
US09745568B2	Optofluidic microdevice for in-vitro laser surgery and transfection involving cells and microorganisms A device for use in laser optical transfection of biological targets including an optofluidic microdevice and a piece of optical glass. The optofluidic microdevice has a central vertical outlet and a microchannel network that includes a plurality of entrapping channels with narrowings. The microchannel network is fused with the optical glass. In one aspect the device is used with a petri dish having an optical window. In another aspect the device is used with a well plate having a plurality of wells and associated optical windows. In a third aspect the device is used with a barrier. Each of the aspects forms a peripheral space around the optofluidic microdevice capable of retaining a live culture of biological targets and material that is desired to be injected into those biological targets. Polymer tubing is inserted into the central vertical outlet which connects the device to an external pump. The external pump provides an inward suction force which draws the biological targets from the peripheral space into the microchannel network. The biological targets are then captured at the openings or within the narrowings in the entrapping channels of the microchannel network where they can be transfected by laser light emitting from a laser through the optical glass.
US09745564B2	Enzyme system for extraction of proteins from distillers grains An enzyme system for the extraction of proteins from distillers grains and roots. The enzyme system is a three component system containing a first component of protease enzyme and a buffer, a second component comprised of a deactivating agent, and a third component comprised of neutralizing agent.
US09745560B2	Expression of enzymes in yeast for lignocellulose derived oligomer CBP The present invention provides a multi-component enzyme system that hydrolyzes hemicellulose oligomers from hardwood which can be expressed, for example, in yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In some embodiments, this invention provides for the engineering of a series of biocatalysts combining the expression and secretion of components of this enzymatic system with robust, rapid xylose utilization, and ethanol fermentation under industrially relevant process conditions for consolidated bioprocessing. In some embodiments, the invention utilizes co-cultures of strains that can achieve significantly improved performance due to the incorporation of additional enzymes in the fermentation system.
US09745559B2	Method for decreasing the body fat content in a subject by administering an ActRIIB protein In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating (promoting or inhibiting) growth of a tissue, such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, brown fat and/or neuronal tissue and for treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, as well as disorders associated with any of the foregoing tissue.
US09745547B2	Method for controlled operation of a biotechnological apparatus and bioreactor system A method for controlling electrical power consumption for a first group of functional which can be used for operational management during operation of the bioreactor components during operation comprises, inter alia, adjusting a present power control signal for one or more of the functional components from the first group in order to optimize power consumption, when a comparison shows for the first group of functional components that the currently required total electrical power consumption is greater than a predefined total electrical power consumption, such that, for the first group of functional components, an adjusted total electrical power consumption is not greater than the predefined total electrical power consumption. A biotechnological apparatus comprises a bioreactor, a reactor vessel formed in the bioreactor and having a cultivation chamber, and a temperature control device provided with a heat pump and configured to control the temperature of the cultivation chamber.
US09745544B2	Whitening agents for cellulosic substrates The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
US09745539B2	Methods of recovering oil from microorganisms Provided herein are methods of recovering oil from microorganisms. The methods are useful, for example, in obtaining nutritional oils and/or lipid biofuels. The methods of recovering oil described herein include contacting a population of microorganisms with one or more enzymes under conditions that cause disruption of the microorganisms, concentrating the disrupted microorganisms, and extracting lipids from the disrupted microorganisms at high temperature in the presence of a salt and in the absence of solvent.
US09745533B2	Aqueous lubricant composition The present invention is directed towards an aqueous lubricant composition comprising hyaluronic acid, organic acid, salts and water, and has a pH of between 5.5 and 7.0 and an osmolality between about 150 and 1,500 mOsm/kg. The lubricant surprisingly has long-lasting lubricity and low osmolality as compared to conventional lubricants on the market.
US09745531B2	Fuel lubricity additive A lubricity additive for fuels with sulphur content of not more than 0.05 wt % is described herein. The lubricity additive comprises a polyol ester or a mixture of polyol esters derived from C8-C18 saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids. The polyol esters is produced by: i) esterification of a C8-C18 saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, or a mixture thereof, with a polyhydric alcohol; ii) transesterification of an oil or a mixture of oils, with fatty acid composition comprising C8-C18 saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids, with a polyhydric alcohol. The preferred fatty acids are unsaturated C18 fatty acids, more particularly, oleic acid whereas the preferred polyhydric alcohol is neopolyol, more particularly, trimethylol propane and its isomers. A fuel composition comprising a major amount of fuel with sulphur content of not more than 0.05 wt % and a minor amount of the lubricity additive is also described herein. The amount of the lubricity additive is not more than 0.1 wt %.
US09745527B2	Process for the intense conversion of residues, maximizing the gasoline yield A process for the intense conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon feed, comprising a) ebullated bed hydroconversion of the feed; b) separating at least a portion of hydroconverted liquid effluent obtained from a); c)i) either hydrotreatment of at least a portion of the gas oil fraction and of the vacuum gas oil fraction obtained from b), ii) or hydrocracking at least a portion of gas oil fraction and vacuum gas oil fraction obtained from b); d) fractionation of at least a portion of the effluent obtained from c)i) or c)ii); e) recycling at least a portion of unconverted vacuum gas oil fraction obtained from the fractionation d) to said first hydroconversion a); f) hydrocracking at least a portion of gas oil fraction obtained from fractionation d); g) recycling all or a portion of effluent obtained from f) to the fractionation d).
US09745526B2	Fuel processing of feedstocks having components harmful to hydrodesulfurization A reformer system (11) having a hydrodesulfurizer (12) provides desulfurized natural gas feedstock to a catalytic steam reformer (16), the outflow of which is treated by a water gas shift reactor (20) and optionally a preferential CO oxidizer (58) to provide reformate gas (28, 28a) having high hydrogen and moderate carbon dioxide content. To avoid damage to the hydrodesulfurizer from overheating, any deleterious hydrogen reactants, such as the oxygen in peak shave gas or olefins, in the non-desulfurized natural gas feedstock (35) are reacted (38) with hydrogen (28, 28a; 71) to convert them to alkanes (e.g., ethylene and propylene to ethane and propane) and to convert oxygen to water in a catalytic reactor (38) having no sulfide sorbent, and cooled (46), below a temperature which would damage the reactor, by evaporative cooling with pressurized hot water (42). Hydrogen for the desulfurizer and the hydrogen reactions may be provided as recycle reformate (28, 28a) or from a mini-CPO (67), or from other sources.
US09745523B2	Methods and apparatuses for hydrotreating Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for hydrotreating hydrocarbons are provided. An exemplary method includes hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed comprising heating a hydrotreating zone effluent to produce a heated hydrotreating zone effluent. An indirect heat exchange takes place between the heated hydrotreating zone effluent and hydrocarbon feed to provide a heated hydrocarbon feed.
US09745509B2	Process to treat subterranean formations using a chelating agent The present invention relates to a process to treat a subterranean formation by introducing a composition containing between 1 and 40 wt % on total weight of the composition of a chelating agent selected from the group of glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), aspartic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (ASDA), and methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) into the formation, wherein the process comprises a soaking step.
US09745508B2	Proppants for sequestering a target species and methods of sequestering a target species in a subterranean formation A method of hydraulic fracturing in a subterranean formation includes injecting a fluid including a proppant into the subterranean formation, wherein the proppant includes a material adapted to sequester at least one target species, and exposing or contacting at least one of the proppant or the material to/with the at least one target species either prior to injecting the proppant or subsequent to injecting the proppant.
US09745507B2	Synthetic proppants and monodispersed proppants and methods of making the same Synthetic ceramic proppants are described. Proppants having a monodispersity of 3-sigma distribution or lower are also described, including methods to make these proppants and methods of using these proppants.
US09745506B2	Treatment fluids for use in removing acid-soluble materials in subterranean formations Treatment fluids comprising methane sulfonic acid (MSA) and fully protonated N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (PMIDA) solubilized in the MSA. Methods including introducing the treatment fluids into a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising acid-soluble material at a first treatment interval, and reacting the MSA and the PMIDA in the treatment fluid with the acid-soluble material at a temperature in the range of about 65° C. to about 210° C., wherein the reacting removes the acid-soluble material, thereby forming conductive channels in the subterranean formation.
US09745494B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical film A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film, a method of preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive for an optical film, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display are provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may be effectively coated even when a coating solid content is controlled to be high. Therefore, productivity in formation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive or manufacture of an optical film such as a polarizing plate may be significantly increased, and excellent durability and reliability and re-workability may be exhibited after the pressure-sensitive adhesive is prepared.
US09745488B2	Electrostatic inks and method for their production The application relates to a method of producing an electrostatic ink composition, the method comprising: mixing a resin and a conductive pigment in a continuous mixer to form a compounded mixture comprising particles comprising the resin and the pigment; adding a liquid carrier to the compounded mixture, such that the particles comprising the resin and the conductive pigment are dispersed in the liquid carrier; and, before, during or after adding the liquid carrier to the compounded mixture: imparting a charge on the particles comprising the resin and the pigment.
US09745479B2	Adhesion promoter Compositions useful for improving the adhesion of coating compositions, such as dielectric film-forming compositions, include a hydrolyzed poly(alkoxysilane). These compositions are useful in methods of improving the adhesion of coating compositions to a substrate.
US09745476B2	Intumescent composition The present invention provides a novel intumescent coating composition having excellent intumescent-properties comprising an organic polymer, a spumific and a specific additive, the additive comprising a combination of two different sources of metal/metalloid atoms. Also provided are substrates coated with the intumescent coating composition, a method of preparing an intumescent coating, and a method of protecting structures from heat/fire.
US09745473B2	Active polymer modification of bitumen for use in roofing materials A modified bitumen consisting of a polyurethane wherein the polyisocyanate or polyisocyanate-dominated polyurethane prepolymer (or prepolymers) is first reacted with the bitumen to take advantage of the bitumen's hydroxyl and amine functionality and form an isocyanate-bitumen adduct to form a weatherproofing product.
US09745471B2	Prepreg, fiber-reinforced composite material, and resin composition containing particles A prepreg 10 comprises: a reinforcing fiber layer 3 including reinforcing fibers 1 and a resin composition 2 with which the space between fibers of the reinforcing fibers 1 is impregnated and which contains (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule; and a surface layer 6a or 6b provided on at least one surface of the reinforcing fiber layer 3 and containing (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule, and (D) polyamide resin particles 4 having an average particle size of 5 to 50 μm, wherein the polyamide resin particles 4 include a particle made of a polyamide 11.
US09745469B2	Molded articles having a swirl-like or marble-like appearance and compositions for producing same Polymer compositions are described that contain at least two different immiscible phases for producing molded articles having a swirl-like or marble-like appearance. The first phase, for instance, may contain one or more polyoxymethylene polymers. The second phase, on the other hand, contains one or more polymers that together have a melting point that is from about 5° to about 30° different than the melting point of the polyoxymethylene polymer. In one embodiment, the second phase may contain a thermoplastic elastomer, a glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate, or a polyimide and may have a melting point that is higher than the melting point of the polyoxymethylene polymer. The second phase is present in the polymer composition in relatively low amounts, such as in amounts less than about 5% by weight. The second phase can contain a high concentration of colorants that creates a contrast of colors when the molded article is produced.
US09745465B2	Resin composition for laser direct structuring, resin-molded article, and method for manufacturing molded article with plated layer Provided is a resin composition excellent in mechanical strength while maintaining LDS activity. The resin composition for laser direct structuring comprises, relative to 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin component, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass filler and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the polycarbonate resin component consists of 80 to 30% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 20 to 70% by weight of a styrene-based resin, or consists of a polycarbonate; and the laser direct structuring additive comprises antimony and tin.
US09745464B2	Halogen-free flame retardant resin composition and the use thereof The present invention relates to a halogen-free flame retardant resin composition, according to parts by weight, the resin composition comprises: (A) a mixture of phenoxyphosphazene compound (A1) and compound (A2) having a dihydrobenzoxazine ring, the mixture comprising 45-90 parts by weight, and the weight ratio of the phenoxyphosphazene compound (A1) and the compound (A2) having a dihydrobenzoxazine ring is between 1:25-1:2; (B) an epoxy resin with epoxy equivalent of 500-2000, the epoxy resin comprising 10-45 parts by weight; (C) a phenolic resin comprising 10-25 parts by weight; and (D) an amine curing agent comprising 0.5-10 parts by weight. The prepreg, laminate, and metal-clad laminate for the printed circuit prepared using the halogen-free flame retardant resin composition, have the advantages of high glass transition temperature (Tg), high thermal resistance, low dielectric dissipation factor, low water absorption as well as a low C.T.E.
US09745459B2	Redispersible polymer powder The present invention relates to a water redispersible polymer powder (RDP) which comprises a co-dried admixture of a water-insoluble film forming polymer, a colloidal stabilizer and rubber particles. The presence of rubber within the RDP does not significantly affect redispersibility and may, when incorporated into hydraulically-binding compositions, provide an improvement in the physical properties of the resultant hydraulically bound composition.
US09745452B2	High strength polymer filament for FDM 3D printer including graphene coated metal nanoparticles, nanocarbons for 3D printer, and preparation method of the same The present invention relates to a 3D printer polymer filament improving strength of a polymer resin and providing durability by using graphene coated metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, and expressing a function of the graphene coated metal nanoparticles and the carbon nanotubes as a filler, and a manufacturing method thereof. Accordingly, according to the present invention, the 3D printer polymer filament and the manufacturing method includes mixing the graphene coated metal nanoparticles, the carbon nanotubes, and the polymer, using the manufactured mixture to form a filament through extrusion, and forming a 3D printed article by using the filament, thereby improving the strength and the durability by using the graphene coated metal nanoparticles and the carbon nanotubes.
US09745450B2	Stabilizers containing high purity mono-octyltin compounds A heat stabilizer composition comprising a) at least one mono-octyltin compound (n-Oc)Sn(T)3 having a purity greater than 85 wt %; and b) at least one di-methyltin compound (Me)2Sn(T)2 having a purity greater than 85 wt %.
US09745447B2	Peroxide-crosslinkable compositions and processes for their manufacture A peroxide-crosslinkable composition comprising: (A) A peroxide-crosslinkable polymer, e.g., a polyethylene; (B) A nitrogenous base, e.g., a low molecular weight, or low melting, or liquid nitrogenous base such as triallyl cyanurate (TAC); and (C) One or more antioxidants (AO), e.g., distearylthiodipropionate (DSTDP). The composition is useful in the manufacture of insulation sheaths for high and extra high voltage wire and cable.
US09745446B2	Resin composition Provided are a resin composition controlled such that after keeping under a severe environment as in high-temperature hot water or in hot water under chemically severe condition, such as an acidic or basic condition, etc., for a fixed period of time, it is quickly decomposed; and a structure thereof.
US09745445B2	Flame retardant polymeric composition The invention disclose halogen free thermoplastic or cross linked polymers compositions comprising a polyolefin and/or a polyolefin containing polar co-monomers and a combination of metal hydroxides and inorganic hypophosphite as a synergic, and optionally other ingredients. These compositions show a superior balance of flame retardant properties compared to already known corresponding halogen free formulations. Molded items obtained using the polymer composition according to the present invention are useful in a wide range of injection molding and extrusion applications, especially cables.
US09745442B2	Epoxy resin composition for neutron shielding, and method for preparing the same Provided is an epoxy resin composition including a nano-sized radioactive radiation shielding material which has superior shielding effects for against radiation, and to a method for preparing same. In particular, the method for preparing the epoxy resin composition for neutron shielding, includes the steps of: a step of mixing a boron compound powder for absorbing neutrons, optionally a high density metal powder for shielding from against gamma rays and a flame retardant powder, respectively separately or in combination, with an amine-based curing agent to obtain a mixture of a curing agent and a powder; an ultrasonic wave treating step of applying ultrasonic waves to the mixture to coat the surface of the powder with the amine-based curing agent and to disperse the powder in the curing agent; and a dispersing step of mixing and dispersing the amine-based curing agent, that was dispersed and includes the powder treated with ultrasonic waves, in an epoxy resin.
US09745440B2	Polyurethane foam compositions and process for making same The present invention generally relates to polyurethane foam composition. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to polyurethane foam compositions that have increased and/or improved fire-retardant properties due to the inclusion of one or more liquid and/or solid fire-retardants. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to polyurethane foam compositions that have increased and/or improved fire-retardant properties due to the inclusion of one or more intumescent materials (e.g., expandable graphite (EG)). In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to polyurethane foam compositions that have increased and/or improved fire-retardant properties due to the inclusion of expandable graphite.
US09745437B2	Method for the preparation of microcellular polyurethane elastomers This invention relates to a method of preparing a microcellular polyurethane elastomer by reacting naphthalene diisocyanate with a polyol to prepare a prepolymer containing an isocyanate (NCO) group, followed by mixing the prepared polyurethane prepolymer with a plasticizer, water, an emulsifier and the like, and then foaming the prepolymer blend to prepare a polyurethane elastomer, wherein the emulsifier is a mixture of (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, 2,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, 1,4′-cyclohexane diisocyanate and mixtures thereof, and (b) a C2-10 hydrocarbon having a molecular weight of 500 or less with two to four hydroxyl groups, or mixtures thereof. The method of the invention can optimize the viscosity and properties of the prepolymer resulting from the reaction of naphthalene diisocyanate with a polyol, thus improving processability.
US09745433B2	Ion exchange membrane An ion exchange membrane is provided. The ion exchange membrane includes a reaction product of a polymer and a cross-linking reagent. The polymer includes a first repeat unit, and a second repeat unit. In particular, the first repeat unit is and, the second repeat unit is wherein R+ is A− is F−, Cl−, Br−, I−, OH−, HCO3−, HSO4−, SbF6−, BF4−, H2PO4−, H2PO3−, or H2PO2−; X is CH2iYCH2j, i and j are independently 0, or an integer from 1 to 4; Y is —O—, —S—, —CH2—, or —NH—; R1 is independently C1-8 alkyl group; and, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, or independently C1-8 alkyl group; and, the cross-linking reagent is a compound having at least two imide groups.
US09745428B2	Method for processing resin product and resin product There is provided with a method for manufacturing a resin product. One embodiment includes performing a modification process on a portion of a surface of the resin product not less than two times by different methods to modify the portion such that a plating metal can be deposited on the portion.
US09745421B2	Dendronized polymers for nucleic acid delivery The disclosure provides for dendronized polymers, and the use of the polymers as carriers for the intracellular delivery of nucleic acids.
US09745416B2	Polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions thereof A polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions containing the polymer are provided. The polyester-carbamate polymer preferably includes a polyester-carbamate backbone and one or more blocked isocyanate groups. A coating composition is provided that preferably includes the polyester-carbamate polymer and a thermoplastic dispersion. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is an organosol.
US09745408B2	Rigid foam A rigid foam having increased flame retardance comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component are reacted in the presence of an isocyanurate catalyst component and a carbodiimide catalyst component. The isocyanurate catalyst component comprises 1,3,5-tris(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-hexahydro-s-triazine and the carbodiimide catalyst component comprises 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide. A method of forming the rigid foam on a surface comprises the steps of providing the isocyanate component, providing the isocyanate-reactive component, providing the isocyanurate catalyst component, providing the carbodiimide catalyst component, and spraying the isocyanate component, isocyanate-reactive component, isocyanurate catalyst component, and carbodiimide catalyst component onto the surface to form the rigid foam on the surface.
US09745401B2	Coating composition comprising a polyisocyanate and a polyol The invention relates to a non-aqueous coating composition comprising a. a polyisocyanate, b. a polyol having an average functionality of more than 3 hydroxyl groups per molecule, c. a metal based curing catalyst for the addition reaction of isocyanate groups and hydroxyl groups, and d. a mercapto carboxylic acid, wherein the coating composition does not contain a carboxylic acid wherein the carbonyl group of the carboxylic acid is in conjugation with π-electron system.
US09745396B2	Methods for producing α-olefin polymer and hydrogenated α-olefin polymer Provided is a method for producing an α-olefin polymer, comprising the step of polymerizing one or more kinds of α-olefins each having 3 to 30 carbon atoms with a polymerization catalyst obtained by using: (A) a metallocene compound; (B) an ionic compound capable of reacting with the metallocene compound to transform the compound into a cation; (C) an organometallic compound; and (D) one or more kinds of compounds selected from the group consisting of (d-1) an alcohol, (d-2) a phenol, and (d-3) an ether compound, the catalyst having a ratio between the component (A) and the component (D) of from 10:1 to 1:100 in terms of a molar ratio, and having a ratio of the component (D) to the component (C) of less than 1 in terms of a molar ratio.
US09745394B2	Conjugated diene polymer and method for producing same Conjugated diene polymer comprising at least a conjugated diene monomer unit, the conjugated diene polymer has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) in terms of polystyrene of 1,000 to 1,000,000, a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to the number-average molecular weight (Mn) of lower than 2.0 and the polymer bears a halogen atom at a terminal of the polymer chain. Method for producing the conjugated diene polymer comprises subjecting a monomer containing at least a conjugated diene to living radical polymerization using a polymerization initiator comprising a halogenocyclopentadienyl triorganophosphine η2-olefin ruthenium complex represented by formula (6) (and an organic halide.
US09745392B2	Method for producing water-absorbent resin particle Provided is a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles suitable for use in absorbent article and the like, the water-absorbent resin particles having better water-absorbent performance, a suitable particle size, and a narrow particle-size distribution. A method for producing water-absorbent resin particles by reversed-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer in a carrier fluid, wherein the method for producing water-absorbent resin particles comprises conducting the reversed-phase suspension polymerization reaction in the presence of an organic acid monoglyceride.
US09745390B2	Metallocenes and catalyst compositions derived therefrom This invention relates to a novel group 2, 3 or 4 transition metal metallocene catalyst compound that is asymmetric having two non-identical indenyl ligands with substitution at R2 having a branched or unbranched C1-C20 alkyl group substituted with a cyclic group or a cyclic group, R8 is an alkyl group and R4 and R10 are substituted phenyl groups.
US09745389B2	Polymerisation process and polymerisation unit comprising a degassing section Polymerization unit for producing polymer powder having at least one polymerization reactor for the polymerization of light (co)monomer(s) having less than 7 carbon atoms, and heavy comonomer(s) having at least 7 carbon atoms, and a degassing section including two (and optionally a third) cylindrical degassing vessels in series. Light (co)monomer(s) are degassed in the first degassing vessel (V1) and recovered, and heavy comonomers are degassed in the second degassing vessel (V2) and recovered. The active polymer powder is optionally polished and/or optionally deactivated in the optional third degassing vessel (V3). The cross-sectional area (S2) of the second degassing vessel is greater than 1.5 times the cross-sectional area (S1) of the first degassing vessel [S2>1.5×S1], and vessels V1 and V2 are equipped with a vent recovery unit (VR) for respectively recovering the light (co-)monomer(s) (VR1) and the heavy comonomer(s) (VR2) from the gases exiting the vessels.
US09745379B2	Antibodies against glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) and uses thereof Provided herein are antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, that bind to glucocorticoid-inducible TNF receptor (GITR). Also provided are uses of these proteins in therapeutic applications, such as in the treatment of cancer. Further provided are cells that produce the antibodies, polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies, and vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies.
US09745374B2	Fusion proteins containing recombinant cytotoxic RNAses Recombinant immunotoxins containing a cytotoxic RNAse fused to an antibody or antibody fragment may be produced in mammalian cell culture. Surprisingly, immunotoxins containing a cytotoxic RNAse fused to the N-terminus of one antibody variable domain can be prepared and retain the ability to specifically bind antigen. The immunotoxins may be used in a variety of therapeutic methods for treating diseases or syndromes associated with unwanted or inappropriate cell proliferation or activation.
US09745362B2	Seed-specific expression vector and its construction methods and applications A seed-specific expression vector and its construction methods and applications are disclosed. A fusion protein expression cassette consisting of Arachis hypogaea oleosin gene-apolipopoprotein A-IMilano (A-IM) gene driven by Brassica napus oleosin gene promoter is inserted between the HindIII and SacI sites of a plant binary expression vector pBI121, obtaining the plant expression vector pBINOA of the invention. In addition, a method for producing apolipoprotein A-IMilano is provided, in which the expression vector is used to transform oil sunflower which is used as a plant bioreactor. The method can not only improve the yield of apolipoprotein A-IMilano, but also greatly reduce production costs, and is suitable for industrial production.
US09745359B2	Protein and protein conjugate for diabetes treatment, and applications thereof The present invention relates to the field of biopharmaceutics, and in particular to a protein, a protein conjugate, a pharmaceutical composition and its use for treating diabetes. The fusion protein of the present invention is obtained by linking two polypeptides, wherein one polypeptide is an interleukin-1 receptor antagonistic protein or an analog thereof, and another polypeptide is GLP-1 receptor binding polypeptide or an analog thereof, or an insulin receptor binding polypeptide or an analog thereof, or a GIP receptor binding polypeptide or an analog thereof. The fusion proteins of the present invention and conjugates thereof have a significant efficacy in treating diabetes, and can be used in a lower dose, resulting in a marked reduction in side effects.
US09745357B2	Peptides used for treating cancers and, in particular, chronic lymphoid leukaemia The invention relates to the A1 peptide of the sequence RRKYGRDFLLRF, as well as to certain variants thereof, for treating cancers, in particular malignant hematopoietic diseases, and more particularly for treating chronic lymphoid leukaemia.
US09745349B2	Cyclic peptide and pharmaceutical product containing same A cyclic peptide or a salt thereof of formula (1): X-Leu-Val-Y1-Y2 (1), where X is Lys, Arg, His, Ala, Gly, Ser, or Thr; and Y1 and Y2, which are identical to or different from each other, each represent a group represented by formula (2): where Ar1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a haloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; and n is an integer from 0 to 2. In the cyclic peptide has an α-amino group at the amino terminus of the amino acid sequence which is linked, via a peptide bond, to the carboxyl group at the carboxyl terminus of the amino acid sequence.
US09745348B2	Short designed peptides possessing selective actions against bacteria and cancer cells The present invention relates to amphiphilic peptides having antibacterial and/or antitumor activity, and to therapeutic and non-therapeutic compositions comprising these peptides. The peptides are of structural formula I or II shown below wherein A1, v, A2, w, A3, x, y, A4, z, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the application; or a salt thereof. The invention further relates to use of the peptides as antibacterial agents, or antitumor agents, including the medical use of the peptide in treating infection and/or cancer, as well as their use as preservatives and antibacterial agents in other products, including personal care products such as skin topical treatments, cleansers, mouth washes, toothpastes, shampoo, body lotions and creams etc.
US09745347B2	PAR1 and PAR2 c-tail peptides and peptide mimetics The present invention concerns isolated PAR1 cytoplasmic tail (c-tail) peptides and isolated PAR2 cytoplasmic tail (c-tail) peptides, as well as compositions comprising these peptides, uses thereof and methods of treating various diseases, in particular cancer.
US09745346B2	Antimicrobial peptides and their application The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) and to compositions comprising said compound, as well as the use of said compound and/or said compositions to prevent fungal and/or bacterial growth.
US09745345B2	Anti-tumor polypeptides and method for preparing anti-tumor drugs comprisng the same An anti-tumor polypeptide, having an amino acid sequence represented by FPGSDRF (SEQ ID NO: 15), X-FPGSDRF (SEQ ID NO: 16), FPGSDRF-Z (SEQ ID NO: 17), or X-FPGSDRF-Z (SEQ ID NO: 18) is disclosed. The various capital letters denote amino acids: F: phenylalanine; P: proline; G: glycine; D: aspartic acid; R: arginine; S is a phosphorylated serine residue, X and Z are an amino acid residue or an amino acid sequence, respectively, X is one selected from the group consisting of F, (R)9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), (R)9-F (SEQ ID NO: 20), 6-aminocaproic acid, 6-aminocaproic acid-F, 6-aminocaproic acid-(R)9 (SEQ ID NO: 21), and 6-aminocaproic acid-(R)9-F (SEQ ID NO: 22), Z is one selected from the group consisting of A, (G)n-RGD (SEQ ID NO: 23), and A-(G)n-RGD (SEQ ID NO: 24); and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
US09745344B2	NPR-B agonists Disclosed are novel compounds having NPR-B agonistic activity. Preferred compounds are linear peptides containing 8-13 conventional or non-conventional L- or D-amino acid residues connected to one another via peptide bonds.
US09745339B2	Ligands for antibody and Fc-fusion protein purification by affinity chromotography IV The present invention relates to the use, for affinity purification of an antibody or an fragment of an antibody, of a ligand-substituted matrix comprising a support material and at least one ligand covalently bonded to the support material, the ligand being represented by formula (I) L-(Sp)v-Ar1—Am—Ar2 (I) wherein L, SP, Ar1, AM, Ar2 and v are defined herein.
US09745338B2	Pro-drug forming compounds Various prodrug compounds having the general structure: Active agent-(acid)-(linker)-SO2NR1R2 are described herein. Compounds having this general structure were shown to be more orally active than the unmodified parent molecule.
US09745337B2	Complex compounds of germanium, methods for producing same, and drugs The invention relates to the development of drugs intended for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of viral diseases caused, in particular, by herpes viruses. What are proposed are complex compounds of germanium having the general structural formula: Gex[AD][CA]y[AA]2 (1), where AD is a derivative of a nitrogenous base of the purine series that has antiviral activity and can be selected from guanine derivatives, such as acyclovir, valacyclovir, gancyclovir and pencyclovir, or from adenine derivatives, such as vidarabine; CA is a hydroxycarboxylic acid which can be selected from acids such as (but not limited to) citric acid, lactic acid and malic acid; AA is an amino acid which can be selected from various a-amino acids, such as arginine, gylcine, lysine and threonine, and where x=1-2, y=2-4 and z=0-2. Complex compounds of germanium have a high level of antiviral and immune-stimulating activity and are readily soluble in water. The above mentioned compounds are produced by producing an aqueous suspension of germanium dioxide, adding a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a derivative of a nitrogenous base of the purine series and, optionally, but preferably, an amino acid thereto, heating the mixture produced at a temperature of 40-100° C. for 3-14 hours while stirring and removing the water from the solution, thus producing a complex compound of germanium.
US09745330B2	Oligomeric organosilanes, the production thereof and the use thereof in rubber mixtures The present invention relates to oligomeric organosilanes containing at least two different structural units within a molecule, selected from the structural units A, B, C and D joined in any desired linear, branched or cyclic arrangement, wherein at least one R, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R7 group is an alkyl polyether group —O—(R5—O)m—R6, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in rubber mixtures.
US09745326B2	Bridged alkaline earth metal alkylphenates A bridged alkaline earth metal alkylphenate having reduced monomeric alkylphenol is prepared by reacting (a) a 4-alkylphenol, unsubstituted at the ortho positions, (b) an alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide, (c) a bridging agent comprising sulfur or a carbonyl compound of 1 to about 6, or to 4 or to 2, carbon atoms, and (d) a 2,6-dialkylphenol. The amount of the 2,6-dialkylphenol is 0.05 to 3 moles per 1 mole of the 4-alkylphenol; if there is a molar excess of the 2,6-dialkylphenol, then the excess is added after initial reaction.
US09745323B2	Compound and pharmaceutical composition for neuropsychological disorder or malignant tumor The present invention provides a compound and a pharmaceutical composition for neuropsychological disorders or malignant tumors, the use of the compound and the pharmaceutical composition, or a method for preventing, improving, inhibiting the development of, and/or treating neuropsychological disorders or malignant tumors with the use of the compound and the pharmaceutical composition. One or more embodiments disclose a compound expressed by the following general formula (I) or (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound:
US09745322B2	Compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US09745321B2	Fused pyrimidine compound, intermediate, preparation method therefor, and composition and application thereof Disclosed are a fused pyrimidine compound, an intermediate, a preparation method therefor, and a composition and an application thereof. The present invention provides a fused pyrimidine compound shown in formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, and an optical isomer or prodrug of the compound. The present invention further provides applications of the fused pyrimidine compound shown in formula I, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, the hydrate, solvate, and the optical isomer or the prodrug of the compound in the preparing drugs for curing and/or preventing a kinase-related disease. The fused pyrimidine compound I of the present invention is an efficient PI3 kinase depressor, and can be used to prepare drugs for preventing and/or curing cell-proliferation diseases such as cancer, infection, inflammation, and an autoimmune disease.
US09745318B2	Fluorescent red emitting functionalizable calcium indicators Compounds of formula I and a process for manufacturing the compounds. A method of using the compounds for the detection of calcium ions and a method of detecting intracellular calcium are also described.
US09745316B2	Lactam kinase inhibitors Compounds useful as kinase inhibitors are provided herein, as well as salts, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of medical treatment and methods of synthesis thereof.
US09745312B2	Fused heteroaryl pyridyl and phenyl benzenesuflonamides as CCR2 modulators for the treatment of inflammation Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR2 receptor. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR2-mediated diseases and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR2 antagonists.
US09745310B2	Imidazopyrimidine and imidazotriazine derivative, and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present disclosure provides a compound of Chemical Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same: wherein X, Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. The compound of Chemical Formula (1) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof acts as a positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5), thereby being useful in the prevention or treatment of disorder mediated by glutamate dysfunction and mGluR5.
US09745309B2	Method for preparing a sitagliptin intermediate The present invention provides a method for preparing an intermediate compound of sitagliptin represented by formula I. The preparation method comprises: dissolving a compound represented by formula II into an organic solvent; and under the catalysis of fatty acid and effect of chlorosilane, performing a reduction reaction of carbon-carbon double bonds, so as to obtain the intermediate compound of sitagliptin represented by formula I, R being methyl or formoxyl. The preparation method of the present invention avoids precious metal as a catalyst, and accordingly, the cost is low, the post-treatment is simple, the product has a high yield, chemical purity and optical purity, and de % is greater than 99.6%, and the preparation method can be used in synthesis of sitagliptin and is suitable for industrial production.
US09745308B2	Pyridazinone derivatives as phoshoinositide 3-kinases inhibitors Compounds of formula (I) described herein inhibit phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) and useful for the treatment of disorders associated with PI3K enzymes.
US09745306B2	2-((4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-D]pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl)-3-(2-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl) quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives and their use as phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors The present invention relates inter alia to a compound of formula (I) and to compositions comprising the same and to the use of the compounds and to compositions of the compounds in treatment, for example in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, in particular respiratory inflammatory disease. The invention also extends to methods of making the said compounds.
US09745305B2	Modulators of methyl modifying enzymes, compositions and uses thereof Agents for modulating methyl modifying enzymes, compositions and uses thereof are provided herein.
US09745304B2	Amidoimidazopyridazines as MKNK-1 kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to amido-substituted imidazopyridazine compounds of general formula (I): in which A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the claims, to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of a hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US09745302B2	10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives, method for the production thereof, and use thereof The invention relates to 10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives, to the production thereof, and to the use thereof.
US09745300B2	Organic compounds The invention relates to particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines, their prodrugs, in free, solid, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or substantially pure form as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use in the treatment of diseases involving 5-HT2A receptor, serotonin transporter (SERT) and/or pathways involving dopamine D1/D2 receptor signaling systems, and/or the treatment of residual symptoms.
US09745287B2	Pyrimidines and use thereof The present disclosure provides pyrimidines of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, G, Y, n, R2a, R2b, and R3 are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of one or more sodium channels. In one embodiment, compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating pain.
US09745280B2	Compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and pharmaceutical composition containing same as active ingredient A compound inhibiting Hsp90 and a pharmaceutical composition including the same as an active ingredient are described, which compound is represented by formula 2 and suppresses the expression of Hsp90, inhibits the accumulation of HIF-1α, the Hsp90 client protein, and efficiently inhibits the activation of VEGF. The compound displays low cytotoxicity and can be effectively used as an active ingredient of an anti-cancer agent, a diabetic retinopathy treating agent, and an anti-arthritic agent.
US09745271B2	5-substituted indazole-3-carboxamides and preparation and use thereof Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, fibrotic disorders, cartilage (chondral) defects, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A.
US09745270B2	Processes useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea and crystalline forms related thereto The present invention is directed to processes and intermediates useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea (Compound I), crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof; and compositions comprising 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea, crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof prepared by processes as described herein.
US09745268B2	Processes and intermediates in the preparation of C5aR antagonists Intermediates and methods are provided for the preparation of selected C5aR antagonist compounds.
US09745265B2	4-heteroaryl substituted benzoic acid compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I (Formula I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
US09745264B2	Method for preparing silodosin and intermediate thereof Provided is a method for preparing silodosin. Also provided is a method for preparing an organic acid salt of a new intermediate 3-(7-cyano-5-((R)-2-((R)-1-phenylethylamino)propyl)-1-hydrogen-indolyl) propyl alcohol (ester or ether), and a new intermediate 3-(7-cyano-5-((R)-2-(((R)-1-phenethyl)(2-(2-(trifluoroethoxy)phenoxy) ethyl)amino)propyl)1-hydrogen-indolyl)propyl alcohol (ester or ether) and a salt thereof. The method has the following advantages: raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain, the operation is simple, the intermediate and product are easy to purify, the yield is high, and the method is applicable to industrial production.
US09745263B2	Use of magnetic iron oxide red in catalyzing and oxidizing methanthiol and methods for preparing and appling same The present invention relates to a novel use of magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 as a catalyst in oxidizing methanthiol to prepare dimethyl disulfide. The magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 according to the present invention has extremely high catalytic selectivity in catalyzing and oxidizing methanthiol to prepare dimethyl disulfide. The magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 is prepared with a carbonate and a ferrite as raw materials, has advantages of low cost and simple preparation process, and is suitable for industrial production.
US09745256B2	Urea granulation process with scrubbing system A urea granulation process with a scrubbing system may involve at least one gaseous waste stream for removal of dust and ammonia whereby the waste stream may be processed through a combination of process steps. In some examples, the process steps may involve washing the dust and ammonia laden stream with water and/or an aqueous urea solution whereby a dust-laden liquid stream and a dust-reduced stream is generated. The process steps may further involve reacting the dust-reduced stream with formaldehyde to form a stream comprising hexamethylenetetramine and urea-formaldehyde and clean off-gas. In some cases, the gas stream may be directed first through the washing step and then through the reacting step.
US09745252B2	Cross-linking moiety A cross-linking moiety having a general formula I: ArF-W, wherein ArF comprises a fluorinated phenyl azide group having at least one non-fluorine substituent that is bulkier than fluorine at a meta position relative to the azide group, and W comprises an electron-withdrawing group.
US09745249B2	Method for the preparation of beta-substituted gamma-amino carboxylic acids The present invention relates to the preparation of β-substituted γ-amino carboxylic acids, preferably in enantiomerically enriched or even enantiomerically pure form, by a one-pot conversion of a β-substituted γ-nitro dicarboxylic acid ester or of a β-substituted γ-nitro dicarboxylate of general formula to a β-substituted γ-nitro carboxylic acid and a subsequent reduction of the γ-nitro group to an amine group. In particular, the present invention relates to the preparation of (S)-pregabalin. In addition, the formation of enantiomerically enriched β-substituted γ-amino carboxylic acids and β-substituted γ-nitronate carboxylic acid salts are also described.
US09745248B2	Aspirin derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides novel aspirin derivatives useful for preventing and/or treating cancer. The novel compounds of this invention may be particularly useful for the prevention and/or treatment of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal system, such as colorectal cancer.
US09745247B1	Catalytic process for synthesizing ester compounds and amide compounds A catalytic process for synthesizing an ester compound, and a catalytic process for synthesizing an amide compound, wherein a solid-supported palladium catalyst is used to catalyze an alkoxycarbonylation reaction of an aryl halide to form the ester compound, or to catalyze an aminocarbonylation reaction of an aryl halide to form the amide compound. Various embodiments of each of the processes are also provided.
US09745246B2	Method for preparing a salt of acetylsalicylic acid and a basic amino acid A method for preparing a salt of acetylsalicylic acid and a basic amino acid. A solution of acetylsalicylic acid and a solution of said basic amino acid are mixed in a reactor, at a temperature lower than or equal to 30° C. at atmospheric pressure. The mixture is created by simultaneously and progressively introducing the acetylsalicylic acid and the basic amino acid into the reactor in amounts that are always equimolar.
US09745245B2	Alpha-branched alkenoic acids and the use of alpha-branched alkanoic and alkenoic acids as a fragrance The present invention refers to alpha branched alkanoic and alkenoic acids of formula (I) wherein X and R have the same meaning as given in the description. The invention further refers to perfume compositions and fragrance applications comprising them.
US09745244B2	Control of a process for the purification of (meth)acrylic acid using on-line, near IR analysis An improved process for the manufacture of technical grade (meth)acrylic acid, e.g., acrylic acid, the process comprising producing a hydrated reaction product from the gas-phase oxidation of at least one (meth)acrylic acid precursor, e.g., propylene, followed by first dehydrating and then concentrating the reaction product, the improvement comprising controlling at least one of the water, acetic acid and (meth)acrylic acid content of the reaction product during the purification of the reaction product using on-line, near IR spectroscopy.
US09745243B2	Supported metal catalyst and use thereof for selective oxidation of glycerol A method for oxidation of glycerol into glyceric acid is described, which includes a step of treating glycerol with a supported metal catalyst in the presence of oxygen, said catalyst including platinum and a metal element selected from the group comprising tin, molybdenum, bismuth and a mixture thereof.
US09745241B2	Production method for hexachloroacetone The present invention relates to a production method of hexachloroacetone, including performing a reaction between at least one kind of compound (A) selected from the group consisting of acetone and chloroacetones having a chlorine atom number of from 1 to 5, and a chlorine molecule (B) in a solvent in the presence of an activated carbon, to obtain the hexachloroacetone.
US09745237B2	Generation method for generating 3, 5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol from oyster meat ProblemThe present invention is to provide a generation method that can generate 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol, which was not found at all from raw oyster meat originally, at an extraction phase of oyster meat essence.SolutionThe present invention heats raw oyster meat from which 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol is not detected in a raw state at 98° C. to 100° C. for six hours or more to generate 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenyl alcohol from oyster meat liquid on which the heating process has been performed.
US09745235B2	Method for hydrogenation of CO2 in adiabatic metal reactors In an embodiment: a method of making syngas in a metal reactor can comprise introducing carbon dioxide and hydrogen to the metal reactor in the presence of a catalyst to form the syngas, wherein the metal reactor comprises nickel and wherein the carbon dioxide and the hydrogen are in physical contact with a wall of the metal reactor; and passivating the nickel with a sulfur containing compound.
US09745234B2	Process for the preparation of glycols The invention provides a process for the preparation of ethylene glycol and 1, 2-propylene glycol from starting material comprising one or more saccharides, wherein the process comprises the steps of i) providing the starting material and hydrogen to a first reactor, which first reactor operates with mixing; ii) reacting said starting material and hydrogen in the first reactor in the presence of solvent and a catalyst system; iii) continuously removing a first reactor product stream from the first reactor; iv) supplying at least a portion of the first reactor product stream to a second reactor, which reactor operates essentially in a plug flow manner; and v) further reacting the first reactor product stream with hydrogen in the presence of a solvent and optionally a catalyst system in the second reactor.
US09745233B2	Selective dehydrohalogenation of tertiary halogenated hydrocarbons and removal of tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon impurities from a halogenated hydrocarbon product A process for converting tertiary halogenated hydrocarbons in a tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon-containing stream to a corresponding unhalogenated or less-halogenated unsaturated hydrocarbon product with the release of hydrogen halide involves contacting the tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon with a sorbent-type dehydrohalogenation catalyst in a reaction zone and optionally passing a stripping gas through the reaction zone to remove vapor phase reaction products from the reaction zone. A process for removing a tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity from 1,3-dichloro-1-propene involves contacting a mixture containing the 1,3-dichloro-1-propene and the tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity with a dehydrochlorination catalyst effective to catalyze a conversion of the tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity to a corresponding unchlorinated or less-chlorinated unsaturated hydrocarbon and hydrogen chloride and distilling the 1,3-dichloro-1-propene to produce a purified cis-1,3-dichloro-1-propene fraction and a purified trans-1,3-dichloro-1-propene fraction.
US09745231B2	Paraffin mixture and method for producing same The present invention provides a paraffin mixture that is suitable for use as cosmetics and cleansing oil for skin and hair and has excellent volatility. The paraffin mixture according to the present invention is a mixture that contains isoparaffin having a carbon number of 12 to 16, and the mixture has a boiling point range of 185° C. to 215° C. and has the content of 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane at less than 10 mass %.
US09745229B2	Method for producing optically active compound, and novel metal-diamine complex The present invention pertains to a method for producing an optically active compound which includes a step for reducing an imino group of an imine compound or a step for reducing an unsaturated bond of a heterocyclic compound, while in the presence of hydrogen gas as a hydrogen donor and one or more types of complexes selected from a group consisting of a complex represented by general formula (1), a complex represented by general formula (2), a complex represented by general formula (3), and a complex represented by general formula (4) (the general formulas (1)-(4) are as stipulated by claim 1).
US09745228B1	Composting facility A composting facility includes: a floor for receiving compostable material thereon, wherein the floor is constructed above-grade; a dovetail extending from the floor to allow ingress of a vehicle from a grade level to the floor; one or more channels defined within the floor and extending through the dovetail; a covering extending over the one or more channels to maintain the compostable material away from the channel, the covering defining at least one aperture extending from above the covering into the one or more channels for allowing flowthrough of gases; and an air source for providing air through the channels to provide cooling characteristics to the compostable material or oxygen to aid an aerobic process associated with composting. In operation, liquids draining from the composting material pass through the at least one aperture into the channel and out through a portion of the channel extending through the dovetail.
US09745226B2	Method of treating a preceramic material A method of treating a preceramic material includes providing a preceramic polycarbosilane or polycarbosiloxane material that includes a moiety Si—O-M, where Si is silicon, O is oxygen and M is at least one metal that includes at least one transition metal, and thermally converting the preceramic polycarbosilane or polycarbosiloxane that includes the moiety Si—O-M material into a ceramic material.
US09745224B2	Inorganic polymer/organic polymer composites and methods of making same Inorganic polymer/organic polymer composites and methods for their preparation are described herein. The inorganic polymer/organic polymer composites comprise a first layer comprising an inorganic polymer and a second layer adhered to the first layer comprising an organic polymer. The inorganic polymer is formed by reacting, in the presence of water, a reactive powder, an activator, and optionally a retardant. The reactive powder comprises 85% by weight or greater fly ash and less than 10% by weight portland cement. Also described herein are building materials including the composites.
US09745220B2	Etch rate enhancement at low temperatures A method etching a glass material comprises providing an etchant comprising 10-30% HF, 5-15% HNO3,and at least 10% H3PO4 by volume constituted such that the ratio HF:HNO3 by volume is in the range of 1.7:1 to 2.3:1, providing a glass material to be etched, and contacting the glass material with the etchant. The etchant desirably has no other acid components. The method may be performed with the etchant temperature within the range of 20-30° C. The glass material may be an aluminosilicate glass. Ultrasound energy may be applied to the etchant, to the glass material, or both.
US09745217B2	System and method for lime stabilization of liquid sludge A lime stabilization system and method is provided in which thickened liquid sludge and lime are separately delivered, under controlled conditions, to a reaction tank and mixed therein to a predetermined pH, controlled via a programmable logic computer. The weight of liquid sludge in the reaction tank is controlled from the computer via load cells that measure the weight of such liquid sludge in the reaction tank. The computer monitors the amount of liquid sludge and lime delivered to the reaction tank, for mixing therein to a desired pH, for a predetermined amount of time, and the resultant mix is discharged from the reaction tank, to a holding tank, for return to the land.
US09745207B2	System and method for water purification with automatic purge The invention concerns a treated water purification system (107) comprising a water flow loop (110), said loop (110) being closed onto a tank (10) of treated water to purify, and said loop (110) successively comprising, in the direction of flow of the water downstream of the tank (10), at least one pump means (102), at least one first filtration means (103), at least one second filtration means (104) and at least one point of use (U), the system (107) being characterized in that it further comprises at least one diversionary pipe (112) linking the first filtration means (103) to the tank (10), and a loop return pipe (114) linking the second filtration means (104) to the tank (10). Method for use of such a system.
US09745202B2	Metal cyanometallate synthesis method A method is provided for synthesizing metal cyanometallate (MCM). The method provides a solution of AXM1Y(CN)Z; where “A” is selected from a first group of metals and M1 is selected from a second group of metals. The method adds a material including M2 to the solution to form a liquid phase material that may be either a suspension or a solution. M2 is selected from the second group of metals. The method adds acid to the liquid phase material. The addition of acid to the liquid phase material decomposes the M2 material into M2-ions. Simultaneous with the addition of the acid, a precipitate of ANM1PM2Q(CN)R.FH2O is formed, where N is in a range of 1 to 2. A variation of the above-described synthesis method is also provided.
US09745201B2	Synthetic amorphous silica powder and process for manufacturing same The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a synthetic amorphous silica powder which is suitable as a raw material for a synthetic silica glass product used in a high-temperature and reduced-pressure environment, which can yield a synthetic silica product such that the occurrence or expansion of air bubbles in the glass product is inhibited even in use in a high-temperature and reduced-pressure environment, and which can be obtained at a relatively low cost; and a process for manufacturing the same.
US09745200B2	Process for preparing higher halosilanes and hydridosilanes The invention relates to a process for preparing higher halosilanes by disproportionation of lower halosilanes. The invention further relates to a process for preparing higher hydridosilanes from the higher halosilanes prepared by disproportionation. The invention further relates to mixtures containing at least one higher halosilane or at least one higher hydridosilane prepared by the process described. Finally, the invention relates to the use of such a mixture containing at least one higher hydridosilane for producing electronic or optoelectronic component layers or for producing silicon-containing layers.
US09745199B2	Mesoporous silicon A method of making mesoporous silicon from silica, the mesoporous silicon obtained by the method, and uses of the mesoporous silicon are described. The mesoporous silicon may be derived from plants, particularly land-based plants.
US09745198B2	Porous nanostructured polyimide networks and methods of manufacture Porous three-dimensional networks of polyimide and porous three-dimensional networks of carbon and methods of their manufacture are described. For example, polyimide aerogels are prepared by mixing a dianhydride and a diisocyanate in a solvent comprising a pyrrolidone and acetonitrile at room temperature to form a sol-gel material and supercritically drying the sol-gel material to form the polyimide aerogel. Porous three-dimensional polyimide networks, such as polyimide aerogels, may also exhibit a fibrous morphology. Having a porous three-dimensional polyimide network undergo an additional step of pyrolysis may result in the three dimensional network being converted to a purely carbon skeleton, yielding a porous three-dimensional carbon network. The carbon network, having been derived from a fibrous polyimide network, may also exhibit a fibrous morphology.
US09745197B2	Detonation nanodiamond material purification method and product thereof A mild, acid- and alkali-free purification method of detonation nanodiamond material from water-insoluble metal-containing impurities and product obtained thereof. The products thus obtained include nanodiamond and diamond-containing detonation blend. The method is implemented by an impact treatment of the detonation nanodiamond material with aqueous or water organic solutions of chelating agents in concentrations 0.5-20 wt. % at elevated temperature, wherein the weight-percent ratio of the detonation nanodiamond material to an undiluted chelating agent is substantially 1 to 0.2. Impact treatment of the detonation nanodiamond material in chelating agent solution may include boiling, ultrasonication, cavitational disintegration, and harsh treatment in sealed chamber at temperatures of up to about 300° C. and high pressure. The method provides at least 5-fold reduction of metal-containing impurities in the resulting product, wherein the content of such elements as chromium and iron is reduced to negligible amounts.
US09745194B2	Method of producing cathode active material for lithium secondary battery The invention provides a method of producing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, whereby it is possible to configure a lithium secondary battery in which the discharge capacity is improved and elution of lithium ions from the lithium metal phosphate is suppressed when washing the lithium metal phosphate after the same was synthesized. The method of producing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes synthesizing a lithium metal phosphate represented by a composition formula LiMPO4, wherein the element M represents one or two or more of transition metals selected from among Fe, Mn, Co and Ni, and after the synthesis, washing the lithium metal phosphate with a washing liquid containing lithium ion.
US09745191B2	Auto thermal reforming (ATR) catalytic structures An autothermal reforming catalytic structure for generating hydrogen gas from liquid hydrocarbons, steam and an oxygen source. The autothermal reforming catalytic structure includes a support structure and nanosized mixed metal oxide particles dispersed homogenously throughout the support structure.
US09745183B2	Closing machine Closing machine for closing bottles or similar containers (2) using closures (3, 3a), having a plurality of closing stations (11) which each have a closing tool (12, 14) and a container carrier and are formed on the circumference of a rotor (4), which can be driven in circulation around a vertical machine axis (MA), wherein the rotor (4) has formed on it, in the region of the closing stations (11), a sterile chamber (5) which is bounded in the direction of the surroundings by walls or wall portions (6, 7, 8, 9) and into which the containers (2), which are retained in a hanging state on the container carriers, extend by way of their container mouth (2.1) which is to be closed, and wherein the respective closing tool (12, 14) extends into the sterile chamber (5) merely by way of a part which interacts with the container (2) which is to be closed and/or with the closure (3, 3a), all the rest of its functional elements being arranged outside the sterile chamber (5).
US09745182B2	Actuating system and nozzles for liquid dispensers An actuator system having a stationary circular array of mechanical devices. The actuator system includes two stationary motors: one motor to rotate the actuator implement around the circular array of mechanical devices until the desired mechanical device is reached; and a second motor to rotate the actuator implement into engagement with an actuator pin of the mechanical device. A nozzle includes a three-sided or U-shaped stationary enclosure, together with a movable gate that completes the enclosure and forms an adjustable size nozzle outlet. As the gate closes after a dispense is complete, a controlled flow of residual liquid exits the nozzle outlet to avoid any additional displacement, thus preventing the undesirable effect of liquid being squeezed out of the nozzle outlet as the gate closes. Conversely, when the gate opens, this sniff back action operates in reverse, thereby filling the nozzle outlet and preventing air from filling the nozzle.
US09745180B2	Manually length-adjustable fork for a lifting device, forklift truck provided therewith and method therefor Disclosed is a manually length-adjustable fork for a lifting device such as a forklift truck, a forklift truck provided therewith, and a method therefor. The fork includes a fixed fork part; an adjustable fork part displaceable relative to the fixed fork part and provided from a tubular profile which is for a large part open on the side facing downward during use; and a locking mechanism connected to the fixed fork part and provided with a locking catch, a spring mechanism and a fastener accessible from an underside for manual operation of the locking catch.
US09745177B2	Crawler crane and method for fine-tuning a basic operating position of such a crawler A level-controllable crawler crane includes two crawler supports with rotating crawlers, which crawler supports are connected by a transversal bridge. A superstructure of the crawler crane includes a crane jib pivotable about a vertical axis and connected to the transversal bridge. A pivotable articulation connects the transversal bridge to the crane superstructure. At least one of the crawler supports is connected to the transversal bridge by a double link having a lower and an upper link. The lower link is articulated on the crawler support by a crawler support lower pivotable axis and on the transversal bridge by a transversal bridge lower pivotable axis. The upper link is articulated on the crawler support by a crawler support upper pivotable axis and on the transversal bridge by a transversal bridge upper pivotable axis. A drive pivots the links about the pivotable axis associated therewith.
US09745175B2	Method of operating a crane and crane The invention relates to a method of operating a crane having a luffable crane boom and having a trolley travelable at the crane boom, wherein the crane can be operated in a luffing mode, on the one hand, and in a trolley mode, on the other hand. In accordance with the invention, a switch is made between a luffing mode and a trolley mode by varying the hoist rope reeving. The invention further relates to such a crane for carrying out the method.
US09745174B2	Method for controlling port loading and unloading apparatus and port loading and unloading apparatus A quay crane including auxiliary equipment, which is equipment other than main equipment for performing main operations of the quay crane. The auxiliary equipment includes: a main equipment cooling device for cooling the main equipment; a loading and unloading lighting device for lighting a loading and unloading operation range of the main equipment; a room cooling device for cooling a room; and a room lighting device for lighting the room. If an operating condition of the main equipment or a room condition satisfies a predetermined electric power reduction condition while the quay crane is in operation, the auxiliary equipment that is keeping the operating condition of the main equipment or the room condition is put into a power saving mode in which the auxiliary equipment consumes less electric power than in a normal operation.
US09745173B2	Handrail drive for an escalator or a moving walkway A handrail drive for driving a handrail of a transportation system has at least one drive device and at least one counterpressure device. The counterpressure device contains at least one taughtening spring and at least one counterpressure-roller. Between the drive device and the at-least one counterpressure-roller, the handrail is arranged approximately in a linear travel direction and, with a press-on force which is caused by the taughtening spring, is pressed by the at-least one counterpressure-roller against the drive device. The handrail drive has a mechanical redirection device, by which the spring-force of the taughtening spring can be redirected into the press-on force of the at-least one counterpressure-roller.
US09745172B2	Elevator cab protection system An elevator cab protection system is provided. The system includes first and second panels and three clips. Each of the clips includes a lower leg portion and an upper leg portion. The first clip is coupled to the first panel by a fastener. The lower leg portion of the first clip and the first panel define a first downwardly opening slot. The second clip is coupled to the first panel by a fastener with the upper leg portion of the second clip located above the upper end of the first panel. The third clip is coupled to the second panel by a fastener. The lower leg portion of the third clip is configured to be inserted into the upwardly opening slot defined by the upper leg portion of the second clip and the wall of the elevator cab to support the second panel relative to the first panel.
US09745168B1	Cord reel assembly with continuous cord A cord reel assembly including a single, continuous cord having stationary and retractable segments, with the stationary segment including multiple connectors and sheath covering such connectors where the connectors twist and untwist relative to the sheath in response to the retract and extension of the retractable segment.
US09745166B2	Bobbin for winding optical fiber and optical fiber A bobbin for winding an optical fiber includes a main winding drum having a cylindrical shape, an auxiliary flange portion that is provided on at least one of a first end and a second end of the main winding drum in an axis direction of the main winding drum, a first main flange portion that has a larger diameter than the external diameter of the auxiliary flange portion and that is provided on the main winding drum to face the auxiliary flange portion, a second main flange portion that is provided on the main winding drum to face the first main flange portion, and an auxiliary winding drum that is provided between the first main flange portion and the auxiliary flange portion.
US09745165B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path group including at least a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path joining the first conveyance path; an image forming unit; and a path switcher, wherein: the path switcher includes: a guide unit configured to rotate about a guide supporting point and rotate between a first position and a second position; a protruding portion fixed to the guide unit; a drive lever having a first pressing surface and a second pressing surface; a first force applying unit; and a second force applying unit; the drive lever includes: a first lever; a second lever; a third force applying unit; and a restraining portion configured to set a moving end on the rotation of the second lever; and the restraining portion restricts the moving end of the second lever to a predetermined position.
US09745163B2	Winding glass ribbon by tensioning interleaving material A method of winding a glass ribbon (10), including: winding an interleaving material (20) and the glass ribbon together to produce a roll (40); and tensioning the interleaving material so as to control a roll inter-layer pressure. By controlling the roll inter-layer pressure, the roll can be formed with straight side walls. The tension in the interleaving material can be controlled so as to be greater than 0 and ≦0.25 pounds per linear inch of width of interleaving material. Also, there is provided an apparatus for winding glass ribbon together with interleaving material into a roll. The apparatus includes: an interleaving material supply path; a glass ribbon supply path; a roll winding mechanism (46); and a means (26) for applying tension to interleaving material traveling along the interleaving material supply path, as the interleaving material is wound into roll (40), so as to produce a pressure between the layers of the roll.
US09745162B2	Apparatus for guiding a moving web An apparatus (20) for steering a web (22), including a web path having at least one steering roller (24) and an exit roller (26), each having a mount; wherein the steering roller(s) (26) each have an axis of rotation and wherein the mounts for the steering roller(s) (26) can pivot those axes with a total of two degrees of freedom. An array (30) comprising a plurality of sensors (30a) for monitoring the position of the web (22) is present connected to a controller so as to determine the position and angular orientation of the web (22). The controller adjusts the pivot(s) of the mount(s) so as to control the angular orientation and the lateral position of the web (22) at a particular point along the web path.
US09745161B2	Device for receiving and submitting a substrate A device, method and system for receiving and submitting a substrate, the device including an XY table, the XY table having one or a plurality of sides for accepting a substrate, a set of manipulators coupled to the XY table, the manipulators configured to accept and register the substrate from the one or plurality of sides of the XY table, and a set of retractable dividers on the XY table configurable to register one or a plurality of substrates concurrently.
US09745159B2	Mix mail feeder A feeder (12) for feeding envelopes in a mail handling machine comprising a transport deck (30) for receiving a stack of envelopes, feed rollers (34) for conveying downstream envelopes towards a reference wall (32) leaving a clearance path for the envelopes; a stack sensor (48) for detecting the presence of the stack of envelopes at a predetermined height threshold; and a control unit (46) configured for decreasing acceleration of the feed rollers when the stack of envelopes goes below the predetermined height threshold.
US09745158B2	Conveying apparatus and printing apparatus A conveying apparatus has first and second trays arranged on an upstream of a conveyor and configured to support the sheet in contact with the conveyor, a feeder configured to feed the sheet on the first tray toward the conveyor, a first sensor configured to output a first signal in response to the sheet being present on the first tray, a second sensor configured to output a second signal in response to the sheet being present between the first tray and the conveyor and configured to output the second signal in response to the sheet being present between the second tray and the conveyor, and a controller configured to execute a removal notifying process to output a notification indicating removal of the sheet on the first tray in response to output of the second signal before a time period since the first signal was output exceeds a threshold period.
US09745157B2	Banknote cassette and banknote size adjustment device thereof A banknote size adjustment device includes a pair of assemblies cooperating with each other to form a space for accommodating banknotes, the size of the space being adjustable; and front and rear support frames. Each assembly includes a position-limiting plate, a reinforcing plate, a pair of latch plates and a pair of compression springs, the reinforcing plate is fixed to a bottom of the position-limiting plate, and the latch plate is arranged at one end of the position-limiting plate and the reinforcing plate and is sandwiched between the position-limiting plate and the reinforcing plate, the compression spring has one end fixed to the reinforcing plate or the position-limiting plate and another end connected to one end of the latch plate, and applies an elastic force to the latch plate, to allow another end of the latch plate to always maintain a tendency of being inserted into the positioning holes.
US09745150B2	Tie plate separator and method thereof Embodiments of a tie plate sorter are disclosed wherein the tie plates are sorted and fed to an output device for further feeding to a tie plate distribution system. The tie plates may be oriented as needed. Exemplary methods are also provided.
US09745148B2	Powder conveyor and associated operating method A powder conveyor has a pneumatically actuated dense phase powder pump and a pressure controller. The dense phase powder pump comprises at least one conveyor chamber having a powder inlet valve and a powder outlet valve. The pressure controller can be used to adjust and maintain a set pressure on the at least one conveyor chamber of the dense phase powder pump that is or can be previously defined and/or to adjust and maintain an actuation pressure on the powder inlet valve or the powder outlet valve that is or can be previously defined. The powder conveyor further comprises a gas flow detection device for detecting or determining a quantity of gas that is fed or removed per time unit when the set pressure is adjusted and maintained on the at least one conveyor chamber or a quantity of gas that is fed to the powder inlet valve or the powder outlet valve per time unit when the actuation pressure is adjusted and maintained. An evaluation device compares at least one detected or determined gas flow value with a corresponding set value and automatically generates an error and/or alarm signal when a deviation is detected.
US09745142B2	Conveyor assembly In an aspect, a conveyor system for moving a wheeled structure through a service line is provided. The conveyor system comprises at least one endless belt mounted longitudinally through the service line. The belt has an upper transport portion for moving the vehicle through the service line, and a lower return portion with a support deck below the upper transport portion to support the belt. A debris deflector is mounted between the upper transport portion and the lower return portion to protect the lower return portion from debris falling through the support deck.
US09745140B2	Device for transportation, separation and orientation of cuvettes The invention relates to a device, a system and a method for transportation, separation and orientation in a head up position of cuvettes. The invention also relates to using the device or the system for transportation, separation and orientation in head up position of the cuvettes. The device comprises a pipe, a rotating auger, a motor, a guiding plate and a slide rail. The system further comprises at least one cuvette.
US09745137B1	Apparatus, system and method for material handling and/or processing An indexing or ratcheting conveyor configured to advance a load includes a frame defining the inlet end and the outlet end of the conveyor, a first device with a gravity rocking pushers and a powered member configured to advance the load in a direction from the inlet end to the outlet end of the conveyor. The conveyor can also include a second device configured to move the load, disposed at the outlet end only, in a direction from the outlet end to the inlet end prior to discharge of the load outwardly from the outlet end. The conveyor can be used as a component of an oven configured to cook or bake dough in containers with electrical resistance.
US09745136B2	Segmented articulating conveyor A segmented articulating conveyor is provided that is articulable between a straight configuration and an articulated configuration. The segmented articulating conveyor has a plurality of conveyor segments forming a conveyor system. The conveyor segments are pivotally connected to one another to permit manual articulation of the conveyor system between straight and articulated configurations. A belt is operably engaged with the conveyor segments, the belt being configured to accommodate an arc of the conveyor system when in the articulated configuration. A motor is operatively engaged with the belt and configured to move the belt. An associated method is also provided.
US09745130B1	Pickup locations with modifiable storage compartment configurations Storage compartment configurations of pickup locations may be modified (e.g., by dividing larger storage compartments into multiple smaller storage compartments, or vice versa) based on sizes of items to be delivered to the pickup locations, so as to allow more items to be stored with less unused space in each of the storage compartments. Partitions may be positioned (e.g., inserted, moved, removed, etc.) utilizing positioning elements (e.g., rollers, motors, actuators, robotic arms, etc.) for configuring the sizes of each of the storage compartments. Door operations for each of the storage compartments may be modified so as to correspond to the current sizes of the storage compartments, and in some instances multiple doors may be utilized for providing access to larger storage compartments while individual doors may be utilized for providing access to smaller storage compartments.
US09745121B2	Beverage filtering cartridge A beverage filtering cartridge for obtaining beverages, such as coffee, tea or the like, is provided. The beverage filtering cartridge includes an impermeable cup-shaped container, a filtering element, an impermeable cover and a removable instrument. The container has a first opening and a second opening which is smaller than the first opening. The first opening is sealed with the impermeable cover and the second opening is blocked by the removable instrument. The filtering element is located in the container so as to divide the container into two chambers. The tea or coffee will be located between the filtering element and the impermeable cover. When the consumer uses the cartridge by a machine, the consumer must remove the removable instrument and then put the cartridge into the machine. The machine injects water into the cartridge so as to quickly brew the drink, i.e. tea or coffee.
US09745116B1	Laundry receptacle with lifting platform The invention relates a laundry hamper/receptacle having a handle assembly to lift a platform for removal of laundry inside of the hamper. A first handle assembly has singular tubular members with telescoping means connected to a rod affixed to the platform. An alternative handle assembly utilizes a pair of arms providing additional lifting capacity connected to a rod affixed to the platform.
US09745113B2	Structure of inflatable corner packing device An inflatable corner packing device for protecting corners of a product includes: first and second thermoplastic films having a first section, a second section, and an elbow section connecting the first and second sections in a vertical direction, wherein a plurality of fluid containers each extending in the vertical direction, and the first and second sections and the elbow section each have a right side portion, a left side portion, and a middle portion connecting the right and left side portions, wherein the side portions are inwardly crooked for holding a product therebetween. The first and second thermoplastic films are folded, and the folded films are bonded in the elbow section along a border between adjacent fluid containers in each crooked side portion, leaving a remaining portion of the border unbonded, so that the bonded borders form the elbow section.
US09745111B2	Storage device for the prevention of oxidation A volumetricly changeable liquid reservoir system comprising a reservoir and one or more one-way air valves and float valves that work cooperatively to allow are to escape from the reservoir without allowing liquid to escape when the reservoir is compressed and further including systems for providing assisted compression.
US09745108B2	Container, in particular for food use The container (1) includes a body (2), a kinkable/unkinkable flexible sleeve (3) and an apertured maneuvering member (4) for maneuvering the sleeve (3). According to the invention: the body (2) and the member (4) have a globally square or rectangular shape in cross-section, giving the container (1) the appearance of a box; the member (4) is axially movable relative to the body (2), between a position in which it is freed from the wall of the body (2) and can therefore be pivoted relative to the latter, and a position in which it is engaged with the body (2); and the wall of the body (2) outwardly includes at least one part (5) made from a material having a high friction coefficient, and/or the apertured maneuvering member (4) includes, on its inner face, at least one part made from a material having a high friction coefficient.
US09745101B2	Container with insert A vial and insert assembly includes a vial having an interior and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes an insert configured to fit within the interior. The insert includes a first receptacle for housing a plurality of unused products and a second receptacle for housing a plurality of used products.
US09745093B2	Device and method for filling a transport container with notes of pecuniary value A device (10) for filling a transport container (12) with notes of pecuniary value, has a displacement unit (700) that conveys the notes of pecuniary value into the transport container (12) through a movable frame (16). When the transport container (12) is closed, the displacement unit (700) is in a second operating state in which its cross sectional area is reduced so far that it passes through the partially closed frame (16).
US09745092B2	Yard leveling base and method of using the same A yard leveling base for leveling a column during assembly is provided. The yard leveling base is configured to allow for a packed column section of a column to be placed on a top surface of the yard leveling base, the yard leveling base can further include a bottom surface configured to maintain substantial contact with the ground of a remote manufacturing yard, wherein the yard leveling base is adapted to adjust the level of the top surface of the yard leveling base to account for unevenness or slope of the ground of the remote manufacturing yard.
US09745091B2	Method for accumulating a strap within an accumulator of a strapping apparatus The present description discusses apparatuses and methods for applying straps around a bundle of objects by applying a variable force to tension the strap around the bundle of objects and then actuating a series of cams to control the sealing of the strap around the bundle of objects. The apparatus includes a track assembly extending substantially about a strapping station. The track assembly is adapted to receive a strap and to release the strap during a tensioning operation. An accumulator delivers strap to the track assembly. The accumulator has a strap conveyor system that defines a strap path and an accumulator container adjacent to the strap path. Strap can be accumulated in the accumulator container and subsequently delivered to the track assembly.
US09745090B2	Modular strapping machine for steel strap A modular strapping machine feeds steel strapping material around a load, tensions the strapping material and welds the strapping material to itself in an end-to-end weld. The modular strapping machine includes a frame, a feed head removably mounted to the frame, a tension head removably mounted to the frame, a sealing head removably mounted to the frame and a strap chute. A strap straightener is mounted between the tension head and the sealing head. A leading end of the steel strapping material is conveyed from the feed head, through the tension head and the sealing head, through the strap chute and back to the sealing head. The sealing head is configured to grip the leading end, grip and sever a trailing end of the strapping material to form a loop end and weld the leading end to the loop end in an end-to-end weld.
US09745085B2	Apparatus, system and method for changing a volume An apparatus, a system and a method for changing a volume are provided. More specifically, a system and a method for changing a volume of a container are provided. The container has an initial height defined between a top end and a bottom end. The container has a first section, a second section and/or a third section. The second section of the container is insertable into the first section and/or the third section. The first section and/or the third section is insertable into the second section of the container. The container holds contents, such as, solids, liquids or gases. The container seals the contents from an environment external to the container. As the contents of the container are removed from the container, the environment may fill the container. The first section, the second section and/or the third section may move to change the volume of the container to remove the environment from the container.
US09745079B2	Aircraft light unit and aircraft having such aircraft light unit An aircraft light unit (2), has a support portion (4), a light source having at least one LED (6), the light source being arranged on the support portion (4) and in operation emitting light with a source-side light intensity distribution, and an optical element (8) for transforming the source-side light intensity distribution into an output light intensity distribution. The optical element (8) has at least two transformation segments (10, 20, 30), covering different angular ranges of the source-side light intensity distribution in a first cross-sectional plane. The at least two transformation segments (10, 20, 30) include a first transformation segment (10), with the light from the light source experiencing total internal reflection within the optical element (8) in the first transformation segment (10) and being bundled in a peak region of the output light intensity distribution, and at least one further transformation segment (20, 30), with the light from the light source experiencing refraction only in the at least one further transformation segment (20, 30).
US09745078B2	Systems and methods of precision landing for offshore helicopter operations using spatial analysis Systems and methods of precision landing in adverse conditions are provided. In one embodiment, a precision landing system comprises a vehicle including: a receiver configured to receive position information for structures and a landing zone of a landing site and a processor coupled to a memory, the memory includes three-dimensional geometric structural information for a landing site. The processor configured to: receive the position information from the receiver; assign geographical coordinates to the three-dimensional geometric structural information using the position information for the structures and the landing zone of the landing site; send the three-dimensional geometric structural information and graphical rendering information to a display device. The vehicle further includes a display device, wherein the display device is configured to render and display a three-dimensional representation of the landing site in real-time based on the three-dimension geometric structural information and the graphical rendering information from the processor.
US09745076B2	Tubular baffle system A baffle system includes a baffle (40) located in a tank (16) for containing liquid (e.g. an aircraft fuel tank). The baffle (40) is a tubular member through which a liquid may flow. The baffle (40) comprises: a first tubular portion (42) providing a tubular outer wall, and a second tubular portion (44) located within the first tubular portion (42) and providing a tubular inner wall. The first and second tubular portions (42, 44) are substantially parallel. The first and second tubular portions (42, 44) are spaced apart to define a chamber (46) therebetween. The baffle (42, 44) further comprises radial side walls between the first and second tubular portions (42, 44) such that the chamber (46) is a sealed chamber. The chamber (46) may be filled with a compressible gas or gaseous mixture.
US09745073B2	Aircraft engine mounting system and method of mounting aircraft engines An aircraft mounting system is provided having a yoke that is interlocked with engine mounts securable to the engine and the yoke is interchangeable with other yokes on other engines. An aft engine mount is also provided.
US09745072B2	Front installation node integrated with aircraft pylon A front installation node is suitable for integral forming with a front end frame of an aircraft pylon and includes a first lug and a second lug, each respectively protruding outwardly from one of the two sides of the frond end frame; a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, one end thereof being respectively connected to the first lug and the second lug, and the other end thereof being respectively suitable for connecting to an aircraft engine. The first connecting rod can pivotally connect to the first lug at a first connection point. The second connecting rod and the second lug are respectively connected at a second connecting point and a third connecting point. Using the front installation node to transmit torque is beneficial in reducing the external width of a rear installation node, reducing engine fuel consumption.
US09745069B2	Air-liquid heat exchanger assembly having a bypass valve An air-liquid heat exchanger assembly for an environmental control system of an aircraft includes a heat exchanger, a controller, and a bypass valve. The heat exchanger includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has a first inlet that is provided a liquid and a first end that is provided air. The second chamber is arranged adjacent the first chamber. The bypass valve is operably coupled to the controller. The bypass valve having an inlet coupled to a first outlet of the first chamber, a first outlet coupled to a second inlet of the second chamber, and a second outlet coupled to a bypass conduit. The controller adjusts a position of the bypass valve to control the flow of liquid through the second chamber and the bypass conduit.
US09745068B2	Water-evacuator for air conditioner A method for retrofitting an aircraft air conditioning unit drainage system comprises the step of removing drain pipe from the unit housing. A hole from which the drain pipe extends is plugged. A first location within a unit housing is determined where during operation of the unit air pressure is lower than at a second location. A second location below the first location is also determined where pooling occurs. A first and a second conduit with first and second internal diameters are respectively located at the first and the second locations. The first conduit and the second conduit are connected to a third conduit which extends generally vertically and which has a third internal diameter that is generally equal to the first internal diameter. A fourth conduit with a fourth internal diameter that is less than the second internal diameter is connected to the third conduit below the second location.
US09745065B2	Device for protecting an individual sitting on a seat, a seat, and a vehicle A protection device having a set of inflatable protection members including a neck airbag, a left lower airbag, a left upper airbag, a right lower airbag, and a right upper airbag. The protection device has a lower pocket provided with a lower base forming the neck airbag and two lower lateral branches forming the left lower airbag and the right lower airbag. An upper pocket at least partially secured to the lower pocket is provided with an upper base forming a head airbag and two upper lateral branches forming the left upper airbag and the right upper airbag. At least one longitudinal internal wall provide at least two “tubes” in each upper airbag, the upper pocket being in fluid flow communication with the lower pocket.
US09745060B2	Agricultural crop analysis drone A method and system utilizing one or more agricultural drones in combination with agricultural equipment, e.g., an agricultural boom sprayer, to evaluate the crops being farmed, and to improve the real-time delivery and dispensing of liquid from the sprayer including monitoring and verifying that the liquid is being dispensed correctly and/or in accordance with a desired distribution pattern or level.
US09745057B2	Ornithopter An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage. The main wing includes a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a rib extending rearwardly from the main spar. The rib has an S-shaped camber.
US09745053B2	Aerodynamic component and method for producing an aerodynamic component An aerodynamic component which in particular is suitable for use in an aircraft includes an outer skin sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface and being provided with perforation openings allowing a flow of air therethrough. The outer surface of the outer skin sheet forms an aerodynamic surface of the aerodynamic component. The aerodynamic component further includes a sandwich panel which includes an outer layer facing the inner surface of the outer skin sheet, an inner layer facing away from the inner surface of the outer skin sheet and a foam core sandwiched between the outer layer and the inner layer. The sandwich panel is provided with connection openings extending through the sandwich panel between the outer layer and the inner layer and allowing a flow of air therethrough.
US09745052B2	Determining enhanced operating state for aircraft Systems and methods for determining an operating state for an aircraft are provided. In one example, a method can include accessing, by one or more computing devices located on an aircraft, a database of precomputed operating parameters associated with aircraft trim determined in a priori process. The method can further include receiving a real time measurement of one or more dyanamic parameters associated with the aircraft. An aircraft trim parameter can be determined from the precomputed operating parameters independent of the real time measurements. The method can further include determining an enhanced operating state for the aircraft based at least in part on the aircraft trim parameter and the real time measurement of the one or more dynamic operating parameters.
US09745051B2	Control device for an engine An engine control device having a calculator for calculating a pitch setpoint for at least one propeller of the engine, the calculator taking account at least of a flight speed.
US09745046B2	Aircraft transparency with pressure seal and/or anti-static drain An aircraft transparency assembly includes an aircraft transparency having at least one ply having an outer surface and an extended portion. The assembly also includes a pressure seal configured to engage the extended portion of the ply, wherein the pressure seal includes a pressure seal body and at least one integrated compression stop. The transparency assembly can also include an anti-static drain assembly including at least one flexible conductive element having a first end in electrical contact with the outer surface of the ply, for example with an optional conductive coating on the outer surface of the ply, and a second end configured to contact the pressure seal.
US09745036B2	Systems and methods for automatically controlling attitude of a marine vessel with trim devices A trim control system automatically controls trim angle of a marine propulsion device with respect to a vessel. A memory stores trim base profiles, each defining a unique relationship between vessel speed and trim angle. An input device allows selection of a base profile to specify an aggressiveness of trim angle versus vessel speed, and then optionally to further refine the aggressiveness. A controller then determines a setpoint trim angle based on a measured vessel speed. If the user has not chosen to refine the aggressiveness, the controller determines the setpoint trim angle from the selected base profile. However, if the user has chosen to refine the aggressiveness, the controller determines the setpoint trim angle from a trim sub-profile, which defines a variant of the relationship between vessel speed and trim angle defined by the selected base profile. The control system positions the propulsion device at the setpoint trim angle.
US09745034B2	Waterborne payload deployment vessel and method A method for deploying a payload into a body of water using a deployment vessel, the deployment vessel including a hull defining a payload compartment, the method including positioning the payload in the payload compartment of the deployment vessel, the deployment vessel and the payload having a buoyancy, wherein the buoyancy is initially negative, deploying the deployment vessel into the water at a drop zone, wherein the deployment vessel moves horizontally through the water as it submerges vertically downward under a force of gravity, changing the buoyancy to positive after a minimum horizontal distance is established between the drop zone and the deployment vessel, thereby causing the deployment vessel to surface and, after the surfacing of the deployment vessel, opening the hull to release the payload therefrom.
US09745022B1	Shallow water anchor for a fishing boat In a shallow water anchor of a parallelogram design which lowers a rod down from a fishing boat into contact with the ground to keep a boat from drifting out of a chosen location, a depth the rod can reach depending on the combined extended length of the unfolded parallelogram and the length of the vertical rod, a first improvement to increase the maximal depth without concomitantly increasing the length of the parallelogram frame, the improvement using the relative motion and geometry of parallelogram parts to lengthen a telescoping rod, and a second improvement of a flexible coupling to an electric drive motor.
US09745020B2	Trim tab A system including a convex-shaped member, an actuator and a computer. The convex-shaped member includes a forward facing surface, a first end and a second end. While in a deployed state, the forward facing surface curves outward between the first end and the second end in a direction away from a point rearward of the forward facing surface, and the convex-shaped member (i) adjusts attitude or motion of a marine vessel, (ii) deflects oncoming water, and (iii) extends at least partially below a bottom surface of the marine vessel. The actuator (i) is coupled to the convex-shaped member, and (ii) while connected to the marine vessel, is configured to move the convex-shaped member. The computer is configured to control the actuator to transition the member between the deployed state and a retracted state.
US09745015B2	Mechanism to facilitate bicycle drifting A Device is fitted to a traditional bicycle to facilitate a riding style in which the rear wheel of the bicycle can slid sideways or drifted in a controlled manner by harnessing the rider's backward pedaling motions to thrust a block of UHMW plastic downward to the road surface.
US09745013B2	Self-balancing electric vehicle with strain-based controls A self-balancing electric vehicle may include an elongate platform having a first foot placement section and a second foot placement section rigidly coupled to each other, a first and second wheel being respectively coupled to opposite ends of the platform. Rider presence and turning intentions may be determined based on strain induced in the platform by the rider. The strain may be detected by one or more strain gauge systems. One of the strain gauge systems may be configured for use in a steering control circuit, and may include a strain gauge sensor mounted diagonally with respect to a long axis of the platform, such that the strain gauge detects only twist-induced strain.
US09745005B2	Roller assembly for a track-type machine A roller assembly is disclosed. The roller assembly may have a roller shell. The roller shell may have a bore. The roller assembly may also have a substantially cylindrical shaft. The shaft may extend from a shaft proximate end to a shaft distal end. The shaft may be disposed within the bore. The roller assembly may also have a first collar disposed between the shaft proximate end and the roller shell. The first collar may be interferingly engaged with the shaft. The roller assembly may further have a second collar disposed between the shaft distal end and the roller shell. The second collar may also be interferingly engaged with the shaft.
US09745003B2	Trailer with protective rail and tie-down anchors A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
US09744999B2	Vehicle front portion structure A vehicle front portion structure includes: an instrument panel reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction and supports a steering column; a cowl that is disposed at the vehicle forward side of the instrument panel reinforcement and is provided with a recessed portion that is open toward a vehicle upward side and extends along the vehicle width direction; a coupling member that couples the instrument panel reinforcement and the cowl to each other in a vehicle forward and rearward direction, at a predetermined position in the vehicle width direction; and a bracket that is disposed at the cowl at a front side in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and on an extension line, of the coupling member, that closes off an open side of the recessed portion in the vehicle forward and rearward direction, and has a ridgeline that extends in the vehicle forward and rearward direction.
US09744988B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus is configured to provide steering assistance as rotary torque of a driving toothed-pulley fixedly fitted to a rotary shaft of an electric motor is transmitted through a toothed belt to a driven toothed-pulley that rotates together with a ball screw nut in an integrated manner. The electric power steering apparatus is configured such that the amount of axial travel of a rack shaft is limited when a rack end and a housing come into contact with each other in the axial direction. The electric power steering apparatus includes a tilt allowing portion configured to cause the ball screw nut to tilt relative to a ball screw shaft such that the distance between the center of rotation of the driven toothed-pulley and that of the driving toothed-pulley increases when the rack end and the housing come into contact with each other in the axial direction.
US09744983B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly includes a jacket assembly, a mounting bracket, and a first telescope guide. The jacket assembly defines a first guide slot. The mounting bracket is disposed on the jacket assembly and has a first portion disposed opposite a second portion and a third portion extending between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a first rail received within the first guide slot. The first telescope guide is disposed between the first guide slot and the first rail.
US09744978B2	Railway track geometry defect modeling for predicting deterioration, derailment risk, and optimal repair Geo-defect repair modeling is provided. A method includes logically dividing a railroad network according to spatial and temporal dimensions with respect to historical data collected. The spatial dimensions include line segments of a specified length and the temporal dimensions include inspection run data for inspections performed for each of the line segments over a period of time. The method also includes creating a track deterioration model from the historical data, identifying geo-defects occurring at each inspection run from the track deterioration model, calculating a track deterioration condition from the track deterioration model by analyzing quantified changes in the geo-defects measured at each inspection run, and calculating a derailment risk based on track conditions determined from the inspection run data and the track deterioration condition. The method further includes determining a repair decision for each of the geo-defects based on the derailment risk and costs associated with previous comparable repairs.
US09744973B2	On-board vehicle control system and method The present invention relates to an on-board control system for a vehicle. A central control unit is provided for controlling the operation of several vehicle systems in response to a control signal transmitted wirelessly by a remote control. An interior of the vehicle is divided into a plurality of operating zones and a tracking system tracks the remote control to determine which one of said operating zones the remote control is located within. The vehicle systems are each associated with at least one of said operating zones. The remote control is configured selectively to control each vehicle system associated with the operating zone in which the remote control is located. The invention also relates to a method of operating a vehicle control system.
US09744969B2	Vehicle control apparatus and method for driving safety A method for controlling a vehicle is provided with a smart cruise control (SCC) system. The vehicle determines whether a neighboring vehicle sensed by a blind spot detection (BSD) device meets a particular condition. When the neighboring vehicle meets the particular condition, the speed of the vehicle is adjusted based on a comparison result between the vehicle speed and neighboring vehicle speed.
US09744967B2	Vehicle behavior control device The vehicle behavior control device comprises a PCM configured to decide a target additional deceleration. The PCM is operable: to correct the target additional deceleration in such a manner that it is reduced by multiplying the target additional deceleration by a coefficient K1 set according to a vehicle speed, a coefficient K2 set according to a steering wheel angle, a coefficient K3 set according to an accelerator position and a coefficient K4 decided according to a required deceleration; when a value derived by multiplying the target additional deceleration by K1 and K2 is less than a threshold DT, to stop a torque reduction control; and, when the value derived by multiplying the target additional deceleration by K1 and K2 is equal to or greater than DT, and a value derived by multiplying the target additional deceleration by K3 and K4 is less than DT, to maintain the torque reduction control.
US09744965B2	Engine operation control system and method of eco-friendly vehicle An engine operation control system and method of an eco-friendly vehicle are provided to achieve optimal engine operating efficiency by changing a region for using an engine operating point based on a battery state of charge (SOC) region and a driver requirement torque. The system and method satisfy a driver requirement torque and achieve defense of battery state of charge (SOC) and optimal engine operating efficiency by changing an engine operating point based on a battery state of charge (SOC) and a driver requirement torque to an engine operating point where a battery discharge amount is minimized and a battery charging amount is maximized.
US09744958B2	Pneumatic brake distributor valve assembly for a rail vehicle A pneumatic brake valve unit for a rail vehicle, includes: a main device (20) designed for selective control of a communication path between a brake pipe connector (18) and either an atmospheric exhaust line (19) or an auxiliary reservoir connector (16), such that the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is k times the difference between the pressure at a control reservoir connector (14) and the pressure at a main brake pipe connector (12), k being a proportionality factor; and a reset device (23) designed for selective control of a communication path between an air discharge member (54) and the control reservoir connector (14) between an open position when the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is atmospheric pressure and a closed position when the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is above atmospheric pressure.
US09744950B1	Performance electric parking brake controllers Performance electric parking brake controllers determine braking control signals for a performance electric parking brake system based on a position of a parking brake lever. A parking brake lever has a first rate of resistance associated with movement in a first direction away from a neutral position and a second rate of resistance associated with movement in a second direction away from the neutral position opposite the first direction. The first and second rates of resistance are different. A controller is configured to electromechanically actuate rear brake calipers of the vehicle in response to a first set of operating conditions of the vehicle, to hydraulically actuate front brake calipers and the rear brake calipers of the vehicle in response to a second set of operating conditions of the vehicle, and to hydraulically actuate only the rear brake calipers in response to a third set of operating conditions of the vehicle.
US09744945B2	End cap for retaining wiping element of wiper assembly An end cap for retaining a wiping element of a wiper assembly includes a body adapted to be disposed over a portion of a wiping element of the wiper assembly and the body includes at least one tab adapted to be disposed in at least one notch of the wiping element of the wiper assembly to retain the wiping element from longitudinal movement relative thereto.
US09744943B1	Bracelet with clock and remote key fob A fashionable bracelet operates as a remote car key fob and a clock. The bracelet provides multiple buttons allowing a user to operate the bracelet to control access to the vehicle coupled to the bracelet. The bracelet receives voice commands to operate the vehicle. Moreover, the bracelet incorporates a GPS subsystem for auto-piloting the vehicle to the location of the user. The bracelet further incorporates multiple LEDs to provide operational feedback to the user. The clock can be turned on and off using one of the buttons. The wireless key fob functions and the clock are controlled by a microcontroller disposed within the bracelet. The bracelet includes a battery to provide power to various components of the bracelet. The battery is operatively coupled to a solar panel. The bracelet is conveniently and securely attached to the wrist of the user.
US09744942B2	Double-security anti-theft emergency device for batteryless motor vehicles A double-security anti-theft emergency switch, specially suitable for batteryless race motor vehicles comprising a fixed assembly integral with the vehicle and cooperating with a movable key which is tied up to the driver by means of an even partially elastic lace, is disclosed. The double security is bound to the presence of a first normally closed switch whose opening, via the movable key, is necessary to disconnect the ignition circuit of the motorcycle from ground and to allow the engine to start-up, so as to produce the electrical power necessary for an RFID system to monitor a transponder comprised in the movable key. Should the outcome of this transponder test be unsuccessful, a second normally open switch would be closed and would ground the ignition circuit of the engine and lock the motorcycle.
US09744935B2	Vehicle curtain airbag device There is provides a vehicle curtain airbag device including a curtain airbag, having: a front main chamber and a rear main chamber that protect occupants from a side collision, a front oblique collision chamber that is disposed at a vehicle front side, and that protects the occupant from an oblique collision, and a rollover chamber that is disposed between the front main chamber and the rear main chamber, and that protects the occupant from a rollover, wherein the curtain airbag is configured such that, during inflation and deployment of the front main chamber, the rear main chamber, the front oblique collision chamber, and the rollover chamber on receipt of gas supplied from an inflator, an internal pressure of each chamber rises in the sequence: (i) the front main chamber and the rear main chamber, (ii) the front oblique collision chamber, and (iii) the rollover chamber.
US09744934B2	Concentrator strap for seat-mounted airbag A vehicle seat includes an airbag and a concentrator strap that facilitates simplified assembly and enhanced airbag performance. The concentrator strap includes an attachment feature that cooperates with a corresponding feature of the seat frame in a manner that reduces cost, cycle time, and assembly errors. The concentrator strap extends over the airbag module and into an attachment opening, where an attachment tab engages the seat frame. The concentrator strap can be pre-attached to a seat cover and extended to engage the seat frame after the seat cover is partially installed over the seat frame, as the attachment tab can be configured for engagement without the need for special tools.
US09744932B1	Upwardly inflatable vehicle airbag A vehicle interior includes a floor, an airbag supported by the floor and being inflatable away from the floor to an inflated position. The airbag includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and an inflation chamber defined between the inner panel and the outer panel. In the inflated position, the outer panel and the inner panel extend along a curved path about an axis transverse to the floor. During a vehicle impact, the airbag may be inflated to the inflated position to absorb energy from an occupant of the vehicle.
US09744930B2	Passenger restraint providing lateral leg containment in an amusement park ride vehicle A vehicle for use in an amusement park ride with upright passenger seating. The vehicle includes a vehicle body and a seat assembly including a seat pan provided in the vehicle body between a front end and a rear end of the vehicle body. The vehicle further includes a passenger restraint system with: (a) a lap bar assembly; (b) a lap bar mount pivotally supporting the lap bar assembly within the vehicle body to pivot about a lap bar rotation axis passing between the seat pan and the front end of the vehicle body; (c) a side leg shield; and (d) a shield articulating assembly concurrently pivoting the side leg shield about a shield rotation axis from an open to a closed position with a pivoting of the lap bar assembly about the lap bar rotation axis from a disengage to an engaged position.
US09744925B2	DC power system for marine applications A power system for a marine ship includes a plurality of protection zones, wherein at least two protection zones are coupled to each other via at least one bus-tie converter. Each of the protection zones includes a plurality of direct current (DC) buses and a plurality of power converters. The bus-tie converter includes at least two converter legs coupled by at least one inductor. Each converter leg includes a first branch connected with a snubber circuit. The first branch includes two outer switching devices and at least one inner switching device connected between the two outer switching devices. The first branch also includes a damping resistor coupled between the two outer switching devices to dissipate a fault current. The snubber circuit includes a combination of a diode, a resistor and a capacitor. A controller controls the operation of the plurality of power converters and the at least one bus-tie converter.
US09744924B2	Wire harness A wire harness includes a high voltage electrically conductive path which is an electrically conductive path, and a sheath member which is formed with a tubular member of a rectangular configuration and accommodates the high voltage electrically conductive path therein. In the sheath member, thick parts whose thicknesses are increasing toward inside at positions according to angular parts of an outer peripheral surface are set.
US09744922B2	Fastening device for a heat shield and method to produce the same A heat shield for shielding of hot areas of a combustion engine. The heat shield has at least one metal sheet layer with a first and a second surface. The at least one metal sheet layer has at least one passage opening for the passage of a fastening element. The layer also has a sleeve which passes through the passage opening. The heat shield further has a decoupling element from flexible material arranged between a circumferential edge of the passage opening and the sleeve. The decoupling element and the sleeve each have a) an annular shank area, which penetrates the passage opening, b) a first collar, which on the first surface extends radially outward relative to the circumferential edge of the passage opening, and c) a second collar, which extends adjacent to the second surface radially outward relative to the circumferential edge of the passage opening.
US09744920B2	Noise insulation structure of cabin floor A floor carpet is placed on a floor panel forming a cabin floor surface. The floor carpet comprises a skin layer which is configured to block an airflow therethrough and a sound-absorption layer which is made of a sound-absorption material and configured to allow an airflow therein, the sound-absorption layer being provided below the skin layer to contact the floor panel at a lower face thereof. A space between the skin layer and the floor panel (a space portion where the sound-absorption layer is arranged) is sealed with a seal member which is configured to surround the sound-absorption layer. The seal member is pressed against the floor panel (tightly) by a pressing member which is fixed to a vehicle-body side with a fixing tool.
US09744917B2	Automotive vehicle interior protective device for the transportation of garbage or any similar products The device for the protection of the interior of an automotive vehicle comprises a flexible liner at the inside of the vehicle and means for holding the liner in this interior. The liner has, at least in part surrounding its rear opening, a protective flap arranged to cover the edge of the trunk opening and at least the upper portion forms a flap continuous with the top side of the liner and incorporates means to hold the flap in position in the upper rabbet of the periphery of the trunk opening. The side flaps are provided for covering the rear edges of the lateral sides of the vehicle, and a rear closure panel, in a rearward extension of the bottom side of the liner, the trunk threshold and the bumper to be covered and is also sized to provide, when pulled up, a rear closure wall of the liner.
US09744916B1	Apparatus for unloading material from a truck bed An improved tarp specifically configured and adapted for transporting cargo in a truck bed, and unloading cargo from the truck bed at a desired location. The tarp includes several foldable flaps or panels which may be used to secure the cargo within the tarp. The tarp may include several loops which may be used for pulling the tarp out of the truck bed and unloading the cargo from the tarp. Also, the tarp may have several strengthening strips which pull the cargo out of the truck bed.
US09744914B2	Device for a vehicle having a camera unit located in a protective housing The invention relates to a device, particularly for a rear area of a vehicle, and a related method for operating the device, where the device includes a camera unit serving to record an image of the exterior area of the vehicle with the camera unit being protectively arranged via a support element at the vehicle, particularly protected in a housing, and a mobile closing element being provided for closing the housing opening, which by a drive unit can be moved into at least two end positions, namely a closed position and an open position.
US09744911B2	ATV and four-wheeler rack extension The ATV and four-wheeler rack extension is a device that is adapted to be positioned onto a rear of an ATV or four-wheeler in order to extend the surface area of a rack on said vehicle. The ATV and four-wheeler rack extension includes a rack extension frame that includes a grate member thereon. Both the rack extension frame and the grate member are adapted to be positioned adjacent to and to a rear of a rack of an ATV or four-wheeler. The rack extension frame includes a pair of vertical rack members that extend downwardly. A pair of first diagonal members extend downwardly at an angle from the rack extension member, and are adapted to be secured to a vehicle frame.
US09744908B1	Truck step The present invention is directed to a truck step that is typically used with a lifted truck. The steps on the truck step have additional space for receiving a user's foot, shoe, or boot. The additional space is created by compressing a main bar on its bottom surface thereby creating an indentation in the main bar just above the truck step. The utility of the present invention is related to improving access to the truck step while at the same time providing a low profile appearance that does not distract or diminish the appearance of a lifted truck with a low hanging step.
US09744906B2	Vehicle information notification device A vehicle information notification device includes a sound signal analyzer to analyze the notification sound outputted from a first notifier, a system controller to control the operation of the first notifier, an abnormality determiner to determine an operation abnormality of the first notifier on the basis of an analysis result acquired by the sound signal analyzer, and to, when determining that the first notifier is operating normally, determine whether an S/N ratio of the notification sound outputted from the first notifier to ambient noise reaches a permitted level, and a notification controller to cause a second notifier to notify information when it is determined that the first notifier is not operating normally or that the S/N ratio does not reach the permitted level.
US09744905B1	Systems and methods for notification of exceeding speed limits A wearable device is provided that includes a receiver, a processor, and a transducer. The receiver is configured to receive speed limit data indicative of a posted speed limit corresponding to a route or road upon which the wearable device is traveling. The processor is configured to compare the speed limit to a current speed of the wearable device and/or a vehicle in which the user wearing the wearable device is driving. The transducer is configured to deliver a haptic or other notification to a user upon which the wearable device is worn when the current speed exceeds the speed limit or exceeds the speed limit by a predetermined amount. As a result, safer driving and vehicle collision avoidance may be facilitated. Safe driving auto insurance discounts may be provided to drivers that use the safe driving or speed limit warning functionality discussed herein.
US09744903B2	Urgent vehicle warning indicator using vehicle illumination Exemplary methods, vehicles, and systems are disclosed. An exemplary method may include establishing at least one visible signal configured to provide a signal during a normal state of a vehicle, detecting an alarm state of the vehicle, and initiating a visible nuisance via the at least one visible signal in response to at least the detected alarm state. An exemplary vehicle may include at least one lighting device configured to provide a signal during a normal state of a vehicle, and a processor configured to detect an alarm state of the vehicle and initiate a visible nuisance via the at least one visible signal in response to at least the detected alarm state.
US09744900B2	Lighting device for a motor vehicle The invention relates to an illuminating device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising two or more light modules (2), which light modules (2) are provided to generate a common light distribution, and a common supporting body (3), on which the at least two light modules (2) are fastened, wherein at least one of the light modules (2) is mounted on the supporting body (3) so as to be pivotable about at least one axis (H, V) with respect to the supporting body (3), and wherein the at least one pivotable light module (2) is mounted on the supporting body (3) in an articulated manner by means of an articulation (4) so as to be pivotable about the at least one axis (V, H), wherein at least one prestressing device (5) is also provided, by means of which the at least one adjustable light module (2) is held in a prestressed manner on the supporting body (3) pivotably about the articulation (4).
US09744899B2	Method for providing control system of vehicle, electric control unit and headlight control system A method of preparing a vehicle control system having an intended function by using at least two ECUs is provided. One of the at least two ECUs is used for adaptively incorporating a modified portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system through re-design in a short period, while the rest of the ECUs in the vehicle control system sustain and support an unchanging portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system.
US09744892B2	Vehicle seat frame A vehicle seat frame includes a pair of side frames, a pair of cylindrical collar members, a pair of link members, and a pipe member coaxially secured at end portions to the collar members. At least one of the collar members is substantially equal in outer diameter to the pipe member. A contact surface portion having a reduced outer diameter is formed in an end portion of a first member, which is brought into contact with a second member. The first member is one of the pipe member and the collar member that is substantially equal in outer diameter to the pipe member, and the second member is the other one of them. The first member and the second member are secured to each other by welding, with the contact surface portion kept in contact with an inner peripheral portion of the second member.
US09744891B2	Lumbar support assembly The present disclosure relates to a lumbar support assembly. The present disclosure provides a lumbar support assembly installed at a seat back frame at the inside of a vehicle seat and configured to support the back region of an occupant, comprising: a suspension mat coupled to the seat back frame; a guide box coupled to the suspension mat; an actuator coupled to the guide box and including a spindle shaft disposed at one side thereof so as to be positioned within the guide box; a pair of spindle nuts screw-coupled to the spindle shaft and slidably moved in opposite directions to each other along with the rotation of the spindle shaft; and a pair of cables coupled at one ends thereof to the seat back frame and coupled at the other ends thereof to the pair of spindle nuts.
US09744887B2	Adjustable seat and method for controlling same A seat having a backrest and a seat cushion includes rows of adjusting elements, respectively, which adjusting elements are arranged above one another, on both sides of the longitudinal center plane of the seat. By alternately applying the adjusting elements mutually arranged in a vertically staggered manner in the two halves of the seat, a rotational movement can be actively applied to a seat user's back and possibly pelvis, which rotational movement corresponds to the rotational movement of the back, and possibly of the pelvis, when walking.
US09744885B2	Vehicle seat with a locking unit A vehicle seat (1) includes a structural part (3) which has a lock connection plate (60) and a locking unit (10) which is fixed to the lock connection plate (60). The locking unit (10) has at least one bearing bolt (51) with a passage opening (55). The lock connection plate (60) also comprises at least one mating contour (62) which projects into the passage opening (55) in the at least one bearing bolt (51).
US09744884B2	Vehicle seat having an elevation mechanism and a cushion frame with rigid portions Realized is a vehicle seat capable of improving the rigidity of a cushion frame with respect to a load input to a seat back while suppressing an increase in weight and size of the cushion frame. In a vehicle seat including a height adjustment mechanism which is driven to adjust the height of a seat cushion and a brake mechanism which maintains the height of the seat cushion when the height adjustment mechanism is not driven, the brake mechanism is connected to a second connection portion different from a first connection portion connected to the seat back in the cushion frame, and reinforcement portions and which extend in a direction from the first connection portion toward the second connection portion are provided between the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the cushion frame.
US09744883B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; an operating member; a shield having an opening through which the operating member is passed; and a cover member provided in the opening so as to cover part of the opening while permitting the rotation operation of the operating member. The operating member has a protrusion projecting toward the shield, in a part opposed to the shield. Either one of the cover member and the shield is formed as a projecting portion projecting toward the protrusion. The operating member is configured such that the protrusion slides on the projecting portion while abutting with the projecting portion when the rotation operation is performed on the operating member.
US09744881B2	System and apparatus for decoupling an electro-mechanical actuator from a portion of a linkage In various embodiments, a drive system with a motor rotary actuator driven linkage and an override system is provided. The override system may be a manually actuated override system that, in response to a power loss or outage, is configured to disengage one or more links of drive system 100 from the electric motor rotary actuator, allowing the disengaged link to be moved and/or repositioned. Moreover, drive system 100 and, more specifically, the override system may be configured to restore normal operation to the disengaged link in response to power being restored (i.e., by reengaging the link).
US09744879B2	Distributed motor torque generation system and method of control An apparatus for an electrically powered terrestrial vehicle applies electrical energy to front wheels and to rear wheels. A control system receives desired acceleration inputs and provides target torque requirements to a plurality of adaptive field-oriented motor control circuits. One or more three-phase alternating current synchronous motors receive voltage magnitude and voltage frequency to generate torque, which is applied through a reduction gear. One motor only may be powered during certain modes of operation.
US09744878B2	Magnetically lifted vehicles using hover engines Electromechanical systems using magnetic fields to induce eddy currents and generate lift are described. Magnet configurations which can be employed in the systems are illustrated. The magnet configuration can be used to generate lift and/or thrust. Arrangements of hover engines, which can employ the magnet configurations, are described. Further, vehicles, which employ the hover engines and associated hover engines are described.
US09744877B2	Vehicular fuel cell cooling system A cooling system for a vehicular fuel cell utilizes packet pumps to electrically isolate the fuel from a grounded radiator. Fluid in a packet pump is transported from an inlet port to an outlet port in discrete packets. Because these packets are physically separated from one another, electricity does not flow through the fluid from the inlet port to the outlet port. Packet pumps include peristaltic pumps and external gear pumps.
US09744875B2	Motor vehicle, battery, and method for controlling a battery A battery comprises a number n of battery module strings, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two. The battery module strings have several battery modules, and one battery module has a coupling unit. The coupling unit is configured as a voltage transformer and couples the battery modules to each other. A method of controlling the battery includes supplying a load connected to the battery with a predefined and substantially constant total power. The total power corresponds to a sum of n individual powers of the n battery module strings. The method further includes setting n−1 string voltages, which are each present at the n−1 battery module strings, according to the total power, the load, and by defining a string voltage present at an nth battery module string with amplitude and phase position. At least two of the n individual powers are asymmetrical to each other.
US09744872B2	Self-propelling work machine and method for braking such a work machine The application describes a self-propelling work machine, in the form of a truck, having an electric drive comprising at least one electric motor, a generator drivable by an internal combustion engine for the power supply of the electric drive, and a braking apparatus for braking the work machine, wherein the braking apparatus provides a regenerative braking by the electric drive and a feedback apparatus for feeding back electrical motor braking power of the electric motor to the generator to apply the motor braking power on the internal combustion engine. The application further describes a method for braking the work machine. A braking control apparatus is provided for an automatic connection of a mechanical brake in dependence on the motor braking power fed back to the internal combustion engine and/or in dependence on the operating state of the internal combustion engine acted on by the fed back motor braking power.
US09744868B2	Electric circuit for charging at least one electrical energy storage unit by means of an electrical network An electric circuit (5) for charging at least one electrical energy storage unit (4) by means of an electrical network, the circuit (5) comprising: an inductive cell (6) configured to interact with an inductive cell of the electrical network to exchange energy by electromagnetic induction, a rectifier (13) disposed downstream from the inductive cell (6) and whereof the positive output terminal (17) and the negative output terminal (20) are each connected to a conductor (18, 21) of a DC bus (19), a capacitor (22) mounted between the two conductors (18, 21) of the DC bus (19), a power stage (25) whereof the positive input terminal (26) and the negative input terminal (27) are respectively connected to one of the conductors (18, 21) of the DC bus (19), and which is configured to adapt the value of the DC voltage between the positive input terminal (26) thereof and the negative input terminal (27) thereof to the electrical energy storage unit (4), the power stage comprising, at most, two voltage converters, and the electrical energy storage unit (4).
US09744867B1	Charger extension cable for electric car A charger extension cable for an electric car is connected with a home circuit and a charging gun of the electric car, and the charger extension cable contains: a body. A plug connects with a home circuit, and the plug connects with an electromagnetic protection switch via a first extension part, wherein an output end of the electromagnetic protection switch connects with a measuring meter, and an output end of the measuring meter couples with a first socket via a second extension part, the first socket is applied to connect with the charging gun.
US09744866B2	Electric power control device An electric power control device has a first connector connected to a second connector provided in a second appliance, and a control circuit provided within a first appliance that exchanges electric power with the second appliance via a harness and connected to the first connector via the harness. The first connector includes a latching solenoid that switches connector connection, i.e., connection between the first and second connectors, between a locked state and an unlocked state. The control circuit outputs a first or second voltage to an operating coil inside the latching solenoid to bring the connector connection into the locked or unlocked state, respectively.
US09744865B2	Line for supplying electrical units with power in vehicles A line for supplying electrical units with power of more than 3 kW in vehicles, comprising: at least two electrically conducting, oblong bus bars having a flat cross-section and two opposite ends in the longitudinal direction, the bus bars each being insulated from and extending parallel to each other; a foil shield surrounding the bus bars from a first of the ends to a second of the ends; a stranded drain wire running between the bus bars and the foil shield in the longitudinal direction from the first end to the second end; a pair of flexible electrical conductors at one of the ends of the bus bars, each surrounded by a shield and electrically connected at a first end to a respective one of the bus bars, with the shield of the conductors being electrically connected in each case to the stranded drain wire.
US09744860B2	Electric cut-off safety device An electric cut-off safety device for the power circuits of an electric bipolar vehicle is capable of cutting off two poles. An electric vehicle can include such an electric cut-off safety device.
US09744856B2	Power conversion apparatus A power conversion apparatus is configured to supply a power to an auxiliary device provided in a vehicle, and the power conversion apparatus includes: a primary side circuit including a primary side port; a secondary side circuit including a plurality of secondary side ports and magnetically coupled with the primary side circuit via a transformer; a control unit configured to control a transmitted power that is transmitted between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit by changing a phase difference between a switching of the primary side circuit and a switching of the secondary side circuit; an inverter connected to a first secondary side port and supplying the power to the auxiliary device via the primary side port; and a charger connected to a second secondary side port and supplying the power to the auxiliary device via the primary side port.
US09744854B2	Operation amount display apparatus A pedal operation amount display apparatus includes: a display device that is configured to display an accelerator operation amount of an accelerator pedal by an operating person by means of light emission of segments; and an assist reaction force calculation part that is configured to set a threshold operation amount as a target value of the accelerator operation amount; and a display control part that is configured to control the display device in a manner such that the accelerator operation amount corresponding to the threshold operation amount is constantly displayed by means of light emission of the segments. Even when the threshold operation amount is changed, the display control part keeps the light emission of the segments unchanged until the accelerator operation amount varies.
US09744851B2	Transfer for four-wheel drive vehicle A transfer for a four-wheel drive vehicle, the vehicle including a driving source, main/auxiliary drive wheels, and a power transmission member, the transfer includes: a ring gear being supported so as to rotate around a rotation axis, and configured to drive the power transmission member; an input shaft extending through an inside of the ring gear, being supported so as to rotate concentrically with the ring gear, and being configured to receive part of the driving force; a disconnect mechanism; and an actuator configured to change the disconnect mechanism between a connection position and a disconnection position, the connection position being a position at which the ring gear and the input shaft are coupled to each other so as not to relatively rotate, the disconnection position being a position at which relative rotation between the ring gear and the input shaft is allowed.
US09744846B2	Roller blind module for a cooling module of a vehicle and front end element for a vehicle The invention related to a roller blind module (1) for a cooling module (2) of a vehicle wherein the roller blind module (1) is assembled at the cooling module (2) comprising a roller blind element (10), at least a drive (15), by which the roller blind element (10) is uncoilable from a first position (11) in at least a second position (12) wherein in the first position (11) the roller blind element (10) is wound up and in the second position (12) the roller blind element is assembled in front of the cooling module (2) regarding to the driving direction (30) of the vehicle, and a cleaning device (20) with at least one cleaning element (21) wherein the roller blind element (10) is cleanable by the cleaning element (21).
US09744844B2	Motor drive unit A motor drive unit, in which an output end of a motor drive system using an electric motor as a power source and a rotator rotatably supported by a bearing unit are arranged side by side in an axial direction, and the output end of the motor drive system and the rotator are drivingly coupled in a relatively displaceable manner by a coupling member in which a plurality of couplers spaced apart in an axial direction are set. The bearing unit of the rotator is arranged such that a center of displacement of the rotator defined by the bearing unit is located between an arbitrary pair of couplers among the couplers.
US09744835B2	Actuating method and actuating apparatus for a vehicle part An actuating apparatus for a vehicle part contains an actuating motor for generating an actuating force under the action of which the vehicle part can be adjusted between a closed state and an open state along an actuating path. The actuating apparatus also contains a control unit which is configured to carry out an actuating method in which, according to the method, a position measure is continuously ascertained when the vehicle part is adjusted, the position measure being characteristic of the current actuating position of the vehicle part along the actuating path. Furthermore, the position measure is set to a prespecified reference value when the vehicle part is in the closed state and when a further condition is additionally met, the further condition being linked in a reproducible manner with a specific actuating position.
US09744832B2	Anti-glare apparatus having light emitted from inside a moving vehicle to a light reactive member A light source detector detects, from a vehicle, a light source that exists outside the vehicle. A light reactive sheet is arranged in a planar form and is located in front of the driver driving the vehicle. The light reactive sheet changes color in response to light having a specific frequency. A light source position calculating unit calculates a light source position on the surface of the light reactive sheet based on output of the light source detector. A light emitter emits light having the specific frequency from the inside of the vehicle to the light reactive sheet based on the calculated light source position.
US09744828B2	Pressure relief valve An apparatus for use in venting a compartment in a vehicle includes a housing which at least partially defines an air flow passage. A valve element moves from a closed condition to an open condition to enable air to flow through the air flow passage. The valve element has an inner surface facing the air flow passage when the valve element is in the closed condition. The valve element has an outer surface opposite the inner surface facing away from the air flow passage when the valve element is in the closed condition. A spring wire deflects as the valve element moves from the closed condition toward the open condition and is effective to urge the valve element toward the closed condition. The spring wire extends in a straight line from the housing to the inner surface of the valve element when the valve element is in the closed condition.
US09744826B2	Methods and apparatus for adjusting a spring pre-load A wrench and nut combination, including: a wrench lug including: a wrench lug feature that substantially mates with a nut feature of a nut of a shock absorber during a first rotation of said nut, relative to external body threads on a body of the shock absorber, in a first direction, wherein the wrench lug feature and the nut feature release during a second rotation of said nut, relative to the external body threads, in a second direction, wherein at least one of the first rotation and the second rotation causes an adjustment to a compressive coil spring pre-load of a set of coil springs disposed in the shock absorber.
US09744823B2	Motor vehicle rear axle with elastic mounting A rear axle arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed having two independent wheel suspension systems with in each case at least two links and a wheel support. The links producing a connection between the vehicle body and the wheel support and being coupled at their ends in a relatively movable manner via elastic bearings. In the case of static wheel loading, the wheels of the rear axle exhibiting toe-in, which rear axle arrangement is distinguished by at least one elastic bearing of a link having a frequency-dependent bearing stiffness in such a way that, in the case of driving straight ahead and high-frequency dynamic wheel loading, a change into toe-out takes place on account of an increasing bearing stiffness of the bearing and the wheel is pressed into negative camber as a result of the change into toe-out.
US09744817B2	Apparatus and method for automatic tire pressure adjustment In accordance with an example embodiment, a method comprising determining a change in configuration of a mobile machine, and in response to determining the change in configuration, initiating adjustment of a pressure of at least one tire of the mobile machine is disclosed.
US09744816B2	Air maintenance tire A wheel mounted control assembly receives therethrough the tire valve stem from an air maintenance tire. A control assembly regulator controls a flow of air to and from a tire-mounted air pumping tube. The control assembly includes a bi-directional air distribution flow control system having multiple parallel air pathways, each air pathway coupled to a respective conduit connected to an air pumping tube mounted within a tire sidewall. The pathways alternatively operate to deliver ambient non-pressurized air to the air pumping tube in response to directional tire rotation against a ground surface.
US09744815B2	Device for maintaining and changing the pressure in tires A device for maintaining and changing the pressure in a is provided whereby the inner pressure space of the tire is connected through a pump to a pressure accumulator which, at its input and/or output into the inner pressure space of the tire, is fitted with at least one pressure control element. The pump can be a peristaltic pump in the shape of a deformable hose placed on the perimeter of the tire, fitted with an air inlet and an air outlet, while the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on the perimeter of the tire distant from each other by a preset length, dependent on the deformation of the tire.
US09744814B2	Pneumatic tire and manufacturing method of pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire has a rubber member constructed by a rubber ribbon winding body formed by spirally winding a rubber ribbon. The rubber ribbon includes a composite rubber ribbon which is formed by a non-conductive rubber, and a conductive rubber partly covering the non-conductive rubber. The composite rubber ribbon has a flat cross sectional shape and is gradually reduced in its thickness toward both ends. The conductive rubber has a cross sectional area which is equal to or less than 3% of a cross sectional area of the composite rubber ribbon, and forms a surface in one side and a surface in the other side in both ends of the composite rubber ribbon. The composite rubber ribbons that are adjacent in the width direction are partly overlapped, and a conductive route is provided by the conductive rubber connected between the composite rubber ribbons.
US09744811B2	Tire tread having groove with internal voids A tire having a tread with a novel groove structure for enhanced wet and snow traction is provided. The groove includes an upper portion and a lower portion that can provide enhanced wet and snow traction over various stages of tread wear without unnecessary compromise to the tread rigidity. The lower portion includes one more voids for the accumulation and/or evacuation of fluids.
US09744810B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread having a center main groove and a pair of shoulder main grooves. A pair of middle land sections in the tread is positioned between the shoulder and center grooves. Each of the shoulder and center grooves has a groove width set in range of 7 to 9% of width of the tread footprint. An outer middle land portion is divided into first and second middle land portions by a middle narrow groove. The first land portion forms rib. The second land portion has outer middle lateral grooves connected to the center groove and the narrow groove. Each lateral groove includes first portion, second portion having the opposite inclination to the first portion and connection portion between the first and second portions. The connection portion is positioned on the center groove side from the center of the outer land portion in the axial direction.
US09744808B2	Axle alignment system An axle alignment system for an axle assembly. The axle alignment system may include a bracket assembly and an alignment plate. The alignment plate may be moveably disposed on the bracket assembly with one or more fasteners that may move along one or more slots that may be provided with the bracket assembly and/or the alignment plate.
US09744805B1	Axle assembly and contamination self-trapping seal A shaft seal for an axle assembly can include a support body with a circumferentially-extending outer wall member and a radial wall member coupled to the outer wall member and extending radially inwardly therefrom. Sealant disposed on an outside circumferential surface of the outer wall member can form a seal with a surface of a housing bore. A lip can be coupled to the radial wall member and extend radially inward thereof. The lip can form a seal between the radial wall member and an outer surface of a shaft. An annular flange can be coupled to the outer wall member and extend radially outward of an intersection of the outer wall member and the radial wall member, while having a maximum diameter that is smaller than a maximum diameter of the outer wall member. The flange and outer wall member can cooperate to define an annular channel.
US09744800B2	Compositions and image making mediums The invention relates to compositions for forming two and three-dimensional artwork, pictures, works of design and architectural works that are interactive, responsive or able to change. These compositions can include at least one nanomaterial. They can include a light emitter that is one or a combination of: an OLED; a light-emitting display screen that is partially or entirely transparent or translucent; a light-emitting display screen capable of flexing or folding; or a thin light-emitting display screen. In different embodiments, the composition includes electronic paper; a visible tangible transparent or translucent form or display capable of aesthetic change; a visible interactive or responsive intangible hologram; or an organic transistor, a transparent transistor, an organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) or a transistor that is a combination of these; or a conductive polymer. Aesthetic works of the invention are created, developed, changed, reworked or recreated interactively, in a responsive process, repeatedly or continuously.
US09744790B2	Undercoat layer with low release force for aqueous printing transfix system Disclosed herein are sacrificial coating compositions comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer; at least one hygroscopic agent; at least one surfactant; at least one non-reactive silicone release agent; and water. In certain embodiments, the at least one non-reactive silicone release agent is chosen from polyether modified polysiloxane and nonreactive silicone glycol copolymers. In certain embodiments, the at least one non-reactive silicone release agent may be present in an amount ranging from about 0.001% to about 2%, based on the total weight of the composition, such as from about 0.03% to about 0.06%. Also disclosed herein is a blanket material suitable for transfix printing comprising a sacrificial coating composition, as well as an indirect printing process comprising a step of applying a sacrificial coating composition to a blanket material.
US09744789B2	Thermochromic ink composition A thermochromic ink composition includes, in a liquid medium, known as solvent, a dispersion of thermochromic microcapsules incorporating at least one leuco-dye and a thermoplastic binder selected from the group containing polyacrylic polyesters, polyurethanes and copolymers thereof. The composition is characterized in that the solvent is aprotic. A a method for producing a card and such a card incorporating at least one thermochromic pattern produced with a thermochromic ink composition are also described.
US09744785B2	Medium identification device, image forming apparatus, method of identifying medium, and computer program product A medium identification device identifies a type of a recording medium used for image formation. The medium identification device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor that captures an image of the recording medium; and an identifying unit that obtains a glossiness evaluation value indicating glossiness of the recording medium, a surface roughness evaluation value indicating surface roughness of the recording medium, and a coloring evaluation value indicating coloring of the recording medium, using image data of a specular reflection region reflecting specular reflection light from the recording medium and image data of a diffused reflection region reflecting diffused reflection light from the recording medium, the regions being in the image of the recording medium, and identifies the type of the recording medium by combining determination using the glossiness evaluation value, determination using the surface roughness evaluation value, and determination using the coloring evaluation value.
US09744780B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus with wiring board positioned between transport rollers A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first transport roller, and a second transport roller which transports a medium; and a liquid ejecting head which includes a plurality of nozzle openings, and ejects liquid toward the medium which is transported, a pressure generation unit which causes a change in pressure in liquid in a flow path, and a wiring board of which one face is arranged so as to face a direction in which the liquid is ejected, and is electrically connected to the pressure generation unit, in which the wiring board is arranged between the first transport roller and the second transport roller, and is arranged at a position at which the wiring board does not overlap with the first transport roller and the second transport roller and the first transport roller or the second transport roller is arranged at a position at which the roller overlaps with the liquid ejecting head.
US09744778B2	Image recording apparatus and image recording method This image recording apparatus includes a viscosity increasing light irradiator that increases the viscosity of ink ejected onto a recording medium, and a fixing light irradiator that fixes the ink on the recording medium. The fixing light irradiator is disposed behind a first switching part that causes the transport orientation of the recording medium to approach the vertical. This reduces the footprint of the image recording apparatus. Also a second type of irradiation light emitted from the fixing light irradiator is intercepted by the recording medium. This suppresses the unwanted curing of the ink in an image recorder. Also the viscosity increasing light irradiator is disposed at a location upstream from the first switching part in a transport direction. This suppresses the decrease in printing quality resulting from the passage of the ink remaining uncured through the first switching part.
US09744777B2	Methods to package and transmit energy of high intensity LED devices The curing assembly of this invention has one or more fiber optic cables, each transmitting light to a head, which distributes the light onto a substrate in a desired geometric pattern and intensity. Little or none of the heat generated by a light source is transmitted to the vicinity of the substrate. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b).
US09744766B2	Method of making inkjet print heads by filling residual slotted recesses and related devices A method of making an inkjet print head may include forming, by sawing with a rotary saw blade, continuous slotted recesses in a first surface of a wafer. The continuous slotted recesses may be arranged in parallel, spaced apart relation, and each continuous slotted recess may extend continuously across the first surface. The method may further include forming discontinuous slotted recesses in a second surface of the wafer to be aligned and coupled in communication with the continuous slotted recesses to define alternating through-wafer channels and slotted recess portions. The method may further include selectively filling the residual slotted recess portions to define through-wafer ink channels.
US09744765B2	Fluid ejection device with restriction channel, and manufacturing method thereof A fluid ejection device, comprising: a first semiconductor body including an actuator, which is operatively coupled to a chamber for containing the fluid and is configured to cause ejection of the fluid; and a channel for inlet of the fluid, which extends in a first direction and has a section having a first dimension; and a second semiconductor body, which is coupled to the first semiconductor body and has an ejection nozzle configured to expel the fluid. The second semiconductor body further comprises a first restriction channel, which is fluidically coupled to the inlet channel, extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a respective section with a second dimension smaller than the first dimension so as to form a restriction between the inlet channel and the chamber.
US09744763B2	Method for jetting droplets of an electrically conductive fluid In a method for jetting a droplet of an electrically conductive fluid, a Lorentz force is generated in the electrically conductive fluid. The Lorentz force is directed into an actuation direction. The actuation direction is a direction opposite to the droplet ejection direction. A jetting device is provided for printing a droplet of an electrically conductive fluid.
US09744762B2	Actuator for a printhead An actuator (1) comprising: an actuating element (2); a first mounting (3) and a second mounting (4), configured for allowing the actuating element (2) to be positioned on a reference plane (P); characterized in that: the first mounting (3) is operable to allow the actuating element (2) to move in a direction (X) substantially parallel to the reference plane (P) and to allow a portion of a first end of the actuating element (2) to rotate about a first axis of rotation (T) substantially perpendicular to (X), thereby minimising wear between the actuating element (2) and the first mounting (3) during actuation.
US09744757B1	Methods for rejuvenating an imaging member of an ink-based digital printing system Disclosed herein are methods for an ink-based digital printing system, comprising providing an imaging member a reimageable surface layer disposed on a structural mounting layer, the reimageable surface layer comprising a fluorosilicone elastomer and an infrared-absorbing filler comprising carbon black, and a plurality of surface defects on the reimageable surface layer, wherein the surface defects comprises carbon black exposed through the fluorosilicone elastomer of the reimageable surface layer. The method also comprises applying a coating of rejuvenating oil comprising an amino-functional organopolysiloxane to the reimageable surface layer, whereby at least a portion of the plurality of surface defects are coated by the amino-functional organopolysiloxane, thereby rejuvenating the imaging member.
US09744755B2	Method of making absorbent foam composites A method of making absorbent foam composites and absorbent foam composites produced therefrom. The method comprises casting an absorbent foam layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side onto a barrier layer having a first side and second side opposite the first side, where the second side of the absorbent foam layer is in contact with the first side of the barrier layer; joining a second absorbent layer to the second side of the barrier layer before, during, or after the casting step; and breaching the barrier layer after the casting step so that the foam layer and second absorbent layer are in fluid communication. The absorbent foam composites can be used in a variety of applications, including personal hygiene articles, medical bandages, pet pads and agricultural pads.
US09744751B2	Gluing device for gluing the tail of a log and related method A gluing device including a guide roller to guide the tail of the log; on the guide roller, retaining elements to engage and retain the tail on the guide roller; a gluing member, to apply a glue to the tail retained on the guide roller. There are also provided embossing members, arranged and controlled to emboss a portion of the tail of the log. The gluing member applies the glue to embossing protrusions formed by the embossing members.
US09744750B2	Method and apparatus for continuously producing optical panel assemblies A method of producing an optical panel assembly including the polarizing film in a continuous manner by laminating a polarizing film to a surface of a rectangular-shaped optical panel, is disclosed. The polarizing film is formed by performing a step of subjecting a laminate including a continuous web of a thermoplastic resin substrate and a PVA type resin layer formed on the substrate, to a 2-stage stretching consisting of a preliminary in-air stretching and an in-boric-acid-solution stretching, to reduce a thickness of the PVA type resin layer to 10 μm or less, and a step of causing a dichroic material to be absorbed in the PVA type resin layer.
US09744749B2	Plastic container having excellent decorative appearance A plastic container including a container body (1) made from a colored olefin resin and a decorative layer (3) laminated on the outer surface thereof. The decorative layer includes a transparent adhesive resin layer (3b), a transparent polyester resin layer (3a) which is the outer surface layer, and an intermediate gradation layer (3c) including a portion of which the thickness gradually varies in the direction of height of the container. The gradation layer is formed of a transparent polyester resin blended with a coloring agent. The thickness of the container body varies in response to a change in the thickness of the gradation layer in a manner such that the thickness of the container body portion which is the total thickness of the thickness of the container body and the thickness of the decorative layer is not varied by the presence of the gradation layer.
US09744743B2	Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet, and method for manufacturing same Provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same. The Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet comprises a base steel sheet and a Zn—Mg plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the content of Mg in the Zn—Mg plating layer is 8 weight % or less (provided that 0 weight % is excluded), and the Zn—Mg plating layer is a compound phase of Zn and Mg2Zn11. According to the present invention, provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, high adhesion, and superior surface quality of metallic luster.
US09744741B2	Material for radomes and process for making the same The invention relates to a material comprising at least one laminate component containing polymeric fibers wherein the material has a loss tangent of less than 8×10−3 radians as measured at a frequency chosen from the group of frequencies consisting of 1.8 GHz; 3.9 GHz; 10 GHz; 39.5 GHz; and 72 GHz.
US09744737B2	Press roller The invention relates to a press roller for a roller press, in particular for briquetting, compacting or grinding granular material, having a roller core (1) and a roller sleeve fastened to the exterior of the roller core (1), said sleeve being composed of a plurality of segments (2), distributed over the circumference, with mutually facing lateral faces (3). The segments (2) have clamping shoulders (5) which extend around the front faces, the segments (2) being releasably fastened at each front face to the roller core (1) by means of at least one fastening ring (6). Said fastening ring fits over the clamping shoulders (5) of the segments (2). The fastening ring (6) is or can be clamped against the segments (2) by means of axially parallel clamping bolts (7). Each segment has at least one axially parallel opening for the clamping bolts which, relative to the extension in the circumferential direction, is arranged between the two lateral faces (3) of the segment (2).
US09744734B2	Sole assembly with plural portions that cooperatively define chamber A method of forming a sole assembly of an article of footwear that includes an interior space that receives a foot of a wearer is disclosed. The article of footwear also includes an exterior surface. The method includes providing a first portion of the sole assembly. The first portion includes a first surface that at least partially defines the interior space. The first portion also includes a first chamber surface that opposes the first surface. Moreover, the method includes providing a second portion of the sole assembly. The second portion includes a second surface that at least partially defines the exterior surface of the article of footwear. The second portion also includes a second chamber surface that opposes the second surface. The method further includes operably securing the first portion to the second portion such that the first chamber surface and the second chamber surface cooperate to at least partially define a substantially sealed chamber within the sole assembly.
US09744730B2	Magnetic platen assembly for additive manufacturing system A platen assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a platen plate that is preferably secured to a gantry mechanism of the additive manufacturing system, and having a top surface, and one or more magnets secured to the platen plate and configured to generate one or more magnetic fields at the top surface of the platen plate. The platen gantry is configured to magnetically couple interchangeable and replaceable build sheets to the top surface of the platen plate due to the one or more generated magnetic fields, and where the magnetically-coupled build sheets are configured to receive the printed layers from the printing mechanism.
US09744725B2	Preserving thin components for 3D printing Methods and systems are disclosed for preserving thin components for three dimensional (3D) printing. An exemplary method generates a medial axis of a 3D shape and identifies components of the 3D shape that need to be preserved by applying a transform to the medial axis. The method creates an output model based at least in part on the components and an insetted shape corresponding to the 3D shape. A system includes a computing device with a processor and a memory having instructions that, if executed, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations comprise generating a medial axis of a 3D shape and applying a transform to the medial axis to identify one or more components of the shape to be preserved. The operations further comprise creating an output model based at least in part on the one or more components and an insetted shape corresponding to the 3D shape.
US09744723B2	Device of generatively manufacturing three-dimensional objects with insulated building field The present invention relates to a device for generatively manufacturing a three-dimensional object (3), comprising: a frame (1) defining a building field (6) at an upper portion (2) thereof; a plate (12) which connects the frame (1) with a housing (100) of the device; a support (5) which is arranged in the frame (1) and vertically movable by a lift mechanics (4) at least below the building field (6); a radiation device (7) which generates an energetic beam (8, 8′) which is focused by a deflection means (9) to arbitrary points in the building field (6), so as to selectively sinter or melt a powdery material (11) which is present in the building field (6); a coater (10) for applying a layer of powdery material (11) onto the support (5) or a previously applied layer of the powdery material (11). A thermal insulation (13) is arranged between the frame (1) and the plate.
US09744722B2	Additive manufacturing with polyamide consumable materials A consumable material for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable filament comprising a polyamide blend of at least one semi-crystalline polyamide, and at least one amorphous polyamide that is substantially miscible with the at least one semi-crystalline polyamide, and a physical geometry configured to be received by the additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part from the consumable material in a layer-by-layer manner using an additive manufacturing technique. The consumable material is preferably capable of printing three-dimensional parts having good part strengths and ductilities, and low curl.
US09744720B2	Methods for three dimensional model printing A method for the preparation of a composite material having a pre-designed structure and properties according to the intended use of said composite material is provided. The method includes generating data for dispensing two or more different interface materials having different properties into at least two different phases; selectively depositing said two or more different interface materials having different properties from two or more corresponding dispensers to form layers according to the data generated, each interface material being dispensed from a different dispenser to form at least two different phases of interface materials; and curing or solidifying the dispensed layers to obtain a composite material with pre-designed structure and properties.
US09744718B2	Apparatus and method for sticking cloth The present disclosure relates to the field of apparatuses for manufacturing a display. It discloses an apparatus for sticking cloth, including: a rack; a workbench arranged on the rack; a roller frame arranged above the workbench and provided with a pair of clamps which are configured to clamp a rubbing roller onto which a cloth will be stuck; a horizontal moving mechanism mounted on the rack and configured to drive the roller frame to move horizontally; and a heating pad mounted on the workbench and configured to heat a rubbing cloth and a double sided adhesive tape. By means of heating the rubbing cloth and the double sided adhesive tape by the heating pad, the air bubbles on the surface of the rubbing roller may be reduced to optimize the rubbing alignment process. The present disclosure also provides a method for sticking cloth.
US09744716B2	Panel having decorative layer and method for printing panels The present invention relates to an improved printed image for the décor of a panel. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for imprinting plates, in particular wall, ceiling or floor panels. The method thereby comprises the following steps: (i) Providing a plate; (ii) applying a primer by means of a liquid curtain of coating material on/to a main surface of the plate; (iii) optionally drying and/or curing the primer; (iv) treating the surface of the primer by means of at least one of the following measures: a) corona treatment; b) plasma treatment; c) applying an oil in an aqueous dilution and (v) applying a decorative décor.
US09744714B2	Polyethylene film with high tensile strength and high tensile energy to break An UHMWPE film having a tensile strength of at least 2.0 GPa, a tensile energy to break of at least 30 J/g, an Mw of at least 500 000 gram/mole, and a Mw/Mn ratio of at most 6, and a film width of at least 5 mm. The film may be manufactured via a process which comprises subjecting a starting UHMWPE with a weight average molecular weight of at least 500 000 gram/mole, an elastic shear modulus determined directly after melting at 160° C. of at most 1.4 MPa, and a Mw/Mn ratio of at most 6 to a compacting step and a stretching step under such conditions that at no point during the processing of the polymer its temperature is raised to a value above its melting point. The film may be used as starting material in any applications where high tensile strength and high energy to break are important. Suitable applications include ballistic applications, ropes, cables, nets, fabrics, and protective applications.
US09744709B2	Variable extrusion die apparatus A variable extrusion die apparatus includes a first die into which an extrusion material is injected. A second die is coupled to the first die and has an extrusion nozzle having a shape corresponding to a cross section of an extrusion product. A swivel core is rotatably installed in the extrusion nozzle, wherein a cross section of the extrusion nozzle is varied by rotation of the swivel core.
US09744706B2	Methods of making melt-bonded thermoplastic bags with tailored bond strength One or more implementations of a multi-layered bag with reinforced seals include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag positioned within the outer layer or bag. The multi-layered bag further includes a draw tape positioned near the opening of the multi-layered bag. The draw tape can allow a user to at least partially close the multi-layered bag by drawing the layers of the bag together. The multi-layered bag further includes one or more tape seals that bond the draw tape to layers of the bag. The tape seals can be reinforced and include at least seven plies bonded together. One or more implementations further include methods of forming multi-layered bags with reinforced seals.
US09744705B2	Controller for injection molding machine A time Gt from the start of an injection step until a mold clamping operation is complete is compared with an operation time Ct for a mold clamping step. For Gt
US09744703B2	Method of manufacture insulating electrical plugs Electrical plugs having single and double insulation as well as the method for manufacturing the double insulating electrical plugs are disclosed. The single insulated electrical plugs have internal walls which electrically isolate the electrical connectors. The single insulated electrical plug has a one-piece body with a central base which accepts the electrical connectors, as well as two covers hingably coupled to the base to secure the connectors in place. The double insulated electrical plugs are insulated by both an inner body as well as the overmold material. The inner body has vents which enable overmold material to be injected into the inner portions of the inner body as well as onto the outside of the inner body. During the manufacturing process, molten material flows over the outside of the inner body, and also flows into the interior of the inner body to provide two layers of electrical insulation.
US09744701B2	Baffle or reinforcer with fixation mechanism A baffle or reinforcer includes a carrier configured to be disposed in a cavity and a fixation mechanism disposed on the carrier and configured to at least partially support the carrier in the cavity. The fixation mechanism defines an opening for receiving an expandable material. The fixation mechanism has an anti-return device configured to prevent at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion. A method includes inserting the carrier into the cavity, injecting the expandable material into the cavity via the opening in the fixation mechanism, expanding the expandable material within the cavity, and preventing at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion.
US09744700B2	Methods and apparatus for forming workpiece components A decklid (12) for an automobile (10) has an integral aerofoil (24) providing an aero duct (26) between the aerofoil (24) and an upper face section (16) of the decklid (12), the aerofoil (24) being produced hollow using a mandrel (106) to consolidate workpiece material (133) of the (aerofoil 24) inside a void (132) within mould parts (102), (104), the method and apparatus providing the decklid (12) with smoothly merging and continuous A surfaces, as well as smoothly merging B surfaces.
US09744698B2	Method for manufacturing microscopic structural body A method for manufacturing a molded product with fine structure includes steps of, in a temperature-controlled stamper mold provided with a fine structure including a concavo-convex pattern having a width of 10 nm to 1 μm, forming a thermoplastic molten polymer layer to be in contact with the fine structure 20 of the stamper mold having been kept at a predetermined temperature and holding the thermoplastic molten polymer layer for a predetermined time so as to transfer the fine structure of the stamper mold to the thermoplastic molten polymer layer under gravity.
US09744696B2	Method of producing solid material and compression molding machine The invention provides a method of producing a solid material, and the method includes: applying a light coloring substance to at least one of an inner surface of a die bore, an upper end surface of a lower punch, and a lower end surface of an upper punch; filling a powdery material in the die bore; compression molding the powdery material filled in the die bore with use of the upper punch and the lower punch; and irradiating with light a molded product obtained by the compression molding to color the molded product.
US09744695B2	Method of manufacturing embedded water soluble film carrier This invention relates to a water-soluble film (WSF) system with embedded/entrapped water-soluble films (WSF). More particularly, the invention relates to a WSF system with actives embedded/entrapped therein such as to provide precise and desired release of actives there from and its method of manufacturing for diverse applications, in which a variety of substances such as detergents, enzymes, softeners, perfumes, pesticides, fungicides, active ingredients, dyes, pigments, hazardous chemicals, active agents for cleaning laundry, dishes, floorings, walls, furniture, fluffs, pulp, etc., and the like can be so embedded/entrapped for such purpose. The invention further discloses novel online and offline process for the manufacture of such multi-layered WSF with or without liners and of desired shapes to selectively entrap interacting/non-interacting materials and their combinations. The process also provides options for the use of a wide range of raw materials, liners such as paper, film, foil, fabric, etc.
US09744693B2	Method for manufacturing a connector A method and apparatus for manufacturing a connector for a container for medical use intended to administer fluid, the connector including a main body defining an inner channel for fluid to pass through and at least one continuous or discontinuous bead, projecting inside the channel. The method includes: a) producing a tubular conduit with no bead projecting inside the channel, b) inserting at least partially into the tubular conduit a mandrel having, on its outer surface, at least one continuous or discontinuous annular recess, whose dimensions and shape correspond to those of a continuous or discontinuous bead to be formed in the inner channel, c) partially heating the tubular conduit, the part including at least the conduit portion placed at the at least one recess when the mandrel has been positioned in the tubular conduit, such that the material of the tubular conduit fills the at least one recess.
US09744691B2	Injection mold with surface coating of the inner surface A blow mold for PET bottles has the inner surface which contacts the hot PET during the blowing operation, coated with a layer of ceramic material having a nanometric thickness, of which at least one thickness layer is AI2O3 and/or TiO2 deposited by ALD technique. Due to this technique, the PET preforms are subject to less friction during the contact with the interior of the mold.
US09744688B2	Tile cutting and dust collection system The present concept is a cutting surface and debris container in combination with a vacuum cleaner. The cutting surface and debris container includes a hollow container with a debris storage compartment, and a cutting surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The cutting surface has an opening to allow fresh air to be drawn into the container. The top section of the container has an outlet that can connect to a hose which couples the container to a vacuum cleaner. Debris generated from cutting the workpiece is drawn into the container. Large debris particles drop in the debris storage compartment while small particles are extracted by the vacuum cleaner.
US09744681B2	Knife and scissors provided with protection means A knife and scissors having a protection means are disclosed. The knife, which has a handle, a body extended in one direction in engagement with the handle, and a body blade formed at the bottom of the body, for performing a cutting action, includes a protrusion spaced upward from a distal end of the body, an insertion portion formed in a space between the body and the protrusion, and an upper blade formed at the bottom of the insertion portion. The upper blade cuts an object inserted in the insertion portion and the protrusion protects a human body or the object by contacting the body or the object earlier than the distal end of the body, when the body slips off the object.
US09744680B2	Fluid dispensing hair removal device A hair removal device is provided, comprising a handle and a collapsible reservoir suitable for containing a fluid to be dispensed during use of the hair removal device, the hair removal device additionally comprising a container enclosing the collapsible reservoir, a fluid outlet adapted to allow fluid to exit both the collapsible reservoir and the container, an orifice adapted to allow air to flow in or out of the container, and a suction device, adapted to suck fluid out of the collapsible reservoir through fluid outlet, wherein the fluid outlet comprises an applicator. The container can be rigid, deformably rigid, or a combination of both.
US09744679B2	Multifunctional tool The present invention discloses a multifunctional tool, wherein one blade carrier can be folded and stored in one handle, so that the multifunctional tool can be used as scissors and can be used as a utility knife as well. The blade of a blade carrier can be removed, a blade cartridge is mounted on the multifunctional tool, and spare blades can be stored in the blade cartridge. The blade can be replaced by saw blade, so that it can be used as a saw when it is in the form of the utility knife.
US09744677B2	Robotic fingers and end effectors including same A robotic end effector includes a finger and at least one actuator. The finger extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a finger axis. The finger includes a first phalanx proximate the proximal end, a second phalanx proximate the distal end, and a knuckle joint including at least one vertebra interposed between and separating the first and second phalanxes. The knuckle joint is configured to permit the second phalanx to pivot relative to the first phalanx about a pivot axis transverse to the finger axis. Each vertebra has an axial thickness extending along the finger axis and a lateral width extending perpendicular to its axial thickness, and its lateral width is greater than its axial thickness. The at least one actuator is operable to move the second phalanx relative to the first phalanx about the pivot axis.
US09744676B2	Dual side acting hydraulic grips synchronization A synchronized gripping mechanism is provided which includes coupled slider-crank mechanisms. The coupled mechanisms each include a sliding grip and an intermediate link connected by a pivotal connector. A coupler link is provided on a stationary pivot and which couples and synchronizes the two slider-crank mechanisms. Overload protection structure is provided to prevent damaging the links if one of the sliding grips encounters an off-center specimen.
US09744673B1	Gripper for manipulating planar workpiece in tight-fitting receptacle This apparatus supports gripping, manipulation and/or insertion or removal of a planar workpiece from a receptacle into which it fits tightly. The apparatus has two substantially identical rigid arms attached to one another at a single pivot point near their longitudinal center. One end of each arm forms a handle; pressing or releasing these two handles actuates the gripper. The other end of each arm has attached on its inside surface a rigid plate. Together these two substantially parallel plates form jaws to grip the planar workpiece. A spring attached to the two handles biases the jaws toward the closed position. An optional adjustable stop mechanism supports setting the gap between jaws when the apparatus is in the closed position. An alternative embodiment utilizes step-shaped jaws for applications where flat jaws are difficult to utilize.
US09744670B2	Systems and methods for use of optical odometry sensors in a mobile robot Systems and methods for use of optical odometry sensor systems in a mobile robot. The optical odometry sensor system is positioned within a recessed structure on an underside of the mobile robot body and configured to output optical odometry data. The optical odometry sensor system includes an optical odometry camera that includes a telecentric lens configured to capture images of a tracking surface beneath the body and having a depth of field that provides a range of viewing distances at which a tracking surface is captured in focus from a first distance within the recessed structure to a second distance below the underside of the mobile robot body.
US09744669B2	Truck unloader visualization Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for a computing device of a robotic carton unloader to identify items to be unloaded from an unloading area within imagery.
US09744663B2	Tool box A tool box includes two first bodies and each first body has two first connection portions on the first end thereof. Two connectors are respectively connected to the first connection portions and each connectors has a second pivotal portion and a third pivotal portion. The second pivotal portion is a tubular portion with a C-shaped cross section which includes an elongate opening defined axially therethrough. The width of the elongate opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portion is a rod which shares a common axis with the second pivotal portion. The diameter of the third pivotal portion is equal to or smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portions on one of the two first bodies are pivotably connected to the second pivotal portions on the other one of the two first bodies to pivotably connect the two first bodies.
US09744661B2	Machine tool A machine tool includes at least one handle housing having at least one switching unit with at least one ratchet element arranged on the at least one handle housing and at least one bearing unit, which is provided to support the at least one ratchet element at least movably relative to the at least one handle housing. The at least one bearing unit includes at least one lever drive unit, which is provided in order to enable a uniform stroke motion over an entire operating surface of the at least one ratchet element during an actuation of the at least one ratchet element.
US09744660B2	Control line operating system and method of operating a tool A control line operating system includes a first piston having a first pressure face and a second pressure face, a first control line in operable communication with the first pressure face of the first piston, a second piston having a third pressure face and a fourth pressure face and a second control line in operable communication with the third pressure face of the second piston. Both the first piston and the second piston are in operable communication with a tool such that pressure increases in either the first control line or the second control line can cause actuation of the tool, the first control line is in operable communication with the fourth pressure face of the second piston and the second control line is in operable communication with the second pressure face of the first piston.
US09744655B2	Hose tool Embodiments of the Hose Tool are comprised of head assembly and handle assembly. The head assembly is comprised of a hose tab guide, a plurality of hose dogs, a plunger bar rack, and a hose tab guide sleeve. The handle assembly is comprised of a chassis, plunger bar rack, two handle pinons, a spring, two hinged handles, two bolts, a pivot pin, a guide bolt, two latch pins, and latch pin spring. The two hinged handles are attached to the two handle pinons via two bolts; held open by two latch pins being pressed into slot in two handles pinons by a latch pin spring. Depressing the two latch pins allows two hinged handles to swing alongside hose tool for storage. The two halves of two handle pinons are separated, timed and engaged within the plunger bar rack; then inserted into chassis and secured with pivot pin.
US09744654B2	Surgical devices and methods for driving an implant and applying counter torque Devices, systems, and methods are provided for driving an implant and applying counter torque. For example, a driver can include a handle, a driver shaft, and a counter torque shaft, the counter torque shaft being laterally offset from the driver shaft. A distal end of each shaft can mate with a specific type of implant and/or anatomy. The shafts can be removed and replaced from the device, allowing a user to select shafts having particular lengths and/or mating tips. In use, distal ends of the shafts can be fixed or constrained relative to one another and to an implant such that the counter torque shaft cannot orbit around the driver shaft. Rotating the handle can rotate the driver shaft, driving the implant. This can cause the counter torque shaft to try to orbit around the driver shaft, but the fixed/constrained ends restrict this motion, applying the counter torque.
US09744652B2	Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a head which has a through hole, a first recess, a second recess and a closed portion. A ratchet member is located in the through hole and is engaged with a pawl in the first recess. The control unit is located in the second recess and has a control member, an engaging member and a resilient member. The control member has a cylindrical rod with a slot and a notch. The engaging member is located in the slot and has a receiving recess, two contact areas and a recessed section. The resilient member is located in the notch and the receiving recess. The engaging member is restricted by the closed portion and biased by engaging member which restricts the cylindrical rod so that the control member is rotatably located in the second recess to push the engaging member to move the pawl.
US09744646B2	Methods of forming abrasive articles An abrasive article, comprising a polycrystalline material comprising abrasive grains and a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 70 K to about 1500 K. A method of forming an abrasive article, comprising preparing an abrasive material, preparing a filler material having an average negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within a range of temperatures between about 150 K to about 1500 K, and forming a polycrystalline material comprising grains of the abrasive material and the filler material.
US09744645B2	Abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting Abrasive entrainment waterjet technology to cut objects located above or below ground. Abrasive is conducted to an entrainment abrasive waterjet cutting head under the control of an abrasive feed and metering system that monitors the flow rate of abrasive.
US09744643B2	Apparatus for underwater abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting The use of abrasive entrainment waterjet technology to cut objects located at the bottom of a body of water. Abrasive is conducted to an abrasive waterjet cutting head under the control of an abrasive feed and metering system that monitors the differential pressure between the cutting head and reservoir of abrasive material and maintains the pressure at the abrasive reservoir greater than the pressure hydrostatic pressure at the cutting head.
US09744642B2	Slurry feed system and method of providing slurry to chemical mechanical planarization station A slurry feed system includes a valve manifold, a mixing tank, a slurry feed pump, a surface tension meter and suction piping, discharge piping as well as slurry return piping. The valve manifold includes inlet piping, outlet piping fluidly coupled to the inlet piping, and a slurry discharge header for supplying slurry to CMP stations. The slurry feed pump is connected to the mixing tank by the suction piping. The discharge piping is routed from the slurry feed pump to the inlet piping of the valve manifold. The slurry return piping is routed from the outlet piping of the valve manifold to the mixing tank. The suction piping, the discharge piping, the inlet piping, the outlet piping and the slurry return piping define a first slurry supply loop. The surface tension meter is coupled to the first slurry supply loop.
US09744641B2	Wafer polishing apparatus A wafer polishing apparatus includes a lower surface plate, an upper surface plate disposed over the lower surface plate, a carrier disposed between the lower surface plate and the upper surface plate and containing a wafer, and a lift unit lifting the carrier such that an upper surface of the carrier contacts a lower surface of the upper surface plate or lowering the carrier such that a lower surface of the carrier contacts an upper surface of the lower surface plate.
US09744636B2	Rotation table A rotation table that includes therein a rotation axis, a work placement table connected to one end of the rotation axis, a clamping device configured to hold the work placement table at a stop position, and a switching valve configured to switch the clamping device. The rotation table includes a member, to connect the clamping device and the switching valve to each other, having a pressure fluid supply flow passageway formed therein, so that the clamping device and a flow passageway of the switching valve communicate with each other.
US09744628B1	System and method for coldworking holes in a workpiece Systems and methods for coldworking metal are described that reduce the axial flow of metal and increase the radial/tangential flow, thereby improving the fatigue life at an aperture. A tool is inserted through an aperture and its travel speed is reduced when in contact with the metal to reduce axial plastic flow. A sensor as part of the motive system moving the mandrel can sense when the tool contacts the metal and reduces the speed of the tool. The tool may move more quickly when not in contact with the metal to reduce working time than when the mandrel is working the metal. The coldworking tool engages the metal at the aperture at a speed of less than the speed which results in the time duration for the mandrel engaging the metal at the aperture for 35 second per inch of metal thickness at the aperture.
US09744627B1	Method and apparatus for repair of vehicle door handles A repair kit can be used to repair broken interior door handle assemblies on certain vehicles, and replaces the original equipment door handle support housing with a replacement housing, without having to replace the entire door panel. The method includes removing the original (broken) door handle housing from the back side of the door panel by drilling or otherwise removing the plastic rivets that secure the original handle housing to the door panel. The replacement housing is then installed on the back side of the door panel in place of the original and screws are installed into drilled-out plastic rivet locations in the door panel through apertures in the replacement door handle housing to secure the replacement door handle housing to the door panel.
US09744626B2	Apparatus for changing welding tip An apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun. The apparatus replaces a welding tip installed in a robot arm and includes welding tip removal componentry combined with the robot arm, welding tip mounting structure combined with one side of the welding tip removal componentry, and a welding tip supply spaced apart from the welding gun at a specific distance and configured to supply a welding tip to the welding tip mounting componentry.
US09744624B2	Method for manufacturing circuit board Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a circuit board, including preparing a substrate having a resin layer and a stop layer, forming at least one conduction hole penetrating the resin layer and stopping at the stop layer, forming a first metal layer through a sputtering process, forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer through a chemical plating process, forming a third metal layer having a circuit pattern, exposing part of the second metal layer and filling up the conduction hole through an electroplating process, and etching the second metal layer and the first metal layer under the second metal layer to expose the resin layer under the first metal layer. Since the first metal layer provides excellent surface properties, the second and third metal layers are well fixed and stable. The etched circuit pattern has a line width/pitch less than 10 μm for fine line width/pitch.
US09744621B2	Method for cutting pieces from a strip of material and cutting machine for carrying out said method A machine for flatbed cutting of pieces from a strip of material (3) wound in a coil and moving continuously. The cutting zone (ZD) comprises a cutting head (17) supported by a mobile support (20) translatably mounted on a stationary longitudinal beam (18) disposed parallel to the direction of movement (A) of the strip of material. It is coupled to a first actuator (Mx) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a longitudinal axis (X) parallel to the beam and comprises a variable-geometry mechanism (21-24) coupled to a second actuator (My) for moving the cutting head (17) linearly along a transverse axis (Y), perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X). A central control unit (9) controls the actuators to move the cutting head (17) in the cutting zone (ZD) along a path determined by the contour of the pieces (2) to be cut and the speed of the material (3).
US09744620B2	Control of processing machines with redundant actuators An operation of a processing machine with redundant actuators is controlled according to a reference trajectory by selecting, from a set of points forming a segment of the reference trajectory to be processed for a period of time, a subset of points corresponding to a fraction of the period of time. The subset of points is selected such that the redundant actuators are capable to position the worktool at each point in the subset within the period of time and are capable to maintain the worktool at the last point of the subset after the period of time while satisfying constraints on motion of the redundant actuators. The segment of the reference trajectory is modified in the time domain and the control inputs for controlling the motion of the redundant actuators are determined using the modified segment of the reference trajectory.
US09744619B2	Apparatus and method for multi-beam direct engraving of elastomeric printing plates and sleeves Described herein are an apparatus and a method for direct engraving an elastomeric printing plate by multiple laser beams simultaneously. In one embodiment, an elastomeric printing plate or sleeve is positioned on an imaging drum for direct engraving. The imaging drum is rotatable around its longitudinal axis. Such rotation defines a circumferential direction, also called the transverse direction. The axis of rotation defines an axial direction, also called the longitudinal direction. The printing plate has an body and a surface made of an elastomer (made of polymer or rubber). A drive mechanism provides relative motion between a plurality of laser beams and the plate in both the transverse and longitudinal directions.
US09744616B2	Assembly unit with an assembly piece and a welding element, and method of producing the assembly unit A mounting unit includes a mounting part for a mating surface of a basic structure which cannot be welded to the mounting part and a welding element fixed in a through-bore of the mounting part. The welding element corresponds to the bore and has a thickness at least as large as the mounting part. An annular groove is formed in the welding element. A part of the welding element bounding the groove on the outside forms a form-locking connection element expanded outward and fixing the welding element in the bore by a form-locking connection toward the mounting side. A central region radially within the annular groove is a welding surface for the mating surface, is aligned with or protrudes beyond a mounting-side edge region of the bore with an overhang and is aligned with or projects over the form-locking connection element. A production method is also provided.
US09744612B2	Flux recovery device and soldering device A first water spray unit that sprays water into the gaseous mixture containing the flux component, a separation unit having an introduction port for introducing the gaseous mixture into which water is sprayed from the first water spray unit, and a second water spray unit that forms a precipitation flow inside of the separation unit. The separation unit uses a swirling flow to separate the flow component from the gaseous mixture.
US09744610B2	Clad material, method of manufacturing brazed pipe, and brazed pipe A clad material includes a core material, a first skin material covering one side of the core material, and a second skin material covering the other side of the core material. The clad material is brazed in a state in which the first and second skin materials overlap each other. The core material is made of an Al alloy containing Mn (0.6 to 1.5 mass %), Ti (0.05 to 0.25 mass %), Cu (less than 0.05 mass %), Zn (less than 0.05 mass %), Fe (0.2 mass % or less), and Si (0.45 mass % or less) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities). The first skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (6.8 to 11.0 mass %) and Zn (0.05 mass % or less) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities). The second skin material is made of an Al alloy containing Si (4.0 to 6.0 mass %) and Cu (0.5 to 1.0 mass %) (balance: Al and unavoidable impurities).
US09744609B2	Electrochemical machining device An electrochemical machining device includes an electrode bundle, an electrode sleeve used for receiving the electrode bundle therein, and an electrolytic tank. The electrode bundle includes a number of columnar electrodes. Each of the columnar electrodes can move along an axial direction of the electrode sleeve. The electrode sleeve includes sidewalls, and two pressing plates positioned corresponding to two adjacent sidewalls. The sidewalls of the electrode sleeve include a number of screws to adjust a distance between the pressing plates and the corresponding sidewalls. The pressing plates can be moved to press the electrode bundle, and fix the electrode bundle between the pressing plates and the corresponding sidewalls of the electrode sleeve. A shape of the electrode bundle can be adjusted according to a shape of a molding surface.
US09744606B2	Power cutting tool A power cutting tool includes at least one cutting strand, and at least one guide unit that is configured to guide the cutting strand. The power cutting tool further includes at least one coding unit which has at least one coding element that is configured to encode at least one coupling interface of the guide unit.
US09744601B2	Drill chuck A drill chuck comprises: a drill body having a plurality of inclined guiding holes distributed evenly along a circumferential direction; a plurality of clamping jaws arranged slidably in the inclined guiding holes respectively and having external thread segments; an outer socket rotatably fitted over the drill body; and a nut engaged with the clamping jaws and connected to the out socket in a driving manner; further comprises: a locking mechanism located between a first thrust surface of the drill body and the nut and having a locking plate and locking balls, wherein an end face of the locking plate facing the nut is thereon provided with a plurality of slide grooves having a helix angle, the helix angle of the slide grooves is less than a friction angle between the locking balls and locking plate, and the locking balls are movably arranged along the slide grooves.
US09744600B2	Electrically-adjustable tool holder An electrically-adjustable tool holder precisely movable in a straight line within a magnetic field under electrical stimulation includes a handle body, a connecting member, and a driving member. The connecting member has a first end securely coupled to an end of the handle body, a second end opposite to the first end, and defines a through hole passing through the first end and the second end. The driving member includes a magnet securely received in the through hole, and an electrical electric coil movably received in the magnet. The electric coil is configured to be securely coupled to the tool, and moves the tool up or down along the central axis of the handle body.
US09744599B2	Tool head for a machine tool A tool head having a main body (2) that is rotatable about a tool head axis (5), a slide (6) for holding a cutting tool, the slide (6) being guided on the main body (2) in a slide guide (8) in a linearly moveable manner transversely to the tool head axis (5), and a clamping device (48) for clamping the slide (6) on the main body (2). The clamping device (48) has a clamping body (50) that is adjustable parallel to the tool head axis (5), the clamping body (50), in a clamping position, pressing a sliding face (46) of the slide (6) against a guiding surface (44) of the slide guide (8) with a clamping force (FN) being introduced.
US09744598B2	Metal cutting tool and cutting plate provided in the shape of a donut A metal cutting tool has a supporting tool, which has a recess for accommodating a cutting plate. The cutting plate is provided with a clamping trough, which is held in the supporting tool by a clamping claw. The clamping claw is fixed against the supporting tool by a clamping screw. A pressure piece is placed on the clamping claw and its underside facing the cutting plate is provided with a cam, which is in contact with the clamping trough and the clamping claw pulls the pressure piece toward the clamping screw.
US09744597B2	Cutting tool insert and cutting tool insert holder A cutting tool insert includes eight identical cutting edges. Each separate cutting edge has a first cutting edge portion and a second cutting edge portion. A corner angle between the first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion is within a range of 75 to <90 degrees. The first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion have substantially the same length to provide a substantially equal cutting depth. As seen along the center axis of the insert a first angle within a range of 14+/−9 degrees is formed between a first imaginary line extending from the center axis to a corner point at the first side surface and a second imaginary line extending from the center axis to an adjacent corner point at the second side surface. A cutting tool insert holder is also disclosed.
US09744590B2	Apparatus for injecting molten metal into a die cast machine and methods and control systems for cooling the same An apparatus for injecting molten metal into a die cast machine is provided. The apparatus includes a molten metal reservoir having a first open end in fluid communication with a die casting mold and a second open end. The molten metal reservoir includes at least one first cooling fluid path positioned about at least a portion of an outer surface of the molten metal reservoir and in thermal contact with the molten metal reservoir. The apparatus further includes a plunger sized to fit within the second open end. The plunger includes a plunger tip and a second cooling fluid path defined within the plunger tip and in thermal contact with the molten metal reservoir. A plurality of thermal actuators are also provided. Each of the plurality of thermal actuators controls a volume of cooling fluid flowing through one first cooling fluid path of the at least one first cooling fluid path or the second cooling fluid path.
US09744588B2	Melting furnace for producing metal In production of a reactive metal using a melting furnace for producing metal having a hearth, ingots can be efficiently produced by efficiently cooling the ingots extracted from the mold provided in the melting furnace. In addition, an apparatus structure in which multiple ingots can be produced with high efficiency and high quality from one hearth, is provided. A melting furnace for producing metal is provided, the furnace has a hearth for having molten metal formed by melting raw material, a mold in which the molten metal is poured, an extracting jig which is provided below the mold for extracting ingot cooled and solidified downwardly, a cooling member for cooling the ingot extracted downwardly of the mold, and an outer case for keeping the hearth, the mold, the extracting jig, and the cooling member separated from the air, wherein at least one mold and extracting jig are provided in the outer case, and the cooling member is provided between the outer case and the ingot, or between the multiple ingots.
US09744584B2	Hot formed coiling machine The present invention relates to a hot coiling machine, and an object of the invention is to provide a hot coiling machine that produces coil springs having various coil shapes and diameters from a heated wire without a mandrel. The present invention provides a hot coiling machine including: a center roll rotating by a drive unit; a feeding roll disposed near the center roll and facing an external surface of the center roll, the center roll being configured to move by a first positioning unit and being rotated by a drive unit thus moving a wire together with the center roll; a forming roll for forming the wire into a coil shape; and a pitch control unit disposed near the forming roll to come into contact with the coiled wire and pushing the coiled wire to provide the coiled wire with a desired pitch.
US09744583B2	Apparatus for manufacturing metallic can Provided are a method a for manufacturing metallic cans and resulting structure apparatus, where the method provides a continuous manufacturing process carried out instead of individually carrying out separate processing, thereby preventing the provision of any additional equipment and improving the efficiency in the manufacturing of metallic cans. A method for manufacturing metallic cans can be realized by simultaneously carrying out the sealing lip processing and the curling part processing by a press method, thereby simplifying the manufacturing facilities, manufacturing procedure or the like.
US09744579B2	Rotary bending devices A rotary bending device for bending workpiece includes a saddle, a rocker, and first and second alignment elements. The saddle includes a longitudinally extending cavity in which the rocker is received, and the rocker rotates relative to the saddle between a neutral position and a bending position for bending the workpiece. The first alignment element is provided on the rocker, and the second alignment element is positioned to engage the first alignment element to limit axial movement of the rocker relative to the saddle during rotation of the rocker between the neutral position and the bending position. The rocker may tangentially contact a bearing surface of the cavity at no more than two lines of tangential contact during rotation. The rocker may further include a longitudinally extending shoulder, and the device may further include a return element positioned to contact the shoulder for biasing the rocker toward the neutral position.
US09744577B2	Asymmetric coil support The invention relates to a device (1) in conveying equipment for moving metal strips wound to form coils (2), in particular produced from high-strength or ultra-high-strength steel grades, wherein for transport the coils (2) can be lifted and lowered from a resting position on a coil support (3) by means of a vertically adjustable coil lifting device (4), wherein the coil support (3) has two coil support elements (3a, 3b) which are laterally spaced apart from one another and the coil lifting device (4) has two support prongs (4a, 4b), characterized in that at least the coil support elements (3a, 3b) are disposed asymmetrically with respect to the vertical (5) through the center of rotation (2a) of the coil (2).
US09744570B2	Pipette tip washing device A washing device comprises a fluid dispenser that operably directs a cleaning fluid to contact one or more objects to be cleaned, the one or more objects to be cleaned being contained by the washing device, a dispensing line directing the cleaning fluid to the fluid dispenser, a compressed air source, an air valve selectively controlling flow of air from the compressed air source into the dispensing line, a cleaning fluid source, a pump selectively pumping the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid source into the dispensing line, and a controller. The controller alternatingly activates (a) the pump to pump the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid source into the dispensing line and (b) the air valve to force the cleaning fluid from the dispensing line via the fluid dispenser.
US09744568B2	Dust limiting insulation collection bag and method of collecting insulation A method of removing insulation from a building, comprising: providing a vacuum device, a first end of an inlet hose connected to an inlet of the device, and a first end of an exit hose connected to an outlet of the device; providing a bag comprising a sheet of non-porous plastic, heat sealed to form the bag, the bag having inlets spaced out along a top of the bag, and a filter connected to the bag for allowing air to solely escape the bag through the filter; connecting an inlet of the bag to a second end of the exit hose, and operating the vacuum device to suck insulation into the inlet hose, through the vacuum device, and propel the insulation through the exit hose and into the bag so that the insulation flows through the top of the bag in a direction towards a bottom of the bag.
US09744567B2	Workpiece cleaning Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards apparatuses and methods which autonomously decontaminate parts. Parts to be cleaned are identified, and based on the identification of the part, a part specific cleaning program is initiated. During the cleaning, the part is manipulated about a gas supply in such a way that the drag force on the contamination particles attached to the part exceeds the contamination particles' surface adhesion force and accordingly is removed from the surface of the part. The removed contamination is then evacuated from the atmospheric environment near the part by a low pressure zone of a second gaseous material near the part.
US09744566B2	Device and method having a duct for collecting waste water from turbine engine washing A collection apparatus for collecting waste from cleaning operations performed on an aircraft turbine engine includes a frame structure, a support arm having a first end movably attached to the frame structure and an opposite second end, an actuator device adapted to enable raising and lowering the support arm, a waste storage tank, a duct having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end adapted to be removably connected to the waste storage tank, and a flexible duct portion having a flexible portion inlet end and a flexible portion outlet end. The inlet end of the duct is adjustably supported by the second end of the support arm. The flexible portion outlet end engages the inlet end of the duct in fluid communication, and is bendable both up/down and sideways and is expandable in length between the flexible portion inlet end and the flexible portion outlet end.
US09744565B2	Swing spray device of cleaning apparatus and cleaning method The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor manufacturing technology, more particularly to a swing spray device of a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method. The swing spray device comprises a spray arm, a spray head and a driving unit. The spray head is connected with the spray arm, and is controlled to swim by the driving unit. The spray head is hinged with the spray arm to form a first hinge joint. The driving unit is an air cylinder; the piston rod of the air cylinder is connected with the spray head. The piston rod is hinged with the spray head to form a second hinge joint. Therefore, the better cleaning effects can be achieved both in the center and the edge of the wafer.
US09744563B2	Undulatory structures An undulatory structure and methods for the fabrication and use thereof. The undulatory structure includes a buckled sheet and one or more work input elements for deforming the buckled sheet in an undulating manner wherein each point in a series of points on a sinuously-shaped profile of the buckled sheet travels at least partially along a figure eight-shaped path. The undulatory structure can be adapted for use as a solid-state transducer wherein the buckled sheet provides mechanical advantage without appreciable opposition from elastic restoring forces, thereby achieving improved force, displacement and efficiency characteristics.
US09744560B2	Painting method and painting facility for decorative stripes A method for painting a component such as a motor vehicle body component includes applying to the component a base coat layer, a pattern such as a decorative strip or a graphic element, and applying a clear lacquer coat. The pattern (7) is applied to the base coat layer without interposing a clear lacquer coat. A corresponding painting facility is provided.
US09744557B2	Method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid, with movement of an inclined ramp for compressing the particles A method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid present in a receptacle, for depositing this film onto a substrate, the method including: making a film blank between a barrier and a head including a tilted ramp, the blank being obtained by dispensing particles via the tilted ramp and carried out until the particles floating on the carrier liquid occupy a space between the barrier and an upstream front of particles located on the tilted ramp; and elongating the film by continuing dispensing the particles, and moving the head to move away from the barrier, the film elongation being performed to hold a front of particles on the ramp.
US09744556B2	Method for coating paper The present invention relates to a process for coating paper, wherein the coating material used is a biodegradable, aliphatic-aromatic polyester having a melt volume rate (MVR) according to EN ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg weight) of from 3 to 50 cm3/10 min.
US09744555B2	Methods of dispersing nanoparticles into a matrix Disclosed are methods and systems for dispersing nanoparticles into a matrix. Disclosed is a system and method for coating a carrier film with a resin, spraying the resin with a suspended nanoparticle solution, and then transferring the resin-nanoparticle matrix to a collection vessel for dispensing for end use. Also, suspended nanoparticle solution is sprayed onto carrier film, the film is dried, a fabric layer is coated with resin layer, and nanoparticles are then transferred into the fabric resin layer to create a nanoparticle-infused fabric matrix. Fabric layers can also be coated with resin and sprayed with nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a system and method for coating a first carrier film with nanoparticles, coating a second carrier film with resin, and transferring nanoparticles from first carrier into the resin layer on the second carrier to create a nanoparticle infused resin material that can be collected and dispensed for end use.
US09744554B2	Nozzle for silicon container Disclosed herein is a nozzle for a silicon container, in which scrapers are horizontally and perpendicularly provided at the front end of the nozzle, thereby preventing silicon from unintentionally spreading during the application of silicon. The nozzle for a silicon container includes: a nozzle body configured to provide a discharge path for silicon discharged from a nozzle container; and a horizontal scraper disposed on the nozzle body, and configured to prevent silicon, discharged from the nozzle body, from unintentionally spreading; wherein the horizontal scraper is horizontally disposed along a longitudinal direction of the nozzle body, and is formed to protrude to left, right, and front sides of the nozzle body. The present invention has advantages in that the waste of silicon is prevented and also work efficiency is improved.
US09744553B2	Cooled hot melt adhesive storage systems, and related methods A cooled hot melt adhesive material storage system includes a bin and a cooling unit. The bin receives and holds a supply of hot melt adhesive pieces, and includes an outlet for communicating hot melt adhesive pieces to a melter device. The cooling unit is operatively coupled with the bin, and is configured for cooling hot melt adhesive pieces contained in the bin.
US09744552B2	Battery grid pasting machine and system A battery grid pasting system includes a battery grid pasting machine, a sensing station, and a controller. The battery grid pasting machine includes a conveying apparatus confronting a hopper's dispensing end across a space, and includes a motor actuatable to cause variance of the space and hence variance of the amount of battery paste received on carried battery grids through the space. The sensing station senses a value of a property of a pasted battery grid. And the controller receives the sensed value of the property and controls actuation of the motor based in part or more on the received value.
US09744550B2	Water fountain Disclosed is two-tier fountain with a continuous scupper. A continuous scupper is a 360-degree, unrestricted border (i.e., continuous), scupper in an upper basin that creates an inward flowing laminar sheet of fluid. A continuous scupper maintains a laminar flow for great distances so that the fluid falls in a circular cascade sheet. On reaching the lower basin, the fluid creates a limited amount of turbulence during entry and therefore a reduced splash. The continuous scupper may be circular, or may have simple to complex variations that create different forms of circular cascade sheets. The upper basin may be open to the atmosphere, or may be closed to create even more spectacular circular cascade sheets.
US09744545B2	Pressurizable fluid container apparatus A bottle cap assembly for pressurizing a water bottle is described herein. The bottle cap assembly comprises a cap, a teeter valve coupled to the top of the cap, a pressurizing plunger, a hollow pump shaft receiving the plunger, a hollow uptake adapter, a relief tube extension and a flexible conduit.
US09744544B1	Plural component mixing system A plural component mixing system includes an automatic balance feature to balance the pressure of two or more components as they are mixed. The pressures or flow rates of the two components are monitored. If there is a difference in pressure or flow rate greater than a specified amount, a bleed valve is opened for a short period of time to balance the flows. A computer with a touch screen is used to set the pressure and flow rate differences that trigger the bleed, and to set the time period for the bleed.
US09744543B1	Apparatus and method for dispersing a chemical agent An apparatus includes an intake assembly, the intake assembly including a connector, the connector configured for coupling to a pressurized liquid source. The apparatus also includes a chemical storage assembly. The chemical storage assembly is coupled to at least one outlet of the intake assembly. The chemical storage assembly is configured for at least one of (a) storing a chemical or (b) mixing a chemical with a liquid from the pressurized liquid source. The apparatus further includes an outlet assembly. The outlet assembly includes a first outlet configured for expelling pressurized liquid from the pressurized liquid source in a first direction at a rate sufficient to induce approximately lateral movement of the apparatus. The outlet assembly also includes a second outlet configured for expelling at least one of the chemical or the chemical mixed with the liquid.
US09744537B2	Process and apparatus for refining sand A process for refining sand for use as frac sand includes the steps of passing the sand through a first fines separation stage to remove fine particles of contaminant from the sand, reducing the water content of the sand (such as to less than 20%), passing the sand into an attrition scrubber unit containing moving blades to delaminate clay and other contaminants from the sand grains, passing the sand from the attrition scrubber unit through a second fines separation stage to separate fine contaminants from the sand, and dewatering the resulting sand product in a further dewatering stage.
US09744536B2	Roller press A roller press (1) is described for grinding of particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials, which roller press (1) comprises two oppositely rotating rollers (2, 3) forming between them a roller gap (4) and a co-rotating annular disc (5), which in concentric manner is attached to an end surface (6, 7) of one of the rollers (2) by means of a number of resilient attachment elements (8) and being movable in the direction of the roller axis, where the outer diameter of said annular disc (5) is greater than the diameter of said one of the rollers (2), hence the annular disc (5) in the area of the roller gap (4) extends toward the other roller (3), thus covering at least part of the roller gap (4). The roller press (1) is peculiar in that the inner diameter of the annular disc (5) is smaller than the diameter of the roller (2), to which it is attached, thus overlapping the end surface (6, 7) of said roller (2), and that the resilient attachment elements (8) are evenly distributed over the circumference of the annular disc (5) and provided with spaces or openings (10) there between.It is hereby obtained that the annular disc (5) does not get stuck by material to be grinded or destructive forces damaging construction parts are not accumulated. This is due to the fact that material in the roller press (1) according to the invention is allowed to escape from the area between the annular disc (5) and the roller (2) to which it is attached.
US09744530B2	Treatment of aromatic alkylation catalysts The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a catalyst that is useful for producing mono-alkylaromatic compounds, the method comprises the steps of (a) contacting the untreated catalyst with water to produce water-contacted catalyst, and (b) drying the water-contacted catalyst with a drying gas without steam being formed at a temperature of less than 300° C. to produce a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and catalyst selectivity. A process for producing a mono-alkylaromatic compound comprising such a catalyst treatment is also disclosed.
US09744524B2	Molybdenum based complex oxide catalyst, its preparation method and use Disclosed are a molybdenum based composite oxide catalyst, its preparation method and use. The catalyst has the following general formula: BiMoxMyNzOa; wherein M is one of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu, or a mixture of two or more of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu in any ratio; N is one of Na, K, Cs, Ca and Ba, or a mixture of two or more of Na, K, Cs, Ca and Ba in any ratio; x=0.5˜20; y=0.05˜20; z=0.01˜5; a is a number satisfying the valance of each atom. The catalyst is prepared by the following method: firstly mixing a certain amount of the lead metal oxides according to the chemical proportion and then grinding the mixture with high-energy ball milling for a period of time to obtain the molybdenum based composite oxide catalyst. The catalyst exhibits excellent performance when using for preparation of butadiene by oxidative dehydrogenation of butene, and the preparation process is simple, controllable, and repeatable. Waste water or waste gas that is difficult to be treated is not produced during preparation.
US09744522B2	Porous alumina material, process for producing same, and catalyst Provided is a production method for a porous alumina material, comprising the steps of: mixing an alkoxysilane solution that comprises an alkoxysilane, a mixed solvent comprising water and an alcohol, and an inorganic acid, with an aluminum solution comprising an aluminum compound and water, to prepare a mixed solution in which the aluminum compound and the alkoxysilane are dissolved in the mixed solvent; co-precipitating aluminum hydroxide with a silicon compound in the mixed solution, to form a precipitate; and baking the precipitate to form a porous alumina material comprising aluminum oxide and silicon oxide.
US09744520B2	Metal-organic frameworks The present invention relates to compounds capable of forming metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), particularly f-block metal MOFs which selectively sorb one component (e.g. para-xylene) from a mixture of components (e.g. m-/p-xylene mixture). The invention also relates to methods of producing and using said compounds.
US09744518B2	Method of removing strontium cations from a water stream using an amorphous titanium silicate This invention is directed to amorphous and crystalline titanosilicate materials that have an unexpected selectivity for cesium and strontium, especially in the presence of high levels of competing ions. The titanosilicates of this invention show very high, unexpected selectivity in the presence of such competing cations such as sodium, calcium, magnesium and potassium, such as present in seawater.
US09744513B2	Encapsulation microfluidic device A method for encapsulating or sorting colloidal objects, comprising the step of flowing said objects in a first flow stream partly or fully surrounded by at least one second flow stream in a channel comprising a narrow strait, wherein along an elongated part of the path of said first flow stream either (a) the bidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest bidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (b) the smallest unidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest unidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (c) said first flow stream is splitting, in the absence of said objects, into droplets with a volume smaller than the volume of at least some of said objects, or (d) said first flow stream would have in the absence of said particles, a shape that cannot entirely encompass some of said objects.
US09744505B2	Stirrer A stirrer having a motor; a hollow shaft that is drivable via the motor and is provided with at least one additive outlet opening, via which an additive passed through the hollow shaft can be discharged; and a rotor arranged on the hollow shaft and having rotor blades, characterized in that a second rotor having rotor blades is provided on the hollow shaft at a distance from the first rotor, and in that the at least one additive outlet opening is provided between the two rotors, wherein the rotors are designed and drivable such that, during operation, a negative pressure and a centrifugal force are generated in the intermediate space defined between the rotors.
US09744503B2	Fluid mixing and dispensing system A system for mixing a first fluid with one or more additional fluids to create a mixed fluid and for dispensing the mixed fluid is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a mixing tank; a first pump for the first fluid; a second pump for a second fluid; and a sensor positioned adjacent the mixing tank wherein the sensor outputs a signal based on a force exerted by the mixing tank in a direction toward the sensor. A controller of the system execute a program to: (i) receive the signal from the sensor, and (ii) operate the first pump for a first time period and operate the second pump for a second time period based on the signal from the sensor such that the first fluid and the second fluid are delivered to the mixing tank before being delivered to a storage tank for dispensing the mixed fluids.
US09744502B1	Proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures A proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures has a plurality of liquid additive control modules which each provide a desired amount of additive to a dedicated mixing injector to blend each additive with water to provide a precise mixture of additive and water. The system has the capability, in between blending cycles, of purging the components of the additive control modules with air and water to displace any residue additive which may remain in the control module. The system is controlled by a controller which controls an actuated control valve to achieve the desired flow rate of liquid additive to acquire the desired proportion of liquid additive to water.
US09744501B1	Artificial plant humidifier A decorative humidifier is provided that utilizes the structural features of common houseplants in a new and advantageous ways by providing stalks or stems to form hollow water vapor conduits for humidifying vapor. A planter conceals a water source for the humidifier. Flowers at the end of the stems may serve as water vapor exits. Particular plants may be chosen for advantageous features, such as long and numerous stems and flowers that may serve as an inconspicuous vapor exits. A drying unit may be connected to the vapor tube in order to force dry air through vapor channels to prevent growth of microbes and accumulation of deposits. The natural features of a chosen plant are utilized to create a synergy between aesthetics and function in a decorative humidifier.
US09744499B2	Hybrid nanoparticle TFC membranes Reverse osmosis membranes made by interfacial polymerization of a monomer in a nonpolar (e.g. organic) phase together with a monomer in a polar (e.g. aqueous) phase on a porous support membrane. Interfacial polymerization process is disclosed for preparing a highly permeable RO membrane, comprising: contacting on a porous support membrane, a) a first solution containing 1,3-diaminobenzene, and b) a second solution containing trimesoyl chloride, wherein at least one of solutions a) and b) contains nanoparticles when said solutions are first contacted, and recovering a highly permeable RO membrane.
US09744493B2	Air filtration device Air filtering devices are disclosed that contain a first filter cartridge having a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet and a curved filter bed having a concave surface disposed such that air to be filtered passes through the inlet, the curved filter bed, and the outlet. The air filtering devices also contain a blower assembly having a blower inlet in fluid communication with the cartridge outlet and a blower outlet, the blower assembly includes a motor proximate to the concave surface of the curved filter bed. The motor has a rotational axis such that the rotational axis is adjacent to the center of curvature of the curved filter bed. The air filtering device may be used in powered air purifying respirators.
US09744492B2	Air purifier An air purifier includes a shell, a wind turbine and an air filter layer. The shell includes at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and an air passage is defined between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The wind turbine is located in the air passage. The air filter layer is located in the air passage and includes a filter screen. The air filter screen includes a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotube films stacked and crossed with each other. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of micropores. A diameter of the micropores is ranged from about 1 micrometer to about 2.5 micrometers.
US09744491B2	In-line modular air filtering system for ductwork An in-line modular air filtering system for ductwork. A housing formed as a body and one or more caps has an intake opening at a first end and an outflow opening at a second end. The cap and body may attach to one another at a junction containing a seal with a stepped cross-sectional configuration. A set of retaining clamps may be used to secure the cap on the body. One or more replaceable filter assemblies may be retained in the housing for filtering air passed therethough. A filter assembly may include a seal having the stepped cross-sectional configuration for securing in the housing and sealing the cap and body junction. Filter assemblies may have differing porosities and/or different filtering mechanisms and may be stacked for applying multiple treatments.
US09744490B1	Trapped vortex particle-to-vapor converter Apparatus and methods for selectively separating a volatile constituent of a particle from a gas stream for analysis. Particles are separated from bulk flow by inertia and impacted in a cavity containing a small but stable vortex or eddy. Heat is applied to volatilize constituents of the particles. The gas entrained within the vortex, which exchanges only slowly with the bulk flow, is withdrawn for analysis. In this way, a high volume flow containing particles of interest is reduced to a low volume flow containing a vapor concentrate. Advantageously, the apparatus may be operated at very low pressure drops in fully continuous, semi-continuous or batch mode according to the requirements of the downstream analytical unit. The apparatus finds use in active surveillance, such as in use of aerosols to detect explosives or chemical residues on persons, vehicles or luggage in real time.
US09744485B2	Fluid treatment system There is disclosed a liquid filter system that includes a liquid filter apparatus configured to self-clean without removal of the filter apparatus from the filter system. The filter apparatus uses both a filter media for filtering solids as well as a spin motion imparted to fluid being filtered so that centrifugal force can remove solids from the liquid being filtered. The liquid filter system also includes a gas pulse nozzle in fluid communication with the liquid filter apparatus and is configured to flow gas into the filter media to expel water and debris trapped in the filter media without removing the filter media from the filter system.
US09744484B2	Helically wrapped filter A filter cartridge is provided for filtering particulates in fluid and gas streams. The filter cartridge has a filter element for filtering the streams and a helical wrap to give stability to the pleats in response to radially outward flow. The wrap has an outer layer for attaching to the filter element and an inner layer for strength and resisting pressure drops across the filter element.
US09744482B2	Screen decanter for screening solids from waste water A screen decanter for decanting liquid from a reservoir, comprising at least one rack comprising screens and baffles forming the sides of a cavity; a frame attached to the screens and baffles and providing a barrier so that liquid cannot pass from outside into the cavity without passing through the screens; a patterned perforated drain pipe inside the cavity and leading to an opening through which liquids may drain out from the cavity. The pattern of the openings counteracts the hydrostatic head within the rack such that flow through the screens is uniform at all depths of immersion in the liquid reservoir. Preferably, the screens have a porosity of about 50 micrometers.
US09744478B1	Hydrodynamic water-oil separation breakthrough An improved water-oil separation apparatus with a separation vessel and associated water leg having internal inlet piping that feeds fluids to an engineered degassing boot, having an engineered degassing boot that is more effective in removing entrained gases from the incoming fluid stream, having an umbrella shaped upper baffle instead of an inverted umbrella shaped upper baffle, having an improved oil collection bucket or weir, having a much improved inlet water spiral distribution apparatus, having an improved water leg design, and having a water leg with a functional height that is externally adjustable to make it easier to regulate the oil-water interface level within the separation vessel.
US09744474B2	Method and apparatus for recovering solids from water-based effluent A method of recovering solids from water-based effluent. A first step involves evaporating wastewater effluent containing a liquid contaminant, such as ammonium to recover a concentrated solution and a water effluent stream. Where the water effluent stream includes solids, further step can be taken to dry the wastewater effluent further to recover solids, such as by using a thin plate evaporator and a heat exchanger disk evaporator.
US09744473B2	Densely stackable building block system A densely stackable building block system comprises a stand and exactly five three-dimensional blocks. Each block is composed of four identical spheres. Configurations of the five blocks are different from each other. The five blocks are combinable with each other to form a detachable stacked arrangement shaped as a regular triangular pyramid. The stand is formed with ten concaves for accommodating a portion of a bottom layer of the stacked arrangement. The five blocks are stackable on the stand to form the stacked arrangement by at least four different sequences.
US09744469B2	Tower ride A tower ride is disclosed with suspended cars mounted on rails that that forms track that is a complete double helix path for the car without having to turn the car or switch tracks. The car is suspended from a four truss track, riding on the two bottom rails for stability. Another embodiment is a roller coaster track mounted on a tower.
US09744462B2	Location based reward distribution system Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate a location based rewards distribution system. Various embodiments of the invention provide rewards, for example video game unlock codes, based on a user physically visiting a specific physical location.
US09744460B2	Device and method for determining attack power based on operating objects disposed on a board A system for controlling progress of an electronic game by determining attack power of one or more characters constituting an ally team on the basis of a first player operating a plurality of objects disposed on a board formed by m rows and n columns and displayed on a display unit, applying the attack with the attack power to one or more characters constituting an enemy team, and varying the remaining value of a physical strength parameter related to the character constituting the enemy team. The system can a placement control unit that displays a board including objects operated by the first player superimposed with objects operated by the second player, wherein an order of the superimposition and a display size of the board is varied in accordance with a progress of the electronic game.
US09744459B2	Computer-readable storage medium storing information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method An example game device includes a virtual camera, a localization calculation microphone, and a volume calculation microphone in a virtual space. The localization calculation microphone is provided at the location of the virtual camera, and the volume calculation microphone is located away from the virtual camera. The game device calculates a left-right position and a front-back position of a sound source as viewed from the localization calculation microphone. The game device also calculates the volume of a sound based on a distance between the volume calculation microphone and the sound source. The game device outputs the sound based on the calculated localized position and volume.
US09744452B2	Remote control of a first user's gameplay by a second user A method for providing remote control of a user's gameplay is provided. A live video feed of a first user's gameplay is presented to a remote second user. A request to transition control of the first user's gameplay to the second user is processed. Control of the first user's gameplay by the second user is initiated.
US09744449B2	Peripheral devices having dynamic weight distribution to convey sense of weight in HMD environments A system and method of simulating weight of a virtual object in a virtual environment includes receiving a weight adjusting profile in a handheld peripheral device. The weight adjusting profile corresponding to at least one weight characteristic and/or a movement characteristics of the virtual object presented in the virtual environment where the handheld peripheral device represents the virtual object. The handheld peripheral device includes a movable weight. The weight adjusting profile is stored in the handheld peripheral device and a position of the movable weight in the handheld peripheral device is adjusted to correspond to a movement of the virtual object in the virtual environment.
US09744447B2	Methods and apparatus for controlling an information processing system based on geographic position information Provided is an information processing system capable of, while avoiding running out of storage capacity, increasing the possibility that a program executed in the information processing system can use data according to a calculated position, even when the information processing system cannot receive data from a device. An item communication section (72) receives, from a server that stores data used in the program in association with a position, data associated with a position in a first-size area containing a position calculated by a positioning section (60). An item notification section (74) notifies to outside when a position associated with data received by the item communication section (72) is present in a second-size area, which contains a position calculated by the positioning section (60) and is smaller than the first-size area. An application executing section (66) executes a program using data received by the item communication section (72).
US09744444B2	User registration An agent that may assist a service provider of gaming services with registering/signing up users, with accepting funds/money from a user and depositing these funds in a gaming account of the user for the user to play games with, and/or with receiving requests from a user to withdrawal funds from the user's account and paying the user the withdrawn funds. The agent may also assist a user in obtaining a report of an account of the user, the account being associated with a service provider that provides gaming services.
US09744439B2	Word forming game and methods to play the game A word-forming game and methods to play the game are disclosed. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a plurality of game pieces amongst which at least one game piece bears a rotatable indicia on a face thereof, wherein the rotatable indicia depicts a different set of one or more letters when viewed from different viewing orientations. The method further includes linearly arranging the game pieces on a gaming surface to form a first word, wherein the first word includes a first set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a first viewing orientation, and rotating the at least one game piece bearing the rotatable indicia to form a second word different from the first word, wherein the second word includes a second set of one or more letters depicted by the rotatable indicia when viewed from a second viewing orientation.
US09744436B2	Playing card shuffler An apparatus is for shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming. The apparatus includes a card support adapted to support the unshuffled cards on-edge. An exciter is also included, and is adapted to impart vibrational action to the supported cards. Cards drop in a random fashion such as by controlling the relative position of the cards and passage through one or more card slots in a card rest. In at least some of the apparatuses, a medial card receiver is adapted to receive at least one card dropped from the card support and to retain the at least one received card to substantially block the card slot to prevent further cards from dropping. A positioner is preferably included to change a relative position of the unshuffled deck and card slots though which the cards drop.
US09744435B2	Transformer toy car and playing device using same The present invention relates to a transformer toy car that automatically transforms the shape to turn a card over to provide the information on the card, if the card is attached to the transformer toy car. The transformer toy car includes: a separable toy car body; and cards adapted to be attached to the underside of the toy car body, wherein if one of the cards is attached to the underside of the toy car body, a portion of the separable toy car body is separated, and a portion of the separated toy car body pressurizes a floor surface, thereby making the toy car body stand up or turn over and thus allowing the underside surface of the card attached to the underside of the toy car body to be exposed to the outside.
US09744434B2	Cue with solid core construction A pool cue includes a butt having: an elongate central butt core, extending uninterrupted from a rearmost end of the butt to a foremost end of the butt; one or more oversleeves arranged about the central butt core and abutting one another; and a forward threaded butt connector positioned on the foremost end of the butt, the forward threaded butt connector operable to mate with a corresponding threaded shaft connector of a cue shaft. A shaft has: an elongate shaft sleeve, extending from a rearmost end of the shaft to a foremost end of the shaft; an elongate central shaft core, extending uninterrupted from the rearmost end of the shaft to the foremost end of the shaft; and a rearward threaded shaft connector positioned on the rearmost end of the shaft, the rearward threaded shaft connector operable to mate with the threaded butt connector.
US09744432B2	Snowshoe A snowshoe (1) for mountain winter sports includes: a plate (2) for resting on the snow and distributing a user's weight, having an upper face (2′) and a lower face (2″); elements for fixing, at least partially, the user's foot to the upper face (2′) of the plate (2); and a plurality of spikes (3), where the plate (2) includes a mobile structure (4) adapted to make the plurality of spikes (3) alternately available below the lower face (2″) of the plate (2), so as to define an uphill and a downhill configuration.
US09744427B2	Rating system for identifying exciting sporting events and notifying users Systems and methods for determining interest levels for sporting events and notifying users when the sporting events' interest levels reach threshold levels. One embodiment is a system that includes a processing engine that receives data associated with sporting events and, based on this data, determines interest levels associated with the sporting events. The system also includes a notification engine is coupled to the processing engine. When the processing engine determines that the interest level associated with a particular sporting event has reached a threshold, the notification engine provides notifications to users indicating that the threshold level has been reached.
US09744423B1	Golf swing training device The golf swing training device is a device that can be attached to a golf club. It provides an easily seen visual indication of when the clubface is perpendicular to the direction that the clubface is traveling. When used in conjunction with instructional material the golf swing training device can assist a golfer in correcting a bad swing and it can assist a golf instructor in demonstrating proper swing technique.
US09744418B2	Pneumatic ball-suspending device A pneumatic ball-suspending device includes a base, a conduit extending from the base, a source of pressurized air disposed within the base and in fluid communication with the conduit, and a cap formed at an end of the conduit. The cap includes a face that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit and at least three channels formed through the cap, each channel having a longitudinal axis formed through a center of a respective channel, wherein the longitudinal axis of each channel defines an airflow path and wherein the longitudinal axis of at least one of the channels is angled with respect to at least one of an x-, y-, or z-axis. The source of pressurized air forces air through the conduit and through the channels, such that any escaping air follows at least one of the air flow paths.
US09744416B2	Ball bat including multiple failure planes A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations.
US09744414B2	Golf club with progressive tapered face thickness Embodiments of a golf club set with progressive tapered face thickness coordinated with club loft are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09744413B2	Metal wood club A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body includes an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, a weighted insert having a heavy end and a lighter end, the lighter end opposite the heavy end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, wherein the cavity includes a head locking member, wherein the weighted insert includes an insert locking member, wherein the head locking member includes a shelf and the insert locking member includes a flange, the flange configured to abut the shelf when the insert locking member is in a locked position; and a spring located between the insert locking member and the terminal end of the cavity.
US09744410B1	Golf shaft flex connection A shaft insert (or external connecting segment) with greater flexibility than the substrate shaft allowing for a more flexible zone in an area of separation between two separated portions of the substrate shaft. The flexible connection is intended to be installed between two segments of the separated substrate shaft primarily on a golf putter with the flexible connection within 5 inches of the base of the club in total compliance with USGA (United States Golf Association) Rule 2, Appendix II. 2. b. requiring any change from the continuous shaft be within 5 inches of the club base. The shaft flex connection is designed to be symmetrical around its cross section with equal flexibility and torsional displacement in all directions in compliance with USGA Rule 2, Appendix 2. c. requiring golf shafts to be equally flexible with equal torsional displacement in all directions. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a flexible tube for which the outside diameter is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the substrate shaft. The substrate shaft is separated at the top of the hosel of the club and joined by fixing the tube (with epoxy or other adhesive) in each section of the separated sections of the substrate shaft whereby the separation is maintained at a fixed distance by installing an O ring or other spacer over the insert tube and between the two segments of the substrate shaft.
US09744408B2	Golf ball Golf ball 2 of the present invention has core 4, cover 10 situated on the external side of the core 4, and paint layer 16 provided to cover this cover 10. The base polymer of the cover 10 is a urethane resin. The base polymer of the paint layer 16 is a urethane resin. The cover 10 has a thickness Tc of 0.1 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less. The paint layer 16 has a thickness Tp (mm) of 0.015 mm or greater and 0.040 mm or less. The ratio (Tp/Tc) is 0.021 or greater and 0.40 or less. Preferably, the paint layer 16 is formed with two or more layers 18 and 20. Preferably, the base polymer of the paint layer 16 is a two-pack type urethane resin or a two-pack type epoxy resin.
US09744407B2	Multi-layer golf ball Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided.
US09744404B2	Lat pulldown fitness device A lat pulldown fitness device includes a base, a magnetorheological fluid (MRF) resistance provider, a motor, a gear train, pulleys, a cable assembly, a pulldown bar and a controller. The MRF resistance provider and the motor provide a resistance functioning as a load weight of pulling down the pulldown bar. The controller controls a current input to the MRF resistance provider to change the strength of the resistance generated from the MRF resistance provider. During a workout, the resistance provided by the lat pulldown fitness device is changeable precisely, conveniently, and quickly. Unlike its conventional counterparts which require bumper plates for use as weights, the lat pulldown fitness device is not limited to weight adjustment based on unit bumper plate but features plenty choices and controllable resolution in terms of strength of training. The MRF resistance provider is more compact and lightweight than its conventional counterparts.
US09744402B2	Balance training system Balance training systems and methods are disclosed. A balance training system is disclosed, comprising: a lower member having a ground contacting surface and an upward facing surface; an upper member having a foot receiving surface and a downward facing surface; the upward facing surface and the downward facing surface being shaped for contact with each other; and the upper member having a balance position when a balance point on the upper member is in contact with the lower member. A balance training system is also disclosed comprising a first platform having a top surface (ground plane) which supports the user's weight, a support having flexible and/or compressible upward facing surface in contact with a downward facing surface of the first platform, the ground plane being within 0.5″ of the top surface of the flexible and/or compressible upward facing surface to reduce or prevent horizontal movement of the ground plane when the first platform changes angle. A balance training system is further disclosed, comprising a first platform having a top surface (ground plane) that supports the user's weight, a curved downward facing convex surface of the first platform, the top surface being aligned within ½″ of the downward facing curved surface.
US09744401B2	Multifunctional exercise machine A multifunctional exercise machine is an exercise machine that combines a stepper assembly and a stationary bicycle assembly into a single machine. The stepper assembly is positioned on a frame member while the stationary bicycle assembly is positioned on a stand member. The frame member and the stand member are both hingedly connected to a bridge positioned in between the frame member and the stand member. A stepper resetting mechanism is utilized to regulate the movement of a first step pedal and a second step pedal of the stepper assembly. The first step pedal and the second step pedal are slidably engaged to a first rail and a second rail of the frame member. The machine may be utilized in a standing position or in a seated position via an adjustable seat. A handlebar assembly may be utilized for user stability while exercising.
US09744400B2	Exercise apparatus Exercise apparatus that provides increased functionality and utilization of space is disclosed. The exercise apparatus may include improved storage features and one or more exercise modules and storage modules that may be combined in an exercise apparatus for use in various environments, so as to provide more efficient use of floor space.
US09744396B1	Training sled A training sled configurable for adding weights in some embodiments to increase friction and provide for weight-training by lifting portions of the sled. Sled components are slidably or pivotably connected to permit lifting a shoulder member of the sled to different heights and to achieve an optimal training angle.
US09744394B2	Exercising device with multi-position handle and method therefore An exercising device includes an axle having a substantially straight portion and a pair of end portions disposed generally perpendicular to the straight portion, at least one wheel mounted for rotation on a peripheral surface of the straight portion and including a center aperture, a sleeve positioned between the peripheral surface of the straight portion and a peripheral surface of the aperture, a pair of collars with a threaded aperture disposed within a thickness of the each of the pair of collars, a pair of threaded fasteners seated within threaded apertures and having an inner end thereof in an abutting engagement with an exterior surface of the axle, a pair of end stops, each of the pair of end stops secured to an end of a respective end portion and at least one grip member disposed on the axle on each side of the at least one wheel.
US09744391B2	Use of metal-accumulating plants for implementing chemical reactions A method of implementing organic synthesis reactions uses a composition containing a metal catalyst originating from a calcined plant. The plants can be from the Brassicaceae, Sapotaceae and Convolvulaceae family, and the metal catalyst contains metal in the M(II) form such as zinc, nickel, manganese, lead, cadmium, calcium, magnesium or copper. Examples of the organic synthesis reactions include halogenations, electrophilic reactions, cycloadditions, transesterification reactions and coupling reactions, among others.
US09744386B2	Self-standing fall arrest system An adjustable fall arrest system is disclosed, where the system employs a four-bar linkage and cantilevered beam arrangement to provide the fall arrest support.
US09744385B2	Headgear tensioning for respiratory mask Headgear for a patient interface includes at least one headgear strap and an indicator provided to the at least one headgear strap structured to indicate attainment of a desired adjustment setting of the headgear in response to headgear tension applied to the at least one headgear strap.
US09744381B2	Topical compositions and methods for influencing electromagnetic radiation on cutaneous extracellular matrix protein production Disclosed herein is a composition that is suitable for influencing electromagnetic radiation on cutaneous extracellular matrix protein production. The composition contains (a) a proanthrocyanin, a polyphenol or a proanthrocyanin/polyphenol-containing plant extract, absorbed or adsorbed onto an inert carrier, where component (a) is responsive to UV, IR or visible light; (b) a photo-activatable amino acid or amino acids blend; and (c) a dermatologically-acceptable vehicle, wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), said component (b) is present in an amount of from about 65 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total amount of component (a) and component (b), and said component (c) is present in an amount of from about 90 wt % to about 99.95 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
US09744379B2	Studying dosimetric impact of motion to generate adaptive patient-specific margins in EBRT planning A treatment planning system (106) for generating patient-specific treatment margins. The system (106) includes one or more processors (142). The processors (142) are programmed to receive a radiation treatment plan (RTP) for irradiating a target (122) over the course of one or more treatment fractions. The RTP including one or more treatment margins around the target (122) and a planned dose distribution for the target (122). The processors (142) are further programmed to receive motion data for at least one of the treatment fractions of the RTP from one or more target surrogates (124), calculate a motion-compensated dose distribution for the target (122) using the motion data and the planned dose distribution, compare the motion-compensated dose distribution to the planned dose distribution, and adjust the treatment margins based on dosimetric differences between the motion-compensated dose distribution and the planned dose distribution.
US09744372B2	Therapeutic applications of cold plasma The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases and disorders comprising applying a therapeutically effective dose of cold plasma. In particular examples, the diseases and disorders include, but are not limited to, diseases and disorders of the skin, musculoskeletal, and immune systems.
US09744371B2	Treatment apparatus using high frequency waves and method for controlling same The present invention relates to a treatment apparatus using high frequency waves, and to a method for controlling same. The treatment apparatus using high frequency waves comprises: a high frequency wave generating unit; a plurality of needles for providing, into the skin of a user, high frequency energy transferred from the high frequency wave generating unit; and a driving unit for inserting the plurality of needles into the skin of the user, wherein the apparatus further comprises a control unit for controlling the driving unit such that the plurality of needles are inserted into a first target point within the skin and then move to a second target point.
US09744368B2	Self-tuning external device for wirelessly recharging implantable medical devices External device circuitry self-tunes so that current is being driven through a coil at a resonant frequency of the tank circuit including the coil. The self-tuning nature of the driver circuitry enables adaptation within a cycle to changes in the resonant frequency such as those due to changing loads on the coil from environmental factors. The self-tuning circuitry monitors the direction of current flow in the tank circuit so that during a non-driven phase of a two-phase cycle, the circuitry detects the current naturally changing directions and then activates the driver circuitry to drive current into the tank circuit in phase with the natural direction of current flow. Unity power factor is approximated while driving the coil despite changes in resonance. Power being driven into the tank circuit may then be measured at the approximation of unity power factor to control the amount of power being applied.
US09744365B2	Presentation of information associated with medical device therapy This disclosure is related to techniques for presenting therapy factors related to medical device therapy in a manner that allows a user, such as a patient or a clinician, to receive, comprehend and evaluate information relating to therapy delivered by the medical device efficiently. In one aspect, a method comprises obtaining a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with a medical system including an implantable medical device, receiving a user selection associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set, and presenting a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on a display of a programmer.
US09744359B2	Apparatus and method for visual stimulation indication Methods and devices for verifying that proper visual stimulation is applied to the visual prostheses are described. In one of the methods, a visual stimulation system implanted on a subject is simulated externally. An external testing device is also discussed.
US09744350B2	Method for the implantation of active fixation medical leads A lead implantation tool is used for the implantation of active fixation medical leads. The tool may be configured to operably couple to a lead connector end of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead including an active fixation helix tip and wherein the lead connector end includes a contact pin proximally extending from the lead connector end. The tool may include a feature configured to couple to the contact pin and a first mechanism configured to convert linear movement into rotational movement of the contact pin relative to the lead connector end. The tool may further include a second mechanism that causes a stylet extending through the tool and into the contact pin to at least one of distally and proximally displace within the contact pin.
US09744343B2	Volume reducing reservoir insert for an infusion port An access portal is provided including a housing, a body defining a fluid reservoir, and a septum enclosing the fluid reservoir. A stem in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir extends from the fluid reservoir. The access portal also includes a reservoir insert disposed within the fluid reservoir, in which the reservoir insert decreases the fluid fill volume of the reservoir.
US09744342B2	Apparatus and process for producing CO2 enriched medical foam The present invention provides an apparatus for producing medical foam for wound care or hair stimulation. The apparatus includes a foam generation unit having a fluid reservoir, a fluid delivery line and a foam generation tip. The apparatus also includes a compressed gas unit having at least one container of compressed gas, a source of electric power, and a gas regulator valve. A supply of wound care or hair stimulating solution is communicably connected to the foam generation tip such that when the apparatus is operated medical foam is produced by the foam generator tip.
US09744340B2	System for reducing local discomfort A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides.
US09744339B2	Apparatus for manually manipulating hollow organs An apparatus for mechanically manipulating hollow organs within the body of a subject, or an organ manipulation apparatus, includes a manipulation section. The manipulation section may include a substantially two-dimensional element, which may have a width that exceeds a distance across a portion of the interior of a hollow organ within which the manipulation section is to be positioned. The manipulation section is configured to manipulate at least a portion of a hollow organ from within, which may modify at least one of a shape, orientation, or location of at least part of the hollow organ. Methods for manipulating hollow organs are also disclosed, as are operating techniques, such as left atrial ablation, in which the shapes, orientations, and/or locations of hollow organs are manipulated to move the hollow organs away from the site of the medical procedure, reducing the potential for damage to the hollow organs.
US09744330B2	Tinnitus treatment system and method A tinnitus masking system for use by a person having tinnitus The system comprises a sound delivery system having left and right ear-level audio delivery devices and is configured to deliver a masking sound to the person via the audio delivery devices such that the masking sound appears to originate from a virtual sound source location that substantially corresponds to the spatial location in 3D auditory space of the source of the tinnitus as perceived by the person. The masking sound being represented by left and right audio signals that are converted to audible sound by the respective audio delivery devices.
US09744327B1	Facial skin indentation preventer A facial skin indentation preventer has a central base core surrounded by an entrapment flap and a securing flap. The core and flaps have two layers: a soft moleskin or similar skin-contact layer and a second more rigid layer. A rigid cushion is attached to the central base core and a cannula or similar item can be placed thereon. The flaps are then folded inwards, over the rigid cushion, creating a cannula pocket above the rigid cushion and entrapping and holding the cannula therein. An entrapment hinge and securing hinge ensure the folds remain rounded and soft. A flap attachment is used to lock the securing flap in place and ensure the cannula stays within the cannula pocket.
US09744323B2	System and methods for lung isolation and one lung ventilation A lung isolation system configured for selective isolation and ventilation of the lung in conjunction with a standard endotracheal tube. The system includes an expandable bronchial isolation tube comprising a collapsible nitinol frame, a bifurcated adapter, and a steerable optical stylet.
US09744322B2	Automatic pressure titration A pressure support methodology and system that utilizes at least two, and possibly all three, of information relating to (i) airway patency, i.e., the degree to which the patient's airway is open, (ii) the primary cause of the current sleep disordered breathing event, and (iii) the patient's response to previous pressure changes to automatically titrate pressure when presented with a sleep disordered breathing event. In another embodiment, pressure may be automatically titrated based solely on the primary cause of the sleep disordered breathing event.
US09744318B2	Aerosolization apparatus for inhalation profile-independent drug delivery A powder aerosolization apparatus comprises a housing comprising an outlet adapted to be inserted into a user's mouth and one or more bypass air openings. A receptacle support within the housing supports a receptacle containing a powder pharmaceutical formulation. A puncturing mechanism within the housing creates in the receptacle one or more inlet openings and one or more powder outflow openings, wherein the powder outflow openings have a total area of from 0.2 mm2 to 4.0 mm2. Upon a user's inhalation through the outlet, air flows through the one or more bypass air openings and through the receptacle to aerosolize the powder pharmaceutical formulation in the receptacle. In one version, the relative flow parameters between the flow through the one or more bypass openings and the one or more powder outflow openings are selected so that flow of aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation does not occur until a predetermined inhalation flow rate is achieved.
US09744316B2	Medical spraying device with nozzle, and method for producing a spray cone A medical spraying device and method, for irrigating a wound, having a liquid reservoir for a medical irrigation liquid or a connection for such a liquid reservoir and an arrangement for applying pressure to the medical irrigation liquid, such that the irrigation liquid is pushable through a nozzle by the pressure acting on the irrigation liquid in order to produce a spray cone. The nozzle has a plurality of openings, which are arranged at an angle to one another in such a way that the irrigation liquid jets exiting from the openings, at a such flow rate and angle, meet in an atomization space and/or a discharge opening of the nozzle; thus, a spray cone is produced from the atomized irrigation liquid.
US09744313B2	Nebulizer A nebulizer and a housing part comprising a blocking device as well as use of a blocking device are proposed. The blocking device blocks a rotatable element of a counter device in a defined rotational position until the nebulizer is closed.
US09744303B2	Pre-loaded syringes and methods related thereto Pre-loaded syringes for delivering an embolic agent are disclosed herein. Methods related to syringes pre-loaded with an embolic agent are also disclosed.
US09744302B2	Needle assisted jet injection device having reduced trigger force An injector includes a trigger mechanism including: a trigger member disposed about an axis having an aperture and a protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the aperture of the trigger member when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable firing-initiation member having an aperture engaged with the protrusion of the trigger member and operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.
US09744301B2	External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is coupled to the housing and the receiver to receive remotely generated commands and to control the external infusion device in accordance with the commands. The indication device indicates when a command has been received and indicates when the command is being utilized to control the external infusion device so that the external infusion device is capable of being concealed from view when being remotely commanded. The remote commander includes a commander housing, a keypad for transmitting commands, and a transmitter for transmitting commands to the receiver of the external infusion device.
US09744294B2	Puncture device and chemical liquid supplying device A puncture device includes a puncture needle including an outer needle and an inner tube located in the outer needle; a housing unit accommodating the puncture needle; and a puncture mechanism within the housing unit. The puncture mechanism includes a push-in unit configured to be pushed in with respect to the housing unit, an outer needle slide unit attached to the outer needle, a stopper, an elastic member, a first end of which is fixed to the housing unit and a second end of which is fixed to the outer needle slide unit, and a fixation release unit configured to release the fixation between the push-in unit and the outer needle slide unit and the fixation between the outer needle slide unit and the inner tube.
US09744291B2	Smart connection interface A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.
US09744287B2	Pulsatile flow blood pump The invention is about a next-generation blood pump that provides pulsatile blood flow, and has been developed for cardiopulmonary by-pass devices used for maintaining extracorporeal blood circulation during heart surgeries and the supportive devices of circulation system. This device is technically a sort of synchronous power-assisted motor employing direct driver technology. The mentioned blood pump contains a rotor rotating on a magnetic bearing without a shaft and through the helical wings placed into the rotor it provides pulsatile blood supply adequate for the body requirement synchronous with the ECG signals received from the patients. It provides a patient safer and controlled pulsatile blood flow while running at high efficiency.
US09744285B2	Fluid processing apparatus A machine is provided with a slot to releasably receive and retain a cartridge in which dialysis is effected. The machine is configured for supplying to the cartridge, at a controlled temperature and rate, sterile water for use in haemodialysis and is operable to maintain, in a sterile condition, residual water contained therein after completion of a haemodialysis treatment.
US09744280B2	Methods for LVAD operation during communication losses Methods, systems, and devices for an adaptable blood pump are disclosed herein. The blood pump can be part of a mechanical circulatory support system that can include a system controller and the blood pump. The blood pump can include a rotary motor and a control unit that can communicate with the system controller. The blood pump can determine when communication with the system controller is established or has been lost. The blood pump can retrieve one or several back-up parameters when communication with the system controller has been lost, and can operate according to these back-up parameters.
US09744279B2	Implant connector A connector for connecting an implant device to tissue of a person's body. The connector including a frame having first and second arms. The first and second arms define an opening, where at least a portion of the implant device is inserted through the opening. After insertion, an additional securing member is connected to the frame. The securing member is adapted to receive at least one suture to secure the frame to the tissue. The connector includes an adjuster that is movably connected to the first and second arms, where the adjuster is operable to cause the first and second arms to move toward each other and engage the implant device.
US09744275B2	Constant pressure syringe for surgical use A closed system for harvesting fat through liposuction, concentrating the aspirate so obtained, and then re-injecting the concentrated fat into a patient comprises as its main components a low pressure cannula having between about 7 to 12 side holes of about 1-2 mm by 2.0 to 4.0 mm, a spring loaded syringe holder with a constant force or coiled ribbon spring to apply a substantially constant pressure over the full excursion of the plunger, and a preferably flexible collection bag which is also preferably graduated, cylindrical over most of its body and funnel shaped at its bottom, all of which are connected through flexible tubings to a multi-port valve. The multi-port valve has two flutter/duck bill valves which restrict the fluid flow to a one way direction which effectively allows the syringe to be used to pump fat out of a patient and into a collection bag in a continuous manner. After the bags are centrifuged to concentrate the fat, the excess fluids are separated and the valve is re-connected to permit the syringe pump to reverse fluid flow to graft the concentrated fat back into the patient.
US09744271B2	Marked fluoropolymer surfaces and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a coated low-friction medical device, such as low-friction medical tubing, including applying a coating to one or more selected portions of a surface of low-friction medical tubing to indicate at least one marking formed along the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, and simultaneously or substantially simultaneously: (a) curing the applied coating to a designated temperature (which is above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose and shrink) to adhere the applied coating to the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, (b) utilizing one or more anti-shrinking devices to counteract or otherwise inhibit the shrinking of the low-friction medical tubing, and (c) exhausting any harmful byproducts resulting from curing the low-friction medical tubing to a temperate above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose.
US09744266B2	Flowable matrix compositions and methods Flowable matrix compositions and methods of their use and manufacture are provided. Exemplary compositions may include a flowable, syringeable, putty-like form of acellular human dermal matrix. In some cases, compositions may include a moldable acellular collagen extracellular matrix. In use, the matrix compositions can be used to fill or treat skin voids, channel wounds, and other soft tissue deficiencies.
US09744261B2	Vascular casted prostheses and methods of forming same for treating biological tissue Bioremodelable tissue prostheses having a vasculature that is infused with a biomaterial composition.
US09744260B2	Timing controlled in-situ cross-linking of halyuronic acid during injection Systems and methods are disclosed for cosmetic augmentation by forming a biocompatible cross-linked polymer having a multi-phase mixture with a time release catalyst; injecting the mixture into a patient as a viscous fluid; after injection, activating the catalyst to cross-link the polymer after a predetermined period after injection into a patient; and augmenting soft tissue with the biocompatible cross-linked polymer.
US09744253B2	Anti-bacterial light delivery system and method for disinfecting a surface A light delivery system and method are provided to promote a photochemical reaction for disinfecting a surface. The system includes a light source and a light diffusing element operatively coupled to the light source and further embedded within a surface to be disinfected. The light diffusing element outputs light to the surface to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect the surface. A low scatter light transmission medium may further be coupled between the light source and the light diffusing element to transmit light from the light source remotely to the light diffusing element.
US09744252B2	Compounds for binding to the platelet specific glycoprotein IIb/IIIa and their use for imaging of thrombi The present invention relates to novel fluorine containing compounds, methods for their preparation, the intermediates of the synthesis, their use as diagnostic agents, especially for imaging of thrombi. The invention relates to positron emission tomography (PET) agents and associated precursor reagents, and methods for producing such radiolaveled agents for imaging of thrombi in a mammalian body. More particularly, the invention relates to small nonpeptide, high-affinity, specific-binding glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists for imaging of thrombi.
US09744250B2	Chemical model of a neurodegenerative disease, method for preparation and uses of same The invention concerns the use of pyridinium furosemide or one of the derivatives, analogs, salts, metabolites, or prodrugs thereof in the preparation of a chemical model of a neurodegenerative disease, preferably Parkinson's disease. The invention also concerns the corresponding chemical model and the uses of same, in particular in screening tests for identifying drug candidates.
US09744243B2	Composition of external application to skin The composition of external application to the skin according to the present invention may specifically control the relative amount between long-chain amides and sterols and the relative amount between lipid components and an emulsifier in the emulsion having a multi-layered lamella structure, the emulsion comprising a relatively larger content of dermatologically useful hydrophobic material in a formulation. Thus, the formulation having significantly high stability and excellent characteristics can be obtained in spite of the high content in the lipid components and the emulsifier.
US09744242B2	Stable aqueous formulations of adenovirus vectors The present invention is based on the surprising discovery that the inclusion of an anionic polymer in the adenovirus formulation enhances long-term stability of the vector composition. An aqueous formulation comprising an adenovirus vector and at least one anionic polymer is provided, together with methods of the preparation of a storage stable adenovirus aqueous formulation.
US09744241B2	Method for nucleic acid delivery using hyaluronic acid A hyaluronic acid conjugates including hyaluronic acid, a disulfide bond-containing crosslinking agent, and a cationic, amphiphilic polymer; a hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex in which a nucleic acid is bound to the hyaluronic acid conjugate; a composition in which the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complexes are crosslinked with each other; a nucleic acid delivery composition including the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex; and a method of nucleic acid delivery using the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex.
US09744238B2	High load dispersions The present invention relates to the field of carrier and delivery systems for active molecular compounds. In particular, the present invention provides aqueous dispersions for delivery of active molecular compounds.
US09744237B2	Method and system for effecting changes in pigmented tissue Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are compositions for lightening or darkening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue disease.
US09744223B2	Therapeutic cancer vaccine targeted to HAAH (aspartyl-[asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase) The present invention encompasses a cancer vaccine therapy targeting Aspartyl-[Asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase (HAAH). The present invention contemplate bacteriophage expressing HAAH peptide fragments and methods for using said bacteriophage in methods of treating cancer.
US09744222B2	Peptide for vaccine The present invention relates to compositions comprising peptides for preventing or treating allergy to house dust mites, and in particular to optimal combinations of peptides for preventing or treating said allergy.
US09744221B2	Method and compositions for inhibiting or preventing adverse effects of oral antibiotics This invention provides, in part, various compositions and methods for protecting the gastrointestinal microbiome from antibiotic disruption.
US09744220B2	Compositions and methods for treating inflammatory diseases The invention provides compositions and methods for treating inflammatory diseases, such as cardiac or hepatic inflammatory diseases, involving the use of parasite-derived neurotrophic factor (PDNF), or fragment of PDNF. The invention also provides compositions featuring PDNF, or a fragment thereof, and methods for using such compositions for the proliferation and/or mobilization of a stem cell (e.g., cardiac stem cell) or progenitor cell (e.g., hepatic progenitor cell). In one aspect, the invention provides a method of decreasing inflammation in a nonneuronal tissue of a subject. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of decreasing inflammation in a cardiac, liver, pancreas, or gastrointestinal tissue of a subject. In still another aspect, the invention provides a method of increasing expression of an anti-inflammatory factor in a non-neuronal cell or tissue.
US09744217B2	Bilirubin excretion enhancer The purpose of the present invention is to establish a novel therapy method for hyperbilirubinemia and therefore, to provide a bilirubin excretion enhancer. The present invention provides a bilirubin excretion enhancer comprising, as an active ingredient, a serum albumin domain II-like protein comprising a serum albumin subdomain IIA. In one embodiment, the serum albumin subdomain IIA has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. in one embodiment, the serum albumin domain II-like protein is a serum albumin domain II. In one embodiment, the serum albumin domain II comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
US09744215B2	Method for achieving desired glial growth factor 2 plasma levels The present invention relates to administering glial growth factor 2 (GGF2) to a patient in need thereof, to achieve serum levels of GGF2 within a desired therapeutic window determined based on the disease or disorder afflicting the patient. In a particular embodiment, the patient is suffering from a disease or disorder associated with reduced levels of myelination and the GGF2 is administered to promote myelination in the patient.

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