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US09797034B2	High strength and high toughness cast steel material and method for producing the same A high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention has a composition comprising 0.10 to 0.20% by mass of C, 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Si, 0.40 to 1.20% by mass of Mn, 2.00 to 3.00% by mass of Ni, 0.20 to 0.70% by mass of Cr, and 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Mo, and further comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities. The high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention is produced by subjecting an ingot having the above composition to annealing at 1,000 to 1,100° C., quenching at 850 to 950° C., tempering at 610 to 670° C., and then, if desired, stress-relief annealing at less than 610° C.
US09797033B2	High-strength, high-toughness, wear-resistant steel plate and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a wear-resistant steel plate, which has the following chemical composition (wt. %): C: 0.08-0.21%, Si: 0.15-0.45%, Mn: 1.10-1.80%, P: ≦0.015%, S: ≦0.010%, Nb: 0.010-0.040%, Al: 0.010-0.080%, B: 0.0006-0.0014%, Ti: 0.005-0.050%, Ca: 0.0010-0.0080%, V≦0.080%, Cr≦0.60%, N≦0.0080%, O≦0.0060%, H≦0.0004%, wherein 0.025%≦Nb+Ti≦0.080%, 0.030%≦Al+Ti≦0.12%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the wear-resistant steel plate, comprising smelting, casting, rolling, post-rolling direct cooling, inter alia. The wear-resistant steel plate obtained from the above composition and process has perfect weldability, high strength, high hardness, good low-temperature toughness, and excellent machinability, and is suitable for quick-wear devices in engineering and mining machinery, such as bucket, mining vehicle body and scraper transporter, etc.
US09797032B2	Articles containing copper nanoparticles and methods for production and use thereof Articles containing a matrix material and plurality of copper nanoparticles in the matrix material that have been at least partially fused together are described. The copper nanoparticles are less than about 20 nm in size. Copper nanoparticles of this size become fused together at temperatures and pressures that are much lower than that of bulk copper. In general, the fusion temperatures decrease with increasing applied pressure and lowering of the size of the copper nanoparticles. The size of the copper nanoparticles can be varied by adjusting reaction conditions including, for example, surfactant systems, addition rates, and temperatures. Copper nanoparticles that have been at least partially fused together can form a thermally conductive percolation pathway in the matrix material.
US09797027B2	Method for recycling indium Provided is a method for recycling indium from a panel on which an electrode layer made of indium tin oxide (ITO) is formed, comprising: S1 —removing each of pattern layers on the panel to obtain particles formed by the pattern layers; S2 —adding an acid solution to the particles so as to dissolve the substances which can be dissolved in the acid solution, and then filtering to give a solution containing indium ion; S3 —adding an alkaline solution to the solution obtained in step S2, so that metal ions other than indium ion can form precipitates with hydroxyl ion; S4 —filtering off the precipitates formed in step S3; and S5 —evaporating the solution obtained in step S4 to obtain crystals of indium salt. The method improves the reusing rate of the defective panels, is helpful to environment protection, and saves resources.
US09797024B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet for gas nitrocarburizing and manufacturing method thereof In a hot-rolled steel sheet, an average pole density of an orientation group of {100}<011> to {223}<110>, which is represented by an arithmetic average of pole density of each orientation of {100}<011>, {116}<110>, {114}<110>, {112}<110>, and {223}<110> in a center portion of a sheet thickness which is a range of the sheet thickness of ⅝ to ⅜ from a surface of the steel sheet, is 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less, the pole density of a crystal orientation of {332}<113> is 1.0 or more and 4.8 or less, an average grain size in a center in the sheet thickness is 10 μm or less, and a microstructure includes, by a structural fraction, pearlite more than 6% and ferrite in the balance.
US09797022B2	Methods and systems for processing a reaction product mixture of cellulosic biomass material Processing of a reaction product mixture containing at least one volatile organic compound as well as lignin, lignin derived compounds, and/or unextracted cellulose and hemicellulose using a recovery system comprising at least two flashers or at least one flasher and at least two reboilers. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of biomass, particularly cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.
US09797018B2	Kits for detecting mycobacterium avium/intracellulare nucleic acid Disclosed is a method for determining the presence of Mycobacterium avium complex nucleic acids in a biological sample. In particular, the mig gene of M. avium and the DT1 gene of M. intracellulare are detected, preferably following amplification. In addition, the method distinguishes between species of M. avium and M. intracellulare. Also described are oligonucleotides that can be used as primers to amplify target genes such as mig and DT1 genes and as probes as well as kits containing the oligonucleotide.
US09797017B2	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.
US09797012B2	Nucleic acid sequencing system and method A technique for sequencing nucleic acids in an automated or semi-automated manner is disclosed. Sample arrays of a multitude of nucleic acid sites are processed in multiple cycles to add nucleotides to the material to be sequenced, detect the nucleotides added to sites, and to de-block the added nucleotides of blocking agents and tags used to identify the last added nucleotide. Multiple parameters of the system are monitored to enable diagnosis and correction of problems as they occur during sequencing of the samples. Quality control routines are run during sequencing to determine quality of samples, and quality of the data collected.
US09797011B2	Device preparation using condensed nucleic acid particles A method of sequencing a nucleic acid strand includes receiving particles having nucleic acid strands coupled to a polymer matrix, exposing the particles to a solution including a condensing agent, and applying the particles to a surface, the particles depositing on the surface.
US09797010B2	Systems and methods for nucleic acid sequencing The present invention relates to systems and methods for sequencing nucleic acids, including sequencing nucleic acids in fluidic droplets. In one set of embodiments, the method employs sequencing by hybridization using droplets such as microfluidic droplets. In some embodiments, droplets are formed which include a target nucleic acid, a nucleic acid probe, and at least one identification element, such as a fluorescent particle. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid are determined, in some instances, by determining the at least one identification element. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid may be used to determine the sequence of the target nucleic acid. In certain instances, the microfluidic droplets are provided with reagents that modify the nucleic acid probe. In some cases, a droplet, such as those described above, is deformed such that the components of the droplets individually pass a target area.
US09797007B2	Micro-liquid phase reaction method based on substrate with hydrophilic-hydrophobic patterned surface A micro-liquid phase reaction method based on a substrate with a hydrophilic-hydrophobic patterned surface, including the following: applying a liquid phase system containing a hydrotropic substance and/or an amphipathic substance to a hydrophobic smooth plane in a sample-spotting manner to form an array of tiny droplets, subsequently removing the solvent in each droplet to bond the hydrotropic substance and/or amphipathic substance in each droplet to the hydrophobic smooth plane so as to form an array of hydrophilic bonding points, then moving an aqueous phase system or hydrophilic liquid phase system containing more than one reactants over the hydrophobic smooth plane, thereby forming island-like tiny reaction droplets at each hydrophilic bonding point, and finally under the set reaction conditions, reacting the reactants in each tiny reaction droplet. The method allows a parallel processing system for multiple reactions to be implemented under common experiment conditions, and greatly extends the application range thereof.
US09797005B2	High throughput method of DNA methylation haplotyping Particular aspects provide novel, high-throughput methods to quantify DNA methylation (e.g., at a single-base resolution) in an allele-specific manner. The methods comprise use of an allele-specific sequence polymorphism (e.g., allele-specific single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP) in sufficient proximity to a CpG methylation site to provide for distinguishing the methylation levels between two alleles. In particular aspects, after bisulfite modification, the genomic DNA region is PCR-amplified, and the product subjected to allele-specific pyrosequencing, and the percentage of methylation determined based on the percentage of cytosine to thymidine conversion. In further embodiments, MethyLight™ is used after bisulfite treatment. The inventive methodology has, for example, substantial utility for affording quantitative analyses in the regulation of analyses of X-inactivation, the allele-specific expression of genes (e.g., in the immune system) and junk DNA, etc., and in classifying an individual as to whether they have loss of imprinting (LOI).
US09797001B2	Methods for characterizing a target DNA sequence composition in a plant genome Methods for the high-throughput analysis of transgenic events are herein disclosed. The methods use libraries of sheared genomic DNA ligated to specialized adapters and pooled for sequence analysis and comparison to known genomic and insert sequence. The method finds use in detecting characterizing insertion site, transgene integrity, and transgene copy number.
US09797000B2	Non-target amplification method for detection of RNA splice-forms in a sample Provided are methods of isolating RNA from a biological sample, methods and means for determining the presence of particular RNA splice-form variants in a biological sample, methods and means for determining the relative ratio of RNA ratios in a biological sample, and methods and means for predicting the progression of precancerous cervical lesions.
US09796998B2	Oxygenase-based biosensing systems for measurement of halogenated alkene concentrations A biosensing system that measures the concentration of halogenated alkenes is disclosed.
US09796979B2	Oligonucleotide modulators of the toll-like receptor pathway Disclosed herein are double stranded nucleic acid molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same useful in the treatment of, inter alia, acute and chronic inflammation, neuropathic pain, primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation in a subject in need thereof. The compounds are preferably chemically synthesized and modified dsRNA compounds, which down regulate or inhibit expression of Toll like receptor 4.
US09796978B1	Oligonucleotide compositions with enhanced efficiency The oligonucleotide compositions of the present invention make use of combinations of oligonucleotides. In one aspect, the invention features an oligonucleotide composition including at least 2 different oligonucleotides targeted to a target gene. This invention also provides methods of inhibiting protein synthesis in a cell and methods of identifying oligonucleotide compositions that inhibit synthesis of a protein in a cell.
US09796977B2	Low molecular weight cyclic amine containing cationic lipids for oligonucleotide delivery The instant invention provides for novel cationic lipids that can be used in combination with other lipid components such as cholesterol and PEG-lipids to form lipid nanoparticles with oligonucleotides. It is an object of the instant invention to provide a cationic lipid scaffold that demonstrates enhanced efficacy along with lower liver toxicity as a result of lower lipid levels in the liver. The present invention employs low molecular weight cationic lipids comprising at least one short lipid chain to enhance the efficiency and tolerability of in vivo delivery of siRNA.
US09796970B1	Production of high purity chondroitinase ABC The present invention provides a method for purifying Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC). The present method includes using a heparin-immobilized affinity chromatography column, and through chromatography method obtaining a purified ChABC from a matrix containing the ChABC. The present method is capable of obtaining ChABC in high purity with the advantages of simplicity in preparation and high yield.
US09796969B2	Enzymes that cleave non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignins or derivatives thereof and saccharides The patent application relates to isolated polypeptides that specifically cleave non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignins or derivatives thereof and saccharides, and to cDNAs encoding the polypeptides. The patent application also relates to nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors and host cells comprising the cDNAs, as well as methods of producing and using the isolated polypeptides for treating pulp and biomass to increase soluble saccharide yield and enrich lignin fractions.
US09796965B2	Use of Taq polymerase mutant enzymes for nucleic acid amplification in the presence of PCR inhibitors The present invention generally relates to detection of a target nucleic acid in standard PCR, real-time PCR, RT PCR, and real-time RT PCR. One aspect of the invention provides mutant DNA polymerase enzymes that are resistant to PCR inhibitors, such as dye, blood, and soil. Another aspect of the invention provides for methods of real-time PCR assays using mutant DNA polymerase enzymes resistant to PCR inhibitors with samples containing dye, blood, and/or soil. Another aspect of the invention provides for methods of standard PCR assays using mutant DNA polymerase enzymes resistant to PCR inhibitors with samples containing blood and/or soil.
US09796964B2	Ketoreductase polypeptides The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme including the capability of reducing 5-((4S)-2-oxo-4-phenyl (1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl))-1-(4-fluorophenyl) pentane-1,5-dione to (4S)-3-[(5S)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxypentanoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize the intermediate (4S)-3-[(5S)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxypentanoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one in a process for making Ezetimibe.
US09796963B2	Glucose dehydrogenase The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity and that is suitable for use in SMBG. The present invention provides a flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase having the following characteristics (1) to (5): (1) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 45° C. or lower; (2) stable at a pH range of 4.5 to 7.5; (3) substrate specificity: the reactivity to D-xylose, maltose, or D-galactose is 2% or less, based on the reactivity to D-glucose taken as 100%; (4) optimal activity temperature: 34 to 47° C.; and (5) optimal activity pH: 6.3 to 6.7.
US09796961B2	Conditionally immortalized long-term stem cells and methods of making and using such cells Disclosed are methods for conditionally immortalizing stem cells, including adult and embryonic stem cells, the cells produced by such methods, therapeutic and laboratory or research methods of using such cells, and methods to identify compounds related to cell differentiation and development or to treat diseases, using such cells. A mouse model of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and cells and methods related to such mouse model are also described.
US09796957B2	Genetically modified diazotrophs and methods of using same This disclosure describes a genetically-modified diazotrophic microbe and methods that involve the genetically-modified diazotrophic microbe. Generally, the diazotrophic microbe is modified to excrete a nitrogen-containing compound in an amount greater than a comparable control diazotrophic microbe. The genetically-modified diazotrophic microbe can be co-cultured with a non-diazotroph and increase the growth of the non-diazotroph.
US09796955B2	Natural and stable solutions of alpha-acids and their use for the improvement of foam quality of beer This invention describes natural hop products that are stable solutions of alpha-acids, as well as their preparation and their use for post-fermentation addition to beer for the purpose of improving the foam quality, as measured by foam stability and foam cling. Improvements in the stability (both physical and chemical) of the alpha-acids are described by incorporation of iso-alpha-acids and tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids as well as various brewery-acceptable co-solvents. The alpha-acids also improve the physical stability of the reduced iso-alpha-acids, including tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids.
US09796953B2	Cleaning liquid for lithography and method for cleaning substrate A cleaning liquid for lithography that is capable of removing residual material which remains after an etching process, as well as suppressing corrosion of at least one of cobalt and alloys thereof, and a method for cleaning a substrate using the cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid for lithography includes hydroxylamine, at least one basic compound selected from amine compounds other than hydroxylamine, and quaternary ammonium hydroxides, and water, and has a pH value of 8 or higher. The cleaning liquid is used in cleaning a substrate containing at least one of cobalt and alloys thereof.
US09796951B2	Use of modified polyaspartic acids in dishwashing detergents The present invention relates to the use of modified polyaspartic acids in dishwashing detergents, in particular as dispersants, film inhibitors and spot inhibitors. The invention also relates to dishwashing detergent compositions comprising modified polyaspartic acids.
US09796949B2	Lauric ester compositions Provided are compositions containing alkyl esters derived from triglyceride oils produced from genetically engineered microalgae. Specific embodiments relate to esters derived from oils with high C10-C12 fatty acid profile. Compositions comprising the esters include cleaning products, completion fluids, work-over fluids, drilling fluids, metal working fluids, lubricants, paints, and inks.
US09796948B2	Laundry detergent compositions comprising renewable components The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.
US09796946B2	Wooden wicks including a booster for a candle and a method of making A wooden wick for use in a wax candle comprising a strip of a predetermined wood having each of a first predetermined length, a first predetermined width and a first predetermined thickness. Such wick further includes a wood booster member having each of a second predetermined length, a second predetermined width and a second predetermined thickness adhered to the strip of wood.
US09796945B2	Perfume compositions A perfume composition includes groups of perfume components that produce enhanced sensory performance. The composition includes components that have synergistic odor properties.
US09796934B2	System and method to decrease the viscosity of the crude oil and the potentiation of dehydration A method and system for reducing viscosity in the crude oil and the empowerment of its dehydration process pass crude oil over a core that ionizes-polarizes the crude oil with an electrostatic charge. The metal bar core made of an alloy which includes, a weight of, 40-70% copper, 10-32% nickel, 15-40% zinc, 2-20% tin, and 0.05-10% silver. The metal bar core comprises a plurality of grooves, which allows crude oil to be agitated as it comes in contact with the core, activating an electrostatic charge. The electrostatic charge of the core creates a magnetic catalytic reaction that causes: (1) a molecular separation in the molecular chains within crude oil thereby lowering the viscosity and (2) stretches and twists caused by the molecular ionization-polarization of crude oil, causes that this release accordingly congenital or added water that is trapped in it, resulting in a potentiation of the dehydration of crude oil.
US09796930B2	Bitumen production from single or multiple oil sand mines A process for operating multiple oil sand mine sites for extracting bitumen from oil sand is disclosed, comprising preparing a first conditioned oil sand slurry at a first location using a first oil sand slurry preparation and slurry conditioning process; preparing a second conditioned oil sand slurry at a second location using a second oil sand slurry preparation and slurry conditioning process; combining the first conditioned oil sand slurry and the second conditioned oil sand slurry in at least one slurry distributor to produce a combined oil sand slurry; and distributing the combined oil sand slurry to at least one separation vessel to produce bitumen froth.
US09796927B2	Liquid crystal aligning agents for forming photo-aligning liquid crystal alignment layers, liquid crystal alignment layers and liquid crystal display devices using the same A photo-aligning liquid crystal alignment layer formed by using a photo-aligning liquid crystal aligning agent containing polyamic acid or a derivative thereof which is synthesized by using tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride having no photoreactive structure having a specific structure and diamine having no photoreactive structure having a specific structure together with at least one of tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride having a photoreactive structure and diamine having a photoreactive structure can reduce storage of residual DC in a liquid crystal display device. Further, the above alignment layer can shorten the relaxation time and can prevent afterimages from being generated.
US09796920B2	Quantum dot composite and wavelength conversion element, photoelectric conversion device, and solar cell having the composite Disclosed herein is a quantum dot composite that can maintain luminous efficiency per unit quantum dot even when a quantum dot concentration is high, and therefore can achieve a high emission intensity. The quantum dot composite includes: a matrix; and quantum dots dispersed in the matrix, wherein the matrix is composed of cellulose acetate having a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 3.0 or less, and a concentration of the quantum dots is 0.05 wt % or higher.
US09796919B2	Encapsulation of an acid precursor for oil field applications The present application provides for an acid precursor capsule that includes an acid precursor that is a non-aqueous ester and a polymerized shell that encapsulates the acid precursor. In some embodiments, the acid precursor converts into an associated acid during a hydrolysis period while in contact with water at an elevated temperature. In further embodiments, the associated acid is soluble in water and forms an aqueous acid solution with water. In certain embodiments, the polymerized shell contains the acid precursor and prevents interaction between the acid precursor and water at the elevated temperature until the polymerized shell dissolves in the water during a dissolution period. An acid precursor capsule suspension can include the acid precursor capsule and a suspension fluid. In some embodiments, a method of treatment using acid precursor capsules is provided that includes the step of introducing an acid precursor capsule suspension into a well bore such that the acid precursor capsules contact water at an elevated temperature.
US09796918B2	Wellbore servicing fluids and methods of making and using same A method of servicing a wellbore within a subterranean formation comprising providing a first wellbore tubular positioned within a second wellbore tubular creating a tubular flowpath and an annular flowpath, wherein the tubular flowpath and the annular flowpath converge in a mixing zone within the wellbore, placing an annular fluid through the annular flowpath, placing a tubular fluid through the tubular flowpath, and contacting the annular fluid and the tubular fluid in the mixing zone to form a composite fluid, wherein the composite fluid comprises a base fluid component, a proppant component, a crosslinkable polymer component, a crosslinking agent component, and an optional buffering agent component and wherein the components of the composite fluid are apportioned between the annular fluid and the tubular fluid such that reaction of the components to form the composite fluid is inhibited until the components of the composite fluid mix within the mixing zone.
US09796917B2	Hydrocarbon fluid flow improver Disclosed herein is a fluid flow improver comprising a branched dendritic core comprising a first quaternary carbon center bonded to four second carbon atoms, wherein at least three of the four second carbon atoms are individually bonded to one or more chain extender ligands to produce the branched dendritic core, wherein the branched dendritic core has greater than or equal to about 16 terminal hydroxyl groups, and wherein at least one of the terminal hydroxyl groups is esterified with at least one carboxylic acid moiety comprising from 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Methods of inhibiting deposition of paraffin and reducing pour point temperature of a hydrocarbon fluid are also disclosed.
US09796915B2	Light weight proppant with improved strength and methods of making same Methods are described to make strong, tough, and lightweight whisker-reinforced glass-ceramic composites through a self-toughening structure generated by viscous reaction sintering of a complex mixture of oxides. The invention further relates to strong, tough, and lightweight glass-ceramic composites that can be used as proppants and for other uses.
US09796913B2	Low residue, high salinity fracturing fluids Low residue, high salinity fracturing fluids may be produced by hydrating a gelling agent comprising carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar (CMHPG) in an aqueous fluid having a total dissolved solids concentration of about 30,000 ppm or greater and a pH of about 5 to about 8; adjusting the pH of the aqueous fluid to about 9 to about 10; and then, adding a zirconate crosslinker to the aqueous fluid to yield a crosslinked-CMHPG.
US09796912B2	Self-assembling materials for wellbore servicing and methods of using same A method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a modified proppant pack into the wellbore or formation wherein the modified proppant pack comprises a proppant and a self-assembly directing material. A modified proppant pack comprising a proppant and a self-assembly directing material comprising a water-soluble moiety, an oil-soluble moiety and a crosslinkable moiety.
US09796911B2	Environmentally acceptable, low temperature gel breaking system Substituted lactam activators; gel breaking systems including at least one source of hydrogen peroxide and the at least one substituted lactam activator; and methods for introducing the gel breaking system into a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation so that the gel breaking system interacts with a synthetic polymer to break the synthetic polymer at low temperatures to release environmentally acceptable side products.
US09796909B2	Nanogels for delayed gelation The instant application relates to nanogels or compositions that hold multivalent metal ions until some level of nanogel degradation has occurred, then slowly release the multivalent metal ions for gelation with carboxylate containing polymers. Compositions comprising such nanogels, together with polymers that can be crosslinked with multivalent metal ions, allow the deployment of such mixtures in various applications, and greatly increased gelation times.
US09796908B2	Process for enhancing biogenic methane production from a carbonaceous material using a nutrient composition with low nitrogen/high phosphorus concentrations A nutrient composition for enhancing biogenic methane production from a carbonaceous material is described. The nutrient composition comprises a source of phosphorus (P) and a source of nitrogen (N), wherein the molar ratio of phosphorus to nitrogen (P/N) is greater than 1.5, and the nitrogen concentration is at least 0.1 m M and less than 1.7 m M. A process for enhancing biogenic methane production from a carbonaceous material is also described. The process involves contacting the nutrient composition of the invention with the carbonaceous material for a period of time to biogenically produce methane and subsequently collecting methane from the carbonaceous material. The process may further comprise contacting the carbonaceous material with a second nutrient composition, wherein the second nutrient composition has a P/N molar ratio greater than the P/N molar ratio of the former nutrient composition.
US09796907B2	Invert emulsion gravel pack fluid and method A gravel packing fluid and method for brine-sensitive formations. The fluid comprises an invert oil emulsion compatible with oil based drilling fluids and having a suspension agent comprising polyurea and dimer diamine. The fluid is capable of carrying gravel yet has a viscosity less than 100 cp, often eliminating the need for an emulsion breaker during flow-back of the fluid to the well surface after deposition of gravel in the well.
US09796905B2	Methods and compositions for treating a subterranean formation with salt-tolerant cement slurries Methods and compositions for treating a subterranean formation with salt-tolerant cement slurries including treating a salt-containing subterranean formation having sodium salts, potassium salts, magnesium salts, calcium salts, or any combination thereof comprising: providing a salt-tolerant cement slurry comprising: a base fluid, a cementitious material, a pozzolanic material, a salt-tolerant fluid loss additive, a salt additive, and optionally, an elastomer, a weight additive, a fluid loss intensifier, a strengthening agent, a dispersant, or any combination thereof; introducing the salt-tolerant cement slurry into the subterranean formation; and allowing the salt-tolerant cement slurry to set.
US09796901B2	Alkyl polyglycoside derivative as biodegradable spacer surfactant A spacer fluid comprising: (a) water; and (b) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of sorbitan fatty acids; functionalized sulfonates, functionalized betaines, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing. Preferably, the spacer fluid additionally comprises a solid particulate, such as a weighting agent. A method of displacing an oil-based drilling mud from a portion of a well comprising the steps of: (A) forming the spacer fluid; and (B) introducing the spacer fluid into the well.
US09796900B2	Alkaline persulfate for low-temperature breaking of polymer viscosified fluid A persulfate compound activated by a strong base is used for low-temperature breaking of fluids viscosified with one or more water-soluble synthetic polymers, wherein the water-soluble synthetic polymers are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamides, copolymers of polyacrylamide, derivatives of polyacrylamide or of copolymers of polyacrylamide, and any combination thereof. The breaker system can be used in an oilfield or pipeline application where such a synthetic polymer, a multi-chain polysaccharide, or combination thereof may be present in a fluid. It is particularly useful at low temperatures of less than 100° F.
US09796899B2	Method for preparing freezing point depressant composition A method for preparing a composition with low corrosive effect and low freezing point, in which an ammonium cation source is mixed with a carboxyl anion source in an appropriate molar or weight ratio, either without a medium or by using an appropriate medium for obtaining liquid or water-soluble organic ammonium carboxylate of formula (1): [NR1R2R3R4]+n [R5(COO)n]−n, in which R1, R2, and R3 are selected from hydrogen, substituted and unsubstituted 1-6 carbon alkyl, R4 is a substituted or unsubstituted 1-6 carbon alkyl, R5 is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted 1-6 carbon hydrocarbon and n is an integral 1-6, and, thereafter, a possible solvent is added while keeping the alkali or alkali-earth metal content of the composition in a range of 0.001-30 wt-%.
US09796898B2	Single crystal alumina filled die attach paste A die attach paste composition comprising (a) an organosilicone resin; (b) a single crystal alumina filler; (c) a hardener; and (d) an inhibitor. By using single crystal alumina filler in a silicone based die attach paste, thermal conductivity and anti-yellowing properties are improved in comparison with other spherical alumina particles at the same filler loading content.
US09796896B2	Fertilizer and fertilizer additive compositions and methods comprising by-products from the manufacture of fatty acid alkyl esters and/or biodiesel Fertilizers and fertilizer additive compositions and methods are provided. The compositions and methods comprise utilizing by-products from the manufacture of biodiesel and/or fatty alkyl esters, wherein the by-product comprises glycerin, mong, moisture, C6-C24 saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, C6-C24 saturated and unsaturated fatty acid salts, methyl esters, ethyl esters and combinations thereof.
US09796895B2	Method of using a carbon-michael compound Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards using a carbon-Michael compound. As an example, a method of using a carbon-Michael compound to reduce heat transfer can include locating the carbon-Michael compound between a heat provider and a heat receptor, where the carbon-Michael compound is a reaction product of a multifunctional acrylate compound with a multifunctional Michael donor, and the heat provider has a temperature from 100 C to 290 C.
US09796894B2	Abrasive material regeneration method and regenerated abrasive material Abrasive material regeneration method regenerates a cerium oxide abrasive material from a used abrasive material slurry containing the cerium oxide abrasive material and resulting from grinding a grinding subject having silicon as the primary component, characterized by regenerating the abrasive material containing cerium oxide through: a slurry recovery step (A) for recovering an abrasive material slurry discharged from a grinder; an isolation/concentration step (B) for adding a magnesium salt as an inorganic salt to the recovered abrasive material slurry, aggregating the abrasive material under the condition that the pH value of the mother liquor converted to 25 DEG C is at least 6.5 and less than 10.0, and thus isolating and concentrating the abrasive material from the mother liquor; and an abrasive material recovery step (C) for recovering the isolated and concentrated abrasive material.
US09796893B2	Organosiloxane compositions A one or more component moisture cure Organosiloxane composition that has strength in an uncured state (commonly referred to in the industry as “green strength”) and its uses. The composition comprises an organopolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of at least 1000 mPa·s at 25° C. and not less than two silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups and/or silicon bonded hydrolysable groups; a suitable catalyst; a cross-linker adapted to react with organopolysiloxane polymer when catalysed with the catalyst; and optionally one or more rheology modifiers and 0 to 10% by weight of the composition of one or more extenders or plasticisers but in particular the composition contains a precipitated calcium carbonate filler in an amount of from 50 to 70 weight % of the total composition.
US09796891B2	Panel edge enclosures The present invention contemplates a method for enclosing a panel edge comprising forming a panel structure having at least one edge, applying a reformable epoxy resin material onto the at least one edge, and contacting the reformable epoxy resin material within about 10 minutes, or even about 5 minutes of applying the reformable epoxy resin material such that the reformable epoxy resin material is below its glass transition temperature and dry to the touch upon contact.
US09796889B2	Metathesis-active adhesion agents and methods for enhancing polymer adhesion to surfaces The invention discloses an adhesion agent composition comprising at least one C3-C200 olefin compound having at least one metathesis active double bond, wherein the olefin is substituted or unsubstituted; and at least one compatibilizing functionality for interacting with a substrate surface. The substrate surface can be any surface, for example, silicate glasses, silicate minerals, metals, metal alloys, ceramics, natural stones, plastics, carbon, silicon, and semiconductors. The invention also discloses articles of manufacture utilizing these adhesion agents as well as methods for adhering a polyolefin to a substrate surface.
US09796886B2	Adhesive tape for a flying roll change An adhesive tape for the flying roll change of flat web material wound on rolls has a carrier having a leading side and a trailing side. An optically detectable means and an exposable self-adhesive compound are arranged on the leading side. A cleavable adhesive system is located on the trailing side. An inductively detectable means is arranged in the adhesive tape in a visually inconspicuous manner.
US09796881B2	Polishing composition and method using said polishing composition to manufacture compound semiconductor substrate A polishing composition contains abrasive grains and water. 50% by mass or more of the abrasive grains consists of particles A having particle sizes between 40 nm and 80 nm inclusive, and 10% by mass or more of the abrasive grains consists of particles B having particle sizes between 150 nm and 300 nm inclusive. The polishing composition is used to polish a surface of a compound semiconductor substrate.
US09796880B2	High-solids coating composition The present invention pertains to a coating composition based on a specific epoxy-functional siloxane oligomer and an amine-functional polyorganosiloxane. The coating composition is suitable for use on substrates subjected to outdoor conditions, in particular conditions where a high durability, a high UV resistance, and good anti-corrosive properties are required.
US09796878B2	Coating composition, film prepared from the coating composition, and method for preparing the coating composition The disclosure provides a coating composition, a film made of the coating composition, and method for preparing the coating composition. The coating composition includes a product prepared from cross-linking a (a) polysilsesquioxane with a (b) compound with the structure represented by Formula (I): wherein R is independently a hydroxyl group, or C1-8 alkoxy group, R1 is a C3-12 epoxy group, C3-12 acrylate group, C3-12 alkylacryloxy group, C3-12 aminoalkyl group, C3-12 isocyanate-alkyl group, C3-12 alkylcarboxylic acid group, C3-12 alkyl halide group, C3-12 mercaptoalkyl group, C3-12 alkyl group, or C3-12 alkenyl group, and R2 is a hydroxyl group, C1-8 alkyl group, or C1-8 alkoxy group.
US09796873B2	Linear polyglycidyl amine additives for controlled crosslinking of latex polymers Linear polyfunctional polyglycidyl amine oligomeric and/or polymeric structures exhibiting at least two primary amines are described, which provide crosslinking capabilities for latex paint compositions. These crosslinkers not only exhibit latent crosslinking properties but also improve scrub resistance when compared with existing latex formulations. Once the latex is coated onto a substrate, the volatile base evaporates and the groups react to form a crosslinked coating with improved scrub resistant properties.
US09796871B2	Anti efflorescence composition The present description relates to an anti-efflorescence water based composition that eliminates the efflorescence that occurs on new pavers, stones, concrete bricks or concrete furniture because of high humidity comprising a homo polymer solution of acrylic, an hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol and/or a combination thereof.
US09796869B2	Ionomer-poly(vinylalcohol) coated substrates Disclosed are methods to form coatings on a substrate, the coatings comprising a blend of a poly(vinyl alcohol) composition comprising a poly(vinyl alcohol) characterized by (i) a hydrolysis level of from about 85 to about 93 mol % and a 4 weight % aqueous viscosity of 15 centipoise (cp) or less; or (ii) a hydrolysis level of about 95 mol % to 100%; and an ionomer comprising a parent acid copolymer that comprises ethylene and about 18 to about 30 weight % of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, the acid copolymer having a melt flow rate from about 200 to about 1000 g/10 min., wherein about 50% to about 70% of the carboxylic acid groups of the copolymer are neutralized to carboxylic acid salts comprising potassium cations, sodium cations or combinations thereof. Multilayer structures comprising the blend composition on a substrate are also disclosed.
US09796868B2	Low-VOC compositions and methods of making and using the same Compositions having low quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and uses thereof are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the compositions are aqueous compositions, such as aqueous suspensions, suitable for use as coating or paint compositions. In some embodiments, the compositions are aqueous compositions that include, among other components, a film-forming polymer and a coalescing aid. In some embodiments, the coalescing aids are derived from a renewable feedstock. Methods and systems for making such compositions are also disclosed. Novel coalescing aids are also disclosed.
US09796866B2	Electroconductive paste The present invention provides a conductive paste that has excellent printability, that can provide a printed electrode with a smooth surface, and that is excellent in storage stability. The present invention relates to a conductive paste used for formation of an electrode of a multilayer ceramic capacitor, the conductive paste including: a polyvinyl acetal resin that contains a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin; an organic solvent; and a conductive powder, the polyvinyl acetal resin having an average degree of polymerization of 200 to 800, an carboxyl group content of 0.05 to 1 mol %, a hydroxy group content of 16 to 24 mol %, an acetyl group content of 0.1 to 3 mol %, and an acetoacetal group content of not more than 25 mol %, the carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin having at least one of a structural unit that has a carboxyl group represented by the formula (1-1) and a structural unit that has a carboxyl group represented by the formula (1-2): in the formula (1-1), R1 and R2 each independently representing a C0-C10 alkylene group, X1 and X2 each independently representing a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, or a methyl group, in the formula (1-2), R3, R4, and R5 each independently representing a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 alkyl group, R6 representing a C0-C10 alkylene group, X3 representing a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, or a methyl group.
US09796865B2	Curable liquids and inks for toys and food packaging applications A free radical curable liquid for inkjet printing of food packaging materials includes no initiator or otherwise one or more initiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric initiators, polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators; wherein the polymerizable composition of the liquid consists of: a) 25-100 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds A having at least one acrylate group G1 and at least one second ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable functional group G2 different from the group G1; b) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds B selected from the group consisting of monofunctional acrylates and difunctional acrylates; and c) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds C selected from the group consisting of trifunctional acrylates, tetrafunctional acrylates, pentafunctional acrylates and hexafunctional acrylates.
US09796864B2	Solder mask ink composition A solder mask ink composition is disclosed. The solder mask ink composition includes an epoxy resin; a solvent in an amount of at least 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the solder mask ink composition; and optionally a non-ionic surfactant. The ink composition has a viscosity that is less than 1000 cps at a shear rate of 10 s−1 and greater than 30 cps at a shear rate of 495 s−1 and a temperature of 25° C.
US09796862B2	Active-energy-ray-curable composition, active-energy-ray-curable ink, ink stored container, ink ejecting device, method for forming image, and image To provide an active-energy-ray-curable composition including: a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound represented by General Formula (1) below, where in the General Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 through 5 carbon atoms, or an alkyloxy group having from 1 through 5 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 0 through 5, and X represents an electron-withdrawing functional group.
US09796857B2	Self-healing coatings from recycled polymer blends The present disclosure pertains to coatings with self-repairing capabilities. In some embodiments, the coatings may include a polymer blend, made up of at least two polymers. The coatings may further contain compatibilizers that are nanocontainer particles. The nanocontainers may be filled with self-healing agents. The self-healing agents may be agents that heal cracks formed in the coating or they may be anti-corrosion agents that reduce the corrosion of the underlying metal substrate.
US09796852B2	Bitumen A bitumen having the properties of a Newtonian liquid is a mixture of a first oil pitch made of particles of soot and saturated oils and a second oil pitch made of aromatic oils and resins, characterized in that the first oil pitch has saturated oils at a content of at least 10% in wet weight and the second oil pitch has aromatic oils at a content of at least 10% in wet weight.
US09796851B2	Hydraulic crumb silicone and orthotics comprising same The invention concerns cushioning compositions comprising (a) at least one of urethane polymer and silicone polymeric putty; and (b) hydraulic silicone crumb; said hydraulic silicone crumb being mixed with component (a). The invention also concerns devices and methods using such compositions. Protective devices have been used to protect the hoofs of animals. Shoes have been used to protect the hoofs from damage while the animal is walking or running.
US09796850B2	Polyarylene sulfide resin composition, manufacturing method of resin composition and molded product of resin composition A reactive functional group-containing polyarylene sulfide resin composition having a narrow polydispersity and a low gas generation amount is manufactured by mixing a polyarylene sulfide resin (a) and a polyarylene sulfide resin (b), wherein the polyarylene sulfide (a) has a weight reduction ratio ΔWr of not higher than 0.18% under heating and an increase rate of melt viscosity of less than 1.05 times by addition of a reactive compound (c) having a reactive group relative to melt viscosity prior to addition of the reactive compound (c), and the polyarylene sulfide (b) has the weight reduction ratio ΔWr of not higher than 0.18% under heating and the increase rate of melt viscosity of not less than 1.05 times by addition of the reactive compound (c) having the reactive group relative to melt viscosity prior to addition of the reactive compound (c).
US09796848B2	Foaming agents and compositions containing fluorine substituted olefins and methods of foaming Various uses of fluoroalkenes, including tetrafluoropropenes, particularly (HFO-1234) in a variety of applications, including as blowing agents are disclosed.
US09796845B2	Nylon-based resin composite Disclosed is a nylon-based resin composite that has a sufficiently low moisture absorption rate to substantially prevent the occurrence of deformation and can attain both low warpage and improved impact resistance. The nylon-based resin composite comprises about 100 parts by weight of a base resin and about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of an impact modifier wherein the base resin comprises about 20 to about 80% by weight of a modified nylon-based thermoplastic resin containing benzene rings in the main chain and about 20 to about 80% by weight of a flat reinforcing fiber having a cross-sectional aspect ratio of about 1.5 or more.
US09796843B2	Composition for forming thermoset film having photo alignment properties A material from which a cured film exhibiting high solvent resistance, liquid crystal-alignment performance, heat resistance and high transparency can be formed. A composition for forming a thermoset film having photo alignment properties, the composition comprising: a component (A) that is an acrylic copolymer having a photodimerizing moiety and a thermal cross-linking moiety; a component (B) that is an acrylic polymer having at least one of a C2-5 alkyl ester group and a C2-5 hydroxyalkyl ester group and at least one of a carboxy group and a phenolic hydroxy group; and a component (C) that is a cross-linking agent.
US09796842B2	Epoxy functional polystyrene for enhanced PLA miscibility Polystyrene blends and methods of making polystyrene blends including combining a styrene monomer and an epoxy-functional comonomer to form a combined mixture, subjecting the combined mixture to polymerization to obtain a polystyrene copolymer and combining the polystyrene copolymer with a biodegradable polymer to obtain a polystyrene blend.
US09796837B2	Polyethylene compounds having non-migratory slip properties A masterbatch having functionalized silicone with an epoxy group or a secondary amine group as a slip additive, the polyethylene compound that the silicone-containing masterbatch has been let down into, and the plastic articles and films from such compounds having improved slip properties are disclosed. The improved slip properties are evidenced by essentially no migration of the slip additive 12 weeks after manufacturing and a dynamic coefficient of friction value of less than 0.4 and a static coefficient of friction 0.5 or less as measured within the first day of manufacturing according to the ASTM D1894-01 method.
US09796836B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire A rubber composition comprising a diene rubber, a tackifier comprising a resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,500 to 2,500, and a wax is disclosed. The wax contains from 20.0 to 40.0 mass % of a linear saturated hydrocarbon having from 25 to 30 carbon atoms, from 8.0 to 18.0 mass % of a linear saturated hydrocarbon having from 35 to 40 carbon atoms, and from 1.0 to 6.0 mass % of a linear saturated hydrocarbon having 45 or more carbon atoms. The amount of the tackifier added is larger than the amount of the wax added.
US09796833B2	Carboxymethyl cellulose-based films and edible food casings made therefrom An edible film useful for applying a flavoring additive to a food item is disclosed. The edible film generally includes an edible carboxymethyl cellulose film-forming resin and an edible plasticizer. The carboxymethyl cellulose film-forming resin is preferably a blend of two different carboxymethyl celluloses having different molecular weights. The edible film preferably includes additional additives, for example an edible surfactant and an edible tackifier. The edible film can suitably accept a food flavoring ingredient to form a flavored film that can be used to apply a flavor to a food item.
US09796828B2	Epoxy resin composition and electronic component device An epoxy resin composition, comprising an epoxy resin, a curing agent, a curing accelerator, an inorganic filler, and a carboxylic acid compound that satisfies at least one selected from the group consisting of the following A, B and C below: A: having at least one carboxy group and at least one hydroxy group; B: having at least two carboxy groups; and C: having a structure in which two carboxy groups are condensed by dehydration.
US09796823B2	Shrink films Films suitable for shrink film applications are disclosed comprising at least one heterogeneous ethylene interpolymer having a short chain branching distribution profile index, DPISCB, that satisfies the formula: −1≦DPISCB≦1. The at least one heterogeneous ethylene interpolymer has a density from about 0.911 g/cm3 to about 0.942 g/cm3, a melt index from about 0.2 dg/min to about 3.5 dg/min and is produced using an in-line Ziegler-Natta catalyst. Additional embodiments include shrink films prepared from blends of at least one heterogeneous ethylene interpolymer and at least one high pressure ethylene polymer. The disclosed shrink films have improved puncture strength and machine direction shrink tunnel shrink force relative to control shrink films of the same composition but the control heterogeneous ethylene interpolymer, produced with a batch Ziegler-Natta catalyst, has a DPISCB greater than 1.0.
US09796819B2	Process for producing wet masterbatch, and wet masterbatch produced by said process Provided is a process for producing a wet masterbatch which, without deteriorating a reinforcing property of a rubber composition and rubber physical properties, micronizes a filler slurry by controlling an amount of functional groups on a filler surface, and improves filler dispersibility in the rubber wet masterbatch and the rubber composition. The process for producing a wet masterbatch comprises: a step of producing a slurry solution having a pH of 8 or more by dispersing carbon black having an average amount of surface acidic functional groups (μeq/m2) of 0.15 or more and less than 3.00; a step of producing a mixture by mixing the slurry solution and a rubber latex solution in a liquid phase; and a step of drying the mixture.
US09796817B2	Curable composition, semiconductor device, and ester bond-containing organosilicon compound A curable composition including: (A) an ester bond-containing organosilicon compound having two or more addition reactive carbon-carbon double bonds in one molecule, shown by the following general formula (1); (B) a silicon compound having two or more silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in one molecule; and (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. This provides a curable composition to give a cured product with low gas permeability as well as excellent crack resistance and light transmission property.
US09796816B2	Poly(amide-imide) block copolymer, article including same, and display device including the article A poly(amide-imide) block copolymer that includes: a first segment including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1C, and a second segment including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2: In Chemical Formula 1C and Chemical Formula 2, R5 to R13, and n3 to n8 are the same as in the specification.
US09796814B2	Polyamide resin and polyamide molded body using same A polyamide resin, according to the present invention, is formed through polycondensation of a monomer comprising 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,10-decanediamine, and 1,12-dodecanediamine, wherein the molar ratio of 1,10-decanediamine and 1,12-dodecanediamine is approximately 10:90 to approximately 65:35. As a result, the polyamide resin capable of enabling high durability and color stability in the polyamide molded body can be provided.
US09796809B2	Impact strength improving agent for epoxy resin compositions The present invention relates to a butadiene/acrylonitrile copolymer CTBN, modified by epoxy solid resin and terminated by carboxyl groups, the terminal epoxy groups thereof also having optionally been reacted. A polymer of this type is used in particular as an impact strength improving agent in epoxy resin compositions and has proven to be particularly advantageous for gluing on or of metal surfaces. It results in a significant reduction of the infiltration with corrosion, which in turn ensures a long-lived adhesive bond.
US09796805B2	Aminoplast crosslinker resin compositions, process for their preparation, and method of use This invention relates to aminoplast crosslinker resins compositions based on at least partially alkylated reaction products A of melamine, formaldehyde and an alkanol with the following parameters: the ratio of the amount of substance n(CH2O) of combined formaldehyde to the amount of substance n(Mel) of melamine is in the range of from 5.6 mol/mol to 6.2 mol/mol, the ratio of the amount of substance n(RO) of alkyl ether groups in the crosslinker resin to the amount of substance n(Mel) of melamine is in the range of from 5.0 mol/mol to 5.6 mol/mol, the mass fraction of monomer in the resin, calculated as the ratio of the mass of monomer m(1) to the mass m(A) of the reaction products A is between 35% and 55%, to a process for their preparation, and to a method of use thereof as crosslinker in combination with hydroxy-functional polymers for coating of heat-sensitive substrates.
US09796800B2	Process for producing polydienes A method for producing a polydiene, the method comprising of combining a lanthanide compound, an alkylating agent, a halogen source, and optionally conjugated diene monomer to form an active preformed catalyst; independent of step (i), introducing an amine with conjugated diene monomer to be polymerized; independent of step (i), introducing the active preformed catalyst to the conjugated diene monomer to be polymerized to form an active polymerization mixture, where the active polymerization mixture includes less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the active polymerization mixture, of a solvent; and allowing the monomer to be polymerized to polymerize in the presence of the amine.
US09796798B2	Methods of preparing a catalyst A method comprising a) calcining a silica support at temperature in the range of from about 100° C. to about 500° C. to form a precalcined silica support; b) contacting the precalcined silica support with a titanium alkoxide to form a titanated support; c) subsequent to b), contacting the titanated support with a polyol to form a polyol associated titanated support (PATS); d) contacting at least one of the silica support, pre-calcined silica support, the titanated support, the PATS, or combinations thereof with a chromium-containing compound to form a polymerization catalyst precursor; e) drying the polymerization catalyst precursor to form a dried polymerization catalyst precursor; and f) calcining the dried polymerization catalyst precursor to produce a polymerization catalyst, wherein less than about 0.1 wt. % of a highly reactive volatile organic compound (HRVOC) is emitted during the calcining of the dried polymerization catalyst precursor.
US09796796B2	Self-limiting catalyst composition with No silane A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene is provided. The catalyst composition includes one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions having one or more transition metal compounds and an internal electron donor, one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts, and a selectivity control agent (SCA). The SCA is a mixture of an activity limiting agent (ALA) and selectivity determining agent (SDA) such as a non-silane composition. The present catalyst composition is silane-free, has high catalyst activity and high stereoselectivity, and is self-extinguishing.
US09796794B2	Ionomer comprising pendant vinyl groups and processes for preparing same The present invention relates to ionomers comprising a reaction product of the reaction between a) a halogenated isoolefin copolymer and b) a nucleophile having no pendant vinyl group and a nucleophile comprising at least one pendant vinyl group. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing and curing these ionomers.
US09796793B2	Metal oxide particles with uniform multilayer polymer coatings The present invention is a multilayered composite comprising porous metal oxide particles that are covalently bonded by way of inorganic ether groups to one or more sites of a first polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer. This first polymer is in turn covalently bonded by way of inorganic ether groups to one or more sites of a second polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer. The multilayered composites can be prepared by contacting porous inorganic-oxide particles with a sufficient amount of OH-reactive crosslinking agent to form metal oxide particles imbibed with the crosslinking agent, and then contacting the inorganic-oxide particles with a solution of polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer under reactive conditions.
US09796788B2	Mice expressing a limited immunoglobulin light chain repertoire A genetically modified mouse is provided, wherein the mouse expresses an immunoglobulin light chain repertoire characterized by a limited number of light chain variable domains. Mice are provided that present a choice of two human light chain variable gene segments such that the immunoglobulin light chains expresses by the mouse comprise one of the two human light chain variable gene segments. Methods for making bispecific antibodies having universal light chains using mice as described herein, including human light chain variable regions, are provided. Methods for making human variable regions suitable for use in multispecific binding proteins, e.g., bispecific antibodies, and host cells are provided.
US09796787B2	Modified antibody Recombinant antibody-based molecules that trigger both T-cell and B-cell immune responses are disclosed. The recombinant molecules are comprised by at least one targeting unit and at least one antigenic unit connected through a dimerization motif. Also disclosed are nucleic acid molecules encoding the recombinant antibody-based molecule and methods of treating multiple myeloma or lymphoma in a patient using the recombinant antibody-based molecules or the nucleic acid molecules.
US09796786B2	Antibodies binding to phosphorylcholine (PC) and/or PC conjugates The present disclosure relates to an antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to phosphorylcholine and/or a phosphorylcholine conjugate, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment comprises a variable heavy chain (VH) domain and/or a variable light chain (VL) domain, and wherein (a) the VH domain comprises complementarity determining regions (CDRs) selected from the group consisting of: a CDR1 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7; a CDR2 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; and a CDR3 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 or 10; and/or (b) the VL domain comprises CDRs selected from the group consisting of: a CDR4 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; a CDR5 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; a CDR6 sequence having identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13.
US09796782B2	Fibronectin III domain of IL-11Rα The present disclosure provides proteins comprising antigen binding sites of antibodies that bind to interleukin-11 (IL-11) receptor alpha (IL-11Rα) and uses thereof, e.g., in therapy.
US09796780B2	LINGO-2 antagonists for treatment of conditions involving motor neurons The invention provides methods of treating diseases, disorders or injuries involving motor neuron survival and axonal growth, including amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, by the administration of a LINGO-2 antagonist. An exemplary method for promoting survival of a motor neuron, comprising contacting said motor neuron with an effective amount of a composition comprising a LINGO-2 antagonist selected from the group consisting of: (i) a soluble LINGO-2 polypeptide; (ii) a LINGO-2 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof; (iii) a LINGO-2 antagonist polynucleotide; (iv) a LINGO-2 aptamer; and (v) a combination of two or more of said LINGO-2 antagonists.
US09796773B2	Neutralizing antibodies that bind to the HIV-1 Env V2 critical neutralization domain This invention features polypeptides, variants thereof, and fragments thereof useful in eliciting an immune response (e.g., neutralizing antibodies) against a broad spectrum of HIV-1 isolates. The polypeptides, variants, and fragments include a portion of the gp120 V2 domain of HIV-1. The polypeptides, variants, and fragments display an epitope that is recognized by at least one antibody which neutralizes at least one HIV-1 primary isolate. This invention also features nucleic acid sequences encoding those polypeptides. In addition, the invention provides methods of screening for inhibitors of HIV-1 entry into cells, as well as methods of treatment using the inhibitors.
US09796767B2	Bis-met histones The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide consisting of two methionine residues as the first and second N-terminal amino acid residues linked via a peptide bond to a mature eukaryotic histone. The present invention furthermore relates to a vector containing said nucleic acid molecule, a host transformed with said vector, polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid molecule and pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions. The present invention also relates to the use of the nucleic acid molecule, vectors, hosts and the polypeptide of the invention for the preparation of a composition for the treatment of diseases. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of testing for the presence of the nucleic acid molecule or the polypeptide in a sample and to a kit.
US09796765B2	Modified lectin derived from Wisteria floribunda [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to stably supply high-quality and highly uniform Wisteria floribunda agglutinin (WFA) that recognizes biologically important sugar-chain markers, to elucidate the sugar-chain recognition activity in detail, and to furthermore increase the specificity of the sugar-chain recognition activity.[Solution] The present invention involves the development of a technique for cloning genes for coding Wisteria floribunda agglutinin (WFA) and producing recombinant WFA having the same sugar-chain recognition activity as natural WFA from transformed bacteria. Natural WFA is reduced to thereby manufacture a reduced WFA monomer for specifically recognizing terminal GalNAc residue. A recombinant monomer WFA for recognizing LDN (GalNAcβ1, 4GlcNAc) sugar chain, which is important as a diagnostic marker among sugar chains having a terminal GalNAc residue, is manufactured by introducing cysteine mutation to recombinant WFA or by C-terminal-side amino acid deletion.
US09796760B2	Modified peptide, CB receptor ligand, kit in vitro process for evaluating CB receptor bonds, uses, pharmaceutical composition for modulating CB receptor activity The present invention discloses novel non-natural and modified peptides acting as cannabinoid (CB) receptors ligands, especially CB1 and/or CB2, useful as modulators of its activity; they are also described as a kit and a process in vitro for evaluating the binding to CB receptors, uses and pharmaceutical composition for modulating the CB receptors activity. The invention covers the non-natural peptide of SeqID:1 and those having at least 70% similarity related to the same, including as achievements specialty useful of the invention the non-natural peptides of SeqID:2, SeqID:3, SeqID:4, SeqID:5, SeqID:6.
US09796758B2	Native ligation process A method for producing a polypeptide, includes at least one native ligation step using a peptide functionalized with a selenium group. The selenium peptides and compounds are also described.
US09796756B2	Galactose cluster-pharmacokinetic modulator targeting moiety for siRNA The present invention is directed compositions for targeted delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) polynucleotides to cell in vivo. The pharmacokinetic modulator improve in vivo targeting compared to the targeting ligand alone. Targeting ligand-pharmacokinetic modulator targeting moiety targeted RNAi polynucleotides can be administered in vivo alone or together with co-targeted delivery polymers.
US09796749B2	Compositions and methods relating to nucleic acid nano- and micro-technology The invention provides nucleic acid structures of controlled size and shape, comprised of a plurality of oligonucleotides, and methods for their synthesis. The structures are formed, at least in part, by the self-assembly of single stranded oligonucleotides. The location of each oligonucleotide in the resultant structure is known. Accordingly, the structures may be modified with specificity.
US09796746B2	Compounds useful for FRET and methods related thereto The invention also relates to compounds, which are useful for intra-molecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising the oxidized form of a carbaNADH-based first fluorophore and a second fluorophore that is excitable at a wave-length of between 445 to 540 nm and that has an emission maximum of greater than 560 nm, and methods, kits and compositions related thereto.
US09796744B2	Enterococcus faecalis and/or Enterococcus faecium antigen The present invention generally relates to the field of detecting and preventing infectious diseases caused by Enterococcus faecalis and/or Enterococcus faecium. More specifically, the invention relates to an Enterococcus faecalis and/or Enterococcus faecium antigen which comprises at least one unit having the following general formula:
US09796743B2	Bidentate heteroleptic square planar complexes of (pyridyl)azolates Bidentate heteroleptic square planar complexes of (pyridyl)azolates possess optical and electrical properties that render them useful for a wide variety of optical and electrical devices and applications. In particular, the complexes are useful for obtaining white or monochromatic organic light-emitting diodes (“OLEDs”), including doping-free OLEDs. Preferred forms also demonstrate semiconducting behavior and may be useful in a variety of other applications. Within the general complexes of (pyridyl)azolates, the metal and the ligands may be varied to impart different optoelectronic properties.
US09796738B2	Quaternary amino alcohol functional organosilicon compounds, composition containing the latter and their production and use The invention relates to novel quaternary amino alcohol functional organosilicon compounds, aqueous compositions containing the latter, and a method for their production, in particular in the form of oligomers and polymers which can be present in the partially or fully hydrolyzed form and are in particular water-soluble. The compositions comprise only an extremely small portion of VOCs. The invention further relates to their use, preferably in the production of inkjet photographic papers.
US09796735B2	Boron-containing small molecules The compounds are of the class of 3,7 substituted benzoxaboroles, useful for killing and/or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms.
US09796729B2	Compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase inhibitors This invention relates to novel compounds which are inhibitors of acyl coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT-1), to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy, alone or in combination with weight management therapies or other triglyceride lowering therapy for the prevention or treatment of diseases related to DGAT-1 dysfunction or where modulation of DGAT-1 activity may have therapeutic benefit including but not limited to obesity, obesity related disorders, genetic (Type 1, Type 5 hyperlipidemia) and acquired forms of hypertriglyceridemia or hyperlipoproteinemia-related disorders, caused by but not limited to lipodystrophy, hypothyroidism, medications (beta blockers, thiazides, estrogen, glucocorticoids, transplant) and other factors (pregnancy, alcohol intake), hyperlipoproteinemia, chylomicronemia, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular outcomes, angina, excess hair growth (including syndromes associated with hirsutism), nephrotic syndrome, fibrosis such as myocardial, renal and liver fibrosis, hepatitis C virus infection and acne or other skin disorders.
US09796724B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as Trk kinase inhibitors Compounds of Formula I: and salts thereof in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of Trk kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases which can be treated with a Trk kinase inhibitor such as pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and certain infectious diseases.
US09796723B2	Method of treatment using substituted imidazo[1,2b]pyridazine compounds Methods for treating a disease or disorder selected from pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease, Typanosoma cruzi infection and osteolytic disease in a mammal, which comprise administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the specification.
US09796720B2	Imidazole-derived modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor Novel non-steroidal compounds are provided which are useful in treating diseases or disorders associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity, including metabolic and inflammatory and immune diseases or disorders, having the structure of formula (I): an enantiomer, diastereomer, or tautomer thereof, or a prodrug ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in which the variables are as defined in the specification.
US09796719B2	Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of inflammatory disorders The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: Wherein R1a, R1b, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, W, X, Y, Z, Cy, and the subscript a are as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds inhibiting autotaxin (NPP2 or ENPP2), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment using the same, for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases involving fibrotic diseases, proliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, dermatological disorders, and/or abnormal angiogenesis associated diseases by administering the compound of the invention.
US09796716B2	Selective inhibitors of Tec and Src protein kinase families The present invention relates to a novel family of inhibitors of protein kinases. In particular, the present invention relates to inhibitors of the members of the Tec and Src protein kinase families. In one embodiment, the inhibitors of the invention are encompassed by Formula 1:
US09796715B2	Use of 10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives Use of 10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives as photosensitizers in the inactivation of microorganisms.
US09796714B2	Calcium channel agonists Embodiments of calcium channel agonists, as well as methods of making and using the calcium channel agonists, are disclosed. The disclosed calcium channel agonists and corresponding salt forms have a structure according to general formula I: wherein each bond depicted as “” is a single bond or a double bond as needed to satisfy valence requirements; Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5 independently are nitrogen or carbon; R1 and R3 are alkyl; R2 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl; and R4 is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl.
US09796712B2	Heteroaryl compounds for kinase inhibition Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 activity, are described herein.
US09796709B2	5-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolopyridine derivative A compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent LCAT-activating effect and is useful as an active ingredient in a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease, coronary heart disease (including heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiac ischemia, cardiovascular disturbance, and restenosis caused by angiogenesis), cerebrovascular disease (including stroke and cerebral infarction), peripheral vascular disease (including diabetic vascular complications), dyslipidemia, hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia, hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia, or renal disease, particularly, an anti-arteriosclerotic agent, wherein R is an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, and R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group.
US09796705B2	Fused tricyclic compounds and methods of use thereof for the treatment of viral diseases The present invention relates to novel Fused Tricyclic Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Fused Tricyclic Compounds for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient.
US09796700B2	ERK inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09796699B2	Substituted 2-[3-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-propylamino]-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acids and amides and methods of making the same The present invention relates to certain intermediates useful in the preparation of certain benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidines and processes for preparing them. In particular, the present invention relates to various 2-[3-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-propylamino]-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acids and amides as useful intermediates in the preparation of compounds including
US09796697B2	Tricyclic inhibitors of HIF-2-alpha and uses thereof Compounds comprising a fused tricylic core that modulate HIF-2α activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing these chemical entities, and methods of using these chemical entities for treating diseases associated with HIF-2α activity are described herein.
US09796694B2	Modulation of bacterial quorum sensing with synthetic ligands The present invention provides compounds and methods for modulation of the quorum sensing of bacteria. In an embodiment, the compounds of the present invention are able to act as replacements for naturally occurring bacterial quorum sensing ligands in a ligand-protein binding system; that is, they imitate the effect of natural ligands and produce an agonistic effect. In another embodiment, the compounds of the present invention are able to act in a manner which disturbs or inhibits the naturally occurring ligand-protein binding system in quorum sensing bacteria; that is, they produce an antagonistic effect. The compounds of the present invention comprise N-acylated-homoserine lactones (AHLs) comprised of a wide range of acyl groups.
US09796688B2	Catalysis of diketopiperazine synthesis Provided is a method for the synthesis of N-protected bis-3,6-[4-aminobutyl]-2,5-diketopiperazine including the step of heating a solution of ε-amino protected lysine in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and phosphorus pentoxide.
US09796686B2	Antibacterial quinazoline-4(3H)-one derivatives The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 is H or halogen; R2 is the group M; R3 is H or halogen; M is MA or MB wherein A is a bond or C≡C; R1A is H or halogen; R2A is H, alkoxy or halogen; R3A is H, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, 1,2-dihydroxyethyl, dialkylamino, 1-hydroxymethyl-cycloprop-1-yl, 1-((dimethylglycyl)oxy)methyl-cycloprop-1-yl, 3-hydroxyoxetan-3-yl, morpholin-4-ylalkyl or morpholin-4-ylalkoxy; and R1B is a group as defined in claim 1; and salts thereof.
US09796684B2	Materials for organic electroluminescence devices The invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives according to formula (I), and to organic electroluminescent devices comprising said pyrimidine derivatives as electron transport material.
US09796674B2	Benzyl urea derivatives for activating TGF-beta signaling Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-B signaling are described. In particular, the compositions and methods are useful for reducing or eliminating the pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease. The compositions include urea derivatives containing a piperidine, piperidinium, or a piperidin-4-yl methyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, and fluorobenzyl moieties.
US09796672B2	Isoindoline compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative disease Isoindoline sigma-2 receptor antagonist compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for inhibiting Abeta-associated synapse loss or synaptic dysfunction in neuronal cells, modulating an Abeta-associated membrane trafficking change in neuronal cells, and treating cognitive decline associated with Abeta pathology are provided.
US09796664B2	Compositions including 6-aminohexanoic acid derivatives as HDAC inhibitors This invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein Cy1, L1, Y, R1, L2, and Ar2 are defined herein, for the treatment of cancers, inflammatory disorders, and neurological conditions.
US09796663B2	Lactame or amino acid-based fatty amide, and use as an organogelator The invention relates to a fatty amide, which is based on: a) a diamine selected from aromatic or cycloaliphatic or linear C2 to C10 aliphatic diamines, b) a C3 to C12 lactam or amino acid, c) optionally, a second primary diamine different from said diamine a), d) a hydroxylated fatty monoacid, e) optionally, a nonhydroxylated monoacid chosen from linear C6 to C12 aliphatic acids, with a mole ratio b/(a+c) of 0.25 to 3/1. The invention also covers a process for the preparation of said amide and its use as organogelator or rheology additive in an organic solvent medium, in particular in coating, glue or adhesive, mastic, sealant or stripping agent compositions or molding or cosmetic compositions.
US09796661B2	Amine for low-emission epoxy resin products The present invention relates to an amine of the formula (I) which is an adduct of 1,2-propylenediamine with an aryl monoglycidyl ether, to the use thereof as part of a hardener for epoxy resins, and to epoxy resin compositions obtained therewith. The amine of the formula (I) is preparable in a simple process in high purity, is of very low viscosity and is especially suitable for the curing of epoxy resins. It allows low-emission epoxy resin compositions which have good workability and which cure even under cold and damp conditions, quickly and without blushing effects, to form very hard products of high surface quality that display virtually no yellowing on exposure to light.
US09796660B2	Gamma amino acid building blocks The invention provides compounds and methods, for example, to carry out organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to cyclically constrained nitroethylene compounds catalyzed by a proline derivative to provide cyclically constrained α-substituted-γ-nitro-aldehydes. The reaction can be rendered enantioselective when a chiral pyrrolidine catalyst is used, allowing for Michael adducts in nearly optically pure form (e.g., 96 to >99% e.e.).The Michael adducts can bear a single substituent or dual substituents adjacent to the carbonyl. The Michael adducts can be efficiently converted to cyclically constrained protected γ-amino acid residues, which are essential for systematic conformational studies of γ-peptide foldamers. New methods are also provided to prepare other γ-amino acids and peptides. These new building blocks can be used to prepare foldamers, such as α/γ-peptide foldamers, that adopt specific helical conformations in solution and in the solid state.
US09796658B2	Production and purification of esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.
US09796655B2	Method for producing carbonate compound The present invention relates to a production process capable of selectively producing various kinds of carbonate compounds without restraint in high yields without using toxic compounds such as phosgene and crown ethers, without producing corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride as a by-product, and without necessity of removing the chloroform as a by-product by distillation, and to a method for producing a carbonate compound, containing reacting compound (1) with a compound having an OH group in the presence of a metal salt and 0.2 to 4.0 mol of compound (2) per mol of the metal salt to obtain a carbonate compound, in which m is an integer of 1-10, Q is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, etc, and R10 and R11 are alkyl groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, etc.
US09796654B2	Process for the dimerization of activated olefins The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds or a mixture of compounds of the general formulae I.a or I.b wherein R1 is selected from C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, —C(═O)OR2, —PO(OR2a)2, aryl and hetaryl, R2, R2a are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C12-alkenyl, where the last two radicals mentioned are unsubstituted, partly or completely halogenated or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkoxy and CN, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, aryl and aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, where the last four radicals mentioned are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, —CN, and halogen, which comprises dimerizing olefin compound of the general formula II, in the presence of at least one N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst.
US09796652B2	Method for manufacturing (meth) acrylic acid ester and method for manufacturing aromatic carboxylic acid ester Provided is a method capable of efficiently manufacturing (meth)acrylic acid esters and aromatic carboxylic acid esters. This (meth)acrylic acid ester manufacturing method reacts a (meth)acrylic anhydride with a carbonate compound. For this aromatic carboxylic acid ester manufacturing method, which reacts a carboxylic anhydride with an aromatic carbonate in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst is at least one kind selected from a set consisting of basic nitrogen-containing organic compounds, Group 1 metal compounds, and Group 2 metal compounds.
US09796651B2	Method for continuous production of light acrylates by esterification of a raw ester-grade acrylic acid The present invention relates to methods by which the thermal dissociation of Michael adducts present in a stream of crude acrylic acid, called “crude ester grade”, and the esterification reaction of acrylic acid present in the stream of crude acrylic acid, or generated in situ by thermal dissociation, with a light alcohol, are carried out simultaneously.
US09796649B2	Process for removing formaldehyde from a composition comprising glycolaldehyde A process for reducing the percentage by weight of formaldehyde present in a composition comprising glycolaldehyde, wherein formaldehyde is transformed into one or more formaldehyde acetal(s) and removed from the reactive distillation reaction solution by reactive distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol and a catalyst.
US09796647B2	Method for producing fluorine-containing olefin A method for producing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (10), a compound represented by the following formula (11), a compound represented by the following formula (12), and a compound represented by the following formula (13), which the method containing reacting a compound represented by the following formula (2) with a compound represented by the following formula (7), in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1), a compound represented by the following formula (3), a compound represented by the following formula (4), a compound represented by the following formula (8), and a compound represented by the following formula (9).
US09796644B2	Integrated process for producing cumene and purifying isopropanol An integrated process for producing cumene and purifying isopropanol is described, in which a crude isopropanol stream containing in excess of 0.1 wt % water is separated into a dry isopropanol fraction containing no more than 0.1 wt % water and a wet isopropanol fraction containing the remainder of the water in said crude isopropanol stream. The dry isopropanol fraction is recovered and the wet isopropanol fraction is contacted with benzene in an alkylation zone under alkylation conditions such that at least part of the isopropanol reacts with the benzene to produce an effluent stream comprising cumene.
US09796641B2	Stabilization of radiosynthetic intermediates The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing radiosynthetic intermediates used in synthesis of 18F radiolabeled aromatic amino acid derivatives toward decomposition caused by beta and gamma radiations by the use of radical scavengers and/or reductants and/or antioxidants.
US09796638B2	Carbon article having an improved primer coating and an improved anti-oxidant coating A carbon article shaped as a brake disc, the brake disc being coated with an anti-oxidant coating obtained by applying as a primer coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum hydroxide, demineralized water, and a wetting additive; curing the primer coat; applying as a barrier coat a composition including orthophosphoric acid, aluminum hydroxide, demineralized water, colloidal silica, silicon hexaboride, boron, and a wetting additive; and curing the barrier coat.
US09796633B2	Aqueous slurry for making a powder of hard material An aqueous slurry that is useful upon being spray dried for the formation of a powder of hard material. The aqueous slurry includes starting powder components of the hard material. The slurry further includes an oxidation inhibitor, a surfactant in an amount between about 0.05 weight percent and about 0.30 weight percent of the weight of the starting powder components of the hard material, a binder, a defoamer and water in an between about 15 weight percent and about 30 weight percent of the weight of the weight of the starting powder components of the hard material. The aqueous slurry has a percent solids value that is between about 70 percent and about 85 percent.
US09796628B2	Additive for hydraulically setting compositions The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation of at least one salt of a mono- or polyvalent metal cation and of at least one compound which is able to release an anion which forms a low-solubility salt with the metal cation, and of at least one polymeric sulphonated dispersant. The additive is suitable particularly as a slump retainer.
US09796623B2	Systems and methods for affecting a wall repair A repair plaster powder for repairing drywall. The repair plaster powder includes gypsum plaster and crystalline silica. The repair plaster powder also includes calcium carbonate and calcium hydroxide.
US09796620B2	Coated article with low-E coating including tin oxide inclusive layer(s) with additional metal(s) A coated article includes a coating, such as a low emissivity (low-E) coating, supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The coating includes at least one dielectric layer including tin oxide that is doped with another metal(s). The coating may also include one or more infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including material such as silver or the like, for reflecting at least some IR radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered, heat bent and/or heat strengthened). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of windows, including monolithic windows for buildings, IG windows for buildings, etc.
US09796619B2	Temperable three layer antirefrlective coating, coated article including temperable three layer antirefrlective coating, and/or method of making the same A coated article includes a temperable antireflection (AR) coating that utilizes medium and low index (index of refraction “n”) layers having compressive residual stress in the AR coating. In certain example embodiments, the coating may include the following layers from the glass substrate outwardly: silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) medium index layer/high index layer/low index layer. In certain example embodiments, depending on the chemical and optical properties of the high index layer and the substrate, the medium and low index layers of the AR coating are selected to cause a net compressive residual stress.
US09796616B2	Apparatus and method for producing laminated glass sheet An apparatus for forming laminated sheet glass, including: a lower pipe and a first upper pipe separated by a first gap on one side and second gap on the other side, the apparatus being configured so that the position of the lower pipe relative to the first upper pipe are each independently adjustable to control the dimensions of the first gap, the second gap, or both, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for forming laminated sheet glass or articles thereof using the aforementioned glass laminating apparatus, as defined herein.
US09796612B2	Method and system for treating wastewater Treating distilled water with bacteria and other micro-organisms to remove nitrogen compounds from the distilled water. The distilled water may be produced from pretreating and distilling wastewater, such as wastewater from oil and natural gas production. The treatment steps of the distilled water include subjecting the water to microbial action under both anoxic and aerobic conditions and employing a membrane bioreactor to further purify the water. The purified water is still further purified by either reverse osmosis or ion exchange systems.
US09796608B2	Plant for desalinating water of a water supply system and method for desalinating water of a water supply system by means of said plant Plant for desalinating water of a water supply system, which comprises one or more tanks for accumulating water (2) in an immiscible manner, in order to store a softened supply thereof, provided with a first inlet connection (3) and with a first outlet connection (4) respectively connected to a feeding pipe (5) connected to the water supply system (50) and to an extraction pipe (6) for supplying users. The plant (1) also comprises a filtering unit (10) for water softening, for example obtained with a flow-through condenser (10″) or with a reverse osmosis membrane filter (10′), connected in parallel to the tank (2) with second inlet connection (11) and second outlet connection (12) respectively hydraulically connected to the first inlet connection (3) and to the first outlet connection (4) of the tank (2). Circulating means (13) are provided which can be activated to force at least one water flow to be treated to pass through the filtering unit (10), producing a filtered water flow, which is progressively stored in the tank (2) according to a filling direction (VI) thereof. Operatively, the feeding pipe (5) of the water supply system (50) forces, when the user requests water, a water flow intended for use to flow through the tank (2), causing the at least partial evacuation of the filtered water volume that was stored therein in an immiscible manner, in an evacuation direction (V2) opposite the filling direction (VI) with which the filtered water flow had been previously stored in the tank 2.
US09796606B2	Method for inducing continuous separation of copper ions from copper using UV-light source A method for inducing continuous separation of copper ions from copper using UV-light source, comprising the following steps: (1) cutting apiece of copper into wires or slices for immersing into a vessel containing water; switching on a stirrer for stirring the water continuously and keeping the copper being immersed in the water; (2) turning on the UV-light source for irradiating the copper and the water continuously; appearing a large amount of white precipitate in the water; (3) filtering the solution; detecting the filtered solution, a certain concentration copper ions in the filtered solution are found; adding hydrochloric acid by drops into the unfiltered original solution, the white precipitate is dissolved and copper ions are detected. The invention makes the copper separate out copper ions continuously and can be applied to copper ion disinfection for swimming-pool water, scenic water and cooling water, etc.
US09796605B2	Polymeric iron chelating agent Disclosed is a water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent having a polymer backbone and an aromatic ring attached to the polymer backbone through an —NH—CH2— bond, wherein the aromatic ring has one or two first functional groups in the form of hydroxyl group and one or two second functional groups located at the ortho position with respect to the first functional group; and wherein the second functional group is —OH, —COOH, or a group represented by formula (I) wherein A represents —CH3, —CH2—CH3, —CH2—C6H5, —CH2—C5H4N or —CH2—COOH and B represents —CH2—COOH. The water-insoluble polymeric iron chelating agent of the present invention offers the advantages of being capable of selectively chelating iron ions, particularly biologically unstable iron, and being insoluble in water, and moreover not being incorporated in metabolic processes in vivo.
US09796602B2	Solar water purifier A solar water purifier is disclosed. The solar water purifier uses waste heat from a solar panel, or direct heat from the sun, to boil, evaporate, and condense water to create a stream of purified water. In one embodiment, a boiling tank is mounted under and in direct thermal contact with a solar panel to absorb waste heat. In another embodiment, a transparent wall of the boiling tank is directly exposed to solar energy. Unpurified water enters the boiling tank from an inlet tank. Once in the boiling tank, a stream of steam and water vapor leaves the tank and is allowed to condense within a condenser. The condenser is located within the inlet tank, such that the heat recovered during condensation is used to preheat the inlet water to the boiling tank.
US09796594B2	Process for producing trichlorosilane The invention relates to an improved process to manufacture TCS in a polysilicon plant based upon combining a high temperature FBR process reacting metallurgical grade silicon, hydrogen, and silicon tetrachloride (STC) to make trichlorosilane (TCS) and a high temperature thermal converter to hydrogenate STC to TCS and hydrogen chloride.
US09796588B2	Sulfur trap A sulfur trap provides separation of elemental molten sulfur from a process stream comprising a mixture of sulfur and associated tail-gases. The sulfur trap comprises a vertically-oriented cylindrical wall having a chamber for receiving the process stream, a float positioned in the chamber, the float attached to a float end of a lever, a nozzle insert attached to the distal end of the lever, and a lever fulcrum positioned intermediate the lever float end and the lever nozzle insert end. The float, lever, nozzle insert and outlet are constructed to allow the float position to control nozzle insert engagement of the outlet, particularly to close the outlet when the float is elevated by molten sulfur and to disengage from the outlet to allow discharge flow of liquid sulfur at a determined level of sulfur within the chamber. Embodiments of a method of separating liquid sulfur from gases are also provided.
US09796585B2	Leak detection using cavity surface quality factor A method of leak detection of hermetically sealed cavities semiconductor devices is provided. Scribe streets are formed with access from each packaged device on a first substrate to the edge of the first substrate. The first substrate is attached to a second substrate, forming gaps between the two substrates. A cavity is formed around a packaged device on the first substrate by attaching a bond ring to the first substrate and an optically transparent window above the bonding ring. The cavity is evacuated. A high powered laser beam strikes the top surface of the device on the first substrate within the cavity and creates a vertical surface displacement of the first substrate. The vertical surface displacement is monitored using a separate interrogation laser beam. Leakage of the cavity can be measured by characterizing the resonance decay rate, Q.
US09796582B1	Method for integrating complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices using a flat surface above a sacrificial layer A method for integrating complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices with a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device using a flat surface above a sacrificial layer is provided. In some embodiments, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure is formed covering a semiconductor substrate, where the BEOL interconnect structure comprises a first dielectric region. A sacrificial layer is formed over the first dielectric region, and a second dielectric region is formed covering the sacrificial layer and the first dielectric region. A planarization is performed into an upper surface of the second dielectric region to planarize the upper surface. A MEMS structure is formed on the planar upper surface of the second dielectric region. A cavity etch is performed into the sacrificial layer, through the MEMS structure, to remove the sacrificial layer and to form a cavity in place of the sacrificial layer. An integrated circuit (IC) resulting from the method is also provided.
US09796581B2	Process for fabricating high-precision objects by high-resolution lithography and dry deposition and objects thus obtained The invention relates to a process for fabricating a high-precision object made of at least one inorganic material, comprising the following steps: using a high-resolution photolithography process, employing X-rays or UV rays depending on the desired degree of precision, in a chosen direction Z, to form a negative mold, which does not deform at the microscale during the steps of the process, in a material able to withstand a step for forming the object by dry deposition and capable of either being removed without altering the object fabricated or being separated from said object; choosing, independently of the normal redox potential of its constituent elements, at least one inorganic material from the set of materials that can be deposited by dry deposition and that allow the object to be fabricated to meet its thermomechanical and environmental specifications; and forming, by means of the non-deformable negative mold, the object to be fabricated by dry deposition of said at least one inorganic material, thereby allowing an object to be fabricated with better than microscale precision, especially with respect to the angle between the walls generated by the dry deposition and said direction Z. The invention is preferably applied to the fabrication of high-precision micromechanical objects, in particular in the aeronautical and clock-/watch-making fields.
US09796571B2	Work vehicle with improved implement position control and self-leveling functionality A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement for a work vehicle may generally include receiving an input associated with a flow-related parameter of the work vehicle as loader arms of the work vehicle are being moved and determining a speed control signal for the implement based at least in part on the flow-related parameter, wherein the speed control signal is associated with an implement speed at which the implement is to be moved in order to maintain the implement at a fixed orientation relative to a given reference point. In addition, the method may include generating a valve command signal based at least in part on the speed control signal and transmitting the valve command signal to a valve associated with the implement in order to maintain the implement at the fixed orientation as the loader arms are being moved.
US09796567B2	Line stabilizer A stabilizer for a line may include a guide configured for arrangement on the line to resist and/or dampen lateral motions of the line where the guide may include a guide jacket having a static sleeve configured to allow the line to pass through the guide and a fortifying bracket configured to reinforce the guide jacket and configured to interface with a hanging system to support the guide jacket and maintain the guide jacket in position on the line.
US09796563B2	Load handling by load handling device A load is handled by a load handling device comprising gripping means for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, comprising determining, in the gripping means, a distance map within the area of which are described a part of the area of the load to which the gripping means attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load.
US09796561B2	Wear detection for coated belt or rope A method of wear detection of a coated belt or rope includes connecting a wear detection unit to one or more monitoring strands and/or cords of a coated belt or rope. The coated belt or rope includes one or more baseline strands and/or cords exhibiting a first change in electrical resistance as a function of bending cycles of the belt or rope and one or more monitoring strands and/or cords exhibiting a second change in electrical resistance as a function of bending cycles of the belt or rope, greater than the first change in electrical resistance. An electrical resistance of the one or more monitoring strands and/or cords is measured via the wear detection unit. Using at least the measured electrical resistance of the one or more monitoring strands and/or cords, a wear condition of the belt or rope is determined.
US09796560B2	Detection of stuck elevator car or counterweight A method of detecting a stuck car or a stuck counterweight in an elevator system having a machine for imparting motion to the car and counterweight includes sensing a car side suspension member tension, T1; sensing a counterweight side suspension member tension, T2; determining a traction ratio in response to a relationship between T1 and T2; and determining a stuck car or a stuck counterweight if the traction ratio violates a limit.
US09796559B2	Cage energy supply system and control method therefor A cage energy supply system comprises wind power generation devices, a tail rope beam suspension device and a control device that are connected to the bottom of a cage box. The tail rope beam suspension device and the control device are located on the central axis of the bottom of the cage box, and the two sides of the tail rope beam suspension device are each connected to one wind power generation device. By means of the characteristics that the descending speed of the cage is high and the relative wind speed of an auxiliary shaft is high, the two wind power generation devices charge one storage battery at the same time, and the two storage batteries carry out charging and power supply alternately, so that a powered unit of the cage is supported by a stable and reliable power source all the time, the power supply requirement of the cage for the powered unit thereof is met, and meanwhile the power supply requirement for the control device is met. The devices are simple in structure and only need to be overhauled and maintained regularly. The present invention also relates to a control method for the cage energy supply system.
US09796558B2	One-piece hose guide for hose reel deck box A hose guide for a hose reel deck box is provided. More specifically, the hose guide is a one piece, or unitary body, component. The unitary body hose guide is structured to snap-fit to one or two travel bars that are part of the unitary body of the hose reel deck box housing assembly. The hose guide preferably includes two semi-enclosed passages that are structured to be slidably coupled to the travel bars.
US09796557B2	Bobbin unwinding device of filament winding device This bobbin unwinding device (32A (32B)) is provided with a bobbin support shaft (33) which rotatably supports a bobbin (B) around which a band-like fiber bundle (F) is wound, a fixed guide (35) which changes the running direction of the fiber bundle (F) unwound from the bobbin (B), and an auxiliary roller (34) arranged between the bobbin (B) and the fixed guide (35), wherein the fixed guide (35) is arranged such that the shaft center of the fixed guide (35) is substantially perpendicular to the shaft center of the bobbin support shaft (33), and the auxiliary roller (34) is arranged such that the shaft center of the auxiliary roller (34) is parallel or substantially parallel to the shaft center of the bobbin support shaft (33).
US09796556B1	Cable dispenser A cable dispensing system for unwinding a spool of cable not having a central core, the system comprising a tub having a base and a side wall with a side wall opening partially forming an inner space sized to fit the spool, the system further including an inner assembly having a base plate and a bearing assembly between the plate and the tub base, the bearing assembly supporting both the axial load and providing free rotation of the plate relative to the tub base about an inner space axis and unrestricted rotation of the associated spool about the system axis, the opening in the side wall allowing passage of the associated cable out of the inner space wherein pulling the cable out of the inner space rotates the associated spool about the inner space axis and unwinds the cable from the spool with low resistance and without kinking.
US09796555B2	Image forming apparatus and image formation system An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section configured to form a toner image on a sheet having a paste component; and an end pressing section provided on an upstream side of the image forming section in a sheet conveyance direction, and configured to exert a pressure on an end portion of the sheet while moving from a center toward an end of the sheet in a sheet width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction.
US09796553B2	System for holding sheet material for plotters The present invention relates to a holding system for holding sheet material for plotters characterized in that it comprises at least one substantially tubular side holding element (1), at least part of the external surface (2) thereof being tapered. Furthermore, said side holding element (1) comprises a longitudinal opening (7) and has internal chamfers at one of its ends (4). As a result of the thickness and the tapering of the external surface thereof, the side holding element hold the sheet material and, simultaneously, ensures that there is a gap between the winder tube and the sheet material wound on said tube, which facilitates its removal from the tube.
US09796552B2	Paper feeding apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system A paper feeding apparatus includes: a sheet loading unit for loading a bundle of sheets; a separation unit that separates a topmost sheet of the bundle of sheets loaded on the sheet loading unit, from the bundle of sheets; a conveyance unit that conveys the separated topmost sheet; an end fence that is movable in a sheet conveyance direction, abuts trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction, and positions the bundle of sheets in the sheet conveyance direction; and a pressing unit that is provided in such a manner as to protrude from the end fence, and is able to press the trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction of at least an upper part of the bundle of sheets, wherein the pressing unit has different pressing forces at an upper and a lower portion thereof, and has the lower pressing force stronger than the upper pressing force.
US09796548B2	Print media transport apparatus In an example, a print media transport apparatus comprises a plurality of pallets having a self-propulsion mechanism, and being to support print media. The pallets may circulate on an endless track comprising a printing zone, a descending zone and an ascending zone. A controller may control the self-propulsion mechanisms of the pallets such that a pallet on the descending zone is at least partially supported by another pallet which is ahead on the track, and a pallet on the ascending zone is at least partially driven by pallet which follows on the track.
US09796545B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus including sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device includes a first conveyance roller, a sheet conveyance path, a second conveyance roller, and a pair of bearing portions. The first conveyance roller is provided in an apparatus main body. The sheet conveyance path has a guide surface that guides a sheet member in a sheet conveyance direction. The second conveyance roller is rotatably attached to the guide surface via a shaft and abuts on the first conveyance roller by a predetermined pressing force. The bearing portions are provided on the guide surface and support the shaft. Each bearing portion includes a concave groove portion and a bush member. The concave groove portion is formed on the guide surface such that a groove depth direction is perpendicular to the guide surface. The bush member is attached to the concave groove portion so as to be slidable in the groove depth direction and support the shaft.
US09796542B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus employing the same A sheet feeding device having sheet feed tray configured to support multiple sheets be movably inserted to a main body. A sheet feed roller is configured to contact the sheet supported by the sheet feed tray and rotate to apply a feeding force to feed the sheet in a sheet feed direction. The sheet feed roller is configured to contact the sheet feed tray when there is no sheet on the sheet feed tray. A push latch mechanism is arranged on a downstream side with respect to the sheet feed roller in the sheet feed direction. A state of the push latch mechanism is alternately switched between an engaged state and a disengaged state every time when a pressing force is applied to the push latch mechanism. A first spring is configured to exert an elastic force to move the sheet feed tray toward a near side.
US09796538B2	Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus for transporting items along a conveying path from a loading station to a discharge station comprises a car that can be driven in a conveying direction along the conveying path, the car having a frame and a first load-handling device borne by the frame, which is mounted so as to be infinitely adjustable in height in a controlled manner relative to the frame, wherein a second load-handling device is arranged on the frame adjacent to the first load-handling device and is mounted independently thereof so as to be infinitely adjustable in height in a controlled manner.
US09796533B2	Kiln cart pusher Embodiments of a pusher device may include a frame, guide rails coupled to the frame, a carriage slideable along the guide rails, and a linear positioner coupled to the carriage and frame and operable to move the carriage along the guide rails. Two or more lugs may be mounted to the carriage and rotatable between a resting position, in which the forward ends of the lugs can contact the transverse supports of a tram above the carriage, and a lowered position in which the lugs can pass below the transverse supports. In the resting position, the longitudinal axis of each lug may be inclined from rear to front, such that the lugs contact the tram with the front end (as opposed to a longitudinal side) of the lugs. The lugs be generally triangular, trapezoidal, or concave polygonal in profile. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed herein.
US09796531B2	Slat conveyor A slat conveyor has a plurality of slat bodies supported between a pair of left and right driving endless turning bodies by concentric horizontal support shafts and has a pair of front and rear guide rollers supported to a guide rail laid on each of upper and lower horizontal path sections. A U-turn guiding mechanism at both ends includes the guide rollers, a slat body posture controlling rotating body, and a drive mechanism for the rotating body. The rotating body has the same turning radius as that of the horizontal support shaft on a U-turn path section, and includes an engaging portion for positioning and turning the guide rollers. The drive mechanism drives the rotating body such that the engaging portion is turned in the same direction and at the same speed as the turning speed of the horizontal support shaft on the U-turn path section.
US09796526B2	Receptacle for secure collection of waste A waste collection receptacle, for example a receptacle in compliance with Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) regulations concerning the disposal of controlled substances, includes a housing and a waste-collection container therein. A chute directs waste deposited through an aperture in the housing into the waste-collection container. A fill sensor monitors the fill level of the waste-collection container. When the waste-collection container reaches a fill threshold, a controller sends a signal that electronically locks the aperture, thereby preventing additional waste from being deposited into the receptacle.
US09796520B2	Facial mask sheet package A facial mask sheet package is provided that comprises a perforated tray which has a hole provided at the bottom and in which a stack of Z-folded facial mask sheets wetted with chemical solution is placed, wherein such tray is stored in a pillow bag whose top side has a butt joint formed by sealing the ends of a film, in such a way that the bottom of the tray is positioned on the opposite side of the butt joint.
US09796518B2	Plunger for dispenser, dispenser, and method for dispensing liquid material The present invention provides a plunger (20) for a dispenser, the plunger including a large diameter body portion (23) provided with ring-shaped contact surfaces (24, 25) that contact an inner wall surface of a syringe, a rear opening (26) formed in a backside of the large diameter body portion (23), and a small diameter body portion (22) provided with a front opening (28), wherein the front opening (28) is formed in a size allowing a liquid material to be directly pressed by pressurized air, and allowing at least the plunger (20) to move following a fall in water head position, which is caused with discharge and consumption of the liquid material. With those features, the liquid material can be prevented from adhering to the inner wall surface of the syringe, and the liquid material in the syringe can be prevented from flowing backwards.
US09796514B2	Fastener with adhesive base and twist-tie and method of making the fastener and of using the fastener A fastener and a method of making and using the fastener is provided in which the fastener includes a base having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an adhesive layer portion. An elongated pliable core member is coupled to the base, with the core member having first and second ends, with at least the first end extending beyond an edge of the base. In another embodiment the base is configured to define a plurality of notches, with each notch configured to define an apex proximate the center of the base and extending with the edges toward an edge of the base and with two notches on each side of elongated pliable core member. The plurality of notches defines two sections of the base, with one section configured independently of the other section and with one section on each side of the elongated pliable core member.
US09796513B2	Overcap with cutting ring for rigid paper cans A novel closure for a container is provided. The closure comprises an overcap and a built in blade ring for making a circumferential cut in the container body so the top portion of the body can be removed to expose the container contents.
US09796510B2	Container A container has a container lid and a container lower section connectible with each other via thread ribs on the lid and the lower section, by twisting the lid and the lower section relative to each other about a screwing axis of rotation. The thread ribs on the lid and the lower section extend over a circumferential angle of 90 degrees or less. A clearance at least equal to the circumferential extension thereof is left in the circumferential direction on the lid and the lower section. At least two thread ribs on the lid and the lower section overlap each other. A complete overrun circumferentially is possible in only one of the two opposing positions when an opposing position of a thread rib in the lower section or the lid is reached during a screwed connection in the direction of the screwing axis of rotation.
US09796508B1	Caulk storage system A caulk storage system for storing an opened calk container includes a calk container that has a tube and a spout. The calk container may contain a fluid calk. A pair of cylinders is provided. The cylinders are matable to each other to define a closed tube. The calk container is positioned in each of the cylinders when the cylinders are mated together. Thus, the pair of cylinders inhibits the fluid calk from drying thereby facilitating the calk container to be stored when the calk container is opened.
US09796507B2	Latching removable can handle A latching removable can handle includes an elongated handle, a lower retainer structure to engage a lower rim of a can, and an upper attachment mechanism to releasably engage an upper rim of the can and including latch member mounting structure. The attachment mechanism includes a single latch member directly engaged with the mounting structure which and movable between a released position and a latched position. The attachment mechanism may include a lock member movable between an unlocked position and a locked position in which it retains the latch member in its latched position.
US09796506B2	Pressure equalization apparatus for a bottle and methods associated therewith A device that assists with equalizing air pressure within a bottle with the atmospheric air pressure as liquid is being poured from the bottle and includes one or more relatively short air tubes. The air tubes are situated with an upper inlet rim of the air tubes located flush with or relatively near the bottle rim. Whether an insert or integrated into the manufacture of a container, the one or more air tubes that extend partially into the container allow air to pass into the container as the liquid exits the container. The pressure equalizer not only minimizes or prevents the common glugging effect, but it allows liquid from a bottle to be poured smoothly at any angle and orientation. A cap incorporating a detachable pressure equalizer is also described.
US09796501B2	Polygonal container having reinforced corner structures and blank for forming same A blank for forming a reinforced container is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel comprising opposing end edges, opposing side edges, and at least one miter edge connecting one of the end edges to an adjacent side edge of the opposing side edges. The blank further includes a pair of opposing end panels coupled to the bottom panel, a pair of opposing side panels coupled to the bottom panel, and a reinforcing panel assembly coupled to at least one of one of the end panels and one of the side panels for reinforcing a corner of the container.
US09796500B2	Methods and systems for identifying product A method and system for identifying product is disclosed. A product identifier having product identifying information for one of a plurality of consumable products is provided. The product identifier is selected for a consumable product. The product identifier is displayed at or near a location on a dispensing system, or where access to the consumable product is provided. The system uses a product identifier having product and/or brand information for one or more consumable products. A window is provided in a body of a dispenser or other member of a dispensing system for viewing the product identifier associated with the consumable product therein.
US09796497B2	Stretched and foamed plastic formed body having appearance of a metal color A stretched and foamed plastic formed body forming, in at least a portion thereof, a foamed region which incorporates foamed cells therein, wherein the foamed cells have a flat shape with a maximum thickness of not more than 30 μm and an average aspect ratio of not less than 4 as viewed in cross section of the formed body perpendicular to a direction in which the formed body is stretched to a maximum degree, and a non-foamed plastic skin layer having no foamed cell distributed therein is formed on the outer surface of the foamed region. The formed body is, further, blended with a non-lustrous pigment as the coloring agent, which is different from a lustrous pigment such as flaky pigment, and exhibits a metal color over the foamed region thereof. The foamed formed body exhibiting a metal color and, specifically, a gold color or a silver color is thus provided without using any expensive lustrous pigment such as metal powder pigment or flaky pigment.
US09796493B2	Thin pallet wrapping platform A pallet wrapping platform comprises a lower frame, a pallet supporting table, constraining means interposed between the frame and the table, being designed to allow the frame and table to move by rotating relative to one another, a driving unit and transmission means for transmitting the motion from the driving unit to the table. The table comprises an upper flat disk and at least one lower ring gear, fixed to the disk and designed to interact with the motion transmission means, in such a way that the total thickness of the platform is less than at least 24 millimeters.
US09796488B2	Dual port payload attach ring compatible satellite Systems, methods, and apparatus for dual port ring compatible satellites are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method for removably attaching at least one spacecraft to a payload attach ring on a launch vehicle involves attaching a strongback of each of the spacecrafts to two respective payload ports of the payload attach ring on the launch vehicle. In one or more embodiments, the strongback of each of the spacecrafts is attached to each of the two respective payload ports via a respective beam mounted to a respective port adaptor plate. The method further involves separating the strongback of each of the spacecrafts from the two respective payload ports of the payload attach ring on the launch vehicle by using at least one mechanical actuator on each of the beams.
US09796487B2	Fuel-free spacecraft propelling system based on spatial atomic oxygen and propelling method A fuel-free spacecraft propelling system having an open-ended outer cylinder of a propelling device and an atomic oxygen collecting device is disclosed. The latter is arranged at the forwardly-propelled front end of the outer cylinder and is hermetically connected with an RF generating device and an ion cyclotron wave heating device through a magnetic confinement device. A spiral wave discharge oxygen plasma inlet and a spiral wave discharge oxygen plasma outlet in the ion cyclotron wave heating device are respectively provided with another magnetic confinement device. The propulsion of the invention does not need to carry the propellant, which greatly reduces the launch costs, and enables a spacecraft to advantageously have an increased orbit life over existing spacecraft systems.
US09796485B2	Retractable deployable structure using a tape spring A deployable structure comprises: a mount comprising a first point and a second point opposite and a third point, a storage reel able to rotate about an axis Z, a tape spring able to switch from a configuration in which it is wound about the axis Z in the storage reel into a configuration in which it is deployed along an axis X substantially perpendicular to the axis Z, the first and second points forming a double support with the tape spring to keep the tape spring in the deployed configuration. The third point is able to form a simple support with the tape spring, the storage reel is able to move with respect to the third point and the storage reel is pressed against the third point to guide the deployment of the tape spring.
US09796478B2	Method for controlling solar panels in a solar propelled aircraft A method of controlling solar panels in a solar propelled aircraft which has a wing having solar cell modules mounted therein. The solar propelled aircraft includes: first solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and receive solar energy directly from the sun; second solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and supplied with directed energy from the earth; and rotating shafts which rotate the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules so that the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules correspond to each other in both directions. The first solar cell module at the upper surface obtains solar energy from the sun, and the second solar cell module at the lower surface obtains directed energy transferred from the earth.
US09796474B2	Reading lamp for installation in a cabin trim element of a vehicle The invention relates to a reading lamp for installation in a cabin trim element (4) of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft, comprisingan installation frame (1) having a ring element (2),a lamp housing (7) having a mating support surface (8), anda clamping ring (9)wherein the clamping ring (9) is connected to the installation frame (1) by means of tension spring elements (10), such that the lamp housing (7) is forced against the support surface (6) of the inner surface of the ring element (2) by means of the clamping ring (9) and may be moved with respect to the installation frame (1) in the manner of a ball and socket joint.
US09796458B2	Offshore drilling vessel An offshore drilling vessel includes a main deck, a moonpool a firing line hoist system having a tower, a BOP transport system and a pivotally supported U-shaped working deck. The U-shaped working deck can be pivoted between an active position, in which it extends in a substantially horizontal direction such that it covers a portion of the moonpool, and a non-active position, in which it extends in a substantially vertical direction such that it provides room for a BOP to be moved by the BOP transport system from a storage position adjacent the moonpool into a launch position above the moonpool, in which launch position the BOP is located between the tower and the working deck.
US09796457B2	Buoyant element A buoyant element includes an elongate buoyant body that defines: (i) a major side; (ii) a minor side that is parallel to the major side; (iii) axial ends connecting the major and minor sides at an angle of substantially 45° from the orthogonal spanning the major and minor sides; and (iv) means for connecting adjacent buoyant elements together. The length of the major side is twice the length of the minor side.
US09796453B2	Mooring structure mounted on a vessel A method and structure for mooring seaworthy craft against boat landings is disclosed. The structure comprises a fender (4) with a layer of compressible material having an exposed surface, mounted on the craft. Anchor points (12) are secured at laterally spaced locations on the craft, as are two draw mechanisms (14), one associated with each anchor point (12). A tie (10) is provided for extending from each anchor point (12) to its associated draw mechanism (14), and each mechanism is operable to draw its respective tie from an anchor point around a pylon thereby urging the fender (4) against both pylons. In the mooring process, the craft is first steered to the boat landing to engage the fender (4) against the pylons (6), and the ties (10) are withdrawn from each draw mechanism (14) and taken around one of the pylons. Each tie is then attached to an anchor point (12) on the craft, and the mechanisms (14) are activated to draw the ties (10) around the pylons to urge the fender (4) against them. A control system maintains the required tension in the ties to secure the mooring.
US09796451B2	Wake shaping system for a boat A boat comprising a wake shaping system comprising starboard and port wake shaping devices located aft of the transom. Each wake shaping device is operable to move between a first, non-deployed position behind the transom and a second, deployed position extending outside the side of the hull or below the transom. When the starboard wake shaping device is in the deployed position, a port wakesurf wake is created. When the port of the wake shaping device is in the deployed position, a starboard wakesurf wake is created. When neither wake shaping device is deployed, a symmetrical wakeboard wake is created.
US09796437B2	Snowmobile A snowmobile comprises a plurality of ground engaging members, a frame supported by the ground engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The snowmobile further comprises a rear suspension assembly supported by the frame which includes a plurality of slide rails, at least one linear force element operably coupled to the slide rails, and at least one rear idler wheel operably coupled to the slide rails with a rear shaft. The rear shaft is operably coupled to the slide rails with a single fastener received into one end of the rear shaft.
US09796436B2	Undercarriage track link assembly having offset link gaps A track link assembly is disclosed. The track link assembly may have a left link pair having left links. The left links may be disposed in-line with each other and separated by a left link gap. The track link assembly may also have a right link pair having right links. The right links may be disposed in-line with each other and separated by a right link gap. The right link pair may be disposed opposite the left link pair. The track link assembly may have at least one pin configured to pivotably connect the left link pair and the right link pair. The left link gap may be offset from the right link gap relative to an axis of the at least one pin.
US09796433B2	Spare tire storage apparatus A spare tire carrier for vehicles which includes a support arm for mounting a spare tire thereon and a cooperating tubular assembly coupled to a fixed end of the support arm for mounting the support arm to a vehicle. The cooperating tubular assembly includes upper and lower opposed guide plates which provide for relative rotational movement there between to simultaneously effect pivotal movement of the support arm with respect to the cooperative tubular assembly while effecting rotational movement of the support arm about its central axis. The spare tire carrier can be mounted to the underside of trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, campers, trailers, and other motorized and non-motorized and towed vehicles.
US09796431B1	Aerodynamic trailer An aerodynamic trailer including first and second side panels, the side panels each having a trapezoidal channel running along a substantial length thereof; an arcuate front panel extending substantially between front edges of the side panels; a top positioned above the front panel and the side panels, the top having a rearwardly sloping front section and two oppositely positioned outer fins running along outward portions thereof and a center fin running along a center thereof; a door positioned at rear edges of the side panels and the top; and at least one axle supporting at least two wheels. Other features of the trailer create aerodynamic benefits.
US09796426B2	Cowl structure An outer glass contact section, which is parallel to and comes into close contact with the outer surface of a windscreen, and inner glass contact parts, which have lips that press the inner surface of the windscreen, are formed at the vehicle rear-side edge of a cowl body. The lips each have a folded shape or a curved shape, have a folding point for the folded shape or a curving point for the curved shape as a boundary, and include a base-side first lip section and a distal-side second lip section.
US09796418B2	Torque transmission joint and electric power steering apparatus A torque transmission joint has a shock-absorbing member between a drive shaft and a driven shaft. When the drive shaft is rotated in one direction, forces due to torque transmitted from the drive shaft to the driven shaft act inward in a radial direction of the shock-absorbing member on held sections that are held between one side surfaces in the circumferential direction of drive-side arm sections that are positioned in the front side in the one direction of rotation of the drive shaft, and side surfaces in the circumferential direction of driven-side arm sections that are positioned on the rear side in the one direction of rotation of the drive shaft.
US09796416B2	Automated driving apparatus and automated driving system A steering wheel control unit executes control such that a steering wheel rotates in accordance with a first target steering angle and the steering wheel rotates in accordance with a second target steering angle when a steering operation is detected. A target steering angle setting unit sets the second target steering angle that asymptotically approaches an actual steering angle from the first target steering angle with the lapse of time, during a period from when the steering operation is detected during the automated driving until when an end of the steering operation is detected, and sets the second target steering angle that asymptotically approaches the first target steering angle with the lapse of time after the end of the steering operation is detected. After the steering operation takes place, the reaction force gradually decreases. After the steering operation ends, the reaction force gradually increases.
US09796415B2	Control apparatus and control method of on-vehicle electronic equipment An apparatus and a method that includes a program execution monitoring dedicated circuit connected to a CPU of a control apparatus of an on-vehicle electronic equipment that includes an execution time monitoring timer circuit (111), an execution sequence monitoring comparison circuit (113), a setting register (115), an attached circuit (117), perform monitoring of an execution sequence of a task executed by a control program of the on-vehicle electronic equipment and/or an execution time of the task executed by the control program, and enabled to continue the control of the on-vehicle electronic equipment such as an electric power steering apparatus by performing an alternative processing in the case of detecting an abnormality in the execution sequence and/or the execution time.
US09796410B2	Motor controller A motor controller has an assist controller that generates an assist instruction AC to generate an assist torque for lightening a steering load based on a detected value of a steering torque, and a follow controller obtaining a target value of a physical quantity regarding a steering operation and generating a follow instruction TC of a follow control. Further, an intervention detector in the motor controller detects an intervention of a driver or of a system, and a restrictor restricts an internal value that is used by the assist controller or by the follow controller, so that a ratio of the assist torque against the automatic steering torque is changed, which makes it possible to switch a control to the driver or to a system without a causing a wrong feeling to the driver.
US09796406B2	Electric power steering unit with offset link mechanism Disclosed is a vehicle including a steering wheel arranged offset toward one side in a vehicle body right/left direction, and an electric power steering unit. The electric power steering unit includes a link mechanism operably connected to the steering wheel and extending from a right/left center side of the steering wheel toward a vehicle body right/left center side to be operably connected to a wheel side, an assist device for the link mechanism, a control lever arranged adjacent the vehicle body right/left center in the vicinity of the steering wheel, a rotation shaft operably connected to the control lever to be rotated about a right/left axis that extends in the vehicle body right/left direction, and a control cable operably connected to the rotation shaft. A base end portion of the control cable is more offset toward the one side than the assist device.
US09796405B2	Infant stroller apparatus An infant stroller apparatus includes a front and a rear leg frame respectively having a first and a second side portion, a handle frame having a side segment, a seat frame and a bar linkage. The first and second side portions and the side segment are pivotally connected with one another about a first pivot axis. The seat frame is pivotally connected with the side segment about a second pivot axis. The bar linkage has a first and a second end respectively connected pivotally with the second side portion and the seat frame about a third and a fourth pivot axis. When the infant stroller apparatus is deployed, the second pivot axis is above the first pivot axis, the third pivot axis is above the first pivot axis, and the fourth pivot axis is above and behind the first pivot axis.
US09796403B2	Shopping cart liner with toy attachment system A shopping cart liner includes a body configured to nest in the child seat portion of a shopping cart. The body may define one or more openings positioned to enable the feet of a child seated in the shopping cart to protrude through the body, and the shopping cart liner includes a track at least partially embedded in a portion of the shopping cart liner. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track, and defines an opening for attaching an item to the shopping cart liner. An item such as a toy, teething ring, pacifier, or other item may be attached. The body may be padded, and, and may include one or more pockets. The shopping cart liner may include a seat belt for securing a child to the shopping cart liner, and may be used in combination with a pillow.
US09796402B1	Electronic shopping cart A rechargeable motorized personal shopping and utility cart. Designed for elderly or infirm consumers who find it difficult to pull or push a manual utility cart, particularly on inclines, the electronic shopping cart would propel itself on demand. Designed in every aspect for the ultimate in convenience, the front of the unit would also feature an easy-access swing-open door which makes the loading and unloading of the electronic shopping cart far easier, even for extra tall items.
US09796401B1	Motorized wheel accessory for a stroller The motorized wheel accessory for a stroller is an after-market device that is configured to interface with a stroller in order to mobilize the stroller without the need for an end user to actually push said stroller. The motorized wheel accessory includes a frame that is configured to attach onto a rear axle of a stroller. The frame includes a power member that is wired to a motor. The motor is in mechanical connection with a pair of wheels. The pair of wheels propel the stroller. The frame may be adjustable to accommodate differently-sized strollers.
US09796400B2	Real time machine vision and point-cloud analysis for remote sensing and vehicle control Methods and apparatus for real time machine vision and point-cloud data analysis are provided, for remote sensing and vehicle control. Point cloud data can be analyzed via scalable, centralized, cloud computing systems for extraction of asset information and generation of semantic maps. Machine learning components can optimize data analysis mechanisms to improve asset and feature extraction from sensor data. Optimized data analysis mechanisms can be downloaded to vehicles for use in on-board systems analyzing vehicle sensor data. Semantic map data can be used locally in vehicles, along with onboard sensors, to derive precise vehicle localization and provide input to vehicle to control systems.
US09796399B2	Method for controlling a land transport vehicle, land transport vehicle, ground equipment and transport system A method for controlling a land transport vehicle traveling on a track, the track including, in a movement direction of the land transport vehicle, a zone with an external power supply adjacent to a zone without an external power supply to be traveled with an onboard power supply device, the zone with an external power supply including an external power supply device on the ground provided with a plurality of power supply segments arranged sequentially in the direction of the track, the land transport vehicle including at least one capture device adapted to be placed in contact with a power supply segment on the one hand and to be electrically connected to at least one traction motor on the other hand, the land transport vehicle further including an onboard power supply device adapted to be electrically connected to the or each traction motor.
US09796382B2	Driving assist apparatus and driving assist method A driving assist apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a curve detection unit that detects a curve ahead of a vehicle, a driving operation assistance unit that, based on the curve detection result, provides driving operation assistance to enable the vehicle to properly pass through the curve, a diversion determination unit that determines whether the vehicle position is diverted from the curve during curve passage, a diversion-confirmed curve storage unit that, when the vehicle position is diverted from the curve, memorizes the curve as a diversion-confirmed curve, and an assistance suppression unit that, when the curve detected by the curve detection unit is the diversion-confirmed curve, suppresses the driving operation assistance by the driving operation assistance unit. When the vehicle position returns to the curve after diverting from the curve, the diversion determination unit determines that the vehicle position is not diverted from the curve.
US09796378B2	Vehicle travel path generating apparatus When a travel path is to be generated for a vehicle, road surface lines (white lines, etc.) delimiting the traffic lane of the vehicle, and also external objects in the vehicle environment, are detected and registered as respective obstacles. Specific points are defined at appropriate locations on each obstacle, and the travel path is generated by connecting respective mid-point positions between opposed pairs of specific points, each pair defined on respective ones of an opposed (left-side, right-side) pair of the registered obstacles.
US09796374B2	Overheat prevention method for transmission clutch An overheat prevention method includes an rpm comparison step of comparing an engine revolution per minute (rpm) speed with a preset rpm speed by a controller when requiring an engagement of an engine clutch, a temperature comparison step of comparing a temperature of a transmission clutch with a preset temperature by the controller when it is determined that the engine rpm speed is less than the preset rpm speed at the rpm comparison step, and a serial drive mode control step of releasing the engine clutch and engaging the transmission clutch, and controlling a hybrid starter generator (HSG) to charge a battery using engine power to provide driving power to a motor by the controller when it is determined that the temperature of the transmission clutch is higher than the preset temperature at the temperature comparison step.
US09796372B2	Powertrain and control method with selective pursuit of optimal torque targets A method for controlling a powertrain of a vehicle includes calculating, via a controller, an optimal torque target for the powertrain as a function of system limits of the vehicle. The method includes commanding, via transmission of an output torque signal, an actual output torque of the powertrain to pursue or follow the calculated optimal torque target during a steady-state torque request condition. Additionally, the method includes detecting a predetermined vehicle event during the steady-state torque request condition, and shaping the output torque signal via the controller. A variable gain factor may be used in response to detection of the predetermined vehicle event to allow the output torque signal to temporarily deviate from the calculated optimal torque target during the steady-state torque request condition. A powertrain has an engine, an electric machine, and a controller programmed to execute the method.
US09796367B2	Vehicle brake device A vehicle brake device includes a hydraulic pressure generating device, a valve device, a pump and an accumulation section forming an accumulation chamber connected to a fluid passage between the valve device and the hydraulic pressure generating device or to a master chamber. A dead band is set in which the change of force of the magnitude corresponding to the hydraulic pressure in the master chamber does not substantially act on a brake operating member. A characteristic representing the relation between the pressure and the brake fluid quantity in the accumulation chamber is set based on a characteristic representing the relation between the pressure and the brake fluid quantity in a wheel cylinder and the dead band so that, when brake fluid is flowing into and from the accumulation chamber, a force of the magnitude corresponding to the master chamber hydraulic pressure does not act on the brake operating member.
US09796366B2	Braking device for a motor vehicle having preparatory pre-deceleration and method for controlling such a braking device A braking device for a motor vehicle has a setpoint controlled deceleration device, which, upon receipt of a braking request input by a driver or an assistance system, for example, on the basis of a difference between a setpoint value and an actual value, drives a brake of the vehicle to generate a setpoint controlled braking torque for a deceleration of the motor vehicle. In addition, the braking device has a braking preparation control, which, upon receipt of a braking preparation signal, drives the brake independently of the setpoint value to produce at least one braking pressure for generating a preparation braking torque for a pre-deceleration of the motor vehicle. The braking preparation signal is generated as soon as a driving situation is ascertained where a braking request input by a driver or an assistance system is very likely imminent.
US09796365B2	Electronic-pneumatic braking system, for example for a heavy goods vehicle or articulated truck An electronic-pneumatic braking system for a vehicle, for example for a heavy goods vehicle or an articulated truck, includes a TCS/ESC modulator (1), enabling control functions for a traction control system (TCS) and a vehicle stability control system (ESC). The TCS/ESC modulator (1) includes a pneumatic relay valve (2), a solenoid valve (7) and a changeover valve device (11). In order to achieve a compact size and cost savings during manufacture, only control pressure can be applied to the solenoid valve (7) and to the changeover valve device (1), while only the pneumatic relay valve (2) has a large nominal size for conveying the supply pressure to at least one wheel brake and for venting the latter. As a result, the changeover valve device (11) can be structurally integrated in a TCS/ESC modulator (1) intended for carrying out the TCS/ESC functions.
US09796360B2	Wiper device and wiper arm for cleaning a vehicle window A wiper device for cleaning a vehicle window is disclosed. The wiper device has a wiper arm fastened in a torque-proof manner to a wiper shaft via an articulation piece, the wiper arm being arranged pivotably on the articulation piece in a pivot axis, a wiper blade arranged on the wiper arm, and a washing device for the wiper blade, which contains a feed for a washing fluid, wherein the feed runs in the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft and leads to the wiper blade in a direction running substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.
US09796359B2	Method and apparatus for removing and preventing lens surface contamination on a vehicle lens A vehicle includes a vehicle frame and an optical device mounted on the vehicle frame. A first temperature sensor senses ambient air temperature surrounding the vehicle frame, a second temperature sensor senses a temperature of a lens of the optical device, and a humidity sensor senses moisture content of air proximal to the lens. An exhaust directs gas at the lens in response to the sensed ambient air temperature, the sensed lens temperature, and the sensed moisture content.
US09796355B1	Hood lifter assembly with protective cover A hood lifter assembly includes an actuator having a piston displaceable between a home position and a hood lifting position. The hood lifter assembly also includes a cover overlying the piston in the home position and protecting the actuator from water exposure. A cowl vent grille and a method of lifting a vehicle hood in response to a pedestrian impact event are also disclosed.
US09796350B2	Knee-protection airbag device A knee-protection airbag device includes: an airbag being inflatable when an inflating gas flows thereinto; and a casing receiving the airbag in a folded state, wherein: the casing includes an attachment seat portion attached to an attachment bracket disposed to extend from a body; the casing includes an engagement portion engaging with a target engagement portion formed at the attachment bracket; when the engagement portion engages with the target engagement portion while the suspension portion is suspended on the target suspension portion, the airbag assembly is suppressed from rotating backward and deviating in a horizontal direction; and when the attachment seat portion contacts a rear face of a fixation seat portion, the attachment hole formed at the attachment seat portion matches an attachment hole formed at the fixation seat portion.
US09796349B2	Wrap-around airbag device An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushion chamber between any occupant and the vehicle structure.
US09796348B2	Circuit for conducting an electric current The invention relates to a circuit for conducting an electric current, by an electrical component, between a vehicle battery and an electrical network component that can be connected to the vehicle battery. The circuit includes a first electrical line segment and a second line segment that is separated from the first line segment by a spacer. The line segments are connected to one another by the electrical component.
US09796345B2	Clip and connecting structure using clip Provided is a clip that does not require a through hole to be formed in one of the two component parts that are to be connected, and is provided with a small thickness so that the spacing between the two component parts may be minimized. The clip includes a first part including a plate-shaped first base and a first engagement piece projecting from a surface of the first base, a free end part of the first engagement piece being formed with an engagement projection; and a second part including a plate-shaped second base and a second engagement piece projecting from a surface of the second base, a free end part of the second engagement piece being formed with an overhang portion configured to cooperate with the engagement projection; wherein a receiving hole is formed at least in one of the first base and the second base, and is configured to receive at least a part of the engagement piece projecting from the other of the first base and the second base.
US09796340B2	Low profile ladder rack A ladder rack for a motor vehicle similar to what is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,764,268, but differing therefrom in that the top surfaces of the stationary bar member and the movable bar member are coplanar and in a side-by-side relationship when the load being carried is atop the vehicle's roof rather than being stacked, one-above-the-other, as in the prior art. As such, the ladder rack of the present invention exhibits a reduced height profile.
US09796338B2	Card holder for vehicles A card holder for vehicles is provided. The card holder includes an outer holder secured to a vehicle body and having a card storage portion formed therein and an opening formed in a top of the card storage portion into which a card is inserted into or withdrawn from, and an inner holder removably inserted into the card storage portion. The inner holder is biased proximate to one inner side wall of the card storage portion when inserted, and includes a supporting portion, which is bent or protruded from a lower end thereof in which a distal end of the supporting portion is proximate to the opposite inner side wall of the card storage portion. Foreign materials that enter the card storage portion through the opening are removed by withdrawing the inner holder out from the card storage portion.
US09796337B2	Battery compartment cover Illustratively, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle that includes an entrance to an interior compartment. A step assembly is located adjacent the entrance of the vehicle and includes at least one step and at least one riser. The at least one riser is attached to and substantially perpendicular to the at least one step. The step assembly also includes an opening that allows access behind the step assembly. A lid is provided that includes a hinge to allow selective movement of the lid between open and closed positions with respect to the opening in the step assembly. A securement is attached to the underside surface of the lid to hold the lid to the step assembly. This securement, however, does not extend upward from the top surface of the lid.
US09796332B2	Imaging system for vehicle An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor and a video display device. The imaging system generates an overlay that is electronically superimposed on the displayed images to assist a driver of the vehicle when executing a backup maneuver. The overlay has first, second and third overlay zones, with the overlay zones indicative of respective distance ranges from the rear of the vehicle to respective distances. As indicated to the driver viewing the video display screen when executing a backup maneuver, the first distance is closer to the rear of the vehicle than the second distance and the second distance is closer to the rear of the vehicle than the third distance. The first overlay zone may be a first color and the second overlay zone may be a second color and the third overlay zone may be a third color.
US09796331B2	Multi-camera vision system for a vehicle A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of video cameras having respective fields of view external of the vehicle. Captured image data is provided to and processed at a central data processor in order to detect objects that are within the field of view of at least some of the video cameras. The vehicle is equipped with a sensor system having at least one non-visual sensor that senses sensor data in a region external of the vehicle. The sensed sensor data is provided to the central data processor. A potential hazard present exterior the vehicle is determined to exist via processing at the central data processor of at least one of received image data and received sensor data.
US09796330B2	Working vehicle periphery monitoring system and working vehicle A working vehicle periphery monitoring system includes: image capturing devices attached to a working vehicle with a vessel and capturing the periphery of the working vehicle to output image information; a bird's eye image synthesizing unit synthesizing the image information to generate a bird's eye image information for displaying bird's eye images of the working vehicle and the periphery thereof; and a display control unit displaying at least one of a first bird's eye image obtained by superimposing a first vessel image including the vessel other than a part of the vessel at a rear side of the working vehicle on an area of the working vehicle in the bird's eye image and a second bird's eye image obtained by superimposing a second vessel image including all of the vessel on the area.
US09796329B1	Excavator safety system and method A safety light system on an excavator or parked vehicle that is manually operated by the excavator operator. The unit is typically controlled by a single button located in the excavator cab. The excavator operator presses the button. A green LED, or other green light, projects a green beam of light toward the rear of the truck. This signals the truck driver that he can begin backing toward the excavator. At a predetermined distance, the excavator operator again pushes the button. The unit switches to an orange light. Finally, in a final position, the excavator operator again presses the button to project a red light. As the truck driver backs toward the excavator, he first sees green, then orange and finally red. Upon seeing red, he knows to stop backing. A fourth push can again project a green light signaling a safe condition for drive-away.
US09796322B1	Quick connect tie down system A quick-connect tie down system includes a grip base with a separable C-shaped clamping bracket which is interconnected thereto by a durable strap. A ratchet assembly mounted on the grip base winds the strap onto a spool to draw C-shaped clamping bracket toward a second removable connector to sandwich a portion of an article to a portion of a vehicle or secondary article. Use of one quick-connect tie down system at each end of the article ensures its retention to a vehicle or secondary article. Extension straps are provided to afford added flexibility of usage.
US09796318B1	Carrier with lowered platform height A tow truck carrier with sub frame rails above the carrier chassis frame rails that also reduces platform height thereby presenting a lower center of gravity. Sub frame rails of rectangular steel tubing with the wider dimension of the tubing are used in a horizontal, low profile orientation, with the direct attachment of the lift cylinder ends to the sub frame rails or to a cross beam to lower the platform. The sub frame rails form a descending ladder frame with cross members attached via brackets so that they are lowered into the recess between the chassis side frame. A lifting bracket is welded to the underside of each sub frame rail underneath the overhang and adjacent to the chassis frame to accept the end of a lifting cylinder rod while leaving some space for sliding engagement of a platform beam which engages three edges of the sub frame rail.
US09796312B2	Method for manufacturing an interior trim part of an automotive vehicle comprising a velvet font layer and associated part An interior trim part made by a method that includes the steps of bringing a fiber web onto a conveyor, needlepunching the fiber web to form a base in contact with the conveyor, and introducing a binder component on the base. The binder component introduced on the base is a thermoplastic polymer in solid form. The method includes a step for heating the base to cause the thermoplastic polymer making up the binder component to penetrate the base over a thickness smaller than the thickness of the base.
US09796311B2	All-weather floor mat with connecting liner interlocking feature A removable protective floor liner for a rearward seating area of a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a first floor mat section including a first flap section that is configured for installation in a first foot well of the passenger compartment and a second floor mat section including a second flap section that is configured for installation in a second foot well of the passenger compartment. The first flap includes an overlapping portion and a plurality of female interlocking fasteners and the second flap includes an underlapping portion and a plurality of male interlocking fasteners, including the underlapping portion extending a predetermined distance beyond the male interlocking fasteners. The first and second flaps cover a tunnel area intervening between the first and second floor mat sections. The male interlocking fasteners are joined with corresponding ones of the female interlocking fasteners when the first and second flaps are aligned.
US09796310B1	Composite one-piece cushion nose A motor vehicle seating assembly for a motor vehicle has a lower seat assembly and an upwardly extending seat back assembly is disclosed, where the lower seat assembly comprises a lower seat frame base having a pair of longitudinally extending mounting rails, a pair of side frame members operably connected with the mounting rails, and a transverse cross tube operatively connected with and extending between a forward portion of the pair of side frame members. A lower seat cushion and suspension module is attached to the lower seat frame base. The lower seat cushion and suspension module further comprises a one-piece composite pan having a forward edge, a suspension system mounted to and supported by the one-piece composite pan, and a one-piece composite nose having a rearward edge pivotally attached proximate the forward edge of the composite pan and a forward facing engagement member pivotally and operably connected with the transverse cross tube.
US09796305B2	Lightweight acoustic enclosures The technology described in this document can be embodied in an acoustic enclosure for a speaker system disposed in a portion of a vehicle seat. The acoustic enclosure includes a rigid plate configured to be attached to a frame, a first section, and a second section. The rigid plate configured to support a speaker disposed in part within the acoustic enclosure. The first section is constructed from expanded resin, and disposed in contact with the rigid plate. The second section is disposed in contact with the first section, between the second section and the rigid plate. The first and second section together define a housing of the acoustic enclosure that includes at least one cavity configured to accommodate a portion of the speaker.
US09796304B2	Vehicle floor lighting system having a pivotable base with light-producing assembly coupled to base A floor lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A vehicle seat has a seat base that is movable between a use position and a stowed position. A light-producing assembly is coupled to an underside portion of the seat base and operable to illuminate at least one floor area based on the position of the seat base.
US09796302B2	Seat for vehicles A seat for vehicles includes: a seat back frame; and a pressure receiving member that is mounted on the seat back frame to support a back of an occupant. The seat back frame includes a lower seat back frame and an upper seat back frame mounted on an upper portion of the lower seat back frame in a forwardly and rearwardly swingable manner, and the pressure receiving member is disposed from an area corresponding to the shoulder of an occupant to an area corresponding to the waist of the occupant and is supported by the upper seat back frame.
US09796300B1	Systems and methods for converting jump seats inside of vehicles to bench seats Seat devices, apparatus, systems and methods for converting vertical single jump seats into bench seats and vice versa, without removing and replacing the seats inside of vehicles, such as in trucks, vans, station wagons, sport utility vans (SUVs), and automobiles. The mechanisms allow for converting the vehicle seats from vertical to bench seats and vice versa without having to physically remove and install different seat arrangements within the vehicles. The conversion between the jump seats with vertical backs and bench seats uses the same seat components and parts. The conversion can take place in seconds and at most a few minutes without using tools.
US09796297B2	System and method for reclining a vehicle seat A system for reclining a vehicle seat is provided. The system comprises a plurality of seat bracket spacers adapted to be secured between a seat mounting bracket and a vehicle floor. A plurality of leg spacers is adapted to be secured between a seat leg and the vehicle floor. The seat bracket spacers create a fixed seat recline while the leg spacers accommodate a gap between respective seat legs and the vehicle floor caused by the fixed seat recline. Each of the seat bracket spacers has a thickness which allows for the maximum amount of seat recline without any modification to factory brackets, legs, or mounting bolts. Additionally, the fixed seat recline does not impact operation of factory safety restraining devices; nor does it impact the ability of the vehicle seat to fold forward.
US09796295B2	Electrified monorail conveyer system An apparatus comprises a conductor bar operable to form a portion of a track. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of carriers. Each of the plurality of carriers comprises a collector shoe operable to engage the conductor bar to enable each of the plurality of carriers to advance along the track. The apparatus further comprises a motor power control device configured to deliver power to the collector shoes associated with each of the plurality of carriers to drive the plurality of carriers along the track.
US09796294B2	Vehicle driven by electric motor and control method for vehicle A vehicle driven by an electric motor, includes: an accelerator operation amount detection unit that detects an accelerator operation amount; a speed detection unit that detects a vehicle speed; and a control unit configured to calculate a required torque of the electric motor on a basis of the accelerator operation amount and the vehicle speed, calculate a torque increase rate, which is a required rate at which an effective torque for driving the electric motor is increased, on a basis of the required torque, and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque increase rate. The control unit is configured to control the electric motor to operate at a predetermined torque increase rate until the effective torque reaches a predetermined threshold torque, and to reduce the torque increase rate below the predetermined torque increase rate after the effective torque reaches the predetermined threshold torque.
US09796290B2	Method and apparatus of controlling output voltage of DC converter for vehicle including driving motor A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling an output voltage of a direct current (DC) converter for a vehicle including a driving motor. The apparatus of controlling an output voltage of a DC converter for a vehicle including a driving motor includes a data detector that is configured to detect data for adjusting the output voltage of the DC converter and a controller that is configured to adjust the output voltage of the DC converter based on the detected data.
US09796289B2	Electric vehicle and driving method of electric vehicle An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor for driving a wheel; a main battery for activating the electric motor; a case to which a sub-battery for activating the electric motor is detachably mounted; a connection terminal to which a terminal of the sub-battery is connected; a mounting detecting sensor for detecting that the connection terminal is connected to the terminal of the sub-battery; and a controller which detects the SOCs of the batteries and is configured such that electric power is supplied preferentially from the mounted sub-battery to the electric motor, when the SOC of the sub-battery is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and electric power is supplied from the main battery to the electric motor, when the SOC of the sub-battery is less than the predetermined value.
US09796277B2	Electric bike extended range battery power electronics and control A number of variations may include a product comprising: an extended range battery system for an electric bicycle comprising a first battery system and a second battery system, and wherein direct current biasing is utilized between the first battery system and the second battery system to extend the range of the extended range battery system.
US09796275B2	Electronic control device A vehicular electronic control device activated according to an on-state signal from a main switch and a wake-up signal from an external device includes: a microcomputer; a voltage generating circuit for the microcomputer; a start circuit that generates the operation voltage with the voltage generating circuit when the on-state signal or the wake-up signal input; a printed wiring board; and a transmission wiring pattern that transmits the on-state signal. A first region of the board mounts the microcomputer and the voltage generating circuit, which activate the vehicular electronic control device when the main switch turns on. A second region of the board mounts the start circuit, which activates the vehicular electronic control device according to the wake-up signal. The transmission wiring pattern extends from the first region to reach the second region.
US09796274B2	Power delivery system for providing power to sensor head of paper machine or other system An apparatus includes a chassis configured to move back and forth along multiple rails. The apparatus also includes electrical contacts configured to form electrical connections to the rails. The apparatus further includes a power converter/conditioner configured to receive power from the rails via the electrical contacts and to convert the power into a different form and/or condition the power. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more sensors configured to measure at least one characteristic of a material, where the one or more sensors are configured to operate using the power from the power converter/conditioner. The electrical contacts could touch the rails and receive the power directly from the rails. The electrical contacts could also touch rail contacts and receive the power indirectly from the rails via the rail contacts.
US09796273B2	Feed system in a lyophilization machine for the pharmaceutical sector Feed system provided with feed means located inside a lyophilization chamber and able at least to supply electric energy to a slider, autonomously mobile at least inside the lyophilization chamber, and to the possible other internal components which need the energy present in or associated to the slider. The feed means are positioned along the travel of the slider and cooperate with energy receiver means associated to the slider, being static at least during the loading and unloading steps of at least a loading plane.
US09796270B2	Power supply system and fuel cell vehicle A power supply system includes a fuel cell, a power storage device, a first voltage adjusting device, a second voltage adjusting device, and a controller. The controller is to control the first voltage adjusting device and the second voltage adjusting device. The controller is to switch the second voltage adjusting device from a direct coupling state to a voltage adjusting state in a case where a first absolute value of a first difference between a secondary voltage of the second voltage adjusting device applied across a load and a fuel cell voltage is less than a predetermined allowable voltage value or in a case where a second absolute value of a second difference between a fuel cell current being to flow from the fuel cell into the first voltage adjusting device and a target current value of the fuel cell current exceeds a predetermined allowable current value.
US09796269B2	Switchable operating device for a motor vehicle A rotary actuator with an operating knob which is rotatable about a rotational axis is included in an operating device of a motor vehicle. The rotary actuator generates an actuating signal during rotation of the operating knob, and the operating knob is translationally deflectable transversely with respect to the rotational axis to alternately operate two control modules using the same operating device. A coupling device couples the operating device to a first control module and to a second control module. The coupling device is configured to output the actuating signal exclusively to the first control module in a first switching position and to output the actuating signal exclusively to the second control module in a second switching position and to switch from the first switching position to the second switching position during translational deflection of the operating knob in a predetermined deflection direction.
US09796264B2	Driveshaft for the gearbox of auxiliary machines of a turbojet engine A turbojet engine including an intermediate casing including radial arms and a driveshaft for a gearbox for auxiliary machines of the turbojet engine, the driveshaft mounted in a radial arm, the radial arm including an intermediate bearing supporting the driveshaft, the intermediate bearing including plural rolling bearings supporting the driveshaft, the driveshaft including a first shaft element connected at one end to a mechanism providing mechanical transmission to an engine shaft of the turbojet engine, and a second shaft element connected at one end to a mechanism providing mechanical transmission to the box. The first shaft element and the second shaft element are linked by a connection including plural splines. A single plane transversely passes through the plural splines and the plural rolling bearings.
US09796257B2	Powertrain for hybrid vehicle A powertrain may include a plurality of shafts disposed in parallel with a transmission input shaft of a first shifting mechanism which receives power from an engine, and transmitting power from a motor to a driving shaft while a vehicle is driven; and a second shifting mechanism including a plurality of gears fitted on the shafts, in which one of the gears remains engaged and rotated as a driven gear by a constant synchronizer while the vehicle is driven.
US09796254B2	Vehicle sealing member and attachment structure of vehicle sealing member A sealing member 30 includes a hollow seal portion 32. The hollow seal portion 32 has a slit 34. The hollow seal portion 32 has an engagement protrusion 44 engaged with an engagement hole 23 of a retainer 20, and a contact portion 45 coming in contact with the retainer 20 from outside in a lateral direction of a vehicle.
US09796253B2	Deflector device A deflector device includes: a deflector (20) that includes a deflector body (21) extending in a width direction of a vehicle and arm portions (22) respectively connected to both end portions of the deflector body, and protrudes upward from a roof (10) as the deflector is turned in one direction, and is stored below the roof as the deflector is turned in the other direction; a biasing member (40) biasing the deflector in a turning direction where the deflector protrudes upward; and a stopper member (30) which is connected to the deflector such that the stopper member can be turned around the axial line extending in the width direction of a vehicle, and which maintains the position of the deflector, and whose fallen position is maintained by a housing (14) provided in a front edge portion of opening (11) in a state where the deflector is stored below the roof.
US09796252B2	Restricting device A restricting device includes: a movable member that is capable of changing a posture with respect to a support member; and a buffer member that is fixed to the movable member, comes into contact with the support member in accordance with a posture change of the movable member, and restricts the posture of the movable member, wherein in the movable member, a mounting recess portion, an outlet port, a slip-off preventing piece, and a fitting piece are formed, and the buffer member has a fixing portion, an elastic portion, and a connecting portion, and in the elastic portion, a fitting recess portion is fitted is formed.
US09796251B2	Golf cart cover quick-closure accessory An accessory is provided that attaches to an existing zippered golf cart. The accessory includes strips that zip-attach to the mating components of an existing zipper. The strips of the accessory include mating magnets that release upon outward pressure so that a door panel can be easily opened, yet the magnets magnetically automatically reattach when the door panel is released. This makes it exceptionally easy to ingress and egress the golf cart.
US09796249B2	Bus side window assembly and method A side window assembly for a vehicle comprising a cabin, a chassis window frame rail, and a body with a door integral therewith and aligned with the chassis rail axis, comprising a window frame fitted within an opening between a front post of the door and an internal edge of the cabin independently of an internal fender panel and of a fender of the cabin, and a glazing, secured to the window frame to fill the opening.
US09796241B2	Vehicle temperature control apparatus and in-vehicle thermal system A vehicle temperature control apparatus for controlling temperature of a temperature control object, which is at least one of inside air of a vehicle compartment and a vehicle component, includes a heat capacitive element capable of storing heat, a refrigeration cycle in which heat is absorbed from a low temperature side and is dissipated to a high temperature side, a heat exchanger that causes the heat capacitive element to exchange heat with refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle, and a heat dissipation portion which dissipates heat in the refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle to the temperature control object. Thus, a temperature control by using the heat capacitive element can be effectively performed.
US09796234B2	Shock absorber A hydraulic shock absorber includes a cylinder, a piston ring, a first valve seat forming an extension side oil path, a first valve opening and closing the extension side oil path, a second valve seat forming an inner-side channel through which oil flows separately from a flow of the oil causing the first valve to open the extension side oil path, a second valve opening and closing the inner-side channel, a spool provided to press the second valve toward the inner-side channel, a base member holding the spool, and an axially-movable free piston forming a back pressure chamber communicating with the inner-side channel and that houses the oil between the spool and the base member.
US09796231B2	Energy storing suspension components having retention recesses Energy storing suspension components for use in suspension systems for wheeled vehicles and trailers, and suspension systems incorporating such energy storing suspension components are disclosed. The energy storing suspension components include an axle seat portion, a first end, and a first limb extending between the axle seat portion and the first end. The axle seat portion includes first and second surfaces with at least one of the first and second surfaces having at least two spaced apart recesses that are spaced from a center of the axle seat portion, the recesses being configured to receive respective protrusions extending from at least one suspension component that is connected to the energy storing suspension component when coupled within an axle coupling assembly.
US09796229B2	Single armed trailer coupler locking device A locking device for obstructing towing of an unattached trailer has a lock base and a single-armed curved interlock bracket. The lock base has a cylindrical leg. The single-armed interlock bracket has an grooved arm sliding along an aperture on the cylindrical leg and may be permanently attached to the lock base. Grooves on the arm allows a locking means to be engaged with the lock bracket at different height. When engaged, the locking means may restrict the interlock bracket from swirling. The open end of the interlock bracket provides flexibility to accommodate trailer couplers with different cap/rim sizes. The cylindrical leg may have a sealed bottom end and may function as a handle. The locking device may also feature a push-in locking mechanism to lock the interlock bracket in a position without using a key.
US09796227B2	Ball mount for measuring tongue weight of a trailer A ball mount for measuring tongue weight of a trailer is disclosed. The ball mount can comprise a ball portion for interfacing with a ball configured to couple with a tongue of a trailer, a hitch portion for interfacing with a hitch receiver associated with a vehicle, and a load measurement device associated with the hitch portion. The hitch portion can be configured to pivot relative to the hitch receiver about a fulcrum in response to a downward force on the ball, with the hitch receiver resisting rotation of the hitch portion about the fulcrum thereby inducing a load on the hitch portion. The load measurement device can be configured to determine a magnitude of the downward force on the ball based on the load on the hitch portion.
US09796224B2	Valve stem-based air maintenance tire and method An air maintenance tire assembly includes a tire having a tire cavity bounded by first and second sidewalls extending to a tire tread region, an air pump for generating pressurized air for maintaining air pressure within the tire cavity at a preset pressure level, and a valve housing disposed adjacent an outward end of the valve stem and operative to selectively open and close pressurized air flow from the valve stem internal passageway into the tire cavity. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending within a rolling tire footprint and a sidewall groove defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the first sidewall bending region within the rolling tire footprint.
US09796222B2	Valve stem-based air maintenance tire and method An air maintenance tire assembly includes a tire having a tire cavity bounded by first and second sidewalls extending to a tire tread region, air pump for generating pressurized air for maintaining air pressure within the tire cavity at a preset pressure level, the tire having an elongate valve stem projecting outward from the tire cavity and having an internal valve stem air passageway in communication with the tire cavity and operative to direct pressurized air into the cavity, and a valve housing disposed adjacent an outward end of the valve stem and operative to selectively open and close pressurized air flow from the valve stem internal passageway into the tire cavity.
US09796220B2	Device and method for detecting a pressure change in a tire using a plurality of temperature signals A device for detecting a pressure change in a tire includes a first temperature sensor located outside the tire, the first temperature sensor being configured to produce a first temperature signal indicative of a first temperature, an input apparatus configured to receive the first temperature signal from the first temperatures sensor, and to receive a second temperature signal from a second temperature sensor, the second temperature signal being indicative of a second temperature, and to receive a tire pressure signal from a tire pressure sensor, the tire pressure signal being indicative of a tire pressure of the tire, and a processor configured to output an evaluation signal including information about a change of tire pressure based on the pressure signal and based on the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal.
US09796215B2	Heavy duty pneumatic tire A heavy duty pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with at least one circumferentially extending main groove, at least one circumferentially extending sub groove, and a plurality of lateral grooves to form repeated pitch elements each of which consists of one lateral groove and a block element. The sub groove includes a shallow bottom part with a depth smaller than that of the main groove. The shallow bottom part of the sub groove is provided with a groove bottom sipe. The lateral grooves include a shallow bottom part with a depth smaller than that of the main groove. The shallow bottom part of the lateral groove is provided with a groove bottom sipe. The lateral grooves have groove widths W2 in a range of from 5% to 15% in relation to a circumferential length L1 of the pitch element.
US09796209B2	Process for producing three-dimensional patterns in liquid-crystalline coatings The present invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional macroscopic patterns in liquid-crystalline coatings, patterned layers containing liquid-crystalline materials and produced by said method, and the use thereof in decorative and security products. In the method, the liquid-crystalline coating in a non-solidified state is brought into contact with a printing form for a relief printing method, with the result that depressions which are not deeper than 10 μm arise in the coating.
US09796205B2	Luminescent phosphor compounds, articles including such compounds, and methods for their production and use Embodiments include luminescent phosphor compounds that include one or more emitting ions and one or more disturbing ions, and methods for their production. An emitting ion in the compound may be characterized by a first decay time constant when the emitting ion is undisturbed. However, a corresponding disturbing ion in the compound, which is different from the emitting ion, causes the emitting ion to have a pre-defined, target disturbed decay time constant that is greater than zero and less than the first decay time constant. An embodiment of an authentication system is configured to measure the decay time constant of a phosphor compound applied to an article, and to determine whether the decay time constant corresponds to a phosphor compound that includes a particular disturbing ion (e.g., in order to determine whether or not the article is authentic).
US09796204B2	Security element The invention relates to a security element (1). The security element (1) has a viewing side and a back side that is opposite the latter. The security element comprises at least one luminous layer (2) that can provide light (20), and at least one mask layer (4) that, when the security element (1) is viewed from the viewing side, is arranged in front of the at least one luminous layer (2). The at least one mask layer (4) has at least one opaque region (5) and at least two transparent openings (41, 42). The at least two transparent openings (41, 42) has a substantially higher transmittance than the at least one opaque region (5) in respect of light (20) provided by the at least one luminous layer (2), preferably a transmittance that is at least 20% higher, particularly preferably a transmittance that is at least 50% higher.
US09796203B2	Greeting cards with suspended motion The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a greeting card having at least one motor attached to a mechanism which causes movement to a mobile object and one or more attachments suspended from the mobile object. The mobile object may be a circular disc, a string or a swing structure. Each mobile object contains one or more attachments either attached directly thereto or suspended therefrom via a string or line. The motor may effect various movements in the mobile object such as circular motion, back-and-forth motion or bouncing or vibrating motion.
US09796202B2	Method and system for manufacturing intaglio printing plates for the production of security papers There is described a method for manufacturing intaglio printing plates for the production of security papers, wherein a laser beam (2) is used to engrave intaglio printing patterns (3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) directly into the surface of a laser-engravable, especially metallic, printing plate medium (1), wherein laser engraving of the printing plate medium (1) is carried out layer by layer in several individual engraving steps performed one after the other in register so that the intaglio printing patterns (3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are gradually engraved into the surface of the printing plate medium (1) up to desired engraving depths, the surface of the engraved printing plate medium (1) being cleaned from residues of the laser engraving process following and between each individual engraving step.
US09796199B2	Ink jet apparatus An ink jet apparatus includes: a head that discharges liquid; a circuit substrate that has a drive circuit for driving the head; a heat sink which has a part that is in direct or indirect contact with the circuit substrate and is able to dissipate heat generated in the circuit substrate; and a fan that generates air flow capable of cooling the heat sink. The heat sink is configured such that the air flow is not directly blown against the drive circuit and such that the air flow having changed a direction after blown against the heat sink is not blown against the drive circuit.
US09796195B2	Compact web tension control assembly for controlling the tension of multiple webs simultaneously and independently of one another in a tandem mode of a web printing system A web processing apparatus comprising a web transport station and a web processing station. The web transport station comprises a web tension control assembly, which comprises a first tensioning device and a second tensioning device. Said first tensioning device is movably arranged for controlling tension of a first web. Said second tensioning device is movably arranged for controlling tension of a second web independently of the tension of the first web. Said first tensioning device comprises a first interior space and the first tensioning device is arranged with respect to the second tensioning device such that the first interior space at least partly accommodates the second tensioning device. The web processing apparatus allows for accurately controlling tension of the first and second webs simultaneously and independently of one another in a tandem mode, while maintaining the possibility for controlling tension of a single web in a single mode.
US09796193B2	Ink jet recording method, ultraviolet curable ink and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording method includes discharging a ultraviolet curable ink of which viscosity is 7 mPa·s or more at 20° C. from a head toward a recording medium, and curing the ultraviolet curable ink adhered to the recording medium, wherein, in the discharging, the temperature of the ultraviolet curable ink discharged is 20 to 30° C., and the viscosity of the ultraviolet curable ink at the temperature is 13 mPa•s or less.
US09796191B2	Method of inkjet printing decorations on substrates A method of printing a decoration on a substrate include inkjet printing a plurality of inks to form a layer having a predetermined pattern on a surface of the substrate, wherein each of the inks includes a solvent and has a different color; heating the substrate to evaporate at least a portion of the solvent in each of the plurality of inks; and thermally curing the layer after evaporating at least the portion of the solvent in each of the plurality of inks to form the decoration. The substrate is heated to a temperature that evaporates at least the portion of the solvent in each of the plurality of inks without fully curing the plurality of inks. A boiling point of the solvent in each of the plurality of inks is within 10° C. of each other.
US09796190B2	Sheet feed mechanism for printer having wide print zone A printer includes: a first fixed printhead having a respective first print zone; a first platen positioned in the first print zone; a second fixed printhead positioned downstream of the first printhead having a respective second print zone; a second platen positioned in the second print zone; an input roller assembly configured for feeding media sheets along a downward trajectory towards the first platen; an intermediary roller assembly positioned between the first and second platens and configured for receiving the media sheets from the first platen and feeding the media sheets along a downward trajectory towards the second platen; and an exit roller assembly for receiving the media sheets from the second platen. The second platen is positioned relatively lower than the first platen to facilitate a stepped media feed path with minimal distance between the first and second printheads.
US09796188B2	Liquid discharging device A liquid discharging device including a liquid discharging head with nozzles, a carriage, and a controller is provided. When a position of the end of a sheet is on an inner side of an outmost contact part among a plurality of contact parts along a scanning direction, the controller determines discharging timings to discharge liquid from the nozzles based on first gap information, which is related to a gap between the sheet and the liquid discharging surface and is stored in a gap information storage. When the position of the end of the sheet is on the inner side of the outmost contact part, the controller determines the discharging timings based on the first gap information stored in the gap information storage and on second gap information generated in a gap information generating process.
US09796186B1	Transform map at printer cartridge A transform wrapper is stored on a memory device and the memory device may be included in a printer cartridge. The transform wrapper may dynamically build a transform map for a printer based on metadata stored at the memory device. The metadata may indicate at least one of a type of depositing material, transform map, print media and printer.
US09796184B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit having nozzles able to eject a liquid to a medium; a maintenance unit which performs maintenance of the liquid ejecting unit using a maintenance liquid; and a heating section which heats the maintenance liquid used for maintenance.
US09796180B2	Piezoelectric liquid ejection device with electrodes formed on partition wall surfaces A liquid ejection device includes a piezoelectric transducer having a plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of partitions dividing the plurality of pressure chambers, and a plurality of electrodes formed in the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively. The plurality of partitions each includes a first side wall and a second side wall that is positioned on a back surface side of the first side wall. The first side wall includes a first wall surface positioned at an upper portion thereof, the first wall surface being positioned so as to be set back in a normal direction from a second wall surface positioned below the first wall surface. A first electrode is formed on the second wall surface, and a second electrode is formed on the second side wall. An upper end of the second electrode is higher than an upper end of the first electrode.
US09796175B2	Controller to insert print image-dependent prefire pulses in an inkjet printing system A controller adapted for an inkjet printing system is described. The controller can include an analyzer and a prefire inserter. The analyzer can be configured to determine whether a nozzle arrangement should generate a fire pulse in a current line, and whether the last preceding fire pulse was further in the past than an interval value threshold N. The prefire inserter can be configured to insert one or more prefire pulses into the N lines before the current line.
US09796171B2	Systems and methods for ink-based digital printing using dampening fluid imaging member and image transfer member An ink-based digital printing system for variable data lithographic printing includes an imaging member having a surface configured to absorb dampening fluid. A dampening fluid patterning system jets dampening fluid onto the imaging member surface according to image data to form a dampening fluid pattern. The system includes a transfer member that receives the jetted dampening fluid pattern from the imaging member at a dampening fluid loading nip for subsequent inking of the dampening fluid pattern to form an ink pattern. The ink pattern is transferred to a substrate from the transfer member at an ink pattern transfer nip.
US09796168B2	Lift systems with continuous in-rail charging Rail-mounted lift systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, the lift system includes a rail having at least one conductor positioned on an upper interior surface of the rail. A carriage may be slidably disposed in the rail for relative movement to the rail. The carriage generally includes a carriage body, at least one pair of support wheels rotatably coupled to the carriage body and slidably engaged with the rail, and a conductor truck comprising at least one conductive roller rotatably attached to the conductor truck. The conductor truck may be mounted to the carriage body with a biasing member upwardly biasing the conductive roller into rolling engagement with the at least one conductor. A lift unit may be coupled to the carriage body and includes a motor paying out and taking up a lifting strap. The lift unit is electrically coupled to the at least one conductive roller.
US09796167B2	Flame-proofed artefact and a method of manufacture thereof A method of fabricating an artifact (15) includes treating natural fibers (110) with a non-halogenated flame retardant agent (120), the fibers (110) also being treated with a smoke suppressant (120). At least one pre-preg is formed (170, 180) from the treated natural fibers and from a resin composition (160) including a smoke suppressant (150) admixed therein (160). An uncured artifact is formed from a core or substrate (12) and the pre-preg, which provides a skin, and is cured (210). A non-fibrous silicate fire resistant material (190, 230) is introduced by: (i) admixing the fire resistant material with the resin composition, and/or (ii) applying the fire resistant material to an outer surface of the pre-preg or an outer surface of the skin of the uncured artifact, and/or (iii) applying the fire resistant material to an outer surface of the skin of the cured artifact. The invention extends to a flame-proofed artifact (15).
US09796166B2	Flexible biological fluid filters Filter assemblies are processing biological fluid, such as blood or a blood component containing leukocytes. The filter assemblies include a flexible housing with first and second walls. A filtration medium and a support member are at least partially positioned between the walls of the housing, with a seal joining the walls of the housing, the filtration medium, and the support member. The filter assemblies may further include a pre-filter and/or a post-filter positioned between the walls of the housing. If provided, the pre- and post-filter may be positioned on opposite walls of the filtration medium, with the post-filter being a mesh positioned between the filtration medium and one of the walls of the housing or within an opening defined by the support member. A seal of the filter assembly may pass through the filtration medium, with the filtration medium being substantially omitted in a section of the seal.
US09796164B2	Plate structure A plate structure and method of manufacturing a plate structure, the plate structure including a first plate; an optical laminate on the first plate, the optical laminate including an optical plate on the first plate and a film dam along a top periphery of the optical plate; a second plate on the optical laminate; and a resin layer in a space provided by the film dam, the resin layer attaching the optical plate to the second plate.
US09796162B2	NFC card manufacturing A multiple ply printed product and a method of producing it are described. The method comprises providing a substrate layer having a first surface supporting at least one wireless communication chip and a second surface, reverse to the first surface. A first paper stock having a first surface and a second surface is also provided. A first bonding operation is performed to substantially bond together the first surface of the substrate layer and the second surface of the first paper stock, to sandwich the wireless communication chip between the first paper stock and the substrate layer; providing a second paper stock having a first surface and a second surface. At least one of the first surface of the first paper stock and the second surface of the second paper stock may be printed on. A second bonding operation is performed to bond together the first surface of the second paper stock and the second surface of the substrate layer, to form a multiple ply printed product where the first surface of the substrate layer supports a plurality of wireless communication chips and the multiple ply printed product is a sheet on which is printed a plurality of business cards, each business card corresponding to a respective wireless communication chip.
US09796153B1	Translucent building material comprising corrugated cardboard A manufacturing process, and related products, for fabricating translucent articles in the form of tiles is disclosed. The manufacturing process includes holding together a stack of corrugated cardboard pieces and saturating the cardboard pieces with an impregnating agent. Additional steps may include machining the cardboard pieces to define a block of a desired shape, slicing the block into tile components, and/or coating one or more tile components with a coating material to produce the article. Articles include translucent tiles made of corrugated cardboard pieces saturated with an impregnating agent. The tiles may be arranged to define a surface, such as a floor, a wall, a roof, a lighting installation, an architectural construction element, an architectural aesthetic element, or a solar panel.
US09796147B2	Portable electronic device display assemblies and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same A display includes an upper surface adapted to present visual information to a device user and an outer perimeter proximate the upper surface. An optically transparent lens is carried by a housing and overlies the display. The optically transparent lens and the upper portion of the housing together define an upper surface of the portable electronic device. An optically transparent resin is carried between the display and the optically transparent lens. The optically transparent resin includes a perimeter portion disposed between the outer perimeter of the display and the side portion of the housing. The resin can be cured using light.
US09796144B2	Internal tire repair device and method A device and method for storing tire repair material in or around the wheel barrel of a tire. Also, a device and a method for repairing a compromised tire using tire repair material stored in or around the wheel barrel of a tire. In some embodiments, the means for storing the tire repair material in or around the wheel barrel may comprise non-interconnected bays. Device embodiments may also comprise a tire repair material applying means (for example, means utilizing some form of propulsion and/or spraying). Thus, in some embodiments, the tire repair material may be applied to a compromised section of the inside surface of the tire, originating from the direction of the wheel barrel. In some embodiments, the device may also comprise a means for detecting a compromised tire and the punctured section thereof, as well as a means for signaling commencement of application of the tire repair material.
US09796136B2	Automatic labelling machine and automatic labelling machine control method Disclosed are an automatic labeling machine and an automatic labeling machine control method. The automatic labeling machine is used for adhering an identification label on a surface of a test tube. The automatic labeling machine comprises: a tube insertion port (80) used for inserting a test tube; a controller (4) used for determining the type of test tube to be inserted; and a prompting apparatus (3) connected to the controller (4) and used for outputting prompting information corresponding to the type of the test tube to be inserted. The problem of automatic labeling machines easily causing a test tube selection error in the prior art is solved.
US09796129B2	Method for forming a trim element having a layer of ligneous material and an engraved pattern A vehicle trim element is formed by a method that includes the steps of: applying a film on the front face of a layer of ligneous material, with the applied film having at least one engraved pattern; placing the layer of ligneous material together with the applied film in a forming tool, with the front face of the layer being turned towards a wall of the forming tool; pressing the layer of ligneous material together with the applied film against the wall such that the layer adopts the shape of the trim element to be produced and such that, during the pressing of the layer and applied film, the engraved pattern is transferred to the front face of the layer; and removing the film after the pressing of the layer of ligneous material in order to obtain the trim element having a front face with the engraved pattern.
US09796127B2	Apparatus for forming a window of a display panel An apparatus for forming a window of a display panel includes a mold configured to hold a plate in a concave portion, wherein the concave portion has a predetermined shape, and a transfer part configured to sequentially transfer the mold to a heating part, a forming part, and a cooling part. The heating part includes first and second heating modules respectively positioned on top and bottom portions of the mold and configured to apply heat to the top and bottom portions of the mold. The forming part is positioned above the mold and configured to jet a high-temperature gas onto the heated plate. The cooling part includes first and second cooling modules respectively positioned on the top and bottom portions of the mold and configured to cool the top and bottom portions of the heated plate. The mold is tilted at a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane.
US09796125B2	Blowing cylinder A blow cylinder and a method for actuating the same are provided. The blow cylinder includes a blow piston and a brake piston, wherein the brake piston is controlled independently of the actuation of the blow piston towards the extended position.
US09796124B2	Method for determining the quality of non-crosslinked rubber mixtures, and corresponding device The invention relates to novel processes for determining the quality of an uncrosslinked rubber mixture by means of ultrasound and to an apparatus suitable for this purpose.
US09796123B2	Dripless liquid color feed throat adaptor and method for dripless liquid color delivery Apparatus and methods for converting granular plastic resin into colored finished or semi-finished plastic parts include a process machine having a barrel with a vertically opening feed throat, a rotatable screw inside the barrel, and a color feed conduit assembly positioned at least partially within the process machine and extending into the barrel for passage of liquid color downwardly through the color feed conduit assembly into proximity with the screw.
US09796122B2	Coextruded foil composite material and its use in card bodies A composite film material usable in a data carrier card body includes a first outer plastic layer, an inner plastic layer and a second outer plastic layer, all the layers together forming a co-extruded composite. The plastic material of the first outer layer is a polyethylene terephthalate glycol copolymer (PETG) or contains a PETG, the plastic material of the inner layer is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPC) or containes a TPC, and the plastic material of the second outer layer is a PETG or contains a PETG.
US09796119B2	Injection mold of a plastic preform An injection mold of a plastic preform includes first, second and third parts, the third part having a molding cavity defining an axis and adapted to be fixed to a first surface of a mold frame; the second part between the first and third parts slides along the axis to close or open the cavity. The first part includes a rod that slides along the axis through a second surface of the frame. The second part includes: a guiding cage through which the longitudinal rod can slide; a structure; and parallel guiding rods extending to the structure; an assembly sliding inside the cage; and a punch sliding inside the structure and defining a first complementary component of the cavity; wherein the structure defines, together with the punch, a cam system for opening or closing two half-collars which define, when closed, a second complementary component of the cavity.
US09796116B2	Handling device for handling a rotor blade mold for producing a rotor blade of a wind turbine The present disclosure concerns a transport vehicle for handling a rotor blade mold for the production of a rotor blade of a wind power installation or a shell portion of a rotor blade of a wind power installation, adapted for use in a handling apparatus. The handling apparatus includes a first rail set for displacement of the transport vehicle in a first direction, and a second rail set for displacement of the transport vehicle in a second direction. In addition the transport vehicle includes a first wheel set including a plurality of wheels for movement on the first rail set, and a second wheel set including a plurality of wheels for movement on the second rail set.
US09796113B2	Concrete mixer with perfected auxiliary device A concrete mixer truck comprises a vehicle provided with a heat engine and a concrete mixer having a rotating drum and an auxiliary device provided with a unit for generating electric energy that selectively feeds an electric motor connected to the rotating drum. The electric energy generating unit comprises at least an alternator selectively connectable to the heat engine and to a movement unit of the vehicle by means of a gearbox and a power take-off positioned between the clutch of the vehicle and the gearbox. The alternator is configured to convert mechanical energy into alternate electric energy and vice versa. The electric energy generating unit also comprises at least one accumulator and reversible conversion means of electric energy, connected to the accumulator and to the alternator in order to selectively take continuous electric energy from the former and supply alternate electric energy to the latter, to move the drive wheels of said movement unit, or to convert the alternate electric energy produced by the alternator into continuous electric energy to be transferred to the accumulator.
US09796111B2	Mixing blade having negatively inclined front mixing plate A mixing blade for a mixer for concrete, mortar, powders, dry or semi-dry granulates, mixtures with a cement base or similar or comparable mixtures or mixes comprises a shank which develops along a longitudinal axis and a mixing wall connected inclined to one end of said shank, transverse to the longitudinal axis. The mixing wall comprises, on one side of the longitudinal axis, a first front mixing plate, and on an opposite side, a second front mixing plate angled backward toward the longitudinal axis with respect to the first front mixing plate, by an angle of inclination of the plate.
US09796109B2	Modular building construction arrangement This invention relates to modular building construction apparatus and in particular to a mold having movable framework used to construct a basic building module where any miss-alignment at the junction of framework elements is enough to make the imperfection noticeable. If the imperfection is a ridge it will be readily apparent on the inside surface of the formed building module and it will not be disguised by painting over it. What is disclosed is a movable corner arrangement for a mold for forming at least one of the inner corner surfaces of a moldable building module. The inner mold for a moldable building module has an upper support panel for forming the ceiling surface of the building module and a plurality of movable side walls that depend from the upper support panel using flexible peripheral edge elements. The side walls have mold facing side wall surfaces movable to a position to form corresponding internal wall surfaces of the moldable building module. The movable side walls are movable inwards and away from their respective formed internal wall surfaces to release the formed building module from the inner mold. A movable corner arrangement is used to form the internal corners of the moldable building module located between adjacent movable side walls. The movable corner arrangement includes a corner post having at least one side wall abutment surface; a corner post support coupling adapted to adjust the vertical and sideways position of, and verticality of the corner post with respect to the desired position of adjacent movable side walls such that the mold facing surface of the corner post is flush with the mold facing surface of respective adjacent movable side walls during the molding process.
US09796100B2	Apparatus for cutting electronic monitoring bracelet straps The present disclosure includes a cutting apparatus for cutting a strap to a desired length. The cutting apparatus includes a handle body with first and second handles and a head affixed to the handle body. The head includes an attachment mechanism to allow a strap to be cut to be releasably secured to a first end the head. The cutting apparatus further includes a blade disposed proximate to a second end of the head. The length of the head or the distance between the first end of the head and the blade approximates a device body length. The present disclosure further includes a method of using a handheld cutting apparatus for cutting a strap to a desired length, such that the combined length of the strap and a device to be attached to an object, approximates the circumference of the object.
US09796098B2	Mechanical stopper device having elastically deformable body with slit, and multi-joint robot having the stopper device A mechanical stopper device having a desirable stopper function while having a simple structure, and a multi-joint robot having the mechanical stopper device. A mechanical stopper is constituted by an elastically deformable body arranged on a second arm, and a contacting member arranged on a first arm so that the deformable body comes into contact with the contacting member when the second arm is rotated by a predetermined angle. The spring pin has a slit extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the extending direction of the slit when the pin is inserted into a hole intersects with a contact direction of the spring pin against the contacting member.
US09796097B2	Robot and manufacturing method for robot A robot includes a base, a multi-joint arm provided in the base, and a wrist member configuring a part of the multi-joint arm. The wrist member includes: a motor including a rotor, a rotor shaft, and a stator; and a housing including a motor housing recess, in which the motor is positioned and housed, and forming an external shape of the wrist member. The housing has a motor incorporating recess including a positioning section for the stator, a hole section for fixing the stator incorporated in the motor incorporating recess, and a heat radiation groove section on a sidewall of the motor incorporating recess. A heat radiation member is filled in the heat radiation groove section.
US09796093B2	Customer service robot and related systems and methods A robot for providing customer service within a facility includes a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor. The robot computer is configured to detect the presence of a customer within the facility based on information received from at least one of the upper sensor and lower sensor, and the robot computer is further configured to access one or more databases storing information associated with products available to customers within the facility and to provide customer service to the customer based on the accessed information.
US09796092B2	Multi-articulated manipulator This multi-articulated manipulator is rich in reliability and follow-up property in medical applications. The multi-articulated manipulator is composed of more than one hollow outer shell, joint members to connect the outer shells each other, a grasping member fastened for rocking movement to the foremost outer shell, and a power transmission shaft to actuate the grasping member and the outer shell in a bending manner independently from each other. The power transmission shaft is composed of a universal join allowed to bend independently from each other and transmit the rotating torque, and a transmission shaft capable of making expansion and shrinkage and able to transmit rotating torque. The power transmission shaft at the foremost end thereof has male threads mating with the nut made at the boss portion inside the outer shell.
US09796091B1	Selective robot deployment Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for selective robot deployment. In various implementations, a context of a user may be determined based at least in part on a record of one or more computing interactions associated with the user. In various implementations, a robot-performable task of the user may be identified based at least in part on the context. In various implementations, a measure of potential or actual interest of the user in deploying a robot to perform the robot-performable task may be determined. In various embodiments, the robot may be selectively deployed based on the measure of potential or actual interest.
US09796090B2	System architecture for control systems via knowledge layout search A system maintains, generates, and manages layouts that map resources to control states of a robotic apparatus. The system may receive system control queries and produce search results and contextual information in response. The system may reference the system control queries against the layouts to determine the search results and contextual information. The contextual information may include operator-interactive tools that may be used to control the robotic apparatus. To control the apparatus, the system may generate control state update messages responsive to the operator interactions. The control state update messages may be sent to a control interface of the robotic device. The robotic device may execute an action responsive the receipt of the control state update message.
US09796089B2	Supervised autonomous robotic system for complex surface inspection and processing The invention disclosed herein describes a supervised autonomy system designed to precisely model, inspect and process the surfaces of complex three-dimensional objects. The current application context for this system is laser coating removal of aircraft, but this invention is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications that require close, precise positioning and maneuvering of an inspection or processing tool over the entire surface of a physical object. For example, this system, in addition to laser coating removal, could also apply new coatings, perform fine-grained or gross inspection tasks, deliver and/or use manufacturing process tools or instruments, and/or verify the results of other manufacturing processes such as but not limited to welding, riveting, or the placement of various surface markings or fixtures.
US09796088B2	Robot cleaner and control method thereof A robot cleaner which does not stop to change a traveling direction thereof, and a control method thereof includes setting a territory about which cleaning will be performed based on position data acquired during traveling about a cleaning area, predetermining a cleaning path to clean the territory about which cleaning will be performed, and if the cleaning path includes a zigzag traveling path, changing the traveling direction of the robot cleaner by executing curved traveling of the robot cleaner during traveling along the zigzag traveling path, thus decreasing the time required to clean an area during a change of the traveling direction of the robot cleaner.
US09796087B2	Control system for power unit A control system of a power unit in accordance with the present invention corrects a basic command value of an electric motor 2, which has been determined such that the detection value of a driving force to be applied to a rotary member 5 is converged to a desired value, according to a manipulated variable determined by an observer 16. The electric motor 2 is controlled according to a desired control value after the correction. The observer 16 determines the manipulated variable such that the driving force based on the desired control value is brought close to the resultant force of a force indicated by the rotary member 5 and an inertial force.
US09796086B2	Method of teaching robot and robot A method of teaching a robot includes: a swinging step of causing a hand to swing about a predetermined pivot, which is on an axis perpendicular to an optical axis of a sensor beam, to scan a target in a horizontal direction of the sensor beam; a determining step of determining whether or not the target has coincided with a position along a central axis of the hand in its longitudinal direction based on a detection signal of a mapping sensor, the detection signal having changed owing to the swinging of the hand; and a shifting step of, if it is determined in the determining step that the target has not coincided with the position, calculating an offset amount of the hand based on the detection signal of the mapping sensor, the detection signal having changed owing to the swinging of the hand, and causing the hand to shift to either right or left along the optical axis of the sensor beam in accordance with the calculated offset amount.
US09796081B2	Robotic snake A robotic snake comprising a plurality of friction anchors, a plurality of segments and a plurality of servo motors are disclosed. Each of the plurality of segments includes a first link and a second link connected at a first joint, a third link connected to the first link at a second joint, a fourth link connected to the second link at a third joint, a fifth link connected to the third link at a fourth joint. The simultaneous rotation of third link and fourth link of each of the plurality of segments results in a translational movement and/or a rotational movement. A plurality of servo motors is configured to rotate plurality of joints. The fifth link of one segment and first link of next segment of the each of the plurality of segments act as a quaternary link serially connects each of the plurality of segments.
US09796078B2	Companion robot for personal interaction A mobile robot that includes a robot body, a drive system having one or more wheels supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, and a riser having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the riser disposed on the robot body. The robot also includes a head disposed on the distal end of the riser. The head includes a display and a camera disposed adjacent the display.
US09796077B2	Toolbox A toolbox is disclosed. The toolbox comprises a body, a one or more supports and a pivoting rack. The body comprises a lid, a bottom plate, a faceplate, a back plate, a first side, a second side. The toolbox is configured for selectively transitioning between an expanded configuration and a closed configuration. The expanded configuration of the toolbox comprises an expanded height. The body selectively opens and closes between the expanded configuration and the closed configuration. With the toolbox in the closed configuration the body comprises a substantially rectangular shape and encases the tool box with the first side and the second side on it sides, the lid and a bottom plate at its top and bottom, and the faceplate and a back plate at its front and back sides. The lid selectively rotates on a first hinge relative to the back plate. The faceplate selectively rotates on a second hinge relative to the lid rack. with the toolbox in the expanded configuration, the one or more supports a portion of the toolbox. With the toolbox in the closed configuration the faceplate selectively rotates on the second hinge to provide access within the toolbox. A portion of the body wraps around the pivoting rack including the bottom plate which is attached to the back plate, the lid which is rotateably attached to the back plate, and the faceplate which is rotateably attached to the lid.
US09796072B2	Staple tool Disclosed is a tool for driving a barbed staple into a workpiece, the tool includes a housing enclosing a power delivery source and a driver blade driven by the power delivery source and comprising an engagement portion configured for engagement with the staple. The tool further includes a nosepiece comprising an aperture providing access for loading a staple into the nosepiece and a passage configured for slidable mounting of the driver blade. In use, the driver blade may be driven along a longitudinal axis of the passage by the power delivery source to engage and drive a staple into a workpiece. Clearances are providing to allow for loading and passage of the barbed staples in the nosepiece and arrangements are provided to maintain the alignment of the staple in the nosepiece to compensate for those clearances.
US09796067B2	Low pressure polishing method and apparatus A low pressure, low speed concrete polishing apparatus and method of cleaning and polishing a floor a polishing pad and interchangeable polymer strips. The interchangeable polymer strips are slideably received within the housing of the pad. The polymer strips have an abrasive material embedded therein which collectively work to polish the floor while cleaning the floor during normal speed floor cleaning conditions.
US09796066B2	Grinding wheel and method A method for distributing a coolant to a grinding site of a grinding wheel, including rotating the grinding wheel, injecting the coolant in an inlet of the grinding wheel disposed proximate to an axis of rotation of the grinding wheel, moving the coolant fluid from the inlet along a plurality of internal grooves of the grinding wheel outwardly towards a plurality of outlets, and expelling the coolant outwardly from the plurality of outlets at an angle of at most 15 degrees with respect to a tangent to a circumference of the grinding wheel at the outlet.
US09796063B2	Multi-layered chemical-mechanical planarization pad The present disclosure relates to a chemical mechanical planarization pad and a method of making and using a chemical mechanical planarization pad. The chemical mechanical planarization pad may include a first component including a water soluble composition and water insoluble composition exhibiting a solubility in water of less than that of the water soluble composition, wherein at least one of the water soluble and water insoluble compositions of the first component is formed of fibers. The chemical mechanical planarization pad may also include a second component, wherein the first component is present as a discrete phase in a continuous of the second component.
US09796061B2	Device for calibrating drill bill of a chuck A device for calibrating a drill bit of a chuck includes an intermediate sleeve including two rear curved elements, a front shoulder, internal threads rearward of the shoulder, and an externally threaded extension projecting out of a front end; a front window including a diametrical calibrating line; an externally threaded rim secured to the internal threads to urge the window against the shoulder; and a ring having internal threads secured to the extension. A fastening of the chuck and the device, a loosening of the retainer ring, and a rotation of the rear holding member to rotate the drill bit can align the drill bit with the calibrating line.
US09796058B2	Method for producing turbine engine parts, and resulting mould and blank compromising stacked parts The invention relates to a method for producing multiple metal turbine engine parts, comprising steps consisting in: a) casting a metal alloy in a mould in order to produce a blank (3); and b) machining the blank in order to produce the parts, characterized in that the blank obtained by casting is a solid polyhedron with two generally trapezoidal opposing sides (30a, 30b), and the parts are machined in the blank.
US09796057B2	Gun barrel assembly A gun barrel assembly includes an outer barrel tube, an inner barrel liner, a barrel breech cap and a barrel muzzle cap. The barrel tube and the barrel liner each longitudinally extend from a muzzle end to a breech end, and have axial through bores, with the barrel liner being disposed within and coaxial with the barrel tube bore. The breech cap and the muzzle cap each longitudinally extend from a front end to a rear end and have through axial through bores. The breech cap is mounted to the barrel liner breech end portion and contacts the barrel tube breech end. The muzzle cap is mounted to the barrel liner muzzle end portion and contacts the barrel tube muzzle end. The inside diameter of the barrel tube bore is greater than the outside diameter of the barrel liner whereby the barrel tube does not contact the barrel liner.
US09796054B2	Au—Sn—Ag-based solder alloy, electronic device sealed or joined using the same, and electronic apparatus equipped with the electronic device Disclosed herein is a high-temperature lead-free Au—Sn—Ag-based solder alloy that is excellent in sealability, joint reliability, and wet-spreadability, that can be kept at a high quality level for a long period of time, and that is provided at a relatively low cost. The lead-free Au—Sn—Ag-based solder alloy contains 27.5 mass % or more but less than 33.0 mass % of Sn, 8.0 mass % or more but 14.5 mass % or less of Ag, and a balance being Au except for elements inevitably contained therein during production. When having a plate- or sheet-like shape, the Au—Sn—Ag-based solder alloy has a surface whose L, a, and b* in an Lab* color system in accordance with JIS Z8781-4 are 41.1 or more but 57.1 or less, −1.48 or more but 0.52 or less, and −4.8 or more but 9.2 or less, respectively. When having a ball-like shape, the Au—Sn—Ag-based solder alloy has a surface whose L, a, and b* are 63.9 or more but 75.9 or less, 0.05 or more but 0.65 or less, and 1.3 or more but 11.3 or less, respectively.
US09796051B2	Method and tools for welding a vehicle component A welding method and system (4) using a robotic arm (10), a welding robot (18) and a welding table (2) placed at an angle from horizontal to hold two C-channels (6 and 8) facing each other to maintain position and be welded together. C-channels (6 and 8) face each other to form a closed channel at increased welding speed with less materials having resulting benefits including constant welding, less distortion, and less welding material. Welding begins with restraining C-channels (6 and 8) in conjunction with the angled welding table (2). A robotic arm (10) handles C-channels (6 and 8) to move, place and restrain them relative to each other and the welding table (2). A pressing tool (12) may be a set of pressure-exerting tools (26). A welding robot (18) with a seam finding system (24) preferably welds the restrained C-channels (6 and 8) from top to bottom.
US09796050B2	Method for manufacturing display panel and display panel manufactured by the method A method for manufacturing a display panel includes providing a mother substrate that includes a display area and a non-display area, and includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a sealant provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, generating a crack on the sealant through irradiation of laser onto the sealant between the first substrate and the second substrate, and cutting a part of the second substrate and a part of the sealant at a position corresponding to the crack.
US09796049B2	Laser processing apparatus Disclosed herein is a laser processing apparatus including a beam swinging unit provided between a pulsed laser oscillator and a focusing unit for swinging the optical path of a pulsed laser beam oscillated from the pulsed laser oscillator and then introducing the pulsed laser beam to the focusing unit. The beam swinging unit includes a polygon scanner provided on the upstream side of the focusing unit for scanning the pulsed laser beam oscillated from the pulsed laser oscillator and introducing the pulsed laser beam scanned to the focusing unit and an acoustooptic deflecting unit provided on the upstream side of the polygon scanner and on the downstream side of the pulsed laser oscillator for deflecting the optical path of the pulsed laser beam oscillated from the pulsed laser oscillator and introducing the pulsed laser beam deflected to the polygon scanner.
US09796042B2	Material joining head assembly A material joining end effector generally includes a first arm, an optics assembly, a clamp, and a second arm. The first arm elongated along a longitudinal axis. The optics assembly is configured to focus an energy beam. The clamp is movably coupled to the first arm, the clamp being configured to move along a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second arm is rotationally coupled to the first arm, the second arm being configured to rotate relative to the first arm. The clamp is configured to removably couple the optics assembly to the first arm to allow the optics assembly to be decoupled from the first arm.
US09796036B2	Guide device for welding curvilinear pipe surfaces Guide device for use in the processing, in particular welding, of curved surfaces, in particular pipe surfaces, comprising a flexible elongate body provided with a guide for processing means; tensioning means for tensioning the flexible body around the curved surface; wherein the flexible body is provided along its length with indicators arranged according to a determined pattern, this pattern being such that a determined position along the flexible body can be inferred on the basis of the detection of the indicators.
US09796030B2	Method and device for fine machining a toothed workpiece, and program for controlling said device A method and a device for the fine-machining of a toothed workpiece with a toothed finishing tool (10) which meshes with the workpiece in mutual tooth engagement are, for the purpose of producing conically modified tooth flanks, designed according to the invention in such a way that in the dressing process the finishing tool (10) and the dressing tool (11) are set at a position of reduced center distance (a) that is offset from a position of maximum center distance.
US09796024B2	Cutting insert with enhanced chip breaking performance A cutting insert includes a body having an upper face, a lower face, a plurality of planar flank faces, bidirectional acute cutting corners and bidirectional obtuse cutting corners joining two adjacent flank faces. A land has a varying width. An annular island includes a plurality of bulged extensions, relatively longer and narrower chip breaking points proximate the acute cutting corners, and relatively shorter and wider chip breaking points proximate the obtuse cutting corners. A chip breaking ramp surface flanks each of the relatively longer and narrower chip breaking points and each of the relatively shorter and wider chip breaking points. The chip breaking ramp surfaces form a series of non-collinear lines that are at a non-zero angle with respect to the cutting edge.
US09796021B2	Method of fabricating a porous metal substrate structure for a solid oxide fuel cell The disclosure provides a porous metal substrate structure with high gas permeability and redox stability for a SOFC and the fabrication process thereof, the porous metal substrate structure comprising: a porous metal plate composed of first metal particles; and a porous metal film composed of second metal particles and formed on the porous metal plate; wherein the porous metal plate has a thickness more than the porous metal film, and the first metal particle has a size more than the second metal particle. Further, a porous shell containing Fe is formed on the surface of each metal particle by impregnating a solution containing Fe in a high temperature sintering process of reducing or vacuum atmosphere, and the oxidation and reduction processes. The substrate uses the porous shells containing Fe particles to absorb the leakage oxygen.
US09796019B2	Powder metal with attached ceramic nanoparticles A method for processing a powder material includes cleaning surfaces of a powder material that has spherical metal particles, coating the cleaned surfaces with an organic bonding agent, mixing the coated particles with a dispersion that contains ceramic nanoparticles, drying the mixture to remove a carrier of the dispersion and deposit the ceramic nanoparticles with a spaced-apart distribution onto the organic bonding agent on the surfaces of the particles, and thermally removing the organic bonding agent to attach the ceramic nanoparticles to the surface of the particles.
US09796017B2	Roll for handling a load in a furnace usable in a continuous casting and rolling process for thin carbon steel slabs The present invention relates to a water-cooled handling roll (100) for handling a load (50), in particular a thin slab, in a furnace for temperature heating, maintaining and for buffering, arranged between casting and roughing, in a continuous casting and rolling process for thin carbon steel slabs. The roll (100) comprises a first internally hollow shaft (110), which is coated by an insulating and/or refractory material and a plurality of wheels (25) connected in stably fixed manner to an outermost surface (111) of the first shaft (110) to handle and support the load (50). According to the invention, the roll (100) also comprises a second shaft (120) arranged within an inner cavity of the first shaft (110) in position coaxial to the first shaft (110) and so as to define a gap (30) between the first shaft (110) and said second shaft (120). The roll (100) further comprises cooling water circulation means housed at least in part within said second shaft (120).
US09796015B2	Molding sand for three dimensional laminate molding According to the invention, by setting the linear thermal expansion amount when a mold made of a molding sand is heated from a room temperature to 1000° C. to be not more than 0.9%, and the ratio (D/d) between the diameter of a slump (D) and the diameter of a slump cone (d) in a slump test of the molding sand having a hardening agent kneaded to be not less than 1.65, a molding sand preferable for use in a mold produced using the self-hardening type of three dimensional laminate molding sand mold, having low thermal expansibility preventing occurrence of a veining defect, and capable of forming a large and complicated shape can be obtained.
US09796009B2	Winding/unwinding device and method for winding/ unwinding a metal product in a rolling line Device (10) and method for winding/unwinding rolled products (20). The device (10) is interposed between a rolling unit located upstream (102) and a rolling unit located downstream (105). The device (10) comprises a heating furnace (11) and a support structure (16) disposed outside the heating furnace (11). On the support structure (16), substantially in a diametrically opposite position, two winding/unwinding drums (18a, 18b) are assembled, positioned inside the furnace (11). The support structure (16) is selectively rotating to alternatively dispose a first of the two drums (18a or 18b) in its winding position or in its unwinding position of a reel (29). A second of the two drums (18b or 18a) consequently assuming the opposite unwinding or winding position.
US09796008B2	Method for producing band steel with different target thicknesses along longitudinal direction using hot continuous rolling mill set The present invention relates to a method for producing hot rolled strip steel, especially the producing method of hot rolled strip steel with multiple target thicknesses in the longitudinal direction. It is a method to produce the strip steel with different target thicknesses in the longitudinal direction by using a hot continuous rolling mill. In this method, the first equal-thickness section of the strip steel is controlled with the conventional thickness control strategy, while other equal-thickness sections and the transition section between equal-thickness sections are controlled with the variable-thickness control strategy. Under the variable-thickness control strategy, the length of the first section of strip steel, the variation of thickness target value, the rolling stability and the spacing between stands are combined to determine the stand participating in the variable-thickness control, and calculate the roller gap value, as well as the time and speed of the variation of roller gap, thus achieving the producing control of strip steel with different target thicknesses in the longitudinal direction. The present invention utilizes the length of the first equal-thickness section and the variation of different target thicknesses and other related factors to determine the stands participating in the control, and then distributes the load variation among the stands, thus effectively avoiding the influence on the rolling stability due to imbalance of second flow, so that the produced strip with variable thickness in different sections in the longitudinal direction meet the user's requirements.
US09796007B2	Cold pilger rolling mill and method for forming a hollow shell into a tube A cold pilger rolling mill includes a pair of rolls rotatably attached to a roll stand, a crank drive on a driveshaft, which is rotatably mounted around a rotation axis, with a counterweight attached to the crank drive at a radial distance from the rotation axis, and a push rod with a first and a second end. The first end of the push rod is rotatably attached on the crank drive wherein, during the operation of the mill, a rotation of the crank drive is converted into a translation movement of the roll stand between a first and a second reversal position. The radial distance of the first end of the push rod from the rotation axis is adjustable, so that the distance between the two reversal positions of the translation movement of the roll stand is adjustable.
US09796002B2	Particle removal using periodic piezoelectric coefficient material Technologies are generally described for systems and methods effective to implement particle removal. In one example, a method for at least partially removing particles from a region is generally described. In some examples, the method includes applying an electric field to a material to produce an acoustic wave from the material. The material may have a periodic piezoelectric coefficient. The method may include applying the acoustic wave to the region to produce an agglomeration. The agglomeration may include at least two of the particles. The method may further include at least partially removing the agglomeration from the region.
US09795999B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a liquid supplier configured to supply a processing liquid to a surface of a substrate; a temperature detector configured to detect a surface temperature of the substrate supplied with the processing liquid by the liquid supplier; a temperature monitor configured to determine whether or not the surface temperature detected by the temperature detector has reached a predetermined temperature; and a controller configured to cause the liquid supplier to stop supplying the processing liquid when the temperature monitor determines that the surface temperature has reached the predetermined temperature.
US09795997B2	Systems, methods and devices for item processing Methods, systems and devices for item processing. The systems can include a PASS module that can include features that receive inputs relating to an item for processing and provide those inputs to other components and/or modules of a PASS system and/or of another system. The PASS system can include a variety of modules, including the PASS module, and can collect information and/or inputs from the variety of modules of the PASS system and use that information in item processing. The methods of item processing can use the PASS system and the PASS module to perform a variety of functions including, for example, revenue protection, sorting of items, task management, sampling and data collection, redirecting if enroute items, and personnel management.
US09795996B2	Method and apparatus for sorting A method and apparatus for sorting objects is described, and which provides high-speed image data acquisition to fuse multiple data streams in real-time, while avoiding destructive interference when individual sensors or detectors are utilized in providing data regarding features of a product to be inspected.
US09795990B2	Enclosing materials in natural transport systems Edible or potable substances can be transported in biodegradable vessel.
US09795986B2	Method for electrostatically coating objects and application device An electrical field is generated between an application device and an object to be coated. At least one corona electrode associated with the application device is connected to ground, and at least one counter electrode associated with the object is connected at least at intervals to a positive potential. A system for electrostatically coating objects having an application device coating material, and an electrical field device having a high-voltage source which generates an electrical field between the application device and an object to be coated. The field device comprises at least one corona electrode associated with the application device, and at least one counter electrode associated with the object, wherein, during the operation of the device, the at least one corona electrode is connected to ground, and the at least one counter electrode is connected at least at intervals to a positive potential.
US09795985B2	Dispensing device for dental material A dispensing device for dental material, which includes a planetary gear drive with at least three planet gears in engagement with an annulus gear. The annulus gear is radial float-mounted relative to the planet gears. A radial force applied on the annulus gear urges the annulus gear into an off-center relationship with respect to an imaginary circle on which the planet gears are arranged.
US09795984B2	Method and apparatus for coating horizontal surfaces A coating apparatus and method allow for precise control of the application of a coating material on a substrate and provides a data recording system which is useful for certifying a coating job and assessing when and where any abnormalities occur.
US09795983B2	Mask assembly for testing a deposition process, deposition apparatus including the mask assembly, and testing method for a deposition process using the mask assembly A deposition apparatus includes deposition sources, a deposition chamber, a mask assembly, and a transfer unit. The mask assembly includes a support member, a shutter member, and a drive member. The support member has a first opening configured to allow the deposition materials to pass through while supporting the base substrate on which the passed-through deposition materials are deposited. The shutter member is accommodated in the support member and has a second opening smaller than the first opening. The drive member is configured to change a position of the second opening with respect to the base substrate in accordance with the movement of the mask assembly.
US09795981B2	Application of self-seal and adhesive strips to asphalt shingles An apparatus is disclosed for applying a strip of sealant to a web of roofing shingle stock as the web moves along a processing path. The apparatus includes an applicator wheel disposed on one side of the processing path and having a peripheral surface. The applicator wheel is rotatably mounted and oriented such that rotation of the applicator wheel moves the peripheral surface of the applicator wheel toward, adjacent to, and then away from the moving web of shingle stock. A nozzle preferably in the form of a slot die is disposed adjacent to the peripheral surface of the applicator wheel. A source of sealant is supplied and a delivery system is configured to deliver the sealant from the source of the sealant to the slot die under a predetermined pressure. The slot die and delivery system are configured to project a stream of sealant toward and onto the peripheral surface of the applicator wheel at a predetermined speed. This applies a coating of sealant to the peripheral surface of the applicator wheel. The moving web of roofing shingle stock engages the sealant on the peripheral surface of the applicator wheel as the peripheral surface moves adjacent to the web. This, in turn, draws sealant from the peripheral surface of the applicator and onto the web of roofing shingle stock thereby applying the strip of sealant to the web.
US09795972B2	High temperature high pressure electrostatic treater A high temperature high pressure electrostatic treater and method of use are described for removing water from heavy crude oil. The electrostatic treater is comprised of a vessel with a wet bitumen inlet and water outlet in the upper portion of the vessel, a dry bitumen outlet in the lower portion of the vessel, a plurality of electrodes on an electrically isolating support inside the vessel, an entrance bushing, and an interface control to regulate the flow of water through the water outlet. The water outlet is located above the dry bitumen outlet. The electrostatic treater and method reduce the amount of diluent needed to process the heavy crude when compared to the prior art.
US09795969B2	Shredding device with a service hatch A shredding device for shredding materials is provided, the shredding device having: a housing, a rotor in the housing, a pusher element which is pivotable about an axis, so that it pushes the material to be shredded towards the rotor, and a service hatch which is mounted on the housing and configured in such a manner that in an open state it exposes a first opening in the housing with access to a rotor and a second opening in the housing with access to the underside of the pusher element when the latter is pivoted upwardly.
US09795968B2	Multi-chamber nucleic acid amplification and detection device A nucleic acid amplification and detection device includes an amplification cartridge with a plurality of reaction chambers for containing an amplification reagent and a visual detection reagent, and a plurality of optically transparent view ports for viewing inside the reaction chambers. The cartridge also includes a sample receiving port which is adapted to receive a fluid sample and fluidically connected to distribute the fluid sample to the reaction chamber, and in one embodiment, a plunger is carried by the cartridge for occluding fluidic communication to the reaction chambers. The device also includes a heating apparatus having a heating element which is activated by controller to generate heat when a trigger event is detected. The heating apparatus includes a cartridge-mounting section which positioned a cartridge in thermal communication with the heating element so that visual changes to the contents of the reaction chambers are viewable through the view ports.
US09795965B2	System and method for a biomimetic fluid processing A system and method are provided for harvesting target biological substances. The system includes a substrate and a first and second channel formed in the substrate. The channels longitudinally extending substantially parallel to each other. A series of gaps extend from the first channel to the second channel to create a fluid communication path passing between a series of columns with the columns being longitudinally separated by a predetermined separation distance. The system also includes a first source configured to selectively introduce into the first channel a first biological composition at a first channel flow rate and a second source configured to selectively introduce into the second channel a second biological composition at a second channel flow rate. The sources are configured to create a differential between the first and second channel flow rates to generate physiological shear rates along the second channel that are bounded within a predetermined range.
US09795961B1	Devices, systems, and methods for detecting nucleic acids using sedimentation Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward devices, systems, and method for conducting nucleic acid purification and quantification using sedimentation. In one example, a method includes generating complexes which bind to a plurality of beads in a fluid sample, individual ones of the complexes comprising a nucleic acid molecule such as DNA or RNA and a labeling agent. The plurality of beads including the complexes may be transported through a density media, wherein the density media has a density lower than a density of the beads and higher than a density of the fluid sample, and wherein the transporting occurs, at least in part, by sedimentation. Signal may be detected from the labeling agents of the complexes.
US09795959B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for verifying dispensing of a fluid from a pipette This invention relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for verifying dispensing of a fluid from a pipette.
US09795958B2	Pipetting apparatus, pipetting container and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a pipetting apparatus for pipetting laboratory samples into a pipetting container which can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, which pipetting container is in particular designed according to the invention, comprising a container side and a first connection section, by means of which the pipetting container can be connected to the pipetting apparatus, and comprising an information carrying device with at least one information section, which carries information, on this container side; the pipetting apparatus comprising an electric information reading device, by means of which information contained on the information reading device can be read when the pipetting container is connected to the pipetting apparatus, and which comprises at least one electric sensor device, which comprises at least one sensor section, opposite to which a measuring space is formed, wherein the sensor device is configured to read the information content of at least one information section when the latter is arranged in the measuring space. The invention furthermore relates to the pipetting container or adapter element, which can be used with the pipetting apparatus, and a method for the production thereof.
US09795955B2	Curable composition and cured polymer product Provided are a curable composition including a compound expressed by General Formula (1) below; a polymerization initiator; and a chain transfer agent, and a cured polymer product. In General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. Here, a sum of m and n is not greater than 5. MA represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion. Here, an inorganic ion and an organic ion may be bivalent or higher ions. Each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
US09795953B2	Organometallic catalysts The present invention refers to novel ruthenium- and osmium-based catalysts for olefin metathesis reactions, particularly to catalysts having stereoselective properties. Z-selectivity is obtained by utilizing two mono-anionic ligands of very different steric requirement. In olefin metathesis reactions these catalysts selectively provide the Z-isomer of disubstituted olefinic products even in presence of air or of acids.
US09795949B2	Catalyst composition The present invention provides an improved catalyst and a method for its manufacture. The catalyst comprises an acidic, porous crystalline material and has a Proton Density Index of greater than about 1.0, for example from greater than 1.0 to about 2.0, e.g. from about 1.01 to about 1.85. This catalyst may be used to effect conversion in chemical reactions, and is particularly useful in a process for selectively producing a monoalkylated aromatic compound comprising the step of contacting an alkylatable aromatic compound with an alkylating agent under at least partial liquid phase conditions. The acidic, porous crystalline material of the catalyst may comprise an acidic, crystalline molecular sieve having the structure of zeolite Beta, an MWW structure type material, e.g. MCM-22, MCM-36, MCM-49 MCM-56, or a mixture thereof.
US09795945B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst and method for producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst for purifying exhaust gas, in particular, fine composite-metal particles contained therein, and a method for producing the same; the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes fine composite-metal particles containing Rh and Pd, wherein, when the fine composite-metal particles in the exhaust gas purification catalyst are analyzed by STEM-EDX, the average ratio of the amount of Pd with respect to the total amount of Rh and Pd in the fine composite-metal particles is 1.7 atomic % or more and 24.8 atomic % or less.
US09795943B2	Method of preparing lithium adsorption structure having large surface area Provided are a lithium adsorbent prepared using an aerosol deposition method, including (a) synthesizing lithium manganese oxide powder, and (b) coating the lithium manganese oxide powder on a surface of a substrate by the aerosol deposition method, and a method of preparing the same. The lithium adsorbent is characterized in that the lithium manganese oxide powder may be directly coated on various substrates using the aerosol deposition method, thereby greatly reducing a decrease of a lithium recovery rate even after a long time has lapsed.Further, the lithium adsorbent having a large surface area prepared by the preparation method of the present invention is characterized by being easily handled, being selectively reacted with lithium ions, having a larger adsorption area, being physically and chemically stable, and being used reversibly.
US09795942B2	Medium material and its preparation method for elimination of arsenic pollution from groundwater The present invention relates to a medium material for eliminating arsenic pollution from groundwater, which is a granular material having an average particle diameter of 1 to 3 cm, prepared from manganese ore, meerschaum, straws, animal excrements, active sludge and active bacterium agent in a mass ratio of 1:0.2˜0.5:0.5˜1:0.2˜0.4:0.2˜0.4:0.0005˜0.002 via mixing, composting, carbonizing and crushing. The prevent invention also discloses a process for producing the above-mentioned medium material. The medium material of the present invention can eliminate multivalent arsenic from groundwater, has a long service life, and does not cause secondary pollution to groundwater.
US09795936B2	Fluid mixing element The fluid mixing element in accordance with this invention forms a first internal flow channel whose starting end opens on an end surface of one end part and whose terminal end opens on an end surface of the other end part and a second internal flow channel whose starting end opens on a side peripheral surface of a middle part and whose terminal end opens on an end surface of the other end part. It is possible for the fluid mixing element to securely mix a first fluid flowing in a main flow channel with a second fluid flowing in a sub-flow channel by the use of a pipe with a short length with a simple arrangement.
US09795929B2	Systems, devices, and methods for bodily fluid separation materials In one embodiment described herein, a bodily fluid separation material is provided comprising a formed component capture region and a bodily fluid pass-through region. The pass-through region has structures with a reduced liquid leaching quality relative to than the capture region, wherein during separation material use, bodily fluid enters the capture region prior to entering the pass-through region. Optionally, a bodily fluid pass-through region has a reduced amount of liquid leaching material relative to than the capture region.
US09795926B2	Aeration unit and filtering apparatus comprising the same Disclosed is an aeration unit capable of cleaning all the hollow fiber membranes in a filtering apparatus sufficiently and uniformly thereby improving the filtration efficiency and a filtering apparatus comprising the same. An aeration unit of the present invention comprises a plurality of aeration tubes parallel to each other, each of the aeration tubes comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and a first common pipe in fluid communication with the aeration tubes through the first ends of the aeration tubes to provide the aeration tubes with air. The first common pipe is perpendicular to the aeration tubes. The closer to both ends of the first common pipe the aeration tubes are, the more densely the aeration tubes are arranged.
US09795925B2	Seal plate for membrane separation device A membrane separation unit can include a cartridge, at least one membrane disposed within the cartridge, at least one seal plate, and a sealing ring seated in an outer groove of the seal plate. The at least one seal plate can seal one end of the cartridge. The seal plate can have at least one venting hole that forms a passage between the interior of the cartridge and the outer groove. The sealing ring can have a cross-sectional shape that forms a circular venting path between the sealing ring and the seal plate. The sealing ring can include one or more grooves to allow fluid to vent into an annular space between a device housing and the membrane separation unit. The sealing ring can include an outer surface having, in cross-section, two flattened surfaces that form an angle of between 90° and 175° there between.
US09795923B2	Cartridge type hollow fiber membrane module A cartridge type hollow fiber membrane module includes: a cartridge type hollow fiber membrane element including a hollow fiber membrane bundle, a distribution cylinder, and an adhesive resin portion; a module case including a module case main body portion which has at least one port corresponding to a supply outlet of filtrate or an undiluted solution on a side surface, and a header which has a port corresponding to a supply outlet of filtrate or an undiluted solution, and accommodating the cartridge type hollow fiber membrane element; a first sealing member disposed to come into contact with the distribution cylinder and the header on an external side of a boundary surface between the supporting portion and the adhesive resin portion; and a second sealing member disposed to come into contact with an outer circumference portion of the distribution cylinder and the module case main body portion.
US09795921B2	Fluid treatment assemblies, manifolds for fluid treatment assemblies, and methods for treating fluids A fluid treatment assembly comprises one or more cross flow fluid treatment units positioned between opposite end pieces. The fluid treatment unit includes a permeable fluid treatment medium having a feed side and a permeate side. The fluid treatment assembly further comprises a feed inlet and feed passage, a permeate outlet and a permeate passage, and a retentate outlet and a retentate passage. The feed passage directs feed fluid from the feed inlet to the permeable medium and tangentially along the feed side of the permeable medium. The permeate passage directs permeate from the permeate side of the permeable medium to the permeate outlet. The retentate passage directs retentate from the feed side of the permeable medium to the retentate outlet. A flow restrictor is positioned in the retentate passage.
US09795918B2	Vacuum adsorption apparatus and a vacuum adsorption method of semiconductor package Provided is a vacuum adsorption apparatus and a method of adsorbing a semiconductor package in a vacuum state. The vacuum adsorption apparatus includes a housing having an opening formed on its top surface, a vacuum adsorption unit disposed in the housing, and a stage formed on the opening formed in the housing and including a plurality of holes. A pressure generated from the vacuum adsorption unit is applied to the top surface of the stage through the opening and the plurality of holes.
US09795917B2	Method for removing SOx from gas with modified polyethylene glycol A method for removing SOx from a gas by using a modified polyethylene glycol solution to absorb the SOx in the gas. The modified polyethylene glycol solution is contacted with the gas containing SOx to absorb the SOx in the gas, wherein x=2 and/or 3, the modified polyethylene glycol is a product derived from etherifying hydroxyl groups in the molecules of ethylene glycol and/or polyethylene glycol and has a general formula: R1—(O—C2H4)n—O—R2, where n is a positive integer, R1 and R2 are the same or different and are each independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl or aryl.
US09795909B2	Gas exhaust filter device for a bioreactor A gas exhaust filter device for a bioreactor with reduced blockage by condensed liquid is disclosed, which comprises a housing with a filter medium, a gas inlet and a gas outlet and also further comprises a plurality of ribs extending from at least one inner wall of the housing in a region between the gas inlet and the filter medium.
US09795906B2	Filter medium and breather filter structure Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units, such as breather caps. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile fluid and can remove a particulate and/or fluid mist load from the mobile stream. The unique combination of media fiber, bicomponent binder fiber and other filtration additives and components provide a filtration media having unique properties in filtration applications.
US09795903B2	Industrial filtration apparatus An apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry, a non-suspended mixture of solid particulate matter and liquid produced by an industrial process, is disclosed. A method and system for filtering an industrial slurry and recycling liquid filtrate are additionally disclosed. One example of an apparatus for filtering an industrial slurry can include a receptacle, a false bottom disposed within the receptacle and containing an effluent exit, and a filter disposed within the effluent exit.
US09795901B2	Sludge extraction apparatus and method A sludge collector arrangement has a settling tank having side walls sloping downwardly and inwardly towards the base of the tank to from a V-base. A sludge collection unit located in the bottom of the tank has one funnel part facing in one direction and another funnel part facing in the other direction so that when the unit is driven backwards and forwards in the V-base, sludge is driven into one or other of the funnel parts. The funnel parts communicate with a central chamber and a port in a wall of the chamber allows sludge to be drawn by a suction pump from the chamber for subsequent disposal.
US09795898B2	Cyclonic separator system A cyclonic separator is provided, comprising at least one cyclonic chamber in the form of a cylindrical tube, having an upper inlet end and a lower liquid outlet end, at least one involute chamber located adjacent to and in fluid communication with the upper end of each of the at least one cyclonic chambers. The involute chamber comprises an involute inlet and a gas outlet proximal an upper end of the involute chamber. An inlet manifold is in fluid communication with said at least one involute chamber via the involute inlet. Said involute inlet of said involute chamber is laterally separated from said gas outlet. A method is further provided for separation of a mixed heavy phase/light phase process stream.
US09795895B2	Atmospheric water generator system and method Atmospheric water generators, systems and methods are presented involve user authentication, recording and tracking of water volumes dispensed by respective users over periods of various lengths, controlling component noise level and timing, and cleaning, heating and cooling the collected water more efficiently. The generators may be placed in network communication with other such generators to exchange water availability information therewith, or may communicate with a central server element by way of LAN, Internet, cell tower, peer-to-peer mesh or satellite. Information is conveyed to the user regarding the amount of water they consume from the water generators, and their resulting positive impact on the environment. Water dispensing data may be shared on the users' social media accounts, or used as inputs for competitions or games in order to further engage the user. User authentication may be accomplished by way of biometrics or an RFID/NFC tag embedded in the user's water vessel.
US09795893B2	Macroscopic psuedo magnetic monopoles and fabrication techniques Pseudo magnetic monopoles made from a plurality of building blocks, each having one outer surface that is substantially a north magnetic pole and an opposing outer surface that is substantially a south magnetic pole. The building blocks are assembled to form a hollow object having an inner surface and an outer surface, with all of the north or south poles of the building blocks facing outwardly, such that entire outer surface of the object is substantially either north or south. The building blocks may be magnetized before or after they are assembled to form the hollow object. The hollow object may be a sphere. The building blocks may have tapered side surfaces to minimize gaps between the building blocks when they are assembled to form the hollow object. A plurality of the objects may be provided in kit form as a teaching tool.
US09795886B1	System and method for determining a price for a protection extension One aspect of the disclosure relates to determining prices for a protection extension in an online game. The protection extension may be implemented, for example, after a user's beginning protection and/or any other in-game protection period has ceased. The protection extension may be dynamically priced for individual users. The protection extension may be priced, for example, based on the user's power and/or strength in a game, and/or based on other factors. For example, the stronger the user is in the game, the more expensive the extension of protection, and the weaker the user is in the game, the cheaper the extension of protection. This may provide an opportunity for a less experienced player to build up their strength in a game, thus promoting further player engagement. Individualizing the price of protection extensions may provide other enhancements.
US09795882B1	Interactive system and method A system and method for receiving an ordered set of images and analyzing the images to determine at least one position in space and at least one motion vector in space and time for at least one object represented in the images is disclosed. Using these vectors, a four dimensional model of at least a portion of the information represented in the images is formulated. This model generally obeys the laws of physics, though aberrations may be imposed. The model is then exercised with an input parameter, which, for example, may represent a different perspective than the original set of images. The four dimensional model is then used to produce a modified set of ordered images in dependence on the input parameter and optionally the set of images, e.g., if only a portion of the data represented in the images is modeled. The set of images may then be rendered on a display device.
US09795880B2	Asset transfers between interactive social games A method and system to transfer assets between interactive social games is described. In some embodiments, the method generates a visual expression of a transfer mechanism in a first computer-implemented game. The method further generates the visual expression of the transfer mechanism in a second computer-implemented game. The transfer mechanism is capable of transferring an in-game asset from the first computer-implemented game to the second computer-implemented game. The method transfers the in-game asset from the first computer-implemented game to the second computer-implemented game using the transfer mechanism.
US09795873B2	Shooting game control method and game system According to one embodiment, a shooting game control method, which is executed by a computer incorporated in a device including a display and a touch panel, includes accepting a touch operation on the touch panel; displaying a first frame indicative of a shooting effective range on the display in accordance with a position of the touch operation; accepting an instruction for an attack on an attack target in a state in which the first frame is displayed; determining whether the attack target in a game image displayed on the display is within the first frame or not, at a time point when the instruction for the attack has been accepted; and controlling the attack on the attack target in the game image in accordance with a result of the determining.
US09795872B2	Exercise system An exercise system for combining video game play with physical exercise includes an exercise machine that has a pair of handles. A gaming console is attached to the exercise machine. The gaming console is positioned on the handles such that the gaming console is accessible while the exercise machine is utilized. The gaming console stores electronic video games thereby facilitating video game play while exercising.
US09795869B2	Geometrical shape apparatus Apparatus comprising a set of shapes, the shapes derived from a hexagonal footprint, and wherein for each of the shapes, at least some of the vertices of the hexagon joined with straight lines to define a perimeter of a respective shape of the set.
US09795868B2	Games played with robots A robotic gaming system is provided that includes a plurality of modular wall sections placed on playing surface. At least one robot is controlled by a player to navigate on the playing surface and interact with a plurality of scoring elements on the walls. A sensor associated with a scoring elements identifies when the robot successfully interacts with the scoring element to score a point.
US09795867B1	Remote-controlled board game system and method A board game is disclosed that includes at least two remote-controlled figures moving on a game board. Each of at least two remote-controlled figures moves to knock over an opponent's building models situated at predetermined build sites on the game board. A method of playing the game is also disclosed that includes: each player selecting a remote-controlled figure and a plurality of building models; situating each remote-controlled figure at a predetermined start site on the game board; situating the building models at the plurality of predetermined build sites on the game board; and moving each remote-controlled figure to knock down an opponent's plurality of building models.
US09795866B2	Systems and methods for dynamic blocks forming a passageway Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for games with individual and independent pieces that are configured to move to create new routes and boards. Embodiments may include a series of symmetrical or asymmetrical blocks that can be dynamically moved or repositioned to for a maze with shifting channels or patterns.
US09795863B1	Skateboard truck A truck for a skateboard utilizes spherical balls mounted for rotation beneath the deck of the skateboard such that the balls are freely rotatable in a direction along the longitudinal axis and are less rotatable in a direction transverse to the axis such that the skateboard exhibits behavior expected from a snowboard in snow.
US09795862B2	Ski binding A toe-piece for binding a boot to a gliding board, the toe-piece including a frame; two wings each pivotable in relation to the frame about an axis of rotation and supporting a lateral interface surface designed to come into contact with a front portion of the boot when the toe-piece is in a descent configuration. The toe-piece further includes a lateral release mechanism that includes a connecting element connected to the wings such that the displacement of the connecting element causes the rotation of the wings about their axes of rotation; a first elastic member, a first end of which is connected to the connecting member; and a body against which a second end of the first elastic member presses. The toe-piece further includes an adjustment mechanism that acts on the wings in order to position them alternately in a first configuration, in which each lateral interface surface is in contact with the boot, or in a second configuration, in which each lateral interface surface is away from the boot, for the same positioning of the boot in relation to the toe-piece. The body of the lateral release mechanism is movable in relation to the frame.
US09795861B1	Splitboard joining device Some embodiments disclosed herein provide an apparatus for joining two skis to form a splitboard. The apparatus can comprise a first attachment portion configured to attach to a first ski and a second attachment portion configured to attach to a second ski. The first attachment portion and the second attachment portion can be configured to engage to prevent splitboard skis from moving up and down relative to each other, from moving apart in a direction perpendicular to a seam of the splitboard, from sliding relative to each other in a direction parallel to the seam, and from rotating about the seam of the splitboard.
US09795860B2	Roller skate blade and sharpening thereof A roller mounting apparatus for an in-line roller skate blade comprises a body having a footware connector portion, a spacing portion adjacent the footware connector portion and a roller mounting portion adjacent the spacing portion. The roller mounting portion has roller mounts for mounting a plurality of rollers in tandem spaced apart positions such that contact points on outer surfaces of the rollers will lie on a first common curved line having no portion with a radius of curvature more than about 10 m, so that a contact point on a surface of a roller immediately adjacent to any given roller is spaced apart between about 0.1 mm to about 13 mm from a line tangent to the curved line at a point defined by the contact point of the given roller. A roller blade comprising the roller mounting apparatus is also disclosed. There is also disclosed a method of sharpening an outer circumferential surface of a rotatable roller of a roller blade by causing an outer circumferential surface of a rotating grinding implement to contact the outer circumferential surface of the rotatable roller at a contact point such that a grinder plane containing the contact point and a rotation axis of the rotating grinding implement is disposed at an angle to a roller plane containing the contact point and a rotational axis of the roller. Also disclosed is a method of sharpening an outer circumferential surface of a rotatable roller by causing an outer circumferential surface of a rotating grinding implement to contact the outer circumferential surface of the rotatable roller such that the rotating grinding implement tends to drive the roller in a first direction of rotation while causing a contact surface of a rotating drive wheel to contact the roller to cause the roller to rotate in a second direction against the first direction of rotation to cause relative movement between the roller and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding implement.
US09795850B1	Ball striking training device A ball striking training device for training a user to strike a ball includes a bat. A recess is positioned in a front of the bat distal from a handle of the bat. A plurality of inserts is selectively couplable to the bat within the recess. A respective insert is positionable within the recess with a front face of the respective insert positioned proximate to the front of the bat. Each insert is selectively couplable to the bat such that a respective front face of the insert is positioned proximate to the front of the bat. The handle is configured to be grasped in the hands of a user, such that the insert is configured to strike a ball with the respective front face of the insert.
US09795845B2	Golf club and golf club head structures A golf club head has a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole. The body further defines a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown. At least a portion of the peripheral edge of the void includes a lip extending from the peripheral edge inwardly into the void. The golf club head may additionally or alternately include one or more weight receptacles connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that each weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening.
US09795844B1	Putter-type golf club head with sound chamber A putter-type golf club head with a sound chamber is disclosed herein. The club head comprises a body and a two-piece face insert disposed over the sound chamber. The sound chamber comprises a central sound sub-chamber and an outer sound sub-chamber, while the face insert comprises a first, metallic piece that includes a central recess, which is filled with a second, polymeric piece. The metallic piece is welded to the body, and the polymeric piece is adhered to the metallic piece. The body also includes at least one through-bore extending from the sound chamber through a back wall of the body. The body, the sound chamber, the face insert, and the through-bore amplify the sound generated by the putter-type golf club head striking a golf ball.
US09795842B1	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, a plurality of ports on the bottom portion and a plurality of inner wall portions in the hollow body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09795840B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.
US09795836B2	Golf balls comprising medium hardness gradient core A golf ball includes a core having an outer surface and a geometric center. The core is formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition. An ionomeric inner cover layer is formed about the core and has a material hardness of about 60 Shore D or greater. The golf ball includes an outer cover layer formed from a polyurea or a polyurethane and having a material hardness of about 60 Shore D or less. The outer surface of the core has a trans content of about 12% or less and a hardness of about 71 to 88 Shore C. The geometric center of the core has a trans content of about 10% or less and a hardness of about 60 to 80 Shore C. The core has an outer surface hardness greater than a geometric center hardness by about 5 to 19 Shore C to define a positive hardness gradient.
US09795834B2	Multi-layer golf ball The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls including a layer formed from a composition comprising a relatively soft or low modulus HNP, a layer formed from a composition comprising a relatively hard or high modulus HNP, an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition, and an outer cover layer.
US09795833B2	Dimple patterns for golf balls The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines.
US09795832B2	Ball for ball game and method of manufacturing the same A golf ball including a spherical body, first regions, and second regions. The spherical body includes a core layer and a cover layer made from a synthetic resin covering the core layer. Dimples are formed in a surface of the cover layer. First regions that are electrically conductive are formed on a surface of the spherical body. The first regions are formed on a spherical surface having a center of the spherical body as a center. The first regions are positioned at six vertices of an imaginary regular hexahedron such that the vertices are positioned on the surface of the spherical body and, thus, six of the first regions are formed. The second regions are formed in areas of the surface other than where the first regions are formed. The second regions have a radio wave reflectance lower than that of the first regions.
US09795831B2	Monitoring fitness using a mobile device Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. In one example, an athletic monitoring device may include or be associated with multiple types of movement sensors and switch between the sensors or use both depending on various factors including type of workout. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment used and the like. In one or more examples, the parameters may be automatically determined based on location. User workouts and accomplishments may also be celebrated through messages from celebrities, family, friends and other users. In some cases, the messages may be triggered by various conditions. Coaching may also be provided to the user to help improve workouts and overall athletic performance. Running routes may also be automatically tracked, stored and shared.
US09795828B2	Stair climbing apparatus and method A stair stepping apparatus comprising: a plurality of stairs forming a treadmill or endless belt on which a user steps, wherein each stair comprises: a first link comprised of a major step portion joined to a minor riser portion by a rigid elbow, and a second link comprised of major riser portion joined to a minor step portion by a rigid elbow.
US09795827B2	Retractable treadmill desk A retractable walking treadmill which may be connected to an adjustable-height desk, in such a way as to be able to be retracted and stowed vertically when not in use.
US09795826B1	Exercise device A solid exercise device is disclosed made from an egg-shaped body that includes first handles on both ends of the egg-shaped body, and second handles recessed within the solid body. One side of the egg-shaped solid body is made flat to prevent the solid body from rolling. The exercise device can be used with one or both hands. When the flat side of the egg-shaped body is adjacent a solid surface, such as the floor, the exercise device can be used as an aid for performing push-ups. The device is particularly well adapted for use in small spaces.
US09795825B2	Patient aid devices, particularly for mobile upper extremity support in railed devices such as parallel bars and treadmills Patient aid devices and an associated method of supporting an upper extremity are described and include a mobile upper extremity support for the patient. A support assembly supports a first side of an upper body of the user for movement along a first rail. The support assembly also allows motion of a second side of an upper body relative to the first side.
US09795818B2	Exercise device and method of use An exercise device comprising; a platform, a first limb attachment means, a first extendable cord attached to the first limb attachment means, the first extendable cord being at least partially located within the platform, and a tensioning means within the platform, wherein the tensioning means can be adjusted to alter the resistance of the first extendable cord to extension.
US09795808B2	Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue Various embodiments are directed to an apparatus and method of driving an end effector coupled to an ultrasonic drive system of a surgical instrument. The method comprises generating at least one electrical signal. The at least one electrical signal is monitored against a first set of logic conditions.
US09795804B2	Afterloading device, and use thereof An afterloading device for effectuating a brachytherapy treatment, comprising a first elongated flexible transport element, arranged to maneuver a radiation source between a storage position inside the afterloading device and a treatment position outside the afterloading device, the afterloading device further comprising a second elongated flexible transport element, having at least one transducer, the second transport element being arranged to move the at least one transducer between a first transducer position and a second transducer position.
US09795801B2	Combination aroma and magnetotherapy device and methods of use The disclosure relates in general to a device for providing combination aroma and magnetic therapy, as well as mild heating. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a kite-shape device constructed of pure copper with magnets, coupled to a vapor generator for delivering aroma therapy as well as mild heating to a subject in need thereof, fully enclosed therein.
US09795799B2	AED having mandatory pause for administrating CPR A system and method are described for delivering electrotherapy to a patient that includes delivering electrotherapy to defibrillate the patient and providing at least one non-interruptible time period for administration of CPR prior to entering a monitor mode during which a patient cardiac signal is monitored for indication of a shockable rhythm.
US09795797B2	Wireless tissue electrostimulation A wireless electrostimulation system can comprise a wireless energy transmission source, and an implantable cardiovascular wireless electrostimulation node. A receiver circuit comprising an inductive antenna can be configured to capture magnetic energy to generate a tissue electrostimulation. A tissue electrostimulation circuit, coupled to the receiver circuit, can be configured to deliver energy captured by the receiver circuit as a tissue electrostimulation waveform. Delivery of tissue electrostimulation can be initiated by a therapy control unit.
US09795796B2	Implantable electronic device employing fused thermoplastic-conductor subassembly and method of manufacturing the subassembly and the device Disclosed herein is an implantable electronic device. The device has a housing and a header connector assembly coupled to the housing. The header connector assembly has a connector assembly and a header enclosing the connector assembly. The connector assembly has a subassembly including an electrically conductive component at least partially residing within a first material that is provided about the electrically conductive component. The header has a second material that is provided about the connector assembly and the subassembly subsequent to the first material setting up about the electrically conductive component.
US09795790B2	Unwanted stimulation detection during cardiac pacing The disclosure relates to systems and methods for cardiac rhythm management. In some cases, a system may include a pulse generator for generating pacing pulses for stimulating a heart of a patient; a memory; and a sensor configured to sense a response to an unwanted stimulation and to produce a corresponding sensor signal. A processing circuit may receive the sensor signal for a time after one or more pacing pulses, and may derive a time-frequency representation of the sensor signal based on the received sensor signal. The processing circuit may use the time-frequency representation of the sensor signal to help identify unwanted stimulation. Once unwanted stimulation is detected, the processing circuit may change the pacing pulses to help reduce or eliminate the unwanted stimulation.
US09795787B2	Retinal prosthesis system using nanowire light detector, and manufacturing method thereof A retinal prosthesis system can comprise: a flexible substrate; a nanowire light detector which is placed on the substrate, and comprises one or more nanowires of which the resistance changes according to the applied light; one or more micro-electrodes which are placed on the substrate, are electrically connected to the nanowire light detector, and come in contact with retinal cells; and an electric power supply source for applying electric power to the nanowire light detector and the micro-electrodes. The retinal prosthesis system can be implemented into a very thin and flexible substrate type high resolution retinal system by manufacturing a nanowire light detector on a substrate in which micro-electrodes are implemented.
US09795785B2	Cochlear implant fitting via efferent nerve fibers A system for frequency matching a cochlear implant during fitting includes a tissue stimulation device configured to generate a tonal stimulus to mask efferent nerve fibers in a subject, one or more response measurement contacts configured to measure CAP signals during and outside of a refractory period, a frequency matching module in communication with the response measurement contacts and configured to receive the CAP signals during and outside of the refractory period to determine a stimulation location on the cochlear implant based on a comparison of the received CAP signals both during and outside of the refractory period, and a parameter adjusting module in communication with the frequency matching module and configured to interface with the cochlear implant and to adjust its processing parameters based on the stimulation location. Methods for frequency matching a cochlear implant during fitting are also disclosed.
US09795783B2	Content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method, and storage medium A content reproduction apparatus includes a storage unit storing a plurality of content files and performs treatments by playing the content files stored in the storage unit. The content reproduction apparatus also includes a treatment setting unit configured to set a treatment based on a treatment condition input by a user; a content file obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the storage unit, a content file corresponding to the treatment set by the treatment setting unit; and an edit-and-output unit configured to play the content file obtained by the content file obtaining unit or the content file edited according to an instruction of the user.
US09795780B2	System for denervation An apparatus for vascular denervation, comprising a catheter configured for delivery into a vessel of a patient. A balloon is mounted on a distal tip of the catheter, the balloon being configured to be inflatable and further configured so that, upon inflation, the balloon adopts a shape that includes a first edge and a second edge that wind around each other in a double helix, the first edge and the second edge being separated from each other by a first crease and a second crease that also wind around each other in a double helix. A first electrode is attached to the balloon and is located to extend along the first edge.
US09795778B2	Multi-electrode lead with backing for mecho/baroreceptor stimulation An electrode structure for an implantable stimulation lead for use in stimulating a target nerve structure within a patient includes a flexible backing defined by a major dimension extending in a direction of a first axis, and a minor dimension extending generally orthogonal to the first axis. The electrode structure also includes a plurality of electrodes coupled to the backing.
US09795770B1	Bendable nasal airway tube device and method of bending same A nasal airway passage device that keeps a nasal airway passage open when inserted into both nostrils. The device includes a hollow body having two hollow legs and a transverse segment that has a central opening. A malleable wire is embedded within a wall of the body, that is, embedded in a wall of each of the legs and embedded a wall of the transverse segment. The wire helps to retain the legs in either a straight orientation or a curved orientation. A band may be provided that encircles the legs initially and moves to encircle the transverse segment upon insertion of the legs into the nostrils.
US09795769B2	Balloon catheter, balloon catheter manufacturing device, balloon catheter manufacturing method, catheter connection device, catheter connection method, and connected catheter To provide a balloon catheter and an apparatus and method for manufacturing the balloon catheter, whereby the degree of welding can be appropriately adjusted and the balloon catheter can be formed so as to have a desired surface profile suitable for various uses including medical use.With a shaft 14 inserted through a catheter tube 30a inserted into an end portion 28b of a balloon and also with a pressure tube 32a fitted around a welding section where the end portion 28b of the balloon 28 is lapped over the catheter tube 30a, the shaft 14 is heated by emitting laser light from a laser radiation unit 8 to the welding section while the shaft 14 is rotated by a chuck, to weld the welding section.
US09795764B2	Remote catheter positioning system with hoop drive assembly Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a hoop drive assembly. A hoop drive assembly according to the various embodiments may include one or more toothed rings and one or more motors coupled to the one or more toothed rings. In the various embodiments, rotation of the one or more toothed rings may change an orientation of a turret supported by the hoop drive assembly and/or move a control actuator of a catheter held in a modular plate coupled to the turret.
US09795761B2	Medical kit, packaging system, instruction insert, and associated methods Printed instructions can be included with the tray in a medical procedure kit.—The printed instructions can include instructional material, such as pictorial, step-by-step instructions intended for a health care services provider for using the medical procedure kit. The printed instructions can also include a separate patient aid, suitable for inclusion within the medical procedure kit, which includes patient education information relating to a particular medical procedure. To make recognition easier, the patient aid can be configured with a greeting card appearance, activity sheet appearance, or other graphical indicia that indicates that the patient aid is intended for the patient and should be delivered to the patient.
US09795754B2	Ventilator mask with a filler and method of production Disclosed is ventilator mask comprising an upper part of an elastic material and a mask body, wherein the upper part of the mask is joined with the mask body of the ventilator mask by a mask connection region, wherein a wall of the upper part of the mask bounds at least in certain regions of the wall a cavity which is filled with a filler at least in certain regions of the cavity and the cavity is formed at least in certain regions of the cavity along the periphery of the upper part of the mask.
US09795749B2	Dry powder inhalers with dual piercing members and methods of operating same A dry powder inhaler includes a dose container assembly having a dose container disk with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a first row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a first radius and a second row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a second radius. The dose containers have dry powder therein and are sealed via a first flexible sealant over apertures in the upper surface and a second flexible sealant over apertures in the lower surface. A piercing mechanism includes two reciprocating piercers that serially alternate between the two rows of dose containers in the dose container disk. A rotatable ramp disk includes first and second sets of circumferentially spaced-apart ramp elements in staggered, concentric relationship that are configured to move the first and second piercing members between retracted and extended positions.
US09795748B2	Delivery devices A delivery device is provided which comprises a container containing a dose of a powder and having at least one exit orifice for dispensing the dose from the container and a chamber adapted to receive the container in an operative configuration. The device further comprises at least one gas inlet by which gas may enter the chamber and at least one gas outlet by which gas and entrained powder may exit the chamber. The delivery device is operable to generate a gas flow through the chamber between the at least one gas inlet and the at least one gas outlet, which brings about orbital motion of the container within the chamber in that at least a central region of the container orbits a central axis of the chamber. The volume occupied by the container is at least 25% of the volume of the chamber.
US09795746B2	Filter needle The present relates to a filter needle coupled between a fixation member having a needle for injecting a medical fluid after filtering foreign substances contained in the medical fluid and a disposable syringe, the filter needle includes an outer housing having a front end portion to which the fixation member is coupled and a rear end portion to which the disposable syringe is coupled and a filtering unit which is disposed inside the outer housing, and in which a medical fluid supplied from the fixation member to the disposable syringe is passed through as is, while a medical fluid supplied from the disposable syringe to the fixation member is filtered.
US09795743B2	Drive assembly for a medication delivery device and medication delivery device comprising a drive assembly A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises an impeding element for impeding a movement of the piston rod from the end position to the start position during a reset of the piston rod, wherein the impeding element comprises at least one resilient element. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.
US09795741B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing, a cartridge holder releasably connectable to the housing, a resilient member, and an interaction member which is configured to mechanically cooperate with the resilient member and with the cartridge holder. The resilient member is configured to rotationally bias the interaction member. The assembly has a locked state where the cartridge holder is connected to the housing, the cartridge holder being obstructed from movement with respect to the housing, and an unlocked state where the connection between the cartridge holder and the housing is released, the cartridge holder being freely moveable with respect to the housing.
US09795739B2	Hemoglobin display and patient treatment The present disclosure describes embodiments of a patient monitoring system and methods that include the measure and display of hemoglobin statistics. In an embodiment, total hemoglobin trending is displayed over a period of time. Statistics can include frequency domain analysis, which may be unique for each patient monitored. The total hemoglobin trending and/or statistics can further be used to help control the treatment of a patient, such as being used to control IV administration.
US09795737B2	Method and system for closed-loop control of an artificial pancreas Methods and systems for controlling an insulin pump in response to glucose measurements are responsive to a base insulin delivery profile and a temporary insulin delivery profile. These can be used, e.g., to control blood glucose level of a subject using a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin infusion pump. During a selected time range, an insulin amount for the pump to supply is determined using the temporary insulin delivery profile. Outside that time range, the insulin amount is determined using the base insulin delivery profile. The temporary insulin delivery profile can specify an exact amount to be supplied (a “hard” profile), a nominal amount to be supplied if doing so does not drive glucose out of a desired zone (“soft”), or a soft profile with a minimum amount of insulin to be delivered (“semi-soft”).
US09795734B2	Auto-injector Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe suitable for use in the injected delivery of drug to a patient. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining an end flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof. The cassette unit includes a sleeve form adapter arranged for receipt by the syringe barrel and to fit at least partly over the end flange of the syringe barrel. Accommodation of different syringe sizes within the same cassette unit geometry is achievable by selecting a sleeve form adapter tailored to the particular sizing of the barrel of each different syringe.
US09795732B2	Detecting unintentional motor motion and infusion device incorporating same Apparatus are provided for infusion devices and related systems and operating methods. An exemplary system includes a motor, a sensing arrangement coupled to the motor to provide output indicative of a detected characteristic of the motor when the sensing arrangement is enabled, and a module coupled to the sensing arrangement to periodically enable the sensing arrangement while the motor is idle and detect potential unintended motion of the motor based on the output from the sensing arrangement while periodically enabling the sensing arrangement. In some embodiments, the motor includes a rotor configured such that its rotation provides translational displacement of a plunger in a fluid reservoir, and the sensing arrangement includes one or more sensors configured to provide output indicative of a detected magnetic field of the rotor magnet.
US09795725B2	Device and method for wound therapy A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid collector for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid collector. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid collector by a liquid barrier.
US09795721B2	Antithrombotic material An antithrombogenic material includes a coating material containing: a polymer containing, as a constituent monomer, a compound selected from the group consisting of alkyleneimines, vinylamines, allylamines, lysine, protamine and diallyldimethylammonium chloride; and an anionic compound containing a sulfur atom and having anticoagulant activity; and a base material whose surface is coated with the coating material; wherein the polymer is covalently bound to the base material; and an abundance ratio of nitrogen atoms to an abundance of total atoms as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) on a surface of the base material is 6.0 to 12.0 atomic percent.
US09795720B2	Coatings with crystallized active agent(s) and methods Aspects herein relate to coatings with crystallized active agent(s) and related methods. A method for coating a medical device herein includes selecting a solvent and a polymer, selecting a concentration of an active agent of at least a certain amount of saturation, forming a coating composition having the selected concentration of the active agent, and applying the coating composition to the medical device.
US09795719B2	Drug delivery system and method of manufacturing thereof In one embodiment, a drug delivery system and method provide a member including a combination of a drug substance and a polymer or other material, and an encapsulating layer formed in an outer surface of the member by gas cluster ion beam irradiation of the outer surface of the member, which encapsulating layer is adapted to determine one or more characteristics of the drug delivery system.
US09795718B1	Biocompatible devices with dissolvable substrates and methods of forming the same The present disclosure provides a method of forming a biocompatible structure that includes forming biodissolvable substrate comprising a flexible network of peptides, and a biocompatible structure having a biodissolvable substrate and, optionally, an electronic device on a surface thereof for use in implantable electronics.
US09795713B2	Methods of manufacturing bioactive gels from extracellular matrix material The present invention is directed to methods of manufacturing bioactive gels from ECM material, i.e., gels which retain bioactivity, and can serve as scaffolds for preclinical and clinical tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to tissue reconstruction. The manufacturing methods take advantage of a new recognition that bioactive gels from ECM material can be created by digesting particularized ECM material in an alkaline environment and neutralizing to provide bioactive gels.
US09795706B2	Silicone scar treatment preparation Disclosed is 1) a method for greatly increasing the solubility of useful actives in siloxane matrix-forming preparations, and 2) the associated preparations, themselves. Volatilizing coagents are utilized to give novel gels containing heretofore siloxane-insoluble additives.
US09795702B2	Apparatus and method for diffusing a chemical substance The present invention provides an apparatus for diffusing a chemical substance comprising: a chamber having a diffusing member arranged to diffuse a chemical substance to air disposed within the chamber, wherein the chamber is in communication with an air-inlet arranged to receive air from an exterior of the chamber and an air-outlet arranged to expel air from within the chamber.
US09795699B2	Storage device including target UV illumination ranges Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area at target wavelengths and/or target intensities. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration.
US09795696B2	CEACAM1 based cancer therapy and diagnosis The present invention provides methods for detecting CEACAM1 expression in a cancer patient. In particular, methods according to the present invention include contacting a biological sample having Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes expressing CEACAM1 with an anti-CEACAM1 antibody labeled with a detectable moiety.
US09795692B2	Ocular detection of amyloid proteins Described are methods for the detection, in the eye of an individual, of protein aggregates or other misfolded proteins associated with disease using peptide or peptide mimic probes that preferentially associate with the protein aggregates or misfolded proteins, which can be accomplished non-invasively.
US09795691B2	Chemically-linked nanoparticles Provided herein are compositions and methods of preparing nanoparticle aggregates.
US09795688B2	Cell-specific targeting using nanostructured delivery systems The invention relates to a nanostructured delivery system comprising at least one polymer and/or at least one lipid and at least one polymethine dye, wherein the at least one polymethine dye acting as a targeting unit brings about the targeted transport of the nanostructured delivery system into a target issue. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition and the uses of the nanostructured delivery system for transporting said system and, optionally, a pharmaceutical active ingredient into the target tissue, as well for treating liver and/or kidney diseases.
US09795686B2	Biomaterials comprising hyaluronic acid binding peptides and bifunctional biopolymer molecules for hyaluronic acid retention and tissue engineering applications The present invention provides novel biomaterial compositions and methods having a technology to improve retention of hyaluronic acid (HA). The biomaterial compositions utilize small HA binding peptides that is tethered to synthetic biocompatible polymers. When tethered to the polymers, the peptide region allows the polymers to bind to HA. The biocompatible polymers are modified to contain a crosslinking group so that the HA can be incorporated into a scaffold and retained in place. The novel biomaterial 1 compositions can be made into hydrogel compositions and used in a variety of tissue applications, using mild crosslinking conditions and they also have the ability to be degraded with hyaluronidase if needed. Furthermore, the novel biomaterial compositions will enable enhanced interaction between the scaffold and encapsulated cells for a wide variety of tissue engineering applications. Methods of making hydrogel compositions and their use are also provided. The present invention also provides bifunctional biopolymer compositions comprising a biologically compatible polymer having at least one amine reactive moiety and at least one thiol reactive moiety and provides thiolated HA binding peptides which can be used together to coat or chemically modify cartilage or tissues having amine reactive residues with a biologically compatible polymer having HA binding peptides, which allow HA to bind to the surface of the cartilage or tissues. Methods of using same are also provided.
US09795683B2	Glycopolysialylation of non-blood coagulation proteins A water soluble polymer, in particular polysialic acid (PSA) or a modified PSA (mPSA), is conjugated to an oxidized carbohydrate moiety of a glycoprotein other than a blood coagulation protein or to a ganglioside or drug delivery system by contacting the oxidized carbohydrate moiety with the water soluble polymer, wherein said water soluble polymer contains an aminooxy group and an oxime linkage is formed between the oxidized carbohydrate moiety and the aminooxy group on the water soluble polymer or wherein said water soluble polymer contains a hydrazide group and a hydrazone linkage is formed between the oxidized carbohydrate moiety and the hydrazide group on the water soluble polymer. Conjugates of aminooxy- or hydrazide-water soluble polymer, such as PSA and mPSA, are thus obtained in which the PSA or mPSA is attached via a carbohydrate moiety.
US09795680B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for treating ear diseases The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions with increased skin permeability for treating ear disease in mammals. Disclosed pharmaceutical compositions are prepared as topical gels or as transdermal gels. The pharmaceutical compositions reduce ear inflammation and irritation produced by ear diseases or injuries (e.g., cauliflower ear, chronic otitis, and the like). The pharmaceutical compositions include a synergistic combination of pracaxi oil and seje oil. Additionally, the pharmaceutical compositions include phosphatidylcholine as a permeation enhancer. The combination of aforementioned natural components exhibits enhanced healing properties, thereby providing organic acids with antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. The synergistic combination of pracaxi and seje oil increases the skin permeability to active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), thereby passing through the stratum corneum and reaching the target area; therefore, the dosage and time of treatment is significantly reduced.
US09795673B2	Treating macular degeneration using antibodies to aminophospholipids Disclosed are the surprising discoveries that aminophospholipids, such as phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine, are stable and specific markers accessible on the luminal surface of tumor blood vessels, and that the administration of an anti-aminophospholipid antibody alone is sufficient to induce thrombosis, tumor necrosis and tumor regression in vivo. This invention therefore provides anti-aminophospholipid antibody-based methods and compositions for use in the specific destruction of tumor blood vessels and in the treatment of solid tumors. Although various antibody conjugates and combinations are thus provided, the use of naked, or unconjugated, anti-phosphatidylserine antibodies is a particularly important aspect of the invention, due to simplicity and effectiveness of the approach.
US09795670B2	Antivenom The use of scorpion antivenom for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of hypertension and/or cancer in a subject is disclosed as well as the treatment of the subject.
US09795668B2	Delivery of self-replicating RNA using biodegradable polymer particles Particle compositions comprising adsorbed RNA replicons as well as methods of making and using the same are described.
US09795665B2	Attenuated live vaccine for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and Erve virus The genetically modified nairoviruses of this invention possesses a viral ovarian tumor protease with decreased ability to remove ubiquitin (Ub) and ISG15 tags that the human organism uses to label proteins for removal. Exemplary are Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and Erve virus. Unlike complete knockout strains, the modified virus retains enough activity for replication in a human cell line. This creates an immunogenic and non-pathogenic virus that can be used as an effective live vaccine agent for prophylaxis and treatment.
US09795664B2	Vaccine against streptococcal infections based on recombinant proteins An antigenic composition comprises several antigenic components derived from antigens of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi or subsp. zooepidemicus, wherein at least one component is a fusion protein or polypeptide compromising two or more such antigens or fragments thereof. The antigenic composition may be used for immunization of mammals against S. equi subsp. equi and/or subsp. zooepidemicus. A vaccine composition comprising the antigenic composition as immunizing component is also disclosed.
US09795659B2	Pharmaceutical composition of killed cells with substantially retained immunogenicity This invention discloses the process for lyophilization of the treated cells which comprises the use of a solution containing Trehalose along with amphipathic polymer Polyvinylpyrrolidone. Further the invention discloses the process treating cancer cells, freezing, lyophilizing and reconstituting. Immunomodulator treated dead, but intact cancerous cells were recovered, which can subsequently be used for cancer immunotherapy.
US09795657B2	Methods and compositions for treating oxalate-related conditions The subject invention relates in one aspect to an oxalate degrading composition, which includes at least one oxalate degrading enzyme. The composition includes an enriched insoluble component of fungal bio sample, and the composition is effective to degrade oxalate at a pH of 1.9 or higher. The composition is protected from protease degradation such as pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin. The composition is capable of withstanding the conditions of the stomach, small intestines, and/or large intestines of a subject.
US09795652B2	Use of endogenous antioxidant proteins in the treatment of stroke Oligodendrocytes (OLs), the predominant cell type found in cerebral white matter, are essential for structural integrity and proper neural signaling. Very little is known concerning stroke-induced OL dysfunction. Infusion of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells protects striatal white matter tracts in vivo and directly protects mature primary OL cultures from oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD). Microarray studies of RNA prepared from OL cultures subjected to OGD and treated with HUCB cells showed an increase in the expression of 33 genes associated with OL proliferation, survival, and repair functions, such as myelination. Immunohistochemistry showed antioxidant protein expression was upregluated in the ipsilateral white matter tracts of rats infused with HUCB cells 48 hrs after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). These results show expression of genes induced by HUCB cell therapy that could confer oligoprotection from ischemia.
US09795651B2	Composition for inhibiting human cytomegalovirus replication Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication by increasing the expression of a target gene of a notch signaling pathway, for example, hairy and enhancer of split-1 (Hes1), hairy and enhancer of split-5 (Hes5), hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 1 (Hey1) and hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 2 (Hey2), and a method and use for treating an HCMV infectious disease using the same. The composition of the present invention has an excellent effect in inhibiting the HCMV replication, and therefore a target and a therapeutic agent for preventing or treating various HCMV-related diseases caused by the HCMV infection and a use for treating the HCMV infectious disease may be provided.
US09795647B2	Compositions and methods for modulating inflammatory potential This disclosure relates to novel herbal compositions comprising extracts of rosemary and oregano, and methods of using the herbal compositions to modulate inflammatory potential. One or both of the extracts may be supercritical extracts. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or combinations thereof, using the herbal compositions.
US09795646B2	Boswellia oil, its fractions and compositions for enhancing brain function The present disclosure relates to non-acidic extracts or fractions selected from a Boswellia low polar gum resin extract fraction (BLPRE), a Boswellia volatile oil fraction (BVOIL), and a Boswellia oil fraction (BOIL) and their compositions. BLPRE, BOIL, and BVOIL are each derived from the gum resin of a Boswellia species. These compositions are useful for improving mental condition, enhancing brain functions such as cognition, memory, learning, communication and brain health, for treating impaired memory, and for preventing, control or treating memory and cognition related disorders/diseases. Additionally, BOIL, BVOIL, and mixtures of BOIL and BVOIL are useful for enhancing the bioavailability of a biological agent.
US09795641B2	Salmonella strains for use in the treatment and/or prevention of cancer The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a live attenuated non-recombinant mutant of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain and/or a non-viable attenuated non-recombinant mutant of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain for use the treatment of cancer recurrence/progression. Preferably the cancer is bladder cancer.
US09795637B1	Human cord blood as a source of neural tissue repair of the brain and spinal cord The present invention relates to the use of umbilical cord blood cells from a donor or patient to provide neural cells which may be used in transplantation. The isolated cells according to the present invention may be used to effect autologous and allogeneic transplantation and repair of neural tissue, in particular, tissue of the brain and spinal cord and to treat neurodegenerative diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
US09795636B2	Stable bicarbonate ion-containing drug solution The invention relates to a stable bicarbonate ion-containing drug solution, particularly a bicarbonate-containing drug solution for dialysis in which the stability has been improved by the presence of a phosphate ion. Further, the invention relates to a drug solution for acute blood purification, particularly a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use containing the drug solution. Still further, the invention relates to a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use in which the formation of insoluble fine particles or precipitates is prevented for a long time after mixing and with which hypokalemeia and hypophosphatemia are not caused.
US09795635B2	Kits and methods for nutrition supplementation The present invention relates to methods of co-administration of various vitamin and mineral compositions, and in a specific embodiment, said methods comprise co-administering one composition comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and a second composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA, to supplement the nutritional needs of individuals within physiologically stressful states; and kits provided for co-administration of various vitamin and mineral compositions, and in a specific embodiment, said kits comprise one composition comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and a second composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA, to supplement the nutritional needs of individuals within physiologically stressful states.
US09795634B1	Drug delivery systems and methods for treating cancer using gold nanoparticles coated with citrate ions, frankincense and myrrh The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for the treatment of cancer. Disclosed herein are compositions for the treatment of cancer, such compositions comprising a plurality of gold nanoparticles coated with citrate ions, frankincense and myrrh. Also disclosed herein are methods for the treatment of cancer, such methods comprising the administration of a plurality of gold nanoparticles coated with citrate ions, frankincense and myrrh.
US09795631B2	Composition and method to alleviate joint pain using low molecular weight hyaluronic acid and astaxanthin A dietary supplement composition is formulated in a therapeutic amount to treat and alleviate symptoms of joint pain. The composition includes pro-inflammatory low molecular weight microbial fermented sodium hyaluronate fragments having a molecular weight of 0.5 to 300 kilodaltons (kDa) and astaxanthin in an oral dosage form. The astaxanthin may be derived from a natural or synthetic ester or synthetic diol. The composition may include a mixture of cartilage and salt and boron.
US09795629B2	Aqueous solution comprising a macromolecular conjugate of heparin for the treatment of blood vessels The present invention relates to a solution for treating blood vessels where the solution comprises a heparin conjugate. The invention further relates to the use of the conjugate as a medicament and a method of coating tissue using the conjugate.
US09795628B2	Product for use in the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a negative emotion or introvert behaviour The invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising dietary fiber, a peptide having 7 or more amino acid units, the nutritional composition comprising a tryptophan source, which may be said peptide or different there from, for use in the treatment of a negative emotion or introvert behavior. The invention further relates to a combination of dietary fiber, a peptide having 7 or more amino acid units, the nutritional composition comprising a tryptophan source, which may be said peptide or different there from, and optionally one or more other components, for use in the treatment of a negative emotion or introvert behavior.
US09795624B2	Cationic polymers as co-drugs for chemotherapeutic agents A method for treating a biological cell is disclosed. The method administers a mixture of a chemotherapeutic drug and a co-drug that facilitates delivery of the chemotherapeutic drug to the nucleus of the cell. Examples of co-drugs include cationic polymers, cationic lipids and cationic proteins. Cationic polymers include a polyethyleneimine (PEI), polylysine, a polybetaaminoester (PBAE), an ε-polylysine (EPL) including ε-poly-L-lysine (e-PLL), a polyarginine peptide, chitosan, a polyamidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM). Cationic lipids include 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP). Cationic proteins include protamine.
US09795622B2	Neridronic acid for treating pain associated with a joint Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome.
US09795620B2	Oral composition of celecoxib for treatment of pain The present invention relates to a stable oral liquid pharmaceutical composition of celecoxib or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The celecoxib present in the compositions as described herein do not show any precipitation when subjected in Fasted-State Simulated Gastric Fluid (FaSSGF) at pH 2.0, temperature of 37° C.±0.5° C. and under stirring at a speed of 50 rpm at least for 60 minutes. It also relates to the process of preparing and method of using said composition of celecoxib.
US09795619B2	Pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to long acting pharmaceutical compositions of betulin derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the treatment or prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections.
US09795615B2	Methods for fat reduction Disclosed herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for fat reduction, and in particular fat reduction without significant hair growth and/or additional hair growth.
US09795613B2	GLP-1 receptor modulators Compounds are provided that modulate the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, as well as methods of their synthesis, and methods of their therapeutic and/or prophylactic use. Such compounds can act as modulators or potentiators of GLP-1 receptor on their own, or with incretin peptides such as GLP-1(7-36) and GLP-1(9-36), or with peptide-based therapies, such as exenatide and liraglutide, and have the following general structure (where “” represents either or both the R and S form of the compound): where A, B, C, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W1, n, p and q are as defined herein.
US09795612B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing thienotriazolodiazepine compounds A method of treating lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, BCR-ABL positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia or CD34 positive acute myeloid leukemia comprising the step of administering to a patient a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of a composition comprising a thienotriazolodiazepine compound according to Formula (1) as a solid dispersion wherein X is a halogen, R1 is C1-C4 alkyl, R2 is C1-C4 alkyl, a is an integer of 1-4, R3 is C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, phenyl optionally having substituent(s), or heteroaryl optionally having substituent(s), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable polymer. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable polymer is HPMCAS.
US09795611B2	Method of treatment using substituted imidazo[1,2b]pyridazine compounds Methods for treating a disease or disorder selected from pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease, Typanosoma cruzi infection and osteolytic disease in a mammal, which comprise administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the specification.
US09795602B2	Polycyclic-carbamoylpyridone compounds and their pharmaceutical use Compounds for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are disclosed. The compounds have the following Formula (Ia): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A′, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US09795594B2	Human protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors and methods of use The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.
US09795592B2	Pharmaceutical formulations of vildagliptin The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising therapeutically effective amount of vildagliptin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a diluent. Particularly, the ratio of vildagliptin to diluent is in the range of 0.04 to 0.24 (w/w).
US09795589B1	Method of use of diterpenoid derivatives as anticancer agents The present invention relates to a group of derivatives synthesized based on the ent-kaurane diterpenoid flexicaulin A and the methods to synthesize such diterpenoid derivatives. In particular, the chemical entities of such synthetic diterpene compounds in the manufacture of a medicament is for the treatment of tumors or cancers.
US09795580B2	Ketone supplements for treatment of angelman syndrome The invention concerns a method of treating Angelman Syndrome (AS) in a subject, comprising inducing ketosis in the subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a ketone ester, such as an R,S-1,3-butanediol acetoacetate ester, wherein administration of the ketone ester elevates the blood ketone level in the subject. Other aspects of the invention include a method of increasing cognitive function and/or motor function in a subject with AS; and a method of decreasing seizures and increasing the latency to seize in a subject with AS.
US09795579B1	Oral microbiota promoting method A method of promoting a desired oral microbiota in a subject to treat an allergy related respiratory condition, the method including providing an edible composition including an amino acid containing ingredient comprising L-arginine wherein the composition is provided contained and at least partially dissolved within an oral cavity of the subject for a period of at least from about 10 seconds to about an hour on a daily basis of at least two consecutive days.
US09795578B2	Enterically coated cysteamine, cystamine and derivatives thereof The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects.
US09795576B2	Protective coatings for acidic active ingredients Dosage forms provided with protective coatings in which a core comprising at least one acidic active ingredient is provided with at least one inner and one outer coating layer, where the outer layer comprises, as component A, a cationic polymer which is an emulsion polymer of N,N-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate and further monomers.
US09795575B2	Compounds for use in treatment of mucositis The present invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing mucositis with one or more compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, disclosed herein, or compositions comprising the same.
US09795574B2	Method for preparing agomelatine cocrystals and composition containing same The present invention provides a preparation method for agomelatine-resorcinol and agomelatine-hydroquinone co-crystals using the solvent-antisolvent method that enables a commercial mass production. The co-crystals prepared by the preparation method of the present invention displays high dissolution rate and high stability in acidic-to-neutral media.
US09795573B2	Multi-step connective tissue stabilization method and stabilized tissue formed thereby A multi-step stabilization method for connective tissue is described. Stabilized tissues can exhibit increased resistance to degradation due to enzyme activity, fatigue and storage. The multi-step method includes a first step during which the tissue can be incubated with a glycosaminoglycanase inhibitor such as a sulfated oligosaccharide, one example of which being neomycin, a second step during which the tissue can be incubated with a crosslink activator such as a carbodiimide crosslink activator and/or a crosslinking agent such as a heterobifunctional crosslinking agent and/or a phenolic compound such as a tannin, examples of which include tannic acid and pentagalloylglucose, and a third step during which the tissue can be incubated with a second crosslink activator that can be the same or different as the first crosslink activator.
US09795568B2	Low concentration meloxicam tablets The invention relates to a solid tablet that is directly-compressed of powder, comprising meloxicam and one or more excipients which are homogenously dispersed within the tablet that can be broken into two, three or four units with each unit containing equal amounts of the active ingredient, meloxicam.
US09795563B2	Particulate pharmaceutical composition The present invention provides a particulate pharmaceutical composition which has improved drug encapsulation stability and is suitable for a drug delivery system. The particulate pharmaceutical composition 1 contains: a plurality of block copolymer unit 2 arranged radially, each of which has a hydrophobic polymer-chain segment 2b, which is arranged radially inside, and a hydrophilic polymer-chain segment 2a, which is arranged radially outside; a drug 4, which includes a biomacromolecule; and a charged lipid 3, which has an electrical charge opposite to that of the drug 4; wherein the charged lipid 3 is being attracted to the hydrophobic polymer-chain segment 2b, and the drug 3 is positioned radially inside the hydrophobic polymer-chain segment 2b. The pharmaceutical composition 1 can effectively prevent the drug 4 from disengaging from the particle.
US09795562B2	Method for stabilizing amphiphilic block copolymer micelle composition containing poorly water-soluble drug A method for stabilizing a poorly water-soluble drug-containing amphiphilic block copolymer micelle composition via simplified steps in short time is described. Also described is a stabilized poorly water-soluble drug-containing amphiphilic block copolymer micelle composition having improved stability.
US09795561B2	Combination of umeclidinium, fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate for use in the treatment of inflammatory or respiratory tract diseases The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical combination products comprising a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate, and to their use in the treatment of inflammatory or respiratory tract diseases.
US09795560B2	Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof The invention provides aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, medical kits, and methods for using such ophthalmic solutions to improve visual performance in a patient. Exemplary aqueous ophthalmic solutions include those containing phentolamine mesylate, mannitol, sodium acetate, and water.
US09795557B2	Cosmetic composition The present invention provides a cosmetic composition that is stable, not sticky when used, has excellent moisture and smoothness, and maintains the effects for a long time without deterioration due to washing and/or sweating.Specifically, the present invention provides a cosmetic composition that comprises: (i) a polyalkylene oxide-modified product obtained by reacting a polyalkylene oxide compound, a diol compound, and a diisocyanate compound; and (ii) water or a lower alcohol aqueous solution, whereinthe cosmetic composition comprises 0.3 mass % or more polyalkylene oxide-modified product.
US09795547B2	Hair treatment composition, kit and method thereof A hair treatment composition, particularly a hair coloring and/or bleaching composition, comprising one or more oxidizing agent(s), one or more alkalizing agent(s) selected from the group consisting of ammonia, its salts and mixtures thereof, one or more fatty alcohol(s), one or more non-ionic surfactant(s) and a low amount of specific fatty compound(s). It is also provided a kit and method thereof. Superior hair treatment performance, particularly superior coloring and bleaching performance, with a reduced or an eliminated smell of said alkalizing agent(s) upon application, is achieved.
US09795546B2	Composition for bleaching tooth Provided is a composition for bleaching tooth. The composition for bleaching tooth of the present invention includes rutile type titanium dioxide, peroxide, and water. The composition for bleaching tooth of the present invention exhibits a superior bleaching effect, compared to commercially available bleaching compositions.

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