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| US09846662B2 |
Chained CPP command
A chained Command/Push/Pull (CPP) bus command is output by a first device and is sent from a CPP bus master interface across a set of command conductors of a CPP bus to a second device. The chained CPP command includes a reference value. The second device decodes the command, in response determines a plurality of CPP commands, and outputs the plurality of CPP commands onto the CPP bus. The second device detects when the plurality of CPP commands have been completed, and in response returns the reference value back to the CPP bus master interface of the first device via a set of data conductors of the CPP bus. The reference value indicates to the first device that an overall operation of the chained CPP command has been completed. |
| US09846661B2 |
Utilization of solid state memory devices
Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to utilize a solid state memory device. A memory device may include one or more input/output ports effective to receive data at, and facilitate transfer from, the memory device. The memory device may further include a memory controller. The memory controller may be effective to control access to data stored in the memory device. The memory device may further include two or more flash chips effective to store data in the memory device. The memory device may further include a crossbar switch. The crossbar switch may be coupled between the one or more input/output ports and the two or more flash chips. The crossbar switch may be effective to enable the one or more input/output ports to access the two or more flash chips through the memory controller. |
| US09846656B2 |
Secure computing
Techniques and logic are presented for encrypting and decrypting applications and related data within a multi-processor system to prevent tampering. The decryption and encryption may be performed either between a system bus and a processor's individual L1 cache memory or between a processor's instruction and execution unit and their respective L1 caches. The logic may include one or more linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs) that may be used for generation of unique sequential address related codes to perform the decryption of instructions and transformation logic that may be used for generation of equivalent offset address related codes to perform decryption and encryption of data. The logic may also be programmable and may be used for test purposes. |
| US09846654B2 |
Storage apparatus, cache control method, and computer-readable recording medium having cache control program recorded thereon
A storage apparatus includes: a first storage device that stores data; a proxy storage processor that records first data in the first storage device in a power-off state of a second storage device, while a writing destination of the first data is the second storage device, and moves the first data to the second storage device after the second power storage is powered on, while the first data is recorded in the first storage device; and a cache releaser that deletes the first data from a cache memory after the proxy storage processor stores the first data in the second storage device, while the first data is recorded in the first storage device, so that it is possible to efficiently use the cache memory. |
| US09846651B2 |
Computing system with cache management mechanism and method of operation thereof
A computing system includes a memory storage unit, having memory blocks, configured as a memory cache to store values of key-value pairs; and a device control unit, coupled to the memory storage unit, configured to: identify eviction targets from key-value eviction candidates in a key-value registry based on an eviction policy; calculate an associated eviction count of associated eviction candidates within the same instance of the memory blocks as the eviction targets; select an erase block as the memory blocks associated with the highest value of the associated eviction count; and interface with the memory storage unit to perform an erase operation on the erase block. |
| US09846650B2 |
Tail response time reduction method for SSD
A Solid State Drive (SSD) is disclosed. The SSD can include a host interface logic, a data input buffer, a data output buffer, and a buffer manager to manage the data input buffer and data output buffer. A re-order logic can advise the buffer manager about which data should be returned to the host computer from the data output buffer. |
| US09846647B2 |
Cache device and control method threreof
A cache device may include a first cache including a first set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the first set, and a second cache including a second set and a plurality of ways corresponding to the second set. The second set is related with the first set depending on a vacancy of the ways of the first set. |
| US09846643B2 |
Methods for maintaining a storage mapping table and apparatuses using the same
A method for maintaining a storage mapping table. An access interface is directed to read a group mapping table from the last page of a block of a storage unit. The block is allocated to store data of a plurality of groups, each group stores information indicating which location in the storage unit stores data of an LBA (Logical Block Address) range, and the group mapping table stores information indicating which unit of the block stores the latest data of each group. The group mapping table is stored in a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The access interface is directed to read data of each group from the storage unit according to the group mapping table. The data of each group is stored in a specified location of a storage mapping table of the DRAM. |
| US09846641B2 |
Variability aware wear leveling
Techniques are presented that include determining, for data to be written to a nonvolatile memory, a location in the nonvolatile memory to which the data should be written based at least on one or more wear metrics corresponding to the location. The one or more wear metrics are based on measurements of the location. The measurements estimate physical wear of the location. The techniques further include writing the data to the determined location in the nonvolatile memory. The techniques may be performed by methods, apparatus (e.g., a memory controller), and computer program products. |
| US09846638B2 |
Exposing method related data calls during testing in an event driven, multichannel architecture
Approaches for application testing are provided. An approach includes transmitting a command to an agent associated with an application installed on a mobile device. The approach includes receiving from the agent information about an executed step of the application on the mobile device. The approach includes comparing the information to an expected value of the step. The approach includes display an output based on the comparing. |
| US09846636B1 |
Client-side event logging for heterogeneous client environments
A testing model for heterogeneous client environments is enabled. A test of a computer system state transition may be specified. The test specification may include elements corresponding to test actions that cause the computer system state transition and elements corresponding to test conditions that are evaluated to generate the test results. A collection of pre-assembled executable components suitable for implementing specified tests at a wide variety of clients may be maintained, and particular test specifications may be mapped to a corresponding and optimal implementation subset of the collection. Test results may be determined based on one or more outputs of the implementation subset of executable components. A vendor and version independent browser driver may include code capable of identifying an operational set of browser capabilities among the superset of considered browser capabilities independent of vendor or version identification by a browser under test. |
| US09846626B2 |
Method and apparatus for computer memory management by monitoring frequency of process access
A memory monitoring method and a computing system. The computing system includes a processor, a memory and a monitor. The monitor obtains memory unit access information and process information of the computer system. The memory unit access information includes the number of access times of each memory unit of the memory. The process information includes information about a mapping relationship between a virtual address and a physical address of each memory units accessed by the current running process. After generating monitoring information, which includes the frequency at which the current running process accesses each memory unit, according to the memory unit access information and the process information, the monitor feeds the monitoring information back to the processor. Thus, the processor can perform memory management according to the monitoring information. |
| US09846625B2 |
Method and device for debugging a MIPS-structure CPU with southbridge and northbridge chipsets
The present invention discloses a method and a device to debug the Loongson CPU (a MIPS-structure CPU) and bridge chips. The device, including HT bus interfaces and the corresponding switches, connects the Loongson CPU and bridge chips through HT bus interfaces. Southbridge chips and northbridge chips with HT buses are selected in the following order: introducing the pins on the Loongson CPU and bridge chips into the debug device; debugging the pins on the Loongson CPU to identify whether there are any bugs with the pins; connecting the pins from the CPU and bridge chips to debug them. If the HT bus of the Loongson CPU fails to accord with the standard protocol, the problematic signal can be identified and further adjusted to improve the CPU. With the help of FPGA, multiple HT bus interfaces can be simulated. As a result, multiple chipsets can be linked to the Loongson CPU, which may be debugged simultaneously. |
| US09846624B2 |
Fast single-master failover
Techniques for switching mastership from one service in a first data center to a second (redundant) service in a second data center are provided. A service coordinator in the first data center is notified about the master switch. The service coordinator notifies each instance of the first service that the first service is not a master. Each instance responds with an acknowledgement. After it is confirmed that all instances of the first service have responded with an acknowledgement, a client coordinator in the first and/or second data center is updated to indicate that the second service is the master so that clients may send requests to the second service. Also, a service coordinator in the second data center is notified that the second service is the master. The service coordinator notifies each instance of the second service that the second service is the master. Each instance responds with an acknowledgement. |
| US09846619B2 |
Storage apparatus and storage apparatus migration method
A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus. |
| US09846618B2 |
System and method for supporting flow control in a distributed data grid
Systems and methods can support flow control in a distributed data grid. The distributed data grid includes a plurality of server nodes that are interconnected with one or more communication channels. The distributed data grid can provide a flow control mechanism, which controls the execution of the tasks in an underlying layer in the distributed data grid. Then, the system allows the client to interact with the flow control mechanism in the distributed data grid, and use the flow control mechanism to configure and execute one or more tasks that are received from the client. |
| US09846615B2 |
Data storage system and method by shredding and deshredding
A system and method for data storage by shredding and deshredding of the data allows for various combinations of processing of the data to provide various resultant storage of the data. Data storage and retrieval functions include various combinations of data redundancy generation, data compression and decompression, data encryption and decryption, and data integrity by signature generation and verification. Data shredding is performed by shredders and data deshredding is performed by deshredders that have some implementations that allocate processing internally in the shredder and deshredder either in parallel to multiple processors or sequentially to a single processor. Other implementations use multiple processing through multi-level shredders and deshredders. Redundancy generation includes implementations using non-systematic encoding, systematic encoding, or a hybrid combination. Shredder based tag generators and deshredder based tag readers are used in some implementations to allow the deshredders to adapt to various versions of the shredders. |
| US09846609B2 |
System and method for testing configuration and operation of I/O devices
The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for detecting a configuration error or operating error corresponding to an input/output (I/O) device. The I/O device comprises a plurality of I/O points configured to establish a combined I/O channel between said I/O device and a field device, said combined I/O channel comprising a primary I/O channel and at least one secondary I/O channel. |
| US09846607B2 |
Method and system for associating crash reports with end user analytics
A method for linking information related to a computer crash. The method includes establishing a network of computing resources communicatively coupled to a network, wherein each computing resource is associated with a corresponding hardware configuration capable of executing and displaying at least one application, wherein each of the network of computing resources is associated with a globally unique identifier (GUID). The method includes receiving configuration information relating to the network of computing resources. The method includes receiving a crash report of a crash occurring on a crashed computing system within the network of computing resources. The method includes extracting a GUID from the crash report, wherein the GUID identifies said crashed computing resource. The method includes determining configuration information for the crashed computing resource, and correlating the configuration information with the crash information. |
| US09846604B2 |
Analyzing data sources for inactive data
According to embodiments of the present invention, machines, systems, methods and computer program products for analyzing data sources for inactive data are presented. Data accesses within one or more data sources are monitored, and data access information is generated based on the monitored data accesses, wherein the data access information indicates accessed and non-accessed data within the one or more data sources. The data access information is applied to a profile to identify inactive data within the one or more data sources, wherein the profile includes one or more criteria for determining inactive data including a time interval for data access. Notifications of the identified inactive data within the one or more data sources are generated. |
| US09846600B1 |
System and method to dynamically allocate varying processing capacity entitlements based on workload importance
A mainframe computing system hosts a plurality of logical partitions, each having a static entitlement of processing capacity. The mainframe computer system has a workload manager that schedules work requested by the logical partitions and tracks consumption of the processing capacity by the logical partitions, and a capping policy that is stored in non-transitory memory and which identifies a subset of the logical partitions. The mainframe computer system further includes a capping master that is configured to allocate dynamically varying entitlements of processing capacity to the subset of the logical partitions based on the high-importance work percentages of computing workloads running on the logical partitions to encourage completion of high-importance work over completion of low-importance work. The capping master limits the allocated dynamic entitlement amount in millions of service units per hour (MSU) for each system usage entity to be no greater than the static entitlement of the system usage entity. |
| US09846597B2 |
Durable program execution
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to durable program execution. In aspects, a mechanism is described that allows a program to be removed from memory when the program is waiting for an asynchronous operation to complete. When a response for the asynchronous operation is received, completion data is stored in a history, the program is re-executed and the completion data in the history is used to complete the asynchronous operation. The above actions may be repeated until no more asynchronous operations in the history are pending completion. |
| US09846594B2 |
Workflow control apparatus and method therefor
A control unit of a workflow control apparatus identifies, among tasks included in a plurality of workflows, tasks using the same resource based on workflow definition information, and determines the execution sequence of the identified tasks based on the content of each of the identified tasks defined in the workflow definition information. The control unit identifies, among the identified tasks, one or more tasks whose execution is omissible based on the content of each of the identified tasks and the execution sequence of the identified tasks. |
| US09846591B2 |
Method, device and system for migrating configuration information during live migration of virtual machine
A method for migrating configuration information during live migration of a virtual machine is disclosed. The method includes, after receiving a message of live migration that a virtual machine migrates from a source physical host to a target physical host sent by a virtual machine management server, acquiring an identifier of a source forwarding switch of the virtual machine and an identifier of a target forwarding switch of the virtual machine, and sending prestored configuration information to the target forwarding switch corresponding to the identifier of the target forwarding switch, so that the target forwarding switch stores the configuration information. The method also includes sending a configuration information deletion instruction to the source forwarding switch corresponding to the identifier of the source forwarding switch, so that the source forwarding switch deletes the prestored configuration information. |
| US09846589B2 |
Virtual machine placement optimization with generalized organizational scenarios
The present disclosure describes a method for virtual machine placement optimization based on generalized organizational scenarios. The method involves defining a variable matrix (wherein each entry of the variable matrix indicate whether a particular virtual machine is to be placed on a particular host server), a first set of variables (wherein each variable of the first set of variables indicate whether a particular host server has at least one virtual machine to be placed thereon), a second set of variables (wherein the second set of variables indicates for all possible pairs of host servers whether two particular host servers both have at least one virtual machine to be placed thereon). The method further involves determining a set of virtual machine to host server allocations by solving a constraints optimization problem over the first set of variables and the second set of variables based on a generalized organizational scenario. |
| US09846585B2 |
System and method for emulation of an automation control system
Present embodiments include an automation control system including one or more processors and memories with an application stored on the one or more memories and implemented by the one or more processors. The application includes an interface configured to communicate with automation devices via a communication subsystem. Further, the application includes an operation environment, a programming environment, and an emulation environment. The programming environment is configured to generate device elements corresponding to the automation devices within the operation environment in which the device elements are configured to functionally interact with the automation devices. The emulation environment is configured to automatically host an emulation model of the automation devices based on the device elements generated within the operation environment. |
| US09846583B2 |
Hardware power-on initialization of an SoC through a dedicated processor
In an example, a system-on-chip (SoC) includes a hardware power-on-reset (POR) sequencer circuit coupled to a POR pin. The SoC further includes a platform management unit (PMU) circuit, coupled to the hardware POR sequencer circuit, the PMU including one or more central processing units (CPUs) and a read only memory (ROM). The SoC further includes one or more processing units configured to execute a boot process. The hardware POR sequencer circuit is configured to initialize the PMU. The one or more CPUs of the PMU are configured to execute code stored in the ROM to perform a pre-boot initialization. |
| US09846575B1 |
Installation of a technical computing environment customized for a target hardware platform
A device may receive installation software for installing a technical computing environment to be executed by a hardware platform, and may receive platform information associated with the hardware platform. The device may generate code for the technical computing environment based on the installation software and the platform information, and may generate, based on the code, one or more binary files or bitstream files for installing the technical computing environment on the hardware platform. The device may utilize the one or more binary files or bitstream files to install the technical computing environment on the hardware platform and for execution by the hardware platform. The technical computing environment may be customized for the hardware platform. |
| US09846574B2 |
Representing result data streams based on execution of data stream language programs
An instrumentation analysis system processes data streams by executing instructions specified using a data stream language program. The data stream language allows users to specify a search condition using a find block for identifying the set of data streams processed by the data stream language program. The set of identified data streams may change dynamically. The data stream language allows users to group data streams into sets of data streams based on distinct values of one or more metadata attributes associated with the input data streams. The data stream language allows users to specify a threshold block for determining whether data values of input data streams are outside boundaries specified using low/high thresholds. The elements of the set of data streams input to the threshold block can dynamically change. The low/high threshold values can be specified as data streams and can dynamically change. |
| US09846570B2 |
Multi-module compilation system, multi-module compilation method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Provided is a multi-module compilation system for generating execution codes for each of modules in a module system. The multi-module compilation system may include a module identifier configured to analyze a program code of the module system and to identify target modules that execute the program code, a module code generator configured to divide the program code into module codes for each of the target modules and to generate the module codes, and a compiler configured to compile the module codes and to generate execution codes for each of the target modules. |
| US09846568B2 |
System and method for dynamic tuning feedback control for random number generator
A random number generator includes a first circuit producing a random sequence of values, the first circuit having an adjustable input that changes the entropy of the random sequence of numbers; a second circuit receiving the random sequence of values from the first circuit and producing an output indicative of the degree of entropy of the random sequence of values, and a third circuit that adjusts the adjustable input of the first circuit in response to the output of the second circuit. |
| US09846567B2 |
Flash optimized columnar data layout and data access algorithms for big data query engines
A technique relates to flash-optimized data layout of a dataset for queries. Selection columns are stored in flash memory according to a selection optimized layout, where the selection optimized layout is configured to optimize predicate matching and data skipping. The selection optimized layout, for each selection column, is formed by storing a selection column dictionary filled with unique data values in a given selection column, where the unique data values are stored in sorted order in the selection column dictionary. Row position designations are stored corresponding to each row position that the unique data values are present within the given selection column, without duplicating storage of any of the unique data values that occur more than once in the given selection column. |
| US09846560B2 |
Information processing apparatus capable of selecting among a plurality of power saving modes using a simple operation, and control method and storage medium therefor
An information processing apparatus capable of changing a state of power supply to respective parts of the apparatus with less user operation. When a sleep recovery button is depressed in a power saving mode, a button depression time is measured, and whether a length of the measure depression time exceeds a threshold value is determined. If the depression time exceeds the threshold value, a normal power mode is selected as power mode after transition. If the depression time does not exceed the threshold value, another power saving mode is selected as power mode after transition. According to the selected power mode, a state of power supply to respective parts of the apparatus is changed. |
| US09846556B2 |
Parsing a multidimensional object for printing in various runs
A first complexity estimate may be generated for a first portion of a multidimensional object. The first complexity estimate may be for use in estimating a complexity of the first portion of the multidimensional object. A printing capability may be determined for the multidimensional printer. The multidimensional printer may be for use in printing the multidimensional object. The printing capability may be compared with the first complexity estimate. A first failure probability estimate may be generated based on the comparing. The failure probability estimate may be for use in determining a likelihood that the multidimensional printer will print the first portion with an accuracy that exceeds an accuracy threshold. |
| US09846555B2 |
Storage system and method of creating backup of storage system
According to the present invention, a process that requires for creating a backup at a designated time point is executed by sharing among a plurality of storage control apparatuses. An intermediate storage apparatus 2 reads journal data and a JNCB from a primary storage apparatus 1, and stores the journal data and the JNCB in an intermediate journal volume 28. A secondary storage apparatus 3 reads the journal data and the JNCB from the intermediate storage apparatus 2, and stores the journal data and the JNCB in a secondary journal volume 38. After the secondary storage apparatus 3 having a designated generation restores the journal data up to a designated time point into a secondary data volume 37, the secondary storage apparatus 3 splits a copy pair. Another secondary storage apparatus 3 executes a regular restoring process. |
| US09846550B2 |
Memory access methods and apparatus
A disclosed example apparatus includes a row address register (412) to store a row address corresponding to a row (608) in a memory array (602). The example apparatus also includes a row decoder (604) coupled to the row address register to assert a signal on a wordline (704) of the row after the memory receives a column address. In addition, the example apparatus includes a column decoder (606) to selectively activate a portion of the row based on the column address and the signal asserted on the wordline. |
| US09846545B2 |
Methods and systems for using service level objectives in a networked storage environment
Methods and systems for a networked storage environment are provided. One method includes storing a plurality of configurable attributes at a data structure by a processor, where a combination of the configurable attributes is used to define a custom service level class (SLC) in a networked storage environments using a plurality of resources for storing data; receiving a request by the processor to create the custom SLC based of a set of configurable attributes; identifying a resource of the networked storage environment that meets the requirements defined by the attributes of the custom SLC; and configuring the resource for meeting the requirements of the custom SLC. |
| US09846540B1 |
Data durability using un-encoded copies and encoded combinations
Methods and apparatus for data durability using un-encoded copies together with combination encodings are disclosed. Additional storage objects to be included in a durability group with a particular storage object are identified. An encoding of a combination of the particular object and another object of the group is generated. The encoding, as well as an un-encoded copy of the particular object, may be stored at respective nodes of a service. A request to perform a computation operation may be directed to a node with the un-encoded copy. In the event that the un-encoded copy becomes unavailable, a new un-encoded copy may be generated using the encoding. |
| US09846536B2 |
Composition of handwritten messages on mobile computing devices
Technologies pertaining to composing, displaying, and/or transmitting handwritten content through utilization of a touch-sensitive display screen of a mobile computing device are described herein. A user of the mobile computing device can set forth strokes on the touch-sensitive display screen, one on top of another, wherein such strokes correspond to different handwritten characters. Stroke segmentation can be undertaken to determine which strokes correspond to which characters in a handwritten sequence of characters. |
| US09846534B2 |
Inset dynamic content preview pane
A preview of dynamic effects in a document is provided. As a user scrolls through pages of a document, for example, slides of a slide presentation, a static representation of each page may be displayed in a main viewing area, and a dynamic view of any dynamic effects may be displayed in an inset preview pane. The preview pane may be provided in a corner of the main viewing area, and may display the dynamic effects in a loop or upon selection. Accordingly, a user may be able to scroll through a document without having to click through interactive content on a page, and concurrently may be informed of and have an opportunity to view the dynamic effects in a preview pane. |
| US09846532B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling video content on a display
A controller for controlling a display device that displays secondary digital content displayed in an overlay above a primary video stream. The controller includes a touch interface device, a processor, and a memory storing non-transitory instructions. These instructions, when executed, can include (i) detecting a first input gesture by a user on the touch interface device, (ii) in response to detecting the first input gesture, selecting an application for display on the display screen, (iii) detecting a second input gesture by the user on the touch interface device, (iv) in response to detecting the second input gesture, scrolling through a currently-displayed layer of the selected application displayed on the display screen, (v) detecting a third input gesture by the user on the touch interface device, and (vi) in response to detecting the third input gesture, scrolling between layers of the selected application in a simulated Z-space. |
| US09846531B2 |
Integration of building automation systems in a logical graphics display without scale and a geographic display with scale
An approach for integrating logical graphics display (100) and geographic display system data (200) into building automation systems that allow users to navigate between the logical graphics displays and the geographic displays and to select the logical graphics displays and the geographic displays that are displayed on the displays to the users of the building automation systems. |
| US09846528B2 |
Native application collaboration
A secondary device receives presence information for a content item that is synchronized by a content management system with the secondary device and with a primary device. If a user of the primary device is present as indicated by the presence information, a collaboration element is displayed on the secondary device. Responsive to a user input at the collaboration element, a collaboration request is sent to the primary device, and collaboration information enabling collaborative interaction with an instance of the content item on the primary device is received. |
| US09846518B2 |
In-cell touch display panel
An in-cell touch display panel includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack, a transparent layer, an insulation layer, and a metal layer. The semiconductor stack is disposed on the substrate, and includes a plurality of pixel control elements. The transparent layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer stack, and includes a plurality of first touch electrode portions and a plurality of first connecting lines extending along a first direction. The insulation layer is disposed on the transparent layer. The metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer, and includes a plurality of second touch electrode portions and a plurality of second connecting lines extending along a second direction. The second connecting lines and the first touch electrode portions form a plurality of first touch electrode strips, and the first connecting lines and the second touch electrode portions form a plurality of second touch electrode strips. |
| US09846515B2 |
Photodetector and display device with light guide configured to face photodetector circuit and reflect light from a source
Influence of external light is suppressed. With a photodetector including a photodetector circuit which generates a data signal in accordance with illuminance of incident light and a light unit which overlaps with the photodetector circuit, a first data signal is generated by the photodetector circuit when the light unit is in an ON state, a second data signal is formed by the photodetector circuit when the light unit is in an OFF state, and the first data signal and the second data signal are compared, so that a difference data signal that is data of a difference between the two compared data signals is generated. |
| US09846513B2 |
Systems and methods for actively resisting touch-induced motion
A system for actively resisting touch-induced motion includes a touchscreen device and a processing circuit. The touchscreen device includes one or more sensors configured to generate motion data based on a motion of a touchscreen display of the touchscreen device, where the motion is induced by a touch on the display. The touchscreen device further includes one or more motion control devices configured to apply a force to the display. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the motion data, a force to counteract the motion. The processing circuit is further configured to cause the motion control devices to apply a force to the display to counteract the motion of the display. |
| US09846510B2 |
Display apparatus using semiconductor light emitting device
The present invention relates to a display apparatus and, more particularly, to a display apparatus using a semiconductor light emitting device. In the display apparatus including a touch sensor unit and a display unit controlled based on a touch input sensed through the touch sensor unit, the display unit includes: a conductive bonding layer; and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices bonded to the conductive bonding layer and arranged to form a plurality of rows, and the touch sensor unit includes: an X electrode disposed between the plurality of rows of the semiconductor light emitting devices in the display unit; and an Y electrode configured to be combined with the X electrode to sense a touch input. |
| US09846508B2 |
Electronic touch communication
Touch inputs such as single-finger contacts and multiple-finger contacts are detected at an electronic device and translated into electronic touch communications for playback at an external electronic device. |
| US09846507B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication module and a control method thereof, and there is provided a mobile terminal for performing a notification display function in cooperation with a wireless communication unit, a touch screen and a controller, wherein the controller performs the notification display function through the steps of receiving notification information for notifying that information satisfying a preset condition is displayed on the other terminal, from the other terminal connected thereto in a wireless manner, and controlling the touch screen to display visual information indicating that information satisfying the preset condition is displayed on the transmitting terminal based on the notification information. |
| US09846503B2 |
Touch driver circuit, in-cell optical touch panel comprising the touch driver and display device comprising the in-cell optical touch panel
The touch driver circuit comprises a photosensor module, a data writing module, a driver module, and a control module. The data writing module transmits a scan signal at a scan signal terminal to the driver module under the control of the scan signal terminal. When the scan signal drives the driver module to turn on, the driver module outputs a touch sensing signal to the control module; the touch sensing signal decreases with the increase of an intensity of light irradiated on the photosensor module. Under the control of the control signal, the control module outputs the touch sensing signal output by the driver module to the touch signal sensing terminal, thereby realizing the touch sensing function. |
| US09846501B2 |
Method for simulating digital watercolor image and electronic device using the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an input device configured to receive a touch gesture that includes a drawing action, a display configured to output a drawing to an area corresponding to the touch gesture, and a processor configured to identify a number of drawing actions that are input into each unit portion in the area based on the drawing action, and a number of touches input into each unit portion in the area, and determine display attributes of the drawing in each unit portion based on the number of drawing actions and the number of touches, wherein the drawing action includes a touch from a time when a touch input occurs to a time when the touch input ends. |
| US09846496B2 |
Virtual input device system
The described technology is directed towards virtual input devices that take application program-directed input from automation and/or remote devices, such as over a network, instead of via actual user input via a physical device, for example. This allows an automation framework to insert input into an application program, such as for automated testing without modifying any of the application's other components. The virtual input devices may be object instances or the like that receive their input from function calls based upon the type of input and output events, e.g., to simulate keyboard input/output (I/O), mouse or other pointer I/O, voice, gesture, and other command I/O, and so forth. |
| US09846494B2 |
Information processing device and information input control program combining stylus and finger input
An information processing device, such as a tablet computer or a smartphone, executes diverse processes by an intuitive operation combining a stylus pen and a finger in an input operation of information for performing the startup of an application program, the search for or editing of information, or the like. The information processing device is provided with an information input control program that identifies a first input such as a stylus pen and a second input such as a finger, identifies information input by the first input, recognizes a region designated by the second input, and from the information identified in the recognized region, executes a predetermined process that starts an application program, or searches for or edits information. It is possible to execute diverse processes an intuitive operation using two inputs. |
| US09846491B2 |
Optical object positioning apparatus and positioning method thereof
An optical object positioning apparatus including an optical element, a light sensor and a processing unit and a positioning method thereof are provided. The optical element includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and perpendicular to a first axis, and has at least two light-passing regions. Light beams from an object to be positioned pass through the light-passing regions from the first surface to the second surface. The light sensor and the optical element are spaced by a predetermined distance on a direction of the first axis. The light sensor senses the light beams from the light-passing regions to generate at least two light-sensing signals. A distance between the object and the optical element is positively correlated to the predetermined distance. The processing unit receives the light-sensing signals and positions the object according to the light-sensing signals and the predetermined distance. |
| US09846488B2 |
Motion-correlation control system to control communication of a wearable device
An apparatus and method for communicating between a first device and second device, where each device includes a motion sensor. Communication functions are triggered by comparing motion data derived from each device. For example, when the first device is worn on a user's wrist (e.g., a smartwatch) and the second device (e.g., a smartphone) is held in the user's hand corresponding to the user's wrist, then moving the hand and devices results in correlated motion data between the devices. This correlated motion indicates the devices correspond to the same user. Further, human-body communication between the devices provides additional indicia that the devices correspond to the same user. Thus, based on the above-identified correlated motion and human-body communication the same user can be inferred and predefined communication task between the devices can be performed, such as unlocking the devices, exchanging identification codes, or exchanging other information. |
| US09846486B2 |
Systems and methods of direct pointing detection for interaction with a digital device
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed. For example, a touch-free gesture recognition system is disclosed that includes at least one processor. The processor may be configured to enable presentation of first display information to a user to prompt a first touch-free gesture at at least a first location on a display. The processor may also be configured to receive first gesture information from at least one image sensor corresponding to a first gesturing location on the display correlated to a first touch-free gesture by the user, wherein the first gesturing location differs from a location of the first display information at least in part as a result of one eye of the user being dominant over another eye of the user. In addition, the processor may be configured to determine a first offset associated with the location of the first display information and the first gesturing location. Further, the processor may be configured to enable presentation of second information to prompt the user to make a subsequent touch-free gesture at at least a second location on the display. Additionally, the processor may be configured to receive subsequent gesture information from at least one image sensor corresponding to a subsequent touch-free gesture by the user. Also, the processor may be configured to use the first offset to determine a location on the display affected by the subsequent touch-free gesture. |
| US09846483B2 |
Headset with contactless electric field sensors for facial expression and cognitive state detection
A head-mounted display (HMD) device includes a plurality of activity detection sensors coupled to a liner formed around a periphery of a HMD or a band attached to the HMD. The sensors attached to the liner are adopted for direct or indirect contact to an upper portion of a user's face, and the sensors coupled to the band are adopted for direct or indirect contact with a back side of the user's head. The activity detection sensors detect electrical field signals caused by muscle contractions in an upper portion of a user's face or brain activity signals when the user is wearing the HMD. The HMD includes a module that reconstructs and projects a facial animation model of the user and a cognitive state of the user based on signals from the activity detection sensors while the HMD is in use by the user. |
| US09846481B2 |
Power efficient image sensing apparatus, method of operating the same and eye/gaze tracking system
An image sensing apparatus has a light sensitive area and a control unit. The light sensitive area registers image data in response to an incoming amount of light, and is operable in an active mode wherein image data can be read out there from as well as in a standby mode wherein image data cannot be read out. The control unit produces a control signal setting the light sensitive area to operate in the active mode and the standby mode respectively in a cyclic manner during an operation period, which preferably encompasses multiple data frame read-outs of image data from the light sensitive area. |
| US09846480B2 |
Selecting method, computer product, selecting apparatus, and recording medium
A selecting method includes obtaining by a computer, for each operation state combination for a processor of which element operation states are changeable, a state information record indicating operation states of the operation state combination; measuring by the computer, for each obtained state information record, a power consumption value and a processing performance value of the processor after the processor is switched to the operation states indicated by the state information record, the power consumption value and the processing performance value being measured by executing a specific program on the processor after the processor is switched to the operation states indicated by the state information record; and selecting by the computer, based on the measured processing performance values and for each predetermined power consumption value, a state information record for which the measured power consumption value is the predetermined power consumption value or less among the obtained state information records. |
| US09846477B2 |
Device and method of controlling lock and unlock modes of display of computer
A method of controlling a computer including a display screen, the computer having a plurality of modes with respect to the display screen, includes: determining that the computer is set to a first lock mode after inactivity during a non-lock mode over a first time period before a second lock mode is set, the first lock mode, the second lock mode, and the non-lock mode being from among the plurality of modes; switching the computer from the first lock mode to the second lock mode when after inactivity over a second time period subsequent to the first time period; and returning, by a processor in the computer, the computer from the first lock mode to the non-lock mode when an input designating a position included in a certain area of the display screen is detected within the second time period. |
| US09846476B1 |
System and method of identifying the idle time for lab hardware thru automated system
A centralized monitoring server communicates with a system administrator through a mobile application and agent programs running on server machines that monitor the idle status of the server machines and storage arrays. When a server machine and/or storage array are idle, the centralized monitoring server can instruct the agent program to shutdown the server machine and/or storage array. The centralized monitoring server can also startup the server machine and/or storage array when needed. In an embodiment, the system administrator can control the shutdown and startup instructions. By shutting down server machines and/or storage arrays energy efficiency can be significantly improved. |
| US09846474B2 |
Control system for power control
A power control system for saving power by powering on enough application servers to satisfy the current load workload as well as any required reserve capacity based on administrative settings is disclosed. As the load increases, more servers are powered on. As the load decreases some servers are powered off. The power control system provides a reasonable end user experience at the least cost based on power consumption of the servers. |
| US09846471B1 |
Systems and methods for power management in devices
Systems and methods for conserving power in an apparatus are provided. A sensor of the apparatus is configured to detect an event comprising a device having a predetermined attribute entering into a designated region surrounding the apparatus. An integrated circuit (IC) of the apparatus operable in multiple power modes. The IC is configured to transition from a low-power standby mode to a high-power standby mode upon detection of the event by the sensor. The IC is further configured to transition from either the low-power standby mode or the high-power standby mode to an active mode upon occurrence of one of multiple wakeup events. The transition from the high-power standby mode to the active mode takes less time than the transition from the low-power standby mode to the active mode. |
| US09846467B2 |
Power routing assembly for data center
A power routing rack can be used to provide various power support redundancies to one or more computing racks in a data center. Power feeds are supplied to bus bars in a power bus bar array extending through the rack, and power routing assemblies positioned in the rack route power from one or more of the bus bars to a computing rack. Each assembly includes circuit breakers that couple to separate bus bars and a routing module that routes power from one or more of the circuit breakers to one or more computing racks. The routing module can include a transfer switch that selectively routes power. The routing module can include an electrical bridge that concurrently routes power. Each assembly can be positioned within the rack to couple the circuit breakers to various power bus bars to adjust the power support redundancy provided to one or more computing racks. |
| US09846457B2 |
Housing assembly and electronic device thereof
A housing assembly structure is provided. The housing assembly structure includes a first housing, a second housing assembled with the first housing, a protrusion accommodating recess formed in the first housing, a hooking protrusion formed in the second housing to be accommodated in the protrusion accommodating recess in a protruding manner, and at least one contact protrusion formed in at least one area of the hooking protrusion in a protruding manner, wherein when the hooking protrusion is accommodated in the protrusion accommodating recess, the at least one contact protrusion is in contact with an inner surface of the protrusion accommodating recess. |
| US09846456B2 |
Portable electronic device
A portable electronic device includes a display, a sliding track, a hinge, and a host. The display has a receiving groove. The sliding track is disposed in the display, and faces the receiving groove. The hinge is movably disposed on the sliding track, and located in the receiving groove. The host is disposed on the hinge. The host is rotated and moved relative to the display via the hinge. When the portable electronic device is in a tablet mode, the host is located in the receiving groove, and sustainably parallel to the display. |
| US09846455B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel, a touch sensor on the display panel, a window on the touch sensor, an adhesive layer between the window and the touch sensor, a touch key printed circuit board at least partially located between the window and the display panel, a touch key backlight unit on the touch key printed circuit board, and a shielding layer between the touch key printed circuit board and the display panel. |
| US09846452B2 |
Portable electronic device housing with outer glass surfaces
Improved housings for electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device housing can have one or more outer members (e.g., exposed major surfaces), such as front or back surfaces, that are formed of glass. The one or more glass surfaces can be part of outer member assemblies that can be secured to other portions of the electronic device housing. In other embodiments, apparatus, systems and methods for robustly attaching a cover portion of an electronic device to a bottom portion, e.g., a housing portion, of the electronic device are described. The electronic device can be portable and in some cases handheld. |
| US09846451B2 |
Portable device with detachable hidden hinge
Disclosed in various examples of the present invention is a configuration in which a hinge part of a portable device can be disposed so as to be hidden. The disclosed portable device comprises: a base part; a display part; and the hinge part, which provides a hinge axis by rotatably connecting the display part to the base part and is separated from the display unit so as to be disposed to be hidden by moving into the inside of the base part. |
| US09846447B2 |
Hollow operating lever and method for manufacturing same
[Problem] To provide a hollow operating lever that is easily manufactured with good operability.[Solution] A hollow operating lever (4), which is formed in such a manner that end portions (W1 and W2) of a flat plate-shaped workpiece (W) are joined to each other at a joint (31) and thus is rotatably provided with respect to a support shaft (3), is characterized by including: a first wall (10) that is an operation surface side on which rotational force (F) acts to rotate; a pair of second walls (20) that are provided with coaxial holes (21) through which the support shaft is inserted, and are bent continuously to both ends of the first wall; and a third wall (30) that is provided to face the first wall (10) and is configured to connect the pair of second walls to each other through the joint. |
| US09846441B2 |
Pressure reducing valve
A pressure reducing valve has a seal member, which is mounted on a side wall of a piston. The seal member is arranged between a first ring and a second ring. Consequently, depending on the direction of displacement of the piston, the first ring or the second ring is positioned on one of a displacement direction upstream side or a displacement direction downstream side of the seal member. The first ring and the second ring are made of a resin material, for example a polytetrafluoroethylene resin or a polyetheretherketone resin, having lower coefficient of friction compared with that of the seal member. |
| US09846437B2 |
Upgraded flight management system for autopilot control and method of providing the same
A preexisting FMS system may be upgraded to increase its functionality by optimizing the control of autopilot and auto-throttle functions and replacing other preexisting components with different components for enhancing the functionality of the FMS system. The preexisting IRU, CADC, DME receiver and DFGC in the upgraded FMS system are in communication with the legacy AFMC but, instead of employing the legacy EFIS, the EFIS is replaced by a data concentrator unit as well as the display control panel and integrated flat panel display, and a GPS receiver. The upgraded FMS system is capable of iteratively controlling the autopilot and auto-throttle during all phases of flight and of such increased functionality as increased navigation database storage capacity, RNP, VNAV, LPV and RNAV capability utilizing a GPS based navigation solution, and RTA capability, while still enabling the legacy AFMC to exploit its aircraft performance capabilities throughout the flight. |
| US09846434B2 |
Autonomous travel vehicle and reproduction travel method
An autonomous travel vehicle includes a traveler, a storage, an elapsed autonomous travel time counter, and a reproduction travel command calculator. The traveler travels according to a travel control command. The storage stores travel route data in which subgoal points and arrival times are associated with each other. In a reproduction travel mode, the elapsed autonomous travel time counter counts the elapsed autonomous travel time while adjusting progress of the elapsed autonomous travel time. In the reproduction travel mode, the reproduction travel command calculator calculates a reproduction travel control command at the elapsed autonomous travel time as the travel control command based on a subgoal point stored in the travel route data in association with an arrival time immediately after an arrival time corresponding to the elapsed autonomous travel time. |
| US09846428B2 |
Controller for spindle motor
A controller has a varying speed signal generation unit generating a varying speed command signal varying at predetermined amplitude and period, a current control unit generating a current command signal based on the varying speed command signal, a feedback control unit generating a correction signal based on a deviation between the varying speed command signal and a present rotational speed of the spindle motor and adding the correction signal to the current command signal, and a learning control unit calculating a disturbance component caused by cutting resistance based on the deviation every predetermined rotation angle of the spindle motor and, in synchronism with a rotation angle of the spindle motor corresponding to the varying speed command signal input into the current control unit, generating a compensation signal based on the disturbance component corresponding to the rotation angle and adding the compensation signal to the varying speed command signal. |
| US09846427B2 |
Characterizing 3-D printed objects for 3-D printing
The systems and methods described herein include an approach to performing quality assessment for 3-D printed objects during the printing process, for collecting data regarding 3-D printed objects, and for capturing data to make a digital model of an object. This approach uses sensor data (e.g., digital imagery) to characterize printing progress or to detect 3-D printing defects that would otherwise result in printing incomplete objects, such as premature printing job termination, dry printing, over/under application, movement of the filament, and other defects. Sensor data capturing can also be used as part of a destructive scanning process to perform post-printing object assessment or to collect data on a real-world object to facilitate creation of a digital model. These systems and methods may leverage the discrete nature of a pixel provided through digital imagery to be assessed with limited computational resources in a non-recursive manner. |
| US09846425B2 |
Retrieving pre-determined controller parameters to isolate vibrations in an authorized payload
A method performed by one or more processing devices for ensuring that a vehicle seat top is qualified for use with a seat base for a vehicle seat, the method comprising: receiving information that identifies a type of vehicle seat top for coupling to the seat base; verifying that the vehicle seat top is authorized for use with the seat base; and in response to verifying, retrieving, based on the received information that identifies the type of vehicle seat top, pre-determined values of controller parameters of a closed loop control system for isolating vibrations from the vehicle seat top, wherein the predetermined values of the controller parameters are specifically tuned for the vehicle seat top. |
| US09846424B2 |
Numerical control apparatus
Included are an NC command input unit that receives an NC command serving as an NC command that enables processing independent of NC machining and that is independent of a model of an NC machine tool and an NC command; a machine information storage unit; a tool information storage unit; a command analysis unit that determines whether an NC command input to the NC command input unit is the NC command; a command creation unit that, creates a designated operation program that enables the NC machine tool to perform a series of operations corresponding to the NC command on the basis of the NC command, the model information, and the tool information; and a CNC control unit that controls the NC machine tool. |
| US09846422B2 |
Signal processing apparatus
A signal processing apparatus includes an interface module and a signal processing module. The interface module includes an identification resistance for identifying the interface module, the interface module being connectable to a device configured to perform at least one of measuring of a measuring target and operating of an operation target. The signal processing module includes a first connection terminal connected to one end of the identification resistance, a first power source connected to the identification resistance via the first connection terminal, a detector configured to detect any one of voltage and electrical current at the first connection terminal, and a signal processor configured to process signals received from and transmitted to the device. |
| US09846416B2 |
System and flow adaptive sensorless pumping control apparatus for energy saving pumping applications
A signal processor receives signaling containing information about flow rates from sensorless converters in zone circulators in heating/cooling zones controlled by temperature sensors in a hydronic heating system in order to derive an adaptive pressure set point to meet the flow rates requested by the heating/cooling zones using an adaptive system and flow control curve equation, the signaling containing information about total flow rates requested by the zone circulators; determines desired pump speeds for the zone circulators to meet temperature requirements in heat zones; provides corresponding signaling containing information about the desired pump speeds; and/or determines the adaptive pump control curve equation based upon an adaptive system curve and as a moving maximum system flow rate depending on an adaptive pressure set point, a system flow rate requested by temperature loads, a minimum pressure at no flow, a control curve setting parameter, and an adaptive moving maximum flow and pressure. |
| US09846409B2 |
Processing cartridge and driving assembly thereof
A driving assembly is provided for a processing cartridge capable of being detachably installed in an electronic imaging device. The driving assembly includes a power receiving unit and a power transfer unit. The power receiving unit is configured for receiving a rotational driving force from a driving mechanism of the electronic imaging device; and the power transfer unit is coupled to the power receiving unit for receiving the rotational driving force from the power receiving unit. The power receiving unit remains constantly inclined with respect to a rotation axis of the power transfer unit, and has an initial position and a displaced position; the power receiving unit moves from the initial position to the displaced position when an external force is applied; and the receiving unit returns to the initial position from the displaced position when the external force is withdrawn. |
| US09846403B2 |
Electric power supply device and image forming apparatus including such an electric power supply device
An electric power supply device includes a first electric power supply to employ electric power supplied from outside as an input source; a second electric power supply to employ a rechargeable battery as an input source; a load electric power supply part to supply electric power to a constant voltage load; a heater electric power supply part to supply electric power to a heater; a DC internal bus to connect the first electric power supply, the second electric power supply, the load electric power supply part, and the heater electric power supply part; and a controller to control an output of the second electric power supply. The controller controls electric power supply from the second electric power supply to the DC internal bus based on a voltage of the DC internal bus. |
| US09846401B2 |
Image forming apparatus
Even in a case where a master-CPU of an image forming section and a slave-CPU of a sheet transportation section are driven by respective oscillation circuits with different oscillation accuracies, a large difference in accuracy is not caused in transfer sheet transportation speed driven by clock signals formed by the respective oscillation circuits. In the master-CPU and the slave-CPU that are cascadingly connected to each other, in order to calculate a clock frequency of an oscillation circuit of the target-CPU, a predetermined time transmitted from the other CPU connected to the target-CPU is counted by the clock signal of the target-CPU. With reference to the predetermined time, an operating process, such as division of an acquired counter value by the predetermined time, acquires an error of the clock frequency of the oscillation circuit driving the slave-CPU, and corrects the error, thereby improving the accuracy thereof. |
| US09846400B2 |
Image forming apparatus that executes light emission based on discharge dot count value
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a continuous medium by a print process includes a control part, a process execution part, a control part and a measuring part. The measuring part measures an exposure dot number of each of light emitting elements and a print amount executed by the print process. The process execution part execute a discharge process to discharge developer accommodated in a development part to an outside after completion of a print process based on a most recent print job and before initiation of a print process based on a next print job after the most recent print job, and in the discharge process, the control part makes the exposure part execute light emission based on a discharge dot count value obtained using a measurement result measured by the measuring part during the print process based on the most recent print job. |
| US09846399B2 |
Position detection apparatus that detects position of target
A position detection apparatus detects a position of a target in a predetermined direction. One end of a swinging member contacts the target, and the other end contacts a moving member. Sensors are arranged to output signals corresponding to a position of the moving member that corresponds to a position of the moving member. A detection unit detects the position of the target based on the output signals of the sensors. Measured parts are disposed on the moving member along loci of measuring positions of the sensors so that the sum total of the output signals becomes an even number. The detection unit determines that any one of the sensors failed in a case where the sum total of the output signals of the sensors is an odd number. |
| US09846397B2 |
Fixing device including a supplementary thermal conductor and image forming apparatus incorporating same
A fixing device includes an endless belt formed into a loop, a heater to heat the endless belt, a nip formation assembly disposed inside the loop, and a pressure rotator to press against the nip formation assembly to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressure rotator. The nip formation assembly includes a pressure pad and a supplementary thermal conductor to conduct heat from the heater in an axial direction of the endless belt. The supplementary thermal conductor has an edge portion dimensioned to distance the supplementary thermal conductor from the endless belt at an end portion of a face over which the endless belt slides in a longitudinal direction of the supplementary thermal conductor. A distance between the edge portion of the supplementary thermal conductor and the endless belt increases toward an end portion of the endless belt in the axial direction thereof. |
| US09846396B2 |
Transfer device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units, a plurality of image bearers, a transfer device, and a controller. The image forming units form a process color toner image and a special color toner image. The transfer device transfers the process color toner image and the special color toner image from the image bearers onto the intermediate transfer member. The controller is configured to correct a transfer bias applied to transfer the special color toner image onto the intermediate transfer member. The controller is configured to decrease the bias in a special color mode in which image formation is performed with only a special color and increase the bias in a full color mode in which image formation is performed with the special color and a process color, according to a degree of degradation of a developer used to form the special color toner image. |
| US09846394B2 |
Transfer apparatus, image forming apparatus and cleaning control method to help prevent image deterioration
A transfer apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer member, a cleaning-bias output section, a first resistance-state detector, a second resistance-state detector, and a controller configured to control the cleaning-bias output section based on a first resistance state and a second resistance state, so as to change timing of ending outputting of a cleaning bias. |
| US09846392B2 |
Developing device for preventing density unevenness and developer overflow
A magnet roller employs a magnetic pole pattern in which a first magnetic pole arranged substantially opposing a regulating blade in an upstream side of a rotation direction of a developing sleeve and a second magnetic pole next to the first magnetic pole in the upstream side have the same polarity, an opposing member having surface roughness higher than at least a particle diameter of carrier is arranged opposing the magnet roller at a position where magnetic force between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole next to the first magnetic pole in the upstream side is almost zero, and an apex of a partition wall provided between a developer bearing member and a developer conveying member provided in a first chamber is positioned below a region where magnetic force formed by the magnet roller is almost zero. |
| US09846390B2 |
Toner conveying device and image forming apparatus
A toner conveying device includes a toner replenishing tube extended upwardly/downwardly, a loosening member reciprocating upwardly/downwardly inside the replenishing tube, a toner conveying tube, a conveying member and a converting part. The conveying tube is extended in a crossing direction with the replenishing tube and communicates the replenishing tube and a toner containing part. The conveying member is arranged rotatably inside the conveying tube to convey a toner from the toner containing part to the replenishing tube. The converting part converts rotating movement of the conveying member to reciprocating movement of the loosening member. The loosening member includes a straight line portion and a protruded portion. The straight line portion is engaged with the conveying member via the converting part and extended downwardly along the replenishing tube. The protruded portion is continued from a lower end of the straight line portion, and bent and protruded in the crossing direction. |
| US09846381B2 |
Resistive film with ductile particles
A resistive film is applied to a conductive substrate. Ductile particles are disposed substantially uniformly throughout the resistive film. Brittleness of the resistive film is thereby reduced. |
| US09846378B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and conductive substrate that may be included in electrophotographic photoreceptor
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate including an outer peripheral surface treated with a silazane; and a photosensitive layer on the outer peripheral surface of the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating material and a charge transporting material. |
| US09846377B2 |
Photoconductor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
A photoconductor includes an electroconductive substrate; an undercoat layer overlying the electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer overlying the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes a urethane resin, a metal oxide particle and a compound having the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a saturated or an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent, an aryloxy group optionally having a substituent, a sulfo group optionally having a substituent, an amino group, a dialkylamino group optionally having a substituent or an diarylamino group optionally having a substituent; and R3 and R4, R4 and R5, R6 and R7, and R7 and R8 may be bonded with each other to form an aromatic ring. |
| US09846376B2 |
Spray gun for coating, spray coating device, and method for producing electrophotographic photoconductor
A spray gun, which contains: a coating liquid nozzle configured to discharge a coating liquid from an outlet; and a flow channel forming member configured to surround an outer perimeter surface of the coating liquid nozzle to form an air flow channel, through which atomizing air passes, between the outer perimeter surface of the coating liquid nozzle and the flow channel forming member, wherein the spray gun is configured to atomize the coating liquid with the atomizing air to spray the atomized coating liquid to a coating target, wherein a gap T of the narrowest part of the air flow channel is 0.48 mm or smaller, and wherein a ratio T/L of the gap T to a distance L from the narrowest part to an apical surface at which the outlet of the coating liquid nozzle is open is 0.60 or greater. |
| US09846375B2 |
Lithography apparatus with segmented mirror
A lithography apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a mirror having at least two mirror segments which are joined together in such a way that an interspace is formed between the mirror segments, and a sensor for detecting the relative position of the mirror segments, wherein the sensor is arranged in the interspace between the mirror segments. |
| US09846374B2 |
Movable body drive method and movable body drive system, pattern formation method and apparatus, exposure method and apparatus, device manufacturing method, and calibration method
A substrate is exposed with an illumination light via a projection optical system. A stage that holds the substrate moves below the projection optical system. A measurement system measures positional information of the stage with a plurality of heads that face a grating section. Movement of the stage is controlled based on the positional information measured with the measurement system, while compensating for a measurement error of the measurement system that occurs due to the heads. |
| US09846373B2 |
High accuracy measurement system for focusing and leveling
The present disclosure provides a high accuracy measurement system for focusing and leveling. The system determines an off-focus distance in the perpendicular direction within the exposure field and an inclination in the horizontal direction by measuring heights of four detection points on a substrate by using a four-channel detection method, thereby achieving focusing and leveling of the substrate. The detection of the substrate heights is implemented by a focusing method based on dual-channel light intensity modulation. Two superposed grating fringes are formed with phase difference of π/2. The shift can be resolved by the phase variation of corresponding fringes. According to the method, the off-focus distance can be derived. The present disclosure effectively eliminates the error due to the intensity changes caused by the fluctuations of the source or the reflectance of the substrate surface. The apparatus for focusing and leveling is easy to be implemented and has an accuracy of nanoscale. |
| US09846371B2 |
Exposure method, substrate stage, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by projecting a pattern image onto the substrate through a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system by which the pattern image is projected onto the substrate, and a movable member which is movable relative to the projection optical system. A liquid-repellent member, at least a part of a surface of which is liquid-repellent, is provided detachably on the movable member, the liquid-repellent member being different from the substrate. |
| US09846368B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method utilizing data filtering
An apparatus and method are used to form patterns on a substrate. The apparatus comprises a projection system, a patterning device, a low-pass filter, and a data manipulation device. The projection system projects a beam of radiation onto the substrate as an array of sub-beams. The patterning device modulates the sub-beams to substantially produce a requested dose pattern on the substrate. The low-pass filter operates on pattern data derived from the requested dose pattern in order to form a frequency-clipped target dose pattern that comprises only spatial frequency components below a selected threshold frequency. The data manipulation device produces a control signal comprising spot exposure intensities to be produced by the patterning device, based on a direct algebraic least-squares fit of the spot exposure intensities to the frequency-clipped target dose pattern. In various examples, filters can also be used. |
| US09846365B2 |
Component for a radiation source, associated radiation source and lithographic apparatus
Disclosed is component for a radiation source, said radiation source being operable to generate radiation from a fuel, said component having a surface comprising a plurality of first regions that have a high wettability by said fuel, separated by second regions which have a low wettability by said fuel. Said component may comprise a screening element for a droplet generator or contamination trap, for example. |
| US09846360B2 |
Resist composition and patterning process
A resist composition is provided comprising (A) a fluorine-containing polymer, (B) a base resin, (C) an acid generator, and (D) a solvent mixture of a first solvent which is a C5-C8 ketone, C4-C6 alcohol, C3-C6 ether or C4-C9 ester and a second solvent which is a lactone ring-containing C6-C9 compound. A pattern is formed by coating the resist composition, prebake, exposure, and development. In immersion lithography, the resist film is improved in water slip. In EB or EUV lithography, outgassing is suppressed and edge roughness is reduced. |
| US09846359B1 |
Diffraction-based overlay marks and methods of overlay measurement
A method may include forming a first grating and a second grating, disposed in a region of vertical overlap of the first and second gratings on different levels, respectively, having substantially the same pitch, and inclined with respect to each other, such that a bias value between the first and second gratings is changed along a length direction of the first and second gratings, using a lithography process. A method may include emitting a beam to the first and second gratings; and obtaining trend information associated with a diffracted beam from an image pattern of a beam from the first and second gratings, using the emitted beam, in which the trend information may concern changes in the intensity of the diffracted beam according to the bias value. An overlay error in at least one grating may be determined based on the trend information and an intensity of a diffracted beam. |
| US09846355B2 |
Portable screen combined with rotary support
A portable screen combined with a rotary supporter, which is used in a small projector or a mobile phone into which a projector is embedded. The support plate is provided with the rotary supporter and a rotating fixing plate so that the screen can be easily installed and carried. The material area can be reduced to ½ or less and cost for manufacturing can be reduced ½ or less based on the screen and further weight of the screen can be reduce ½ or less. |
| US09846353B2 |
Projection device combining and modifing light beam cross sectional dimensions
A projection device comprising, a red light source, a green light source, and a blue light source which can emit red, green and blue light respectively, a beam combiner which is configured such that it can combine light beams; a means for collimating the light emitted from the red, green and blue light sources to provide red, green and blue collimated light beams, an optical modifier means, which is arranged such that the optical modifier means can receive the red, green and blue collimated light beams, and wherein the optical modifier means is configured to modify cross sectional dimensions of the red, green and blue collimated light beams to provide red, green and blue projection beams each of which has a circular cross section, and wherein the optical modifier means is configured, and the distances between the light sources and means for collimating are set, such that the dimensions of the circular cross sections of the red, green and blue projection beams are equal at a predetermined distance from the projection device such that the spot sizes of each of the red, green and blue projection beams are equal or have predefined sport sizes at the predetermined distance from the projection device; MEMS mirror which is configured such that it can oscillate about at least one oscillation axis to scan the red, green and blue projection beams across a projection screen which is positioned at the predetermined distance from the projection device. |
| US09846348B2 |
Photon energy conversion by near-zero permittivity nonlinear materials
Efficient harmonic light generation can be achieved with ultrathin films by coupling an incident pump wave to an epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) mode of the thin film. As an example, efficient third harmonic generation from an indium tin oxide nanofilm (λ/42 thick) on a glass substrate for a pump wavelength of 1.4 μm was demonstrated. A conversion efficiency of 3.3×10−6 was achieved by exploiting the field enhancement properties of the ENZ mode with an enhancement factor of 200. This nanoscale frequency conversion method is applicable to other plasmonic materials and reststrahlen materials in proximity of the longitudinal optical phonon frequencies. |
| US09846340B1 |
Pixel structure utilizing photo spacer stage design and display device having the same
A pixel structure, including pixels arranged in a matrix. Each pixel includes sub-pixels arranged along a row direction, including first type sub-pixels and at least one second type sub-pixel. The sub-pixels in different rows are arranged alternately such that each sub-pixel column includes the same numbers of the second type sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel has a color resist and a photo spacer disposed thereon. The color resists of the second type sub-pixels have a sectional difference from the color resists of the first type sub-pixels, and the sectional difference is greater than a height of the photo spacer of each of the first type sub-pixels. For each second type sub-pixel, a photo spacer (PS) stage is extended from a corresponding common voltage line, and the color resist is disposed on the corresponding PS stage to form the sectional difference. Thus, each common voltage line has the same number of PS stages. |
| US09846338B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a gate line extending in a first direction on the first substrate; a data line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the first substrate; a first electric field generating electrode on the first substrate; and a second electric field generating electrode on the first substrate, wherein the second electric field generating electrode includes a stem electrode extending in parallel to the data line and branch electrodes extending from the stem electrode forming a predetermined angle with respect to the gate line, and an interval between the stem electrode and a data line adjacent thereto differs from an interval between the branch electrodes and a data line adjacent thereto. |
| US09846335B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a first base substrate including an effective area and a pad area adjacent to the effective area, a second base substrate on the first base substrate to overlap the effective area and expose the pad area of the first base substrate at a side surface of the second base substrate, a spacer on the exposed pad area of the first base substrate and facing the side surface of the second base substrate, the spacer being spaced apart from the side surface of the second base substrate, a sealant between the spacer and the side surface of the second base substrate to contact both the spacer and the side surface of the second base substrate, and an optical film on the second base substrate, the optical film extended further than the side surface of the second base substrate to overlap the sealant and the spacer. |
| US09846334B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device includes a first substrate and a second substrate each having a display area and a non-display area, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a sealing portion in the non-display area, and a light shielding portion having a first aperture between the display area and the sealing portion. |
| US09846332B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing new liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Firstly, an alignment film is formed on a substrate. The alignment film is divided into a first alignment film formed using, as a precursor, liquid-state polyimide that contains a photodecomposition substance and a second alignment film formed using, as a precursor, a polyamic acid that does not contain a photodecomposition substance. UV light is irradiated to the alignment film, and decomposed substances formed by irradiation of the UV light is removed by an at least two-step removing process. By the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, bright spots are minimized in pixels and a brightness of black is lowered, so that a liquid crystal display device with a high contrast ratio can be realized. |
| US09846331B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes a first panel including a first electrode, which includes side electrodes in edge areas of a pixel, a central electrode connected to the side electrodes and disposed in a central area of the pixel, and fine branches, some of which are connected to the side electrode, a second panel in which a cutout, which corresponds to the first electrode and divides the fine branches, the central electrode and the side electrode into domains is defined, and which includes a second electrode, which is separated by the cutout and corresponds to each of the domains, where second slit patterns, which are provided by partially cutting out ends of the fine branches, separate the side electrodes and the fine branches from each other, and extend in parallel to a longitudinal direction of the side electrodes are defined in the first panel. |
| US09846329B2 |
Display panel and liquid crystal display
A display panel and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The display panel includes an upper polarizer, a lower polarizer, a first substrate and a second substrate disposed oppositely between the upper polarizer and the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a quantum dot layer disposed at a side of the second substrate which is far away from the liquid crystal layer, and a protection layer for protecting the quantum dot layer, disposed between the quantum dot layer and the lower polarizer. The quantum dot layer is disposed at a side of the second substrate far away from the liquid crystal layer, and the protection layer is disposed between the quantum dot layer and the lower polarizer. The protection layer is used for preventing the quantum dot layer from being oxidized. The color gamut of LCD can be increased. |
| US09846327B2 |
Liquid crystal display with reduced color mixing
A liquid crystal display includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel each displaying a different color. A first data line is positioned between the first pixel and the second pixel, and a second data line is positioned between the second pixel and the third pixel. A first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode are respectively positioned in the first, second, and third pixels. An interval between the first pixel electrode and the first data line is larger than an interval between the second pixel electrode and the first data line. An interval between the second pixel electrode and the second data line is smaller than an interval between the third pixel electrode and the second data line. |
| US09846325B2 |
Array substrate, touch display panel and touch display device
An array substrate, a touch display panel and a touch display device. The array substrate includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode layer; a common electrode layer, which comprises a plurality of common electrode blocks, wherein the common electrode blocks are operable as touch electrodes; a wiring layer, comprises a plurality of wirings, wherein each of the wirings is electrically connected with a corresponding one of the common electrode blocks, and at least one wiring is each overlapped with at least one common electrode block electrically insulated therefrom; and first bridge structures and auxiliary electrodes disposed in the pixel electrode layer, wherein each first bridge structure is configured for a connection between the wiring and the common electrode block, and each auxiliary electrode is connected with one of the wirings and disposed above the common electrode block insulated from and overlapped with the wiring. |
| US09846322B2 |
Display device and electronic device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes first, second, and third interconnects, switch elements, pixel electrodes, a display layer, and a controller. The switch elements are arranged in a matrix configuration, and connected to the first and second interconnects. The pixel electrodes are electrically connected to the switch elements. The third interconnects oppose the pixel electrodes. The display layer is provided on the pixel electrodes. The controller is electrically connected to the first, second, and third interconnects. The second interconnects include a first color interconnect. The controller performs a first operation of sequentially selecting the first interconnects and supplying a first color image signal to the first color interconnect. The controller performs a second operation of sequentially selecting the first interconnects and supplying a second color image signal to the first color interconnect. The controller performs a third operation being different from the first and second operations. |
| US09846321B2 |
Voltage adjustment circuit and display device driving circuit
A voltage adjustment circuit for adjusting a voltage to be supplied to scanning lines of a display device includes a slope adjustment circuit configured to adjust a slope of a decrease in the voltage based on data that is externally input, and a clamp voltage adjustment circuit configured to adjust a voltage value at which the voltage is clamped based on the data. |
| US09846314B2 |
Optical system for imaging an object and method for the optical system
A method for adjusting a position of a first image stabilization unit and/or a second image stabilization unit of an optical system is provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting a movement of the optical system by means of an angle-of-rotation sensor and determining a bending angle of a first hinge part relative to a second hinge part of a folding bridge of the optical system. Furthermore, a correction angle is determined based on the bending angle. The first image stabilization unit is rotated about the correction angle relative to a first housing and/or the second image stabilization unit is rotated about the correction angle relative to a second housing. |
| US09846312B2 |
Polarizing mask and manufacturing method utilizing the polarizing mask
A polarizing mask and an apparatus and method for manufacturing an optical device are provided. The polarizing mask capable of being used to manufacture the optical device including an optical layer whose optical axes or light absorption axes are shifted continuously is provided. The optical device manufactured thus can be used to adjust characteristics of light in electronic devices such as display devices, or can be used for various applications requiring a continuous change in an optical axis or light absorption axis, including use of windows or shades of buildings or automobiles. |
| US09846306B2 |
Using a plurality of optical fibers for augmented or virtual reality display
Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. |
| US09846305B2 |
Head mounted display, method for controlling head mounted display, and computer program
A head mounted display includes a sight line direction detection section that detects the direction of a user's sight line, an image display section that has an image display area where an image is displayed, and a display image setting section that allows display of at least part of an image in the image display area and changes, based on the detected direction of the sight line, at least one of the at least part of the image displayed in the image display area and a display position of the image displayed in the image display area. |
| US09846303B2 |
Display system having display device and sensor on substrate
A head-mounted display system comprises a frame, an imaging system and an optical system. The frame is configured to be mounted to a head of a user. The imaging system is configured to couple to the frame, and includes one or more display devices disposed on a substrate and one or more sensors disposed on the substrate. The optical system is configured to provide an optical path between an eye of the user and the one or more sensors, and configured to provide the same optical path between the eye of the user and the one or more display devices. |
| US09846301B2 |
Dust collector and projection apparatus with same
A dust collector includes a casing, a fan, a filtering element, an electric field generator and an electrostatic precipitator. The casing includes an inlet, an outlet and a channel. The channel is arranged between the inlet and the outlet. An ambient airflow is introduced into the channel through the inlet by the fan. Moreover, portions of suspended particles in the airflow are filtered off by the filtering element. The electric field generator generates an electric field. The suspended particles passing through the electric field generator have a first electrical polarity. The electrostatic precipitator has a second electrical polarity, wherein the first electrical polarity and the second electrical polarity are opposite. The suspended particles with the first electrical polarity are adsorbed by the electrostatic precipitator. |
| US09846297B2 |
Imaging lens
An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, and a third lens. The second lens group includes a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens having negative refractive power. The fifth lens has a specific Abbe's number. |
| US09846293B2 |
Lens barrel, optical apparatus, and method of manufacturing the lens barrel
A lens barrel includes a first lens holder 1, a second lens holder 2, a third lens holder 3, and elastically deformers 3a, 3b, and 3c integrally formed on the third lens holder to apply elastic forces on the second lens holder in an optical-axis direction. The second lens holder is arranged between the first lens holder and the third lens holder. The position of the second lens holder is adjustable in the direction orthogonal to an optical axis before the second lens holder is bonded. |
| US09846282B2 |
Optical fiber connector, optical fiber adaptor and optical fiber connector assembly
Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical fiber connector assembly, an optical fiber adapter, and an optical fiber connector to solve the problem of inconvenience in use caused by using a thread-locking manner in the prior art. The optical fiber connector, optical fiber adapter and optical fiber connector assembly provided in the present invention may be used as an outdoor connector to achieve plug and play. The optical fiber connector supports blind-mate, and the operation is convenient. Time taken to install and disassemble the optical fiber connector provided in the present invention is only ⅕ of the time taken to install and disassemble a common thread connector. |
| US09846273B2 |
Backlight unit and display device using the same
Disclosed is a backlight unit and a display device including the same. The backlight unit includes a backlight configured to supply light in one direction, a case that accommodates the backlight, and a cabinet coupled to a top of the case, and configured to include a side wall which faces one direction. The inside of the case has a hive structure. At least one edge region of the case includes a stepped portion which is lower in height than a central region of the case to accommodate the cabinet. |
| US09846271B2 |
Display device having a patterned glass light guide and CTE-matched TFT
A display devices includes a patterned glass light guide and a thin film transistor having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to that of the glass light guide. A first surface of the glass light guide is patterned with a plurality of color converting elements and a second surface is optionally patterned with a plurality of light extraction features and/or color converting elements. |
| US09846270B2 |
Quantum dot tube and LCD
The invention discloses a quantum dot tube and LCD. The quantum dot tube comprises an inner tube (11), an outer tube (12), optical fibers (13), LED light source (14), sealing glue (15) and quantum dots (16); the LED light source (14) is blue LED light source; the cladding is removed from the optical fiber (13). The quantum dot tube reduces the heat impact of the LED light source on the quantum dots so as to improve the lifespan and the efficiency of the quantum dots; and by sealing inner and outer tubes, the amount of quantum dots is reduced to reduce the cost. The LCD of the invention comprises a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel, the backlight module use the quantum dot tube to provide light, to improve the lifespan and efficiency of the quantum dots as well as reduce cost and improve the LCD gamut. |
| US09846269B2 |
Vehicle lighting unit
A vehicle lighting unit can achieve line-shaped light emission with reduced luminance unevenness more than the conventional ones. The vehicle lighting unit can include: an LED having an optical axis in an illumination direction as a forward direction; and a light guiding lens having a plate shape and disposed in front of the LED. The light guiding lens can have a light incident face formed at a rear end thereof; a light exiting face formed at a front end thereof and having an elongated face extending along a left-right direction. The light incident face can have a horizontal cross section taken along the left-right direction, the cross section including a center recessed portion configured to receive light rays emitted from the LED around the optical axis thereof to diffuse the light rays toward the light exiting face in the left-right direction, and two convex portions disposed on both sides of the recessed portion, configured to receive light rays emitted from the LED sideward more than those directed to the recessed portion to condense the light rays forward substantially along the front-rear direction. The light incident face can further have a vertical cross section including a convex face for receiving the light rays from the LED to make the light rays parallel to one another substantially along the front-rear direction. |
| US09846266B2 |
Liquid crystalline polymer film with diffractive optical noise removed and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a liquid crystalline polymer film where noise caused by diffraction light is removed. The liquid crystalline polymer film is configured to include a first liquid crystalline polymer film formed by simultaneously performing a bottom-up alignment method by a lower alignment film and a top-down alignment method by using a groove structure and a second liquid crystalline polymer film formed on an upper portion of the first liquid crystalline polymer film by overcoating. The second liquid crystalline polymer film is configured so as to satisfy a refractive index matching condition with respect to the first liquid crystalline polymer film, so that noise caused by undesired diffraction phenomenon generated by the groove structure on the upper surface of the first liquid crystalline polymer film is removed. |
| US09846264B2 |
Substrate provided with a stack having thermal properties
A transparent substrate includes a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three metallic functional layers, in particular of functional layers based on silver or on silver-comprising metal alloy, and of four antireflective coatings, each antireflective coating including at least one dielectric layer, so that each metallic functional layer is positioned between two antireflective coatings, wherein: the thicknesses of the metallic functional layers, starting from the substrate, increase as a function of the distance from the substrate, the second metallic functional layer is directly in contact with a blocking layer, referred to as second blocking layer, chosen from a blocking underlayer and a blocking overlayer, respectively referred to as second blocking underlayer and second blocking overlayer, the second blocking underlayer and/or the second blocking overlayer exhibits a thickness of greater than 1 nm. |
| US09846261B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining an icing condition status of an environment
The method includes receiving a value of a quantity of heat applied to at least a portion of a structure, said structure having a sensor surface exposed to the environment, receiving a temperature measurement of the sensor surface, receiving a wind speed measurement of the environment, receiving an ambient temperature measurement of the environment, determining a heat transfer projection of the sensor area using at least the wind speed measurement, the ambient temperature measurement, and one of the value of a quantity of heat and a target temperature of the sensor surface; comparing the heat transfer projection to an associated heat transfer value, and generating a signal indicating the icing condition status based on the comparison. |
| US09846258B2 |
X-ray backscattering safety inspection system having a distributed-type X-ray source and method using the same
The present disclosure provides an X-ray backscattering safety inspection system, comprising: one or more backscattering inspection subsystem configured to inspect an object to be inspected by emitting X-ray beams towards the object to be inspected and inspecting scattering signals; and a control subsystem configured to adjust a distance between the backscattering inspection subsystem and locations on a side of the object to be inspected where are irradiated by the X-ray beams in real time according to a size of the object to be inspected such that the scattering signals inspected are optimized. The system may be adapted to objects to be inspected with different sizes or shapes while enhancing backscattering signals for imaging. |
| US09846251B2 |
Electro-hydro-dynamic identification of a subsurface fluid flow
Methodology for detecting and monitoring the propagation of a volume of liquefied material underground without measuring the resistivity of the ground. Liquefied material is charged by injecting current through electrically-conducting member in contact with the material to form a spatial distribution of electric potential underground. Measuring time-dependent change of such spatial distribution caused by movement of liquefied material and associated with propagation of a Gaussian surface of electrical charge associated with the outer surface and/or the front of the volume is detected with a system of electrodes to determine a time of arrival of liquefied material to target location. |
| US09846249B2 |
Method and system for adjusting vessel turn time with tension feedback
Disclosed are methods and systems for using tension feedback from steerable deflectors. In one example, a method may comprise: towing sensors streamers in a body of water from a survey vessel, wherein each of the sensor streamers comprises geophysical sensors at spaced apart locations; towing steerable deflectors in the body of water from the survey vessel, wherein the steerable deflectors are used to provide a lateral component of force to the sensors streamers as the steerable deflectors are towed through the body of water; turning the survey vessel; measuring tension at the steerable deflectors during the step of turning the survey vessel; and in response to the step of measuring tension, determining at least one of a reduced vessel operating speed, an increased vessel operating speed, a reduced angle of attack for at least one of the steerable deflectors, an increased angle of attack for at least one of the steerable, an increased vessel turn radius, or a decreased vessel turn radius. |
| US09846248B2 |
Seismic data acquisition using designed non-uniform receiver spacing
The invention relates to an arrangement for seismic acquisition the spacing between each adjacent pairs of receiver and sources lines is not all the same. Some receiver and/or source lines and/or receiver and/or source spacings are larger and some are smaller to provide a higher quality wavefield reconstruction when covering a larger total area or for a similar total area of seismic data acquisition while providing a wavefield that is optimally sampled by the receivers and sources so that the wavefield reconstruction is suitable for subsurface imaging needs. |
| US09846244B2 |
Photon count correction
One or more techniques and/or systems are described for addressing (e.g., during calibration) pixel-by-pixel variations in an image modality that utilizes photon counting techniques, such as by adjusting a number of photons detected by certain pixels (e.g., redistributing or reallocating detected photons among pixels). Such variations may cause an effective area of one or more pixels of a detector array to be larger than the effective area of other pixels, resulting in more photons being counted by some pixels than others, which can degrade resulting images. Accordingly, photons are redistributed as provided herein so that, when exposed to substantially uniform radiation, photon counts of neighboring pixels are substantially equal, statistical noise among neighboring pixels is substantially equal, and a signal-to-noise ratio among neighboring pixels is substantially equal. By redistributing photons as described herein, a spatial uniformity and/or a modulated transfer function (MTF) associated with a detector array may be improved. |
| US09846241B2 |
Navigation system and method using RTK with data received from a mobile base station
In a system for navigating a moving object according to signals received from satellites, a moving object receives mobile base data from a mobile base station, the received mobile base data including satellite measurement data of the mobile base station, the satellite measurement data of the mobile base station including code measurements and carrier phase measurements for the plurality of satellites, and position-related information of the mobile base station. In accordance with the satellite navigation data for the moving object and the received mobile base data, the moving object performing a real-time kinematic (RTK) computation process to resolve carrier phase ambiguities and determine a relative position of the moving object relative to the mobile base station. A signal reporting information corresponding to the relative position is sent via a transmitter of the moving object. |
| US09846239B2 |
GNSS receiver and calculating method for pseudo-range and position determination thereof
Methods and apparatus are provided for calculating a pseudo-range and position in a global navigation satellite system receiver. A first pseudo-range of a satellite is calculated for position determination of the global navigation satellite system receiver. A second pseudo-range of the satellite is calculated for position correction of the global navigation satellite system receiver. A differential operation is performed using the first pseudo-range and the second pseudo-range to eliminate an error. A more precise pseudo-range of the satellite is calculated using the differential pseudo-range. |
| US09846238B2 |
Enhanced delivery of GNSS correction data through restricted networks
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems and machine readable mediums to efficiently stream data across restricted networks. In some examples, this streamed data may be sent more efficiently using lower overhead protocols such as UDP. In order to bypass the aforementioned limitations on these lower overhead protocols, the client may send a periodic update message to the server. This update message maintains the openings in the network firewalls and updates the server on the client's status. This update message may be sent much less frequently than a typical TCP acknowledgement, and the lower overhead protocol may be a protocol that does not retransmit lost or corrupted packets—thereby eliminating unnecessary overhead. In some examples this streamed data may be GNSS correction data. In some examples, the client may be behind one or more network firewalls. |
| US09846236B2 |
Optical scanner, object detector, and sensing apparatus
An optical scanner is provided including a light source configured to emit light, a light source driving device configured to drive the light source, a light deflector having at least one rotating reflection plane and configured to deflect the light emitted from the light source to a scanning area, and a light detector configured to output a signal to control a timing at which scanning of the scanning area by the light deflected by the light deflector starts, where the light detector and the scanning area are sequentially scanned in a single scanning by one reflection plane of the light deflector, and the light source driving device drives the light source using a first driving method when the light scans the light detector, and drives the light source using a second driving method that is different from the first driving method when the light scans the scanning area. |
| US09846234B2 |
Method of configuring a laser scanner and configuration object therefore
The invention relates to a method of configuring a laser scanner, as well as to a configuration object for the method. In order to improve such a method in such a way that it is possible to configure the monitored zone very simply, fast and intuitively, as well as to make available a configuration object for this purpose it is suggested that the method comprises the following steps: provision of a configuration object; initiation of a teaching mode of the laser scanner; detection of the undisturbed viewing field of the laser scanner by the laser scanner; introduction of the configuration object into the viewing field; dwelling of the configuration object at a position that should be an edge point of a monitored zone to be configured; detection of the dwelling by the laser scanner and storage of the positional coordinates; repetition of the steps d) to f) up until all edge points have been detected; determination of the monitored zone by means of the detected edge points; and termination of the teaching mode. |
| US09846230B1 |
System and method for ice detection
A hazard warning or weather radar system or method can be utilized to determine a location of ice. The system and method can be used in an aircraft. The aircraft weather radar system can include a radar antenna and an electronic processor. The radar antenna receives radar returns. The processor determines levels of icing conditions and causes the levels to be displayed on an electronic display. |
| US09846228B2 |
Software defined automotive radar systems
A radar system processes signals in a flexible, adaptive manner to determine range, Doppler (velocity) and angle of objects in an environment. The radar system processes the received signal to achieve different objectives depending on the environment, the current information stored in the radar system, and/or external information provided to the radar system. The system allows improved resolution of range, Doppler and/or angle depending on the desired objective. |
| US09846227B2 |
Multi-sensor surveillance system for monitoring a space and detection of objects
Embodiments of surveillance systems for detecting the presence of unallowed objects in a predetermined restricted space are disclosed. In some embodiments, a surveillance system detects the presence of unallowed objects in a restricted space including a radar having a data output and further having an electromagnetic wave transmitter having at least two output antennas commutated to the transmitter output by means of transmitter switch, an electromagnetic wave receiver having an output and at least two input antennas commutated to the receiver input by means of receiver switch, a control unit operating said transmitter and receiver switches to select a pair of one input antenna and one output antenna at any given time, a video camera adapted to take successive image frames of the restricted space, a signal processor having a radar data input, a camera data input and output, and a storing device connected to the signal processor. |
| US09846226B2 |
Motion detection device
A motion detection device is provided. The motion detection device includes a first antenna, a voltage-controlled oscillator, a phase detector and a signal processing unit. The first antenna receives a first signal generated by a second signal reflected by a target object, so as to output the first signal to the phase detector or the voltage-controlled oscillator. The voltage-controlled oscillator receives first signal or the second signal and receives a frequency adjustment signal, so as to generate an oscillating signal according to the frequency adjustment signal and the one of the first signal and the second signal. The phase detector receives the oscillating signal and another one of the first signal and the second signal, and generates a first phase output signal and a second phase output signal. The signal processing unit estimates motion parameters of the target object according to the first and the second phase output signal. |
| US09846223B1 |
Systems and methods for electronic warfare automation and routing
Systems, devices, and methods efficiently calculate optimal flight paths for protected entities given terrain data, aircraft position, flight characteristics, and positions of known threat emitters. The systems and methods execute within the mission planning timeline, and the developed processes allow users to retrieve data from the calculations to effectively place an electronic attack platform at the right place and at the right time to be effective. The calculated optimal flight paths are displayed or otherwise visualized in the mission space. Electronic attack jamming capabilities are combined with projected threat emitter performance information in order to obtain optimal geometrical positioning of the electronic attack relative to the threat emitter. Threat emitter system characteristics are combined with electronic attack aircraft capabilities while simultaneously incorporating the position of the protected entity aircraft and rendered to assist the electronic attack aircrew in providing optimal electronic attack capabilities to protect one or more entities. |
| US09846221B2 |
Method for the passive localization of radar transmitters
A method of passive location of radar transmitters implemented by at least two ESM stations, the radars having a quasi-constant scanning speed in the course of the transit over the set comprising at least two ESM stations, each of the ESM stations being able to intercept the transmission lobes of radar transmitters and to estimate their lobe transit times (LTT) and at least one station being able to estimate the angle of arrival α of the transmission lobes, the location of the radar transmitters being performed by testing the intersection between an iso-LTTD curve passing through at least the two ESM stations and a sighting straight line passing through the ESM station having measured the angle of arrival and of azimuth equal to the measured angle of arrival α. |
| US09846220B2 |
Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless sensor nodes in a network architecture having mesh-based features for localization
Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless sensor nodes in a network architecture having mesh-based features are disclosed herein. In one example, a computer-implemented method for localization of nodes in a wireless network includes causing, with processing logic of a hub, the wireless network having nodes to be configured as a first network architecture for a first time period for localization. The method further includes determining, with the processing logic of the hub, localization of at least two nodes using at least one of frequency channel overlapping communications, frequency channel stepping communications, multi-channel wide band communications, and ultra-wide band communications for at least one of time of flight and signal strength techniques. The method further includes causing the wireless network to be configured in a second network architecture having narrow-band communications upon completion of localization. |
| US09846219B2 |
Method for tracking a solar generator to the sun, control for a solar plant and solar plant
The present invention describes a method for tracking a solar generator having a plurality of solar modules to the sun, wherein at least one electric output quantity of part of the solar module of the solar generator is detected and a tracker, on which the solar generator is mounted, is controlled such that the detected electric output quantity has a predetermined value. Further, a control for a solar plant and a solar plant having such a control are described. |
| US09846216B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method
According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a data acquiring unit and processing circuitry. The data acquiring unit acquires MR signals for imaging according to data acquiring conditions for acquiring MR signals multiple times following one excitation. The data acquiring unit also acquires reference MR signals for phase correction of real space data for imaging. The real space data are generated based on the MR signals for imaging. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate a phase error, in a real space region, of reference real space data and generate MR image data based on the MR signals for imaging with the phase correction of the real space data for imaging based on the calculated phase error. The reference real space data are generated based on the reference MR signals. The real space region is determined based on conditions of acquiring the reference MR signals or the like. |
| US09846211B2 |
Optimised pulse sequences for evaluating spatial frequency content of a selectively excited internal volume
In a structural analysis using NMR techniques, a method for gathering k-value data from frequency encoded spin echoes generated from internal volumes selectively excited by intersecting 90° and 180° slice selective and refocusing RF pulses and subjected to a read gradient for the purpose of quantifying the spatial frequency content of the selected internal volume without contamination by a FID signal, comprising: acquiring spin echo data such that the FID signal generated by imperfections in the 180° slice selective refocusing RF pulse is attenuated by the read gradient such that any remaining FID signal is spatially encoded with higher k-values than the frequency encoded k-values being recorded for subsequent structural analysis while simultaneously providing for t2 t2* and t1 contrast. Other aspects of the invention are disclosed. |
| US09846209B2 |
Homogenization device for homogenization of a magnetic field
A homogenization device for homogenization of a magnetic field with an non-magnetic carrier and compensation elements formed of a magnetic material, the carrier having a carrier wall and the carrier wall surrounding a carrier interior, in the homogenization device located in the magnetic field the magnetic field penetrating into the carrier interior through a first carrier region of the carrier wall and emerging from the carrier interior through a second carrier region of the carrier wall and each of the compensation elements which are located on the carrier contributing to the homogenization of the magnetic field at least in the carrier interior. In the homogenization device, handling during homogenization is improved in that there are recesses in the carrier wall and in each of the recesses at least one of the compensation elements can be directly inserted and removed. |
| US09846207B2 |
Acoustic noise reducing RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging
An RF coil assembly for use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner incorporates sound absorbing material in its construction for the purpose of attenuating the sound perceived by a patient lying inside the RF coil. Unlike a conventional RF coil assembly in which rigid components are used to support the coil within the magnet bore, the quiet RF coil assembly is constructed without rigid support components. In one embodiment, open cell foam may be used to support the RF coil components and the entire assembly is wrapped in a. flexible cloth-like material. |
| US09846200B2 |
Battery state estimation device and storage battery system
After charging or discharging is stopped, a reference timing (t0) is set, and a first timing (t1) at which battery voltage (V) changes by a unit amount (N) with respect to the reference timing (t0), and a second timing (t2) at which the battery voltage changes by twice more than the unit amount with respect to the reference timing (t0) are select and set. The ratio of the time difference (t2−t1) between the first and the second timing to the time difference (t1−t0) between the reference and the first timing is found as a voltage change parameter (R) corresponding to the rate of change of the change speed of the voltage battery. An estimation device considers the change rate determined by the parameter is considered to be unchanged during an electrical current non-passage, and estimates a stable open circuit voltage at an object timing in future after the second timing. |
| US09846195B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating internal resistance of battery
Provided are an apparatus and a method for estimating internal resistance of a battery pack. The apparatus includes: a voltage sensing unit that measures a voltage value of the battery pack; a current sensing unit that measures a current value of the battery pack; a temperature sensing unit that measures a temperature value of the battery pack; and a microprocessor unit (MCU) that calculates the internal resistance of the battery pack using values transferred from the voltage sensing unit, the current sensing unit, and the temperature sensing unit. |
| US09846192B2 |
Switched probe contact
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems involving a switched probe contact. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus includes logic circuitry, a first circuit to communicate signals with the logic circuitry, and a first bond pad connected to the first circuit via a first circuit path. The apparatus also includes a second circuit to communicate signals with the logic circuitry, and a second bond pad connected to the second circuit via a second circuit path. A probe contact is connected to the first bond pad and communicates signals with an external probe, and a switch circuit is connected to the probe contact and the second circuit path. The switch circuit communicates signals between the probe contact and the second circuit path by selectively connecting and disconnecting the probe contact to the second circuit path. |
| US09846190B2 |
Motor drive device including function to detect failure in insulation resistance deterioration detection unit of motor, and failure detection method
A motor drive device includes a power source unit rectifying AC voltage to DC voltage and to smooth the DC voltage by a capacitor, a motor drive amplification, a power source voltage measurement unit, an insulation resistance deterioration detection unit having a contact unit connecting one end of the capacitor to the ground and a current detection unit provided between the other end of the capacitor and a motor coil, and detecting a deterioration in an insulation resistance of the motor based on a detected signal obtained from a closed circuit formed by the contact unit, the capacitor, the motor coil, and the ground by using the current detection unit, and a failure detection unit detecting a failure in the insulation resistance deterioration detection unit based on the detected signal in the insulation resistance deterioration detection unit and a voltage value measured by the power source voltage measurement unit. |
| US09846187B2 |
Snooping detection between silicon elements in a circuit
An electronic circuit with protection against eavesdropping, including a first circuit element embedded in the electronic circuit, a second circuit element embedded in the electronic circuit, one or more connection lines between the first circuit element and the second circuit element, a first monitoring unit in the first circuit element for measuring capacitance of at least one of the connection lines between the first circuit element and the second circuit element, wherein the first monitoring unit is configured to identify changes in capacitance of the connection lines and to initiate actions to prevent eavesdropping in response to identifying changes. |
| US09846185B2 |
Capacitive sensing
A capacitive sensing system includes a controller, a node connected to one side of a capacitance, the controller configured to measure the capacitance by measuring a time for a voltage across the capacitance to reach a predetermined reference voltage, and the controller causing the time period for capacitance measurements to vary even when the capacitance is constant. |
| US09846183B2 |
Parameter derivation method
A method for determining parameters of a wireless power transmission system is disclosed where the wireless power transmission system transmits power from a power transmission device to a power reception device via electric field coupling. The parameters include a coupling coefficient ke of an electric field coupling unit that is formed of active electrodes and passive electrodes of the power transmission device and the power reception device. |
| US09846182B2 |
High di/dt capacity measurement hardware
Hardware test systems are provided that have an electrical test loop with a minimum length of less than 200 mm, a maximum di/dt capacity of at least 1500 A/μs and a minimum parasitic inductance of less than 100 nH. The hardware tests systems can be used for commutation measurement or other test applications requiring low stray inductance. |
| US09846178B2 |
Chemical nano-identification of a sample using normalized near-field spectroscopy
Apparatus and method for nano-identification a sample by measuring, with the use of evanescent waves, optical spectra of near-field interaction between the sample and optical nanoantenna oscillating at nano-distance above the sample and discriminating background backscattered radiation not sensitive to such near-field interaction. Discrimination may be effectuated by optical data acquisition at periodically repeated moments of nanoantenna oscillation without knowledge of distance separating nanoantenna and sample. Measurement includes chemical identification of sample on nano-scale, during which absolute value of phase corresponding to near-field radiation representing said interaction is measured directly, without offset. Calibration of apparatus and measurement is provided by performing, prior to sample measurement, a reference measurement of reference sample having known index of refraction. Nano-identification is realized with sub-50 nm resolution and, optionally, in the mid-infrared portion of the spectrum. |
| US09846174B2 |
Computer-implemented methods and computer systems/machines for identifying dependent and vehicle independent states
This application relies on terminology found in the Vehicle State Detection (STATE) patent and describes methods of detecting acceleration, deceleration, accidents and cornering operational states, which we will also call vehicle dependent states, and vehicle independent states, triggered when the portable device is moved independently of movement of the vehicle. These methods enhance classification of driving behavior. |
| US09846169B2 |
System and method for storing and retrieving vessel holders
An automated system and method for storing/retrieving vessel holders is presented. A first storage compartment comprises first storage sections. A first translating mechanism vertically translates one storage section to a loading level for loading holders into the first storage compartment and translates one storage section to a handing-in level for handing in holders to/from an analyzer. A second storage compartment comprises second storage sections. A second translating mechanism vertically translates one second storage sections to a handing-out level and translates one storage section to an unloading level for unloading holders from the second storage compartment. A first transport mechanism comprises a first conveyor for transporting holders from a first storage section at the handing-in level to a handing-over station. A second transport mechanism comprises a second conveyor for transporting holders from the handing-over station to a second storage section at the handing-out level. A controller operates the mechanisms. |
| US09846168B2 |
Fluorescent metal ion indicators with large stokes shifts
The present invention provides fluorogenic compounds for the detection of target metal ions wherein the compounds exhibit a Stokes shift greater than 50 nm and the detectable signal is modulated by photoinduced electron transfer (PET). The present compounds consist of three functional elements, the ion sensing moiety (chelating moiety), the reporter moiety (fluorophore or fluorescent protein) and spacer or linker between the sensing and reporter moieties of the present compound that allows for PET upon binding of a metal ion and excitation by an appropriate wavelength. |
| US09846159B2 |
BIN1 expression as a marker of cancer
Provided are methods for screening a subject for cancer. The methods involve obtaining a blood sample from the subject and determining a level of Bridging Integrator 1 (BIN1) isoforms comprising exon 12a in the sample. Optionally, the method involves determining a level of 12a+/13− BIN isoform (comprising exon 12a but lacking exon 13) in the sample. An elevated level of 12a+ (e.g., 12a+/13−) BIN1 isoforms in the blood sample indicates the subject has cancer. Also provided are methods for determining efficacy of a cancer therapy in a subject and methods of treating cancer. Isolated antibodies that selectively bind human 12a+ BIN1 are also provided as well as kits for determining 12a+/13− BIN1 isoforms. |
| US09846156B2 |
Method of treatment employing cardiac glycoside
A method of treatment employing cardiac glycoside is disclosed. A prognostic assay and kit and method of use thereof are provided. The kit and assay are used to determine the likelihood of a diseased cell or tissue having a therapeutic response to treatment with a cardiac glycoside in a disease having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation. The kit and assay are used to determine the ratio of isoforms of the α subunit of Na, K-ATPase obtained from the diseased cell or tissue. The kit can be used to predict the therapeutic responsiveness of cancer or tumor in a subject to treatment with a cardiac glycoside. The kit and assay can be incorporated in a method of treating a disease or disorder having an etiology associated with excessive cell proliferation with a composition comprising a cardiac glycoside. |
| US09846154B2 |
Optical method and device for identifying and quantifying analytes
A method for analyzing a metalloprotein and/or the interaction with its environment comprising the following steps: (a) Providing a medium that enhances the detection of the electromagnetic cross-section signal of metalloproteins, (b) Incorporating a metalloprotein to analyse into said medium, (c) Contacting said medium with electromagnetic radiation, (d) Obtaining the electromagnetic cross-section spectrum of said metalloprotein, (e) Determining from said electromagnetic cross-section spectrum at least one parameter related to one or several analytes of interest. |
| US09846153B2 |
Temperature-independent, portable, and rapid field detection of analytes
A device for determining the presence of an analyte in a sample uses a substrate shaped to define a plurality of lateral-flow channels and a detection region. Each lateral-flow channel is associated with a load spot. The substrate includes, for each of the lateral-flow channels, a fluid conducting medium, and, for the detection region, a fluid retaining medium. A first load spot receives a sample from the subject. Each of the other load spots uses a dried mixture of silk fibroin with a reagent. The detection region includes a detection reagent including a first immunoreactant. A second load spot includes a secondary detection immunoreactant. A third load spot includes a color reagent. The device implements an ELISA reaction when activated by sequentially placed aliquots of an aqueous solution. |
| US09846149B2 |
Lubricant health and service determination
A method is disclosed that includes determining a current level of a plurality of lubricant parameters present in a portion of lubricant, comparing the current level of each of the plurality of lubricant parameters to a threshold value corresponding to each of the plurality of lubricant parameters, analyzing a priority of each of the lubricant parameters, and determining a health status of the lubricant in response to the comparing and the analyzing. |
| US09846148B2 |
Method and device for dissolved gas analysis
A system, comprising at least one source for irradiating electromagnetic radiation into a sample fluid and a reference fluid resulting in a change in a temperature of the sample fluid and a change in a temperature of the reference fluid, and a processing subsystem that monitors and determines a concentration of a gas of interest dissolved in the sample fluid based upon a difference between the change in the temperature of the sample fluid and the change in the temperature of the reference fluid, wherein the reference fluid does not contain the gas of interest, and the electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength range corresponding to a spectral absorption range of the gas of interest. |
| US09846147B2 |
Prediction of refining characteristics of oil
Method(s) and a system for predicting the refining characteristics of an oil sample are described. The method of predicting the refining characteristics, such as distillate yield profile, processability, product quality or refinery processing cost, may include development of a prediction model based on regression analysis. The method may further include determining the physical properties of the oil sample and predicting the refining characteristics based on the developed prediction model. The determination of the physical properties of the oil sample includes determining at least one of Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) content, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue (RCR) and Micro Carbon Residue (MCR). |
| US09846144B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting defect of press panel
An apparatus for detecting a defect of a press panel includes: an acoustic emission sensor unit configured to detect at least one elastic wave signal emitted from the press panel as a detection target during press work, a period measurer configured to measure a period as a section in which there are consecutive signals with a greater voltage than a threshold voltage among the at least one detected signals, and a defect existence determination unit configured to determine that a defect is generated in the press panel when the measured period is greater than a first reference value, and to determine that the press panel is in a normal state when the measured period is smaller than a second reference value which is smaller than the first reference value. |
| US09846141B2 |
Presenting stretched strands of single strand DNA for sequencing double strand DNA
A mechanism is provided for presenting single strands of a double strand molecule to a membrane. The double strand molecule is driven to a first side of the membrane by an electric field. The membrane has a first and second nanopore spaced apart by a nanopore separation distance. The first strand of the double strand molecule is captured in the first nanopore when driven to the first side of the membrane. The second strand is captured in the second nanopore by having the nanopore separation distance between the first nanopore and the second nanopore corresponding to a strand separation distance between the first and second strands, and/or by having captured the first strand to limit diffusion of the second strand. The first and second strands respectively in the first and second nanopores are individually stretched, by the first and second strands recombining on the second side of the membrane. |
| US09846137B2 |
Sensors for the detection of analytes
The subject invention provides materials and methods of fabricating and using an electrochemical biosensor for continuous detection of biological analytes. In a specific embodiment, the biosensor detects a given analyte when the analyte binds with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) matrix immobilized atop a sensing substrate eliminating the need for a redox probing agent commonly found in electrochemical biosensors. Furthermore, the detection sensitivity of the biosensor is enhanced by modifying the electrode surface with a plurality of nanoscopic metallic structures. Advantageously, technologies provided herein can be used in a variety of low-power electronics for wearable applications. |
| US09846136B2 |
Multi-region and potential test sensors, methods and systems
Biosensor systems including a measurement device and test sensors including at least three independently addressable electrodes, with at least two of the electrodes being substantially chemically isolated are disclosed. One or more working electrodes may be combined with two or more counter electrodes. The two or more counter electrodes may operate at different potentials to provide for multi-analyte electrochemical analysis. Analysis methods are provided to perform multi-analyte electrochemical analysis and test sensors are provided having resistance to chemical mixing between secondary analysis regions. |
| US09846128B2 |
Inspection system and a method for evaluating an exit pupil of an inspection system
An inspection system that may include a first detection module, an illumination and collection module, and a processor. The illumination and collection module and the first detection module may be configured to execute one or more illumination and collection iterations. Each inspection iteration may include: illuminating with illuminating radiation multiple points of an object; (ii) directing first collected radiation from the multiple points of the object through one or more first exit pupil regions towards the first detection module; and (iii) generating first detection signals that may be indicative of the first collected radiation. The processor may be configured to process the first detection signals to provide a first mapping between (i) a characteristic of radiation at the first exit pupil, (ii) the multiple points of the object, and (iii) the multiple first exit pupil regions. |
| US09846121B2 |
Device and method for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy for obtaining information from biological tissue
A device for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy for obtaining information from biological tissue has a laser unit for generating an excitation radiation, an optical unit implemented for focusing the excitation radiation for generating an optical signal at various locations in or on an object to be investigated, and a detector module for capturing the optical signal from the region of the object. The optical unit is thereby displaceable at least in one direction relative to the object for generating the optical signal at various locations in or on the object. The invention further relates to a method for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy. In said manner, a device and a method for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy are provided for obtaining information from biological tissue, allowing recording of section images in an object with a large field of view, and thereby are simply constructed and reliable in operation. |
| US09846119B2 |
Information processing apparatus, measurement system, information processing method, and storage medium for determining at least one measurement condition to measure reflection characteristics of an object which is to be used to generate a virtual image
A versatile method(s) capable of reducing the time required for measurement of reflection characteristics and the amount of data indicating measurement results is (are) provided herein. An information processing apparatus may determine a measurement condition to measure reflection characteristics of an object which is to be used to generate a virtual image that can be obtained when a virtual object is observed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint in a virtual space where a virtual light source and virtual object are disposed. The information processing apparatus may include a path acquisition unit configured to acquire a path of light along which light emitted from the virtual light source reaches the virtual viewpoint after being reflected on the virtual object, and a determination unit configured to determine a measurement condition of the reflection characteristics corresponding to the path of light based on the path of light acquired by the path acquisition unit. |
| US09846118B2 |
Photothermal spectroscopy with hollow-core optical fiber
The present invention provides a gas measuring method based on photothermal effect in hollow-core optical fiber comprising: filling a target gas into the core of a hollow-core optical fiber; coupling a probe light and a periodically modulated pump light into the hollow-core optical fiber; absorbing the pump light by the target gas resulting in the periodic modulation of the phase of the probe light; demodulating the phase modulation information of the probe light to obtain the concentration of the target gas, wherein the pump laser is wavelength and/or amplitude modulated. In the present invention, two lasers including a pump laser and a probe laser are used for the measurement, this approach is simple and practical. Also, the use of the hollow-core optical fiber with extremely-small core area greatly increases the optical power density, thus enhances the strength of the detected photothermal signal; this method allows ppb level gas measurement with high selectivity, and is universally suitable for the detection of gases with absorption in near-infrared. |
| US09846117B2 |
Optical absorbance measurements with self-calibration and extended dynamic range
Detector data representative of an intensity of light that impinges on a detector after being emitted from a light source and passing through a gas over a path length can be analyzed using a first analysis method to obtain a first calculation of an analyte concentration in the volume of gas and a second analysis method to obtain a second calculation of the analyte concentration. The second calculation can be promoted as the analyte concentration upon determining that the analyte concentration is out of a first target range for the first analysis method. |
| US09846114B2 |
Transmissometer manifold
Technology is provided for a fluid transmissometer manifold. The transmissometer manifold includes a manifold body having an upwardly extending bubble diverter passageway with an upper end portion and a lower end portion. A flow restrictor is connected to the upper end portion and an inlet passageway is connected to the diverter passageway between the flow restrictor and the lower end portion. An upwardly extending optical chamber is connected to the lower end portion. At least a portion of a fluid entering the inlet passageway flows downward into the optical chamber and any bubbles contained in the fluid travel upward through the bubble diverter passageway. A light source can be positioned at a first end of the optical chamber and a detector positioned at a second end of the optical chamber opposite the light source and operative to detect light emitted from the light source. |
| US09846108B2 |
Containers for fluids with composite agile walls
The disclosure is directed to sampling bags having flexible walls. The sampling bags may have agile walls that include a shape memory component. The shape memory component tends to return the sampling bag to its initial shape. Such sampling bags may be used in a variety of sampling methods. |
| US09846107B1 |
Systems, apparatuses and methods for analyzing combustion gases and presenting combustion process diagnostics
An analyzer and diagnostic system can include one or more sensors that are operable to generate combustion condition data relating to the performance of an associated combustion system. An analysis module can be operable to analyze at least a portion of the combustion condition data and determine a state of the associated combustion system. A diagnostic module can be operable to identify one or more recommended corrective actions for a combustion system performance deviation from a plurality of recommended corrective actions using one or more logic algorithms. Handheld instruments and methods of analyzing and diagnosing combustion processes are also included. |
| US09846103B2 |
Oilfield conduit leakage detection system
A system and method for identifying and measuring the quantity of leakage from a conduit used in the conveyance of a fluid, such as a hydrocarbon fluid, for example oil, or a gas, such as natural gas. The system includes a measurement device configured to measure a distributed temperature along a length of the conduit. The system further includes a processor configured to calculate a change in volume of the fluid in the conduit for each of a plurality of sections of the length of the conduit based on the distributed temperature. The processor is further configured to calculate a correction factor based on the change in volume of the fluid. The processor is also configured to calculate a corrected mass-balance differential using the correction factor, and compare the corrected mass-balance differential to a predetermined leakage threshold to identify whether a leak exists in the conduit. |
| US09846092B2 |
Mechanical strain-based weather sensor
Provided herein is technology relating to weather sensors and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, and systems related to collecting weather data by measuring bending and compression stresses in a weather sensor device. |
| US09846090B2 |
Magnetic load sensor for use in a linear motion actuator, and a linear motion actuator
A magnetic load sensor unit (1) is provided which can detect the magnitude of an axial load applied by a linear motion actuator (14) to a friction pad (22). The magnetic load sensor unit (1) includes a magnetic target (4) which generates a magnetic field, and a magnetic sensor (5) designed to move relative to the magnetic target (4) corresponding to the axial load. |
| US09846089B2 |
Calorimeter and method for designing calorimeter
There is provided a calorimeter. Heat flows in and out of the sample via a thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric module is so constituted that a pair of a P-type thermoelectric element and an N-type thermoelectric element is disposed between substrates, and the pair of the thermoelectric elements are connected in n pairs so that the P-type thermoelectric elements and the N-type thermoelectric element are arranged alternately in π-shape; a calorimetric sensitivity of the thermoelectric module of a thermal conductance surrounding thermoelectric module and a thermal conductance between substrates of the thermoelectric modules and a noise based on an electric resistance of the thermoelectric module depend on an L/A ratio of the thermoelectric element constituting the thermoelectric module and the number n of the pairs of the thermoelectric elements, where the L/A ratio is 6 mm−1 or more, and the number n of the pairs is 4 or more. |
| US09846078B2 |
Method of compensating frequency drift in an interferometer
Compensating for frequency drift of a reference energy source in an FT interferometer based spectrometer instrument may include obtaining data representing a reference interferogram collected in response to a trigger signal having been generated in dependence on the emission frequency of the reference energy source, and subsequently obtaining data representing a target interferogram recorded by the FT interferometer in response to a trigger signal also having been generated in dependence on the emission frequency of the reference energy source in the same manner. The method may further include comparing the obtained data to determine a phase shift between the interferograms in a window in at least one region away from center-burst, and generating a mathematical transform dependent on the determined shift to be subsequently applied to generate data representing a frequency stabilized interferogram of an unknown sample recorded by the FT interferometer. |
| US09846065B2 |
Flow meter device
In a flow meter device of the present invention, a unit measuring step is defined as a procedure for measuring ultrasonic sound wave propagation times by changing the direction in which an ultrasonic sound wave is transmitted and received between a first transducer and a second transducer, and a time measuring means measures a propagation time in a forward direction and a propagation time in a reverse direction in a unit measuring step. A time difference detecting means detects a difference between the propagation time in the forward direction and the propagation time in the reverse direction which are measured by the time measuring means. A determiner means determines whether or not there is a fluid flow based on the time difference. According to presence/absence of a fluid flow, the number of times the unit measuring step is performed is determined. Therefore, it can be determined whether or not there is a fluid flow quickly in real time. A responsiveness can be improved such that a measuring method can be switched to correspond to presence/absence of a fluid flow. |
| US09846062B2 |
Timestamping in wind turbines
A method of collecting event data in a wind park installation including a plurality of wind turbines is provided. Each wind turbine includes a satellite-based clock. In each wind turbine, a first time signal is distributed from the satellite-based clock to at least one node in the wind turbine. In the at least one node, events happening in at least one subsystem connected to the node are detected. When an event is detected, event data including an information about the event is collected. For each piece of collected event data, a timestamp is added to the piece of collected event data characterizing a corresponding instant of time when the event was detected. The timestamped event data is stored for later inspection. |
| US09846059B2 |
Nonvolatile rotation sensor with magnetic particle in serpentine track
A nonvolatile, absolute multi-turn rotation sensor employs a magnetic particle that is indexed around a serpentine channel with successive passes of a magnet caused by rotation of the rotation sensor shaft. Sensors at regular locations around the track allow determination of the position of the magnetic particle and thus the total number of revolutions of the shaft. |
| US09846055B2 |
Continuous mode reversal for rejecting drift in gyroscopes
A vibratory gyroscope system is described which utilizes a mechanical resonator having a first mode of vibration and an associated first natural frequency, and a second mode of vibration having an associated second natural frequency. The angular rate of motion input couples energy between the first and second modes of vibration. The gyroscope has driver circuits, sensors and actuators for the first and second modes. The invention utilizes a bias error shifting method which provides for shifting the bias error away from DC to a higher frequency, where it can be removed by low pass filtering. As a result of the inventive method, gyroscope systems can be produced with significantly lower bias error. |
| US09846048B2 |
Route guidance apparatus, route guidance method and computer program
There is provided a route guidance apparatus including a route search unit which searches for at least one route, to a predetermined destination, which is to be traveled by an electric vehicle propelled by electric power stored in a secondary battery provided within the vehicle, and a power consumption calculation unit which calculates power consumption of the electric vehicle when a route to a destination, which was searched for by the route search unit, is traveled by the electric vehicle, based on information on electric power to be consumed when the electric vehicle travels and geographical information relating to the route. |
| US09846046B2 |
Vehicle navigation method and system
A vehicle based computing system processor is operable to receive the coordinates from a GPS and transmit the coordinates to a remote network. The processor is operable to receive map data pertaining to a route to be traveled by the vehicle, including a recommended starting road. The processor is able to audibly announce the recommended starting road name on which the vehicle is not presently traveling and to determine if the vehicle has reached that road. The processor is operable to output at least initial instructions for the route to be traveled. |
| US09846041B2 |
Time regulated navigation of travel through an airport
A mobile device providing time regulated navigational guidance for travel to a flight gate in an airport terminal, based on the time for boarding the flight, the preferences of the traveler, estimated transit times on various segments of a route to the gate from a starting point of the travel (or the current location of the mobile device) involving different transportation modalities, and wait times at various queues in the airport. Notifications and/or reminders are provided according to the time estimates to guide the travel for timely travel to the gate and optionally recommend points of interest on the way to the gate within the time constraint. |
| US09846040B2 |
System and method for determining the orientation of an inertial measurement unit (IMU)
A system and method are provided for determining the orientation of an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method calculates a gyroscopic quaternion, and when the IMU accelerometer reading is about equal to gravity (1 G), a field quaternion is calculated using IMU accelerometer readings. Estimates are made of angular orientation errors due to IMU angular velocity and linear acceleration, and these angular orientation errors are used to selectively mix the gyroscopic quaternion and field quaternion to supply a current sample quaternion. Alternatively, if the accelerometer reading is not about equal to 1 G, the gyroscopic quaternion is used as the current sample quaternion. In one aspect, IMU gyroscope readings and IMU accelerometer readings are calibrated in response to determining a lack of IMU movement. Near-zero gyroscope reading jitter is removed by setting the IMU gyroscopic reading to zero, when the gyroscopic reading is near zero. |
| US09846037B2 |
Self-test in a closed-loop vibratory gyroscope
A closed-loop microelectromechanical gyroscope with a self-test function. At least one test input signal is generated from a signal of the vibrational primary motion and input during operation of the microelectromechanical gyroscope to the sense circuit. |
| US09846028B2 |
Film thickness measurement method and film thickness measurement device
A film thickness measurement device 1A includes a light emission unit 10 for emitting light onto a measurement object 100, a light detection unit 20A for detecting the wavelength-dependent intensity of reflected light, and a film thickness calculation unit 30A for determining the film thickness of a first film 102 by comparing measured spectral reflectance obtained based on the detection result in the light detection unit 20A with theoretical spectral reflectance that takes into account front surface reflectance, front surface transmissivity, and back surface reflectance. The film thickness calculation unit 30A compares the measured spectral reflectance with a plurality of values of the theoretical spectral reflectance obtained by changing the front surface reflectance value, the front surface transmissivity value, and the back surface reflectance value, and determines the film thickness of the first film 102 based on the theoretical spectral reflectance closest to the measured spectral reflectance. |
| US09846021B2 |
Measuring tape with weatherproof seal
The present invention relates measuring tapes and methods for making thereof. In particular, the measuring tape of the present invention contains a wipe mechanism for cleaning the tape as it retracts into its housing. The wipe mechanism contains a top wipe and a bottom wipe for removing debris from the top and bottom surfaces of the tape, respectively, when it is retracted after use. |
| US09846015B2 |
Lubricated projectile trap and shooting range
A fluid lubricated projectile trap includes a substantially cylindrical chamber defined by a forward concave wall and a rearward concave wall. A bullet funnel extending forwardly therefrom. The funnel having a lower panel connecting to the forward concave wall in conjunction with an end plate defines a pressurized fluid containment with discharge outlets directed to the rearward concave wall. All plumbing may be secured below the ramp and forward of the chamber. |
| US09846011B1 |
Motion analysis unit
A motion analysis system includes an acceleration measuring device, an acceleration processor, a velocity processor, a distance processor, a peak velocity processor, a profile correlation processor, and a vehicle action processor. The system determines a time for an initiation of an action for a vehicle by determining that a distance traveled by the vehicle is greater than a safe separation distance and that a peak velocity is greater than a minimum velocity. The system initiates the action for the vehicle based on the verified position of the vehicle and the confirmed profile data as determined by the profile correlation processor, and based on the determination that the distance traveled by the vehicle is greater than the safe separation distance and that the peak velocity is greater than the minimum velocity as determined by the vehicle action processor. |
| US09846002B2 |
Method and apparatus to determine an effective temperature of coolant fluid for a heat generating device
A method for dynamically monitoring temperature of a fluid at a heat generating device includes monitoring, using a temperature sensor, temperature of the fluid held in a fluidic sump. A first fluidic flow rate and a second fluidic flow rate are determined. A third fluidic flow rate and a temperature drop of the fluid across the heat exchanger in the active coolant circuit are determined based upon the temperature of the fluid and the third fluidic flow rate through the active coolant circuit. A fluid temperature supplied to the electric machine through the active coolant circuit is determined based upon the third fluidic flow rate and the temperature drop of the fluid across the heat exchanger. An effective temperature of the fluid is determined based upon the temperature of the fluid in the sump and the temperature of the fluid supplied to the electric machine through the active coolant circuit. |
| US09846001B2 |
Heat exchanger assembly and use of an apparatus in a heat exchanger
A heat exchanger assembly comprises a heat exchanger for heat exchange between at least a first heat exchange fluid and a second heat exchange fluid. The heat exchanger comprises at least one heat transfer element delimiting a first fluid path from a second fluid path, and a through connection for the first heat exchange fluid arranged at a first side portion of an outer structure of the heat exchanger. The assembly comprises a pressure pulse damping apparatus comprising an elastic element, and a first conduit leading to the elastic element. The first conduit comprises a first opening connected to the through connection of the heat exchanger such that the first conduit is fluidly connected with the first fluid path. The elastic element fluidly communicates with the first fluid path only via the first opening. There is further disclosed use of a pressure pulse damping apparatus comprising an elastic element. |
| US09845999B2 |
Liquid-cooled-type cooling device and manufacturing method for same
A liquid-cooled-type cooling device includes a casing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a cooling-liquid passage, and a radiating member disposed in the cooling-liquid passage. The radiating member has a substrate and a plurality of pin-shaped fins. Longitudinally intermediate portions of the pin-shaped fins are brazed to the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of fin insertion holes, and the pin-shaped fins are inserted into the fin insertion holes of the substrate. A plurality of convex portions are integrally formed on the longitudinally intermediate portion of each pin-shaped fin. The substrate and the pin-shaped fins are provisionally fixed together by plastically deforming the convex portions such that they are crushed. In this state, the substrate and the pin-shaped fins are brazed together. The upper and lower end portions of the pin-shaped fins are brazed to the top wall and bottom wall, respectively, of the casing. |
| US09845995B2 |
Recovery and re-use of waste energy in industrial facilities
Configurations and related processing schemes of direct or indirect (or both) intra-plants and thermally coupled heating systems synthesized for grassroots medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries to increase energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste heat sources are described. Configurations and related processing schemes of direct or indirect (or both) intra-plants and thermally coupled heating systems synthesized for integrated medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries and aromatics complex for increasing energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste sources are also described. |
| US09845993B2 |
Method and arrangement for removing outgrowth in a suspension smelting furnace
The invention relates to method and to an arrangement for removing outgrowth in a suspension smelting furnace. The suspension smelting furnace comprising a reaction shaft having a reaction shaft structure. The reaction shaft comprises at least one opening for an outgrowth removal means. The movable piston is arranged such that the movable piston can move in the opening in the reaction shaft and into the reaction shaft to push possible outgrowth in the reaction shaft. |
| US09845984B2 |
Refrigerator comprising a crisper
The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) comprising a body (2) wherein foods and beverages are placed, at least one drawer (3) that is disposed into the body (2) wherein fruits and vegetables are placed, a crisper (5) that is disposed inside the body (2) so as to be almost parallel to the base and that has a cover plate (4) remaining above the drawer (3) when the drawer (3) is placed into the body (2), and a flexible element (6) that is disposed on the crisper (5) and that provides airproofing between the interior of the crisper (5) and the exterior of the crisper (5). |
| US09845982B2 |
Variable-operating point components for cube ice machines
An ice maker for forming ice during a cooling cycle, the ice maker having a variable-speed compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the variable-speed compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines. The ice maker further includes a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator, a water pump, a sensing device for identifying a state of the cooling cycle, and a controller adapted to control the speed of the variable-speed compressor based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. The ice maker may also include a variable-speed condenser fan which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. Additionally, the water pump may be a variable-speed water pump which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. |
| US09845981B2 |
Load estimator for control of vapor compression cooling system with pumped refrigerant economization
A cooling system has a direct expansion mode and a pumped refrigerant economizer mode and a controller. The controller includes a load estimator that estimates real-time indoor load on the cooling system and uses the estimated real-time indoor load to determine whether to operate the cooling system in the pumped refrigerant economizer mode or in the direct expansion mode. |
| US09845978B2 |
Residential heat pump water heater
A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation. |
| US09845971B1 |
Stacking brackets and systems for rooftop HVAC units
A system for securing at least two heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units stacked on each other for transportation includes corner brackets on at least the four corners of the lower unit and between the units. Each corner bracket has a banding channel, a plank-receiving channel, and a plurality of protrusions on a top side. The brackets are banded in place using the banding channels. On each longitudinal side, planks are used to extend between corner brackets to help control the loads and to distribute the loads. The corner brackets may be made from a synthetic material and the planks from wood or wood-like material. Other aspects are disclosed. |
| US09845969B2 |
Gravity shutter
An exhaust air shutter assembly may include a housing having a dividing wall separating the exhaust air shutter assembly into an inside portion and an outside portion. An opening may be formed in the dividing wall and a frame may be mounted around the perimeter of the hole. Disposed on the frame may be a gasket that extends around the entire perimeter of the hole. The exhaust air shutter also may include at least one shutter flap mounted adjacent to the frame with a hinge such that the shutter flap can pivot between a closed position and an open position. When the shutter flap is in the open position, an air flow path exists from the inside portion of the exhaust air shutter assembly to the outside portion. When the shutter flap is in the closed position the air flow path is blocked. The shutter flap is configured to contact the gasket mounted to the frame when the shutter flap is in the closed position, thereby creating a seal between the shutter flap and the opening in the dividing wall. |
| US09845968B2 |
Systems and methods for vent protection enclosures
A generally planar blank made, for example, from sheet metal can be formed into a vent protector that can be mounted to an outer wall of a structure over the exhaust aperture of a vent to inhibit vertebrate wildlife from entering the vent. The vent protector forms an enclosure for receiving vent flaps that may extend outwardly from the wall of the structure. |
| US09845966B2 |
Air conditioning system
An air conditioning system includes an air handling unit (AHU) configured to control outdoor air that is externally supplied, exhaust air that is discharged from indoors to outdoors, and return air that is circulated indoors and supplied again, control the outdoor air or mixed air of the return air and the outdoor air at a set temperature, and supply cool/warm supply air indoors, at least one outdoor unit configured to supply a refrigerant to the AHU, a controller configured to control the AHU through communication with the outdoor unit, and an interface unit configured to operate as an input/output unit of the controller. The interface unit displays setting menus for devices forming the AHU, sets basis data for controlling the devices in response to data received through the setting menus, inputs the set basis data to the controller, and outputs a control menu and a monitoring menu in accordance with functions of the AHU changed according to a configuration of the plurality of devices. |
| US09845965B2 |
Automated functional diagnosis
Disclosed is an HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) system which comprises a fluid flow duct (1), a fluid flow valve (7) which is arranged therein and has a valve body (5) in the fluid flow duct (1) and a valve motor (15) which moves the valve body (5), a control circuit for activating the valve motor, a sensor (8) in the fluid flow duct (1) and an evaluation module for evaluating signals of the sensor. To produce an automated functional control, the following procedure is adopted: a first actuation signal is preset for the valve motor by the control circuit, and the actuation signal corresponds to a first setpoint position of the valve body (5), registration of a first signal of the sensor (8) by the evaluation module, and determination of a functional diagnosis of the fluid flow valve on the basis of the first signal of the sensor. |
| US09845964B2 |
Air conditioner having human body sensing antenna unit
Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes an outdoor unit. The air conditioner further includes an indoor unit located in a building and configured to distribute cool air to a space within the building. The air conditioner further includes an antenna unit configured to sense (i) movement of human bodies within the space or (ii) presence of human bodies located in the space and determine a number of human bodies based on the sensed presence, where the antenna unit includes a housing and a plurality of antenna arrays located on an outer surface of the housing. |
| US09845958B2 |
Interactive learning water heating scheduler
A method and system for providing an interactive learning heating schedule for a water boiler system, the method including the steps: (a) receiving an estimate of an amount of available hot water in a water boiler of the water boiler system; (b) receiving usage data for the water boiler system, the usage data including at least one expected usage pattern extrapolated from the usage data; and (c) generating a heating schedule for the water boiler, based on at least one expected usage pattern and the estimated amount of available hot water. |
| US09845955B1 |
Lighter device
A lighter device (10) is provided having a handle (12), an ignitable material (14) carried by the handle, a striker material (16) for igniting the ignitable material (14), and a mirror (20) selectively carried by the handle. The mirror (20) can be slideably removable and can be reinserted into the handle of the lighter device (10), allowing for a person to use the mirror (20) as a signaling device. The mirror (20) can be bendable to form a reflective parabolic surface. The handle (12) of the lighter device (10) can be made of a combustible material that can be used to light a fire in wet conditions. |
| US09845950B2 |
Method of predicting wear on tubes of steam generator
A method predicts an amount of wear that is expected to occur on the tubes of a steam generator as a result of vibration against another structure within the steam generator. The method includes determining a volumetric amount of material that has been worn from a location on a tube over a duration of time and employing that volume as a function of time to determine the volume of material of the tube wall that is predicted to be worn from the tube or another tube at a future time. The volumetric-based analysis enables more accurately prediction of the wear depth at a future time. This enables the plugging of only those tubes that are determined from a volumetric analysis to be in risk of breach at the future time, thus slowing the rate at which tubes of a steam generator will be plugged. |
| US09845948B2 |
Light device has built-in digital data system for record image, sound
A Light device having built-in digital data means is powered by an unlimited power source for a lamp-holder, LED bulb, or light device connected to unlimited power source by prongs or a base that or conductive wires can be inserted into a socket that would otherwise receiving a bulb or light source. The device may take the form of a webcam having auto tracking added one of plurality functions to make different products and functions and retractable prongs that plug directly into a wall outlet or insert into existing lamp base or incorporate conductive wire to make electric connection at least one of built-in camera, storage unit, wireless kits, Bluetooth kits, motion sensor, light device. The said motion sensor and digital data related device(s) may in separated housing with light source assembly so people can upgrade the non-camera device to has built-in camera and digital device for their old non-camera security light. |
| US09845944B2 |
Electronic device, LED lamp and method of manufacturing
An electronic device (300) is provided, having a housing (301). The housing has a cooling chamber (342) and a wireless-communication chamber (344). The cooling chamber comprises an electronic circuit (310) embedded in potting material. The potting material is arranged to conduct heat away from the electronic circuit. The wireless-communication chamber comprises a radio-frequency (RF) antenna (320) for wirelessly receiving one or more commands controlling the electronic device. The cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber are physically separated so that the radio-frequency antenna is free from potting material wherein the cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber share a common separation wall (340) formed from a non-conducting material to separate the cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber, and the separation wall (340) forms a non-zero angle with respect to a top opening of the housing (301; 401). Eliminating potting material from the antenna by using separate chambers improves wireless transmission/reception efficiently. The design is suited for a lamp, in particular a LED lamp having an AC/DC converter which requires cooling in use. At least part of the housing may be formed from a heat-dissipating material, the potting material being arranged to conduct heat away from the electronic circuit (310) to the heat-dissipating part of the housing. |
| US09845942B2 |
Light strip system and converter unit therefor
A light strip system for securing luminaire units and supplying them with power having an elongate support structure, especially at least one support rail for securing the luminaire units and power supply extending along the support structure for supplying the luminaire units with power. The power supply includes first lines which extend along the support structure and define a first power supply circuit (I), and second lines which extend over part of the length of the first power supply circuit (I) along the support structure and define a second power supply circuit (II) which is designed to be in electrical contact with the luminaire units, the first power supply circuit (I) being coupled to the second power supply circuit (II) by a converter unit which converts a first supply voltage available in the first power supply circuit (I) to a second supply voltage suitable for operating the luminaire units. |
| US09845936B1 |
Light shield with detachable panels for controlling light distribution
A light shield includes a main portion and an overlap portion that is substantially perpendicular to the main portion. The main portion includes a first scored area and a base platform disposed below the first scored area. The first scored area includes a plurality of score lines that define one or more detachable panels. The overlap portion includes a second scored area and another base platform. The second scored area includes another plurality of score lines that define one or more detachable overlap panels. Further, the light shield includes a flange that extends substantially perpendicular to and along a length of a base platform of the light shield's main portion. A first interlocking arm extends from a first end of the flange and a second interlocking arm extends from a second end of the flange that is opposite to the first end. |
| US09845934B2 |
Lighting arrangement, in particular for escape route lighting
In a lighting arrangement, in particular for escape route lighting, comprising a light source and an optical element assigned to the light source, said optical element being designed to emit asymmetrically the light emitted by the associated light source, the optical element can be positioned in different ways. |
| US09845933B2 |
Illumination apparatus
This disclosure discloses an illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus comprises a cover comprising a second portion and a first portion, and a light source disposed within the cover. An average thickness of the first portion is greater than that of the second portion. |
| US09845930B2 |
Fiber-optic conversion module
A fiber-optic conversion module is provided as part of a lighting device on a vehicle. The module includes optical fibers with connectors, a light exit head, and a converter mounted on a cooling element. Shorter wavelength excitation light is fed to the optical fibers that emit the excitation light towards the converter arranged at an angle relative to the beam direction, at a light spot that remits useful light in a radiation angle in form of a cone of useful light and reflects excitation light as a Fresnel reflection substantially outside the cone of useful light, where Fresnel reflection is made harmless by a light stop. |
| US09845923B2 |
LED tube lamp
An LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two end caps, and an LED light strip. The two end caps are respectively at two opposite ends of the lamp tube. The LED light strip is in the lamp tube and is provided with one or more LED light sources mounted thereon. Each of the end caps includes an electrically insulating tube, two conductive pins, and two or more heat-dissipating openings. The two conductive pins are disposed on the electrically insulating tube. The two heat-dissipating openings are formed on the electrically insulating tube and are symmetric to each other with respect to a vertical central plane passing through the middle of a line connecting the two conductive pins. |
| US09845917B2 |
Gas filling method and station
A method for filling at least one buffer container of a hydrogen filling station, the station comprising a fluid circuit linked to said at least one buffer container, the circuit of the filling station comprising a first end linked to at least one source of hydrogen gas, the circuit comprising a second end provided with a transfer conduit intended to be removably connected to a tank, the method being characterized in that it comprises a step of determining the current concentration of at least one impurity in the hydrogen in the buffer container during the filling of same, a step of comparing said current concentration of the impurity relative to a predefined threshold concentration and, when the current concentration of the at least one impurity reaches said threshold concentration, stopping the filling of said buffer container. |
| US09845914B2 |
Narrow gap inspection system
The invention relates to a narrow gap inspection system, having a tube to be inspected, in particular a boiler tube, which extends in the axial direction and, surrounding this at a radial distance with a hollow-cylindrical gap, a casing, in particular a casing tube. The casing has an axially extending opening with an opening angle running perpendicular to the axial direction, and radially over the opening there is provided an axially mobile support system which supports a ring which is arranged in the gap and is able to rotate about the tube and has an inspection device that can be placed over the tube by means of a respective axial movement of the support system and a respective rotation of the ring in the gap. The invention also relates to a method for installing a narrow gap inspection system. |
| US09845913B2 |
System and method for supporting a compact servo system
System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system. |
| US09845912B2 |
Gang charger, shroud, and dock for portable electronic devices
An anti-theft device for protecting a portable electronic device from theft or unauthorized removal in a retail environment is provided. The anti-theft device includes a shroud configured to at least partially receive and engage a portable electronic device. The anti-theft device also includes a dock configured to releasably engage the shroud. The dock is configured to engage the shroud in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the shroud and the portable electronic device from the dock and to disengage the shroud in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the shroud and the portable electronic device to be removed from the dock. |
| US09845911B2 |
Thermoplastic polymeric foam pipe insulation
An article with at least two extruded thermoplastic polymer foam pieces that fit together to form a length of foam having a generally annular cross section, each piece having a concave surface such that the concave surfaces adjoin to form an internal edge defining a hole within the generally annular cross section; wherein each piece has a density less than 36 kilograms per cubic meter, a product of density times average cell size that is less than 17 millimeters*kilogram per cubic meter, and a thermal conductivity of 35 milliwatts per meter*Kelvin or less. |
| US09845910B2 |
Pressure compensator for subsea device
A pressure compensator for providing pressure compensation for a chamber of a subsea device is provided. The pressure compensator has an enclosure with at least an outer wall. A first compensation chamber is provided inside the enclosure. A flow connection from the first compensation chamber towards the chamber of the subsea device is further provided. As second compensation chamber is provided inside the enclosure. First and second separating walls are arranged inside the enclosure. A first bellows portion of the first separating wall and a second bellows portion of the second separating wall are deformable to provide pressure compensation between the chamber of the subsea device and a second inner volume around which the second separating wall extends. |
| US09845909B2 |
Quick connect and quick disconnect system and method of manipulating a quick connect and quick disconnect system
A quick connect/disconnect system including a male component having a first fluid channel, a first male coupling portion, and a second male coupling portion. A first ring assembly is supported by the male body and extends about the second male coupling portion and includes a male mating feature on an internal surface of the ring assembly. A female component includes a first female coupling portion, a second female coupling portion, and a second fluid channel sized to receive the second male coupling portion. A female mating feature is configured to rotatably engage the male mating feature, such that when the second female coupling portion is coupled with the second male coupling portion and the female mating feature is mated with the male mating feature, the first fluid channel is in fluid communication with the second fluid channel. |
| US09845905B2 |
Rapid assembly flange joint
The rapid assembly flange joint consists of a connecting device in the form of a constricting collar made up of at least two parts with a shaped groove on the concave face, the groove corresponding to the cross-section of the two coupled flanges of the members that are being connected, and clamping elements in the form of retaining sections on the flanges. The connecting device is provided with fasteners in the form of walls; the retaining sections are in the form of grooves, the width of which is not less than the thickness of the one or two fasteners that engage therewith. The number of grooves is not less than the number of component parts of the connecting device. The rapid assembly flange joint provides for a reliable connection between flanged cylindrical members without the need for additional fastening and clamping elements and without increasing the sizes of the connection point. |
| US09845904B2 |
Loosening-preventing device for pipe fitting
A loosening-preventing device for pipe fitting. In the device, a casing includes a semispherical member equipped with an open surface, a female screw thread disposed at one end of the semispherical member, and a finishing member disposed at the other end of the semispherical member. A locking member has a male screw thread and a head at one end of the male screw thread, so as to connect to the female screw thread of the casing. The screw clamping of the casing and the locking member prevents the pipe fitting from rotating, thereby preventing the pipe fitting from being loosened. |
| US09845901B2 |
Cage apparatus having fluid passageways to affect flow characteristics of valves
Cage apparatus having fluid passageways to affect flow characteristics of valves are disclosed. An example valve cage includes clustered fluid flow passages. Each fluid flow passage has a first portion connected to a second portion. The first portion tapers towards the second portion and the second portion tapers towards the first portion. The clustered fluid flow passages include a first row and an adjacent second row. The first row and the second row are oriented at a first angle relative an axis of the valve cage to extend along a helically-shaped path on the valve cage. |
| US09845900B2 |
Water hammer prevention valve and method
A valve for preventing water hammer includes a speed reduction device for reducing a speed at which the valve may be closed. A method of preventing water hammer includes closing a valve at a fire hydrant after extracting water from the fire hydrant, in which the valve comprising a speed reduction device that increases an amount of time needed for closing the valve, and operating the valve to close the valve comprises operating the speed reduction device. |
| US09845899B2 |
Sprung gate valves movable by an actuator
Valves having a sprung gate of various constructions are disclosed. In one embodiment, the sprung gate includes a first endless elastic band having an inner perimeter defining an open space sandwiched between a first gate member and a second gate member that each define an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof. The first endless elastic band is sandwiched therebetween with its open space oriented for alignment with the opening in both of the first and second gate members, which are aligned with one another to form a passage through the sprung gate. In one aspect, the first endless elastic band in positioned inward a distance from the outer sides of the first and second gate members and spaces the first gate member a distance apart from the second gate member thereby defining a channel having a bottom defined by the first endless elastic band. |
| US09845898B1 |
Magnetically retained relief valve
A pressure relief valve includes a housing having a fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet. A first structure mounted in the housing and fixed in relation thereto is in magnetic attraction with a second structure coupled to a piston disposed in a portion of the housing. The piston defines a chamber disposed adjacent to the fluid outlet(s) throughout the piston's stroke. The piston includes a sealing element providing a sealing force to prevent flow through the valve. The sealing force is independent of the magnetic attraction force between the first and second structures. |
| US09845890B2 |
Gate valve for controlling the passage of liquid
A gate valve includes a valve body having a fluid passage for the passage of liquid, sludge and/or fecal matter and a substantially flat slider. The slider is slideable between an opened and a closed position in order to open or block the fluid passage, respectively. The slider includes two opposite straight edges via which the slider is slidably guided in the valve body surrounding it. The slider is substantially made from a plastic material. The slider includes flanges along each of the two opposite straight edges for providing rigidity to the slider. |
| US09845889B2 |
Magnetic fluid seal device
A cartridge-type magnetic fluid seal device has a flanged sleeve fixed to an external peripheral surface of the radially inside member of two members and which rotates together with the inside member is provided facing a pair of magnetic pole members. A packing is disposed in an annular space formed by the radial inside of a magnetic source and the pair of magnetic pole members. The packing is provided in the annular space so as to slide on an external peripheral surface of the flanged sleeve, and a magnetic fluid seal part, the packing, and the flanged sleeve form a unit. |
| US09845888B2 |
Mechanical seal
A mechanical seal has a seal ring and a mating ring that faces and slides against the seal ring and either the seal ring or mating ring is supported via a bellows on the equipment interior side of a seal cover installed on a housing, while the other rotates together with a rotational shaft; and a baffle sleeve with a roughly L-shaped cross-section is fixed on the equipment exterior side of the seal cover to guide quenching liquid to the sliding surfaces of the seal ring and mating ring, where the baffle sleeve is structurally split into a flange part and cylinder part. The mechanical seal allows for preassembly of its seal members on the stationary side, baffle sleeve, damper, and other related parts at a factory, service center, etc., in a reliable and controlled manner, requiring fewer assembly steps during onsite engineering works. |
| US09845885B2 |
Mechanical seal support system
A seal support system, for use in combination with a mechanical seal installed on a piece of rotating equipment, includes a pressure vessel, one or more fluid inlets and connecting pipework between the one or more fluid inlets and the mechanical seal. A device is included to alter the fluid flow, so that a portion of the seal support system may be isolated for various purposes, such as, for example, cleaning or repurposing. |
| US09845883B2 |
Shaft seal assembly
A shaft seal assembly for establishing a liquid-tight seal between a steering knuckle and an axle shaft is provided. The shaft seal assembly includes an outer case and a first elastomeric member attached to one another. The elastomeric member has a castellated feature including a plurality of projections extending in a radially outward direction and separated from one another by a plurality of grooves. When the shaft seal assembly is installed in the steering knuckle, a cavity is presented between the steering knuckle and the first elastomeric member. Together, the grooves and cavity allow air to flow from a hub on one side of the seal assembly to a vacuum port in the steering knuckle. The cavity extends circumferentially around the seal assembly, and thus, air flow from the hub to the vacuum port is not dependent upon the orientation of the seal assembly relative to the steering knuckle. |
| US09845880B2 |
Sealing ring and use thereof
A sealing ring with a dynamically loaded sealing lip having a sealing edge and a tension element for stabilizing the sealing lip in the radial direction, wherein: the tension element is arranged in a mounting groove; the mounting groove is arranged in the sealing lip on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge and has a mounting opening on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge, which opening is delimited by two guide webs arranged so as to be adjacent to each other at a spacing in the axial direction; the sealing lip is articulated, on its side facing axially away from the sealing edge, to a support member with a joint; and the sealing lip and the support member delimit, with their sides which radially face each other, a substantially C-shaped joint space which is open on one side in the axial direction. |
| US09845879B2 |
High pressure dynamic sealing arrangement
The invention is a sealing assembly for equipment with movable shafts—such as coaxial and side port swivels, hydraulic swivels, and rotary control devices—that prevents the loss of a high pressure fluid through the clearance existing between a housing and the shaft. The invention is disclosed in the context of a coaxial swivel that conducts high pressure fluid from a stationary first conduit to a rotating second conduit that has dynamic runout, and may be misaligned relative to the first conduit. |
| US09845877B2 |
Method of producing gasket and gasket
A method of producing a gasket in which burrs can be prevented from being formed, and a mold failure can be suppressed, and a gasket are provided. A method of producing a gasket includes: a step S1 of preparing a metal mesh member and expanded graphite; a step S2 of placing the metal mesh member around the expanded graphite in a manner that a long belt-like composite body in which the expanded graphite is enveloped by the metal mesh member is formed; a step S4 of adjusting the shapes of longitudinal end portions of the composite body in a manner that, in the short-side direction of the composite body, the width dimensions of the longitudinal end portions of the composite body are smaller than the width dimension of a longitudinal middle portion of the composite body; a step S5 of spirally winding the composite body in a manner that a tubular body in a multiply wound state in which an axial direction coincides with the short-side direction of the composite body is formed; and a step S6 of compress molding the tubular body in the axial direction of the tubular body. |
| US09845874B2 |
Compression seal bracket and system for generator cooler
A compression seal bracket for sealing a thermally moveable end of a generator cooler is disclosed. The bracket may include a unitary body including a first portion at an angle to a second portion with an integral curvilinear portion therebetween. Each portion may have: a seal ring engaging member for engaging the seal ring to compress the seal against the seal seat, a shim member configured to be coupled to the seal seat between the seal ring engaging member and the seal seat, the shim member having a predetermined thickness. The seal ring engaging member and the shim member may include a plurality of corresponding fastener openings, each opening for receiving a fastener for coupling to the seal seat. A related bracket system is also disclosed. |
| US09845871B2 |
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is provided. The transmission includes clutches coaxially arranged in layers in a radial direction of the transmission. The transmission includes a piston provided to each clutch, the pistons being aligned in the radial direction on a same plane perpendicular to an axis of the transmission, without overlapping with each other in an axial view. The transmission includes a common rotational member having a wall, commonly used for the clutches, and disposed at a predetermined position of the transmission in an axial direction, wherein the wall is formed along the plane. The transmission includes operational hydraulic passages parallely arranged in the wall of the common rotational member in a circumferential direction of the transmission on the same plane perpendicular to the axis, each of the operational hydraulic passages communicating with one of operational hydraulic chambers of the respective clutches. |
| US09845868B2 |
Shift range switching device for vehicle
A shift range switching device is provided for a vehicle. The device comprises a cover unit, a rotary unit, a control unit, and a body unit, wherein the rotary unit comprises a knob operation part exposed to the outside of the cover part, and a sensing part inserted in the knob operation part to be rotated by the knob operation part and to sense the rotation of the knob operation part. The control part comprises a parking button for shifting a transmission to a parking range, a display part for displaying the working range of the transmission and a sensor for sensing the rotation of the rotary unit. The body unit comprises a locking part coupled or decoupled from the sensing part to restrict the rotation of the rotary unit, and a cam into which one side of the sensing part is inserted to allow returning to the original position. |
| US09845867B2 |
Device for sensing the linear position of a transmission member in the form of a cable attached to a lever of a motor vehicle gearbox
A device for detecting the position of a lever includes a member being connected on at least one of its ends to a cable end piece that is fitted sliding into a fixed sheath end piece. The device comprises a magnet fitted inside a pipe that constitutes the cable end piece and a Hall Effect Sensor positioned on one part of the sheath end piece in order to detect the movement between the cable end piece and the sheath end piece, which corresponds to a movement of the lever. |
| US09845861B1 |
Rotatable assembly including a coupling interface
A rotatable assembly, such as a crankshaft or camshaft assembly, includes a first rotatable component and a second rotatable component coupled to the first rotatable component. The first rotatable component includes a first body and defines a plurality of recesses extending into the first body. The second rotatable component includes a second body and defines a plurality of protrusions extending from the second body. The protrusions are disposed inside the respective recesses to allow the second rotatable component to rotate in unison with the first rotatable component. |
| US09845858B2 |
Camshaft
A camshaft may include a tubular outer shaft and an inner shaft arranged coaxially thereto. The inner shaft may be rotatable at least partially with respect to the outer shaft. An annular gap may be disposed between the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The outer shaft may include at least one radially inwardly projecting annular step facing the inner shaft. The at least one annular step may mount the inner shaft with respect to the outer shaft. |
| US09845856B2 |
Powertrain for a road cleaning vehicle
This invention is directed toward a powertrain for a road cleaning vehicle. In particular, the powertrain includes a hydrostatic gearbox (34) having a casing (50) for directing power from a primary gearbox to a drivetrain and/or one or more road cleaning tools. The casing (50) comprises first and second sections (51, 52) and a plurality of passageways (107, 107) defined by the edges of both the first and second sections (51, 52). An input shaft is provided having an integral gear extending orthogonally therefrom and having an outer portion extending outside of the internal volume of the casing. |
| US09845854B2 |
Hydrokinetic torque coupling device having turbine-piston lock-up clutch, and related methods
A hydrokinetic torque coupling device features a casing including a casing shell and an impeller casing shell, an impeller including the impeller shell, a turbine-piston including a turbine-piston shell, and a restriction element. The turbine-piston shell includes a turbine-piston flange and partitions the interior volume of the casing into two chambers. The turbine-piston flange has an engagement surface movable axially toward and away from an engagement surface of a piston engagement portion of the impeller shell to position the hydrokinetic torque coupling device into and out of a lockup mode. The restriction element is configured to restrict fluid flow and create a pressure drop between the first and second chambers. |
| US09845847B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, and selectively connectable to a transmission housing, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fifth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a sixth shaft, and a seventh shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft. |
| US09845835B2 |
Split type cage, one-way clutch and joint for power-generation device
A split type cage includes: a pair of annular portions including recess portions formed on an inner periphery side at intervals in a circumferential direction; and a pillar portion which includes pillar end portions on both end sides in an axial direction and fitted in the recess portions, and on which a reaction toward an other side in the circumferential direction acts. The recess portion includes a wedge-shaped surface forming a wedge-shaped space, which becomes narrower in a radial direction toward the other side in the circumferential direction, between the wedge-shaped surface and an outer peripheral surface of an inner ring. The pillar end portion has a wedge shape in which a radial dimension decreases toward the other side in the circumferential direction, and includes a radial outside surface contacting the wedge-shaped surface and a radial inside surface contacting the outer peripheral surface of the inner ring. |
| US09845833B2 |
Fan clutch
A fan clutch assembly includes several features. A first feature relates to a lubrication passage that runs through the clutch package and has a return collection passage that extends through the operating piston. As a result, pitot tubes employed behind the piston may not be necessitated. Additionally, an anti-tamper device may be installed on the lead screw body to prevent adjustment of the fan hub and unintentional adjustment of the load carried on various bearings contained within the fan clutch assembly. Additionally, to position the speed sensor appropriately, a transfer shaft is provided that extends from the fan hub and/or lead screw back to the backside where a sensor is provided. This transfer shaft can be adjusted to precisely locate the sensor target relative to the sensor. |
| US09845832B2 |
Vehicle transmission and method of assembling vehicle transmission
A vehicle transmission includes a transmission shaft, a friction element assembly mounted on the transmission shaft, a piston assembly for actuating the friction element assembly, a snap ring for retaining the friction element assembly and a mounting groove formed in the transmission shaft. The snap ring is installed into the mounting groove by expanding the snap ring and then allowing the snap to contract and enter the mounting groove. The mounting groove is located such that the snap ring could exit the mounting groove upon expansion of the snap ring due to a centrifugal force. Accordingly, various arrangements are provided to prevent the snap ring from leaving the mounting groove after installation. |
| US09845830B2 |
Profiled adjustment nut
A slip clutch includes a driven member, a spring, at least one friction plate interfacing with the driven member and an adjustment nut. The friction plate is pressed against the driven member through the combination of the spring and adjustment nut. The adjustment nut has multiple lobes and profiled surfaces between the lobes having a smaller radius from the axis of rotation of the clutch than the lobes. A hub extends along the axis through the driven member, spring, friction plate, and adjustment nut. The adjustment nut is rotationally fixed with respect to the hub and has a reduced profile to improve airflow to other components of the slip clutch. |
| US09845827B2 |
Bearing
A bearing is provided, which includes a non-rotary inner ring; a rotary outer ring; and a sealing structure, located in a radial clearance between the inner ring and the outer ring, and includes a static seal ring and a dynamic seal ring which are coaxial and have one encircling the other one; wherein the static seal ring is fixedly configured on an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring, and includes a contact ring; the dynamic seal ring includes a ring-shaped body section and an elastic seal element; the body section includes a resist ring and a connect ring connected with the resist ring and located on a radial inner side of the resist ring; the connect ring is located on an axial inner side of the contact ring; the resist ring, the connect ring and the contact ring form an inner chamber; the elastic seal element is fixedly configured on the connect ring and comprises a seal lip protruding into the inner chamber; when a rotation speed of the outer ring is smaller than a critical value, the seal lip of the elastic seal element is in contact with the contact ring and a radial clearance exists between the seal lip and the resist ring; and when the rotation speed of the outer ring is greater than or equal to the critical value, the seal lip departs from the contact ring and stands against the resist ring, so that the seal lip and the static seal ring form a non-contact seal. Accordingly, the problem of existing bearing seals which cannot achieve advantages of both the contact seal and the non-contact seal at the same time is solved. |
| US09845825B2 |
Roller bearing with enhanced stress bearing capacity
A roller bearing system comprising a rolling element having a cylindrical outer raceway; said rolling element is housed inside an outer ring to the bearing system; said outer ring having an inner and an outer diameter surface, is connected to a rotatable shaft from one end, said inner diameter surface of the outer ring having a non-symmetric convex shaped profiling facing the rolling element to facilitate maximum contact area during any operational condition. |
| US09845822B2 |
Attachment bolt for positive locking
A fastening bolt has a threaded screw (11) with a terminal portion (18) whose diameter (19) is less than that of the threaded portion, and an end surface (21) of said terminal portion has a transverse opening groove (22). The fastening bolt also has a nut (30) comprising a threaded body (32) and an unthreaded crown (34) drilled with at least two holes (35) diametrically opposite to one another and a rod (23), able to fit in the groove of the screw and in the two lateral holes of the nut to lock the bolt. The body of the nut comprises a driving portion (38), as well as a cylindrical portion (39) less thick than the driving portion, and the cylindrical portion (39) of the nut has an elliptical deformation that was previously a circular shape. |
| US09845821B2 |
Fastening element and fastening assembly
A fastening assembly includes a fastening element extending along a central axis between a first and a second end. The fastening element includes a head section extending from the second end along the central axis and engageable by a tool, such as a hexagonal head. A protruding cylindrically shaped section has a smaller diameter than the head section. A flanged section is arranged between the head section and the protruding cylindrically shaped section. The fastening element on the cylindrically shaped section includes an engaging section. A first portion of the engaging section is positioned at a distance from the surface of the flanged section facing the first end, such that a locking washer will be stopped from reaching the surface of the flanged section if introduced on the cylindrically shaped section with its smaller central diameter in the direction of the engaging section. |
| US09845817B2 |
Clamping system
A clamping system that includes a first jaw, a second jaw—the second jaw being pivotally connected to the first jaw—a locking handle pivotally connected to the first and second jaws, an adjustment element, first and second lever arms, and a release lever secured to the locking handle and configured to move the locking handle away from the first jaw. |
| US09845816B2 |
Magnetically actuated fastener
A mounting and leveling system for an electronic image display device (10) formed of an array of multiple display sections (12) facilitates adjustment of the alignment of adjacent display sections to minimize visible seams between display sections. Some embodiments include one or more magnetically actuated fasteners (220) that facilitate front-access-only installation and adjustment without requiring access to the rear, top, bottom, or sides of the array. Tools (300, 410) for installation and removal of display modules (50) from a front side of the display device are also disclosed. Fasteners (220) for providing a hidden adjustable connection between first and second objects are also disclosed. One such fastener includes a screw (226) having a magnetic head (222) that presents a magnetic moment perpendicular to its axis of rotation (234). |
| US09845808B2 |
Spherical sleeve and bushing bearing for centrifugal pump stage
A centrifugal pump has a number of stages, each of the stages having an impeller and a diffuser. The impellers are mounted to the pump drive shaft for rotation. A bearing in at least one of the stages includes a sleeve coupled to the drive shaft for rotation. The sleeve has upper and lower ends and an outer side wall facing radially outward that is convex and spherical. A bushing is mounted in the diffuser and has a bore with an inner side wall facing radially inward that is concave and spherical. A pair of slots is formed in the inner side wall of the bushing 180 degrees apart from each other and extending axially. The slots enable the sleeve to be inserted into the bore with the sleeve axis and bore axis perpendicular to each other, then tilted 90 degrees to coincide the sleeve axis with the bore axis. |
| US09845804B2 |
Positive displacement pump assembly with movable end plate for rotor face clearance control
A positive displacement pump assembly includes a rotor housing defining a rotor cavity, and an end plate configured to at least partially close one end of the rotor cavity. Rotors are supported on and fixed to rotor shafts and extend through the rotor cavity. A first pair of bearings fixing the rotor shafts to the end plate. A second pair of bearings fixes the rotor shafts to the rotor housing, preventing relative axial movement between the rotor shafts and the rotor housing. The end plate is axially movable with the rotor shafts when the rotor shafts vary in axial length due to thermal fluctuations so that changes in an axial clearance at end faces of the rotors are reduced. |
| US09845800B2 |
Remotely reconfigurable high pressure fluid passive control system for controlling bi-directional piston pumps as active sources of high pressure fluid, as inactive rigid structural members or as isolated free motion devices
A bi-directional pump system that can be configured for a plurality of operating modes. The bi-directional pump system includes a plurality of bi-directional pumps each having their own valving system that are connected to a common high pressure manifold, a low pressure manifold and a suction manifold. Via the respective valve systems, each pump can be configured into: (1) a single-acting pumping mode; (2) a double-acting pumping mode; (3) an inactive free motion mode; and (4) an inactive rigid mode. One exemplary application of the bi-directional pump system is on an articulated wave energy conversion system that consists of three floating barges: a front barge, a center barge and a rear barge where the front barge and center barge are hingedly connected as are the center barge and the rear barge. A first set of the bi-directional pumps span the first hinge connection and the second set of bi-directional pumps span the second hinge connection. The bi-directional pump system intakes sea water and, using wave energy, outputs a high pressure flow of sea water for water desalination and/or for driving electrical generators. |
| US09845799B2 |
Sealed diaphragm pump
A pump includes a molded housing configured with a rear endbell portion to receive an armature and bearing, an intermediate motor portion to receive a motor shell and magnets arranged around the armature, and a front endbell portion to receive a diaphragm assembly having a diaphragm support plate supporting a diaphragm, the rear endbell portion, the intermediate motor portion and the front endbell portion being configured as an integrated molded housing unit, the diaphragm having two circumferential diaphragm sealing surfaces. The pump also includes an upper housing configured to assemble and couple to the molded housing so as to form a circumferential fluid-tight sealing arrangement that is configured between the front endbell portion and the upper housing on only one end of the pump. |
| US09845797B2 |
Reciprocating compressor and method for driving same
The present disclosure relates to reciprocating compressor. The present invention can prevent friction loss or abrasion between a cylinder and a piston, which is caused when a hydraulic bearing is blocked with a foreign substance, by preventing the foreign substance mixed in refrigerant gas from flowing into the hydraulic bearing, and can improve compressor performance by preventing a specific volume in a compression space from increasing when high-temperature refrigerant gas discharged in the compression space is cooled, such that vibration noise of the compressor can be reduced since a gas guiding part offsets vibration and the noise generated when a refrigerant is discharged in the compression space. Furthermore, the number of vibrations of a mover is increased and a driving operation for removing foreign substances is carried out to increase the number of vibrations of a cylinder such that any foreign substance stuck in a gas hole can be cleaned, thereby increasing performance and reliability of the compressor. |
| US09845795B2 |
Dampening apparatus
A dampening apparatus includes a cylindrical container, and one or multiple compression devices positioned within the cylindrical container. The cylindrical container comprises multiple perforations on circumferential walls, and has an opening at one end. Each compression device comprises multiple compression cavities configured to receive the pulsating fluid through the opening. The dampening apparatus is attachable on a body of the pump such that the cylindrical container is in fluid communication with an fluid side of the pump to receive the pulsating fluid into the compression cavities, therefore dampening the pulsations via the compression cavities of the compression devices. |
| US09845783B2 |
Jumpstarting an internal combustion engine
A multi-mode powertrain system including an internal combustion engine, a high-voltage electric machine and a high-voltage electric power system is described. A method for controlling the multi-mode powertrain system includes, in response to an operator initiating a jumpstart, electrically connecting the high-voltage electric power system to a remote electric power source and energizing contactors between the high-voltage electric power system and the remote electric power source. Electric power flow through an auxiliary power module electrically connected to the high-voltage electric power system that supplies electric power to an accessory device is minimized. Engine starting parameters are modified, and the internal combustion engine is started by controlling, via a controller, the high-voltage electric machine to spin the internal combustion engine, and controlling operation of the internal combustion engine based upon the modified engine starting parameters to effect starting. |
| US09845778B2 |
Control device for vehicle
A vehicle includes a residual pressure holding valve provided downstream a feed pump of a fuel to hold a pressure in a fuel pipe leading to the port injection valve. Residual pressure holding valve is opened to return the fuel in the fuel pipe to the fuel tank when the pressure in the fuel pipe exceeds a valve opening pressure, and closed when the pressure in the fuel pipe is lower than the valve opening pressure. At the time of a request to reduce a target pressure of the fuel to be supplied to the electric feed pump, a control device refrains from causing the target pressure to decrease when a load of the engine is smaller than a prescribed value, and causes the target pressure to decrease when the load of the engine is greater than the prescribed value. |
| US09845776B2 |
Injection device, an internal combustion engine, and a method for operating an injection device for gasoline and CNG
An injection device for an internal combustion engine having a first injection system for injecting fuel having a first fuel composition, and a second injection system for the injection of fuel having a second fuel composition that has a lower ethanol component than the first fuel composition, the first injection system having at least one first fuel injector for injecting fuel having the first fuel composition both in the direction of a first intake orifice of a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, and in the direction of a second intake orifice of the combustion chamber, in which the second injection system has a second fuel injector for injecting fuel having the second fuel composition essentially only in the direction of the first intake orifice, and a separate third fuel injector for injecting fuel having the second fuel composition essentially only in the direction of the second intake orifice. |
| US09845774B2 |
Multi-fuel engine system
Various methods and systems are provided for an intake manifold for an engine. In one example, an insert comprises an annular body having a top surface, bottom surface, inner surface, and outer surface. The insert further comprises a first groove for coupling an intake air port of an intake manifold to a cylinder head, a second groove for circulating gaseous fuel received from a gas runner of the intake manifold, and one or more openings to fluidically couple the second groove to an interior of the intake air port. The insert is configured to mix gaseous fuel and intake air at a coupling location between the intake manifold and the cylinder head. |
| US09845773B2 |
Aspirator and ejector system
An engine system having a flowpath between a junction upstream of a turbocharger and an intake manifold that includes an ejector and an aspirator connected in parallel relative to one another within the flowpath is disclosed. The motive flow through the ejector is in the opposite direction relative to the direction of the motive flow through the aspirator, and both the ejector and the aspirator have a suction port fluidly coupled to a device requiring vacuum. The engine system also includes a first check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the ejector and a second check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the aspirator and may also include a control valve in fluid communication within the flowpath upstream or downstream of the ejector and the aspirator that controls the flow into and/or out of both thereof. |
| US09845771B2 |
Method for determining the recycled air flow rate and the quantity of oxygen available at the inlet of an internal combustion engine cylinder
A method for determining the recycled air flow rate and oxygen quantity at the inlet of an internal combustion engine cylinder. The method involves measuring pressure in each cylinder during a compression phase and calculating the mass of gas in each cylinder based on the measured pressure, volume and temperature variation for an angular variation of the crankshaft, heat capacity, and heat losses. The method further involves determining the mass of gas in all cylinders over a full combustion cycle as well as in the recycled exhaust. |
| US09845769B2 |
Plastic core blocker door
Disclosed herein is a blocker door for use in a thrust reverser portion of a nacelle. The blocker door includes a structural frame having a plurality of connected and crossing ribs. The blocker door also includes a front sheet positioned on an airflow side of and attached to the structural frame. The blocker door also includes at least one acoustic core positioned between the ribs of the structural frame and comprising a plastic material. |
| US09845768B2 |
Three stream, variable area, vectorable nozzle
An exhaust nozzle for a gas turbine engine may include a plurality of flap trains in the exhaust stream of the gas turbine engine. The flap trains are operable to selectively control three separate flow paths of gas that traverse the engine. A first stream of is the core airflow. The second stream of air is peeled off of the first stream to form a low pressure fan bypass air stream. The third stream of air traverses along the engine casing and is passed over a flap assembly to aid in cooling. The flaps are operable converge/diverge to control the multiple streams of air. |
| US09845767B2 |
Cast dual wall bulkhead with integral oil drain
Systems and methods are provided for a cylinder block having one or more bulkheads. The bulkheads provide a dual-wall structure that may enhance the stiffness of the cylinder block in bending and torsion. The bulkheads may also provide an oil drain to allow oil to directly drain through a hollow core of the bulkhead. An overflow outlet may be formed in an inner wall of a bulkhead. In some implementations, a cylinder block with bulkheads may increase an oil capacity of an engine. |
| US09845766B2 |
Piston crown to raise compression ratio
A piston includes a crown having a deck, a spark recess, an exhaust valve recess, and an intake valve recess. The piston also includes a wedge disposed on the crown extending from the exhaust valve recess and the intake valve recess toward the spark recess above the deck. The wedge is a planar wedge disposed at an angle substantially parallel to an associated exhaust valve received by the exhaust valve recess. The crown is symmetrical about a piston center line. |
| US09845764B2 |
Cylinder liner for an opposed-piston engine
A cylinder liner for an opposed-piston engine, and corresponding methods of extending engine durability and thermal management therewith, has opposite ends and a bore with a longitudinal axis for supporting reciprocating movement of a pair of opposed pistons. An intermediate portion of the liner extends between the opposite ends and includes an annular liner portion within which the pistons reach respective TC locations. A liner ring is seated in a portion of the bore in the annular liner portion, between the TC locations, for scraping carbon from top lands of the pistons and/or increasing the thermal resistance of the annular liner portion. |
| US09845762B2 |
Control apparatus for operating a fuel injector
A control apparatus is disclosed for operating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus includes an Electronic Control Unit configured to: perform a first calculation task in order to calculate a set of Start Of Injection values (SOIi) of a train of injections, calculate an angular position (DIAngPos) of the crankshaft defining the start of a second calculation task, and perform the second calculation task in order to calculate a set of values (ETi) of the energizing time of the injections of the train. The angular position (DIAngPos) is calculated as a function of the Start Of Injection value (FirstSOI) of the first injection of the train as calculated by the first calculation task. |
| US09845756B2 |
Exhaust gas control apparatus for internal combustion engine
A three-way catalyst and an NOx adsorption catalyst are disposed in an engine exhaust passage. In a predetermined low-load engine operation area, combustion in a combustion chamber is carried out at a lean base air-fuel ratio and an air-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber is changed to a rich range at the time of discharging NOx from the NOx adsorption catalyst. In a predetermined high-load engine operation area, the air-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber is controlled to a theoretical air-fuel ratio in a feedback manner. In a predetermined middle-load engine operation area, the combustion in the combustion chamber is carried out at the base air-fuel ratio lower than the base air-fuel ratio in the low-load engine operation area and the air-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber is changed to the rich range with a period shorter than a rich period of the air-fuel ratio for discharging NOx in the low-load engine operation area. |
| US09845755B2 |
Combustion system controller
A combustion system controller controls an operation of a combustion system including an internal combustion engine. The combustion system controller includes a mixing ratio acquisition portion and a control portion. The mixing ratio acquisition portion acquires the mixing ratios of various components included in a fuel. The control portion controls the operation of the combustion system based on the mixing ratios acquired by the mixing ratio acquisition portion. |
| US09845749B2 |
System and methods for diagnosing soot accumulation on an exhaust gas recirculation valve
Methods and systems are provided for determining changes in a flow area of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve for EGR flow estimates due to soot accumulation on the EGR valve. In one example, a method includes indicating soot accumulation on the EGR valve based on a difference in EGR flow estimated with an intake oxygen sensor and with a pressure sensor coupled across the EGR valve. The determination of the difference of the EGR flow estimates may occur when the engine is not boosted. |
| US09845744B2 |
Fuel mixture system and assembly
A system and attendant structural assembly operative to establish a coordinated mixture of gaseous and distillate fuels for an engine including an electronic control unit (ECU) operative to monitor predetermined engine data determinative of engine fuel requirements and structured to regulate ratios of the gaseous and distillate fuel of an operative fuel mixture for the engine. The system and assembly includes at least one mixing assembly comprising an integrated throttle body and air gas mixer directly connected to one another, wherein the throttle body is disposed in fluid communication with a pressurized gaseous fuel supply and the air gas mixer is disposed in fluid communication with a flow of intake air to a combustion section of the engine. In use, the throttle body is structured to direct a variable gaseous fuel flow directly to the air gas mixer for dispensing into the intake air flow to the combustion section. |
| US09845735B2 |
System and apparatus for diversified gearbox
A gas turbine engine assembly comprising, a gearbox including a first housing that includes a first auxiliary gear drive on a first portion thereof, a second housing that includes a second auxiliary gear drive on a second portion thereof, and a third housing that includes a third auxiliary gear drive on a third portion thereof, the housings being interconnected so that the first portion of the first housing, the second portion of the second housing and the third portion of the third housing form a substantially triangular polyhedron shape, with the second portion of the second housing disposed between the first portion of the first housing and the third portion of the third housing. The first auxiliary gear drive, the second auxiliary gear drive and the third auxiliary gear drive project outwardly in mutually divergent directions. |
| US09845734B2 |
Air turbine start system with monopole starter air valve position
An air turbine start system is provided that includes an air turbine starter, a starter air valve, a turbine speed sensor, and a circuit. The starter air valve is movable between an open position, in which the pressurized air may flow into the air turbine starter, and a closed position, in which pressurized air does not flow into the air turbine starter. The turbine speed sensor is coupled to the air turbine starter, and is configured to sense the rotational speed of the turbine and supply a rotational speed signal representative thereof. The circuit is coupled to receive the rotational speed signal and is configured, upon receipt thereof, to determine whether the starter air valve is in the closed position or an open position. |
| US09845725B2 |
Energy recovery from fumes from a melting furnace with a gas turbine and heat exchangers
The invention relates to a melting unit and method in which: a melting chamber is heated by means of combustion, the combustion fumes are used to heat the air used as a heat-transfer gas, the heated air is used to pre-heat the combustion oxygen and/or the gaseous fuel, the tempered air resulting from the pre-heating is compressed, the compressed tempered air is heated by means of heat exchange with the combustion fumes, and the mechanical and/or electrical energy is generated by expansion of the heated compressed air. |
| US09845724B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism that changes the relative position of a cylinder block with respect to a crankcase and a controlling device that controls the variable compression ratio mechanism. The variable compression ratio mechanism contains a driving device that rotates a shaft that includes an eccentric axis, and the drive device includes a clutch that blocks reverse input and is disposed in a drive power transmission route that transmits the rotational power of a motor to the shaft. The control device fixes the mechanical compression ratio to a predetermined low mechanical compression ratio when the amplitude of the rotational power vibration applied to an output shaft of the clutch is less than a predetermined determination value. |
| US09845723B2 |
Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor, and turbocharger having same
A centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes a variable-geometry conical mechanism comprising a plurality of vanes that in the closed position collectively form a frusto-conical inlet member having a trailing edge inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the shroud surface of the compressor housing at the inducer portion of the compressor wheel such that an effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion is determined by the trailing edge inner diameter of the variable-geometry conical mechanism. The vanes in the open position are pivoted radially outwardly so as to increase the trailing edge inner diameter of the inlet member and thereby increase the effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion. |
| US09845721B2 |
Two-stroke combustion engine with improved flushing performance
A combustion engine having a crankcase and a cylinder, wherein a piston is guided to be movable in strokes inside cylinder, piston movably limiting a combustion chamber, and wherein in cylinder at least one transfer port is inserted, which extends between crankcase and combustion chamber, and through which an ignition mixture can flow from crankcase into combustion chamber, and which opens out into combustion chamber in an upper discharge area in such a way that ignition mixture preferably does not reach transfer ports and thus the crankcase, while at the same time a direct connection of crankcase to combustion chamber is maintained via a transfer port, which is as short as possible, it is suggested that at least one storage chamber is provided which is connected to upper discharge area and in which exhaust gas flowing from the combustion chamber into discharge area can be temporarily stored. |
| US09845715B2 |
Mobile recycler
Such a mobile recycler that an operator can replenish a reducing agent tank with a reducing agent from the ground is provided. A reducing agent tank stores a reducing agent supplied to an exhaust gas treatment device treating an exhaust gas from an engine through reduction reaction. A tank case accommodates the reducing agent tank. The tank case has a support base supporting a container of the reducing agent for replenishment to the reducing agent tank. |
| US09845714B2 |
Electrically-heated catalytic converter
An electrically-heated catalytic converter includes: a substrate made of ceramic, the substrate including a catalyst coated layer; electrode films made of ceramic, the electrode films being disposed on a surface of the substrate; electrode terminals made of ceramic, each of the electrode terminals being secured to a corresponding one of the electrode films; and external electrodes each attached to a corresponding one of the electrode terminals via a brazing filler metal. A thermal expansion coefficient of the brazing filler metal is equal to or higher than a thermal expansion coefficient of the electrode terminals, and is equal to or lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the external electrodes. The thermal expansion coefficient of each of the electrode terminals decreases from a portion at which the electrode terminal is joined to the brazing filler metal toward a portion at which the electrode terminal is joined to the corresponding electrode film. |
| US09845713B2 |
Engine system and operation method using engine braking mechanisms for early exhaust valve opening
A valve actuation system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine has a first set of cylinders having a first set of exhaust valves and a second set of cylinders having a second set of exhaust valves. The valve actuation system for the exhaust valves includes one or more first cams having a compression-release lobe and a main exhaust lobe adapted to transfer valve actuation motion to the first set of exhaust valves, and one or more second cams having an early exhaust valve opening (EEVO) lobe and a main exhaust lobe adapted to transfer valve actuation motion to the second set of exhaust valves. The valve actuation system may provide any combination of (i) main exhaust valve actuation with or without compression release actuation with (ii) main exhaust valve actuation with or without EEVO for the two sets of cylinders. |
| US09845710B2 |
Start-up method of steam turbine plant
A start-up method of a steam turbine plant includes a first step and a second step. The first step is performed at an aeration start time. In the first step, a reheat steam pressure of an aeration boiler is set to be a reheat steam pressure required by a steam turbine or less. Besides, a reheat steam pressure of a standby boiler is set to be a reheat steam pressure required for the standby boiler or more. The second step is performed when a load of the steam turbine becomes a predetermined value. In the second step, the reheat steam pressure of the aeration boiler is increased to the same degree as the reheat steam pressure of the standby boiler. After that, steam from the aeration boiler and steam from the standby boiler are merged to be supplied to the steam turbine. |
| US09845709B2 |
Exhaust gas liner for a gas turbine and gas turbine with such an exhaust gas liner
An exhaust gas liner for a gas turbine includes an annular inner shell and an annular outer shell, which are arranged concentrically around a machine axis of the gas turbine to define an annular exhaust gas channel in between. The inner shell and/or said outer shell are composed of a plurality of liner segments, which are attached to a support structure. To compensate thermal expansion and achieving resistance against dynamic loads, the liner segments are fixed to the support structure at certain fixation spots, which are distributed over the area of said liner segments, such that said liner segments are clamped to said support structure through a whole engine thermal cycle without hindering thermal expansion. |
| US09845702B2 |
Stator damper
A stator damper is disclosed. The stator damper has a body section and a damper finger. The body section rests against a stator assembly and a portion of each damper finger rests against a compressor casing. The stator damper is radially compressed between the stator assembly and the compressor casing. Thus, the stator damper exerts a radial force against the stator assembly. In this manner, relative motion of the stator assembly is damped. |
| US09845701B2 |
Method and system for varying the width of a turbine nozzle
A turbine and method of operating the same a turbine includes a housing having a volute, an inlet and an outlet an impeller rotatable coupled to the housing, a first shroud disposed within the housing comprising a plurality of nozzle vanes and a second shroud disposed within the housing adjacent to the first shroud so that a nozzle area is formed between the first shroud and the second shroud, said nozzle area having a variable width. The second shroud is movable relative to the first shroud to vary the width so that fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet is variable. |
| US09845698B2 |
Belly band seal with anti-rotation structure
A belly band seal for use in a multi-stage turbomachine having plural rotor disks includes a seal strip positionable in a space between a pair of arms defined by opposing portions of adjoining rotors. The seal strip includes opposite edges for locating in respective slots in end faces of said pair of arms. The belly band seal further includes an anti-rotation structure disposed on a radially inner surface of the seal strip. The anti-rotation structure is configured as a cantilever having a pivoted end fixed to the radially inner surface and a free end comprising a radially inwardly extending engagement member for removably positioning in a radial recess in one of the arms. The cantilever is configured so as to urge the engagement member toward the radial recess by spring action. The radial recess is configured to constrain a tangential movement of the engagement member upon being positioned therein. |
| US09845697B2 |
Sliding seal
The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a seal ring including a radially extending base and an axially-extending leg disposed in a seal cavity between first and second components. A retaining ring having a first leg and a second leg defining a cavity therebetween is disposed with a portion of the base and a portion of the first component contained therein, thereby providing loading forces to help the seal ring seal against both the first and second components. One or more rope seals are carried by the seal ring in an embodiment. Other combinations of seal rings, retaining rings, and rope seals are also disclosed. |
| US09845694B2 |
Flow directing cover for engine component
An assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil including a radial end, a first passageway having an outlet at the radial end, and a second passageway having an inlet at the radial end. The assembly further includes a cover having at least one turning cavity configured to direct fluid expelled from the outlet of the first passageway into the inlet of the second passageway. |
| US09845688B2 |
Composite blade with an integral blade tip shroud and method of forming the same
A gas turbine engine airflow member including a blade core portion, a shroud tip portion extending from the blade core portion, and an airfoil portion formed exteriorly to the blade core portion, where the blade core portion and the shroud tip portion are constructed as a first unitary structure and the airfoil portion is constructed as a second structure. A method of forming a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed. |
| US09845679B2 |
Port plate assembly for hydraulic unit
A port plate assembly of a hydraulic unit includes a port plate and a journal bearing. The port plate includes a fixed-speed interface side having a fixed-speed interface surface, and a variable-speed interface side having a variable-speed interface surface. A plurality of kidney-shaped apertures is defined at a kidney pitch diameter about a central bore of the port plate between the fixed-speed interface surface and the variable-speed interface surface. The port plate also includes control cylinder interface formed at a control cylinder radial offset from a central axis of the central bore, where a ratio of the control cylinder radial offset to the kidney pitch diameter is between 1.629 and 1.639. The journal bearing is installed in the central bore of the port plate, where the journal bearing provides an interface for a fixed-speed shaft and a variable-speed shaft of the hydraulic unit. |
| US09845677B2 |
Cutter assembly with inline mounting
An inline mounting assembly for a TBM cutter assembly includes first and second housing mounts, having upper and lower ear portions, and an inline channel sized to receive an end of the cutter assembly. The housing mounts include a first guide and a second guide defining forward and rearward abutment faces. A wedge assembly includes a bolt that extends through the first guide and engages a wedge configured to clamp the cutter shaft to the housing mount. A back support assembly includes a clamp block that abuts the rearward abutment face, a bridge block that abuts the forward abutment face, and a bolt that extends through the blocks. The bridge block abuts the shaft to provide support. |
| US09845675B2 |
Formation tester tool assembly and method
An apparatus includes a formation probe assembly that includes a probe piston configured for reciprocal movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The apparatus also includes a draw down assembly in fluid communication with the formation probe assembly. The draw down assembly includes a draw down piston being actuatable between a first position and a second position in a cylinder to draw fluid into the cylinder through the piston in the formation probe assembly and a position indicator configured to determine a position of the draw down piston in the cylinder. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control at least one of a rate and a volume of the fluid being drawn into the cylinder of the draw down assembly based, at least in part, on the position of the draw down piston determined by the position indicator. |
| US09845673B2 |
System and method for controlled pumping in a downhole sampling tool
A downhole tool designed to be disposed in a borehole of a subterranean formation is provided. The downhole tool includes a probe used to interface with the subterranean formation in order to sample fluid from or to inject fluid into the subterranean formation. The downhole tool also includes a sample flowline fluidly coupled to the probe and used to direct fluid through the downhole tool. The downhole tool further includes at least two volume chambers. These volume chambers each include a first side fluidly coupled to the sample flowline, a second side fluidly coupled to the guard flowline, and a piston separating the first side from the second side. The downhole tool is able to control a flow of fluid from a high pressure environment to a low pressure environment via the at least two volume chambers, the sample flowline, and the guard flowline. |
| US09845667B2 |
Hybrid solar thermal enhanced oil recovery system with oxy-fuel combustor
The hybrid solar thermal enhanced oil recovery system with an oxy-fuel combustor is an enhanced oil recovery system utilizing solar thermal enhanced oil recovery during the daytime and utilizing an oxy-fuel combustor in the nighttime. A solar heater is used for the solar thermal enhanced oil recovery, generating steam injected into an oil field having an oil well for enhanced oil recovery. During the nighttime, when solar heating is not available, an oxy-fuel combustor produces carbon dioxide and nitrogen. The carbon dioxide is injected into the oil field for miscible enhanced oil recovery and the nitrogen is separately injected into the oil field for immiscible enhanced oil recovery. |
| US09845664B2 |
System and method for communicating with a drill rig
A system for communicating with a drill rig includes a data acquisition board on the drill rig. A plurality of sensors are on the drill rig, and each sensor transmits data associated with the drill rig to the data acquisition board. A processor on the data acquisition board is configured to execute first logic stored in a first memory that causes the processor to format the data, store the data, and transfer the data to a mobile communications device. A method for communicating with a drill rig includes sensing an operating parameter on the drill rig and transmitting data reflective of the operating parameter to a data acquisition board on the drill rig. The method further includes formatting the data with the data acquisition board and transferring the formatted data from the data acquisition board to a mobile communications device. |
| US09845661B2 |
Exercising a well tool
An exercise tool assembly for operating a downhole tool auxiliary to a primary actuator system of the downhole tool includes a cylinder mandrel configured to be received in the central bore of the downhole tool. A piston mandrel is in and sealed with the cylinder mandrel. The exercise tool assembly is configured to couple to an actuator sleeve of the downhole tool and to couple to the downhole tool at a location apart from the actuator sleeve. The piston mandrel is responsive to a change in pressure in the central bore to translate relative to the cylinder mandrel and translate the coupling with the actuator sleeve relative to the coupling at the location apart from the actuator sleeve. |
| US09845659B2 |
Fusible alloy plug in flow control device
A “passive” apparatus and method for isolating flow within a thermal wellbore wherein inflow apertures are plugged with a temporary fusible alloy plug that can be selectively removed by increasing the wellbore temperature. |
| US09845657B2 |
Seal sleeve and assembly including such a seal sleeve
Seal sleeve and assembly including such a seal sleeve. A seal sleeve (10) having a seal sleeve wall (14) comprising a swellable polymer material having elastomeric properties so that the seal sleeve has non-swollen state and an expanded state, wherein the seal sleeve wall has a closed circumference that extends around a central longitudinal axis (A), the seal sleeve wall having a non-swollen thickness that is defined by the distance between an inner surface and an outer surface of the seal sleeve wall in the non-swollen state, the non-swollen thickness being less than the radial width of a circumferential space between an inner and an outer element that has to be closed off by the seal sleeve, wherein at least one of the end surfaces (14a, 14b, 252) extends in a plane that includes a sharp angle (a) with the longitudinal axis. |
| US09845656B2 |
Extended length packer with timed setting
A device and method to control the rate of radial expansion of a compressible sealing element on a packer over the longitudinal length of the sealing element. By varying the rate of compression of the element, the rate of radial expansion of the corresponding portions of the element may also be controlled. Additionally, the rate of radial expansion may also be controlled by controlling the direction and amount of radial expansion along the length of the sealing by reinforcing certain portions of the sealing element while decreasing the rigidity of the reinforcement for other portions. |
| US09845651B2 |
Retrievable downhole tool system
A downhole tool, a retrievable bridge plug system, and a method. The downhole tool includes a release mandrel, a plurality of slips disposed at least partially around the release mandrel, an upper cone disposed at least partially around the release mandrel and on a first axial side of the plurality of slips, a lower cone disposed at least partially around the outer mandrel and on a second axial side of the plurality of slips, and a collet positioned axially and radially between the release mandrel and the lower cone. The collet is configured to prevent downward movement of the lower cone relative to the release mandrel at least when the downhole tool is in a run-in configuration and when the downhole tool is in a set configuration. |
| US09845650B2 |
Running tool lock open device
A lock open device for a running tool including a mandrel, the device including a collar located on the mandrel of the running tool and having an open position profile and a slot comprising a rotational travel section and an axial travel section. The lock open device also includes a top plate having a cog configured to engage with the open position profile to restrict the collar from relative rotation and a can including a pin configured to engage with the collar slot, in which the collar is rotatable upon overcoming a resistance of the top plate such that the pin is located in the axial travel section, allowing axial movement of the collar relative to the can. |
| US09845647B2 |
Viscosifiers and filtration control agents for use in high temperature subterranean operations
Treatment fluids comprising viscosifiers and filtration control agents that may be useful at high temperatures and methods for using the treatment fluids to treat subterranean formations are provided herein. A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid, a tetrapolymer that comprises at least one monomer, and a graft copolymer that comprises: a backbone comprising a lignite, and at least one monomer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation. |
| US09845646B2 |
Pipe handler
A pipe handler trailer assists with the handling of very large and heavy pipes that are regularly raised to and lowered from an elevated surfaces. A height adjustment assembly sets the maximum height that a skidway will reach when a lift cylinder is fully extended and lift arms are thereby rotated. Located within lift arms are toothed racks. An adjustment block couples the skidway to lift arms through the racks and also supports locking blocks that have teeth complementary to the teeth on the racks. A lock will vary from firm contact with the inner wall of lift arms to having a gap there between. When the lock engages the inner wall of the lift arm this drives the complementary teeth into secure engagement with the rack teeth, which can then rigidly support heavy load without motion. |
| US09845643B2 |
Cable for an electrically submersible pump (ESP) arrangement
A cable arrangement for feeding power and signals to downhole equipment, such as an electrically submersible pump (6), within an oil or gas well, comprising an upper suspension element (15), a lower connector (22), a docking station (11′) for the downhole equipment coupled to said connector (22), and a cable (8a), comprising lines for power and signal. The cable extends between, and is coupled to, the upper suspension element (15) and the lower connector (22). The docking station (11′) is adapted for attachment to the inner surface of a production tubing (5), that a narrow gap is formed between the production tubing (5) and the downhole equipment (6). The cable (8) is shaped to fit inside the gap by having a first dimension in the radial direction of the gap, which is smaller than the gap and a second dimension in the tangential direction of the gap, which is substantially larger than the first dimension. |
| US09845640B2 |
Extension ladder with cushions
An extension ladder includes sub-ladders and cushions. Each sub-ladder includes a rung s connected to two tubes. The tubes of each sub-ladder are telescopically connected to the tubes of an adjacent sub-ladder. Each cushion includes an air bag and a slow-release unit. The air bag includes an open end with a channel. The air bag of each cushion is inserted in a corresponding tube. The slow-release unit is operable to slowly release air from the air bag and includes a restraint and a membrane. The restraint is connected to the open end of the air bag. The membrane includes an aperture and is movable arranged between the restraint and the open end of the air bag, with the aperture in communication with the channel. |
| US09845639B2 |
Blind body brake mechanism for non pull cord window blind
A window body brake mechanism for non pull cord window blind includes a rolling-up unit including two coil spring winding wheels meshed together and a coil spring connected between the coil spring winding wheels, a transmission unit including two transmission gears respectively meshed with the coil spring winding wheels and two transmission cords respectively connected to the transmission gears, and a brake unit including an operating button having a braking portion disposed between the two coil spring winding wheels and so configured that when the operating button is operated into a press position, the braking portion is released from the coil spring winding wheels for allowing synchronous rotation of the coil spring winding wheels; when the operating button is operated into a release position, the braking portion is engaged with the coil spring winding wheels to stop the coil spring winding wheels from rotation. |
| US09845634B2 |
Sill pan
A sill pan is disclosed that is configured for use in spanning rough openings of various lengths. The sill pan includes a base, a pre-formed end flange integral with and extending upwardly from a side edge of the base, a first connector portion formed in the base adjacent to the pre-formed end flange, and a second connector portion formed in the base adjacent to an end opposite to the pre-formed end flange. The sill pan is configured be attachable to an adjacent sill pan with one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion. |
| US09845625B2 |
Hinge apparatus and computing apparatus having the same
A hinge apparatus that connects a first member and a second member to each other so that the first member and the second member are mutually foldable. The hinge apparatus includes a first gear disposed on the first member to rotate according to a rotation of the first member and a second gear disposed on the second member and tooth-engaged with the first gear to rotate according to a rotation of the second member or a rotation of the first gear. The hinge apparatus also including a pressure member to reinforce a mesh force between the first and the second gears. |
| US09845622B2 |
Motor vehicle lock arrangement
Described herein is a motor vehicle lock arrangement that includes a motor vehicle lock, with an operable functional element and a securing device which is associated with the functional element, wherein the securing device is coupled or it being possible to couple the securing device to the functional element in order to counteract an automatic operating movement of the functional element due to a crash acceleration phenomena which can occur in the event of a crash. In one embodiment, the securing device has a deflectable blocking element which can be deflected into a blocking position in which an operating movement of the functional element can be blocked by the blocking element, and the blocking element has an associated latching arrangement which latches in when the blocking element is deflected into the blocking position, and the latched-in latching arrangement holds the blocking element in the blocking position. |
| US09845620B2 |
Deadbolt indicator
An apparatus for a cylindrical deadbolt assembly indicates whether the deadbolt is locked or unlocked. The apparatus comprises a trim piece, such as an escutcheon or collar, configured to be mounted on the inside face of a door, a dial mounted on an inside surface of the trim piece, and a cam. The trim piece comprises one or more windows for displaying information from the dial. The dial is operative to travel between first and second positions to provide a first indication when the deadbolt is locked and a second indication when the deadbolt is unlocked. The cylinder tail piece turns the cam to move the dial between its first and second positions. |
| US09845619B2 |
Lock for a flap or door
The invention relates to a lock for a door or flap, comprising a locking mechanism that consists of a rotary latch (1) and at least one pawl (2) for locking the rotary latch (1), the rotary latch (1) when in the detent position preferably initiating an opening moment in the pawl (2). The design of the rotary latch (1) is such that said latch is deformed under excessive stress in the locked state in such a way that an engagement between the pawl (2) and the rotary latch (1) is maintained or increases. A lock of this type will not open even under excessive stress. |
| US09845618B2 |
Shock resistant lock
A lock assembly (30, 30′) is provided that includes a housing (32), a rotary bolt (36) or a translating bolt (36′), and a bolt blocker (38) that moves between a blocking position blocking movement of the bolts (36, 36′) and an unblocking position permitting the bolts (36, 36′) to move to a retracted position. The lock assemblies (30, 30′) are resistant to shocks being applied to the locks assemblies (30, 30′) in an effort to open the lock assemblies (30, 30′) without authorization. |
| US09845613B1 |
Sidewall attachment system
A sidewall attachment system for attaching decorative objects such as decorative flowers to a structure such as a tent to create a decorative display such as a flower wall. The sidewall attachment system generally includes a sidewall which is adapted to be removably secured to a structure such as a tent. The sidewall includes mounts and apertures for removably securing the upper end and sides, respectively, of the sidewall to the structure. The sidewall also includes a plurality of retainer strips adapted to removably engage with corresponding connector strips located on each of a plurality of panels adapted to be removably connected to the sidewall. Each of the panels includes a plurality of openings which function as grommets to retain any number of decorative attachments such as flowers to the panels to form a decorative display on the structure. |
| US09845606B2 |
Safety rail system and method for using same
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a safety rail. The safety rail may include a body disposed on first and second adjustable boots. The first and second adjustable boots may be adapted to secure the safety rail to an excavation support structure. The body may include a lower rail connected to the first and second adjustable boots. |
| US09845603B2 |
Prefabricated slate and tile roofing
A slate and tile roofing system includes a base layer of compliant roofing material and a series of tile fasteners fixed along a top portion of the roofing material. A series of weather barrier strips is attached to the series of fasteners and fixed to the roofing material. A series of slate tiles is semi-permanently mounted over the weather barriers to form a prefabricated tile roofing subassembly. The subassembly expedites and facilitates the installation of slate and tile roofs without the need for highly specialized labor. |
| US09845600B2 |
Highly vented truss wall honeycomb structures
A vented honeycomb structure with a plurality of honeycomb cells arranged in a hierarchical order and having a plurality of truss walls, each truss wall including a plurality of members. The vented honeycomb structure is fabricated by joining a plurality of sheets of trusses using any one of an expansion, a corrugation, and a slotting process. Fabrication can also occur by deposition, casting, additive, extrusion, or aligning and joining methods. The honeycomb cells, truss walls, truss wall openings, and truss wall members can be functionally graded. |
| US09845599B2 |
Structural steel decking system and method of securing
Embodiments of the invention included structural decking systems with at least a four-layered seam and methods for manufacturing and assembling structural decking systems with at least four-layered seams. The decking panels may be provided with an edge having an exposed “male lip” with two layers, and an opposite edge having a “female lip” with two layers. Individual panels may be coupled together by placing the female lip of a first panel over the male lip of an adjacent panel, thus creating an unjoined seam. In order to couple the panels together, the panels may be secured through various couplings configurations. The couplings may be formed by deforming, cutting, and/or welding the seam. Not only do the couplings help prevent vertical separation between adjacent panels, the couplings minimize lateral shifting along the seam, and ensure a desired level of shear strength in the seam and across the structural decking system. |
| US09845598B1 |
Apparatus for improving the acoustics of an interior space, a system incorporating said apparatus and method of using said apparatus
An acoustic panel for use in an interior space is disclosed along with a system and method for using two or more of such panels to improve the acoustics of the interior space. Each acoustic panel comprises a substrate and a plurality of nodules affixed to the substrate wherein each nodule has a width and a substantially right triangular shape across the entire width with a first leg of the right triangular shape substantially perpendicular to the substrate, a base of the right triangular shape substantially parallel to the substrate and a hypotenuse, the first leg of each nodule having a height that is substantially less than a length of a quarter wave formed in the interior space by a lower frequency signal. For any one particular acoustic panel, the nodules are oriented such that their hypotenuse slopes right, left, down or up as determined for each nodule by a predetermined, generally desired direction for redirecting the sound while providing fractal-chaotic differentiality in the portion of the sound waves that are reflected by the acoustic panel. |
| US09845597B1 |
Tension mounted fire barrier assembly
A fire barrier assembly includes a fire barrier, mounting elements and securement elements. The mounting elements are positioned along the length of the fire barrier on an inner surface of the fire barrier. The mounting elements engage one or more of the securement elements to the fire barrier. When installed within an expansions space, the securement elements are used to tension mount the fire barrier assembly securely and generally immovably within the expansion space, without the need for any mechanical, adhesive, or other fixed connection to anchor the fire barrier assembly in place. As such, no modification to the building structures defining the expansion space (e.g. no drilling holes, applying adhesive, etc.) is need to mount the fire barrier assembly. If desired, the fire barrier assembly may easily be detached and removed from the expansion space. |
| US09845594B2 |
High pressure fluid spray nozzle incorporating a flow controlled switching valve
A nozzle assembly comprises a hollow nozzle body having a central bore and a plurality of ports extending through the body from the central bore; and a switching valve cartridge disposed in the central bore that directs fluid flow to ports upon application of fluid flow above a predetermined threshold to the inlet and direct fluid flow to different ports upon fluid flow having subsequently dropped below the predetermined threshold and then exceeding the predetermined threshold. The cartridge comprises a cylindrical cartridge case having a front portion and a cup shaped rear portion, a cylindrical poppet slidably disposed within the cup shaped rear portion of the cartridge case, and a biasing member within the cartridge case between the front portion of the case and the poppet urging the poppet away from the front portion of the cartridge case. |
| US09845590B2 |
Hydraulic system for an earth moving machine
A hydraulic system for providing hydraulic power to the work implements and subassemblies on an earth-moving machine such as a loader includes a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump. The first hydraulic pump can be associated with a lift circuit including a lift arm that can be raised and lowered with respect to the machine. The second hydraulic pump can be associated with both a tilt circuit for tilting a bucket pivotally connected to the lift arm and a steering circuit for steering the machine. The lift circuit and the tilt and steering circuits can be operated concurrently and independently of each other due to the arrangement of the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump. |
| US09845589B2 |
Hydraulic drive system for construction machine
In a hydraulic drive system performing the load sensing control by using a pump device having two delivery ports whose delivery flow rates are controlled by a single pump controller, surplus flow is prevented and energy loss at an unload valve and a pressure compensating valve is reduced in combined operations in which two actuators are driven at the same time while producing a relatively large supply flow rate difference therebetween. A boom cylinder 3a is connected so that the hydraulic fluids delivered from delivery ports P1 and P2 of a pump device 1a are merged and supplied to the boom cylinder 3a. An arm cylinder 3h is connected so that the hydraulic fluids delivered from delivery ports P3 and P4 of a pump device 1b are merged and supplied to the arm cylinder 3h. A travel motor 3d is connected so that the hydraulic fluid delivered from one (delivery port P2) of the delivery ports of the pump device 1a and the hydraulic fluid delivered from one (delivery port P4) of the delivery ports of the pump device 1b are merged and supplied to the travel motor 3d. A travel motor 3e is connected so that the hydraulic fluid delivered from the other (delivery port P1) of the delivery ports of the pump device 1a and the hydraulic fluid delivered from the other (delivery port P3) of the delivery ports of the pump device 1b are merged and supplied to the travel motor 3e. |
| US09845587B2 |
Electric drive of mobile apparatus
A mobile apparatus includes a main frame, an operating arm connected to the main frame, drive means configured to drive displacing means of the mobile apparatus, such as one or more wheels or tracks, drive means configured to drive the operating arm and a control system, connected to operating instruments for a driver, for controlling the drive means. The drive means for the displacing means includes an electric motor such that the drive of the displacing means is substantially electrical. |
| US09845580B2 |
Compaction system including articulated joint force measurement
A compaction system includes a first frame; a second frame coupled to the first frame via an articulated joint; a first propulsion device operatively coupled to the first frame via a first propulsion motor, the first propulsion device being configured to propel the compaction system over a work surface in response to a power applied by the first propulsion motor; a compaction drum operatively coupled to the second frame, the compaction drum being configured to compact the work surface via rolling engagement with the work surface; a force sensor configured and arranged to generate a signal that is indicative of a propulsion force transmitted through the articulated joint; and a controller operatively coupled to the force sensor. The controller is configured to determine compaction performance of the compaction system against the work surface based at least in part on the signal from the force sensor. |
| US09845578B2 |
System for wireless communications between machines
A system for controlling a supply machine and a paving machine includes a supply machine having a first sensor for generating first signals indicative of a first characteristic associated with the supply machine, and a first controller configured to determine a first characteristic associated with the supply machine. The paving machine includes a second sensor for generating second signals indicative of a second characteristic associated with the paving machine and a second controller configured to determine the second characteristic associated with the paving machine, receive first operating signals indicative of the first characteristic associated with the supply machine, and generate command signals to control operation of the paving machine based upon the first characteristic associated with the supply machine and the second characteristic associated with the paving machine. |
| US09845573B2 |
Cable stranding apparatus employing a hollow-shaft guide member driver
A cable-stranding apparatus includes a stationary guide, a motor, a driven guide, and a controller electrically coupled to the motor. The stationary guide is configured to guide strand elements in a spaced-apart configuration and to pass a core member. The motor is operatively associated with a guide driver. The driven guide is disposed at least partially within the guide driver so as to rotate therewith. The driven guide is configured to receive the strand elements from the stationary guide, individually guide the strand elements received from the stationary guide, and to further pass the core member. The controller is electrically coupled to the motor and configured to control the rotational speed and direction of the motor. |
| US09845572B2 |
Core-sheath rope
A core-sheath rope, comprising a textile core with one or several stationary threads extending in the longitudinal direction of the rope, an outer sheath provided in the form of a hollow braid, and an inner sheath provided in the form of a hollow braid and surrounding the textile core. The rope is characterized in that at least part of the stationary threads of the textile core are braided individually into the hollow braid of the inner sheath. |
| US09845569B2 |
Flame resistant fabric having antimicrobials and methods for making them
Flame resistant fabrics having antimicrobial properties that combat odor and/or resist hazardous microorganisms. The fabrics are particularly suitable for use in clothing and more particularly in protective garments designed to be worn by individuals, such as military personnel and emergency rescue personnel, at risk of exposure to fire and extreme temperatures as well as hazardous substances. The fabrics may be formed in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, incorporating antimicrobial fibers into the flame resistant fabric yarn or by treating the pre-formed flame resistant yarn or fabric with antimicrobial agents in a dyeing or finishing process. |
| US09845568B2 |
Portable handheld steamer apparatus
A steamer apparatus, includes a housing defining a steam outlet, a fluid reservoir for storing fluid, a steam generator mounted in the housing and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir for generating steam and releasing the steam through the steam outlet, a pump for pumping the fluid from the fluid reservoir to the steam generator, a trigger mounted to the housing and a trigger lock associated with the trigger. The trigger is adapted to move from an inoperative condition to an operative condition to activate one of the pump and the steam generator. The trigger lock is movable between a release position permitting free movement of the trigger between the inoperative condition and the operative condition and a lock position securing the trigger in the operative condition. |
| US09845560B2 |
Washing machine with buoyancy clutch and controlling method thereof
The washing machine includes an outer tub, an inner tub rotatably provided in the outer tub, a pulsator rotatably provided in the inner tub, a power transmission shaft rotating the pulsator, a buoyancy clutch that moves up and down by buoyancy created by wash water and transfers, when the buoyancy clutch is in a lower position, rotational force from the power transmission shaft to the inner tub to allow the pulsator and the inner tub to rotate integrally with each other, a circulation passage that is provided on an outer portion of the outer tub to allow the wash water drained out of the outer tub to be returned into the outer tub, a pump provided on the circulation passage and a drain guide unit that directs the wash water under the buoyancy clutch to a drain hole of the outer tub so that the buoyancy clutch moves downward. |
| US09845558B1 |
Multi-spool threader
A spool of thread holder and threading device for holding a plurality of spools of thread, made up of a frame and a plurality of spool thread holders, said spool thread holders further comprising a rod, a base and a wing. The wing attaches to the rod along the axial length of said rod and the rod extends from the base. Each of the individual spool thread holders comprising the multiple spool thread holder, allows receipt of a spool of thread and the wing maintains the spool of thread adjacent the base. The frame is configured for attachment to a quilting machine to allow thread to unspool from each non-rotating spool of thread during operation under substantially equal tension. |
| US09845557B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes a horizontal hook that is held within an outer hook and an accommodating portion of the outer hook that includes a spiral-shaped columnar portion to which the thread loop captured by the hook point is wound. The sewing machine also includes a chain looper that guide the thread loop induced in spiral shape upward, and an inner hook for chain stitching that is supported by the outer hook that restricting upward movement of the thread loop drawn into the interior of the outer hook. |
| US09845551B2 |
Methods for production of single-crystal graphenes
In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of forming single-crystal graphenes by: (1) cleaning a surface of a catalyst; (2) annealing the surface of the catalyst; (3) applying a carbon source to the surface of the catalyst; and (4) growing single-crystal graphene on the surface of the catalyst from the carbon source. Further embodiments of the present disclosure also include a step of separating the formed single-crystal graphene from the surface of the catalyst. In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure also include a step of transferring the formed single-crystal graphene to a substrate. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure also include a step of growing stacks of single crystals of graphene. |
| US09845549B2 |
Method of manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal
A crucible having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a tubular side surface located between the top surface and the bottom surface, a resistive heater provided outside of the crucible and made of carbon, a source material provided in the crucible, and a seed crystal provided to face the source material in the crucible are prepared. A silicon carbide single crystal is grown on the seed crystal by sublimating the source material with the resistive heater. In the step of growing a silicon carbide single crystal, a value obtained by dividing a value of a current flowing through the resistive heater by a cross-sectional area of the resistive heater perpendicular to a direction in which the current flows is maintained at 5 A/mm2 or less. |
| US09845548B2 |
Advanced crucible support and thermal distribution management
According to the disclosed embodiments, an advanced crucible support system is described that allows for greater heat flow to and from the bottom of a crucible, preferably while also preventing excessive heat from reaching a heat exchanger. In particular, a support base is described that includes one or more vents enabling improved heat flow throughout the system. Also, according to one or more additional embodiments, the functionality of the crucible support is adapted to be leveraged by a crucible manipulating device. For example, the support plate may have a plurality of slots for insertion of a “lifting arm”, such that the entire support plate assembly, as well as the crucible itself while on the support assembly, may be lifted and transported as a single unit. |
| US09845546B2 |
Sub-surface marking of product housings
Techniques or processes for providing markings on products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the products have housings and the markings are to be provided on sub-surfaces of the housings. For example, a housing for a particular product can include an outer housing surface and the markings can be provided on a sub-surface the outer housing surface yet still be visible from the outside of the housing. Since the markings are beneath the surface of the housing, the markings are durable. |
| US09845545B2 |
Preparation of rare earth permanent magnet
A rare earth permanent magnet is prepared by immersing a portion of a sintered magnet body of R1—Fe—B composition (wherein R1 is a rare earth element) in an electrodepositing bath of a powder dispersed in a solvent, the powder comprising an oxide, fluoride, oxyfluoride, hydride or rare earth alloy of a rare earth element, effecting electrodeposition for letting the powder deposit on a region of the surface of the magnet body, and heat treating the magnet body with the powder deposited thereon at a temperature below the sintering temperature in vacuum or in an inert gas. |
| US09845541B2 |
Modularized health gas generator
The present invention discloses a modular health gas generator, more particularly, to a modular health gas generator with an automatic circulation and a cooling function. Then, the gas production rate of the hydrogen-oxygen gas can be controlled by a plurality of freely detachable electrolytic tanks. The invention comprises an inner tank and the plurality of detachable electrolytic tanks. In application, a hollow portion of each electrolytic tank can be inputted or supplied the liquid water from the inner tank. The liquid water is electrolyzed in the electrolytic tank to generate the hydrogen-oxygen gas and be output to the inner tank, and then the hydrogen-oxygen gas will be further outputted through a gas outlet of the inner tank. |
| US09845540B2 |
Bipolar plate for an electrolyzer, electrolyzer and method for producing a bipolar plate
A bipolar plate for an electrolyzer, particularly a PEM electrolyzer, is formed with a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region. With a view to cost-effective production of the bipolar plate, the central region is made of metal sheet and the peripheral region is formed from a plastic frame. The plastic frame is made of at least one thermoplastic, particularly at least one high-temperature thermoplastic, and is injection-molded around the sheet metal. |
| US09845538B2 |
Etching agent, etching method and etching agent preparation liquid
The object of the present invention is to provide: an etching agent for a titanium-based metal on a semiconductor substrate, which suppresses decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, has a long liquid service life, and has less need for controlling the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the etching agent, even in the cases where the etching agent is used for a semiconductor substrate having the titanium-based metal and a metallic copper or a metal alloy; an etching method; and an etching agent preparation liquid for use by mixing with hydrogen peroxide.The present invention relates to: an etching agent for a titanium-based metal on a semiconductor substrate, having a titanium-based metal and a metallic copper or a copper alloy on the upper part of the titanium-based metal, comprising an aqueous solution containing at least (A) hydrogen peroxide, (B) phosphonic acid-based chelating agent having a nitrogen atom in the structure, (C) alkali metal hydroxide, and (D) organic acid having at least one hydroxyl group and at least three carboxyl groups; an etching method, which comprises using the etching agent; and an etching agent preparation liquid for use by mixing with hydrogen peroxide. |
| US09845536B2 |
Touch screen panel and a method of manufacturing the same
A touch screen panel includes a substrate and a transparent electrode. The transparent electrode is disposed on a display area of the substrate and includes an adhesion layer, a metal layer disposed on the adhesion layer and a protecting layer disposed on the metal layer. A thickness of the metal layer is about 150 Å to about 250 Å. A thickness of the adhesion layer or a thickness of the protecting layer is about 50 Å to about 140 Å. |
| US09845533B2 |
Substrate carrier system utilizing electrostatic chucking to accommodate substrate size heterogeneity
Embodiments of improved substrate carriers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate carrier, includes: a multi-layered disk having upper and lower layers formed of a continuous material and an electrostatic electrode structure disposed therebetween, wherein the multi-layered disk is dimensioned and arranged so as to have a nominal dimension which exceeds a nominal dimension of a standard substrate size used in the manufacture of light emitting diode devices, and wherein the multi-layered disk is formed symmetrically about a central axis and defines a substantially planar upper surface. |
| US09845532B2 |
Apparatus and process for atomic or molecular layer deposition onto particles during pneumatic transport
The invention provides a process for depositing a coating onto particles being pneumatically transported in a tube. The process comprising the steps of providing a tube having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; feeding a carrier gas entraining particles into the tube at or near the inlet opening of the tube to create a particle flow through the tube; and injecting a first self-terminating reactant into the tube via at least one injection point downstream from the inlet opening of the tube for reaction with the particles in the particle flow. The process is suitable for atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also disclosed. |
| US09845529B2 |
Electrode and method for producing same
Provided are: a novel electrode which is suitable for use in an input device as typified by a capacitive touch panel sensor, and which has low electrical resistivity and low reflectance; and a method for producing this electrode. This electrode has a multilayer structure comprising a first layer that is formed of an Al film or an Al alloy film and a second layer that is partially nitrided and is formed of an Al alloy containing Al and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cu, Ti and Ta. |
| US09845528B2 |
Tantalum sputtering target
Provided is a tantalum sputtering target containing 1 mass ppm or more and 100 mass ppm or less of tungsten as an essential component, and having a purity of 99.998% or more excluding tungsten and gas components. Additionally provided is a tantalum sputtering target according to according to the above further containing 0 to 100 mass ppm of molybdenum and/or niobium, excluding 0 mass ppm thereof, wherein the total content of tungsten, molybdenum, and niobium is 1 mass ppm or more and 150 mass ppm or less, and wherein the purity is 99.998% or more excluding tungsten, molybdenum, niobium and gas components. Thereby obtained is a high purity tantalum sputtering target comprising a uniform and fine structure and which enables stable plasma and yields superior film evenness (uniformity). |
| US09845526B2 |
Slip and process for producing an aluminum diffusion layer
The present invention relates to a slip for producing an aluminum diffusion layer which comprises an Al-containing powder and an Si-containing powder and a binder, the slurry further comprising an Al-containing powder the powder particles of which are coated with Si. The invention further relates to a process for producing an aluminum diffusion layer, comprising the following steps: providing a slurry according to any one of the preceding claims, applying the slurry to a component surface on which the aluminum diffusion layer is to be created, drying and/or curing by way of a heat treatment at a first temperature, and diffusion annealing at a second temperature. |
| US09845524B2 |
Fixture for application of coatings and method of using same
The present disclosure relates generally to a fixture for use in applying a coating to a multiple vane nozzle for use in a turbomachine. The fixture includes first and second masks that are applied to opposite sides of the nozzle to mimic the geometry and spacing of the vanes of the nozzle. |
| US09845521B2 |
Copper alloy
A copper alloy containing Ni: 1.5%-3.6% and Si: 0.3%-1.0% in terms of mass percent with the remainder consisting of copper and unavoidable impurities, wherein: the average crystal grain size of the crystal grains in the copper alloy is 5 to 30 μm; the area ratio of the crystal grains having crystal grain sizes not less than twice the average crystal grain size is not less than 3%; and the ratio of the area of cube orientation grains to the area of the crystal grains having crystal grain sizes not less than twice the average crystal grain size is not less than 50%. |
| US09845514B2 |
Sugar compositions
A sugar composition comprising at least 40% dissolved solids in an aqueous solution having a viscosity at least 10% lower than a 42 DE (Dextrose Equivalents) reference solution with a same dissolved solids concentration at a given temperature. Another sugar composition comprising at least 30% glucose relative to total sugars, at least 10% mannose relative to total sugars, at least 5% xylose relative to total sugars, and less than 0.25% ash. Another sugar composition comprising at least 30% glucose relative to total sugars at least 10% mannose relative to total sugars, at least 5% xylose relative to total sugars, and at least 2% total furfurals. |
| US09845513B2 |
Method of producing succinic acid and other chemicals using sucrose-containing feedstock
This invention relates to the production of chemicals by fermentation with a microorganism in which the fermentation medium contains the sugar sucrose. As a specific example, succinic acid is produced from a sucrose-containing renewable feedstock through fermentation using a biocatalyst. Examples of such a biocatalyst include microorganisms that have been enhanced in their ability to utilize sucrose as a carbon and energy source. The biocatalysts of the present invention are derived from the genetic manipulation of parental strains that were originally constructed with the goal to produce one or more chemicals (for example succinic acid and/or a salt of succinic acid) at a commercial scale using feedstocks other than sucrose. The genetic manipulations of the present invention involve the introduction of exogenous genes involved in the transport and metabolism of sucrose into the parental strains. The genes involved in the transport and metabolism of sucrose can also be introduced into a microorganism prior to developing the organism to produce a particular chemical. The genes involved in the transport and metabolism of sucrose can also be used to augment or improve the sucrose transport and metabolism by strains already known to have some ability for sucrose utilization in biological fermentation. |
| US09845510B2 |
Compositions and methods for rapid detection of Salmonella
The present invention features rapid and accurate methods for detecting Salmonella (e.g., in a food product, environmental sample, biological sample or other material). |
| US09845503B2 |
Nucleic acid-labeled tags associated with odorant
A nucleic acid tag comprising a nucleotide-support platform attached to a nucleic acid molecule, an odorant, and an encapsulant. Unique nucleic acid-containing tags containing an odorant are seeded at one or more geographic locations. Using odorant-detection systems, the person or object of interest is examined for the presence of one or more of the odorant, thereby revealing the presence of the seeded nucleic acids and eliminating the expense and time associated with unnecessary screening. The geographic location associated with each detected nucleic acid is used to backtrack the item's path or extrapolate a probable point of origin. |
| US09845502B2 |
Digital counting of individual molecules by stochastic attachment of diverse labels
Compositions, methods and kits are disclosed for high-sensitivity single molecule digital counting by the stochastic labeling of a collection of identical molecules by attachment of a diverse set of labels. Each copy of a molecule randomly chooses from a non-depleting reservoir of diverse labels. Detection may be by a variety of methods including hybridization based or sequencing. Molecules that would otherwise be identical in information content can be labeled to create a separately detectable product that is unique or approximately unique in a collection. This stochastic transformation relaxes the problem of counting molecules from one of locating and identifying identical molecules to a series of binary digital questions detecting whether preprogrammed labels are present. The methods may be used, for example, to estimate the number of separate molecules of a given type or types within a sample. |
| US09845501B2 |
System and methods for nucleic acid sequencing of single molecules by polymerase synthesis
This invention relates to improved methods for sequencing and genotyping nucleic acid in a single molecule configuration. The method involves single molecule detection of fluorescent labeled PPi moieties released from NTPs as a polymerase extension product is created. |
| US09845493B2 |
Tunable fluorescence using cleavable linkers
The invention relates to cleavable chemistry in general, and in particular, to tunable fluorescence using cleavable linkers present in fluorochrome-quencher conjugates. |
| US09845491B2 |
Isolation of nucleic acids
Provided herein is technology relating to isolating nucleic acids. In particular, the technology relates to methods and kits for extracting nucleic acids from problematic samples such as stool. |
| US09845487B2 |
Selective chromogenic medium
The invention deals with chromogenic media which are suitable for the selective growth and identification of one or more species of yeast.The subject of the invention is the method that enables us to identify and determine the cell count of Brettanomyces/Dekkera and Zygosaccharomyces yeasts. Besides, the subjects of invention are also the use of the method in wine and/or food industry and the stocks for conducting the experiment. |
| US09845486B2 |
Enrichment methods for the detection of pathogens and other microbes
The present invention provides novel enrichment, testing and detection methods for detection of pathogens or other microbes in a food, water, wastewater, industrial, pharmaceutical, botanical, environmental samples and other types of samples analyzed by enrichment-detection methods. In preferred aspects, a sample is obtained at a first location and is diluted (e.g., in the case of a solid or semi-solid sample or liquid) at the first location at a ratio of about 1:0 (wt./vol.) to 1:2 (wt./vol.), or greater, preferably at a ratio of about 1:0.1 (wt./vol.) or greater, or more preferably, at a ratio of about 1:2 (wt./vol.) or greater. The diluted sample is incubated at an optimal temperature in an incubator and either tested locally, or sent in a shipping incubator to a second location that is a remote test location. The incubated sample is received and tested at the second location by assaying the sample, or a portion thereof, with an assay suitable to detect the pathogen or other microbe. In alternate embodiments, no dilution at the first location is required, and optionally minimal additions to adjust intrinsic deficiencies may be made, but the sample is nonetheless incubated during transit to the test location. |
| US09845483B2 |
Alcoholic fermentation process in the presence of a high alcohol tolerant yeast and a maltotriose positive yeast
The invention relates to an alcoholic fermentation process in the presence of one or more high alcohol tolerant yeast and one or more maltotriose positive yeast. The process of the present invention can be a fermentation process for the production of ethanol, for the production of beer, for the production of wine and the like. in a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for the production of ethanol in the presence of distiller's yeast and baker's yeast. |
| US09845482B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhancing bioenergetic status in female germ cells
Compositions and methods comprising bioenergetic agents for restoring the quality of aged oocytes, enhancing oogonial stem cells or improving derivatives thereof (e.g., cytoplasm or isolated mitochondria) for use in fertility-enhancing procedures, are described. |
| US09845481B2 |
Synthetic regulation of gene expression
Synthetic regulation of gene expression is provided. In some embodiments, synthetic regulatory constructs are provided. In some embodiments, a synthetic regulatory construct expresses a heterologous gene in a selected cell type. In some embodiments, methods of expressing a heterologous gene in a selected cell type are provided. |
| US09845480B2 |
Transcriptome transfer produces cellular phenotype conversion
The present invention includes methods for effecting phenotype conversion in a cell by transfecting the cell with phenotype-converting nucleic acid. Expression of the nucleic acids results in a phenotype conversion in the transfected cell. Preferably the phenotype-converting nucleic acid is a transcriptome, and more preferably an mRNA transcriptome. |
| US09845477B2 |
Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof
The invention provides DNA molecules and constructs, including their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants and plant cells. Transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, seeds, and commodity products comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use. |
| US09845475B2 |
Expression vector
An expression vector for expressing a target polypeptide in a prokaryotic cell is provided. The vector comprises a promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding the target polypeptide operably linked to a eukaryotic secretion leader sequence, the eukaryotic secretion leader sequence encoding a signal peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) MLKRSSWLATLGLLTVASVSTIVYA; b) MKKATFITCLLAVLLVSNPIWNA; c) MKVSAAALAVILIATALCAPASA; d) MKVSTAFLCLLLTVSAFSAQVLA; and e) MKCLLLALGLALACAAQA. Processes for expressing polypeptides and prokaryotic microorganisms comprising such vectors are also provided. |
| US09845471B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating pancreatic cancer
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating or reducing the risk of pancreatic cancer by administering compounds capable of inhibiting the expression or activity of RUNX3. |
| US09845470B2 |
Targeting microRNAS for the treatment of liver cancer
Provided herein are methods for the treatment of liver cancer. These methods encompass the administration of a compound comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Also provided herein are compositions for the treatment of liver cancer. Such compositions include compounds comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in liver cancer, such as, for example, hepatocellular carcinoma, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Further, certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma cells exposed to dioxin, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Antisense inhibition of certain of these miRNAs has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis. |
| US09845469B2 |
Antisense oligonucleotides for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy
Various aspects of the present invention are directed to compounds targeted to various regions of the survival motor neuron 2 (SMN2) gene. Such compounds may be used to increase incorporation of exon 7 in processed transcripts of SMN2. Such compounds may therefore be useful in increasing the amount of full-length SMN protein produced by the SMN2 gene. As such, these compounds may provide a therapeutic approach for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). |
| US09845466B2 |
Single-stranded RNAi agents containing an internal, non-nucleic acid spacer
Single-stranded RNA molecules comprise one or more internal, non-nucleotide spacers, covalently linked with nucleotide portions of the molecule are provided. The single-stranded RNA molecules function as guide or antisense strands that are capable of inhibiting gene expression via an RNA interference mechanism, and thus represent single-stranded RNAi agents. The single-stranded RNAi molecules can be used in methods for a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, genomic discovery, genetic engineering, and pharmacogenomic applications. |
| US09845463B2 |
Methods and columns for nucleic acid purification
Provided are methods and columns employing a solid support comprising silica and silicon carbide for the isolation and purification of nucleic acids, and in particular, the isolation and purification of both high and low molecular weight RNA. |
| US09845461B2 |
Method for treating oncological diseases
A method to treat cancer and other malignant diseases, said method comprising parenterally administering an agent which destroys blood extracellular DNA into the systemic circulation of a cancer patient to slow down cancer growth. The agent is embodied in the form of a DNase enzyme and, more particularly, as a DNase I enzyme. Doses from 50,000-250,000,000 Kunitz units/day are administered for 5-360 days. |
| US09845460B2 |
Treatment of pluripotent cells
The present invention is provides a method for treating human pluripotent cells. In particular, the methods of the invention are directed to the treatment of human pluripotent cells, whereby the human pluripotent cells can be efficiently expanded in culture and differentiated by treating the pluripotent cells with an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3B) enzyme activity. |
| US09845455B2 |
Method for cell expansion
The present invention relates to a method for cell expansion. More closely, it relates to a method for expansion of cells, such as mesenchymal stem cells, on microcarriers in a plastic bag bioreactor. The invention enables expansion to therapeutic amounts of stem cells. The method comprises the following steps: a) addition of cells in cell culture medium and microcarriers to a plastic bag container; b) allowing the cells to adhere to the microcarriers while the container is kept substantially still; c) addition of further cell culture medium once the cells have adhered; d) culturing the cells under gentle and constant agitation; e) increase the surface area for continued culturing; and f) final harvesting of cells by an active detachment and separation step. |
| US09845454B2 |
Culture apparatus, culture apparatus system, culture operation management method, and non-transitory storage medium storing program
A culture apparatus includes a culture unit which cultures cells under a predetermined culture environment, and an imaging unit which captures an inspection image showing a state of a culture container which holds the cells or a state of the cells, further includes a carrying unit and a determining unit. The carrying unit delivers the culture container between at least one peripheral device to be used in a culture operation of the cells and the culture apparatus. The determining unit detects completion of the culture operation of the peripheral device, controls the imaging unit to capture the inspection image, and analyzes the inspection image to determine whether or not the culture operation by the peripheral device is appropriate. |
| US09845453B2 |
Cell culture apparatus and cell culture method
A cell culture apparatus is provided which can continuously and accurately measure turbidity of a cell culture solution and culture a cell, without inserting a turbidity sensor from outside into a sterile bag. The cell culture apparatus includes: a flexible and transparent sterile bag that is installed at a prescribed position in the cell culture apparatus and in which a cell contained in a cell culture solution is cultured; and a turbidity sensor that includes a light emitter which emits light to the cell culture solution in the sterile bag via a portion of the sterile bag, a light receiver which receives the light transmitted through the cell culture solution via another portion of the sterile bag, and that is configured to place the light emitter, the portion of the sterile bag, another portion of the sterile bag, and the light receiver, optically on a same straight line. |
| US09845449B2 |
Stabilized perfume oils
Stable formulations and perfume compositions include amino alcohol(s) as well as >10 wt % fragrances. |
| US09845447B2 |
Method of generating carbonate in situ in a use solution and of buffered alkaline cleaning under an enriched CO2 atmosphere
The invention is directed to methods of generating carbonate in situ in a use solution under an enriched CO2 atmosphere. In another aspect, the invention is directed to methods of cleaning food processing surfaces under an enriched CO2 atmosphere comprising contacting a food processing surface with a cleaning composition comprised of an alkalinity source, a surfactant, and water, monitoring the pH during the wash cycle and adjusting the pH by recirculating a use solution, adding a secondary alkalinity source, or both recirculating a use solution and adding a secondary alkalinity source, to generate carbonate in situ in the use solution. In a particular embodiment of the invention the alkalinity source is an alkali metal carbonate and the secondary alkalinity source is an alkali metal hydroxide. |
| US09845443B2 |
Synthesis of a novel odorant
A novel odorant of formula (I) wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from H, CH3, and C2H5; X is selected from —CH2OH, —CH2OCOCH3 and —CHO, n is selected from 0 and 1. The dotted line represents double bond or single bond. |
| US09845442B2 |
Method for degumming vegetable oil
A hydrodynamic cavitation method for degumming triglyceride oil is used to increase oil yield and reduce impurities. The residence time of the oil for degumming in the cavitation field is reduced to enhance removal of impurities such as phosphorus without prolonged exposure of the oil to cavitation conditions. The mass transfer of impurities from an oil phase to non-oil components or water is carried out in a non-cavitational, mass transfer reactor positioned downstream of a hydrodynamic cavitation device. A separation step can be used to remove the phosphatides and other impurities from the treated oil to form a purified oil product. |
| US09845439B2 |
Method for blending coals for cokemaking and method for producing coke
Provided is a technique by which the compatibility between coals for cokemaking can be quantitatively determined to estimate the coke strength taking into account the compatibility and to select and blend coals based on the coke strength estimated taking into account the compatibility, thereby allowing the production of a coke with the desired strength. A method for blending coals for cokemaking includes predicting the strength of a coke to be produced from a blend of a plurality of coals based on a difference between the surface tensions of the plurality of coals after heat treatment and determining the types and proportions of the coals to be blended. |
| US09845433B2 |
Method for producing olefins and monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a combination of steam cracking, dicyclopentadiene reduction, and cracking and reforming
A method for producing an olefin and a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon of the present invention includes a dicyclopentadiene removal treatment step of removing dicyclopentadienes having a dicyclopentadiene skeleton from a feedstock oil which is a thermally-cracked heavy oil obtained from an apparatus for producing ethylene and which has a 90 volume % distillate temperature, as a distillation characteristic, of 390° C. or lower; and a cracking and reforming reaction step of obtaining a product containing an olefin and a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by bringing the feedstock oil having a content of dicyclopentadienes adjusted to 10% by weight or less by treating a part or all of the feedstock oil through the dicyclopentadiene removal step into contact with a catalyst and reacting the feedstock oil. |
| US09845428B2 |
Proppants for hydraulic fracturing technologies
The invention is directed to systems and methods for forming and using proppant particles having desirable attributes. |
| US09845426B2 |
High-salt gelling compositions and methods for well treatment
A fluid including: (i) a continuous aqueous phase, wherein the continuous aqueous phase has total dissolved solids in a concentration of at least 30,000 mg/l; (ii) an alkyl amido quaternary amine; (iii) a polymer, wherein the polymer is water-soluble or water-hydratable; and (iv) a crosslinker for the polymer. The continuous aqueous phase of the fluid can include a water source selected from the group consisting of flowback water, produced water, and any combination thereof. Methods include: (A) forming a fluid according to any of the various embodiments of the disclosure, and (B) introducing the fluid into a well. For example, the fluid can be used as a fracturing fluid for fracturing a treatment zone of a well. |
| US09845422B2 |
Methods of delivering calcium carbonate producing microbes or enzymes downhole
A method of delivering a microbe or enzyme to a selected location comprises conveying a coated aggregate to a selected location; wherein the coated aggregate comprises an aggregate and a coating disposed on the aggregate; the coating comprising a polymer matrix and a calcium carbonate producing agent comprising a microbe, an enzyme, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. |
| US09845415B2 |
Water compatible nanogel compositions
The present invention relates to preparation and use of water dispersible nanogels and solvent dispersible reactive nanogels as additives to enhance polymer properties or as precursors to polymeric networks. |
| US09845410B2 |
Wax and urethane based extender blends for surface effect compositions
A method of treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a composition comprising i) a wax which provides a surface effect and ii) a polymer extender composition comprising a urethane based compound, a composition for treating a substrate, and treated substrates thereof. |
| US09845407B2 |
Polymer electret and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing a polymer electret. The method of manufacturing a polymer electrets includes forming a polymer thin film, which includes a block copolymer (BCP) having two or more polymer chains covalently bonded together; forming a nano-structure of the BCP in which a first block formed by first polymer chains that self-assemble together and a second block formed by second polymer chains that self-assemble together are micro-phase-separated, by performing an annealing process on the polymer thin film; forming a porous polymer film with a nano-pore by selectively removing one of the first block and the second block; and charging the porous polymer film. |
| US09845406B2 |
Method and composition re polyurethane seating
This invention relates to a coating comprising prepolymer and monomers for application onto polyurethane for chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, water proof etc. Usually polyurethane is porous and does not have sufficient stain, abrasion and chemical resistance. The said coatings developed using technology of chemical grafting that involves the use of prepolymers, monomers, catalyst, graft initiator, wetting agents, fillers and other ingredients of the composition. The coating thus obtained when applied on the polyurethane allows obtaining graft polymerization, thereby forming a polymeric film chemically attached to the substrate. The polyurethane substrate is reacted with graft initiator which creates the reaction sites on the substrate via free radical mechanism. This in turn renders the substrate receptive to attachment of monomers/prepolymers forming polymeric film that is chemically bonded to the substrate which has then the desired property in terms of stain resistance, abrasion wear, crock, water, chemical resistance and other properties. |
| US09845401B2 |
Surface control additive for radiation curing system, preparation method therefor and application thereof
The present invention is related to a surface control additive for a radiation curing system, the method for its preparation as well as its application. The surface control additive has the following structure: wherein A is wherein m is an integer from 0 to 400, n is an integer from 1 to 500, x is an integer from 0 to 800, p is an integer from 0 to 600, q is an integer from 1 to 800, R4 and R5 are H or CH3 respectively, R6 is H or a linear or a branched alkyl group containing 1-18 carbon atoms or an acyl group containing 2-5 carbon atoms. The surface control additive of the present invention is applied to radiation curing (UV/EB) paint and inks, enables the coatings to maintain non-adhesive and smooth for a long time, and minimizes transferable precipitates from a cured film. In addition, by using different combinations of EO and PO, the surface control additive of the present invention can adapt to a free selection from high-polarity aquosity to a low-polarity aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent system. |
| US09845398B2 |
Magnetic multilayer pigment flake and coating composition
The present invention provides a magnetic multilayer pigment flake and a magnetic coating composition that are relatively safe for human health and the environment. The pigment flake includes one or more magnetic layers of a magnetic alloy and one or more dielectric layers of a dielectric material. The magnetic alloy is an iron-chromium alloy or an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy, having a substantially nickel-free composition. The coating composition includes a plurality of the pigment flakes disposed in a binder medium. |
| US09845397B2 |
Method for producing binder resin, method for producing resin composition, binder resin, and resin composition
A method for producing a binder resin by a reaction of a cellulose derivative, a polyvinyl acetal, and a bonding agent that has in the molecule at least two functional groups that can react to hydroxyl groups in the polyvinyl acetal and the cellulose derivative. In the production method, the content of the bonding agent is at least double the molar quantity of whichever has the greater number of moles between the polyvinyl acetal and the cellulose derivative. The produced binder resin is favorable in a coating paste such as a conductive paste, and causes an improvement in film quality such as the smoothness and denseness of a coating film formed by the paste. |
| US09845396B2 |
Methods for making static dissipative coatings
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of static dissipative coatings. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the methods of making static dissipative, preferably non-chromium-containing, coatings comprising carbon nanotubes, the coatings themselves, and structures comprising such coatings. |
| US09845394B2 |
Method for producing thin film having high refractive index and high transparency, and thin film produced by the method
Provided are a method for easily and quickly producing a patterned thin film having a high refractive index and a high transparency, and a highly refractive thin film produced by the method. The method comprises a first step: a step of forming, on a substrate, a coating using a sol containing a metal oxide modified with a phosphorus compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; R2 is a divalent organic residue; and n is 1 or 2); a second step: a step of curing the coating on the substrate obtained in the first step by light irradiation; and a third step: a step of further adding energy to the cured film obtained in the second step by heating and/or light irradiation. |
| US09845393B2 |
Method for producing anti-blocking hard coat film
Embodiments of invention provide a method for producing a hard coat film which has a hard coat that is formed from an active energy ray-curable resin composition on at least one surface of a film base. According to at least one embodiment, the active energy ray-curable resin composition used in this method contains (P) 100 parts by mass of a urethane (meth)acrylate compound, (Q) 0.02-5 parts by mass of organic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10-300 nm, and (R) 0.0002-2 parts by mass of an acrylic silicone-based leveling agent. The method according to at least one embodiment includes the steps of (1) forming a wet coating film by applying the active energy ray-curable resin composition to the film base, (2) forming a dry coating film by drying the wet coating film, and (3) forming a hard coat film by curing the dry coating film by means of active energy ray irradiation at a temperature of 50-90° C. |
| US09845391B2 |
Surface treatment of particles and their use
The invention relates to polymer compositions containing inorganic or organic particles which either have been surface-treated before the production of the compositions or are dispersed by special polyether-modified siloxanes through the production of the compositions. |
| US09845386B2 |
Multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film and method for producing the same
The present invention provides the following multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having an appropriate surface shape, together with excellent lubricity and blocking resistance, and resistance to ink skipping and like problems during the printing process: a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having: layers (A) each containing 0.8 to 2.5 parts by weight of high impact polystyrene resin and 0.02 to 0.15 parts by weight of organic fine particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 μm per 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of 75 to 90 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 10 to 25 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; and a layer (B1) containing a block copolymer of 70 to 85 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; or a layer (B2) containing a resin composition containing a copolymer of 98 to 40 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60 wt % aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester. |
| US09845384B2 |
Rubber compound for tyre production
A rubber compound for tyres comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymer base comprising, in turn, at least a rubber of synthetic origin, a silica-free filler at least partially comprising carbon black, a vulcanization system and a mercapto carboxylic acid. |
| US09845383B2 |
Fasteners
A fastener comprising a polymer composition [composition (C)] comprising at least one polyaryletherketone polymer [(PAEK) polymer], and at least one nitride (NI) of an element having an electronegativity (ε) of from 1.3 to 2.5, as listed in < |
| US09845382B2 |
Method for producing functionalised telechelic oligomers
This invention relates to a method for producing functionalized telechelic oligomers, comprising two steps. The first step relates to bringing a raw material comprising at least one high-molecular-weight polymer comprising at least two unsaturations, into contact with a solution comprising at least one metathesis catalyst and at least one functionalizing agent. The second step relates to the separation of the functionalized telechelic oligomers produced by the metathesis reaction in ionic liquid medium of the first step. |
| US09845380B2 |
Ionic polyimide materials and methods of use
Disclosed are compositions and methods of preparing ionic polyimides. Also disclosed are methods to tune the properties of the ionic polyimide by designing the components of the ionic polyimide. Additionally, disclosed herein is a composition comprising an ionic polyimide. Also disclosed herein is a composition comprising an ionic polyimide and an ionic liquid. The disclosed compositions can be utilized to capture gases. |
| US09845378B2 |
Process for preparing polysiloxane-polycarbonate block cocondensates
The present invention relates to a process for preparing polysiloxane-polycarbonate block cocondensates proceeding from specific polycarbonates and hydroxyaryl-terminated polysiloxanes. |
| US09845377B2 |
Method for preparing high molecular weight poly-L-lactic acid
A method for preparing high molecular weight poly(L-lactic acid) with high performance, including: a) providing a biogenic guanidine (BG) as a catalyst, and a nontoxic acid salt of an essential metal trace element as an activator (Act), and adding the catalyst, the activator, and L-lactide monomer to a polymerization reactor; b) evacuating under vacuum and charging the polymerization reactor with nitrogen for three consecutive times to remove air, and allowing the L-lactide monomer to undergo bulk polymerization under vacuum. The bulk polymerization includes a first reaction stage and a second reaction stage, which are separately carried out at different temperatures, pressures, and reaction times. |
| US09845375B2 |
Additives for fuels and oils comprising functionalised diblock copolymers
Concentrates containing specific functionalized diblock copolymers serve as effective additives for improving the cold flow behavior of fuels and oils, the copolymers being derived from a terminally-unsaturated intermediate polymer obtained via a metallocene process involving hydrogen. |
| US09845374B2 |
Mono vinyl aromatic conjugated diene block copolymer and polymer composition comprising said block copolymer and a mono vinylarene acrylate copolymer
The present invention relates to novel block copolymers comprising at least one mono vinyl aromatic monomer (also referred to as mono vinylarene) and at least one conjugated diene monomer, in particular to styrene butadiene block copolymers (SBC), with a defined block structure. The invention further relates to polymer blends which comprise at least one block copolymer and at least one mono vinylarene acrylate copolymer, in particular a styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer. Related methods for preparation and articles prepared from the polymer blends are also provided. |
| US09845370B2 |
Method of preparing heat-resistant resin, heat-resistant resin and heat-resistant ABS resin composition
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a heat-resistant resin, a heat-resistant resin, and a heat-resistant ABS resin. According to the preparation method of the present invention, the heat-resistant resin can be prepared at a high polymerization conversion rate within a shortened polymerization time, and the amount of polymerized coagulum and the content of fine particles upon coagulation are decreased. Accordingly, a heat-resistant resin and a heat-resistant ABS resin composition with enhanced heat deflection temperature and processability are provided. |
| US09845369B2 |
Pressure control to reduce pump power fluctuations
In an embodiment, a polymerization process comprises circulating, with a pump, a reaction mixture slurry in a polymerization loop reactor during a polymerization process, detecting a pressure change in the reaction mixture slurry downstream of the pump, generating, by a pressure controller, a takeoff valve actuation signal for a takeoff valve based on the pressure change, generating, by the pressure controller, a correction to the takeoff valve actuation signal, generating, by the pressure controller, a time delay for the correction, applying the correction to the takeoff valve actuation signal to generate a corrected takeoff valve actuation signal, providing the corrected takeoff valve actuation signal to the takeoff valve after the time delay, and adjusting a position of the takeoff valve in response to providing the corrected takeoff valve actuation signal. The reactor pressure is based on the takeoff valve position. |
| US09845368B2 |
High clarity low haze compositions
A first embodiment which is a bimodal polymer having a weight fraction of a lower molecular weight (LMW) component ranging from about 0.25 to about 0.45, a weight fraction of a higher molecular weight (HMW) component ranging from about 0.55 to about 0.75 and a density of from about 0.931 g/cc to about 0.955 g/cc which when tested in accordance with ASTM D1003 using a 1 mil test specimen displays a haze characterized by equation: % Haze=2145−2216*FractionLMW−181*a molecular weight distribution of the LMW component (MWDLMW)−932*a molecular weight distribution of the HMW component (MWDHMW)+27*(FractionLMW*MWDLMW)+1019*(FractionLMW*MWDHMW)+73*(MWDLMW*MWDHMW) wherein fraction refers to the weight fraction of the component in the polymer as a whole. |
| US09845365B2 |
Method for making pentoses and pentose-based soluble oligo/polysaccharides from cereal grain involving debranning technology
The present invention provides a method for the extraction and isolation of soluble arabinoxylan products from cereal grain. Preferably, such soluble arabinoxylan product is any one of soluble arabinoxylan, arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, xylose, arabinose, ferulic acid and mixtures thereof. Said method comprises partial debranning of whole cereal grains to obtain partially debranned cereal grains followed by roller milling of said partially debranned cereal grains to obtain cereal bran. The method further comprises the mashing of at least part of said cereal bran in water optionally involving the treatment of the mash with any one of an enzyme preparation, an acid, a base, a peroxide or combinations thereof, either simultaneously or sequentially, to solubilize and optionally depolymerize a fraction of the arabinoxylan comprised in said cereal bran. Preferably, said treatment is done with an enzyme preparation containing an endoxylanase. The method further comprises the separation from said mash of a solubilized fraction, which comprises at least part of the solubilized soluble arabinoxylan products. |
| US09845361B2 |
Recognition molecules for the treatment and detection of tumors
The invention relates to recognition molecules directed towards tumors, and it also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said recognition molecules, methods for the production of said recognition molecules, and to the use of said recognition molecules in the diagnosis and therapy of tumor diseases. |
| US09845360B2 |
Chemoenzymatic glycoengineering of antibodies and Fc fragments thereof
The present invention provides for recombinant Endo-S mutants that exhibit reduced hydrolysis activity and increased transglycosylation activity for the synthesis of glycoproteins wherein a desired sialylated oxazoline or synthetic oligosaccharide oxazoline is added to a core fucosylated or nonfucosylated GlcNAc-protein acceptor. Such recombinant Endo-S mutants are useful for efficient glycosylation remodeling of IgG1-Fc domain to provide different antibody glycoforms carrying structurally well-defined Fc N-glycans. |
| US09845359B2 |
FGFR1 agonists and methods of use
The invention provides FGFR1 agonists, including agonistic anti-FGFR1 antibodies, and methods of using the same. |
| US09845357B2 |
Integrin αvβ8 neutralizing antibody
The present invention relates to αvβ8 antagonists, anti-αvβ8 antibodies or immunoconjugates for reducing TGFβ activation in an individual. Further provided are compositions comprising one of the αvβ8 antagonists, anti-αvβ8 antibodies or immunoconjugates, methods for using the compositions, and related subject matter. |
| US09845345B2 |
SIRP polypeptide compositions and methods of use
Provided herein are SIRP-gamma, SIRP-beta or SIRP-beta2 decoy polypeptides for immunotherapy and/or treatment of cancer, anemia, transplant, asthma, allergy, auto-immune disease, and viral infection. |
| US09845340B2 |
Peptides that specifically bind HGF receptor (cMet) and uses thereof
A polypeptide or multimeric polypeptide construct having the ability to bind to cMet or a complex comprising cMet and HGF, and methods for use are disclosed. |
| US09845332B2 |
Neprilysin inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1-R6, a, b, and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds. |
| US09845331B2 |
Chemical compounds
Provided are a series of novel pyridine or pyrimidine derivatives which inhibit CDK9 and may be useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases. In particular the compounds are of use in the treatment of proliferative disease such as cancer including hematological malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, follicular lymphoma and solid tumors such as breast cancer, lung cancer, neuroblastoma and colon cancer. |
| US09845329B2 |
Method for producing a substituted 6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrimido[5,4-b]indolizine, substituted 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-pyrimido[5′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepine and substituted 6,7,8,9,10,11-hexahydropyrimido[5′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-a]azocine
A method for producing a pyrrolopyrimidine ring-containing tricyclic compound represented by Formula (1) or a salt thereof. The method comprising the steps of: (I) reacting an organoborane reagent with a compound represented by Formula (2) or a salt thereof, and (II) performing an intramolecular cyclization reaction of the reaction product of step (I) in the presence of a zerovalent palladium catalyst and an alkali metal hydroxide. |
| US09845328B2 |
Method for manufacturing of vardenafil and its salts
The method of synthesizing vardenafil base, in anhydrous conditions, by chlorosulfonation of 2-(2-etoxy-phenyl)-5 -methyl-7-propyl-iH-imidazo[5,1-fJ[1,2,4]triazin-4-one in a mixture of thionyl chloride and sulfurochloridic acid followed by amidation of the product, 4-etoxy-3-(5-methyl-4-oxo-7-propyl-3,4-dihydroimidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl)benzene-sulfonic acid chloride with N-ethylpiperazine, in an aprotic solvent, in the presence of an inorganic base and the method of conversion the product, vardenafil base, to yield vardenafil monohydrochloride trihydrate having a melting point of 234° C. by contacting with water of the anhydrous modification V of vardenafil monohydrochloride in an organic solvent. The subject of the invention is also the anhydrous modification V of vardenafil monohydrochloride and its use in the preparation of vardenafil monohydrochloride trihydrate having a melting point of 234° C. |
| US09845327B2 |
Treatment of proteinopathies
The present disclosure provides technologies relating to lysosomal activation. The disclosure provides several strategies for increasing level and/or activity of lysosomal enzyme, and furthermore demonstrates the surprising applicability of such strategies in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of certain proteinopathies. Among other things, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of proteinopathies other than lysosomal storage diseases through lysosomal activation. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of neurodegenerative proteinopathies, and in particular those associated with accumulation of α-synuclein. The present disclosure specifically provides methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of Parkinson's disease. |
| US09845325B2 |
Tetracyclic pyridone compounds as antivirals
The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections, particularly infections caused by hepatitis B virus, and reducing the occurrence of serious conditions associated with HBV. |
| US09845323B2 |
2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1 ]octane derivatives and their use as antibacterial agents
Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation, and use in preventing or treating a bacterial infection are disclosed. |
| US09845322B2 |
Tetrahydropyridopyrimidines and tetrahydropyridopyridines for the treatment and prophylaxis of hepatitis B virus infection
The present invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, U, W, X, Y and Z are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. |
| US09845319B2 |
Amide substituted thiazoles as modulators of RORyt
The present invention comprises compounds of Formula I. wherein: R1, R2, R3, R5, A1, A2, and are defined in the specification. The invention also comprises a method of treating or ameliorating a syndrome, disorder or disease, wherein the syndrome, disorder or disease is rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis. The invention also comprises a method of modulating RORγt activity in a mammal by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I. |
| US09845317B2 |
Slow release of organoboronic acids in cross-coupling reactions
A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: R1—B-T (I); where R1 represents an organic group, T represents a conformationally rigid protecting group, and B represents boron having sp3 hybridization. When unprotected, the corresponding organoboronic acid is unstable by the boronic acid neat stability test. The reaction mixture further includes a base having a pKB of at least 1 and a palladium catalyst. The method further includes forming a cross-coupled product in the reaction mixture. |
| US09845314B2 |
Pyrazolyl-substituted heteroaryls and their use as medicaments
The invention relates to new substituted heteroaryls of formula 1 or of formula 1′ wherein A is either N or CH, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of —C1-3-alkyl, —C1-3-haloalkyl, F, Br, Cl, wherein Y is selected from —O— or —CH2—, and wherein R3 is defined as in claim 1, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the use of these aforementioned compounds for the treatment of diseases such as asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, lupus erythematodes, lupus nephritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| US09845313B2 |
Cycloalkane derivatives
Disclosed herein are therapeutic agents and/or preventive agents for pain or therapeutic agents and/or preventive agents for a sodium channel associated disease. The present invention provides compounds represented by the following formula (I) or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof: |
| US09845305B2 |
Treprostinil derivative compounds and methods of using same
Compounds represented by formulae I, II, III, and IV including pro-drugs for treprostinil and prostacyclin analogs. Uses include treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The structures of the compounds can be adapted to the particular application for a suitable dosage. Transdermal applications can be used. |
| US09845300B2 |
Process for preparing substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines
The present application relates to a novel and efficient process for preparing novel substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) which are suitable as an intermediate for production of medicaments and for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders. More particularly, the 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) are suitable for preparation of the compound of the formula (I) which serves for production of medicaments, for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders. |
| US09845298B1 |
5-HT2B antagonists
The invention provides novel compounds and compositions comprising a 5-HT2B antagonist of formula I: and related methods for treating a person having a disorder characterized by undesirable 5-HT2B receptor signaling, such as migraine, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), fibrosis, hepatocellular cancer, a small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor, cardiovascular disorders, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract disorders. |
| US09845297B2 |
Antimicrobial compounds and methods of making and using the same
The present invention relates generally to the field of antimicrobial compounds and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for treating, preventing, and reducing the risk of microbial infections in humans and animals. |
| US09845294B2 |
Ring closing metathesis approach to produce precursors of nylon 11, 12, and 13 from oleic acid
Provided herein is a method of producing C11, C12, and C13 nylon precursors from oleic acid or esters of oleic acid, the method involving amide formation, ring-closing metathesis, and hydrogenation. Further provided are the products of the method described. Provided herein is a method for producing a lactam, the method comprising the steps of converting oleic acid or an ester of oleic acid into an amide having a general formula of H3C—(CH2)rCH═CH—(CH2)rCONR—(CH2)n-CH═CH2, wherein n is 1, 2, or 3, and R is either hydrogen or benzyl; subjecting the amide to a ring-closing metathesis reaction to produce an intermediate having a general formula of —(CH2)rCONR—(CH2) n-CH═CH2-, wherein n is 1, 2, or 3, R is either hydrogen or benzyl, and both ends are connected to each other; and hydrogenating the intermediate to produce a saturated lactam. In certain embodiments, the saturated lactam has a formula of —NH—(CH2) 10-CO—. |
| US09845290B2 |
Methods for forming peroxyformic acid and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to methods for forming peroxyformic acid, comprising contacting formic acid with hydrogen peroxide. The methods for forming peroxyformic acid can include adding formic acid with a relatively lower concentration of hydrogen peroxide, or adding formic acid to a peroxycarboxylic acid composition or forming composition to react with hydrogen peroxide in the compositions. The present invention also relates to peroxyformic acid formed by the above methods. The present invention further relates to the uses of peroxyformic acid for treating a variety of targets, e.g., target water, including target water used in connection with oil- and gas-field operations. The present invention further relates to methods for reducing or removing H2S or iron sulfide in the treated water source, improving clarity of the treated water source, or reducing the total dissolved oxygen or corrosion in the treated water source, using peroxyformic acid, including peroxyformic acid generated in situ. |
| US09845287B2 |
Disubstituted amino acids and methods of preparation and use thereof
Provided are crystalline α, α-disubstituted amino acids and their crystalline salts containing a terminal alkene on one of their side chains, as well as optionally crystalline halogenated and deuterated analogs of the α, α-disubstituted amino acids and their salts; methods of making these, and methods of using these. |
| US09845286B2 |
Process for operating a gas phase phosgenation plant
This invention relates to a process for operating a gas phase phosgenation plant (100) to form an isocyanate (4) by reacting an amine (2) with phosgene (1), in which the gas phase phosgenation plant is shut down by first stopping the amine stream and still maintaining the phosgene stream. After a period of time which corresponds to at least 10 times the residence time of phosgene (1) in the main parts of the gas phase phosgenation plant (100) in regular operation, calculated from the time at which the amine inflow has been completely stopped, the feed of phosgene is also stopped. An inert gas stream (3) is maintained through the amine and phosgene feeding devices and through all the other essential parts of the gas phase phosgenation plant (100) during the shutdown. |
| US09845284B1 |
Method of obtaining complex acidic salts of divalent metals and dicarboxylic acids
A method of obtaining a complex acidic salt of a divalent metal and a dicarboxylic acid includes heating water in a reactor; adding a dicarboxylic acid to the heated water; stirring the water to dissolve the dicarboxylic acid in the heated water to produce a solution or a suspension of the dicarboxylic acid in the heated water; adding MeO to the solution or the suspension, where Me is a divalent metal; continuing the stirring of the solution or suspension until formation of the complex acidic salt Me(AcH)2.nH2O begins, where Ac is an anion of the dicarboxylic acid, and n=0-8; cooling the complex acidic salt to below a temperature of crystallization; sedimenting the complex acidic salt; filtering the complex acidic salt to remove water from the complex acidic salt; and drying the complex acidic salt. |
| US09845282B1 |
Palladium catalyzed synthesis of ester compounds
A catalytic process for synthesizing an ester compound, and a catalytic process for synthesizing an amide compound, wherein a solid-supported palladium catalyst is used to catalyze an alkoxycarbonylation reaction of an aryl halide to form the ester compound, or to catalyze an aminocarbonylation reaction of an aryl halide to form the amide compound. Various embodiments of each of the processes are also provided. |
| US09845281B2 |
Method for preparing hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate
Hydroxyethyl (methyl)acrylate is prepared by a process of a combination of a three-stage tubular reactor and a tower reactor, wherein, firstly, a catalyst, a polymerization inhibitor and (methyl) acrylic acid are mixed until the solids are dissolved, then mixed with a part of ethylene oxide and thereafter enter into a first tubular reactor for a reaction, a reaction liquid flowing out from the first tubular reactor is mixed with a certain amount of ethylene oxide and enters into a second tubular reactor for a reaction, a reaction liquid flowing out from the second tubular reactor is then mixed with a certain amount of ethylene oxide and thereafter enters into a third tubular reactor, and a reaction liquid flowing out from the third tubular reactor is then passed through a stage of an adiabatic tower reactor and aged such that a product liquid is obtained from extraction. |
| US09845276B2 |
Production of n-pentanal from low-butene feedstock mixtures
The invention is concerned with the issue of how to produce n-pentanal by hydroformylation from feedstock mixtures comprising a small proportion of n-butene and a large proportion of n-butane. Specifically, solutions for further optimizing established processes for hydroformylation of such low-butene mixtures in terms of material utilization are sought. The present invention has for its object to enhance the material utilization of the feedstock mixture in the production of n-pentanal from feedstock mixtures having a small proportion of n-butene and a large proportion of n-butane. The process shall be capable of economic operation on an industrial scale. In particular an existing oxo plant shall be honed to achieve better raw material utilization. This object is achieved by a combination of a hydroformylation and a dehydrogenation, wherein said combination has the special feature that the dehydrogenation is arranged after the hydroformylation in the downstream direction and is thus markedly smaller than conventional dehydrogenations provided upstream. A skillful product removal effectively removes contaminants formed in the process. |
| US09845274B2 |
Chromium-free catalyst for gas-phase fluorination and application thereof
Disclosed in the present invention is a chromium-free catalyst for gas-phase fluorination and an application thereof. The precursor of the related chromium-free catalyst for gas-phase fluorination consists of a compound containing iron element, a compound containing rare earth metal element and a compound containing element A, wherein element A is one selected from Ca, Al, Mg and Ti, the precursor is subjected to calcination and fluorination treatment to obtain the chromium-free catalyst for gas-phase fluorination. The precursor of the catalyst is calcined at 400-500° C. and fluorinated with hydrogen fluoride at 350-450° C. to obtain the chromium-free fluorinated catalyst. The catalyst has characteristics of being chromium-free and environment-friendly, good catalytic activity and long life etc. The catalyst can be used for preparing hydrofluoroolefins or hydrochlorofluoroolefins from halohydrocarbons. |
| US09845273B2 |
Method for producing chlorohydrocarbon having conjugated double bonds
Provided is a method for producing a chlorohydrocarbon having conjugated double bonds by stereoselectively chlorinating an alcohol having conjugated double bonds. More specifically, provided is a method for producing a chlorohydrocarbon having conjugated double bonds, the method including a step of chlorinating an alcohol having conjugated double bonds with a chlorinating agent in a solvent in the presence of a base and in the absence of metal salt for chlorination of the alcohol, and the alcohol being represented by the formula (1): RCH═CHCH═CH—Z—OH (1) wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a linear, branched or cyclic C1-17 monovalent hydrocarbon group which may have at least one double bond or at least one triple bond; and Z represents a linear, branched or cyclic C1-17 divalent hydrocarbon group which may have at least one double bond or at least one triple bond. |
| US09845269B2 |
Multi-functional BN—BN composite
Multifunctional Boron Nitride nanotube-Boron Nitride (BN—BN) nanocomposites for energy transducers, thermal conductors, anti-penetrator/wear resistance coatings, and radiation hardened materials for harsh environments. An all boron-nitride structured BN—BN composite is synthesized. A boron nitride containing precursor is synthesized, then mixed with boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) to produce a composite solution which is used to make green bodies of different forms including, for example, fibers, mats, films, and plates. The green bodies are pyrolized to facilitate transformation into BN—BN composite ceramics. The pyrolysis temperature, pressure, atmosphere and time are controlled to produce a desired BN crystalline structure. The wholly BN structured materials exhibit excellent thermal stability, high thermal conductivity, piezoelectricity as well as enhanced toughness, hardness, and radiation shielding properties. By substituting with other elements into the original structure of the nanotubes and/or matrix, new nanocomposites (i.e., BCN, BCSiN ceramics) which possess excellent hardness, tailored photonic bandgap and photoluminescence, result. |
| US09845267B2 |
Method for producing graphite film
Provided is a long and large-area graphite film having improved thermal diffusivity and flex resistance, and accompanied by ameliorated ruffling. According to a method for producing a graphite film, in which graphitization of a heat-treated film consisting of a carbonized polymer film is carried out in a state being wrapped around an internal core, the method being characterized in that a heat treatment is executed by controlling distance(s) between the internal core and the film, and/or between the layers of the film, a graphite film accompanied by significantly ameliorated ruffling can be obtained. |
| US09845266B2 |
Fused grains of magnesium-rich magnesium aluminate
A fused grain is essentially composed of a matrix of a magnesium aluminum oxide of spinel structure MgAl2O4 and/or of the MgO—MgAl2O4 eutectic, the matrix including inclusions essentially composed of magnesium oxide, the grain exhibiting the following overall chemical composition, as percentages by weight, expressed in the form of oxides: more than 20.0% and less than 50.0% of Al2O3, Al2O3 and MgO together represent more than 95.0% of the weight of the grain, wherein the cumulative content of CaO and ZrO2 is less than 4000 ppm by weight. |
| US09845262B2 |
Glazing comprising a substrate coated with a stack comprising at least one functional layer made from zinc-doped silver
A glazing includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers including at least one functional metal layer and at least two antireflective coatings, each antireflective coating including at least one dielectric layer, so that each functional metal layer is positioned between two antireflective coatings. The stack includes at least one silver-based functional metal layer including at least 95.0% by weight of silver, with respect to the weight of the functional layer, and from 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of zinc, with respect to the weight of zinc and silver in the functional layer. |
| US09845260B2 |
Treatment of municipal wastewater with anaerobic digestion
Low strength wastewater such as municipal sewage is treated using an anaerobic digester. In some examples, a wastewater stream is separated into a solids rich portion and a solids lean portion. The solids lean portion is treated, for example to remove nitrogen. The solids rich portion is treated in an anaerobic digester, preferably with influent or recuperative thickening. In another example, the wastewater stream is fed to an anaerobic digester and solid-liquid separation stages downstream of the digester return active bacteria and undigested organics to the digester. Both cases may use a process train comprising treatment in an anoxic tank followed by a nitritation tank with a portion of the effluent from the nitritation tank recirculated to the anoxic tank to provide nitritation and denitritation. |
| US09845257B2 |
Vertical sewage treatment device and method
The present invention provides a vertical sewage treatment device including an anaerobic chamber, an anoxic chamber, an aerobiotic chamber, and a secondary precipitation chamber, wherein the anaerobic chamber, the anoxic chamber, the aerobiotic chamber, and the secondary precipitation chamber are vertically arranged in sequence from the bottom to the top. According to another aspect, the present invention also provides a sewage treatment method using the foregoing vertical sewage treatment device. The sewage treatment device and method of the present invention have the advantages such as a reduced occupied area, improved oxygenation efficiency, a decreased head loss, a reduced invalid structure volume, and a low heat loss. |
| US09845256B2 |
Activated sludge treatment method, and method for upgrading existing waste water treatment equipment using said method
The object is to provide an activated sludge treatment method whereby production of excess sludge is brought substantially to zero; and a method for upgrading existing waste water treatment equipment, employing this method. The method includes a step (1) in which sludge 1 produced in a bioreactor is supplied to a waste water aeration-conditioning tank for activated sludge treatment; a step (2) in which waste water into which the sludge 1 has been mixed is subjected to aeration-conditioning to bring the oxidation-reduction potential to a positive value, and the conditioning treated waste water 1 supplied to the bioreactor; a step (3) in which released water from the bioreactor is considered to release water. |
| US09845254B2 |
Ozone sparkling water supply apparatus and fluid pressure switch thereof
An ozone sparkling water supply apparatus includes a water supply and an ozone generator, wherein the ozone generator is communicated with the water supply via a first pipe. The ozone generator includes a main processor, a sensor electrically connected to the main processor and a fluid pressure switch communicated with the main processor via a second pipe, wherein the sensor and the fluid pressure switch correspond to each other. The fluid pressure switch starts the ozone generator for providing ozone into the water supply such that the water supply is capable of providing ozone sparkling water when the ozone is mixed into the water in the water supply. |
| US09845251B2 |
Method and plant for the reduction of the concentration of pollutants and/or valuable elements in the water
The present invention concerns a method for reducing the amount of polluting and/or valuable elements through application of electrolysis, in particular of the electrocapturing phenomenon. The electrolysis according to the present invention is applied permanently over time in a polluted water body. The predetermined action area (115bis, 115ter) preferably has a smaller extension than the water body. The at least one phenomenon (125bis, 125ter) is preferably powered electrically through production of electrical energy in loco through at least one renewable energy source (140). The method is suitable for purifying large expanses of water, like seas, lakes, lagoons and rivers, through plants operating permanently, however this does not rule out other applications. |
| US09845250B2 |
Method of stretching the discharge of plasma in liquids
A system and method for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid utilizes in certain embodiments a first, second and third electrode within a liquid holding container, a gas injection conduit for introducing a gas such as air or oxygen into the container, and a power supply electrically coupled to at least the second and third electrodes. In certain embodiments, a seed plasma generated by a first and second electrode is stretched, and a larger plasma is generated by a first and third electrode. In certain embodiments, a fourth electrode can be used to further stretch the plasma. An increase in gas introduction flow rate can also be utilized to facilitate the stretching of plasma. |
| US09845247B2 |
Process for producing polycrystalline silicon
Deposition on a sightglass in a reactor for CVD deposition of silicon is reduced by conducting a first purge gas stream substantially parallel to the reactor end surface of the sightglass, and conducting a second purge gas stream within the sightglass tube at an angle from the sightglass surface toward the interior of the reactor. |
| US09845245B2 |
Foams of graphene, method of making and materials made thereof
Method for making a liquid foam from graphene. The method includes preparing an aqueous dispersion of graphene oxide and adding a water miscible compound to the aqueous dispersion to produce a mixture including a modified form of graphene oxide. A second immiscible fluid (a gas or a liquid) with or without a surfactant are added to the mixture and agitated to form a fluid/water composite wherein the modified form of graphene oxide aggregates at the interfaces between the fluid and water to form either a closed or open cell foam. The modified form of graphene oxide is the foaming agent. |
| US09845243B2 |
Composite catalyst and method for manufacturing carbon nanostructured materials
A method of forming a carbon nanotube array substrate is disclosed. One embodiment comprises depositing a composite catalyst layer on the substrate, oxidizing the composite catalyst layer, reducing the oxidized composite catalyst layer, and growing the array on the composite catalyst layer. The composite catalyst layer may comprise a group VIII element and a non-catalytic element deposited onto the substrate from an alloy. In another embodiment, the composite catalyst layer comprises alternating layers of iron and a lanthanide, preferably gadolinium or lanthanum. The composite catalyst layer may be reused to grow multiple carbon nanotube arrays without additional processing of the substrate. The method may comprise bulk synthesis by forming carbon nanotubes on a plurality of particulate substrates having a composite catalyst layer comprising the group VIII element and the non-catalytic element. In another embodiment, the composite catalyst layer is deposited on both sides of the substrate. |
| US09845232B2 |
Puncturing device for aerosol containers
A puncturing device for pressurized containers comprises an elongated housing member defining an elongated cavity with openings at first and second ends thereof for receiving an inverted pressurized container at the first end, the housing member including an attachment member for securing the second end of the housing member to a collection receptacle. A non-sparking puncturing member, is mounted within the housing member for piercing a nozzle-end of the pressurized container at its domed top. A counter records each action of the puncture pin. Gases and residual contents are released into the receptacle through the hollow core of the puncture pin. An auxiliary support member is mounted on the housing member for stabilizing relative movement between the housing member and the receptacle. A force-applying apparatus is mounted on the housing member for forcing the pressurized container onto the puncture pin. |
| US09845229B1 |
Apparatus for remotely lifting a buried explosive device
An apparatus for lifting a buried explosive device includes a T-shaped base including a flange member and a web member. The web member has one end fixed at a right angle to the midpoint of the flange member. A vertical upright member is fixed at one end to the midpoint of the flange member. A diagonal member is fixed at one end to the other end of the vertical upright member and fixed at another end to a second end of the web member that is distal the flange member. The vertical upright member is at least twice a length of the web member. The flange member, the web member, the vertical upright member and the diagonal member are L-channel members made of carbon fiber. |
| US09845227B2 |
Mobile crane
A mobile crane including a frame which, in its upper part, is provided with a main support structure and which, in its lower part and on opposite sides of the lower part of the frame, is provided with lower beam structures transverse to the main support structure, and upright legs between the main support structure and the lower beam structures; at least one wheel or wheel arrangement at both ends of the lower beam structures, i.e. in each lower corner of the crane; a trolley arranged to move along the main support structure and provided with a hoisting member; at least one hoisting mechanism; at least one rope drum arranged to be run by the hoisting mechanism; and at least one rope arranged from the rope drum of the hoisting mechanism to the hoisting member for running it, the rope drum being further provided with at least one hoisting rope connected to at least one counterweight. |
| US09845225B2 |
Elevator landing door arrangement
An elevator landing door arrangement for installation in a landing door opening of an elevator shaft wall includes at least one door jamb and at least one protective element fixed at the door jamb which abuts with its sealing portion against the landing door opening. The protective element has a fixing portion facing the door jamb, whereby either the fixing portion is bent around a carrier element of the door jamb or the carrier element extends around the fixing portion of the protective element. |
| US09845223B2 |
Conveying apparatus
The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for transporting people, characterized by at least one structure-borne-sound-transmission region, which is acted on directly or indirectly by a structure-borne-sound transducer which is intended to generate vibrations which, when the structure-borne-sound-transmission region is touched by a person, are transmitted as structure-borne sound via the person's body and are audible to the person. |
| US09845220B2 |
Method and winding station for improving a winding process of a textile machine
A method improves a winding process of a textile machine and a winding station of a textile machine having a machine controller (11), a yarn sensor (4), a yarn quality monitor, in particular a yarn clearer (5), and a yarn connecting device, in particular a splicing device (3). A yarn (1) is wound onto a bobbin (2). The yarn (1) is analyzed with regard to its length, quality, and/or speed, and is cut if necessary in order to clear a quality defect and two yarn ends are connected to one another by means of the yarn connecting device after the quality defect has been removed. The yarn (1) is analyzed with regard to foreign material, yarn speed, and/or yarn length by means of a capacitive yarn sensor (4), and is analyzed with regard to the yarn body and the yarn characteristic by means of an optical yarn quality monitor. The yarn (1) is subsequently optionally cleared. Data of the capacitive yarn sensor (4) with regard to the foreign material and/or the yarn speed is provided to the yarn quality monitor, in particular the yarn clearer (5), and with regard to the yarn length and/or the yarn speed are provided to the machine controller (11). |
| US09845218B2 |
Folding device, post-processing device and image forming apparatus
A folding device includes a conveying path, a placement portion, a through portion, a first folding member, a second folding member, a rotational driving unit, a rotational position detecting mechanism, a signal receiving unit, and a rotational drive control unit. The rotational drive control unit, when the signal receiving unit receives a signal, determines whether the first folding member is in a state of moving from an initial position to a protruded position or in a state of moving to the opposite direction, and, in a case of being determined to be in the state of moving from the initial position to the protruded position, controls the rotational driving unit to reverse the direction of rotational drive, and in a case of being determined to be in the state of moving to the opposite direction, controls the rotational driving unit to maintain the direction of rotational drive. |
| US09845211B1 |
Media separation apparatus
A media separation apparatus may include: a pickup roller disposed at one side of the loaded media, and configured to sequentially pick up and transfer the loaded media; a feed roller disposed separately from the pickup roller in a media feeding direction, and configured to feed the media picked up and transferred by the pickup roller toward a transfer path; and a media separator disposed at a position facing the feed roller, having a plurality of separation rollers and a separation belt wound around a part of the circumference of each of the separation rollers, and configured to separate a following medium from a leading medium through friction of the separation belt, the following medium being in close contact with the leading medium fed by the feed roller and transferred at the same time as the leading medium. |
| US09845202B2 |
Method and device for stringing substrates together in coating systems
A method and a device for stringing together objects in transport systems, preferably in coating systems, for adjusting the distance between two objects, preferably substrates or substrate holders, being arranged one behind the other, wherein the front object moves at a process speed vp in the transport system and the rear object is at an undefined distance from the front object. The method comprises the following steps: (a) accelerating the rear substrate to an initial speed vx>vp; (b) detecting an increase in the driving torque when the rear substrate moves against the front substrate; (c) delaying the rear substrate by a predetermined value in order to establish a predetermined distance ap from the front substrate; and (d) adjusting the speed of the rear substrate to the process speed vp. |
| US09845195B2 |
Method for need based order picking of medicine portions in dispensing packs
A method for the automated dispensing of medication portions is disclosed. Medication packs are automatically retrieved by a control unit from an automated storage facility, and medication portions are automatically removed from the packs and dispensed into a dispensing pack. A determination is made as to whether any medication portions are remaining within the retrieved medication packs, and those medication packs having remaining medication portions are returned to the automated storage facility by the control unit. |
| US09845190B2 |
Assembly for thermal insulation of a magnet in a magnetic resonance apparatus
An assembly for thermal insulation of an MR magnet system during such a transport has a container for accommodating an MR magnet, the container being equipped with thermal insulation, and the container has an opening for accommodating a cooling unit. The assembly further has a protective cap, such that the opening is sealed in a reversible manner by the protective cap, and the protective cap is likewise equipped with thermal insulation. |
| US09845189B2 |
Methods and systems for mass distribution of supply packs
An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container. |
| US09845188B2 |
Non-uniformly perforated plastic bag
Provided is a perforated plastic bag wherein the volume of said bag is 100 liters or more; wherein the average perforation diameter is 500 micrometers or less; wherein said plastic bag comprises a lower zone and a top zone, wherein the perforation density of said lower zone is greater than the perforation density of said top zone. Also provided is a method of using such a plastic bag. |
| US09845185B2 |
Systems and methods for applying texture material
An aerosol actuator has a main body member, a nozzle member defining an outlet opening, and a selector member. The outlet opening defines a fluid flow direction. The selector member is moved to obtain different fluid spray patterns. The selector member is distal to the nozzle member and the fluid flow direction. |
| US09845180B2 |
Closure assembly for squeeze bottle comprising a thermoplastic valve
A closure assembly includes a valve for containing a substance in a squeeze bottle, a multi-layer material for providing a valve for such a closure assembly, a method for providing such a multi-layer material and a method for providing such a closure assembly. The closure assembly includes a closure cap with a cap part and a body part, a valve arranged in the body part of the closure cap, and an induction element. The induction element is arranged in the closure cap body part for induction sealing a loop shaped peripheral section of the valve to a loop shaped attachment surface of the closure cap body part. |
| US09845178B2 |
Compressible plastic container with base cup
A container, in particular a plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein the container can be compressed along its longitudinal direction for the removal of liquid located in the container is provided. On the base region a base cup is disposed which forms a base surface for the container and which when the container is compressed can also serve as a die element and/or die counter-element for compressing the container. |
| US09845176B2 |
Thermoformed packaging container with closure and release mechanism
A thermoformed packaging container includes a base section having a bottom surface and spaced apart inner and outer wall segments with a base rim therebetween. The outer wall segment has a deformable flange extending laterally and outwardly therefrom. A cover section includes a top surface, a cover rim, and a side wall portion, wherein cover section adapted to cover said base section when in a closed state. The packaging container includes a closure and release mechanism including an aperture formed within said outer wall segment of the base section, a projection extending inwardly from the side wall portion of the cover section operable to engage the aperture. The closure and release mechanism retains the cover section over the base section and securing the packaging container in a closed position. The projection is released from the aperture by depressing the deformable flange, thereby opening the thermoformed packaging container. |
| US09845170B2 |
Direct to container system with on-line weight control and associated method
An apparatus for tamping the contents of a container having a bottom surface prone to bending and/or cracking during tamping. The apparatus includes a tamp head for tamping the contents of the container; and a container support assembly structured and arranged to temporarily support the bottom surface of the container during tamping, the container support assembly comprising a support element having a protrusion extending upward from a substantially flat and horizontal upper surface, wherein the protrusion is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the bottom surface of the container. |
| US09845167B1 |
Dispensing system
A dispensing system comprises a main base with a hopper insertion hole. An upper base, fixed above the main base by spacers, comprises a stirrer insertion hole. A lower base, below the main base, has a hopper insertion hole with an aperture larger than a diameter of a hopper, and is coupled to the main base by a guide. A rotatable hopper, disposed in the insertion hole of the main base, comprises a bottom surface with metering holes. A stirrer, inside the hopper and fixed to the upper base, feeds material into the metering holes. A gate, on a bottom surface of the lower base, comprises a bottom surface with a dispensing hole. The gate diameter is greater than the hopper. A gate spring, between the bottom of the main base and an upper surface of the lower base, is mounted parallel to a sliding motion of the lower base. A vibration device agitates the assembly on the main base. |
| US09845163B2 |
Display assembly, use of a display assembly, and aircraft assembly having such a display assembly
A display assembly for displaying a parameter of an aircraft, comprising a parameter device and a non-transparent display device. The parameter device for gathering a parameter of the aircraft and/or of an equipment of the aircraft includes a sending unit for sending the parameter. The non-transparent display device is detachable, is configured to display the parameter, and comprises a receiving unit for receiving the parameter. The sending unit transmits the parameter directly to the receiving unit. |
| US09845160B2 |
Aircraft aerial refuelling system
An aircraft aerial refueling system including at least one pressure controlled fuel pump having a control system adapted to regulate the pump outlet fuel pressure using an outlet fuel pressure signal as control feedback. Also, methods of operating an aircraft aerial refueling system. |
| US09845158B2 |
Aircraft battery containment pods
A battery containment pod including a body formed of a lightweight material. The body has an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs. A smooth exterior coating covers the exterior shape of the body, and an attachment structure formed in or on the body allows the body to be coupled to a flight vehicle. Other implementations are disclosed and claimed. |
| US09845154B2 |
External load mass rope of a rotorcraft
An external load mass rope for attachment to a cargo hook device of a rotorcraft that comprises at least one first cargo hook and at least one second cargo hook, the external load mass rope comprising at least one first rope leg and at least one second rope leg, wherein the at least one first rope leg is adapted for attachment to the at least one first cargo hook and the at least one second rope leg is adapted for attachment to the at least one second cargo hook, characterized in that at least one of the first and second rope legs comprises an associated length adjustment unit that is adapted to shorten or lengthen the at least one of the first and second rope legs in operation on the basis of associated operating parameters. |
| US09845148B2 |
Aircraft landing gear longitudinal force control
An aircraft landing gear longitudinal force control system for an aircraft having landing gears with braking and/or driving wheel(s). The system includes an error-based force controller having feedback for minimising any error between the demanded force and the actual force achieved by the force control system. The feedback may be derived from force sensors on the landing gear for direct measurement of the landing gear longitudinal force. The force control system may include an aircraft level landing gear total force controller and/or a landing gear level force controller for each actuated landing gear. |
| US09845146B2 |
Zoom climb prevention system for enhanced performance
A vehicle, such as an airplane sets a limit for a control variable used to deflect a control surface. The limit is set as a function of an unfavorable flight condition/target angle of attack and a rate of change of angle of attack so that a pilot control variable command is prevented from exceeding the limit to prevent the vehicle from reaching an unfavorable flight condition and/or exceeding a desired angle of attack limit. |
| US09845145B2 |
Method and system for model based control for variable pitch fan engines and turbo-shaft, turbo-propeller engines
A method and control system for an aircraft engine comprising a gas turbine driving a fan propeller with a mechanical gear-train and a dedicated pitch change mechanism for the fan propeller includes a fuel flow signal input; a pitch change mechanism signal input; a controlled plant for relating a pitch change mechanism pitch angle (BetaP) and a fuel flow (Wf) to at least two controlled outputs and a set of constraints. A decoupling control decoupling the controlled plant and/or the constraints into two separate single-input single-output (SISO) control loops for the first and second controlled outputs and a decoupling control decoupling the constraints from the decoupled controlled outputs and the constraints from one another provide gas turbine and fan propeller coordinate control while coordinately controlling constraints and outputs. A feedforward control can compensate the load change effect on engine speed and fan propeller rotor speed control. |
| US09845144B2 |
Aircraft and air exchange systems for ventilated cavities of aircraft
Aircraft, wing-to-body fairing assemblies, and air exchange systems are provided. An aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing secured to the fuselage, an outer skin panel, and an air exchange system. The outer skin panel is secured to the wing and/or the fuselage and at least partially defines a cavity. The air exchange system is secured to the outer skin panel and exchanges air between the cavity and an external environment. The air exchange system includes an air inlet, a diffuser, and a silencer. The air inlet is disposed in the outer skin panel and accommodates an air flow between the cavity and the external environment. The diffuser is attached to the air inlet and has a varying cross sectional area to change the speed of the air flow. The silencer is attached to the diffuser and communicates the air flow between the diffuser and the cavity and reduces noise. |
| US09845140B2 |
High altitude balloon and method and apparatus for its manufacture
A high altitude balloon, including a method and machine for manufacture, uses a perimeter border strip to couple two circular balloon panels with a lap or butt seal. Simultaneous sealing of two perimeter seals, one between the border strip and each of two balloon panels, is provided by supporting stacked balloon panels on a rotatable support and sealing around the full perimeter of the two interposed balloon panels and the border strip. The method and machine for manufacture allow for the mass production of high altitude balloons and minimize necessary material handling. The perimeter border strip can be dispensed and guided relative to the perimeter of the balloon panels for positioning before sealing together, as a bonding device is rotated relative to the balloon envelope. |
| US09845134B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur with a motion resisting structure
A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member adapted to be mounted to a bicycle, a movable member movably coupled to the base member, and a chain guide coupled to the movable member. The chain guide is coupled for rotation around a rotational axis (X), and a biasing element biases the chain guide in a selected rotational direction. A resistance applying unit applies a resistance to rotational movement of the chain guide in a direction opposite the selected rotational direction, and an adjusting unit adjusts an amount of resistance applied by the resistance applying unit. |
| US09845130B2 |
Axle adapter assembly
An axle adapter assembly, configured for enabling conversion of an axle installed on a vehicle to fit different center bore sizes of wheel hubs, including: an axle configured for coupling dropouts of fork legs of a lower fork; adapters configured for being inserted within the dropouts; the adapters configured for engaging an outer surface of the axle and retaining the axle upon engagement; and axle pinch shims configured for being inserted into slits of the dropouts and the adapters, wherein upon the insertion, the adapters are aligned with the dropouts, such that shoulders of the adapters retain edges of a wheel hub of the wheel hubs. |