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US09896525B2	Homogeneous polymerization process using evaporative cooling This invention relates to a continuous homogeneous solution phase polymerization process comprising contacting, in an evaporative reactor system at a temperature of 50° C. or more and a pressure of 100 kPa or more, a catalyst system, optionally, a hydrocarbon diluent, optionally, scavenger, and one or more monomer(s) to form a homogeneous polymerization medium, where the polymer product is dissolved in the reaction medium at 10 wt % or more (based upon the weight of the polymer present in the effluent at the exit of the reactor) and the catalyst system is dissolved in the reaction medium, and where the catalyst system comprises an activator and a coordination catalyst precursor compound and where all or part of the polymerization medium is evaporated during the polymerization.
US09896524B2	Low emission propylene homopolymer Propylene homopolymer with reduced emission value.
US09896523B2	Ziegler-Natta catalyst synthesis and process thereof The present invention describes a process of preparing a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising: (i) treating a magnesium metal with an organohalide along with an internal donor to obtain a reaction mixture having solid component (A); (ii) treating the reaction mixture having solid component (A) with an acyl halide to obtain a reaction mixture having solid component (B); and (iii) treating the reaction mixture having solid component (B) of step (ii) with a transition metal compound to obtain the catalyst. The present invention also relates to a process for preparation of a catalyst system from said catalyst and preparation of a polyolefins from the catalyst system.
US09896522B2	Solid phase fluorescence labeling reagents and uses thereof A solid phase reagent and method for simultaneously capturing and fluorescently labeling an analyte with multiple reactive sites to provide a mono-labeled analyte are disclosed. The reagent can be used in the method and comprises a plurality of analyte-reactive groups tethered to a porous solid phase, wherein each analyte-reactive group is covalently attached to a fluorescent group either directly or indirectly, wherein the distance between adjacent analyte-reactive groups is greater than the gyration radius of a captured analyte; the fluorescent group is covalently attached to a cleavable anchor group either directly or through a first spacer; and the cleavable anchor group is covalently attached to the solid phase either directly or through a second spacer, wherein the solid phase is a porous solid or a porous gel.
US09896520B2	Methods for controlling aluminum alkyl feed to a slurry polymerization process The present disclosure generally relates to a slurry polymerization process for the preparation of polyethylene in the presence of a Ziegler catalyst and aluminum alkyl co-catalyst in at least one polymerization reactor, in which process suspension medium comprising a concentration of aluminum alkyl co-catalyst is recycled to the polymerization, the concentration of aluminum alkyl co-catalyst in the recycled suspension medium is determined; and the amount of fresh aluminum alkyl co-catalyst fed to the polymerization is adjusted to maintain a targeted aluminum alkyl co-catalyst concentration in the recycled suspension medium.
US09896519B2	Metallocene complex, preparation method thereof and catalyst composition This invention provides a metallocene complex and the preparation method thereof and a catalyst composition. This catalyst composition comprises a metallocene complex represented by formula (I) and an organic boron salt. Compared to the prior art, the catalyst used in this invention, which is the metallocene complex represented by formula (I), does not contain a group bonding between the heterocyclic fused cyclopentadienyl ring and the transition metal, and the coordination space of the central metal has a large opening degree. Therefore, the catalytic activity for more sterically hindered monomers is higher, and the comonomer incorporation is also higher. Furthermore, the metallocene complex represented by formula (I) used in this invention is a heterocyclic ring fused cyclopentadienyl ligand. Heterocyclic rings have relatively strong electron-donating capacity. By fusing a cyclopentadienyl group using heterocyclic rings, it is possible to change the electronic effect of the metal center and in turn increase the activity of catalyst. Therefore, by using the metallocene complex represented by formula (I), it is possible to prepare copolymers of ethylene with other olefins at high activity and high comonomer incorporation, and it is also possible to catalyze the polymerization of styrene and substituted styrene at high syndiotacticity and high activity.
US09896518B2	Dilute filtration sterilization process for viscoelastic biopolymers Manufactured hyaluronic acid products are used in numerous surgical applications including viscoelastic supplementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis, however, traditional sterilization techniques result in the breakdown of such high molecular o weight viscoelastic biopolymers and are thus unsuitable. Disclosed are processes for obtaining concentrated sterile solutions of high molecular weight biopolymers such as hyaluronic acid. The processes include filter sterilization with a dilute preparation of the biopolymer, and concentration of the dilute filter sterilized biopolymer by ultrafiltration to a desired concentration.
US09896516B2	Animal models and therapeutic molecules The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human—non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising these fully humanized antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in these methods.
US09896515B2	Innovative discovery of therapeutic, diagnostic, and antibody compositions related to protein fragments of isoleucyl tRNA synthetases Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications.
US09896514B2	Clostridium difficile antigens The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a polypeptide, consisting of or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-700 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the polypeptide does not include one or more Repeat Unit (RU) located between amino acid residues 1851-2710 of C. difficile Toxin A and/or residues 1853-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid. Also provided is the use of said antigens for the prevention/treatment/suppression of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), together with methods for generating said antigens, methods for generating antibodies that bind to said antigens, and the use of said antibodies for the prevention/treatment/suppression of CDI.
US09896512B2	Antitumor peptide derived from a complementarity determining region of a humanized monoclonal antibody to NAP12B transporter Described herein is novel isolated or synthetic peptides derived from a complementarity determining region hypervariable domain amino acid sequence of a humanized monoclonal antibody to NaPi2B transporter, as well as derivatives thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition and a method for inhibiting tumor growth or treating a tumor or cancer treating using the antitumor peptides and derivatives thereof.
US09896510B2	Anti-human RANKL antibody, humanized antibody of the same, and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof An anti-human RANKL antibody, a humanized antibody for the anti-human RANKL antibody, a pharmaceutical composition and a use thereof are provided. The anti-human RANKL antibody is capable of bonding specifically with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.1, a heavy chain of the anti-human RANKL antibody includes a variable region in one of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.2-9, and a light chain of the anti-human RANKL antibody includes a variable region in one of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.10-17. The humanized antibody is capable of bonding specifically with human RANKL, a variable region in a heavy chain of the humanized antibody is selected from amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.6, NO.23, NO.25, NO.27 or NO.29, and a variable region in a light chain of the humanized antibody is selected from amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.14, NO.31, NO.33, NO.35, NO.37 or NO.39.
US09896509B2	Use of antagonists of the interaction between HIV GP120 and α4β7 integrin Methods are provided for the treatment of a HIV infection. The methods can include administering to a subject with an HIV infection a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist, thereby treating the HIV infection. In several examples, the α4 integrin antagonist is a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a α4, β1 or β7 integrin subunit or a cyclic hexapeptide with the amino acid sequence of CWLDVC. Methods are also provided to reduce HIV replication or infection. The methods include contacting a cell with an effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist. Moreover, methods are provided for determining if an agent is useful to treat HIV.
US09896507B2	BTLA antibodies and uses thereof The invention relates to BTLA antibodies that block BTLA-HVEM interaction and uses thereof.
US09896505B2	Humanized anti-CD19 antibodies and their use in treatment of oncology, transplantation and autoimmune disease The present invention provides chimeric and humanized versions of anti-CD19 mouse monoclonal antibodies. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions, immunotherapeutic compositions, and methods using therapeutic antibodies that bind to the human CD19 antigen and that may mediate ADCC, CDC, and/or apoptosis for the treatment of B cell diseases and disorders, such as, but not limited to, B cell malignancies, for the treatment and prevention of autoimmune disease, and for the treatment and prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), humoral rejection, and post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in human transplant recipients.
US09896503B2	Antigen associated with the neovasculature of tumour metastases The invention relates to a binding member that binds the Extra Domain-A (ED-A) isoform of fibronectin for the treatment of tumour metastases.
US09896501B2	Methods to produce a human plasma-derived IgG preparation enriched in brain disease-related natural IgGs The present invention provides, among other aspects, methods for the manufacture of plasma-derived immunoglobulin G compositions highly enriched for anti-brain disease related protein antibodies (e.g., anti-Aβ, anti-RAGE, and anti-α-synuclein antibodies). Advantageously, the methods provided do not affect the manufacturing processes or capabilities for producing plasma-derived IgG therapeutics. Plasma-derived IgG compositions that are highly enriched for anti-brain disease related protein antibodies (e.g., anti-Aβ, anti-RAGE, and anti-α-synuclein antibodies), as also provided here. Methods for the treatment of brain diseases and disorders by administration of plasma-derived IgG compositions highly enriched for anti-brain disease related protein antibodies (e.g., anti-Aβ, anti-RAGE, and anti-α-synuclein antibodies), are also provided.
US09896494B2	Long-acting polypeptides and methods of producing same A polypeptide and polynucleotides encoding same comprising one carboxy-terminal peptide (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to an amino terminus of a cytokine and two carboxy-terminal peptides (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to a carboxy terminus of a cytokine are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptide and polynucleotides of the invention and methods of using same are also disclosed.
US09896491B2	Composition for treatment of multiple sclerosis Novel oligopeptides, combinations thereof and fusion proteins composed of the above-mentioned oligopeptides are disclosed. Oligopeptides are homologous in amino acid sequence to the selected parts of the amino acid sequence of human myelin basic protein (MBP) and are capable to ameliorate the progression of multiple sclerosis by means of binding to and inactivation of epitope-specific anti MBP catalytic auto antibodies (ESAMBPCAA) involved into binding and catalytic degradation of MBP in course of progression of Multiple Sclerosis.
US09896484B2	Influenza virus recombinant proteins The present invention includes influenza Hemagglutinin protein fragments that fold properly when expressed in bacteria.
US09896483B2	Stabilized hepatitis B core polypeptides Genetically modified HBc polypeptides are provided.
US09896482B2	Beta hairpin peptides having antiviral properties against Dengue virus The present invention discloses structurally constrained synthetic peptides that have been optimized for the formation of a beta hairpin structure. Said peptides are able to inhibit or attenuate Dengue virus (DENV) infections. The invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions containing these synthetic peptides, which are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of DENV-caused infections. Likewise, the invention disclosed a method for treating infections caused by this virus.
US09896480B2	Integrin receptor antagonists and their methods of use Compounds comprising R-G-Cysteic Acid (i.e., R-G-NH—CH(CH2—SO3H)COOH or Arg-Gly-NH—CH(CH2—SO3H)COOH) and derivatives thereof, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, stereoisomers, multimers, cyclic forms, linear forms, drug-conjugates, pro-drugs and their derivatives. Also disclosed are methods for making and using such compounds including methods for inhibiting integrins including but not necessarily limited to α5β1-Integrin, αvβ3-Integrin and αvβ5-Integrin, inhibiting cellular adhesion to RGD binding sites, preventing or treating viral or other microbial infections, inhibiting angiogenesis in tumors, retinal tissue or other tissues or delivering other diagnostic or therapeutic agents to RGD binding sites in human or animal subjects.
US09896476B1	Glycyrrhetic acid derivatives The glycyrrhetic acid derivatives can include: The glycyrrhetic acid derivatives can be used to treat inflammation and/or ulcers.
US09896475B2	Pyridyl analogs of 1-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)dien-28-oyl) imidazole Pyridyl analogs of 1-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oyl) imidazole and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are provided. The present invention is a tnterpenoid compound of Formula I, or a hydrate, isomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein one or more of R, R or R is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, heteroaryl group, cycloalkyl group or heterocyclyl group, and the remaining R groups are hydrogen. The pyridyl analogs of CD-DO-1m 1 have been developed, which are more stable in human plasma and achieve a higher concentration in target tissues such as liver, pancreas, kidney and lungs.
US09896473B2	Thiol compounds and the use thereof for the synthesis of modified oligonucleotides The present invention relates to a thiol compound suitable for forming a chain of oligomers that can be grafted to an oligonucleotide. The invention also relates to an oligonucleotide grafted by such a compound, thus having one or more thiol functions, suitable for being immobilized on a gold surface or on a grafted surface.
US09896472B2	Protected monomer and method of final deprotection for RNA synthesis A method of deprotecting a solid support bound polynucleotide includes the step of contacting the polynucleotide with a composition comprising a diamine under conditions sufficient to deprotect the 2′-protected ribonucleotide residue. The solid support bound polynucleotide has at least one 2′-protected ribonucleotide residue, which has the following structure: wherein BP is a protected or unprotected heterocycle; R12 is a protecting group selected from a hydrocarbyl, a substituted hydrocarbyl, an aryl, and a substituted aryl; X is O or S; and PG is a thionocarbamate protecting group.
US09896469B2	Method for fractionating lignin The present invention relates to a method for fractionating lignin, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (i) dissolving lignin into a mixture containing organic solvent and water; and (ii) ultrafiltrating the mixture formed in step (i) through one or more filtration membranes for producing a predetermined number of lignin fractions, wherein each fraction contains lignin with a molecular weight within a predetermined range. The present invention further relates to a lignin fraction and to the uses thereof.
US09896468B2	Metal alkoxide compound, thin-film-forming material, method for producing thin film, and alcohol compound Disclosed is a metal alkoxide compound having physical properties suitable for a material for forming thin films by CVD, and particularly, a metal alkoxide compound having physical properties suitable for a material for forming metallic-copper thin films. A metal alkoxide compound is represented by general formula (I). A thin-film-forming material including the metal alkoxide compound is described as well. (In the formula, R1 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R3 represents a C1-3 linear or branched alkyl group, M represents a metal atom or a silicon atom, and n represents the valence of the metal atom or silicon atom.
US09896467B1	Organic compound with tetrahedral-like geometry An organic compound with a tetrahedral-like geometry is disclosed. The organic compound has a structure represented by formula (I): wherein A1 to A4 each independently represent a 5-membered or 6-membered unsaturated ring; B1 represents direct bonding, —C—, —O—, —N—, —S— or —C═C—; m is 0 or 1; each of Ra's is independently hydrogen, fluorine, oxygen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C12 alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C6-C12 aryl; and n is an integer of 0 to 2.
US09896464B2	Pantothenate derivatives for the treatment of neurological disorders Compounds having the following formula (E): Formula E or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R, R′, R″, X and n are as defined herein are provided. Methods comprising use of such compounds for the treatment of neurologic disorders, such as pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in treatment of neurologic disorders are also provided.
US09896462B1	Metal halide perovskites, methods, and devices Provided herein are metal halide perovskites that may have a 0D crystal structure, and may be lead free. Also provided are methods for making the metal halide perovskites, including methods for making bulk crystals or micro crystals. Devices, such as optoelectronic devices, also are provided that include one or more of the metal halide perovskites. A metal halide perovskite may be a light emitting material in the devices.
US09896461B2	Polysilylated organosilane compounds The invention concerns a mono- or polyfunctional polysilylated organosilane compound, and the method for preparing same.
US09896460B2	Molecular switches based on cis/trans isomerization of BF2-coordinated azo compounds Provided herein are photochromic organic compounds of Formula I or Formula II, which are useful as molecular switches capable of being triggered via a cis/trans isomerization process. Methods of using the molecular switch compounds to form photopharmaceutical compounds that may be used to provide selective spatiotemporal activation of pharmaceutical agents are also disclosed.
US09896448B2	Pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-4,5(3H, 10H)-dione derivatives The invention relates to compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to its preparation, to its use as medicament and to medicaments comprising it.
US09896447B2	TrkA kinase inhibitors, compositions and methods thereof The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.
US09896446B2	Azaquinazoline inhibitors of atypical protein kinase C The present application provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R7, R8, R9, G, and X are as defined herein. This application further describes compositions comprising the same. Compounds of formula (I) and their salts have aPKC inhibitory activity, and may be used to treat proliferative diseases.
US09896445B2	Heterocyclic inhibitors of ERK1 and ERK2 and their use in the treatment of cancer The present application provides novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful for inhibiting ERK1/2. By administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, J, M, and R1 to R8 are defined herein, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.
US09896440B2	Aryl substituted heterocyclyl sulfones The invention relates to aryl substituted heterocyclyl sulfones as voltage gated calcium channel blockers, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also to these compounds for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.
US09896439B2	Pyrazole-substituted arylamides as P2X3 and P2X2/3 antagonists Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted pyrazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
US09896433B2	Antiviral compounds The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I wherein the variables in Formula I are defined as described herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using the compounds of Formula I in the prevention or treatment of HCV infection.
US09896432B2	Somatostatin modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
US09896430B2	Process for the preparation of 3-(3-CHLORO-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine This disclosure relates to the field of preparation of 3-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine and intermediates therefrom. These intermediates are useful in the preparation of certain pesticides.
US09896427B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display including the same A liquid crystal composition including at least one of the liquid crystal molecules represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3:
US09896425B2	Process for purifying an acid composition comprising 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid An acid composition comprising 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid is purified in a process which comprises; contacting the acid composition with an alcohol to obtain an esterified composition; and separating the ester of 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid from the esterified composition to obtain a purified esterified product; and contacting the purified esterified composition with water for saponification or hydrolysis, to obtain a product composition, comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and a reduced amount of 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid.
US09896424B2	Methods of making sulfurized derivatives This disclosure relates to sulfurized derivatives made from functionalized monomers. The disclosure relates to lubricants, functional fluids, fuels, dispersants, detergents and functional compositions (e.g., cleaning solutions, food compositions, etc.)
US09896423B2	Deuterium substituted 1-[2-(2,4-dimethyl-phenylsulfanyl)-phenyl]piperazine compound or derivatives thereof, and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof The present disclosure provides a deuterium substituted 1-[2-(2,4-dimethyl-phenylsulfanyl)-phenyl]piperazine compound with a structure represented by formula (I) or a derivative thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound or the derivative thereof, and an application of the compound or the derivative thereof in preparing drugs. The compound can reduce oxidative metabolism thereof, increase the drug concentration in blood and the effective bioavailability, so as to lower the dosage and reduce the toxicity and other side effects. The deuterium 1-[2-(2,4-dimethyl-phenylsulfanyl)-phenyl]piperazine compound and its derivative thereof provided by the present disclosure can be used to treat related diseases such as affective disorders, depression and anxiety.
US09896421B2	Compound having skin-whitening, anti-oxidizing and PPAR activities and medical use thereof Provided are a novel compound having skin-whitening, anti-oxidizing and PPAR activities and a medical use thereof, and the compound has skin-whitening activities for the suppression of tyrosinase, and accordingly, is useful for use in skin-whitening pharmaceutical composition or cosmetic products; has anti-oxidant activities, and accordingly, is useful for the prevention and treatment of skin-aging; and has PPAR activities, and in particular, PPARα and PPARγ activities, and accordingly, is useful for use in pharmaceutical compositions or health foods which are effective for the prevention and treatment of obesity, metabolic disease, or cardiovascular disease.
US09896419B2	Compositions and methods of treating retinal disease Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration and other forms of retinal disease whose etiology involves the accumulation of A2E and/or lipofuscin, and, more specifically, for preventing the formation and/or accumulation of A2E are disclosed.
US09896418B2	Aryl ethers and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to HIF-2α inhibitors and methods of making and using them for treating cancer. Certain compounds were potent in HIF-2α scintillation proximity assay, luciferase assay, and VEGF ELISA assay, and led to tumor size reduction and regression in 786-O xenograft bearing mice in vivo.
US09896416B2	Piperidinium quaternary salts There are described new 1-alkyl-1-methyl-4-[(2,2-diphenyl-2-propoxy)acetoxy]piperidinium halides and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a 1-alkyl-1-methyl-4-[(2,2-diphenyl-2-propoxy)acetoxy]piperidinium halide as an active ingredient. These products are non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists acting in the periphery and not in the brain.
US09896415B2	Chalcone derivatives having an anti-allergic activity The present invention relates to the compounds of formula (I): wherein: R2, R4 and R6, either identical or different, represent a hydrogen, chlorine bromine, iodine or fluorine atom, or a group —OH or —O-alkyl comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2′ and R4′, either identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, or a group —OH or —O-alkyl comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; with R2′ and/or R4′ which represent a methoxy group; n is equal to 1, 2, 3; X═CH2, O, S or N(R7); and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; as well as pharmaceutically acceptable hydrates, solvates and salts thereof.
US09896402B2	Method for preventing decrease in optical purity The present invention provides a method for producing a reduction reaction product, wherein recovery of the reaction solvent and/or distillation is carried out after adding a nitrogen-containing compound into a reaction liquid of a reduction reaction that has been conducted using a transition metal complex. The present invention is capable of suppressing decrease in the optical purity of the reduction reaction product due to the transition metal complex used as a catalyst.
US09896398B2	Xylene separation process and apparatus A simulated moving bed process using dual, parallel rotary valves configured or plumbed to be operated independently in which the step times of the rotary valves are staggered. In embodiments, the second rotary valve is programmed to step about halfway through the step time of the first rotary valve. Staggering the step time of the parallel rotary valves, rather than utilizing simultaneous stepping, results in increased net composite paraxylene concentration of the extract stream, allowing for increased capacity of the simulated moving bed process and/or reduced energy consumption.
US09896397B2	Method and apparatus for separating alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon A method for separating an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon, the method having a step of adding a first diluent and an extractant having a superacid to a mixture comprising the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and one or more isomers thereof to carry out an acid-base extraction to thereby form a complex of the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with the superacid, and thereafter separating the complex from the mixture, and a step of adding an eliminating agent having a relative basicity in a range of 0.06 to 10 with respect to the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and a second diluent to the complex, and carrying out complex exchange of the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon for the eliminating agent to thereby separate the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon from the complex.
US09896396B2	Process and system for making cyclopentadiene and/or dicyclopentadiene Processes and systems for making cyclopentadiene and/or dicyclopentadiene include converting acyclic C5 hydrocarbon(s) into CPD in a first reactor to obtain a first reactor hydrocarbon effluent, which is processed in an eductor to obtain an eductor effluent at higher total pressure than atmospheric pressure, separating the eductor effluent in a separator such as compression train to obtain a C5-rich fraction comprising CPD, dimerizing the C5-rich fraction in a second reactor to obtain a product effluent comprising DCPD, which is separated to obtain a DCPD-rich fraction. Multiple-stage of dimerization and separation steps can be optionally used to obtain multiple DCPD-rich fractions of various degrees of purity and quantity. C5-rich fractions from various stages of the process may be recycled to the first reactor, or converted into mogas components after selective hydrogenation. C5-rich fractions and mogas components may be optionally separated to produce value-adding chemicals.
US09896395B2	Process and system for making cyclopentadiene and/or dicyclopentadiene Processes and systems for making cyclopentadiene and/or dicyclopentadiene include converting acyclic C5 hydrocarbon(s) into CPD in a first reactor to obtain a product mixture, washing the product mixture with a wash oil, separating the washed product mixture in a separation sub-system such as compression train to obtain a C5-rich fraction comprising CPD, dimerizing the C5-rich fraction in a dimerization reactor to obtain a product effluent, followed by separating the product effluent to obtain a DCPD-rich fraction. Wash oil can be recovered and recycled. Multiple-stage of dimerization and separation steps can be used to obtain multiple DCPD-rich fractions of various purity and quantity. C5-rich fractions from various stages of the process may be recycled to the first reactor, or converted into mogas components after selective hydrogenation. C5-rich fractions and mogas components may be optionally separated to produce value-adding chemicals.
US09896391B2	Process for preparing linear α-olefins The invention relates to a process for preparing linear α-olefins, wherein ethylene 1a is conducted into the oligomerization reactor 2 in the liquid phase. The oligomerization reactor 2 has a mechanical stirrer 2a in order to ensure optimal mixing of the liquid ethylene and of the catalyst in the liquid phase. From the top of the oligomerization reactor 2, vaporized ethylene is drawn off together with light α-olefins and a small proportion of the organic solvent. The gas mixture drawn off from the top of the reactor 2 is condensed together with gaseous fresh ethylene 7 by means of heat exchanger 3 and separator 4. The liquid phase drawn off from the separator 4 is conducted by means of circulation pump 5a as liquid ethylene input 1a back into the oligomerization reactor 2. The liquid products of the oligomerization reaction are drawn off 8 laterally from the base of the reactor 2.
US09896388B2	Coal-derived mineral matter as a soil amendment Coal-derived mineral matter particles are an effective soil amendment. Coal-derived mineral matter particles added to soil increase the silt and clay fractions of the soil and improve the soil texture. The fine coal-derived mineral matter particles also increase mineral and essential nutrient availability for plant growth. Improved soil texture also increases water holding capacity and cation-exchange capacity (CEC) of the soil. The mineral matter particles typically have a size less than 50 μm and an average size of 10 μm or less. In some non-limiting embodiments, the mineral matter particles mixed with the soil are present in the mixture in an amount ranging from 5 to 30 wt. %. The coal-derived mineral matter particles contain a plurality of essential nutrients necessary for healthy plant growth selected from B, Ca, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, N, P, K, S, and Zn.
US09896384B2	Methods of sintering dense zeta-phase tantalum carbide A method of forming a sintered ζ-phase tantalum carbide can include assembling a particulate mixture including a tantalum hydride powder and a carbon source powder. The particulate mixture can be sintered to form a tantalum carbide having at least 70 wt. % of a ζ-phase with at least about 90% densification. After sintering, the tantalum carbide can be cooled to substantially retain the ζ-phase.
US09896379B2	System and method for making and applying a non-portland cement-based material A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a batching and mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.
US09896376B2	Ceramic component formed ceramic portions bonded together with a halogen plasma resistant bonding agent A bonded ceramic component which is resistant to reactive halogen-containing plasmas, said component comprising ceramic portions which are bonded together by a bonding material which includes an oxyfluoride glass-ceramic-comprising transition area between interfaces of the ceramic portions, where the transition area includes from at least 0.1 volume % amorphous phase up to about 50 volume % amorphous phase.
US09896371B2	Tempered glass cutting method and cutting apparatus The present invention is devised to solve the problems of the above-described conventional technologies. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tempered glass cutting method and cutting apparatus which can prevent the defects of the tempered glass breaking when same is cut and improve the reliability of the product. To this end, provided is a tempered glass cutting method which comprises: a tempering step of generating compressive stress on a glass sheet to temper the glass sheet; a compressive stress relaxation step of applying heat to the cut portion of the tempered glass sheet to relax the compressive stress; and a cutting step of cutting the cut portion.
US09896370B2	Apparatus for heat treating an optical ceramic material, method for heat treating an optical ceramic material, method for heat treating synthetic silica glass, method for producing an optical system, and method for producing an exposure apparatus An optical ceramic material heat treatment apparatus, comprising: a furnace body that is capable to contain an optical ceramic material to be heat treated in the inside thereof; a temperature drop control heater that generates heat during dropping a temperature of the optical ceramic material; a refrigerant intake unit that introduces a refrigerant into the inside of the furnace body to flow the refrigerant therein; and a control unit that controls the temperature drop rate, wherein the temperature drop control heater is arranged in the inside of the furnace body and/or in the refrigerant intake unit, the control unit controls at least one of an amount of heat generation of the temperature drop control heater, and a flow rate of the refrigerant in the inside of the furnace body to control a temperature drop rate at the optical ceramic material or in the vicinity thereof to be kept in a predetermined profile.
US09896367B2	Methods and apparatuses for producing laminated glass sheets According to one embodiment, a method for forming a laminated glass sheet includes forming a multi-layer glass melt from a molten core glass and at least one molten cladding glass. The multi-layer glass melt has a width Wm, a melt thickness Tm and a core to cladding thickness ratio Tc:Tcl. The multi-layer glass melt is directed onto the surface of a molten metal bath contained in a float tank. The width Wm of the multi-layer glass melt is less than the width Wf of the float tank prior to the multi-layer glass melt entering the float tank. The multi-layer glass melt flows over the surface of the molten metal bath such that the width Wm of the multi-layer glass melt increases, the melt thickness Tm decreases, and the core to cladding thickness ratio Tc:Tcl remains constant as the multi-layer glass melt solidifies into a laminated glass sheet.
US09896361B2	Orbital wastewater treatment system and method of operating same An orbital wastewater treatment system includes a tank assembly, at least one impeller, at least one flow-diversion mechanism, at least one actuator, optionally at least one sensor disposed in the tank assembly, and a control unit. The tank assembly has three treatment zones and pairs of passages between the first zone and the second zone and between the second zone and the third zone. The impeller disposed in the tank assembly moves mixed liquor under process about the tank assembly. Multiple flow-diversion mechanisms disposed at the passages between the zones of each pair control process conditions pursuant to a predetermined schedule and/or at least partially in accordance with input from the one or more sensors.
US09896360B2	Hot sanitary water system and method for disinfection of hot water A sanitary warm water system comprises an annular water duct, a pump, a heater, withdrawing ducts connected to the annular duct and a supply duct, a monochloramine generator which synthesizes and adds monochloramine to the warm water in the annular duct at a disinfection point, an ammonium ion abatement device which adds chlorine or hypochlorites to the warm water in the annular duct, an ammonium detector which detects the concentration of ammonium ions in the warm water and a control system which activates the monochloramine generator and activates the ammonium ion abatement device and controls the addition of chlorine or hypochlorite as a function of the ammonium concentration signals, independently of the activation of the monochloramine generator.
US09896359B2	Chemical treatment for organic fouling in boilers Methods and systems relate to generating steam from water that contains dissolved organic compounds. The methods mix a polymerization inhibitor with the water prior to feeding the water into a steam generator. The polymerization inhibitor limits coupling of the dissolved organics under boiler conditions to mitigate fouling issues within the boiler.
US09896356B2	Electrokinetic process for consolidation of oil sands tailings A method is provided of treating liquid tailings using electro-kinetics by creating a variable voltage between two electrodes in the tailings. Flocculation and water release from the tailings is induced by establishing an electrical field between the two electrodes. The electrodes are connected to an electrical power source having the variable voltage to create a cathode and an anode. Compacting the flocculation solids and removing further water released from the compacting solids allows for the creation of a compacted material having a desired load bearing capacity.
US09896355B2	Method and apparatus for an expandable industrial waste water treatment system A waste water treatment system utilizing a series of individual modules which, when assembled, form a beginning contaminate collection chamber attached at the starting end of a main fluid treatment tank in which is housed an array of anodes and cathodes. A center contaminate collection chamber can be attached at the oppose end of the main treatment tank which provides an internal fluid pathway to allow fluid transfer from the first treatment tank into a second treatment tank. Alternatively, the center contaminate collection chamber can be used when multiples of treatment tanks are assembled to work in tandem, or an ending contaminate collection chamber can be attached to an ending treatment module to complete the expandable waste water treatment system. Expandability of the system can therefore accommodate various waste water treatment mechanisms, residence time and manner of treatment.
US09896349B2	UV LED photocatalysis water purifying device The present invention provides a water purifying device that may include: an upper cover that is configured to have an inlet for liquid; two or more light source modules that are configured to include a light source that emits a UV ray; two or more light guide plates that are configured to guide, to the front, the UV ray that is incident through the lateral side thereof from the light source module to then be output; a purifying plate that is configured to provide a flow path through which liquid flows, and that is configured to provide a plate-type photocatalyst that is disposed on the flow path so that the UV ray emitted from the light guide plate reaches the plate-type photocatalyst in order to thereby purify the liquid; and a lower cover that is configured to have an outlet for the liquid.
US09896347B2	Dynamic fluid pasteurization A method for performing pasteurization cycles in a hot water system according to a time-temperature profile is provided. The hot water system includes a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure temperatures of at least one fluid in the hot water system. The time-temperature profile is stored. A predefined modification criteria is stored. Fluid temperature data associated with the plurality of temperature sensors is determined. A determination is made whether the fluid temperature data meets a predefined modification criteria. The time-time temperature profile for performing a next pasteurization cycle is modified based at least in part on the determination that the fluid temperature data meets the predefined modification criteria. The next pasteurization cycle is performed in accordance with the modified time-temperature profile.
US09896345B2	Lithium manganese compounds and methods of making the same Electrode materials such as LixMnO2 where 0.2
US09896344B2	Removal of occluded alkali metal cations from MSE-framework type molecular sieves A method for reducing the level of occluded alkali metal cations from an MSE-framework type molecular sieve comprises either (a) contacting the molecular sieve with a solution containing ammonium ions at a temperature of at least about 50° C. to ammonium-exchange at least part of the occluded potassium ions or (b) contacting the molecular sieve with steam at a temperature of at least about 300° C. and then subjecting the steamed molecular sieve to ammonium exchange.
US09896343B2	Titanium silicalite molecular sieve and its synthesis The present invention relates to a titanium silicalite molecular sieve, wherein the crystal grain of the titanium silicalite molecular sieve has a ratio of (surface Si/Ti ratio):(bulk Si/Ti ratio) being larger than 1.1 and less than 5.
US09896341B2	Methods of forming carbon nanotubes having a bimodal size distribution A composition comprising a mixture of carbon nanotubes having a bi-modal size distribution are produced by reducing carbon oxides with a reducing agent in the presence of a catalyst. The resulting mixture of nanotubes include a primary population of multiwall carbon nanotubes having characteristic diameters greater than 40 nanometers, and a secondary population of what are apparently single wall nanotubes with characteristic diameters of less than 30 nanometers. The resulting mixture may also contain one or more other allotropes and morphologies of carbon in various proportions. The mixture of carbon nanotubes has specific apparently uncommon properties, including unusual resistivity and density
US09896339B2	Carbon monoxide production from carbon dioxide reduction by elemental sulfur Disclosed is a method of producing carbon monoxide (CO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2), the method comprising obtaining a reaction mixture comprising carbon dioxide gas (CO2(g)) and elemental sulfur gas (S(g)), and subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions sufficient to produce a product stream comprising CO(g) and SO2(g).
US09896338B1	Segregated flow reactor and method for growth of ultra-long carbon nanotubes A reactor and method for seeded growth of nano-products such as carbon nanotubes, wires and filaments in which selected precursors are introduced into the reactor which is heated to a temperature sufficient to induce nano-product formation from interaction between the precursor gases and a nanopore templated catalyst. The selected precursors are segregated in the reactor through a plate defining two chambers which are sealed off from each other except for a void space provided in the plate. The void space is closed off by a membrane having nanopores and a catalyst formed as a layer. Atomic transfer of material from the selected precursors to form the nano-products on the catalyst layer in the other of the chambers occurs by diffusion through the catalyst layer to form the nano-product on the other of the chambers absent a pressure drop between the two chambers.
US09896334B2	Process for purification of hydrofluoric acid including obtaining arsenious acid by-product A process for purification of hydrofluoric acid reduces the content of heavy metals, including arsenic, to values lower than five parts per million, without using any chemicals and with an integrated design of hot and cold streams that provide low energy consumption. The process allows extraction of heavy metals, especially arsenic, with minimal waste generation and while maintaining an original oxidation state, which for the case of arsenic is +3, so that the residue can he converted into a product with commercial value, such as arsenious acid. The process includes operation of four systems, namely, a hydrofluoric acid purification system, an arsenic concentration system, a hot water system, and a cold water system. The extraction of heavy metals is performed by synchronized operations of these four systems.
US09896330B2	Structure and method for packaging stress-sensitive micro-electro-mechanical system stacked onto electronic circuit chip A packaged micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device (100) comprises a circuitry chip (101) attached to the pad (110) of a substrate with leads (111), and a MEMS (150) vertically attached to the chip surface by a layer (140) of low modulus silicone compound. On the chip surface, the MEMS device is surrounded by a polyimide ring (130) with a surface phobic to silicone compounds. A dome-shaped glob (160) of cured low modulus silicone material covers the MEMS and the MEMS terminal bonding wire spans (180); the glob is restricted to the chip surface area inside the polyimide ring and has a surface non-adhesive to epoxy-based molding compounds. A package (190) of polymeric molding compound encapsulates the vertical assembly of the glob embedding the MEMS, the circuitry chip, and portions of the substrate; the molding compound is non-adhering to the glob surface yet adhering to all other surfaces.
US09896326B2	FCVD line bending resolution by deposition modulation A method of reducing line bending and surface roughness of a substrate with pillars includes forming a treated surface by treating a pillar-containing substrate with a radical. The radical may be silicon-based, nitrogen-based or oxygen-based. The method may include forming a dielectric film over the treated surface by reacting an organosilicon precursor and an oxygen precursor. The method may include curing the dielectric film at a temperature of about 150° C. or less. A method of reducing line bending and surface roughness of a substrate with pillars includes forming a dielectric film over a pillar-containing substrate by reacting an organosilicon precursor, an oxygen precursor, and a radical precursor. The method may include curing the dielectric film at a temperature of about 150° C. or less. The radical precursor may be selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-based radical precursor, oxygen-based radical precursor, and silicon-based radical precursor.
US09896323B2	Beverage dispensing assembly with flexible valve Assembly comprising:—a beverage dispensing line (20) defining at a dispensing end (46) thereof an inner circular flow area having a first diameter;—an upstream valve part (26) connected to said dispensing end, the upstream part having an outwardly oriented snap lock member (44);—a flexible downstream valve part (28) defining a beverage outlet at its downstream end, having an inwardly oriented snap lock member cooperating with the outwardly oriented snap lock member, the downstream valve part including a cylindrical plug (36) and defining a passage from the dispensing end past the plug to the beverage outlet, the plug defining a downstream section defining a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and defining an upstream section defining a third diameter equal to or smaller than the first diameter, connected to the downstream section, a tap handle (14) operating the downstream valve part between a dispensing position, an intermediate non-dispensing position and a final non-dispensing position.
US09896322B2	Method of making a manifold system for beverage dispenser A manifold for a liquid dispensing system has at least two layers. The first layer has multiple through holes along its thickness direction, and one or more fluid channels perpendicular to the thickness direction. The second layer has one or more through holes along its thickness direction, each communicating with one of the through holes of the first layer. The second layer also has one or more fluid channels perpendicular to the thickness direction. The fluid channels each have an inlet at the edge of the respective layer and an outlet at one of the through holes. The second layer also has one or more holes defining valve bores. A valve in each of the valve bores controls flow of a liquid to a respective one of the fluid channels of the second layer. Also provided are a liquid dispensing system and a method of manufacturing a manifold.
US09896318B2	Method and device for manufacturing and filling thin-walled beverage containers A device for manufacturing and filling beverage containers (12) having thin walls and/or at least partially unstable shapes under the influence of heat is described, in which the containers (12) are manufactured by blow molding of preforms (10), then filled with a hot liquid filling product (16), next pressurized by a compressed gas (18), and then sealed. The preforms (10) and the containers (12) molded therefrom are pressurized during blow molding at a blow molding temperature, which is essentially below 110° C.
US09896302B2	Image forming apparatus provided with transmission mechanism for transmitting drive force to reconveying roller An image forming apparatus includes: a reconveying unit including a reconveying roller; and a second transmission mechanism. The second transmission mechanism transmits a drive force to the reconveying roller and includes: an input gear; an output gear; an intermediate gear including first and second gears; and first and second swinging gears. The first toothless part of the first gear and the second toothless part of the second gear are provided at such a position that, when the intermediate gear is rotated by a drive force transmitted from the input gear through the second swinging gear while the second swinging gear meshes with the second toothed part of the second gear and the output gear meshes with the first toothed part of the first gear, the first toothless part reaches a position confronting the output gear and then the second toothless part reaches a position confronting the second swinging gear.
US09896301B2	Cord management devices and methods A cord spool may have a generally cylindrical primary element made of flexible material, which may have first and second primary element openings. The primary element may further include a central exterior portion between first and second raised portions. The primary element may further include an interior portion dimensioned and configured to accept a fixture. The cord spool also may have at least one flexible strap securely affixed to and extending through the interior portion of the primary element and extending beyond the first and second openings of the primary element. The strap may have first and second strap ends with first and second fasteners. The strap may be dimensioned and configured to allow the first and second strap ends to be releasably secured to one another, forming a cord securing loop.
US09896298B2	Apparatus and method for cutting sheet A sheet is cut between a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit in a state in which the first and second conveying units halt and in which an upstream conveying unit conveys the sheet at a first speed; after the sheet is cut, the first conveying unit conveys the sheet at a second speed higher than the first speed to reduce a slack formed during the halting; after the sheet is cut, the second conveying unit conveys the downstream-side sheet at a third speed higher than the first speed; if the third conveying unit is nipping the sheet during cutting, the third conveying unit conveys the sheet at the third speed; and if the third conveying unit is not nipping the sheet, the third conveying unit conveys the sheet at the third speed or a fourth speed after the detecting unit detects the sheet.
US09896296B2	Conveying apparatus and tray unit A conveying apparatus includes: receiving trays including (i) a lowest tray, (ii) a first receiving tray different from the lowest tray, and (iii) at least one second receiving tray including one second receiving tray disposed just below the first receiving tray; a conveying mechanism; and a supporter supporting the receiving trays. The conveying apparatus further includes a transmission mechanism configured to perform at least one of: transmission of upward movement of the first receiving tray from a receiving position to an upper position, to downward movement of the one second receiving tray from the receiving position to a lower position; and transmission of the downward movement of the one second receiving tray to the upward movement of the first receiving tray.
US09896292B2	Sheet conveying apparatus that conveys sheet, and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus capable of continuing conveyance of sheets without causing a jam even when a switching member performs an operation for switching a conveyance path again. A switching member is disposed at a branching point of a conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed by a conveying unit, and is operated by a drive unit for witching a destination of conveyance of the sheet. A controller causes the drive unit to operate the switching member, and performs a checking operation for checking a state of the drive unit based on an output from a sensor that detects a state of the switching member. The controller controls a sheet conveyance interval between a first sheet conveyed by the conveying unit and a second sheet conveyed following the first sheet, according to a result of the checking operation.
US09896287B2	Device for feeding papers A paper feeding device comprises a storage surface for a stack of papers and being adapted to be move vertically between a first, lower end position and a second, upper end position, and a feeding roll for feeding papers from their position on the storage surface and imparting an uppermost sheet of paper a horizontal displacement. A first mounting device comprises a first vertically movable, preferably pivotable housing adapted to mount or suspend a first end of the feeding roll, and a second mounting device comprises a second vertically movable, preferably pivotable housing adapted to mount or suspend a second end of the feeding roll opposite to the first end of the feeding roll. By providing the first and second housings pivotable independently of each other and an intermediate axle, the feeding roll adapts to a non-uniform stack of papers, improving the reliability of the feeding.
US09896284B2	Sheet material feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet material feeding device includes: a housing; a cassette configured to accommodate a sheet material therein and capable of being pulled out of the housing; a pushing-up plate which is on the cassette and configured to fluctuate and a position thereof is changed to a feeding position or a retracted position; a rear-end regulating member for regulating a position of an upstream end of the sheet material; a rear-end displacement member which is supported by the rear-end regulating member and configured to fluctuate and a position thereof is changed to a feeding position or a retracted position; a pushing-up plate displacing device configured to change the position of the pushing-up plate to the feeding position; and a rear-end displacement member displacing device configured to complete a position change of the rear-end displacement member to the feeding position before a position change of the pushing-up plate to the feeding position.
US09896283B2	Article transport facility An article transport facility includes a support member capable of supporting a second support component from below while allowing a vertical movement of a first support component with respect to the second support component, in a projected state in which the second support component is located in a projected position. The support member is supported directly or indirectly by a ceiling.
US09896279B2	Transfer apparatus This apparatus includes a carrying path for an electronic component, a holder unit holding and releasing the electronic component, and N number of rotary pickups including the multiple holder units, and intermittently rotating around the rotation axis. At least one of the rotary pickups is a first carrying structure. The rotary pickup adjacent to the first carrying structure is a second carrying structure installed so as to not overlap with each other, to have the respective rotation axes orthogonal to each other. The holder unit of the first carrying structure and that of the second carrying structure are each a sucking nozzle. The holder units of the first carrying structure and of the second carrying structure have a common stop position, and the electronic component is transferred at only a transfer point that is the stop position.
US09896274B2	Support roller or drive roller for a drive belt of a conveyor A support roller or drive roller for a drive belt of a conveyor, having a hub which is supported by use of ball bearings and which is provided with an elastic polymer layer on its outer periphery as a running surface for the drive belt. The roller is easily manufactured as the hub is made up of a hollow cylindrical outer hub which bears the polymer layer, and a hollow cylindrical inner hub which accommodates the ball bearings. Further, the inner hub is pushed into the outer hub and joined to the outer hub in a rotationally fixed manner.
US09896271B1	Conveyor accumulator for controlling the flow of articles being conveyed A conveyor accumulator for conveying articles comprises first and second parallel rails, a turnaround wheel, an endless loop conveyor chain, an infeed drive device, and an outfeed drive device. Each of the rails comprises a support surface and a guide surface. The support surfaces slope downward as they extend outboard of the center plane of the accumulator. The turnaround wheel is movable between the guide rails. The conveyor chain is slideable along and supported against gravity by at least the support surfaces of the first and second rails and is prevented from moving outboard by the guide surfaces. The turnaround wheel is configured to move in a manner extending and, alternatively, contracting the path of the portion of the conveyor chain configured to hold articles. The turnaround wheel is configured and adapted to cause the conveyor chain to bank as the conveyor chain extends around the turnaround wheel.
US09896267B2	Cargo handling apparatus and method According to one embodiment, a cargo handling apparatus includes a first mechanism, a second mechanism, a holding unit, a third mechanism, a fourth mechanism and a conveyor. The first mechanism is movable in a first direction. The second mechanism is connected to the first mechanism and is movable on a first horizontal plane intersecting the first direction. The holding unit is connected to the second mechanism and holds an object to be picked up. The third mechanism is arranged below the first mechanism, the second mechanism and the holding unit, and is movable in the first direction. The fourth mechanism is connected to the third mechanism and is movable on a second horizontal plane opposed to the first horizontal plane. The conveyor is connected to the fourth mechanism, and loads and conveys the object held by the holding unit.
US09896265B2	Method and apparatus in pneumatic materials handling and a waste container/separating device Method for filling a waste container/separating device (50) of a pneumatic material conveying system, in which method material is conducted into a material container from a conveying pipe (100) via an inlet aperture (55) and in which method, for bringing about the suction/partial vacuum needed in conveying the material, the suction side of a partial-vacuum source (30) is connected to act in the container space of the waste container/separating device (50) and onwards into the conveying pipe (100). By changing the point at which the suction of the partial-vacuum source acts or the strength of its action in the container space (68) of the waste container/separating device (50), the input direction in the container space of the material (W) being conducted into the container space from the inlet aperture (55) is acted upon. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a waste container/separating device.
US09896261B2	Container for consumer articles with in depth inner frame A container for consumer articles (20) comprises a box portion (31) comprising a box front wall (32), a box rear wall (36) and two box side walls (38) extending between the box front wall and the box rear wall. The container further comprises an inner frame (10) comprising an inner frame front wall (12) and inner frame side walls (14), wherein the inner frame front wall (12) is arranged parallel and at a predefined distance to the box front wall (32). The container further comprises an additional flap (50) comprising at least two opposing side edges, the first side edge (52) being attached to an upper edge of the box front wall (32), the second side edge (54) contacting the lower edge (12d) of the inner frame front wall.
US09896260B2	Elevating lift dispenser and container A container includes a canister having an upper lip, and an operator having an operator main body. The operator has a gripping ring at one end that defines an operator upper lip and a container opening. The gripping ring outside diameter is greater than an outside diameter of the operator main body. The canister includes a helical grooved canister engagement feature which extends about the canister. The operator includes an operator engagement feature which is a longitudinal slot formed through the operator main body. A lift having a lift projection is received in the operator, and the operator main body is received within the canister, with the lift projection extending through the operator engagement feature and into the canister engagement feature. The gripping ring extends at least partially over the canister upper lip, and a lower edge of the gripping ring is located adjacent the canister upper lip.
US09896259B2	Ice chest suspension device A means of suspending items within a transportable container, such as an environmental enclosure like a common “cooler” or “ice-chest”. Inside the container, items are supported by resting on top of a shelf or platform that may be rigid, semi-rigid, inflatable, pleated, telescoping, floating, cushioned, or flexible. The shelf may be supported by straps that may exit the container and are fastened to, or encircle, the interior and/or exterior of the container. The mechanism for attachment to the outside of the container may be a simple loop over an external anchor point affixed to the outside of the container, or a latch or latches, or a magnetic device, or a continuous loop or loops that encircle the container such that no external anchor is required.
US09896257B2	Lid for a beverage cup including a snack storage reservoir A lid for a beverage cup includes: (a) a radial collar configured to engage with a rim of a drinking cup mouth, having an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface; (b) an outer reservoir wall extending axially upward from the outer surface of the radial collar and enclosing a reservoir chamber above the radial collar, and including an upper rim; (c) a reservoir floor extending radially inward from an upper end of the inner surface of the radial collar and substantially closing the reservoir chamber from below the reservoir floor, the floor including a fluid path opening providing at least part of a fluid path extending upward through the reservoir chamber, the fluid path opening being positioned along a first diametrical line extending through the reservoir chamber; (d) an inner wall separating the fluid path from the reservoir chamber substantially in the shape of an upside-down funnel extending upward from the floor, having a minor diameter extending above a vertical level of the upper rim of the outer reservoir wall to form a spout; and (e) a cap connected to the upper rim of the outer wall with a first living hinge and including a first segment with a hole adapted to receive the spout.
US09896255B2	Packaging member A packaging member includes a packaging box and an intermediate buffering member. The intermediate buffering member is provided in a space formed between a bottom plate and a side plate of the packaging box and a main body part of the article. The intermediate buffering member has a vertical direction supporting part and a positioning part. The vertical direction supporting part abuts against a lower face of the main body part and the bottom plate. The positioning part is coupled with the vertical direction supporting part. The positioning part prevents the vertical direction supporting part from being moved toward the side plate. The vertical direction supporting part has an inclined part extending from the lower face of the main body part in an oblique lower direction toward near a lower corner between the bottom plate and the side plate and abutting against the bottom plate.
US09896253B2	Flexible containers with reinforcing seals Flexible containers having inflated structures and reinforcing seals.
US09896247B2	Self-closing flip-spout cap A cap including a cap body and a spout hingedly connected to the cap body and moveable relative to the cap body between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the spout in magnetically biased to the first position.
US09896245B1	Sliding door and track assembly The present invention discloses a simple, integral, sliding door track and hook assembly for a box or carrier. The door track and hook assembly includes a frame having a pair of tracks, a panel in slidable engagement with the pair of tracks, a slot present in the pair of tracks. The door (or panel) and track assembly is configured to arrest the panel in a fixed position when the panel is in an open arrangement without the need for additional hardware to keep it open. The invention eliminates or minimizes use of hardware. The hook portion of the assembly has no lock mechanism, and no special door is required.
US09896243B2	Liquid stopper and electronic cigarette using same A liquid stopper for an electronic cigarette, includes a main body configured for stopping a tobacco liquid of the electronic cigarette. The main body includes a bottom surface, at least one wire hole in communication with the bottom surface, and at least one wire groove formed in the bottom surface and in communication with the at least one wire hole. The at least one wire hole is configured to receive at least one conductive wire of the electronic cigarette, and the at least one wire groove is configured to guide the at least one conductive wire to a peripheral wall of the main body. An electronic cigarette using the liquid stopper is also provided.
US09896242B2	Multipurpose dispenser for spreadable wall repair compound A container for dispensing a flowable material includes a body member having a neck portion containing an opening for dispensing the flowable material, a collapsible mid portion adjacent the neck portion, and a non-collapsible tail portion adjacent the mid portion that serves as a blade for smoothing the flowable material after the flowable material has been dispensed from the container. Also disclosed is such a container having a cap and an abrasive assembly including a lid and an abrasive element for sanding the hardened material.
US09896239B2	Container with synthetic resin window, preform, and preform injection molding apparatus An injection molded test-tube-shaped preform, which is subjected to biaxial stretch blow molding, includes a circumferential wall including a longitudinal strip-shaped portion that is made of a transparent or a semi-transparent B resin and that is formed in a longitudinal strip shape penetrating the circumferential wall in a circumferentially predetermined position in the circumferential wall over a predetermined height range. A remaining portion of the circumferential wall excluding the longitudinal strip-shaped portion is made of an A resin that is obtained by coloring a synthetic resin. A portion of the B resin constituting the longitudinal strip-shaped portion flows around an opposite side to the circumferentially predetermined position in which the longitudinal strip-shaped portion is formed, to be laminated in the vicinity of a portion of the circumferential wall made of the A resin that is close to an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall.
US09896238B2	Dispensing container This invention relates to a spring-loaded compartmented container that may be used to house Non-Gluten, substantially Gluten-Free, Eucharistic Wafers, and other objects. A goal of the invention is to provide relief to individuals that wish to practice Holy Communion that may have Celiac disease or other Gluten or non-gluten allergies. The compartmented container may contain an attachment device, such as a clip, on at least a side of the container which may be used for mounting purposes, a retaining plate and spring on the interior of the container which may be used to move circular objects to a forward position, and a lid mounted to a hinge that may be activated by a depressible button with a single hand.
US09896233B2	Rectangular container having a vertically extending groove A blow molded plastic container is provided. The container has a body section having a substantially non-circular cross-sectional shape, the body section having an enclosed bottom portion that forms a bottom end of the container and substantially flat side portions extending upwardly from the bottom end; a finish defining an opening; and a dome extending from the body section to the finish. The dome includes at least one stiffening structure formed by an inwardly indented, vertically extending groove.
US09896230B2	Pet bottle sterilization apparatus and sterilization method A PET bottle sterilization method for consecutively sterilizing multiple PET bottles (B) while conveying them, includes introducing hydrogen peroxide into a PET bottle (B) so as to sterilize its interior, and introducing hot air into the sterilized PET bottle (B) so as to eliminate hydrogen peroxide remaining inside it. This method includes introducing plasma into a PET bottle (B) by injecting plasma through a nozzle at at least one time point among a time point before hydrogen peroxide is introduced into the PET bottle (B), a time point after hydrogen peroxide was introduced into the PET bottle (B) and furthermore before hot air is introduced into the PET bottle (B), and a time point after hot air was introduced into the PET bottle (B).
US09896228B2	Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.
US09896221B1	Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a deployable net for capture of threat UAVs An apparatus for use as part of, or attached to, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept and entangle a threat unmanned aerial vehicle, includes a flight and payload control system for controlling power to the UAV and for controlling maneuvering of the UAV. A host-side mount may be coupled to the UAV and is in communication with the flight and payload control system. A payload-side mount is removably attached to the host-side mount and includes a power interface and a control interface between the payload-side mount and the host-side mount. A counter-UAV system is coupled to said payload-side mount and includes a deployable net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle; and a deployment mechanism for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle including a rigid mounting bar and a pair of cords, between which the deployable net is disposed.
US09896215B2	Human factors approach to control contaminant concentrations in aircraft supply air from engine and APU bleed air and ground air sources, and in recirculated air being delivered to aircraft cabins for the optimization of user experience and energy consumption An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
US09896214B1	Hose movement sensor A hose movement detector for an aircraft PCA hose management system comprises a sensor that provides a signal to indicate a first condition when a hose is moving into an aircraft ventilation hose management system or out of the aircraft ventilation hose management system and that does not provide the signal when the hose is not moving. The output of the sensor is usable to disable hose drive motors when a fault condition is preventing the hose from moving, such as the hose being caught by an obstruction, and thus avoid damage to the hose management system or its hose.
US09896213B2	Toilet module A toilet module attachment assembly that includes a retainer member that is adapted to be secured to a wall. The retainer member includes a wall attachment flange and a press fit portion extending generally inwardly from the wall attachment flange. When the retainer member is secured to a wall a channel is defined between the wall and the press fit portion. The attachment assembly also includes a seal member that includes a bulge portion that is received in the channel of the retainer member.
US09896210B2	Display unit The display unit of the present disclosure has a main unit, a display disposed on the main unit so as to be movable between a first position and a second position, a motor for driving the display, a driving state detector for detecting the driving state of the motor, a current detector for detecting motor current, and a controller for controlling the driving state of the motor. When the current detector detects a predetermined current value suitable for the driving state detected by the driving state detector, the controller provides the motor with a predetermined drive control.
US09896208B2	Drone deployment system The present disclosure reveals a drone deployment system for use from an airborne aircraft such that the drone deployment system is capable of moving through the aircraft, picking up a drone with a grappling means attached to an extendable arm, moving to an opening in the aircraft, extending and deploying the drone. The drone deployment system is further capable of retrieving a drone by having the extendable arm extended out the opening in the aircraft, having the drone fly into the grappling means which then engages, holding the drone, and the extendable arm is then retractable so that the opening can be closed and the drone placed in storage.
US09896196B1	Manned and unmanned aircraft A manned or unmanned aircraft has a main body with a circular shape and a circular outer periphery. One or more rotor blades extend substantially horizontally outward from the main body at or about the circular outer periphery. In addition, one or more counter-rotation blades extend substantially horizontally outward from said main body at or about the circular outer periphery, but vertically offset from the main rotor blades. The rotor blades and counter-rotation blades can be folded upward into a storage position. In addition, the unmanned aircraft can have solar panels positioned about the top housing and fuselage of the aircraft.
US09896195B2	Aerial vehicle and a signal line protection assembly thereof A signal line protection assembly for an aerial vehicle includes a foot stand and a protection sleeve configured to receive a signal line. The foot stand includes a foot stand sleeve. At least a portion of the protection sleeve is received in the foot stand sleeve.
US09896190B1	Wing leading edge architecture suitable for laminar flow A wing leading edge architecture designed to enable laminar flow on passenger jets or other aircraft. The embodiments disclosed herein comprise a metallic fixed leading edge skin panel that is bonded to internal support structure without fasteners except for limited fastening along side edge portions adjacent to side edge portions of adjacent leading edge skin panels and along an aft edge portion overlapping a wing skin. In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein integrate a low-drag bleed-air anti-icing (i.e., vent) system and a Krueger flap assembly (e.g., a two-position, high-height, variable-camber Krueger flap assembly).
US09896189B2	Propeller blade pivot The invention relates to the field of aerial propellers, in particular the field of variable-pitch propellers, specifically for unducted fans. More specifically, the invention relates to a pivot (15) for a blade (14) of a propeller (3a, 3b), the pivot including at least a proximal portion (15a) made of metal and suitable for being retained in a radial orifice of a propeller hub, while being capable of turning in said orifice about a longitudinal axis (Z) of the pivot (15), and a distal portion (15b) including a receptacle (20) suitable for retaining a blade root, and at least one arm (17) of organic matrix composite material extending laterally relative to said longitudinal axis (Z) and supporting a flyweight (16).
US09896188B1	Variable camber adaptive compliant wing system A fixed compliant wing system is provided that is coupled to a rigid spar and a rigid stopper. The fixed compliant wing system includes an actuator and at least two compliant rib structures coupled to the rigid spar. The compliant rib structures include an outer compliant contoured structure, a drive member coupled to the outer compliant contoured structure and including a guiding slot consisting of at least two interconnected portions. The guiding slot encompasses and is in a sliding arrangement with the rigid stopper. The drive member is further connected to the actuator. Portions of the outer compliant contoured structures are configured to independently deform when force is applied from the actuator to the drive member thereby moving the rigid stopper from a first portion to a second portion of the guiding slot. The fixed complaint wing system further includes a skin encompassing the compliant rib structures.
US09896179B2	System and method for controlling fuel supply to engine of ship Disclosed are a system and method for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships. The system for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships includes: a system operating zone in which LNG is pumped by a pump and gasified; and a supply operating zone receiving the pumped and gasified LNG from the system operating zone and supplying the LNG to the engine, wherein a preset pressure of the system operating zone is set to be higher than that of the supply operating zone.
US09896176B2	Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device includes a power source, a steering handle, and an accelerator grip that moves with respect to the steering handle. A movement region of the accelerator grip includes a forward movement rotation region, a reverse movement rotation region and an axis movement region. In the forward movement rotation region, the accelerator grip is operated to rotate so as to obtain a drive force in a forward movement direction. In the reverse movement rotation region the accelerator grip is operated to rotate so as to obtain a drive force in a reverse movement direction. The axis movement region is provided between the forward movement rotation region and the reverse movement rotation region. In the axis movement region, the accelerator grip is moved in the extensional direction of a rotation axis.
US09896173B2	Adjustable jack plate and trim and tilt system for a marine vessel An apparatus for adjusting positions of an outboard propulsion unit of a marine vessel comprises a jack plate having a jack plate actuator capable of moving the propulsion unit between raised and lowered positions and a swivel bracket having a swivel bracket actuator capable of pivoting the propulsion unit between raised and lowered trim positions. There is a control system operatively connected to the jack plate actuator and the swivel bracket actuator. The control system includes a first manual control which incrementally moves the jack plate an incremental amount each time the first manual control is actuated and a second manual control which incrementally pivots the swivel bracket an incremental amount each time the second manual control is actuated. Movement of the propulsion unit within a tilt range may be detected and the jack plate may be moved to a preset position.
US09896171B2	Shoe binding system for a rowing boat The invention relates to a system (1) for binding a shoe (2) to a foot rest (3) of a rowing boat, said shoe (2) having a sole (21) and said foot rest (3) being likeable to a plate having an underside (9) and a top surface (8). The main feature of a binding system according to the invention is that it comprises at least one mobile stop (6) projecting from the top surface (8) and a rigid actuating lever (4) projecting from the underside (9), and in that said lever (4) is connected to said at least one stop (6) in such a way that movement of said lever (4) causes said at least one stop (6) to move between a deployed position in which it becomes lodged in a recess (22) in the sole (21), and a retracted position in which it leaves said recess (22) and allows the shoe (2) to be detached from the foot rest (3).
US09896168B1	Swing range adjustable fin assembly A swing-range adjustable fin assembly that fits into a standard finbox of a surfboard. A set of fin-stop pin guideways, each having a set of pin fixation locations, and a pin loading port, permit a user to load a pin, move it and fix it into a position where it will constrain the fin swing range. Also disclosed is a surfboard comprising such a swing-range adjustable fin assembly.
US09896166B2	Automated commercial fishing location determination A method and system for automatically enabling an automated commercial fishing process is provided. The method includes enabling a commercial fishing software application associated with selecting a location for implementing a commercial fishing process. In response user data identifying a user and license data associated with a commercial fishing license belonging to the user are received. A control signal is transmitted to a vehicle. The control signal enables control of the vehicle such that the vehicle initiates motion and navigates in a specified direction towards a specified geographical area. Control hardware of the vehicle verifies a status of the commercial fishing license belonging to the user and it is determined if the commercial fishing license authorizes commercial fishing activities within the specified geographical area.
US09896165B2	Boat seat with stowable seat back A boat seat or lounge includes a stowable seat back. The stowable seat back pivots between a stowed position and a deployed position. A locking mechanism is provided for locking the seat back to the seat when in the deployed position. When stowed, the seat back pivots away from the seat and is received flush against the inner wall of the hull of a boat, to make up part of a bolster system for the cockpit of the boat.
US09896163B2	Footing for boat cover support A footing for a support, such as a pole. The footing includes a generally flat and flexible base, a support receiver formed on the base, and a slit through the base and extending inwardly toward the support receiver from an outer edge of the base.
US09896156B2	Gear changing control apparatus A gear changing control apparatus is provided for controlling a plurality of operation modes of a drive unit of an electric transmission that assists a manual drive force of a bicycle. The control apparatus includes a controller. The controller selects a gear changing range that can be used according to a selected operation mode from a plurality of operation modes. The controller controls the electric transmission within the gear changing range that is selected.
US09896155B2	System for the electrical propulsion of light-weight wheeled transportation vehicles An electrical propulsion system for bicycles (E-bike) is claimed. The system comprises an electric motor, at least three speed reduction stages and an output gear (driven gear). The motor has an output shaft oriented towards one side of the system, while the output gear is located on the opposite side of the system. The first and second reduction stage are located on the same side as the drive gear which is mounted on the output shaft of the motor. The sub-claims specify the first reduction stage to be a planetary gear set and specify the location of the third reduction stage. Further is the motor defined as high speed motor and is the system specified as module for mounting to a bicycle bottom bracket.
US09896154B2	Device and method for regulating the assistance power of an electric power-assisted bicycle A device is provided for regulating an assistance power of a bicycle fitted with an electrical power assistance machine. The device includes a rotation-sense detector, a speed sensor, and a central electronic controller. The detector is arranged to detect a sense of rotation of pedals of the bicycle. The speed sensor is arranged to measure a speed of a wheel of the bicycle. The central electronic controller is configured to calculate a total power of the bicycle from the measured speed, and to determine a power setpoint of an electric motor from the calculated total power, the sense of rotation of the pedals, and a power assistance factor selected by a cyclist of the bicycle. A method for regulating an assistance power of an electric power-assisted bicycle also is provided.
US09896151B1	Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal contains: a body, a plurality of self-lubricating bearings, a connection shaft, a tapered sleeve, and a threaded sleeve. The body includes a through hole configured to accommodate the connection shaft. The connection shaft includes a first taper section and a first screwing section fitting with the tapered sleeve and the threaded sleeve. A second taper section of the tapered sleeve mates with the first tapered section of the connection shaft, the threaded sleeve includes a second screwing section screwing with the first screwing section of the connection shaft, and the threaded sleeve pushes the tapered sleeve. The body of fixed size cooperates with the tapered sleeve of fixed size, multiple connection shafts of various sizes, and multiple threaded sleeves of various sizes so as to adjust a span of the bicycle pedal, and the connection shaft is in connection with the body.
US09896147B2	Three wheeled velocipede A three wheeled velocipede for three wheeled transport of a driver and a passenger includes a rear frame. A rear wheel is rotationally coupled to the rear frame. A drive train is coupled to the rear frame and operationally coupled to the rear wheel. The drive train is configured to transfer pedal motion imparted by a driver to the rear wheel. A first seat, positioned to seat the driver, is coupled to the rear frame. A front frame is pivotally coupled to a front end of the rear frame. A second seat is couplable to the front frame. The second seat is positionable to seat a passenger. Each of a pair of front wheels is rotationally coupled to a respective opposing side of the front frame.
US09896144B2	Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle includes: a seat to be straddled and sat upon by a rider; an electric motor configured to generate traveling power for driving a wheel; a battery case arranged in front of the seat and accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a charging connector which is arranged above the battery and through which the battery is charged from an external power supply, wherein the charging connector includes a connector connection surface to which a power supply connector of the external power supply is connected and which faces a vehicle width direction, and the charging connector is attachable to and detachable from a vehicle body integrally with the battery.
US09896139B2	Robot A robot comprises a body, at least one traveling device, a suction cup and a pump module. The at least one traveling device disposed in the body is for causing the robot to move on a surface of a plate. The suction cup and the pump module are disposed in the body. The suction cup can move relative to the body. Upon an operation of the robot, the body, the suction cup and the plate form a closed space, and the closed space is kept at a negative pressure by use of the pump module.
US09896138B2	Drag reducing device A drag reducing device for reducing aerodynamic drag at a trailing end of a moving bluff body includes a first and a second panel, which are movable connected to each other to move together from a collapsed to an extended configuration. At least one bias element is provided for exerting a spring force to the first panel structure to support the movement of the panels. The bias element includes a bendable spring rod. The spring rod extends along a curvature in a pre-tensioned condition in between the first and second panel from a back region B of the drag reducing device to a front region F of the drag reducing device, such that the spring rod exerts a spring force to the panel structure. The spring rod effectively supports at least one panel, while at the same time maintains a simple and reliable configuration of the drag reducing device.
US09896135B2	Vehicle body front structure A vehicle body front structure has: a front side frame; a lateral member; a sub frame; a sub frames attaching portion for fastening the rear end portion of the sub frame. The lateral member has a lateral member main body which has a hole portion formed on a bottom wall, and a stiffening member which is made of a material with lower tensile strength than the lateral member main body, layered on the bottom wall of the lateral member main body, joined to the inside of the lateral member main body, and simultaneously in which a fastening nut is disposed in the upper direction. The hole portion has a large-diameter hole with a larger diameter than the fastening nut, a notched portion notching the edge of the large-diameter hole. The stiffening member has a recessed wall portion recessed downward corresponding to the hole portion.
US09896128B2	Steering assist device In a steering assist device, a correction gain setting unit sets correction gain to one if it determines that that the sign of a lateral deviation change rate is different from that of a second derivative value of a lateral deviation. The correction gain setting unit sets the correction gain to a predetermined value that is larger than one, if it determines that that the sign of the lateral deviation change rate is the same as that of the second derivative value of the lateral deviation. A gain multiplication unit corrects a lane keep assist current value calculated by a lane keep assist current value calculation unit by multiplying the lane keep assist current value by the correction gain set by the correction gain setting unit.
US09896125B2	Control apparatus and control method of on-vehicle electronic equipment A control apparatus of an on-vehicle electronic equipment. The control apparatus of the on-vehicle electronic equipment monitors an execution time of each normal processing obtained by subdividing a control program of the on-vehicle electronic equipment by means of an MCU which is provided in the control apparatus. In a case that an abnormality in the execution time of the normal processing is detected by a timer interruption processing based on a general-purpose timer built in the MCU and software, an alternative processing to be paired with the normal processing is performed to continue a control of the on-vehicle electronic equipment by replacing the normal processing with the alternative processing in a next period.
US09896121B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus that driving-controls a motor via inverters based on a current command value, and applies an assist force by the motor to a steering system, includes multi-system driving systems with the inverters for respective system-windings of the motor which is a multi-system motor, wherein respective multi-system current command value characteristics against a steering torque are applied so as to be disproportionate for left and right steering, to the respective multi-system driving systems, and an assist-control is performed in response to the individual current command value characteristics.
US09896118B2	Connecting and stabilizing mechanism of foldable cart and foldable cart having same Disclosed are foldable carts, and connecting and stabilizing mechanisms of foldable carts. A foldable cart includes first and second frames pivotally connected to each other by a connecting and stabilizing mechanism. The connecting and stabilizing mechanism allows the first and second frames to rotate toward or away from each other, and thus allow the cart to fold and unfold. The connecting and stabilizing mechanism includes positioning pins and corresponding slots to receive the positioning pins, and thus prevent the cart from folding unintentionally.
US09896116B2	Wheelbarrow with auxiliary storage A wheelbarrow apparatus that includes a frame assembly, a tub, a wheel assembly, and at least one auxiliary storage device and/or transport pin. In one embodiment, an auxiliary storage devices is a tube for storing elongated items, such as tools with elongated handles (e.g., rakes and shovels), and thin pieces of wood, metal, etc. In another embodiment, an auxiliary storage devices is a storage bin for storing smaller items, such as small hand tools, hardware, adhesive, rope, tool belt, papers, etc. In another embodiment, a transport pin is used to stabilize items during transport.
US09896114B2	Method and protection system for trains operating at restricted speed A computer-implemented method for a plurality of trains, at least one of which is operating at a restricted speed, the method including: (a) transmitting, by at least one on-board computer of at least one train to at least one remote server, train location data; (b) requesting, by the at least one on-board computer from the at least one remote server, office polling data; (c) generating at least one poll registration message based at least partially on the office polling data; (d) based at least partially on the office polling data and/or the poll registration message, determining proximity of the at least one train to at least one subdivision; and (e) based at least partially on at least one of the following: train location data, office polling data, the poll registration message, or any combination thereof, transmitting, by the at least one remote server to at least one on-board computer of at least one train, train location data comprising location or position data related to at least one other train. A protection system for a plurality of trains, at least one of which is operating at a restricted speed, is also disclosed.
US09896112B2	Brake apparatus A brake apparatus includes a pair of link arms having supporting portions between one end parts and other end parts rotatably supported on a brake main body, a lever configured to rotate by advancing and retracting movements of an output member of an actuator and a booster unit provided on at least one of the one end parts of the link arms and configured to rotate the link arms with the supporting portions as fulcrums by boosting a force transmitted by the rotation of the lever.
US09896107B1	Digital lane change confirmation projection systems and methods A system and method are provided and include a light source projector mounted on a subject vehicle, a controller that controls the light source projector to project a bounding box on a roadway upon which the subject vehicle is traveling in a destination lane of a lane change of the subject vehicle; and a sensor that detects a response image projected by a secondary vehicle on the roadway in the adjacent lane, the response image indicating either agreement or disagreement with the lane change of the subject vehicle. The controller generates an alert in the subject vehicle based on the detected response.
US09896106B1	Coasting distance determination for coasting assistance system A system for adjusting timing of coasting assistance provided by a vehicle that is approaching an intersection where the vehicle will turn or is programmed or scheduled to turn. The system includes a speed sensor configured to detect vehicle speed data. The system includes a pedal unit configured to detect brake pedal position data. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to detect when the brake pedal is engaged and released. The ECU is configured to detect a vehicle speed when the brake pedal is released. The ECU is configured to determine, at a determination time, whether the intersection is a green light intersection or a red light intersection. The ECU is configured to detect, at an application time, when the vehicle is approaching the intersection. The system also includes a display configured to display, at the application time, a coasting assistance instruction.
US09896105B2	Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle's deceleration level by controlling the alternator output A system for controlling a deceleration level or rate of a vehicle. The system includes an accelerator pedal, an accelerator pedal sensor configured to determine whether the accelerator pedal is depressed or released, an alternator having a resistance and an output current and a driving mode switch having an economy mode, a normal mode and a sport mode. The system also includes a vehicle speed sensor for determining a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a memory for storing a preferred range for a vehicle speed and an ECU configured to transmit a first instruction signal to the alternator to increase or decrease its resistance or output current based on a mode set by the driving mode switch when the accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle speed is within the preferred range of the vehicle speed.
US09896104B1	Method of controlling coasting of vehicle A method of controlling coasting of a vehicle, may include a preparing step of measuring an interval between an objective vehicle and a foregoing vehicle traveling ahead of the objective vehicle. a starting step of calculating a distance moved by coasting for a first predetermined time from a current speed of the objective vehicle and of starting coasting when the calculated movement distance is larger than the interval measured in the preparing step. an ending step of calculating a distance moved by coasting for a second predetermined time from the current speed of the objective vehicle after coasting is started in the starting step, and of giving an instruction to end coasting when the calculated movement is larger than the interval measured in the preparing step, in which the time T1 is longer than the time T2.
US09896102B2	Vehicle controller A vehicle controller includes a camera unit that detects driving conditions of a preceding vehicle; a re-acceleration determiner that determines based on the driving conditions of the preceding vehicle whether or not a re-acceleration state in which the preceding vehicle decelerates and then accelerates occurs; and a rotation controller that, if it is determined that the vehicle is in a re-acceleration state, maintains the engine speed of the engine not less than a lower limit.
US09896101B2	Autonomous driving vehicle system An autonomous driving vehicle system includes a travel plan generation unit configured to generate a travel plan and a control width of a target control value, a travel control unit configured to calculate an instruction control value, and a behavior determination unit configured to determine whether or not a behavior change which is opposite to the most recent behavior change is performed. In a case where it is determined that the opposite behavior change is performed, the travel control unit is configured to calculate the instruction control value such that a behavior change amount of the most recent behavior change is smaller and becomes in the restricted vehicle state corresponding to the state within the control width compared to the case where the current vehicle state is caused to follow the target vehicle state when it is determined that the opposite behavior change is not performed.
US09896098B2	Vehicle travel control device A vehicle travel control device that makes a vehicle travel on the basis of a target travel trajectory, wherein when it is determined that the direction of the vehicle is outward in the lane width direction on the basis of the lane center of the target lane, the vehicle travel control device generates the target travel trajectory on the assumption that the direction of the vehicle is a direction along the lane center of the target lane or is inward in the lane width direction on the basis of the lane center of the target lane.
US09896097B2	Driving support apparatus A driving support apparatus is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute a vulnerable road user detection module for detecting a vulnerable road user that is a pedestrian or a person who rides a two-wheeled vehicle existing ahead of a vehicle, a slowdown zone setting module for setting a slowdown zone around the vulnerable road user detected by the vulnerable road user detection module, and a speed control module for controlling a traveling speed of the vehicle in the slowdown zone set by the slowdown zone setting module below a given speed limit. The slowdown zone setting module changes the size or shape of the slowdown zone according to a moving direction of the vulnerable road user and a moving direction of the vehicle.
US09896096B2	Systems and methods for hazard mitigation A system and method to avoid collisions on highways, and to minimize the fatalities, injury, and damage when a collision is unavoidable. The system includes sensor means to detect other vehicles, and computing means to evaluate when a collision is imminent and to determine whether the collision is avoidable. If the collision is avoidable by a sequence of controlled accelerations and decelerations and steering, the system implements that sequence of actions automatically. If the collision is unavoidable, a different sequence is implemented to minimize the overall harm of the unavoidable collision. The system further includes indirect mitigation steps such as flashing the brake lights automatically. An optional post-collision strategy is implemented to prevent secondary collisions, particularly if the driver is incapacitated. Adjustment means enable the driver to set the type and timing of automatic interventions.
US09896092B2	Method for representing vehicle surroundings In a method and a driver assistance system for representing vehicle surroundings of a vehicle having a sensor system for detecting the environment, a boundary of a traffic lane or driving path on which the vehicle is currently being driven is represented by position points that each have a predefined set of attributes especially including a width attribute indicating a lateral width of an unobstructed area available as a maneuvering space on an opposite side of the respective position point.
US09896091B1	Optimized path planner for an autonomous valet parking system for a motor vehicle A method for autonomously parking or un-parking a motor vehicle includes locating the motor vehicle relative to a parking area, selecting a destination location within the parking area, generating a path from the location of the motor vehicle to the destination location, wherein the path includes a plurality of linked nodes, each node having a cost associated therewith, wherein the cost of a child node is equal to an inherited cost plus a base cost and a change cost, wherein the change cost is a function of characteristics of a parent node, and autonomously driving the motor vehicle along the path from the location of the motor vehicle to the destination location.
US09896090B2	Remote parking control system and control method thereof A remote parking control system capable of displaying an operating state of a vehicle received from a vehicle controller to a smart device when a second authentication is completed through a pairing of the smart device in which a first authentication is completed through a pairing of the smart device and a smart key, and the vehicle controller, and a control method thereof are provided.
US09896088B2	Drive control system for hybrid vehicle A drive control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to shift an operating mode smoothly to an electric vehicle mode in which an engine is stopped. A controller is configured to select the electric vehicle mode to be established from the first electric vehicle mode and the second electric vehicle mode upon satisfaction of the determination to shift the operating mode to the electric vehicle mode, to select the clutch to be engaged from the first clutch and the second clutch to establish the selected electric vehicle mode, and to stop the engine while engaging the selected clutch.
US09896079B2	Control and delivery of hydraulic fluid in vehicle braking system A braking system in a hybrid vehicle is provided. The braking system includes a master cylinder having a first outlet, a second outlet, and a piston disposed therein and translatable from a proximal end to a distal end in response to brake pedal displacement. A brake fluid reservoir supplies hydraulic fluid to the master cylinder. A first fluid circuit connects the first outlet of the master cylinder to the brake fluid reservoir. A second fluid circuit connects the second outlet of the master cylinder to wheel brakes and supplies hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder to the wheel brakes in response to brake pedal displacement. The first outlet of the master cylinder is disposed between the second outlet and the proximal end of the master cylinder such that initial brake pedal displacement transfers brake fluid from the master cylinder to the fluid reservoir to inhibit hydraulic braking during regenerative braking.
US09896078B2	Master brake cylinder assembly of a motor vehicle brake system having a filter element, and fluid reservoir and insert element therefor A master brake cylinder assembly of a motor vehicle brake system includes a fluid reservoir and a master brake cylinder. The fluid reservoir and the master brake cylinder are fluidically coupled to each other by means of at least one fluid channel. At least one filter element is arranged within the master brake cylinder assembly in such a way that a brake fluid volume exchanged between the master cylinder and the fluid reservoir during operation flows through the filter element. The filter element is designed to collect dirt particles present in the brake fluid.
US09896074B2	Booster and brake apparatus using the same An input rod is operated by a brake pedal to introduce the air into a variable-pressure chamber through a control valve to propel a power piston, thereby advancing a primary piston to generate a brake fluid pressure in a master cylinder. A part of the reaction force from the fluid pressure is transmitted to the input rod through a reaction member. The primary piston is provided with an idle stroke in which no fluid pressure is generated, and the reaction force to be transmitted to a plunger is limited by a reaction force adjusting spring. In the region of the idle stroke, a fluid pressure is supplied to a wheel cylinder through a fluid pressure control unit to perform regenerative cooperative control, and a reaction force from a reaction spring is applied to the input rod.
US09896073B2	Method and device for carrying out collision-avoiding measures The invention relates to a method for carrying out one or more collision-avoiding measures of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. In the method, the positions of static and dynamic objects 11 are detected in a step 10, and one or more trajectories 21 which avoid collisions with the detected objects 11 are determined for the vehicle in a step 20. According to the invention, a danger value 23 for the determined trajectory 21 or for each of the determined trajectories 21, is determined continuously or periodically in a further step 22. This danger value 23 constitutes a measure for the forces which act on the vehicle when the respective trajectory 21 is passed through. The collision-avoiding measures are then carried out in a step 27 if the determined danger value 23, or the determined danger values 23, is/are above a selected or predefined threshold value 26. In addition, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method.
US09896072B2	Brake device and use of a direction control valve in a brake device A brake device (10) includes a service brake valve (16) that produces an actuation-dependent pressure at a service brake valve outlet (20) when an operating means (18) is actuated. The brake device (10) includes a brake actuator (40) with a brake actuator inlet (39). The service brake valve outlet (20) is connected to the brake actuator inlet (39) via a pressure connection (14). The pressure connection (14) includes a directional control valve (24) and a check valve (30). The check valve (30) is bypassed in a first valve position of the directional control valve (24) to allow a fluid flow from the brake actuator inlet (39) to the service brake valve outlet (20) and a fluid flow through the check valve (30) from the brake actuator inlet (39) to the service brake valve outlet (20) is largely prevented in a second valve position of the directional control valve (24).
US09896069B2	Variable ratio mechanism for adjustable pedals to maintain a constant ratio Provided herein is an adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle for operating a push rod of a brake system, for example. The assembly includes an activation link connected via a pivot member to an elongated lever structure of the pedal arm, a link member for connection to the push rod to activate the brake system that is operatively connected to the activation link, and an adjustable slide pin for moving a pivot axis of the elongated lever structure between a first pivot position and a second pivot position. The pedal arm and pedal plate are thus moved between a first position and a second position, while maintaining a substantially constant ratio between each of the positions.
US09896068B2	Energy recovery system An energy recovery system may include a compressor, an air tank, and a motor. The compressor may have a swashplate member and one or more piston and cylinder assemblies aligned with a compressor axis. The swashplate member may be able to tilt relative to the compressor axis between a no-compression position and a maximum compression position in which each piston can move within its respective cylinder between a top dead center position and a bottom dead center position. The swashplate member may be arranged to be coupled to a shaft so that the compressor axis is substantially aligned with a shaft axis and so that the swashplate member is able to rotate in tandem with the shaft, and also may be able to tilt relative to the compressor axis between no-, maximum-, and intermediate-compression positions. In the no-compression position, each piston may be located at the top dead center position.
US09896064B2	Windscreen wiper arm A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, includes a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin. The arm member has a substantially U-shaped cross-section near the pivot pin comprising two side walls. A part of the mounting head extends between the side walls and beyond the pivot pin. The part is provided with opposite surfaces each facing towards a respective side wall of the arm member. Each surface of the part of the mounting head is positioned spaced-apart from its respective side wall of the arm member, so as to allow paint to enter a space defined between each surface of the part of the mounting head and its respective side wall of the arm member.
US09896062B1	Methods of theft prevention or mitigation In system and methods for theft prevention or mitigation, driver-related data associated with one or more authorized drivers of an insured vehicle may be collected over time. The authorized drivers and the insured vehicle may be covered by an insurance policy issued by an insurance provider. Based upon the collected driver-related data, a database associated with the authorized drivers may be built. Current driver-related data associated with an individual currently driving, attempting to start, or sitting in a seat of the insured vehicle may be collected. It may be determined, using both the database and the current driver-related data, that the individual is not among the authorized drivers. A disablement of an operation of the insured vehicle may be caused, and/or the individual may be caused to be prevented from starting or otherwise operating the insured vehicle, to facilitate preventing or mitigating theft of the insured vehicle.
US09896061B2	Method and device for sharing functions of smart key A device for providing information about a smart key for use in vehicles includes a communicator which receives information about at least one function, performed by the smart key, of controlling a vehicle; and a controller which sets a usage restriction for the at least one function. The communicator may provide information about the at least one function including the usage restriction to an external device.
US09896058B2	Gas generator The present invention provides a gas generator including, an ignition device chamber, a gas inflow chamber, and a pressurized gas chamber being arranged from a first end fixed with an ignition device to a second end opposite thereto in a cylindrical housing, an inner circumferential wall surface of the cylindrical housing, from the ignition device chamber to the gas inflow chamber, having a first movement restricting portion, a second movement restricting portion and a stopping portion which are arranged in an axial direction at intervals in the above order so as to protrude, the second movement restricting portion having an ignition device chamber-side surface which is an inclined surface decreasing an inner diameter of the housing from the side of the ignition device chamber to the side of the gas inflow chamber and a gas inflow chamber-side surface whose angle (α1) with respect to the cylindrical housing is not more than 90 degrees, so that an axial cross-sectional shape of the second movement restricting portion is a triangle, a breaking device being arranged between the ignition device chamber and the gas inflow chamber and including a base whose outer circumferential surface abuts against an inner circumferential wall surface of the cylindrical housing and a distal end having an enlarged-diameter portion, and before actuation, the base being held between the first movement restricting portion and the second movement restricting portion, after actuation, the base being held between the surface of the second movement restricting portion whose angle α1 is not more than 90 degrees and the stopping portion.
US09896051B2	Truck bumper shell and method of retrofit installation A method uses retrofitably-attachable pre-formed shell to cover exposed areas of existing stamped/formed chrome or painted truck bumpers, providing a unique re-useable decorative/protective plastic shell cover, the edges of which are tucked under the existing trim pieces of the bumper as a main attachment mechanism. The formed shells can be used to cover existing minor damage on the bumper. Light-passing images can be incorporated on the bumper shells, and backlit without changes to the bumper or deviation from the original surface profile of the bumper. Methods of forming the shells include vacuum forming, and include forming a raised perimeter guide, allowing the molded parts to be trimmed using a rotary cutting tool that follows the perimeter guide, thus reducing capital investment and tooling costs.
US09896049B2	Voice recognition device and voice recognition system A voice recognition device includes a recognition processor configured to perform a voice recognition process that recognizes an input voice, a memory that stores information indicating a condition of a vehicle in association with information indicating a target state of an in-vehicle device targeted when changing from the condition and information of voice notification for confirming the change, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the in-vehicle device to enter the target state corresponding to the condition when the vehicle is in the vehicle condition stored in the memory and an input voice is recognized as a response to the voice notification corresponding to the condition, and to stop the voice recognition process performed by the recognition processor when recognizing that the state of the in-vehicle device is the target state.
US09896047B2	Power supply apparatus and vehicle including the same An ECU controls drive signals output to relays. A current sensor detects current flowing between one of the relays and a power supply port. A connection circuit is configured to electrically connect a first section with a second section when only one of the drive signals is placed into an active state by the ECU. The first section is a portion of a first one of power lines between the current sensor and the power supply port. The second section is a portion of a second one of the power lines between the relay and the power supply port.
US09896038B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle which can provide more accommodation space for articles on a vehicular body frame is provided. A rear cab mount on which a cab of a hydraulic excavator is mounted is mounted on a revolving frame and forms a hollow rear under-mount space. An opening portion is formed at a position corresponding to a side of the rear under-mount space in an exterior cover which laterally covers the revolving frame. A rear door body can open and close the opening portion. The rear door body opens the rear under-mount space to an external space with the opening portion being opened.
US09896032B2	Folding mirror apparatus and method for improving fuel efficiency A folding mirror apparatus and related method are provided for improving the fuel efficiency of a motor vehicle. That folding mirror apparatus includes a first exterior mirror, a second exterior mirror and a sensor array for monitoring an area around the motor vehicle. Further, the apparatus includes a control module that is configured to receive data from the sensor array and displace the exterior mirrors into a stowed, more aerodynamic position when no obstacles are detected in the area being monitored.
US09896030B2	System and method for vehicle collision mitigation with vulnerable road user context sensing A system and method for vehicle collision mitigation with vulnerable road user context sensing. The system and method include determining one or more biosignal parameters and one or more physical movement parameters associated with a vulnerable road user (VRU). The system and method also include determining a context of the VRU based on the one or more biosignal parameters and one or more physical movement parameters associated with the VRU. Additionally, the system and method include determining one or more physical movement parameters associated with a vehicle. The system and method further include estimating a probability of collision between the VRU and the vehicle based on the context of the VRU, the one or more physical movement parameters associated with the VRU, and the one or more physical movement parameters associated with the vehicle. The system and method also include providing a human machine interface output response based on the estimation of probability of collision between the VRU and the vehicle, wherein the human machine interface output response is provided on at least one of the following: a head unit of the vehicle, a wearable computing device, and a portable device.
US09896029B1	Vehicle components utilizing detectable layers A vehicle is provided that includes an external body panel that includes a license plate positioned on the external body panel. A lighting assembly is disposed on the vehicle and a detectable layer is disposed on at least one of the license plate and the lighting assembly. The detectable layer is configured to reflect at least one band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
US09896025B2	Motorcycle position lamp attachment structure A position lamp mounting structure (32) is provided separately from a support structure for a headlamp. The position lamp mounting structure (32) includes a top bridge (41) for supporting an upper portion of a front fork assembly (9), a handle holder (33) for sandwiching a handlebar (34) between it and the top bridge (4), a lamp holder (37) provided in the handle holder (33), and a lamp unit (40) fitted to the lamp holder (37). The lamp unit (40) includes a position lamp (44) built therein.
US09896022B1	Automatic beam-shaping using an on-car camera system An apparatus comprising a sensor, an interface and a processor. The sensor may be configured to generate a video signal based on a targeted view from a vehicle of a perspective of a driver. The interface may be configured to receive status information about one or more components of the vehicle. The processor may be configured to generate a control signal in response to (i) a classification of objects in the video signal and (ii) the status information. The control signal may be used to adjust one or more headlights of the vehicle. The adjustment of the headlights may be based on a location of the objects in the video signal.
US09896017B1	Convertible trailer A convertible trailer includes a frame including a tongue portion arranged to facilitate towing by a vehicle, a main portion supported by the frame and defining a portion of a space, and an end portion coupled to the main portion and cooperating with the main portion to define the space. A porch cover is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position and a porch floor is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, the porch cover and the porch floor cooperating to define a porch when in the deployed position. A front door is formed as part of the main portion and provides a passage between the space and the porch. An end door is formed as part of the end portion and is arranged to provide access to the space. A plurality of removable support members is positioned beneath the porch floor and arranged to support the porch floor in the deployed position.
US09896015B2	Vehicle dolly A frame of a vehicle dolly includes a wheel cradle opening to receive a wheel of a vehicle to be towed. A hinged member is pivotally attached to the frame and is movable between an open position and a closed position to form part of a wheel cradle. A hinge activation device contacts the wheel within the wheel cradle opening and responsively moves the hinged member toward the closed position. The frame of the vehicle dolly is vertically slidably coupled to an axle assembly such that the frame can be raised and lowered. An extension member may extend from the frame and receive a tow truck stinger member, wherein the frame can be raised or lowered under motive force of the stinger member.
US09896012B2	Side emptying liquid containing drill cuttings transport vessel A transport vessel and method specifically adapted for safely transporting liquid containing unstabilized drill cuttings. Typically drilling waste is stabilized using binding agents like fly-ash, liquids absorbing pellets or sawdust. In many jurisdictions binding agents are required to stabilize the drilling waste prior to transport. A sealed transport vessel is described herein which is specifically designed, sized and positioned over a set of axles so as to provide for safe, non-spilling transport, and particular ease of emptying for unstabilized drill cuttings.
US09896010B2	Seat assembly with a hideaway table A seat assembly includes a seatback, a seat cushion. The seat assembly also includes a seat frame having a first seat frame structure configured to support the seatback and a second seat frame structure configured to support the seat cushion. A hideaway table is positioned in the seat cushion. The first seat frame structure is operatively connected to the second seat frame structure. The seat cushion defines a seat cushion support surface for an occupant of the seat assembly and includes a first cushion portion fixed to the second seat frame structure and a second cushion portion operatively connected to the first cushion portion. The second cushion portion is configured to pivot relative to the first cushion portion to selectively cover and uncover the table. A vehicle having such a seat assembly is also disclosed.
US09895995B2	Power management in electric vehicles Various techniques described herein relate to electric vehicle power management system for managing a plurality of battery modules in a battery pack. Such electric vehicle power management system may include a plurality of battery management systems corresponding to a plurality of battery modules, and an energy management system for managing the plurality of battery management systems. The energy management system and the plurality of battery management systems may adopt master-slave wireless communication, and may use a single wireless frequency channel or a plurality of assigned wireless frequency channels.
US09895994B2	Vehicle control system The vehicle control system includes an engine, a battery, a motor generator that generates driving power and generates electric power to charge the battery, a power conversion device that generates driving power to the motor generator and charges the battery, and a control device that controls the engine and the power conversion device. The control device controls the engine and the power conversion device and the remaining capacity of the battery is equal to a target value when the remaining capacity of the battery is equal to or less than the lower threshold. The control device reduces the target value of the remaining value of the battery as compared with a case where temperature of the battery is equal to or more than a threshold value when the temperature of the battery is less than the threshold value.
US09895993B2	State of charge indicator of hybrid vehicle A state of charge indicator includes a first indication unit that provides an indicator display within a predetermined display range including first and second ends, according to an increase/decrease in a state of charge of a battery of a hybrid vehicle. In an EV traveling mode, the first indication unit allows the first and second ends to correspond respectively to an upper limit of a state of charge range directed to the EV traveling mode, and a first threshold that defines switching from the EV traveling mode to an HV traveling mode. In the HV traveling mode, the first indication unit allows the first and second ends to correspond respectively to a second threshold that defines switching from the HV traveling mode to the EV traveling mode, and a lower limit of a state of charge range directed to the HV traveling mode.
US09895992B2	Providing battery charge state information of electric vehicle The disclosure is related to providing information on a battery charge state of a parked electric vehicle through at least one of one or more light lamps and one or more speakers of the parked electric vehicle. Particularly, the disclosure may control at least one of a lamp light color, a lamp blink pattern, and a sound pattern according to the battery charge state information such that a user can recognize the battery charge state away from the electric vehicle through hearing and/or vision.
US09895988B2	Electricity supply device, electricity reception device, and electricity supply system In the present invention, an electricity supply unit (103) contactlessly supplies electricity using electromagnetic induction to an electricity reception unit (153) provided to a vehicle. An electricity supply coil (103a) has a ring shape, and supplies electricity to the electricity reception unit (153) while facing the electricity reception unit (153). A casing (103b) houses the electricity supply coil (103a). The casing (103b) has an inclined section (202) that is inclined in a manner so as to approach the electricity supply coil (103a) gradually in the direction towards the outer periphery (212) of the electricity supply coil (103a) in the radial direction of the electricity supply coil (103a) at the portion at which the electricity supply coil (103a) is projected when the electricity supply coil (103a) is projected at the casing (103b) in the direction towards the electricity reception unit (153).
US09895986B2	Electric vehicle externally chargeable by two different methods This vehicle includes an inlet for performing external charging of a first method as well as a charging cord and a relay for performing external charging of a second method. During external charging of the first method, a battery charger is controlled such that electric current having a value smaller than or equal to a current value indicated by a pilot signal flows. During external charging of the second method, the relay is caused to conduct, and the battery charger is controlled such that electric current having a value smaller than or equal to a previously defined current value flows. Therefore, external charging of the first method and that of the second method can be selectively executed with a simple configuration.
US09895985B2	Charging inlet lid structure A charging inlet lid structure of a vehicle includes a normal charging inlet and a quick charging inlet in a recess portion for charging, and a first lid and a second lid for the recess portion. One of the normal charging inlet and the quick charging inlet is provided at one side of the recess portion and the other of the normal charging inlet and the quick charging inlet is provided at the other side of the recess portion. The first lid and the second lid are provided so as to slide from totally closed positions where the first lid and the second lid totally close the recess portion in directions in which the first lid and the second lid move away from each other and can be opened and closed independently of each other.
US09895983B2	Propulsion system and method for driving a vehicle A propulsion system includes a traction drive system, a boost converter, an energy-type energy source, a power-type energy source, and an energy management system. The boost converter includes a high voltage side and a low voltage side. The boost converter is coupled to the traction drive system on the high voltage side. The energy-type energy source is coupled to the boost converter on the low voltage side thereof. The power-type energy source is coupled to the boost converter on the low voltage side thereof. The energy management system is coupled to the boost converter and configured to control the energy-type energy source and the power-type energy source through the boost converter in at least two conditions during a motoring mode.
US09895979B2	Vehicle including an engine, a storage apparatus, a power generation apparatus, and an electronic control unit and method for controlling the same An electronic control unit (ECU) including non-transitory instructions executable to set a threshold β as a shutdown threshold when, during a power supply operation, a duration of a power supply stoppage exceeds a first time; stop an operation of an engine or prohibit the engine from operating; and executing system shutdown processing when an SOC of a storage apparatus falls to or below the shutdown threshold or the duration of the power supply stoppage exceeds a second time.
US09895978B2	Braking force control method for vehicle A braking force control method that is applied to a vehicle in which regenerative braking force and friction braking force are applied to the front wheels. When the braking slip quantity of one of the front wheels that is supplied with regenerative braking force exceeds a reference value, with the instance being a reference time point, the friction braking force of the front wheels is controlled so as to increase while the regenerative braking force being controlled so as to be a provisional target regenerative braking force that is lower by a prescribed value than the regenerative braking force of the front wheels at the reference time point. When a decision is made that a prescribed period of time has passed since the reference time point, the regenerative braking force is gradually decreased and the friction braking force is gradually increased.
US09895977B2	Article transport facility An article transport vehicle includes a transport vehicle main body, a first travel portion, a second travel portion, and power-receiving portions for receiving driving electric power without contact from one or more electricity supply lines. The first travel portion rotatably supports a transport vehicle main body. The second travel portion rotatably supports the transport vehicle main body. The power-receiving portions include a first power-receiving portion which is configured to be rotated integrally with the first travel portion, and a second power-receiving portion which is configured to be rotated integrally with the second travel portion.
US09895967B2	Piping member for fuel cell and fuel cell vehicle equipped therewith A piping member that is used for a moving body equipped with a fuel cell and that is configured to suppress potential troubles caused by drainage water of the fuel cell. A fuel cell vehicle includes an exhaust pipe that is a piping member configured to discharge drainage water and exhaust gas of a fuel cell. The exhaust pipe includes an extended portion, a curved portion and an opening end portion and is mounted such that the exhaust pipe opens downward on the rear side of the fuel cell vehicle. The exhaust pipe is configured such that an inner wall surface of a wall portion of the opening end portion located on the front side of the vehicle is inclined from the rear side toward the front side of the fuel cell vehicle to be extended to an opening, in the state that the exhaust pipe is mounted to the fuel cell vehicle.
US09895964B1	Tonneau cover having flexible hinge with cut-resistant barrier A tonneau cover for covering a cargo box of a vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a plurality of flexible hinges, each of which is between two rigid members. Each flexible hinge includes an elastomeric material having a first portion connected to a first one of the rigid members, a second portion connected to a second one of the rigid members, and a web between the first portion and the second portion. A cut-resistant barrier is associated with the flexible web and bridges between the first portion and the second portion. The cut-resistant barrier is effective to resist penetration by a sharp edge.
US09895962B2	Drive wheel arrangement for two pivot components of a top of a convertible vehicle A top of a convertible motor vehicle includes a linkage movable between a closed position spanning a vehicle interior and a storage position uncovering the vehicle interior to the top A linkage arrangement having first and second pivot components is on opposing sides of the linkage and pivotably mounted at a rear main bearing. A rotatable drive wheel is coupled to the two pivot components. When the drive wheel is rotated, the first pivot component is always subjected to a drive torque, whereas the second pivot component, as a function of the position of a control element guided by structure fixed relative to the main bearing, is either held in place or is subjected to a drive torque.
US09895961B2	Airflow outlet An airflow outlet comprising at least a first plurality of airflow direction elements, a second plurality of airflow direction elements, and an actuation system is provided. Each of the respective first airflow direction elements and second airflow direction elements include a vane shaft and at least one vane element disposed along the vane shaft and integrally coupled thereto. The actuation system is configured to control the position of the vane elements of each of the airflow direction elements. The actuation system includes a drive element engaged with the driven element, which is further engaged with the vane shafts of each of the airflow direction elements. A rotation of the drive element causes a proportional rotation of the vane elements of the each of the airflow direction elements to an operating position, which defines an airflow direction through the airflow outlet.
US09895959B2	Refrigerant circulation apparatus with controlled operation of an evporator for on-vehicle battery cooling A refrigerant circulation apparatus includes: a vehicle-interior air conditioning (2) that cools an interior of a vehicle; an on-vehicle battery cooler (3) that includes an evaporator for on-vehicle battery cooling (32) that cools an on-vehicle battery mounted on the vehicle; and an electric compressor (5) that compresses and supplies a refrigerant to at least one of the vehicle-interior air conditioning (2) and the on-vehicle battery cooling (3). The apparatus also includes: a temperature sensor (41) that detects a temperature of the electric compressor (5); a pressure sensor (42) that detects a pressure of the refrigerant compressed by the electric compressor (5); and a control unit (40) that restricts operation of the evaporator for on-vehicle battery cooling (32) to reduce load on the electric compressor (5) based on the temperature of the electric compressor (5) and the pressure of the refrigerant.
US09895958B2	Device and method for controlling vehicle A control device for a vehicle has a compressor for an air-conditioning device that is driven by a vehicle drive source, and a condenser for the air-conditioning device that is disposed at a front side of the vehicle. A request torque to the vehicle drive source is determined as a sum of an air-conditioning load which is spent for driving the compressor and a running torque necessary to drive the vehicle by a drive wheel. The running torque is calculated based on an accelerator manipulation of a driver. A range-position signal indicating a selected range position is read. A value of the air-conditioning load when the air-conditioning device is in operation and the range position is in a Reverse-range is larger than a value of the air-conditioning load when the range position is in a Drive-range with respect to an identical refrigerant pressure of the air-conditioning device.
US09895953B2	Vehicle heat exchanger air flow control system A heat exchanger air control system is provided that utilizes a central heat exchanger and a pair of side-mounted heat exchangers, where the central heat exchanger is positioned forward of the side-mounted heat exchangers. The air outlet of the central heat exchanger is coupled to both the air inlet and the air outlet of each of the side-mounted heat exchangers using several air ducts through which air flow is controlled, thus allowing air flow throughout the system to be optimized based on the needs of the thermal systems coupled to the heat exchangers. A pair of fans, one adjacent to the outlet of each of the side-mounted heat exchangers, can be used to draw air through various combinations of the three heat exchangers.
US09895952B2	Two-stage sway bar Sway bars are described that include at least an inner sway bar, a first outer sway bar, and a second outer sway bar. The sway bar includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion that can engage and disengage under control from a remote location. The sway bar includes a larger diameter, outer sway bar assembly that can be disengaged and a smaller diameter inner sway bar. The sway bar can include a housing to retain fluid.
US09895947B2	Multipiece spring link The invention concerns a multipiece spring link (100) for a wheel suspension of a vehicle, with: a first profiled side piece (101), forming a first side leg of the multipiece spring link (100), wherein the first profiled side piece (101) has a first bulge (105); a second profiled side piece (103), forming a second side leg of the multipiece spring link (100), wherein the second profiled side piece (103) has a second bulge (107); and wherein the first bulge (105) and the second bulge (107) are arranged one opposite the other and together form a spring receiving region (108) for the receiving of a spring.
US09895945B2	Trailer backup assist system with hitch assist A hitch assist system is provided herein. An imaging device captures images of a scene rearward of a vehicle. A controller processes captured images and is configured to control a vehicle suspension system to adjust a height of the vehicle and control the deployment of a power tongue jack of a trailer.
US09895942B2	Method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle and for monitoring the pressure of the tires mounted on said motor vehicle A method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle (V) is combined with a method for monitoring tire pressure. More particularly, wheel units (20, 21, 22, 23) belonging to the tire pressure recognition system detect the cessation of low frequency LF transmissions caused by the recognition of a badge B paired with the vehicle in order to trigger the measurement via the wheel units of the pressure and temperature values prevailing in each tire of the vehicle. These pressure and temperature measurements are sent to a central unit (14), which is mounted on the vehicle, so as to provide the driver with this information. The temperature and pressure measurements are transmitted to the central unit as soon as the measurements have been taken, irrespective of whether or not the driver has entered the vehicle.
US09895941B2	Aircraft tire pressure monitoring system A monitoring system, having a processor, provides pressure warnings associated with a tire of an aircraft When the aircraft is stationary, the processor operates in a maintenance mode and receives a first pressure measurement indicating a pressure of the tire; compares the first pressure measurement with a maintenance mode low pressure threshold, and causes the flight deck display to display a low pressure warning associated if the first pressure measurement is below the maintenance mode low pressure threshold. When the aircraft is in motion, the processor operates in a flight mode and receives a second pressure measurement indicating a pressure of the tire, compares the second pressure measurement with an abnormal pressure threshold which is lower than the maintenance mode low pressure threshold, and causes the flight deck display to display an abnormal pressure warning if the second pressure measurement is below the abnormal pressure threshold.
US09895937B2	Heavy vehicle tire with specified carcass turn-up, bead protection element, bead filler element, and bead transition element The invention relates to improving the endurance of the beads of a radial tire for a heavy vehicle of construction plant type by reducing the cracking that starts on the axially outer face of the turn-up and spreads through the polymer coating and filler materials. According to the invention, a transition element made of a polymer transition material, is in contact, via its axially inner face, with the polymer coating material of the axially outer face of the turn-up and, via its axially outer face, with the polymer filler material, and the elastic modulus at 10% elongation of the polymer transition material is somewhere between the respective elastic moduluses at 10% elongation of the polymer coating material and of the polymer filler material.
US09895936B2	Dynamic traction cleated tires A steel-cleated, all terrain tire has cleats that dynamically engage with changing road conditions, across slick ice and bridges, and while turning, breaking and accelerating on steep terrain. The tire design can provide stability and an enormous safety benefit in dangerous conditions, on demand, without the driver's intervention. The tire design can be used for military vehicles and aircraft, commercial jets, turboprop aircraft, heavy equipment, commercial diesel trucks, helicopters, law enforcement vehicles, fire and rescue vehicles, school buses, government vehicles, sport cars, and the like. The tire design include spring loaded cleats that can are spaced about and extend outward from the tire's surface. The spring load may be strong enough to permit the cleat to penetrate ice and the like, while not damaging asphalt or concrete roadways.
US09895926B2	Vehicle wheel The invention is directed to a vehicle wheel (1) comprising a fiber reinforced polymer rim (2) for receiving a tire at its radially outer side (3). The rim (2) comprises an outer rim flange (4), an outer rim seat (5), a frusto-conical plane (6) inclined at an angle a relative to the rotational axis (7) of the wheel of between 1 and 90 Q, an inner rim seat (8) and an inner rim flange (9). A wheel hub (10) is connected to the rim (2) via a metal support element (11). The support element (11) is connected with the rim (2) through at least one connecting element (12) which extends through a radially elongated opening (13) in the frusto conical plane (6) of the rim (2) and is received in the support element (11). The support element (11) may alternatively be connected with the rim (2) through at least three connecting elements (12) which extend through radially elongated openings (13) in the support element (11).
US09895924B2	Articulated pen Articulated pens are provided. A pen includes: a shank; an ink tube comprising a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section; a writing tip connected to the fourth section; a first guide rail connected to the shank and that bends the ink tube at a first angle between the first section and the second section; and a second guide rail pivotally connected to the first guide rail and that bends the ink tube at a second angle between the third section and the fourth section. Pivoting the second guide rail relative to the first guide rail adjusts a third angle between the second section and the third section.
US09895909B2	Printer In accordance with an embodiment, a printer comprises a label holding section configured to hold a label roll formed by winding a belt-shaped label on the back surface of which an adhesive layer activated through heating at a temperature lower than a thermal color developing temperature of a printing surface is arranged without a mount; a cutting section configured to sandwich the label from the printing surface side and the adhesive layer side to cut it; and a printing section configured to be arranged at the downstream side of a label conveyance direction with respect to the cutting section and print on the printing surface of the label through a thermal head.
US09895906B2	Recording device and method for controlling recording device A recording device includes a medium-supporting part having a suction hole, a recording head and a suction part. The recording head is configured and arranged to perform a liquid ejection onto a medium supported on the medium-supporting part. The suction part is connected to the medium-supporting part to suck outside air via the suction hole. A liquid ejection period in which the recording head performs the liquid ejection onto the medium has a first period in which the suction part sucks by a predetermined suction force, and a second period in which the suction part sucks by a suction force which is smaller than the predetermine suction force after the first period.
US09895904B2	Recording method A recording method includes applying a white ink containing a white material and a first resin onto a predetermined region of a recording medium, and applying a reaction liquid containing a reaction agent onto at least the predetermined region. Further, the recording method includes applying a clear ink containing a second resin onto at least the predetermined region, and the application of the white ink and the clear ink are performed while the white ink and the clear ink are both wet; and/or the white ink further contains the second resin. When either the first resin and water, or the second resin and water, is mixed with an aqueous solution of magnesium sulfate, the average particle size of the first resin increases more than the second resin.
US09895903B2	Method and system for gilding a substrate The invention relates to a method for the gilding of a substrate with the application of pressure between the zones of the substrate to be gilded and a gilding sheet comprising a gilding film and a transfer layer, characterized by the consecutive treatment of the gilded substrate, allowing the adhesion performance of the gilding sheet in relation to the substrate to be optimized while improving the visual quality of the gilding deposit on the substrate.
US09895902B2	Compliant micro device transfer head A compliant micro device transfer head and head array are disclosed. In an embodiment a micro device transfer head includes a spring portion that is deflectable into a space between a base substrate and the spring portion.
US09895901B2	Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording method using an ink jet recording apparatus having a first ink storage portion, a second ink storage portion, a tube that supplies an aqueous ink from the first ink storage portion to the second ink storage portion, a mechanism that blocks the tube, and a recording head communicating with the second ink storage portion, the method including ejecting the aqueous ink from the recording head to record an image on a recording medium. The tube has an aeration amount (μL/day) of 10 μL/day or more to 60 μL/day or less at a temperature of 40° C. The aqueous ink contains a coloring material and a first water-soluble organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 34.0 or less at a temperature of 25° C.
US09895898B2	Lid for an ink reservoir with mixing function The invention relates to a reservoir lid for a continuous ink jet printer, including a so-called upper surface (331), a so-called lower surface (332), between which are included an upper part (33a) and a lower part (33b) of the lid, at least the latter being delimited sideways by a peripheral surface (Se), and: at least one 1st duct (331), which passes through at least one part of the lid, for leading a 1st fluid from said upper part to said lower part and direct it, at least partly, sideways, to said peripheral surface (Se), at least one 1st chamber (333) delimited by an internal surface into which said duct opens and by said peripheral surface (Se), and means (338) for flowing a liquid contained in this chamber along said peripheral surface.
US09895897B2	Selectively provide pressure differences between reservoirs to cause printing fluid movement A printing apparatus, a printing system and a method are disclosed. The method of moving printing fluid within a printing apparatus includes selectively providing a first pressure difference between a first reservoir and a second reservoir by a differential pressure system to cause the printing fluid to move from the first reservoir through a printing fluid applicator to the second reservoir. The method also includes selectively providing a second pressure difference between the first reservoir and the second reservoir by the different pressure system to cause the printing fluid to move from the second reservoir through the printing fluid applicator to the first reservoir.
US09895893B2	Printer and printing method A control unit 6 of a printer 1 determines the combination of conditions of regular flushing that ejects ink into a maintenance unit 5, and onto-paper flushing that ejects ink onto printing paper P, based on the set print mode. To achieve the dot density defined by the selected combination, flushing dots Df are added to the input data 10 to be printed and are printed. When printing, regular flushing is executed at the frequency and strength determined by the selected combination of conditions.
US09895891B2	Method for manufacturing liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge apparatus There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge apparatus including: forming a photoresist film made of a photoresist on a silicon substrate; exposing the photoresist film; forming a nozzle in the photoresist film by exposing the photoresist film and then developing the photoresist film; forming a channel hole in communication with the nozzle by carrying out an etching process from a surface of the substrate on the opposite side from the photoresist film after forming the nozzle; and joining a channel member to the surface of the substrate on the opposite side from the photoresist film, the channel member including a pressure chamber in communication with the channel hole and a piezoelectric element formed as a film to correspond to the pressure chamber.
US09895890B2	Ink jet recording apparatus There is provided an ink jet recording apparatus that can correct bending of an ink jet head with a compact structure. First supporting frames 122 that support ink jet heads 110C, 110M, 110Y, and 110K and second supporting frames 170 that support a part of ink supply sections supplying ink to the ink jet heads 110C, 110M, 110Y, and 110K are mounted on a mount 300. The first supporting frames 122 are mounted on the mount 300 while both end portions of the first supporting frames 122 in a longitudinal direction are supported. Each of the second supporting frames 170 is provided with a bending correction mechanism 340 that applies a pressing force to the first supporting frame 122 to correct the bending of the first supporting frame 122.
US09895888B2	Fluid flow structure In one example, a fluid flow structure includes a fluid dispensing micro device embedded in a molding having a channel therein through which fluid may flow directly to the device. The device contains multiple fluid ejectors and multiple fluid chambers each near an ejector. Each chamber has an inlet through which fluid from the channel may enter the chamber and an outlet through which fluid may be ejected from the chamber. A perimeter of the channel surrounds the inlets but is otherwise unconstrained in size by the size of the device.
US09895887B2	Liquid ejection head and process for producing the same Provided is a liquid ejection head capable of stably ejecting a liquid at a practical liquid droplet velocity without separating minute liquid droplets before ejection of main liquid droplets in the case of reducing the amount of liquid droplets by reducing a nozzle diameter of the liquid ejection head. In a liquid ejection head including a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a recess portion recessed relative to a nozzle inner wall surface is formed on a nozzle inner wall in a region having a nozzle inner diameter of 15 μm or less.
US09895885B2	Fluid ejection device with particle tolerant layer extension In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a thin-film layer formed over a substrate. A primer layer is formed over the thin-film layer, and a chamber layer is formed over the primer layer that defines a fluidic channel leading to a firing chamber. The fluid ejection device includes a slot that extends through the substrate and into the chamber layer through an ink feed hole in the thin-film layer. The fluid ejection device also includes a particle tolerant extension of the primer layer that protrudes into the slot. In some implementations, the particle tolerant primer layer extension extends across a full width of the slot.
US09895884B2	Head and liquid ejecting apparatus Nozzle rows that discharge the same liquids are disposed at locations symmetrical about a reference line. The flow path member includes a first flow path member, a second flow path member joined to the first flow path member, a filter retainer member that is joined to the second flow path member and that holds filters, a third flow path member that is joined to the filter retainer member. The liquid flow path includes first horizontal flow paths that are provided between the first flow path member and the second flow path member and that divide the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit and buffer chambers provided on the first horizontal flow paths. Between the second flow path member and the filter retainer member, filter chambers are provided in regions that face the buffer chambers. The buffer chambers communicate with central portions of the filter chambers.
US09895881B2	Image forming device and liquid droplet discharging device which apply a voltage prior to printing A liquid droplet discharging device includes a liquid droplet discharging head including a nozzle hole, a pressurized liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle hole, a vibration plate constituting a side of the pressurized liquid chamber, a control device, and a thin film piezoelectric substance to vibrate the vibration plate by a drive voltage to discharge liquid droplets and a voltage application device to apply a voltage waveform having a voltage equal to or greater than the drive voltage between when the main power is activated and when first print starts.
US09895878B2	Liquid droplet ejecting apparatus A printing apparatus (liquid droplet ejecting apparatus) includes a detector configured to output a first signal which denotes that a medium is not supported on a support face of a medium support unit, and a second signal which denotes that a medium is supported on the support face; and a controller that limits executing of a printing operation when the first signal in received and allows executing of a printing operation when the second signal is received. The controller is configured to ignore the first signal or interpret the first signal as the second signal under a specified condition.
US09895876B2	Apparatus comprising a plurality of printing units for printing hollow elements An apparatus is comprised of a plurality of printing units for printing hollow elements. A conveying device conveys the hollow elements to be printed into a printing zone of at least one of the printing units. At least one of the printing units includes a plate cylinder to which a plate replacing mechanism is assigned.
US09895872B2	Three-dimensional printing apparatus A 3-D printing apparatus includes a base and a printing head disposed above the base. The base includes an adjustment platform having an adjustment side and a top surface, a first-adjustment mechanism, second-adjustment mechanisms and a printing bed. The first-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment shaft, first and second gears and a linkage rod. The first gear disposed under the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft to drive it to move along a normal direction of the top surface. The second gear is engaged with the first gear to drive it to rotate. The linkage rod extended to the adjustment side connects the second gear to drive it to rotate. The second-adjustment mechanisms arranged along the adjustment side are adapted to move along the normal direction. The printing bed disposed on the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms to move therewith.
US09895870B2	Graphene surface functionality transfer A method of transferring functionalized graphene comprising the steps of providing graphene on a first substrate, functionalizing the graphene and forming functionalized graphene on the first substrate, delaminating the functionalized graphene from the first substrate, and applying the functionalized graphene to a second substrate.
US09895865B2	Polymer film for in-mould labelling The invention relates to a multi-layered, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of less than 150 mum and which comprises f. a base layer that contains vacuoles and at least one polymer of at least one olefin, g. an inner intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, h. an outer intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, i. an inner cover layer which is in contact with the inner intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95 wt. % of at least one propylene polymer, and j. an outer cover layer which is in contact with the outer intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95% of at least one propylene polymer, each amount indication relating to the weight of the layer in question, and characterized in that said outer intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.5 to 5 mum and contains 4.5 to 30 wt. % of pigments, preferably Tau[Iota]Omicron2, in that the outer cover layer has a thickness of >0 to <2 mum, and in that the film has a gloss on either side of less than 50 gloss units measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813 at an angle of 60 DEG and at a temperature of 25 DEG C.
US09895864B2	Laminated glazing A laminated glazing is described comprising a first pane of glazing material having a first major surface and an opposing second major surface, there being an obscuration band on the second major surface extending around a portion of the periphery of the first pane such that the second major surface is not smooth. A first adhesive layer having a thickness of between 6 μm and 100 μm contacts a portion of the second major surface of the first pane of glazing material and a portion of the obscuration band. The laminated glazing also has a carrier ply carrying an infra red reflecting coating wherein the first adhesive layer is between the first pane of glazing material and the carrier ply.
US09895860B2	Display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other. A sealant is arranged on one of inner surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first spacer is arranged between the sealant and the other one of the inner surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09895857B2	Folding score and method and apparatus for forming the same A folding score having a pair of laterally spaced, parallel scoring grooves which are individually asymmetrical. This invention also relates to a method and apparatus for forming the folding score.
US09895854B2	Vulcanizing mold for winter and all-season vehicle tires and method for making the vulcanizing mold and pneumatic vehicle tire A vulcanizing mold for winter and all-season vehicle tires includes a mold body and an inner side mold surface having a negative tread profile having negative profile elements for molding a positive tread profile having positive profile elements of the vehicle tire to be vulcanized. Lamellar plates are arranged in the negative profile elements and configured to generate sipes in the positive profile elements. The negative profile elements include a shoulder negative profile element and at least one venting slot arranged within the shoulder negative profile element. The venting slot runs parallel and in spaced relationship to one of the lamellar plates arranged in the shoulder negative profile element. At least one cylindrical vent is arranged only axially outwards with reference to the venting slot.
US09895852B2	Method for producing a composite body The invention relates to a method for producing a composite body and to a composite body produced using the method, wherein the composite body (10) is formed as a pressure pipe or as a pressure container, wherein the composite body is composed of a main body (13) that is made of steel and of a coat (14) that is made of a fiber composite (15), said coat enclosing the outside of the main body at least in some sections, wherein, for forming the fiber composite, a fibrous material is wound around the main body, wherein the fibrous material is impregnated with a resin before or after winding, wherein the wound and impregnated fibrous material is heated in order to form the fiber composite, wherein the method is carried out in situ on a built-in pressure pipe or pressure container, wherein the wound and impregnated fibrous material is heated to up to 700° C.
US09895850B2	Method of producing an assembly for use in a fibre reinforced structural element A method of producing an assembly for use in a structural element of a fiber-reinforced material includes providing a core element including an inner core and a circumferential cover, the core element having an end part; producing a subassembly by receiving and centering the end part of the core element into a conforming end recess of a bolt fixture; fixing the bolt fixture to the end part of the core element in the subassembly by circumferentially covering the subassembly with a casing formed of cured fiber-reinforced resin; and machining the subassembly circumferentially covered within the casing.
US09895849B2	Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade using pre-fabricated stacks of reinforcing material A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade using pre-fabricated stacks of reinforcing material is described. The stacks 14 comprise a plurality of plies of fiber material, joined together along a side edge to form a spine. The opposite edges of the stack are left unjoined so that the plies can separate and slide across one another. In doing so, the stacks can be stored flat, but on installation into a curved mold 12 profile, the plies may slide to adopt the curved shape of the mold. The stacks extend from a point near the leading or trailing edge of the mold to an intermediate point on the mold surface. The stacks may be used to construct the thickened root section of a wind turbine blade.
US09895846B2	Multi-part counting system for three-dimensional printed parts According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide a 3D printing system comprising an interface, a database, a production planning system configured to receive a model provided by a user, and a multi-part counting system configured to receive, from the production planning system, the user-provided model, calculate a bounds of the user-provided model, perform a first test on each of the plurality of pieces of the model to determine if each piece can escape the bounds of the model individually in relation to each other piece of the model, perform a second test on each of the plurality of pieces of the model to determine if each piece can escape the bounds of the model simultaneously in relation to all other pieces of the model, and output, based on the first test and the second test, a determination of different discrete and interlocking parts in the model.
US09895845B2	Method and a system to optimize printing parameters in additive manufacturing process The present invention relates to a system and a method for optimizing printing parameters, such as slicing parameters and tool path instructions, for additive manufacturing. The present invention comprises a property analysis module that predicts and analyses properties of a filament object model, representing a constructed 3D object. The filament object model is generated based on the tool path instructions and user specified object properties. Analysis includes comparing the predicted filament object model properties with the user specified property requirements; and further modifying the printing parameters in order to meet the user specified property requirements.
US09895844B2	System for use with three-dimensional printer and method for using the same An assembly that is configured to be coupled to and communicate with a 3D printer having a printer head includes a color-application unit positioned upstream of the 3D printer. The color-application unit is configured to receive a filament and direct the filament to the printer head of the 3D printer. The assembly also includes a color applicator coupled to the color-application unit. The color applicator is operable to selectively apply color to an interior surface of the filament.
US09895840B2	Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
US09895838B2	Resin mold for nanoimprinting and production method thereof A resin mold for nanoimprinting has a substrate, a resin layer formed upon the substrate and having a depressions and protrusions pattern on a surface, an inorganic substance layer formed of uniform thickness on at least the surface having the depressions and protrusions pattern of the resin layer, and a mold release agent layer formed of uniform thickness on at least the surface having the depressions and protrusions pattern of the inorganic substance layer. The resin of the resin layer includes constituent units derived from an epoxy group-containing unsaturated compound at a concentration of 1 to 50 percent relative to total constituent units, and the epoxy value is 7.0×10−4 to 4.0×10−2.
US09895832B2	Method of manufacturing plastic lens, and method for manufacturing mold for forming optical lens A method for manufacturing a plastic lens that can enhance productivity by shortening the cooling time without affecting transferability even if the temperature of a mold is set low and may be applicable to an existing injection molding apparatus. When a plastic lens having a prescribed lens shape is manufactured by injecting and filling a molten resin in a cavity 3 formed between a movable mold 1 and a fixed mold 2, a molding surface of at least one of cavity forming member insert molds 11 and 12 is formed in glass substrates 11a and 12a, and for a period of time for which filling is completed with the cavity 3 being filled with a raw material resin that flows into the cavity 3, temperature control is conducted such that the surface temperature of the molding surface does not exceed the glass transition temperature of the raw material resin.
US09895828B2	Vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and manufacturing method The disclosure discloses a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and a method of fabricating a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate with an opening, a chute channel assembly inserted into the opening, a surface skin, and a foam layer disposed between the surface skin and the substrate. The chute channel assembly includes a wall section surrounding a chute channel for the airbag and a cover plate covering the chute channel and closing the opening. The cover plate includes an airbag door, wherein an outer surface of the cover plate is in contact with the foam layer. The outer surface of the cover plate has a rough surface structure, the outer surface having a surface roughness parameter Ra of at least 4 μm.
US09895824B2	Process for production of wood based materials from lignocellulose A process for production of wood-base materials from lignocellulosic comminution product is disclosed. The wood-base materials are treated with at least one additive in the course of their production to reduce or diminish the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and, optionally, very volatile organic compounds (VVOCs), in particular terpenes and acids. The treatment is effected with one additive, being a porous carbon, like activated carbon. In another aspect, the present application is directed to the use of porous carbon, in particular, activated carbon, to reduce or diminish the emission of VOC, and optionally, VVOC, to reduce or diminish the emission of terpene and acids and aldehydes. Also, wood-base materials which are obtainable with the process or wood-based materials produced by using the additives mentioned above and which have reduced emission of VOCs, in particular terpenes and acids but also aldehydes are disclosed.
US09895820B2	Bread slicing machine having an advancing device An apparatus for cutting bread into slices includes at least one circular blade which rotates in a cutting plane and is guided between a feed section feeding the bread to be sliced to the blade and a removal section receiving the cut slices of bread. At least one advancing device advances the bread from the feed section towards the knife. The advancing device is designed such that, between two cutting instances, it advances the uncut bread and then withdraws it such that the actually exposed front end of the uncut bread is advanced across the cutting plane by an advance path greater than the predetermined slice thickness and is then withdrawn counter to the direction of advance of the bread.
US09895817B2	Shaver A shaver that includes a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, and a shaver head attached to the mounting portion. A removable cartridge is attached to the shaver head through a rotating lock. The rotating lock is adapted to rotate about an axis parallel to the length of the blades of the cartridge, thus defining a neutral position and a rotated position. The rotating lock in the neutral position attaches the cartridge to the shaver head, and the rotating lock in the rotated position releases the cartridge from the shaver head.
US09895816B2	Ergonomic glovebox workspace layout tool and associated method of use The present invention provides an elongate tool that aides in the placement of objects and machinery within a glovebox, such that the objects and machinery can be safely handled by a user. The tool includes a plurality of visual markings (in English units, metric units, other units, grooves, ridges, varying widths, etc.) that indicate distance from the user within the glovebox, optionally broken into placement preference zones that are color coded, grayscale coded, or the like.
US09895813B2	Force and torque sensing in a surgical robot setup arm An apparatus, system, and method for improving force and torque sensing and feedback to the surgeon performing a telerobotic surgery are provided. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical manipulator system, a robotic surgical system, and a method for improved sensing of forces on a robotic surgical instrument and/or manipulator arm are disclosed.
US09895808B2	Methods and systems for complete coverage of a surface by an autonomous robot A robot configured to navigate a surface, the robot comprising a movement mechanism; a logical map representing data about the surface and associating locations with one or more properties observed during navigation; an initialization module configured to establish an initial pose comprising an initial location and an initial orientation; a region covering module configured to cause the robot to move so as to cover a region; an edge-following module configured to cause the robot to follow unfollowed edges; a control module configured to invoke region covering on a first region defined at least in part based at least part of the initial pose, to invoke region covering on least one additional region, to invoke edge-following, and to invoke region covering cause the mapping module to mark followed edges as followed, and cause a third region covering on regions discovered during edge-following.
US09895806B2	Control device for robot that performs work by pressing tool against workpiece A robot control device includes a correction amount calculation unit that calculates a correction amount for collecting a deviation of a tip position of a tool attached to a tip of a robot due to an external force applied to the tool and a correction profile generation unit that generates a correction profile indicating a relationship between the correction amount calculated by the correction amount calculation unit and time.
US09895804B1	Failure mode A control system of a robotic device may receive sensor data indicating at least one deviation from a nominal operating parameter of the robotic device, where the robotic device includes articulable legs that include respective actuators, and where one or more strokes of the actuators cause the articulable legs to articulate. Based on the received sensor data, the control system may determine that the at least one deviation exceeds a pre-determined threshold. In response to determining that the at least one deviation exceeds the pre-determined threshold, the control system may provide instructions for centering the one or more strokes at approximately a mid-point of extension of the actuators, and reducing a stroke length of the one or more strokes of the actuators.
US09895802B1	Projection of interactive map data Methods and systems for robot cloud computing are described. Within examples, cloud-based computing generally refers to networked computer architectures in which application execution and storage may be divided, to some extent, between client and server devices. A robot may be any device that has a computing ability and interacts with its surroundings with an actuation capability (e.g., electromechanical capabilities). A client device may be configured as a robot including various sensors and devices in the forms of modules, and different modules may be added or removed from robot depending on requirements. In some example, a robot may be configured to receive a second device, such as mobile phone, that may be configured to function as an accessory or a “brain” of the robot. A robot may interact with the cloud to perform any number of actions, such as to share information with other cloud computing devices.
US09895801B2	Offline teaching device using simulation An offline teaching device has a calculation unit which calculates a second position of a second tool on a work line which is separated by a predetermined distance from a first position of a first tool on the work line, calculates a workpiece position where the first tool in the first position contacts or adjoins the workpiece, and calculates a workpiece position and posture such that the second tool in the second position contacts or adjoins the workpiece by changing the posture of the workpiece from the workpiece position with respect to the first tool, while maintaining the work posture of the first tool, and has a generation unit which generates a robot teaching position based on the position and posture of the workpiece and the holding position of the workpiece, and generates a program such that the first tool and the second tool pass along the work line.
US09895796B2	Sliding locking connector A sliding sleeve or collar which is cylindrical and has an elongated guide or channel fluidly connecting the outer annular wall with the inner annular wall of the sleeve is disclosed. A connector having at least one open end and an elongated slot with a floor and a pin guide through the floor is further disclosed. The pin guide is open to the inside of the connector. Between the sleeve and the slot is a pin having a pin head visible through the elongated guide and two opposing spring arms of a size and shape to fit in said slot, and a pin body which movable fits in side pin guide.
US09895795B2	Multi-purpose tool A multi-purpose tool operated by a user for storing, opening, cutting, clamping and holding of articles is provided. The multi-purpose tool includes a first shear, a second shear movably coupled to the first shear at a pivot point and a ratchet extending from each finger grip. Each shear includes a finger grip, cutting edges, tines and gripping tips. Further, the multi-purpose tool includes ratchet extending from respective finger grips. Each ratchet having a plurality of ratchet teeth defined therein, the ratchets extending towards each other. The first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are adapted for extending around the article in a firm grip by engagement of the ratchets in order to clamp the article between the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge.
US09895791B2	Shaping apparatus for finishing surfaces The invention relates to finishing metallic and non-metallic surfaces by abrasion techniques. In certain embodiments, the invention pertains to an apparatus configured for finishing a zone on the surface of a bladed article of manufacture, wherein the apparatus comprises one or more channels having a cross-sectional profile including at least one finishing area to finish an operative zone of the article that optimizes a clearance portion of the article, wherein an angle of each finishing area of the cross-sectional profile is substantively the same as an optimal clearance angle of the article, wherein the apparatus is configured to position the operable zone of the article along the angle of the finishing area during sharpening.
US09895790B2	Multi-abrasive tool A multi-abrasive tool is constituted by a support on which abrasive elements are present. Such abrasive elements are arranged in a manner so as to form one or more paths along which the successive abrasive elements have grain size sequentially increasing or decreasing by an arbitrary quantity when passing from on element to the next. Such principle gives rise to abrasive tools with different conformation both for polishing machines and for grindstones. For roto-orbital and planetary polishing machines, and optionally orbital, such support is circular and the grain sequence is circumferential, or radial, or in both directions. A first tool is constituted by contiguous (or non-contiguous) circular rings, that are differently abrasive. A second tool comprises differently abrasive elements arranged along the circular peripheral edge. A third tool comprises differently abrasive elements arranged along a spiral path of 360° starting from the edge. A fourth tool comprises two 180° spiral paths with reversed roughness sequences. A fourth tool comprises pairs of differently abrasive small cylinders fixed to a plate on concentric circumferences. A fifth tool is obtained directly on the plate of the polishing machine by means of reliefs and spacers for fixing differently abrasive sectors. For linear polishing machines, the abrasive support is a belt along which differently abrasive rectangular or oblique zones follow each other. For alternative polishing machines, the abrasive support is a plate shaped like the aforesaid belt. For tools to use with grindstones, the multi-abrasive element has a cylindrical rotation symmetry, or conical with rounded tip, or spherical symmetry.
US09895787B2	Methods for modifying and adding features on grinding wheel surfaces Systems and methods are disclosed herein for adding surface features to grinding wheels. A laser may be directed substantially perpendicular to a grinding surface of a grinding wheel. The laser may be pulsed and may ablate material from the grinding surface. The laser may move relative to the grinding wheel in order to ablate shaped surface features into the grinding surface.
US09895784B2	Spindle apparatus for machine tool A cooling medium accumulation part is integrally formed with a spindle housing and an attaching section between the spindle housing and the attaching section so that at least a width of the cooling medium accumulation part in a direction perpendicular to the spindle is wider than a width of the motor accommodation section in a virtual projection plane obtained by projecting the cooling medium accumulation part in a direction from the spindle housing to the attaching section. A straight oil supply through-holes communicating the cooling medium accumulation part and the cooling passages are formed in a side wall part of the spindle housing.
US09895783B2	Vehicle wheel positioning device A vehicle wheel positioning device, including a frame, a jacking cylinder and two sliding sleeves fixed on a bottom plate, the outputting end of the jacking cylinder is connected with a top plate, and a belt pulley connected to a servo motor via a shaft. A vehicle wheel may be positioned via the top plate during a vehicle wheel finish turning automation processing, without switching programs for automation production of the wheel with different wheel widths and different offset distances.
US09895782B2	Linear drive for machining of an optical workpiece A linear drive and its use for machining an optical workpiece are proposed, the linear drive having a linear movable rotor, a linearly movable compensating body and an electrical compensating drive for movement of the compensating body opposite to the rotor and the rotor extending into the compensating drive and/or a first bearing arrangement mounting the rotor in a torsionally stiff manner and a second bearing arrangement pivotally mounting the rotor.
US09895775B2	System and method with drag conveyor for high rate production welding An assembly system, such as welding system, includes an assembly station that is configured to assemble a component to a part in a loaded position. A drag conveyor includes a movable conveyor member that supports multiple locating elements configured to cooperate with a locating feature on a part. A friction bar is arranged along the locating elements, and the locating elements extend beyond the friction bar. The friction bar is configured to support the part and reorient the part from an unoriented position to an oriented position while the movable conveyor member drags the part along the friction bar. A robot is configured to transfer a part from the oriented position on the conveyor to the loaded position at the assembly station, such as a welding unit.
US09895771B2	Laser ablation for the environmentally beneficial removal of surface coatings A laser-based method of removing a coating from a surface comprises directing a laser pulse to a first position on the surface, removing the coating from the first position by rapidly elevating a surface temperature of the first position using the laser pulse and thereby disassociating the coating from the surface and collecting the disassociated coating. In some embodiments, the coating comprises an environmentally harmful substance such as Hexavalent Chromium. In some embodiments, the coating comprises Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), Vitrified Contaminant Material (CMAS). The disassociated coating is collected by a waste collector.
US09895769B2	Laser processing device having function for avoiding interference at the time of nozzle approach A laser processing device having a function for avoiding interference during an approach motion of a processing nozzle of the laser processing device. When a distance between a processing nozzle and a workpiece is equal to a setting value where gap control can be started, it is judged as to whether or not the mechanical position of the processing nozzle is above a predetermined processing start position. When the mechanical position of the processing nozzle is higher than the processing start position, a controller judges that an abnormality occurs by which laser processing cannot be carried out, and automatically stops the approach motion of the processing nozzle.
US09895768B2	Laser processing apparatus A laser processing apparatus includes a laser beam applying unit having a processing head for applying a laser beam to a workpiece held on a chuck table, a moving unit for relatively moving the chuck table and the laser beam applying unit, a controller for controlling the laser beam applying unit and the moving unit, an input unit for inputting a desired processing result, and a three-dimensional imaging unit for imaging a processed condition of the workpiece held on the chuck table to form a three-dimensional image. The controller adjusts processing conditions so as to obtain the desired processing result input by the input unit according to the desired processing result and the three-dimensional image formed by the three-dimensional imaging unit, and then controls the laser beam applying unit and the moving unit according to the processing conditions adjusted in the processing conditions adjusting step.
US09895767B2	Laser induced extra-planar elicitation In a method of controlled laser deformation, a substrate is provided that is transparent to the laser energy. At least a portion of the substrate is coated with a release layer that absorbs the laser energy. A component to be deformed is attached to the release layer opposed to the substrate. A source of laser energy is directed through the substrate and into a portion of the release layer, which vaporizes the portion of the release layer by absorption of the laser energy, and releases a portion of the component from the substrate. This deforms the portion of the component away from the substrate by the vaporization of the release layer such that at least one edge of the component is no longer in contact with the release layer or substrate, and leaving a second portion of the component still attached to non-vaporized release layer.
US09895766B2	All-in-one jigless projection loading system and body component assembling method using the same for vehicle An all-in-one jigless projection loading system for a vehicle is adapted to load and assemble a body component to a vehicle body. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system may include: a fixing bracket fixed to an arm of a robot; a position adjusting member rotatably mounted to the fixing bracket; a gripper mounted to the fixing bracket to be movable backward and forward, and gripping the body component; an array unit mounted to the position adjusting member, and arraying the body component; and a welding unit mounted to the fixing bracket, and projection-welding the body component to a vehicle body.
US09895765B2	Resistance spot welding method Resistance spot welding is performed on a combination of overlapping steel sheets including at least one steel sheet that has, on a surface thereof, a coated layer with zinc as a main component, by (1) starting electric current passage in a state satisfying 0.9×t≦L≦1.1×t; and (2) dividing electric current into main current and initial current that precedes the main current and is two-step current, setting a current value I1 during current in a first step of the initial current to satisfy Im×1.1≦I1≦15.0 kA with respect to a current value Im during the main current, and setting a current value I2 in the subsequent second step to no current or low current satisfying 0≦I2≦Im×0.7.
US09895760B2	Method and system to increase heat input to a weld during a short-circuit arc welding process A method and a system to control heat input to a weld during an arc welding process. A series of electric arc pulses are generated between an advancing welding electrode and a metal workpiece using an electric arc welding system capable of generating an electric welding waveform to produce the electric arc pulses while manipulating the feed speed and/or direction of the electrode. A cycle of the electric arc welding waveform includes a pinch current phase providing an increasing pinch current level, a peak current phase providing a peak current level, a tail-out current level, and a background current phase providing a background current level. At least one heat-increasing current pulse of the cycle is generated, providing a heat-increasing current level, during the background current phase, where the heat-increasing current level is above the background current level. The cycle of the electric welding waveform with the at least one heat-increasing current pulse may be repeated until the arc welding process is completed.
US09895758B2	Ring tool unit, method for manufacturing the same, sleeve, and mandrel An object is to prolong the life of a ring tool, and improve the productivity of a welded pipe. A ring tool unit is held in a downstream-side end portion of a mandrel to be inserted into a welded pipe currently being manufactured from the upstream side of a welding position, and is used as a cutting tool for continuously cutting a bead produced on the inner surface of the welded pipe, wherein the ring tool unit is formed by fitting a ring tool having a ring-like blade in a sleeve having a circular hole for holding the outer circumference of the ring tool.
US09895757B2	Reamer A reamer has a basic tool body made of hard metal (12) and a plate-like cutting insert (18) inserted into a recess (28) at the front. The cutting insert (18) is at least partially made of polycrystalline diamond, its cutting edges (20) situated axially offset relative to the cutting edges (30) on the basic tool body (12), thus engaging with the workpiece later.
US09895755B2	Cutting insert with internal coolant passages and method of making same A cutting insert (100, 100′) includes a body (102) having a top face (104), a bottom face (106) opposite the top face (104), and at least one flank face (108, 110, 112, 114). A coolant inlet aperture (126), a coolant outlet aperture (132, 134), and an internal coolant passage (128, 130) in fluid communication with the coolant inlet aperture (126) and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) are formed using electro-magnetic radiation. The coolant inlet aperture (126) can be formed in the top face (104), the bottom face (106) and/or the flank face (108, 110, 112, 114), and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) can be formed in any different face (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114). A method of forming the internal coolant passages (128, 130) is described.
US09895752B2	Automated key duplication system and method An automated key duplication system that includes a system housing, a key identification system, a key cutting system, a key blank storage system, a key blank transfer assembly, and a duplicated key retrieval opening is disclosed. The key identification system may be housed at least partially within the system housing and is configured to identify a master key. The key blank storage system comprises a plurality of rods configured to removably couple to a plurality of key carriers. The key blank transfer assembly is housed within the housing is configured to remove one key carrier of the plurality of key carriers from the key blank storage system with the key retrieving apparatus and transport the one key carrier and the key blank coupled thereto from the key blank storage to the key cutting system. The duplicated key retrieval opening is positioned on the housing to receive the one key blank after the one key blank has been cut.
US09895750B2	Fastener and method for fastening to associated structural assembly A fastener for fastening a drill jig to overlapping work pieces and clamping the overlapping work pieces for facilitating accurate drilling of the overlapping work pieces including a fastener body and a damper assembly operatively connected to the fastener body. The damper assembly is configured to enable application of a first load to the drill jig, and the fastener body is configured to enable application of a second load to the overlapping work pieces when the fastener fastens the drill jig to the overlapping work pieces. The first load is less than the second load. The first load is sufficient to hold the drill jig to the overlapping work pieces during drilling but without causing significant deformation of the drill jig. The second load is sufficient to reduce the formation of burrs during drilling of a hole through the overlapping working pieces.
US09895749B2	Peeling machine To provide a peeling machine being able to easily and swiftly conduct production process and preparation work, excellent in durability, and able to certainly prevent movement of a tool holder to a radial inner side by self weight, a peeling machine is provided with a rotation cylinder 1 to which a work W of round rod is inserted, a tool holder 22 attached to the rotation cylinder 1 as to freely slide along a radial direction R of the rotation cylinder 1, and a pressing member 3 attached to the rotation cylinder 1 as to freely slide along an axial direction X of the rotation cylinder 1; and constructed as that a pressing face 32a of the pressing member 3 and a pressure-receiving face 22a of the tool holder 22 are made sliding with inclination on a longitudinal face parallel to a sliding direction Y of the tool holder 22, and the tool holder 22 is made sliding to a radial inner side Rb on the longitudinal face by sliding the pressing member 3 to an axial outer side Xa; and, a hook member 6, hitching the tool holder 22 as to prevent sliding of the tool holder 22 to the radial inner side Rb by self weight, is attached to the pressing member 3.
US09895748B2	Article for magnetic heat exchange and method of manufacturing the same Method of manufacturing a reactive sintered magnetic article, a composite article comprising a mantle and at least one core and a laminate article comprising two or more composite articles are provided which each comprise (La1−aMa) (Fe1−b−c−Tb−Y−c)13−dXe, wherein 0≦a≦0.9, 0≦b≦0.2, 0.05≦c≦0.2, −1≦d≦+1, 0≦e≦3.
US09895747B2	Systems and methods for fabricating joint members A method for fabricating a joint designed to connect tubes for a space frame, where a space frame may be a vehicle chassis, is provided. The method may generate joints with variable geometry and fine features which may reduce production costs, reduce production time, and generate joints configured for highly specific applications. The joint may include centering features which may create a space between a surface of the tube and a surface of the joint through which adhesive may flow.
US09895742B2	Method of blow molding a bulk metallic glass A very low pressure gas or blow forming process for shaping a bulk metallic glass (BMG) in its supercooled liquid state that avoids the frictional stick forces experienced by conventional shaping techniques by engineering the expansion of a pre-shape or parison of BMG material such that substantially all of the lateral strain required to form the final article is accomplished prior to the outer surface of the parison contacting the surface of the shaping apparatus is provided. The capability offered by the inventive shaping process to avoid the frictional forces exerted by the shaping apparatus surface allows for the formation of precision net-shape complex multi-scale parts and components using processing conditions inaccessible by conventional processes.
US09895741B2	Utility fixture for creating a distributed utility network A method and apparatus for distributing a number of utilities. The number of utilities may be coupled between a number of utility sources and a utility fixture. The number of utilities may be coupled between the utility fixture and a mobile system.
US09895740B2	Modular pilot assembly with self-contained stripper and method for metal forming dies A pilot assembly and method has a cylindrical pilot body with a tapered outer end, a grooved inner end, and a central portion with at least one inwardly curved side wall relief, as well as internally mounted reciprocating ejector pins with outer ends that protrude through holes in the outer body end to strip stock from the pilot. A spring has its outer end mounted in the groove in the outer body end, and an inner end attached to the inner body end in a pre-tensed condition. A cap screw has an enlarged head that has at least a portion thereof fit into the pilot sidewall relief, and a threaded shank that anchors the pilot in an associated die member.
US09895738B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing a knuckle bracket A knuckle bracket includes a bracket main body that has an inner peripheral shape along a tube of a shock absorber and a pair of attachment parts that are formed to protrude parallel to each other. The apparatus for manufacturing the knuckle bracket includes a width molding machine that molds a width of the pair of attachment parts in a state where the workpiece is supported on a support shaft, and a hole punching machine that machines attachment holes into the pair of attachment parts in a state where the workpiece is supported on the support shaft. The workpiece is transported from the width molding machine to the hole punching machine by moving the workpiece along the support shaft until the workpiece is above the die after the support shaft is raised and then lowering the support shaft until the support shaft abuts a top surface of the die.
US09895736B2	Cover manufacturing method and press die used in same A manufacturing method of a cover by bending a non-magnetic metal sheet, the cover being provided between an annular magnet fixed to a rotary member and a magnetic sensor detecting magnetism generated from the annular magnet, and a press die having a first die and a second die configured to be able to approach to and depart from each other. The method includes a bending step of bending the metal sheet by using a forming machine of which contact portion with the metal sheet is a non-magnetized portion. The press die presses and bends a non-magnetic metal sheet, and the first die and the second die include non-magnetic portions on a part of press faces configured to press the metal sheet, respectively, the non-magnetic portions facing each other.
US09895732B2	Magnesium base alloy tube and its manufacturing method A raw material of aluminum base alloy is extruded and formed by using a forming pattern comprising an upper pattern having plural through-holes for supplying the raw material into diaphragms of equal angles on the circumference and circular cylindrical protrusions positioned in the center of plural through-holes so as to be surrounded by plural through-holes at the exit side of the through-holes, and a lower pattern positioned in the concave portions commonly penetrating at the exit of the plural through-holes of the upper pattern, having through-holes for inserting the protrusions of circular circumference of the upper pattern by providing a tube forming gap, positioned in the center of concave portions of the concave portions in the circular columnar shape of the upper pattern.
US09895731B2	Method and device for producing a magnesium sheet The present invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for producing a magnesium sheet from a magnesium strip in a rolling device, said process having lower material heat losses compared to known processes and requiring a lower expenditure on apparatus. In the process, the magnesium strip, after preheating, is guided through at least one roll nip formed by at least one pair of counter-rotating working rollers, which comprise a main roller body. The process is characterized in that at least one of the two counter-rotating working rollers comprises at least one heat-insulating sheath surrounding the main roller body.
US09895729B2	Mixing tool for treating a portion of soil A device (10) for treating a portion of soil comprises a rotary shaft (20), at least one deployable mixer tool (40) secured to the rotary shaft (20), and a longitudinal pipe (22) for injecting a fluid in the proximity of the mixer tool (40). According to the invention, the treatment device (10) further includes a boring tool (24) situated at the bottom end of the shaft (20), an outer tubular element (30) extending parallel to the rotary shaft (20), the rotary shaft (20) being arranged inside said tubular element (30), and a coupling system (50) between the rotary shaft (20) and the tubular element (30). In a first configuration, the coupling system (50) is suitable for constraining the tubular element (30) and the rotary shaft (20) to move together in rotation about the main axis (X), in at least one direction of rotation, and for constraining the tubular element (30) and the rotary shaft (20) to move together in translation along the main axis (X), at least in the downstream direction. These movements in rotation and translation can be released in a second configuration of the coupling system (50).
US09895728B2	Salt cavern washing with desalination and recycling of water A method for desalinating and recycling the brine exiting a salt cavern. This method reduces the overall make-up water demand to wash a salt cavern, eliminates the brine disposal well and controls the cavern growth rate during disposal operations. The method includes the steps of: a) desalinating brine emerging from the salt cavern, and creating a stream of saline water, a stream of non-saline water and a stream of salt; b) recycling the stream volumes and combining the stream of non-saline and saline water with make-up water, thereby reducing demand for make-up water, c) pumping the salinated water into the salt cavern, and controlling the rate of growth of the salt cavern while disposing of wastes in the cavern, and repeating steps a) and b) substituting the make-up water with a waste mixture.
US09895725B1	Disk clamp and motor hub cleaning with stamping adhesive An assembly configured to clean one or more selected structures of a device may comprise an end effector assembly, a material disposed on a surface of the end effector assembly that, in operation of the device, faces the selected structure(s) of the device. The end effector assembly may be configured to selectively move the material towards and against the selected structure(s) such that the material remains on the facing surface of the end effector assembly and to retain, when the end effector assembly is moved away from the device, at least some particulates previously on the selected structure(s). The device may comprise a data storage assembly and the selected structures may comprise a spindle motor hub and a disk clamp to secure the clamp to the disk.
US09895719B2	Sorting element for a sorting device The invention relates to a sorting element for a sorting device. The sorting element comprises a substrate from which a multitude of fingers project. The fingers are arranged on the substrate along a first helical line.
US09895717B2	Co-cure process for autodeposition coating A coated article comprising a metal surface, a first layer of an uncured autodeposition coating and a second uncured paint layer deposited sequentially on the surface without intermediate curing of the autodeposition coating, a process of co-curing said autodeposition coating and paint layer or layers, and a cured coated article having chemical bonds between the cured autodeposition coating layer and at least the cured paint layer immediately adjacent to the cured autodeposition coating layer.
US09895713B2	Polyelectrolyte multilayers having salt-controlled internal structures A method, and an article made therefrom, of: contacting a substrate with a first solution of a first polyelectrolyte polymer to form a layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer on the substrate; and contacting the layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer with a second solution of a second polyelectrolyte polymer to form a layer of the second polyelectrolyte polymer on the layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer. The first polyelectrolyte is a polyanion or polycation polymer. The second polyelectrolyte is a polyanion or polycation polymer of a charge opposite to that of the first polyelectrolyte polymer. At least one of the first solution or the second solution is an aggregate-forming solution comprising an ionic species having at least two discrete sites of a charge opposite to that of the polyelectrolyte polymer in the aggregate-forming solution. The ionic species forms, via bridging interactions, aggregates of the polyelectrolyte polymer that remain intact in the aggregate-forming solution during the contact and layer formation.
US09895712B2	Nozzle element for introducing a liquid into a joint, and method for introducing a liquid into a joint The invention relates to a nozzle element for introducing a liquid, in particular an adhesive material and/or a sealing material, into a joint, having an outlet opening, wherein at least one cushion-like bulged covering element is provided, which encompasses the outlet opening at least sectionally, in particular entirely, such that during the introduction, areas of the joint and/or joint edges adjacent to the outlet opening are covered.
US09895710B2	Construction member with vibrating rod A construction member 3D printing spray head with vibrating rod which includes a frame, a receiving hopper, a vibrating rod and a lifting device; the vibrating rod includes a cylindrical vibrating body and cable wires connected to the cylindrical vibrating body. The lifting device includes a set of guide wheels, clamp, wire rope, electrical winding drum. Wherein, the cylindrical vibrating body is located within the receiving hopper. The cable wire which is connected to the cylindrical vibrating body extends outside the receiving hopper via the space between the wheels of the set of guide wheels arranged above the receiving hopper. One side of the clamp clamps the cable wire that is outwardly extended, while the other side of the clamp clamps the wire rope. The wire rope is wrapped around the electrical winding drum.
US09895709B2	Thermal spraying system A thermal spraying system includes a fixing device and a thermal spraying apparatus that are relatively movable. The thermal spraying apparatus includes a hollow pipe, an extrusion die, a transporting device, a helical pipe, a fluid supplying device, and a heater. The hollow pipe defines an accommodating space. The extrusion die is connected with the hollow pipe. The extrusion die has a nozzle. The nozzle is in spatial communication with the accommodating space. The transporting device is used for moving a raw material to pass through the nozzle. The hollow pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. An end of the helical pipe is connected to the nozzle. The fluid supplying device is connected to another end of the helical pipe. The heater encloses the helical pipe and the hollow pipe for heating the helical pipe and the accommodating space.
US09895706B2	Electrically-driven fluid flow and related systems and methods, including electrospinning and electrospraying systems and methods Systems and methods in which the flow of fluid is electrically driven, including electrospinning and electrospraying systems and methods, are generally described.
US09895705B2	Irrigation sprinkler An irrigation sprinkler including a base defining an axis, a pressurized water inlet mounted onto the base, a nozzle, communicating with the inlet, and providing a pressurized water stream which is generally outwardly directed relative to the axis and a water stream deflector for engaging the pressurized water stream and deflecting at least part of the water stream azimuthally with respect to the axis, the deflector including a first pressurized water stream engagement surface and a second pressurized water stream engagement surface downstream of the first engagement surface, the first engagement surface having a pressurized water stream directing configuration arranged to direct a first portion of the stream impinging thereon, which does not exceed a predetermined quantity, onto the second surface and to direct at least a second portion of the stream impinging thereon, which at least a second portion exceeds the predetermined quantity, not onto the second engagement surface.
US09895702B2	Single pushbutton device for switching to output water with multiple spray patterns A single pushbutton device includes a housing, a bushing, a water channel assembly, and a rotary assembly. The bushing and the rotary assembly are mounted inside of the housing, the water channel assembly is mounted around of the rotary assembly, and a button is through a hole of the housing. When push down the button, a rotary sleeve of the rotary assembly is rotated, a bump of the rotary sleeve is rotated along multiple noses of the multiple abutting inserts of the water channel assembly to sequentially press down the abutting inserts, further open different waterways, and output water with different spray or bubbling forms. Given the foregoing structure, the single pushbutton device is compact, facilitates quick and convenient operation, and requires less force exerted thereon for operation.
US09895698B2	Tobacco grinder and/or tobacco sorting and/or loading device Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.
US09895697B2	Media-agitation type pulverizer [Problem] To resolve segregation of grinding media to thereby enable a large-flow-rate circulation operation while reducing wear of an agitating member and a grinding media separating member. [Solution] In a media-agitation type pulverizer, the agitating means comprises: a circular plate-shaped hub member (26) fixed to an end of a rotary drive shaft located inside a grinding chamber, wherein the rotary drive shaft extends front the side of one end of the grinding chamber into the grinding chamber; an annular end plate (28) disposed in spaced-apart relation to the hub member in an axial direction of the rotary drive shaft; a plurality of agitating members (30) fixed between the hub member and the end plate at circumferential intervals, in a posture where each of them protrudes radially outwardly from respective outer peripheries of the hub member and the end plate; and a plurality of grinding media scraping-out members (31) each extending radially inwardly with respect to the outer peripheries of the hub member and the end plate, wherein an open region as a part of an outer periphery of the agitating means other than thicknesses of the agitating members and the grinding media scraping-out members is formed as a grinding media circulation opening (22a) for circulating the grinding media from an inside to an outside of the agitating means, and wherein an area ratio of the grinding media circulation opening to a circumferential plane between opposing surfaces of the hub member and the end plate of the agitating means is set to 50 to 90%.
US09895694B2	Sorting particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device includes a particle sorting region having a first, second and third microfluidic channels, a first array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the second microfluidic channel, and a second array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the third microfluidic channel, in which the island arrays and the microfluidic channels are arranged so that a first fluid is extracted from the first microfluidic channel into the second microfluidic channel and a second fluid is extracted from the third microfluidic channel into the first microfluidic channel, and so that particles are transferred from the first fluid sample into the second fluid sample within the first microfluidic channel.
US09895691B2	Analysis package for detecting particles in a sample liquid According to one embodiment, an analysis package, including a board, an analysis chip provided on the board, the chip including a detector for detecting a particle, a flow channel of a sample liquid, and a liquid receiver of the sample liquid, a first mold layer provided on the analysis chip, the first mold layer including an opening above the liquid receiver, and a second mold layer provided on the board and the first mold layer, the second mold layer including an opening above the opening of the first mold layer, wherein the respective openings of the first and second mold layers are connected above the liquid receiver to allow the sample liquid to be introduced into the liquid receiver from outside.
US09895689B2	Aseptic processing workstation An aseptic processing workstation can include a processing chamber and an airflow circuit passing through the chamber. The circuit can include an air supply fan, an air return fan and a restriction element. The chamber is located in the circuit between the air supply fan and the air return fan. The restriction element is located in the circuit on the other side of the air supply fan and the air return fan to the chamber. The workstation can include an air inlet fluidly connected at a first connection point to the circuit via inlet valve means. The first connection point is located between the restriction element and the air supply fan. The workstation can include an air outlet fluidly connected at a second connection point to the circuit via outlet valve means.
US09895688B2	Process for rejuvenating hydrotreating catalyst The invention refers to a process for rejuvenating a hydrotreating catalyst comprising a group VIB hydrogenation metal and/or a group VIII hydrogenation metal, which comprises the steps of: (a) regenerating the catalyst by contacting said catalyst with an oxygen containing gas at a temperature from about 300° C. to 550° C., (b) impregnating the regenerated carbon-reduced catalyst with an impregnation solution which comprises a mixture of water and a combination of MoO3 and H3PO4, (c) aging the impregnated catalyst and (d) drying the aged catalyst. The invention also refers to the rejuvenated catalyst obtained and its use for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstocks.
US09895678B2	Catalyst and method of manufacture A method for making a solid material which is useful as a heterogeneous catalyst including the steps of: forming at least one copper oxide suspension comprising solid particles of copper oxide in a liquid; forming at least one carrier suspension comprising solid particles of a carrier material in a liquid; combining the copper oxide suspension and the carrier suspension; subjecting the combined suspensions to mechanical energy; separating the suspension liquid from the solid particles in the combined suspension; and subjecting the solid material to a thermal decomposition step. A catalyst made by the method has a BET surface area greater than 150 m2/g, a particle size distribution in which D50 is in the range from 25-35 μm, and wherein the D50 after 60 minutes ultrasound treatment is at least 30% of the original value.
US09895675B2	Soil adsorbing composites, compositions and methods for using same Soil adsorbing composites, and more particularly to soil adsorbing composites that exhibit improved (lower values) Backscattering Values as measured according to the Soil Flocculation and Settling Test Method described herein compared to non-soil adsorbing composites (such as particulate materials, for example silica and/or pulp fibers, that are not associated with a soil adsorbing polymer), soil adsorbing compositions containing same, processes for making same, and methods for using same.
US09895674B1	Multi-functional media for the removal of basic and acidic gases and other toxic vapors Provided are processes of removing or sequestering a basic or an acid gas from a sample by contacting the sample with a filtration media that includes a porous zirconium hydroxide impregnated with a transition metal reactant. The resulting filtration media has the ability to remove or sequester both acid and basic gases, is stable, and highly functional so as to be useful in protective equipment or other filtration systems.
US09895673B2	Functionalized surfaces and preparation thereof Compositions, devices, methods and systems are provided for differential functionalization of a surface of a structure to support biopolymer synthesis. Provided herein are processes which include use of lamps, lasers, and/or microcontact printing to add functional groups to surfaces for the efficient and uniform synthesis of oligonucleic acids.
US09895669B2	Interaction chamber with flow inlet optimization A mixing assembly includes an inlet, an outlet and a mixing chamber, the inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet through a plurality of micro fluid flow paths in a direction perpendicular from the inlet. The micro fluid flow paths fluidly connect to the perpendicular inlet via a curved transition portion. The curved transition portion provides a more efficient flow path for the fluid to travel from the inlet to the micro fluid flow paths to the mixing chamber. By transitioning the direction change, flow resistance is decreased, and the fluid flow rate and shear rate is increased. Increased fluid flow rate and shear rate helps to increase consistency and quality of mixing, and to reduce particle size of the fluid in the mixing chamber.
US09895664B2	Cartridge type hollow fiber membrane module A cartridge type hollow-fiber membrane module of the present invention includes: a housing; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes housed in the housing; a first potting part which bundles first ends of the hollow fiber membranes while keeping the first ends open; a second potting part which bundles second ends of the hollow fiber membranes while keeping the second ends sealed; a fixing part which detachably fixes the first potting part to the housing; a sealing part which liquid-tightly seals a space between the first potting part and the housing; and a holding part which holds the second potting part so that the second potting part is detachable from the housing and so that liquids can pass through a space between the second potting part and the housing.
US09895663B2	Integrated reverse osmosis/pressure retarded osmosis system The integrated reverse osmosis/pressure retarded osmosis system includes a first housing configured for pretreating feed brine, a second housing, a third housing configured for pretreatment of seawater, a first splitter positioned in communicating relation with the third housing, a first pump positioned in communicating relation with the first splitter, a fourth housing positioned in communicating relation with the first pump, a mixer positioned in communicating relation with the second housing and the first splitter, a first energy recovery system positioned in communicating relation with the second housing, a second energy recovery system positioned in communicating relation with the fourth housing, and a generator. The fourth housing configured for receiving pressurized seawater and producing desalinated product water by reverse osmosis. The second housing configured to receive feed brine from an oil production waste stream and decrease the salinity of the feed brine by pressure retarded osmosis.
US09895661B2	Process and device for desulphurization and denitration of flue gas The invention discloses a process and device for desulfurization-denitration of a flue gas. A desulfurization-denitration solution is used in an absorption tower to absorb sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides from the flue gas or various combustion tail (waste) gases. The desulfurization-denitration solution with absorbed sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides releases the sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides by heating and/or gas stripping and/or vacuum regeneration in a regeneration tower. The released sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides are further concentrated into a sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxide product with a higher purity in a concentration tower. The regenerated desulfurization-denitration solution is recycled for use. The process and device have a wide range of industrial applications, and can be used for desulfurization and/or denitration of flue gases, incineration gases, coke-oven gases, synthetic waste gases from dyestuff plants, pollutant gases discharged from chemical fiber plants and other industrial raw material gases or waste gases containing SOx.
US09895659B2	Methods for removing contaminants from exhaust gases Industrial gas streams such as flue gas streams are treated for nitrogen oxides and other contaminants in dry or semi-dry scrubbers. After the flue gas stream has been contacted with a sorbent, ozone is mixed downstream into the flue gas stream thereby oxidizing the nitrogen oxides and other contaminants. The oxidized contaminants is contacted with sorbent present in the gas stream in the remaining height or volume of the scrubber downstream of ozone injection; and The sorbent is then separated from the flue gas stream leaving the dry or semi-dry scrubber.
US09895657B2	High-efficiency method for removing sulfur and mercury of coal-fired flue gas, and apparatus thereof A high-efficiency method for removing sulfur and mercury of coal-fired flue gas, and an apparatus thereof. The method comprises: activating, by using water vapor, lime or Ca(OH)2 used as a sulfur removal and mercury removal absorbent and mixing the lime or Ca(OH)2 with flue gas; conveying, by using water vapor, part of a by-product to a top of a reaction tower and mixing the part of the by-product with the flue gas, so as to strengthen the sulfur removal and mercury removal effect; the flue gas entering a bag type or electric bag compound dust remover after sulfur removal and mercury removal in the reaction tower, and conveying part of the collected by-product to the reaction tower for cycle use.
US09895656B2	Butadiene sequestration via sulfur dioxide charged zeolite beds In an example, a method of butadiene sequestration includes receiving an input stream that includes butadiene. The method includes directing the input stream to a first sulfur dioxide charged zeolite bed for butadiene sequestration via a first chemical reaction of butadiene and sulfur dioxide to form sulfolene.
US09895654B2	Water removal device, method and system for gas sampling The present invention relates to a water removal device, method and system for gas sampling. The water removal device comprises a dehydration cup, a gas chamber, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, a feedback control unit, a main channel and a sucking pump. The feedback control unit controls the working state of the sucking pump according to monitoring data of the pressure sensor and the flow sensor. The water removal device, method and system for gas sampling have the advantages that a double-channel gas sampling structure is adopted so that liquid water in a gas course can be removed effectively. By the adoption of an atmospheric pressure switch structure, no gas flow will pass through a second channel under normal circumstances, and the utilization of sampled gas is increased.
US09895647B2	Method for controlling circulation rate of solids in an interconnected fluidized bed The present invention provides a method for dynamically controlling the circulation rate of solids in an interconnected fluidized bed. When an interconnected fluidized bed is operating, it is available to control the circulation rate of solids by adopting the steps of adjusting the height difference between the orifice on the weir and the bottom surface of the bed region, adjusting the cross-sectional area of the above orifice, or adjusting the height of the above weir. By using multiple ways, the circulation rate of solids can be improved substantially. In addition, the curve of circulation rate of solids can be converged to the maximum circulation rate of solids effectively.
US09895646B2	Method of pressure swing adsorption with regulation A pressure swing adsorption process for producing a gas stream enriched in a compound X from a feed gas stream is provided. The process includes at least 2 adsorbers, with each adsorber being subjected to a pressure cycle having a high pressure and a low pressure. The process includes adsorption at the high pressure with production of the gas stream enriched in compound X, depressurization to the low pressure with production of at least one portion of an elution gas, c) elution at the low pressure, and repressurization to the high pressure. The pressure cycle has a phase time corresponding to the duration of a pressure cycle divided by the number of adsorbers. The pressure of the pressure cycle is modified to keep the phase time of the PSA equal to or within ±5% of the nominal phase time.
US09895645B2	Apparatus for treating substrate An apparatus for treating a substrate, including a chamber; a substrate treater in the chamber; a purifier connected to the chamber, the purifier to purify polluted air in the chamber; a light source in the chamber, the light source to irradiate light; and a light-shield to block the light irradiated by the light source from arriving at the substrate treater.
US09895642B2	Filter device for gas container and method of installing the same A filter device for a gas container removes foreign substances mixed with gas in the gas container, and is integrally mounted with the gas container so as to ensure a maximum capacity of the gas container while providing a larger gas filter compared to existing external gas filters.
US09895639B2	Filter assembly and filter element for use in the assembly A filter assembly for collecting material entrained in a fluid stream includes a filter element having a tubular filter and an end cap providing a flow conduit which extends between first and second conduit openings communicating with the internal void of the tubular filter. A housing for the filter element has inlet and outlet ports for the fluid stream, a housing bowl in which the tubular filter is located, and a housing head which provides at least one of the ports as a docking port for the first conduit opening. The housing head and end cap are arranged such that the end cap is inserted into the housing head, and then rotated relative to the housing head about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the tubular filter and to the axis of the first conduit.
US09895638B2	Filter for molten polymer filtration The filter for gel shearing and particle filtration of molten polymer has a first layer of metal fibers of an average equivalent diameter between 8 and 65 μm. The cross-section of the metal fibers has two neighboring straight sides with an included angle of less than 90° and one or more irregularly shaped curved sides. The metal fibers have an average length of at least 6 mm. The metal fibers are bonded to each other by metal bonds; where the metal of the metal fibers of the first layer is the bonding agent forming the metal bonds. The filter has a second layer of metal fibers. The average equivalent diameter of the metal fibers of the second layer is smaller than the average equivalent diameter of the metal fibers of the first layer.
US09895624B2	Distillation device The present application relates to a distillation device and a distillation method, and according to the distillation device and method of the present application, channeling occurring during the separation of a mixture may be blocked, thereby enhancing the separation efficiency and achieving energy saving.
US09895617B2	Slide entry system A water slide entry system in accordance with present embodiments may include an entry platform configured to support a rider above a water slide entry and an enclosure defining an enclosed space about the platform configured to at least partially enclose the rider when the rider is positioned on the entry platform. The water slide entry system may also include a fluid delivery system configured to deliver fluid within the enclosure to a predetermined fill level and a control system configured to receive a signal that the rider is positioned on the entry platform; provide instructions to the fluid delivery system to deliver the fluid within the enclosure when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; and trigger the entry platform to release the rider into the water slide entry.
US09895616B2	Message encryption with video game A system that may be utilized for sending and locking text messages is provided. The system may allow a user to send an electronic message that is encrypted, locked, hidden, or otherwise made unviewable by the system to form a locked message. The locked message may be formed by associating a game with the message and requiring that a recipient play the game and satisfy an objective of the game before the message is “unlocked” or made viewable and displayed for the recipient. The locked messages may be sent to multiple recipients or to groups and may provide opportunities for competitive or cooperative play between recipients. Promotions, coupons, incentives, coupons, and marketing materials may be sent as locked messages and require or incentivize engagement by recipients.
US09895614B2	Communication game system, game apparatus, server, storage medium storing a program, and game control method A communication game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses which are able to wirelessly communicate with each other. Each of the game apparatus registers identifying information of an opponent obtained by a short-distance wireless communication or by user's manual input in a friend list. Thereafter, the game apparatus connects to the Internet, and inquires whether it is possible to communicate with an opponent in the friend list over the network. If it is possible to communicate, the game apparatus obtains an address of the opponent to make a network communication. Even if a user makes a short distance wireless communication with a friend to exchange and register the identifying information or registers the friend by hand and then is parted from the friend, the user can safely communicate with the friend across the network without being exposed to unknown players. In a case that an additional opponent is to be added to the multiplayer game session, one of the participants transmits identifying information to introduce the communicating opponents to each other. The game apparatuses introduced to each other make a communication over a network, and add the identifying information of the opponents to the friend list, if necessary.
US09895599B2	Delivery shoe with masking capability for card backs A method of using a dealer shoe that is configured to provide access to and removal of playing cards from within the dealer shoe includes:a base, a front plate forming a lower gap with the plate through which individual playing cards can pass, a top, and opposed sides joining the base, top, two sides and the front plate to form a card-carrying cavity. The front plate further is associated with a light producing element configured to shine light (e.g., in patterns, in colors, and the like) over a back of a first playing card extending out of the lower gap; and the wavelength and intensity and qualities of the shone light being sufficient to reduce optical contrast of different colors and/or shades on the back of the first playing card or otherwise disrupt optical viewing of printed images on the backs of playing cards.
US09895595B2	Ski grippers A ski gripping system has a ski, a gripping strip and a piece of skins. The gripping strip is mounted longitudinally and laterally to an outer side of the ski along a center portion/grip zone of the ski. A width of the gripping strip is from 17 mm to 60 mm, a height of the gripping strip is from 15 mm to 25 mm, and a length of the gripping strip is from 600 mm to 800 mm. A longitudinal bottom inner edge of the gripping strip is level with an underside of the ski. An underside of the gripping strip is laterally outward sloping 5 degrees upward relative to the underside of the ski. The piece of skins is attached to the underside of the gripping strip.
US09895594B2	Weightlifting wrap A weightlifting wrap is provided which prevents slippage, increases rebound potential, allows simpler application, and provides greater stability. The wrap includes a stretchable material having exposed elongate pliable strand members on one outer surface of the wrap. The exposed pliable strand members are arranged in an offset lattice configuration. The exposed pliable strand members may have a coefficient of friction sufficient to grip the previous layer of wrap.
US09895588B2	Ball bat including a stiffening element in the barrel A ball bat includes a barrel in which one or more stiffening elements are located. The stiffening element may be positioned at a variety of locations, and may have a variety of configurations, for selectively limiting the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the bat's moment of inertia. In one configuration, the stiffening element includes two radially outer flanges, a radially inner flange, and two web members connecting the outer flanges to the inner flange. The radially outer surfaces of the radially outer flanges contact, and may be affixed to, the inner surface of the barrel wall.
US09895585B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head, and a height of the body portion proximate to the toe portion may be greater than a height of the body portion proximate to the heel portion. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09895584B1	Composite material integrally forged iron head of a golf club A composite material integrally forged iron head of a golf club includes a head body, a weight part and a cover. The head body has an engaging recess formed inside. The weight part is mounted in the engaging recess and the material of the weight part is composite ceramics and has a density of 1.3 to 3.5 g/cc. The cover is welded on the engaging recess of the head body, and the weight part is sealed by the head body and the cover without any gap. The integrally forged iron head has a lower density in the center and a higher density in the surrounding area, which increases the error tolerance and enlarges the sweet-spot area, and also improves the sound and feel of striking.
US09895583B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, the method of manufacturing a golf club head may include providing a body portion and providing a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09895581B2	Golf club head A head 2 includes a head body h1, a face part Fp1, and a connecting part Cn1. The face part Fp1 includes a face surface f1 and a face back surface f2. The connecting part Cn1 connects the face back surface f2 of the face part Fp1 and the head body h1 to each other. The connecting part Cn1 may be provided at a position separated from a peripheral edge of the face back surface f2. The peripheral edge of the face back surface f2 may be separated from the head body h1. The face part Fp1 may include a face middle region R1 and a face peripheral region R2. The connecting part Cn1 may be provided only in the face middle region R1.
US09895577B2	Knee rehabilitation assistance device A device for exercising leg muscles, ligaments, and tendons attendant to movement of a human knee following knee replacement surgery or during rehabilitation following knee injury is provided. The user lies supine on a flat surface and braces the back of his or her upper thigh against the device's leg support bar, so that the user's upper thigh is approximately perpendicular to the user's upper torso. The patient maintains this position and exercises the knee by extending and flexing his or her lower leg. Some embodiments include an elastic band that attaches to the device in a position that limits the degree of leg flexion to within a desired range. Some embodiments include an ankle strap attached to a cord, which may be used to build quadriceps strength through application of resistance, and/or for applying downward pulling force to the lower leg during passive range-of-motion exercising.
US09895576B1	Physiotherapeutic stair and incline system A system including a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces, and a drive system for displacing the tread surfaces vertically to form a set of stairs with a range of different rise heights. One end of a ramp is hingedly connected to the last tread surface so as to define a walking surface having a variable angle of inclination varying as a function of a vertical position of the last tread surface. The tread surfaces can assume a fully-lowered state in which the set of tread surfaces are juxtaposed as a continuous flat surface, and in which a support configuration supports the second end of the ramp so that, in the fully-lowered state, the walking surface of the ramp is horizontal, so that the tread surfaces and the walking surface together forming a continuous horizontal walkway.
US09895575B2	Device for training of face, lip and throat muscles A device for therapeutic includes a rigid screen (1) that is insertable behind the upper and lower lips of a user's mouth, the screen having a compound curvature and in a horizontal plane generally U-shaped profile, and in a vertical plane a convexo-concave cross-sectional profile that is gradually flattening from a central mid region towards the left and right ends (12, 13) thereof, the ends extended to reach at least past the premolar teeth on each side in the upper and lower jaws of the user when applied. A handle is attached to extend forward from a central mid region in the convex front face of the screen, the handle including a rigid stem (2) projecting from the front face at a neutral angle with respect to upper (5) and lower (6) halves of the screen (1), diverging from the stem in the vertical view.
US09895574B2	Exercise device for strengthening of abdominal muscles An exercising device for strengthening of abdominal muscles with a frame having a resistance mechanism, the device including an inclined bench (3) associated with the press arm (4) connected to the resistance mechanism (9) creating resistance force only in one direction, whereas the press arm (4) is pivotally mounted at one end and its other end is positioned above the inclined bench (3), and is provided with means (8) for pushing and/or holding by user's hands.
US09895571B2	Adjustable exercise device An adjustable barbell or dumbbell or exercise device includes a handle device having a handle bar engageable into grooves of a number of weight members, a number of plates disposed on the handle bar and engageable between the weight members, and the plates each include an engaging element for engaging with the weight members and for anchoring a selected number of weight members to the handle bar, and a detecting device is attached to the handle device and includes a weight detector connected to a processing unit for sending weighing signals to the processing unit, and a displayer for displaying a total weight of the handle device and the weight members.
US09895565B2	Fitness apparatus A fitness apparatus for enabling numerous different fitness routines on a single piece of apparatus and having two side assemblies each having upright metal bars of hollow tubular construction each having fastening holes along its length, generally L-shaped junction portions of said upright bars of similar hollow tubular material and having fastening holes therealong, cross members extending between the two side assemblies holding them in spaced apart locations, floor rests on both side assemblies, a first fitness exercise attachment secured to one of the side assemblies, and, a second fitness exercise attachment, different from the first fitness exercise attachment, secured to the other of the side assemblies.
US09895563B2	Fire sprinkler with improved protective shell A fire sprinkler includes a valve body and a protective shell. The valve body defines therein an orifice being normally fitted with a cap. The valve body is provided with two opposing bars extending downwardly from two sides thereof to form a frame that supports a heat-activated glass bulb engaged between the cap and a bottom of the frame. The protective shell can be mounted to the opposing bars to surround the glass bulb. Each of the opposing bars is provided with a stop portion. The protective shell is provided with two opposing guide portions and two opposing engagement portions, wherein each guide portion of the protective shell receives one of the opposing bars to allow the engagement portions of the protective shell to be engaged with the stop portions of the opposing bars. It allows the protective shell to be mounted to the valve body more securely.
US09895561B2	Composition containing a block polymer and a nonvolatile ester oil Composition for making up and/or caring for keratinous substances containing a block copolymer and a nonvolatile hydrocarbon ester oil.
US09895553B2	Collimator for flow pixel proton therapy A collimator for flow pixel proton therapy providing an irradiation region which controls an intensity of an irradiated proton, including micro-motors arranged at both sides of a main frame connected, one to one, to multiple spread panels arranged in a center opening of the main frame by a corresponding ones of multiple elastic reels, in which a first half of the spread panels are moved to a first side of the main frame and a second half of the spread panels are moved to a second side of the main frame by the opposite micro-motors when a corresponding elastic reel is wound by a corresponding micro-motor, and in which each spread panel is in a stress release state when the corresponding elastic reel is unwound.
US09895550B2	Flexible LED light pad for phototherapy In a flexible LED pad for use in phototherapy treatment of humans or animals, the PCBs in the pad are securely linked together with electrical connectors and ribbon cables to prevent the connections from being broken as the flexible pad is bent or otherwise deformed during the treatment. In one embodiment, low-profile socket connectors are mounted to the PCBs and mate with plug connectors at the ends of the ribbon cables. For similar reasons, the LED pad may be connected to an LED control unit by means of an electrical connector (e.g. a USB socket) mounted to a PCB in the LED pad. The PCBs, on which the LEDs are mounted, are fitted into a downset in the flexible pad to prevent the LEDs from becoming misaligned with openings in the flexible pad.
US09895548B2	Wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system controlling conductive fluid deployment per impedance settling at terminal value In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillator system includes an energy storage module configured to store a charge. Two electrodes can be configured to be applied to respective locations of a patient. One or more reservoirs can store one or more conductive fluids. Respective fluid deploying mechanisms can be configured to cause the fluids to be released from one or more of the reservoirs, which decreases the impedance at the patient location, and decreases discomfort for the patient. In some embodiments an impedance is sensed between the two electrodes, and the stored charge is delivered when the sensed impedance meets a discharge condition. In some embodiments, different fluids are released for different patient treatments. In some embodiments, fluid release is controlled to be in at least two doses, with an intervening pause.
US09895545B2	Neurostimulation system and method for constructing stimulation programs A device for use with a stimulation system comprises a user interface for receiving input from a user, displaying graphical parameter objects respectively corresponding to stimulation parameter sets, and displaying graphical program objects corresponding to stimulation programs. The device further comprises a controller/processor for selecting a graphical parameter object, dragging the graphical parameter object, dropping the graphical parameter object into a graphical program object, and storing the stimulation parameter set corresponding to the graphical parameter object in association with the stimulation program corresponding to the graphical program object. The user interface may further display graphical program objects corresponding to stimulation programs, and a graphical schedule object. The controller/processor may select a graphical program object, drag the graphical program object, drop the graphical program object into a time period of the graphical schedule object, and store the time period in association with the stimulation program corresponding to the graphical program object.
US09895542B2	Device and method for selective nerve stimulation An implantable pulse generator (106) provides electric stimulation pulses for nerve stimulation via a stimulation lead (100) having stimulation electrodes (102, 104). The electric stimulation pulses form a pulse train including (i) an initial selective-arrest phase for the large-diameter fibers in the vicinity of selected electrodes; (ii) followed by a charge-balanced phase where a charge-balanced alternating current (AC) is applied between the same or other selected electrodes; and (iii) a therapy phase where the charge-balanced alternating current (AC) is briefly unbalanced to deliver nerve stimulation therapy pulses, with the pulse train returning to the charge-balanced phase in between therapy pulses.
US09895539B1	Methods and systems for disease treatment using electrical stimulation Systems for disease treatment using electrical stimulation are disclosed. A representative method for treating a patient includes changing an activity, expression, or both activity and expression of a fast sodium channel, a glial cell, or both a fast sodium channel and a glial cell of the patient by applying to a target neural population of the patient an electrical therapy signal having a frequency in a frequency range of 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz.
US09895530B2	Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue to electrically stimulate nerves of passage to treat pain Systems and methods are provided for applying electrical stimulation to a body by an electrode spaced from a target nerve of passage. It has been discovered that pain felt, or perceived to be felt, in a given region of the body can be treated by stimulating muscle close to a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt, such as in a case of post-amputation residual limb pain, or purportedly felt in the case of post-amputation phantom limb pain.
US09895527B2	Fluid delivery system, fluid path set, and pressure isolation mechanism with hemodynamic pressure dampening correction A pressure isolation mechanism including a valve housing which defines a first lumen associated with a pressurizing device, a second lumen associated with an input line which connects a low pressure fluid delivery system to the valve housing, and a pressure isolation port is disclosed. The pressure isolation mechanism further includes a first valve having a normally open position permitting fluid communication between the first lumen and the second lumen and movable to a closed position when fluid pressure in the first lumen reaches a predetermined pressure level, and a second valve disposed within the second lumen and regulating fluid flow through the second lumen, wherein the second valve substantially isolates the input line from a pressure transducer connected to the pressure isolation port. A method for correcting for dampened hemodynamic blood pressure signals in a fluid delivery system which includes the pressure isolation mechanism is also described.
US09895520B2	Microneedle injection apparatus comprising a dual cover A microneedle injection apparatus comprising a dual cover. The apparatus can include a housing having a base and a cavity; a microneedle array comprising a first side comprising a plurality of microneedles; and a microneedle array holder configured to hold a microneedle array and located in the housing. The microneedle array holder can be movable between a retracted position, and an extended position. The apparatus can further include a cover (113) configured to be positioned to cover the opening (115) in the base (112) of the housing. The cover can include (i) a first portion (140) configured to cover at least a portion of the base of the housing adjacent the opening, and (ii) a second portion (142) configured to be received in the cavity of the housing and further configured to cover the plurality of microneedles on the microneedle array when the microneedle array holder is in the retracted position.
US09895518B2	Cerebrospinal fluid purification system The present invention provides methods and systems for conditioning cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by removing target compounds from CSF. The systems provide for a multilumen flow path and exchange of a majority volume portion of CSF in the CSF space. The removal and/or delivery of specific compounds can be tailored to the pathology of the specific disease. The removal is targeted and specific, for example, through the use of specific size-exclusion thresholds, antibodies against specific toxins, and other chromatographic techniques, as well as delivery and/or removal of targeted therapeutic agents.
US09895516B2	Insertable medical devices having microparticulate-associated elastic substrates and methods for drug delivery The present invention provides insertable medical devices having elastic surfaces associated with bioactive agent-containing microparticulates and a coating material. Upon expansion of the elastic surfaces the microparticulates can be released to a subject.
US09895515B2	Perfusion catheter system for simultaneous delivery of cardioplegia to the left and right coronary artery A perfusion catheter system comprises a main line, a first branch line having a tip at a distal end thereof, and a second branch line having a tip at a distal end thereof. The tip of the first branch line is heavier than the tip of the second branch line. The tip of the first branch line may be weighted. There may be a self-inflating balloon at the tip of the first branch line. There may be a self-inflating balloon at the tip of the second branch line. There may be a clamp disposed along the second branch line. The clamp may include a base, a clamping arm hingedly connected to the base, and an aperture extending through the base. The second branch line may extend through the aperture in the base.
US09895510B2	Methods and apparatus for administering local anesthetic Apparatus for administering certain nerve blocks includes a sheath constructed from a flexible ultrasound echogenic material, a more rigid introducer/dilator for introducing the sheath into the patient, and an ultrasound echogenic catheter for inserting through the sheath once the distal end of the sheath is in place adjacent the nerve(s) to be blocked and the introducer/dilator has been withdrawn. The catheter has provisions at its proximal end for connecting to a source of local anesthetic. Methods for use of this apparatus are also described.
US09895509B2	Compliant coupler or adaptor A CPAP device includes a flow generator including an outlet, a humidifier including an inlet, and an adaptor connector between the outlet of the flow generator and the inlet of the humidifier. The connector includes a flexible and conformable sealing portion that is movable to accommodate misalignment.
US09895508B2	Cushion for mask system A mouth cushion for a mask system includes a side wall, a membrane extending from the side wall and adapted to form a continuous seal around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use, and at least one support strut or rib provided to the side wall. The at least one support strut or rib is at least partially determinative of a deflection characteristic of the mouth cushion.
US09895506B2	Pressure adjustment method for CPAP machine A positive airway pressure apparatus is automatically adjusting. Pressure increases in response to apnea events when the apparatus is in one or more responsive states. Pressure does not increase in response to apnea events when the apparatus is in a non-responsive state. The apparatus switches between responsive and nonresponsive states depending upon any of a number of different criteria that help differentiate between open airway apnea events and closed airway apnea events.
US09895504B2	System and device for neonatal resuscitation and initial respiratory support The present invention relates to a device and a system for positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for neonatal resuscitation and initial respiratory support. The device and system are designed and tested for preterm and term neonatal use. The device is easy to use and allows rapid switch between PPV and CPAP without change of equipment and significantly reduces the imposed work of breathing for a breathing child treated with CPAP.
US09895502B2	Medical device and method for controlling same A medical device has a first controller that has a control section responsible for sequence control of a device and is for controlling the medical device, a second controller that operates if a failure occurs in the first controller, and an alarm that makes a notification output based on exclusive OR between notification outputs of the first controller and the second controller. The second controller, after acquiring the notification output of the first controller, outputs its own notification output as it is if the notification output of the first controller is in an OFF state, or inverts its own notification output so as to output an inversion result if the notification output of the first controller is in an ON state.
US09895496B2	Syringe with needle guard injection device The present invention provides for an injection device including a syringe with a proximal end, a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end, and a plunger inserted into the proximal end. A guard is slidable on the syringe, has a proximal end, a distal end, and is biased from a first position wherein the needle is exposed towards a second position wherein the guard covers the needle. The injection device includes first and second sets of cooperating detents for retaining the guard and syringe in the first and second positions, respectively. A latch member extends proximally from the guard that is engageable by the plunger as the plunger is depressed to release the first set of cooperating detents. Upon release, a spring element biases the guard towards the second position until the second set of cooperating detents engage and secure the guard in the second position.
US09895495B2	Automatic applicator for liquid pharmaceutical preparations, particularly for insulin An automatic applicator for liquid pharmaceutical preparations, particularly for multiple injection application of set doses of a medicine from an exchangeable container is provided. The automatic applicator includes a body housing connected to a housing of an exchangeable container with a medicine having a plunger, the said plunger being displaced only linearly by an integrated driving unit, suitable for immobilizing, driving, leading linearly and blocking rotation of the plunger, driven via a double action clutch, by a tensioning spring situated in the body housing, the spring tensioned by a rotary hand-dose-setting ring via the double action clutch, wherein the driving unit is activated by a trigger unit and a dose is indicated by an indicating arrangement. The automatic applicator further includes at least one block key placed in an upper part of a ratchet barrel, collaborating with at least one key placed in an internal part of the body housing.
US09895480B2	Dialysis system A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream.
US09895477B2	Detachable module for recharging sorbent materials with optional bypass A detachable module for optionally recharging sorbent materials, including zirconium phosphate, with an optional bypass and conduits for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have one or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein recharged.
US09895475B2	Blood pump for the invasive application within a body of a patient The invention relates to a blood pump for the invasive application within a body of a patient comprising a rotor which is drivable about an axis of rotation and is radially compressible or expandable and which has a hub and at least one impeller blade fastened thereto, as well as comprising a housing which is compressible or expandable in the radial direction by an axial stretching or axial compression. The object of making both the rotor and the housing expandable and compressible in as simple a manner as possible is achieved in accordance with the invention in that a control body is provided which passes through the hub in the longitudinal direction, which is freely axially displaceable relative to the hub and which is coupled to the housing on the distal side of the rotor such that it exerts pulling and/or compression forces on the housing by a movement in the longitudinal direction with respect to the housing.
US09895473B2	Aspiration monitoring system and method In one embodiment, system for real time monitoring of catheter aspiration includes a housing having a first port adapted for connection to a vacuum source and a second port adapted for connection with an aspiration catheter, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with an interior of the housing, a measurement device coupled to the pressure sensor and configured for measuring deviations in fluid pressure, and a communication device coupled to the measurement device and configured to generate an alert signal when a deviation in fluid pressure measured by the measurement device exceeds a pre-set threshold. In another embodiment, the system for real time monitoring of catheter aspiration further includes a vacuum source for connection to the first port and an aspiration catheter having an aspiration lumen for connection to the second port.
US09895465B2	Absorbable compositions and methods for their use in hemostasis The present invention is direct to a body-absorbable, mechanically hemostatic composition comprising a solid poloxamer having an average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to about 15,000 g/mol, a high molecular weight dextran, optionally a fatty acid salt, and water, and a method for mechanically controlling the bleeding of bone comprising applying an effective amount of the composition to the affected area.
US09895463B2	Solid state fragrancing Fragrance control is provided by articles of manufacture including various solid state fragrancing objects, methods of using such objects, and systems that employ one or more such objects. The solid state fragrancing object can be used to inconspicuously provide fragrance to a user in an environment by disposing the solid state fragrancing object in the environment and configuring the solid state fragrancing object as at least a portion of a fixture within the environment. The fragrancing object can be easy to manufacture, long lasting, provide fragrance that is consistently released over time, provide an indication to the user that the object needs to be replaced, and can hold a desired ratio of fragrance.
US09895459B2	Ultraviolet ray emitting package having resin adhesive layer and ultraviolet ray irradiating apparatus An ultraviolet ray emitting package includes: a substrate having an upper portion defining a recess; an ultraviolet ray emitting element provided within the recess of the substrate; an ultraviolet ray transmitting window member provided on the upper portion of the substrate to cover the recess of the substrate; a resin adhesive layer provided between the upper portion of the substrate and the ultraviolet ray transmitting window member; and an optical shielding layer provided between the resin adhesive layer and the ultraviolet ray transmitting window member.
US09895458B2	Ultraviolet disinfecting device for food and beverage dispensers Disinfecting devices and related methods are provided that apply germicidal ultraviolet light to disinfect dispensing components of food and beverage dispensers. A disinfecting holster for a nozzle of a beverage dispensing handle includes a housing adapted to receive a nozzle of a beverage dispensing handle and an ultraviolet light source bent around the housing to surround at least a portion of the housing. The ultraviolet light source generates and emits germicidal ultraviolet light onto the nozzle. The housing substantially contains the ultraviolet light within the housing during the application of the ultraviolet light to the dispensing nozzle. The ultraviolet light can be periodically applied to maintain the nozzle in a disinfected state.
US09895457B2	Radiation lamp and radiation source module incorporating same A lamp device is disclosed. The lamp device comprises a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector located at a first end portion of the lamp device. The first end portion of the lamp device is received in a receptacle of a first base portion. A first locking portion is included for secunng the first base portion to the first end portion. The present radiation lamp device obviates or mitigates the need to use adhesive and/or polymer insulation/O-rings to achieve electrical connections. Further, the present radiation lamp may be oriented in a vertical orientation without the need to use springs and/or rubber part to support the distal end of the lamp.
US09895454B2	Metal oxide catalyzed radiofluorination Inter alia, the first titania-catalyzed [18F]-radiofluorination in highly aqueous medium is provided. In embodiments, the method utilizes titanium dioxide, 1:1 acetonitrile-thexyl alcohol solvent mixture and tetrabutylammonium bicarbonate as a base. Radiolabeling may be directly performed with aqueous [18F]fluoride without the need for drying/azeotroping step, which reduces radiosynthesis time while keeping high fluoride conversion. The general applicability of the synthetic strategy to the synthesis of the wide range of PET probes from tosylated precursors is demonstrated.
US09895453B1	Shiny ultrasound gel An improved ultrasound gel adapted to have a shiny effect by adding glitter to an ultrasound gel, using a silver, reflective label and using a silver, reflective dispenser closure. This improved ultrasound gel is adapted to a pink lavendula lavender color by using the preservatives as coloring agents. Lavender essential oil is used as a perfume and preservative. The reflective glitter, reflective label, and reflective dispenser closure allow the ultrasonographer to better see the ultrasound gel and bottle in a darkened ultrasound room. The ultrasound gel is improved to have an aesthetic effect for the patient and healthcare provider by providing the combination of both a pink lavendula lavender color and a lavender scent.
US09895448B2	Site-specific delivery of nucleic acids by combining targeting ligands with endosomolytic components The invention relates to compositions and methods for site-specific delivery of nucleic acids by combining them with targeting ligands and endosomolytic components.
US09895444B2	Compositions for drug administration The present invention provides compositions and methods and for increasing the bioavailability of therapeutic agents in a subject. The compositions include at least one alkyl glycoside and at least one therapeutic agent, wherein the alkylglycoside has an alkyl chain length from about 10 to about 16 carbon atoms.
US09895442B2	4′-fluoro-2′-methyl substituted nucleoside derivatives as inhibitors of HCV RNA replication The present disclosure relates to the compound of Formula I: Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula I, methods of using the compound of Formula I and/or compositions comprising the compound of Formula I for the treatment of HCV.
US09895436B2	Vaccines against herpes simplex virus type 2: compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) infection is a major health concern. The present disclosure provides, inter alia, certain highly effective vaccines and immunogenic compositions against HSV-2. The antigens can be used therapeutically or prophylactically.
US09895435B2	Vaccines for HSV-2 Compositions of recombinant HSV-2 proteins and an agonist of the innate immune system, such as an adjuvant, are provided as a vaccine. Proteins include an envelope glycoprotein and a structural protein other than an envelope glycoprotein, e.g., a capsid or tegument protein. The vaccine is for use in either HSV-2 seropositive or seronegative subjects.
US09895432B2	Compositions, methods and therapies for administering antigen peptide The invention relates to compositions, methods and therapies for the treatment of inflammation caused by infection with Propionibacterium acnes. The compositions include a combination of peptide and anti-TNF. The peptide consists of a specific amino acid sequence or a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence derived the specific amino acid sequence by deletion, substitution, insertion or addition of one or more amino acids. The administration of the peptide and anti-TNF in therapeutically effective amounts to a patient is effective to suppress, by immune response, inflammation caused by infection with Propionibacterium acnes.
US09895429B2	Antibodies that bind amyloid oligomers Embodiments of the invention are directed to compositions and methods related to immunogenic compositions comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and amyloid oligomer specific antibodies that specifically bind an oligomer comprising such a peptide.
US09895427B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment or the prevention of E. coli infections and for the eradication or reduction of E. coli surfaces Compositions and methods for treating or preventing E. coli infections are provided. The compositions can be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions or as disinfectants, sanitizers, detergents or antiseptics, and can be used to eradicate or reduce E. coli populations and thereby treat or prevent infection by E. coli. The compositions include one or more digestive enzymes, e.g., one or more protease, lipases, and amylases. Methods of use of the compositions are also provided.
US09895424B2	Stabilized pharmaceutical formulations of insulin analogues and/or insulin derivatives Stabilized pharmaceutical formulations of insulin analogs and/or insulin derivatives are disclosed.
US09895422B2	Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase insulin secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders The present invention is directed to a method of treating a metabolic disorder or key elements of a metabolic disorder such method comprising the use of an agent(s) that increases central dopaminergic activity plus a first-phase insulin secretagouge.
US09895421B2	Pharmaceutical composition having preventative or treatment effect on inflammatory bowel diseases The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which contains a mixture of extracts of Stemonae Radix, Asparagi Tuber, Scutellariae Radix, Schisandrae Fructus, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Armeniacae Semen, and Moutan Cortex Radicis, for suppressing the occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases due to cigarette smoke, a method for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel diseases, a method for suppressing the expression of inflammatory cytokines by using the composition, and to a food composition, which contains a mixture of extracts of Stemonae Radix, Asparagi Tuber, Scutellariae Radix, Schisandrae Fructus, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Armeniacae Semen, and Moutan Cortex Radicis, for preventing or ameliorating inflammatory bowel diseases due to cigarette smoke. The pharmaceutical composition, according to the present invention, contains the mixture of extracts of Stemonae Radix, Asparagi Tuber, Scutellariae Radix, Schisandrae Fructus, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Armeniacae Semen, and Moutan Cortex Radicis, thereby reducing the level of MMP12 expression that is known to destroy IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and MCP-1, which are inflammatory cytokines that accompany the inflammatory bowel diseases, elastin, and collagen, and thus can be widely used in developing a safe and effective inflammatory bowel disease treating agent.
US09895419B2	Goblet cell replacement therapy Described herein is the finding that activators of CXCR3, such as proteins that bind CXCR3 (e.g., IP-9, IP-10 and PF4), enhance the density of goblet cells in the eye. Goblet cells in the conjunctiva are the primary source of tear mucus. Accordingly, the present disclosure describes methods of treating dry eye syndrome by administering an activator of CXCR3. Also described are methods of increasing goblet cells density, such as goblet cell density in the conjunctiva.
US09895417B2	FGF21 derivatives and uses thereof The invention relates to a derivative of a FGF21 protein having a cysteine residue at a position corresponding to position 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 and in particular position 180 or position 181 of mature human FGF21 and derivatives thereof having a side chain attached to this cysteine. The FGF21 derivatives of the invention display high potency towards the FGF receptors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such FGF21 derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, as well as the medical use of the FGF21 derivatives.
US09895413B2	Protection against and treatment of ionizing radiation Methods of preparing a proteoliposorne comprise the step of contacting a liposome with an effective portion of RalBP1 to create a proteoliposorne. RalBP1 is effective for the protection and treatment of mammals and the environment against the accumulation of toxic compounds, and prevents accumulation of one or more toxic compounds, reduces the concentration of toxic compounds, and protects against further contamination with one or more toxic compounds. In addition, RalBP1 is effective for the protection and treatment of mammals against the effects of ionizing radiation.
US09895409B2	Remedy for gastritis and gastric ulcer Provided is a gastritis and gastric ulcer-treating agent, which is prepared and developed by processing solar salt and bamboo tree into heat-treated purple salt, in which the heat-treated salt, which is prepared by firstly heat-treating mineral rich solar salt and bamboo tree at a high temperature, that is, 1,100° C. or more; and two or more time repeating the heat-treating of the first heat-treated salt and bamboo tree under the above-described conditions, includes a large amount of hydrogen sulfide-producing material and has a purple color, and when the heat-treated salt is used along with aspirin, the heat-treated salt has an excellent effect on preventing stomach damage, thereby significantly reducing bleeding, ulcer, and the damage of mucous membrane, induced by aspirin.
US09895405B2	Use of radix salviae miltiorrhizae (danshen) or its preparations in preparation of drugs for treating diseases related to hepatic fibrosis Present invention relates to a use of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Danshen) or its preparations in preparation of drugs for treating disease related to hepatic fibrosis.
US09895404B1	Cannabidiol extraction plant and processes A method for extracting cannabinoids from plant material containing one or more cannabinoids including: (1) shredding the plant material into an appropriate size; (2) soaking the shredded plant material in a polar solvent to dissolve the one or more cannabinoids into the alcohol to form a polar solvent/cannabinoid mixture; (3) separating the polar solvent/cannabinoid mixture from residual solid plant material; (4) treating the polar solvent/cannabinoid mixture to a non-polar solvent to remove the one or more cannabinoids into the non-polar solvent to form a non-polar solvent/cannabinoid mixture; (5) distilling the non-polar solvent/cannabinoid mixture to separate the non-polar solvent from the one or more cannabinoids; and (6) subjecting the cannabinoid mixture to a supercritical fluid to isolate and purify the cannabinoid mixture into individual cannabinoids of the one or more cannabinoids.
US09895403B2	Isolation of omega-7 fatty acid ethyl esters from natural oils Methods of producing high purity palmitoleic acid esters from natural oils are disclosed. The natural oils may comprise plant oil, nut oil, microalgae oil, and fish oil. The methods of processing the natural oil comprise transesterification with ethanol as the reacting solvent to produce ethyl esters. Methods of producing a high purity fraction of Omega-3, 6, & 9 fatty acid esters from natural oils are also disclosed. The high purity fatty acid esters may be used in nutrition, cosmetic, and nutraceutical products.
US09895402B2	Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from leaves of Camellia sinensis Disclosed are novel Lactobacillus plantarum strains as well as a composition containing the novel Lactobacillus plantarum strains or a culture thereof.
US09895395B2	Method for attenuating free radical formation resulting from a bodily insult A method is provided for attenuating free radical formation resulting from a bodily insult. The method includes administering bicarbonate to the body of a subject at a dosage ranging from 1.5 mEq/kg of body weight to 5.0 mEq/kg of body weight within a 24-hour period.
US09895388B1	Methods and compositions useful for controlling cutaneous mites The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for the topical treatment of cutaneous mites comprising spinosyn or a physiologically acceptable derivative or salt thereof.
US09895387B2	Compositions for treating Helicobacter pylori infection Pharmaceutical compositions for treating infection from Helicobacter pylori. are described, containing, as the active ingredients, polysorbate and an antibiotic selected from clarithromycin, metronidazole and a mixture thereof.The invention also concerns the use of such compositions as anti-infective agents for the H. pylori eradication treatment, in particular in a combined therapy with a second antibiotic agent and with a gastric proton pump inhibiting agent, or an antacid, or an H2 receptor antagonist, in a therapeutic protocol known as “triple therapy” for the treatment of peptic ulcer.
US09895386B2	Antibiotic formulations, unit doses, kits, and methods An aqueous or powder composition includes anti-gram-negative antibiotic or salt thereof being present at an amount ranging from about 100 mg/ml to about 200 mg/ml. Another aqueous or powder composition includes anti-gram-positive antibiotic or salt thereof being present at a concentration ranging from about 0.6 to about 0.9 of the water solubility limit, at 25° C. and 1.0 atmosphere, of the anti-gram-positive antibiotic or salt thereof. Other embodiments include unit doses, kits, and methods.
US09895378B2	Therapeutic nanoparticles comprising a therapeutic agent and methods of making and using the same The present disclosure generally relates to nanoparticles comprising a substantially hydrophobic acid and a therapeutic agent (1-(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)piperidin-1-yl]carbonyl}phenyl)-3-[4-(4,6-dimorpholin-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenyl]urea), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a polymer. Other aspects include methods of making and using such nanoparticles.
US09895376B2	Fused tricyclic compounds as Raf kinase inhibitors Provided are certain fused tricyclic compounds and salts thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor.
US09895375B2	Compositions containing riboflavin and sesamin-class compounds The present invention relates to a composition containing riboflavin and a sesamin-class compound(s). This composition may incorporate a sesamin-class compound(s) in such an amount that the proportion (weight ratio) of its total quantity to the total quantity of riboflavin taken as unity is no more than 4.5, and it has the advantage that the analgesic and anti-fatigue actions of riboflavin are synergistically improved by ingestion of riboflavin in combination with a sesamin-class compound(s). The composition of the present invention provides compositions, in particular, pharmaceuticals as well as foods and beverages that are safe to humans, animals, etc., and can therefore be ingested for a continued period, and which have far superior effects to those of conventional foods having an analgesic or anti-fatigue action.
US09895371B2	Fungicidal agent The invention relates to a novel fungicidal agent in the form of a salt associate having the structural formula shown. The agent can be used for treating diseases caused by fungi, and also for preventing fungal damage to various materials and agricultural products. The present fungicidal agent is an associate of 5-[3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy benzylidene)amino]-4-hydroxy-1H-pyrimidine-2-on with 1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxy-6-methylaminohexane and has the formula (I). This fungicidal agent exhibits a broad range of activity and high solubility, which increases the effectiveness of the use thereof in the form of solutions. Compounds were obtained in a crystalline form, and the structure thereof was established by means of magnetic resonance spectra in dimethyl sulfoxide.
US09895366B2	Use of a statin compound as topical drug for treating obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipemia The invention discloses a use of a statin compound in the preparation of local drugs for improving lipid metabolism and treating obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and hyperglycemia; and statin compound local compositions for improving lipid metabolism and treating obesity, hypertension, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, apoplexy and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and drug formulation and preparation method thereof.
US09895361B2	Compositions containing aromatic aldehydes and their use in treatments Disclosed are pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions containing aromatic aldehyde compounds. Some of the disclosed compositions are useful as topical therapeutics for treating inflammatory dermatologic conditions. Some of the compositions are useful in transdermal and other systemic dose forms for treating other inflammatory conditions in mammals.
US09895360B2	Treatment of sunburn using analgesics and antihistamines Combination compositions and kits comprising an analgesic and an antihistamine are provided as well as methods of use in treating sunburn.
US09895359B1	Inhibition of crystal growth of roflumilast Roflumilast crystals have been shown to increase in size during storage. The size of the roflumilast crystals can affect the bioavailability and efficacy of a pharmaceutical composition. The growth of roflumilast crystals can be inhibited during storage by including hexylene glycol in the composition. The resulting composition has improved bioavailability and efficacy and can be used to inhibit phosphodiesterase 4 in patient in need of such treatment.
US09895357B2	Compositions, methods and kits for reducing lipid levels Compositions, methods, and kits useful for treating hyperlipidemic conditions are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of nicotinic acid, nicotinamide riboside and/or nicotinic acid metabolites in combination with leucine and/or a leucine metabolite, with or without resveratrol.
US09895354B2	Bilayered calcium sulfate/calcium phosphate space-making composites with multiple drug delivery capabilities The present invention provides for bilayered composites that provide for sustained drug delivery and support to recovering tissue(s) and areas surrounding, such as with bone tissue. The two layers degrade at separate rates, thereby providing sustained mechanical support and tailored drug delivery.
US09895350B2	Method of dosing and use of soft anticholinergic esters A method of treating hyperhidrosis in a mammalian subject including: a) providing a composition including a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and from about 1.0% to about 25% of a compound having the formula: and b) topically administering the composition to skin of an area of a mammalian subject suffering from hyperhidosis, before bedtime, such that, compared to untreated, baseline conditions, sweat production is reduced by at least about 25% for at least about six (6) hours.
US09895349B2	N-phenyl-carboxamide derivatives and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy.
US09895340B2	Fluorinated benzofuran derivatives The invention relates to fluorinated compounds and their use in the field of pathological syndromes of the cardiovascular system. Novel fluorinated benzofuran derivatives of amiodarone and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and their use for the treatment of arrhythmias are described.
US09895339B2	Fumigillol compounds and methods of making and using same The disclosure provides fumagillol type compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using, e.g. in the treatment of obesity are provided.
US09895329B1	Formyl peptide receptor 1 antagonists and uses thereof Disclosed herein are novel formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) antagonists and their uses in manufacturing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and/or disorders mediated by FPR1.
US09895328B2	Calcium formate as a supplement to prevent neural tube defects Compositions and method for treating a folate-resistant disease in a subject are disclosed. The methods involve administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition containing a formate. For example, the method can be used to reducing the risk of neural tube defects during pregnancy. The method can also be used to treat other conditions normally treatable by folate supplementation.
US09895327B2	Aerosol formulations comprising formoterol fumarate dihydrate The invention provides a method of producing a highly stable pharmaceutical aerosol suspension formulation suitable for use in a metered dose inhaler, the formulation comprising formoterol fumarate di-hydrate in suspension, a steroid in suspension, a propellant and ethanol, the method comprising the steps of drying the formoterol fumarate di-hydrate to a water content of 4.8 to 4.28%.
US09895326B2	Topical oral composition for alleviating dry mouth symptoms and for treating mouth ulcers The invention concerns a topical oral composition comprising taurine, propanediol and xylitol and its use for alleviating or eliminating symptoms of dry mouth and/or preventing or treating mouth ulcers.
US09895324B2	Halogenated diarylacetylenes and methods of treating cancer Halogenated diarylacetylenes, e.g., diarylacetylenes having at least one halo substituent in one aryl ring and an amine in the opposing aryl ring, can inhibit the proliferation of LS174T colon cancer cells through the inhibition of c-myc and induction of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor-1 (i.e., p21(Wif1/Cip1)). Such compounds are useful as antineoplastic agents.
US09895321B2	Vaccines, methods of administering vaccines, methods and products for treating and/or delaying onset of dysplastic lesions, and wafers for oral administration Methods and products for treating and/or delaying onset of dysplastic lesions, and wafers for oral administration employ dry powder compositions including myo-inositol. Methods for administering a vaccine for a virus or bacteria to an individual comprising administering a first portion of the vaccine to the individual via one route and administering a second portion via a second, different route. In a specific embodiment, the first route is sublingually. Vaccines are provided in the form of dry powder compositions comprising a combination of nanoparticles and microparticles, or in the form of a wafer which dissolves in water at room temperature in less than about one minute. Storage stable unit dosages of a vaccine are provided by individually packaging individual unit dosages of a dry powder composition comprising the vaccine and a carrier in blister compartments formed of gas and moisture resistant material.
US09895315B2	Aliphatic amine polymer salts for tableting The tablets, compositions and methods of the present invention, comprising a carbonate salt of an aliphatic amine polymer and s monovalent anion can prevent or ameliorate acidosis, in particular acidosis in patients with renal disease. The tablets and compositions of the present invention maintain a disintegration time of no greater than 30 minutes at 37° C. and at pH of at least 1 for a period of at least ten weeks at 60° C. Furthermore, the tablets are stable for extended periods of time without the need for specialized storage conditions.
US09895314B2	Delayed release pharmaceutical formulation containing porous carrier particles for colon targeting The present invention relates to a delayed release pharmaceutical formulation for delivering an active agent to the intestine, a method of preparing such formulation and the use of such formulation in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, wherein the formulation includes at least one active agent associated with porous, functionalized calcium carbonate carrier particles that are surrounded by a material for colon targeting.
US09895306B2	Personal care compositions containing end-functionalized ionic silicone A personal care composition contains at least one personal care component and at least one end-functionalized ionic silicone.
US09895304B2	Oral care composition with cross-linked polymer peroxide Oral care compositions comprising: (a) a peroxide complex comprising a peroxide component and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer (e.g., poly-N-vinyl polylactam, or poly-N-vinyl-polyimide); (b) a whitening agent (e.g., hydrogen peroxide); and (c) an orally acceptable carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier comprises a film forming material. Methods are also provided for making an oral care composition comprising: (a) mixing a whitening agent, silicone adhesive and carrier fluid to form a homogenous mixture; (b) adding a peroxide complex to said homogenous mixture, wherein said complex comprises hydrogen peroxide and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer; and (c) mixing under vacuum.
US09895302B2	Finasteride polymeric nanoparticle, aqueous suspension containing the same, composition for the treatment of alopecia, process of preparation of said composition, and its use The present invention aims to provide a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of alopecia, said composition comprising polymeric nanoparticles, preferably nanocapsules, containing finasteride, additives and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as the use of the nanoparticles for preparing said composition for treating alopecia. The invention further includes an appropriate finasteride nanocapsule preparation process suitable for a composition for topical application for treating alopecia.
US09895301B2	Methods for treating hair loss disorders The invention provides for methods for treating a hair loss disorder in a subject by administering a Janus Kinase/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription inhibitor.
US09895297B2	Microcapsules A novel microcapsule which is endowed for example with reduced leakage of encapsulated materials. The microcapsule contains one or more fragrances and is suitable for inclusion in non-edible consumer goods products, laundry products, personal care products and cosmetic products. The microcapsule can be obtained in an economic and efficient manner by polymerizing an emulsion so that emulsion droplets are encapsulated into a subsequently cured polymeric shell.
US09895296B2	Cosmetic preparation Provided is a cosmetic preparation superior in stability and feel. The cosmetic preparation contains an (a) organopolysiloxane emulsion in an amount of not smaller than 0.1% by mass. This organopolysiloxane emulsion is obtained through emulsion polymerization and contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in an amount of not larger than 1,000 ppm by mass.
US09895294B2	Temporary root canal sealer dispersion A temporary root canal sealer dispersion having a pH of at least 9 and comprising: (i) an aqueous dispersion medium comprising an oligomer and/or polymer having Lewis basic groups, and optionally a hydroxide of an alkali metal and/or a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal, and (ii) a dispersed phase comprising a radio-opaque filler, wherein the weight ratio of oligomer and/or polymer having Lewis basic groups to hydroxide of an alkali metal and/or hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal is at least 0.5 when said aqueous dispersion medium comprises a hydroxide of an alkali metal and/or a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal.
US09895288B2	Fluid transfer device A fluid transfer device includes a first portion having a first end and a second end. The first portion includes a first connector configured to be connected to a first container and including a cannula. The fluid transfer device includes a second portion having a first end and a second end. The second end of the first portion extends at least partially into the second end of the second portion. The second portion includes a second connector configured to be connected to a second container and a third connector spaced apart from the second connector. At least a portion of the first portion is axially and rotationally movable with respect to at least a portion of the second portion from a first position in which the first connector is aligned with the second connector to a second position in which the first connector is aligned with the third connector.
US09895287B2	Kit for clearing a biological airway including a self-contained portable positionable oscillating motor array In some embodiments, a kit may include systems allowing for clearing a biological airway. The kit may include an inner wearable system worn, during use, on a torso of a subject. The kit may include a plurality of engines which when activated apply an oscillation force to at least one treatment area of the subject. At least one of the plurality of engines may be releasably couplable to the inner wearable system. The oscillation force may be applied to at least one of the treatment areas of the subject such that the oscillation force mobilizes, during use, at least some secretions in an airway within the subject at least adjacent the treatment area. The kit may include an outer wearable system worn, during use, on a torso of a subject which when activated, adjusts the oscillation force. The kit may include one or more batteries and/or a control unit.
US09895284B2	Tactile warning surface mount panel for mounting on a preformed ground surface Methods of installation, securement, removal and replacement of tactile warning surface mount plates/panels (TWSP's), preferably having at least a two color graphic design thereon, on pedestrian walkways, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, handicap ramps, retail floors and other types of existing preformed ground surfaces. The present invention includes TWSP's for both attention plates/panels and guiding plates/panels.
US09895282B2	Exercise and gait-training apparatus An exercise and gait-training apparatus has a framework adapted for location above a surface, a harness adapted to support a person relative to the framework, an orthosis adapted for attachment to a lower leg or foot of one leg of the person, a first pair of actuators that are angled with respect to one another and pivotally connected to the framework and connected on a common pivot axis to the harness, a second pair of actuators that are angled with respect to one another and pivotally connected to the framework and connected on a common pivot axis to the orthosis, and a controller that is adapted to control and to synchronize operation of the actuators such that the leg is moved in an arcing pathway simulating a natural movement of the leg.
US09895280B2	Head massager and helmet size adjusting structure thereof The present invention relates to the technical field of massagers and provides a head massager and a helmet size adjusting structure thereof. The helmet size adjusting structure includes two racks and an adjusting apparatus, the adjusting apparatus includes a revolving shaft and a gear, an upper part and a lower part of the gear are separately engaged with the racks, and a knob component and a locking component are disposed on the revolving shaft; and the structure further includes two tension springs, where front ends of the tension springs are fastened on a rear housing and rear ends of the tension springs are separately fastened on the two racks; the knob component includes a knob outer ring, a knob shell, and a gear stand; the locking component includes a knob lock, an upper cover of the knob lock, and an elastic element; the gear stand is located inside the knob lock, a unidirectional gear ring is disposed on the gear stand, a lock that can be clamped on the unidirectional gear ring is disposed on the knob lock, and the elastic element is disposed on the upper cover of the knob lock; and teeth are further disposed on the gear stand, where the teeth are engaged with the gear. In the present invention, a knob and a button are designed as a whole and helmet adjustment is implemented by using two manners, its operation is more convenient, and an inner structure is more reliable.
US09895276B2	Underpants-type disposable diaper having side seal sections with welded regions of differing densities In a dot pattern, both sufficient strength during the use of a diaper and the ease of tearing can be achieved, while inhibiting sticking of fiber waste of a non-woven fabric in the sealing device. The problems can be solved by the underpants-type disposable diaper characterized by a side seal section 13 is formed in a dot pattern in which a plurality of rows of dot-shaped welded parts 13s, 13b, disposed with intervals in a vertical direction, are disposed in a transverse direction, and non-welded parts 13n, disposed all over in the transverse direction, are disposed on both sides of each welded part 13s, 13b, in the vertical direction; the side seal section 13 has at least partly in the vertical direction a non-densely welded region LD and a densely welded region HD; and each welded part 13b in the densely welded region HD is larger in area than each welded part 13s in the non-densely welded region LD.
US09895274B2	Body adhering absorbent article The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent article which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In this particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso.
US09895268B1	Sound baffling material and device A sound or thermal baffling device comprising an enclosure containing a variable density fluid and a force generating means for preserving and creating the structure and form of the enclosure, the shape and composition of the enclosure crafted to vary the baffling characteristics of the enclosure, and a further embodiment showing how a cellular material containing a variable density fluid may be created and used, and a still further embodiment showing improvements to ear protectors and head phone sets, including latching means for attaching these and other devices to the ears and head. Various applications involving previous as well as new uses are set out, including a description of how dynamic sound baffling may be implemented.
US09895261B1	Device and method for treating retinal detachment A device, system and method for treating retinal detachment is presented. The device is generally comprised of a depressor, a cannula and a needle. In use, the depressor is used to create an indentation on the surface of the eye that can be viewed internally to determine the site for drainage. A cannula advancement mechanism is engaged and the cannula containing the needle is inserted into the determined drainage site. The needle is removed and an aspiration device is connected to the cannula to drain the subretinal fluid to treat retinal detachment.
US09895260B2	Device and method for treatment of retinal detachment and other maladies of the eye The present invention includes a device and method for treatment of retinal detachment, ocular hypertension and glaucoma, and increasing an amplitude of accommodation. The device includes a tapered, mesh tube that within a sclera, expands to deform the sclera, and when placed within the posterior sclera for the treatment of a retinal tear, the device expands deforming the sclera so that the retinal pigment epithelium comes in contact with the retinal tear to seal the tear. For the treatment of ocular hypertension, glaucoma and to increase the amplitude of accommodation, the device is placed within the anterior sclera over the posterior plicata of the ciliary body, which upon expansion causes the underlying ciliary body to deform, resulting in traction on the trabecular meshwork and deformation of the ciliary body, which causes lowering of intraocular pressure, and increases the amplitude of accommodation in patients with ocular hypertension or decreased accommodation.
US09895259B2	Intraocular delivery devices and methods therefor Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on a removable injector attachment or on a portion of the injection device housing. Other devices may include a filter for the removal of air, infectious agents, and/or other particulate matter from the composition before the composition is injected into the eye. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.
US09895256B1	Indwelling urinary catheter retention apparatus An indwelling urinary catheter is subject to slipping out of a patient's bladder unless provisions are made for retaining it. Retention apparatus for use with a male patient provides a clamp bearing on the catheter, an anchor member attached to the male patient's penis and a linking member connecting the anchor and clamp so as to hold the clamp against the penis. A single-use intermittent catheter, in conjunction with the retention apparatus provides an indwelling catheter that does not require an intra-bladder balloon to hold it in place within the bladder.
US09895255B2	Multilayer film including foam layer and gas barrier layer A multilayer film includes an outer foam layer and a gas barrier layer. The multilayer film may also include at least one tie layer and at least one inner layer, and can be configured to have various film layer constructions. For example, the multilayer film can be configured as a five-layer, six-layer, or seven-layer films. The multilayer film can provide unique texture, softness, quietness, gas barrier properties, light weight and low cost per volume. Further, one or more layers of the multilayer film can contain a vinyl-bond rich triblock copolymer to provide sound absorbing properties.
US09895254B2	Limb support A limb support device. The device may include a sling having an upper and lower section, which may be configured to hold a limb. The device may further include a support harness having a central back portion, at least one securing strap, and two support straps. The support harness may be configured to disperse the weight of the limb. The at least one securing strap and support straps may be removably connected to the sling by fasteners.
US09895252B2	Septal implant A rhinological implant for straightening the nasal septum is fastened on both sides of a septum (S), separating left and right sides of a nasal cavity of a human nose, on the outer surface of the septum (S), in the left and the right sides of the nasal cavity. Before implantation, the implant is folded up from an initially flat blank into an implantable three-dimensional shape. The implant has a central back section which in an implanted state wraps around the free lower edge of the septum. Two side sections are provided on either side of the central back section to extend symmetrically with respect to the central back section. In the implanted state, the two side sections bear via the entire surface against the two diametrically opposed outer surfaces of the septum (S).
US09895250B2	Orthopedic device and method for securing the same An orthopedic device has various frame elements concealed by a sleeve defining pockets into which such frame elements are located. The orthopedic device includes a strap tightening assembly adapted to secure a plurality of straps simultaneously. The frame may include flexible edge features located along a periphery thereof.
US09895247B2	Space-filling intragastric implants with fluid flow A variety of passive intragastric implant devices for obesity treatment are disclosed. Such passive devices do not autonomously change shape, but instead react within the stomach to induce satiety. The devices may take up volume within the stomach, thus reducing the intake capacity. Additionally, the devices may contact areas within the stomach, such as the cardia surrounding the esophageal sphincter, to stimulate satiety-inducing nerves. Also, certain devices slow gastric emptying by blocking or otherwise impeding flow through the pyloric sphincter. A number of devices combine two or more of these satiety-inducing features. Methods of implant are disclosed including compressing the devices within a delivery tube and transorally advancing the devices through the esophagus to be deployed within the stomach. Removal of the devices occurs in the reverse.
US09895246B2	Reactive intragastric implant devices Transoral implantable devices includes an inflatable body made of a material that permits it to be compressed into a substantially linear transoral delivery configuration and that when implanted in the stomach is adapted to reduce obesity or weight by stimulating the stomach walls of the patient. The body has a plurality of popout features on its surface that reside generally flush with the inflatable body in relaxed, refracted states, and which respond to an increase in pressure within the inflatable body by projecting outward from the body in a stressed, deployed state. The popout features may convert between their retracted and deployed states by movement of rolling diaphragms formed in the inflatable body.
US09895245B2	Introducer sheath having a non-uniform inner surface An introducer sheath includes an elongated tubular member having a passageway extending generally longitudinally therethrough. The passageway is defined by an inner surface of the tubular member and configured to receive a medical device movably disposed therein. The introducer sheath further includes a reinforcing member engaged with the inner surface of the tubular member and extending into the passageway such that a non-uniform surface for receiving the medical device is defined thereby. The reinforcing member also has a surface therein suitable for facilitating movement of the medical device through the passageway.
US09895243B2	Stent having adjacent elements connected by narrow flexible webs A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent metallic stent element(s) across an intervening space and have optimized geometries. In one configuration the metallic elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having intervening spaces between adjacent helical windings of the wire. The polymeric connecting elements are designed to fold within the space between the outer diameter of the stent and the inner diameter of the stent when the stent is subjected to compaction or bending. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used.
US09895241B2	Methods for crimping a polymeric stent scaffold onto a delivery balloon A medical device includes a polymer stent scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A process for forming the medical device includes placing the scaffold on a support supported by an alignment carriage, and deionizing the scaffold to remove any static charge buildup on the scaffold before placing the scaffold within a crimper to reduce the scaffold's diameter. The polymer scaffold is heated to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve scaffold retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the scaffold when deployed to support a body lumen.
US09895239B2	Limb prosthesis system and method A prosthesis system can have an advantageous use over conventional prostheses in certain activities, including, but not limited to certain sports activities: The system includes, elastic member(s) that can store and release energy. The storing and releasing of energy in the elastic members happens during the movements made by the user and with the application of the user's own body weight while performing an activity. Implementations can also include a variety of routing configurations for the elastic member(s), as well as a variety of mounting points to integrate the elastic member(s) into the system, and/or a variety of adjustable anti-hyperextension members, and/or a variety of interchangeable shoes used for applicable activities.
US09895235B2	Spinal implant system and method A spinal implant comprises an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and including a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. The implant body includes an inner surface that defines at least one opening oriented to implant a fastener oblique relative to a lateral axis of a subject body and adjacent an intervertebral space of the subject body. The implant body defining a cavity such that a surgical instrument is connectable with the implant body adjacent the cavity and movable relative to the implant body. Systems, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
US09895233B2	Intervertebral nucleus and annulus implants and methods of use thereof The invention encompasses devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized intervertebral discs to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. Specifically, the invention encompasses intervertebral nucleus and annulus implants that are resistant to migration in and/or expulsion from an intervertebral disc space. The invention further encompasses kits including the implantable devices of the invention and associated delivery tools to treat annular and nuclear tissue.
US09895227B2	Prosthesis adapted for placement under external imaging An expandable prosthesis having an imageable structure comprising one or more elements visually distinguishable by an external (e.g., radiographic or ultrasonic) imaging system, the structure being located about a first axis that corresponds to a structural feature of the prosthesis that is configured to perform a specific function particular to that axis. The imageable structure is configured to assist in the rotational orientation of the prosthesis during placement within the implantation site. In one embodiment, the prosthesis comprises a venous valve that includes imageable elements or structure, such as a pair of radiopaque markers, that defines the orifice of the valve structure such that the orifice can be oriented with a particular anatomical feature under imaging, such as to align the orifice with the long axis of the vessel.
US09895226B1	Techniques for use with prosthetic valve leaflets Apparatus is provided for testing a prosthetic heart valve leaflet. The apparatus comprises a vertical post; a horizontal bar; a linear actuator; a light source; a gauge; and a detector. The vertical post has a longitudinal axis. The horizontal bar has a bar-axis that lies on a vertical bar-plane, the bar being configured to support the leaflet along the bar-axis such that the leaflet drapes over the bar. The linear actuator movably couples the bar to the post. Actuation of the actuator moves the bar vertically in the bar-plane. The light source is configured to emit a beam of light, and is oriented to direct the beam through the bar-plane. The gauge is configured to measure an elevation of the bar above the beam. The detector is configured and positioned to detect the beam, and to generate a detection-signal indicative of detection of the beam.
US09895225B2	Collapsible valve prosthesis A collapsible valve prosthesis includes an armature and a set of prosthetic valve leaflets supported by the armature. The armature is expandable from a contracted condition to an expanded condition for anchoring at an annulus of a natural valve site, and includes a tubular intra-annular portion defining a blood flow lumen having an inflow side and an outflow side. The tubular intra-annular portion supports the prosthetic valve leaflets in the blood flow lumen and is provided with outward formations for coupling with the natural valve site. The armature includes an over-annular portion linked to the intra-annular portion to extend collar-like over the annulus of the natural valve site at the inflow side of the blood flow lumen. The armature may also include an under-annular portion to extend collar-like at the outflow side of the blood flow lumen. The prosthesis may permit mitral valve replacement (MVR) without removing the native valve leaflets and the chordae tendineae.
US09895218B2	Commissure attachment feature for prosthetic heart valve A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts. A plurality of commissure features is disposed on the stent and coupled to selected ones of the struts, each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one eyelet in the body. The heart valve further includes a collapsible and expandable valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. At least one leaflet is connected to the at least one eyelet and to at least one of the selected ones of the struts via a suture pattern.
US09895216B2	Percutaneous emboli protection sleeve A device includes a protection sleeve (10) and a retractable sheath (14) operatively connected to the protection sleeve (10), and a catheter (16) that passes through a main lumen (26) of the sleeve (10). The catheter (16) includes a heart valve treatment device arranged to pass into a lumen of the catheter (16).
US09895214B2	Tubular filter A method of preparing a filter for delivery into a body vessel. The filter includes a hub disposed along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of anchor members extending from the hub. Each anchor member includes either a cranial extension or a caudal extension at a distal end thereof. At least one anchor member distal end may be spaced from the hub at each of a first, second, and third distance along the longitudinal axis. The filter also includes a plurality of locator members extending from the hub, the locator members alternatingly interposed between the anchor members.
US09895207B2	Orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket is described and which includes a base member defining an archwire slot having an opening, and at least one projection extending outwardly from the base member; a ligating slide moveable between a first position which is clear of the archwire slot, and second position where the ligating slide projects over the opening of the archwire slot; and a biasing member borne by the ligating slide, and resiliently cooperating with the projection, and wherein the biasing member has a first portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the first position, and a second portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the second position.
US09895206B2	Adjustable orthodontic bracket and method using a microstructured shape memory polymer surface with reversible dry adhesion An adjustable orthodontic bracket includes a metal base adapted to be rigidly secured directly to a tooth by a relatively thin layer of an orthodontic adhesive. This relatively thin layer of heat softening material fastens an orthodontic bracket directly to a tooth and subsequently heats the orthodontic material with a digital laser that allows the polymer material to reproduce a liquidous surface for adjusting the position of the bracket so that the bracket can be adjusted in all directions around the base member without overlapping the periphery of the base member.
US09895203B2	Apparatus and method for asymmetrical coast control of an endodontic motor An apparatus for controlling asymmetrical coasting of an endodontic reciprocating motor includes a controller operatively connected to the endodontic motor. The controller may include a processing unit that is configured to direct the rotation of the endodontic motor in the forward direction for a coast time and configured to direct the rotation of the endodontic motor in the reverse direction for a coast time. The forward coast time is separately calculated from the reverse coast time. A method for asymmetrically coasting a reciprocating endodontic motor includes rotating an endodontic motor in a forward direction and calculating a forward coast time for the forward direction and coasting the endodontic motor in the forward direction for the calculated forward coast time. After coasting the endodontic motor in the forward direction, the endodontic motor is rotated in a reverse direction. The reverse coast time is different than the forward coast time.
US09895201B2	Cantilever organizational rack system for supporting surgical instrumentation A vertical organizational system for use in the operating room during surgery to hold surgical instrumentation is provided. The system includes a vertical support including a height and angle adjustable portion; vertical support assembly, a back panel, a pivoting spine assembly, a base interface member, casters, a base, an interactive user display, a tray shelf, a receptacle container, a primary working shelf, a formed base, a custom sterile drape, an identification system, a telescoping mayo stand, telescoping step stool, a light assembly, a sterile aerosol assembly, an instrument tray attachment device, telescoping cross rail extensions and a ceiling mounted boom assembly. The cantilever shelves are detachably attachable from the cross rails and helps maintain the sterile state of the instrumentation trays even if the rest of the rack is not maintained in a sterile state.
US09895199B2	Devices and methods for engaging indexed valve and pressurized canister assembly with collar and for linear actuation by plunger assembly into fluid communication with device for regulating drug delivery A valve assembly comprising a housing and a valve, the valve being disposed within the housing, a first indexed member integral to the housing, the first indexed member adapted to be complementary to a second indexed member, and a radio frequency identification device adapted to communicate with a radio frequency receiver, the valve being configured to align with a canister, seal the canister and open in a single movement. A drug containment device having said valve assembly is also disclosed.
US09895197B2	Device for guiding a medical instrument inserted into a natural duct or an artificial duct of a patient A device for guiding a medical instrument (2) inserted into a natural duct (101) or an artificial duct of a patient in order to bring at least a distal end (1) of the instrument in proximity to an internal organ (100). The device includes an articulated arm (3) with a plurality of degrees of freedom, for moving a proximal end (4) of the instrument, and a controlled blocking mechanism (7) for blocking the degrees of freedom of the articulated arm. The blocking mechanism is designed in such a way that, for at least one of the degrees of freedom, a blockage imposed on the degree of freedom can be released when an outer stress exerted on the instrument (2) exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US09895194B2	Radio frequency (RF) balloon catheter having flushing and cooling capability An intravascular catheter and related methods of use or manufacture are disclosed. The catheter includes an outer tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, and an inner tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end. An inflatable balloon have a proximal end waist coupled to the outer tubular member adjacent to the distal end thereof, and a distal end waist coupled to the inner tubular member adjacent to the distal end thereof. The balloon includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a lumen defined by the interior surface. The balloon further includes at least one section extending from the interior surface of the balloon to the exterior surface of the balloon. A transmitter is disposed about the inner tubular member. In addition to the above, the proximal end waist is coupled to the outer tubular member such that an inflation fluid exits the balloon.
US09895190B2	Devices and methods for radiofrequency ablation having at least two electrodes Various embodiments are described herein for an extendable electrode configured to receive and conduct radiofrequency discharges for heating a target tissue site, a device for deploying the extendable electrode, and an apparatus for deploying the extendable electrode. Methods for use of the device and apparatus in radiofrequency ablation are described. In various embodiments, the extendable electrode is a coil electrode. Embodiments are described wherein the electrode, device, apparatus, and methods provide radiofrequency ablation treatment of intervertebral discs.
US09895188B2	Reduction of RF electrode edge effect A skin surface is treated with RF energy (e.g., unipolar, monopolar, bipolar or multipolar RF delivery). A first semiconductive cap disposed on a first distal end of a first electrode and, optionally, a second semiconductive cap disposed on a second distal end of a second electrode are applied to the skin surface. RF energy is delivered from the first electrode and the second electrode through the first semiconductive cap and the second semiconductive cap, respectively, through the skin surface. The first semiconductive cap and/or the second semiconductive cap have an electrical conductivity matched or substantially matched to the skin's electrical conductivity (e.g., about 0.1 to about 2 times that of the skin).
US09895187B2	Scanning cannula A scanning cannula for scanning an electrosurgical instrument for electrical insulation defects includes an elongated sleeve having a receiving end, an opposite exit end, and a passageway extending from the receiving end to the exit end. At least one sweeping contact is disposed in the passageway. A circuit in the sleeve is electrically connected to the at least one sweeping contact. A communication device is connected to the circuit to transmit signals from the circuit to a switchbox of a surgical instrument. An electrosurgical instrument inserted into the receiving end of the sleeve passes through the at least one sweeping contact, and any electrical defect of the electrosurgical instrument detected by the at least one sweeping contact is relayed as an error signal to the circuit, which communicates the error signal to the switchbox. The switchbox cuts current to the electrosurgical instrument and signals an alarm.
US09895177B2	Bone fixation device for treatment of femoral fractures A bone fixation device according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a nail extending along a longitudinal axis. The nail is provided with a transverse bore arranged along a transverse axis that intersects the longitudinal axis. The bone fixation device further includes a screw assembly received in the transverse bore, and a locking device. The locking device is configured to clasp the screw assembly to lock the screw assembly against movement along the transverse axis and against rotation about the transverse axis.
US09895176B2	Method for deploying a fusion device for sacroiliac joint fusion A method for fusing a spinal sacroiliac joint and a surgical kit. The kit includes a bone-void filler, stabilization device or implant, a guide pin, a joint locator, a set of dilation tubes, a reamer, a novel directional cannula, a novel tapping cap, a novel drill guide, a drill bit, and a novel implant positioner. The method includes the steps of locating the sacroiliac joint, retracting the soft tissue exposing the graft site, removing any bone obstructions and preparing a relatively smooth graft site horizontal to the immediate sacroiliac joint, creating a cavity in the ilium and sacrum to a predetermined depth that spans the sacroiliac joint, inserting a novel stabilization implant into the cavity, and seating the implant within the cavity at a predetermined depth.
US09895174B2	Orthopedic stiffening device A stiffening device useful for orthopedic stabilization assemblies. The present disclosure provides an apparatus and methods for stiffening the rods and screws typically used for correction of orthopedic defects, such as curvature of the spine. An out-of-plane stiffener is attached to the rods and screws in a plurality of locations, thus reducing the tendency of the rods to move. A stiffener is located in a plane posterior to the rods and screws. The stiffener connects to the rods with adjustable but rigid connections and prevents the rods from bending in the sagittal and coronal planes. This prevents rotation and twisting of the rods and thus the vertebrae into which they are implanted. The stiffeners of the present disclosure may also be attached to pedicle screws only. This helps to correct lordosis and kyphosis bending, as well as scoliosis-type bending. The stiffeners may also be used for cranial and facial applications.
US09895173B2	Element with a shank and a holding element connected to it for connecting to a rod An element with a shank (1) and a holding element (2) connected to it for connecting to a rod (100) is provided, wherein the holding element (2) has a recess (3) having a U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rod (100) with two legs (4, 5) open at one end (6) and an inner thread (7) on the open legs (4, 5) and a locking element (9) with an outer thread (8) which cooperates with the inner thread of the legs, wherein the inner thread (7) of the legs and the outer thread (8) of the locking element are constructed with a flat thread in which the two flanks (7a, 7b; 8a, 8b)) enclose an angle of 90° in each case with the screw axis (S, M). This prevents splaying of the open legs when the locking element is screwed in. The flat thread is easy to produce.
US09895171B2	Modular polyaxial bone screw A modular polyaxial bone screw that incorporates a threaded screw including a head portion and a tulip assembly that selectively “snaps” and locks onto the head portion of the threaded screw in a desired orientation. Thus, the threaded screw may be placed in bone before the tulip assembly is engaged onto the head portion of the threaded screw and a rod is disposed and secured there through using a locking cap, thereby locking the tulip assembly onto the head portion of the threaded screw in the desired orientation.
US09895168B2	Spinal correction system actuators A spinal correction system for implantation in a patient, the system including a reciprocating adjuster and/or a resistance adjuster coupled to a stabilizing member, for example. The resistance adjuster includes a potential energy drive, a slide unit, and a resistance unit. The reciprocating adjuster includes a piston unit, a transfer unit coupled to the piston unit, and a return mechanism.
US09895167B2	Ring hole planning for external fixation frames An external fixation system includes first and second fixation members having first and second pluralities of mounting holes, respectively. The first and second plurality of holes are configured to receive first and second ends of a plurality of struts, each strut having a default or initial mounting position. A simulation of the correction may be performed with the struts in the default positions, but it may be determined that the correction is not achievable. Additional simulations of the correction may be performed with the ends of the struts in different mounting positions to determine if other mounting positions of the struts allow the correction to be completed. During the correction, if one of the struts reaches a maximum length, it may be disconnected and reconnected to a different mounting hole so that, after being reconnected, the strut may be further increased in length to continue the correction.
US09895166B2	Variable flow smoke evacuation apparatus The invention resides in a filter apparatus configured for use in the evacuation of smoke and other contaminants from a laparosurgical operating site incorporating an integral variable flow control mechanism. The apparatus can have a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and configured to allow fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a filter component arranged between the inlet and the outlet for filtering surgical smoke. A structure is provided having an aperture for providing a channel for fluid flow between the inlet and outlet. A closure is also provided and is configured to releasably engage with the structure. The housing is configured to be movable, in relation to the closure or the structure, between (i) a first position in which there is fluid communication between and through the channel and (ii) a second position in which the structure and the closure engage to inhibit fluid flow through the housing.
US09895165B2	Surgical needle The disclosure provides examples of a surgical needle for entering a joint space, such as the hip joint, through tissue.
US09895163B2	Active cannula configuration for minimally invasive surgery The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for active cannula configuration. Active cannula systems include a plurality of telescoping, pre-shaped nitinol tubes configured and dimensioned to reach target locations within a particular anatomical region. A three dimensional image is read for the particular anatomical region. A series of arcs are generated between a point of the anatomical region and a target location. A pathway for the active cannula is calculated from the series of arcs. The pathway is used to configure and dimension the plurality of tubes. The active cannula system is adapted to reach relatively small and complex target locations.
US09895159B2	Multiwire unit and method for producing the same A multiwire unit having a plurality of wire sections which are formed in one piece from a tubular piece whose tubular jacket is subdivided in at least an axial subsection by a plurality of axial slots. The wire pieces remain interlinked at a front end section at a distance to a front tube face, and assume a bent functional state downstream of the wire linking area in a defined functional state of the multiwire unit. The front wire linking area, in the functional state of the multiwire unit, is shaped to an essentially tipless front end closure. For this purpose, the axial slots end at an appropriate small axial distance to the front tube face. The multiwire unit may be formed as, for example, a wire basket unit or a wire filter unit for medical instruments.
US09895152B2	Kit for maneuvering an element present in the body of a patient, comprising an implantable chamber A kit according to the invention includes a tool and an implantable chamber. The implantable chamber comprises a hollow main body delimiting an internal volume opening outwards via a main opening. It further comprises a septum mounted on the main body to close the main opening, and at least one conduit extending from the main body. It also comprises a displacement member, movable relative to the main body, that projects from the main body via the conduit and actuates or sets in motion an element situated in the body of the patient. It lastly comprises a drive mechanism for driving the displacement member situated in the internal volume of the main body, in order to move the displacement member with respect to the main body. The tool includes a proximal maneuvering region and a distal region that is capable of piercing the septum to actuating the drive mechanism.
US09895148B2	Monitoring speed control and precision incrementing of motor for powered surgical instruments Motor speed control systems are disclosed that include a motor having an output shaft, a motor speed control system, a sensor to detect the speed of the motor, and a controller to receive a signal from the sensor and to control the speed of the output shaft. A gear reduction assembly is operably coupled to the output shaft and a detectable element located in the gear reduction assembly. The sensor senses the detectable element. The sensor is placed in the radial path of the detectable element. Another system includes a brushless motor having a housing and an output shaft, the brushless motor comprising electromagnetic field coils arrayed radially around a central magnetic shaft, a gear reduction assembly operably coupled to the output shaft, and a sensor placed in proximity to the brushless motor. The sensor communicates with a controller to control the speed of the output shaft.
US09895147B2	End effectors for surgical staplers A surgical instrument includes a staple cartridge and a control assembly comprising a plurality of first staples and a plurality of second staples. The control assembly includes a control circuit configured to generate a drive signal and a drive unit movable in response to the drive signal to deploy the plurality of first staples and the plurality of second staples.
US09895146B1	Wound closure device The wound closure device includes an outer tubular housing, an inner shaft that extends through the housing, a needle control assembly at least partially disposed with the housing, a pair of hollow needles in communication with the needle control assembly, sutures in the housing, and a suture deployment assembly connected to a distal end of each suture and to the inner shaft. The needles can be inserted into a tissue to deposit the sutures and suture anchors at or near wound edges. The needles can thereafter be completely withdrawn from the tissue.
US09895145B2	Surgical filament snare assemblies A surgical filament snare assembly including an anchor capable of being fixated in bone and having a filament engagement feature. A first filament has a noose with first and second noose limbs connected, preferably slidably connected, to the filament engagement feature of the anchor. The first and second noose limbs emerge from the anchor as first and second free filament limbs which are capable of being passed through tissue to be repaired and then passable through the noose. The noose, such as one or more half-hitches, is capable of receiving the free filament limbs and strangulating them when tension is applied to at least one of the free filament limbs and the noose to enable incremental tensioning of the tissue after the anchor is fixated. Preferably, the snare assembly further includes a flexible sleeve joining at least some portion of the first and second free filament limbs to facilitate passing of the free filament limbs at least through the tissue as a single unit.
US09895143B2	Medical system and method of controlling medical instruments An object of the invention is to provide for automatic angular adjustment of an end effector thereby improving on the operability of a medical instrument. The medical system of the invention comprises a medical instrument including a driver for driving adjustment of the angle of the end effector relative to a shaft, a trocar having an insertion opening through which the medical instrument is inserted, a sensor that produces a sensor signal including at least an angle of a shaft in a reference coordinate system, and a driver for enabling follow-up control processing for driving the driver based on a sensor signal produced out of the sensor such that the angle of the end effector follows a follow-up criterion in a reference coordinate system.
US09895141B2	Contagion prevention systems A device for preventing the spread of bio-matter contagions when used in conjunction with a tongue depressor. The device includes a shield for intercepting the bio-matter contagions. The shield adjustably and removably secures along the tongue depressor. The device also includes a grip manipulator that extends from the shield. The grip manipulator adjustably engages the tongue depressor. The device also includes a window that provides viewing access through the shield.
US09895140B1	Frictional trans-epithelial tissue disruption collection apparatus and method of inducing an immune response In an embodiment of the invention, a frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain tissue biopsy samples. A frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain an epithelial tissue biopsy sample from lesions. The device can be otherwise used to sample specific locations. In various embodiments, the head of the device is narrow and pointed with a hybrid pear shaped diamond facet. Abrasive material can be adhered to the facet.
US09895138B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus According to one embodiment, based on a reception signal, the Doppler signal generation unit generates a first Doppler signal attributed to motion of a living body in a ROI and a second Doppler signal attributed to slower motion. The velocity display scale determination unit determines first and second velocity display scales based on velocity distribution ranges for the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The image generation unit generates first and second Doppler images based on the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The display unit displays the first and second Doppler images with the first and second velocity display scales, respectively.
US09895137B2	Ultrasonic diagnosis device and transmission/reception method There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of measuring hardness information of a subject with high time resolution and spatial resolution.The apparatus is provided with a ultrasonic probe 1 and a displacement generation unit 10 configured to displace an inside of a subject and is configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam for displacement detection to a plurality of detection positions of the subject from the ultrasonic probe 1, and to detect a shear wave velocity based on the displacement at the plurality of detection positions in a control unit 3 by using a reflection signal detected in a detection unit 20, thereby outputting hardness information of the subject. The ultrasonic beam for displacement detection is transmitted to one of the plurality of detection positions. A waveform analysis unit 26 of the control unit 3 is configured to perform a change control of analyzing a shear wave resulting from the displacement to thus transmit the ultrasonic beam for displacement detection to another position of the plurality of detection positions. Thereby, it is possible to measure the shear wave velocity with high time resolution and spatial resolution, so that it is possible to obtain the hardness information of the subject with high precision.
US09895134B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and data processing method There is provided an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus capable of outputting an appropriate ultrasound image with no distortion regardless of a sound velocity distribution in a subject. In the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, sound velocities are calculated at two or more points in a subject, and coordinate transformation of a generated ultrasound image is performed based on the calculated sound velocities.
US09895132B2	Mammography apparatus, control device, control method for mammography apparatus, and program storage medium A mammography apparatus includes: an imaging table housing a radiation detector that detects radiation that has passed through a breast of a subject; a first press member that presses the breast downward from above in a case in which radiation is being detected by the radiation detector; and a second press member that is provided facing the first press member and that presses the breast upward from below, wherein an end portion of the second press member at a chest wall side of the subject is supported by the imaging table.
US09895130B2	Water equivalent diameter determination from scout images Systems, methods, and computer program products that enable calculating the water equivalent diameter of an exposed subject by defining a patient object using anterior/posterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) scout images are provided. Pixels corresponding to air in the LAT and AP scout image are determined. Pixels outside the of the air area belong to either to the patient or the table. The table for both the LAT and AP scout images is identified. The remaining pixels in the LAT AP scout images are from the patient. For each segmented object (patient or table) the boundaries of the segmented object are identified and the attenuations within the segmented boundaries are computed. The final shape and attenuation values of the patient is stored and the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) is calculated. The water equivalent diameter value is normalized by using the technical acquisition parameters provided by the acquisition device.
US09895123B2	Apparatus for generating X-ray image and method thereof A method and apparatus for generating an X-ray image are provided. The method includes obtaining an X-ray image of an object, performing image analysis on a tissue of interest in an area other than an interference target region in the obtained X-ray image, and performing image processing on an entirety of the obtained X-ray image based on information on the analyzed tissue of interest and generating a final X-ray image.
US09895122B2	Scanning apparatus, medical image device and scanning method A scanning apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first scanning control unit, a first determination unit, a second scanning control unit, a second determination unit, and a third scanning control unit. The first scanning control unit obtains at least one first slice image of the leg in an approximate coronal plane direction. The first determination unit determines a direction of a gap between a thighbone and a shinbone in the at least one first slice image. The second scanning control unit obtains at least one second slice image of the leg in a direction vertical to the direction of the gap in the at least one first slice image. The second determination unit determines an axial plane direction according to the at least one second slice image. The third scanning control unit obtains at least one slice image of the leg in the axial plane direction.
US09895120B2	Tracking a motion of a jaw The invention relates to tracking motion of a patient's jaw, wherein motion of a tracking item which represents motion of the jaw is followed by at least one camera arranged to a medical x-ray imaging apparatus and wherein the motion detected by the at least one camera is applied on a digital model depicting hard tissue of the jaw. The moving digital model of the hard tissue of the jaw thus generated is shown on a display to visualize movement of the hard tissue.
US09895119B2	Generation of mask and contrast image data in a continuous acquisition The present disclosure relates various approaches by which mask and contrast projection data may be acquired using a continuous projection acquisition process, without an interruption in acquisition or resetting of the system between the acquisition of the mask projection data and the contrast projection data. In certain implementations, the approaches described herein may be employed with a single-plane or multi-plane tomosynthesis system.
US09895118B2	X-ray diagnostic apparatus An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment comprises: an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a supporting arm configured to support the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in directions to face each other, a moving mechanism configured to move the supporting arm around a plurality of rotation axes and processing circuitry configured to set an imaging sequence concerning a plurality of left-eye imaging positions with respect to the object and a plurality of right-eye imaging positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of left-eye imaging positions and configured to control the moving mechanism to move the supporting arm in accordance with the set imaging sequence. The imaging sequence includes a sequence of continuously performing imaging at at least two of the plurality of left-eye imaging positions or a sequence of continuously performing imaging at at least two of the plurality of right-eye imaging positions.
US09895115B2	Tomosynthesis with shifting focal spot and oscillating collimator blades In a tomosynthesis system a static focal spot is moved in a direction opposite to and generally synchronized with the directional movement of an x-ray source and X-ray collimator blades are moved during each exposure in synchronization with the shifting of the static focal spot. The synchronized movement of the static focal spot, x-ray tube and collimator blades helps keep the effective focal spot fixed in space relative to the breast, detector or both during the entire duration of the exposure and keeps the x-ray field on the detector and breast static. The shifting collimator blades follow an oscillating pattern over the multiple x-ray exposures of a tomosynthesis scan.
US09895110B2	Exercise physiological sensing system, motion artifact suppression processing method and device An exercise physiological sensing system, a motion artifact suppression processing method and a motion artifact suppression processing device for obtaining a stable exercise heart rate signal of a user during exercise are provided. The exercise physiological sensing system includes a bone conduction object, a signal-to-noise ratio analysis module, and a computation module. The bone conduction object has a physiological sensor. The physiological sensor detects a physiological signal of otic bones of the user. The signal-to-noise ratio analysis module is coupled to the physiological sensor and detects a stability of the physiological signal of the otic bones. The computation module is coupled to the signal-to-noise ratio analysis module and generates the stable exercise heart rate signal according to the physiological signal of the otic bones. Accordingly, the exercise physiological sensing system can effectively improve the detected stability of an exercise physiological signal.
US09895103B2	Systems, methods, and devices addressing the gastro-intestinal tract Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to an implantable device, systems, and methods related thereto, that includes at least one sensor and/or therapeutic agent delivery depot. In one embodiment, the system and device include methods for detecting general or specific biological agents in a subject's intestinal tract, and utilizing the information from the detection for determining the timing and content of any therapeutic treatment needed by the subject.
US09895097B2	Systems and methods for delivering bone conduction stimuli to and for measuring gravitation receptor functions of the inner ear Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for delivering bone conduction stimuli for measuring the gravitation receptor functions of the inner ear. In some embodiments, a system may include (i) an impactor operatively linked to a guide disposed within a housing and (ii) an electrically driven actuator enclosed within the housing. The electrically driven actuator may be configured to cause the impactor to (i) travel to a striking point to deliver a mechanical bone conduction stimulus for transmission to a skull bone and (ii) controllably decelerate prior to the instance of stimuli delivery. The system may also include an oculometric response monitoring system including a video camera for capturing video of motion of one or more eyes of the patient.
US09895095B2	Dynamic urine monitor and dynamic urine monitoring instrument This invention provides a dynamic urine monitor. The dynamic urine monitor comprises a case, inside which is equipped with a urine collection device, a pipeline for flowing the urine into the urine collection device, and a measurement system for dynamically measuring the urine. The measurement system comprises a weight measurement subsystem, a density measurement subsystem, and an outlet-inlet module. The weight measurement subsystem comprises a weight sensor and a weight information ADC; the weight sensor dynamically measures the urine weight of the urine collection device. The density measurement subsystem comprises a density sensor and a density information ADC. The density sensor dynamically measures the urine density and it is serially connected with the upstream pipeline of the urine collection device. The outlet-inlet module is used to exchange the information of the weight information ADC and with density information ADC with outside.

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