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US09958704B2	Methods and apparatus for ophthalmic devices including cycloidally oriented liquid crystal layers This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some examples, an alignment layer for the liquid crystal layer may be patterned in a cycloidally dependent manner. The patterning may allow for a polarization dependent lens in some examples. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some examples, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control optical characteristics.
US09958701B2	Method for manufacturing imaging module and imaging-module manufacturing device Provided are a method for manufacturing an imaging-module and an imaging-module manufacturing device that can increase the flexibility of the component arrangement in an electronic device. A relative position of the lens unit and the imaging device unit, held on an axis perpendicular to a measurement chart, and the measurement chart on the axis is changed and images of the measurement chart are captured at the relative positions in the state where, when the lens unit is installed in an electronic device, a magnetic field having a magnitude equal to a magnitude of a magnetic field applied to the movable image-stabilizing unit is applied to the movable image-stabilizing unit. A compensation amount is calculated using signals acquired by capturing the images of the measurement chart, a tilt of the imaging device unit relative to the lens unit is adjusted, and the imaging device unit is fixed to the lens unit.
US09958698B2	3D displaly panel and 3D display device Disclosed are a 3D display panel and the 3D display device. The 3D display panel includes a base plate, a plurality of pixel units, and first and second light emission units. Each of the pixel units includes at least one the sub-pixel, which includes primary and secondary pixel respectively corresponding to the first and second light emission units. Each of the two light emission units includes an anode, a hole transportation layer, an orientation layer, a light emissive layer, an electron transportation layer, and a cathode that are sequentially stacked. In the first and second light emission units, the orientation layers set the orientations of the light emissive layers to first and second orientation states, respectively, and first and second electrons and first and second holes respectively generated by the cathodes and anodes are recombined in the light emissive layers to respectively emit first and polarization light, which are orthogonal.
US09958697B2	Stereoscopic image apparatus A stereoscopic image apparatus that is capable of minimizing loss of optical energy and improving quality of a stereoscopic image is disclosed. The stereoscopic image apparatus includes a polarizing beam splitter to reflect or transmit incident light based on polarization components of the light to split the light in at least three different directions, a reflective member to reflect the light reflected by the polarizing beam splitter to a screen, at least one modulator to modulate the light reflected by the reflective member and the light transmitted through the polarizing beam splitter, and a refractive member disposed in an advancing direction of light to be incident upon the polarizing beam splitter to refract the light to be incident upon the polarizing beam splitter.
US09958691B2	Multi-view display device A multi-view display device is provided, and the multi-view display device at least comprises a projector, a first lens set, and a second lens set. The projector contains a scan-lamp image, and the projector slants an incident ray corresponding to the scan-lamp image with a first angle. The first lens set receives the slanted incident ray and refracts that. The second lens set is slanted with the first angle, and the second lens set receives the slanted incident ray which is refracted by the first lens set and refracts that again, so as to expand a view area of the multi-view display device.
US09958690B2	Autostereoscopic display screen and autostereoscopic display device using the same An autostereoscopic display screen includes a light-deflecting component and a double-sided lenticular lens. The light-deflecting component is configured to deflect the light beam towards a plurality of directions. The double-sided lenticular includes a first cylindrical lens array, a second cylindrical lens array, and a central portion. The first cylindrical lens array faces towards light-deflecting component. The first cylindrical lens array includes first cylindrical lenses, and each of the first cylindrical lenses has a first length A in a first axial direction. The second cylindrical lens array faces away from the light-deflecting component. The second cylindrical lens array includes second cylindrical lenses, and each of the second cylindrical lenses has a second length B in the first axial direction. The first length A is greater than the second length B. The central portion is disposed between the first cylindrical lens array and the second cylindrical lens array.
US09958688B2	Stereoscopic display The present invention provides a stereoscopic display, which comprises a backlight, a display panel, a phase delay film arranged at a light-exiting side of the display panel, and a visual angle adjusting baffle arranged between the backlight and the display panel and parallel to the display panel for adjusting a vertical or horizontal stereoscopic visual angle of the stereoscopic display. The shading strips of the visual angle adjusting baffle can be reflective strips which can reflect light from the backlight arriving at the reflective strips back to the backlight, and the light reflected by the reflective strips to the backlight can enter the display panel after passing through the transparent strips in the visual angle adjusting baffle, thus improving display brightness of the stereoscopic display.
US09958687B2	Apparatus of structured light generation An apparatus of structured light generation is equipped with a light source and a lens unit. The lens unit is installed in a compact housing of the apparatus of structured light generation. Moreover, the lens unit constructed two different optical path lengths within the housing. By the lens unit, light beams from the light source are collimated and converted into linear light beams. The linear light beams are locally overlapped or globally overlapped. Consequently, the light beam from the light source is shaped into a linear structured light or a linearly-overlapped structured light for detection.
US09958686B2	Optical apparatus An optical apparatus includes an illumination module, a first structured light generation module, a second structured light generation module and a beam splitting unit. The beam splitting unit is arranged between the illumination module, the first structured light generation module and the second structured light generation module. When a source beam from the illumination module is received by the beam splitting unit, the source beam is split into a first light beam and a second light beam. The first light beam is propagated in a direction toward the first structured light generation module. The second light beam is propagated in a direction toward the second structured light generation module. After the first light beam passes through the first structured light generation module, a first structured light is generated. After the second light beam passes through the second structured light generation module, a second structured light is generated.
US09958684B1	Compact display engine with MEMS scanners A near-eye optical display system utilizes a compact display engine that couples image light from an imager to a waveguide-based display having diffractive optical elements (DOEs) that provide exit pupil expansion in two directions. The display engine comprises a pair of single axis MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) scanners that are configured to reflect the image light through horizontal and vertical scan axes of the display system's field of view (FOV) using raster scanning. The MEMS scanners are arranged with their axes of rotation at substantially right angles to each other and operate with respective quarter wave retarder plates and a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) to couple the image light into an in-coupling DOE in the waveguide display without the need for additional optical elements such as lenses or relay systems.
US09958683B2	Light guide device, virtual image display apparatus, and method for manufacturing light guide device In a light guide device, a step between optical surfaces connected to each other by a connection portion can be limited (e.g., to 1 mm or smaller) so that a large stepped portion is not allowed to be formed at the connection portion in a hard coat formation process, whereby a coating liquid that flows along portions that are to form the optical surfaces forms no liquid pool or causes no liquid sagging. The light guide device can thus maintain satisfactory light guiding performance at the light guide portion.
US09958682B1	Systems, devices, and methods for splitter optics in wearable heads-up displays Systems, devices, and methods for optical splitters are described. An optical splitter includes a transparent polygonal structure having an input side to receive light from a light source and an output side that is segmented into multiple facets. Each facet is engineered to provide a respective planar surface that is oriented at a different angle in each of at least two spatial dimensions relative to the other facets in order to refract and route a respective portion of the light along a respective set of optical paths. The input side may be faceted as well to further refine the optical paths. A particular application of the polygonal structure in an optical splitter providing eyebox expansion by exit pupil replication in a scanning laser-based wearable heads-up display is described in detail.
US09958679B2	Electro-optical device having optical element including a plurality of light guiding materials bonded via a half mirror layer An electro-optical device includes: a light source which generates a light beams having various angle components; and a first optical element includes a plurality of light guiding materials are bonded to each other via a half mirror layer.The first optical element includes a first surface and a second surface, an incident surface is formed so as to intersect the first surface at a first angle, an emitting surface is formed so as to intersect the first surface at a second angle.A first part of the light is a light reflected by the second surface, and is incident on the emitting surface. The first optical element is formed so that the first part of the light is reflected by the emitting surface, with angles of the first angle and the second angle, and with a refractive index of the plurality of light guiding materials.
US09958678B2	Wearable computing eyeglasses that provide unobstructed views A method for displaying a view of a target comprises establishing a network including a plurality of display devices, requesting by a first display device in the network having an obstructed view of the target, at least one of position and orientation data from one or more remaining display devices in the network each having a different view of the target than the obstructed view, selecting a remaining display device as a view provider to provide the different view of the target to the first display device, requesting the different view of the target from the selected view provider; providing the different view of the target to the first display device, and displaying the different view of the target via the first display device.
US09958677B2	Head-up display and mobile object equipped with head-up display A head-up display that allows an observer to visually recognize a virtual image in a viewpoint region of the observer is provided. The head-up display includes: a display device that has a display surface and displays an image on the display surface; and a first optical system that has a concave mirror, and a lens condensing the light and disposed between the concave mirror and the display surface. The first optical system causes a beam exiting from the display surface to form an intermediate image via the lens and the concave mirror, the intermediate image being enlarged from the image displayed on the display surface.
US09958665B2	Testing equipment with magnifying function Embodiments disclose a device for testing biological specimen. The device includes a sample carrier and a detachable cover. The sample carrier includes a specimen holding area. The detachable cover is placed on top of the specimen holding area. The detachable cover includes a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area. The focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm. The magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.
US09958658B2	Testing equipment with magnifying function Embodiments disclose a device for testing biological specimen. The device includes a sample carrier and a detachable cover. The sample carrier includes a specimen holding area. The detachable cover is placed on top of the specimen holding area. The detachable cover includes a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area. The focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 3 mm. The magnifying component has a magnification ratio of at least 30.
US09958656B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same A zoom lens includes a front unit having a negative refractive power and a rear unit having a positive refractive power, which includes an aperture stop, and the front unit includes a first lens having a negative refractive power, and the first lens has a meniscus shape of which a convex surface is directed toward the object side, and the rear unit includes a first lens unit A and a second lens unit B, and at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the front unit and the rear unit changes.
US09958651B2	Panoramic lens assembly A panoramic lens assembly includes a first lens assembly which includes a first lens group, a first prism and a second lens group, all of which are arranged in order from a first object side to a first image side along a first optical axis. The first lens group is with negative refractive power and includes a first and a second lens. The first prism includes a first incident surface, a first reflective surface and a first exit surface. The second lens group is with positive refractive power and includes a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth and a seventh lens. The first lens assembly satisfies: 0.2≤TTL1/θ1m≤0.4, wherein TTL1 is an interval in mm from an object surface of the first lens to a first image plane along the first optical axis and θ1m is a half maximum field of view in degree for the first lens assembly.
US09958648B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09958639B2	Imaging lens The present invention relates to an imaging lens, the imaging lens including, in an ordered way from an object side, a first lens having positive (+) refractive power and convexly formed at an object side surface; a second lens having positive (+) refractive power and concavely formed at an object side surface; and a third lens having negative (−) refractive power, wherein the imaging lens meets a conditional expression of 1.6
US09958637B2	Optical device having improved impact resistance An optical device whose impact resistance against an impact improved without increasing the size thereof. A first-group lens barrel holds has radially protruding follower pins formed thereon. A cam ring is disposed outside the first-group lens barrel, and has cam grooves formed therein for engagement with the follower pins. A diaphragm unit disposed rearward of the first-group lens barrel and a second-group lens barrel disposed rearward of the diaphragm unit move in the optical axis direction. When the diaphragm unit and the second-group lens barrel move in the optical axis direction, the optical device is switched between a wide angle position in which first protrusions formed on the diaphragm unit are positioned inside the follower pins and a telephoto position in which third protrusions formed on the second-group lens barrel are positioned inside the same.
US09958636B2	Electronic apparatus The electronic apparatus includes a base member, a rotatable operation member, a clicking member rotatable together with the rotatable operation member, an exterior member disposed between the base and rotatable operation members, a switching operation member provided with an operation knob and movable between first and second positions, a pressing member and a contact member both held by the base member, the pressing member being biased toward the clicking member, the contact member being biased toward the switching operation member to contact the switching operation member, and a stopper member movable together with the switching operation member. When the switching operation member is located at the first position, the pressing member contacts the concave and convex portions. When the switching operation member is located at the second position, the pressing member contacts the stopper member and held away from the concave and convex portions.
US09958635B2	Lens barrel and optical apparatus A lens barrel, in one configuration, includes: a first barrel in which a cam groove having a shape curved with respect to a predetermined axis direction is formed to pierce through the first barrel; a second barrel capable of rotating around the predetermined axis along an outer circumferential surface of the first barrel, a straight groove extending in the predetermined axis direction being formed in the second barrel; a moving member that has a cam pin moving along the cam groove and the straight groove and moves in the predetermined axis direction while holding a lens inside the first barrel as the second barrel rotates with respect to the first barrel; and a damping mechanism that applies damping force depending on an angle of the cam groove to the predetermined axis direction to the second barrel.
US09958634B2	Lens moving apparatus A lens moving apparatus can include a cover can; a base disposed below the cover can; a bobbin disposed in the cover can; a coil provided at an outer surface of the bobbin; a driving magnet facing the coil and disposed in the cover can; a sensing magnet coupled to the bobbin; and a sensing unit coupled to a circuit board and facing the sensing magnet, in which the bobbin includes a recess formed inward therein, the sensing magnet is disposed in the recess, and the coil is disposed between the sensing magnet and the cover can.
US09958627B2	Round and small diameter optical cables with a ribbon-like optical fiber structure An optical fiber cable including an optical fiber ribbon in a pipe, wherein the ribbon includes at least two optical fibers arranged side by side, and wherein at least two of the optical fibers are bonded intermittently along a length of the fibers.
US09958626B2	Optical fiber ribbon, and optical-fiber-ribbon production method Multi-core fibers are optical fibers each of which has a circular cross section. In each of the multi-core fibers, a plurality of cores are arranged at a prescribed interval, the peripheries thereof are covered by a cladding, and a resin coating is formed on the outer periphery of the cladding. In a cross section of this optical fiber ribbon, said cross section being orthogonal to the length direction, the multi-core fibers are arranged such that the cores of all of the multi-core fibers are all arranged in the same direction. The multi-core fibers are arranged such that central lines of the respective multi-core fibers, said central lines respectively linking three of the cores, all face the thickness direction of the optical fiber ribbon. Furthermore, in the optical fiber ribbon, the arrangement of the cores is substantially constant along the entire length of the optical fiber ribbon in the length direction.
US09958624B2	Apparatus providing simplified alignment of optical fiber in photonic integrated circuits A structure for optically aligning an optical fiber to a protonic device and method of fabrication of same. The structure optically aligns an optical fiber to the protonic device using a lens between the two which is moveable by actuator heads. The lens is moveable by respective motive sources associated with the actuator heads.
US09958622B1	Port and cable connection labeling using optical elements In one embodiment, a method includes receiving light from a light generating device at a port of a network device, the port comprising a port optical element positioned within a path of the light, receiving a cable assembly comprising a plug at the port, the plug comprising a plug optical element positioned for alignment with the port optical element when the cable assembly is coupled with the port, and processing the light at the port optical element and the plug optical element. The processed light is emitted from a portion of the plug extending from the port when the cable assembly is coupled with the port to provide a visual indication of compatibility between the cable assembly and the port. An apparatus is also disclosed herein.
US09958619B2	Optical connector cleaning tool An optical connector cleaning tool includes a supply reel (11) having a belt-like cleaning cloth (3), and a winding bobbin (12) for winding the cleaning cloth (3). The optical connector cleaning tool also includes a housing (7) which rotatably supports the supply reel (11) and winding bobbin (12), a cleaning head (13) which comes in contact with the cleaning cloth (3), and a pressing member (5) which supports the cleaning head (13) and moves in a longitudinal direction with respect to the housing (7). The optical connector cleaning tool further includes a slide spring (53) which biases the pressing member (5) forward, and a transmission mechanism (33) which transmits an action of the pressing member (5) to the winding bobbin (12). The transmission mechanism (33) includes a rack (32) on the side of the pressing member (5), and a pinion on the side of the winding bobbin (12). When the pressing member (5) retreats with respect to the housing (7), the transmission mechanism (33) rotates the winding bobbin (12) in a winding direction so as to feed the cleaning cloth (3). This optical connector cleaning tool can easily clean an optical connector plug while achieving downsizing by using a simple structure.
US09958615B2	Monolithic element and system for collimating or focusing laser light from or to an optical fiber A monolithic optical element and system is used for collimating or focusing laser light from or to optical fibers. The optical fiber terminates in a tip that directly abuts against the first surface of the optical element. The optical element may provide a collimation or focusing function depending upon whether the abutting fiber delivers light for collimation or receives focused light from a collimated beam. The optical element may be a standard or modified barrel or drum lens, with the first and second surfaces being convex curved surfaces having the same or different radii of curvature. The end of the optical element to which the fiber abuts may have a diameter to match the inner diameter of a ferrule for positioning the fiber. A pair of the elements may be used for collimation and focusing in a Raman probehead or other optical detection system.
US09958611B2	Fiber optic wire splice enclosure A system and method for securely holding a fiber optic cable splice in place and for creating a watertight splice by encapsulating two or more fiber optic cables having one or more spliced fiber optic strands in an enclosure with an encapsulant to create a permanent, watertight, fiber-optic splicing system and method.
US09958609B2	Method of manufacturing nano antenna A method of manufacturing a nano antenna is provided. The method includes forming a material layer on a substrate, defining a portion of the material layer, forming an adhesion layer on the defined portion of the material layer, forming a nano antenna material layer on the adhesion layer, and removing the adhesion layer to thereby manufacture the nano antenna.
US09958607B2	Light waveguide, method of manufacturing light waveguide, and light waveguide device A light waveguide includes a first cladding layer, a groove formed in the first cladding layer, a core layer embedded in the groove, and a second cladding layer formed on the first cladding layer and the core layer. A width and thickness of one end of the core layer are larger than a width and thickness of the other end of the core layer.
US09958605B2	Weak reflection terahertz fiber optic devices for distributed sensing applications The present disclosure provides a novel fiber optic sensing device using ultra-weak, terahertz-range reflector structures. A fiber optic sensor device for distributed measurements (strain/temperature) includes an optical fiber detection arm having an inner core extending along a length of the optical fiber, an outer cladding surrounding the inner core, and at least one ultra-weak, terahertz-range reflector structure. Each reflector structure is comprised of two or more ultra-weak range reflectors (gratings) written at a spacing corresponding to the terahertz range and formed along a length of the inner core of the optical fiber. A narrow bandwidth, tunable laser interrogation system interrogates the optical fiber and measures changes in reflections and interference patterns caused by physical changes in the optical fiber.
US09958604B2	Optical fiber, and optical-fiber production method In this multi-core fiber, a plurality of cores are arranged at a prescribed interval, and the peripheries thereof are covered by a cladding having a lower refractive index than the plurality of cores. A resin coating is formed on the outer periphery of the cladding. A colored section is formed on a section of the outer surface of the resin coating in the peripheral direction. The colored section is formed continuously along the length direction of the multi-core fiber. In a multi-core fiber cross section orthogonal to the length direction, the position of a specific core and the peripheral position where the colored section is formed are substantially constant along the length direction of the multi-core fiber. In other words, in the multi-core fiber cross section orthogonal to the length direction, the position of the specific core and the position where the colored section is formed are substantially constant along the length direction of the multi-core fiber.
US09958603B2	Optical fiber for chemical sensor An optical fiber for an optical fiber sensor and a chemical sensor using the same are disclosed. The optical fiber includes a core area, and a suspended cladding area formed around the core area and having at least one cladding hole. The core area has at least one core hole for reducing an effective refractive index of the core area. The optical fiber and the chemical sensor using the same may have improved measurement sensitivity by increasing an evanescent field fraction of existing suspended core fibers.
US09958602B2	Device with illuminated light bar A control device, such as a gateway device for a wireless load control system, has a light bar extending around a periphery of an enclosure to provide feedback to a user of the load control system, as well as to provide a pleasing aesthetic effect on the gateway device. The control device may include at least one light-emitting diode mounted to a printed circuit board inside the enclosure, a control circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and operatively coupled to the light-emitting diode for controllably illuminating the light-emitting diode, and a multi-functional mounting structure for mounting the printed circuit board inside the enclosure. The mounting structure may have at least one light-pipe structure for conducting light from the at least one light-emitting diode to the light bar. The mounting structure may have an antenna-mounting structure to which an antenna of the control device may be mounted.
US09958591B2	Backlight module A backlight module includes a light guide plate having a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure recesses into or protrudes from the bottom surface and has a first and a second surfaces. The first and the second surfaces of at least one of the microstructures are located on two sides of a first reference plane parallel to the first light incident surface. A section-line of each first surface on a second reference plane perpendicular to the first light incident surface and perpendicular to the light emitting surface is a straight line. A first angle between each first surface and a third reference plane parallel to the light emitting surface in the light guide plate is between 0 degrees and 20 degrees, and a thickness of each microstructure is between 0 micrometers and 20 micrometers.
US09958590B2	Light source device and display apparatus Provided are: a light source device which can reduce the amount of light that escapes from a light-entering surface of a light guide plate in an edge light-type light source device, and which can maintain high display quality; and a display device employing the light source device. The light source device comprises a light guide plate having a rectangular shape, and a substrate having a strip shape on which light emitting diodes are mounted on a surface that faces a side surface of the light guide plate. A plurality of peripheral walls are provided on the substrate so as to enclose at least one of the light emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface and has a height equal to or greater than the facing distance between the light guide plate and the substrate.
US09958588B2	Light guide for display light enhancement A display in a portable information handling system may have a narrow or no border. A light guide for display light enhancement used to illuminate the display may be formed with concave indentations at a first face that receives light from a light source, such as a string of light emitting diodes. The concave indentations may improve the homogeneity of light transmitted by the light guide. The light guide may further have a light diffusive surface treatment at the first face.
US09958586B2	Mounting device for a sanitary element A mounting device (26) for a sanitary element comprises a mounting frame (30) to hold the sanitary element and a lighting unit (B) connected to the mounting frame, which comprises a first optical means (1) having at least one light source (3) for providing a first glow of light (5) and at least one second optical means (2) having at least one light source (4) for providing a second glow of light (6), wherein the said glows of light (5, 6) can be output from the mounting device (26).
US09958578B2	Composition for manufacturing contact lenses and method for manufacturing contact lenses by using the same The invention provides a material including a first siloxane macromer shown as formula (I): in which R1, R2 and R3 are C1-C4 alkyl groups, R4 is C1-C6 alkyl group, R5 is C1-C4 alkylene group, R6 is —OR7O— or —NH—, R7 and R8 are C1-C4 alkylene groups and m is an integer of 1-2, n is an integer of 4-80; a second siloxane macromer shown as formula (II): in which R9, R10 and R11 are C1-C4 alkyl groups, R12, R13 and R15 are C1-C3 alkylene group, R14 is a residue obtained by removing NCO group from an aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanate, and o is an integer of 4-80, p is an integer of 0-1; q is an integer of about 1-20; at least one hydrophilic monomer and an initiator.
US09958573B2	4D volumetric weather data processing and display Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying weather data on a computer display screen. Received weather data can be parsed into weather data layers, based on ranges of altitude. The weather data can be separated into different weather products. A pilot can select products and altitude ranges for weather data to be displayed. Additional products and altitude ranges can be suggested to pilots based on detected weather hazards located outside of the pilot-selected products and altitude range. Additional products and altitude ranges can be automatically displayed on the display screen for severe weather hazards. A flight plan for the aircraft can be automatically recalculated to avoid a weather hazard. Parsing of the weather data can be performed at a first rate commensurate with a rate at which the weather data is received. Further processing based on pilot selections can occur at a second faster rate.
US09958563B2	Radiation measurement method and device A solid scintillator member is provided in the internal space of a container. The scintillator member is an aggregate of a plurality of pellets. The internal space also confines a gas produced through the vaporization of a liquid sample containing a radioactive substance. When radiation emitted from a plurality of particles within the gas reaches the scintillator member, light is generated. That light is detected by a pair of photomultipliers. A plurality of particles may be produced outside of the container and introduced into the container.
US09958562B2	Nuclear gauges and methods of configuration and calibration of nuclear gauges A method for calibrating a nuclear gauge of the having a source includes providing a nuclear gauge comprising a radiation source, the radiation source being coupled with a computing system with a machine readable program stored thereon containing a calibration routine. An operator places the gauge on one or more specified blocks to adjust the source within each block to one or more specified positions to initiate a count. The method includes determining that the source is at each position before each count begins, adjusting the counting times before each count begins by the program on the nuclear gauge based on each position of the source to obtain calibration information, obtaining counts at each position, storing the counts within the computing system of the nuclear gauge, and calculating for each position calibration coefficients.
US09958561B2	Apparatus and method for the determination of one or more neutron source characteristics A neutron detection apparatus includes a neutron detector and an analyzer. The neutron detector includes a plurality of neutron detector assemblies, where each of the neutron detector assemblies includes a plurality of neutron detection devices. The neutron detector also includes a moderating volume. The plurality of neutron detector assemblies are disposed within the moderating volume so as to form a three-dimensional array of neutron detection devices within the moderating volume. The analyzer is communicatively coupled to each of the neutron detection devices of the plurality of neutron detector assemblies. The analyzer configured to receive one or more measured response signals from each of the neutron detection devices, and perform one or more analysis procedures to determine one or more characteristics associated with the one or more neutron sources based at least on the received one or more measured response signals.
US09958558B2	Wireless digital detector housing with inscribed circuitry A digital x-ray detector has a non-metallic housing. A two dimensional array of photosensors enclosed by the housing is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit formed on an interior surface of the housing.
US09958551B1	Method and device for determining availability of ARAIM system A method for evaluating the availability of ARAIM system is provided. A satellite position coordinate and clock offset of each satellite at a current time point and several time points before the current time point are received. Empirical mode decomposition is performed on the position coordinate and the clock offset respectively, to obtain a position coordinate mode component and a clock offset mode component of each satellite at each time point. A position coordinate mode component and a clock offset mode component of each satellite at a time point next to the current time point are obtained respectively. According to the position coordinate mode component and the clock offset mode component of each satellite at the time point next to the current time point, a position coordinate mode component and a clock offset mode component of each satellite at a next time point is obtained, thereby obtaining an evaluation result.
US09958548B2	Indoor trilateralization using digital off-air access units A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System. The system includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellite navigation systems (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, or BeiDou) and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system further includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location that are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. Moreover, the system includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs.
US09958545B2	Lidar system A lidar system with a light source to emit a pulse of light and a receiver to detect a return pulse of light. The receiver can include a first channel to receive a first portion of the return pulse and produce a first digital output signal, and a second channel to receive a second portion of the return pulse and produce a second digital output signal. The receiver can include a logic circuit to produce an output electrical-edge signal in response to receiving the digital output signals. The receiver can also include a time-to-digital converter to determine a time interval based on an emission time of the pulse of light and based on the electrical-edge signal. The lidar system can also include a processor to determine a distance to a target based at least in part on the time interval.
US09958544B2	Vessel-towed multiple sensor systems and related methods An embodiment can include a vessel-towed system that includes a first towing/communication interface system, e.g., a first tow cable with a fiber optic system, and spaced apart buoys for supporting the first tow cable. A first mobile structure including a first control system and first type of emitter, e.g., an attraction system, is connected to the first tow cable. A second mobile structure is provided that can include an underwater towed emitter such as an audio emulation system. The first and second emitters can be configured emit a first and second plurality of emissions for inducing a receiving entity response. The second mobile structure is coupled with the first mobile structure with a second tow cable that comprises another fiber optic cable. An automated response or manual control systems can be provided on the towing vessel and the first mobile structure adapted to operate the first and second emitters.
US09958539B2	Real aperture radar system for use on board a satellite and for maritime surveillance applications The present invention regards a method of operation of a real aperture radar system for surveillance of the Earth's surface, said real aperture radar system being installed on a space vehicle/platform that moves in a direction of flight and comprising a transceiving antenna, or a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, which is/are electronically steerable. All the radar pulses are transmitted: with a predefined pulse repetition frequency and a predefined timing of the scanning cycle such that to guarantee a complete coverage of each of the N swaths parallelly to the direction of flight; and by using a frequency agility technique.
US09958538B2	Ultrasonic transmission and reception device An ultrasonic transmission and reception device is described. This includes a transmission circuit for generating a transmission signal at its transmission outputs and, an ultrasonic transducer, which is suited for converting electrical signals into sound signals and sound signals into electrical signals, a transformer, the primary side of which is connected to the transmission outputs and of the transmission circuit and the secondary side of which is connected to the ultrasonic transducer, and a reception circuit for processing a received signal present at its reception input. The ultrasonic transmission and reception device is characterized in that the reception input of the reception circuit is connected to the transformer via an additional winding tap of the transformer, the additional winding tap being incorporated into the transformer in such a way that the transformed transmission signal at the reception input of the reception circuit is boosted in its voltage amplitude with a lower gain factor than the transformed transmission signal which excites the ultrasonic transducer.
US09958535B2	Detector for determining a position of at least one object A detector (118) for determining a position of at least one object (112) is disclosed, the detector (118) comprising: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (120), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) has at least one sensor region (124), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is at least partially transparent, wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (120) is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region (124) by at least one light beam (126) traveling from the object (112) to the detector (118), wherein the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (126) in the sensor region (124); at least one illumination source (114) adapted to illuminate the object (112) with illumination light (115) through the longitudinal optical sensor (120); and at least one evaluation device (136), wherein the evaluation device (136) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal.
US09958531B2	Determining a location of a wireless device using fingerprinting In some examples, a query including signal values providing measures of signals between a first wireless device and corresponding access points is received. Access points are ranked for the query based on sorting the signal values. Similarity values are computed, using the ranking, between the query and respective fingerprints of signal values collected at a plurality of locations in an area, each signal value of the signal values in the fingerprints providing a measure of a signal between at least one wireless device at a location of the plurality of locations and a respective access point of the access points. A location of the first wireless device is determined based on the computed similarity values.
US09958526B2	Localization with non-synchronous emission and multipath transmission Directional characterization of a location of a target device makes use of multiple radio transmissions that are received from the target device. In some examples, each radio transmission is received at a first antenna at a fixed location, and is also received at a second moving antenna. The received transmissions are combined to determine the directional characterization, for example, as a distribution of power as a function of direction. In some examples, the received radio transmissions are processed to determine, for each of a plurality of directions of arrival of the radio transmissions, a most direct direction of arrival, for example, to distinguish a direct path from a reflected path from the target.
US09958522B2	Method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic resonance signals in subvolumes of an object under examination A method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic resonance signals from at least one of N subvolumes predefines a reception encoding scheme and determines unique spatial encoding for at least one of the subvolumes but not for the entire volume under examination (UV). A transmission encoding scheme is also defined, wherein encoding is effected via the amplitude and/or phase of the transverse magnetization. The temporal amplitude and phase profile of the RF pulses is then calculated and each reception encoding step is carried out I times with variations according to the I transmission encoding steps in the transmission encoding scheme. The method makes it possible to largely restrict the spatially resolving MR signal encoding and image reconstruction to subvolumes of the object under examination without the achievable image quality sensitively depending on imperfections in the MR apparatus.
US09958518B2	Shoulder coil and transmitting coil for magnetic resonance system A shoulder coil for a magnetic resonance system includes a receiving part. The shoulder coil also includes a transmitting part used for coupling a radio-frequency magnetic field of a body coil of the magnetic resonance system.
US09958517B2	Shoulder coil having a flexible top part and/or a mounting-dependent element selection A shoulder coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device includes a bottom part and one or more top part elements that may be moved relative to the bottom part. The one or more top elements each have at least one coil therein.
US09958515B2	Configuring operating parameters of a medical device based on a type of source of a disruptive energy field An implantable medical device (IMD) configures one or more operating parameters of the IMD based on a type of source of a disruptive energy field to which the IMD is exposed. The disruptive energy field may, in one example, include magnetic and/or radio frequency (RF) fields generated by an MRI scanner. In one aspect, the IMD may distinguish between different types of MRI scanners and select an exposure operating mode tailored to reduce the effects of the particular type of MRI scanner. In another aspect, the IMD may adjust one or more operating parameters that will be used when the IMD returns to a normal operating mode after exposure to the MRI scanner based on the type of MRI scanner to which the IMD is exposed.
US09958514B2	Magnetic field measurement apparatus, magnetic field measurement system and magnetic field measurement method A magnetic field measurement apparatus includes a first gas cell disposed in a +z direction when seen from an object to be measured, a second gas cell disposed in the +z direction when seen from the first gas cell, a first measurement unit which measures a component of a magnetic field in the first gas cell, a second measurement unit which measures a component of a magnetic field in the second gas cell, a magnetic field generation unit which generates the magnetic field toward the second gas cell so as to reduce the component measured by the second measurement unit, and an output unit which outputs a signal in response to the difference in the components respectively measured by the first measurement unit and second measurement unit.
US09958513B2	Magnetic sensor and method for quantitatively identifying magnetic hysteresis loop characteristics of magnetic code A magnetic sensor is provided with a magnet and a magnetic sensitive element, the magnetic sensitive element responses to a magnetic field generated by a magnetic code in a banknote which is magnetized by the magnet, the whole or part of a hysteretic loop process is completed when the magnetic code is magnetized by the magnet while passing by the surface of the magnetic sensor. A method for quantitatively identifying magnetic hysteresis loop characteristics of magnetic code, the whole or part of the hysteretic loop process is completed when the magnetic code is magnetized by the magnet while passing by the surface of the magnetic sensor, the magnetic sensor reads the signal of the corresponding magnetizing process, and then soft magnetism and hard magnetism properties of the magnetic code on the magnetic hysteresis loop characteristics of the magnetic code are identified.
US09958510B2	Integrated magnetic spectrometer for multiplexed biosensing A magnetic spectrometer is integrated in a semiconductor substrate and provides high sensitivity without using an external magnet field. The spectrometer includes one or more highly stable on-chip oscillator and LC resonator. A current caused to pass through the inductor generates a magnetic field and polarizes the nanoparticles placed in its proximity, thereby changing the effective inductance of the inductor, and in turn, modifying the oscillation frequency of the LC resonator. The shift in the oscillation frequency is used to characterize the nanoparticles and measure their magnetic susceptibility frequency profile. The spectrometer operates at multiple frequencies over a diverse range without using a reference sensor thereby effectively increasing its spatial multiplexing density. The magnetic spectrometer uses the relationship between the sizes of the particles and the resonance frequency Fres and/or the magnetic frequency spectrum of the particles as a spectroscopic means of differentiating between the particles.
US09958506B2	Method for monitoring a battery A method is described for monitoring a battery, and a battery and a system for carrying out the method in connection with such a battery. A number of sensors are assigned to the battery, the sensors being connected serially to one another and to a control unit via a data line; at least one of the sensors putting in each case at least one data word on the data line.
US09958504B2	Primary alkaline battery with integrated in-cell resistances The invention is directed toward a primary AA alkaline battery. The primary AA alkaline battery includes an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; and a separator between the anode and the cathode. The anode includes an electrochemically active anode material. The cathode includes an electrochemically active cathode material. The electrolyte includes potassium hydroxide. The primary AA alkaline battery has an integrated in-cell ionic resistance (Ri) at 22° C. of less than about 39 mΩ. The electrochemically active cathode material includes electrolytic manganese dioxide. The electrolytic manganese dioxide has a specific cathode loading from about 2.9 g/cm3 to about 3.45 g/cm3. The separator has a porosity of greater than 75%.
US09958502B2	Defect isolation methods and systems A test system for testing devices is disclosed. The test system includes a scanning microscope module and a test module. The scanning microscope module, when testing a device under test (DUT), is configured to perturb the DUT with a laser at a test (pixel) location. The test module includes a tester unit, a reference failure log containing prior failing compare vectors of interest, and a comparator unit which includes a software comparator. The tester unit is configured to perform a test run at the test location of the DUT with a test pattern. If the test run fails testing, the tester unit is configured to compare using the comparator unit to determine if failing test vectors of the test run matches a desired failure signature, and to generate a comparator trigger pulse if failing test vectors match the prior failure signature. The trigger pulse indicates that the test location of the DUT is a failed location.
US09958499B1	Constant stress pin tip for testing integrated circuit chips A structure and method of constructing a tip for a contact pin used in IC test housing for testing integrated circuits. As the pin is deflected when the device under test (DUT) pad engaged the tip of the pin, the tip pressure normally increases as the elastomers biasing the pin are engaged. This causes uneven pressure on the tip and will create debris and reduce tip life. By making the surface of the tip wider in the X or Y direction the surface pressure is reduced during the pin contact cycle. It is also possible to reduce tip pressure by having the top surface change in the Z axis so that recedes downwardly along its travel path, the pressure is reduced.
US09958497B2	Testing pluggable module A testing pluggable module includes a pluggable body extending between a front end and a mating end defining a mating interface with a communication connector of a receptacle assembly. The mating end is receivable in a module cavity of the receptacle assembly to mate with the communication connector. The pluggable body has an exterior forward of the mating end. The testing pluggable module includes an internal circuit board held in the pluggable body having a testing circuit operating at least one testing function. The testing pluggable module includes a user interface on the exterior of the pluggable body. The user interface has an input configured to operably control the at least one testing function of the testing circuit.
US09958496B2	Layer-layer registration coupon for printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for determining misregistration of internal layers of a PCB using resistance measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a first resistance between a first center terminal and a first peripheral terminal of a first registration coupon on a printed circuit board (PCB) panel including at least one PCB. The method further includes measuring a second resistance between the first center terminal and a second peripheral terminal of the first registration coupon, wherein the first and second peripheral terminals are associated with a first internal layer of the PCB. A difference between the first and second resistances is then calculated. Then, based on this difference, a determination is made of a distance of misregistration of the first internal layer, if any, along a first axis.
US09958491B2	Ground fault monitoring system A ground fault monitoring system includes a ground fault interface device including a power interface and a data interface. The ground fault interface device is structured to output power via the power interface and to receive data via the data interface. The ground fault monitoring system also includes a plurality of ground fault devices structured to detect a ground fault on an associated circuit, to output data of the detected ground fault to the ground fault interface device, and to receive power to operate the ground fault devices via power lines. The plurality of ground fault devices are electrically connected in a series connection with the ground fault interface device by data lines and power lines. Each of the ground fault devices is configured to pass through received data and power.
US09958487B2	Method and apparatus for powering an electronic device A method of monitoring a process of powering an electronic device through a cable assembly is proposed. The cable assembly comprises a cable which is connected between a power supply and the electronic device. The method comprises generating a synchronization signal, generating a test signal based on the synchronization signal and applying the test signal to one end of the cable, detecting a response signal at the one end of the cable, the response signal resulting from applying the test signal to the cable assembly, and determining, based on the response signal and the synchronization signal, a first and a second quantity indicative of a real part and an imaginary part of the impedance of the cable assembly, respectively. Further, an apparatus for monitoring a process of powering an electronic device through a cable assembly is proposed.
US09958482B1	Systems and methods for a high isolation current sensor Systems and methods are described herein for creating a high isolation integrated current sensor whereby a portion of a current to be sensed by a magnetic field sensing circuit is split within the current sensor. The current sensor includes a primary conductor configured to carry a first portion of a primary current and a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second opposing surface. The first surface supports a magnetic field sensing circuit. The current sensor includes a first insulation layer disposed over the first surface, a conductive layer disposed over the first insulation layer and at least two interconnects coupled between the primary conductor and the conductive layer. A second portion of the primary current can flow through the conductive layer and the magnetic field sensing circuit is configured to sense the second portion of primary current.
US09958477B2	Testing machine and operation method thereof A test machine includes a base, a testing platform, a probe platform, a control lever, a temporary positioning mechanism and a damper. The testing platform connects with the base and carries a device under test. The probe platform connects with the base and moves along a longitudinal direction. The probe platform connects with a probe. The control lever connects with the base and the probe platform which is driven by the control lever to move along the longitudinal direction. The temporary positioning mechanism connects with the control lever and temporarily holds the probe platform and the control lever at a specific position. The damper connects with the base. When a distance between the probe and the DUT is shorter than a buffering distance, the damper abuts against the control lever or the probe platform to reduce a velocity of the probe moving towards the DUT.
US09958475B2	Test device and test method using the same The present disclosure provides a test device and a test method using the test device. The test device includes a first fastener structure for fastening a to-be-tested substrate with first touch lines, a second fastener structure for fastening a test match panel with second touch lines, and the first touch lines and the second touch lines forming a touch module, a third fastener structure for supporting a change-over flexible printed circuit board, a signal input structure for electrically connecting to one of a circuit board in the test match panel and the first touch lines through the change-over flexible printed circuit board, and inputting trigger data signals, a sensing signal capture structure for capturing touch sensing signals in the first touch line or the second touch lines.
US09958474B2	Self-calibrating indicating device A pointer is rotational relative to the screen. A driver unit rotates the pointer. An imaging device detects an image of the pointer sends a signal of the image. A controller receives the signal of the image from the imaging device. The screen indicates a graphic. The controller modifies the graphic according to the signal of the image.
US09958473B1	Calibrating sensor unit orientation for use in a vehicle monitoring system This disclosure relates to a system and method for calibrating sensors upon installation in a vehicle. The system includes a sensor set configured to generate output signals conveying vectors of acceleration of the vehicle. The system determines a three-dimensional orientation of the sensor set in relation to the vehicle. The system converts output signals from the sensor set into vectors of acceleration of the vehicle.
US09958472B2	Inertial sensor A low-noise and high-sensitivity inertial sensor is provided.On the assumption that a movable portion VU1 and a movable portion VU2 are formed in the same SOI layer, the movable portion VU1 and the movable portion VU2 are mechanically connected to each other by a mechanical coupling portion MCU even while these movable portions are electrically isolated from each other. Thereby, according to a sensor element SE in the invention, it is possible to further suppress a shift between the capacitance of a MEMS capacitor 1 and the capacitance of a MEMS capacitor 2.
US09958470B2	System for capturing movements of an articulated structure A system for capturing the movements of a body having substantially rigid segments articulated together includes attitude units fastened onto the segments of the body, the units each including at least one accelerometer and one magnetometer, and a reduced number of gyroscopes. The system also includes a pseudo-static state detection module and a module for calculating pseudo-static angles. When all segments are detected in a pseudo-static state, the state vector is provided by the module for calculating pseudo-static angles. When a segment is detected in a dynamic state, the state vector is provided at the output of a Kalman filter.
US09958468B2	Automatic analyzer The present invention provides an automatic analyzer capable of reducing the time necessary for analysis processing by making various operations pertaining to the analysis processing more efficient. More specifically, the present invention is characterized in that, from among a plurality of ending operation items set as analysis ending operations to perform at the end of analysis operations for analyzing a sample under analysis, one or more ending operation items to be performed are selected, and on the basis of monitoring results of monitoring the status of an automatic analyzer during the period from the end of the analysis ending operations to the start of analysis preparation operations for preparing for the analysis operations, one or more preparation operation items to be performed are selected from among a plurality of preparation operation items set as analysis preparation operations.
US09958467B2	Method for supplementing a sample with specific information and sample tube system Provided is a method for supplementing a sample with specific information. This method includes the following steps: intrinsically marking a sample by adding a chemical marker having a defined composition to the sample; storing data reflecting the composition of the chemical marker and information assigned to the chemical marker, wherein this marker-assigned information is not related to the composition of the chemical marker itself; analyzing the sample with an analysis method, wherein the analysis method is suited to detect the composition of the chemical marker, to obtain a marker-related result; comparing the marker-related result with the stored data; and assigning the marker-assigned stored information to the sample based on the preceding comparison.
US09958462B2	Assay for detection of transient intracellular Ca2+ This invention relates to a simple end point assay for detection of transient intracellular Ca2+ with broad applicability to many Ca2+ channel proteins comprising, Generation of expression constructs for the fusion proteins having the Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) phosphorylation sites of NR2A or NR2B subunits of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) or the voltage gated potassium channel of Drosophila (Eag) or any protein sequence which binds to the T-site of CaMKII similar to NR2B, conjugated to mitochondrial localizing signal sequence, or mutants of these sequences as described herein. Generation of mammalian expression constructs of α-CaMKll as a chimera with green fluorescent protein (GFP-α-CaMKII) or its mutants as described herein. Site-Directed mutagenesis, Transfection, Ca2+ stimulation, imaging and quantification of the number of cells with Ca2+-dependent signal, wherein, NMDA receptor activity assay, TRPVI receptor activity assay, GluR4 receptor activity assay are performed to detect the activity of Ca2+ channel proteins.
US09958456B2	OxMIF as a diagnostic marker The present invention pertains to the recognition that a specific oxMIF form of MIF is useful as a diagnostic marker in (MIF-related) diseases, in particular for example monitoring of disease progression. The present invention also pertains to the respective use of a diagnostic kit and a respective diagnostic assay and pertains to advantageous respective antibodies.
US09958454B2	Peptide constructs and assay systems The present invention provides methods for constructing peptide construct sets and methods of use of these peptide construct sets in assay systems for peptide analysis, and in particular for use in high throughput peptide analysis. The methods allow for analysis of large sets of peptide constructs in a cost-effective manner, employing molecular biological techniques that are both robust and easily parallelized. Thus, the methods allow for the construction of peptide construct sets encompassing, e.g., the human proteome.
US09958446B2	Method for treatment of blood tumor using anti-TIM-3 antibody Disclosed is a therapeutic method including administering a TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to a subject who is suspected to be suffering from blood tumor and in whom TIM-3 has been expressed in a Lin(−)CD34(+)CD38(−) cell fraction of bone marrow or peripheral blood or a subject who has been received any treatment for blood tumor. Conceived diseases include those diseases which can be treated through the binding or targeting of the TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to blood tumor cells (AML cells, CML cells, MDS cells, ALL cells, CLL cells, multiple myeloma cells, etc.), helper T cell (e.g., Th1 cells, Th17 cells), and antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, and cells resembling to the aforementioned cells (hepatic stellate cells, osteoclasts, microglial cells, intraepidermal macrophages, dust cells (alveolar macrophages), etc)).
US09958443B2	Signal enhancement mechanism for dual-gate ion sensitive field effect transistor in on-chip disease diagnostic platform Dual-gate ion-sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs) for disease diagnostics are disclosed herein. An exemplary dual-gate ISFET includes a gate structure and a fluidic gate structure disposed over opposite surfaces of a device substrate. The gate structure is disposed over a channel region defined between a source region and a drain region in the device substrate. The fluidic gate structure includes a sensing well that is disposed over the channel region. The sensing well includes a sensing layer and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution includes a constituent that can react with a product of an enzymatic reaction that occurs when an enzyme-modified detection mechanism detects an analyte. The sensing layer can react with a first ion generated from the enzymatic reaction and a second ion generated from a reaction between the product of the enzymatic reaction and the constituent, such that the dual-gate ISFET generates an enhanced electrical signal.
US09958439B2	Carbohydrate detection The present invention relates to a method for detection, identification and/or quantification of one or more carbohydrates. The method comprises the steps of contacting an objector a sample with a luminescent conjugated oligothiophene (LCO) and detecting at least one detection signal of the luminescent conjugated oligothiophene. The presence of and/or the identity of and/or the quantity of one or more carbohydrates that is or are present on said object or in said sample is determined based on said detected detection signal from the LCO. The invention encompasses methods for carbohydrate detection by use of oligothiophene derivatives. The methods are quick, easy and direct and can be performed in real time as well as in situ.
US09958438B2	Multi-channel flowcell A flow cell unit to be docked against a flat lid surface to form a closed flow cell arrangement, the flow cell unit comprising a top surface with protruding walls of elastic material defining three or more adjacent elongated flow channels, each flow channel comprises a first fluid port and a second fluid port, wherein the walls separating adjacent flow channels comprises a valve section of reduced height, thereby allowing selective opening and closing of a flow path transverse to the elongated flow channels by controlling the docking force between flow cell and the lid surface to an open docking state and a closed docking state respectively.
US09958435B2	Arrangement and process for optical analysis and specific isolation of biological samples A process is disclosed for detecting cells in a liquid sample, which includes: i) filtration of the liquid sample through a porous membrane which is suitable for retaining detectable cells, where at least one subregion of a support is configured as transparent supporting body and the membrane is arranged over its area on the transparent supporting body in such a way that detectable cells are retained on at least part of the surface of the membrane and that at least part of the sample liquid passes through the membrane, ii) application of a liquid optical medium which has essentially the same refractive index as the supporting body, and iii) optical measurement of at least a subarea of the membrane in order to detect detectable cells.
US09958431B2	Endotoxin detection systems and detection methods thereof Endotoxin detection systems and corresponding detection methods integrate an optical path detection system based on a conventional laser particle size detector and detect the particle size distribution characteristics of the endotoxin colloidal particles in an aqueous solution by using laser light scattering. One system calculates the concentration of the endotoxin by fitting the correlation of the astigmatism with the concentration of the endotoxin based on scattering intensity of the endotoxin particles at more than three different angles via a quantitative operator. A second system tests the detection parameters of the concentration limits of a series of concentrations of endotoxin standard solutions by the laser light source intensity adjustment, the scanning mode adjustment and the detection parameter adjustment, then selects a corresponding detection parameter to test a sample, and determines whether the sample is satisfactory according to the range of particle size distribution peaks in the detection result.
US09958426B2	Device and method for determining mixing ratios of flowing media The present invention relates to a device and a method for determining mixing ratios of flowing media, in particular for determining the mixing ratios of two gases by using two flow resistances with different characteristic curves, each flow resistance containing a differential pressure sensor and being connected in series, where one flow resistance is formed by a sintered metal filter and another flow resistance is formed by an orifice.
US09958419B2	Light source unit and photoacoustic measurement apparatus using the same It is desirable to more stably and efficiently transmit light in a housing of a light source unit. A light source unit 13, which emits a laser beam L to a light guide part 40, includes: a unit housing 13b that includes a connector receiving portion 51b detachably connected to a connector portion 51a; a light source 30 that is installed in the unit housing 13b and outputs the laser beam L; a diffusion part 80 that diffuses the laser beam L output from the light source 30; a condensing lens system 81 that condenses the laser beam L diffused by the diffusion part 80; and an optical fiber 82a that transmits the laser beam L, which is condensed by the condensing lens system 81, to the connector receiving portion 51b. The connector receiving portion 51b optically connects the optical fiber 82a to the light guide part 40.
US09958415B2	ChemFET sensor including floating gate Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays including large FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
US09958413B2	Method for manufacturing sensor intermediate product and method for manufacturing sensor A method for manufacturing a gas sensor includes: disposing a tubular holder and a tubular compact in a tubular metallic shell defining a through hole, the tubular holder defining a first insertion hole, and the tubular compact defining a second insertion hole; preparing a preliminary assembly in which a pin is inserted into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole; pulling out the pin from the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole and inserting a sensor element into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole such that a forward end of the pin will come into contact with an end of the sensor element; compressing the compact to thereby fix the sensor element inside of the metallic shell; welding a protection sleeve to the metallic shell to thereby form a semi-assembly; and combining the semi-assembly with another semi-assembly to thereby form the gas sensor.
US09958411B2	Method for measuring hematocrit value of blood sample, method for measuring concentration of analyte in blood sample, sensor chip and sensor unit Provided is a sensor chip for electrochemically measuring a concentration of an analyte in a blood sample. In one embodiment of the sensor, the sensor chip includes a substrate, and a preliminary measurement analyzer and a hematocrit value analyzer disposed on the substrate. The preliminary measurement analyzer includes a preliminary working electrode and a preliminary counter electrode. The hematocrit value analyzer includes a working electrode and a counter electrode. An oxidant of a redox substance is disposed on the preliminary measurement analyzer and the counter electrode. A reductant of a redox substance is disposed on the working electrode.
US09958407B2	Extracting mined ore, minerals or other materials using sensor-based sorting A method of analyzing minerals received within a mining shovel bucket includes collecting data associated with ore received in the bucket, where the bucket includes at least one active sensor, where the ore includes one or more mineral, and where the ore is within a field of the active sensor. The method further includes determining a content of the minerals using the data, transmitting information relating to the content of the minerals to a decision support system, and sorting or processing the ore based on an output of the decision support system. Collecting data associated with the ores may include generating source signals, applying the source signals to the active sensor, collecting a response from the active sensor, and comparing the response with a reference or threshold. Other features are disclosed.
US09958406B1	Method of measurement and estimation of the coefficient of thermal expansion in components Methods and systems for measuring and/or estimating a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of a component of a fuel cell system. A CTE measurement technique includes securing a measurement member over a surface of the component via a seal having a melting point, heating the seal above its melting point of the seal, cooling the component, measurement member and seal to a second temperature below the melting point of the seal, and determining the CTE of the component based on the change in the span of the measurement member after cooling. A fuel cell component characterization technique includes measuring an electrical resistivity (ER), conductivity (EC), resistance or conductance of the component, measuring at least one additional property of the component which, together with ER, EC, resistance or conductance, correlates to the CTE of the component, and sorting the component based on the measurements.
US09958405B2	Reverse filling carbon and temperature drop-in sensor A drop-in probe includes a measurement head having an immersion end and an opposing second end having an end face. The measurement head is formed of first and second body halves configured to mate together along a parting line. A sample chamber, arranged within the measurement head, is thermally isolated from a cooling mass thereof and includes a metal wall having a thickness of 2.5 mm or less. An inlet tube has an inlet opening to the sample chamber. The inlet opening has a diameter Dinlet and is spaced apart from the end face of the measurement head at a distance of at least D inlet 2 . When the sample chamber is filled with a sample of the molten metal, a ratio of a mass of the metal sample to a mass of the metal wall of the sample chamber is greater than 2.6 and less than 6.
US09958402B2	Dosimetric scintillating screen detector for charged particle radiotherapy quality assurance (QA) An apparatus and method are provided for performing Quality Assurance of complex beams of penetrating radiation inside a patient. A detector with a transverse scintillating screen images the radiation inside a tissue phantom with high spatial resolution. The scintillator is comprised of a mixture of two or more scintillators emitting different spectra of light and having different characteristic responses as a function of the beam LET value. The optics relaying the scintillation output have variable transmission with wavelength, further shaping the spectrum of light transmitted to the imaging sensor which also has spectrally varying sensitivity. Parameters of the scintillator construction, the optics, and the imaging sensor are chosen so the output of the composite detector is proportional to a characteristic of the input beam, for example the dose deposited as a function of depth inside the tissue phantom.
US09958399B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus includes a light source for illumination, a stage on which an imaging object illuminated by illumination light from the light source is to be placed, a critical illumination optical system configured to supply the illumination light to the imaging object placed on the stage, and to have a greater magnification in a first axis direction than in a second axis direction, an imaging optical system configured to form an image of the imaging object placed on the stage and illuminated using the critical illumination optical system, and a detector configured to detect the image of the imaging object formed by the imaging optical system, and to have a detection area longer in the first axis direction than in the second axis direction.
US09958391B2	Lighting device In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a phosphor volume for at least partial wavelength conversion of primary light into secondary light, a primary light semiconductor light source for irradiating the phosphor volume with primary light, a measurement light generating arrangement for generating measurement light having a spectral composition outside the primary light and the secondary light, a measurement light detector sensitive to the measurement light, and a measurement light filter, which is fixedly connected to the phosphor volume and is optically arranged between the measurement light generating arrangement and the measurement light detector.
US09958390B2	On-chip molecule fluorescence detection A semiconductor device used for fluorescent-based molecule detection and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device has a fluid channel layer defining a fluid channel through which a sample stream flows. A target cell coupled with a fluorescent source is contained by the sample stream. The semiconductor device also has an excitation light source for generating excitation light that reaches the target cell coupled with the fluorescent source to generate fluorescent light. The semiconductor device also has a light filter layer for permitting the fluorescent light to pass through and to block the excitation light and a light detection layer for detecting the fluorescent light. The functional components of the device are highly integrated. Leakage of the excitation light and background noise into the light detection component can be minimized to improve the quality of detection.
US09958384B2	Method of detecting bacteria in a fluid using forward-scatter technique A method for detecting and counting particles suspended in fluids, such as bacteria suspended in urine, utilizing dynamic features of the suspended particles and employing light scattering measurements. The disclosed method is suitable for determining the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. A cuvette for detecting bacteria in fluids, which is especially suited for the light scattering measurements, is provided.
US09958382B2	Method for determining the abrasion resistance of at least one wear layer arranged on a carrier plate A method for determining the abrasion resistance of at least one wear layer arranged on a carrier plate, including: capturing at least one NIR spectrum of the wear layer arranged on the at least one carrier plate using at least one NIR detector and determining the abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer by comparing the NIR spectrum for the abrasion resistance that is to be determined with at least one NIR spectrum ascertained for at least one reference sample by multivariant data analysis (MDA).
US09958378B2	Body fluid test system and moving mechanism thereof A body fluid test system includes a test chip, an image capturing device, a moving mechanism for test tube and at least one fluid transfer device. The image capturing device is for capturing image of the test chip. The moving mechanism includes a base and a test tube carrier. The test tube carrier is movably disposed on the base. The test tube carrier is for carrying at least one test tube. One end of the fluid transfer device corresponds to the top of the test tube carrier, and another end of the fluid transfer device corresponds to the test chip. The test tube carrier is movable upwardly from a pre-testing position to a testing position. When the test tube carrier is at the testing position, the fluid transfer device is for transferring a body fluid sample contained in the at least one test tube to the test chip.
US09958376B2	Floating particle detection device A floating particle detection device 1 is capable of accurately identifying the type of a floating particle while achieving simplification of a configuration of the device, the device includes: a laser light irradiator (10) that includes a laser light emitting element (11) and a back-monitor-use light receiving element (12); a scattered light receiver (20) that selectively receives light of a predetermined polarization component among scattered light generated when a floating particle (50) is irradiated and that generates a second detection signal; and an identification processor (30) that identifies the type of the floating particle on the basis of a first detection signal and the second detection signal. Incident light entering the back-monitor-use light receiving element (12) includes: a back-monitor-use laser beam (L0); and backscattered light (Lbs) travelling toward the laser light irradiator (10) among the scattered light (Ls).
US09958374B2	Method and apparatus for measuring charge and size of single objects in a fluid In a method for determining charge and/or size of an object (15) suspended in a fluid, the object (15) is introduced, together with the fluid, into an electrostatic trap (1) defining an electrostatic confining potential. The thermal motion of the object (15) in the fluid is observed under influence of the confining potential, and charge and/or size are determined from the observed thermal motion. In particular, the viscous drag on the object yields a measure of its size, while the stiffness of its confinement can be compared with a potential model to reveal the total charge it carries. Also disclosed are an apparatus and software for carrying out the method.
US09958372B2	Particle detection apparatus and particle detection method A particle detection apparatus includes a plurality of photodetectors that detect reaction light generated at a particle irradiated with inspection light and generate electric signals in respective channels; pulse detectors that detect pulses of the electric signals in the respective channels; a correlating unit that correlates the pulse of the electric signal in a reference channel being a channel having a highest signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, with the pulse of the electric signal in a channel other than the reference channel generated within a predetermined time difference range with respect to the pulse of the electric signal in the reference channel; and an attribute specifying unit that specifies an attribute of the particle on the basis of the correlated pulses of the electric signals.
US09958368B2	Rheometer control system A rotary rheometer is disclosed that includes improved control logic. This logic can provide continuously sampled force control logic, compliance control logic, adaptive control logic, anti-windup logic, and/or inertial correction logic.
US09958366B2	Stone impact simulator A stone impact simulator is provided. That stone impact simulator includes a projectile propulsion section to propel a projectile toward a test sample and a projectile capture section to capture the projectile after the projectile ricochets off of the test sample. The projectile capture section includes a rebound block, a spent projectile storage compartment and a projectile energy dissipation element between the rebound block and the spent projectile storage compartment.
US09958361B2	Test device and methods of use A test device for analyzing fluid samples. The test device includes a planar support member for supporting reagent pads, and a handle attached to, or for attaching to the planar support member. The test device can be treated with a fluid sample by disposing a fluid sample on the reagent pads. The fluid sample can be disposed onto the reagent pads by the handle, or by dipping the test device into the fluid sample.
US09958360B2	Energy audit device Aspects of the subject technology relate to an energy audit device configured for identifying one or more sources of thermal energy loss. In some implementation, the audit device includes one or more processors, a memory coupled to the processors, a location module coupled to the processors, and one or more environmental sensors. In practice, the processors can be configured to perform various operations including: receiving a first set of environmental measurements, receiving a second set of environmental measurements, and identifying one or more thermal energy leaks at a building location based on the first and second sets of environmental measurements.
US09958359B2	Tire performance testing apparatus A tire performance testing apparatus capable of reproducing conditions in which tire runs on actual road having a pothole, that is, conditions in which tire hits projection after moving in the air. The tire performance testing apparatus includes a tire running surface, a projection installing surface disposed on the front side of the end of the tire running surface in the traveling direction of a vehicle traveling on the tire running surface and positioned lower than the end of the tire running surface, and a projection disposed on the projection installing surface in such a manner as to protrude upward from the projection installing surface. And the distance between the end of the tire running surface and the projection is so set that the tire of a vehicle traveling on the tire running surface hits the projection after getting airborne away from the end of the tire running surface.
US09958354B2	Integrity testing A method and apparatus are disclosed for testing one or more layers of a flexible pipe. The method includes the steps of applying a test cycle to a flexible pipe and simultaneously applying the same test cycle to a tubular test layer connected in an in-line configuration with the flexible pipe.
US09958352B2	Pressure measuring cell, including a measuring membrane arranged at a measuring cell body via a joining structure The invention is a pressure-measuring cell comprising a measuring cell body, a measuring membrane arranged on the front face of the measuring cell body by means of a joining structure, wherein the measuring cell body and the measuring membrane each have at least one measuring electrode, which electrodes form a measuring capacitor, and at least one support element provided on the measuring membrane and/or the measuring cell body within the joining structure.
US09958351B2	Strain compensation for pressure sensors A pressure sensing system provides signals representative of a magnitude of pressure at a selected site. A sensor module includes a first transducer producing a first signal having an associated first response to pressure and strain applied to the sensor module and a second transducer producing a second signal having an associated second response to pressure and strain applied to the sensor module. A calculated pressure, a bending pressure error and a bend-compensated pressure are computed in response to the first signal and the second signal.
US09958345B2	Rotating body non-contact power-feeding device and torque sensor A rotating body non-contact power-feeding device comprises: a power receiving-side substrate with a power receiving-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a rotating shaft supported via a bearing and rotates as one with the rotating shaft; and a power transmitting-side substrate with a power transmitting-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a holding unit holding the bearing so that a substrate surface thereof faces opposite a substrate surface of the power receiving-side substrate and is connected with a power source, wherein: a power transmitting-side coil is formed with a conductive pattern so as to achieve a flat-plane spiral pattern with a plurality of turns at a substrate surface facing opposite the power receiving-side substrate and the power transmitting-side circuit component is mounted at another substrate surface, at the power transmitting-side substrate that includes a substrate front surface and a substrate back surface, a power receiving-side coil is formed with a conductive pattern so as to achieve a flat-plane spiral pattern with at least one turn at a substrate surface facing opposite the power transmitting-side substrate and the power receiving-side circuit component is mounted at another substrate surface, at the power receiving-side substrate that includes a substrate front surface and a substrate back surface; and the power transmitting-side coil and the power receiving-side coil are magnetically coupled with each other so as to allow power to be contactlessly fed from the power transmitting-side substrate to the power receiving-side substrate.
US09958343B2	Error reduction in radiation-based temperature measurement systems Apparatuses and systems for determining a temperature of a targeted subject are disclosed. A temperature sensing system may include an antenna for sensing electromagnetic radiation (e.g., microwaves, etc.) emanating from the source. Based on that electromagnetic radiation, the antenna generates a temperature signal. A switch, which is located at or adjacent to an output of the antenna, receives the temperature signal, as well as a reference signal from a termination. The temperature signal and the reference signal are conveyed along a cable to a signal converter. Signal-altering events that affect the temperature signal as it is conveyed also affect the reference signal. Thus, any error caused by a signal-altering event automatically cancels out. The signal converter measures or otherwise processes the temperature signal and, since there is no need to correct for errors in the temperature signal, the reference signal, and accurately calculates the temperature of the source.
US09958339B2	Temperature sensing circuitry for an implantable medical device Temperature sensing circuitry for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed that can be integrated into integrated circuitry in the IMD and draws very little power, thus enabling continuous temperature monitoring without undue battery depletion. Temperature sensor and threshold setting circuitry produces analog voltage signals indicative of a sensed temperature and at least one temperature threshold. Such circuitry employs a Ptat current reference stage and additional stages, which stages contains resistances that are set based on the desired temperature threshold(s) and to set the voltage range of the sensed temperature. These analog voltages are received at temperature threshold detection circuitry, which produces digital signal(s) indicating whether the sensed temperature has passed the temperature threshold(s). The digital signal(s) are then provided to digital circuitry in the IMD, where they can be stored as a function of time for later review, or used to immediately to control IMD operation.
US09958338B2	Thermocouple with a heater on a substrate The invention relates to a thermocouple for sensing the temperature at a measurement point, comprising a first conductor that has a first end and a first terminal, and a second conductor that has a second end and a second terminal. The first end of the first conductor and the second end of the second conductor are in electric contact with one another at the measurement point, while the first terminal of the first conductor and the second terminal of the second conductor can each be connected to a terminal line. The first conductor and the second conductor are applied to a substrate using thick-film technology, the first end of the first conductor and the second end of the second conductor overlapping in at least some sections at the measurement point. A hot runner nozzle has a heater and a thermocouple according to the invention.
US09958337B2	Protective tube device for protecting a temperature sensor against contact with a fluid A protective tube device can protect a temperature sensor against contact with a fluid, and has a distal end containing the temperature sensor and has an outer wall provided for contact with the fluid, and a proximal end which is connected to the temperature sensor by electric lines and is intended for arrangement outside the fluid, wherein, on the outer wall of the distal end, an elastic membrane closes off a resultantly defined pressure transmission fluid reservoir in a fluid-impermeable manner, the pressure transmission fluid reservoir being connected fluidically by a fluid channel running within the protective tube device to a pressure sensor arranged in the proximal end.
US09958332B2	Bolometer circuitry and methods for difference imaging Various techniques are disclosed for bolometer circuits and related methods for thermal imaging in a difference domain, where each pixel value represents a difference in incident IR radiation intensity between adjacent bolometers. For example, a bolometer circuit may include an array of bolometers each configured to generate a pixel signal in response to a bias and incident infrared radiation. Each column of the bolometer array may comprise an amplifier, a first plurality of switches each configured to selectively provide a supply voltage to a respective one of bolometers of the each column, a second plurality of switches each configured to selectively route a difference of the pixel signals of a respective adjacent pair of the bolometers of the each column to an input of the amplifier, and a third plurality of switches configured to selectively provide a common voltage to a respective one of the bolometers of the each column.
US09958330B2	Sensor and information acquisition apparatus using sensor A sensor to detect information on a subject by using an electromagnetic wave includes a transmitting unit having a generating element and a first antenna, a polarization converting unit, and a receiving unit having a second antenna and a detecting device. The generating element generates an electromagnetic wave, and the first antenna emits the electromagnetic wave generated by the generating element as first polarization. The polarization converting unit converts the first polarization into second polarization by changing a polarization direction of the first polarization. The second antenna receives the second polarization, and the detecting device detects the electromagnetic wave received by the second antenna. The transmitting unit and the receiving unit are disposed on the same substrate.
US09958329B2	Photoelectric switch There is provided a photoelectric switch capable of accurately detecting even such a workpiece where a tint changes within the same workpiece, while preventing erroneous detection. The photoelectric switch includes: a light projecting unit; a light receiving unit; a coincidence degree calculating unit for comparing the acquired color information with a reference color to calculate a coincidence degree of both of the color information. When the color information is newly acquired, a detection signal generating unit compares, with a detection determination threshold, the highest coincidence degree of coincidence degrees calculated by respectively comparing the color information newly acquired, with the two or more reference colors, to perform workpiece determination.
US09958328B2	Single device for gas and flame detection, imaging and measurement, and drift correction method thereof Devices image radiation from a scene that includes two materials with spectral characteristics in two different wavelength regions. A lens forms an image of the scene on a detector that includes an array of elements. A filtering arrangement integrated with the detector allows half of the detector elements to detect radiation in one of the wavelength regions and the other half of the detector elements to detect radiation in the other wavelength region. Each detector element can be constructed from two different sub-elements that are sensitive to radiation in one of the respective wavelength regions. A blackbody source positioned within the devices reduces drift induced by changes to the environment surrounding the devices. The blackbody source projects radiation onto a region of the detector that does not receive radiation from the scene. Pixel signals produced from the scene radiation are modified based on pixel signals produced from the blackbody.
US09958324B1	Enclosed benchtop raman spectrometry device An enclosed benchtop Raman spectrometry device, systems, methods, and techniques related thereto are disclosed. A benchtop Raman spectrometer can comprise an enclosure enclosing a probe and sample. In an embodiment, a compliance component can determine concurrent satisfaction of a group of compliance rules. The compliance rules can relate to contact between the probe and sample, environmental conditions within the enclosure, illumination conditions within the enclosure, an operation state of a viewport allowing direct viewing of a sample-probe interface, etc. While concurrent satisfaction is determined, the release of optical energy for interrogation of the sample via the probe can be enabled. In an embodiment, the probe can comprise a spherical optical element, e.g., a BallProbe®, which can be brought into contact with the sample to perform Raman spectroscopy.
US09958318B2	Apparatus and method for checking the integrity of visual display information The invention provides an apparatus and method for checking the integrity of visual display information and has particular application to checking images displayed in an automotive vehicle, such images containing safety critical information. The image intensity is checked only to an extent commensurate with a human being able to interpret its correct meaning. Hence, images which are defective in some way yet still recognisable by the human eye are not classified as failures. In one embodiment, a part of the image containing safety critical information is segmented into smaller areas and the luminance of pixels in each segmented area is compared with a threshold brightness level and a threshold darkness level. A histogram for each area is generated and compared with a reference.
US09958316B2	System and method for measuring a resonance frequency of a tube The invention proposes a system for measuring a resonance frequency of a tube. The system comprises: an oscillating unit (21) for oscillating the tube at a plurality of oscillation frequencies, respectively; a detecting unit (22) for detecting a time delay of transmitting a pressure pulse from a first position to a second position in the tube when the tube is oscillated at each oscillation frequency, wherein, when the tube is oscillated at each oscillation frequency in a specific oscillation frequency range of the plurality of oscillation frequencies, the detecting unit (22) detects a variation of the time delay—a determining unit (23) for determining a maximal variation of the time delay when the tube is oscillated at the oscillation frequencies in the specific oscillation frequency range; and—an indicating unit (24) for indicating an oscillation frequency corresponding to the maximal variation of the time delay, being a resonance frequency of the tube.
US09958315B2	Capacitive sensor, acoustic sensor and microphone A chamber that penetrates vertically is formed in a silicon substrate. A diaphragm is arranged on the upper surface of the silicon substrate so as to cover the upper opening of the chamber. Leg pieces are provided in corner portions of the diaphragm, within the diaphragm. The diaphragm and the leg pieces are separated by slits, and the leg pieces extend in the diagonal directions of the diaphragm. The leg pieces are connected to the diaphragm at the ends on the outer peripheral side of the diaphragm, and the ends on the central side of the diaphragm are supported by anchors provided on the upper surface of the silicon substrate. A back plate is provided above the silicon substrate so as to cover the diaphragm, and a fixed electrode plate is provided on the lower surface of the back plate so as to oppose the diaphragm.
US09958309B2	Method for measuring level of material level measuring apparatus A probe (14) of a material level measuring apparatus (10) inserts into a container (20). The material level measuring apparatus (10) transmits an electromagnetic wave signal. When the electromagnetic wave signal touches a surface of a material (30), a first reflected signal is generated. When the electromagnetic wave signal touches a bottom of the probe (14), a second reflected signal is generated. According to the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal, a first time-passing difference value (t1) and a second time-passing difference value (t2) are obtained. According to the first time-passing difference value (t1), the second time-passing difference value (t2) and a predetermined empty container time-passing difference value (t3), a first material level and a second material level are obtained. According to the first material level and the second material level, a third material level is obtained.
US09958307B1	Chemical dosing system A liquid dosing device for use with a liquid dispenser that includes a container for holding liquid in communication with a dispenser base, an outlet port for dispensing the liquid. The liquid dosing device includes a valve housing, a reservoir and a dosing cup. The valve housing is mounted to the dispenser base and includes an open top, an outlet port and a blocking region. The reservoir is mounted within the valve housing and includes at least one inlet port in communication with the dispenser base outlet port and at least one outlet port. The dosing cup is movably mounted within the valve housing in fluid communication with the reservoir and includes at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir outlet port, a blocking region, at least one outlet port and mechanism for moving the dosing cup between a fill position and a dose position to prevent spillage of the liquid being dispensed, or to dispense the liquid in defined quantities.
US09958304B2	Milk meter Milk meter for measuring a flow rate of a milk flow, provided with an inlet, an outlet, and a liquid flow path from the inlet to the outlet. The milk meter has a measuring chamber and a float in the measuring chamber configured to float on milk. The milk meter determines the flow rate from the level of milk and the milk meter is provided with a magnetic unit for generating a magnetic field and the magnetic field varies in height direction of the measuring chamber, and the float has an electronic measuring unit for measuring the strength of the magnetic field. The measured strength of the magnetic field is a measure of the height at which the float is floating on the milk and the measured strength of the magnetic field is a measure of the flow rate of the milk flow.
US09958301B2	Impact mass flow sensor for monitoring peanut harvest yields Yield monitoring systems for harvesting machines and methods that can provide yield monitoring of crops are described. Machines include those that pneumatically convey crop through the machine such as peanut harvesting machines. The yield monitoring system includes a force sensor that can be located in conjunction with a duct of the harvesting machine such that impact of the crop materials on an impact plate within the duct will be registered by the force sensor. This registration can be used to determine a mass flow rate for the crop, which can be correlated to yield of the crop. The systems can include additional components such as optical monitors, moisture sensors, and pressure sensors.
US09958299B2	Cable and method for introducing initial tensile strain to optical fiber A cable (10) includes a cable body (11) that is formed from a plurality of wires (14) that are integrally bundled; and a pair of sockets (12) to which both end portions of the cable body (11) is separately affixed; at least one of the plurality of wires (14) being a fiber-containing wire (16), which is formed by an optical fiber (17) that extends in a cable length direction (D) and that is protected by a protective tube (18); wherein the optical fiber (17) protrudes from the protective tube (18), in the cable length direction, further outside than the socket (12); and each of the pair of sockets (12) is provided with a spool (30) that removably holds the optical fiber (17) and imparts an initial tensile strain to the optical fiber (17).
US09958294B2	Absolute position encoder including scale with varying spatial characteristic and utilizing Fourier transform or other signal processing An electronic absolute position encoder is provided including a scale, a detector portion and a signal processing configuration. The scale includes a first scale pattern of signal modulating elements, wherein the first scale pattern includes a spatial characteristic of the signal modulating elements which progressively changes as a function of position along a measuring axis direction and defines an absolute measuring range. The spatial characteristic includes at least one of a spatial wavelength or a spatial frequency of the signal modulating elements and is unique at each unique position in the absolute measuring range. The detector portion includes a group of sensing elements, and the signal processing configuration determines an absolute position of the sensing elements relative to the scale within the absolute measuring range. In various implementations, the signal processing configuration may utilize Fourier transform processing and/or other processing for determining the absolute position.
US09958287B2	Map display system and map display method Based on map information acquired from a map DB, a viewpoint for viewing a ground surface on a map of a set region at a time of displaying the map is set. Altitude information that indicates an altitude of a landform present in at least a partial region of the set region is stored. In a case where the altitude information is present in the map DB at a position on the map, which is set in response to a position indicated by inputted position information, a sight direction of the viewpoint is changed, and the viewpoint is thereby set at a position higher than the altitude of the landform, which is indicated by altitude information of the position on the map. A display data for displaying, on a display device, a map in a case of viewing the ground surface from the viewpoint set is generated.
US09958282B2	Identifying a route configured to travel through multiple points of interest A computer-implemented method for identifying a route that is configured to travel through multiple points of interest includes receiving a query that includes an origin location, a destination location, and at least a first point of interest and a second point of interest. The method also includes identifying a perimeter that surrounds the received origin and destination locations in response to the query. The perimeter is then used to identify a set of locations for each of the first and second points of interest.
US09958278B2	Navigation system with scalable display mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a device capability for an embedded device; receiving unprocessed map information based on the device capability; generating a natively rendered map layer on a mobile device with the unprocessed map information; generating a map overlay for layering over the natively rendered map layer; and generating a navigation interface with the map overlay and the natively rendered map layer for displaying on the embedded device.
US09958271B2	Configuration to reduce non-linear motion Embodiments for modifying a spring mass configuration are disclosed that minimize the effects of unwanted nonlinear motion on a MEMS sensor. The modifications include any or any combination of providing a rigid element between rotating structures of the spring mass configuration, tuning a spring system between the rotating structures and coupling an electrical cancellation system to the rotating structures. In so doing unwanted nonlinear motion such as unwanted 2nd harmonic motion is minimized.
US09958267B2	Apparatus and method for dual mode depth measurement An apparatus and a method for dual mode depth measurement are provided. The apparatus is used for measuring a depth information of a specular surface in a depth from defocus (DFD) mode or measuring a depth information of a textured surface in a depth from focus (DFF) mode. The apparatus includes a light source, a controller, a processor, a lighting optical system, an imaging optical system, a beam splitter and a camera. The controller is for switching between the depth from defocus mode and the depth from focus mode. The lighting optical system is used to focus a light from the light source on an object surface in the depth from defocus mode, and the lighting optical system is used to illuminate the object surface with a uniform irradiance in the depth from focus mode.
US09958265B2	Specimen measuring device and computer program product A specimen measuring device includes: a light source device that irradiates a specimen surface of a specimen with illumination light from multiple illumination units at a plurality of illumination angles; a spectral camera device that is arranged above the specimen surface, spectrally separates reflected light from the specimen surface, and acquires 2D spectral information through a single image capturing operation; and a calculating unit that calculates deflection angle spectral information of the specimen surface used to measure a measurement value of a certain evaluation item of the specimen using a change in an optical geometrical condition of an illumination direction and an image capturing direction between pixels in an X axis direction and a Y axis direction of the spectral information.
US09958263B2	Correction device and correction method for optical measuring apparatus A correction device for an optical measuring apparatus obtains correction data for each scanning position of a light beam from an optical measuring apparatus that includes a light beam scanner which scans with a light beam a measuring region where a measured object is placed, and a light receiver which receives a transmitted light beam from the measuring region. The correction device includes a translucent scale having scale marks arranged at a predetermined pitch, and a support to mount the scale in the measuring region so that an arrangement direction of the scale marks is a scanning direction of the light beam.
US09958253B2	Synchronized dual mode OCT system The present application in some embodiments relates to methods for reducing noise and/or clutter when measuring a spectrum, particularly but not only for OCT imaging. In some embodiments a light source is synchronized with a detector. For example a narrow band light source is synchronized with a narrow band detector. For example, the light source may scan over multiple frequency bands and/or the detector may be tuned to a frequency band synergetic to the band of the light source. For example the light source and detector may be tuned to overlapping narrow bands. Optionally the detector has a sensor set for each frequency band. Optionally some sensor sets are individually resettable. For example each set may have a reset circuit. For example, a sensor set for a band not currently being measured is deactivated.
US09958252B1	Intracavity fiber sensors using two orthogonal polarization modes in an optical parametric oscillator cavity coupled to a sensing element Apparatus, systems, and methods of operating a fiber laser having polarization-preserving fibers can be applied as a sensor to detect a physical quantity. In various embodiments, polarization-preserving fibers can provide a laser cavity having an interferometer disposed in the laser cavity. In various embodiments, a fiber optical parametric oscillator can include an interferometer disposed in the cavity of the optical parametric oscillator. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09958247B2	Method and apparatus for logging electronic detonators Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.
US09958246B2	Multi-way tubular channel connector block The invention provides a multi-way tubular connector block including a body having a primary tubular channel of a first diameter, one or more resiliently deformable plug portions having secondary tubular channels of a secondary diameter there through, and a securing mechanism for securing the plug portions to the body, wherein the body has at least two openings or ports in communication with the primary tubular channel, and wherein the secondary diameters of the secondary channels are sized and dimensioned to permit snug fitting of a shock tube therein so that, in use, a plurality of shock tubes are secured in the plug portions so that at least some open ends of the shock tubes are in communication with the primary tubular channel. The invention extends to a multi-way composite connector block having a plurality of multi-way tubular connector block portions substantially as described above.
US09958236B2	Archery peep sight cover An archery peep sight cover envelops an archery peep sight to keep the archery peep sight clean of debris and prevents misalignment of the peep sight during transportation or storage for an archery bow. The archery peep sight cover includes a sight-cover body, a first string-attachment extrusion, a second string-attachment extrusion, and a string-receiving slit. The sight-cover body envelops the peep sight. The first string-attachment extrusion and the second string-attachment extrusion secure the archery peep sight cover to a bow string of the archery bow. The string-receiving slit receives the bowstring and the attached peep sight such that the peep sight is positioned within the sight-cover body and the bowstring frictionally engages the first string-attachment extrusion and the second string-attachment extrusion.
US09958231B2	Archery bow with circular string track In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a first limb supported by the riser and a second limb supported by the riser. A first rotatable member is supported by the first limb and arranged to rotate on a first axis and a second rotatable member is supported by the second limb and arranged to rotate on a second axis. The first rotatable member comprises a first bowstring track comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a constant radius and a center located on the first axis, the second portion having a varying radius. A bowstring comprises a first end attached to the first rotatable member and a second end attached to the second rotatable member.
US09958230B1	Rapid fire toy launch apparatus A rapid fire toy dart launch apparatus employing a feeding/anti-jamming mechanism including a simply yet unique continuous belt that penetrates a dart magazine releasing each dart from the magazine and simultaneously employing protrusion elements at the belt advancing each released dart into an energy generating mechanism for rapidly firing darts from the toy apparatus without mis-fed darts jamming up in the launcher.
US09958228B2	Telematics sensors and camera activation in connection with firearm activity Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, methods, and machine readable media for activating a portable camera in response to the activity of a firearm, and for implementing and using a system for identifying an individual who discharged a firearm, and for recording, assessing, identifying, and transmitting information related to the firing of a firearm, and for monitoring the status of an implement at a mount, and for using a charging device for delivering electrical power to components of a firearm. A communications channel may be established between a firearm telematics sensor and a video camera, sometimes by means of intermediary devices. A communications channel may be established between a mount (e.g., holster) telematics device and local and/or remote monitoring service components, sometimes by means of intermediary devices. When the telematics sensor detects that its associated firearm is removed from its holster, or in motion, or being discharged, it may signal the camera to initiate recording. When the telematics device detects that its associated firearm is removed from its holster, the change in status can be reported to the local and/or remote system.
US09958224B2	Pistol frame disassembly bed A pistol frame disassembly bed (“PFDB”) that offers a steady platform for disassembling and reassembling pistols, in a safer and controlled manner. The PFDB is in the overall configuration of a box with a pistol bed having a bed depression for holding a pistol frame, a trigger mechanism housing aperture, and a drawer. The top surface of the PFDB incorporates the pistol bed which is a three-dimensional depression in relation to the top of the PFDB. The pistol bed is in the shape of a side of a pistol frame (receiver) to accommodate a suitable type of pistol.
US09958223B1	Ambidextrous bolt catch and firearm Firearms where the bolt catch can be released from either side using the same or a substantially similar motion using contact features that look, feel, or operate similarly on both sides, that are located within the firearm rather than externally, that can be used more easily or reliably, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, a bolt catch engagement feature, magazine release mechanism, or both, are also (e.g., similarly) ambidextrous. In many embodiments, a user action on one side of the firearm is substantially similar to, but in the opposite direction from, a user action on the other side that performs the same function. In various embodiments, a left button, pad, or feature is directly opposite and in line with a right button, pad, or feature. Bolt catches can use two levers and magazine release mechanisms can use two parallel elongated members perpendicular to the barrel and a catch actuator.
US09958219B2	Heat exchanger and dynamic baffle A heat exchanger includes tubes having tube inlets, an inlet tank having therein an inlet tank space, and a dynamic baffle disposed in the inlet tank space. The inlet tank has a tank inlet. The tubes include first tubes and second tubes. The first tubes are closer to the tank inlet than the second tubes are to the tank inlet. The first tubes include a nearest tube that is, among the tubes, closest to the tank inlet. The dynamic baffle is configured to, when the fluid pressure of the thermal fluid in the inlet tank space is below a specified value, suppress the flow rates of the plurality of first tubes, and, when the fluid pressure of the thermal fluid in the inlet tank space is at or above the specified value, increase the flow rate of at least one of the plurality of the first tubes.
US09958214B2	Capillary-pumping heat-transport device A capillary-driven heat transfer device, adapted to extract heat from a heat source and to release this heat to a cold source by means of a two-phase working fluid, includes an evaporator, having a microporous mass adapted to perform capillary pumping of fluid in the liquid phase, a condenser, a reservoir having an inlet and/or outlet port, a vapor communication circuit, connecting the outlet of the evaporator to the inlet of the condenser, and a liquid communication circuit connecting the outlet of the condenser to the reservoir and to the inlet of the evaporator. The reservoir includes multiple separate volumes that remain in fluid communication.
US09958211B2	Nested-flow heat exchangers and chemical reactors Disclosed is a technology based upon the nesting of tubes to provide chemical reactors or chemical reactors with built in heat exchanger. As a chemical reactor, the technology provides the ability to manage the temperature within a process flow for improved performance, control the location of reactions for corrosion control, or implement multiple process steps within the same piece of equipment. As a chemical reactor with built in heat exchanger, the technology can provide large surface areas per unit volume and large heat transfer coefficients. The technology can recover the thermal energy from the product flow to heat the reactant flow to the reactant temperature, significantly reducing the energy needs for accomplishment of a process.
US09958209B2	Permanent magnet-type molten metal stirring device and melting furnace and continuous casting apparatus including the same A permanent magnet-type molten metal stirring device includes: a support body that can suppress heat transfer from molten metal; a magnetic field unit provided above the support body and including a permanent magnet allowing magnetic force lines to vertically extend in the molten metal; and a drive unit provided below the support body and driving the molten metal with an electromagnetic force generated by the magnetic force lines and current allowed to flow through the molten metal by the drive unit. The drive unit includes: a cylindrical drive main body mounted on a lower portion of the support body and including a passage formed therein and laterally extending in a longitudinal direction, and a pair of electrodes provided at positions opposed to each other along a width direction via the passage, the pair of electrodes allowing current intersecting the magnetic lines of force in the molten metal.
US09958201B2	Column for thermal treatment of a fluid The present disclosure includes a column (1) having a cylindrical, vertical column body (2) forming a column cavity (3), and a mass transfer tray (4) disposed in the column cavity (3) and forming a collecting area (5). The column (1) is characterized by a circulation device (9) having at least one drain orifice (10) formed in the column body (2) above the collecting area (5), a circulation line (11) in fluid connection with the drain orifice (10) and at least one recycling orifice (14; 14-1 to 14-3) which is in fluid connection with the circulation line (11) and is formed in the column body (2) above the collecting area (5). Also disclosed herein is a thermal separating process in which a gas ascends within a column (1) of the present disclosure, and a liquid descends within the column (1), said gas and/or liquid containing (meth)acrylic monomers.
US09958194B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus with a heating unit for melting frost occurring in a heat exchanger A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser such as an indoor heat exchanger, first expansion means, and an evaporator such as an outdoor heat exchanger that are connected by refrigerant pipes to form a refrigeration cycle. The evaporator is a heat exchanger including a plurality of plate-like heat transfer fins arranged in parallel and subjected to water slip or water repellent treatment, and a heat transfer tube provided in contact with the plurality of heat transfer fins such that refrigerant flows therein. The refrigeration cycle apparatus further includes a drain pan disposed below the evaporator, an evaporator fan for producing an air current flowing to the evaporator, such as an outdoor fan, and a heating unit disposed at a position below the heat transfer fins and on a leeward side of the heat transfer fins.
US09958191B2	Refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration apparatus uses R32 as a refrigerant, and includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, an evaporator, an intermediate injection channel and a suction injection channel. The intermediate injection channel guides a part of the refrigerant flowing from the condenser toward the evaporator to the compressor, causing the refrigerant to merge with intermediate-pressure refrigerant of the compressor. The suction injection channel guides a part of the refrigerant flowing from the condenser toward the evaporator to the suction passage, causing the refrigerant to merge with low-pressure refrigerant sucked into the compressor.
US09958190B2	Optimizing energy efficiency ratio feedback control for direct expansion air-conditioners and heat pumps A system for maximizing the measured efficiency of an HVAC&R system including two pressure sensors, two temperature sensors, a flow sensor, a power voltage sensor, a power current sensor, and a controller. Each pressure sensor may be adapted to measure different refrigerant pressures and generate respective pressure signals. Each temperature sensor may be adapted to measure different refrigerant temperatures and generate respective temperature signals. The flow sensor may be adapted to measure a refrigerant flow rate and to generate a flow signal. The power voltage sensor may be configured to measure an electrical voltage input and generate a power voltage signal. The power current sensor configured to measure an electrical current input and to generate a power current signal. The controller may be adapted to receive the signals, calculate a measured efficiency, and output a first voltage output signal having a value dependent upon the measured efficiency.
US09958187B2	Active cooling system for transport of body fluids and organs An active cooler having an insulated five sided box having an inner chamber, the box has an openable lid hingedly attached to the upper edge of the box, a temperature sensor in the inner chamber for detecting temperature readings of the inner chamber when the lid is closed, a peltier cooling element operably engaged to the inner chamber to remove heat, a voltage regulator operably connected to the sensor to change the cooling element in response to temperature readings from the sensor, and a wireless transmitter connected to the temperature sensor for transmission of temperature readings and detection of pre-determined temperatures. The cooler may also have a program that is operated by an onboard computer to generate temperature and time related data, transmit the data via cell phone, internet, or local area and interact with hand held devices via specialized application software.
US09958183B2	Portable water heating module A water heating pod includes at least one water heating module packaged within a container. The water heating module includes a plurality of water heating units in fluid communication with a basin. The basin is configured to support a first fluid communication between the water heating units and provide a second fluid isolation between the water heating units.
US09958181B2	Indoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes vanes, vane shafts and, which are disposed at the ends of the vanes, vane bearings and, which hold the vane shafts and, and motors, each of which is mounted on a corresponding one of the vane shafts and each of which causes a corresponding one of the vanes to rotate. Each of the vane shafts is provided with a rib, and each of the vane bearings, which hold the corresponding vane shafts, is provided with a hook portion. When one of the vane shafts moves by a reference movement amount in a direction toward the corresponding vane shaft, the corresponding rib and the corresponding hook portion engage with each other, so that movement of the vane shaft is restricted.
US09958175B2	Air-conditioning apparatus To provide an air-conditioning apparatus that is safer and has small conveying power for such as water at the indoor unit side can be made small. It is characterized in that a compressor 10 and a heat source side heat exchanger 12 are accommodated in a heat source apparatus 1, an intermediate heat exchanger 15 and a pump 21 in a relay unit 3, a use side heat exchanger 26 in an indoor unit 2, respectively, and when a controller 60 makes the compressor 10 stop based on the thermo-off due to decrease in the heat load in the use side heat exchanger 26 or an operation stop instruction, the controller 60 makes the pump 21 stop after the compressor 10 is stopped or almost at the same time as the stop.
US09958168B2	Cooking exhaust hood ventilation system and related methods Controlling an exhaust hood system having multiple hood sections each with an exhaust output having an associated damper, each exhaust output feeding to a common downstream fan, where damper position and fan speed control an exhaust flow rate through each hood section, involves monitoring at least one condition of each hood section and, based upon the monitoring, establishing a target flow rate for each hood section; based upon a sum of the target flow rates, establishing a fan speed; and monitoring an actual flow rate through each hood section and responsively controlling damper position to achieve the target flow rate for the hood section. Adjusting fan speed and damper position until damper position for at least one hood section achieves a predetermined open position, while at the same time each hood section satisfies its associated target flow rate, can reduce energy costs associated with system operation.
US09958165B2	Home appliance with maintop gas control apparatus A home appliance with maintop gas control includes a gas control apparatus including a pressure regulator for receiving gas from a gas facility and distributing gas within the home appliance, the pressure regulator defining a gas conduit having a gas inlet, at least one gas outlet, and a valve disposed intermediate the gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, the valve including a valve stem configured for movement along an axis to open and close the valve; and a valve actuator including a drive element disposed remotely from the valve, the drive element being a rotary drive element operatively engaged with the valve stem for moving the valve between an open position and a closed position; and a mechanical link assembly disposed intermediate the valve stem and the drive element for converting rotary movement of the drive element into linear movement of the valve stem.
US09958164B1	Electronic modulating valve An electronic modulating oven valve provides advantages over prior art designs. Additionally, for at least some embodiments, a dual passage valve operating in a modulating manner has been found to be desirable for oven and possibly other applications.
US09958162B2	Combustor assembly for a turbine engine A combustor assembly includes a first wall, a second wall, a bulkhead and a plurality of fuel injectors. The bulkhead forms a combustion chamber with the first and the second walls. The fuel injectors are configured with the first wall in a unique and/or a fluctuating pattern.
US09958158B2	Powdered fuel conversion systems The burner preferably exclusively burns substantially explosible solid fuels and preferably has instant ON-OFF thermostat control, wastes no energy preheating the enclosure or external air supply, achieves stable combustion the moment the powder-air mix is ignited in our burner, is used in the upward vertical mode except for oil burner retrofits, burns a solid fuel in a single-phase regime as if it were a vaporized liquid or gas, is designed to complete combustion within the burner housing itself rather than in a large, high temperature furnace enclosure which it feeds, has an ultra-short residence time requirement, is a recycle consuming burner with self-contained management of initially unburned particles, is much smaller, simpler and lower cost, has a wider dynamic range/turndown ratio, is more efficient in combustion completeness and thermal efficiency, and operates with air-fuel mix approximately at the flame speed.
US09958156B2	Quick-disconnect gas pipeline A quick-disconnect gas pipeline comprises a quick-disconnect device (QDD) which comprises a QDD male end and a QDD female end, and a gas hose. The QDD male end is connected to the gas pipeline inside the heating system and the QDD female end is connected to the gas hose outside the heating system. When the heating system is not used, it is easy to disconnect the QDD to prevent people from tripping over the long gas pipeline.
US09958153B2	Upside-down type low NOx boiler In a low NOx boiler of the present invention, a high-temperature reductive combustion zone is provided to an upper portion of a rectangular combustion chamber, and a second-step combustion zone is provided to a middle stage of the combustion chamber. A wall provided below the second-step combustion zone is tapered to narrow the combustion chamber, with a taper angle of approximately 35° or so, relative to a vertical line. An ash discharge port is provided to a furnace bottom portion, and a gas outlet port communicated with a rear pass is provided to a lower side face of the second-step combustion zone. This rear pass is connected with a further post-treatment step, via a super-heater tube and an economizer.
US09958149B2	LED lamp with speaker A light emitting diode (LED) lamp with at least one speaker is provided. The LED lamp includes a lamp base, a lamp cup installed on the lamp base, and a lamp socket installed under the lamp base. The LED lamp also includes a lamp plate installed on a top surface of the lamp cup, and a plurality of LEDs, set on the lamp plate, configured to emit light. Further, the LED lamp includes the at least one speaker, set at an outer surface of the lamp cup, configured to play audio signals. The top surface of the lamp cup including the lamp plate and the outer surface of the lamp cup including the at least one speaker are not coplanar.
US09958148B2	Lighting control console having a rotary control and method for operating a lighting control console having a rotary control A lighting control console controls a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which commands can be transmitted to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data links. The lighting control console includes at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands, and wherein the lighting control console includes at least one display device for electronically displaying image elements, and wherein at least one rotary control is disposed in the operating panel of the lighting control console. The rotary control allows users to enter operating commands by rotating the rotary control. An electronic display field is disposed at the visible side of the rotary control visible to the user displays image contents related to the rotary control.
US09958145B2	Lighting device and system and method for making and using the same A lighting device includes a light-emitting diode (LED). A first carbon nanotube (CNT) is coupled to and extends from the LED. A second CNT is coupled to and extends from the LED. The first and second CNTs are configured to generate a voltage difference across the LED when the first and second CNTs are exposed to an electromagnetic (EM) field having a frequency within a predetermined range. The LED is configured to emit light when the voltage difference is greater than or equal to a threshold voltage.
US09958138B2	Vehicle trim assembly A trim assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The trim assembly includes a substrate and a housing forming a cavity therebetween. A conductive layer is coupled to the housing and has first and second portions each including an electrically conductive material. The first portion is separated from the second portion by an electrically insulative gap.
US09958131B2	Heating device for a vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a housing having a compartment with an opening. At least one lighting element is mounted in the compartment, defines at least one light output range, and is electrically connected to a circuit board. A transparent cover is disposed in front of the opening of the housing. A thermally conductive member is mounted to a rear face of the transparent cover and has a shape located corresponding to a periphery of the at least one light output range. A front surface of the thermally conductive member abuts the rear face of the transparent cover. A heating element electrically connected to a heating control device is mounted to a rear surface of the thermally conductive member and includes a heating wire having a diameter smaller than a width of the thermally conductive member. The heating wire is longer than the thermally conductive member.
US09958126B2	Laser headlight system and laser headlight optical module thereof A laser headlight optical module is disclosed herein and comprises a laser light source, a convex lens, a substrate, a mirror set, supporting rods, and a driving member. The laser light source generates a laser light and the convex lens is located at a transmitting path of the laser light generated from the laser light source and configured to focus the laser light. Yellow fluorescent powders are coated on the substrate. The mirror set is located at a transmitting path of the laser light reflected from the substrate with the phosphor layer. The supporting rods are located behind the mirror set to support the mirror set. The driving member is located behind the mirror set and connected with the supporting rods. The driving member drives the supporting rods to change a light reflective surface of the mirror set to vary an optical field.
US09958125B2	Light guiding element for a laser vehicle headlight The invention relates to a light guiding element (1) for a laser vehicle headlight (2), wherein the laser vehicle headlight (2) comprises at least one laser light source (3) and at least one luminous element (4) which can be irradiated by the laser light source (3) and can thus be excited to emit visible light, and the light guiding element (1) can substantially be arranged between the laser light source (3) and the luminous element (4), wherein the light guiding element (1) has a light entrance surface (5) and a light exit surface (6), wherein the entrance cross-sectional area of the light entrance surface (5) is greater than the exit cross-sectional area of the light exit surface (6), and the light radiated in through the light entrance surface (5) can be concentrated in the direction of the light exit surface (6) via the inner surface (7) connecting the light entrance surface (5) and the light exit surface (6). The invention additionally relates to a vehicle headlight (2) comprising at least one light guiding element (1) of this type.
US09958120B2	Tube lamp Disclosed is a tube lamp, comprising a mounting box and a lamp body matched with the mounting box, the mounting box comprising a top plate and side wall boards around the top plate; the tube lamp also comprises a fixed board; the fixed board comprises a fixed board body; at least two sets of fasteners are disposed at the two ends of the fixed board body; the fasteners are interspaced; the fixed board is detachably connected to the mounting box through the fasteners; and the lamp body is connected to the mounting box through the fixed board. At least two sets of fasteners are disposed at the two ends of the fixed board body; the fasteners are used for connection with the mounting box; the two sets of fasteners are interspaced, capable of being applied to many mounting boxes of different sizes, so the tube lamp has higher compatibility.
US09958115B2	LED tube grow light A LED tube luminaire for growing plants in greenhouse and indoor horticulture comprising individual LEDs on a substrate with higher linear density, no focusing optics on LED, a glass tube, the end cups, electronics, and electrical contactors. The LED tube luminaire has high light intensity, random direction white light with different color temperature for grow and bloom. An LED grow light has a substrate mounted within a glass tube. A linear array of LED chips is mounted on the substrate and aligned in a single line and comprising a plurality of LED chips. The plurality of LED chips has a regular spacing of less than 15 mm on center. The linear array of LED chips has a single color temperature having greater than 80 color rendering index. A pair of terminals mounted on ends of the glass tube. The pair of terminals are not symmetrical.
US09958114B2	Linear lighting device A linear lighting device may include: an installation rail including a housing and a power supply terminal, the housing being fixed to an installation object surface and having an accommodating space formed therein, the accommodating space having an open side in one surface thereof, the power supply terminal being disposed in the accommodating space of the housing in a length direction thereof; at least one linear lighting module including a power connection terminal and a light emitting device, the power connection terminal being electrically connected to the power supply terminal, the light emitting device being electrically connected to the power connection terminal, the linear lighting module being detachably coupled to the accommodating space of the housing; and a light transmissive cover detachably coupled to the housing so as to close the open side of the accommodating space of the housing.
US09958113B2	Fan blade lubrication In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a lubricant application device for providing lubricant to an airfoil of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The device may include a container for holding a lubricant, a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the container, a discharge mechanism controlling a flow of the lubricant from the container to the fluid outlet, and an extension tube in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. When the discharge mechanism is activated the lubricant may flow out of the container and through the extension tube. The extension tube may be dimensioned to fit between an airfoil root and rotor cavity of a gas turbine engine.
US09958110B2	No-drill permanent-like surface mounting device This invention relates to the configuration of a mounting base and a method of mounting objects to hard surfaces using the combination of at least one anchoring screw, bolt, rod, or assembly; one mounting base; and one chemical bonding material to perform the anchoring function.
US09958109B2	Flexible display device and support device thereof The present disclosure provides flexible display device and a support device thereof. The support device includes a skeleton chain which includes a plurality of connected skeleton units. Each skeleton unit includes a head portion and a tail portion joined to the head portion. The head portion has a first rotary surface. The first rotary surface is a cylindrical curved surface or a spherical surface. The tail portion includes a cavity which has a second rotary surface. A radius of the first rotary surface is larger than that of the second rotary surface of the adjacent skeleton unit. The second rotary surface enwraps a part of the first rotary surface of the adjacent skeleton unit such that the head portion of the adjacent skeleton unit engages with the cavity of the tail portion and is rotatable with respect to the cavity of the tail portion.
US09958101B2	Quick-fit coupling for pressurized fluid A quick-fit coupling (1) for pressurized fluid, comprising a hollow longitudinal valve body (3) having at least a first valve body part (4) and a second valve body part (5) that is coaxially movable with respect to the first valve body part (4), a shutter stem (6) positioned in the valve body (3) coaxially to the longitudinal axis (L) of the valve body (3), a longitudinal hollow body (7) for containing the valve body (3), disposed coaxially to the valve body (3) and defining, with the valve body (3), a hollow space (8), a drive sleeve (9) for driving the second part (5) of the valve body (3) and disposed in the hollow space (8), the second valve body part (5) being movable with respect to first valve body part (4) in contrast and by action of a first helical spring (10) positioned in the hollow space (8), the sleeve (9) being movable with respect to the valve body (3) in contrast and by action of a second helical spring (13) positioned in the hollow space (8), at least one helical spring (10, 13) having coils with a cross section elongated in shape in the direction parallel to the axis of the helical spring.
US09958100B2	Push to connect conduit fitting with ferrule A push to connect fitting includes a body member adapted to receive a conduit end, a conduit comprising a first end that can be axially inserted into the body member and a conduit gripping device attached to an exterior surface of the conduit, and a retainer that retains the conduit in place when said conduit is fully inserted into the body member. Additional embodiments include providing a seal with the fitting that seals the exterior surface of the conduit, an optional load retaining sleeve for the conduit gripping device, and an optional gimbal. The push to connect aspect may be realized in the form of a single action unthreaded mechanical connection.
US09958099B2	Cam and groove coupling with locking wire mechanism A cam and groove coupling joint has a male coupling and a female coupling that includes two pairs of lugs on the body and further includes pins supported by each pair of lugs. A pair of cam arms are pivotally mounted to the pins between the lugs. The cam arms are movable between an open position in which the male coupling is free to move relative to the female coupling and a closed position in which a cam of each cam arm engages the groove to lock the male coupling inside the female coupling. A rotatable wire clip secures the cam arms in the closed position, the wire clip being rotatably connected to each lug between a secured position in which the wire clip secures the cam arm to prevent opening of the cam arm and an unsecured position in which the cam arm is free to be opened.
US09958097B2	Conduit fitting with flexible torque collar A conduit fitting of the type having first and second threaded fitting components and at least one conduit gripping device, further includes a stroke limiting member that allows the fitting to be pulled up by applying a predetermined torque. In one embodiment, the stroke limiting member may realized as an integral or integrated load bearing member that functions as a torque collar and deflects under load. The disclosure also presents a gauging structure and method for fittings that can be pulled up by turns, by torque or both.
US09958094B2	Method and system for tightening threaded elements and certifying the connections and the devices for connecting threaded elements A method and system certifies a joint between a first threaded element having a first shoulder and a second threaded element having a second shoulder and the equipment used to tighten the connection. The method tightens to a first position at which the first shoulder abuts the second shoulder. Marks are made that are aligned across the first element and the second element corresponding to the first position. The connection is loosened and then tightened to a second position complying with a predetermined tightening specification. The distance beyond the marks for the first position is measured to verify that it is within acceptable tolerances. If acceptable the connection and/or the tightening equipment can be certified.
US09958093B2	Flexible hose assembly with multiple flow passages Provided is a flexible hose assembly having a flexible tube for conveying fuel through a first fuel passage formed interiorly of the flexible tube and a flexible hose surrounding the flexible tube and forming therewith a second fuel passage. The flexible tube provides internal support for the flexible hose while also allowing for flow of fuel through the second fuel passage and the fuel passages are separate from one another along a length of the flexible hose assembly. When one of the fuel passages is in a low flow or no flow condition, fuel flowing through the other of the fuel passages acts to cool the fuel passage in the low flow or no flow condition to prevent stagnant fuel in the passage from heating up and coking.
US09958089B2	Lashing support spacer tie A one-piece lashing support spacer tie for securing two elongate articles or bundles in a parallel, spaced apart relationship is provided with a strap flexibly coupled to a head. The head is provided with a plurality of strap slots and passages through which to receive the strap. One of the strap passages mechanically engages the strap to prevent movement of the strap in at least one direction when in use, such as with a pawl physically engaging one or more serrations or teeth provided on the strap. The other strap slot may mechanically engage the strap in a similar manner, or the other slot may be provided with structure to establish one or more slidable, frictional engagements with the strap when it is inserted therethrough.
US09958085B2	Flow control valve having a motion conversion device A motion conversion device including a body, a first double-acting cylinder movable along a first axis and a second double-acting cylinder movable along a second axis angled relative to the first axis. The body includes several bores which form a closed circuit and house the first and second double-acting cylinders. Movement of the first double-acting cylinder along the first axis hydraulically or pneumatically pushes the second double-acting cylinder along the second axis. Also disclosed is a valve incorporating a motion conversion device with angled double-acting cylinders for moving a closure member between an open position and a closed position, and a method for opening and closing a valve by way of angled double-acting cylinders.
US09958080B2	Valve apparatus A valve apparatus of the present invention includes a body, a seat and a cap, in which the body includes a chamber and passageway therein, the chamber is connected with the passageway, and the body includes a first ladder toward the passageway. The seat is disposed in the passageway. The seat includes a second ladder toward the first ladder of the body, and the second ladder of the seat is engaged with the first ladder of the body. The seat also includes a third ladder opposite to the second ladder. The cap has a flange which is contacted with the third ladder of the seat to fix the seat in the body tightly so that the cap is against the seat to prevent the seat from pulling out of the valve apparatus.
US09958077B2	Fluid valve A gas purge valve (20) comprising a housing (22) configured with float chamber (40) extending between a fluid inlet port (36) and a fluid outlet port (38), the float chamber accommodating a float-activated valve assembly (50) axially displaceable within the float chamber. The valve assembly comprising at least a kinetic sealing component (54) being axially displaceable within the housing between at least a closed position sealingly engaging a sealing seat (48) of the fluid outlet port, and an open position in which it is disengaged from the sealing seat. The fluid inlet port is in flow communication with the float chamber through a fluid inlet path configured with a fluid flow regulator (100) configured with a fluid discharge flow path (102). The arrangement is such that the minimal diameter of the fluid discharge flow path is greater than the diameter of at least a lower portion of the valve assembly.
US09958074B2	Valve seat ring and multi-way valve having valve seat ring The multi-way valve comprises an upper valve body, a lower valve body and a rotary valve core. A valve seat ring is located in the rotary valve core and comprises a body. A first annular boss is arranged on an outer wall of the body, and a second annular boss is arranged on an inner wall. The upper surfaces of the first annular boss and the second annular boss are respectively flush with the upper surface of the body to form a sealing surface which fits with a sealing surface of the upper valve body in a sealed manner. An annular gap is formed between the lower surface of the first annular boss and the rotary valve core, so that liquid in the chamber and an oil incoming channel respectively acts on the lower surface of the first annular boss or the second annular boss to form a sealing load.
US09958071B1	High temperature shaft seal for bleed valve with roller bearings A seal assembly for a creating a seal between a shaft and a valve housing of a bleed valve that impedes contaminants from reaching bearings includes first and second seal pieces. The first seal piece circumferentially surrounds the shaft and is disposed between the shaft and the valve housing. The second seal piece is in contact with and is disposed axially adjacent to the first seal piece relative to the shaft. The second seal piece is biased against the first seal piece.
US09958070B2	Membrane edge sealing An edge of a moisture barrier membrane, such as of a roof assembly, is attached and sealed using a moisture-impermeable sealing tape. The membrane has a fibrous surface and a non-fibrous surface. The tap is secured to a surface to which the edge of the membrane is to be attached, and positioned to underlie and extend along the edge of the membrane. The tape has a first edge width carrying a field of discrete touch fastener elements, and a second edge width carrying a layer of adhesive. The fibrous surface of the moisture barrier membrane is engaged against the field of touch fastener elements, such that the moisture barrier membrane overlaps the first edge width of the tape, and then the sealing tape is folded over the edge of the moisture barrier membrane, such that the adhesive engages the non-fibrous surface of the moisture barrier membrane.
US09958068B2	Piston housing system and apparatus A piston housing manufactured by an additive manufacturing process is provided. The piston housing may comprise a plurality of chambers. The chambers may be in fluid communication with one another via non-linear fluid passageways. The non-linear fluid passageways may be defined in structural members configured to stiffen the piston housing.
US09958067B2	Liquid dispensing syringe A syringe for dispensing liquid materials to a substrate. In one embodiment, the syringe includes a barrel having a first end, a second end, and an interior reservoir. A piston is slidably disposed within the reservoir and is movable to increase or decrease a volume of the interior reservoir near the first end of the barrel. A first end of the piston has a hemispherically-shaped surface profile, with an elongated apex extending therefrom, to dispense liquid from the first end of the barrel when the piston is moved in a direction toward the first end.
US09958066B2	Range switching device A range switching device for switching supply and non-supply of a source pressure based on a hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure generating source to a parking device, the parking device being switched into a parking release state while the source pressure is supplied thereto and being switched into a parking state while the source pressure is not supplied thereto.
US09958065B2	Brake device of transmission A brake device of a transmission is provided. The brake device includes a friction plate set including fixed friction plates and rotatable friction plates alternately disposed with each other, an engaging piston, and a clearance adjusting piston. A clearance adjusting hydraulic chamber is formed on a side of the clearance adjusting piston opposite to the friction plate set, and a concave portion is formed in a surface of the clearance adjusting piston on a friction plate set side. A base part of the engaging piston on a side opposite to the friction plate set is slidably fitted into the concave portion of the clearance adjusting piston and an engaging hydraulic chamber is formed by the base part and the concave part.
US09958062B2	Control device for continuously variable transmission A CVTECU includes a secondary-pressure control section and a line-pressure control section that performs a same-pressure control to equalize a line pressure and a secondary pressure with each other if a predetermined start condition is satisfied. The line-pressure control section realizes a same-pressure state between the line pressure and the secondary pressure by lowering the line pressure below a target secondary pressure, and then controls the line pressure such that an actual secondary pressure is brought to the target secondary pressure by hydraulic feedback control while maintaining the same-pressure state. The secondary-pressure control section includes a restriction section that restricts an accumulation of integral term of an integral action for a duration between a time point at which the actual secondary pressure starts to be pushed down and a time point at which the same-pressure state between the line pressure and the secondary pressure is realized.
US09958058B2	Bar-end electric actuation device of a bicycle gearshift The bar-end electric actuation device of a bicycle gearshift, comprising a body suitable for being mounted at an end of handlebars facing forwards in the direction of travel (X) of the bicycle and a first and a second electric actuation member acting on respective electrical contacts which are mounted in the body and are suitable for controlling gearshifting, upwards and downwards respectively. The first and the second electric actuation member are faced by said body according to a respective facing direction, angularly spaced apart by an angle (α) that is between 60° and 130°. Moreover, the body is suitable for being positioned externally around the end of the handlebars, leaving free access to the inside of the end itself.
US09958054B2	Shield for transmission fluid sump A transmission has a float level sensor in a fluid sump of the transmission case. A shield having a first panel and a second panel connected to and generally perpendicular with the first panel. The first panel cooperates with a first wall of the transmission case in the sump. The second panel cooperates with a second wall and a bottom wall of the transmission case in the sump. The first and second panels are adapted to cooperate with the first wall, the second wall, and the bottom wall of the transmission case to form a generally stagnant well within the fluid sump surrounding the fluid level sensor to decrease fluid motion adjacent to the sensor. The generally stagnant well and the sump are in fluid communication with one another.
US09958053B2	Reduction gear A reduction component is linked to the output shaft of a hydraulic motor, and reduces the rotational speed of the hydraulic motor. A housing component has a rotation-side housing that is rotated around a horizontal rotational axis by the rotation of the hydraulic motor whose speed has been reduced by the reduction component, and a stationary-side housing that rotatably supports the rotation-side housing. The housing component houses the reduction component. A sealing component is disposed inside a gap between the rotation-side housing and the stationary-side housing, and seals the gap. An oil splasher splashes up lubricating oil to provide the lubricating oil to the upper part of the sealing component. The oil splasher has a plurality of concave components formed in the portion of the rotation-side housing facing a seal disposition space in which the sealing component is disposed.
US09958052B2	System having a gear unit A system includes a gear unit, the gear unit including at least one housing cover, a sensor unit, on which sensors are provided, being provided on the housing cover, the sensors being connected at least electrically to an evaluation unit.
US09958049B1	Electric drive module with Ravigneaux gearset A drive module that includes a Ravigneaux gearset, a first input shaft, first through fourth gears, and a differential assembly. The Ravigneaux gearset has a carrier, a first sun gear, a second sun gear, and a plurality of first planet gears that are journally supported by the carrier and drivingly coupled to the first and second sun gears. The first input shaft is coupled to the first sun gear for rotation therewith. The first gear is coupled to the first input shaft. The second gear is meshingly engaged to the first gear. The differential assembly has a differential input and first and second differential outputs. The differential input is coupled to the second gear for rotation therewith. The third gear is coupled to the carrier for rotation therewith. The fourth gear is coupled to the first differential output for rotation therewith and is meshingly engaged to the third gear.
US09958048B2	Transfer case A vehicle transfer case has a first input drive means, a first output drive means and a second output drive means. A first epicyclic gear set is provided in the transfer case. The first epicyclic gear set includes a first sun gear, a plurality of first planetary gears, a first planet carrier and a first ring gear. A first clutch means is configured to control the first epicyclic gear set. The first output drive means is drivingly coupled to the first input drive means; and the first clutch means selectively drivingly couples the second output drive means to the first input drive means.
US09958047B1	Differential assembly and multi-piece cross-pin assembly A differential includes a cross-pin assembly. The case can rotate about an output axis. First and second side gears can be rotatable about the output axis relative to the case. First, second, and third pinion gears can be meshingly engaged with the first and second side gears. The cross-pin assembly can include first, second, and third pin members, each having a cylindrical body and a finger fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the corresponding cylindrical body. The first, second, and third pinion gears can be rotatably disposed about the corresponding first, second, or third cylindrical body. The first, second, and third fingers can overlap along the output axis to non-rotatably couple the first, second, and third pin members together.
US09958045B2	Drive device for four-wheel-drive motor vehicles A drive device for four-wheel-drive motor vehicles includes a primary axle which is driven by a drive assembly via a center differential and a secondary axle which is driven via the primary axle and via a transmission. Side differentials are arranged on the output elements of the primary axle coaxially to the center differential of the primary axle. The drive elements of the side differentials have a drive connection to the output elements of the center differential, and the output elements of the side differentials have a drive connection to the driveshafts of the primary axle and to the driveshafts of the secondary axle via multiple belt drives.
US09958041B2	Power delivery devices for reciprocating engines and related systems and methods In some aspects, reciprocating engines can include a drive mechanism for generating a rotational motion output from reciprocating piston assembly, where the drive mechanism includes an axially translating y-axis component to reciprocate along a y-axis with the piston assembly; an x-axis component: i) configured to reciprocate substantially perpendicularly to the y-axis, ii) having an internal ring gear, and iii) having an orbital engagement component substantially concentric with the internal ring gear; an output shaft assembly having an output pinion gear engaging tangentially with the internal ring gear; and a stationary engagement component substantially concentric with the output shaft assembly, the stationary engagement component interfacing with the orbital engagement component, the interfacing between the stationary engagement component and the orbital engagement component applying a force to the x-axis component to maintain contact between the internal ring gear and the output pinion gear.
US09958037B1	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements. The planetary gear train improves power delivery performance and fuel economy by achieving at least ten forward speed stages and one reverse speed stage.
US09958031B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner including a wheel, a driving motor configured to provide the wheel with a driving force, and a clutch configured to connect transfer gears to the wheel or to cancel a connection between the transfer gears and the wheel. A body of the vacuum cleaner is able to actively travel because of the transfer gears are connected to the wheel when power is applied to the driving motor and the wheel smoothly rotates without having a detent torque of the driving motor when power is not applied to the driving motor. The wheel is provided with an internal gear, and one of the transfer gears is configured to transfer the driving force of the driving motor by making contact with the internal gear.
US09958030B2	Chain element, chain pin, and method for producing same Chain element (2), particularly a chain pin (4) for joining at least two chain links (3), which element is formed from a base material (5) containing carbon, particularly steel, characterized in that it has a surface layer (7) containing boron and vanadium, wherein the surface layer (7) is produced by a method according to which, in a first method step, an intermediate layer (6) containing carbon and vanadium is formed by at least one measure for the diffusion of vanadium into surface regions close to the surface of the base material (5) and, in a subsequent second method step, the surface layer (7) is formed by the transformation of the intermediate layer (6) by at least one measure for the diffusion of boron into the intermediate layer (6).
US09958027B2	Vibration damping device A vibration damping device in which vibration damping performance of a damper having a chamber holding a rolling member is improved. The vibration damping device is adapted to damp vibrations resulting from a pulsation of torque applied to a rotary member by an oscillating motion of a rolling member connected with the rotary member while being allowed to rotate relatively therewith. The vibration damping device is provided with a casing member enclosing the rolling member, and a sealing member that connects the casing member with the rotary member in a manner such that the rotary member is allowed to rotate relatively with the casing member, while preventing oil from entering into an inner space of the casing member where the rolling member is held to oscillate.
US09958026B2	Damping structure A damping structure includes a first frame on which a driving portion is mounted, a second frame provided at a position facing the first frame in a state being connected with the first frame, a projecting portion provided projectively from one frame toward the other frame of the first and second frames, and a damping member compressively held between the projecting portion and the other frame. The damping member has rigidity lower than rigidities of the first and second frames and of the projecting portion and has a loss factor, measured by a mechanical impedance method in the state being compressed between the projecting portion and the other frame, of 0.05 or more.
US09958024B2	Liquid sealed vibration isolating device In an elastic partition member, a movable diaphragm outer circumferential section for supporting an outer circumference of an elastic movable diaphragm is formed integral with a relief valve. The elastic movable diaphragm is integrally formed with the elastic movable diaphragm. An upward circular arc projection that extends upwardly is provided on an upper part of the movable diaphragm outer circumferential section, and is fixed by a fixing portion provided in an upper member of a partition. A portion in the vicinity of a base portion of the relief valve is formed as a rectilinear unsupported portion that is flush with the elastic movable diaphragm. The base portion extends rectilinearly along the unsupported portion. When being opened, the relief valve is easily bent by the rectilinear base portion and is elastically deformable large enough to extend above the unsupported portion.
US09958023B2	Rate responsive, stretchable devices further improvements Rate-dependent, elastically-deformable devices according to various embodiments can be stretched and recovered at low elongation rates. Yet they become stiff and resistive to stretching at high elongation rates. In one embodiment, a rate-dependent, elastically-deformable device includes an elastically-deformable confinement member; one or more filaments placed inside the elastically-deformable confinement member; and a fluid that substantially fills the remaining volume inside the elastically-deformable confinement member. The resistance force to extension of the device is designed to increase as the extension rate of the device increases. At low elongation rates the filaments can readily slide past each other. At high elongation rates, the fluid transforms to a less flowable material that greatly increases the force and energy required for elongation; or transforms to a non-flowable material that resists elongation. The devices thus can be stretched and recovered at low elongation rates, but become extremely stiff and resistive to stretching at high elongation rates.
US09958021B2	Brake pad retainer for a disc brake A brake pad retainer is provided for a disc brake for a commercial vehicle. A pad retaining bracket is supported by pad retaining springs on both sides of a brake disc on a brake pad arranged in a brake caliper. The pad retaining bracket tensions a mounting opening of the brake caliper in the direction of the axis of the brake disc and is maintained at least on one side by a bolt-shaped securing element in a securing eye of the brake caliper. The brake pad retainer is designed such that the securing element is formed from an eccentric bolt having a shaft and at least one eccentric section which is positioned so that it is axially offset with respect the shaft.
US09958019B1	Roller clutch reversing mechanism This application relates generally to a reversible force or torque transfer device. This device may be used in many different applications. The example used for the illustrative purposes of this patent is a wrench. The present invention devises a reverse mechanism that can resist any amount (up to the shear strength of the material) of randomly generated forces that may cause this effect.
US09958018B2	Transmission device A transmission device that includes a first clutch that includes a first clutch drum, a first piston, and a first engagement oil chamber; and a second clutch that includes a second clutch drum fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the first clutch drum, a second piston, and a second engagement oil chamber.
US09958015B2	Rolling-element telescoping shaft assembly A rolling-element telescoping shaft assembly for connecting a driveshaft and transmitting a torque includes an outer shaft member extending along a longitudinal axis and defines an interior bore and inner surface. An inner shaft member is at least partially disposed within the bore and telescopically moveable relative thereto along the axis and defines an outer surface. Rolling-element outer grooves are arranged in the inner surface, distributed around the axis, and functional (i.e., used for transmitting a torque). Outer recesses are defined between the outer grooves and define a shorter distance between adjacent torque-transmitting outer grooves. Rolling-element inner grooves are defined on the outer surface and distributed around the axis. Rolling elements are rollingly arranged in the outer and inner grooves and rollingly engage the outer and inner shaft members during telescoping movement of the shaft assembly to reduce friction therebetween.
US09958013B2	Spherical bearings An assembly comprises a component and a spherical bearing mounted in a bore of the component. The spherical bearing comprises an outer race received within the component bore, an inner spherical member mounted for rotation within the outer race and a releasable retaining element for releasably retaining the outer race in the component bore. The outer race and the component comprise interengaging indexing formations whereby said outer race may be mounted within said component bore in a plurality of angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis (A) of the component bore.
US09958007B2	Slide bearing A slide bearing, in which halved members, made by dividing a cylinder parallel to the axial direction are disposed vertically, includes a groove circumferentially provided at the axial end of a lower halved member and a recess provided on an axially outer periphery of the groove, where a circumferential length of the recess is formed to be shorter than a length of the groove. The recess is formed such that its upstream end in the axial rotation direction aligns with an upstream end in the rotation direction of the groove. The recess is formed such that its downstream end in the rotation direction is located upstream relative to the circumferential center of the groove.
US09958005B2	Oil-lubricated bearing device and vacuum pump An oil-lubricated bearing device comprises: a rolling bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring, rolling bodies, and a holder; a tapered member; a lubricant storage disposed on a side provided with the tapered member with respect to the inner ring; and a contact portion. The holder includes pockets each formed with outer and inner ring side openings and configured to hold a corresponding one of the rolling bodies, a lubricant scraping portion formed at an inner peripheral surface of each of the pockets and configured to scrape lubricant adhering to a surface of each of the rolling body, and a second inclined surface formed at an outer peripheral surface portion of the holder adjacent to the outer ring side opening and rising with a slope toward the lubricant storage.
US09958004B2	Variable length connecting rod and variable compression ratio internal combustion engine A variable length connecting rod which can change the effective length comprises a connecting rod body, an eccentric member which is attached at the small end to the connecting rod body to be able to swivel and which changes the effective length of a variable length connecting rod when swiveled, one piston mechanism which has one hydraulic cylinder which is provided in the connecting rod body and one hydraulic piston which slides in the hydraulic cylinder, a direction switching mechanism which switches between supply and discharge of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic fluid supply source which supplies the hydraulic cylinder with hydraulic fluid. The piston mechanism is configured so that the eccentric member swivels in one direction if hydraulic fluid is supplied to the hydraulic cylinder and so that the eccentric member swivels in the other direction if hydraulic fluid is discharged from the hydraulic cylinder.
US09958001B2	Elastic press-lock structure An elastic press-lock structure has a ring-shaped member and a connection assembly. The ring-shaped member is defined an elongated hole. The connection assembly is passed through the elongated hole of the ring-shaped member and detachably connected with the ring-shaped member. The connection assembly is pressed with a pressing force to deflect toward a first direction with an axle which is a predetermined position of the elongated hole so that the connection assembly is limited by the ring-shaped member which is deformed and the then the connection assembly is reset toward a second direction opposite to the first direction by a restoring force generated by the connection assembly while the pressing force is released.
US09957999B2	Self-piercing nut element and componet assembly consisting of the nut element and a sheet metal part A piercing nut element having a strength in the range between 700 and 900 MPa which is designed to be pressed into the sheet metal part. The nut element is characterized in that the self-piercing attachment of the nut element into a sheet metal part of higher strength, or into a sheet metal part with a thickness greater than 3.5 mm, the nut element is designed in such a way that the piercing section has a peripheral extending groove below the sheet metal contact surface and in that the piercing section has a piercing edge at its free end face with the piercing edge being spaced from the boundary of the groove adjacent to the piercing section by a peripheral surface having an axial height which corresponds to at least 30% and preferably to at least 50% of the sheet metal thickness, wherein the radial wall thickness of the piercing section in the region of its free end face from the outer side of the piercing section up to the nominal diameter of the thread corresponds to a thickness between 1.2 to 1.8 and preferably 1.5 times the intended sheet metal thickness.
US09957992B2	Method of joining metal strips A trailing end of a leading metal strip is joined to a leading end of a trailing metal strip by first overlapping the leading end of the trailing strip with the trailing end of the leading strip and then clinching the ends together at the overlap by pressing at least one punch of a joining tool into one of the strips at the overlap sufficiently to complementarily deform both of the strips. The thickness of the leading and trailing ends is measured and a depth of engagement of the punch into the strips is controlled in accordance with the measured thickness.
US09957989B2	Swivel nut assembly A swivel nut assembly is configured to adaptively secure a first component to a second component. The swivel nut assembly includes a socket nut including a first portion having a first internal threading, and a second portion defining a swivel chamber. A swivel connector includes a ball having a first external threading. The swivel connector is moved into the swivel chamber via the first external threading threadably engaging the first internal threading to move the ball into the swivel chamber. The ball is rotationally captured within the swivel chamber after the ball is moved into the swivel chamber.
US09957988B2	Clamp for standing seam A clamp assembly (100), and a mounting assembly (150), that may be used for securing a device (160) (e.g. a solar panel, Roof Mounted Displays, Satellite Dishes, Conduit and Piping, Snow-Retention System, HVAC etc.) to a raised portion of a standing seam (103) of a metal roof, panel or tile (119) building surface. The clamp assembly (100) comprising a mounting body (101) of a general block shape having a slot (102) for receiving the standing seam (103) formed in a bottom surface (136) of the mounting body (101) and top surface (137) for securing thereon and attaching the device (160) thereto. The clamp assembly (100) is configured with one or more pins (105) that may be formed in a substantially elongated cylindrical shape. The pins (105) may be configured to be received in one or more push-pin holes (107) formed in the mounting body (101), whereby the push-pin holes (107) extend to the slot (102) from a side surface (138) of push-pin holes (107), which are formed substantially orthogonal relative to the slot (102). The clamp assembly (100) includes a fastening element (109) adapted to be received in a fastener hole (111) formed adjacent the push-pin holes (107) in the side surface (138) of the mounting body (101). The fastening element (109) is configured to secure, attach and hold the clamp assembly (100) to the standing seam (103) by forcing the pins (105) against the standing seam (103) disposed in the slot (102). The clamp assembly (100) further comprises a groove (115) adapted to receive and secure a ground wire (120), cable (121) or other item advantageous for grounding of electrical components and organization. The mounting assembly (100) includes the clamp assembly (100) and a panel fastening assembly (126) comprising a device fastening element (139) adapted to be received in said attachment hole (113) for securing the device (160), one or more one or more solar caps (127) adapted to be disposed on and around the device fastening element (139) so as to mount and secure the device (160) disposed between the solar caps (127) by tightening said device fastening element (139).
US09957987B2	Drainage body connecting element Trench drains are hollow or grid-like bodies which can be installed in the ground and are intended to receive precipitated surface water and slowly dissipate it into the ground or to store the water. These hollow or grid-like bodies are constructed from individual drainage bodies which must be firmly connected together. Drainage body connecting elements are proposed for connecting drainage bodies, which comprise two pegs which are connected via a web and can each be inserted in a receiving orifice of a drainage body so the two drainage bodies can be connected together via the web.
US09957985B2	Fastener The present invention relates to a fastener (1) comprising a band (2) and a holding member (8). The band (2) having a first end (3) and a second end (4), and an inwardly facing surface (5) and an outwardly facing surface (6) extending therebetween. Teeth (7) are provided on the inwardly facing surface (5) and outwardly facing surface (6) at least the first (3) and second (4) ends of the band (2). A holding member (8) for holding the band (2) in a closed loop such that the holding member (8) is arranged to engage the teeth (7) provided by the inwardly facing surface (5) or the outwardly facing surface (6) at least the first end (3) of the band (2) with the teeth (7) provided by the outwardly facing surface (6) or the inwardly facing surface (5) respectively at least the second end (4) of the band (2).
US09957979B2	Impeller removal and installation The application is directed to non-destructive manipulation, removal and installation of a centrifugal pump impeller in a manner effective to maintain the original manufacture balanced condition of the impeller and other pump components. Tools are used at the drive end and the wet end of the centrifugal pump for manipulating, removal and installation of a pump impeller.
US09957977B1	Impeller installation tool A tool for installing a flexible impeller within a water pump includes a sleeve having a diameter smaller than an initial diameter of an impeller in a relaxed state, a support extending about an end of the sleeve, and a translation assembly engaged with the support and configured for translating a pushing surface of the translation assembly. In operation, an impeller is contracted into a constrained state and placed in the sleeve, the sleeve is then positioned proximal or in engagement with an opening of the water pump, and the translation assembly is translated such that the pushing surface pushes the impeller into the engine assembly as the translation assembly is translated.
US09957976B2	Tip treatment bars in a gas turbine engine There is presented a casing arrangement for a gas turbine engine. The casing arrangement includes a plurality of tip treatment bars extending between a pair of spaced-apart annular supports, with each tip treatment bar being elongate and supported at each end by a respective support such that each end of the bar is received within an opening formed in the respective support. At least the ends of each tip treatment bar are tapered in transverse cross-section so as to have a wedge-shaped profile, and the openings in the supports have a complementary tapered shape for receipt and retention of the bar ends therein.
US09957974B2	Vacuum pump A receiving apparatus for the partial reception of a flange which is or can be connected to a vacuum pump, and having at least one fastening section for fastening to a recipient, at least one support section on which the flange lies in an assembly state and at least one receiving opening bounded by the support section, wherein the flange can be inserted into the receiving opening and can be pulled out of the receiving opening from an access side of the receiving apparatus with a receiving apparatus fastened to the recipient.
US09957966B2	Inflator An inflator includes a box and a compressor unit installed in the box. The box is composed of a cover and a base, which are respectively provided with upper and lower airflow-guiding members, which can quickly guide the air current generated by a cooling fan of the compressor unit to enter the motor's housing via two openings of the housing and to flow out of the motor's housing via downstream through holes of the housing, thus dissipating the heat generated by a rotor assembly in the motor, so that heat is not easy to accumulate in the motor, so that maximum power output of the motor can be achieved, and the performance and service life of the motor can be increased.
US09957965B2	Axial flow fan A fan includes a motor part, an impeller fixed to the motor part, a housing, and a first circuit board mounted with electronic components. The motor part includes an armature having coils, and a second circuit board connected to the coils and the first circuit board. The housing surrounds outer peripheries of the motor part and the impeller. The housing includes an intake port which is an upper opening of the housing, an exhaust port which is a lower opening of the housing, a flange portion enlarged radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the housing, and a circuit board fixing portion protruding from the outer circumferential surface and making contact with the first circuit board. The first circuit board is disposed spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface, positioned radially inward of a radial outer edge of the flange portion, and arranged to extend in an axial direction.
US09957959B2	Linear programming-based approach to scheduling of crude oil operations in refinery for energy efficiency optimization For sustainable development, a refinery is required to save energy as much as possible so as to reduce the emission of greenhouse gas. In crude oil operations, oil transportation from storage tanks to charging tanks via a pipeline consumes a large portion of energy. It is vitally important to minimize energy consumption for this process. Since the oil flow resistance is proportional to the square of oil flow rate, the relation between energy efficiency and flow rate is nonlinear, which makes the problem complicated. The present invention addresses this important issue by formulating a linear programming model for the considered problem such that it can be efficiently solved. A real-world industrial case study is used to demonstrate the applications and significance of the proposed method.
US09957958B2	Reciprocating integral linear engine compressor A reciprocating compressor. A hollow cylinder tube contains a piston assembly having two pistons connected by a piston rod. At each end of the cylinder tube is an outer chamber between an end plate and an outer end of the proximate piston. These two outer chambers and the outer ends of the pistons define a power cylinder at each end of the cylinder tube. In the mid-portion of the cylinder tube, a center divider is situated between the pistons and has an aperture that allows the piston rod to reciprocate through it. The two inner chambers formed thereby and the inner ends of the pistons define two compression cylinders in the mid-portion of the cylinder tube. The two compression chambers share a suction manifold and a discharge manifold, but have independently operating suction and discharge valves.
US09957956B1	Systems and methods for canister fluid filters The present invention covers systems and methods for priming a canister fluid filtration system. It utilizes the push and pull caused by the movement of a piston of a priming pump between two openings in the chamber of the priming pump, to push the air out of the canister and introduces fluid into it, thereby achieving the purpose of priming the fluid filtration system.
US09957955B2	High efficiency ocean thermal difference power generating system using liquid-vapor ejector and motive pump There is provided a high efficiency ocean thermal difference power generating system by using liquid-vapor ejector and motive pump comprising: an evaporator for changing transferred refrigerant liquid into refrigerant vapor with high temperature and high pressure by the thermal exchange with surface seawater; a vapor-liquid divider which is installed at the outlet part of the evaporator and divides the refrigerants to liquid-state refrigerant and vapor-state refrigerant respectively; a distributor which is installed at the inlet of the evaporator and distributes the refrigerants flowed into the evaporator to multi-paths; a turbine for generating electric power by using the high pressure refrigerant vapor transferred from the liquid-vapor divider or the evaporator; a motive pump for increasing the pressure of the refrigerant liquid distributed from the distributor or the liquid-vapor divider; a liquid-vapor ejector for mixing the low pressure refrigerant vapor which passed the turbine and the high pressure refrigerant liquid which passed a motive pump, thereby proceeding expansion and compression; a condenser for condensing the refrigerants which was mixed in the liquid-vapor ejector by the thermal exchange with deep seawater; and a refrigerant circulation pump for increasing the pressure of the refrigerants which was condensed in the condenser up to the evaporation pressure and for circulating.
US09957951B2	Wind turbine A method of controlling a wind turbine having a rotor and a generator for producing power, the wind turbine being designed for a nominal load, the method comprising the steps of: determining a current load acting on at least a part of the wind turbine; calculating a load error, the load error representing the difference between the nominal load and the current load; controlling the wind turbine based on the load error; wherein the step of controlling the wind turbine comprises altering a parameter of the wind turbine so that the power or torque produced by the generator is altered.
US09957946B2	Ignition device An ignition device includes a spark plug, a measurement value detector, an electrical breakdown determiner, an AC voltage applying section, and a first changing section. The measurement value detector includes primary and secondary coils, and detects at least one measurement value among an ignition coil, a primary current, a primary voltage, a secondary current, and a secondary voltage. The electrical breakdown determiner determines whether a discharge has become an electrical breakdown state based on the measurement value. The AC voltage applying section applies an AC voltage of a first predetermined frequency that causes voltage resonance to the primary coil. The first changing section changes the frequency of the AC voltage to a second predetermined frequency that can maintain the electrical breakdown state and is lower in frequency than the first predetermined frequency when it is determined that the discharge has become the electrical breakdown state.
US09957943B2	Engine cranking control systems and methods using electronic transmission range selection A crank permission system includes first and second permission modules and a crank module. The first permission module selectively generates a first permission signal, based on a first gear range engaged within a transmission, when an ignition system transitions to crank. The second permission module selectively generates a second permission signal, based on (i) the first gear range stored when the ignition system last transitioned to off and (ii) a second gear range of the transmission requested by a driver using a transmission range selector, when the ignition system transitions to crank. The crank module begins cranking an engine via a starter, in response to the generation of at least one of the first and second permission signals, when the ignition system of the vehicle transitions to crank.
US09957942B2	Device for voltage stabilization in a motor vehicle A voltage stabilization device is proposed for use in a motor vehicle. The voltage stabilization device comprises a first terminal for connecting the device with an energy source, in particular to a vehicle battery; a second terminal for connecting the device having a starting device of a motor vehicle; a current limiter module for limiting a starting current; a control unit for controlling the current limiting module, and at a starting operation detector coupled with the control unit for detecting a starting operation, wherein the current limiting module carries out a starter current limiting action on the basis of a start signal of the process startup detector.
US09957939B2	Variable hole size nozzle and spray angle fuel injector and MHBIB A fuel injector, comprising a nozzle body having a proximal end and a distal end, an upper row of nozzle holes being equally spaced about a first circumference of the nozzle body, and a lower row of nozzle holes located between the distal end and the upper row of nozzle holes, wherein the upper row has a first number of holes that is greater than a second number of holes in the lower row and wherein one of the first number of holes and the second number of holes is odd.
US09957928B2	Supercharging system for engine A supercharging system for a combustion engine of a motorcycle includes a supercharger which pressurizes intake air and supplies the intake air to the combustion engine, an air intake chamber which is connected to downstream of the supercharger, a relief passage which relieves the high-pressure intake air within the air intake chamber, and a relief valve which is provided on the relief passage. The air intake chamber is disposed above the combustion engine, and the relief passage is disposed below an upper end of the air intake chamber. The relief passage is connected to a front surface of the air intake chamber.
US09957927B2	Interface air filter and assembly An air filter retention interface for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The interface is substantially secured in an opening of a wall and the interface attaches to an air filter at the front end of the interface and an air intake tube on the back end of the interface. The interface has a filter sleeve and a filter base. During operation of the engine the filter sleeve is disposed through the opening in the wall such that the wall is between beads disposed on the external surface of the filter sleeve and the filter base thereby substantially securing the interface in place and the front end of the filter base is attached to the filter and the back end of the filter base is attached to the air intake tube and air passes through the filter then through the filter base and filter sleeve and then into the air intake tube and toward the engine.
US09957923B2	Device for recirculating exhaust gas from the engine of an automobile, and use of such a device The invention concerns a device for recirculation of exhaust gases from an engine (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising a first exhaust gas recirculation line (9) called an EGR line, a first heat exchanger (10) provided on said EGR line (9) to ensure cooling of the recirculated exhaust gases, and treatment means (11) for the exhaust gases allowing limitation of the pH of the condensate arising from said gases. The treatment means (11) are provided upstream of the first exchanger (10) along the path of the exhaust gases, and the exchanger (10) comprises a heat exchanger bundle made of aluminum and/or aluminum alloy.
US09957920B2	Highly accurate continuous-flow vaporized fuel supply for large dynamic power ranges Methods and systems for accurate and precise fuel supply control for continuous-flow of gaseous fuel to an internal combustion engine over a large dynamic power range, including a dual-stage valve that allows optimal control—a first stage in the form of a voice-coil driven electronic pressure regulator, and a second stage in the form of a voice-coil-driven choked-flow valve; monitoring the pressure of the fuel intermediate the two stages and making appropriate adjustments to the first stage via a pressure actuator loop; feeding the gaseous fuel mixture through a unitary block assembly into the second stage; monitoring the pressure of the air/fuel mixture and making appropriate adjustments to the second stage via a valve actuator control loop.
US09957918B2	Gas turbine engine front architecture A turbine engine is disclosed that includes a fan case surrounding a fan. A core is supported relative to the fan case by support structure, such as flow exit guide vanes, which are arranged downstream from the fan. The core includes a core housing having an inlet case arranged to receive airflow from the fan. A compressor case is arranged axially adjacent to the inlet case and surrounds a compressor stage. In one example, the example turbine engine includes a gear train arranged between the fan and a spool. The gear train is axially aligned and supported by the inlet case. An intermediate case is arranged axially adjacent to the compressor case. The support structure is arranged axially forward of the intermediate case. In one example, the support structure is axially aligned with the compressor case.
US09957917B2	Variable area nozzle and associated propulsion system and method A nozzle including a frame having a plurality of deflecting elements arranged in an array, the array extending about a longitudinal axis, and a skin positioned over the frame.
US09957915B2	Cylinder head The cylinder head includes: an intake port; a low-temperature cooling water channel for circulating low-temperature cooling water; a high-temperature cooling water channel for circulating cooling water of a higher temperature than the cooling water flowing through the low-temperature cooling water channel; and a gas channel for recirculating a portion of blow-by gas or EGR gas to the intake port. The low-temperature cooling water channel is configured to include a first water jacket that covers at least one portion of the wall surface of the intake port on an intake-air upstream side relative to an opening end opening at a wall surface of the intake port from the gas channel.
US09957913B2	Control device for compression-ignited internal combustion engine A control device for a compression-ignited internal combustion engine includes a nozzle that includes plural injection holes arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction and that directly injects fuel to a combustion chamber, a piston that includes a cavity with an inner circumferential side surface to which a distance from the nozzle varies in the circumferential direction, a first injection hole for injecting fuel to a portion of the inner circumferential side surface to which the distance from the nozzle is the largest out of the plural injection holes, a second injection hole for injecting fuel to a portion of the inner circumferential side surface to which the distance from the nozzle is the smallest out of the plural injection holes, a detection unit that detects a heat release rate in the combustion chamber, and a control unit that determines which of the first and second injection holes is abnormal.
US09957910B2	Diagnostic system and diagnostic method for internal combustion engine A diagnostic system for an engine includes: a plurality of cylinders, in-cylinder injectors, port injectors and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit configured to make an abnormality diagnosis of an air-fuel ratio due to the in-cylinder injectors and then to make an abnormality diagnosis of the air-fuel ratio due to the port injectors. The electronic control unit is configured to make an abnormality diagnosis of the air-fuel ratio due to the in-cylinder injectors in an operating situation in which fuel is injected from only the in-cylinder injectors, and to make an abnormality diagnosis of the air-fuel ratio due to the port injectors by increasing a ratio of an injection amount of the port injectors when the electronic control unit has diagnosed that there is an abnormality of the air-fuel ratio in an operating situation in which fuel is injected from both the in-cylinder injectors and the port injectors.
US09957908B2	Method for adapting valve timings of an internal combustion engine A method for adapting valve timings of an internal combustion engine, includes selecting multiple instantaneous operating points of the internal combustion engine by comparison to specified operating points, ascertaining a cylinder charge of at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine at each of the selected operating points, ascertaining a charge error for each selected operating point from the difference of each ascertained cylinder charge from an expected value of the cylinder charge for the particular operating point, comparing the ascertained charge errors to expected charge errors, and ascertaining an adaptation value of the valve timings from the result of the comparison.
US09957907B2	Method and system for pre-ignition control Methods and systems are provided for improving the detection and mitigation of high speed pre-ignition. In one example, high speed pre-ignition is detected based on concurrent or sequential changes in an integrated knock sensor output in a knock window as well as a pre-ignition window. The high speed pre-ignition is addressed using cylinder fuel deactivation and/or engine load limiting to reduce the risk for run-away pre-ignition.
US09957904B2	Control apparatus for controlling fuel injection timing and variable valve timing in compression self-ignition internal combustion engine When the starting timing of a negative valve overlapping (NVO) period exists at the delayed-angle side of the starting timing of a first NVO period, fuel injection into a cylinder is not started; when the starting timing of an NVO period exists between the starting timing of the first NVO period and the starting timing of the second NVO period, fuel injection into the cylinder is started at a given timing that includes the exhaust top dead center; when the starting timing of an NVO period exists between the starting timing of the second NVO period and the starting timing of the third NVO period, fuel injection into the cylinder is started at a given timing that does not include the exhaust top dead center, and that exists at both the advanced-angle and delayed-angle sides of the exhaust top dead center.
US09957903B2	Adjusting a fuel on-board a vehicle A fuel separation system includes a fuel separator configured to receive a fuel stream and separate the fuel stream, based on a volatility of the fuel stream, into a vapor stream defined by a first auto-ignition characteristic value and a first liquid stream defined by a second auto-ignition characteristic value, the second auto-ignition characteristic value greater than the first auto-ignition characteristic value; and a control system communicably coupled to the fuel separator and operable to receive an input from an engine, the input including an engine operating condition, the control system configured to adjust an operating parameter of the fuel separator, based at least in part on the engine operating condition, to vary at least one of the first or second auto-ignition characteristic values.
US09957900B2	System and method for flow control in turbine One embodiment of the present discloses includes a system. The system includes a turbine and a fluid supply system. The turbine includes a main flow path, a plurality of turbine blades disposed along the main flow path, at least one flow control area disposed along the main flow path, and at least one fluid injection port fluidly coupled to the main flow path. The fluid supply system is fluidly coupled to the at least one fluid injection port, wherein the fluid supply system is configured to supply a fluid to the at least one fluid injection port to adjust an effective area of the at least one flow control area.
US09957894B2	Outer diameter platform cooling hole system and assembly An airfoil component is described herein. The airfoil component may include an OD platform comprising a gaspath face and a non-gaspath face coupled together via a plurality of cooling holes. The airfoil component may include an airfoil extending in from the outer diameter platform. The plurality of cooling holes comprises a plurality of groups of cooling holes disposed in the outer diameter platform proximate a suction side of the airfoil and a pressure side of the airfoil.
US09957893B2	Combustor and gas turbine provided with same A combustor (10) according to the invention includes: a combustor basket (14) in which compressed air and fuel are mixed with each other and the mixture is combusted; a transition piece (17) in which a tip portion of the combustor basket (14) is inserted with a gap (C) therebetween; a spring clip (19) that seals the gap between the combustor basket (14) and the transition piece (17); a throttle section (21) that is provided in an opening portion (Ck) of the gap (C) that is opened to the transition piece (17) on the tip side of the combustor basket (14), and narrows an opening area of the opening portion (Ck), compared to the base end side; and cooling device (22) for cooling the throttle section (21).
US09957892B2	Jet turbine utilizing a cryogenic fuel The invention relates to systems enabling the use of cryogenic fuels within combustion engines, including jet engines.
US09957891B2	Fuel manifold cooling flow recirculation Cooling flow recirculation in fuel manifolds, such as fuel manifolds associated with gas turbine engines is disclosed. An example system for jet pump driven recirculation of manifold cooling flow according to at least some aspects of the present disclosure may include a flow split valve having a spool valve disposed therein, the flow split valve having a pilot manifold and a main manifold attached thereto; a jet pump fluidically coupled to the pilot manifold, the jet pump being arranged to drive recirculation of a cooling flow through the main manifold via a cooling flow circuit in a pilot only mode of operation; and/or a fuel nozzle in fluid communication with the pilot manifold and the main manifold.
US09957889B2	Low noise aeroengine inlet system An aeroengine is provided with a splitter apparatus disposed in a section of an inlet duct. The splitter apparatus can be actuated from a stowed position to a deployed position to allow splitter(s) to selectively move from out of the inlet flow to a position extending into the inlet duct to divide the inlet flow into multiple passages.
US09957879B2	Heat exchanger for vehicle A heat exchanger includes: a first flow passage for an engine coolant; a second flow passage for an engine oil; a third flow passage for a transmission oil; and plural plates that partition the first, the second and the third flow passage. The first flow passage is configured to allow the engine coolant to be heat-exchanged with both the engine oil and the transmission oil via the plates. The second flow passage is arranged in the same layer with the third flow passage. The first flow passage is arranged in a different layer from the layer of the second and the third flow passage. The third flow passage is disposed on an upstream side and second flow passage is disposed on a downstream side in a flow direction of the engine coolant in the first flow passage.
US09957876B2	Methods and systems for controlling air flow paths in an engine Methods and systems are provided for controlling the temperature and ratio of gases within a gas mixing tank reservoir and selectively charging/discharging gases from the reservoir to one or both of an intake system or an exhaust system. In one example, a method (or system) may include storing exhaust gas and/or compressed intake air into a gas mixing reservoir, and increasing or decreasing flow of coolant to the reservoir based on engine operating conditions. The stored gases may be discharged to an intake system and/or an exhaust system based on requests from a controller, and coolant flow to the reservoir may be adjusted based on the composition of the gases stored within the reservoir.
US09957867B2	Method and system for emissions reduction Methods and systems are provided for operating a branched exhaust assembly in a vehicle engine in order to increase catalyst efficiency and reduce engine emissions. In one example, a method may include, during a cold-start condition, flowing exhaust first through a three-way catalyst then through an underbody converter and then through a turbine, each exhaust component housed on different branches on the branched exhaust assembly. After catalyst activation, exhaust may flow first through the turbine, then through the underbody converter and then through the three-way catalyst, and during high engine load, exhaust may simultaneously flow through two branches of the branched exhaust assembly, partially bypassing the turbine.
US09957863B2	Exhaust conduits for marine engine exhaust systems An exhaust conduit for a marine exhaust system includes an inlet end portion connectable to an exhaust manifold, an outlet end portion that directs exhaust gases toward an exhaust system outlet, a catalytic converter assembly arranged between the inlet and outlet end portions, and inner and outer tubes. The inner tube directs exhaust gases from the exhaust manifold to the catalytic converter assembly, and the outer tube surrounds the inner tube to define a cooling liquid passage between the inner and outer tubes. A flange is secured to the inner and outer tubes at inlet ends thereof, the flange being connectable to an outlet of the exhaust manifold. The inner tube has a uniform diameter between the flange and the catalytic converter assembly, and is welded to the flange independently of the outer tube. First and second welds join the inner and outer tubes to the flange at radially inner and outer faces, respectively, of a flange rim.
US09957861B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls defining a plurality of cells, inflow side plugging portions, and outflow side plugging portions, and in a cross section perpendicular to a cell extending direction, the whole periphery of each of outflow cells is surrounded by an inflow cell group, inflow cells are defined by inflow/outflow partition walls which are the partition walls defining the outflow cell and inflow/inflow partition walls which are the partition walls intersecting the inflow/outflow partition walls, a surface area A1 of the inflow/outflow partition wall of the inflow cell and a surface area A2 of the inflow/inflow partition wall of the inflow cell satisfy a relation of 1.2≤A1/A2≤2, and in the partition wall, an average pore diameter of a surface region is from 4 to 60% of an average pore diameter of a central region.
US09957855B2	Windowed intake valve stem An intake valve for an internal combustion engine is provided. The intake valve includes a valve stem with a hole in the valve stem forming an air channel there through that allows intake air to flow from an intake passage, through the air channel, into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine.
US09957851B2	Device for controlling valve timing of engine Provided are a variable valve timing mechanism, an oil pump supplying oil to a hydraulically-actuated device including the variable valve timing mechanism, and a hydraulic control valve which controls oil pressures supplied to a locking mechanism (which includes a locking member configured to fix a phase angle of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft) of the variable valve timing mechanism, an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber. While an oil pressure in a hydraulic path detected by a hydraulic sensor increases, a hydraulic control valve controller adjusts a degree of opening of a hydraulic control valve according to the detected oil pressure at a time of releasing the locking member from a locking state, to reduce the oil pressure to be supplied to the advanced angle chamber or the retarded angle chamber used to change the phase angle of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft.
US09957849B2	Camshaft adjuster A camshaft adjuster having a drive element, an output element and a spring, wherein the drive element and the output element can rotate relative to each other, wherein the spring is secured by a spring bearing of the drive element and a spring bearing of the output element, wherein the spring supports the relative rotation between the drive element and the output element, wherein the spring bearing has a radius that is larger than the radius of the spring and, as a result of this ratio of the radii, a two-line contact between the spring and the spring bearing is formed.
US09957846B2	Lifter structure A lifter structure includes a cylindrical member configured to be reciprocally slid in a guide hole of a lifter guide according to rotation of a cam and having an engagement groove and a rotation-preventing member which is separate from the cylindrical member and is disposed so as to face an interior of the guide hole. The rotation-preventing member is inserted into the engagement groove to abut against a groove edge of the engagement groove in a rotation direction of the cylindrical member, thereby preventing the cylindrical member from rotation in the guide hole.
US09957845B2	Exhaust heat recovery device To effectively reduce a situation in which an over-rotation of an expander occurs or the expander becomes a load on an engine at the time of a stop of a Rankine cycle in an exhaust heat recovery device provided with the Rankine cycle that recovers exhaust heat of an engine. A pressure difference ΔP between a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side of the Rankine cycle is obtained when the Rankine cycle is stopped (S1), a waiting time Ta is set (calculated) based on the obtained pressure difference ΔP (S2). Then, a bypass valve is opened to allow a refrigerant to circulate while bypassing the expander (S3), and then an electromagnetic clutch is disengaged when the waiting time Ta has elapsed to block transmission of power between the expander and the engine (S4, S5).
US09957844B2	Power generation system, and maintenance method for power generation system A power generation system includes a first on-off valve that, with respect to a maintenance target device including at least one of a circulation pump, an evaporator, an expander, and a condenser in a medium circuit through which a medium with a boiling point lower than that of water circulates, is on an upstream side in a flow direction of the medium in the medium circuit, and is capable of shutting off the flow of the medium; a second on-off valve that is on a downstream side in the flow direction of the medium in the medium circuit, and is capable of shutting off the flow of the medium; a port that is communicable with the medium circuit between the first on-off valve and the second on-off valve; and a third on-off valve that is in the port.
US09957841B2	Turbine stage for a turbine engine A turbine stage for a turbine engine, the stage including a nozzle and a wheel mounted inside a sectorized ring carried by a casing. The nozzle is attached to the casing and is retained axially downstream by bearing against an annular split ring. Each ring sector includes at its upstream end a member of C-shaped section that is engaged on the casing rail and that holds the split ring radially. A radially inner wall of the C-shaped member of each ring sector extends inside the split ring over an entire axial dimension thereof and its upstream end portion is engaged in at least one recess of the nozzle.
US09957831B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for rotary vane actuators Systems, methods, and devices are configured to implement hydraulic actuators. Devices may include a housing having an internal surface defining an internal cavity that may have a substantially circular cross sectional curvature. The devices may include a rotor that includes a first slot having a substantially circular curvature. The devices may include a first vane disk partially disposed within the first slot of the rotor, where the first vane disk has a substantially circular external geometry. The first vane disk may be mechanically coupled to the rotor via the first slot, and the first vane disk may be configured to form a first seal with the internal surface of the housing. The devices may include a first separator device that may be configured to form a second seal with the internal surface of the housing and a third seal with an external surface of the rotor.
US09957830B2	Hybrid passive and active tip clearance system A control ring extends circumferentially about a central axis. A plurality of circumferentially spaced carrier portions have a cavity receiving the control ring. There are circumferential gaps between the carrier portions. A blade outer air seal is mounted on the carrier portions radially inwardly of the control ring. The control ring maintains the carrier portions at a radially outwardly expanded position when heated by an electric heater.
US09957829B2	Rotor tip clearance A method of setting a clearance between a rotor and a stator of a rotor assembly for a turbine engine. The rotor assembly has a plurality of rotor-to-stator stages and the stator has a nominal centerline. Typically the stator is a casing or an array of vane tips. The method includes (i) correlating in-service rotor-to-stator rub patterns for a rotor-to-stator stage of a number of turbine engines, (ii) setting a position of a machining centerline relative to the nominal centerline of the stator, the position being towards a heavy rub, (iii) machining the stator about the machining centerline, (iv) repeating steps (i) to (ii) for each rotor-to-stator stage of the plurality of the rotor-to-stator stages, wherein the machined stator having been formed by at least two machining steps having different center-lines.
US09957827B2	Conformal seal The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section and an adjacent second seal section, each including a base and two extending legs defining respective first and second ends of the seal. At least the first seal section includes a first plurality of slots extending from the first end to the base and a second plurality of slots extending from the second end to the base.
US09957826B2	Stiffness controlled abradeable seal system with max phase materials and methods of making same A stiffness controlled abradeable seal system for a gas turbine engine includes a cantilevered arm that supports one of a rotating seal surface and a static seal surface, a stiffness of the cantilevered arm controlled to achieve a desired operational temperature at a seal interface.
US09957825B2	Non-linearly deflecting brush seal land A brush seal land is disclosed. The brush seal land may comprise a first portion configured to be coupled to a turbine disc of an aircraft engine and a second portion having a contact surface. The brush seal land may comprise a concave annular structure. The second portion may deflect through a clearance area in response to contact with a brush. The second portion may not deflect in response to contact with a brush after the second portion has deflected through a clearance area in response to contact with the brush. The contact surface comprises tungsten carbide. The brush seal land may comprise INCONEL. The brush seal land may be configured to be coupled to an annular member extending from the turbine disc. The brush seal land may reduce abrasion to an annular member extending from the turbine disc by a brush.
US09957823B2	Virtual multi-stream gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine is provided that includes a core flow path to direct a core stream flow. A common flow path is outboard of the core flow path, where the common flow path directs both a second stream flow and a third stream flow. Another gas turbine engine is provided that includes an outer case structure around a central longitudinal engine axis. An intermediate case structure is inboard of the outer case structure, where the intermediate case structure and the outer case structure direct both a third stream flow and a second stream flow. An inner case structure is inboard of the intermediate case structure, where the inner case structure and the intermediate case structure direct a core stream flow.
US09957819B2	Abrasive tip blade manufacture methods A method is disclosed for manufacturing a blade tip coating. The blade tip coating (152) comprising an abrasive (156) and a matrix (154). The method comprises forming a mixture comprising the abrasive, a precursor of the matrix, and an additional particulate (158). The mixture is pressed, the additional particulate acting as a stop to limit thickness reduction of the mixture.
US09957818B2	Removably attachable snubber assembly A removably attachable snubber assembly for turbine blades includes a turbine blade airfoil including a trailing edge and a leading edge joined by a pressure side and a suction side to provide an outer surface extending in a radial direction to a tip. At least one snubber attachment platform is integrally formed onto the outer surface of the turbine blade airfoil. The at least one snubber attachment platform includes an interlocking mechanism. A snubber is removably attachable to the at least one snubber attachment platform, the snubber including a first end, a second end, a trailing edge, a leading edge, a snubber length, and a snubber width. The snubber also includes a removable attachment mechanism on at least one of the first end and the second end that connects with the interlocking mechanism on the at least one snubber attachment platform.
US09957813B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil platform cooling passage and core A gas turbine engine blade includes a platform arranged between a root and an airfoil. A cooling passage extends from the root through the platform to the airfoil. The cooling passage includes an inlet that splits into first and second branches that rejoin one another in a platform passage arranged in the platform. An airfoil passage extends from the platform passage and is arranged in the platform.
US09957808B2	Airfoil leading edge film array An airfoil according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cooling hole with a first cooling passage arranged at a first angle relative to a chordwise axis and a second cooling hole with a second cooling passage arranged at a second different angle relative to the chordwise axis. A radial projection of the first cooling passage intersects a radial projection of the second cooling passage.
US09957805B2	Turbomachine and turbine blade therefor A blade has an airfoil, and the blade is configured for use with a turbomachine. The airfoil has a throat distribution measured at a narrowest region in a pathway between adjacent blades, at which adjacent blades extend across the pathway between opposing walls to aerodynamically interact with fluid flow. The airfoil defines the throat distribution, and the throat distribution reduces aerodynamic loss and improves aerodynamic loading on the airfoil. The airfoil has a linear trailing edge profile.
US09957799B2	Balance ring for gas turbine engine A ring has a ring body with a central portion surrounding an axis and extending to first and second opposing ends separated by a split. The central portion has a first axial thickness. At least one retaining feature is formed on the ring body, the at least one retaining feature having a second axial thickness greater than the first axial thickness. An assembly and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
US09957798B2	Air-tight switching device for use in a pneumatic tool A switching device for a pneumatic tool includes a valve member, a connecting member and an operating unit. The valve member is rotatable relative to the pneumatic tool between first and second positions. The connecting member is coupled to the valve member in a manner such that the connecting member drives the rotation of the valve member and that an assembly of the valve member and the connecting member is flexible, so as to establish an air-tight seal between the valve member and a pneumatic motor of the pneumatic tool. The operating unit is mounted on the pneumatic tool and coupled co-rotatably to the connecting member.
US09957794B2	Dart detector for wellbore tubular cementation A detector for use in cementing a tubular string in a wellbore includes: a tubular mandrel; an electronics package fastened to an outer surface of the mandrel; a first transducer: fastened to the mandrel outer surface, in communication with the electronics package, and operable to generate ultrasonic pulses; a second transducer: fastened to the mandrel outer surface, in communication with the electronics package, and operable to receive the ultrasonic pulses; and an antenna fastened to the mandrel outer surface and in communication with the electronics package.
US09957790B2	Wellbore pipe trip guidance and statistical information processing method A method for optimizing wellbore pipe tripping operation includes entering into a computer parameters related to a maximum safe pipe movement speed within the wellbore along at least one selected depth interval along the wellbore. A maximum safe pipe movement speed is calculated. An actual pipe movement speed is measured along the at least one selected depth interval. In the computer, a display is generated of the measured pipe movement speed along with the maximum safe pipe movement speed over the at least one selected depth interval.
US09957783B2	Technique for production enhancement with downhole monitoring of artificially lifted wells Techniques and apparatus are provided for downhole monitoring of an artificial lift system, such as a reciprocating rod lift system, in an effort to enhance production from the system. In aspects, a method for controlling a rod pump used to produce fluids from a wellbore is provided. The method generally includes monitoring one or more downhole parameters in the wellbore and adjusting one or more pump parameters used to control the rod pump based, at least in part, on the monitored downhole parameters.
US09957779B2	Methods and compositions related to gelled layers in oil and/or gas wells Methods and compositions for the prevention of the formation, breakdown, and/or removal of gelled layers in an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise a concentrate, as described in more detail herein, where the concentrate comprises two or more surfactants. In certain embodiments, the compositions and methods comprise an emulsion or a microemulsion. The emulsion or microemulsion may include a surfactant, optionally a solvent, and optionally a freezing point depression agent or other components.
US09957778B2	Downhole wireline cleaning tool Downhole wireline cleaning tool (1) adapted to scrape and remove objects, such as scale decreasing an inner diameter of a casing in a wellbore, comprising a tool housing (4) having a first housing part (5) and a second housing part (6), a projectable arm (7) which is pivotably connected with the first housing part at a first end of the projectable arm, the projectable arm having a plurality of bits (9) in a second end, said projectable arm (7) being movable between a retracted position and a projected position in relation to the tool housing (4), an arm activation assembly (11) for moving the projectable arm between the retracted position and the projected position, and a rotatable shaft (12) for rotating the projectable arm (7), wherein the bits are arranged along an extension of the projectable arm, wherein the extension of the arm extends across the center tool axis in at least the retracted position, so that the bits of the arm are arranged to scrape the entire internal cross-sectional area of the casing.
US09957777B2	Frac plug and methods of use A frac plug for use in a plug and perf arrangement to within a wellbore. The frac plug includes a central mandrel and locking portion which can be set within the wellbore. A bypass port is disposed through the central mandrel and is unblocked to fluid flow during setting of the plug assembly. Thereafter, the central mandrel is axially shifted within the set locking portion to block fluid communication across the frac plug.
US09957775B2	Well plug and abandonment choke insert A process for plugging a wellbore, e.g. an oil or gas well, comprises installing a choke device (1) into the wellbore in order to increase the back pressure to allow better control when introducing cement to plug the wellbore. The device (1) has a cylindrical shape with a central through bore (6). On the external profile is a shoulder (4) which, when the device is installed in a wellbore, comes to rest against a nipple in the wellbore. The device (1) may free fall for all or part of the way down but would normally be pumped down at least for the last part of its delivery. In the bore (6) is a pump out ball (10) which blocks the through bore until the device reaches the nipple and stops, at which point pressure increases and the ball is ejected. Cement and other liquid may then be pumped through the choke device to the distal region of the well.
US09957774B2	Pressure staging for wellhead stack assembly A wellhead stack assembly is provided that includes pressure restriction devices. The pressure restriction devices are staged such that each pressure restriction device is coupled to another pressure restriction device for cascading pressure differentials across the pressure restriction devices. Each pressure restriction device includes an active element positionable about a drill pipe for controlling a gap between the drill pipe and the active element.
US09957771B2	Blowout preventer status assembly A status assembly to provide visual and electronic indication of the position (open, closed, in-between) of the ram of a ram-type blowout preventer (BOP). The assembly is capable of coupling with a hydraulic motor that can be used to open and close the ram locks. The status assembly includes a rotatable element protruding from the BOP, a gear rotatable by the rotatable element, and an indicator that indicates the rotation position of the rotatable element and thus the linear position of the BOP ram. Some embodiments can also include a sensor that outputs an electronic signal to the system operator and can be incorporated into the main display for the BOP control system. This device is able to give immediate feedback to operators and to indicate whether each ram has achieved its intended travel.
US09957769B2	Elevated temperature riser bearing This invention relates to an undersea riser bearing designed to operate at higher temperatures over an extended time frame while maintaining performance advantages of high capacity laminate (HCL) elastomeric composite bearings.
US09957768B2	Subsea pressure reduction system A system for reducing pressure in a subsea operator. In one embodiment, a subsea system includes an operator and a deintensifier. The operator includes a housing and a piston. The piston is movably disposed within the operator housing and divides an inner volume of the operator housing into a closing chamber and a second chamber. The deintensifier is fluidically coupled to the operator. The deintensifier includes a housing and a piston. The piston includes a closing surface and an opening surface. The closing surface is fluidically coupled to the second chamber of the operator housing. The opening surface is fluidically coupled to ambient pressure. The area of the closing surface is greater than an area of the opening surface so as to increase the pressure differential between the closing chamber and the second chamber and assist in moving the operator piston to the closed position.
US09957764B2	Cutting apparatus Described herein is a cutting apparatus (100) for allowing visual inspection of a core sample in an inner tube at a drilling site after the inner tube has been removed from a coring tube and prior to it being transported to a laboratory. The cutting apparatus (100) comprises a support track (110, 112, 114, 116)) on which is mounted a tube support member (120), a cutter wagon (130, 132, 138) and a drive arrangement (140, 142, 144, 146). The apparatus (100) provides relative movement between an inner tube (150) and the cutter wagon (130, 132, 138) to allow a section of the inner tube (150) to be removed along its entire length for visual inspection. The drive arrangement (140, 142, 144, 146) provides the relative movement between the inner tube (150) and the cutter wagon (130, 132, 138).
US09957759B2	Rotating and reciprocating swivel apparatus and method What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the drill string is being rotated and/or reciprocated. In one embodiment the sleeve or housing can be rotatably and sealably connected to a mandrel. The swivel can be incorporated into a drill or well string and enabling string sections both above and below the sleeve to be rotated in relation to the sleeve. In one embodiment the drill or well string does not move in a longitudinal direction relative to the swivel. In one embodiment, the drill or well string does move longitudinally relative to the sleeve or housing of the swivel.
US09957758B2	Drill stem element and corresponding drill pipe A drill stem element for drilling a well with flow of a drilling fluid around the element and in a direction extending from a drilling well bottom towards the surface, including a member and a coupling mounted for rotation about the member. The coupling includes at least two abutment zones on a wall of the well during drilling, each abutment zone externally includes at least one abutment portion having an outer diameter greater than a diameter of other portions of the element, each abutment zone having a convex rounded shape generated by revolution, each abutment zone being axially remote from at least one other abutment zone. The coupling further includes an intermediate zone between the two abutment zones, an opening being provided between the coupling and the member for the flow of drilling fluid between the coupling and the member forming a fluid bearing.
US09957756B2	Roller cone drill bit assembly with varying radius bearing surfaces A roller cone drill bit assembly with a bearing shaft having an outer bearing surface and defining a rotational axis. The outer bearing surface includes a necked portion having a varying radius with respect to the rotational axis. A roller cone is coupled about the bearing shaft and includes an outer cutting structure and an inner bearing surface. The inner bearing surface includes a necked portion proximate to and closely conforming to the necked portion of the outer bearing surface.
US09957755B2	Directional drilling using a rotating housing and a selectively offsetable drive shaft Example systems described herein may include a housing 201 and an offsetable drive shaft 202 coupled to a drill bit 203 and at least partially disposed within the housing 201. The offset angle of the offsetable drive shaft 202 may determine an angle of the drill bit face. A motor 204 may be coupled to the housing 201 that, when activated, independently rotates the housing 201. By independently counter-rotating the housing 201 relative to a drill string during drilling operations, the angular orientation of the offsetable drive shaft 202 and drill bit 203 may remain geo-stationary with respect to the surrounding formation, without requiring that the housing 201 engage a borehole wall.
US09957752B2	Mounting system for an architectural covering and an end bearing for the mounting system The invention relates to a mounting system for an architectural covering comprising a roller and a bearing for rotatably mounting the roller to a holding member. The bearing comprises a length variation member which is biased to be in a first state yielding a bearing length which allows the roller to be held by the holding member, and which can be manipulated into a second state, in which the bearing length is reduced such that the roller is removable from the holding member. The length variation member comprises at least one sloped portion that extends along at least part of its outer circumference and in the first state extends largely or completely outside the roller. The sloped portion is dimensioned such that the length variation member can be urged to the second state by applying a force on the sloped portion in a single direction.
US09957747B2	Method for operating an electromotive adjusting device A method for operating an electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle, in particular a window opener. The electric motor is hereby regulated to a setpoint rotational speed, the setpoint rotational speed being set as a function of an external parameter.
US09957742B2	Top guide fitting for a sliding door In an upper door fitting of a sliding door which comprises a housing and two transverse guide rollers which each are rotatably supported each on a shaft stub, both shaft stubs extend parallel to each other and are arranged symmetrically with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane. Both shaft stubs are rigidly mounted in the housing. In addition, the transverse guide rollers delimit an intake opening of the housing for guiding the sliding door so as to prevent impact noises and jerky movements of the sliding door.
US09957741B2	Door security device A device for restricting movement of a door includes a door member, a floor member, and a connecting member. The door member is fixedly mounted to a door and includes a first opening having a first predetermined shape. The floor member is fixedly mounted to a floor and includes a second opening having a second predetermined shape. The connecting member includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg extends in a first direction and has a first end removeably engaging the first opening. The second leg extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and has a second end removeably engaging the second opening simultaneously when the first end removeably engages the first opening thereby preventing rotation of the door.
US09957735B2	Tamper proof cable lock Provided is a cable lock including a locking clasp including first and second clasp components having first and second security cable connection arms. The locking clasp includes at least one groove. The at least one groove is configured to receive at least one device cable. The cable lock includes a security cable having a wire rope and a vinyl coating. The wire rope includes a plurality of wire strings arranged in a plurality of clusters. The first and second security cable connection arms of the locking clasp are coupled to a first end of the security cable. First and second stop sleeves are disposed on opposite sides of the first and second security cable connection arms. A device connection means is disposed at a second end of the security cable opposite the first end of the security cable.
US09957734B2	Mortise and multipoint latching assembly In one form, a multipoint locking assembly includes a first latch device, a second latch device, and a mortise assembly coupled to the first and second latch devices. The mortise assembly may comprise a first transmission coupled to the first latch device via a first flexible member, a second transmission coupled to the second latch device via a second flexible member, and an actuation assembly operable to actuate the first and second transmissions. At least one of the transmissions comprises a slack removal device operable to remove slack in the flexible member to which it is coupled, thereby ensuring proper transmission of pulling forces between the transmission and the latch device.
US09957732B1	Compression latch A compression latch having a body including a cup having a well defining a first side of the compression latch, an exterior portion defining a second side opposite the first side, and a raised portion defining a peripheral rim surrounding the cup, the peripheral rim providing an uppermost surface of the cup is disclosed. The compression latch has a T-shaped handle mounted to the body, the T-shaped handle being foldable and reversible and having a cam lock mounted thereon, the cam lock having a keying element on one side of the handle and a rotatable locking cam on the second side of the handle, wherein when the T-shaped handle is folded in a first position, the keying element is exposed and does not protrude beyond the uppermost surface of the cup and when the T-shaped handle is reversed and folded in a second position, the rotatable locking cam is exposed and does no protrude beyond the uppermost surface of the cup.
US09957730B2	Apparatus and method for assembling fence panels A machine for assembling fence panels. The machine includes rail supports, a plurality of rail transport assemblies, a picket hopper for storing pickets substantially perpendicular to the rail supports, a picket transport assembly, a picket spacing assembly, a picket skewing assembly, and nailing guns. The rail transport assemblies include a conveyor for moving rails longitudinally to an assembly position. The picket transport assembly uses a conveyor to move pickets from the hopper to the assembly position, delivering the pickets at an acute delivery angle. The picket spacing assembly increases the delivery angle for a picket to increase spacing between pickets. The picket skewing assembly pushes an end of a picket closer to a previous picket to adjust for spacing between warped pickets. The nailing guns secure a picket at the assembly position to the rails. A machine controller is used to automatically operate the components of the machine.
US09957729B2	Wood support protection device A wood support protection device for protecting wood supports from water damage includes a tube that defines an interior space. The tube has a top and a bottom. The top is open. The top is complementary to a lower end of a wood support. A plurality of rods is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly between opposing sides of the tube. A plurality of slots is positioned in the tube adjacent to the bottom. The top is configured to insert the lower end of the wood support into the interior space. The rods are configured to retain the wooden support above the bottom of the tube. The slots are positioned in the tube such that the slots are configured to drain water from the interior space. The wood support is protected from damage and rot caused by exposure of the lower end of the wood support to water.
US09957727B1	Form liner for fabricating non-linear shapes A form is made out of a molded foam devoid of any surrounding rigid wall structure. About the periphery of the form a plurality of spaced elongated slots are formed from top to bottom. Elongated strips of material such as oriented strand board are inserted within the slots and fastened in place. The inventive form consists of a liner placed within an existing contractor form. Fasteners are fastened through the walls of the contractor form into the walls of the inventive form liner and through the elongated strips to thereby fasten the inventive form liner within the existing contractor form. No adhesive is required between the outer surfaces of the inventive form liner and the existing form nor is there any need for any intermediate plywood walls surrounding the inventive form liner.
US09957724B2	Support plate for installing tile A support for installing facing materials such as ceramic tiles on a substrate such as floors, walls and ceilings wherein the support plate has a plurality of spaced apart recesses in the plate material, with the recesses being open at the top surface and have solid sidewalls and a base, and a plurality of slots in the non-recessed portions of the plate material extending through the top surface and bottom surface, the slots joining one or more adjacent recesses. The support plate of the invention is used for tile installations between the substrate and such tile. Thin-set mortar that is used to secure the tile to the support plate flows into the recesses and into the slots forming a continuous bond between the mortar and the adjacent slots providing for a strong bond between the support plate, mortar and the tiles.
US09957716B2	Roof ridge cover Improvements in a roof ridge cover formed to give the appearance of multiple shingles. The roof ridge cover is fabricated with bend radius to ensure that the elongated base material is not stretched beyond the yield point of the material where it can rupture or split. The edges wrap around existing roof tiles to cover any damaged tiles and provide sufficient clearance of adjacent or abutting ridge covers. The cover is stone coated to provide similar appearance to the roof surface. The stone coatings provide surface protection, wear resistance and provide a gripping surface for installers or others that may walk on the roof surface. Optional venting material may be used under the cover to allow air to vent from the attic thereby allowing the attic to breath, but the vent must also be sufficiently dense enough to prevent insects and bugs from passing through the vent material.
US09957715B1	Structural insulated panel framing system with a radiant barrier A framing system is provided that comprises an exterior siding and structural frame elements. The structural frame elements are arranged against a first side of the exterior siding. The elements are evenly spaced along the exterior siding thereby creating a plurality of structural element cavities. Each cavity comprises a polyurethane foam overlaying a portion of the first side of the exterior siding bounded by the respective cavity. A radiant barrier with an emissivity of less than 0.50 is attached to the elements and includes a plurality of indented portions, each of which protrudes into a corresponding cavity thereby creating a respective first sealed air space between the corresponding foam and the radiant barrier in each structural element cavity. An interior siding covers the barrier and is attached to the elements thereby creating a respective second sealed space between the barrier and the interior siding in each structural element cavity.
US09957714B2	Composite insulating and cladding panel A composite insulating and cladding panel has a backing sheet, a plurality of cladding parts, and a support grid between the backing sheet and the cladding parts. The cladding parts are mounted to the support grid and a body of insulating material such as insulating foam. The cladding parts are spaced-apart to provide gaps. The cladding parts may have any desired surface finish. The cladding parts provide a finished façade. The panel incorporates a support grid that transfers load directly to a building structural framework. The panels also have interengagable features that facilitate joining between a plurality of panels to form a finished façade.
US09957713B2	Load transfer device A retention housing for receiving at least one load transfer member is provided. In some embodiments, the retention housing and load transfer member may be included in a sandwich wall panel or a double wall panel. The load transfer member may transfer loads between first and second concrete elements. The retention housing may include first and second retention members, at least one guide member, and a size indicator for aligning the retention members with respect to each other. The guide member may retain the load transfer member at a predetermined angle. In some embodiments, the size indicator may correspond to the thickness of an insulation layer, such as in a sandwich wall panel. The retention housing may further include at least one depth locating means. A retention housing including first and second retention members may further include means for connecting the first and second retention members, such as in an aligned position.
US09957708B2	Construction device introduced into an electrical power plant module “CONSTRUCTION DEVICE INTRODUCED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT MODULE”, more specifically relating to an electrical power plant module (1) of the type used for accessibility to electrical energy, primarily in remote areas such as isolated rural communities, mining camps, oil platforms, areas recently affected by storms, areas affected by earthquakes, offshore platforms, etc., or areas undergoing conflict; the said power plant module (1) is supplied in the form of enclosures or containers (2) of the ISO maritime type and includes a structural container (2A) having a flat base (2b) upon which are installed structural columns (C1) and crossmembers (T2) for the mounting of plates (cp) that form the peripheral walls (2C) and the upper wall (2D) of the container (2A), with the end walls (2C1) of the container (2A) providing at least one cut-out area (2c2) for the installation of a tilting door (3) designed for the superolateral expulsion of hot air (AR) from the radiator (R); the said tilting door (3) is installed in the respective cut-out area (2c2) by means of hinged closures (4) or other articulated and/or tilting closures, which closures (4) in turn are secured to the lower edge (3a) of the door (3) in such a way that when the door (3) is tilted outward from the container, with an angulation (α), it forms a gas conduit (CG) in order to direct the air (AR) toward the superolateral portion of the structural container (2A): the tilting doors (3) that are installed in the extreme lateral portions (2C1) of the container (2A) are arranged in the substations (SB) of the power plant module (1) in such a way that they are aligned longitudinally with corresponding cooling units (UR) that are located on the inside and at the end in relation to the transformer/distribution unit (UT).
US09957707B1	Lighted balloon and floral arch A balloon and floral arch adapted for receiving balloons and floral arrangements thereon. The arch is made up of a plurality of light weight, clear plastic, outer tubes, typically in 5 feet sections. The outer tubes are joined together end to end and formed into an arch. The arch can be 25 feet, 35 feet and greater. The outer tubes are used to receive a light weight, clear plastic inner tube with a string of LED lights. Opposite ends of the arch are attached to a pair of heavy, metal base plates for holding the arch upright on a floor surface. The string of lights can be powered by a 12 volt DC battery or a 110 AC electrical outlet. The arch can also include a remote control switch box for turning the lights on and off and starting blinking lights, fast or slow.
US09957704B2	Bidet nozzle insert The disclosure provides a bidet nozzle assembly, which includes a nozzle housing; a nozzle, the nozzle having a distal end and a proximal end, the nozzle including a channel through to the distal end and to the proximal end, the channel having a first channel opening at the distal end and a second channel opening at the proximal end; a nozzle insert, the nozzle insert located at the first channel opening of the distal end of the nozzle, the nozzle insert having at least one nozzle hole; and a nozzle cap.
US09957702B1	Device for eliminated bad odors in two-piece toilets An odor elimination device for a toilet is provided. The device includes a “U”-shaped piece, a “Z”-shaped piece, and a plurality of sealing gaskets. The “U”-shaped piece is configured to be connected with a water inlet of the toilet, and the “Z”-shaped piece is configured to be connected with an exhaust tube. The “U”-shaped piece has a central orifice configured to be connected to the toilet and has two rectangular, parallel outlets separated by a recess in communication with the central orifice. The “Z”-shaped piece has two rectangular, parallel inlets configured to fit into the corresponding outlets of the “U”-shaped piece and are sealed by gaskets at a hollow vertical structure of the “Z”-shaped piece. A back face of the hollow vertical structure is configured to be connected to the exhaust tube via an outlet tube. The sealing gaskets sealing the “U”-shaped piece between the toilet and the flush tank.
US09957689B2	Tilt bucket profile and front structure A tilt bucket may include a front structure having an outer surface, the front structure including a base plate with a bottom surface. The tilt bucket may include a bottom edge and a curved wrapper extending between the base plate and the bottom edge. A ratio of a maximum distance between the curved wrapper and a first line extending from the bottom edge to the tangent point on the outer surface of the front structure, taken substantially perpendicularly from the first line, relative to a length of the first line, may be about 0.64 to 0.70.
US09957688B2	Excavator bucket A bucket for an excavator or loader including a base wall having a side with a substantial or partly concave shape, the side with the substantial or partly concave shape has a front section that is raised, flat or concave and a rear section that has a concave arc. The base wall side has a discontinuous curve from the front section to the rear section. The bucket has two side walls spaced apart by the base wall. The bucket has mounting mechanism for mounting the bucket to the excavator or loader. The raised, flat or concave front section assists in retaining excavated material within the bucket.
US09957685B2	Method and apparatus for portable stake mounting A stake assembly provides an earth anchor and includes a stake having a longitudinal axis and an upper portion and a lower portion. The stake is attached to a cup having a sidewall defining a closed perimeter and a top wall substantially closing the sidewall, the sidewall having an open bottom end. The stake passes through the top wall with the upper portion above the top wall and the lower portion below the top wall. When the stake is pounded or screwed into the ground the cup captures soil which adds resistance to the stake being removed from the ground. One embodiment has the cup at an oblique angle to the top wall.
US09957683B2	Sheet piling A method of forming a sheet pile wall comprising cold reforming a Z-shape pile or a U-shape pile and connecting a plurality of reformed steel piles so as to form a sheet pile wall having at least one engagement section, the engagement section when viewed in a cross section being a recess that has a narrowed neck portion.
US09957682B2	Method and a system for removal of oil under ice Provided is a method and a system for removal of oil under ice through an opening made into ice. The system includes oil booms extending under ice in two different directions from the opening so as to constitute an angle of less than 180 degrees between each other; an oil collection device placed in the opening; and a propulsion device placed on the level of the lower surface of ice at a distance from the opening in the area of the angle so as to provide a flow directed towards the opening between the oil booms in the area of the angle.
US09957678B2	Catch vessel for animal excrement system and method A catch vessel for animal excrement includes a catch vessel for animal excrement, the catch vessel including a collection vessel configured to receive and hold an animal excrement, a volumetric scale coupled to the collection vessel and configured to receive at least a portion of the animal excrement, the volumetric scale including a removable cover, an extension handle coupled to the collection vessel and the extension handle is configured to telescope between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The catch vessel for animal excrement is useful for collection of pet and animal excrement for testing.
US09957677B2	Methods and devices for training pets and the disposal of waste Method and device for disposal of waste including, without limitation, human or animal waste. Disposal device includes a bag-like member coupled to an absorbent member. The bag-like member may be folded for compact storage prior to use and unfolded during use thereof. A method for collecting, removing, and/or disposing of waste utilizing the disposal device including the steps of: unfolding the bag-like member; inserting a hand therein; collecting waste with the absorbent member; inverting the bag-like member so as to effectively wrap the absorbent member and waste within the bag-like member; optionally sealing the bag-like member; and disposing of the disposal device, the waste contained within the disposal device.
US09957676B2	Roadway joint device A roadway joint device for providing a drivable joint section between a road and an adjoining structure, particularly a bridge structure, includes at least one joint element placed on a sliding surface adjacent to the bridge structure. A longitudinal axis of the joint element is arranged substantially parallel to a plane of the roadway and a bridge end section of the bridge structure. Joint gaps with a specified gap width are arranged between the joint element and the adjoining bridge end section and/or an adjoining retaining device arranged at a distance to the bridge end section. The joint element is attached to at least one rod, the rod being arranged substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bridge structure, anchored at one rod end in the bridge structure and another rod end thereof in the retaining device.
US09957670B2	Polyurethane based roadway forming Provided herein are roadways containing polyurethane materials. A roadway includes a base layer of a compacted in situ material and/or a wear layer disposed on the base layer. One or both of these layers may include the polyurethane material to bind other components in the layers and to form more robust and durable roadway structures capable of withstanding operating loads of the roadway. In some embodiments, the polyurethane material is added to the wear layer by mixing in situ soil and/or foreign aggregate with polyurethane material or by dispensing the polyurethane material over the existing partially formed wear layer. The base layer may or may not include a polyurethane material. The type, concentration, distribution, and processing of the polyurethane material in the wear layer may be the same or different than that in the base layer.
US09957669B2	Fish plate clamp for unloading rails A fish plate clamp for unloading rails 1. The fish plate clamp includes a support element (11, 12) with a first piece (11) and a second piece (12) each one located on a face of the rail (1). Each piece of the support element (11, 12) includes an internal mortise (13) in the area of the web (3) of the rail (1). The fish plate clamp also includes a gripping element (14) located in an internal mortise (13) of the support element (11, 12). The internal mortises (13) have an inclined surface (15) in a manner that, when the gripping element (14) moves along the length of the inclined surface (15) of the internal mortise (13) in the direction of the pull of the rail (1), the gripping element (14) latches onto the web (3) of the rail (1).
US09957666B2	Clothing and method for the production thereof A clothing, in particular for use in a press section of a machine for manufacturing a fibrous web, such as a paper, cardboard, or tissue web, includes a base structure and at least one staple-fiber layer which is disposed on the base structure and is connected thereto. The clothing is assembled from a plurality of strips which are provided in the form of planar formations having a proportion of the base structure and a proportion of the at least one staple-fiber layer. Two mutually opposite edges of the strips have seam loops which are each connected to seam loops of the edges of adjacent strips. The edges having the seam loops are oriented in a cross-machine direction of the clothing. A method for manufacturing a clothing is also provided.
US09957665B2	Multilayer belt for creping and structuring in a tissue making process A multilayer belt structure that can be used for creping or structuring a cellulosic web in a tissue making process. The multilayer belt structure allows for the formation of various shaped and sized openings in the top surface of the belt, while still providing a structure having the strength, durability, and flexibility required for tissue making processes.
US09957664B2	Full color sublimation to 100% cotton A method for transferring an image to a fabric, including providing a recording medium; coating the recording medium with a specialty coating including a silicone release agent, a silicone emulsion catalyst, and a binder; printing an image on the recording medium including the specialty coating, the image being printed using a sublimation ink; adhering a powder adhesive to the image printed on the recording medium while the image is in a wet state; transferring the recording medium including powder adhesive and image to the fabric; and hot-pressing the powder adhesive and image to the fabric to adhere the powder adhesive and image to the fabric.
US09957659B2	Fabric treating machine A fabric treating machine includes a spray nozzle for spraying water supplied from a water supply passage into an inner tub and a spray nozzle combining unit for combining the spray nozzle with a case. Fabric loaded in the inner tub can be effectively soaked through the spray nozzle. Furthermore, a spray direction of the spray nozzle can be accurately adjusted when the spray nozzle is fitted in the case, and thus the spray nozzle can be easily fitted in the case and water sprayed through the spray nozzle can be prevented from overflowing.
US09957658B2	Washing machine having breathing lamp set and method for controlling the same A washing machine having a breathing lamp set and a method for controlling the same are provided. The breathing lamp set is disposed on an outer wall or inner wall of a housing of the washing machine and is composed of a plurality of breathing lamps. The washing machine further includes a controller, configured to change, according to work process changes of the washing machine, a quantity ratio of lighted breathing lamps to dimmed breathing lamps among the plurality of breathing lamps in the breathing lamp set. The method for controlling the washing machine having the breathing lamp set includes step S1: changing, by the controller, the quantity ratio of lighted breathing lamps to dimmed breathing lamps among the plurality of breathing lamps in the breathing lamp set, so as to discriminately display different work states of the washing machine.
US09957657B2	Appliance lock An appliance lock includes a housing and a lid movable between an open and closed positions. First and second sliders supported for movement by the housing. A striker is attachable to the other of the appliance body and lid. The striker is connectable with the housing upon movement of the lid to the closed position. The striker has a first portion for engaging and moving the first slider from a first position to a second position upon lid movement to the closed position. The striker has a second portion for engaging and moving the second slider from a first position to a second position upon lid movement to the closed position. The first and second sliders being in the second positions enables activation of the appliance. Structure minimizes the ability to move the first and second sliders to the second position by substantially anything but the striker.
US09957652B1	Hat steam cleaner An apparatus for an improved manner for cleaning a hat by steam including a compartment for steam cleaning a baseball style hat and other style hats. The hat is placed on a hat mold and placed inside the compartment. Water is added to a water reservoir and heated by a heating element to convert the water to steam. Steam flows into the compartment and performs a cleaning operation on the hat.
US09957648B2	Woven information bearing devices A woven information bearing device comprising a plurality of woven elements arranged to define a woven information bearing pattern, wherein the woven elements include N woven information bearing elements, N being an integer number; and wherein said N woven information bearing elements define N or more than N data elements.
US09957645B2	Method for producing carbon fibers from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers with low polydispersity index (PDI) A method for synthesizing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution is disclosed. The preferred PAN polymer has a PDI (Mw/Mn) of about 2 or less. Such PAN polymer is synthesized by controlled/living radical polymerization using a special RAFT (Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer) agent. Also disclosed is a method for producing carbon fibers from PAN polymer with low PDI.
US09957641B2	Epitaxial wafer and method for manufacturing same An epitaxial wafer includes a silicon carbide film having a first main surface. A groove portion is formed in the first main surface. The groove portion extends in one direction along the first main surface. Moreover, a width of the groove portion in the one direction is twice or more as large as a width of the groove portion in a direction perpendicular to the one direction. Moreover, a maximum depth of the groove portion from the first main surface is not more than 10 nm.
US09957628B2	System for evaluation of current distribution in electrodes of electrochemical plants The present invention relates to a system for direct detection of current supplied to the electrodes of electrolytic cells, particularly useful in non-ferrous metal electrowinning or electrorefining plants. The current distribution on a practically unlimited number of electrodes can be obtained through direct measurement on the electrode hanging bars without requiring the manual intervention of plant staff.
US09957627B2	Systems and methods of protecting electrolysis cell sidewalls Broadly, the present disclosure relates to sidewall features (e.g. inner sidewall or hot face) of an electrolysis cell, which protect the sidewall from the electrolytic bath while the cell is in operation (e.g. producing metal in the electrolytic cell).
US09957626B2	Hydrogen production system and method for producing hydrogen A hydrogen production system that achieves highly-efficient hydrogen production even when hydrogen is produced by using the plurality of cell stacks is provided.A hydrogen production system includes a plurality of cell stacks provided within a reaction containment, the cell stacks generating hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis by supplying steam to the plurality of cell stacks, a first flow path guiding the steam to each of the cell stacks, a second flow path causing a carrier gas containing air as a main component to flow into the reaction containment, and a flow regulation device provided at an inlet of the steam in each of the cell stacks, the flow regulation device regulating a flow rate of the steam caused to flow into each of the cell stacks to be uniform.
US09957623B2	Systems and methods for preparation and separation of products There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with hydrogen gas, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products.
US09957620B2	Methods for the simultaneous electrolytic decarboxylation and reduction of sugars Methods for simultaneously decarboxylating carbohydrate acids and reducing carbohydrate aldehydes in a divided electrochemical cell having a central compartment separate from the anode and cathode are disclosed using a cation membrane and a bipolar membrane. The improved methods are more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.
US09957618B2	Single-unit reactor design for combined oxidative, initiated, and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition Described herein are reactors capable of sequentially or simultaneously depositing thin-film polymers onto a substrate by oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD), initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The single-unit CVD reactors allow for the use of more than one CVD process on the same substrate without the risk of inadvertently exposing the substrate to ambient conditions when switching processes. Furthermore, the ability to deposit simultaneously polymers made by two different CVD processes allows for the exploration of new materials. In addition to assisting in the deposition of polymer films, plasma processes may be used to pretreat substrate surfaces before polymer deposition, or to clean the internal surfaces of the reactor between experiments.
US09957613B2	Laminate, barrier film and method for manufacturing these A laminate includes: a base material having a top surface; an under coat layer formed on at least a part of the top surface of the base material, having a membranous shape or a film shape and containing an organic polymer having an OH group; and an atomic layer deposition film formed in a membranous shape to cover an exposed surface of the under coat layer, the atomic layer deposition film being formed by a precursor as a material thereof. At least a part of the precursor is coupled to the OH group of the organic polymer.
US09957606B2	Physical vapor deposition system using rotating pallet with X and Y positioning A circular PVD chamber has a plurality of sputtering targets mounted on a top wall of the chamber. A pallet in the chamber is coupled to a motor for rotating the pallet about its center axis. The pallet has a diameter less than the diameter of the circular chamber. The pallet is also shiftable in an XY direction to move the center of the pallet beneath any of the targets so all areas of a workpiece supported by the pallet can be positioned directly below any one of the targets. A scanning magnet is in back of each target and is moved, via a programmed controller, to only be above portions of the workpiece so that no sputtered material is wasted. For depositing a material onto small workpieces, a cooling backside gas volume is created between the pallet and the underside of sticky tape supporting the workpieces.
US09957605B2	Substrate fixing apparatus A substrate fixing apparatus includes a metal frame body. A central portion of the metal frame body is provided with a through hole; a recess configured for bearing a substrate is formed on the metal frame body along an edge of the through hole; the recess is recessed towards an inside of the metal frame body along a thickness direction of the metal frame body; and a first insulating pad is disposed at the bottom of the recess.
US09957604B2	Oxide sintered body and method for manufacturing the same, sputtering target, and semiconductor device There is provided an oxide sintered body including indium, tungsten and zinc, wherein the oxide sintered body includes a bixbite type crystal phase as a main component and has an apparent density of higher than 6.5 g/cm3 and equal to or lower than 7.1 g/cm3, a content rate of tungsten to a total of indium, tungsten and zinc is higher than 1.2 atomic % and lower than 30 atomic %, and a content rate of zinc to the total of indium, tungsten and zinc is higher than 1.2 atomic % and lower than 30 atomic %. There are also provided a sputtering target including this oxide sintered body, and a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film formed by a sputtering method by using the sputtering target.
US09957603B2	Method for preparing high-performance tantalum target A method for preparing a high-performance tantalum target, a high-performance target prepared by the method, and a use of the high-performance target. The method for preparing the high-performance tantalum target comprises: firstly, preparing a tantalum ingot into a forging blank by a method of cold forging in conjunction with hot forging; then, rolling the forging blank by a hot rolling method; and finally, performing leveling, and performing discharging, milling and surface treatment according to a size of a finished product, so as to obtain the tantalum target. The tantalum target prepared by the method has uniform crystallization, with a grain size between 50 μm and 120 μm. A texture component where a texture (110) dominants in the thickness direction of the target is obtained. A total proportion of three textures (111), (110) and (100) is between 40% and 50%, ensuring a consistent sputtering rate of the tantalum target during use.
US09957601B2	Apparatus for gas injection in a physical vapor deposition chamber Apparatus for physical vapor deposition are provided herein. In some embodiments, a shield for use in a physical vapor deposition chamber, comprises an annular one-piece body having an inner volume, a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein a bottom of the annular one-piece body includes an inner upwardly extending u-shaped portion, an annular groove formed in an inner wall of the one-piece body, and a plurality of gas distribution vents disposed along the annular feature and formed through the one-piece body, wherein the plurality of gas distribution vents are spaced apart from each other to distribute gases into the inner volume in a desired pattern.
US09957596B2	Bulk nickel-iron-based, nickel-cobalt-based and nickel-copper based glasses bearing chromium, niobium, phosphorus and boron Ni—Fe, Ni—Co, and Ni—Cu-based bulk metallic glass forming alloys are provided. The alloys have critical rod diameters of at least 1 mm and in some instances at least 11 mm. The alloys have composition according to Ni(100-a-b-c-d-e)XaCrbNbcPdBe, wherein X is at least one of Fe, Co, and Cu, the atomic percent X (Fe and/or Co and/or Cu) ranges from 0.5 to 30, the atomic percent of Cr ranges from 2 to 15, the atomic percent of Nb ranges from 1 to 5, the atomic percent of P ranges from 14 to 19, the atomic percent of B ranges from 1 to 5, and the balance is Ni.
US09957594B2	High strength, high toughness steel alloy A high strength, high toughness steel alloy is disclosed. The alloy has the following weight percent composition. Element C0.30-0.55 Mn 0.6-1.75 Si0.9-2.8 Cr0.6-2.5 Ni2.70-7.0 Mo + ½ W0.25-1.3 Cu0.30-1.25 Co 0.01 max. V + ( 5/9) × Nb0.10-1.0 Ti 0.01 max. Al0.015 max. Ca0.005 max. The alloy further includes a grain refining element selected from the group consisting of 0.0001-0.01% Mg, 0.001-0.025% Y, and a combination thereof. The balance of the alloy is iron and the usual impurities found in commercial grades of steel alloys produced for similar use and properties. In this regard phosphorus is limited to not more than about 0.01% and sulfur is limited to not more than about 0.001%. Also disclosed is a hardened and tempered article that has very high strength and fracture toughness. The article is formed from the alloy having the weight percent composition set forth above. The alloy article according to this aspect of the invention is further characterized by being tempered at a temperature of about 500° F. to 600° F.
US09957593B2	Ductile metal alloys, method for making ductile metal alloys A ductile alloy is provided comprising molybdenum, chromium and aluminum, wherein the alloy has a ductile to brittle transition temperature of about 300 C after radiation exposure. The invention also provides a method for producing a ductile alloy, the method comprising purifying a base metal defining a lattice; and combining the base metal with chromium and aluminum, whereas the weight percent of chromium is sufficient to provide solute sites within the lattice for point defect annihilation.
US09957592B2	Tantalum based alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion A tantalum or tantalum alloy which contains pure or substantially pure tantalum and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Mo, W and Re to form a tantalum alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion. The invention also relates to the process of preparing the tantalum alloy.
US09957589B2	Copper-alloy plate for terminal/connector material, and method for producing copper-alloy plate for terminal/connector material The present invention relates to a copper alloy sheet for terminal and connector materials, which is excellent in terms of tensile strength, proof stress, Young's modulus, electric conductivity, bending workability, stress corrosion crack resistance, stress relaxation characteristics and solderability.
US09957583B2	Method for repairing break of universal connecting rod of universal coupling A method for repairing break of a universal connecting rod of a universal coupling includes steps of: cleaning and detecting cracks, providing primary anneal, depositing alloys, providing secondary anneal, manually milling and controlling a quality; wherein depositing the alloys includes forming gradient in an order of a bonding layer, a transition layer, a working layer and a processing layer; wherein the bonding layer: S and P in the depositing area are diluted with an FGM-KM1# material, for removing or reducing the S and P, so as to avoid cold and hot cracks; the transition layer: which is formed by an FGM-KM2# material for improving impact toughness and evacuation stress, and appropriate increasing hardness; the working layer: which is formed by an FGM-KM3# material for improving heat resistance, wear resistance and load capacity; and the processing layer: an FGM-KM4# material is used to reduce surface hardness and improve processing performance.
US09957575B2	Methods for detecting CpG methylation and for diagnosing cancer The present invention relates to the field of pharmacogenomics and in particular to detecting the presence or absence of hypermethylated DNA. The detection of CpG methylation in marker DNA is useful for the diagnosis of cancers and the invention provides improved methods for this purpose. These improved methods allow in particular for a more sensitive detection of methylated marker DNA with high backgrounds of unmethylated marker DNA.
US09957572B2	Personalized tumor biomarkers Clinical management of human cancer is dependent on the accurate monitoring of residual and recurrent tumors. We have developed a method, called personalized analysis of rearranged ends (PARE), which can identify translocations in solid tumors. Analysis of four colorectal and two breast cancers revealed an average of nine rearranged sequences (range 4 to 15) per tumor. Polymerase chain reaction with primers spanning the breakpoints were able to detect mutant DNA molecules present at levels lower than 0.001% and readily identified mutated circulating DNA in patient plasma samples. This approach provides an exquisitely sensitive and broadly applicable approach for the development of personalized biomarkers to enhance the clinical management of cancer patients.
US09957569B2	Recurrent gene fusions in prostate cancer Recurrent gene fusions in prostate cancer of androgen regulated genes or housekeeping genes and ETS family member genes are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided.
US09957567B2	Methods relating to DENND1A Variant 2 and polycystic ovary syndrome Provided are compositions and methods for use in polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis (PCOS). The method involves a sample from a subject for a DENND1A Variant 2 mRNA or DENND1 A Variant 2 protein to make or aid in a diagnosis of PCOS. Also provided are methods for selecting an individual as a candidate for therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome by testing a biological sample from an individual for DENND1 A Variant 2 mRNA or DENND1 A Variant 2 protein and designating the individual as a candidate for the PCOS based on determining DENND1 A Variant 2 mRNA or DENND1 A Variant 2 protein in the sample. Also provided are products for use in aiding diagnosis of PCOS which contain reagents for detecting DENND1 A Variant 2 mRNA or DENND1 A Variant 2 protein, and packaging containing printed material describing use and indications for the product.
US09957565B2	Method for detecting polymorphisms The invention relates to a method for determining the risk of suffering a cardiovascular disease based on the presence of different polymorphisms as well as to kits for practicing the above method. The invention also relates to a method for determining the risk of suffering a cardiovascular disease by combining the absence or presence of one or more polymorphic markers in a sample from the subject with conventional risk factors for CVD as well as computer-implemented means for carrying out said method.
US09957563B2	Diagnostic methods This invention relates to a method of determining the susceptibility of an individual to statin-induced myopathy, comprising detecting the presence or absence of one or more polymorphisms in the SLCO1B1 gene in a biological sample from an individual, whereby the presence of one or more polymorphisms indicates that the individual has altered susceptibility to statin-induced myopathy.
US09957559B2	Solid gel amplification method and apparatus for platform molecular diagnostics The present invention provides for a novel system and method for amplification and detection of nucleic acids within a miniaturized device wherein sample administration occurs via capillary forces through a channel created by drying a hydrogel containing all components needed for a cell-free, enzymatic, nucleic-acid amplification system other than the template nucleic acid or precursor thereto, and wherein an aqueous sample is provided to the desiccated hydrogel, and the hydrogel is rehydrated, through capillary forces.
US09957558B2	Methods and compositions for multiplex PCR The present invention provides methods, compositions, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for multiplex PCR of one or more nucleic acids present in a sample. In particular, various target-specific primers are provided that allow for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences. In one aspect, the invention relates to target-specific primers useful for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences associated with cancer or inherited disease. In some aspects, amplified target sequences obtained using the disclosed methods, kits, systems and apparatuses can be used in various downstream processes including nucleic acid sequencing and used to detect the presence of genetic variants.
US09957557B2	Development of a highly sensitive quantification system for assessing DNA degradation and quality in forensic samples A process of quantifying the extent of degradation present in a human DNA sample is described. The process makes use of a real time PCR system to separately quantitate within a sample a first retrotransposon interspersed element and a relatively longer second retrotransposon interspersed element, where the longer element is expected to be disrupted at a faster pace than is the shorter element as the sample degrades. In one embodiment, the process makes use of the appearance of the relatively young (on an evolutionary scale) Alu Yb-lineage subfamily sequences appearing in every human genome and their virtual absence in non-human samples. In a preferred embodiment, the process quantifies longer 290 bp sequences of “SVA” elements and shorter 80 bp sequences of Alu Yb8-lineage. Newly designed primers and TaqMan probes that are useful in the process are presented. A related process additionally quantifies male specific human DNA.
US09957556B2	Full COLD-PCR enrichment with reference blocking sequence The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and software for enriching low abundance alleles in a sample. It is directed in particular to the use of an excess amount of reference blocking sequence in an amplification reaction mixture in order to improve the enrichment efficiency, and reduce cycle time, of full COLD-PCR.
US09957555B2	Method, probe and kit for DNA in situ hybridization and use thereof The invention relates to a method for the detection of the occurrence of initiation of replication events in genomic DNA in a eukaryotic cell, involving contacting said eukaryotic cell comprising said genomic DNA with a first nucleotide probe, under conditions enabling in situ hybridization of said first nucleotide probe with a target region in the DNA genome, wherein said target region comprises a nucleic acid sequence which has no identified corresponding annealing RNA in a metabolically active cell and therefore remains RNA-free during transcription and replication of said DNA genome and detecting said first nucleotide probe hybridized to said DNA. Further detection of at least one RNA molecule can be achieved. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid molecule suitable for use as a probe, hybridizing with a target region in a eukaryotic genomic DNA, and comprising a nucleic acid sequence which has no identified corresponding annealing RNA in the metabolically active cell containing said eukaryotic genomic DNA and therefore remains RNA-free during transcription and replication of said DNA genome. The invention also encompasses kit(s) for carrying out in situ hybridization and use of the method(s), nucleic acid molecule(s) or kit(s) of the invention in the detection of mitochondrial disease(s), neoplasic diseases(s) or cancer(s), or in the testing of the cytotoxicity of organic or chemical compounds, especially drugs, on eukaryotic cells.
US09957551B2	Systems and methods for validation of sequencing results Systems and method for validation of sequencing results can amplify a target region of a nucleic acid sample in the presence of a primer pool including target specific and variant specific primers. The variant specific primers can include variant specific barcodes and variant specific sequences. An amplicon can be sequenced to determine the sequence of the variant specific barcode. The variant can be identified based on the sequence of the variant specific barcode, and the location of the variant can be determined by mapping the amplicon to a reference sequence.
US09957550B2	Attenuators Methods for detecting nucleic acid sequences, where attenuator oligonucleotides are provided to reduce the number of detection products resulting from highly abundant sequences.
US09957549B2	Compositions and methods for negative selection of non-desired nucleic acid sequences The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for the generation of next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries in which non-desired nucleic acid sequences have been depleted or substantially reduced. The methods, compositions and kits provided herein are useful, for example, for the production of libraries from total RNA with reduced ribosomal RNA and for the reduction of common mRNA species in expression profiling from mixed samples where the mRNAs of interest are present at low levels. The methods of the invention can be employed for the elimination of non-desired nucleic acid sequences in a sequence-specific manner, and consequently, for the enrichment of nucleic acid sequences of interest in a nucleic acid library.
US09957547B2	Devices and formulations for detecting, screening and monitoring levels of certain constituents in bodily fluids and method A device is disclosed for conducting a non-invasive analysis of a bodily fluid to determine the presence and level of a certain constituent carried by the bodily fluid. An indicator formulation of the device changes color in response to exposure to the constituent to provide a visible indication of the presence and level of the constituent carried by the bodily fluid. A carrier substrate of the device is constructed of a material having voids providing a high void volume within the substrate. The device is made by applying a chromagen to the carrier substrate to create a chromagen-laden carrier member. Then, a selected reagent having a particular constituent-specific formulation is applied to the chromagen-laden member. The selected reagent then combines with the chromagen thereby establishing the indicator formulation within the carrier substrate in place for reception of a sample of the bodily fluid.
US09957544B2	Test apparatus for testing the microbial activity on surfaces The present invention relates to a device comprising a sample receiving appliance, a receiving appliance for test organisms, preferably for a suspension comprising test organisms, in particular for a bacterial suspension, and a jet pump appliance, wherein the jet pump appliance is, or can be brought, into active connection with the receiving appliance, and wherein the jet pump appliance is designed and installed in order, by means of a propellant medium having a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure at the location of installation of the device to spray test organisms in the form of an aerosol in the direction of the sample receiving installation, wherein the device has an installation for controlling a reproducible pressure of the propellant medium during the spraying of the test organisms and also the use of a device according to the invention.
US09957543B2	Coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase and polynucleotide encoding the same The present invention provides members that produce on a large scale a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase which has excellent substrate-recognizing ability toward glucose while providing low action on maltose. The present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a soluble coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase that catalyzes the oxidation of glucose in the presence of an electron acceptor and has an activity toward maltose of 5% or lower; a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide; a recombinant vector carrying the polynucleotide; a transformed cell produced using the recombinant vector; a method for producing a polypeptide comprising culturing the transformed cell and collecting from the cultivated products a polypeptide that links to FAD to exert the glucose dehydration activity; a method for determination of glucose using the polypeptide; a reagent composition for determination of glucose; and a biosensor.
US09957541B2	Cell expression system An expression system for expressing a protein comprising: a eukaryotic host cell carrying a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) deficiency; and an expression vector, the expression vector encoding the human growth hormone gene; a expression vector, the expression vector comprising: a eukaryotic selectable marker including a minimal SV 40 early promoter driving expression of a sequence encoding dihydrofolate reductase for complementing the DHFR deficiency in the host cell; a prokaryotic selectable marker conveying Ampicillin resistance to a prokaryotic host cell; a prokaryotic Origin of Replication; a plurality of multiple cloning sites (MCS); and at least one protein expression module comprising: a Simian Vacuolating Virus 40 (SV40) early promoter, inclusive of its 72 bp enhancer repeats; and a rabbit β-globin intron sequence being separable from a SV40 p A sequence by a first multiple cloning site, for receiving a coding sequence and expressing a desired protein therefrom.
US09957536B2	Mutants of hydantoinase The present invention relates to a hydantoinase having an amino acid sequence selected from (i) or (ii), with (i) amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 6-20 and SEQ ID NO: 73-119 (ii) amino acid sequence wherein in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6-20 and SEQ ID NO: 73-119, 1 to 75 amino acid residues have been substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added, and wherein further the catalytic activity of the hydantoinase is higher by a factor of at least 1.2 than the catalytic activity of the hydantoinase having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, The present invention further relates to a process for preparing amino acids, wherein said hydantoinase is used.
US09957531B1	Genetically engineered bacterium for the production of 3-hydroxybutyrate The invention relates to a genetically engineered bacterium having an enzyme that converts acetyl-CoA to acetoacetyl-CoA, an enzyme that converts acetoacetyl-CoA to 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA, and an enzyme that converts 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA to 3-hydroxybutyrate. The bacterium may also have enzymes to produce other downstream products, such as 3-hydroxybutyryaldehyde, and 1,3-butanediol. Typically, the bacterium is capable of producing these products from a gaseous substrate, such as syngas or an industrial waste gas.
US09957529B2	Recombinant microorganism with improved butanol production ability and method for producing butanol by using the same The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism with improved butanol production ability which has an acetyl-CoA synthesis pathway and a butyryl-CoA synthesis pathway, wherein a pathway converting acetyl-CoA to acetate is inhibited and a pathway converting acetyl-CoA to butyryl-CoA is promoted. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing butanol using the recombinant microorganism.
US09957525B2	Recombinant protein expression using a hybrid CHEF1 promoter The invention provides expression vectors and host cells for high-level expression of recombinant proteins. The expression vectors comprise Chinese hamster ovary elongation factor 1-α (CHEF1) transcriptional regulatory DNA elements and a cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and/or a human adenovirus tripartite leader (AdTPL) sequence. The invention achieves increased protein expression and better productivity of host cells compared to previously described expression systems.
US09957524B2	Pesticidal toxin proteins active against coleopteran insects The invention generally relates to the field of insect inhibitory toxin proteins. A novel class of proteins exhibiting insect inhibitory activity against agriculturally relevant pests of crop plants and seeds are disclosed. Insecticidal activity is particularly effective against the Coleopteran order of insect pests. Plants, plant parts, and seed are provided containing a polynucleotide construct encoding one or more of the toxin proteins disclosed herein. The proteins are referred to herein variously as the TIC2463-related toxin protein class or family, the TIC2463-related toxin proteins, the TIC2463-related protein genus, toxin proteins related to the TIC2463 toxin protein, proteins related to TIC2463, TIC2463-related toxin polypeptides, TIC2463-related pesticidal proteins, and the like.
US09957518B2	Methods and compositions for modulating gene expression in plants The present invention provides methods and compositions for regulation of gene expression in plants. In particular, the invention provides nucleic acids that can confer tissue specific and constitutive expression to operably linked polynucleotides of interest.
US09957517B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US09957516B2	Method for modulating expression of specific protein using specific transcription factor, isoprenoid-producing plant having transgene encoding specific transcription factor, and method for producing polyisoprenoid using isoprenoid-producing plant The present invention provides methods for enhancing the polyisoprenoid biosynthesis pathway. The present invention further provides isoprenoid-producing plants having an enhanced polyisoprenoid biosynthesis pathway, and methods for producing a polyisoprenoid using such an isoprenoid-producing plant. The present invention relates to methods for regulating the expression of specific protein(s) by a specific transcription factor; isoprenoid-producing plants into which has been introduced a gene encoding a specific transcription factor; and methods for producing a polyisoprenoid using such an isoprenoid-producing plant.
US09957514B2	Transformation of duckweed and uses thereof The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for genetic transformation of Lemnaceae species.
US09957512B2	Biological methods for preparing a fatty dicarboxylic acid The technology relates in part to biological methods for producing a fatty dicarboxylic acid and engineered microorganisms capable of such production.
US09957511B2	Functionalization of endogenous bacteria Various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for functionalizing endogenous bacteria in vivo. The methods include delivering to endogenous bacterial cells a recombinant bacteriophage or phagemid that is engineered to contain at least one genetic circuit.
US09957509B2	Synthetic gene clusters Methods for making synthetic gene clusters are described.
US09957508B2	Modulation of KCNH2 isoform expression by oligonucleotides as a therapeutic approach for long QT syndrome Oligonucleotides with activity in preventing poly(A) adenylation at intron 9 of the KCNH2 gene, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the oligonucleotides and methods of using the oligonucleotides to treat long QT syndrome in a subject are disclosed. The oligonucleotides include antisense sequences corresponding to sites termed DSE-1 and DSE-2 in intron 9.
US09957505B2	Polynucleotides for multivalent RNA interference, compositions and methods of use thereof The present invention includes bivalent or multivalent nucleic acid molecules or complexes of nucleic acid molecules having two or more target-specific regions, in which the target-specific regions are complementary to a single target gene at more than one distinct nucleotide site, and/or in which the target regions are complementary to more than one target gene or target sequence. Also included are compositions comprising such nucleic acid molecules and methods of using the same for multivalent RNA interference and the treatment of a variety of diseases and infections.
US09957497B2	Hydrocarbon synthase gene and use thereof A hydrocarbon synthase gene encoding protein having excellent capacity to synthesize a hydrocarbon such as alkane and novel functions is provided. The gene encodes a protein comprising an amino acid sequence comprising a motif sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and having activity of synthesizing a hydrocarbon with a carbon number one less than that of an aldehyde compound from the aldehyde compound.
US09957495B2	Means and methods for generating improved proteins The disclosure provides a general method for the production of protein variants with a reduced aggregation propensity without affecting the thermodynamic stability of the variant with respect to the wild-type protein.
US09957494B2	Crystal structure of human four-phosphate adaptor protein 2 glycolipid transfer protein like domain In some embodiments, the present invention provides method of identifying compounds that bind to phosphoinositol 4-phosphate adaptor protein-2 (FAPP2), including the steps of computationally identifying a compound that binds to FAPP2 using the atomic coordinates of at least the amino acids which make up the substrate binding pocket of FAPP2. Also provided are methods of designing, selecting and/or optimizing a compound that binds to FAPP2.
US09957493B2	Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09957491B2	Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09957490B1	Cells comprising engineered nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids The present disclosure provides engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids and compositions thereof. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids, as well as expression cassettes, vectors and cells comprising such nucleic acid sequences, are described. Also, methods are disclosed for making and using the engineered cross-type-nucleic-acid targeting nucleic acids and compositions thereof.
US09957488B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and dermatogic compositions synthesized from catalytic domains producing highly α1,2 branched dextrans The invention relates to an isolated polypeptide with an glycosyl transferase enzymatic activity for producing dextrans with .alpha.(1.fwdarw.2) sidechains, comprising at least one region for bonding to glucan and a catalytically active region situated beyond the region bonding to glucan. The invention further relates to polynucleotides coding for said enzymes and vectors containing the same.
US09957487B2	Mutated genes for the catalytic protein of Oplophorus luciferase and use thereof Luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine at the position of 44, alanine at the position of 54 and tyrosine at the position of 138 is substituted with other amino acid(s) in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US09957480B2	T cell receptor-deficient T cell compositions The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.
US09957476B2	Cell poration A method for porating one or more cells comprising positioning a particle near each cell; and causing laser-induced breakdown of the particle to create one or more cavitations, wherein the cavitation(s) causes poration of the cell.
US09957475B2	Microbial sampling device Aspects of the present invention provide novel apparatus and methods for sampling microbial organisms present on surfaces. Preferred apparatus comprises: a reservoir suitable for providing microbial collection fluid; a sterilizable sample collection chamber; a sterilizable, integrated collection fluid delivery and collection fluid recovery member, suitable to deliver collection fluid to a target surface, and contemporaneously recover the delivered fluid from the surface; delivery means, in communication with both the reservoir and the integrated member, and operable to aseptically deliver collection fluid from the reservoir to the integrated member; and vacuum means, in communication with both the sample collection chamber and the integrated member, and operable to direct collection fluid, delivered and recovered by the integrated member, to the sample collection chamber. Additional aspects provide a method for rapid, high-throughput sampling of microbial organisms present on surfaces, comprising: delivering sample collection fluid to a target surface, and contemporaneously recovering the delivered fluid from the target surface by means of an integrated collection fluid delivery and collection fluid recovery member; and collecting the recovered sample collection fluid into a sample collection chamber in communication with the integrated member, whereby sample collection is, at least in part, achieved. The inventive methods and apparatus can be applied to both surface sampling and to atmospheric sampling.
US09957474B2	System for separation of a sample A centrifuge layering insert configured for insertion into a centrifuge tube includes a tube having a first open end and a second open end. The centrifuge layering insert also includes a casing having an outer wall, an inner wall, a first open end, and a second substantially closed end. The casing forms an annular space around the tube between the tube first end and the tube second end. The tube has at least a portion of the length extending beyond the first open end of the casing in a direction opposite the second open end of the tube.
US09957473B2	Device for preparing biological samples A device for preparing biological samples including a fixed support of which the base extends in a first plane, a filtration block that can be removable, the filtration block including a collecting tank that itself includes a filtering device extending in a second plane and dividing the collecting tank into a collection area and a suction area, the suction area being designed to be connected to a suction device, the second plane of the filtering device being inclined relative to the plane of the base of the fixed support.
US09957468B2	Shaped particles Shaped particles having a longitudinal length (L) and a predetermined complex cross-sectional shape extending on a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal length (L). The cross-sectional shape has at least one vertex. An edge extends along the length L from the vertex. The particles further comprise an anchoring element disposed away from the edge. The ratio of said length (L) to a perimeter-equivalent diameter of said predetermined cross-sectional shape “ECD PHull” is between about 0.5 and about 5.
US09957466B2	Solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) from 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % polymer particle comprising: (i) from 70 wt % to 90 wt % co-polymer and (ii) from 10 wt % to 30 wt % salt; and (b) from 35 wt % to 80 wt % spray-dried particle including: (i) from 8 wt % to 24 wt % alkyl benzene sulphonate anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 5 w % to 18 wt % silicate salt; (iii) from 0 wt % to 10 wt % sodium carbonate; and (iv) from 0 wt % to 5 wt % carboxylate polymer.
US09957465B2	Preparation of stearic acid One or more techniques are disclosed for a process of preparing stearic acid from animal and/or plant sources may comprise: 1) deodorizing and distilling a fat; 2) concentrating fatty acids of the fat; and 3) hydrogenating the fatty acid to provide stearic acid. The process may include the use of co-products from plant and/or animal sources. The process may also include distilling the stearic acid to provide palmitic acid and/or fully hydrogenated fatty acid. Tallow fatty acid, vegetable fatty acid, stearic acid, and palmitic acid prepared from the process described are also disclosed.
US09957464B2	Methods and devices for producing biodiesel and products obtained therefrom Methods and devices for economically producing a purified biodiesel product from feedstocks. Some embodiments of the methods comprise using at least one of a crude feedstock pretreatment process and a free fatty acid refining process prior to transesterification and the formation of crude biodiesel and glycerin. The crude biodiesel is then subjected to at least one biodiesel refining process which, in conjunction with feedstock pretreatment and free fatty acid refining produces a purified biodiesel product that meets multiple commercial specifications. A wide variety of feedstocks may be used to make biodiesel that otherwise would not meet the same commercial specifications, including corn oil, used cooking oil, poultry fats, fatty acid distillates, pennycress oil, and algal oils. The combination of feedstock refining and biodiesel refining processes is necessary to reduce problems associated with feedstocks having waxes, high free fatty acid levels, unacceptable color, high unsaponifiables levels, and high sulfur levels.
US09957462B2	Engine lubricant composition The present disclosure concerns engine lubricant compositions including at least one base oil, at least one viscosity index improver polymer and at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerization or copolymerization of alkylene oxides comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, including at least one butylene oxide, the quantity of polyalkylene glycol being from 1 to 28% by mass with respect to the total mass of lubricant composition. Using at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerization or copolymerization of alkylene oxides including from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, further including at least one butylene oxide in a base oil improves engine cleanliness while not increasing, or indeed while decreasing, the consumption of petrol or diesel fuels by the engine.
US09957456B2	Carbon layer derived from carbide ceramics and preparation method thereof Provided is a carbon layer derived from carbide ceramics, wherein metal or non-metal atoms are extracted selectively from the surface of carbide ceramics to form voids, which, in turn, are filled with carbon synthesized by a carbon compound, thereby providing improved roughness and hardness, as well as to a method for preparing the same.
US09957455B2	Use of a polyalkylene glycol to reduce fuel consumption The use of a polyalkylene glycol of formula HO-(A-O)p—(CH2CH2—O)m-(A-O)q—H wherein A is a C3- to C20-alkylene group or a mixture of such alkylene groups, m is a number of from 2 to 100 and p and q are each numbers of from 1 to 100, as an additive in a fuel.
US09957446B2	Topside oil production equipment system for reduction in space and weight A system and method for dehydrating crude oil on a floating production storage and offloading installation include a separator vessel to receive an incoming produced water stream, followed by a flash vessel, a treatment block, a crude oil storage tank, and an electrostatic treater. The treatment block includes a low pressure degasser followed by a compact electrostatic separator pre-treater or a compact electrostatic separator pre-treater followed by a low pressure degasser. The flash vessel and/or the low pressure degasser may employ an inlet cyclonic distributor and demisting cyclones, while the electrostatic treater may employ DUAL FREQUENCY® technology. The separator vessel may be a single horizontal two-phase separator/degasser or two vertical two-phase separator/degassers that operate in parallel with each receiving approximately 50 percent of the incoming produced water stream. The final outlet stream preferably contains no more than 0.5 BS&W and 285 milligrams per liter salt.
US09957445B2	Re-refining used petroleum based fluids A method for separating a lubrication oil from a waste fluid includes separating water from the waste fluid by heating the waste fluid while sealed in a first vacuum chamber to a first temperature and first pressure. Fuel oil is separated from a fluid received from the first vacuum chamber by heating the fluid while sealed in a second vacuum chamber to a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature and at a second pressure. Finally, the lubrication oil is separated from a fluid received from the second vacuum chamber by heating the fluid received from the second vacuum chamber while sealed in a third vacuum chamber to a third temperature that is higher than the second temperature and at a third pressure.
US09957443B2	Phosphorylation of products for flame retardant applications Disclosed herein are flame retardant materials, and in particular materials and processes for phosphorylating materials for flame retardant applications.
US09957441B2	Amine-based compound and organic light-emitting device including the same An amine-based compound and an organic light-emitting device, the amine-based compound being represented by Formula 1 below:
US09957436B2	Methods of simultaneously introducing a curable resin and curing agent with delayed curing A method of treating particles of a particle pack located in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a first emulsion, wherein the first emulsion comprises a curable resin; providing a second emulsion, wherein the second emulsion comprises a curing agent, wherein the curing agent causes the curable resin to cure, wherein both of the first and second emulsions comprise: (A) an internal phase comprising a hydrocarbon liquid; (B) an external phase comprising an aqueous liquid; (C) a stabilizing agent; and (D) a destabilizing agent; introducing the first and second emulsions into the subterranean formation, wherein the first and second emulsions are commingled prior to introduction, and wherein the first and second emulsions are introduced simultaneously; and causing or allowing the curing agent to cure at least some of the curable resin after the step of introducing.
US09957428B2	Fluorinated olefins as working fluids and methods of using same A working fluid that includes a fluorinated olefin compound represented by the following general formula (I). In some embodiments, an apparatus for heat transfer is provided. The apparatus includes a device and a mechanism for transferring heat to or from the device. In some embodiments, a fire extinguishing composition is provided. In some embodiments, an apparatus for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy in a Rankine cycle is provided.
US09957416B2	Curable end-capped silsesquioxane polymer comprising reactive groups Curable silsesquioxane polymers are described comprising a silsesquioxane polymer comprising reactive groups. The curable silsesquioxane polymer is free of ethylenically unsaturated groups. The silsesquioxane polymers may be homopolymers or copolymers. Also described are methods of preparing curable silsesquioxane polymer, articles comprising curable or cured compositions comprising the silsesquioxane polymers, and methods of curing.
US09957413B2	Member for dynamo-electric machine, dynamo-electric machine, and resin composition A resin composition (601) containing the following is prepared: a base unsaturated-polyester resin and/or a base vinyl-ester resin; a base radical-polymerizable monomer; a radical-polymerizable monomer having a thermally latent isocyanate group; a photo-radical polymerization initiator; and an alkylborane and/or an alkoxyamine derivative. A stator coil (60) in a stator (20) in a dynamo-electric machine (10) is coated using said resin composition (601) only, i.e. just the one resin composition. An insulated coated section (29A) and a conductor-exposing section (29B) of a join-side coil end (62) are also coated using said resin composition (601).
US09957410B2	Coated reinforcement and method for producing same The invention relates to a coated reinforcement, to a method for producing the same and to the use thereof. In order to provide a coated reinforcement, in particular to be used for large surface area components, the coating of which can be applied easily and without difficultly substantially independently of the processing-relevant properties of the components of the resin mixture, it is proposed that the surface of the reinforcement has a coating made of a composition, the composition contains a mixture 1 of at least one resin, selected from the group consisting of epoxidized phenol novolacs, epoxidized cresol novolacs, polyepoxides based on bisphenol A, epoxidized fluorenone bisphenols and/or polyepoxides bases on bisphenol-F, and/or based on triglycidyl isocyanurates, epoxidized novolac and at least one component that accelerates the curing of the resin, and said mixture is subjected to a heat treatment, so that the mixture 1 is affixed to the surface of the reinforcement by fusing it thereon.
US09957409B2	Binder compositions with polyvalent phosphorus crosslinking agents An fibrous insulation product is provided that includes a binder comprising a polyol and a phosphorus crosslinking agent derived from a phosphonic or phosphoric acid, salt, ester or anhydride to form crosslinked phosphodiester linkages. The polyol is polyvalent, but may be monomeric or preferably polymeric; and may be synthetic or natural in origin. Carbohydrate polysaccharides are exemplary polyols, including water-soluble polysaccharides such as dextrin, maltodextrin, starch, modified starch, etc. Additionally, the carbohydrate polymer may have a dextrose equivalent (DE) number from 2 to 20. In exemplary embodiments, the binder may also include a catalyst, a coupling agent, a process aid, and other additives. The environmentally friendly, formaldehyde-free binder may be used in the formation of residential and commercial insulation materials and non-woven chopped strand mats. A method of making fibrous products is also provided.
US09957408B2	Free-radical polymerization methods and articles thereby A method of curing a free-radically polymerizable composition includes contacting a curable composition with at least one oxide of copper. The curable composition includes: free-radically polymerizable compound; and a beta-dicarbonyl compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrocarbyl or substituted-hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R3 represents hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl or substituted-hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each X independently represents O, S, formula (II), or formula (III) wherein each R4 independently represents H or alkyl having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or taken together any two of R1, R2, R3; or R4 form a ring. Articles including the cured compositions are also disclosed.
US09957406B2	Method for smoothing a perfluoro alkoxy alkane film surface Method for increasing the smoothness of the free surface area of a PFA film, provided on a component by sequentially exposing it to a temperature higher than its melting temperature so as to melt at least the free surface area, lowering the temperature to solidify the melted portion, remelting the free surface area by exposing it to a temperature of at least the PFA melting temperature and again lowering the temperature. The PFA film may be provided on Al2O3, Ni or NiF2 film.
US09957404B2	Low odor polymer latex and coating composition comprising the same A reaction product is obtained by free-radical emulsion polymerization in an aqueous medium of ethylenically unsaturated monomers including at least one conjugated diene. The free-radical emulsion polymerization is conducted in the presence of a degraded polysaccharide having a DE of 38 to 70 measured according to ISO 5377 (1981 Feb. 15) and optionally an alkyl mercaptan in an amount of no more than 2.5 weight percent based on the total weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. A coating composition includes the reaction product, and a paper or a board can be coated with such a coating composition.
US09957403B2	Aqueous dispersion of hydrophobically modified pigment particles The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of inorganic pigment particles hydrophobically modified with covalently bonded polysiloxane or silyl groups; and b) a polymeric anionic dispersant; wherein the hydrophobically modified inorganic pigment particles have an average particle size in the range of from 200 nm to 10 μm, and the solids content of the hydrophobically modified inorganic pigment particles is from 10 to 80 weight percent, based on the weight of inorganic pigment particles and water. The composition of the present invention provides a way to improve water resistance in coatings formulations.
US09957396B2	Durable antimicrobial coating composition The presently claimed invention provides a coating composition for an antimicrobial coating, and a method for synthesizing the coating composition. A coating method for deposition of the antibacterial coating is also provided. The antimicrobial coating of the present invention is effective in providing antimicrobial function, easy to be manufactured, stable and durable.
US09957395B2	Methods and systems for coating a medical device An antimicrobial coating system and method are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a composition. The composition may include one or more bridged polycyclic compounds. At least one of the bridged polycyclic compounds may include at least two cyclic groups, and at least two of the cyclic groups may include quaternary ammonium moieties. In some embodiments, a method may include applying an antimicrobial coating to an oral surface, a surface of a construction substrate, a surface of a marine substrate, a surface of a medical device, or a surface of a personal care device. The protective coating may be antimicrobial. A protective coating may include antimicrobial bridged polycyclic compounds. Bridged polycyclic compounds may include quaternary ammonium compounds. Bridged polycyclic compounds based coating systems may impart self-cleaning properties to a surface (e.g., a tooth surface).
US09957392B2	Fluorescent probe for imaging lymph nodes Disclosed is a near-infrared fluorescent imaging agent comprising an indocyanine-based fluorescent dye and a liposome. The near-infrared fluorescent imaging agent of the present invention demonstrates high fluorescence intensity and a long anchoring time in sentinel lymph nodes, thereby making it useful for detecting sentinel lymph nodes in sentinel lymph node navigation surgery. Also disclosed is an indocyanine green derivative that is particularly suitable for use in the near-infrared fluorescent imaging agent of the present invention.
US09957386B2	Antistatic thermoplastic starch alloys The invention relates to the use of an alloy of thermoplastic starch and a hydrophilic thermoplastic elastomer as an anti-static additive. The additive improves the anti-static properties of a polymer matrix.
US09957384B2	Heat-shrinkable tube having tearability Provided is a heat-shrinkable tube having tearability, which is made of a fluororesin, particularly, a tube having excellent tear straightness and high heat-shrinkability at low temperature. The tube is a heat-shrinkable tube having tearability, which includes, as a base resin, a copolymer including at least tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene as constituent monomers, and as a resin other than the base resin, a copolymer including at least tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene as constituent monomers, in which a thickness of an entanglement unit of a polymer observed at a cross-section in a longitudinal direction of the tube is 9 μm or less, and has excellent tear straightness and high heat-shrinkability.
US09957375B2	Resin composition A resin composition including an aromatic polyester resin and having high levels of hydrolysis resistance and moldability is provided. The resin composition includes an aromatic polyester resin having a terminal carboxyl group content of not more than 30 eq/ton (component A), a cyclic carbodiimide compound having at least two carbodiimide rings, each having only one carbodiimide group (component B), and a polyvalent hydroxyl group-containing compound having a hydroxyl value of not less than 200 (component C).
US09957374B2	Compositions containing an oxime-free anti-skinning agent, and methods for making and using the same Coating compositions containing an oxime-free anti-skinning agent that comprises a urea compound for use as the anti-skinning agent, and methods of making and using the same are provided. Aspects of the disclosure also include methods for preparing and using the coating compositions.
US09957372B2	Sealing composition for repairing tyres Sealing composition for repairing tires comprising: 15 to 80% of natural latex, 5 to 50% of synthetic latex, 10 to 60% of a glycol selected from ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and 0.05 to 5% of a mineral chosen from a phyllosilicate and silica having an average granulometric distribution in the range between 5 and 95 nm.
US09957371B2	Nanoparticle-containing polymer nanowire and method for producing the same Provided is a polymer nanowire which contains nanoparticles so as to have new functionalities. A thin film is formed on a substrate and includes functional nanoparticles and polymers, and further includes a photosensitive pigment as required. The thin film is irradiated with a pulsed laser. This causes a polymer nanowire containing the functional nanoparticles to grow from a surface of the thin film.
US09957370B2	Metal effect pigments comprising a mixed inorganic/organic layer, method for the production of such metal effect pigments, and use thereof The invention relates to metallic effect pigments with coating, comprising a platelet-shaped substrate, where the coating comprises at least one hybrid inorganic/organic layer, the hybrid layer having at least partly an inorganic network that has one or more inorganic oxide components, and having at least one organic component, the organic component being at least partly an organic oligomer and/or polymer which is covalently bonded at least partly to the inorganic network via one or more organic network formers. The invention further relates to a method of producing these metallic effect pigments, and to their use.
US09957367B2	Foamed caps and closure seal comprising polyethylene foam The invention is directed to foamed caps and closure seals comprising as one of the layers polyethylene foam. The polyethylene foam is obtained by foaming of low density polyethylene copolymer obtained by a high pressure polymerization process in the presence of 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate.
US09957364B2	Modified elastomer surface Various embodiments disclosed related to modified elastomer surfaces and methods of making and using the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of modifying the surface of an elastomer. The method can include contacting a polymerizable composition and at least part of a surface of an elastomer. The polymerizable composition can include a free-radical polymerizable monomers, an organoborane-organonitrogen free-radical initiator, and an amine-reactive compound. The method can include at least partially polymerizing the polymerizable composition, to provide a polymerization product of the polymerizable composition on the surface of the elastomer.
US09957363B2	Method for forming metal nanowire or metal nanomesh The present invention relates to a method for forming a metal nanowire or a metal nanomesh. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for forming a metal nanowire or a metal nanomesh capable of forming a variety of metal nanowires or metal nanomeshes in a desired shape by a simplified method.The method for forming a metal nanowire or a metal nanomesh includes the steps of forming a block copolymer thin film on a substrate, in which the block copolymer thin film includes specific hard segments and soft segments containing one or more polymer repeating units selected from the group consisting of a poly(meth)acrylate-based repeating unit, a polyalkylene oxide-based repeating unit, a polyvinylpyridine-based repeating unit, a polystyrene-based repeating unit, a polydiene-based repeating unit and a polylactone-based repeating unit; conducting orientation of the hard segments and soft segments in a lamellar or cylindrical form in the block copolymer thin film; selectively removing the soft segments; adsorbing a metal precursor onto the hard segments; and removing the hard segments.
US09957360B2	Graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate A composition and a method are provided for graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) comprising multi-layer graphene are used to reinforce PET, thereby improving the properties of PET for various new applications. Master-batches comprising polyethylene terephthalate with dispersed graphene nanoplatelets are obtained by way of compounding. The master-batches are used to form PET-GNP nanocomposites at weight fractions ranging between 0.5% and 15%. In some embodiments, PET and GNPs are melt compounded by way of twin-screw extrusion. In some embodiments, ultrasound is coupled with a twin-screw extruder so as to assist with melt compounding. In some embodiments, the PET-GNP nanocomposites are prepared by way of high-speed injection molding. The PET-GNP nanocomposites are compared by way of their mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties so as to contrast different compounding processes.
US09957359B2	Fluorinated copolymer compositions and associated methods, uses and articles A copolymer composition is provided that is formed as the reaction product of (I) a cured polyorganosiloxane intermediate having repeating Si—O—Si units and at least one Si—OH functional group and (II) a polyfluoropolyether silane. The cured polyorganosiloxane intermediate has a surface having a water contact angle ranging from 40° to 90° as measured by ASTM 5946-04. In certain embodiments, the copolymer composition provides improved dust resistance as compared with cured polyorganosiloxanes from which the copolymer composition is formed.
US09957357B2	Ester-functional polysiloxanes and copolymers made therefrom There is described a polysiloxane having the structure: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently a hydrocarbon radical, an unsaturated radical, an alkoxy radical, an aryl radical or an alkenyloxy radical, R4 is independently a direct bond or hydrocarbon radical optionally substituted with oxygen and nitrogen, R5 is independently a hydrogen, a halogen, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryloxy group, R6 is independently a hydroxyl group, an amine group, an acid chloride group, or a sulfonyl halide group, x is from 1 to 300; y is from 0 to 50; and z is from 0 to 50. The polysiloxane is used to make various copolymers and polymer blends. A variety of articles can be made using the polysiloxane described as a polymer blend or copolymer.
US09957355B2	Device and method for synthesis of a polymer under separation of a gaseous substance The invention relates to a device for synthesis of a polymer under separation of a gaseous substance. Said device comprises a reaction chamber (1), which has a top section (11), a middle section (12) and a bottom section (13), an inlet opening (2) which is arranged in the middle section (12), a first outlet opening (3) which is arranged in the bottom section (13), a second outlet opening (4) which is arranged in the top section (11), a first return opening (51), which is arranged in the bottom section (13), a second outlet opening (52), which is arranged under the top section (11), a distribution device (6), which is arranged between the top section (11) and the middle section (12), and a removal device (7) which is arranged to be movable along the top section (11). The invention further relates to a method for synthesis of a polymer which can be carried out in said device.
US09957352B2	Use of urethane alcohols for preparing polyether carbonate polyols The present invention relates to a method for preparing polyether carbonate polyols by the addition of alkylene oxides and carbon dioxide onto H-functional starter compounds. The method is characterized in that at least one urethane alcohol according to formula (II) is used as an H-functional starter compound, wherein R 1 represents a linear or branched C2 to C24-alkylene which can be optionally interrupted by heteroatoms such as O, S or N and can be substituted; R2 represents a linear or branched C2 to C24-alkylene which can be optionally interrupted by heteroatoms such as O, S or N and can be substituted; R3 represents H, linear or branched C1 to C24-alkyl, C3 to C24-cycloalkyl, C4 to C24-aryl, C5 to C24-arylalkyl, C2 to C24-alkenyl, C2 to 24-alkinyl, that can each be optionally interrupted by heteroatoms such as O, S, or N and/or may each be substituted with alkyl, aryl, and/or hydroxyl.
US09957349B2	Resin composition, prepreg, and film A resin composition for transparent substrates comprises an epoxy resin (A) and a curing agent (B), wherein the curing agent (B) comprises a cyclohexane tricarboxylic anhydride.
US09957348B2	Pyridiniuivi-based compound, epoxy resin composition comprising same, and apparatus manufactured using same The present invention relates to a pyridinium-based compound of chemical formula 1, an epoxy resin composition comprising the same, and an apparatus manufactured by using the same.
US09957345B2	3D printing with PHT based materials This application describes methods of forming an object. The methods described include flowing a polyhemiaminal (PHA), polyhexhydrotriazine (PHT), or polyoctatriazacane (POTA) precursor mixture to a nozzle of a 3D printer, heating the PHA, PHT, or POTA precursor to a temperature of at least 50° C., dispensing the PHA, PHT, or POTA precursor in a pattern; and, hardening the PHA, PHT, or POTA precursor into a polymer. The PHA and PHT polymers are formed by reacting a primary diamine with a formaldehyde-type reagent. The POTA polymer is formed by reacting a primary diamine with a formaldehyde-type reagent and formic acid. The objects formed using the methods described herein may be made of a single polymer, a single polymer type using multiple diamine monomers, or a mixture of PHA, PHT, and/or POTA polymers with different desired physical properties.
US09957344B2	Anaerobic curable compositions having novolac vinyl esters The present invention relates to novolac vinyl esters useful as thermal resistance conferring components for anaerobic curable compositions, and anaerobic curable compositions having such novolac vinyl esters. The compositions are particularly useful as adhesives and sealants.
US09957341B2	Biodegradable absorbent material and method of manufacture Biodegradable graft copolymers derived from a carbohydrate, including nitrogen-containing carbohydrates and modified carbohydrates, and at least one α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having superabsorbent properties are disclosed in addition to the substantially adiabatic polymerization process by which the graft copolymers are made. The methods disclosed can be carried out in a variety of currently available stirred and/or continuous commercial reactors. Polymerizations carried out with starch have surprisingly produced substantially quantitative yields of graft copolymer free of residual monomer produced as a moist copolymer. Product work-up typically involves an optional neutralization and drying.
US09957339B2	Copolymer and associated layered article, and device-forming method A copolymer is prepared by the polymerization of monomers that include an ultraviolet absorbing monomer, and a base-solubility-enhancing monomer. The copolymer is useful for forming a topcoat layer for electron beam and extreme ultraviolet lithographies. Also described are a layered article including the topcoat layer, and an associated method of forming an electronic device.
US09957336B2	Method of making dye-doped polystyre microparticles Various embodiments provide dye-doped polystyrene microspheres generated using dispersion polymerization. Polystyrene microspheres may be doped with fluorescent dyes, such as xanthene derivatives including kiton red 620 (KR620), using dispersion polymerization. Certain functionalities, such as sodium styrene sulfonate, may be used to shift the equilibrium distribution of dye molecules to favor incorporation of the dye into the particles. Polyelectrolyte materials, such as poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride), PolyDADMAC, may be used to electrostatically trap and bind dye molecules within the particles. A buffer may be used to stabilize the pH change of the solution during dye-doped polystyrene microsphere generation and the buffer may be selected depending on the pKa of the dye being incorporated. The various embodiments may provide dye-doped polystyrene microspheres, such as KR620-doped polystyrene microspheres that are non-toxic and non-carcinogenic. These non-toxic and non-carcinogenic dye-doped polystyrene microspheres may be suitable for use in wind tunnel testing.
US09957335B2	Composition for encapsulation and encapsulated apparatus including the same A composition for encapsulation and an encapsulated apparatus, the composition including a (meth)acrylic alkoxysilane monomer including a moiety represented by Formula 1 or 2, below, or an oligomer thereof; a multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer or an oligomer thereof; and an initiator, wherein * and ** represent a binding site between elements.
US09957330B2	Polypeptides The present disclosure relates to a class of engineered polypeptides having a binding affinity for carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), and provides a CAIX binding polypeptide comprising the sequence EX2X3X4AX6X7EIX10X11LPN LX16X17X18QX20 X21AFIX25X26LWD. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such a CAIX binding polypeptide as a diagnostic, prognostic agent and/or therapeutic agent.
US09957329B2	Factor XII inhibitors for the treatment of neurological inflammatory disorders This application relates to neurological inflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, and to methods of administering a Factor XII inhibitor to prevent, treat, or otherwise ameliorate the effects of a neurological inflammatory disease, such as multiple sclerosis. Agents and pharmaceutical compositions comprising agents which inhibit the activity of FXII are also provided.
US09957326B2	Antigen binding molecules that bind EGFR, vectors encoding same, and uses thereof The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human EGFR. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.
US09957317B2	Humanized anti-tau antibodies Provided herein is an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment that specifically binds tau, the antibody or fragment comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region and a light chain variable (VL) region having amino acid sequences set forth herein. Also provided are methods of preventing or treating a tauopathy in a subject, comprising administering to a human in need of therapy for a tauopathy with one or more antibodies or fragments as described herein, wherein the antibodies or antigen-binding fragment are administered under conditions and in an amount effective to prevent or treat the tauopathy.
US09957313B2	FGFR-FC fusion proteins and the use thereof The present invention belongs to the field of biotechnology and relates to the treatment of diseases, especially the treatment of FGF overexpression-related diseases. Particularly, the present invention relates to FGFR-Fc fusion proteins and the use thereof in the treatment of angiogenesis regulation-related diseases. More particularly, the present invention relates to isolated soluble FGFR-Fc fusion proteins and their applications in manufacture of the medicament for the treatment of angiogenesis regulation-related diseases.
US09957312B2	B7-H4 fusion proteins and methods of use thereof Fusion proteins containing B7-H4 polypeptides are disclosed. The B7-H4 fusion proteins can include full-length B7-H4 polypeptides, or can contain a fragment of a full-length B7-H4 polypeptide, including some or all of the extracellular domain of the B7-H4 polypeptide. Methods for using the fusion proteins to downregulate T cell activation and for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and disorders are also disclosed. The B7-H4 fusion proteins are useful for treating inflammation by inhibiting or reducing differentiation, proliferation, activity, and/or cytokine production and/or secretion by ThI, ThI 7, Th22, and/or other cells that secrete, or cause other cells to secrete, inflammatory molecules, including, but not limited to, IL-1β, TNF-α, TGF-beta, IFN-γ, IL-17, IL-6, IL-23, IL-22, IL-21, and MMPs; or enhancing IL-IO secretion by Tregs, increasing the differentiation of Tregs, increasing the number of Tregs, or combinations thereof.
US09957310B2	Fibroblast growth factor mutants having improved functional half-life and methods of their use Mutant fibroblast growth factor (FGF) proteins having a polypeptide sequence with a high sequence identity to proteins encoded by members of the Fgf-1 subfamily of genes from a mammalian species, such as human, and with a specific amino acid substitution of an alanine at a position corresponding to amino acid position 66 of human FGF-1 with a cysteine and/or a specific amino acid substitution of a phenylalanine at a position corresponding to amino acid position 132 of human FGF-1 with a tryptophan (based on the 140 amino acid numbering scheme of human FGF-1) are provided. Other amino acid mutations or substitutions may be combined. Polynucleotide sequences encoding the mutant FGF proteins and host cells containing such polynucleotide sequences are provided. Methods of administering a mutant FGF protein to an individual to treat an ischemic condition or disease or a wound or tissue injury are also provided.
US09957308B2	Method for detecting bilirubin using a fluorescent protein In order to provide a novel fluorescent protein and use thereof, the polypeptide according to the present invention has fluorescent properties in the presence of bilirubin and includes (1) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, (2) an amino acid sequence having, for example, substitution of 1 to 21 amine acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, (3) an amino acid sequence having 85% or more sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or (4) the amino acid sequence encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes with a polynucleotide consisting of a sequence complementary to the polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide according to the amino acid sequence in (1) under a stringent condition.
US09957306B2	Hypoallergenic variants of mal d 1, the major allergen from malus domestica Disclosed are hypoallergenic variants of Mal d 1, the major allergen from Malus domestica, and the uses thereof in the treatment of allergic diseases.
US09957303B2	Selective recovery Provided herein are methods of selective screening. In addition, various targeting proteins and sequences, as well as methods of their use, are also provided.
US09957302B2	Treating cancer with viral nucleic acid This document provides methods and materials related to the use of nucleic acid coding for viruses to reduce the number of viable cancer cells within a mammal. For example, methods for using infectious nucleic acid to treat cancer, engineered viral nucleic acid, methods for making engineered viral nucleic acid, methods for identifying infectious nucleic acid for treating cancer, methods and materials for controlling virus-mediated cell lysis, and methods and materials for assessing the control of virus-mediated cell lysis are provided.
US09957300B2	Virus-like particles, methods of preparation, and immunogenic compositions Briefly described, virus-like particles, methods of preparing virus-like particles, immunogenic compositions that include virus-like particles, and methods of eliciting an immune response using immunogenic compositions that include virus-like particles are described herein. A virus-like particle (VLP) can include a viral core protein that can self assemble into the VLP core and at least one viral surface envelope glycoprotein expressed on the surface of the VLP. The VLP can also optionally include at least one adjuvant molecule expressed on the surface of the VLP.
US09957299B2	Peptidomimetic macrocycles The present invention provides novel peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of disease.
US09957297B2	Template-fixed peptidomimetics as inhibitors of FPR1 Novel template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I): cyclo[P1-P2-P3-P4-P5-P6-P7-P8-P9-P10-P11-P12-P13-P14-T1-T2] wherein the single elements T or P are α-amino acid residues connected in either direction which, depending on their positions in the chain, are as defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have the property of antagonizing the biological effect of the receptor FPR1. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent diseases or conditions in the areas of inflammatory diseases, allergic conditions, immunological disorders, neuroinflammation, neurological disorders, obstructive airway diseases, infectious diseases, ischemic reperfusion injuries and proliferative disorders such as e.g. cancer. These β-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
US09957296B2	Triazole macrocycle systems The present invention provides novel peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods for their preparation and use, as well as amino acid analogs and macrocycle-forming linkers, and kits useful in their production.
US09957293B2	Conjugates of RGD peptides and porphyrin or (bacterio)chlorophyll photosynthesizers and their uses Conjugates of porphyrin, chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll photosensitizers with RGD-containing peptides or RGD peptidomimetics are provided that are useful for photodynamic therapy (PDT), particularly vascular-targeted PDT (VTP), of tumors and nonneoplastic vascular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, and for diagnosis of tumors by different techniques.
US09957291B2	Protected fluorescent reagent compounds Protected fluorescent reagent compounds and their methods of synthesis are provided. The compounds are useful in various fluorescence-based analytical methods, including the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, such as single molecule real time nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The compounds contain fluorescent dye elements, that allow the compounds to be detected with high sensitivity at desirable wavelengths, binding elements, that allow the compounds to be recognized specifically by target biomolecules, and protective shield elements, that decrease undesirable contacts between the fluorescent dye elements and the bound target biomolecules and that therefore decrease photodamage of the bound target biomolecules by the fluorescent dye elements.
US09957289B2	Compounds and methods for treating bacterial infections The present invention encompasses compounds and methods for treating and preventing bacterial infections specifically urinary tract infections and those caused by bacteria containing type 1 pili and FimH. The present invention also encompasses compounds and methods for treating inflammatory bowel disease specifically Crohn's Disease.
US09957288B2	Pyrabactin analogues to modulate plant development The present invention relates to compounds which can be used to control plant development. Indeed, the present invention discloses a new class of pyrabactin analogues which have a physiological effect on—for example—seed germination, and/or stomatal closure, and/or have developmental effects on root and shoot development and organogenesis. Hence, the latter compounds can be used to control plant development such as—for example—increasing the tolerance of plants to drought stress or to control physiological phenomena such as pre-harvest sprouting, tolerance to pathogens etc.
US09957285B2	Metal complex, adsorbent, separating material, and 1, 3-butadiene separation method A separating material superior to conventional separating materials, and a separation method are provided, with which 1,3-butadiene is selectively separated and recovered from a mixed gas including 1,3-butadiene and C4 hydrocarbons other than 1,3-butadiene. A metal complex, which comprises a dicarboxylic acid compound (I) (see (I) below) represented by general formula (I), an ion of a metal such as beryllium, and a dipyridyl compound (II) represented by general formula (II), namely L-Z-L (II) (see L below), is characterized by including, as the dipyridyl compound (II), at least two different dipyridyl compounds (II). The metal complex is used as a 1,3-butadiene separating material. Formula (I) L is represented by any of the compounds below.
US09957284B2	Method of increasing mass transfer rate of acid gas scrubbing solvents A method and catalysts for increasing the overall mass transfer rate of acid gas scrubbing solids is disclosed. Various catalyst compounds for that purpose are also disclosed.
US09957282B2	Crystalline forms of quinolone analogs and their salts The present invention includes crystalline forms of 2-(4-Methyl-[1,4]diazepan-1-yl)-5-oxo-5H-7-thia-1,11b-diaza-benzo[c]fluorene-6-carboxylic acid (5-methyl-pyrazin-2-ylmethyl)-amide and crystalline forms of salts and/or solvates of 2-(4-Methyl-[1,4]diazepan-1-yl)-5-oxo-5H-7-thia-1,11b-diaza-benzo[c]fluorene-6-carboxylic acid (5-methyl-pyrazin-2-ylmethyl)-amide. Furthermore, the present invention provides compositions comprising the crystalline forms and therapeutic use of the crystalline forms and the compositions thereof.
US09957281B2	Benzodiazepine derivatives as RSV inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from RSV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an RSV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US09957279B2	Process for the preparation of intermediates useful in the preparation of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) inhibitors The present invention generally relates to a process for preparation of 9-halo-3-(2-haloacetyl)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[c,g]chromen-8(9H)-one of Formula I, which is an intermediate in the preparation of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) inhibitors.
US09957274B2	Indane inhibitors of EED and methods of their use Compounds having a structure of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, n, and m are as defined herein and are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating various EED-related conditions or diseases, including cancer, by administration of such compounds are also provided.
US09957272B2	3-hydroxypyrrolidine inhibitors of 5′-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase and nucleosidase The present invention relates to 3-hydroxypyrrolidine compounds of the general formula (1) which are inhibitors of 5′-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase or 5′-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which it is desirable to inhibit 5′-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase or 5′-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase including cancer, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
US09957266B2	Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-7-amine The present invention relates to compounds that may be used for binding and imaging tau aggregates and related beta-sheet aggregates including, for example, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates.
US09957262B2	Opioid analgesic Provided are a compound represented by formula (I) or (II), a salt thereof, or solvates of the compound and salt, having an analgesic effect and high metabolic stability. Further provided are the following: an analgesic obtained from the compound, a salt thereof, or solvates of the compound and salt; a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound, a salt thereof, or solvates of the compound and salt; an analgesic treatment method using the compound, a salt thereof, or solvates of the compound and salt; and a use of the compound, a salt thereof, or solvates of the compound and salt, in the production of an analgesic composition.
US09957261B2	6-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl or 3-aminochroman-7-yl derivatives The present invention relates to compounds TAAR receptor antagonists of formula I wherein X, R, L, Ar and R1 are as described herein, compositions containing compounds of formula I, methods of manufacture of compounds of formula I and methods of treating psychiatric disorders with compounds of formula I.
US09957260B2	Organic metal complex, light emitting material, delayed fluorescent material, and organic light emitting device An organic metal complex represented by the following general formula is useful as a light emitting material for an organic electroluminescent device and others. X represents O, S or —N(R7)—; Y represents O, S or —N(—SO2—R8)—; R1 to R8 represent H, an alkyl group or an aryl group; at least one of Z1 and Z2 represents a phenoxazin-10-yl group, a phenothiazin-10-yl group, a phenazin-10-yl group, etc.; M represents an element of the group 1 except for hydrogen, the group 2, the group 11, the group 12, or the group 13 of the periodic table; L represents a ligand; n is 1 to 3; and m is 0 to 2:
US09957259B2	Selective HDAC1 and HDAC2 inhibitors Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with HDAC activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve activity of HDAC1 and/or HDAC2. Such diseases include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, beta-thalassemia, and HIV.
US09957257B2	Amide compounds as 5-HT4 receptor agonists The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), including their stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts. This invention also relates to methods of making such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of various disorders that are related to 5-hydroxytryptamine 4 (5-HT4) receptor.
US09957252B2	Metalloenzyme inhibitor compounds as fungicides The instant invention describes compounds of Formula I having metalloenzyme modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by such metalloenzymes.
US09957245B2	Catalyst for synthesizing theaflavins and method for synthesizing theaflavins The objective/problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a novel technique pertaining to theaflavins synthesis. The present invention pertains to: a theaflavins synthesis catalyst characterized in having a base comprising an inorganic material, and metal nanoparticles anchored to the base, said particles measuring 0.5-100 nm in diameter; and a theaflavins synthesis method in which the catalyst is used.
US09957242B2	Carbamate compounds and methods of making and using same This disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6 and their use as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include disclosed compounds as at least one active agent. The disclosure also provides for method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from indications such as pain, solid tumor cancer and/or obesity comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.
US09957241B2	Aromatic diamine, an intermediate therefor, a method for producing the aromatic diamine, and a method for producing the intermediate therefor A novel asymmetric diamine, diamino-2-(benzothiazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, derivatives therefor, and an intermediate for the compound such as aminonitro-2-(benzothiazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, dinitro-2-(benzothiazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, and derivatives from these. Additionally, another novel asymmetric diamine, diamino-2-(benzoxazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, derivatives therefor, and intermediate for the compound such as aminonitro-2-(benzoxazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, dinitro-2-(benzoxazole-2-yl)diphenyl ether, and derivatives from these, and methods for preparing them.
US09957239B2	Process and plant for the synthesis of urea and melamine An integrated process for the synthesis of urea and melamine, wherein: urea is synthesized with a stripping process in a high-pressure synthesis loop comprising a reactor, a stripper and a carbamate condenser, and the urea solution leaving said stripper is sent to a recovery section to produce a concentrated urea product and a recovered carbamate solution; at least part of said urea product is converted to melamine, and the off-gas from the synthesis of melamine are recycled to the urea synthesis by mixing with the gas phase from the stripper and with said recovered carbamate solution, thus forming a mixed flow which is then condensed in said carbamate condenser, and the condensate is eventually directed to the reactor.
US09957237B2	Crystal form of neptinib di-p-methylbenzenesulfonate, preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical composition containing same Provided is a composition of N-[4-[(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)amino]-7-[3-(ethoxy)-6-quinazolinyl]-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide p-toluene sulfonate 1.5 hydrate α-polymorph. The α-polymorph has a stable form, a defined melting point, a good chemical stability, and a good endurance to high temperature and light irradiation, and is suitable for pharmaceutical use.
US09957234B2	Polymorphs of Ivacaftor, process for its preparation and pharmaceutical composition thereof The present invention relates to novel polymorphic forms of ivacaftor, process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
US09957232B2	4-[4-({[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carbamoyl}amino)-3-fluorophenoxy]-N-methylpyridine-2-carboxamide monohydrate The present invention relates to 4-[4-({[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carbamoyl}amino)-3-fluorophenoxy]-N-methylpyridine-2-carboxamide monohydrate, to processes for its preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising it and to its use in the control of disorders.
US09957231B2	Iodine(II)-mediated radiofluorination A process for fluorination of aromatic compounds employing iodonium ylides and applicable to radiofluorination using 18F is described. Processes, intermediates, reagents and radiolabelled compounds are described.
US09957228B2	Process of production of 7,8-dihydro-C15-aldehyde The present invention relates to a new method to produce 7,8-dihydro-C15-aldehyde.

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