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US09836295B1	Method and system for secure automated deployment of emulated computer system A method and system for secure automated deployment of an emulated computer system. The method includes providing a download package for installation on a target machine. The download package includes a generic emulated computer system having no unique identity, no model identity, no features, and minimal processing components. The download package also includes a customer order file based on an order from a customer of the target machine. The customer order file includes a machine identity, at least one machine capability, and control data. The download package also includes at least one enabling key configured to enable the emulated computer system on the target machine. The enabling key is customized based on the order from the customer of the target machine, and includes identity information that restricts the use of the emulated computer system on any computer system other than the target machine. The method also includes delivering the download package to the target machine for installation of the emulated computer system on the target machine. The download package prevents the unauthorized cloning of the emulated computer system onto any hardware platforms other than the target machine, and prevents the unauthorized use of any hardware other than the hardware of the target machine.
US09836294B2	Intelligent and automated code deployment Exemplary method embodiments for deploying code in a computing sysplex environment are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, a system-wide trending mechanism is applied. At least one of an idle time and a low Central Processing Unit (CPU) utilization time of one system in the sysplex environment is matched with an estimated deployment time obtained from at least one of a latest measured period of time and a calculated time trend. A system-wide coordinating mechanism is applied. A staggered code deployment operation is recommended for at least one node of the system at an optimum system time generated from the matching.
US09836293B2	Integrated log analyzer A method and system for automatically integrating component logs is provided. The method includes retrieving from a software application, high level log identification values representing transactions executed by the software application. Compiled machine language identification values representing compiled code associated with the software application and the hardware device are retrieved from an agent and a high level log identification value of the high level log identification values is identified. The high level log identification value is associated with an instruction set processed by a central processing unit (CPU). An instruction set identification value is correlated with the compiled machine language identification values. The compiled machine language identification values are converted into decompiled machine language identification values and the decompiled machine language identification values are correlated with log levels associated with the high level log identification values.
US09836290B2	Supporting dynamic behavior in statically compiled programs Support for dynamic behavior is provided during static compilation while reducing reliance on JIT compilation and large runtimes. A mapping is created between metadata and native code runtime artifacts, such as between type definition metadata and a runtime type description, or between method definition metadata, a runtime type description, and a native code method location, or field definition metadata, a runtime type description, and a field location. A mapping between runtime artifacts may also be created. Some compilation results include trampoline code to support a reflection invocation of an artifact in the reduced runtime support environment, for virtual method calls, call-time bounds checking, calling convention conversion, or compiler-intrinsic methods. Some results support runtime diagnostics by including certain metadata even when full dynamic behavior is not supported.
US09836289B2	Executable code generation program and executable code generation device In order to improve the efficiency in development of RTOS-mounted application, there is to provide a compiler of creating executable code for running application of calling and using the resource of the RTOS as object on a target device, including an RTOS setting information optimization unit of receiving system configuration information and a compile unit of receiving application source code. The RTOS setting information optimization unit creates RTOS resource creating information including attribute information of usable objects, based on the system configuration information. The compile unit creates the RTOS setting information including a list of the objects actually used, from the analysis result of the RTOS resource creating information and the application source code and the RTOS setting information optimization unit optimizes the above based on the system configuration information.
US09836288B2	Eager and optimistic evaluation of promises The invention relates to a method for generating executable code from application source code. The method steps include determining a programmatic expression using the application source code and determining a first value for the programmatic expression. The method steps further include compiling the programmatic expression into a first optimized code portion using the first value, an assumption, and an expression scope. The method steps further include executing the application source code. The method steps further include determining that the programmatic expression is modified outside of the expression scope, invalidating the assumption, and de-optimizing the first optimized code portion.
US09836284B2	HTML5 graph layout for application topology A user may create a blueprint that specifies an application's architecture, including virtual machines (VM) nodes, software services and application components within the VM nodes. To do so, the user manipulates a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered by a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) layout engine. The SVG layout engine parses declarative layout configurations and translates the declarative layout into SVG elements that visually represent the blueprint. The SVG layout engine dynamically calculates absolute positions and sizes of child elements based on the declarative layout.
US09836277B2	In-memory popcount support for real time analytics A Processing-In-Memory (PIM) model in which computations related to the POPCOUNT and logical bitwise operations are implemented within a memory module and not within a host Central Processing Unit (CPU). The in-memory executions thus eliminate the need to shift data from large bit vectors throughout the entire system. By off-loading the processing of these operations to the memory, the redundant data transfers over the memory-CPU interface are greatly reduced, thereby improving system performance and energy efficiency. A controller and a dedicated register in the logic die of the memory module operate to interface with the host and provide in-memory executions of popcounting and logical bitwise operations requested by the host. The PIM model of the present disclosure thus frees up the CPU for other tasks because many real-time analytics tasks can now be executed within a PIM-enabled memory itself. The memory module may be a Three Dimensional Stack (3DS) memory or any other semiconductor memory.
US09836276B2	Voice command processing method and electronic device utilizing the same An voice command processing method provides a unified voice control interface to access and control Internet of things (IoT) devices and configure value of attributes of graphical user interface (GUI) elements, attributes of applications, and attributes of the IoT devices. As a voice command comprises an expression of a percentage or a fraction of a baseline value of an attribute, or an exact value of the attribute of an IoT device, the unified voice control interface sets the attribute of the IoT device in response to the percentage, the fraction, or the exact value in the voice command.
US09836271B2	Delivery of synchronised soundtracks for electronic media content A method and system for streaming a soundtrack from a server to a remote user device for a reader of electronic media content. The soundtrack is defined by multiple audio regions. Each audio region defined by an audio track for playback in the audio region, a start position in the electronic media content corresponding to where the playback of the audio region is to begin, and a stop position in the electronic media content corresponding to where the playback of the audio region is to cease. The streaming of the soundtrack is based on control data generated by the remote user device.
US09836267B2	Image/audio playback device of mobile communication terminal In an image/audio playback technology in a mobile communication terminal, a single image is divided into two halves, i.e., left-half and right-half images, which are displayed on two mobile communication terminals, respectively. In addition, two mobile communication terminals can play left-side and right-side audio data, respectively, which compose stereo audio data, according to the relative locations of the two mobile communication terminals.
US09836266B2	Display apparatus and method of controlling display apparatus A display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus are provided. The method includes detecting a user when the display apparatus keeps a standby mode, in response to the detecting of the user, activating an area of a display unit to display at least one object, and in response to selection of one of the at least one object, controlling the display apparatus according to the selected object.
US09836260B2	Communication apparatus, terminal apparatus, control methods thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium According to the present invention, when a terminal apparatus is brought close to a printing apparatus serving as a processing apparatus, the terminal apparatus uses its own NFC unit to acquire, from the printing apparatus, information for communicating with each of one or more network connection units provided in the printing apparatus. Then, using a communication unit, the terminal apparatus then searches for the printing apparatus on a network in accordance with the acquired information. In the case where the terminal apparatus has successfully identified the printing apparatus as being present on the network, the terminal apparatus transmits a processing request to the printing apparatus successfully identified on the network via the communication unit.
US09836257B2	Mobile information apparatus that includes intelligent wireless display, wireless direct display, or transfer of digital content for playing over air the digital content at smart televisions, television controllers, or audio output devices A method of transferring digital content from a mobile wireless information apparatus such as a smart phone, an information Pad, or a digital Pad to a wireless output device associated with a television by short range wireless communication. The method may include downloading video digital content from the Internet to the mobile wireless information apparatus and may open a short range wireless communication that is compatible with IEEE802.11 or with Bluetooth™ standard for output. The method may select a wireless output device associated with the television. Subsequently, the information apparatus may conform the digital content into an output data for transferring the output data over the short range wireless connection to the selected wireless output device associated with the television for output.
US09836256B2	Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same To make a set of set values of a plurality of print setting items added in a first execution environment usable in a second execution environment as well, an information processing apparatus comprises: a first printer driver configured to operate in a first execution environment, and add a set of set values of a plurality of print setting items to a list; and an application corresponding to a second printer driver configured to operate in a second execution environment, and obtain the set of the set values added by the first printer driver and display the set of the set values as a choice.
US09836254B2	Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor An image forming apparatus that facilitates management of information security policy even for an extended application installed from exterior. A scanning unit scans an original to generate image data of the original. A printing unit prints an image based on image data. A management unit manages applications dynamically installed. At least one of the applications executes a job using at least one of the scanning unit and the printing unit. A setting unit sets an operation mode for the image forming apparatus, based on security settings that are received from an external apparatus. A determination unit determines whether each of the applications supports the security settings. A control unit restricts an operation of an application that the determination unit determines that the application does not support the security settings.
US09836253B2	Image forming apparatus capable of notifying user at suitable timing that printing material is running low An image forming apparatus includes a connector to which a cartridge containing printing material is connectable and a controller. The controller stores a subscription status indicating whether a user is subscribed to a specific service, acquires first information indicating a residual quantity of the printing material, transmits the first information to a sever, and determines whether the user is subscribed to the specific service. Under the specific service, a new cartridge is delivered by transmitting the first information. When not subscribed to the specific service and the residual quantity is a first threshold value or less, the controller notifies the user that the residual quantity is low. When subscribed to the specific service and the residual quantity is a second threshold value or less, the controller notifies the user that the residual quantity is low. The second threshold value is below the first threshold value.
US09836249B2	Cluster configuration information replication One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for cluster configuration information replication, managing cluster-wide service agents, and/or for cluster-wide outage detection. In an example of cluster configuration information replication, a replication workflow corresponding to a storage operation implemented for a storage object (e.g., renaming of a volume) of a first cluster may be transferred to a second storage cluster for selectively implementation. In an example of managing cluster-wide service agents, cluster-wide service agents are deployed to nodes of a cluster storage environment, where a master agent actively processes cluster service calls and standby agents passively wait for reassignment as a failover master in the event the master agent fails. In an example of cluster-wide outage detection, a cluster-wide outage may be determined for a cluster storage environment based upon a number of inaccessible nodes satisfying a cluster outage detection metric.
US09836247B2	Image processing semiconductor device and image processing device Provided is an image processing device capable of an image processing with using a general-purpose image processing hardware in accordance with video input without mediation of a CPU. The image processing device includes: a storage medium for storing an image data acquired by video inputting unit for acquiring video images; a CPU for a general processing; image processing unit for processing the image data stored in the storage medium; setting unit for determining a processing content of the image processing unit; a command list indicating an order of setting and activating the image processing unit; and command writing unit for setting and activating the image processing unit based on the command list in synchronization with input of the image data from the video inputting unit without mediation of the CPU.
US09836244B2	System and method for resource sharing across multi-cloud arrays A system for resource sharing across multi-cloud storage arrays includes a plurality of storage arrays and a cloud array storage (CAS) application. The plurality of storage resources are distributed in one or more cloud storage arrays, and each storage resource comprises a unique object identifier that identifies location and structure of the corresponding storage resource at a given point-in-time. The cloud array storage (CAS) application manages the resource sharing process by first taking an instantaneous copy of initial data stored in a first location of a first storage resource at a given point-in-time and then distributing copies of the instantaneous copy to other storage resources in the one or more cloud storage arrays. The instantaneous copy comprises a first unique object identifier pointing to the first storage location of the initial data in the first storage resource and when the instantaneous copy is distributed to a second storage resource, the first unique object identifier is copied into a second storage location within the second storage resource and the second storage location of the second storage resource is assigned a second unique object identifier.
US09836240B2	Protection for memory deduplication by copy-on-write An example method of providing deduplication support for one or more memory pages includes setting, by a memory manager, an initial memory page to a write protection mode. The initial memory page is located in an address space allocated to a memory consumer. The method also includes detecting, by the memory manager, an attempted write to the initial memory page. The method further includes creating, by the memory manager, a copy of the initial memory page in response to detecting the attempted write. The method also includes discarding, based on a determination of whether to discard the initial memory page or the copy of the initial memory page, the initial memory page or the copy of the initial memory page to provide protection for memory deduplication.
US09836233B2	Virtual storage system and methods of copying electronic documents into the virtual storage system A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of selectively or automatically copying electronic documents to a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor configured to process, encrypt and copy electronic documents retrieved from an external system, and a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the electronic documents retrieved from the external system.
US09836229B2	N-way merge technique for updating volume metadata in a storage I/O stack A N-way merge technique efficiently updates metadata in accordance with a N-way merge operation managed by a volume layer of a storage input/output (I/O) stack executing on one or more nodes of a cluster. The metadata is embodied as mappings from logical block addresses (LBAs) of a logical unit (LUN) accessible by a host to durable extent keys, and is organized as a multi-level dense tree. The mappings are organized such that a higher level of the dense tree contains more recent mappings than a next lower level, i.e., the level immediately below. The N-way merge operation is an efficient (i.e., optimized) way of updating the volume metadata mappings of the dense tree by merging the mapping content of all three levels in a single iteration, as opposed to merging the content of the first level with the content of the second level in a first iteration of a two-way merge operation and then merging the results of the first iteration with the content of the third level in a second iteration of the operation.
US09836228B2	Analog data generating and processing device having a multi-use automatic processor An interface device (10) provides fast data communication between a host device with input/output interfaces and a data transmit/receive device, wherein the interface device (10) comprises a processor means (13), a memory means (14), a first connecting device (12) for interfacing the host device with the interface device, and a second connecting device (15) for interfacing the interface device (10) with the data transmit/receive device. The interface device (10) is configured by the processor means (13) and the memory means (14) in such a way that, when receiving an inquiry from the host device via the first connecting device (12) as to the type of a device attached to the host device, regardless of the type of the data transmit/receive device, the interface device sends a signal to the host device via the first connecting device (12) which signals to the host device that it is communicating with an input/output device.
US09836225B2	Electronic control unit for vehicle and data communication method An electronic control unit for a vehicle includes a nonvolatile memory that is capable of erasing and writing data electrically, and capable of receiving a program to be written into the nonvolatile memory in units of a predetermined size by means of communication using a communication buffer. The electronic control unit for the vehicle uses communication buffers, the number of which is greater than the number of communication buffers used in an in-vehicle communication environment, to receive the program.
US09836222B2	Storage apparatus, storage control method, and storage system A control unit calculates the expected number of access operations to each recorded data set, and selects one or more recorded data sets as recorded data sets to be relocated, based on the expected number of access operations. The control unit calculates the expected number of access operations to each recorded data set, based on a calculation period and the number of access operations per unit time. The calculation period differs from one recorded data set to another, depending on the next update timing. If the next update timing is earlier than the next relocation timing, the calculation period is a period from the current relocation timing to the next update timing. On the other hand, if the next update timing is later than the next relocation timing, the calculation period is a period from the current relocation timing to the next relocation timing.
US09836217B2	Provisioning of external memory Dynamically provisionable and allocatable memory external to a requesting apparatus may be provided. A request for primary memory may be made by an application executing on a client. An allocation logic unit may determine an allocation strategy in response to the request. As part of the allocation strategy, the allocation logic unit may identify memory appliances on which memory regions are to be allocated. The allocated memory regions may form the primary memory that is allocated to the requesting application. The allocation logic unit may send region allocation requests to region access unit of the respective memory appliances. The memory appliances on which the memory regions are allocated may be external to the client. The application may access the allocated memory regions via client-side access in which one or more processors in the client and/or the memory appliances are bypassed.
US09836216B2	Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device and an operating method thereof. The semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a peripheral circuit, and a control logic. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory blocks. The peripheral circuit may perform a program operation or read operation on a selected memory block of the memory cell array. The control logic may select between a first program method and a second program method depending on program mode information for the selected memory block, and may control the peripheral circuit to perform the program operation on the selected memory block using the selected program method.
US09836213B2	Enhanced user interface for pressure sensitive touch screen A device and method provides predictive visual indicators. The method includes displaying a user interface on a pressure sensitive touch screen display device of an electronic device. The user interface includes a plurality of contact areas. The method includes receiving a first touch input data on a first contact area. The first touch input data includes force data. The method also includes determining a second contact area as a function of the first touch input data and the first contact area. The second contact area is indicative of a prediction for a second, subsequent touch input data. The method includes displaying at least one predictive visual indicator that corresponds to the second contact area in response to the prediction.
US09836212B2	Terminal device, information processing method, program, and storage medium A terminal device that includes an operation surface; an input detection unit that detects an indicator and determines at least one of a position of the indicator contacting the operation surface and a distance of the indicator from the operation surface in a vertical direction; an operation determination unit that determines information about an operation input by movement information of the indicator detected by the input detection unit; and a control unit that performs predetermined control when a first operation which is an operation performed to move the indicator in a vertical direction away from the operation surface is detected by the operation determination unit.
US09836205B2	Activating a camera function within a content management application One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a content management system that allows a user to easily activate a camera while viewing digital content. For example, a content management system can provide a graphical user interface that includes a scroll element that allows a user to navigate through digital content. In addition, a user can interact with the scroll element to activate a camera. For instance, a user can activate a camera by scrolling the scroll element to and/or beyond a particular position.
US09836199B2	User interface device and display object operating method A user interface device includes: a display unit which displays a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional display object in a display space; a sensor unit which measures 3D coordinates of fingers of a user in the display space; a motion detecting unit which detects motion of the fingers of the user relative to the display object based on the 3D coordinates of the fingers of the user measured by the sensor unit; and a display control unit which changes display content displayed by the display unit, according to a detection result obtained by the motion detecting unit.
US09836197B2	Systems and methods to plan events at different locations Systems and methods are provided to specify a location of a planned event via a selection of a listing that has location information. For example, in response to a search request a listing may show a business entity at a geographic location; and the user may select the listing as a way to specify the location of a new event or an existing event. In some embodiments, one event can have multiple listings specifying multiple locations.
US09836195B2	Electronic device for facilitating user interactions with graphical objects presented on a display An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display screen and a computing hardware which is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen. When rendered, the graphical user interface presents four or more user-selectable graphical objects. Selecting and moving a first graphical object towards a second graphical object is configured to result in exchanging spatial positions of the first and second graphical objects. The exchange of the spatial positions is configured to trigger starting a timer and enabling, during a time set by the timer, selecting and moving at least a third graphical object towards a fourth graphical object. The moving the third graphical object towards the fourth graphical object is configured to result in exchanging spatial positions of the third and fourth graphical objects.
US09836190B2	Method and apparatus for restricting user operations when applied to cards or windows A user interface that displays a number of cards or windows is described where a user can move the cards in a horizontal direction freely. When a card resides in a locked zone, as defined by a user, the card will be able to be manipulated in a vertical direction, while cards that reside in a regular zone will not be able to be moved vertically. In addition, only cards that are in the locked zone can be subjected to a user action such as cutting content from the card, pasting content to the card, enlarging the contents of the card, or shrinking the contents of the card.
US09836183B1	Summarized network graph for semantic similarity graphs of large corpora Provided is a process including: obtaining a clustered graph, the clustered graph having three or more clusters, each cluster having a plurality of nodes of the graph, the nodes being connected in pairs by one or more respective edges; determining visual attributes of cluster icons based on amounts of nodes in clusters corresponding to the respective cluster icons; determining positions of the cluster icons in a graphical visualization of the clustered graph; obtaining, for each cluster, a respective subset of nodes in the respective cluster; determining visual attributes of node icons based on attributes of corresponding nodes in the subsets of nodes, each node icon representing one of the nodes in the respective subset of nodes; determining positions of the node icons in the graphical visualization based on the positions of the corresponding cluster icons of clusters having the nodes corresponding to the respective node icons; and causing the graphical visualization to be displayed.
US09836175B2	Input device, method of controlling the same, and program A series of degree-of-approach data of the same object generated over a plurality of cycles of a detection operation is averaged in filter processing of the filter processing unit, and accordingly, the degree-of-approach data after averaging is acquired. Therefore, even in a case in which the degree-of-approach data is temporarily greatly changed due to an influence of noise, such a temporary change in the degree-of-approach data after averaging is suppressed. Further, response characteristics of a filter in the filter processing of the filter unit are changed according to a noise level which is detected by a noise detection unit. Accordingly, since appropriate filter processing according to the noise level is performed on the degree-of-approach data, the degree-of-approach data in which the influence of noise is effectively reduced is obtained.
US09836174B2	Array substrate, display and electronic device An array substrate, a display and an electronic device are disclosed. The array substrate includes a common electrode layer and a pixel electrode layer arranged opposite to each other, multiple switch elements, multiple data lines extending in a column direction, multiple common wires connected to the common electrode blocks respectively. The pixel electrode layer includes multiple pixel electrodes, and the common electrode layer includes multiple common electrode blocks. A pixel gap exists between adjacent columns of the pixel electrodes. The projections of the common wires on the pixel electrode layer are in separate pixel gaps from the projections of the data lines on the pixel electrode layer in the direction perpendicular to the pixel electrode layer. Two data lines having the projections in the same pixel gap are in separate layers.
US09836172B2	Touch apparatus, capacitive touch sensing circuit thereof, and touch sensing method using the same A touch apparatus, a capacitive touch sensing circuit of the touch apparatus, and a touch sensing method are provided. The capacitive touch sensing circuit includes a switching capacitor integrating circuit, an encoding circuit, a feedback circuit, and a decoding circuit. The switching capacitor integrating circuit receives an input signal and integrates the input signal to generate an output signal. The encoding circuit receives and encodes the output signal to generate an encoded result. The feedback circuit provides a charge dissipation path for discharging charges from the switching capacitor integrating circuit, and the feedback circuit receives the encoded result and adjusts a charge dissipation ability provided by the charge dissipation path according to the encoded result. The decoding circuit receives and decodes the output signal to generate a touch detecting result.
US09836171B2	Pressure detection and display apparatus and electronic device A pressure detection and display apparatus can provide good visibility even if a person wears polarized sunglasses. The pressure detection and display apparatus includes a piezoelectric sensor having upper electrode, lower electrode, and a piezoelectric layer interposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, a polarization plate disposed under the lower electrode, and a display member disposed under the polarization plate. The piezoelectric layer is made of a retardation plate. The piezoelectric sensor and the polarization plate are arranged such that the absorption axis of the piezoelectric layer defines an angle of 20 degrees to 70 degrees relative to the slow phase axis of the polarization plate.
US09836169B2	Touch cell structure of a touch panel and the touch panel using the same Provided is a touch cell structure for a touch panel in which a touch cell is configured into a new pad to gate mode in order to solve a problem of a conventional capacitive-type touch input device. The touch cell structure includes: a conductive pad that forms an electrostatic capacitance with respect to a touch unit when a finger of a human body or the touch unit having an electrical characteristic similar to the finger approaches the conductive pad within a predetermined distance; and a three-terminal type switching device whose gate terminal is connected with the conductive pad and whose output signal is changed in correspondence to a change in electric potential of the gate terminal of the three-terminal type switching device by the electrostatic capacitance between the touch unit and the conductive pad. Since the potential of the gate terminal of the switching device is determined by an electrostatic capacitance formed in the conductive pad, a difference of the output signal output from the switching device becomes large depending on whether a touch input occurs or not.
US09836168B2	Display device with touch detection function and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a controller, touch wiring that supplies a touch drive signal to drive electrodes, and a plurality of switch groups that are provided for each of the drive electrodes, each of the plurality of switch groups having selection switches. The plurality of switch groups select a drive electrode to be coupled to a touch wiring based on a selection signal from the controller. The selection switches for each of the plurality of switch groups are coupled in parallel with each other between a corresponding drive electrode and the touch wiring, and for each of the drive electrodes, all of the selection switches operate in accordance with the selection signal, couple the corresponding drive electrodes and the touch wiring, and apply the touch drive signal to the corresponding drive electrodes.
US09836165B2	Integrated silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel An integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel is disclosed. The integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel can include a Silicon substrate, an array of transistors, one or more metallization layers, one or more vias, an OLED stack, color filters, touch sensors, and additional components and circuitry. Additional components and circuitry can include an electrostatic discharge device, a light shielding, a switching matrix, one or more photodiodes, a near-infrared detector and near-infrared color filters. The integrated Silicon-OLED display and touch sensor panel can be further configured for near-field imaging, optically-assisted touch, and fingerprint detection. In some examples, a plurality of touch sensors and/or display pixels can be grouped into clusters, and the clusters can be coupled to a switching matrix for dynamic change of touch and/or display granularity.
US09836164B2	Optical digitizer system with position-unique photoluminescent indicia A digitizer system includes a substrate with indicia having photoluminescent features that uniquely define local areas of the substrate. A sensor device, such as a stylus, may sense radiation emitted from the features, and a controller may determine therefrom the location of the stylus relative to the substrate.
US09836162B2	Mobile terminal performing a different operation based on a type of a tap applied to a display and control method thereof A mobile terminal including a display; a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input on the display; and a controller configured to activate the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with a first period; deactivate the display in response to a predetermined condition and periodically drive the touch sensor with a second period greater than the first period; detect a first tap input applied on the touch sensor in state of the deactivated display; determine a region of the display that corresponds to the first tap input; detect a second tap input applied on the touch sensor in state of the deactivated display within a predefined time period from the first tap input; determine if the second tap input is applied within the region; in response to the second tap input being applied within the region of the display that corresponds to the first tap input, activate the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with the first period; and in response to the second tap input being applied to a spot outside the region of the display that corresponds to the first tap input, maintain the deactivation of the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with the second period.
US09836161B2	Touch sensor built-in display device structure A terminal connection structure includes plural first connection terminals which are arranged side by side in one direction on a first circuit substrate, and plural second connection terminals which are arranged side by side in the one direction on a second resin circuit substrate overlappingly connected to the first circuit substrate and are respectively connected to the plural first connection terminals. Each of the plural second connection terminals includes plural first wirings extending in a direction crossing the one direction, and a second wiring connected to the plural first wirings and extending in the one direction. The second wiring is provided in a region where the second circuit substrate is overlapped and connected to the first circuit substrate.
US09836159B2	Touch display panel and method for driving the same The present disclosure provides a touch display panel and a driving method thereof The touch display panel includes a common electrode layer including a first common electrode and a second common electrode spaced apart from each other, the touch display panel further comprises a touch signal source, a switch layer and a common wire, each display cycle of the touch display panel comprises a display stage and a touch stage, the touch signal source can provide a touch signal to the first common electrode in the touch stage, the common wire is connected to a common voltage output terminal, the second common electrode is electrically connected to the common wire, and the switch layer comprises a first switch element for electrically connecting the first common electrode with the common wire in the display stage, and disconnecting the first common electrode from the common wire in the touch stage.
US09836154B2	Selective touch scan area and reporting techniques Techniques are disclosed for selective area scanning, touch scanning, and/or reporting of touch screen contacts in electronic touch sensitive devices. The selective area scanning can be used to only scan a specific section of a touch screen area, the selective touch scanning can be used to scan only for specific touches or input sources on a touch screen, and the selective reporting can be used to selectively report only desired contacts to a device processor and reject all other contacts. Multiple selective scan areas can be provisioned, with each discrete area customizable with respect to location, size, accepted touch types and/or reporting criteria. In some cases the user can configure some or all of these selective screen features.
US09836153B2	Sensor device and information processing device A sensor device is provided which includes a pressure-sensitive sensor which changes shape in response to pressing of an operation tool and which detects change in capacitance due to the change in shape, and a barrier which covers at least a part of the pressure-sensitive sensor and which prevents change in capacitance of the pressure-sensitive sensor due to capacitive coupling that occurs with approach between the pressure-sensitive sensor and the operation tool.
US09836148B2	Flexible display apparatus having guide for movement of the flexible display A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a housing to store at least a portion of the flexible display, and a first guide in the housing to guide movement of the flexible display, and to sense a squeezing motion on the housing.
US09836146B2	Method of controlling virtual object or view point on two dimensional interactive display A method of controlling a viewpoint of a user or a virtual object on a two-dimensional (2D) interactive display is provided. The method may convert a user input to at least 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) structured data according to a number of touch points, a movement direction thereof, and a rotation direction thereof. Any one of the virtual object and the viewpoint of the user may be determined as a manipulation target based on a location of the touch point.
US09836144B2	Touch panel A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an intermediate layer on the first surface of the substrate; and a transparent electrode on the intermediate layer. A touch panel according to another embodiment includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a transparent electrode on the first surface of the substrate; and an anti-reflective layer on the transparent electrode.
US09836143B1	System, method, and computer-readable medium for facilitating adaptive technologies A system, method, and computer-readable medium that facilitate software configuration of assistive computer devices by automatically assessing a user's capabilities through questions and tasks are provided. The analysis results of the user's capabilities are then available to assistive computer software applications which may subsequently update their interfaces accordingly. A mapping mechanism from an external input device into a target software application is facilitated for software applications that do not include assistive technology features.
US09836138B2	Touch pen A touch pen includes a main body, a connector, a first conductive pen tip, a second conductive pen tip and a switching module. The connector is disposed within the main body, and located at a first end of the main body. The first conductive pen tip and the second conductive pen tip are detachably coupled with the connector. According to a result of judging whether the connector is coupled with the first conductive pen tip or the second conductive pen tip, the switching module controls the operation mode of the touch pen. When the first conductive pen tip is coupled with the connector, the touch pen is in an active operation mode under control of the switching module. When the second conductive pen tip is coupled with the connector, the touch pen is in a passive operation mode under control of the switching module.
US09836137B2	Ultrasonic wave receiver and position information input apparatus comprising same Disclosed are an ultrasonic wave receiver and a position information input apparatus comprising same. A signal generator and the ultrasonic wave receiver of the present invention both comprise a rechargeable battery therein whereby same are driven, and are coupled to a main body part when position information input is finished. The main body part comprises a large-capacity battery supplied and charged with a charging current from an external electronic device. Also, the main body part charges the signal generator and the ultrasonic wave receiver by supplying same with a charging current from the large-capacity battery when the signal generator and the ultrasonic wave receiver are coupled to the main body part. Accordingly, the position information input apparatus can easily be carried by coupling the signal generator and the ultrasonic wave receiver to main body part, and can maintain the signal generator and the ultrasonic wave receiver in charged state.
US09836136B2	Voltage boost circuit for a stylus pen A stylus pen is disclosed that can be used as an input device to a digitizer associated with a computer screen on a computing device, such as a computer, mobile device, tablet, etc. The stylus pen can include a voltage boost circuit that generates a stylus output signal on an antenna output. The voltage boost circuit has a charging portion and a discharging portion. Both portions have transistors that are activated and deactivated through pulsed control signals. However, a pulse duration for each control signal is separately controllable through different RC-based circuits. Additionally, the voltage boost circuit provides power savings by draining the output voltage signal to a positive voltage rail, rather than ground.
US09836128B2	Method and device for providing information regarding an object A method of providing information related to an object is provided. The method includes sensing a gesture related to the object located in a certain area via a first device, obtaining content related to the object according to the sensed gesture, and transmitting the obtained content to a second device that is connected with the first device in a network, wherein the content is output via the second device.
US09836122B2	Eye glint imaging in see-through computer display systems Disclosure herein concerns a method that includes illuminating a user's eye with an illumination source in a head-worn display, capturing an image of the user's eye with an eye camera in the head-worn display, wherein the image includes an eye glint produced by light from the illumination source that is reflected from a surface of the user's eye, determining a size of an eye glint in the captured image, and identifying a change in focus distance for the user's eye in correspondence with a change in the size of the eye glint.
US09836117B2	Autonomous drones for tactile feedback in immersive virtual reality A “Tactile Autonomous Drone” (TAD) (e.g., flying drones, mobile robots, etc.) supplies real-time tactile feedback to users immersed in virtual reality (VR) environments. TADs are not rendered into the VR environment, and are therefore not visible to users immersed in the VR environment. In various implementations, one or more TADs track users as they move through a real-world space while immersed in the VR environment. One or more TADs apply tracking information to autonomously position themselves, or one or more physical surfaces or objects carried by the TADs, in a way that enables physical contact between those surfaces or objects and one or more portions of the user's body. Further, this positioning of surfaces or objects corresponds to some real-time virtual event, virtual object, virtual character, virtual avatar of another user, etc., in the VR environment to provide real-time tactile feedback to users immersed in the VR environment.
US09836115B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program Provided is an information processing device including a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a data record in which a marker detected in an image acquired by a terminal device is associated with a function of the terminal device, and a calling function determination unit configured to determine the function to be called in the terminal device based on the data record found through the retrieval. The data record includes information generated based on a calling history of the function in which the marker in the terminal device is used.
US09836109B2	Image display apparatus and method for controlling same The present disclosure relates to an image display apparatus including a battery and a method for controlling the same, and the image display apparatus, which receives an input signal for channel selection from an external input device, comprising: an antenna; a tuner for selecting a broadcast signal corresponding to a specific channel, among signals received through the antenna, on the basis of the input signal and converting the selected broadcast signal into an image signal; a display unit for outputting an image associated with the specific channel by using the converted image signal; a power supply unit which includes a battery, charges the battery while electric energy from the outside is received and supplies power to the display unit using the electric energy received from the outside; a power failure detection unit for detecting whether power failure corresponding to a cut off of the electric energy supplied from the outside occurs; and a control unit for supplying power to the display unit using the battery when the power failure detection unit detects power failure and controlling brightness of at least one area of the display unit on the basis of residual capacity of the battery.
US09836104B2	Power sequencing by slave power sequencers sharing a command bus Embodiments provide apparatuses and systems in which slave power sequencers share a command bus and power sequence respective power groups through power sequence states of a power sequencing protocol in response to commands on the command bus. In some examples, a system may include a master power sequencer to output onto a command bus a command to perform a power sequencing protocol for transitioning the system from a first power state to a second power state, and a plurality of slave power sequencers sharing the command bus, each slave power sequencer to power sequence a respective power group to a next power sequence state in response to the command. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09836103B2	Wireless personal tracking device An apparatus for tracking, security, badging, and reporting is disclosed, as is a method of use. The apparatus may take the form of a keycard, fob, badge, or other encapsulated electronic device. The incorporation of an electronic compass, accelerometer, and wireless transceiver allows for the more dynamic uses of the apparatus when compared to existing radio frequency identification (RFID) cards. The power is supplied by a thin film micro energy cell (MEC) battery. Additionally, the apparatus has energy harvesting capabilities to recharge the battery. The apparatus interacts with various communication points, including but not limited to, computer terminals, mobile devices, security points, and entryways. This is achieved using a protocol such as Bluetooth Low Energy. The apparatus interacts and communicates with a host system employed on the premises.
US09836102B1	Electronic component cooling system Embodiments herein describe a cooling system for a plurality of arrayed components arranged in a first bank and a second bank, the first bank being disposed upstream of the second bank along an airflow path. The system comprises a first wall configured to be positioned above the first bank and the second bank. The first wall defines an angled cavity such that a height of the angled cavity decreases from the front end of the angled cavity to a region between the front end and the back end of the angled cavity. The first wall defines the angled cavity such that a distance between the first wall and the first bank is greater than a distance between the first wall and the second bank. The first wall forms a top portion of the airflow path.
US09836101B1	Cooling mount A cooling mount for portable electronic devices is provided that includes a cooling unit for preventing portable electronic devices housing the cooling mount from reaching critical temperatures during operation to avoid undesired shut down of the electronic device.
US09836100B2	Support frame with integrated phase change material for thermal management The invention is directed to a novel solution to providing heat management and cooling to electronic devices. According to various embodiments, heat produced during the operation of the processing components in the computing device is absorbed by heat management features integrated within a supporting mid-frame. The heat management features include phase changing materials that allow the processing components to be kept at a isothermal state through changes in phase, thereby prolonging the duration of time in which the processing components can operate at high performance levels without the need to throttle the performance.
US09836099B2	Ultrathin heat remover for portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes at least one energy module which further included thermoelectric materials which may convert heat to electric power. The energy module may supply power to at least one of heat generating component in the portable electronic device. A heat remover composed of graphene may be in thermal contact with the at least one of the components. The heat remover may also disposed over a surface of the energy module and may be formed one or more heat conduction path.
US09836095B1	Microelectronic device package electromagnetic shield Microelectronic devices including an electromagnetic shield over a desired portion of a substrate. The magnetic shield is formed of conductive particles within a selectively curable layer, such as a solder resist material. After application to the substrate, the conductive particles are allowed to settle to form a conductive structure to serve as an electromagnetic shield. The electromagnetic shield can be formed primarily over regions of the substrate containing conductive traces coupled in the package to communicate signals presenting a risk of causing electromagnetic interference with other devices.
US09836094B2	Display method and eletronic device for location/position sensing and displaying relation information while reducing power consumption A display method and an electronic device are described. The display method is applied in an electronic device that includes a display unit and at least one sensing unit. The method includes obtaining first sensing data by a first sensing unit; determining first display information according to the first sensing data; judging whether a predetermined condition is met or not to obtain a judgment result; and selecting a first mode or a second mode to be used to determine a display position of the first display information on the display unit according to the judgment result, wherein the first mode is different from the second mode; and displaying the first display information at the display position.
US09836093B2	Electronic apparatus with a touch control screen An electronic apparatus includes a host, a touch control screen, a pivot unit, a retaining unit, and a control unit. The retaining unit includes a driving member electrically operable to drive a retaining member to move between a retaining position and a non-retaining position. The control unit controls, according to an operation signal corresponding to a status of the touch control screen, the driving member to drive the retaining member to either move to the retaining position for resisting rotation of the touch control screen relative to the host, or move to the non-retaining position for not resisting rotation of the touch control screen relative to the host.
US09836089B1	Resizing of emissive displays for avionics applications An emissive avionics display unit includes a thin, flexible emissive display surface that may be resized for reuse in a larger or smaller housing. The display surface may be removed from its housing and folded over, rolled over, or cut along an axis of the surface so that a smaller visible portion remains on which images may be displayed by the emissive display unit's drive electronics. The display surface may also be increased in size by unfolding or unrolling previously folded or unrolled portions. Resizing allows the emissive display surface and its drive electronics to be reused or customized to fit display housings of nonstandard shape or size, which housings may in turn be designed to conform to a broad variety of cockpit sizes and available surface areas.
US09836087B2	Flexible display A flexible display is disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible display includes a flexible display panel and a housing for the flexible display. The flexible display panel is configured to be withdrawn from a surface of the housing. The flexible display also includes a grip connected to a first end of the flexible display panel and having a surface that opposes the surface of the housing in a first direction. The flexible display further a plurality of fixing members connected to one of the housing or the grip. The fixing members are configured to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction when the flexible display panel is accommodated in the housing and rotate in a predetermined direction so as to be substantially parallel to the first direction when the flexible display panel is withdrawn from the housing.
US09836086B2	Adjustable docking stand with ejector and method of providing and using the same A charging stand including a connector base. The charging stand also can include a docking connector pivotally coupled to the connector base and configured to be removably coupled to an electronic device. The charging stand additionally can include an ejector at least partially surrounding the docking connector and configured to push the electronic device at least partially off the docking connector when the docking connector is rotated in a first direction relative to the connector base. Other embodiments are provided.
US09836082B2	Wearable electronic apparatus A wearable electronic apparatus includes a touch panel and a processor. The touch panel is configured for providing a touch interface and detecting a swipe gesture across the touch interface. The touch interface has a first portion and a second portion. The processor is operatively coupled to the touch panel. The processor is adapted to assign a first border layout and a second border layout for discriminating between a vertical swipe and a horizontal swipe. The first border layout is different from the second border layout. The processor is further adapted to recognize whether an initial touchdown point of the swipe gesture is located in the first portion or the second portion of the touch interface.
US09836079B2	Master/slave control of touch sensing Touch sensing can be accomplished using master/slave touch controllers that transmit drive signals to a touch surface and process sense signals including superpositions resulting from master/slave drive signals. The master/slave can drive and sense different sets of lines, respectively, of the touch surface. A communication link between master/slave can be established by transmitting a clock signal between master/slave, transmitting a command including sequence information to the slave, and initiating a communication sequence from the clock signal and sequence information. The slave can receive/transmit communications from/to the master during first/second portions of the communication sequence, respectively. Touch sensing operations can be synchronized between master/slave by transmitting a command including phase alignment information from master to slave, and generating slave clock signals based on the clock signal and the phase alignment information, such that sense signal processing by master clock signals are in-phase with sense signal processing by slave clock signals.
US09836077B2	Operator controlled electrical output signal device with variable feel and hold feedback and automated calibration and learnable performance optimization An output signal device and method that provides the operator force feedback similar to a pilot control joystick. These force feedback regions include free play, dead-band start of modulation, modulation, fore-warning bumper and hold near max angle. This output signal device may also vary the fore-warning feel and hold positions to be at any angle. This output signal device uses force sensing as the signal and has force slope changes used as auto-calibration of the output signal. This improves signal accuracy and provides a service prognostic signal. The prognostic signal may be used to activate redundant sensor. The variable force feedback may improve operation on rough terrain. The force feedback, may allow more productive operating positions to be learned. This enables productivity and other important job site criteria such as fuel usage to be optimized by interactive communication with this output signal device.
US09836075B2	Method and apparatus for generating a direct current bias A voltage detector operates to detect a system power supply voltage and generate a trigger signal. A control signal generator responds to the trigger signal and generates a control signal. A DC bias generator responds to the control signal by generating a DC bias. The control signal controls the DC bias to have a first value when the power supply voltage is a first voltage and have a second value when the power supply voltage is a second voltage different from the first voltage, wherein the first value is different from the second value. A dynamic DC bias is generated which can not only support a larger voltage scope, but also significantly improves signal to noise ratio. The system power supply detection may concern stop/start operation of an automobile engine.
US09836070B2	Regulator with low dropout voltage and improved stability The regulator with a low dropout voltage comprises an error amplifier comprising a differential pair of input transistors and a circuit with folded cascode structure connected to the output of the said differential pair, an output stage connected to the output node of the error amplifier, and a Miller compensation capacitor connected between the output stage and the cascode node on the output side (XP) of the cascode circuit; the error amplifier furthermore comprises at least one inverting amplifier module in a feedback loop between the said cascode node and the gate of the cascode transistor of the cascode circuit connected between the said cascode node and the said output node.
US09836065B2	Distributed airborne transportation system Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction; and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans.
US09836057B2	Arranging passenger pickups for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to arranging a pickup between a driverless vehicle and a passenger. For instance, dispatch instructions dispatching the vehicle to a predetermined pickup area in order to pick up the passenger are received by the vehicle which begins maneuvering to the predetermined pickup area. While doing so, the vehicle receives from the passenger's client computing device the device's location. An indication that the passenger is interested in a fly-by pickup is identified. The fly-by pickup allows the passenger to safely enter the vehicle at a location outside of the predetermined pickup area and prior to the one or more processors have maneuvered the vehicle to the predetermined pickup area. The vehicle determines that the fly-by pickup is appropriate based on at least the location of the client computing device and the indication, and based on the determination, maneuvers itself in order to attempt the fly-by pickup.
US09836055B1	Mobile audio input device controller A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of a mobile audio input device. One or more processors detect a first location of a mobile audio input device. The processor(s) identify a user that desires to input a speech input to a microphone on the mobile audio input device and detect a second location of the user. The processor(s) then direct the mobile audio input device to autonomously move from the first location to the second location and, in response to the mobile audio input device reaching the second location, to activate the microphone on the mobile audio input device.
US09836054B1	Systems and methods for determining preferences for flight control settings of an unmanned aerial vehicle Consumption information associated with a user consuming video segments may be obtained. The consumption information may define user engagement during a video segment and/or user response to the video segment. Sets of flight control settings associated with capture of the video segments may be obtained. The flight control settings may define aspects of a flight control subsystem for the unmanned aerial vehicle and/or a sensor control subsystem for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The preferences for the flight control settings of the unmanned aerial vehicle may be determined based upon the first set and the second set of flight control settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the flight control settings and being configured to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to adjust the flight control settings to the determined preferences.
US09836051B2	Automated drive assisting device, automated drive assisting method, and program Automated drive assisting devices, methods, and programs acquire position specifying information for specifying a vehicle position during travel, and acquire a continuity degree that represents a degree to which automated drive can be continued on the basis of the position specifying information acquired during the automated drive. The devices, methods, and programs determine whether the automated drive can be continued on the basis of the acquired continuity degree, and determine vehicle control information for controlling a vehicle such that the continuity degree becomes higher on the basis of the acquired position specifying information in the case where it is determined that the automated drive cannot be continued. The devices, methods, and programs output the determined vehicle control information to a vehicle control device that controls the vehicle.
US09836049B1	Relay drone system Systems and methods are provided for a network of relay drones utilized as a set of relays or linkages between a base station and a working drone controlled by the base station. The relay drones in the network may augment a communication link or communication signal between the base station and working drone. Relay drones may augment the communication link by acting as nodes that relay communication between the base station and the working drone by boosting the communication signal at each node to compensate for loss of signal power over a traveled distance and/or providing a path with a direct line of sight between the base station and working drone. Directional antennas may be utilized when a direct line of sight is established, which may improve communication signal efficacy when compared with omnidirectional antennas.
US09836048B1	Wireless voice activated control system for bow mounted electric trolling motor A wireless voice controlled system for a trolling motor assembly which enables fully automatic usage of the trolling motor assembly in different modes of operation, including automatic voice controlled storage/locking of the trolling motor assembly at the boat base, launching the trolling motor assembly from a horizontal/storage position to a vertical position for operation in water, locking the trolling motor assembly in the vertical position, and retrieving the trolling motor back to a horizontal/storage/lock position on the bow mounted base using voice commands entered by a boat operator in a microphone on a wireless command transmitter. The system enables the boat operator to control the steering of the trolling motor and speed of the propeller for the boat propulsion using voice commands transmitted wirelessly from the handheld (or stationary) wireless command transmitter to a receiver embedded in a positioning and operation control unit having a logic and mechanical drive mechanism for transitioning the trolling motor assembly into any desired mode of operation and controlling the operation of the motor.
US09836045B2	Manufacturing apparatus control system and manufacturing apparatus control method According to one embodiment, a manufacturing apparatus control system includes a defect rate detector, a significant difference tester and a defect determining unit. The defect rate detector extracts a first apparatus passage history having a first defect rate. The defect rate detector detects a third defect rate by excluding a second apparatus passage history having a second defect rate from the first apparatus passage history. The significant difference tester calculates a significant difference test value. The defect determining unit extracts a third apparatus passage history based on the third defect rate and the significant difference test value.
US09836044B2	Machining time estimating device for estimating machining time after modification of NC program An arithmetic processing unit divides a modified NC program into a plurality of segments and determines a machining time estimation target segment among the plurality of divided segments. When estimating the machining time required for the machining of a machine tool controlled based on the modified NC program, the arithmetic processing unit shortens the time required for the machining time estimation process by reutilizing an estimated machining time for an NC program before modification with respect to segments other than the machining time estimation target segment.
US09836042B2	Electronic component mounting system and equipment unit management method for electronic component mounting system Necessary unit data indicative of the type and number of equipment units used in component mounting operation is obtained on the basis of production plan data, mounting data, and component library for each of production lots in advance. New allocation processing for allocating an equipment unit necessary for production execution of a new production lot to be newly produced on an electronic component mounting line for the new production lot on the basis of the necessary unit data is executed, and component reservation processing for registering the allocation result as the inventory data is conducted by a unit reservation unit.
US09836041B2	Method for manufacturing elastomeric material components of a tyre for vehicle wheels A robot arm having seven axes of actuation imparts to a toroidal support a circumferential distribution motion about its own geometric axis simultaneously with controlled transverse distribution displacements in front of a dispensing organ of a strip of elastomeric material. The strip thus forms a plurality of turns, the orientation and mutual superposition whereof are controlled in such a way as to control the thickness variations to be conferred to a component of a tire being manufactured, based on a pre-determined laying scheme pre-set on an electronic computer. The rotation of the toroidal support is controlled in such a way as to obtain a peripheral speed of application exceeding the theoretical feeding rate of the strip, able to be increased or decreased as needed to form turns with reduced or, respectively, enlarged cross section.
US09836040B2	Motor control device, motor control system and motor control method A motor control device includes circuitry which reads a command value in synchronization with a control period, reads an output of an encoder connected to a motor, controls an output current to the motor based on the command value and the output of the encoder, and offsets a timing for reading the output of the encoder with respect to a timing for reading the command value.
US09836039B2	Method and system for simulating a work process on a machine tool A method and system simulates a work process on a machine tool using a virtual machine. The virtual machine is set up to simulate the work process on the machine tool using machine data, workpiece data, and tool data as a function of numerical control (NC) control data and programmable logic control (PLC) control data. The work process is simulated on a platform that comprises a plurality of processor cores, wherein the work process is simulated in partial simulations that run in parallel on different processor cores.
US09836030B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device (biological information measurement device) is attachable to or detachable from a cradle and includes a USB terminal portion connected to a terminal provided in the cradle, an initial start-up unit that initially starts up the biological information measurement device, a connection determination unit that determines whether the connection has been released after the USB terminal portion has been connected to a terminal portion of the cradle, and a resetting unit that causes the initial start-up unit to initially start up the biological information measurement device when it is determined by the connection determination unit that the connection has been released after the cradle has been connected to the USB terminal portion.
US09836028B2	Method, system and processor for instantly recognizing and positioning an object The invention provides a method for instantly recognizing and positioning an object, comprising steps of: a) wirelessly searching a wireless identification of the object; b) capturing a plurality of images of the object for each image capture; c) determining a 2D center coordinate (x,y) of the object based on a center coordinate (xw,yw) of the wireless identification of the object; d) transforming the captured images of the object to acquire a 3D pattern of the object, and comparing the 3D pattern of the object with 3D patterns pre-stored; and e) if the 3D pattern of the object matches with a pre-stored 3D pattern, calculating and obtaining a 3D center coordinate (x,y,z) of the object to recognize and position the object. The invention also provides a system and a processor enabling the method, and use of the system.
US09836027B2	Winding device for self-winding automatic watch A device for winding automatic watches, including an electrical energy source and a receptacle support including a surface configured to receive in abutment a back cover of a watch, the device configured to generate a magnetic and/or electrostatic field or eddy currents, in a fixed position underneath the bearing surface and generate, on a substantially annular angular sector, a magnetic and or electrostatic field that varies as a function of time and whose direction is orthogonal to the bearing surface, or generating eddy currents that vary as a function of time. The device can be provided for a watch including an automatic winding mechanism with an oscillating weight including a first ferromagnetic inner part and a second heavy metal peripheral part, and possibly with a paramagnetic conductive disc coaxial to the oscillating weight.
US09836026B2	Wall clock with changeable size The present invention discloses a wall clock with changeable size comprising a clock base, a front cover, a dial, a framework assembly, a rear cover and a framework assembly disposed between the dial and the rear cover, in which the framework assembly comprises a central dish for displaying time, which is configured to be suitable for passing through one of the holes of the dial; a plurality of arms, each of which is configured to be retractable in a length direction thereof, and has one end being secured to the central dish; and a plurality of fixing members for the arms, mounted removably and radially at different positions of the other end of the respective arms so that the framework assembly can be fixed in the clock base. By changing the length of the arms and the style of the dishes, variety in the function display and size of the assembled wall clock can be obtained, which not only increases the decorative function of the wall clock, but also decreases the mold and manufacturing cost, shortens the manufacturing and product development time.
US09836023B2	Apparatus and method for generating wide-angle coherent light and display apparatus using wide-angle coherent light A method and apparatus for generating coherent light, and a display apparatus using coherent light are provided. A wide-angle coherent light generation apparatus may focus parallel light onto a focal point, and may generate coherent light at a wide angle, using an optical device.
US09836019B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a communication portion arranged inside a cover covering an image forming portion in the main body of the apparatus and including an antenna surface for use in establishing near field communication. The cover includes a stacking portion in its upper section. The stacking portion is configured to receive a recording medium with an image thereon, the recording medium being discharged outside the main body of the apparatus. The antenna surface faces a region of the upper section of the cover downstream in a direction of discharging the recording medium. The antenna surface at least partially faces a region of the upper section of the cover outside the stacking portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the recording medium. The communication portion is capable of communicating with another communication portion using near field communication.
US09836016B2	Image forming apparatus and cartridge An apparatus body includes an elastic body-side terminal, which is a terminal for supplying electricity to a cartridge. The cartridge includes: a developing apparatus that develops as a developer image an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member; a cartridge-side terminal for supplying electricity from the apparatus body; and a frame having an opening that exposes the cartridge-side terminal. In a process of attaching the cartridge to the apparatus body, the body-side terminal makes contact with the cartridge-side terminal by being inserted into the opening. The body-side terminal presses the cartridge-side terminal in a state in which the cartridge is attached to the apparatus body.
US09836014B2	Waste toner storing container, and image forming apparatus including waste toner storing container A waste toner storing container includes a container main body, a first conveyance portion, and a second conveyance portion. The container main body includes a plurality of reception ports, and stores the waste toner carried in from the reception ports. The first conveyance portion, by being rotated when an image forming operation is performed, conveys the waste toner toward one side in a rotation axis line direction. The second conveyance portion, by being rotated when the image forming operation is performed, conveys the waste toner toward another side that is opposite to the one side. The second conveyance portion does not have a conveyance force with regard to waste toner stored in a side-end storage portion, the side-end storage portion corresponding to a side-end reception port among the plurality of reception ports that is located closest to the one side in the rotation axis line direction.
US09836013B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system and lubricant amount adjusting method An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member that is rotatable and supplied with toner to which lubricant has been added; a first cleaning section configured to remove the toner remaining on the image bearing member; a second cleaning section configured to remove the toner remaining on the image bearing member and left without being removed by the first cleaning section; and a control section that performs control to change removing performance in the first cleaning section.
US09836012B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus (1) includes image bearing members (31), transfer members (52), and a power supply section (57). The image bearing members (31) each bear one of toner images in different colors from one another. The transfer members (52) are located opposite to the image bearing members (31). The power supply section (57) charges the transfer members (52). Through the above, the toner images on the respective image bearing members (31) are transferred to a moving transfer target (51). The power supply section (57) includes a power supply device (58 or 58a) connected to at least two of the transfer members (52). The transfer members (52) connected to the power supply device (58 or 58a) are each located at a position shifted upstream or downstream of a corresponding one of the image bearing members (31) in a moving direction (X) of the transfer target (51).
US09836002B2	Image forming apparatus with selectable disabling of fixing operation An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a long paper sheet conveyed along a conveyance path extending from a paper feeding side to a paper discharging side includes: an image forming unit configured to transfer a toner image onto the long paper sheet; a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image onto the long paper sheet; a paper existence determining unit configured to determine whether the long paper sheet exists along the conveyance path; a temperature determining unit configured to determine whether a fixing temperature of the fixing unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature when the paper existence determining unit determines that the long paper sheet exists along the conveyance path; and a state setting unit configured to disable a fixing operation of the fixing unit when the temperature determining unit determines that the fixing temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature.
US09835998B2	Sheet processing apparatus In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus comprises a decoloring section, a stacking section, an image forming section, a sheet feed roller and a combined roller. The decoloring section carries out a decoloring processing on a sheet. The sheet subjected to the decoloring processing is discharged to the stacking section. The image forming section carries out an image forming processing on the sheet fed from the stacking section. The sheet feed roller feeds a sheet stacked in the stacking section to a conveyance path through which the sheet is fed to the image forming section. The combined roller aligns the sheets to be discharged to the stacking section at a reference position in a conveyance direction in which the sheets are conveyed to the sheet feed roller, and feeds the sheets stacked in the stacking section to the sheet feed roller along the conveyance direction.
US09835995B2	Fuser device and image forming apparatus A fuser device fusing a developer image on a medium includes a stable first unit, a movable second unit, and a movement mechanism moving the second unit between first and second positions. The first unit includes an endless first belt and a rotatably fuser member about a rotation shaft inside the first belt, the second unit includes an endless second belt, a pressure application member rotatably held about another rotation shaft displaceable inside the second belt, and a first bias member that biases the pressure application member toward the fuser member, and the pressure application member at the first position presses the fuser member such that a nip part is formed between the pressure application member and the fuser member, and at the second position, is detached from the fuser member so that the nip part is eliminated.
US09835994B2	Roller support device, transport device including the support device, fixing device including the support device, and image forming apparatus including the support device A roller support device includes a roller including a cylindrical portion having a through hole, a support member attached to a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the roller adjacent to the through hole to support the roller so that the roller is rotatable, and a restricting member including a bent hook and a contact portion. The restricting member restrains the support member from moving in a first direction of a rotation axis of the roller by contacting the support member at the contact portion. The bent hook is bent so as to extend to an inside of the cylindrical portion through the through hole and oppose a portion of the inner peripheral surface surrounding the through hole. The contact portion is disposed so as to extend in a circumferential direction of an outer peripheral surface of the roller and being capable of contacting the support member.
US09835991B2	Image forming apparatus and erasing apparatus According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus performs an image forming process to form an image on a sheet, and performs an image erasing process to erase an image formed on a sheet. A conveying device conveys the sheet. A heater heats the sheet conveyed by the conveying device. A cooling device cools the heater. A processor controls the cooling device so that the cooling device cools the heater between an interval of heating the sheet by the heater.
US09835989B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus 1 includes four developing devices 43, four primary transfer rollers 51, an intermediate transfer belt 54, voltage applicators 61, a current detector 62 and a voltage controller 911. The voltage applicators 61 each apply a voltage to a corresponding one of the four primary transfer rollers 51. The current detector 62 detects a first total current value JS of currents flowing through the four primary transfer rollers 51. The voltage applicators 61 apply a detection voltage VS to a primary transfer roller 51y among the four primary transfer rollers 51 while applying a voltage having the same polarity as the detection voltage VS to all the other primary transfer rollers 51c, 51m, and 51k. The detection voltage VS is applied to detect a resistance value Ry of the primary transfer roller 51y. The detection voltage VS has a predetermined voltage value.
US09835986B2	Image transfer product including a phase change material An image transfer product is provided which includes a phase change material in one or more layers of the product to regulate the temperature of the product during printing operations. The image transfer product may be in the form of a printing blanket, printing sleeve, electrophotographic/xerographic transfer blanket, image transfer belt, or roller which includes a print surface layer and at least one layer underlying the printing surface layer. The phase change material may be included in any of the layers of the image transfer product, but is not present at the upper surface of the print surface layer. The phase change material may be in the form of a powder, fibers, capsules, or combinations thereof.
US09835984B2	Liquid developer supply device, developing device, and image forming apparatus Provided is a liquid developer supply device including a supply roller that rotates and holds liquid developer in a recessed portion formed in an outer circumferential surface to supply the liquid developer to a receiving member, a liquid developer supply unit that supplies liquid developer between a seal member which is in contact with the supply roller on an upstream side in a rotating direction and a regulation member which is in contact with the supply roller on a downstream side, and that forms a liquid developer reservoir, and a supply unit that supplies a cleaning liquid to a contact portion from an upstream side of the contact portion between the supply roller and the seal member, in the rotating direction of the supply roller, such that the cleaning liquid flows down along the seal member due to gravity.
US09835983B2	Method and system for converting a toner cartridge printer to a double white toner printer A method of converting a printer to print with white toner comprises the steps: providing a color toner printer; wherein the color toner printer may comprise a plurality of drum cartridges and a plurality of toner cartridges; wherein the plurality of toner cartridges may comprise a cyan toner cartridge, a yellow toner cartridge, a magenta toner cartridge, and a black toner cartridge; wherein the plurality of drum cartridges may comprise a cyan drum cartridge, a yellow drum cartridge, a magenta drum cartridge, and a black drum cartridge; removing the cyan toner cartridge, the magenta toner cartridge, the cyan drum cartridge, and the magenta drum cartridge; disassembling the cyan drum cartridge and the magenta drum cartridge; emptying and cleaning the cyan toner cartridge, the magenta toner cartridge, the cyan drum cartridge, and the magenta drum cartridge; priming the cyan drum cartridge and the magenta drum cartridge with a white toner; filling the cyan toner cartridge and the magenta toner cartridge with the white toner; and installing the white toner filled cartridges and the white toner primed drums into the printer.
US09835981B2	Method and system for converting a toner cartridge printer to a metallic, clear fluorescent, or light toner printer Method and system for converting a toner cartridge printer to a white, clear, metallic or light toner printer. The method may comprise the steps: providing a printer having one or more toner cartridges; removing at least one of the one or more toner cartridges; disassembling the one or more removed toner cartridges; cleaning the one or more removed toner cartridges; filling the one or more removed toner cartridges with a white, clear, metallic or light toner; and installing the one or more removed white, clear, metallic or light toner cartridges into the printer.
US09835979B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus therewith A developing device includes a developing container, a first stirring member, a second stirring member, and a developer discharge port. The developing container has a first and a second transport chamber. The first stirring member has a rotary shaft and a first helical blade. The second stirring member has a rotary shaft and a second helical blade. Through the developer discharge port, surplus developer inside the developing container is discharged. On the second stirring member, a restricting portion for restricting movement of developer toward the developer discharge port is formed downstream of the second helical blade. The restricting portion has two or more turns of a restricting blade wound in the direction opposite to the second helical blade, and the restricting blade has an increasingly large outside diameter from upstream to downstream with respect to the developer transport direction inside the second transport chamber.
US09835978B2	Notched end seal for an electrophotographic image forming device An end seal for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes an elastomeric body having a blade seal portion for sealing against a rear surface of a doctor blade and a curved rotary seal portion that extends from a bottom end of the blade seal portion for sealing against an outer surface of a rotatable developer roll. The end seal includes a cutout in an inner axial side of the body positioned at a point where the rotary seal portion and the blade seal portion meet.
US09835976B2	Developing cartridge including rotary member having detectable extending portions for determining presence of the developing cartridge A developing cartridge is provided. The developing cartridge includes a housing which accommodates developer therein, a receiving member provided which couples with a force output member of an image forming apparatus to receive a driving force, a developing roller which rotates by the driving force received by the receiving member; a detectable rotary member having a first detectable portion and a second detectable portion and rotates by the driving force from a first rotational position where the first detectable portion is detected by a detection member provided in the image forming apparatus to a second rotational position where the second detectable portion is detected by the detection member, and a cut-off mechanism which cuts off a transmission of the driving force from the receiving member to the detectable rotary member in a state where the detectable rotary member is positioned in the second rational position.
US09835974B2	Method and developer station for adaptation of the inking of an image substrate of a toner-based digital printer A method and a developer station are described. The method and developer station being operable to adapt the inking of an image substrate. The method including applying a voltage across a developer layer on the developer element of the developer station. The application of the voltage causing a current to flow through the developer layer, where the current can be measured. The an indicator of a thickness of the developer layer and/or of the toner quantity in the developer layer is generated based on the voltage and/or the current. The indicator can be used to adjust the inking of the image substrate. For example, the current can be compared to a characteristic curve to generate the indicator.
US09835973B2	Image forming apparatus having cleaner-less developer system An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a latent image is formed, a developer carrying member for developing the latent image, and an electroconductive regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the developer in contact with the developer carrying member. A voltage source applies, to the electroconductive regulating member, a voltage of the same polarity as a polarity of the developer on a surface of the developer carrying member at least during a developing operation. The developer remaining on the surface of the image bearing member, after a developer image formed on the image bearing member is transferred, is collected by the developer carrying member. At a time when the developer carrying member is driven in a period other than during the developing operation, a potential difference between the electroconductive regulating member and the developer carrying member is made zero or a voltage which is different toward a side of a polarity opposite the polarity of the developer from a voltage applied to the developer carrying member is applied to the electroconductive regulating member.
US09835972B2	Image forming apparatus having light scanning apparatus, and including a plurality of image formation modes An image forming apparatus has a light scanning apparatus which is capable of aligning a lens with a plurality of light-emitting devices and forming a high-quality image while suppressing generation of moiré. In a first image formation mode, light-emitting devices outputting light beams exposing both ends of the photosensitive member in a rotational direction and at least a part of light-emitting devices exposing an area between exposure positions of the light-emitting devices outputting the light beams exposing the both ends are used to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. In a second image formation mode, the light-emitting devices outputting the light beams exposing both ends are not used, and at least a part of light-emitting devices exposing an area between exposure positions of the light-emitting devices outputting the light beams exposing both ends are used to form the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member.
US09835971B2	Image forming apparatus to emit a plurality of light beams for an exposure of a photosensitive member An image forming apparatus which is configured to expose a photosensitive member to light beams emitted from a plurality of light emitting elements, generates a plurality of BD signals by a plurality of laser light beams, and controls timings at which the plurality of light emitting elements emits the light beams based on a difference between timings at which the BD signals are generated.
US09835966B2	Electrostatic charge image developer, developer cartridge, and process cartridge An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes toner particles, and an external additive which is added to the toner particles and which includes silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40, and a carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image that includes a core particle and a resin coated layer which covers a surface of the core particle and that has a surface roughness Ra (based on JIS-B0601) of 0.5 μm or less and a circularity of 0.975 or more.
US09835965B2	Charge control agent and toner using same To provide a charge control agent and a toner having a superior charging characteristic. A charge control agent containing a bis-phthalimide derivative represented by formula. Thus, it is possible to provide a safe, negative chargeability charge control agent with which the rate of rise of the charge can be increased, and which has a high charging amount and poses no problem in terms of waste regulations. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a negatively chargeable toner (and particularly, a negatively chargeable polymerized toner) for electrostatic image development which uses this charging control agent and has a superior charging characteristic.
US09835964B2	Toner The present invention provides a toner that exhibits an excellent colorant dispersibility and hence maintains the formation of a high-quality image, that is capable of low-temperature fixing, and that has a satisfactory heat-resistant storability and a satisfactory durability, in which the toner comprising a toner particle that contains a colorant and a binder resin containing a styrene-acrylic resin and a crystalline resin, wherein a compatibility parameter (V) between the styrene-acrylic resin and the crystalline resin satisfies 0.40≦V≦1.10.
US09835963B2	Magnetic one-component developer, developer cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method A magnetic one-component developer includes magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin and a magnetic powder, and silica particles having a compression and aggregation degree of 60% or more and 95% or less and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.40 or less.
US09835962B2	Electrostatic image-developing toner, electrostatic image developer, and toner cartridge There is provided an electrostatic image-developing toner containing a binder resin, a coloring agent and a release agent having a melting temperature of 85° C. to 120° C., the toner having a sea-island structure involving a sea part containing the binder resin and an island part containing the release agent, wherein a mode value of the distribution of the eccentricity degree B of the release agent-containing island part, represented by the specific formula, is from 0.75 to 1.00 and a skewness of the distribution of the eccentricity degree B is from −1.30 to −0.50.
US09835961B2	Phthalocyanine crystal, and electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and image-forming device using the same Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor.
US09835955B2	Lithography model for 3D topographic wafers Described herein is a method for simulating an image formed within a resist layer on a substrate resulting from an incident radiation, wherein the method accounts for scattering of the incident radiation due to features in or underlying the resist layer. Embodiments of the invention include calculating a forward propagating electric field or forward propagating magnetic field resultant from the incident radiation at a depth in the resist layer, calculating a backward propagating electric field or backward propagating magnetic field resultant from the incident radiation at the depth in the resist layer, and calculating a radiation field at the depth in the resist layer from the forward propagating electric field or forward propagating magnetic field and from the backward propagating electric field or backward propagating magnetic field.
US09835953B2	Imaging optical unit for EUV projection lithography An imaging optical unit for EUV projection lithography serves to image an object field into an image field. Mirrors guide imaging light from the object field to the image field. An aperture stop is tilted by at least 1° in relation to a normal plane which is perpendicular to an optical axis. The aperture stop has a circular stop contour. In mutually perpendicular planes, a deviation of a numerical aperture NAx measured in one plane from a numerical aperture NAy measured in the other plane is less than 0.003, averaged over the field points of the image field. What emerges is an imaging optical unit, in which homogenization of an image-side numerical aperture is ensured so that an unchanging high structure resolution in the image plane is made possible, independently of an orientation of a plane of incidence of the imaging light in the image field.
US09835952B2	Systems and methods for a narrow band high transmittance interference filter The present disclosure provides an interference filter, a lithography system incorporating an interference filter, and a method of fabricating an interference filter. The interference filter includes a transparent substrate having a front surface and a back surface, a plurality of alternating material layers formed over the front surface of the transparent substrate that form a bandpass filter, and an anti-reflective structure formed over the back surface of the transparent substrate. The alternating material layers alternate between a relatively high refractive index material and a relatively low refractive index material.
US09835951B2	Roll to roll light exposure system Embodiments of the present invention provide a roll-to-roll exposure system having a reference mark array and alignment scope units for precisely measuring the position and orientation of an object on a flexible multilayered circuit film. A roll-to-roll exposure system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of rolls configured to move a flexible multilayered circuit film having an object positioned thereon; alignment scope units positioned so as to be spaced apart from each other and proximate to the rolls; and at least one exposure unit positioned so as to be spaced proximate to the rolls and spaced apart from sides of the alignment scope units, in which one of the rolls has a reference mark array on its surface.
US09835948B2	Developing method, developing apparatus, and recording medium A developing method can perform a developing process on a resist film that is exposed to light. The developing method includes forming a developing solution film by supplying a developing solution onto a surface of a substrate having thereon a resist film that is exposed to light; thinning the developing solution film by pushing out the developing solution containing components dissolved from the resist film; and supplying a new developing solution onto the thinned developing solution film.
US09835946B2	Composite white pigment, photoresist material comprising the pigment and use thereof Disclosed are a composite white pigment and a photoresist material. The composite white pigment includes particles, each of the particles includes an inner core including a non-white pigment and an outer layer including a white pigment and coating the inner core. The photoresist material includes the following components: 5 to 15 parts by weight of a photosensitizing agent, 5 to 15 parts by weight of a dispersant, 50 to 80 parts by weight of a solvent, and 5 to 15 parts by weight of the composite white pigment.
US09835943B2	Process for the laser treatment of coatings The present invention relates to a process for the laser treatment of effect pigment-containing coatings, to coatings produced using this process, and to the use thereof in decorative and security products.
US09835942B2	Photosensitive resin composition and use thereof In order to provide (A) a photosensitive resin composition which (i) obtains an excellent tack-free property after being applied and dried, (ii) can be subjected to fine processing so as to have photosensitivity, (iii) prepares a cured film having excellent flexibility, flame retardancy, and electrical insulation reliability, and (iv) has small warpage after being cured, (B) a resin film, (C) an insulating film, and (D) an printed wiring board provided with an insulating film, the photosensitive resin composition containing at least (A) binder polymer; (B) cross-linked polymer particles, whose polymer has a urethane bond in its molecule; (C) thermosetting resin; and (D) photo-polymerization initiator is used.
US09835940B2	Method to fabricate mask-pellicle system A method for fabricating a pellicle assembly includes forming a release layer over a carrier. A membrane layer is fabricated over the release layer. A pellicle frame is attached to the membrane layer. After attaching the pellicle frame to the membrane layer, a release treatment process is performed to the release layer to separate the carrier from the membrane layer. A pellicle assembly including the pellicle frame and the membrane layer attached to the pellicle frame is formed.
US09835938B2	Lens adjustment mechanism and projector A projector includes an adjustment mechanism adjusting a light axis of the optical member. The adjustment mechanism includes a first member, a second member attached to be movable in a first direction orthogonal to the light axis of the optical member with respect to the first member, a third member holding the optical member and attached to be rotatable around a rotation center axis parallel to the light axis with respect to the second member, a first adjustment portion moving the second member in the first direction with respect to the first member, and a second adjustment portion rotating the third member around the rotation center axis with respect to the second member, and an operation portion of the first adjustment portion and an operation portion of the second adjustment portion are placed at the same side.
US09835937B2	Projection-type image display device A projection-type image display device includes a light source, a phosphor, and a filter. The light source emits a first blue illumination light. The phosphor generates a first yellow illumination light of a first wavelength band, which includes a component of a red band and a component of a green band, from a part of the first blue illumination light, and reflects a second blue illumination light and the first yellow illumination light. The filter reflects, to the phosphor side, a third blue illumination light that is a part of the second blue illumination light reflected by the phosphor, and attenuates a component of a second wavelength band of the first yellow illumination light, which is narrower than the first wavelength band. The phosphor also generates a second yellow illumination light from the third blue illumination light reflected by the filter.
US09835932B2	Zoom lens system, interchangeable lens device, and camera system A zoom lens system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of lens groups each of which is made up of at least one lens element. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first focusing lens group having a negative power; and a second focusing lens group having a positive power, wherein when zooming is performed from a wide end to a telephoto end, the first focusing lens group and the second focusing lens group move along an optical axis, when focusing is performed from an infinity focusing state to a proximity object focusing state, the first focusing lens group and the second focusing lens group move to perform the focusing, and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
US09835928B1	Optical N-level quadrature amplitude modulation (NQAM) tuned by dithering associated heaters A technique for tuning a silicon photonics (SiP) based nested (parent/child) Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM). The technique includes a sequence of applying dither tones on individual arms of the child MZMs, observing changes in the output of the MZM, and adjusting the MZM until reaching the null points for the child MZMs and the quad point for the parent MZM.
US09835920B2	Display device A display device includes a plurality of pixels, at least one of which includes a pixel electrode, a switch, a storage electrode, and a storage electrode, and a storage electrode connecting portion. The pixel electrode is in a pixel area corresponding to a first gate line, a second gate line, a first data line, and a second data line. The switch is connected to the first gate line, the first data line, and the pixel electrode. The storage electrode is adjacent to the pixel electrode. The storage electrode connecting portion is connected to the storage electrode and overlaps at least one of the first gate line or the second gate line. At least a portion of the storage electrode connecting portion is substantially parallel to the overlapped one of the first gate line or the second gate line.
US09835918B2	Display panel and method of manufacturing the same A display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate facing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. The array substrate includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, and the non-display area includes a first non-display area disposed adjacent to a side portion of the display area and a second non-display area other than the first non-display area. The first non-display area overlaps the opposite substrate. The array substrate and the opposite substrate have the same or substantially the same area and a wire member is disposed under the array substrate to be connected to an external circuit module. Accordingly, the display panel does not need an extra space for the wire member, and thus the non-display area is reduced.
US09835910B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second substrates, and liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes first and second electrodes. The second electrode includes comblike electrodes extending in parallel to a first direction and tapered toward tips thereof, and a connecting portion which connects the comblike electrodes. An initial alignment direction is parallel to the first direction or a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The comblike electrode includes a first part having sides each form a first angle with the first direction, and a second part having sides each form a second angle with the first direction, the second angle being greater than the first angle.
US09835903B2	Backlight unit comprising first and second white color coordinates belonging to different white color coordinate areas, display device having the same, and method of manufacturing the same A backlight unit that includes a light source driving substrate and first and second light source units connected to the light source driving substrate. The first light source unit includes first and second light sources respectively emitting a first light having a first color and a second light having a second color. The second light source unit may include third and fourth light sources respectively emitting a third light having the first color and a fourth light having the second color. The first light source unit emits a first white color light having a first white color coordinate by mixing the first light and the second light and the second light source unit emits a second white color light having a second white color coordinate by mixing the third light and the fourth light. The first and second white color coordinates belong to different white color coordinate areas.
US09835902B2	Quantum dot light emitting device, backlight module, and display device The disclosure provides a quantum dot light emitting device, a backlight module, and a display device. The quantum dot light emitting device arranged on a first substrate which is a printed circuit board of a display device includes at least one backlight light source and a quantum dot optical element, wherein the at least one backlight light source is arranged on the first substrate, and configured to emit light; and the quantum dot optical element is fixed by a bracket on the first substrate above the at least one backlight light source, and configured to transmit the light emitted by the at least one backlight light source; wherein the quantum dot optical element includes two second substrates arranged opposite to each other, at least two blocking layers arranged opposite to each other, and a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the at least two blocking layers are arranged respectively at edges of the two second substrates so that an airtight space is defined by the two second substrates and the at least two blocking layers; and the quantum dots are filled in the airtight space. There will be a smaller number of quantum dots in this disclosure, and thus there will be a lower cost.
US09835897B2	Display module A display module includes a light source and a display unit. The light source has an emission spectrum having maximum peak values corresponding to a first maximum peak wavelength and a second maximum peak wavelength. The display unit includes a green filter layer having a transmittance spectrum. The emission spectrum and the transmittance spectrum have a right cross-point and a left cross-point. A product of an emission intensity value of the emission spectrum corresponding to the right cross-point and a transmittance intensity value of the transmittance spectrum corresponding to the right cross-point is a first product value. A product of an emission intensity value of the emission spectrum corresponding to the left cross-point and a transmittance intensity value of the transmittance spectrum corresponding to the left cross-point is a second product value. A ratio of the first product value to the second product value is less than 20%.
US09835894B2	Encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture light shutter An encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (EPSCT) light shutter is formed from a cholesteric liquid crystal and monomer that is encapsulated into micron sized, polymer-coated droplets by either an emulsification or phase separation process. The polymer-coated droplets are disposed between transparent electrodes, where they are irradiated by ultra-violet (UV) light to polymerize the monomer.
US09835892B2	Protective sheet for liquid crystal display screens and liquid crystal display including the same A protective sheet includes a base layer, an interfacial layer, and a skin layer stacked in order. The base layer includes an aromatic polycarbonate resin, the interfacial layer includes an aliphatic polycarbonate resin; and the skin layer includes a cycloolefin polymer (COP) resin.
US09835891B2	Liquid crystal display panel comprising quantum rods and liquid crystal molecules wherein long axes of the quantum rods and liquid crystal molecules are in the same direction and method of forming the same The present invention proposes an LCD panel and a method for forming the same. The LCD panel includes an isolator disposed between two adjacent liquid crystal units. Liquid crystal molecules of red liquid crystal units and green liquid crystal units are mixed with quantum rods (QRs) of corresponding colors. The red liquid crystal units correspond to a position of the red pixels, the green liquid crystal units correspond to a position of the green pixels. The QRs and liquid crystal molecules have long axes and directions of the long axes of QRs and liquid crystal molecules are the same.
US09835888B2	Connecting a liquid crystal display to a circuit board using a flexible circuit board The instant application describes a liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display; a circuit board including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a drive circuit for driving the liquid crystal display; and a flexible circuit board for connecting the liquid crystal display and the circuit board to each other. The flexible circuit board includes a first end connected to the liquid crystal display and a second end connected to the bottom surface of the circuit board. The flexible circuit board is configured to wrap around the circuit board, covering the top surface and the bottom surface of the circuit board. The top surface of the circuit board is fixed to the flexible circuit board.
US09835887B2	Display system with independently controlled transmissive and reflective subpixels and method of use A device (100) includes a display (102, 800) that is suitable for use under widely ranging lighting conditions. The display includes separately operable transmissive light modulator subpixels (402, 404, 406, 502, 504, 506, 602, 604, 606, 702, 704, 706, 808, 810, 812, 1036, 1136, 1204, 1304, 1404, 1504, 1716, 1916) that can be provided in at least three colors to provide a full color display but also includes separately operable reflective light modulator subpixels (408, 508, 608, 708, 814, 1038, 1138, 1202, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1714, 1914) that provide basic readability when light levels are so high (e.g., bright summer day) that the image presented by the transmissive light modulators would be difficult to discern. The reflective light modulators may be provided with in-pixel memory (526) so as to reduce the energy cost of providing always-on functioning for displaying certain time sensitive information.
US09835882B2	Semiconductor device A low reflectance film with a second reflectance (50% or lower) lower than a first reflectance is formed between an optical directional coupler and a first-layer wiring with the first reflectance. Thus, even when the first-layer wiring is formed above the optical directional coupler, the influence of the light reflected by the first-layer wiring on the optical signal propagating through the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide of the optical directional coupler can be reduced. Accordingly, the first-layer wiring can be arranged above the optical directional coupler, and the restriction on the layout of the first-layer wiring is relaxed.
US09835881B2	Wavelength locking filter An optical system can automatically lock an adjustable spectral filter to a first wavelength of an incoming light signal, and can automatically filter an additional incoming light signal at the first wavelength. A tunable filter can have a filtering spectrum with an adjustable peak wavelength and increasing attenuation at wavelengths away from the adjustable peak wavelength. The tunable filter can receive first input light, having a first wavelength, and can spectrally filter the first input light to form first output light. A detector can detect at least a fraction of the first output light. Circuitry coupled to the detector and the tunable filter can tune the tunable filter to maximize a signal from the detector and thereby adjust the peak wavelength to match the first wavelength. The tunable filter further can receive second input light and spectrally filter the second input light at the first wavelength.
US09835880B2	Driver and capacitive load integration A circuit that may include a circuit network and a transmission line coupled to the circuit network. The circuit network may include an electro-optic modulator and various inductors. The electro-optic modulator may be a capacitive load having a predetermined capacitance. The circuit may further include a resistor coupled to the circuit network. The resistor may have a resistance value configured to produce a first impedance with the circuit network. The first impedance may be configured to match substantially with a second impedance in the transmission line. The circuit may further include an electric driver couple to the transmission line. The electric driver may be configured for transmitting a driving voltage to the electro-optic modulator. The driving voltage may be configured to generate a predetermined voltage swing across the electro-optic modulator.
US09835878B2	Wearable eyeglass device Disclosed herein is a wearable eyeglass device including: an optical communication module receiving a first optical signal and transmitting a second optical signal; a display module displaying information corresponding to at least one of the first and second optical signals; and a control module controlling the display module to display first information corresponding to the first optical signal at the time of receiving the first optical signal and controlling the optical communication module to transmit the second optical signal corresponding to second information.
US09835874B2	Sheet for manufacturing articles, particularly glasses and the like, and associated manufacturing process A sheet for manufacturing articles, particularly frames for glasses and the like, including at least one technical layer made of a thermoplastic material interposed between a first aesthetic layer and a second aesthetic layer, both made of a material such as fabric. A method for producing a sheet for manufacturing articles includes the steps of providing at least one technical layer made of a material such as thermoplastic polymers and at least two aesthetic layers made of a material such as fabric and associating the technical layer with the aesthetic layers. The layers are mutually compressed and then heated to obtain the sheet.
US09835873B2	Spectacle structure with transformable frames This invention is related to a spectacle structure with transformable frames. An upper frame and a lower frame of the spectacle structure mainly have corresponding lens assembling parts. A fixing part is pivotally connected to an assembling rod of the upper frame. A connection section against the assembling rod of the upper frame is disposed in the lower frame. A carrying part of the fixing part support the bottom of the connection section. A positioning flange stops in front of the connection section to combine the upper frame and the lower frame to be as one frame. Accordingly, the upper and the lower frames can be detached to transform between a half-rimmed spectacles and a full-rimmed spectacles depending on needs.
US09835872B2	Lens holder driving device An AF unit of a lens holder driving device includes a lens holder, a focusing coil, a permanent magnet having a plurality of permanent magnet pieces having first surfaces opposed to the focusing coil, a magnet holder holding the permanent magnet, and first and second leaf springs supporting the lens holder in a direction of an optical axis shiftably. An image stabilizer portion includes a fixed portion disposed near the second leaf spring, a supporting member swingably supporting the AF unit with respect to the fixed portion, an image stabilizer coil having a plurality of image stabilizer coil portions disposed so as to oppose to second surfaces of the plurality of permanent magnet pieces that are perpendicular to the first surfaces, and a plurality of Hall elements. Each Hall element is disposed at a position where the image stabilizer coil portion is separated into a plurality of coil parts.
US09835871B2	Anti-vibration optical system An anti-vibration optical system is an observation optical system including, in sequence from an object side, an objective optical system, an erecting prism, and an ocular optical system, wherein: in sequence from the object side, the objective optical system includes a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group having a negative refracting power; in sequence from the object side, the second lens group comprises a positive lens group having a positive refracting power and a negative lens group having a negative refracting power; and an image position can be changed by the negative lens group of the second lens group being displaced in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis.
US09835869B2	Universal polarization converter A universal polarization converter is provided including a polarizer configured to receive unpolarized light. The polarizer is further configured to split the received unpolarized light into a first and second polarized state. At least two quarter wave phase retarders are configured to convert each of the first and second polarized states to opposite handed polarized beams. A cholesteric mirror is configured to combine the opposite handed polarized beams. In other embodiments, the cholesteric mirror may be replaced by a second polarizer and optional quarter wave retardation plate. Further embodiments may include a single polarization converter and multiple quarter wave retardation plates.
US09835863B2	Display control apparatus, display control method, storage medium, and display apparatus A display control apparatus includes: an input unit that receives state information indicating at least one of a state of a moving object, a state of inside of the moving object, and a state of outside of the moving object; and a controller that controls a displayer, which generates a predetermined image and outputs the predetermined image onto a display medium, based on the state information. The predetermined image shows a presentation image including text, when displayed on the display medium. The controller causes the displayer to generate a first predetermined image showing a first presentation image including first text corresponding to a predetermined event, determines whether the at least one state has made a predetermined change, based on the state information, and causes the displayer to generate a second predetermined image showing a second presentation image including second text corresponding to the predetermined event.
US09835861B2	System having an adjustment device and method for automatically adjusting/switching the adjustment device for a head-up display device A head-up display device projects a display onto a projection area of a vehicle. An adjusting apparatus is coupled to the head-up display device and an operator control device to adjust at least one of the horizontal and vertical positions of the viewing window of the head-up display device in response to an operator control action. A sensing device senses and evaluates a line of vision of a user of the head-up display device. A system control device, coupled to the adjusting apparatus and the sensing device, engages and/or toggles the adjusting apparatus to adjust the horizontal and/or vertical viewing window of the head-up display device of the vehicle, provided that, and so long as, the sensing device recognizes that the user looks in the direction of the projection area.
US09835855B2	Hermetic seal and a method of assembling A hermetic seal between an optical element and a metal mount or housing using a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is dispersed along the interior edge of the metal mount. The metal mount and fluoropolymer are then heated to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the fluoropolymer. Once heated the optical element is pressed into the metal mount and allowed to cool. The metal mount, optical element and thickness of fluoropolymer are sized to provide an interference fit between the metal mount and optical element.
US09835847B2	Hyperspectral imaging arrangement An arrangement for hyperspectral imaging, comprising an imaging sensor (170,270); a band-pass filter element (130,230): at least one imaging optics element (120,160,220,260) configured to form an image on the imaging sensor (170,270); and a first adjustable multi passband filter (150a,255); wherein the first (150a,255) adjustable multi passband filter is configured to be adjusted by tilting.
US09835845B2	Scanning endoscope A scanning endoscope includes: a light guide portion configured to guide an illuminating light that is emitted from a light source portion and irradiate an object with the illuminating light; an actuator configured to drive so as to cause a distal end of a light guide portion to scan, in order to scan the guided illuminating light over an object; a holding portion configured to hold the actuator; a rigid tubular member having a space that encloses the light guide portion, the actuator and the holding portion; and a connection portion that is interposed between the tubular member and the holding portion, and is configured to hold the holding portion at a prescribed position within the tubular member and to change shape in a circumferential direction that takes a longitudinal direction of the light guide portion as an axis when the tubular member or holding portion receives a force.
US09835842B2	Microscope attachment A microscope attachment includes a lens apparatus with one or more lenses, a light source, and a sample holder. The sample holder is disposed between the lens apparatus and the light source and is positioned to transmit light from the light source through the sample holder and through the lens apparatus. The lens apparatus is disposed to enlarge an optical area in the sample holder. An attachment mechanism is disposed to connect the microscope attachment to a personal electronic device.
US09835839B2	Apparatus and method for transmitted light illumination for light microscopes and microscope system An apparatus and method for transmitted light illumination for light microscopes having changing effective entrance pupil of an objective. The apparatus has a light source for emitting an illuminating light beam, wherein a beam path of the illuminating light between a diaphragm edge and a sample held by a holding device is free from adjustable beam focussing components. In order to adapt the beam path of the illuminating light to the effective entrance pupil of the objective, the diaphragm edge may be variably positioned in the direction of the optical axis, wherein a position of the diaphragm edge in the direction of the optical axis can be varied irrespectively of a position of the diaphragm edge transversely to the optical axis.
US09835838B2	Scanning luminescence light microscope with gratings of luminescence inhibition light and further light A scanning luminescence light microscope for spatial high resolution imaging a structure marked with a luminescent marker comprises a light source for luminescence inhibition light and for further light; a light shaping and aligning device; and a detector registering luminescence light emitted by the luminescent marker. The device, by means of two optical gratings and an objective lens, forms two crossing line gratings of the luminescence inhibition light, and two crossing line gratings of the further light so that local intensity minima of an overall intensity distribution of the luminescence inhibition light are delimited in at least two directions, and that local intensity maxima or local intensity minima of an overall intensity distribution of the further light coincide with the local intensity minima of the luminescence inhibition light. Further, the device moves the overall intensity distributions of the further light and the luminescence inhibition light to scan the structure.
US09835837B2	Method and apparatus for estimating an in-focus position A method for estimating an in-focus position of a target using an image scanning apparatus is provided. The in-focus position is monitored at a seed location and an end location on the target and a pre-scan path is calculated between these locations. A pre-scan is then performed and a focus parameter is monitored for a plurality of locations along the pre-scan path. An imaging scan is next performed wherein the target is imaged along an image scan path and a focus parameter is monitored for a plurality of locations along said path. The focal height of the apparatus is adjusted during the imaging scan by comparing the focal parameter monitored for a current location on the image scan path with the focal parameter monitored for a similar location on the pre-scan path. The focal parameter monitored for different locations on the image scan path may also be compared.
US09835834B2	Optical lens An optical lens, comprising a first to an eighth lens (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8) coaxially arranged in sequence along the direction of transmission of an incident light ray. The first lens (L1) is a negative meniscus lens, and the curved surface of the first lens (L1) is convex to the object side; the second lens (L2) is a positive biconvex lens; the third lens (L3) is a negative biconcave lens; the fourth lens (L4) is a positive meniscus lens and the curved surface of the fourth lens (L4) is convex to the object side; the fifth lens (L5) is a negative meniscus lens and the curved surface of the fifth lens (L5) is convex to the object side; the sixth lens (L6) is a positive biconvex lens; the seventh lens (L7) is a negative meniscus lens and the curved surface of the seventh lens (L7) is convex to the image side; and the eighth lens (L8) is a negative meniscus lens and the curved surface of the eighth lens (L8) is convex to the image side; the fourth lens (L4) and the fifth lens (L5) are respectively positioned on the two sides of an optical diaphragm (200) of the optical lens; the second lens (L2), the third lens (L3), and the fourth lens (L4) form a first cemented lens set; and the fifth lens (L5), the sixth lens (L6), and the seventh lens (L7) form a second cemented lens set. The present optical lens has a relatively large field-of-view, and obtains high-definition zero distortion imaging results.
US09835829B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US09835827B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, wherein at least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force, the fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point, and wherein the lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses whereby the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US09835825B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The fifth lens and the sixth lens have a specific composite focal length. The first lens is disposed away from the second lens by a specific distance on an optical axis thereof. The second lens is disposed away from the third lens by a specific distance.
US09835824B2	Camera lens system A camera lens system is disclosed. The camera lens system includes five lens groups lined up from the object side. The lens groups includes a first lens group having a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a third lens having a positive refractive power and the a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fourth lens group having a fifth lens having a convex image side surface and a positive refractive power; a fifth lens group having a sixth lens having a concave image side surface and a negative refractive power. An image side surface of the third lens is connected to an object side surface of the fourth lens.
US09835821B1	Five-surface wide field-of-view compound lens and associated camera module A five-surface wide field-of view compound lens incudes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a first biplanar substrate, and a second biplanar substrate. The first lens is plano-concave; the second, the third lens, and the fourth lens are plano-convex; the fifth lens is a plano-gull-wing lens. The first biplanar substrate is between the second lens and the third lens. The second biplanar substrate is between the fourth lens and the fifth lens. The first lens has a first Abbe number. The second lens has a second Abbe number less than the first Abbe number. A camera module includes the five-surface wide FOV compound lens and a glass substrate having a planar surface adjoining a first planar surface of the first lens, the first lens being between the glass substrate and the second lens.
US09835819B2	Sight adjustable by single hand A sight includes a main body including a focus lens system and an erecting lens system; a first adjusting member disposed in the main body and configured to move the focus lens system along the optical axis; a second adjusting member disposed in the main body and configured to move the erecting lens system in a first direction which is perpendicular to the optical axis; a focus adjusting module disposed in the main body and configured to drive the first adjusting member so as to move the focus lens system along the optical axis; and a first adjusting module detachably joined to the focus adjusting module and configured to drive the second adjusting member so as to move the erecting lens system in the first direction.
US09835818B2	Lens driving apparatus with wire accommodating recess The present invention provides a lens driving apparatus including: a driving coil for driving a lens holder; and a leaf spring configured to absorb an impact on the lens holder; wherein the driving coil is electrically connected to the leaf spring, and a particularly bent portion and a recess for accommodating the bent portion are provided at a joint where the driving coil and the leaf spring are connected so as to improve the mechanical stability of the apparatus.
US09835816B2	Fiber blocking kits Fiber blocking apparatuses couple to an outside fiber optic cable and include a damping unit that prevents damaging (e.g., micro-fracturing) optical fibers received from the outside fiber optic cable and blocks a gelatinous element from advancing out of the outside fiber optic cable. The fiber blocking apparatuses may include a view port providing visibility of a routing of the optical fibers in the fiber blocking apparatuses.
US09835812B2	Multi-optical fiber aggregate A multi-fiber aggregate is provided. The multi-fiber aggregate includes at least two optical fibers, each of the at least two optical fibers having a core member formed from a silica-based glass and an outer cladding layer formed from a silica-based glass surrounding and in direct contact with the core member. The multi-fiber aggregate also includes a polymeric binding coating surrounding the at least two optical fibers and holding the at least two fibers in a predetermined geometry.
US09835809B2	Alignment of optical components using nanomagnets Embodiments herein include an optical system, an optical component, and an associated method of passive alignment in which complementary magnetic patterns are used to provide passive alignment between optical elements. The magnetic coupling between the magnetic patterns operates to align optical elements in at least two dimensions. The magnetic coupling provides a temporary holding force on the optical elements until the optical elements are secured using epoxy or other adhesive.
US09835804B2	Connecting mid-board optical modules A clip connects two ferrules together, without a housing, to form a fiber optic connection. The clip has proximal and distal ends which define, and the clip has arms extending along the longitudinal axis to hold a cable-side ferrule in connection with fixed ferrule connected to a photonic module or die. The arms form an opening through which the cable-side ferrule is passed for connecting to the fixed ferrule. The arms have resilient bends forming a spring that can be resiliently extended along the longitudinal axis. The arms have a contact area at their ends which grasp the end of the cable-sided ferrule. The arms resiliently retract to compress the cable-sided ferrule towards the fixed ferrule with a predetermined force. The clip is positioned with respect to the circuit board using a pick and place system. The clip is not taller than either ferrule portion, enabling a limited vertical clearance.
US09835801B1	Edge construction on optical devices A method of forming an optical device includes forming a waveguide mask on a device precursor. The device precursor includes a waveguide positioned on a base. The method also includes forming a facet mask on the device precursor such that at least a portion of the waveguide mask is between the facet mask and the base. The method also includes removing a portion of the base while the facet mask protects a facet of the waveguide.
US09835797B1	Stackable optoelectronics chip-to-chip interconnects and method of manufacturing thereof An optoelectronics chip-to-chip interconnects system is provided, including at least one packaged chip to be connected on the printed-circuit-board with at least one other packaged chip, optical-electrical (O-E) conversion mean, waveguide-board, and (PCB). Single to multiple chips interconnects can be interconnected provided using the technique disclosed in this invention. The packaged chip includes semiconductor die and its package based on the ball-grid array or chip-scale-package. The O-E board includes the optoelectronics components and multiple electrical contacts on both sides of the O-E substrate. The waveguide board includes the electrical conductor transferring the signal from O-E board to PCB and the flex optical waveguide easily stackable onto the PCB to guide optical signal from one chip-to-other chip. Alternatively, the electrode can be directly connected to the PCB instead of including in the waveguide board. The chip-to-chip interconnections system is pin-free and compatible with the PCB. The main advantages of this invention are to use the packaged chip for interconnection and the conventional PCB technology can be used for low speed electrical signal connection. Also, the part of the heat from the packaged chip can be transmitted to the PCB through the conductors, so that complex cooling system can be avoided.
US09835794B1	Light emitting diode to light emitting panel interface gasket A gasket for an interface between a light emitting diode (LED) and a light emitting panel (LEP) includes a first segment and a second segment. The gasket also includes a first blade extending out from a surface of the first segment and a second blade extending out from a surface of the second segment. The surface of the first segment faces the surface of the second segment.
US09835789B2	Illuminated operational device An operational element receives manipulation and moves relative to a base. A light source emits light. A visor is extended from the base and is located on an upper side of the light source.
US09835788B2	Light guide film of mobile device and mobile device A light guide film of a mobile device and a mobile device are provided. The light guide film includes a light insulation structure that divides the light guide film into different light guide regions. Each light guide region includes a light inlet configured to receive light from a light source. Different light guide regions correspond to light-transmitting symbols on the mobile device are configured to display different colors.
US09835786B2	Display backlight with diffractive and refractive light scattering structures An electronic device display may have display layers that provide images for a user. Backlight structures may provide backlight for the display layers. The backlight structures may include a light source such as an array of light-emitting diodes. A light guide plate in the backlight structures may be used to distribute the light from the light-emitting diodes throughout the display. The light guide plate may have a main rectangular area that overlaps the display. The main rectangular area may have refractive light scattering structures such as a layer containing clear beads. The refractive light scattering structures may scatter light from the light guide plate for use as backlight. A strip of light diffracting structures such as holographic structures or grating structures may be used to mix light from the light-emitting diodes along the border of the light guide plate.
US09835785B2	Optical member, display device having the same, and method of fabricating the same Disclosed are an optical member, a display device having the same, and a method of fabricating the same. The optical member includes a receiving part having an empty space therein, a host in the receiving part, a plurality of wavelength conversion particles in the host, a sealing part in the receiving part, and a pre-treatment layer between the sealing part and an inner surface of the receiving part.
US09835784B2	Illuminating device comprising quantum dot tube, backlight module, and LCD The present invention proposes an illuminating device having a quantum dot tube. The illuminating device includes: a transparent tubular encapsulation device including a light incident surface and a light emergent surface and a quantum dot. Bumps and grooves are disposed on the light incident surface and/or the emergent surface at intervals. The quantum dot is encapsulated in the transparent tubular encapsulation device. When an excitement light shines the quantum dot, the quantum dot is excited to emit light through the light incident surface. By using the illuminating device, light cannot leak from the gaps among the LEDs and the QDs and among the QDs and the LGPs, which is good for enhancing light availability. Additionally, the present invention also proposes a backlight module and a liquid crystal display using the illuminating device having the quantum dot tube.
US09835783B2	Optical fiber holding structure An optical fiber holding structure includes a light-transmitting tube configured to cover a surface-light-emitting optical fiber and a fixture configured to fix the tube to a building material. The tube is made of a material having such rigidity that the tube is not bent even when the tube is horizontally fixed by the fixture. The tube has a notch through which the optical fiber is introduced into the tube. The fixture includes an engaging portion, a mounting portion and a leg portion. The engaging portion is inserted into the tube through the notch to engage with an inner circumference of the tube. The mounting portion is mounted to the building material. The leg portion is configured to interconnect the engaging portion and the mounting portion with a predetermined gap left therebetween.
US09835772B2	Lens array and image forming apparatus A lens array comprises a plurality of lenses disposed on a transparent substrate, and a light-shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate around the plurality of lenses, wherein the light-shielding film comprises a cured uv-curable ink containing a thermal acid generator. A method of manufacturing a lens array includes forming a plurality of lenses on a transparent substrate, depositing a uv-curable ink on the transparent substrate around the plurality of lenses, and curing the uv-curable ink to form a light-shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate around the plurality of lenses, wherein the inside of the light-shielding film is heated after the uv-curable ink is cured.
US09835770B2	Functional polarizing film and organic light-emitting display apparatus including the same A functional polarizing film includes a polarizing layer, at least one moisture-binding layer on a first surface of the polarizing layer, and at least one moisture-blocking layer disposed on a first surface of the moisture-binding layer.
US09835769B2	Optical effect coating A method which may be used for forming an optical effect coating for a light transmission element configured to form a part of a cover of a device is disclosed. The method comprises: printing a first coating layer having a plurality of adjacent first elongated micro openings extending in a first direction in an aperture area, and printing a second coating layer having a plurality of adjacent second elongated micro openings extending in a second direction, the second direction differing from the first direction, in the aperture area. Thereby, an optical effect coating is formed, comprising micro holes formed at intersections of the first and the second elongated micro openings, the micro holes producing locally increased effective light transmittance through the optical effect coating in the aperture area.
US09835765B2	Optical element and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an optical element includes the steps of: providing a first material including a precursor of a first energy curable resin which contains fine particles of a transparent conductive material on a transparent substrate, curing the first material by light irradiation, and performing a heat treatment on the cured first material. In the method described above, the cured first material processed by the heat treatment is again processed by light irradiation.
US09835763B2	Method of monitoring carbon dioxide leakage in carbon capture and storage reservoirs The method of monitoring carbon dioxide leakage in carbon capture and storage reservoirs estimates porosity and water saturation in a porous medium, such as brine-saturated shale, as is common in carbon capture and storage reservoirs, based upon measured electrical conductivity and seismic P-wave velocity. The estimated porosity and water saturation may be used for monitoring carbon dioxide leakage from a carbon dioxide reservoir to the overlying cap rock of the region. Measured electrical conductivity and seismic P-wave velocity data are used by the present method to estimate the porosity and water saturation in the cap rock. If a decrease in water saturation in the cap rock is found, this indicates that carbon dioxide may be leaking up from the carbon dioxide reservoir. An alert signal is then generated to indicate that there may be a carbon dioxide leak.
US09835762B2	Petrophysical rock characterization A full petrophysical rock characterization of a rock sample in a single workflow uses a separator containing two immiscible fluids. The fluids form a fluid interface. A video camera monitors the height of the fluid interface. Current electrodes and potential electrodes are electrically connected to the rock sample. An impedance meter makes measurements across the current electrodes and the potential electrodes. A tubing is attached to one end of the rock sample and to one end of the separator and transports one of the immiscible fluids therebetween. Another tubing is attached to the other end of the rock sample and to the separator and transports the other immiscible fluid therebetween. Yet another tubing transports an immiscible mixture of the immiscible fluids from the rock sample to the separator. Pressure gauges measures the pressures in the tubings. Pumps are disposed inline with the certain tubings.
US09835760B2	Tritium-tritium neutron generator and logging method A well logging tool includes a neutron generator to generate and emit energetic neutrons using substantially exclusively a T-T fusion reaction. The well logging tool can include measuring instrumentation for measurement and logging of formation parameters based on elastic scattering in subsurface formations of neutrons emitted by the neutron generator. The neutron generator can have a concentric layout, in which a cylindrical target structure loaded with tritium particles is located co-axially in an elongate cylindrical housing, with mobile tritium ions being accelerated radially inwardly into impact with the target structure. Production of the mobile tritium ions may be by field ionization through operation of a nano-structure field ionization array.
US09835759B2	Neutron-induced gamma-ray spectroscopy that accounts for environmental dependence of inelastic gamma-ray emission spectra A method and system for analyzing constituent elements in bulk media wherein neutrons are emitted into the bulk media to produce inelastic neutron interaction in the bulk media, and a gamma-ray spectrum resulting from the inelastic neutron interaction in the bulk media is detected. A set of standard spectra are used as part of spectral analysis that processes the standard spectra and the derived gamma-ray spectrum to determine a number of yield coefficients for the constituent elements as part of the bulk media. The standard spectra or the spectral analysis is configured to account for at least one environmental condition that affects detected gamma-rays that result from the inelastic neutron interaction in the bulk media.
US09835757B2	Pulsed-neutron tool methods and systems for monitoring casing corrosion Casing condition is an important concern to oilfield operators. Systems and methods are disclosed herein for using neutron logging tools to measure casing condition, using windows in the gamma energy spectrum that are sensitive and insensitive to casing condition to obtain a ratio having a value that ranges between one extreme representative of completely absent casing and an opposite extreme representative of casing in good condition. The sensitive (“divergence”) window may be positioned at or near 7.65 MeV, the characteristic energy of gamma rays from a neutron capture event by an iron nucleus. The insensitive (“consistency”) window is preferably adjacent to the divergence window with a comparable size to the divergence window. A suitable division point between the windows may be about 6.25 MeV.
US09835752B2	Metal detector A sensor for the location of metallic objects and also an associated method comprise a plurality of transmitting coils (2.1, 2.2) and at least one receiving coil (1.9) which are arranged such as to be inductively coupled to one another and overlap to a partial extent for the purposes of decoupling the interaction therebetween, whereby there can be obtained a point of optimal cancellation of the interaction. Due to the fact that a flow of current is passed through the transmitting coils (2.1, 2.2) by a sensor electronic system, equal flows of current through the transmitting coils have an effect upon the at least one receiving coil (1.9) which results in a local point of optimal cancellation which moves in a first direction when there is a flow of current in a first transmitting coil (2.1), whereas it moves in another direction when there is a flow of current in a further transmitting coil (2.2), and due to the fact that there is provided a control circuit for the regulation of the currents in the transmitting coils which leads to a displacement of the local point of optimal cancellation which causes cancellation of the received signal, a simple and effective sensor is thereby produced.
US09835751B2	Proximity sensor and keyless entry device including the same In a proximity sensor including a circuit board on which a detection circuit is printed, and a first drive electrode and a lock electrode mounted on one surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the detection circuit, the first planar drive electrode and the planar lock electrode are formed in a standing manner on one surface of the circuit board to face each other. A second planar drive electrode and a planar unlock electrode are formed in a standing manner on the other surface of the circuit board to face each other. The proximity sensor is used in a keyless entry device of vehicle, and the controller that controls driving of an actuator for locking or unlocking a vehicle door based on detection of the proximity sensor determines that the proximity sensor is turned on when decrease in output of the proximity sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
US09835750B2	Buoy based marine seismic survey system and method A seismic survey system for recording seismic data underwater in the presence of underwater currents. The system includes first plural buoys configured to descend in water at a predetermined depth (H1) and each having a seismic receiver for recording the seismic data; a first vessel configured to launch the first plural buoys along a first line; and a second vessel configured to recover the first plural buoys at a second line, wherein there is a predetermined distance between the first and second lines. The first plural buoys are configured to travel underwater, at substantially the first predetermined depth (H1), from the first line to the second line, due exclusively to the underwater currents.
US09835747B2	Automated interpretation error correction A fully automated method for correcting errors in one interpretation (13) of seismic data based on comparison to at least one other interpretation (14) of the same subsurface region. The errors may occur in any feature of the seismic data volume, for example a horizon, surface, fault, polyline, fault stick, or geo-body. In some embodiments of the invention, an error may be a hole in a horizon (53), and the whole is patched by a piece of a horizon in another interpretation (55). In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a single interpretation may be used to repair itself, for example by identifying similarly shaped, adjacent horizons (67), and merging them (68).
US09835746B2	Formation stability modeling A method can include receiving data that characterizes anisotropy of a formation; receiving a model that models one or more planes of weakness in an anisotropic formation; and, based at least in part on the model and the data, outputting information germane to stability of a bore in an anisotropic formation.
US09835742B1	Neutron imaging integrated circuit and method for detecting neutrons The present disclosure provides a neutron imaging detector and a method for detecting neutrons. In one example, a method includes providing a neutron imaging detector including plurality of memory cells and a conversion layer on the memory cells, setting one or more of the memory cells to a first charge state, positioning the neutron imaging detector in a neutron environment for a predetermined time period, and reading a state change at one of the memory cells, and measuring a charge state change at one of the plurality of memory cells from the first charge state to a second charge state less than the first charge state, where the charge state change indicates detection of neutrons at said one of the memory cells.
US09835739B2	Method and apparatus for processing signals of semiconductor detector The present invention provides a method and apparatus for processing signals of a semiconductor detector, including: acquiring a relationship of a time difference between anode and cathode signals of the semiconductor detector with an anode signal amplitude; obtaining an optimal data screening interval according to the relationship of the time difference between anode and cathode signals of the semiconductor detector with the anode signal amplitude, wherein the optimal data screening interval is an interval where the time difference between the anode and cathode signals is greater than 50 ns; and screening and processing the collected data according to the optimal data screening interval when the semiconductor detector collects data. The present invention better overcomes the inherent crystal defects of the detector, reduces the effect of background noise, increases the energy resolution of the cadmium zinc telluride detector under room temperature, and improves the peak-to-compton ratio.
US09835736B2	Thermally-protected scintillation detector Systems, methods, and devices for thermally protecting a scintillator crystal of a scintillation detector are provided. In one example, a thermally-protected scintillator may include a scintillator crystal and a thermal protection element, which may partially surround the scintillator crystal. The thermal protection element may be configured to prevent the scintillator crystal from experiencing a rate of change in temperature sufficient to cause cracking or non-uniform light output, or a combination thereof.
US09835732B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system A radiation imaging apparatus has a plurality of pixels including a plurality of imaging pixels for obtaining a radiation image and a detecting pixel for detecting radiation, a plurality of column signal lines, and a detection signal line corresponding to the detecting pixel. Each of the imaging pixels includes a first conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal, and a first switch arranged between the first conversion element and a corresponding column signal line among the plurality of column signal lines. The detecting pixel includes a second conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal, and a second switch arranged between the second conversion element and the detection signal line.
US09835728B1	GPS tracking system An LED taillight with an integrated GPS tracking system is disclosed therein. The GPS tracking system is hidden behind the LED portion of the LED taillight so that the GPS tracking system is not noticeable by someone inspecting a trailer on which the LED taillight is installed. Additionally, power sent to the LED taillight to power the LEDs also recharge a battery associated with the GPS tracking system and power the GPS tracking system during use.
US09835727B2	Method for optically scanning and measuring an environment A method, system and computer program product are provided for displaying three-dimensional measurement points on a two-dimensional plane of a display screen having a plurality of pixels. The method includes projecting the measurement points onto the plane. Each of the measurement points is assigned to one of the pixels. A depth value is assigned to each of the pixels. A first pixel is selected having a first measurement point and a first depth value. A first side is searched for a second pixel having a second measurement point and a second depth value. A second side is searched for a third pixel having a third measurement point and a third depth value. It is determined whether the second and third measurement points are on a same plane. The first depth value of the first pixel is changed when the second and third measurement points are on the same plane.
US09835726B2	Method for optically scanning and measuring an environment A method for optically scanning, measuring and displaying a point cloud is provided. The method includes emitting, by a laser scanner, an emission light beam and receiving a reflection light beam that is reflected from an object. A control device determines for measurement points projected on a plane corresponding to a screen, wherein at least some measurement points are displayed on a display device. One or more pixels are gap filled to generate a visual appearance of a surface on the display device. Wherein the gap filling includes a first horizontal search in a first direction of a first measured point of the measurement points followed by a second horizontal search in a second direction of the first measured point. The gap filling further includes a first vertical search in a third direction of the measured point, followed by a second vertical search in a fourth direction.
US09835720B2	System and method for sensing distance and/or movement A method (e.g., a method for measuring a separation distance to a target object) includes transmitting an electromagnetic first transmitted signal from a transmitting antenna toward a target object that is a separated from the transmitting antenna by a separation distance. The first transmitted signal includes a first transmit pattern representative of a first sequence of digital bits. The method also includes receiving a first echo of the first transmitted signal that is reflected off the target object, converting the first echo into a first digitized echo signal, and comparing a first receive pattern representative of a second sequence of digital bits to the first digitized echo signal to determine a time of flight of the first transmitted signal and the echo.
US09835710B2	Independent beacon based light position system Systems an methods are provided that disclose providing a positioning service for devices based on light received from one or more light sources. This light based positioning service uses light information transmitted by each light source to determine the position of the device. The positioning information can include three dimension position information in a building that can then be used to deliver services and information to a mobile device. The content delivered to a mobile device can include multimedia, text, audio, and/or pictorial information. The positioning information along with other location or positioning information can be used in providing augmented reality or location aware services. The light sources can be independent beacons that broadcast information in visible light at a rate that is undetectable by the human eye. Content can be retrieved from a server over a communications connection.
US09835709B2	Systems and methods for permission based control of robots A system to provide privacy from third party vehicles includes a radio circuit configured to send a privacy indication in a beacon frame; and a movable device including a radio circuit to receive the beacon frame and a motor actuator controlled to comply with the privacy indication.
US09835708B2	Polar magnetic resonance imaging and applications thereof in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging A method for tagged magnetic resonance imaging is disclosed. The method includes steps of tagging an object with polar tagging patterns; acquiring data in a spatial frequency domain of the tagged object with a polar sampling pattern; and reconstructing an image of the object through a polar Fourier transform of the data acquired in the step of acquiring data.
US09835707B2	System and method for estimating a static magnetic field A method includes applying a preparatory radiofrequency (RF) pulse at a first time instant to a Magnetic Resonance (MR) scanner configured to scan an object comprising a plurality of chemical species. The method further includes applying a phase sensitive pulse sequence at a second time instant to the MR scanner, wherein the preparatory RF pulse and a time delay between the first and the second time instants null a first subset of chemical species from the plurality of chemical species. The method further includes receiving an output signal from a second subset of chemical species from the plurality of chemical species in response to the phase sensitive pulse sequence. The method also includes estimating a static magnetic field map based on the output signal from the second subset of chemical species.
US09835705B2	System and method for free-breathing volumetric imaging of cardiac tissue A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and methods are provided for producing images of a subject. In some aspects, a method includes identifying a point in the cardiac cycle, performing an inversion recovery (IR) pulse at a selected time point from the pre-determined point, and sampling a k-space segment at an inversion time from the IR pulse that is substantially coincident with the pre-determined point. The method also includes repeating the IR pulse and k-space sampling for multiple inversion times, and multiple segments of k-space, in an interleaved manner, to generate datasets having T1-weighted contrasts determined by their respective inversion times. The method further includes reconstructing three-dimensional (3D) spatially-aligned images using the datasets, and generating a T1 recovery map by combining the 3D images. In some aspects, a prospective/retrospective scheme may be used to obtain data fully sampled in the center of k-space and randomly undersampled in the outer regions.
US09835703B2	Method and apparatus to determine a complete parameter of a magnetic resonance pulse sequence In a method to determine a complete parameter of a pulse sequence composed of multiple pulse sequence modules for operating a magnetic resonance examination apparatus parameter information of the pulse sequence modules is stored in a memory in leaves and nodes of a tree structure, and the parameter information stored in the tree structure is evaluated to determine the complete parameter of the pulse sequence.
US09835701B2	Displacer in magnetic resonance imaging system Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a displacer for reducing the consumption of a cryogen used in a superconductive magnet device. The displacer may occupy some space within the cryogen storage cavity or limit the cryogen into a relatively small space surrounding a superconductive coil in the cryogen storage cavity. The displacer may also include a displacer cavity that may be vacuum or contain a cryogen or another substance.
US09835700B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to carry out magnetic resonance imaging of a patient using a transmitting QD coil that allows at least one of phase and amplitude of a radio-frequency transmit pulse on at least one input channel of the transmitting QD coil to be adjusted independently of each other, and an adjustment unit arranged to adjust at least one of the phase and the amplitude of the radio-frequency transmit pulse according to imaging conditions.
US09835698B2	Devices and process for high-pressure magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance A high-pressure magic angle spinning (MAS) rotor is detailed that includes a high-pressure sample cell that maintains high pressures exceeding 150 bar. The sample cell design minimizes pressure losses due to penetration over an extended period of time.
US09835695B2	Linear positioning system utilizing helically polarized magnet A system includes a helically polarized magnet having a plurality of north and south poles circumferentially and helically patterned along a linear axis. Magnetic flux varies at different positions along a linear path in a direction aligned with the linear axis. A multi-axis magnetometer and/or magnetometer array is configured with at least two sensing coils to detect the position of the helically polarized magnet by sensing the magnetic flux variations at the different positions along the linear path.
US09835689B2	Semiconductor device and control for testing a transistor and diode A semiconductor device includes a transistor, a diode, a first detection circuit, a second detection circuit, a calculation circuit, and a determination circuit. The diode is connected in reverse parallel with the transistor. The first detection circuit is configured to detect a change rate of a gate voltage of the transistor with respect to time. The second detection circuit is configured to detect a gate current of the transistor. The calculation circuit is configured to calculate a gate capacitance based on the change rate of the gate voltage with respect to time, and the gate current. The determination circuit is configured to determine, based on a determination result of the gate capacitance when a charge is injected to a gate of the transistor, whether a current flows to the diode or to the transistor.
US09835687B2	System and method for switch status detection Systems, methods, and circuits for determining one or more switch statuses are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, such a system includes a first port configured to be coupled to a switch, a capacitor, a comparator having first and second input ports and an output port, a current source coupled to the first input port, and a control component. The first input port is coupled to the first port and a threshold voltage if applied to the second input port. The control component is configured so that, in at least one circumstance, it causes the current source to cease driving the current in response to receiving an indication from the output port indicating that an additional voltage applied to the first input port has changed from being less than the threshold voltage to being greater than that voltage, the indication being indicative of the switch status.
US09835683B2	Clock gating for X-bounding timing exceptions in IC testing An integrated circuit includes a clock gate that is used to prevent timing exception paths from affecting data being captured by scan chain registers during at-speed scan testing. A single clock gate can be used to control multiple timing-exception paths, so the amount of X-bounding circuitry inserted into the IC can be drastically reduced compared to that required by conventional X-bounding methodologies.
US09835681B2	Probe card including wireless interface and test system including the same A probe card for testing electrical properties of a device under test (DUT) includes a plurality of semiconductor devices, which includes a substrate; and at least one transmission antenna, which is implemented as a chip on film (COF) type and attached to the substrate, wirelessly transmitting at least one of electric power and data to each of the plurality of semiconductor devices.
US09835678B2	Through substrate via scan cell with comparator mux, and flip-flop An integrated circuit die includes a substrate of semiconductor material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening through the substrate between the top surface and the bottom surface. A through silicon via (TSV) has a conductive body in the opening, has a top contact point coupled to the body at the top surface, and has a bottom contact point coupled to the body at the bottom surface. A scan cell has a serial input, a serial output, control inputs, a voltage reference input, a response input coupled to one of the contact points, and a stimulus output coupled to the other one of the contact points.
US09835675B1	Electrical branch circuit deterioration test system A system and method for detecting deteriorated junctions within an electrical circuit includes a voltage channel circuit, a load circuit, and a microcontroller. The voltage channel circuit is connectable to the electrical circuit and includes a multiplier circuit, a peak detector circuit, and a filter circuit. The multiplier circuit is configured to square a line voltage of the electrical circuit. The peak detector circuit is configured to detect peak voltages of the line voltage based on an output of the multiplier circuit. A DC output voltage is provided from the filter circuit based on the output of the multiplier circuit. The load circuit is connectable to the electrical circuit and includes a plurality of resistors and a plurality of switches controlled by the microcontroller to enable current flow through the plurality of resistors to control the line voltage. The microcontroller is configured to detect deteriorated junctions based upon comparison of an output of the peak detector circuit and the DC output voltage.
US09835673B2	Method for analyzing faults in ungrounded power distribution systems A method analyzes a fault of an ungrounded power distribution system. The method determines a type of a fault in a line segment of the ungrounded power distribution system, and modifies a nodal admittance matrix of the line segment determined before the fault using a transformation matrix corresponding to the type of the fault to produce a faulty nodal admittance matrix of the line segment after the fault. The ungrounded power distribution system is analyzed using the faulty nodal admittance matrix and nodal admittance matrices of functional branches or line segments of the power distribution system.
US09835672B1	Power line assessment using a virtual circuit A system and method are described for determining if power lines have been damaged. A virtual circuit is established between a control unit and a remote response unit. A signal is transmitted from the remote response unit responsive to a prior signal transmitted by the control unit. Based on a comparison of measurements of the response signal to expected values, a determination is made as to whether or not the line has been damaged.
US09835667B2	Method for detecting a wiring fault in a capacitive sensor A method for detecting a wiring fault in a capacitive sensor (1), such as a knock sensor, connected, via a passive acquisition interface (5), to a communication port (P1), that can be configured in either input mode or output mode, of a computer (2), wherein the communication port (P1) is configured in output mode, and a square wave voltage Vn capable of at least partially charging the capacitors (C6, C7, C8a, C8b, C10) of the acquisition interface (5) and the capacitive sensor (1) is generated during a time interval Tc, after which the communication port is switched to its input mode, so that at least one data element representative of the voltage of the capacitors and of the capacitive sensor is acquired, and finally these data are compared with previously stored reference data so that a wiring fault can be deduced if there is no matching between the data.
US09835663B2	Capacitive measurement system and method A capacitance measurement system precharges first terminals (21-0 . . . 21-k . . . 21-n) of a plurality of capacitors (25-0 . . . 25-k . . . 25), respectively, of a CDAC (capacitor digital-to-analog converter) (23) included in a SAR (successive approximation register) converter (17) to a first voltage (VDD) and pre-charges a first terminal (3-j) of a capacitor (CSENj) to a second voltage (GND). The first terminals are coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor to redistribute charges therebetween so as to generate a first voltage on the first terminals and the first terminal of the capacitor, the first voltage being representative of a capacitance of the first capacitor (CSENj). A SAR converter converts the first voltage to a digital representation (DATA) of the capacitor. The capacitance can be a touch screen capacitance.
US09835662B2	Electrical network topology determination Determination of electrical network topology and connectivity are described herein. A zero-crossing is indicated at a time when the line voltage of a conducting wire in an electrical grid is zero. Such zero-crossings may be used to measure time within a smart grid, and to determine the connectivity of, and the electrical phase used by, particular network elements. A first meter may receive a phase angle determination (PAD) message, including zero-crossing information, sent from a second meter, hereafter called a reference meter. The first meter may compare the received zero-crossing information to its own zero-crossing information. A phase difference may be determined between the first meter and the reference meter from which the PAD message originated. The first meter may pass the PAD message to additional meters, which propagate the message through the network. Accordingly, an electrical phase used by meters within the network may be determined.
US09835653B2	Solder bump array probe tip structure for laser cleaning A probe tip structure that decreases the accumulation rate of Sn particles to the probe tip and enables considerably more efficient and complete laser cleaning is disclosed. In an embodiment, the probe structure includes an array of probe tips, each probe tip having an inner core; an interfacial layer bonded to the inner core; and an outer layer bonded to the interfacial layer, wherein the outer layer is resistant to adherence of the solder of the ball grid array package.
US09835652B1	Multi-frequency attenuation and phase controller A multi-frequency programmable and remotely controllable variable attenuator and phase shifter (MF-VAPS) network utilizes wideband three port circulators, power combiners, high-low pass filters and a calibrated multi-harmonic tuner to control the amplitude and phase of the transmission factor (A21) at up to three user defined frequencies individually. The harmonic signal components are divided in frequency bands and injected into the circulator's port 1 and extracted from port 3, whereas the tuner is connected to port 2 and terminated with Zo. When the tuner is initialized (S11=0) the transmission factor of the network is zero; when the tuner is at maximum reflection at any frequency the transmission factor is also maximum. Changing the reflection phase of the tuner controls the transmission phase
US09835651B2	Cantilever type probe card for high frequency signal transmission A high-frequency cantilever type probe card includes a base board, a probe base provided on the base board, two probes, and a capacitor having opposite ends electrically connected to the probes respectively. The probe base is made of an insulating material, and the probes are made of a conductive material. Each of the probes has an arm and a tip, wherein the arm is connected to the probe base, and the tip is adapted to contact a pad of a DUT. When the DUT generates a testing signal with a high frequency, and the testing signal is transmitted to one of the probes, the capacitor, and the other one of the probes in sequence, and then transmitted back to the DUT.
US09835648B2	Liquid metal interconnects Embodiments of the invention provide methods for forming electrical connections using liquid metals. Electrical connections that employ liquid metals are useful for testing and validation of semiconductor devices. Electrical connections are formed between the probes of a testing interface and the electronic interface of a device under test through a liquid metal region. In embodiments of the invention, liquid metal interconnects are comprised of gallium or liquid metal alloys of gallium. The use of liquid metal contacts does not require a predetermined amount of force be applied in order to reliably make an electrical connection.
US09835646B2	Functional device, electronic apparatus, and moving object A functional device includes a fixed electrode portion including a first fixed electrode portion and a second fixed electrode portion, a first wiring portion connected to the first fixed electrode portion, and a second wiring portion connected to the second fixed electrode portion. At least one of the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion is provided with a branch portion. One wiring line extending from the branch portion is connected to the fixed electrode portion, and another wiring line extending from the branch portion is provided along the first wiring portion or the second wiring portion.
US09835641B2	Angular velocity detection device and angular velocity sensor including the same An angular velocity detection device includes an outer frame including fixed portions, outer beam portions connected to the fixed portions, a sensing part surrounded by the outer frame with first slit therebetween, and a joint connecting the outer frame and the sensing part. The sensing part includes an inner beam portion, a flexible portion, and a detector. The inner beam portion has a hollow region inside and is square-shaped when viewed from above. The flexible portion is formed in the hollow region of the inner beam portion, and is connected to the inner edge of the inner beam portion. The detector is disposed in the flexible portion. The first slit is formed to surround the sensing part excluding the joint.
US09835629B2	Methods and reagents for biomolecule labeling, enrichment and gentle elution Methods and sets of non-biological reagents (elution reagents, tag isomers, tag reactive groups, crosslinkers) for single or multiplexed capture and gentle elution of biomolecules. Examples are provided using amine- and cysteine-reactive reagents for enrichment of proteins, peptides, and rare peptide modifications.
US09835628B2	Core-shell nanoparticles comprising same element of different isotopes A core-shell nanoparticle is provided that includes a core comprising a first isotope of an element; an isolation layer surrounding the core; and a shell layer surrounding the isolation layer, wherein the shell layer comprises a second isotope of the element, with the first isotope being different than the second isotope. Methods are also provided for forming such core-shell nanoparticles.
US09835626B2	Methods and compositions for isolating exosomes Disclosed are surprising new methods and compositions for isolating extracellular microvesicles such as exosomes, particularly disease-related and phosphatidylserine (PS)-positive extracellular microvesicles as exemplified by tumor- and viral-derived exosomes. The methods of the invention are rapid, efficient, cost-effective and, importantly, are suitable for use with large volumes of biological fluids and produce antigenically intact extracellular microvesicles and exosomes. The methods and compositions are based on the surprising use of acetate buffers to isolate large quantities of extracellular microvesicles, particularly tumor-derived exosomes, from solution, without damaging their morphological or functional properties or antigenicity.
US09835624B2	Compositions and methods for detecting mycobacterium The present disclosure provides methods of detecting mycobacterium in an individual, generally involving detecting antibody to a mycobacterial lipid in a biological sample obtained from the individual. The present disclosure further provides compositions and kits for carrying out the methods.
US09835620B2	Multiple-analyte assay device and system Provided herein is technology relating to testing biological samples and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits for performing multiple, simultaneous real-time assays on a sample in a single-use disposable format. For example, the technology relates to an apparatus that finds use, for example, for point-of-care diagnostics, including use at accident sites, emergency rooms, in surgery, in intensive care units, as well as for non-medical applications.
US09835619B2	Apparatus for automatic electric field immunohistochemical staining and method for automatic electric field immunohistochemical staining Acceleration and automation of immunohistochemical staining are achieved as follows: an automatic electric field immunohistochemical staining apparatus is configured to provided with a sample mounting unit, a solution supply unit, an electric field stifling unit, and a washing unit; the sample mounting unit on which a glass substrate with a tissue specimen fixed thereto is mounted and the electric field stirring unit that includes an upper electrode are operated in coordination to activate an antigen in the tissue specimen; the sample mounting unit and the solution supply unit containing various solutions are operated in coordination to supply a primary-antibody-containing solution to the tissue specimen; the sample mounting unit and the electric field stirring unit are operated in coordination to perform an antigen-antibody reaction of the antigen in the tissue specimen and a primary antibody; and the electric field stirring unit and the washing unit are operated in coordination.
US09835618B1	Discovery, detection and use of biomarkers Provided herein are systems for and methods of capturing, detecting, quantifying, and characterizing target moieties that are characterized by having a lipophilic portion of sufficient size and chemical composition whereby the target moiety inserts (or partitions) into a lipid assembly. Examples of such assays employ synthetic lipid constructs such as supported bilayers which are used to capture target moieties; other example assays exploit the natural absorption of compounds into natural lipid constructs such as HDL or LDL particles or cell membranes to capture target moieties. In specific embodiments, the target moieties are bacterial pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP) molecules or compounds not yet identified as PAMP molecules. Also provided are methods of determining PAMP molecule fingerprints and profiles that are linked to (indicative of) bacterial infection, disease states or progression, development of antibiotic resistance, and so forth, as well as these fingerprints, profiles and methods of using them.
US09835614B2	Measurement of cell growth and drug susceptibility by resonant mass measurement System and Method for measuring the growth of a bacterial culture and its response to one or more antimicrobials using measurement of mass of individual microbes. Methods include periodic sampling, determining change in mass and concentration, and comparing growth rates of cultures in nutrient broth vs. mixtures containing various antibiotic mixtures. A number of antimicrobials can be compared in one measurement by multiplexing or using multiple sensors to measure in parallel. Growth and antibiotic efficacy can be assessed at low concentrations at the onset of growth, typically within 1 to 2 hours.
US09835612B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer which realizes stable reagent heating and high dispensing accuracy includes a thermostat bath for controlling a reagent or a reaction solution in reaction cells arranged on a circumference of a reaction disk to have a constant temperature; a first reagent dispensing mechanism dispenses a reagent into the reaction cells; a photometer detects transmitted light or scattered light in the reaction cell; and a disposable reaction container for allowing the sample and the reagent to mix and react with each other. The analyzer also includes a second reagent dispensing mechanism with a reagent heating function which dispenses the reagent into the disposable reaction container; a coagulation time detection section; a reaction container temperature control block; a reagent dispensing syringe which is connected to the second reagent dispensing mechanism; and a fluid temperature control mechanism which controls the temperature of an internal fluid of the reagent dispensing syringe.
US09835611B2	Stress history measurement method and stress sensor It is an object to provide a stress history measurement method and a stress sensor by which the stress history of an object being measured can be measured easily with high accuracy over a wide stress measurement range. In the stress history measurement method, the stress history to which the object being measured has been subjected is measured on the basis of the ratio of twinned calcite particles after the object to be measured has been subjected to an external force, the object having a stress sensor embedded therein and capable of being deformed elastically when being subjected to the external force, the sensor including a number of calcite particles. The stress sensor is configured such that a number of calcite particles are hardened by a resin with adjacent particles kept in contact with each other.
US09835609B2	System and method for determining fluid viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation A system and a method are provided for determining a viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation. The method includes determining a Stoneley mobility using a Stoneley wave measurement in a rock formation containing a fluid; determining a wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility by using a wireline formation tester in the rock formation; and determining a viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility.
US09835607B2	System and method for testing transformer oil A system and method for testing the oil in a transformer, comprising attaching a threaded shaft to the wall of the oil tank at a height sufficient to avoid the sediments that accumulate on the bottom of the oil tank, drilling a small hole through the stud into the tank, attaching a ball valve to the stud, and filling a double-ended glass vial through the hole. The double-ended glass vial preferably comprises a cap with a tapered barbed stem incorporating a shut off valve that can be connected to the ball valve port by means of simply processing the tapered barb stem into the ball valve port.
US09835606B2	Quantitation of tamoxifen and metabolites thereof by mass spectrometry Provided are methods for determining the amount of tamoxifen and its metabolites in a sample by mass spectrometry. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of norendoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of norendoxifen and tamoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of norendoxifen and other tamoxifen metabolites. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of tamoxifen, norendoxifen, and other tamoxifen metabolites.
US09835604B2	Temperature compensation of gas sensors A target gas sensor employing a radiation source (20) and a radiation sensor (30) including a reference radiation detector (31), a target radiation detector (32), a temperature sensor (34), a temperature controller (35) and a target gas detection processor (37). In operation, radiation source (20) controls a propagation of radiation (RAD) through a gas mixture (GM) contained by an airway (10) to radiation sensor (30). Reference radiation detector (31) generates a reference detection signal (RD) indicative of a detected magnitude of a reference wavelength (λREF) of the radiation, and target radiation detector (32) generates a target detection signal (TD) indicative of a detected magnitude of a target wavelength (λTG) of the radiation. Temperature sensor (34) senses a temperature of radiation detectors (31, 32) whereby temperature controller (35) regulates a heating of the radiation detectors (31, 32) relative to a regulated detector temperature (TREG). Target gas detection processor (37) measures the target gas concentration within the sample of the gas mixture (GM) as a function of an absorbing spectral response ratio (SRRA) and a temperature compensation (TPC).
US09835601B2	Apparatus and method for measuring hydrogen peroxide in water An apparatus and method for measuring hydrogen peroxide concentration in water to an accuracy of 0.1 ppm comprises a colorimetric assay method to determine hydrogen peroxide concentration. The assay is monitored spectophotometrically at a desired wavelength. Each sample is corrected relative to a control sample and hydrogen peroxide concentration determined with respect to a standard curve.
US09835600B2	System and method for titrating liquids A system for titrating liquids, with a syringe or tip, comprising a holding device and at least one tag and a metering equipment, comprising an additional holding device for holding the syringe or tip on the holding device, a reading device for reading the tag of the syringe or tip held by the additional holding device, a driving device having a motor, which is detachably coupled with a plunger of the syringe when the same is held by the additional holding device, or which is coupled with a plunger which is arranged in a cylinder which is coupled with the tip via a fluid conduit, when the same is held by the additional holding device, an operating device for operating the metering equipment and a control device, connected with the operating device, the reading device and the driving device, which controls the movement of the plunger depending of the tag of the inserted syringe or tip.
US09835599B2	Method for producing a chromatography analysis column The invention concerns a method for producing a chromatography analysis column, the resulting column, and a device comprising such a column. The method according to the invention comprises the following steps: (a) depositing on the flat surface of a substrate a first layer of particles which are intended to form the stationary phase; (b) depositing on the layer at least one second layer of compactly assembled particles; (c) impregnating the first and second layers with a light radiation-sensitive material, to form at least two compactly assembled particle layers impregnated with sensitive material; (d) insolating these layers in the regions corresponding to the desired internal shape of the chromatography analysis column, if the light radiation-sensitive material behaves like a positive resin, or outlining this internal shape if the light radiation-sensitive material behaves like a negative photosensitive resin; (e) eliminating either the regions insolated in step (d) if the light radiation-sensitive layer behaves like a positive photosensitive resin, or the regions not insolated in step (d) if the light radiation-sensitive material behaves like a negative photosensitive resin; and (f) covering and sealing the structure obtained in step (e) with a cover covered on the face facing the layers with at least one layer of compactly assembled particles which are identical to or different from those deposited on the substrate surface. The invention is used in particular in the field of chemical analysis.
US09835597B2	Device capable of pressurization and associated systems and methods Exemplary embodiments are directed to devices, methods and systems capable of pressurization, generally involving a flow system that includes a pressurized reservoir, at least one pump including a pump control valve, an outlet port, a shut-off valve and a vent valve. The flow system is configured to be pressurized. The shut-off valve is disposed between the pressurized reservoir and the at least one pump. The vent valve is disposed between the at least one pump and the outlet port. The shut-off valve, the vent valve and the pump control valve of the at least one pump are configured to actuate in a coordinated manner to control a pressurization of the flow system. Exemplary embodiments are further directed to devices, methods and systems for column switching, generally including at least a first column, a second column and a column switching valve.
US09835594B2	Automatic mechanical system diagnosis A method for automatic diagnosis of a mechanical system of a group of mechanical systems sharing mechanical characteristics includes obtaining data relating to a vibration. The vibration-related data is acquired by a portable communications device configured to communicate with a remote processor. The processor automatically diagnoses the mechanical system by applying a relationship to the obtained vibration-related data. The relationship is based on sets of vibration-related data previously obtained from the mechanical systems. Each set of vibration-related data relates to vibrations of a mechanical system. The relationship is further based on sets of operation data previously obtained for mechanical systems of the group. Each set of operation data indicates a previous state of operation of a mechanical system. Each of the previous states of operation is associated with at least one of the previously obtained sets of vibration-related data.
US09835591B2	Optical cantilever based analysis An optical sensor including a MEMS structure, and a grating coupled resonating structure positioned adjacent to the MEMS structure, the grating coupled resonating structure comprising an interrogating grating coupler configured to direct light towards the MEMS structure. The interrogating grating coupler is two dimensional, and the interrogating grating coupler and the MEMS structure form an optical resonant cavity.
US09835590B1	Device and method for checking fuel pellets with IFBA Device and method for checking fuel rods with IFBA, their zirconium diboride coating. The device includes a variable magnetic field generator and a magnetic field pickup device, arranged in the vicinity of the rod, as well as a control system for comparing both fields in order to measure the electric conductivity of the rod. The method includes the steps of: arranging the rod to be measured between the generator and the pickup device; generation of a variable magnetic field in the generator; picking-up of the magnetic field; comparison between the generated magnetic field and the picked-up one in order to quantify the electric conductivity of the rod; if the electric conductivity differs from a reference value, consider the rod for checking or recycling.
US09835588B2	Jet injector inlet for a differential mobility spectrometer A method and apparatus for performing differential mobility spectrometer (DMS) which includes decreasing the amount of time that ions spend inside fringing fields generated by the DMS. The apparatus includes an entrance electrode plate sealingly engaged to the entrance of the DMS, and is electrically separated from the parallel plate electrodes of the DMS, the entrance electrode plate has an aperture for allowing the traversal of ions into the DMS; wherein the cross-sectional area of the aperture is less than the cross-sectional area of the ion path, the ion path being located between the two parallel plate electrodes of the DMS. The entrance electrode plate may also have a focusing potential applied to it for focusing of ions.
US09835584B2	Remote sensing using pulse-width modulation A method of assembling a remote sensor system to detect a gas or chemical and a remote sensor system are described. The method includes fabricating a sensor, the sensor outputting a sensor signal that changes upon contact of the sensor with the gas or chemical and the sensor having an input port for a clock signal, coupling a capacitor to the sensor, the capacitor output voltage resulting from the sensor signal output by the sensor, and coupling a mixer to the capacitor and a low frequency oscillator, the mixer configured to mix the capacitor output voltage with the low frequency oscillator output to generate an output signal. The method also includes coupling an antenna to the mixer, the antenna configured to transmit the output signal indicating detection of the gas or chemical.
US09835583B2	Remote sensing using pulse-width modulation A method of assembling a remote sensor system to detect a gas or chemical and a remote sensor system are described. The method includes fabricating a sensor, the sensor outputting a sensor signal that changes upon contact of the sensor with the gas or chemical and the sensor having an input port for a clock signal, coupling a capacitor to the sensor, the capacitor output voltage resulting from the sensor signal output by the sensor, and coupling a mixer to the capacitor and a low frequency oscillator, the mixer configured to mix the capacitor output voltage with the low frequency oscillator output to generate an output signal. The method also includes coupling an antenna to the mixer, the antenna configured to transmit the output signal indicating detection of the gas or chemical.
US09835582B2	Devices using gated voltammetry methods A sensor system, device, and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample is described. Gated voltammetric pulse sequences including multiple duty cycles of sequential excitations and relaxations may provide a shorter analysis time and/or improve the accuracy and/or precision of the analysis. The disclosed pulse sequences may reduce analysis errors arising from the hematocrit effect, variance in cap-gap volumes, non-steady-state conditions, mediator background, a single set of calibration constants, under-fill, and changes in the active ionizing agent content of the sensor strip.
US09835580B2	Methods and systems for detecting the hydration of sensors A sensor system includes a sensor and a sensor electronics device. The sensor includes a plurality of electrodes. The sensor electronics device includes a connection detection device, a power source, and a delay circuit. The connection detection device determines if the sensor electronics device is connected to the sensor and transmits a connection signal. The delay circuit receives the connection signal, waits a preset hydration time, and couples the regulated voltage from the power source to an electrode in the sensor after the preset hydration time has elapsed. Alternatively, the sensor electronics device may include an electrical detection circuit and a microcontroller. The electrical detection circuit determines if the plurality of electrodes are hydrated and generates an interrupt if the electrodes are hydrated. A microcontroller receives the interrupt and transmits a signal representative of a voltage to an electrode of the plurality of electrodes.
US09835579B2	Analytical device, method for manufacturing the same, and measuring apparatus using the same Provided are an analytical device comprising a pair of hematocrit electrodes (first pair of electrodes) and a pair of glucose electrodes (second pair of electrodes) that allows a sample to sufficiently reach as far as the second pair of electrodes that are provided on a downstream side in a flow path, a method for manufacturing the analytical device, and a measuring apparatus using the analytical device.
US09835578B2	Temperature compensation for an analyte measurement determined from a specified sampling time derived from a sensed physical characteristic of the sample containing the analyte Various embodiments for a method, systems and meters that allow for a more accurate analyte concentration with a biosensor by determining at least one physical characteristic of the sample and compensating for the effects of ambient temperature with a defined relationship between temperature in the environment, the meter or the biosensor.
US09835577B2	Test strip coding and quality measurement A test strip and analytical apparatus have pin connections permitting the definition of geographic regions or of particular customers. A test strip made for use in a particular region or for a particular customer will have pin connections matching features of the apparatus made for use in that region or by that customer. Insertion of the strip into the apparatus does not merely turn on the apparatus, but provides the regional or customer coding. Analog switches within the apparatus allow coding of a larger number of distinct regions or customers than would otherwise be possible, all without degrading the quality of the measurements made of the fluid being tested. Conductive paths in the strips permit testing the strips during manufacture so as to detect quality lapses regarding the printing or deposition of the paths.
US09835574B2	Gas measurement device and measurement method thereof A gas measurement device measures gas using a gas sensor including a sense resistance exposed to the gas and a reference resistance not exposed to the gas. The gas measurement device applies a first current value and a second current value to the sensor. A detector functions to detect a first resistance variation and a second resistance variation of the sense resistance exposed to the gas with respect to the reference resistance as a function of the first current value and the second current value, respectively. The resistance variation dependent on relative humidity is then determined as a function of the first and second resistance variations and a first constant. The resistance variation dependent on gas content is then determined as a function of the first and second resistance variations and a second (different) constant.
US09835568B2	Defect correction using tomographic scanner for additive manufacturing A method for correction of thermal defects using tomographic scanning for additive manufacturing is provided. The method may include forming a portion of an object using an additive manufacturing system based on an intended three-dimensional (3D) model of the object that is in an additive manufacturing system format. The portion of the object is scanned using a tomographic scanner to obtain a model of the portion of the object in a tomographic scanner format. The model is converted from the tomographic scanner format into the additive manufacturing system format to obtain a converted tomographic model; and the converted tomographic model is compared to the intended 3D model to identify a defect in the portion of the object. A modified 3D model may be generated of the object correcting the intended 3D model to address the defect of the portion of the object.
US09835565B2	Inspection device of display device and inspection method of display device An inspection device of a display device includes a first illumination unit providing a first incident light to the display device at a first incident angle, a second illumination unit providing a second incident light to the display device at a second incident angle, a third illumination unit providing a third incident light to the display device at a third incident angle, and a defect detector receiving at least one of a first reflection light obtained from the first incident light reflected by the display device at a first reflection angle, a second reflection light obtained from the second incident light reflected by the display device at a second reflection angle, and a third reflection light obtained from the third incident light reflected by the display device at a third reflection angle to detect defects of the display device.
US09835563B2	Evaluation system and a method for evaluating a substrate There may be provided an evaluation system that may include spatial sensors that include atomic force microscopes (AFMs) and a solid immersion lens. The AFMs are arranged to generate spatial relationship information that is indicative of a spatial relationship between the solid immersion lens and a substrate. The controller is arranged to receive the spatial relationship information and to send correction signals to the at least one location correction element for introducing a desired spatial relationship between the solid immersion lens and the substrate.
US09835557B1	Multi-dimensional scanner for nano-second time scale signal detection A device and system for measuring the multidimensional distribution of a sample tagged with a short life fluorescent label. The substance applied to a sample holder can be scanned with an optical point source excitation and read back optical stage. The sample can be excited at each of a plurality of points with a fast, e.g., nanosecond pulse of light. The resulting fluorescence can be detected after the excitation is extinguished. A detection gate window can be optimized to maximize the fluorescence signal detected for a predetermined amount of time.
US09835555B2	Sensor for sensing reflective material located on a surface having more than one of radiation emitters located on either side of a radiation detector Described herein is a sensor for sensing reflective material. The sensor includes a housing with a transparent window and a sensor mount located in the housing and angled away from a housing wall. A radiation emitter is mounted in the sensor mount and emits radiation along an axis through the transparent window which has an amount of the reflective material located thereon. A radiation detector is mounted in the sensor mount and located adjacent the radiation emitter. The radiation detector is located to receive reflected radiation from the reflective material along another axis. The first axis is angled towards the second axis.
US09835549B1	System and method of smoke detection using multiple wavelengths of light and multiple sensors In accordance with certain embodiments, detection of a fire event via detection of scattered light of at least two wavelengths is initiated only after a signal from a light detector and/or a sensor for detecting one or more fire signatures other than smoke exceeds a triggering threshold.
US09835548B1	Unified detection system for fluorometry, luminometry and spectrometry The devices and systems disclosed herein provide multiple optical capabilities in a single device or system. Methods for using these devices and systems are provided. These devices and systems are configurable for operation in each of a spectroscopy mode, a fluorescence mode, and a luminescence mode, and are capable of performing spectroscopic, fluorescence, and luminescence observations, measurements, and analyzes when operated in the corresponding spectroscopy mode, fluorescence mode, or luminescence mode. These devices and systems include mirror dispersion elements having multiple faces including an optical dispersion element on one face (e.g., a diffraction grating or a prism) and a reflective element on another face (e.g., a mirror). These multiple capabilities eliminate the need to move or load a sample in multiple devices when subjecting a sample to multiple analyzes, and thus provide greater accuracy, precision, and speed while reducing complexity and cost of sample analysis.
US09835546B2	System and method of analysis by determining a depolarizing or dichroic character of an object An analysis system comprises a transmitting device (1.1) and a receiving device (1.2). The transmitting devices comprises means for illuminating an object (1.3), or a part of the object, by a first light beam (1.8) consisting of signals with two distinct frequencies and first orthogonal polarisation states. The receiving device comprises means (1.6) for detecting, in a second light beam with second polarisation states and resulting from the illumination of the object to be analysed by the first light beam, a signal at a beat frequency equal to a difference between the two frequencies of the first light beam; and means (1.7) for obtaining information relating to the depolarising or dichroic character of the object, or of the part of the object, according to the detection or not of a signal at the beat frequency.
US09835543B2	Particle detector A particle detector that includes an inspection light source that irradiates a flow cell with inspection light, the flow cell that allows a fluid containing a particle to flow therethrough, the flow cell including a semispherical reflective film that reflects reaction light generated by the particle irradiated with the inspection light, and a semispherical lens portion through which the reaction light reflected by the semispherical reflective film passes, an elliptical mirror that has a first focus at a position of the flow cell, and that reflects the reaction light having passed through the semispherical lens portion of the flow cell, and an optical detector that is disposed at a second focus of the elliptical mirror and that detects the reaction light reflected by the elliptical mirror.
US09835542B2	Optical block An integrated optical block that is highly portable and compact, designed to measure cells and particles.
US09835538B2	Biopolymer separation using nanostructured arrays A technique relates sorting biopolymers. The biopolymers are introduced into a nanopillar array, and the biopolymers include a first population and a second population. The nanopillar array includes nanopillars arranged to have a gap separating one from another. The biopolymers are sorted through the nanopillar array by transporting the first population of the biopolymers less than a predetermined bumping size according to a fluid flow direction and by transporting the second population of the biopolymers at least the predetermined bumping size according to a bumped direction different from the fluid flow direction. The nanopillar array is configured to employ the gap with a gap size less than 300 nanometers in order to sort the biopolymers.
US09835533B2	Tablet testing device The invention relates to a tablet testing device for testing tablets with at least one tablet testing station suitable for carrying out at least one test procedure, and preferably at least one apparatus suitable for receiving, and possibly also crushing, the tablet, and also at least one device for positioning a test specimen in accordance with the procedure. The device in accordance with the invention for positioning the tablet includes at least one movable positioning surface, preferably a flap, and at least one further surface that interacts with this positioning surface for the purpose of positioning the tablet.
US09835527B2	Tissue processing reagent A method including treating a biological sample taken from a body with a composition including an acetal solvent. A method including contacting a fixed biological sample taken from a body with a composition including an acetal solvent as at least one a dehydrating, clearing and infiltration process.
US09835522B2	Induction diagnostics for skip fire engine A variety of methods and arrangements for detecting failure of the commanded air induction in an internal combustion engine are described. In some embodiments, the intake manifold pressure is monitored. An air induction event generates a fluctuation in the intake manifold pressure, which is recorded. The signal is processed through a diagnostic filter to help determine whether the actual induction matched the commanded induction. In other embodiments, measured crankshaft acceleration is compared with estimated crankshaft acceleration. If the two quantities differ by a threshold amount an induction fault is detected. The two detection methods may also be combined. The describe approaches are particularly well suited for use in engines operating in a skip fire mode with cylinder deactivation and/or a dynamic firing level modulation mode.
US09835521B1	Methods and systems for encoder synchronization using spark and fuel modification In one embodiment, a method of determining correct engine phase in an internal combustion engine without a cam sensor, the engine having a plurality of piston-cylinders that cause rotation of a crankshaft and a fuel delivery assembly associated with each of the plurality of piston-cylinders, the method comprising monitoring an engine parameter, modifying an amount of fuel delivered to a known piston-cylinder, advancing a spark time one of the plurality of piston-cylinders, and determining an actual engine phase based on a change in the engine parameter.
US09835519B2	Handheld apparatus for measuring lens surface power This invention discloses a handheld apparatus for measuring surface power or radius of prescription ophthalmic spectacle lenses, optical lenses or molds blocked with or without chuck during Rx production, and after comparing measurement results with designed data, providing correction data to the processing machines via wireless connection for correction processing if needed. The handheld apparatus integrates an optical measurement head into a monolithic optical system.
US09835515B2	Pressure sensor with testing device and related methods A pressure sensor is for positioning within a structure. The pressure sensor may include a pressure sensor integrated circuit (IC) having a pressure sensor circuit responsive to bending, and a transceiver circuit coupled to the pressure sensor circuit. The pressure sensor may include a support body having a recess therein coupled to the pressure sensor IC so that the pressure sensor IC bends into the recess when the pressure sensor IC is subjected to external pressure.
US09835513B2	Sensor module for measuring a pressure of a fluid with at least one electronic circuit, particularly an integrated circuit, arranged on a circuit carrier, and at least one pressure measuring chip In a sensor module for measuring a pressure of a fluid, having at least one supporting element, at least one electronic circuit, particularly an integrated circuit, arranged on at least one circuit carrier, and with at least one pressure measuring chip that has at least one pressure measuring membrane, wherein at least sections of the circuit carrier are surrounded by a protective material to protect it from surrounding fluids, it is provided as essential to the invention that the pressure measuring chip and the circuit carrier are arranged vertically one underneath the other, and that the pressure measuring chip is at least partially mechanically decoupled from the supporting element.
US09835507B2	Dynamic quantity sensor A dynamic quantity sensor includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate has one surface, another surface opposite to the one surface, and a depressed portion defining a thin portion. The second substrate has one surface attached to the first substrate and a recessed portion disposed corresponding to the depressed portion. At least a part of a first projection line obtained by projecting the recessed portion is disposed outside of a second projection line obtained by projecting a boundary line between side walls of the depressed portion and the thin portion. The thin portion disposed inside the periphery of the recessed portion provides a film portion which is displaceable corresponding to a physical quantity applied to the film portion, and a region sandwiched between the film portion and a portion connected to the periphery of the recessed portion provides a stress release region.
US09835506B2	Self-calibrated flow meter The present invention relates to a method for estimating the thermophysical properties of a material (Ω) that incorporates at least one temperature sensor (1, 2, 3) and one point heat source (4), the distance between the at least one temperature sensor (1, 2, 3) and the point heat source (4) being known. The method includes the steps of: expression of the theoretical temperature as a function of time at the at least one temperature sensor (1, 2, 3) when the point heat source (4) is activated, said expression depending on the thermophysical parameters of the material (Ω); acquisition of a plurality of temperature measurements by the at least one temperature sensor (1, 2, 3) over a time period during which the point heat source (4) is activated; and determining of the values of the thermophysical parameters of the material (Ω), such that the difference between the theoretical temperatures obtained via said expression and the temperatures that are actually measured is minimal. The present invention also relates to a method for measuring a heat flow (φ(t)) across a surface (Γ) of a material (Ω) and a flow meter (10) designed for this purpose.
US09835505B2	Rolling bearing temperature measurement system in a railway axle-box and associated method A measurement system including: a radial external hole on a cover of a railway axle-box on the side of an edge of the cover facing towards a rolling bearing of the axle-box; a smaller axial hole made on the edge of the cover facing towards a ring of the bearing and opening in the radial hole; a cup-shaped body accommodated in the radial hole; a fork shaped spring integrally carried by a bottom wall of the cup-shaped body, projecting in front of the axial hole; a temperature probe slidingly accommodated within the axial hole and including a tubular element incorporating an electrical temperature sensor and an electric cable protruding from a first end of the tubular element accommodated within the cup-shaped body; and an abutting element removably coupled to the first end to cooperate with the spring, which pushes a second end of the probe out of the axial hole.
US09835502B2	Temperature and strain sensing optical fiber and temperature and strain sensor Disclosed is a temperature and strain sensing optical fiber including a first doped radial zone (Z1) with an associated first Brillouin shift (BS1) caused by the doping of said zone (Z1) and a second doped radial zone (Z2) with associated second Brillouin shift (BS2) caused by the doping of said second zone (Z2). The concentration and/or composition of the doping materials in said first and second radial zones are chosen such that the first Brillouin Shift (BS1) is different from the second Brillouin Shift (BS2) for all variations of said Brillouin Shifts (BS1, BS2) caused by temperature and/or strain.
US09835492B2	Spectroscopic image acquiring apparatus and spectroscopic image acquiring method A spectroscopic camera is provided with a wavelength variable interference filter including a pair of reflection films and an electrostatic actuator for changing a size of a gap between the reflection films; an imaging unit including a plurality of imaging pixels; and a filter control unit for controlling the electrostatic actuator based on light-received wavelength data in which a control amount for receiving light of a target wavelength is recorded with respect to each of the imaging pixels of the imaging unit. An acquisition order of the target wavelength emitted from the wavelength variable interference filter is set for each of the imaging pixels, and the acquisition order is set in a descending order of the driving amount of a gap, and thus a value for emitting the light of the target wavelength in the set acquisition order is recorded as the light-received wavelength data.
US09835491B1	Spectral, polar and spectral-polar imagers for use in space situational awareness An imager for imaging a plurality of images of a single scene over a plurality of disparate electromagnetic wavelength sets includes front-end optics for outputting a polychromatic, collimated image beam of the scene; a beam displacer configured for splitting the collimated image beam into spatially displaced, mutually parallel beams, and an imaging-sensor array configured for registration of the spatially displaced wavelength sets at disparate locations along the imaging-sensor array. In alternative versions, the beam displacer displaces constituent light beams based on at least one of wavelength and polarization. In various implementations, a back-end focusing element focuses each constituent beam onto a predetermined location along the imaging-sensor array. The imaging-sensor array is optimally configured for simultaneous sampling of the plural images focused thereupon by the back-end focusing elements.
US09835488B2	Luggage scale and identification tag system A luggage scale and identification tag system is a combination identification tag and luggage weight scale system having a body with a clear plastic card insert for displaying a business card or other visual identification means on one side and a scale with a display face and graduated weight measurements on the other side. The scale has a spring mechanism that is able to indicate a weight when loaded; the indication via mechanical (analog) means. Simplified versions may just be connectable to luggage via a tie strap.
US09835487B2	Operating a high accuracy thermal anemometer flow meter in gas stream containing liquid droplets A method is provided to operate a thermal anemometer flow meter to measure a property of a stream. The method includes measuring a first heat loss to the stream from operating at a first DeltaT above a temperature of the stream, measuring a second heat loss to the stream from operating at a second DeltaT above the temperature of the stream where the second DeltaT being greater than the first DeltaT. The method further includes determining the property of the stream based on the first and the second heat losses.
US09835485B2	Method for functional testing of arrangement for dynamic fuel consumption measurement For the functional testing of an arrangement for dynamic fuel consumption measurement, at least two reference flows are produced through successive operation, at different frequencies, of a system pump (6) provided in any case for the regulated fuel flow, and the gradient determined from the reference measured values obtained is compared with the known gradients of the characteristic curve of the system pump (6).
US09835484B2	Nuclear magnetic flowmeter and method for operating a nuclear magnetic flowmeter A nuclear magnetic flowmeter (1) for determining the flow of a medium flowing through a measuring tube (2), having a magnetic field generator (3) having permanent magnets for generating a magnetic field interfusing the medium over a magnetic field section LM, having a pre-magnetization section LVM located within the magnetic field section LM and having a measuring device also located in the magnetic field section LM including a coil-shaped antenna (4) with the length L1 serving as a measuring antenna. At least one coil-shaped antenna (5) is provided in the pre-magnetization section LVM for generating a pulse or pulse sequence spoiling the magnetization of the medium in the direction of the magnetic field.
US09835482B2	Gear flow meter with out of product sensor Systems and methods related to a flow meter and/or flow meter operation can include one or more sensors and be capable of detecting parameters of the fluid flowing the flowmeter. One or more sensors can include capacitive sensors having a plurality of electrodes and configured to detect capacitive properties of a fluid flowing through the flow meter. Detected changes in detected properties of the fluid can be evidence of important changes in the fluid, such as an out of product event or a contamination of the fluid.
US09835481B2	Multichannel correlation analysis for displacement device Methods, systems and devices for estimating a parameter of interest in a borehole. The apparatus may include a displacement device configured for displacement responsive to the parameter of interest and environmental noise; a detector array configured to provide information comprising a first signal and a second signal both relating to the displacement; and at least one processor configured to mitigate effects of the environmental noise on the information by determining correlated portions of each corresponding signal representative of effects of common mode elements of the environmental noise on each corresponding signal. The displacement device may be an optical displacement device configured to receive a first electromagnetic beam with a first value of a beam property and a second electromagnetic beam with a second value of the beam property, which comprises a displacement element configured for displacement responsive to the parameter of interest and the environmental noise.
US09835479B2	Vehicle seat with load sensor A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor.
US09835475B2	Inductive sensor for measuring the position of a shaft of a vehicle An inductive sensor for measuring the position of a shaft of a vehicle in a first direction (X) and a second direction (Y), from a target mounted on the shaft. The sensor (20) includes a printed circuit board (21) including at least one first receiving coil (23), at least one second receiving coil (24) and at least one transmitting coil (22) surrounding the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil. The first receiving coil and the second receiving coil each include a plurality of N portions (23A, 23B, 23C, 24A, 24B, 24C) that are electrically connected to one another and are disposed side by side on the printed circuit in the second direction, each portion extending on the printed circuit in the first direction in such a way as to determine the position of the target both in the first direction and in the second direction.
US09835474B2	Method for producing a sensing device A sensor for detecting a position of an encoder magnet in a direction of motion, including: a first coil extending in the direction of motion, a second and third coil, which are aligned with the first coil and which are arranged symmetrical to each other with respect to a point of symmetry as observed in the direction of motion and which accordingly form a first and second transformer with the first coil, the transformation ratio of which transformers depends on the position of the encoder magnet, and a magnetic asymmetry, which changes the transformation ratio of one of the transformers with respect to the other transformer.
US09835471B2	Sensor module and method for operating the same Disclosed are a sensor module and a method for operating the same. The sensor module includes a module unit including a first body having a cavity and a module substrate received in the first body; and a sensor unit including a second body detachable from the cavity of the module unit and a sensor received in the second body, wherein the module unit reads an output signal from the sensor unit to generate sensing information and wirelessly outputs the sensing information.
US09835464B2	Navigation device A navigation device includes a route searching unit for searching for a route leading to an arbitrary point on the basis of map data acquired by a map data acquiring unit, an HOV lane determining unit for determining whether or not an HOV lane is included in the route which the route searching unit has searched for, a predicted arrival time calculating unit for, when the HOV lane determining unit determines that an HOV lane is included in the route, calculating a predicted arrival time required to arrive at the arbitrary point by way of the route which is shorter than a time required to arrive at the arbitrary point by way of a route in which no HOV lane is included, and a display processing unit for displaying the predicted arrival time calculated by the predicted arrival time calculating unit.
US09835463B2	Route searching device, terminal device, and route searching method When a route searching command is input, a control unit searches for a provisional route disregarding remaining energy. Next, a finding unit finds charging lanes and charging spots near the provisional route and a calculation unit calculates a charging lane traveling distance and a spot charging usage amount. Then, a searching unit searches for charging lane information, and the like, the first route that restrains charging up cost and uses charging lanes and searches for, on the basis of the spot charging usage amount, charging spot information, and the like, the second route that restrains charging up cost and uses charging spots. A generation unit generates information about the retrieved routes that includes charging up cost and the expected time required. which is presented by a presentation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to find routes including charging plans that use charging lanes and charging spots and to enhance user convenience.
US09835461B2	Database management using format description A system manages a database through a format description table. The format description table provides instructions for operating an abstract machine. Based on the instructions, the abstract machine reads application data and parses the application data to an application software. The abstract machine may provide the application software with semantic information related to the application data to enable the application software to interpret and process the application data.
US09835459B2	Electronic device, and method and program for displaying name of search object candidate An electronic device including a navigation function, includes a display unit configured to display road map data on a display screen, a scroll unit configured to scroll a road map screen display on the display screen in response to a user input, a determination unit configured to determine if the scrolling has stopped, an identification unit configured to identify, when it is determined that the scrolling has stopped, a search object candidate specified by a position at which the scrolling has stopped, a selection unit configured to select a search object candidate, an acquisition unit configured to acquire name data of the search object candidate, and a synthesis and display unit configured to synthesize and display the name data onto the road map data.
US09835458B2	Ship assignment device, ship assignment method, program, and recording medium A ship assignment device acquires voyage schedule information including an operation time schedule and a sailing route of a voyage. The ship assignment device acquires, from a database, weather information related to the operation time schedule and the sailing route included in the schedule information. The ship assignment device acquires information regarding variations in fuel consumption rate from a database that stores the information for each of plural ships. On the basis of the acquired weather information and acquired information regarding each ship, the ship assignment device calculates the fuel consumption for when each ship sails on the sailing route included in the acquired voyage schedule information in accordance with the operation time schedule included in the voyage schedule information. On the basis of the calculation result, the ship assignment device outputs information identifying plural ships.
US09835450B2	Method for inspecting an object by means of ultrasound A method for inspecting an object by ultrasound for detecting a wall thickness or defects of the object, wherein at least one ultrasonic pulse is transmitted into the object on a first position on an object's surface, the ultrasonic pulse is received on a second position on an object's surface possibly by propagating directly towards the second position along the surface or possibly as a result of reflection and/or diffractions of the pulse so that more than one pulse being received at different time and wherein a data signal is generated representing the received pulses and the associated moments in time wherein these pulses are received wherein the step is repeated for other positions and wherein the data signals are processed for generating processed signals to obtain a To FD image, wherein the processing for obtaining the processed data signals comprises at least three processing steps.
US09835449B2	Surface measuring device and method thereof A surface measuring device includes a rotary platform, a shifting lever, a measuring module, and a control module. The rotary platform carries an object under test and rotates the object under test at a rotating speed. The shifting lever is above the rotary platform. The measuring module disposed on the shifting lever moves to measurement positions on the shifting lever and performs a surface height measurement at a sampling frequency to sampling points on a surface of the object under test when located at one measurement position. The control module selectively adjusts the rotational speed for the rotary platform or the sampling frequency for the measuring module according to the measurement position of the measuring module on the shifting lever in order to fit a distance between the sampling points on at least one part of the surface of the object under test to a sampling rule.
US09835446B2	Non-contact deviation measurement system A non-contacting deviation measurement system projects a first line and a second line upon a surface of an object. The projections of the first line and second line are arranged to overlap at an intersection line oriented at a nominal location such that when the surface is oriented at the nominal location, the intersection line appears on the surface. As the location of the surface deviates from the nominal location, the first line and second line as projected upon the surface move away from one another. The distance between the lines may be used to calculate the deviation from the nominal location. The deviation calculated may be compared to a predetermined maximum allowable deviation.
US09835444B2	Shape measuring device using frequency scanning interferometer A shape measuring device includes a light source unit, a light splitting unit, a reference mirror, a light receiving unit and a processing unit. The light source unit generates light and can change the wavelength of the light. The light splitting unit splits the light generated from the light source unit into at least a reference light and a measurement light. The light receiving unit receives the reference light which is reflected by the reference mirror so as to form a reference light path, and the measurement light which is reflected by a light-transmitting target object formed on a substrate so as to form a measurement light path. The processing unit calculates the shape of the measurement argent object based on an interference change resulting from a wavelength change of the light between the reference light and the measurement light received by the light receiving unit.
US09835442B2	Methods for determining a shape of a substantially cylindrical specular reflective surface A method for determining a shape of a substantially cylindrical specular reflective surface includes the step of obtaining calibration data and the step of obtaining target data about a target structure. The method further includes the step of defining a target line from the target data, where the target line represents a feature of the target structure and the step of capturing a reflected image of the target structure in the specular reflective surface. The method further includes the step of obtaining reflected data from the reflected image and the step of defining a reflected line from the reflected data, where the reflected line represents a reflection of the feature of the target structure. The method also includes the step of determining a correspondence between the target line and the reflected line and using the correspondence and the calibration data to determine the shape of the specular reflective surface.
US09835441B2	Absolute distance measurement apparatus and method using laser interferometric wavelength leverage An absolute distance measurement apparatus and method using laser interferometric wavelength leverage includes a light source system, a wavelength-leverage laser interferometric system and an interference signal processing and controlling system. The light source system outputs a orthogonally linearly polarized beam with the wavelength λ1 and the wavelength λ2. The orthogonally linearly polarized beam projects onto the wavelength-leverage laser interferometric system to form the interference beam. The interference beam projects onto the interference signal processing and controlling system. In the wavelength-leverage laser interferometric system, the synthetic wavelength and the single wavelength as well as the measured absolute distance and the moving displacement of the cube-corner prism in the reference arm form a wavelength-leverage absolute distance measurement relationship.
US09835433B1	Touch trigger probe A touch probe for a coordinate measuring machine with a processor which is programmed to generate a trigger signal signalling a contact between a stylus of the probe and a workpiece, whenever one of a plurality displacement signals exceeds a corresponding threshold. In addition, or in alternative, a delayed trigger is generated based on a processing a plurality of samples of displacement signals that are stored in a buffer. The processor is programmed to minimize anisotropy of the probe response. Furthermore, the thresholds can be modified during operations based on commands received from the CMM controller.
US09835432B2	Method and system for determining a rotation angle of at least one wheel of a vehicle A rotation angle of at least one wheel of a vehicle is determined during an operation of the vehicle. The method includes acquiring a plurality of pressure values of a tire pressure of the at least one wheel by way of a tire pressure sensor, and determining a rotation angle of the at least one wheel by determining a change of the pressure of the tire based on the acquired plurality of pressure values.
US09835428B2	Detonation command and control The detonation of one or more explosive charges and propellant charges by a detonator in response to a fire control signal from a command and control system comprised of a command center and instrumentation center with a communications link therebetween. The fire control signal is selectively provided to the detonator from the instrumentation center if plural detonation control switches at the command center are in a fire authorization status, and instruments, and one or more interlocks, if included, are in a ready for firing status. The instrumentation and command centers are desirably mobile, such as being respective vehicles.
US09835426B2	Spin-stabilized non-lethal projectile with a shear-thinning fluid A non-lethal projectile having a shear-thinning fluid within an interior cavity. The shear-thinning fluid having a greater apparent viscosity at low shear rates to spin-stabilize the non-lethal projectile during flight and a lower apparent viscosity at a high shear rate corresponding with the shear-thinning fluid shearing against the frangible cap upon the non-lethal projectile striking the target, with the low viscosity of the shear-thinning fluid allowing proper dispersal upon impact with the target. The shear-thinning fluid can comprise a marking media and be in the form of an emulsion with less than about 50% liquid by volume to effectively disperse upon impact with the target.
US09835425B2	Metallic nosecone with unitary assembly A nosecone is provided and includes a ring that includes an angled surface, a nosecone tip, a double-walled shroud portion including inner and outer dome elements, a first end that interfaces with and is constrained by the nosecone tip and a second end that is connectable to the ring to define with the angled surface a sliding, resistive interface and a shim disposable in the double walled shroud portion to pre-load the sliding, resistive interface and to provide for separation distance between the inner and outer dome elements.
US09835422B2	Kind of image-text firework production method The present invention comprises a pattern-character firework carrier (101), a pattern-character display method, and a pattern-character firework setting-off step. The pattern-character firework carrier (101) is provided with a lifting-off device (201) which is provided with a lifting-off gunpowder bin (1) with lifting-off gunpowder (6) packaged inside, and a pattern-character display control device (301) which is provided with a lattice gunpowder packaging body (2) provided with a firework launching unit (4) and a simultaneous ignition bin (3). The pattern-character display method comprises steps of designing a pattern, converting the pattern into a color lattice graphic (12), arranging fireworks according to the graphic, loading the fireworks, and the like. The setting-off step comprises: igniting a fuse (8), igniting the lifting-off gunpowder (6), lifting off the pattern-character firework carrier (101), exciting the simultaneous ignition device (5), igniting firework launching gunpowder (10), sending firework display gunpowder (9) out of the carrier, simultaneously igniting the firework display gunpowder (9) in the air, and displaying the pattern and character in the air. The method is simple in implementation, low in cost, and capable of allowing the gunpowder to be combined freely. The sky can be made bright and colorful with the fireworks. Affection can be directly expressed.
US09835421B2	Device for launching targets for sport shooting, with instantaneous take-off of the target, with active locking means on the launching arm rotating shaft The present invention relates to a device for launching targets for sport shooting, with instantaneous take-off of the target which comprises first and second means for locking the rotation of the arm associated with the motor means and cooperating with complementary locking means inserted between the launching means and the arm rotating shaft, with the locking means being so configured as to lock the arm beyond the “zero point” over an angular sector set beforehand according to the direction of rotation of the arm in a launching position and so as to release the arm beyond the launching position, with the launching means expanding so as to execute the rotation for launching the target.Applications in the field of sport shooting, both rifle shooting or revolver shooting and in archery.
US09835419B2	Method and system for armored energy-dispersion objects An armor system that includes a first armor article that includes a plurality of energy-dispersion objects arranged in a predetermined configuration, wherein the plurality of energy-dispersion objects includes a plurality of hollow objects, and wherein at least some of the plurality of hollow objects are filled with an inner filler material; and a lock mechanism configured to hold the plurality of energy-dispersion objects in the predetermined configuration. A method for manufacturing an armor system, the armor system including a first armor article, the method including producing a plurality of hollow hemispheres; affixing pairs of the plurality of hemispheres to one another to form a first plurality of spheres; treating each one of the plurality of hemispheres with an anti-ballistic treatment; inserting a filler material into each one of the plurality of hemispheres; and locking the first plurality of spheres into a predetermined configuration.
US09835416B1	Multi-ply heterogeneous armor with viscoelastic layers An armor system with a composite laminate having at least four alternating layers (two bi-layers) of a first material and a second material, the first material having a lower acoustic impedance than the second material. The first material is an elastomer and the second material can be a hard material such as steel, aluminum, or ceramic, or an elastomer with a higher acoustic impedance than the first material. The laminate can include many alternating layers of the first and second materials, and can be adhered or affixed to a thicker armor substrate. Additional protective elements such as corrugated metal-ceramic panels and armored glass cylinders can be added to improve resistance to armor piercing rounds, explosively formed penetrators, or other threats.
US09835415B2	Method and process of making camouflage patterns A pattern for camouflage and a method for making the pattern. The method includes taking photographic images from the perspective of the selected animal or bird. In one embodiment, the photographic image can be taken from above so as to create a finite background within the selected environment. In another embodiment, the pattern is adapted to be seamlessly repeatable across a surface. The method includes placing desired harvested abstracts into the photographic scene to obtain the overall desired effect of the camouflage pattern including color, composition, depth and repeat. The method also includes taking multiple photographs of the same scene from the same exact spot focusing on different parts of the photographic scene to add clarity to certain portions of the images, enhance depth, and reach desired color palate. The method includes adjusting the color of objects, including water within the photographic scene, to reflect true color of objects absent outside conditions.
US09835414B2	Ballistic vest carrier cover system with pouches for hard armor panels Hard armor plate pouches incorporated in a ballistic vest carrier cover that has armor panel pockets with side openings and waist panels. The pouches are attached to the carrier cover outer layer inside the armor pockets with access through the outer layer. In one configuration, the pouch is a single fabric sheet attached to the outer layer around the sheet perimeter. In another configuration, the pouch is a bag that hangs freely in the pocket. The pouch is accessed via a lateral opening or a vertical opening in the outer layer that is closed by an openable fastener, such as a zipper, hook and loop fastener, or snaps. The vertical opening can be hidden behind a placket. Optionally, the waist panels have side pouches that have openings at the side or the top.
US09835413B2	Ballistic ranging methods and systems for inclined shooting A portable system for facilitating inclined shooting of projectile weapons comprises a ranging system, an inclinometer and a processor. The ranging system measures a line-of sight range distance from a vantage point to a target that is elevated or depressed relative to the vantage point, and the inclinometer measures an inclination angle of a line of sight between the vantage point and the target. Based on information from the rangefinder and inclinometer, the processor determines a predicted altitude-compensated inclined shooting (ACIS) trajectory at the line-of sight range distance for a preselected projectile. The ACIS trajectory is based on a bullet path height correction between a bullet path height at a first altitude and a bullet path height at a second altitude, a range distance of the target from the vantage point, and selected meteorological atmospheric information.
US09835410B2	Rotatable holster A mounting assembly for securing a holster to a user that permits a holstered weapon to be rotated from a normal, dominant-hand accessible position to a reversed position more easily accessible to a non-dominant hand. The assembly includes a first portion that is securable to a user and a second portion hingedly connected to the first portion in a manner allowing rotation about a generally upstanding axis. The second portion is rotatable between a normal position which enables the user to draw the weapon using a dominant hand and a reversed position in which the holster is rotated to enable the user to conveniently draw the weapon using an off-hand. The assembly includes provisions to restrain the second portion in one or more predetermined orientations, biasing mechanisms to rotate the second portion when released, and latching mechanism to prevent inadvertent or unintended rotation of a holstered weapon.
US09835405B2	Toy gun The moving distance of a cartridge which is actuated each time a trigger is pulled once can be increased. A toy gun includes: a trigger; a cartridge in which cartridge bullet loading portions loaded with bullets are continuously provided and which is installed ahead of the trigger; a link mechanism (including a trigger rear end portion, a link A, a link B, a rod, and an arm) which is once extended from behind the trigger to the side opposite the cartridge installation position and thereafter inverted and whose tip is extended to ahead of the trigger; and a nail which is actuated through the link mechanism in conjunction with the actuation of the trigger and moves the cartridge.
US09835403B2	Connector for toy gun Provided is a connector for a toy gun having a feature for detecting whether or not a projectile remains. The connector includes a connector body coupled to the toy gun to be connected with an upper portion of a magazine when the magazine is inserted into the toy gun, a hole formed to pass through front end of the connector body and configured to accommodate the projectile provided by the magazine, a projectile fixing portion positioned on the connector body in which the hole is formed to fix the projectile provided via the hole, a projectile sensing portion which senses whether or not a projectile remains in the hole; and a first protrusion interlocked with the projectile sensing portion to control movement of a cylinder of the toy gun depending on whether or not a projectile remains in the hole.
US09835402B1	String bumper for arrow-propelling device A bumper for limiting a string displacement on a projectile accelerating apparatus is described for absorbing vibrations thereof, the bumper comprising an hollowed body including an opening portion at a first end of the body, an expansion portion inside the hollowed body and adjacent to the opening portion, a damper portion adjacent to the expansion portion inside the hollowed body, the damper portion including a volume of air that is compressible when the opening portion is closed, and a string-contacting portion disposed on an exterior surface of a second end of the body, the distal wall and the string-contacting portion being moveable toward the opening portion to compress the volume of air in the damper portion in consequence of a string contact on the string-contacting portion. A projectile accelerating apparatus including same and a method of using same are also presented.
US09835400B2	Integrally suppressed barrel for firearm An integrally suppressed barrel in one embodiment includes a rear barrel portion defining an axial projectile bore and forwardly extending sleeve affixed to thereto. The sleeve includes vertically stacked tubular upper and lower longitudinal chambers holding a complementary configured horizontal stack of sound suppression baffles. The chambers are in fluid communication via a waist, which may be smaller in width than the chambers. A rod extending from a front end cap on the sleeve to and threadably the rear barrel secures the baffles inside the sleeve. The stack of baffles is removable from the sleeve as a self-supporting unit in one embodiment. The baffles may include upper and lower chambers which are in fluid communication to provide additional volume for gas expansion and sound suppression. The upper chambers include an asymmetrically shaped flow cone configured to direct gas from the upper to lower chambers.
US09835397B2	Firearm ejectors and receivers and firearms including such firearm ejectors Firearm ejectors and receivers and firearms including such firearm ejectors are disclosed. An example ejector for a firearm includes a body including a projection extending therefrom, the ejector to be movably coupled to a receiver of the firearm to enable the projection including an engagement surface to be disposed in a movement path of a breechblock, the engagement surface to be engaged by a cartridge casing during a recoil process to enable the cartridge casing to be ejected from the firearm; and a spring to bias the body relative to the receiver, the body to be movably relative to a longitudinal axis of the receiver upon impact with the cartridge.
US09835393B2	Apparatus for circulating balls for cleaning a pipe line The present invention relates to an apparatus for circulating balls. An embodiment of the present invention includes: a circulation path for circulating balls and fluid, the circulation path comprising a cooling water tube of a heat exchange unit; a pump arranged in the circulation path for pumping the balls and fluid; and a counter for counting the time and the number of the balls in relation to the circulation of the balls.
US09835390B2	Unitary graphene material-based integrated finned heat sink A unitary graphene-based integrated heat sink comprising a heat collection member (base) and at least one heat dissipation member (e.g. fins) integral to the baser, wherein the base is configured to be in thermal contact with a heat source, collects heat therefrom, and dissipates heat through the fins. The unitary graphene material is obtained from heat-treating a graphene oxide gel at a temperature higher than 100° C., 500° C., 1,250° C., or 2,000° C., and contains chemically bonded graphene molecules having inter-graphene distance of 0.3354-0.4 nm (preferably <0.337 nm). The unitary graphene material is a graphene single crystal, a poly-crystal with incomplete grain boundaries, or a poly-crystal having large grain sizes (e.g. >mm or cm), exhibiting a degree of graphitization preferably from 1% to 100% and a Mosaic spread value less than 0.7 (preferably no greater than 0.4). The finned heat sink may also be made from a filler-reinforced graphene matrix composite.
US09835386B2	Heat exchanger, in particular for vehicle air conditioning loops or circuits The present invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising at least, one fluid F passage tube (7) and at least one manifold (5) provided with a cover (11) closing, after assembly, a longitudinal opening (10) of a collector plate (9) cooperating with said cover (11) to form the manifold, said tube (7) being designed to form a connecting element for the exchanger and comprising an end partially crimped between said cover (11) and said collector plate (9) at a passage orifice (17) for said fluid F in the manifold.
US09835385B2	Three-conductor and four-conductor system for saving energy in connection with district heat The patent application relates to a district-heat consumer plant which is capable of being linked to a district-heat network and which comprises at least one heat-consumer which is capable of being supplied with heat from the district-heat network, the district-heat consumer plant comprising a port via which the district-heat consumer plant is capable of being linked to a district-heat reflux of the district-heat network, in order to withdraw heat from the district-heat reflux for the purpose of supplying the at least one heat-consumer. The patent application further relates to a district-heat network, to which a district-heat consumer plant is capable of being linked, the district-heat network comprising a district-heat reflux, and the district-heat reflux comprising a port for the district-heat consumer plant, in order to supply the district-heat consumer plant with heat from the district-heat reflux. Lastly, the patent application relates to a district-heat system which comprises a district-heat consumer plant and a district-heat network.
US09835383B1	Planar heat pipe with architected core and vapor tolerant arterial wick A planar heat pipe for transferring heat between a higher temperature region and a lower temperature region includes a bottom facesheet, a top facesheet, a vapor-venting arterial wick between the bottom facesheet and the top facesheet and including a high permeability layer and a high capillary pressure layer each having pores such that an average pore hydraulic diameter in the high permeability layer is greater than an average pore diameter in the high capillary pressure layer. The pipe also includes an architected mechanical core structure between the arterial wick and the top facesheet, and a working fluid between the bottom facesheet and the top facesheet. The architected mechanical core structure may have a vapor region, and the vapor-venting arterial wick may have a liquid region.
US09835374B2	Apparatus and method for a dryer A dryer adapted for use in an asphalt plant. The dryer comprises a drum having an inner wall and a plurality of flights, each of which is disposed on the inner wall of the drum and each of which has a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end. At least one of the plurality of flights comprises a V-shaped notch. A method for drying components of asphalt comprising drying the components of asphalt in the drum of such a dryer.
US09835373B2	Integrated cascade process for vaporization and recovery of residual LNG in a floating tank application Methods and systems for vaporizing and recovering LNG are provided. One method includes: a) heating at least a portion of the LNG to provide a boil-off gas stream and a liquid quench stream; b) routing the boil-off gas stream and the liquid quench stream to a quench system, wherein the quench system cools the boil-off gas stream to provide a quenched stream; and c) compressing the quenched stream to provide a compressed quenched stream.
US09835372B2	Under mount roller for crisper system A refrigerator is provided that includes a crisper system having one or more moveable and removable drawers. The drawers include rollers extending downwardly and outwardly from the drawers to provide maximum storage volume. The rollers are configured to work with channels formed in a support system, which may be integrally formed with a bottom floor of a compartment of the refrigerator. Therefore, the rollers and channels of the support system provide easy access and removability of the drawers of the crisper system.
US09835368B2	Refrigerating and air-conditioning apparatus for use in a defrosting operation A refrigerating and air-conditioning apparatus performs, even during a heating operation under air conditions leading to formation of frost, a defrosting operation while simultaneously continuing the heating operation and improves comfort through heating by securing an appropriate amount of ventilation. A plurality of refrigeration cycles independently performs a heating operation and a defrosting operation. By controlling a ventilation damper of an indoor unit that is to perform a defrosting operation to increase the amount of ventilation, a prior ventilation operation for securing the time-averaged required amount of ventilation including the period in which the defrosting operation is being performed is performed before the defrosting operation, and after the prior ventilation is terminated, the defrosting operation is started.
US09835367B2	Cooler having removable wheel assembly A cooler includes a main body which includes a base, an upper rim, and one or more cooler walls extending therebetween. The cooler in some embodiments further includes a removable wheel assembly which includes two coaxial wheels, and an axle. The two coaxial wheels are removably securable to the axle. The cooler still further comprises a wheel fastening system configured to secure the removable wheel assembly to the base of the main body which includes a mount, a clip hingedly connected to the mount, and a locking clasp configured to lock the clip into a closed position to secure the wheel assembly. The cooler yet further comprises a lid including two wheel storage recesses, each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain one of the coaxial wheel of the wheel assembly, and an axle storage recess sized and dimensioned to receive and retain the axle of the wheel assembly.
US09835366B2	System for calibration of a compressor unit in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system The present invention provides for a system for calibrating operation of a compressor unit in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A measuring device measures an operating parameter of the HVAC system at a position where the measuring device is mounted on a refrigerant line of the HVAC system. The measuring device switches states when the value of the measured operating parameter reaches a switching value. A controller estimates a value of the first operating parameter at the position where the first measuring device is mounted on the refrigerant line, and the controller determines whether the estimated first operating parameter is within a threshold percentage of the switching value.
US09835357B2	Cylindrical tubular heat exchanger type 2 In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a tubular heat exchanger wherein a central tube is employed to enclose an internal heated fluid which ascends inside the central tube. The heated fluid is then radially disbursed as it converges toward the internal surface of a top cover of the heat exchanger assembly, being forced outwardly under the top flange by the updraft force of the heated fluid, which forces the heated fluid downwardly apportioning the heated fluid around equally spaced axially arranged heat transfer tubes surrounded by an outer tube which are in sealed engagement with the top flange and attach at the bottom in sealing engagement with the exhaust collection manifold. The heated fluid descends around the tubes and enters an exhaust manifold exiting through an exhaust pipe. The heat transfer fluid enters a lower plenum and flows around the heat exchanger core into an upper plenum.
US09835347B2	State-based control in an air handling unit A state-based control system for an air handling unit (AHU) includes a finite state machine configured to transition between a high cooling load state and a low cooling load state. In the high cooling load state, the system maintains the temperature of a supply airstream provided by the AHU at a fixed setpoint and controls the temperature of a building zone by modulating the speed of a supply air fan. In the low cooling load state, the system operates the supply air fan at a fixed speed and controls the zone temperature by modulating an amount of cooling applied to the supply airstream by one or more cooling stages. A feed-forward module manages disturbances caused by adding or shedding cooling stages by applying a feed-forward gain to the supply air fan setpoint.
US09835346B2	Air conditioner and method for controlling the same The present disclosure provides an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a compressor; a sensor for measuring the compressors state configured to detect compressor state information that includes at least one of a pressure value and a saturation temperature of the compressor; and a controller configured to control air flow on the side of an indoor unit by comparing the compressor state information measured from the sensor and a threshold.
US09835342B2	Evaporative condenser cooling system The evaporative condenser cooling system is an air cooling system combining an evaporative condenser and a sensible heat exchanger. The evaporative condenser cools environmental air in a conventional manner, and includes a condenser immersed in water contained within a water reservoir. The water in the reservoir is also used to humidify another portion of environmental air, which is, in turn, cooled by evaporative cooling, and this cooled air is used in a heat exchange process with the sensible heat exchanger. The sensible heat exchanger is in communication with the water reservoir to provide additional cooling to the water therein, which is used to provide a further cooled environment for the condenser, enhancing heat exchange between the condenser and the water in which it is immersed.
US09835335B2	Air directed fuel injection A combustion chamber for a gas turbine is provided. The combustion chamber has a pilot burner device, a fuel injector, an ignitor unit and an air blast injector. The pilot burner device has a pilot body with a pilot surface facing an inner volume of the combustion chamber. The fuel injector has a fuel outlet for injecting a fuel into the inner volume, wherein the fuel outlet is arranged at the pilot surface. The ignitor unit is arranged at the pilot surface such that fuel which passes the ignitor unit is ignitable. The air blast injector is adapted for injecting an air blast into the inner volume, wherein the air blast injector includes an air blast outlet arranged at the pilot surface such that the air blast is injectable in the direction to the fuel outlet and the ignitor unit for directing the fuel to the ignitor unit.
US09835333B2	System and method for utilizing cooling air within a combustor A system for utilizing cooling air within a combustor includes a fuel nozzle having an axially extending center body, a burner tube that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the center body and a premix passage defined between the center body and the burner tube. The system further includes a combustor cap assembly having a first cooling air plenum defined between a cap plate and a first partitioning plate, a second cooling air plenum defined upstream from the first cooling air plenum between a second partitioning plate and the first partitioning plate, and a tube that provides for fluid communication from the first cooling air plenum, through the second cooling air plenum and through the second partitioning plate. The system provides a method for utilizing the cooling air within the combustor.
US09835332B2	Combustion chamber arrangement A combustion chamber arrangement including an outer wall and an inner wall spaced from the outer wall and the outer wall supports the inner wall. The inner wall including at least one row of circumferentially arranged tiles. At least one tile in the at least one row of tiles having an L, or V, shaped downstream end and the downstream end of the tile in the row of tiles having a first portion extending from the downstream end of the tile towards and sealing with an inner surface of the outer wall and a second portion extending from the first portion in a downstream direction and away from the inner surface of the outer wall. The first portion of the downstream end of the tile having a plurality of apertures to supply coolant over an inner surface of the second portion of the downstream end of the tile.
US09835330B2	Linear slide damper system A damper system comprises a damper blade having open and closed states. The damper blade is movable in a linear direction only between the open and closed states. The damper blade may fully overlap with a flue passage in the closed state, and the damper blade may lack any overlap with the flue passage in the open state. A portion of the damper blade may directly contact a switch activation arm in the open state, wherein the switch activation arm confirms the open state of the damper blade.
US09835328B2	Multipurpose outdoor gas fire place The present invention provides a multipurpose outdoor gas fire place having a frame with a gas outlet about its center and at least three adjustable radius arms for connecting to a gas canister housing, a gas line with an output control valve and a first end able to be securely connected to a gas canister through a pressure regulator and the second end able to be securely connected to a gas outlet and a cover-tray that fits over the gas outlet for burning gas. The arms have connectors on the ends for securing the frame to the gas canister housing that has an open top for receiving the cover-tray. The cover-tray distributes the gas about its middle and along its perimeter for burning gas and has a central adapter in line with the gas outlet for connecting a second gas burning element.
US09835319B2	Sequential and coordinated flashing of electronic roadside flares with active energy conservation Electronic light emitting flares and related methods. Flares of the present invention include various features such as self-synchronization, remote control, motion-actuated or percussion-actuated features, dynamic shifting between side-emitting and top-emitting light emitters in response to changes in positional orientation (e.g., vertical vs. horizontal) of the flare; overrides to cause continued emission from side-emitting or top-emitting light emitters irrespective of changes in the flare's positional orientation; use of the flare(s) for illumination of traffic cones and other hazard marking or traffic safety objects or devices, group on/off features, frequency specificity to facilitate use of separate groups of flares in proximity to one another, selection and changing of flashing patterns and others.
US09835315B2	Connecting element for connecting at least two rails adapted for mounting semiconductor light sources A connecting element for connecting at least two rails adapted for mounting semiconductor light sources. The connecting element has a bottom wall and two side walls emerging from the bottom wall on opposite sides. The walls form a U-shaped profile. The connecting element is configured for accommodating at least one rail adapted for mounting semiconductor light sources in an accommodating area delimited by the bottom wall and the side walls, and the connecting element has latching elements arranged with a regular longitudinal pattern on at least one wall for latching with the accommodated rail.
US09835311B2	Light source assembly, backlight module and display device The disclosure discloses a light source assembly, a backlight module and a display device and relates to the field of display technologies, and the light source assembly includes a printed circuit board, an LED chip, and a glass tube in which a quantum dot material is filled, wherein a concave groove, on the bottom of which the LED chip is arranged, is arranged on the surface of the printed circuit board, a part or all of the glass tube is accommodated in the concave groove, and the glass tube is fixed in the concave groove.
US09835308B2	Light indicator Light indicator which comprises a support body to which multiple rows of LEDs and multiple lenses are fixed, each of which positioned in front of the corresponding row of LEDs, and provided with a rear surface directed towards the LEDs, and with a front surface directed in the sense opposite the aforesaid rear surface. In addition, the light indicator comprises multiple coupling bodies, each of which extended between two ends thereof, of which a rear end is engaged with the support body, and a front end is provided with a first bent portion engaged in abutment against the front surface of the corresponding lens in order to retain the latter integral with the support body itself.
US09835306B2	LED illumination apparatus An LED illumination apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, a cover unit, wherein the cover unit is configured to cover the light source, which is disposed on the substrate, and a reflector which is configured to extend from the cover unit inside to the upper substrate, whereby a light generated by the light source illuminates an area below a bottom side of the substrate.
US09835304B2	Lamp A lamp includes a lamp base unit, a light emitting unit, and a light shape piece. The lamp base unit includes a base seat, a first seat extending from the base seat, and a second seat extending from the first seat. The light emitting unit includes an LED high beam light module disposed on one of the first seat and the second seat, and an LED low beam light module disposed on the other one of the first seat and the second seat and having a light irradiation direction different from that of the LED high beam light module. The light shape piece is disposed on one of the first seat and the second seat for refracting light emitted from a corresponding one of the LED high beam light module and the LED low beam light module to form a light shape having a cut-off line.
US09835298B2	Accent light with tube in tube niche fixture and water channel cooling light housing An underwater pendant light installation within a wall of a water feature has an installation tube in a niche tube having a facia section at the terminus of the niche tube. One terminus of the niche tube in communication with the water feature and having a water inlet coupled to a water gap section. An at least one underwater pendant or accent light having a housing, a lens body, an electronics section, an at least one heat sink, and one or more LEDs is mounted within the niche tube. The underwater pendant or accent light being coupled in a watertight fashion to a power source through the watertight coupling and being contained within the niche tube such that the water gap section surrounds at least in part the housing and permits water from the water feature to circulate in contact the housing but not penetrate into the watertight electrical connection.
US09835297B2	Light emitting device having a wavelength converter fixed to the mounting surface A light emitting device includes a base defining a recess opening upward, a semiconductor laser element, a light reflecting member to reflect light from the semiconductor laser element, a wavelength converting member to convert wavelength of light from the light reflecting member, and a cover including a light-transmissive member and covering the opening of the recess. The recess is defined in the base by first inner lateral surfaces extending downward from a periphery of the opening of the recess defined in the upper surface of the base, a bottom surface connected to the first inner lateral surfaces, a mounting surface connected to the first inner lateral surfaces and located higher than the bottom surface in a region different from the bottom surface when viewed from above, and second inner lateral surfaces connecting the bottom surface and the mounting surface. The wavelength converting member is fixed on the mounting surface.
US09835296B2	Laser package having multiple emitters configured on a support member A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.
US09835293B2	Systems and methods for processing geothermal liquid natural gas (LNG) Regasification systems and processes for converting liquid natural gas (LNG) from a liquid into a gaseous state are described. The process includes a closed-loop system that uses geothermal wells as a heat source. A warming fluid circulates through the closed-loop system coupled with a geothermal well and a LNG heat exchanger. The warming fluid is heated as it passes through the geothermal well and cooled as it passes through the LNG heat exchanger, thus heating and gasifying the LNG. The cooled warming fluid then returns to the geothermal well. The closed-loop system minimizing environmental impact by eliminating the need to discharge the warming fluid.
US09835290B2	Suspension arm An apparatus comprising an arm with a depending hollow attachment housing, into which is inserted a corresponding attachment portion of a depending device. The housing and attachment portion both have corresponding openings which come into alignment when the attachment portion is inserted into the housing. The apparatus comprises a securing segment which passes through the aligned openings in the housing and attachment portion to prevent the vertical separation of the housing and attachment portion, and a sleeve which surrounds the housing and is vertically moveable between a first position wherein it exposes the openings and securing segment and a second position wherein it covers the securing segment thereby preventing the securing segment from becoming dislodged. The housing comprises a removable delimiter which reduces the allowable vertical movement of the sleeve so that its vertical movement is restricted so as to prevent the sleeve adopting its first position.
US09835289B1	Display support A display support for supporting objects may comprise at least two elongated support elements connected together and movable between a collapsed storage condition with a relatively reduced overall length and an extended use condition with a relatively increased overall length. At least two hooks may be mounted on the support elements with at least one of the hooks being mounted on each of the support elements such that the hooks are moved toward each other in the collapsed condition and away from each other in the use condition.
US09835287B2	Support bracket A support bracket includes a body, an arm, a first mount, a boss, and a second mount. The arm extends laterally from the body and a first fastener opening passes through the arm. The first mount extends from a first side of the body, and a first fillet is disposed at the interface of the first mount and the body. A boss extends from a second side of the body and a second fastener opening passes through the boss. A second fillet is disposed at the interface of the boss and the body. The second mount extends into the body opposite the boss. A third fillet is disposed at the interface of the second mount and the first side and a fourth fillet is disposed at the interface of the second mount and the second side.
US09835283B2	Polymeric device to protect pipe coupling A polymeric device for protection of the connecting pipe coupling contains a stepped bushing having a medium part with an increased diameter and two lateral parts with a smaller outside diameters, which is installed between end faces of pipes with a conic thread, and connected by means of a coupling and having sealing rings made of an elastomer, which are on parts of the bushing with the small diameter. The device has an additional stepped bushing, and the first stepped bushing has a constant outside diameter and two parts with small and large internal diameters, and the second stepped bushing has a constant internal diameter and two parts with small and large diameters.
US09835282B2	Drain fittings for irrigation systems A drain fitting for use in an irrigation system for draining water from the irrigation system, regardless of pipe size in the irrigation system, generally includes a grip portion and a neck coupled to the grip portion. The neck defines a first engagement portion having a first diameter, for coupling the drain fitting to a pipe of the irrigation system having a diameter corresponding to the first diameter of the first engagement portion, and a second engagement portion having a second diameter, different from the first diameter, for coupling the drain fitting to a pipe of the irrigation system having a diameter corresponding to the second diameter of the second engagement portion.
US09835269B2	Pipe support systems Disclosed is an apparatus for suspending an object from an anchor point positioned, in use, above it, comprising: an elongate rod (200) having at least one waisted portion (220); a rod-engaging member (400); and a lock member (300), wherein the rod-engaging member (400) comprises: a substantially cylindrical main body (410) having a longitudinal slot (460) running along its entire length; a circumferential ridge (420) disposed around the cylindrical main body (410), arranged to engage with a complementary recess (130) provided in the object to be suspended; and a portion (430) comprising at least one elongate element having an inwardly facing projection (470), arranged to engage with the waisted portion (220) of the elongate rod (200).
US09835268B2	Marine pipeline installation system and method A marine pipeline installation system for laying an offshore pipeline and/or installing a subsea riser includes a pipeline launch tower, a pipeline guide provided at an elevated position for guiding said pipeline to the pipeline launch trajectory along said tower, one or more tensioners, an abandonment and recovery (A&R) system including at least one A&R cable and associated A&R winch and a sheave arrangement with one or more sheaves supported by the pipeline launch tower at an upper position thereof. An auxiliary trolley is provided which is adapted to support the weight of the launched pipeline and which is movable along a rail in the pipeline launch trajectory when the one or more tensioner frames are in the retracted non-operable position, from a position above the uppermost tensioner to a position below the lowermost tensioner, the rail being supported by the pipeline launch tower.
US09835264B2	Diaphragm valve for vehicle A diaphragm valve for a vehicle includes: a diaphragm chamber having an upper chamber and a lower chamber divided by a diaphragm and communicating with a valve inlet and a valve outlet. The upper chamber has a nipple in which a fluid flows or from which a fluid is discharged, and the lower chamber has a chamber opening port at a lower end thereof. A valve rod is coupled to the diaphragm and extends toward the valve outlet. A valve head is provided at a position corresponding to an end of the valve rod and has a wider cross sectional area than the valve rod. The valve head closes the valve outlet when the valve is closed, and closes the chamber opening port when the valve is open.
US09835261B2	Check valves A check valve comprises a valve housing defining a valve opening and a pair of posts arranged on opposed sides of the valve opening. A hinge pin is mounted between the posts. A pair of flapper elements are pivotally mounted to the hinge pin for rotation between a closed position in which they close the valve opening to prevent fluid flow through the opening, and an open position in which they permit fluid flow through the opening. The check valve further comprises a unitary element having at least one washer portion received on the hinge pin and at least one stop portion for forming a stop for engaging the flapper elements in their open position.
US09835260B2	Spool valve A spool valve V1 includes a valve element 11 and a cylinder 12 having a bore 12a which accommodates the valve element 11 to be movable in an axial direction. In this spool valve V1, when the valve element 11 in an initial position moves in the axial direction in relation to the cylinder 12, a supply valve port Vi formed between the valve element 11 and the cylinder 12 opens, whereby a working fluid is introduced from a hydraulic pressure source into a hydraulic chamber through the supply valve port Vi. A throttle portion O1 is provided in a fluid channel formed on the hydraulic chamber side of the supply valve port Vi. The throttle portion O1 is configured such that in a throttle valid region which extends from the initial position to a position where the amount of axial movement of the valve element 11 from the initial position becomes equal to a predetermined value, the area of the opening formed between the valve element 11 and the cylinder 12 is constant, and in a throttle invalid region where the amount of axial movement of the valve element 11 exceeds the predetermined value, the area of the opening increases. Thus, it becomes possible to restrain occurrence of oil impact within the hydraulic chamber to which the working fluid is supplied through the spool valve V1.
US09835252B2	Multi-elastomer seal A system, in certain embodiments has, a fluid seal having a seal body, including a seal interface having one or more engagement portions, a first elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, and a second elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, wherein the first and second elastomers have material properties that are different from one another.
US09835249B2	Control method and system for shifting mechanism of vehicle A control method for a shifting mechanism of a vehicle includes determining whether or not an error signal is generated by a motor unit, when it is determined that an error signal is generated, determining whether or not a shift finger of the shifting mechanism is shifted to one of the shift positions, when it is determined that the shift finger is shifted to one of the shift positions in the step of determining whether or not the shift finger of the shifting mechanism is shifted to one of the shift positions, confirming a value of an end position by moving the shift finger to the end position of the shift position that is currently selected, and correcting a value of a position of the shift finger using the value of the end position confirmed in the step of confirming the value of the end position.
US09835247B2	Gearbox control module A gearbox control module for a gearbox comprises an electronic component with an electronic circuit configured to control the gearbox, electrical connections and a module carrier. The electronics component and the electrical connections are mounted on the module carrier, and the module carrier is a cover configured to sealingly close off an interior of the gearbox.
US09835243B2	Hydraulic circuit for the transmissions of industrial and agricultural vehicles A hydraulic circuit for the transmissions of industrial and agricultural vehicles. The circuit comprises a feed pump driven by an internal combustion engine; a lubricating circuit; a main pressure regulator capable of bringing about a first change in the pressure of the working fluid in the circuit, this change in pressure being capable of regulation in relation to a first regulation pressure; a maximum pressure regulator for the lubrication circuit capable of bringing about a second change in pressure of the working fluid depending upon a second regulating pressure; and means for regulating regulation of the first and second regulating pressures.
US09835242B2	Transmission A vehicle-use transmission includes a transmission case accommodating a transmission mechanism; and a power extraction case linked to a side wall of the transmission case and accommodating a gear type power extraction mechanism linked to a power extraction shaft of the transmission mechanism. The power extraction case includes: a gear accommodation chamber for accommodating the gear type power extraction mechanism; and an intermediate transmission chamber for establishing fluid communication between the gear accommodation chamber and the inside of the transmission case. The power extraction case is provided with an oil communication passage for establishing fluid communication between the inside of the transmission case and the gear accommodation chamber.
US09835234B2	Traction means tensioner, vibration welding device having a traction means tensioner as well as production method for a traction means tensioner With the traction means tensioner, a traction means having at least two ends is tensionable. The traction means tensioner comprises a first fastening means, a second fastening means and a coupling means. The first fastening means has a first fastening portion at which the first end of the traction means as fastenable. The second fastening means has a second fastening portion at which the second end of the traction means is fastenable. The coupling means couples the first and the second fastening means to each other so that the first and the second fastening means are movable with respect to each other and their movability is at least restricted on one side. Further, the first and the second fastening means are pre-tensionable with respect to each other via at least one spring element.
US09835231B2	Transmission apparatus of hybrid vehicle A transmission apparatus of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a planetary gear set including a first rotation element connected to an engine, a second rotation element connected to a first motor/generator, and a third rotation element connected to a second motor/generator. An output gear is connected to any one of the second and third rotation elements and a two-way clutch is mounted at the first rotation element. The clutch limits D stage rotation in a first side direction or limits R stage rotation in a second side direction selectively based on a position of a lever. Accordingly, the clutch performs a failsafe function by preventing a shifting stage from being applied to the R stage when the engine is driven.
US09835230B2	Automatic transmission for vehicle An automatic transmission includes a second planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear being defined as first, second and third elements, respectively, when a single pinion type planetary gear mechanism is applied; the carrier, the ring gear, and the sun gear being defined as the first, second, and third elements, respectively, when a double pinion type is applied; a first brake, a switching clutch being switchable to a first position where the third element is selectively fixed to a housing; a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, and a fourth clutch. The first brake fixes a sun gear of a first planetary gear mechanism to the housing, the switching clutch fixes the third element to the housing, and the fourth clutch connects the second element to a carrier of the third planetary gear mechanism when establishing a reverse speed stage.
US09835224B2	Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper comprises an outer housing, an inner part concentric relative to the outer housing, a plurality of chambers formed between the outer housing and the inner part and being filled with a damping medium, a plurality of leaf spring assemblies joining the outer housing and the inner part in a torsionally flexible manner, wherein each of the leaf spring assemblies is arranged in one of said chambers and separates the corresponding chamber into sub-chambers, a plurality piston chambers formed separately in the outer housing, wherein each piston chamber is connected with the sub-chambers of one of the chambers, and a plurality of pistons adjustably arranged in the piston chambers, respectively, for controlling the flow of damper medium between the sub-chambers of a chamber. The damping properties of this torsional vibration damper can be adjusted easily.
US09835223B2	Bearing A bearing having at least two rubber bushings, each having a vertical axis of rotation, the rubber bushings being functionally connected in parallel.
US09835222B2	Actuator system with dual chambers The present invention relates to an actuator system with a magnetic lead screw, comprises a magnetic rotor and a translator cylinder, the translator cylinder comprises a magnetic stator, the translator cylinder has a closed first end and a second end confined by a lid, the lid having a shaft opening for a shaft coupled to the magnetic rotor, wherein the magnetic rotor, when inserted in the translator cylinder, is arranged to translate a linear movement of the translator cylinder into a rotational movement of the magnetic rotor by using magnetic flux interacting between the magnetic stator and the magnetic rotor, said rotational movements is being transferred through a shaft, the lid with a shaft opening arranged for receiving the shaft, wherein the shaft is arranged to make both the linear and the rotational movement in the shaft opening, the lid being arranged for confining the second end of the translator cylinder, the translator cylinder confined by the lid forms, when divided by the magnetic rotor, a first chamber with a first volume and a second chamber with a second volume, wherein the first volume and the second volume changes as a function of the linear movement. The invention also relates to a method of operating an actuator system with a magnetic lead screw.
US09835217B2	Coil spring modeling apparatus and method utilizing a torsion detection to control an actuator unit A coil spring modeling apparatus includes a first attachment member disposed on a lower spring seat, a second attachment member disposed on an upper spring seat, an actuator unit formed of a Stewart-platform-type parallel mechanism, a hydraulic pressure supply device, a torsion detection mechanism, and a controller. The torsion detection mechanism is constituted of displacement gauges such as a linear variable differential transformer. The displacement gauges are provided on hydraulic cylinders, and detect amounts of displacement relative to the reference lengths of the hydraulic cylinders, respectively. The controller calculates a relative torsional angle between the first attachment member and the second attachment member based on the detected displacement.
US09835212B2	Anti-rattle clip for disc brake assembly and disc brake assembly including such an anti-rattle clip A motor vehicle disc brake assembly comprises a caliper having a cavity, a brake disc rotatable relative to the caliper, a brake lining mounted to the caliper, a piston mounted in the cavity for displacing the brake lining against the brake disc, and an electromechanical actuator for supporting the piston. The electromechanical actuator has a drive assembly operably connected to a spindle, a rotationally restrained spindle nut threaded on the spindle, and an anti-rattle clip coupling together the piston and spindle nut. Rotation of the spindle by the drive assembly moves the spindle nut to support the piston.
US09835211B2	Brake assembly A brake assembly adapted to be mounted to the flange of an axle housing. The brake assembly includes a stationary plate having a plurality of threaded holes therein. The brake assembly also includes a mounting sleeve positioned adjacent to the axle housing flange opposite the stationary plate. A plurality of holes are provided through the mounting sleeve and are aligned with the threaded holes in the stationary plate. A bolt is received through each of the holes in the mounting sleeve and the aligned holes in the axle housing flange and the threaded holes in the stationary plate to secure the brake to the axle housing. The mounting sleeve may be provided in two or more separate pieces in order to facilitate installation.
US09835210B2	Apparatus and method for learning clutch torque of dual clutch transmission An apparatus and method of using the apparatus for learning a clutch torque of a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) includes judging whether shifting begins, controlling torque transmission of a coupling-side clutch and a release-side clutch to cross each other while following a coupling-side target clutch torque when shifting begins, and calculating and storing a learning value, after the controlling has begun, using a function determined by the relationship between an average value of an engine angular acceleration and a coupling-side shifter input-shaft angular acceleration, engine rotation inertia, and a torque compensated to the torque transmission of the coupling-side clutch for reducing a slippage of the release-side clutch by feedback control during a torque handover interval.
US09835208B2	Clutch engagement for a transmission when in park A transmission includes a first hydraulic clutch, a second hydraulic clutch, a third hydraulic clutch, a pump and a controller. The first, second, and third hydraulic clutches are configured to established a parked-ready condition upon engagement of all three clutches. The pump is configured to generate hydraulic fluid pressure. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to start an engine that powers the pump, engage the first and second clutches. The controller is further programmed to, in response to engagement of the first and second clutches and obtaining operating hydraulic fluid pressure, engage the third clutch.
US09835207B2	Method for operating a hydraulic disc coupling in an AWD vehicle and a coupling therefore A disconnected, hydraulic disc coupling (4) in an AWD vehicle with a hydraulic cylinder (14) for its actuation is to be quickly connected or engaged. The effective piston area in the cylinder (14) is for that reason reduced during the connection phase.
US09835206B2	Selectable one-way clutch with torque independent release element A one-way clutch includes a clutch body and body bore. A clutch plate stack includes first, second, and third clutch plates, the first and third clutch plates fixed to the clutch body. The second clutch plate rotates axially on a longitudinal axis. The first clutch plate includes a first strut cavity and the second clutch plate includes a second strut cavity. A forward strut is rotatably connected to the second clutch plate and biased toward the first clutch plate. The forward strut when positioned in the first strut cavity defines a clutch engaged position preventing second clutch plate rotation in a first rotational direction, while allowing rotation in a second rotational direction. A reverse strut slidably disposed in a strut bore extends through the third clutch plate, is partially positioned in the second strut cavity and is displaced in the strut bore during rotation of the second clutch plate.
US09835205B2	Friction clutch In an electromagnetic clutch, a rotor includes a cover portion that covers a radially outer end of an armature from a radially outer side. The cover portion, the radially outer end of the armature, and a wall of the rotor define a discharge passage that is formed into a ring shape centered on a rotating shaft and is open on a first end side in an axis line direction for discharging abrasion powder generated by friction between walls. The cover portion includes a tapered surface that is shaped such that an area in a cross sectional plane of the discharge passage which is orthogonal to an axis of the rotating shaft becomes larger toward the first end side in the axis line direction.
US09835204B2	Power tool A slip clutch (19) for a hand-held power tool (1) that serves to uncouple a tool socket (2) from a driving motor (5) in the event of an overload is provided. An annular running surface (23) has cams (24) projecting radially inward. The slip clutch (19) has a set of pairs consisting of a preloaded coil spring (28) and a pawl (29). The coil spring (28) presses a head (38) of the pawl (29) in the radial direction outward onto the running surface (23). The pawl (29) has a sheet-metal strip (34) whose one section is bent into a hollow prism that is annularly closed, except for a gap, in order to form the head (38). An insert (35) is placed into the gap (41) so as to fill the gap (41).
US09835203B2	Rolling bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement is disclosed having a bearing and a bearing support. The bearing is coupled to the bearing support at an axial side. The bearing provides first and second bearing rings that define a bearing interior there between. A first groove is formed at the first bearing ring's radial side facing the second bearing ring. A coupling element is arranged at the bearing's axial side facing the bearing support. The coupling element includes a first, preferably nose-shaped, radial protrusion that is in engagement with the first groove, and a second radial protrusion, which at least partially encompasses the bearing support at a side facing away from the bearing, so that the coupling element fastens the bearing to the bearing support. A coupling element for such a bearing arrangement is also provided.
US09835200B2	Generator bearing assembly and a method for lubricating a generator bearing assembly A method for lubricating a generator bearing assembly is presented. The generator bearing assembly has a bearing and a bearing seat that supports the bearing. A coating of a lubricating material is applied at an interfacing surface between the bearing and the bearing seat. A curing process is performed to the coating by heating the coating up to a predefined curing temperature.
US09835199B2	Metal matrix self-lubricating composite and manufacturing method therefor A metal matrix self-lubricating composite and a manufacturing method therefor. The metal matrix self-lubricating composite comprises a metal matrix and a mixture layer compounded on a surface of the metal matrix, the mixed layer comprising a copper alloy and a self-lubricating material. The method for manufacturing the metal matrix self-lubricating composite comprises the following steps: a) sintering copper alloy powder on a surface of a metal matrix to form a copper alloy layer on the surface of the metal matrix; b) blade-coating or dip-coating a lubricating material on a surface of the copper alloy layer, and performing vacuumization to obtain a metal plate, and drying the metal plate; c) repeating step b) for multiple times; and d) sintering the metal plate obtained in step c) to obtain the metal matrix self-lubricating composite. In the present invention, a vacuumization mode is used and vacuumization operations are repeated, so that a dense mixture layer on which a self-lubricating material is dispersed on a copper alloy is formed, and the metal matrix self-lubricating composite has good lubricity and abrasion resistance.
US09835198B2	System and method for measuring pre-load force during tapered roller bearing wheel adjustment Improved systems and methods facilitate precise adjustment of wheel-end tapered roller bearing preload force on an axle spindle with a diameter, a longitudinal groove or flat, and a thread pattern to receive a hexagonal adjustment nut with six outer edges. A basic system includes a flat round inner washer having an inner diameter corresponding to the diameter of the axle, an outer diameter, an inner surface, and outer surface and an outer edge. The inner washer includes a tab or D-shape to cooperate with a groove or flat, respectively on the axle to ensure that the washer does not rotate following installation. A plurality of markings are provided on the outer surface or the outer edge of the inner washer, each marking indicating the amount of rotation needed to cause a 0.001″ lateral movement of the adjustment nut as a function of the diameter and thread pattern of the axle.
US09835194B2	Steel wire for bolt, bolt, and manufacturing processes therefor A steel wire for high-strength bolts is used for a non heat-treatment bolt with an excellent cold forgeability for which quenching and tempering steps have been omitted after bolt formation, and which has a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more and an excellent delayed fracture resistance. The steel wire includes C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Al, N, and B, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, and Nb with the balance consisting of iron and inevitable impurities. The steel wire has a microstructure wherein ferrite and perlite have a total area rate of 98% or more, perlite lamellar spacing is 250 nm or less, and an area rate of the perlite is more than 40%, and 80% or less. The steel wire has a tensile strength of 1300 MPa or less.
US09835191B1	Chair footrest ring positioning structure A chair footrest ring positioning structure includes a guide region tilting downward and concavely disposed on an outer surface of any one side of the lower segment of the tightening case, one or more anti-slip pads fixed inside an internal space of the tightening case, one or more grooves concavely disposed at a periphery of the tightening case, to facilitate insertion of a middle pipe of the chair, and a sleeve corresponding in shape to the middle of the footrest ring fitted around the tightening case. One or more bumps extending from an inner side of the sleeve are inserted into the grooves of the tightening case, respectively. When the middle pipe is rotated to move the tightening case by a predetermined distance, the guide region undergoes a displacement to drive insertion of the bumps, thereby pushing the tightening case inward.
US09835187B2	Control system for construction machine A control system for a construction machine includes: a boom cylinder; a boom switching valve; a fluid pressure motor adapted to drive a motor generator by being rotated by means of a return fluid guided from a piston side chamber; a regeneration control valve adapted to adjust a first supply amount serving as a supply amount of a working fluid supplied from the piston side chamber to the boom switching valve, and a second supply amount serving as a supply amount of the working fluid supplied from the piston side chamber to the fluid pressure motor; and a controller adapted to control the regeneration control valve so that the second supply amount becomes smaller than the first supply amount in a case where a stroke amount of a spool becomes an upper limit value or more.
US09835183B2	Actuator with central torque member A fluid-powered rotary actuator having a body with a shaft disposed therein and having a linear-to-rotary force-converting member mounted for longitudinal movement within said body in response to the selective application of pressurized fluid thereto. The actuator uses a torque member having a flange portion attached to the body or an external structure and a grooved central portion. A piston sleeve has outward grooves meshing with inward grooves on the shaft and inward grooves for meshing with outward grooves on the torque member central portion. The body sidewall is not used as a torque transmission surface during fluid-powered operation of the actuator.
US09835182B2	Hydraulic cylinder drive system A drive system with multiple hydraulic cylinders applying torque to the drive shaft of a machine. Each cylinder is attached at one end to the frame of the machine by a clevis that pivots and the other end is rotationally connected to a shaft fixed to a crank arm, fixed to the drive shaft. Each cylinder either pushes or pulls-the crank arm shaft producing torque on the drive shaft in the form of a moment about centerline. As the drive shaft rotates, each cylinder alternately pushes and pulls on the crank arm shaft, depending on the rotational position of the crank arm with respect to the cylinders. The direction of force applied by each hydraulic cylinder is determined by an electro/hydraulic direction control valve, driven by a programmable logic controller, using a signal from a sensor to detect the rotational position of the drive shaft.
US09835181B2	Systems and methods for detecting a type of hydraulic device A system for detecting a type of hydraulic device. The system includes a hydraulic device. The system also includes a power supply having an engine and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a voltage of a signal from the hydraulic device, to categorize the signal as a type of signal of multiple types of signals based on the voltage, and to control a hydraulic output based on the voltage and the type of the signal.
US09835177B1	Self-contained depth compensated accumulator system A system for storing and releasing hydraulic energy having a controller, a pressure source, a bidirectional valve fluidly connected to the pressure source, an expandable vessel fluidly connected to the bidirectional valve having a plurality of axial folds between first and second ends, and a bidirectional port connected to the pressure source. As the plurality of axial folds expand, a contracted volume of pressure expands increasing stored hydraulic fluid energy in the expandable vessel. As the plurality of axial folds contract, the expanded volume reduces, releasing stored hydraulic fluid energy to nearby subsea equipment on demand as changes in hydraulic fluid energy requirements for the subsea equipment changes. Simultaneously, hydrostatic seawater pressure of seawater on the expandable vessel is counteracted with the hydrostatic pressure of fluid inside the expandable vessel.
US09835173B2	Thermoelectric cooling devices on electrical submersible pump An electric submersible well pump assembly includes a pump and an electrical motor filled with a dielectric lubricant. A capsule extends around a portion of the motor, defining a chamber between the capsule and the motor. A port through a side wall of the motor communicates the lubricant within the motor to the chamber. Thermoelectric devices are located within the chamber. Voltage supplied to the thermoelectric devices cools the lubricant.
US09835171B2	Vane carrier assembly A vane carrier assembly is provided for supporting vanes within a main engine casing of a gas turbine engine. The vane carrier assembly comprises a plurality of vane support panels positioned adjacent to one another so as to define a vane support assembly. The support panels are assembled such that the support panels expand circumferentially to minimize radial expansion of the vane support assembly during operation of the gas turbine engine. A control ring is coupled to the main engine casing, and the vane support assembly is coupled to the control ring. The control ring may be formed from a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than that of the material from which the vane support assembly is formed.
US09835168B2	Casing liner for sewage pump and sewage pump with the same A casing liner used for a sewage pump includes a surface to face an edge of a blade of an impeller when the casing liner is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump. At least one groove with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface. The groove includes a first section with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section smaller in depth than the first section, which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section that is an inclined face connecting the first and second sections, the first to third sections being arranged in a width direction of the groove.
US09835161B2	Rotary machine A rotary machine includes a guide section formed in an annular flow path in communication with a suction volute at an inner circumferential side of the suction volute, at which a plurality of vanes are installed in a circumferential direction, and configured to guide a fluid introduced from the suction volute, and an impeller connected to the guide section in the axial direction and into which the fluid guided by the guide section is introduced. The suction volute has an annular opening section in communication with the guide section at the inner circumferential side, and an inner wall surface extending from the opening section toward the axial direction of the impeller in the axial direction to increase a width dimension in the axial direction and connected to a partition section at an opposite side of the suction nozzle.
US09835160B2	Systems and methods for energy optimization for converterless motor-driven pumps A converterless motor-driven pump system includes an off-grid prime mover, an electric power generator driven by the off-grid prime mover to generate a power output, an electric submersible pump (ESP) system, and a system controller. The ESP system includes a motor coupled to the electric power generator to receive the power output, and a pump driven by the motor to pump a fluid. The system controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system controller to control the off-grid prime mover as a function of an operational parameter of the ESP system to maintain a desired operating point of the pump, and control the electric power generator to reduce the power output generated by the electric power generator while the desired operating point of the pump is maintained.
US09835149B2	Methods and apparatus to calibrate rod pump controllers Methods and apparatus to calibrate rod pump controllers are described. An example method includes obtaining initial values related to a pumping unit, determining parameters based on the initial values, the parameters including at least one of a leaked off load value, a residual friction value, and a buoyant rod weight value, and based on one or more of the initial values and the parameters, calculating one or more dimensions of a rod string, the one or more dimensions to be used to determine a pump card of the pumping unit.
US09835147B2	Dual control valve for reciprocating compressor unloader system A continuous run controller for a dual control compressor system includes an integrated housing containing a pilot valve and a hydraulic unloader valve. Low pressure in the hydraulic oil system opens the hydraulic unloader valve such that the suction valve unloader assembly unloads the compressor. High pressure in an air receiver of the compressor system opens the pilot valve such that the suction valve unloader assembly unloads the compressor.
US09835146B2	Method of producing air for ventricular assist system A pump system has a rotatory shaft and a rotatory drive arrangement coupled to the rotatory shaft for applying rotatory energy thereto. First through fourth pump arrangements are coupled to the rotatory shaft, each pump arrangement pumping a pulse of air during each rotation of the rotatory shaft, the first, second, third, and fourth pump arrangements pumping a corresponding pulse of air sequentially during each rotation of the rotatory shaft. The rotatory shaft has a first and second ends, and a central region therebetween where an electric motor is coaxially arranged. The first and third pump arrangements are coupled to the first end of the rotatory shaft, and the second and fourth pump arrangements are coupled to the second end of the rotatory shaft. Angularly displaced eccentric couplers couple the pump arrangements to the respective ends of the rotatory shaft.
US09835145B1	Thermal energy recovery systems Thermal energy recovery systems include a piston assembly including a primary cylinder adapted to receive vapor; first and second secondary cylinders extending from opposite ends of the primary cylinder; a primary piston disposed for displacement in the primary cylinder; first and second secondary pistons disposed for displacement in the first and second secondary cylinders, respectively; and a piston connecting member connecting the first and second secondary pistons to the primary piston.
US09835137B2	Compensation for asymmetric load moment experienced by wind turbine rotor A method of operating a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a turbine rotor with at least two blades, each blade having a variable pitch angle. The method comprises determining mechanical loads on the blades, determining an asymmetric load moment experienced by the turbine rotor based on the mechanical loads on the blades, determining high order harmonics from the asymmetric load moment, and determining an individual pitch control signal for each of the blades for varying the pitch angle of each blade to compensate for the asymmetric load moment. The individual pitch control signal for each blade is determined at least based on the high order harmonics.
US09835134B2	Method and computing module for determining pitch angle adjustment signals of a wind turbine based on the maximum rotational speed A method and corresponding arrangement are provided for determining pitch angle adjustment signals for adjusting a pitch angle of a rotor blade connected to a rotation shaft of a wind turbine. The method includes obtaining a first maximal speed signal indicative of a first desired maximal rotational speed of the rotation shaft. The method also includes deriving a first pitch angle adjustment signal based on the first maximal speed signal. The method further includes obtaining a second maximal speed signal indicative of a second desired maximal rotational speed of the rotation shaft different from the first desired maximal rotational speed of the rotation shaft. Further, the method includes deriving a second pitch angle adjustment signal based on the second maximal speed signal. The second pitch angle adjustment signal is different from the first pitch angle adjustment signal.
US09835133B2	Electrical power generation system using renewable energy The electrical power generation system using renewable energy is particularly adapted to provide electrical power to an independent or remotely situated electrical device such as a street light, emergency call box, or illuminated road sign. The system includes a pivotally mounted venturi with vanes assuring that the venturi is oriented into the prevailing wind. A vertical axis wind turbine is installed in the venturi throat, and drives a shaft extending through the column upon which the venturi is installed to a generator at the base of the column. The venturi and vanes may include photovoltaic cells thereon for further electrical power. The venturi may be heated from a geothermal source, and may include a variable diameter internal wall to adjust the cross-sectional area of the throat of the venturi. The use of functionally graded materials and other phase change materials may also improve the performance of the device.
US09835132B2	Wind or tidal turbine blade having an attachment A wind or tidal turbine blade having an attachment, the attachment including: a support portion of the turbine blade, the support portion having opposite surfaces; an insert adapted to mount a bolt for attaching the support portion to another structure; and a mounting for fitting the insert to the support portion, the mounting including a layer extending over a front face of the insert and bonded to the opposite surfaces of the support portion on opposite sides of the insert, the layer permitting passage of a bolt therethrough to or from the insert.
US09835131B2	Power generation device A power generation device is adapted to be driven by ocean currents, and includes a craft body unit, a plurality of blade units, a plurality of power generators, and a plurality of sails. The blade units are mounted on the craft body unit, and are adapted to extend into the sea and to be driven rotatably by the ocean currents. The power generators are mounted on the craft body unit and connected respectively to the blade units for converting a kinetic energy of the blade units into electrical energy. The sails are mounted on the craft body unit for capturing the wind to maintain a location of the craft body unit against drifting from a force of the ocean currents applied to the craft body unit.
US09835128B2	Spark plug fouling detection for ignition system A method for determining a level of spark plug fouling and providing an indication to change the spark plugs of an ignition system is provided. The method includes providing a dwell command on a control wire of an ignition system and generating an indication of a recommendation to change a spark plug of the ignition system based upon a current on the control wire.
US09835126B2	Starter motor A starter motor of a vehicle is provided and includes a housing having a central longitudinal axis and at least first and second coils disposed within the housing. One of the at least first and second coils is configured to control driveshaft and ring gear engagement and the other one of the at least first and second coils is offset from the central longitudinal axis and configured to control an application of current to a motor disposed to drive rotation of a driveshaft of the vehicle.
US09835124B2	Fuel injector The invention relates to a fuel injector for internal combustion engines for injecting fuel at high pressure, comprising a pressure chamber formed in an injector body, in which pressure chamber a nozzle needle is arranged in a longitudinally movable manner, which nozzle needle has a cone region tapered in a combustion chamber direction and a pin region having a constant diameter d23 at a combustion-chamber end of the nozzle needle. The injector body has a substantially conical nozzle needle seat, from which a first injection opening extends, and a blind hole, which adjoins the nozzle needle seat on the combustion chamber side. The blind hole has a cylindrical segment, which has the diameter d31, and a hole base, from which a second injection opening extends. The cone region of the nozzle needle interacts with the nozzle needle seat and thereby opens and closes the first injection opening and the second injection opening with respect to the pressure chamber. During a partial stroke of the nozzle needle, the first injection opening and the second injection opening are connected to each other by means of a throttle gap, which is formed in the blind hole between the pin region and the wall of the blind hole, and the throttle gap remains constant at least over the partial stroke of the nozzle needle.
US09835123B2	Roller for a fuel pump actuator A roller for a mechanical fuel pump assembly includes an elongate body extending from a first axial end to a second axial end of the elongate body over an overall length of the elongate body. The elongate body defines an effective length that is less than the overall length. The elongate body defines a uniform circular cross section over a second length of the elongate body. The second length is 75 to 90 percent of the effective length and the second length extends between a first plane and a second plane. A first area of reduced cross section extends axially outward from the first plane to a third plane located axially inward of the first axial end; and a second area of reduced cross section extends axially outward from the second plane to a fourth plane located axially inward of the second axial end.
US09835122B2	Airflow control device of internal combustion engine There is provided an airflow control device of an internal combustion engine comprising: a plasma actuator provided in an intake passage, a fuel injector for port injection provided in the intake passage so as to inject fuel toward the plasma actuator and a control unit for controlling them. The control unit is configured to actuate the plasma actuator after valve opening of an intake valve, in addition to causing the fuel injector to perform an operation of fuel injection, and causing the plasma actuator to perform an operation in a part of a valve closing period of the intake valve. Furthermore, the control unit includes a determination unit to determine whether or not water has adhered to the plasma actuator, and makes port injection operation and plasma actuator operation be performed only when water has adhered.
US09835120B2	Integral purge ejector tee arrangement in a turbocompressor A turbocompressor boost purge ejector tee includes a first passage formed into a housing along a common axis from a first direction, the first passage including an outlet in communication with an inlet area of the turbocompressor. A second passage is formed into the housing along the common axis from a second direction and includes a boost air inlet in communication with a turbocompressor high pressure internal outlet area and fluidly coupled to the first passage. The first and second passages of the housing defining a first flow path from the internal outlet area to the inlet area. An inlet port is associated with the housing and intersects the first passage, the housing defining a second flow path from the inlet port to the outlet, and the second flow path intersecting the first flow path upstream of the outlet. A nozzle is positioned in the second passage.
US09835117B2	Fuel reforming system Provided is a fuel reforming system that can convert gasoline into alcohol in a vehicle. Provided is a fuel reforming system (1) equipped with a reformer (15) having a reforming catalyst (152) that uses air to reform gasoline to produce alcohol, a mixer (14) which mixes gasoline and air and supplies the mixture to the reformer (15), and a condenser (16) which separates the gas produced in the reformer (15) into a gas phase and a condensed phase of which reformed fuel is the primary constituent; wherein the fuel reforming system (1) is characterized in that the reforming catalyst (152) is configured including a main catalyst for extracting hydrogen atoms from the hydrocarbons in the gasoline to produce alkyl radicals, and a catalytic promoter for reducing alkyl hydroperoxides produced from the alkyl radicals to produce alcohol.
US09835103B2	Method and system for improving engine starting An engine system and method for improving engine starting are disclosed. In one example, engine port throttles are adjusted differently during automatic and operator initiated engine starts. The system and method may improve engine torque control during an engine start.
US09835087B2	Turbine bucket A turbine bucket includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a root portion, and a tip portion. The turbine bucket also includes one or more cooling passages extending through a body of the turbine bucket from an inlet to an outlet. The cooling passages are configured to route a cooling flow of fluid through the turbine bucket. The turbine bucket further includes a plenum defined within the tip portion to receive the fluid from the outlet of the cooling passages for expulsion of the cooling flow of fluid into a main flow path via at least one outlet hole proximate the trailing edge of the turbine bucket.
US09835077B2	Emergency portable adjustable engine-fan assembly (fan clutch) lock-in device An Emergency Portable Adjustable Engine-fan Assembly (fan clutch) Lock-in device, for emergency use, when engine-fan assembly (fan clutch) fails, and vehicle, large semi-truck trailer(s) combinations are forced to stop because engine oil and coolant immediately stop being properly cooled, and cannot move on own power until repaired; this device when installed allows vehicle to drive with own engine power to nearest safe-haven or repair facility.
US09835076B2	Decoupling element for an exhaust system A decoupling element for an exhaust system (1) of a combustion engine, with an elastic exhaust gas-conducting body (3), with at least one support ring (7) connected to the body (3) in a fixed manner, which encloses an axial end portion (8) of the body (3) on the outside in the circumferential direction (5), and with at least one flange (9), which is fastened to the support ring (7) by means of a weld seam (12), wherein the flange (9) comprises a connecting piece (13), which is inserted in the end portion (8) of the body (3) enclosed by the support ring (7), and wherein the weld seam (12) is configured circumferential on the outside and connects an axial face end (14) of the support ring (7) facing away from the body (3) to the outer circumference (15) of the connecting piece (13) of the flange (9).
US09835071B2	Apparatus for transferring recovered power of waste heat recovery unit An apparatus for transferring recovered power of a waste heat recovery unit (WHRU) includes a hydraulic pump converting the recovered power generated by an expander of the WHRU into a hydraulic energy; and a hydraulic motor converting the hydraulic energy converted by the hydraulic pump into rotational energy and transferring the rotational energy to a vehicle engine.
US09835063B2	Honeycomb structure The honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure body and a pair of electrode members disposed on a side surface of the honeycomb structure body, each of the pair of electrode members is shaped in the form of a band extending in a cell extending direction, and in a cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of cells, one electrode member is disposed on a side opposite to the other electrode member via a center of the honeycomb structure body, one or more slits opened in the side surface are formed in the honeycomb structure body, the honeycomb structure body has a charging material charged into the at least one slit, the charging material contains aggregates and a neck material, and a ratio (α2/α1) of a thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the charging material to a thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the honeycomb structure body is from 0.6 to 1.5.
US09835062B2	Vehicle combustion noise-masking control apparatus and method using the same A vehicle combustion noise-masking control method includes: receiving driving information of a vehicle; estimating a frequency of a combustion noise generated in the vehicle using the driving information; and outputting a masking sound when the frequency is equal to or larger than a predetermined frequency.
US09835059B2	Camshaft for an internal combustion engine and use therefore A camshaft for an internal combustion engine, with a drivable basic shaft and a cam piece which is mounted in the basic shaft, wherein the basic shaft passes through a passage in the cam piece, and the cam piece is mounted in the basic shaft in a rotationally fixed and axially displaceable manner. In the case of such a camshaft, it is provided that the basic shaft has a polygonal profile, and the passage in the cam piece has a complementary polygonal profile for receiving the basic shaft. The camshaft is preferably used in a motorcycle which has an internal combustion engine with two cylinders.
US09835058B2	Continuous variable valve lift apparatus and engine provided with the same A continuously variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam portion on which a cam is formed and to which the camshaft is inserted, a slider housing to which the cam portion is rotatably inserted and is movable with respect to the camshaft, a control portion selectively changing the position of the slider housing, an output portion rotatable around a pivot shaft and to which a valve shoe is formed. The valve shoe drives a valve unit.
US09835055B2	Pullable drawer for a turbine and turbine with such a drawer An exemplary pullable drawer is arranged for removably protruding in a radial direction into an outer housing of a turbine, in order to make mechanical contact with an inner carrier being concentrically arranged within the outer housing. The pullable drawer has an essentially cylindrical body, which extends along a longitudinal drawer axis. A mechanical decoupling is provided, as the pullable drawer is divided along the longitudinal drawer axis into at least separate first and second parts. The first and second parts are coupled with each other by means of a releasable mechanical joint.
US09835054B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger An exhaust gas turbocharger may include a shaft mounted in a bearing housing carrying a compressor wheel and a turbine wheel. The shaft may include a sealing bush arranged on the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. The sealing bush together with a bearing housing cover may at least partially delimit an annular oil centrifuging space arranged coaxially to the sealing bush. The bearing housing cover may include a guiding nib located radially outside the sealing bush partially covering the sealing bush in axial direction. The guiding nib may be configured to guide oil separated in the oil centrifuging space onto the rotating sealing bush. The rotating sealing bush may be configured to direct the oil into the oil centrifuging space in response to centrifugal force creating an oil swirl.
US09835052B2	Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support features A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan, a compressor section, and a turbine section including a fan drive turbine and a second turbine. The fan drive turbine has a first exit area at a first exit point and is rotatable at a first speed. A mid-turbine frame is positioned intermediate the fan drive turbine and the second turbine, and can include a bearing support. The second turbine has a second exit area at a second exit point and is rotatable at a second speed. A first performance quantity is defined as the product of the first speed squared and the first area. A second performance quantity is defined as the product of the second speed squared and the second area.
US09835044B2	Turbomachine comprising a plurality of fixed radial blades mounted upstream of the fan A bypass turbine engine including an inner casing, an inter-duct casing and an outer casing, wherein a primary duct is defined between the inter-duct casing and the inner casing, wherein a secondary duct is defined between the inter-duct casing and the outer casing wherein a rotary shaft includes, at the upstream end, a movable fan including radial blades of which the free ends face the outer casing of the turbine engine so as to compress an air flow at least in the secondary duct, wherein a plurality of variable-pitch radial stator vanes are mounted upstream of the movable fan, the variable-pitch vanes being configured to deflect the incident axial air, wherein the movable fan is configured to axially rectify the air deflected in the secondary duct, and the turbine engine not being provided with stator vanes in the secondary duct downstream of the movable fan.
US09835036B2	Compressor wheel A compressor wheel for an internal combustion engine may include a plurality of blades which in a circumferential direction of the wheel are spaced from one another. The plurality of blades may respectively include an inflow edge which during operation are subject to an inflow of a compressible fluid substantially axially to the wheel axis. The plurality of blades may include a surface layer of locally distinct materials to adapt to locally distinct loads during operation.
US09835035B2	Cast-in cooling features especially for turbine airfoils A method is provided for making a mold for casting advanced turbine airfoils (e.g. gas turbine blade and vane castings) which can include complex internal and external air cooling features to improve efficiency of airfoil cooling during operation in the gas turbine hot gas stream. The method steps involve incorporating at least one fugitive insert in a ceramic material in a manner to form a core and at least a portion of an integral, cooperating mold wall wherein the core defines an internal cooling feature to be imparted to the cast airfoil and the at least portion of the mold wall has an inner surface that defines an external cooling feature to be imparted to the cast airfoil, selectively removing the fugitive insert, and incorporating the core and the at least portion of the integral, cooperating mold wall in a mold for receiving molten metal or alloy cast in the mold.
US09835034B2	Method for detuning a rotor-blade cascade A method for detuning a rotor-blade cascade of a turbomachine having a plurality of rotor blades includes: a) establishing at least one target natural frequency for at least one vibration mode; b) setting up a value table having discrete mass values and radial center-of-gravity positions, and determining respective natural frequency; c) measuring the mass and radial center-of-gravity position of one of the rotor blades; d) determining an actual natural frequency by interpolating the measured mass and radial center-of-gravity position in the value table; e) if actual natural frequency is outside a tolerance around target natural frequency, selecting a value pair that at least approximates target natural frequency, and removing material from the rotor blade in such a way that mass and radial center-of-gravity position correspond to the value pair; f) repeating steps c) to e) until actual natural frequency is within the tolerance around target natural frequency.
US09835031B2	Reversible pneumatic vane motor A reversible pneumatic vane motor includes a stator housing with a pressure air inlet passage and an exhaust air outlet passage, a cylinder supported in the stator housing, a vane carrying rotor rotatable in the cylinder and forming a clearance seal portion with the cylinder, air communication ports located at opposite sides of the seal portion for supplying motive pressure air or scavenging exhaust air from the cylinder, a primary outlet diametrically opposite the clearance seal portion, and a directional valve for connecting alternatively the air communication ports to the pressure air inlet passage and the exhaust air outlet passage. The motor also includes auxiliary outlet ports which are located between the primary outlet and each one of the air communication ports, and the directional valve includes control parts for opening up and closing, respectively, communication between the auxiliary outlet ports and the atmosphere via the exhaust air outlet passage.
US09835027B2	System, method, and computer program product to determine placement of fracture stimulation points using minerology Systems and related methods to alter and optimize the placement of fracture initiation points through utilization of mineralogy.
US09835020B2	Directional drilling attitude hold controller A drilling tool in accordance to one or more aspects includes a processor and a steering device. The processor determines a demand attitude and an instantaneous drilling tool attitude, evaluates a control law to derive a control law tool face, and converts the control law tool face to an equivalent tool face. The steering device applies the equivalent tool face to control a drill attitude of the drilling tool.
US09835015B2	Wellbore gun perforating system and method A wellbore perforating system and method with reliable and safer connections in a perforating gun assembly is disclosed. The system/method includes a gun string assembly (GSA) deployed in a wellbore with multiple perforating guns attached to plural switch subs. The perforating guns are pre-wired with a cable having multi conductors; the multi conductors are connected to electrical ring contacts on either end of the perforating guns. The switch subs are configured with electrical contacts that are attached to the electrical contacts of the perforating guns without the need for manual electrical connections and assembly in the field of operations. The system further includes detonating with a detonator that is positioned upstream of the perforating gun. The detonator is wired to a switch that is positioned downstream of the perforating gun.
US09835013B2	Apparatus and method for subsea strapping band attachment A system for installing a band around a rigid subsea structure includes a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) having a main body. A set of jaws extendable beyond an outer perimeter of the main body are coupled to the ROV. The system also includes a band distribution system operatively and a band installation mechanism operatively coupled to the ROV.
US09835011B2	Multi-window lateral well locator/reentry apparatus and method An apparatus and method for locating multiple windows in a wellbore. The windows are associated with lateral wells. The apparatus may include: a running tool connected to a work string, wherein the running tool contains an inner bore being located at a distal end of the running tool; a swing arm having a locating head, the swing arm being pivotally attached within an inner cavity in the running tool, wherein the locating head has a retracted position within the running tool and an extended position extending from the running tool, and wherein the locating head has a shearing surface at an aft end; a biasing member disposed within the inner bore, the biasing member configured to create a force in the direction of the locating head; a shearing rod operatively positioned within the inner bore and engaging a first end of the biasing member so that the shearing rod extends from the inner bore in the direction out of the inner bore towards the locating head, wherein the shearing rod contains a series of individual grooves; and wherein the shearing surface is configured to engage and shear the individual grooves of the shearing rod at a predetermined force in multiple, individual cycles.
US09835010B2	Toe valve A downhole tool including a body having one or more openings. A main sleeve is disposed in the body. The main sleeve is configured to move between a first position in which the main sleeve blocks fluid flow through the one or more openings and a second position in which the main sleeve allows fluid flow through the one or more openings. An actuator is disposed in the body. The actuator is configured to actuate from a first state to a second state in response to application of a first level of pressure, and to a third state in response to application of a second level of pressure. Actuating the actuator to the third state causes the main sleeve to move from the first position to the second position, and the second level of pressure is less than or equal to the first level or pressure.
US09835009B2	Method and apparatus for managing annular fluid expansion and pressure within a wellbore A well, well head, drilling and completion system, and method for relieving pressure buildup between concentric casing annuli. The well head includes casing hangers and a tubing hanger that may include annular pressure relief conduits formed therein, which selectively vent casing annuli to the interior of the production tubing. Annular pressure relief valves are located within the annular pressure relief conduits, which may open and/or shut based on pressure, temperature, or elapsed time.
US09835007B2	Control interface for seal back-up/slip Plug devices have an expander swage element, a rupturable slip element and a pusher sub. The pusher sub and slip element have a control protrusion and recess interface which guides segments of the ruptured slip element radially outwardly into engagement with a surrounding tubular. The slip element is formed of a degradable material.
US09835006B2	Wellbore plug isolation system and method A wellbore plug isolation system and method for positioning plugs to isolate fracture zones in a horizontal, vertical, or deviated wellbore is disclosed. The system/method includes a wellbore casing laterally drilled into a hydrocarbon formation, a wellbore setting tool (WST) that sets a large inner diameter (ID) restriction sleeve member (RSM), and a restriction plug element (RPE). The WST is positioned along with the RSM at a desired wellbore location. After the WST sets and seals the RSM, a conforming seating surface (CSS) is formed in the RSM. The CSS is shaped to engage/receive RPE deployed into the wellbore casing. The engaged/seated RPE isolates heel ward and toe ward fluid communication of the RSM to create a fracture zone. The RPE's are removed or left behind prior to initiating well production without the need for a milling procedure. A large ID RSM diminishes flow constriction during oil production.
US09835004B2	Multi-zone actuation system using wellbore darts Disclosed is a sliding sleeve assembly that includes a sliding sleeve sub coupled to a work string extended within a wellbore, the sliding sleeve sub having one or more ports defined therein that enable fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the work string, a sliding sleeve arranged within the sliding sleeve sub and movable between a closed position, where the sliding sleeve occludes the one or more ports, and an open position, where the sliding sleeve has moved to expose the one or more ports, a sleeve profile defined on an inner surface of the sliding sleeve, a wellbore dart having a body and a plurality of collet fingers extending longitudinally from the body, and a dart profile defined on an outer surface of the plurality of collet fingers, the dart profile being configured to selectively mate with the sleeve profile.
US09835002B2	Downhole apparatus and associated methods A method and downhole apparatus including a downhole indexer for cyclically varying a configuration or operational mode of a downhole tool according to a predetermined sequence. The apparatus includes tubular body, an indexing member, and a balance piston. The indexing member is selectively moveable relative to the tubular body between a first axial position and a second axial position in response to a signal. The balance piston supports the indexing member at the second position.
US09835001B2	Well instrumentation deployment past a downhole tool for in situ hydrocarbon recovery operations A transition device for deploying instrumentation below a downhole tool, such as a downhole pump, employed in hydrocarbon recovery operations can include a housing serially connectable between the downhole tool and a guide string insertable into the well ahead of the downhole tool. The transition device can also include a sealable crossover channel extending through the housing and having a proximal and a distal end, the crossover channel providing a crossover path for at least one instrumentation line between an exterior of the transition device at the proximal end and an interior of the guide string at the distal end. The fluid channel can extend through the housing and be radially offset from and capable of establishing fluid communication with the crossover channel, the fluid channel being configured to provide a pressurized fluid into the crossover channel to propel the at least one instrumentation line forward inside the guide string.
US09834999B2	Post hole digger A post hole digger couples to the power take-off (PTO) shaft of a tractor and uses rotation from the PTO shaft to rotate an auger. A top support arm rotatably coupled to the top pin of the tractor's three point hitch supports the gearbox that translates rotation to the auger. A support frame extends upwardly from the right and left lift arms of the three point hitch and inwardly to support the top support arm from beneath. The support frame is shaped generally as an inverted “U,” with space created between the right and left lift arms to prevent interference with the rotating shaft that translates rotation from the PTO shaft to the gearbox. A shield coupled to the gearbox covers the moving parts of the joint between the rotating shaft and the gearbox and protects users during use of the auger.
US09834992B2	Adjustment mechanisms for adjustable bent housings Adjustable drill string housings are described for use in the directional drilling of wellbores, e.g. wellbores for hydrocarbon recovery wells. The adjustable drill string housings permit adjustment of a bend angle in the housings without removing the housings from a wellbore. In some exemplary embodiments, the bend angle can be adjusted by changing the internal stresses in a support member carried by the housings. In other embodiments, the bend angle may be adjusted by causing failure of sacrificial support members carried by the housings, and the failure may be caused by delivering chemicals through a chemical delivery system to the sacrificial support members. Methods of operating the adjustable drill string housings include multi-lateral drilling operations wherein the bend angle is adjusted when a casing window has been detected.
US09834991B2	Downhole traction apparatus and assembly An apparatus (10) includes a traction member in the form of a roller (24) configured for mounting on a body (12) so as to permit rotation of the roller (24) relative to the body (12). The roller (24) is mountable on the body (12) so as to define a skew angle relative to a longitudinal axis (26) of the body (12). In use, the roller (24) engages a wall of a borehole or bore-lining tubular and the roller (24) urges the apparatus (10) along the wall of the borehole or bore-lining tubular on rotation of the as the roller (24) rotates on the body (12).
US09834987B2	Foldable picking ladder cart A foldable ladder cart including a main shaft, an upper loading board, a lower loading board, an upper brace, and a lower brace is provided. The upper loading board is connected to the main shaft, and is pivotally movable between a first and a second position. The lower loading board is connected to the main shaft, and is pivotally movable between a third and a fourth positions. The upper brace is connected to the upper loading board and the main shaft; the lower brace is connected to the main shaft and the lower loading board. When the upper and the lower braces are in supporting positions, the upper loading board and the main shaft are in the first and the third positions. When the upper and the lower braces are in folded positions, the upper loading board and the main shaft are in the second and the fourth positions.
US09834984B2	Roller shutter controller A shutter control system for use with a network. The shutter control system includes a network device coupled to the network to communicate an indication. The shutter control system also includes a shutter controller configured to receive the indication, to determine if the indication meets a predefined condition, and, in response to the indication meeting the predefined condition, to communicate an actuation signal. A shutter device, having at least one motor, receives the actuation signal, and operates the at least one motor based on the received actuation signal.
US09834980B2	Apparatus and method for processing sealant of an insulating glass unit A method and apparatus for heating and/or pressing sealant of an insulating glass unit. The apparatus may include an oven and a press. The oven includes a detector that detects an optical property of the insulating glass unit. The detected optical property is used to regulate the amount of energy applied to the insulating glass unit to adjust the amount of energy applied to the sealant. The press may include a displacement transducer that detects a pre-pressed thickness of the insulating glass unit. The measured pre-pressed thickness is used to automatically select a press thickness from a set of pressed IGU thicknesses.
US09834978B2	Power door system for a motor vehicle A power side door system for a motor vehicle includes a vehicle side door connected to a vehicle body and an actuator for displacing the side door between an open and a closed position. The system further includes a presence sensor to determine a change in presence of an individual in a seat position adjacent the side door. Further, the system includes a controller responsive to the presence sensor to control operation of the actuator. Advantageously the system automatically closes the door either after an individual enters the vehicle and occupies the seat or after an individual vacates the seat and leaves the vehicle.
US09834977B2	Streetcar door system A new door system and related technology for a passenger carrying rail vehicle, such as a President's Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar rail vehicle, and a method for retrofitting a rail vehicle door system with the new door system. In some embodiments, the new door system includes an electro-mechanical angle drive motor, a solid door control pivot rod, a door leaf panel clamp that is permanently connected to the solid door control pivot rod, a lever arm that includes a positive locking device and that is coupled to the solid door control pivot rod, and a connecting rod that is attached to the electro-mechanical angle drive motor and to the lever arm to enable the connecting rod to impart motion generated by the electro-mechanical angle drive motor to the lever arm.
US09834976B2	Device for detecting the position of an automated door and method The invention relates to a device (1) for detecting the position of an automated door, and a method of installation thereof, wherein the device comprises a connector (4, 20) adapted to couple the device to a door drive shaft (28, 32) moving an automated door such as a sectional overhead door, an encoder means (5) coupled to the connector (4, 20) and generating a position signal based on the movement of the door drive shaft (28, 32), which position signal is indicative of the door position, communication means connected to the encoder means (5) for transferring the position signal to a controlling device (34), and mounting means (2, 3) for mounting the device.
US09834974B2	Automotive door power assist An automated door system includes a door pivotally coupled to a vehicle body at a hinge axis defined by at least one hinge assembly. A power assist device is coupled to the hinge assembly and further coupled to the door. The power assist device is configured to slow movement of the door along a door swing path from an initial velocity to a slow close velocity when the initial velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold velocity, thereby providing a slow and controlled close when a user attempts to slam the door. The power assist device is further configured to power opening and closing movement of the door as initiated by a user.
US09834972B2	Anti-jumping upper wheel device with double dampers An anti-jumping upper wheel device with double dampers comprises of an anti-jumping upper wheel assembly with double damper (10) being comprised of an upper wheel plate (11), an upper wheel (12), an upper wheel cover (13) and double dampers (14) and a pulling unit (20); wherein, an anti-jumping roller (17) is mounted to the upper wheel cover (13); the pulling unit (20) is a double-plate pulling unit which is comprised of a baseplate of pulling unit (21) and a pillar plate of pulling unit (22) mounted above it; a pulling pillar (221) is fixed vertically on the pillar plate of pulling unit (22); wherein, connecting elastic units (23, 24) are overlapped and connected in parallel to three branch plates (2131, 2132, 2133, 2141, 2142, 2143) mounted on longitudinal direction in parallel of both ends on longitudinal direction of the baseplate of pulling unit (21).
US09834965B1	Multi-link hinge assembly A multi-link hinge assembly includes first and second link levers, first and second sliding rods, first and second bases, a central shaft, and first and second torque shafts. The first link lever is connected to the second base by the second torque shaft and is slidable along with the first sliding rod within the first base. The second link lever is connected to the first base by the first torque shaft and is slidable along with the second sliding rod within the second base. The central shaft extends through the first and second link levers. When the second base is rotated relative to the first torque shaft, the first and second sliding rods move toward the central shaft.
US09834963B2	Lock module for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a lock module. The aim of the invention is to provide a lock module which can contribute to a reduction in the complexity of assembly. In order to achieve said aim, the lock module comprises a plurality of components, that is to say at least two components, which are selected from the following: a lock having a locking mechanism consisting of a pawl and a rotary latch, in particular a servolock; a drive, in particular an electric drive for the lock, particularly preferably for the servolock; an actuating lever system; a locking lever system; and a handle module having an opening handle, in particular an outer opening handle. The lock includes at least one drive which is movably mounted within the lock module. The drive can therefore be moved relative to the other one or more components of the lock module.
US09834959B2	Electronic lock with movable in-line locking lug A lock assembly is disclosed to lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure. The lock assembly includes an electric actuator operable to move a locking lug between first and second axial positions to correspond with a locked and unlocked configuration of the lock assembly. A resilient member can couple the locking lug to the electric actuator and drive the locking lug between the first and second positions.
US09834958B2	Padlock A padlock having a key intended to unlock another lock. The other lock can be a padlock or some other locking structure. The key is inserted into a bore made in the body of the padlock, intended for one end of the shackle. To fit the key into the bore, its blade section is pivotable relative the shank of the key, and the blade section is adapted, in a first position of the blade section, to be at least partially received into the bore. The shank of the key can be received into the bore as well.
US09834957B2	Tilt latch for window A sash latch for engagement with a side jamb of a window includes an upper member with a spring cavity and a stop wall, a forward slot for engagement with an upper surface of a sash and a latch extension. The latch extension includes a substantially planar surface and an inclined planar surface extending at an acute angle relative to the substantially planar surface. The inclined planar surface includes a notch at a proximal end thereof, wherein the notch receives an edge of a wall of the side jamb when a heavy wind load is applied to an outer facing surface of the sash to restrain the sash relative to the side jamb.
US09834956B2	Safety mechanism for door handle A mechanism for selectively coupling a first moving part with a second moving part. The mechanism includes and engaging member that is movable between a detent position, a uncoupled position, and a coupled position in which the load transferring surface is within the aperture. A biasing member biases the engaging member into the detent position or coupled position. The engaging member overrides the biasing force and moves out of the detent position into the uncoupled position when first and second moving parts move relative to each other. When the engaging member is in the coupled position, the first and second moving parts are coupled for movement together. One embodiment of the invention is a child safety door handle rotating on a spindle. Other embodiments include water faucets, stove or burner controls, or any other rotatable or movable parts.
US09834948B2	Methods and means for improving the interior surfaces of pools A liner for finishing an interior pool surface is disclosed, the liner including a water resistant material; and a predetermined decorative pattern or design, wherein the pattern or design is applied onto at least one side of the liner. The patterns and designs may be either two- or three-dimensional, and can include iridescent and/or reflective inks, reflective beads and/or pebbles and so on, and be arranged in either predetermined or randomized arrays. A customized pool skimmer face plate system is also disclosed, including at least a skimmer face plate cover; a template having a size and shape proportional to the size and shape of the face plate cover; a water-resistant material bearing a color, pattern, or design; and a wrapper created from the water-resistant material using the template that complements neighboring colors, patterns and designs surrounding the skimmer face plate installation location.
US09834944B2	Lift for high-voltage towers and wind turbine towers An arrangement for overcoming heights or vertical distances, such as, in particular, high-voltage towers, towers for wind installations, buildings, high-bay warehouses, etc., has a longitudinally extended, rail-like profile (7) or guide member, and at least one portable lift element which is releasably fastenable to the profile, consisting of a driving part (3) which is movable up and down along the profile or guide member and a platform (5) for receiving at least one person or loads.
US09834943B1	Assemblies and methods for aligning and leveling tiles A method and assembly for laying and leveling adjacent tiles. The assembly includes a base member having a bottom plate and a cam tool. The cam tool is pivotally combined with the base member so that the cam tool rotates relative to the base member about an axis of rotation. The cam tool has a handle combined with a cam member. The cam member has a tile engaging surface around its outer periphery with a first portion that is a first distance from the axis of rotation and a second portion that is a second distance from the axis of rotation. Rotation of the cam tool around the axis of rotation causes the distance between the tile engaging surface and the bottom plate to change. One or more tiles is adapted to be placed between the tile engaging surface of the cam member and the bottom plate of the base member. The tiles are compressed between the tile engaging surface and the bottom plate as the cam tool is rotated to a desired position.
US09834937B2	Non-skid safety mat for providing adhering support when placed upon a sloping roof An anti-skid mat including a skid-resistant material exhibiting flexible properties and having a generally planar configuration with a length, width and thickness. A plurality of hinges or flex lines design into the material and which enable the material to conform to any irregular surface associated with the metal roof. The mat underside can include any or both of magnetic attracting or conformal adhering undersides such that placement of the material upon a sloping magnetic attracting or non-attracting roof securely supports the weight of a user standing on the mat without slippage relative to the roof.
US09834922B2	Embedded dowel inserts A dowel supporting device that includes a substantially hollow tube having a top end and a bottom end. An opening may be formed at the top end and a base may be formed at the bottom end. The base of the dowel supporting device may be fastened to a concrete deck. Concrete may be poured into the concrete deck. When dowels are ready to be used, the dowels may be inserted and secured to the dowel supporting device.
US09834921B2	Retrofit brace fitting Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a retrofitable brace fitting assembly. In one approach, a brace platform has a first side, a second side, and a platform slot extending inwardly from an outer edge. The brace platform further includes a post disposed on the first side of the platform for engagement with a corresponding opening in a brace fitting, and a tab disposed on the second side of the platform for engagement with a strut. To restrict rotation of the platform relative to the strut, the tab may extend into an opening of the strut for engagement with an inward turn edge of the strut, or the tab may extend along and abut an exterior surface of the strut. The brace platform may further include a reinforcement post for engagement with a threaded rod, the reinforcement post extending through a corresponding opening in the brace fitting.
US09834914B2	Modular plumbing panel and method of installation A method of installing plumbing in a building, comprising the use of a plumbing support panel that enables outlet pipes and other plumbing pipes to be pre-assembled at the correct relative position with respect to each other for the installation of fixtures, and installed as a unit by mounting the panel to studs or to other parts of a building's structure. The panel comprises holes through which outlet pipes may be installed and mounting holes for the installation of pipe clamps to hold the pipes in place and for the mounting of the panel to a building's structure.
US09834912B2	Method for manufacturing main body of water-saving device and main body of water-saving device A method for manufacturing a water faucet having a main body is provided. Several housing parts of the main body are made of brass using the method of injection molding, and then the inner parts of the main body corresponding the housing parts are made of a polyamide resin using the method of double injection molding together with the respective housing parts.
US09834911B2	Water system leak detection A leak detection system for detecting leaks in a fluid plumbing system having a fluid supply line maintained within a predetermined elevated pressure range, at least one normally open supply valve having an actuator integral therewith for closing the valve in response to a supply of electrical power, a normally open circuit having at least one relay to connect the actuator with a source of electrical power, at least one programmable timer positioned opposite the at least one relay, wherein the timer contains a program formulated to initiate an electrical signal to close the relay and complete the circuit to supply electrical power to the actuator to close the supply valve, and at least one normally open pressure switch connected to the circuit and arranged to close when system pressure drops below a set point to complete the circuit and supply electrical power to close the supply valve.
US09834910B2	Device and method for utilizing a surface for a variable function A device for utilizing a surface, such as the surface of a floor, outside wall or roof, for a variable function, including a first functional element with an active surface area the size of at least a part of the surface, at least one second functional element with an active surface area the size of at least a part of the surface, and a rotatable carrier for varying, on at least a part of the surface, the functional element with which the surface is utilized. A method for utilizing a surface for a variable function is also shown.
US09834903B2	Underground security barrier The present invention relates to a secure barrier for an underground valve box. The device may have a bolt and a nut for adjusting the length of the bolt to position curved plates to press against the inner circumference of a cylindrical valve box. The bolt housing may include a flange that protrudes through a slot in a horizontal metal plate. The plate may have handles for ease of lifting and replacement of the plate. The protruding flange may feature a hole for insertion of a padlock. When the padlock is secured, the plate cannot be removed from the cylindrical valve box as the adjustable bolt housing cannot move sufficiently to retract the curved plates from the inner cylindrical surface of the valve box. Thus, only authorized personnel with the proper padlock key or combination can operate the valve, deterring vandals.
US09834900B2	Piling method and apparatus A pile is moved downwards by a movable part inside a piling apparatus. An apparatus body is fastened to the pile by fastening elements, during piling the movable part inside the apparatus body is moved downwards, the movable part is stopped hydraulically by medium in a cylinder space without the movable part striking the apparatus body. As the downwards directed motion of the movable part is stopped, the apparatus body and the pile fastened to it jerk downwards, after which, the movable part is moved hydraulically upwards. The counterforce of the motion affects the apparatus body and the pile fastened to it by pushing them downwards. The piling apparatus includes hydraulic cylinder cylinder to the piston of which the movable part is fastened, and to the hydraulic cylinder are connected a pressure transformer, a damping apparatus and a set of control valves to stop the movable part hydraulically.
US09834898B2	Debris flow drainage channel with step pool structure and its applications A debris flow drainage channel is provided. The debris flow drainage channel is applicable to debris flows with large gully bed longitudinal slopes. The debris flow drainage channel has an upstream step section and a downstream step section. The debris flow drainage channel also has a step pool disposed between the upstream step section and the downstream step section. The pool section has a cable net cage bottom protection, a cable net cage buffer layer and block stones.
US09834888B2	Drainage element comprising an insert The invention relates to a drainage element (1) from plastic and a process for its production, which features at least one opening (3), in which an insert (2) is placed, whereas insert (2) features a harder surface than drainage element (1), whereas insert (2) features at least one locking projection (2h) with locking surface (2c) at is outer circumference, and drainage element (1) in opening (3) features at least one latching surface (1c), which is formed via a recess in the girthed area of opening (3) and insert (2) can be pressed into surface (3), whereas locking surface (2c) of locking projection (2h) of insert (2) enjoins the latching surface (1c) in placed conditions, so that insert (2) is positively secured against pulling out in opening (3) of drainage element (1).
US09834883B2	Textile fabric made from aramid fibers and the use thereof A textile fabric made from aramid fibers finished with a finishing agent. The finishing agent includes a carbonic acid polyester. The textile fabric can be incorporated into a penetration-resistant article. The penetration-resistant article can be a fragment protection mat, a bullet-proof vest, a flak jacket, a stab-resistant vest, or a combination thereof.
US09834873B2	Multifilament yarn construction Multifilament yarn constructions include a core part and a sheath part, the core part comprising a plurality of core filaments, and the sheath part comprising a plurality of sheath filaments. Furthermore, members comprising the multifilament yarn construction and uses of the multifilament yarn construction and the members are provided.
US09834871B2	Method for knitting interchanged plating on a technical face of a fabric for flat bed knitting machines A method for knitting interchanged plating on a technical face for a flat bed knitting machine which includes at least one needle bed that has a plurality of latch needles, a plurality of sinkers and a carriage comprises the steps of: forming an indentation and a nose protrusion at each sinker; controlling the latch needle to move in a staged stitching displacement; feeding a first and a second coloration yarns to the flat bed knitting machine simultaneously; pushing the yarns via the nose protrusion of the sinker to knit a standard plating and continuing the knitting operation through the standard plating to form a technical face of the fabric; and controlling the latch needle to perform an interchanged stitching displacement, and ordering the sinker to pick up and release the yarns through the nose protrusion and the indentation to knit an interchanged plating.
US09834868B2	Nylon blend for improved mechanical properties of monofilaments and multifilament fibers A filament comprising a polymer blend and specific articles comprising the filament are disclosed. The polymer blend includes an aliphatic nylon and a semiaromatic nylon. The aliphatic nylon is the major component of the blend and semiaromatic nylon is the minor component of the blend. The aliphatic nylon can be Nylon 6, Nylon 66, Nylon 610, Nylon 612, Nylon 12, and mixtures thereof. The semiaromatic nylon can be 6I/6T, 6T/6I, and mixtures thereof. The nylon blend filament provides enhanced mechanical properties such as modulus, ultimate strength, and yield strength with improved processability and reduced diameter variability at a reduced cost.
US09834865B2	Centrifugal solution spun nanofiber process The invention relates to a process for forming nanofibers from a spinning solution utilizing a high speed rotating spin disk having a flat surface. The nanofibers can be collected into a uniform web for selective barrier end uses.
US09834860B2	Method of high growth rate deposition for group III/V materials Embodiments of the invention generally relate processes for epitaxial growing Group III/V materials at high growth rates, such as about 30 μm/hr or greater, for example, about 40 μm/hr, about 50 μm/hr, about 55 μm/hr, about 60 μm/hr, or greater. The deposited Group III/V materials or films may be utilized in solar, semiconductor, or other electronic device applications. In some embodiments, the Group III/V materials may be formed or grown on a sacrificial layer disposed on or over the support substrate during a vapor deposition process. Subsequently, the Group III/V materials may be removed from the support substrate during an epitaxial lift off (ELO) process. The Group III/V materials are thin films of epitaxially grown layers which contain gallium arsenide, gallium aluminum arsenide, gallium indium arsenide, gallium indium arsenide nitride, gallium aluminum indium phosphide, phosphides thereof, nitrides thereof, derivatives thereof, alloys thereof, or combinations thereof.
US09834854B2	Production of a spinel material A process for producing a lithium-manganese-nickel oxide spinel material includes maintaining a solution comprising a dissolved lithium compound, a dissolved manganese compound, a dissolved nickel compound, a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a polyhydroxy alcohol, and, optionally, an additional metallic compound, at an elevated temperature T1, where T1 is below the boiling point of the solution, until the solution gels. The gel is maintained at an elevated temperature until it ignites and burns to form a Li—Mn—Ni—O powder. The Li—Mn—Ni—O powder is calcined to burn off carbon and/or other impurities present in the powder. The resultant calcined powder is optionally subjected 1 to microwave treatment, to obtain a treated powder, which is annealed to crystallize the powder. The resultant annealed material is optionally subjected to microwave treatment. At least one of the microwave treatments is carried out. The lithium-manganese-nickel oxide spinel material is thereby obtained.
US09834851B2	Method of anodic treatment for a metal workpiece combined with a non-metallic material A method of anodic treatment for a metal workpiece combined with a non-metallic material includes steps as follows. A pretreatment process is applied to the metal workpiece. The metal workpiece is anodic oxidized, and washed with water. Then, the metal workpiece is put in a vacuum environment to evaporate a residual chemical agent between a metal part and a plastic part of the metal workpiece. The metal workpiece is washed with water. An activating treatment is applied to the metal workpiece. The metal workpiece is dyed, and is sealed.
US09834846B2	System and method for transitioning a reversible solid oxide fuel cell system between generation and electrolysis modes A method for transitioning between fuel cell and electrolysis modes in a Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (RSOFC) system includes measuring and recording sensor data indicating a status of components associated with an RSOFC system coupled to an electrical power grid, the system comprising an RSOFC unit, a hydrogen compression system, a hydrogen storage system, and a water supply, determining a state of the RSOFC system based on the sensor data through a conditional logic algorithm, and transitioning the RSOFC system between the fuel cell mode and the electrolysis mode based upon the sensor data and the system state.
US09834845B2	Surface-coated cutting tool A coating included in a surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention has an α-Al2O3 layer. In a 15-μm square color map of a processed surface in parallel to a surface of the α-Al2O3 layer, an area A1 occupied by coarse crystal grains A is ≦50% and an area A2 in the area A1 occupied by crystal grains having a (001) plane orientation is ≧90%, an area B1 occupied by medium-sized crystal grains B of α-Al2O3 is 20 to 50%, an area B2 in the area B1 occupied by crystal grains having the (001) plane orientation is ≧90%, an area C1 occupied by fine crystal grains C of α-Al2O3 is 10 to 50%, an area C2 in the area C1 occupied by crystal grains having the (001) plane orientation is ≧50%.
US09834838B2	Zn—Sn—O based oxide sintered body and method for producing the same [Object] Provided are a Zn—Sn—O-based oxide sintered body which is used as a sputtering target or a tablet for vapor deposition and which is resistant to crack formation and the like during film formation, and a method for producing the same. [Solving means] The oxide sintered body is characterized in that tin is contained with an atomic ratio of Sn/(Zn+Sn) being 0.01 to 0.6, an average crystal particle diameter of the sintered body is 4.5 μm or less, and a degree of orientation represented by I(222)/[I(222)+I(400)] is 0.52 or more, where I(222) and I(400) represent integrated intensities of the (222) plane and the (400) plane of a Zn2SnO4 phase measured by X-ray diffraction using the CuKα radiation. The oxide sintered body has an improved mechanical strength, so that the oxide sintered body is resistant to breakage during processing of the sintered body and also is resistant to breakage and crack formation during film formation of transparent conductive films when used as a sputtering target or a tablet for vapor deposition.
US09834835B2	Fire containment coating system for titanium A coated substrate comprises: a metallic substrate; a bondcoat atop the substrate; and a ceramic barrier coat atop the bondcoat. The bondcoat has a combined content of one or more of molybdenum, chromium, and vanadium of at least 50 percent by weight.
US09834830B2	Tungsten alloy, tungsten alloy part, discharge lamp, transmitting tube, and magnetron According to one embodiment, a tungsten alloy includes a W component and a Hf component including HfC. A content of the Hf component in terms of HfC is 0.1 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less.
US09834829B1	Niobium-based alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion In various embodiments, a metal alloy resistant to aqueous corrosion consists essentially of or consists of niobium with additions of tungsten, molybdenum, and one or both of ruthenium and palladium.
US09834827B2	Method and apparatus for recycling lithium-ion batteries Cathode material from exhausted lithium ion batteries are dissolved in a solution for extracting the useful elements Co (cobalt), Ni (nickel), Mn (manganese), Li (lithium), and Fe (iron) to produce active cathode materials for new batteries. The solution includes compounds of desirable materials such as cobalt, nickel and manganese dissolved as compounds from the exhausted cathode material of spent cells. Depending on a desired proportion, or ratio, of the desired materials, raw materials are added to the solution to achieve the desired ratio of the commingled compounds for the recycled cathode material for new cells. The desired materials precipitate out of solution without extensive heating or separation of the desired materials into individual compounds or elements. The resulting active cathode material has the predetermined ratio for use in new cells, and avoids high heat typically required to separate the useful elements because the desired materials remain commingled in solution.
US09834825B2	Method for collecting silver ions and phosphoric acid in waste fluid A method for collecting silver ions and phosphoric acid in a waste fluid includes collecting silver chloride from the waste fluid, collecting silver chloride including providing a chloride compound to the waste fluid; and collecting phosphoric acid, collecting phosphoric acid including distilling the waste fluid from which the silver chloride has been collected.
US09834824B2	Metapneumovirus strains and their use in vaccine formulations and as vectors for expression of antigenic sequences Provided is an isolated mammalian negative strand RNA virus, metapneumovirus (MPV), within the sub-family Pneumoviridae, of the family Paramyxoviridae. Also provided are isolated mammalian negative strand RNA viruses identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding or relating to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof. In particular, provided is a mammalian MPV, subgroups and variants thereof. Also provided are genomic nucleotide sequences of different isolates of mammalian MPV, in particular, human MPV. Disclosed is the use of the sequence information of different isolates of mammalian MPV for diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Provided are nucleotide sequences encoding the genome of an MPV or a portion thereof, including both mammalian and avian MPV. Further described are chimeric or recombinant viruses encoded by the nucleotide sequences and chimeric and recombinant mammalian MPV that comprise one or more non-native or heterologous sequences. Also provided are vaccine formulations comprising mammalian or avian MPV, including recombinant and chimeric forms thereof. The vaccine preparations encompass multivalent vaccines, including bivalent and trivalent vaccine preparations.
US09834821B2	Diagnosis and prognosis of various types of cancers The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences that are used for identification, classification and diagnosis of specific types of cancers. The nucleic acid sequences can also be used for prognosis evaluation of a subject based on the expression pattern of a biological sample.
US09834819B2	Methods for diagnosing autism spectrum disorders The invention generally relates to methods for diagnosing autism spectrum disorders. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for diagnosing presence or increased risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder in a subject.

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