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US09785344B2	Portable electronic apparatus and touch detecting method thereof A portable electronic apparatus and a touch detecting method thereof are provided. In the method, a touch is detected by a touch screen of the portable electronic apparatus. Then, whether the touch is located in an edge area of the touch screen is determined. If it is determined that the touch is located in the edge area of the touch screen, the touch time during which the touch continues and no other touch is detected by the touch screen is accumulated, and whether the accumulated touch time exceeds a preset time is determined. If the accumulated touch time exceeds the preset time, related information of the touch is removed from an event triggered by the touch until the touch ends.
US09785335B2	Systems and methods for adaptive gesture recognition Systems and methods are described for adaptively recognizing gestures indicated by user inputs received from a touchpad, touchscreen, directional pad, mouse or other multi-directional input device. If a user's movement does not indicate a gesture using current gesture recognition parameters, additional processing can be performed to recognize the gesture using other factors. The gesture recognition parameters can then be adapted so that subsequent user inputs that are similar to the previously-rejected inputs will appropriately trigger gesture commands as desired by the user. Gestural data or parameters may be locally or remotely stored for further processing.
US09785334B2	Method for editing frame-based page, electronic apparatus and recording medium using the same A method for editing a frame-based page, an electronic apparatus and a recording medium using the same are provided. In the method, an item-based page including items respectively representing applications is displayed on a touch screen. A touch operation performed on an item is detected by using the touch screen. The item is dragged according to the touch operation. Whether the item is dragged to an action area of the item-based page is determined. The item is turned into a new frame displaying a content of the application represented by the item after the item is determined to be dragged to the action area of the item-based page. The frame displays a content of the application represented by the item.
US09785332B1	Conserving processing resources by controlling updates to damaged tiles of a content page A browser divides content pages into tiles for display on a user device, and updates the tiles that become “damaged” as the result of user interactions or other events. The browser may decide whether and/or when to update a damaged off-screen tile based partly or wholly on a predicted likelihood that the user will scroll to that tile or that the tile will otherwise become visible on the user device. This prediction may, for example, be based on one or more of the following: (1) the distance of the off-screen tile from the visible display area, (2) the past browsing/scrolling behaviors of the user and/or other users. The decision of whether or when to update the damaged off-screen tile may also be based on the cost (in terms of processing resources) of updating the tile, as may be estimated based on the processing resources used to initially generate the tile. In addition, the decision may be based on a measure of visual impact associated with deferring the update.
US09785330B1	Systems for and methods of providing inertial scrolling and navigation using a fingerprint sensor calculating swiping speed and length An emulation system receives a swipe along a finger sensor to set a computer display in motion. After the swipe is completed, the display continues along its previous path. Depending on their direction, subsequent swipes can be used to accelerate or decelerate the motion. Gradually, the display decelerates. In one embodiment, this deceleration simulates an inertial decay, providing the user with a pleasing display that gradually rolls to a stop. The deceleration is modeled on a joystick return-to-home inertial decay, allowing the user greater control when navigating over the display. The finger sensor is used to emulate different electronic devices, such as a mouse, a scroll wheel, and a rotating wheel.
US09785327B1	Interactive user interface Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a perceived brightness of an electronic document. In one implementation, the electronic document may be displayed on a touch screen of a terminal. A graphical object may be displayed in front of the electronic document. The terminal may detect a gesture on the touch screen and control the perceived brightness of the electronic document by adjusting an opacity of the graphical object based on the gesture.
US09785324B2	Device, method, and storage medium storing program According to an aspect, a device includes: a communication unit, a touch screen display, and a controller. The communication unit acquires information through communication service. The touch screen display displays a screen for setting an image in individual information registered in address book data. When a predetermined gesture is detected during display of the screen, the controller acquires an image to be associated with the individual information through communication service registered in the individual information.
US09785321B2	Controlling a massively multiplayer online role-playing game Briefly stated, technologies are generally described for controlling a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), using a user-interface (UI) selection unit, an action log unit, a pattern detector unit and/or an artificial intelligence (AI) player unit. In various examples, a system is described, where the system may be configured to control the action log unit to record logs of a user's actions input through a UI and associate the actions with status information of the user's character and opponent characters in the MMORPG. The system may control the pattern detector unit to extract correlation rules for the status information and the associated actions. The AI player unit may control a substitute player for the user based on the correlation rules, such that the substitute player can automatically reproduce actions of the user.
US09785320B2	Service gallery user interface presentation A gallery user interface element that includes multiple selectable service user interface elements. Each of the selectable service user interface elements, when selected, initiates a corresponding predetermined action. Thus, the gallery may be used to initiate any number of predetermined actions by selecting appropriate service user interface elements. The predetermined actions may be performed by a number of user interface elements that are collectively offered by a variety of different applications, application extensions, or the system itself. The predetermined actions may include at least one predetermined action that extends an extendible canvas with one or more additional user interface elements. The gallery may include multiple pinnable elements and have different versions depending on a context in which the gallery was opened.
US09785313B2	Providing a distraction free reading mode with an electronic personal display A method and system for providing a distraction free reading mode with an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example accesses non-adjustable settings for a reader mode. In addition, user adjustable settings for the reader mode on the electronic personal display are also accessed. The user adjustable settings and the non-adjustable settings are then implemented when the reader mode is initiated.
US09785308B1	Mobile electronic device wrapped in electronic display Systems and techniques for substantially wrapping a mobile electronic device in a display are provided. A mobile electronic device is described that includes a primary display, a primary user input mechanism, and a secondary display. The primary display is operable to display user-selectable elements and has a face on a portion of an exterior surface of the mobile electronic device. The exterior surface includes all surfaces visible to a user. The primary user input mechanism is operable to receive user selections in coordination with the primary display of user-selectable elements. The secondary display is operable to display content to a user. The secondary display includes substantially the entire exterior surface of the mobile electronic device excluding the primary display.
US09785293B2	Input device, and information input method of the same Each of multiple detection data values included in two-dimensional data, generated based on detection results of sensor unit, is converted into either an on data value or an off data value by a data conversion unit. Each data value included in the converted two-dimensional data is sequentially acquired from an edge of an operating face by a region identifying unit, and is determined whether an on data value or not. In a case where determination is made that the acquired data value is an on data value, the acquired data value is set as a starting point, and an outline of a set region where adjacent on data values form a set is tracked in order starting from the starting point until returning to the original starting point again.
US09785291B2	Bezel sensitive touch screen system A touch screen and machine-implemented method for providing a touch screen panel are provided. The touch screen is formed on a panel including a display area and a bezel area that at least partially surrounds the display area. The touch screen includes a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel and a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel, where the first pattern of conducting material is transparent.
US09785290B2	Touch cell structure of a touch panel and the touch panel using the same Provided is a touch cell structure for a touch panel in which a touch cell is configured into a new pad to gate mode in order to solve a problem of a conventional capacitive-type touch input device. The touch cell structure includes: a conductive pad that forms an electrostatic capacitance with respect to a touch unit when a finger of a human body or the touch unit having an electrical characteristic similar to the finger approaches the conductive pad within a predetermined distance; and a three-terminal type switching device whose gate terminal is connected with the conductive pad and whose output signal is changed in correspondence to a change in electric potential of the gate terminal of the three-terminal type switching device by the electrostatic capacitance between the touch unit and the conductive pad. Since the potential of the gate terminal of the switching device is determined by an electrostatic capacitance formed in the conductive pad, a difference of the output signal output from the switching device becomes large depending on whether a touch input occurs or not.
US09785286B2	Touch display panel and display device The disclosure provides a touch display panel and a display device. The touch display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, pixel units, touch electrodes and a plurality of touch lines. Pixel electrodes in each pixel unit include a plurality of strip electrodes, and two adjacent pixel units form a unit group including a first pixel unit and a second pixel unit. The first pixel unit includes a first part and a second part. The second pixel unit includes a third part and a fourth part. The first pixel unit and the second pixel unit are in concave-convex fit arrangement. Each touch line is electrically connected to a corresponding touch electrode via a through hole located between the second part and the fourth part.
US09785284B2	Touch screen device The present invention relates to a touch screen device, a handheld device and a method for operating a touch screen device.
US09785282B2	Touch panel The present invention discloses a touch panel, comprising: a substrate, a touch unit array, a plurality of connection wires, an impedance adjusting unit and controller. The impedance adjusting unit and the controller are arranged on the substrate, the touch unit array connects to the impedance adjusting through the plurality of connection wires, the impedance adjusting unit connects to the controller, the impedance adjusting unit is processing adjustment to impedance of each connection wires to make impedance of each connection wires consistent. The touch panel of the present invention will adjust impedance of each connection wire to be consistent for improving the sensing precision of touch location of touch panel.
US09785278B2	Display device and touch-operation processing method An erroneous operation is prevented in a display device detecting a touch operation for a display face and a part other than the display face. A display device (1) of the present invention includes: an operation acquiring unit (51) that acquires detection signals transmitted from detection electrodes arranged on a touch panel (14); a use form determining unit (55) that determines a holding form based on a touch position of the touch operation for an end face of the display device; and an insensitive area setting unit (58) that sets an insensitive area on the operation detecting member after the holding form is determined. The operation acquiring unit does not acquire detection signals transmitted from the detection electrodes included in the set insensitive area among the detection electrodes.
US09785265B2	Real-time remote control system for semiconductor automation equipment Disclosed is a real-time remote control system for semiconductor automation equipment which may monitor an operating condition of the semiconductor automation equipment in real-time and enable an Internet protocol (IP) to be shared, so that a plurality of semiconductor automation equipment computers are reliably connected. By transmitting a mouse signal of a remote computer via a serial port of the semiconductor automation equipment computer, even semiconductor automation equipment that does not support USB/PS2 ports can transmit a remote control signal through a mouse of the remote computer, and transmit a signal for monitoring or controlling an operation of the semiconductor automation equipment without a separate IP allocation operation in real-time.
US09785258B2	Ambidextrous mouse An ambidextrous mouse is disclosed. The ambidextrous mouse is configured for both left and right handed use. The mouse may include right handed buttons on the front side of the mouse and left handed buttons on the back side of the mouse. The user may change the handedness of the mouse by rotating the mouse about a vertical axis of the mouse such that the left hand can use the left hand buttons and the right hand can use the right hand buttons. The mouse may include a handedness selection system for configuring the mouse for right handed or left handed use even though the mouse has the capability for both right and left hands.
US09785254B2	System and method for improving orientation data Aspects of the disclosure relate to computing technologies. In particular, aspects of the disclosure relate to mobile computing device technologies, such as systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for improving orientation data. In some embodiments, a magnetic vector filter receives magnetometer data from a magnetometer and gyroscope data from a gyroscope and determines the magnetic vector using the magnetometer data and the gyroscope data in the magnetic vector filter. In other embodiments, a gravity vector filter receives accelerometer data and gyroscope data and determines the gravity vector using the accelerometer data and the gyroscope data in the gravity vector filter.
US09785251B2	Actuation lock for a touch sensitive mechanical keyboard Touch sensitive mechanical keyboards and methods of configuring the depressibility of one or more keys of a keyboard are provided. A touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can accept touch events performed on the surface of the keys. Additionally, the keyboard can accept key depressions as textual input. The keyboard can be placed in a gesture operation mode, which can lock the keys to prevent a user from inadvertently depressing a key while attempting to perform a touch event on the surface of the keys. The keyboard can also be placed in a key press mode, which can allow depression of the keys by a user.
US09785250B1	Intelligent gesture based security system and method The present disclosure includes intelligent gesture controlled security systems. A security system acts as a gateway between a user and a restricted area, whether physical or electronic. One gesture controlled security system includes a camera capable of monitoring a real time gesture, a memory operable to store data, a locking assembly having a locked state and an unlocked state, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the locking assembly, and the camera. The processor is operable to utilize the camera to detect a gesture, store the detected gesture in the memory, compare the detected gesture to a stored gesture, and only upon determining that the real time gesture is within a predetermined threshold of the stored gesture, causing the locking assembly to change from the locked state to the unlocked state.
US09785249B1	Systems and methods for tracking motion and gesture of heads and eyes Apparatus, systems and methods configured for tracking head and eye movement are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a spatial orientation sensor and a computing device comprising a processor and a memory communicatively coupled with the processor. The imaging sensor is configured for capturing and recording images of an eye of a user when the user stares at a gaze point and rotates a head of the user about a first axis and about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis. The spatial orientation sensor is coupled to the imaging sensor such that the imaging sensor has a fixed position and a fixed orientation relative to the spatial orientation sensor and is configured for generating outputs during the rotations of the head of the user, wherein each of the outputs corresponds to one of the images of the eye.
US09785243B2	System and method for providing an ergonomic three-dimensional, gesture based, multimodal interface for use in flight deck applications A system and method for operating an aircraft in response to input gestures is provided. The method is comprised of generating a valid interaction volume substantially surrounding a user's hand, based on the location of the user's arm and hand relative to a pilot support apparatus, recognizing when a gesture performed within the valid interaction volume indicates a valid input, and generating an associated system command.
US09785241B2	Gesture identification Various methods and systems are provided to allow a user to perform finger gesture motions, such as making typing, swiping, tapping, or other types of finger motions to provide device input, such as typing, clicking, or selecting data into a webpage, application, operating system, or toolbar, that was normally performed by the user having to use a keyboard, mouse, stylus, microphone, touchscreen, or another input device.
US09785237B2	Electronic device and control method of electronic device An electronic device includes a tactile sensation providing unit 30 configured to provide a tactile sensation to a contact object being in contact with a panel 10 and a controller 50 configured to control the tactile sensation providing unit 30 based on an amount of change of data based on press to the panel 10.
US09785227B2	Portable electronic systems A portable electronic system is provided. The portable electronic system includes a wearable device and a host. The wearable device includes a connector and a magnetic-reed switch. The connector includes a first detection point. The host detects a voltage at the first detection point and a state of the magnetic-reed switch when the host performs a detection operation. The host performs at least one of a plurality of functional operations according to a detection result of the detection operation.
US09785225B2	Energy management by dynamic functionality partitioning A sensor and processing system dynamically partitions or allocates functionality between various remote sensor nodes and a processing subsystem based on energy management management considerations. Redundant functionality is located at the processing subsystem and each of the various remote sensor nodes, and each sensor node coordinates with the processing subsystem to determine the location (e.g., at the processing subsystem or at the sensor node) at which a particular functionality is executed.
US09785224B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is capable of transiting to a power saving state and retains a status of a resume requesting device before the information processing apparatus transits to the power saving state. When resuming from the power saving state, the information processing apparatus acquires a status of the resume requesting device. The information processing apparatus further determines a device to which power is supplied based on a result of comparison between the status of the resume requesting device retained and the status of the resume requesting device acquired.
US09785223B2	Power management in an uncore fabric In an example, a shared uncore memory fabric of a system-on-a-chip (SoC) is configured to provide real-time power management. The SoC may include a power management agent to inform the shared fabric that the processing cores and peripherals will be idle for a time, and to negotiate a power-saving state. The uncore fabric may also include a local power manager that detects when no access requests have been received for a time, such as when cores are operating from cache. The shared fabric may then unilaterally enter a power-saving state, and remain in that state until an access request is received. In the power-saving state, power and/or clocks are gated, and the fabric's state is stored in retention cells. When a new access request is received, an ungated controller may handle preliminary processing while the local power manager restores the state and powers up the shared fabric.
US09785222B2	Hybrid parallel regulator and power supply combination for improved efficiency and droop response with direct current driven output stage attached directly to the load Operational mode changes in a system-on-a-chip (SoC) integrated circuit in a complex device such as a mobile phone cause spikes in current demand which can cause voltage droops that disrupt operation of the SoC. A hybrid parallel power supply connects a switching-mode power supply and a low-dropout voltage regulator in parallel to provide high efficiency and fast response times. Integration of the voltage regulator on the SoC reduces parasitic impedance be between the voltage regulator and the load to aid in reducing voltage droops. The switching-mode power supply and the low-dropout voltage regulator can regulate their outputs to slightly difference voltage levels. This can allow the switching-mode power supply to supply most of the SoC's current demands.
US09785220B2	Cognitive power management for communication systems A power management technique utilizing a method for accurately and rapidly estimating the change in the statistical distribution of data at each block in a communication system leading to or originating from a memory that is experiencing voltage scaling induced errors is disclosed. An appropriate memory supply voltage that maximizes power savings is found by exploiting the available SNR slack while keeping system performance within a required margin.
US09785219B2	Low power timing, configuring, and scheduling A device reduces its energy consumption using a relatively lower frequency and lower power secondary oscillator to maintain timing information when a higher frequency and higher power primary oscillator is inactivated. The secondary oscillator maintains timing information at a higher resolution than the period of the oscillator, so as to conserve synchronization when the higher frequency, higher power primary oscillator is inactivated. In some embodiments, a microsequencer is programmably configured to control an integrated radio receiver and transmitter using less power than an associated microprocessor would use to perform the same functions. In other embodiments, flexible event timing facilitates the merging of wake-up events to reduce the energy consumed by wake-up operations in the device.
US09785212B2	Dock with battery for charging electronic device battery with voltage conversion According to one embodiment, a system includes an electronic device and an extension device to which the electronic device is detachable from and attachable. The electronic device includes a first battery, and a voltage step-down circuit to charge the first battery with first power supplied from the extension device after stepping down or without stepping down voltage of the first power. The extension device includes a second battery, and a voltage step-up circuit to supply the electronic device with second power supplied from the second battery after stepping up or without stepping up voltage of the second power.
US09785205B2	Quick-release device carrier Quick-release device carriers for computer chassis are described. In some embodiments, a carrier configured to couple and to decouple a device into or from a chassis may include: a front panel having a proximal edge, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, and a handle nearest the proximal edge, where the proximal edge includes at least one protrusion; and a bracket slideable into the chassis, where the bracket includes a lateral portion and a rear portion, where the distal edge is coupled to the lateral portion via a hinge, where the rear portion includes an opening configured to accommodate an electronic connector between the device and the chassis, where the at least one protrusion is configured to latch onto at least one corresponding groove of a fixed portion of the chassis when the carrier is in a closed position, and where the fixed portion is parallel to the lateral portion.
US09785203B1	Flex cable interface Systems and methods are disclosed for transmitting data between printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) using a flexible, non-impedance-controlled data transmission cable coupled between the boards and treating the received signal with re-driver circuitry configured to boost a data signal according to a communication interface standard.
US09785201B2	Controlling images at mobile devices using sensors Controlling images at mobile devices using sensors is described, for example, for interactive advertisements which respond to sensor readings at a mobile computing device. In various embodiments images are displayed at a mobile computing device according to sensor readings observed at the device and before user input is received at the images. For example, different regions of an image depicting a panorama are displayed as a mobile device is panned around or tilted. In another example images of an object in different orientations are presented as a mobile device is tilted in order to display the object as rotating. In various examples the images are displayed as part of a web page by using a template in the web page to control the display of images according to sensor readings. In various examples sensor readings are used to report user engagement with advertisements.
US09785200B1	Staged snap hinge with adjustability Systems and methods are disclosed for rotationally coupling housing portions of an information handling system. An information handling system includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The information handling system also includes a hinge assembly coupling the first and second housing portions, the hinge assembly comprising a first snapping band with a bi-stable structure having an engaged and a disengaged position, the first snapping band configured to engage when the first and second housing portions are rotated at a first angle, and a second snapping band with a bi-stable structure having an engaged and a disengaged position, the second snapping band configured to engage when the first and second housing portions are rotated at a second angle. In addition, the information handling system includes a flexible display coupled to the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the flexible display covering the hinge assembly, the flexible display configured to bend when the first and second housing portions are rotated.
US09785198B2	Hinge configuration for an electronic device Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a first housing of the electronic device to a second housing. The hinge assembly is to allow for electrical signals to pass between the first housing and the second housing and for a rotation of the first housing in relation to the second housing. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the first housing to the second housing.
US09785196B1	Capture connector for actuated locking devices Aspects described herein generally relate to a capture connector an actuated locking device. The actuator mechanism includes a capture connector having a body and at least one contact element connectable to the body, wherein each contact element comprises a first contact surface extending in a first direction and a second contact surface extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The actuator mechanism further includes a shape memory wire extending in a third direction adjacent to the capture connector, and at least one termination component fixedly coupled to the shape memory wire. The shape memory wire has at least one of a first actuation state and a second actuation state, and in the first actuation state, the shape memory wire generates an actuator force in the third direction, which is normal or oblique to the first direction of the first contact surface.
US09785194B2	Spill resistant chassis for electronic device In one example an electronic device comprises at least one electronic component and a body formed from a rigid material and comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the body comprising at least one aperture extending between the first major surface and the second major surface and a cover formed from a semi-rigid material extending over the at least one aperture, wherein a portion of the cover extends through the aperture and is connected to the second major surface of the body. Other examples may be described.
US09785191B2	Asymmetric computer tablet and docking system A system for docking a computer tablet with a docking station. The computer tablet has an asymmetrical edge that is adapted to rest in a cradle portion of the docking station. While resting in the docking station the computer tablet may be rotated to various angles and still maintain electrical connectivity to the docking station.
US09785190B2	Virtual reality glasses A virtual reality glasses is disclosed, comprising a main control handle and a head-mounted device comprising a video processing interface unit, a controller, a USB interface and a video interface, the USB interface's power line supplies power to a power-consuming part of the device via a power converting unit, USB differential signal pins of the USB interface are connected to the controller, the video interface is connected to a display module via the video processing interface unit; the main control handle comprises an application processor, a power unit, and a USB interface and a video interface connected to the processor, and the power unit supplies power to a power-consuming part of the handle. The glasses can improve portability and enhance user experience.
US09785183B2	Vehicle pedal with index assembly for contacting sensor A vehicle pedal comprising a housing for a pedal arm with a drum, a rotor coupled to the drum and including a contractor that slides against a strip of resistive material in the housing, and an assembly for setting and locking the index position of the rotor. In one embodiment, the rotor extends through a window that is defined in the housing and limits the movement of the rotor during the index setting operation. In one embodiment, a plastic pin that is either separate from or unitary with the rotor is fitted into a slot defined in the drum. In another embodiment, a potting material is deposited and cured in the slot in the drum for locking the pin in the slot. In another embodiment, the pin is unitary with the drum of the pedal arm and is press-fitted into a slot in the rotor. In a further embodiment, the drum and rotor include respective plates and the pin is a clip that locks the plates together.
US09785182B2	Integrated electronic device including a temperature transducer An integrated electronic device includes an electronic component and a temperature transducer. The temperature transducer is electrically arranged between a control terminal and a conduction terminal of the electronic component and includes a first diode. The first diode has a bulk resistance of at least 1 kΩ.
US09785178B1	Precision current reference generator circuit A current reference generator includes a first voltage reference configured to generate a first current through a first resistor; a second voltage reference configured to generate a second current; a first current mirror configured to subtract the second current from the first current to generate a temperature invariant current; a third voltage reference configured to generate a third current via a second resistor; and a second current mirror configured to: subtract the temperature invariant current from the third current to produce a process-temperature invariant current, and output the process-temperature invariant current.
US09785177B1	Symmetrical positive and negative reference voltage generation In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a first amplifier having a non-inverting input configured to receive a reference voltage and an inverting input coupled to a first output node, where the first amplifier is configured to produce a first output voltage at the first output node. The electronic device also includes a second amplifier having a non-inverting input coupled to a ground reference level, and an inverting input coupled to the first output node via a first resistor and to a second output node via a second resistor, where the second amplifier is configured to produce a second output voltage at the second output node.
US09785175B2	Combining power from electrically isolated power paths for powering remote units in a distributed antenna system(s) (DASs) Embodiments disclosed herein include combining power from isolated power paths for powering remote units in distributed antenna systems (DASs). In one example, a remote unit(s) is configured to include multiple input power ports for receiving power from multiple power paths. The received power from each input power port is combined to provide a combined output power for powering the remote unit. Thus, a remote unit can be powered by the combined output power. To avoid differences in received power on the multiple input power ports causing a power supply to supply higher power than designed or regulated, the input power ports in the remote unit are electrically isolated from each other. Further, the received power on the multiple power inputs ports can be controlled to be proportionally provided to the combined output power according to the maximum power supplying capabilities of the respective power supplies.
US09785174B2	Predictive transmission power control for back-off An electronic device disclosed herein includes mechanisms for modeling and dynamically controlling transmission power of an electronic device. The electronic device determines a back-off function defining at least one transmission power adjustment that is effective to adjust a predicted average energy emanating from an electronic device over the future time interval to satisfy a power condition. Power of the electronic device is adjusted according to the back-off function responsive to satisfaction of a proximity condition.
US09785173B2	Wireless communication systems and methods for intelligent electronic devices The embodiments described herein provide a system including an intelligent electronic device (IED) comprising a first processor configured to communicate control commands to power equipment, receive measurements from the power equipment, use a secure wireless system to send data to an access point, wherein the data includes the measurements, and use the secure system to communicate with a management device, via the access point, to receive configuration information, command information, or any combination thereof.
US09785168B2	Power generation amount prediction apparatus, method for correcting power generation amount prediction, and natural energy power generation system A power generation amount prediction apparatus includes a first detector, acquisition unit, database, and controller. The first detector detects a measured value of the power generation amount of a photovoltaic power generation device. The acquisition unit acquires a predicted value of the power generation amount by the photovoltaic power generation device at specific times. The database stores the measured value and the predicted value for each of the specific times for a plurality of days. The controller calculates a corrected predicted value for each of the specific times based on a maximum measured value, a maximum predicted value, and a predicted value newly received by the acquisition unit. The maximum measured value and the maximum predicted value are respectively the maximum value, for each of the specific times, of the measured value and of the predicted value for a predetermined number of days.
US09785166B2	Method and system for DC-DC voltage converters On embodiment pertains to a method including determining if an amplitude of an error signal has entered steady state. If the amplitude of the error signal has not entered steady state, then amplify with a high gain the amplitude of the AC component of the error signal. If the amplitude of the error signal has entered steady state, then initiate a timer. Determining if the amplitude of the error signal has remained in steady state while the timer runs. If the amplitude of the error signal has remained in steady state while the timer runs, then amplify with a low gain the amplitude of the AC component of the error signal.
US09785163B2	Regulator A regulator 100 is provided. The regulator 100 includes an output transistor M1 controlled by an output of an error amplifier circuit 104; a first MOS transistor M2 having a gate that is connected to a first terminal; a second MOS transistor M3, having a source that is connected to a second terminal 102, having a gate and a drain that are connected to a drain of the first MOS transistor M2; and a third MOS transistor M4, having a drain that is connected to a drain of the output transistor M1, having a gate that is connected to a gate of the second MOS transistor M3, and having a source that is connected to the second terminal 102. An output of the error amplifier circuit 104 is connected to a source of the first MOS transistor M2 via a signal processing circuit 110 or 210.
US09785161B2	Heterogeneous method for energy efficient distribution of on-chip power supplies and power network on-chip system for scalable power delivery A heterogeneous power distribution system for an integrated circuit includes a power network-on-chip that receives electrical power from one or more off-chip power converters. The power network-on-chip includes a mesh of power routers to power a plurality of on-chip loads. The mesh of power routers includes a plurality of integrated simple routers and a plurality of integrated complex power routers. Each complex power router of the plurality of complex power routers includes a microcontroller which is communicatively coupled to one or more switches and one or more sensors of the complex power router. The microcontroller is configured to run a process algorithm that dynamically routes and controls power according to a power delivery policy by controlling the one or more switches based on information received from the one or more sensors. A method to determine a near optimal distribution of power supply resources in a heterogeneous power delivery system is also described.
US09785158B2	Circuits for setting reference voltages and semiconductor devices including the same A circuit for setting a reference voltage is provided. The circuit includes a reference voltage information storage unit and a reference voltage input/output (I/O) control unit. The reference voltage information storage unit is configured to set a level of a reference voltage according to information stored in a first register or a second register if a training operation starts in a first set mode. The reference voltage I/O control unit is configured to set a level of the reference voltage according to first data or second data if the training operation starts in a second set mode.
US09785152B2	Systems, methods, and mobile client devices for supervising industrial vehicles Systems and methods present information from a management server on a mobile client device to facilitate the management of industrial vehicles. Embodiments of the system can include a plurality of industrial vehicles communicatively coupled to the management server, and a mobile client device communicatively coupled to the management server. The mobile client device can include a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors. Encoded objects, vehicular objects, or combinations thereof can be presented upon the display of the mobile client device to present information from the management server.
US09785151B1	Machine and navigation control strategy including velocity calculation A machine navigation system includes a monitoring mechanism for monitoring configuration of an implement movable between configurations relative to a frame such that a center of mass of the machine moves in response to the moving of the implement. A second monitoring mechanism monitors track speed in the machine. A location of an origin of the track speed varies based upon location of the center of mass. A control unit is coupled with the monitoring mechanisms and structured to determine a control term for compensating for movement of a reference location on the machine relative to the track speed origin. The control unit further calculates velocity based on the track speed and the compensatory control term.
US09785150B2	Formatting sensor data for use in autonomous vehicle communications platform A sensor interface for an autonomous vehicle. The sensor interface generates a plurality of sensor pulses that are each offset in phase relative to a local clock signal by a respective amount. The sensor interface receives sensor data from a sensor apparatus and formats the sensor data based at least in part on the plurality of sensor pulses to enable the sensor data to be used for navigating the autonomous vehicle. For example, the sensor interface may add a timestamp to the sensor data indicating a timing of the sensor data in relation to the local clock signal.
US09785148B2	Moving robot and controlling method thereof A robot cleaner having a main body, a driving unit for moving the main body, a sensing unit for sensing information related to an obstacle, and a controller for controlling the driving unit to prevent collision of the main body with the obstacle. The controller controls the driving unit to reverse the main body with respect to the obstacle so as to prevent the main body from contacting the obstacle based on a distance between the main body and the obstacle.
US09785147B1	Pixel based image tracking system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) action camera system An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may select a subject to track or follow and capture images including the subject. A visual recognition system of the UAV may generate a profile of reference images portraying the subject breaking the reference images down into pixel sets corresponding to the subject and his/her components and distinguishing characteristics (body parts, clothing, facial features, accessories). The visual recognition system may break the incoming stream of incoming images into pixel sets, analyzing the pixel sets to distinguish the subject from his/her surroundings (i.e., in a crowd) and determine movement of the subject and the current orientation of the UAV to the subject. The UAV may then change its heading, velocity, or position based on any difference between the current orientation and the desired or predetermined orientation between the UAV and the subject.
US09785143B2	Electronic device having a motion detector A computer is provided that includes a lid having a display and a motion detector to detect motion or movement of a user.
US09785142B2	Apparatus and method for data processing in SCADA system The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for processing data in a supervisory control apparatus. A data processing method in a supervisory control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include acquiring state data from at least one control and instrumentation target apparatus; checking the acquired state data; reading a prestored library corresponding to the state data; decoding the state data with reference to the read library; and outputting the decoded state data.
US09785135B2	Multiple alternative automation input system and method Components and devices are provided for controlling and monitoring a machine or process using an automation controller that may be capable of receiving inputs from a digital source, an analog source, or a thermistor source. In one embodiment, an automation controller may include first, second, and third input terminals. The first and second input terminals may receive input signals from analog and digital sensors, and the second and third terminals may receive input signals from a thermistor.
US09785133B2	Methods for collaboratively assisting a control room operator Methods for collaboratively assisting a control room operator are disclosed. An example method disclosed includes receiving a notification associated with a person via a portable wireless device. The notification includes information regarding a process control variable in a process control environment. The example method further includes altering the notification by the person via the portable wireless device and transmitting the altered notification via the portable wireless device. The control room operator and other persons associated with the notification are to receive the altered notification.
US09785131B2	Device and method for contactless control of a patient table The invention relates to a device for contact-free control of a patient table includes a camera system for detecting at least one gesture of a user of the device, a processing unit for converting the at least one detected gesture into at least one command for controlling the patient table, and an execution unit for executing the at least one command for controlling the patient table. The device can furthermore include a monitoring system for monitoring the control of the patient table and an authentication system for authenticating the user.
US09785129B2	Fault isolation and service restoration in an electric grid Fault isolation and service restoration in an electrical grid are provided. An approach for receiving a notification message including a state of an electrical component on an electrical grid, and determining, by a computing system, a command message including at least one action to take in response to the state of the electrical component, is described. The approach further includes sending the command message to at least one of the electrical component and other electrical components on the electrical grid.
US09785127B2	Power supply device, micro server having the same, and power supply method A power supply device to supply power to a micro server includes a plurality of power supplies configured to be redundant and supply DC power, and an output unit to output the DC power output from the plurality of power supplies to the micro server, wherein one of the plurality of power supplies operates in a master mode and the remaining power supplies operate in a slave mode, and wherein if a load of the micro server is less than or equal to a first predetermined load, at least one of the power supplies that operate in the slave mode does not output the DC power.
US09785126B2	Inferred energy usage and multiple levels of energy usage The present disclosure describes system and methods for inferring energy usage at multiple levels of granularity. One embodiment describes an industrial automation system including a first industrial automation component, a first sensor coupled to the first industrial automation component, in which the first sensor measures a first amount of power supplied to the first industrial automation component, a second industrial automation component that couples to the first industrial automation component, and an industrial control system that infers energy usage by the first industrial automation component and the second industrial automation component based at least in part on the first amount of power supplied to the first industrial automation component.
US09785125B2	Motor control device for compensating backlash A motor control device includes a first position detecting unit for detecting a position of a movable part, a second position detecting unit for detecting a position of a driven part, an error computing unit for computing an error between a first position detection value detected by the first position detecting unit and a second position detection value detected by the second position detecting unit, a memory unit for memorizing, as an initial error, an error computed when the movable part engages with the driven part, a compensation amount computing unit for computing a backlash compensation amount for compensating backlash, a compensation gain computing unit for computing a compensation gain based on the acceleration command, and a compensation amount computing unit for computing the backlash compensation amount using the compensation gain.
US09785114B2	Method and device for the layered production of thin volume grid stacks, and beam combiner for a holographic display The layered generation of at least one volume grating in a recording medium by way of exposure, the recording medium having at least one photosensitive layer which is sensitized for a presettable wavelength of the exposure light. Each volume grating is generated in the recording medium by at least two wave fronts of coherent light capable of generating interference, the wave fronts being superposed in the recording medium at a presettable depth, at a presettable angle and with a presettable interference contrast. The depth and the thickness of the refractive index modulation and/or transparency modulation of a volume grating in the recording medium is controlled by depth-specific control of the spatial and/or temporal degree of coherence of the interfering wave fronts in the direction of light propagation.
US09785108B1	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first removable member that includes an image carrying member and that is removably supported with respect to a body of the image forming apparatus; a first guide portion that is provided at a lower surface of the first removable member; a second guide portion that is provided at the first removable member; a first guiding portion that is provided at the body of the image forming apparatus and supports the first guide portion when the first removable member is placed on the first guiding portion; and a second guiding portion that is provided at the body of the image forming apparatus, in which, when the first removable member moves in a mounting direction from a state in which the first guide portion is supported by the first guiding portion, the second guiding portion contacts the second guide portion and guides the second guide portion.
US09785105B2	Image forming system including punching unit An image forming system capable of properly managing maintenance information on a punch die mounted on a puncher. The puncher punches holes in a sheet using a removably mounted punch die. A punch die memory mounted on the punch die stores maintenance information concerning the punch die. A CPU of the image forming system detects mounting of a punch die. A RAM of the same stores maintenance information concerning each of punch dies mounted on the puncher. When a punch die is mounted on the puncher, the CPU performs comparison between maintenance information is stored in the RAM, and maintenance information stored in the punch die memory, and when the maintenance information stored in the RAM is older, the CPU updates the information in the RAM to the information in the punch die memory.
US09785103B2	Image forming system including plural image forming apparatuses tandem-arranged in series and which display information based on connecting positions thereof An image forming system including plural image forming apparatuses, being tandemly-arranged, and forming an image while assigning an area of a recording sheet, wherein each individual image forming apparatus including a display section which is configured to display various information and a control section which is configured to detect connecting positions of each individual image forming apparatus in the image forming system, and to control each individual display section to display a typical information based on detected results.
US09785102B2	Rotatable fixing member, manufacturing method thereof and fixing device A rotatable fixing member includes an elastic layer, a primer layer provided on the elastic layer, and a parting layer provided on the primer layer. The primer layer contains a crystalline fluorocarbon polymer having a functional group and has a thickness of 850 nm or less. The parting layer is a coating layer of a crystalline fluorocarbon polymer.
US09785098B2	Image forming apparatus with common power source for primary transfer and secondary transfer In an image forming apparatus including a power source for forming a secondary-transfer electric field at a secondary-transfer position and for forming a primary-transfer electric field at a primary-transfer position by applying a voltage to a transfer member to pass a current through a constant-voltage element, a potential of an image portion is controlled depending on a detection result of a detecting member.
US09785096B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus capable of obtaining a good image quality without color shifts is described. The image forming apparatus includes a drive coupling 1015 which couples a drive shaft 1011 and a flange 1021 of an image bearing member 613 with a play, a taper coupling 1017 supported inside the drive coupling 1015 for holding the drive shaft 1011 and the flange 1021, and a pressing member 1013. The taper coupling 1017 includes a tip portion 1061, an axial portion 1062, a rear end portion 1063. The drive coupling 1015 includes claw portions 1042 engaging with the flange 1021 of the image bearing member 613, and a body portion 1041 having a length which is shorter than the distance between the flange 1021 of the image bearing member 613 and the rear end 1063 of the taper coupling 1017 in the axial direction of the drive shaft 1011.
US09785094B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming section, a second image forming section, and a transfer section. The first image forming section forms an image layer by a first developer. The second image forming section forms an auxiliary layer by a second developer. The transfer section transfers the image layer formed by the first image forming section and the auxiliary layer formed by the second image forming section sequentially to an object, as a transfer object, on which transfer is to be performed. The following expression is satisfied: 0.30≦(E2/E1)≦1.00, where E1 is a charge amount of the first developer, and E2 is a charge amount of the second developer.
US09785092B1	Developing cartridge provided with developing roller, gear cover, and electric contact A developing cartridge includes a developing roller, a shaft, a gear, an electric contact, and a gear cover. The developing roller is rotatable about a first axis extending in a predetermined direction and includes a developing roller shaft extending along the first axis. The shaft extends in the predetermined direction and has a peripheral surface. The gear is rotatable about the shaft. The electric contact is positioned at the peripheral surface of the shaft. The gear cover covers at least a portion of the gear and electrically connects the electric contact and the developing roller shaft.
US09785089B2	Toner case and image forming apparatus including the same A toner case includes a case main body, a supplying port, a collecting port, a supplying shutter, and a collecting shutter. The supplying shutter opens the supplying port in accordance with attachment of the case main body to a supplying attachment part, closes the supplying port in accordance with detachment of the case main body from the supplying attachment part, and closes the supplying port in a state that the case main body is attached to a collecting attachment part. The collecting shutter opens the collecting port in accordance with attachment of the case main body to the collecting attachment part, closes the collecting port in accordance with detachment of the case main body from the collecting attachment part, and closes the collecting port in a state that the case main body is attached to the supplying attachment part.
US09785086B2	Developer container, developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A developing device including a developer container includes a containing chamber including an opening and configured to contain developer, a sealing member folded and configured to seal the opening, and an unsealing member to which one end of the sealing member is fixed. The containing chamber includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion that are fixed to the sealing member configured to seal the opening. A rotation center of the unsealing member is located at a position opposing an unsealing fulcrum of the unsealing member with respect to a virtual plane including the first fixing portion, the second fixing portion, and the opening when the sealing member is peeled from the containing chamber. Accordingly, a force required to peel the sealing member can be reduced.
US09785082B2	Charging member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A charging member includes a conductive substrate and a surface layer disposed on the conductive substrate. The surface layer includes an inorganic conductant agent including a metal and an organic conductant agent that includes a coordinating atom capable of coordinating to the metal and that has a molecular weight of 400 or less.
US09785078B2	Electrostatic ink compositions This disclosure relates to an electrostatic ink composition comprising: a liquid carrier, and particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein the particles comprise a resin and a substantially spherical silver pigment; wherein the substantially spherical silver pigment constitutes at least 30 wt % of the solids of the electrostatic ink composition. Print substrates are also disclosed herein.
US09785074B2	Polyester resin for toner, toner, developer, and image formation device A polyester resin for a toner, the polyester resin including: a segment derived from an alcohol component; and a segment derived from a carboxylic acid component, wherein the alcohol component includes a trivalent or higher aliphatic alcohol, and wherein the polyester resin satisfies Expressions (1) to (3) below: 500 ≤ Weight ⁢ ⁢ average ⁢ ⁢ molecular ⁢ ⁢ weight ⁢ ⁢ ( Mw ) ( Valence ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ trivalent ⁢ ⁢ or higher ⁢ ⁢ aliphatic ⁢ ⁢ alcohol ) × ( Amount ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ trivalent ⁢ ⁢ or higher ⁢ ⁢ aliphatic ⁢ ⁢ alcohol ) ≤ 4 , 000 ; Expression ⁢ ⁢ ( 1 ) 4,000≦Weight average molecular weight (Mw)≦25,000 Expression (2); and 0.5≦(Amount of the trivalent or higher aliphatic alcohol)≦6.5 Expression (3), where, in the Expressions (1) and (3), the Amount of the trivalent or higher aliphatic alcohol denotes a percent by mole of the trivalent or higher aliphatic alcohol relative to the alcohol component.
US09785070B2	Magnetic carrier, two-component developer, replenishment developer, and image formation method A magnetic carrier comprising: a magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material; and a resin coating layer on the surface of the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material, wherein the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material contains a core material particle containing a magnetic material and a binder resin, and a primer compound having an amino group, the resin coating layer contains a coating resin A, which is a polymer of monomers including at least a (meth)acrylic acid ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and the content of the primer compound in the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material and the content of the resin coating layer are in specific range.
US09785069B2	Image forming apparatus, electrostatic charge image developer, and electrostatic charge image developing toner An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit that contains an electrostatic charge image developer and develops an electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of an image holding member as a toner image by using the developer, wherein the developer contains a carrier and an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes a toner particle and an external additive, the toner particles have an average circularity of from 0.98 to 1.00 and a number-particle diameter distribution index (lower GSD) on a small diameter side of 1.22 or more and contain at least a vinyl resin, and the external additive contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
US09785058B2	Method for ascertaining distortion properties of an optical system in a measurement system for microlithography A method for ascertaining distortion properties of an optical system in a measurement system for microlithography is provided, wherein the optical system images at least one structure to be measured into a measurement image. In accordance with one aspect, a method according to the invention comprises the following steps: measuring the field-dependent image aberrations of the optical system; determining a first distortion pattern present in the first image field generated by the optical system during measurement of at least one predefined structure; carrying out an optical forward simulation for the predefined structure taking account of the field-dependent image aberrations measured previously, with a second image field being generated; determining a second distortion pattern for the second image field generated previously; and ascertaining the structure-independent distortion properties of the optical system by calculating a third distortion pattern as the difference between the first distortion pattern and the second distortion pattern.
US09785051B2	Actuation mechanism, optical apparatus, lithography apparatus and method of manufacturing devices An actuator to displace, for example a mirror, provides movement with at least two degrees of freedom by varying the currents in two electromagnets. A moving part includes a permanent magnet with a magnetic face constrained to move over a working area lying substantially in a first plane perpendicular to a direction of magnetization of the magnet. The electromagnets have pole faces lying substantially in a second plane closely parallel to the first plane, each pole face substantially filling a quadrant of the area traversed by the face of the moving magnet. An optical position sensor may direct a beam of radiation at the moving magnet through a central space between the electromagnets. The sizes of facets in a pupil mirror device may be made smaller in a peripheral region, but larger in a central region, thereby relaxing focusing requirements.
US09785049B2	Method for forming multi-layer film and patterning process The present invention provides a method for forming a multi-layer film, including (i) forming an under layer film on a substrate by applying an under layer film material containing one or more species selected from resins having a repeating unit shown by the formula (1), resins having a repeating unit shown by the formula (2), and compounds shown by the formula (3), each containing a fluorene structure, and curing the same by heat treatment at 300° C. to 800° C. for 10 to 4,000 seconds; (ii) forming a titanium nitride film or a titanium oxynitride film on the under layer film; (iii) forming a hydrocarbon film on the titanium nitride film or the titanium oxynitride film; and (iv) forming a silicon oxide film on the hydrocarbon film. This can form a multi-layer film with reduced reflectance useful for a patterning process with high dimensional accuracy in dry etching.
US09785048B2	Resist composition The resist composition according to the present invention is a resist composition comprising a solid component comprising a resist base material, and a solvent. In the resist composition according to the present invention, the resist composition contains 1 to 80% by mass of the solid component and 20 to 99% by mass of the solvent, the resist base material comprises a compound (ctt form) represented by a predetermined formula (1) and a compound represented by a predetermined formula (3), the proportion of the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) to the resist base material is from 65 to 99% by mass, and the mass ratio of the compound represented by the predetermined formula (3) to the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) is from 0.01 to 0.53.
US09785046B2	Pattern verifying method The present invention provides a pattern verifying method. First, a target pattern is decomposed into a first pattern and a second pattern. A first OPC process is performed for the first pattern to form a first revised pattern, and a second OPC process is performed for the second pattern to form a second revised pattern. An inspection process is performed, wherein the inspection process comprises an after mask inspection (AMI) process, which comprises considering the target pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern.
US09785044B2	Systems and methods for an immersion theater environment with dynamic screens Provided herein are systems and methods to configure an immersive theater environment by moving one or more screens. A movie screen can be provided with one or more actuators coupled to the movie screen, wherein the one or more actuators are configured to move the movie screen in a plurality of directions including, for example, up, down, left, right, back, forward, pitch, roll, and yaw. This system can include a processor coupled to the actuator, wherein the processor is configured to control the movement of the one or more actuators, synchronize cinema content for movement of the movie screen, process cinema content for metadata cues indicating movement of the movie screen, and track positions of the movie screen.
US09785042B2	Vehicular lighting apparatus A vehicular lighting apparatus is provided with: a detector configured to detect a movable body around a self-vehicle; a deteminator configured to determine whether or not the movable body is an object whose attention is to be called; and a projector configured to project predetermined visual information by using illumination light in a predetermined range around the object if it is determined by the determinator that the movable body is the object. The predetermined visual information includes first information to be presented to a driver of the self-vehicle and second information to be presented to the object. The predetermined visual information is visualized as the first information by the driver of the self-vehicle and is visualized as the second information by the object, depending on a viewpoint difference between the driver of the self-vehicle and the object.
US09785041B2	Discharge lamp driving device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method A discharge lamp driving device includes a discharge lamp driving unit configured to supply a driving current to a discharge lamp including electrodes, a controller configured to control the discharge lamp driving unit, and a voltage detection unit configured to detect an inter-electrode voltage of the discharge lamp, in which the controller controls the discharge lamp driving unit so that the driving current includes a hybrid period in which a first period for supplying an AC current with a first frequency to the discharge lamp and a second period for supplying a DC current to the discharge lamp are alternately repeated, in which the first frequency includes a plurality of different frequencies, and in which the controller changes the first frequency on the basis of at least one of the detected inter-electrode voltage and driving power supplied to the discharge lamp.
US09785040B2	Wavelength conversion element, light source device, and projector A wavelength conversion element includes: a substrate; an intermediate layer that is provided on the substrate and has a refractive index less than a refractive index of the substrate; a dichroic layer that is provided on the intermediate layer; and a fluorescent layer that is provided on the dichroic layer and that is excited by light with a first wavelength band and thereby emits light with a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band.
US09785039B2	Wavelength conversion member, light emitting device, projector, and method of manufacturing wavelength conversion member A wavelength conversion member includes a substrate, a dichroic mirror layer, an SiO2 layer, a ZnO layer, and a phosphor layer, which are sequentially stacked from the substrate. The dichroic mirror layer reflects at least part of light incident from the above. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphors and ZnO between the phosphors.
US09785034B2	Imaging apparatus and lens barrel An imaging apparatus moves a lens in the optical axis direction with respect to the initialization position, and images a subject. The imaging apparatus includes a first lens, a second lens, a driving unit, a first position detection sensor, a second position detection sensor, a third position detection sensor, and a control unit. The driving unit moves the first lens and second lens in the optical axis direction. The first position detection sensor detects the position of the first lens. The second position detection sensor detects the position of the second lens. The third position detection sensor detects the position of the first lens and the position of the second lens. On the basis of the output from the third position detection sensor, the control unit executes the initializing processing of determining the initialization positions of the first lens and second lens.
US09785033B2	Compact infrared broadband source A device for the generation of supercontinuum in infrared fiber with a pump light comprising a microchip laser operating with a wavelength of 1.0 μm or greater that can be wavelength shifted though a nonlinear element to a wavelength beyond the two-photon absorption of the infrared fiber and launched into infrared fiber whereby the spectrum is broadened in the infrared fiber through various nonlinear processes to generate a supercontinuum within the mid-IR from 2 to 14 μm.
US09785032B2	Active device array substrate and display panel A display panel includes a display panel body, a first protective film, a second protective film, and a sealant. The display panel body has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first through hole that passes through the display panel body and connects the first surface and the second surface. The first protective film is arranged on the first surface and has a second through hole connected to the first through hole. The second protective film is arranged on the second surface. The sealant fills the first through hole, so that a sidewall of the display panel body which is exposed by the first through hole is sealed, and a material of the sealant is a curable material.
US09785031B2	Conductive transition metal oxide nanostructured electrochromic material and optical switching devices constructed thereof An electrochromic device includes a nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze layer that includes one or more transition metal oxide and one or more dopant, a solid state electrolyte, and a counter electrode. The nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze selectively modulates transmittance of near-infrared (NIR) spectrum and visible spectrum radiation as a function of an applied voltage to the device.
US09785030B2	Electrochromic composition The present invention relates to an electrochromic composition comprising at least one reducing compound and at least two oxidizing compounds, said at least two oxidizing compounds having similar oxydo-reduction potentials. More specifically, said at least two oxidizing compounds are selected from viologen derivatives. Said composition can be used as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.
US09785029B2	Display device A display device includes a liquid crystal display device that has a display area and a hidden area surrounding the display area; a liquid crystal shutter that is layered on the liquid crystal display device and has a first area corresponding to the display area and a second area corresponding to the hidden area; and a control unit that sets the first and second areas to a transparent state and an opaque state, respectively, when the display area is active, and sets the first and second areas to the opaque state when the display area is not active.
US09785028B2	Display apparatus, driving method thereof, and screen apparatus for displaying To display an image and the back side image in an overlapped state on a screen, with good visibility and see-through capability. The screen scanned with an image light from the projector has an optical layer and a plurality of control electrodes which are arranged side by side along the optical layer. The synchronous controller applies a voltage to the plurality of control electrodes, and, in a scanning period T of the image light, switches the optical state of the screen by the unit of the segmented region, between the visual state and the nonvisual state. The synchronous controller, in the period T, switches the optical state of a plurality of segmented regions 22 in synchronous with the scanning period of the image light, maintains the optical state of a projected region of the screen in the visual state by a voltage with two or more amplitudes.
US09785023B2	Array substrate structure and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides an array substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof, in which after a common electrode (91) is formed, a reduction resistant layer (82) is first formed on the common electrode (91) before deposition of a second insulation layer (83) in order to prevent the film quality of the common electrode (91) from being affected by a reductive atmosphere generated in a process of directly depositing the second insulation layer (83) on the common electrode (91) thereby reducing the influence on the transmittal of the common electrode (91) caused by the deposition of the second insulation layer (83) on the common electrode (91) and providing the common electrode (91) with increased transmittal and enhancing displaying performance.
US09785019B2	Pixel strucuture and curved display A pixel structure including an active device and a pixel electrode is provided. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device and includes a main trunk portion and branch portions. The main trunk portion includes a first extending part and a second extending part that cross each other. The plurality of branching portions is connected to the main trunk portion, and each branching portions is separated by the main trunk portion. The branching portions include a plurality of first branching part and a plurality of second branching part. The first extending part separates the first and second branching part. An included angle of at least part of the first branching part and the second extending part is α1, an included angle of at least part of the second branching part and the second extending part is α2, and α1 is not equal to α2.
US09785014B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of liquid crystal display device In a photo alignment process according to a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device including a display panel with a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates, in order to even the exposure amount of ultraviolet light in an area of a substrate passing through the lower central portion of a bar-like UV lamp arranged in a prolonged way in a direction crossing the proceeding direction of the substrate and in an area of the substrate passing through the end portions thereof, the ultraviolet light is irradiated through an aperture having a larger opening width in the end portions than in the center portion.
US09785011B2	Liquid crystal display having improved wavelength dispersion characteristics A multilayer optical retardation compensation film having at least one positive C-plate and at least one negative C-plate is used in an LCD device. The multilayer film may have a substantially flat wavelength dispersion curve, or the multilayer film combined with other layers in the LCD device may have a substantially flat wavelength dispersion curve. Polymer films for the positive C-plate may be identified according to their absorbance maxima at certain wavelength ranges.
US09785005B2	Touch display panel and fabricating method thereof A touch display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate includes a first substrate, a black matrix, a touch-sensing device layer, a dielectric layer and an active device array layer. The black matrix is disposed on the first substrate. The touch-sensing device layer is disposed on the first substrate to cover a portion of the black matrix. The dielectric layer covers the touch-sensing device layer. The active device array layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The touch-sensing device layer and the active device array substrate are located at two opposite sides of the dielectric layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array layer and the opposite substrate. Moreover, a fabricating method of the touch display panel is also provided.
US09785003B2	Electronic device The present invention relates to an electronic device including a display module and an electronics module arranged in a common housing, wherein the common housing is completed by a front cover, wherein the display module is arranged directly adjacent to the front cover, wherein the electronics module includes a printed circuit board having multiple layers and a plurality of electronic components attached to the printed circuit board, wherein the electronics module is arranged adjacent to the display module and wherein the printed circuit board includes a first layer and a second layer delimiting the printed circuit board on opposing sides, wherein the first layer is an electromagnetic interference shielding layer and the first layer is arranged facing the display module.
US09785002B2	Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same A curved liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing it are presented. The display includes: a substrate having a central portion; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer and formed by a plurality of microcavities, wherein the microcavities hold a liquid crystal material, wherein a difference between a maximum cell gap and a minimum cell gap in each of the microcavities increases with distance from the central portion of the substrate.
US09784999B2	Liquid crystal display with narrow bezel area A liquid crystal display with a narrow bezel area includes a liquid crystal display panel displaying an image, a light source unit supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate converting light irradiated by the light source unit into planar light, a cover bottom which includes a bottom part and side walls extending from edges of the bottom part to an upper side and receives the light source unit and the light guide plate, and a supporting member which surrounds an external surface of the cover bottom, extends from an upper part of the light guide plate to the inside of the cover bottom, and supports the liquid crystal display panel.
US09784996B2	Liquid crystal display module and device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) module and device with switchable viewing angles. The LCD module and device contain parallel and sequentially stacked backlight unit, LCD unit, and view-angle adjustment unit. The backlight unit is positioned along a back side of the LCD module and device as a backlight light source. The LCD unit is sandwiched between the backlight unit and the view-angle adjustment unit. Light produced by the backlight unit propagates through the LCD unit and the view-angle adjustment unit sequentially. Through the view-angle adjustment unit, The LCD module and device can switch between a wide angle mode and a narrow angle mode.
US09784995B2	Multi-segment ring modulator A device that includes a multi-segment ring modulator is provided. In particular, the device comprises: an optical waveguide; an optical ring modulator optically coupled to the optical waveguide; a first voltage control device along a first segment of the optical ring modulator; a second voltage control device along a second segment of the optical ring modulator; a first driver device configured to control the first voltage control device to a first voltage and a second voltage; and, a second driver device configured to control the second voltage control device to a third voltage and a fourth voltage. In particular implementations, a ratio of a length of the first segment to a length of the second segment can be one or more of about 2:1 and greater than 1:1, and non-linear driver devices can be used.
US09784994B2	Device interaction for correcting presbyopia A system for correcting human vision includes a mobile device in wireless communication with a vision correction device. The vision correction device includes lenses that are positioned to correct a user's vision. The mobile device generates adjustment information in response to receiving input information from a user. The mobile device wirelessly transmits the adjustment information to the vision correction device. The vision correction device adjusts a focal length of the lenses in response to receiving the adjustment information. The mobile device can be a smartphone or tablet computer. The input information from the user can be based on one or more of a user's finger interaction with a touchscreen and an image captured by the mobile device.
US09784988B2	Camera lens module of a portable terminal A camera lens module of a portable terminal includes an external case; an OIS carrier disposed in the external case; a lens system which is guided along an optical axis in the OIS carrier; an AF driving unit facing to a first surface of the external case and which enables the lens system to move; a first OIS driving unit disposed in parallel along a second surface of the external case at the other side opposite to the first surface on which the AF driving unit is disposed; and a second OIS driving unit disposed in parallel along a third surface of the external case between the first OIS driving unit and the AF driving unit.
US09784986B2	Self-aligned spatial filter A spatial filter is made by forming a structure comprising a focusing element and an opaque surface, the opaque surface being disposed remotely from the focusing element in substantially the same plane as a focal plane of the focusing element; and by forming a pinhole in the opaque surface at or adjacent to a focal point of the focusing element by transmitting a substantially collimated laser beam through the focusing element so that a point optimally corresponding to the focal point is identified on the opaque surface and imperfection of the focusing element, if any, is reflected on the shape and position of the pinhole so formed.
US09784985B2	Titled dichroic polarizing beamsplitter The disclosure generally relates to beamsplitters useful in color combiners, and in particular color combiners useful in small size format projectors such as pocket projectors. The disclosed beamsplitters and color combiners include a tilted dichroic reflective polarizer plate having at least two dichroic reflective polarizers tilted at different angles relative to incident light beams, with light collection optics to combine at least two colors of light.
US09784972B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium A warning information output outputs warning information for a user, based on a position of the user and a position of a real object with which data is associated in a case where a first attribute indicates outputting of the warning information for the user. An image output outputs an image to be generated, in a case where a second attribute indicates drawing of a virtual object in accordance with the position of the real object and a position at which the virtual object to be viewed by the user is arranged, by not drawing the virtual object in a region in which the position of the real object with which the data is associated is closer to the position of the user than the position at which the virtual object is arranged.
US09784968B2	Light scanning device that improves scanning accuracy of light beam on scan object surface and image forming apparatus including the same A light scanning device includes a deflection unit, a first imaging lens, and a second imaging lens. The first imaging lens has a bottom surface adhesively secured to a housing via a plurality of adhesion portions. The second imaging lens has a bottom surface adhesively secured to a top surface of the first imaging lens via a plurality of adhesion portions. The plurality of the adhesion portions interposed between the first imaging lens and the housing are symmetrically located with respect to a center position of the first imaging lens in a main-scanning direction. The adhesion portions interposed between the first imaging lens and the second imaging lens are symmetrically located with respect to the center position of the first imaging lens in the main-scanning direction, and are located outside in the main-scanning direction with respect to the adhesion portions between the first imaging lens and the housing.
US09784966B1	Deformable mirror for efficient correction of large aberrations The present invention relates to a deformable mirror, specifically a gimbaled deformable mirror for use with wavefront sensors, which mirror separates the tilt correction from the higher order modes (e.g. defocus, spherical, astigmatism, and coma at higher order aberrations, up to the limits of a particular mirror design) in order to use all of the available mirror deformation stroke for correcting the higher order modes. The separation is done by placing the deformable mirror in a gimbaled structure, so that the deformable mirror can be tilted in two independent, orthogonal axes.
US09784964B2	Image pickup unit for endoscope having multiple bonded frames An image pickup unit for endoscope is configured such that a first lens frame and a second lens frame are fitted to each other with a first fitting area and bonded and fixed to each other with a first adhesive at a first frame fixing portion, the second lens frame and a holding frame are fitted to each other with a second fitting area and bonded and fixed to each other with a second adhesive at a second frame fixing portion, the first lens frame, the second lens frame, and the fixing frame are bonded and fixed together with the second adhesive, the second fitting area is larger than the first fitting area, and the second adhesive has a glass transition temperature lower than a glass transition temperature of the first adhesive.
US09784955B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same In a zoom lens including a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power that are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, a movement locus of each of the lens units, an amount of movement of the third lens unit when zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, and a focal length of the third lens unit are set as appropriate.
US09784953B2	Device for optically coupling photonic elements A device for optically coupling two photonic elements may comprise an interposer where each photonic element is axially aligned with an optical pathway in the interposer. Also included is an optics assembly configured to direct a photonic signal along the optical pathway; and a mechanical guide assembly configured to reduce the relative tilt and rotation of photonic elements. Another such device may comprise two connectors where each connector comprises an optical pathway element in which an optics assembly is situated and a photonic element aligned with the optical pathway element. A mechanical guide assembly secures the optical pathway elements in a position so as to reduce the relative tilt and rotation of the photonic elements. A connection for optically coupling two computing units can comprise a partition situated between the computing units and on which an interposer is mounted.
US09784946B2	Optical system There is provided an optical system including: a first lens having negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape of which an object-side surface is convex; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape of which an image-side surface is convex; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape of which an object-side surface is convex, wherein the first to fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side, whereby an aberration improvement effect, a wide field of view and a high degree of resolution may be realized.
US09784942B2	System for parallax correction A system for parallax correction includes a housing of a camera having a channel perpendicular to an optical axis of the camera. A lens enclosure is within the housing and includes a tab slideable along the channel. A first lens is positioned within the lens enclosure having a first focal plane array. A second lens is positioned within the lens enclosure having a second focal plane array. The second focal plane array is coupled to a pin disposed within the tab of the housing. The tab is configured to direct the pin to slide perpendicular to the optical axis along the channel to move the second focal plane array laterally with respect to the first focal plane array to correct for parallax between the first and second lenses.
US09784940B2	Lens barrel There is provided a lens barrel capable of suppressing deformation of a rear frame upon application of a radial inward force to the rear frame. The lens barrel is a lens barrel attachable to a camera body. The lens barrel includes a lens mount mechanically or electrically connected to the camera body, a fixed frame fixed to the lens mount, and a rear frame that covers an outer periphery of the fixed frame. The rear frame has a tubular portion and flanges that extend from a front end and a rear end of the tubular portion radially inward, and at least a part of a radial inner end of the flange is brought into contact with the fixed frame.
US09784939B2	Optical retaining device An optical mount for holding an optical element includes a mounting block having an aperture and an optical element adapted to fit within the aperture. A retaining clip is secured to the mounting block and extends across the optical element. The clip is a thin sheet of flexible material comprising contact straps that overlie edge portions of the optical element. The clip is connected to the mounting block by fasteners.
US09784938B2	Waterfall-type cable router A waterfall-type cable router for routing cables out of cable trays includes a curved ramp having a front portion and a rear portion, a vertical left curved wall transitioning into the curved ramp and extending the length of the left side of the curved ramp, and a vertical right curved wall transitioning into the curved ramp and extending the length of the right side of the curved ramp. The rear portion of the curved ramp has a population of tabs configured to attach to an extender. The extender allows a waterfall-type cable router assembly to rest on a wire cable tray with a sidewall of a higher length than the length of the cable router.
US09784937B2	Cable assembly having electrical power conductors and fiber optic data lines A cable assembly with electrical conductors and fiber optic lines includes a hybrid cable, electrical tethers, a fiber optic tether, and a joining location thereof that includes a shielding unit establishing an electrical contact between shielding of the hybrid cable and shielding of the respective electrical tether cables. The shielding unit includes a central body of an conductive material surrounding the hybrid and tether cables at the joining location, where the central body is in electrical contact with the shielding of the hybrid cable and with the shielding of each electrical tether.
US09784935B2	Coextruded jacket for flame retardant fiber optic cables A fiber optic cable comprises a core subassembly comprising at least one optical fiber and a tube surrounding the optical fiber. A multi-layered jacket surrounds the core subassembly, wherein the jacket comprises an inner layer comprising a flame retardant (FR) material and an outer layer comprising a non flame retardant material having a lower coefficient of friction than the flame retardant material. A method of manufacturing an optical fiber cable includes providing a core subassembly and co-extruding a multi-layered jacket around the core subassembly, wherein the multi-layered jacket includes an inner layer comprising a flame retardant (FR) material and an outer layer comprising a non flame retardant material having a lower coefficient of friction than the flame retardant.
US09784934B2	Laser device A laser device is disclosed. The laser device includes a surface-emitting laser including a plurality of emission points, a lens array including a plurality of lenses arranged so as to correspond to a position of the surface-emitting laser; and a light condensing optical system that condenses a plurality of light fluxes emitted through the lens array and enters the condensed lights to an input end of an optical fiber. The light condensing optical system includes an aspheric lens having positive refractive power. Both of an incidence surface and an emission surface of the aspheric lens have aspheric shapes.
US09784930B2	Optical interface device having a curved waveguide using laser writing and methods of forming An optical interface device for optically connecting photonic devices to optical device along with methods of making. The method includes providing a glass support member that is either monolithic or laminated. A laser beam is used to write cores in the body of the support member. The support member includes a bend section and the cores generally follow the bend section and serve to define curved optical waveguides. The cores provide strong out-of-plane optical confinement, thereby allowing for strong bends and therefore a compact design for the optical interface device.
US09784929B2	Board connector Opto-electric on-board including opto-electronic elements on a substrate and an optical coupling, device for transferring optical signals between the opto-electronic elements and a complementary optical cable connector. The optical coupling device includes a prism with a contact face and a lower face and two or more supports spacing each the lower face from the oppositely arranged opto-electronic elements. Each support includes one or more feet attached to the substrate.
US09784927B2	Indicating communications components via illumination A connector plug arrangement (330, 600, 700) includes a connector body (334, 610, 720); and an indication component (335, 650, 750). The indication component (335, 650, 750) includes a first portion (337, 653, 751) that is disposed at a rear end of the connector body and a second portion (339, 654, 753) that extends outwardly from the first portion (337, 653, 751). The first portion (337, 653, 751) is configured to extend along a circumferential perimeter of the connector body (334, 610, 720). The second portion (339, 654, 753) is configured to extend along the longitudinal axis of the connector body (334, 610, 720).
US09784921B1	Switch matrix incorporating polarization controller Optical inputs to photonic switches may incorporate a polarization controller in order to change the polarization of the input signal to a pre-determined polarization for operation with the silicon photonics. A last stage of components of the polarization controller may overlap with a first input switching stage. A polarization controller that overlaps with the first stage of the switch input may provide lower insertion loss and power consumption for the photonic switch.
US09784919B2	Wavelength division multiplexing and demultiplexing transistor outline (TO)-can assemblies for use in optical communications, and methods Wavelength division multiplexing and demultiplexing (WDM) TOSA and ROSA TO-can assemblies are provided that are capable of transmitting and receiving optical data signals, respectively, having more than three wavelengths, that can be packaged in smaller packages than those used for existing BOSAs and tri-OSAs, that can be manufactured without requiring a large amount of plant retooling or capital investment, and that can be made available in the market relatively quickly.
US09784918B2	Substrate-type optical waveguide element An effective refractive index of a TM0 polarized wave guided through the first core when existing alone and an effective refractive index of a TE0 polarized wave guided through the second core when existing alone are continuous as a function of a distance from a starting point of a side-by-side arrangement section. A magnitude relationship between an effective refractive index of an odd mode of a TE0 polarized wave guided through the side-by-side arrangement section and an effective refractive index of an even mode of a TM0 polarized wave guided through the side-by-side arrangement section is reversed between the starting point and an ending point of the side-by-side arrangement section. A refractive index distribution is vertically asymmetrical in an interaction section. An emission edge surface and an emission edge surface cover an entrance edge surface without excess or deficiency.
US09784917B2	Low-loss large-grain optical waveguide for interconnecting components integrated on a glass substrate Embodiments are directed to a coupler system having an interposer configured to couple optical signals. The interposer includes at least one optoelectronic component formed on a glass substrate. The interposer further includes at least one waveguide formed on the glass substrate and configured to couple the optical signals to or from the at least one optoelectronic component, wherein the at least one waveguide comprises a waveguide material having grain diameters greater than about one micron and an optical loss less than about one decibel per centimeter of optical propagation.
US09784915B2	Cross-shaped infrared polarized light bridge based on photonic crystal waveguide A cross-shaped infrared polarized light bridge based on a photonic crystal waveguide. The present invention aims to provide a polarized light bridge that is small in structural size, high in polarization degree, convenient to integrate, and highly efficient, besides which, crosstalk is not caused at a cross intersection. The cross-shaped infrared polarized light bridge comprises a photonic crystal waveguide provided with a complete bandgap. The photonic crystal waveguide is in a cross shape. Waveguide defect dielectric columns are disposed in the photonic crystal cross-shaped waveguide. The waveguide defect dielectric columns are square defect dielectric columns (6) and round defect dielectric columns (7). The photonic crystal cross-shaped waveguide comprises a vertical TE waveguide, a horizontal TM waveguide, a TM optical signal input port (1), a TM output port (3), a TE optical signal input port (2), and a TE output port (4). The two input ports (1,2) of the photonic crystal waveguide separately input a TM optical signal and a TE optical signal. Mutual influence is not caused at a cross intersection position of light circuits formed by the TM wave and the TE wave in a shared central area. The input TM optical signal is output from the TM output port (3). The input TE optical signal is output from the TE output port (4).
US09784912B2	Optic fiber with carbon nano-structure layer, fiber optic chemical sensor and method for forming carbon nano-structure layer in fiber core The invention relates to an optic fiber having a core in which carbon nano-structures are formed at a predetermined locus, a fiber optic chemical sensor using the optic fiber, and a method of forming the carbon nano-structure layer in the core of the optic fiber. The invention utilizes gas refractive index and the adsorption sensitivity of particles on the surface of the carbon nano-structure layer, and uses the carbon nano-structure layer in the core of the optic fiber as a sensor for particles of gas, liquid and the like.
US09784908B2	Backlight module and display device The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light-guiding plate arranged on the back plate, and an elastic member arranged between a lateral edge of the back plate and a corresponding lateral edge of the light-guiding plate. The elastic member includes a body connected to the back plate, and a positioning member connected to the body and positioning the light-guiding plate.
US09784906B2	Lighting device, display device, and television device A backlight device includes LEDs, a light guide plate, and a heat dissipation member. The light guide plate includes edge surfaces including a light entrance surface through which light from the LEDs enters, a front plate surface as a light exit surface through which the light from the LEDs exits, and another plate surface as an opposed surface on an opposite side from the light exit surface. The heat dissipation member having heat dissipating properties includes a bottom plate portion extending along the opposed surface on an opposed surface side, and an upstanding portion extending from the bottom plate portion toward the light exit surface. The bottom plate portion includes projections projecting toward the light exit surface and facing short-side edge surfaces of the light guide plate. The projections are stopped at the corresponding edge surfaces to restrict a distance between the LEDs and the light entrance surface.
US09784903B2	Light guide unit and light source module A light guide unit is adapted to be disposed beside a light source. The light guide unit includes a light guide plate and a plurality of optical structures. The light guide plate has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a light incident surface, a side surface, a first connecting surface, and a second connecting surface. The bottom surface is opposite to the light emitting surface. The light incident surface, the side surface, the first connecting surface, and the second connecting surface are respectively connected between the bottom surface and the light emitting surface. The light incident surface is disposed between the light source and the side surface. The optical structures protrude on the side surface, the first connecting surface, and the second connecting surface, and together form a Fresnel lens structure. A light source module is also provided.
US09784901B2	Illumination light guide A light guide of a vehicular lamp includes a first light guide body that guides incident light from a stationary side light source and is formed in a twisted bow shape, and a second light guide body that guides incident light from a movable side light source. A reflection portion is formed on the rear surface of each of the first and second light guide bodies to reflect the incident light toward the front surface, and an emission portion is formed on the front surface to emit the reflected light. First and second side surfaces of each light guide body include a curved surface that appears as a curved line on a cross section of the light guide body. A side step is formed on the first side surface of the first light guide body to reflect the incident light toward the second side surface.
US09784900B2	Display device According to one embodiment, an illumination device including a light source unit including a light-emitting element having a light-emitting surface, a reflective surface formed around the light-emitting surface and having higher optical reflectivity than the light-emitting surface, a wavelength conversion member which converts a wavelength of emitted light from the light-emitting surface, an optical member located between the light source unit and the wavelength conversion member and including a light path adjustment mechanism which guides, to the reflective surface, light returned from the wavelength conversion member to the light-emitting surface, and a lightguide opposed to the wavelength conversion member.
US09784898B2	Phase difference compensating element and projection-type image projecting device A phase difference compensating element that can effectively compensate polarization disturbance, and a projection-type image projecting device are provided. The phase difference compensating element includes: a birefringent layer formed with a film stack of obliquely-deposited films, each of the obliquely-deposited films having a thickness equal to or smaller than the used wavelength; and an Rd-AR film that is formed with a film stack of two or more kinds of dielectric films having different refractive indexes, and provides an arbitrary phase difference to a phase difference in obliquely-incident transmitted light in the birefringent layer. The phase difference Rd to be provided by the Rd-AR film satisfies 1
US09784894B2	Optically anisotropic sheet The present invention relates to an optically anisotropic sheet comprising a substrate and a liquid crystal cured layer laminated together, wherein the substrate has a surface roughness of 1.0 nm or less in a field of view of 1 μm2 and a water contact angle of 70° or more.
US09784887B1	Meteorological sensing systems and methods A portable weather station, including an lower body portion; an upper body portion disposed on the lower body portion in a spaced apart relationship thereby forming an open channel between the upper body portion and the lower body portion; and a plurality of weather condition sensors wherein a first set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the upper body portion of the portable weather station and a second set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the lower body portion of the portable weather station.
US09784879B2	Method for standoff detection and analysis of objects A method for standoff detection and analysis of objects comprises sending a signal through an inspection area, from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein the signal travels through objects in its path. If the signal encounters an object, through which it must travel, the speed of signal distribution decreases and its amplitude drops. A processor then determines the amplitude of the signal and whether the amplitude is above a given threshold, and if the threshold is met, further determining the shift in length of the signal's optical path, determining the thickness of the object, calculating the dielectric permittivity constant, and comparing this constant to known values of different materials to determine a preselected group of materials, to which the object in the inspection area belongs, and whether the inspected object belongs to a preselected group of dangerous objects. A system for detecting and analyzing such materials is also disclosed.
US09784872B2	Method and device for controlling source array geometry Methods related to controlling a source array while performing a seismic survey to achieve an intended source signature. A current three dimensional arrangement of the individual seismic sources is compared with a target 3D arrangement. In view of the comparison, position of at least one of the individual seismic sources is adjusted so that the adjusted 3D arrangement of the individual seismic sources to substantially match the target 3D arrangement.
US09784870B2	Demultiple using up/down separation of towed variable-depth streamer data Methods and systems for processing data acquired using a variable-depth streamer, obtain up-going and down-going wavefields at a predetermined datum, and use them to identify multiples included in the up-going wavefield. An image of a geological formation under the seabed is then generated using the data from which the multiples have been removed, and/or the multiples.
US09784869B2	Noise models by selection of transform coefficients A data set representing features of a geologic formation is formed from two or more signal acquisition data set representing independent aspects of the same wavefield. A wavelet transform is performed on the two or more signal acquisition data sets, and the data sets are further transformed to equalize signal portions of the data sets. Remaining differences in the data sets are interpreted as excess noise and are removed by different methods to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of any resulting data set.
US09784867B2	Seismic data processing A method includes the steps of receiving a wavefield generated by reflections in a subsurface region and recorded by a plurality of seismic receivers and compensating the recorded wavefield for amplitude attenuation. The method further includes modelling a propagation of a source wavefield forward in time, from an initial time-state to a final time-state through an earth model that is representative of the subsurface region, wherein the modelling includes phase and amplitude effects of attenuation and modelling a propagation of the compensated recorded wavefield backward in time from a final time-state to an earlier time-state through the earth model, wherein the subsurface region has an absorption characteristic that dampens the recorded wavefield wherein the modelling includes phase and amplitude effects of attenuation.
US09784864B2	Mixed sequential and simultaneous source acquisition and system Systems and methods for acquiring blended and unblended seismic data during a single seismic survey. The blended and unblended seismic data is generated with a plurality of sources that are fired in a dedicated sequence. The sequence involves firing all the sources at a first time, advancing the sources along a given path, firing only a first source at a second time, later than the first time, advancing the sources, firing again all the sources at a third time, later than the second time, advancing the sources, firing only a second source at a fourth time, later than the third time, and so on until a desired subsurface is fully surveyed.
US09784863B2	S-wave anisotropy estimate by automated image registration The present disclosure provides a system and method for estimating fracture density within a subsurface formation from S-wave seismic data. In one embodiment, the S-wave seismic data is separated into fast (“S1”) and slow (“S2”) data. A computer is used to compute local similarity of the S1 and S2 data and to compute a cumulative time-difference by which the S2 data lags the S1 data from the local similarity. Based on the computed cumulative time-difference, the fracture density of a subsurface formation is estimated.
US09784861B2	Hydrophone This disclosure is related to hydrophones, for example hydrophones that may be used in marine seismic surveying, permanent reservoir monitoring, downhole acoustic monitoring in a wellbore, and/or various other applications. Some embodiments of a hydrophone according to this disclosure are constructed such that a longitudinal stiffness of the hydrophone is greater than a circumferential stiffness of the hydrophone. In some embodiments, however, the longitudinal stiffness may be somewhat less than the circumferential stiffness. For example, the longitudinal stiffness may be greater than one half the circumferential stiffness in some cases.
US09784860B2	Seismic system with ghost and motion rejection An underwater seismic system for reducing noise due to ghost reflections or motion through the water from seismic signals. The system includes two motion sensors. One sensor has a first response and is sensitive to platform-motion-induced noise as well as to acoustic waves. The other sensor has a different construction that isolates it from the acoustic waves so that its response is mainly to motion noise. The outputs of the two sensor responses are combined to remove the effects of motion noise. When further combined with a hydrophone signal, noise due to ghost reflections is reduced.
US09784859B2	Calibrating modular charged particle detector arrays A charged particle detector array includes one or more pairs of super modules, one super module in a pair of super modules is positioned above a volume of interest (VOI), and the other super module in the pair of super modules is positioned below the VOI. This calibration technique first calibrates individual super modules in the one or more pairs of super modules while treating each super module being calibrated as a rigid body. Each super module in the one or more pairs of super modules further includes multiple vertically-stacked modules, and each module in the multiple vertically-stacked modules is composed of multiple layers of drift tubes. The calibration technique then calibrates individual modules in each of the super modules while treating each module being calibrated as a rigid body. Next, the calibration technique calibrates individual drift tubes in each layer of the modules.
US09784857B2	Imaging device and method Focusing on a gamma ray detection phenomenon (event) in which a gamma ray from a gamma ray source is Compton scattered at a first-stage detector, the gamma ray is photoelectrically absorbed at a second-stage detector, the spatial distribution of the gamma ray source is imaged within a predetermined image space on the basis of measurement data for the interaction of the detectors and gamma rays. At this time, a probability parameter (vij) indicating the probability that Compton-scattered gamma ray arrived from within the image space and a detection sensitivity parameter (sij) indicating gamma ray detection sensitivity are set for each event and each pixel on the basis of the measurement data for each event, and these parameters are used to determine the pixel values (λj) for each pixel.
US09784848B2	System and method for position determination using low earth orbit satellites A system and method for position determination using low earth orbit satellites. A mobile terminal affixed to an asset initiates a collection of global positioning system satellite measurements (e.g., code phase) based on a hardware trigger generated by a low earth orbit satellite modem. Timing information reflective of the time of the hardware trigger pulse is transmitted to an operations center along with the global positioning system satellite measurements to enable the operations center to determine a position of the mobile terminal.
US09784845B2	Method and apparatus for implementing reduced bandwidth processing of navigation satellites A method and apparatus for processing navigational signals with reduced bandwidth by receiving a combination of two navigational signals, reducing the frequency of the combined two navigational signals to an intermediate frequency (IF); converting the IF signal to digital signals; translating the frequency of the IF signal to near baseband; filtering the near baseband signal; reducing the sample rate of the filtered near-baseband signal by a factor; translating a selection of the reduced, filtered, near-baseband signal to a single sidelobe; storing the single sidelobe in memory; and processing the single sidelobe for navigational purposes.
US09784844B2	Architectures for high integrity multi-constellation solution separation A method comprises receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of space-based satellites, wherein the plurality of space-based satellites comprises at least one space-based satellite from each of a plurality of Navigation Satellite System (NSS) constellations. The method also comprises determining, in a first domain, a first plurality of sub-solutions based on a respective sub-set of the plurality of signals, each respective sub-set in the first domain chosen according to a characteristic defining the first domain; and determining, in a second domain, a second plurality of sub-solutions based on a respective sub-set of the plurality of signals, each respective sub-set in the second domain chosen according to a characteristic defining the second domain. The method further comprises determining if an error is present in the navigation system based on the first plurality of sub-solutions and on the second plurality of sub-solutions.
US09784843B2	Enhanced roadway mark locator, inspection apparatus, and marker An apparatus for locating, inspecting, or placing marks on a roadway. The apparatus includes a GPS-based machine vision locator for sampling discrete geographical location data of a pre-existing roadway mark evident on the roadway. A computer may determine a continuous smooth geographical location function fitted to the sampled geographical location data. A marker is responsive to the GPS-based locator and geographical location function for replicating automatically the pre-existing roadway mark onto the roadway. The apparatus is typically part of a moving vehicle. A related method is disclosed for locating, inspecting, and placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. A similar apparatus can be used to guide a vehicle having a snow plow along a snow-covered roadway, or a paving machine along an unpaved roadway surface. The apparatus provides for accurate determination of roadway mark locations, roadway mark inspection apparatus and roadway markers using Bayesian model-based filtered enhanced GPS geographical location data.
US09784836B2	System for monitoring power lines Disclosed is a system for monitoring a power line. The system includes a ground unit and one or more airborne measurement devices for measuring distances between the power line and objects spatially located in proximities of the power line. Each of the one or more airborne measurement devices includes a computing hardware, one or more cameras for capturing images and a data memory for storing pattern-recognition software. The pattern-recognition software is executed on the computing hardware to process the images to identify a unique identifier attached to the ground unit. Each of the one or more airborne measurement devices maintains a line-of-sight with the ground unit during flight by tracking with computer vision the unique identifier attached to the ground unit.
US09784835B1	Laser diode timing feedback using trace loop A laser diode firing circuit for a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device that includes an inductively coupled feedback system is disclosed. The firing circuit includes a laser diode coupled in series with a transistor, such that current through the laser diode is controlled by the transistor. The laser diode is configured to emit a pulse of light in response to current flowing through the laser diode. A feedback loop is positioned to be inductively coupled to a current path of the firing circuit that includes the laser diode. As such, a change in current flowing through the laser diode induces a voltage in the feedback loop. A change in voltage across the leads of the feedback loop can be detected and the timing of the voltage change can be used to determine the time that current begins flowing through the laser diode.
US09784833B2	Parking assistance for a vehicle Systems and techniques are described that provide automated parking assistance for a vehicle. In some implementations, a parking assistance apparatus includes a frequency generator configured to generate a first frequency and a second frequency, and generate at least one synthesized frequency that is synthesized from the first frequency and the second frequency. The apparatus also includes a piezoelectric converter configured to, using piezoelectric effects, transmit ultrasonic waves having the at least one synthesized frequency, and receive reflected ultrasonic waves that result from the transmitted ultrasonic waves being reflected by an object. The apparatus also includes a filter unit configured to detect a predetermined frequency from the reflected ultrasonic waves.
US09784828B2	FMCW doppler processing algorithm for achieving CW performance A frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system that includes a transceiver coupled to an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a digital signal processor (DSP) coupled to the ADC. The transceiver is configured to transmit a plurality of FMCW chirps, receive a plurality of reflected FMCW chirps, and mix the reflected FMCW chirps with at least one of the FMCW chirps to generate a plurality of beat signals. The reflected FMCW chirps are the FMCW chirps after being reflected off of a target object. The ADC is configured to convert the beat signals into a plurality of digital chirps. The DSP is configured to receive the digital chirps and quantify a relative velocity of the target object as compared to a velocity of the FMCW radar system by removing an effect of a range to the target object from a two dimensional range Doppler processing signal.
US09784827B2	Foreign object debris detection system and method A method for suppressing the Jet Engine Modulation (JEM) clutter signal returns from compressor blades (26) in data sampled by a system for Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection in the air intake (30) of a turbine assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying in the data the start sample position and length in samples of a single complete shaft rotation; and (b) subtracting from a current rotation dataset the samples from a comparison rotation dataset corresponding to another complete single shaft rotation.
US09784825B2	Marine sonar display device with cursor plane A marine sonar display device comprises a display, a sonar element, a memory element, and a processing element. The display presents sonar images. The sonar element generates a sonar beam and presents transducer signals. The processing element is in communication with the display, the sonar element, and the memory element and receives the transducer signals, calculates sonar data from the transducer signals and generates a three-dimensional view of a portion of the body of water, wherein the view includes a plurality of sonar images. Each sonar image is generated from sonar data derived from a previously-generated sonar beam and includes representations of underwater objects and a water bed. The processing element also generates a cursor plane and a cursor positioned thereon, both of which appear on the three-dimensional view. The processing element further controls the display to present the three-dimensional view, the sonar images, the cursor plane, and the cursor.
US09784822B2	Time of flight sensor binning A time-of-flight sensor device generates and analyzes a high-resolution depth map frame from a high-resolution image to determine a mode of operation for the time-of-flight sensor and an illuminator and to control the time-of-flight sensor and illuminator according to the mode of operation. A binned depth map frame can be created from a binned image from the time-of-flight sensor and combined with the high-resolution depth map frame to create a compensated depth map frame.
US09784821B2	Laser sensor module array for vehicle identification, speed monitoring and traffic safety applications A laser sensor module array for vehicle identification, speed monitoring and traffic safety applications. Each of the laser sensor modules comprise a laser signal transmitting and receiving port with the array comprising a basic row of N laser sensor modules, wherein N is greater than 1 and wherein each of the N laser sensor modules in the basic row is displaced at an acute angle with respect to adjacent ones of the laser sensor modules. An additional row of N laser sensor modules may adjoin the basic row of N laser sensor modules in a parallel or acute angular relationship to corresponding ones in the basic row.
US09784815B2	Separating ranging and data signals in a wireless positioning system Systems and methods for generating and transmitting ranging signals and data signals from transmitters in a wireless positioning system, and also for receiving and processing those signals at a mobile device. Different approaches are used, including separately transmitting the ranging signals and the data signals based on time, frequency, code, phase, or any combination thereof.
US09784811B2	Two-channel magnetic resonance imaging A two-channel magnetic resonance tomography system is provided with a regulation circuit for an amplification system in order to be able to take into account different load situations of the MRI system in a flexible and efficient manner. It is thus possible to improve the MRI measurements greatly if the MRI system is set to the respective load situation beforehand by an idle state measurement. The adaptation may optionally also be carried out during the MRI measurement. Therefore, a multiplicity of completely different load situations may be taken into account in an optimized manner by the regulation circuit.
US09784798B2	Battery voltage profile monitoring during generator start Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems and methods for determining the state of health of a generator battery set and its ability to supply generator starter motor with start-up energy by capturing a profile of voltage across terminals of the battery during a supply of electrical energy from the battery to the starter and comparing the captured voltage profile to a reference voltage profile to determine if a difference between the captured voltage profile and reference voltage profile exceeds an acceptable amount.
US09784797B2	Method for controlling and an electronic device thereof Various embodiments of this disclosure provide a power source management method and apparatus of an electronic device. The power source management apparatus of the electronic device includes a memory for storing a battery consumption pattern by situation and a battery charging pattern by situation. A controller is configured to collect at least one of situation information or information for life pattern judgment. The controller is also configured to predict a situation of the electronic device or a life pattern using the collection information and judge a chargeability of a battery. The situation is related with at least one or more of a location and a time.
US09784794B2	Parameter estimation device using filter A parameter estimation device using a filter includes a preprocessing computing circuit, a state estimating circuit and a state-of-charge estimating circuit. A low-pass filter of the preprocessing computing circuit transfers the voltage preprocessing value and the current preprocessing value from inputted discharge-and-charge current value and terminal voltage value, respectively. The state estimating circuit estimates parameters of a state equation of a battery equivalent model based on the battery equivalent model containing a resistance and a capacitor from the voltage preprocessing value and the current preprocessing value inputted. The state-of-charge estimating circuit estimates the state of charge from state quantity obtained. The time constant varies in such a way that the higher the temperature and the state of charge becomes the smaller the time constant becomes.
US09784793B2	Dynamo-electric machine with insulation monitoring An air-cooled dynamo-electric machine, in particular an enclosed-ventilated dynamo-electric machine includes a stator with a winding system which forms end windings at the end faces of the stator. At least the end winding has at least one monitoring element in its insulation layer, or in an additional layer which is applied to this insulation layer, for the purpose of monitoring the insulation thickness of the end winding.
US09784788B2	Fault isolation system and method for detecting faults in a circuit The present invention provides a method and a fault isolation system for detecting errors in an integrated circuit. One feature of the present invention is using a movable second probe to scan and acquire an output signal through the vias or metal line structure of a diagnostic area along a detecting line, so as to find the fault location precisely, and another feature of the present invention is using a cutter in conjunction with the above method to narrow down the fault range. The cutter is used to electrically isolate the portion of diagnostic area step by step for approaching the fault location. This method can help to save a lot of analysis time and also makes the minor fault localization possible.
US09784787B2	Electric field sensor, system, and method for programming electronic devices on a wafer An electric field sensor includes sense and reference cells. The sense cell produces a resistance that varies relative to an intensity of an electric field, and the reference cell produces a resistance that is invariable relative to the intensity of the electric field. An output signal indicative of the intensity of the electric field is determined using the difference between the resistances. A system includes an electric field source that outputs a digital test program as an electric field signal. The system further includes the electric field sensor formed with IC dies on a wafer. The electric field sensor receives the electric field signal. The received electric field signal is converted to the test program, and the test program is stored in memory on the wafer. The electric field source does not physically contact the dies, but can flood an entire surface of the wafer with the electric field signal.
US09784782B2	Vacuum chamber machine with spring fracture detection The invention relates to a vacuum chamber packaging machine with spring fracture detection. A first electrical line can be provided connecting springs to a controller, where interruption of the line due to a fractured spring may be detected by the controller via an applied voltage, so that no safety deficiency arises.
US09784780B2	Battery simulator with variable current capacity A battery simulator can operate to provide different outputs. These outputs provide different characteristics related to how a device under test operates. In an example, a controller such as an electronic control module (ECM) or battery energy control module (BECM) can be tested. The battery simulator may provide different modes, e.g., a high current mode or a voltage change over time mode. A traction battery simulator may include a controller, analog output circuitry being controlled by the controller to output test current and test voltage, and switching circuitry connected to the analog output circuitry that has a first state and a second state. The first state is to provide an increased change in voltage over change in time relative to the second state. The second state is to provide an increased capacitance over the first state.
US09784779B2	Supply self adjustment for systems and methods having a current interface A sensor system having a current interface includes a supply and current interface, an electronic control unit and an enhanced initialization sensor. The supply and current interface is configured to receive a supply voltage. The electronic control unit is coupled to the supply and current interface. The enhanced initialization sensor is coupled to the supply and current interface. The enhanced initialization sensor is configured to initialize the supply and current interface at a suitable current level to mitigate erroneous information.
US09784772B2	Sensorless rotor angle detection circuit and method for a permanent magnet synchronous machine An estimate of the initial position of a rotor is made by monitoring sensed motor current signals which are amplitude and phase modulated with the rotor flux position in response to a high frequency voltage signal injection. The motor current signals are envelope detected to determine zero crossing points. Samples are taken of the motor current signals at positive and negative offsets from the zero crossing point, with the samples processed to identify a direction of the rotor flux axis. Further samples of at least one motor current signal are taken with respect to a certain phase reference, and the samples compared to resolve a polarity of the rotor flux axis which is indicative of the angular position of the rotor.
US09784765B2	Graphic actuation of test and measurement triggers A system and method are provided for graphically actuating a trigger in a test and measurement device. The method includes displaying a visual representation of signal properties for one or more time-varying signals. A graphical user input is received, in which a portion of the visual representation is designated. The method further includes configuring a trigger of the test and measurement device in response to the graphical user input, by setting a value for a trigger parameter of the trigger. The set value for the trigger parameters varies with and is dependent upon the particular portion of the visual representation that is designated by the graphical user input. The trigger is then employed in connection with subsequent monitoring of signals within the test and measurement device.
US09784761B2	Active probe for near field optical microscopy comprising hyperpolarizable molecules aligned and oriented to emit, upon illumination, a different wavelength than that of illumination The invention relates to an active probe for near-field optical microscopy, characterized in that it includes a metal or metallized tip (PM) at the apex of which a nanoscale body (NB) is located, the body having a polymer matrix capable of, or containing a host (MH) capable of, emitting under illumination, light (SH) at a wavelength different from that of the illumination. A process for manufacturing such a probe is also provided.
US09784760B2	Probe and sample exchange mechanism A scanning probe microscope system. A sample stage is provided along with a microscope arranged to collect data with a probe carried by the microscope from a sample carried by the sample stage. A probe/sample exchange mechanism is arranged to exchange the probe carried by the microscope with a new probe, and is also arranged to exchange the sample carried by the sample stage with a new sample. The probe/sample exchange mechanism comprises a transport structure which can move relative to the microscope and the sample stage; a probe carrier carried by the transport structure and adapted to carry the probe or the new probe when the probe is exchanged with the new probe; a sample carrier carried by the transport structure, wherein the sample carrier is adapted differently from the probe carrier to carry the sample or the new sample when the sample is exchanged with the new sample; and a drive system arranged to move the transport structure relative to the microscope and the sample stage when the probe is exchanged with the new probe and the sample is exchanged with the new sample.
US09784753B2	Biological system to test in vitro if a substance is immune reactive Preparations containing deep-frozen blood are used for test procedures for determining blood response.
US09784752B2	Venlafaxine assay The invention describes antibodies that bind venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine. The antibodies are derived from novel haptens and immunogens and are used in methods and kits to detect and quantify venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine. The invention also describes novel detecting agents which can be used in the methods and kits of the invention.
US09784750B2	Methods and compositions for diagnosis and prognosis of renal injury and renal failure The present invention relates to using 72 kDa type IV collagenase:Metalloproteinase inhibitor 2 complex as a prognostic biomarker in renal injuries.
US09784743B2	Collagens as markers for breast cancer treatment The specification provides methods of determining whether a subject suffering from ER+/HER2+ breast cancer is likely to respond to adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and methods of treating a subject suffering from ER+/HER2+ breast cancer.
US09784734B2	Dual path immunoassay device Systems include test cells with sorbent material in a T-shape and defining a first flow path for a solution and a second flow path for a sample, and a test line or test site with immobilized antigens or antibodies or other ligand binding molecules located at the junction of the T. A housing houses the sorbent material and defines a first hole adjacent an end of the first flow path for receiving the solution and a second hole adjacent an end of the second flow path for receiving the sample.
US09784732B2	Acidic environment-detecting fluorescent probe Provided is a compound represented by formula (I), which can be used as a fluorescent probe that becomes highly fluorescent only in an intracellular acidic environment and can be adapted to the fluorescent imaging of an intracellular vesicle that is a microstructure. In the formula, R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group which may be substituted (wherein R1 and/or R2 represents an alkyl group which may be substituted); R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; X represents a functional group to which a labeling site or a target-accumulating site can be introduced, or the like; Y represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted, or the like; m represents an integer of 0 to 5; and n represents an integer of 0 to 5.
US09784728B2	Fluorescent fusion polypeptide The present invention refers to a fluorescent fusion polypeptide capable of changing its localization within the cell from the cell cytoplasmic membrane to the retention vesicles, upon an increase in the concentration of second messengers within the cell cytoplasm, comprising a membrane localization peptide, a second messenger transduction protein binding peptide, a reticulum retention signal and a fluorescent peptide wherein: a. the membrane localization peptide is located at the N-terminus of the fluorescent fusion polypeptide and is physically bound, optionally through a linker, to the fluorescent peptide, which in turn is physically bound, optionally through a linker, to the second messenger transduction protein binding peptide; and b. the second messenger transduction protein binding peptide is physically bound, optionally through a linker, to the reticulum retention signal, which in turn is located at the C-terminus of the fluorescent fusion polypeptide.
US09784725B2	Light refraction imaging to measure liquid volume A method to measure the volume of fluid present that relies on the pattern of light refraction as it passes though an airway surface liquid (ASL) meniscus. The method comprises allowing epithelial cells to grow on a membrane in a well so as to form a fluid meniscus about the perimeter of the well. The well is then illuminated by a light source. The illuminated cells in the well are then optically imaged by a scanner, a flat bed optical scanner, a camera, or any device capable of imaging. Microscopy may be used but is not needed, and high powered microscopy is certainly not needed. Then the imaging information from the cells in the well is used to determine a property of the meniscus in the well. Specifically, the imaging information can be analyzed to determine the dimensions, shape, and/or volume of the meniscus and the fluid in the well.
US09784719B2	Empty crate inspection by detection of excited oscillations An apparatus for inspecting an empty crate that is transported on a transport device includes an inspection device having a pulse generator, a processor, a sensor, and an uncoupling device. Prior to inspection, the uncoupling device uncouples the empty crate from the transport device. The pulse generator then excites vibrations in the empty crate, which the sensor receives and passes to a processor for analysis.
US09784718B2	Method and apparatus for detection of structural failure A detection system for identifying deterioration in a structure is provided that has acoustic sensors that receive acoustic emission waves. The acoustic emission wave detected by the acoustic sensor is identified as a hit. An analysis circuit is present that identifies an A state, a B state, and a C state. The B state has increased hit activity from the A state where a rate B is greater than a rate A by a factor of f1. The C state has increased hit activity from the B state where a rate C is greater than the rate A by a factor of f2. An alarm is activated when an amount of time that the C state is identified as being present reaches a value of TM, or alternatively when a threshold value based upon of the number of hits and time in the C state is reached.
US09784712B2	Split-ring resonator plasma source A miniaturized plasma source includes a stripline split-ring resonator. The split-ring resonator is sandwiched between two dielectric substrates and two metal ground planes. In order to make the plasma accessible from the outside of the ground planes, a hole is made through the gap between the ends of the split ring. The two ground planes act as an electromagnetic shield, protecting the split-ring resonator from electromagnetic interference due to changes in the electric or dielectric environment surrounding it. The miniaturized plasma source is particularly useful in optogalvanic spectroscopy applications.
US09784709B2	Sensor electrode, manufacturing method thereof, and metal paste for electrode formation The present invention relates to a gas sensor electrode including a conductive particle phase made of Pt or Pt alloy and a ceramic particle phase being mixed and dispersed, wherein a rate of content of the ceramic particle phase is 6.0 to 22.0 mass %, and a void ratio is 2.5 to 10.0%, and a dispersion degree of the conductive particle phase per length of 25 μm on the electrode surface is 0.60 to 0.85 μm, and a dispersion degree of the conductive particle phase in the electrode cross section per length of 100 μm in a direction parallel to the electrode surface is 2.0 to 4.0 μm. This electrode can be produced by firing a metal paste made by dispersing, in a solvent, a conductive particle having a core/shell structure in which a core particle such as Pt is covered with a ceramic shell and ceramic powder. The gas sensor electrode according to the present invention has a high electrode activity.
US09784708B2	Printed gas sensor A printed gas sensor is disclosed. The sensor may include a partially porous substrate, an electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an encapsulation layer. The electrode layer comprises one or more electrodes that are formed on one side of the porous substrate. The electrolyte layer is in electrolytic contact with the one or more electrodes. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the electrode layer and electrolyte layer thereby forming an integrated structure with the partially porous substrate.
US09784704B2	Non-invasive measurement of dielectric properties of a substance The invention pertains to an apparatus and a method for determining a dielectric property of a first substance in a composition in a non-invasive manner. The composition includes at least the first substance to be measured and a second substance. The method uses and apparatus includes a capacitor for creating a field into which the composition can be introduced at least in part, where the capacitor is part of an oscillator circuit, and the oscillator circuit is coupled to a device for determining the resonance frequency of the oscillator circuit. The capacitor includes a layer of a non-conducting material such that the composition, when introduced at least in part into the field of the capacitor, does not come into an electrical contact with the electrodes of the capacitor.
US09784702B2	Apparatus for continuously testing thermal fatigue An apparatus for continuously testing thermal fatigue may include: a rotating member which is rotated about a central axis and which is provided with a plurality of protrusions outwardly protruded from an outer surface of the rotating member, the plurality of protrusions being formed along a virtual circle having a central portion passing through the central axis and coated specimens being installed on the end portion of the protrusions; and a heating part which is provided to receive a portion of a rotating path of the specimens therein and which is provided with a heating groove inwardly recessed from a surface of the heating part facing the rotating member along the rotating path of the specimens so as to heat the specimens within the heating part, wherein the rotating path of the specimens includes a heating section which is received in the heating groove and a cooling section which is not received in the heating groove.
US09784697B2	Radiation imaging device capable of matter-element information acquisition and image based selection A radiation imaging device capable of matter-element information acquisition and image based selection comprises: a radiation source generating radiation; at least one scattering device receiving radiation which includes radiation transmitting a subject and scattered radiation and scattering the received radiation; and an imaging device receiving the radiation which includes the radiation transmitting the subject and the scattered radiation to measure energy and positional information so as to calculate a two-dimensional image.
US09784693B2	Apparatus for radiation detection in a digital imaging system The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for producing a detector element. The detector element includes first and second electrodes located on opposites sides of a semiconductor layer. The first and second electrodes are staggered with respect to each other in a plane perpendicular to the semiconductor layer.
US09784690B2	Apparatus, techniques, and target designs for measuring semiconductor parameters In one embodiment, apparatus and methods for determining a parameter of a target are disclosed. A target having an imaging structure and a scatterometry structure is provided. An image of the imaging structure is obtained with an imaging channel of a metrology tool. A scatterometry signal is also obtained from the scatterometry structure with a scatterometry channel of the metrology tool. At least one parameter, such as overlay error, of the target is determined based on both the image and the scatterometry signal.
US09784688B2	Apparatus for uniformly irradiating and imaging an article Provided herein is an apparatus, including a reflective surface configured to reflect photons onto a surface of an article, a stage configured to support the article, and an assembly. The assembly is configured to radiate photons through the article to the reflective surface. The assembly is further configured to image the article with irradiance of the photons.
US09784684B2	Method for manufacturing a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectography and substrate A substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectography includes a support including an upper surface; a supporting structure including at least one microstructured pattern, the microstructured pattern including a top and sidewalls, with the sidewalls extending according to a direction secant to the direction of the upper surface; a multilayer arranged on the sidewalls of the microstructured pattern, with the multilayer including at least two pillar layers, separated from each other by an intermediate layer, each intermediate layer having an end set back with respect to an end of each adjacent pillar layer in such a way that the ends of two successive pillar layers form pins separated by a cavity, with the ends of the pillar layers being covered by a metal layer.
US09784681B2	System and method for efficient detection of the phase and amplitude of a periodic modulation associated with self-interfering fluorescence Systems and methods according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be provided that can efficiently detect the amplitude and phase of a spectral modulation. Such exemplary scheme can be combined with self-interference fluorescence to facilitate a highly sensitive depth localization of self-interfering radiation generated within a sample. The exemplary system and method can facilitate a scan-free depth sensitivity within the focal depth range for microscopy, endoscopy and nanoscopy.
US09784680B2	Luminescent nanosystems The present invention relates to nanosystems comprising metal atomic quantum clusters (AQCs) of at least two different sizes encapsulated in a cavity with an inner diameter less than or equal to 10 nm for the use thereof as luminescent nanosystems, particularly for the use thereof as fluorescent nanosystems; as well as the method for obtaining and detecting them. The invention also relates to the use of said luminescent nanosystems as a fluorescent probe, biomarker or contrasting agent.
US09784676B2	Substrate inspection device and substrate inspection method A substrate inspection device includes a laser emitting unit, arranged at one side of a transmission device, and configured to emit a laser beam to each substrate to be inspected on the transmission device when the substrate to be inspected is moved to an inspection position; a laser receiving unit, arranged at the other side of the transmission device, and configured to receive the laser beam transmitted through the substrate to be inspected; and a calculation unit, configured to calculate transmissibility of the laser beam relative to the substrate to be inspected based on an intensity of the laser beam emitted by the laser emitting unit and an intensity of the laser beam received by the laser receiving unit, and determine whether a line width of a black matrix in the substrate to be inspected is within a predetermined range of the line width based on the transmissibility.
US09784668B2	Systems and methods for testing internal bonds A transducer assembly is provided. The transducer assembly includes a magnetic portion, a body, a tensile pulse transmitter, and a pulse and current control unit. The magnetic portion is configured to provide a magnetic field. The body is disposed within an opening of the magnetic portion, and has a conductive portion configured to pass electric current near a body surface oriented toward the test surface. The tensile pulse transmitter is disposed within a cavity of the body and configured to transmit a tensile pulse into the test object. The pulse and current control unit is configured to control the tensile pulse transmitted by the tensile pulse transmitter, and to provide a current that passes through the conductive portion of the body and the test object, whereby a force urging the transducer assembly and the test object toward each other is generated responsive to the magnetic field and the current.
US09784667B2	High temperature fluid sample aging cell Exemplary embodiments of a high temperature aging cell provide a metal-to-metal fluid seal, and generally include a central tension post containing a flange having an inclined surface; and a seal ring concentrically arranged thereon, its outer circumference positioned at least partly intermediate the flange and the cell interior surface. In various embodiments, a thrust ring retains the seal ring; a thrust washer engages the thrust ring; a tension ring is attached to the tension post for biasing the thrust ring toward the flange; and an outer cap retains various components in relation to the aging cell. A pressure control device allows for pressure elevation.Exemplary embodiments of a sample aging method generally include aging a liquid sample by sealing the sample in the cell via biasing of the seal ring into sealing engagement with an interior surface of the cell. Subsequent sample treatment may involve elevating its temperature and/or pressure.
US09784661B2	Parallel flow cytometer using radiofrequency multiplexing An imaging flow cytometry apparatus and method which allows registering multiple locations across a cell, and/or across multiple flow channels, in parallel using radio-frequency-tagged emission (FIRE) coupled with a parallel optical detection scheme toward increasing analysis throughput. An optical source is modulated by multiple RF frequencies to produce an optical interrogation beam having a spatially distributed beat frequency. This beam is directed to one or more focused streams of cells whose responsive fluorescence, in different frequencies, is registered in parallel by an optical detector.
US09784655B2	Method and apparatus for determining the fracture strength of the margins of thin sheets of brittle-fracture material A method and an apparatus for examining the fracture strength of flat samples made of brittle-fracture material are provided. The margin of the respective sample is subjected to tensile stress by bending the material in a circular arc shape.
US09784654B2	Method for treating at least one biological sample containing a target microorganism One embodiment provides a device for processing at least one biological sample capable of containing at least one target microorganism within at least one container. The device having at least one displacement device for generating the displacement of the contents of the at least one container and at least one site for receiving the at least one container. Additionally, the at least one container can receive the at least one biological sample within the at least one container, the container being delimited by a wall fixed on a base. Further, the at least one displacement device may be movable with respect to the base, and the at least one container may include a flexible material which allows the at least one container to be compressed against said wall.
US09784650B1	Sewer gas sampling and analyzing devices and methods Sewer gas sampling and analyzing devices include a dish-shaped manhole insert having a manhole insert interior and a manhole insert exterior outside the manhole insert interior; a manhole insert vent valve carried by the manhole insert, the manhole insert vent valve having a valve inlet disposed in fluid communication with the manhole insert exterior and a valve outlet and the manhole insert vent valve facilitates substantially unrestricted flow of gas from the valve inlet to the valve outlet; and a gas detector unit disposed in fluid communication with the valve outlet of the manhole insert vent valve. Sewer gas sampling and analyzing methods are also disclosed.
US09784649B2	Silty floating mud collection device A silty floating mud collection device, which includes a drive cylinder, an outer sleeve, a sampler barrel, an lug cover plate, a turning cover, a control ring and a control rod, where the drive cylinder includes a cylinder liner, a piston and a piston rod; the outer sleeve is fixedly connected below the cylinder liner; the sampler barrel is detachably installed inside the outer sleeve; the lug cover plate is fixedly connected to a lower end of the piston rod, and can close an upper-end opening of the sampler barrel; the turning cover is turnably installed at a lower end of the outer sleeve, and can close a lower-end opening of the sampler barrel; the control ring is located below the sampler barrel, and is used to block the turning cover which is in an open state; and an upper end of the control rod is connected to the lug cover plate, and a lower end of the control rod is connected to the control ring.
US09784646B2	Tread cracking inspection device The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for inspecting a tread. Such methods include providing a tread having a top side and a bottom side, one of the top and bottom sides including a tread feature extending into the thickness of the tread. Such methods further include bending mechanically a transverse extent of the tread relative the tread thickness along a portion of the tread to be inspected about a bending member to form a bent portion of the tread, the portion of the tread to be inspected including the tread feature such that the step of bending expands the tread feature to further expose a depth of the tread feature within the thickness of the tread for inspection. Such further methods include constraining the tread on opposing sides of the portion of the tread to be inspected to maintain the bent portion of the tread in a bent arrangement.
US09784643B2	Optical fiber property measuring device and optical fiber property measuring method There are proposed an optical fiber property measuring device and an optical fiber property measuring method which can enhance spatial resolution more than before. In the present invention, in synchronization with frequency modulation applied to x-polarized light, intensity modulation is also applied to the x-polarized light by an intensity modulation means. This makes it possible to increase or decrease the intensity of the x-polarized light at a specific frequency, thereby allowing the effective length of a Brillouin dynamic grating formed by the x-polarized light to be adjusted. As a result, the shape of the reflection spectrum obtained when y-polarized light is reflecting by the Brillouin dynamic grating can also be adjusted optimally, which leads to enhancement of spatial resolution with the y-polarized light.
US09784641B2	Lens array, wavefront sensor, wavefront measurement apparatus, shape measurement apparatus, aberration measurement apparatus, manufacturing method of optical element, and manufacturing method of optical device A lens array includes a plurality of lenses that collect divided test light and form spots. Each lens includes a lens member, and a light shielding mask provided concentric to the lens member along a perimeter edge thereof, the light shielding mask shielding a part of the light and transmitting a part of the light. The light shielding mask is formed to satisfy a predetermined mathematical condition of light transmission.
US09784640B2	Method and apparatus for determining object characteristics Embodiments of the invention provide a method of determining one or more characteristics of a target object, comprising recording one or more diffraction patterns at a detector, wherein each diffraction pattern is formed by a target object scattering incident radiation, determining a phase map for at least a region of the target object based on the one or more diffraction patterns, and determining a refractive property of the target object based on the phase map.
US09784637B2	Adsorption characteristic measuring apparatus An adsorption characteristic measuring apparatus is configured to: acquire a unit-time leak pressure value from a pressure increase value of an internal pressure value of a sample tube caused by an non-adsorption gas leaking from the outside of a fitting portion into an inner space of the sample tube; acquire a pressure value at which a temporal change of the internal pressure value of the sample tube assumes an equilibrium state when an adsorption gas present in the reference volume portion is supplied into the sample tube and the sample tube is in a closed state; calculate a pressure value after correction of a real leak pressure value is performed on a measured equilibrium pressure value, as a true equilibrium pressure value, the real leak pressure value being obtained in such a manner that the unit-time leak pressure value is multiplied by a leak time; and calculate an adsorption isotherm.
US09784634B2	Pressure sensor A pressure sensor includes: a pressure sensor element; an adapter integrally attached to the pressure sensor element and defining therein a hole where a pressure of a fluid to be measured is introduced to the pressure sensor element; a fitting member having a housing recess housing the adapter and connectable to a connected member; and a pressing member pressing a valve of the connected member and defining a communicating path through which a flow path where the pressure of the fluid is introduced is in communication with the hole of the adapter. The fitting member is made of a synthetic resin. An O-ring is interposed between a circumferential surface of the adapter and the fitting member. The adapter is a synthetic resin member, and includes a contact portion brought into contact with the adapter and a pressing portion pressing the valve. The pressing member is welded to the fitting member.
US09784627B2	Load sensor, load detector including load sensor, and method for detecting load A load sensor includes a core having a hollow part provided therein and containing magnetic material and a coil attached to the core. A magnetic path along which a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing in the coil is formed along a circumference direction of the hollow part. The core has a load-receiving portion that receives a load at a surface of the core located in a crossing direction crossing a plane along which the magnetic path is formed.
US09784622B2	Photon entanglement router A photon entanglement router comprises a modified birefringent spectral filter followed by a polarization beam splitter (PBS). Frequency degenerate or non-degenerate entangled photons, generated by a collinear laser source and incident on one input port of the photon entanglement router, are comprised of congruent photons and/or incongruent photons. The invention adds a plurality of additional filter stacks at each output port such that they invert the action of the first birefringent stack at the input port. Intermediate output photons from the invention is input to two ports of an additional PBS where they are spatially projected according to their frequencies and polarizations. Two congruent photons of an entangled photon pair exit as an entangled pair in one direction, while two incongruent photons exit as an entangled pair in the orthogonal direction. If one photon is congruent and the other photon incongruent, the photons remain entangled but are spectrally divided into orthogonal directions. The invention's birefringent spectral filter accepts specific input frequencies from the ITU optical C-band grid for proper operation.
US09784617B1	Tunable ultra-compact fresnel zone plate spectrometer A tunable ultra-compact spectrometer and methods for spectrometry therefor can include a single pixel and a Fresnel zone plate having a focal length at a first temperature T1 and a first wavelength λ1, and a focal point. The pixel can be twenty micrometers square and can be placed at a distance from the pixel that equal to the focal length so that the focal point is at the pixel. The Fresnel zone plate can be made of a material that causes the same focal point at the pixel at T2, but at a different wavelength λ2 than wavelength λ1. A heat source can selectively add heat to the Fresnel zone plate to cause a second temperature T2. Exemplary materials for the Fresnel zone plate can be quartz for visible wavelengths, silicon for infrared wavelength, or other materials, according to the λ(s) of interest.
US09784615B1	Adjustment for irregular sensor movement during spectral imaging Systems for adjusting for irregular movement during spectral imaging are provided herein. Exemplary systems include: a spectrograph measuring a plurality of spectrographic data sets; a camera capturing images, a processor communicatively coupled to the spectrograph and the camera; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform a method comprising: receiving a plurality of spectrographs for a series of respective locations and the images corresponding to the respective locations; generating a continuous image using the images; identifying a respective corresponding position in the continuous image for each spectrograph, such that each spectrograph is a measurement of the respective position; and associating each spectrograph with the respective position.
US09784612B2	Device for detecting electromagnetic radiation An electromagnetic radiation detection circuit includes a photodetector transforming the received electromagnetic radiation into an electric current. A readout circuit is coupled to a first terminal of the photodetector and configured to transform a current signal into a voltage signal. A capacitor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the first terminal of the photodetector and a second terminal electrically coupled to the readout circuit. A resistor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the capacitor and to a first terminal of the photodetector. A bias circuit is electrically coupled to a second terminal of the resistor and configured to bias the photodetector during a first time period by means of the resistor.
US09784602B2	System for measuring fluid flow in a fluid passage of an HVAC system Methods and systems to measure a volumetric fluid flow rate through a fluid flow passage, such as an air handler of a HVAC system, are described. The method may include obtaining a flow rate measurement in a measuring section, and calculating a total flow rate based on a correlation between the obtained flow rate measurement and the total flow rate. The method may also include blocking a portion of the fluid flow passage so that when a minimal volumetric fluid flow rate is provided, the flow rate measurement obtained in the measuring section is at about a minimal sensitivity flow rate requirement.
US09784597B2	Voltage supply apparatus A voltage supply apparatus includes: a primary cell; and a constant voltage supply unit. The constant voltage supply unit has set therein a voltage drop determination value, which is a threshold that is higher than a positional-data loss level and is lower than a second output voltage, which is a constant voltage at a steady voltage level that the constant voltage supply unit outputs when in a steady state. The constant voltage supply unit converts a first output voltage of the primary cell to the second output voltage and supplies it to the absolute-position detection apparatus until the first output voltage falls below the threshold. When the first output voltage falls below the threshold, the constant voltage supply unit converts the first output voltage to a third output voltage which is a voltage at the same level as the threshold, and supplies it to the absolute-position detection apparatus.
US09784596B2	Method, sensor, and printed circuit board for sensing position or motion of a shaft The present disclosure presents a method, a sensor comprising printed circuit board (PCB), and a sensor PCB for a capacitive sensor for sensing position or motion of a shaft comprising an electrically conducting part. The method and the sensor utilize the sensor PCB that comprises a mounting hole through which the conducting part of the shaft can be mounted, at least one capacitor electrode formed to the printed circuit board, wherein an electrode surface of the electrode extends parallel to a center axis of the mounting hole and faces the center axis.
US09784595B2	Magnetic linear or rotary encoder The invention relates to a magnetic linear or rotary encoder (1) for monitoring the motion of a body, comprising: an exciting unit (8), which reproduces said motion and has at least one pair of primary permanent magnets (16, 17), which are arranged opposite one another and are magnetically connected to one another by means of a ferromagnetic yoke body (9) and form a measurement field space therebetween; a fine-resolution sensor unit (29; 29′), which is used to determine a fine position value, is arranged in a stationary manner and has a plurality of magnetic field sensors (25, 26, 27, 28); and processing electronics, which evaluate the signals of the fine-resolution sensor unit and have a data memory. Said magnetic linear or rotary encoder is characterised in that a ferromagnetic deflecting body (18) is provided, which deflects at least some of the magnetic field lines of the magnetic field produced by the primary permanent magnets in a direction perpendicular to the magnetisation vector of the primary permanent magnets, that the fine-resolution sensor unit is designed and arranged in such a way that the individual magnetic field sensors of the fine-resolution sensor unit are penetrated by the magnetic field lines deflected by the deflecting body by means of a perpendicular component, that at least the yoke body is made of a thermally treated, ferromagnetic material, and that the fine-resolution sensor unit does not contain a ferromagnetic component.
US09784594B2	Hall-effect based linear motor controller A linear motion control device for use in a linear control system is presented. The linear motion control device includes a coil driver to drive a coil that, when driven, effects a linear movement by a motion device having a magnet. The linear motion control device also includes a magnetic field sensor to detect a magnetic field associated with the linear movement and an interface to connect an output of the magnetic field sensor and an input of the coil driver to an external controller. The interface includes a feedback loop to relate the magnetic field sensor output signal to the coil driver input.
US09784587B1	Policy-based convergence point recommendations for convoys A method includes applying a correlation rule defining a correlation relationship between a first and second object and determining, using a processor, whether a first motion vector of the first object is correlated at a threshold level of correlation with a second motion vector of the second object, the correlation relationship between the first and second objects identifying the threshold level of correlation between the first and second motion vectors. The method also includes, in response to determining that the first motion vector is not correlated at the threshold level with the second motion vector, determining a convergence point for the first and second objects in accordance with a policy. The method further includes transmitting instructions for arriving at the convergence point to the first and second objects.
US09784584B2	Geographic space management A system is provided that manages a geographic space including a route on which a moving object moves, including a plurality of subsystems operable to respectively manage maps of a plurality of regions obtained by dividing the geographic space, and a region manager operable to adjust loads of the subsystems by dynamically changing a boundary of at least one region among the plurality of regions. Also provided is a method and computer program product.
US09784582B2	Method and apparatus for navigation with nonlinear models A navigation module and method for providing an INS/GNSS navigation solution for a device that can either be tethered or move freely within a moving platform is provided, comprising a receiver for receiving absolute navigational information from an external source (e.g., such as a satellite), an assembly of self-contained sensors capable of obtaining readings (e.g. such as relative or non-reference based navigational information) about the device, and further comprising at least one processor, coupled to receive the output information from the receiver and sensor assembly, and operative to integrate the output information to produce an enhanced navigation solution. The at least one processor may operate to provide a navigation solution by benefiting from nonlinear models and filters that do not suffer from approximation or linearization and which enhance the navigation solution of the device.
US09784574B2	Roll for measuring strip flatness A flatness-measuring roll for detecting flatness defects of a metal strip extending and moving in a strip-travel direction has a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface and a central axis extending generally perpendicular to the strip-travel direction and about which the body is rotatable. A plurality of measuring bars axially spaced along the body, recessed in the body, and having outer faces flush with the body surface are each at least limitedly radially shiftable relative to the body. The bars are angularly elongated, each extend along a plane substantially perpendicular to the roll axis, and each have a constant width measured parallel to the roll axis over generally all of a respective total angular length. At least two respective force-measuring sensors are braced radially between each of the bars and the roll body.
US09784572B2	Device for measuring the angular positions of a rotorcraft blade element relative to a rotor hub, an associated rotor, and a corresponding measurement method A measurement device for measuring the angular positions of a blade element of a rotorcraft, the blade element being arranged to be movable relative to a hub of a rotor in pivoting about at least one pivot axis. The invention also relates to a rotorcraft fitted with such a measurement device and to a corresponding measurement method.
US09784571B2	Method and apparatus for 3D imaging a workpiece To obtain a three-dimensional virtual reconstruction of a workpiece the workpiece is positioned on a display screen between the display screen and at least one imager wherein the imager acquires multiple images of the workpiece while (a) multiple light stripes are displayed and swept in a first directional orientation across the display screen, (b) multiple light stripes are displayed and swept in at least one second directional orientation across the display screen, and (c) multiple images for each position of the multiple light stripes at different exposure times are captured. From the multiple images, a difference caused by the workpiece in a width and a profile of the multiple light stripes is determined. That difference is used to calculate a depth value (z) of the workpiece at each imager pixel position (x, y). The calculated depth value is used to reconstruct a surface shape of the workpiece. In embodiments, the described transmittance light capture analyses are supplemented with reflectance light capture analyses.
US09784570B2	Polarization-based coherent gradient sensing systems and methods Polarization-based coherent gradient-sensing systems and methods for measuring at least one surface-shape property of a specularly reflective surface are disclosed. The method includes: reflecting a first circularly polarized laser beam from a sample surface to form a second circularly polarized laser beam that contains surface-shape information; converting the second circularly polarized laser beam to a linearly polarized reflected laser beam; directing respective first and second portions of the linearly polarized reflected laser beam to first and second relay assemblies that constitute first and second interferometer arms. The first and second relay assemblies each use a pair of axially spaced-apart gratings to generate respective first and second interference patterns at respective first and second image sensors. Respective first and second signals from the first and second image sensors are processed to determine the at least one surface-shape property.
US09784566B2	Systems and methods for enhancing dimensioning A dimensioning system can include stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element in a reference image containing a pseudorandom pattern of elements. Data indicative of the coordinates of elements appearing in an acquired image of a three-dimensional space including an object can be compared to the stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element. After the elements in the acquired image corresponding to the reference elements in the reference image are identified, a spatial correlation between the acquired image and the reference image can be determined. Such a numerical comparison of coordinate data reduces the computing resource requirements of graphical comparison technologies.
US09784564B2	Deployment mechanism for optical measurement system An optical measurement system includes an optical sensor assembly for measuring an object located beneath the optical sensor assembly. A deployment mechanism is pivotally connected relative to the optical sensor assembly that moves a secondary measurement aid, such as a touch sensor, between a deployed position and a retracted position. When in the retracted position, the secondary measurement aid does not inhibit movement of the optical sensor with respect to the object being measured.
US09784562B2	Measurement device for a laser processing system and a method for performing position measurements by means of a measurement beam on a workpiece The invention relates to a measurement device for a laser processing system, for carrying out position measurements by means of a measurement beam on a workpiece, which is intended for processing by means of a high energy processing beam, which can be moved relative to the workpiece along a predetermined main processing path. The measurement device can be coupled to a processing device and includes an optical coherence tomograph. The measurement device is equipped to shift the measurement beam on the workpiece in the direction of the main processing path in at least one first measurement position and one second measurement position in order to scan measurement positions transversely to the direction of the main processing path in the measurement positions.
US09784561B2	Optical coherence tomography imaging system and method An optical imaging system includes an optical radiation source (410, 510), a frequency clock module outputting frequency clock signals (420), an optical interferometer (430), a data acquisition (DAQ) device (440) triggered by the frequency clock signals, and a computer (450) to perform multi-dimensional optical imaging of the samples. The frequency clock signals are processed by software or hardware to produce a record containing frequency-time relationship of the optical radiation source (410, 510) to externally clock the sampling process of the DAQ device (440). The system may employ over-sampling and various digital signal processing methods to improve image quality. The system further includes multiple stages of routers (1418, 1425) connecting the light source (1410) with a plurality of interferometers (1420a-1420n) and a DAQ system (1450) externally clocked by frequency clock signals to perform high-speed multi-channel optical imaging of samples.
US09784560B2	Length metrology apparatus and methods for suppressing phase noise-induced distance measurement errors Length metrology apparatuses and methods are disclosed for measuring both specular and non-specular surfaces with high accuracy and precision, and with suppressed phase induced distance errors. In one embodiment, a system includes a laser source exhibiting a first and second laser outputs with optical frequencies that are modulated linearly over large frequency ranges. The system further includes calibration and signal processing portions configured to determine a calibrated distance to at least one sample.
US09784555B2	Determining electrical path length An example process for determining electrical path lengths includes: injecting current into a transmission line having a known capacitance per unit of length; determining a rate of change in voltage on the transmission line in response to the current; determining a capacitance of the transmission line based on the change in voltage; and determining an electrical path length of the transmission line based on the determined capacitance of the transmission line and the known capacitance per unit of length.
US09784554B2	Method for measuring a rotary axis of a machine tool system The present disclosure includes a method for use on a machine tool system having a controller, three linear axes of motion and at least one rotary axis, for determining the orientation of the rotary axis relative to the linear axes, including mounting a sphere to a system component that rotates about the rotary axis, rotating the component to move the sphere to at least three positions about the rotary axis, measuring a center of the sphere at each of the positions by using the controller to move a probe mounted to a spindle of the system into contact with the sphere, computing, using the controller, a plane fitting the center measurements, and computing, using the controller, a vector normal to the plane passing through a center of rotation of an arc lying in the plane and fitting the center measurements, the vector corresponding to the orientation of the rotary axis.
US09784547B2	Device for the surveillance of a weapon system, particularly of missile type Aspects provide a surveillance device that is autonomous and includes data processing components which, in real time, process values measured by measurement components and transmit the results of processing operations to logging components for logging, the measurement components including elements that measure values of parameters representative of a mechanical environment and elements that measure values of parameters representative of a climatic environment. Aspects also include restitution components that enable restitution of the logged data and results of processing operations at any time.
US09784546B2	Area denial system A propelled lance provides a wounding non-lethal anti-opponent action by piercing an enemy's foot or other contacting body part with a lance penetrator. The lance penetrator lodges in the body and further penetration is optionally impeded by an integrated stop device. The lance penetrator optionally inserts an RFID, other identification, tracking, or other payload into the enemy. The lance penetrator provides anti-personnel, anti-vehicle and anti-robot action.
US09784540B2	Delivery shell using gyroscopic guiding system and methods of making the same A projectile such as a paintball including a ball-shaped capsule and a round-shaped disc capable of facilitating accuracy of projectile travel direction is disclosed. The ball-shaped or substantial ball-shaped capsule, in one embodiment, having a head and a tail is able to store and deliver colored markers upon an impact between the projectile and an object. The round-shaped disc is positioned at a place so that allowing a portion of the round-shaped disc to extend above outer surface of the capsule. The disc is able to catch at least airflow when the projectile is launched. The round-shaped disc, in one example, uses the direction of the airflow to facilitate travel direction of the projectile.
US09784538B2	High caliber target A high caliber target includes a target plate and a stand. The target plate may be mounted on and removed from the stand. In accordance with one embodiment, the target plate can be mounted and removed without tools. In accordance with one embodiment, the target plate is presented to the shooter without joints or edges which could promote ricochets back toward the shooter. In accordance with another embodiment, the target plate can pivot on impact relative to the stand.
US09784536B2	Weapon light mount An accessories mount, for weapons equipped with a tactical rail, comprises a quick-release clamp for a light and a pressure switch for actuating the light. This enables one light to be used on multiple weapons and to be readily mounted or de-mounted for charging the battery(ies) or using unattached to a firearm. The light may also be recharged while still clamped to the mount.
US09784535B1	Sight adjustment tool A sight adjustment tool includes a surrounding frame and a sight adjustment module. The surrounding frame including two side members and a top member to define an adjustment cavity. The sight adjustment module includes a base platform movably supported within the adjustment cavity in an elevated direction for adjustably supporting a bottom of a pistol slide, two side clampers movably extended from the side members respectively to the adjustment cavity for biasing against two sides of the pistol slide respectively, and a sight adjuster including an adjusting jaw movably supported by a sight adjusting arm and suspendedly supported within the adjustment cavity for engaging with the sight element, wherein when the sight adjusting arm is rotated, the adjusting jaw is driven to slide along the sight adjusting arm for selectively adjusting the position of a sight element with respect to the pistol slide.
US09784534B2	Multi-aiming point reticle and optical scope incorporating the same A multi-aiming point reticle for use in an optical scope is described including both range-finding and aiming points. The reticle, and scope incorporating the same, finds special utility for combination with a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher to hit targets at extended distances. A method of operation is also described.
US09784533B2	Compact spring guide rod laser Laser systems are provided. In one aspect a laser system has a battery unit and a transistor having a source and a drain in series with the laser and the battery unit with the laser with the transistor having a source, and a gate that allows sufficient current to flow to the laser to allow the laser to emit light when a voltage at the gate is at a higher level and that does not allow sufficient current to flow to allow the laser to emit light when a voltage at the gate is at a lower level. A microcontroller is operable in an active mode and a reduced power mode having an activation input connected to a switch, a reduced power input connected in parallel with the capacitor and an output connected to the gate. When the switch changes from a first state to a second state, the microcontroller enters an active mode generating a plurality of micro-pulses at the gate such that an active current is supplied that cause the laser to emit a continuous plurality of micro-pulses that when viewed by a human observer provide an apparently continuous laser pulse and when the microcontroller enters a power down mode, no micro-pulses are provided at the gate and a leakage current through the laser provides energy to maintain the processor in the power down mode of activation until the switch is again closed.
US09784532B1	Missile launcher system for reload at sea A missile launcher is provided for ship integration. In particular, the missile launcher affords a simple and safe integration onto a surface, such as a deck of a naval vessel, for example. The missile launcher includes a box launcher to house and launch the missiles and a pedestal to support and orient the box launcher. The box launcher provides protection from the natural environment as well as protection from other threats to the system. The box launcher is designed to enable missiles not normally designed for use in a harsh environment to be used in such an environment. The missile launcher also enables loading of missiles while at sea. The missile launcher can be integrated into naval vessels, land vehicles, fixed locations and other installations, as needed.
US09784531B1	Rifle carrier apparatus A rifle carrying case secured to the front of a person, either by a harness with shoulder straps or by components to attach the case to the straps of the person's backpack, in a way that allows the person to travel hands free of the case and that allows the person to change the orientation of the case.
US09784527B2	Securing platform accessories Securing platform accessories are described herein. An example securing platform accessory comprises a rail mount, an electronic device holder, and a handle. The rail mount includes one or more guides that are sized and configured to allow the securing platform accessory to be releasably attached to a securing platform, such as a tactical rail on a firearm.
US09784525B2	Toy gun A simple apparatus which prevents a danger that a gas cylinder with gas left in the cylinder leaps out when the gas cylinder is taken out to change a gas cylinder is provided. A toy gun 1 includes: a gas cylinder housing portion 11 which is provided in the grip portion of an air gun and houses a gas cylinder 31; a clamp 41 which opens or closes the gas cylinder housing portion 11; a clamp pivot 42 about which the clamp 41 is rotated; a roller 14 installed at the bottom portion of the gas cylinder housing portion 11; and a receptacle 21 which is installed between the upper part of the roller 14 and the bottom portion of the gas cylinder 31 and is energized toward the roller 14 and whose surface shape is matched with the bottom face shape of the gas cylinder 31.
US09784518B2	Trigger mechanism with momentary automatic safety In general terms, this disclosure is directed to a trigger mechanism with a mode selector element that is placeable in a safety mode, a semi-automatic fire mode, and a momentary automatic fire mode. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, the mode selector element includes a selector block and a handle portion extending from the selector block to allow the selector block to be rotated between the different modes. The mode selector element is configured such that the selector block can be indexed into the safety mode and the fire mode. The mode selector element is additionally configured such that the selector mode is spring biased to automatically rotate from the momentary automatic fire mode to the fire mode when the handle portion is not constrained by a force, such as when an operator releases the handle portion.
US09784515B2	System for actuating gun and utility locks with an external mobile device A safety holster, trigger lock and utility lock including an electronically actuated locking mechanism configured to admit the weapon or object into the device, and to engage a feature of the weapon, thereby preventing the withdrawal of the weapon prior to release of the electronically actuated locking mechanism; a control system including a microcontroller unit adapted to actuate the electronically actuated locking mechanism upon receipt of a control signal where the device provides for insertion of the weapon into the holster body/trigger guard, with the locking mechanism which admits the weapon during insertion, and which engages the weapon feature for retention of the weapon in a locked state upon receiving a locking control signal from an external device until the locking mechanism is disengaged by receiving an unlocking control signal from the external device.
US09784514B1	Extractor for firearms An extractor for a firearm. The extractor includes an extractor body, an edge at a first end of the extractor body, a pivot at a second end of the extractor body, opposite the first end, and a locking portion. The extractor edge is configured to engage a bullet casing. The pivot is configured to permit the extractor to pivot about a first axis and to pivot about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis when the extractor is installed within a firearm slide. The locking portion is configured to engage with a corresponding locking element in the firearm slide.
US09784513B2	Magazine floor plate with a status indicator Implementations of a magazine floor plate with a status indicator are provided. In some implementations, the magazine floor plate with a status indicator may be used by replacing the floor plate of a magazine for a firearm. In some implementations, the magazine floor plate may be configured to provide a visual and/or tactile indicator that relates to the quantity of ammunition contained within the magazine. In some implementations, the magazine floor plate may comprise a base pad and an internal floor plate having a mechanical indicator device thereon. In some implementations, a portion of the mechanical indicator device extends from the base pad of the magazine floor plate when the magazine is loaded to its minimum indication capacity. In this way, the user is provided with a visual and/or tactile indicator that relates to the quantity of ammunition contained with the magazine.
US09784510B2	Cleaning apparatus for heat exchange tubes of air cooled heat exchangers A spray mat for spraying cleaning fluid under pressure onto the outer surfaces of heat exchange tubes that extend in rows in a heat exchanger, the rows of tubes being spaced apart from each other with a generally planar space defined between each two adjacent rows, the spray mat formed of a plurality of spray strips, each spray strip including: (a) a base part having upper and lower surfaces, (b) a fluid inlet, (c) a plurality of spray nozzles spaced apart and secured on the upper and lower surfaces, and (d) a duct system for fluid coupling the fluid inlet to the spray nozzles, each spray strip is bendably and fluid coupled to the next forming a flexible spray mat which is positionable into and removable out of selected ones of the planar spaces between each two adjacent rows of the heat exchange tubes.
US09784509B2	Optimized heating and cooling system An optimized heating and cooling system including a thermal mass, thermal energy transport conduits to deliver thermal energy to the thermal mass including one or more phase change materials (PCMs), at least one heat exchanger to exchange the thermal energy from a energy input into heat transfer fluid that is pumped through the thermal mass. The system also includes a controller in electronic communication with a temperature sensor, a throttle and a pump. A desired building temperature profile, a daily temperature forecast, the electricity rates, the thermal characteristics of the PCMs are entered into or obtained by the controller and the controller uses that information to optimize the energy use to avoid using the heating and cooling system during peak electricity demand time, or uses the rate structure to determine the operation sequence that results in the most efficient use of energy or least cost.
US09784504B2	Radiator and method for manufacturing radiator A radiator includes a tube that has a flattened-shape, the tube including an internal flow channel that allows a coolant to flow through the internal flow channel; and a tank that includes an insertion port into which a joint end portion of the tube is inserted so that the tank and the tube are joined to each other, wherein the tube includes an outer-peripheral-wall extending in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the tube, and bend depressions that are bent toward the internal flow channel in a concave shape are formed in at least a region of the outer-peripheral-wall adjacent to the joint end portion, the bend depressions extending along the internal flow channel, and the bend depressions are deformed in a width direction of the tube so that the width of the joint end portion is the same as the width of the insertion port.
US09784503B2	Outer cooling loop The present invention relates to an arrangement for treatment of articles by hot pressing and in particular by hot isostatic pressing. The pressing arrangement includes a pressure vessel and a furnace chamber adapted to hold articles, which furnace chamber is provided inside the pressure vessel. At least one guiding passage communicating with the furnace chamber forms an outer cooling loop, wherein the pressure medium in a part of the outer cooling loop is guided in proximity to pressure vessel walls and the top end closure before it re-enters into the furnace chamber. Further, a guiding channel element is located in the at least one guiding passage forming the outer cooling loop is arranged with at least one pressure medium channel for guiding the pressure medium from a central opening of the heat insulated casing radially and circumferentially towards a lateral wall of the pressure cylinder. The at least one pressure medium channel has a substantially constant cross-sectional area in a flow direction of the pressure medium.
US09784502B2	Solid fuel skewer suspension burning system A solid fuel skewer suspension burning system for a kiln, comprises a skewer rod and a solid fuel loading system. The skewer rod has a first end and a length that extends longitudinally. The solid fuel loading system includes a fuel centering and staging area that receives fuel from a conveyor system, and a fuel loading area that receives fuel from the fuel centering and staging area. The solid fuel is inserted upon the skewer rod at the fuel loading area. The solid fuel loading system also includes a first clamp, an airlock and a plow. The first clamp holds the skewer rod and defines a first position between the first clamp and a free end of the skewer rod. The airlock is spaced from the first clamp and has a first airlock gate and a second airlock gate. The plow reciprocates substantially longitudinally in cooperation with the skewer rod to advance fuel along at least a portion of the length of the skewer rod.
US09784500B2	Measurement of electrical variables on a DC furnace A method of detecting an open arc in a DC plasma arc furnace which is based on detecting a linear decrease in the log of the magnitude of the frequency spectrum of the voltage between the anode and cathode.
US09784499B2	Appliance for drying articles A radio frequency (RF) laundry dryer includes, amongst other things, an RF generator, a drying surface and a Faraday cage enclosing the drying surface. The drying surface on which textiles are supported further includes an RF applicator having an anode and cathode coupled to the RF generator. At least a portion of the cathode substantially encompasses the anode to electrically shield the anode from the Faraday cage ensuring the formation of an e-field between the anode and cathode instead of the anode and the Faraday cage upon energizing the RF generator.
US09784498B2	Method for separating a feed gas in a column A system and methods for processing a feed gas in a column are provided herein. A method includes feeding a feed gas into a port of a sleeve disposed around at least a portion of a periphery of the column. The sleeve includes a space between an outer wall of the column and an inner wall of the column. The sleeve releases the feed gas into the column through an opening disposed at an opposite end of the sleeve from the port.
US09784488B2	HVAC systems, devices, and methods with improved regulation of refrigerant flow Systems, devices, and methods are presented that include an expansion valve having a pin operable to regulate a primary flow of refrigerant through a flow orifice. A flange is coupled to the pin and is configured to regulate a bleed flow of refrigerant through a bleed orifice. The flange moves cooperatively with the pin, thereby enabling the bleed flow of refrigerant to vary in coordination with the primary flow of refrigerant. When the pin occludes the flow orifice, the flange forms a predetermined gap that allows a non-zero bleed flow when the primary flow of refrigerant is substantially zero. The bleed flow of refrigerant therefore flows persistently through the expansion valve during operation. Other systems, tools and methods are presented.
US09784483B2	Use of rotating magnetic shielding system for a magnetic cooling device A magnetocaloric regenerator unit comprising (A) at least one magnetocaloric material unit having a higher temperature hot side and a lower temperature cold side during operation, wherein the magnetocaloric material unit contains at least one magnetocaloric material, (B) at least one magnetic unit for producing a magnetic field over the magnetocaloric material contained in the magnetocaloric material unit, (C) at least one magnetic shielding comprising at least one window wherein the at least one magnetic shielding is mounted flexible to allow movement of the magnetic shielding between at least one first position and at least one second position thereby insulating the magnetocaloric material contained in the magnetocaloric material unit from the magnetic field when the magnetic shielding is in a first position and allowing the magnetic field to act on the magnetocaloric material through the at least one window when the magnetic shielding is in a second position.
US09784475B2	Heat storage system with underflow and overflow weirs A heat storage system using sand as a solid heat storage medium has a fluidized bed heat exchanger (3) arranged between and separated from a storage tank (1) for cold sand and a storage tank (2) for hot sand by weirs (4, 5). The heat exchanger (3) is divided into a plurality of chambers (7) by weirs (6). The weirs (4, 5, 6) are arranged as a combination of overflow and underflow weirs. Fluidized sand is produced in the chambers (7) by a blower (14) positioned underneath the heat exchanger (3). Heat is transferred from a heat source to the sand fluidized and from the fluidized sand to a heat transport medium by transferring mechanisms (8, 9) in the chambers (7). The sand is redirected in a horizontal direction by horizontally acting blowers and/or installations (12) projecting into a respective chamber from a side.
US09784473B2	Solar system for reproducing the effect of a combustion flame The present invention relates to a solar system for providing volumetric energy reproducing the effect of a combustion flame for a high-temperature industrial process, characterized in that it comprises: a solar receiver exposed to concentrated solar radiation, in which heat transfer fluid (liquid or gas) is brought to high temperature; at least one high-temperature chamber in which said high-temperature industrial process is performed; injection means of the heat transfer fluid in the form of a gas jet reproducing a combustion flame in the at least one high-temperature chamber. The present invention also relates to a process for providing volumetric energy reproducing the effect of a combustion flame for this purpose.
US09784472B2	Managing hot water delivery A method, system or computer usable program product for controlling an on-demand hot water heater including providing a plurality of nodes for receiving hot water from an on-demand hot water heater in a hot water delivery system, receiving a demand with a node identifier for hot water at a node, determining a hot water temperature for the node from a centralized database, the database including a set of node identifiers with a corresponding set of preset hot water temperatures, and controlling a temperature of hot water flowing from the water heater based on the determined hot water temperature.
US09784471B2	Cartridge-type inline heater and system for controlling working fluid temperature using the same The present invention relates to a cartridge-type inline heater including: a heat exchanging unit including a body part in which a mounting part is formed in a longitudinal direction, and swirl parts coiled in a spiral along the longitudinal direction of the body part, and configured to induce a flowing-in working fluid to flow along the swirl parts; and a heater inserted in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchanging part to heat the working fluid which is in contact with the heat exchanging unit.Accordingly, the cartridge-type inline heater capable of heating the working fluid so as to have improved durability and uniform temperature distribution is provided.
US09784470B2	Fluid heater A fluid heater is disclosed and which has a heater, pump, and a plurality of temperature sensors which are electrically coupled with first and second temperature controlled relays, and wherein the fluid heater is operable to maintain a source of fluid used by an object of interest within a predetermined temperature range and further, is operable under given temperature conditions to discontinue operation so as to protect the object of interest and the heater from becoming damaged through overheating of the fluid which is utilized by same.
US09784467B2	Thermostat with display and printed circuit board An electronic assembly may have a display, a display holder, and a printed circuit board (PCB). The display may have a front side for viewing the display, a back side, and side walls extending between the front side and the back side. The display holder may have a recess for receiving at least part of the display, where the display holder may extend adjacent part of the front side of the display and adjacent at least part of the side walls of the display. The PCB may be secured relative to the display holder and adjacent the back side of the display. The PCB may be in operative communication with the display. In some cases, a spacer may be situated between the back side of the display and the PCB.
US09784460B2	Data center facility and process that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system A waterborne data center facility that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system that is both energy-efficient and cost-effective is disclosed. Embodiments employ a closed-looped, energy efficient, cost effective thermal management system that leverages natural resources to control thermal conditions and reduce the overall requirement for cooling power.
US09784458B2	Thermal gradient fluid header for multiple heating and cooling systems Apparatus and method for heating/cooling buildings and other facilities. An elongate pipe filled with water or other fluid medium forms a thermal gradient header having temperature zones that are progressively warmer towards one end and cooler towards the other. Multiple heating/cooling systems are connected to the header so as to draw fluid from zones that are closest in temperature to the optimal intake temperature of each system, and to discharge fluid back to the header at zones that are closest to the temperature to the optimal output temperature of each system, allowing each heating/cooling system to take advantage of the thermal output of other systems. The pipe forming the thermal gradient header may be routed back and forth in the facility to define a series of legs containing the different temperature zones. A boiler or other source may supply makeup heat to the thermal gradient header, and excess heat may be sent from the header to a ground field or other thermal reservoir for later use.
US09784454B2	Cooktop burner mounting system A burner of a gas cooking appliance is mounted through a turn and lock mechanism established between a support member mounted below a cooktop of the appliance and a holder attached to the burner. More specifically, the holder and support member include interengaging structure, allowing the holder to be initially attached to and then twist secured upon the support member. In addition, locating structure is provided to assure the holder is appropriately positioned for proper alignment of the turn and lock mechanism. Furthermore, upon twisting the holder relative to the support member, locking structure retains the holder in a desired, operational position.
US09784453B2	Leveling device for portable stove A leveling kit for a portable stove is provided. The leveling kit can include a plurality of leveling devices. Each leveling device can include a mounting plate having a plurality of openings. Each leveling device can further include a fastener that extends through the mounting plate to couple the leveling device with the portable stove and a leveling member having a foot. The leveling member can be configured to have an adjustable height.
US09784448B2	Method for electronically regulating a combustible mixture, for example gas fed to a burner A method for regulating the combustible mixture such as air/gas, air/methane gas or the like fed to a burner, the method including measuring a flame signal correlated with the composition of the mixture fed by feed members controlled by a combustion controller arranged to regulate the combustion on the basis of the flame signal. During burner operation the mixture feed conditions are modified within a narrow time interval to obtain a flame signal variation; a ratio between values of this the flame signal at the end and at the beginning of the interval is compared with a predetermined reference value; and, on the basis of the deviation of this ratio from the reference value, the flame set point is regulated, as consequently is the air or gas of the mixture if this is rendered necessary.
US09784446B2	Gas combustor having detachable combustion device The present invention provides a gas combustor having detachable combustion device, which includes: a housing having the interior installed with a base, and a combustion device. When the combustion device is inserted in an insertion slot of the housing, the upstream end of a mix pipe of the combustion device is airtightly inserted in a sleeve opening of the base, and a pair of locking sheets of the combustion device are moved along a pair of stopping protrusions of the housing and cross the pair of stopping protrusions, so a first spring between a lock button and a positioning seat of the combustion device is allowed to respectively be compressed for storing energy or stretched for releasing energy, and the pair of locking sheets are enabled to be abutted against inner edges of the pair of stopping protrusions, so an interference is generated for forming a locking and combining status.
US09784440B2	LED lighting methods and apparatus LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are spotlights while other fixture are intended for in ground use. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In spotlight embodiments beam angle and power or light output can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. In ground embodiments support tilt angle setting which allow a user to set the light fixture to one or more tilt angles. Beam angle can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam angle, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.
US09784435B2	Gun-mounted search light The improvements include an illuminator for a gun comprising a manually manipulated and storable external IR filter with a plurality of radially directed circumferential tabs integrally extending from the frame to allow a manual torque to be applied to the frame to manually screw it into and out of the bezel in the field. A high g-force diaphragm shock mount for the lamp includes a receptacle which positions the longitudinal axis of the lamp on the optical axis of the reflector. The field serviceable lamp assembly is an integrated or modular and sealed unit. A field serviceable electronics module is accessed by removing the rear bezel. The illuminator handle includes a double locked latch lever. A T-Slot to Picatinny adapter allows a SureFire T-rail fitting of the handle to fit a conventional Picatinny rail.
US09784433B2	Optical devices for light mixing An optical device includes a lower surface that is substantially transparent. The optical device further includes an upper surface disposed opposite the lower surface and having a first specular layer disposed thereon. The optical device further includes a first lateral surface extending between the lower surface and the upper surface and having a second specular layer disposed on at least a portion thereof.
US09784428B2	Lighting device with optoelectronic light source Various embodiments relate to a lighting device with an optoelectronic light source, an optical body downstream thereof for distributing the light, and a diffuser downstream of the latter, onto the light entry surface of which the light emitted by the optical body falls and the light exit surface of which represents a light emission surface of the lighting device. To homogenize the luminous intensity on the light exit surface, in addition to distributing the light with the optical body, the diffuser is not provided to be uniformly scattering to such an extent that light falling thereon in a central region is scattered more intensely than light falling thereon in an edge region.
US09784427B2	Backlit illuminated device with lighting through decorative plated surfaces An ornamental device including a decorative plated surface and a backlit assembly is described, and includes a light engine including a light-emitting diode (LED), a light pipe optically coupled to the LED, a light diffuser and a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes a chrome surface finish, wherein the lens assembly encases the light engine, the light pipe and the light diffuser, and is assembled onto a back plate. When the LED is not illuminated, the lens assembly exhibits a chrome appearance, and when the LED is illuminated, light emanates through the lens assembly.
US09784426B2	Systems and methods for forming self-supporting three-dimensional structures Systems and methods are provided for connecting flat sheets formed from a variety of different materials to construct three-dimensional self-supporting structures having predetermined shapes and decorative and/or functional purposes. The flat sheets, which also may be referred to as individual components, may each include a plurality of prong sets and a plurality of slits whereby a prong set from an individual component may be inserted into a slit of another individual component to interlock and form a joint between the individual components. Each individual component may form one or more joints with the other individual components. The tension created in the joints may provide depth to the surface, which in turn may create structure.
US09784422B2	Self-centering hyperbolic trim A self-centering hyperbolic trim assembly is provided for a recessed light fixture. The trim assembly includes a mixing chamber, a hyperbolic reflector and a reflector mounting assembly to mount the hyperbolic reflector without rigid attachment in an optic housing of the recessed light fixture. The mixing chamber is top mounted by its chamber holder portion over an LED light source in the optic housing. The mixing chamber has a light transmitting chamber body held within the chamber holder portion, whereby a space is formed between the chamber holder and the light transmitting chamber body. This space is sufficient to accept the free upper end of the hyperbolic reflector therein, thus creating a self-centering interference fit between the mixing chamber and the reflector, while protecting the LED light source, when the light fixture is assembled, thereby maintaining consistent light output and patterning.
US09784418B2	Lighting device The present invention relates to a lighting device (300) having a housing (302) and multiple light sources (308) arranged in the housing. The light sources emit light of a first wavelength range. The lighting device includes a wavelength converting member (310) arranged at a distance from the light sources, and it comprises a first wavelength converting material configured to convert a part of said light of a first wavelength range into light of a second wavelength range. The lighting device further includes a color distribution member (312) providing a color distribution of the light emitted from the lighting device where the ratio of intensity of light with the first wavelength range to the intensity of light with the second wavelength range is larger at low angles to a light output surface of the lighting device than at high angles to the light output surface.
US09784416B2	Multi-coloured light sources Described herein is a light array for luminaires which comprises a plurality of coloured light-emitting diode (LED) elements that are arranged within the array to provide better uniformity of illumination. The light array may be rectangular and include equal numbers of colored LED elements of four colors. The red LED elements are grouped towards the center of the light array with the other colors dispersed throughout the array. Two or more light arrays can be placed adjacent one another to increase the illumination produced whilst maintaining the benefit of better uniformity of illumination.
US09784414B2	Drag reduction of asphaltenic crude oils A process for preparing a drag reducing polymer which is to be added to a liquid hydrocarbon. The liquid hydrocarbon has an asphaltene content of at least about 3 weight percent and an API gravity of less than about 26°. The drag reducing polymer can comprise the residues of a monomer having at least one heteroatom. Treatment of the liquid hydrocarbon with the drag reducing polymer allows a reduction in pressure drop associated with turbulent flow of the liquid hydrocarbon through a conduit.
US09784413B2	Methods of deploying and operating variable-buoyancy assembly and non-collapsible fluid-line assembly for use with fluid-processing plant Method is for operating fluid-processing plant configured to generate and store pressurized fluid, and spaced apart from body of water. Method includes: (A) positioning variable-buoyancy assembly in body of water in such way that buoyancy force urges variable-buoyancy assembly to move toward surface of body of water; (B) positionally anchoring, at least in part, non-collapsible fluid-line assembly underground in such way that non-collapsible fluid-line assembly extends, at least in part, into body of water; (C) fluidly connecting, via non-collapsible fluid-line assembly, fluid-processing plant and variable-buoyancy assembly together in such way that non-collapsible fluid-line assembly conveys pressurized fluid between fluid-processing plant and variable-buoyancy assembly; and (D) transmitting an anchoring force, via non-collapsible fluid-line assembly, from ground to variable-buoyancy assembly in such way that anchoring force substantially counteracts buoyancy force acting on non-collapsible fluid-line assembly, and anchoring force substantially urges variable-buoyancy assembly to remain below surface of body of water.
US09784402B2	Method for producing a thermally insulating mixture A method for continuous production of a thermally insulating mixture comprising silica particles and opacifier particles, in which a premixed stream comprising a carrier gas, silica particles and opacifier particles is introduced into a fine impact mill, ground and mixed therein, after which the solid is separated from the gas stream, wherein the fine impact mill is an air-stream mill comprising grinding tracks arranged one above the other on a rotatable shaft.
US09784399B2	Damper for air lines of an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger and method for producing said damper A method for producing a damper for an air line of an internal combustion engine includes the following steps: providing a temperature-controlled inner part having passages; producing a tubular preform of an outer jacket from a thermoplastic melt; and attaching the temperature-controlled inner part to a blowing mandrel of a blow mold, which is open. The blowing mandrel has outlet openings and the passages are positioned over the outlet openings. The method further includes bringing the temperature-controlled preform over the inner part and closing the blow mold such that the preform is blown against the walls of the blow mold, whereby an outer jacket is obtained. Simultaneously, local connections between the inner part and the outer jacket are obtained by pressing the preform and the inner part against each other in some regions. Finally, the blow mold is opened and the damper is removed.
US09784387B2	Flexible plastic hose and method for manufacturing same Disclosed is a flexible plastic hose (1) comprising a tubular hose body (2) having web portions (7) and a helical reinforcing rib (8), and a cuff (3a) mounted to an extremity (16) of the hose body (2) comprising a molded end fitting (5a) bonded to the extremity (16a), and a stress relief element (4) with a first segment (S1) having an internal screw-thread (15) complementary to the helical reinforcing rib (8). Disclosed is also a method for making same, and use of the hose (1) as a medical hose.
US09784385B1	Grommet and method of use thereof A grommet is at least partially comprised of a clear, rigid material is disclosed. The body of the grommet tapers from a proximal end to a distal end, allowing the grommet to be guided into a hole in a post of a handrail system. The interior of the body includes an longitudinal cannulation open to the exterior of the grommet via a helical cut in the surface, allowing for a wire rope to pass through. The grommet can be installed whether or not a wire rope has previously been passed through a railing post.
US09784384B2	Damper device A damper device may include a baffle to open/close an opening part; a motor; and a gear train connecting the motor and the baffle and including a partially toothless gear and a sector gear. The partially toothless gear may include an outer peripheral part so as to have an outer peripheral face curved along a tooth tip circle of the teeth part. The outer peripheral part may include an end face at a midway position of the teeth part in the axial line direction where a length in the axial line direction is shorter than a tooth width of the teeth part. The sector gear may include a first tooth cut out facing the outer peripheral face and configured to enter in to an inner peripheral side of the tooth tip circle. A second tooth disposed adjacent to the first tooth and configured to abut the outer peripheral face.
US09784383B2	Actuator and assembling method thereof In an electric actuator, one end portion of a return spring is hooked to a first slit formed in a radially outer guide of an output gear, so that the return spring is twisted for a predetermined angle that is slightly smaller than an initial set angle. A tilted slit portion is formed at an opening of a second slit that is formed in a covering wall of a spring installation member to twist the return spring to a predetermined initial set angle. Thereby, simultaneously with assembling of a valve shaft to the output gear, the return spring is twisted for the initial set angle. Thus, an assembling work of the electric actuator can be simplified.
US09784374B2	Fluid control device A fluid control device includes: a valve body accommodating chamber having an inner space divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a first valve body; a receiving port, which opens to the first chamber and through which a fluid from an accumulator is received in the first chamber, and a discharge port, which opens to the first chamber and through which the fluid is discharged from the first chamber; a guide path guiding the fluid from the accumulator to the second chamber such that the first valve body moves to a valve-closed position to close the discharge port; a second valve body switchable between a state of maintaining pressure of the fluid guided to the second chamber and a state of releasing the pressure; and a bias member biasing the first valve body to the valve-closed position.
US09784371B2	Brush seal Described is a brush seal for sealing between a first component and a second component which relatively rotate during normal use, comprising: an annular housing which is attached to a first component in use; a plurality of bristles each having a fixed end attached to the housing and a free end, wherein the free ends of at least some of the plurality of bristles contact the second component during normal use to provide a sealing surface, wherein the sealing surface includes a plurality of discontinuities around the circumference of the brush seal for providing hydrodynamic lifting force in use.
US09784361B2	Gear unit having a housing A gear unit is provided having a housing, that has a pot-like lower part and a cover plate mounted on it, the lower part having a bottom plate, the bottom plate having a bearing cross that accommodates bearings, especially the bearings of the shafts of the gear unit, the cover plate having a further bearing cross that accommodates bearings, especially the other bearings of the shafts of the gear unit.
US09784360B2	Drive device for the motorized actuation of a functional element of a motor vehicle A drive device (1) for motorized actuation of a functional element of a motor vehicle has an electric motor (2) with a motor shaft (3) and also has a worm shaft (4) of a worm gearing. A first end of the worm shaft is connected to the motor shaft (3) and a second end is received in a radial bearing (5). The radial bearing (5) has a bearing body (21) with an outer surface mounted in a housing (11) and at least one annular bearing element (24) is mounted to the worm shaft (4). The bearing element (24) is elastic at least in a partial region to ensure compensation for tolerances in the region of the radial bearing.
US09784358B2	Device for noise vibration reduction of alternator's pulley A device for noise vibration reduction of an alternator's pulley includes a pulley part combined with a rotating shaft of the alternator and also has a pendulum damper adapter part inserted into the pulley. In particular, the pendulum damper adapter part includes a pendulum pamper part and rotate or reciprocate the pendulum damper part to generate a vibration having the same frequency as but an opposite phase to a vibration of the pulley part so as to reduce the vibration of the pulley part.
US09784357B2	Overrunning alternator damping pulley The present patent application discloses an overrunning alternator damping pulley. The overrunning alternator damping pulley includes a pulley body, two ball bearings provided on both ends of a shaft hole of the pulley body; and a hub for supporting the two ball bearings. At least one spring holder is provided on the hub. At least one friction spring is installed on the spring holder. One end of the friction spring is inserted to the spring holder. Another end of the friction spring forms a free end spirally extending along an axial direction of the hub. The outer ring of the friction spring is in contact with an inner wall of the pulley body. A damping groove corresponding to the friction spring is provided on the inner wall of the pulley body.
US09784356B2	Limited-slip driveline apparatus The present disclosure relates to a limited-slip clutch system and method. In one aspect, the limited-slip clutch actuation system can include a hydraulic pump operated by a variable speed drive wherein the pump can be configured to generate hydraulic flow in a hydraulic circuit including an actuation branch line that actuates a clutch. The circuit may also include a flow regulating valve for regulating a hydraulic fluid flow rate through the hydraulic circuit wherein the flow regulating valve can be configured to prevent the hydraulic fluid flow rate from exceeding a set maximum flow rate regardless of a magnitude of the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic circuit. In operation, the pump speed can be controlled based on a command pressure set point and the measured pressure in the actuation branch line and to minimize operational costs by operating the pump at a transition region of the system pressure-pump speed curve.
US09784355B1	Axle disconnect and differential lock combination An axle disconnect and differential locking system for single or multiple axle vehicles which allows the vehicle to selectively engage and disengage an axle half shaft from the differential side gear. Additionally, the system allows the vehicle to selectively switch between locked and unlocked differential driving modes. The system has a first position, a second position and a third position. At the first position, the system is not meshingly engaged with the differential side gear or the differential case. At the second position, the system is meshingly engaged with the differential side gear but is not meshingly engaged with the differential case. At the third position, the system is engaged with the differential side gear and the differential case. In one embodiment the system is a sliding collar. According to another embodiment, the system includes an axle disconnect collar, a differential locking collar and a biasing member disposed therebetween.
US09784349B2	Linear actuator A linear actuator includes a back fixture formed of a first part, a second part, and a plastic bearing, the first part connecting with the second part, grooves are disposed inside the first part and the second part, and extra structures are disposed outside the plastic bearing. The plastic bearing is secured inside the first part and the second part with the grooves and extra structures. The back fixture can be directly fitted onto a bed frame by applying a certain force to make an elastic deformation of this back fixture, thereby accelerating the installation of the actuator. This not only significantly reduces the noise caused by the connecting portion during the operation of the actuator, but also reduces the wearing of connecting parts, thereby significantly extending maintenance-free life.
US09784346B1	Tank gauge pulley system A liquid level indicating system including a rope, cord or the like that is guided through a pulley system having at least two side-mounted pulleys attached to a bracket having an upstanding leg, the bracket being attached to floating roof of a liquid-containing tank or container. One end of the rope/cord is connected to either a floating roof in the tank or another object floating on the surface of a liquid contained within the tank or container. Another end of the rope/cord can be attached to an indicator that can visually show or output the level of a liquid within the tank or container. The rope/cord can be guided up and down through the pulley system and along the side of the tank or container simultaneously with the level of the floating roof in the tank or another object floating on the surface of a liquid. The side-mounted pulleys resist tangling and snagging of the rope, cord or the like while guided through the gauge device and permit easy maintenance.
US09784345B2	Transmission device A transmission device, wherein the compound planetary gear mechanism increases the speed of the power transmitted to the input element and transmits the resultant power to the first and the second output elements when the fixable element is non-rotatably held stationary by the first brake; and the first and the second clutches are disposed on a side closer in the axial direction to the compound planetary gear mechanism than the first and the second planetary gear mechanisms.
US09784342B1	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the second shaft, a sixth shaft selectively connectable to the fifth shaft, a seventh shaft selectively connectable to the fourth shaft and the fifth shaft, and an eighth shaft directly connected to the output shaft.
US09784339B2	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and seven friction elements disposed between at least one rotation element among the twelve rotation elements and another rotation element or the input shaft, or between at least one rotation element among the twelve rotation elements and a transmission housing.
US09784337B2	Electrically conductive power transmission belt A belt made up of an elastomeric belt body, an electrically conductive tensile cord such as carbon fiber cord in a cord layer reinforcing the belt body, an outer layer of electrically conductive thermoplastic material such as polypropylene film, and an electrically conductive fabric layer residing between the tensile cord layer and the outer layer and providing electrical continuity between the outer layer and the tensile cord. An electrically conductive thread may be woven in the fabric and may present at both surfaces of the fabric and contact both the outer layer and the tensile cord to provide the electrical continuity there between.
US09784336B2	Damper device for vehicle In a positive torsion angle region in which a torque is transmitted from an engine side, a small hysteresis torque is generated at all times. Therefore, torsional vibrations of a small amplitude occurring during idle operation can be effectively attenuated by the small hysteresis torque, without switching to a large hysteresis torque, for example, during idle operation of the engine. As a result, the driver can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable due to switching to a large hysteresis torque during idle operation, and drivability can therefore be improved.
US09784335B1	Hydraulic engine mount for vehicle An engine mount includes a nozzle plate mounted between an insulator and a diaphragm so as to divide an interior into an upper liquid chamber and a lower liquid chamber, and an annular flow path formed in the nozzle plate so that an encapsulated hydraulic liquid flows between the upper liquid chamber and the lower liquid chamber, the nozzle plate being opened at an upper side of the flow path; a shielding member which has two or more shielding plates arranged to cover the upper side of the flow path; an adjusting bolt which is rotatably mounted in a core coupled to the insulator; and a connector, in which the shielding plates are folded or unfolded in accordance with a rotation of the adjusting bolt, and a size of an upper flow path hole is determined depending on a state in which the shielding plates are folded or unfolded.
US09784333B2	Compression isolator for a suspension damper A method and apparatus for a damper. The damper comprises a fluid chamber having a piston dividing the chamber into a compression and rebound sides, a reservoir in fluid communication with the compression side of the chamber, and an isolator disposed between the compression side and the reservoir, whereby the isolator obstructs fluid flow between the compression side and the reservoir. In one embodiment, a bypass provides a fluid path between the compression side and the isolator.
US09784329B2	Composite brake drum with bands The present invention discloses a brake drum comprising: a brake drum body, which comprises a mounting portion for connecting a wheel, a braking portion for engagement with a brake shoe, and a transitional connecting portion disposed between the mounting portion and the braking portion; a hoop device is tightly mounted to the outer peripheral surface of the brake portion. The hoop device adopts a plurality of split-type hoop ferrules, or one unibody hollowed-out hoop case. The hoop device tightly mounted to the outer peripheral surface of the brake portion can not only effectively restrain the radial expansion deformation, thereby improving the fatigue resistance of the brake drum body, but also applies a clasp force to the brake drum body, thereby avoiding the danger of burst and flying out of the brake drum body, which greatly improves service life and safety. Moreover, the thickness of the brake portion wall corresponding to the hoop device can be effectively reduced, which not only effectively decreases the temperature difference between the interior and exterior of the brake drum body, but also increases heat conductivity, thereby laying foundation for both heat dissipation and prevention of the happening of the multiple cracks in the inner wall of the brake drum body.
US09784328B2	Arrangement of a pad retaining clip on the brake caliper of a disc brake, and brake pad A disk brake includes a brake caliper and two brake pads, which can be pressed onto a brake disk on both sides and which each have a pad carrier plate and a friction pad fastened thereto. A pad retaining clip, which is retained on the brake caliper and which spans an installation opening, is supported on the brake pads. The pad retaining clip is fastened to a form closure element of at least one brake pad so as to be secured against movement.
US09784326B2	Aircraft landing gear with a bi-directional clutch An aircraft landing gear including a wheel rotatable about an axle, a motor, and a bi-directional overrunning clutch, such as a roller or sprag clutch, operable to either connect the wheel with the motor or disconnect the wheel from the motor. The bi-directional clutch includes a ring-shaped overrunning track connected to the wheel by a plurality of drive keys, a ring-shaped drive track connected to the motor and concentrically aligned with the overrunning track, and a plurality of movable elements, each separately and individually movable, retained between the overrunning track and the drive track.
US09784324B2	Sleeve-type freewheel A sleeve-type freewheel having a sleeve with clamping ramps which are provided on the inner circumference and a plurality of needle-shaped or roller-shaped clamping bodies which are assigned to the clamping ramps, and a housing formed of lightweight metal and in which the sleeve is received, wherein the sleeve (2) has a radial flange (11), on which at least one radial projection (12) is provided, on which an axially projecting hook (16) is formed, and wherein a plurality of radially inwardly projecting contact sections (24) which are arranged distributed about the circumference are provided on the inner circumference of the housing (8), wherein the radial projection (12) is received between two contact sections (24) in the mounting position, wherein a groove (26) is formed between the contact sections (24) and a housing shoulder (25) which supports the radial flange (11) with the side (15) which has the hook (16), in which groove (26) the radial flange (11) is secured in a clamping manner with the hooked (16) being hooked on the housing shoulder (25) in the mounting position, in which the radial projection (12) bears against one contact section (24).
US09784323B2	Hydraulic valve assembly and clutch actuating device A hydraulic valve assembly (1) with a housing (18) and with a spool (2) which is rotatable in the housing (18). The spool comprising a pressure supply orifice (3) and at least one clutch actuating orifice (4, 5) which is connectable to a clutch actuating cylinder (6, 7). The spool (2) comprises a pressure release orifice (8) which is arranged at the spool (2) so that the pressure release orifice (8) is closed by rotational movement of the spool (2) while the clutch actuating orifice (4, 5) is opened by such rotational movement. The invention further relates to a clutch actuating device with such a hydraulic valve assembly (1) and a corresponding marine propulsion system.
US09784322B2	Clutch backer plate with recessed rivets A driven disc assembly is provided. The backing plates have right angle depression sections that surround mounting holes of a clutch disc. The thickness of the backing plates are enlarged from their normal thickness causing a top surface of the backing plates to axially clear heads of conventional rivets. The thickness of the friction buttons on the backing plates can then be reduced to their minimal effective use thickness.
US09784321B2	Powertrain wheel-end rotational disconnect assembly A wheel-end disconnect assembly for translating rotational torque between an output shaft and a wheel hub of a vehicle driveline. A knuckle bracket at least partially supports the wheel hub. A clutch is operatively attached to the knuckle bracket, is disposed in selective torque translating relationship between the output shaft and the wheel hub, and is movable between: an engaged configuration wherein torque is translated between the output shaft and the wheel hub, and a disengaged configuration wherein torque is interrupted. An electromagnetic actuator is provided and has a slider selectively movable between a first stable position and a second stable position. The actuator is disposed in force translating relationship with the clutch such that movement from one stable position to the other stable position causes corresponding movement of the clutch between the configurations so as to selectively translate rotational torque between the output shaft and the wheel hub.
US09784320B2	Method for producing a composite rolling bearing A method for producing a composite rolling bearing (1) having a bearing flange (3) and at least one rolling bearing (4, 5) held on the bearing flange (3) by an inner ring (6, 7). In order to be able to fix the inner ring (7) on the bearing flange (3) with axial preloading without expansion, the inner ring (7) is acted upon by a holding-down device (23) that radially holds down the inner ring (7) and is preloaded against the inner ring (7) by a regulated axial force (F), and, by way of an advancing cone (21) introduced radially on the inside axially into the bearing flange (3), material (11) present on the bearing flange (3) is displaced radially towards the outside into a recessed formation (15, 16) in the inner ring (7).
US09784319B2	Rolling bearing unit with rotational speed detecting device There is provided a structure capable of sufficiently securing sealing performance by a cap (19a). In a state where a fitting insert (44) formed of a nonmagnetic material having a bottomed cylindrical shape is fixed to an inner diameter side of a cap cylindrical part (22a) constituting a cap body (20a) formed of a synthetic resin having a bottomed cylindrical shape, an axially outboard end opening of a through-hole (25a) formed in a cap bottom part (23a) of the cap body (20a) is closed by an axially inboard surface of an insert bottom part (48) of the fitting insert (44). An outer circumferential surface of an insert cylindrical part (47) of the fitting insert (44) is directly fitted into and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of an axially inboard end of an outer ring (2).
US09784318B2	Rolling bearing apparatus A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing portion having an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage; and a lubrication unit that is provided adjacently to an annular space formed between the inner ring and the outer ring and that has a pump that feeds a lubricant into the annular space. The pump has a main body portion having an internal space in which the lubricant is retained and being open at one end of the main body portion, a metal diaphragm fixed to a fixation portion that is a part of the main body portion so as to close the opening of the main body portion, and a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm. At least the fixation portion of the main body portion is formed of metal, and the fixation portion and the diaphragm are fixed together by metal joining.
US09784313B1	Methods for screening PCD elements for EDM processing and methods for EDM processing such PCD elements Methods of screening a polycrystalline diamond element for suitability for electrical discharge machining (“EDM”). The method includes providing a PCD element including a plurality of bonded diamond grains, determining at least one characteristic of the PCD table correlated to electrical conductivity of the PCD element, and EDM the PCD element if the value of the at least one characteristic correlates to an electrical conductivity above a threshold value.
US09784309B2	Angular contact self-aligning toroidal rolling element bearing An angular contact self-aligning toroidal roller bearing comprising an inner ring, an outer ring, and a set of rolling elements formed of rollers arranged in an intermediate configuration between the inner and outer rings. Each roller is arranged to self orient in its axial direction in relation to the inner and outer rings in a loaded zone during operation. Furthermore, a method for determining dimensional parameters of structural members of an angular contact self-aligning toroidal rolling element bearing and a method for manufacturing an angular contact self-aligning toroidal rolling element bearing are described herein.
US09784303B2	Structure for fixing shift cable A structure for fixing a shift cable comprises a protective tube for receiving the shift cable therein, a connection tube installed outside the protective tube, a damper installed outside the connection tube to attenuate radial and axial vibration, a main casing which is installed outside the damper and forms a clearance for assembly with a mounting bracket, a sub-casing which is detachably coupled to the main casing by means of an axial assembly guide portion, and a cover which is supported by means of an elastic member with respect to the sub-casing and is installed such that an axial displacement of the cover is restricted with respect to the main casing.
US09784301B2	Assembly for plugging an aperture in a body An apparatus includes a body, a collar, a fastener and a retainer. The body extends between first and second sides. The collar sealingly engages the first side and extends into an aperture in the body. The fastener engages the second side and extends through the collar to a distal end. The retainer is mated with the fastener at the distal end. The collar and the fastener cooperate to limit rotation therebetween.
US09784300B2	Thread-locking assembly The present invention discloses a thread-locking assembly characterized by comprising an externally threaded member with external thread and a threaded member with thread fitting with the externally threaded member, wherein the externally threaded member is movable relative to the threaded member through the engagement of the external thread and the thread, and a blocking member which is arranged outside the externally threaded member. The inside of the blocking member is provided with projections. There is space between the projections and the externally threaded member. When the externally threaded member inclines under force, friction is produced between the externally threaded member and the blocking member to perform the locking function.
US09784296B2	Fastener, installation tool and related method of use A fastener including a chisel point that pre-bores a hole in a work piece to prevent damage to the work piece as the fastener advances. The fastener can include a head, a shaft and a chisel brake point formed at an end of the shaft. The chisel brake point can include first and second opposing inclined surfaces disposed at an angle of about 80° to about 150° relative to one another. A thread can begin adjacent the chisel brake point and form an extension of an inclined surface and/or a chisel edge. The chisel brake point can scrape material from a work piece while pre-boring a hole. The material can be transferred to the thread, and subsequently fed up the thread, out of the pre-bored hole. The chisel brake point can also selectively retard advancement of the fastener into the work piece. Methods of installing the fastener also are provided.
US09784294B2	Attachment structure for clip A clip attaching structure includes a clip supporting portion which protrudes on an outer circumferential surface of a main body, a clip, and a coil spring. The clip is configured to be rotatable with respect to a fulcrum at which the clip is engaged with the clip supporting portion. The convex portion is inserted into an inside of one end portion of the coil spring, and the other end portion of the coil spring abuts against the outer circumferential surface of the main body. A base portion of the convex portion has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the coil spring, and a tip end portion of the convex portion has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the coil spring.
US09784292B1	Pin assembly for a piston of a hydraulic cylinder A pin assembly for a piston block of a hydraulic cylinder includes a pin that is axially engaged with the piston block. The pin assembly also includes a floating bush that is spaced apart from the pin to receive a sleeve therebetween. The floating bush is also configured to exhibit axial and radial play in its movement relative to the sleeve. The axial and radial play in the movement of the floating bush allows the floating bush to align with a cap port of the cylinder housing prior to entering the cap port of the cylinder housing.
US09784291B2	Fluid pressure cylinder A piston of a fluid pressure cylinder comprises a sealing ring interposed in a sealing ring accommodation groove, a piston ring that is interposed in a piston ring accommodation groove of the piston and comprises a fractured portion, and a backup ring that is attached to an outer peripheral surface of the piston and contacts the sealing ring and the piston ring. A groove for holding the backup ring is not required, and therefore a diameter of the piston can be reduced relative to the sealing ring. As a result, attachment of the sealing ring to the piston is simplified.
US09784289B2	Fluid-driven medical or dental handle A medical or dental fluid-driven handle with a control or regulation circuit for the control or regulation of the rotational speed of a rotary part to a predetermined rotational speed and methods are presented. The handle comprises a rotary part that can be set in rotary motion by a drive fluid, a fluid line carrying the drive fluid to or from the rotary part or a fluid branch line that is connected to a fluid line carrying the drive fluid, and a control or regulation circuit that is designed to control or regulate the rotational speed of the rotary part. An electrodynamic converter is driven by the rotary part for generating electrical energy. An actuator element is configured to act on the drive fluid and is electrically connected to the electrodynamic converter such that the actuator element is supplied with electrical energy generated by the electrodynamic converter.
US09784288B2	Energy harvesting passive and active suspension A hydraulic actuator includes an energy recuperation device which harvests the energy generated from the stroking of a shock absorber. The energy recuperation device can function in a passive energy recovery mode for the shock absorber to store recovered energy as fluid pressure or it can be converted to another form of energy such as electrical energy.
US09784287B2	Filter mounts for a portable fan and methods for mounting a filter to a portable fan A filter frame is removably attachable to a box fan. The filter frame is adapted for receiving a standard HVAC-style filter for removing contaminants from air flow induced by the fan. In this manner, a cost-effective means for filtering a flow of air is provided for residential and commercial settings. The filter frame is adaptable to a variety of standard box fan types of different styles and dimensions. The frame is configured to accommodate standard filters, such as those readily available from retail hardware stores and home centers.
US09784285B2	Variable stator vane assemblies and variable stator vanes thereof having a locally swept leading edge and methods for minimizing endwall leakage therewith Variable stator vane assemblies and stator vanes thereof having a local swept leading edge are provided. The variable stator vane comprises an airfoil disposed between spaced apart inner and outer buttons centered about a rotational axis. The inner and outer buttons each have a button forward edge portion. The airfoil includes leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides, and a root and a tip. The leading edge includes a local forward sweep at the root, a local aft sweep at the tip, or both, thereby forming a locally swept leading edge thereat. The button forward edge portion of one or both of the inner and outer buttons is substantially coextensive with the locally swept leading edge. Methods are also provided for minimizing endwall leakage in the variable stator vane assembly using the same.
US09784283B2	Diffuser vanes with pockets for submersible well pump A submersible pump assembly has a centrifugal pump with a number of stages, each of the stages having a rotatable impeller and a non rotating diffuser. The diffuser has vanes, each of the vanes curving radially inward from an outer end to an inner end. The vanes define vane passages between adjacent ones of the vanes through which well fluid flows. The vanes have thicknesses between inner and outer sides of each of the vanes that gradually increase from the outer ends toward the inner ends. At least one pocket is formed in each of the inner sides of each of the vanes. The pockets are open cavities to receive a portion of the well fluid flowing from the vane passages to the diffuser outlet.
US09784282B2	Compressor A compressor that includes an impeller, a diffuser and a shroud. The diffuser includes vanes and one or more projections, each of which extends from a top of a vane. The shroud includes one or more holes. The shroud covers the impeller and the diffuser such that each projection protrudes through one of the holes. The shroud is then secured to the projections by an adhesive.
US09784277B2	Motor vehicle fan of reduced axial size A fan for a motor vehicle includes an impeller formed by multiple blades (3) extending radially from a hub (4), and a base supporting the impeller. The impeller is rotated about an axis of rotation by an actuator means and is positioned inside a hollow cylindrical cavity having the same axis and formed by an axial wall (25) attached to the base. The base includes an upstream front wall (22) extending externally in a radial plane with reference to the axis, and an outer wall (23) extending axially from the front wall (22). The front wall (22) has a protrusion (24) bordering the impeller, with the protrusion extending axially upstream with respect to the plane of the front wall (22). The upstream end of the protrusion is situated further upstream than the upstream end of the blades (3) of the impeller.
US09784275B2	Centrifugal pump The invention relates to a centrifugal pump for conveying a gaseous suspension, in particular a fiber pulp suspension, which has a pump impeller (12) with at least one opening (15) in the base plate and ribs (16) on the rear side, where a separator unit (17) is provided consisting of a separator housing (25) with a stationary disc (18) and a disc (22) that rotates together with the pump shaft (21), where the separator unit (17) is arranged in the pump housing adjoining the pump impeller (12) on its rear side when viewing the pump impeller (12) in axial direction and where the separator housing (25) has a gas collecting chamber (31) with a gas discharge pipe (28). It is characterized by the disc (22) that rotates together with the pump shaft (21) having a closed surface (23) without openings. As a result, pulp losses are reduced and the centrifugal pump achieves better stability when pumping a gaseous suspension, particularly a fiber pulp suspension.
US09784274B2	Compressor assembly with liquid sensor A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, first and second temperature sensors, and a control module. The shell may define a lubricant sump. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and may be operable to compress a working fluid. The first temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a first position. The second temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module may be in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and the pressure sensor and may determine whether a liquid level in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on data received from the first and second temperature sensors.
US09784267B2	Pump device and tilt and trim device for outboard machine A pump device includes a first pump that includes a first discharge portion and a second discharge portion, a first flow path that connects the first discharge portion and a first chamber of a cylinder, a second flow path that connects the second discharge portion and a second chamber of the cylinder, a second pump that includes a third discharge portion and a fourth discharge portion, a third flow path that connects the third discharge portion and the first chamber, a fourth flow path that connects the fourth discharge portion and the second chamber, a branch path that branches from the third flow path and reaches the tank, and an opening valve that opens the branch path, the opening valve being disposed in the branch path so as to open the branch path when a pressure in the second chamber is higher than a predetermined pressure.
US09784265B2	Electric drive system for a pulseless positive displacement pump A drive system for a pump includes a first housing defining an internal pressure chamber, a working fluid disposed within and charging the internal pressure chamber, a second housing disposed within the first housing, a solenoid disposed within the second housing, a reciprocating member slidably disposed within the solenoid, a pull housing integral with a first end of the reciprocating member, the pull housing defining a pull chamber, a pull disposed within the pull chamber, and a fluid displacement member coupled to the pull.
US09784263B2	Heat exchange system for patient temperature control with easy loading high performance peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump has an arcuate raceway with a partially concave inner surface extending through an arc of at least one hundred eighty degrees (180°). The arc defines a midpoint, and a rotor faces the inner surface of the raceway and is both rotatable relative to the raceway and translationally movable relative to the raceway between a pump position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a first distance, and a tube load position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a second distance greater than the first distance. A motor is coupled to the rotor to rotate the rotor plural are rollers arranged on the rotor to contact tubing disposed between the rotor and the raceway when the rotor is in the pump position. The motor is prevented from stopping at a predetermined angular position to facilitate loading and unloading tubing.
US09784262B2	Offset valve bore in a reciprocating pump A fluid end (15) for a multiple reciprocating pump assembly (12) includes at least three plunger bores (61) or (91) each for receiving a reciprocating plunger (35), each plunger bore having a plunger bore axis (65) or (95). The fluid end (15) includes suction valve bores (59) or (89), each suction valve bore receiving a suction valve (41) and having a suction valve bore axis (63) or (93), and the fluid end further includes discharge valve bores (57) or (87), each discharge valve bore receiving a discharge valve (43) and having a discharge valve bore axis (63) or (93). The axes of at least one of the suction and discharge valve bores is inwardly offset in the fluid end from its respective plunger bore axis.
US09784259B2	Variable displacement swash plate type compressor In a compressor of the present invention, a first acting portion and a second acting portion are formed at a rear end of a first cylinder portion of a movable body. The first and the second acting portions are formed by stepping across a top dead center surface, and are plane-symmetrical with respect to the top dead center surface. Further, an affected portion is formed on a front surface of a swash plate. The first and the second acting portions and the affected portion are located eccentrically to a top dead center position corresponding portion side from a drive shaft axis.
US09784257B1	Device, method and system for changing flexibility of a sheet structure Techniques and mechanisms for changing a flexibility of a sheet structure. In an embodiment, a garment or other device includes sheet structure, where an interface region is disposed between overlapping layer portions of a sheet structure. While a pressure differential is maintained between the interface region and a chamber of the garment, a valve of the garment is opened to allow an exchange of fluid between the interface region and the chamber. In another embodiment, the exchange of fluid changes a flexibility of the sheet structure by initiating or alleviating friction jamming between the overlapping layer portions.
US09784256B2	Hydrostatic actuator and arrangement of a hydrostatic actuator in a motor vehicle A hydrostatic actuator and an arrangement for attaching it to a receiving component are provided. The hydrostatic actuator has a master cylinder containing a housing and a piston movable axially within the housing which acts on a pressure chamber filled with a pressurizing agent. The piston is driven by a rotary-driven electric motor having a stator and a rotor, by a rolling planetary transmission that converts the rotary drive to an axial motion. In order to be able to produce such a hydrostatic actuator with little need for construction space, cost-effectively and with better quality, a supporting of the rolling planetary transmission is simplified, and the cooling and shielding of an electronic controller and the pressure behavior of the hydrostatic actuator is improved.
US09784252B2	Hydrostatic radial piston machine A hydrostatic radial piston machine includes a radial cylinder block with cylinder bores which extend from an outer circumferential surface of the radial cylinder block into an interior of the radial cylinder block; a number of pistons which corresponds to the number of cylinder bores; a cam ring, and ends of the pistons which face away from the radial cylinder piston block are supported movably on an inner circumferential surface of the radial cylinder block during a rotation of the radial cylinder block; two control plate elements which extend respectively with a face oriented towards the radial cylinder block towards a central plane of the radial cylinder block, which central plane is perpendicular to the rotation axis. Each control plate element includes a bearing portion in which radially acting forces are transferable to a respective mating surface in the housing or housing cover mounted in the housing.
US09784248B2	Cascaded power plant using low and medium temperature source fluid The present invention provides a method for operating a plurality of independent, closed cycle power plant modules each having a vaporizer comprising the steps of serially supplying a medium or low temperature source fluid to each corresponding vaporizer of one or more first plant modules, respectively, to a secondary preheater of a first module, and to a vaporizer of a terminal module, whereby to produce heat depleted source fluid; providing a primary preheater for each vaporizer; and supplying said heat depleted source fluid to all of said primary preheaters in parallel.
US09784246B2	Tools and methods for uptower maintenance Tools, systems, and methods for use in conjunction with maintenance, assembly, rebuilding, or other procedures which involve displacing components of an assembly are disclosed. These tools, systems, and methods may be used in conjunction with a crane or other lifting device and may be configured to assemble, disassemble, or otherwise maintain components of an uptower gearbox.
US09784244B1	Energy collection pod This disclosure provides an apparatus, system and method for an energy capturing pod (ECP). The ECP includes a specialized funnel shell, a first turbine, and a second turbine. The specialized funnel shell is designed to accelerate in coming wind speed and is structured with a first choke point and a second choke point for wind. The first turbine is located at the first choke point. The second turbine is located at the second choke point.
US09784240B2	Reinforced wind turbine blade The present invention relates to a reinforced blade for a wind turbine, particularly to a blade having at least one elongated reinforcing member connected inside the shell for increasing the strength of the blade, each of the at least one elongated reinforcing member having a first end and a second end and extending in a longitudinal direction between the first end and the second end and wherein the first end is connected to the upper part of the shell and the second end is connected to the lower part of the shell thereby decreasing peeling and shear stresses in the trailing edge of the blade.
US09784238B2	Wave energy convertor A device and method for generating electric energy from a wave motion are described. The device comprises a drive train with a power split transmission comprising at least three ports. The drive train is arranged between a movable element and a main electric generator. The device further comprises a variable speed auxiliary electrical machine connected to one of the ports and a control unit for controlling the auxiliary electrical machine. The control unit is adapted for controlling the power distribution in the power split transmission as to realize a one-way rotation of the main electric generator.
US09784237B2	Ocean wave energy extraction An improved ocean wave energy extraction system is disclosed. The system includes at least one duct for receiving an oscillating water column. The duct has a first segment, a second segment arranged transversely to the first segment and a flow control segment intermediate the first and second segments. The flow control segment is configured to inhibit turbulent flow of the oscillating water column flowing within the duct. A turbine is in fluid communication with the second segment of the duct such that the turbine is driven by the fluid flow which is generated by the oscillations of the oscillating water column within the duct. The turbine rotates an electric generator to thereby generate electrical energy.
US09784234B2	Metal shell of glow plug for diesel engines and method of manufacturing the same A metal shell of a glow plug mounted on an engine head of a diesel engine and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The metal shell has an improved multi-stage structure, which allows the metal shell to be easily manufactured regardless of overall length of the metal shell and allows a metal shell section fastened to the engine head and at least one of the other metal shell sections to have different material strengths, thereby increasing fastening strength of the metal shell to the engine head and preventing warpage of the metal shell while improving productivity while reducing manufacturing costs. The metal shell of a glow plug for diesel engines according to the invention includes a plurality of metal shell sections disposed in an axial direction of the glow plug and having different material strengths.
US09784227B2	Fuel injection system A fuel injection system in the present invention is provided with a fuel injection valve (10) which incorporates a heater (20) for heating fuel before being injected. The temperature of the heater (20) is estimated on the basis of the resistance value RHtr of the heater (20). The temperature of the heater (20) estimated at or after the time of occurrence of a point of inflection in the resistance value RHtr of the heater (20) is corrected in order to reduce to zero the difference between the nucleate boiling start point temperature and the estimated temperature value of the heater (20) at the time of occurrence of the point of inflection.
US09784225B2	Intake air control apparatus of engine An intake air control apparatus of an engine includes an Intake manifold configured to guide intake air into a plurality of engine cylinders. A plurality of first intake air passages communicate with the cylinders. A plurality of second intake air passages are disposed in parallel with the first intake air passages and communicate with the cylinders. An Intake throttle shaft passes through the first intake air passages. An intake air throttle valve is disposed inside the first intake air passages, rotates with the Intake throttle shaft, and opens/closes the first intake air passage. A swirl throttle shaft passes though the second intake air passages. A swirl throttle valve is disposed inside the second intake air passages, rotates together with the swirl throttle shaft, and opens/closes the second intake air passages. An actuator rotates selectively the Intake throttle shaft and the swirl throttle shaft. A controller controls the actuator.
US09784224B2	Latching solenoid exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly A valve assembly for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system which provides emission control, regulates flow of exhaust gases, and is suitable for gasoline or diesel applications. The EGR valve assembly is a latching valve assembly which reduces power consumption (i.e., continuous electric draw) from the battery while the valve is either being held open or closed, and reduces electrical interference inherent with integrated position sensors. The valve assembly includes a latching mechanism controlled by an actuator which allows a valve to latch open or closed. The valve may be a single stage valve or a multi-stage valve, which includes a latching mechanism that allows for intermediate open positions, and uses of only a short, single pulse of voltage, to change the state of the valve. The actuator may also be held energized at full extend, maintaining a maximum valve open position, creating additional flow capability of the valve assembly.
US09784218B1	Sound attenuating air intake systems for marine engines An air intake system for a marine engine has a throttle body and a throttle plate that is rotatably supported within the throttle body. The throttle plate is rotatable to regulate air flow through the throttle body from a first region on a first side of the throttle plate to a second region on a second side of the throttle plate. An air conduit has an air conduit inlet and an air conduit outlet. A noise cancelling device comprises a pass-though chamber. The pass-through chamber has a chamber inlet that receives the air flow from the air conduit, a chamber outlet that discharges the air flow to the idle air control valve, and a pass-through interior between the chamber inlet and chamber outlet. The pass-though chamber is configured to cancel noise emanating from the idle air control valve.
US09784217B2	Low-thickness thermostructural composite material part, and manufacture method A thermostructural composite material part including carbon or ceramic fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix having at least one thin portion in which: the thickness of the part is less than 2 mm, or indeed less than 1 mm; the fiber reinforcement is made as a single thickness of multilayer fabric made of spread yarns having a weight of not less than 200 tex; the fiber volume ratio lies in the range 25% to 45%; and the ratio between the number of layers of the multilayer fabric and the thickness in millimeters of the part is not less than four.
US09784212B2	Gas turbine engine with axial movable fan variable area nozzle A turbofan engine includes a fan variable area nozzle includes having a first fan nacelle section and a second fan nacelle section movably mounted relative the first fan nacelle section. The second fan nacelle section axially slides aftward relative to the fixed first fan nacelle section to change the effective area of the fan nozzle exit area.
US09784209B2	Cylinder head for internal-combustion engine with intake ducts having an air-deflecting projection A cylinder head for an internal-combustion engine includes, for each cylinder of the engine, at least one intake duct extending from an inlet located at a lateral face of the head down to an outlet cylindrical mouth and an intake valve associated with each intake duct. The surface of the intake duct has a longitudinal projection for deflecting the flow of air that flows through the intake duct. The projection is configured to provide a deflection of the air flow towards the two sides of the valve stem, so as to substantially reduce the quantity of air that hits the valve stem directly. The projection extends down to the outlet cylindrical mouth, so as to hinder a flow of air through an angular sector of the cross-sectional area of the outlet mouth which angular sector faces towards the lateral face of the cylinder head.
US09784208B2	Cylinder liner having roll-burnished recess A cylinder liner is disclosed. The cylinder liner may include a hollow generally cylindrical body extending from a top end to a bottom end along a longitudinal axis, and an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the top end of the body. The cylinder liner may also include an annular recess adjacent the flange at a side closest to the bottom end of the body. The recess may have first and second axial ends, a substantially straight portion extending between the first and second axial ends, and at least one fillet formed at an intersection between the straight portion and at least one of the first and second axial ends. A roll-burnishing operation may be performed on the straight portion and the at least one fillet in a direction along the longitudinal axis.
US09784207B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An object is to achieve stable diesel combustion and improvement in the thermal efficiency of the diesel combustion in an internal combustion engine using a fuel having a relatively high self-ignition temperature. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection valve capable of injecting fuel into a combustion chamber and an ignition device whose position relative to the fuel injection valve is set in such a way that it can ignite fuel spray directly. The apparatus performs pre-injection at a predetermined pre-injection time during the compression stroke and main injection at a predetermined injection start time after pre-spray formed by the pre-injection is ignited by the ignition device, thereby causing self-ignition to occur and causing at least a portion of the main-injected fuel to burn by diffusion combustion. When the quantity of the pre-injected fuel is increased, the pre-injection time is advanced responsive to the increase in the quantity of the pre-injected fuel.
US09784204B2	Method to detect and control detonation phenomena in an internal combustion engine Method to detect and control detonation phenomena in an internal combustion engine provided with a number of cylinders and with at least two detonation sensors. For each combustion cycle as a function of the cylinder and of the engine point that is being explored, the method comprises the steps of processing the signal coming from each detonation sensor so as to determine a detonation energy for each detonation sensor; calculating a detonation index for each detonation sensor and controlling the internal combustion engine as a function of a total detonation index through the algebraic sum of the detonation indexes for each detonation sensor.
US09784199B2	Method and system for exhaust catalyst warming Methods and systems are provided for leveraging engine skip-fire operation during an engine cold-start to expedite catalyst heating. Based on the heat flux required, the engine may be operated with a group of cylinders selectively deactivated, with spark retard on remaining active cylinders increased, and with engine speed increased to reduce NVH issues during the skip-fire operation. The combination of parameters may be adjusted based on changes in exhaust temperature and NVH limits of the engine.
US09784198B2	Model predictive control systems and methods for increasing computational efficiency A requesting module generates a first torque request for an engine based on driver input. A conversion module converts the first torque request into a second torque request. A model predictive control (MPC) module determines a current set of target values based on the second torque request, a model of the engine, a tableau matrix, and a basic solution matrix. The MPC module: initializes the basic solution matrix to a predetermined matrix that is dual feasible; selectively iteratively updates the basic solution matrix and columns of the tableau matrix; determines changes for the target values, respectively, based on entries of the basic solution matrix resulting from the selective iterative updating; and determines the current set of target values by summing the changes with a last set of target values, respectively. An actuator module controls an engine actuator based on a first one of the current set of target values.
US09784196B2	Controller A controller calculates a specific humidity of an intake air based on a relative humidity of the intake air, an intake air temperature, and an intake air pressure. Then the controller calculates a water vapor amount in the intake air based on the specific humidity and a mass flow rate of the intake air obtained from an air intake rate. By calculating the water vapor amount in the intake air based on information that directly represents the status of the intake air, this water vapor amount may be calculated more accurately. As a result, a generation amount of condensed water may be estimated more accurately. Therefore, accumulation of condensed water may be suppressed while recirculating as much of a low pressure exhaust gas as possible, and thus fuel economy may be sufficiently improved.
US09784195B2	Continuous adaptation of an intake oxygen sensor for pressure, humidity and aging A technique is provided for compensating an untrimmed oxygen (O2) sensor utilized in operation of an exhaust gas recalculation (EGR) system associated with an engine. The technique includes, in one implementation, receiving a measurement from the O2 sensor at a known pressure, where the O2 sensor is positioned on an intake side of an engine system. Humidity compensation and pressure compensation are then determined for the O2 sensor measurement, where the pressure compensation is based in part on the humidity compensation. The EGR system is controlled using the untrimmed O2 sensor measurement that has been compensated for pressure and humidity.
US09784192B2	System and method for managing a volatile organic compound emission stream A Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) mitigation system employs a combination of technologies coupling VOC laden exhaust with a reciprocating engine and generator system (Combined Heat & Power (CHP) System) with heat recovery to destroy the VOC emissions and generate electric power and useful thermal energy.
US09784191B2	Internal combustion engine A variable compression ratio mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes an operation element, an input actuator, and a reverse input torque cutoff clutch. The reverse input torque cutoff clutch includes a fixed member, a movable member, clearance, a wedge member, and a moving device. A peripheral surface of the fixed member is formed such that the clearance is formed with: a rotation prevention area that prevents the movable member from rotating in a reverse input torque acting direction. When the movable member moves in the direction to change a mechanical compression ratio, the moving device moves the wedge member from the rotation prevention area to the rotation allowable area in an opposite direction and holds the wedge member in the rotation allowable area.
US09784180B2	Apparatus and method for an articulating inner structure of an engine chamber An apparatus and a method comprises a housing comprising at least a recessed area and an inner wall. A plurality of plates are disposed within the housing and configured to form a structure. The structure has an outside surface. The structure is capable of being articulated between a first configuration and a second configuration and a third configuration. A plurality of connecting rods are joined to the plurality of plates to form the structure and to at least in part articulate the structure. The connecting rods are movable to form the first configuration to enable a gas to flow from the recessed area to the outside surface. The plurality of connecting rods are further movable to form the second configuration, wherein at least a portion of the gas is compressed between the outside surface and the inner wall and then to the third configuration.
US09784178B2	Variable displacement exhaust turbocharger equipped with variable nozzle mechanism A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.
US09784166B2	NOx sensor diagnostic for an exhaust aftertreatment system A method for diagnosing NOx sensors in an exhaust aftertreatment system includes suspending reductant dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; purging a reductant deposit in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system of the exhaust aftertreatment system; adjusting at least one of an ignition timing and an engine speed for an engine to adjust an engine out nitrogen oxide (NOx) amount; receiving measured SCR inlet NOx data from a SCR inlet NOx sensor and measured SCR outlet NOx data from a SCR outlet NOx sensor; determining a phase shift between the measured SCR inlet and SCR outlet NOx data; applying the determined phase shift to the SCR outlet NOx data; and determining a diagnostic feature based on the SCR inlet NOx data and the phase shifted SCR outlet NOx data regarding a state of the SCR inlet and outlet NOx sensors.
US09784162B2	Silencer and catalytic converter apparatus with adjustable blocking panel A silencer and catalytic converter apparatus includes a housing and a frame assembly arranged in the housing. The frame assembly may receive at least one catalyst panel and support the catalyst panel to occupy an area of a flow passage between upstream and downstream chamber sections of the housing. A blocking panel may be supported by the frame assembly to obstruct a remaining area of the flow passage so that fluid flowing between the upstream and downstream chamber sections is directed to flow through the catalyst panel. The blocking panel may be adjustable to accommodate catalyst panels of different sizes.
US09784157B2	System and method for exhaust treatment According to various embodiments, an exhaust treatment system includes a catalyst that is in direct contact with an exhaust stream, at least one sensor that senses a system parameter and produces one or more signals corresponding to the system parameter, and a controller that is configured to receive the one or more signals and control catalyst performance based on the one or more signals by regenerating the catalyst. Regenerating the catalyst includes increasing a temperature of the exhaust stream flowing to the catalyst and directing a reductant injector to adjust a flow rate of reductant being injected into the exhaust stream flowing to the catalyst.
US09784156B2	Particle filter assembly and method for cleaning a particle filter Engine exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, the engine exhaust system comprising an exhaust conduit (14) connected to an engine (30), an exhaust gas return conduit (32,33) such that at least a part of the exhaust gas can be returned to the engine. The exhaust gas return conduit, at least along a part of its length, is formed with at least two flow paths (48,49). The engine exhaust system further comprises a particle filter arranged in each of the at least two flow paths and at least one cold flame vaporizer (11) in which fuel is partially oxidized in preheated air to form a cold flame gas. The at least one cold flame vaporizer is arranged in fluid communication with all the flow paths such that the cold flame gas can flow through the particle filters, whereby the cold flame gas can be used to regenerate the particle filter in at least one of the exhaust flow paths while, simultaneously, exhaust gas can flow through the other exhaust flow path or exhaust flow paths. A method for the cleaning of a particle filter is also provided.
US09784153B2	Engine An engine capable of reducing the content of hydrocarbon in exhaust gas is provided. When viewed parallel to cylinder center axes, tangential virtual lines extending from endpoints of curved port central axes along tangent lines of the endpoints pass intake valve ports, straight port central axes extending from the endpoints of the curved port central axes are further away from a partition wall than the tangential virtual lines, and intake air bent through curved ports passes straight ports and is sucked through the intake valve ports along the wall between the cylinders.
US09784141B2	Method and system of controlling a thermodynamic system in a vehicle A vehicle has a vehicle system with a waste heat fluid. An expander, a condenser, a pump, and an evaporator are provided in sequential fluid communication in a thermodynamic cycle containing a working fluid. The evaporator is configured to transfer heat from the waste heat fluid to the working fluid. At least one valve adjacent to the pump is controlled to control fluid flow through at least one chamber to maintain a pressure of the fluid at a pump inlet at a threshold pressure above a saturated vapor pressure associated with a temperature at a condenser outlet when ambient temperature varies.
US09784138B2	Waste heat power generation device A waste heat power generation device having: an evaporator that recovers waste heat energy to evaporate a working medium; an expansion turbine generator that generates electric power with the working medium being supplied from the evaporator; a condenser that condenses the working medium discharged from the expansion turbine generator; a pump that feeds the working medium condensed in the condenser toward the evaporator; a measuring device that measures the amount of power generated by the expansion turbine generator per unit time; and a control device that controls the driving of the pump based on the measurement result of the measuring device.
US09784137B2	Subcritical pressure high-temperature steam power plant and subcritical pressure high-temperature variable pressure operation once-through boiler A subcritical pressure high-temperature steam power plant includes a combustion boiler system, steam turbine generator system, and condensate and feedwater system and wherein the conditions of steam generated in the boiler system and supplied to the steam turbine generator system are subcritical pressure and high temperature (turbine inlet temperature of 593° C. or more).
US09784133B2	Turbine frame and airfoil for turbine frame A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, the turbine frame comprising an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs and having a maximum width portion relative to the axial centerline and an airfoil comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts.
US09784128B2	Systems and methods for engine bearings Systems and methods are disclosed herein for bearings in a gas turbine engine. A bearing system may include a squirrel cage and a bearing support cage coupled to the squirrel cage. The bearing support cage may include an outer race and a fenestrated cone. The bearing support cage may include a support cage anti-rotation tab adjacent to the outer race. The bearing system may include a housing coupled to the squirrel cage. The housing may include a housing anti-rotation tab. The support cage anti-rotation tab and the housing anti-rotation tab may prevent the bearing system from twisting.
US09784125B2	Blade outer air seals with channels A blade outer air seal (BOAS) includes a body defining a core having a forward cavity portion and a plurality of forward hooks extending radially from the body, the hooks extending to a hook height. The BOAS includes a seal surface defined between the forward hooks and which includes a forward side, an aft side, and a seal surface height. The seal surface is aft of the forward cavity portion. The BOAS includes a thermal regulation channel defining an inlet aft of the sealing surface and an outlet defined in fluid communication with the forward cavity portion.
US09784118B2	Steam valve control device and steam turbine system A steam valve control device of this embodiment controls a steam valve. The steam valve has: an upper cover in whose through hole a bush is installed; and a valve rod which is installed so as to penetrate through the through hole of the upper cover via the bush. The valve rod has a contact surface which is formed so as to come into mechanical contact with the bush when the steam valve is opened to a maximum opening degree. The steam valve control device has a control part. When a governor free operation is performed, the control part controls the steam valve by setting a limited opening degree limited to be smaller than the maximum opening degree as an upper limit. When a load limiter operation is performed, the control part controls the steam valve by setting the maximum opening degree as the upper limit.
US09784114B2	Rotating assembly for a turbomachine A rotating assembly for a turbomachine, including a disc having an external periphery with alternating recesses and teeth, blades extending radially from the disc and the feet of which are axially engaged and radially retained in the recesses of the disc, platforms extending on the circumference from the blades and being arranged end to end on the circumference, with respect to each other, axial sealing device upstream and/or downstream of an annular zone extending radially from the platforms up to the disc. The sealing device radially includes an internal annular portion and an external annular portion structurally distinct from each other, and the external annular portion of which is elastically constrained radially inwards by the internal annular portion.
US09784108B2	Rotary machine for compression and decompression A rotary machine for compression and decompression, comprising a disc-shaped rotor having a first rotation axis at right angles to the plane of the rotor and situated in a plane of orientation and a disc-shaped swing element having a second rotation axis. In the orientation plane, the second rotation axis makes an angle with the first rotation axis. Furthermore, a spherical housing is present surrounding the rotor and the swing element and in combination forming four (de-)compression chambers. A connecting body positions the rotor and the swing element in the housing. The rotary machine furthermore comprises a power drive and a mechanical connection delivering power to or taking off power from the rotary machine. In addition, the rotary machine is suitable for the seamless integration of generator components for generating or using electricity.
US09784099B2	Probabilistic determination of health prognostics for selection and management of tools in a downhole environment A system and method to determine health prognostics for selection and management of a tool for deployment in a downhole environment are described. The system includes a database to store life cycle information of the tool, the life cycle information including environmental and operational parameters associated with use of the tool. The system also includes a memory device to store statistical equations to determine the health prognostics of the tool, and a processor to calibrate the statistical equations and build a time-to-failure model of the tool based on a first portion of the life cycle information in the database.
US09784094B2	System and method for drill pipe tallying A method for drill pipe tallying includes detecting that a drill bit (14) has tripped in through a rig floor and monitoring movement of a drawworks (6) that supports the drill bit and a length of drill pipe. If a tag interrogating device does not detect a wireless tag (26) associated with a set of slips, the method includes counting the movement of the drawworks toward a drill pipe tally. If a tag interrogating device detects a wireless tag associated with a set of slips, the method includes not counting the movement of the drawworks toward the drill pipe tally. The tag interrogating device is positioned at a fixed location relative to the rig floor.
US09784093B2	Well water depth monitor Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
US09784092B2	Downhole control device A downhole control device is configured to activate downhole equipment requiring control signals. The device having a housing adapted to protect electronic components; a transducer configured to measure one or more of pressure and temperature; an accelerometer; and control circuitry in communication with the transducer and the accelerometer and configured to control the operation of a downhole tool depending on data from one or more of the transducer and accelerometer. The transducer, the accelerometer and at least part of the control circuitry are mounted on a chassis that is removably inserted within the housing.
US09784088B2	Underbalanced drilling through formations with varying lithologies Bottom-hole pressure operating envelops for underbalanced drilling take into account the lithologies of the formations being drilled through.
US09784087B2	Down-hole sand and solids separator utilized in producing hydrocarbons A new method separating sand, solids, and produced particulates down-hole in a well producing hydrocarbons. The separation assembly can include ether one, two, or more segments or stages of varying lengths depending upon the individual application. The assembly is installed into the tubing string or delivery conduit of a well producing hydrocarbons. One stage can consist of a velocity chamber whereby separation of particulates occurs by increasing the downward velocity of particulates and reducing the upward velocity of hydrocarbons thereby allowing the particulates to “fall-out” into a lower chamber where the particulates are captured. Another stage can consist of a filter whereby particulates are captured in a chamber that can consist of filtering materials such as gravel, rock, sand, wood, or manmade materials. Each of the stages can be employed individually or in combination.
US09784082B2	Lateral wellbore configurations with interbedded layer Methods and systems relate to recovering hydrocarbons from within formations in which hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs are separated from one another by a fluid flow obstructing natural stratum. Relative to the reservoirs, the stratum inhibits or blocks vertical fluid flow within the formation. Lateral bores divert from lengths of injector and producer wells along where extending in a horizontal direction. These bores pass upward through the formation to intersect the stratum and provide an array of fluid flow paths through the stratum. In a side direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction of the wells, the lateral bores from the injector well pass through the stratum inside of where the lateral bores from the producer well pass through stratum. Fluid communication established by the bores limits counter-current flow through the bores in processes that rely on techniques such as gravity drainage.
US09784080B2	Tubless proppant blending system for high and low pressure blending Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump.
US09784079B2	Functionalized nanoparticles as crosslinking agents for sealant application A method may comprise reacting components comprising functionalized silica nanoparticles and a crosslinkable component in a subterranean formation to create a barrier in the subterranean formation, wherein the functionalized silica nanoparticles comprise at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of amino groups, thiol groups, and combinations thereof.
US09784076B2	Gas compression system A gas compression system and a method of flow conditioning by a gas compression system are provided. A gas compression system includes a compact flow conditioner in a form of a flow conditioner tank and a combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit comprising an impeller configured to compress a mixture of gas and liquid, wherein the gas compression system is configured such that the gas and the liquid are separated in the flow conditioner tank, the separated gas and liquid are sucked up through the separate gas and liquid pipes and re-mixed again upstream of the impeller, and the liquid is distributed in a gas flow by Venturi effect, and wherein the Venturi effect is obtained by a constriction in the outlet pipe to the impeller, just upstream of the impeller.
US09784075B2	Gas compression system A combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit and a gas compression system are provided. The combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit functions on a centrifugal principle for transporting liquid and gas from a flow conditioner to a remote multi-phase receiving plant, wherein a rotating separator separates liquid and gas upstream of a compressor part of the combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit, wherein the separated liquid is collected in a rotating annulus in such a way that the liquid is given kinetic energy which is converted to pressure energy in a static system, and wherein the pressurized liquid bypasses the compressor part of the combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit, and then is re-mixed with the gas downstream of the combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit.
US09784074B1	Extender jumper system and method Extender jumper systems and methods including an extender jumper system having an extender jumper assembly with a flowline and first and second connectors positioned at first and second ends of the flowline, and a support assembly configured to couple the extender jumper assembly to a support structure within a subsea field and to support the second connector to facilitate attachment between the second connector and a corresponding connector of another extender jumper or a jumper.
US09784065B2	Apparatus and method for stripping solids and fluids from a string used in drilling or servicing wells Three or more overlapping sealing members arranged circumferentially around a passage in a supporting body form an annular seal around a pipe inserted into the passage.
US09784063B2	Subsea production system with downhole equipment suspension system A subsea production system for a well including a subsea production tree, a tubing hanger, and a production tubing extending into the well and supported by the tubing hanger. A downhole equipment suspension system includes a suspension head supported directly or indirectly by the production tree above and separately from the tubing hanger. The suspension system also includes downhole equipment inside the production tubing below the tubing hanger and a suspension line extending through the tubing hanger vertical production bore and the production tree vertical bore. The suspension line suspends the downhole equipment from the suspension head.
US09784057B2	Mechanical bi-directional isolation valve A valve having a sealing surface that is rotated 90 degrees on axial floating hinge assemblies is provided. A sleeve moves into position to protect the valve mechanism when the valve is in an open position. A sleeve locks the valve sealing element in place in either a closed or open position. The valve may be used during drilling of wells to prevent flow into the casing when the drill pipe and bit are raised above the valve.
US09784055B1	Polish rod alignment device/stuffing box packing preserver A polish rod alignment and stabilization device preserves stuffing box packing and protects the polish rod of an oil well sucker rod string by guiding and aligning the polish rod as it reciprocates within the stuffing box thereby reducing lateral motion of the polish rod reciprocates up and down. Embodiments of the invention may also wipe the polish rod of debris as it reciprocates within the device. The alignment device utilizes a rod centralizer to which a stuffing box is made up. The centralizer has a second end to which an alignment barrel depends, either by direct connection or by utilization of a barrel adapter. The alignment barrel is disposed within the uppermost portion of the tubing string of the well.
US09784053B2	Mousehole tubular retention system The systems, devices, and methods described herein describe a tubular retention system arranged over a mousehole. The tubular retention system includes load bearing plates that are mutually opposed, vertically aligned, and connected to an eternal support structure via upper and lower links that, together, form a parallelogram shape movable to engage tubulars of varying diameters. The load bearing plates are pulled down by a biasing system to engage the tubular and synchronized by a lifting ring connecting the load bearing plates together. Mutually opposing deflector plates are connected to the load bearing plates and move in response to the downward movement of the load bearing plates, providing a centering force against the tubular to assure proper retention once the load bearing links engage the tubular. An upward force enables the load bearing plates to return upward and outward to release the tubular.
US09784051B2	Motion compensation system A motion compensation system disposed on a structure of a drilling vessel. A stabilization assembly for use with the motion compensation system includes a first arm connectable to the structure, a first sheave connectable to the structure, a second arm connectable to the first arm, and a second sheave connectable to the second arm. At least one of the first arm and the first sheave are connectable to the structure at different locations and the first arm and the second sheave are connectable to the second arm at different locations.
US09784036B2	Rotary steerable drilling system and method A drilling system may include an outer sleeve, and a rotary steerable module including a shaft extending within the outer sleeve. The rotary steerable module may further include bearings disposed within the outer sleeve and through which the shaft extends, and cams positioned along the shaft between the bearings. Each cam may include an eccentric ring through which the shaft extends. Each extension of the shaft through one of the eccentric rings defines a bend in the shaft within the outer sleeve, the bend having a bend angle. A method of use and a drilling control apparatus are also provided.
US09784032B2	Dual turnstile A turnstile having two hub and arm assemblies funnels individuals to different sides or lanes. Machine intelligence allows the turnstile to select which side or lane an individual transits. The turnstile may randomly, pseudo-randomly, or strategically which side or lane an individual transits.
US09784028B1	Efficient door assembly A door assembly comprises a rectangular door frame that has a first, second, third, and fourth frame member. The first frame member has an outer surface that has a first pair of parallel slots. A first parallel flange protrudes from and perpendicular to the outer surface between the parallel slots. A vane extends from the first frame member to the second frame member between the third and fourth frame members. The vane has a first end that includes a pair of parallel flanges fitted into the parallel slots such that a rear surface of the first planar flange is arranged between rear edges of the first parallel flanges. A bar is mounted to the rear surface of the first planar flange and configured to hold the rear edges of the first parallel flanges in substantially the same plane as the rear surface of the first planar flange.
US09784025B2	Adjustable operator worm gear drive with robust bearing surfaces A worm gear drive operator having immovable flat thrust bearing surfaces at each end of a worm gear drive for absorbing thrust forces and keeping direct mechanical rotational forces away from the cover plate and housing base during rotation of the worm gear drive. The worm gear drive operator assembly is capable of vertical adjustment of the actuator arm while providing thrust support. A threaded post about which rests a bearing for the actuator arm, and is secured in place by an adjustment screw received within a threaded post on the cover plate.
US09784024B2	Door opener assembly A door opener assembly may include an opener housing including a well and at least one hook member. A pin-reception channel may be formed through a portion of the well. The hook member(s) is configured to hook onto a portion of a frame. The door opener assembly may also include a frame-securing member having a pin retained within the pin-reception channel. The frame-securing member is configured to be urged into the well to lock the opener housing to the portion of the frame.
US09784021B2	Motor vehicle door lock A motor vehicle door lock includes a rotary latch which in a locking position encompasses a locking element that is pre-tensioned in a direction of an open position releasing the locking element. A pawl is in engagement with the rotary latch such that the latch is inhibited from moving towards the open position. A coupling section of the pawl is coupled to a drive element which moves the pawl between an engagement position and a release position, the release position allowing the rotary latch to move toward the open position. A force is applied to the pawl only in the engagement position thereof and the force application holds the pawl in engagement with the rotary latch.
US09784018B2	Luggage tracking device, systems and methods A luggage tracking device (100), method and system. The luggage tracking device (100) includes a tracking device for capturing information, including location information received from a network and state information from at least one or more locks of an item of luggage. The luggage tracking device (100) may be configured for integration within the item of luggage. There is also provided a locking apparatus (300) for securing an item of luggage. The locking apparatus (300) has a locking element (304) which is movable between a first locked state and a second unlocked state. The apparatus includes a first locking means operable to control movement of the locking element. The apparatus also includes a first sensor (111) associated with the first locking means for detecting operation of the first locking means.
US09784016B1	Electronic sensor and key operated lock An electronic sensor and key operated lock is disclosed which provides users with the option to use at least one of a manually operated mechanism or for example a biometric sensor to unlock the lock. The lock integrates both the manually operated mechanism and a biometric sensor into one device. The manually operated mechanism and a biometric sensor are coupled to a common toggle switch so that operation of at least one of the manually operated mechanism and the biometric sensor moves the toggle switch and a shackle from locked and unlocked positions.
US09784015B2	Dual key lock core and key lock core assembly using the same A dual key lock core and a key lock core assembly using the same are provided. The dual key lock core of the present invention includes a lock core rod, a driving rod, and an outer barrel. The lock core rod includes a wedging part and an inner barrel disposed at opposite ends. The inner barrel has a hollow guiding groove, an inner barrel protrusion, and a first lock structure. The driving rod is rotatably capped within the inner barrel. One end of the outer surface of the driving rod has a driving protrusion. The other end of the outer surface of the driving rod has a second lock structure. The driving protrusion is in and movable along the hollow guiding groove when the driving rod is capped within the inner barrel.
US09784012B2	Systems and methods for installing a livestock fence across a waterway A livestock fence assembly is provided for use across a waterway having a flow direction and a substantially horizontal bed surface. The fence assembly includes: a foundation having a bottom portion configured to be disposed parallel to and below the bed surface, a top portion configured to be disposed proximate the bed surface, and an interior region between the top portion and bottom portion; and a plurality of spaced apart poles, each having a proximal segment secured to the bottom portion of the foundation and secured to the top portion of the foundation, and having a distal segment extending upwardly in a plane which forms an angle α between 30° and 75° relative to the flow direction, wherein the assembly is substantially devoid of any structure between distal segments of adjacent poles.
US09784011B2	Railing system and picket for a railing system A picket for a railing system comprises an elongated body with one or more walls and first and second ends. The first and second ends engage the top and bottom rails, respectively, of the railing system. The picket also comprises one or more cutouts formed along one or more of the walls. Each of the cutouts engages one of the plurality of spacers. The cutouts are proximal to the first and second ends of the pickets.
US09784009B2	Integrated tent having multiple tent units An integrated tent includes a plurality of tent units. Each tent unit includes a pole connector, a plurality of upper poles, a plurality of lower poles and a tent cloth. Each upper pole has a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally connected to the pole connector. Each lower pole has a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally connected to the second end of a corresponding upper pole. An integrated tent also includes one or more unit connectors, and a plurality of connecting poles for connecting the tent units. Each unit connector is disposed between two adjacent tent units. Each connecting pole has a first end pivotally connected to the pole connector of a corresponding tent unit and a second end pivotally connected to a corresponding unit connector.
US09784003B2	Band spacing in fall protection system This invention provides fall protection systems, in metal building construction, and methods of installing such systems. A given such system comprises a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral support bands. The distance of the safety band from the rafter corresponds to about 40 percent to about 75 percent of the diameter of the bag. Thus for a 30-inch diameter bag, the distance between the edge of the rafter and the middle of the safety band is about 12 inches to about 23 inches. The safety band protects the suspension fabric from being cut by the near edge of the rafter when a falling object impacts the fall protection system near the edge of the rafter.
US09783998B2	Nonwoven joint tape having low moisture expansion properties and method for using same The invention is directed to a joint tape for finishing a joint between boards comprising a nonwoven substrate that does not swell substantially in the presence of water. The invention further provides a method of finishing a joint between boards comprising (i) applying a joint tape of the invention to a joint between boards by embedding the joint tape in a first coat of joint compound, (ii) applying a second coat of joint compound over the tape, wherein step (ii) is carried out before the joint tape and joint compound applied in step (i) have substantially dried, and optionally (iii) applying a third fill or finish coat of joint compound over the tape, wherein step (iii) is carried out before the joint tape and second coat have substantially dried.
US09783994B2	Self-aligning and self-spacing tile system A tile system has been devised that includes novel, integral self-aligning and self-spacing features on the side walls of the tiles to provide uniform self-alignment continuously during installation in all directions, both on vertical and horizontal surfaces. Border and corner tiles with similar self-alignment features are shown. The self-alignment features will align the tiles in either a straight-laid or running bond (or brick) pattern. The self-alignment features define regular, parallel gaps between adjacent tiles, without the need for separate spacers, in which waterproof grout is applied. The self-alignment features have application with bonded and non-bonded tiles, driveway/walkway/deck pavers and mortared interior and exterior brick, which can be manufactured in a variety of materials and processes. This Invention pays particular attention to plastic injection molded tiles that are to be bonded to a surface and subsequently grouted.
US09783993B2	Adjustable building panel support device An adjustable building panel support device comprising a building panel support element, a support bracket and at least one connector suitable for attaching an insulated building panel to a substrate for constructing an insulated wall section. The building support element and the support bracket are fixable together at a user determinable position by the at least one connector whereby the distance between the building panel support element and the support bracket can be varied to accommodate surface variations that may be present on a substrate surface.
US09783992B2	Thermally insulative spacer and methods involving use of same A spacer for use in spacing a cladding component from a building component has a support member, a base spaced apart from the support member, the base having a contact surface facing away from the support member, a web connected between the support member and the base, and a guide configured to locate the cladding component on the support member. A plurality of the spacers can be used by resiliently deforming them to accommodate and retain by restorative bias force a corresponding plurality of portions of the cladding component. Thereafter, the spacers are secured to the building component.
US09783990B2	Continuous handrail system A handrail assembly comprises an elongated railing and a plurality of brackets. The railing has two lateral channels extending along its length and a central member extending between the two lateral channels. At least one of the brackets has a base and two prongs extending away from the base. Each of the prongs engages one of the lateral channels. The engagement of the railing with the brackets forms a cavity that is defined, at least in part, by the central member, the base, and the prongs.
US09783989B2	Articulated downspout extension apparatus An extension apparatus for rainwater downspouts comprising a multi-piece, articulated extension device that is attachable to the lowermost portion of a rainwater downspout. The apparatus includes a pivotable joint for articulate movement around the joint. The apparatus further includes elastic members on the apparatus side panels to return the apparatus to an original, resting position after articulation.
US09783988B2	Debris repelling filtering device for roof gutters A gutter filtering device constructed to be mounted on top of a gutter opening and to extend from the front to the rear, and to attach to the front lip of the gutter. The gutter filtering device comprises a main body frame portion supporting a filtering media, a front mounting portion and a rear wing mounting portion. The main body frame portion is comprised of louvers that supports and holds a filtering media. The front mounting portion comprises a bending of the main body frame that folds over and crimps to the front end of the filtering media. The rear mounting portion comprises a separate rear wing folded over and crimpled to rear portion of the main body frame. The filtering media's top surface is shaped with many front to rear raised ridges in an repeating S-shape pattern that are parallel and form a consistent pattern from left to right.
US09783985B2	Thermal break wood stud with rigid insulation with non-metal fasteners and wall framing system A thermal break wood and rigid insulation stud is comprised of two non-dimensional lumber sections with a thermal break section of rigid foam insulation therebetween. A non-metallic truss arrangement of mechanical fasteners holds the lumber and insulation sections secured together greatly improving the strength of the thermal break wood and rigid insulation stud. The studs in a wall are 24″ on center. The studs are used for headers and sills and also may be used for top and bottom plates. The corners have an exterior all wood stud, an interior all wood stud and an interior all wood stud adjacent to the interior wood stud completing the interior corner for nailing gypsum board thereto. This corner has a thermal break space between the exterior and interior wood studs for insulation placement. The corners may also have two 3×6 thermal studs oriented 90 degrees from each other and an interior all wood stud for completing the interior corner for nailing gypsum board thereto. This corner arrangement also has a thermal break through its construction.
US09783981B2	Insulation with installation guide and apparatus and method for installing same A fibrous insulation member, a mechanism for attaching the insulation member to a building structure, and a method for attaching the insulation member to a structure utilizing the mechanism. The insulation member including a fibrous insulation body having a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface spaced apart from the first lateral surface, and a face extending from the first lateral surface to the second lateral surface. The insulation member also including a facing having a first portion attached to the face and extending the width of the face, and a second portion extending beyond the first lateral surface, the second portion having a first thickness and including a first guide having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
US09783980B2	Building membrane with drainage matrix and horizontal adhesive portions A building wrap membrane comprising a sheet of spunbonded polypropylene fabric member with integral adhesive attachment strips mounted on the front and back of the sheet and a drainage matrix secured to the sheet front surface comprised of individual thermoplastic threads randomly laid down to form a net and secured together by heat bonding with the threads formed into spaced rows with a plurality of expansion joints formed across matrix rows.
US09783975B2	Self-cleaning toilet assembly and system Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port. The cleaning system has a reservoir for holding a liquid cleaning agent having an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior space of the reservoir body; a housing to receive the reservoir; a supply conduit in fluid communication with the interior of the reservoir; a flow control device capable of controlling flow through the supply conduit; and a control system activatable by an actuator feature, wherein upon activation of the actuator feature, the control system is adapted to initiate a clean cycle by: operating the flow control device for a first period of time sufficient to deliver a dose of a liquid cleaning agent from the supply conduit to an interior space of the flush valve in a closed position, the flush valve configured for delivery of fluid to the rim inlet port, and operating the flush valve to open the flush valve to introduce flush water to carry the dose of a liquid cleaning agent through the rim inlet port into the toilet bowl.
US09783971B2	Discharge valve apparatus and one-piece flush toilet including same A discharge valve apparatus of the present invention includes: a discharge portion main body member attached to discharge opening, forming the inside of discharge flow path for guiding flush water from an inflow opening formed at one end thereof to an outflow opening formed at the other end thereof; a valve body for opening and closing the inflow opening of the discharge portion main body member; and an affixing portion, formed to project into the discharge flow path of a discharge portion main body member, for affixing the discharge portion main body member to a reservoir tank; wherein the inside surface of side wall portion in the discharge portion main body member at the same height as this affixing portion forms a curved portion, which curves outward so as to expand the cross-sectional area of the flow path.
US09783968B2	Sink and drain for sink Sinks and drains for sinks permitting the attachment of the drain to the sink such that the drain is substantially disposed below the top surface of the sink basin, and such that there is no discernable separation between the base of the sink basin and the drain when viewed from above the sink. A method of making a sink such that there is no discernable separation between the base of the sink basin and the drain when viewed from above the sink.
US09783959B2	Method of operating ride control system A method of operating a ride control system of a machine having an accumulator is provided. The method includes detecting a pressure at the accumulator. The method includes generating a first set of input data associated with a drive system and a brake pedal. The method includes generating a second set of input data associated with a lift cylinder. The method also includes determining a working mode of the ride control system based on the first set of input data and the second set of input data. The working mode of the ride control system includes a normal mode and an exposed mode. The method includes operating a ride control activation solenoid valve, upon determining the pressure at the accumulator to be above a predefined threshold, and the working mode of the ride control system to be the exposed mode.
US09783958B2	Drive mechanism for mining attachment A rope shovel has a boom and a hoist rope. The boom has a first end and a second end. The hoist rope extends over the second end of the boom. A digging assembly for the rope shovel includes a shaft, an elongated member supported for movement relative to the boom, an attachment, and a drive link. The shaft is positioned between the first end and the second end of the boom and transverse to the boom, and the shaft includes at least one pinion gear. The elongated member includes a first end and a second end. The attachment is coupled to the first end of the elongated member and is configured to be coupled to the hoist rope. The drive link includes a rack engaging the pinion gear of the transverse shaft such that rotation of the pinion gear moves the drive link and actuates the attachment.
US09783955B1	System and method for moving material A system for moving material from a first work area to a second work area includes a change in terrain sensor, a machine position sensor, and a controller. The controller performs first material moving operations including tip head operations until the void at the second work area is filled to a predetermined extent. The controller performs second material moving operation including backstacking operations until a predetermined amount of material has been moved from the first work area.
US09783951B2	Front pin lock for a tool attachment device A quick coupler (1) for attaching a tool (2), comprising an attachment bracket with two parallel attachment pins (3a, 3b), to an earth moving vehicle, where the quick coupler (1) comprises a frame (4) with a first cutout (5) and a second cutout (6) arranged substantially perpendicular to each other, which are adapted to cooperate with the respective attachment pin (3a, 3b) of the tool (2). The quick coupler (1) further comprises at least one, in relation to the frame (4) moveable locking arrangement (9), adapted to delimit the second cutout (6) in a direction parallel to the first cutout (5), whereby one of the attachment pins (3aq, 3b) of the tool is locked in the second cut-out (6) and at least one locking segment (18a, 18b) arranged to be rotated in relation to the frame (4) in at least a first and a second direction between different positions, whereby the locking segment (18a, 18b) in at least one position delimit the first cut-out (5) and locks the second of the attachment pins (3a, 3b) of the tool.
US09783941B1	Modular travel warning strip system and methods A modular highway warning strip system which comprises a modular warning strip segment having first and second ends, a length extending between the first and second ends, two opposing lengthwise sides, a width extending between the opposing lengthwise sides of the segment, top and bottom surfaces, and a thickness. Each of the first and second ends comprise at least one male protrusion and at least one female receptacle, wherein the at least one male protrusion is configured to engage the at least one female receptacle for joining a plurality of the segments together end-to-end. A segmented metallic plate is disposed between upper and lower rubber layers, the segmented plate comprising a plurality of segments separated by slits comprising living hinges.
US09783939B2	Articulating work platform support system, work platform system, and methods of use thereof The invention includes a work platform and support system that includes a hub and joist configuration, wherein the hubs and joists are capable of articulation, or pivoting. One method of installation allows for sections of new work platform system to be extended from an existing suspended work platform system. The system is also capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied to it.
US09783934B2	Multi-ply bath tissue having a first ply and a second ply, each ply having first and second layers A multi-ply bath tissue includes a first ply forming a first surface of the bath tissue. The first ply includes first and second layers. A second ply forms a second surface of the bath tissue. The second ply includes first and second layers. At least one of the first and second layers of at least one of the first ply and the second ply includes a temporary wet strength resin. The bath tissue has a cross machine direction (CD) wet tensile strength of between about 50 grams to about 90 grams.
US09783932B2	Polyethylene and polypropylene based tie resin for co-extrusion A tie resin is provided that is an extrudable blend of anhydride modified polypropylene and anhydride modified polyethylene suitable for use as a tie resin in coextrusions of polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon and EVOH materials.
US09783930B2	Hydrophobic paper or cardboard with self-assembled nanoparticles and method for the production thereof A hydrophobic paper or cardboard that has self-assembled silicon-oxide nanoparticles with functional silane groups and fluorocarbonated compounds linked directly to cellulose fibers of at least one surfaces thereof, with a Cobb value of 8 to 25 g/m2 and water contact angles of 100° to 140°, which can be used for packing foodstuffs. The hydrophobic paper or cardboard may be printed, is recyclable and exhibits improved adhesion in areas requiring adhesive bonding of paper or cardboard.
US09783929B2	Determination of CD and/or MD variations from scanning measurements of a sheet of material CD variations and/or MD variations in scan measurements are determined from spectral components of power spectra of scan measurements taken using two or more scanning speeds. Dominant spectral components having the same spatial frequencies identify CD variations and dominant spectral components having the same temporal frequencies identify MD variations. Dominant spectral components are extracted from a noisy power spectrum (PS) by sorting all spectral components into an ordered PS. A first polynomial representing background noise of the ordered PS is used to set a first threshold. Spectral components of the ordered PS that exceed the first threshold are removed to form a noise PS. A second polynomial representing the noise PS is used to set a second threshold. Spectral components of the PS that exceed the second threshold are identified as dominant spectral components of the PS.
US09783928B2	Full-automatic manufacturing method of plant fiber molded product, and multifunctional machine for molding and trimming Disclosed is a full-automatic method for manufacturing plant-fiber molding products and margin trimming and molding machines. The invention achieves functions: wet semi-finished product forming, hot press mold solidifying, and automatic margin trimming. The full-automatic method is as below: pulps are continuously made into wet semi-finished products by means of a suck-filter forming device, which is alternatively fed into hot-press molds of the left hot-press mold solidifying device and the right hot-press mold solidifying device after being heated to a certain temperature in hot-press molds for hot-press drying and solidifying. The dried and solidified products fall into the left positioning collecting tray and the right positioning collecting tray respectively from the left hot-press top mold and the right hot-press top mold, and are positioned therein. The full-automatic plant-fiber molding, mold solidifying and margin trimming machine includes a forming and solidifying device, a transfer device and a margin trimming device.
US09783927B2	Air hood for a Yankee roll and system comprising a Yankee roll and said air hood The air hood (3) for Yankee rolls (1) comprises at least one supply circuit (5, 6, 7) to supply dry hot air towards outlets (7A) to a working area, and at least one suction circuit (11) to suck wet air from the working area. The hood comprises a thermal insulation insulating at least partially the supply circuit from the suction circuit.
US09783924B2	Wall-mounted drum-type washing machine A wall-mounted drum-type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub containing wash water, supported by the rear panel; a front panel having an opening formed therein and installed on the tub; a control unit installed in the front panel; and a bypass unit bypassing wash water away from the control unit.
US09783921B2	Dosing device overcoming change in viscidity of detergent and method for controlling same A delivery device for delivering a detergent independently of a change in a viscidity of a detergent and a method of controlling the same are provided. The delivery device includes a detergent storage; a pump configured to inject the detergent into a dissolving container a motor configured to drive the pump; a delivery container communicated with the detergent storage via a first one-way valve; the dissolving container communicated with the delivery container via a second one-way valve, the first and second one-way valves having opposite liquid conducting directions; a piston disposed in the delivery container; a crank-connecting rod mechanism constituted by the delivery container, the piston, a piston rod and a crankshaft; a contact switch; a cam disposed on a main journal of the crankshaft, a point of an outer contour of the cam triggering the contact switch to turn on and off once when the crankshaft makes one revolution.
US09783920B2	Laundry treating apparatus and method for controlling the same A method is provided for controlling a laundry treating apparatus. The method may include controlling the drum to accelerate the drum to rotate at a first speed, applying a brake to stop the drum, accelerating the drum to a second speed, sensing a current being applied to the motor while the drum is accelerated to the second speed, and determining a laundry amount based on the sensed current.
US09783906B2	Substrate electrolytic processing apparatus and paddle for use in such substrate electrolytic processing apparatus A substrate electrolytic processing apparatus capable of leveling an electric-field shielding rate with no need to increase its size is disclosed. The substrate electrolytic processing apparatus includes a processing bath for holding a processing solution, a substrate holder for holding a substrate and capable of locating the substrate in the processing bath, a counter electrode disposed in the processing bath and serving as an electrode opposite to the substrate, and a paddle disposed between the counter electrode and the substrate and configured to reciprocate parallel to a surface of the substrate so as to agitate the processing solution. The paddle includes agitation rods disposed in an inner region of the paddle and agitation rods disposed in an outer region of the paddle, and gaps between the agitation rods disposed in the outer region is smaller than gaps between the agitation rods disposed in the inner region.
US09783903B2	Additives for electroplating baths Reaction products of halogenated pyrimidines and nucleophilic linker units are included in metal electroplating baths to provide good throwing power. The electroplating baths can be used to plate metal, such as copper, tin and alloys thereof on printed circuit boards and semiconductors and fill through-holes and vias.
US09783900B2	Apparatus for use in electrorefining and electrowinning An apparatus for use in the electro-production of metals, comprising a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in an interleaved configuration, wherein each anode and cathode pair forms a cell; a plurality of power supplies, each cell associated with one or more respective power supplies; and the power supplies are arranged to control a direct current in the one or more cells to a predetermined value.
US09783890B2	Process for electroless plating and a solution used for the same A process of pretreatment for selective application of electroless metallization to a surface of a non-conductive material and a solution useful for the pretreatment are provided. The process achieves good coverage in areas to be plated on the surface of non-conductive materials without skip plating or over plating.
US09783889B2	Apparatus for variable substrate temperature control In some embodiments, an apparatus for variable substrate temperature control may include a heater moveable along a central axis of a substrate support; a seal ring disposed about the heater, the seal ring configured to interface with a shadow ring disposed above the heater to form a seal; a plurality of spacer pins configured to support a substrate and disposed within a plurality of through holes formed in the heater, the plurality of spacer pins moveable parallel to the central axis, wherein the plurality of spacer pins control a first distance between the substrate and the heater and a second distance between the substrate and the shadow ring; and a resilient element disposed beneath the seal ring to bias the seal ring toward a backside surface of the heater.
US09783888B2	Atomic layer deposition head An ALD coating method to provide a coating surface on a substrate is provided. The ALD coating method comprises: providing a deposition heading including a unit cell having a first precursor nozzle assembly and a second precursor nozzle assembly; emitting a first precursor from the first precursor nozzle assembly into chamber under atmospheric conditions in a direction substantially normal to the coating surface; emitting a second precursor from the first precursor nozzle assembly into chamber under atmospheric conditions in a direction substantially normal to the coating surface; removing moving the substrate under the deposition head such that the first precursor is directed onto a first area of the coating surface prior to the second precursor being directed onto the first area of the coating surface.
US09783887B2	Apparatus and method The invention is related to an apparatus and a method for processing a surface of a substrate by exposing the surface of the substrate to alternating surface reactions of at least a first starting material and a second starting material according to the principles of atomic layer deposition method. According to the invention a first starting material is fed on the surface of the substrate locally by means of a source by moving the source in relation to the substrate, and the surface of the substrate processed with the first starting material is exposed to a second starting material present in the atmosphere surrounding the source.
US09783879B2	Nitrided steel member and manufacturing method thereof A nitrided steel member including an iron nitride compound layer formed on a surface of a steel member having predetermined components, wherein: in X-ray diffraction peak intensity IFe4N (111) of a (111) crystal plane of Fe4N and X-ray diffraction peak intensity IFe3N (111) of a (111) crystal plane of Fe3N, which are measured on a surface of the nitrided steel member by X-ray diffraction, an intensity ratio expressed by IFe4N (111)/{IFe4N (111)+IFe3N (111)} is 0.5 or more; Vickers hardness of the iron nitride compound layer is 900 or less, Vickers hardness of a base metal immediately under the iron nitride compound layer is 700 or more, and a difference between the Vickers hardness of the iron nitride compound layer and the Vickers hardness of the base metal is 150 or less; and a thickness of the iron nitride compound layer is 2 to 17 μm.
US09783878B2	High-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and high-strength alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion, formability, and hole expandability with an ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa or more, the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on a surface of a base steel sheet. The base steel sheet contains, by mass %, C: 0.05% to 0.4 %; Si: 0.01% to 3.0%; Mn: 0.1% to 3.0%; Al: 0.01 to 2.0%; in which Si+Al >0.5%, P: limited to 0.04% or less; S: limited to 0.05% or less; N: limited to 0.01% or less; and a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure of the base steel sheet contains 40% or more by total volume fraction of martensite and bainite, 8% or more by volume fraction of residual austenite, and a balance of the microstructure being ferrite or ferrite and 10% or less by volume fraction of pearlite. The martensite contains 10% or more by total volume fraction of two or more kinds of three kinds of martensites (1), (2), and (3), and the hot-dip galvanized layer contains less than 7 mass % of Fe.
US09783876B2	Stainless steel for oil wells and stainless steel pipe for oil wells A stainless steel for oil wells which has excellent high-temperature corrosion resistance and can stably obtain a strength of not less than 758 MPa is provided. The stainless steel for oil wells contains, by masse, C: not more than 0.05%, Si: not more than 1.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.0%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: 16 to 18%, Mo: 1.8 to 3%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.0 to 5.5%, Co: 0.01 to 1.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, O: not more than 0.05%, and N: not more than 0.05%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulas (1) and (2): Cr+4Ni+3Mo+2Cu≧44 (1) Cr+3Ni+4Mo+2Cu/3≦46 (2) where each symbol of element in Formulas (1) and (2) is substituted by the content (mass %) of a corresponding element.
US09783874B2	Thick film paste and use thereof A thick film paste comprising at least one particulate platinum (alloy), at least one metal compound, and an organic vehicle, wherein the at least one metal compound is selected from the group consisting of in each case particulate NiO, SiO2, RuO2, Rh2O3, IrO2, Cu2O, CuO, TiO2, ZrO2, PbO, SnO2, CeO2, Al2O3, MgO, MnO2 and MoO2, and metal compounds capable of forming a metal oxide on firing, the metal oxide being selected from the group consisting of NiO, SiO2, RuO2, Rh2O3, IrO2, Cu2O, CuO, TiO2, ZrO2, PbO, SnO2, CeO2, Al2O3, MgO, MnO2 and MoO2.
US09783870B2	Method for processing ash, particularly fly ash Disclosed is a method for processing ash, particularly fly ash, in which method several elements are separated from the ash. In the method both noble metals and rare earth elements are separated.
US09783868B2	Dross processing system A dross processing system crucible comprising a substantially vertical inner wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer surface, and an inner surface, a bottom having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface affixed to the lower end of the inner wall. A blockable port is disposed in the bottom, and a thermal insulating material covers the outer surface of the vertical inner wall and the lower surface of the bottom. An outer vessel is affixed to the upper end of the substantially vertical inner wall, and the thermal insulating material is disposed between the outer surface of the inner wall and the outer vessel.
US09783863B2	Suspension device for tilting oxygen converters and converter provided with said suspension device A suspension device (8) for a converter, comprising a central structure (8′), adapted to be fixed to a container (2) of the converter (1), a first lateral structure (29), arranged at a first side of the central structure and adapted to be fixed to a first surface (10, 11) of a supporting ring (3) of the container, a second lateral structure (28), arranged at a second side of said central structure and adapted to be fixed to the surface (10, 11), wherein two wedge-shaped elements (15, 15′) are provided, each element being provided between the central structure and a respective lateral structure and configured so as to slide on sliding surfaces (23, 24, 24′) connected respectively to the central structure and to the respective lateral structure, wherein each wedge-shaped element is crossed by at least one tie-rod (16, 16′) connected thereto, and wherein elastic means (17) are provided, which are associated to or intrinsic with said one tie-rod and configured to maintain a wedging of the wedge-shaped element.
US09783861B2	Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
US09783859B2	Method of screening and quantifying various enzymatic activities using artificial genetic circuits A method of detecting and quantifying various enzymatic activities using a constructed artificial genetic circuit GESS (genetic enzyme screening system) for sensing phenolic compounds and a method of screening a trace of activities of target enzymes from a metagenome using the artificial genetic circuit, thereby securing target enzyme genes. When the method for screening and quantifying target enzymatic activity is used, useful genes can be screened from various genetic communities, including environmental or metagenomic libraries, at a single cell level in high throughput (million/day). Further, the sensitivity of the genetic circuit to phenol derivatives and the expression thereof can be controlled, and thus the genetic circuit can rapidly sense and quantify various enzymatic activities. Thus, the method can be advantageously used in the protein engineering technology for enzyme modification. Particularly, it can quantitatively investigate enzymatic activity, and thus can be applied to molecular evolution technology.
US09783858B2	Altered microbiome of chronic pelvic pain Provided herein are kits, compositions, and methods for diagnosing and treating interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) based on finding lower levels of certain bacteria in a subject's stool sample (e.g., O. splanchnicus, F. prausnitzii, C. aerofaciens, E. sinensis, L. longoviformis, and R. intestinalis). In certain embodiments, then present invention provides probiotic formulations containing live bacteria (e.g., from O. splanchnicus, F. prausnitzii, C. aerofaciens, E. sinensis, L. longoviformis, and R. intestinalis).
US09783857B2	Diagnosis kit and chip for bladder cancer using bladder cancer specific methylation marker gene The present invention relates to a kit and nucleic acid chip for diagnosing bladder cancer using a bladder cancer-specific marker gene. More particularly, the invention relates to a kit and nucleic acid chip for diagnosing bladder cancer, which can detect the promoter methylation of a bladder cancer-specific gene, the promoter or exon region of which is methylated specifically in transformed cells of bladder cancer. The use of the diagnostic kit or nucleic acid chip of the invention enables diagnosis of bladder cancer at an early stage of transformation, thus enabling early diagnosis of bladder cancer, and can diagnose bladder cancer in a more accurate and rapid manner compared to a conventional method.
US09783856B2	Multiplexed KRAS mutation detection assay Provided herein is reagent mixture comprising multiplexed amplification reagents and flap assay reagents for detecting, in a single reaction, mutant copies of the KRAS gene that contain any of the 34A, 34C, 34T, 35A, 35C, 35T or 38A point mutations. Methods that employ the reagent mix and kits for performing the same are also provided.
US09783852B2	Method for assessing embryotoxicity The present invention provides a method for assessing embryotoxicity of a chemical comprising: (1) a first step of measuring the expression level of one or more genes selected from among genes each comprising any of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 78 and 101 to 230 and orthologous genes thereof in a sample from a non-human mammal or mammalian cell which has come into contact with a test chemical; and (2) a second step of comparing the measured value of the expression level of the gene in the sample obtained in the first step with a control value of the expression level of the gene and based on the difference assessing the level of the embryotoxicity of the test chemical in the sample; and so on.
US09783851B2	Genetic alterations associated with autism and the autistic phenotype and methods of use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of autism Compositions and methods for the detection and treatment of autism and autistic spectrum disorder are provided.
US09783848B2	PCR methods for characterizing the 5′ untranslated region of the FMR1 and FMR2 genes This disclosure relates to methods of determining the presence and position of AGG or interruptor elements within a trinucleotide (for example, CGG) repeat region, and to methods of determining the number of repeats present in this region, by amplifying a set of products with a set of primers of which at least one comprises a portion of the CGG repeat region, and resolving the products to produce a representation of product size and abundance.
US09783846B2	Detection of immune cells, in particular T cells through DNA-methylation analysis of the genes CCR6 and BLR1 The present invention relates to a method, in particular an in vitro method, for identifying certain immune cells of a mammal, comprising analyzing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the gene CCR6 and/or BLR1 or an orthologous or paralogous gene thereof, and the use of DNA-methylation analysis of the genes of the proteins CCR6 and/or BLR1 for a detection and quality assurance and control of certain immune cells. In particular, the present invention relates to analyzing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the gene CCR6 in T cells. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit for performing the above methods, as well as to respective uses.
US09783845B2	Detection of target nucleic acid sequence by PTO cleavage and extension-dependent non-hybridization assay The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PCE-NH (PTO Cleavage and Extension-Dependent Non-Hybridization) assay. The present invention adopts the occurrence of the inhibition of the hybridization between the HO with the CTO by the formation of the target-dependent extended duplex. Therefore, the present invention may detect target sequences even when the HO is not cleaved. In this regard, the design of the 5′-tagging portion of PTO, CTO and HO sequences may be readily performed and the conditions for reactions may be also easily established. In addition, the detection of the hybrid between the CTO and the HO may be performed in a different vessel from that for the extension of the CTO.
US09783844B2	Method for amplifying nucleic acid and method for detecting amplified nucleic acid An object of the present invention is to provide methods for amplifying and detecting a nucleic acid that allow efficient hybridization, and devices and kits for use in the methods. The present invention includes amplifying a target nucleic acid into a double-stranded nucleic acid having a single-stranded region at each end, and detecting this nucleic acid. The present invention also provides detection devices and kits that make use of these methods.
US09783842B2	STR genotyping by differential hybridization In a method of deducing the number of repeat units in a selected short tandem repeat (STR) in a genomic sample, at least a single stranded target DNA generated from a genomic sample comprising a selected STR, an STR probe (P1,P1′), a reference probe (P2), and two blockers (B1,B2) are provided, and at least three differential hybridization experiments are carried out, based on which the number of STR probe oligonucleotides (P1,P1′) bound per target DNA strand in each differential hybridization experiment is determined. The method further comprises the step of comparing these numbers of STR probe oligonucleotides (P1,P1′) bound per target DNA strand in the differential hybridization experiments for deducing the number of repeat units in the selected STR on the single stranded target DNA strand. Also disclosed are kits for carrying out STR genotyping by differential hybridization.
US09783835B2	Method for producing a lipid in a fermentation process The invention provides methods and systems for the production of lipid products from a gaseous substrate using a two stage fermentation process. The method comprises providing a gaseous substrate comprising CO, CO2 and H2 or mixtures thereof, to a first bioreactor containing a culture or one or more microorganisms, and fermenting the substrate to produce a product comprising acetate. The acetate from the first bioreactor is then provided to a second bioreactor, where it is used as a substrate for fermentation to lipids by one or more yeasts.
US09783831B2	Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase The present invention relates to a novel cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) enzyme which is obtainable from Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4, N1-4(HMT) or N1-504. The invention further relates to nucleic acids encoding the enzyme, vectors and host cells, and uses of the CGTase.
US09783830B2	Process for microbial fermentation of sugary substrates and use of the hydrogen in atomic, ionic or gaseous state in said process A process for microbial fermentation of sugary substrates may include inoculating hydrogen into a microorganism of a genera fungus or a bacterium present in suspension in a wort under fermentation or in an immobilized bed. The wort under fermentation or in the immobilized bed may contain sugars and microorganisms.
US09783828B2	Recombinant cell, and method for producing isoprene To provide a series of techniques capable of producing isoprene from syngas or the like.Provided is a recombinant cell prepared by introducing a nucleic acid encoding isoprene synthase into a host cell having an isopentenyl diphosphate synthesis ability by a non-mevalonate pathway, wherein the nucleic acid is expressed in the host cell, and the recombinant cell is capable of producing isoprene from at least one C1 compound selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, formic acid, and methanol. As the host cell, a Clostridium bacterium or a Moorella bacterium is exemplified. Also provided is a method for producing isoprene using the recombinant cell.
US09783824B2	Self-complementary parvoviral vectors, and methods for making and using the same The teachings herein are generally directed to a method of enhancing the genetic stability of parvovirus vectors. The stability of conventional ss or dsAAV vector constructs can be enhanced, for example, to obtain a concurrent increase in vector titer and purity, as well as an improvement in vector safety, due at least in part to the elimination of stuffer DNA from the AAV vector. The method is broadly applicable to all gene transfer/therapy applications, such as those requiring delivery of foreign DNA containing recombinant gene expression cassettes. Such foreign DNA can range, for example, from about 0.2 up to about 5.2 kb in length. The enhanced vector constructs are highly flexible, user-friendly, and can be easily modified (via routine DNA cloning) and utilized (via standard AAV vector technology) by anyone skilled in the art.
US09783822B2	Gene therapy methods The present invention generally provides improved gene therapy vectors, cell-based compositions, and methods of using the same in methods of gene therapy. The present invention further provides improved gene therapy compositions for expanding hematopoietic cells and related methods for treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the hematopoietic system such as thalassemias and anemias.
US09783820B2	Methods and compositions to enhance activity of Cry endotoxins Methods and compositions for enhancing the resistance of plants to plant pests are provided. Chimeric pesticidal polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the chimeric pesticidal polypeptides are provided. The chimeric pesticidal polypeptides comprising a solubility-enhancing polypeptide operably linked to a polypeptide comprising pesticidal activity. The nucleic acid molecules can be used in expression cassettes for making transformed plants with enhanced resistance to plant pests. Further provided are transformed plants, plant tissues, plant cells, other host cells, and seeds as well as pesticidal compositions.
US09783811B2	Inducible gene expression composition for using eukaryotic pol-2 promoter-driven transcription in prokaryotes and the applications thereof Eukaryotic protein-coding messenger RNAs and non-coding microRNAs are naturally transcribed by type II RNA polymerases (pol-2) but not prokaryotic RNA polymerases. As a result, current eukaryotic RNA and protein production is performed either using eukaryotic pol-2 promoters in hybridomas or mammalian cells or using prokaryotic promoters in bacterial cells. However, because prokaryotic RNA transcription tends to be error-prone, frequent mutation is a big problem. Also, growing hybridomas or mammalian cells is relatively laborious and costly. To overcome these problems, the present invention provides a novel inducible composition and method for producing eukaryotic RNAs and/or their related peptides/proteins directly using eukaryotic pol-2 promoter-driven gene expression in fast growing bacteria, without the need of changing to prokaryotic promoters or growing hybridomas/mammalian cells. The RNAs and peptides/proteins so obtained can be used to develop drugs, cure diseases, treat tumors/cancers, produce pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, enhance wound healing, and make foods.
US09783804B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of nucleic acids function The invention relates generally to compositions and methods for inhibiting the function of target nucleic acids by sequence specific binding. The compositions and methods can be used for inhibition of micro RNAs and other relatively short non-coding RNAs.
US09783803B2	Inhibition of NEAT1 for treatment of solid tumors The application relates to the field of cancer, particularly to the field of solid tumors. It was found that a particular long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), NEAT1, an essential architectural component of nuclear paraspeckles, is required for the survival of cancer, but not that of normal, non-transformed, cells. Inhibition of NEAT1 reduces cell viability of cancer cells and induces apoptosis. These data identify NEAT1 as a novel therapeutic target for treatment of solid tumors.
US09783802B2	Interfering RNA molecules The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
US09783801B2	Methods for creating and identifying functional RNA interference elements The invention relates to the control of gene expression. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods for the production and use of recombinant nucleic acid molecules that have the ability to specifically downregulate an expressed target gene in vivo. In some aspects, the invention provides methods for producing a hairpin DNA molecule where part of the molecule is derived from an mRNA that is a target for a small interfering RNA (siRNA) derived from the hairpin. In other aspects, the invention provides synthetic hairpin adapter oligonucleotides that are used in the construction of siRNA-producing cassettes. In other aspects, the invention provides methods for testing for the presence or absence of specific inhibitory activity of an RNAi trigger molecule, and in still other aspects, the invention provides methods for identifying an active RNAi trigger molecule from a library of RNAi trigger molecules. In still other aspects, the invention provides methods for identifying a polynucleotide from a plurality of candidate target polynucleotides that is specifically targeted by an RNAi trigger molecule. In other aspects, the invention provides epi-allelic series of hypomorphic RNAi trigger molecules specific for any gene of interest, where the series of RNAi trigger molecules have a variety of uses including analysis of gene function and drug target development.
US09783799B2	Enrichment of small nucleic acids Provided herein is technology related to processing samples of nucleic acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods for enriching samples for small nucleic acids, such as small circulating cell-free DNA.
US09783798B2	Site-specific incorporation of redox active amino acids into proteins Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate redox active amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with redox active amino acids using these orthogonal pairs.
US09783794B2	Influenza A 2009 pandemic H1N1 polypeptide fragments comprising endonuclease activity and their use The present invention relates to polypeptide fragments comprising an amino-terminal fragment of the PA subunit of a viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase possessing endonuclease activity, wherein the PA subunit is from Influenza A 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus or is a variant thereof. This invention also relates to (i) crystals of the polypeptide fragments which are suitable for structure determination of the polypeptide fragments using X-ray crystallography and (ii) computational methods using the structural coordinates of the polypeptide to screen for and design compounds that modulate, preferably inhibit the endonucleolytically active site within the polypeptide fragment. In addition, this invention relates to methods of identifying compounds that bind to the PA polypeptide fragments possessing endonuclease activity and preferably inhibit the endonucleolytic activity, as well as the compounds themselves. Preferably, the compounds are identifiable by the methods disclosed herein or the pharmaceutical compositions are producible by the methods disclosed herein.
US09783791B2	Mutant reverse transcriptase and methods of use The invention relates to the generation and characterization of stable MMLV reverse transcriptase mutants. The invention also discloses methods of using stable MMLV reverse transcriptase mutants.
US09783788B2	Porcine pseudorabies virus (PRV)-YF strain and its application The present invention relates to the technical field of porcine pseudorabies virus, and more particularly to a porcine pseudorabies virus (PRV)-YF strain, with the preservation No. of CCTCC No. V201502. The present invention also provides an application of the porcine pseudorabies virus (PRV)-YF strain in preparing an inactivated vaccine of the porcine pseudorabies virus, the inactivated vaccine of the porcine pseudorabies virus and a preparation method thereof. It is proved through an immune efficacy evaluating test and a safety test that the inactivated vaccine of the porcine pseudorabies virus has good immune protective efficacy and is safe for weaned piglets, replacement gilts, pregnant sows and the like.
US09783785B2	Screening methods for detection of susceptibility to leukemia and lymphomas A diagnostic test is described using Aspergillus flavus fungal cultures, EBV or their combination to induce leukemic cell surface markers in mononuclear cells of former or current leukemia patients. Unlike aflotoxin, which indiscriminately induces leukemic transformation, the compositions used were specific to leukemia-predisposed patients, but not other cancers or normal controls. The test identifies survivors of ALL and can detect propensity for development of leukemia in susceptible individuals. An ELISA technique using the described fungal products or EBV and combination can detect individuals with history of leukemia and not controls. These findings have implications for the etiology of leukemias and lymphomas and use for mass screening, detection of susceptible individuals to leukemia and potential vaccination.
US09783779B2	Artificial oocyte activation The present invention provides novel methods for improving the efficiency of artificial activation of unfertilized mammalian oocytes by reducing the intracellular concentration of Zn2+ in the oocyte. The methods of the invention may additionally comprise a preceding step of increasing the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ in the oocyte prior to reduction of the intracellular Zn2+ concentration. The invention further provides unfertilized oocytes activated by the disclosed methods and viable mammalian animals produced from unfertilized oocytes activated by the disclosed methods.
US09783774B2	Cell culture control system, cell culture control method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium A cell culture control system includes a controller configured to control parameters of a culture fluid which exists in a processor in accordance with a control value which is preliminarily set, a generator configured to generate time-series data by using a concentration value of the metabolic substances in the culture fluid, the concentration value of the metabolic substances being detected by a sensor, an extractor configured to extract a characteristic point of the time-series data generated by the generator, and a control value setter configured to change the control value in accordance with the characteristic point extracted by the extractor.
US09783771B2	Three bioreactor system for the cultivation of mammalian cells The present invention relates to large-scale bioreactors having at least two impellers, large-scale bioreactor systems and methods for the large scale cultivation and propagation of mammalian cells using these bioreactors.
US09783770B2	Deepwell plate system with lid The present invention relates to a deepwell plate system, comprising a deepwell plate and a lid system which can be detachably fitted to the deepwell plate by snap- or clamp-fastening means so as to tightly seal the deepwell plate and to a method for the cultivation of cells within the deepwell plate system according to the present invention.

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