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US09869206B2	Securing a centering spring to a static structure with mounting tabs An assembly is provided for a piece of rotational equipment with an axis. This assembly includes a static structure, a bearing within a bore of the static structure, and a centering spring mounting the bearing to the static structure. The static structure is configured with the bore, a slot, a first slot surface and a second slot surface. The slot extends radially into the static structure from the bore. The slot extends axially within the static structure between the first slot surface and the second slot surface. The centering spring includes an annular hub and a mounting tab. The annular hub is within the bore. The mounting tab projects radially from the annular hub into the slot.
US09869204B2	Integrated inner case heat shield A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first frame case, a flange coupled to the first frame case, and a heat shield adjacent to the flange and between adjacent spokes. A method of cooling a portion of a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US09869202B2	Blade outer air seal for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section including a plurality of blade outer air seals (BOAS) disposed therein, the BOAS including a BOAS body including a plurality of cooling holes defined in substantial conformance with a set of Cartesian coordinates as set forth in at least one of Table 1 and Table 2.
US09869201B2	Impingement cooled spline seal The present application provides a seal for use between adjacent turbine components and with a cooling flow. The seal may include an impingement baffle top plate, a base plate, and one or more spacer elements therebetween. The cooling flow provides cooling through the impingement baffle top plate.
US09869198B2	Intershaft integrated seal and lock-nut An intershaft integrated seal and lock-nut assembly includes spaced apart forward and aft shafts, forward lock-nut threaded onto aft end of forward shaft, aft lock-nut threaded onto a forward end of aft shaft, and seal ring sealingly engaging and disposed between forward and aft lock-nuts operable to seal annular gap between forward and aft shafts. Seal ring may be disposed in annular ring groove extending radially inwardly into one of forward and aft lock-nuts and annular cylindrical inner surface on other one of lock-nuts operable to seal against seal ring. Seal ring may be carbon seal ring and split. Aft lock-nut may include forwardly extending annular arm having annular cylindrical inner surface. Retention tabbed rings may engage lock-nuts and shafts and snap rings may engage retention tabbed rings and lock-nuts. Seal ring may be in ring groove in aft lock-nut.
US09869196B2	Gas turbine engine spring mounted manifold An arcuate panel for a thermal control assembly includes an arcuate panel base, at least one axially extending panel header sealingly attached to a radially outwardly facing surface of the panel base, a plenum therebetween, one or more spray tubes or channels depending radially inwardly from the panel base and in fluid communication with the plenum, and radially outwardly biasing spring means mounted on or attached to the radially inwardly facing surface of the panel base. The panel may include at least one set of clockwise and counter-clockwise hinge wings attached to clockwise and counter-clockwise ends of the panel base, axial positioning, and circumferential positioning. The axial positioning may include a circular row of spring clips mounted on the panel base. A hoop of arcuate panels pivotably attached by hinges may encircle a portion of a casing compressing leaf springs against rings of the casing.
US09869195B2	Support assembly for a gas turbine engine A support assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a control ring that extends about a circumferential axis. A plurality of first supports has a cavity that receives the control ring. A plurality of cover plates are attached to the first plurality of supports and enclose the cavity.
US09869184B2	Gas turbine blade A blade for a gas turbine has a leading edge and a trailing edge, which are connected by a pressure side and an intake side. In at least one segment of a stacking axis, the blade has a cross section with a profile with a common profile tangent at a leading edge region and a trailing edge region, a leading edge tangent at the leading edge, which is perpendicular to the common profile tangent, a trailing edge tangent at the trailing edge, which is perpendicular to the common profile tangent, and a camber line, which extends, at an equal distance from the pressure side and the intake side, from a center point of a leading edge circle, up to a center point of a trailing edge circle.
US09869181B2	Scroll expander A scroll expander includes a driving scroll body having a first axis line a driven scroll body having a second axis line shifted with respect to the first axis line, a bearing plate including two plates coupled to the driven scroll body and having the second axis line a cylindrical driving pin attached to the driving scroll body, and a cylindrical guide ring attached to the bearing plate and having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the driving pin. The driving pin includes an outer circumferential surface in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the guide ring. A hard film including diamond-like carbon is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the driving pin. The inner circumferential surface of the guide ring includes a polymer resin material with self-lubricity.
US09869179B2	Engine with piston that overshoots cylinder wall exhaust port A linear reciprocating engine may include a cylinder having first and second combustion chambers at opposing ends, first and second cylinder heads at an end of the first and second combustion chambers, respectively, and a double-faced piston slidably mounted within the cylinder. The engine may further include an exhaust port located in a peripheral cylinder wall and at least one combustion gas inlet in a location other than the peripheral cylinder wall. The combustion gas inlet and the exhaust port may be configured to cooperate such that combustion gases introduced through the inlet are evacuated from the cylinder through the exhaust port. The double-faced piston may have an axial length from one face to an opposite face of the piston less than or equal to ½ of a distance from at least one of the first cylinder head and the second cylinder head to the exhaust port.
US09869175B2	Method for testing the tightness of cavities and device for decreasing convection and diffusion flow The present invention relates to a method for testing the tightness of cavities, which are already filled with a stored gas, by charging the with a test gas. At least the following steps are provided: overlayering the stored gas situated in the cavity with a test gas of a predefined amount, in such a manner that a barrier layer forms between the stored gas and the test gas, wherein the test gas has a lower density than the stored gas, releasing the test gas after a predetermined time, and balancing the amount of the test gas. A further aspect is providing a device for decreasing the convection and diffusion flow between a stored gas situated in a cavity and a test gas.
US09869174B2	System and method for monitoring tool orientation in a well A system for monitoring the orientation and position of components in an oil well. The system includes a first well component, a second well component, and a transducer attached to the first well component, for generating a pulse. The system also includes a transceiver attached to the second well component for measuring the parameters of the pulse generated by the transducer, and a processor in communication with the transceiver that receives information about the parameters of the pulse as measured by the transceiver, and that calculates the position of the transceiver relative to the transducer.
US09869173B2	Pulse generation for downhole logging An example method includes determining a frequency response of a tuned pulse to be transmitted from a transmission element. A matching frequency envelope corresponding to a frequency envelope of the frequency response may be determined. A time domain signal corresponding to the matching frequency envelope may be determined. A series of digital pulses corresponding to the time domain signal may be determined. An analog output at a switching amplifier corresponding to the series of digital pulses may be generated. A transmission element may be excited with the analog output.
US09869169B2	Method to maintain reservoir pressure during hydrocarbon recovery operations using electrical heating means with or without injection of non-condensable gases A method for recovering hydrocarbons from an underground formation having a first exploited or partially exploited region and a second less exploited region in at least partial fluid communication with said first region. Electrical heating means is provided in the first region, and electrical energy supplied to the first region to raise or sustain its pressure to mitigate the loss of fluids and pressure from the second region due to hydraulic interaction with the first region. The electric heating affects the pressure by thermal expansion of the liquids and vapors present in or added to the first region and/or flashing of those liquids to vapors. The use of electric means is advantageous over the prior art by allowing for the redirection of injection fluids to more active regions of exploitation, and allows for more timely reclamation of the equipment and surface area above the first region.
US09869166B2	Microbial enhanced oil recovery method The present invention provides methods for increasing the viscosity of the drive fluid for displacing oil from a subterranean formation by the use of microorganisms selected or modified for the ability to produce cell free polymers without the formation of any significant bioplugging biofilm or capsule.
US09869163B2	Packer apparatus and method of sealing well casing A packer apparatus usable in a downhole well casing or an open borehole to provide an annular seal in the well casing or borehole. The packer apparatus includes an activation member disposed in body wherein the activation member is moveable relative to the body to deform an elastomeric packer element outwardly relative to the body to form an annular seal in a well casing in use. A plurality of pistons is arranged to move the activation member relative to the body, each piston being disposed in a respective pressure chamber arranged to be filled with fluid in response to an increase in fluid pressure in the body.
US09869161B2	Gas vent system and methods of operating the same A gas intake apparatus for use in a wellbore configured to channel a mixture of fluids and solids includes a housing defining a chamber and at least one gas intake passage in flow communication with the chamber. The gas intake apparatus further includes a gas intake mechanism coupled to the housing at the at least one gas intake passage. The gas intake mechanism is configured to facilitate a flow of gaseous substances therethrough and to restrict a flow of solids and liquids therethrough.
US09869156B2	Gellable treatment fluids with clay-based gel retarders and related methods Clay-based retarders may be useful in delaying the gel time of a gellable treatment fluid and, consequently, subterranean operations. For example, a method may involve providing a gellable treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid; a base polymer comprising an acrylamide monomer unit; a polymeric organic crosslinking agent comprising a crosslinkable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimine, polyvinylamine, chitosan, any derivative thereof, any salt thereof, and any combination thereof; and a clay-based gel retarder; introducing the gellable treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a gel with the gellable treatment fluid in at least a portion of the wellbore, at least a portion of the subterranean formation, or both. In some instances, producing the gellable treatment fluid may involve not pre-hydrating the clay-based gel retarder. In some instances, the gellable treatment fluid may not be thixotropic or pseudoplastic before introduction into the wellbore.
US09869155B2	Yielding of hydrated lime in set-delayed and other settable compositions Methods and systems directed to controlling the rheology of settable compositions in subterranean formations. Embodiments include a method of controlling the rheology of a set-delayed cement composition, the method comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; shearing the set-delayed cement composition in an amount sufficient to substantially prevent solids settling; storing the set-delayed cement in a pumpable fluid state for at least 1 day; activating the set-delayed cement composition; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
US09869153B2	Remotely controllable valve for well completion operations An example tubing string may at least partially define an internal bore. The tubing string may include an expandable packer and a permeable barrier. The tubing string may further include a remotely-controllable valve responsive to at least one downhole trigger condition, such as a downhole pressure or temperature condition. The remotely-controllable valve may provide selective fluid communication through the permeable barrier between the internal bore and an annulus outside of the permeable barrier. The remotely-controllable valve may function as at least one of a fluid-loss control valve in a completion string assembly or a circulation valve about a completion string assembly.
US09869152B2	Controlled swell-rate swellable packer and method A controlled swell-rate swellable packer comprises a mandrel; a sealing element, and a jacket. The sealing element is disposed about at least a portion of the mandrel, and the jacket covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the sealing element. The jacket is configured to substantially prevent fluid communication between a fluid disposed outside of the jacket and the portion of the outer surface of the sealing element covered by the jacket.
US09869150B2	Integrated wellhead assembly An integrated wellhead assembly is provided to enable free flow production and artificial lift production from a well without requiring removal and/or reconfiguration of the wellhead assembly. The wellhead assembly includes an upper portion and a lower portion forming an integrated assembly. The upper portion includes a flow tee and at least one set of rams. The lower portion includes a shoulder to receive a hanger. The upper portion may seal the bore of the wellhead assembly and provide full bore access to the bore of the wellhead assembly.
US09869141B2	Downhole tool vibration device and method In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to select a longitudinal axis within a borehole, and to move a down hole housing using at least one set of rollers attached to the housing to contact a surface of the borehole, so that simultaneous movement with two rotational degrees of freedom is enabled within the borehole. The centerline of the housing can be substantially aligned with a selected longitudinal axis while the housing moves along the selected longitudinal axis. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09869138B2	Methods and apparatus for releasably connecting a cable with a tool An apparatus for releasably connecting a cable with a tool that has an outer cone. The outer cone has a lower portion and an upper portion. A weak point is located between the lower portion and upper portion. The apparatus also includes an inner cone configured to fit within the outer cone.
US09869137B2	Underground well electrical cable transition with floating piston seal A penetrator for enabling an electrical cable transition into an underground well. The well has a well casing for containing fluids and pressures from reaching the environment external to the well. The well casing has a wellhead, multiple electrical conductors passing through the penetrator at the wellhead to supply electrical power to down-hole equipment. The wellhead penetrator device provides a reliable sealing solution and which may be quickly installed within wellhead. The penetrator device provides a design which increases the pressure upon the critical sealing surfaces with the electrical conductors as pressure increases within the well casing. The service life of the penetrator seal is maximized to avoid costly downtime to the well operation. The penetrator device is readily installed by maintenance crews and a minimum number of components are utilized. No adhesives or sealants are required in the installation.
US09869134B2	Drilling tool The inner bit is provided with: a supply hole which is open at the distal end portion of the inner bit; and a discharge groove which is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the inner bit and extends in the direction of the axial line. The supply hole is provided with: a distal end blow hole which is open in a distal end surface of the distal end portion of the inner bit; and an outer peripheral blow hole which is open in an outer peripheral surface of the distal end portion of the inner bit. An outer peripheral groove via which the outer peripheral blow hole communicates with the discharge groove is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the inner bit. The outer peripheral groove is covered with the ring bit from the outside in a radial direction.
US09869133B2	Method of using spring loaded blocker to retain rolling cutters or mechanical lock cutters A cutting element assembly may include a sleeve; an inner cutting element in the sleeve; and a blocker retained in the sleeve with at least one locking device and covering a portion of a cutting face of the inner cutting element. Cutting tools may include a tool body; a plurality of blades extending radially from the tool body, each blade comprising a leading face and a trailing face; a plurality of cutter pockets on the plurality of blades; at least one cutting element in one of the cutter pockets; and at least one blocker positioned adjacent to a cutting face of the at least one cutting element and the leading face of the blade, the blocker being retained to the cutter pocket with at least one locking device.
US09869131B2	Drill bit A drill bit comprises at least one blade, comprising a plurality of cutting elements in the form of polycrystalline diamond cutters disposed on a leading edge of the blade, at least one diamond impregnated cutting region, disposed behind the leading edge of the blade, and wherein at least one of the cutters disposed on the leading, edge is an off-tip cutting element, arranged so that it does not engage with the formation during drilling until bit wear has taken place.
US09869129B2	Linear and vibrational impact generating combination tool with adjustable eccentric drive Disclosed combination impact tool generates optimized linear hammering and vibrational impacts. Flow of pressurized fluid through an upper section of the tool generates linear hammering impacts, and flow of pressurized fluid through a lower section of the tool generates vibrational impacts. Flow of pressurized fluid through the lower section induces an eccentric arm to rotate and cause vibrational impacts. While frequency of hammering impacts can be controlled by varying pressure of the fluid flowing through the upper section, the frequency and amplitude of vibrational impacts can be controlled by varying weight of the eccentric arm and by varying pressure of the fluid flowing through lower section. Disclosed tool is particularly useful in drilling in shale and in fishing operations in a well-bore.
US09869128B1	Installation systems and methodology for helical strake fins An apparatus and method for helically installing a vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression fin about a tubular. The apparatus may include an outer ring member dimensioned to encircle an underlying tubular and an inner ring member positioned concentrically inward from the outer ring member. The inner ring member is configured to rotate with respect to at least one of the outer ring member or the tubular as the outer ring member moves along the tubular. The apparatus may further include a fin guide configured to receive a fin and helically position the fin along the tubular as the inner ring member rotates. A method of installing a vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression fin about a tubular may include removably attaching a VIV suppression fin to an installation member. The installation member may be positioned along a tubular and moved about the tubular to helically position the fin around the tubular.
US09869127B2	Down hole motor apparatus and method A motor apparatus attached to a work string in a well. The apparatus includes a power housing having a rotor-stator member for creating a rotational force, with the power section being attached to the work string; an intermediate housing attached to the power housing; and a flexible coupling unit partially disposed within the intermediate housing. The apparatus further includes a bearing housing attached to the intermediate housing, wherein the bearing housing contains a thrust and radial bearings, and wherein the bearing housing is partially disposed about a portion of the flexible coupling unit. The bearing housing has a first and second axis, wherein the first axis is parallel to the power section axis and the second axis is angularly offset to the power section axis.
US09869121B2	Security display case The present invention is a security display case comprising an enclosure defining a safe portion, a display housing with a lift platform, a top wall, and a closure member, the display housing moveable into and out of the safe portion, a lift mechanism disposed in the safe portion drivingly connected to the lift platform, the lift mechanism controlled by a first drive motor, a locking mechanism mounted within the enclosure comprising at least one disc adapted to rotatably extend into and retract into a gap provided between the top wall and closure member of the display housing, the locking mechanism controlled by a second drive motor, and a control system controlling the first and second drive motors, the control system further comprising a lower limit switch, an upper limit switch, a locking trip switch, and an unlocking trip switch.
US09869119B2	Systems and methods for operating vehicle doors A system for closing carriage doors of a vehicle may include first and second carriage doors configured to open and close via respective first and second actuators. The system may also include a controller configured to receive signals indicative of angles of the first and second doors relative to closed positions. The controller may also be configured to determine respective first and second velocity profiles for the first and second carriage doors based on the angles of the first and second doors. In addition, the controller may be configured to control operation of at least one of the first and second actuators based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing.
US09869118B2	Dual manual disengagement mechanism for an electric transit door operator A dual manual disengagement mechanism for an electric transit door operator having a disengagement shaft extending from the operator comprises a first pinion lever (3) secured to the disengagement shaft, a second pinion lever (14) intermeshed with the first pinion gear, a first cable (17) connected to the first pinion-lever via a clevis end (15) having an elongate slot, a second cable (23) connected to the second pinion lever via a clevis end (16) having an elongate slot. The length of the slots in the clevis ends is such that the pulling of one cable to rotate the disengagement shaft will not cause a tug on the other cable.
US09869117B2	Door closer A door closer with an electric motor-assisted closing feature, that may generate its own power to assist in closing, and controls the speed of opening and closing of the door during generation is disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure are realized by a motorized door closer that electrically creates a latch boost force for a closing door. The door closer includes a motor disposed to operatively connect to a door so that the door will be moved toward closed when the motor moves, and a position sensor to determine a position of the door. A processor is programmed to exert a closing force on the door in the latch boost region or when it otherwise detects that a motor assist is needed.
US09869113B2	Vehicle lock A motor vehicle lock in accordance with the invention comprises a pivotable catch having a jacket surface, a pawl which is acted on by a preloading force and which is pivotable between a blocking position in which the pawl blocks the catch and an unblocking position in which the catch is unblocked, a release lever for pivoting the pawl against the preloading force, and an arresting device for arresting the pawl in a release position in which it releases the catch, wherein a part of the arresting device is formed by the release lever.
US09869112B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a storage compartment within the cabinet, a main door to open or close the storage compartment, an auxiliary storage compartment mounted to a rear surface of the main door and configured to be accessed through an opening in the main door, a sub door to open or close the opening leading to the auxiliary storage compartment, a hook member at the sub door, a latch cam pivotally mounted in the main door to be selectively caught by the hook member, a stopper pivotally mounted at a location above the latch cam to selectively limit pivotal rotation of the latch cam, a solenoid device mounted below the latch cam to laterally push the stopper via a vertical movement caused by the solenoid device to release locking between the stopper and the latch cam, and a controller provided at the sub door to selectively operate the solenoid device.
US09869110B2	Shelter system A shelter system includes a shelter. A shelter includes a number of vertical support legs and a collapsible truss section interconnecting the vertical support legs. The shelter system includes a canopy secured to the shelter. The shelter system includes a connection member connecting the canopy to a separate self-supporting tent structure.
US09869102B2	Pool stair forms The disclosure provides for pool step forms and related methods for forming steps in a pool formed by wall panels. The step forms may include a wall panel insert configured for insertion between adjacent pool wall panels. The step forms may include one or more step form brace configured to couple with the wall panel insert and, thereby, the wall panels. The step forms may include riser forms that from riser portions of the stairs when the step forms and riser forms are coupled. The pool stair forms may be filled with filling material to form tread portions of the stairs. The pool stair forms may include liner support members coupled to the step form braces and/or the wall panels that facilitate the coupling of a liner to the stairs formed by the pool stair forms and filling material.
US09869101B1	Method and device for removing a non ground-based scaffolding system by a single user An improvement to U.S. Pat. No. 6,003,630 comprising a method and device whereby the extension arm portion is removably attached and to the nail plate portion while attached to the exterior scaffolding portion, thus permitting a single user to take down the scaffolding easily and safely on their own without assistance. Additionally, the scaffold can now be safely lowered to the ground entirely from the building interior via a support line attached to the extension arm while it is attached to the exterior scaffolding. This improvement makes the 630 patent more efficient and much safer to use. Additionally, a spanner bracket for use with cement block or pour in place concrete walls is disclosed herein enabling a non ground-based scaffolding system in use with the 630 patent for such walls types, also permitting single user set up and removal of the scaffolding.
US09869098B2	System, method and apparatus for manufactured building panel A manufactured panel includes a body having a front, back, top, bottom and side walls, the side walls extend between the front and back, and an interior volume located between the front, back, top, bottom and side walls. An insert having an interior portion is embedded within the interior volume of the body, and an exterior portion extends from the interior portion to an exterior of the body. The exterior portion includes stand-offs protruding from the body, such that at least some of the stand-offs are connected to each other inside the interior volume of the body. At least some of the stand-offs are independent and detached from each other on the exterior of the body.
US09869096B2	Modular surface covering assembly to cover a bearing surface A panel assembly covers a bearing surface. The panel assembly includes a panel and a plurality of panel supports. Each one of the panel supports includes a mounting plate, first and second panel edge engaging portions and a protruding rib engaging portion. The panel includes a first edge region, an opposed second edge region, a covering portion extending between the first and second edge regions, and at least one rearwardly protruding rib extending between the first and second edge regions. The first edge region, the second edge region, and the at least one rearwardly protruding rib of the panel are respectively engageable with the first panel edge engaging portions, the second panel edge engaging portions, and the protruding rib engaging portions of the supports. The panel assembly is translatable with respect to the panel supports when engaged together.
US09869086B2	Thermal insulating and sealing means for a safing slot in a curtain wall Described is a construction for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction wherein the exterior wall construction comprises a curtain wall configuration utilizing an interior panel module design. The Thermal insulating and sealing means includes a supplemental insulation means positioned above the primary insulation means and attached to the interior panel of a curtain wall construction to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat which can cause the interior panel to deform from heat distorting to an extent beyond the capability of standard safing insulation for expanding in order to maintain a proper seal extending across the safing slot.
US09869085B2	Bracket assembly and method A bracket assembly for connecting an overhead roof structure to below roof structure elements of a building. The below roof structure elements include a wall having a top plate member or ceiling support structure. The bracket assembly includes overhead fixing members, a bracket member, bearing member, sleeve member, and below roof structure fastener, which are interconnected and fastened together. One end of the bracket member is connectable to the overhead fixing members to the overhead roof structure and the other end is connectable to the below roof structure fastener which is connectable to the below roof structure. The bearing and sleeve members are located and connected between the bracket member and the below roof structure such that the bracket member rests without loading on the bearing member which then rests on the sleeve member which when used rests without loading on the below roof structure, providing structural integrity.
US09869084B2	Stair expansion joint system with freedom of movement between landings A stair system with freedom of movement between landings associated therewith includes a connection system configured to connect stairs to a landing associated with a construction, wherein the connection system structurally supports the stairs for safe egress over the stairs while concurrently supporting movement between the landing and a second landing associated with the construction by the stairs in at least one dimension, and wherein the movement supports inter-story drift between the landing and the second landing and removes some force translation between the landing and the second landing.
US09869082B1	Culvert diffuser The present invention embodies a diffuser extending from the outlet end of a highway culvert, whereby the diffuser flares outwardly to provide a larger area cross-section at the outlet of the culvert in order to increase the capacity of the culvert and to reduce the effects of erosion from the outflow of water from the culvert outlet.
US09869074B2	Valve device The invention relates to a hydraulic valve device (1) including a high pressure connection (P′) and a low pressure connection (T′); at least one motor port connection (A′) that is connectable to a motor port (A) on a hydraulic motor (M), preferably a hydraulic cylinder; a flow control valve (F), which is arranged between the high pressure connection (P′) and the motor port connection (A′) and which includes a flow opening (18) that is adjustable between a fully closed position and a fully open position; and a pressure regulator (R) that is arranged between the high pressure connection (P′) and the flow regulating valve (F), wherein a regulator pressure (PR) that acts at a first connection point (3) between the pressure regulator (R) and the flow regulating valve (F) acts on the pressure regulator (R) via a first control conduit (4) to close the same. A second control conduit (5) including a first restrictor (6), is arranged to convey a load pressure (PL) that acts at the motor port connection (A′) from a second connection point (7) positioned between the flow regulating valve (F) and the motor port connection (A′) via the first restrictor (6) to a third connection point (8) at which a first control pressure (Pc) acts and which third connection point (8) is connected to the pressure regulator (R) to act on the same in the opening direction by means of said first control pressure (Pc), wherein the third connection point (8) is connected to the low pressure connection (T), via an adjustable second restrictor (9).
US09869072B1	Dragline chain A method for maintaining a chain or chain link comprises inspecting the chain or chain link for signs of wear without using tools and changing the orientation of the chain or chain link or replacing the chain or chain link if signs of wear are detected.
US09869071B1	Method for installing a pile The system and method for installation includes lowering a pile from a surface to an ocean floor and partially embedding the pile. An installation pile is lowered onto the pile and partially embedding over and around the pile. The installation pile is sealed, and water is pumped from the installation pile to embed the installation pile to a set depth and to form a pressurized zone within the installation interior volume. The set depth corresponds to a hydraulic cylinder in the installation pile being made adjacent to the pile. The hydraulic cylinder actuates to embed the pile to an anchor depth, which is the desired depth of the installation. Water is pumped back into the installation pile to release the pressurized zone and to lift the installation pile from the set depth. The installation pile can return to a vessel at a surface.
US09869068B2	Structure including interlocking containers A container is disclosed. The container has a side part, an upper part, a lower part, and a cavity formed by the side part, the upper part, and the lower part. The container also has a material disposed in the cavity. The side part has at least one protrusion and at least one recess. The side part is permeable to water. The side part is also nonpermeable to the material disposed in the cavity.
US09869066B2	System and method for slip forming concrete barriers Systems and methods for the continuous slip form construction of concrete barriers over support cages. A tube feeder of a slip form construction system can include angled tubes that can direct reinforcing bars into a concrete barrier and also provide space between the tubes for insertion of a support cage through the system and into the concrete barrier.
US09869064B2	Device for inspecting shape of road travel surface The present invention is capable of inspecting with high accuracy the shape of a road travel surface when travelling at a low speed, and even when acceleration, deceleration, or stoppages occur frequently, and generates a highly reproducible road surface longitudinal profile. A photograph is taken along the longitudinal direction of a travel path by a photography means in a light section method via a travel surface photography means (21). Corrected image information, in which a tilt in photographic image information has been corrected using inclination information, is generated on the basis of the photographic image information, the inclination information, and movement information via a road surface profile generation means (7), and thereafter the corrected image information is arranged using the movement information. Vertical motion information pertaining to the travel surface photography means is specified from image contents of overlapped regions. One portion of the corrected image information is cut out, and extracted image information is generated. While the height of the corrected image is corrected using the vertical motion information from the corrected image information, the extracted image information is arranged sequentially, and connected, and the road surface profile is generated.
US09869062B1	Method for manufacturing microwavable food containers Methods and apparatus for manufacturing vacuum forming a produce container using a fiber-based slurry. The slurry includes a moisture barrier comprising alkylketene dimer in the range of about 4% by weight, and a cationic liquid starch component in the range of 1%-7% by weight.
US09869054B2	Garment treatment device with foldable board The present application relates to a garment treatment device comprising a base, a support structure extending upwardly from the base, and an ironing board connected to the support structure. The ironing board is pivotable relative to the support structure and positionable into a first operative position in which the ironing board is horizontal, and a second operative position in which the ironing board is vertical. The ironing board comprises a first section and a second section hingedly coupled together and pivotable relative to each other between an operative position in which they extend co-planar to each other and a storage position in which they are pivoted away from a co-planar orientation. The first and second ironing board sections (4a,4b) and the hinge mechanism (18) are configured such that the first and second ironing board sections (4a,4b) pivot away from each other from said operative position towards said storage position. The garment treatment device thereby advantageously enables garment it treatment in a variety of orientations, such as flat ironing or vertical steaming, with the ironing board providing garment support in all operative positions. Also, the garment treatment device advantageously allows for a compact configuration in the storage position for efficiency of storage space.
US09869053B2	Heater assembly for an appliance A heater assembly for an appliance is provided. The heater assembly includes a housing and a thermostat. The housing defines an aperture. The thermostat includes a probe that is positioned adjacent the aperture. The aperture can increase the accuracy of temperature measurements by the thermostat and hinder unnecessary tripping of the thermostat.
US09869049B2	Washing machine having lid locker Disclosed is a lid locker of a washing machine including a magnet installed at a lid, a housing installed at a casing, a reed switch installed at the housing and actuated by magnetic force of the magnet when the lid is positioned to be closed, a motor installed at the housing and provided with a rotating shaft, a locking member disposed at the housing to move toward and away from the lid, and a power transmission unit to transfer rotational power of the rotating shaft to the locking member such that an orientation of the rotating shaft is different from a direction of forward and backward movement of the locking member. Thereby, the locking member can be moved back and forth in a simple structure and the housing does not need to excessively extend in the longitudinal direction of the locking member. In addition, the lid locker of the washing machine can be compactly installed.
US09869047B2	Unitary top panel for a washing machine appliance A unitary top panel for a washing machine appliance defines an opening and has a nozzle positioned at the opening. The unitary top panel also defines a conduit within the unitary top panel that extends to the nozzle in order to direct a flow of wash fluid to the nozzle. A related method for forming a unitary top panel for a washing machine appliance is also provided.
US09869046B2	Polyester acetate tear-away printed label and methods of manufacturing A polyester acetate tear-away printed label and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, one such method of manufacture involves weaving a base cloth using polyester acetate filament yarns, sizing and oiling the base cloth, desizing and refining the base cloth using a jet grouting overflow machine having a low desizing bath ratio, performing an alkali peel on the base cloth, shaping and drying the base cloth, further shaping the base cloth, coating the base cloth, and slitting the base cloth into desired dimensions.
US09869040B2	Bicomponent spandex An elastic multiple component fiber comprising a cross-section, wherein at least a first region of said cross-section comprises a polyurethaneurea composition; and comprising a second region.
US09869036B2	Apparatus and method for controlling fabric web An apparatus for controlling a composite fabric having internal axial tows includes a support member configured to engage the fabric substantially up to a composite component form. The support member includes a nonslip portion directly engaging a first outer surface of the fabric. The apparatus further includes a primary securing member engaging and applying pressure on the fabric at a second outer surface of the fabric opposite the first outer surface. Upon displacement of the axial tows of the fabric relative to the first and second outer surfaces, the support member and the primary securing member substantially maintain original configurations of the first and second outer surfaces of the fabric engaged between the support member and the primary securing member.
US09869026B2	Electroless copper plating compositions Electroless copper plating baths include alternative reducing agents to the conventional reducing agents currently used in the electroless plating industry. The electroless copper baths are stable and deposit a salmon bright copper deposit on substrates. Exclusion of many environmentally unfriendly conventional reducing agents enables environmentally friendly electroless copper plating baths.
US09869023B2	Holder for drill-head coating The present invention relates to a holder for a number of drills, which can advantageously be used for coating drill tips. The holders according to the invention make it possible to arrange the drills in the coating unit in such a way that their tips rest on a cylindrical wall and these can be rotated past a coating source at the same minimum distance. The holder comprises a first curved wall with holes, a second curved wall with holes or slits and a third wall which serves as stop for drills inserted in the holes of the first and second wall.
US09869021B2	Showerhead apparatus for a linear batch chemical vapor deposition system A showerhead apparatus for a linear batch CVD system includes a movable showerhead, one or more gas supply conduits, and a translation mechanism. Each gas supply conduit provides a precursor gas to the showerhead. The showerhead includes conduits and channels arranged along the length of the showerhead to distribute precursor gas to the surfaces of substrates. The small distance between the substrates and the showerhead limits precursor gas flows from the channels to a small portion of each substrate beneath the showerhead. During a deposition process run, the translation mechanism causes the showerhead to move back and forth over the substrates along a direction perpendicular to a linear arrangement of the substrates. Parasitic deposition within the deposition chamber is substantially reduced in comparison to conventional showerhead apparatus. The ability to accurately control the precursor gas flows and the motion of the showerhead allows for improved thickness uniformity and device yield.
US09869015B2	Hard material layers with selected thermal conductivity A hard material layer system with a multilayer structure, comprising alternating layers A and B, with A layers having the composition MeApAOnANmA in atomic percent and B layers having the composition MeBpBOnBNmB in atomic percent, where the thermal conductivity of the A layers is greater than the thermal conductivity of the B layers. MeA and MeB each comprise at least one metal of the group Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, and Al, pA indicates the atomic percentage of MeA and pB indicates the atomic percentage of MeB and the following is true: PA=PB, nA indicates the oxygen concentration in the A layers in atomic percent and nB indicates the oxygen concentration in the B layers in atomic percent and the following is true: nA
US09869014B2	Formation of an alignment film for a liquid crystal on a substrate A method for forming an alignment film for a liquid crystal on a substrate and an associated at least one structure. The substrate is moved in a first direction. A target is disposed on the first surface side of the substrate. The ion beam is propagated from an ion source toward the substrate and impinges on a sputtering surface of the target, which sputters a material of the target and results in sputtered particles of the material being emitted from the sputtering surface of the target and deposited on the first surface side of the substrate to form (i) a sputtering film on the first surface side of the substrate and (ii) an alignment film having an orientation and being disposed on the sputtering film and on the entire surface of the substrate. The alignment film aligns molecules of the liquid crystal in a predetermined direction.
US09869008B2	High-temperature efficient aluminum copper magnesium alloys The disclosure provides for wrought products made of Al—Cu—Mg aluminum alloy composed as follows, as a percentage by weight, Cucorr: 2,6-3.7; Mgcorr: 1.5-2.6, Mn: 0.2-0.5; Zr: ≦0.16; Ti: 0.01-0.15; Cr≦0.25; Si≦0.2; Fe≦0.2; other elements <0.05 the rest aluminum; with Cucorr>−0.9(Mgcorr)+4.3 and Cucorr<−0.9(Mgcorr)+5.0; where Cucorr=Cu−0.74(Mn−0.2)−2.28 Fe and Mgcorr=Mg−1.73(Si−0.05) for Si≧0.05 and Mgcorr=Mg for Si<0.05 and their manufacturing process.
US09869004B2	Article processing fixture A fixture for supporting articles in an industrial process comprises a plurality of first elongate members extending longitudinally in a first direction. The plurality of first elongate members each comprise a rod member having a riveted portion at an end thereof. The fixture further comprises a plurality of second elongate members extending longitudinally in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a plurality of third elongate members extending longitudinally in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The rod member of one of the first elongate members extends through an aperture of one of the second elongate members and an aperture of one of the third elongate members and is movably coupled thereto by its riveted portion.
US09869001B2	Heat treatment oil composition A heat-treatment oil composition contains (A) at least one of a hydroxy fused fatty acid having a polymerization degree of 2 or more and a derivative of the hydroxy fused fatty acid. The heat-treatment composition may also contain (B) at least one of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil.
US09868997B2	Assay for detecting closely-related serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) A real time Taq-Man PCR assay for detecting multiple serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) wherein the number of serotypes detected exceeds the number of colorimetric channels for detection. A biological sample is combined with three oligonucleotide primer/probe sets such that the probes and primers anneal to a target sequence. Each primer/probe set is at least preferential for a specific serotype of an organism. The first and second primer/probe sets are degenerate with respect to each other. The third primer/probe set is not degenerate with respect to the first and second primer/probe sets and discriminates for a third serotype. The third primer/probe set has a signal moiety that emits signal at a wavelength that is the same or different from the wavelength emitted by the signal moiety of the degenerate primer/probe set probes. The target sequences, if present, are amplified and detected.
US09868996B2	Methods and compositions for production of maize lines with increased transformability The current invention provides methods and compositions for producing an elite line of Zea mays enhanced for transformability. Compositions comprising an elite germplasm exhibiting increased transformability are disclosed. Further provided are methods for breeding maize such that enhanced transformability traits may be transferred to a desired germplasm. The plants and methods of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of elite transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.
US09868990B2	Compositions and methods for detecting and treating neurological conditions The present invention relates to the NIPA-1 proteins and nucleic acids encoding the NIPA-1 proteins. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of NIPA-1 polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for ligands and modulators of NIPA-1 proteins.
US09868988B2	Method to assess human allograft status from microrna expression levels The invention relates to, among other things, a method for assessing risk of organ rejection in a patient having a transplanted organ. The method includes measuring an amount of expression of a small non-coding marker RNA in a biological sample from the patient. The method further includes comparing the measured amount of expression of the small non-coding marker RNA in the patient to a reference amount of expression of the small non-coding marker RNA. In another aspect, the invention relates to kits for assessing risk of organ rejection in a patient having a transplanted organ.
US09868986B2	Sieving and profiling nucleic acid samples A method of selecting nucleic acid samples including particular desired alleles from a plurality of nucleic acid samples including the steps of performing a first reaction in a plurality of pools containing the samples to produce reaction products including a source tag identifying said each pool; pooling the pools to provide pooled pools; for each of the desired alleles to be identified, performing a second reaction using said reaction products to produce allele-specific second reaction products comprising a marker tag and a derived source tag; identifying said allele-specific second reaction products, and further identifying nucleic acid samples with the desired alleles. A source tag sharing number “d” may be determined for each of the alleles. Alleles may also be binned together.
US09868983B2	Method for detecting nucleic acids by promoting branched DNA complex formation Disclosed is a method for detecting nucleic acids by promoting branched DNA complex formation. The target nucleic acid detection signal and sensitivity can be dramatically increased by promoting self assembly of branched DNA between a plurality of amplified DNA targets and a single-chain oligonucleotide probe, by means of the integrated implementation of PCR, thermal denaturation and hybridization in a single reaction mixture.
US09868981B2	Amplification assay with a probe competitor Methods and compositions for detecting an allelic form of a target. In an exemplary method, partitions may be created that collectively contain at least one first allelic form and a second allelic form of a target. Each partition may contain (i) a same probe capable of binding specifically to each of the first and second allelic forms of the target and (ii) a competitor configured to bind selectively to the second allelic form relative to the first allelic form and to block binding of the probe to the second allelic form. The first allelic form of the target may be amplified in the partitions. A signal may be detected from a label of the probe while the label is contained by the partitions. A number of partitions that are positive (or negative) for the at least one first allelic form may be determined based on the signal.
US09868980B2	Detection of target nucleic acid sequence by PTO cleavage and extension-dependent signaling oligonucleotide hybridization assay The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PCE-SH (PTO Cleavage and Extension-Dependent Signaling Oligonucleotide Hybridization) assay. The present invention does not use probes to be hybridized with target nucleic acid sequences for providing target signals. Interestingly, the present invention uses probes (signaling oligonucleotides) to be hybridized with the extended strand formed in a target-dependent manner in which the extended strand is synthesized using the CTO artificially selected as templates.
US09868979B2	Spatially encoded biological assays using a microfluidic device The present disclosure provides methods and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays, including assays to determine a spatial pattern of abundance, expression, and/or activity of one or more biological targets across multiple sites in a sample. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods and assay systems capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in order to address tag the sites to which reagents are delivered; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents, in particular, microfluidic device based instrumentation; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US09868976B2	Morphinan compounds This disclosure relates to novel morphinan compounds and their derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising a compound of this disclosure and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a σ1 receptor agonist that also has NMDA antagonist activity.
US09868972B2	Hybrid suppressor tRNA for vertebrate cells This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in vertebrate cells. The components include orthogonal tRNA's, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNA's/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in vertebrate cells are also provided. The present invention provides vertebrate cells with translation components, e.g., pairs of orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (O-RSs) and orthogonal tRNA's (O-tRNA's) and individual components thereof, that are used in vertebrate protein biosynthetic machinery to incorporate an unnatural amino acid in a growing polypeptide chain, in a vertebrate cell.
US09868971B2	Method for controlling length of overhang of double stranded DNA Disclosed are methods and kits for controlling the length of overhangs at the ends of double stranded DNA based on a competitive inhibition. Further provided are ligase-independent methods for joining the two ends of DNA strands using the same. The present methods efficiently control the overhangs of ds DNA. This user-controlled overhangs supply a tool for efficient ligation in a ligase independent way and can be advantageously used in DNA recombinant technology such as cloning gene or DNA fragments of interest or PCR products.
US09868968B2	Method for producing saccharides containing glucose as main component A method for producing saccharides according to the present invention includes a step of preparing a slurry by adding an aqueous solution containing a sugar or a sugar solution to biomass so that the slurry has a biomass content of 10 to 30 w/v %, and a step of adding at least one of an enzyme that degrades cellulose and an enzyme that degrades hemicellulose to the slurry containing the biomass to degrade at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose contained in the biomass, thereby producing saccharides containing glucose as a main component.
US09868965B2	Electron consuming ethanol production pathway to displace glycerol formation in S. cerevisiae The present invention provides for a mechanism to completely replace the electron accepting function of glycerol formation with an alternative pathway to ethanol formation, thereby reducing glycerol production and increasing ethanol production. In some embodiments, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising a down-regulation in one or more native enzymes in the glycerol-production pathway. In some embodiments, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising an up-regulation in one or more enzymes in the ethanol-production pathway.
US09868962B2	CRISPR hybrid DNA/RNA polynucleotides and methods of use The present disclosure provides DNA-guided CRISPR systems; polynucleotides comprising DNA, RNA and mixtures thereof for use with CRISPR systems; and methods of use involving such polynucleotides and DNA-guided CRISPR systems.
US09868955B2	Human toll-like receptor inhibitors and methods of use thereof Provided herein are human Toll-like receptor (TLR)-inhibitors and methods for use in individuals having an autoimmune disease or an inflammatory disorder. The TLR inhibitors of the present disclosure are polynucleotides comprising an inhibitory motif for one or more of TLR7, TLR8 and TLR9.
US09868954B2	Reduction of TGFβ signaling in myeloid cells in the treatment of cancer Methods of inhibiting metastasis in cancer patients are provided, wherein the methods comprise reducing TGFβ signaling, for example, by reducing TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells. Vectors comprising a TGFβ receptor II RNAi nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a myeloid specific promoter also are provided. A method of diagnosing cancer in an individual by determining TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells in the individual is provided. Additionally, a method of modulating TGFβ activity in myeloid cells in a cancer patient comprising administering a regulator of at least one of the GSK3 and PI3K pathways to the patient is provided.
US09868950B2	Lipid formulated compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of serum amyloid A gene The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a Serum Amyloid A (SAA) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of SAA.
US09868944B2	Reaction mixtures The present invention provides stable dried reaction mixtures, methods for their preparation, methods for their use, and kits comprising them. The stable dried reaction mixtures are useful in many recombinant DNA techniques, especially nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
US09868941B2	Mutated genes for the catalytic protein of oplophorus luciferase and use thereof A novel luciferase that is distinct from conventional luciferase has been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which glutamic acid at position 4, arginine at position 11, leucine at position 18 and valine at position 27 are substituted with other amino acids, in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US09868940B2	Bioassay for cell conditioned media Herein is described a novel hybridoma cell line (RMH359) and its use as a cellular bioassay to determine the efficacy of cell conditioned media (CCM) as a supplement used to support cell survival and promote growth in culture. This bioassay is the first to provide a measure of CCM bioactivity in support of hybridoma cells used in the generation and production of monoclonal antibodies.
US09868939B2	Generating vasculogenic cell populations The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions useful for therapeutic vascular tissue engineering. In particular, the present invention provides methods for generating substantially pure populations of vasculogenic cells from human mesenchymal progenitors, and methods and compositions for clinical applications in the field of regenerative medicine.
US09868936B2	Cell culture method The present invention is directed towards methods for producing cell and tissue compositions suitable for therapeutic applications to a mammal in need of a therapeutic cell or tissue treatment. In particular, the invention is directed towards a method of culturing cells for use in therapy, which method comprises (i) culturing a sample of cells in a first cell culture medium and (ii) prior to harvesting cells for use in therapy culturing the cells in a second cell culture medium.
US09868928B2	System for brewing A fermenter is provided that heats and ferments a beverage feed material, such as grain and water, and a mashing device having a porous and permeable bottom to be positioned in the fermenter during heating to form an intermediate beverage feed material, such as a wort.
US09868925B2	Cleaning composition A hard surface cleaning composition comprising: a) from 1% to 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system; and b) from 0.1% to 10% by weight of the composition of a cleaning amine of formula: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from —H, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl or alkenyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and n=0-3.
US09868924B1	Composition and method An aqueous composition comprising a blend of surfactants including (a) a mixture of C6 alkyl glucoside, propylheptanol, and ethoxylate, (b) sorbitan monooleate, (c) polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, (d) trietanolamine, and (e) sodium ether sulfate.
US09868916B1	Methods and systems for cooling hot product gas Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling hot product gas are provided. The method includes introducing cooled solid into a downward or upward contactor where heat transfer between solid and product gas. After separating solid and product gas in cyclone system, cooled product gas flows to process downstream and hot solid is introduced into a fluidized bed solid cooler from the cyclone dipleg. The hot solid flows through the shell side of the fluidized bed cooler and exchanger heat with the coolant in the tube side. The cooled solid flows through a mechanical or non-mechanical valve back into the downward/upward contactor and complete the cycle.
US09868915B2	Slurry hydroconversion and coking of heavy oils Systems and methods are provided for use of coking and slurry hydroconversion for conversion of heavy oil feeds. The combination of coking and slurry hydroconversion allows for improved yield of liquid products while reducing or minimizing the consumption of hydrogen in slurry hydroconversion reaction stages. Coking and slurry hydroconversion can be combined by segregating feeds based on Conradson carbon residue. Alternatively, slurry hydroconversion can be used to process unconverted bottoms from a coking process.
US09868913B2	Processing diesel fuel from waste oil There is disclosed a system and method for processing diesel fuel from petroleum-based waste oil on a small scale compared to conventional methods for re-refining waste oil to a valuable product. In an embodiment, the method comprises dehydrating waste oil to remove water from the waste oil, and operating a vertical cylindrical reactor to induce pyrolysis of the dehydrated waste oil and convert it into a hydrocarbon vapor phase. The hydrocarbon vapor derived from pyrolysis is condensed and distilled using a distillation tower to produce diesel fuel, heavy liquid hydrocarbon, light liquid hydrocarbon and light hydrocarbon vapor. A filtering step cleans the processed diesel fuel to obtain a clean diesel fuel product.
US09868908B2	Retort and corresponding oven with ductwork Summary: Method and system for processing a substance in a retort (1) wherein the retort comprises at least one flow deflector internal to the retort. A substance (8) is loaded into the retort (1), the retort (1) is positioned or located in an oven (9), a first (10) and second (11) duct are attacked to the retort, a heat carrier fluidum is passed through the substance (8) in the retort (1) for drying and/or heating the substance inside the retort, an indirect heat is transfer is applied over the wall (3) of the retort (1) and process progress is controlled by means of a controlled indirect heat transfer and/or a flow provided into the retort inlet comprising a heat carrier fluidum.
US09868907B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof An IPS type liquid crystal display device superior in mass productivity and improved in image quality with a higher contrast ratio by decreasing the occurrence of defective display due to the disorder of the initial liquid crystal alignment by the liquid orientation control film and realizing stable alignment of liquid crystals comprises: a pair of substrates, at least one which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pair of substrates; a group of electrodes formed on at least one of the pair of substrates to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer; plural active elements connected to the group of electrodes; and an orientation control film disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates, wherein said orientation control film is made of a photosensitive polyimide and a polyamide acid ester and is given orientation control ability by being irradiated with substantially linearly polarized light.
US09868905B2	Compounds having a C—C triple bond and use thereof in liquid-crystal mixtures Compounds containing at least one C—C triple bond of the formula I R1-[A1-Z1]m-A2A3-[Z2-A4]n-[Z3-A5]o-R2 I, which have neutral dielectric anisotropy, to the use thereof for high-frequency components, to liquid-crystalline media comprising the compounds, and to high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the giga- and terahertz region, comprising these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable phased-array antennae.
US09868902B2	Composition for etching The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
US09868889B2	Thermal conductive electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet A thermal conductive electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet to be provided includes: a polymer including acrylate ester as a monomer; a metal magnetic oxide; and flame retardant filler subjected to surface treatment. The metal magnetic oxide includes a small-diameter metal magnetic oxide with an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm and a large-diameter metal magnetic oxide with an average particle diameter of 50 to 100 μm. A mixing ratio between the small-diameter metal magnetic oxide and the large-diameter metal magnetic oxide is in a range of 9:13 to 15:7 in volume ratio. The small-diameter metal magnetic oxide and the large-diameter metal magnetic oxide are contained by 55 to 60 vol % in total in the entire thermal conductive electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet. The flame retardant filler subjected to the surface treatment is contained by 8 to 10 vol % in the entire thermal conductive electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet.
US09868883B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical device, and a display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit suitable low speed and high speed peel-off strengths after forming a crosslinking structure, and have an excellent balance between them. Accordingly, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit an excellent protective effect when applied to a protective film, may be easily peeled in a high speed peel-off and thus advantageous for the high speed process, and may exhibit an excellent antistatic characteristic.
US09868882B2	Labeled packages A labeled package includes a polymeric package, a filmic facestock material as a label on the polymeric package, and a pressure sensitive adhesive adhering the filmic facestock material to the polymeric package. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a monomer mixture, which includes at least one monomer that is free radical polymerizable and whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to 10° C.; at least one mono-olefinically unsaturated monomer having aldehyde or ketone functionality; and at least one polyhydrazide crosslinker having hydrazine functionality.
US09868880B2	Adhesive film for polarizing plate, polarizing plate including the same and optical display including the same An adhesive film for polarizing plates, a polarizing plate, and an optical display, the adhesive film being prepared from an adhesive composition including an isocyanate crosslinking agent and an imide crosslinking agent, and having a ΔG′ of about 50% to about 80%, ΔG′ being represented by Equation 1: ΔG′=(G1−G2)/G1×100 [Equation 1] in which G1 is a storage modulus of the adhesive film for polarizing plates as measured at 25° C., and G2 is a storage modulus of the adhesive film for polarizing plates as measured at 85° C.
US09868878B2	Adhesive composition and display device A display device includes: a display panel; a window on a surface of the display panel; and an adhesive layer between the display panel and the window, wherein the adhesive layer includes, with respect to a total weight of the adhesive composition: a binder in an amount of about 65 percent by weight (wt %) to about 80 wt %; a reactive monomer in an amount of about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %; a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 10 wt %; a thermal polymerization initiator in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 1 wt %; and a curing accelerator in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 0.5 wt %, wherein the curing accelerator includes a metallic acrylate.
US09868870B2	Hydrogel compositions for direct-write printing applications A thermo-responsive shear-thinning photo-curable composition comprises water, a linear amphiphilic polyether ABA triblock copolymer comprising at least one pendent ene group (—CH═CH2) capable of undergoing a thiol-ene reaction, a water-soluble crosslinking agent comprising two or more methylenethiol groups (—CH2SH), and a photoinitiator. Under non-shear conditions and a triblock copolymer concentration suitable for direct-write printing, the composition is a viscoelastic solid (hydrogel) at a temperature of about 15° C. to about 45° C., and is a free-flowing liquid (sol) between 0° C. and about 10° C. The hydrogel form can be shear-thinned at about 15° C. to about 45° C. to form a sol suitable for a direct-write printer using an extruding print-head. The compositions covalently crosslink when flood-exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The compositions have utility in forming three-dimensional scaffolds for growing living cells.
US09868865B1	Zero/low VOC dry erase coatings and other variations Multi-part and one-part dry erase compositions are disclosed herein, including methods of using such compositions to form low/zero volatile organic compound (VOC) dry erasable coatings. The multi-part dry erase composition comprises a mixture of a first part and a second part, wherein the first part comprises a curable epoxy resin, such as an aromatic epoxide with diglycidyl epoxy functionality, and the second part comprises an amine curing agent, such as cycloaliphatic polyamine. The one-part compositions comprise monomers, oligomers, and polymers of an aliphatic or aromatic isocyanate, such as a diisocyanate, and an amine curing agent, such as morpholine and derivatives thereof. The dry erase compositions have a VOC content of less than about 25 g/L. Dry erasable coatings also include the abilities to dry erase additional markings in addition to dry erase markers, to include, but not limited to, regular marker, permanent marker, pen, highlighter, crayon, and spray paints. The dry erasable coatings can also withstand wet erasing, cleaning, and deep cleaning, with more aggressive cleaning chemicals like acetone, xylene, and Goof-Off brand aerosol cleaner while still maintaining its dry erasable features.
US09868859B2	Color conversion in LCD displays Color conversion films for a LCD (liquid crystal display) having RGB (red, green, blue) color filters, as well as such displays, formulations, precursors and methods are provided, which improve display performances with respect to color gamut, energy efficiency, materials and costs. The color conversion films absorb backlight illumination and convert the energy to green and/or red emission at high efficiency, specified wavelength ranges and narrow emission peaks. For example, rhodamine-based fluorescent compounds are used in matrices produced by sol gel processes and/or UV (ultraviolet) curing processes which are configured to stabilize the compounds and extend their lifetime—to provide the required emission specifications of the color conversion films. Film integration and display configurations further enhance the display performance with color conversion films utilizing various color conversion elements.
US09868856B2	Polymer stabilizers for bituminous emulsions A mineral-compatible cationic emulsion composition with polymer stabilizers, and methods for utilizing same in paving and other applications is disclosed. In one aspect, a bitumen-in-water emulsion composition includes at least one bitumen material, at least one polymer stabilizer, at least one emulsifier, and water, where the emulsifier is a cationic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, or a mixture of both, and the polymer stabilizer is a natural or synthetic cationic polymer consisting of alkylene polyamines, alkyl polyamines, polyquaternary polymers, polyvinylamine, polyvinylimidazoline, polyester polyquaternary polymers, polyether polyquaternary polymers, or mixtures thereof. The inclusion of polymer stabilizer in the cationic emulsion increases the stability of the emulsion and increases the compatibility of the cationic emulsion with negatively charged minerals.
US09868852B2	Rubber composition for tire and pneumatic tire An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for tire which can improve initial grip performance and stable grip performance during running at a high level while maintaining sufficient abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire having a tread composed of this rubber composition for tire. The rubber composition for tire comprises 70 to 200 parts by mass of a filler and 60 to 250 parts by mass of a softener compounding 15 to 60 parts by mass of a predetermined tackifying resin with a softening point of not less than 110° C. based on 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber component comprising not less than 20% by mass of a SBRa having a glass transition temperature of −35 to 15° C., a styrene content of 35 to 48% by mass and a vinyl unit quantity in the butadiene component of 35 to 55%.
US09868849B2	Colored resin composition exhibiting pleochroism, and molded plastics manufactured using same The present invention relates to a coloring resin composition exhibiting pleochroism comprising 100 parts by weight of a transparent thermoplastic resin (A); 0.01 to 0.03 parts by weight of a dye for coloring a resin (B) which is one selected from the group consisting of an azo-based dye (b1), an anthraquinone-based dye (b2), and a methine dye (b3); and 0.1 to 0.3 parts by weight of a functional black dye (C) obtained by mixing an anthraquinone-based dye (c1) and a perinone-based dye (c2). A resin molded article manufactured by the coloring resin composition exhibiting pleochroism of the present invention is characterized by exhibiting different colors of light according to thicknesses although the resin molded article is irradiated with light sources in a single wavelength.
US09868848B2	Additives made from fatty diamides for nucleophile-sensitive cross-linkable compositions The present invention relates to a composition based on fatty acid diamide comprising: a) from 92% to 100% by weight of one or more fatty acid diamides, treated in situ by a neutralizing agent so as to reduce the residual amine content to a residual amine number, expressed in mg KOH/g, which remains less than 0.5, b) optionally, up to 8% by weight of at least one amorphous or semicrystalline oligomer with a Tg of greater than 60° C., with the sum of the % by weight a)+b) being equal to 100% by weight of the said diamide composition and with a) and b) being miscible as a blend.
US09868843B2	Hydrophobic aerogel materials The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.
US09868839B2	Process for the production of crosslinked PVC foams and compositions used for the embodiment of said process A process for the production of crosslinked PVC foams includes the preparation of a polymeric mixture based on PVC, isocyanate, anhydride, nucleating agent and a physical blowing agent, heating this mixture in a reaction mold, cooling the polymeric mass thus obtained, opening the mold in order to extract the microcellular embryo, and expanding and completing the crosslinking reactions of the embryo in an oven.
US09868838B2	Material composition for making exercise mat and manufacturing method of exercise mat An exercise mat is manufactured by a method including the steps of: mixing 15 wt % to 60 wt % of a plant fiber composite and 40 wt % to 85 wt % of a foamable material to form a mixture; adding an appropriate foaming agent; and foaming the mixture at a predetermined temperature to form a mat. The plant fiber composite includes a plant fiber raw material, a starch assistant and a biopolymer additive containing a plant hormone, an enzyme, a biological vinegar, and lactic acid ester. The foamable material is one selected from polyvinylchloride (PVC) and natural rubber (NR).
US09868834B2	Polymer blend for membranes Disclosed herein are aspects and embodiments of hydrophilic polymeric blend and polymeric membranes which may be formed from the hydrophilic polymeric blend. In one example, the polymeric blend includes a hydrophobic membrane forming polymer and a polyoxazoline as a blend compatible hydrophilizing additive.
US09868832B2	Thermoformable microsphere articles There is provided an article comprising at least a first surface having a first binder layer selected from at least one of linear resins and resins having low cross link densities, where the first binder layer has a first major surface opposite a second major surface; and a plurality of microspheres at least partially embedded in the first major surface of the first binder layer. There is also provided an article comprising a first surface having a first binder layer selected from at least one of linear resins and resins having low cross link densities; and a plurality of microspheres at least partially embedded a the first major surface of the first binder layer, where for at least a portion of the first major surface the plurality of microspheres covers 30% to 50% of that portion, and the microspheres are substantially uniformly spaced.
US09868830B2	Method of preparing the vinyl chloride based nanocomposite Disclosed are a vinyl chloride based nanocomposite composition and a method of preparing the vinyl chloride based nanocomposite. According to the present invention, a method of preparing a straight vinyl chloride based nanocomposite having a nanomaterial uniformly dispersed therein, by using the vinyl chloride based nanocomposite composition when a vinyl chloride monomer is suspension polymerized in the presence of a protective colloidal agent and a polymerization initiator after preparing a water dispersion suspension using the vinyl chloride based nanocomposite composition based on a hydrophilic composition is provided.
US09868827B2	Process for the production of a composite polymer material with increased filler content An inventive process for the production of a composite polymer material is provided allowing for the preparation of a composite polymer material with high filler content which may be used as a masterbatch.
US09868826B2	Polymer substrates formed from carboxy functional acrylamide A polymer substrate, such as a polymer particle, is formed from a carboxyl functional monomer. In an example, the carboxyl functional monomer has a protection group in place of the OH of the carboxyl group. Once the monomer is polymerized, such a protection group can be removed, providing a polymer network with carboxyl functional sites. Such sites can be used to attach other functionality to the polymer substrate.
US09868817B2	Polycarbonate composition having improved optical and thermal properties The invention relates to aromatic polycarbonates which comprise dioxydiarylcycloalkane structural units, and which have improved optical and thermal properties. It also relates to an improved process to produce the said polycarbonates from dihydroxydiphenylcyloalkanes, and also to mixtures of these polycarbonates with polymers, with fillers, with dyes and with conventional additives.
US09868814B2	Branched low profile additives and methods of production The invention pertains to low profile additives (“LPA”) comprising branched polymers having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 20,000 grams/mole and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least about 3,000 grams/mole and methods for making the LPAs. The invention further concerns compositions comprising LPAs synthesized from one or more difunctional monomers and one or more branching agents. Also, disclosed are thermosettable resinous compositions and molded articles comprising the LPAs.
US09868812B2	Mechano-responsive composition The present invention provides a two-part mechano-responsive composition, comprising: Part I: a tetra-glycidyl amine multifunctional epoxy resin represented by the general formula (I); and Part II: a polythiol and an amine. The cured composition has a mechano-responsive property without adding any dyes or luminescence agents, and by subjected to mechanical stimuli, the cured composition changes its color, and the color is in the visible spectrum range, which can be easily checked with naked eyes; and the color change is reversible.
US09868811B2	Polyurethane biofoams derived from natural products and methods of making and using thereof Described herein are polyurethane compositions based on natural materials, as well as methods for making and using the compositions. Also described herein are biofoams made from the polyurethane compositions. The biofoams described herein are resistant to degradation by acid and heat and are able to recover their original shapes after the application of pressure.
US09868809B2	Method for the high-yield production of giant P-(R)calixarenes Giant p-(R)calixarenes, a process for the preparation of giant p-(R)calixarenes with high yields, and their use as the constitution of a material or in the context of the reinforcement of the material.
US09868807B2	Silane-functionalized hydrocarbon polymer modifiers for elastomeric compositions An elastomeric composition and method incorporating a hydrocarbon polymer modifier with improved permanence. The composition comprises elastomer, filler and silane-functionalized hydrocarbon polymer modifier (Si-HPM) adapted to couple the Si-HPM to the elastomer, filler or both, wherein the Si-HPM comprises an interpolymer of monomers chosen from piperylenes, cyclic pentadienes, aromatics, limonenes, pinenes, amylenes, and combinations thereof. The method comprises melt processing a mixture to form the elastomeric composition in the shape of an article, wherein the mixture comprises elastomer, Si-HPM, silica, bifunctional organosilane crosslinking agent; and curing the elastomeric composition to form the article. Also disclosed are a silylated hydrocarbon polymer modifier coupled with a bifunctional organosilane crosslinking agent, and a silica-coupled hydrocarbon polymer modifier coupled to the silica via the bifunctional organosilane crosslinking agent.
US09868801B2	Processes for the preparation of high-cis polydienes Disclosed herein are solution polymerization processes for producing a high-cis polydiene. The processes include polymerizing at least one conjugated diene monomer in an organic solvent in the presence of at least one thiol compound and a lanthanide-based catalyst composition to produce a polydiene having a cis-1,4-linkage content of 90-99%. The at least one thiol compound is represented by the general formula R—S—H, where R is a hydrocarbyl group or a substituted hydrocarbyl group. The lanthanide-based catalyst composition comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a halogen source, where (c) may optionally be provided by (a), (b), or both (a) and (b). The molar ratio of the at least one thiol compound to the lanthanide compound used in the polymerization process ranges from 0.01:1 to 100:1. Improved solution polymerization processes regarding the same are also disclosed herein.
US09868800B2	Method for producing polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbent resin A method for producing polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin includes a step of polymerizing an acrylic acid (salt)-based aqueous monomer solution, the polymerization step involving use of a polymerization reaction apparatus including a polymerization reaction unit covered with a casing, the polymerization step involving a polymerization reaction under internal pressure of the polymerization reaction unit, the internal pressure being slightly reduced and having a pressure reduction level of more than 0 kPa and not more than 10 kPa relative to the ambient pressure at the periphery of the polymerization reaction unit.
US09868799B2	Procatalyst for polymerization of olefins The invention relates to a procatalyst for polymerization of olefins. The invention also relates to a process for preparing said procatalyst. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a catalyst system for polymerization of olefins comprising the said procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor; a process of preparing polyolefins by contacting an olefin with said catalyst system and to polyolefins obtained or obtainable by said process. The invention also relates to the use of said procatalyst in the polymerization of olefins.
US09868796B2	Method and device for manufacturing cured light-curing resin composition A technology for curing a photocurable resin composition by ultraviolet ray/infrared ray hybrid irradiation is provided. An infrared ray irradiation is applied at least one of before or after the application of ultraviolet ray irradiation to a photocurable resin composition, from which volatile components have been removed by a heating process, to have the photocurable resin composition cured.It becomes possible to relax the ultraviolet ray irradiation conditions for photo curing by applying an infrared ray irradiation as compared with the case in which the infrared ray irradiation is not applied, and, in particular, the scratch resistance characteristics of a cured film are significantly enhanced. Moreover, because of a combination of ultraviolet ray irradiation and infrared ray irradiation, the curing time period of a cured film can be reduced and/or stress relaxation effects can be produced. Besides, it becomes possible to control the reflectance of a cured film by varying an irradiation amount of infrared ray.
US09868788B2	Antibodies against human and canine IL-13RA2 Provided herein is an antibody (e.g., an isolated antibody) that specifically binds an epitope (e.g., linear epitope) within amino acids spanning the extracellular portion of human IL-13RA2. In some embodiments, the amino acids spanning the extracellular portion of human IL-13RA2 have at least 90% identity with the corresponding canine sequence of IL-13RA2. In some embodiments, the antibody specifically binds both human and canine IL-13RA2. In some embodiments, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody. In some embodiments, the antibody is a recombinant antibody. In some embodiments, the antibody is humanized. In some embodiments, the antibody is the monoclonal antibody produced by hybridoma 1E10B9 or a recombinant form thereof.
US09868786B2	Methods for suppressing allergic reactions Provided are methods for suppressing IgE and IgG-mediated allergic reactions through monoclonal antibody applications. More specifically, methods are herein provided for safe induction of rapid desensitization. Specific embodiments are herein provided for suppressing allergic reactions in a subject, including specific methods of providing a monoclonal antibody selected from the group consisting of anti-FcεRIa and anti-FcγRIIb / RIII; administering the antibody to a subject at a dose that is lower than the level required to induce shock; and administering sequentially escalating doses of the monoclonal antibody so as to induce rapid desensitization to an allergen, thereby suppressing allergic reaction in the subject.
US09868784B2	Antibodies against the S100P protein for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer The present invention relates to the use of antibodies against the S100P protein for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer; and to methods and kits for diagnosing cancer in vitro by means of detecting the levels of S100P in a biofluid, preferably with an antibody. The invention also relates to specific anti-S100P monoclonal antibodies, hybridoma cell lines producing them and method for obtaining them, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions and conjugates containing them.
US09868782B2	DRG11-responsive (DRAGON) gene family This invention features methods and compositions useful for treating and diagnosing diseases of the nervous system, retina, skin, muscle, joint, and cartilage using a Dragon family protein. Protein and nucleic acid sequences of human, murine, zebrafish, and C. elegans Dragon family members are also disclosed.
US09868780B2	High affinity antibodies that neutralize Staphylococcus enterotoxin B Provided herein are antibodies that specifically bind and neutralize Staphylococcus enterotoxin B. In addition, nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, and cells that express such antibodies are provided. Also provided are methods for treating diseases mediated by, and for neutralizing Staphylococcus enterotoxin B.
US09868778B2	Antibody capable of binding to influenza virus The present invention provides a novel antibody capable of binding to an influenza virus. The antibody directed to the present invention consists of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 15 or SEQ ID NO: 16.
US09868772B2	Analogs of glucagon exhibiting GIP receptor activity Provided herein are glucagon analogs which exhibit potent activity at the GIP receptor, and, as such are contemplated for use in treating diabetes and obesity. In exemplary embodiments, the glucagon analog of the present disclosures exhibit an EC50 at the GIP receptor which is within the nanomolar or picomolar range.
US09868771B2	Peptides and compositions for treatment of joint damage The present invention provides new protease resistant polypeptides, as well as compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing conditions related to joint damage, including acute joint injury and arthritis.
US09868769B2	Mutated Salmonella enteriaca A novel, mutated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine is generated and imparts protective immunity in vaccinated animals for a range of S. enterica serovars. The vaccine can be attenuated or inactivated, including bacterial ghosts or membrane fractions thereof. Immunogenic compositions are included in the invention and methods of generating an immune response.
US09868767B2	Chemical synthesis and screening of bicyclic peptide libraries Disclosed herein are bicyclic peptide compounds, compositions comprising same, methods for making same, and libraries comprising same. The disclosed compounds, in various aspects, are useful for treating a variety of disorders, including inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, and disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation. 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.
US09868757B2	5-β, 14-β-androstane derivatives useful for the treatment of proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis and renal failure Compound of formula (I), wherein the symbol have the meaning reported in the text; for preparing a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis or renal failure.
US09868756B2	Method for bisulfite treatment The present application is directed to a method for performing a bisulfite reaction to determine methylation positions in a nucleic acid, i.e. methylated and non-methylated cytosines, whereby the nucleic acid is bound to a solid phase during the deamination and/or desulfonation step of the bisulfite reaction. The solid phase is preferably a material comprising glass or silica, more preferably a glass fleece, glass membrane or a magnetic glass particle. Further, the use of a solid phase for binding a nucleic acid during the deamination and/or desulfonation step of the bisulfite reaction is disclosed and a kit containing a bisulfite reagent and a solid phase.
US09868755B2	Reagent-controlled stereoselective glycosylation Provided are methods for the efficient stereoselective formation of glycosidic bonds, without recourse to prosthetic or directing groups.
US09868754B2	Utility of nematode small molecules The present invention relates to methods of treating immune disorders and/or inflammation using certain modulator compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating an immune and inflammatory disorders disorder by administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective dosage of an ascaroside compound, or a mixture of ascaroside compounds, or a mixture containing at least one ascaroside.
US09868749B2	Fused imidazole and pyrazole derivatives as modulators of TNF activity A series of substituted benzimidazole, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives, and analogues thereof, being potent modulators of human TNFα activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.
US09868745B2	Antiviral compounds The disclosure is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US09868744B2	Heteroaromatic compounds and their use as dopamine D1 ligands The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), schizotypal personality disorder, cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), ADHD, Parkinson's disease, anxiety, and depression.
US09868743B2	Macrocyclic molecules as HCV entry inhibitors Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are set forth, in addition to compositions and methods of using these compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US09868736B2	Deubiquitinase inhibitors and methods for use of the same Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB) by contact with a compound of formula (I).
US09868734B2	Conjugate of benzofuranone and indole or azaindole, and preparation and uses thereof The present invention relates to an oxo indirubin or isoindigo derivative, an oxo aza indirubin or isoindigo derivative, and their optical isomers, racemes, cis/trans isomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which can be used for preparing a drug for treating or preventing diseases such as glucose metabolic disorder, inflammatory or autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative disease, a mental illness, tissue proliferation disease or tumors.
US09868733B2	Azabenzimidazole tetrahydrofuran derivatives Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
US09868730B2	Kappa opioid receptor selective compounds, compositions, and uses thereof The present invention provides, inter alia, compounds of formula (I): (structurally represented). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for treating or ameliorating the effects of a medical condition in a subject using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
US09868729B2	Inhibitors of protein kinases Provided are methods of treating inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, or a hematological malignancies using compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable tautomers, salts, or stereoisomers thereof. Such disorders and conditions include leukemia and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
US09868728B2	Quinazoline derivatives, compositions, and uses related thereto The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives, compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors of NADPH-oxidase.
US09868727B2	Factor XIa inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
US09868724B2	Compounds The present invention relates to novel retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (RORγ) modulators and their use in the treatment of diseases mediated by RORγ.
US09868722B2	Monocyclic pyrimidine/pyridine compounds as inhibitors of P97 complex Monocyclic pyrimidine and pyridine compounds having a benzyl amine substituent at the 4 position and a 5:6 bicyclic heteroaryl substituent at the 2 position of the pyrimidine or pyridine ring as well as optional aliphatic, functional and/or aromatic components substituted at other positions of the ring are disclosed. These compounds are inhibitors of the AAA proteasome complex containing p97 and are effective medicinal agents for treatment of diseases associated with p97 bioactivity such as cancer.
US09868720B2	C-linked heterocycloaklyl substituted pyrimidines and their uses The present invention provides for pyrimidine compounds of Formula I-I and embodiments thereof In Formula I-I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, n and the “het” ring are as described herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US09868717B2	Tricyclic sulphonamide compounds and methods of making and using same The invention provides tricyclic compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various tricyclic compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
US09868714B2	Pyrone compounds and herbicides comprising the same The present invention provides a compound having an excellent efficacy for controlling weeds. A pyrone compound of formula (I): wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; n is an integer of any one of 1 to 5; X represents O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an C1-6 alkyl group and the like; R4 represents an C6-10 aryl group or a five- to six-membered heteroaryl group; G represents a hydrogen atom and the like; Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a phenyl group, an C1-6 alkyl group and the like; is useful as an active ingredient for herbicides.
US09868711B2	Phenazine-3-one and phenothiazine-3-one derivatives for treatment of oxidative stress disorders Disclosed herein are phenazine-3-one and phenothiazine-3-one derivative compounds and methods of using such compounds for treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders, including mitochondrial disorders, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging.
US09868703B2	PRMT1 inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting PRMT1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT1-mediated disorders are also described.
US09868701B2	Method for producing nitrogen-containing pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound A method for producing a nitrogen-containing pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound of formula (2a) or (2b): (wherein R1 a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; Z is an aryl group linked to a carbonyl group; Y is a group of formula (Y1), (Y2), (Y3), or (Y4); R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group) the method comprising reacting a halogeno-pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound of formula (1) with a nitrogenous nucleophile: (wherein X is a halogen atom; n is an integer of 1 to 5; R1 is as defined above).
US09868700B2	Carbamoyl hydrazine derivatives as formyl peptide modulators The present invention relates to carbamoyl hydrazine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the FPR receptor.
US09868699B2	Process for removing cations from an isophoronenitrile product mixture Cations are removed from a substance stream that is produced during the production of isophoronenitrile with the help of a cation exchanger.
US09868697B2	Phytosphingosine derivatives, and composition comprising same for preventing and treating inflammatory skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, and hyperkeratosis diseases A phytosphingosine derivative of chemical formula IA or IB, and a composition comprising the phytosphingosine derivative for preventing and treating inflammatory skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, and hyperkeratotic diseases. The phytosphingosine derivatives of the present disclosure are involved with transcription factors related to inflammation, autoimmune diseases and hyperkeratotic diseases, the expression and the generation of inflammatory mediators, signal transduction mechanisms, and the expression and the activity of relevant enzymes and the like.
US09868691B2	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.
US09868686B2	Hydroformylation process The present invention relates generally to hydroformylation processes. In one embodiment, a process of the present invention comprises: (a) contacting CO, H2, and at least one olefin under hydroformylation conditions sufficient to form at least one aldehyde product in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst; (b) removing a product-containing liquid from the reaction zone and sending it to a vaporizer, which comprises a vaporizing zone and a vapor/liquid separation zone, wherein the product-containing liquid, which comprises crude product and catalyst, is heated in the vaporizing zone to form a mixture of gas and catalyst-containing liquid, which mixture is then phase separated in the separation zone, which separation zone has a liquid withdrawal port, a liquid region, a vapor space and a gas-liquid interface, wherein the liquid region comprises at least one divider plate, which optionally contains at least one perforation, wherein at least a portion of at least one divider plate is in proximity to the gas-liquid interface, with the proviso that at least a portion of at least one divider plate is at or below the interface, and wherein the temperature of the catalyst-containing liquid, measured at the liquid withdrawal port, is lower than the temperature of the vapor space.
US09868684B2	Method for manufacturing perfluorovinylethers The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a perfluorovinylether by hydrodehalogenation of a halofluoroether (HFE) having general formula (I-A) or (I-B): RfO—CRf′X—CRf″Rf′″X″ (I-A) wherein Rf represents a C1-C6 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl group; Rf′, Rf″ and Rf′″, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C5 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; X and X′, equal or different from each other, are independently chosen among Cl, Br or I; wherein Rf* and Rf*′, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; Y1 and Y2, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups; X and X′ are as above defined; said process comprising contacting said halofluoroether (HFE) with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising palladium and at least one transition metal (M) selected from the group consisting of the metals of group VIIIB, other than palladium, and of group IB.
US09868682B2	Production of partially refined waste glycerol The disclosure relates to a novel glycerol purification process that produces partially refined waste glycerol for a variety of industrial applications. The disclosure encompasses a salt-containing partially refined glycerol composition that is suitable as a fermentation grade glycerol.
US09868681B2	Production method for γ,δ-unsaturated alcohols Provided is a method from which a γ,δ-unsaturated alcohol having a much more smaller amount of inclusion of formic acid and a formic acid ester and having a high purity can be obtained in a high yield. Specifically, provided is a method for producing a γ,δ-unsaturated alcohol by causing a reaction between an α-olefin and formaldehyde, the method including a step of bringing a reaction liquid obtained through the reaction into contact with an alkaline aqueous solution so as to provide an aqueous solution having pH of 9 to 13.
US09868679B2	Process for isomerization and decarboxylation of unsaturated organic compounds with a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor Disclosed is a method for using a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the isomerization of an unsaturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid derivative, or an unsaturated triglyceride. Also disclosed is a method for using a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the decarboxylation of an unsaturated organic compound. Also disclosed is a method for using a catalyst or catalyst precursor for the dual function isomerization and decarboxylation of an unsaturated fatty acid to an unsaturated organic compound.
US09868677B2	Process for obtaining a formulation with fertilizing and phytoprotective capability, a formulation with fertilizing and phytoprotective capability, use of a formulation with fertilizing and phytoprotective capability The present invention falls into the context of green chemistry and generically relates to a fertilizing and phytoprotective formulation and, in particular embodiment, to a film forming formulation that induces resistance to plants.The respective formulation, when applied to plants and/or fruits, results in the formation of a film on the surface of the material, which has a characteristic of photoprotection against UV-B and UV-C radiations, resistance kept in water, even after high hygroscopicity, greater stability at high ambient temperatures, formation of desired porosity and surface homogeneity.
US09868674B2	Chemical additive for calcium sulphoaluminate-modified portland cement A chemical additive for calcium sulphoaluminate-modified Portland cement comprises the following substances: (a) at least one alkanolamine borate; (b) at least one organic alcohol; and (c) at least one saccharide or a derivative thereof; and the substances and water are sequentially mixed and stirred to obtain the chemical additive for calcium sulphoaluminate-modified Portland cement. The chemical additive for calcium sulphoaluminate-modified Portland cement provided by the invention has better effects of regulating the setting time of the calcium sulphoaluminate-modified Portland cement and improving the 3d/28d strength increase rate, and also has a grinding aid effect when being added during grinding.
US09868673B2	Method for manufacturing magnesium fluoride sintered compact, method for manufacturing neutron moderator, and neutron moderator There are provided a method for manufacturing a magnesium fluoride sintered compact to be free from cracks and chipping and to have high relative density, a method for manufacturing a neutron moderator, and the neutron moderator. The method for manufacturing a magnesium fluoride sintered compact includes a powder filling process for filling a magnesium fluoride powder material into a die by tapping, and an intermediate body sintering (pulsed electric current sintering) process for performing pulsed electric current sintering for sintering the filled magnesium fluoride powder material while applying a pulsed electric current thereto, to obtain a magnesium fluoride sintered compact (intermediate body).
US09868672B2	Ceramic material The present disclosure provides a ceramic material containing a vanadium oxide, and 50 to 400 ppm by mass of nitrogen with respect to the vanadium oxide. The ceramic material according to the present disclosure less varies in the amount of heat absorption. A cooling device comprising the ceramic material is also provided.
US09868668B2	Fast wetting agent for dry-mix applications A particulate wetting and hydrophobing additive comprising components a) and b), where: component a) is a disiloxane having structure (I) Where R2 is selected from a branched or linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, a substituted branched or substituted linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted alkyl hydrocarbon group of 4 to 9 carbons containing aryl substituents of 6 to 20 carbons; R1, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from the monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbons, substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl, and a hydrocarbon group of 6 to 20 carbons containing an aryl group; Z is a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R8 is selected from OH, H, monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 6 carbons and acetyl, each of the subscripts a, b and c are zero or positive provided that a+b+c≧1; and component b) is a carrier.
US09868667B2	Bonding element, bonding matrix and composite material having the bonding element, and method of manufacturing thereof A bonding element, a bonding element matrix and composite materials with a wide range of attractive properties that may be optimized, including, but not limited to, mechanical properties, thermal properties, magnetic properties, optical properties and nuclear properties, as a result of a first layer and second layer structure or core, first layer, and second layer structure of the bonding elements, as well as methods for making the bonding elements and the corresponding ceramic and/or composite materials.
US09868664B2	Low CTE, ion-exchangeable glass compositions and glass articles comprising the same Glass compositions and glass articles comprising the glass compositions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass composition includes from about 65 mol. % to about 70 mol. % SiO2; from about 9 mol. % to about 14 mol. % Al2O3; and from about 0 mol. % to about 11 mol. % B2O3 as glass network formers. The glass composition also includes from about 5 mol. % to less than 10 mol. % alkali oxide R2O, wherein R is at least one of Li, Na, and K. The glass composition also includes from about 3 mol. % to about 11 mol. % of divalent oxide MO, wherein M is at least one of Mg, Ca, Ba, SrO and Zn. The glass composition has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is less than or equal to 55×10-7/° C. and is amenable to strengthening by ion-exchange. The glass composition is well suited for use as the glass cladding layers of a laminated glass article.
US09868661B2	Glass lens blank for polishing, manufacturing method therefore, and optical lens manufacturing method A glass lens blank for polishing in which a thickness of a defect-containing layer is suppressed to a minimum and thus it is possible to shorten the processing time required for grinding and polishing the glass lens blank for polishing after press-molding, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing an optical lens. A glass lens blank for polishing of which at least a main surface is a press-molding surface, wherein a defect-containing layer formed on the main surface has a thickness of 50 μm or less.
US09868657B2	Constructed wetland sewage treatment system A system comprises a rotting sedimentation tank with a particulate solids filter, a distribution well, an exposed reservoir with drainage of PVC pipes and insulation of PVC foil, and an inspection well at the reservoir outlet. The reservoir is filled with layers of gravel and sand, planted with hydrophilic vegetation. The filter bed is composed of three layers, the bottom layer filled with coarse-grained oval gravel, in which the dispersal drain is at ⅔ of the height connected with a supply pipe to the distribution well and terminated with the ventilation chimney, the intermediate layer filled with fine-grained oval gravel, and the top layer filled with sand, in which the collecting drain with an outlet to the inspection well is laid. The level of the sewage in the rotting sedimentation tank is located below the level of the collecting drain.
US09868656B2	Wastewater treatment device Provided is a wastewater treatment device that can reduce the fluoride ion concentration in industrial wastewater to improve the recovery rate of purified water. A wastewater treatment device (1) includes a biological treatment unit (3) that decomposes and eliminates organic matter in wastewater by means of microorganisms, and a desalinization unit (4) that is provided downstream of the biological treatment unit (3) and eliminates salt-forming ionic components from within the wastewater. A pretreatment unit (2), which removes components, such as heavy metals or oil contained in the wastewater, which inhibit the function of the biological treatment unit (3) or the desalinization unit (4), is provided upstream of the biological treatment unit (3), and the pretreatment unit (2) is provided with a fluoride concentration reduction unit that reduces the concentration of fluoride ions in the wastewater by eliminating the fluoride ions from within the wastewater.
US09868652B1	Oil-skimming tube with stiffening insert member A flexible thermoplastic tube having a stiffening member installed inside is described herein. Mechanisms to couple both the stiffening member and outer tube are also described. The stiffened tube is particularly useful in oil skimming equipment for remediation of hydrocarbons in containment pools.
US09868651B2	Solar disinfection of fluid A system for solar disinfection of fluid. One most preferred version of the system includes: (a) A UVTC, made of a polyethylene laminate film with an approximately rectangular plan, providing: a. A first compartment. b. A second compartment for holding fluid, with a port to fill and dispense. (b) A Disinfection Monitor Module (“DMM”) located in the first compartment which: a. Includes at least one sensor to measure radiation intensity. b. Provides at least one user interface: c. Contains a wireless communication interface. d. Operates according to a process that ensures sufficient cumulative exposure of the contained fluid to solar UV to achieve adequate solar disinfection. Alternative embodiments may also include sensors to detect additional characteristics, such as transmittance, turbidity, “combined transmittance,” and/or temperature.
US09868647B2	System and methods for removing impurities from phosphogypsum and manufacturing gypsum binders and products Methods and systems that remove impurities from phosphogypsum (PG), including from radium and heavy metal salts, and produce gypsum binders and products. In one embodiment, PG is reacted with a chloride solution in an acidic environment under mechanical manipulation and/or heat followed by galvanic and/or zeolite absorption removal of impurities.
US09868642B2	Synthesis of DDR framework-type molecular sieves A process for synthesizing a DDR framework-type molecular sieve comprises crystallizing a reaction mixture comprising water, a source of silicon, and a structure directing agent, Q, selected from the group consisting of a methyltropinium salt, a 2,6,N,N-tetramethylpiperidinium salt, a 2,N,N-trimethylpiperidinium salt and mixtures thereof, wherein the reaction mixture has a molar ratio of water to silicon from 5 to 80 and a molar ratio of alkali or alkaline earth metal, M, to silicon less than 0.01.
US09868639B2	Method for manufacturing carbonaceous film and method for manufacturing graphite film There has been a problem that wrinkles easily occur on a carbonaceous film produced by the use of a continuous production method and on a graphite film obtained by heat-treating the carbonaceous film. In the present invention, heating treatment is carried out on a polymeric film while applying pressure to the polymeric film in the film thickness direction with the use of a continuous carbonization apparatus. This makes it possible to obtain a carbonaceous film and a graphite film in which wrinkling is reduced.
US09868638B2	Methods of making and purifying carbon nanotubes In one aspect, methods of making semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes are described herein. In some implementations, a method of making semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises providing a plurality of semiconducting nanotube seeds including (n,m) nanotube seeds and non-(n,m) nanotube seeds. The method further comprises illuminating the plurality of nanotube seeds with a first laser beam having a first wavelength and a second laser beam having a second wavelength, the second wavelength differing from the first wavelength. The first wavelength corresponds to an absorption maximum for a (n,m) carbon nanotube and the second wavelength corresponds to a photoluminescence emission frequency for the (n,m) carbon nanotube.
US09868637B2	Bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro-sulfur compounds Described herein are methods for the bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro-sulfur compounds, that include SF4, SF5Cl, SF5Br and SF6. The methods described herein generally require lower temperature and pressure, produce higher yields, require less time, do not use corrosive or costly reactants and solvents that are commonly used in the synthesis of the fluoro-sulfur compounds, and do not produce deleterious waste products when compared to previously-used methods.
US09868635B2	Use of an ionic liquid for storing hydrogen Method of storing hydrogen by forming a first ionic liquid by inducing a borohydride in a second ionic liquid comprising a cation and an anion comprising borate, and forming the second ionic liquid by releasing the hydrogen out of the first ionic liquid by using water and/or a catalyst, which method is characterized in that the first and the second ionic liquid are both water miscible and the second ionic liquid is separated, particularly is salted out, from solution in water by adding a separation inducer; certain ionic liquids for storing and releasing hydrogen comprising a borohydride or for preparing a ionic liquid for storing and releasing hydrogen comprising a borate; and a process for preparing ionic liquids for storing and releasing hydrogen comprising a borohydride.
US09868634B2	Method for manufacturing stamp and method for manufacturing wire grid polarizer using the stamp A method for manufacturing at least one stamp may include preparing a mold that includes mold protrusions, wherein the mold protrusions extend parallel to each other in a plan view of the mold and include a first mold protrusion. The method may further include providing resin on the mold, wherein the resin partially covers the mold protrusions without completely covering the mold protrusions, and wherein a side of the resin is at an angle with respect to the first mold protrusion in a plan view of a structure that includes the mold and the resin. The method may further include curing the resin to form cured resin. The method may further include forming a stamp that includes the cured resin.
US09868632B2	Molded cavity package with embedded conductive layer and enhanced sealing A base plate with a first side having an elevated portion, a recessed portion laterally surrounding the elevated portion, and a vertical face extending from the recessed portion to the elevated portion is provided. At least a part of the vertical face is covered with a metal layer. A mold compound structure is formed on the first side with the metal layer disposed between the first side and the mold compound structure such that the mold compound structure includes an elevated portion laterally surrounding a recessed portion, and opposing edge faces that vertically extend from the recessed portion to the elevated portion. At least a part of the base plate is subsequently removed such that the recessed portion of the mold compound structure is uncovered from the base plate and such that the metal layer remains on at least one uncovered section of the mold compound structure.
US09868629B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a case; a terminal made of a conductive material and embedded in the case, a part of the terminal being exposed to the outside, having an outermost surface that includes a first film, and having a base portion; a bonding wire that is connected to the first film and electrically connects the semiconductor element and the terminal; and a protection member that is more flexible than the case and covers a contact portion of the terminal contacting with the bonding wire. The first film is removed from an area around the contact portion with the bonding wire in the part of the terminal being exposed to the outside, causing the base portion to be exposed. An exposed portion of the base portion and the protection member adhere to each other.
US09868627B2	Combination spout and filter, particularly for paint barrels A combined filter and spout device for use with a paint barrel includes a hollow body having a pouring end, a straining end and a barrel opening engaging portion therebetween; the engaging portion sized and otherwise dimensioned to be friction fit into the liquid dispensing opening of the barrel; the pouring end having a shape which facilitates the outflow of liquid from the barrel; and the straining end having a convex surface enclosing the hollow body; the convex surface having a plurality of perforations sized and otherwise dimensioned to permit liquid to pass therethrough.
US09868622B1	Trailer leveling device The disclosed embodiments relate to a drive-on leveling device that is adapted for single and tandem axle recreational trailers. It is placed beneath the trailer wheel that supports the weight of the vehicle, on the side that has the lower elevation. The leveling device's two-block assembly creates a level plane that is stationary. The incline block and chock block are each designed with tines that allow insertion into one another for quick leveling and chocking.
US09868619B2	Self-engaging clutch An improved self-engaging clutch having a carrier plate with one or more clutch actuator fingers formed into the carrier plate.
US09868618B2	Crane and related method of operation The present invention relates to a crane (101). The crane (101) has a hoist (113) for performing a lifting operation and a controller (125) for controlling operation of the crane. At least one sensor (127) is provided for detecting the presence of a person in a safety region (129). The controller (125) is configured to inhibit operation of the crane (127) when the sensor (127) detects a person in the safety region (129). The present invention also relates to a crane control system and a method of operating a crane (101).
US09868614B2	Elevator system One elevator system includes an elevator car, counterweight, traction sheave, support wrapped around the traction sheave and suspending the car and the counterweight, a compensation sheave, a compensation member wrapped around the compensation sheave and being affixed at a first end to the elevator car and at a second end to the counterweight, and a tensioner. The support is driven by rotation of the traction sheave to raise and lower the car, and the tensioner is in communication with the traction sheave for linearly displacing a rotational centerpoint of the traction sheave. Another elevator system has an elevator car, counterweight, compensation sheave, compensation rope wrapped around the compensation sheave and being affixed to the car and the counterweight, a traction sheave driving a support suspending the car and the counterweight, and a tensioner in communication with the traction sheave for inducing a variation in tension of the compensation rope.
US09868611B2	Yarn traversing device for a spooling device of a textile machine producing cross-wound bobbins A yarn traversing device (11) for a spooling device (4) of a textile machine producing cross-wound bobbins (1) comprises a yarn guide (25), which is connected by an endless tensioning means designed as a toothed belt (30) to a single drive (34), wherein the toothed belt (30) rotates in a largely closed housing (23) of the yarn traversing device (11) and is guided by guide wheels (31 or 32) arranged laterally next to a traversing area (B) and a drive wheel (41) connected to the electric motor single drive (34). The guide wheels (31 or 32) each have a smooth running surface (33), which is largely resistant to dirt, over which the toothed belt (30) runs with its toothing (38).
US09868609B2	Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and pair of pressing members A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit and a shifting unit. The pressing unit has a protrusion and presses the protrusion against a fold section of a sheet. The fold section extends in one direction. The shifting unit moves at least one of the protrusion of the pressing unit and the sheet so as to shift a pressing position, at which the fold section is pressed by the protrusion, in the one direction or in a direction opposite to the one direction.
US09868586B2	Non-uniformly perforated plastic bag Provided is a perforated plastic bag wherein the volume of said bag is 100 liters or more; wherein the average perforation diameter is 500 micrometers or less; wherein said plastic bag comprises a lower zone and a top zone, wherein the perforation density of said lower zone is greater than the perforation density of said top zone. Also provided is a method of using such a plastic bag.
US09868583B2	Insulated container with work surface A soft sided insulated container assembly includes a first portion having an insulated, soft sided external wall structure, and a second portion that defined a lid co-operable with the first portion. The lid includes an auxiliary access opening and closure member that are smaller than the main opening, and that can be operated one-handed. A rigid work surface is provided, typically immediately adjacent to the secondary closure member, the work surface providing a place for holding or mixing a drink or for preparing a snack. In some embodiments the work surface may be movable relative to the container, whether slidable in a co-planar or parallel planar manner in translation, or folding as in a foldable shelf. The entire container assembly may be foldable or collapsible to a storage condition, and the rigid member, whether fixed or movable, does not impede that folding or collapsing.
US09868582B2	Material for carton, blank, or substrate A material for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles. The material can comprise a plurality of layers comprising a first layer comprising a base and a second layer comprising an insulator. The first layer can be an exterior layer, and the second layer can be a interior layer. The layers of the plurality of layers can be respectively overlapped and attached to one another.
US09868580B2	Packaging system A primary storage (2) container has a body portion (4), a neck portion (6) extending from the body portion, the neck portion providing an outlet of the primary storage container, an annular fitting (10) on the neck portion for fitting a closure (12) onto the primary storage container and at least one cutting element (14) extending outwardly of the fitting in a direction away from the outlet (8); and wherein the fitting has a first bayonet coupling (42) for releasably locking into the fitting a flange (36) forming a second bayonet coupling (44). A refill container (32) has a chamber portion (34), filled with a dose of a refill composition, the chamber portion having an annular flange defining (36) an opening (38) of the chamber portion (34), and a frangible film (40) covering the opening and attached to the annular flange (36), wherein the flange (36) has a male bayonet coupling (44). The primary storage container and the refill container (32) are combined in a packaging system.
US09868579B2	Oxygen absorbing agent composition and oxygen absorbing agent package The present invention provides an oxygen absorbing agent composition comprising a compound (A) having two or more tetralin rings, and a transition metal catalyst.
US09868577B2	Packaging assembly A frame (14) is useful in a packaging assembly including a box. The frame includes a panel (16) and a sheet (40). The panel has a panel length (L1) that is greater than the box length. The panel has a panel width (W1) that is greater than the box width. The panel defines a left slot (26) configured to receive the left closure flap of the box and a right slot (28) configured to receive the right closure flap of the box. The panel includes a left panel flap (30) extending from the left slot to the left edge (18) of the panel, a right panel flap (32) extending from the right slot to the right edge (20) of the panel, a front panel flap (34) extending from the left panel flap to the right panel flap; and a rear panel flap (36) extending from the left panel flap to the right panel flap. The left panel flap is foldably connected to the front panel flap and to the rear panel flap. The right panel flap is foldably connected to the front panel flap and the rear panel flap. The panel defines a panel opening (38) circumscribed by the left, right, front, and rear panel flaps. The sheet (40) is attached to the front panel flap and the rear panel flap and extends over the panel opening.
US09868575B2	Flexible laminate having an integrated pressure-release valve The present invention is related to flexible multilayer laminates having an integrated, one-way pressure-release valve for use in a sealed container for packing gas-producing products. The pressure-release valve is partly disconnected from the rest of the laminate, forming an inflatable outlet tube with at least one large outlet opening and lifting off from the laminate under increased pressure in the pack. The one-way pressure-release valve allows for pressure release at low minimum opening pressure in a reliable and reproducible way.
US09868574B2	Water-soluble packaging film The present invention provides a water-soluble packaging film which is capable of packaging chemicals while maintaining appropriate flexibility without changes in the appearance or offensive odors over a long period of time, which takes much less time to dissolve in water, and which can achieve excellent water solubility, excellent visibility, and excellent chemical resistance. The present invention relates to a water-soluble packaging film containing: polyvinyl alcohol; a plasticizer; and an alkali metal, the water-soluble packaging film containing 3 to 15 parts by weight of the plasticizer based on 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol, the water-soluble packaging film containing 0.3 to 5% by weight of the alkali metal based on 100% by weight of the water-soluble packaging film.
US09868573B1	Recyclable cable tie A recyclable cable tie has a single-aperture buckle, at least one multi-aperture buckle and a belt. The top of the single-aperture buckle is connected to the bottom of the most proximal multi-aperture buckle via the connecting tape. Each one of the at least one multi-aperture buckle has at least two up-down symmetrically arranged engaging cases. Each engaging case has an engaging pawl and an opening. Multiple unidirectional ratchets are formed on the top of the engaging pawl and extend up into the opening of the multi-aperture buckle. The belt is connected to the bottom of the single-aperture buckle. The belt may first engage with the single-aperture buckle, and the extra tail of the belt may be cut off. The extra tail that is cut off may be further used to engage with the multi-aperture buckles continuously so as to be recyclable.
US09868572B2	Closure for a container A closure includes a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining a body dispensing aperture and a raised body portion providing a closed barrier. The closure also includes a cover coupled to the end wall of the body and having a cover dispensing aperture, the cover being rotatably movable relative to the body between a dispensing position with the cover dispensing aperture substantially aligned with the body dispensing aperture, and a closed position with the cover dispensing aperture substantially aligned with the raised body portion, wherein the cover dispensing aperture includes one or more dividers defining sub-apertures.
US09868570B2	Reclosable stopper revealing a first opening A reclosable stopper for revealing a first opening includes a base body for positioning on a container mouth (12), from which base body a pouring element extends upwardly, and a protection and closing cap integrally and hingedly connected to the base body. The base body also includes a guarantee ring connected by frangible bridges to a collar. The cap is firmly positioned on the base body for closure. A tamper-proof feature is provided between the base body having the pouring element, and the cap, for revealing a first opening, which includes a double frangible connection system which can be actuated towards the inside of the cap.
US09868569B2	Waterproof storage box A storage box includes a box body having an opening, an upper cover and a side cover. The upper cover has an upper cover body covering removably an upper opening portion of the opening of the box body, a waterproof segment connected to a portion of a periphery of the upper cover body, and two pivot segments connected respectively to opposite ends of the waterproof segment. The side cover has a side cover body covering removably a side opening portion of the opening of the box body, and a pivot section connected pivotally to the pivot segments and having a side edge connected to a portion of a periphery of the side cover body. The pivot section is covered by and received in the waterproof segment of the upper body.
US09868565B2	Gabion deployment platform The present invention relates to a gabion deployment platform for storing a folded multi-compartment gabion and from which the gabion can be deployed, the deployment platform comprising: a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means, to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed.
US09868564B2	Metal container A metal container body 1 comprises a base and a generally cylindrical side wall 3. The top edge of the cylindrical side wall is rolled over to form a hollow annular bead 5 surrounding the upper open end of the container body and a notch 6 is formed at a circumferential point in the annular bead. The container body is for use with a releasable closure 2 formed with an end wall 7 and a depending skirt 8 and having an annular layer of sealing material 9 provided on the inside of the end wall adjacent the skirt. When the closure is pressed onto the container body, the annular bead engages the annular layer of sealing material and some of that material extends into the notch 6. The closure is held on the container only by the partial vacuum formed therein during processing of a food product in the container. After processing, the user opens the container by rotating the closure. Sealing material in the notch forces the closure to lift off from the container to break the seal and release the closure.
US09868563B2	Cartons with reclosable features A carton for holding a product is disclosed. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton further comprises a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels and a reclosable lid pivotably attached to the carton. The reclosable lid comprises a first intermediate panel foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and a second intermediate panel foldably connected to the first intermediate panel. The first intermediate panel is positioned in face-to-face contact with the second intermediate panel. The reclosable lid is pivotable at the hinge between a closed position preventing access to the interior of the carton and an open position allowing access to the interior of the carton.
US09868559B2	Label sticking device and apparatus A label sticking device has a shaft, a cable holder, a drive, a press, and an actuator. The shaft has a rotational axis, and a cable receiving passageway extending along a longitudinal axis aligned with the rotational axis. The cable holder is positioned along the longitudinal axis and the rotational axis. The drive rotates the shaft about the rotational axis. The press has a body rotatably connected to the shaft, and a foot positioned on the body. The foot is movable between a pressing position proximate to the rotational axis, and a non-pressing position distal to the rotational axis. The actuator moves the press between the pressing position and the non-pressing position.
US09868558B2	Pharmaceutical storage and retrieval system and methods of storing and retrieving pharmaceuticals A pharmaceutical storage and retrieval device and a method of accessing and loading the device. The device includes a housing, at least one port with controlled access to inventory stored within the device, a robotic transfer mechanism for moving inventory items to and from the controlled port, software for tracking the inventory and users of the device, and an interface with the pharmacy software system to track and monitor which inventory is authorized for access by each user and which inventory is needed to fill a prescription.
US09868555B2	Systems and methods for filling inoculations Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for systems and methods to dynamically filling inoculations in proper quantities. Embodiments are directed towards a multi-dose prefilled reconstituted device (MPRD) that is configured to automatically prepare a plurality of vials for inoculations quickly and accurately, wherein the MPRD is a transportable device that may be moved from a laboratory environment to a field environment and/or a clinical environment.
US09868554B2	Centering devices for carrier packers Centering devices for carrier packers are provided. Such devices may include two series of flexible tabs, aligned along two parallel shafts. The shafts rotate the flaps in two alternative angular positions. In a lowered angular position, the tabs are introduced partly in the cells of a carrier, to guide bottles towards the centers of the cells. In an angularly raised position, the tabs are rotated away so as not to interfere with the bottle necks once the bottles have been fitted in the cells, so that it is convenient for a conveyor to take away the carrier. Carrier packers including such devices are also provided.
US09868550B2	Long and short range storage and transmission system on aircraft parts According to one embodiment, an aircraft part storage system includes a first storage device and a second storage device. The first storage device is configured to be coupled to an aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a first set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device is configured to be coupled to the same aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a second set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device has a larger storage capacity than the first storage device but a shorter transmission range than the first storage device.
US09868547B2	Lighting unit for an aircraft interior The disclosure relates to a lighting unit for an aircraft interior having a floor with a baseplate fastenable to structure of the aircraft, and having a receiving region that faces away from the structure in a fastened state. An OLED light source having one or more OLEDs is arranged in the receiving region. The lighting unit also has a lens arranged on a side of the OLED light source facing away from the baseplate, and a frame mechanically retained in the receiving region by plug contacts such that the OLED light source and the lens are fastened in the receiving region. The plug contacts include electrical and mechanical contacts, wherein the OLEDs are supplied with electricity by at least one controllable driver, and wherein the contacts supply electricity to the OLED light source.
US09868541B2	Tiltrotor aircraft having journal bearing mounted pylon assemblies A propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes an engine supported by the airframe and a fixed gearbox operably coupled to the engine. Inboard and outboard pedestals are supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. A pylon assembly is rotatably coupled between the inboard and outboard pedestals. The pylon assembly includes a spindle gearbox having an input gear, a mast operably coupled to the input gear and a proprotor assembly operable to rotate with the mast. The spindle gearbox is rotatable about a conversion axis to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between helicopter and airplane modes. A common shaft, rotatable about the conversion axis, is configured to transfer torque from an output gear of the fixed gearbox to the input gear of the spindle gearbox. Each of the inboard and outboard pedestals includes a journal bearing that provides a stiff coupling with the pylon assembly.
US09868532B2	Adjustable vent clip and gripping clamp system A support system which allows for the mounting of a smart phone, or a video player, or similar electronic device, in a variety of ways at a distance from the user. The support system may be adapted to plug into the vents of an automobile, facilitating use of the electronic device while driving. The support system may include a kit of parts which allow for the mounting of a gripping clamp adapted to grip a smart phone. The kit may include a lever mount adapted to facilitate mounting of the support system, and the electronic device it supports, onto the stowed tray table of an airplane.
US09868529B2	Aircraft lavatory unit An aircraft lavatory unit that includes a diaper changing platform has a first side wall and a second side wall located on both sides of a toilet bowl, and a rear surface wall located to the rear of the toilet bowl. Handrails are provided on the first side wall and the second side wall. The diaper changing platform can be pivoted between a stowage position in which it is stowed in a stowage recess in the rear surface wall, and a usage position in which the diaper changing platform is lowered above the toilet bowl. The diaper changing platform is configured so that in the usage position it is supported by placing both sides of the bottom surface on the handrails of the first side wall and the second side wall.
US09868526B2	Airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same An airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same that provides an effective system to deliver items to a set number of delivery locations using drones in which the drone flight path is minimized and wherein the drones may be easily retrieved and reused for delivery of additional items.
US09868522B2	Rotorcraft autopilot control A rotorcraft autopilot system includes a series actuator connecting a cockpit control component to a swashplate of a rotorcraft, the series actuator to modify a control input from the cockpit control component to the swashplate through a downstream control component. The rotorcraft autopilot system also includes a differential friction system connected to the cockpit control component, the differential friction system to control the series actuator to automatically adjust a position of the cockpit control component during rotorcraft flight based, in part, on a flight mode of the rotorcraft.
US09868521B2	Retractable self-aligning aircraft stablizer strut assembly and aircraft including the same Self-aligning retractable strut stabilization assemblies that are ground engageable in use are provided to stabilize a vehicle, e.g., a cargo aircraft during loading/unloading operations. The strut stabilization assembly may be on-board equipment associated with an aircraft that may be actuated (e.g., via on-board hydraulic and/or electric actuation systems) by the aircraft operator so as to stabilize the aircraft during certain ground operations, e.g., cargo and/or personnel loading/unloading operations. A laterally separated pair of centering mechanisms are attached to the main strut and define a zero-spring bias load state corresponding to an aligned condition of the main strut. Displacement of the main strut out of the aligned condition responsively causes at least one centering mechanism to exert a spring-biased load in an opposite direction of the displacement causing the at least one centering mechanism to return to the zero-spring bias load state thereby returning the main strut to the aligned condition thereof.
US09868517B2	Rotatable wing tip joint and method of making same A joint for coupling a wing tip to a wing base includes a linking member that extends from a first end to a second end. The linking member first end is coupleable to the wing base, and the linking member second end is coupleable to the wing tip. The linking member may be curved and may extend for a fixed distance between the wing tip and the wing base. The linking member defines first second hinge lines that are substantially parallel. The joint also includes at least two actuators. A first end of each actuator is coupled to the linking member, and a second end of each actuator is coupleable to one of the wing base and the wing tip. The actuators are operable to rotate the wing tip about the first and second hinge lines between a first orientation and a second orientation relative to the wing base.
US09868513B2	Device for warning a rotorcraft pilot by means of tactile signals and making use of a trim actuator connected to a flight control member A method of using a tactile signal warning device forming part of a human-operated flight control member of a rotorcraft. The warning device makes use of an anchorable motorized trim actuator for generating a resisting force against movement of the flight control member. The warning device comprises a warning unit that, as a function of a power margin (MP1) calculated by a predictor unit in compliance with a current regulation rating of the power plant and on condition that state data indicates that an autopilot is activated in a higher operating mode, acts to generate an order to activate the trim actuator depending on the conditions under which the flight control member is being moved as identified by a force management unit.
US09868512B2	Airplane wing, an airplane and a flap system An airplane wing comprises a main wing and a flap system that has a flap at the trailing edge of the main wing. An elongate flap track member is connected to the main wing in such a manner that it can be moved substantially in its longitudinal direction and is guided by supporting bearing elements relative to the main wing between a forward retracted position and a rearward extended position. The flap is rotatably connected to the rear end of the flap track member in such a manner that it can rotate about a rotation axis that extends substantially parallel to the trailing edge of the main wing, so that the flap moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved and so that the flap can be rotated about the rotation axis mechanically independently of the movement of the flap track member. The flap system comprises an actuator system having two actuators. The first actuator is connected to the main wing and has an engagement member that engages the flap or the flap track member for moving the flap together with the flap track member so that the flap track member is move able between its retracted position and its extended position. The second actuator is connected to the flap track member so that the second actuator moves together with the flap track member when the flap track member is moved by means of the first actuator. The second actuator has an engagement member that engages the flap for rotating the flap about the rotation axis.
US09868508B2	Rib foot for aircraft wing The invention relates to a rib foot having a blade formed by first and second blade parts that are connected by a bite. The rib foot has a first base part that is connected to the first blade part by a first corner and a second base part that is connected to the second blade part by a second corner. The rib foot also has a first flange that is connected to and extends away from the first base part and a second flange that is connected to and extends away from the second base part. The blade and base parts are formed from a composite material that includes reinforcement fibers embedded in a matrix. At least some of the reinforcement fibers run continuously from the first base part into the second base part via the first corner, the blade and the second corner.
US09868506B2	Rail system for seat assembly in an aircraft A rail system, in particular for assembling or fastening seats in an aircraft, includes an assembly rail, in particular a seat rail for assembling or fastening a seat, a first panel, in particular a first floor panel for arrangement next to and substantially in parallel with the assembly rail, and at least one cover element which is movable between a first position in or on the first panel and a second position for covering the assembly rail, wherein an upper surface of the at least one cover element in the second position is located substantially in a plane with a surface of the first panel.
US09868504B2	Temporarily-installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a door plug assembly with a sonotube-launch system to be used in a temporarily-mounted control system for an aircraft. The door plug assembly is built from one or more panels designed to fit an opening in the fuselage of the aircraft, the opening being created by the removal of a door on the side of the fuselage. The door plug assembly includes a segmented bubble window with transparent glazing, with a kick panel on the lower portion of the bubble. The door plug assembly further includes a door strut indent which allows a strut to extend from the interior of the aircraft through the indent to the exterior of the aircraft. When a strut is not being used, a close-out panel is secured to the door plug assembly to allow the interior of the aircraft to be pressurized.
US09868500B1	Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an outboard motor body, a mount mounted on a boat body, and a support member that supports the outboard motor body so as to be steerable with respect to the mount. The support member includes an upper support that surrounds a drive shaft and supports the outboard motor body, a lower support that is spaced below the upper support, surrounds the drive shaft, and supports the outboard motor body, and a coupler that couples the upper support to the lower support.
US09868499B2	Watercraft propulsion system and method of propelling a watercraft through water A watercraft propulsion system includes a motor mounted in a container in a water-tight manner. A shaft extends from the motor through the bottom of the container to an impeller disposed in a housing outside the container. The impeller draws fluid into the housing through and opening on the back of the housing to propel a watercraft through the water.
US09868497B2	Torque boosting propeller device A propeller device for a marine vehicle with a main shaft; a front propeller is provided on the main shaft, the front propeller having a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub; a rear propeller being co-axially to and spaced from the front propeller, the rear propeller having a hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub. A second shaft being communicated with the hub of the front propeller; and at least one support for supporting the rear propeller on the second shaft, the support prevents the second shaft to rotate in the direction of rotation of the main shaft, and being free to rotate thereof in the counter direction of rotation of the main shaft.
US09868487B2	Routing structure for braking force-transmitting member in motorcycle Provided is a routing structure for a braking force-transmitting member in a motorcycle in which a front part of a unit-swing engine supporting a rear wheel is supported on a vehicle body frame via a link mechanism, and the braking force-transmitting member is routed to extend in the fore-and-aft direction so as to transmit a braking force to a rear wheel brake disposed coaxially with the rear wheel, wherein the link mechanism includes a first link linked to the vehicle body frame and a second link linked to the unit-swing engine while having an engine suspension boss portion pivotably linked to the first link, and a guide member retaining the braking force-transmitting member extending in the fore-and-aft direction beneath the unit-swing engine is mounted on the second link. This can suppress swinging of a braking force-transmitting member and enables the mass around the braking force-transmitting member to be concentrated.
US09868484B2	Straddled vehicle An increase in the size of a body section of a straddled vehicle forward of a steering shaft in a left-right direction and a front-rear direction of a body frame is limited while a space is secured forward of the steering shaft. In left optical lens body 45L, top end TE is disposed below bottom edge B3 of handlebar 23, bottom end BE is disposed above a bottom end (virtual line Lc) of lower bracket 15, left end LE is disposed on the right of a right end (virtual line L6) of left grip 24L, and right end RE is disposed on the left of right edge B1 of left front-wheel support unit 12L. In right optical lens body 45R, top end TE is disposed below bottom edge B3 of handlebar 23, bottom end BE is disposed above the bottom end of lower bracket 15, right end RE is disposed on the left of a left end of right grip 24R, and left end LE is disposed on the right of left edge B2 of right front-wheel support unit 12R.
US09868482B2	Track roller assembly with a wear measurement system A roller of an undercarriage track system for a machine is disclosed. The roller includes a body and a sensed feature. The body is a solid of revolution formed about a roller axis. The body includes a bore surface and a roller contact surface. The bore surface defines a bore extending through the body. The bore surface is a radially inner surface of the body. The roller contact surface is located outward from the bore surface. The sensed feature is located at the body. The sensed feature is configured to rotate with the body and to be detectable by a sensor.
US09868480B1	Integrated vehicle body weight(s) A vehicle having a power-source configured to propel the vehicle via power-source torque, a driven wheel configured to receive the power-source torque, and a vehicle body structure. The vehicle body structure includes a wheelhouse configured to extend over the driven wheel and also defines a locating feature. The vehicle further includes an integrated weight element configured to engage the locating feature and a fastener configured to fix the integrated weight element to the vehicle body structure either proximate to or directly to the wheelhouse. The vehicle can be configured as a truck, wherein the vehicle body structure includes a truck bed incorporating the wheelhouse and the integrated weight element.
US09868478B2	Vehicle rear portion structure A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a moving portion that is disposed at a vehicle rear end portion at an inner side of each of two corner portions of the vehicle width direction, the moving portion including a wall face that extends in a vehicle front-and-rear direction and a vehicle up-and-down direction, and the moving portion being movable to a stowed position and to a protruded position at which the moving portion protrudes from the stowed position to a rear side in the vehicle front-and-rear direction; a control section that moves the moving portion from the stowed position to the protruded position in a case in which a speed of the vehicle exceeds a specific speed; and a light-emitting portion that is disposed at the moving portion and emits light to the rear side in the vehicle front-and-rear direction relative to the vehicle rear end portion.
US09868471B2	Reinforcement unit of engine room A reinforcement unit of an engine room includes a first mounting bracket mounted to a front end module disposed at a front of a vehicle body; a second mounting bracket corresponding to the first mounting bracket and mounted to a cowl disposed at a rear of the vehicle body; a first connection bracket mounted to one shock absorber housing of the vehicle body; a second connection bracket mounted to another shock absorber housing of the vehicle body; a first connecting member having both ends mounted to one side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket; and a second connecting member disposed at the rear of the vehicle body while corresponding to the first connecting member and having both ends mounted to another side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket.
US09868469B2	Vehicular object detection device A vehicular object detection device including: a rocker section that extends substantially along a vehicle front-rear direction, at a lower side of a side section of a vehicle, and that is configured by plural rocker configuration members; and an object detection sensor that is disposed in the rocker section and that detects an object at at least one of a side or the lower side of the vehicle, wherein: among the plural rocker configuration members, a rocker configuration member disposed at a vehicle width direction outer side of the object detection sensor is configured by a resin, or the rocker configuration member disposed at the vehicle width direction outer side of the object detection sensor is formed with a detection opening that is open toward a vehicle outer side at a position corresponding to a transceiver of the object detection sensor.
US09868468B1	Vehicle front structure for lateral deflection during narrow offset impact A vehicle front structure includes a left side rail that extends longitudinally in a front left portion of the vehicle. The left side rail includes an inboard shell and an outboard shell. A forward section of the outboard shell is at least partially disposed in an outer left quarter of a total width of the vehicle. A rearward section of the outboard shell is disposed inboard of the outer left quarter. The forward sections of the inboard and outboard shells each have a distal side, top side, and bottom side that respectively form generally U-shaped cross-sections. The outboard shell is fixedly attached to the inboard shell to form a generally rectangular cross-section. The forward section of the outboard shell is a first lateral width. The rearward section of the outboard shell is a second lateral width that is less than the first lateral width.
US09868455B1	Tent ballast concrete block handling system A system for ballasting tents, includes a ballast (3) cast of concrete. Each ballast has a top surface (33t). A front surface (4) has a rectangular pocket (5), sized to receive a lifting fork (19). The pocket (5) extends through the front surface (4) and through the back surface (93). The front surface has a front recess (9) below the pocket (5). A front tie-down (32D), is cast into the ballast. The front tie-down has a bend extending out from the concrete into the front recess (9), but not out beyond the front surface (4). There is a top recess (7) in the top surface (33t). A top tie-down point (6) is cast into the ballast, extending into the top recess (7), but not extending above the top surface (33t).
US09868451B2	Self-unloading aggregate train A self-unloading aggregate train including a plurality of hopper cars and an individual conveyor belt located beneath each hopper car. The head pulley at one end of each individual conveyor belt may rotate the belt in a direction from a tail pulley towards the head pulley. The head pulley of one hopper car is positioned above and adjacent of a tail pulley of the adjacent hopper car. This arrangement of hopper cars with individual conveyor belts may be used to unload material from the train. The individual conveyor belts may be adapted so that the trajectory of material transfer to an adjacent belt is near the pivot point between the adjacent hopper cars. The individual conveyor belts may have a substantially constant slope. The hopper of the hopper cars may also be configured with a substantially constant slope that matches the slope of the individual conveyor belts.
US09868450B2	Dolly system A dolly system is disclosed, which overcomes drawbacks related to unwanted noise and jerks of prior art dolly systems. The dolly system comprises wheel assemblies (130) that have independently rotating lateral support wheels (132, 133) in combination with a center wheel (131) that interact with a continuous resilient element (122) when rolling along a rail track, without encountering any gaps or bumps and without producing squeal noise due to so-called wheel-climbing that may occur in curves along the rail track.
US09868449B1	Recognizing in-air gestures of a control object to control a vehicular control system The technology disclosed relates to an embeddable motion sensory control device that detects gestures in a three dimensional (3D) sensory space within a vehicle cabin, detecting a gesture in the 3D sensory space and interpreting the gesture as a command to a (sub) system of the vehicle under control, and issuing the command when appropriate.
US09868447B2	Controlling vehicle systems with mobile devices Embodiments are disclosed for an in-vehicle system and methods of controlling vehicle systems with a mobile device in communication with the in-vehicle system. In one embodiment, an in-vehicle system includes a display device and an interface system communicatively connected to one or more vehicle sensors. The interface system may be configured to receive sensor signals from the one or more vehicle sensors, transmit the sensor signals to a mobile device, receive control signals from the mobile device, and transmit the control signals to a target vehicle system, the control signals responsive to the one or more vehicle sensors.
US09868446B1	Cross-validating sensors of an autonomous vehicle Methods and systems are disclosed for cross-validating a second sensor with a first sensor. Cross-validating the second sensor may include obtaining sensor readings from the first sensor and comparing the sensor readings from the first sensor with sensor readings obtained from the second sensor. In particular, the comparison of the sensor readings may include comparing state information about a vehicle detected by the first sensor and the second sensor. In addition, comparing the sensor readings may include obtaining a first image from the first sensor, obtaining a second image from the second sensor, and then comparing various characteristics of the images. One characteristic that may be compared are object labels applied to the vehicle detected by the first and second sensor. The first and second sensors may be different types of sensors.
US09868439B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle control system is provided to execute a turning performance improving control for stabilizing vehicle behavior by controlling drive force during turning. The vehicle control system is provided with: a steering detecting means that detects a steering operation of a driver; a drive force limiting means that restricts the drive force during execution of a turning performance improving control; and a restriction relaxing means that temporarily changes the drive force in a direction of changing the drive force by the turning performance improving control, if the steering operation of the driver detected by the steering detecting means while restricting the drive force by the drive force limiting means is carried out to increase a steering angle during execution of the turning performance improving control.
US09868436B2	Method and device for controlling start time of engine in hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a start time of an engine in a hybrid vehicle includes: generating, by a controller, an engine start command before executing start control of the engine in response to an acceleration signal output from an acceleration pedal sensor; determining, by the controller, a gradient of a road on which the hybrid vehicle travels; controlling, by the controller, a hybrid starter-generator to operate by controlling the engine to start depending on the engine start command when it is determined that the gradient of the road is present; and controlling, by the controller, electric power of the hybrid starter-generator to charge a battery which provides electric power to a motor. The controller controls an engine clutch so that the motor is not engaged with the engine.
US09868432B2	Vehicle coasting systems and methods A system for a vehicle includes a transmission, an engine, and a controller communicably coupled to the transmission and the engine. The controller is structured to receive a vehicle operating parameter, receive vehicle operation data during operation of the vehicle, determine that the vehicle is in a coasting state based on the vehicle operation data, and provide a command to control at least one of an engine and the transmission during the coasting state to at least one of optimize the vehicle operating parameter and facilitate and maintain the coasting state.
US09868431B1	Drone and separate vehicle body that are assemblable to form vehicle such as hovercraft In one aspect, there is provided a combination vehicle system, including a drone and a hovercraft body. The drone has a plurality of motor-driven rotors and a controller. The hovercraft body defines a ground-facing chamber having a hover air inlet, and includes a mount for the drone. The drone is removably connectable to the mount in a mounted position so as to form a hovercraft. The controller is programmed to drive the plurality of rotors to maintain stable flight of the drone without the hovercraft body connected thereto. The controller is programmed to drive the first rotor to at least partially lift the hovercraft off a support surface and to drive the second rotor to propel the hovercraft along the support surface.
US09868430B2	Communication network having locomotive expansion module An expansion module is disclosed for use in a communication network. The expansion module may include a housing, an input interface connected to the housing and configured to externally connect with at least one analog device, and an output interface connected to the housing and configured to externally connect with the communication network. The expansion module may also include at least one processor located in the housing and configured to receive analog signals from the input interface, to convert the analog signals to digital signals, and to direct the digital signals to the output interface. The expansion module may also include at least one sensor located in the housing and configured to generate digital signals indicative of a performance parameter associated with a fluid in communication with the housing.
US09868427B2	Vehicle hydraulic brake booster system and method A vehicle brake booster system includes a reservoir, a pump, and a brake booster. The brake booster includes an input member adapted to receive a manual braking input force and an output member adapted to apply a braking output force to a master cylinder. A supply line couples the pump to the brake booster, and a return line couples an outlet of the brake booster to the reservoir. A flow of hydraulic fluid pumped to the brake booster provides a boost factor by which the braking output force exceeds the braking input force. The brake booster is hydraulically lockable by a first valve in the supply line and a second valve in the return line such that when the first and second valves are closed, a quantity of hydraulic fluid is trapped within the brake booster to maintain operation of the brake booster without continued operation of the pump.
US09868421B2	Robot assisted modular battery interchanging system Systems and apparatus for a robotic charging station for charging a battery of an electric vehicle. A semi-autonomous portable robot is programmed to interchange depleted rechargeable batteries disposed in an electric or hybrid vehicle. Portable battery pod dispenses batteries to semi-autonomous portable robot for swap. Semi-autonomous portable robot uses navigational sensors to transport battery to predetermined position at the battery interchange location. Battery disposition and configuration data are wirelessly communicated by battery pod to semi-autonomous portable robot. Battery pod is also in electrical communication with vehicle for timely latching and unlatching of battery modules.
US09868418B2	Vehicle network communication protection A vehicle includes a gateway controller configured to interface a diagnostic port to a vehicle communication network. In response to a perimeter alarm system being in an armed state, transfer of messages from the diagnostic port to the vehicle communication network is inhibited. A change session diagnostic request received from the diagnostic port is transferred to the vehicle communication network in response to vehicle speed being less than a threshold and an ignition switch begin in a run position. The transfer of the change session diagnostic request is otherwise inhibited unless intended for a module designated for reprogramming keys.
US09868417B2	Method for displaying warning message of smart key system A method for displaying a warning message of a smart key system may include: a first step in which a control part of a smart key system generates two or more warning messages corresponding to two or more abnormalities/warnings, when the two or more abnormalities/warnings occur; a second step in which the control part repetitively and sequentially renews and inputs the two or more warning messages to a message queue buffer and controls the message queue buffer to buffer and output the two or more warning messages such that the two or more warning messages are circularly displayed on a display part; and a third step in which the control part ends the circular buffering operation for the two or more warning messages through the message queue buffer, when message renewal times for the two or more warning messages expire.
US09868415B2	Vehicle safety system A vehicle safety mechanism comprising a seatbelt buckle containing numerous variants of a piercing point or glass breaking mechanism that can be utilized to break open a vehicle window in the event of an emergency. In numerous embodiments, a set of finger grips and a cover for the piercing point are illustrated.
US09868411B2	Bumper module A bumper module for a vehicle includes at least one shaped part that is unitarily deep-drawn from a sheet material. The shaped part has two connecting flanges facing a back side for fastening to side members of the vehicle and an arch which is pre-curved towards a front side connecting the connecting flanges. At least in lateral portions of the arch, the sheet material is laid into folds, which are elongated from the back side towards the front side.
US09868408B2	Protective cover for vehicular control module Embodiments include a protective cover for a control module mounted to a vehicle surface using attachment mechanisms that extend perpendicularly from the vehicle surface. The protective cover comprises a rigid top portion having a top surface and four sidewalls configured to cover the control module and engage the vehicle surface. The protective cover also comprises a plurality of insets molded into at least two of the sidewalls, each inset configured to receive a respective attachment mechanism. Embodiments also include an apparatus for protecting a control module mounted to a vehicular surface using a plurality of attachment mechanisms. The apparatus comprises a rigid top structure configured to completely cover the control module and a flexible gasket coupled to a bottom edge of the top structure and configured to removably engage the vehicular surface surrounding the control module in a fluid-tight seal.
US09868403B2	Vehicle storage container with multi-function, multi-segment articulated door assembly Disclosed are vehicle storage containers, methods for making and methods for using vehicle storage containers, and motor vehicles with utility storage containers. Disclosed, for example, is a utility storage container for a motor vehicle. The utility storage container includes a container basin that attaches to the vehicle body and stows within the vehicle's cargo compartment. The container basin includes multiple sidewalls projecting from a base to cooperatively define a basin opening. An articulated door assembly includes a first door segment pivotably coupled to the container basin to transition the door assembly between a closed position, whereat the door segments cooperatively cover the basin opening, and a full-open position, whereat the door segments uncover the opening. A second door segment is pivotably coupled to the first door segment to transition the door assembly between the closed position and a half-open position, whereat the second door segment partially uncovers the basin opening.
US09868402B2	Attachment devices for vehicle rooftop rack accessories Rack systems are disclosed for coupling accessories to crossbars on top of a vehicle. A coupling device may include a flexible strap member adjustably anchored at one end of a body. The strap member may be connected to the other end of the body and tightened. A mounting assembly may be provided on the top side of the body for connection to a cargo-specific carrier or accessory. A coupling device may also include a flexible fitting member configured to grip a round or rectangular crossbar. A cap member may be configured to be mounted on the fitting member and have one or more ramp surfaces which form a sliding interface with a corresponding surface on the fitting member, thereby providing a closing or tightening effect on the fitting member with respect to the crossbar.Other coupling devices are configured to grip or clamp a t-slot in the crossbar.
US09868400B2	Image display mirror for a vehicle Provided is an image display mirror that includes a half mirror and an image display apparatus, reduces an influence of a reflected image provided by the half mirror, and is excellent in visibility of an image displayed on the image display apparatus. The image display mirror for a vehicle includes: a first polarizing plate; a first liquid crystal cell; a half mirror; and an image display apparatus in the stated order from a viewer side, in which in the first liquid crystal cell, a state in which a polarization direction of incident linearly polarized light is maintained and a state in which the incident linearly polarized light is transformed into circularly polarized light are switched in accordance with a voltage to be supplied.
US09868396B2	Vehicle-drive assisting apparatus Provided is a vehicle drive assisting apparatus capable of allowing a driver to recognize a road surface condition which can be used for reference in steering following wheels or a road surface condition which can be used for reference in turning. Such vehicle-drive assisting apparatus includes a wheel position storing section storing a position of a wheel when a vehicle effects traveling, a road surface information acquiring section acquiring road surface information indicating a road surface condition of a road surface on which the vehicle has traveled, and a display image generating section generating a display image of the road surface information stored and relating to the wheel position on a displaying unit provided in the vehicle.
US09868393B2	Vehicle accident avoidance system Method and system are provided for vehicle accident avoidance carried out with respect to a host vehicle by modeling behavior. The method includes: monitoring a surrounding environment of the host vehicle and detecting other vehicles in a vicinity of the host vehicle by at least one visual sensor. The method further includes: estimating a speed and direction of each of the detected vehicles; calculating one or more projected paths of each of the detected vehicles based on their current estimated speed and direction, the current monitored surrounding environment, and other vehicle projected paths; estimating a probability of intersection of each projected path with the host vehicle; and providing an alert or action to the host vehicle if there is a high probability of intersection.
US09868391B1	Scenario based audible warnings for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing audible indications to objects located externally to a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode along a particular path. Information identifying a characteristic and a location of an object is received. When vehicle is determined to be prevented from proceeding along the particular path because of the location of the object, a scenario is identified using the characteristic. The scenario is associated with a predetermined period of time and a type of audible indication used to identify an audible indication. After the waiting the predetermined period, when the object is determined to still be preventing the vehicle from proceeding along the particular path, the audible indication is played through a speaker of the vehicle to encourage the object to take an action to allow the vehicle to proceed along the particular path.
US09868390B1	LED lighting assembly using a dynamic color mixing scheme An LED lighting assembly onboard an aircraft includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) unit and a controller. The LED unit includes any number of primary LEDs and at least two white LEDs. The controller is configured to supply respective driving signals to each of the LEDs, the respective driving signals individually controlling relative intensity outputs of the respective LEDs. The controller is further configured to display a desired color point by continuously driving the white LEDs while not driving at least one of the other LEDs.
US09868388B2	Apparatus and method for controlling turn signal for electronic multifunction switch An apparatus for controlling a turn signal for an electronic multifunction switch includes a multifunction switch equipped with a turn switch; a steering angle provision device configured to provide information about a steering angle of a vehicle; a path provision device configured to provide information about a location and a path of the vehicle; a lane information provision device configured to provide information about lanes around the vehicle; and a controller configured to receive manipulation state information of the multifunction switch, the steering angle information from the steering angle provision device, the path information from the path provision device, and the lane information from the lane information provision device, and to control a blinking state of a turn signal light of the vehicle.
US09868385B2	Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a braking of the vehicle and a control device for sending a signal to a headlight activation circuit to modulate the vehicle's headlights based upon the braking of the vehicle. In particular, a headlight of the vehicle is able to be modulated based upon an application of one or both of a front brake and a rear brake. The headlight activation circuit is able to modulate the headlight between an on position and an off position or modulate the headlight between a high beam position and a low beam position. Consequently, the vehicle is better seen as it approaches likely congestion areas such as intersections and slowing or stopped traffic and attempts to enter traffic.
US09868384B2	Lighting unit for a motor vehicle A device for a motor vehicle with an electronics unit, which is used to control an electric component, and which is arranged on a cooling element for cooling the electronics unit. Provision has been made that the cooling element basically consists of metal and the cooling element encloses the electronics unit in such a way that it results in an electromagnetic shield of the electronics unit.
US09868383B2	Retention device for restraining an article during transport of the article A retention device for physically restraining undesired movement of an article during transport of the article. Retention devices may include a first surface, a first set of protrusions extending outward from the first surface, a second surface, and a second set of protrusions extending outward from the second surface. Each protrusion in the first set of protrusions may be shaped to engage a floor of a transport vehicle. Each protrusion in the second set of protrusions may be shaped to engage an article positioned in the transport vehicle. The first surface and the second surface may be aligned along different planes at an angular offset. During transport of an article, the first set of protrusions engage with a floor of the transport vehicle, and the second set of protrusions engage with the article. After the transport vehicle has arrived at its destination, the retention device can be released from engaging the floor and the article by lifting the article, as typically occurs when a forklift is used to unload the article from the transport vehicle.
US09868381B1	Compressed air tank for a truck service body A service body mountable on a truck chassis where compressed air tanks are mounted to the service body frame. The compressed air tanks being contained within a mounting envelope defined as the volume between the frame rails of the service body. The mounting envelope further defined as the volume between a first plane formed by the top surface of the service body frame rails and a second plane formed by the bottom surface of the service body frame rails.
US09868380B2	Transportable drop trailer A transportable display is transportable using a tow vehicle and includes a display portion movable between a transport configuration and a display configuration, and a trailer frame attachable to a tow vehicle and arranged to support the display portion. A first wheel assembly is attached to the frame and is operable to at least partially support the trailer during transport and a second wheel assembly is attached to the frame and is operable to at least partially support the trailer during transport, the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly movable between a transport position and a display position. A plurality of legs is coupled to the frame. The legs are movable between a stowed position and a support position, wherein the plurality of legs supports the trailer frame when the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly are in the display position.
US09868376B2	Cup holder for vehicle A cup holder for a vehicle may include a holder body for storing a cup and having a thermoelectric element to thereby cool and heat the cup stored therein, a supporting part having a front end protruded to an inner side surface of the holder body and a rear end supported by an elastic part to thereby support a side surface of the cup when the cup is stored and having a light source capable of expressing a plurality of colors to thereby irradiate light toward the cup, a temperature sensor provided on the holder body to thereby measure a temperature thereof, and a controlling part changing a color of the light source of the supporting part in response to the measured temperature.
US09868374B2	Modular monocoque backrest A modular monocoque backrest is provided. The modular monocoque backrest may comprise a front shroud, a back shroud, and an at least one back spar. The front shroud may be coupled to the back shroud, and the back spar may be configured as a mounting point, enabling the modular monocoque backrest to mount to an aircraft floor. The front shroud and the back shroud may comprise a carbon fiber composite material, allowing the modular monocoque backrest to be modular in nature. The carbon fiber composite material may enable the modular monocoque backrest to have a lightweight design while also maintaining resistance to dynamic crash loads.
US09868373B2	Seat with warmer A seat with a warmer may include a heating unit mounted on a rear side of a seat back and radiating heat toward a rear seat; an air duct disposed close to the heating unit on the seat back, extending up and down on the seat back, and passing air therein, and a blowing unit disposed in the air duct generating a sucking force in the air duct so that air heated by the heating unit flows into the air duct, and sending out the heated air in the air duct to a floor under the rear seat.
US09868368B2	Seat lifter apparatus for vehicle A rotation control apparatus includes an engagement lever configured to restrict a rotation of a pinion gear by engaging with a ratchet wheel and a drive lever driving and rotating the pinion gear in a direction where a seat moves upward by integrally rotating with an operation member in a state where the drive lever engages with the ratchet wheel based on a rotation operation of an operation handle in a first direction. The engagement lever disengages from the ratchet wheel by the rotation of the pinion gear in a case where the seat moves upward. The rotation control apparatus further includes an engagement lever control piece and a drive lever control piece which cause the engagement lever and the drive lever respectively to disengage from the ratchet wheel based on the rotation operation of the operation handle in a second direction.
US09868362B2	Transport device for transporting objects in a circulating manner Transport apparatus for circumferentially transporting objects (22) along a circumferential transport lane (10), in particular, for a printing machine, having—at least one transport slide (20), to which an object (22) is mountable, and at least two processing units (15, 16) for processing an object, which are arranged along the transport lane (10), wherein each transport slide (20) comprises an individual drive (25) for moving the respective transport slide (20) along the transport lane (10), wherein each individual drive (25) includes a stepper motor (25) for moving the respective transport slide (20) along the transport lane (10) and for positioning the transport slide (20) at one of the processing units (15, 16), and that a central control unit (40) is present that is configured, for moving the transport slide (20) and for positioning the transport slide (20) at one of the processing units (15, 16), to output a digital positioning instruction for the stepper motors (25).
US09868360B2	Method for balancing the voltage of battery cells A method is provided for balancing the voltage of multiple series-connected electrochemical cells of an electrical storage system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes discharging the electrical storage system by operating at least one large electrical machine of the vehicle at vehicle standstill until the state of charge of the electrical storage system or the cell having the lowest state of charge has reached a predetermined level, and subsequently balancing the voltage of the cells.
US09868359B2	Vehicle communications, power management, and seating systems A system for facilitating communication between a vehicle and a user includes a vehicle having a rechargeable battery and a communication and control subsystem. The communication and control subsystem is communicatively coupled to the battery to gather and transmit vehicle information, which may include battery information and a vehicle identifier. The system also includes a charging station having a charging station identifier and an electrical coupling between the charging station, a power source, and the vehicle. The electrical coupling is operable to charge the battery and includes a communicative coupling. The control subsystem is operable to receive communications from the user via the communicative coupling.
US09868357B2	Electric vehicle charging systems and methods Example electric vehicle charging systems and methods are described. In one implementation, an electric vehicle charging system includes multiple solar cells and a power manager coupled to the multiple solar cells. The power manager receives power signals from each of the solar cells and generates an output signal based on at least a portion of the received power signals. The output signal has an associated voltage and/or current that is within an acceptable operating range for charging an electric vehicle.
US09868356B2	Extended-range full-electric low-speed tractor Disclosed is an extended-range full-electric low-speed tractor, which includes a system control unit, a battery pack, a frequency conversion driver, a bidirectional DC-DC converter, a generating set and a drive system. The generating set is capable of working in an intermittent mode. The generating set will be started when the power of the battery pack is lower than a preset working range; once the generating set begins to work, the generating set will be running under a condition of “the most economic fuel consumption” and provide stable output at constant speed and constant power, so as to make sure that the generating set is not overloaded, emits no black smoke and has highest energy efficiency. It has advantages of low energy consumption, low pollution and long life of the generating set.
US09868354B2	Power feeding system for vehicle, electrically powered vehicle and power feeding apparatus for vehicle An IPA-ECU (410) recognizes a position of a power transferring unit by image recognition based on image information from a camera (120) incorporated in a vehicle. Then, the IPA-ECU (410) performs guidance control such that the vehicle is guided to the power transferring unit based on a result of the image recognition (first guidance control). A resonant ECU (460) estimates a distance between the power transferring unit and a power receiving unit based on an electric power feeding condition from the power transferring unit to the power receiving unit. When the power transferring unit comes under a body of the vehicle, an HV-ECU (470) performs guidance control of the vehicle such that a position of the power receiving unit is adjusted to a position of the power transferring unit based on distance information from the resonant ECU (460) (second guidance control).
US09868349B2	E-assist with torque vectoring A product may comprise an electric machine, and may include first and second shafts connectable to the electric machine in torque a transferring relationship. A first clutch assembly may selectively connect the electric machine with the first shaft and a second clutch assembly may selectively connect the electric machine with the second shaft. A gear set may be operatively engageable between the electric machine and the first and second clutch assemblies. An engagement coupling may connect the gear set in a high range between the electric machine and the first and second clutch assemblies, and the engagement coupling may connect the gear set in a low range between electric machine and the first and second clutch assemblies.
US09868346B2	Method for operating a hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle and a hybrid drive device In a method for operating a hybrid drive device of a motor vehicle, a speed ratio between an electric machine of the hybrid drive device and an output shaft of the hybrid drive device is reduced by a transmission, when a temperature of the electric machine exceeds a first temperature limit value.
US09868342B2	R angle with flat surface to increase the adhesive strength Embodiments provide fastening slats for use in a flexible tonneau cover system for covering and sealing a bed of a pickup truck. The fastening slat may include a substantially flat elongated slat having a width and a thickness. The elongated slat may be insertable in a channel of a side rail of the flexible tonneau cover system. The fastening slat may also include a first fastening portion coupled with a substrate that is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the elongated slat such that at least a portion of the substrate contacts a bottom surface of the elongated slat. The first fastening portion may be coupleable to a second fastening portion of a flexible cover of the flexible tonneau cover system that is extendable over a bed of a pickup truck.
US09868340B2	Control device for vehicle opening/closing body A control device for a vehicle closure body includes an electronic control unit configured to measure a position of the body, measure a speed of the body, determine an opening or closing direction in which the body is operated by a user, and move the body in the determined opening or closing direction with use of a drive unit when the speed of the body measured at the measured position of the body is equal to or higher than a speed threshold at the measured position of the body.
US09868338B2	Electric door curtain for vehicle An electric door curtain for a vehicle includes: guide rails disposed at both sides of a door panel of the vehicle; a curtain guide fixing shaft fixed to lower ends of the guide rails; a curtain moving shaft disposed over the curtain guide fixing shaft, coupled to the guide rails, and configured to move up and down; a motor equipped in the door panel, connected to the curtain moving shaft to supply power thereto, and supplying power to the curtain moving shaft to cause the curtain moving shaft to move up and down; a screen-type curtain with a lower end that is fixed to the curtain moving shaft and wound on the curtain guide fixing shaft and with an upper end that is connected to a curtain support bar; and a curtain tensioner disposed in a door glass frame at a top of the door panel, coupled to the curtain support bar, and pulling the screen-type curtain with a particular tension to keep the screen-type curtain taut.
US09868337B2	Method for dehydrating evaporator of air conditioner of vehicle A method for dehydrating an evaporator of an air conditioner of a vehicle is provided to drive a blower motor depending on the humidity of the evaporator while monitoring a dry state of the evaporator, thus allowing the evaporator to be appropriately dried and preventing a problem from being caused by the discharge of a battery, therefore minimizing an odor generated by the air conditioner of the vehicle owing to effective drying of the evaporator of the air conditioner, and consequently considerably improving the marketability of the vehicle.
US09868336B2	Method and system for controlling condenser/radiator airflow Methods and systems for controlling condenser/radiator airflow in a TRS are provided. In particular, methods and systems are provided to control a fan speed of condenser fan(s) of a TRS based on a condenser/radiator performance parameter, a traveling speed of a refrigerated transport unit, and/or a compressor discharge pressure a compressor of the TRS. The fan speed of the condenser fan(s) can be increased when necessary to limit a negative impact on TRS performance caused by a static pressure at an outlet of the condenser fan(s) or under high ambient temperature conditions. The fan speed of the condenser fan(s) can be reduced to reduce noise levels generated by the TRS when the static pressure at the outlet of the condenser fan(s) does not negatively impact the performance of the TRS or when the refrigerated transport unit is not located in an area with a high ambient temperature.
US09868333B2	Method of operating an active suspension In a method of operating an active suspension of a motor vehicle, power is added to at least one active control element of the active suspension, arranged between a wheel and a body, for damping a movement of the motor vehicle in a vertical direction when negotiating a terrain to thereby influence at least one control variable of the suspension, which control variable is oriented in the vertical direction. A first signal of a velocity of the body in the vertical direction and a second signal of the at least one control variable are determined. After ascertaining a phase shift between the first and second signals, a value of the phase shift is compared with a predefined threshold value. The presence of excitation is identified for the vertical body movement, when the value of the phase shift deviates from the threshold value at least by a tolerance value.
US09868330B2	Leaf spring assembly for motor vehicles A leaf spring assembly for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a leaf spring of fibre-reinforced plastics for resiliently supporting a wheel carrier of the motor vehicle. The leaf spring comprises a first end portion, a spring portion, a bendable portion and a second end portion. The leaf spring further comprises a first receiving device for supporting the first end portion and a second receiving device for supporting a second end portion. The first receiving device and the second receiving device are designed such that the first end portion and the second end portion are held in a non-displaceable way relative to one another. At least one of the first and second receiving devices are designed such that the respective associated end portion is supported in a moment-free way in the receiving device.
US09868329B2	Spring bracket arm A spring carrier of a motor vehicle axle, particularly of a portal axle, with a longitudinal portion (1) and a flange portion (2) which adjoins the one end of the longitudinal portion (1) and which has a flange (8). The longitudinal portion (1) includes at least one fastening point for fastening to a shock absorber and/or to a suspension. At least the longitudinal portion (1) of the spring carrier arm comprises a lower shell (4) and an upper shell (3) of metallic material or of a plastic with or without fiber reinforcement, the shell edges (6, 7) thereof extending along the neutral bending axis (5) of the spring carrier arm, and the lower shell (4) and upper shell (3) are connected to one another along the neutral bending axis (5) of the spring carrier arm by bonding engagement.
US09868328B2	Method and a transfer trailer for transferring a heavy transferable work machine A method is disclosed for slowing a transfer trailer that is used for transporting heavy work machines on a sloping base, the transfer trailer having a chassis with axles and wheels mounted on the axles. The transfer trailer is towable by a transfer vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing the transfer trailer with a brake mounted on the chassis and an operating device, the brake having a brake surface operable to press directly on the base for continuous dragging against the base, operating the operating device to allow pressure to be applied to the brake surface to press directly on the base for continuous dragging against the base to slow the transfer trailer, and measuring at least one control variable relating to the control of the speed of the transfer trailer during the braking and obtaining measurement data.
US09868326B2	Assemblies for towing An assembly for towing vehicles has a tow hook with an angularly adjustable hook member connected to a shank, the hook member used to secure a towing strap and the shank connected to a vehicular tow hitch. The shank includes two opposing side walls with co-axial openings and a connector wall connecting the opposing side walls and forming a channel therebetween for receiving a tow mount flange which has an opening co-axial with the side wall openings. In another embodiment, a tube bumper clamp has opposing clamping members with semi-cylindrical cutouts for receiving a tube bumper. One of the clamping members includes a radially extending flange with an axial opening connectible to a tow hook or a D-ring shackle and positioned such that the tow hook or D-ring openings are co-axial to the flange openings. The hook member pivots about a pin for angular adjustment.
US09868323B2	Vehicle approach alert device A vehicle approach alert device includes: a microcomputer having a memory that stores approach alert sound data, and a signal generator that generates an approach alert sound voltage waveform signal based on the approach alert sound data. The vehicle approach alert device alerts approach of a vehicle by outputting a vehicle approach alert sound from a sound outputting body according to the approach alert sound voltage waveform signal. The microcomputer further includes: an obtaining device that obtains a sound outputting body temperature; and a sound pressure correcting device that corrects a voltage level of the approach alert sound voltage waveform signal to be larger as the sound outputting body temperature increases.
US09868318B2	Illuminated vehicle wheel A lighting module has axial screws that extend axially rearwardly from a rearward surface of the module base and are respectively received in hollow screw bores extending axially rearwardly from a module mounting face of a vehicle wheel. A wheel that receives the lighting module has an axially inwardly facing sidewall into which are formed plural hollow bolt receivers. For each such bolt receiver, a keyed lock assembly having a radial bolt is provided within the body of the module. The bolt is operable to extend radially outwardly through a module bolt hole to a locked position within a respective wheel rim bolt receiver, locking the module to the wheel, and to be retracted radially inwardly to an unlocked position. A transparent cover of the lighting module protects plural LEDs mounted on a forward face of a circuit board.
US09868316B2	Book provided with storage groove for writing implements A book with the storage groove for writing implements comprises: an inner sheet part formed by being cut into a certain size; a cover part comprising a front cover part disposed to cover the front surface of the inner sheet part and a back cover part disposed to cover the rear surface of the inner sheet part; a writing implement storing groove formed at the fore-edge of the inner sheet part such that a writing implement is seen from the outside and formed in a longitudinal direction of the writing implement; and a binding band formed of an elastic string and disposed to surround and bind at least one of the outside of the front cover part and the outside of the back cover part in a horizontal direction.
US09868314B2	Decoloring method and decoloring device A decoloring device according to an embodiment includes a decoloring unit that erases a first image formed with erasable colorant on a first side of a sheet and a second image formed with erasable colorant on a second side of the sheet. A reading unit reads the first and second sides of the sheet and determines whether the first side and the second side are reusable. A single-side reusable paper tray stacks the sheet if the reading unit determines that only one of the first and second sides is reusable. A marking unit adds a mark to the one of the first and second sides that is determined to be not reusable when only one of the first and second sides is determined to be reusable.
US09868313B2	Topcoat compositions, coated substrates, and related methods An aqueous based topcoating formulation is provided to coat various substrates such as those used in offset and electrographic printing devices. The water based coating formulation includes ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, polyethyleneimine, and a suitable crosslinker. The formulation exhibits excellent adhesion to substrates and excellent anchorage with different printing inks.
US09868312B2	Forming hidden patterns in porous substrates The present invention concerns a method for manufacturing patterned porous substrates with hidden color patterns by forming hydrophobic patterns on a hydrophilic surface, wherein structural channels are formed as a pattern in a porous substrate using a hydrophobic printing solution lacking colorant, and wherein a colored area is applied on the rear surface of the porous substrate. Further, the present invention concerns said patterned porous substrate and a method for bringing said pattern into a visible state.
US09868310B2	Printer A printer includes a body, a lid pivotably attached to the body, a platen roller attached to the lid, and a lock lever. The body includes a print head and a holder to accommodate a roll of recording sheet. The lock lever supports a bearing of the platen roller when the lid is closed. The printer further includes a first plate and a second plate arranged on the lid in the widthwise direction of the printer, and a movable button provided on the lid. When the button is moved to slide the first and second plates toward each other, the outer end of each of the first and second plates in the widthwise direction moves inward to be positioned inside the outer frame of the holder to allow the closure of the lid.
US09868307B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes a carriage unit, and carries out printing on a recording medium while transporting the recording medium. The carriage unit includes a first head that discharges an ink and a second head that discharges an ink of the same color, and the second head is disposed so as to be adjacent to the first head in an x axis direction, and to overlap with the first head in a y axis direction. In an outgoing path in the reciprocation of the carriage unit, a printing density of a first image, which the first head prints, gradually decreases toward an upstream side in a transport direction of the recording medium, and the first image includes a dot group, in which at least two dots formed using the ink from the first nozzles are linked to one another in the x axis direction. In addition, in a return path in the reciprocation of the carriage unit, the second nozzles print a second image, which supplements a decrease in the printing density of the first image.
US09868301B2	System for a printer, a printer and a print substrate edge guide An example system for a printer in accordance with the present disclosure is provided. The system comprises a replaceable platen assembly including a group of interchangeable platens, each platen to support a different type of print substrate, and an edge guide associated with the platen assembly, the edge guide for guiding an edge of a print substrate.
US09868298B2	Image-forming method An inkjet recording method comprising: shooting to a recording medium an active-light-ray-curable inkjet ink including a photopolymerizable compound, a wax, a photopolymerization initiator, and a coloring material, and that undergoes reversible sol-gel phase transition relative to temperature; and curing the ink by irradiating an active light ray to the ink that has been shot to the recording medium, wherein the ink including a (meta) acrylate compound (B) having a molecular weight of 300-1500 and a ClogP value within the range 4.0 to 7.0, the wax content being 1.0-10 percent by mass of the total mass of the ink, and the temperature of the recording medium at active light ray irradiation being set such that the saturation solubility of the wax with respect to the ink constitutes 0.5 percent by mass or less. According to this image-forming method, blooming is suppressed.
US09868296B2	Alignment system for articles of apparel An alignment system for an article of apparel includes an article receptacle device for receiving an article to be printed. The alignment system also includes a receiving assembly for receiving an article receptacle device with an article to be aligned prior to printing. The alignment system can include one or more flexible sheets that can be used to help position the articles on the article receptacle device in preparation for printing.
US09868291B2	Tank There is provided a tank including: a liquid storage chamber; an outer wall having an inner surface and an outer surface; a cylindrical wall; an inlet port; an outlet port; and a cap for the inlet port. The cap has a seal portion configured to contact an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical wall or of the outer wall defining the inlet port, or contact an end surface of the cylindrical wall exposed to the outside of the tank, in a state that the cap is installed in the inlet port; and a plurality of stoppers each of which has an abutting surface configured to contact the tank toward the first direction under a condition that the cap is being moved toward the first direction from the state of being installed in the inlet port.
US09868290B2	Liquid container, liquid supply device and liquid jet system With a conventional liquid container, it is difficult to reduce the possibility of soiling with liquid caused by liquid leakage. Provided is a liquid container including a liquid containing portion containing liquid, a liquid inlet portion receiving injection of the liquid into the liquid containing portion, an open air port that communicates with the liquid containing portion and is introducing the atmospheric air into the liquid containing portion, and a liquid absorbent material that is arranged at least in a portion of the periphery of the open air port and that is absorbing the liquid.
US09868289B2	Bubbler A bubbler may be provided between nozzles. The bubbler may be provided opposite a standpipe.
US09868286B2	Liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a cap, a wiper, a maintenance device, and a maintenance controller. Receiving an execution instruction of a maintenance operation, the maintenance controller controls the maintenance device to perform a second maintenance operation when an amount of stain of a nozzle face of the head from a preceding round of the second maintenance operation is equal to or greater than a first threshold and an elapsed time from the preceding round of the second maintenance operation is equal to or greater than a second threshold, and controls the maintenance device to perform a first maintenance operation when the amount of stain of the nozzle face from the preceding round of the second maintenance operation is equal to or greater than the first threshold and the elapsed time from the preceding round of the second maintenance operation is smaller than the second threshold.
US09868285B2	Printer There is provided a printer including first to fourth head chips, and first and second rollers. The first to fourth head chips are arranged at intervals in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction. A nozzle, of nozzles arranged in a second head chip N and used for printing, which is positioned closest to the one side in the second direction is referred to as a nozzle A. A nozzle, of nozzles arranged in a fourth head chip N and used for printing, which is positioned closest to the one side in the second direction is referred to as a nozzle B. The nozzle A is arranged closer to the one side in the second direction than the nozzle B and the first roller is arranged closer to the other side in the second direction than the second roller.
US09868281B2	Inkjet head An inkjet head includes a substrate that defines a cavity in which ink is stored, a vibrating membrane that is supported by the substrate and that defines the cavity, and a piezoelectric device that is disposed on the vibrating membrane and that changes a volume of the cavity by displacing the vibrating membrane. A driving IC is mounted on the actuator substrate and drives the piezoelectric device.
US09868280B2	Print device and non-transitory computer-readable medium A print device includes a head, a recovery portion, and a processor. The head ejects an ink onto a print medium. The recovery portion performs recovery processing to recover an ejection performance of the ink of the head. The processor acquires an integrated value of an ejection amount of the ink, and determines when the integrated value is equal to or more than a reference value, execution of the recovery processing including wiping of a nozzle surface. A nozzle hole is formed in the nozzle surface and ejects the ink. The processor acquires a temperature correlation value corresponding to an environmental temperature, and sets the reference value based on the acquired temperature correlation value such that the reference value when the environmental temperature is a first temperature is smaller than the reference value when the environmental temperature is a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
US09868278B2	Lift tool assembly for stencil printer A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The stencil printer further includes a lift table assembly configured to support the substrate in a transport position and a print position, and a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a pair of rail members coupled to the frame. The pair of rail members extends through the frame and is configured to transport the substrate through the stencil printer. The conveyor system further includes, for each rail member, a lift tool assembly coupled to the rail member. The lift tool assembly is configured to cooperate with the lift table assembly and to engage and support the substrate at a transport height and a print height.
US09868275B2	Method for preparing carbon fiber composite material A method for preparing a carbon fiber composite material is provided. The method includes providing a first carbon fiber layer and a second carbon fiber layer; binding a first surface of the first carbon fiber layer with the second carbon fiber layer to obtain a laminated article, wherein a resin containing carbon nanotubes is formed on the first surface or a second surface of the first carbon fiber layer and the carbon nanotubes have functional groups on the surface thereof; and shaping the laminated article.
US09868273B2	Pressure-sensing stages for lamination systems A lamination system (110) may be provided for attaching together display layers (45,46) for an electronic device display. The system may include one or more pressure-sensing lamination stages (124, 126) for temporarily mounting the display layers during lamination operations. A pressure-sensing lamination stage (124) may include one or more pressure sensors (130) configured to sense pressures that are applied to the display layers during lamination operations. The pressure-sensing lamination stages may include a fixed mounting stage (126) and a movable mounting stage (124). The movable mounting stage may be moved so that a first set of display layers is pressed against a second set of display layers to attach the first and second sets of display layers. The pressure with which the first set of display layers (45;46) is pressed against the second set of display layers may be adjusted based on pressure data gathered using the pressure sensors (130).
US09868271B2	Composite sheet, electronic apparatus and method for producing a component from composite sheet The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a composite sheet, an electronic apparatus and a method for producing a component from the composite sheet, the composite sheet comprises a first sheet layer, a second sheet layer and a solid layer, wherein, the first sheet layer comprises at least one layer of first reinforced material; the second sheet layer comprises at least one layer of second reinforced material; the solid layer is located between the first sheet and the second sheet layer, wherein the solid layer is capable of being protruded from an interlayer space between the first sheet and the second sheet layer. Because the solid layer may be thermoplastic resin material which has a light weight, the entire weight of the composite sheet may be reduced. And during the over-molding process, the solid layer can effectively prevent the injection molding plastics from permeating into the composite sheet and thus prevent the deformation problem of the sheet layers on the surfaces of the composite sheet caused by the permeation, so that the composite sheet can maintain a better shape and the product quality is increased.
US09868267B2	Multilayer structure, inner liner for pneumatic tire, and pneumatic tire To provide a multilayer structure having high gas barrier property and crack resistance as well as excellent fatigue resistance, an inner liner for a pneumatic tire using such a multilayer structure, and a pneumatic tire comprising the inner liner. According to the present invention, in a multilayer structure 1 including a barrier layer 2 and an elastomer layer 3, a proportion of a thickness of the elastomer layer 3 in the multilayer structure ((U1+U2+ . . . +Un)/T) is 60% or more.
US09868265B2	Structured thermoplastic in composite interleaves One or more layers of structured thermoplastic polymer, such as a light weight veil of thermoplastic polymer fibers, are located within the interleaf zone of laminates that are composed of fibrous layers and thermosetting resin. The thermoplastic veils are used in the interleaf zones as a replacement for thermoplastic toughening particles. The structured thermoplastic polymer may be coated with a conductive material to improve electrical conductivity through the laminate.
US09868260B2	Device and method for manufactoring plastic containers A device and method for producing plastics containers, in particular plastics tanks, for example, fuel tanks of motor vehicles.
US09868257B1	Object fabrication system A starter may be used to facilitate fabrication of objects from an automated fabrication device, such as a 3-D printer. In one implementation, the starter may include a starter memory storing encrypted fabrication instructions and feedstock material that encodes the cryptographic key suitable for decrypting the encrypted fabrication instructions. The cryptographic key is accessed and used to generate decrypted fabrication instructions from the encrypted fabrication instructions. Subsequent fabrication consumes or changes the feedstock material such that the data stored thereon is destroyed or otherwise inaccessible.
US09868255B2	Electrophotography-based additive manufacturing with pre-sintering A method and system for printing a three-dimensional part, which includes producing a developed layer of a part material with one or more electrophotography engines of an additive manufacturing system, transferring the developed layer from the one or more electrophotography engines to a transfer assembly of the additive manufacturing system sintering the developed layer at the transfer assembly to produce a sintered contiguous film, cooling the sintered contiguous film down to a transfer temperature, and pressing the cooled sintered contiguous film into contact with an intermediate build surface of the three-dimensional part with a low applied pressure.
US09868253B2	Method of manufacturing tank, heat curing method and heat curing apparatus A method of manufacturing a tank comprises providing a covered liner by winding a fiber impregnated with a thermosetting resin on a liner; and performing a heat curing process that cures the thermosetting resin by heating the covered liner in a heating furnace. The heat curing process comprises controlling the heating to prevent temperature of the thermosetting resin that is changed by the heating from exceeding a heat resistant temperature of the liner.
US09868240B2	Spunbond method for producing non-woven fabric with deodorant feature from bamboo cellulose A spunbond method for producing non-woven fabric with deodorant feature from bamboo cellulose comprises following process steps. Prepare bamboo pulp mixture by blending bamboo pulp and coffee residue in proper mixing ratio. Put N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as solvent and 1, 3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as stabilizer into prepared bamboo pulp mixture to form dope. Via spunbond method, orderly perform extruding, spinning, quenching and pre-drawing process to convert the dope into bamboo filaments of fibrous strand. Orderly process coagulation, regeneration and post-draw to the bamboo filaments of fibrous strand to transform them into uniform fine bamboo cellulose filaments. Bond and lay these bamboo filaments of fibrous strand on a belt collector to form a webbed nonwoven. After post treatments of water rinsing, hydro-entangled needle punching and drying have been orderly applied, then a resultant nonwoven fabric in continuous filament of bamboo cellulose with deodorant feature is produced from the webbed nonwoven.
US09868231B2	Polyglycolic acid molded article, component for downhole tool, and method of producing polyglycolic acid molded article The polyglycolic acid having a content of low molecular weight substance of less than 1% by weight; and a molded article thereof having a thickness of 2 mm or greater, the time at which immersion of the molded article in water at 66° C. is started to the time at which the polyglycolic acid decomposed by the water starts to elute being 1 hour or longer by 30 hours or shorter, and a rate of embrittlement, at which embrittlement proceeds due to the elution of the polyglycolic acid, being 0.025 mm/h or greater.
US09868228B2	Molding apparatus and method with heat recovery Apparatus and method for recapturing and reusing heat provided in the course of fabricating a molded product.
US09868224B2	Band saw machine with disk brake device A band saw machine with a disk brake device is provided. A lower gravity wheel is provided with a disk which is turned synchronously. The circumferential edge of the disk is provided with a brake seat. A brake wire provided at the bottom of the band saw machine is connected with a brake lever which can be pivoted. The upper end of the brake lever is in contact with a micro switch seat. Thereby, when the brake lever is pressed, the upper end of the brake lever is away from the micro switch seat, such that the band saw machine is cut off the power supply to stop running. The brake wire links the crank of the brake seat. The brake seat brings a brake action to the disk, such that the lower gravity wheel stops running so as to stop the operation of the saw band of the band saw machine. The present invention provides practical effects of emergent stopping and safety.
US09868223B2	Paper processing apparatus and image forming system A paper processing apparatus includes a pressing member which approaches and presses a paper bundle inserted into a space formed between the pressing member and a supporting member for supporting a paper, a cutting blade which cuts an end portion of the paper bundle pressed by the pressing member, a removal member having a front end portion which removes cutting waste of the paper bundle, a removal member which has a front end portion which reaches a position at which the paper bundle is pressed by the pressing member, and removes cutting waste of the paper bundle by the front end portion, and a control unit. The control unit controls the removal member such that the front end portion is positioned at a retreat position apart from the pressing member during an approaching operation in which the pressing member is approaching the paper bundle.
US09868218B2	Gripper mechanism A gripper mechanism configured to clamp an object includes at least one pair of clamping arms, a connecting element hinging at least one pair of clamping arms, a power cylinder driving the connecting element to move, and a limiting element with a through slot. The clamping arms pass through the through slot and connect to the limiting element. The power cylinder can drive the connecting element to move opposite or to move closer, thus (respectively) closing the clamping arms together or causing them to open.
US09868216B2	Robot A robot executes sequential works at each work point based on point-based work data. An external instrument attached to the robot executes a main work at each work point in the sequential works. A controller controls the external instrument based on control data including structural point blocks arranged in sequence and bundling the sequential works at each work point. An external instrument driver transforms data format exchanged between the external instrument and the controller. A driver generator generates driver data indicating the detail of transformation of the data format by the external instrument driver. The driver selector selects the driver data to be utilized by the external instrument driver in accordance with the external instrument.
US09868213B2	Incidental robot-human contact detection Technologies are generally described for detection of incidental robot-human contact. In some examples, a robotic actuator movement may generate a feedback signal, such as a haptic signal, a proprioreceptive signal, an optical signal, and/or an infrared signal. A tremor detector may determine whether the feedback signal contains a tremor signal characteristic of a human, for example by determining whether frequency components in the feedback signal fall within particular frequency ranges. Upon determining that the feedback signal does contain a tremor signal characteristic of a human, the tremor detector may conclude that the robotic actuator has come into contact with a human, and may cause the actuator to halt its movement.
US09868210B1	Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device Example methods and systems for planning a body position for a robotic device are described. An example method includes receiving a reference step path that defines predetermined step locations for end components of a robotic device. The method also includes receiving a set of constraints, receiving a predetermined height and pitch, and assigning a cost to each of a height of the body, a height acceleration of the body, and a pitch acceleration of the body. The method also includes determining a new height and a new pitch of the body that reduces the height acceleration and the pitch acceleration of the body when the end component moves along the reference step path. Further, the method includes instructing the robotic device to actuate the plurality of appendages to achieve the new height and the new pitch of the body when the end component moves along the reference step path.
US09868209B2	Robot A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.
US09868207B2	Generating robotic grasping instructions for inventory items Robotic arms may be utilized to grasp inventory items within an inventory system. Information about an inventory item to be grasped can be detected and used to determine a grasping strategy in conjunction with information from a database. Instructions for grasping an inventory item can be generated based on the detected information and the database.
US09868200B2	Handheld power tool A handheld power tool includes at least one housing unit that has at least one housing element, at least one further housing element, and at least one housing connecting element that connects the housing element and the further housing element to one another. The handheld power tool also includes at least one electrical and/or electronic indication unit that has at least one at least partially circumferentially arranged indication element configured to indicate at least one handheld power tool characteristic variable. The indication element is formed at least partially integrally with the housing connecting element.
US09868199B2	Paddle assembly on a compact sander A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A1. The power supply is coupled to the distal end of the housing. The motor is disposed within the housing and is powered by the power supply to drive an output member. The switch is in electrical communication with the power supply and is operable to selectively power the motor. The switch actuation mechanism is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the housing and operable to actuate the switch. The switch actuation mechanism includes a second convex upper surface having a surface area A2.
US09868194B2	Reversible multiple use disposable torque limiting device A torque limiting device is disclosed, comprising a hollow body with an open proximal end and open distal end forming a handle, an internal wall bisecting said hollow body into a first and a second section on one side having torque limiting movable ramps, a rotatable head section affixed movably to the internal wall with bumps extended from the backside thereof, and a tool mounted to the front side whereby when rotated in a torque limiting direction, the at least one bump stop will pass over the ramp and the application of sufficient torque requirement of said device will depress the ramp, and allow the bump stop to pass over.
US09868192B2	Light fixture and tool for installing light fixture A combination is disclosed that includes: a shipping box containing a light fixture globe and base, the base having two mounting apertures, each having a slot contiguous thereto, with the width of the slots being smaller than the mounting apertures; a mounting bracket for mounting the base to a junction box; two screws for attaching the mounting bracket to the junction box; two mounting screws for mounting the base to the mounting bracket, with each mounting screw having a head larger than the width of the slot; and an elongated tool that is made of a flexible material, is hollow at one end, and can frictionally engage a mounting screw's head when the mounting screw is forced head-first into the hollow end to the point only its tip end protrudes from the elongated tool.
US09868190B2	Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a body, a driving unit, a control unit, a first rotary unit, a second rotary unit and a second connector. The body has a first recess and a restriction portion. The driving unit is connected to the working end of the body and is driven by the control unit to allow the wrench to be rotated clockwise or counter clockwise. The first rotary unit has a first rotary rod, a third toothed ring, a sleeve, a first clip, a second resilient member and a bead. The second rotary unit has a second rotary rod, two caps, a second resilient member, a third rotary rod and a handle. The second connector is located in the restriction portion. The second connector is located corresponding to the groove of the first rotary rod, so that the first rotary rod does not drop from the first recess.
US09868188B2	Flip socket nut removal tool A tool for removing a first nut and a differently sized second nut includes a housing, a first cage and a second cage, and a first canted coil spring and a second canted coil spring. The illustrative housing has a top surface, a first interior sidewall, a bottom surface and a second interior sidewall. Each illustrative interior sidewall includes a lobed cam and a groove. Each cage includes jaws that grip the respective not and each cage also includes a groove. The canted coil springs are disposed in the grooves corresponding to the cage and the housing.
US09868186B2	Method for machining a surface region of a rolling bearing ring, and rolling bearing ring and rolling bearing A method for chipless machining of a surface region of a rolling-element bearing ring includes rotating the rolling-element bearing ring relative to a first tool having a first tool tip and a second tool having a second tool tip, positioning the first and second tool tips at start positions at first and second opposite axial ends of the surface region, and moving the first and second tools in opposite axial directions such that the first tool tip follows a first helical or spiral path on the surface region and the second tool tip follows a second helical or spiral path on the surface region, the first and second paths crossing at multiple points within an overlap region located between axial ends of the surface regions.
US09868180B2	Turbine blade tip repair using dual fusion welding A method for repairing a blade tip of a turbine blade based on a dual fusion weld process for portions of a tip plate and a mechanical locking bead over the tip plate. A damaged portion of blade is removed. The damaged portion is removed at an initial cut level. An undamaged portion of the turbine blade exists as a base below the initial cut level. A replacement section is rebuilt via laser cladding. The replacement section is machined to form a tip pocket. A tip plate is placed in the tip pocket. The tip plate comprises at least a first portion and a second portion. The tip plate is welded using a dual fusion weld process comprising a first weld process and a second weld process. A squealer tip is built using a welding process that forms a mechanical locking bead over the tip plate.
US09868178B2	Method for automatically inspecting and trimming a patch antenna A method is configured to automatically inspect and trim a ceramic patch antenna which has a radiation metal surface. Firstly, an inspection apparatus electrically connected to a radio frequency component testing fixture is arranged. The inspection apparatus is inputted standard parameters of electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna. Then, the ceramic patch antenna is arranged on the radio frequency component testing fixture. The inspection apparatus is configured to measure electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna and to judge whether the electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna are the same as the standard parameters or not. The inspection apparatus is configured to drive a trimming machine for trimming the radiation metal surface of the ceramic patch antenna if the electrical characteristics of the ceramic patch antenna are different from the stand parameters.
US09868171B2	Initiation of welding arc by restricting output Systems and methods for providing an improved start in a welding process are provided. The system may include a power circuit and a control circuit. The power circuit can generate a welding output power. The control circuit may be in communication with the power circuit to control, during the start of the welding process, at least one welding parameter until the control circuit determines that welding energy output exceeds an energy output threshold.
US09868167B2	Power tool with drop arm orbit bracket A power tool assembly includes a drop arm assembly including a drop arm frame and an arbor shaft configured to support a shaping device at least partially above a workpiece support surface, the drop arm assembly configured to move within a drop plane to drop the shaping device completely beneath the workpiece support surface, a belt operably connected to the arbor shaft and configured to rotate the arbor shaft through a slave pulley, the slave pulley having a slave pulley axis of rotation, a motor including a power shaft operably connected to the belt through a motor end pulley, the motor end pulley having a motor end pulley axis of rotation, and an orbit bracket configured to orbitally support the drop arm assembly, the orbit bracket defining a drop arm orbit axis located between the motor end pulley axis of rotation and the slave pulley axis of rotation.
US09868165B2	Workpiece clamping device, machine tool, and method for clamping a workpiece A workpiece clamping device for a machine tool is provided, which has a base, first and second clamping jaws between which a workpiece is clampable, a drive, and an actuating element which is displaceable relative to the base and which is coupled to the first clamping jaw. A movement of the actuating element is brought about by the drive and the actuating element brings about a displacement of the first clamping jaw. A transmitter is arranged on the actuating element and is displaceable together with the actuating element and is displaceable relative to the actuating element. A first stop and a spaced-apart second stop are provided, between which stops the transmitter is displaceable together with the actuating element. When the transmitter abuts against the first or second stop, the transmitter is displaceable relative to the actuating element. A sensor is provided for detecting one or more positions of the transmitter.
US09868164B2	Apparatus for machining, particularly for cutting a tubular or round section body An apparatus (100) for machining a tubular or round-bar type piece, wherein the apparatus comprises a frame element (102), a machining unit (104), as well as a threaded shaft (110), which is fitted to the frame element in a rotatable and axially immobile fashion and has a first section 110a) provided with a right-handed thread and a second section (110b) with a left-handed thread. The first section is provided with at least one first support element (106a) and the second section is provided with at least one second support element (106b), the mutual distance between the support elements being adjustable in response to rotating the threaded shaft, such that the support elements, for example wheels, are adapted to touch a workpiece and to support and guide the apparatus (100) in the process of machining the piece. At least one of the support elements, such as wheels (106a, 106b), is adapted to be capable of rotating relative to its axis in response to moving the apparatus along the surface of a workpiece.
US09868162B2	Machining head, holder and exchangeable tip cutting tool An exchangeable tip cutting tool in which breakage of the threaded section and breakage of the thread ridges during installation of the machining head and under increased cutting load during cutting are limited and which is capable of performing machining with high efficiency; and a machining head and a holder to be used in the exchangeable tip cutting tool.
US09868157B2	Cutting tool assembly A cutting tool assembly has a cutter body, a clamp pin, a cutting insert and a set screw. The clamp pin is inserted to the cutter body to secure the cutting insert to an insert pocket. The set screw is fastened to a threaded hole of the cutter body to press the clamp pin toward the insert pocket. A side surface of the cutting insert contacts a side wall of the insert pocket at a first contact portion. A head of the clamp pin contact an inner peripheral surface of a bore of the cutting insert at a second contact portion. The first and second contact portions are located such that a moment acts on the cutting insert toward the base wall of the insert pocket around the first contact portion.
US09868153B2	Mixed powder for powder metallurgy and manufacturing method thereof This mixed powder for powder metallurgy, the powder having excellent fluidity and minimal graphite powder scattering, can be obtained relatively conveniently by mixing fine graphite having an average grain diameter of 4 μm or less with an iron based powder. The process is performed without the addition of a binder and while shearing force is applied. It is preferable that the fine graphite have an average grain diameter of 2.4 μm or less and be wet-milled. A portion of the fine graphite is preferably added in place of at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of carbon black, fullerene, carbon compounds carbonized by baking, and graphite having an average grain diameter of 5 μm or more.
US09868148B2	Cylinder for storing rings A cylinder for storing a plurality of rings to be crimped, said cylinder comprising a base body including a distribution outlet, a main cylindrical body mounted so that it can rotate along a cylinder axis relative to said base body in a plurality of angular positions, said main cylindrical body comprising a plurality of sheaths which are parallel to one another and each suitable for accommodating a plurality of rings, each sheath being arranged so as to lead to said distribution outlet of said base body for a predetermined angular position of said main cylindrical body.
US09868143B2	System and method for a paintless dent repair tool A paintless dent removal (PDR) tool includes a detachable head, tubing assembly and handle. The tubing assembly includes a plurality of tubing segments having different lengths that are detachable and interchangeable. The length of the tubing assembly may be adjusted by attaching together one or more of the tubing segments having different lengths. One or more different types of heads may be attached to the tubing assembly depending on the type of dent to be repaired. One type of head includes a t-bar with two ends, each end configured for attachment to one of a plurality of different types of tips.
US09868142B2	Cooling device with breadth-dependent cooling action A flat rolled article (2) passes through a cooling device (1) in a transportation direction (x) at the level of a passline (3). Spray bars (5, 6) extend transversely with respect to the transportation direction (x). The spray bars (5, 6) have, as viewed perpendicular to the transportation direction (x), in each case two outer regions (7, 8) and a central region (9) in between. A liquid cooling medium (13) can be fed into the regions (7, 8, 9) via respective dedicated, individually controllable valve devices (10, 11, 12). Flow rate profiles, pertaining to each region may be set, wherein each region (7, 8, 9) is triangular in shape. The central triangle and the two outer triangles combine to form a rectangle.
US09868141B2	Workpiece-shaping tool assembly A workpiece-shaping tool assembly has a drive shaft having an outer end centered on and rotatable about an axis and a tool fittable with the end of the drive shaft. A torque coupling is formed by shaft splines formed on the drive shaft and tool splines formed on the tool, complementary to the shaft splines, and interfitting with the shaft splines. A radial-force coupling is formed by an inner cylindrical shaft surface formed on the shaft axially offset from the shaft splines and centered on the axis and a respective inner cylindrical tool surface formed on the tool offset from the tool splines, centered on the axis, and radially juxtaposed and engageable with the inner shaft surface.
US09868139B2	Media scrubbing apparatus and method A media scrubbing system includes a pair of rotating brushes arranged to rotate in opposed directions and receive media between the rotating brushes so as to scrub downwards on opposed surfaces of the media. The system includes oscillating rollers for supporting the media between the brushes. The oscillating rollers are arranged to reciprocally move vertically so as to oscillate the media as the brushes are rotating.
US09868138B2	Device for supplying flat items for a bucket conveyor Feed apparatus for feeding flat articles to a bin carrousel having bins that circulate around a loop in a certain direction comprises a flat conveyor in which the articles are moved in series and as laid flat, and a platform carrousel having tipper platforms each of which is suitable for tilting between a horizontal position and an inclined position and that circulate around a loop in such a manner as to be synchronized with the bin conveyor and in the same direction.
US09868136B2	Device for producing coated steel sheet and method for producing coated steel sheet A device for producing a coated steel sheet includes: a blowing-off unit which sprays a gas onto and remove an excessive coating that accumulates along a side edge of a steel sheet that threads along one direction; and a coating-collection unit which collects the excessive coating removed by the blowing-off unit. The blowing-off unit includes a spray nozzle and a gas supply member. The coating-collection unit includes a duct and a coating container. In a case where the duct is seen in a plan view, an outlet thereof is disposed to fit in and overlap an inside of an opening of the coating container, and in a case where the duct is seen in a side view, a gap is provided between the outlet and the opening of the coating container.
US09868134B2	Method for producing a multicoat paint system The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate, in which a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats are produced directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat, a clearcoat is produced directly on the one basecoat or the uppermost of the plurality of basecoats, and then the one or more basecoats and the clearcoat are jointly cured, and wherein at least one basecoat material used for production of the basecoats comprises at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer (CP), said copolymer (CP) being preparable by initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which a water-soluble initiator is used, the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.0% by weight, based on the total amount of olefinically unsaturated monomers used for polymerization, in the reaction solution is not exceeded over the entire reaction time, and the mixture of the olefinically unsaturated monomers comprises at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer, and comprises at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.1) and an aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbyl radical (v.2) which is arranged between the functional groups and has 12 to 70 carbon atoms.
US09868130B2	Roll coating process and apparatus The invention relates to a roll coating process for applying a coating layer on a non-continuous sheet, comprising the steps of 1) applying a liquid coating composition to the top surface of the sheet by passing the sheet horizontally between an applicator roll and a backing roll; 2) forwarding the coated sheet with a coated sheet forwarder; wherein forwarding is interrupted after passing the applicator roll while maintaining a meniscus of liquid coating composition between stopped sheet and rotating applicator roll, and forwarding is restarted when the meniscus has disappeared. With this process it is possible to make sheets coated with an optical coating like an anti-reflective coating, which sheets show markedly smaller and less visible edge defects, especially at the trailing edge. The invention also relates to a roll coating apparatus suitable for operating the process of the invention, which apparatus comprises at least an applicator roll, a backing roll, a coated sheet forwarder, and control means to operate the sheet forwarder depending on the position of a sheet in the apparatus.
US09868128B2	Foam dispensing assembly A dispensing assembly to dispense a foam, having: a liquid pump having a liquid inlet (15) and a liquid outlet (16), an air pump having an air inlet (26) and an air outlet (27), a mixing chamber (29), wherein the air outlet and the liquid outlet are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, a dispensing channel (30). A first end of the dispensing channel is in fluid communication with the mixing chamber (29) and the second end forms a dispensing opening (31) for dispensing of foam. The dispensing channel (30) and the mixing chamber (29) are connected to each other via a constriction. The constriction is formed by an opening having a cross section which decreases towards the dispensing channel.
US09868124B2	Centrifuge vessel assembly The present invention relates to a centrifuge vessel assembly for use in a centrifuge, comprising a centrifuge vessel for holding a sample to be centrifuged, an adapter holding the centrifuge vessel, and a holding means holding the adapter for attaching the centrifuge vessel assembly to a rotor of the centrifuge, said centrifuge vessel having a vessel body and a sealable opening through which the sample to be centrifuged can be filled into said vessel, said vessel body having a cross-sectional area and a vessel height, said vessel height being oriented at right angles to said cross-sectional area, wherein said cross-sectional area is in the form of an oval cross-sectional area.
US09868123B2	Purification and variable frequency system and method An air cleaning apparatus includes ion generation electrode, a collecting electrode, and a support portion. The ion generation electrode is configured to apply a high-voltage to thereby form a high-voltage electric field between the collecting electrode and the ion generation electrode. A passage is formed between the ion generation electrode and the collecting electrode along the high-voltage electric field direction. The support portion is configured to provide electrical isolation and mechanical support for the ion generation electrode and the collecting electrode. A surface of the support portion between the ion generation electrode and the collecting electrode comprises a surface coating layer configured to resist ion bombardment and the accidental arcing. A transformer frequency adjusting system includes a frequency storage cell, a control module, and a drive module, and can work with the air cleaning apparatus, alone, or with other apparatuses.
US09868122B2	Roller mill and method for milling material to be milled by means of a roller mill The roller mill according to the invention is composed essentially of at least two grinding rollers which interact with a grinding plate for comminuting material to be ground, wherein the at least two grinding rollers or the grinding plate and at least one grinding roller are each assigned a separate drive train for driving same, wherein each drive train has a main motor and a main gear mechanism. At least one drive train additionally comprises a superimposition gear mechanism with a regulating drive, wherein an open-loop and closed-loop control device which is connected to the at least one regulating drive is provided, said open-loop and closed-loop control device regulating the power of the separate drive trains with respect to one another by means of the at least one regulating drive.
US09868119B2	Pillar array structure with uniform and high aspect ratio nanometer gaps A technique related to sorting entities is provided. An inlet is configured to receive a fluid, and an outlet is configured to exit the fluid. A nanopillar array, connected to the inlet and the outlet, is configured to allow the fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet. The nanopillar array includes nanopillars arranged to separate entities by size. The nanopillars are arranged to have a gap separating one nanopillar from another nanopillar. The gap is constructed to be in a nanoscale range.
US09868117B2	Method of improving metal-impregnated catalyst performance A method of reducing the amount of carbon monoxide present during the metal reduction step of start-up, thus, maintaining metal dispersion and improving the metal reduction and catalyst yields. Carbon monoxide formation is minimized during the start-up procedure and during the initial catalyst dryout phase in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, gas is purged from the reactor system, either continuously at constant pressure or by a series of pressure/depressure cycles, to remove carbon monoxide. The purging is conducted at temperatures of about 30-500° C. and pressures of about −90-5,000 kPa(g) (−0.9-50 bar(g)). In this temperature range, carbon monoxide absorbed to the surface of the metal will desorb into the hydrogen-containing atmosphere and can be removed from the system along with carbon monoxide present in the atmosphere through the purging.
US09868114B2	Preparation method of fluorine-doped lamellar black titanium dioxide nano material The method for preparing fluorine-doped lamellar black TiO2 nanomaterials includes mixing a solution of tetra-n-butyl titanate, n-propanol and hydrofluoric acid together, and then stir the solutions for a period of time. The solution is transferred into an autoclave and reacts at a certain temperature for a period of time. The sample obtained by the reaction is washed and dried. Then, the sample is heated in a protective atmosphere for a period of time so as to produce the fluorine-doped lamellar black TiO2 nanomaterials. This fluorine-doped lamellar black TiO2 owns superior optical absorption and electron transport performances.
US09868112B2	Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst, manufacturing method therefor, and hydrocarbon manufacturing method A Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst containing 10 to 30% by mass, as a metal atom, of metallic cobalt and/or cobalt oxide, based on the mass of the catalyst, supported on a carrier containing silica, in which the carrier has an average pore diameter of 8 to 25 nm and the metallic cobalt and/or cobalt oxide has an average crystallite diameter of not less than the average pore diameter of the carrier and less than 35 nm.
US09868110B2	Method for producing composite oxide and composite oxide catalyst Provided are a method for producing a composite oxide and the composite oxide, which finds use as an easy-to-handle catalyst material having a high reforming rate of hydrocarbon to hydrogen even when oxidized. The method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a Ce aqueous solution not less than 80 mol % of which Ce ions are tetravalent, and a Zr aqueous solution containing Zr ions; (b1) mixing the Zr aqueous solution and a portion of the Ce aqueous solution to prepare a mixed aqueous solution (X1); (c1) hydrothermally processing solution (X1); (b2) adding the remainder of the Ce aqueous solution prepared in step (a) to a colloidal solution (Y1) of a composite salt obtained from step (c1) to prepare a colloidal solution (Y2) of a composite salt; (c2) hydrothermally processing solution (Y2) obtained from step (b2); (d) mixing a colloidal solution (Y3) of a composite salt obtained from step (c2) with an alkaline solution and a surfactant to prepare a precipitate; and (e) calcining the precipitate.
US09868109B2	Titanate / titania composite nanoparticle The present invention relates to a photocatalytically active nanoparticulate material. A nanoparticle of the invention is a composite nanoparticle having two crystalline phases: hydrogen titanate and titania, which are uniformly mixed in the nanoparticle. The invention also relates to forming a nanoparticulate composite material by heating a basic titania sol under solvothermal conditions.
US09868108B2	Specific sorbent for binding proteins and peptides, and separation method using the same Sorbent comprising a solid support material, the surface of which comprises first residues comprising a binuclear heteroaromatic structure comprising besides carbon atoms at least one of the heteroatoms N, O, S, and second residues comprising a mononuclear heteroaromatic structure comprising besides carbon atoms at least one of the heteroatoms N, O, S.
US09868104B2	Pressure controller A pressure controller for use in operating parallel reactors, the pressure controller including a reference pressure controller, the reference pressure controller including: a first restrictor channel, a second restrictor channel, a fluid passage, which fluid passage extends between the outlet of the first restrictor channel and the inlet of the second restrictor channel, a pressure control fluid source being adapted to provide a flow of pressure control fluid, having an entrance pressure at the inlet of the first restrictor channel and an exit pressure at the outlet of the second restrictor channel, the flow of pressure control fluid experiencing a first pressure drop Δρ1 over the first restrictor channel and a second pressure drop Δρ2 over the second restrictor channel, a connector connecting the fluid passage to the control chamber, the pressure control fluid at the connector having an intermediate pressure, the intermediate pressure being determined by the ratio between the first pressure drop Δρ1 and the second pressure drop Δρ2, a controllable thermal device, the thermal device being adapted to heat and/or cool the first restrictor channel and/or the second restrictor channel, therewith influencing the ratio between the first pressure drop Δρ1 and the second pressure drop Δρ2.
US09868103B2	Metal oxide coating of water insoluble ingredients The invention relates to process for coating a solid, water-insoluble particulate matter, with a metal oxide comprising: (a) contacting the solid water-insoluble particulate matter with a cationic additive in an aqueous medium to obtain a dispersion of said particulate matter having a positive zeta potential; (b) coating the solid water-insoluble particulate matter by precipitation of a metal oxide salt onto the surface of the particulate matter, forming a metal oxide layer thereon; and (c) aging said coating layer. The invention further relates to coated particulate matter obtained by the process and to compositions comprising solid, water-insoluble particulate matter, coated by a metal oxide layer, the particulate matter being a dermatological active agent or a pesticide. The invention additionally relates to methods of treating a surface condition in a subject using compositions comprising solid, water insoluble dermatologically active agent, coated by a metal oxide layer.
US09868102B2	Apparatus and method of preparing electronic ink microcapsules An apparatus and a method of preparing electronic ink microcapsules are disclosed. The apparatus of preparing electronic ink microcapsules includes: a first input tube, a second input tube, a UV light source, and an output tube connected to both the first input tube and the second input tube, respectively. The first input tube is a shading tube adapted to input an electrophoresis suspension comprising a mixture of a pre-polymer and a photo-initiator. The second input tube is adapted to input an aqueous solution comprising surfactant. The UV light source is adapted to radiate the mixed liquid in the output tube which is a mixture of the liquids input from the first input tube and the second input tube to prepare the electronic ink microcapsules. The electronic ink microcapsules prepared by using the apparatus and the method of preparing electronic ink microcapsules exhibit advantages including good uniformity, good thermal stability, etc.
US09868101B2	Exhaust system for a steam reformer and bearing therefor An exhaust system for a steam reformer comprises at least one longitudinal collecting tube, wherein along the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal collecting tube ports for connection to catalyst tubes are provided, which in the connected condition are aligned parallel to each other and vertically to the longitudinal collecting tube, a transverse collector which is connected to the at least one longitudinal collecting tube and has a longitudinal axis which extends vertically to the at least one longitudinal collecting tube and vertically to the catalyst tubes, wherein the longitudinal collecting tube is formed as hot exhaust system and the transverse collector is formed as cold exhaust system. The transverse collector is arranged on a side of the longitudinal collecting tube facing away from the ports centrally to the longitudinal collecting tube.
US09868100B2	Brazed diamond tools and methods for making the same Superabrasive tools and methods for the making thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, superabrasive particles are chemically bonded to a matrix support material according to a predetermined pattern by a braze alloy. The brazing alloy may be provided as a powder, thin sheet, or sheet of amorphous alloy. A template having a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern may be used to place the superabrasive particles on a given substrate or matrix support material.
US09868096B2	Relating to blenders A blender has a mixing chamber for reception of materials to be blended. A mixing screw is mounted at a bottom of the mixing chamber for mixing materials within the mixing chamber and delivering mixed materials to an outlet feeding a processing line. Heaters are mounted within the mixing chamber for drying blend material in the mixing chamber.
US09868088B2	Porous catalyst washcoats Catalyst washcoats with improved porosity and methods for making the washcoats are provided. The process comprises incorporation of an oil-in-water macroemulsion into the catalyst slurry prior to washcoating the carrier substrate, and calcining the washcoated carrier substrate to remove the oil-in-water macroemulsion. Also provided are catalyst articles comprising the washcoat and methods for abatement of exhaust gas emissions.
US09868086B2	Exhaust gas clean-up system for fossil fuel fired power plant A fossil fuel fired power plant exhaust gas clean-up system is provided to remove detrimental compounds/elements from the exhaust gas emitting from the power plant to protect the environment. This is accomplished primarily by directing the exhaust gas from a fossil fuel fired power plant through both a reaction chamber containing a chemically produced compound and a catalytic converter. The final exhaust gas can now be safely exhausted to the atmosphere and only contains nitrogen gas, oxygen, water and a trace amount of carbon dioxide.
US09868084B2	Mass transfer apparatus and method for separation of gases A process and apparatus for separating components of a source gas is provided in which more soluble components of the source gas are dissolved in an aqueous solvent at high pressure. The system can utilize hydrostatic pressure to increase solubility of the components of the source gas. The apparatus includes gas recycle throughout multiple mass transfer stages to improve mass transfer of the targeted components from the liquid to gas phase. Separated components can be recovered for use in a value added application or can be processed for long-term storage, for instance in an underwater reservoir.
US09868082B2	Portable air filtration unit A stackable, portable air filtration unit utilizing a molded plastic central housing, injection-molded plastic inlet and outlet covers and accommodating a high-efficiency particulate air (“HEPA”) filter or other high efficiency particulate filter, a secondary filter and a pre-filter. The unit is versatile and flexible in that different motorized impellers can be used alternatively, depending on the desired specifications.
US09868079B2	Method and system for filtration and filtration cake layer formation The present invention relates to filtration of liquids, such as water, containing substances that desirably should be removed from the liquids. The invention relates in particular to a filtration cake, being produced in situ of a cleaning system from substances that desirably should be filtered away. Particular preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to treatment of waste water, where an activated sludge is provided, which sludge contains activated sludge flocs. These flocs are accumulated on a fluid penetrable support structure to form a layer of flocs, which subsequently is compressed to form a filter of desired properties. The invention also relates to adapting waste water—or other liquids containing biodegradable substances—to optimized biodegradation and filtration by deflocculating flocs in an activated sludge during or before a biodegradation step and subsequently promoting re-flocculation prior to filtering or other means of biomass separation.
US09868076B2	Stripping absorption module In a process, a portion of a liquid mixture flow is vaporized to produce a vapor and a depleted flow of liquid. The vapor is introduced to a brine which is adapted to exothermically absorb one or more components therefrom, and heat is withdrawn, to produce at least a flow of heat and a flow of brine which is enriched in the one or more components. The heat previously withdrawn is transferred, to drive the vaporization. This transfer can be associated with the change of a working fluid from a gaseous into a liquid gate. In this case, the heat withdrawal involves the change of the working fluid from the liquid to the gaseous state. In the liquid state, the working thud flows only by one or more of gravity, convection and wicking. In the gaseous state, the working fluid flows only by one or more of diffusion and convection.
US09868072B2	Interactive play device and method An interactive play device, method and apparatus, is disclosed that includes means for generating a plurality of interactions, input control mechanisms, means for storing responses to interactions, and control means to select the next interaction based on memorized responses. This invention provides a new class of interactive play devices, which is founded on personalizing a play device so that its current functionality is based on how the player has interacted with it in prior playing sessions. The invention also discloses a doll device and a car device, which operate in a plurality of states that mimic human behavior. Further, the specification describes a game during which the player is challenged to transform a play device from an initial state to a desired state by providing appropriate responses to interactions initiated by the device.
US09868071B2	Electromagnetic swing Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a powered children's swing. In various embodiments, the swing includes a seat, swing frame, one or more swing arms, a first magnetic component, second magnetic component, swing motion sensor, and swing control circuit. The magnetic components are configured to generate a magnetic force that drives the seat along a swing path. The swing control circuit is configured to control the magnetic components based at least on input from the swing motion sensor and generate control signals causing the seat to swing with substantially constant amplitude as specified by a user.
US09868070B2	Playground equipment The invention relates to a playground equipment comprising a platform for a user to sit or stand on and mounted to the ground via a first shaft and a second shaft. The shafts are connected to each other at an angle and coupled in a gear transmission system. Because of the gearing between the shafts a first rotational speed of the first shaft yields a second rotational speed of the second shaft different from the first rotational speed. The gear transmission system may comprise an epicyclic gear train such as a planetary gear system. The gear transmission system may yield a gear ratio in the range of 1.5-10 such as in the range of 3-7.
US09868068B2	Interactive amusement system, interactive wearing system and data transmission circuit for biological contact An interactive amusement system, interactive wearing system and a data transmission circuit for biological contact are provided in the present invention. The interactive wearing system includes a first wearing device and a second wearing device. The first and the second wearing devices are includes a contact conductor for respectively contacting with the users. When a first user wears the first wearing device and a second user wears the second wearing device, and the first user touches the second user, a secret message that has been set into the first wearing device by the first user is transmitted to the second wearing device.
US09868063B1	System and method of displaying device information for party formation A virtual space is provided to users via client computing devices. Device information related to a client computing platform used by a user to interact with the virtual space may be obtained. Customized in-game capabilities available for the user may be determined based on the device information, which may include a description of or otherwise identify the client computing platform. The device information may include or otherwise by used to obtain device capabilities such as hardware, software, network, and/or other specifications. Different users using different client computing platforms may be provided with different in-game capabilities such as user roles, content items, levels, and/or other content or actions available for the user in the virtual space based on the client computing platform used by the users to access the virtual space. The device information may be used to facilitate enhanced party formation between users of the virtual space.
US09868061B2	Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, computer-readable recording medium on which information processing program is recorded, and information processing device The moving images of a program being executed on one terminal can be effectively viewed on another terminal even if the state of communication between the program-executing terminal and the server or the other terminal is not good. There is provided an information processing system including: a first information processing device including first operation information acquisition section which sequentially acquires operation information input by a user, first execution section which executes an application using the operation information acquired sequentially by the first operation information acquisition section, and operation information transmission section which sequentially transmits the operation information via a network; and a second information processing device including second operation information acquisition section which sequentially acquires the operation information transmitted from the first operation information transmission section, and second execution section which executes the application using the operation information acquired sequentially by the second operation information acquisition section.
US09868056B2	Game creation systems with social reporting engine Interactive systems and methods for creating game and game-like applications are presented. A game system includes a content management system with access to game templates and a game content database, a plurality of REST application services, one or more user interfaces, an active game-play database, and a social reporting engine for collecting and storing user data in a user database. The game creation system includes access to external data feeds for tracking the progress and outcome of real-world events, such as sporting events. Games may be built using an editorial workflow interface for approving or rejecting game templates and game content. A crowd wisdom module analyzes game play and identifies the best answers over time, and a crowd guru module identifies players who perform well over time.
US09868052B1	System and method for comparing segments of players that are differentiated based on a system variable A system and method is described for comparing and displaying user-selected segments of players of an online game to identify and predict trends related to player activity and monetization in the game, determine relative response to events that occur in the game, and/or analyze other correlations. The players may be segmented on or more system variables chosen by a user. A user may be a system administrator, a game developer, and/or other user interested in identifying and predicting trends, determining responses to events, and/or engaging in other analysis relating to the game. A comparison of the first segment of players and the second segment of players based on a first feature and a second feature may allow identification and prediction of trends related to player activity and monetization in the game, determine relative response to events that occur in the game, and/or analyze other correlations in an online game.
US09868051B2	Table/parlour football A table includes a table surface, a border, and an underside. A planar game board is disposed within the table, wherein the planar surface includes a plurality of scoring targets and a plurality of zones marked thereon. A simulated American football field piece is secured to the planar game board, so that playing pieces may pass underneath, across, over, or above the planar surface and simulated American football field piece. Play-indicating mechanisms are attached to the table. The play-indicating mechanisms are each configured to indicate one of a plurality of play options.
US09868050B1	Duplicate playing card output and recycling device A duplicate playing card output and recycling device is provided for an electronic game system to print, output, and recycle playing cards. The device is connected to the game system to print a duplicate playing card having the same suit and numeral as that dealt by the electronic game system. The device includes a printing device and a recycling device. The printing device is able to print the duplicate playing card to the player. The recycling device is able to recycle the duplicate playing card. The device enhances the fun and excitement of the game, and the duplicate playing card won't be arbitrarily disposed.
US09868047B2	Braking device for a binding for a gliding board Braking device for a gliding board that includes: a base to be affixed to the gliding board; at least one braking arm pivotable about a first substantially transverse axis, the braking arm including a control element extending along an axis substantially parallel to the first axis; a movable support plate including a control element housing, the position of the control element in the guiding housing varying as a function of the angular position of the braking arm; an elastic mechanism acting on the control element along an actuation direction varying as a function of the angular position of the braking arm. The support plate is displaced by an amplitude covering a first positioning range for which the base, the braking arm, the support plate, and the elastic mechanism are arranged so that the elastic mechanism acts on the control element to cause rotation of the braking arm in a first direction, as well as a second positioning range for which the base, the braking arm, the support plate, and the elastic mechanism are arranged so that the elastic mechanism acts on the control element to cause rotation of the braking arm in a second direction, opposite the first direction of rotation.
US09868046B2	Automated helmet gas bladder maintenance system and method A system and method for easily and frequently checking the gas bladder pressure levels in a sports player's helmet and refilling them to maintain optimum head protection for the player. The system and method involve an electronic hand-held gas pump that wirelessly communicates with an adjacent wireless device that comprises a software application for controlling pump operation. The software application allows a user to build a player helmet profile that automatically displays current gas pressure in the gas bladder to which the pump is currently connected. The system and method establish a preferred gas pressure level for every bladder in the helmet when the helmet is being worn and when the helmet is not being worn. Spreadsheets for an entire team can be generated, not only depicting the preferred gas pressure levels but time/date data for periodic checks in order to maintain every bladder to its preferred gas pressure level.
US09868044B2	Ball spin rate measurement Systems and methods for ball spin rate measurement are described. Some embodiments provide a method whereby a phase-demodulated difference signal of a projectile in flight is received, such as from a Doppler radar system. A first periodic component of the phase-demodulated signal is detected, the first periodic component having a plurality of bipolar pulses, with each of the pulses having a first portion during which an apparent speed of the projectile is greater than a nominal speed of the projectile, and each of the pulses having a second portion during which the apparent speed of the projectile is less that the nominal speed of the projectile. A period of the first periodic component is detected, and the spin rate of the projectile in flight is determined based on the period of the first periodic component.
US09868043B2	Coaching aid for golf Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.
US09868038B2	Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions A hockey-stick blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The toe region includes one or more reinforcing elements, optionally of different lengths, located at different vertical positions within the toe region. The blade further includes a hosel that optionally is tailored to substantially match the strength and stiffness characteristics of an attached or integral hockey-stick shaft. The mid-region of the blade exhibits improved feel and flexibility characteristics due to the increased stiffness in the toe region.
US09868037B1	Golf club head with textured striking face A golf club head includes a striking face with a plurality of scorelines. A first virtual vertical plane is perpendicular to the striking face and passes through a toe-wardmost extent of the scorelines, and a second virtual vertical plane is parallel to the first virtual vertical plane and passes through a heel-wardmost extent of the scorelines. A central region bounded by the first virtual vertical plane, the second virtual vertical plane, and a striking face periphery has a first average surface roughness Ra1 of between about 40 μin and about 180 μin. And a majority of a toe region bounded by the first vertical plane and the striking face periphery is textured to have a second average surface roughness Ra2 no less than 1.5 times Ra1.
US09868032B2	Golf ball dimple profile Golf ball dimples having a cross-sectional profile shape defined by the product of a base profile and one or more weighting functions are disclosed.
US09868030B2	Chemiluminescent swim goggles This invention is a combination chemiluminescent band and frame, which allows one to swim at night or be worn at parties. It can be seen from behind, has a large surface area for band visibility and interchangeable lenses. It chemical composition allow it to be rapidly be recharged by lights, and exhibit bright visible light from a distance, but also allows for structural integrity of the material when used by swimmers.
US09868029B2	Apparatus, in particular for balance training, having at least one movable platform An apparatus for balance training and/or fine motor skills training, having at least one movable platform which can be moved in an oscillating manner in at least two dimensions, having at least one counterforce unit which is provided to oppose a force for producing a deflection of the movable platform with a resistance. The apparatus has at least one force transmission interruption unit which interrupts a force flow between the movable platform and the counterforce unit in at least one operating state.
US09868022B2	Systems and methods for a hill training apparatus for a bicycle trainer A bicycle trainer with a hill training apparatus is described. The hill training apparatus enables bicyclists to simulate uphill riding (incline), downhill riding (decline), and hill resistance or lack thereof. The hill training apparatus also provides for correct body positioning while riding uphill or downhill, and with or without resistance. Riding on a trainer with correct body positioning provides for improved training.
US09868021B2	Cycling accessory and method of use A bicycle trainer, the bicycle trainer including a biased, pivot mounted belt for contact with the rear wheel of a bicycle, such that the belt moves in response to rotation of the wheel and applies predetermined tension.
US09868018B2	Multiple position locking handle for an exercise machine A multiple position locking handle for an exercise machine for that is movable into a plurality of different positions when unlocked and that is retained in a single secure position when locked. The multiple position locking handle for an exercise machine generally includes a tubular base having a lower end and an upper end, an elongated member extending through the opening of the upper end of the tubular base and extending downwardly through at least a portion of the tubular base, a handle extending outwardly from the elongated member at an angle, and a locking device. The elongated member is movable within the tubular base when the locking device is in the unlocked state and is substantially not movable within the tubular base when the locking device is in the locked state.
US09868016B2	Exercise machine with a detachable stabilizing support assembly having adjustable positions A detachable stabilizing support system for use on an exercise machine, such as a functional trainer exercise machine, has adjustable support positions and is capable of being configured between an exercise position and a more compact storage position.
US09868013B1	Stretching tool and method for post-surgery patient recovery A stretching tool and method for post-surgery patient recovery is disclosed having a bag design to enclose a patient's foot for stretching exercises with incremental ladder like grips or handles positioned on a pair of longer straps. The least amount of stretch generated by grabbing the inner most straps or grips and greatest amount of stretch generated by grabbing the straps or grips outermost. The dual laddered straps facilitate a controlled and symmetrical self-stretch which inhibits protective responses, yielding a superior stretch. The incremental handles and grips to the long straps accommodate any height/size of patient. The grips promote increased relaxation while being able to apply force necessary for stretch. The stretching tool inhibits protective responses which are highly beneficial for the painful joint that requires motion and stretching post knee and hip arthroplasty. The straps and grips may be conveniently enclosed in the bag during non-use.
US09868010B2	Pilates machine tension device support system A Pilates machine tension device support system for efficiently providing a tension force to a movable platform of an exercise machine. The Pilates machine tension device support system generally includes a frame, a platform movably positioned upon the frame and a tension assembly connected between the frame and the platform to provide selective tension upon the platform in a first direction. The tension assembly is comprised of a plurality of pulleys and a plurality of tension devices positioned upon the pulleys, wherein the tension devices are attached between a frame and the platform. The tension members are selectively engaged to the platform to increase or decrease the tension applied to the platform for varying levels of workouts.
US09868009B2	Exercise machine with variable resistance system The exercise machine with a variable resistance system includes a frame, an exercise implement movably connected to the frame, a main shaft rotatably connected to the frame, a main connector attached between the main shaft and the exercise implement, a plurality of resistance assemblies and a plurality of actuation assemblies adapted for selectively engaging or disengaging at least one of the plurality of resistance assemblies with respect to the main shaft. The plurality of resistance assemblies apply a total level of rotational resistance against the main shaft based on which of the plurality of resistance assemblies are engaged with the main shaft by the plurality of actuation assemblies.
US09868008B2	Jungle gym A jungle gym is provided which has a base frame group where three cubic frames are formed continuously in a y axis direction by pluralities of pipes provided in an x, y and z axis directions, and a plurality of jungle gym joints each including a joint main body and a rotary member and where the rotary member is connected rotatably to the joint main body so as to form a folding portion which can be folded in one direction within an angular extent of 90 degrees, and the pipes in the y and z axis directions are connected to the joint main bodies, while the pipes in the x axis direction are connected to end portions of the rotary members lying opposite to end portions where the folding portions are formed, all the folding portions being rotated in the same direction.
US09868004B1	Fire hose and pump system The fire hose and pump system is a fully duplex water management system adapted for use in firefighting. The fire hose and pump system pumps and delivers water during firefighting operations. The pump is reversible and can be used to remove water from the scene after firefighting operations have terminated. The fire hose and pump system further comprises a communication extender for improving communication reliability in a hazardous situation and an emergency lighting capability for low light situations. The fire hose and pump system comprises a modified hose, a pump system, and an electronic system.
US09868001B2	Respirator flow control apparatus and method An air flow control system for a respirator (10) is described which includes a shell that defines a breathable air zone for a user (18) wearing the respirator (10), an air delivery conduit (27) within the shell of the respirator, and a valve member (557) moveable relative to the air delivery conduit and within the shell to vary the air flow through the air delivery conduit. The air flow control system also includes an outer device (46) outside of the shell of the respirator that is rotatable by a user (18) of the respirator while wearing the respirator to control movement of the valve member.
US09867999B2	Pulse amplifier for driving ultrasound transducers Embodiments of the invention include improved radiofrequency (RF) pulse amplifier systems that incorporate an energy array comprising multiple capacitors connected in parallel. The energy array extends the maximum length of pulses and the maximum achievable peak power output of the amplifier when compared to similar systems. Embodiments also include systems comprising the amplifier configured to drive a load, wherein the load may include one or more ultrasound (e.g., piezoelectric) transducers Related methods of using the amplifier are also provided.
US09867996B2	Methods and systems for skin treatment Systems and methods are provided for focused remodeling and downsizing the volume of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, body contouring, and tightening skin tissue, using controlled heating of the targeted areas on the body. Electromagnetic energy heats skin layers or tissues to achieve an aesthetic effect. The electromagnetic energy may be applied via an applicator without touching the skin. A spacer of insulating or dielectric material may be provided between the applicator and the skin.
US09867991B2	Physician programmer with enhanced graphical user interface, and associated systems and methods Devices for controlling spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including controllers for modulation program recommendation are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes receiving, from multiple computing devices, ratings for modulation programs executed by implantable medical devices for a plurality of patients, ranking the modulation programs based on the received ratings and based on at least one characteristic of the patients and the symptoms described by the patients, receiving a recommendation request for a modulation program for a particular patient; and transmitting one or more of the highest ranking modulation programs in response to the request for a modulation program for the particular patient.
US09867989B2	Programming interface for spinal cord neuromodulation A tool for assisting in the planning or performing of electrical neuromodulation of a patient's spinal cord. The tool may have various functions and capabilities, including calculating a volume of activation, registering an electrode(s) shown in a radiologic image, constructing functional images of the patient's spinal anatomy, targeting of neuromodulation, finding a functional midline between multiple electrodes, determining the three-dimensional position of multiple electrodes, and/or accommodating for electrode migration. In certain embodiments, the tool can be embodied as computer software or a computer system.
US09867987B2	Remote detection of physiological parameter using an implantable medical device A system embodiment comprises a neural stimulator having a housing with an electrode on the housing and having a neural stimulation lead with an electrode on the neural stimulation lead. The neural stimulator is configured to deliver a neural stimulation therapy through the neural stimulation lead and remotely sense a heart rate using the electrode on the neural stimulation lead and the electrode on the housing of the neural stimulator.
US09867985B2	Systems and apparatus for gait modulation and methods of use An apparatus includes a frame, a sensor, and an electric stimulator. The frame is removably couplable to a portion of a limb. The sensor is configured to produce a first signal associated with a gait characteristic at a first time, and a second signal associated with the gait characteristic at a second time, after the first time. The electric stimulator is removably coupled to the frame and is in electrical communication with an electrode assembly and the sensor to receive the first signal substantially at the first time and the second signal substantially at the second time. Based in part on the gait characteristic at the first time, the electric stimulator sends a third signal to the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to a portion of a neuromuscular system of the limb substantially during a time period defined between the first time and the second time.
US09867979B2	Three-dimensional multi-electrode array A multi-electrode array with individually isolated electrodes each configurable for a target-containing carrier and a method for fabricating the array are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the array includes a substrate; and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate. Each electrode of the plurality of electrodes has a conductive tip-end and an insulated remainder. A first electrode of the plurality of electrodes has a first configuration selected to bring a conductive tip end of the first electrode in proximity to a first target structure, and a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes has a second configuration selected to bring a conductive tip end of the second electrode in proximity to a second target structure. The first configuration and the second configuration are different. A first contact of the plurality of contacts may be electrically coupled to the first electrode through the substrate.
US09867976B2	Long-term wear electrode An electrode for use with a therapeutic current delivery system can include a flexible, water vapor-permeable, conductive adhesive material; a current dispersing element in contact with the conductive adhesive material; and a non-conductive, flexible, water vapor-permeable, electrically-insulating top layer provided in contact with the current dispersing element. The current dispersing element can be conductive at least laterally along a plane of the electrode. The conductive adhesive material can be conductive in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane of the electrode and semi-conductive in a direction substantially lateral to the plane of the electrode.
US09867972B2	Delivery devices for nasopharyngeal mucosa targets A system for delivering a therapeutic agent to nasopharyngeal mucosa tissue has a shaft, a porous pad of compliant material coupled to the shaft near the distal end, and a drug reservoir. The porous pad is configured to expand from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration. The expanded configuration is adapted to engage and conform to the mucosa tissue in a nasal cavity, and the contracted configuration has a size suitable for introduction into the nasal cavity. The drug reservoir holds a therapeutic agent and is at least partially covered by the porous pad. The drug reservoir is configured to release a fixed volume of the therapeutic agent into the porous pad within a period of less than about 120 minutes, and has a wall with a plurality of channels fluidly coupled with the porous pad.
US09867967B2	Length and diameter adjustable balloon catheter Adjustable balloon catheter including an inner tubular member that has an inflation lumen defined therein. An expandable member is coupled to the distal end portion of the inner tubular member and has an inner chamber in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. The expandable member is transitionable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration. The expandable member defines has a non-cylindrical shape along at least a portion of a working length thereof when in the inflated configuration. An outer tubular member is movable relative to the inner tubular member, the outer tubular member includes a distal end. The outer tubular member is moveable between an extended position disposed over the expandable member and a retracted position proximal to the extended position. The outer tubular member is selectively positioned between the extended position and the retracted position to define an exposed length of the working length of the expandable member.
US09867965B1	Medical bandage for the head, a limb or a stump A medical bandage is provided, capable of being rapidly, adjustably, intuitively and universally fitted on a head, limb or stump, for instance to conceal and protect a wound. The medical bandage is cap-shaped, and is formed of several layers, and comprised at least one port for obtaining quick access to a wound concealed by the medical bandage. When open, a port can stabilize a drainage tube, or provide a passage through which to easily and rapidly apply a medicine. The medical bandage can be directly fit on the head or other body part, providing an all-in-one dressing, wrap and treatment, and eliminating the need for cumbersome and difficult to manage gauze roll and multiple bandages of various sizes, shapes, and uses. The medical bandage provides simple, rapid, and effective treatment of emergency trauma wounds, and improved medical treatment of acute or chronic wounds.
US09867964B2	Interventional medical systems, assemblies, and construction methods A catheter for delivering a medical device to an implant site within a receptacle of a distal-most portion thereof, includes a coiled spring member, which has one or more proximal turns, secured to a shaft proximal portion, one or more distal turns, secured to the distal-most portion, and a plurality of open-pitch turns that extend between the proximal and distal turns and are, preferably, pre-loaded by longitudinal compression prior to forming a sheath thereover. A deflection assembly pull wire extends through a lumen of the shaft proximal portion and alongside the plurality of open-pitched turns of the spring member, wherein a pull wire proximal end extends proximally out from a proximal opening of the lumen of the proximal portion and into a handle of the catheter, for coupling to a control member subassembly, and a pull wire distal end is secured to the shaft distal-most portion.
US09867963B2	Needle hub for over-the-needle catheter The present disclosure is directed to an over-the-needle (OTN) catheter assembly having an improved needle hub. The OTN catheter assembly includes a catheter defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end. A needle having a proximal end and a distal end is configured within the lumen of the catheter. The needle hub is configured with the proximal end of the needle and includes a bore defined therethrough. The needle hub also includes at least one cavity extending from the bore to an exterior surface of the needle hub. Thus, the needle extends at least partially through the bore of the needle hub such that the needle is exposed via the cavity from the exterior surface of the needle hub so as to engage a nerve stimulator apparatus.
US09867962B2	Display apparatus, and display control method and apparatus of the display apparatus A display control method for controlling display of a display panel, the display control method including: obtaining an image by photographing a viewer; determining whether the viewer is sleepy based on the image; controlling a display mode of the display panel based on whether the viewer is sleepy; and generating an output signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the display mode, wherein the display panel includes a first blue pixel emitting a first blue light and a second blue pixel emitting a second blue light having a different wavelength from the first blue light, and the display mode is classified based on which of the first and second blue pixels are used.
US09867960B2	Compact humidifier A humidifier can be integrated with a ventilator allowing it to continue humidification during patient transport. The humidifier can be placed at the ventilator outlet port and have a size that adds minimal resistance and compliance in the inspiratory arm of the patient circuit. The innermost core of the humidifier is the heater element that is positioned inside a hydrophobic membrane, allowing for humidification of the gas flowing around the hydrophobic membrane.
US09867957B2	Endoscopic bite block According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a bite block assembly adapted for capnography and oxygen delivery to a subject, the bite block assembly (50) including a first capnography passageway adapted for passage therethrough of exhaled breath from the subject to a capnograph and a second oxygen delivery passageway, separate from the first passageway, adapted for passage therethrough of oxygen from an oxygen source to the mouth of the subject.
US09867956B2	Medical device for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body The invention is related to a medical device (1) for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body, the medical device (1) comprising a handle (2) and a curved guiding bar (3) connected to the handle (2), the guiding bar (3) comprising a guiding duct (4) adapted for guiding a medical instrument (5) from the handle area to a distal end (7) of the guiding bar (3) which is distant from the handle (2), the guiding bar (3) comprising on its distal end (7) a first camera (6) which is integrated within the guiding bar (3) or attached to the guiding bar (3), whereby the first camera (6) is arranged and adjusted for capturing an area (8) in front of the distal end (7) of the guiding bar (3).
US09867953B2	System and method for infusion set dislodgement detection A portable insulin pump can utilize readings from a sensor incorporated into an infusion set used with the pump to deliver insulin to a patient to determine if the infusion set is or is likely to become dislodged from the patient. Readings from the sensor that are inconsistent with expected readings or a range of expected readings can indicate that the infusion set has become dislodged from the patient.
US09867951B2	Hinged cap needle assemblies and related methods A dual purpose needle assembly and related method are disclosed having a needle hub and needle sealed inside a packaging housing with a film cover or layer. The packaging housing has separately formed and subsequently joined cap and base unit with a living hinge optionally joining the two components. The needle assembly is usable without additional packaging and is usable as a hinged cap safety device upon removal of at least a section of the film cover.
US09867949B2	Injector safety device A safety member for use with an injection device is disclosed. The safety member includes a blocking ring extending into a housing of the injection device in blocking association with a latch member associated with a trigger mechanism of the injector, in which the blocking ring blocks movement of a portion of the trigger mechanism into a firing position. The safety member further includes a manipulable portion disposed outside the housing and configured for hand-manipulation by a user to remove the safety member from the housing to unblock the firing mechanism to enable firing of the injector.
US09867944B1	Multi-mode medication dispenser A medication dispenser includes a hollow body having an open first end and a second end opposing the first end. A hollow open-ended tube is coupled to the second end of the hollow body. A vial having one end sealed with a piston and one end sealed with a rupturable element is slidably disposed in the hollow body with the rupturable element being adjacent to one open end of the tube. A plunger body is indexed to an outer surface of the hollow body for axial movement with respect thereto. The plunger body includes a rod disposed therein for engaging the piston in the vial. An amount of medicine can be provided in the vial.
US09867941B2	Auto-injector and drive unit therefor Provided is a drive unit for an auto-injector having a drive unit housing arranged for docking receipt of a syringe or of a cassette unit comprising a syringe movable from a rest position, in which a needle tip of the syringe is within the drive unit housing to a use position, in which the needle tip protrudes from a needle delivery aperture; and a drive arrangement including one or more electrically powered sources of axial drive; a first drive transfer element for advancing the syringe to said use position; and a second drive transfer element for moving a plunger into the barrel of the syringe to eject liquid contents thereof. The drive unit housing is provided with a skin sensor arrangement having an array of plural skin sensor electrodes located about the needle delivery aperture.
US09867940B2	Auto-injection device The present invention relates to an autoinjector device (10) for use in combination with a syringe (30), said syringe comprising a movable plunger; a needle; and a tubular needle shield (34). The claimed autoinjector device (10) comprises: an elongated housing having a proximal (11) and a distal end (12); a drive mechanism; a syringe holder (40) in order to support the fragile syringe and to prevent damage to the syringe. The invention furthermore relates to a method for assembly of the autoinjector device according to the invention.
US09867936B2	Drug infusion system and method for controlling blood pressure Various embodiments relating to a method of controlling the blood pressure of a subject is provided, the method includes generating blood pressure data indicating the blood pressure of the subject, controlling a plurality of pumps to infuse, in dependence on the blood pressure data, drugs into the subject, wherein each of the plurality of pumps is adapted to infuse one out of a plurality of different drugs into the subject, and wherein each of the plurality of different drugs has a particular influence on the blood pressure of the subject, wherein the plurality of pumps is controlled such that, in dependence on the blood pressure data, a mix of drugs is infused into the subject which stabilizes the blood pressure of the subject.
US09867933B2	Delivery system for dispensing metered volumes of pure or sterile flowable substances A sealed delivery system for dispensing metered volumes of a pure or sterile flowable substance is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a hand-held sealed delivery system comprises a continuously sealing one-way valve assembly at a distal end, and a volume reducing reservoir at a proximal end. The pure or sterile flowable substance can be stored in the volume reducing reservoir. In operation, a user pushes down upon a push button driven actuator assembly, acting upon a metering pumping chamber, which is in fluid communication with the pure or sterile flowable substance stored in the volume reducing reservoir via a check valve. Depression of the push button driven actuator causes a dispensing pump to push a metered volume of flowable substance through the continuously sealing one way dispensing valve assembly. Return of the push button driven activator to its home state causes the dispensing pump to pull a metered volume of the contained flowable substance from the volume reducing reservoir and through the check valve. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a continuously sealing one way dispensing valve assembly prevents any backflow of contaminants through the dispensing orifice when the flowable substance ceases to flow, while the materials and sealed assembly of the overall dispensing delivery system prevent other means of contamination of the remaining pure or sterile substance contained within. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, one or more components of the continuously sealing one way dispensing valve assembly, or of the delivery system general, can be bacteriostatic, bactericidal, or both.
US09867930B2	Systems and methods for fluid delivery A system for at least partial closed-loop control of a medical condition is disclosed. The system includes at least one medical fluid pump. The medical fluid pump including a sensor for determining the volume of fluid pumped by the pump. Also, at least one continuous analyte monitor, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the medical fluid pump and the at least one continuous analyte monitor. The controller includes a processor. The processor includes instructions for delivery of medical fluid based at least on data received from the at least one continuous analyte monitor.
US09867929B2	Pump engine with metering system for dispensing liquid medication An infusion pump system is disclosed for dispensing liquid medication, such as insulin. The infusion pump system includes a first reservoir for storing liquid medication, a first fluid driver for exerting pressure on the first reservoir, a second reservoir for storing liquid medication, and a second fluid driver for exerting pressure on the second reservoir. One or more valves are used to permit flow of liquid medication from the first reservoir to the second reservoir, and to permit flow of liquid medication from the second reservoir to an infusion site. Each of the valves is selectively opened or closed to fill the second reservoir with liquid medication from the first reservoir and to dispense liquid medication from the second reservoir to the infusion site. A controller and one or more sensors are used to monitor and control the system.
US09867922B2	Performing an apheresis procedure on a human subject with identity input data Systems and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure with respect to a subject. A data storage location of the system is pre-programmed with a plurality of subject data entries, each having subject-specific information associated with it. A user interface receives an identity input from a subject, which corresponds to the identity of the subject. A controller is associated with the database and the user interface, and is programmed to compare the identity input to the subject data entries. If the identity input corresponds to the subject-specific information of a subject data entry, the controller commands a treatment device to perform a medical procedure with respect to the subject. Otherwise, if the identity input does not correspond to the subject-specific information of any of the subject data entries, the controller generates an error signal which prevents the performance of the medical procedure with respect to the subject.
US09867919B2	Production method for medical instrument and medical instrument A production method for a medical instrument includes a plurality of integrated hollow fiber membrane producing a base material forming a cylindrically-shaped body. Each of the hollow fiber membranes sequentially passes through a first point, a second point, a third point, a fourth point, and a fifth point that are set on a core member. In an outward path heading toward the third point from the second point, the hollow fiber membrane reaches the third point from the second point at the shortest distance while being wound in the circumferential direction of the core member. Moreover, in a homeward path heading toward the fifth point from the fourth point, the hollow fiber membrane reaches the fifth point from the fourth point at the shortest distance while being wound in the circumferential direction of the core member in the same direction as in the case of the outward path.
US09867914B2	Fluid filtration device and system A medical fluid filter system is provided comprising a housing having: a liquid trap chamber having a volume; a filter media chamber; a filter media arranged within the filter media chamber; the liquid trap chamber having a liquid trap outlet port in fluid communication with the filter media chamber; the liquid trap outlet port configured and arranged within the liquid trap chamber to inhibit flow of liquid from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber and configured and arranged to allow gas to flow from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber; a filter system inlet passing through the housing for intake of fluid originating from a surgical site; and a filter system outlet passing through the housing for fluid exhaust.
US09867909B2	Multilayer implants for delivery of therapeutic agents Enzymatically degradable compositions containing biocompatible polymers reactive with glycosaminoglycan compositions having a first glycosaminoglycan having a first degree of acetylation and a second glycosaminoglycan having a second degree acetylation different than the first degree of acetylation.
US09867903B2	Products of manufacture comprising biocompatible materials with high density nanotubes and methods for making them The present invention provides articles of manufacture comprising biocompatible nanostructures comprising significantly increased surface area for, e.g., organ, tissue and/or cell growth, e.g., for bone, tooth, kidney or liver growth, and uses thereof, e.g., for in vitro testing of drugs, chemicals or toxins, or as in vivo implants, including their use in making and using artificial tissues and organs, and related, diagnostic, screening, research and development and therapeutic uses, e.g., as drug delivery devices. The present invention provides biocompatible nanostructures with significantly increased surface area, such as with nanotube and nanopore array on the surface of metallic, ceramic, or polymer materials for enhanced cell and bone growth, for in vitro and in vivo testing, cleansing reaction, implants and therapeutics. The present invention provides optically transparent or translucent cell-culturing substrates. The present invention provides biocompatible and cell-growth-enhancing culture substrates comprising elastically compliant protruding nanostructure substrates coated with Ti, TiO2 or related metal and metal oxide films.
US09867900B2	Degradable haemostat composition The present invention relates to a fibrous haemostat composition that is able to safely gradually and fully degrade in a human or animal body within about 30 days and so can be utilized by physicians to stem a flow of blood and promote healing both after as well as during surgical procedures.
US09867896B2	Fragrance delivery system This application generally relates to systems, devices, and methods for delivering a fragrance. In some embodiments, portable fragrance delivery systems are provided. In further embodiments, improved fragrance delivery systems are provided that provide increased dispersion of scented agents. In some embodiments, a fragrance delivery system does not include a light source. Optionally, the fragrance delivery system does not include a heater. A portable power source (e.g., disposable or rechargeable batteries) may be provided to power a fan. The fan may blow air through channels of a fragrance carrier to disperse the vaporizing agent and/or scent released by the fragrance carrier.
US09867894B2	Germicidal apparatuses with configurations to selectively conduct different disinfection modes interior and exterior to the apparatus Apparatuses are provided which include one or more germicidal sources, power circuitry coupled to the germicidal source/s, and a shield. The shield and/or at least one of the germicidal source/s are moveable within the apparatus and the apparatus is configured such that the shield and/or the germicidal source/s may be brought in and out of proximity with the other and upon doing so germicide projected from one or more of the germicidal source/s is either substantially contained in the apparatus or is projected exterior to the apparatus for different disinfection modes of the apparatus. The apparatuses include a processor and processor-executable program instructions for activating the power circuitry to operate the at least one germicidal source when the germicidal source is not encased within the apparatus and for activating the power circuitry to operate at least one germicidal source when the germicidal source/s are encased within the apparatus.
US09867886B2	Complex in which anti-cotinine antibody is bound to conjugate of cotinine and binding substance, and use thereof The present invention relates to a complex in which an anti-cotinine antibody is bound to a conjugate of a binding material and cotinine, and a use of the complex. The complex according to the present invention may be used as an analysis tool in an in vitro biological assay method, and may retain the specific reactivity and the biological function of the binding material, and the capabilities of inducing complement-mediated cell cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) and a prolonged in vivo half-life, which are intrinsic characteristics of an antibody.
US09867881B2	Viscosity-reducing excipient compounds for protein formulations The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions.
US09867878B2	Method and device for producing crude copper A method and device for producing a crude copper. The method comprises: mixing and reacting copper smelting molten slag (1), a carbon-containing reductant (2) and an inert gas (3) under pressure, the pressure of the inert gas (3) being 100 kPa to 800 kPa. The device comprises: a furnace body (4) and gas nozzles (411) disposed on the furnace body (4), the gas nozzles (411) being located on the sidewall of the furnace body (4) and connected to the center of the molten pool.
US09867877B2	Methods for preparing squalene An improved method for preparing squalene from a squalene-containing composition, said method comprising the steps of (a) a purification distillation carried out at a temperature T1 (b) a denaturing distillation carried out at a temperature T2; wherein steps (a) and (b) may be performed in either order; T1 and T2 are sufficient to cause squalene to boil; T2>T1; and T2>200° C.
US09867876B2	Parenteral norovirus vaccine formulations The present invention relates to single dose parenteral vaccine compositions comprising mixtures of monovalent Norovirus virus-like particles. Methods of conferring protective immunity against Norovirus infections in a human subject by administering such compositions are also disclosed.
US09867874B1	Composition for regulating immunomodulation of skin A combination of Arnica montana extract, bromelain, Calendula extract, daisy flower extract, grape seed extract, copper, and zinc for topical use that regulates skin immunomodulation.
US09867872B2	Use of an acidic soft drink to enhance the efficacy of a gluten-digesting enzyme This invention relates to the use of an acidic soft drink for improving the efficiency of gluten digestion and more specifically of a gluten-digesting enzyme supplement. Said use allows maintaining or enhancing gastrointestinal comfort in celiac or non-celiac gluten sensitive individuals, or delaying the onset of gastrointestinal discomfort in non-celiac gluten sensitive healthy individuals using a reduced amount of gluten-digesting enzyme. Furthermore, it relates to an acidic soft drink having a pH in the range of 2 to 3.5 for use to support gluten digestion, and to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort following the ingestion of a gluten-containing meal by a gluten-sensitive consumer.
US09867868B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing corneal wound comprising thymosin β4 and citric acid The present invention relates to a composition for the treatment or prevention of a corneal injury, which comprises thymosin β4, and citric acid or its salt as active ingredients. The composition may further comprise at least one organic acid selected from acetic acid, ascorbic acid or salts thereof. The composition can maintain or increase the activity of thymosin β4 conventionally used to effectively treat wounds on the cornea, and thus, is useful as an ophthalmic formulation for treating the corneal injury.
US09867866B2	Methods for diagnosing, prognosing and treating muscular dystrophy Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing, prognosing and treating muscular dystrophy. Also disclosed are methods of determining the effectiveness of an agent for the treatment of muscular dystrophy. Provided are methods of enhancing muscle regeneration, repair, or maintenance in a subject by administering galectin, such as Galectin-1 and/or Galectin-3 to a subject in need thereof. Also disclosed are methods of increasing or maintaining muscle strength and/or bone density in a subject by administering an effective amount of a Galectin-1 composition, Galectin-3 composition or a combination thereof to the subject in need thereof. Methods of preventing, inhibiting and/or reducing muscle loss and/or bone loss in a subject by administering an effective amount of a Galectin-1 composition, Galectin-3 composition or a combination thereof to the subject in need thereof are disclosed.
US09867861B2	Process for the large scale production of fruit cells and treatment of diseases with such cells The disclosure provides a method for treating, reducing, alleviating or preventing metabolic syndrome or metabolic malady, comprising administering a composition comprising a cell line callus culture of fruit cells grown in vitro. Further provided are fruit cells prepared according to a large scale process. The cell line callus culture of grape berry cells manufactured according to the process includes resveratrol in an amount of at least 1000 mg/kg powder.
US09867857B2	Acetobacter and gluconacetobacter strains and their metabolites for use in inhibiting xanthine oxidase A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a pharmaceutical composition or a food product obtained by culturing Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus in a medium. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition and a food product that each include a metabolite of Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and methods for producing the pharmaceutical composition and the food product.
US09867851B2	Food for nutritional therapy of AIDS The present invention relates to food for nutritional therapy of AIDS belonging to functional foods. It is made from deep fermentation of Morchella spp and Tricholoma matsutake in traditional Chinese medicine medium extracting from Callicarpa bodinieri. The combination and synergistic effect of the food components could alleviate fear of chill caused by large number of broken erythrocyte in patients with AIDS, improve immunity effectively, ameliorate symptoms and physical signs, promote body activities, further postpone complication occurrence and improve patient's quality of life.
US09867849B2	Methods of treating or ameliorating skin conditions with a magnetic dipole stabilized solution The present invention is directed to methods for treating or ameliorating skin conditions, diabetic conditions, cardiovascular conditions, cancer, infections or metal poisoning, enhancing performance, or providing nutritional support, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof compositions comprising a magnetic dipole stabilized solution (MDSS). The MDSS solution may include additional components and can be provided in a kit.
US09867846B2	Atopic-dermatitis-suppressing fiber, fiber assembly and fiber product, method for using same, and method for suppressing atopic dermatitis The present invention relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber to which a compound containing a phosphate group is fixed by chemical bonding. The present invention further relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber assembly that includes the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber arranged to contact skin. The present invention further relates to an atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber product that includes the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber arranged to contact skin. The present invention further relates to a method for using the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber and a method for suppressing atopic dermatitis that include: arranging the atopic dermatitis suppressing fiber to contact skin, thereby suppressing atopic dermatitis.
US09867844B2	Peptide nucleic acid of subgroup J avian leukosis virus and uses thereof A peptide nucleic acid of subgroup J avian leukosis virus and uses of the same are provided. The sequence of the peptide nucleic acid is one or more selected from the following sequences: sequence 1: 5′AGACUAAGGCAAAAAUCUGUU-3′; sequence 2: 5′-ACGACUUAUUGAAAAACUCUC-3′; sequence 3: 5′-UAUAACCGUCUGUAGUUGGAC-3′; sequence 4: 5′-ACAUAUUUGAUUAUCUCUCCU-3′. The peptide nucleic acid, disclosed in the present invention, can specifically and directly inhibit PRRSV replication, has good antiviral effect and no drug residues, without any toxic side effect and drug resistance.
US09867839B2	Osteoclast inhibitors for joint conditions Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid and zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as joint conditions.
US09867838B2	Methods for treating heart failure using bisphosphonate compositions The present invention provides for methods for treating and/or reducing cardiac dysfunction by administering to subject a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate, functional analogue or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof.
US09867834B2	Non-systemic topical compositions comprising corticosteroids Described herein are topical, non-systemic, slow releasing oral pharmaceutical compositions, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof with such compositions. In particular, the oral composition provides topical, non-systemic administration of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal track, including the esophagus. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition provides topical corticosteroids to the esophagus and oral cavity.
US09867828B2	Aminopterin dosage forms Embodiments of the present invention provide dosage forms and methods for treating a patient with an inflammatory disorder with a therapeutically effective amount of aminopterin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that achieve efficacy without concomitant toxicity. Within certain embodiments, the present invention provides a method for treating an inflammatory disorder in a patient with uninterrupted doses of aminopterin.
US09867826B2	Heterocycles as modulators of kinase activity The invention provides novel heterocyclic amines according to Formula (I) their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer.
US09867821B2	Hexahydro-1H-4,7-methanoisoindole-1,3-dione compounds The present invention is directed to therapeutic agents which are atypical antipsychotics and which are useful in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT2A neurotransmission dysfunction.
US09867819B2	Compositions and methods for increasing the metabolic lifetime of dextromethorphan and related pharmacodynamic effects This disclosure relates to methods administering various compounds in conjunction with dextromethorphan to a human being. Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to dextromethorphan or dextrorphan and bupropion, hydroxybupropion, erythrohydroxybupropion, threohydroxybupropion, or a metabolite or prodrug of any of these compounds are also disclosed.
US09867818B2	Sublingual buprenorphine spray The invention provides sublingual formulations containing buprenorphine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a derivative thereof. The invention further provides sublingual formulations containing buprenorphine and naloxone, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or derivatives thereof. The invention further provides a method of treating pain or opioid dependence by administering sublingual formulations containing buprenorphine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a derivative thereof to a patient in need thereof.
US09867815B1	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same Novel pharmaceutical compositions including cocaine hydrochloride and methods of treating patients using those pharmaceutical compositions are described.
US09867810B1	Ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions and uses relating thereto The disclosure relates to ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions comprising pilocarpine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. Aspects of the disclosure further relate to uses and preparations of ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions comprising pilocarpine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, for correcting presbyopia and other ocular conditions in a subject.
US09867808B2	Compositions and methods for non-surgical treatment of Ptosis Provided are pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use of the compositions, for the non-surgical treatment of ptosis (eyelid droop). In one embodiment the composition includes oxymetazoline 0.1% formulated for topical administration to an eye. In one embodiment the composition includes a synergistic combination of oxymetazoline and phenylephrine, formulated for topical administration to an eye. Oxymetazoline alone causes no pupillary dilation (mydriasis), and a synergistic combination of oxymetazoline and phenylephrine induces no clinically significant mydriasis. In addition to providing desirable cosmetic effects, the compositions and methods of the invention can improve visual fields otherwise compromised by ptosis.
US09867805B2	Gelatinase inhibitors and prodrugs The invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions that are modulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The disease, disorder, or condition can include, for example, stroke, neurological disorders, or ophthalmological disorders. The treatment can include administering a compound or composition described herein, thereby providing a prodrug compound that metabolizes to an active MMP inhibitor in vivo. The MMP inhibition can be selective inhibition, for example, selective inhibition of MMP-2, MMP-9, and/or MMP-14. Thus, the invention provides non-mutagenic prodrug compounds of the formulas described herein that result in the inhibition of MMPs upon in vivo administration.
US09867798B2	Ladostigil therapy for immunomodulation Methods for treating individuals suffering from inflammation, specifically systemic inflammation including septic shock and inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal, myocardial and endocrine systems with ladostigil.
US09867796B2	Combination of a leucine source and an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid source for use in the treatment of hypercalcaemia The present invention relates to a combination of a leucine source and at least one unsaturated fatty acid source for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of hypercalcaemia. The invention further relates to a combination of a leucine source and at least one unsaturated fatty acid source for reducing or avoiding a reduction in bone mineral density in a subject or for in vivo regulating of the blood plasma calcium homeostasis.
US09867794B2	Regulation of osteopontin The present invention provides methods for the regulation of osteopontin activity in a subject as well as for treating or preventing conditions associated with an increased activity of osteopontin activity in a subject.
US09867790B2	Compositions and methods using cuminaldehyde Compositions contain a therapeutically effective amount of cuminaldehyde for at least one of provoking the swallowing reflex of dysphagic patients, decreasing appetite by delaying gastric emptying, reducing body weight gain, or reducing gylcemia by improving insulin sensitivity or improving mood, memory or cognition. Methods are provided that include administering such compositions.
US09867788B2	Multi-chamber cellular mixing and delivery system and method A multi-chamber injection and treatment system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a mixing element, and a needle portion. The first chamber is generally adapted to receive and advance various cells, while the second chamber is adapted to receive and advance adipose tissue, and can blend or reduce the size of the adipose tissue. The mixing element combines the constituents of the chambers and is in communication with the needle portion for driving the cellular mixture into a target tissue site, such as the mid-corpora of the male penis.
US09867785B2	Methods for targeted in vitro and in vivo drug delivery to mammalian cells via bacterially derived intact minicells A composition comprising intact minicells that contain a drug molecule is useful for targeted drug delivery. One targeted drug delivery method employs bispecific ligands, comprising a first arm that carries specificity for a bacterially derived minicell surface structure and a second arm that carries specificity for a mammalian cell surface receptor, to target drug-loaded minicells to specific mammalian cells and to cause endocytosis of the minicells by the mammalian cells. Another drug delivery method exploits the natural ability of phagocytic mammalian cells to engulf minicells without the use of bispecific ligands.
US09867782B2	Spray-dried blood products and methods of making same The present invention is directed to a method of preparing dehydrated blood products, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrated blood product; (b) spray-drying the hydrated blood product to produce a dehydrated blood product, as well as dehydrated blood products made by the method. The present invention is directed to a method of treating a patient suffering from a blood-related disorder, comprising the steps of: (a) rehydrating a therapeutic amount of the dehydrated blood products to produce a rehydrated therapeutic composition; and (b) administering the rehydrated therapeutic composition to the patient. The present invention is directed to a bandage or surgical aid comprising the dehydrated blood products described above.
US09867781B2	Hydrogel encapsulated cells and anti-inflammatory drugs A composition containing biocompatible hydrogel encapsulating mammalian cells and anti-inflammatory drugs is disclosed. The encapsulated cells have reduced fibrotic overgrowth after implantation in a subject. The compositions contain a biocompatible hydrogel having encapsulated therein mammalian cells and anti-inflammatory drugs or polymeric particles loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs. The anti-inflammatory drugs are released from the composition after transplantation in an amount effective to inhibit fibrosis of the composition for at least ten days. Methods for identifying and selecting suitable anti-inflammatory drug-loaded particles to prevent fibrosis of encapsulated cells are also described. Methods of treating a disease in a subject are also disclosed that involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed encapsulated cells to the subject.
US09867778B2	Controlled release antimicrobial compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of otic diseases or conditions with antimicrobial agent compositions and formulations administered locally to an individual afflicted with an otic disease or condition, through direct application of these compositions and formulations onto or via perfusion into the targeted auris structure(s).
US09867776B2	Transdermal drug delivery system having multi-lamellar emulsion structure Provided is a transdermal drug delivery system, which is a delivery system for transdermal absorption, having a multi-lamellar emulsion structure, including: lipids including long-chain amides, sterols, fatty acid and fatty alcohol; an emulsifier; oil; and at least one drug for transdermal administration. The transdermal drug delivery system in a multi-lamellar emulsion structure, according to the present invention, has a lamellar structure in which a layered structure visible in stratum corneum intercellular lipids of the human body is repeated, and thus has an excellent skin barrier effect and enables a drug to be effectively partitioned through skin lipids, thereby obtaining an excellent drug delivery effect.
US09867771B2	Waxes derived from metathesized natural oils and amines and methods of making Wax compositions derived from metathesized natural oils and amines and methods of making wax compositions from metathesized natural oils and amines are provided. The wax compositions comprise amidated metathesized natural oils formed from a metathesized natural oil and at least one amine. The methods comprise providing an amine and providing a metathesized natural oil. The methods further comprise mixing the amine and the metathesized natural oil in the presence of a basic catalyst or heat, causing a reaction between the amine and metathesized natural oil, therein forming the amidated metathesized natural oil.
US09867770B2	Silyl polymeric benzoic acid ester compounds, uses, and compositions thereof The present invention relates to organosilicon polymers containing benzoic acid esters in form of particles, process for their preparation, cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising them, as well as their use for protecting a human or animal living body from UV radiation.
US09867768B2	Foaming performance in cleansing compositions through the use of nonionic, amphiphilic polymers The invention relates to a method for improving the foaming and/or yield value properties associated with surfactant containing compositions comprising at least one anionic surfactant, the method comprises combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic, amphiphilic polymer with at least one anionic detersive surfactant in combination with an optional surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof. The at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer is prepared from a free radically polymerizable monomer composition comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer, wherein said hydrophilic monomer is selected from a N-vinyl lactam and wherein said hydrophobic monomer is selected from a vinyl ester of a C1-C22 carboxylic acid or at least one monomer selected from a C8-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate an associative monomer, a semi-hydrophobic monomer, or mixtures thereof, and an optional crosslinking monomer.
US09867767B2	Use of glucosylglycerol The invention relates to the use of glucosylglycerol or glucosylglycerol esters with a view to increasing the expression of cell protective enzymes for the protection and stabilization of human skin and/or mucous membranes. It has been demonstrated that glucosylglycerol plays an effective role in the stimulation and activation of cell protective enzymes such as superoxide dismutase. It is thus possible in this manner to protect human skin cells effectively against damaging external influences.
US09867765B2	Antiperspirant compositions An aqueous composition comprising an aluminum sesquichlorohydrate salt, water soluble calcium salt, and amino acid, wherein the molar ratio of water soluble calcium salt to aluminum is at least 1:40 and the molar ratio of amino acid to aluminum is at least 1:20 and methods for making such compositions having enhanced antiperspirancy performance.
US09867764B2	Oral care composition An oral care composition is disclosed comprising calcium silicate and high refractive index composite particles, wherein the refractive index of the composite particles is in the range from 1.9 to 4.0, and wherein the calcium silicate and high refractive index composite particles are present at a calcium silicate to composite particles weight ratio of 1:10 to 2:1.
US09867758B2	Device and method for gait synchronized sensory stimulation of the lower extremities A device can comprise: a trigger chamber, having a trigger elastic wall and a trigger base wall, the trigger chamber configured for relative motion between the trigger elastic wall and the trigger base wall; a connecting line fluidly coupled to the trigger chamber, the connecting line having a substantially inelastic wall; a stimulation chamber fluidly coupled to the connecting line, the stimulation chamber having a stimulation elastic wall and a stimulation base wall, the stimulation chamber configured for relative motion between the stimulation elastic wall and the stimulation base wall, the stimulation elastic wall having an exterior surface; a plurality of projections coupled to the exterior surface; and a stabilizing frame, the stabilizing frame having a substantially rigid wall, the stabilizing frame having a plurality of apertures, the stabilizing frame extending over the stimulation chamber, the projections configured to extend through the apertures when the stimulation chamber is expanded.
US09867757B2	Connective tissue modification cuff A connective tissue modification cuff can be applied around a portion of the body and drawn tight. Integrated within the portion of the cuff that is pressed against the body is a plurality of variable compression beads. These variable compression beads comprise half spherical beads, half prolate spheroid beads, half oblate spheroid beads, or other similarly rounded structures that provide variably increasing pressure towards their high-points and gradually reduced pressure towards their low points. The cuff can be tightened down via a tensioning system that allows even tightening in small increments. Once in place, the person then stretches or uses the arm in order to apply the variable compression beads to the connective tissue under use. Such application works on the underlying connective tissue to reduce the pain and associated problems.
US09867748B2	Air mattress An air mattress include a plurality of air cell groups including a plurality of bladder-shaped cells and lined up with respect to the lengthwise direction of the air mattress so as to support at least a head area, shoulder area, back area, buttock, thigh area, knee area, and heel area of a person lying on the air mattress, an air supply/release pump; and an air tube connecting the bladder-shaped cells and the air supply/release pump in one or a plurality of independent first systems for each of the air cell groups out of the air cell groups and one or a plurality of independent second systems for each of specific bladder-shaped cells out of the plurality of air cell groups. Each of the air cell groups corresponding to the back area, buttock area, and thigh area includes a lower section of bladder-shaped cells and an upper section of bladder-shaped cells.
US09867744B2	Emergency lift and transport system A lift system 100 may comprise two sets of two pistons with each set of pistons attached to an upper cross bar 210 and a lower cross bar 275, with the lower cross bar having distal ends comprising distal insertion areas 276 with the distal insertion areas passing through a first void 241 defined within a wheelie bar 240 and the distal insertion areas 276 reaching further to move a wedge bar 270. To lift a patient from a lowered position, a piston moves a lower cross bar 275 which in turn moves a wedge bar 270 into a wedge 280, causing the lower cross bar to break out of plane with a top bar 205. The use of two wheelie gears 220 ensures that the lift remains horizontal even if piston forces are not uniform.
US09867743B2	Absorbent article having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system An absorbent article includes a chassis having longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a bodyside liner at least in part defining the inner surface of the article, an outer cover at least in part defining the outer surface of the article, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover. A pair of ears extends transversely outward from the opposite sides of the chassis at the second waist portion thereof. A primary fastening system has a primary first fastening component located on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component. A secondary fastening system has a secondary second fastening component located on each of the ears and corresponding secondary first fastening components. A non-linear strip attached to an outer surface of the article includes the primary second fastening component and the secondary first fastening components.
US09867740B2	Absorbent articles having texture zones forming background patterns and macro patterns An absorbent article comprises first and second substrates and one or more elastic elements disposed at least partially intermediate the substrates. The second substrate is attached to the first substrate and/or to portions of the elastic elements. The absorbent article comprises an adhesive having a first and second pattern of elements disposed on first substrate, and first and second texture zones. The first texture zone comprises a first portion of the substrates, a first portion of the elastic elements, and the first pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a background pattern in the first portion of the substrates. The second texture zone comprises a second portion of the substrates, a second portion of the one or more elastic elements, and the second pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a macro pattern in the second portion of the substrates.
US09867738B2	Ear wax remover and cleaner The present invention comprises a disposable ear brush which is an ear cleaning device comprising a one piece, flexible wire shaft that forms two twisted wire shaft arms with a plurality of soft, angled bristles disposed at each end. The twisted wire shaft and bristles may be safely inserted into the ear canal and subsequently withdrawn pulling the bristles and any collected earwax therein from the ear canal.
US09867737B2	Auto-darkening filter of welding shield An auto-darkening filter of a welding shield has a brightness-sensing unit, an optical shutter and a processor. The brightness-sensing unit generates a first signal or a second signal. In a high-sensitivity mode, the processor controls the optical shutter to operate in a dark state or a bright state depending on intensity of the first signal being higher or lower than a threshold value. In a low-sensitivity mode, the processor controls the optical shutter to operate in the bright state when intensity of the second signal is lower than the threshold value, and automatically change to the high-sensitivity mode from the low-sensitivity mode when intensity of the second signal is higher than the threshold value.

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