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US09869032B2	Manufacturing method of phthalocyanine crystal by milling crystal transformation for at least 1,000 hours The present invention provides: an electrophotographic photosensitive member which reduces image defects due to ghosting not only under a normal temperature and normal humidity environment but also even under a low temperature and low humidity environment; and a novel phthalocyanine crystal. The electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present invention comprises a photosensitive layer which comprises a phthalocyanine crystal in which a N,N-dimethylformamide is contained. The content of the N,N-dimethylformamide is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.5% by mass or less based on the phthalocyanine crystal.
US09869029B2	Composition for metal plating comprising suppressing agent for void free submicron feature filling According to the present invention a composition is provided comprising at least one source of metal ions and at least one additive obtainable by reacting a) a polyhydric alcohol condensate compound derived from at least one polyalcohol of formula (I) X(OH)n (I) by condensation with b) at least one alkylene oxide to form a polyhydric alcohol condensate comprising polyoxyalkylene side chains, wherein n is an integer from 3 to 6 and X is an n-valent linear or branched aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, which may be substituted or unsubstituted.
US09869028B2	Side stream removal of impurities in electrolysis systems A side stream subsystem can be used to remove impurity species from the recirculating alkali metal chloride solution in certain electrolysis systems. Silicon and/or aluminum species can be removed via precipitation after introducing an alkali metal hydroxide and magnesium chloride in a side stream line in the subsystem. The invention can allow for a substantial reduction in raw material and capital costs.
US09869027B2	Cleaning composition and method of manufacturing metal wiring using the same A cleaning composition includes about 0.01 to about 5 wt % of a chelating agent; about 0.01 to about 0.5 wt % of an organic acid; about 0.01 to about 1.0 wt % of an inorganic acid; about 0.01 to about 5 wt % of an alkali compound; and deionized water.
US09869024B2	Methods and apparatus for depositing a cobalt layer using a carousel batch deposition reactor Methods and apparatus for depositing a cobalt layer in features formed on a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of depositing a cobalt layer atop a substrate includes: (a) providing a substrate to a substrate support that is rotatable between two processing positions; (b) exposing the substrate to a cobalt containing precursor at a first processing position to deposit a cobalt layer atop the substrate, wherein the substrate at the first processing position is at a first temperature; (c) rotating the substrate to a second processing position; and (d) annealing the substrate at the second processing position to remove contaminants from the cobalt layer, wherein the substrate at the second processing position is at a second temperature greater than the first temperature.
US09869017B2	H2/O2 side inject to improve process uniformity for low temperature oxidation process A method for forming an oxide layer having improved thickness uniformity on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes heating a substrate disposed in a processing chamber to a temperature less than about 700 degrees Celsius, flowing a first gas mixture into the processing chamber from a first gas inlet, and flowing a second gas mixture into the processing chamber from a second gas inlet. The composition and flow rate of the second gas mixture, and the composition and flow rate of the first gas mixture are controlled so the oxide layer formed on the substrate has improved thickness uniformity.
US09869016B2	Coated article with low-E coating having multilayer overcoat and method of making same A coated article is provided so as to include a low-E (low emissivity) coating having an infrared (IR) reflecting layer sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers. The IR reflecting layer may be of or include a material such as silver (Ag), and is provided between a pair of contact layers. The low-E coating includes an overcoat having a substantially metallic layer (e.g., NbZr or Zr) which has been found to improve the durability of the coating without significantly sacrificing desired optical characteristics. Such coated articles may be used in the context of windows.
US09869010B2	Tin-containing amorphous alloy One embodiment provides a composition, the composition comprising: an alloy that is at least partially amorphous and is represented by a chemical formula: (Zr, Ti)aMbNcSnd, wherein: M is at least one transition metal element; N is Al, Be, or both; a, b, c, and d each independently represents an atomic percentage; and a is from about 30 to 70, b is from about 25 to 60, c is from about 5 to 30, and d is from about 0.1 to 5.
US09869009B2	High strength low alloy steel and method of manufacturing The present invention relates to a wrought, quenched and tempered, fine-grained, with deep hardenability, high strength and low alloy steel having a sum of the alloying elements: nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, titanium, and niobium in weight percent 1.0% to 1.60%. The air melted and hot forged steel of the present invention has hardness of HRC 55, an ultimate tensile strength of 300 ksi, a yield strength of 257 ksi, a total elongation of 9%, a reduction of area of 32%, and Charpy v-notch impact toughness energy of 15 ft-lb after normalizing, gas quenching, and tempering at 450° F.
US09869006B2	Intermetallic compound ultrafine particle reinforced metal-based composite material and preparation method thereof This invention disclosed a method for preparing the ultrafine intermetallic particles reinforced metal matrix composites (MMC). The particle size of ultrafine intermetallic particles is about 0.01˜5 μm. In this method, intermetallic particles and metal matrix were first ball milled together to get the mixed powder. Then, powders were cold-pressed then vacuum melting with metals to prepare the reinforced metal matrix composites materials. The intermetallic particles addition amount in this is 1˜30 wt %. This invention improve the dispersion properties of intermetallic particles while increase the particle/matrix interface strength. The ultrafine intermetallic particles reinforced MMC shows the very good performance with good ductility and strength.
US09869005B2	Processes for rare earths recovery from wet-process phosphoric acid In alternative embodiments, the invention provides processes and methods for extracting and recovering rare earth materials from a wet-process phosphoric acid using one or more continuous ion exchange resin systems. In alternative embodiments, the method is particularly suited for use in extracting and recovering multiple rare earth materials present in low concentrations contained in wet-process phosphoric acid.
US09869002B2	Method for manufacturing duplex stainless steel sheet having reduced inclusions There is provided a method for manufacturing a duplex stainless steel sheet having reduced inclusions through argon oxygen decarburization (AOD), ladle treatment (LT), and twin roll strip casting. The method includes deoxidizing molten steel using silicon (Si) during the AOD, wherein the molten steel has a silicon (Si) content of 0.55 wt % to 0.75 wt % at the end of the AOD.
US09868999B2	Methods and systems for producing direct reduced iron utilizing a petroleum refinery bottoms or petroleum coke gasifier and a hot gas cleaner Methods and systems for producing DRI utilizing a petroleum refinery bottoms (i.e. heavy fuel oil, vacuum residue, visbreaker tar, asphalt, etc.) or petroleum coke gasifier and a hot gas cleaner. Cooling of the hot synthesis gas generated by the petroleum refinery bottoms or petroleum coke gasifier to <200 C is not necessary. Rather, the synthesis gas from the petroleum refinery bottoms or petroleum coke gasifier is desulfurized and dedusted at high temperature (>350 C) using a hot gas cleaner, well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, although not in such an application. This hot gas cleaner may be high pressure or low pressure.
US09868998B2	Method and apparatus for supplying blast to a blast furnace Apparatus for supplying blast to a blast furnace (1) having a plurality of hot blast stoves (4, 5, 6), each stove including a cold blast inlet, a fuel inlet, an air supply inlet, a hot blast outlet, and a waste gas outlet; a waste heat recovery unit (30) connected to a fuel supply, the stove fuel inlet and the cold blast inlet. The stove waste gas outlets are connected to the cold blast inlets, whereby stove waste gas from one stove (5) is supplied, via the waste heat recovery unit, as cold blast to another stove (4).
US09868995B2	Method for detecting Helicobacter pylori DNA in a stool sample The present invention provides a PCR based method for detecting chronic gastritis causing bacterium, namely Helicobacter pylori, in a stool sample. The present invention is based on the use of oligonucleotide primers and probes specific to H. pylori 23S rRNA gene.
US09868994B2	Methods of stratifying patients for treatment with retinoic acid receptor-α agonists Described herein are methods that define cellular populations that are sensitive to RARA agonists and identify patient populations that will benefit from treatment with RARA agonists. The methods may comprise administering RARA agonists to patient populations.
US09868992B2	Tissue and blood-based miRNA biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis and metastasis-predictive potential in colorectal cancer Methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and classification of cancer, especially colorectal cancer, are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods for cancer prognosis using expression or methylation analysis of selected biomarkers are described. Particular aspects of the present invention may include methods and biomarkers for diagnosing or detecting colorectal cancer or metastasis in a subject by measuring a level of expression of biomarker miRNA such as miR-885-5p in the sample from the subject and evaluating the risk of developing cancer or metastasis in the subject.
US09868991B2	Nanomotors and motion-based detection of biomolecular interactions Techniques and systems are disclosed for detecting biomolecular interactions based on the motion of nanomotors. In one aspect, a method of detecting biomolecular interactions based on a motion of a nanomachine includes functionalizing a nanomachine with a capture probe adapted to interact with biological targets; and detecting a presence of the biological targets in an environment based on a motion of the nanomachine.
US09868987B2	Single-molecule capacitive nucleic acid sequencing with nanoscale electrode pairs Sequencing methods, devices, and systems are described. Arrays of nanoscale electronic elements comprising two electrodes separated by an insulating layer are used to provide sequence information about a template nucleic acid in a polymerase-template complex bound proximate to the insulating region. A sequencing reaction mixture comprising nucleotide analogs having impedance labels is introduced to the array of nanoscale electronic elements under conditions of polymerase mediated nucleic acid synthesis. The time sequence of incorporation of nucleotide analogs is determined by identifying the types of labels of the nucleotide analogs that are incorporated into the growing strand using measured impedance.
US09868984B2	Random access system and method for polymerase chain reaction testing A random access, high-throughput system and method for preparing a biological sample for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing are disclosed. The system includes a nucleic acid isolation/purification apparatus and a PCR apparatus. The nucleic acid isolation/purification apparatus magnetically captures nucleic acid (NA) solids from the biological sample and then suspends the NA in elution buffer solution. The PCR testing apparatus provides multiple cycles of the denaturing, annealing, and elongating thermal cycles. More particularly, the PCR testing apparatus includes a multi-vessel thermal cycler array that has a plurality of single-vessel thermal cyclers that is each individually-thermally-controllable so that adjacent single-vessel thermal cyclers can be heated or cooled to different temperatures corresponding to the different thermal cycles of the respective PCR testing process.
US09868982B2	Preparation of templates for methylation analysis The invention relates to a method of preparing and using a library of template polynucleotides suitable for use as templates in solid-phase nucleic acid amplification and sequencing reactions to determine the methylation status of the cytosine bases in the library. In particular, the invention relates to a method of preparing and analyzing a library of template polynucleotides suitable for methylation analysis.
US09868978B2	Single molecule sequencing of captured nucleic acids The invention provides methods and devices for detecting, enumerating or identifying target nucleic acid molecules using immobilized capture probes and single molecule sequencing techniques.
US09868975B2	Use of known compounds as D-amino acid oxidase inhibitors The invention utilizes virtual screening strategy to seek for current market drugs as anti-schizophrenia therapy drug repurposing. Drug repurposing strategy finds new uses other than the original medical indications of existing drugs. Finding new indications for such drugs will benefit patients who are in needs for a potential new therapy sooner since known drugs are usually with acceptable safety and pharmacokinetic profiles. In this study, repurposing marketed drugs for DAAO inhibitor as new schizophrenia therapy was performed with virtual screening on marketed drugs and its metabolites. The identified and available drugs and compounds were further confirmed with in vitro DAAO enzymatic inhibitory assay.
US09868969B2	Fiber-containing carbohydrate composition A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.
US09868963B2	Methods and systems for production of organically derived ammonia/ammonium Disclosed are methods for forming ammonia and ammonium that can be utilized in certifiably organic farming productions according to most if not all known certification standards. Also disclosed are bioreactors that can be utilized in carrying out disclosed methods. Methods and systems utilize obligate anaerobic bacteria to breakdown organic protein substrates, i.e., compounds containing bound nitrogen, to provide nitrogen in an unbound plant available form, and particularly, ammonia and/or ammonium. Obligate anaerobic bacteria include high ammonia producing bacteria such as Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Clostridium sticklandii, and Clostridium aminophilum.
US09868959B2	Engineered microalgae with enhanced lipid production Described herein are engineered microalgae that exhibit enhanced lipid production during exponential growth. Such engineered microalgae are useful, for example, for the production of biofuels.
US09868958B2	Filamentous fungi having an altered viscosity phenotype Described are compositions and methods relating to variant filamentous fungi having altered growth characteristics. Such variants are well-suited for growth in submerged cultures, e.g., for the large-scale production of enzymes and other proteins for commercial applications.
US09868957B2	Topical composition comprising transformed bacteria expressing a compound of interest Compositions comprised of a population of transformed bacteria formulated for topical application to a subject are described. The population of transformed bacteria are created from a non-pathogenic bacteria and transformed to express a compound of interest for a therapeutic or a cosmetic purpose. In one embodiment, the composition is for protection of the skin from ultraviolet rays.
US09868956B2	Methods The invention relates to a method of making a polypeptide comprising an orthogonal functional group, said orthogonal functional group being comprised by an aliphatic amino acid or amino acid derivative, said method comprising providing a host cell; providing a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide of interest; providing a tRNA-tRNA synthetase pair orthogonal to said host cell; adding an amino acid or amino acid derivative comprising the orthogonal functional group of interest, wherein said amino acid or amino acid derivative is a substrate for said orthogonal tRNA synthetase, wherein said amino acid or amino acid derivative has an aliphatic carbon backbone; and incubating to allow incorporation of said amino acid or amino acid derivative into the polypeptide of interest via the orthogonal tRNA-tRNA synthetase pair. The invention also relates to certain amino acids, and to polypeptides comprising same.
US09868952B2	Compositions and methods for “resistance-proof” SiRNA therapeutics for influenza The present invention relates to compositions and methods for development of resistance-proof siRNA therapeutics for prevention and treatment of influenza viral infections. The compositions include a pharmaceutical composition comprising siRNA molecules that target conserved regions of an influenza virus gene and a pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric carrier. In one embodiment, the polymeric carrier condenses the molecules to form a nanoparticle.
US09868951B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing the therapeutic effect of anti-tumor T cells Compositions, e.g., therapeutic agents, and methods are provided for modulating gene and protein expression of Forkhead Box protein 1 (Foxp1). The therapeutic agents include short nucleic acid molecules that modulate gene and protein expression of Forkhead Box protein 1 (Foxp1) expression, viral vectors containing such molecules, T cells transduced with these viruses for adoptive therapies, and any small molecules that bind to and inactivate Foxp1. These compounds and methods have applications in cancer therapy either alone or in combination with other therapies that stimulate the endogenous immune system in the environment of the cancer, e.g., tumor.
US09868949B2	Organic compositions to treat EPAS1-related diseases The present disclosure relates to methods of treating EPAS1-related diseases such as cancer, metastases, astrocytoma, bladder cancer, breast cancer, chondrosarcoma, colorectal carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, glioblastoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, neuroblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, ovarian cancer, rectal cancer, renal cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (and metastases of this and other cancers), gingivitis, psoriasis, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, preemclampsia, inflammation, chronic inflammation, neovascular diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis, using a therapeutically effective amount of a RNAi agent to EPAS1.
US09868947B2	Compositions and methods for the construction of a random allelic series The present disclosure provides a method of making a systematic single point mutation in a target nucleic acid and a method of generating a mutational library comprising target nucleic acids with single point mutations. The mutational library comprises target nucleic acids with single point mutations distributed evenly throughout the target nucleic acid.
US09868945B2	Linking methods, compositions, systems, kits and apparatuses In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to methods as well as related compositions, systems, kits and apparatus comprising linking proteins to target compounds and/or to locations of interest using tethers. For example, the tether can be used to link the protein to a target compound, for example, to link an enzyme to a substrate. Similarly, the tether can be used to link the protein at or near a desired location on a surface. In one group of embodiments, the tether includes a polynucleotide and the target compound or location on the surface includes another polynucleotide that is capable of hybridizing to the tether. In such embodiments, the tether can be used to link the protein to the target compound or location using nucleic acid hybridization.
US09868943B2	Enhanced staphylolytic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB—SauS-philPLA88 virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase HydH5: fusions, deletions and synergy with LysH5 Virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolases have a potential as antimicrobial agents due to their ability to lyse Gram positive bacteria on contact. Fusion proteins HydH5SH3b and HydH5Lyso comprising full-length peptidoglycan hydrolase HydH5 from the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB_SauS-phi-IPLA88 in combination with the SH3b cell wall-binding domain from lysostaphin or full length lysostaphin, respectively, exhibited high lytic activity against live S. aureus cells. CHAPSH3b, a HydH5 CHAP (cysteine, histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase) domain from truncated HydH5 in combination with the SH3b domain of lysostaphin, exhibited the highest lytic activity against live S. aureus cells. HydH5 and its derivative fusions lysed bovine and human S. aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) N315 strain, and human S. epidermidis strains in zymogram, plate lysis and turbidity reduction assays. HydH5 and its derivative fusions displayed antimicrobial synergy with the endolysin LysH5 (also encoded by vB_SauS-phi-IPLA88) in vitro suggesting the two enzymes have distinct cut sites and thus may be more efficient in combination for elimination of staphylococcal infections.
US09868942B2	Materials and methods for using an acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase and mutants and chimeras thereof in fatty acid synthesis A method of increasing production of fatty acids comprising introducing into a host and expressing therein an acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (TE) from Bryantella formatexigens or a mutant thereof; a method of making a mutant B. formatexigens acyl-ACP TE; a method of making a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a mutant acyl-ACP TE or a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a host comprising the nucleic acid molecule; a mutant acyl-ACP TE or chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a method of altering the specificity of a plant acyl-ACP TE for at least one of its substrates comprising introducing into the plant acyl-ACP TE a substrate specificity-altering mutation; and a method of altering the level of activity of a plant acyl-ACP TE.
US09868938B2	Methods for accelerated and enhanced cardiac differentiation of IPS cells by electrical stimulation Methods of generating cardiomyocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) are provided. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of generating cardiomyocytes from iPSCs using electrical stimulation. In some aspects, uses of such cells for therapeutics and in methods of treatment are provided.
US09868933B2	Cell culturing method, cell culturing apparatus and kit comprising a porous polyimide film The present invention relates to a cell culturing method and cell culturing apparatus and kit for use therewith. The method includes applying cells on a porous polyimide film and culturing. One embodiment includes a process for sowing cells on the surface of the film. Another embodiment includes a process for placing a cell suspension on the dried surface of the film and leaving the film undisturbed, moving the film to promote liquid efflux, or stimulating a portion of the surface to entangle the cell suspension into the film, and then retaining the cells in suspension inside the film while allowing moisture to flow out. Another embodiment includes a process for moistening one or both surfaces of the film with a cell culture solution or sterilized liquid, loading a cell suspension on the moistened film, retaining the cells in suspension inside the film, and allowing moisture to flow out.
US09868932B2	Biomass hydrothermal decomposition apparatus, temperature control method thereof, and organic raw material production system using biomass material A biomass hydrothermal decomposition apparatus that feeds a solid biomass material 11 from one side of an apparatus body 42, feeds pressurized hot water 15 from the other side, to hydrothermally decompose the biomass material 11 while bringing the biomass material 11 into counter contact with the pressurized hot water 15, dissolves hot-water soluble fractions in hot water, discharges the pressurized hot water to outside from the one side of the apparatus body 42 as a hot-water effluent 16, and discharges a biomass solid 17 to the outside from the other side. The biomass hydrothermal decomposition apparatus includes: an internal-temperature cooling unit that rapidly drops a temperature after performing hydrothermal decomposition for a certain period of time; temperature measuring units T1 to T8 that measure an internal temperature; and a controller 100 that controls an internal temperature to be maintained at a predetermined cooling temperature by the internal-temperature cooling unit based on temperature measurement results obtained by the temperature measuring units T1 to T8.
US09868930B2	pH sensor for single use equipment A single use pH sensor housing for a single use container is provided. The single use pH sensor housing includes a compartment configured to house a single use pH sensor. In one embodiment, the single use pH sensor housing comprises an actuator configured, when actuated, to transition the single use pH sensor from a storage position to a deployed position. In the storage position, the pH sensor is in fluidic contact with a buffer solution. In the deployed position, the single use pH sensor is in fluidic contact with an interior of the single use container. During the transition from the storage position to the deployed position, the buffer solution moves from a sensor portion of the compartment to a storage portion of the compartment such that the buffer solution is isolated from contact with the interior of the single use container.
US09868927B2	Container comprising a detergent composition containing MGDA with an enantiomeric excess of the L-isomer Container comprising a single unit dose of a detergent composition containing at least one complexing agent (A) dissolved in an aqueous medium, said complexing agent (A) being a mixture of the L-and D-enantiomers of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or its respective mono-, di- or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 5 to 85%, wherein said container is made from a polymer.
US09868922B2	Method for recovery of oil from biomass A method and apparatus for recovery of lipids from microbial biomass, including providing wet microbial biomass to thermal pretreatment of at least 100° C. in a pressure vessel, subjecting the thermally pretreated microbial biomass to extraction using a liquid hydrocarbon as an extractant, and subsequently, recovering a product containing lipids.
US09868920B2	Nanoparticle compositions and greaseless coatings for equipment Nanoparticle compositions and greaseless coatings are disclosed, including, for example, a greaseless lubricant nanoparticle coating on drill pipe threads. The lubricant coating may be multifunctional, including, for example, anti-corrosives. The coating may be a spray, or otherwise.
US09868917B2	Mechanically enhanced separation of reaction products in biodiesel production Apparatus and related methods for reacting a natural oil with a short chain alcohol in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and mesh to produce biodiesel, significantly decreasing the amount of time for the glycerol byproduct to settle out of the reaction mixture. The process for the production of biodiesel includes providing animal or vegetable oil to create a first component, combining a short chain alcohol with a strong base to create a second component, and combining the first and second components together in the presence of a mesh, such that the mesh is in contact with the combined components. The combined compositions represent a reaction mixture that undergo a transesterification reaction and produce fatty acid methyl ester biodiesel and also a glycerol byproduct. The mesh material that is present during the transesterification reaction decreases the amount of time required for the glycerol byproduct to settle out of the reaction mixture.
US09868912B2	Method for producing lubricant oil base oil A method for producing a lubricating base oil, comprising: performing a 13C-NMR analysis regarding an oil to be treated and selecting the oil based on a value for dividing an integrated value of a peak for a tertiary carbon atom by an integrated value of all peaks at 0 to 50 ppm, a value for dividing an integrated value of a peak for a carbon atom constituting a main chain by the integrated value of all peaks at 0 to 50 ppm, and a value for dividing an integrated value of a peak for a branched CH3 bonded to a fifth or the following carbon atom from a terminal carbon atom in the main chain by an integrated value of all peaks at 10 to 25 ppm, and obtaining a dewaxed oil by isomerization dewaxing of the oil selected in the first step, is disclosed.
US09868910B2	Process for managing hydrate and wax deposition in hydrocarbon pipelines A process for managing hydrates and hydrocarbon-based solids in a hydrocarbon stream. The process includes: introducing the hydrocarbon stream into an inlet of a system comprising at least a first cold flow reactor and a second cold flow reactor, each cold flow reactor comprising a heat exchanger and at least one static mixer; directing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to the first cold flow reactor; cooling the portion of the hydrocarbon stream directed to the first cold flow reactor to a temperature less than the hydrate formation temperature, the temperature effective to substantially complete hydrate formation upon exiting the system to form a hydrate and hydrocarbon-based solids managed hydrocarbon stream; directing a lesser portion of the hydrocarbon stream to the second cold flow reactor; and remediating the second cold flow reactor by removing hydrate or hydrocarbon-based solids formed on internal surfaces of the second cold flow reactor. A remediable system for managing hydrates and hydrocarbon-based solids in a hydrocarbon stream is also described.
US09868901B2	Lighting devices with prescribed colour emission Optical conversion layers based on semiconductor nanoparticles for use in lighting devices, and lighting devices including same. In various embodiments, spherical core/shell seeded nanoparticles (SNPs) or nanorod seeded nanoparticles (RSNPs) are used to form conversion layers with superior combinations of high optical density (OD), low re-absorbance and small FRET. In some embodiments, the SNPs or RSNPs form conversion layers without a host matrix. In some embodiments, the SNPs or RSNPs are embedded in a host matrix such as polymers or silicone. The conversion layers can be made extremely thin, while exhibiting the superior combinations of optical properties. Lighting devices including SNP or RSNP-based conversion layers exhibit energetically efficient superior prescribed color emission.
US09868900B2	Scintillation compound including a rare earth element and a process of forming the same A scintillation compound can include a rare earth element that is in a divalent (RE2+) or a tetravalent state (RE4+). The scintillation compound can include another element to allow for better change balance. The other element may be a principal constituent of the scintillation compound or may be a dopant or a co-dopant. In an embodiment, a metal element in a trivalent state (M3+) may be replaced by RE4+ and a metal element in a divalent state (M2+). In another embodiment, M3+ may be replaced by RE2+ and M4+. In a further embodiment, M2+ may be replaced by a RE3+ and a metal element in a monovalent state (M1+). The metal element used for electronic charge balance may have a single valance state, rather than a plurality of valence states, to help reduce the likelihood that the valance state would change during formation of the scintillation compound.
US09868899B2	Method of microbially producing metal gallate spinel nano-objects, and compositions produced thereby A method of forming a metal gallate spinel structure that includes mixing a divalent metal-containing salt and a gallium-containing salt in solution with fermentative or thermophilic bacteria. In the process, the bacteria nucleate metal gallate spinel nano-objects from the divalent metal-containing salt and the gallium-containing salt without requiring reduction of a metal in the solution. The metal gallate spinel structures, as well as light-emitting structures in which they are incorporated, are also described.
US09868895B2	Method of gravity assisted microbiologically enhanced oil recovery by improving the distribution of nutrients introduced into oil producing rock formations A method of improving oil recovery includes the step of selecting an oil containing rock formation having geologic structures and well completions with vertical permeability that allow a structurally high water injection point. Through a series of analyzes a nutrient water mixture is determined and injected at the injection point to stimulate resident microorganisms through gravity dispersion of nutrient materials. A period of limitation is allowed to permit changes in the size or hydrophobic properties of the microorganisms. Through interaction with the stimulated resident microorganisms, oil, trapped in a pore space, is freed to accumulate with upward gravity separation for production.
US09868890B2	Method of increasing the density of a well treatment brine A method of increasing the density of a saturated or near saturated salt (initial) brine, such as a monovalent or divalent salt solution, consists of first lowering the true crystallization temperature (TCT) of the saturated or near saturated salt brine to the eutectic point using a glycol and then adding dry salt to the brine of lower TCT to provide a brine of increased density. The TCT may be lowered by the addition of glycol to the saturated or near saturated salt brine. The dry salt is the same salt as the salt of the saturated or near saturated salt brine. The amount of dry salt added to the brine of lower TCT is an amount sufficient to render a saturated or near saturated brine. The density of the resulting brine is higher than the density of the saturated or near saturated salt (initial) brine.
US09868888B2	Refrigerant compositions Refrigerant compositions are described, which can be used for example, in refrigeration, air conditioning, and/or heat pump systems which for example, can be incorporated into a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system or unit. The refrigerant composition includes an amount of a R125 refrigerant, an amount of a R32 refrigerant, and an amount of a R1234yf refrigerant, where the R32 refrigerant has higher flammability than the R125 refrigerant, and the R1234yf refrigerant has higher flammability than the R125 refrigerant.
US09868887B1	Grip enhancing composition A composition/formula for enhancing the grip of certain athletes and professionals to hold or otherwise “stick” onto an object like a piece of sports equipment, a tool handle or an exercise mat. The composition consists of: a magnesium carbonate base to which are added a natural gum rosin, isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyl ethyl cellulose (a plant-based thickener) and a carrier oil, preferably jojoba oil. A limited amount of candelilla wax may be blended therewith.
US09868886B2	Abrasive agent for substrates and substrate manufacturing method Provided is an abrasive agent for substrates that includes, as an abrasive material component in the abrasive agent, cerium oxide as the main component. The abrasive agent for substrates includes soluble silica and cerium oxide. The concentration ratio of the soluble silica, calculated as Si content, and the cerium oxide in the abrasive agent is 0.001:1 to 0.1:1.
US09868884B2	Adhesive composition, method for manufacturing semiconductor device using adhesive composition, and solid-state imaging element An adhesive composition comprising (a) an acrylic polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 100000 or more, (b) a compound having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups and (c) a polymerization initiator, in which a structural unit having a nitrogen atom-containing group in the (a) acrylic polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 100000 or more accounts for 5 mass % or less based on the total amount of the (a) acrylic polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 100000 or more; and the (a) acrylic polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 100000 or more has a structural unit having a functional group.
US09868881B2	Swelling tape for filling gap A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.
US09868877B2	Composition and method for producing the same, and powder coating material, pellet, resin formed article, and electric wire The present invention provides a composition including a fluorine-containing polymer, and excellent in heat resistance even if only a small amount of additives is added to the composition. The present invention relates to a composition, comprising: a fluorine-containing polymer (a) and a cobalt compound (b).
US09868876B2	Coating composition A coating composition comprising a polymer, such as a copolymer comprising alkylene monomers and unsaturated acid monomers, and at least one phyllosilicate, a product coated with said composition, a method of making said coating compositions and a method of making said coated products.
US09868875B2	Dispersion comprising carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets A preferably aqueous dispersion comprises carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets, with the ratio by mass of carbon nanotubes to graphene platelets being situated within a range from ≧5:95 to ≦75:25. In a process for preparing a dispersion of this kind, carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets are combined so that the ratio by mass of carbon nanotubes to graphene platelets in the dispersion is in a range from ≧5:95 to ≦75:25. The dispersion can be used as a printing ink for producing electrically conductive films. The invention further provides an electrically conductive film comprising carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets, with the ratio by mass of carbon nanotubes to graphene platelets being situated within a range from ≧5:95 to ≦75:25.
US09868873B2	Photochromic security enabled ink for digital offset printing applications An ink composition useful for digital offset printing applications comprises a photochromic material and a plurality of curable compounds. The compounds have Hansen solubility parameters as described herein, and the resulting ink composition is both compatible with certain dampening fluids and has certain rheological properties, including a low viscosity. The photochromic ink compositions are useful for providing security information in certain printing applications.
US09868872B2	Ink jet ink composition and production method thereof An ink jet ink composition includes a disperse dye, and a sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate, in which a ratio of a concentration of sodium ions with respect to a content of the sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate (Na (ppm)/NSF (% by mass)) is 75 to 550.
US09868869B2	Ink composition for use on non-absorbent surfaces According to one aspect, an ink composition includes a colorant, one or more polymers such as a polyurethane siloxane, a surfactant, water, and a solvent. The ink composition has a total solids content of less than about 20% by weight. Further the ink has an initial surface tension of less than about 50 dynes per centimeter on application and the surface tension on drying should not increase by more than 20 percent.
US09868868B2	Offset printing composition, printing method using same, and pattern comprising offset printing composition The present specification relates to an offset printing composition, a printing method using the same, and a pattern including the offset printing composition.
US09868867B1	Solvents and uses thereof Generally, the present invention relates to industrial cleaning solvents for removing coatings and adhesives and methods for using these solvents. More specifically, the invention relates to solvents for industrial cleaning and for removing/dissolving urethane, varnish, and epoxy coatings and adhesives.
US09868863B1	Compositions having slip resistance and luminous properties Anti-slip coating compositions having improved optical properties, such that they can emit visible light in a dark or dimly lit environment, or otherwise in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) light, are disclosed. Coatings obtained from these compositions, as well as coated substrates treated with these coatings, are also described.
US09868861B2	Adhesion promoter and method of manufacture thereof The disclosure teaches an adhesion promoter comprising a first blend and second blend. The first blend can comprise water and a silane base. The first blend can comprise a first blend ratio of the silane base to the water of between 1:20 and 1:60, measured in liquid volume. The second blend can comprise an isopropyl alcohol. The disclosure further teaches a method for manufacturing an adhesion promoter. The method can comprise mixing a first ratio between 20 and 60 parts water with 1 part silane base to create a first blend. Next, the method can comprise mixing a second ratio between 20 and 60 parts isopropyl alcohol with between 0 to 1 part wetting agent. Then the method can comprise mixing a solution ratio between 30 and 50 parts of the first blend with 1 part the second blend.
US09868855B2	Asphalt emulsifiers derived from pyrolyzed wood Asphalt emulsifiers and asphalt emulsions comprised of alkali metal or ammonium salts of a biomass pyrolysis oil, such as a pyrolytic wood tar oil, where the biomass pyrolysis oil is used as made from a pyrolysis process with only water washing, are disclosed.
US09868851B2	Rubber composition for tire tread and pneumatic tire A rubber composition for a tire tread comprising 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, 10 to 150 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler, and 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of an acid-treated silk powder having a 90% volume particle diameter (D90) of 500 μm or less. A pneumatic tire having a tread comprising the rubber composition.
US09868850B2	Rubber compositions including siliceous fillers Vulcanizates with desirable properties can be obtained from compositions incorporating polymers that include hydroxyl group-containing aryl functionalities, silica or other particulate filler(s) that contain or include oxides of silicon and a group or compound that can act to covalently bond the filler particles and the polymer. The group can be provided as a substituent of the filler particle, or a discreet compound can be provided in the composition.
US09868847B2	Rubber composition and tire produced by using the same In order to provide a rubber composition which is improved in dispersibility of silica in rubber compositions and can be improved as well in heat build-up and processability without causing increasing a viscosity of unvulcanized rubber and retarding a vulcanization rate, and a tire prepared by using the same, the rubber composition is endowed with a constitution in which at least one rubber component selected from natural rubber and/or diene base synthetic rubbers is compounded with a white filler and at least one of monoalkanolamides represented by the following Formula (I): [in Formula (I) described above, R1 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms, and the alkyl group and alkenyl group may be any of a linear type, a branched type and a cyclic type; and R2 represents a hydroxyalkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having an oxyalkylene unit].
US09868845B2	Oil extended ethylene-alpha-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer The invention relates to an oil extended ethylene-a-olefin-non-conjugated-diene copolymer composition consisting of i) 100 parts of at least one ethylene-a-olefin-non-conjugated-diene copolymer having —a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 300,000 g/mol. —an intrinsic viscosity higher than 4, preferably higher than 4.2 measured in Xylene at 70° C. and —a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) smaller than 3, preferably smaller than 2.8, in particular smaller than 2.6; ii) 30 to 70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-a-olefin-non-conjugated-diene copolymer (i) of an extender oil and iii) up to 5 parts by weight per 100 by weight of the ethylene-a-olefin-non-conjugated-diene copolymer (i) of auxiliary agents, whereby the oil extended copolymer composition has a phase angle Ōmin of lower than 2.5.
US09868844B2	Materials and methods for enhancing physical properties, dynamic properties and dispersion in carbon black and mixtures containing carbon black The present invention provides materials and methods to enhance dispersion of carbon black within polymer systems, improving both static physical properties and dynamic physical properties of polymers (such as natural or synthetic rubber) containing carbon black. Some variations provide a composition containing a polymer, carbon black, and a performance-enhancing additive comprising amorphous silica, wherein the performance-enhancing additive causes a property improvement associated with or imparted by the carbon black. The performance-enhancing additive scrubs or exfoliates the carbon black in situ, to improve tensile strength, modulus, tear, elongation, dispersion, flow properties, viscosity, hardness, specific gravity, rebound, torque, and/or load of the polymer composite.
US09868842B2	Automatic devulcanizing and plasticizing device and method for using same Rubber to be recycled is first ground to rubber crumb and then is transferred to a plasticizing unit. The rubber to be recycled is mixed with chemicals including an aromatic, environmental-friendly, low volatility reaction oil, a thickening agent and an activator. This mixture is heated to a desired temperature under anaerobic conditions and then is maintained at that temperature for a suitable time. The processed material is then transferred to a cooling unit in which it is cooled to a temperature below 60° C. prior to being released from the machine.
US09868840B2	Shaped article made of porous hydrogel, manufacturing process therefor and use thereof There is provided a shaped article made of porous hydrogel that contains a polyvinyl alcohol acetalized with a dialdehyde, wherein the shaped article after freeze-drying has a pore size of 0.1 to 50 μm. Preferably, the shaped article made of porous hydrogel further contains a water-soluble polysaccharide. Also preferably, an acetalization degree of the polyvinyl alcohol is 1 to 50 mol %. Also preferably, the shaped article made of porous hydrogel is in the form of particles with a sphere-equivalent diameter of 1 to 20 mm. Such a shaped article made of porous hydrogel exhibits high strength and good survivability of microorganisms.
US09868836B2	Room temperature crosslinked foam Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the blowing agent package. The blowing agent package may be the combination of two or more chemicals that when mixed together form a gas or a chemical compound that, when activated by heat or light, forms a gas. In an alternate embodiment, the latex foam includes a functionalized latex, an acid, and an encapsulated crosslinking agent and base. Alternatively, the spray latex foam may include a functionalized latex, a crosslinking agent, and an encapsulated dry acid and dry base. The encapsulating agent may be a protective, non-reactive shell that can be broken or melted at the time of application.
US09868835B1	Bio-based polyurethane foam materials including graphite materials A bio-based polyol-containing polymer foam material, which includes a bio-based polyol-containing polymer foam present in a bulk concentration of the bio-based polymer foam material of 99% by weight or greater; and a graphite material present in a bulk concentration of the bio-based polyol-containing polymer foam material of 1% by weight or less. The bio-based polyol-containing polymer foam material is especially suitable for automotive components having deadening and vibration management features.
US09868833B2	Improvements to matrix additives This invention relates to an additive for a thermoset resin matrix having a core and a reactive cross-linked thermoset coating. The reactive cross-linked thermoset coating is the reaction product of a thermoset resin and a curative in a dispersant.
US09868831B2	Composite fibre components and the production thereof The present invention fiber composite components obtainable, for example, by impregnating fibers with a reactive polyurethane resin mixture of polyisocyanates, polyols, thermo-latent catalysts and optionally additives, and to a method for the production thereof.
US09868828B2	Defined three-dimensional microenvironment for stem cell This disclosure provides for a three-dimensional (3D) microenvironment presenting defined physical or mechanical cues that regulate cellular behavior and use of the matrix. The disclosure also provides for devices and methods for screening for optimal combinations of physical and mechanical cues in order to create a microenvironment that can regulate specific cellular behavior such as cell growth, proliferation, migration or differentiation.
US09868825B2	Polyarylene ether sulfone (PAES) polymers A poly(arylether sulfone) polymer [(t-PAES) polymer, herein after], wherein more than 70% moles of the recurring units are recurring units (Rt) of formula (St): -E-Ar1—S02-[Ar2-(T-Ar3)n—SO2]m-Ar4— (formula St) wherein: n and m, equal to or different from each other, are independently zero or an integer of 1 to 5, each of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 equal to or different from each other and at each occurrence, is an aromatic moiety, T is a bond or a divalent group optionally comprising one or more than one heteroatom; -E is of formula (Et), wherein each of R′, equal to or different from each other, is selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, ether, thioether, carboxylic acid, ester, amide, imide, alkali or alkaline earth metal sulfonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkali or alkaline earth metal phosphonate, alkyl phosphonate, amine and quaternary ammonium; j′ is zero or is an integer from 1 to 4, and said (t-PAES) polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from 41 000 to 90 000.
US09868823B2	Display device, method for manufacturing same, polyimide film for display device supporting bases, and method for producing polyimide film for display device supporting bases Provided is a display device that can be made thin, lightweight, and flexible, has no problems of cracks and peeling caused by thermal stress, and is excellent in dimension stability and the like. The display device includes: a supporting base including a polyimide film; and a gas barrier layer formed on the supporting base, in which the polyimide film has a transmittance of 80% or more in a wavelength region of from 440 nm to 780 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 15 ppm/K or less, and has a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion from the gas barrier layer of 10 ppm/K or less.
US09868819B2	Method for producing a polydioxolane The present invention provides a method for producing a polydioxolane, which includes polymerizing a 1,3-dioxolane compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a cationic catalyst and a sterically hindered phenol in an amount of 10 to 1,500 ppm, based on the 1,3-dioxolane compound. In the formula (1), R1 to R6 are the same or difference and each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkyloxy group, or an aryloxy group.
US09868816B2	Aliphatic polycarbonate quench method The present disclosure is directed to, in part, an aliphatic polycarbonate polymerization reaction initiated by combining an epoxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalytic transition metal-ligand complex to form a reaction mixture, and further quenching that polymerization reaction by contacting the reaction mixture with an acid containing a non-nucleophilic anion produces a crude polymer solution with improved stability and processability.
US09868813B2	Thermosetting durable powder coating composition The invention comprises a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising first and second resin, the first resin being an acid functional polyester resin with an acid value below 50 mg KOH/g, the second resin being obtainable by reacting hydroxyl functional components and acid functional components, the hydroxyl functional components containing 2 hydroxyl functional groups per molecule and/or at least 3 hydroxyl functional groups per molecule, the acid functional components containing 2 acid functional groups per molecule and/or at least 3 acid functional groups per molecule, wherein more than 90 mol. % of the total of hydroxyl functional components in the second resin originate from neopentyl glycol (NPG), and from 6 to 11 mol % of the total of hydroxyl functional components and acid functional components in the second resin originating from hydroxyl functional components and/or acid functional components having at least 3 functional groups per molecule.
US09868805B2	Polydienes and diene copolymers having organophosphine functionality Embodiments provide polydienes and diene copolymers having organophosphines functionality. Specific embodiments employ phosphorus-containing organometal initiators and copolymers prepared by anionically polymerizing conjugated diene monomer and vinyl organophosphine.
US09868804B1	Perfluorosulfonic acid nanofibers A method for making a device with a fibrous sheet includes a step of combining a fiber-forming resin with a carrier resin to form a resinous mixture. The fiber forming resin has a fluorinated backbone with a pendent CF2CF2—X group where X is a SO3H or SO2F. The carrier resin is a soluble polyamide. The resinous mixture is extruded to form an extruded resinous mixture. The extruded resinous mixture has fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin within the carrier resin. The extruded resinous mixture is contacted with water to separate the fiber strands of the fiber-forming resin from the carrier resin. Fiber forming strands are optionally cross-linked with ammonia and then are hydrolyzed to form ionomers.
US09868803B2	Colored polymer particles for electrophoretic displays This invention relates to colored polymer, a process for their preparation, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.
US09868802B2	Polymerisation process Polymerization process for the polymerization of monomer in a polymerization system having at least one component attached thereto which component is flushed with a flush medium which enters the polymerization system. Initially, the component is flushed with a first flush medium, and subsequently the component is flushed with a second flush medium.
US09868798B2	Amic acids and imides derived from terpolymers The present invention provides amic acids and imides derived from a polymer comprising: (a) maleic anhydride, (b) a first C1-C7 alkyl vinyl ether monomer, and (c) a second C8-C30 alkyl vinyl ether monomer, wherein the polymer contains an amic acid or an imide group. The polymers containing an amic acid or an imide group of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions, particularly in oral care compositions. Non-limiting generic structures of the amidic polymers are set out below: (I) wherein R1-R3, M, a, b, c, d, e, and f are defined herein.
US09868795B2	Vinyl modifier composition and processes for utilizing such composition An oxolanyl compound-containing composition comprising specified amounts of the meso-isomer of one or more of the oxolanyl compounds of specified structure is provided. Also provided are methods for the use of such compositions as vinyl content modifiers in polymerization processes.
US09868794B2	Method for producing conjugated diene rubber A method for producing a conjugated diene rubber is provided which includes the steps of: (a) forming a polymer block (A) by using a polymerization initiator in an inert solvent, the polymer block (A) having an active terminal and containing a specific amount of an isoprene monomeric unit and a specific amount of an aromatic vinyl monomeric unit; (b) forming a polymer block (B) having an active terminal and containing a specific amount of a 1,3-butadiene monomeric unit and, as needed, a specific amount of an aromatic vinyl monomeric unit, thereby obtaining a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal and having the polymer block (A) and a polymer block (B); (c) bringing a specific amount of a predetermined denaturant into reaction with the active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer chain having the active terminal.
US09868793B2	Cationic group-containing cellulose ether Provided is a cationic group-containing cellulose which, when incorporated in a hair wash composition, is able to give an excellent smootheness feeling and its sustained feeling in rinsing and give a good coat feeling, and which, when incorporated in a skin cleanser composition, is able to give an excellent moist feeling to the skin after washing and drying, and also provided are a surfactant composition, a hair wash composition, a skin cleanser composition, a hair conditioner composition and a hair treatment composition containing the cellulose ether. [1] A cationic group-containing cellulose ether, which has a main chain derived from an anhydroglucose, and in which the degree of substitution with a cationized oxyalkylene group per the anhydroglucose unit is from 0.01 to 1.0, the degree of substitution with a glycerol group is from 0.5 to 5.0, and the degree of substitution with a group that contains a branched hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and has a specific structure is from 0.001 to 0.2; [2] a surfactant composition containing the cationic group-containing cellulose ether, a surfactant and water; [3] a hair wash composition, a skin cleanser composition, a hair conditioner composition and a hair treatment composition containing the cationic group-containing cellulose ether, a surfactant and water.
US09868792B2	Methods of enhancing anti-tumor immunity by administering antibodies to the CCRL2 chemerin receptor Chemerin is a chemoattractant that selectively directs intra-tumor recruitment of CMKLR1+ cells. Blockade of CCRL2 from binding to chemerin in non-neoplastic tumor cells, e.g. peri-tumor stromal and/or hematopoietic cells allows for redistribution of chemerin into the tumor and enhanced responsiveness against a tumor.
US09868781B2	Antibodies for ubiquitinated proteins The invention relates to particular ubiquitination epitopes, antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to ubiquitinated proteins and peptides (particularly after the ubiquitin is removed by proteolytic cleavage) and to methods of using these epitopes and antibodies.
US09868776B2	Anti-sense oligonucleotides targeted against exon 9 of IL-23R-alpha gene and method of using same to induce exon skipping and to treat inflammatory bowel diseases The present invention relates to anti-sense oligonucleotides (AONs) used to induce exon 9 skipping in IL-23Rα gene. Exon 9 skipping of the IL23Rα gene ultimately causes specific induction of a novel soluble truncated IL-23Rα (Δ9) protein, characterized by a lack in a transmembrane domain and has a unique eight (8) amino acids (GLKEGSYC) at its C-terminus end as a result of frame-shift. The present invention provides a utility application of the use of AONs to induce production of a Δ9 protein which inhibits IL-23R-mediated cell signaling. More particularly, Δ9 protein blocks STAT3 formation as well as Th17 maturation. There is provided a therapeutic application of AONs in treating a mammal such as a human patient inflicted with Crohn's disease.
US09868775B2	Sfrp5-derived peptide fragment and cosmetic composition for skin whitening containing same Provided is a peptide fragment derived from secreted frizzled protein 5 (Sfrp5), i.e., a peptide fragment selected from the group consisting of the peptides as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 9 and a cosmetic composition for skin-whitening and/or inhibiting skin pigmentation comprising the same as an active ingredient. The peptide fragment inhibits melanin formation in melanocytes, thereby having an inhibitory activity against skin pigmentation. Further provided is a reagent for researching or analyzing the inhibition of Wnt signaling pathways comprising the peptide fragment.
US09868773B2	Peptide for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications The invention relates to biotechnology. The exenatide analogue with the formula H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-As-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Glu-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro- Pro-Ser-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-D-Arg-Gly-OH is presented. The invention allows treating and taking preventive measures against diabetes mellitus as well as treating and taking preventive measures against type 2 diabetes mellitus complications, such as diabetic neuropathy, muscular dystrophy and endotheliopathy.
US09868766B2	Peptides as oxytocin agonists The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein variables are defined herein. It has been found that the present compounds are oxytocin receptor agonists for the treatment of autism, stress, including post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, including anxiety disorders and depression, schizophrenia, psychiatric disorders and memory loss, alcohol withdrawal, drug addiction and for the treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrom.
US09868764B2	Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPPIV), inhibitory peptide compound, composition containing the same, and production method for the same A peptide compound having a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPPIV) inhibitory activity or a composition containing the peptide compound that can make a contribution to the prevention of the onset of pathology or the progression in diabetes mellitus patients or those at risk of diabetes mellitus can be provided according to the present invention by a simple method using, as a raw material, milt of a fishery product, which has been eaten for ages and has high safety. In the present invention, a peptide compound having a peptidyl peptidase-IV (DPPIV) inhibitory activity obtained in a hydrolysate of a milt protein source obtained from a fishery product is used as an active component of a composition for inhibiting DPPIV.
US09868759B2	Solid phase peptides synthesis processes and associated systems Systems and processes for performing solid phase peptide synthesis are generally described. Solid phase peptide synthesis is a known process in which amino acid residues are added to peptides that have been immobilized on a solid support. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems and methods can be used to perform solid phase peptide synthesis quickly while maintaining high yields. Certain embodiments relate to processes and systems that may be used to heat, transport, and/or mix reagents in ways that reduce the amount of time required to perform solid phase peptide synthesis.
US09868758B2	Betulinic proline imidazole derivatives as HIV inhibitors The present invention relates to novel betulinic proline imidazole derivatives and related compounds, compositions useful for therapeutic treatment of viral diseases and particularly HIV mediated diseases.
US09868753B2	Germanium- and zirconium-containing composition for vapor deposition of zirconium-containing films Disclosed are Germanium- and Zirconium-containing precursors having one of the following formulae: wherein each R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 is independently selected from H; a C1-C5 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group; and a C1-C5 linear, branched, or cyclic fluoroalkyl groups. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the disclosed precursors and using the same to deposit Zirconium-containing films on substrates via vapor deposition processes.
US09868751B2	Phosphonium compound, epoxy resin composition including the same and semiconductor device prepared from the same A phosphonium compound, an epoxy resin composition, a method of preparing a phosphonium compound, and a semiconductor device encapsulated with the epoxy resin composition, the compound being represented by Formula 1:
US09868750B2	4,5-diarylimidazole derivatives as HDAC inhibitors The present invention relates to a 4,5-diarylimidazole derivative of formulae (I), (II) or (III): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the 4,5-diarylimidazole derivative has a hydroxamic acid residue at a first aryl ring and a residue R1 at a second aryl ring; and wherein R1 is hydrogen, a halogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group; R2 is independently selected from an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkoxy or alkene group; M is a metal atom; L is a halogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted phosphane, sulfane, arene or alkene group or a 4,5-diarylimidazole-derivative of formula (I); and n is an integer of from 1 to 5.
US09868748B2	Thiazolopyrrolidine inhibitors of ROR- γ Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by RORγ. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formula (I) and methods for their use in treating one or more inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune and other diseases or disorders.
US09868746B2	Substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-C]pyridazine-6-carboxamide analogs as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-c]pyridazine-6-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09868741B2	PDE1 inhibitor The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: useful for treating chronic kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease.
US09868738B2	Diazine-fused amidines as BACE inhibitors, compositions, and their use In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C-6 spirocarbocyclic iminothiadiazine compounds, including compounds Formula (I) or a tautomer thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1A, R1B, R2, RA, ring A, RA, m, L1, RL, ring C, RC, and p are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
US09868732B2	Process of synthesizing 2-bromo-LSD A process of synthesizing 2-bromo-LSD or a salt or hydrate thereof comprising the steps of reacting methylergometrine with a brominating agent to produce [(1S)-1-(Hydroxymethyl)propylamino][(6aR,9R)-5-bromo-7-methyl-4,7-diaza-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroacephenanthrylen-9-yl]formaldehyde as a first intermediate, and then hydrolyzing [(1S)-1-(Hydroxymethyl)propylamino][(6aR,9R)-5-bromo-7-methyl-4,7-diaza-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroacephenanthrylen-9-yl]formaldehyde to yield bromo-lysergic acid as a second intermediate, wherein bromo-lysergic acid is then amidated to yield 2-bromo-LSD or a salt or hydrate thereof.
US09868725B2	Isoindoline-1-one derivatives as cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive alloesteric modulator activity for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof. (I) wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09868723B2	Mutant-selective EGFR inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09868721B2	Triazole agonists of the APJ receptor Compounds of Formula I and Formula II, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, stereoisomers of any of the foregoing, or mixtures thereof are agonists of the APJ Receptor and have use in treating cardiovascular and other conditions. Compounds of Formula I and Formula II have the following structures: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US09868719B2	Compounds with pesticidal activity Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which possess pesticidal, especially nematicidal properties wherein the structural elements have the meaning as indicated in the description.
US09868718B2	Cycloalkylamines as monoamine reuptake inhibitors The invention relates to novel cyclohexylamine derivatives and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and sleep disorder as well as methods for their synthesis. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, as well as methods of inhibiting reuptake of endogenous monoamines, such as dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft and methods of modulating one or more monoamine transporter.
US09868716B2	Method for preventing and/or treating a subject suffering from asthma A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or prodrug thereof for inhibiting Syk activity,
US09868715B2	Apigenin analogs, compositions, and methods related thereto Certain embodiments are directed to apigenin analogues or derivatives. In certain aspects, the derivatives are developed as cystathionine-beta-synthase (CBS) inhibitors. In certain aspects, the derivatives are used as anticancer or anti-inflammatory agents. Certain embodiments are directed methods of treating or compositions used to treat fibrosis and cancers. In certain aspects one or more compounds described herein can be administered to a subject to treat pancreatic fibrosis, liver fibrosis, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, brain tumors, head/neck cancer, prostate and lung cancers as well as other inflammation.
US09868713B2	Catalyst system for oxidizing o-xylol and/or naphthalene into phthalic anhydride The present invention relates to a catalyst system for oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride (PA), comprising a plurality of catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube, which have been produced using antimony trioxide comprising a noticeable proportion of senarmontite wherein some of the primary crystallites have a size of less than 200 nm. The present invention further relates to a process for gas phase oxidation, in which a gas stream comprising at least one hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed through a catalyst system which comprises a plurality of catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube and which has been produced using an antimony trioxide comprising a noticeable proportion of senarmontite wherein some of the primary crystallites have a size of less than 200 nm.
US09868712B2	Synthesis of alkylfurans The invention provides a method for preparing a 2,5-dialkyl furan. The method includes forming a reaction mixture containing a catalyst, a hydrogen source, and 2-haloalkylfuran starting material under conditions sufficient to form the 2,5-dialkyl furan. The 2-haloalkylfuran starting material can be derived from biomass, and the 2,5-dialkyl furan product can be used as a biofuel or as a chemical feedstock.
US09868710B2	Polymerizable compound, polymerizable composition, polymer, and optically anisotropic product This invention provides a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I), a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, a polymer produced by polymerizing the polymerizable compound or the polymerizable composition, and an optically anisotropic product comprising the polymer as a constituent material. In formula (1), Y1 to Y9 represent —O—, —S—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O— or the like, G1 and G2 represent a divalent linear aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like, Z1 to Z3 represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or the like, Ax represents a group represented by a formula (II), wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or the like,D represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like, A1 represents a trivalent aromatic group or the like, A2 and A3 represent a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms or the like, A4 and A5 represent a divalent aromatic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms or the like, Q1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like, and m and n are 0 or 1.
US09868709B2	Process for preparing isoxaflutole A process for preparing isoxaflutole of formula (I) wherein the process comprises: admixing (5-cyclopropyl-4-isoxazolyl)[2-(methylthio)-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-methanone of formula (II) with acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a strong acid.
US09868705B2	Tetra-aryl cyclobutane inhibitors of androgen receptor action for the treatment of hormone refractory cancer The present disclosure provides tetra-substituted cyclobutane inhibitors of Androgen Receptor Action, and methods of using such inhibitors, for the treatment of hormone-refractory cancers.
US09868694B2	Process for preparing chlorinated biphenylanilides and biphenylanilines The present invention relates to a process for preparing substituted biphenylanilides of the formula (I).
US09868693B2	Compounds and compositions for intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
US09868690B2	Prodrugs of monomethyl fumarate (MMF) The present invention relates to novel compounds for use as a medicament. In particular, the present invention relates to novel prodrugs of monomethyl fumarate (MMF) suitable as a medicament, preferably in the treatment and/or prevention of systemic diseases, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, for example multiple sclerosis and psoriasis.
US09868689B2	Anaerobic curable compositions containing blocked (meth)acrylate acid compounds Anaerobic curable compositions, such as adhesives and sealants, containing blocked carboxylic acid compounds are provided. The blocked carboxylic acid compounds are labile carboxylic acid compounds having acetal linkages, which cleave to release the underlying carboxylic acid during anaerobic cure.
US09868688B2	Continuous process for the production of derivatives of saturated carboxylic acids Provided is a continuous process for the oxidative cleavage of derivatives of unsaturated carboxylic acids for the production of saturated carboxylic acids and their derivatives which comprises the steps of: a) feeding to a first reactor at least a derivative of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an oxidizing compound and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of the olefinic double bond to obtain an intermediate compound containing vicinal diols, and of b) feeding to a second reactor said intermediate compound, a compound containing oxygen and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of the vicinal diols to carboxylic groups, to obtain saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) and derivatives of saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function (ii); c) separating the saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) from the derivatives of carboxylic acids having more than one acid function (ii).
US09868687B2	Process for making cyclohexanone Disclosed are processes and systems for making cyclohexanone from a mixture comprising phenol, cyclohexanone, and cyclohexylbenzene, comprising a step of or a device for subjecting at least a portion of the mixture to hydrogenation and a step of or a device for distilling a phenol/cyclohexanone/cyclohexylbenzene mixture to obtain an effluent rich in cyclohexanone.
US09868680B2	Method and apparatus for converting hydrocarbons into olefins An apparatus and method are provided for processing hydrocarbon feeds. The method enhances the conversion of hydrocarbon feeds into conversion products, such as ethylene and propylene. In particular, the present techniques utilize a high-severity reactor integrated with another reactor type to convert hydrocarbons to other petrochemical products.
US09868671B2	Method of making a hydrogen transport membrane and article The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a hydrogen transport membrane and the composite article itself. More specifically, the invention relates to producing a membrane substrate, wherein the ceramic substrate is coated with a metal oxide slurry, thereby eliminating the need for an activation step prior to plating the ceramic membrane through an electroless plating process. The invention also relates to modifying the pore size and porosity of the substrate by oxidation or reduction of the particles deposited by the metal oxide slurry.
US09868670B2	High cordierite-to-mullite ratio cordierite-mullite-aluminum magnesium titanate compositions and ceramic articles comprising same Disclosed are ceramic bodies comprised of composite cordierite-mullite-aluminum magnesium titanate (CMAT) ceramic compositions having high cordierite-to-mullite ratio and methods for the manufacture of same.
US09868665B2	Heat ray-shielding film, heat ray-shielding laminated transparent base material, heat ray-shielding resin sheet material, automobile and building A heat ray-shielding film has excellent heat-shielding performance and a color tone, and exhibits weather resistance. A heat ray-shielding laminated transparent base material and a heat ray-shielding resin sheet material use the heat ray-shielding film. The heat ray-shielding film and the heat ray-shielding resin sheet material are expressed by a general formula MyWOz, and contain a composite tungsten oxide particle having a hexagonal crystal structure, selected wavelength absorbing material, and thermoplastic resin. The selected wavelength absorbing material has a transmission profile in which a transmittance of a light of a wavelength of 420 nm can be set to 40% or less when a transmittance of a light of a wavelength of 550 nm is 90% or more, and a transmittance of a light of a wavelength of 460 nm is 90% or more.
US09868662B2	Chopped-fibers with axial property gradient for molded parts A portable computing device includes a processor, a memory, and a portable computing device case that encloses one or more integrated circuits, including at least the processor and the memory. The case includes a molded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) material that includes a polymer material and elongated fibers that adhere to the polymer material and that have a property that varies over a length of the fibers along an elongation axis of the fibers, wherein an adhesion strength between the fibers and the polymer is determined at least in part by a property of the fibers that varies over a length of the fibers along the elongation axis.
US09868660B2	Methods and systems for reducing biofouling of microfiltration membranes Systems and methods for reducing biofouling of microfiltration membranes that are biofouled with biological substances are disclosed. The methods include providing impound water containing biomolecule-based exopolymeric substances, reacting with calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide, encapsulating the exopolymeric substance into filterable non-tacky particles by reacting with an inorganic coagulant and a low molecular weight polymer, and microfiltering to remove the filterable non-tacky particles encapsulating the exopolymeric substances. The filterable non-tacky particles encapsulate the exopolymeric substances and prevent the exopolymeric substances from biofouling the microfiltration membranes.
US09868658B2	Method for treating fluid waste material A system and method includes an aeration subsystem that excites enzymes in the liquid waste passing through the septic system. The aeration subsystem includes a compressor section that compresses the liquid waste. The method includes mixing enzymes into the fluid waste material, compressing the fluid waste material with the compressor, injecting air into the compressed fluid waste material, and determining whether the fluid waste material is at a desired cleanliness, and if not, recirculating the fluid waste material through the compressor.
US09868655B1	Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method A water treatment apparatus, upper surfaces of two of the consecutively arranged ground electrodes are alternately inclined in opposite directions with respect to a horizontal plane, a gap is formed between a lower surface of an upper side ground electrode and an upper surface of a lower side ground electrode, a voltage is applied to a discharge electrode provided in the gap, thereby forming discharges both in air between the discharge electrode and the lower surface of the upper side ground electrode and in air between the discharge electrode and the upper surface of the lower side ground electrode, and water to be treated is caused to continuously flow downward from the ground electrode of an uppermost part to the ground electrode of a lowermost part along the respective upper surfaces such that the water to be treated is treated.
US09868653B2	System and method for treating water systems with high voltage discharge and ozone A system and method for treating flowing water systems with a plasma discharge to remove or control growth of microbiological species. The system and method protect other components of the water system from being damaged by excess energy from the electrohydraulic treatment. The system and method also recycle ozone gas generated by a high voltage generator that powers the plasma discharge to further treat the water. A gas infusion system upstream of or inside a plasma reaction chamber may be used to create fine bubbles of ozone, air, or other gases in the water being treated to aid in plasma generation.
US09868649B2	Process and apparatus for purifying water The invention relates to a process and apparatus that treats waste water, in particular waste water containing surfactants and including grey water, for local reuse. According to the invention, the process comprises a) collecting waste water in a reservoir; b) injecting gas into waste water from the reservoir to form bubbles in the waste water; c) separating the bubbles, and any entrained contaminants, from the waste water; d) drying the separated bubbles and returning any water recovered from the dried bubbles to the waste water undergoing treatment; e) optionally repeating steps b) to d) to achieve the desired purification of the waste water; and f) collecting the purified waste water. The invention provides a robust process and a mechanically simple apparatus that does not require regular replacement of chemicals or filters, yet is capable of treating waste water locally, and in particular grey water for household reuse.
US09868646B2	Compositions for enhancing production of aluminum hydroxide in an aluminum hydroxide production process Compositions and methods used in the modification of crystallization of aluminum hydroxide from liquor in an aluminum hydroxide production process, such as the Bayer process. More particularly, crystal growth modifier compositions comprising a component of crude corn oil derived from a bioethanol production process and/or a component of biodiesel and methods of using such compositions to modify particle size and distribution of precipitated alumina trihydrate in a precipitation liquor crystallization process.
US09868645B2	Method for producing particles The object of the disclosure is to provide a method for efficiently producing fine particles with low crystal growth of the raw material components, in particular fine particles with a plurality of raw material components in a highly complexed state and having low crystal growth, without blockage of the nozzle. The method of the disclosure for producing particles includes injecting a good solvent solution that includes a good solvent and one or more raw material components dissolved in the good solvent, with a nozzle into a precipitating poor solvent that has been heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point of the good solvent, to evaporate the good solvent solution and precipitate a plurality of particles, and running a cleansing poor solvent through the nozzle before starting and after completing injection of the good solvent solution into the precipitating poor solvent.
US09868644B2	Process for the joint production of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate Process for producing sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in a continuous mode out of trona comprising: c) feeding crushed trona, an extraction water and an additive in a first leaching tank containing a dissolution solution comprising sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of: anionic hexametaphosphate, anionic polyphosphate, anionic polyphosphonate, soja lecithine, anionic polycarboxylate polymer, anionic polyacrylate polymer, anionic polyacrylate-polyacrylamide co-polymer, anionic hydrolyzed polymaleic polymers, anionic maleic-acrylic acids copolymers, anionic acrylic acid-phosphonic acid copolymers and combinations thereof; d) dissolving at least partially the crushed trona in the dissolution solution in order to produce a first suspension; e) removing continuously the first suspension from the first leaching tank and feeding it with an additive into a second leaching tank wherein the additive is selected from the same group of additives of step c); f) dissolving at least partially the remaining crushed trona from step d) in the second leaching tank in order to produce a second suspension; g) separating the second solid particles from the second solution to produce a production solution comprising sodium carbonate and to produce a production solid comprising the second solid particles comprising sodium bicarbonate.
US09868643B2	Synthesis of zeolite SSZ-16 A method is disclosed for synthesizing a zeolite having the framework structure of SSZ-16 using a structure directing agent comprising a dication selected from one or more of 1,1′-(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene)bis[1-methylpiperidinium]; 1,1′-(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene)bis[1-ethylpiperidinium]; 1,1′-(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene)bis[1-methylpyrrolidinium]; and 1,1′-(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene)bis[1-ethylpyrrolidinium].
US09868641B2	Conforming graphene to a target substrate Implementations and techniques for conforming a layer of graphene to a target substrate are generally disclosed.
US09868640B2	Graphene structure and method of manufacturing the same A graphene dot structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The graphene dot structure includes a core including a semiconductor material; and a graphene shell formed on the surface of the core. The graphene dot structure may form a network.
US09868636B1	Thermochemically active iron titanium oxide materials A thermal oxidation-reduction cycle is disclosed that uses iron titanium oxide as the reactive material. The cycle may be used for the thermal splitting of water and/or carbon dioxide to form hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide. The formed compounds may be used as syngas precursors to form fuels.
US09868631B2	Systems and methods for MEMS-based cross-point electrical switching A Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based N×M cross-point switch, a MEMS-based system, and a method provide MEMS-based cross-point electrical switching for a Layer 0 flow-based switch. The N×M cross-point switch includes N inputs each at least 10 Gbps, M output each at least 10 Gbps, a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) MEMS switches selectively interconnecting the N inputs to the M outputs; and control and addressing circuitry to selectively control the plurality of RF MEMS switches to switch each of the N inputs to a corresponding output of the M outputs. The systems and methods provide an electrical switching fabric for flow-based switching of wavelengths that can be part of a Reconfigurable Electrical Add/Drop Multiplexer (READM) with similar functionality as a ROADM in the electronic domain.
US09868630B2	Package structure and manufacturing method thereof A package structure includes a device chip, a MEMS die, a cap structure, and an eutectic bonding layer. The MEMS die is over the device chip and includes a substrate having a plurality of cavities and a conductive layer covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of each of the cavities. The cap structure is coupled to the MEMS die, and the cap structure includes a base substrate having at least one seal ring located in the cavities and a bonding layer covering a first surface and at least part of sidewalls of the seal ring. The first surface of the seal ring faces the MEMS die. The eutectic bonding layer is located between the conductive layer and the bonding layer in the cavities. In addition, a method of manufacturing the package structure is provided.
US09868628B2	Method and structure for CMOS-MEMS thin film encapsulation Representative methods for sealing MEMS devices include depositing insulating material over a substrate, forming conductive vias in a first set of layers of the insulating material, and forming metal structures in a second set of layers of the insulating material. The first and second sets of layers are interleaved in alternation. A dummy insulating layer is provided as an upper-most layer of the first set of layers. Portions of the first and second set of layers are etched to form void regions in the insulating material. A conductive pad is formed on and in a top surface of the insulating material. The void regions are sealed with an encapsulating structure. At least a portion of the encapsulating structure is laterally adjacent the dummy insulating layer, and above a top surface of the conductive pad. An etch is performed to remove at least a portion of the dummy insulating layer.
US09868621B2	Combustion-powered lift system A combustion-powered portable vehicle lift comprising a base, a post supported by the base, and a carriage assembly vertically shiftable relative to the post. The vehicle lift additionally comprises a combustion power system including a fuel tank and a combustion engine. The vehicle lift further comprises a hydraulic power system including a hydraulic reservoir, a hydraulic pump, and a hydraulic cylinder. As such, the combustion power system is operable to power the hydraulic power system to shift the carriage assembly relative to the post.
US09868620B1	Expandable car jack An expandable car jack including a base with a first base extension member and a second extension member rotatably, removably, and directly coupled to one another, the first and second base extension members operably configured to rotate with respect to one another to define a planar lower support surface forming an x-shape or a substantially perpendicular configuration. The expandable car jack may also include a plurality of hinged members supported by the base, wherein the plurality of hinged members define a lifting surface and are coupled together with a screw, the screw operably configured to rotate, expand and contract a width separating the plurality of hinged members, and place the lifting surface at a plurality of raised height positions.
US09868617B2	Automatic boom telescopic motion apparatus for working machine An automatic boom telescopic motion apparatus for a working machine includes an automatic telescopic motion part configured to continue the telescopic motion of the boom without inputting an operation to perform the telescopic motion of the boom by the boom telescopic motion input part, in a state in which the on/off operation part is turned on, when the output detection part detects an output which is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and an operation is inputted to the boom telescopic motion input part to increase the speed of the telescopic motion of the boom to a value equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
US09868613B2	Braking apparatus, elevator hoisting machine that uses same, and buffering reaction force adjusting method for a braking apparatus In a braking apparatus, a forcing device forces a movable portion in a direction that places a friction member in contact with a rotating body. A braking force releasing device displaces the movable portion in a direction in which the friction member separates from the rotating body in opposition to the forcing device. A buffering member is disposed between a fixed portion and the movable portion, and is made of a flexible material. A deforming device deforms the buffering member by pressing the buffering member in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the movable portion.
US09868610B2	Bulk wire delivery system The invention described relates generally to a method and apparatus for improving existing bulk wire transfer methodologies and more particularly, to welding wire packages for use as an endless wire container such that the welding wire of multiple containers can be linked together to produce an uninterrupted flow of welding wire to a welding operation by employing a welding wire transfer guide, the guide having an outwardly-facing curvilinear groove, one end of said groove of said welding wire transfer guide positioned along a tangent line running between an outer diameter of the in-process coil of wire and an opposed end of said groove along a tangent line running between an inner diameter of the staged coil of welding wire. The apparatus further includes a magnetically positionable wire guide arm above at least two, preferably each bulk welding wire container.
US09868608B2	Sheet conveying apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus, including a conveyer to convey a sheet in a predetermined conveying direction along a predetermined conveyer path, and a discharger forming a part of the conveyer to discharge the sheet from the conveyer path, is provided. The discharger includes a driving roller, a pinch roller arranged to confront the driving roller across the conveyer path, and an urging member to urge the pinch roller against the driving roller. The conveyer includes a chute member. The chute member includes a guiding face defining a part of the conveyer path, a supporting face to support one end of the urging member, and a contact face located on a particular face of the chute member opposite from the supporting face. The sheet conveying apparatus includes a plate member made of metal arranged to extend in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction and to contact the contact face.
US09868607B2	Device for ejecting a flat object during conveying A device for ejecting 1 a flat object 101 during the conveyance thereof along a conveying path 102 includes an inlet conveyor 10 and an outlet conveyor 20 which are successively arranged one after the other along the conveying path 102. At least the downstream part 11 of the inlet conveyor 10 is orientably mounted for pivoting between a conveying position and an ejecting position and at least the upstream part 21 of the outlet conveyor 20 is orientably mounted for pivoting between a conveying position and an ejecting position.
US09868603B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system A sheet processing apparatus that is capable of facilitating a process by eliminating waste of a result even if a translucent sheet is conveyed. A conveyance unit conveys a sheet received from an image forming apparatus. An optical sensor detects a sheet end conveyed. An alignment unit aligns sheets based on information detected by the optical sensor. A post-process unit performs a post-process to the sheets aligned. An input unit inputs sheet information about a type of the sheet to be received from the image forming apparatus. A control unit stops sheet conveyance when the sheet information indicates a first type sheet and when the optical sensor cannot detect the sheet end, and continues sheet conveyance when the sheet information indicates a second type sheet of which transmittance is higher than the first type sheet and when the optical sensor cannot detect the sheet end.
US09868602B2	Sheet feeder, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet feeder includes a first rotary member, a separation member that cooperates with the first rotary member in holding the sheet between the separation member and the first rotary member to define a separation nip, a conveyance unit disposed downstream of the separation nip in a conveyance direction of the sheet, a driving unit, and a control unit. The first rotary member feeds a sheet. The conveyance unit conveys the sheet. The driving unit drives the first rotary member. The control unit controls the driving unit to stop driving the first rotary member when a leading edge of the sheet reaches the conveyance unit, and controls the driving unit to restart driving the first rotary member when a trailing edge portion of the sheet comes out of the separation nip.
US09868600B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying device includes a third pivoting guide member located between a first pivoting guide member on a side of fixed guide members and a second pivoting guide member on a side of an opening/closing member. In a state in which an upstream conveying path and a re-conveying path are formed, the first pivoting guide member pivots toward the third pivoting guide member to expand the upstream conveying path when pushed by a sheet conveyed from the upstream conveying path, and the third pivoting guide member pivots toward the first pivoting guide member to expand the re-conveying path when pushed by a sheet conveyed from the re-conveying path.
US09868599B2	Sheet feeding device In a sheet feeding device, a document mounting board includes a first member that includes a first mounting surface and is located on the feed mechanism side in the feeding direction of the documents in the feed mechanism, the first mounting surface being inclined to a lower side toward the feed mechanism, and a second member that includes a second mounting surface on which the documents are mounted and is disposed on a side opposite to the side of the first member on which the feed mechanism is located, and the second member is connected to the first member to be rotatable about a second turning shaft and turns about the second turning shaft depending on the weight of the documents detected by the weight sensor to change an angle with respect to the first member.
US09868596B2	Automated loading system Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded.
US09868593B2	Multiple rack apparatus for accommodating biological product containers unloaded from a storage for the preservation of the same interfaced with a laboratory automation system There is described a multiple rack apparatus for accommodating biological product containers unloaded from a storage for the preservation of the same interfaced with a laboratory automation system, comprising an odd number of said racks which can be housed within a platform having a number of locations, which is equal to said odd number plus one. Said racks can horizontally or vertically slide from one location to another of said platform, taking advantage of the presence of a temporarily empty location, said racks further occupying in turn an operating location which, being vertical with respect to an outlet tube of said storage, accommodates said biological product containers unloaded from said storage.
US09868590B2	Method of forming a welded full contact floating roof for a storage tank A method for forming a sealed floating roof for a storage tank is disclosed. A plurality of roof panels are positioned adjacent to one another such that respective depressions of adjacent roof panels disposed adjacent to one another form a walled trough at interconnections of the plurality of roof panels. A self-propelled automatic welder is positioned and guided within the walled trough to make a weld joint at the walled trough, and thus forming the sealed floating roof.
US09868587B2	Method of injection molding opening devices on sheet material for packaging pourable food products, and packaging material and package obtained thereby A method of injection molding an opening device on sheet packaging material for packaging pourable food products; the packaging material has at least a first and a second layer, and an opening formed through the first layer and sealed by a cover portion of the second layer; the method includes the steps of injecting molten plastic material onto a first side of the cover portion of the second layer, feeding the molten plastic material along the cover portion to cover it on the first side, and feeding the molten plastic material through an annular peripheral portion of the cover portion to form a spout of the opening device projecting from a second side, opposite the first side, of the cover portion; the molten plastic material covers the cover portion to define, with the cover portion, a user-removable sealing portion of the spout.
US09868585B2	Wedge shaped footwear holder The present invention provides a wedge shaped footwear holder having two sides, a top and a floor, in which the sides and a top taper to define a closed distal end. A proximal opening accepts a displaceable portion. The displaceable portion is moveable along a neck, and is capable of being fixed in different positions so as to adjust an internal length of the footwear holder to correspond to a shoe.
US09868578B2	Retention frame for a packaging assembly A frame useful for retaining a product includes a frame and a sheet. The panel includes a central portion and right and left retention flaps extending from the central portion. The panel also includes right and left front pieces moveable to an engaged position coupled with the right and left retention flaps, respectively. The sheet includes a front retaining portion extending between the right and left front pieces and a front remainder portion at least partially overlaying the central portion of the panel. The right and left front pieces in the engaged position connect the front retaining portion of the sheet to the right and left retention flaps, respectively. When the right and left front pieces are both in their engaged positions, the front retaining portion of the sheet extends over the central portion of the panel. The frame is positionable in a retained position having the right and left front pieces in their respective engaged positions and the right and left retention flap folded to extend beneath the central portion. The front retaining portion may be tensioned to retain the product between the front retaining portion and the front remainder portion of the sheet.
US09868567B2	Glazing panel conditioning A conditioning agent (typically for use in repairing a flaw in a glazing panel) is contained in a sealed container which is itself disposed internally of a flexible outer walled container. Pressure applied to the outer flexible walled container can cause release of the conditioning agent from the internal conditioning agent container. The conditioning agent preparation may comprise a hygroscopic solvent (such as acetone) combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair.
US09868566B2	Secondary packaging comprising multiple primary packaging sizes The invention relates to a composite package (8) linked together into a single unit, and comprising a plurality of individual containers (1, 2, and 3) of varying shapes and/or volumes and being assembled according to different orientations in the composite package. In the composite package are defined strong and weak containers according to their mechanical resistances on which apply external loads. According to the invention, the strong containers are arranged in their orientation along the direction(s) of external loads placed upon the composite package thereby protecting the weakest ones.
US09868562B2	Bulk bin assembly with a horizontal ventilation insert and method for forming the same A bulk bin assembly formed from a plurality of blanks material is provided. The bulk bin assembly includes a container portion including a plurality of side walls, wherein at least one side wall has a ventilation opening defined therein. The bulk bin assembly further includes a ventilation insert including a plurality of side panels and at least one insert opening defined in at least one side panel. The ventilation insert is positioned within a cavity of the container portion such that an air flow channel defined by the plurality of side panels is in air flow communication with the ventilation opening of the container portion to permit ambient air to flow through the ventilation opening and through the insert opening.
US09868557B2	Cable packaging for medical devices Disclosed herein is a cable packaging for medical devices that is provided with a perforated line and having heat shrinkage characteristic. With a capable packaging for medical devices to wrap around a cable that is configured to connect two or more apparatuses to each other, the cable packaging is formed of material that is shrunken by heat so as to come into close contact with the cable, and the cable packaging includes a perforated line so as to be separated from the cable. By forming the packaging using heat shrinkage material, a packaging volume is reduced, and by fixing the packaging so as to come into close contact with the cable, the durability of a connecting portion is improved. By forming a perforated line, the packaging is removed or maintained according to use of a user, and contaminated substance is easily cleaned
US09868556B2	Hand-held handle dispenser A hand-held handle dispenser comprising: a main frame (12) having a handle (14), an adhesive tape roll (16) provided at a rear side of the main frame for delivering an adhesive tape, an application roller (18) provided at the front side of the main frame for applying the adhesive tape on a parcel and a cutting blade (20) for cutting the adhesive tape, a cartridge (22) for storing at least one insert strip (24) and transport and affixing means (26, 28) for conveying said at least one insert strip from the cartridge to the application roller and affixing it against the adhesive tape to form a handle.
US09868553B2	Liquid transfer system, liquid transfer control method, liquid transfer controller, and medicine manufacturing method A fluid transfer system includes a multi-jointed robot, a syringe actuator configured to pull and push a plunger of a syringe, and a controller. The controller performs control of the multi-jointed robot so as to reverse a vertical relation between the vial and the syringe in a state where a vial containing a liquid is disposed on a lower side of the syringe and a needle of the syringe punctures the vial, and control of the syringe actuator so as to absorb a liquid in the vial into the syringe by pulling the plunger in a state where the vial is disposed on an upper side of the syringe.
US09868552B2	Fluid transfer apparatus, fluid transfer control method, fluid transfer controller, fluid transfer system, and medicine manufacturing method A fluid transfer system includes a multi-jointed robot which is capable of transferring a vial and a syringe, and a syringe driving apparatus. The syringe driving apparatus includes a cylinder body holder which holds a cylinder body of the syringe, an actuator which pulls and pushes a plunger of the syringe, and a rotation mechanism configured to make the cylinder body holder and the actuator freely rotatable about an axial line intersecting with a center axial line of the syringe.
US09868549B2	Method for the assembly of an aircraft fuselage and fuselage manufacturing station A method for the assembly of an aircraft fuselage, to a fuselage manufacturing station and to a construction kit includes providing a pre-assembled cockpit unit, a pre-assembled wing box, a pre-assembled tail unit and a plurality of pre-fabricated fuselage shell segments. Furthermore, the method involves positioning the cockpit unit, the wing box and the tail unit. Moreover, a first front fuselage shell segment is positioned on a front connecting region of the wing box, and a first rear fuselage shell segment is positioned on a rear connecting region of the wing box. The first front fuselage shell segment is joined to a second front fuselage shell segment, and the first rear fuselage shell segment is joined to a second rear fuselage shell segment. As a result of the above, following the assembly of the aircraft fuselage an aircraft fuselage can be provided that already comprises equipment elements or functional elements.
US09868548B2	Take-off system and method for unmanned aerial vehicles An unmanned aerial vehicles take-off system may include at least one winch, at least one towline, at least one dolly on which at least one aircraft is mounted, and at least one battery of the at least one winch. At least one micro-controller unit is connected to the at least one winch, wherein the at least one microcontroller unit is configured to control the activation/deactivation of the at least one winch. An unmanned aerial vehicle take-off method is also disclosed that includes operating the at least one winch by means of at least one microcontroller unit connected to said at least one winch.
US09868546B2	Dual-mode vehicle light system Light systems having an array of paired visible-light and infrared-light elements, each pair arranged such that a body of each visible-light element obstructs infrared-light emitted from its paired infrared-light element. A lens might be provided to cover the array of paired light elements.
US09868543B2	Assembly for an aircraft comprising an attachment pylon primary structure formed with three independent elements In order to optimize the bulkiness of a primary structure of an aircraft engine attachment pylon and thus make it easier to install under the wing and as close as possible to the pressure face thereof, the disclosure herein provides an assembly in which the engine comprises a rear part arranged under a wing element equipped with a wing box, the primary structure being made up of the following independent elements: a first and a second side beam arranged one on each side of a vertical mid-plane of the engine; and an intermediate structure through which the vertical mid-plane of the engine passes and which is situated some distance from each of the first and second side beams.
US09868540B2	Aircraft engine mounting system An aircraft includes an engine mounted to a wing by a first support, such as a strut, configured to secure the engine to the wing in a position above the wing. A second support, secured to a fuselage portion of the aircraft, is defined by a bridge structure configured to separately and independently secure the engine to the fuselage. The engine is thus secured by the first support directly to the aircraft wing, and via the second support, in concert with the first, to a portion of an aircraft fuselage spaced laterally of the engine-to-wing attachment. In one embodiment the bridge structure, which extends between the engine and fuselage, may be bowed upwardly so as to define a convex curvature when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Such a curvature may, inter alia, optimize aerodynamic spacing of the bridge from the wing to minimize undesirable shock waves.
US09868539B2	Aircraft engine pylon to wing mounting assembly Pylon mounting assemblies are provided for mounting an engine (e.g., a turbojet engine) to a wing of an aircraft. The pylon mounting assemblies include an upper pylon connection member, and a lower pylon connection box. The upper pylon connection member and the lower pylon connection box respectively define opposed lower and upper mounting surfaces which establish a mounting plane that slopes downwardly and rearwardly relative to aircraft travel direction. At least one connector assembly connects the upper pylon connection member and a lower pylon connection box to one another at the opposed respective lower and upper mounting surfaces thereof.
US09868538B2	Water inflow prevention device for aircraft working when landing in water, pressure adjusting valve, and aircraft The present invention provides a water inflow prevention device that prevents an inflow of water into an aircraft when the aircraft lands in water through a communication passage allowing the inside and outside of the aircraft to communicate with each other. The water inflow prevention device includes a mesh part provided in the communication passage, through the mesh part a fluid flowing through the communication passage passes.
US09868537B2	Riser release flaring system for parafoils A riser release system controllably lands a descending flight vehicle having a parafoil or canopy. The system has control lines and riser lines attached to the parafoil or canopy. The other end of the riser lines are attached to an upper portion of a release structure; a lower portion of the release structure is connected to the payload; and a coupling mechanisms releasably couples the upper and lower portions. When the upper and lower portions are decoupled, a distance control device controls and limits the distance of separation between the two portions, and a rate control device controls the rate of separation. Separation causes the riser lines to increase the distance between the payload and canopy, further causing the canopy to flare and decrease the rate of descent of the flight vehicle.
US09868536B2	Electrical interconnects for ice protection systems A rotary blade includes a blade tip assembly with a first bus bar segment and a main blade assembly with second bus bar segment. The first bus bar segment is connected to the blade tip assembly and the second bus bar segment is connected to the main blade assembly. The blade tip assembly is connected to the main blade assembly such that the first and second bus bar segments are longitudinally offset from one another. A low-profile interconnect spans the first and second bus bar segments for resistively generating less heat than the bus bar segments for a predetermined current flow.
US09868534B2	Heat removal structure of aircraft main landing gear bay An aircraft includes: a fairing which covers a lower part of a fuselage having a main landing gear bay (MLG bay), and defines a ventilation cavity communicating with the MLG bay between the fairing and the fuselage; and a heat removal system which removes heat generated from the MLG inside the MLG bay to the outside of the MLG bay by suctioning/discharging air through an inlet port and an outlet port leading from the ventilation cavity or the MLG bay to external air. The fairing defines a wheel opening through which a wheel of the MLG enters and exits, and defines a ventilation port, which functions as one of the inlet and outlet ports, between the fairing and an outer peripheral part of the wheel exposed from the wheel opening to the lower side of the MLG bay when the MLG is retracted.
US09868533B2	Armrest device An armrest device for an aircraft seat has a cushion unit, which is at least substantially implemented by an elastomer and which is provided at least for forming an elastic substrate for an arm support for a passenger. The cushion unit has a comfort structure, which is provided for adjustment of an elastic deformability of the cushion unit.
US09868531B2	Passenger seat arrangement for a vehicle A passenger seat arrangement comprises at least one first seat arranged at a first lower level, and at least one second seat arranged at a second elevated level. Each of the first and the second seats comprises a supporting surface for supporting a passenger which is movable between an upright seating position and a reclined lying position. At least one of the first and the second seats is constructed in such a manner that a movement of its supporting surface from the upright seating position into the reclined lying position results in an increase of a distance between the supporting surface of the first seat and the supporting surface of the second seat.
US09868528B2	Divider element for an aircraft cabin A divider element for an aircraft cabin is disclosed including a frame member forming a closed ring wherein the frame member may assume an expanded state and a collapsed state, wherein in the expanded state the frame member extends in a plane and defines a first area which is surrounded by the frame member and wherein in the collapsed state the frame member defines a second area which is surrounded by the frame member, the second area being smaller than the first area, and a flexible sheet member which is fixed to the frame member and dimensioned such that when the frame member is in the expanded state, it extends over the area defined by the frame member.
US09868527B2	Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods The presently disclosed technology is directed generally to unmanned vehicle systems and methods configured to satisfy a first set of export control regulations, such as those within the jurisdiction of one government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of Commerce) without falling within the purview of a second set of export control regulations, such as export control regulations within the jurisdiction of another government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of State). Through limited range of operation, limited payload types, limited capabilities, and tamper-proof or tamper-resistant features, embodiments of the unmanned vehicle system are designed to fall within the purview and under control of one agency and not within the purview and under control of another agency.
US09868525B2	Low speed airfoil design for aerodynamic improved performance of UAVs An airfoil configured for low speed performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle includes an upper surface having an upper surface portion with a top local surface angle magnitude of less than 5 degrees at a subsection of a chord and a lower surface having a lower surface portion with a bottom local surface angle magnitude of less than 5 degrees at the subsection of the chord. The chord is defined by a line starting at a leading edge of the airfoil and extending to a trailing edge of the airfoil.
US09868524B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle configuration for extended flight This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a pushing motor and propeller assembly that is oriented at approximately ninety degrees to one or more of the lifting motors. When the UAV is moving horizontally, the pushing motor may be engaged and the pushing propeller will aid in the horizontal propulsion of the UAV.
US09868523B2	Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed wing aircraft A fixed wing type Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft retains a conventional seating arrangement and utilizes a single point VTOL lift source, in the form of a counter-rotating centrifugal compressor assembly having co-axially aligned upper and lower impellers. Air is fed to the upper impeller through a central intake, and to the lower impeller through either a VTOL mode intake or a flight mode intake. Air is exhausted from the impellers through a plurality of main air outlets. Each main air outlet is fitted with a thrust augmentation duct that can be pivoted downward for VTOL, or rearward for forward flight. A controller alternately closes the flight mode intake when the thrust augmentation ducts are in the downwardly pointing VTOL position, and closes the VTOL mode intakes when the thrust augmentation ducts are in the rearwardly pointing flight position.
US09868520B1	Landing gear apparatuses and applications thereof Landing gear apparatuses and applications, wherein wheels include embedded (in-wheel) high impact shock absorbing capabilities. Landing gear assembly includes: wheel with wheel rim connected to wheel hub, wheel rim encompasses inner boundary and has inner radius, wheel hub is movable and positionable to a nominal position in space within rim inner boundary; a wheel hub positioning mechanism, connected to wheel hub, selectively confining and positioning wheel hub within space to pre-determined position different from nominal position; and wheel hub suspension assembly, connected to wheel hub, operable in response to hub moving relative to pre-determined position, and including damper for absorbing shocks or/and dissipate kinetic energy during hub motion. When wheel is subjected to landing impact shock at least 2 meters-per-second vertical velocity, hub moves from or across pre-determined position towards rim inner boundary, along wheel hub maximal shifting path longer than rim inner radius. Applicable to various (air-bound) landing vehicles.
US09868515B2	Aircraft electric actuator drive apparatus An aircraft electric actuator drive apparatus has an electric actuator and a secondary power supply device. The electric actuator is driven using electric power from a main power unit provided in an aircraft. The secondary power supply device can temporarily supply electric power to the electric actuator while electric power from the main power unit is applied to the electric actuator.
US09868514B2	Flap system for an aircraft high lift system or an engine actuation and method for monitoring a flap system The invention relates to a flap system for an aircraft high lift system or an engine actuation with a rotary shaft system, one or more drive stations as well as elements for transmitting the drive energy from the rotary shaft system to the one or more drive stations, wherein at least one drive station includes at least two independent load paths with at least one rotational transmission each for actuating the flap kinematics, and per load path at least one mechanically coupling-free synchronization unit is provided for compensating regular load fluctuations between the load paths. The invention furthermore relates to a method for monitoring a flap system with at least two redundant load paths which each comprise at least one rotational transmission, wherein it is cyclically checked whether the difference of the output-side torques of the at least two load paths exceeds a defined threshold value and/or lies within a defined limit range.
US09868498B2	Modular azimuth thruster The present invention is directed to a modular azimuth thruster (1) for propelling a vessel, having a thruster housing (1) around which water flows, and comprising: a standardized core unit (2) having a core unit housing (21) forming part of the thruster housing, a transmission line (6) arranged within in the core unit housing (21), comprising a propeller shaft (61) extending in a longitudinal direction (13) of the thruster housing, and a propeller (3) arranged outside the thruster housing and being operationally connected to the propeller shaft. The present invention further relates to a vessel comprising an azimuth thruster and a method of configuring an azimuth thruster.
US09868496B2	Drive system for a water vehicle, method for operating a drive system, and water vehicle having the drive system A drive system for a water vehicle, in particular for a submarine underwater vehicle or an unmanned underwater vehicle, includes a fuel cell system, at least one operating-gas container for supplying the fuel cell system with an operating gas, and a compressor arranged on a gas discharge line for compressing a residual gas from the fuel cell system, wherein a turbine arranged between the operating-gas container and the fuel cell system is provided for expanding the operating gas before the operating gas enters the fuel cell system, where the compressor is driven by the turbine such that the energy balance of the drive system is thereby improved.
US09868495B2	Controllable water floatation garment The present invention relates to a water floatation garment, and in particular, to such a swimming garment incorporating a fillable bladder and electronics provided to identify emergency situation such as drowning based on sensed data that causing the garment to trigger the fillable bladder to inflate allowing a user to float to surface therein preventing a drowning.
US09868494B1	Sportsboard finbox locking device A sportsboard locking device that fits into the horizontal channel of the standard finbox, the device having a housing with an internal slot, an extending flange and a lower club foot, the device further having a slider with a lever on top, the slider capable of sliding down through the inner slot of the housing and into the horizontal channel such that the lower club foot on the extending flange is locked into place within the track underneath the horizontal channel.
US09868493B2	Independent tank with curvature change section, and manufacturing method for independent tank Provided is an independent tank, and a manufacturing method therefor, for which local bending stress occurring on the vicinity of a boundary portion (welded portion) can be reduced without increasing plate thickness. An independent tank has at least one curvature change portion in which the curvature along the axial direction of plate members that form the tank changes along the axial direction. Both the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the small curvature side are not flush with respect to the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the large curvature side. The plate thickness center of the plate member on the small curvature side is offset toward the radial direction inner side or the radial direction outer side with respect to the plate thickness center of the plate on the large curvature side.
US09868486B2	Saddle-ride type vehicle A saddle-ride type vehicle in which left and right radiators are disposed on the sides of a vehicle body and the peripheries of these left and right radiators are covered by cover members to cause traveling air to pass through the left and right radiators from their inner sides to outer sides, the saddle-ride type vehicle including air introduction paths provided on the outer sides of the cover members and formed by the cover members and cowl members disposed outward of the cover members in the vehicle width direction.
US09868481B1	Methods and devices for vertically positioning a fifth wheel hitch assembly A fifth wheel hitch plate assembly adapted to be mounted to a vehicle frame includes a hitch plate component coupled to the frame by a vertical lift component. In one implementation, the vertical lift component includes at least four linkages that are pivotally connected to the hitch plate component and pivotally connected to the vehicle frame, wherein the four linkages operate, together with one or actuating members, to elevate a fifth wheel hitch plate assembly in a vertical or substantially vertical path, i.e., a path substantially perpendicular to the vehicle frame.
US09868479B2	Configurable rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser Multiple vertical panel strakes extend from a rear underbody of the automobile in a street configuration. Multiple vertical panel extensions include extension coupling elements designed to removably couple the vertical panel extensions to the plurality of vertical strakes in a track configuration. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the street configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are uncoupled from the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the vertical panel strakes have an overall width that extends a vertical street distance. When the rear underbody aerodynamic diffuser is in the track configuration, the plurality of vertical panel extensions are removably coupled to the plurality of vertical panel strakes and the combined vertical panel strakes and vertical panel extensions have an overall width that extends a vertical track distance that is greater than the vertical street distance.
US09868476B1	Vehicle body-in-white structure A vehicle body includes a non-metallic member, metallic disk, and metallic member. The metallic disk is rigidly affixed to the non-metallic member such that a periphery of the disk is encompassed by the non-metallic member while an outer surface of the disk remains exposed. The metallic member is secured to the non-metallic member by a spot weld extending from the metallic member, through the outer surface, and into the disk.
US09868475B2	Multi-material joint assembly, joint and method for a vehicle A multi-panel joint assembly, joint and method for a vehicle includes a first panel forming an outer skin on the vehicle, a second panel having a second panel flange portion overlapping the first panel, a third panel having a third panel flange portion overlapping the second panel flange portion, throughholes in registry with one another defined respectively in the first panel, the second panel flange portion, and the third panel flange portion, a rivet nut received through the throughole of the first panel, a fastener received through the throughholes of the second and third panels and threadedly secured to the rivet nut for securing the second and third panels to the first panel, and a washer interposed between the first panel and a deformed portion of the rivet nut for protecting the first panel from being damaged by the deformed portion.
US09868474B2	Reinforcement structure for rear floor of vehicle A reinforcement structure for a rear floor of a vehicle includes a rear floor panel, a first cross member extending along a vehicle width direction to be combined with a rear end of the rear floor panel, a side member combined with a side portion of the rear floor panel, a side seal combined with the side member, an extension panel combined with a rear end of the rear floor panel and including a tunnel portion, and a second cross member extending along the vehicle width direction and being combined with the first cross member and the side member, wherein the first cross member and the second cross member are directly combined with the extension panel, and one end of the second cross member is bent to be combined with the first cross member, and the first cross member and the second member form a ring shape at both sides of the tunnel portion.
US09868472B2	Bonnet structure of automotive vehicle A bonnet inner panel includes a central protrusion portion protruding upward in a vehicle elevational view and a rear protrusion portion located in back of the central protrusion portion, which are arranged side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a deep-drawn groove is provided between the both protrusion portions to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a hinge reinforcement is provided to extend from a position beside the rear protrusion portion to a position at a rear end of the central protrusion portion, passing through beside the deep-drawn groove. Thereby, the hinge support rigidity of the rear portion of the bonnet having the central protrusion portion can be increased, so that occurrence of any improper deflection or vibration caused to the bonnet by the traveling vibration, the traveling-air pressure or the like can be prevented.
US09868470B2	Vehicle body side structure A vehicle body side structure includes a left center pillar, and the left center pillar includes a pillar inner, a pillar stiffener, and an inner reinforcing member. The pillar stiffener is joined to the inner front flange and the inner rear flange of the pillar inner, thereby forming a pillar closed section. The inner reinforcing member is arranged in the pillar closed section. The inner reinforcing front flange and the inner reinforcing rear flange of the inner reinforcing member are joined to the inner inside wall of the pillar inner.
US09868466B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes a main frame, an upper frame disposed in an upward direction and an outward direction of the main frame, an engine, and a reinforcing unit different from an upper suspension holder for supporting an upper suspension.
US09868465B2	Vehicle frame structure A frame structure of a vehicle has: a frame member that is formed in a closed cross-sectional shape having plural first wall portions and plural first corner portions, and that configures a frame of a vehicle; and a reinforcing member that is made of a fiber reinforced resin, and that is formed in a closed cross-sectional shape having plural second wall portions and plural second corner portions, and that is disposed within the closed cross-sectional shape of the frame member such that the plural second corner portions contact the plural first wall portions or the plural first corner portions respectively, the plural second wall portions facing the plural first wall portions or the plural first corner portions respectively, forming plural closed cross-sectional shapes.
US09868462B2	Torsional suspensioned, steerable, oscillating and propelling axle assembly A “Torsional Suspensioned, Steerable, Oscillating and Propelling Axle Assembly” utilized in the individual track units of a multi track unit all-terrain vehicle or machine with axle assemblies providing/enabling suspension, steering, oscillation and propelling functions of the track units of the all-terrain vehicle or machine.
US09868461B2	Methods and systems for performing steering alignment health checks Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a steering system of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving torque signal data corresponding to torque signals received from a torque sensor associated with the steering system; processing the torque signal data to determine an average torque value; determining a health status of an alignment of the steering system based on the average torque value; and generating at least one of a signal, a message, and a code to notify a user based on the health status.
US09868458B1	Adjustable steering column assembly having a locking assembly An adjustable steering column assembly includes a locking assembly having a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member has a first member first surface that defines a first recess and a second recess and has a first member second surface disposed opposite the first member first surface. The second member is disposed opposite the first member. The second member has a second member first surface that faces towards the first member first surface. The second member first surface defines a third recess and a fourth recess and has a second member second surface disposed opposite the second member first surface. The third member is disposed between the first member and the second member. The third member is movable relative to the first member and the second member between a lock position and an unlock position.
US09868457B2	Steering apparatus and method for manufacturing same A steering apparatus includes: a fixing bracket fixed by being suspended to a vehicle body and having fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the vehicle body; and an outer column formed of aluminum by die-casting and sandwiched between the fixed side portions, wherein protrusion portions protruding toward both sides in the width direction are integrally formed on a rear end of the outer column.
US09868454B2	Pneumatic brake system redundancy in locomotive consists A train consist for freight transportation includes a first or lead locomotive and at least one second or trail, adjacent locomotive directly connected with one another, followed by a plurality of cars or wagons.Each of the locomotives has an Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake System (ECPBS), a brake handle installed in the driver's cab providing electric signals to control the ECPBSs upon train operator's commands, and a communication layer used to transmit various signals between the two or more adjacent locomotives of the consist.The electrical signals generated by the brake handle in the lead locomotive are extended to at least the first trail locomotive through the communication layer in order to control the ECPBS in the trail locomotive, providing full train brake redundancy, allowing non-degraded train operation even in case of an unrecoverable failure of the brake control system in the lead locomotive.
US09868452B2	Railcar coupler core with vertical parting line and method of manufacture A method of casting a core includes the steps of preparing a first half of a corebox, preparing a second half of a corebox such that the parting line of a core formed from the first and second coreboxes runs along the vertical axis of the core.
US09868448B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a power storage device, a motor generator that receives electric power from the power storage device to generate travel driving force, and an ECU. The ECU selects one of a CD mode and a CS mode, and switches a traveling mode between EV traveling and HV traveling in accordance with a traveling condition in each of the CD mode and the CS mode. Responsiveness of a vehicle driving torque to an operation of an accelerator pedal is higher in the CD mode than in the CS mode.
US09868445B2	Diagnostic supervisor to determine if a traction system is in a fault condition A steering application executing on a vehicle control module receives a steering control input to control a steered wheel of a vehicle. Based on the steering control input, the steering application determines a traction threshold value associated with a traction control attribute related to a traction wheel of the vehicle. A first diagnostic supervisor executing on the vehicle control module receives a measured value of the traction control attribute and the traction threshold value. When the measured value of the traction control attribute exceeds the traction threshold value, the first diagnostic supervisor repeatedly calculates a respective difference between the traction threshold value and the measured value of the traction control attribute to generate a set comprising a plurality of the respective differences. Based on the plurality of respective differences, the first diagnostic supervisor determines a first operating condition of a traction system of the vehicle.
US09868444B2	Control method of vehicle A control method of a vehicle includes summing weight values according to shift types through a controller during kickdown shifts of the vehicle, calculating a control constant based on the acquired sum of the weight values and the number of times of kickdown shifting through the controller, after summing of the weight values, and adjusting at least one of a shift pattern and an engine RPM based on the calculated control constant through the controller, after the calculation of the control constant.
US09868443B2	Reactive path planning for autonomous driving A method of adaptively re-generating a planned path for an autonomous driving maneuver. An object map is generated based on the sensed objects in a road of travel. A timer re-set and actuated. A planned path is generated for autonomously maneuvering the vehicle around the sensed objects. The vehicle is autonomously maneuvered along the planned path. The object map is updated based on sensed data from the vehicle-based devices. A safety check is performed for determining whether the planned path is feasible based on the updated object map. The planned path is re-generated in response to a determination that the existing path is infeasible, otherwise a determination is made as to whether the timer has expired. If the timer has not expired, then a safety check is re-performed; otherwise, a return is made to re-plan the path.
US09868438B2	Damping of pitching oscillations of a working vehicle by changing the speed An arrangement for damping a possible pitching oscillation of a working vehicle supported on the ground by elastic elements is equipped with means to detect an expected and/or existing pitching oscillation of the working vehicle, and a control device, which is connected to the means and to an actuator to influence the propulsion rate of the working vehicle and which can be operated to control the actuator so as to damp the pitching oscillation.
US09868434B2	Vehicle and control method for vehicle A vehicle includes an engine, a motor generator, an electrical storage device, a keeping switch, and a controller. The controller is configured to (a) cause the vehicle to travel by using the output of at least one of the engine and the motor generator, (b) control the state of charge of the electrical storage device, (c) when the keeping mode is requested in response to the signal output from the keeping switch and when the state of charge is higher than a threshold, execute a first keeping control for keeping the state of charge at a current value, and (d) when the keeping mode is requested in response to the signal output from the keeping switch and when the state of charge is lower than the threshold, execute a second keeping control for recovering the state of charge from a current value.
US09868433B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes an engine: a regenerative motor for use when the hybrid vehicle runs, the motor having characteristics such that the motor efficiency is 90% or more at a rotational speed of 75% of the maximum rotational speed of the motor when the load of the motor is 10% or more of the maximum load of the motor; and a transmission which transmits the power of the engine to a wheel drive shaft. The motor is coupled to the wheel drive shaft without being coupled to the transmission.
US09868429B2	Vehicle-use brake apparatus A vehicle-use brake apparatus has a control unit which includes a correcting pressure acquisition section that acquires a flow rate correcting pressure corresponding to a discharge amount of brake fluid discharged by a pump, a command differential pressure acquisition section that acquires a command differential pressure by performing a flow rate correction where the flow rate correcting pressure is subtracted from a target wheel cylinder pressure, and a correction restriction section that performs a correction restriction by which the flow rate correcting pressure is reduced or the flow rate correction is not performed if an actual wheel cylinder pressure is smaller than a target wheel cylinder pressure.
US09868423B2	Pressure generating apparatus for a braking system of a motor vehicle, hydraulic assemblage for interacting with the pressure generating apparatus, braking system, and method for installing a braking system for a motor vehicle A pressure generating apparatus for a braking system of a motor vehicle, a flange embodied on a second housing component adjacent to a first housing component, which flange is congruent with a flange-shaped portion of the first housing component, is mounted on the flange-shaped portion of the first housing component, and the second housing component completely surrounds a transmission gear set of the first housing component. Also described is a hydraulic assemblage for interacting with the pressure generating apparatus, to a braking system for a motor vehicle, and to a method for installing a braking system for a motor vehicle.
US09868419B2	Windshield wiper system A windshield wiper system (3) for vehicles. A windshield (1) has a curved surface. The system (3) comprises two wiper arms (14) and one wiper blade (5), one of said two wiper arms (14) being mounted to said oscillating gear drive (2), said wiper blade (5) being mounted by means of said two wiper arms (14) distal to said oscillating gear drive (2) for oscillation across the windshield (1). Said two wiper arms (14) have each along said curved surface of the windshield (1) a respectively pivotal wiper arm axis (8). At least one cranked fitting (16) and a prolongation fitting (7) are provided, said wiper blade (5) being mounted rotatable about a wiper blade rotation axis (9) by means of said wiper blade holder (21) and said wiper blade fit bolt (22) to said prolongation fitting (7). Said prolongation fitting (7) is mounted rotatable about prolongation fitting rotation axes (18). Said prolongation fitting rotation axes (18) is inclined to said respective wiper arm axis of each of the two wiper arms (14) by an angle 45°<δ<135°.
US09868414B2	Occupant protection device An occupant protection device comprises a pair of bag bodies, that is provided in left and right side support sections in a seat width direction of a seatback of a vehicle, and that displace the side support sections by inflating when supplied with gas; a first gas supply mechanism that supplies gas to the pair of bag bodies during everyday use; and a second gas supply mechanism that supplies gas to at least one out of the pair of bag bodies and that inflates the bag body earlier than in cases in which the pair of bag bodies are inflated by gas supplied by the first gas supply mechanism, in the event that a collision has been predicted or detected.
US09868413B2	Fabric for an air bag that maintains air permeability during high-pressure deployment at high speed The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fabric for an air bag that, during high-pressure deployment at high speed, maintains low air permeability as an air bag and is capable of maintaining the low air permeability even after exposure to heat. This fabric for an air bag comprises a synthetic fiber and is characterized by the contact angle of a circumscribed circle at intersecting sections in which the warp thread and the weft thread come in contact in the cross section of the fabric is at least 80° in both the warp thread direction and the weft thread direction.
US09868412B2	Air-bag Provided is an air-bag integrally formed by hollow weaving and including a control seam for restricting expansion. The control seam is extended from the base fabric on one surface of an expansion portion of the air-bag to the base fabric on another surface, and the base fabrics are joined. The control seam extending from the base fabric on the one surface to the base fabric on the other surface, and the control seam extending symmetrically from the base fabric on the other surface to the base fabric on the one surface constitute a pair of control seams One or more pairs of the restriction yarns are arranged in a block shape, forming a restriction yarn block. Adjacent restriction yarn blocks are disposed in a parallelly staggered manner with respect to the direction in which the restriction yarns extend.
US09868410B2	Apparatus and method for electrical power management in a vehicle system An electric power management system for a vehicle includes a first power bus arranged in parallel with a second power bus between first and second nodes. A third power bus couples a first battery and an auxiliary load at the second node. The second power bus couples a starter, a second battery and a generator at the first node, and selectively couples the first node to the second node when a first switch is activated. The second battery couples to the first node when a second switch is activated and the engine starter couples to the first node when a starter switch is activated. The second power bus couples the first node to the second node when a third switch is activated. A controller monitors states of charge of the first battery and the second battery and controls activations of the first switch, the second switch and the third switch.
US09868409B2	Power management and environmental control system for vehicles A power management system with DC/AC converter for providing power to electrical heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system, having a first electrical power interface (EPI) and a second EPI. Optional DC/DC converter having a third EPI and a fourth EPI, the third EPI being electrically coupled to the second EPI. A switching arrangement of the system has a common connection, the common connection being configured to be coupled to an electromagnetic machine, a first connection selectively electrically coupled to the common electrical connection, the first electrical connection further being electrically coupled to the second EPI and the third EPI, and a second electrical connection selectively electrically coupled to the common electrical connection, the second electrical connection further being electrically coupled to the fourth EPI. The first EPI, the second EPI, the third EPI, the fourth EPI and the common electrical connection are configurable as electrical power inputs and outputs.
US09868406B2	One-piece interior trim panel for a motor vehicle and method for manufacturing such an interior trim panel A one-piece interior trim panel for a motor vehicle and method of manufacture is disclosed which includes a trim section configured to face the vehicle interior and a handle section that is arranged on the trim section such that a handle cavity is formed in the interior trim panel. The handle section features a recess that points in the vertical direction and through which a person can reach behind the rear side of a segment of the trim section. The present disclosure furthermore concerns a method for manufacturing such an interior trim panel.
US09868401B2	Lid attached storage device A lid attached storage device includes: a box body having an opening; left and right lid bodies configured to cover left and right sides of the opening; and left and right opening and closing mechanisms configured to respectively cause the left and right lid bodies to be slidable in the front and rear direction and rotatable in the up and down direction with respect to the box body, each of the left and right opening and closing mechanisms including: a base member; a rotational support portion configured to support the base member so as to be rotatable in the up and down direction about a left or right side of the box body with respect to the box body; and a slide portion configured to slide the lid body in the front and rear direction with respect to the base member.
US09868399B1	Remote control electric mirrors Remote controlled electric mirrors include a main frame, housing horizontal and vertical electrical ram actuators. The body portion of each actuator is pivotally mounted to the main frame. The main frame includes clamp brackets on its lower side, for mounting to support arms extending from a motor vehicle. An elongated swivel member is pivotally mounted to the front of the main frame, for rotation about a horizontal axis. A movable portion of the vertical actuator is pivotally connected to the swivel member. The swivel member includes an upper pin and a lower pin. An upper bracket on the rear of the mirror frame includes an aperture, slip-fitted over the upper pin. An apertured clamp is slip-fitted over the lower pin, and bolted to a lower bracket on the mirror frame. The movable portion of the horizontal actuator is pivotally connected through a heim joint to rear of the mirror frame.
US09868398B2	Socket joint with integrated tube anchors A socket joint for carrying a mirror head or indirect vision system on a support tube to be mounted to a vehicle and a mirror or indirect vision arrangement comprising such socket joint and a mirror head or indirect vision system is provided. The socket joint comprises a support tube with at least one opening to be attached to a vehicle, a joint base contacting the support tube, at least one anchor extending through said at least one opening in said support tube, and at least one fastener engaging the at least one anchor and extending through a fastening hole in the joint base into the anchor. By the engagement of the fastener in or with the anchor, the portion of the anchor located within the support tube engages an interior surface of said support tube and said support tube is clamped between anchor and joint base.
US09868397B2	Display control device, and display control method A display control device for controlling a display unit in a vehicle, including a dedicated middleware that executes a program on a vehicle side, a general purpose middleware that executes general purpose application programs from an external of the vehicle, and an interface that exchanges necessary information between the dedicate middleware and the general purpose middleware, includes: an acquisition device that acquires vehicle information on a dedicated middleware side; a notification device that notifies a general purpose middleware side through the interface of a vehicle status based on the vehicle information; and an activation device that activates, on the general purpose middleware side, a target application program for realizing the display corresponding to the vehicle status among the general purpose application programs based on the vehicle status.
US09868394B1	Vehicular warnings based upon pedestrian or cyclist presence Methods and systems are described for providing vehicular alerts. In various aspects, a vehicle environment may be monitored using one or more sensors associated with a vehicle located in the vehicle environment. One or more pedestrians or cyclists within the vehicle environment may be identified based upon sensor data obtained from the one or more sensors. At least one of the pedestrians or cyclists may be determined to meet predetermined alert criteria based upon the sensor data. An alert indicating a presence of the pedestrians or cyclists may be generated and presented to an output device associated with the vehicle.
US09868389B2	Vehicle state indication system A vehicle state indication system includes a detection system and a text display. The detection system is configured to sense an external moving object. The text display is disposed on a vehicle so as to be capable of selectively externally indicating a first state of the vehicle and a second state of the vehicle in a forward direction of the vehicle.
US09868386B2	Vehicle headlight control device and method, and vehicle headlight control system An absolute pitch is outputted from an inclination sensor. A gradient related quantity is outputted from a gradient related quantity detection sensor for detecting a gradient related quantity that can specify a gradient of a road surface. The absolute pitch angle and the gradient related quantity are acquired by a vehicle headlight control apparatus. Based on the absolute pitch angle and the gradient related quantity, a pitch angle of a vehicle with respect to a road surface is calculated by the vehicle headlight control apparatus. Based on the pitch angle, an optical axis direction of the head lamp is controlled by the vehicle headlight control apparatus.
US09868382B2	Truck bed with selectively actuated magnetic floor sections A pick-up truck bed having controllably magnetized areas for retaining cargo or attachment devices. A first permanent magnet may be attached below the lower surface of the truck bed with a second permanent being rotatable relative to the first permanent magnet to control the magnetic flux provided to retain objects in the truck bed. Alternatively, one or more electromagnets may be provided that may be turned on to retain objects in the truck bed and turned off to allow removal of objects.
US09868379B2	Device for loading and unloading boxes on to and from a van A vehicle for transporting boxes in a loading volume, the boxes being stacked on at least one trolley with wheels, engaging with at least one guide rail attached to the floor to guide the movement of said trolley. The vehicle has at least one device exerting a horizontal force on a row of boxes placed on at least one trolley to move them towards an opening of the vehicle. The vehicle furthermore has at least one roof bar holding, at the upper portion, at least one stack of boxes placed on a trolley. The presence of a roof bar ensures that the boxes are properly held in the loading volume, thus preventing breakage during transportation.
US09868375B1	Receptacle for vehicles A receptacle for use with a vehicle is provided. The receptacle is designed to utilize the area between a vehicle's console and seat to secure a container suitable for receiving objects therein in a substantially fixed position within the vehicle. The receptacle has a container having an open end for receiving objects therein and an insert member removably secured to the container that holds the container in place within the vehicle. By utilizing the common features of a console and a seat, the receptacle accommodates most vehicles types and models and can be installed such that receptacle is accessible to a driver of a vehicle without obstructing driver movement during travel.
US09868367B2	Structural cam for latch A latch for a vehicle seat may include a hooking component with a hook engagement surface, a first cam with a first cam engagement surface, and a second cam with a second cam engagement surface. The hooking component may be rotatable about a first axis and the first cam and the second cam may be rotatable about a second axis between an engaged position and an unengaged position. The hook engagement surface may contact at least one of the first cam engagement surface and the second cam engagement surface in the engaged position. One of the hook engagement surface or the first cam engagement surface may include a stepped surface extending incrementally from either the hook engagement surface or the first cam engagement surface.
US09868366B2	Seat apparatus In order to improve steering operation operability during cornering while maintaining a driver holding property, a seat apparatus is provided with: a seat back frame; a cornering sensor for detecting a cornering direction of a vehicle; and a control unit that controls the seat back frame on the basis of the result of detection by the cornering sensor. The seat back frame is provided with: left and right side frames disposed on both sides of the seat back frame; a back plate disposed between the left and right side frames; and a swinging mechanism for swinging the back plate with respect to the direction of movement of the vehicle. The control unit controls the swinging mechanism such that, upon detection of a cornering direction of the vehicle by the cornering sensor, the inner one of the sides of the back plate with respect to the cornering direction is positioned rearward of the outer one of the sides with respect to the cornering direction.
US09868353B2	In-vehicle configurable soft switches A computer-implemented method may include receiving input to a vehicle-associated computing system (VACS) touch-sensitive display, requesting adjustment to a powered state of an accessory device connected to a switch module; providing, responsive to the input, a command from a vehicle computing system to the switch module, running on the VACS, to adjust a controlled output of the switch module; and updating the user interface to reflect a result of the command.
US09868350B2	Working vehicle Provided is a working vehicle which includes: an engine disposed on a rear portion of a vehicle body; a gear-type transmission and an HST which are disposed on the rear portion of the vehicle body; a load-carrying platform disposed above at least one of the engine, the gear-type transmission and the HST; a driving operation part disposed in front of the load-carrying platform and allowing an operator to ride thereon; a PTO shaft mounted on a front portion of the vehicle body and being capable of taking out power to the outside of the working vehicle; and a mechanical power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the engine which is before the power is transmitted with a speed change by the gear-type transmission and the HST to the PTO shaft by extending below the driving operation part.
US09868345B2	Roll-rod for vehicle A roll-rod for a vehicle which is mounted so as to connect a sub-frame and a power train may include at least one rubber block mounted between a front body portion and a rear end plate, in which the rubber block disposed at a rearmost part may be formed with a “U”-shaped band portion having an opening to which the end plate is fitted and joined wherein the “U”-shaped band portion is open in a vertical direction to the axial direction of a rearmost rubber block of the at least one rubber block to form the opening.
US09868339B2	Vehicle side door structure and method of making and using the same In an embodiment, a side door for a vehicle, includes: a structure comprising a shell comprising a shell support beam positioned across a main body portion of the shell, wherein the shell support beam comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip sections; wherein the shell comprise a inner shell and a outer shell; and wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test conducted according to European New Car Assessment Protocol (Euro NCAP) Side Impact Testing Protocol Version 5.2 (November 2011).
US09868335B2	Two-way hingeless ventilator A hingeless ventilator comprises a frame defining two openings surrounded by a seating rim, which is surrounded by a door recess. A pair of upright sleeves is disposed between the openings, and each upright sleeve defines an exterior track surface. A door is disposed to face the outer surface of the frame and has a main body configured to be selectively positionable to cover and uncover both of the openings and defines a lip surrounding the periphery thereof and extending generally perpendicularly to the main body. Two door struts connected to the door extend through the frame openings and hold a handle that has rollers that are biased against the exterior track surfaces of the sleeves.
US09868334B2	Installation structure for vehicle-mounted device An installation structure for a vehicle-mounted device is provided with an air conditioning unit disposed on the rear side of a dashboard panel separating an engine room and a vehicle chamber, and internally including an air passage through which conditioned air is allowed to flow; and an emergency call device disposed on the rear side of the air conditioning unit, and configured to perform an emergency call to a service center on the outside of a vehicle at a time of vehicle collision. This is advantageous in protecting the emergency call device at the time of frontal collision of the vehicle.
US09868332B2	Methods and systems for controlling vehicle body motion and occupant experience In one embodiment, one or more suspension systems of a vehicle may be used to mitigate motion sickness by limiting motion in one or more frequency ranges. In another embodiment, an active suspension may be integrated with an autonomous vehicle architecture. In yet another embodiment, the active suspension system of a vehicle may be used to induce motion in a vehicle. The vehicle may be used as a testbed for technical investigations and/or as a platform to enhance the enjoyment of video and/or audio by vehicle occupants. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to perform gestures as a means of communication with persons inside or outside the vehicle. In some embodiments, the active suspensions system may be used to generate haptic warnings to a vehicle operator or other persons in response to certain road situations.
US09868327B1	Torsion hitch receiver A torsion hitch receiver is provided having a frame that has a portion that mounts to a vehicle. The frame includes an upper torsion tube that carries an upper torsion bar. Attached to the upper torsion tube is a torsion housing that affixes a lower torsion tube. The upper torsion bar has an upper torsion arm that rotates with the upper torsion bar, and a lower torsion bar, carried within the lower torsion tube, the lower torsion bar has lower torsion arms. Both upper and lower torsion arms attach to a receiver housing that can receive a draw bar. As weight is applied to the receiver housing, the torsion bars allow rotation. As the torsion bars rotate, the receiver housing moves up and down.
US09868325B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire, while achieving excellent drainage performance by projections and depressions formed in a circumferential groove, can reduce road noise by making the circumferential stiffness of a land portion uniform even in the presence of such projections and depressions. A plurality of protuberances are arranged in at least one circumferential groove at intervals in the tread circumferential direction, the protuberances being raised from the inner surface of the circumferential groove and extending from the groove bottom of the circumferential groove to at least one groove wall surface in the tread width direction. A plurality of sipes are arranged in a land portion adjacent to the groove wall surface of the circumferential groove to which the protuberances extend, the sipes being open to the circumferential groove in areas where the respective protuberances are arranged.
US09868319B2	In tire sound absorber An in-tire sound absorber for a pneumatic wheel assembly including a wheel rim and a tire fitted to the wheel rim. The sound absorber is adapted to be located within a cavity defined by the wheel rim and the tire. The sound absorber comprises a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The second fibrous layer has a higher air flow resistance than the first fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer, the second fibrous layer, or both, is made from a non-woven fibrous web.
US09868309B2	Print cartridges with one-piece printhead supports In some examples, a print cartridge includes a housing, a one-piece printhead support attached to the housing, a printhead supported on a head-land surface area, and a trench in the printhead support surrounding the head-land surface area on at least two sides.
US09868306B2	Tape cartridge A tape cartridge is detachably installed on a tape printing apparatus provided with a detection portion which detects attribute information of the tape cartridge installed on a cartridge installation portion on which the tape cartridge is installed. The tape cartridge includes a wound printing tape and a core shaft. In the tape cartridge, the core shaft is positioned at an inner peripheral side of the wound printing tape, and the core shaft includes a detection object which faces the detection portion when the tape cartridge is installed on the tape printing apparatus.
US09868305B2	Inkjet printing apparatus Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus including a first transport roller disposed on a transport path transporting a long print medium, a second transport roller disposed on the transport path downstream of the first transport roller, a print medium holder disposed downstream of the second transport roller, and a recording unit discharging ink droplets to a printing area of the print medium, and performing recording operation, the print medium being transported on the transport path. The first transport roller has a first winding angle upon contact to the print medium. The second transport roller has a second winding angle upon contact to the print medium. The first winding angle is larger than the second winding angle. The first winding angle is equal to or more than 75 degrees. The sum of the first and second winding angles is equal to or more than 80 degrees.
US09868303B2	Horticulture tag printer A printer and corresponding method of printing a selected plurality of horticultural identification tags comprising providing a printing system having a housing comprising a first printer, a second printer, a tag creasing mechanism and a tag separating mechanism where a supply of unprinted tags on a continuous roll and connected along a first side to a subsequent tag are directed to an automatic feed mechanism configured to feed at least a first tag through an inlet in the housing to the first printer and printing a selected image on a first side of the tag. Flipping the tag to expose a reserve, unprinted side and feeding the first tag to a second printer for printing a selected image on a reverse side of the tag and flipping the tag to expose the first printed side and automatically feeding the printed tag to a mechanism configured to crease a selected portion of the tag. Providing the tag to a cutter configured to cut a first side of the tag to separate the tag from a subsequent tag and collecting the printed and cut tags in a stack.
US09868302B1	Fluorescent ink printing, cutting, and apparel assembly Aspects of fluorescent ink printing, cutting, and apparel assembly are described. In one example, a system includes a textile printer, a textile cutter, and a computing device that arranges panels and develops print features related to textile products. The computing device can assign certain print features to be printed using fluorescent inks. The computing environment can then instruct a textile printer to print textile panels, for example, along with the print features, using the fluorescent inks. Once the panels are printed, ultraviolet (UV) light sources can be used to create a fluorescent reflection from the fluorescent inks. The fluorescent reflection can be captured by image sensors to generate instructions to cut the panels out from the textile sheet. The reflection can also be used as assembly notations for reference by sewing workers or automated sewing systems.
US09868300B2	LED illumination source A LED illumination source may include one or a plurality of LED illumination modules, each LED illumination module comprising a plurality of LED clusters, wherein each LED cluster comprises a LED array which is rotated by an angle of rotation with respect to an axis which is parallel to a predefined direction of sweep.
US09868299B2	Heating system control In one example, a heating system includes a first heater having a first resistive heating element, a second heater having multiple second resistive heating elements arranged in parallel with a group of the second heating elements having a combined resistance equal to a resistance of the first heating element, and a controller to periodically switch power between the first heating element and the group of second heating elements at a zero crossing of an AC power source.
US09868292B2	Inkjet recording apparatus with tank including notification features An inkjet recording apparatus includes a tank forming an ink chamber and including an injection inlet, a recording head, a cover, a monitor, a cover sensor, an operation panel, and a controller. The controller controls operation of the recording head and the monitor. The controller performs decision processing deciding whether ink injection into the ink chamber after complement of an initial process is completed, and counts an amount of ink discharged from the recording head. The controller controls the monitor to display notification depending on the decision processing and the counted amount of discharged ink.
US09868288B2	Cleaning liquid for inkjet recording apparatus, method for cleaning inkjet recording apparatus, recording method, and cleaning and filling liquid A cleaning liquid for an inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The cleaning liquid includes an organic solvent having a boiling point of less than 250° C. and no organic solvent having a boiling point of 250° C. or more. The organic solvent having a boiling point of less than 250° C. includes two or more methoxy-group-containing organic solvents and at least one of 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, and 2,3-butanediol.
US09868287B2	Ink jet recording apparatus and method for maintaining the same Provided is a method for maintaining an ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention in an ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording using a solvent-based ink composition which includes at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of an ester-based solvent, a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and an alcohol-based solvent, the method including wiping a nozzle forming member, in which nozzles of a head which discharges the solvent-based ink composition are formed, using an impregnation solution and a wiping member with liquid absorbency, in which the impregnation solution contains at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of a compound which is represented by General Formula (1) below, esters, and dibasic acid esters, R1—O—(R2—O)n—R3 (1) (in General Formula (1) described above, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 represents an aryl group or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 9).
US09868284B2	Laminate manifolds for mesoscale fluidic systems A fluid ejection device may include a laminate fluid manifold including plates in a laminate plate stack. The stack may include a fluid passage extending to an edge of the laminate plate stack. A die maybe secured across the edge of the laminate plate stack, wherein the die includes opening to receive fluid transmitted through the fluid passage.
US09868283B2	Liquid discharge head cleaning method and liquid discharge apparatus A method of cleaning a liquid discharge head, which includes a heat generating resistor that generates thermal energy for discharging a liquid and a covering portion covering the heat generating resistor, includes alternately performing a first voltage application process and a second voltage application process multiple times, and reducing energy applied in the second voltage application process. The first voltage application process includes applying voltage between the covering portion and an electrode through the liquid to dissolve the covering portion in the liquid. The second voltage application process includes reversing relative polarities of the covering portion and the electrode in the first voltage application process and applying voltage between the covering portion and the electrode. Energy applied in the second voltage application process is reduced such that the energy applied is less than energy applied in the first voltage application process of an immediately preceding time.
US09868282B2	Control apparatus and control method of the same A control apparatus including a power supply unit configured to supply electric power, comprises: a capacitor connected to a power supply line extending from the power supply unit to a printhead; a discharge circuit configured to release charge stored in the capacitor; and a control unit configured to control a current value during a discharge operation by the discharge circuit, such that the current value increases as a voltage value of the capacitor decreases.
US09868277B2	Anti-marking coverings for printing presses In a printing press and attached onto the transfer cylinders, an anti-marking system that uniformly supports the transport and the release of the wet printed sheet from one station to the next. The anti-marking sheet consists of a two plus layer system, the outer layer being a textured surface and the inner layer being a microcellular material that is both compressible and resilient. The outer textured layer may be treated with either conductive/anti-static layers or an ink repellent layer or both. The two plus layer system is easily attached to both transfer cylinders and tracking/skeleton wheels using any combination of fixtures from Velcro™, magnetic, metallic, and pressure sensitive double sided tape to elastic loops.
US09868276B2	Method of treating joint in ceramic assembly A method of forming an improved sealed joint between two or more shaped ceramic structures includes providing at least first and second ceramic structures joined together by a joint comprising one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy and a silicon compound, the joint including an exposed portion interior of the joined structures, then converting at least a portion of the one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy, and a silicon compound of the joint to silicon nitride and/or silicon carbide, desirably at least at an interior exposed portion of the joint, so as to provide increased chemical resistance for the joint when aggressive chemicals are used within device formed from the sealed-together ceramic structures. The ceramic structures desirably comprise silicon carbide.
US09868272B2	Card assembly and method of manufacturing the same A laminate assembly and method for manufacturing a laminate assembly for a card assembly is provided. The assembly includes a top coat layer, a carrier layer connected with the top coat layer, and a colored core coupled by an adhesive layer. One or more of the adhesive layer or the top coat layer includes a colorant of a second color that is different from the first color of the colored core such that the first color of the colored core less not visible through the printed surface of the top coat layer.
US09868266B2	Prepreg materials Prepregs comprising fibrous reinforcing material and a heat curable resin are provided with a backing sheet whose surface has been treated to increase the surface tension which enhances the bonding between the prepreg and the backing sheet, and reduces resin removal when the backing sheet is removed. The use of the treated backing sheet also provides improved tack between prepregs when assembled in a stack for molding after removal of the backing sheet.
US09868264B2	Press with two drive motors A press with a press drive for moving a plunger in stroke direction (H). The press drive comprises two electric drive motors which are controllable independently of each other. The two drive motors are connected to the plunger via a drive unit. A control arrangement is provided for controlling the two drive motors. The control arrangement includes a characteristic plunger curve (K) which determines the plunger positions and/or the plunger movement and/or the plunger force dependent on time or dependent on a so-called virtual press angle. In addition, the control arrangement includes an additional condition which is independent of the characteristic plunger curve (K). Via the additional condition the operation of the press drive, for example, in an optimum operating range and/or a low-wear lubrication state of the support bearings of the drive unit can be ensured.
US09868263B2	Apparatus and method for supplying tire material members A supply apparatus of tire material members includes a feeder that feeds out first and second continuous material members from which first and second material member is to be cut out, respectively, a conveyer that conveys the first and second continuous material members, a cutter that cuts the first and second continuous material members at a cutting position extending perpendicularly to a conveyance direction every time when the first and second continuous material members are conveyed by a predetermined length, a position detector that detects positions of the first and second continuous material members during a conveyance by the predetermined length from the cutting position, and a position adjuster that, during the conveyance by the predetermined length from the cutting position, adjusts conveyance distances of the first and second continuous material members based on the detected positions of the first and second continuous material members.
US09868262B2	Method for applying to the inner wall of a tire A process for applying particles to the inner wall of a tire comprising two sidewalls, a crown provided radially externally with a tread, a carcass-type reinforcing structure and at least one crown reinforcement, the inner surface of the sidewalls and of the crown forming an inner wall, at least one portion of said inner wall being covered with at least one layer of self-sealing composition.The particles are applied after the curing of the tire.
US09868261B2	Vent piece, tire vulcanization mold with vent piece, and tire manufactured using tire vulcanization mold A vent piece for a vent channel of a tire vulcanization mold includes a cylindrical tube formed to be installed in a cavity end portion of a vent channel of a tire vulcanization mold and having a through hole extending in axial direction of the channel, and a plug positioned in the through hole and moves between closed and open positions. The plug has a second bearing surface facing a first surface of the tube such that the second surface of the plug makes contact with the first surface to close the channel in the closed position and the second surface is separated from the first surface to open the channel in the open position, and the first and/or second surfaces has a film formed at least on a portion of the first and/or second surfaces such that the film reduces friction between the first and second surfaces.
US09868259B2	Fiber placement machine roller with vacuum assisted tow handling A fiber placement system is provided that can include a compaction roller defining a plurality of openings between a roller outer surface and a roller inner surface. The plurality of openings are in fluid communication with a vacuum source. A cover can be included in or on the compaction roller so as to block airflow through a portion of the openings. The fiber placement system can also include a head including a frame and at least one supply spool mounted on the frame. The supply spool is supported on a hub for rotation, and the compaction roller is aligned to receive one or more fiber tows from the at least one supply spool. Methods are also provided for laying a prepreg tow material using automated fiber placement.
US09868258B2	Manufactured ported mandrel and method for making same A ported mandrel additively manufactured with at least two different materials. A unitary ported mandrel includes a mandrel body of a base material; one or more ports including an erosion resistant material; and one or more return pathways. A method for making a unitary ported mandrel for a downhole fracturing operation.
US09868254B2	Method and apparatus for three dimensional printing of colored objects Systems, computer readable media, and methods for printing of 3D objects in color are disclosed. In general, a 3D object may be produced and colored by a 3D printer using the same digital 3D model. The digital model for a desired 3D object may be revised to include a process for coloring the object by the 3D printer. In one embodiment, this may involve coloring to the object after it has been made. In an alternative embodiment, color may be added as the object is being made. Because the 3D model provides knowledge of the surface, contours and all the coordinates of the 3D object being printed, the object can be colored using the same digital model.
US09868249B2	Induction welding system A method and apparatus for performing induction welding. A number of protective layers are positioned between a susceptor layer and at least one of a plurality of workpieces at a weld location. An undesired current path is prevented from forming at the weld location during induction heating of the plurality of workpieces by the number of protective layers.
US09868246B2	Air intake hose for vehicle and production method thereof An air intake hose for a vehicle may include a blow molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by blow molding, an injection molding portion formed in a hollow hose shape by injection molding, and a coupling portion formed at one end of the blow molding portion, wherein the blow molding portion and the injection molding portion may be coupled with each other by injecting a material forming the injection molding portion into an injection mold in a state in which the coupling portion may be inserted in the injection mold.
US09868244B2	Concentric co-extrusion die for extruding a multilayer thermoplastic film A large concentric co-extrusion die (1) is described having a plurality of annular or conical die mandrel layers (201-205). Each layer is formed between a pair of adjacent annular or conical die mandrels (101-106) defining between them a flow path for molten thermoplastics material from an inlet to an annular extrusion outlet (110) through which a thermoplastics tubular extrusion is formed in use. Extrusion takes place through the multiple annular layer outlets (301-305) to form a multi-layered product. At least one layer (203) of the annular or conical die mandrels has a plurality of molten material inlets arranged around the external circumference of the co-extrusion die with each inlet being connected to a feed channel (403) which has plural bifurcations (403.1, 403.2, 403.3) providing 2n subsidiary outlet feed channels (503) where n is the number of bifurcations. Each subsidiary outlet feed channel being connected to a corresponding helical outlet channel (703).
US09868241B1	Extrusion process for tubular member An extrusion system for the production of polymeric tubes and a method of extruding polymeric tubes which reduce or obviate deformation or collapse of the polymeric tube upon egress from a die of an extruder.
US09868238B1	Moldable material shaping systems and methods of use A moldable material shaping system for shaping a moldable material, the system comprising a thermal transfer mold having an internal cavity configured to receive a moldable material, the internal cavity further comprising an internal mold shape, a thermally controlled heat source subsystem configured to heat the thermal transfer mold and the moldable material received in the thermal transfer mold thereby reshaping the moldable material to a deformed moldable material shape conforming to the internal mold shape. Some embodiments further comprise a cooling source subsystem configured to cool the thermal transfer mold and stabilize the moldable material inside the thermal transfer mold to maintain the deformed moldable material shape. Methods of molding a moldable material are also disclosed.
US09868235B2	Compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform for fabricating a turbine engine guide vane made of composite material A compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform is for use in fabricating a turbine engine guide vane out of composite material. The mold includes a shell forming a trough that is to receive the fiber preform and that is closed in leaktight manner by bottom and top covers, compacting blocks arranged inside the trough each having a surface pressing normally against a surface of the fiber preform that is to be compacted, and closure blocks arranged inside the trough. Each closure block has a surface pressing normally against a surface of a compacting block and does not have a surface in contact with the fiber preform.
US09868229B2	Methods of injection molding an article Embodiments of the invention relate to injection mold components, assemblies, and molding system that include superhard materials. Such injection mold components, assemblies, and systems may decrease wear of certain injection mold components, which may result in improved productivity of the injection mold and molding systems that utilize such components.
US09868227B2	Thrust load measuring device for sealed mixing device and calibration method for same The relative displacement in the axial direction between an outer ring fixing member or casing and an inner ring fixing member or rotor is determined, said outer ring fixing member being a member for affixing an outer ring of a bearing on one side, and said inner ring fixing member being a member for affixing an inner ring of the bearing on the one end side. When calculating a thrust load acting on the rotor by multiplying the determined relative displacement by a conversion coefficient, an axial force measuring bolt is used as a tightening bolt for affixing the bearing on the one end side, said axial force measuring bolt enabling measurement of a load acting in the axial direction. The axial force measured by the axial force measuring bolt and the relative displacement during measurement of the axial force are used to calibrate the conversion coefficient.
US09868226B2	Stone cutting device A stone cutting device configured to cut a workpiece with a plurality of cutting tools by swinging the cutting tools within a predetermined angle range. Each of the cutting tools includes: a blade extending in a length direction of the workpiece; and at least one cutting tip disposed on an end of the blade and protruding from the blade in a width direction of the blade so as to cut the workpiece while being reciprocated in a swinging motion. The stone cutting device includes a frame unit configured to combine and reciprocate the cutting tools and individually adjust tension in each of the cutting tools. The frame unit includes an actuator applying tension to the cutting tools so as to apply a load of 8 tons to 27 tons to each of the cutting tools.
US09868219B1	Self-adjusting robot clamping jaw for grabbing hub A self-adjusting robot clamping jaw for clamping a hub on a hub coating line to complete transfer can realize certain self-adjustment via rotation of an upper connecting plate around a rotating pin in the clamping process when the wear extents of clamping fingers are inconsistent, and can prevent the phenomena that the hub is clamped obliquely and even a hub brace is bent by lateral force. The clamping fingers made of a soft material can prevent damaging the surface coating and can be convenient to replace.
US09868215B2	Object pick-up system and method for picking up stacked objects An object pick-up system able to use a simpler configuration to place picked up objects at a predetermined location with the directions of the picked up objects aligned. The object pick-up system is provided with a robot hand, manipulator, vision sensor, arrangement determination part setting the position and posture of the robot hand when gripping an object, manipulator controller controlling the manipulator, and robot hand controller controlling the robot hand. The manipulator controller places the robot hand at a position and posture giving rise to a moment in the object. The robot hand controller prevents an object from dropping from the robot hand while the object is rotated by the action of gravity.
US09868205B2	Compact parallel kinematics robot A parallel kinematics robot has a first drive arm and a second drive arm, the two drive arms being crossed when the robot operates within its normal work area. The drive arms thereby occupy less space in a horizontal direction compared with a situation where the two drive arms point away from each other.
US09868204B2	Method and apparatus for calculating torque of walking assistance device A method and apparatus for calculating a torque of a walking assistance device, the method including receiving a measured joint angle, obtaining a gait parameter with respect to a transition among a predetermined number of gait states based on the joint angle, obtaining a gait cycle based on the joint angle, and obtaining an output torque based on the gait cycle and the gait parameter, is provided.
US09868203B2	Work and storage table A tool support table having a support frame having opposed sides. A two sided work top mounted between the opposed sides of the support frame for rotation with respect to the support frame. The work top has a flat surface on one side and a tool support surface on the opposite side. The work top is rotatable with respect to the support frame to expose the flat surface or the tool support surface. The tool support table is generally cuboid shaped. The tool support table also includes a unique universal tool mount.
US09868202B1	Spring loaded impact tool The spring loaded impact tool is a safety device designed for use with impact tools such as chisels, pry levers, hammers, shovels, scrapers, or tampers. Specifically, the spring loaded impact tool is an enhanced shaft that replaces the traditional shaft that is used as the handle in impact tools. The enhanced shaft further comprises a spring that provides the user greater control over the impact tool compared to the traditional shaft. The spring loaded impact tool comprises an enhanced shaft. The enhanced shaft further comprises an outer shaft, an inner shaft, a compression spring, and a threaded connection.
US09868201B2	Auxiliary handle and power tool having the same An auxiliary handle (10) comprises a first clamp member (21), a second clamp member (31), an operation rod (40) and a grip (50). By rotation of the operation rod (40), the first clamp member (21) is moved toward a distal end of the operation rod (40), and at the same time, the second clamp member (31) is moved toward a base end of the operation rod (40). Accordingly, the first clamp member (21) and the second clamp member (31) are moved to be close to each other. As a result, an auxiliary handle attachable part (140) of a screw driver (100) is clamped by the first clamp member (21) and the second clamp member (31), and thereby the auxiliary handle (10) is attached to the screw driver (100).
US09868197B2	Valve The present invention relates to a valve for a hydraulically operated percussion mechanism having a main valve (2, 102) which is in the form of a rotary slide valve having a rotary slide. In order to reduce the installation space and the production costs of such valves, it is proposed according to the invention that the rotary slide is configured as a receiving housing which receives a valve element in the form of a secondary valve (68, 114). Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a valve which is arranged on a percussion mechanism of a hydraulic hammer.
US09868196B2	Handheld power tool and impact block return device thereof The present invention provides a handheld power tool having an impact block and an impact block return device. The impact block has a plurality of continuous teeth arranged along a lengthwise direction of the impact block. The impact block return device comprises a gearwheel engaged with the teeth of the impact block; a ratchet wheel rotating simultaneously with the gearwheel; and a clamping member operated in a first state and a second state, the clamping member contacting the ratchet wheel in the first state and the clamping member being separated from the ratchet wheel in the second state; wherein the impact block only can do a single-directional movement when the clamping member contacts the ratchet wheel in the first state. The present invention can improve stability of the retraction process of the impact block (e.g., a firing pin).
US09868193B2	Hand tool for carrying out at least screwing/unscrewing and/or percussion operations on assembling means such as screws, bolts or pins A hand tool for carrying out at least the screwing/unscrewing and/or percussion operations for boring, marking or punching, in particular on assembling means such as screws, bolts or pins. The hand tool includes at least one body attached to a handle. A tool-carrier rod is provided for carrying an impression corresponding to the operation to be carried out. An integrated means is provided for imparting an axial percussion in the direction of the tool-carrier rod. According to the invention, a shock rod is provided inside the tool-carrier rod and is capable of longitudinal movement for directly imparting the percussion force to the impression.
US09868191B2	Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes an annular head, a driving unit, a control unit, a rotary member, a second body, a bead and an end piece. The annular head receives the driving unit therein and a shaft extends from the annular head. The driving unit has a top part and a bottom part, between which a first toothed ring, a first pawl, two second pawls, a third pawl and a second toothed ring are pivotably located. The rotary member is rotatably inserted into an axial hole of the shaft and has third teeth, a recess and an engaging groove. The third teeth are engaged with the first and second toothed rings. A bead biased by a spring located in the shaft and is engaged with the engaging groove. The recess of the rotary member is connected with the second body.
US09868184B2	Semi-automated vessel sanding A method and apparatus for semi-automating the surface preparation of a vessel via abrading to remove old paint and polish the surface of newly painted vessel surfaces, eliminating the manual exertion to push heavy random orbital sanders up against the sides and bottoms of a vessel.
US09868183B2	Rotary indexing table having a direct drive of the transport cam A rotary index table comprising a plate, which has drivers that engage with a drive groove of a cam barrel, wherein the plate can be driven by the cam barrel to carry out a rotational movement about a rotational axis which in turn can be driven by a motor to carry out a rotational movement about the longitudinal axis thereof, and wherein the motor directly drives the cam barrel.
US09868182B1	Safe mode cross slide system A sale mode cross slide system having a cross slide with a hack plate, a front plate and a saddle. The back plate can have a pair of end caps, a pair of linear guides, a first ball screw, a first gear box, a first servo motor, a first drive, and a first manual feed knob and the front plate can have a pair of end caps, a pair of linear guides, a second ball screw, a second gear box, a second servo motor, a second drive, and a second manual feed knob. The system can have a power supply, a communications hub with a processor and data storage.
US09868181B2	Assembly equipment and assembly method Assembly equipment comprises a base, a first holding hand provided in a first robot arm set on the base, a second holding hand provided in a second robot arm set on the base, and a control device configured to control the first and second robot arms and the first and second holding hands. The first holding hand comprises an attachment connected to the first robot arm and having a rotation shaft, and an aligning holding mechanism provided in a rotation mechanism having a rotation shaft located to intersect the rotation shaft of the attachment or located in a skewed positional relationship with the rotation shaft of the attachment. A cooperative working area of the first and second holding hands is provided in an overlapping area where working areas of the first and second holding hands overlap with each other.
US09868177B2	Wafer producing method An SiC wafer is produced from an SiC ingot by a method that includes a first modified layer forming step and a second modified layer forming step. In the first step, a first laser beam having a first power forms a plurality of discrete first modified layers at a first depth inside the ingot. In the second step, a second laser beam having a second power greater than the first power is applied to the ingot with the second laser beam focused at a depth greater than the first depth. A beam spot of the second laser beam overlaps any one of the plural first modified layers, thereby continuously forming a plurality of second modified layers connected in a line at the first depth. Cracks are formed on both sides of the line of the plural second modified layers so as to extend along a c-plane in the ingot.
US09868176B2	Friction stir spot welding structure A friction stir spot welding structure includes a pair configured of an upper side flange portion and a lower side flange portion that are friction stir spot welded together by being pressed by a rotating pin rotating from one thickness direction side at a mutually overlapping location. A pair of protruding portions that project out in a protruding shape from the upper side flange portion toward the lower side flange portion are formed to the upper side flange portion. A pair of engagement holes into which the pair of protruding portions are inserted are formed to the lower side flange portion.
US09868174B2	Slip-fit nozzle assembly for an arc welding apparatus A nozzle assembly for a welding torch and a welding torch including said nozzle assembly is provided. The nozzle assembly generally comprises a nozzle body having an internal bore with a plurality of detents disposed within a portion of the internal bore and an insert assembly having a proximal exterior surface with a plurality of sealing members. The insert assembly is adapted to be secured within the internal bore of the nozzle body by the plurality of sealing members progressively engaging the plurality of detents.
US09868169B2	Gear-cutting machine This gear cutting machine, which is equipped with a cutter (15), a cutter spindle motor (11) that causes, via a crank mechanism (13) and a cutter spindle (16), the cutter (15) perform a stroke operation, and a motor control unit (10) that controls the rotation angle of the cutter spindle motor (11), is provided with a relieving spindle motor (12) that causes the cutter (15) to move in the direction of a relieving spindle via a link mechanism (four-joint link mechanism (14)). The motor control unit (10) controls the rotation angle of the relieving spindle motor (12) on the basis of the rotation angle of the cutter spindle motor (11). Consequently, a gear cutting machine that accurately controls the relieving operation in accordance with a desired shape, such as crowning and tapering of a gear to be cut can be provided.
US09868161B2	Ball-end mill and insert A ball-end mill includes arcuate cutting edges each extending from a tip end to a peripherally outermost point along a S shape curve when viewed from the front side, spirally-shaped, peripheral cutting edges each smoothly connected to each arcuate cutting edge, and a convex rake face of each arcuate cutting edge protruding forward in a rotation direction. Each arcuate cutting edge has a radial rake angle satisfying β<α≦γ, where α is a radial rake angle at a radial angle of 5°, β is a radial rake angle at a radial angle of 90°, and γ is a radial rake angle at a rotationally most projecting point of the arcuate cutting edge. The radial rake angle has the maximum value at a radial angle in a range of 12-40° and continuously decreases in a range from the rotationally most projecting point to the peripherally outermost point.
US09868160B2	Hard-coated cutting tool The present invention provides a more practical hard-coated cutting tool having improved cutting performance during finishing so as to obtain a better finished surface. Provided is a hard-coated cutting tool including a tool body (7) coated with a hard coating (4) and having a cutting edge (3) formed on a ridge line intersecting a flank face (1) and a rake face (2). In the hard-coated cutting tool, the thickness h1 of the hard coating (4) on the flank face (1) side and the thickness h2 of the hard coating (4) on the rake face (2) side near the cutting edge (3) satisfies conditions 8 μm≦h1≦30 μm and 0≦h2/h1≦0.5 in a cross-section perpendicular to the cutting edge (3) in a range equal to or less than 0.3 times the tool diameter in the axial direction from the tip of the tool.
US09868159B2	Steering knuckle drilling device Disclosed is a steering knuckle drilling device, including a drilling machine, a bottom plate, guide rails, hydraulic cylinders, fixtures, a support post and a support block. When in use, the present invention can simultaneously drill the left and right symmetric workpieces of a steering knuckle and can conveniently install and dismount the workpieces.
US09868158B2	Automatic balancing device for boring heads A boring head includes a housing having a first end configured to be coupled to a machine tool and a second end positioned opposite from the first end with the housing defining a central passageway. The boring head also includes a diameter adjustment mechanism comprising a sliding holder received by the housing and movable relative to the housing with the sliding holder configured to be coupled to a cutting insert and a balancing mechanism having a balancing mass. The balancing mechanism is configured to move the balancing mass when the sliding holder is moved. The balancing mass is aligned with the sliding holder in a direction extending about perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.
US09868156B2	Spindle liner component for turning machines A work-piece support member forming part of a spindle liner for use within the hollow spindle of a turning machine comprising: a disc dimensioned to fit closely within the hollow spindle, having a central aperture (A) sized to accept a work-piece; holding at least one helical spring (20) positioned adjacent to the aperture (A); such that in use the axis of said spring is held perpendicular to the axis of said work-piece such that part of the side walls of said spring or springs (20) abut against said work-piece and thereby firmly support said work-piece as it rotates with the hollow spindle about the axis of said hollow spindle.
US09868152B2	Casting facility A casting apparatus of a casting equipment includes an upper frame to which an upper mold is attached, a lower frame to which a lower mold is attached, a mold closing mechanism, a pair of main link members each of which has a central portion provided with a rotating shaft, a pair of auxiliary link members each of which has a central portion provided with a rotating shaft, and a drive means. The upper frame, the lower frame, the main link member, and the auxiliary link member constitute a parallel link mechanism.
US09868151B2	Method for producing alluminum alloy A method for producing an aluminum alloy, comprises: separately preparing an aluminum or aluminum alloy matrix and an aluminum nitride-aluminum composite; melting the matrix, and adding the aluminum nitride-aluminum composite to the molten matrix to prepare a melt; and casting the melt.
US09868150B2	Systems and methods for fabricating structures including metallic glass-based materials using low pressure casting Systems and methods to fabricate objects including metallic glass-based materials using low-pressure casting techniques are described. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an object that includes a metallic glass-based material includes: introducing molten alloy into a mold cavity defined by a mold using a low enough pressure such that the molten alloy does not conform to features of the mold cavity that are smaller than 100 μm; and cooling the molten alloy such that it solidifies, the solid including a metallic glass-based material.
US09868147B2	Method of making composite deck clips A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
US09868146B2	Mechanism and design for addressing ram droop A can bodymaker ram assembly is provided. The ram assembly includes an elongated, generally hollow ram body and a tension assembly. The ram body includes a proximal end, a medial portion, and a distal end. The tension assembly includes an elongated support member. The tension assembly support member includes a proximal end and a distal end. The tension assembly support member is substantially disposed within the ram body with the tension assembly support member proximal end coupled to the ram body proximal end, and the tension assembly support member distal end coupled to one of the ram body medial portion or the ram body distal end.
US09868145B2	Forming simulation method, forming simulator, program and recording medium therefor, and simulation-based forming method A forming simulation method of an elastic-plastic material, which includes: calculating an element equivalent nodal force vector from stress tensor using a finite element method for one or a plurality of finite elements of a target configuration of the elastic-plastic material; and calculating the total equivalent nodal force vector of areas by integrating the element equivalent nodal force vector for the calculated one or more finite elements over all the areas or specified areas of the elastic-plastic material.
US09868144B2	Bending tools for pre-bending and hemming A bending die for pre-bending a workpiece section includes a die section with a slot for partially receiving a bending punch for hemming a workpiece section during hemming, the slot leading from a bearing surface into the interior of the bending die, and a hemming section, arranged laterally with respect thereto, with a hemming surface. The bending punch includes a punch section (12) extending from a punch base surface and a hemming section, arranged laterally thereto, with a hemming surface. In this case, the hemming surface on the bending die is set back in a step-like manner with respect to a bearing surface of the die section, with the result that a stop surface extending from the bearing surface to the hemming surface is formed and the hemming section on the bending punch protrudes with respect to the punch base surface in the direction of the punch tip, with the result that the hemming surface protrudes in a step-like manner with respect to the punch base surface.
US09868140B2	Recirculation substrate container purging systems Methods and systems to reduce the consumption of purge gas for semiconductor substrate containers. The recirculation purging system recycles purge gas back to substrate containers by filtering and purifying gas flow from substrate containers, receiving gas flow from load port, or including a recirculation tank.
US09868137B2	Ultrasonic transducer device, probe, electronic instrument, and ultrasonic diagnostic device An ultrasonic transducer device includes a base, a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a conductive body and an insulating film. The base has a plurality of vibrating film portions arranged in an array pattern. The piezoelectric elements are respectively disposed on the vibrating film portions. The conductive body is disposed on the base, and arranged inside and outside of an area corresponding to each of the vibrating film portions in a plan view as viewed along a thickness direction of the base. The insulating film is disposed on the conductive body only at outside of the area corresponding to each of the vibrating film portions in the plan view.
US09868132B2	Die for depositing at least one conductive fluid onto a substrate, and device including such a matrix and deposition method The invention relates to a die for depositing a conductive fluid onto a substrate, including a structure (11) for supporting at least one fluid (13) which is conductive and the viscosity of which sensitive to the radiation from a light source (5), in order to deposit said fluid (13) onto a substrate (3) so as to form conductive contacts or tracks on the substrate (3). The support structure (11) includes at least one tank (17) for said conductive fluid, the bottom wall (19) of which is to be arranged opposite said substrate (3) during the deposition, and said bottom wall (19) has perforations for enabling the flow (18) of said conductive fluid (13) onto the substrate (3) when said fluid (13) is subjected to the radiation (15) from said light source (5), wherein the perforations are formed according to a pattern of the fluid to be deposited onto the substrate (3). The die (7) further comprises an optical plate (9) having a pattern (30) pervious to the radiation from said light source (5), the optical plate (9) being impervious to the radiation from said light source (5) outside said pattern (30), while the pattern (30) pervious to the radiation from said light source on said optical plate (9) corresponds to a pattern covering the pattern (22) of the perforations of said support structure.
US09868129B2	Air cleaning fountain A fountain is provided. The fountain includes: a drape; a catch basin located below the drape and oriented to catch a fluid flowing at least one of over and through the drape; a conduit fluidly connected to the catch basin forming a circuit to return the fluid in the catch basin to flow at least one of over and through the drape; a pump fluidly connected to the circuit and configured to pump the fluid through the conduit; and at least one of the drape, catch basin, conduit includes surface oriented to contact the fluid and the surface includes at least one of copper and silver.
US09868127B2	Liquid refilling system and devices The disclosure relates to a liquid refilling system (10) having a parent device (201) and a child or portable travel device sized device (101) that can be releasably coupled to the parent device (201) to transfer liquid from the parent to the child device. The parent device has a pump (207), an actuator (217) and an actuator stroke limitation means (218) whereby the amount of liquid dispensed by the parent device (201) can be selected as a single use predetermined amount or as a child refill amount. The parent pump is in liquid communication with the parent liquid reservoir and the pump has a volume which is substantially equal to the volume of the child.
US09868126B2	Electrostatic spray device and method for positioning for the same An electrostatic spray device capable of reducing a leakage current is provided. An electrostatic spray device 100 includes a spray electrode 1 configured to spray a material from an end thereof, a reference electrode 2 for allowing voltage application across the spray electrode 1 and the reference electrode 2, a dielectric 10 on which the spray electrode 1 and the reference electrode 2 are provided, and a gap section 11 provided on a surface of the dielectric 10 for providing on the surface of the dielectric 10 a detouring current path between the spray electrode 1 and the reference electrode 2.
US09868125B2	Multifunction pivoting body spray The present invention provides a multifunction pivoting body spray whose diverter assembly is upstream of and operates independently of its pivot assembly.
US09868121B2	Safety and control device, system, and method thereof for a waste processing system A waste processing system includes a cutting system and a feed system, wherein the improvement relates to a safety and control system which comprises a side mount actuator having at least two operable positions, wherein the actuator is in communication with the waste processing system and is adapted to selectively control the operation thereof.
US09868107B1	Removal of nitrogen dioxide from gas environments using metal-organic frameworks Provided are materials and processes for removing nitrogen dioxide gas from a sample by contacting the sample with a filtration media that includes a MOF, optionally an amine containing MOF. The resulting filtration media has the ability to sequester nitrogen dioxide with little conversion to nitric oxide, is stable, and highly functional so as to be useful in protective equipment or other filtration systems.
US09868098B2	Fluidized bed granulation A fluidized bed granulator comprising one or more compartments with a floor with openings for the supply of a fluidization medium and a plurality of sprayers. The sprayers are connected to a supply of a granulating liquid and are configured to spray the liquid in one or more spraying zones next to one or more unsprayed zones of the fluidized bed.
US09868097B2	Method for reducing critical micelle concentration, and surfactant composition The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for remarkably reducing a critical micelle concentration of an anionic surfactant, which is used in a large amount currently, to reduce the amount to be used. Also, the objective of the present invention is to provide a surfactant composition of which whole critical micelle concentration is remarkably reduced and in which an amount of an anionic surfactant is reduced in comparison with the case of using an anionic surfactant only as a surfactant. The method for reducing a critical micelle concentration of an anionic surfactant according to the present invention is characterized in using a cyclic lipopeptide biosurfactant in combination with the anionic surfactant.
US09868095B2	Disposable bioreactor system A cylindrical or annular polymeric bioreactor is disclosed which provides enhanced mixing and aeration of the growth medium while simultaneously offering reduced mechanical shear force.
US09868094B2	Bubble generator The present invention is a novel bubble generator that can be used in many different industrial applications. The design of the bubble generator of the invention allows its user to selectively generate gas bubbles in a liquid having a wide range of diameters in the range from microns to millimeters simply by changing the ratio of the flow rate of the gas to that of the liquid. The bubbles are generated at low liquid and gas supply pressure values. The bubble generator of the invention is able to create an unstable liquid flow regime having large amplitudes and frequencies for liquid containing bubbles without the use of moving mechanical parts and drives.
US09868092B2	Gas-containing liquid generating apparatus and gas-containing liquid injecting module A gas-containing liquid generating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a gas/liquid mixing module configured to mix a gas and a liquid to generate a gas-containing liquid, a first injection module configured to inject the gas-containing liquid supplied from the gas/liquid mixing module, and a second injection module configured to inject the gas-containing liquid supplied from the first injection module to generate bubbles in the gas-containing liquid, wherein the first injection module includes a containing portion configured to contain the gas-containing liquid, a cylindrical portion having a channel configured to inject the gas-containing liquid into the containing portion, and a protruding portion provided on an inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion so as to protrude into the channel.
US09868091B2	Transverse-mounted membrane filtration apparatus A transverse-mounted membrane filtration apparatus includes an air diffuser device including a shelf-shaped member and a gas-feeding unit, the shelf-shaped member including a plurality of shelf boards being arranged in a flow path segment at an immediate upstream of an end surface of a membrane element with a predetermined distance from the end surface of the membrane element and covering an entire flow path of the membrane element along a vertical direction, the gas-feeding unit feeding a gas to the raw water for washing the membrane element through a gas-feeding port provided at a bottom portion of a flow path of the shelf-shaped member. Herein a shelf board at a lowermost position of the shelf-shaped member is inclined toward a side of the end surface of the membrane element in a vertically upper direction.
US09868090B2	Process for preparing chemical liquid of silylating agent and surface treatment method A process removes metal impurities from an untreated chemical liquid, which includes a silylating agent. The process includes providing a strongly acidic cation-exchange resin in which a cation-exchange group is immobilized to a resin membrane or an integral structure of a particle-removing membrane and an ion exchange resin membrane in which a strongly acidic cation-exchange resin has been chemically introduced onto surfaces of pores in a porous resin. The wettability of the ion exchange resin membrane is thereafter improved by contacting the ion-exchange resin membrane with an organic solvent. The metal impurities are then removed from the untreated chemical liquid by passing the untreated chemical liquid through the ion-exchange resin membrane.
US09868089B2	System for controlling emissions of engine and related method and non-transitory computer readable media A controller for controlling emission of an internal combustion engine, that is configured to: determine an aging parameter(s) of the engine over a period of time; control an operating parameter(s) of the engine, based on the aging parameter(s); and then maintain emissions from the engine at a substantially constant value, based on the controlling. Also method of controlling emissions of an engine comprises: over a time period, determining a change in operating hours of the engine; emissions of the engine; and/or quantity of a fuel being dispensed by a fuel nozzle; controlling an operating parameter(s) of the engine during the time period, based on the determining, thereby maintaining the emissions of the engine substantially at a constant level during the same time period. A system and non-transitory computer readable media for controlling emissions of an engine are also disclosed.
US09868083B2	Filter media cartridge A filter media cartridge and method of making filter media wherein the filter media has a plurality of folds formed into a tube with an internal support core supporting the media material. A plurality of retention bands mounted about the filter media to retain the filter media in position and prevent media from expanding outwardly sufficiently to damage the filter media. At least a one glue bead located circumferentially about the filter media. The glue bead adhering adjacent folds of the media together to provide support and regular spacing of the folds so that the folds are prevented from collapsing with respect to one another.
US09868078B2	Large-sized plate pressure filter A pressure filter includes a hydraulic device, a pressing device, and two filter plates. A guide beam is fixed to the hydraulic device and the pressing device. The hydraulic device has a piston rod movably mounted on the guide beam. The piston rod is connected to a push plate. The filter plates are mounted on the guide beam. The push plate and the pressing device are disposed at two sides of the set of the filter plates. The pressing device has a first feed inlet. The push plate has a second feed inlet. Each filter plate has a material through hole. Two adjacent filter plates are connected end to end. The material through hole forms a material channel. The first and second feed inlets both communicate with the material channel. The feed speed is greatly increased and the filter effect is also improved.
US09868075B2	Oil water separation and skimming device Oil-containing water is separated in a separator in an automated/continuous operation using devices that are free of moving parts in the separation container. Operation is preferably entirely controlled via adjustment of various flow rates, typically using flow control valves and/or feed pumps in response to measurement of a guided wave radar device or other IDLT.
US09868069B2	Rotating climbing unit A rotating playground device is presented. The rotating playground device comprises a frame configured to rotate, wherein rotation is initiated by a force applied to the frame. The rotating playground device also comprises a braking system configured to limit a speed at which the frame rotates. The rotating playground device is permanently mounted within a playground environment, wherein permanently mounted comprises a frame mounting point coupled to a ground point.
US09868067B2	Game control device, game control method, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and game system A game control device includes an associator configured to associate a game-playing user with one or more users; a game executor configured to execute a game for the game-playing user; a determiner configured to determine whether a progression degree of the game made by the one or more users satisfies a condition; and an effect provider configured to provide the game-playing user with an advantageous effect if it is determined by the determiner that the condition has been satisfied.
US09868066B2	Computer-implemented method for marketing and selling fantasy sports and/or stock market teams A computer-implemented method for marketing fantasy sports and/or stock market teams to potential investors, where an investor in a fantasy team shares in the winnings of that team. An owner of a fantasy sports team or a fantasy stock market portfolio offers his/her team up for sale or investment. The team can be sold in its entirety, or only a partial stake in the team can be sold, at the discretion of the owner. Potential investors view teams which are up for sale or investment, research team background and performance, and if desired, make an offer to buy a share of a team. Offers to sell and buy can be handled as either fixed price transactions or as auction-style bidding. Team owners split profits with investors according to ownership percentage. Investor pools and partnerships are possible, and many other features for facilitating investment transactions are disclosed.
US09868065B2	Information processing device A game system that can offer motivation promoting participation to players is provided. An information processing device accepts an investment instruction to specify any of plural game players as an investment-target player from an investor player and records a play result of a game by the investment-target player. Furthermore, the information processing device decides investment performance of the investor player according to the play result of the game recorded about the investment-target player specified by the investor player.
US09868059B2	Interactive videogame using game-related physical objects A videogame includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toys near or on the peripheral. Each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The toys include touchpoints that can be used to affect and navigate gameplay. Further, the toys include programmable payloads that can be programmed in response to gameplay.
US09868058B2	Thumbstick with adjustable tension Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for a user input device, such as a game controller, that includes a thumbstick having adjustable tilt tension. The user input device includes a housing, a joystick assembly, a thumbstick cap, and an adjustment mechanism. The housing defines an internal cavity of the user input device and includes an aperture. The joystick assembly is disposed within the internal cavity. The joystick assembly comprises a tilt-able post and is operable to generate an analog input control signal based on a position of the tilt-able post in relation to a default position. The thumbstick cap is mounted through the aperture to an end of the tilt-able post. The adjustment mechanism is configured to enable a tilt tension of the tilt-able post to be changed.
US09868057B2	Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, and computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program Methods and apparatus provide for: executing a game program in response to each of a plurality of operation signals that input to each of the plurality of ports of a controller port from a plurality of operation devices, wherein the controller port comprises the plurality of ports to which the plurality of operation signals are input from the plurality of operation devices via a network; assigning the plurality of the operation devices to the plurality of ports; obtaining connection information indicating a connection status between the plurality of ports and the plurality of operation devices; and changing the assignment of the plurality of operation devices to the plurality of ports depending on the obtained connection status.
US09868054B1	Dynamic game deployment Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic game deployment. In one implementation, a processing device provides a first game to a first user. The processing device receives one or more first interactions from the first user with respect to the first game. The processing device processes the one or more first interactions to compute a value associated with a defined achievement. The processing device generating, based on the value, a first prompt, the first prompt comprising a notification of a first reward associated with the defined achievement. The processing device provides the first prompt within the first game.
US09868053B1	Push device for mahjong tiles A push device for mahjong tiles includes an input platform, a lift mechanism, a changeover platform, and a push mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a lift platform composed of an upper platform and a lower platform. The changeover platform is disposed at one side of the lift platform. The push mechanism includes a U-shaped push frame movable between the input platform, the lift platform, and the changeover platform. Thereby, the U-shaped push frame pushes the mahjong tiles from the input platform to the lower platform. When the mahjong tiles on the lower platform reaches a predetermined amount, the U-shaped push frame pushes the mahjong tiles to the changeover platform. The lift platform descends and the U-shaped push frame pushes the mahjong tiles from the changeover platform to the upper platform. The lift platform ascends again and the input platform inputs the mahjong tiles for the next game.
US09868049B2	Indoor football game A casino table game having a football motif is played on a standard table that resembles a blackjack table having six or seven betting positions around the same. Each betting position includes a symbol for a home team and a visiting team so that each player can place a bet on either. Additional side or bonus bets can also be made. The game is played with a standard deck of 52 cards with jokers. The table layout resembles a football field and includes spots for the dealer to place four cards for the home team and four cards for the visiting team. In the simplest form of the game, the team with the most points after adding up the four cards wins.
US09868041B2	Integrated media jukebox and physiologic data handling application A method is provided to operate a computer to interoperate with a portable media player. The method includes processing signals provided from the portable media player to the computer that are indicative of whether an accessory has been connected to the portable media player, to determine whether the accessory has been connected to the portable media player. Based on a determination that the accessory has been connected to the portable media player, physiologic data of a user that was provided to the portable media player from a wireless physiologic data gathering device, is received from the portable media player, into the computer, via the accessory.
US09868040B2	Headcovers having a collapsible configuration and methods to manufacture headcovers having a collapsible configuration Embodiments of headcovers having a headcover body that includes a plurality of collapsible portions that allow the headcover body to be configured between a collapsed configuration and a non-collapsed configuration and methods to manufacture such headcovers are generally described herein. Other embodiments of the headcovers may be described and claimed.
US09868035B2	Golf clubs with hosel inserts and related methods Embodiments of golf coupling mechanisms are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US09868034B2	System and method for a motion sensing device which provides a visual or audible indication A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
US09868033B1	Method for treating thermoplastic polyurethane golf ball covers A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
US09868027B2	Method and system for detecting a state of a golf club A method for detecting a lost club includes detecting an orientation characteristic of a golf club with a detection unit, transmitting the orientation characteristic from the detection unit to a mobile device, determining a distance between the golf club and the mobile device based on a signal transmitted from the detection unit to the mobile device and determining a lost club state based on the orientation characteristic of the golf club and the distance between the golf club and the mobile device.
US09868026B2	Functional postural training machine Machine for functional postural training of a user (13) comprising: a platform (12) comprising a plurality of load cells (20) on which said user (13) is positioned; extendable cables (15, 42) provided with handle (16, 43); means (50) for providing said cables (15, 42) with a certain load; means (23) for detecting the dynamic posture of said user (13) during the exercise; means (23, 49) for determining the various body segments of said user on the basis of the information received from said means (23) for detecting the dynamic posture of said user (13); means (49) for calculating the center of pressure of said user (13) on the basis of the information provided by said plurality of load cells (20); means (22) for displaying the center of pressure of the user (13) on said platform (12) and means (22) for displaying said body segments of said user (13); means (49) for comparing said body segments of said user (13) with corresponding body segments stored in memory; means (22) for warning said user (13) if there are differences between said body segments of said user (13) and said body segments stored in memory; means (22) for warning said user (13) that the position of said center of pressure has changed.
US09868024B2	Abdominal and oblique exercise device An abdominal and oblique exercise device is formed as a small, lightweight portable structure and configured to be used while in the sitting position. The device includes leg or thigh grips that engage the user's thighs and handlebars that are engaged by the user's hands. The leg grips are coupled to a stationary cylindrical main body member and the main body member includes three distinct grooves defining three distinct exercise movements. The handlebars are coupled to a moveable top piston received within the main body member. The piston includes a groove following projection that is selectively received in one of the three grooves in the main body member. The movement of the top piston relative to the bottom main body member will compress a resistance spring for resistance throughout the exercise. The grooves will define proper user movement for exercising to isolate the desired muscles.
US09868017B2	Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus comprises an elongate support member extending along a length between first and second ends. The rigid member has a passage extending therethrough between the first and second ends. The apparatus further comprises a handle extending between first and second handle ends, the handle having connectors proximate to each of the first and second ends and a grip section therebetween and at least one elongate flexible member extending through the passage of the support member and having end connectors on each end thereof, the at least end connectors being connectable to one of the connectors of the handle.
US09868014B1	Ankle harness for securing a free weight An ankle harness for securing a free weight to a shoe and an ankle region of a user, the ankle harness including a pad member having a top face, a bottom face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges, the top face of the pad member having a first fastener, an ankle strap coupled to one of the pair of side edges and having a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face of the ankle strap having a second fastener, a first pair of straps coupled to the pad member and extending past the bottom edge of the pad member, and a second pair of straps coupled to the pad member and extending past the bottom edge of the pad member. The pad member is secured to the user by disposing the ankle strap around the ankle region to permit the second fastener to engage with the first fastener.
US09868011B2	Exercise machine resistance adjustment system An exercise machine resistance adjustment system for providing an exerciser the ability to immediately adjust the resistance force by changing their body position on the movable carriage or end platforms. The exercise machine resistance adjustment system generally includes a frame, a carriage movably positioned on the frame, a spring connected to the carriage to apply a biasing force to the carriage, one or more left projections within the carriage adapted for a left hand of an exerciser to grasp, and one or more right projections within the carriage adapted for a right hand of an exerciser to grasp. The exerciser is able to efficiently adjust the amount of resistance force applied to the carriage by repositioning their hands (or feet) from a first set of projections at a first distance to a second set of projections at a second distance from the first end of the exercise machine.
US09868007B2	Foldable trampoline A foldable trampoline includes a tubular frame having a first section and a second section coupled to each other via a pair of frame hinges. The device further includes a flexible fabric stretched outwardly attached to the tubular frame to form a trampoline mat, wherein the tubular frame is configured to in an unfolded position or a folded position via the pair of frame hinges. When the tubular frame is in the unfolded position, the first section and the second section are laid out flat away from each other via the frame hinge to form a full-pie shape. When the tubular frame is in the folded position, the first section and the second section are folded towards to each other via the pair of frame hinges to form a half-pie shape, without having to remove the flexible fabric from the first section and second section.
US09868006B1	Fitness bar apparatus, systems and methods Assemblies, systems, devices, and methods for attaching a pull up and cross pull up bars to a clamp assembly which is equally clamped to both sides of a door frame above a doorway, with or without additional straps and cords supporting a suspended bar for the performance of exercises; and stand-alone racks with straps and cords supporting a suspended bar used for the performance of exercises; and existing bars or structural members with straps and cords supporting a suspended bar used for the performance of exercises.
US09868005B2	Sprinkler skipping shield with improved airflow A fire protection sprinkler is provided with a skipping shield having air flow passages therethrough to reduce the negative impact that the shield has on the thermal response of the sprinkler. By providing holes, slots, louvers, or mesh to the skipping shield, water from adjacent flowing sprinklers can still be blocked from impinging on the thermal element. The shield will block water but allow hot gas from the fire to flow through the shield thereby improving the response time of the thermal element.
US09868003B2	Fire damper for ventilating fan A fire damper for a ventilating fan includes a shutter and a frame provided with a flange. An opening is defined through the flange. The frame is further provided with a movable component for opening or closing the preformed opening.
US09867998B2	Calibration apparatus The invention relates to a calibration apparatus for calibrating a system for introducing an influencing element like a radiation source into an object, particularly for calibrating a brachytherapy system. First and second images show a longish introduction device (12) like a catheter and a tracking device (16) like an electromagnetically trackable guidewire inserted into the introduction device as far as possible, and the introduction device and a calibration element (46) having the same dimensions as the influencing element and being inserted into the introduction device as far as possible. A spatial relation between the tracking device and the calibration element is determined based on the images for calibrating the system. Knowing this spatial relation allows accurately determining an influencing plan like a brachytherapy treatment plan and accurately positioning the influencing element in accordance with the influencing plan, which in turn allows for a more accurate influencing of the object.
US09867997B2	Handpiece assembly for laser treatment device A handpiece assembly for laser treating a target surface and a laser system are disclosed. A handpiece assembly for laser treating a target surface includes a cable connector that is detachably coupled to a power supply and control module. The cable connector is configured to receive power and control signals from the power supply and control module. The handpiece assembly includes a laser module configured to receive the power and control signals from the cable connector and to generate electromagnetic energy based on the received power and control signals. The laser module is a replaceable module that is detachably coupled to the cable connector and a handpiece. The replaceable module allows a particular laser module to be removed from the handpiece assembly and replaced with another laser module. The handpiece assembly further includes the handpiece configured to receive the electromagnetic energy from the laser module and to direct the electromagnetic energy to the target surface.
US09867995B2	Efficient external charger for an implantable medical device optimized for fast charging and constrained by an implant power dissipation limit An external charger for a battery in an implantable medical device and charging techniques are disclosed. Simulation data is used to model the power dissipation of the charging circuitry in the implant at varying levels of implant power. A power dissipation limit constrains the charging circuitry from producing an inordinate amount of heat to the tissue surrounding the implant, and duty cycles of a charging field are determined so as not to exceed that limit. A maximum simulated average battery current determines the optimal (i.e., quickest) battery charging current, and at least an optimal value for a parameter indicative of that current is determined and stored in the external charger. During charging, the actual value for that parameter is determined, and the intensity and/or duty cycle of the charging field are adjusted to ensure that charging is as fast as possible, while still not exceeding the power dissipation limit.
US09867994B2	External powering of implantable medical device dependent on energy of provided therapy An implantable medical device system includes an implantable medical device for providing stimulation therapy and two external power sources. A first external power source is used to power the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is low energy therapy. For example, the first external power device may be utilized to periodically recharge a battery in the implantable medical device. The second external power device may be utilized to power the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is high energy therapy. The second external power device may be a disposable patch that is affixed to a patient's skin to provide continuous power to the implantable medical device. The implantable medical device may communicate data to such a power device to cause it to adjust a strength of the charging field that it generates.
US09867992B2	Failsafe programming of implantable medical devices A watchdog unit receives stay-alive signals from a programming device during programming of an implantable medical device. The watchdog unit maintains a watchdog timer, and resets the timer upon receipt of each stay-alive signal. If the watchdog timer expires, the watchdog unit changes a mode of operation of the implantable device, e.g., places the implantable medical device into a known, safe state. For example, the watchdog unit may cause the implantable medical device to suspend delivery of therapy, perform a power-on reset, and/or recall a known, safe, therapy delivery program.
US09867990B2	Determination of dipole for tissue conductance communication Aspects of the present disclosure include a medical device system including an implantable medical device and an external device with three or more electrodes configured to contact a patient's skin. The external device either transmits or receives a test signal to or from the implantable medical device using a plurality of possible receive dipoles, where each possible receive dipole is formed by a pair of electrodes. A signal quality monitor, either at the implantable medical device or at the external device, measures a signal quality for the possible receive dipoles.
US09867988B2	Apparatus for electrical stimulation of a cell and method of use This invention provides an apparatus for electrically stimulating a cell and a method for using the same. In particular, the apparatus of the invention comprises an array of electrodes and a controller for actuating individual electrodes.
US09867986B2	System and method for bronchial dilation A method of reducing bronchial constriction in a subject includes delivering energy to create one or more lesions on a main bronchus so as to transect pulmonary nerves sufficiently to reduce bronchial constriction in a lung of the patient distal to the main bronchus.
US09867982B2	Delivery system assemblies and associated methods for implantable medical devices A delivery system assembly includes an elongate outer tube, an elongate inner member extending within a lumen of the outer tube, and an articulation sheath surrounding the outer tube between a handle of the assembly and a distal-most portion of the outer tube. The outer tube is longitudinally moveable within the sheath; and an inner diameter of the sheath is preferably smaller than that of the handle and the distal-most portion of the outer tube. Navigation of the assembly through a venous system, for deployment of an implantable medical device, is facilitated by deflection of the sheath, to orient a distal-most portion of the outer tube, within which an entirety of the medical device is contained/loaded, and by subsequent advancement of the distal-most portion, with respect to the sheath, to move the distal end of the inner member, along with the contained/loaded device into proximity with a target implant site.
US09867981B2	Insertion tool for implanting a paddle lead and methods and systems utilizing the tool An insertion tool for a paddle lead includes an insertion tool body having a receiving end portion; a stylet channel extending along the insertion tool body; a stylet disposed in the stylet channel; and an actuator assembly disposed along the handling end portion of the insertion tool body and coupled to the stylet. The actuator assembly controls transitioning of the stylet between a first position and a second position. In some instances, the stylet can be a wire stylet that is inserted into a lumen in the paddle body of the paddle lead. In some instances, the stylet of the insertion tool pushes lead bodies of the paddle lead out of the insertion tool to release the paddle lead. In some instances, the insertion tool includes a paddle envelope to hold the paddle lead.
US09867980B2	Field steerable electrical stimulation paddle, lead system, and medical device incorporating the same An implantable electrode paddle is adapted to receive an electrical signal from a medical device and generate an electrical field to stimulate selected body tissue. The paddle includes a housing including walls that define an interior space and a plurality of windows formed through at least a first one of the walls for transmitting the electrical field to the body tissue, an electrode array including a plurality of electrode groups, each electrode group including at least two electrodes individually secured in a respective window and spaced between about 0.1 mm and about 10 mm apart, and a plurality of wires, each of the wires being coupled to a respective electrode and routed within the interior space to receive the electrical signal. A lead assembly and an implantable medical device can include the paddle.
US09867977B2	Apparatus and method for providing electrical stimulation to a subject An apparatus for the electrical stimulation of a subject is provided, the apparatus comprising a contact member having a contact surface for contacting the plantar surface of a foot of the subject; and means for providing an electrical stimulation cycle to the foot of the subject comprising supplying an electrical current to the contact surface for the electrical stimulation of the plantar muscles of the foot of the subject; wherein the contact surface is moveable so as to allow the angle of the joints of the foot and ankle of the subject to change during the electrical stimulation cycle.
US09867975B2	Antiseptic line cap An antiseptic cap assembly for use with a connector includes a cap with a base and an annular portion extending from the base. The annular portion defines a first chamber having an open end. The cap is made of an absorbent material. The antiseptic cap assembly also includes a cap holder having a generally cylindrical sidewall defining a second chamber sized to receive the cap.
US09867973B2	Skin antiseptic applicator and methods of making and using the same The invention relates to applicators for applying a solution or other composition (e.g., an antiseptic composition) to skin of a patient. The applicator may include a container body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a frangible member disposed at the distal end of the body. The applicator includes a first position where the container body and frangible member are a unitary piece (e.g., blow molded as a single piece), and a second position when the frangible member is rotated relative to the body to irreversibly break a weak point therebetween, releasing the composition in the hollow body through an opening. A porous applicator head may be positioned adjacent the distal end of the body and frangible member, so that the composition flows out the body, through the opening, and onto the head. The applicator may be formed in a blow-fill-seal process for improved sterility and ease of manufacture.
US09867971B2	Device for administering cells and cell-therapy methods using said device The present invention relates to a device (2) for cell therapy, said device being designed to be applied on a living tissue and having at least a tight preferably biocompatible first wall (22), designed to form a cavity (24) between said wall and said tissue, and further comprising means (7) to feed a healing substance in said cavity.
US09867969B2	Apparatus and method for providing fixation of a line to a subject A device for supporting a surgical line, such as a surgical drain, a catheter or the like, is provided, the device comprising a base having an opening therein for receiving a first line extending from a subject; and a connector mounted to the base and having a first end for connection to an end of the surgical line and a second end for connection to a second line. The device preferably comprises a housing mounted to the base and enclosing the opening in the base, with the connector extending through the housing. The housing or a portion thereof is removable to provide access to the interior of the housing. The housing or a portion thereof is preferably rotatable with respect to the base.
US09867961B2	Treatment of phantom limb syndrome and other sequelae of physical injury Methods, systems and devices that provide a therapeutic solution to alleviate the pain and discomfort of phantom limb syndrome are disclosed. The methods and systems of the present invention generally comprise capturing data from recording devices operably coupled to a processor and/or computing device, the recording devices configured to capture data associated with intact portions of a missing limb, one or more intact limbs and/or portions of the environment surrounding the missing limb, identifying the data captured, generating a three-dimensional virtual image of the missing limb and the surrounding environment from the data captured, and displaying the three-dimensional virtual image and the portions of the surrounding environment to the amputee such that the missing limb appears intact. The present invention advantageously provides a therapeutic and more immediate solution to alleviate the pain and discomfort from phantom limb syndrome.
US09867959B2	Humidifying respiratory gases A device for humidifying respiratory gases. The device includes: a humidification component that holds a water volume; and a heating element that converts received electrical energy to electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is transferred to the water volume, thereby heating the water volume to achieve a heated water volume.
US09867955B2	System and method for diagnosis and treatment of a breathing pattern of a patient Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of a REM sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a wake state and (ii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, a neural network analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a REM sleep state, (ii) a wake state and (iii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing pattern is indicative of an arousal.
US09867954B2	Infusion pump assembly An infusion pump assembly includes a locking tab and a pump barrel inside a pump barrel housing, where the pump barrel accommodates a reservoir assembly. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir and a plunger rod. The infusion pump assembly also includes a locking disc at a terminus of the pump barrel. The locking disc includes a clearance hole for the plunger rod. The locking disc also includes at least one locking tab notch in close proximity with the locking tab. The locking tab is in moveable engagement with the locking tab notch, and the reservoir moves the locking tab from a locked position to an unlocked position when the plunger rod is inserted through clearance hole. The locking disc rotates upon torque being applied to the reservoir assembly, the locking disc rotating from a non-loaded position to a loaded position with respect to the plunger rod and a drive screw.
US09867948B2	Administering device with priming function An administering device, e.g. an injection device, includes a housing, a reservoir for a drug, the reservoir formed or accommodated by the housing, a dosing member which can perform a dosing movement relative to the housing for setting a dosage of the drug to be administered and a conveying member for delivering the dosage set, wherein the dosing member is blocked or locked in the direction of the dosing movement in a releasable dosing blocking engagement in an initial state of the administering device and released from the block at the end of a priming movement of the conveying member.
US09867945B2	Cartridge holder and method for assembling a cartridge unit for a drug delivery device A cartridge holder for retaining a cartridge comprising a distal end and a proximal end being spaced apart from one another in the direction of an axis, an interior which is suitable to receive and retain a cartridge in a cartridge retaining section of the interior, and a main part and at least one protrusion which is moveably connected to the main part. The protrusion is arranged to define the radial extension of a subsection of the interior, wherein the subsection is arranged at an axial position which is further away from the distal end than the cartridge retaining section. Furthermore, the protrusion is arranged to vary the radial extension of the subsection when the protrusion is moved with respect to the main part. Moreover, a method for securing a cartridge in a cartridge holder is proposed.
US09867939B2	Adipose tissue combinations, devices, and uses thereof Described are devices, systems, and methods for processing adipose tissue for reintroduction into a body. In some embodiments, adipose tissue is mixed with an additive prior to reintroduction.
US09867935B2	Micromechanic passive flow regulator The invention concerns a flow regulator, made of a stack of 3 plates, respectively a top plate including a flexible membrane (1), a middle plate (2) with pillars and through holes and a bottom plate (3) with fluidic ports, micro channels and through holes (8,9,12). The principle is based on the deformation of the membrane due to the pressure of the liquid. The membrane goes in contact with the pillars of the middle plate, obstructing gradually the through holes of the pillars. The device is designed to keep the flow constant in a predefined range of pressure. The device is dedicated to ultra low flow rate up to 1 ml per day or below, typically for drug infusion. Plastic flow regulators comprise preferably several independent valves coupled in parallel. The membrane plate is therefore made of several flexible membranes obstructing gradually the flow by increasing the pressure. Stress limiters are used to avoid plastic deformation of the membrane. For implanted pump, the use of a flow regulator instead of a flow restrictor has several advantages, including the possibility to reduce significantly the reservoir pressure and to generate directly the pressure during the pump filling by using an elastic drug reservoir.
US09867934B2	Device for detecting moisture for use with a device for monitoring an access to a patient, in particular for monitoring the vascular access in an extracorporeal blood treatment A device for detecting moisture for use with a device for monitoring an access to a patient for an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is described. The device for detecting moisture is constituted as a two-dimensionally extending fabric to be placed on the patient's skin, having an electrically conductive structure as a moisture sensor and constituted by non-conductive and conductive warp and weft threads configured to produce in the woven fabric a defined electrically conductive structure through spatial separation of the warp and weft threads. By the use of conductive warp and weft threads, an electrically conductive structure can be constituted having sections running in different directions, thereby creating a moisture sensor exhibiting a particularly high degree of sensitivity. The electrically conductive structure is preferably terminated with a terminating resistor, preferably not a component part but rather part of a connection part of the device, so that production is simplified.
US09867931B2	Therapeutic agents for delivery using a catheter and pressure source The present embodiments provide systems and methods suitable for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site. A container holds the therapeutic agent and a pressure source has pressurized fluid in selective fluid communication with at least a portion of the container. A catheter, in fluid communication with the container, has a lumen sized for delivery of the therapeutic agent to a target site. In one embodiment, a diameter of particles of the therapeutic agent is in a range of between about 1 micron to about 925 microns, a mass of the particles of the therapeutic agent is in a range of between about 0.0001 mg to about 0.5 mg, a ratio of an inner diameter of the catheter to the diameter of particles is at least 4:1, and a regulated pressure of the pressurized fluid is between about 0.01 psi to about 100 psi.
US09867928B2	Device for adjusting the irrigation pressure in eye operations The invention relates to a device (1) for use in eye surgery, comprising a container (9) with fluid (5) which is connected via an irrigation line (12) to a surgical handpiece for delivering the fluid (5) for rinsing an eye (3) on which surgery has been performed, wherein a pillar (8), which in particular is electrically adjustable in its height, is provided for supporting the container (9) and for adjusting the height (H) between the container (9) and the surgical handpiece, and wherein a control for adjusting the height of the pillar (8) is provided in order to deliver the fluid (5) from the surgical handpiece into the eye (3) at an irrigation pressure predetermined by the surgeon, wherein pressurizing means (10) are provided which are designed for charging the fluid (5) to be delivered from the container (9) to the irrigation line (12) with an atmospheric overpressure (PATÜ) and wherein the control for adjusting the desired irrigation pressure is designed both for adjusting the height (H) of the pillar (8) and for adjusting the atmospheric overpressure (PATÜ) to be charged.
US09867927B2	Carrier for blood component adsorption and blood component adsorption column A carrier for blood component adsorption enables selective and efficient adsorption removal of granulocytes and monocytes and, at the same time, enables adsorption removal of inflammatory cytokines. The carrier for blood component adsorption includes a water-insoluble carrier having a surface to which a functional group(s) containing a silyl group and an amino group is/are introduced.
US09867926B2	Dialysis catheter A dialysis catheter including a first portion having a first diameter, an elongated distal portion having a second smaller diameter, and a transition portion The first portion includes first and second independent blood withdrawal lumens extending in the first portion, the first withdrawal lumen terminating in the transition portion in a first terminal opening and the second withdrawal lumen terminating in a second terminal opening, the first and second terminal openings being radially spaced and axially adjacent. A longitudinally extending blood delivery lumen extends in the first portion and terminates in a delivery opening in the distal portion of the catheter, the first and second terminal openings positioned proximally of the delivery opening and each of the first and second terminal openings having a curved wall surrounding a portion of the terminal opening.
US09867921B2	Medical device heaters and methods A medical device having a heater with at least one heating element which has mains voltage applied to it by a heating control unit. The heating control unit includes a monitoring arrangement and a switching arrangement. The monitoring arrangement can recognize the zero crossings of the mains voltage, and the switching arrangement can switch the at least one heating element on or off in the zero crossing. The heating control unit controls the power of the heating by switching on and off of one or more half cycles of the mains AC voltage.
US09867920B2	Medical instrument An Oxygenator as a medical instrument includes at least one first hollow fiber membrane layer comprised of a plurality of integrated first hollow fiber membranes, and forms a shape of a cylindrical body as a whole, and at least one second hollow fiber membrane layer disposed at the outer circumferential side of the first hollow fiber membrane layer in a state of being concentric with the first hollow fiber membrane layer, has a plurality of integrated second hollow fiber membranes, and forms a shape of a cylindrical body as a whole. Moreover, each of the first hollow fiber membranes is wound around a central axis, and each of the second hollow fiber membranes is wound around a central axis. The number of times the second hollow fiber membranes are wound is smaller than the number of times the first hollow fiber membranes are wound.
US09867916B2	Implantable blood conveying device, manipulating device and coupling device The invention provides an implantable component which is connectable to a manipulating device in a self-retaining manner by means of a coupling device, which provides a first coupling element and a second coupling element. The implantable component can thus be really positioned by the manipulating device which can, for example, already be connected to the implantable component before a therapeutic procedure and can be separated therefrom again after the surgical procedure. This is in particular advantageous with minimally invasive procedures.
US09867912B2	Polyurethane having an antithrombogenic coating The invention concerns polyurethane (PUR) having an antithrombogenic coating, wherein the antithrombogenic coating comprises at least one antithrombogenic substance covalently bound to a surface of the PUR via at least two bonds, wherein a first of said bonds is an amide bond between the surface of the PUR and a polyethyleneimine (PEI) and a second of said bonds is between the PEI and the antithrombogenic substance, wherein the surface of the PUR had been activated by use of a carbon dioxide plasma or a plasma modified by addition of carbon dioxide before the first of said bonds was formed.
US09867907B2	Self-lubricated catheters A catheter assembly includes at least one self-lubricated part formed from a mixture including a polymer and lubricant. The polymer has a functional group that can react with the functional group of the lubricant. The suitably functionalized lubricant provides for a low coefficient of friction surface for easier and less traumatic insertion and withdrawal of the catheter into and from body cavities.
US09867904B2	Dried and irradiated skin equivalents for ready use The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for preparing, storing, shipping and using skin equivalents made by organotypic culture. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for producing, transporting, storing and using skin equivalents produced by organotypic culture at reduced temperatures, preferably from 2-8 degrees Celsius to ambient temperature. The methods include sterile packaging of the grafts so that the sterility and integrity of the package is maintained until the time of use for grafting purposes.
US09867902B2	Dense fibrillar collagen matrices for tissue repair and the preparation method thereof Method for preparing a homogeneous collagen-based material by concentration of a collagen solution, includes bringing a collagen solution into contact by way of continuous injection and use of the material for tissue repair.
US09867893B2	Disinfecting method for disinfecting a room or surface, and disinfecting fluid composition suitable for transforming into an aerosol of fluid particles suspended in a gas Disinfecting method for disinfecting a room or a surface, comprising the steps of: a) providing a fluid comprising at least one organic compound obtainable from natural substances, wherein the organic compound is provided in an non-polar or polar medium, or in a mixture of non-polar and polar media; b) mixing the fluid with a gas such that fluid particles are suspended in the gas, and an aerosol of fluid particles is formed; c) directing a flow of the aerosol formed in step b) on said surface or into said room.
US09867892B2	Aqueous cleanser for dental appliances An aqueous composition is described herein that is safe, convenient, and effective for cleansing dental appliances. The primary cleansing agent in this composition is a surfactant, which allows for fast and effective cleaning without damaging or discoloring the plastic of the dental appliance. The stable aqueous composition does not require dissolving in a reservoir and may be applied directly to the dental appliance. The aqueous composition is safe for natural teeth and therefore easy to incorporate into a regular oral hygiene routine.
US09867889B2	Shape-controlled magnetic nanoparticles as T1 contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging Methods are provided for the generation of nanostructures suitable for use in magnetic resonance imaging where the nanostructures have at least one dimension of about 2 nm or less. In particular, the methods comprise the selective use of incubation temperatures that result in the controlled removal of ligands from metallic cores to which they are attached, allowing the metallic cores or the precursor moieties to unite to form nanostructures of defined and predictable shapes, but having at least one dimension significantly less that at least one other dimension. Accordingly, the nanostructures of the disclosure may be ultrathin sheets, rods, whiskers and the like, or even structures that are thin and porous resembling rice grains. The temperatures useful in the methods of the disclosure are less than 300° C. and allow for progressive elevation of the incubation temperature. The methods are especially advantageous for synthesizing nanoparticles that may be administered to an animal or human subject for imaging with magnetic resonance. Accordingly, the nanostructures of the disclosure comprise a metallic core, most typically, but not necessarily limited to, a ferrite moiety that can be a ferrous or ferric ion alone or in combination with other metallic elements. However, the methods of the disclosure are also suitable for generating nanostructures with non-ferrous cores such as magnesium or manganese cores.
US09867882B2	Carbohydrate conjugates as delivery agents for oligonucleotides The present invention provides iRNA agents comprising at least one subunit of the formula (I): wherein: A and B are each independently for each occurrence O, N(RN) or S; X and Y are each independently for each occurrence H, OH, a hydroxyl protecting group, a phosphate group, a phosphodiester group, an activated phosphate group, an activated phosphite group, a phosphoramidite, a solid support, —P(Z′)(Z″)O-nucleoside, —P(Z′)(Z″)O-oligonucleotide, a lipid, a PEG, a steroid, a lipophile, a polymer, —P(Z′)(Z″)O-Linker-OP(Z′″)(Z″″)O-oligonucleotide, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide, —P(Z′)(Z″)-formula(I), —P(Z′)(Z″)— or -Linker-R; R is LG, -Linker-LG, or has the structure shown below: LG is independently for each occurrence a carbohydrate, e.g., monosaccharide, disaccharide, trisaccharide, tetrasaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide; RN is independently for each occurrence H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, or benzyl; and Z′, Z″, Z′″ and Z″″ are each independently for each occurrence O or S.
US09867880B2	Cured oil-hydrogel biomaterial compositions for controlled drug delivery The present invention is generally directed to materials, gels, coatings and films prepared using a biomaterial (e.g., a fatty acid-based material comprising a network of cross-linked fatty acids) and a fixating material, layer or film (e.g., a fixating material comprising Na—CMC). The materials, gels, coatings and films disclosed herein can be used to facilitate the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents to a targeted tissue and a desired rate of release.
US09867879B2	Methods for use of small molecule activators of hem-Y / protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) A method for treating a microbial infection involves administering an effective amount of a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, R2 is H, halogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, R3 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amino sulfonyl, acetamide, R4 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amino sulfonyl, acetamide, R5 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amino sulfonyl, acetamide, R6 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amino sulfonyl, acetamide, R7 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amino sulfonyl, acetamide, R8 is —CR3, O, S, wherein R5 and R6, R7 and R6, R5 and R4, R4 and R3 can cyclize forming a 3-10 member ring comprising C, O, S, and/or N optionally substituted with one or more R3; and administering light therapy, such as a photodynamic therapy (PDT) light source.
US09867873B2	Factor IX polypeptides and methods of use thereof The present invention provides methods of administering Factor IX; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells.
US09867871B2	Composition and method for treating nucleic acid-related eye disease Provided herein is a composition and a method for treating nucleic acid-related eye disease.
US09867870B2	Compositions and methods for treating hemophilia The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating coagulation through modulating the level or activity of NPP4.
US09867869B2	Insulin derivatives for diabetes treatment Compounds, compositions, and methods for “smart” delivery of a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent, such as glucose-mediated delivery of insulin through glucose-sensing insulin derivatives, are provided. The insulin derivatives bind serum albumin or agglomerate in vivo. The insulin derivatives effectively dissociate to release insulin in a hyperglycemic condition, where the complexation of glucose to a glucose-sensing element alters properties of the insulin derivative leading to the dissociation. The compounds, compositions, and methods provide a delivery strategy for both self-regulated and long-term diabetes management.
US09867867B2	IL-33 and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The present invention relates to the fields of life sciences and medicine. Specifically, the invention relates to therapies of neurodegenerative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to interleukin-33 (IL-33), a fragment thereof, a polynucleotide encoding IL-33 or a fragment thereof for use in treatment or prevention of a neurodegenerative disease involving inflammation in a subject and to a method of treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease involving neuroinflammation in a subject. Still, the present invention relates to IL-33, a fragment thereof, a polynucleotide encoding IL-33 or a fragment thereof for use in improving or restoring neuronal function or endogenous neuronal repair mechanisms, or enhancing endogenous neurogenesis, oligodendrogenesis or neuronal differentiation in a subject. Also, the present invention relates to a method of improving or restoring neuronal function or endogenous neuronal repair mechanisms, or enhancing endogenous neurogenesis, oligodendrogenesis or neuronal differentiation in a subject.
US09867864B2	Use of somatostatin analogs in control of hypoglycemia The present invention relates to the use of a Somatostatin (SRIF) analog which has a high binding affinity to human SSTR1,2,3,5, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the control of hypoglycemia.
US09867863B2	Method of treating low blood pressure A method for treating a patient suffering from one of septic shock, acute kidney injury, severe hypotension, cardiac arrest, and refractory hypotension, but not from myocardial infarction, is provided. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective dose of Angiotensin II, or Ang II, to the patient.
US09867860B2	Formulations for preventing and treating decreasing platelet cell counts The invention provides formulations to prevent or treat decreasing platelet cell counts. The formulations essentially consist of peanut skins, papaya leaves, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, selenium, and iron. In some formulations, some vitamins are replaced by fruit or vegetable juice.
US09867858B2	Probiotic recolonisation therapy The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of chronic diseases associated with the presence of abnormal or an abnormal distribution of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian host, which compositions comprise viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Clostridia. The compositions further comprise one or more additional viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganisms selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides, Eubacteria, Fusobacteria, Propionibacteria, Lactobacilli, anaerobic cocci, Ruminococcus, E. coli, Gemmiger, Desulfomonas, Peptostreptococcus, and fungi. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of the same chronic diseases comprising viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Escherichia coli, at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic Bacteroides and at least one strain of viable non-pathogenic or attenuated pathogenic microorganism.
US09867856B2	Phospholipid compositions and their preparation The invention provides improved processes for extracting and preparing polar lipids (in particular, desirable phospholipids) from krill and other biological sources. The inventors have discovered processes through which it is possible to extract phospholipids to give high phospholipid content and a reduction of undesired components.
US09867855B2	Method of using mitotically inactivated stem cells for damaged tissue repair The present invention is directed to the use of mitotically and/or lethally inactivated stem cells for the repair of damaged organs and/or tissues. Stem cells are mitotically and/or lethally inactivated and transplanted into damaged tissue. Any form of ex vivo inactivation of stem cells may be used such that the stem cells cannot undergo mitosis or cell division before in vivo application. Mitotically and/or lethally inactivated stem may be used to ameliorate numerous disease, injury, traumatic, ischemic, aging, and/or degenerative conditions in different types of organs and/or tissues.
US09867854B2	Therapeutic method using cardiac tissue-derived pluripotent stem cells An object of the present invention is to provide a stem cell applicable to regenerative therapeutic method, and to provide a technique to carry out regenerative therapy using the cell. A collected cardiac tissue fragment is enzymatically treated to prepare a cell suspension. Then using the cell suspension, following steps are carried out: (1) separation of cells by the density gradient method, (2) suspension-culture in a culture medium containing fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor and (3) selection and separation of cells forming a floating sphere to obtain pluripotent stem cells. Thus-obtained pluripotent stem cells are used to carry out regenerative therapy.
US09867853B2	Method of providing cellular based immune enhancement for restoring immunity and preventing age related diseases A new and useful method is provided, for enhancing the immune system of a donor/recipient. Stem cells are collected from the donor/recipient at a time that the donor/recipient appears to have a healthy immune system, taking into consideration the age of the donor/recipient and the characteristics of a healthy immune system for a donor/recipient of that age. The stem cells are processed and stored in a condition that enables the stem cells to be later administered to that donor/recipient in predetermined amounts, in serial (consecutive) fashion, over predetermined time intervals, and at the later request of the donor/recipient, the stem cells are administered to the donor/recipient in serial (consecutive) fashion, over predetermined time intervals, to enhance the donor/recipient's immune system thereby preventing formation of age related diseases that are caused by rundown immune system. The practice of the present invention results in replenishing the hematopoietic system and primarily rebuilding the immune system in an aged individual. Also noteworthy, it refreshes the repertoire of stem cells, which are at the point of exhaustion, bringing about extension of life span and can also be used for improvement of cognitive functions of the donor/recipient.
US09867850B2	Mixture of processed salt and sugar in the manufacture of a medicament employed for treating lax vagina syndrome or colpoxerosis disease in a mammal The mixture of processed salt and sugar in the manufacture of a medicament employed for treating lax vagina syndrome or colpoxerosis disease in a mammal. Various tests, vaginal smooth muscle contractility test using New Zealand White Rabbit; (Experimental example 1); the effect on the vagina contractility in volunteers by using perinometer (Experimental example 2); and the effect on the colpoxerosis disease in volunteers (Experimental example 3), showed improving effect on the contractility of vagina tissue and colpoxerosis disease. Accordingly, the combination can be useful in treating or preventing lax vagina syndrome or colpoxerosis disease.
US09867847B2	Absorbent ingestible agents and associated methods of manufacture and use Appetite suppression and weight management achieved through pre-meal ingestion of temporary gastric bulking agents in the form of superabsorbent polymer hydrogels (SAPHs) selected from among a group consisting of crosslinked polycarboxylic acid moieties is described. The preferred compositions and manufacturing methods of ultrapure preparations of ingestible forms; as well as the preferred methods of use, dosage and administration; distribution and delivery of SAPH materials are also described.
US09867842B2	Methods and compositions for reversing disruption of the glycocalyx, inflammation, and oxidative damage A composition for treating multiple disease causes including a glycocalyx restoring and maintaining compound in an oral dosage form. A method of treating cardiovascular disease (CVD), by administering a glycocalyx restoring and maintaining compound to an individual suffering from CVD, restoring the glycocalyx, reversing inflammation, and reversing oxidative damage.
US09867841B2	Compounds, compositions and methods using E-selectin antagonists for mobilization of hematopoietic cells Methods are provided herein for use of E-selectin antagonists for mobilizing cells, such as hematopoietic cells, hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells, white blood cells, and malignant cells, and hematopoietic tumor cells from the bone marrow. More specifically, methods are provided for using E-selectin antagonists including, for example, glycomimetic compounds, antibodies, aptamers, and peptides for mobilizing cells from the bone marrow to the peripheral vasculature and tissues.
US09867840B2	Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating complex regional pain syndrome Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as complex regional pain syndrome.
US09867837B2	Compositions for treating neurological disorders The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of neurological disorders related to glutamate excitotoxicity and Amyloid β toxicity. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel combinatorial therapies of Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease related disorders, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, neuropathic pain, alcoholic neuropathy, alcoholism or alcohol withdrawal, or spinal cord injury.
US09867833B2	Serine/threonine kinase inhibitors Compounds having the formula I wherein R1, X1, X2, X3 and X4 as defined herein are inhibitors of ERK kinase. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating hyperproliferative disorders.
US09867832B2	Pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting immune response through inducing differentiation into regulator T cells and promoting proliferation of regulator T cells The present invention relates to new medical use of (tetrahydropyran-4-yl)-[2-phenyl-5-(1,1-dioxo-thiomorpholine-4-yl)methyl-1H-indol-7-yl]amine, and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound as an active ingredient, which is used for inhibiting an immune response, and/or for inducing differentiation into regulator T cells from undifferentiated T cells and/or promoting proliferation of regulator T cells.
US09867831B2	Combination treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome The present invention relates to the use of Volasertib or a salt thereof or the hydrate thereof in combination with Quizartinib or a salt thereof or the hydrate thereof for treating patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
US09867830B2	Use of (2R, 6R)-hydroxynorketamine, (S)-dehydronorketamine and other stereoisomeric dehydro and hydroxylated metabolites of (R,S)-ketamine in the treatment of depression and neuropathic pain The disclosure provides pharmaceutical preparations containing (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine, or (R)- or (S)-dehydronorketamine, or other stereoisomeric dehydro or hydroxylated ketamine metabolite. (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine The disclosure also provides novel ketamine metabolite prodrugs. The disclosure provides methods of treating, bipolar depression, major depressive disorder, neuropathic and chronic pain, including complex regional pain synthetic pain disorder (CRPD) by administering a purified ketamine metabolite or a ketamine metabolite prodrug directly to patients in need of such treatment.
US09867829B2	Stable pharmaceutical composition containing 8-[(3R)-3-amino-1-piperidinyl]-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-1-[(4-methyl-2-quinazolinyl)methyl]-1H-purine-2,6-dione or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof The present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising amorphous or crystalline linagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of linagliptin, mannitol, copovidone, and magnesium stearate, processes for preparing the stable pharmaceutical composition, and a container comprising the stable pharmaceutical composition.
US09867820B2	Role of N-2-hydroxy-ethyl-piperazine-N′-2-ethane sulfonic acid (HEPES) in pain control and reversal of demyelinization injury Compositions and therapeutic uses of HEPES and derivatives in the treatment of pain associated with cancers and side-effects including post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment are disclosed herein. HEPES is also used to treat neurodegenerative and neurological diseases, demyelinization injuries, and side-effects and withdrawal symptoms associated with benzodiazepines, anti-depressants, and other neurological agents.
US09867811B2	Method of treating atherosclerosis in high triglyceride subjects The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride level; wherein R1, X1, R7, R5, C, L and p are defined herein. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride levels.
US09867803B2	IRE-1α inhibitors Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response or with regulated IRE1-dependent decay (RIDD) and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies.
US09867801B2	Amorphous solid dispersion comprising taxane, tablet comprising the same, and method for preparing the same Provided is an amorphous solid dispersion including a taxane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable polymer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, which has enhanced solubility. Also provided is a method for preparing the solid dispersion. The present subject matter also provides a tablet having good solubility, bioavailability and stability, which comprises the amorphous solid dispersion, an intragranular excipient, and an extragranular excipient.
US09867800B2	Method of quenching singlet and triplet excited states of pigments, such as porphyrin compounds, particularly protoporphyrin IX, with conjugated fused tricyclic compounds have electron withdrawing groups, to reduce generation of reactive oxygen species, particularly singlet oxygen A method of quenching excited state energy from a pigment that has been excited by absorption of light having a wavelength in the wavelength range of 290-800 nm, comprising reacting a pigment with a conjugated fused tricyclic compound having electron withdrawing groups: of Formula (II) or a salt thereof: wherein: A is selected from the group consisting of O, S, C═O, C═S, and B1, B2, D1, and D2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, CF3, CCl3, NR33+, NO2, CN, C(═O)R4, C(═O)OR1, SO2R5, aryl, and —C═CHR6; each m independently is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; n is 0 or 1; each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, and aryl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C6 alkyl; each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, and aryl; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, O−, OH, NH2, and Cl; and, each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, and aryl.
US09867797B2	Benzonatate modified release solid tablets and capsules A 12-hour anti-tussive modified release solid tablet or capsule is described which comprises a benzonatate adsorbate in a matrix with a sufficient amount of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable modified release pH-independent, substances to provide a 12-hour modified release profile to the benzonatate, wherein there is substantially no benzonatate release from the tablet or capsule in the buccal cavity and no more than about 25% release of the benzonatate within 1 hour as determined in an in vitro dissolution assay.
US09867793B2	Method of administering amantadine prior to a sleep period Methods of nighttime administration of amantadine to reduce sleep disturbances in patient undergoing treatment with amantadine are described, as well as compositions of extended release amantadine that are suitable for nighttime administration.
US09867792B2	Method of administering amantadine prior to a sleep period Methods of nighttime administration of amantadine to reduce sleep disturbances in patient undergoing treatment with amantadine are described, as well as compositions of extended release amantadine that are suitable for nighttime administration.
US09867786B2	Stabilized compositions containing alkaline labile drugs A stabilized bioadhesive composition containing an alkaline labile drug and a method for its preparation are provided. In one aspect, the composition is a hot-melt extruded (HME) composition comprising a preformed excipient mixture comprising an acidic component and an alkaline thermoplastic matrix-forming material, e.g. polymer. The excipient mixture is formed before blending with an alkaline labile drug. The blend is then hot-melt extruded to form the HME composition. By so doing, the acidic component is able to neutralize or render moderately acidic the excipient mixture. This particular process has been shown to substantially reduce the degradation of an alkaline labile drug during hot-melt extrusion. The excipient mixture softens or melts during hot-melt extrusion. It can dissolve or not dissolve drug-containing particles during extrusion. Various functional excipients can be included in the carrier system to improve process performance and/or improve the chemical or physical properties of the HME composition.
US09867783B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
US09867777B2	Liquid formulations for long-acting G-CSF conjugate Disclosed is a liquid formulation which allows long-acting G-CSF conjugates, that have improved in vivo duration and stability, to be stable when stored for a long period of time. It comprises a stabilizer composition characterized by buffer and mannitol. Being free of human serum albumin and other potential factors harmful to the body, the liquid formulation is free of concerns about viral infections and guarantees excellent storage stability to long-acting G-CSF conjugates.
US09867775B2	Topical pharmaceutical bases for treating inflammatory disorders The present disclosure refers to topical pharmaceutical bases that possess anti-inflammatory properties. Further, these topical pharmaceutical bases are proposed for treating inflammatory disorders, such as swollen tissues within joints and muscles, and the like. The topical pharmaceutical bases include Amazonian oils and resins, such as pracaxi oil and breu-branco resin. The synergistic effect of pracaxi oil combined with breu-branco resin results in a highly effective anti-inflammatory treatment. Suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can be incorporated to the topical pharmaceutical bases to formulate topical pharmaceutical compositions, which improve anti-inflammatory effects. The synergistic effect provided by the combination of pracaxi oil and breu-branco resin enables lower dosage requirements of the associated APIs when topical pharmaceutical compositions are employed for treating inflammatory disorders.
US09867773B2	Dental varnish compositions A one-part dental varnish includes a solution of a rosin and a resin in a common solvent and further includes a fluoridizing agent. The dental varnish is transparent and contains about 18 to about 60 percent by weight rosin and about 25 to about 60 percent by weight resin.
US09867769B2	Viscosity building composition for personal care products A viscosity building composition is described. The viscosity building composition comprises a fatty alcohol in combination with one or more polyglyceryl esters. In one embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol in combination with a polyglyceryl monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol combined with a polyglyceryl polyester, such as a polyglyceryl diester or a polyglyceryl triester. In still another embodiment, the composition comprises a fatty alcohol mixed with a blend of polyglyceryl esters. The blend may include at least one polyglyceryl monoester in combination with at least one polyglyceryl polyester, such as a diester, triester, tetraester or decaester. The polyglyceryl polyester is present generally in an amount greater than the monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the blend may include two or more polyglyceryl polyesters. The blend of polyglyceryl esters has been found to dramatically enhance the ability of the fatty alcohol to increase viscosity and build body in personal care products.
US09867766B2	Method of using a hair growth product A composition and method for treating hair loss is disclosed. The composition comprises water-soluble ionizable metal and non-metal components, aqueous and alcohol-based solvents, potassium iodide and citrus essential oil, and is preferably provided as a non-aerosol spray product that is applied to the hair and scalp. The invention further provides a method of making and using the composition.
US09867763B2	Modular emulsion-based product differentiation A micro-scale heterogeneous emulsion is provided. In some examples, the micro-scale heterogeneous emulsion can include at least two internal phases and an external phase. A method of producing a micro-scale heterogeneous emulsion is also disclosed herein. A method of providing a stable, custom cosmetic composition is also disclosed herein.
US09867760B2	Overlay for medication card An overlay is provided for a medication card of the type having a plurality of pharmaceutical products arranged in at least one row. The overlay includes a planar body having a front surface, and a plurality of openings formed in the planar body, with locations of the plurality of openings substantially corresponding to locations of the plurality of products of the medication card. The overlay further includes instructions provided on the front surface of the body for ingesting the plurality of products of the medication card.
US09867751B2	Limb irrigation pan device A limb irrigation pan device collects and removes irrigation fluid and debris from a surgical field when a limb is irrigated. The device includes a frame having a pair of opposed ends and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed ends. Respective upper surfaces of each opposed end are concavely arcuate and an upper edge of the frame defines an open top of the frame. A base is coupled to the opposed ends and the longitudinal sides defining a well for collecting a fluid passed into the frame through the open top. A porous sling is coupled to the frame for passing the fluid through the sling to be collected in the well. A drain coupled to the frame is in fluid communication with the well wherein the drain drains the fluid from the well.
US09867749B2	Facial cradle A cradle for facial support of a prone patient's head, the patient's head having a glabellar acupressure point between his or her eyes, the cradle including an “E” cushion having upper and lower ends, and having left, right, and medial arms, each arm among the left, right, and medial arms having proximal and distal ends; the “E” cushion's medial arm being adapted for, upon the facial support of the patient's head, impinging against his or her glabellar acupressure point; the cradle further incorporating a rigid base fixedly attached to the “E” cushion's lower end and “velcro” pads for releasably mounting the “E” cushion upon the support bracket arms of an examination table.
US09867747B2	Stabilized raising wheelchair A raising wheelchair comprises a wheeled frame and a raising system mounted to the frame and supporting a seat and a backrest. The raising system is configured to be movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The raising system includes at least one double-armed lever including a first lever member and a second lever member, a coupling member fixedly mounted to the frame, wherein the first lever member and the second lever member are pivotally coupled to the coupling member, and a coupling mechanism translationally coupled or pivotally coupled to a second end of the first lever member, pivotally coupled to a second end of the second lever member, and coupled to the backrest. The raising system maintains an orientation of the backrest relative to the ground that is substantially constant throughout substantially an entire range of movement between the lowered position and the raised position.
US09867746B2	Wheelchair with a rehabilitation function and transmission device thereof A transmission device for a wheelchair with a rehabilitation function includes a first transmission shaft, a second transmission shaft coaxial to the first transmission shaft, and a sliding member. The first transmission shaft includes a first engaging portion. The second transmission shaft includes a driving section. The sliding member is mounted around the driving section to permit synchronous rotation. The sliding member has a second engaging portion and is slideable between a transmission position in which the second engaging portion engages with the first engaging portion and a release position in which the second engaging portion disengages from the first engaging portion. A wheelchair includes two transmission devices associated with two rear wheels and two footrests. The footrests can be actuated when the rear wheels move.
US09867732B2	Body fluid management system A system for managing and controlling bodily fluids such as urine and menstrual flow includes a garment with a latex envelope, for receiving the fluids from the male or female genitalia, and a system for disinfecting the male or female genitalia within the envelope.
US09867725B2	Stent In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer.
US09867722B2	Apparatus and methods for filling a drug eluting medical device via capillary action Methods and apparatus are disclosed for filling a therapeutic substance or drug within a hollow wire that forms a stent. The stent is placed within a chamber housing a fluid drug formulation. During filling, the chamber is maintained at or near the vapor-liquid equilibrium of the solvent of the fluid drug formulation. To fill the stent, a portion of the stent is placed into contact with the fluid drug formulation until a lumenal space defined by the hollow wire is filled with the fluid drug formulation via capillary action. After filling is complete, the stent is retracted such that the stent is no longer in contact with the fluid drug formulation. The solvent vapor pressure within the chamber is reduced to evaporate a solvent of the fluid drug formulation. A wicking means may control transfer of the fluid drug formulation into the stent.
US09867719B2	Bi-directional fixating transvertebral body screws and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint calibrated stapling devices for spinal fusion A self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatus is disclosed which includes at least first and second sliding boxes. A first screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body is disposed within the first sliding box, and a second screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body disposed within the second sliding box. An adjuster adjusts the height of the sliding boxes. The screw members are screwed into vertebral bodies in order to fuse the vertebral bodies together. A plurality of the self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatuses may be attached together and/or integrated via a plate or cage. Also disclosed is a cervical facet staple that includes a curved staple base and at least two prongs attached to the bottom surface of the curved staple base.
US09867715B2	Expandable intervertebral implant An implant for therapeutically separating bones of a joint has two endplates each having an opening through the endplate, and at least one ramped surface on a side opposite a bone engaging side. A frame is slideably connected to the endplates to enable the endplates to move relative to each other at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the implant, in sliding connection with the frame. An actuator screw is rotatably connected to the frame. A carriage forms an open area aligned with the openings in the endplates. The openings in the endplates pass through the carriage to form an unimpeded passage from bone to bone of the joint. The carriage has ramps which mate with the ramped surfaces of the endplates, wherein when the carriage is moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates move closer or farther apart.
US09867714B1	Spinal fixation devices and methods of use Placement apparatus and methods of use for impanation of spacers within an inter-vertebral disc space. In one embodiment, the load-bearing superstructure of the implant is subdivided and the bone forming material is positioned within an internal space of the placement instrument but external to the load bearing elements themselves. At least a portion of the bone graft material is freely contained within the disc space. A method of using the device is also described. In one embodiment, the placement device is used to place the implantable spacers at opposing ends of the disc space using a directly lateral surgical approach.
US09867701B2	Devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve delivery A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an operating handle and a catheter assembly. The operating handle may include a housing defining a movement space therein, a carriage assembly moveable in a longitudinal direction within the movement space, a deployment actuator coupled to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing, and a coupling assembly rotationally fixed to the deployment actuator. The catheter assembly may include a first shaft around which a compartment is defined and a distal sheath operatively connected to the carriage assembly. Movement of the carriage assembly in the longitudinal direction in the movement space may move the distal sheath between the closed condition and the open condition. The coupling assembly may have an engaged position in which rotation of the deployment actuator moves the carriage assembly, and a disengaged position in which rotation of the deployment actuator does not move the carriage assembly.
US09867700B2	Prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic valve (e.g., prosthetic heart valve) and a valve delivery apparatus for delivery of the prosthetic valve to a native valve site via the human vasculature. The delivery apparatus is particularly suited for advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the aorta (i.e., in a retrograde approach) for replacing a diseased native aortic valve. The delivery apparatus in particular embodiments is configured to deploy a prosthetic valve from a delivery sheath in a precise and controlled manner at the target location within the body.
US09867699B2	Endoprosthesis for implantation in the heart of a patient The present invention relates to a stent for the positioning and anchoring of a valvular prosthesis in an implantation site in the heart of a patient. Specifically, the present invention relates to an expandable stent for an endoprosthesis used in the treatment of a narrowing of a cardiac valve and/or a cardiac valve insufficiency. So as to ensure that no longitudinal displacement of a valvular prosthesis fastened to a stent will occur relative the stent in the implanted state of the stent, even given the peristaltic motion of the heart, the stent according to the invention comprises at least one fastening portion via which the valvular prosthesis is connectable to the stent. The stent further comprises positioning arches and retaining arches, whereby at least one positioning arch is connected to at least one retaining arch.
US09867696B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for sealing perivalvular leaks An expandable support member comprising an ECM composition that is configured to engage an interior region of a prosthetic valve and capable of transitioning from a pre-deployment configuration, where the support member is capable of being positioned at an interior valve region of the valve when the valve is disposed at a cardiovascular valve structure, to a post-deployment configuration when the support member absorbs a first bodily fluid and expands, where an outer surface region of the valve is placed in intimate contact with host cardiovascular tissue of the cardiovascular structure at a first position and seals perivalvular leaks present at the first cardiovascular structure position.
US09867695B2	Minimally-invasive cardiac-valve prosthesis A cardiac-valve prosthesis is adapted for percutaneous implantation. The prosthesis includes an armature adapted for deployment in a radially expanded implantation position, the armature including a support portion and an anchor portion, which are substantially axially coextensive with respect to one another. A set of leaflets is coupled to the support portion. The leaflets can be deployed with the armature in the implantation position. The leaflets define, in the implantation position, a flow duct that is selectably obstructable. The anchor portion can be deployed to enable anchorage of the cardiac-valve prosthesis at an implantation site.
US09867689B2	Loop vascular device and method to retrieve The present disclosure relates to a loop vascular device and a method to retrieve said device from the body vessel of a patient. The loop vascular device comprises a loop having a first portion extending distally to a first bar, and a second portion extending distally to a second bar. In a close state of the loop, the first and second bars are maintained or housed inside a first cannula. The first cannula may be in contact with a second cannula. Upon desiring to open the loop, the physician may separate the first cannula from the second cannula, allowing the bars to exit the first cannula and disconnect from each other, defining the open state of the loop. In the open state, the loop may be easily retrieved through any ingrowth in the body vessel.
US09867688B2	Hair pin IVC filter The disclosure provides a hair pin IVC filter device and a method to retrieve said device from the vena cava. The device comprises a tubular backbone slidably disposed relative to a hub with a bore formed therethrough. A plurality of filter legs are each attached to the hub. Each filter leg has a first arcuate segment extending arcuately to a second arcuate segment. The first and second arcuate segments provide flexibility to the device when implanted for filtering in the vena cava. Upon retrieval, each filter leg may be converted from a hair pin position to a substantially straight position to remove the filter device from any endothelialized tissue.
US09867682B2	Package for dental implant A package (1) for a dental implant (2) comprising a housing (5) with a compartment (51), closable liquid-tight by cover (4) and for receiving a first section (2′) of the implant (2), and an area (19) for a second section (3) of the implant (2). The area is separated rated from the compartment (51) by housing wall (8). A passage (35) in wall (8) connects the compartment (51) and area (19). The housing wall (8) comprises a removal slot (9, 36) for removal of the implant when the cover (4) is open without separating the sections (2, 3). The package (1) has a fluid cartridge (12) and an associated release element (18) and the fluid cartridge (12) can be opened by way of the release element (18) when the cover (4) is closed such that fluid located in the fluid cartridge (12) can flow out into the compartment (51).
US09867679B1	Dental shield and method thereof Apparatus related to a dental shield. Light may be filtered or blocked through the dental shield to delay the curing of a light-cured adhesive or cement. The shield has an elevated portion designed to provide clearance sufficient for a bracket as well as a nose relief and breathing passages.
US09867678B2	Orthodontic bracket having an archwire channel and archwire retaining mechanism An orthodontic bracket is disclosed having three archwire retention channels in the mesial-distal directions, a central channel and two side channels. The two side channels each include a pair of spaced apart inverted archwire retaining regions having a recess that opens generally towards the bracket base. Each such recess is for grasping or holding an archwire therein. Each of the side channels has an archwire retaining ridge extending gingivally-occlusally along the adjacent side of the bracket base between the two retaining regions of the channel. For each channel, its retaining ridge exerts a force on a portion of an archwire facing away from the archwire portion residing in the recesses of the retaining regions of the channel. The force on the archwire is directed toward the interiors of the recesses of the retaining regions for assisting in seating the archwire in the recesses.
US09867673B2	Medical support device There is provided a medical support device for holding and positioning a needle. This device is particularly useful for positioning needles in a less invasive puncture treatment. This device comprises two rotational elements and at least one needle guide attached to a rotational element and. The needle guide guides the direction of insertion of a needle-like instrument and includes a guide portion that guides a needle or other needle-like instrument where the puncture point of the needle in a first position is different from the puncture point when the needle guide guides the needle in a second position.
US09867666B2	Device and method for the treatment of the vaginal canal and relevant equipment A device and method for the treatment of the vaginal canal by a laser beam, includes a vaginal canal wall retractor, associated to a system for directing the laser beam towards a wall of the vaginal canal.
US09867663B2	Methods for therapeutic renal denervation Methods for therapeutic renal denervation are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to methods that block, reduce and/or inhibit renal sympathetic nerve activity to achieve a reduction in central sympathetic tone. Renal sympathetic nerve activity may be altered or modulated along the afferent and/or efferent pathway. The achieved reduction in central sympathetic tone may carry several therapeutic benefits across many disease states.
US09867661B2	Systems and methods of performing medical procedures A medical method is provided, including a medical device having a distal assembly including at least one electrode and at least one treatment element, the medical device generating information regarding at least one of a physiological measurement and an operational parameter of the medical device; a plurality of surface electrodes affixable to a skin of the patient, wherein the surface electrodes are in electrical communication with the distal assembly to obtain position information of the medical device; and a processor pairing the position information and the at least one of a physiological measurement and an operational parameter of the medical device.
US09867653B2	Apparatus and method for electrosurgical suction with dual function control The invention pertains to techniques or processes for managing surgical smoke. In one embodiment a suction apparatus evacuates the surgical smoke. For example, the suction apparatus may be arranged adjacent to an electrocautery electrode, which may generate smoke during operation, for evacuating smoke from a surgical site.
US09867652B2	Irreversible electroporation using tissue vasculature to treat aberrant cell masses or create tissue scaffolds The present invention relates to the field of medical treatment of diseases and disorders, as well as the field of biomedical engineering. Embodiments of the invention relate to the delivery of Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) through the vasculature of organs to treat tumors embedded deep within the tissue or organ, or to decellularize organs to produce a scaffold from existing animal tissue with the existing vasculature intact. In particular, methods of administering non-thermal irreversible electroporation (IRE) in vivo are provided for the treatment of tumors located in vascularized tissues and organs. Embodiments of the invention further provide scaffolds and tissues from natural sources created using IRE ex vivo to remove cellular debris, maximize recellularization potential, and minimize foreign body immune response. The engineered tissues can be used in methods of treating subjects, such as those in need of tissue replacement or augmentation.
US09867651B2	Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devices Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters, including mass of tissue to be treated and a thermal resistance scale factor between the tissue and an electrode of an energy delivery device, are disclosed. The method includes sensing tissue temperatures, estimating a mass of the tissue and a thermal resistance scale factor between the tissue and an electrode, and controlling an electrosurgical generator based on the estimated mass and the estimated thermal resistance scale factor. The method may be performed iteratively and non-iteratively. The iterative method may employ a gradient descent algorithm that iteratively adds a derivative step to the estimates of the mass and thermal resistance scale factor until a condition is met. The non-iterative method includes selecting maximum and minimum temperature differences and estimating the mass and the thermal resistance scale factor based on a predetermined reduction point from the maximum temperature difference to the minimum temperature difference.
US09867647B2	Device for driving fixation elements into bone and method of use thereof A implanting device for driving a fastener or fixation element into bone is described. Also described are methods for using a implanting device for driving a fastener or fixation element into bone and a kit comprising a pneumatic implanting device for driving a fastener or fixation element into bone.
US09867646B2	Integrated cement delivery system for bone augmentation procedures and methods A method of harvesting bone marrow, including percutaneously introducing a multi-lumen cannula into a cancellous bone, applying suction through a first passage defined in a first lumen of the cannula, injecting a thick flowable material into the bone from a second passage in a second lumen of the cannula, extruding the thick flowable material through a distal end of the cannula into the cancellous bone in order to displace the bone marrow and other bone fluids, the suction applied through the first passage providing a hydraulic force guiding the displaced bone marrow and collecting the displaced bone marrow for a therapeutic or diagnostic purpose. A thick flowable material for use in harvesting bone marrow in the cancellous portion of a bone and a method for percutaneously preparing a bone with a multi-lumen cannula and an inflatable device are also discussed.
US09867644B2	Bone implant A bone implant includes: a body including a connection end and a drill end respectively on two ends thereof, with the body including a plurality of engagement sections between the connection end and the drill end, with a disengagement prevention section provided between two adjacent engagement sections, with each engagement section including a drilling thread disposed on an outer periphery of the body, with the drilling threads of the engagement sections having the same thread direction, with the disengagement prevention section including a coupling section on the outer periphery of the body, and with the disengagement prevention section having a maximum outer diameter smaller than a minimum outer diameter of each engagement section between the disengagement prevention section and the connection end; and an abutment seat mounted on the connection end of the body, with the abutment seat including a keying recess.
US09867641B2	Spinal graft Provided herein is a spinal graft that fuses to and stabilizes the spine upon placement thereby helping to prevent spinal stenosis recurrence and eliminating pain associated with an unstable spine. The graft may be coated with a human birth tissue composition. Also provided herein are methods of stabilizing the spine after decompression surgery.
US09867640B2	Press-on pedicle screw assembly A tulip assembly configured to be coupled to a screw head having a first diameter includes a housing, wherein the housing defines an inner diameter configured to engage the first diameter of the screw head. The exemplary inner diameter of the housing being smaller than the first diameter of the screw head.
US09867636B2	Method, apparatus, and a system for a water jet A fluid or laser jet instrument may be used for manually performing eye surgery or any emulsification technique.
US09867629B2	Angioplasty balloon Described here are angioplasty balloon devices for generating shock waves to break up calcified plaques along a length of a vessel and methods of making such devices. Generally, the devices may be used in angioplasty and/or valvuloplasty procedures, but may alternatively be used in other applications. In some variations, the device may include an elongate member, a plurality of electrode assemblies, and at least one tubular sleeve interposed between adjacent or neighboring electrode assemblies that form a continuous outer profile between the electrode assemblies. These devices may have a smooth, continuous outer profile without substantial profile transitions and/or may have stiffening sections between electrode assemblies.
US09867628B2	Device for extraction of prosthetic implants A surgical cutting guide includes a guide body removably attachable to a proximal end of an implanted prosthesis. The guide body has at least one locator configured to azimuthally orient the guide body with respect to the prosthesis. The guide body has at least one slot extending from a proximal side of the guide body to a distal side of the guide body. A method of removing an implanted prosthesis can attach a surgical cutting guide to an implanted prosthesis with a specified azimuthal orientation, can direct an osteotome through a slot in the surgical cutting guide to a specified location at or near an interface between the prosthesis and the bone, can dislodge the prosthesis from the bone using the osteotome, can retract the osteotome through the slot, and can remove the dislodged prosthesis from the bone.
US09867626B2	Push button Rongeur Disclosed is a Rongeur for surgical use. The disclosed Rongeur has a push button actuator which, upon activation, allows the long parts of the Rongeur to be easily separated for thorough cleaning and sterilization for reuse.
US09867623B2	Apparatus for delivering filamentary material into a patient There are disclosed various dispensing mechanisms for dispensing filamentary material (24) through a catheter (12) into a treatment site of a patient, for example into an aneurysm sack (20) in a patient's vessel (22). In one embodiment, the dispensing assembly (30) includes a chamber having a spherical carrier (50) onto which filamentary material (24) is wound. Upon injecting driving fluid into the dispensing assembly (30) filamentary material (24) unwinds from the spherical carrier (50) and is pulled through the catheter (12) to be dispensed from the distal end (18) of the catheter.
US09867618B2	Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation A surgical stapling system for treating the tissue of a patient is provided. Various embodiments of the surgical stapling system include a handle including a rotary motion generator, a shaft extending from the handle, and a disposable loading unit attachable to the shaft. The disposable loading unit includes a cartridge body including a distal end, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, and a firing system, wherein the firing system includes a cutting portion configured to cut the tissue. The surgical stapling system includes an actuation system configured to regulate a firing force applied to the firing system by the rotary motion generator.
US09867617B2	Articulating powered surgical instruments A surgical instrument includes a handle portion and a body portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a first longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument includes an articulating tool assembly defining a second longitudinal axis and having a proximal end. The articulating tool assembly is disposed at a distal end of the body portion and is configured to be articulated with respect to the body portion, namely, the articulating tool assembly is movable from a first position in which the second longitudinal axis is substantially aligned with the first longitudinal axis to at least a second position in which the second longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes an articulation mechanism configured to articulate the articulating tool assembly.
US09867612B2	Powered surgical stapler A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a motor, and a shaft extending from the handle. The handle and/or the shaft can define a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a fastener cartridge comprising a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein, an anvil configured to deform the fasteners, a closure drive configured to move the anvil toward and away from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a firing drive configured to deploy the fasteners from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a transmission comprising a first operating configuration which connects the motor to the closure drive and a second operating configuration which connects the motor to the firing drive.
US09867610B2	Endoscopic suturing system with retained end cap A treatment device for use with an endoscope having a instrument channel for passage of an endoscopic instrument and a distal end is provided. The treatment device includes an end effector assembly with a base for placement at the distal end of the endoscope, an end effector rotatable relative to the base, and a mounting portion for attaching the base to the endoscope. The mounting portion is resiliently compressible and can be radially compressed for insertion into the instrument channel, whereby an expansion force of the resiliently compressed mounting portion retains the base relative to the distal end of the endoscope. The mounting portion also includes an opening longitudinally extending therethrough and communicable with the instrument channel and sized for receiving an endoscopic instrument therethrough.
US09867603B2	Retractor and operating method A retractor for endoscopic surgery, having a first shaft portion, in which an actuation device is movable, and a second shaft portion coupled pivotably thereon. A transmission arm is articulated on a distal end of the actuation device. A retraction structure is connected to a distal end of the second shaft portion, which retraction structure can be releasably coupled, with its other end, to the second shaft portion via a coupling device. The coupling device has a slide, which is guided in the second shaft portion. The transmission arm is articulated on the second shaft portion by way of a peg-and-slot connection and is operatively coupled to the slide in order to move the latter longitudinally, wherein the coupling device can be transferred to a release state by longitudinal movement of the slide. An operating method for the retractor is also disclosed.
US09867600B2	Method of fitting pouch in tissue retrieval device A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, an expandable member, and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively opened by the expandable member within the patient. The bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag may be manipulated for packing within the tubular member in a variety of ways. Manipulation of the bag may include folding the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; rolling the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; or wrapping the bag about the expandable member, wrapping the bag about a rod, or twisting the bag at a position distal to the expandable member. The tubular member may comprise an environmentally responsive capsule.
US09867592B2	Ultrasonic matrix array probe with thermally dissipating cable A matrix array probe including a transducer array and integrated circuitry coupled to the transducer elements dissipates heat generated by the array and integrated circuitry through the cover of the transducer probe. A pump in the probe connector pumps fluid through a closed loop system including inbound an outbound fluid conduits in the cable. The fluid conduits in the cable are separated by the cable electrical conductors for the probe. The heat transfer in the probe is done by a heat exchanger in the probe spaceframe or transducer stack backing block and may use a Peltier device. Additional cooling may be provided by metal to metal contact with a chiller in the ultrasound system.
US09867591B2	Infrasonic stethoscope for monitoring physiological processes An infrasonic stethoscope for monitoring physiological processes of a patient includes a microphone capable of detecting acoustic signals in the audible frequency bandwidth and in the infrasonic bandwidth (0.03 to 1000 Hertz), a body coupler attached to the body at a first opening in the microphone, a flexible tube attached to the body at a second opening in the microphone, and an earpiece attached to the flexible tube. The body coupler is capable of engagement with a patient to transmit sounds from the person, to the microphone and then to the earpiece.
US09867590B2	Photon-counting CT apparatus According to one embodiment, a photon counting CT apparatus includes an X-ray source, a photon counting CT detector, and a calibration unit. The X-ray source includes a cathode configured to generate electrons and an anode including a plurality of targets configured to generate a plurality of characteristic X-rays having different energies. The photon counting CT detector detects X-ray photons generated by the X-ray source. The calibration unit calibrates the gain of the photon counting CT detector based on the correspondence relationship between the photon energies of the plurality of characteristic X-rays and outputs from the photon counting CT detector.
US09867589B2	System and method to achieve rapid quantitative dynamic molecular imaging scans Methods and systems for controlled administration of a tracer and quantification of uptake of the tracer by a target organ are described. The method includes administering a tracer to a patient and imaging at least two regions of the patient's body that cannot be imaged simultaneously. An input function for the tracer can be determined by imaging a first region of the patient's body during selected times, and using an injector to administer the tracer in a manner that accurately estimates the input function when this first region is not being imaged. One or more additional regions of the body may then be imaged to create data that may be used to estimate the input function. One or more parameters may then be estimated from each additional region of the body based on the input function and the imaging data gathered from each region.
US09867588B2	Tracking system for imaging machines and related apparatus An imaging system such as a medical C-arm x-ray fluoroscopy machine includes a tracking system that tracks a position of an x-ray source and an x-ray detector using sensors which monitor positions of joints which allow relative motions of segments in a support for the x-ray source and detector. Sensor readings are used in a kinematic chain. One or more segments that behave in a non-rigid manner are replaced by a virtual rigid link in the kinematic chain that takes into account deformations of the segments (e.g. under the influence of gravity). Calibration methods permit calibration of the system using images of phantoms.
US09867584B2	Method of determining the blood flow through coronary arteries A method of determining the blood flow through coronary arteries comprises generating (S1) a 3D image data set of at least the coronary arteries and the myocardial muscle, generating (S2) a 3D marker data set of at least the myocardial muscle from a dual-energy or spectral 3D data set obtained after administration of a marker, said 3D marker data set indicating the amount of said marker contained within voxels of said myocardial muscle, subdividing (S3) the myocardial muscle into myocardial muscle segments, determining (S4) which coronary artery supplies the respective myocardial muscle segments, determining (S5) the volume of blood that flows into the respective myocardial muscle segments from said 3D marker data set, and determining (S6) the total volume of blood that flows into a coronary artery of interest by summing the volume of blood flowing into all myocardial muscle segments supplied by said coronary artery.
US09867583B1	X-ray shielding system Disclosed is a shielding system for customized shielding of a patient or an operator from X-rays. The shielding system is mounted on a radiation table with a longitudinal edge. In use, the table is reversibly movable between a first (usually horizontal) orientation and a second (usually vertical orientation). Extending from the radiation table is a post that is associated with a patient handgrip subassembly. The subassembly has a bracket that is securably movable along the longitudinal edge. In the shielding system there are foundational blocks with apertures that receive movable rails from which protective curtains are suspended.
US09867578B2	Physiological acoustic monitoring system An acoustic monitoring system has an acoustic front-end, a first signal path from the acoustic front-end directly to an audio transducer and a second signal path from the acoustic front-end to an acoustic data processor via an analog-to-digital converter. The acoustic front-end receives an acoustic sensor signal responsive to body sounds in a person. The audio transducer provides continuous audio of the body sounds. The acoustic data processor provides audio of the body sounds upon user demand.
US09867577B2	Electrocardiogram analysis A device 1 is described for analyzing electrocardiogram data. The device comprises processing means for comparing at least one parameter, indicative of a morphological feature comprising a multi-dimensional ST segment feature, derived from a temporal sequence of electrocardiogram data to a previously determined distribution of the at least one parameter. Based on the comparison, a signal representative of a risk of a myocardial infarction occurring in the body of the user is provided. A corresponding method and device are also described. The electrocardiogram data comprises a bipolar measurement between a chest electrode point and the right upper extremity, a bipolar measurement between the left crista iliaca and the right upper extremity and a bipolar measurement between the left and the right upper extremity.
US09867575B2	Heart rate path optimizer A device for determining a heart rate of a user has a PPG sensor and an accelerometer to compensate for acceleration artifacts within the PPG signal. The device transforms time domain PPG and accelerometer signals into the frequency domain using a Fourier transformation and utilizes the Fourier coefficient magnitudes as indicative of the probability of candidate heart rate values. Candidate heart rate values are determined at sampling times over a time interval and a most probable heart rate path during the time interval is determined using a reward/penalty algorithm.
US09867573B2	Apparatus and method for motor function characterization Analysis of keystroke dynamics performed by an individual can be used for assessment and monitoring of the individual's motor function. Keystroke events related to a user pressing one or more keys on a keyboard or regions on a touch screen may be analyzed to identify a plurality of distributions of keystroke event intervals. The plurality of distributions may be analyzed to identify one or more features indicative of variation among the distributions and indicative of the user's motor function. Monitoring of a user's motor function may include comparing a value for a feature for one plurality of distribution to a second value for the same feature for another plurality of distributions.
US09867571B2	Wearable apparatus for brain sensors A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
US09867565B2	Sideline test to detect concussions that affect visual, proprioceptive, or vestibular brain functions A method for testing a subject to detect a reduction in cerebral function presumably resulting from mild traumatic brain injury, that affects visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular brain functions includes: providing a user interface, input device, and portable computer into the hands of the test subject suspected of having mild traumatic brain injury; providing an icon on the user interface visible to the subject; rotating the subject holding the computer a predetermined number of revolutions, at a predetermined rate of rotation, to engage the vestibular system of the subject prior to testing; aligning, by the subject, the icon on the screen of the user interface in alignment with a test administrator; maintaining the alignment of the icon on the screen and the test administrator throughout the rotations; and conducting a real-time test for mild traumatic brain injury utilizing the user interface, the user input device, and the associated computer.
US09867561B2	Systems and methods for determining whether regional oximetry sensors are properly positioned Methods and systems are presented for determining whether a regional oximetry sensor is properly positioned on a subject. First and second metric values may be determined based on respective first and second light signals. The first and second metric values and a relationship between the first and second metrics are used to determine whether the sensor is properly positioned on the subject. The first and second metrics may form a pair of metrics, and whether the sensor is properly positioned on the subject may be determined based on whether the pair of metrics falls within a sensor-on region. In some embodiments, a plurality of metrics may be determined based on a plurality of received physiological signals. The plurality of metrics may be combined, using, for example, a neural network, to determine whether the regional oximetry sensor is properly positioned on a subject.
US09867554B2	Oral/nasal cannula manifold An oral/nasal cannula manifold gas sampling and oxygen delivering manifold for sampling exhaled breath of a subject and delivering supplemental oxygen, the cannula including a main body portion having a suction port which is connected with a collection tube to a suction device for sampling the exhaled breath of the subject. A nasal prong upwardly protrudes from the main body portion and is positioned for insertion into a nostril of the subject to collect nasally exhaled breath. An oral conduit passage is embedded in a deflector/concentrator plate that extends downwardly from the main body portion and is also provided with a passage with an elongate lateral opening positioned for placement near the mouth of the subject to collect orally exhaled breath of the subject. The conduit passages of the nasal and oral passages are connected to and aligned in the same plane whereby the opposed nasal and oral conduit passages are connected with the conduit passage of the suction port without any adjacent connected void volumes or dead spaces in any of the passages.

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