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| US09874445B2 |
Controller and method for minimizing scale factor errors of a rotation rate sensor
The invention relates to a controller (200) for controlling a rotation rate sensor, having a first control circuit (202) and a second control circuit (204). The first control circuit has a first control unit (210) for controlling an oscillation of the rotation rate sensor along a first direction, a first digital-to-analog converter (240) for converting a first digital control signal (215) output by the first control unit (210) into a first analog signal (245) with which the oscillation of the rotation rate sensor along the first direction is controlled, and a first analog-to-digital converter (250) for converting a first analog measurement signal (235) which describes the oscillation of the rotation rate sensor along the first direction into a first digital read-out signal (255) which is supplied to the first control unit (210). The second control circuit (204) has a second control unit (220) for controlling an oscillation of the rotation rate sensor along a second direction which is different from the first direction and a second digital-to-analog converter (270) for converting a second digital control signal (225) output by the second control unit into a second analog signal (275) with which the oscillation of the rotation rate sensor along the second direction is controlled. |
| US09874443B2 |
Method of obtaining geographically related images using a vehicle
The method employs a computer interconnected with a GPS transceiver and a distance measurement means and operatively interconnected with a digital camera, all provided on a moving vehicle, to acquire a plurality of geographic location related images. A first geographic position is obtained from the GPS transceiver and a plurality of distance measurements are then received before a second geographic position is taken. A photo request is generated after a pre-determined distance is traveled, as determined by the distance measurement means, and transmitted to the digital camera. The camera takes a photo based on the request; and the photos, photo requests, first and second positions and distance measurements are stored for post-processing. Post-processing determines a path traveled by the vehicle using the positions and distance measurements to determine an accurate geographic location and orientation for each photo. The method is suitable for building a database of geographically related images. |
| US09874442B2 |
Device for measuring inclination of green in golf course
A device for measuring an inclination of a green in a golf course. The device includes: a rotation member (200) having a weight member (210) provided eccentrically relative to a central axis of the rotation member such that the rotation member (200) freely rotates around a rotation shaft (220), the rotation member (200) having horizontal and vertical measurement lines; a first casing (110) having an accommodation space (112); and a second casing (120) fitted over the first casing (110), the second casing (120) having first rotation graduations, a horizontal judge line (h) and a vertical judge line (v), wherein the rotation member (200) comes into close contact with both the first casing (110) and the second casing (120), and then is stopped by a pressure generated between the first and second casings or by simultaneously pressing both a flange (224) of the rotation shaft and the first casing (110). |
| US09874434B2 |
Position-measuring system, having scanning units multiplexed to light sources and detectors, for optically scanning a measuring standard and method for operating such a position-measuring system
A position-measuring system includes a plurality of scanning units for the optical scanning of at least one measuring standard, the scanning units being coupled optically to a plurality of light sources and a plurality of detectors. Disposed between the scanning units and the detectors are a plurality of demultiplexers, via which in each case at least two scanning units are coupled to one detector. |
| US09874428B1 |
Tape measure with compact retraction system
A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to decrease the size occupied by the spring within the tape measure housing, which consequently reduces tape measure housing size providing a more compact tape measure. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to control retraction of the tape measure in a manner that reduces whip or otherwise controls tape blade retraction. Some retraction system embodiments utilize a reduction gear train, and others utilize a compression spring and a transmission system that converts rotational movement of the tape reel to axial movement, which compresses the spring. |
| US09874424B1 |
Threat-resistant glass block panel
A glass block panel assembled, framed and attached to a substrate such that it resists threats from forced entry, prisoner escape, bullets from guns, bomb blasts, and tornados. |
| US09874422B2 |
Stationary and mobile test device for missiles
A stationary test device for a missile includes a retaining device for an avionics testpiece of the missile, where the retaining device enables a movement of the avionics testpiece in three rotational degrees of freedom, and a display device configured to display information on the missile surroundings, where the display device is configured to be moved inside a virtual plane by a translational carriage system. The display device can be detected by the avionics testpiece if the avionics testpiece is disposed on the retaining device. A mobile test device for the missile includes a flight platform, a carrier device mounted on the flight platform, for an avionics testpiece of the missile, wherein the carrier device enables a movement of the avionics testpiece in three rotational degrees of freedom, and a control module, where the control module is configured to control the flight platform for taking off on a specified reference trajectory, control the carrier device for orientation of the avionics testpiece, and store navigation data generated by the avionics testpiece. Finally, a test system for the missile includes the stationary test device and the mobile test device. |
| US09874420B2 |
Missile canister gated obturator
Apparatus and methods relating to a missile canister that utilizes a variable obturator assembly. The variable obturator assembly can include a plurality of gates that adjust based upon canister pressure at a base plate. In a maximum pressure situation experienced during successful missile egress from the canister, one or more of the gates can open in response to canister flyout pressure so as to increase flow area through the base plate, thereby reducing canister pressure. In a restrained firing scenario, the plurality of gates remain closed thereby preventing missile exhaust gases from flow up past the base plate which could lead to heating of a rocket motor and warhead. The variable obturator assembly can have multiple individual gates that are mounted to the base plate with a hinge assembly, with the gates held in a closed position against the base plate with a spring assembly. |
| US09874419B1 |
Integrated rifle butt monopod for precision marksmanship
Embodiments of the invention provide am integrated rifle butt mono-pod for precision marksmanship. In an embodiment of the invention, a projectile weapon accessory is adapted for precision marksmanship. The accessory includes a mono-pod assembly secured to a rifle at a distal end of a stock of the rifle with at least one screw passing from a butt cap of the stock through the assembly into the stock. The assembly itself includes a body portion having an exterior profile generally consistent with an exterior profile of the stock, and a leveling bolt fixed to a bolt fastener disposed at a bottom of the body portion. |
| US09874416B2 |
Cooling device having function to detect clogging of radiation fins
A cooling device includes an electrode unit which is arranged in a space between adjacent radiation fins and which is electrically insulated from the radiation fins, and a power supply source which applies a voltage between a heat radiation structure and the electrode unit. The cooling device is further provided with an insulation resistance detection unit which calculates an insulation resistance between the heat radiation structure and the electrode unit, and a comparison unit which compares the insulation resistance calculated by the insulation resistance detection unit with a predetermined threshold, wherein, as a result of the comparison of the calculated insulation resistance and the predetermined threshold by the comparison unit, when the calculated insulation resistance is lower than the predetermined threshold, the cooling device is adapted to judge that the radiation fins have clogged. |
| US09874415B2 |
Airflow sensor for a heat sink
An airflow sensor for a heat sink has a first portion having a first electrical point of contact, a second portion have a second electrical point of contact, and a deformable portion made of an electroactive material electrically coupled to the first and second portions. The deformable portion has first electrical properties measured between the first and second electrical points of contact when there is no airflow and the deformable portion is in a first position, and has second electrical properties different than the first electrical properties when a source of airflow blows air against the deformable portion, thereby causing the deformable portion to extend to a second position farther away from the source of airflow than the first position. The airflow sensor can be incorporated into a heat sink for an electronic component. |
| US09874414B1 |
Thermal control system
A thermal control system includes a chassis, one or more temperature sensors, a chassis controller, and an air mover module. The one or more temperature sensors and the air mover module are disposed on the chassis. The chassis controller is in communication with the one or more temperature sensors. The air mover module includes an air mover and an air controller. The air controller is in communication with the air mover, the one or more temperature sensors, and the chassis controller. In addition, the air controller receives periodic heartbeat signals from the chassis controller while the chassis controller operates in a healthy state. The chassis controller controls the air mover based on temperature signals of the one or more temperature sensors while operating in its healthy state. |
| US09874413B2 |
Data center with dual radiator cabinets for redundant operation
Methods of preventing overheating of computer equipment in a cabinet when a supply coolant to a cooler in the cabinet fails. An example embodiment is a data center that includes a plurality of cabinets and at least two main coolant supply lines. The cabinets are configured to house computer equipment and the main coolant supply lines provide coolant to the plurality of cabinets. Moreover, each cabinet includes a cooler and each of these coolers includes at least two radiators which receive coolant from different main coolant supply lines. |
| US09874408B2 |
Heat exchangers
Heat exchanger (100) has one or several substantially flat and rigid elongated tubing elements (10), whereby the tubing elements (10) tilted while being helically wound, forming a substantially overall cylindrical structure having a central longitudinal axis (X). Tubing elements (10) are tilted spirally curved around the central longitudinal axis (X). Several elements are interleaved in a structure. The tubing elements (10) have a plurality of fins (60) on at least one of the outer surfaces (42, 52) of first (40) and/or second (50) side wall. Fins (60) are at least partially covered by a covering wall (70, 80). The tubing elements (10) are at least partially tilted or at least partially tilted and sloped and at least partially helically wound and/or twisted so as to form at least a part of a helical structure, an overall cylindrical structure and/or a cylindrical shape. |
| US09874404B2 |
Exhaust gas heat exchanger
An exhaust gas heat exchanger includes at least one diffuser for feeding and/or discharging an exhaust gas flow, an exchanging region including exchanging tubes which extend in an axial direction and which are connected to a base at one end, and a housing through which a cooling agent can flow and which is made of a material that is non-resistant to high temperatures. A connecting element is partly embedded in the housing in order to secure the connecting element to the housing. The connecting element is bonded to the base in a first bonding region and the base is bonded to the diffuser in a second bonding region. |
| US09874402B2 |
Heat exchanger, refrigeration cycle apparatus, and method of manufacturing heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins spaced apart from each other such that gas flows therebetween, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the plurality of fins and joined to the plurality of fins by tube expansion. The heat transfer tubes are arranged in five or more columns along a flow direction of the gas and staggered in a row direction intersecting the flow direction of the gas. Each of the plurality of fins is flat and plate-shaped and continuously extends between the heat transfer tubes in the flow direction of the gas. The plurality of heat transfer tubes satisfy relationships of 1.055D≦Da≦1.068D and 1.56Da≦L≦2.58Da, where D is an unexpanded outside diameter of the heat transfer tubes, Da is an expanded outside diameter thereof, and L is a distance between centers of adjacent two heat transfer tubes. |
| US09874398B1 |
Self-supporting drying system and method
A hands-free dryer allows for drying of a target while permitting the hands of a user to not be controlling the operation of the hands-free dryer. The hands-free dryer includes a blower for providing air flow, an orientation system allowing the blower to be adjustably oriented at an angle. There is a semi-rigid flexible hose connected to the blower that retains its configuration without the user having to maintain the configuration. Also, there is a support system that provides support for the hands-free dryer while worn by the user. |
| US09874389B2 |
Dispensing of food and beverage products
A cooler cabinet comprises: a storage compartment (130) for food or beverage products (130); a dispensing mechanism (143) for dispensing the food or beverage products (144) from the storage compartment without opening the storage compartment to ambient air; a water-retaining material (120) outside the storage compartment but in contact with it; an air channel (111) in contact with the water-retaining material; and means (114) for moving air through the air channel such that the air increases the rate of evaporation of water from the water-retaining material. It thereby withdraws heat from the water-retaining material and causes cooling of the interior of the cabinet, including the food or beverage products. |
| US09874388B2 |
System for providing cooling and stirring within a beverage container
An apparatus includes a container having an interior configured to contain a beverage, and a base configured to support the container on a support surface. A first coupler is mounted to the container. A pod having a second coupler is configured to couple with the first coupler while the pod is located in the interior of the container. The pod physically contacts the beverage and can be configured to rotate within the container. |
| US09874386B2 |
Refrigerator appliance
A refrigerator appliance has a dispenser conduit that defines an inner volume. An inlet of the inner volume is positioned adjacent a nugget style ice maker, and an outlet of the inner volume is positioned adjacent a dispenser recess. The dispenser conduit has a projection that extends from an inner surface of the dispenser conduit into the inner volume of the dispenser conduit at the outlet of the inner volume. |
| US09874384B2 |
Refrigeration system with superheating, sub-cooling and refrigerant charge level control
The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, one or both of a receiver drier unit and an accumulator unit fluidly connected by refrigerant lines to form a refrigerant circuit. The receiver drier unit includes a receiver drier and a first sensor, and the accumulator unit includes an accumulator and a second sensor. A controller is electrically connected to the first and second sensors and in some cases electrically connected to an electrical valve. The electrical valve is fluidly connected to a refrigerant reservoir. The controller determines the refrigerant charge level, and selectively controls the electrical valve to allow the refrigerant to flow from the refrigerant reservoir to the refrigerant circuit when the refrigerant charge level is below the predetermined refrigerant charge level. |
| US09874376B2 |
Coaxial tube solar heater with nighttime cooling
Disclosed is a solar water-heating-and-cooling system (20) that included a collector array panel (32, 36) having thermosyphon coaxial heating/cooling tubes (52). The disclosed system (20) avoids damaging the collector array panel (32, 36) by filling the tubes (52): 1. only when environmental conditions ensure that damage won't occur,—and/or 2. using a filling method that ensures that damage won't occur. Thermosyphon coaxial heating/cooling tubes (52) disclosed herein may be open both at their upper and lower ends. Tubes (52) that are open at their, lower end enables capturing radiative cooling of liquid present within the tubes (52). A cold water storage tank (46) and cold radiator array (48) included in the water-heating-and-cooling system (20) permits preserving and using the radiative 'cooling. Also disclosed are coaxial tubes (104, 106) that enable simpler and easier installation of the system (20), and also provide a less architecturally intrusive system (20). |
| US09874375B2 |
Electric water heater having dry fire protection capability
A water heater has a tank defining an interior volume, a heating element disposed within the interior volume, and a temperature sensor disposed with respect to the heating element so that the temperature sensor detects temperature of an area ambient to the heating element in the interior volume. The heating element is actuated at a predetermined actuation rate and for a cumulative actuation period so that the predetermined actuation rate maintains the heating element below a predetermined maximum temperature in air and so that the actuation period contributes a predetermined amount of energy to the ambient area when the heating element is immersed in water. |
| US09874374B1 |
Appliance drain pan with removeably attachable side
Appliance drain pan with removeably attachable side comprises: a bottom member, a first side member, a second side member, a third side member, and a removeably attachable side member. Removeably attachable side member is impervious to liquids or fluids or is liquid-tight when attached to appliance drain pan with removeably attachable side. Removeably attachable side member comprises: a bottom tongue member, a right tongue member, or a left tongue member, along with, a bottom groove member, a left groove member, or a right groove member. |
| US09874373B2 |
Tankless water heater
A water heater (10) is suitable for point-of-use applications. The water heater includes a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller connected to the first and second temperature sensors. The controller is configured to receive the signals generated by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor and to detect a flow condition of water within the heat without using mechanical flow detection means and without supplying stand-by heating by adding an absolute value of the sensed change in temperature of water at the first temperature sensor to the absolute value of the sensed change in temperature of water at the second temperature sensor to yield a sum and then comparing the sum to a reference temperature. |
| US09874372B2 |
Remotely adjustable ventilation orifice plate
A remotely adjustable orifice plate arrangement for a generator is provided. The arrangement includes an enclosed generator with an interior wall including an orifice through which a fluid flows. The arrangement also includes a first plate including an orifice and a remotely controllable motor. The first plate is coupled to the interior wall within a flow area of the generator such that at least a portion of the orifice overlaps the orifice of the interior wall. The arrangement also includes an adjustable orifice plate including an orifice wherein the adjustable orifice plate slides relative to the first plate to determine the size of a resultant orifice of the interior wall. The motor selectively controls the slideable movement of the adjustable orifice plate relative to the first plate and is controlled remotely from outside the enclosed generator. A method to remotely adjust fluid flow within an enclosed generator is also provided. |
| US09874369B2 |
Constant total orifice area damper
A sliding plate air damper allows control over air flow with the sliding plate having a range of positions which do not change the total area of the orifices through the damper. Openings through the fixed plate and the openings through the sliding plate can each make up about 70% of the active area of each plate. The slide plate can be slid to a position where its webbings divide each fixed plate opening into two orifices for air flow. The air flow can be controlled by selecting the slide position of the webbings from a most restrictive position in which the webbings are in the middle of fixed plate openings, through a range of positions where the orifice on one side of the webbing is larger than the orifice on the other side of the webbing, to a maximally opened position where the webbing on the slide plate overlies the webbing on the fixed plate. |
| US09874363B2 |
Air conditioning system with reduced power ventilation mode
An air conditioning system having a supply fan for supplying air to a supply duct; a fan motor for driving the supply fan; and a controller for controlling a speed of the fan motor, the controller operating the fan motor at a first speed in a first mode, a second speed lower than the first speed in a second mode and a third speed lower than the second speed in a ventilation mode. |
| US09874362B2 |
Systems and methods for ventilating a building
Systems and methods are disclosed for ventilating a building using a rooftop heating ventilating and air conditioning system that in one instance involve determining a first outdoor airflow into the system through a barometric relief damper; subtracting the first outdoor airflow from a minimum required outdoor airflow rate to arrive at second outdoor airflow; and setting an outdoor damper to provide an outdoor airflow through the outdoor damper that is greater than or substantially equal to the second outdoor airflow. Other systems and methods are disclosed. |
| US09874359B2 |
Systems and methods for selectively producing steam from solar collectors and heaters
Systems and methods for selectively producing steam from solar collectors and heaters are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes directing a flow of water to a solar collector, directing the flow of water to a gas-fired heater, and, as a result of heating the flow of water at the solar collector and the gas-fired heater, forming steam from the flow of water. The method further includes changing a sequence by which at least a portion of the flow passes through the solar collector and the gas-fired heater. |
| US09874357B2 |
Cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes a cavity to provide a cooking chamber, a burner disposed within the cooking chamber to generate flame for supplying heat to the cooking chamber, a burner cover on which the burner is installed, the burner cover having an opening through which air within the burner cover passes, a fan to allow the air within cooking chamber to flow, the fan to discharge the air within the burner cover through the opening of the burner cover, and a stabilizer including a barrier to abut the flame of the burner from reaching the fan when the air passes through the opening of the burner cover by operation of the fan. |
| US09874355B2 |
Cooktop for gas appliance
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a grate. The cooktop includes a bottom surface on which at least one gas burner is mounted. The cooktop further includes a periphery and an inner recessed area. The inner recessed area is recessed relative to the periphery. The inner recessed area is substantially defined by the bottom surface. The cooktop further includes a transition extending between the periphery and the inner recessed area and a sweep section extending between the periphery and the inner recessed area. The inner recessed area is surrounded substantially by the transition except at the sweep section. The grate is configured to be placed on the cooktop. Each of the sweep section and the transition extends between the bottom surface and a predetermined elevation above the bottom surface. The sweep section reaches the predetermined elevation in a more gradual manner than the transition reaches the predetermined elevation. |
| US09874354B2 |
Domestic appliance including door mounted through articulated hinge mechanism
A domestic appliance, such as a double oven range, incorporates a door having a bottom end portion which, when shifted between closed and opened positions, both pivots and vertically shifts relative to a frame body of the appliance through at least a connecting rod, push rod and pivot arm of a hinge mechanism. Due to a combined pivoting and lifting action of the door, minimal to no clearance is required between the bottom end portion and adjacent structure. |
| US09874353B2 |
Modified oven design and its functioning
The present disclosure relates to a modified oven design with detachable parts for cooking an edible item. The modified oven as disclosed comprise of a main body; a door; a support, wherein the oven can stand in a vertical position; a ceramic frame, wherein the ceramic frame comprise of a heating element; a ceramic rod; a mesh, wherein the mesh holds an edible item; a drip bar; a sliding rod base with a sliding rod, wherein the sliding rod has a projection whereby it slides into the sliding rod base; a gas fired heater and a control system to cook the edible item. The oven can be used either oven can be used in an electronic mode by using the ceramic frame with heating elements or with a gas mode by using the gas fired heater. |
| US09874350B2 |
System and method for increasing the service life and/or catalytic activity of an SCR catalyst and control of multiple emissions
The present invention relates generally to the field of emission control equipment for boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices (e.g., those located at power plants, processing plants, etc.) and, in particular to a new and useful method and apparatus for reducing or preventing the poisoning and/or contamination of an SCR catalyst. In another embodiment, the method and apparatus of the present invention is designed to protect the SCR catalyst. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for increasing the service life and/or catalytic activity of an SCR catalyst while simultaneously controlling various emissions. |
| US09874349B2 |
Fuel combustion system
A combustion system comprises a discharge nozzle with concentric air and fuel orifices. A fuel conduit is coupled to each fuel orifice while an air conduit is coupled to each air orifice. The fuel and air only mixing with one another upon discharge. A supplemental air source supplies supplement air for combustion. An air deflector disk supports the discharge nozzle and a cylindrical blast tube surrounds the air deflector sleeve and the air deflector disk while an outlet end of the cylindrical blast tube supports a flame retention head. The deflector disk permits some combustion air to flow into the combustion chamber while redirecting a remaining portion of the supplement air. The flame retention head permits some of the supplement air to discharge into a burner box while redirecting the remaining supplement air radially inward through openings in the air deflector sleeve to assist with combustion of the fuel mixture. |
| US09874347B1 |
Batch-cyclic redox reactor with air-only tuyeres
A reactor system includes plural batch-cyclic reduction/oxidation (redox) reactors. One reactor is operated in fuel mode while another is operated in air mode, and vice-versa. For each reactor in air mode, air is introduced via air-only tuyeres and via fuel-air tuyeres to oxidize oxidation particles. For each reactor in fuel mode, fuel is introduced via the reactor's fuel-air tuyeres and not via its air-only tuyeres. As a result, air is introduced at a higher rate than fuel is introduced so that the oxidation rate can match the reduction rate. Thus, for example, as few as two reactors can be used for continuous power generation without having to shuttle oxidation particles between reactors. |
| US09874344B2 |
Accent lighting for demountable wall system
A demountable Wall system that includes a base trim that receives an accent lighting assembly. The lower trim of the demountable wall system includes one or more lighting base trim sections that receive an accent lighting assembly. The accent lighting assembly includes an extruded diffuser formed from a transparent plastic material. The diffuser receives a light strip having a series of spaced LED lights each positioned to project light through a curved, projection wall of the diffuser. When the accent lighting assembly is mounted to the lighting base trim member, the accent lighting assembly projects light downward toward the floor and onto an angled face wall of the lighting base trim member. The lighting base trim member can selectively replace decorative base trim members of the demountable wall system. |
| US09874341B2 |
Double fresnel pir lens
A sensor module for a lighting fixture includes a module housing configured to be mounted to a lighting fixture, a light sensor mounted in the module housing, and a sensor cover over the light sensor. The sensor cover includes a first surface oriented to face a task surface within an area of interest, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes a first Fresnel lens having a number of Fresnel ridges oriented in a first direction. The second surface includes a second Fresnel lens having a number of Fresnel ridges oriented in a second direction, which is different from the first direction. Providing the first Fresnel lens and the second Fresnel lens with differently oriented Fresnel ridges allows the sensor cover to focus light from a relatively large portion of the task surface to the light sensor while remaining small. |
| US09874335B2 |
Printed circuit board, and lighting device and backlight unit including the same
Provided is a printed circuit board including: a support substrate including a first area in which a light emitting device is mounted, and a second area extending from the first area; a bending part which is configured such that a part between the first area and the second area is bent; a through hole passing through the bending part; a connection wiring connected to the light emitting device and disposed on the bending part; and a wiring connected to the connection wiring. |
| US09874334B2 |
Modularized smart home-care lighting device
A modularized smart home-care lighting device includes a lighting device including a base and a swappable assembly. The base is provided therein with a plurality of LEDs and an insertion slot. The insertion slot allows for installation and connection of a swappable assembly that has a camera for panoramic surveillance and monitoring. The camera has a circumference in which a detection module that detects an environment outside the lighting device and an ancillary module corresponding to the detection module to provide reminder and alarm. The swappable assembly is readily inserted into the base to establish secured connection therewith. Through electrical connection with the main control panel in the swappable assembly, the lighting device is allowed for expansion for diverse functions, which in combination with automatic connection with household electrical appliances, allows family members to be well taken care of to achieve the purpose of smart home care. |
| US09874333B2 |
Surface ambient wrap light fixture
A modular fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, to provide a surface ambient light (SAL). The fixture comprises two structural components: a housing subassembly and a lighting subassembly. These two subassemblies may be removably attached to operate as a singular fixture. Many different lighting subassemblies may be compatible with a single housing subassembly and vice versa. The housing subassembly comprises a frame that is mountable to an external structure. The lighting subassembly comprises the light sources and optical elements that tailor the light to achieve a particular profile. Electronics necessary to power and control the light sources may be disposed in the lighting subassembly. Various mount mechanisms may be used to attach the fixture to a surface such as a ceiling or a wall. Multiple fixtures can be connected serially to provide an extended linear fixture. |
| US09874332B1 |
Bulb including removable cover
A three-way bulb including light emitting diodes is used to achieve a variety of light output colors and/or intensities. In some embodiments, the inputs to a three-way bulb are configured to perform other functions, such as power a motor. In some embodiments, a bulb including light emitting diodes includes a replicable cover and/or a replicable LED. This cover may be configured to project images or support a shade made of a heat sensitive material. |
| US09874330B2 |
Light projection device and head lamp for vehicle
Disclosed herein a light projection device and a head lamp for vehicle capable of highly increasing and decreasing the illuminance of a plurality of specific regions in a light distribution designed in advance with high degree of freedom. The light projection device includes: a first optical system that forms a second light radiation region; a dynamic light deflection unit configured to deflect a light beam involved in forming the second light radiation region; a second optical system configured to project the deflected light beam to form a third light radiation region; and a deflection pattern generation unit configured to deflect and output each ray of the light beam such that a direction of deflection to be imparted is dependent on a position at which each ray is incident on the light incident portion. |
| US09874329B2 |
Method of laser welding of an automotive light and relative automotive light
A method of manufacturing an automotive light including the steps of: providing a container body delimited by a first perimetral profile; providing a lenticular body delimited by a second perimetral profile; associating the profiles, with a contact surface therebetween defining a welding interface; providing a laser emission device emitting radiation, operatively connected to a first light guide with an output to distribute radiation via a spatial distribution including with lobes; providing a second light guide inside the lenticular body adapted to obtain a light guide of radiation inside the lenticular body, having walls defined by a first lobe; arranging the guides to route a first lobe of radiation from the output towards the second guide, to propagate at least one lobe of radiation inside the second light guide towards the welding interface; wherein the container body acts as an absorbing member and the lenticular body acts as a transmissive member. |
| US09874326B1 |
Solar garden lamp
A solar garden lamp includes a solar panel, a lamp body, and a bracket, the solar panel is installed on the bracket via a horizontally disposed solar panel support which is connected with the bracket via an erectly first rotating shaft with an electrical motor, the solar panel is rotatable around a front side of the solar panel support, the lamp body is connected with two sides of a fixing element via a horizontally disposed third rotating shaft, the fixing element is installed below the bracket and is connected with the bracket via an erect second rotating shaft, and the lamp body is capable of rotating around a perpendicular line where the third rotating shaft is connected. The solar panel can realize adjustment in two dimensions to meet absorption of solar light. The lamp body can realize the adjustment of each illuminating angle, and realize maximum illumination area. |
| US09874323B1 |
Screened enclosure lighting system
A lighting system 1 for screened enclosures (2) wherein side edges (8) of an elongated housing strip (4) mount to a framework (3) of the screened enclosure using screen cable channels (21) located on a frame rail (5) of the framework. |
| US09874322B2 |
Lensed troffer-style light fixture
Troffer-style lighting fixtures are disclosed having troffer housing with reflective regions, and respective light emitting diode (LED) arrays mounted in the reflective regions. The LED arrays are arranged to emit out of said troffer housing to illuminate a room below. The LED arrays can be driven by an elevated drive signal to produce a high luminous flux. The light fixtures according to the present invention can have lenses and diffusers over the arrays arranged to mix and disperse light from the light source to reduce hot spots and the appearance of individual LED colors. A plurality of first diffusers is included, each over a respective LED array. A second diffuser is included over the first diffusers, with the LED light passing through the diffusers prior to emitting from the lighting fixture. The diffusers can have shapes, surfaces or materials to disperse and/or mix the LED light as it emits. |
| US09874321B2 |
Flashlight
A flashlight includes a body sized to be held in the hand of a user. The flashlight includes a light source coupled to the body for emitting light when the light source is activated by a user. The light source is movable to emit light as directed by the user. |
| US09874318B2 |
LED assembly and LED bulb using the same
An LED assembly, comprising: a light-transmissive substrate comprising a surface, a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region; a heat dissipation element, wherein a portion of the heat dissipation element is corresponding to the central region of the light-transmissive substrate; a first wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and corresponding to the peripheral region of the light-transmissive substrate; a plurality of LED elements arranged on the first wavelength conversion layer; a second wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and covering the plurality of LED elements and the first wavelength conversion layer; a plurality of conductive structures surrounding the plurality of LED elements and electrically connected thereto, wherein the plurality of conductive structures is formed on the surface and separated from each other; and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the plurality of conductive structures respectively. |
| US09874315B1 |
Safety LED lamp
A safety LED lamp includes a shell, an LED light source arranged in an interior space of the shell, and a base. The safety LED lamp also includes a light-transmitting protective enclosure, which is mounted inside the shell and is arranged outside the LED light source to enclose the LED light source. The protective enclosure is made of a plastic material. Compared to the prior art, the safety LED lamp includes an arrangement that additionally includes the protective enclosure that is arranged inside the shell to enclose the LED light source and is made of plastics so that when the shell is broken, the LED light source that is enclosed by the plastic protective enclosure is prevented from direct contact with the external surrounding environment and potential risk of causing threats to the users is eliminated. |
| US09874312B2 |
Cap with a brim protecting the rotary control member of a gas container valve unit
The invention relates to a gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container (20), such as a gas cylinder, a valve unit fixed to the gas container (20) and a protective cap (1, 2, 3, 4) arranged around the said valve unit, the protective cap (1, 2, 3, 4) comprising an opening (9) in which a rotary control member (5) is housed. The opening (9) is bordered by a protruding brim (7) jutting out from the external surface of the body (2) of the protective cap (1, 2, 3, 4). The protruding brim (7) comprises a cutout (8) forming a reading window so that marks or markings (11) corresponding to gas flow-rate values can be read. |
| US09874310B2 |
Grease gun cartridge construction
A grease gun cylinder walled cartridge adapted for direct attachment to any of a variety of grease gun head constructions and grease pumping systems, wherein the cartridge wall can be of any color or completely clear and see through, wherein the grease column within the cartridge is pressured toward and through an inlet port in the gun head, which port opens on the section stroke of a piston mounted in said cylinder into a loading portion of a cylinder of the grease pumping system, and wherein the grease column pressuring means is ambient air pressure. |
| US09874309B2 |
Support assembly
A support assembly and a method of assembling the support assembly that includes a structural member that is delimited by a first end and a second end with a first end cap configured to be arranged within the first end of the structural member and a second end configured to be arranged within the second end of the structural member to mount the structural member to a structure. The support assembly allows for forces to be applied in all directions without causing rotation or disengagement of the support assembly from a mounting structure. |
| US09874307B1 |
Portable stand system with two plaques
Portable stand system consists of two rigid plaques with perforated slots designed to interlock the two plaques into various configurations. The way to assemble the two plaques is by inserting them using the perforations indistinctively in order to achieve different x-shaped configurations according to the needs of the used. The system allows objects to be rearranged from their original position and/or angle. |
| US09874302B2 |
Cured in place liner system and installation methods
A cured in place liner system and associated connections and methods are disclosed. The cured in place pipe system forms a completely rehabilitated, stand-alone, fluid-tight flow path between upstream and downstream portions of an existing pipe system. The rehabilitated flow path is stand-alone in that the liner system does not rely on structure of the portion of the pipe system through which the liner system is installed to define the fluid-tight flow path. The flow path between upstream and downstream portions of the liner system is defined by and made fluid-tight solely by components of the rehabilitation system such as cured in place liners and couplers. The portion of the pipe system through which the rehabilitation system is installed merely provides a path (e.g., through the ground) through which the cured in place liner system can be inserted. After the cured in place liner system is installed, the liner system forms a fluid-tight flow path between an upstream portion of the pipe system and a downstream portion of the pipe system. Various types of connections may be used. In addition, various types of methods may be used in forming the connections, such as using a mold to cure connecting sections of the cured in place liners in desired configurations (e.g., having a generally circular outer profile) for forming connections with the liners. |
| US09874296B2 |
Snap-in duct support saddle
Method and apparatus for securing a duct to a bracket or hanger using a duct saddle. The duct saddle includes a body that includes a first side and a second opposing side. The body includes a duct seating surface on the a first side. The duct saddle also includes a plurality of retention clips extending from the body. The retention clips include respective tabs extending over the second side of the body and spaced apart from the second side of the body. The tabs include respective retention surfaces facing the second side of the body. The duct saddle also includes retention bodies extending from the respective retention surfaces toward the second side of the body. The above-described duct saddles can be installed on brackets without the use of fasteners, such as bolts and nuts. |
| US09874291B2 |
Fluid control valve
A cartridge valve is arranged to control a flow of a fluid within a fluid supply network of a cutting machine such as mining or drilling apparatus. The valve includes a main body that defines an internal chamber to accommodate a reciprocating piston and plunger operative to open and close the valve by axial sliding movement. An intermediate region of the chamber provides a fluid tight partition between a working fluid network and a supply fluid network. |
| US09874286B2 |
Differential pressure valve with reduced spring-surge and method for reducing spring surge
Disclosed is a differential pressure valve comprising: a valve body, the valve body having at least one flow inlet and one flow outlet: at least one shutter, the shutter being movable between an open position and a closed position under a differential pressure across the valve; at least one flow passage from the flow inlet to the flow outlet; at least one biasing member configured to bias the shutter towards a closed position so as to block the flow passage through the flow inlet. The biasing member is a non-linear biasing member. |
| US09874285B2 |
Organ on chip integration and applications of the same
A platform for cultivation, maintenance, and/or analysis of one or more bio-objects includes one or more integrated bio-object microfluidics modules. Each integrated bio-object microfluidics module is configured to cultivate, maintain, analyze and/or mimic functionalities of a respective bio-object, and includes one or more on-chip pumps; a plurality of fluidic switches; and a microfluidic chip in fluid communication with the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, having at least one chamber for accommodating the bio-object and a plurality of fluidic paths connecting the at least one chamber, the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, and a power and control unit adapted for selectively and individually controlling the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches for performing bio-object microfluidics functions. |
| US09874277B2 |
Transmission system of vehicle
A transmission system of a vehicle includes a starting clutch, a change clutch, a stepped transmission, a single spindle, a gear position sensor, an actuator, and a transmission controller. The change clutch and the stepped transmission are operated via the single spindle. The gear position sensor is to detect a shift stage of the stepped transmission. The actuator is to rotate the single spindle. The transmission controller, in a case where an engine is started in a state in which the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in second gear or higher, is configured to control the actuator to carry out shift-down operation and configured to limit output of the engine so that an engine rotation speed becomes a value smaller than a predetermined value until the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in neutral or first gear. |
| US09874274B2 |
Oil baffle for gas turbine fan drive gear system
A geared architecture includes a carrier that has spaced apart walls with circumferentially spaced mounts that interconnect the walls. The mounts provide circumferentially spaced apart apertures between the mounts at an outer circumference of the carrier. A sun gear and intermediate gears are arranged about and intermesh with the sun gear. The intermediate gears are supported by the carrier. The intermediate gears extend through the apertures to intermesh with a ring gear. A baffle is supported relative to the carrier and includes a lubrication passage near at least one of the sun gear and intermediate gears for directing a lubricant on the at least one of the sun gear and intermediate gears. The lubrication passage includes a primary passage that extends laterally between the walls and first and second passages and is in communication with the primary passage and respectively terminates near the sun gear and intermediate gears. |
| US09874273B2 |
Method of manufacturing a flexible externally toothed gear for strain wave gearing
A method for manufacturing a flexible externally toothed gear includes: a first step (ST1) for producing a primary molded article by performing near-net-shape plastic working on a material comprising a nickel-free low-alloy steel having a silicon content of 1.45-1.5 wt %; a second step (ST2) for martempering the primary molded article; a third step (ST3) for producing a secondary molded article from the primary molded article; and a fourth step (ST4) for shot-peening the secondary molded article to change the surface portions of the tooth part and other parts to martensite. A flexible externally toothed gear can be obtained in which the surface hardness is kept within a prescribed range and the fatigue strength and abrasion resistance are high. |
| US09874272B2 |
Method of producing wave gear device and wave gear device
A circular spline is secured to a housing. An output member is positioned relative to the circular spline, an outer race of a bearing is secured to the housing, and an inner race of the bearing is secured to the output member. A flex spline is positioned relative to the circular spline and secured to the output member. A wave generator is positioned relative to the circular spline, and a support member, by which the wave generator is rotatably supported, is secured to the housing. |
| US09874264B2 |
Magnetic field activated powertrain mount
A powertrain mount is connectable between a vehicle's powertrain component and body structure. The powertrain mount includes a moveable core and a housing for the moveable core. The housing supports the moveable core for movement relative to the housing, in one or more open degrees of freedom, to one or more floating poses where the moveable core is rigidly mechanically decoupled from the housing in the open degrees of freedom. A magnetic field generation system includes one or more housing-side magnetic devices at the housing and one or more moveable-core-side magnetic devices at the moveable core. The housing-side magnetic devices and the moveable-core-side magnetic devices are configured to collectively generate mutually balanced magnetic fields between the housing and the moveable core in the open degrees of freedom that retentively locate the moveable core in one or more floating poses. |
| US09874263B2 |
Shock absorber
To achieve the object described above, a shock absorber to solve the problem of the present invention includes a cover that covers an outer periphery of a cylinder which a reaction force air chamber forming member is slid ably in contact with, so that a slidable movement surface of the cylinder on which the reaction force air chamber forming member slidably moves is protected by the cover. Therefore, the slidable movement surface of the cylinder is not damaged by being hit by a flying stone or the like, an air tight property of the reaction force air chamber is maintained, and characteristics of an air spring included in the shock absorber do not change. |
| US09874262B2 |
Protective device for a shock absorber
The invention relates to a protective device for a shock absorber, in particular a commercial vehicle shock absorber, comprising a first base area and a second base area, wherein the first base area and the second base area are connected to one another in such a way that via a swivel axis they can be swiveled in relation to one another between an assembly state and an operating state, and wherein the first base area and the second base area in the operating state substantially form a hollow cylindrical shape. |
| US09874261B2 |
Anti-impact force apparatus
Disclosed is an anti-impact force apparatus, including an object capable of performing a circular motion, a connecting rod, push rods, a protective plate, a spring, a bearing, a push rod bracket and a base. When the protective plate is subjected to impact, the plurality of groups of push rods can move simultaneously to firstly buffer an introduced linear impact force via extrusion of the spring, then the connecting rod pushes the object capable of performing a circular motion to rotate to convert the linear impact force into a circular motion force, instantly converting the impact force into an anti-impact force, and the push rods are pulled back to an original impact point to push away an impactor, offsetting or weakening damage caused by the impact force. |
| US09874260B2 |
Case with integrated stand activated by pressure
This disclosure relates generally to stands and enclosures for an electronic device. The apparatus can include an enclosure or a housing for receiving an electronic device and protect the device from damage resulting from impact or exposure to liquids. The stand may include one or more bi-stable springs connected to the rear surface of the housing by an attachment feature, such as slides or an anchor. The bi-stable spring portion of the stand has a straight or inactive configuration and a curled activated configuration. When a user places pressure on a straightened bi-stable spring, the bi-stable spring curls outward away from the enclosure and can act as a stand for the electronic device. The stand may be removably or permanently affixed to the enclosure. |
| US09874259B2 |
Adjustment device for a disc brake
An adjustment device is provided for adjusting the wear of brake pads and a brake disk of a disc brake, in particular of a pneumatically actuated disc brake. The disc brake includes a brake application device actuated by a rotary lever, which brake application device has an adjusting spindle into which the adjustment device is insertable. The adjustment device is attached to a brake caliper of the disc brake by way of a bearing disk. The adjustment device is provided with a spindle and at least one friction pairing, each friction pairing having two contact surfaces. The friction pairing has a curved cross-section of at least one of its two contact surfaces. |
| US09874257B2 |
Electric caliper brake
Disclosed is an electric caliper brake. The electric caliper brake includes a carrier including a pair of pad plates installed to be moveable forward and backward, a caliper housing configured to be installed to be slidable on the carrier and to have a cylinder in which a piston of which an inside is dug in a form of a cup is moveable forward and backward due to a brake hydraulic pressure, a power conversion unit including a spindle member installed to pass through a rear of the cylinder and rotating due to a rotational force delivered from an actuator and a nut member screw-coupled to the spindle member, disposed in the piston, moving forward and backward according to rotation of the spindle member, pressurizing the piston, and releasing the pressurizing, and a filling member configured to be disposed in the piston in such a way that rotation of the filling member is limited, the filling member being coupled to the nut member. |
| US09874255B2 |
Decoupling brake component
A brake component comprising: (a) one or more tie bars, and (b) one or more open spaces on each side of the tie bar, wherein during a brake apply the one or more tie bars each allow a brake pad to rotate into the open spaces of the brake component while the tie bar remains an only point of contact of the brake component. |
| US09874253B2 |
Bicycle disk brake caliper with a fluid bleeding structure
A bicycle brake caliper apparatus comprises a caliper housing and a plug. The caliper housing includes a fluid chamber and an opening for receiving the plug therein, wherein the opening extends to an outside of the housing at a first location. The housing also includes a fluid passage in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, wherein the fluid passage is in fluid communication with an outside of the housing at a second location offset from the first location. The fluid passage is closed when the plug is in a first position. The fluid passage is open when the plug is in a second position so that fluid is allowed to flow from the fluid chamber, through the fluid passage and to the outside of the housing at the second location. |
| US09874250B2 |
Rotation transmission device
A rotation transmission device includes an electromagnetic clutch which selectively engages and disengages a two-way clutch configured to selectively perform and stop transmission of torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. A spring holder fitted on the input shaft prevents rollers from axially moving. Spring holding pieces mounted to the spring holder are formed with respective engagement surfaces engaging with cam surfaces of an outer periphery of an inner ring such that the spring holder is rotationally fixed. |
| US09874248B2 |
Shaft coupling for a roller arrangement
A shaft coupling and roller arrangements with a shaft coupling for the coupling a shaft journal having a polygonal cross-section to a drive or a bearing axle. The shaft coupling has a rotatably drivable coupling body, which has a coupling opening for receiving the shaft journal. The coupling body has a as multipart configuration and is openable along a dividing line, which intersects the coupling opening. A clamping apparatus is provided for non-positive holding of the shaft journal in the coupling opening. The coupling opening is formed at least in part by clamping jaws, which in the closed position are pressed onto the shaft journal, preferably areally flush against the shaft journal, via the clamping apparatus. |
| US09874246B2 |
Bearing inner ring with anti-rotation feature
A bearing assembly including an anti-rotation feature is provided. The bearing assembly includes a radially outer bearing ring including a radially outer race on a radially inner surface and a radially inner bearing ring and including a radially inner race on a radially outer surface and a radially inner bearing ring retention element. A plurality of rolling elements are supported to roll between the radially outer race and the radially inner race. The anti-rotation feature is provided by a washer including a first washer retention element configured to engage the radially inner bearing ring retention element, and a second washer retention element configured to engage a torque transmitting portion of a shaft. |
| US09874245B2 |
Bearing liners for use within light alloy housings
A device with a rotating element includes a housing body formed from a light alloy, wherein the housing body has a housing body thermal expansion coefficient, a bearing liner formed from a liner material disposed within the housing body, wherein the bearing liner has a bearing liner thermal expansion coefficient, and a bearing to support the rotating element with an outer race, wherein the bearing has a bearing thermal expansion coefficient, the outer race is press fit within the bearing liner, and the bearing liner thermal expansion coefficient is lower than the bearing thermal expansion coefficient. |
| US09874242B2 |
Bearing arrangement comprising a backup bearing
The invention relates to a bearing arrangement including a backup bearing (2), which is provided as a safety device in addition to a main bearing. A joint (12) is formed between an outer ring (3) of the backup bearing (2) and a housing (4) surrounding same. |
| US09874237B1 |
Support assembly joint and applications thereof
A support assembly for easy assembly and reliable operation is disclosed. Support assembly includes a plurality of support members, with at least one support member including connecting slot and at least one other support member having a complementary slot. Each slot features at least two tapered faces or walls to provide a wedge effect that ensures a tight reliable fit when the two members are fitted together. |
| US09874230B2 |
Gas takeoff isolation system
A fluid takeoff assembly for a motor-compressor is provided and includes an outer pipe having an inlet and an outlet, and an inner pipe defining a fluid passage extending from an open axial end toward a closed axial end thereof and a radial opening fluidly coupled with the fluid passage. The inner pipe may be disposed in the outer pipe such that the open axial end and the closed axial end are oriented toward the outlet and the inlet, respectively, and the inner and outer pipes define an annular space therebetween. A cross-flow member may be coupled with the inner pipe and may define a flowpath fluidly coupled with the fluid passage via the radial opening. A vane and the cross-flow member may be disposed in the annular space and configured to at least partially induce a swirling flow in a process fluid flowing through the annular space. |
| US09874229B2 |
Multi-level vibration dampening mechanism
In some implementations, cooling fans can be mounted in a server chassis using a multi-level vibration dampening mechanism to reduce the transmission of fan vibrations to the server chassis. For example, a plurality of cooling fans can be housed within a plurality of fan cages. The plurality of fan cages can be mounted to a cooling fan tray. The cooling fan tray can be mounted to the chassis. For example, the mountings used to attach the fan cages to the tray and the tray to the chassis can include resilient vibration dampers. Thus, the vibrations generated by the cooling fans can be more effectively reduced and operation of vibration sensitive server components can be improved. |
| US09874221B2 |
Axial compressor rotor incorporating splitter blades
A compressor apparatus includes: a rotor having: a disk mounted for rotation about a centerline axis, an outer periphery of the disk defining a flowpath surface; an array of airfoil-shaped axial-flow compressor blades extending radially outward from the flowpath surface, wherein the compressor blades each have a root, a tip, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, wherein the compressor blades have a chord dimension and are spaced apart by a circumferential spacing, the ratio of the chord to the circumferential spacing defining a blade solidity parameter; and an array of airfoil-shaped splitter blades alternating with the compressor blades, wherein the splitter blades each have a root, a tip, a leading edge, and a trailing edge; wherein at least one of a chord dimension of the splitter blades at the roots thereof and a span dimension of the splitter blades is less than the corresponding dimension of the compressor blades. |
| US09874214B2 |
Fan with fan blade mounting structure
Fans having fan blade mounting structures are disclosed herein. A fan configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology includes a fan having a central hub coupled to a plurality of fan blades by a plurality of blade mounting structures. Each blade mounting structure can include first and lower support members that each extend toward an inboard end portion of an individual fan blade. Each of the upper and lower support members can include a first end portion coupled to the inboard end portion of the fan blade. Each of the upper and lower support members can also include a second end portion coupled to opposite sides of the central hub. |
| US09874212B2 |
Housing for a fan of a scroll compressor
Housing for channelling the airflow of a radial fan of an air-cooled scroll compressor, where this housing is formed by a volute with an outlet and an outlet bend connecting thereto with an included angle. The included angle is an acute angle that extends from one side of the median plane defined by the axis of the inlet and the center of the output of the outlet bend to the other side of the median plane located on the side of the end point of the transverse wall and up to a distance from this median plane. |
| US09874210B2 |
Vane oil pump
A vane fluid pump for a vehicle component has a cam defining a continuous inner wall surrounding a cavity, and an inner rotor supported within the cam. The inner rotor has a cylindrical outer wall defining a series of slots equally spaced about the outer wall. A series of vanes is provided with each vane positioned within a respective slot of the inner rotor and extending outwardly to contact the continuous inner wall of the cam. Each vane provides a fluid barrier between adjacent pumping chambers formed between the cam and the inner rotor. A first vane of the series of vanes defines a passageway thereacross to fluidly connect adjacent pumping chambers. The passageway is configured to disrupt harmonics during operation to reduce pressure ripples and associated tonal noise. At least another vane is configured without any fluid passageways. |
| US09874205B2 |
Vacuum pump having an adjustable housing
The invention relates to a pump. The pump has a pump housing comprising a first and second housing part (1, 2). The first housing part (1) has a first fluid port (10) and a first face side (8). The second housing part (2) has a second fluid port (27) and a second face side (9). The second housing part is axially connectable with the first housing part (1). Further, the pump has a pump motor in the first housing part (1) and a fluid mover in the second housing part (2). The fluid mover is drivable by the pump motor. Further, the pump has a housing part connecting device (3) for axially connecting the first housing part (1) and the second housing part (2) with each other. The housing part connecting device (3) is adjustable between a connecting and a release position. In the connecting position, the first housing part (1) and the second housing part (2) are fixed in an axial and rotary manner with each other. In the release position, the first housing part (1) and the second housing part (2) are pivotable relative to each other and are fixed in an axial manner with each other. |
| US09874204B2 |
Swash plate compressor
A swash plate compressor 100 includes a swash plate 111 that rotates with a drive shaft 110, a pair of shoes 137a and 137b placed to sandwich a portion of the swash plate 111 close to a periphery of the swash plate 111, and a piston 136 connected to the swash plate 111 via the pair of shoes 137a and 137b. The piston 136 reciprocates in a cylinder bore 101a as the swash plate 111 rotates due to the rotation of the drive shaft 110. In the swash plate compressor 100, a zinc phosphate film is formed on each portion of the piston 136 at which the corresponding shoe 137a, 137b is in sliding contact. This reduces occurrence of galling or seizing at the sliding contact portions between the piston 136 and the shoes 137a and 137b. |
| US09874193B2 |
Dedicated exhaust gas recirculation engine fueling control
A method of operating an dedicated exhaust gas recirculation engine including a water gas shift catalyst by supplying ambient air and fuel to a dedicated cylinder at a first fuel to air equivalence ratio in the range of greater than 1.0 to 1.6 for a first number of engine cycles and, for a second number of engine cycles, supplying ambient air and fuel to the dedicated cylinder at a second fuel to air equivalence ratio in the range of 0.7 to less than 1.0. During the second number of cycles, spark timing of the dedicated cylinder is adjusted and a time delay when exhaust recirculated from the dedicated cylinder will be inducted into the cylinders is determined. At the end of the time delay, a second spark timing of the main cylinder is adjusted and the amount of fuel supplied to the main cylinders is increased. |
| US09874190B2 |
Crank only exercise mode
Methods and systems for exercising a genset are disclosed herein. The method includes detecting whether the genset is in a first mode or a second mode, and activating a plurality of exercise cycles of the genset. Activating the plurality of exercise cycles comprises, in response to detecting the genset is in the first mode, ignite fuel to activate the genset during each of the plurality of exercise cycles of the genset; and in response to detecting the genset is in the second mode, cranking the genset without igniting fuel during at least a first subset of the plurality of exercise cycles. |
| US09874182B2 |
Partial forced induction system
A partial forced induction system is provided that has one or more combustion engine cylinders with each engine cylinder having a first and a second intake valve with individual ports. A source of forced induction in fluid communication with the one or more combustion engine cylinders and urging air into the one or more combustion engine cylinders. A naturally aspirated intake manifold path connecting to each of the first intake valves at each of said one or more engine cylinders. A forced induction intake manifold path connects the source of forced induction to each of said second intake valves at each of the one or more engine cylinders. |
| US09874173B2 |
Control device for direct injection gasoline engine
An engine has an engine body, an injector, and a control section which controls a fuel injection amount and an injection state of the injector. The control section predicts a state of temperature in the combustion chamber, and controls the injector such that a volume of an air-fuel mixture layer formed in the combustion chamber is larger when the predicted temperature is high, than when the predicted temperature is low, even when same fuel amounts are injected. |
| US09874168B2 |
Methods and systems for a dual injection fuel system
Methods and systems are provided for controlling fuel injectors for a fuel system configured to deliver fuel to an engine via each of port fuel injection and direct fuel injection. In one example, a method may include, during an engine green start condition, injecting fuel with the port injector while not injecting fuel with the direct injector, and after the green start condition, injecting with each of the port injector and the direct fuel injector at a fuel ratio determined based on engine operating conditions. |
| US09874162B2 |
System for controlling engine using variable valve lift and method thereof
A system for controlling an engine includes a driving information detector detecting driving information. At least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve open and close the combustion chamber. A variable valve lift (VVL) system adjusts opening timing of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. A compressor rotates by a rotational force of a turbine and compresses intake air, and a vane adjusts the amount of exhaust gas supplied to the turbine. A controller controls opening of the vane using a high pressure EGR valve, when the exhaust valve is open during a suction stroke by the VVL system, the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, and an air/fuel ratio is beyond reference ratio range. |
| US09874158B2 |
Engine systems and methods of operating an engine
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating an engine. Another embodiment is a unique engine system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and engine systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| US09874150B2 |
Method of assembly for gas turbine fan drive gear system
A method of assembling an epicyclic gear train comprises the steps of providing a unitary carrier having a central axis that includes spaced apart walls and circumferentially spaced connecting structure defining spaced apart apertures provided at an outer circumference of the carrier. Gear pockets are provided between the walls and extend to the apertures. A central opening is in at least one of the walls. A plurality of intermediate gears are inserted through the central opening and move the intermediate gears radially outwardly into the gear pockets to extend into the apertures. A sun gear is inserted through the central opening. The plurality of intermediate gears is moved radially inwardly to engage the sun gear. |
| US09874149B2 |
Method and system for starting an aircraft turboengine
The invention relates to a method for starting an aircraft turboshaft engine, said turboshaft engine comprising a combustion chamber, a compressor shaft on which a compressor wheel is mounted to feed compressed air to said combustion chamber, at least one starter connected to said shaft so as to provide it with a specified starting torque for driving it in rotation. The method comprises accelerating the compressor shaft during a first start-up phase, then stabilizing the rotational speed of the compressor shaft during a second start-up phase. During acceleration of the compressor shaft, the rotational speed of the shaft is regulated such that the acceleration of the shaft remains substantially constant. |
| US09874148B2 |
Hybrid slinger combustion system
There is provided a method for improving the combustion efficiency of a combustor of a gas turbine engine powering an aircraft. The method comprises selectively using two distinct fuel injection units or a combination thereof for spraying fuel in a combustion chamber of the combustor of the gas turbine engine. A first one of the two distinct fuel injection units is selected and optimized for high power demands, whereas a second one of the two distinct fuel injection units is selected and optimized for low power level demands. In operation, the fuel flow ratio between the two distinct injection units is controlled as a function of the power level demand. |
| US09874147B2 |
V-band clamp with integral mount plate
A V-band clamp includes a V-band segment that has a V-groove and is configured to generally circumscribe a flange of a first component and a flange of a second component. The V-band segment has a coupling element that is configured to couple the V-band clamp to a third component. The V-band clamp also has a latch disposed on the V-band segment that is configured to tighten the V-band clamp about the flanges. |
| US09874145B2 |
Lubrication system for gas turbine engines
A lubrication system for a gas turbine engine may include a pump for moving a lubricant through a conduit from a lubricant tank to an engine component. Further, a scheduling valve positioned in the conduit between the lubricant tank and the engine component may vary a flow of the lubricant to the engine component based on a condition. |
| US09874141B2 |
Internal combustion engines
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons forming a combustion chamber therebetween a crankshaft driven by the pistons via respective drive linkages. The outer piston furthest from the crankshaft comprises a skirt extending from its perimeter towards the crankshaft to form a cylinder within which the other, inner piston reciprocates. |
| US09874137B2 |
System and method for canister purging
Methods and systems are provided for enhancing purge flow when applying shallow intake manifold vacuum. An alternate purge route that circumvents the more restrictive canister purge valve and directs purge vapors through a branched path via a less restrictive mechanical purge valve is used during low intake manifold vacuum conditions. By enabling higher purge flow rates when manifold vacuum is lower, a more complete canister cleaning is ensured. |
| US09874135B2 |
Prechamber ignition system
Generally, embodiments of a pre-chamber unit having a pre-combustion chamber including one or more induction ports in a configuration which achieves flow fields and flow field forces inside the pre-combustion chamber which act to direct flame growth away quenching surface of the pre-combustion chamber. |
| US09874133B2 |
Internal combustion engine, in particular large diesel engine
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine, in particular a large diesel engine, having at least a first and a second cooling circuit (31, 32), having at least one individual cylinder (1) with a cylinder housing (2) which accommodates a cylinder liner (3), and having at least one individual cylinder head (4), wherein the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by at least one cooling jacket (5, 6) which is flow-connected to at least one cooling chamber (14) in the individual cylinder head (4), the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by a first and a second cooling jacket (5, 6), wherein the first cooling jacket (5) is separated in flow terms from the second cooling jacket (6) within the cylinder housing (2). In order to make high degrees of efficiency and low exhaust-gas values possible, it is proposed that the first cooling jacket (5) is flow-connected to at least a first cooling chamber (14) and the second cooling jacket (6) is flow-connected to at least a second cooling chamber (24) in the individual cylinder head (4). |
| US09874132B2 |
Information-display-equipped electric-heating-type heater and method of using information therefor
There are disclosed an information-display-equipped electric-heating-type heater, and a method of using the above information. An information-display-equipped electric-heating-type heater includes a tubular honeycomb structure made of a conductive material and having porous partition walls to define and form a plurality of cells which become through channels for a fluid and extend from one end face to the other end face, and a circumferential wall positioned in an outermost circumference; and a pair of electrodes disposed on the circumferential wall of the honeycomb structure, and information concerning a heater performance of the electric-heating-type heater is displayed in the honeycomb structure. |
| US09874129B2 |
SCR device
Methods and systems are provided for an SCR device configured to store an amount of urea. In one example, a system may include rotating a plurality of plates in the SCR as exhaust gas flows through the SCR. |
| US09874126B2 |
Non-thermal particulate filter regeneration
A particular trap is regenerated without the use of heat. The regeneration is accomplished using a valving mechanism for periodically creating a reverse pressure throughout the entire trap, after the reverse pressure is created controls are operative to start a regeneration cycle by creating a substantially instantaneous reverse pressure drop across the porous walls of the entire trap to dislodge accumulated particulate cake and by causing the filtered exhaust gas to flow back through the porous walls to remove the dislodged particulate from the trap. A settling tank is connected to the exhaust pipe upstream of the trap to receive and store the dislodged particulate. The controls are operative to return the system to its filtering operation. Gaseous effluent from the tank is returned to the exhaust system upstream of the filter to provide a “closed system” in which only filter gas is discharged to atmosphere. |
| US09874125B2 |
Quadruple-tuned silencer apparatus and method for attenuating sound from an engine exhaust
An apparatus and method for attenuating sound from an engine exhaust. The relative lengths of the expansion chambers and other components within the apparatus provide a quadruple tuning effect which attenuates sound over a wide frequency range. Attenuation at higher frequencies is also increased and extended by the use of acoustically lined internal baffle tubes inside the apparatus housing. |
| US09874124B2 |
Filter diagnostics and prognostics
Various systems and methods are provided for a lubricant filter. In one example, a method for a lubricant filter comprises indicating a condition of the filter based on a difference between a measured pressure differential and an expected pressure differential during select conditions in which all lubricant pumped by a pump upstream of the filter flows into the filter. |
| US09874119B2 |
Continuous variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft mounted to a cylinder head, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed respectively, and disposed on each cylinder, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, and disposed on the each cylinder, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto, and disposed movable up and down direction of an engine, a guide shaft connecting the plurality of slider housings and a control portion moving a position of the guide shaft for changing rotation centers of the inner brackets. |
| US09874116B2 |
Valve-timing control device for internal combustion engine
A valve timing control device for an internal combustion engine includes: a driving rotation member, a driven rotation member, a speed reduction mechanism, a circumferential clearance of the each of the rolling member being formed within an angle range of 0.01° to 0.4° in a circumferential direction from a reference line extending from a rotation axis of the driving rotation member in a radial direction, in a space constituted by the eccentric rotation member, the internal teeth constituting section, and the one of the holding holes. |
| US09874113B2 |
System and method for reutilizing CO2 from combusted carbonaceous material
A system for generating steam supplies of coal another material to one or more processing chambers. Each processing chamber includes a plasma arc torch that heats the material in the presence of water and a treatment gas at an extremely high temperature. A product gas stream is delivered from each processing chamber to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). Each HRSG generates steam that is used to drive a steam turbine. The processing chambers and HRSGs are fluidly connected so that the product gas streams moves from a processing chamber, to a HRSG, to another processing chamber, and then to another HRSG, etc. Within any of the HRSGs, or after the final HRSG, water in the product gas may condense to liquid water that may be redirected to any of the processing chambers. In addition, CO2 from the final HRSG may be redirected into any of the processing chambers to facilitate further reactions in the chambers. |
| US09874105B2 |
Active clearance control systems
The present disclosure includes active clearance control systems including improved cooling manifolds. Such improved manifolds may utilize multiple cooling zones to provide varied levels of cooling to an engine case. |
| US09874102B2 |
Cooled turbine vane platform comprising forward, midchord and aft cooling chambers in the platform
A cooling system (10) positioned within a turbine airfoil (12) and having film cooling channels (16) positioned within inner and outer endwalls (18, 20) of the turbine airfoil (12), with cooling fluids supplied to the cooling channels (16) other than from an aft cooling chamber (22) to prevent blockages from developing within the film cooling channels (16) from debris that typically collects with the aft cooling chamber (22) during steady state operation of the turbine engine is disclosed. The cooling system (10) may include one or more midchord cooling channels (24) extending from a midchord cooling chamber (26) and including an outlet (28) positioned closer to a downstream edge (30) of the inner endwall (18) than an upstream wall (32) forming the aft cooling chamber (22). The midchord cooling channel, thus, may cool aspects of the inner endwall (18) radially outward of the aft cooling chamber (22) without receiving cooling fluid from aft cooling chamber (22), thereby eliminating the possibility of blockages from debris in the aft cooling chamber (22). |
| US09874096B2 |
Subsea container transport system for deep-sea mining
A mining system includes: a vessel for processing mined ore, an upper platform coupled with the vessel, a lower platform supported by the ocean floor, a number of transport cables which extend between the upper and lower platform, and a container for containing ore which container is fixedly coupled to a container transporting cable such that the container moves vertically with the container transporting cable to transport the container in a container trajectory extending between the upper and lower platform. |
| US09874095B2 |
Cutting bit and extraction tool for same
A cutting bit for a bit assembly secured to a cutter head includes a cutting end, a shank extending along a bit axis, and a shoulder positioned between the cutting end and the shank. The shoulder includes an outer edge defining a perimeter, a shoulder end surface defining a shoulder plane, a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface is positioned between the outer edge and the shoulder end surface. The first inclined surface extends along the perimeter and is oriented at a first acute angle relative to the shoulder plane. The second inclined surface is positioned between the shoulder end surface and the first inclined surface. The second inclined surface is oriented at a second acute angle relative to the shoulder plane, and the second acute angle is smaller than the first acute angle. |
| US09874091B2 |
Stripline energy transmission in a wellbore
A downhole energy transmission system is described. The system can include a tubing string having a number of tubing pipe disposed within an annulus formed by a casing string disposed within a wellbore, where the tubing string has at least one wall forming a cavity. The system can also include a remote electrical device disposed within the cavity of the tubing string at a first location. The system can further include a first stripline cable disposed on an outer surface of the tubing string, where the first stripline cable transmits a first electromagnetic directional traveling wave received from an energy source. The system can also include a second stripline cable disposed adjacent to the first stripline cable at the first location, where the second stripline cable is electrically coupled to the remote electrical device. |
| US09874089B2 |
Bridge type concentric direct reading testing and commissioning instrument
A bridge concentric direct-reading testing and adjusting instrument, comprising a cable head connected to a pressure sensor; a supporting mechanism having a pair of supporting arms; a sliding power mechanism including a power motor, a spring, an impact hammer and a one-way clutch assembly, the impact hammer slidably connected to the power motor to be rotated along with rotation of the power motor, a lower end of the impact hammer detachably connected to the one-way clutch assembly, and the one-way clutch assembly connecting the supporting arms via a transmission assembly to control opening and closing of the supporting arms; a flowmeter; and an adjusting actuator including an adjusting motor, an adjusting connector and an adjusting arm, the adjusting arm used for adjusting a waterflooding flow rate through rotation of the adjusting arm. |
| US09874088B2 |
Wellbore flowmeter
A flowmeter for use in a wellbore that has vane assemblies that deploy from a rotating segment. The vane assemblies project a variable distance away from the rotating segment, so that the flowmeter adjust to varying flow conditions. The variable distance of the vane assemblies also allows use of the flowmeter in different sized wellbores. An example flowmeter includes vane assemblies of varying length that are selectively deployed depending on operating conditions. Other vane assemblies have vane elements with a pitch that varies in response to wellbore and fluid flow operating parameters. |
| US09874084B2 |
Multifunction end cap for coiled tube telemetry
A multifunctional end cap assembly for use in terminating the toe end of subsurface coiled tubing strings that include multiple sensors. The assembly includes provisions for turnarounds for DTS or DAS systems as well as provisions for connecting formation pressures with a pressure transducer within the coiled tubing string. |
| US09874083B2 |
Downhole probes and systems
Disclosed are downhole probes in which electrical interconnections between different modules are achieved without wiring harnesses. Modules may be coupled to one another and/or to bulkheads in the probe my couplings that provide substantially rigid couplings. The couplings may be configured to connect together only in one orientation. Electrical connectors may be fixed relative to components of the couplings so that the electrical connectors are automatically aligned for connection by the couplings. |
| US09874080B2 |
Method of using controlled release tracers
Fluids produced from a fractured subterranean formation may be monitored by pumping into the well a fracturing fluid which contains a tracer. The method may be used to monitor produced hydrocarbons as well as produced water. The tracer may also be used in a sand control, frac pack or acid fracturing operation. The tracer is a component of a composite where it may be immobilized within a matrix (such as an emulsion) or porous particulate, onto a support or compressed with a binder into a solid particulate. The tracer may be slowly released from the composite. |
| US09874079B2 |
Nonionic surfactants for enhanced crude oil recovery
The present disclosure provides methods of using a nonionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery, where the nonionic surfactant is prepared with a double metal cyanide catalyst. The present disclosure also provides for an emulsion that includes carbon dioxide, a diluent and the nonionic surfactant. |
| US09874078B2 |
Boltless electrical connector for submersible well pump
A submersible electrical motor that drives a pump has an electrical connector receptacle base. A plug opening extends from the base into an interior of the motor and has a side wall extending around a plug opening axis. An electrical connector plug at an end of a motor lead has a nose portion that stabs into the plug opening and is surrounded by the side wall. An inward facing shoulder formed in the side wall faces inward into the motor. An outward facing shoulder on the nose portion faces outward from the motor interior and registers with the inward facing shoulder when the nose portion is fully received within the plug opening. A retainer inserts into engagement with the inward and outward facing shoulders to prevent outward movement of the plug in the plug opening. The retainer may be a pin or a ring. |
| US09874073B2 |
Apparatus for engaging and releasing an actuator of a multiple actuator system
Apparatuses for engaging an actuator of a subsurface tool are disclosed, comprising: a valve closure device; a plurality of actuation assemblies, comprising: an actuation device; an actuation rod, wherein the actuation device is configured to axially translate the actuation rod; an actuation platform, wherein the actuation rod engages the actuation platform; a plurality of actuation heads, configured to engage the actuation platform; and wherein the plurality of actuation heads engage an actuation member and are configured to transfer mechanical force to the actuation member, thereby axially translating the actuation member; and wherein axial translation of the actuation member exerts a downward force on the valve closure device to move the valve closure device from a closed position to an open position. |
| US09874070B2 |
Tension-set tieback packer
An apparatus for supporting tubing in casing includes a setting tool and a liner top packer, which can be used for tieback. A setting slip is disposed uphole of a packing assembly on the packer and is movable from a retracted to an extended state engaging the casing. The setting tool has a temporary connection to the packer and has a pack-off that seals the tool in the packer but allows for movement. After running downhole, the temporary connection of the setting tool to the packer is disconnected, and the setting slip is set in the casing by moving the setting tool in an uphole direction. To set the packing assembly, the packer is moved in the uphole direction by engaging the setting tool with the pack-off and compressing the packing element (e.g., packing element and opposing cones and slips) against the set setting slip. Eventually, the setting tool is disconnected from the packer by disengaging the pack-off. |
| US09874069B2 |
Seal assembly
A seal assembly and an apparatus including the same are provided. The seal assembly may include a seal member with axially opposing sides and one or two back-up rings for substantially supporting at least one side of the seal member. The seal member may be made of elastomer and have an axially extending base with one or two flange portions and a protrusion extending perpendicularly from the base. The back-up ring may be made of a plastic material and a portion of the back-up ring may abut a radially outer surface of the flange portion of the seal member. |
| US09874068B2 |
Apparatus and method usable for open-water rigless and riserless plug and abandonment (P and A) work
In one system, there is an emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the emergency pipe stroker tool is configured to act as a first mechanical barrier for a well. Further, there is an emergency quick disconnect tool in communication with the emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the emergency quick disconnect tool comprises a connector assembly and a fluid conduit in communication with the well, and further wherein the connector assembly is configured to simultaneously detach from the well and to seal the well. Further still, there is a cement retainer in communication with the emergency quick disconnect tool and the emergency pipe stroker tool, wherein the cement retainer is configured to act as a second mechanical barrier for the well, wherein, the emergency pipe stroker tool, the emergency quick disconnect tool, and the cement retainer act in coordination to seal a well while establishing the multiple mechanical barriers. |
| US09874066B2 |
Packer assembly with sealing bodies
A packer assembly has an inner expandable packer. An outer layer having sealing bodies may be disposed about and/or positioned on the outer surface of the inner expandable packer member. Each of the sealing bodies may have an elastomeric body, and one or more flowlines may be embedded in the elastomeric body of each of the sealing bodies. The sealing bodies may be located in grooves in the inner expendable packer member. The sealing bodies may contact a surrounding casing or a surrounding formation to form an annular seal; in an embodiment, the sealing bodies and the inner expandable packer member may contact a surrounding casing or a surrounding formation to form an annular seal. The sealing bodies may be non-integral with each other and/or separable from each other. |
| US09874065B2 |
Dual stripper apparatus
A workover riser arrangement designed to allow installation/retrieval of a coiled tubing suspended Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) into live wells is described. The installation takes place by the use of a coiled tubing as a running string that extends through respective apparatuses in said workover riser arrangement and further down towards the well bottom. The workover riser apparatus comprises a first (upper) dual stripper apparatus through which said coiled tubing is to extend, a second (lower) dual stripper apparatus through which said coiled tubing is to extend, a surface BOP, if required, and a surface flow tree arranged between the first and second dual stripper apparatus, an EDP, LRP and an XMT arranged below the second dual stripper apparatus. |
| US09874064B2 |
Shape memory alloy powered hydraulic accumulator
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator. The accumulator includes a first cylinder configured to receive a fluid within an internal volume of the first cylinder. The accumulator also includes a piston configured to move axially within the first cylinder. Axial movement of the piston within the first cylinder adjusts the internal volume of the first cylinder. The accumulator further includes a plurality of shape memory alloy wires configured to cause the axial movement of the piston within the first cylinder. |
| US09874054B2 |
Entryway with articulating threshold
A threshold having a threshold cap. The threshold cap has an aperture through its top wall. The threshold also includes a pin capture positioned below the threshold cap and corresponding in location to the aperture. The pin capture is positioned to receive a pin passing through the aperture. |
| US09874053B2 |
Method and system for thermal barrier installation
An insulation system including a first retention member having a first channel, a second retention member having a second channel, and a thermal bridge. The thermal bridge includes a first finger and a second finger. The first finger is received into the first channel and the second finger is received into the second channel. The system further includes a first locking tab associated with the first channel for securing the first finger and a second locking tab associated with the second channel for securing the second finger. The thermal bridge substantially reduces conductive heat transfer between the first retention member and the second retention member. |
| US09874051B2 |
Oneshot
A safe that is unopenable and uses solar energy to dispense via a infrared remote signal a single or double, 1.5 oz shot of hard alcohol every night between the hours of 10 pm and 12 am. Featuring a oneway pump which intakes alcohol into the glass lined reservoir and a tamper proof z shaped nozzle composed of titanium to dispense. Also requires a breathalyzer and identity check of the user. The breathalyzer will use near infrared spectroscopy and also have additional optical filters which check for the organic compounds nitrogen and carbon dioxide present in human breath. The identity check may be done by iris scan or facial recognition scan and may require to have face aligned with both the camera and breathalyzer holes. May also feature a refrigeration system on the bottom of the safe using a Stirling heat engine to power the compressor. |
| US09874047B2 |
Carrier for electrical traces of an actuator of a latch
A carrier for electrical traces of an actuator for a latch is provided. The carrier is configured to receive a plurality of electrical traces; and wherein the carrier has features for receiving and retaining at least one switch, wherein the carrier is configured for use in at least two distinct configurations each of which being different from the other. |
| US09874046B2 |
Motor vehicle lock
The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock for a motor vehicle door arrangement, wherein a catch and a pawl are provided. The catch can be brought into an opening position and into a closed position. The catch may be brought into holding engagement with a lock striker. The pawl may be brought into an engagement position. The pawl may be deflected into a release position. A pawl actuation lever is provided for deflecting the pawl. An engagement arrangement is provided. The engagement arrangement comprises a deflection lever on the side of the pawl actuation lever and a counter contour on the side of the pawl. The deflection lever is configured to engage the counter contour. An actuation movement of the pawl actuation lever can deflect the pawl into the release. An inertial characteristic of the deflection lever causes a deflection movement along a free-wheeling path. |
| US09874040B1 |
Hitch-mounted wire unroller apparatus
A collapsible wire unroller apparatus having a frame including cradles for supporting a spindle having spools of wire. A bottom support mounted to one portion of the frame connects to a rear hitch of the all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Left and right adjustable straps mounted to another portion of the frame connect to a rear cargo rack of the ATV and reduce the weight of the spindles placed on the rear hitch. |
| US09874035B2 |
Flooring component
A flooring component comprising a main body portion defining a first major surface and a second major surface, a first extending portion that extends from the main body portion in a first direction, the first extending portion defining a third surface coplanar to at least a portion of the first major surface, and a second extending portion that extends from the main body portion in a second direction opposite the first direction, the second extending portion defining a fourth surface coplanar to at least a portion of the second major surface, wherein at least 60% of the main body portion, the first extending portion and the second extending portion is of a first material, the first extending portion comprises a female structure on a side of the first extending portion opposite the third surface, the second extending portion comprises a male structure on a side of the second extending portion opposite the fourth surface, the flooring component comprises, in a region of at least one of the female structure and the male structure, a resilient portion of a second material more pliable than the first material, and the female structure is of a shape that snappingly engages the male structure using a resilience of the resilient portion. |
| US09874034B2 |
Anti-panic cable grab
The cable grab safety device releasably attaches a workman's safety lanyard to a steel cable. A primary frame constructed of an elongated U-shaped bracket having a pair of spaced apart parallel side plates fits around the cable. A secondary frame also comprised of a pair of side plates fits within the U-shaped bracket after the cable is inserted. The secondary frame carries a brake in the form of a pulley mounted in an elongated slot movable toward or away from the cable. A lever attached to a worker's lanyard moves the pulley only in the inward direction to engage the cable in the event of a fall. A bent pin connected between the primary and secondary frames allows for limited pivotal and axial movement between them allowing the cable to be inserted into the U-shaped bracket. A separate locking pin secures the frame members together. |
| US09874031B2 |
Drywall texture dispensing system
A drywall texture dispensing system includes an air gun that may be fluidly coupled to an air source. A reservoir is provided and the reservoir may contain a fluid. The reservoir is removably coupled to the air gun such that the reservoir is in fluid communication with the air gun. The reservoir has a diameter that is less than approximately thirty cm. Thus, the reservoir facilitates the air gun to dispense the fluid in a restricted area. A lid is removably coupled to the reservoir. |
| US09874027B2 |
Mechanical locking system for floor panels
Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a vertical locking system on short edges comprising a displaceable tongue that is displaced in one direction into a tongue groove during vertical displacement of two panels. The displaceable tongue may be provided in a sidewardly open displacement groove at an edge of a building panel, the displaceable tongue including a main body extending along the edge of the panel and a tongue locking surface located at an upper and outer part of the tongue. |
| US09874026B2 |
System and method for mounting wall panels secured to a wall
A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, includes fastening extrusions, each including an extrusion base section adapted to be secured to the existing wall, at least one retaining wall extending at an angle from the base section, and a holding member on each retaining wall; and intermediary supports for supporting the wall panels at a position between side edges of the wall panels, each intermediary support including an intermediary support base plate adapted to be secured to the existing wall, and a sliding member adapted to be slidably connected with the base plate, such that one wall panel is adapted to be secured on the sliding member for sliding movement relative to the intermediary support base plate with the sliding member in order to slide a side edge of the wall panel into one fastening extrusion between the extrusion base section and the holding member. |
| US09874025B2 |
Sheet fixing frame
Provided herein is a sheet fixing frame, which is installed on a periphery of an installation subject and secures an end of a cover sheet for finishing an installation subject area, the sheet fixing frame including a fixing frame which has a fixing plate contacting the installation subject area, a fixing hook which is bent in one end of the fixing plate and to which an end of the cover sheet is coupled, and a supporting plate which is bent in a direction parallel to the fixing hook in another end of the fixing plate so as to provide a receiving space between the fixing hook and supports the cover sheet, wherein the fixing frame is placed on the periphery of the installation subject area; a fastening member which penetrates the fixing plate between the fixing hook and the supporting plate and is fastened to the installation subject area; and a supporting member which has a coupling to which the supporting plate of the fixing frame is inserted at its one end, and a supporter which supports the cover sheet at its another end. |
| US09874020B2 |
Ice melting and clearing roof rod
An ice melting and clearing rod includes an ice melting chemical compound including calcium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, amide, and/or glycol, forming a substantially cylindrical member. The substantially cylindrical member includes: an outer surface including: multiple grooves that run along a length of the cylindrical member, the grooves being evenly spaced about a circumference of the cylindrical member; and a textured surface along at least a portion of the outer surface, the textured surface providing resistance in one direction along the length of the cylindrical member; and a set of through-holes adapted for use as placement features, wherein each through-hole in the set of through-holes is perpendicular to the length of the cylindrical member, where: the rod is adapted for use on a sloped roof, the outer surface is formed by the ice melting compound, and a shape of the substantially cylindrical member is retained without any external container. |
| US09874018B1 |
Skylight framing system with incorporated drainage
A skylight assembly, having framing members that define an interior space and rafters that span the interior space between framing members, for supporting panes of glass, each pane having at least one structural glass panel and a thermal panel. The framing members have an upper support surface and a main gutter. A structural thermal break connected to each framing member provides a lower support surface. The structural glass panels are fully supported by the upper support surface. The thermal panel is supported by the lower support surface, and is sealed to the upper support surface by a spacer, forming an insulating glass unit therewith. The full support of the structural glass, independent of the support of the thermal panel, allows the skylight to be thermally insulated and walkable. Support blocks extending on each rafter have drainage channels that lead to the main gutters in the framing members. |
| US09874016B2 |
Wedge for post tensioning tendon
A wedge assembly for post tensioning concrete includes one or more wedges and a wedge ring. Each wedge includes an outer surface having a circumferential groove formed thereon. The wedge ring is adapted to fit into the groove of the wedges and retain the wedges to a strand. The wedge ring including a gap adapted to allow the wedge ring to be installed from the side of the wedges. When installed to the strand, the wedges may form a clearance fit maintained by the wedge ring. At least one wedge may include a guide adapted to assist with the separation of the wedges when installed to the strand. |
| US09874011B2 |
Modular panel system
A modular panel system including a plurality of posts where each post includes a front face, a rear face, and opposed lateral faces. A central channel is formed in the front face where the central channel has a linking opening, a first ledge and a second ledge. Cutouts are formed in the ledges. The rear face includes a panel receiving channel that receives an edge of a panel. A linking element is configured to be secured in the linking opening. The head of the linking element is sized to fit within the first and the second cutouts and be secured by the first and second ledges to couple the first post to the second post. The lateral faces of the coupled posts together form a first side central channel and a first side central channel cutout that is configured to receive a second linking element to couple a third post to the coupled first and second posts. |
| US09874007B2 |
Transformable platform
The invention relates to the field of satisfaction of vital human needs. A transformable platform, which is intended for creation of installations arranged both horizontally and vertically or slantwise, represents the unidirectionally oriented rod-shaped elements with a flat end face each, located close to each other in the form of cells, which form the flat horizontal platform in the initial position due to the flat end faces located at the same level. Each rod-shaped element is equipped with an individual drive to move linearly and lift the flat end face above the level of the surface of the transformable platform or lower the flat end face below this level. |
| US09874003B1 |
Method and apparatus for cycling or drawing down water stored in pressure tanks installed on water service lines supplied by water supply systems
This method and apparatus relates to water supply demand challenges related to available water reserves caused by seasonal and diurnal peak water demand, emergency water demand such as firefighting efforts and service or supply interruptions for municipal or rural water systems, while also reducing incidence of stagnation in connected pressure tank(s); and more particularly to a water storage apparatus that uses one cycle valve, at least one pressure tank and at least one check valve connected to water service lines that are connected to water mainlines that are connected to municipal or rural water systems. This method and apparatus can reduce water system peak demand challenges and automatically cycle or draw down pressure tanks, while storing regularly refreshed water for use by the water user or customer during service or supply interruptions; commonly called emergency water storage. |
| US09874002B2 |
Universal hammerless pin and retention assemblies
Several hammerless pin assemblies for coupling pieces of heavy equipment include a pin that uses a detent to engage the pin between the pieces of heavy equipment. In one embodiment, a pin is inserted between a tooth adapter and a tooth, and rotates between a disengaged position in which the tooth can be applied and removed from the tooth adapter, and an engaged position in which the pin locks the tooth on the tooth adapter. In another embodiment, a pin receives two spindles which slide into and out of an internal hollow in the pin to present or hide an abutment for coupling the two pieces of heavy equipment. In yet another embodiment, a pin and a cap cooperate to capture a washer which prevents removal of the pin from between the heavy equipment and thereby couples the pieces of heavy equipment to each other. |
| US09874001B2 |
Wedge-based earth-working tooth adapter retention assembly
A retention assembly for connecting two pieces of heavy equipment, such as a shovel and a tooth adapter, is described. A slot is formed when the tooth adapter is fit over the end of the shovel. The retention assembly includes an adapter configured to fit into the slot and against the shovel or the tooth adapter. A shim is also in the slot, separated from the adapter by a gap. A wedge nut is also applied to the slot, between the adapter and the shim. The wedge nut is applied to a rod. Movement of the wedge nut along the rod imparts a change in dimension of the gap to bind the retention assembly within the slot and thus secure the tooth adapter on the shovel. |
| US09874000B2 |
Subsurface mining vehicle and method for collecting mineral deposits from a sea bed at great depths and transporting said deposits to a floating vessel
A subsurface mining vehicle and a method are used for collecting mineral deposits from a sea bed at great depths and transporting the deposits to a floating vessel. The vehicle has a load-bearing structure having an arrangement for advancing the vehicle on the sea bed, and a pick-up unit for the deposits. A lifting frame is also provided and at one end equipped with a connector to connect to a suspension cable provided between the floating vessel and the vehicle. The lifting frame is at another end connected to the load-bearing structure by a hinged connection, that is actuated by an actuator such that the angular position of the load-bearing structure can be fixed in a number of different angular positions relative to the lifting frame while the vehicle is suspended. The lifting frame allows to launch and position the submarine vehicle in a controlled manner. |
| US09873994B2 |
Method for determining the wear state
This invention relates to a method for determining a wear state of a chisel, a chisel holder, and/or a chisel holder replacement system equipped with a chisel and chisel holder. For this method to give the user qualitative and quantitative information about the wear, according to one embodiment of this invention, a position of at least one point of the chisel and/or the chisel holder is determined by a contactless measurement method and a corresponding measurement result is compared in a switching unit to a reference value stored in a memory device. |
| US09873993B2 |
Automotive milling machine, as well as method for steering an automotive milling machine
In an automotive milling machine, with a machine frame with longitudinal axis, with a chassis with wheels or tracked travelling drive units which support the machine frame, with a controller for the travelling, steering and milling operation, with a height-adjustable working drum, with a slewable last or single transport conveyor of specified length arranged in front of or behind the working drum as seen in the direction of travel of the milling machine, where the transport conveyor is, as a minimum, slewable sideways about an essentially vertical first axis under a slewing angle, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: the controller comprises a detection and control system which, as a minimum, detects the steering angle of the steering controller for the chassis or, as a minimum, the steering angle of the steering controller and the distance travelled or the travel speed, and controls the slewing angle of the transport conveyor in accordance with this no less than one parameter. |
| US09873988B2 |
Rail arrangement
A rail arrangement for rail vehicles furnished with flanged wheels. To reduce the risk of accident existing in connection with grooved rails, particularly for cyclists and pedestrians, a rail arrangement is provided including a. a rail (2) having a rail head (3), a rail web (4) and a rail base (5), the rail head (3) having a drive rail (6), a guide rail (7) and a rail groove (8) lying therebetween; and b. a filler profile (9) arranged in the rail groove (8). |
| US09873983B2 |
Process and compositions for paper-making
The invention provides a process for paper-making comprising adding to pulp slurry at least a first aqueous liquid and a second aqueous liquid so as to obtain a paper stock; forming the paper stock so as to obtain a wet paper web; pressing and draining the wet paper web so as to obtain a wet paper sheet; and drying the wet paper sheet so as to obtain a paper sheet. Correspondingly, the invention provides an aid composition for paper-making. |
| US09873981B2 |
Doctor control systems for papermaking machines and related methods
A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint. |
| US09873973B2 |
Washing machine
Disclosed herein is a washing machine having an elastic member for providing resilient power to the door in a direction in which the door is opened and a damping member arranged to damp pivoting of the door or an inner door. The washing machine has a structure to smoothly open/shut the door and inner door combined together, and if supplementary washing is required, to smoothly open/shut only the inner door. |
| US09873972B2 |
Laundry recirculation and filtration system
A laundry system may include a washing machine that receives a wash mixture and at least one laundry item to be laundered during a washing operation. The washing machine may wash the at least one laundry item to remove at least one contaminant from the at least one laundry item, with the at least one contaminant being received in the wash mixture. The laundry system also can include an extraction system in communication with the washing machine. The extraction system can have at least one magnet that attracts magnetic or metallic particles from at least part of the wash mixture. The extraction system additionally can include at least one filtration system that filters at least part of the wash mixture during the washing operation. |
| US09873966B2 |
Method for stitching vehicle interior components and components formed from the method
A method of applying stitching to an interior component is provided herein. The method including the steps of: a) penetrating the outer skin layer, the substrate layer and the intermediary layer with an awl to form a piercing therethrough; b) retracting the awl from the outer skin layer, the substrate layer and the intermediary layer; c) inserting a needle through the piercing through the substrate layer, the intermediary layer and the outer skin layer to grasp a thread positioned on the outer skin layer; d) pulling the thread through the outer skin layer, the intermediary layer and the substrate layer; e) looping the thread with a previous stitch passed through the outer skin layer, the intermediary layer and the substrate layer; f) advancing the interior component to another position, wherein a backside of the substrate layer is free of obstructions; and g) repeating steps a-f until a predetermined amount of stitches are applied to the interior component. |
| US09873964B2 |
Dispersible non-woven fabrics
The present invention relates to a dispersible nonwoven fabric comprising pulp and solvent spun cellulosic fibers, characterized in that the solvent spun cellulosic fibers are fibrillated. Furthermore the invention concerns the use of the fabric in dry wipes and wet wipes. |
| US09873960B2 |
Textile machine with variable tension draft
A textile machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, with a drafting system for drafting a fiber strand fed to the textile machine, includes a compressor arranged downstream from the drafting system in a transportation direction of the fiber strand for compressing the fiber strand. A draw-off device is arranged downstream from the compressor for drawing off the drafted fiber strand. At least one entrance cylinder is provided that can be powered by a drive and one exit cylinder that can be powered by a drive. The draw-off device comprises at least one draw-off disk that can be powered by a drive. Means are provided to the textile machine to change the ratio of the circumferential speeds of the exit cylinder and the draw-off disk (=tension draft (A)) while the drafting system is operated, at least during a part of its starting phase and/or its stopping phase. |
| US09873942B2 |
Methods of vapor deposition with multiple vapor sources
Methods of vapor deposition include multiple vapor sources. A vapor deposition method includes delivering pulses of a vapor containing a first source chemical to a reaction space from at least two separate source vessels simultaneously. The pulses can contain a substantially consistent concentration of the first source chemical. The method can include purging the reaction space of an excess of the first source chemical after the delivering, and delivering pulses of a vapor containing a second source chemical to the reaction space from at least two separate source vessels simultaneously after the purging. |
| US09873940B2 |
Coating system and method for coating interior fluid wetted surfaces of a component of a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus
A coating system for forming an atomic layer deposition (ALD) or a molecular layer deposition (MLD) barrier coating on interior fluid wetted surfaces of a fluid handling component for a vacuum chamber of a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus. The coating system includes the fluid handling component, wherein the interior fluid wetted surfaces define a process region of the coating system, a gas supply system in fluid communication with the process region of the component wherein the gas supply system supplies process gases to the process region of the component through the inlet port thereof such that an ALD or MLD barrier coating can be formed on the fluid wetted surfaces of the fluid handling component, and an exhaust system in fluid communication with the process region of the component wherein the exhaust system exhausts the process gases from the process region of the component through the outlet port thereof. |
| US09873939B2 |
Microfluidic device and method using double anodic bonding
A microfluidic device for use with a microfluidic delivery system, such as an organic vapor jet printing device, includes a glass layer that is directly bonded to a microfabricated die and a metal plate via a double anodic bond. The double anodic bond is formed by forming a first anodic bond at an interface of the microfabricated die and the glass layer, and forming a second anodic bond at an interface of the metal plate and the glass layer, where the second anodic bond is formed using a voltage that is lower than the voltage used to form the first anodic bond. The second anodic bond is formed with the polarity of the voltage reversed with respect to the glass layer and the formation of the first anodic bond. The metal plate includes attachment features that allow removal of the microfluidic device from a fixture. |
| US09873934B2 |
Hot-dip galvanized steel sheets and galvannealed steel sheets that have good appearance and adhesion to coating and methods for producing the same
A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a good appearance and good adhesion to a coating, the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a composition including, on a mass basis: C: 0.20% to 0.50%, Si: 0.1% to 3.0%, Mn: 0.5% to 3.0%, P: 0.001% to 0.10%, Al: 0.01% to 3.00%, and S: 0.200% or less, a remainder being Fe and incidental impurities, wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes an internal oxidation layer and a decarburized layer, the internal oxidation layer having a thickness of 4 μm or less, the decarburized layer having a thickness of 16 μm or less, and 50% or more by area of the internal oxidation layer is composed of a Si oxide containing Fe and/or Mn represented by Fe2XMn2-2XSiOY, wherein X ranges from 0 to 1, and Y is 3 or 4. |
| US09873931B2 |
Method of producing austenitic iron/carbon/manganese steel sheets having a high strength and excellent toughness and being suitable for cold forming, and sheets thus produced
A hot-rolled austenitic iron/carbon/manganese steel sheet is provided. The strength of which is greater than 900 MPa, the product (strength (in MPa)×elongation at fracture (in %)) of which is greater than 45000 and the chemical composition of which includes, the contents being expressed by weight 0.5%≦C≦0.7%, 17%≦Mn≦24%, Si≦3%, Al≦0.050%, S≦0.030%, P≦0.080% and N≦0.1%. A remainder of the composition includes iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. A recrystallized fraction of the structure of the steel is greater than 75%, a surface fraction of precipitated carbides of the steel is less than 1.5% and a mean grain size of the steel is less than 18 microns. A reinforcing element is also provided. |
| US09873926B2 |
System and method for control of a copper melting furnace
A method and system of controlling a melting process of copper in a copper melting furnace including measuring at least one furnace parameter, wherein the at least one furnace parameter includes one or both of a furnace temperature and a furnace exhaust oxygen concentration, calculating a first rate of change of the furnace parameter over a first time period, calculating a second rate of change of the furnace parameter over a second time period at least a portion of which occurs after the first time period, comparing the first rate of change with the second rate of change, and indicating substantial completion of a process phase in the furnace when the second rate of change deviates by a predetermined threshold percentage from the first rate of change. |
| US09873920B2 |
Method for evaluating side-effect onset risk in anticancer drug treatment, including detecting MUC4 gene polymorphism
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an evaluation method kit for evaluating the risk of onset of diffuse alveolar damage due to such factors as anticancer drug administration. The purpose of the present invention is also to provide a method for evaluating the risk of onset of side effects in anticancer drug treatment. An evaluation method and evaluation kit for evaluating the risk of onset of diffuse alveolar damage, including detecting gene polymorphism present in the MUC4 gene. A method for evaluating the risk of onset of side effect in anticancer drug treatment, including detecting gene polymorphism present in the MUC4 gene of a patient scheduled for anticancer drug administration. |
| US09873918B2 |
Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
Methods are disclosed for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes using interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein and other targets. |
| US09873914B2 |
Host DNA as a biomarker of Crohn's disease
The invention relates to methods of analyzing a sample from a subject having or suspected of having Crohn's disease for the abundance of the subject's nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) in the sample. The invention also relates to methods for measuring abundance of nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) in stool from a human subject having or suspected of having Crohn's Disease (CD). In various embodiments, an in vitro method includes analyzing the relative abundance of the host (human) DNA in said sample of stool or nucleic acid extracted or isolated from a stool sample from the host (human); determining the relative abundance of the host (human's) DNA in the sample; and associating the abundance of the host (human) DNA with the host (human) providing the stool sample, or the host (human) providing the stool sample from which the nucleic acid was extracted. |
| US09873907B2 |
Method for fragmenting genomic DNA using CAS9
A method for fragmenting a genome is provided. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: (a) combining a genomic sample containing genomic DNA with a plurality of Cas9-gRNA complexes, wherein the Cas9-gRNA complexes comprise a Cas9 protein and a set of at least 10 Cas9-associated guide RNAs that are complementary to different, pre-defined, sites in a genome, to produce a reaction mixture; and (b) incubating the reaction mixture to produce at least 5 fragments of the genomic DNA. Also provided is a composition comprising at least 100 Cas9-associated guide RNAs that are each complementary to a different, pre-defined, site in a genome. Kits for performing the method are also provided. In addition, other methods, compositions and kits for manipulating nucleic acids are also provided. |
| US09873905B2 |
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of trehalose analogs
The present invention provides methods of synthesizing trehalose analogs; methods of detecting mycobacteria, and trehalose analogs. |
| US09873904B2 |
Detection of acid-producing bacteria
The disclosure provides culture devices and methods useful for detecting acid-producing bacteria in a sample. The devices include a nutrient medium and a pH indicator to detect and differentiate acid-producing microorganisms, such as lactic acid bacteria. Methods of use include detecting or enumerating acid-producing microorganisms. The methods further provide for the detection of gas-producing acid-producing bacteria. |
| US09873903B2 |
Method for determining the state of fermentation progress of an organic material inside a fermenter and a fermenter for implementing the method
A method performed by a computer or microprocessor to determine the fermentation progress of an organic material, contained in a container and capable of generating fermentation gas, includes the steps of measuring the amount of gas actually generated over time by the material and determining the state of fermentation progress by comparing said amount with an estimate of the total gas producible by material throughout its fermentation. |
| US09873902B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining analyte in a sample using a sensor having electrodes which are provided with an enzyme and a mediator
The invention relates to a method of and apparatus for determining concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a fluid sample, such as body fluid or control solution, using a mediated redox reaction. In particular, the method relates to mitigation of the effects of haematocrit on the response of sensor device used in such a method or apparatus. The invention describes a method of determining concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample deposited on a sensor device having a working electrode and a counter electrode, in which the electrodes are provided with an enzyme and a mediator for carrying out a mediated redox reaction, the method comprising: applying a first oxidizing potential between the working and counter electrodes during a first time period; applying a second reducing potential between the working and counter electrodes during a second time period; determining a reaction parameter, the reaction parameter being indicative of the concentration of reduced mediator at the counter electrode after commencement of the second time period; using the reaction parameter to determine the concentration of analyte. |
| US09873899B2 |
Isolated Pediococcus acidilactici 05B0111 and method of producing exopolysaccharide
Disclosed herein is an isolated Pediococcus acidilactici 05B0111 capable of producing an exopolysaccharide. The Pediococcus acidilactici 05B0111 is deposited in Biosource Collection and Research Center (BCRC) of Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) under an accession number BCRC 910420 and deposited in Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ) under an accession number DSM 22345. A method of producing an exopolysaccharide is also disclosed. The method involves cultivating an isolated Pediococcus acidilactici in a suitable medium under condition such that the exopolysaccharide is formed. A pharmaceutical composition including the aforementioned Pediococcus acidilactici 05B0111 and a food product including the aforementioned Pediococcus acidilactici 05B0111 are disclosed as well. |
| US09873892B2 |
Production of fully processed and functional factor X in a furin-secreting mammalian expression system
Disclosed herein are methods for production of fully-processed mature Factor X in an expression system producing a controlled amount of furin between 50 U/mL and 300 U/mL of culture supernatant. Also disclosed are transformed cells, expression systems, and expression vectors for the expression of furin and Factor X. |
| US09873888B2 |
Transgenic soybean plants and chromosomes
Described herein are transgenic soybean chromosomes containing a recombinant DNA that transcribes to an RNA molecule that hybridizes to and forms a cleavage-resistant duplex with either a mature miR171 miRNA or a transcript of a target gene having a recognition site for a mature miR171 miRNA whereby the function of the miR171 miRNA is inhibited and thereby imparts enhanced agronomic traits to soybean plants such as increased pods per node, increased number of nodes, a decreased distance between nodes, and a twisted stem. |
| US09873887B2 |
Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same
Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturated fatty acid levels. These methods entail the combination of transgenes that provide moderate oleic acid levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. These methods also entail the combination of transgenes that provide both moderate oleic acid levels and low saturated fat levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. Soybean plants and seeds produced by these methods are also disclosed. |
| US09873881B2 |
Promoter variants for expressing genes in a fungal cell
The present invention relates to methods for producing a biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the biological substance, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the biological substance operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter variant selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, and SEQ ID NO: 12; and a subsequence thereof; and hybrid and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the biological substance from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter variants and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter variants operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding biological substances. |
| US09873879B2 |
Nucleic acid fragment binding to target protein
An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having higher specificity and binding activity against a target substance than those of nucleic acid aptamers obtained by conventional methods. The present invention provides a transcribable or replicable nucleic acid aptamer comprising a natural nucleotide and a non-natural nucleotide having an artificial base-pairable artificial base. The present invention also provides a method for sequencing a non-natural nucleotide-containing single-stranded nucleic acid molecule selected from a single-stranded nucleic acid library. |
| US09873877B2 |
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of erythropoietic protoporphyria
The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the amount of functional FECH in a erythroid cell carrying the hypomorphic allele IVS3 48C/T (rs2272783) in trans to a deleterious mutation in the FECH gene comprising the step of consisting of bringing the erythroid cell into contact with at least one antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) comprising the sequence as set forth by SEQ ID NO: 2 (5′ gcagcctgagaaatgtttt 3′) to prevent splicing of the cryptic exon inserted into the mutant IVS3 48C/T (rs2272783) FECH mRNA. |
| US09873874B2 |
High-yield method for rapidly conjugating ribonucleic acid (RNA) to diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA)
The invention discloses a high-yield method for preparing a ribonucleic acid (RNA)-diethyltriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) conjugate. The conjugate is prepared by conjugating a RNA or locked nucleic acid (LNA) having an amino group to p-isothiocyanate benzyl-DTPA (SCN-Bn-DTPA) or DTPA anhydride with heating under microwave. |
| US09873873B2 |
Treatment of alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to IDUA
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Alpha-L-Iduronidase (IDUA), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Alpha-L-Iduronidase (IDUA). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of IDUA. |
| US09873868B2 |
Constructs for expressing lysosomal polypeptides
Provided are isolated nucleic acids for expressing lysosomal polypeptides such as lysosomal acid α-glucosidase (GAA) and vectors comprising the same. The invention provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding a chimeric polypeptide comprising a secretory signal sequence operably linked to a lysosomal polypeptide. The invention also provides an isolated nucleic acid comprising a coding region encoding a GAA and a GAA 3′ untranslated region (UTR), wherein the GAA 3′ UTR comprises a deletion therein. The invention further provides an isolated nucleic acid comprising a coding region encoding a GAA and a 3′ UTR wherein the 3′ UTR is less than about 200 nucleotides in length and comprises a segment that is heterologous to the GAA coding region. Also provided are methods of making and using delivery vectors encoding lysosomal polypeptides to produce the lysosomal polypeptide to treat subjects afflicted with a deficiency in the lysosomal polypeptide. |
| US09873864B2 |
Cellobiose dehydrogenase
The present invention relates to cellobiose dehydrogenases (CDH) having glucose oxidation activity at a pH of 7.4 or above, modifications to modify the pH dependency of the enzymes activity, uses for these CDHs, in particular electrode sensors and electrochemical cells. |
| US09873857B2 |
Cleaning composition
Provided is a cleaning composition, including, from about 0.01 weight % to about 10.0 weight % of a chelating agent, from about 0.01 weight to about 3.0 weight % of an organic acid containing a carboxyl group, from about 0.01 weight % to about 2.0 weight % of an inorganic acid, from about 1.0 weight % to about 15.0 weight % of an amine and water in an amount sufficient to bring the total weight of the cleaning composition to 100 weight %. |
| US09873852B2 |
Gas-expanded lubricants for increased energy efficiency and related method and system
Method and System of lubricating at least one moving part with a medium. The medium includes a dissolved mixture of lubricant and compressed gas. The amount of lubricant and compressed gas may be controlled in forming the dissolved mixture in response to input conditions. A user and/or external factors may be used to determine the input conditions. In response to the input conditions the amount of lubricant and compressed gas is delivered to the moving part that is housed in a pressurized chamber. The properties of the dissolved mixture can be adjusted, whereby the properties may include, but are not limited to, the following: viscosity, temperature, and thermal conductivity. This adjustment to the gas may be accomplished, for example, by releasing gas from the pressurized chamber in an amount to adjust the properties. In a further approach, lubricant may be scavenged from the pressurized chamber by returning surplus lubricant to its original source or other designated location. |
| US09873847B2 |
Ion tolerant corrosion inhibitors and inhibitor combinations for fuels
This invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion and deposit formation in fuel handling equipment, with reduced or eliminated incidence of fuel filter plugging and internal diesel injector deposits (IDID) in the equipment that eventually employs the final commercially blended form of the fuel. More specifically, the invention relates to inhibiting corrosion from the walls of fuel pipelines and storage equipment and preventing deposits in engines. |
| US09873844B2 |
Petroleum substitute comprised of an organic solvent extract of a woody tree biomass
A hydrocarbon composition that is produced through a solvent extraction of woody tree material is provided. The composition is suitable for use as a petroleum substitute. The woody tree material is sourced from hydrocarbon-bearing trees or shrubs containing relatively low molecular weight hydrocarbons. Suitable tree species include pine and eucalyptus trees. A raw woody tree biomass is processed into solvent-permeable particles and chips. Naturally occurring hydrocarbons found in the wood particles are extracted using an organic solvent extraction process. The organic solvent utilized is a mixture of organic solvents that includes a non-polar solvent and a polar solvent. The extracted hydrocarbons are separated from the solvent mixture and may be used as a petroleum substitute, while the solvent may be reused in the extraction operation. |
| US09873843B2 |
One-pot process for the production of biodiesel and glycerol ether mixtures useful as biofuels
A process for the conversion of a feedstock containing one or more fatty acid triglycerides to a mixture containing one or more fatty acid alkyl esters and t-alkyl glycerols, including reacting the feedstock with a compound of formula (I): R—O—RI (I) wherein: RI is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having 1-18 carbon atoms; R is H or a tertiary alkyl group, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an acid transesterification catalyst by irradiation with microwaves and/or ultrasound and/or radio waves. |
| US09873841B2 |
Entrained-flow gasifier and gasification method using the same for synthesizing syngas from biomass fuel
A method for gasifying biomass using a gasifier, the gasifier including a furnace body and a fuel pretreatment system. The method includes 1) crushing and sieving a biomass fuel to yield particle size-qualified fuel particles, 2) exciting working gas to yield plasma, and spraying the plasma into the gasifier, 3) spraying the particle size-qualified fuel particles into the gasifier via nozzles, synchronously spraying an oxidizer via an oxygen/vapor inlet into the gasifier, and 4) monitoring the temperature and components of the syngas, regulating an oxygen flow rate, a vapor flow rate, and microwave power to maintain the process parameters within a preset range and to control a temperature of the syngas to be between 900 and 1200° C., collecting the syngas from the syngas outlet at the top of the furnace body, and discharging liquid slag from the slag outlet. |
| US09873838B2 |
Electrolized water—amine compositions and methods of use
The invention is directed to a treatment fluid comprising electrolyzed water and an amine, and methods for producing and using same in the treatment of a gas or liquid containing a contaminant such as an acid gas or a sulphur compound. |
| US09873832B2 |
Phosphor sheet
Provided is a phosphor sheet that, despite its simplified structure, is capable of preventing deterioration in phosphors. In one of embodiments, the phosphor sheet includes moisture vapor barrier films 12 and 13 and a phosphor layer 11 that is sandwiched between the moisture vapor barrier films 12 and 13 and that includes a sulfide-based phosphor. Each of the moisture vapor barrier films 12 and 13 has an edge portion that is sealed by a cover member 14. The above structure prevents moisture vapor from entering the phosphor layer 11 from the edge portions of the moisture vapor barrier films 12 and 13, and accordingly, prevents deterioration in the phosphor(s) included in the phosphor layer 11. |
| US09873828B2 |
Electrophilic acid gas-reactive fluid, proppant, and process for enhanced fracturing and recovery of energy producing materials
An electrophilic acid gas-reactive fracturing fluid, proppant, and process are detailed. The fluid expands in volume to provide rapid and controlled increases in pressure that enhances fracturing in subterranean bedrock for recovery of energy-producing materials. The proppant stabilizes fracture openings in the bedrock to enhance recovery of energy-producing materials. |
| US09873823B2 |
Protein adhesives containing an anhydride, carboxylic acid, and/or carboxylate salt compound and their use
The invention provides protein adhesives, and methods of making and using such adhesives. The protein adhesives contain a protein-bonding agent and plant protein composition, such as an isolated water-soluble protein fraction or ground plant meal obtained from plant biomass. The protein-bonding agent can be an anhydride compound, carboxylic acid compound, carboxylate salt compound, or combinations thereof. The protein adhesives are useful in bonding together lignocellulosic materials and other types of materials. |
| US09873821B2 |
Adhesive film, adhesive composition for the same, and display apparatus including the same
An adhesive film including a compound including a urethane functional group, the adhesive film having a ratio (B/A) of 180° peel strength (B) after leaving the adhesive film at 70° C. for 2 minutes to 180° peel strength (A) at 25° C. of about 5 or more, is disclosed. A display apparatus including the adhesive film is also disclosed. |
| US09873817B2 |
Branched polyester for powder coatings
A thermosetting powder coating composition comprising a binder, wherein 100 parts by weight of the binder comprises (A) from 30 to 70 parts by weight of at least one carboxylic acid functional branched polyester having an acid number of at least 77 mg KOH/g, and (B) from 70 to 30 parts by weight of at least one carboxylic acid functional polyester having an acid number of lower than 50 mg KOH/g. The thermosetting powder composition may be used for coating metallic and non-metallic substrates, it provides outstanding flow and permits to obtain low gloss coatings, provides excellent mechanical properties, and exhibits good solvent resistance and weathering. |
| US09873813B2 |
Bioprocessing of harvested plant materials for extraction of biopolymers and related materials and methods
Methods are provided for rapid and efficient removal and separation of leaves and bark from harvested plant material for use in extraction and purification of plant products, and in particular, the removal of leaves and bark from Guayule for the extraction of latex for use in latex and rubber products. |
| US09873808B2 |
Ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition
Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2═CR1—COOR2—O—CH═CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator. |
| US09873807B2 |
Core-shell polymeric materials
Disclosed herein are particulate core-shell materials, comprising a core comprising a polyurethane; and a shell comprising a polyacrylate, wherein the shell coats the core. Also disclosed are methods of making particulate core-shell materials, and aqueous dispersions and inkjet ink compositions comprising the same. |
| US09873802B2 |
Low VOC isoxazolidine as open time extenders in water borne paints
The disclosure provides paint compositions that comprise isoxazolidine derivatives that are low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These compositions have extended open time, and are suitable for both water-based and organic solvent-based formulations. |
| US09873800B2 |
Tunable materials
One or more techniques are disclosed for a method for functionalized a graphitic material comprising the steps of: 1) providing a graphitic material; 2) providing a first molecule comprising a first group, a spacer, and a second group; 3) providing a second molecule comprising a third group, a spacer, and a fourth group, wherein said third group is a different group from said first group; and 4) bonding the first molecule and the second molecule to the graphitic material. Also disclosed is a tunable material composition comprising the functionalized carbon nanotubes or functionalized graphene prepared by the methods described herein. |
| US09873799B2 |
Coating composition
Coating composition containing (A) an acrylate component and (B) zirconia, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) to (A) is from 0.1 to 2.0, (A) contains components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of component (a-1), a content ratio Y of component (a-2) and content ratio Z of component (a-3) satisfies conditions (1) and (2), and optical member having hard coat film obtained by using coating composition. |
| US09873796B2 |
Green pigment composition for color filter, and color filter
Provided are a green pigment composition for a color filter having high brightness and wide color reproduction range in a liquid crystal display, and a color filter formed including the same. A halogenated zinc phthalocyanine containing an average of 10 to 14 halogen atoms per molecule in which an average of 8 to 12 are bromine atoms and an average of 2 to 5 are chlorine atoms is used. As a result, film thickness is less than when using Pigment Green 7 and, thus, a color filter with high brightness and wide color reproduction range can be provided. |
| US09873794B2 |
Addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition
Provided is an addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which is suppressed in thickening over time even in cases where a silicone raw rubber is added into a liquid silicone rubber composition, thereby having excellent storage stability, and which provides a silicone rubber that has a low hardness after being cured. An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which contains: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 1,500 or less, which is in a liquid state at room temperature; (B) an organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 2,000 or more, which is in the form of a raw rubber at room temperature; (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more; (E) an organosilane and/or organopolysiloxane having a silanol group; and (F) an addition reaction catalyst. This addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition provides a low-hardness silicone rubber which has a hardness (durometer A) of 5-40 after being cured. |
| US09873791B1 |
Long carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin composition for foam injection and molded article manufactured using the same
A long carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin composition for foam injection and a molded article manufactured using the same are provided. More particularly, the thermoplastic resin composition and the manufactured molded article may be capable of improving component assembly and stability by minimizing deformation after foam injection molding. Such composition and molded article can be utilized as a component for a vehicle structure such as a panoramic sunroof frame. Also provided herein is a low-density polyamide-6 polymer comprising a long carbon fiber reinforcing agent, a thermoplastic elastomer, a silane-based coupling agent and a sodium phosphate nucleating. The polymer is suitable for foam injection. The thermoplastic resin composition and molded article made of said composition are light weight and economic feasibility as well as having high stiffness, durability, dimensional stability, and a desirable injection appearance. |
| US09873789B2 |
Halogen-free epoxy resin composition, prepreg and laminate using same
Provided in the present invention are a halogen-free epoxy resin composition, prepreg and laminate using the same, the halogen-free epoxy resin composition comprising: (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin; (B) a crosslinking agent; and (C) a phosphorous-containing phenolic resin, the phosphorous-containing phenolic resin being formed by a synthesis of phenol and formaldehyde with dicyclopentadiene phenol, and being substituted by 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphapheanthrene-10-oxide or a derivative thereof. The prepreg and laminate prepared from the halogen-free epoxy resin composition have a high heat resistance, a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss factor and a low water absorption rate, and achieve halogen-free flame retardance. |
| US09873785B2 |
Production method for water-soluble polymers
Described is a process for producing water-absorbing polymers wherein a base polymer A is contacted and mixed with an aqueous additive solution B in a mixing device, wherein the base polymer A is formed from monomers bearing at least 30% neutralized acid groups and the aqueous additive solution B is dosed into the mixing device without nozzle via a pipe. |
| US09873784B2 |
Polymer compositions based on SMMA
The invention is directed to polymer compositions comprising components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) 80 to 97% by weight of component (a) comprising a copolymer (a1) of styrene (a11) and methyl methacrylate (a12), wherein the amount present of (a11) is from 70 to 90% by weight and the amount present of (a12) is from 10 to 30% by weight, based in each case on (a1), (b) 3 to 20% by weight of polyphenylene ether as component (b); (c) 0 to 2% by weight of polystyrene as component (c); (d) 0 to 17%, in particular 0 to 15% by weight of conventional additives as component (d), having improved heat resistance, surface hardness, depth of color and gloss. |
| US09873783B2 |
Ethylene polymer composition having improved tensile properties
The present disclosure relates to an ethylene polymer composition having an eta (0.01) equal to or higher than 35,000 Pa·s, comprising: A) 25-75% by weight of an ethylene polymer selected from ethylene homopolymers, copolymers of ethylene with 10% or less of one or more olefin comonomers, and mixtures of the homopolymers and copolymers; B) 25-75% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene comprising 45-70% by weight of ethylene; wherein eta (0.01) is the complex shear viscosity at an angular frequency of 0.01 rad/s, measured with dynamic oscillatory shear in a plate-plate rotational rheometer at a temperature of 200° C., and the amounts of A) and B) refer to the total weight of A)+B). |
| US09873782B2 |
Bimodal high-density polyethylene resins and compositions with improved properties and methods of making and using the same
The present disclosure is related to bimodal high-density polyethylene polymer compositions with increased high melt strength and good processability comprising a base resin which has a density of about 945 kg/m3 to about 955 kg/m3, and comprises an ethylene polymer (A) having a density of at least about 968 kg/m3, in an amount ranging from 45% to 55% by weight and an ethylene polymer (B) having a density lower than the density of polymer (A) wherein said composition has a complex viscosity at a shear rate of 0.01 rad/s ranging from about 200 to about 450 kPa·s and a complex viscosity at a shear rate of 100 rad/s ranging from about 1900 to about 2500 Pa·s. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making, and using the present compositions, and to articles made from there composition, and preferably to pipes and fittings. |
| US09873781B2 |
Acrylic rubber composition, acrylic rubber molded product, and method for producing same
The present invention aims to provide an acrylic rubber composition capable of giving an acrylic rubber molded product good in low-friction properties and non-sticking properties. The present invention relates to an acrylic rubber composition containing an acrylic rubber (A) and a fluororesin (B), the fluororesin (B) being a perfluororesin. |
| US09873779B2 |
Rubber composition for tire and tire
A rubber composition for tire inhibits increase in a Mooney viscosity and has satisfactory processability, abrasion resistance and mechanical strength. The rubber composition for tire comprises: 10 to 120 parts by mass of silica having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 150 m2/g or more, based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, and 1 to 25 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent comprising a polysulfide coupling agent represented by the following formula (1), based on 100 parts by mass of the silica, wherein the polysulfide coupling agent comprises 83 to 87% by mass of disulfide of x=2 measured by high performance liquid chromatography and has a pH value of 7.7 to 8.2, (wherein x is an integer of 1 or more and has a distribution). |
| US09873775B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire formed from said rubber composition
Provided are a rubber composition that shows a balanced improvement in fuel economy and abrasion resistance while having good processability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene monomer, a structural unit derived from farnesene, and a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (1) below; and carbon black and/or silica, wherein R11 and R12 are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group. |
| US09873770B2 |
Enhancing the physical properties of semi-crystalline polymers via solid state shear pulverization
Solid-state shear pulverization of semi-crystalline polymers and copolymers thereof and related methods for enhanced crystallization kinetics and physical/mechanical properties. |
| US09873767B2 |
Polyimide resin
A polyimide resin containing a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a content ratio of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural unit of formula (1) and the repeating structural unit of formula (2) being 20 mol % or more and less than 40 mol %, and the polyimide resin satisfying predetermined conditions:wherein R1 represents a divalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X1 and X2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring. |
| US09873761B1 |
High temperature three-dimensional printing compositions
A thermosetting resin composition has particular applications in three dimensional (3-D) printing. The thermosetting resin composition exhibits high performance and is characterized by a high temperature two stage cure resin composition. The thermosetting resin composition comprises cyanate esters and other high temperature resins, photo curable monomers, photo initiator, metal catalyst or ionic liquid catalyst. The thermosetting resin composition cures at room temperature to form 3-D objects and upon further post cure these objects exhibit high temperature properties enabling use at temperatures exceeding 150 C. |
| US09873758B2 |
Storage stable polyol composition for polyurethane elastomers
A polyurethane reaction system includes an isocyanate component having at least one polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component having a storage stable polyol component that is a single phase liquid mixture at 23° C. including a first polyether polyol and a second polyether polyol. The first polyether polyol is included in an amount from 20 wt % to 90 wt %, based on total weight of the polyol component, is a glycol based polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene polyether polyol having number average molecular weight from 1500 g/mol to 1975 g/mol, and has a polyoxyethylene content from 26 wt % and 34 wt % based on a total weight of the first polyether polyol. The second polyether polyol is included in an amount from 10 wt % to 80 wt %, based on total weight of the polyol component, has a number average molecular weight from 750 g/mol to 4000 g/mol, and has a melting point higher than 23° C. |
| US09873752B2 |
Catalyst process modification and polymerization thereof
The present invention describes a process for preparation of catalyst component comprising contacting magnesium based precursor along with an internal donor based on phenylene dioates with an acyl halides in a solvent to obtain a solid precatalyst component; and contacting the solid precatalyst component with transition metal compound to obtain the catalyst component. The present invention also relates to a process for preparation of a catalyst system from said catalyst component and preparation of a polyolefins having free flowing characteristics with bulk densities (BD) of at least about 0.3 g/cc from the catalyst system. |
| US09873747B2 |
Fusion proteins that facilitate cancer cell destruction
Provided is a fusion protein comprising a polypeptide component that blocks binding of CD47 to SIRP alpha and a polypeptide that binds to and triggers a TRAIL receptor or Fas. Also provided is a method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering the fusion protein of the invention to a patient in need of such treatment. |
| US09873744B1 |
Methods of treating OX40 mediated recall immune responses using OX40L antibodies and agents useful for identifying same
T cell memory can persist in the absence of antigen. However, some memory cells by default are subject to signals accompanying periodic antigen exposure. OX40 is essential to the extent and persistence of Th2 memory when antigen is re-encountered. In an animal model of allergic asthma, inhibiting OX40/OX40L signaling during the secondary response to inhaled antigen suppressed lung inflammation. Inhibiting OX40 at the time of memory cell reactivation reduced the longevity of memory with further inflammation prevented upon tertiary encounter with antigen. |
| US09873741B2 |
Antibody therapeutics that bind TIM3
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-TIM3 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind TIM3, TIM3-antibody binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and TIM3-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating a disease. |
| US09873737B2 |
Stable and soluble antibodies inhibiting VEGF
The present invention relates to soluble and stable anti-VEGF imunobinders comprising CDRs from rabbit monoclonal antibodies. Said antibodies are designed for the diagnosis and/or treatment of VEGF-mediated disorders. The hybridomas, nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expression of the recombinant antibodies of the invention, methods for isolating them and the use of said antibodies in medicine are also disclosed. |
| US09873736B2 |
Protein sustained-release injectable formulation
The present invention provides sustained-release pharmaceutical formulations for administering proteins to the eye. In particular, the invention provides formulations comprising single chain antibodies and hydrophobic polyester hexylsubstituted poly(lactic acid) (hexPLA). The invention further provides processes for the production of sustained-release pharmaceutical formulations and medical uses thereof. |
| US09873735B2 |
Method of treatment with antibodies having specificity for human OX40
The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of human OX40, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules. |
| US09873731B2 |
Method for increasing milk production by ruminants
This invention relates to the administration of an animal immunoglobulin source to mammals such as dairy cattle to improve milk production without negatively affecting reproductive parameters. |
| US09873728B2 |
p75NTR(NBP) fusion proteins and use of treating symptoms of pain
The present invention relates to a p75NTR neurotrophin binding protein(NBP)-Fc fusion protein comprising a p75NTR(NBP) portion and an immunoglobulin portion. In certain embodiments, the p75NTR(NBP)-Fc fusion protein is for use in the treatment of pain and/or a symptom of pain. |
| US09873726B2 |
Methods for identifying and isolating cells expressing a polypeptide
The invention relates to novel polypeptides and cells comprising the polypeptides. The polypeptides and cells are used in methods to identify and/or isolate cells producing a protein with specific biological functions. In particular, the methods may be used for identifying, selecting, and isolating cells producing antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies. |
| US09873725B2 |
Mimetic peptides which modulate L-type calcium channels
The present invention concerns the field of ion channels, and in particular relates to peptides which are suitable for use in the treatment of conditions where the L-type calcium channel (LTCC) density and function is altered. LTCCs are located on the membrane of all excitable cells and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane by allowing the flow of Ca2+ ions down their electrochemical gradient. This Ca2+ flux is critical for numerous processes including cardiac action potential propagation, muscle contraction, Ca2+-dependent gene expression, synaptic efficacy, and cell survival by contributing to various signaling cascades. Reduction of the inward calcium current (ICa) conducted through the LTCCs is seen in several diseases and medications to improve or restores impaired intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis are limited. The present invention reports mimetic peptides (MPs) that through a novel mechanism directly targets LTCCs and, by modulation of LTCC density and function, increases ICa. This invention supports a therapeutic role for MP to treat human diseases associated with altered cellular Ca2+ homeostasis. |
| US09873724B2 |
Pro-angiogenic peptides and peptide conjugates
Short bioactive sequences derived from the 2nd loop of the 7-transmembranal receptor of endothelial differentiation gene 3 (EDG3) useful in stimulation of angiogenesis, and peptide conjugates comprising a permeability enhancing moiety, are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides and methods of use in conditions were insufficient blood-supply occurs, or which are associated with endothelia dysfunction such as peripheral vascular diseases, coronary artery diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and delayed wound healing, pulmonary disease, eye diseases and pathological condition related to severe infection. |
| US09873720B2 |
TFPI inhibitors and methods of use
The invention provides peptides that bind Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI), including TFPI-inhibitory peptides, and compositions thereof. Peptide complexes also are provided. The peptides may be used to inhibit a TFPI, enhance thrombin formation in a clotting factor-deficient subject, increase blood clot formation in a subject, treat a blood coagulation disorder in a subject, purify TFPI, and identify a TFPI-binding compound. |
| US09873716B2 |
Macrocyclic inhibitors of flaviviridae viruses
Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections. |
| US09873714B2 |
Processes for preparing of glucopyranosyl-substituted benzyl-benzene derivatives
The present invention relates to processes for preparing a glucopyranosyl-substituted benzyl-benzene derivative of general formula III, wherein R1 is defined according to claim 1. |
| US09873711B2 |
Multimeric dual-modality breast cancer diagnostic agents
The present invention describes dual-modality probes. In particular, the present invention discloses hydroxyapatite specific multimeric bisphosphonate dual-modality MRI and optical probes. |
| US09873708B2 |
Methods of preparing cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives
The invention relates to novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine dimer compounds and their synthetic precursors. |
| US09873704B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and their uses
Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110δ activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) B-cell lymphoma and solid tumors, such as breast cancer. |
| US09873702B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds as biogenic amine transport modulators
The present disclosure relates to certain amine derivatives of fused bicyclic heterocycles that inhibit the amine reuptake function of the biogenic amine transporters, dopamine transporter (DAT), serotonin transporter (SERT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET). Compounds of the present disclosure are potent inhibitors of the reuptake of dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) with full or partial maximal efficacy. The compounds with partial maximal efficacy in inhibiting reuptake of all three biogenic amines are herein referred to as partial triple uptake inhibitors (PTRIs). Compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating depression, pain and substance abuse and relapse to substance abuse and addiction to substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine and alcohol. 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. |
| US09873698B2 |
Spirocycles as inhibitors of 11-beta hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1
The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1), compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. |
| US09873693B2 |
Methods of treatment using pyridinonyl PDK1 inhibitors
The present invention provides pyridinonyl PDK1 inhibitors and methods of treating cancer using the same. |
| US09873691B2 |
TRPV1 antagonists including dihydroxy substituent and uses thereof
The disclosure relates to Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof wherein Ar1, Ar2, L1, L2, X, R3, R22, and m are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Compound of Formula (I), and methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD and IBS, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Compound of Formula (I). |
| US09873688B2 |
Process for the synthesis of an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitor
The present application is directed to processes and intermediates for making 4-({2-[(aminosulfonyl)amino]ethyl}amino)-N-(3-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N′-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboximidamide, which is an inhibitor of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, useful in the treatment of cancer and other disorders. |
| US09873686B2 |
Prodrug of 1,1′-(1,6-dioxo -1,6-hexanediyl)bis-D-proline
The present invention relates to the compound (2R,2′R)-bis(((((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)carbonyl)oxy)methyl) 1,1′-adipoylbis(pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and the use of the same for treatment of diseases or disorders wherein depletion of serum amyloid P component (SAP) would be beneficial, including amyloidosis, Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis. |
| US09873683B2 |
P2X4 receptor antagonist
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (II), wherein, in the formula, R1a to R6a represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and the like, Xa represents C or N, Ya represents N or C(═O), provided that when Xa is C, Ya represents N, and when Xa is N, Ya represents C(═O), the double line consisting of the solid line and the broken line represents a single bond or double bond, Aa represents benzene ring, pyridine ring, and the like, Da represents tetrazole ring, imidazole ring, and the like, Ea represents —(CR9aR10a)p-Ta-, and Ga represents benzene ring, pyridine ring, and the like, which has a P2X4 receptor antagonistic activity. |
| US09873681B2 |
Salt and crystalline forms thereof of a drug
A crystalline form of a drug, ways to make it, compositions containing it and methods of treatment of diseases and inhibition of adverse physiological events using it are disclosed. |
| US09873679B2 |
Pyrrolidine GPR40 modulators
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a polymorph, or a solvate thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are GPR40 G protein-coupled receptor modulators which may be used as medicaments. |
| US09873678B2 |
Chemical compounds
The present invention provides a compound of a formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a process for preparing such a compound; and to the use of such a compound in the treatment of an ENaC mediated disease state (such as asthma, CF or COPD). |
| US09873676B2 |
Isocyanurate composition
The isocyanate composition consists essentially of an isocyanurate derivative of 1,3-xylylenediisocyanate, the isocyanurate derivative is modified with aliphatic alcohol, and the modification amount of the aliphatic alcohol is 0.5 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less. |
| US09873663B2 |
Fluorenyl β-oxime ester compounds, photopolymerization initiator and photoresist composition containing the same
The present invention relates to a novel β-oximester fluorene derivative compound, a photopolymerization initiator comprising the same, and a photoresist composition. |
| US09873660B2 |
Compound, poly(imide-amide) copolymer, and an article including the poly(imide-amide) copolymer
A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are the same or different, and are each independently an electron-withdrawing group, R3 to R6 are the same or different, and are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, and n11 and n12 are the same or different, and are each independently an integer from 1 to 4. |
| US09873655B2 |
Selective removal of impurities in acetic acid production processes
Processes for producing carboxylic acid are included herein. The processes include contacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a liquid reaction medium under carbonylation conditions sufficient to form a carbonylation product including acetic acid and one or more components selected from acetaldehyde, formic acid and combinations thereof, wherein the liquid reaction medium includes: a carbonylation catalyst selected from rhodium catalysts, iridium catalysts and palladium catalysts; and water in a water concentration in a range of 1 wt. % to 14 wt. % based on the total weight of the liquid reaction medium; and contacting at least a portion of the carbonylation product or a derivative thereof with an adsorbent at adsorption conditions sufficient to selectively reduce a concentration of one or more components present in the carbonylation product, wherein the adsorbent includes a silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO). |
| US09873653B2 |
Heterogeneous catalyst for production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from allyl alcohol, and method for preparation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from allyl alcohol using the same
Disclosed herein are a heterogeneous catalyst for the preparation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HPA) from allyl alcohol, and a method for the preparation of 3-HPA from allyl alcohol using the catalyst. In the presence of the heterogeneous catalyst containing gold on a carrier, a liquid-phase reaction is conducted to produce 3-HPA from allyl alcohol at high yield. |
| US09873649B2 |
Process for the joint preparation of 1, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropene and 2, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropene
A process for the joint preparation of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising: (a) starting materials comprising at least one compound having the structure of formula I, II or III are reacted with hydrogen fluoride, producing 1,2,3-trichloro-3,3-difluoropropene, 1,2,3-trichloro-1,1,2-trifluoropropane, and 1,2,3-trichloro-1,1,3-trifluoropropane; in the compounds of said formulae CF2-mClm═CCl—CHF2-nCln (Formula I), CF3-pClpCHCl═CH2Cl (Formula II), and CF3-xClxCF2-yClyCHF2-zClz (Formula III), m=0, 1, 2; n=1, 2; p=2, 3; x=1, 2, 3; y=1, 2; z=1, 2 and 4≦x+y+z≦6; (b) the 1,2,3-trichloro-3,3-difluoropropene, 1,2,3-trichloro-1,1,2-trifluoropropane and 1,2,3-trichloro-1,1,3-trifluoropropane undergo dechlorination, producing 3-chloro-3,3-difluoropropyne, 3-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene and 3-chloro-1,3,3-trifluoropropene; and (c) the 3-chloro-3,3-difluoropropyne, 3-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene and 3-chloro-1,3,3-trifluoropropene are reacted with hydrogen fluoride, simultaneously yielding 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropen. |
| US09873647B2 |
Processes and systems for converting hydrocarbons to cyclopentadiene
This invention relates to a process for converting acyclic C5 hydrocarbons to cyclopentadiene including: providing to the at least one adiabatic reaction zone a feedstock comprising acyclic C5 hydrocarbons at a temperature, T1, wherein the at least one adiabatic reaction zone comprises a first particulate material comprising catalyst material; contacting the feedstock and the first particulate material in the at least one adiabatic reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the acyclic C5 hydrocarbons to a first effluent comprising cyclopentadiene intermediates, unconverted acyclic C5 hydrocarbons, and, optionally, cyclopentadiene; heating the first effluent to a temperature, T2; providing the first effluent to the at least one diabatic reaction zone; and contacting the first effluent and a second particulate material comprising catalyst material in the at least one diabatic reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the cyclopentadiene intermediates and the unconverted acyclic C5 hydrocarbons to a second effluent comprising cyclopentadiene. |
| US09873645B2 |
Method for producing hydrocarbon products
The invention relates to a method for producing hydrocarbon products which comprises preparing a hydrocarbon stream (C4) which predominantly comprises branched and unbranched hydrocarbons each having four carbon atoms. A first and a second partial stream (i-C4, n-C4) are obtained from this stream (C4), the first partial stream (i-C4) predominantly comprising branched hydrocarbons with four carbon atoms and the second partial stream (n-C4) predominantly comprising unbranched hydrocarbons with four carbon atoms. The method further comprises the steam cracking of at least part of the first partial stream (i-C4) at a first, higher cracking severity and at least part of the second partial stream (n-C4), at a second, lower, cracking severity. |
| US09873639B1 |
Agricultural biomass as a matrix for release of plant active compounds
The invention is directed to compositions comprising at least one agricultural biomass, at least one nitrogen source, at least one organic acid and at least one active agent wherein the agricultural biomass is impregnated with about 5% wt to about 45% wt of the active agent. Methods of their preparation and methods of use are also described. The composition effectively reduces the leaching of, and facilitates the metering of, loaded active agents for plant protection. |
| US09873637B2 |
Anti-filming surface-active agent
The invention relates to an anti-filming surface adjuvant for hydraulic binders comprising at least one fat and at least one anti-caking agent, to its preparation method as well as to a method for preparing a hydraulic binder composition suitable for making screeds or self-compacting concretes (SCC) including the step consisting of adding to the hydraulic binder the adjuvant according to the invention at a dosage comprised between 50 and 1,500 g/m3 of screed or of concrete. |
| US09873634B2 |
Coated article with low-E coating having low visible transmission
This invention relates to a coated article including a low-emissivity (low-E) coating. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating is provided on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) and includes at least first and second infrared (IR) reflecting layers (e.g., silver based layers) that are spaced apart by contact layers (e.g., NiCr based layers) and a dielectric layer of or including a material such as silicon nitride. In certain example embodiments, the coated article has a low visible transmission (e.g., no greater than 60%, more preferably no greater than about 55%, and most preferably no greater than about 50%). |
| US09873631B2 |
Durable glass ceramic cover glass for electronic devices
The invention relates to glass articles suitable for use as electronic device housing/cover glass which comprise a glass ceramic material. Particularly, a cover glass comprising an ion-exchanged glass ceramic exhibiting the following attributes (1) optical transparency, as defined by greater than 90% transmission at 400-750 nm; (2) a fracture toughness of greater than 0.6 MPa·m1/2; (3) a 4-point bend strength of greater than 350 MPa; (4) a Vickers hardness of at least 450 kgf/mm2 and a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 5 kgf; (5) a Young's Modulus ranging between about 50 to 100 GPa; (6) a thermal conductivity of less than 2.0 W/m° C., and (7) and at least one of the following attributes: (i) a compressive surface layer having a depth of layer (DOL) greater and a compressive stress greater than 400 MPa, or, (ii) a central tension of more than 20 MPa. |
| US09873629B2 |
Methods for producing optical fiber preforms with low index trenches
Methods for forming optical fiber preforms with low-index trenches are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method includes depositing silica-based glass soot on a bait rod to form a low-index trench region of the optical fiber preform. The silica-based glass soot is deposited such that the low-index trench region has a first density. Thereafter a barrier layer having a second density greater than the first density is formed around the low-index trench region. Therafter, an overclad region is deposited around the barrier layer. The bait rod is then removed from a central channel of the trench-overclad assembly. A separate core assembly is inserted into the central channel. A down-dopant gas is then directed through the central channel of the trench-overclad assembly as the trench-overclad assembly is heated to dope the low-index trench region. The barrier layer prevents diffusion of the down-dopant from the low-index trench region into the overclad region. |
| US09873628B1 |
Filamentary cutting of brittle materials using a picosecond pulsed laser
In pulsed-laser apparatus for filamentary cutting a glass-sheet, a laser-beam is focused by a plano-convex focusing lens into the glass-sheet through a first surface of the sheet to a point close to a second surface of the sheet. Pulses from the laser are delivered in repeated bursts. The laser-beam fills the clear-aperture of the lens such that uncorrected spherical aberration in the focusing lens causes radial modulation of the beam between the lens and the focus point. This provides that each burst of pulses generates a filament extending between the first and second surfaces of the sheet. |
| US09873622B2 |
Hybrid porous structured material, membrane including the same, and method of preparing hybrid porous structured material
A hybrid porous structured material may include a matrix including a plurality of first pores interconnected in three dimensions, and a porous material including second pores and filling wholly or partially each of the plurality of the first pores. |
| US09873620B2 |
Modular illumination assembly having a base unit and an accessory unit mechanically and electrically connectable to the base unit
A modular illumination assembly (10) includes at least two units, one of the at least two units presenting a first adaptor (42) and another of the at least two units presenting a second adaptor (56) to be assembled with one another and disassembled from one another along a common interface (46). One of the at least two units is a modular base unit (20) having an illumination device for illuminating an environment and a power supply electrically connected to the illumination device to supply power to the illumination device. Another of the at least two units is an accessory unit without a power supply that requires power to operate. The modular base unit (20) and the accessory unit are removably connectable mechanically and electrically with one another at the common interface (46) by the first adaptor (42) and the second adaptor (56) to provide power between the modular base unit (20) and the accessory unit. |
| US09873619B2 |
Apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals and liquid treatment apparatus
According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays. |
| US09873618B2 |
Measurement system included in desalination system, desalination system, and desalination method
In a desalination system, a water-repellent particle layer is provided at a lower portion of a water tank and composed of water-repellent particles. A devolatilizing layer is provided below the layer. Liquid is provided in the tank and is heated for evaporation, and obtained vapor passes through the particle layer and is liquefied at the devolatilizing layer, so that freshwater is obtained from the liquid. The particle layer includes a first and a second particle layers composed of discriminable first and second particles. A particle measuring unit measures an amount of the second water-repellent particles. A decision unit decides whether or not the measured amount of the second water-repellent particles is equal to or more than a predetermined value. A controller alerts when the decision unit decides that the amount of the second particles is equal to or more than the predetermined value. |
| US09873617B2 |
Method for producing a sulphided copper sorbent
A method for producing a sulphided copper sorbent includes the steps of: (i) contacting a sorbent precursor material containing one or more sulphidable copper compounds, with a sulphiding gas stream including hydrogen sulphide to form a sulphided sulphur-containing sorbent material, and (ii) subjecting the sulphided sulphur-containing sorbent material to a heating step in which it is heated to a temperature above that used in the sulphiding step and ≧110° C., under an inert gas selected from nitrogen, argon, helium, carbon dioxide, methane, and mixtures thereof, the inert gas optionally including hydrogen sulphide. The method provides sulphided copper sorbents that have reduced levels of elemental sulphur. |
| US09873615B2 |
Method for preparing particles of alkali metal bicarbonate
A method for preparing particles of alkali metal bicarbonate by crystallization from a solution of alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate in the presence of an additive in the solution, selected from the sulfates, sulfonates, the polysulfonates, the amines, the hydroxysultaines, the polycarboxylates, the polysaccharides, the polyethers and the ether-phenols, alkali metal hexametaphosphate, the phosphates, the sulfosuccinates, the amidosulfonates, the aminosulfonates, preferably selected from the polycarboxylates having a mean molecular weight lower than 8000 g/mol, and such that the additive is present in the solution at a concentration of at least 1 ppm and preferably of at most 200 ppm. |
| US09873612B2 |
Catalytic formation of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) from biomass
The present invention relates to methods of preparing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) by reacting biomass, a biomass component (e.g., lignin, ligno-cellulose, cellulose, hemiceullose or combination thereof) or a carbohydrate from any source with a polyoxometalate catalyst such as H5PV2Mo10O40, or solvates thereof, in the presence of a concentrated acid, under conditions sufficient to yield carbon monoxide (CO); followed by electrochemical release of hydrogen (H2). The carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) may be combined in any desired proportion to yield synthesis gas (Syngas). The present invention further relates to methods for preparing H2, CO and formic acid/formaldehyde from biomass, a biomass component and/or from carbohydrates. |
| US09873604B2 |
Adjustment mechanism for a beverage tap handle
Apparatuses and methods are described herein that allow a tap handle to be quickly and easily reoriented or replaced after being attached to a spigot. In an embodiment, an adjustment mechanism for a beverage tap handle includes a connecting element and a housing. The connecting element includes a stem and a first mating feature, and the housing includes an aperture to receive the stem and a second mating feature configured to mate with the first mating feature. The housing and the connecting element are (i) rotatable with respect to each other about a central axis of the stem when the first mating feature and second mating feature are not mated, and (ii) prevented from rotating with respect to each other about the central axis of the stem when the first mating feature and the second mating feature are mated. |
| US09873596B2 |
Electro-hydraulic device for moving a jib
The invention relates to an electro-hydraulic device for moving a jib for a tower crane, in which device the motor of the hydraulic unit is switched off when the position of the jib is not altered for a predetermined time period. |
| US09873592B2 |
Governor inertia carrier for elevator safety mechanism
An elevator governor inertia carrier has a cartridge having a shaft opening for receiving a shaft. The cartridge is configured for fixed attachment to the shaft. At least one force-exerting element is associated with the cartridge and has a hollow body with an internal cavity extending between a first open end and a second end, an elastically-resilient element retained within the internal cavity, and a contact member at least partially disposed within the internal cavity and in contact with an end of the elastically-resilient element. The contact member is retractable into the internal cavity to compress the elastically-resilient element when a force greater than a restoring force of the elastically-resilient element is applied to the contact member. |
| US09873590B2 |
Apparatus and a method for elevator allocation using a magnetic field map in an elevator system
The invention relates to a method and apparatus. In the method a target area is divided to a plurality of cells. A plurality of movement paths of mobile nodes are determined, each movement path comprising an origin cell and a target cell, the origin cell and the target cell being determined using a magnetic map of the target area. The durations of the plurality of movement paths are determined for an elevator user. A route topology data structure is formed using the plurality of movement paths and the durations of the plurality of movement paths, the data structure comprising for a plurality of cells an estimated time to reach an elevator location. An elevator call in a request cell is determined by a requesting mobile node. The time to reach the elevator location is determined using the data structure and information on the request cell, and an elevator car is selected to serve the elevator call based on the time to reach the elevator location, current positions of at least two elevator cars, and current directions of at the least two elevator cars. |
| US09873587B2 |
Wire retaining ring for a welding system
The subject embodiments are directed to a system to allow an uninterrupted flow of a coil welding wire from one container to another container, the coil of welding wire including a coil top and a coil bottom. Each container includes at least one vertically extending side wall, a closed bottom, a top opening for removing the welding wire and a wire coil receiving cavity within the outer packaging for receiving the wire coil, the feeding end and the trailing end being positionable near the top opening. A wire retaining ring is disposed on the coil top in the container and another said container, the wire retaining ring includes a slot that extends radially from a center of the coil to allow the trailing end of the coil to be drawn at a location away from the center of the coil. |
| US09873586B2 |
Manual taping implement
A manually operated taping device has a drawback mechanism to draw back the landing end of the tape immediately after the tape is cut and tape tension removed by extending a tape path between the tape source from which the tape is dispensed and an applicator for applying the tape and/or by minimizing the spacing between the applicator and the cutting knife used to cut the tape at the time the tape is cut. The device may also include a guide to better ensure the device is moved during tape application in the direction relative movement between the tape and device. |
| US09873584B2 |
Medium stacking device and medium transaction device
A medium stacking device includes side guides that are respectively disposed in a width direction parallel to a sheet face of the medium and orthogonal to a direction of progress at positions on both sides of a portion of a stage on which a medium is stacked, and that respectively guide the medium discharged from a discharge section in the width direction using a stacking guide face. Each side guide includes a discharge guide face that guides toward a central side in the width direction on progression from the discharge section along the direction of progress, a support guide face that supports the medium from a side of the stage, and a guiding valley portion that is an adjoining portion between the discharge guide face and the support guide face, that causes a vertex or edge of the medium to slide with progression of the medium, and that causes a leading edge portion of the medium in the direction of progress to pass further to a stacking direction side than the stage arm. |
| US09873583B2 |
Banknote stacking device
A banknote stacking device includes a piece-by-piece banknote conveying mechanism, an upper conveyor belt, an arc-shaped stacking plate, a movable blocking mechanism, a sensor device, and a control unit. An elastic sheet is arranged on the arc-shaped stacking plate at a position for stacking banknotes, an end of the elastic sheet is fixed on the arc-shaped stacking plate, and a free end of the elastic sheet extends in a direction opposite to the conveying direction of the banknotes, the extending segment of the elastic sheet forms an arch and is configured to elastically support the upper conveyor belt, and a through-groove is provided in the arc-shaped stacking plate at a position corresponding to the elastic sheet, and the free end of the elastic sheet is configured to extend and retract freely in the through-groove. |
| US09873582B2 |
Tape roll holder
A tape roll holder includes a plate from which extends a cylindrical bearing formed from two or more arcuate prongs. A cylindrical spindle dimensioned to be snugly received within an axially defined hole in the roll of tape is mounted to the bearing such that it is allowed to rotate freely. A spring clip is included to allow the holder to be worn on a belt. |
| US09873579B2 |
Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device, and optional device incorporating the sheet conveying device
A sheet conveying device, which is included in an image forming apparatus and an optional device attachable to the image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container, a sheet feeder, a separator, a guide, and a projection. The sheet container loads multiple sheets. The sheet feeder feeds a sheet out of the multiple sheets in the sheet container. The separator separates the sheet from another sheet fed together with the sheet. The guide having a guide surface to guide the sheet passing the separator such that the sheet is fed in a predetermined sheet conveying direction. An upstream end in the sheet conveying direction of the guide surface of the guide is located lower than a downstream end in the sheet conveying direction of the separator. The projection is disposed facing the separator at the upstream end in the sheet conveying direction of the guide surface. |
| US09873578B2 |
Recording medium conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
A recording medium conveying device includes a guide, a shaft, and a positioner. The guide guides a recording medium along a conveyance path to a predetermined direction. The shaft is disposed near the conveyance path. The guide is disposed between the conveyance path and the shaft. The positioner positions the guide in an axial direction of the shaft. The guide is fixed by both the positioner and the shaft. The positioner is fixed separately from the shaft. |
| US09873575B2 |
Image forming apparatus that displays remaining amount of sheets, control method therefor, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus which prevents degradation of sheets stacked in a stacking unit. A sheet feeding unit has a first stacking unit and a second stacking unit. When sheets stacked in the first stacking unit have run out, sheets stacked in the second stacking unit are moved to the first stacking unit. A remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is indicated on a display unit. When sheets are stacked in the second stacking unit, the display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest. |
| US09873570B2 |
Weight-based chute control for a farm implement
A system and method for discharging material from a chute on a farm implement into a container or bin such that the discharged material is evenly distributed in the container or bin. The system and method includes a farm implement with a bin for holding material, a conveyor for discharging material from the bin and a chute at the end of the conveyor for directing the material discharged from the conveyor. The chute may be moved into a plurality of positions based on sensor outputs to facilitate the even distribution of material in the container or bin receiving the discharged material. |
| US09873567B2 |
Method and system for crop harvest
A method for transporting harvested crops from a field includes the step of providing a conveyor belt disposed adjacent a plurality of crops (such as alongside a row of crops or in-between rows). The conveyor belt has a spool attached thereto about which the conveyor belt can be wound. A winder is provided and has an attachment for receiving the spool. The spool is attached to the winder and, when crops being harvested are disposed on the conveyor belt, the winder is used to wind the conveyor belt around the spool, thereby transporting crops to the winder. |
| US09873565B2 |
Motorized roller
Provided is a motor-incorporating roller capable of preventing a grease supply portion from separating. The motor-incorporating roller has a motor and a reducer in a cylindrical roller body and the reducer is provided with a gear train including a plurality of gears. The motor-incorporating roller has a grease supply portion that supplies grease to the plurality of gears in the reducer and is capable of containing grease therein. Furthermore, the motor-incorporating roller has a power output member that outputs power and a shaft portion that pivotally supports the gears. The grease supply portion is integrated with the power output member through the shaft portion to restrict movement of the shaft portion in an axial direction. |
| US09873564B2 |
Zero tension system conveyor
Zero tension system conveyor. A conveyor belt is driven by at least a portion of the conveyor belt being in continuous contact with a block chain within at least a portion of an overall conveyor belt system. Such a conveyor belt system may be implemented in a spiral configuration such that a relatively small portion of the overall width of the conveyor belt is in contact with the block chain above and/or below the conveyor belt. The static force/weight of the conveyor belt in conjunction with the continuous contact between at least a portion of the conveyor belt and the block chain effectuates the driving of the conveyor belt through the overall conveyor belt system. The block chain is composed of a number of links, at least some of which include a respective hook/protrusion on one side thereof, for being directly engaged by drum bars implemented within a drum assembly. |
| US09873561B2 |
Item retrieval using a robotic drive unit
Disclosed are various embodiments that may facilitate retrieval of items from a storage location. A robotic drive unit transports a receptacle to be proximate to a target storage unit that comprises an item. The robotic drive unit moves an item mover to transfer the item from the target storage unit to the receptacle. The robotic drive unit transports the item in the receptacle to a destination. |
| US09873558B2 |
Multi-dose cleaning product and method of manufacture
A web of multi-dose cleaning products and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The web includes a carrier sheet including first and second pluralities of depressions, a first plurality of pouches, and a second plurality of pouches. Each of the pouches is positioned in a respective depression in the carrier sheet. The first plurality of pouches contain a first cleaning composition, and the second plurality of pouches contain a second cleaning composition. A first end of the carrier sheet is folded over a second end of the carrier sheet so that each multi-dose cleaning product is defined by at least an overlapping pair of the first and second pouches and an overlapping pair of the first and second depressions. |
| US09873557B2 |
Disposable canister for sealant for inflatable article repair and inflation kit, and production thereof
A disposable canister filled with sealant liquid has an inner closure for retaining the sealant liquid inside the canister; a compressed-air inlet conduit; an outlet conduit for receiving the sealant liquid when the closure is in an open position; a first portion having one of the inlet and outlet conduits; and a second portion; the first and second portions being joined by a weld to form a tank which holds the sealant liquid in a ready-for-use position by means of the closure. |
| US09873548B2 |
Extensible pallet rotation apparatus
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a pallet assembly configured to provide access to goods stacked thereon. The pallet assembly includes a base frame and an extensible frame coupled with the base frame. The extensible frame is configured to translate between a retracted orientation with respect to the base frame and an extended orientation with respect to the base frame. |
| US09873547B2 |
Heat transfer system for warehoused goods
Systems and methods for airflow management around palletized cases of goods in a warehouse storage facility are provided, in which airflow around each individual layer of cases is facilitated while airflow “spillage” around the sides, top or bottom of pallet assemblies is minimized or eliminated. One exemplary device for such airflow management includes palletized product spacers disposed between respective layers of vertically stacked cases, in which the product spacers facilitate a substantially unidirectional longitudinal airflow. Another exemplary airflow management device is a series of automatically adjustable air dams disposed at the tops of respective pallet assemblies which prevent air spillage and establish intermediate air manifold spaces. Yet another device is a lateral pallet spacer prevents direct abutment of the side surfaces of neighboring pallet assemblies and thereby ensures that the air manifold spaces are in fluid communication with the spacers of multiple pallet assemblies. |
| US09873546B2 |
External packaging for safeguarding at least one package during transportation
An external packaging for safeguarding at least one package during transportation is provided. The external packaging includes at least one carrier element with an upper side and a lower side, wherein the carrier element includes at least one base part directed toward the lower side and at least one border directed toward the upper side, and wherein the carrier element is at least partially open toward the upper side and is configured to carry the package. The external packaging furthermore has at least one bag element which is configured to surround the package carried by the carrier element. The bag element is arranged relative to the carrier element in such a manner that the bag element, at least in a maximum filling state, extends on the upper side of the carrier element beyond the border of the carrier element. |
| US09873542B2 |
Systems and methods for a quick start packaging mural
Systems and methods for a quick start packaging mural are provided. In certain embodiments, a package includes at least one electronic component; a container enclosing the at least one electronic component, wherein the container protects the at least one electronic component when transported to a user; and a packaging mural within the container, the packaging mural having information about the at least one electronic component, wherein the information and the at least one electronic components are simultaneously viewable when the at least one electronic component is accessible within the container. |
| US09873540B2 |
Container apparatus
A container (10) consists of a substantially planar blank having a plurality of regions, the regions including a base (18), side walls (14), end walls (16) and a lid (12). Each of the regions is connectable to at least one of the other regions by a hinge (20) formed within the blank. The blank is able to be converted into a first unassembled configuration in which regions of the blank are pivoted around the hinges (20) connecting the regions in relation to other regions, to form a rectangular slab in which compact mode blanks are able to be stacked, and a second configuration in which the blank is erected to form the container (10), which has a cuboidal structure of substantially uniform cross-section, for the storage of articles. The hinge (20) comprises a recess (32) the recess (32) defining a point (30) of minimum cross section, said point (30) forming the pivot point (30) about which pivotal movement of adjacent regions occurs, wherein opposing side walls (33, 35) of the recess (32) are configured to interengage when one of the regions is pivotally moved through a 90° arc relative to an adjacent region, said interengagement comprising meshing of at least one stepped region (34) of a side wall (35) with a surface of the opposing side wall (33). The base (58) of a container (50) may also include ledge portions (60) at each of the corners of the base (58), which ledge portions (60) provide support for hinges (70) when the container is in the cuboidal configuration. |
| US09873539B2 |
Resin-coated metal sheet for container and method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a resin-coated metal sheet for a container having a resin layer (A) having a multi-layer structure containing polyester as a main component on an inner-surface side of the container when the metal sheet is formed into the container. The resin layer (A) contains terephthalic acid in an amount of 85 mol % or more, the resin layer (A) has at least two layers including an uppermost resin layer (a1) which comes into contact with contents and contains wax compounds in an amount of 0.10 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less with respect to the uppermost resin layer (a1), with respect to a Raman band of 1615 cm−1 determined by performing Raman spectroscopy on the uppermost resin layer (a1), the maximum value of the peak intensity ratio (IMD/IND) of peak intensity in a longitudinal direction to peak intensity in a thickness direction is 1.0 or more and 4.0 or less, a thickness of the uppermost resin layer (a1) is 0.5 μm or more and 10 μm or less, and a thickness of the resin layer (A) excluding the thickness of the uppermost resin layer (a1) is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less. |
| US09873537B2 |
Method of making a container with labeling device
A container including one or more labeling devices that can be detached from the container. Preferably the container can hold a plurality of different articles and includes a plurality of labeling devices for identifying the different articles. After the articles are removed from the container, the articles may be identified by the labeling devices by detaching the labeling devices and attaching or placing the labeling device on or near its corresponding article. Preferred labeling devices include one or more labeling areas that provide information regarding an article. |
| US09873536B2 |
Container handling machine and method
A container handling machine having at least one operative unit is disclosed. The container handling machine includes a plunger configured to selectively move along a longitudinal axis and to deform a base of a container from a first swollen configuration to a second inwardly-retracted configuration, and an actuator configured to selectively move the plunger along the longitudinal axis between a first position, in which the plunger is detached from the base of the container, and a second position, in which the plunger deforms the base to the second configuration. The container handling machine further includes a control unit configured to selectively activate the actuator for producing a first stroke of the plunger along the longitudinal axis between the first position and the second position, in order to deform the base of the container. |
| US09873535B2 |
Molybdate-free sterilizing and pasteurizing solutions
The present invention concerns a composition and method of using non-molybdate corrosion inhibitors in sterilizing and pasteurizing applications. The composition is a blend of one or more components including corrosion inhibitors, surfactants, hydrotropes, polymer dispersants, pH adjusting agents and water. The composition may include two or more of a) alkyl-dicarboxylic acid; b) phosphono-carboxylic acid; c) tri(amino-carboxylic acid); d) anionic polymer dispersant; e) non-ionic surfactant; f) inorganic phosphate; g) phosphonotricarboxylic acid; and h) hydrotrope. Specifically, the composition may comprise sebacic acid, hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and 6,6′,6″-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tris-hexanoic acid. Optionally, the composition can further comprise a co-polymer of acrylic acid and allyl-2-hydroxy-propyl-sulfonate ether (AA/AHPSE), 2-phosphono-1,2,4-butane-tricarboxylic acid, sodium phosphate monobasic or phosphoric acid, α-decyl-ω-hydroxy-poly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl), and sodium cumenesulfonate. These components are not necessary, and in some embodiments, the composition is utilized without these components. The disclosed composition exhibits comparable or better corrosion protection performance than conventional molybdate containing sterilizing products. |
| US09873534B2 |
Tooling for ultrasonic tube sealer for sealing an end portion of a tube to have a rounded configuration
Tooling for an ultrasonic tube sealer includes an ultrasonic horn tip and an anvil. The ultrasonic horn tip and the anvil each have at least one forming tool. The forming tools have a configuration that form an end of a tube when it is sealed by the ultrasonic tube sealer to be rounded. |
| US09873528B2 |
Rotation suppressing device
A rotation suppressing device 1 includes: a body 10; a shaft 20 extending outward from the body 10 and configured to rotate about a first rotation axis A1; a rotation part 30 configured to rotate about a second rotation axis A2 together with the shaft 20; a capture part 40 fixed to the rotation part 30 and configured to capture space debris D; a braking part 50 configured to suppress rotation of the shaft 20; and a body rotation suppressing part 60 configured to suppress rotation of the body 10 occurring when the braking part 50 operates. |
| US09873527B2 |
System and method to map a thermal profile of a composite structure using a thermochromatic witness assembly
There is provided a system and a method to map a thermal profile of a composite structure during curing in at least one of manufacture or repair of the composite structure. The system has a thermochromatic witness assembly having a first series of probes with a thermochromatic material applied either to a composite lay-up, or applied to a removable material adjacent the composite lay-up. The system further has a process assembly with a heat source to cure the thermochromatic witness assembly to form the composite structure. The system further has a light source to activate the thermochromatic material of the first series of probes to prompt an onset of color changes in the thermochromatic material to determine one or more maximum temperatures of the composite structure, to map the thermal profile of the composite structure during curing in at least one of manufacture or repair of the composite structure. |
| US09873524B2 |
Power and communication interface for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including: a rearward facing tang extending from a rear fuselage portion of a VTOL UAV; one or more metallic contacts disposed on an exterior surface of the tang; a UAV pod including a landing surface; and an opening disposed in the landing surface to receive the tang. |
| US09873523B2 |
Monitoring of an aircraft propulsion system
Monitoring the propulsion system of an aircraft includes selecting elements representative of operation of the propulsion system, modeling the propulsion system by a model including the selected elements, a set of exogenic parameters of the propulsion system and interdependence relations between the elements, operation of a given element being modelled by at least one endogenic parameter dependent on at least one of the exogenic parameters and/or on at least one parameter of another element, and analyzing elements, the analysis of the given element including the expression of the at least one endogenic parameter of the given element as a function only of exogenic parameters of the propulsion system and being made by layers of different levels, a layer of a given level being capable of taking account of at least one parameter that is the result of a layer of a different analysis level of another element. |
| US09873522B2 |
Aircraft hail screen
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a screen configured for use in association with a cooler of an aircraft, the screen comprising: a first portion arranged as a grid and located in a line-of-sight of the cooler with respect to a fluid inlet, and a second portion located out of the line-of-sight of the cooler with respect to the fluid inlet, wherein the second portion is grid-free. |
| US09873516B2 |
Low profile pass-through electrical connector
A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. |
| US09873513B2 |
Cabin outflow valves having laterally-tapered sealing surfaces and cabin pressure control systems employing the same
Embodiments of a cabin outflow valve having one or more laterally-tapered sealing surfaces are provided, as are cabin pressure controls system including cabin outflow valves. In one embodiment, the cabin outflow valve includes a frame and a first door, which is pivotally coupled to the frame and which is rotated by an actuator between open and closed positions. The first door includes, in turn, a torque input point at which the actuator applies a closing force when rotating the first door into a closed position. A laterally-tapered sealing surface extends along a lateral axis of the cabin outflow valve and has a profile height decreasing with increasing proximity to the torque input point. The laterally-tapered sealing surface helps to ensure the formation of a complete lateral seal when in the first door is rotated into the closed position to significantly reduce or eliminate leakage through the cabin outflow valve. |
| US09873511B2 |
Primary heat exchanger crossover bypass manifold
An aircraft is provided including an environmental control system (ECS) having a first ECS pack and a second ECS pack. A duct couples the first ECS pack to the second ECS pack. The duct includes a first bypass conduit configured to form a bypass around a first primary heat exchanger of the first ECS pack. A second bypass conduit configured to form a bypass around a second primary heat exchanger of the second ECS pack. The duct includes a crossover conduit extending between the first bypass conduit and the second bypass conduit. The duct includes a plurality of valves for selectively controlling a flow between the first bypass conduit and the second bypass conduit. |
| US09873509B2 |
Interactive electronic signage system and method of operation for an aircraft
A signage display system for an aircraft includes a controller for receiving input and generating a command, a central controller connected to the controller, the central controller receiving the command and generating a display signal responsive to the command, at least one peripheral device connected to the central controller, the peripheral device receiving the display signal prompting the device to display safety information, an input associated with the peripheral device for receiving an acknowledgement of the safety information and generating an acknowledgement signal responsive to the acknowledgement, such that display of the safety information is discontinued in response to receipt of the acknowledgement. A method and set of instructions also are provided. |
| US09873508B2 |
Hybrid multicopter and fixed wing aerial vehicle
An aerial vehicle is includes a wing, first and second rotors, and a movement sensor. The first and second multicopter rotors are rotatably coupled to the wing, the first multicopter rotor is rotatable relative to the wing about a first lateral axis, and the second multicopter rotor is rotatable relative to the wing about a second lateral axis. Each multicopter rotor is coupled to each other multicopter rotor, wherein the multicopter rotors are restricted to collective synchronous rotation relative to the wing between a multicopter configuration and a fixed-wing configuration. The movement sensor is coupled to the multicopter rotors, wherein the movement sensor is positioned to rotate relative to the wing when the multicopter rotors rotate relative to the wing between the multicopter and fixed-wing configurations. |
| US09873504B2 |
Propulsion system nacelle with reduced number of external split lines
A cowl for use in a nacelle is provided. The nacelle at least partially surrounds an engine that extends circumferentially about an axially-extending engine centerline. The cowl includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The first and second side portions each are pivotably connected to the nacelle proximate a top of the nacelle. The first and second side portions are configured so that they abut one another to form an external split line proximate the top of the nacelle. |
| US09873499B2 |
Asymmetric propulsion and maneuvering system
An asymmetric propulsion mechanism capable of providing both axial thrust as well as lateral maneuverability from a single axis of rotation is described. The mechanism may be used on aquatic vehicles to minimize cost and maximize reliability and endurance. The mechanism comprises one or more propeller blades disposed asymmetrically around a rotating hub under the guidance of a control system including a motor capable of driving the propeller at various radial speeds throughout the course of a single revolution. |
| US09873497B1 |
Marine muffler with integral bypass water management
A marine muffler capable of handling both marine engine exhaust gas and marine engine cooling water includes a double wall baffle partitioning the muffler interior so as to function as a cooling water conduit. The cooling water conduit includes an inlet disposed external to the main muffler housing and an outlet configured and disposed so as to discharge the engine cooling water into the exhaust duct connected to the muffler outlet. The muffler is thus able to convey the engine cooling water through the muffler housing within a dedicated conduit while maintaining the cooling water separate from the exhaust gas. A muffler that is adapted to handle both the exhaust and cooling water flowing from a marine engine allows for the elimination of engine cooling water piping. |
| US09873494B2 |
Autonomous underwater vehicle hover apparatus, method, and applications
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) including a deployable anchor and a method for operating an AUV having a deployable anchor in a hover mode. |
| US09873492B2 |
Floating construction
A floating construction comprising a water space within the floating construction, which water space has transparent walls and/or walls containing transparent sections, and at least one open opening allowing water surrounding the floating construction to enter into the water space, and the floating construction comprising space next to the water space for spectators observing the activities taking place inside the water space, wherein the floating construction comprises a draft control system for changing water surface level inside the water space. |
| US09873491B2 |
Wakeboat draft measuring system and methods
Wakeboat hull control systems and methods are provided to permit the accurate reproduction of a wake behind a wakeboat. The onboard wake control system receives data from a draft measuring system. Incorporation of the data from the draft measuring system permits accurate reproduction of a wake behind the wakeboat after a change in an onboard variable such as the number, weight or position of passengers, the weight or position of cargo and the position of trim tabs or amount/location of ballast. |
| US09873490B2 |
Door systems and methods for boats
Disclosed herein is a bow ramp for a water vessel (boat) wherein the bow ramp is configured to rotate/pivot to an open position to allow passage from within a hull of the vessel to a shore. The bow ramp is operated in combination with shore penetrating spikes which penetrate a shore or seabed (riverbed, lakebed, etc.) and include a user-actuated spike rotation mechanism which allows a user to move the water vessel further up a shore or alternatively away from a shore. |
| US09873485B2 |
Snow vehicle
A snow vehicle is disclosed comprising a vehicle frame, a propulsion unit coupled to the frame, and a front ski steered by a steering mechanism. The front of the vehicle includes a first front suspension and a second front suspension coupled to the ski. The rear suspension includes a bumper assembly preventing bottoming out of the rear suspension. The rear suspension is coupled to the vehicle frame such that the longitudinal spacing between the vehicle frame and rear suspension is adjustably controllable. |
| US09873483B2 |
Bicycle control device
A bicycle control device includes a housing member, a control lever member, a shift-operating mechanism and a hydraulic fluid pressure generator. The housing member has an attachment part for attachment to a handlebar, and a grip part extending longitudinally between first and second ends of the grip part. The control lever member pivots respect to the housing member. The shift-operating mechanism is coupled to a shifting device by a control cable. The hydraulic fluid pressure generator has a cylinder and a piston movably disposed within the cylinder to generate fluid pressure for controlling a braking device. The hydraulic fluid pressure generator has an output port that transmits hydraulic pressure generated in the cylinder to outside of the cylinder, and a hydraulic fluid channel coupled to the output port. A connecting part fluidly communicates with the output port through the hydraulic fluid channel, and is connected an external hydraulic hose. |
| US09873482B2 |
Bicycle front derailleur
An electric front derailleur for a bicycle. The derailleur includes a chain guide, a linkage assembly movably connected to the chain guide, and an electrical actuation unit operatively coupled to the linkage assembly to move the chain guide with respect to the electrical actuation unit. The electrical actuation unit includes a mounting portion configured to be attached to a bicycle frame. The mounting portion is secured to the electrical actuation unit. The mounting portion permits the position of the electric front derailleur to be adjusted with respect to the bicycle frame. |
| US09873471B2 |
Kickstand system and upgrade method
A system having a kickstand bracket is described. The kickstand bracket has a leg stop groove and a mount position, the leg stop groove having a boundary and a recess between ends of the boundary. The recess is configured for accepting a leg stop when a kickstand is rotated from a first position to a second position. An alignment locator is configured to attach to the kickstand bracket over the leg stop. A spring is attached at one end on the kickstand and at the other end on the mount position of the kickstand bracket, the spring configured for urging the kickstand towards the second position. |
| US09873460B2 |
Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure includes a left tunnel frame extending along a floor tunnel to a dash lower panel, a left dash frame extending upward from a front end of the left tunnel frame to a dash upper panel, and a dash cross member extending in a vehicle-body width direction and across the left dash frame. The left dash frame is provided on a vehicle-cabin-side surface of the dash lower panel. The dash cross member is provided on an engine-room-side surface of the dash lower panel. The dash cross member bridges a left front pillar and a right front pillar. |
| US09873458B2 |
Vehicle rear structure
A vehicle rear structure includes rear wheel houses that are provided on right and left sides of a vehicle and have shook absorber housings for housing shook absorbers and a rear bulkhead. The shock absorber housings have bag structures having closed spaces therein formed in upper portions thereof. The bag structures have the shock absorbers secured thereto and secured to the bulkhead. |
| US09873456B2 |
Onboard battery for vehicle
An onboard battery for a vehicle, the vehicle having a crushable area in which a functional component with a predetermined function is disposed, the crushable area being formed between a pair of rear side frames located apart from each other in a transversal direction, includes a housing case disposed in front of the crushable area, a holding frame that is fixed to a vehicle body and includes a frame-shaped part including a pair of first portions apart from each other in a longitudinal direction and a pair of second portions apart from each other in the transversal direction, and a battery module including a battery cell. |
| US09873451B2 |
Motor circuit for electric power assisted steering and method
A method of operating an electric motor of an electric power assisted steering system comprising performing the following steps when the motor is in a defined fault mode: A) monitoring the position of the motor rotor, B) identifying the presence of a condition in which the rotor is within a predefined angular range of a known angular position, the rotor moving towards that position by turning of the steering wheel, and a torque is demanded from the motor which tends to move the rotor closer to that angular position as the wheel continues to move in the identified direction of movement; C) if the condition is identified varying currents applied to the motor to cause the rotor to move away from the known angular position; and D) subsequently varying the torque demanded from the motor to cause the rotor to move back in a direction towards the known angular position. |
| US09873450B2 |
Detection of offset errors in phase current measurement for motor control system
A system for detecting offset error in a power steering system comprises a programmable high pass filter module configured to filter a final voltage command and generate a filtered final voltage command that includes the sinusoidal component, a gain and phase compensation module configured to perform a gain compensation and a phase compensation on the filtered final voltage command to generate a compensated final voltage command; and an error detection module configured to determine an offset of the compensated final voltage command in a stator reference frame. |
| US09873447B2 |
Vehicle, a hybrid power system thereof and a control method therefor
A detachable steering mechanism, comprising a steering wheel (1), an upper steering column (2), a worm (10), and a drive system and control system (20); said steering wheel (1) being fixedly connected to said upper steering column (2); said upper steering column (2) being provided with a thread (11), and a first drive gear (3) being provided on said worm (10); the thread (11) of the upper steering column (2) meshing and rotating with said first drive gear (3); upon said control system (20) detecting the ejection of the steering wheel airbag, controlling said drive system to drive said worm (10), said first drive gear (3) is driven to move away from the thread (11) of the upper steering column (2), allowing said upper steering column (2) to move along its own axis. When the steering wheel airbag deploys, said detachable steering mechanism allows the steering wheel (1) to move in the axial direction, thereby increasing the buffer travel in a collision between the driver's head and the steering wheel airbag, reducing the impact of the airbag on the driver's head and improving safety performance of the vehicle. |
| US09873437B2 |
Coordinated vehicle response system and method for driver behavior
Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness of a driver. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The response system can modify the control of two or more systems simultaneously in response to driver behavior. |
| US09873435B2 |
Method and system for engine control
Methods and systems are provided for integrating a bi-fuel engine with a CVT transmission. Responsive to a driver demand, a controller may determine whether to maintain usage of a current fuel or transition to an alternate fuel based on the cost efficiency of the transition and further based on any engine limitations that may be incurred at the engine speed-load following the transition. To improve the net fuel economy benefit while addressing the engine limitation, a fuel transition may be combined with a CVT adjusted engine speed-load regime, while maintaining engine power output. |
| US09873432B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry calculates a target torque such that the greater the amount of brake operation is, the smaller the target torque becomes. The processing circuitry controls the drive motor such that the creep torque is smaller when brake operation is being performed by the driver than when the brake operation is not being performed by the driver. The control circuitry controls the brake device such that, when the brake operation is being performed by the driver, the brake torque approaches a target brake torque. The processing circuitry sets a decrease gradient of the creep torque to be smaller than a decrease gradient of the target torque when the brake operation amount is increased under a condition in which the creep torque is being output by the drive motor. |
| US09873422B2 |
Driveline lash control method during driver tip-in/out
A vehicle includes a motor positioned between an engine and a driveline connected to a vehicle wheel, and a controller. The controller controls engine torque and maintains motor torque during wheel torque and driveline component torque reversals to limit a vehicle output torque rate of change through a lash region associated with a range of driveline torque ratios. A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle includes controlling engine torque to a specified profile and maintaining motor torque at a generally constant value during at least one of wheel torque and driveline component torque reversals to limit a vehicle output torque rate of change through a lash region associated with a range of driveline torque ratios. |
| US09873420B2 |
Method of increasing regeneration in a hybrid vehicle beyond what is calculated from requested vehicle deceleration
A method of controlling a vehicle includes calculating a desired deceleration limited regeneration torque request based on a requested deceleration input from a driver. If current dynamic operating conditions of the vehicle are in a performance region that permits an increase to the regeneration torque request, the desired deceleration limited regeneration torque request is increased based on a regeneration torque overhead, to define a modified axle regeneration torque request. Modified torque values are output based on the modified axle regeneration torque request. If the torque control values will cause an estimated yaw rate that is less than a target yaw rate, then the modified torque values are applied. Otherwise, the modified torque values are re-defined until the estimated yaw rate is not greater than the target yaw rate, and the re-defined values of the modified torque values are applied. |
| US09873418B2 |
Non detachable body connection system with connection ring for emergency brake cylinders
A non-detachable body connection with a connection ring which enables the non-detachable connection of the upper body located at the service part of the emergency brake cylinders used in the airbrake systems of heavy weight vehicles and the lower body parts located at the emergency section by using an additional piece during the coupling with adapter plate. |
| US09873417B2 |
Method for conveying a metered hydraulic volume in a vehicle braking system by means of an electrically driven motor pump assembly and vehicle braking system
A method for conveying a metered hydraulic volume in a vehicle braking system by an electrically driven motor pump assembly, wherein a mechanical pump of the motor pump assembly is driven by an electric motor of the motor pump assembly. A rising motor voltage ramp is applied to the electric motor, a motor current being detected, and a conveying mode of the motor pump assembly starting as soon as a motor torque generated by the motor current exceeds a total of drag torque, breakaway torque and friction torque of the motor pump assembly. The motor current reduces when the conveying mode starts. The method is characterized in that, when a reduction in the motor current is detected after a specified time interval has elapsed, a motor voltage is reduced to a value which ends the conveying mode. The invention further relates to a vehicle braking system. |
| US09873412B2 |
Vehicle speed control apparatus
A vehicle speed control apparatus is configured to determine, based on an automatic brake duration time and a vehicle speed reduction amount, whether to suppress a brake force due to an automatic brake control, the automatic brake duration time being from an automatic brake control starting timing to a current time point, the vehicle speed reduction amount corresponding to a value obtained by subtracting a vehicle speed at the current time point from the vehicle speed at the automatic brake control starting timing. |
| US09873411B2 |
Actuator, particularly for a motor vehicle parking brake
An actuator (1), especially for a motor vehicle parking brake has a telescopic device (2) that actuates a brake cable (6), and a drive unit which is equipped with an electromechanical drive for actuating the telescopic device (2). The actuator (1) further has a displacement sensor unit for detecting the actuating travel of the telescopic device (2) as well as a force sensor unit for detecting the force applied to the brake cable (6) by the drive unit. The displacement sensor unit and the force sensor unit are disposed next to each other in or on the housing (3) of the telescopic device (2) while being separated from the brake cable (6). The assembly has a particularly simple and compact design while reducing the constructive and mounting effort required during the production of the actuator. |
| US09873406B2 |
Wiper apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide a wiper apparatus reduced in the number of parts. A wiper apparatus 40A has: a drive mechanism 13 for driving a wiper 12 for wiping a front windshield of a vehicle; a gear case 17 in which the drive mechanism 13 is housed, and which is fixed to a vehicle body, wherein the wiper apparatus 40A has: a fixing part 35 provided in the gear case 17 and fixed to the vehicle body; and a fixing part 36 provided in the gear case 17 and fixed to the vehicle body at a position different from a fixed position of the fixing part 35 in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. |
| US09873405B2 |
Seat belt twist link
Described are seat belt connection assemblies having a seat belt twist link integrally formed as a single piece construction having a mounting portion and a linking portion connected by a twist portion. A plane of the mounting portion is positioned at approximately a right angle to a plane of the linking portion. The linking portion has a planar section and a curled section, and a slot that extends through at least some of the planar section and the curled section. The curled section of the linking portion has a pronged end that extends along sides of the slot. |
| US09873404B2 |
Support structure for supporting external panel components of a vehicle
A support structure for supporting panel components of a vehicle includes a deformable member with fastening points for connecting the support structure to the panel components, and one or more support members that are connected to the deformable member each with a free end. The support members can be fastened to one or more cross members of a body of the vehicle. The support structure can be used with a panel arrangement including one or more panel components for covering a portion of the vehicle. An intermediate member may be arranged between the panel components and the support structure, which during the shifting of the panel components in the direction of the support structure, interacts with the panel components and the support structure and thereby deforms the support structure. |
| US09873403B2 |
Inflator with flow wash strainer
An airbag inflator (10) has an inflator housing (20) with an internal chamber (11); a pyrotechnic gas generant (8) stored in the internal chamber inside the housing (20) for generating inflation gases upon ignition; a strainer (50) with openings through which the inflation gases pass prior to inflating the airbag; a primary nozzle wall (40) positioned between the strainer and the gas generator; a plenum chamber (12) between the primary nozzle wall (40) and the strainer (50). The primary nozzle wall (40) has a plurality of nozzles (40a, 40b) with nozzle openings (42, 44) oriented radially about the wall which directs gas flow tangentially spiraling laterally onto the strainer while preventing the inflation gas from flowing radially. The tangentially flowing gases impinge an internal face of the strainer laterally causing gas generant particles to recirculate and burn internally and residual debris of a size greater than the openings of the strainer (50) to be swept and settle in the plenum chamber (12) of the housing. |
| US09873400B2 |
Method for protecting a vehicle occupant, and airbag
The invention provides a method of protecting a vehicle occupant (14) during a side impact which includes a side airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18). Inflation of the arm lift section (18) results in lifting of the arm (24) of the occupant (14). Furthermore an airbag (10) comprising an inflatable thorax section (16) and an inflatable arm lift section (18) is described. |
| US09873385B2 |
Bicycle mounting adapter
A bicycle mounting adapter for installing a bicycle to a mounting includes a frame and two holding tubes. The frame has a transverse member and two lateral members. The two second segments are separated by a distance greater than a distance between the two first segments. The first segment has a fixing hole. The second segment has a notch. The holding tube has an embedded segment, a propping segment, and a shoulder located between the embedded segment and the propping segment. The embedded segments are inserted into the respective fixing holes and thus fix the holding tubes to the lateral members. The two holding tubes have major axes thereof aligned with each other. The propping segments each have a terminal surface defined as a pressing surface. The pressing surfaces of the holding tubes work with a quick-release assembly to hold a fork of the bicycle. |
| US09873383B1 |
Deployable under-seat cargo assembly
A vehicle cargo assembly that is located between a seat and a floor of the vehicle, including a support member that supports the seat and is fixed to the floor; a receptacle body that is movably coupled to the support member between a stowed and deployed position; a pair of bracket plates that are fixed to opposing ends of the support member; and a pair of cover plates that rotatably couple the receptacle body to the pair of brackets plates, wherein the receptacle body is movable between the stowed position in which the receptacle body defines a storage compartment, and a deployed position in which the receptacle body, the pair of cover plates, and the pair of bracket plates define the storage compartment. |
| US09873380B2 |
Interior side mirror for side blind spot of a car
An interior side mirror with multiple legs supporting device for side blind spot of a car. Which comprises a side mirror; a multiple legs supporting means, which is constructed by a connecting seat for fixing the side mirror with the multiple legs supporting means; a neck section made by half-solid metal wire; legs made by half-solid metal wire, ends of legs are connected with the neck section; adhesive components for fixing the legs on a place of interior surface of a car; the half-solid metal wire means the metal wire is flexible and is able to keep a bended shape after bending. This interior side mirror with a multiple legs supporting device can be used for any vehicle conveniently and get well side blind spot. |
| US09873376B2 |
Driving assist controller for vehicle
A control unit of an assist controller for a vehicle estimates the visibility of a driver, calculates a visibility degradation ratio as a temporal change amount of the visibility, compares the visibility degradation ratio with a warning threshold that has been set in advance according to a vehicle speed, determines whether to warn the driver with a warning device, compares the visibility degradation ratio with a control characteristic change threshold that has been set in advance according to a vehicle speed, determines changes in control characteristics of the ABS function, skid preventing control function, and brake assist control function, compares the visibility degradation ratio with a deceleration control actuation threshold that has been set in advance according to a vehicle speed, and determines whether to execute automatic braking. |
| US09873375B2 |
Vehicle approach alert device
A vehicle approach alert device includes: a memory memorizing a warning sound source data for emitting a warning sound from an external sound emitting unit and a canceling sound source data for emitting a canceling sound from an internal sound emitting unit. The canceling sound cancels the warning sound transmitted from the external sound emitting unit to inside of the vehicle. The vehicle approach alert device further includes: a control part configured to read the warning sound source data from the memory to cause the external sound emitting unit to emit the warning sound based on the warning sound source data, and to read the canceling sound source data from the memory to cause the internal sound emitting unit to emit the canceling sound based on the canceling sound source data to be synchronized with the warning sound. |
| US09873370B2 |
Head lamp module for vehicle
A head lamp module for a vehicle is provided. The head lamp module includes a shield that is configured to be rotated by operations of first and second solenoids and first and second shield operation mechanisms and a beam pattern of a low beam mode, a beam pattern of a high beam mode, or a beam pattern of an ADB mode that is implemented based on a rotation angle of the shield. The beam pattern of the low beam mode is implemented when a fail safe function is performed based on a failure occurrence in the high beam mode or ADB mode state. |
| US09873359B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a base having a shell body, a seat shell assembled with the base, the seat shell being adjustable between a plurality of recline positions relative to the base, and a lock mechanism operable to lock the seat shell with the base at any of the recline positions. The lock mechanism includes two latches assembled with the shell body and movable to engage with and disengage from the seat shell, and two release buttons respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the base and respectively coupled with the two latches, each of the two release buttons being independently operable to drive concurrent unlocking displacements of the two latches. |
| US09873356B2 |
Seat back interlocking ottoman device and vehicle seat
There is provided a seat back interlocking ottoman device for a vehicle seat configured such that an angle of a seat back relative to a seat cushion can be adjusted and an ottoman is provided to the seat cushion. The ottoman device includes an interlocking mechanism configured to retract the ottoman to a retracted position below the front side of the seat cushion when the seat back is located at a regular usage position and to move the ottoman from the retracted position to an extended position at the front side of the seat cushion to thus support a leg part of a passenger when the seat back is tilted rearwards from the regular usage position. A part of the interlocking mechanism is configured to be operable by an arbitrary operation such that the ottoman can be moved between the retracted position and the extended position. |
| US09873353B1 |
System and method for controlling creep torque of an electric vehicle
A system and method for controlling creep torque of an electric vehicle, where a vehicle control unit controls a motor by calculating creep torque needed by an electric vehicle. The method includes the following steps: reading a creep torque base value Tq—creep_base of the vehicle; reading an acceleration parameter and a basic information parameter of the vehicle and obtaining by calculation a creep torque slope resistance compensation value Tq—slope of the vehicle according to the acceleration parameter and the basic information parameter; obtaining by calculation a raw creep torque value Tq—creep_raw according to the creep torque base value Tq—creep_base and the creep torque slope resistance compensation value Tq—slope; reading a current gear of the vehicle and obtaining by calculation a creep torque compensation resistance value Tq—creep_temp of the vehicle according to the gear; and obtaining, according to the raw creep torque value Tq—creep_raw and the creep torque compensation resistance value Tq—creep_temp, a creep torque Tq—creep needed by the vehicle. |
| US09873351B2 |
Fuel cell system, fuel cell vehicle, and method of controlling fuel cell system
A fuel cell system to be installed on a vehicle includes a fuel cell, a secondary battery, an SOC detector that detects a temperature and a state of charge of the secondary battery, an accelerator position detector that detects an accelerator depressed amount, and a controller that controls power to be generated by the fuel cell. The controller includes: a required generation power calculator that calculates required generation power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery; and a maximum required power calculator that calculates maximum required power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery. The maximum required power includes allowable charging power correlated with a maximum value of charging power. If determining that a condition for rapid reduction in consumption power of a motor is satisfied, the controller sets the allowable charging power to zero and calculates the maximum required power. If the required generation power exceeds the maximum required power, the controller makes the fuel cell generate power responsive to the maximum required power. |
| US09873350B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of conditioning a vehicle battery
A includes a battery, an electric machine, an electrically powered cooling system, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to charge the battery with current generated from regenerative braking. The electrically powered cooling system is configured to cool the battery. The controller is programmed to, in response to a temperature of the battery being greater than a threshold, direct at least a portion of the current generated from regenerative braking to the cooling system. |
| US09873349B2 |
Hybrid construction machine
A first warming-up control unit calculates warming-up time charging power from a power storage SOC and power storage temperature and causes a generator motor to perform power generation operation thereby charging a power storage unit on the basis of the calculated warming-up time charging power. A second warming-up control unit applies, during the power generation operation, a hydraulic load to a hydraulic pump by a hydraulic load unit and performs horsepower control of the hydraulic pump using a value obtained by subtracting the warming-up time charging power from preset warming-up time pump horsepower. |
| US09873345B2 |
Distributed charge management system for electric vehicles
An apparatus for charging an electric vehicle includes a DC voltage source, and a charge dispenser connected to the DC voltage source. The charge dispenser is configured to receive first data from a remote clearinghouse and to control charging of the electric vehicle based at least in part on that received first data. |
| US09873340B2 |
Inverter controller, electric power converter, and electric vehicle with selectable resistance values
According to one embodiment, the inverter control device includes a signal generator. The signal generator outputs a signal to increase the resistance of the gate when the value of the DC voltage is equal to or greater than a first voltage threshold, and the value of the AC current is less than a first current threshold; and when the value of the DC voltage is equal to or greater than the first voltage threshold, and the value of the AC current is equal to or greater than a second current threshold, and outputs the signal to increase the resistance of the gate when the value of the DC voltage is equal to or greater than a second voltage threshold, and the value of the AC current is equal to or greater than the first current threshold and less than the second current threshold. |
| US09873339B2 |
Vehicle, power source system, and control method of power source system
A second power storage device is electrically connected to a positive electrode line and a negative electrode line, and electric power for generating a driving force is directly supplied to an inverter section. A converter section supplies electric power received from the inverter section to a first power storage device. Because a backflow prevention circuit is provided, the electric power is not supplied in the direction of the second power storage device at this point. A diode of the backflow prevention circuit is connected between a system main relay and the connection node of a positive electrode line on the positive electrode line branching off from the positive electrode line and connected to the second power storage device. The diode controls the flow of a current from the positive electrode line side toward the second power storage device. |
| US09873337B2 |
Method and system for starting a motor vehicle
In a method for starting a motor vehicle having a first vehicle electrical system, to which a battery of the motor vehicle is assigned, a second vehicle electrical system, to which an electric machine of the motor vehicle is assigned, and a DC/DC converter for connecting the two vehicle electrical systems, for starting, electrical energy from the second vehicle electrical system is converted via the DC/DC converter and transferred into the first vehicle electrical system if an actual value of at least one operating parameter of the battery falls below a setpoint value prior to a starting operation to be carried out. |
| US09873336B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a rotary electric machine, an electric power storage device, an electric power generation device, a switch, and an ECU. The switch is a switch operated by a user when the user requires recovery control to be executed or stopped. The recovery control is control for increasing the electric power storage amount of the electric power storage device by using the electric power generation device. The ECU is configured to select any one of a plurality of control modes that include a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode, and control the hybrid vehicle in accordance with the selected control mode. The ECU is configured to select the charge depleting mode when the recovery control is requested to be stopped by using the switch during the execution of the recovery control. |
| US09873333B2 |
Paved structure and construction method for paved structure
A paved structure capable of feeding power to a traveling body in a noncontact manner. The paved structure feeding power to a power receiver provided in a traveling body through an electromagnetic wave, includes: a depression extending in the direction in which the traveling body runs; a magnetic member laid in the depression; a power feeding body laid on the upper surface of the magnetic member to feed power to the power receiver through an electromagnetic wave; and a power feeding body protector laid in the depression to cover the power feeding body. |
| US09873332B2 |
Electric vehicle and method and system for controlling high-voltage system circuit thereof
A method for controlling a high-voltage system circuit of an electric vehicle comprises: judging whether the circuit is in a closed-circuit state after receiving an instruction of opening the circuit; judging whether the positive contactor is in an on-state and whether an instruction of turning on the positive contactor is valid if the circuit is in a closed-circuit state; sending an instruction of turning off the positive contactor if the positive contactor is in an on-state and the instruction of turning on the positive contactor is valid; sending an instruction of turning off the negative contactor; judging whether the pre-charging contactor is in an on-state and whether an instruction of turning on the pre-charging contactor is valid; sending an instruction of turning off the pre-charging contactor if the pre-charging contactor is in an on-state and the instruction of turning on the pre-charging contactor is valid. |
| US09873329B2 |
Electrified vehicle connector
An exemplary power splitting assembly for an electrified vehicle includes a connector providing at least a portion of a first path and at least a portion of a second path. The first path is to transmit power between a traction battery and a first component. The second path is to transmit power between the traction battery and a second component. |
| US09873328B2 |
Dashboard including rules to display data
A system for displaying a dashboard display in a vehicle includes a vehicle data bus interface for communicating with vehicle subsystems of a vehicle management system, a dashboard display module, and a dashboard store for storing a dashboard display definition. In one example, the dashboard display module obtains from the vehicle bus information regarding which of the plurality of vehicle subsystems are enabled, and transmits the information regarding which of the plurality of vehicle subsystems are enabled to a device external to the vehicle management system. |
| US09873325B1 |
Drive apparatus
A hydrostatic transaxle with a bypass mechanism is disclosed, the transaxle having a center section attached to a housing, an axial piston pump disposed on the center section and driven by an input shaft, and an axial piston motor disposed on the center section having a cylinder block engaged to a motor output shaft. The bypass actuation rod has a cam formed on a first end that engages a block lift member. When the bypass actuation rod is rotated, the cam causes two legs of the block lift member to engage the cylinder block on either side of the motor output shaft and cooperatively lift the cylinder block of the axial piston motor off of center section. |
| US09873322B2 |
Closure assembly for fuel tank filler neck
A fuel tank apparatus is adapted to conduct fuel toward the fuel tank of a vehicle. The fuel tank fill apparatus includes a fuel-tank filler neck for conducting fuel to the fuel tank and a capless closure assembly the couples to the fuel-tank filler neck in such a way so as to be removed for serviceability. |
| US09873320B2 |
Fuel tank pressure regulator
A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank. |
| US09873315B2 |
Dual signal coaxial cavity resonator plasma generation
A plasma generator comprises a radio frequency power source, a coaxial cavity resonator assembly, and a direct current power source. The radio frequency power source provides a voltage supply of radio frequency power having a first ratio of power over voltage. The resonator assembly includes a center conductor coupled to the radio frequency power source, and also includes a virtual short circuit. The direct current power source is connected to the center conductor at the virtual short circuit, and provides a voltage supply of direct current power having a second ratio of power over voltage that is less than the first ratio. |
| US09873314B1 |
Sunroof wind deflector system
A system to reduce wind noise and turbulent airflow from entering into a sunroof opening of a vehicle, including a sunroof panel slideably connected to the sunroof opening; a rail on a side of the sunroof opening; and a holder fixed in the rail; a deflector assembly including an upper panel pivotally connected to holder and a lower panel connected to the rail. The sunroof panel covers and compresses the deflector assembly in a closed position and covers the sunroof opening, and the deflector assembly rotates and extends when the sunroof panel retracts to an at least a partially open position. |
| US09873313B2 |
Top having roof frame elements being displaceable with respect to one another
A top for a convertible vehicle having a linkage, which is displaceable between a closed and storage position and which, in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top on both sides, includes a link arrangement, having a first roof frame element being disposed in the front and a second roof frame element being arranged, in the closed position, toward the rear with respect to the front roof frame element, wherein the two roof frame elements are connected to each other via first and second control links of a four-arm hinge arrangement and can be displaced with respect to each other using a coupling rod, which is linked to a main link of a main four-arm hinge mechanism, the second roof frame element being linked to said mechanism. |
| US09873312B2 |
Door impact beam
A door impact beam for a door of a motor vehicle includes a first fastening portion configured to be fastened to a first fastening intersection of the door and a second fastening portion configured to be fastened to a second fastening intersection of the door. A profiled portion extends between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion. The profiled portion is designed at least in sections as a hollow profile with two side walls disposed opposite to each other and two connecting walls disposed opposite to each other which connect the side walls to each other. The connecting walls have an outwardly directed convex curvature. |
| US09873310B2 |
Air filtration system and method for a HVAC unit in a transport compartment
Air filtration systems and methods for HVAC units in transport compartments are provided. The air filtration systems and methods described herein use electrostatic forces to capture airborne particles and include a modular design so as to be configured to the space requirements of the transport compartment and reduce air flow resistance. The air filtration system includes one or more modular filtration units. Each of the modular filtration units includes a pre-filter section, an ionizing section and a collecting section. |
| US09873308B2 |
Heating system for heating a living being
The invention relates to a heating system for heating a living being, for instance, a person (2) within a vehicle (1) being preferentially a hybrid car or an electric car. The heating system comprises an infrared laser system (5, 6) for illuminating the living being with infrared laser light, thereby heating the living being. Thus, heating radiation is used, which has a high collimation and which can be focused relatively easily. The heating can therefore be confined to a certain region, in which the living being is located. The heating can even be confined to the living being or to parts of the living being only. This more focused heating allows for a reduction of the energy consumption. |
| US09873305B2 |
Heater module including thermal energy storage material
Improved thermal energy storage materials, devices and systems employing the same and related methods. The thermal energy storage material may be employed in a heater module capable of generating and storing heat. The thermal energy storage materials may include a phase change material that includes a metal-containing compound. The thermal energy storage materials may be encapsulated. Preferably the heater module includes an electric heater and/or a fan. |
| US09873302B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber provided with a suspension spring, the shock absorber includes a tube whose lower end portion is joined to a vehicle axle side portion provided with a tire, and a lower spring bearing that is provided on an outer circumference of the tube and supports a lower end of the suspension spring. An increased diameter part is provided on the outer circumference of the tube above the lower spring bearing, the increased diameter part having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the tube. |
| US09873300B1 |
Trailer hitch apparatus with lateral shift capability
A hitch apparatus for laterally shifting a hitch point of a trailer when towed behind a towing vehicle to effectively adjust an alignment of a longitudinal axis of the trailer with respect to a longitudinal axis of the towing vehicle. The hitch apparatus may comprise a pivot frame including a forward portion configured for attachment to a towing vehicle, a rearward portion configured for attachment to the trailer, and a central portion pivotally connecting the forward and rearward portions together. At least one actuator may be connected to at least two portions of the pivot frame to pivot the portions with respect to each other. Actuation of the actuator may move the forward portion of the pivot frame between shifted left condition and a shifted right condition with respect to the rearward portion and a trailer when the rearward portion is mounted on a trailer. |
| US09873295B2 |
Vehicle axle assembly with integrated pressurizing medium line for filling the tires
A vehicle axle assembly is provided having a hub which is mounted on a cylindrical axle body by way of a ball bearing so as to be rotatable about a central longitudinal axis, wherein the ball bearing has an inner race connected to the axle body and has an outer race connected to the hub. The vehicle axle assembly includes an axially inner shaft sealing ring and an axially outer shaft sealing ring which are sealingly arranged between the two races and which delimit a ring-shaped chamber between the two races a first pressure medium line which extends through the inner race or one of the two shaft sealing rings and which opens into the ring-shaped chamber; and a second pressure medium line which extends from the ring-shaped chamber through the outer race and which is configured to be connected to a wheel fastened on the hub. |
| US09873293B2 |
Indirect tire wear state prediction system and method
A tire wear state estimation system estimates forces and sliding velocity generated in a tire contact patch, determines frictional energy from the tire force and sliding velocity, and generates an estimate of tire wear state based upon the frictional work done by the tire. A tire wear estimate, pursuant to the system and methodology, is made by determining the amount of frictional work performed by the tire through the integrated use of tire-mounted, GPS sourced, and vehicle-mounted sensor information. |
| US09873285B2 |
Support ring for writing instruments on vertical surfaces
A device is provided for supporting writing instruments on vertical surfaces such as boards or flip charts. The device has a ring where the writing instrument is inserted and means of adhesion the vertical surface. |
| US09873284B2 |
Device with slidable retractable stand
A device with a retractable stand including a device body and a stand panel slidably coupled to the device body. The stand panel is slidably movable between a retracted configuration, wherein the stand panel is generally flat and planar, and an extended configuration wherein the stand panel is not generally flat and planar. When said stand panel is in the extended configuration the stand panel forms a stand to support the device body in an upright position. |
| US09873282B2 |
Optically variable device
A security element, security device and method of forming a security device wherein the security element includes focusing elements, a first group of image elements, and a second group of image elements, each image element being located in an object plane to be viewable through a focusing element, and being located a distance from the focusing element such that the focal point width of the focusing element in the object plane is substantially equal to the size of the image element or differs from the size of the image element by a predetermined amount. |
| US09873281B2 |
Single layer image projection film
A single layer image projection system that is made up of an arrangement of optionally reflective arcuate elements having an upper arcuate surface, a lower surface, and an arcuate area bounded by the upper arcuate and lower surfaces, and an optionally reflective pattern of image relief microstructures disposed on or within at least some of the upper arcuate surfaces of the arcuate elements, is provided. The arrangement of optionally reflective arcuate elements and the optionally reflective pattern of image relief microstructures are in a single layer and interact to project one or more images. For an upper arcuate surface with convex surface curvature, the image relief microstructures extend downwardly from this surface terminating within the arcuate area, and for an upper arcuate surface with concave surface curvature, the image relief microstructures extend upwardly from this surface terminating within an area defined by the curvature of the upper arcuate surface. Transmission of light through the system, reflection of light from the system or a combination thereof forms one or more images. |
| US09873277B2 |
High speed and high power laser scribing methods and systems
A method of scribing a graphic on a material is provided, in which laser output is applied to the material. The laser output is moved relative to the material at a high speed greater than 10 m per second, and at a high power greater than 500 W, to scribe a graphic on a surface of the material. Also provided is a system for scribing a graphic on a material. The method and system of the invention are especially useful in the scribing of building materials. |
| US09873276B2 |
Microcontact printing stamps with functional features
A method includes providing an elastomeric stamp including a stamping surface with a first pattern element having a fill factor of 20 to 99 percent and including a continuous region and at least one discontinuous region, the discontinuous region including at least one of: (1) one or more elongated concavities, and (2) one or more interior voids. A second pattern element of the stamping surface has a fill factor of 0.25 to 10 percent, and includes traces with a width from 0.1 micrometers to 50 micrometers. The stamping surface is inked with an ink composition including a functionalizing molecule with a functional group selected to bind to a surface of the ink-receptive material. The inked stamping surface is contacted with an ink-receptive material selected from a sheet or a web for a contact time sufficient to bind the functional group with the surface of the ink-receptive material to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of the functionalizing material. |
| US09873275B2 |
Image forming apparatus, and method and computer-readable medium therefor
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to, each time an unpaired first pattern element formed on a recording medium is conveyed over a particular distance in a conveyance direction in response to a conveyor rotating by a first amount, control an image former to form a second pattern element to be paired with the unpaired first pattern element thereby forming a first test pattern, and each time an unpaired third pattern element formed on the recording medium is conveyed over a specific distance in the conveyance direction in response to the conveyor rotating by a second amount, control the image former to form a fourth pattern element to be paired with the unpaired third pattern element thereby forming a second test pattern. At least one of the first and second amounts is a non-integer multiple of a rotation amount of the conveyor that makes a single rotation. |
| US09873274B2 |
Electrocaloric heating and cooling device
The present disclosure is drawn to electrocaloric heating and cooling devices and related methods. The electrocaloric heating and cooling devices can comprise an electronic feature of an integrated circuit, wherein the electronic feature is for heating and cooling cycles. The device can also include an electrocaloric film in thermal communication with the electronic feature which includes a blend or solid solution of two or more components selected from the group consisting of BNT, BKT, BZT, BMgT, and BNiT. Electrodes can be associated with the electrocaloric film, and an electrical source can be to add or reduce electrical field between the electrodes across the electrocaloric film to influence both heating and cooling of the electronic feature. |
| US09873271B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
An image recording apparatus, including: a main body; an image recorder; a sheet supporter movable between an opposed position and a retracted position; a cap movable between a contact position and a distant position; a distance-defining member movable between a first position and a second position and configured to define a distance between an upper surface of a sheet and a lower surface of the recorder, the first position being a position where the member partially overlaps a region of the cap at the contact position, the second position being a position where at least a part of the member does not overlap the region; and a controller to control the cap to move from the distant position to the contact position after the supporter has been moved from the opposed position to the retracted position and the member has been moved from the first position to the second position. |
| US09873270B2 |
Printer and method of obtaining inclination information of guide of printer
There is provided a printer including: a conveyance unit; a liquid jetting head including at least one nozzle array in which nozzles are arrayed; a carriage; a guide; a carriage moving unit; a memory; and a controller. The controller performs printing by performing scan printing operation and a conveyance operation multiple times repeatedly and adjusts jetting timings of the liquid jetted from the nozzles at positions in a scanning direction based on pieces of inclination information corresponding to the respective positions. In second or subsequent scan printing operation of the multiple times of scan printing operation, the controller delays or advances, based on the inclination information, the jetting timing in the second or subsequent scan printing operation relative to the jetting timing in scan printing operation immediately before the second or subsequent scan printing operation more greatly, as inclination of the at least one nozzle array increases. |
| US09873267B2 |
Print curing apparatus
A print curing apparatus comprising a housing (1) for receiving a radiation source; a controller for controlling the power supplied to the radiation source (7, 7′); a detector for detecting the type of radiation source (7, 7′) and for feeding a signal to the controller in order to alter the power supplied accordingly. |
| US09873260B2 |
Self-weight pressure control valve, liquid supply system including the same, and inkjet recording device
A self-weight pressure control valve includes a hollow case main body with an opening, a partitioning wall dividing the case main body into first and second pressure chambers in communication with the opening, a communication opening in the partitioning wall and communicating the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber to each other, a valve rod including a rod portion inserted through the communication opening to pass the partitioning wall, and a valve portion located in the first pressure chamber, and a pressure sensitive film covering the opening of the case main body, coupled with a tip of the rod portion of the valve rod, and flexibly deformable toward the rod portion. When the pressure sensitive film is not flexibly deformed toward the rod portion, the communication opening is maintained in a closed state by the valve portion by use of a self-weight of the valve rod. |
| US09873258B2 |
Liquid-consuming apparatus
A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store a liquid, an inlet through which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow channel configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be attachable to the tank to cover the inlet; a cover configured to be movable relative to the tank between a closed position where a surface, of the tank, in which the inlet is formed is covered and an open position where the surface of the tank is exposed; and a holder configured to hold the cap removed from the tank. The cover is prevented from moving to the closed position by the cap held by the holder to be positioned in a movement area of the cover moving from the open position to the closed position. |
| US09873256B2 |
Liquid ejecting head unit, liquid ejecting head module, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method of manufacturing liquid ejecting head unit
A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a fixing plate provided with a plurality of openings; a plurality of heads, each of which is provided for each of the openings; and a channel holder that is provided with a plurality of channels and that accommodates the plurality of heads in cooperation with the fixing plate. Each of heads has a nozzle plate provided with a nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles. The head is fixed to a first surface of the fixing plate. An ejection surface is defined by a second surface of the fixing plate and the nozzle plate. The fixing plate has a plurality of sets, each of which has the plurality of openings. Only a part of the openings constituting each of the sets are disposed to be overlapped in a second direction, and the openings are disposed not to be overlapped in a first direction. |
| US09873249B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head comprises a unit head bonded to a communication substrate. Liquid chamber forming portions are formed in the unit case, along a first direction at positions that are separated by a partition wall. Empty liquid chamber portions and supply-side communication paths are formed in the communication substrate. The supply-side communication paths include a common communication path formed in an opposite side with a thin thickness portion left in the surface side of the communication substrate, and individual communication paths. With a surface of the partition wall and a surface of the thin thickness portion bonded together, the empty liquid chamber forming portions and the empty liquid chamber portions communicate with each other so as to define common liquid chambers. |
| US09873245B2 |
Operation of printing systems
Operations of printing systems are disclosed. According to examples, a deposition sequence for depositing printing fluids onto a substrate location is dynamically controlled. Sub-groups of nozzles in nozzle arrays are selected according to the deposition sequence. |
| US09873244B1 |
Clamp and method of use
A clamp includes a fixed jaw assembly which has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw assembly which has a movable jaw. The movable jaw assembly is movable with respect to said fixed jaw assembly so that the movable jaw moves with respect to the fixed jaw. A handle is rotatably connected to the fixed jaw assembly, the handle includes a cam which moves the movable jaw assembly. When the handle is placed in a first rotational position the jaws are open and the movable jaw is disposed a first distance from the fixed jaw. When the handle is placed in a second rotational position the jaws are closed and the movable jaw is disposed a second distance from the fixed jaw, the second distance being less than the first distance. An adjustment is provided for changing both the first and second distances. |
| US09873243B2 |
Method for reducing web printing press start-up waste, and related printing press and printed product
A method for operating a web printing press is provided. The method includes unwinding a substrate from a roll to define a web; during makeready, printing the web using at least one print unit, the makeready ending when the web is being printed to a desired standard; stopping the web after the makeready; rewinding the web so that the substrate printed during the make ready pass back through the print unit; and unwinding again the rewound substrate to pass through the print unit. A press and printed product are also provided. |
| US09873241B2 |
Method and device for fabricating flexible display device
A method for fabricating a flexible display device is provided. The method comprises: attaching a first flexible substrate of the flexible display device onto a conductive adhesive layer, wherein the conductive adhesive layer is disposed on a conductive rigid substrate; fabricating other parts of the flexible display device on the first flexible substrate; aging the conductive adhesive layer; peeling off the flexible substrate from the conductive rigid substrate so as to obtain the flexible display device. |
| US09873239B2 |
Process for fabricating polymeric articles
A process for the production of a polymeric article directed to (a) forming a ply having successive layers, namely, (i) a first layer made up of strands of an oriented polymer material; (ii) a second layer of a polymeric material; (iii) a third layer made up of strands of an oriented polymeric material, wherein the second layer has a lower peak melting temperature that of the first and third layers; (b) subjecting the ply to conditions of time, temperature, and pressure sufficient to melt a proportion of the firsts layer to melt the second layer entirely, and to melt a proportion of the third layer, and to compact the ply; and (c) cooling the compacted ply. The resultant articles have good mechanical properties yet may be made at a lower compaction temperature than articles not employing the second layer, leading to a more controllable manufacturing process. |
| US09873236B2 |
Coated substrates
A coated substrate may provide soft touch and superhydrophobicity. In example implementations herein, a substrate may be provided with a microstructure on at least a portion of at least one surface of the substrate. A first, water-based soft touch coating may be on at least a portion of the microstructure. A second, solvent-based superhydrophobic coating may be on at least a portion of the first coating. |
| US09873230B1 |
Mobile system for automated layup and compaction of composite laminates
A mobile vehicle is used to place, compact and inspect composite plies at selected locations on a tool. The vehicle includes an on-board supply of composite plies, a transfer platen for transferring plies to the tool, a compactor for compacting plies on the tool, and an inspection device for inspecting plies on the tool, each operated and manipulated by an on-board manipulator such as a robot. |
| US09873225B2 |
Energy director joint design for ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics
An ultrasonic welding system and method for joining first and second thermoplastic parts includes least one energy director formed on at least one surface of the first thermoplastic part, with the energy director projecting from the surface of the first thermoplastic part toward an opposed surface of the second thermoplastic part. The distal end portion of the energy director has a curved or flat surface that initially engages the opposed surface of the second thermoplastic part when the first and second parts are brought into engagement with each other. The first and second thermoplastic parts are ultrasonically welded by pressing the parts together while vibrating at least the first part in a direction parallel to the direction of projection of the energy director. The energy director may include a pair of substantially flat side walls joined to opposite ends of the curved or flat end surface. |
| US09873224B2 |
Reshaping method and device for carrying out the method
The present invention relates to a method for reshaping a workpiece, in which a reshaping force is exerted on the workpiece by means of a reshaping tool and the workpiece is heated during or before the reshaping of the workpiece, wherein the heating of the workpiece is performed by the at least partial absorption of an ultrasonic vibration in the workpiece. In order to provide a method and a device for reshaping a workpiece that avoids the aforementioned. disadvantages, in particular when reshaping materials with a highly temperature-dependent damping constant, it is proposed according to the invention that, before the reshaping force is applied to the workpiece, at least a first portion of the workpiece is brought to a temperature which differs from the temperature of a second portion of the workpiece that comes into contact with the reshaping tool. |
| US09873223B2 |
Shifting a curing location during 3D printing
Example implementations may relate to shifting a curing location during a three-dimensional (3D) printing procedure. A system may control components of a 3D printer to form a first layer of the 3D structure from resin in a first area of a resin container. The components may include: (i) a base plate and (ii) light source(s) operable to emit radiation that cures resin. After formation of the first layer, the system may move the resin container with respect to the base plate such that a second layer of the 3D structure can be formed in a second area of the resin container. The second area and the first area may be at least partially non-overlapping. The system may then control the components of the 3D printer to form the second layer of the 3D structure from resin in the second area of the resin container. |
| US09873220B2 |
Melt processing plant
A melt processing plant including a melt charger for charging a processing head, in particular a pelletizing head, with melt, is provided. Upstream of the processing head a diverter valve for discharging the melt during a starting and/or retooling phase is associated with the melt charger, and a portioning device for portioning the discharged melt into melt portions is associated to the diverter valve. A cooling device for cooling the melt portions to at least partly solidified chunks of material is also provided, the cooling device including a cooling bath having an associated belt conveyor with a first collecting belt portion inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal and extending through the level of the cooling bath for collecting chunks of solidified material. |
| US09873215B2 |
Apparatus for manufacturing crash pad
An apparatus includes a first mold having an injection cavity at a side thereof, for molding of a substrate, a second mold having two injection cores and two skin shaping plugs, and a third mold having a foaming section where a foaming material is injected between a substrate and a skin, and a skin shaping section where embossing is carried out on a skin, wherein, under the condition that the first mold, second mold and third mold are simultaneously closed to one another, a substrate is molded by the injection cavity and a first injection core, embossing is carried out on a skin by one skin shaping plug and the skin shaping section, and, at a same time, the foaming material is injected between a previously molded substrate and a previously embossed skin by a second injection core and foaming section. |
| US09873214B2 |
Device and method for extrusion of a solid body
The extrusion device of a solid film comprises a cell provided with an input opening of a material designed to form the solid film, and an output opening of the solid film from the cell. The device comprises a first heat exchanger for applying a first temperature to the output opening and a second heat exchanger for applying a second temperature in a first zone of the cell distinct from the output opening and a control circuit imposing first and second sets of first and second temperatures. The first set enables a volume of the material in solid phase to be formed. The second set enables a temperature gradient to be generated in the volume so as to generate a pressure forcing extrusion of the solid film via the output opening. |
| US09873213B2 |
Die repairing method and method for manufacturing functional film using same
This is a mold repairing method for removing a resin material deposited on a mold, of which the surface is a porous film with a plurality of recesses that have been created through anodization. The mold repairing method includes the steps of: (I) removing the resin material that is exposed on the surface of the mold over the plurality of recesses without performing atmospheric pressure plasma processing; and (II) removing at least partially the resin material that is still left inside the plurality of recesses by the atmospheric pressure plasma processing, after the step (I) has been performed, thereby recovering the original function of the mold. |
| US09873210B2 |
Electric concrete saw
A self-propelled electric concrete saw having at least two electric motors. A first electric motor of the concrete saw is powered by an external power supply and can power both a saw blade and a drive system. A second electric motor of the concrete saw is powered by a rechargeable battery and can power the drive system. The concrete saw can be maneuvered by using the second electric motor with or without the concrete saw being connected to the external power supply. |
| US09873208B2 |
Wavy shaped potato sticks
A grate for use in forming potato stick products having a wavy cross-sectional shape is provided. The grate includes a plurality of alternating convex segments and concave segments extending in a repeating pattern along a length of the grate. A plurality of spaced apart teeth extends from the plurality of convex segments and the plurality of concave segments. A distance between the spaced apart teeth defines a width of the potato stick products. |
| US09873206B2 |
Interchangeable shaver
Improvements in an interchangeable shaver that accepts a variety of different disposable razors. To retain a disposable razor with a handle the interchangeable shaver has a cavity where the handle of the disposable razor slides into the holder to grip the handle and prevents the disposable razor from rotating as the shaver is drawn up, down and along the back, legs or other area of a person. The adapter angles the disposable razor to provide an optimal shaving angle for maximum hair removal and the closest shave to reduce the frequency of repeat shaving. A further improvement is an adapter that connects the interchangeable shaver to a disposable head. The adapter is configured to accommodate different disposable heads with a single adapter. The shaver has an extendable handle configured to prevent the razor from rotating on the shaft. |
| US09873203B2 |
Blade set for hair cutting appliance and method for its manufacture
A stationary blade for a blade set of an electrically operated hair cutting appliance includes first and second walls, where each wall has a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a laterally extending leading edge having a plurality of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending projections. The first surfaces of the first and second walls face each other, at least at their leading edges, while corresponding projections along the leading edges of the first and second walls are mutually connected at their tips to define a plurality of generally U-shaped teeth. The first surfaces of the first and second walls are separated to define a laterally extending guide slot for insertion of a movable blade of the blade set between them. The projections of the first wall have an average thickness that is less than an average thickness of the projections of the second wall. |
| US09873198B2 |
Active vibration damping device
According to some embodiments of the present invention, a cooperatively-controlled robot includes a robotic actuator assembly comprising a tool holder and a force sensor. The cooperatively-controlled robot further includes a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly and the force sensor, and an actuator in communication with the control system and mechanically coupled to a tool. The force sensor is configured to detect a vibrational force applied on the tool and send a signal to the control system based on the vibrational force. The control system is configured to receive the signal and determine a force to apply to the tool to damp the vibrational force. The control system then signals to the actuator to apply the determined force, and the actuator applies the determined force to actively damp a vibration of the tool. |
| US09873194B2 |
Wrench extension tool
A wrench extension tool for application to a dual open end wrench to increase leverage applied to the wrench and providing multiple position attachments to the end of the open end wrench opposite the end applied to an object removed or applied upon a threaded bolt, stud or shaft, having a variety of attachment positions to the wrench as selected for optimizing application to the open end wrench by a user. |
| US09873192B2 |
Rotary hammer
According to an aspect of the present invention there is provided a rotary hammer comprising an electric motor having its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the axis of the hammer spindle and the tool holder. A single switching arrangement activates and deactivates the hammer mechanism and the rotary drive mechanism for the tool holder. The switching arrangement has a cam portion acting on a coupling part to activate and deactivate the hammer drive mechanism, and acting on a slider part to engage and disengage a coupling sleeve with a drive sleeve to thereby activate and deactivate the rotary drive mechanism of the hammer spindle. The switching arrangement comprises a gear train disposed between the switching element and the cam portion. |
| US09873190B2 |
Fastener holding device
Provided is, among other things, an apparatus for holding a fastener, which includes: a main body structure; and a fastener holding member rotatably attached to the main body structure, such that the fastener holding member is capable of rotating relative to the main body structure around a rotation axis. The fastener holding member also includes a pair of notches on opposite sides of the rotation axis, which are sized and shaped to accommodate a fastener, such as a nail or a screw. |
| US09873189B2 |
Method for operating a hand-held working device
The invention relates to a method for operating a hand-held working device (1), which comprises a data acquisition unit (24) in which actuations of the trigger switch and accelerations of the working device (1) are captured. In order to further simplify and/or improve the operation of the hand-held working device, it is monitored within a limited period of time after actuation of the trigger switch whether an acceleration of the working device (1) exceeds an acceleration threshold in order to detect trouble-free ignitions and/or ignition problems during the operation of the working device (1). |
| US09873188B1 |
Pliers for loop clamp
A pliers for a loop clamp is provided, including a grip assembly, a displacement mechanism and a clamping assembly. The grip assembly has two handle members which are pivotally assembled with each other. The displacement mechanism is movably connected to the grip assembly, and the displacement mechanism can be actuated by the grip assembly. The clamping assembly has two clamping portions for clamping two ends of a loop clamp, the two clamping portions are connected with the grip assembly, and at least one of the two clamping portions is movably connected to the grip assembly and can be actuated by the displacement mechanism to change a distance between the two clamping portions. |
| US09873186B2 |
Connecting element
A connection element is provided for connecting at least two components. The connection element has at least two spherical, sphere-shaped or sphere-type or sphere-like sections, wherein a first section of the at least two sections is provided for the connection with a first component, and the second section of the at least two sections is provided for the connection with a second component. |
| US09873185B2 |
Rapid curing of resin bonded grinding wheels
A system and process for rapid and uniform curing of grinding wheels (2) to obtain grinding wheels (2) with better durability, at 180-220° C. deploying microwave energy at 800-5000 MHz in which closely fitting green wheel sample holders (1) are made of carbon bearing microwave susceptor materials such as graphite, silicon carbide with tiny holes on the surface. These sample holders (1) help in maintaining the shape and geometry of the final wheels (2) after curing and reduce energy consumption. The performance of the grinding wheels (2) cured by this process is better than those cured by presently used process employing steel plate sample holders of the present state-of-art. |
| US09873182B2 |
Abrasive wheels and methods for making and using same
A grinding tool includes a body having a first layer. The first layer can include bond material that is at least about 20 vol % of a total volume of the first layer. Additionally, the first layer can include abrasive particles contained within the bond material. In an embodiment, the abrasive particles include a first type of abrasive particle including black alumina with at least about 10 vol % of a total volume of the abrasive particles including black alumina. In some instances, the grinding tool can include a second layer that includes black alumina. |
| US09873181B2 |
Tool, system and process for finishing a cylindrical member
A tool, system, and process for finishing a cylindrical member is provided. The finishing tool includes an opening. The opening is sized to receive a cylindrical member. The interior wall of the tool opening is configured to reduce a roughness of the cylindrical member. The opening has a second cross-sectional area that is less than the cross-sectional area of the member. A retainer can secure the member. In response to the opening interior wall slidably contacting a finishable area of the member as the finishing tool is moved relatively closer to the member at a relative force, the roughness of the finishable area of the member is reduced to a second roughness. |
| US09873175B2 |
Interference determination method and interference determination device for machine tool
An interference determination method for machine tools which determines whether or not there will be interference between elements that move relative to each other, the method including: a setting procedure for setting a machine tool model obtained by combining the shape model of each of the elements including a work model corresponding to the work; a measurement procedure for measuring the position of the work attached to the work attachment part; a correction procedure for acquiring, at a predetermined timing, the position of the work measured in the measurement procedure, and correcting the machine tool model set in the setting procedure; and a determination procedure for determining whether or not there will be interference between the elements on the basis of the machine tool model corrected in the correction procedure. |
| US09873171B2 |
Method for holding brazing material during a brazing operation
A method for holding a sintering filler material during a brazing/sintering operation for repairing a damaged area of a component wherein the component is in either a bonding face down position, bonding face vertical position or bonding face up position. The method includes providing a wire mesh and attaching the wire mesh to the component in a location corresponding to the damaged area. Further, the method includes forming a gap between the wire mesh and the component. Moreover, the sintering filler material may be inside the wire mesh or both inside and outside the wire mesh in order to secure the sintering filler material to the damaged area. |
| US09873166B2 |
Method for dividing a composite into semiconductor chips, and semiconductor chip
The invention relates to a method for dividing a composite into a plurality of semiconductor chips along a dividing pattern. A composite, which comprises a substrate, a semiconductor layer sequence, and a functional layer, is provided. Separating trenches are formed in the substrate along the dividing pattern. The functional layer is cut through along the dividing pattern by means of coherent radiation. Each divided semiconductor chip has part of the semiconductor layer sequence, part of the substrate, and part of the functional layer. The invention further relates to a semiconductor chip. |
| US09873161B2 |
Illumination device for use with gas combustor
An illumination device for use with gas combustor, which includes an engage ring and at least one lamp. The outer circumference of the engage ring is formed with at least one pivotal seat, and the outer circumference of each of the at least one lamps is formed with a spherical shaft having the inclined angle being adjustable and pivotally connected in the pivotal seat. The illumination device is able to be rapidly connected to a conventional gas combustor, when the above two are combined as one piece, a light source of each of the at least one lamps can be turned on through adjusting the inclined angle of each of the at least one lamps relative to the engage ring, so the generated lights can be projected to the combusting location of the gas combustor to provide required illumination during the combustion operation. |
| US09873160B2 |
Method and apparatus for the gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by a diagonal generating method
The present disclosure relates to a method for the gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by a diagonal-generating method, in which the workpiece is subjected to gear tooth machining by the rolling off of a tool, wherein an axial feed of the tool takes place during the machining with a diagonal ratio given by the ratio between the axial feed of the tool and the axial feed of the workpiece. According to the present disclosure, the diagonal ratio is changed within the course of the machining of a workpiece. |
| US09873158B2 |
Adjustment and control features for a power tool
Improvements to a table saw include a system for automatically adjusting the height of the cutting blade in relation to the height of the workpiece, a system for providing fine adjustment of the height or bevel angle of the saw blade or work surface, and a system for automatic speed control and shut-off for the saw blade. |
| US09873156B2 |
Pilot pin for drill press
A pilot pin assembly is slidably receivable within a tool bit of a drill press. The pilot pin assembly includes a first pin defining an interior cavity, and a second pin at least partially received within the interior cavity of the first pin. A spring is positioned within the interior cavity for biasing the second pin toward an extended position relative to the first pin. |
| US09873155B1 |
Quick change tool bit holder for round shafts
An apparatus is disclosed for holding the shaft of an object, wherein the shaft rotates in a first working direction. The apparatus includes a bore, a first ball slot in communication with the bore, a first ball disposed within the first ball slot, and a spring. The bore has a longitudinal axis, and the shaft is inserted into the bore in an insertion direction. The first ball slot is in communication with the bore and includes a ramp. The first ball slot has a first axis that is angularly offset from the longitudinal axis at an acute angle between the insertion direction and the first working direction. Upon insertion of the shaft into the bore, the shaft contacts the ball and causes it to move along the ramp within the ball slot, thereby compressing the spring by a first amount. |
| US09873152B2 |
Nanoporous gold nanoparticles as high-payload molecular cargos, photothermal/photodynamic therapeutic agents, and ultrahigh surface-to-volume plasmonic sensors
A nanoporous gold disk (NPGD) as a novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate. NPGD has SERS enhancement factor similar to that of gold nanoshells, but allows, for example, at least three times more benzenethiol molecules to be attached to its surface due to large surface-to-volume ratio. The high capacity enables the rapid detection of attomole-level benzenethiol molecules with relatively high detector temperatures. Additionally, a fabrication process to make NPGD with controlled size and highly reproducible SERS activities. |
| US09873150B2 |
Method and device for continuous thin strip casting
A method for continuous thin strip casting comprises: introducing molten steel through a long nozzle into a tundish from a ladle, the tundish is one strand tundish, and the molten steel flows below a weir, then passes a first dam and enters a channel with an induction heating device, and the heated molten steel then flows out from an outlet at the other side of the tundish to a nozzle also with an induction heating device for casting. The distances between the weirs of the tundish and the channel have optimal distance ranges. The present invention can improve the casting stability and the quality of the casting strip. |
| US09873149B2 |
Caliper casting device, core and mold used in caliper casting device, caliper for disc brake, and manufacturing method thereof
A technique is provided capable of favorably preventing generation of a shrinkage cavity in solidification of molten metal poured into a casting mold, and increasing accuracy of an assembling position of a core to a mold, in casting a caliper. A caliper casting device for casting a caliper for a disc brake including a cylinder into which a piston is fitted, and a rotor housing surface that defines a space for housing a disc rotor, includes: a mold; and a core placed in the mold, the mold having a rotor housing surface forming portion that forms a part of the rotor housing surface after casting, and the core being positioned and held in the rotor housing surface forming portion during casting, and forming a part of the rotor housing surface together with the rotor housing surface forming portion after casting. |
| US09873147B2 |
Apparatus for texturing the surface of a brake plate
A method for texturizing a workpiece uses a die assembly installed within a press having a press ram. The method includes (a) delivering the workpiece onto a center die plate; (b) forcing the press ram against an upper die plate mounted above the center die plate to descend a first contact surface associated with the upper die plate and a plurality of blades mounted to the upper die plate toward the center die plate; (c) actuating horizontal movement of the blades; (d) driving the blades down into the workpiece; and (e) contacting the first contact surface to a second contact surface associated with the center die plate to descend the center die plate in unison with the upper die plate. |
| US09873133B2 |
Extrusion device and coating system
An extrusion device includes a container, a pump, a plurality of pipes, and an adjustment device. The container has a chamber, and a first inlet/outlet and a second inlet/outlet connected to the chamber, wherein the chamber is adapted to contain a fluid inside. The pipes are connected between the pump and the first and second inlet/outlets of the container, so as to form a fluid loop. The pump is adapted to drive the fluid to flow inside the fluid loop. The adjustment device is coupled to the container for adjusting a volume of the chamber. Further, a coating system is also provided. |
| US09873131B2 |
Filament extension atomizers
A method of atomizing a fluid using a pair of counter-rotating rollers including a first roller having grooves, the grooves enclosed by a pair of fins extending away from the first surface and a second roller having channels, the first and second rollers aligned with each other such that the grooves of the first roller mate with the channels of the second roller forming enclosures and nips. The method includes drawing the fluid from a fluid source through the nips, the nips having an upstream side and a downstream side, stretching the fluid between the diverging surfaces of the pair of counter-rotating rollers on the downstream side of the nips to form fluid filaments, and forming fluid droplets from the stretched fluid filaments on the downstream side of the nips between the diverging surfaces of the pair of counter-rotating rollers. |
| US09873128B2 |
Electrostatic precipitation type air cleaner
An electrostatic precipitation type air cleaner is disclosed herein. The air cleaner includes a charging module to charge dust particles by applied power and a collection module to collect the dust particles charged by the charging module. The collection module includes high voltage electrode plates and low voltage electrode plates disposed opposite the high voltage electrode plates so as to form air passages with the high voltage electrode plates, at least one of the high voltage electrode plates and the low voltage electrode plates includes a conductive member, a dielectric member to surround at least a part of the conductive member and coating layers configured to coat the surfaces of the dielectric member, and the coating layer includes 0.5 w % to 5 w % of zinc oxide. The coating layer including 0.5 w % to 5 w % of zinc oxide may have high antimicrobial activity and maintain high surface hardness. |
| US09873126B2 |
Devices and methods for separating particles
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for devices, methods for separating particles, and the like. |
| US09873125B1 |
Cigar cutter and smokable substance grinder
A cigar cutter and smokable substance grinder has a lid section having grinding surface features. A bottom section is connected to the lid section and has grinding surface features and a blade. A passageway penetrates the entire cutter and grinder and is aligned with both sections such that the sections can be rotated around the passageway without obstructing it. The lid section and bottom section combine to form an interior cavity within the cutter and grinder, for grinding a smokable substance. |
| US09873124B2 |
Crossflow impact device
A beating device (1) for inactivating insects in a pourable feedstuff or foodstuff, with a housing (2), which has at least one inlet opening (3) and at least one outlet opening (4) for the material to be treated. A drum (6) is arranged in the housing (2) and rotatably about an axis of rotation (5). A plurality of blade elements (9) of a first type extend approximately parallel to the axis of rotation (5) and have a beating surface (10) arranged between two end parts (7, 8) of the drum (8). The drum is partially (8) circumferentially surrounded by a wall (11) of the housing (2) and the at least one inlet opening (3) and the at least one outlet opening (4) are formed in the wall (11). |
| US09873123B2 |
Jaw crusher, a crushing plant, and a method for using a jaw crusher
A jaw crusher, a crushing plant, and a method for using a crusher. A toggle plate is coupled between a pitman and a rear end of the jaw crusher with bearings at the ends of the toggle plate. A bearing holder for the bearing is present at least at one end of the toggle plate. The bearing is transferred continuously in the bearing holder to a desired location between an upper limit and a lower limit, inclusive of the upper and lower limits, with a transfer member of the bearing holder, and thus the operating angle of the toggle plate in relation to a frame of the crusher and the stroke of the crusher are changed. |
| US09873121B2 |
Reagent bottle docking system
A system for connecting a reagent container to a socket. The container has a cap with an outlet comprising a collar having an opening on its side, the collar surrounding a spout with a movable valve. The valve has a tube surrounded by a disk. A plug is centrally arranged within one end of the tube so the outer walls of the spout form-fit with the inner side of the tube and the inner walls of the spout form-fit with the outer side of the plug for closing the spout. The plug is connected to one end of the tube and a socket for accommodating the outlet of the container's cap. The socket comprises at least two movable levers to engage into openings of the collar and a socket gasket on one side for taking up the tube of the valve and tubing on the opposite side to drain liquids. |
| US09873117B2 |
Biological fluid micro-sample management device
A biological fluid collection device includes a collection module and an outer housing. The collection module includes a housing comprising a first end having a sample introduction opening, a second end having a sample dispensing opening, and a passageway extending between the sample introduction opening and the sample dispensing opening. A mixing chamber and a holding chamber are in fluid communication with the passageway such that a sample introduced into the sample introduction opening passes through the mixing chamber and subsequently into the holding chamber. The biological fluid collection device further includes a closure covering the first end, a cap covering the second end and including a vented plug, and an activation member adapted to force a sample contained in the holding chamber out of the sample dispensing opening. The collection module is positioned inside of the outer housing and the closure closes the open end of the outer housing. |
| US09873115B2 |
Nanostructured photocatalysts and doped wide-bandgap semiconductors
Photocatalysts for reduction of carbon dioxide and water are provided that can be tuned to produce certain reaction products, including hydrogen, alcohol, aldehyde, and/or hydrocarbon products. These photocatalysts can form artificial photosystems and can be incorporated into devices that reduce carbon dioxide and water for production of various fuels. Doped wide-bandgap semiconductor nanotubes are provided along with synthesis methods. A variety of optical, electronic and magnetic dopants (substitutional and interstitial, energetically shallow and deep) are incorporated into hollow nanotubes, ranging from a few dopants to heavily-doped semiconductors. The resulting wide-bandgap nanotubes, with desired electronic (p- or n-doped), optical (ultraviolet bandgap to infrared absorption in co-doped nanotubes), and magnetic (from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic) properties, can be used in photovoltaics, display technologies, photocatalysis, and spintronic applications. |
| US09873110B2 |
Method for deposition of noble metal nanoparticles on catalysts to promote same, and the compositions so produced
A method for promoting the supported catalysts using noble metal nanoparticles. Different noble metal precursors are preferentially deposited onto the supported metal catalysts through Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and compositions so produced. Further, the promoted catalyst is used for CO and CO2 hydrogenation reactions, increasing the reaction conversion, C5+ compounds selectivity and chain growth probability. The active phase of catalyst can be either cobalt oxide, nickel oxide or their reduced format (Co0 or Ni0), and the noble metal is preferably Ruthenium. |
| US09873105B2 |
Sorbent material and a method for enhancing sorption performance thereof
A method for enhancing sorption performance of a sorbent material includes the step of increasing a surface area of the sorbent material for adsorption of a fluid at an interface between the fluid and the sorbent material by arranging one or more apertures to be disposed on the sorbent material, wherein each of the one or more apertures is further arranged to define an interior space for absorption of the fluid. |
| US09873100B2 |
Integrated circuit having temperature-sensing device
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of sensing pixels. Each sensing pixel of the plurality of sensing pixels includes a sensing film portion, a potential-sensing device configured to generate a first signal responsive to an electrical characteristic of the sensing film portion, a temperature-sensing device configured to generate a second signal responsive to a temperature of the sensing film portion, and one or more heating elements configured to adjust the temperature of the sensing film portion. |
| US09873094B2 |
Cross-linked polymeric membranes for carbon dioxide separation
A membrane useful in gas separation, the membrane comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane structure having a cross-link density of about 0.1×10−5 mol/cm3 to about 6×10−5 mol/cm3, where, in particular embodiments, the cross-linked polysiloxane structure has the following general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups having at least 1 and up to 6 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are independently selected from cyclic hydrocarbon groups; L1 and L2 are linking groups or covalent bonds; n is an integer of at least 1; r and s are independently selected from integers of at least 1; and p is an integer of at least 10. The invention also includes methods for making and using the above-described membranes for gas separation. |
| US09873088B2 |
Layered tubular membranes for chromatography, and methods of use thereof
Described are wrapped fluid treatment elements, comprising: a composite material; an interleaf; and an inner core; wherein the composite material and the interleaf form layers wrapped around the inner core. The composite material and interleaf may be wrapped in a spiral configuration around the inner core. The invention also relates to a method of separating a substance from a fluid, comprising the step of placing the fluid in contact with an inventive device or element, thereby adsorbing or absorbing the substance to the composite material contained therein. |
| US09873085B2 |
Catalytic converter
A catalytic converter with excellent OSC performance and Nox purification performance. The catalytic converter includes a substrate with a cell structure and a catalyst layer formed on a cell wall surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer has a catalyst layer arranged on the upstream side and a catalyst layer arranged on the downstream side in an exhaust gas flow direction on the substrate. The catalyst layer on the upstream side includes a support containing an Al2O3—CeO2—ZrO2 ternary composite oxide (ACZ material) and an Al2O3—ZrO2 binary composite oxide (AZ material), and at least Rh that is a noble metal catalyst carried on the support, and the catalyst layer on the downstream side includes a support and Pd or Pt that is a noble metal catalyst carried on the support. In the support in the catalyst layer on the upstream side, the mass proportion of ACZ material/(ACZ material+AZ material) is in the range of 0.33 to 0.5, and greater than or equal to 75% mass Rh is carried on the Al2O3—ZrO2 binary composite oxide of the support. |
| US09873081B2 |
Absorbent solution based on beta-hydroxylated tertiary diamines and method of removing acid compounds from a gaseous effluent
An absorbent solution is provided for removing acid compounds contained in a gaseous effluent and a method of removing acid compounds contained in a gaseous effluent contacts the gaseous effluent with the absorbent solution. The absorbent solution includes at least one of the following two nitrogen compounds belonging to the family of tertiary diamines: 1-dimethylamino-3-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)-2-propanol 1,1′-oxybis[3-(dimethylamino)-2-propanol] and water. |
| US09873080B2 |
Processes and methods using chlorine dioxide to remove NOx and SOx from marine exhaust
Integrated exhaust gas systems, methods, and processes are disclosed that includes pretreatment, treatment and post-treatment processes arranged in a variety of reaction environments to address varied application requirements and end product requirements is described in this disclosure. In addition, a contemplated ballast water treatment system—that can be used in combination with the integrated exhaust gas systems can treat seawater and return it to storage within the vessel or send treated water back to the sea. This system can be sized to treat the seawater as it is leaving the ship without prior treatment, while the seawater is aboard or treat the seawater that is within the ship and add any additional treatment to the water, as the seawater leaves the ship. This system is not involved with pumping the seawater into the ship or filtering the water prior to storage as ballast water. |
| US09873079B2 |
Process for capturing CO2 from a CO2-containing gas stream using a thermoresponsive copolymer
A process capturing CO2 from a CO2-containing gas stream, contacting a CO2-containing gas stream with a CO2-absorbing agent in an absorption step in a vessel with maximum temperature T1 resulting in absorption of CO2. The CO2 absorbing agent comprising a polymer dissolved in an aqueous medium, the polymer, a thermoresponsive copolymer, comprising amine monomer distributed through the copolymer, subjecting the CO2-containing absorbing agent to a desorption step in a vessel with maximum temperature T2, releasing CO2, wherein T1 is below LCST of the thermoresponsive polymer at maximum CO2 loading, and T2 is above LCST of the thermoresponsive polymer at minimum CO2 loading. CO2 absorbing agent comprises amine component dissolved in the aqueous medium. Use of the specific polymer dissolved in an aqueous medium at T1, wherein amine monomer, distributed through the copolymer with an amine component, improves net CO2 sorption and high absorption speed, allowing a relatively small absorption reactor. |
| US09873074B2 |
Method and system for removing retentate from filters
A cleaning system and method of cleaning filters that removes the ash in the plugged regions is disclosed. The filter is subjected to vibrations, which serve to loosen trapped and packed retentate from the filter. The loosened retentate is then captured by a collection bin. The cleaning system can be integral with the intended application, such as within an automobile. In another embodiment, the cleaning system is a separate cleaning station, where the filter is removing from its intended application, cleaned, and then reinstalled. |
| US09873073B2 |
Air filter element
An air filter element for an air filter may include a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart from each other in an axial direction and configured to bound the filter element in the axial direction. The first filter body may be arranged axially between the first and second end plates. A second filter body may be arranged axially between the first and second end plates. An intermediate plate may be arranged axially between the first and second filter bodies and have an intermediate plate area enclosed by an intermediate outer contour and a first end plate area enclosed by a first outer contour. |
| US09873070B2 |
Method for preparing a precoat on the surface of the filter medium of a polishing filter, polishing filter and use of a polishing filter
Methods and equipment for preparing a precoat on the surface of a filter medium of a polishing filter. A feature in the invention is that in the polishing filter, the precoat is formed either exclusively or jointly from the underflow created in the separation process. |
| US09873066B2 |
Ion-exchanger
An ion-exchanger includes a case member provided with a cooling liquid flow-in pipe through which cooling liquid is introduced and a cooling liquid discharge pipe through which the cooling liquid is discharged, a cartridge member to be detachably accommodated in the case member, and a number of ion-exchange resin particles sealed within the cartridge member. The cartridge member is provided with an engaging portion detachably engaging with an end portion of the case member, and the case member is provided with an engagement portion to be engaged with the engaging portion provided for the cartridge member. |
| US09873065B2 |
Hyperboloid device with sliding elements
A device is disclosed having a central axis and opposed spaced apart parallel plates with slots and lacing holes therein for receiving linear elements such as string or lines. |
| US09873061B2 |
Toy magnetic construction pieces for a kit
A block toy kit is composed of a plurality of magnetic construction units magnetically connectable to each other, wherein at least one of the units comprises a hollow block main body having at least one flat surface portion with at least one magnet holds corresponding to the plural flat surface portion, arranged on inner sides of the respective flat surface portions and having magnet holding portions extending in parallel with said corresponding flat surface portions Permanent magnets are accommodated within the magnet holding portions of said magnet holders for rotation about an imaginary “X-axis” extending at parallel relative to the flat surface portion corresponding to the magnet holding portion. |
| US09873053B2 |
Methods and systems for processing gaming data
Methods and systems for content processing are described. In one embodiment, gaming data is received from a gaming source server. The gaming data associated with a game. A content signal is received from a signal source during presentation of programming content. The programming content is associated with the content signal and the game. A determination of whether the content signal includes the trigger is made. The device content is presented using the gaming data. The device content is in synchronization with the presentation of the programming content based on a determination that the content signal includes a trigger. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. |
| US09873048B2 |
Method and system for adjusting a field of view region in a virtual space
A method of adjusting a field of view of a user for a head mounted display (HMD) includes defining a virtual camera for specifying an image of the field of view in a virtual space. In response to updating an image of the field of view by changing a position of the virtual camera without synchronization with the movement of the HMD, the position of the virtual camera is moved in a movement direction of a player object to move the player object into a predetermined range of the field of view. The field of view is sectioned into a non-tracking region defined by the predetermined range, a near tracking region, and a far tracking region. A relief region is between the non-tracking region and the far tracking region. Movement of the player object is based on a location of the player object within the field-of view region. |
| US09873042B2 |
Remote gaming and projection
Remote gaming and/or projection are provided. A first device includes a gaming system or presentations associated with its display. The features of the gaming system are accessed over a network and images associated with accessed features and/or associated with presentations of a host's display are then projected onto a client's display. The client and the client's display are remote from the host, the gaming system, and the host's display. |
| US09873039B2 |
Automatic trigger of integrated game actions for exercise and well being
Methods and systems for triggering integrated game actions include monitoring a user's state during operation a video game with one or more user state sensors. It is determined whether the user's level of activity is below a predetermined activity threshold based on the monitored state considered over a period of time. If the user's level of activity is below the predetermined activity threshold, a game sequence in the video game is triggered that involves physical activity on the part of the user. |
| US09873035B2 |
Amusement device for a game of chance involving one or more rolling indicators on a rotating element with position indicators
Embodiments of various games are described. One example embodiment includes a plurality of wheels on which players may place a bet. A different number of wheels may be used from game to game. |
| US09873033B2 |
Snowboard combination boot and binding system
The present invention contemplates a binding system for a snowboards and the like. The system includes a soft-soled boot having a hardened exterior shell consisting of a toe portion and a heel portion, which are linked by at least one sidewall portion. The toe and heel portions include two toe and two heel pegs respectively. The boot includes an instep portion having instep cables for adjusting the boot to the wearer and the cables are adjusted by grommets and tightened in position by at least one resting bar. The binding has a base plate for connecting to the snowboard. The base plate further supports a pair of toe hooks adapted to engage the toe pegs and a pair of heel peg levers adapted to releasably engage the heel pegs of the boot. A grappling hook and ratchet mechanism grabs the resting bar on the boot. |
| US09873030B2 |
Adjustable basketball training apparatus
An adjustable basketball training apparatus comprising an upper portion having a horizontal obstruction supported by one or more support members and a lower portion movably attached to said support members such that the height of the horizontal obstruction may be adjusted to force a player to release a basketball with a desirable trajectory toward the intended target, such as a basket or another player, and methods for use thereof. The training apparatus is adjustable and may include vertical obstructions extending from the horizontal obstruction, attachments that simulate all or part of a defender, means for distracting a player, and a ball storage rack. |
| US09873025B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing improved durability by improving adhesion to a constituent member comprising a polyurethane in the golf ball. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a center and n envelope layers (n is a natural number of 1 or more) covering the center, wherein at least one envelope layer is a polyurethane envelope layer comprising a polyurethane as a principal component, and the polyurethane envelope layer and a constituent member adjacent to the polyurethane envelope layer are adhered with an adhesive resin composition, and wherein the adhesive resin composition comprises a base material including a urethane polyol and an epoxy resin, and a curing agent including a polyamine compound, and a content of the urethane polyol in the base material is 5 mass % or more and less than 40 mass %. |
| US09873022B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a low spin rate on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator and (d) a carboxylic acid having a benzene ring and/or a salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (e) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent. |
| US09873018B2 |
Integrated portable device and method implementing an accelerometer for analyzing biomechanical parameters of a stride
A method implementing an accelerometer for analyzing biomechanical parameters of a runner's stride. The method includes fastening a device (1) on the runner that has a triaxial accelerometer (17), a chronograph (16), a digital processor (19) and a display (11). The method measures a sequence of acceleration data in at least the vertical direction using the accelerometer, while the runner runs a certain distance (D) along a running course. During or at the end the running course, the processor calculates the biomechanical parameters of the stride, including lowering the center of gravity and/or the elevation (E) of the center of gravity and/or the sum of the lowering and of the elevation (E) and/or the vertical mechanical work of the center of gravity, based on the acceleration data, of the distance (D) and a period of time measured by the chronograph (16); and displays the parameters. |
| US09873017B2 |
Apparatus and methods for exercising a limb of a user
At least one elastic link may be simultaneously coupled to two different portions of a limb of a user in order to provide resistance to the limb when the limb attempts to change the distance between the two different portions of the limb. |
| US09873012B2 |
Exercise machine having elastic exercise resistance cables
There is provided an exercise machine. The machine includes an upright mounting assembly having a top and a bottom spaced-apart from the top. The machine includes a seat operatively connected to the mounting assembly. The machine includes a first pair of space-apart pulley assemblies rotatably mounted adjacent to the top of the mounting assembly. The machine includes a second pair of spaced-apart pulley assemblies rotatably mounted adjacent to the bottom of the mounting assembly. The machine includes a plurality of exercise resistance cables connected at proximal end portions to the mounting assembly and extending around and outward from the pulley assemblies. |
| US09873011B2 |
Hydraulic bench health machine
This disclosure relates to a health machine including: a main body constructed with a bench frame, leg frame and hammer frame; a bench installed on the bench frame; a leg extension weight training part and an arm curl weight training part installed on the leg frame; a hammer bench weight training part installed on the hammer frame; an intensity adjustment rod connected to the bench frame; an intensity adjustment band movably fixed to the intensity adjustment rod; a hydraulic cylinder connected to the bench frame and to the intensity adjustment band; a leg bar connected to the intensity adjustment rod and to the leg extension weight training part; an elastic member fixed to the bench frame and to the leg extension weight training part; an intensity adjustment band movably fixed to the intensity adjustment rod; and a hydraulic cylinder connected to the hammer frame and to the intensity adjustment band. |
| US09873005B1 |
Fireman's carry strap
A length of strap having a handle along one end and a hookup loop extending from the handle to attach to a load. A release knot disposed about the free end of the strap having a bridge to the handle. The handle is disposed to bear the weight of a load alternatively on the strap or the handle when a worker lifts the handle. The knot holds fast when it is bearing the weight, and is slidably disposed when the weight is born by the handle. |
| US09873001B2 |
Methods and devices for minimally-invasive delivery of radiation to the eye
Methods and devices for minimally-invasive delivery of radiation to the eye (such as the posterior portion of the eye) including cannula systems with multiple treatment positions and/or multiple channels in the distal tip of the cannula systems. The channels can accommodate emanating sources and exposing a target at various treatment positions. The emanating sources may be annulus-shaped. |
| US09872999B2 |
Leadless cardiac pacemaker system for usage in combination with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
A cardiac pacing system comprising one or more leadless cardiac pacemakers configured for implantation in electrical contact with a cardiac chamber and configured to perform cardiac pacing functions in combination with a co-implanted implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises at least two leadless electrodes configured for delivering cardiac pacing pulses, sensing evoked and/or natural cardiac electrical signals, and bidirectionally communicating with the co-implanted ICD. |
| US09872997B2 |
Spinal cord stimulator system
A wireless charger system for inductively charging a rechargeable battery of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) implanted in a human body is provided. A charging coil in the charger is wirelessly coupled to a receiving coil of the IPG to charge the rechargeable battery. An end-of-charge (EOC) circuit continuously monitors the reflected impedance from a reflected impedance sensor and determines the end of charge when a predetermined pattern of the reflected impedance corresponding to an EOC signal from the IPG is received. Advantageously, receiving the EOC signal through the charging coil eliminates the need to provide a separate communication circuit in the IPG that communicates with the charger. |
| US09872993B2 |
MRI-safe implant magnet with angular magnetization
A magnetic arrangement is described for an implantable system for a recipient patient. An implantable coil housing contains a signal coil for transcutaneous communication of an implant communication signal. Freely rotatable within the coil housing is a cylindrical implant magnet for transcutaneous magnetic interaction with a corresponding external attachment magnet. The implant magnet has a central cylinder axis of symmetry, and a magnetization direction along a magnetic axis angled away from the axis of symmetry at a non-zero angle less than 45 degrees. |
| US09872992B2 |
System and method for estimating location and depth of stimulation leads
A method and external control device for performing a medical procedure on a patient in which at least one stimulation lead is implanted. An electrical signal is conveyed from the stimulation lead into tissue of the patient. An electrical parameter indicative of tissue impedance is measured in response to the conveyance of the electrical signal. One of a plurality of different anatomical regions in which the stimulation lead is implanted is selected and/or a depth in which the stimulation is implanted is determined based on the measured electrical parameter. A stimulation parameter is defined based on the selected one anatomical region and/or implantation depth. Electrical stimulation energy from the stimulation lead is conveyed into the one determined anatomical region in accordance with the defined stimulation parameter. |
| US09872990B2 |
Method and apparatus for application of a neural stimulus
A method of applying a neural stimulus with an implanted electrode array involves applying a sequence of stimuli configured to yield a therapeutic effect while suppressing psychophysical side effects. The stimuli sequence is configured such that a first stimulus recruits a portion of the fibre population, and a second stimulus is delivered within the refractory period following the first stimulus and the second stimulus being configured to recruit a further portion of the fibre population. Using an electrode array and suitable relative timing of the stimuli, ascending or descending volleys of evoked responses can be selectively synchronised or desynchronised to give directional control over responses evoked. |
| US09872970B2 |
Method of preparing a ready-to-use urinary catheter and a catheter assembly for use in said method
A method of preparing a ready-to-use catheter by providing a catheter assembly that has a first compartment that includes a catheter therein. The catheter includes on at least a part of its surface an exterior coating designed to reduce the coefficient of friction after treatment with a liquid swelling medium, and a second compartment containing a liquid swelling medium. The method includes sterilising the catheter assembly, adding the liquid swelling medium to the first compartment for wetting/activating the exterior coating of the catheter, and storing the ready-to-use catheter. By using the method according to the invention, the sterilisation of the catheter is effectuated in a dry-state, ensuring that the known problems with wet-sterilisation are completely eliminated and the need for preparing complicated and expensive liquid swelling mediums are no longer required. |
| US09872969B2 |
Catheter in bag without additional packaging
The present invention relates to a urinary catheter and collection bag that can be provided without additional packaging. |
| US09872967B2 |
Components for medical circuits
Condensation or “rain-out” is a problem in medical circuits and previous attempts to manage and/or prevent rain-out have resulted in relatively expensive and/or difficult to manufacture medical circuit components. The subject patent provides an improved medical circuit component for managing rain-out. In particular the component may be an improved breathing tube, or insufflation system limb comprising a helically corrugated tube preferably incorporating a heater wire. |
| US09872964B2 |
Metered dose inhaler counter and metered-dose inhaler including such a counter
A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler has an activation valve at a valve end of the metered dose inhaler. The dose counter includes a housing having a first end and an opposing second end. The first end receives a metered dose inhaler valve end, and the second end defines a cavity. An actuation detection assembly in the cavity includes an actuation detection element on the second end of the housing, and an activator element in the cavity of the housing. The activator element is configured to move between a first position in the cavity in which the activator element is spaced apart from the actuation detection element on the housing by a gap and a second position in which the activator element cooperates with the actuation detection element so that the actuation detection element generates an actuation signal. |
| US09872963B2 |
Device for dispensing a fluid product
A fluid dispenser, including a cover element; a blister strip; a blister opening mechanism; a first displacement mechanism having an indexer wheel; a second displacement mechanism pivoting between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position; a cocking member for urging the second displacement mechanism towards the dispensing position, the cocking member spring-loaded by opening the cover; a blocking mechanism for retaining the second displacement mechanism in the non-dispensing position; a trigger mechanism for releasing the blocking mechanism; a slidable carriage displaceable between a non-indexing position and an indexing position and including an actuator co-operating with the indexer wheel; a connection mechanism activated during inhalation that connects the carriage with the cover, so as to displace said carriage towards its indexing position when the cover element is brought towards its closed position, and so as to displace said carriage towards its non-indexing position when brought towards its open position. |
| US09872961B2 |
Automatic injection device with trigger assembly
Automatic injection device with trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a button (25), and a single prong (160) extending from a biased element of the device toward the button. A button-engaging surface (167) of the prong and a support surface of the device define a radially extending opening in which an actuating element (52) of the button fits for a radially outward face of the actuating element to be backed up by the support surface. For release of the biased element, when the button is pressed to shift the actuating element to cause a latching surface of the prong to disengage from a latch surface of the device, motion of the actuating element in a direction away from the prong is limited by the radially outward face of the actuating element abutting the support surface. |
| US09872959B2 |
Method system and device for assessing insulin sensitivity
A method and a system for determining insulin sensitivity (IS) is described. In one aspect the method and the system can be implemented by receiving a first parameter corresponding to an insulin dose in a subcutaneous tissue; applying a first kinetic model to obtain a plasma insulin concentration based on the first parameter; receiving a second parameter corresponding to a plasma glucose concentration; determining the insulin sensitivity (IS) based on the plasma insulin concentration and the second parameter. |
| US09872957B2 |
Operating an infusion pump system
Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device having a cap device that mates with a pump housing to retain a medicine cartridge therein. In addition to retaining the medicine cartridge in the pump housing, the cap device may perform a number of preparatory functions or safety functions. In addition or in the alternative, some embodiments of the pump device may include a drive system that advances a piston rod to dispense medicine to the patient in a safe and energy efficient manner. |
| US09872956B2 |
Limiting pressure in an implanted catheter
A method includes receiving data regarding a catheter being used with the infusion device. The catheter has a lumen operably coupled to a reservoir of the infusion device and is configured to deliver fluid from the infusion device to a target location of a patient. The method further includes infusing fluid from the reservoir into the lumen of the catheter at a first rate and monitoring pressure via a pressure sensor in communication with the lumen of the catheter. Monitoring the pressure includes acquiring pressure data from the pressure sensor at a first frequency. The method also includes (i) determining whether the monitored pressure exceeds a first threshold, wherein the first threshold is based on the data regarding the catheter; and (ii) decreasing the rate at which the fluid is delivered from the reservoir into the catheter if the monitored pressure is determined to exceed the threshold. |
| US09872953B2 |
Nitric oxide delivery devices
A nitric oxide delivery device includes a housing that is permeable to nitric oxide. A working electrode (which is a copper-containing conductive material or a base material coated with a copper-containing conductive material) is positioned inside of the housing. A conductive lead is electrically connected to the working electrode and extends outside of the housing. A reference electrode and/or a counter electrode is electrically isolated from the working electrode. The reference electrode and/or the counter electrode has a first portion that is inside of the housing and a second conductive portion that is outside of the housing. A source of nitrite ions is to be contained within the housing such that it is in contact with the working electrode. |
| US09872952B2 |
Soft dual-layer rectal speculum
A soft dual-layer rectal speculum includes a main tube member having a distal end for insertion into a patient's rectum and a proximal end for connection to a waste removal hose where at least a portion of the main tube member includes an inner hard layer and an outer soft layer, and an inlet tube member for directing fluids into the main tube member. The inlet tube member may include a swivel mechanism and the portion of the main tube member having an inner hard layer and an outer soft layer may include a measurement gauge that is visible through the outer soft layer but can't be felt through the outer soft layer. A rectal speculum assembly includes the soft dual-layer rectal speculum described above and an obturator which includes an elongated member having a tapered distal end capable of extending through the distal end of the main tube member. The tapered distal end of the obturator may be made of a soft, pliable material or an inner hard layer (or member) and an outer soft layer. |
| US09872951B2 |
Blood purification apparatus and priming method for the same
The present teachings provide a blood purification apparatus and a priming method, which can reduce or dispense with dedicated components used for automated priming and which can reduce manufacturing costs of a blood circuit while achieving the automated priming. The present teachings further provide a blood purification apparatus including a liquid level adjustment device that can optionally introduce or discharge air into or from an upper portion of a venous air trap chamber, a control device that can adjust a liquid level formed inside the venous air trap chamber to have the height at any desired position by operating the liquid level adjustment device, and a priming solution supplying line that can supply a priming solution to an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit. As taught herein, during priming, the control device can fill the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit with priming solution supplied from the priming solution supplying line by operating the liquid level adjustment device at any desired timing. |
| US09872943B1 |
Pistol grip suction device
A pistol grip suction device comprises a hollow body member having first leg joining second leg at elbow, the legs being generally tubular and disposed approximately 90 degrees apart; a push rod extending through push rod aperture at elbow, the push rod extending into hollow second leg, the push rod having a button on proximal end outside the body, and valve on distal end inside the body; a valve seat disposed within second leg around push rod; valve mounted on the push rod through the valve seat, the suction port having a diameter at least two times the diameter of push rod through suction port; a spring biasing push rod into extended position with respect to second leg such that valve bears against valve seat and closes suction port, wherein a force against button greater than biasing force of spring displaces valve from valve seat and opens suction port. |
| US09872942B2 |
Substrate having an electron donating surface with metal particles comprising palladium on said surface
The invention concerns a substrate with an electron donating surface with metal particles on the surface. The particles comprise palladium and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. The amount of said metal particles is from about 0.001 to about 8 μg/cm2. Examples of coated objects include contact lenses, pacemakers, pacemaker electrodes, stents, dental implants, rupture nets, rupture mesh, blood centrifuge equipment, surgical instruments, gloves, blood bags, artificial heart valves, central venous catheters, peripheral venous catheters, vascular ports, haemodialysis equipment, peritoneal dialysis equipment, plasmapheresis devices, inhalation drug delivery devices, vascular grafts, arterial grafts, cardiac assist devices, wound dressings, intermittent catheters, ECG electrodes, peripheral stents, bone replacing implants, orthopedic implants, orthopedic devices, tissue replacing implants, intraocular lenses, sutures, needles, drug delivery devices, endotracheal tubes, shunts, drains, suction devices, hearing aid devices, urethral medical devices, and artificial blood vessels. |
| US09872935B2 |
Hydrogel implants with varying degrees of crosslinking
The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions. |
| US09872934B2 |
Hemostatic sponge
The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising a porous matrix of a biomaterial and a bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge. |
| US09872933B2 |
Light emitting diode disinfection base for ophthalmic lenses
The present invention provides for a disinfecting radiation base for working in conjunction with a storage case for an ophthalmic lens. The disinfecting radiation base provides disinfecting radiation for disinfecting an ophthalmic lens. The disinfecting radiation base may also include a processor and digital memory for automated functions associated with the base. |
| US09872931B2 |
Removable sterilization rack and sterilization apparatus
A removable sterilization rack for supporting objects to be sterilized inside a sterilization apparatus is disclosed. The sterilization rack includes a support structure for supporting the objections; at least one opening for directing a flow of a fluid towards the objects when the objects are supported by the support structure; a docking port for docking with a fluid supply port in the sterilization apparatus and for receiving the fluid from the fluid supply port of the sterilization apparatus; and a conduit arranged and configured to bring the docking port in fluid connection with the at least one opening. The sterilization rack further includes a marker configured to provide a contactless positioning indication to the sterilization apparatus when the docking port is in a position to receive the fluid from the fluid supply port of the sterilization apparatus. |
| US09872930B2 |
Synergistic disinfection enhancement
An aqueous disinfectant solution comprising peroxyacetic acid and a surfactant such as a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphate, (polyethylene glycol p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl ether) or cocoamidopropylamino oxide. The solution is preferably adjusted to provide a pH in the range 5-8 by a pH adjusting agent such as a phosphate buffer; hydroxide; carbonate; bicarbonate; a combination of carbonate and hydroxide; or a combination of carbonate and bi carbonate. |
| US09872922B2 |
Anti-EFNA4 antibody-drug conjugates
The present invention provides for anti-EFNA4 antibody-drug conjugates and methods for preparing and using the same. |
| US09872921B2 |
DE-N-acetyl sialic acid antigens, antibodies thereto, and methods of use in cancer therapy
The present invention generally provides compositions methods and composition relating to the diagnosis and/or treatment of cancers having a cell surface de-N-acetylated sialic acid antigen, e.g., an at least partially de-N-acetylated ganglioside and/or a de-N-acetylated sialic acid-modified cell surface protein. |
| US09872920B2 |
PEGylation by the dock and lock (DNL) technique
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for forming PEGylated complexes of defined stoichiometry and structure. In preferred embodiments, the PEGylated complex is formed using dock-and-lock technology, by attaching a target agent to a DDD sequence and attaching a PEG moiety to an AD sequence and allowing the DDD sequence to bind to the AD sequence in a 2:1 stoichiometry, to form PEGylated complexes with two target agents and one PEG moiety. In alternative embodiments, the target agent may be attached to the AD sequence and the PEG to the DDD sequence to form PEGylated complexes with two PEG moieties and one target agent. In more preferred embodiments, the target agent may comprise any peptide or protein of physiologic or therapeutic activity. The PEGylated complexes exhibit a significantly slower rate of clearance when injected into a subject and are of use for treatment of a wide variety of diseases. |
| US09872919B2 |
Prodrugs for selective anticancer therapy
The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein X is a therapeutic agent containing at least one amine nitrogen and the amine nitrogen on the therapeutic agent covalently bonds directly to carbon α; Z is CH3 or CF3; R1 is —H, —NR2R3, —NH—C(═O)—R4, —NH—C(═O)—OR4, —CH2—C(═O)—NR5R6, —OR7, —CO2R7, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each, independently, —H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, alkylaryl, heteroaryl, alkylheteroaryl, an amino acid or an oligopeptide; wherein an amine of the amino acid or oligopeptide is substituted or unsubstituted; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; or a diastereomer, enantiomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound. |
| US09872913B2 |
Drug loaded polymeric nanoparticles and methods of making and using same
The present disclosure generally relates to methods of making nanoparticles having about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent of a therapeutic agent; and about 10 to about 99 weight percent of biocompatible polymer such as a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol. |
| US09872912B2 |
Method for treating pancreatic cancer
A method for treating pancreatic cancer is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation comprises (Z)-butylidenephthalide and is substantially free of (E)-butylidenephthalide. |
| US09872911B2 |
Alpha-aminoamidine polymers and uses thereof
α-Aminoamidine polymers and methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers by reacting by reacting one or more amines with one or more isocyanides and one or more aldehydes are described. Methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers from commercially available starting materials are also provided, wherein the starting materials are racemic or stereochemically pure. a-Aminoamidine polymers or salt forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems and for other purposes as well such as, for example, coatings, additives, excipients, plastics, and materials, etc. Given the amino moiety of these α-aminoamidine polymers, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive α-aminoamidine polymers and polynucleotides can be prepared. The inventive α-aminoamidine polymers may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings. |
| US09872910B2 |
Aqueous ophthalmic composition
An aqueous ophthalmic composition includes a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; at least one cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose acetate succinate and carboxymethylethyl cellulose; and water. |