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| US09989865B2 |
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. |
| US09989863B2 |
Lithographic system
A lithographic system including a lithographic apparatus with an anamorphic projection system, and a radiation source configured to generate an EUV radiation emitting plasma at a plasma formation location, the EUV radiation emitting plasma having an elongate form in a plane substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the radiation source. |
| US09989860B2 |
Method of generating a pattern on a photomask using a plurality of beams and pattern generator for performing the same
A pattern generating method includes, generating a first bit map from inputted pattern data. Characteristics of a plurality of beams for exposing a pattern on a substrate are analyzed, each of the plurality of beams being designated to correspond to one of a plurality of grids in the first bit map. The pattern data is corrected such that at least one of the plurality of beams is designated to expose at least a portion of the pattern on the substrate. A second bit map is generated from the corrected pattern data. The substrate is patterned using the plurality of beams according to the designation of the second bit map. |
| US09989854B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for projection exposure, photosensitive element, method for forming resist pattern, process for producing printed wiring board and process for producing lead frame
An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive resin composition for projection exposure capable of forming a resist pattern that is excellent in adhesion, resolution, and inhibitory properties against the occurrence of resist footing, and the present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition for projection exposure comprising (A) a binder polymer; (B) a photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) a sensitizing dye, wherein the (B) photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond comprises a (meth)acrylate compound having a skeleton derived from dipentaerythritol and a compound represented by the following formula (III): wherein R8, R9, R10, and R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X and Y each independently represent an ethylene group or a propylene group, p1, p2, q1, and q2 each independently represent a numerical value of 0 to 9, both p1+q1 and p2+q2 are 1 or more, and p1+q1+p2+q2 is 2 to 9. |
| US09989845B2 |
Imprint lithography method, method for manufacturing master template using the method and master template manufactured by the method
An exemplary embodiment discloses an imprint lithography method including: forming a first imprint pattern on a base substrate in a first area; forming a first resist pattern on the base substrate in a second area, the second area partially overlapping the first area; etching a third area using the first imprint pattern and the first resist pattern as an etch barrier, wherein the third area is a portion of the first area that is not overlapped with the second area; removing the first imprint pattern and the first resist pattern; forming a second imprint pattern on the base substrate in a fourth area which overlaps the second area and partially overlaps the third area; forming a second resist pattern on the base substrate in the third area; and etching the second area using the second imprint pattern and the second resist pattern as an etch barrier. |
| US09989843B2 |
Test pattern layout for test photomask and method for evaluating critical dimension changes
Aspects of the present invention relate to a test photomask and a method for evaluating critical dimension changes in the test photomask. Various embodiments include a test photomask. The test photomask includes a plurality of cells having a varied density pattern. The plurality of cells include a first group of cells arranged along a first line, the first group of cells having a first combined density ratio. The plurality of cells also include a second group of cells arranged along a second line, the second group of cells having a second combined density ratio. In the plurality of cells, the second combined density ratio for the second group of cells is equal to the first combined density ratio of the first group of cells. The varied density pattern is configured to substantially neutralize fogging effects. |
| US09989841B2 |
Rear projection display screen and device
The present invention involves a rear projection display screen, including at least one assembly including: a film having a surface facing the back of the screen including ridges defining prisms; and an element of controllable refraction index, coating the ridged surface of said film. |
| US09989833B2 |
Illumination apparatus and image pickup system including the same
An illumination apparatus includes: a light-guiding portion including a light-introducing opening through which light is introduced from a light-emitting portion of an image pickup apparatus, a reflective surface that reflects light introduced from the light-introducing opening toward an image pickup optical axis of the image pickup apparatus, and a diffusion portion that diffuses the light reflected by the reflective surface toward an object as diffused light; and a reflective body including an opening portion allowing an image pickup opening of the image pickup apparatus to be exposed, and a reflective portion provided around the opening portion and including a reflective surface formed to expand from the opening portion toward the object, wherein the diffusion portion is disposed at a part of the reflective portion and the reflective body includes a wall portion extending to the object side at a boundary between the opening portion and the diffusion portion. |
| US09989830B2 |
Optical modulator element, optical modulation module including optical modulator element, and method for manufacturing optical modulator element
An optical modulator element includes first and second optical modulators, an optical input terminal, and a branch coupler. Each of the first and second optical modulators includes a pair of Mach-Zehnder waveguides, a first optical coupler to split rays from the branch coupler into the pair of Mach-Zehnder waveguides, and a second optical coupler to combine rays transmitted through the pair of Mach-Zehnder waveguides. The first and second optical modulators are disposed in such a manner that a traveling direction of rays propagating through the pair of Mach-Zehnder waveguides of the first optical modulator and a traveling direction of rays propagating through the pair of Mach-Zehnder waveguides of the second optical modulator are angled toward each other. |
| US09989825B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate, and a second substrate including a second insulating substrate arranged on a display surface side on which an image is displayed to the first substrate, a light-shielding layer arranged on a side of the second insulating substrate, which is opposed to the first substrate, a gate line and a source line arranged on a side of the light-shielding layer, which is opposed to the first substrate, to extend along the light-shielding layer, a switching element electrically connected to the gate line and the source line, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. |
| US09989816B2 |
Liquid crystal display device comprising pixel electrodes with minute branches having first and second angles
A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates opposite to each other, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, a first electrode on the first substrate in a planar shape, and a second electrode on the first substrate and including pixel electrodes, which overlap the first electrode. Each of the pixel electrodes includes minute branches disposed parallel to one another, and connecting branches, which connect the minute branches, the minute branches include an edge area defined on a side thereof, and a main area defined by a remaining area, the connecting branches are disposed alternately on outer sides of the edge and main areas, and a first angle formed by the minute branches in the edge area with respect to a first direction is larger than a second angle formed by the minute branches in the main area with respect to the first direction. |
| US09989814B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, gate lines on the first substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate lines, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, data lines and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer which covers the data lines and the drain electrode and in which a contact hole that partially exposes the drain electrode is defined, a common electrode above the passivation layer, a pixel electrode connected with the drain electrode through the contact hole, overlapped with the common electrode, and including a plurality of branch electrodes connected to each other through a connection portion, a contact portion extended from the connection portion and connected with the drain electrode, and a protrusion protruding toward a neighboring pixel and provided at least one corners among the connection portion or the contact portion of the pixel electrode. |
| US09989813B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes: a first substrate; a wiring unit on the first substrate and including a thin film transistor; a protection layer on the wiring unit and having at least a concave portion; and a light shielding unit on the protection layer, wherein the light shielding unit includes: a light shielding layer; a first column spacer protruding from the light shielding layer; and a second column spacer on the concave portion and protruding from the light shielding layer to be spaced apart from the first column spacer. |
| US09989808B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid crystal device
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal device that includes forming an inorganic alignment layer by emitting an alignment film material that is made of an inorganic material in an oblique direction onto a substrate, and forming an organic alignment layer that is a monomolecular film made of an organic material chemically bonded with the inorganic alignment layer on a surface of the inorganic alignment layer by treating the surface of the inorganic alignment layer with a silane coupling agent that has an alkyl group, wherein a pretilt angle of a liquid crystal molecule is set to a desired angle by selecting the silane coupling agent by the number of carbon atoms. |
| US09989807B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix shape. Each pixel includes a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode. Two data lines are positioned between two adjacent pixel columns of the plurality of pixels. First subpixel electrodes in a first pixel row and a second pixel row are connected to a first gate line. Second subpixel electrodes in the second pixel row and a third pixel row are connected to a second gate line. A first data voltage applied to the first subpixel electrodes is higher than a second data voltage applied to the second subpixel electrodes. First duration of a first gate signal applied to the first gate line is shorter than second duration of a second gate signal applied to the second gate line. |
| US09989806B2 |
Color conversion panel and display device including the same
A color conversion panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting regions on the substrate; and a light blocking region between adjacent light emitting regions among the plurality of light emitting regions, wherein the light emitting regions respectively comprise: a color filter disposed on the substrate; and a color conversion layer comprising at least one of a phosphor or a quantum dot and a polymer layer overlapping with at least one of the color filter and the substrate, and the light blocking region comprises a partition comprising at least two overlapping color filters of different colors from each other. |
| US09989805B2 |
Display panel and a display device
A liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate; a backlight system configured to emit light beams in a first color; a color film substrate having at least a first subpixel, a second subpixel, and a third subpixel; a liquid crystal layer; and a polarization system. The first subpixel is configured to let the light beams in the first color pass through and to emit the light beams in the first color. The second subpixel includes a plurality of first quantum dots and a plurality of second quantum dots and is configured to emit light beams in at least a second color based on the light beams in the first color. The third subpixel includes a plurality of third quantum dots and a plurality of fourth quantum dots and is configured to emit light beams in at least a fourth color based on the light beams in the first color. |
| US09989801B2 |
Inverted LCD structure for VR
A liquid crystal display (LCD) is configured for use in a head mounted display (HMD) to increase the brightness and improve power consumption of the LCD by recycling light. The LCD includes a color filter (CF) substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate, and a backlight unit (BLU). The CF substrate is closer to the BLU than the TFT substrate. The CF substrate includes a first reflective layer in regions of the CF substrate between pixels to reflect light back towards the BLU to be recycled to increase the brightness of the LCD. The TFT substrate includes TFTs to drive the pixels and a second reflective layer covering TFTs to reflect light away from the TFTs. |
| US09989789B2 |
System, method, and device for controlling adhesion
A system for controlling adhesion between a touch panel (TP) and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The system includes a controlling module, an adhering roller, and a limiting device. The controlling module is configured to determine a first moving speed of the adhering roller and a second moving speed of the limiting device. The adhering roller is configured to roll along a first direction from a first side of the TP to a second side of the TP at the first moving speed. The limiting device is configured to move along a second direction at the second moving speed and prevent the TP from moving with respect to the LCD. |
| US09989785B2 |
In-situ ring-resonator-modulator calibration
In an optical device, a ring-resonator modulator, having an adjustable resonance (center) wavelength, receives an optical signal that includes a carrier wavelength from an input-output optical waveguide. Then, a monitoring mechanism monitors a performance metric (such as an average power or a signal swing) of a monitor optical signal from the ring-resonator modulator. Moreover, control logic in the optical device adjusts the resonance wavelength based on the monitored performance metric so that the resonance wavelength is locked to the carrier wavelength. In particular, the control logic may apply a change to an adjustment signal that is provided to the ring-resonator modulator. If the change increases the performance metric, the control logic may continue to modify the resonance wavelength. Otherwise, the control logic may modify the resonance wavelength by applying one or more changes, having an opposite sign to the change, to the adjustment signal. |
| US09989783B1 |
Accessory for eyewear
An accessory for eyewear including a sheet of lightweight, flexible material, the accessory having an interior facing surface and an exterior facing surface, a first front portion, a second back portion, a first side portion and a second side portion. The accessory includes at least one aperture positioned in spaced relation between the first and second portions and the first and second side portions and intersecting the sheet along a longitudinal axis. A releasable complementary fastening system is included, whereby when the sheet is folded along the sheet axis an eyewear lens portion passes through the aperture and the eyewear is secured within the fold by the fastening system. |
| US09989781B2 |
Eyeglasses with detachable temples and nose grip and method of use
The present invention provides an eyeglasses system and method of use comprising a frame, a temple attachment assembly positioned on the ends of the frame, detachable temples having a hollow member extending therefrom for attachment to the temple attachment assembly, and a bridge nose grip assembly so as to allow a wearer to detach a temple from one side of the frame and to wear the eyeglasses comfortably, securely and without movement of the eyeglasses while reclining on the same side as the detached temple. |
| US09989776B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display module which emits display light, a polarizing element including a transmission axis which transmits first linearly polarized light, the polarizing element reflecting second linearly polarized light intersecting the transmission axis, and an optical element includes a retroreflector which retroreflects light reflected from the polarizing element, the optical element being curved, and includes a first portion which is concave, and a second portion which is convex and is connected to the first portion. |
| US09989774B1 |
Display apparatus and method of displaying using optical combiners and context and focus image renderers
A display apparatus and method of displaying, via the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes context image renderer for rendering context image; focus image renderer for rendering focus image; exit optical element; and optical combiner for optically combining projection of the rendered context image with projection of the rendered focus image to create visual scene. The optical combiner includes first semi-transparent reflective element; and a second semi-transparent reflective element. The context image renderer is arranged in a manner that the projection of rendered context image passes through first semi-transparent reflective element towards exit optical element. The focus image renderer is arranged in a manner that projection of the rendered focus image passes through the first semi-transparent reflective element towards the second semi-transparent reflective element, and reflected therefrom towards the first semi-transparent reflective element, and is then reflected from the first semi-transparent reflective element towards the exit optical element. |
| US09989773B2 |
Multi-channel wide field imaging system and optical system for use therein
An optical system for use with a multi-channel wide field imaging system, the optical system including an objective lens, a dichroic element to split light into a first wavelength range and a second wavelength range, the dichroic element positioned to receive near parallel chief rays from the objective lens, a first channel lens system to receive light of the first wavelength range from the dichroic element; and a second channel lens system to receive light of the second wavelength range from the dichroic element. |
| US09989772B2 |
High brightness, monolithic, multispectral semiconductor laser
A system and method for combining multiple emitters into a multi-wavelength output beam having a certain band and combining a plurality of these bands into a single output using non-free space combining modules. |
| US09989771B2 |
Head mounted image display apparatus
A head mounted image display apparatus including a display section that displays an image, a frame member that supports the display section, and a mounting member that is supported by one end of the frame member and allows the frame member to be mounted on a user's head, wherein the frame member has, at the one end, a first support section that supports the mounting member and a second support section that supports the mounting member in a support scheme different from a support scheme in accordance with which the first support member supports the mounting member. |
| US09989769B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a frame mounted on an observer's head, an image display device attached to the frame and a dimming device 700, the image display device includes an image forming device and an optical device 120, 320 having a virtual image forming region 140, 340 where a virtual image is formed on the basis of light emitted from the image forming device, the optical device 120, 320 overlaps with a portion of the dimming device 700, at the time of operation of the dimming device 700, a light blocking ratio of the dimming device 700 is changed over a range of from an upper region 701U to a lower region 701D and/or over a range of from an inner region 701C to an outer region 701S, and a virtual image forming region facing region 701 has a light blocking ratio higher than the light blocking ratio of the lower region 701D or the outer region 701S. |
| US09989767B2 |
Spectacle lens for a display device that can be fitted on the head of a user and generates an image, and display device with such a spectacle lens
A spectacle lens for a display device can be fitted on the head of a user and generate an image. The front side and/or the rear side can be curved. A light guiding channel can guide-light bundles of pixels of the generated image, which are coupled into the spectacle lens via the coupling-in section and coupled out of the spectacle lens via the coupling-out section. The light guiding channel includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface spaced apart from the first reflecting surface, each of which extend in a direction from the coupling-in section to the coupling-out section. At least one of the two reflecting surfaces can be formed as a switchable layer which can be switched into a first and a second state. The reflectivity of the switchable layer in the first state is higher than in the second state. |
| US09989764B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for eyebox expansion in wearable heads-up displays
Systems, devices, and methods for eyebox expansion by exit pupil replication in wearable heads-up displays (“WHUDs”) are described. A WHUD includes a scanning laser projector (“SLP”), a holographic combiner, and an optical splitter positioned in the optical path therebetween. The optical splitter receives light signals generated by the SLP and separates the light signals into N sub-ranges based on the point of incidence of each light signal at the optical splitter. The optical splitter redirects the light signals corresponding to respective ones of the N sub-ranges towards the holographic combiner effectively from respective ones of N spatially-separated virtual positions for the SLP. The holographic combiner converges the light signals to respective ones of N spatially-separated exit pupils at the eye of the user. In this way, multiple instances of the exit pupil are distributed over the area of the eye and the eyebox of the WHUD is expanded. |
| US09989759B2 |
Camera lens and field-depth calibration method therefor
The present disclosure discloses a camera lens and a calibration method of field-depth for the camera lens. The camera lens includes a lens module, a central processing unit and a thermal expansion compensation module. The lens module includes a first lens and a second lens with a baseline length b2 to the first lens. The first lens includes a first lens unit formed on same glass substrate and a second lens unit with a baseline length b1 to the first lens unit. The baseline length change value between the second lens and the first lens can be calculated. Therefore the thermal expansion of the camera lens can be calibrated. |
| US09989755B2 |
Method of producing optical module and optical module
A process of installing optical components as precisely aligning optical axes thereof is disclosed. The process, which relates to an optical module having a signal port and/or a local port, and optical components optically coupling the ports with an active device having a built-in photodiode (PD), includes steps of (a) preparing a reference mirror that emulates a housing with a side to which the ports are attached, (b) aligning an optical axis of the auto-collimator with an optical axis of the reference mirror; (c) replacing the reference mirror with the housing; (d) aligning optical axes of the optical components with the optical axis of the auto-collimator; and (e) installing the optical components within the housing. |
| US09989752B2 |
Electrowetting device
An electrowetting device is provided that includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate facing each other, a first electrode positioned on the lower substrate, an edge electrode positioned on the lower substrate and adjacent to an edge of the first electrode, a hydrophobic insulating layer positioned on the first electrode and the edge electrode, a partition positioned on the lower substrate, a second electrode positioned on the upper substrate, and a first liquid and a second liquid positioned between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, wherein an electric field of a portion where the edge electrode is positioned is smaller than an electric field of a portion where the first electrode is positioned. |
| US09989748B1 |
Upright and inverted microscope
A dual-configuration microscope is provided that may be converted into an upright or inverted microscope. The microscope includes a body having a plurality of planar surfaces, each planar surface configured to support the body on a working surface as the body is tilted between the upright and inverted configurations. The microscope further includes an objective, a condenser, a stage positioned between the objective and the condenser, and a portable display device to display a specimem. |
| US09989747B2 |
Upright and inverted microscope
A dual-configuration microscope is provided that may be converted into an upright or inverted microscope. The microscope includes a base and a body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the body is rotatably coupled to the base. The microscope further includes an objective coupled to the first portion of the body, a condenser coupled to the second portion of the body and a stage positioned between the objective and the condenser. The microscope further includes a first and second knob configured to adjust the position of the objective, wherein the first knob is disposed proximal to the first portion of the body and the second knob is disposed proximal to the second portion of the body. |
| US09989746B2 |
Light microscope and microscopy method
An optical microscope having a sample plane for positioning a sample, and a light source for emitting illumination light, includes optical imaging means for guiding the illumination light into the sample plane. A detector device having a plurality of detector elements for detecting sample light coming from the sample. Adjacent detector elements are at a distance from one another which is smaller than an Airy-Disk produced by a point of the sample plane on the detector device. A scanning device has at least a first and a second optical arrangement simultaneously movable in a common direction for producing an illumination scanning movement and a detection scanning movement, which are opposite to one another. Sample regions spaced apart from one another can be examined simultaneously, such that both a beam path of the sample light from the sample plane to the detector device and a beam path of the illumination light from the light source to the sample plane run via the first optical arrangement and only one of these two beam paths runs via the second optical arrangement. |
| US09989742B2 |
Optical system, imaging device, and method for manufacturing the optical system
In an optical system (ZL) capable of imaging in a plurality of object side media (for instance, air and water) whose refractive indexes are different from each other, the optical system is composed of, in order from an object, a front lens group (G1) whose position in an optical axis fixed, and a rear lens group (for instance, G2 to G4), and the rear lens group comprises at least two moving lens groups (for instance, G2 and G3), and at least two moving lens groups in the rear lens group are moved along the optical axis upon changing between object side media. |
| US09989738B2 |
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 have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be 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. |
| US09989731B2 |
Optical imaging lens
An optical imaging lens includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. Each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The second lens element has refracting power. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element is an aspheric surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are both aspheric surfaces. |
| US09989729B2 |
Ultra stable resonant cavity for gas analysis systems
Systems and methods for detecting trace gases utilize a resonance optical cavity and a coherent light source coupled to the cavity through a cavity coupling mirror. The cavity is constructed of a material having the same or a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the mirror elements defining the cavity. The main (bulk) cavity material may be the same as the main (bulk) material that forms the mirror elements, or it may be different. Such resonant cavity configurations provide improved accuracy and stability as compared to existing cavity configurations based upon similar principles. |
| US09989728B2 |
Plurality of imaging optical systems and image pickup apparatus using the same
A plurality of imaging optical systems includes at least two imaging optical systems having different focal lengths. Each imaging optical system includes in order from an object side, a front lens unit having a positive refractive power, a diaphragm member, a focusing lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit. The front lens unit includes one of a positive lens and a negative lens as a common lens, and each of at least two imaging optical systems from among the plurality of imaging optical systems includes at least one common lens. At the time of focusing, only the focusing lens unit moves on an optical axis. Each imaging optical system satisfies the following conditional expression (1), and the plurality of imaging optical systems satisfy the following conditional expression (2). 0.06<|ffo/f|<0.4 (1) 1.02 |
| US09989726B2 |
Electromagnetic driving module and camera device using the same
An electromagnetic driving device is provided, which includes a movable member, a stationary member, a driving magnet, a driving coil, a conductive layer, and an external terminal. The movable member and the stationary member are arranged separate from each other along a main axis. The driving magnet is positioned on the movable member. The driving coils are arranged corresponding to the driving magnet and are disposed in the stationary member. The conductive layer is electrically connected to the driving coils and is disposed in the stationary member. The external terminal is exposed by the fixed member and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The thickness of the external terminal is different from the thickness of the conductive layer. |
| US09989725B2 |
Optical imaging lens with a fixing structure
A lens includes a barrel and a first optical element. The barrel includes an inner circumferential surface surrounding an axis and defining an accommodation space, an object side and an image side spaced at two ends of the axis and interconnecting with the accommodation space, and a first mounting portion integrally formed around the inner circumferential surface. The first mounting portion includes a first blocking portion having a first blocking surface corresponding to the object side. The first optical element is received in the accommodation space, and disposed in the first mounting portion, and includes a first body portion and a first stopping portion. The first stopping portion includes a first stopping surface leaning against the first blocking surface. The distance between an outermost edge of the first stopping portion and the axis is greater than the distance between an innermost edge of the first blocking portion and the axis. |
| US09989721B2 |
Connecting mid-board optical modules
A system for connecting a fiber optic cable to a laminate has a clip which attaches to a cover on the circuit board. The clip supports ferrules which are connected to a photonic device on the board. The clip has a backplane which supports retainers which hold the ferrules. The clip also has mating attachments for connecting to the cover. The cover additionally serves as a heat dissipator, which can include heat from the photonic device. An adapter is connected to the cover and receives the ferrules supported by the clip. The adapter connects to a standard connector, such as an LC connector. The adapter can be positioned at the edge of the laminate, or can be attached at an angle extending from an interior region of a circuit board to which the laminate is mounted. |
| US09989719B2 |
Optical transceiver
An optical transceiver includes a main board, a fiber joint, a circuit board, a transfer board, metal traces, photoelectric elements, a lens set, a connection base, and an amplifier. The fiber joint is coupled to the lens set and connection base for positioning plural optical fibers. The connection base is coupled to the main board, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the main board. The transfer board is disposed between the fiber joint and circuit board. Each of the metal traces is arranged on both of two neighboring surfaces of the transfer board. The photoelectric elements are respectively coupled to metal traces on the surface of the transfer board facing the fiber joint, and axially aim to the optical fibers, respectively. The amplifier electrically connects the circuit board and the photoelectric elements via the metal traces. |
| US09989717B2 |
Latch mechanism for communication module
Some embodiments include a latch mechanism and an optoelectronic module that includes the latch mechanism. The latch mechanism may include a driver, a follower, a pivot member, and a cam member. The driver may be configured to rotate relative to a housing of the optoelectronic module about an axis of rotation. The follower may be configured to be slidably positioned relative the housing. The follower may include a resilient member configured to interface with the housing and may define an opening including a protuberance. The pivot member may be coupled to the driver or to the housing and may define the axis of rotation. The cam member may be coupled to the driver and may be configured to engage the follower from within the opening so as to urge the follower to slide relative to the housing as the driver is rotated between a latched position and an unlatched position. |
| US09989715B2 |
Photonic interface for electronic circuit
A photonic interface for an electronic circuit is disclosed. The photonic interface includes a photonic integrated circuit having a modulator and a photodetector, and an optical fiber or fibers for optical communication with another optical circuit. A modulator driver chip may be mounted directly on the photonic integrated circuit. The optical fibers may be placed in v-grooves of a fiber support, which may include at least one lithographically defined alignment feature for optical alignment to the silicon photonic circuit. |
| US09989714B2 |
Connecting optical part, optical processing apparatus, methods for fabricating connecting optical part, method for fabricating guide member product
An optical connecting part includes: a holder including an end face for optical connection, one or more optical waveguides and a through-hole, the optical waveguides having a portion extending from the end face in a direction of a first axis, the through-hole extending from the end face in the direction of the first axis; and a coating disposed on an inner surface of the through-hole, the coating having oil repellency. The coating on the inner surface of the through-hole forms a guide hole. |
| US09989713B1 |
Fluid control structure
An optical structure includes a substrate including a cavity on a first surface of the substrate, an optical component on the substrate and an adhesive applied to a side of the optical component to fix the optical component to the substrate. The optical component includes a recess on a second surface of the optical component, the second surface is opposed to the first surface of the substrate, and the recess is provided along an edge of the second surface. |
| US09989711B2 |
Fiber optic connector and fiber optic cable assembly with fiber optic cable anchored to boot of fiber optic connector
A fiber optic connector and cable assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a fiber optic connector and a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cable can be coupled to the assembly at a demarcation section. All components of the fiber optic cable (e.g., fiber, strength members, jacket, etc.) are fixed relative to each other and relative to the fiber optic connector at the demarcation section. The demarcation section may be located on a boot mounted at a proximal end of the fiber optic connector. For example, the demarcation section may be located at a proximal end of the boot. |
| US09989709B2 |
Method for polishing end faces of plastic optical fiber
A process for polishing the end face of a plastic optical fiber (POF) to produce a mirror smooth surface without any defect. Smooth POF end faces reduce the optical coupling loss when two plastic optical fibers are connected. The polishing process can be used to produce POF end faces which are recessed relative to the adjacent end face of a ferrule surrounding the fiber. When the ends of two ferrules are inserted in a connector designed to align the end faces of the ferrules while allowing those end faces to abut each other, the confronting recessed POF end faces will be separated by an air gap. |
| US09989704B2 |
Digital dispersion compensation module
Embodiments of present invention provide a digital dispersion compensation module. The digital dispersion compensation module includes a multi-port optical circulator and a plurality of dispersion compensation units connected to the multi-port optical circulator, wherein at least one of the plurality of dispersion compensation units includes a first and a second reflectively terminated element and an optical switch being capable of selectively connecting to one of the first and second reflectively terminated elements, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of dispersion compensation units is adapted to provide a substantially zero dispersion to an optical signal, coming from the multi-port optical circulator, when the optical switch connects to the first reflectively terminated element and is adapted to provide a non-zero dispersion to the optical signal when the optical switch connects to the second reflectively terminated element. |
| US09989701B2 |
Adiabatic planar waveguide coupler transformer
Methods of depositing materials to provide for efficient coupling of light from a first device to a second device are disclosed. In general, these methods include mounting one or more wafers on a rotating table that is continuously rotated under one or more source targets. A process gas can be provided and one or more of the source targets powered while the wafers are biased to deposit optical dielectric films on the one or more wafers. In some embodiments, a shadow mask can be laterally translated across the one or more wafers during deposition. In some embodiments, deposited films can have lateral and/or horizontal variation in index of refraction and/or lateral variation in thickness. |
| US09989697B2 |
Vehicle lamp
Disclosed is a vehicle lamp including: a plurality of light source units, each of which includes a light source that emits a light and a first light guide part that internally guides the light emitted from the light source; and a second light guide part having an outer peripheral surface positioned adjacent to or connected to an outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part. One end surface of the first light guide part in a light guide direction is formed as a light incident surface of the light emitted from the light source, and the second light guide part internally guides and emits the light emitted from the outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part. |
| US09989695B2 |
Back plate assembly and backlight module
A back plate assembly and a backlight module are provided. The back plate assembly includes a back plate, at least one optical film and at least one fixing member. The back plate includes a bottom plate and a sidewall. The optical film is disposed on the bottom plate. The fixing member includes a main body and a protruding member. At least one portion of the main body overlaps with the sidewall. The protruding member is disposed on the main body and is combined with the optical film. |
| US09989694B2 |
Electronic appliance
There is provided an electronic appliance having an improved structure enabling multi-image conversion. The electronic appliance includes a display device configured to display a plurality of images, wherein the display device includes first and second images that are selectively displayed on a screen. A first light-guiding layer is disposed between the screen and a second light-guiding layer, and two light sources disposed to selectively illuminate the first light-guiding layer and the second light-guiding layer. The second light-guiding layer has a thickness that is 25% to 45% greater than a thickness of the first light-guiding layer such that an intensity of light that is emitted from the first light source and introduced into the second light-guiding layer is greater than an intensity of light that is emitted from the second light source and introduced into the first light-guiding layer. |
| US09989692B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing improved display components
Methods and apparatus for providing one or more components for a display system, particularly for producing diffused light. |
| US09989691B2 |
Lightguide and light source incorporating same
A lightguide (100) is disclosed. The lightguide includes a plurality of light extractors (120-123). Each light extractor is designed primarily to extract light that propagates within the lightguide and is incident on the light extractor from a first direction and reflect light that propagates within the lightguide and is incident on the light extractor from a second direction different than the first direction, toward another light extractor, where the other light extractor extracts the reflected light. |
| US09989689B2 |
Backlight unit capable of local dimming
A backlight unit may be provided which is capable of local dimming. The backlight unit includes: one or a plurality of light emitting devices; and a light guide plate including a top surface and a bottom surface, one or a plurality of grooves which are formed in the bottom surface and in which the light emitting device is disposed, a reflective layer which is disposed within the one or the plurality of grooves and reflects light emitted from the light emitting device, and a plurality of inverse prism patterns disposed in the top surface. |
| US09989685B2 |
Illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method with optical member with optical rotatory power to rotate linear polarization direction
An illumination optical apparatus illuminates a pattern on a mask with illumination light. The illumination optical apparatus includes an optical integrator arranged in an optical path of the illumination light, and a polarization member made of optical material with optical rotatory power, which is arranged in the optical path on an incidence side of the optical integrator, and which changes a polarization state of the illumination light. The illumination light from the polarization member is irradiated onto the pattern through a pupil plane of the illumination optical apparatus. |
| US09989682B2 |
Mask plate, method for manufacturing color film substrate and color film substrate
A mask plate, a method for manufacturing a color film substrate and a color film substrate for decreasing the segment difference of the color filter layer are disclosed. The mask plate includes a plurality of first regions, each of the plurality of first regions corresponding to each subpixel unit; and a second region between two adjacent first regions. Each first region is respectively provided with one first subregion for forming a color filter layer pattern within an opening region of a black matrix layer, and two second subregions for forming a color filter layer pattern within a non-opening region of the black matrix layer. The first subregion is between the two second subregions. In each second subregion: along the direction away from the first subregion, the transmittance of the second subregion gradually decreases or increases. |
| US09989680B2 |
Controllable planar optical focusing system
An optical device has a first metasurface. A high-contrast pattern of the first metasurface is operable for modifying, over a first phase profile, a phase front of an incident light beam. A second metasurface, is disposed over a plane parallel to the first metasurface with a second high-contrast pattern and operable for shaping, over a second phase profile, the modified phase front of the incident light beam into a converging spherical phase front. A spacer layer, in which the modified phase front of the incident light beam diffracts, is disposed in a controllably changeable separation between the first and second metasurfaces. Controllably changing the separation between the first and the second metasurfaces by a first distance correspondingly changes the position of the focus point of the converging spherical phase front by a second distance. |
| US09989675B2 |
Polarizing plate and image display device
A polarizing plate includes, in the following order, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a polarizer, and an outer side layer provided on a visible side rather than the polarizer side, the thickness of the outer side layer is >3 μm and ≤45 μm, the storage elastic modulus of the adhesive layer after lamination is 0.1 MPa to 2.0 MPa, and a hardness ratio (X/Y) is less than 1, when in measuring the hardness of the outer side layer in a depth direction at intervals of 1.5 μm from surface A thereof to a surface B on the polarizer side, the absolute value of the difference between an n-th and n+1 measured hardness (where n is an integer of 1 or more) is defined as the hardness difference (X), and the absolute value of the difference between the hardness of surface A and surface B is hardness difference (Y). |
| US09989672B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining weather data confidence
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for weather station data usage based on weather data confidence. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving historical weather data associated with a candidate weather station and plurality of weather stations, determining distances between a candidate weather station and respective ones of the plurality of weather stations, and generating a station to station location based model of weather attribute errors associated with the distances between the candidate weather station and the respective weather stations of the plurality of weather stations. |
| US09989667B2 |
Pore size classification in subterranean formations based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation distributions
Porosity of a subterranean region is estimated by accessing a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation distribution corresponding to NMR measurements of a subterranean region in which the NMR relaxation distribution includes multiple of peaks, fitting Gaussian functions to the NMR relaxation distribution to establish values for fitting parameters for each of the Gaussian functions, determining the porosity of the subterranean region based on the values of the fitting parameters of the Gaussian functions, and categorizing the porosity based on a relationship between the fitting parameters of the Gaussian functions and a distribution of pore sizes. |
| US09989661B2 |
Methods for evaluating rock properties while drilling using drilling rig-mounted acoustic sensors
Methods for identifying rock properties in real-time during drilling, are provided. An example of an embodiment of such a method includes positioning one or more acoustic sensors to detect drill sounds emanating from the drill bit and the rock encountered during drilling operations, connecting the sensors to select components of a drilling rig to maximally pick up the drill sounds of the drill bit engaging rock during drilling operations. The method also includes providing and deploying an inductive telemetry, wireless telemetry, or wired transmitting system. The method also includes providing and configuring a computer to analyze the “raw” acoustic signals received from the acoustic sensors through the respective transmitting system. |
| US09989660B2 |
Correcting time shifts
At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: performing Normal MoveOut (NMO) correction on a first Common Depth Point (CDP) gather, the NMO correction based on a reference velocity of sound in water, the NMO correction creates first NMO data with a plurality of traces; selecting a first estimated velocity that makes travel time represented in the traces substantially the same; calculating a zero-offset time shift that represents a difference in travel time as between the reference velocity and the first estimated velocity at a zero-offset trace; performing NMO correction on the first CDP gather based on a final estimated velocity to create second NMO data; adding the zero-offset time shift to each trace of the second NMO data; and then performing reverse NMO correction on the second NMO data to create corrected data. |
| US09989659B2 |
Methods and systems of retrieving seismic data by a data server
Retrieving seismic data by a data server. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: retrieving a seismic data slice from a seismic data volume, the datums logically organized in parallel layers, the retrieving by: sending a request for the seismic data slice from a client computer to a data sever over a network connection, the request spans at least a quarter of the layers in the seismic data volume, and the data server is remote from the client computer; extracting data values associated with the seismic data slice from the seismic data volume by the data server; sending, by the data server, datums residing within the seismic data slice, the sending such that at least some cache lines of a processor of the client computer filled responsive to the request comprise datums that span more than one layer; and then rendering the seismic data slice on a display device. |
| US09989655B2 |
On-die electric cosmic ray detector
Described is a chip comprising: a substrate; a logic unit forming an active circuit on the substrate; and a cosmic ray detector embedded in the substrate, the cosmic ray detector to detect a cosmic ray and to generate a signal indicating detection of the cosmic ray, the signal for reducing error in the logic unit. |
| US09989649B2 |
Systems and methods for power efficient tracking
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for power efficient tracking. |
| US09989647B2 |
Mobile terminal and positioning satellites selecting method thereof
A mobile terminal capable of selecting optimum satellites among a plurality of positioning satellites and a method of selecting positioning satellites are disclosed with reference to embodiments of the present invention. If DOP (dilution of precision) increases as the number of positioning satellites increases, satellites to be used for positioning are automatically selected from GNSS satellites based on satellite information and a user's menu setting. This can enhance the accuracy of positioning and can reduce battery consumption. In particular, satellites for positioning are spaced from each other by a prescribed distance to reduce DOP, thereby enhancing the accuracy of positioning. Further, multipath signals are reduced in order to enhance the accuracy of positioning. |
| US09989646B2 |
Electronic receiver with open-loop correlators for mitigating the multipath interference, and method for estimating an alignment error
Described herein is a receiver for a navigation system, which receives a navigation signal modulated with a pseudorandom sequence along a line-of-sight path and reflected paths. The receiver includes a delay-locked loop, which generates a local sequence, and a first correlator and a second correlator, which operate in open-loop mode and generate a first correlation signal. |
| US09989645B2 |
Utilizing accelerometer data to configure an autonomous vehicle for a user
A system can analyze accelerometer data and location data from a mobile computing device to determine a set of user attributes for a user of the mobile computing device. In certain implementations, the set of user attributes can be utilized by a backend transport facilitation system to configure an autonomous vehicle's seat for the user prior to being picked up for transport. |
| US09989644B2 |
Use of wide area reference receiver network data to mitigate local area error sources
A system to mitigate errors in GPS corrections and ephemeris uncertainty data broadcast to a vehicle is presented. The system includes reference receivers in a first ground subsystem and a processor. The processor: receives, from reference receivers in a wide area network of reference receivers, satellite measurement data for a first plurality of satellites and receives, from the reference receivers in the first ground subsystem, satellite measurement data and ephemeris data from a second plurality of satellites; evaluate the satellite measurement data to determine if the GPS corrections are degraded by a current ionosphere disturbance activity; determine a current quality metric of the ionosphere; adjust a Vertical Ionosphere Gradient standard deviation sigma-vig; evaluate the ephemeris data to determine if the GPS corrections provided to the vehicle are degraded by ephemeris errors; and establish ephemeris uncertainty to protect integrity based on the evaluation of the ephemeris data. |
| US09989643B2 |
Object detection device and sensing apparatus
An object detection device includes: a light deflector that scans a scanning area with light emitted from a light source; and a light-receiving unit that, when an object is present in the scanning area, receives reflected light from the object through an imaging forming optical system. The light emitted from the light source irradiates an area having a shape longer in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction than in the first direction. Wpds/Wpdm |
| US09989642B2 |
Method of acquiring depth image and image acquiring apparatus using thereof
A method of acquiring a depth image and an image acquiring apparatus. The method of acquiring the depth image includes receiving a plurality of phase images with respect to a subject, the plurality of phase images having phases different from one another, eliminating noise from the plurality of phase images, and acquiring the depth image with respect to the subject utilizing the plurality of phase images from which noise has been eliminated. |
| US09989638B2 |
Adaptive filtering for FMCW interference mitigation in PMCW radar systems
A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and an adaptive filter. The transmitter is configured to transmit a radio signal. The receiver is configured to receive radio signals that include the transmitted radio signal reflected from objects in the environment, as well as further including other radio signals transmitted from at least one other radar sensing system. The receiver is further configured to produce a sampled stream. The sampled stream is provided to the processor. The processor, responsive to further processing of the sampled stream, controls the adaptive filter to filter the sampled stream, such that the other radio signals transmitted from the at least one other radar sensing system are removed from the received radio signal. |
| US09989637B2 |
Portable collision warning apparatus
A collision warning apparatus, mountable in a vehicle to detect collision threat levels between the host vehicle and an object or target detected forward of the host vehicle. All processing and signal generation takes place in a controller in the housing without reliance on external signals, except for input power, from the host vehicle. The controller activates visible and/or audible indicators on the housing to alert the driver of the collision threat level. |
| US09989635B2 |
Course and/or speed data
Disclosed is a method of determining a velocity of a vessel, comprising the steps of: detecting objects in the vicinity of the vessel; selecting an object having a velocity relative to the vessel which is below a predefined threshold; and determining the velocity of the vessel to be opposite to the velocity of the object. Also disclosed is an apparatus arranged to perform the method. |
| US09989634B2 |
System and method for detection and orbit determination of earth orbiting objects
A system for detection and orbit determination of Earth orbiting objects includes a first plurality of sensors including at least one first antenna. The at least one first antenna is configured to point in a stare mode to broadcast a first detection signal at an angular region centered on an equatorial plane to maximize detection of orbiting objects regardless of altitude, grade, or inclination. The first antenna may be configured to stare at a low inclination angle, and may be configured to stare at one of due east and due west along the equator. |
| US09989633B1 |
Estimating angle measurements for source tracking using a phased array system
Source tracking for phased array systems is described herein. One processing device includes a transceiver to transmit or receive radio frequency (RF) signals via a plurality of antenna elements and a processor coupled to the transceiver. The processor executes a multi-angle source-tracking tool configured to determine and store a set of angle estimation values of an angle between the plurality of antenna elements and the second antenna, a set of confidence measurements, and at least one of an Area-of-Arrival (ARoA) value or an Area-of-Departure (ARoD) value based on the RF signals. Each of the set of confidence measurements indicates a confidence of an angle estimation value of the set of angle estimation values. |
| US09989632B2 |
Measuring system, and portable radio transceiver and measurement pole used in measuring system
To provide a measuring system for guiding a worker to a pile driving point by utilizing a measuring device for performing a distance measurement and an angle measurement by automatic guiding and a controller. The measuring system includes a measurement pole 50 equipped with a prism 52, a measurement device 2 having an automatic guiding function, a memory section 30L, a display section 30G displaying a guiding map, an imaging optical system 30E, and a controller 30C having a transceiver 30D, calculates a difference between present position information and a pile driving point position information, calculates a moving direction of the prism 52 from the current position information and previous position information by the imaging optical system 30E, and when these moving directions are different, calculates a gradient component θ of the controller 30C, and displays a guiding map by amended spaced-apart components Δx″, Δy″ amended by the gradient components. |
| US09989630B2 |
Structured-light based multipath cancellation in ToF imaging
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide multipath interference cancelling for imaging devices and systems. In various implementations, structured light is used to diminish, if not cancel interference. For example, the light may be structured with respect to amplitude or phase, based on an emission angle of the light. |
| US09989627B2 |
Vehicular radar system with self-interference cancellation
A radar system is described that comprises a transmitter, a receiver, a spillover cancellation unit, and a combiner. The transmitter transmits radio signals. The receiver receives interfering signals due to local signal coupling of transmitted signals. The local signal coupling comprises at least one interfering path or mechanism. The spillover cancellation unit is configured to output a replica of each of the interfering signals. Each replica is configured to replicate a particular interfering signal received through a particular interfering path or mechanism. The combiner is configured to combine into a signal path of the receiver, a replica of an interfering signal to subtract the interfering signal from the receiver's signal path. The receiver receives the transmitted radio signals reflected from objects in the environment without saturating the signal path of the receiver due to the subtraction of the interfering signal from the receiver's signal path. |
| US09989622B1 |
Controlling radio states for motion detection
In a general aspect, the radio state of a wireless communication device is controlled. In some aspects, a first set of motion detection signals is processed by operation of a radio subsystem of a wireless communication device in a first radio state. An amount of variation in the first set of motion detection signals is determined based on values of a parameter of the motion detection signals. A counter is updated in response to a determination that the variation is greater than a first threshold, and the radio subsystem is changed to a second radio state based on comparing the value of the counter with a second threshold. A motion detection process is executed to detect motion of an object in the space based on a second set of motion detection signals processed by operation of the radio subsystem in the second radio state. |
| US09989621B2 |
Reactive hybrid location determination method and apparatus
A method is described of using the mobile device so as to control the drain of power from the power source of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least two location determination techniques having respective power drain characteristics, the method includes selecting the location determination technique having a lower power drain characteristic the greater the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area, and selecting the location determination technique having the greater power drain characteristic the smaller the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area. The method thus uses the least accurate technique when furthest away and the most accurate technique when closer to a predetermined location or area. |
| US09989615B2 |
System and method for image warp correction for magnetic resonance imaging
A method of correcting warping of an acquired image in an MRI system, caused by non-linearities in gradient field profiles of gradient coils is set forth, comprising a) constructing a computer model representing conducting pathways for each gradient coil in said MRI system; b) calculating a predicted magnetic field at each point in space for each said gradient coil in said model; c) measuring actual magnetic field at each point in space for each said gradient coil in said MRI system; d) verifying accuracy of said model by comparing said predicted magnetic field to said actual magnetic field at each said point in space and in the event said model is not accurate then repeating a)-d), and in the event said model is accurate then; constructing a distortion map for mapping coordinates in real space to coordinates in warped space of said acquired image based on deviations of said predicted magnetic field from linearity; and unwarping said warping of the acquired image using said distortion map. |
| US09989614B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring a magnetic resonance data set from a target area containing a metal object
In a method and apparatus for acquiring a magnetic resonance (MR) data set from a target area of a patient containing at least one metal object that distorts the basic magnetic field due to susceptibility differences, a slice selection gradient that rises in one direction is used to select a slice from which MR data are to be acquired. At least for at least one outermost edge slice on one side of the slice stack from which the MR data are to be acquired, the polarity of the slice selection gradient is selected as a function of a primary direction of distortion in the edge slice. |
| US09989613B2 |
System and method for externally calibrated parallel imaging in the presence of an inhomogeneous magnetic field
A system and method for accelerated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) includes controlling an RF system of an MRI system to acquire coil calibration data from a subject including a material causing inhomogeneities in a static magnetic field of the MRI system when arranged in the bore of the MRI system. After acquiring the coil calibration data, the RF system is controlled to acquire imaging data from the subject at multiple different resonance frequency offsets. The spectral bin images relate specific resonance frequencies to distinct spatial locations in the static magnetic field of the MRI system. An image of the subject is reconstructed from the imaging data using coil calibration data and the spectral bin data to provide spatial encoding of the image. |
| US09989610B2 |
Multiband slice accelerated imaging with balanced slice-selective gradients
A computer-implemented method for performing multi-band slice accelerated imaging includes performing a low-resolution fast multi-dimensional reference scan to obtain a coil sensitivity map. A multiband imaging scan is performed to acquire a plurality of k-space lines representative of an anatomical area of interest. A multi-band signal corresponding to the plurality of k-space lines is separated into a plurality of image slices using a parallel imaging reconstruction technique and the coil sensitivity map. |
| US09989607B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus to acquire MR data and to reconstruct an MR image
In a method to operate a magnetic resonance (MR) system to acquire MR data, an RF excitation pulse is radiated followed by repeated, chronologically sequential implementation of the following steps in order to respectively acquire the MR data of an echo train. A refocusing pulse is radiated, a phase coding gradient is activated, and an additional magnetic field gradient for spatial coding is activated in a direction that is orthogonal to the direction of the phase coding gradient in order to read out the MR data of a k-space line. A k-space line in the k-space center is acquired at a predetermined echo time. A first half of k-space is acquired by entering data into k-space lines of the respective echo train, the data being acquired before the echo time. A second half of k-space is acquired by entering data into k-space lines of the respective echo train, this data having been acquired after the echo time. The k-space lines in the first half of k-space have a first density while the k-space lines in the second half of k-space have a second density that differs from the first density. |
| US09989604B2 |
Multiturn MRI coils in combination with current mode class D amplifiers
Example systems, apparatus, and circuits described herein concern a multi-turn transmit surface coil used in parallel transmission in high field MRI. One example apparatus includes a balun network that produces out-of-phase signals that are amplified to drive current-mode class-D (CMCD) field effect transistors (FETs) that are connected by a coil that includes an LC (inductance-capacitance) leg. The LC leg selectively alters the output analog RF signal and the analog RF signal is used in high field parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) transmission. The multi-turn transmit surface coil produces an improved (e.g., stronger) B1 field without increasing heat dissipation. |
| US09989600B2 |
Feeding circuit arrangement for supplying a radio frequency signal to a plurality of coil elements of a magnetic resonance coil system
A feeding circuit arrangement (18) supplies a radio frequency signal to a plurality of coil elements (14) of a magnetic resonance coil system (12). The circuit arrangement (18) includes a main line (20) for connecting a radio frequency signal source (16); a plurality of feeding lines (22), each feeding line (22) for connecting a corresponding coil element (14) of the coil system (14); a power divider (24) arranged between the main line (20) and the plurality of feeding lines (22) for distributing the signal on the main line (20) to each of the feeding lines (22). At least one of the feeding lines (22) includes a controllable switching circuit (26) with a switching element (28) for connecting/disconnecting of two resulting line sections (30, 32) of the feeding line (22), a first line section (30) on the divider side and a second line section (32) on the side connectable to the coil element (14). The switching circuit (26) further includes at least one connectable termination element (44) for line termination of the first line section (30) or the main line (20) includes a circulator device (60) interconnected with a termination (62). |
| US09989592B2 |
Interfaces for wireless debugging
Existing multi-wire debugging protocols, such as 4-wire JTAG, 2-wire cJTAG, or ARM SWD, are run through a serial wireless link by providing the debugger and the target device with hardware interfaces that include UARTs and conversion bridges. The debugger interface serializes outgoing control signals and de-serializes returning data. The target interface de-serializes incoming control signals and serializes outgoing data. The actions of the interfaces are transparent to the inner workings of the devices, allowing re-use of existing debugging software. Compression, signal combining, and other optional enhancements increase debugging speed and flexibility while wirelessly accessing target devices that may be too small, too difficult to reach, or too seal-dependent for a wired connection. |
| US09989585B2 |
Horizontal infrastructure handling for integrated circuit devices
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to produce customized integrated circuit (IC) device parts together from a common base IC device part that is customized with settings or code to build different unique IC device parts for different purposes that are processed and output together from the manufacturing process. Different individual devices of the common base part may be customized (e.g., programmed) with different settings and/or code to build respective uniquely configured parts for different purposes, e.g., such as according to different respective part orders. |
| US09989580B2 |
Fault analysis in electric networks having a plurality of multi-phase buses
Fault analysis for an electric network having a plurality of multi-phase buses is performed by computing equivalent circuits for the multi-phase buses of interest. Each equivalent circuit includes an N×N impedance matrix, N corresponding to the number of phases of the multi-phase bus for which that equivalent circuit is computed. Elements of the impedance matrices are determined based on voltages resulting from a plurality of experimental current injection vectors and a factorized pre-fault admittance matrix. The pre-fault admittance matrix represents nodal admittance of the multi-phase buses without faults. A fault current injection vector for each multi-phase bus and fault type of interest is determined based on the equivalent circuit determined for that multi-phase bus. A fault voltage vector for each multi-phase bus and fault type of interest is determined based on the factorized pre-fault admittance matrix and the fault current injection vector determined for that multi-phase bus and fault type. |
| US09989576B2 |
Two-wire resistance terminated ground check
A ground check monitoring device coupled to a trailing cable includes a voltage source and a switch. The trailing cable includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a ground conductor. A resistive termination device is coupled between the first conductor and the ground conductor. A controller of the ground check monitoring device can toggle the switch between a first node of the first conductor and a second node of the second conductor. By measuring voltages at the first and second nodes, the ground check monitoring device can determine if the resistive termination device is shorted. Further, the controller can calculate resistance values of the first and second conductors and calculate a resistance value of the ground conductor. The calculated resistance values can be compared to expected values and the controller can signal a ground fault condition as appropriate based on the comparisons. |
| US09989575B2 |
Detection of ECU ground fault with can bus voltage measurements
A method is disclosed for detecting ground faults in a communications system. The method includes measuring a predetermined number of voltage points; determining if the measured voltage points represent recessive or dominant bits; identifying which of the predetermined number of voltage points represent inter-frame bits and which represent frame data bits based on whether the measured voltage points are recessive or dominant; calculating a maximum average voltage for the inter-frame bits; calculating an average frame voltage for all dominant bits within a frame; determining a high average dominant voltage count based on a number of frames for which the average frame voltage is greater than a high voltage threshold; and determining if a ground fault exists based on the average frame voltage and the high average dominant voltage count. |
| US09989573B2 |
Device for detecting welding of relay
In the present invention, the connection between an external power supply and a unit for detecting welding of a relay is disestablished at least when a short circuit is detected, thereby preventing the short circuit from being falsely detected in the event that the short circuit and the welding of the relay can both be detected. A device for detecting welding of a relay detects welding of a relay provided to a path via which a cell is charged by an external power supply. Welding of a power-supply-side relay or a ground-side relay is detected on the basis of a current flowing disproportionately more toward the external power supply than the power-supply-side relay or ground-side relay when a control unit has deactivated the power-supply-side relay or ground-side relay during an interrupting in charging. A disconnecting switch establishes or disestablishes the connection between the external power supply and a weld-detection switch. |
| US09989568B2 |
Self-contained electrical meter arrangement with isolated electrical meter power supply
An electrical meter and methods of use and operation are disclosed. The electrical meter includes a housing and an electrical interface including a plurality of electrical connections having a predetermined physical layout. The meter further includes a plurality of voltage measurement elements within the housing, each of the plurality of voltage measurement elements connected to at least one of the plurality of electrical connections, and an electrical metering circuit within the housing and configured to detect power consumption based at least in part on monitoring a voltage at each of the plurality of voltage measurement elements. The meter also includes a power supply electrically connected to the electrical metering circuit, the power supply supplying power to one or more circuits of the electrical meter. The meter further includes a low voltage electrical connection dedicated to the power supply and from an electrical service to which the electrical meter is connected. |
| US09989560B2 |
Interference detector for patient monitor
A system is disclosed for detecting and calculating the level of ambient and/or environmental noise, such as electromagnetic interference generated by electric power lines, ambient lights, light dimmers, television or computer displays, power supplies or transformers, and medical equipment. In some embodiments, the system performs frequency analysis on the interference signal detected by light photodetectors and determines the power of the interference signal concentrated in the analyzed frequency bands. The worst-case interference level can be determined by selecting the maximum from the computed power values. In some embodiments, the determined interference signal power can be compared with the noise tolerance of a patient monitoring system configured to reliably and noninvasively detect physiological parameters of a user. The results of the comparison can be presented to the user audio-visually. In some embodiments, the system can be used to perform spot check measurements of electromagnetic interference. |
| US09989559B2 |
Serial bit stream regular expression with states
A test and measurement instrument includes a user interface and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a serial bit stream and apply a logic to the serial bit stream to identify states within the serial bit stream. The result of applying the logic to the serial bit stream is a combined state/bit stream. A regular expression can be applied to the combined state/bit stream: the regular expression can include state information. The controller is also configured to present output data through the user interface in response to the application of the regular expression to the combined state/bit stream. |
| US09989548B2 |
Automatic analyzer and method
The present disclosure relates to an automatic analyzer for determining a parameter of a sample fluid, including a dosing device comprising at least one dosing chamber, a first fluid flow path connecting a sample receiving vessel to the dosing chamber via a first pump, a tank containing a dilution medium, a second fluid flow path connecting the tank to the dosing chamber via a second pump, a measuring cell in communication with the dosing chamber via a third fluid flow path via a third pump, and a measuring and control system connected to and configured to control the pumps, wherein the first, second, and third fluid flow paths can selectively be blocked or unblocked by at least one valve unit and the measuring and control system is configured to control the at least one valve unit to block or unblock the first, second, and third flow paths. |
| US09989547B2 |
Laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The system comprises sample container carriers carrying a sample container and comprising a magnetically active device. The system also comprises a transport plane supporting the sample container carriers and comprises drive modules comprising first line shaped conductors extending in a first direction and arranged parallel to each other and second line shaped conductors extending in a second direction and arranged parallel to each other. The system comprises a driver electrically connected to each of the first and second conductors of the drive modules. The driver selectively applies a drive current and/or voltage to the first and second conductors such that a conductor current results in the conductors driven by the drive current and/or voltage. The conductor current selectively causes a drive force to the sample container carriers such that the sample container carriers move along individual transport paths on the transport plane. |
| US09989545B2 |
Apparatus for the storage and retrieval of large volumes of test tubes
There is described an apparatus for depositing and retrieving large volumes of test tubes in/from a warehouse, comprising an input/output module of a first and a second container with a plurality of test tubes, a multiple pick up device of test tubes, a single pick up device of test tubes, a first and second station for the provisional allocation of said containers and a motorized traveling lift able to carry said first and second container simultaneously on two distinct coplanar locations. |
| US09989544B2 |
Sequence scheduling and sample distribution techniques
A technique is disclosed for sample management for use in conjunction with sequencing devices that sequence biological samples, e.g., DNA and RNA. A sequencing device or a network of sequencing devices may be scheduled according to the characteristics of the samples in queue and the capabilities and availability of sequencing devices. Biological samples may be automatically queued and loaded via a sample distribution system. A sample distribution system may be used to reduce operator intervention. |
| US09989543B2 |
Composition, device, and method for detecting olmesartan and improving compliance in treating hypertension
This disclosure provides compositions, including antibodies or fragments or derivatives thereof, and related devices and methods effective for detecting and quantifying olmesartan in a sample. The compositions, devices, and methods can be applied to improve the effectiveness of hypertension therapy by monitoring a subject's compliance by determining one or more pharmacokinetic parameters of the subject with a point-of-care device after antihypertensive drug administration. In one embodiment, the antihypertensive drug is olmesartan and the pharmacokinetic parameter is AUC. |
| US09989541B2 |
Diagnosing and treating alzheimer's disease
Described herein are methods, systems and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of dementia and Alzheimers disease. Also described are methods, systems and compositions to distinguish between Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease. In various embodiments levels of PACAP and/or SIRT3 are analyzed for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of dementia and Alzheimers disease. |
| US09989540B2 |
Diagnostic and monitoring system for Huntington's disease
The invention provides assays that identify Huntington's disease and monitor the progression and severity of conditions associated with variant Huntingtin protein (Httn). In particular, the invention provides assays that monitor the severity and progression of Huntington's Disease as well as predict the onset of symptoms. The invention also provides assays for identifying drugs for treating Huntington's disease. |
| US09989537B2 |
Methods and tools for vel blood group typing
The present invention relates to methods and tools for discriminating between Vel negative and Vel positive phenotypes. The invention is thus useful for determining Vel blood group status of individuals about to receive blood transfusion. |
| US09989536B2 |
Specific and high affinity binding proteins comprising modified SH3 domains of FYN kinase
The present invention relates to a method for the production of a library comprising recombinant derivatives of the SH3 domain of the Fyn kinase of SEQ ID NO: 1 as well as a method for selecting from a library comprising recombinant derivatives of the SH3 domain of the Fyn kinase of SEQ ID NO: 1 one or more of said derivatives having a specific binding affinity to a protein or peptide. |
| US09989534B2 |
Systems and methods for high throughput analysis of conformation in biological entities
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for performing high throughput analysis of conformational change in biological molecules or other biological entities using surface-selective nonlinear optical detection techniques. |
| US09989533B2 |
Anti-TNF induced apoptosis (ATIA) diagnostic markers and therapies
The invention features diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions featuring Anti-TNF Induced Apoptosis (ATIA). ATIA is useful as a diagnostic marker for cancer, in particular for glioblastoma. ATIA is also a therapeutic target in diseases such as cancer. The invention encompasses combination therapies where knockdown of ATIA is used in combination with other treatment. The invention also features kits for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic methods. |
| US09989531B2 |
Composition comprising a cell sample from a subject with scoliosis and a reagent for detecting PTPμ or PIPK1y
Methods of stratifying a subject having or at risk for developing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) into diagnostically or clinically useful subclasses are provided. The stratification is based on the subject's PTPμ expression and/or activity and/or PIPK1γ expression and/or activity. Also provided are methods of predicting the risk of developing a scoliosis also based on the subject's PTPμ expression and/or activity and/or PIPK1γ expression and/or activity; and methods of increasing GiPCR signaling in cells of a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject's cells an effective amount of an inhibitor of PIPK1γ tyrosine phosphorylation; an activator of PIPK1Y tyrosine dephosphorylation; and/or an inhibitor of PIPK1γ expression and/or activity. |
| US09989527B2 |
Lateral flow assay systems and methods
In one aspect, a diagnostic test system includes a housing, a reader, and a data analyzer. The housing includes a port for receiving a test strip. The reader obtains separable light intensity measurements from localized regions of an area of the detection zone exposed for optical inspection, wherein each of the localized regions is characterized by at least one surface dimension smaller than the first dimension. The data analyzer identifies ones of the light intensity measurements obtained from the at least one test region and computes at least one parameter from the identified ones of the light intensity measurements. In another aspect, the reader obtains a respective set of light intensity measurements from each of multiple corresponding regions of the exposed surface area of the detection zone, and the data analyzer computes at least one parameter from at least one of the sets of light intensity measurements. |
| US09989525B2 |
Diffraction based biosensor containing two diffractive gratings
The present disclosure provides a diffraction based biosensor containing at least two diffraction gratings. The first grating is referred to as an in-coupling diffraction grating and the coherent light source (laser) is directed to illuminate the in-coupling grating, and the biosensor is configured such that a selected order of the light beam diffracted from the in-coupling diffraction grating illuminates a second biosensor grating coated with analyte-specific receptors which are selected to preferentially bind with analytes being tested for that may or may not be located in a sample being tested. |
| US09989524B2 |
Immuno imaging agent for use with antibody-drug conjugate therapy
The invention relates to a companion diagnostic antibody-like binding protein based on the humanized monoclonal antibody, DS6, to be used as diagnostic tool for in vivo detection and quantification of the tumor-associated MUC1-sialoglycotope, CA6. |
| US09989523B2 |
Kits, compositions and methods for detecting a biological condition
The present invention provides kits, apparatus and methods for determining a biological condition in a mammalian subject, the method includes incubating a specimen from a patient with at least one composition in a kit for a predetermined period of time to form at least one reaction product, when the subject has said biological condition, and receiving an indication of the at least one reaction product responsive to at least one reporter element in the kit thereby providing the indication of the biological condition in the subject. |
| US09989522B2 |
Methods and materials for modulating start-up time and air removal in dry sensors
The invention relates to sensors configured to include compositions disposed in specific regions of the sensor in order to provide the sensors with enhanced functional properties, for example faster start-up times. These compositions include, for example, hygroscopic compositions, gas generating compositions and gas solvating compositions. While typical embodiments of the invention pertain to glucose sensors, the systems, methods and materials disclosed herein can be adapted for use with a wide variety of sensors known in the art. |
| US09989521B2 |
Method for isolating apoptotic bodies
The invention pertains to the field of the study of apoptosis, especially the field of the prognosis and monitoring of diseases wherein apoptosis occurs. Concretely, the invention relates to a method for isolating apoptotic bodies from a sample of body fluid, and to methods for the prognosis and evaluation of the efficiency of a treatment for vascular, neurodegenerative and/or oncological diseases, based on the use of said method for isolating apoptotic bodies. |
| US09989518B2 |
Method for measuring autophagy
This invention relates to a method for measuring autophagy in cells, comprising using, as a probe reagent, a single fluorescent protein, to measure a change in fluorescence properties of the fluorescent probe reagent depending on pH changes associated with autophagy, thereby determining the presence or activity of autophagy, wherein the single fluorescent protein is resistant to degrading enzyme activity in the lysosome or vacuole of the cell, it is not denatured or inactivated under acidic to neutral pH environment, and it is capable of changing excitation spectra or fluorescence spectra when located under the environments of acidic region and neutral region. |
| US09989515B2 |
Devices with fluidic nanofunnels, associated methods, fabrication and analysis systems
Methods of forming a chip with fluidic channels include forming (e.g., milling) at least one nanofunnel with a wide end and a narrow end into a planar substrate, the nanofunnel having a length, with width and depth dimensions that both vary over its length and forming (e.g., milling) at least one nanochannel into the planar substrate at an interface adjacent the narrow end of the nanofunnel. |
| US09989513B2 |
Oil content measurement device
An oil content measurement device includes a fluid device which mixes water to be treated containing oil content with a solvent and extracts the oil content into the solvent, a sensor unit which has a casing storing a quartz crystal oscillator therein with a ring-like spacer in between, a dispensing nozzle which is disposed above the oscillator at a predetermined gap there between and feeds a predetermined amount of the solvent after the oil content has been extracted on the oscillator, a sensor circuit which measures a resonance frequency of the oscillator, and controller which controls at least the fluid device and the sensor circuit. Provided is a arithmetic logical unit, based on a change amount of the received resonance frequency of the oscillator in the sensor unit to which the solvent after the oil content has been extracted has been fed, measures the oil content remaining on the oscillator. |
| US09989511B2 |
Automated material tagging system
A material tagging system is disclosed for use with an excavation machine. The material tagging system may have a locating device configured to generate a first signal indicative of a location of the excavation machine at a worksite, and a communication device. The material tagging system may also have at least one of an operator input device and a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of an identity of material in a work tool, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive an electronic map of the worksite predicting locations of different types of material, and to make a comparison of the identity of the material with a type of material predicted to be at a location where the excavation machine was located when the material was loaded. The controller may further be configured to selectively generate and communicate an error flag based on the comparison. |
| US09989510B2 |
Flow cell as well as a system and a method for analysing a fluid
The present invention relates to a flow cell that comprises a body defining a cavity, an inlet pipe for the inflow of a fluid to the cavity, an outlet pipe for the outflow of the fluid from the cavity, and an X-ray transparent window for allowing the fluid in the cavity to be irradiated with X-ray radiation. In the flow cell according to the invention the inner surface of the inlet pipe comprises a grooving for imparting rotational flow to the inflowing fluid. The present invention also relates to a system and a method for analysing a fluid. |
| US09989505B2 |
Mass spectrometry (MS) identification algorithm
A system includes a gas chromatograph configured to determine experimental chromatographic data including retention times associated with samples. The system also includes a mass spectrometer configured to determine experimental mass spectral data associated with samples. The mass spectrometer can include a quadrupole field ion trap that uses a non-classical detection technique. The system determines a retention index for an unknown sample based upon retention times for a calibration sample and the unknown sample, and identifies reference mass spectral data using the retention index. The reference mass spectral data can include spectra measured using a classical detection technique. The system can compare the experimental mass spectral data to the reference mass spectral data using one or more comparison metrics, such as a percent fragment match and/or a variance match. A score can be determined to identify the unknown sample using one or more of the metrics. |
| US09989502B2 |
System and method for analysis of fibre reinforced composites
A system for analyzing fiber reinforced composite including: an ultrasonic transmitter configured to provide ultra-sonic pulses to the fiber reinforced composite; an ultrasonic receiver configured to receive ultrasonic signal data related to the ultrasonic pulses; a filter module configured to filter the ultrasonic signal data; a signal processing module configured to process the filtered ultrasonic signal data; an analysis module configured to analyze the processed ultrasonic signal data by: calculating a characteristic value based on the ultrasonic signal data; comparing the characteristic value to a baseline established for the characteristic value; and determining a percentage of design strength based on the comparison; and an output module configured to output the percentage of design strength. |
| US09989499B2 |
Detecting damage in an oilfield mixing device
Information relating to vibration of a rotating component of an oilfield mixing device is obtained. The oilfield mixing device is operable to blend oilfield materials while the rotating component rotates. Damage sustained by the rotating component is then determined based on the obtained information. |
| US09989497B2 |
Front end circuitry with analog sampling and decoding for ultrasound imaging systems and methods of use
Pulse-echo imaging systems and methods are provided, including a transmit code sequencer and a pulse generation circuit, The transmit code sequencer is configured to input a transmit code sequence to the pulse generation circuit. A transducer is configured to receive electrical signals provided as pulses using coded excitation according to the transmit code sequence, and to transduce the electrical signals to pulses of energy other than electrical signals. The transducer is further configured to receive echoes of the pulses of energy other than electrical signals and convert the echoes to received electrical signals generate using coded excitation. A receive circuit is configured to receive the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, perform analog sampling of the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, and provide a weighted, summed digital signal by processing the analog samples. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is configured for ultrasonic pulse-echoes. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is a medical diagnostic imaging system. |
| US09989491B2 |
Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in sensor systems, devices, and related methods
A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters. |
| US09989487B2 |
Gas sensor
A gas sensor element of an air/fuel ratio sensor includes a plurality of through holes formed in an insulating substrate at forward end regions of corresponding electrode pads to which the through holes are connected. In the gas sensor element, the through holes are not formed within the longitudinal rear end regions and center regions of the electrode pads. Since in each of the electrode pads, the region of the electrode pad other than its forward end region occupies a greater area than that of the forward end region, it is easy to bring connection terminals into contact with the regions of the electrode pads other than their forward end regions. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the connection terminals from coming into contact with the through holes, so as to thereby prevent occurrence of an electrical connection failure between the connection terminals and the electrode pads. |
| US09989486B2 |
Induction thermography method
A method for induction thermography includes acquiring a plurality of images or an object at each of a plurality of imaging directions, and deriving a combined Fourier-transformed image from the images taken at different imaging directions to detect defects in the object. |
| US09989479B1 |
System and method to determine depth for optical wafer inspection
A computer-based apparatus for adjusting an auto-focus in a wafer inspection system, including: a wafer adjustment system; and an electronic feedback loop system configured to compare an intensity of a first light beam rotating in a first spiral about a first central axis, and when the intensity is less than a preselected threshold, adjust, using the wafer adjustment system, a position of the wafer until the intensity reaches the preselected threshold. |
| US09989475B2 |
Method for automatically measuring concentration of dissolved substance
In measuring a dissolved substance, a concentration of a specific dissolved substance in a sample water is measured using a measuring water W1 developing a specific color within a specific pH range by adding each of two reagents to a sample water W0, and an acid-base indicator S developing different colors other than the specific color is selected in a first pH range including the specific pH range and a second pH range deviating from the first pH range. Next, a reagent is prepared by adding the acid-base indicator to one reagent wherein a pH value of a reagent added water where the two kinds of reagents are separately added to the sample water is within the second pH range. Next, absorbance values are calculated by three region component lights which are a transmitted light in the measuring water wherein the prepared reagent is added. |
| US09989473B2 |
Portable liquid analyzer
A system is provided for identifying the presence of a target molecule or ion. The system comprises a solid support, and at least one chemical reagent applied to the solid support. Each chemical reagent produces a presumptive color indication that identifies or excludes the presence of a target molecule or ion. |
| US09989472B2 |
Solution cathode glow discharge elemental analysis
A method and apparatus for solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) elemental analysis. A solution-catching collar, in the form of a weir, a wicking element, or combinations thereof between the outlet tip of the capillary tube and the base of a grounding electrode tip maintain a solution sample level proximate the plasma emission region. |
| US09989468B2 |
Fluorescence detecting apparatus
A fluorescence detecting apparatus includes an excitation light applying section that applies excitation light to a protective film containing an absorbing agent. A photomultiplier tube detects fluorescence emitted from the absorbing agent due to absorption of the excitation light. A fluorescence passing filter removes light having wavelengths other than the wavelength of the fluorescence emitted from the absorbing agent, and a reflecting mirror having a reflecting surface reflects the fluorescence emitted from the protective film toward the photomultiplier tube. This reflecting surface is formed by a part of a curved surface forming a spheroid having first and second foci. The first focus is positioned at a target area of the protective film where the excitation light is applied, and the second focus is positioned at a light detecting element included in the photomultiplier tube. |
| US09989466B2 |
Method for reducing analyzer variability using a normalization target
Disclosed herein is a method for improving the precision of a test result from an instrument with an optical system that detects a signal. The method comprises including in the instrument a normalization target disposed directly or indirectly in the optical path of the optical system. Also disclosed are instruments comprising a normalization target, and systems comprising such an instrument and a test device that receives a sample suspected of containing an analyte. |
| US09989464B2 |
Non-destructive detection method of charged particles without mass limitation
A non-destructive method for detecting charged particles, includes measuring a reference value of at least one physical parameter of an ion cloud confined in an ion trap; performing an injection of a sample in the ion cloud confined in the ion trap, the sample crossing the ion cloud and getting out the ion cloud without being trapped inside the ion trap; measuring a first experimental value of the at least one physical parameter of the ion cloud; and comparing the first experimental value with the reference value in order to determine the presence of at least one charged particle in the sample, or the absence of any charged particle in the sample. |
| US09989463B2 |
Material classification
Material classification of an object is provided. Parameters for classification are accessed. The parameters include a selection to select a subset of angles for classification, a selection to select a subset of spectral bands for classification, a selection to capture texture features, and a selection to compute image-level features. The object is illuminated and a feature vector is computed based on the parameters. The material from which the object is fabricated is classified using the feature vector. |
| US09989462B2 |
Laser noise detection and mitigation in particle counting instruments
This invention relates to optical particle counters and methods capable of effectively distinguishing signals generated from particle light scattering from sources of noise. Embodiments of the invention, for example, use multisensory detector configurations for identifying and distinguishing signals corresponding to fluctuations in laser intensity from signals corresponding to particle light scattering for the detection and characterization of submicron particles. In an embodiment, for example, methods and systems of the invention compare signals from different detector elements of a detector array to identify and characterize noise events, such as noise generated from laser intensity instability, thereby allow for the detection and characterization of smaller particles. The system and methods of the present invention, thus, provide an effective means of reducing false positives caused by noise or interference while allowing for very sensitive particle detection. |
| US09989461B2 |
Measuring device and non-transitory computer readable medium
A measuring device includes a light-emitting unit that radiates light onto an object, a first lens that changes a divergence degree of the light, a diaphragm having an aperture that reduces a diameter of the light, a second lens that converges and radiates the light onto the object, a light-receiving unit that receives at least part of the light that has been reflected by the object and that has passed through the second lens, a measuring unit that measures the object by using results related to the light-receiving unit, a reflector whose angle with respect to the light is adjustable, and a correction unit that varies a light-receiving position on the light-receiving unit by varying the reflector's angle and corrects a light amount of the light-emitting unit and a sensitivity of the light-receiving unit by using results obtained at each light-receiving position. |
| US09989460B2 |
Sensor device for monitoring the state of a lubricant and method for producing said sensor device
Rolling bearings include a plurality of rolling bodies which during operation roll on raceways. In order to reduce friction during rolling, it is customary to supply the rolling bearings with a lubricant. However, the quality of the lubricant can deteriorate during operation due to long-term stress, aging, or thermal influences, or get lost in gaps etc. The objective addressed by the invention is that of providing a sensor device, which can be operated in a functionally reliable manner. This objective is achieved by a sensor device for monitoring the state of a lubricant in a lubricant chamber, including a transmitter platform, wherein on the transmitter platform, a plurality of diode devices are arranged, having a measurement window device, wherein the measurement window device is arranged between a measuring chamber and the lubricant chamber, having a receiving device, wherein at least one of the diode devices comprises a die and a plastic dome. The plastic dome and the die are connected by way of a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is arranged on an upper side of the die. |
| US09989458B2 |
High precision measurement of refractive index profile of cylindrical glass bodies
According to some embodiments a method of measuring the refractive index profile of a consolidated glass body having a cylindrical surface comprises the steps of: (a) forming an image of a slit behind the glass body; (b) optionally pre-scanning the cylindrical surface of the test glass body or a reference glass body and analyzing the data within a fixed window to determine the likely location of the zero-order, un-diffracted beam while ignoring other diffracted beams; (c) optionally adjusting the optical power to improve the intensity of the data within the fixed window in order to improve the analysis; (d) predicting the trajectory of the zero-order beam through the preform based on the sampling location xi (incidence position) of the light impinging on the cylindrical surface and the location at which the zero-order beam impinges on the detector; (e) measuring the cylindrical surface of a glass body while using the estimated location of the zero-order beam and adjusted optical power to set the center of a floating window and the beam power at each measurement point; (e) determining deflection angles of the exiting zero-order beam within the floating window at each sampling location; (e) calculating the refractive index profile of glass body by utilizing a transformation function which determines refractive index at each location based upon the measured deflection angle function of the beam. |
| US09989456B2 |
System for the determination of retroreflectivity of road signs and other reflective objects
A system for the determination of retroreflectivity values for reflective surfaces disposed along a roadway repeatedly illuminates an area along the roadway that includes at least one reflective surface using a light source. Multiple light intensity values are measured over a field of view which includes at least a portion of the area illuminated by the light source. A computer processing system is used to identifying a portion of the light intensity values associated with a reflective surface and analyze the portion of the light intensity values to determine at least one retroreflectivity value for that reflective surface. |
| US09989454B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring parameters of optical anisotropy
Methods and systems are provided to measure the optical anisotropy properties of a film on glass or other substrates. This technique is suitable for production environments, and is not strongly affected by the TFT or CF active area on LCD panels, even for very high pixel density displays. A method is provided for measuring a magnitude and orientation of optical anisotropy. These methods and systems include an optical anisotropy measurement apparatus for measuring anisotropic materials in a reflection or transmission configuration. The methods and systems may measure a Mueller matrix, diattentuation orientation, or retardance of a sample at one or more rotation angles to calculate anisotropic magnitude and orientation. |
| US09989452B2 |
Magnetohydrodynamic microfluidic systems including modified electrodes and methods of using the same
A magnetohydrodynamic microfluidic system and a method of pumping a fluid using a magnetohydrodynamic system are disclosed. The method includes applying at least one of an electric current and an electric voltage to a first modified electrode and a second electrode to generate an ionic current between the first modified electrode and the second electrode and to cause a current carrying species to move to or from the modified electrode, applying a magnetic field perpendicular to an ionic current vector, the magnetic field and the ionic current combining to induce flow of the fluid in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the ionic current vector, and maintaining fluid flow by recharging the modified electrode. |
| US09989450B2 |
Erosion test apparatus, accelerator and erosion test method
An erosion test apparatus includes a combustor configured to obtain a combustion gas by mixing and combusting compressed air and a fuel, and an erodent supply unit configured to supply an erodent to the combustion gas. The erosion test apparatus further includes an accommodation support unit configured to accommodate and support a test piece having a front surface coated through thermal barrier coating, and an accelerator configured to accelerate the combustion gas including the erodent to collide with the test piece. |
| US09989449B2 |
System and method for anatomical pathology sample handling, storage, and analysis
A carrier strip having a plurality of areas for retaining anatomical pathology specimens may have a backing, a cover coupled to the backing along side regions located along opposite longitudinal edges of the carrier strip and along lateral intermediate regions positioned between each of the plurality of areas for retaining anatomical pathology specimens. The carrier strip may be configured to individually retain each of the anatomical pathology specimens in one of the plurality of areas for retaining anatomical pathology specimens between the backing and the cover. Diagnostic studies of anatomical pathology specimens may be facilitated by distributing a digital copy of an image of the specimen may be to a pathologist. A diagnosis may be received from the pathologist based on the digital image of the specimen. |
| US09989444B2 |
Flow timer for a sampling apparatus
Sampling systems provide apparatuses for obtaining and assessing the composition of a fluid, typically air. Sampling systems allow industrial hygienists to assess the risks and determine the protective equipment that should be worn by personnel entering a specific environment. In one embodiment, a sampling system comprises a sampling container that draws air into its inner volume and the sampling periods are controlled by an automatic timer valve. The automatic timer valve may comprise a rotating disk or plate that provides fluid communication from the area to be sampled to the inner volume of the sample bag when apertures are aligned with inlet tube. |
| US09989441B2 |
Tire holding apparatus and tire inspection system provided with said tire holding apparatus
A tire holding apparatus is provided with a first support part for supporting a tire, a second support part for supporting the tire, and an air supply and removal part for supplying and removing air from the inside of the tire. The second support part has a protrusion that protrudes toward the first support part. The air supply and removal part has a first flow path for allowing air to flow, a second flow path for allowing air to flow from an opening formed at the leading end of the protrusion to the inside of the tire, and a collection part that is attached to the opening and collects foreign matter that has been mixed into the second flow path from the inside of the tire. |
| US09989434B2 |
System and method for providing an applied force indication
Certain embodiments provide a system and method for measurement of the force applied to a bone-conduction oscillator during application to a subject, resolving the measured force relative to a pre-determined criteria, and providing an indication to the user to specify whether an external force applied to an applied force indication system coupled with a bone-conduction oscillator is within a pre-determined acceptable range. A mechanical arrangement is prescribed which allows the full extent of the force applied to be represented onto the pressure measurement apparatus. The system and apparatus may be applied onto or integrated into bone-conduction oscillators. |
| US09989432B2 |
Impedance sensor and electronic apparatus using the same
An impedance sensor and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The impedance sensor includes an impedance-bridge circuit, a compensation circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The impedance-bridge circuit has an input side and an output side, and configured to generate a first impedance variation in response to a physical pressure. The compensation circuit is coupled to the input side of the impedance-bridge circuit in parallel, and configured to generate a second impedance variation in response to an environment temperature. The signal processing circuit respectively detects the first and the second impedance variations, and accordingly generates a first sensing signal indicating the first impedance variation and a second sensing signal indicating the second impedance variation, so as to compensate a temperature shift part of the first sensing signal by the second sensing signal and accordingly generate a pressure detection signal. |
| US09989430B2 |
Test bench with a cooling gas inflow device
The invention relates to a test bench (10) for testing a test specimen (14), comprising a load device for generating a load for the test specimen, a test specimen holder (16) for holding the test specimen and for introducing the load onto the test specimen, and a cooling gas inflow device (32) for cooling the test specimen by means of a cooling gas stream exiting an outlet opening (48) of the cooling gas inflow device. In this case, the cooling gas inflow device is designed such that the cooling gas flow inside the cooling gas inflow device is divided into at least two part cooling gas streams in at least one section of the cooling gas inflow device. |
| US09989420B2 |
Temperature sensitive element and temperature sensor
A temperature sensitive element in a temperature sensor includes a covering member formed from alumina and aluminosilicate glass, and the volume ratio of the alumina to the aluminosilicate glass (the alumina/the aluminosilicate glass) in the covering member is 30 vol %/70 vol %. The aluminosilicate glass contained in the covering member is high heat-resistant glass having a softening point of 900° C. or higher. The covering member can hold output lines and pads and can restrain separation of the output lines from the pads and separation of the pads from a ceramic substrate even in an environment of higher temperature as compared with the case where the covering member is formed of the aluminosilicate glass only. |
| US09989418B2 |
Disc cavity thermocouple upgrade
An arrangement to prevent thermocouple chafing with a guide tube within a rotor disc cavity during gas turbine operation is provided. The arrangement includes an interstage seal housing, a guide tube, and a thermocouple including a tip portion, an elongated portion, a head portion, and an antichafing strip. The guide tube is disposed in a radially extending bore of the interstage seal housing. The tip portion extends radially inward into the rotor disc cavity, the elongated portion is disposed at least partially within the guide tube, and the head portion is disposed radially outward of the casing. The tip portion includes a temperature sensing element which measures the temperature of the rotor disc cavity. The antichafing strip is disposed along the length of the elongated portion so that it is at least partially disposed within the guide tube. A method to prevent premature gas turbine shutdown due to thermocouople failure is also provided. |
| US09989415B1 |
Method for creating uniformity compensation look-up table
A method for creating a uniformity compensation look-up table is revealed. The method includes the following steps. First measure a plurality of areas on a plane users intend to make uniform to get a measured value of the respective area. Then get a central uniform estimate of a center of the plane. Also get a linear skeleton according to the position of one of the measured values and the position of the central uniform estimate. Next get a plurality of skeletal uniform estimates on the linear skeletons respectively by interpolation or extrapolation of the measured values, the central uniform estimate, and the distance between the position of the measured values and the center of the plane. At last get a plurality of planar uniform estimates on the plane in turn according to the skeletal uniform estimates of the two adjacent linear skeletons to establish the look-up table. |
| US09989413B1 |
Spectrometer and spectrometer module
A spectrometer and a spectrometer module are disclosed. The spectrometer includes a liquid crystal (LC) filter including an LC layer configured to pass light having a wavelength that is tunable based on an electrical stimulus that is applied to the LC layer, and a photodetector configured to detect the light passed through the LC filter. |
| US09989412B2 |
Low-noise spectroscopic imaging system
A spectral imaging device (12) includes an image sensor (28), an illumination source (14), a refractive, optical element (24A), a mover assembly (24C) (29), and a control system (30). The image sensor (28) acquires data to construct a two-dimensional spectral image (13A) during a data acquisition time (346). The illumination source (14) generates an illumination beam (16) that illuminates the sample (10) to create a modified beam (16I) that follow a beam path (16B) from the sample (10) to the image sensor (28). The refractive, optical element (24A) is spaced apart a separation distance (42) from the sample (10) along the beam path (16B). During the data acquisition time (346), the control system (30) controls the illumination source (14) to generate the illumination beam (16), controls the mover assembly (29) (24C) to modulate the separation distance (42), and controls the image sensor (28) to capture the data. |
| US09989411B2 |
Sensor and method for checking authenticity of valuable documents with a luminscent security feature
The invention relates to a method and a sensor for checking a value document which is moved relative to the sensor. The sensor is arranged to detect the luminescence of the value document in two different spectral regions at the same location of detection simultaneously. The two temporal intensity patterns of the first and second luminescences detected in different spectral regions are evaluated relative to each other. This eliminates the motion effects which distort the two intensity patterns in the same or at least very similar manner. |
| US09989407B2 |
Optical receiver and control method thereof
(Object) To provide an optical receiver and a control method thereof that enable equalization of both the quantum efficiencies and the dark count probabilities of multiple photon detectors.(Solving Means) An optical receiver includes multiple photon detectors, a first equalizing means that equalizes either dark count probabilities or quantum efficiencies of the multiple photon detectors, and a second equalizing means that equalizes the other ones without affecting the equalization by the first equalizing means. |
| US09989402B1 |
Method for estimating the weight of a vehicle
A method estimating weight of a motor vehicle including front and rear wheel assemblies using a smart communication device after loading the vehicle, including: (i) identifying the vehicle in the smart communication device; (ii) using a camera of the smart communication device, capturing and processing a photograph of at least one vehicle wheel after loading to determine displacement of a corresponding wheel assembly; (iii) using at least one accelerometer or inclinometer of the smart communication device, measuring at least one tilt angle of the vehicle after loading to determine displacement of the opposite wheel assembly and the corresponding wheel assembly; (iv) using a calculation unit of the smart communication device, calculating load values on the corresponding and opposite wheel assemblies based on respective displacements of the wheel assemblies, to determine a total load vehicle value; and (v) indicating by the smart communication device a vehicle load state to the user. |
| US09989399B2 |
Liquid surface sensing device
A liquid surface sensing device includes a rotational body that is made of resin and rotates according to upward and downward motion of a surface of liquid in a container, a magnet that is held by the rotational body to rotate together with the rotational body, a stationary body that is fixed to the container and rotatably bears the rotational body, and a magnetoelectric conversion element that is embedded in the stationary body and detects a magnetic field generated by the magnet to output an electric signal indicating the liquid surface. The rotational body includes a storage space that accommodates the magnet, a resilient claw that projects into the storage space and is in contact with the magnet in its resiliently deformed state to press the magnet on a storage wall for the storage space, and a projection that projects from an opposite side of the magnet toward the resilient claw in the storage space and expands to be in contact with the resilient claw. |
| US09989398B2 |
Device for determining and/or monitoring at least one predetermined fill level
A device for determining a predetermined fill level of a liquid in a container, with a sensor unit, comprising a unit capable of oscillating mechanically, a transmitter unit, and a receiver unit, which is electrically and mechanically coupled to the transmitter unit, and which transduces the oscillation of the unit capable of oscillating into an electrical receiving signal. An electronic unit, comprising a regulating unit, which regulates a phase difference that exists between the electrical transmission signal and electrical receiving signal to a determined value at which the unit capable of oscillating conducts oscillations at a resonant frequency, and which forms an oscillation circuit with the transmitter unit, receiving unit and the unit capable of oscillating. The electronic unit comprises a compensation path with a compensation unit, which for compensating additional signal components in the receiving signal, which results from the mechanical and/or electrical coupling between transmitter unit and receiver unit, at least intermittently produces a compensation signal from the transmission signal and supplies this compensation signal to the receiving signal. The compensation unit produces the compensation signal in a way such that the compensation signal is opposite to the additional signal components in the receiving signal. |
| US09989396B2 |
Gas flow characterization in additive manufacturing
A method of characterizing gas flow within a housing includes: positioning one or more gas flow sensors in the housing; introducing a gas flow into the housing; using the one or more gas flow sensors to generate two or more gas flow measurements at spaced-apart locations within the housing; and recording the two or more measurements to create a gas flow map. |
| US09989393B2 |
System and method for monitoring mass flow stability at variable air flow rates in an air seeder
A method of monitoring a mass flow rate of product being applied with an agricultural implement includes the steps of: calibrating a pressure drop across a known distance in an air line at a number of air flow rates; metering a product at a desired application rate into the air line at a selected one of the air flow rates; establishing a pressure drop across the known distance at the selected air flow rate, while the product is being metered at the desired application rate; calculating a value of K1 dependent on the established pressure drop; estimating a mass flow rate of the product being applied, using the mathematical expression: log μ=−(1+ϵ)·log Fr+K1 where μ (mass loading ratio); Fr (Froude number); ϵ=calibration variable; and K1=constant for a given product being applied at a given mass flow rate. |
| US09989392B2 |
Method for operating a Coriolis mass flowmeter and corresponding Coriolis mass flowmeter
A method for operating a Coriolis mass flowmeter (1) having at least one measuring tube (2) and at least one sensor (3), wherein the sensor (3) emits an electric sensor signal depending on the temperature of the sensor (3), the sensor (3) is mechanically coupled to the rest of the Coriolis mass flowmeter (1) via a connection (5) and the connection (5) has a thermal resistance. To provide a method for operating a Coriolis mass flowmeter that makes recognition of a change in the connection possible an electric excitation signal is generated, the excitation signal is impressed in the sensor (3), the sensor signal influenced by the excitation signal is detected, a change between the detected sensor signal and a reference signal is determined and the change between the detected sensor signal and the reference signal is associated with a change in the thermal resistance. |
| US09989387B2 |
Flow data acquisition and telemetry processing systems
Processing electronics provide flow data acquisition and telemetry for multiphase flow tomographic arrays. The processing electronics convert sensed flow condition data obtained by ultrasonic transceiver tomography arrays into a serial digital data to minimize both the number of external feedthroughs and also the bandwidth required for transmission. The processing electronics also sends the full measured waveforms from each of the transceivers in the tomographic arrays. |
| US09989386B2 |
Mounting structure of a position detecting sensor
A position detecting sensor is mounted in a sensor attachment groove of a cylinder device. The sensor attachment groove includes a wide portion on the side of a groove bottom surface, and a narrow portion on the side of a side surface of the cylinder device. The position detecting sensor includes a mounting member having a width dimension larger than a groove width of the narrow portion. The mounting member includes a first engagement part and a second engagement part, which are flexible and are arranged in confronting relation, opening with a gap mutually therebetween in a widthwise direction of the sensor attachment groove. |
| US09989385B2 |
Method of assembling an optical sensor
A method of assembling an optical sensor for measuring pressure and/or temperature is disclosed. The optical sensor is adapted for use in high temperature environments, such as gas turbines and other engines. The method comprises fabricating a sensor element formed of a pill having an enclosed cavity, bonding the pill to a front end of a spacer, bonding a lens to the back end of the spacer to form the optical assembly, aligning an optical fiber to the optical assembly, and fixing the fiber in position by fusing the fiber to the lens. |
| US09989383B2 |
Monitoring solenoid plunger position
A device for monitoring a solenoid plunger position, comprising means for storing one or more inductance values for the solenoid indicative of desired positions of the solenoid plunger; means for measuring an actual inductance value of the solenoid; means for comparing the actual inductance value and the stored inductance values and for providing an indication of the actual position of the solenoid plunger based on the comparison. |
| US09989380B2 |
Method, linear drive and installation
A method for ascertaining a position error in a linear drive, a linear drive, a method for operating the linear drive and an installation, wherein the deviation of a respective further runner in relation to a first runner (reference runner) is ascertained to determine the position error, where the discrepancy of the respective sensor is ascertained based on the deviation of the runner, the discrepancy may be ascertained using a reference system, the position error may be established based on the discrepancy of the respective sensor PS and the deviation of the respective runner, and where the position error may serve for the improved positioning, i.e., more precise positioning, of the respective runner on the linear drive or of the segments. |
| US09989374B2 |
System for generating travel route to be serviced by primary transportation service and secondary transportation service
In one embodiment a pickup location and a destination location associated with a subscriber to a first transportation service are accessed. A first route from the pickup location to the destination location is identified, the first route comprising a plurality of segments, wherein a first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a driver of the first transportation service using a first type of transportation vehicle, and wherein a second segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a second transportation service using a second type of transportation vehicle. The driver of the first transportation service is directed to service the first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route. |
| US09989372B2 |
Trip reranking for a journey planner
A method and system are disclosed for re-ranking trips from a journey planner using real traveler preferences. A trip request is received that includes an origin, a destination and a departure time. An associated journey planner retrieves a list of candidate trips that correspond to the request. A ranking function, ascertained from actual trips that match the trip request and from which are determined real-world traveler preferences, is applied to the list of candidate trips output by the journey planner, thereby re-ranking the list of candidate trips to reflect real-world traveler's experiences. |
| US09989371B1 |
Determining handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining and assigning intermediate handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning. In various implementations, a global path planner may identify a task to be performed by a robot in an environment. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine, based at least in part on one or more attributes of the environment or the task, an intermediate handoff checkpoint for the robot to reach by a scheduled time while the robot performs the task. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine that a measure of reactivity that would be attributable to the robot upon the robot being assigned the intermediate handoff checkpoint satisfies a reactivity threshold. In various implementations, the global path planner may provide, to a local path planner associated with the robot, data indicative of the intermediate handoff checkpoint. |
| US09989370B2 |
Real-time multimodal travel estimation and routing system
A real-time multimodal travel estimation and routing system having a first mode for air-based travel and a second mode for ground-based travel, and a method for estimating a time of arrival to a ground-based destination having a first mode for air-based travel and a second mode for ground-based travel is disclosed. The real-time multimodal travel estimation and routing system is configured to receive an input designating a ground-based destination, a request for an available ground-based travel option, and display an estimated time of arrival to the ground-based destination based on first data stored on-board the aircraft for the second mode and real-time flight information for the aircraft for the first mode. The system is further configured to receive an update of real-time information for the available ground-based travel option and update the first data stored on-board the aircraft. |
| US09989367B2 |
Technique for providing travel information
A technique is described for providing travel information for route segments repeatedly covered by a vehicle, wherein the travel information is indicative of map data changes extractable from map data update information. A method aspect comprises the steps of determining whether the vehicle is likely to travel along repeatedly covered route segments; selecting map data changes that are associated with the repeatedly covered route segments the vehicle is likely to travel; and generating travel information on basis of the selected map data changes and providing the travel information to a driver. Provided are also a computer program product and a device implementing the described method. |
| US09989364B2 |
Acceleration and angular velocity resonant detection integrated structure, and related MEMS sensor device
An integrated detection structure has a first inertial mass and a second inertial mass, each of which is elastically anchored to a substrate and has a linear movement along a first horizontal axis, a first detection movement of rotation about a first axis of rotation parallel to a second horizontal axis and a second detection movement of translation along the second horizontal axis; driving electrodes cause linear movement of the inertial masses, in opposite directions of the first horizontal axis; a pair of flexural resonator elements and a pair of torsional resonator elements are elastically coupled to the inertial masses, the torsional resonator elements having a resonant movement of rotation about a second axis of rotation and a third axis of rotation, parallel to one another and to the first axis of rotation. |
| US09989361B2 |
Anomalous tide level fluctuation sensing device, anomalous tide level fluctuation sensing method, and anomalous tide level fluctuation sensing program
Provided is a technology for sensing anomalous tide level fluctuations to be used to monitor a tsunami, in which an estimated value of a sea surface fluctuation is obtained by conducting statistical processing or testing processing for a physical phenomenon of the tsunami displayed in image information. An anomalous tide level fluctuation sensing device according to this invention is configured to: detect a position of an object or a horizon, which fluctuates in association with a tide level, from within a video; and detect that the position fluctuates in a time cycle different from a time cycle of a tide or an ocean wave. |
| US09989360B2 |
Method for estimating elevation changes traveled by a user
A method for estimating the elevation change traveled by a user, said method using a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor, the pressure sensor being adapted to be held fixed to the user, the method comprising: a)—an operation of periodically sampling raw pressure values, reading the current raw pressure at a first sampling frequency, the raw values being stored in the form of pressure or the corresponding altitude in a first buffer (B1), b)—a filtering operation based on the raw values stored in the first buffer, in order to determine filtered values, c)—a variance calculation, performed on at least a portion of the filtered values, in order to determine a condition for including the elevation changes corresponding to the observed pressure or altitude differences. |
| US09989358B2 |
Hoist and winch cable angle sensor
An assembly includes a hoist or a winch, a cable, and a fleet angle sensor. The fleet angle sensor includes a frame disposed around an opening. A first photodetector with multiple light-receiving zones is mounted on the frame. A first light source is mounted on the frame opposite the first photodetector. The first light source directs a first light beam across the opening to the multiple light-receiving zones of the first photodetector. The cable extends through the opening and into the first light beam, and the multiple light-receiving zones produce signals that vary based upon a fleet angle of the cable extending through the opening. |
| US09989355B1 |
Method and apparatus for conducting real-time process control of particle and fiber generation
A linear stage moves a laser along the collection plate of an electrospinning device. The stage supports the laser that is moved through the electrospinning/electrospraying deposition field by a continuous rotation servo motor. Stage movement is controlled by a control unit. Signal voltages collected are sectioned into concentric layers so that the extinction coefficient for each layer can be calculated without including the extinction coefficient from the previous layer. The extinction coefficients were used in the Beer-Lambert law to determine the diameter of fibers being deposited on the collection plate as well as the concentration of fibers deposited indicating deposition speed. |
| US09989352B2 |
Playing surface collision detection system
A collision detection system configured to determine when a ball or other object impacts against a playing surface, record the location of the object's impact, and compare the object's impact location against one or more preset virtual target areas to determine whether or not the object was successfully hit into a desired area of the playing surface and immediately reward the player with various types of audible and/or visual responses for hitting the target. |
| US09989350B2 |
Laser-based coordinate measuring device and laser-based method for measuring coordinates
A method for measuring a distance includes modulating the light beam at a first frequency, receiving a second beam by the optical detector to produce a first electrical signal having the first frequency and a first phase; modulating the light beam at a second frequency different than the first frequency; receiving the second beam by the optical detector to produce a second electrical signal having the second frequency and a second. After these steps, the retroreflector is moved while modulating the light beam continuously at the second frequency; and a first distance to the retroreflector is determined based at least in part on a the first and second frequencies and phases. |
| US09989349B2 |
Displacement measurement systems and methods
A system may measure displacement in an architectural brace that absorbs deformation inducing energy. The architectural brace may have a core member with first and second ends attachable to architectural features, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends. The architectural brace may also have a buckling restraining assembly that encases the intermediate portion to resist buckling of the intermediate portion. The system may have a first coupling with a first attachment feature securable to the first end of the core member, and a second coupling with a second attachment feature securable to the second end of the core member. The second coupling may be displaced from the first coupling by a displacement. Further, the system may have a sensor that measures a plurality of changes in the displacement occurring over a period of time. The sensor may provide measurement data indicative of the changes. |
| US09989346B2 |
Angle bisector gauge
An angle measuring gauge incorporates four arms pivotally connected to form a quadrilateral. The arms are connected to a guide bar that attaches to the quadrilateral along a diagonal and forms an axis of symmetry. A first corner of the quadrilateral is pivotally attached to the guide bar and the opposite corner of the quadrilateral is pivotally connected and is slidable along the guide bar to adjust the angles of the quadrilateral. In practice, the first corner of the quadrilateral is adjusted to conform to a desired angle, and the guide bar bisects the angle formed by the first corner and can be used to either ride in a miter slot of a cutting tool, or adjust a miter gauge of a cutting tool to cut accurate miters. |
| US09989343B2 |
Base insert for polymer ammunition cartridges
An insert for a high strength polymer-based cartridge casing can include an outside, an inside formed within the insert, and a back end disposed at a rear of the cartridge casing. The back end includes a rim and groove disposed around the outside of the insert and a primer pocket disposed inside the back end. Also included is a front end, opposite the back end, having an overmolded area disposed around the outside of the insert above the primer pocket and a basin, having a depth, formed inside the overmolded area. A flash hole can be included inside the insert and communicating between the primer pocket and the basin. The flash hole has a perimeter and a ring disposed around the perimeter of the flash hole, including a height starting at a bottom of the basin, disposed toward the front end, and less than the depth of the basin. |
| US09989340B2 |
Low-weight small-form-factor stun grenade
A stun grenade includes a cartridge having an explosive charge in communication with a fuse and a housing including a closed end, an open end, a longitudinal axis and including an internal cavity which accommodates the cartridge. An end cap is attachable to the open end of the housing, the end cap including an end wall and a side wall. A plurality of spaced first vents are defined in the end wall of the end cap. A plurality of spaced second vents is defined in an end wall of the housing. The output from an explosive charge is optimized by vents having a straight flow path. The vents have a first end in fluid communication with the cavity and a second end in fluid communication with an exterior periphery of the housing. |
| US09989334B2 |
System and method for identifying and tracking straight line targets and for detecting launch flashes
Techniques for tracking a straight line object by creating a detection envelope between two detections selected from temporally-discontinuous frames are discussed. The detections within the detection envelope can then be analyzed in order to determine whether they are associated with a straight line track between the outer detections of the envelope. Techniques for identifying a launch-flash are also discussed. Potential launch flashes are checked for energy duration, intensity and spectral ratio. Techniques for detecting a hostile fire based on a single-frame detection are additionally detected. Based on a frame length of the detection, it can be determined whether the detection correlates to a hostile fire. |
| US09989332B1 |
Shooting angle fitting method for integrated precision photoelectric sighting system
The invention belongs to the technical field of sighting mirrors, and specifically relates to a shooting angle fitting method for an integrated precision photoelectric sighting system. The invention puts forward a precision photoelectric sighting system, which is simple in shooting calibration and quick and accurate in sighting, adapts to any environmental factor, can furthest reduce the use of sensors and realizes double-eye sighting. The invention provides a shooting angle fitting method for an integrated precision photoelectric sighting system. The system comprises a view field acquisition unit, a display unit, a ranging unit and a sighting circuit unit; the sighting circuit unit is provided with a memory card, the memory card stores the shooting angle fitting method, and precise shooting under any environment is realized using the integrated precision photoelectric sighting system. |
| US09989330B2 |
Conversion kit with a rail system for a paintball marker having a hinged portion
A convertible projectile launching device includes a projectile launching device, such as a paint ball marker, a less than lethal launcher or an airsoft gun, to which a user can secure at least one shell that changes the outer configuration or appearance of a projectile launching device on which it is secured into a MILSIM style projectile launching device. The shell includes at least one front shell portion and at least one rear shell portion that are connected by a hinge so the rear shell portion may pivot about the hinge with respect to the front portion. By operating a locking bolt on the rear shell portion, a user can selectively lock the orientation of the rear portion with respect to the underlying marker. The locking bolt may be spring biased to a locked position. |
| US09989329B2 |
Archery cord manager
An archery cord manager is described herein. The archery cord manager includes a plurality of ends, a body between the ends, and a cord engager supported by the body. The cord engager is configured to engage a cord of the bow. The cord engager is configured to move between an inward position and an outward position in response to the bow being transitioned between a drawn condition and an undrawn condition. The inward position is located closer to a draw cord plane than the outward position. |
| US09989324B1 |
Loader
A loading device and method of using same with a rifle having a fixed magazine are disclosed. The loading device may comprise a housing having a channel, a plunger slideably disposed within the channel, and a spout extending away from the housing. The spout is configured to fit within an ejection port of the rifle. The plunger may include an articulating arm extending away from one end of the plunger, wherein the arm includes a plug disposed about one end for pushing ammunition cartridges into the fixed magazine. The loading device advantageously permits efficient and rapid reloading of ammunition into the fixed magazine. |
| US09989323B2 |
Method of cleaning a vehicle heat exchanger
A method for automatically cleaning a vehicle's heat exchanger or air filter is provided. In use, once the system determines that the heat exchanger/air filter should be cleaned, for example based on total operational time or the number of use cycles or air flow, the system temporarily reverses the direction of the corresponding fan assembly, thereby reversing the flow of air through the heat exchanger/air filter and forcing out dust, dirt and other debris. |
| US09989320B2 |
Tube and baffle arrangement in a once-through horizontal evaporator
Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more inclined evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; where the inclined tubes are inclined at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; and a baffle system comprising a plurality of baffles; the baffle system being disposed adjacent to a tube stack so that the baffle system contacts a tube. |
| US09989318B2 |
Thermal device, its use, and method for heating a heat transfer medium
A heat exchanger pipe in a flow duct for gases. The pipe first section has a second section with an inner pipe for transferring heat transfer medium; an outer pipe that radially encloses a part of the inner pipe; and a medium layer between the outer pipe and the part of the inner pipe. The second section of the heat exchanger pipe bends less than 90 degrees. Furthermore, the first section is insulated in its entirety, or non-insulated in the vicinity of other heat recovery surfaces only. In the device the temperature of the heat transfer medium flowing in the inner pipe is at least 500° C., the temperature of the outer surface of the outer pipe is higher than 600° C., or an auxiliary agent is fed to the thermal device. |
| US09989305B2 |
Systems and methods for flexible propane recovery
Systems and methods that utilize feed gases that are supplied in a wide range of compositions and pressure to provide highly efficient recovery of NGL products, such as propane, utilizing isenthalpic expansion, propane refrigeration, and shell and tube exchangers are described. Plants utilizing such systems and methods can be readily reconfigured between propane recovery and ethane recovery. |
| US09989303B1 |
Refrigeration device comprising a transport securing element
A refrigeration device having a heat-insulated inner container, which is configured to delimit a cooling chamber for storing refrigerated goods, wherein the inner container has a lateral container wall. The refrigeration device includes a shelf mounted on the inner container, wherein the shelf has a lateral shelf edge, and a transport securing element for securing the shelf during transport of the refrigeration device, wherein the transport securing element is positioned between the lateral container wall and the lateral shelf edge, and wherein the transport securing element is formed with a recess, which is configured to enclose the lateral shelf edge. |
| US09989293B1 |
Ice dispensing and metering system and methods
An ice dispensing assembly includes a hopper, a metering disk, a shelf member, and a separating wall. The hopper includes an outlet opening defined in a bottom end of the hopper, and an ice inlet defined in a top end of the hopper. The metering disk is positioned in the hopper and includes a plurality of cavities. The shelf member is arranged to at least partially shield the cavities from a supply of ice held in the hopper. The metering disk is rotatable relative to the hopper between a first position wherein at least one cavity is exposed to the supply of ice to be filled with ice, and a second position wherein the cavity is separated from the supply of ice by the separating wall and ice in the cavity is dispensed through the outlet opening. |
| US09989286B2 |
Compressor operation management in air conditioners
In various implementations, an air conditioning system may include one or more compressors. The operation of the compressor(s) may be managed. For example, when an air conditioner is allowed to operate after being shut down, a first compressor may be allowed to operate and a wait time may elapse prior to starting at least one other compressor. When a compressor has multiple stages of operation, in some implementations, a first compressor may be allowed to operate at a low stage and a wait time may elapse prior to starting a higher stage of operation of the first compressor. |
| US09989283B2 |
Heat exchanger and flow distributor
A heat exchanger includes a distribution manifold, a plurality of longitudinally spaced tubes having inlet ends opening into the manifold, and a longitudinally extending distributor body disposed within the manifold. The distributor body has a first surface juxtaposed in spaced relationship with the inlet ends of the plurality of tubes and a second surface interfacing with the manifold inner wall. A plurality of discrete flow passages extend from an inlet end of the distributor body and open through the first surface of the distributor body. The plurality of discrete flow passages includes a plurality of longitudinally extending flow passages formed by channels or grooves extending along the interface of the second surface of the distributor body with the inner wall of the distributor manifold. |
| US09989282B2 |
Distributed thermoelectric string and insulating panel
Inexpensive, lightweight, flexible heating and cooling panels with highly distributed thermoelectric elements are provided. A thermoelectric “string” is described that may be woven or assembled into a variety of insulating panels such as seat cushions, mattresses, pillows, blankets, ceiling tiles, office partitions, under-desk panels, electronic enclosures, building walls, refrigerator walls, and heat conversion panels. The string contains spaced thermoelectric elements which are thermally and electrically connected to lengths of braided, meshed, stranded, foamed, or otherwise expandable and compressible conductor. The elements and a portion of compacted conductor are mounted within the insulating panel On the outsides of the panel, the conductor is expanded to provide a very large surface area of contact with air or other medium for heat absorption on the cold side and for heat dissipation on the hot side. |
| US09989281B2 |
Air conditioner and method for controlling the same
An air conditioner includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a converting unit, a first injection module, and a second injection module. The first injection module injects a portion of refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor in a heating operation and supercools refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger in a cooling operation. The second injection module injects a portion of refrigerant flowing from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor in the heating operation and injects refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger to the compressor in the cooling operation. |
| US09989277B2 |
Heating device
The invention relates to a heating device, in particular for mobile use, comprising a combustion chamber for reacting fuel with combustion air in order to release heat, a heat exchanger for transferring at least part of the released heat to a heating medium to be heated, a fuel conveying device for supplying fuel to the combustion chamber, a combustion air fan for supplying combustion air to the combustion chamber, a heating medium fan for supplying the heating medium to the heat exchanger, a common drive for the combustion air fan and the heating medium fan, at least one sensor for monitoring the mass flow of the heating medium, and a controller, which controls the fuel conveying device and the common drive. The controller is designed to change the ratio of the amount of the heating medium and the amount of the fuel supplied to the combustion chamber according to the mass flow of the heating medium. |
| US09989272B2 |
Air conditioner
In an air conditioner, one of a linkage mode or a non-linkage mode is selected by a user as a control mode of an external device. In the air conditioner, when the linkage mode is selected, on/off control of the external device by using a human detection sensor is permitted during operation, whereas on/off control of the external device by using the human detection sensor is inhibited during suspension of operation. In the air conditioner, when the non-linkage mode is selected, on/off control of the external device by using the human detection sensor is always permitted, irrespective of whether the air conditioner is in operation or not. |
| US09989270B2 |
Reducing peak electrical demand by air conditioning systems and reducing water consumption by implementing an integrated thermal energy and rainwater storage system
An integrated thermal energy and rainwater storage system for reducing peak electrical demand by air conditioning systems. Such a system includes a water conveyance system for collecting and conveying water to a storage tank for storing rainwater, where the rainwater functions as a lower temperature thermal reservoir while it is being held and awaiting use. The system further includes a residential air conditioning system with an air-cooled condenser unit along with an additional water-to-refrigerant heat exchanger connected to the storage tank on one side, and on the other side connected into the refrigerant lines with reconfigurable flow paths and actuated valves to control the discharging and recharging of the thermal energy storage. The lower temperature and better heat transfer capabilities of the rainwater improve operating efficiency and reduce power consumption of the compressor when used instead of the air-cooled condenser during the hottest hours of the day. |
| US09989269B2 |
Dehumidifier
Disclosed is a dehumidifier, having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator through which refrigerant is circulated, including a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet formed therein, a first passage for drawing air through the air inlet, and discharging the air through the air outlet after passed through the evaporator, the condenser, a first fan, and a second fan in succession, and a second passage for drawing the air through the air inlet and discharging the air through the air outlet after passed through the second fan, thereby, not only increasing the flow rate of the air passing through the condenser enabling to reduce a condensing temperature, but also discharging the air passed through the condenser mixed with the air drawn into the second passage enabling to drop the temperature of the air being discharged to the air outlet, permitting to resolve user's inconvenience. |
| US09989265B2 |
Hot water recirculation system technologies
Technologies for use with a hot water recirculation system containing a hot water source, a flow sensor downstream from the source, a booster pump downstream from the sensor, and a plumbing fixture downstream from the pump are provided. The technologies enable a controller to couple to the sensor and the pump, and operate in a calibration mode and a control mode. Such operations can increase energy efficiency of the pump and increase operational longevity of the pump. |
| US09989264B2 |
Heating tile
A heating tile designed to be easily installed using standard construction methods and materials while providing a radiant heating method that is compatible with both computer controlled systems as well as simple thermostat controls, can be repaired without major floor rework, does not produce a significant magnetic field, is protected against overheating due to excessive exposed surface insulation, and is water and contaminant resistant even if there is minor cracking of the tile. |
| US09989260B2 |
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
A gas turbine that includes: a combustor coupled to a turbine that define a working fluid flowpath; a compressor discharge cavity; a staged injection system that includes the forward injector and a staged injector; a stator blade positioned extending across the working fluid flowpath between an inboard sidewall and an outboard sidewall. A one-way continuous coolant flowpath that includes: an intake section that comprises an upstream port connected to the compressor discharge cavity and a downstream port formed through one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; an outtake section that comprises a downstream port connected to the staged injector and an upstream port formed through the other one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; and a cooling circuit extending through an interior of the airfoil of the stator blade and connecting to the downstream port of the intake section and the upstream port of the outtake section. |
| US09989259B2 |
Laser clad fuel injector premix barrel
A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine may include a center body disposed about a longitudinal axis, and a premix barrel positioned radially outwardly from the center body to define an annular passageway between the center body and the premix barrel. The annular passageway may extend from an upstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a compressor to a downstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a combustor. The premix barrel may include a first portion at the upstream end and a second portion at the downstream end. The first portion may include a stainless steel material, and the second portion may include a nickel based superalloy material. The second portion may be coupled to the first portion by a laser clad coupling. |
| US09989257B2 |
Cooling in staged fuel systems
A fuel system includes a fuel supply system. A plurality of fuel nozzles are connected in fluid communication with the fuel supply system to supply fuel from a fuel source to be issued for combustion from the fuel nozzles. A cooling system is included, wherein at least one of the fuel nozzles includes a cooling circuit in addition to a fuel circuit for issuing fuel from the fuel supply system for combustion. The cooling circuit includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is in fluid communication with the cooling system for circulation of coolant through the cooling circuit and back to the cooling system out the outlet of the cooling circuit for cooling the fuel circuit with the fuel circuit staged off. |
| US09989254B2 |
Combustor leakage control system
The present application provides a combustor with a radial penetration. The combustor may include a combustion chamber, a liner surrounding the combustion chamber, a flow sleeve surrounding the liner, a penetration tube extending through the liner and the flow sleeve with the radial penetration positioned within the penetration tube, a flange extending from the penetration tube about the flow sleeve, and a ferrule positioned about the flange and the radial penetration so as to limit leakage about the radial penetration. |
| US09989253B2 |
Combustion instability control method
A gas turbine combustion instability control device has a combustion unit provided with a hollow combustion chamber, a gas turbine connected to the inside of the combustion chamber and a dynamic pressure sensor which is provided to the inside of the combustion chamber and measures the combustion dynamics of the inside of the combustion chamber; a diagnosis module which processes combustion dynamic pressure signals (p) according to the combustion dynamics measured by the dynamic pressure sensor to calculate the kurtosis value (k) of the dynamic pressure signals, and compares the same with a kurtosis reference value (kth) to evaluate the combustion instability; and a combustion control unit for controlling the operation of the combustion part according to the determination of the diagnosis module. |
| US09989252B2 |
Exhaust adapter, exhaust structure for water heater, and method for installing exhaust adapter
An exhaust adapter secures an exhaust tube relative to an exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter is formed to have an annular shape enclosing a through hole, and is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube and on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe by inserting the exhaust tube into the through hole. When the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, and when the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe, the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe. |
| US09989251B2 |
System for gasifying waste, method for gasifying waste
The invention provides a system for reducing the volume of bulk material, comprising a transportable container; a single chamber adapted to receive said transportable container; a means for establishing a plurality of controlled atmospheres within said chamber; a plurality of electrically-charged heating elements capable of heating said chamber to at least 1200 F; and an waste heat generator in fluid communication with the chamber. A method for simultaneously thermally degrading different waste differently in a single chamber, comprising filling each container within a plurality of containers with preselected waste and placing each container within the chamber at preselected positions; establishing a controlled atmosphere within the chamber and applying heat to the waste for a time and at a temperature sufficient to gasify the waste; collecting thermal degradation data during gasification; and applying the collected data to an algorithm to adjust the temperature and oxygen concentrations for each preselected position. |
| US09989249B2 |
Inward firing multiple zoned gas burner
An inward firing multi burner system is provided that can modulate its output and have two or more independent gas/air supplies firing via multiple burners in the same burner cylinder or burner head compartment. Independent control of one or more of gas/air supplies to the multiple burners yields a comparatively large modulation range. |
| US09989247B2 |
Pyrolysis-combustion dual-bed system for eliminating contamination by combustion of high-sodium coal
A pyrolysis-combustion dual-bed system comprises a fluidized bed, a cyclone separator, a coal ash distributor, an ash-coal mixer, a lower pyrolysis bed, a return feeder and a cleaner, wherein the cyclone separator is connected with an upper lateral side of the fluidized bed, the outlet end of the cyclone separator is connected with the inlet end of the coal ash distributor; the two outlets of the lower pyrolysis bed are respectively connected with the inlet of an external bed and the inlet of the cleaner; the outlet of the external bed is connected with the inlet of the return feeder; the return feeder close to the lower lateral side of the fluidized bed is connected with the inlet on the lower lateral side of the fluidized bed; and the outlet of the cleaner is connected with the inlet of the lower lateral side of the fluidized bed. |
| US09989244B2 |
Furnace cooling by steam and air injection
A system can quickly cool and de-pressurize a boiler arrangement under non-normal operating conditions such as loss of plant power. A discharge system injects into the furnace a combined stream of steam from a steam discharge system and ambient air, thereby both cooling components of the boiler arrangement and reducing pressure in the steam/water circuit. This reduces or eliminates the additional cost associated with providing extra capacity in a steam drum and/or an independently powered boiler water pump. The system is particularly useful for quickly cooling the U-beams of a circulating fluidized bed boiler during a black plant condition. |
| US09989243B2 |
Textile optics—solution for robust flexible light treatment pads
A method of bonding a silicone-based element to a textile based element is provided. The method comprises steps that enable a user to bond a silicone-based element to a textile based element using a fibrous material to strengthen the bond. An assembly constructed according to the method is also provided. This assembly is particularly suited to being disposed against skin due to the high biocompatibility of silicone, particularly PDMS. |
| US09989239B2 |
LED lamps and luminaires
An LED downlight lighting module is provided including an LED module having one or more single LEDs on a first printed circuit board, a heat sink, and a second printed circuit board. In an embodiment, the first printed circuit board is in good thermal contact with the heat sink such that heat from the LEDs is dissipated through the heat sink. In an embodiment, the second printed circuit board is adapted to accommodate a power and control circuitry for the LEDs, and is thermally insulated from the heat sink and from the first printed circuit board, and thus from the LED module. According to an aspect, the LEDs serve as the principal heat generating component on the printed circuit board, thus helping to increase the light output from the LEDs and/or increase the lifespan of the LED downlight lighting module. |
| US09989235B2 |
LED module and luminaire comprising said module
A LED module comprising at least one LED mounted on a thermo-conducting flat substrate, said LED module being adapted for being used together with a TIM and a heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate being adapted for spreading heat from said LED module through said TIM to said heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprising a plurality of fastener eyes, each of said fastener eyes being adopted for receiving a fastener such as a screw or a rivet for mounting said thermo-conducting flat substrate to said heat sink, wherein said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprises integrally formed deformable zones in vicinity of each of said plurality of fastener eyes, said integrally formed deformable zones being coherent with said thermo-conducting flat substrate. |
| US09989230B2 |
Balloon-type illumination device and projector
The present invention simplifies the system of power lines from the power source of a balloon-type illumination device to the inside of the balloon. The balloon-type illumination device (1) is provided with: a balloon (2); a discharge lamp (3) provided within the balloon (2); a blower (4) that is provided within the balloon (2) and inflates the balloon (2); a ballast (5) that performs stabilized power supply to the discharge lamp (3) and is provided outside the balloon (2); and a power source circuit (6) that is provided within the balloon (2) and is for sending, to the blower (4), a portion of the power to be supplied to the discharge lamp (3). |
| US09989227B2 |
Decorative light
A decorative light can include: a lamp case defining a hollow interior region and having an open front end; a beam splitter located inside the lamp case, the beam splitter defining an interior region; a lighting module located within the interior region of the beam splitter, the lighting module including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located thereon; a motor located inside the lamp case, the motor coupled to the beam splitter and adapted to rotate the beam splitter with respect to the lighting module; and a front lens mounted to the open front end of the lamp case. A convertible support stand for an outdoor lighting product is also discussed. |
| US09989222B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device is able to output white in accordance with the white rendering effect required in various application sites. The light-emitting device includes a (circuit) substrate, at least one light-emitting unit disposed on the substrate, an electrically conductive section disposed on the substrate, a protection layer disposed on the substrate, and an electric conductor disposed on the protection layer and electrically connected with the light-emitting unit and the electrically conductive section. The protection layer is formed with a receiving section. The light-emitting unit is positioned in the receiving section and securely enclosed by an adhesive body. The light-emitting device can achieve a pure white general output optical spectrum to overcome the problems of the conventional technique that the structure is complicated, the manufacturing time is longer and the manufacturing cost is higher. |
| US09989220B2 |
Lighting module and housing
A lighting device is provided. The light device (1) comprises a light source (2), a driver (3) for providing an output to said light source (2), and a first housing (4). The first housing (4) comprises a blister pack with at least one compartment suitable for locating said light source (2) and driver (3). A second housing (6) may also be provided and the second housing (6) may advantageously comprise a luminaire. |
| US09989215B2 |
Fluorescence light source apparatus
The present invention has as its object the provision of a fluorescence light source apparatus which has high reliability without a drop in reflectance over a long period of time. The fluorescence light source apparatus of the present invention includes a fluorescent plate that emits fluorescence under excitation light and has a front surface serving as an excitation light incident surface, a reflection layer that is disposed on a back surface side of the fluorescent plate, and a heat dissipation substrate, wherein a sealing layer covering a back surface and a peripheral side surface of the reflection layer is provided in close contact with a peripheral area of the back surface of the fluorescent plate via an adhesion layer, and a diffusion prevention layer formed by nickel plating is provided on the heat dissipation substrate via a bonding member layer. |
| US09989209B2 |
Light source module
A light source module includes light source having a light emitting element, a stem configured to support the light emitting element, and a terminal, one end side of which is electrically connected to the light emitting element, a wiring portion to which the other end of the terminal is electrically connected and which is configured to electrically connect the terminal to an external power supply terminal, a connection portion configured to fix the wiring portion and the other end side of the terminal by a connection member, and a thermal diffusion member disposed between the stem and the connection portion and thermally connected to the light emitting element, the terminal has a bent portion which is deformed in accordance with dimensional change in at least one of the thermal diffusion member, the terminal, the wiring portion and the connection member. |
| US09989203B2 |
Lighting device comprising phosphor arrangement and laser
A lighting device comprising a phosphor arrangement (2) having a phosphor region (31-33), a first laser (5) for irradiating a part of the phosphor region (31-33) with a first laser radiation. The phosphor region (31-33) has at least one phosphor which can be irradiated by the first laser radiation and re-emits the first laser radiation at least partly in a manner wavelength-converted into colored light having a first light color. A second laser (6) is configured for emitting a second laser radiation having a second light color. The second light color of the second laser radiation is identical in color to the first light color of the wavelength-converted colored light. The lighting device is configured to simultaneously emit the second laser radiation and the wavelength-converted colored light of identical color emitted by the phosphor. |
| US09989195B2 |
Illumination device with folded light source carrier and method of assembly
An illumination device includes a carrier, at least two light sources mounted on a first side of a carrier, and an envelope at least partially enclosing light sources and the carrier. At least one of the light sources is mounted on a portion of the carrier and at least another one of the light sources is mounted on a different portion of the carrier, and the carrier is folded such that the second side of the first portion of the carrier at least partially faces the second side of the second portion of the carrier. |
| US09989187B2 |
Tube strain relievers
A strain reliever for a hollow tube is disclosed. The strain reliever has a fitting dimensioned to fit at a tube segment and a tapered sleeve extending from the fitting. The tapered sleeve is configured to surround the tube segment and to provide relief of strain imposed by forces exerted on the tube. Strain relievers having helical conic and slotted tapered sleeves are also described. |
| US09989186B2 |
Pig loader device
A pig loader device can include a breech assembly having a chamber body, a ramrod compartment, a breech, and a neck. A ramrod having a push plate, a rod, and a breech plate may be disposed within the ramrod compartment and configured to slideably traverse the ramrod compartment and the breech. In use, the device can be connected to an ancillary pipe via the neck, and a pig may be placed within the breech and aligned be to be slid within the breech and neck upon engagement with the ramrod to facilitate pigging operations of a pipeline. The ramrod may then be forced forward to an extended position, thereby urging the pig through the neck to be seated within the pipe. The device may then be detached from the pipe to enable continued pigging operations. |
| US09989185B2 |
Socket tool for servicing fluid connectors
Socket tool for servicing fluid connectors. In one embodiment, a tool includes a body having a hollow recess at one end. The hollow recess has non-circular dimensions for rotating a head fitting of the fluid connector about an axis. The tool further includes a pin that mounts to a surface inside the hollow recess so that the pin is disposed in an axial direction along a center of the axis. The pin enters an aligned opening of a nozzle of the fluid connector and occupies a conduit space in the nozzle when the hollow recess is engaged with the head fitting of the fluid connector. |
| US09989184B2 |
Fitting for an exhaust pipe
A fitting for the mounting of an exhaust probe on an exhaust pipe with a base body having a central axis and secured to the exhaust pipe, with a bearing part having a longitudinal axis to accommodate the exhaust probe, wherein the bearing part and the base body are at least two-part and the bearing part can be secured in the base body in various positions, P1, P2. |
| US09989183B2 |
Unbonded flexible pipe and an offshore system comprising an unbonded flexible pipe
An unbonded flexible pipe for offshore transportation of fluids from a subsea facility. The unbonded flexible pipe has a length along a longitudinal center axis, and a first and a second end, and a first end fitting connected to the first end. The unbonded flexible pipe comprises from inside and out an electrically conductive carcass, an electrically insulating innermost sealing sheath, at least one electrically conductive armor layer comprising at least one helically wound electrically conductive wire and an electrically insulating outer sealing sheath. At least the electrically conductive layers are mechanically terminated in the first end fitting and the pipe comprises electrical connections arranged to apply a voltage over the electrically conductive layers which electrically conductive layers are electrically connected at a distance along the length of the unbonded flexible pipe from the first end fitting of the unbonded flexible pipe to provide an electric circuit. |
| US09989176B2 |
Bulkhead fitting assembly and method of sealing a bulkhead opening
A method of sealing an opening in a bulkhead with a fitting assembly having a tube, a mounting flange, a thermal shell, an adapter, a bushing, and a jam nut may include inserting the tube through the opening; placing the mounting flange against the bulkhead, the mounting flange attached to the thermal shell, the thermal shell attached to the tube, and the mounting flange attached to the adapter so that the adapter extends away from the mounting flange and from the thermal shell through the opening; forming an air pocket by spacing a portion of the thermal shell away from the tube; placing the bushing on the adapter; and tightening the jam nut on the adapter to sandwich the bulkhead between the mounting flange and the bushing to form a seal between the mounting flange and the bushing to seal the opening. |
| US09989174B2 |
Stretch hose and hose production method
A method of continuously forming an axially extensible and retractable hose comprising the steps of continuously forming an axially extending helix with axially spaced reinforcing coils from extruded thermoplastic material having a uniform cross-section along its length; and continuously bridging between an adjacent pair of the reinforcing coils with a continuous web of extruded thermoplastic material of substantially uniform width and relatively thin cross-section to form a continuous, helically extending sidewall, with the web having one of two opposite edge regions bonded continuously to a relatively flat outer bonding surface of a radially outwardly located portion of one of the adjacent pair of reinforcing coils, with the web having the other of the edge regions bonded continuously to a relatively flat inner bonding surface of a radially inwardly located portion of the other of the pair of reinforcing coils, and with the edge regions continuously radially separated from each other by the helix. |
| US09989172B2 |
Pump suction pipe assembly for high flow sewer bypass
A pipe assembly that includes a hollow main pipe having a top, an open bottom and a divider extending longitudinally therethrough that divides the main pipe into first and second channels, a first branch pipe in flow communication with the first channel and extending from the main pipe, and a second branch pipe in flow communication with the second channel and extending from the main pipe. |
| US09989169B2 |
Conduit clamp for strut channel
A conduit clamp includes a first coupling component configured for attachment to a first attachment structure of a strut channel and a second coupling component different from the first coupling component and configured for attachment to a second attachment structure of a strut channel. |
| US09989168B2 |
Pipeline freespan support
Apparatus and methods related to pipeline freespan support are described. For example, some embodiments may contain an upper structure, which contains at least four legs connected to one another by a number of bracing members, and a number of attachment points through which the upper structure can be lifted, and a lower structure, which contains at least four posts that can be connected to, and disconnected from as needed, the four legs of the upper structure, two spaced mud mats on which the posts stand, and at least two horizontal arms that can be attached to the posts, rotate about the posts, connect to and be locked with the posts on the other mud mat, and be lifted to an appropriate height to provide suitable support at the pipeline freespan location. |
| US09989167B2 |
Valve positioner communication method and apparatus
A valve positioning system controls a valve and exchanges information related to the valve. The valve positioning system includes a valve positioner in operative association with the valve such that the valve positioner receives status information related to the valve. The valve positioner includes one or more lights that are selectively illuminated in a predetermined order based on the status information. By selectively illuminating the one or more lights in the predetermined order, the valve positioner is optically transmits the status information to a computing device that is in a line of sight with the one or more lights of the valve positioner. A method of exchanging information related to a valve in a valve positioning system is also provided. |
| US09989166B2 |
Directly coupled valve actuator for inflatable structures
Embodiments provide systems and methods for an actuating system for inflating an inflatable structure in which a pressurized fluid piston is coupled directly to the valve an inflatable structure. The coupling of actuator to valve is such that the pairing will remain rigid and secure until the deliberate act of operating the actuator. When the actuator is operated, the actuator displaces a translating chock. This activation simultaneously (a) decouples the valve from actuator, allowing the inflatable to deploy without impedance and (b) activates the inflation of the structure via the valve. |
| US09989160B2 |
Pump device
A pump device 1 includes a relief valve 42 having a ball 45 and a valve seat 44. The valve seat 44 has a ring-shaped seat surface 52 having a wide portion 52a and a narrow portion 52b on which the ball 45 is seated. Upon valve opening, the ball 45 is pressed in a valve opening direction by a pressing force F1 according to a pressure P of working fluid while being pressed against the wide portion 52a. The ball 45 rolls on the seat surface 52 upon the valve opening while continuing or keeping contact with the wide portion 52a. At this time, the ball 45 is stably held with the ball 45 contacting the wide portion 52a of the seat surface 52. Noise of the relief valve 42 caused by vibration of the ball 45 is therefore suppressed. |
| US09989158B2 |
Valve
A valve is described including a valve seat defining a first port and a second port and an angularly movable valve member having a first face and a second face. The valve member is movable between a closed position in which the first face thereof, or a valve element associated therewith, closes at least one of the ports and an open position. The valve member defines a first flow passage and a second flow passage, each flow passage communicating with a chamber defined, at least in part, by the second face of the valve member. At least the first flow passage defines or includes a flow director to impart a circumferential or tangential component to the fluid flow therethrough. |
| US09989156B2 |
Pressure control valve with control element
The invention relates to a pressure control valve, composed of at least a valve component; situated between a control chamber and a return chamber, the valve component has an orifice, which a control element can close, partially close, or open, and the control element has at least one, at least truncated cone-like first control element region with a truncated cone angle and the orifice is formed by a through opening, which extends through the orifice element and at its end oriented toward the control element, has at least one cone-like, in particular first, orifice region with a cone angle; and the cone angle is greater than the truncated cone angle. |
| US09989152B2 |
Pressure released wiper assembly
A wiper-seal assembly for a cylinder with a cylinder wall and with a relative movable rod/piston rod with a piston wall is arranged for mounting in a ring-shaped groove in a cylinder wall or a rod/piston rod wall in front of a sealing or a steering. The wiper-seal assembly includes a ring-shaped wiper with one or more wiper sealing lip portions against the opposite relatively moving cylinder wall or the rod/piston rod wall. The wiper is further arranged for fluid transport from a gap between the cylinder wall and the rod/piston rod wall outside the ring shaped groove through pressure releasing flow conduits and further to the gap between the cylinder wall and the piston rod wall outside and at the opposite side of the ring shaped groove, and where the wiper-seal assembly further includes one or more filters. |
| US09989151B2 |
Transfer for vehicle
A drum cam is connected to a first annular member in a ball cam provided on a rear wheel-side output shaft. Furthermore, linear motion of a second annular member in the ball cam provided on the rear wheel-side output shaft is transmitted to a front wheel-driving clutch via a first transmission mechanism. |
| US09989149B2 |
Shift control method for vehicle with dual clutch transmission
A shift control method for a vehicle with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) includes comparing, by a controller, a current clutch temperature with a first predetermined reference value and a second predetermined reference value, the second predetermined reference value being greater than the first reference value, preventing, by the controller, coaxial power-on downshifting when the clutch temperature is greater than the first reference value, and reducing, by the controller, a shift time by preventing coaxial power-on downshifting when the clutch temperature is greater than the second reference value and then increasing a shift speed when biaxial full skip shifting is required. |
| US09989148B2 |
Hydraulic control system for vehicles
A hydraulic control system for vehicles is provided. A switching valve (34) that is adapted to provide a communication between an electric oil pump (25) and a drain passage while inhibiting a delivery of the oil from the electric oil pump (25) to the control object (20, C) when an output pressure of the mechanical oil pump (9) is higher than a predetermined level, and to provide a communication between the electric oil pump (25) and the control object (20, C) through a predetermined oil passage when an output pressure of the mechanical oil pump (9) is lower than the predetermined level. The electric oil pump (25) discharges oil before establishing the communication between the electric oil pump (25) and the control object (20, C) as a result of reduction in the output pressure of the mechanical oil pump (9) to be lower than the predetermined level. |
| US09989143B2 |
Shroud assembly
A bevel gear shroud assembly comprises a frustum shaped shroud portion, first and second rib portions and one or more fin portions. The frustum shaped shroud portion has a cut-out sector, the cut-out sector having opposing, radially extending first and second sides. The first and second rib portions project inwardly from an upper base of the shroud frustum and normal to the inner surface of the shroud portion, and are spaced apart from one another to form an annular trough therebetween. The or each rib portion projects inwardly from an inner surface of the frustum shaped shroud portion between the first and second rib portions, and the or each rib portion extends circumferentially around the shroud portion. |
| US09989135B2 |
Hydrokinetic torque coupling device for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a hydrokinetic torque coupling device for a motor vehicle, comprising a torque input element (11) intended to be coupled to a crankshaft (1), an impeller wheel (3) rotationally coupled to the torque input element (11) and able to hydrokinetically drive a turbine wheel (4) through a reactor (5), a torque output element (8) intended to be coupled to a transmission input shaft (2), clutch means (10) adapted to rotationally couple the torque input element (11) and the torque output element (8) in an engaged position, through damping means (22, 26), and adapted to rotationally uncouple the torque input element (11) and the torque output element (8) in a disengaged position. |
| US09989132B2 |
Drive device for medical or dental tool
Various mechanical drive devices, mechanical gears, combinations thereof and medical or dental treatment devices with such mechanical drive devices or gears are described. The mechanical drive devices and mechanical gears convert a unidirectional rotational movement received by a motor drive into a multidirectional movement, so that a tool-holding device of the treatment device can be induced to a multidirectional movement, in particular to a, preferably simultaneous, lifting and rotating movement or to a lifting and oscillating rotational movement with a reduced rotational speed. |
| US09989130B2 |
Compression limiter retention for a chain guide
A compression limiter retainer arrangement for a plastic chain guide is provided that minimizes the packaging requirements. The plastic chain guide contains an oblong aperture and a round aperture for mounting to an internal combustion engine. At least one radially inward protruding finger is present at each of the longitudinal ends of the oblong aperture to retain a first compression limiter. Additionally, at least one radially inward protruding finger can be placed proximate to the round aperture to retain an optional second compression limiter. The angular position of the radially inward protruding fingers is defined and limited for optimum chain guide packaging and performance. |
| US09989129B2 |
Intelligent belt drive system and method
In one aspect the invention relates to a tensioner that is capable of precognitively anticipating when it is desirable to increase the tension in a belt or other endless drive element so as to prevent belt slip prior to events that would raise the risk of it. |
| US09989128B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
A multiple speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. Each of the plurality of planetary gearsets includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a carrier member with pinion gears. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. |
| US09989127B2 |
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission includes a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a first brake. A first sun gear includes a first split sun gear on a drive source side, and a second split sun gear on a side opposite to the drive source. The first spilt sun gear is coupled to the first brake, and is fixed to a transmission case during engagement of the first brake. The second split sun gear is constantly coupled to a second sun gear. An input shaft is constantly coupled to a first carrier while passing through the first split sun gear, and between the first and second split sun gears. An output shaft is constantly coupled to a second carrier. |
| US09989126B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the second shaft, a sixth shaft connected to the input shaft, and selectively connectable to each of the third shaft and the fourth shaft, a seventh shaft connected to the output shaft, and an eighth shaft. |
| US09989123B2 |
Heavy duty transmission architecture
A transmission includes a main shaft having two or more main shaft clutches that couple gears to at least one countershaft, and an automated manual transmission coupled to the main shaft via the at least one countershaft. The automated manual transmission includes a front input shaft coupled directly to a main clutch and having a first clutch coupleable to the at least one countershaft, and a rear input shaft coupled to the front input shaft and having a second clutch coupleable to the at least one countershaft. The automated manual transmission is operable to selectively engage the first clutch and the second clutch. |
| US09989122B2 |
Planetary gear device and jet engine with a planetary gear device
A planetary gear device with at least one sun wheel, a ring gear and at least one planetary wheel that is in mesh with the sun wheel as well as with the ring gear, and that is mounted in a rotatable manner on a planetary carrier. A pressure angle (αph) between the tooth flanks of the teeth of the ring gear and of the planetary wheel, which are in mesh with each other during the main rotational direction of the planetary carrier, is larger than a pressure angle between the tooth flanks of the teeth of the planetary wheel and of the sun wheel, which are in mesh with each other at the same time. What is further proposed is a jet engine of an aircraft with such a planetary gear device. |
| US09989119B2 |
Piston-cylinder unit
A piston-cylinder unit having a cylinder, the interior of the cylinder being divided into two working chambers by a displaceable piston, a piston rod being arranged at the piston and guided outward in a sealed manner through one of the working chambers. A first connection end is arranged at the end of the cylinder opposite the piston rod and a second connection end is arranged at the free end of the piston rod. The cylinder is enclosed by a first housing which is fastened by its one end region to the first connection end. |
| US09989118B2 |
Brake conditioning
A wheel carrier assembly (104) for a vehicle (110) is clamped on a frame (14) and a carbon composite brake disc 41 of the assembly is bedded by pneumatically applying the brake pads to the brake disc so as to heat the disc in cycles, the wheel carrier assembly then being removed from the frame and fitted to the vehicle. |
| US09989117B2 |
Disc brake having a bidirectional wear adjustment device and bidirectional wear adjustment device
A disc brake, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a brake application device, preferably with a brake rotary lever, at least one spindle unit having at least one threaded tube with an external thread that cooperates with an internal thread of a bridge, and at least one bidirectional wear adjustment device which is coupled to the brake application device, preferably to the brake rotary lever. The bidirectional wear adjustment device has an adjustment arrangement and at least one preloading arrangement which is designed to influence a flank position of a thread pairing of the external thread of the at least one threaded tube and the associated internal thread of the bridge. |
| US09989116B2 |
Brake system and method of adjusting a brake
A brake system and method of adjusting a brake. The method may include the steps of providing a mechanically operated brake including friction material, providing a rotor, providing an adjuster for adjusting a running clearance between the friction material and the rotor, providing a sensor system for determining a likelihood of a braking event, and upon a determination of a change in the likelihood of a braking event operating the adjuster to adjust the running clearance of the brake. |
| US09989110B2 |
Method for searching touch point of DCT clutch
The present invention provides a method for searching a touch point of a clutch in a dual clutch transmission, including: (a) a step of checking whether a touch point searching condition for a non-driving clutch and a driving clutch is met or not; (b) when the search condition of the step (a) is met, a step of detecting a searching point at which an absolute value of a difference between an acceleration value of an engine and an acceleration value of the driving clutch is larger than a threshold value after applying a position value of the non-driving clutch to the engine; and (c) a step of determining a position of the non-driving clutch corresponding to the searching point as the touch point. |
| US09989107B2 |
Hydraulic force transmitting assembly for brakes and clutches
A hydraulic fluid pressure operated torque transmitting assembly for use as a brake or clutch which utilizes hydraulic pressure operated cylinders in a housing moveable with respect to an axially stationary spring housing to move a pressure plate against rotating discs and reaction plates. Hydraulic fluid pressure disengages the torque transmission and loss of hydraulic pressure enables springs in the spring housing to move the pressure plate to engage the friction discs for torque transmission. Radially removable spacers permit the spring housing position on mounting studs to be adjusted for compensating for friction disc wear. The hydraulic cylinders each have a drain port communicating with an annular collector groove in the cylinder bore. The drain ports are interconnected through flexible conduits connected to a master drain port in the cylinder housing. |
| US09989103B2 |
Isolation pulley with overrunning and vibration damping capabilities
A decoupler having an input hub, an output member, a one-way clutch, and at least one isolation spring. Rotary power is transmitted in a predetermined rotational direction from the input hub, through the one-way clutch, through the isolation spring and to the output member. A method for forming a decoupler is also provided. |
| US09989100B1 |
Coupling joint
A coupling joint having a hollow cylindrically-shaped housing with a closed end and a housing opening is described. The housing has a ring groove adjacent the opening and a splined housing shaft which extends from the closed end. A spherical bearing is partially located within the housing. The spherical bearing has a splined bearing shaft that extends from the housing. A first socket half and a second socket half are located within the housing. The first and second socket halves capture the spherical bearing in a socket formed by the first socket half and by the second socket half. A housing snap ring located in a ring groove retains the first socket half; the spherical bearing and the second socket half within the housing. A first socket half and second socket half receive couplers that mate the spherical bearing to the first socket half and second socket half. |
| US09989091B2 |
Fluid dynamic bearing device and motor provided with same
Provided is a fluid dynamic bearing device (1) including a rotary body (2A), a bearing member (22) (sleeve portion) made of a sintered metal arranged on the rotary body (2A), having end surfaces (22b, 22c), a thrust bearing gap formed by a lower end surface (22c) of the bearing member (22), filled with lubricating oil (11), and a thrust dynamic pressure generating portion (B). A dynamic pressure generating action is caused in the lubricating oil in the thrust bearing gap along with rotation of the rotary body (2A) to support the rotary body (2A) in one thrust direction in a non-contact manner. The bearing member (22) has an oil permeability of 4% or more with respect to a mass flow rate of the lubricating oil (11) flowing along the thrust dynamic pressure generating portion (B) during the rotation of the rotary body (2A). |
| US09989086B2 |
Sliding bearing
A sliding bearing includes at least one bearing inner ring and at least one bearing outer ring configured to rotate relative to each other about an axis (a), where the rings each include at least one sliding surface, the sliding surfaces being configured to slide along each other, and where the contact surface formed by the mutually contacting sliding surfaces has a maximum contact diameter (DK). At least parts of the sliding surfaces in a radial section have a radius of curvature (rB), the radius of curvature (rB) has a centerpoint (M) located at an offset (b) from the axis (a), and the offset (b) is at least 5% of the radius of curvature (rB). |
| US09989083B2 |
Seal and bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine and method of assembling same
A seal and bearing assembly of a gas turbine engine having an engine case with a cooling fluid nozzle located between a bearing outer ring and ring segments, and a rotary shaft for rotation in the engine case around a main axis, the seal and bearing assembly can be assembled by positioning the engine case and the rotary shaft in axial alignment, and axially moving the engine case relative to the rotary shaft including moving the bearing outer ring across the axial location of the runner portion and into an assembled condition. The rotary shaft having mounted thereon a bearing inner ring and a runner assembly having a runner portion, a sleeve portion being concentric and radially internal to the runner portion, and a cooling fluid passage having a radial segment leading from an outgoing segment to a returning segment extending in a direction leading back toward the bearing inner ring. |
| US09989079B2 |
Attachment of channel elements
An attachment assembly includes an elongate channel element and a male fastening element including a shank to fasten the channel element to another structural element. The elongate channel element has a substantially flat bottom, sidewalls extending from the bottom substantially at right angles and an upper side opposite the bottom. The upper side of the channel element includes flanges which extend from the respective sidewalls towards each other and delimit between them a longitudinal slot extending over the length of the channel element. The bottom has an aperture formed in it for passing through the shank of the male fastening element. The male fastening element has a head that has a circular groove in the side where the shank is located. The groove in the head is engageable with a collar surrounding the aperture so as to mutually lock the head and the bottom in position at the aperture. |
| US09989076B2 |
Mechanical energy harvesting devices and methods
Methods and systems for harvesting mechanical energy for transformation into electrical energy are described. An energy harvesting apparatus may include a housing having fluid disposed therein and a piston assembly configured to move within the housing in one of an extension stroke and a compression stroke. The piston assembly may include a bidirectional rotor configured to rotate responsive to the piston assembly moving in either of the extension stroke and the compression stroke. The bidirectional rotor may be connected to a rotary generator such that rotational energy generated by rotation of the bidirectional rotor may be transferred to the rotary generator. Electrical energy may be produced by the rotary generator responsive to receiving the rotational energy. |
| US09989074B2 |
Ejector
A mixing portion that is formed in an area from a refrigerant injection port of a nozzle portion to an inlet section of a diffuser portion in an internal space of a body portion of an ejector, that mixes an injection refrigerant injected from the refrigerant injection port and a suction refrigerant suctioned from a refrigerant suction port is provided. A distance from the refrigerant injection port to the inlet section in the mixing portion is determined such that a flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing into the inlet section of the diffuser portion becomes lower than or equal to a two-phase sound velocity. A shock wave that is generated at a time that a mixed refrigerant is shifted from a supersonic velocity state to a subsonic velocity state is generated in the mixing portion. |
| US09989055B2 |
Liquid pump and rankine cycle system
A liquid pump in the present disclosure includes a pressure container, a shaft, a first bearing, a second bearing, a pump mechanism, and a thrust bearing. The internal space of the pressure container is partitioned into a high pressure side space and a low pressure side space. The shaft has a thrust supported face, one of both ends of the shaft is disposed in the high pressure side space, and the other of both ends of the shaft is disposed in the low pressure side space. The pump mechanism is disposed between the first bearing and the second bearing, and pumps liquid by rotation of the shaft. The thrust bearing is disposed to face the thrust supported face between the first bearing and the second bearing. |
| US09989052B2 |
Linear compressor and method of manufacturing a linear compressor
A linear compressor and a method of manufacturing a linear compressor are provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a suction inlet, a cylinder having a compression space, in which a refrigerant suctioned in through the suction inlet may be compressed, a piston reciprocated within the cylinder, a first surface treatment disposed on an outer surface of the piston, the first surface treatment having a first hardness value, which is a measured hardness value, and a buffer disposed between the outer surface of the piston and the first surface treatment. The buffer may have a second hardness value, which is a measured hardness value. The first hardness value of the first surface treatment may be greater than the second hardness value of the buffer. |
| US09989051B2 |
Linear compressor
A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell in which a discharge port may be provided, a cylinder disposed in the shell to define a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston disposed to be reciprocated in an axial direction within the cylinder, a discharge valve disposed on or at one side of the cylinder to selectively discharge the refrigerant compressed in the compression space, a valve spring coupled to the discharge valve to provide a restoring force, and a stopper coupled to the valve spring to restrict deformation of the valve spring. The stopper may include a guide recessed in a direction in which the valve spring is deformed to reduce an impulse between the stopper and the valve spring. |
| US09989049B2 |
Microfluidic pump
A microfluidic pump on a monolithic chip. A closed length of channel is disposed on the chip, with a plurality of energizers disposed along the length of the channel. Each energizer is associated with a unique energizer designation. An onboard controller and energizer fire control lines are also disposed on the chip. One each of the energizer fire control lines is electrically connecting one each of the energizers to the onboard controller. Inputs are electrically connected to the onboard controller, for connecting the onboard controller to an external controller that is not disposed on the chip. The inputs include a power input, a ground input, and an enable input. The onboard controller has circuitry to (a) receive from the external controller an enable on the enable input, (b) send a timed sequence of fire commands on the energizer fire control lines to a selected number of energizers that is greater than one, starting with a stored starting energizer and ending with an ending energizer, and (c) update the stored starting energizer with the designation for the energizer next following the ending energizer. |
| US09989041B2 |
Thruster grid clear circuits and methods to clear thruster grids
Thruster grid clear circuits and methods to clear thruster grids are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a low voltage grid clear circuit to apply first energy to a grid at a first voltage, and a high voltage grid clear circuit to detect a failure of the applied energy to clear a short circuit condition of the grid and to apply second energy to the grid at a second voltage higher than the first voltage. |
| US09989038B2 |
Wind turbine with improved safety features
The wind turbine includes a wind driven turbine wheel rotatable about a central axis that has sail wings that catch the wind and rotate the turbine wheel. An anchor has its anchor line attached to the turbine wheel at its axis of rotation to prevent tilting the wind turbine in response to high wind conditions. A set of streamers attached to the spokes at one end and including a free end wherein the free end is disposed in a space defined between two adjacent spokes when the turbine wheel is rotating. A trolley removably and slidably attached to a main anchor line, a secondary anchor line attached to the trolley and a secondary anchor; and, a drop line removably attached to the secondary anchor configured to lower the anchor to the main anchor so that the trolley, secondary anchor line and secondary anchor is configured to provide an anchor support structure for the main anchor. |
| US09989026B2 |
Fuel pump with quiet rotating suction valve
A fuel system including a high pressure fuel pump with a quite fuel metering valve is disclosed. In one example, the quite fuel metering valve may be driven via a rotating motor. The fuel system may reduce engine noise and may provide improved fuel pressure control. |
| US09989016B2 |
Electronic controlled fuel enrichment system
An apparatus for delivering a fuel-air mixture to an engine is provided. The apparatus includes: a carburetor having one or more passages and one or more chambers, wherein at least some of the passages and chambers are in communication with one another; and a fluid pump communicated with the carburetor and pumping fluid into or out of the carburetor to influence an fuel-to-air ratio of a fuel and air mixture delivered from the carburetor. |
| US09989014B2 |
Premixed liquid propellant propulsion system and method with anti-flashback quenching liquid injector
A liquid injector system for a combustion engine, having a single feed inlet configured to receive a premixed liquid propellant under pressure or a purge gas under pressure, and having a liquid injector assembly. The assembly has a liquid injector having a hollow dome and injector holes configured to receive and inject the premixed liquid propellant or the purge gas through the liquid injector and into a combustion chamber. The liquid injector system has a liquid-to-gas zone between an injector outlet side and a flame front. A pressure gradient decrease between the liquid injector and the combustion chamber causes the premixed liquid propellant to expand from liquid to gas phases, which causes a temperature decrease at the liquid-to-gas zone, wherein the pressure gradient decrease and the temperature decrease prevent or mitigate the flame front from propagating upstream of the combustion chamber, which achieves an anti-flashback quenching liquid injector design. |
| US09989011B2 |
Reverse flow single spool core gas turbine engine
A bypass housing receives a fan and defines a front end. An airflow path delivers air into an inlet duct over a limited circumferential extent of the bypass housing. An airflow path passes across a low pressure compressor rotor. An airflow path passes through a core engine, which includes a high pressure compressor rotor, a combustor, and a high pressure turbine rotor. Products of combustion downstream of the high pressure turbine rotor pass into an intermediate duct and then across a low pressure turbine rotor. The low pressure turbine rotor is positioned closer to the front end of the engine than is the high pressure turbine rotor. The low pressure turbine rotor is positioned axially intermediate the low pressure compressor rotor and the fan. The low pressure turbine rotor drives both the fan and the low pressure turbine rotor. An aircraft is also disclosed. |
| US09989006B2 |
Fuel injection control device and fuel injection control method for internal combustion engine
An electronic control unit detects a manner of fluctuation of a fuel pressure with injection of fuel by a fuel injection valve with the use of a fuel pressure sensor, and calculates a tendency of deviation of an actual fuel injection characteristic of the fuel injection valve with respect to a basic fuel injection characteristic on the basis of a result of comparison between a detected temporal waveform and a basic temporal waveform. The tendency of deviation is reflected at a predetermined reflection rate (R) at the time of updating a learned value (Gij) for compensating for an individual difference of the fuel injection valve. The predetermined reflection rate (R) is increased when an accumulated value (D) of a vehicle travel distance is shorter than a predetermined value (Dth) as compared with when the accumulated value (D) is longer than or equal to the predetermined value (Dth). |
| US09989002B2 |
Turbocharger and method of operating turbocharger
Disclosed are a turbocharger for a combustion engine and a method of operating a turbocharger. The turbocharger may include a variably positionable flow restrictor for restricting flow in a turbocharger inlet of the turbocharger by an amount dependent on a flow restrictor position. The method may include determining an operating point variable of the combustion engine, controlling a first actuator to exert on the flow restrictor a first actuating force for varying the flow restrictor position depending on the operating point variable, determining a crank angle variable of the combustion engine, and controlling a second actuator to exert on the flow restrictor a second actuating force for varying the flow restrictor position depending on the crank angle variable. |
| US09989001B2 |
Discrete time rate-based model predictive control method for internal combustion engine air path control
A discrete time rate-based model predictive controller for air path control for a diesel engine regulates VGT position and EGR valve position to specified set points by coordinated control of intake manifold air pressure and EGR rate. The controller may be configured to measure or estimate at least one of the intake manifold pressure and EGR rate. A non-linear discrete time rate-based predictive model may be used, as developed by the controller. |
| US09988999B2 |
Thermal management for regenerating an aftertreatment device
A system and method for regeneration of an aftertreatment component are described. The disclosed method can employ any one or combination of operating modes that obtain a target condition of the exhaust gas to support or initiate regeneration of the aftertreatment device. |
| US09988998B2 |
Engine synchronization apparatus and control method thereof
An engine synchronization apparatus includes: a crank shaft position sensor detecting a position of a crank shaft to detect a tooth and a missing tooth; a cam sensor detecting a position of a cam corresponding to an angle of rotation of each of an intake cam and an exhaust cam; and a controller synchronizing the engine to use a tooth detection signal from the crank shaft position sensor and a cam signal from the cam sensor. The controller carries out an engine synchronization by determining the position of the crank shaft and the position of the cam to select one cam between the intake cam and the exhaust cam and to detect the position of a unique part of the cam signal from a voltage level and a level length of the cam signal of the selected cam. |
| US09988997B2 |
Method and system for engine temperature control
Methods and systems are provided to improve engine temperature control. Cylinders scheduled for deactivation may have their exhaust retained in the cylinder by holding an exhaust valve closed on the preceding firing cycle. In this way soot emissions on reactivation are reduced. |
| US09988995B2 |
Output control system
An output control system incorporated in a vehicle including a clutch device comprises an upper limit setting section which sets an upper limit value of an output of the drive source to a starting control upper limit value when the output control system is performing a starting control; and a wheelie determiner section which determines whether or not a wheelie is occurring in the vehicle when the output control system is performing the starting control, wherein when the wheelie determiner section determines that the wheelie is occurring, the output control system performs a wheelie suppressing control for suppressing the output of the drive source while maintaining the starting control in such a manner that the output becomes less when the wheelie determiner section determines that the wheelie is occurring than before the wheelie determiner section determines that the wheelie is occurring. |
| US09988993B2 |
Feed forward technique and application for injection pressure control
A control method is provided for using a feed forward technique. The method includes, but is not limited to using a setpoint value of a controlled variable to calculate a compensation of the closed loop static error, summing said contribution to the setpoint value, operating an estimation of the closed loop error to obtain a feed forward contribution. |
| US09988992B2 |
Method of operating a fuel system of an internal combustion engine
A method of operating an internal combustion engine, and more particularly a fuel injector is disclosed. The fuel injector is commanded to inject a fuel requested quantity. The fuel requested quantity is adjusted by closed-loop for controlling an engine speed to match a target value thereof. A value of a first parameter indicative of an amount of electrical energy supplied to an electric battery by an electric generator coupled to the internal combustion engine is measured. A value of a voltage generated by the electric battery and a value of the engine speed are measured. A reference value of the fuel requested quantity is calculated on the basis of the voltage value, the engine speed value and the value of the first parameter. A difference between the value of the adjusted fuel requested quantity and the reference value is calculated and used to control the internal combustion engine. |
| US09988976B2 |
Turbocharger
A turbocharger assembly can include a shaft having a rotational axis where the shaft includes a turbine wheel that includes a hub portion; a bearing that includes an outer race, an inner race operatively coupled to the shaft, and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race where an inner radius of the outer race and an outer radius of the inner race define a radial gap; and a lubricant slinger disposed axially between the inner race and the hub portion of the turbine wheel where the lubricant slinger includes a surface that faces and slopes away from the radial gap. |
| US09988964B2 |
Ebullient cooling device
An ebullient cooling device includes: an internal combustion engine cooled by boiling a coolant flowing through a coolant passage formed within the internal combustion engine; a gas-liquid separator that separates a coolant discharged from the internal combustion engine into a liquid-phase coolant and a gas-phase coolant; a condenser that is disposed on a downstream side of the expander, and cools the gas-phase coolant having passed through the expander so as to be changed into a liquid-phase coolant; a first passage that supplies the liquid-phase coolant from the condenser to the coolant passage formed within the internal combustion engine; a second passage that is branched from the first passage, and is connected to the gas-liquid separator; and a control valve that controls a supply state of a liquid-phase coolant supplied to the gas-liquid separator from the condenser through the second passage. |
| US09988961B2 |
System and method of purifying exhaust gas
A method of purifying exhaust gas may include predicting a slip probability of ammonia (NH3) to a rear end of a selective catalytic reduction on diesel particulate filter (SDPF), comparing the predicted ammonia slip probability with a slip probability of ammonia limiting operation of a low pressure-exhaust gas recirculation (LP-EGR) system, comparing an absorption amount of ammonia with a value obtained by multiplying an ammonia absorption target amount by a minimum target absorption amount ratio when the predicted ammonia slip probability is larger than the slip probability of ammonia limiting operation of the LP-EGR system, limiting the operation of the LP-EGR when the absorption amount of ammonia is not larger than the value obtained by multiplying an ammonia absorption target amount by a minimum target absorption amount ratio, and dosing a urea solution. |
| US09988960B2 |
Exhaust gas control apparatus of internal combustion
An estimated trapped amount (PM) that is an estimated value of an amount of particulate matter that is trapped in a particulate filter arranged in an engine exhaust passage is calculated based on an engine operating state, and PM removal control is performed when the estimated trapped amount exceeds an upper limit amount. Reference temperature increase control is performed to remove the particulate matter from the particulate filter, and an actual temperature that is the temperature of the particulate filter while the reference temperature increase control is being performed is detected. A reference temperature that is the temperature of the particulate filter when it is assumed that the reference temperature increase control has been performed when the amount of particulate matter trapped in the particulate filter is a reference initial trapped amount is stored in advance. The estimated trapped amount is corrected based on the actual temperature and the reference temperature. |
| US09988959B2 |
Exhaust purifying apparatus
Particulate matter in exhaust is treated with a novel configuration. An exhaust purifying apparatus of the present invention includes a flow generating device and a treatment device. The flow generating device includes a discharge electrode arranged inside of a tubular outer shell forming a flow passage in which exhaust containing the particulate matter flows. The discharge electrode is configured to generate the flow of the particulate matter from the discharge electrode side to the outer shell side by voltage application. The treatment device includes a space defining member and a treatment electrode. The space defining member is arranged between the discharge electrode and the outer shell to define a treatment space between the outer shell and the space defining member, and is configured to allow the inflow of the particulate matter into the space. Upon treating the particulate matter, the voltage application is performed to the treatment electrode. |
| US09988958B2 |
Resonators with interchangeable metering tubes for gas turbine engines
The present disclosure provides a gas turbine combustor including a combustion structure (10) having a combustor liner (14) and a flow sleeve (12). The combustor liner (14) includes inner and outer surfaces (31, 30) and defines a combustion zone (15). The gas turbine combustor further includes a plurality of hollow airfoil-shaped structures (22) affixed to the combustor liner (14) and extending radially outwardly into an airflow space (18) defined radially between the flow sleeve (12) and the combustor liner (14). Each hollow structure (22) includes at least one metering tube (26) providing acoustic communication between the combustion zone (15) and the hollow structure (22). The metering tubes (26) are detachably coupled to the combustor liner (14) for permitting interchanging of the metering tube (26) with at least one additional metering tube having at least one different dimension to effect a change in an acoustic characteristic of the hollow structure (22). |
| US09988952B2 |
Combustion engine
A combustion engine includes a cylinder head including a controllable engine valve configured to open/close a combustion chamber in the combustion engine, a valve actuator operatively connected with and configured to displace the engine valve, and a closed pressure fluid circuit, wherein the valve actuator is arranged in the closed pressure fluid circuit. The combustion engine includes a cylinder head chamber that is included in the closed pressure fluid circuit and that is delimited by the cylinder head and a cylinder head mantle, by the valve actuator including a pneumatic pressure fluid circuit with an outlet opening that is in fluid communication with the cylinder head chamber, and by the cylinder head chamber including a hydraulic liquid drainage valve, wherein a drainage conduit stretches from the hydraulic liquid drainage valve to a hydraulic liquid vessel of the combustion engine for draining hydraulic liquid accumulated in the cylinder head chamber. |
| US09988951B2 |
Double/triple-layer valve guide
The invention relates to a valve guide manufactured by a powder-metallurgical process for combustion engines, said guide comprising a central section, a cam-side end piece, and a duct-side end piece, wherein the central section consists of a first material and the duct-side end piece of a second material, with the second material having a hardness in excess of 70 HRB and the first material having a hardness that is by at least 10 HRB lower than that of the second material. |
| US09988948B2 |
Continuous variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include: a camshaft; first and second cam portions on which a cam is formed respectively, the camshaft inserted to the first and second cam portions of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable; first and second inner brackets transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively; a cam lifter in which the first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted, and a cam lifter guide slantly formed on the cam lifter; a cam cap rotatably supporting the first and the second cam portions, and the cam lifter slidably mounted to the cam cap; a control portion including a screw shaft parallel to the camshaft; and an adapter engaged with the screw shaft, on which an adapter guide slidably engaged with the cam lifter guide and moving a relative position of the cam lifter. |
| US09988947B2 |
Fast acting switching valve train system for valve deactivation
A fast acting valve train system for valve deactivation is provided that includes an actuator together with a switchable rocker arm. The actuator, controlled by the engine control unit and mounted to a structural housing, contains an actuator pin that retracts or extends facilitating either a deactivation or reactivation valve event. The switchable rocker arm is a two arm design that includes cam side and valve side arms that are coupled together with a locking mechanism assembly that interfaces with the actuator pin. The system is capable of fast switching times to meet the increased demands of cylinder deactivation systems. |
| US09988941B2 |
Shroud device of a jet engine
A shroud device of a jet engine, including a radially internal shroud appliance and a radially external shroud appliance. The internal shroud appliance is embodied with a radially internal ring-shaped shroud part and a radially external ring-shaped shroud part. The internal shroud appliance includes multiple blades that extend substantially in the radial direction between the internal shroud part and the external shroud part. The radially external shroud appliance is embodied with a radially internal ring-shaped shroud part and a radially external ring-shaped shroud part. The external shroud appliance includes multiple blades that extend substantially in the radial direction between the internal shroud part and the external shroud part. The internal shroud appliance is embodied as a first one-piece cast structural component and the external shroud appliance is embodied as a second one-piece cast structural component. |
| US09988936B2 |
Shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine
A shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a shroud, hanger, and a hanger support mounted adjacent to a plurality of blades. The hanger can have an interior chamber defining a cooling circuit with a particle separator located within the interior chamber. The particle separator can have an inlet for accepting a flow of cooling fluid, such that a the flow of cooling fluid separates into a major flow and a minor flow carrying particles or particulate matter along the minor flow into a particle collector comprising at least a portion of the particle separator. Particles become constrained to the minor flow and pass into the particle collector, while the major flow is separated into the remaining area of the interior chamber to remove the particles from the flow of cooling fluid passing into the interior chamber. |
| US09988935B2 |
Gas turbine engine with axial compressor with internal cooling pathways
A gas turbine engine may include an axial high pressure compressor having an air flow pathway positioned between the inner and outer rim of the rotor section. The air flow pathway includes an inlet port, a transition segment, an axial segment, and an outlet port. The pathway may be a tube having an ovoid cross sectional shape and is substantially co-planar to the outer surface of the outer rim. The pathway may traverse the rotor section from the first rotor segment to the rear hub. |
| US09988930B2 |
Compressor monitoring method
A method of predicting the condition of a compressor with respect to rotating stall is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: i) comparing the difference between the largest and smallest values of a variable occurring during a time period with a difference threshold, the variable at any given time being dependent on the compressor exit pressure at that time, and ii) predicting either that the compressor is in rotating stall or that the compressor is not in rotating stall in dependence upon the result of the comparison. |
| US09988928B2 |
Systems and methods for determining turbomachine engine safe start clearances following a shutdown of the turbomachine engine
System and methods for predicting a turbomachine engine safe start clearance following a shutdown of the turbomachine engine is provided. The system includes a controller operatively connected to a plurality of temperature detecting means (TDM). The TDMs are arranged at an upper and lower part of the engine casing, and are configured to sense parameters of the engine and to transmit the sensed parameters to the controller. The controller is configured to receive the sensed parameters and to determine, via a control application of the controller, whether components of the engine have sufficient clearance. The controller is further configured to transmit the clearance information, e.g., to a user. Based on the clearance information, the turbomachine engine is restarted. |
| US09988922B2 |
Impingement baffle for a gas turbine engine and gas turbine engine
An impingement baffle for a gas turbine engine is provided. The impingement baffle is a one piece impingement ring with one opening and with fastening elements at both free ends of the impingement ring to enable the closing of the impingement ring. A gas turbine engine including at least one such an impingement baffle is also provided. |
| US09988920B2 |
Fan blade platform seal with leading edge winglet
A fan section for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan section having a fan hub with a slot and a fan blade with an airfoil extending from a root to a tip, the airfoil having a leading edge and the root is received in the slot, wherein a first platform is secured to the fan hub and arranged between adjacent fan blades of the fan section, the first platform having a first platform seal including a platform seal leading edge and a base is secured to a side of the first platform and a first winglet extends from the platform seal leading edge and contacts the airfoil leading edge. |
| US09988916B2 |
Cooling structure for stationary blade
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cooling structure for a stationary blade, including: an endwall coupled to a radial end of an airfoil; a chamber positioned within the endwall and radially displaced from a radially outer end of the trailing edge of the airfoil, wherein the chamber includes a pair of opposing chamber walls, one of the pair of opposing chamber walls being positioned proximal to the pressure side surface of the airfoil and the other of the pair of opposing chamber walls being positioned proximal to the suction side surface and the trailing edge of the airfoil, and wherein the cooling fluid in the chamber is in thermal communication with least a portion of the endwall positioned proximal to the pressure side surface and the trailing edge of the airfoil; and a plurality of thermally conductive fixtures positioned within the chamber. |
| US09988915B2 |
Stator segment
One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a stator segment. The stator segment includes a first circumferential end face, and a second circumferential end face. Further, the first and second circumferential end faces are misaligned relative to one another. |
| US09988914B2 |
Environmental severity measurement tool
An environmental severity measurement tool measures acceleration along 3 axes to determine shock and vibration affecting a downhole tool in which the environmental severity measurement tool is disposed. The environmental severity measurement tool includes a replaceable battery and electronics disposed within an external housing. A pin provides a way to ensure the environmental severity measurement tool is oriented in a known orientation. Data sampled by the tool can be downloaded from the tool to an external device through a connector port of the electronics. Software in the tool controls the operation of the tool and can be configured from an external device. |
| US09988912B2 |
Thermal regulation channels for turbomachine components
A turbomachine component (e.g., a blade, vane, or any other suitable component) is defined at least partially in a radial direction and an axial direction orthogonal to the radial direction and includes a body defining an outer surface configured to be in thermal communication with a gas path flow in the axial direction. The component includes a thermal regulation channel system defined within the body which includes at least one radial channel configured to allow thermal regulation flow in the radial direction, and at least one axial channel configured to allow thermal regulation flow in the axial direction. |
| US09988911B2 |
Gas turbine engine component paired film cooling holes
A gas turbine engine component includes a wall that provides exterior and interior surfaces. The interior surface faces an internal cooling passage of the gas turbine engine component. An aperture extends through the wall and interconnects the interior and exterior surfaces to one another and is configured to provide a cooling fluid from the cooling passage to the exterior surface. The aperture has first and second outlet holes overlapping one another at an intersection to provide opposing sharp corners at the intersection. |
| US09988906B2 |
Turbomachine rotor blade milling machine system and method of field repairing a turbomachine rotor blade
A turbomachine rotor blade milling machine system includes a fixture having a body including first and second opposing surfaces and a slot. The fixture is configured and disposed to connect with first and second rotor blade sections mounted in a rotor wheel. A mounting system includes at least one mounting element coupled to one of the first and second opposing surfaces of the body at the slot. A milling machine is coupled to the one of the first and second opposing surfaces through the at least one mounting element. The milling machine includes a cutter and is configured and disposed to form an opening extending axially through a dovetail portion of a third rotor blade section arranged between the first and second rotor blade sections. |
| US09988901B2 |
Methods for determining gas extraction efficiency from a drilling fluid
It can sometimes be difficult to determine accurately the in-process degassing efficiency of a drilling fluid, thereby leading to inaccurate feedback from an ongoing drilling operation. Methods for determining degassing efficiency of a drilling fluid can comprise: combining a measured amount of an analysis gas with a drilling fluid sample; transferring the drilling fluid sample and the analysis gas to a degassing unit; withdrawing at least a portion of the analysis gas from the drilling fluid sample in the degassing unit; conveying the withdrawn analysis gas from the degassing unit to a detector with an inert carrier gas; determining an amount of the withdrawn analysis gas with the detector; and calculating an extraction efficiency of the analysis gas from the drilling fluid sample based upon the amount of the withdrawn analysis gas. The extraction efficiency may provide an estimate of the degassing extent for other gases. |
| US09988893B2 |
Instrumented wellbore cable and sensor deployment system and method
A system and method for rapid deployment of fiber optic distributed sensing cables, conventional electronic cables, or hydraulic control lines in the annulus of a wellbore along a specific well zone without the need to clamp cables to the casing or tubing string for support. |
| US09988890B2 |
System and a method of recovering and processing a hydrocarbon mixture from a subterranean formation
The present invention relates to a method and system for recovering and processing a hydrocarbon mixture from a subterranean formation. The method comprises: (i) mobilizing said hydrocarbon mixture; (ii) recovering said mobilized hydrocarbon mixture; (iii) deasphalting said recovered hydrocarbon mixture to produce deasphalted hydrocarbon and asphaltenes; (iv) gasifying said asphaltenes in a gasifier to generate hydrogen, steam and/or energy and CO2; (v) upgrading said deasphalted hydrocarbon by hydrogen addition to produce upgraded hydrocarbon; and (vi) adding a diluent to said upgraded hydrocarbon, wherein said method is at least partially self-sufficient in terms of hydrogen and diluent. |
| US09988889B2 |
Pneumatic system and process for fracturing rock in geological formations
A tunable pneumatic fracturing system and process useable in some instances to extract oil and gas. Some embodiments provide a pneumatic fracturing tool with an elongated body that (a) contains (i) a propellant supply source intermediate opposed propellant gas discharge assemblies, (ii) a control system, and (iii) a communications port, and (b) has roller assemblies at opposed ends of the body. The tool can be tuned to provide gas pulse amplitudes and frequencies that react with the resonant frequency or other aspect of an adjacent earth formation. Some tool embodiments can variably sweep a rock formation and adjust the pressure pulse amplitude and frequency to disrupt the formation in a more productive manner. Some tools can penetrate vertical bore wells as well non-vertical bore wells. In some systems, the tool is transported and operated by a control truck and can be commanded to download operational data during or after use. |
| US09988886B2 |
Gas lift valve with mixed bellows and floating constant volume fluid chamber
A valve apparatus capable of withstanding high pressures and techniques for using this apparatus in various suitable applications are provided. The valve apparatus typically includes both an upper bellows comprising a standard, convoluted bellows and a lower bellows comprising an edge-welded bellows. The valve apparatus may also include a floating, constant volume fluid chamber that travels with the lower edge-welded bellows as the lower bellows compresses and expands in an effort to protect the lower bellows from very high internal volume fluid pressure. |
| US09988883B2 |
Wellbore screen
A wellbore screen for screening particulates in wellbore fluid comprising: a base pipe having an inner bore; and a screen section disposed in a section of the base pipe, the screen section comprising (i) an outer jacket having an inner facing surface and apertures extending through the outer jacket, (ii) an inner wall having an outer surface, an inner surface and a port extending through the inner wall from the inner surface to the outer surface, (iii) an annulus formed between the inner facing surface of the outer jacket and the outer surface of the inner wall, (iv) a filter medium for the apertures of the outer jacket; and (v) a filter disc disposed in the port of the inner wall, wherein wellbore fluid flows from outside the base pipe into the inner bore through the apertures, the filter medium, the annulus, and the filter disc. |
| US09988882B2 |
Gravel packing apparatus having locking jumper tubes
A gravel packing apparatus has first and second joints each including a sand control screen assembly a slurry delivery subassembly positioned exteriorly of the sand control screen assembly. Each slurry delivery subassembly includes a transport tube extending longitudinally along the sand control screen assembly. A jumper tube extends between and is sealably coupled to the transport tube of the first joint and the transport tube of the second joint. A first locking assembly is operably coupled between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the first joint and a second locking assembly is operably coupled between the jumper tube and the transport tube of the second joint. |
| US09988877B2 |
Device for cleaning water wells
A device for cleaning water wells comprises a downhole tool composed of an electrohydraulic unit (7) with an oscillatory circuit and an ultrasonic unit (4) with an electroacoustic transducer (3) arranged successively in a single housing, sensors of pressure (10) and flow (11), a hydrophone (12), a pump, an ultrasonic generator (13), a pulse generator (14), monitoring equipment (15) for the sensors, a downhole tool control unit (16) equipped with a synchronizer of operation of the electrohydraulic unit (7) and the ultrasonic unit (4), and also with a device for controlling pulse width, beating frequency and spectrum of the signal of the oscillatory circuit of the electrohydraulic unit in order to change the treatment zone. Furthermore, a discharge chamber (8) and a protective cap (9) are arranged in the bottom part of the downhole tool. |
| US09988875B2 |
System and method for controlling flow in a well production system
A flow control system is provided for a horizontal well production system having a casing, a tube having an intake opening and disposed within the casing, and a gap formed between the casing and the tube. The flow control system includes a valve having an orifice, coupled to the tube and disposed proximate to the intake opening. The flow control system further includes an actuator coupled to the valve and configured to open the valve in response to a presence of a liquid in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to permit flow of the liquid into the tube via the intake opening, and to close the valve in response to a presence of a gas in the gap, proximate to the intake opening, to prevent flow of the gas into the tube via the intake opening. |
| US09988870B2 |
System and method for non-invasive power and data transmission
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system including a flange configured to couple to a component of a mineral extraction system, where the flange includes a base, an exterior annular tapered portion extending from the base, and an annular wall extending from the exterior annular tapered portion, wherein the annular wall at least partially defines a central exterior cavity and at least partially defines an interior annular cavity. The system also includes an inductive power and data transmission system mounted within the flange, wherein the inductive power and data transmission system comprises a first component and a second component, wherein the first and second components are separated by the annular wall. |
| US09988865B2 |
Two phase mud flow usage with dual-string drilling system
Systems and methods for controlling fluid contact with a borehole wall during drilling operations include introducing an outer pipe into a borehole and positioning an inner pipe within the outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe may be axially disposed within the outer pipe. The annular isolator may be disposed within an annulus between the outer pipe and the borehole wall. The method may include placing a control fluid in the annulus between the outer pipe and the borehole wall. The method may further include circulating a drilling fluid to a drill bit using the inner pipe and the annulus between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The drilling fluid may be separated from the control fluid by an annular isolator. |
| US09988864B2 |
Transport trailer reel and injector shift for maximizing coiled tubing load distribution
A coiled tubing transport unit includes a coiled tubing reel unit, a first mechanism for shifting the coiled tubing reel unit lengthwise along the coiled tubing transport unit, an injector head, and a second mechanism for shifting the injector head lengthwise along the coiled tubing transport unit. |
| US09988859B2 |
Impact dampening apparatus
An apparatus for dampening vibrations in a drill string has a tubular housing with an upper sub connected to a first end, having a threaded connection for engagement with the pipe or drillstring. A piston is positioned in the bore of the tubular housing and longitudinally movable in the bore; the dimensions of the piston and bore permit limited fluid flow around the piston. Connected to the piston and extending out of the second end of the housing is a bottom sub. Mating and engaging profiles in the tubular housing and lower sub allow longitudinal movement between them, but no relative rotation. A spring member, which may be a mechanical spring, an elastomeric member, a compressed gas, or some combination thereof, biases the piston and lower sub out of the tubular housing. |
| US09988856B2 |
Method for riser string handling and an offshore drilling vessel
The present invention relates to a method for riser string handling on an offshore drilling vessel (1), the offshore drilling vessel comprising a multiple firing line hoist system, a riser tensioner system (50) arranged in the second firing line, and a suspended riser transfer device (60). The method comprising the steps of lowering a riser string in the first firing line, and simultaneously assembling and preparing a riser tensioner system in the second firing line, wherein the riser hang-off assembly displaces the riser string, leaving the top end of the riser string exposed, from the first firing line to the second firing line to be connected to the riser tensioner system. |
| US09988854B2 |
Roller cone drill bit with improved erosion resistance
A method of manufacturing a roller cone for a drill bit includes: selectively carburizing a land of the roller cone between a plurality of spots on the land for protection against erosion; after carburization, forming sockets in the roller cone at the spots; and mounting cermet inserts in the sockets. |
| US09988851B2 |
Method and system for a hole opener
A method and system for a hole opener are provided. The hole opener includes a shaft including a plurality of axial slots formed in an outer periphery and spaced circumferentially about the shaft, a plate coupled to the outer periphery between each pair of slots, the plate including fastening wings that extend radially outwardly from each circumferential end of the plate, and a blade extending radially outwardly from a respective one of the plurality of axial slots between a fastening wing of each of adjacent plates, the blade coupled to each fastening wing. |
| US09988847B2 |
Downhole mud motor with adjustable bend angle
An example downhole motor may include a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing at a movable joint. A turbine may be within the first housing in selective fluid communication with a bore of the first housing. A biasing mechanism may be coupled to the movable joint and the turbine. The biasing mechanism may alter an angle between a first longitudinal axis of the first housing and a second longitudinal axis of the second housing by altering an orientation of the movable joint. |
| US09988846B2 |
Gauge for bent housing motor drill bit
A drilling assembly comprises a bit body having a central axis and a blade extending radially outward from the bit body. The blade is defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge. A gauge surface extends from the leading edge to a surface break and may be disposed at a gauge diameter from the central axis. A recessed surface extends from the surface break to the trailing edge. The recessed surface may be configured to avoid contact between the trailing edge and the wellbore wall. |
| US09988843B2 |
Impact body for hydraulic impact device
The present invention relates to a impact body for a hydraulic impact device and, more specifically, to a impact body for a hydraulic impact device which is capable of remarkably reducing production costs by inserting a cylinder liner having a flow path into an inner wall of a body, adjusting an impact interval and an impact strength according to the properties of a material to be crushed by adjusting an impact distance of a piston, minimizing the loss of a fluid in a pipe by forming a cylindrical flow path between the body and the cylinder liner, and remarkably improving performance by employing a circular valve to shorten the flow path whereby reduction of pressure is minimized. |
| US09988842B2 |
Ladders including rope and pulley system and fall protection device
A ladder is provided which may include a positioning system, a fall arrest system, or both. In one embodiment, a rope and pulley system is provided wherein a first end of the rope is coupled to a base section of the ladder, a second end of the rope is coupled with a fly section of the ladder, and the rope extends between a plurality of pulleys. In one particular embodiment, the rope extends between five different pulleys, two being coupled with the fly section and three being coupled with the base section. At least one portion of the rope may extend along the side of the ladder (e.g., along the side of a rail of the fly section) while another section may extend up the front of the ladder between the rails and in front of the rungs. A fall arrest mechanism, or an ascender device, may be coupled with the section of rope extending up the ladder between the rails and in front of the rungs. |
| US09988841B2 |
Window covering and sensors to reduce convection
A system to reduce drafts in front of a window is described. The system includes a window covering and a motor and gearbox that adjust the window covering. The system also includes a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a microcontroller networked to the motor and temperature sensors. The first temperature sensor is positioned above the window covering within a thermal convection zone of a window associated with the window covering, and the second temperature sensor is positioned below the window covering within the thermal convection zone. The microcontroller instructs the motor to adjust the window covering based on a temperature gradient from the first temperature sensor to the second temperature sensor. |
| US09988836B2 |
Cellular material for window coverings and method of making same
In a cellular material a first panel having a series of lengthwise accordion folds across the width of the panel, alternate folds projecting toward the front of the panel and the back of the panel is attached to a second panel of material in a manner to create a series of P-shaped cells having a back, an upper cell wall and a lower cell wall in which the upper cell wall and the lower cell wall are curved in a same direction. |
| US09988834B2 |
Carrier device for window balance assembly
A window balance assembly may include a spring member, a mounting bracket, and a carrier. The spring member may include a first portion and a second portion. The mounting bracket may engage the first portion of the spring member. The carrier may include an upper body portion supporting the second portion of the spring member and removably engaging the mounting bracket, a lower body portion rotatably supporting a cam, and an elongated central portion extending between the upper body portion and the lower body portion. The elongated central portion may be resiliently flexible to allow movement of the lower body portion relative to the upper body portion. |
| US09988833B2 |
Static hinge disabler
A static hinge disabler is provided for preventing the operation of a door hinge. The static hinge disabler includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a channel, and a cap. The first sidewall is substantially parallel to the second sidewall. The channel is disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and configured to receive at least a portion of the door hinge therein. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are statically connected such that the channel does not change shape. The first sidewall and the second sidewall therefore prevent the door hinge from operating while the door hinge is disposed within the channel. |
| US09988832B2 |
Modular vehicle door
A modular door assembly is adapted for installation on existing open frame vehicles formed of tubular members. A novel tubular hinge construction provides support for the door assembly while allowing rotational movement of the door in use. Alternative vehicle elements may also be secured to and operable on the novel hinge. |
| US09988829B2 |
Method of calibrating a standby duration of a proximity detection sensor and associated sensor
A method of calibrating a standby duration (DV′) of a proximity detection sensor, the sensor alternating between measurement phases (PM), the evaluation duration (DE) of which is measured by a first oscillator (O1) of stable frequency and standby phases (PV), the predetermined standby duration (DV) of which is controlled by a second oscillator (O2), the frequency of which varies according to external parameters. The method provides for performing immediately after the measurement phase (PM), a second measurement phase (PM2) during which a second evaluation duration (DE2) is measured by the second oscillator (O2) and calibrating the standby duration (DV′) using the ratio between the number of oscillations (N1′) generated during the evaluation duration (DE) by the first oscillator (O1) and the number of oscillations (N2′) generated during the second evaluation duration (DE2) by the second oscillator (O2). |
| US09988828B2 |
Method and apparatus for a rekeyable master key lock
A rekeyable master keyable lock includes a plurality of key followers, a plurality of user racks and a plurality of master racks. One user rack and one master rack are associated with each key follower and are configured to be selectively disengaged from, and reengaged with, the key follower. When the user racks are disenggaged from the key follower, the valid user key can be replaced with a new user key. Reengaging the user racks with the key followers rekeys the lock cylinder to the new user key and invalidates the original user key. Similar functionality applies to rekeying the master key. Either the user key or the master key can be rekeyed without rekeying the other. |
| US09988827B2 |
Magnetic key assembly
Magnetic keys, bow caps and key components are described. In one aspect, the present application describes a key. The key includes a blade and a bow connected to the blade. The bow is for applying torque to the blade. The bow defines a key ring aperture located near a top of the bow. The top is the portion of the bow furthest from the blade. The key also include a magnet fixedly coupled to the bow by placement within the key ring aperture to provide a magnetic field on at least one side of the key. |
| US09988822B2 |
Device for levelling coating parts
The invention relates to a device comprising a first part (1) provided with a base (11) and a rod (12) having an opening or recess (13) for the engagement of an actuation tool (3), a second part (2) provided with a through-opening (21) for mounting on the rod (12) of the first part (1) and a surface for supporting the tool (3), as well as a tool (3) of the second part (2) along the rod (12) of the first part (1). The tool (3) comprises: a first arm (31) and a second arm (32) hinged on an intermediate shaft (33), having respective ends (31a, 32a) for acting on the first part (1) and the second part (2), and respective handles (31b and 32b); a mechanism (4) for positioning and regulating the rotational relative movement of the arms (31, 32). |
| US09988819B2 |
Roof ventilation system and method
The present disclosure provides a roof ventilation system and method that provides ventilation for a roof while further providing simpler ventilation installation, prevention of ice dams, a non-slip surface to walk on, and a secondary membrane to prevent moisture intrusion into the living space or walls. The roof ventilation system provided by the invention includes vertical side walls having a top portion. A roof extends outwardly and beyond the vertical side walls. The roof has a top surface facing away from the vertical side walls. A web of extruded polymer monofilaments is secured to the top surface of the roof. The polymer monofilaments are heat welded at junctions to form a matrix of tangled monofilaments. The method for ventilating a roof of a building provided by the invention includes installing a web of extruded polymer monofilaments on a top surface of the roof. |
| US09988818B1 |
Rooftop rainwater drainage assembly
A rooftop rainwater drainage assembly that is at least partially concealed from view from an exterior of a dwelling. In particular, the rooftop drainage assembly can include an opening spout secured to a roof deck region of a dwelling, and an elongated downspout having a first region disposed between an exterior wall and an interior wall of the dwelling and secured to the opening spout, thereby at least partially concealing the downspout from view from both the interior wall and exterior wall of the dwelling. |
| US09988816B2 |
Fastening arrangements for a metal roof
Metal roofing includes metal roof-covering sheets or tiles having apertures along longitudinal end edges for coupling a pair of the sheets in an overlapping condition. One fastening arrangement comprises a fastener having a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction and fastening features at longitudinally spaced positions along the shaft. The fastening features may comprise a fastening peg or an opening receiving a fastening member therethrough. The pegs and openings may be combined in such a manner that at least two of the features cooperate with the apertures of the respective sheet in opposing transverse directions so as to longitudinally offset the apertures in the overlapping condition. Another fastening arrangement comprises a roof-covering sheet locating fastenings pegs which are spaced inward of the apertures in a longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to form the longitudinal offset between the respective sets of apertures. |
| US09988812B2 |
Interconnection system for panel assemblies
A system for interconnecting multiple panel assemblies comprising a first bracketing body having a first bearing member and at least one planar member; a second bracketing body having a second bearing member pivotally engaged with the first bearing member and at least one planar member; a third bracketing body having at least one planar member; a fourth bracketing body having at least one planar member; a first panel receiving volume at least partially defined by the at least one planar member of the first and third bracketing bodies; a second panel receiving volume at least partially defined by the at least one planar members of the second and fourth bracketing bodies; and wherein the at least one planar members of the second and fourth bracketing bodies at least partially define a second panel receiving volume. According to another aspect of the present invention, a first thermal insulating body is positioned between and separates the first and third bracketing bodies, and a second thermal insulating body positioned between and separates the second and fourth bracketing bodies. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a fastenerless connection is provided between surfaces of the system and the panel assemblies. |
| US09988809B2 |
Construction block anchoring system
A system for anchoring a wall including superposed rows of construction blocks to an adjacent upstanding structure, each row including a plurality of the construction blocks, the system comprising: an inter-block element insertable between adjacent ones of the construction blocks and securable thereto; and an anchor including an anchoring portion securable to the upstanding structure and a coupler, the coupler securing the anchor and the inter-block element to each other with the anchoring portion at a predetermined distance from the inter-block element and such that with the anchoring portion operatively secured to the upstanding structure and the inter-block element operatively inserted between the adjacent ones of the construction blocks and secured thereto, the anchoring portion and the inter-block element are movable vertically relative to each other over a predetermined range of motion with the anchor remaining secured to the inter-block element. Also a wall including the system. |
| US09988808B2 |
Building structure
A building structure includes elements that are integrally connected by a poured bonding structure. The elements include a beam having a cavity that is configured to receive a pourable bonding material and flooring sections that are supported by the beams. The flooring sections include voids that open to a cavity. Inserts are positioned in the voids to control the limit the depth that the pourable bonding material can flow into the voids and to increase the strength of the poured bonding structure. |
| US09988803B2 |
Urinal having continuously curved bowl surface
A urinal having the bowl surface formed by only the front face portion in an upper region which does not have any forwardly projecting plate-like side walls at opposite sides thereof as in the conventional urinal. Flush water cleans a wider part of the bowl surface than in the prior art as well as reduce an area of the bowl surface that is not cleaned and provide an improved cleanliness and sanitation of the bowl surface. The urinal includes: a bowl surface being arranged so as to situate between a line segment connecting the left and right side edges and an arcuate segment of a circle having a diameter corresponding to the line segment, as viewed in the horizontal section through the flush water discharging device. |
| US09988795B2 |
Lip shroud for a dragline lip
A lip shroud for a dragline lip configured to prevent wear on the dragline lip and to prevent decoupling therefrom during operations. The lip shroud comprises of a first sidewall having a first abutment surface provided with an opening; a second sidewall having a second abutment surface wherein the second sidewall has a securing portion configured for coupling to a lock device on the dragline lip; and a center wall having a third abutment surface, the center wall connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall wherein the first, second and third abutment surfaces define a channel to receive an edge portion of the dragline lip. |
| US09988791B2 |
Output characteristic changing system for construction machine
A management server (32) is provided in a position away from a hydraulic excavator (1). An operator ID and a vehicle body ID and output characteristic information are stored in a memory device (32A) in the management server (32) in such a manner as to be associated with operability desired by each of operators. The management server (32) extracts the output characteristic information in conformity with the operability desired by an operator from the operator ID and the vehicle body ID, and outputs the extracted output characteristic information to the hydraulic excavator (1). A control device (17) in the hydraulic excavator (1) changes the output characteristics of hydraulic actuators (4D), (4E), (4F), (2B), (3B) based upon the output characteristic information stored in a memory (19). |
| US09988789B2 |
Earth removal and sand mining system and method
An earth removal and sand mining system is provided, comprising a modular floating platform having an elongated U-shaped open channel defining an operating area; a gantry positioned above the operating area, wherein the gantry includes a crane and trolley operable along a predefined path within the operating area; a hoist extending from the trolley; and a pump operatively suspended from the trolley, wherein the pump includes a slurry discharge hose. The platform includes an adjustable drag line connected to the pump to enable control of the pump position. |
| US09988787B1 |
System for determining position of a vehicle
A system configured to be mounted to a vehicle including an implement. The system may be configured to determine positions, coordinates, rotation angles (pitch, roll, and yaw), and slopes that may be utilized for autonomous control of the vehicle and the implement. In some cases, the sensor system may include a combination of one or more global positioning sensors mounted on top of a vehicle cab, at least one measurement unit mounted on the implement, and/or additional measurement units mounted on the vehicle body to collect data associated with the movement of the vehicle and implement. |
| US09988782B2 |
Method and apparatus for skimming a floating liquid from a body of water
A method for skimming a target liquid floating on water involves a first step of providing a body having a first compartment and a second compartment. The body has floats, such that the body floats on the water. The body has an opening through which liquids enter the first compartment. The body has a target liquid transfer apparatus to transfer the target liquid from the first compartment to the second compartment. A second step involves setting the target liquid transfer apparatus a predetermined distance above a water level in the first compartment to selectively transfer only the target liquid floating on the water from the first compartment to the second compartment. |
| US09988779B2 |
Unmanned mobile device and relative method for treating a snow covered surface, and in particular of glaciers
An unmanned mobile device for treating a snow covered surface having transport means adapted to the movement on snow and/or ice is disclosed. The device has compressing means of the snow for exerting a compression force on the snow in order to increase the specific weight thereof and/or varying means of the temperature of the surface of the snow. |
| US09988778B2 |
Barrier wall element
A barrier wall element of a vehicle restraint system includes a coupling part having a first leg which has a free end forming a first hook extension and a sliding surface arranged on a side of the first leg. The side faces away from the first hook extension, and a second leg has a free end forming a second hook extension. When coupling the coupling part to an identical coupling part of another barrier wall element, the first hook extension rests in a first contact region on the second hook extension of a further coupling part. The second hook extension rests in a second contact region on the first hook extension of the further coupling part. The first and second contact regions are spaced from one another in a tensile direction of the tension member by a distance which is smaller than a width of the first leg. |
| US09988777B2 |
Road guide post
A road guide post includes: a supporter which is fixed to the ground by being coupled to an anchor bolt; a guide post body which has a post shape that is screw-coupled to or fitted into the supporter; reflective sheets, multiple layers of which are attached to the concave groove part of the guide post body; and a bracket which is inserted and fixed into the bottom surface of the supporter. |
| US09988776B2 |
Wind screens for photovoltaic arrays and methods thereof
Wind screen for one or more photovoltaic arrays and method thereof. For example, a wind screen for one or more photovoltaic arrays includes a screen foundation including a concrete block, and one or more perforation blocks on the concrete block. In another example, the wind screen is configured to cover at least a first side of each array of the one or more photovoltaic arrays. |
| US09988775B1 |
Concrete i-beam for bridge construction
A beam used for construction, particularly of short- to mid-span bridges. A beam can include flanges extending from a web that are joined to flanges of another beam. When joined two beams form an open internal void. The beams can be manufactured from concrete and include an embedded reinforcement cage. Manufacture of the beams utilizes a formwork that can be filled in a single pour. |
| US09988767B2 |
Facade covering panel member
An apparatus for forming blanks from fibrous material is disclosed. The apparatus includes a die having a molding surface and perforations through molding surface and a body of the die; a molding screen; and a vacuum mechanism positioning fibrous material onto the molding surface and extracting water away from the fibrous material. |
| US09988763B2 |
Cannabis fiber, absorbent cellulosic structures containing cannabis fiber and methods of making the same
A method to prepare, pulp, and bleach cannabis bast and hurd fibers to allow for the fiber to be incorporated into absorbent cellulosic structures on a wet-laid paper machine while keeping the pectin within the fibers. The wet laid paper machine can use the ATMOS, NTT, ETAD, TAD, or UCTAD method to produce the absorbent cellulosic structure. Absorbent cellulosic structures are produced with the cannabis bast and hurd fibers or with the bast fibers alone with the hurd fibers being combined with paper mill sludge or dust to form a fuel pellet. |
| US09988762B2 |
High efficiency production of nanofibrillated cellulose
A scalable, energy efficient process for preparing cellulose nanofibers employs treating the cellulosic material with a first mechanical refiner with plates having a configuration of blades separated by grooves, and subsequently treating the material with a second mechanical refiner with plates having a configuration of blades separated by grooves different than the first refiner. The plate configurations and treatment operations are selected such that the first refiner produces a first specific edge loading (SEL) that is greater than the SEL of the second refiner, by as much as 2-50 fold. An exemplary high first SEL may be in the range of 1.5 to 8 J/m. Paper products made with about 2% to about 30% cellulose nanofibers having a length from about 0.2 mm to about 0.5 mm, preferably from 0.2 mm to about 0.4 mm have improved properties. |
| US09988761B2 |
In-line digital printing system for textile materials
Compositions for and methods of digitally printing an ink image onto a woven textile material are provided. A base application is applied to the surface of a woven textile material, especially one comprising synthetic resin fibers prior to application of an ink image layer. The base application comprises an acrylic latex material that is formulated to be printed on with a digital ink while still wet, thereby eliminating the need for an intermediate drying cycle in between base application deposit and printing of the ink image. |
| US09988758B2 |
Fabrics containing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers
Woven and knit fabrics containing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) fibers and at least one other fiber are provided. The ePTFE fiber may be woven or knit as a single, non-twisted fiber, as part of a multifilament fiber, or may be twisted or braided with another fiber. The ePTFE fiber, whether alone or in combination with a weave fiber(s), may be utilized in either the warp and/or the weft direction. The woven and knit fabrics are concurrently breathable, lightweight, durable, drapable, and fast drying. The ePTFE fibers have a substantially rectangular configuration. In some embodiments, the woven or knit fabric is flame resistant. In addition, the woven and knit fabrics are quiet, soft, and drapable. Treatments may be provided to the surface of the ePTFE fiber and/or the fabrics to impart one or more desired functionality, such as, for example, oleophobicity, anti-microbial, contamination resistance, or UV stability. |
| US09988756B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus with liquid spraying function
The present invention relates to a dryer having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. The apparatus comprises: a drum for receiving the laundry; a hot air supply means for supplying hot air to the inner side of the drum; a spraying means for spraying a fragrant solution to the inside of the drum; a manipulating means including a course selecting means for selecting the laundry treating courses; and a controller for controlling the apparatus according to the instructions inputted by the manipulating means, wherein a plurality of laundry treating courses includes at least one scent spray course for spraying the fragrant solution during the laundry treating process, and the course selecting means comprises a scent spray course selecting means for selecting one of the scent spray courses. |
| US09988750B2 |
Method of fabricating a composite material part with improved intra-yarn densification
A method of fabricating a composite material part comprises fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The method comprises the following steps: making a fiber fabric by weaving yarns having an initial mean fiber percentage; and densifying the fiber fabric with a matrix. The fiber fabric is subjected, prior to densification, to one or more jets of water under pressure so as to reduce the mean fiber percentage in the fabric to a value lying in the range 20% to 45%. |
| US09988745B2 |
Enhanced char integrity fabric
An enhanced char integrity fabric containing a plurality of warp yarns in the warp direction and a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction. The warp yarns and the weft yarns contain thermoplastic fibers having a melting temperature less than about 300° C. The enhanced char integrity fabric also contains a plurality of char reinforcing yarns in at least the warp direction. The char reinforcing yarns have a different composition than the warp yarns and the weft yarns and contain non-melting fibers having a decomposition temperature greater than 300° C. The char reinforcing yarns are in an amount of less than about 30% wt of the warp yarns and the tensile strength of the char reinforcing yarns is about equal or less than the tensile strength of the warp yarns. |
| US09988743B2 |
Process of making flame retardant cellulosic man-made fibers
The invention relates to flame-retardant cellulosic man-made fibers containing a flame-retardant substance in the form of an oxidized condensate of a tetrakis hydroxyalkyl phosphonium salt with ammonia and/or a nitrogenous compound which contains one or several amine groups whereby the fiber has a tenacity of more than 18 cN/tex in a conditioned state. Production process and the use of the fibers according to the invention are further objects of the invention. |
| US09988741B2 |
Heat treatment method and heat treatment device for single crystal sapphire
Provided is a sapphire single crystal heat treatment method comprising the steps of: charging a sapphire single crystal into a chamber; raising the temperature in the chamber to a target temperature by heating the chamber; holding the temperature in the chamber at a constant temperature; and cooling the inside of the chamber to room temperature, wherein the temperature raising step comprises: a first temperature raising step of raising the temperature to a first set temperature at a temperature raising rate of 4° C./min to 5° C./min; and a second temperature raising step of raising the temperature to a second set temperature at a temperature raising rate of 1° C./min or less after the first temperature raising step has been completed. The temperature raising process is executed in a multi-stage, to reduce the temperature raising time and prevent a sapphire single crystal from being affected by heat. |
| US09988737B2 |
Epitaxial diamond layer and method for the production thereof
An epitaxial diamond layer and a method for the production thereof can be provided that comprises the following steps: providing a substrate; depositing a metal layer on at least a subarea of the substrate, wherein the metal layer contains, or consists of, at least one period 4, 5 or 6 metal having a melting point of greater than or equal to 1200 K; and depositing a diamond layer on at least a subarea of the metal layer; wherein at least one intermediate layer is deposited between the metal layer and the diamond layer and has a higher lattice constant than undoped crystalline diamond and a lower hardness than undoped crystalline diamond. |
| US09988733B2 |
Apparatus and method for modulating azimuthal uniformity in electroplating
An apparatus for electroplating metal on a semiconductor substrate with improved azimuthal uniformity includes in one aspect: a plating chamber configured to contain an electrolyte and an anode; a substrate holder configured to hold the semiconductor substrate; an ionically resistive ionically permeable element (“the element”) configured to be positioned proximate the substrate; and a shield configured for providing azimuthally asymmetrical shielding and positioned between the substrate holder and the element such that the closest distance between the substrate-facing surface of the shield and the working surface of the substrate is less than 2 mm. In some embodiments there is an electrolyte-filled gap between the substrate-facing surface of the element and the shield during electroplating. The substrate-facing surface of the shield may be contoured such that the distance from different positions of the shield to the substrate is varied. |
| US09988729B2 |
Coating facility and method for coating workpieces
In order to provide a coating facility for coating workpieces, which includes a dip tank, into which the workpieces are introducible in order to coat them, a current conversion system for providing a coating current, which is feedable through the dip tank to coat the workpieces, and an electrode, which is configured to be arranged in the dip tank and which is electrically connected to the current conversion system, which coating facility is configured to be flexibly and reliably operated, it is proposed that the current conversion system comprises a current conversion unit, which includes a power switch and an isolating transformer, the power switch being connectable on the input side to a supply current source and being connected on the output side to the isolating transformer and the isolating transformer being connected on the input side to the power switch and on the output side to an electrode. |
| US09988728B2 |
Anode assembly, system including the assembly, and method of using same
The present invention relates to an anode assembly for use in an electrolytic cell for recovery of metal. The assembly includes a hanger bar, a first perimeter bar, a second perimeter bar, optionally one or more center conductor bars, a base bar, a first tab coupled to the first perimeter bar and/or the base bar, and a second tab coupled to the second perimeter bar and/or the base bar. The assembly may also include insulating separators coupled to the tabs and/or insulators coupled to an active area of the anode assembly. A system includes the anode assembly, a cathode assembly, and a tank. |
| US09988724B2 |
Inorganic polarizing plate having trapezoid shaped metal layers and production method thereof
An inorganic polarizing plate, which contains: a substrate transparent to light in a wavelength range for use; linear metal layers; linear dielectric layers; and linear light-absorbing layers having a light absorbing function, provided in this order, wherein the linear metal layers are aligned being apart from each other on the substrate at a pitch shorter than wavelengths of the light; each of the linear dielectric layers is provided on each of the linear metal layers; each of the linear light-absorbing layers is provided on each of the linear dielectric layers; and a cross-sectional shape of the linear metal layer cut in a direction orthogonally crossing a longitudinal direction thereof is a trapezoid with a bottom base at a side of the substrate, and an upper base at a side of the linear dielectric layer, where the bottom base is longer than the upper base. |
| US09988721B2 |
Additive manufacturing processing with oxidation
A method includes additively manufacturing an article in an inert environment, removing the article from the inert environment and placing the article in a non-inert environment, allowing at least a portion the article to oxidize in the non-inert environment to form an oxidized layer on a surface of the article, and removing the oxidized layer (e.g., to smooth the surface of the article). The method can further include relieving stress in the article (e.g., via heating the article after additive manufacturing). |
| US09988719B2 |
Method of manufacturing an electrode for vapor deposition
An electrode for vapor deposition process may include: a body section mounted at a lower portion of the electrode and adapted to be electrically connected to an external electric source; and a head section integrally formed at an upper portion of the body section and coupled to a substrate, wherein the body section and the head section are formed through forging. According to the electrode, manufacturing cost is greatly lowered and electric conductivity and heat resistance are improved. |
| US09988715B2 |
Interface engineering during MGO deposition for magnetic tunnel junctions
Methods of fabricating magnetic devices are described herein. Methods involve exposing a magnetic film, such as a CoFeB film, to a reducing agent before, during, or after depositing a metal oxide film using atomic layer deposition or chemical vapor deposition. Some methods include exposing the magnetic film in cycles involving exposure to a reducing agent, exposure to a magnesium-containing precursor, and exposure to an oxidant. Methods are suitable for depositing a magnesium oxide layer on a CoFeB layer to form part of a magnetic tunnel junction. |
| US09988713B2 |
Thin film devices and methods for preparing thin film devices
A method for preparing a device having a film on a substrate is disclosed. In the method, a film is deposited on a polymeric substrate. The film includes at least one metal. A metal in the film is converted to a metal oxide using microwave radiation. One example device prepared by the method includes a polyethylene napthalate substrate and a film on the substrate, wherein the film includes a semiconducting copper oxide and silver as a dopant. |
| US09988705B2 |
Reactive sputter deposition of silicon films
Reactive sputter deposition method and system are disclosed, in which a catalyst gas, such as water vapor, is used to increase the overall deposition rate substantially without compromising formation of a dielectric compound layer and its optical transmission. Addition to the sputtering or reactive gas of the catalyst gas can result in an increase of a deposition rate of the dielectric oxide film substantially without increasing an optical absorption of the film. |
| US09988703B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for monitored thermal spraying
A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for monitored thermal spraying. One or more sensors (610) are used to capture one or more types of measurements (650) to monitor the thermal spraying process. A processor (710) can analyze a waveform (750) of measurements (650), such as electrical measurements (652). The processor (710) can then initiate a response (770) such as a warning (772) or an automatic adjustment (790) that is triggered by an identified operating condition (800). |
| US09988699B2 |
Hard particles for incorporation in sintered alloy and wear-resistant iron-based sintered alloy and production method thereof
Hard particles are incorporated as a starting material in a sintered alloy. The hard particles may contain 20 to 60 mass % Mo, 3 to 15 mass % Mn, and more than 0.01 to 0.5 mass % C, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. |
| US09988696B2 |
Rail cooling method and rail cooling device
A rail cooling method for forcibly cooling a rail by jetting a coolant includes jetting the coolant to a foot back part of the rail from a porous plate nozzle in which a nozzle hole at an end in a width direction is smaller than a nozzle hole at a central part in the width direction and causes a cooling capacity for the end in the width direction of the underside of the base of the rail to be lower than a cooling capacity for the central part in the width direction of the underside of the base of the rail. |
| US09988694B2 |
Effect of HBV on clinical outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma cancer patients
A method for predicting prognosis (clinical outcome) of hepatocellular carcinoma patients based on the detection of a Hepatitis B virus, determination of the HBV genotype, identification of the strain of the HBV genotype and its integration into the genome, in biological samples of such patients is provided. |
| US09988690B2 |
Compositions and methods for prognosis of ovarian cancer
Described herein are compositions and methods for the prediction of the prognosis of ovarian cancer subjects. The present invention further provides methods for distinguishing between histological subtypes of ovarian cancer tumors, and also methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ovarian cancer. Specifically the invention relates to microRNA molecules associated with said methods and compositions, as well as various nucleic acid molecules relating thereto or derived therefrom. |
| US09988685B2 |
Methods and kits for diagnosing, prognosticating risk/outcome, and/or treating breast cancer
Methods and kits for diagnosing, prognosticating risk of, and selecting and/or administering a therapy for breast cancer based upon detection of methylated glucocorticoid receptor gene or measurement of glucocorticoid receptor and BRCA1 gene expression levels are provided. |
| US09988683B2 |
Method and nucleic acids for the analysis of colon cell proliferative disorders
Provided are methods and nucleic acids for detecting, differentiating or distinguishing between colon cell proliferative disorders by analysis of one or more of the genes Versican, TPEF, H-Cadherin, Calcitonin, and EYA4. Further provided are novel nucleic acid sequences useful for the cell proliferative disorder specific analysis of said genes as well as methods, assays and kits thereof. |
| US09988672B2 |
Methylcytosine detection method
To provide a method for selectively detecting the methylation of particular cytosines in genomic DNA using a methylcytosine detection method using an anti-methylcytosine antibody to improve quantitativity and reliability. A method for detecting the methylated state of cytosine at a specific position contained in a nucleic acid, includes fragmenting the nucleic acid using a restriction enzyme; forming a double-stranded nucleic acid between the fragmented nucleic acid and a single-stranded nucleic acid having a base sequence capable of hybridizing with the fragmented nucleic acid but incapable of resulting in the formation of a base pair with cytosine at a specific position in the fragmented nucleic acid and a solid phase-binding site; binding the double-stranded nucleic acid on a solid phase using the solid phase-binding site; and measuring the amount of an antibody binding to the double-stranded nucleic acid on the solid phase. |
| US09988670B2 |
Methods and compositions for detecting antibiotic resistant bacteria
Primers and probes specific to genes encoding carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CREs) that include KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase), NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase), VIM (Verona Integron-Mediated Metallo-β-lactamase), IMP-type carbapenemase and OXA 48 (oxacillinase), that cause resistance in Enterobacteriaceae bacteria, are described herein, with methods and kits for using these primers and probes to detect target nucleic acids. In the methods described, nucleic acids present in a clinical or test sample obtained from a biological sample or tissue suspected of containing the the NDM1, KPC, IMP, VIM and OXA genes are amplified and corresponding sequences for the NDM1, KPC, IMP, VIM and OXA genes are detected. The amplified nucleic acid can be detected by a variety of state of the art methods, including fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), radiolabels, enzyme labels, and the like. |
| US09988663B2 |
Method for collecting biological material and device for collecting biological material
Provided is a device for collecting biological material from a microbe, the device including: a collection container that is used to collect a microbe from a liquid sample containing the microbe and to extract the biological material from the microbe; and a temperature control mechanism that controls a temperature of the collection container. Herein, the temperature control mechanism controls a temperature of the collection container so that the microbe is collected at a first temperature and the biological material is extracted from the microbe at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. |
| US09988661B2 |
Process for the modification of a glycoprotein using a glycosyltransferase that is or is derived from A β(1,4)-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
The present invention relates to a process for the enzymatic modification of a glycoprotein. The process comprises the step of contacting a glycoprotein comprising a glycan comprising a terminal GlcNAc-moiety, in the presence of glycosyltransferase that is, or is derived from, a β-(1,4)-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, with a non-natural sugar-derivative nucleotide. The non-natural sugar-derivative nucleotide is according to formula (3): wherein A is selected from the group consisting of —N3, —C(O)R3, —(CH2)iC≡C—R4, —SH, —SC(O)R8, —SC(O)OR8, —SC(S)OR8, —F, —CI, —Br —I, —OS(O)2R5, terminal C2-C24 alkenyl groups, C3-C5 cycloalkenyl groups, C4-C8 alkadienyl groups, terminal C3-C24 allenyl groups and amino groups. The invention further relates to a glycoprotein obtainable by the process according to the invention, to a bioconjugate that can be obtained by conjugating the glycoprotein with a linker-conjugate, and to β-(1,4)-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases that can be used in preparing the the glycoprotein according to the invention. |
| US09988660B2 |
Compositions and methods for cDNA synthesis
Methods for making eDNA molecules, for amplification of RNA by PCR and for preparation of cDNA libraries are provided. Kits for making eDNA molecules also are provided. Compositions are also provided comprising mixtures of reagents, including reverse transcriptases, buffers, cofactors and other components, suitable for immediate use in conversion of RNA into eDNA and RT PCR without dilution or addition of further components. These compositions are useful, alone or in the form of kits, for eDNA synthesis or nucleic acid amplification (e.g., by the Polymerase Chain Reaction) or for any procedure utilizing reverse transcriptases in a variety of research, medical, diagnostic, forensic and agricultural applications. |
| US09988659B1 |
In vivo conversion of nucleosides in plasmid DNA
The instant invention provides for the assembly of large DNA oligonucleotide constructs by the self-assembly of multiple oligonucleotide fragments, wherein the assembly is guided by the hybridization between non-standard nucleotides that form non-standard nucleobase pairs orthogonal to the standard T:A and C:G nucleobase pairs. Adding nucleobase pairs increases the information density of the fragments, minimizing off-target hybridization. The invention further provides rules and methods for converting non-standard pairs into standard pairs using polymerase copying with conversion. |
| US09988651B2 |
Processes for increasing bioalcohol yield from biomass
A process for increasing alcohol yield from biomass (the form or agro- or forest residue, grains, hops, etc.), involving multiple hydrodynamic cavitation treatments of biomass filtrate—both before and after fermentation. Carbohydrates extracted from biomass are subjected to a first cavitation treatment to promote additional conversion into carbohydrates. The carbohydrates are then combined with bacterial species and nutrients, and allowed to ferment. The fermentation product is subjected to a second hydrodynamic cavitation treatment to promote further conversion of carbohydrates into bioalcohol. After distillation, the bioalcohol is subjected to a second hydrodynamic cavitation treatment to increase its purity. |
| US09988649B2 |
Yeast strains engineered to produce ethanol from acetic acid and glycerol
The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from lignocellulosic hydrolysates comprising hexoses, pentoses and acetic acid, whereby genetically modified yeast cells are use that comprise an exogenous gene encoding an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and a bacterial gene encoding an enzyme with NAD+-linked glycerol dehydrogenase activity. The process is further characterized in that glycerol is present in or fed into the culture medium, whereby the modified yeast cell ferments the hexoses, pentoses, acetic acid and glycerol to ethanol. The invention further relates to yeast cells for use in such processes. The yeast cells advantageously comprise genetic modifications that improve glycerol utilization such as modifications that increase one or more of dihydroxyacetone kinase activity and transport of glycerol into the cell. The yeast cell further preferably comprises a functional exogenous xylose isomerase gene and/or functional exogenous genes which confer to the cell the ability to convert L-arabinose into D-xylulose 5-phosphate and they may comprise a genetic modification that increase acetyl-CoA synthetase activity. |
| US09988648B2 |
Microorganisms and methods for producing alkenes
The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms containing an alkene pathway having at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an alkene pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to convert an alcohol to an alkene. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce an alkene, by culturing a non-naturally occurring microbial organism containing an alkene pathway as described herein under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce an alkene. |
| US09988643B2 |
Chimeric nucleic acid molecules with non-AUG translation initiation sequences and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to nucleic acid vaccine compositions and methods for preventing or treating pathological conditions, such as cancer or infectious disease. Further, the disclosure provides methods for more efficient production of antigens via mRNA containing one or more non-conventional start codons to promote multiplex initiation of translation in eukaryotic cells. |
| US09988639B2 |
Method for breeding Brassica rapa plant having self-compatibility
The problem of providing a technology that converts a Brassica rapa plant having self-incompatibility to having self-compatibility is addressed. The problem is solved by causing a pollen factor (SP11) to be inactive at a self-incompatibility gene locus for a Brassica rapa plant, while maintaining the inverted repeat sequence (SMI) on a class I dominant S haplotype. |
| US09988625B2 |
Templates, libraries, kits and methods for generating molecules
The present invention is directed to collections of templates for molecules such as RNA, as well as templates, devices, kits and methods for generating molecules from these collections. Through the use of various embodiments of the present invention one may efficiently and effectively obtain selected RNA molecules such as siRNA, shRNA, miRNA mimics and inhibitors, lncRNA, antisense RNA, aptamers, ribozymes, and sgRNA and sets of those molecules. |
| US09988622B2 |
Device for capture and lysis of microorganisms from liquids and methods of use thereof
Devices and methods for detecting microbial contaminants, such as bacteria and fungi, in fluids such as drinking water, pharmaceutical solutions and tissue culture media are provided. More particularly, provided are filtration devices for capture and processing of microorganisms from fluids, and improved methods for recovery, lysis and detection of microorganisms based on a combination of physical disruption with small beads and lysis solutions. |
| US09988620B2 |
Methods, compositions, and kits for the treatment of matrix mineralization disorders
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for the treatment of matrix mineralization disorders such as hypophosphatasia. In particular, the present invention provides polypeptides having a soluble alkaline phosphatase fused to an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin. Such polypeptides can be administered to patients, e.g., subcutaneously, to treat hypophosphatasia using enzyme replacement therapy. The invention also features nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides and the use of the nucleic acids for treating matrix mineralization disorders. |
| US09988618B2 |
Psicose epimerase and psicose production method using same
The present invention provides a novel psicose epimerase derived from Flavonifractor plautii and capable of converting fructose to psicose. The novel psicose epimerase according to the present invention possesses an activity producing psicose by epimerizing the carbon-3 position of fructose, and has maximal activity for the conversion of fructose to psicose at a relatively high temperature and a pH less than or equal to neutral, has excellent thermal stability, and can mass-produce psicose from fructose in a high yield for a short amount of time. Therefore, the psicose epimerase according to the present invention is advantageous in the industrial production of psicose, and it is expected that the psicose produced thereby can be usefully utilized in the functional sugar industry and also as materials for health food, medicine, cosmetics, and the like using the psicose. |
| US09988616B2 |
Polypeptides having xanthan degrading activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xanthan degrading activity, catalytic domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides and catalytic domains. 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 and catalytic domains. |
| US09988614B1 |
High fidelity BbsI
A composition comprising a variant BbsI restriction endonuclease having reduced star activity is provided, as well as kits and methods employing the same. |
| US09988613B2 |
DNA polymerases with increased 3′-mismatch discrimination
Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having increased 3′-mismatch discrimination relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases. |
| US09988612B2 |
T7 RNA polymerase variants with expanded substrate range and enhanced transcriptional yield
Disclosed are T7 RNA polymerase variants with enhanced transcriptional activity. T7 RNA polymerase variants are known which have the ability to incorporate modified ribonucleotides into growing RNA molecules. However, these variants have relatively low levels of transcriptional activity. Presented herein are mutations that increase the transcriptional activity of the variants with broad substrate range. |
| US09988611B2 |
Protein inhibitors to complement and VEGF pathways and methods of use thereof
The invention provides bispecific fusion proteins that inhibit activation of complement pathway and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway and methods for using these fusion proteins. |
| US09988610B2 |
Modified glucosyltransferases for producing branched alpha-glucan polymers
Glucosyltransferase enzymes are disclosed herein that produce branched alpha-glucan polymer. Also disclosed, for example, are polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as methods of producing branched alpha-glucan polymer. |
| US09988608B1 |
Methods of expanding bacteriophage host-range and bacteriophage produced by the methods
A method of producing novel bacteriophages with expanded host-range and bacteriophages with expanded host ranges are disclosed. The method produces mutant phage strains which are infectious to a second host and can be more infectious to their natural host than in their natural state. The method includes repeatedly passaging a selected phage strain into bacterial cultures that contain varied ratios of its natural host bacterial strain with a bacterial strain that the phage of interest is unable to infect; the target-host. After each passage the resulting phage are purified and screened for activity against the target-host via double-overlay assays. When mutant phages that are shown to infect the target-host are discovered, they are further propagated in culture that contains only the target-host to produce a stock of the resulting mutant phage. |
| US09988606B2 |
Generation of airway and lung progenitors and epithelial cells and three-dimensional anterior foregut spheres
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various methods for generating airway and lung progenitors and epithelial cells and three-dimensional anterior foregut spheres, and to populations of cells made using the methods. The airway and lung progenitors and epithelial cells can be used as a model to study diseases that primarily affect airway epithelial cells, and to study human lung development. Methods are also provided for drug screening. Anterior foregut spheres can be used as a model for lung fibrosis. |
| US09988605B2 |
Method for preparing endocrine aggregate of insulin-producing beta cells from human pluripotent stem cells
The present invention prepared insulin-producing endocrine cells by inducing the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells or human induced pluripotent stem cells into definitive endoderm (DE), pancreatic endoderm (PE), endocrine progenitors (EP), and endocrine cells (EC) stepwise in that order. Particularly, the present invention established the conditions for the formation of an insulin producing endocrine aggregate (EA) from the endocrine cells. Especially in this invention, it was confirmed that the endocrine aggregate has the cell proliferation potential at a significant level and has the increased insulin productivity as well as the activity of inhibiting cell necrosis and apoptosis. Therefore, the method for preparing the endocrine aggregate of insulin-producing beta cells from human pluripotent stem cells can be effectively used for the examination of the medicinal effect of the conventional antidiabetic agents and of the novel antidiabetic drugs. |
| US09988603B2 |
Large scale generation of functional megakaryocytes and platelets from human embryonic stem cells under stromal-free conditions
The present invention provides a method of generating megakaryocytes and platelets. In various embodiments, method involves the use of human embryonic stem cell derived hemangioblasts for differentiation into megakaryocytes and platelets under serum and stromal-free condition. In this system, hESCs are directed towards megakaryocytes through embryoid body formation and hemangioblast differentiation. Further provided is a method of treating a subject in need of platelet transfusion. |
| US09988602B2 |
Methods for producing enucleated erythroid cells derived from pluripotent stem cells
Methods for generating enucleated erythroid cells using pluripotent stem cells are provided. The methods permit the production of large numbers of cells. The cells obtained by the methods disclosed may be used for a variety of research, clinical, and therapeutic applications. Methods for generating megakaryocyte and platelets are also provided. |
| US09988600B2 |
Cell culture media
The present invention relates to cell culture media comprising polymer embedded components. Some components show poor stability in dry powder cell culture media. Others are hygroscopic. Such components can be embedded into polymers to increase stability and reduce clumping. |
| US09988590B1 |
Polydialkylsiloxane poly (meth)acrylate brush polymers for lubricant additive application
The present disclosure relates to comb or brush polymers and, in some approaches, comb or brush polymers suitable for use as viscosity index improvers in lubricating oil compositions. The present disclosure further relates to oil compositions comprising such polymers. The disclosure also relates to brush polymer compositions derived from sulfur functionalized polydialkylsiloxane backbones and various (meth)acrylate monomers. |
| US09988589B2 |
Acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds and use thereof as additives in fuels and lubricants
The present invention relates to novel acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a fuel and lubricant additive, more particularly as a detergent additive, as a wax antisettling additive (WASA) or as an additive for reducing internal diesel injector deposits (IDID); to additive packages which comprise these compounds; and to fuels and lubricants thus additized. The present invention further relates to the use of these acid-free quaternized nitrogen compounds as a fuel additive for reducing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, especially in common-rail injection systems, for reducing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, especially of diesel engines with common-rail injection systems, and for minimizing power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, especially in diesel engines with common-rail injection systems. |
| US09988586B2 |
Systems and methods for the use of Fischer-Tropsch tail gas in a gas to liquid process
The present disclosure provides a Fischer-Tropsch tail gas recycling system, including: a Fischer-Tropsch reactor providing a source of tail gas; a first preheater for preheating the tail gas to between about 200 and 300 degrees C.; a hydrogenator for hydrogenating the tail gas; an expansion device for reducing the pressure of the tail gas to between about 2.5 and 5 bar; a second preheater for preheating a feed gas comprising the tail gas and steam to between about 500 and 600 degrees C.; and a catalytic reformer for reforming the feed gas in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalytic reformer operates at about 2 bar and about 1000 degrees C., for example. Optionally, CO2 and/or natural gas are also added to the tail gas and/or steam to form the feed gas. |
| US09988585B2 |
Method for producing base oil for lubricant oils
A method for producing a base oil for lubricant oils comprising: a first step of hydrocracking a stock oil having a content percentage of a heavy matter of 80% by mass or more so that a crack per mass of the heavy matter is 20 to 85% by mass, to obtain a hydrocracked oil comprising the heavy matter and a hydrocracked product thereof, a second step of fractionating the hydrocracked oil into a base oil fraction comprising the hydrocracked product and a heavy fraction comprising the heavy matter and being heavier than the base oil fraction, respectively, a third step of isomerization dewaxing the base oil fraction from the fractionation in the second step to obtain a dewaxed oil, wherein the heavy fraction from the fractionation in the second step is returned to the first step as a part of the stock oil. |
| US09988582B2 |
Method for restoring activity to a spent hydroprocessing catalyst, a spent hydroprocessing catalyst having restored catalytic activity, and a hydroprocessing process
A regenerated spent hydroprocessing catalyst treated with a chelating agent and having incorporated therein a polar additive. |
| US09988581B2 |
Crude oil stabilization and recovery
Volatile organic compounds are removed from crude oil by adding heat upstream of a vapor recovery tower. The heat input may either be sufficient to break the emulsion as in a here treater or extra heat may be added to stabilize the crude oil. Produced gas may be recovered as NGL in one or more cooling stages. Produced gas, whether partially recovered or not, may be used as fuel for said heater treater, other combustion device or compressed into a pipeline. |
| US09988579B2 |
Process for cracking of liquid hydrocarbon materials by pulsed electrical discharge and device for its implementation
A carrier gas jet is injected into a liquid hydrocarbon material to form a liquid hydrocarbon-gas mixture; flowing the liquid hydrocarbon-gas material through an inter-electrode gap of a discharge chamber, the inter-electrode gap defined by a spaced pair of electrodes, the electrodes being connected to a capacitor; charging the capacitor to a breakdown voltage of the carrier gas; generating a spark discharge in the inter-electrode gap; and recovering a hydrocarbon fraction that includes lower molecular weight hydrocarbons than the liquid hydrocarbon material. |
| US09988576B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device comprises a display panel including a first base substrate, a switching element disposed on the first base substrate, a color filter layer disposed on the switching element, and a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter layer; a counter display panel including a second base substrate and a common electrode disposed on the second base substrate and facing the display panel; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display panel and the counter display panel and having negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes at least one compound represented by Formula 1 below, and the liquid crystal layer does not include a compound represented by Formula A below; and a light-blocking spacer disposed on the display panel and including an area overlapping the switching element, and maintaining the thickness of the liquid crystal layer. |
| US09988574B2 |
Stabilization of an aqueous solution of an organic iron salt
Process and station for stabilizing an aqueous solution of an iron salt of an organic acid with a ferric component and a ferrous component of less solubility than the ferric component, such as the aqueous solution based on the Fe3+ salt of meso-tartaric acid. To stabilize the content of the dissolved ferric salt, the solution is at least partly subjected to electrolytic oxidation. |
| US09988570B2 |
Composition for use in conducting downhole operations in oil and gas wells
A composition for viscosifying a nonaqueous base liquid. The composition has glycerin carbonate and optionally an alkoxylated alcohol having the formula: wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, or an aromatic radical having the structure: where R1 is a branched or linear alkyl having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms R2 is H or CH3 R3 is H or CH3 a is from 0 to 12 and b is from 1 to 12. The base liquid having greater than 20% naphthenics and about 10% to about 35% isoparaffins. |
| US09988566B2 |
Hydrophobic silicone-based putty composition
A putty composition comprising an organic binder, which further comprises a silicone fluid, an anti-blocking agent, and a rheological additive. The putty also contains a filler. The non-staining putty composition meets the ASTM-D2203 standard test method for staining sealants. |
| US09988564B2 |
Polyurethane-based adhesives
The present disclosure generally relates to curable precursor compositions for a polyurethane adhesive. In one exemplary embodiment, the composition includes (a) an isocyanate component comprising one or more isocyanates and (b) an isocyanate-reactive component comprising (bi) one or more triols selected from polyether triols, polyester triols, polyether-polyester triols and combinations thereof; (bii) one or more tetrols, selected from polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyether-polyester polyols; and wherein the composition further comprises a catalyst system capable of catalyzing the formation of polyurethanes wherein the curing catalyst system contains a combination of bismuth, zinc and zirconium salts. Also provided are polyurethane-based adhesives, methods of bonding components with the adhesives and articles containing components bonded by the adhesives. |
| US09988562B2 |
Multi-part adhesive and its method of manufacture
Provided herein, generally, are colored two-part adhesives, more particularly, in some embodiments, (meth)acrylate based two-part adhesives suitable for, but not limited to, use in repairing aircraft parts. The adhesives, in some embodiments, comprise a colored first component and a second component, wherein the colored first component comprises i) a polymeric resin base composition, ii) a flame-retardant compound, and optional synergist, iii) an acrylic paint, and iv) dispersant additive; and the second component comprises v) a curing agent. |
| US09988561B2 |
Rubber-based adhesive composition and rubber-based adhesive tape for automobile using the same
The present invention relates to a rubber-based adhesive composition containing: a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) rubber; a hardener; and an adhesion enhancer, the adhesion enhancer being contained in 50 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) rubber, and to a rubber-based adhesive tape for an automobile using the same. |
| US09988559B2 |
Quantum dot article with improved edge ingress
A quantum dot film article includes a first barrier layer; a second barrier layer; and a quantum dot layer between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The quantum dot layer has quantum dots dispersed in a matrix including a cured adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition includes: an epoxide; an amino-functional compound of Formula I: wherein A is a monocyclic or a polycyclic alkylene group, or a monocyclic or a polycyclic heteroalkylene group, and m and n are integers each independently selected from 0 to 5; and a radiation curable methacrylate compound. |
| US09988554B2 |
Sprayable polyurethane based protective coating
A sprayable polyurethane based reaction system for forming a protective coating in industrial containers includes a first component and a second component, each having a viscosity less than 1500 cP at 25° C. A difference between the viscosities of the first component and the second component within a temperature range of 60° C. and 80° C. is from −150 cP to 150 cP. The first component is a reaction product of a polyol component that includes a first butylene oxide propylene oxide copolymer polyol having a polyoxybutylene content of at least 50 wt % and an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate. The second component has a second butylene oxide propylene oxide copolymer polyol having a polyoxybutylene content of at least 50 wt %. At least one selected from a group of the polyol component and the second component includes a primary hydroxyl containing polyol. |
| US09988552B2 |
Phenolic modified polyesters and aqueous dispersions
Substrates, such as the interior surfaces of food containers, can be coated using a composition including a phenolic modified polyester resin prepared using a formulation not including Bisphenol A as a component or subcomponent. These polymers arid subsequent coatings are free of both mobile and bound Bisphenol A moieties. These polymers and resulting coatings have properties similar to and, in some embodiments, superior over comparable conventional polyester coatings. |
| US09988551B2 |
Black pigments comprising graphenic carbon particles
Thermally produced graphenic carbon particles for use as black pigments are disclosed. The pigments may be used in coatings and bulk articles to provide desirable jetness characteristics and absorbance at visible wavelengths. |
| US09988550B2 |
Overprint varnishes with non-aqueous dispersions
Provided are overprint varnish (OPV) compositions containing high viscosity essentially non-aqueous dispersions that include acrylic core/shell polymer particles in a non-aqueous solvent such as mineral oil. Also provided are methods of coating a substrate with an OPV containing the non-aqueous dispersions to improve the properties of the OPV when used to coat a substrate, such as improved rub resistance, resistance to yellowing, and desirable gloss values. |
| US09988548B2 |
PMMA provided with impact resistance and having improved optical properties
The invention relates to a molding composition modified for impact resistance, in particular to impact-resistant PMMA with improved optical properties at elevated temperatures, to molded items obtainable therefrom, and also to the use of the molding composition and of the molded items. |
| US09988547B2 |
Phosphorus acid functionalized opaque polymer
The present invention relates to opaque polymers functionalized with phosphorus acid groups, composites of TiO2 particles and the opaque polymers, and methods for their preparation. The composites are useful in coatings formulations and have been shown to exhibit improved hiding benefits in coated substrates over compositions containing non-functionalized opaque polymer and TiO2. |
| US09988546B2 |
Colour pencil lead
The present invention concerns an extrudable, unexpanded color pencil lead, comprising, by weight relative to the total weight of the lead: between 25 and 45%, and advantageously between 30 and 40%, of a polyolefin; between 25 and 50%, and advantageously between 30 and 40%, of a colorless mineral filler; between 4 and 20%, and advantageously between 5 and 15%, of a pigment coated with or mixed with a polyolefin wax; between 0 and 10%, and advantageously between 2 and 10%, of an additive, and between 10 and 30%, and advantageously between 15 and 25%, of stearate chosen from magnesium stearate, calcium stearate and the mixture of same. It further concerns the color pencil comprising a lead according to the invention. |
| US09988544B2 |
Ink for inkjet, color filter, manufacturing method therefor, color reflection-type display, and manufacturing method therefor
An ink for a piezoelectric driving-type inkjet for printing on a resin-based ink receiving layer formed on one surface of a reflection-type display contains 30% by weight to 75% by weight of a solvent which hardly dissolves the ink receiving layer and 3% by weight to 30% by weight of an alcohol-based solvent which easily dissolves the ink receiving layer. |
| US09988539B2 |
Active-energy-ray-curable composition, active-energy-ray-curable ink, composition stored container, two-dimensional or three-dimensional image forming apparatus, two-dimensional or three-dimensional image forming method, cured material, and structure
An active-energy-ray-curable composition including active-energy-ray-polymerizable compounds, wherein the active-energy-ray-polymerizable compounds include a monofunctional monomer, a bifunctional monomer, and a trifunctional monomer, and wherein the monofunctional monomer, the bifunctional monomer, and the trifunctional monomer satisfy conditions (1) and (2) below: (1) [number of functional groups derived from the monofunctional monomer]>[number of functional groups derived from the bifunctional monomer]>[number of functional groups derived from the trifunctional monomer]; and (2) a standard deviation of functional group ratios is from 0.003 through 0.030, the functional group ratios being expressed by [number of functional groups derived from N-functional monomer]/([number of functional groups derived from the monofunctional monomer]+[number of functional groups derived from the bifunctional monomer]+[number of functional groups derived from the trifunctional monomer]), the N being mono, bi, or tri. |
| US09988537B2 |
Coating composition and method for the protection of complex metal structures and components used in submerged environments
A coating composition for application to a subsea component or structure includes a cellulose acetate, a plasticizer, a vegetable oil, a colorant, and a titanium dioxide stabilizer that are mixed together. The plasticizer is epoxidized linseed oil. The colorant is carbon black powder. The vegetable oil is selected from the group including vegetable oil and soybean oil. |
| US09988536B2 |
Compositions for surface treatments
A composition having at least one first component containing a perfluorinated aliphatic structure in which no more than six fluorine bearing carbons are connected in any single straight chain segment, in addition a group providing binding functionality to a surface to be treated or containing at least one polymerisable double bond or containing at least one cross-linkable group, and in addition a divalent radical containing at least one group capable of forming polar interactions or hydrogen bonds, and at least one second component containing a perfluorinated aliphatic structure in which no more than six fluorine bearing carbons are connected in any single straight chain segment and a moiety containing at least one group providing binding functionality to a surface to be treated or containing at least one polymerisable double bond or containing at least one cross-linkable group. |
| US09988535B2 |
Thiol group-containing colored compound, metal nanowire, dispersion liquid, transparent conductive film, information input device, and electronic apparatus
The thiol group-containing colored compound includes a chromophore having absorption in a visible light region, a thiol group, and a spacer provided between the chromophore and the thiol group. The spacer is a chain alkylene group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkylene group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a derivative of either alkylene group in which the number of carbon atoms in an additional structure of the alkylene group is equal to or less than the number of carbon atoms in the alkylene group. |
| US09988530B2 |
Polycarbonate resin composition and a molded product produced from the same
A polycarbonate resin composition and a molded product produced from the same includes (a) polycarbonate resin; (b) polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer; (c) aromatic copolyester resin; and (d) glass fiber. |
| US09988528B2 |
HMPSA for removable self-adhesive label
The present invention relates to a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive (HMPSA) composition. The composition includes: a) 25 to 50% of a styrene block copolymer chosen from the group comprising SIS, SIBS, SEBS and SEPS block copolymers; b) 35 to 75% of a compatible tackifying resin having a softening temperature of between 80 and 150° C. and an acid number of less than 20; and c) 0.5 to 20% of one or more carboxylic acids, the hydrocarbon chain of which includes 6 to 22 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to a multilayer system including an HMPSA layer, a printable support layer, and an adjacent protective layer. Further, the present invention also includes a corresponding self-adhesive label and process for recycling a labeled article which entails debonding of the label by immersing the article in a hot basic aqueous solution. |
| US09988526B2 |
Hybrid dendrite copolymers, compositions thereof and methods for producing the same
Hybrid dendrite copolymer compositions include a hybrid dendrite copolymer including at least one ethylenically unsaturated first monomer, at least one second ethylenically unsaturated second monomer and a naturally derived hydroxyl containing chain transfer agent as an end group. The at least one first and second ethylenically unsaturated monomers are on separate side chains of the naturally derived hydroxyl containing chain transfer agent. Methods of preparing a hybrid dendrite copolymer are also included. |
| US09988516B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire
An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition which can further improve abrasion resistance without deterioration in energy efficiency, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises a polymer mixture obtained by modifying a polymer composed of at least one of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound with a compound having at least one of an ester group and a carboxyl group; at least one of triamines; and silica, the polymer mixture having a weight-average molecular weight of 1.0×103 to 1.0×105, and the triamines being a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein each of RA, RB, RC, RD and RE independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and each of ALK1 and ALK2 independently represents an alkylene group. |
| US09988511B2 |
Composite resin particles, foamable particles, pre-foamed particles, and foam molded body
Composite resin particles including: a polyethylene-based resin and a polystyrene-based resin, wherein the polyethylene-based resin and the polystyrene-based resin are included in the ranges of 50 to 20% by mass and 50 to 80% by mass respectively, with respect to the total of these resins, the polyethylene-based resin is composed of: a first polyethylene-based resin having a medium density to a high density in the range of 925 to 965 kg/m3; and a second polyethylene-based resin which is linear and which has a lower density than the first polyethylene-based resin, and the first polyethylene-based resin and the second polyethylene-based resin are included in the ranges of 90 to 30% by mass and 10 to 70% by mass respectively, with respect to the total of these resins. |
| US09988509B2 |
Cellulose cyanoacrylate and method of employment
Cellulose cyanoacrylate is employed either to bond two surfaces or to duplicate the shape of a three-dimensional object. The method is carried out by applying a release material to the object to be duplicated, applying a sheet of cellulosic material formed of wood fibers onto the three dimensional object, then saturating the sheet of cellulosic material with a cyanoacrylate glue and permitting the saturated sheet to cure. The resulting product duplicates the shape of the object. Two surfaces may be bonded by placing a sheet of cellulosic material between the two surfaces and applying the cyanoacrylate glue to edges of the sheet until saturated and allowing it to cure. Paper toweling may favorably be employed as the cellulosic material. This material may also be employed in bone or tooth repair. A break or fracture in an article can be repaired by positioning a sheet of cellulosic material over the break, saturating it with cyanoacrylate glue, and holding the saturated sheet in place with a releasable film. Irritating fumes may be suppressed by covering the saturated cellulosic material with a release film. |
| US09988507B2 |
Polyvinyl acetal film and uses thereof
Provided is a polyvinyl acetal film which, when used as an intermediate film for a laminated glass, can provide a laminated glass that exhibits a low degree of yellowness and excellent surface appearance, and which is thus useful as a sealing material or intermediate film that can prolong the life of a laminated glass provided with a solar cell or a functional unit. Further, the content of corrosion-causing substance in the polyvinyl acetal film is low, so that the polyvinyl acetal film permits high-temperature lamination and thus ensures excellent productivity. Also provided are a solar cell module and a laminated glass prepared using the polyvinyl acetal film. A plasticized polyvinyl acetal film which comprises 15 to 60 parts by mass of a plasticizer having a total number of 28 or more of carbon atoms and oxygen atoms constituting a molecule based on 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin, and which has an acid value of 5.0 meq/kg or less. |
| US09988503B2 |
Thermoplastic starch composition derivatives from agricultural byproducts
A thermoplastic starch composition acquired from compounding a mixture comprising starch-containing agricultural byproducts in 45 to 70% by weight of total composition, the agricultural byproducts having a starch content less than 50% dry weight; thermoplastic synthetic polymer in 25 to 50% by weight of total composition; plasticizer in 1 to 10% by weight of total composition; and coupling agent in 1 to 5% by weight of total composition; the compounding performed at a first temperature which is higher than room temperature. |
| US09988502B2 |
Elastomer composites, blends and methods for preparing same
Blends of elastomer composites with unfilled or less highly filled elastomer reduces hysteresis without compromising reinforcement. Hysteresis may also be reduced by adjusting the compounding method. |
| US09988498B2 |
Method for producing SiOH-functional polysiloxanes
Organopolysiloxanes having an OH content of from 3.0-10.0 weight percent are continuously produced by continuously feeding chlorosilanes, alkoxysilanes, water, and nonpolar solvent essentially non-miscible in water, continuously discharging a reaction mixture containing organopolysiloxanes dissolved in a solvent phase, and optionally separating organopolysiloxanes from the solvent phase, wherein the chlorosilanes and alkoxysilanes are added in respective weight fractions of 95-60% and 5-40% based on the total weight of chlorosilanes and alkoxysilanes. The process does not employ and polar solvents, and produces products with improved flash points while minimizing complexity and expense of waste water treatment. |
| US09988497B2 |
Antifouling system comprising silicone hydrogel
A multi-layer or single layer antifouling coating system. A multi-layer coating system comprises (a) a base coating for coating a substrate, and (b) an antifouling coating composition adapted to be disposed over the base coating, the antifouling coating composition comprising a hydroxyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane, a curable polyether-containing silane of the Formula (1): (R1O)a(R1)(3-a)Si—R2—(Si(R1)2O)p—Si(R1)2—R2—O—(CH2—CHR1—O)q—R1 (1) where a is 1-3; R1 is H or alkyl radical from C1-C10; R2 is alkylene from C2-C10; p is 1-100; and q is 1-50. The base coating composition can comprise an epoxy modified adhesion promoter. A single layer coating composition comprises a compound of Formula (4): (R1O)a(R1)3-a—Si-M-(Si(R1)2O)r—(Si(R1)(O1/2)(O))t—(Si(X)(O1/2)(O))v—Si(R1)2-M-Si(OR1)a(R1)3-a (4) where R1 is H or an alkyl radical M is R2 or oxygen; r is 0-1000; t is 1 to 20; v is 0 to 20; X is —R2—(N(R1)1-b(Y)b—R2)c—N(R1)2-b(Y)b; b is 0-2; c is 0-5; Y is R1 or an organic radical with an epoxide at one terminal; and R2 is an alkylene from C2-C10, with the proviso that at least one Y is an organic radical with an epoxide at one terminal. The respective compositions are such that the antifouling coating composition sufficiently adheres to the base coating composition without the need for a tie coat layer. |
| US09988496B2 |
Method for producing organopolysiloxanes
Highly condensed silicon resins are obtained by a three step continuous procedure without the use of organic solvent, by preliminarily forming a partial alkoxylate by reacting a chlorosilane with alcohol containing no or a minimal amount of water, feeding the partial alkoxylate to a reaction column to form a silicone resin of low degree of condensation, and further condensing the silicone resin intermediate thus formed to produce a silicone resin product. |
| US09988493B2 |
Poly(imide-amide) copolymer, article containing poly(imide-amide) copolymer, and display device including same
A poly(amide-imide) copolymer including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1; a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and/or an amic acid precursor structural unit which forms the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 through imidization; and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and/or an amic acid precursor structural unit which forms the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 through imidization, wherein the poly(amide-imide) copolymer has a modulus of greater than or equal to about 5.5 giga Pascals after being cured, a yellowness index YI of less than or equal to about 3.5, and an increase in yellowness index ΔYI of less than or equal to about 0.7 after being exposed to ultraviolet light for 72 hours: wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification. |
| US09988492B2 |
Methods for post-fabrication functionalization of poly(ester ureas)
Amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s (PEU) are emerging as a class of polymers that have shown promise in regenerative medicine applications. Embodiments of the invention relate to the synthesis of PEUs carrying pendent “clickable” groups on modified tyrosine amino acids. The pendent species include alkyne, azide, alkene, tyrosine-phenol, and ketone groups. PEUs with Mw exceeding 100k Da were obtained via interfacial polycondensation methods and the concentration of pendent groups was varied by copolymerization. The incorporation of derivatizable functionalities is demonstrated using 1H NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopy methods. Electrospinning was used to fabricate PEU nanofibers with a diameters ranging from 350 nm to 500 nm. The nanofiber matricies possess mechanical strengths suitable for tissue engineering (Young's modulus: 300±45 MPa; tensile stress: 8.5±1.2 MPa). A series of bioactive peptides and fluorescent molecules were conjugated to the surface of the nanofibers following electrospinning using bio-orthogonal reactions in aqueous media. |
| US09988490B2 |
Method for producing polycarbonate
Provided is a method of producing a polycarbonate that enables efficient drying of a polycarbonate powder and has no risk of deteriorating the quality of a polycarbonate molded article to be obtained. The method of producing a polycarbonate includes: a step of causing an alkali aqueous solution of a dihydric phenol and phosgene to react with each other in the presence of an organic solvent to produce an organic solvent solution containing a polycarbonate; a powdering step of powdering the organic solvent solution containing the polycarbonate to provide a polycarbonate powder; and a pre-drying step of drying the polycarbonate powder to remove the remaining organic solvent, in which a drying temperature in the pre-drying step is set to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate containing 1.5 mass % of the organic solvent by from 5° C. to 15° C. |
| US09988488B2 |
Catalyst for poly(lactide) synthesis and uses thereof
A catalysts for poly(lactide) synthesis having the structure of Formula I: wherein R1 and R2 is, independently, C1-C6 alkoxy, and R3 arylalkyl or substituted phenyl are disclosed. Method of synthesizing the catalysts and method of using the catalysts to prepare poly(lactides) and compositions comprising the catalyst are also disclosed. |
| US09988487B2 |
Blocked 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene bicarbonate catalyst for aerospace sealants
Compositions comprising sulfur-containing prepolymers such as polythioether prepolymers, polyepoxides, and a blocked 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene bicarbonate catalyst useful as aerospace sealants are disclosed. The compositions exhibit extended working time and the curing rate can be tailored for specific applications. |
| US09988485B2 |
Process for preparing low-viscosity allophanates containing actinically curable groups
The present invention provides a process for preparing radiation-curing allophanates having residual monomer contents of less than 0.5% by weight and an NCO content of less than 1% by weight, wherein (A) compounds containing isocyanate groups, (B) hydroxy-functional compounds which contain groups which react, with polymerization, with ethylenically unsaturated compounds on exposure to actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups) and (C) optionally further compounds containing NCO-reactive groups, also optionally in the presence of a catalyst, are used to form NCO-group-containing urethanes having radiation-curing groups, which are subsequently reacted, without further addition of compounds containing isocyanate groups, in the presence of an allophanatization catalyst, the ratio of NCO groups of the compounds from A) to the OH groups of the compounds from B) and, where used, C) being 1.45:1.0 to 1.1:1.0. |
| US09988484B2 |
Cardanol modified epoxy polyol
A reaction system for forming polyurethane elastomers includes a cardanol modified epoxy polyol. In particular, the reaction system has an isocyanate-reactive component that includes the cardanol-modified epoxy polyol and an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate. The cardanol-modified epoxy polyol is a reaction product of an epoxy component and an epoxy-reactive component at a ratio of epoxy groups to epoxy reactive groups from 1:1 to 1:5, and the epoxy-reactive component includes a cashew nutshell liquid having a cardanol content of at least 85 wt %, based on a total weight of the cashew nutshell liquid. |
| US09988482B2 |
Crosslinking catalyst comprising siloxane structural units
A catalyst containing at least one amidine or guanidine group of formula (Ia) or (Ib), which is bound to a silicon atom of a siloxane residue. At room temperature, the catalyst is liquid and odorless. It is particularly suitable as a cross-linking catalyst for curable compositions, in particular for silane group-containing compositions. It is particularly good at accelerating the hardening of such compositions without impairing stability in storage, and displays little volatility but good compatibility. As a result, the compositions do not tend towards separation or migration or evaporation of the catalyst. |
| US09988472B2 |
Composition, electronic device, and thin film transistor
A composition includes a product of a condensation reaction between a thermal cross-linking agent and a product of hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, the definitions of the substituents are the same as in the detailed description. Further, an electronic device and a thin film transistor include a cured material of the composition. |
| US09988471B2 |
Catalysts for producing polymers with enhanced properties
Disclosed are novel hafnium-based metallocene catalyst compounds with the following characteristics: 1) 4,5-dialkyl substitutions on a fluorenyl ligand, and optionally additional substitutions, 2) a cyclopentadienyl ligand, optionally with substitutions, and 3) a bridging group from group 14 of the Periodic Table. Also disclosed are catalyst systems comprising such catalyst compounds and their uses thereof, and polymers produced using such catalyst systems. |
| US09988470B2 |
Boron-Bridged metallocene catalyst systems and polymers produced therefrom
Disclosed herein are catalyst compositions containing boron bridged, cyclopentadienyl-indenyl metallocene compounds with an alkenyl substituent. These catalyst compositions can be used for the polymerization of olefins. For example, ethylene homopolymers produced using these catalyst compositions can be characterized by a density less than 0.97 g/cm3 and a melt index greater than 50 g/10 min. |
| US09988462B2 |
Material and methods for treating or preventing HER-3 associated diseases
Described herein are materials and methods for treating subjects having a HER-3 associated disease, by administering a first agent that binds to HER-3, in combination with a second agent that binds and/or inhibits another member of the HER family. The first and the second agent may be a biologic, such as an antigen-binding protein, or a small molecular tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for example. |
| US09988458B2 |
Antibodies against human CSF-1R and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof. |
| US09988457B2 |
Human C-FMS antigen binding proteins
Antigen binding proteins that bind to human c-fms protein are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same are also provided. The antigen binding proteins can inhibit binding of c-fms to CSF-1, reduce monocyte migration into tumors, and reduce the accumulation of tumor-associated macrophages. |
| US09988456B2 |
Fusion immunomodulatory proteins and methods for making same
The present invention relates generally to the field of generating recombinant chimeric fusion proteins to be used in the cancer therapy, and more specifically, to fusion molecules of Anti-EGFR1-TGFβRII, Anti-EGFR1-PD1 and Anti-CTLA4-PD1 and methods of generating same, wherein the methods reduce production costs and increase homogeneity of the recombinant chimeric fusion proteins. |
| US09988449B2 |
Plexin D1 as a target for tumor diagnosis and therapy
The present invention relates to plexin D1 for use as a targetable protein in the treatment or diagnosis of disorders that involve expression of plexin D1. Diagnosis is suitably effected by detecting the presence of plexin D1 in the body or a bodily tissue or fluid, whereas treatment is effected by targeting plexin D1 for delivery of therapeutics to the site where treatment is needed. The invention further relates to the use of molecules that bind plexin D1, a nucleic acid encoding plexin D1 or a ligand of plexin D1 for the preparation of a therapeutical composition for the treatment or diagnosis of disorders that involve expression of plexin D1. The disorders comprise disorders in which plexin D1 is expressed on tumor cells, tumor blood vessels or activated macrophages. |
| US09988446B2 |
Methods of treatment using antibodies which bind IL-17A and IL-17F
The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of both IL-17A and IL-17F, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules. |
| US09988443B2 |
Angiopoetin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) antibodies and methods of use
The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies binding to human angiopoetin-like protein 4 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “ANGPTL4”), and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment comprising the same. |
| US09988439B2 |
Immunoglobulins and variants directed against pathogenic microbes
Anti-SpA murine, chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, and variant antibodies having a heavy chain with at least one amino acid substitution are provided. Such antibodies may be used to prevent or treat microbial infections. |
| US09988433B2 |
Covalent modification of biological macromolecules
The present disclosure provides a method of covalently modifying a biological macromolecule, the method comprising subjecting a reaction mixture comprising: (a) a biological macromolecule comprising one or more thiol groups; and (b) a molecule comprising one or more olefin or alkyne moieties to a radical reaction under conditions sufficient to produce the covalently modified biological macromolecule. The present disclosure also provides a method of covalently modifying a biological macromolecule, the method comprising subjecting a reaction mixture comprising: (a) a molecule comprising one or more thiol groups; and (b) a biological macromolecule comprising one or more olefin or alkyne moieties to a radical reaction under conditions sufficient to produce the covalently modified biological macromolecule. The present disclosure further provides a covalently modified biological macromolecule prepared by any of the disclosed methods. The covalently modified biological macromolecules may be further crosslinked to form a scaffold. |
| US09988431B2 |
Dendritic cell marker and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the identification of proteins located on the cell surface of dendritic cells or precursors thereof, particularly antigen presenting dendritic cells. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds such as antibodies that bind these proteins. These compounds can be used to detect and/or enrich a subset of dendritic cells or precursors thereof. These compounds can also be used to target antigens to dendritic cells or precursors thereof to modulate a humoral and/or T cell mediated immune response to an antigen, or used to target cytotoxic agents to dendritic cells or precursors thereof involved in diseased states. |
| US09988430B2 |
Stable GLP-1 based GLP-1/glucagon receptor co-agonists
New GLP-1 derivatives, compositions thereof and their use in medicine. |
| US09988421B2 |
Dipeptides as inhibitors of human immunoproteasomes
The compounds of the present invention are represented by the following compounds having Formula (I) where the substituents R1-R10, X, Y, k, m, n, q, and s are as defined herein. These compounds are used in the treatment of cancer, immunologic disorders, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, or inflammatory disorders or for providing immunosuppression for transplanted organs or tissues. |
| US09988413B2 |
Process for conversion of hemicellulose into C5 sugars using ionic liquids
The present invention discloses one pot process for the conversion of hemicellulose into C5 sugars using ionic liquids in water media. |
| US09988411B2 |
Thin-film-forming material including a molybdenum imide compound
In the method of the present invention for producing a thin film, including introducing, onto a substrate, a vapor that has been obtained by vaporizing a thin-film-forming material including a molybdenum imide compound represented by the following formula (I) and that includes the molybdenum imide compound; and then forming a thin film including molybdenum on the substrate by decomposing and/or chemically reacting the molybdenum imide compound. (In the formula, R1 though R10 each represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R11 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.) |
| US09988404B2 |
Ester-modified organosilicon-based surfactants, methods of making same and applications containing the same
There is provided herein a polyalkylene-oxide-free surfactant composition comprising an ester-modified organosilicon having the general formula (I) AOaR4b(BOcR11d)e(C)fDg. There is also provided methods for making the ester-modified organosilicon (I) and agricultural, coating, personal care and home care applications containing the polyalkylene-oxide-free surfactant composition. |
| US09988403B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer with aberrant lipogenic signaling
The technology described herein relates to dimethyl boronate esters of the following formula for the treatment of cancers expressing abnormally high levels of SREBP1: |
| US09988402B2 |
Amine-boranes bearing borane-intolerant functionalities
Disclosed herein is the preparation of functional group containing amine-boranes from the corresponding amines. The mild reaction conditions allow for the direct preparation of several hitherto inaccessible amine-boranes containing a functional moiety, such as but not limited to, alkene, alkyne, hydroxyl, thiol, acetal, ester, amide, nitrile, nitro, and alkoxysilane. |
| US09988401B2 |
Crystalline forms of a PI3K inhibitor
The present invention is related to crystalline forms of (S)-7-(1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino) ethyl)-6-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-methyl-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one which is a PI3K inhibitor useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. |
| US09988399B2 |
Bicyclic compounds as ACC inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US09988397B2 |
ERK inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are ERK2 inhibitors. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting ERK2 in a patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of at least one compound of Formula (I). The invention also provides a method for treating cancer in a patient in need of such treatment, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of at least one compound of Formula (I). |
| US09988396B2 |
Oxaziridine compound and production method thereof
Provided are an oxaziridine compound showing an antifungal activity and cytotoxicity and expected as a new antifungal agent or anticancer agent, and a production method thereof.A compound represented by the formula 1: wherein X is a single bond, —C(H)(R6)— or —C(H)(R7)—C(H)(R8)—; and R1-R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or a salt thereof. |
| US09988395B2 |
Antiparasitic compositions and methods utilizing substituted 5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-C]pyridine derivatives
The present disclosure relates generally to systems, methods, and compounds for therapeutic use against parasitic infections. More particularly, the disclosure relates to anti-parasitic compounds, and methods for making and for using the anti-parasitic compounds, where the anti-parasitic compounds have the general formula: where X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are defined more fully below. |
| US09988394B2 |
Oxabicycloheptane prodrugs
The present invention provides a compound having the structure: |
| US09988389B2 |
Processes for making ponatinib and intermediates thereof
Methods are disclosed for making 3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-[4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide, intermediates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US09988388B2 |
Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-4-ium salts for the synthesis of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (tacn) and N- and/or C- functionalized derivatives thereof
A compound with formula (V′) the synthesis method for compound (V′), and its use for the preparation of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (tacn) and N- and/or C-functionalized derivatives thereof, particularly compounds with formula (I) Also, metallic complexes comprising a ligand with formula (I) and a metal and their use for imaging. |
| US09988387B2 |
Imidazo[1,2-B][1,2,4]triazines as c-Met inhibitors
The present invention relates to imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazines that are inhibitors of c-Met and are useful in the treatment of c-Met associated diseases including cancer. |
| US09988379B2 |
GPR40 receptor agonist, methods of preparing the same, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same as an active agent
The present invention relates to a novel compound having GPR40 receptor agonist activity that promotes insulin secretion and inhibits blood sugar rise after glucose loading, and is thereby useful for the treatment of diabetes and complications thereof, the preparation method thereof and pharmaceutical composition containing them as an active ingredient. |
| US09988372B2 |
Crystalline form of 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}methyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide methanesulfonate and pharmaceutical composition comprising same
The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}methyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide methanesulfonate and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel crystalline form of a compound according to the present invention exhibits excellent stability even in high-temperature and humidity environments, and thus can be favorably used to prevent or treat diseases, such as thrombosis, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, inflammation, stroke, angina pectoris, restenosis after angioplasty, and thromboembolism. |
| US09988365B2 |
2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-1-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)-3-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols and processes for their preparation
Provided herein are 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-1-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)-3-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols and 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2,2-difluoro-2-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)ethanones and processes for their preparation. |
| US09988360B2 |
Method for preparation of 2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one
A method for preparation of 2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one from 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one by contacting 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one with an alkali metal hydroxide and dimethyl sulfate. |
| US09988359B2 |
Herbicidally active benzoic acid amides
The invention relates to benzoic acid amides of general formula (I) as herbicides. In formula (I) X, Z and R represent radicals such as alkyl and cycloalkyl. Q represents a 5-membered heterocycle. |
| US09988358B2 |
Phenazinium mediators
The present invention relates to a chemical compound or a salt or solvate thereof being an 1-amino-phenazine derivative and to uses thereof. The present invention further relates to a chemistry matrix and to a test element comprising the aforesaid chemical compound. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for determining the amount of an analyte in a sample, comprising contacting said sample with a chemistry matrix according to the present invention, estimating the amount of electrons liberated or consumed by the chemistry matrix in the presence of said liquid sample, and thereby determining the amount of an analyte in a liquid sample. |
| US09988356B2 |
Processes for the preparation of pesticidal compounds
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds. |
| US09988348B1 |
Synthesis and antimicrobial use of a trithiocarbonate derivative
A method for preparing a trithiocarbonate derivative compound includes reacting ethyl cyanoacetate, carbon disulfide (CS2) and ethyl chloroacetate in the presence of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) in an organic solvent to produce 2,2′-(thiocarbonylbis(sulfanediyl))diacetate compound, represented by the structural formula: |
| US09988343B2 |
Inhibitors of histone deacetylase
The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit histone deacetylase activity and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds. The present invention also relates to methods of treating and preventing hematological cell proliferative disorders, such as multiple myeloma, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. |