US09587858B2
A solar collector apparatus includes a parabolic mirror configured to direct solar energy through a double convex lens and towards a linear set of secondary mirrors, each of the secondary mirrors positioned to direct the solar energy towards a solar collection target. The subsequent diversion achieved by the solar collector apparatus allows collection of solar energy several times denser than natural sunlight, and can be captured using a substantially compact system.
US09587857B2
Polymeric sheets suitable for use as solar concentrators in solar thermal devices are provided. Also provided are solar thermal devices incorporating the polymeric sheets. The polymeric sheets have two oppositely facing surfaces. A first pattern is defined in the first surface and a second pattern is defined in the second surface. The first pattern is designed to reduce the reflectance of light incident upon the first surface relative to the first surface in the absence of the first pattern and to channel incident light through the sheet onto the second surface. It does so by redirecting photons incident upon the first surface over a broad range of incident angles into transmittance angles that are more closely aligned with the surface normal of the polymeric sheet. The second pattern is designed to focus the photons transmitted to the second surface of the sheet onto a focal surface, such as a receptacle containing a heat-transfer medium.
US09587854B2
A method of assembling multiple low NOx burners including the step of assembling multiple bodies, each body including a multiple first burner ports connected to a first burner inlet and multiple second burner ports connected to a second burner inlet. The method also including the step of selecting one of the bodies and inserting a first inlet tube into the second burner inlet to provide a fuel/air mixture to the second burner ports at a first rate. The method also including the step of selecting one of the bodies and inserting a second inlet tube into the second burner inlet to provide the fuel/air mixture to the second burner ports at a second rate different than the first rate.
US09587851B2
The present invention discloses a dehumidifier and a float assembly thereof, wherein the float assembly comprises a float, a press plate, a suction pipe, and a rotation shaft. The float, the suction pipe, and the press plate are fixedly connected to the rotation shaft respectively, and the suction pipe and the float are arranged at the same side of the rotation shaft, so that the suction pipe is driven by the float to synchronously rise up or fall down along with variation of water level of a water tank; the press plate is driven by the float to control a draining pump to drain when the water tank is at the high water level, thereby realizing automatic drainage. The present invention doesn't need to dispose both a fixed water tank and a movable water tank.
US09587843B2
A refrigeration cycle is configured by connecting a compressor, a four-way valve, a heat source side heat exchanger, expansion valves, and intermediate heat exchangers by piping. A heat medium circulation circuit is configured by connecting intermediate heat exchangers, pumps, and use side heat exchangers by piping. The outdoor unit accommodates the compressor, the four-way valve, and the heat source side heat exchanger, and the relay unit that is installed in a non-subject space which is different from an indoor space and is on an installation floor separated by two or more floors and accommodates the expansion valves, the pump, and intermediate heat exchangers are connected by two pipelines. The relay unit and an indoor unit that accommodates use side heat exchangers and is installed at a position where an indoor space can be air-conditioned are connected by two pipelines.
US09587835B2
A home appliance having an improved gas igniter (or ignitor) including an appliance body, at least one burner assembly supported in the appliance body to provide a heat source for cooking, with the burner assembly including a gas pipe, an igniter in operational communication with the gas pipe, the igniter including a heater element and a shroud covering a portion of the heater element, the shroud including a shroud body defining a chamber having the heater element therein, an inlet opening facing the gas pipe, an outlet opening facing away from the gas pipe, and a constriction intermediate the inlet opening and the outlet opening, thereby defining a fluid flow path through the chamber whereby a fluid stream is directed from the inlet opening, across the heater element, through the constriction to the outlet opening.
US09587833B2
In some aspects, a gas turbine combustor assembly is arranged around a longitudinal axis. The gas turbine combustor comprises a first fuel/air mixer assembly, the mixer assembly comprising a first fuel injector and a plurality of first mixer elements, each mixer element defining an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a first plane. A second fuel/air mixer assembly comprises a second fuel injector and a plurality of second mixer elements, and each second mixer element defines an air flow passage therethrough having an outlet in a second plane, longitudinally offset from the first plane.
US09587830B2
A heating apparatus may include a control valve assembly. A control valve assembly can have a housing and a valve body positioned within the housing. The housing can define an inlet and first and second outlets. The control valve assembly can also include an igniter having a sensor for firing an electrode. An extension can be used to activate the sensor and to thereby activate the igniter.
US09587827B2
A carbon monoxide (CO) boiler or steam generator having a water cooled CO boiler floor with screen gas distribution inlet to enhance distribution of CO gas in a CO boiler. Either the front or rear wall tubes of the steam generator form an integral screen and the tubes continue, forming a membraned, gas tight enclosure. The floor has a “knee” to redirect the incoming waste CO gas up into the integral screen. The screen may be provided with tube erosion shields to prevent erosion of the screen tubes and to control the distribution of waste gas across the plan area of the furnace.
US09587823B2
A laminar flow jet for a surface mix gas burner that provides increased stability, adjustability, and control over flame chemistries and characteristics. The present invention utilizes a novel shape, typically created by a tube having a cross-sectional shape and inserting it into a faceplate cutout, or conduit, having another cross-sectional shape. This nesting of one shape inside another promotes laminar gas flow and produces desired effects. Tubes may also be placed under the faceplate provided they maintain fluid communication with the conduits.Further, a burner is constructed with adjacent gas delivery tubes of different cross-sectional shapes which are mechanically held in place radially. The tubes touch in a longitudinal direction at points along their respective inner and outer dimensions, achieving axial alignment and preserving the necessary laminar gas flow. This configuration greatly speeds manufacturing time which allows production of economical burners even when a greater number of jets is desired.
US09587819B2
A heat transfer device for transferring heat to a housing, comprising a heat spreader, at least one heat transfer plate mechanically connected to the heat spreader so as to be resiliently compressible towards the heat spreader when brought into contact with the housing, and at least one heat pipe thermally connected to each heat transfer plate and to the heat spreader. The resilient compressibility of the heat transfer plates makes the heat transfer device flexible, such that it may adapt to a different shape of housing. In contrast to known thermal interfaces, the thermal interface of the heat transfer device of the invention is not mechanically connected to the housing in which it is used, but connected to the heat spreader, and may instead be pressed into contact with the housing, without mechanical fixation.
US09587818B2
Provided is an LED lighting apparatus with an improved heat radiation property, which is capable of effectively radiating heat generated therein. The LED lighting apparatus may include: a light source unit comprising a plurality of LED groups each having one or more LEDs; and a driving unit configured to provide a current path corresponding to light emission of the light source unit. The light source unit and the driving unit may be arranged on the same substrate so as to be separated from each other. Among the plurality of LED groups, the LED group having the largest heat value may be arranged farthest away from the driving unit, compared to the other LED groups. Through the above-described arrangement, the heat radiation property of the LED lighting apparatus can be improved.
US09587815B2
An end cap (104) for a tubular light source (102), the tubular light source (102) being configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture (106) comprising at least one socket (108), wherein the end cap (104) comprises a housing (202), two connector pins (112) at least partly arranged on an outside of the housing (202) and adapted to fit in the socket, and a switch assembly comprising a switch element (110) arranged in between the two connector pins (112) and at least partly protruding from an opening in the housing (202), wherein a first side of the switch element (110) is adapted to fit into a slot in a socket (108) and wherein the switch assembly is configured to form a conductive path between the socket (108) and the tubular light source (102) through an axial rotation of the switch element (110) in relation to the housing (202) as the tubular light source (102) is rotatably mounted in the fixture (106).
US09587813B2
A lighting device includes a substrate and a planar light source portion including a plurality of LED chips arrayed on the substrate. The planar light source portion faces an illumination space (space to be illuminated) by a predetermined opening area. The plurality of LED chips are arrayed on the substrate such that the mounting density with respect to the opening area is not less than 3/cm2, and accordingly, a planar light source is formed.
US09587810B2
Apparatuses and methods for installing light modules are described. One such apparatus includes a light emitting diode (LED) module including one or more LEDs, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a connector. The apparatus further includes a holder for retaining the LED module and a magnet attached to the lower surface of the holder. The apparatus may then be attached to a surface by the magnet.
US09587807B2
A lighting apparatus which provides an heat dissipation effect, high output and large light emitting area including: housing having rectangular cylindrical shape obtained by forming belt-like body including plurality of holding bodies in rectangular cylindrical shape and connecting end portions of belt-like body formed in rectangular cylindrical shape; and circuit board mounted on inner surface of the housing and including a light source. The circuit board includes: mounting portion mounted on inner surface of the housing and having a surface provided with the light source; and connecting portion which connects mounting portions adjacent to each other in peripheral direction of the housing and is bendable at a corner of adjacent inner surfaces of the housing, and rear surface of mounting portion contacts inner surface of the holding body. Therefore, it is possible to provide lighting apparatus which provides an excellent heat dissipation effect, high output and large light emitting area.
US09587799B2
An LED illumination device includes a wavelength converting element having a matrix material, at least one phosphor, and a thermochromic dye component or a phase change medium component.
US09587788B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include suspensions for use in enhanced oil recovery, and methods of using the suspensions for recovering oil. Suspensions of the present disclosure include a nonionic surfactant that can dissolve in supercritical carbon dioxide, and a metal salt having a concentration of 200 to 1 parts-per-million.
US09587787B2
A support structure of a ship tank includes: a curved surface facing an outer peripheral surface of a horizontal type cylindrical tank; and a pair of support units supporting the tank on the curved surface. Each of the support units includes: a plurality of cylindrical elements arranged in a circumferential direction of the tank such that an axial direction of each of the cylindrical elements coincides with a radial direction of the tank; a plurality of inner members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at the tank side; and a plurality of outer members each holding an end portion of a corresponding one of the cylindrical elements at an opposite side to the tank. The inner members are fixed to the tank. The outer members of one of the support units are configured such that displacement of the outer members in an axial direction of the tank relative to the curved surface is restricted. The outer members of the other one of the support units are configured to be slidable on the curved surface in the axial direction of the tank.
US09587782B2
In one example, an apparatus for holding a display device includes a back plate and a plurality of engaging members disposed around a periphery of the back plate. The back plate includes a rear face and a front face opposite the rear face. The plurality of engaging members extend from the back plate in a direction from the rear face to the front face to define an outer boundary of a retention space configured to accept the display device. The plurality of engaging members includes a rotatable engaging member configured to rotate between an engagement position and a disengagement position. The engagement position is configured to secure the display device within the retention space. The disengagement position is configured to allow removal of the display device from the retention space.
US09587780B2
A system for sealing a leak within a pipeline for transporting fluid includes a sealing device that is deployable to seal the leak. The sealing device includes a flexible wall formed into a substantially tubular shape defining an opening, and an internal frame coupled to the flexible wall and configured to control a movement of the flexible wall by applying a force to the flexible wall, wherein the movement of the flexible wall moves the sealing device through the pipeline. The system also includes a sensor assembly configured to monitor a pipeline condition and send a signal representing the pipeline condition, and a control module configured to receive the signal and control the force applied by the internal frame based on the signal.
US09587778B2
A clamp and spike combination for use in conjunction with a flexible conduit, comprising a spike including an inlet rod with a sharpened tip for penetration into the conduit, an outlet rod connected to the inlet rod, the outlet rod having a barbed tip for attachment to a tube. The bore extends through the rods from the sharpened tip to the barbed tip, whereby the spike provides a channel for the passage of fluid. Further included, a clamp including two legs extending substantially parallel with each other and spaced apart from each other by a distance, an apex portion connecting the two legs to each other so that the clamp is shaped substantially in the form of an inverted “U”; and an opening in the apex portion, the opening being sized to receive the inlet rod of the spike.
US09587770B2
An α+β type titanium alloy sheet to be used for a welded pipe with a rolling direction of the sheet set to a circumference direction of the pipe includes: a composition containing, in mass %, 0.8 to 1.5% of Fe, 4.8 to 5.5% of Al, 0.020% or less of N, O in a range satisfying Q=0.14 to 0.38, and a balance being composed of Ti and impurities, in which a texture in a sheet plane direction has: a first group of grains oriented in a region where of a (0002) pole figure of an α phase having a hexagonal crystal structure, an angle θ being the angle between a c axis and a sheet normal direction is 0 to 30°; and a second group of grains oriented in a region where the angle θ is 80 to 100° and of the (0002) pole figure of the α phase, an angle φ being the angle between a projection line of the c axis onto the sheet plane and a sheet width direction is −10 to 10°, and a ratio of peak values of X-ray relative intensities from a basal plane in the α phase between the first group of grains and the second group of grains (the second group of grains/the first group of grains) is 5.0 or more.
US09587765B2
A sound treatment assembly includes an outlet member having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis, and a first flange portion is adapted to be coupled to portion of a valve body of a regulator valve. The first flange portion includes a contoured mating surface adapted to mate with a corresponding contoured portion of an exterior surface of the valve body. The outlet member also includes a second flange portion disposed at the second end. A diffuser assembly includes diffuser housing extending along the longitudinal axis, and a first flange portion is disposed at the first end of the diffuser housing and is adjacent to the second flange portion of the outlet member. One or more diffuser elements are disposed within an interior of the diffuser housing to reduce noise levels in the fluid exiting the outlet member.
US09587753B2
An air valve connecting device includes a housing, a sliding member slidably engaged in the housing and having a pathway selectively aligning with a passage of the housing, and the sliding member includes a mouth for engaging with an inflation valve, a gasket is attached to the sliding member and includes a bore for engaging with the inflation valve, and a number of pawls are engaged with the gasket and each include a lower portion extendible out of the housing for engaging with the peripheral rib of the housing, and the peripheral rib of the housing is engaged with the lower portions of the pawls for forcing the pawls to force the gasket to grasp the inflation valve to the sliding member.
US09587752B2
An insertable backflow preventer is presented. The backflow preventer is provided with a cylindrical housing. The housing has a flow transition zone, a proximal orifice/ball seat, a ball with a specific weight that equals or is close to the specific weight of the surrounding fluid, and a distal retaining screen. The housing can have a flange provided on the outside of the housing at one end to facilitate securing the valve in a pipe. The valve is self-cleaning, can be placed in any orientation in a pipe and has low hydraulic head-loss. The valve's unique cost-effective design provides for easy and relative quick installation, eliminates the need to reconfigure existing plumbing, and can be performance tested remotely. Properly installed, it can dramatically improve the security of, for example, potable water sources in a building or other context, and inasmuch as when installed it is not visible, it is tamper proof. The valve can be scaled to any size pipe or tube, and due to its internal flow dynamics is self cleaning. Multiple valves can be installed in series, and balls of varying specific weight can be used in each valve in such a series to allow for contexts where a range of fluids are sent through the same line, or to provide fail-safe operation in the event that contaminants change the specific gravity of the fluid.
US09587748B2
A control valve capable of reducing vibration of a housing member, and a variable-displacement compressor provided with this control valve, are provided. A control valve 300 includes: a valve unit 310 having a valve body 304 and a movable iron core 308; a housing member 312 which is formed into a bottomed tubular shape and slidably houses the movable iron core 308; and a coil unit 313 having a drive coil portion 313A housed in a solenoid housing 311 to be disposed around the housing member 312, and an end portion member 313B formed to cover a tube bottom side end portion 312e. The control valve drives and controls the valve unit 310 by an electromagnetic force thereby adjusting an opening degree of the valve body 304. A first damping member 314 is disposed between a bottom wall 312b of the housing member 312 and the end portion member 313B.
US09587745B2
Even when a fluid discharge for discharging high-pressure fluid (sealed fluid) to a high-pressure side of a sealing face is provided, the disclosed sliding component prevents precipitation, adhesion and accumulation of a deposition-causing substance through a dehydration condensation reaction between the high-pressure fluid and low-pressure fluid on the sealing face, and also prevents occurrence of cavitation which would otherwise take place in association with a sudden pressure drop due to a discharge of fluid. Disclosed is a pair of sliding components provided, on a high-pressure side of one of relatively sliding sealing faces thereof, with a fluid discharge for discharging fluid to a high-pressure fluid side, wherein a buffer groove for reducing penetration of low-pressure fluid toward the high-pressure fluid side is provided in the sealing face S on a low-pressure side of the fluid discharge.
US09587743B2
A labyrinth seal including a stator and a non-contacting rotor, and annular elastomeric seals. The confronting surfaces of the stator and rotor define at least one interface passage, including a radially-outermost annular interface passage between an annular, outermost, radially-extending projection of the stator and an annular rearwardly-extending distal projection of the rotor that overlaps the radially-extending projection of the stator, the radially-outermost annular interface passage tapering outwardly and rearwardly at an acute angle relative to an axial reference line. The annular elastomeric seals are stationary with the stator during dynamic operation of the rotor, and are not contacted by a surface of the rotor during dynamic operation. The interface can also have two radially-disposed exclusion chambers, the outer exclusion chamber being defined in part by a radially-inboard projection of the rotor. The stator can have a projection providing a contact avoidance interface position inboard of at least two contaminant-excluding interfaces.
US09587737B2
In a method for operating a transmission device, a pressure test is carried out when switching from a standby mode to a power saving mode. When executing the pressure test the gear selector valves of the gear selectors of the transmission device are activated to assume their neutral position, and a shifting valve is activated to assume an operating position in which a flow connection between a common feed line for the gear selectors and a pressure source is cut. Subsequently, the gear selector valve of at least one of the gear selectors is activated to assume a shift position, and a position of the gear selector piston of the at least one gear selector is determined over a specific time period. The presence of a malfunction of the shifting valve is recognized when the position of the gear selector piston changes during the specific time period.
US09587736B2
A method for operating a multi-stable shift-by wire selector control system of a motor vehicle transmission. The multi-stable shift-by wire selector control system includes a multi-stable selector which is operable by the driver of the vehicle to select a respective one of the operating modes of the transmission, an arrangement of illuminated labels indicating the selector mode and an indexing mechanism for maintaining the immobilization of the selector in its different positions.
US09587734B2
An operator control element (1) for selecting and setting a driving mode of the vehicle, wherein a rotational element (2) on the steering wheel of the vehicle is provided with a sensing element (3) which detects the rotation of the rotational element (2) and the stationary position of the rotational element, wherein the rotation of the rotational element can be sensed by counting the rotational steps, wherein a position and sequence of the rotational steps is assigned to each selectable driving mode, with the result that the driving modes are selected by rotating the rotational element to a stationary position and by counting the rotational steps when the rotational direction is detected.
US09587733B2
A multi-piece gear shift knob and a gear shift lever assembly including the same are disclosed. The multi-piece gear shift knob includes a grip portion and a lock portion. The grip portion includes an installation opening that extends through at least one face of the grip portion, and a partial thread form. The lock portion includes a partial thread form. The grip portion and the lock portion include corresponding attachment features such that when the lock portion is installed into the installation opening, the attachment features of the grip portion and the lock portion couple the lock portion to the grip portion.
US09587719B2
An internal combustion engine includes a cam chain chamber accommodating a cam chain and a chain guide guiding the cam chain. The engine also includes a chain tensioner including a case main body, a plunger sliding in the case main body, a coil spring biasing the chain guide against the cam chain via the plunger, interlocking teeth located on a surface of the plunger, and an engaging portion engaged with the interlocking teeth and configured to inhibit the plunger from moving in a direction away from the chain guide. The engine also includes oil supply passages in an inner wall of the cylinder head and an inner wall of the cylinder body and configured to supply oil to the chain tensioner.
US09587718B1
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft to receive torque of an engine, an output shaft to output changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements.
US09587716B1
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear sets and six control elements disposed at a portion selectively connecting the rotation elements and the rotation elements or a portion selectively connecting the rotation elements and the transmission housing, wherein the input shaft is continuously connected to the third rotation element, the output shaft is continuously connected to the twelfth rotation element, the first rotation element is continuously connected to the transmission housing, the fourth rotation element is continuously connected to the seventh rotation element, the fourth rotation element is continuously connected to the tenth rotation element, the eighth rotation element is continuously connected to the twelfth rotation element, the fifth rotation element is selectively connected to the transmission housing.
US09587715B1
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 changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, and a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements.
US09587712B2
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles may include an input shaft receiving power of an engine, an output shaft outputting shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft and selectively connected to a transmission housing simultaneously, a fifth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft and directly connected to the input shaft simultaneously, a sixth rotational selectively connected to the transmission housing, a seventh rotational shaft selectively connected to the first and third rotational shafts, an eighth rotational shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and six frictional elements.
US09587710B2
An adjustable drive mechanism, which may be used to control the elevation angle of a telescope or antenna, is disclosed. The adjustable drive mechanism can include a base plate configured to couple with a support structure and having a first spherical portion facing away from the support structure. In addition, the adjustable drive mechanism can include a gear box having a pinion gear to interface with a driven gear of a telescope or antenna, and a housing in support of the pinion gear and including a second spherical portion configured to interface with the first spherical portion of the base plate. The first spherical portion and the second spherical portion can be movable relative to one another in three rotational degrees of freedom to facilitate alignment and positioning of the pinion gear relative to the driven gear.
US09587706B2
A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus is capable of securely sealing a space housing an elastic member even on application of a centrifugal force or at the time of cooling. The torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus includes a center plate, a side plate(s) (side plate assembly) coaxial with the center plate and slidably relative to the center plate, and an elastic member housed within a space delimited by the side plate assembly to absorb torque fluctuations between the side plate assembly and the center plate. The apparatus also includes a cover member secured to the center plate and slidably pressure contacted with the side plate assembly to cover from outside a space housing the elastic member, and a suppressing section capable of suppressing the cover member from deforming under a pressure acting on the cover member when atmospheric pressure within the space housing the elastic member(s) becomes lower than outside atmospheric pressure.
US09587695B2
A friction material intended to equip a device for applying friction in a liquid medium, including a fiber mat impregnated with a heat-curable resin. The fiber mat consists of fibers whose length is greater than or equal to 12 mm, and is teased, coated and needled. The friction material features a porosity greater than or equal to 30% by volume and less than or equal to 60% by volume. The friction material includes activated charcoal loads whose specific surface is between 500 m2/g and whose mass content in the friction material is greater than or equal to 5% by weight and less than or equal to 15% by weight.
US09587692B2
The present teachings relate to a brake assembly, and more particularly to a differential for a brake assembly that is unlocked or open in one configuration and locked or closed in another configuration. The brake assembly comprises a differential and one or more output shafts. During rotation of at least one of the one or more output shafts a brake apply is created or released. During creation of the brake apply, the differential distributes a rotational force to each of the one or more output shafts until at least one of the one or more output shafts experiences higher resistance and then the differential re-distributes the rotational force to at least one of the one or more output shafts with lower resistance. During release of the brake apply, the differential distributes an opposing rotational force equally to each of the one or more output shafts.
US09587683B2
Viscous fan drive systems with wiper members positioned on the OD of the clutch disks, and which rotate at high speed. The fluid reservoir also rotates at input speed. The wiper member directs viscous fluid radially back to the fluid reservoir. The valves in the viscous fan drive systems can be activated by an electromagnetic mechanism.
US09587681B2
A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.
US09587678B2
A rolling bearing assembly including an elastomeric seal arranged at least partially within a circumferentially extending groove of a bearing ring is provided. The elastomeric seal is arranged between the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring. The elastomeric seal includes a radially outer end engaged within a first circumferentially extending groove of the radially outer ring, and a radially inner end extending radially inwardly towards the radially inner ring and arranged at least partially within the second circumferentially extending groove of the radially inner ring. Clearance is provided between the radially inner end of the elastomeric seal and the second circumferentially extending groove of the radially inner ring.
US09587675B2
A bearing shell for a sliding bearing may include a body having a convex outer surface and an alignment feature projecting from the outer surface. The alignment feature may be arranged at an end face of the body. The alignment feature may include a first tapered portion having an axial width that reduces in a direction away from the end face. The first tapered portion may include at least two axial sides extending circumferentially and angled away from parallel with respect to a corresponding axial end face of the body by an angle of 2° to 10°.
US09587663B2
A threaded fastener for securing a first material to a support comprising a tapping point at a first end and a threaded shank with multiple separate leads. An end diameter of a fastener tip is in the range of 0.210 to 0.190 inches, the tapping point starts away from an end of the tip by a range of 0.320 to 0.40 inches, and the threads are arranged on the shank to provide a range of about 16½ to 17½ threads per inch for a 5/16 inch diameter fastener and about 18½ to 19½ threads per inch for a ¼ inch diameter fastener. A second portion of the shank, distal from the tap screw point, is unthreaded, and a head at an end opposite the tap screw point has an enlarged diameter and a countersunk shape to reduce the likelihood of pull through of the fastener through said first material.
US09587656B2
Provided is an apparatus for driving a boom of a construction machine, allowing required power to be reduced. The apparatus includes a boom cylinder, a variable-displacement hydraulic pump , a control valve guiding hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump to the boom cylinder, a boom-raising-operation detector boom-cylinder pressure detectors, a supply selector valve switchable between a permitting position for permitting the hydraulic oil to be supplied from the hydraulic pump a head-side chamber of the boom cylinder and a blocking position for blocking the supply, a supply oil passage permitting hydraulic oil to be supplied to the head-side chamber during the blocking, and a controller which brings the supply selector valve into the blocking position and reduces volume of the hydraulic pump upon judging that excavation reaction force extends the boom cylinder even with no supply of hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump to the head-side chamber.
US09587651B2
A valveless siphon decanter for processing fluid within a tank having a siphon tube external to the tank, the siphon tube having an output, a boom extending substantially transversely from the siphon tube, the boom providing a path for the communication of fluid from within the tank into the siphon tube, a vacuum head in association with the boom, the vacuum head having at least one orifice disposable within the tank for receiving the fluid, a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the siphon tube and the boom to draw the fluid in through the at least one orifice of the vacuum head into the boom and into the siphon tube thereafter, a vacuum break for breaking the vacuum within the boom and the siphon tube; and wherein the siphon tube and the boom are disposed outside of the tank.
US09587648B2
A blower has a blower tube and a fan unit that conveys an air flow through the blower tube. The fan unit has a fan having a fan axis. The fan conveys the air flow in the direction of the fan axis. The air flow exits the blower tube in an outflow direction at a tube aperture. The handle has on its lower side a grasping point, which in the operating position of the blower, lies on a vertical axis through the blower's center of gravity. The tube aperture has a center axis that is oriented in the outflow direction. So that the forces received by the user at the handle during operation can be made smaller, it is provided for the spacing from the center axis of the tube aperture to the grasping point to be smaller than the spacing from the fan axis to the grasping point.
US09587646B2
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a centrifugal compressor diffuser including a flow path having a first surface and a second surface defining opposite axial sides of the flow path. The centrifugal compressor diffuser also includes multiple vanes extending from the first surface to the second surface of the flow path. A first profile of each vane varies along an axial direction. The centrifugal compressor diffuser further includes multiple vanelets extending from the first surface toward the second surface in the axial direction. A first axial extent of each vanelet is less than a second axial extent of the flow path. In addition, a second profile of each vanelet varies along the axial direction and/or the vanelets form a non-periodic pattern around a circumference of the flow path.
US09587643B1
A drive shaft and improved marine water pump are disclosed. The drive shaft connects to a water pump impeller on one end and to a an accessory drive for rotating the impeller on the opposite end. The drive shaft of the present invention comprises an elongate shaft portion that includes differing sectional diameters to facilitate easy placement of the pump shaft within the marine water pump and through the marine pump bearing assembly preventing bearing assembly oil seal damage. The drive shaft further comprises a widened drive shaft tang to facilitate more secure engagement to a marine pump accessory drive and a flange rim adjacent to the pump shaft tang for improved and quicker alignment of the marine pump shaft with respect to the marine pump bearing assembly.
US09587632B2
A thermally-controlled component and thermal control process are disclosed. The thermally-controlled component includes thermally-responsive features. The thermally-responsive features are configured to modify a flow path to control temperature variation of the thermally-controlled component. The thermally-responsive features deploy from or retract toward a surface of the thermally-controlled component in response to a predetermined temperature change. The thermal control process includes modifying the flow path in the thermally-controlled component to control temperature variation of the thermally-controlled component and/or cooling a region of the thermally-controlled component through the thermally-responsive features deploying from or retracting toward a surface of the thermally-controlled component.
US09587630B2
An airborne wind energy system with a rotational wing, comprising at least two airfoil blades of rigid, soft or mixed type, with appropriate controls, with a launch/landing perch and/or lighter than air balloon. An AWES blade, getting wider and thicker toward the external tip. A method of launching a pair of airborne wings.
US09587629B2
A wind turbine system is presented. The wind turbine system includes a tower, a plurality of blades, a rotor supported by the tower and rotatably coupled to the plurality of blades, a control unit programmed to predict a net energy of the tower at one or more future points in time, and if the predicted net energy is within a design limit, then continue with baseline operating control models for normal operation of the wind turbine system, if the predicted net energy exceeds the design limit, then use a non-linear tower damping model to generate tower damping commands to control tower damping of the wind turbine system.
US09587621B2
A water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus including a floating body, which buoys an attached electric power generating apparatus body while floating under water and allowing inflow and outflow of a water stream, an anchorage unit anchoring the electric power generating apparatus body at a fixed position in the water stream, a rotor pivotally supported within the electric power generating apparatus body enabling rotation, the rotor orthogonally disposed to the water stream, an impeller blade group including a plurality of impeller blades attached on an outer periphery of the rotor for automatically opening at a lower side of the rotor and closing at an upper side of the rotor, the impeller blade group receiving force by the water stream flowing in the electric power generating apparatus body with open impeller blades to rotate the rotor, an inclined plate for guiding the water stream, having one end attached at an upper end of the electric power generating apparatus body at a water inflow side with a projecting tip approaching a vicinity of an impeller blade attached to the rotor, and a power generator generating electric power by transmission of rotating force generated by rotation of the rotor, and an inclined plate set between 20° and 45° having a projecting tip set within a range of ±30% of a diameter of the rotor above or below a position corresponding to a shaft center of the rotor.
US09587620B2
An apparatus and method for converting wave energy using the relative rotational movement between two interconnected float assemblies and the relative rotational movement between each of the float assemblies and a spar which extends from a buoyant nacelle having a central longitudinal axis wherein the floats are nestable behind the buoyant nacelle.
US09587615B2
A device designed to be a fixture for a commercially available battery operated drill/driver gun to start an internal combustion engine such as a model airplane engine by pressing the device onto the nose cone of the engine. The portion of the device which comes into contact with the nose cone of the engine is a cylinder connected to a shaft with a one way clutch. A rubber or silicone adapter is inserted into the cylinder attached to the shaft; the adaptor cone of the engine fits into the rubber or silicone adapter on the device.
US09587614B2
Methods and systems are provided for controlling an auto stop feature of an engine of a vehicle. A sensor is configured to provide information pertaining to engine speed at first full compression of the engine and at predetermined times including and beyond the time to first full compression after commencement of engine crank. A processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to disable the auto stop feature if the engine speed is less than a predetermined speed threshold.
US09587592B2
A number of variations may include a product, which may include an actuator including a rotatory portion for moving a valve from a first position to a second position and a biasing spring for retuning the valve to the first position.
US09587581B2
A method and system for actively controlling the fuel pressure in the fuel rails of a fuel injection system is disclosed for providing wideband fuel rail control. An active pressure control circuit controls the pressure control valve over the entire range of engine operating conditions and in the frequency domain. Implementation of a closed-loop feedback control is effective for attenuating fuel pressure fluctuations in the fuel rail assembly.
US09587579B2
Methods are provided for controlling a lift fuel pump configured to provide pressurized fuel to a direct injection fuel pump that further pressurizes the fuel to be sent to a plurality of direct injectors. Control strategies are needed that provide reliable and robust operation of the lift fuel pump by selectively providing current to the pump while optimizing energy consumption. To maintain a desired range of lift fuel pump operation, methods are proposed that involve sending current pulses to the lift fuel pump and switching to continuous current when fuel vapor is detected at an inlet of the direct injection fuel pump.
US09587577B2
When injecting fuel from a direct injector and a port injector such that a requested fuel injection amount for an internal combustion engine is reached, the direct injector is driven in the following manner. That is, target fuel injection amounts are set on the basis of the engine operating state in order from the fuel injection with the highest priority among fuel injection in a compression stroke, fuel injection in the late stage of an intake stroke, and fuel injection in the early stage of the intake stroke in the direct injector, and the abovementioned setting continues until the total value of the target fuel injection amounts reaches the requested fuel injection amount. Moreover, the direct injector is driven in such a manner that the target fuel injection amounts for each of the abovementioned fuel injections set in this manner are obtained.
US09587574B2
An exhaust system for an engine having a throttle is disclosed. The exhaust system may include an exhaust passage connectable to the engine, a particulate filter disposed in the exhaust passage, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a total pressure differential across the particulate filter caused by soot and ash accumulation, a load actuator configured to selectively adjust a load on the engine, and a control module electronically connected to the load actuator and the sensor. The control module may be configured to determine a compensated pressure differential indicative of an amount of the total pressure differential caused by soot accumulation, a soot load of the particulate filter based on the compensated pressure differential, cause the load actuator to initiate a first engine load increase based on the soot load, track a time elapsed since initiation of the first engine load increase, and cause the load actuator to initiate a subsequent engine load increase when the time elapsed is greater than an elapsed time limit and the soot load is greater than a target soot load.
US09587573B2
A system includes a catalyst light-off module that selectively generates a first signal based on an engine coolant temperature and an estimated exhaust enthalpy, a setpoint module that selectively initiates a catalyst light-off period in response to receiving the first signal and that generates a desired exhaust enthalpy, and a first model predictive control (MPC) module that generates predicted parameters based on a model of an engine and a set of possible target values, generates a cost for the set of possible target values based on the predicted parameters and the desired exhaust enthalpy, and selects the set of possible target values from multiple sets of possible target values based on the cost. The system also includes an engine actuator module that adjusts an actuator of the engine based on at least one of the target values.
US09587567B2
Various embodiments relate to a method of operating an engine system with injectors having nozzle sac volume. The engine system may be a four-stroke, high power engine having a high-pressure common-rail injection system. A number of engine cylinders to fire is selected based on a fuel injection quantity per selected engine cylinder such that a nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission is less than a first predetermined threshold and a smoke value is less than a second predetermined threshold. The fuel injection quantity per cylinder may be higher than a nominal fuel injection quantity to improve fuel injector spray characteristics. The exhaust can be mixed with fresh air blowout from deactivated cylinders to further reduce smoke value. The engine system is operated with a firing pattern for the selected number of cylinders to fire.
US09587566B2
This air intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle-side air intake pipe having one end connected to a throttle and another end connected to a surge tank, an external gas inlet provided in at least one of the throttle-side air intake pipe and the surge tank, introducing external gas into at least one of the throttle-side air intake pipe and the surge tank, and a gas distributivity improvement fin provided inside at least one of the throttle-side air intake pipe and the surge tank, which corresponds to the external gas inlet, diffusing the external gas to intake air from the throttle.
US09587565B2
A butterfly valve includes a body with a bore through which exhaust gas may flow and a valve member rotatably mounted within the bore for restricting flow through the bore. A stop extends into the bore to limit movement of the valve member and prevent the valve member from rotating to a closed position. The stop defines a restricted flow position at which the valve member is positioned between an open position and the closed position. An internal combustion engine utilizing the butterfly valve is also provided.
US09587552B1
A method for detecting errors in a sensor at a gas cylinder is implemented by a pressure estimation computing device including a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The method includes receiving a first pressure measurement from a first sensor associated with a gas cylinder, receiving a design schema describing an intake manifold, the intake manifold included within the gas engine, segmenting the design schema into a plurality of segments, defining a fluid dynamics model associated with each of the plurality of segments, defining a plurality of interconnected 2-port elements based on the plurality of fluid dynamics models, estimating a second pressure measurement for the gas cylinder based on the plurality of interconnected 2-port elements, comparing the first pressure measurement to the second pressure measurement, and determining that the first sensor is in an anomalous state.
US09587542B2
The invention relates to a device for cooling a metering module (10) for dispensing a process liquid/auxiliary agent into the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The metering module (10) comprises a housing (12) with a plurality of housing sections (19), (20), (28), (29). A first housing section (19), (20), on which a supply line (18) for the process liquid/auxiliary agent is located, is situated in a region (62) of the metering module (10) that is exposed to varying temperatures, said section being made of metal.
US09587538B2
An exhaust system including an upstream portion, a downstream portion, a service access, and a silica filter defines an exhaust gas flow path. The downstream portion includes an aftertreatment component. The service access is between the upstream portion and the downstream portion. The silica filter includes a silica filter element and a housing enclosing the silica filter element. The housing includes a filter gas inlet and a filter gas outlet, and defines a filter flow path through the silica filter element between the filter gas inlet and the filter gas outlet. The silica filter element is configured to filter silica from exhaust gases of the engine and structured to create a uniform distribution of silica throughout the silica filter element. The silica filter is configured to be removed and replaced through the service access. The exhaust gas flow path includes the filter flow path.
US09587526B2
A camshaft phaser includes an input member; an output member defining an advance chamber and a retard chamber with the input member; a valve spool moveable between an advance position and a retard position and having a valve spool bore with a phasing volume and a venting volume defined therein such that the phasing volume is fluidly segregated from the venting volume; and a phasing check valve within the valve spool. The advance position allows oil to flow through the phasing check valve and through the phasing volume from the advance chamber to the retard chamber while preventing oil from flowing from the retard chamber to the advance chamber and the retard position allows oil to flow through the check valve and through the phasing volume from the retard chamber to the advance chamber while preventing oil from flowing from the advance chamber to the retard chamber.
US09587521B2
A volumetric expander (20) configured to transfer a working fluid and generate useful work includes a housing. The housing includes an inlet port (24) configured to admit relatively high-pressure working fluid and an outlet port (26) configured to discharge to a relatively low-pressure working fluid. The expander also includes first and second twisted meshed rotors (30,32) rotatably disposed in the housing and configured to exp/and the relatively high-pressure working fluid into the relatively low-pressure working fluid. Each rotor has a plurality of lobes, and when one lobe of the first rotor is leading with respect to the inlet port, one lobe of the second rotor is trailing with respect to the inlet port. The expander additionally includes an output shaft (38) rotated by the relatively high-pressure working fluid as the fluid undergoes expansion. A system for generating work using the expander in a Rankine cycle is also disclosed.
US09587519B2
An integrated single-piece exhaust system (SPEX) with modular construction that facilitates design changes for enhanced aerodynamics, structural integrity or serviceability. The SPEX defines splined or curved exhaust path surfaces, such as a series of cylindrical and frusto-conical sections that mimic curves. The constructed sections may include: (i) a tail cone assembly fabricated from conical sections that taper downstream to a reduced diameter; or (ii) an area-ruled cross section axially aligned with one or more rows of turbine struts; or both features. Modular inner and outer diameter inlet lips enhance transitional flow between the last row blades and the SPEX, as well as enhance structural integrity. Modular strut collars have large radius profiles between the SPEX annular inner diameter and outer diameter flow surfaces, for enhanced airflow and constant thickness walls for uniform heat transfer and thermal expansion. Scalloped mounting flanges enhance structural integrity and longevity.
US09587501B2
A seal ring assembly for use with a rotary machine that includes an axis of rotation includes a seal housing comprising a secondary sealing surface and a secondary seal assembly coupled to the seal housing. The secondary seal assembly includes a seal ring coupled to the seal housing, wherein the seal ring is configured to form a secondary seal with the secondary sealing surface. The secondary seal assembly also includes at least one protection ring positioned upstream from the seal ring. The secondary seal assembly is configured to be biased along the axis such that biasing the at least one protection ring facilitates removing debris from at least a portion of the secondary sealing surface over which the seal ring travels during biasing.
US09587498B2
A stator vane removal system includes a reaction platform configured to couple between opposing sides of a slot defined in an inner surface of a casing of a rotary machine. At least one stator vane is retained in the slot. The reaction platform includes at least one wedge surface. The system also includes an actuator configured to couple to the reaction platform. The at least one wedge surface facilitates inducing a coupling force exerted by the reaction platform to the opposing sides of the slot when the actuator applies a pushing force to the at least one stator vane in the slot.
US09587497B2
A turbine blade having a root and a tip and an airfoil with a core section made of composite material and a protective sheath or layer joined to the composite core at a location or locations exposed to erosion is described with the composite core of the airfoil being continuous from a location in vicinity of the root to a location in vicinity of the tip of the blade and including a section which widens with distance from the rotational axis along the length of the airfoil and which ends at the location in vicinity of the tip of the blade. The protective sheath or layer is secured by interference fit with widening section of the core.
US09587495B2
A method of assembling a blade array includes the step of inserting a blade having a platform into a rotor. The blade includes a pocket radially beneath the platform that includes an interference feature. The blade corresponds to one of first and second blades that are scaled versions of one another. The method includes the step of selecting a damper seal, and inserting the damper seal into the pocket. The damper seal corresponds to one of first and second damper seals. The first damper seal cooperates with the interference feature thereby permitting the first damper seal to fully seat within the pocket. The second damper seal is obstructed by the interference feature thereby preventing the second damper seal from fully seating within the pocket.
US09587489B2
A pumping system includes a probe to suction a fluid from a fluid reservoir, a pump in fluid communication with the probe, and a sensor for detecting phase changes in said pumping system. The sensor is in fluid communication with the probe or pump and is operable to generate a sensor signal. The pumping system also includes a fluid exit from the pumping system that is in fluid communication with said pump, and a variable force check valve that is located between the probe and fluid exit.
US09587488B2
Methods of identifying rock properties in real-time during drilling, are provided. An example of method includes connecting a downhole sensor subassembly between a drill bit and a drill string, operably coupling acoustic sensors to a downhole processor, operably coupling a borehole telemetry system, downhole and surface data transmitting interfaces, and a surface computer to the downhole data transmitting interface. The method also includes receiving raw acoustic sensor data resulting from rotational contact of the drill bit with rock by the downhole processor, transforming the raw acoustic sensor data into the frequency domain, filtering the transformed data, and deriving acoustic characteristics from the filtered data. The method also includes the surface computer receiving the acoustic characteristics and deriving petrophysical properties from the acoustic characteristics directly or by utilizing a petrophysical properties evaluation algorithm.
US09587486B2
A wellbore servicing tool comprising a housing comprising one or more ports and generally defining a flow passage, an actuator disposed within the housing, a magnetic signature system (MSS) comprising a magnetic sensor in signal communication with an electronic circuit disposed within the housing and coupled to the actuator, and a sleeve slidably positioned within the housing and transitional from a first position to a second position, wherein, the sleeve is allowed to transition from the first position to the second position upon actuation of the actuator, and wherein the actuator is actuated upon recognition of a predetermined quantity of predetermined magnetic pulse signatures via the MSS.
US09587483B2
A liquid level control pump especially well adapted for use in landfill wells is disclosed. The pump makes use of a pump casing, a discharge tube, a control rod, first and second check valves, a float and a pivoting lever assembly for controlling the application of a pressurized fluid from an external pressurized fluid source. In one aspect the float may include a through slot which allows the control rod to pass therethrough and which helps to reduce the chance of the float hanging due to an accumulation of solids between the control rod and the float. In another aspect a removable and replaceable discharge tube sleeve may be included.
US09587482B2
A drill for excavating a bore in the earth includes a steerable primary boring tool, a secondary boring tool and a sensor. The steerable primary boring tool is configured to excavate a primary bore. The secondary boring tool is configured to excavate a plurality of side bores that extend outward from the primary bore at a plurality of azimuthal locations around the primary bore. The sensor is configured to detect a mineral property in the earth adjacent each of the side bores.
US09587466B2
A method for abandonment of a subsea well includes: setting a packer of a lower cementing tool against a bore of an inner casing at a location adjacent to an outer casing; fastening a pressure control assembly (PCA) to the subsea wellhead; hanging an upper cementing tool from the PCA and stabbing the upper cementing tool into a polished bore receptacle of the lower cementing tool; perforating a wall of the inner casing below the packer; perforating the inner casing wall above the packer by operating a perforator of the upper cementing tool; and pumping cement slurry followed by a release plug through bores of the cementing tools. The release plug engages and launches a cementing plug from the lower cementing tool. The cementing plug drives the cement slurry through the perforations below the packer and into an inner annulus formed between the inner casing and the outer casing.
US09587465B2
A downhole disconnect device for disconnecting an intervention tool string from a wireline, includes: a tubular body having a first part directly or indirectly coupleable to the wireline and a second part connectable directly or indirectly to an intervention tool string; an actuator for disconnecting the second part of the tubular body from the first part of the tubular body; at least one sensor to detect when the tool string is stuck in use and to produce an output signal accordingly; a controller configured to receive the output signal and selectively operate the actuator accordingly; and a power source. The tubular body is adapted to house the actuator, sensor, controller and power source and the device further comprises a timer configured to delay operation of the actuator by a predetermined time on receipt of the output signal from the sensor. There is also a method of operating the downhole disconnect device.
US09587463B2
A valve system for use in a wellbore includes a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel includes an elongated body section provided with a connector at its ends, the elongated body section being provided with a substantially fully open main bore for alignment with the well tubing and an offset side pocket bore. At least one through opening is provided in the side pocket mandrel, leading into the side pocket bore, and at least one through opening is provided in the internal wall, leading into the main bore, where the at least two openings are in fluid communication through the side pocket bore, in which side pocket bore at least two valves are arranged in series to form a double fluid barrier between the main bore and an outside of the pocket mandrel, the at least two valves being independently retrievable through at least one installation opening arranged in the internal wall of the side pocket mandrel.
US09587459B2
The invention provides a method and apparatus for use in a wellbore gravel pack operation. The method comprises providing an apparatus in a downhole annulus. The apparatus comprises a mandrel and a swellable element formed from a material selected to increase in volume when exposed to a downhole stimulus. The method comprises placing a gravel pack below the apparatus via the downhole annulus in which the apparatus is located, and placing a gravel pack above the apparatus. Subsequent to placing the gravel packs, the swellable element is increased in volume to create an annular barrier in the wellbore. The invention allows isolation of multiple intervals of a well in a single gravel pack operation using swellable elastomers, and does not rely on the use of shunt tube alternate path systems.
US09587455B2
The present invention is a new and improved bladder for use with a piston accumulator apparatus, system and method of using same that provides a dispersion tube in the bladder to allow fluid to be communicated under a vacuum from the bladder to the accumulator seawater chamber and back again.
US09587449B2
Example workover vehicles for removing and installing sucker rods and tubing of completed wells include a mast having a distinctive spatial relationship with various equipment of the vehicle. The mast has a series of vertical corner posts or weight bearing derrick legs that define the mast's horizontal footprint. In some examples, a tubing storage rack is situated mostly within the footprint while a rod storage rack is mostly beyond the footprint. A robot traveling vertically along the mast transfers rods and tubing between the well and the appropriate storage rack. In some examples, the rod storage rack pivots between an extended operative position and a retracted transport position. In some examples, a robotic jib transfers rods or tubing to and from a lay-down storage area. Some example robot jibs are movable to a fully deployed position for normal operation and a stored position within the mast's footprint for vehicle transport.
US09587446B2
A subsea removable flex joint laydown tool is described herein. The tool can include a body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled to the first portion. The tool can also include a flex joint coupling feature disposed on an inner surface of the first portion and the second portion toward a proximal end of the body, where the flex joint coupling feature is configured to couple with a first laydown tool coupling feature of a flex joint. The tool can further include a riser coupling feature disposed on the inner surface of the first portion and the second portion toward a distal end of the body, where the riser coupling feature is configured to couple with a second laydown tool coupling feature of a riser. The tool can also include at least one laydown tool coupling feature movably coupled to the first portion.
US09587443B2
Provided is apparatus for use in resonance enhanced rotary drilling, which apparatus comprises: (i) an upper load-cell for measuring static and dynamic axial loading; (ii) a vibration isolation unit; (iii) optionally an oscillator back mass; (iv) an oscillator for applying axial oscillatory loading to the rotary drill-bit; (v) a vibration transmission unit; (vi) a lower load-cell for measuring static and dynamic axial loading; (vii) a drill-bit connector; and (viii) a drill-bit, wherein the upper load-cell is positioned above the vibration isolation unit and the lower load-cell is positioned between the vibration transmission unit and the drill-bit, and wherein the upper and lower load-cells are connected to a controller in order to provide down-hole closed loop real time control of the oscillator. Further provided is an apparatus for use in resonance enhanced rotary drilling, which apparatus comprises: (i) an upper load-cell for measuring static loading; (ii) a vibration isolation unit; (iii) an oscillator for applying axial oscillatory loading to the rotary drill-bit; (iv) a lower load-cell for measuring dynamic axial loading; (v) a drill-bit connector; and (vi) a drill-bit, wherein the upper load-cell positioned above the vibration isolation unit and the lower load-cell is positioned between the oscillator and the drill-bit wherein the upper and lower load-cells are connected to a controller in order to provide down-hole closed loop real time control of the oscillator.
US09587437B2
A powered reamer comprising a stationary assembly having a flow bore therethrough. A rotating assembly is disposed about the stationary assembly and one or more cutting structures are coupled to an outer surface of the rotating assembly. A flow restriction is disposed within the flow bore so as to divert a portion of fluid flowing through the flow bore through an outlet from the flow bore into an annulus between the stationary assembly and the rotating assembly. A power section is formed in the annulus between the stationary assembly and the rotating assembly. The power section operates to eccentrically rotate the rotating assembly about the stationary assembly in response to fluid flowing through the annulus between the stationary assembly and the rotating assembly.
US09587435B2
Methods and apparatus are described to drill and complete wellbores. Such wellbores include extended reach horizontal wellbores, for example in shales, deep subsea extended reach wellbores, and multilateral wellbores. Specifically, the invention provides simple threaded subassemblies that are added to existing threaded tubular drilling and completion equipment which are used to dramatically increase the lateral reach using that existing on-site equipment. These subassemblies extract power from downward flowing clean mud, or other fluids, in an annulus to provide additional force or torque on tubular elements within the wellbore, while maintaining circulation, to extend the lateral reach of the drilling equipment and completion equipment. These added elements include combinations of The Leaky Seal™, a Cross-Over, The Force Sub™ and The Torque Sub™. The use of such additional simple elements allow lighter drilling equipment to be used to reach a given lateral distance, therefore reducing drilling costs.
US09587433B2
A cradle clamp bracket assembly that secures cables to rungs of a ladder rack. The cradle clamp bracket assembly includes an elongated bracket having a first portion and a raised second portion. The first portion includes a slot located along the center of the first portion. The raised second portion includes a downwardly extending flange and at least one gsset to strengthen the bracket. The cradle clamp bracket assembly also includes a retainer that is received in the slot to engage the rung of the ladder rack.
US09587424B2
A locking post for a closure, the post having front and rear walls joined at their sides by two side walls to form a tubular post having a generally quadratic cross-sectional shape. Each side wall has a groove therein, the groove parallel to the longitudinal axis of the post, and wide enough and deep enough to at least partly receive a locking element carried by the post. The sides of the groove also provide handles which can be gripped to move a closure the post is mounted on.
US09587421B1
In at least some implementations, a cable control system includes a spool on which a portion of a cable may be taken up and released, an input shaft coupled to the spool, and a motor coupled to the input shaft to drive the input shaft and spool in a first direction to take up cable on the spool and in a second direction to release cable from the spool. The control system also has two clutches that allow rotation of the spool without corresponding rotation of the motor. Each clutch may have a first member coupled to the input shaft and a second member coupled to the spool and relative rotation between the first and second members of the clutch allows rotation of the spool relative to the motor or input shaft.
US09587420B2
A wireless obstacle detection system includes a wireless photosensitive sensor and a communication module designed to provide a retrofit solution for easily adding obstacle detection capabilities to a previously installed barrier operator system. In one form, the wireless obstacle detector can be provided with a gateway device for adding additional functionality, including enabling long range remote operation of a barrier operator. To facilitate ease of installation, the communication module can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators including using at least two different protocols for communication with obstacle detectors. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the barrier operator and communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. The communication module may be designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the communication module receives communications from the wireless obstacle detector about the presence or absence of an obstacle at or near the barrier and transmits a corresponding communication to the barrier operator using the correct protocol.
US09587401B1
A bar joist reinforcement apparatus may include a base assembly adapted to be connected to a lower portion of a bar joist, a top assembly adapted to be connected to a top portion of the bar joist, and an adjustable coupling assembly connected between the base assembly and the top assembly for adjusting the distance separating the base and top assemblies. The apparatus may be used to reinforce a bar joist by inserting the apparatus in between upper and lower portions of a bar joist, adjusting the apparatus so the top and base assemblies come into contact with, press against, and/or brace the upper and lower portions of the bar joist, and connecting the apparatus to the bar joist using bolts and conventional tools instead of welding.
US09587394B2
Method of deployment of portable shelters is described. The shelters or housing units may be deployed in emergency housing situations and may be grouped into systems of shelters.
US09587391B1
The wall-mounted cabinet having a bidet extendable there from is an assembly comprised of a valve adapted to be connected to a water line. The valve is controlled via a control knob. A water hose and nozzle connect to and extend from the valve. The water hose and the nozzle extend from a water cabinet, which is accessible via an access door. The water cabinet is positioned above the valve. A mounting frame extends below the access door, and supports the control knob adjacent to the valve. The assembly is installed into a wall surface or a side of an existing cabinet. The assembly may be positioned adjacent to a toilet or a bathroom sink. The assembly enables the water hose and nozzle to function as a bidet, and in concert with the toilet. The access door encloses the nozzle and water hose when not in use.
US09587389B2
The invention relates to an insert (3) that can be inserted into a drainage opening (2) of a urinal (1) and that can be designed, for example, as an odor seal. The insert (3) has at least one outlet opening (4) through which a liquid (5), in particular a cleaning and/or disinfecting liquid, is released, in particular injected or sprayed, onto a bowl surface (6) of a urinal (1), in the discharge opening of which the insert (3) is inserted.
US09587388B2
The invention claims a flush type toilet bowl, comprising a toilet bowl provided with a toilet inlay therein, wherein an elastic ring, a clamping ring and a J-shaped sealing ring are arranged under the toilet bowl drainage hose in sequence, and a nut is further equipped for sealing the end faces of the toilet bowl and the toilet inlay; the toilet bowl is provided with a cavity for containing the clean water and a double water spray jets extended out from the water-jet nozzle; the cavity is provided with a hose connected with the four-way valve, the water-jet nozzle and the hand-pressed air pump, next to the air pump is a button with which you can flush the toilets by pressing it easily. The invention is developed as the gravity flush portable toilet and the cassette portable toilet by using the flush type toilet bowl as the basic universal part, thereby being used on the caravans. The cassette toilet is provided with the waste level indicator, the sealing valve and the handle performing perfect use under the condition without water and electricity. The toilet bowl and the developed toilet thereof in the invention can be interchanged excellently and cleaned or flushed conveniently without outside water source, furthermore, the invention is excellent in rigidity, impact resistance and tightness.
US09587371B1
The reversible bucket attachment system for a skid steer includes a mounting plate that is configured to attach to a skid steer or any vehicle. The mounting plate includes an armature that extends rearwardly, and includes a pivoting point on a distal end. The pivoting point enables a bucket to attach thereto. Moreover, the bucket is able to pivot with respect to the armature via the pivoting point. The bucket is able to rotate from a generally parallel orientation with respect to the armature to an obtuse orientation. The bucket is further defined with an inner surface and an outer surface. The mounting plate is configured to attach to the skid steer or vehicle in one of two positions.
US09587370B2
A tractor-mounted front loader includes a parking stand mounted to each of a pair of downwardly and forwardly inclined arm sections coupled to an implement resting on the ground. Each parking stand includes a support leg and a brace, the latter having a rear end pivotally mounted to a location approximately halfway between opposite ends of the support leg and an forward end pivotally mounted to a lower region of an associated loader arm section. The support leg and brace may be stored on the loader arm section by folding them together with a catch carried by the brace becoming releasably engaged with the support leg. The folded support leg and brace are then pivoted against the loader arm section and secured to it by a releasable latch which secures the top of the support leg to the arm section to establish a stored position.
US09587368B2
A repair bracket that provides a substitute for one or more broken anchoring tabs of a manhole base. The repair bracket is an expansible bracket that has a frame member with a central manhole access passage through the frame member. The frame member has threaded holes transversely through the frame member and located at positions corresponding to positions of threaded holes in the original unbroken anchoring tabs of the manhole base. The threaded holes are used to connect the frame member to a manhole cover by threaded bolts extending through the cover and into the threaded holes. Expansible actuators are mounted to the frame member and are capable of moving a part of the expansible bracket outward into engagement against the inner wall of the base or a sleeve or casing attached to the base.
US09587358B2
A mobile apparatus for the repair of potholes in an asphalt paved surface comprises first storage bin for the containment of recycled shingle particles or recycled asphalt or combinations thereof. A first conveyor is provided for conveying the particles from the first storage bin to an inlet of a radiant heated transport mixing conveyor. A second storage bin is provided for the containment of stone aggregate. A second conveyor conveys and pre-heats the stone aggregate to the inlet of the transport mixing conveyor. An oil reservoir has a pump at an outlet thereof for feeding a predetermined quantity of asphaltic oil at the inlet of the mixing conveyor. The mixing conveyor has vanes for displacing, mixing and heating the stone aggregate, the recycled asphalt particles or recycled asphalt and the asphaltic oil to produce an asphalt patch material and feeding same to a dispensing outlet.
US09587357B1
A cap device to protect a restored asphalt core hole created from asphalt core test and methods to protect an asphalt core hole.
US09587350B2
A method for removing ink from printed paper comprising: (a) pulping printed paper at least 25 wt % of which is old newsprint at a consistency of at least about 3% to obtain a pulp slurry; (b) treating the pulp slurry with an ink removing system, which system comprises: (i) a combination of lipase and at least one second enzyme chosen from amylase, xylanase or cellulase, and (ii) a non-ionic surfactant, in amounts effective to release ink from said pulp slurry, wherein the lipase is present in an amount of at least about 0.001 wt % based on the dry content of the pulp slurry and the ratio of the at least one second enzyme:lipase is at least about 1.2:1; and (c) separating the released ink from the pulp slurry, wherein the treating step is carried out prior to a deinking flotation stage.
US09587336B2
Provided is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum, a pulsator, a water stream generation unit, a filter cap, and a check valve. The tub contains washing water. The drum is rotatably disposed in the tub and receiving laundry. The pulsator is rotatably disposed inside the drum and has a spouting outlet. The water stream generation unit is disposed under the pulsator and forms a water stream spouted through the spouting outlet by circulating washing water contained between the tub and the drum. The filter cap collects foreign substances floating in washing water spouted through the spouting outlet. The check valve opens the spouting outlet by the water stream formed by the water stream generation unit.
US09587334B2
Provided is a non-woven fabric produced by using a polypropylene-based resin composition containing a specific low-crystalline polypropylene. The non-woven fabric is a non-woven fabric obtained by achieving reductions in denier values of fibers, the non-woven fabric being excellent in dispersibility of the fibers.
US09587330B2
Method for manufacturing structural synthetic fibers for concretes and mortars and the synthetic fiber obtained, particularly a polyolefin-based synthetic fiber for use in concretes and mortars with a hydraulic binder as a cementing base for increasing the elastic modulus of the same which comprises the mixture of polyolefin and additives, the formation of threads, a first stretching process, an alternate series of heating-cooling, collecting the threads in coils and stabilization of the polymerization/cross-linking for two days to one week; the threads are subsequently again subjected to one or several re-stretching phases, including the heating-cooling and subsequent stabilization processes if successive re-stretching processes are going to be carried out; lastly a surface etching phase and the cutting of the threads.
US09587324B2
An apparatus for processing a melt may include a crucible configured to contain the melt, where the melt has an exposed surface that is separated from a floor of the crucible by a first distance. The apparatus may further include a submerged heater comprising a heating element and a shell disposed between the heating element and the melt, wherein the heating element does not contact the melt. The heating element may be disposed at a second distance with respect to the exposed surface of the melt that is less than the first distance.
US09587313B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a reaction tube configured to accommodate a plurality of substrates and to be supplied with a gas generated by vaporizing or turning into mist a solution containing a reactant in a solvent; a lid configured to close the reaction tube; a first heater configured to heat the plurality of substrates; a thermal conductor placed on the lid on an upper surface thereof; a second heater placed outside the reaction tube around a side thereof, the second heater being configured to heat the gas flowing near the lid; and a heating element placed on the lid on a lower surface thereof, the heating element configured to heat the lid.
US09587298B2
New magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies generally include 3.0-6.0 wt. % magnesium and 2.5-5.0 wt. % zinc, where at least one of the magnesium and the zinc is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy bodies other than aluminum, and wherein (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Zn) is from 0.6 to 2.40, and may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.
US09587294B2
Improved aluminum-copper-lithium alloys are disclosed. The alloys may include 3.4-4.2 wt. % Cu, 0.9-1.4 wt. % Li, 0.3-0.7 wt. % Ag, 0.1-0.6 wt. % Mg, 0.2-0.8 wt. % Zn, 0.1-0.6 wt. % Mn, and 0.01-0.6 wt. % of at least one grain structure control element, the balance being aluminum and incidental elements and impurities. The alloys achieve an improved combination of properties over prior art alloys.
US09587290B2
A hydro-metallurgical method 80 for the removal of uranium, thorium, radium, lead, bismuth and polonium and/or other radionuclides from a radioactive copper concentrate to produce an upgraded copper concentrate having lowered emission levels. The method comprises the step of: subjecting the copper concentrate to an acidic leaching process (NONOX leach) 120 using a sulfate and chloride containing lixiviant under electrochemically controlled conditions, to allow at least partial removal of one or more of the radionuclides to produce the lowered emission upgraded copper concentrate, wherein the leaching process is conducted at elevated temperature and under pressure to suppress boiling in the leaching process.
US09587281B2
Provided herein are cereblon isoforms and methods of their use as biomarkers for treating a disease, disorder, or condition with a treatment compound, e.g., thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione, or (S)-3-(4-((4-(morpholinomethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione.
US09587269B2
In some embodiments, methods for obtaining sequence information from a nucleic acid template linked to a support include hybridizing a first primer to a template strand linked to a support, sequencing a portion of the nucleic acid template, thereby forming an extended first primer product that is complementary to a portion of the nucleic acid template, In some embodiments, the method further includes introducing a nick into a portion of the template strand that is hybridized to the extended first primer product, degrading a portion of the template strand from the nick using a degrading agent, where a portion of the extended first primer remains hybridized to an undegraded portion of the template strand, and sequencing at least some of the single-stranded portion of the extended first primer by synthesis.
US09587268B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of target enrichment or selection of nucleic acids using hybridization, which can be used in, e.g., next-generation sequencing.
US09587264B2
The invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for a nucleic acid polymerase from a thermophilic organism, Thermus scotoductus. The invention also provides methods for using these nucleic acids and polypeptides.
US09587261B2
The present invention relates to microorganisms of Escherichia coli having enhanced L-tryptophan productivity and to a method for producing L-tryptophan using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an Escherichia coli variant in which repression and attenuation control of the tryptophan operon is released and accumulation of anthranilate is reduced and thereby enhancing L-tryptophan productivity. The present invention also relates to a method for producing L-tryptophan using the Escherichia coli variant.
US09587256B2
Provided herein are genetically engineered microbes that include at least a portion of a carbon fixation pathway, and in one embodiment, use molecular hydrogen to drive carbon dioxide fixation. In one embodiment, the genetically engineered microbe is modified to convert acetyl CoA, molecular hydrogen, and carbon dioxide to 3-hydroxypropionate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, acetyl CoA, or the combination thereof at levels greater than a control microbe. Other products may also be produced. Also provided herein are cell free compositions that convert acetyl CoA, molecular hydrogen, and carbon dioxide to 3-hydroxypropionate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, acetyl CoA, or the combination thereof. Also provided herein are methods of using the genetically engineered microbes and the cell free compositions.
US09587250B2
Sequences of a serotype 8 adeno-associated virus and vectors and host cells containing these sequences are provided. Also described are methods of using such host cells and vectors in production of rAAV particles.
US09587241B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for engineering bacteria to produce fucosylated oligosaccharides, and the use thereof in the prevention or treatment of infection.
US09587232B1
The invention is directed toward non-wild-type organophosphorus acid anhydrolases having three site mutations, method of production, and method of use to effectively degrade toxic chemicals such as N,N-diethyl-2-(methyl-(2-methylpropoxy)phosphoryl)sulfanylethanamine) (“VR”).
US09587226B2
The present invention relates to improved methods for the production of viral particles, viral vector particles and recombinant proteins. In particular, the invention relates to improved methods for the production of recombinant polyomaviral vector particles and polyomaviral vector production cell lines. More in particular, the invention relates to methods for the production of simian polyomaviral vector particles such as simian virus 40 (SV40) viral vector particles. The invention also relates to compositions comprising viral vectors and uses thereof and viral vector particles to treat genetic disorders, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, allergies or cancer. The invention also relates to methods for the production of recombinant proteins in mammalian cells and methods to enhance the production of recombinant proteins in mammalian cells.
US09587224B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing pluripotent cells that are free of the risk of cellular canceration and that can be applied to regenerative medicine with a high degree of safety. The present invention provides a method for producing pluripotent cells from somatic cells comprising a step of bringing bacteria having fermentation ability or a component or secretory product thereof into contact with somatic cells.
US09587218B2
The present invention relates to novel strains of Saccharomyces that can be produced on a carbonaceous substrate which makes it possible to completely and/or partially replace the use of sugar, and to the use thereof for the production of yeast, in particular on the industrial scale. The invention also relates to a method for producing yeast of the Saccharomyces genus on a carbonaceous substrate which makes it possible to completely or partially replace the use of sugar.
US09587212B2
The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for producing tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) and cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) in different ratios. The apparatus comprises: (i) a bioreactor comprising (a) an automated supply system configured to deliver a first automated supply of cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), a cannabinoid acid synthase, and a reaction mixture; and (b) a second automated system to cease the reaction; (ii) a controller configured to modify a property of the reaction mixture to produce the desired products; and (iii) an extractor configured to recover the tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) or cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) and cannabichromenic acid.
US09587208B2
The object is to provide a cleaning liquid composition, which suppresses damage to a low-dielectric constant interlayer dielectric film, a wiring material, such as copper or a copper alloy, a barrier metal, and a barrier dielectric film and removes an organosiloxane thin film, a dry etching residue and a photoresist on a treatment target surface in a process for producing a semiconductor device, as well as a cleaning method for a semiconductor device using the same, and a production process for a semiconductor device using the same. A cleaning liquid composition for producing a semiconductor device according to the invention contains 0.05 to 25% by weight of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, 0.001 to 1.0% by weight of potassium hydroxide, 5 to 85% by weight of a water-soluble organic solvent, and 0.0005 to 10% by weight of pyrazoles.
US09587193B2
The present disclosure relates to novel anti-wear additives for diesel or biodiesel fuels having a sulphur content less than or equal to 500 ppm by mass. These novel additives will also improve the lacquering resistance of the higher-grade diesel or biodiesel fuels having a sulphur content less than or equal to 500 ppm by mass.
US09587191B2
The present invention relates to a sulphur-free odorizing composition to be added into liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in order to allow the user to sense any leakage in case of LPG leakages which might occur in the area of utilization.
US09587181B2
The use of a composition including a transition metal salt and at least one water-soluble aldehyde or water-soluble aldehyde precursor scavenges H2S that is present in aqueous fluids (e.g. produced water liquid streams), natural gas and in oil and mixtures thereof (e.g. mixed production streams that contain all three phases) better than either component when used alone. The resulting scavenger combination significantly increases the reaction rate and the overall scavenging efficiency, i.e. capacity over the case where each component is used alone, in the same total amount. Non-limiting examples of the metal salt include zinc or iron carboxylates, and a non-limiting example of a water-soluble aldehyde or water-soluble aldehyde precursor is ethylene glycol hemiformal.
US09587177B2
More particularly, the model was a dynamic simulation built in HYSYS™ v7.1. The component slate was simplified and selected to give a vapor and two liquid phases, and have the ability to measure an S/B ratio. All the unit operations were included and modeled as best fit within HYSYS™. Pumps were all modelled as standard HYSYS™ centrifugal pumps with performance curves, settlers were modelled as vertical 3-phase vessels with internal weir enabled—the overflow side of the weir is used to simulate the overflow vessels on the settlers. All proposed controllers were included with generic tuning parameters, which control the system process variable (PV) to match a set point (SP). The control algorithm incorporated master PV controllers such as S/B ratio to relate froth and solvent flows and maintain relative material balance relationship between the process streams involved. In this specific simulation, the solvent flows were assigned a slave relationship relative to the bitumen flow; that is, the solvent controller SP was reset based on the bitumen froth flow and the master S/B ratio.
US09587169B2
Improved hydraulic fracturing compositions are disclosed which help reduce potential negative environmental impact by hydraulic fracturing. The disclosed compositions have flammability and toxicity and are relatively safe for the environment. The compositions may also contain biodegradable components.
US09587162B2
According to an embodiment, an invert emulsion drilling fluid comprises: an external phase, wherein the external phase of the drilling fluid comprises a hydrocarbon liquid; an internal phase, wherein the internal phase of the drilling fluid comprises water; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant: (A) comprises a hydrophobic tail group having a carbon chain length greater than or equal to 16; (B) has a boiling point greater than or equal to 400° F. (204.4° C.); and (C) is in at least a sufficient concentration such that the surfactant spontaneously forms reverse-micelles. According to another embodiment, a method of using the invert emulsion drilling fluid comprises: introducing the drilling fluid into a well.
US09587156B2
A method for degrading a downhole article includes exposing the downhole article comprising a controlled electrolytic material to a composition that comprises a reducing agent. The method also includes contacting the downhole article with the reducing agent to degrade the downhole article. Additionally, a composition for degrading a downhole article includes water, chelant, metal ions, and a reducing agent that includes ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof.
US09587143B2
A composition having: an amine-functional compound and an alkoxysilane-terminated polyurea made by reacting: an amino-functional alkoxysilane-polyisocyanate adduct with a difunctional amino- or hydroxyl compound. The composition contains no unreacted isocyanate groups. A coating composition having: an amine-functional compound, an alkoxysilane-terminated polyurea, and an epoxy- or acrylate-functional compound. The coating composition is a two-component system.
US09587139B2
A curable composition includes: a) at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate; b) at least one aliphatic polyamine; and c) from 8 to 17 percent by weight of at least one liquid compound, based on the total weight of components a), b) and c) combined. Each liquid compound is independently represented by the formula (I): wherein Z represents an n valent organic group, and n represents an integer ≧1. Methods of coating the curable coating on a substrate and composite articles are also disclosed.
US09587137B2
A conductive polymer composite includes (A) a π-conjugated polymer and (B) a dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit “a” which is shown by the following general formula (1) having weight-average molecular weight thereof in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a single bond, an ester group, or a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms which may optionally contain any one of an ether group and an ester group or both; Z represents a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, or an ester group; and “a” is in the range of 0
US09587134B2
Provided is a graphite-based carbon material useful as a graphene precursor, from which graphene is easily exfoliated when the graphite-based carbon material is useful as a precursor and from which a highly-concentrated graphene dispersion can easily be obtained. The graphite-based carbon material is a graphite-based carbon material useful as a graphene precursor wherein a Rate (3R) based on an X-ray diffraction method, which is defined by following Equation 1 is 31% or more: Rate(3R)=P3/(P3+P4)×100 Equation 1 wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer (2H) based on the X-ray diffraction method.
US09587128B2
A water-based ink for ink jet recording contains a colorant containing a dye; water; an anionic zirconium complex ion; and a surfactant represented by the formula (1) in the formula (1): R1 is an alkyl group having 12 to 18 carbon atoms or an R4—CO—NH group (R4 is an alkyl group having 12 carbon atoms); each of R2 and R3 is a methyl group or a hydroxyethyl group; and R2 and R3 may be identical to or different from each other. Chromaticness of a recorded matter is improved without any increase in dye concentration.
US09587127B2
The acrylate monomers of the present invention, particularly o-phenyl phenoxyethyl acrylate, provide very fast curing, hard and solvent resistant digital printing inks, and yet are also still surprisingly flexible. These properties make for a technically superior alternative to the widely accepted very hard monomer isobornyl acrylate. O-phenyl phenoxyethylacrylate also has the additional benefit of being free from the strong odor associated with isobornyl acrylate.
US09587116B2
A compound of formula (I) or (II) or (III): wherein R5, R6, R7, R8′, R8″ and R8″′ are as defined herein. This compound can be used in a composition for the dyeing of fibers.
US09587110B2
The present disclosure relates to a polymer composition comprising a polymer blend of Polyaryl Ether Ketone (PAEK) and Poly(2,5-benzimidazole) characterized with enhanced mechanical and wear resistance properties as compared to commercial polymer blends of Polyaryl Ether Ketone and Polybenzimidazole. The present disclosure also relates to shaped articles derived from the polymer composition of the present disclosure.
US09587109B2
Low temperature impact properties in PC-siloxane copolymer blend with black and white color capacity
The present disclosure describes polycarbonate-siloxane blends with a constant percentage of siloxane in the formulations. The polycarbonate-siloxane blends achieve improved impact properties, as well as the ability to achieve deep black and bright white colors.
US09587099B2
Biocomposite compositions and compositions, which include dried distillers solubles, and which can be used in making biocomposite compositions are described. Methods for preparing the compositions are also described.
US09587097B2
Blow molded article comprising a propylene copolymer having a MFR2 (230° C.) in the range of more than 2.0 to 12.0 g/10 min, a comonomer content in the range of 4.0 to below 4.0 mol.-%, a melting temperature in the range of 125 to below 143° C., and a xylene cold soluble fraction (XCS) in the range of above 15.0 to 40.0 wt.-%.
US09587092B2
A tire portion selected from the group including an innerliner, tread ply skim, TBR body ply skim, bead reinforcing skim, undertread, tie gum, squeegee, folded edge gum strip, belt edge gum strip and tread ply insert, and made from a compound including a polymer base and curing agents. The compound also includes a carbohydrate having 2 to 30 repetitive, possibly substituted, units.
US09587077B2
A method for making a composite product can include combining a plurality of lignocellulose substrates and a binder to produce a resinated furnish. The binder can be or include a polyphenolic compound, a free radical precursor, and an unsaturated compound having two or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds. At least one of the unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds is a pi-bond that is not conjugated with an aromatic moiety and is capable of free radical addition. The method can also include pressing the resinated furnish between at least two surfaces in a press, where at least one of the at least two surfaces can be a porous surface, and at least partially curing the binder in the resinated furnish to produce a composite product.
US09587073B2
Polyhexahydrotriazine (PHT) and polyhemiaminal (PHA) materials chemically modified to include thermoplastic polymer bridging groups, and methods of making such materials, are disclosed. The materials are formed by a process that includes heating a mixture comprising i) a solvent, ii) paraformaldehyde, iii) a diamine monomer comprising two primary aromatic amine groups, and iv) a polymer diamine at a temperature of about 20° C. to less than 150° C. This heating step forms a stable PHA in solution, which can be isolated. The PHA includes covalently bonded thermoplastic polymer groups. The PHA is then heated at a temperature of 150° C. to about 280° C., thereby converting the PHA material to a PHT material that includes covalently bonded thermoplastic polymer groups.
US09587067B2
The present invention generally relates to alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene (PIB) compounds, and to a process for making such compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to primary alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene compounds, and to a process for making such compounds. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to polyisobutylene compounds that can be used to synthesize polyurethanes, to polyurethane compounds made via the use of such polyisobutylene compounds, and to processes for making such compounds. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to primary alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene compounds having two or more primary alcohol termini and to a process for making such compounds. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to primary terminated polyisobutylene compounds having two or more primary termini selected from amine groups or methacrylate groups.
US09587066B2
The instant invention provides an isocyanate trimerisation catalyst system, a precursor formulation, a process for trimerising isocyanates, rigid foams made therefrom, and a process for making such foams. A trimerisation catalyst system comprising (a) a phosphonium cation; and (b) an isocyanate-trimer inducing carboxylate anion; wherein said trimerisation catalyst system has a trimerisation activation temperature in the range of equal to or less than 73° C. is provided.
US09587065B2
A composition for pattern formation includes a block copolymer. The block polymer includes a first labile group at an end of a main chain of the block copolymer. The first acid liable group is capable of being dissociated by an acid or heat. The composition preferably further contains an acid generator that generates an acid upon application of an energy. The block copolymer is preferably capable of forming a phase separation structure through directed self-assembly. The first labile group is preferably represented by formula (a). R represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R′ represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and * denotes a binding site to an atom at the end of the main chain of the block copolymer.
US09587064B2
The present invention relates to multi-arm salt-tolerant star macromolecules, and methods of preparing and using the same. In one aspect of the invention, a salt-tolerant star macromolecule is capable of providing salt-tolerance to an aqueous composition.
US09587060B2
This invention discloses a process for the synthesis of a rubbery polymer by emulsion polymerization that comprised polymerizing (1) a conjugated diolefin monomer and (2) a functionalized monomer having the structural formula: wherein the R1 groups can be the same or different and represent hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, and wherein R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if R3 represent an alkyl group then R4 represents a hydrogen atom, and with the proviso that R4 represents an alkyl group then R3 represents a hydrogen atom, wherein said polymerization is conducted in an aqueous medium, and wherein said polymerization is initiated with a free radical initiator.
US09587052B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride polymer having good thermal stability due to the restraint of dehydrochlorination by heat or ultraviolet rays, and a vinyl chloride polymer prepared thereby. In the preparation method, a modifier is introduced at the end of a polymerization process to impart the vinyl chloride polymer with high thermal stability without inducing modification. Therefore, the generation of dehydrochlorination due to heat or ultraviolet rays may be markedly restrained, thermal stability may be improved, and discoloration or the modification of physical properties may be prevented in the vinyl chloride polymer thus prepared.
US09587050B2
A method for producing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization produces a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity. The method includes a first step that brings a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and one or more first internal electron donor compounds excluding an aromatic dicarboxylic acid diester into contact with each other to effect a reaction, followed by washing; a second step that brings a tetravalent titanium halide compound and one or more second internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the first step to effect a reaction, followed by washing; and a third step that brings one or more third internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the second step to effect a reaction.
US09587049B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin comprising a compound represented by the Fischer projection of: wherein R5 is substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R6 and R7 are different and independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R5-R7 optionally containing one or more hetero-atoms replacing one or more carbon atoms, one or more hydrogen atom or both, wherein said hetero-atom is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, silicon, phosphorus and halogen; and wherein the compound of Formula (I) is the only internal electron donor in the catalyst component. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a polymerization catalyst component comprising the steps of i) contacting a compound R4zMgX2-z wherein R4 is aromatic, aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X is a halide, and z is in a range of larger than 0 and smaller than 2, with an alkoxy- or aryloxy-containing silane compound to give a first intermediate reaction product; ii) contacting the first intermediate reaction product with at least one activating compound selected from the group formed by internal electron donors and compounds of formula M(OR2)v-w(R3)w, wherein M can be Ti, Zr, Hf, Al or Si, each R2 and R3, independently, represent an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, v is the valency of M and w is smaller than v and iii) contacting the second intermediate reaction product with a halogen-containing Ti-compound and an internal electron donor represented by the Fischer projection of formula (I); and optionally with at least one compound selected from a group comprising a monoester, a diester and a 1,3-diether.
US09587048B2
A method comprising a) calcining a silica support at temperature in the range of from about 100° C. to about 500° C. to form a precalcined silica support; b) contacting the precalcined silica support with a titanium alkoxide to form a titanated support; c) subsequent to b), contacting the titanated support with a polyol to form a polyol associated titanated support (PATS); d) contacting at least one of the silica support, pre-calcined silica support, the titanated support, the PATS, or combinations thereof with a chromium-containing compound to form a polymerization catalyst precursor; e) drying the polymerization catalyst precursor to form a dried polymerization catalyst precursor; and f) calcining the dried polymerization catalyst precursor to produce a polymerization catalyst, wherein less than about 0.1 wt. % of a highly reactive volatile organic compound (HRVOC) is emitted during the calcining of the dried polymerization catalyst precursor.
US09587041B2
The present invention provides a solid organomagnesium precursor having formula {Mg(OR′)X}.a{MgX2}.b{Mg(OR′)2}.c{R′OH}, wherein R′ is selected from a hydrocarbon group, X is selected from a halide group, and a:b:c is in range of 0.01-0.5:0.01-0.5:0.01-5 and process for preparing the same, said process comprising contacting a magnesium source with a solvating agent, an organohalide and an alcohol to obtain the solid organomagnesium precursor. The present invention also provides a process for preparing a catalyst system using the organomagnesium precursor and its use thereof for polymerization of olefins. The organomagnesium precursor is prepared as follows: At 0° C., magnesium in diethyl ether is reacted with the organohalide. After all magnesium has reacted, the calculated amount of alcohol was added and after the completion of addition, the ether was evaporated and a solid compound obtained.
US09587040B2
Process for the preparation of solid particles of a magnesium-chloride alcohol adduct comprising (a) forming an emulsion between a MgCl2 .alcohol adduct in molten form and a liquid phase which is immiscible with the said adduct in the presence of a polyalkyl-methacrylate used as a solution having viscosity ranging from 100 to 5000 mm2/s and (b) rapidly cooling the emulsion to solidify the disperse phase and collecting the solid adduct particles.
US09587039B2
Provided is a fluorine-containing macroinitiator, particularly a fluorine-containing macroinitiator that enables production of a fluorine-containing block copolymer containing a non-fluorine vinyl-based monomer having a long side chain. The fluorine-containing macroinitiator includes a polymer represented by the following formula (1) and having a number-average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000. In the following formula (1), R2, R3 and R4 are each a specific group, and Q is a polymer segment composed of a structural unit represented by the following formula (2). In the following formula (2), R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Rf is a fluoroalkyl group having a specific structure, and k is an appropriate integer that is not 0.
US09587030B2
The present invention relates to anti-human OX40L antibodies, new medical uses and methods.
US09587024B2
The present invention provides an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds αvβ3 integrin, as well as methods of use in the treatment of diseases and disorders.
US09587021B2
CD3-binding molecules capable of binding to human and non-human CD3, and in particular to such molecules that are cross-reactive with CD3 of a non-human mammal (e.g., a cynomolgus monkey) are presented. Uses of such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments in the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases and other conditions are presented.
US09587019B2
The invention provides murine, chimeric, and humanized antibodies that specifically bind to CD33. The antibodies are useful for treatment and diagnoses of various cancers as well as detecting CD33.
US09587010B2
The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to an epitope in the stem region of an influenza A hemagglutinin trimer and neutralize a group 1 subtype and a group 2 subtype of influenza A virus. The invention also relates to nucleic acids that encode, immortalized B cells and cultured single plasma cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of influenza A virus infection.
US09587008B2
Methods for producing cell lines with high levels of biologically active recombinant vitamin K dependent proteins are described. The transfected cell lines do not include heterologous genes for processing enzymes and are not subject to selection pressure such as methotrexate resistance. Cell lines producing Factor VII/VIIa and Factor IX are described. These cell lines can be used for isolation of Factor VII/VIIa and/or Factor IX for treatment of Hemophilia.
US09587002B2
This invention relates to a compound that induces or activates telomerase activity based on the nucleotide sequence of the GSE 24.2 fragment of dyskerin or the protein or peptide sequence encoded by said nucleotide sequence. Another part of the invention relates to vectors that comprise said sequence and cells transformed thereby, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain all these elements. These compositions may be used in the treatment of diseases from the following group: ageing or acceleration of ageing, neurodegenerative diseases and dyskeratosis congenita.
US09587001B2
Disclosed are knottin peptides containing non-natural amino acids so that they can be formed by chemical conjugation into two or more knottin monomers. The knottin monomers comprise a non-natural amino acid such as an aminooxy residue within the polypeptide sequence. The exemplified dimers were produced by oxime formation between two aldehyde groups present on a polyether linker and an aminooxy functional group that was site-specifically incorporated the knottin. Knottins variants based on EETI (Ecballium elaterium trypsin inhibitor) and AgRP (Agouti-related protein) were engineered to contain integrin-binding loops. These dimers were shown to have increased binding strength to integrins on U87MG tumor cells, achieving significant increases in inhibition of cell adhesion and proliferation. Also disclosed are knottin monomers comprising an aminooxy residue; these may be conjugated to molecules such as doxorubicin.
US09586992B2
The present invention relates to novel proteins, referred to herein as amidated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) peptides (or “Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating peptides (ADNS peptides)”), that are useful for treating brain diseases and injuries that result in dopaminergic deficiencies.
US09586991B2
Novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies and have the general formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as described herein.
US09586990B2
Enzymes for transforming, in particular hydrolytically cleaving, ergopeptines, which ergopeptines are α/β-hydrolases hydrolytically cleaving ergopeptines in the cyclol ring, for the transformation of ergopeptines, and method for producing ergopeptine-metabolizing enzymes.
US09586988B2
Disclosed herein are non-natural amino acids and polypeptides that include at least one non-natural amino acid, and methods for making such non-natural amino acids and polypeptides. The non-natural amino acids, by themselves or as a part of a polypeptide, can include a wide range of possible functionalities, but typical have at least one aromatic amine group. Also disclosed herein are non-natural amino acid polypeptides that are further modified post-translationally, methods for effecting such modifications, and methods for purifying such polypeptides. Typically, the modified non-natural amino acid polypeptides include at least one alkylated amine group. Further disclosed are methods for using such non-natural amino acid polypeptides and modified non-natural amino acid polypeptides, including therapeutic, diagnostic, and other biotechnology uses.
US09586972B2
An organic thin film transistor having a semiconductor active layer containing a compound represented by the formula (1) has a high carrier mobility and a small change in the threshold voltage after repeated operation. R1 to R10 represent H or a substituent, provided that any two adjacent members among R1 to R4 and R6 to R9 are bonded to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring.
US09586971B2
Provided is a strain permitting genetic engineering of green sulfur bacteria that synthesize bacteriochlorophyll e; isolated green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain RK-j-1 with accession number NITE BP-1202; isolated transformed Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain obtained by transformation of strain RK-j-1, preferably Chlorobaculum limnaeum dbchU strain with accession number NITE BP-1203 wherein bchU gene is disrupted; a production method of bacteriochlorophyll f containing a step of cultivating Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain dbchU; and bacteriochlorophyll f obtained by the aforementioned production method.
US09586965B2
The present invention relates to certain pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for the treatment of proliferation disorders and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase (such as, but not limited to, EGFR (including HER), Alk, PDGFR, BLK, BMX/ETK, BTK, FLT3(D835Y), ITK, JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, TEC and TXK) and/or the respective pathways.
US09586959B2
The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of formula 1 useful in preparing drugs for treatment of diseases associated with various functions of the histamine 4 receptor. Especially, the said drugs are useful for treatment of inflammatory diseases, allergy, pain, nasal polyps, rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, nasal congestion, nasal itch, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, pruritus, itchy skin, urticaria, idiopathic chronic urticaria, scleroderma, conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, ocular inflammation, dry eye, cardiac dysfunction, arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease (including colitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, osteoarthritic pain, autoimmune thyroid disease, immune-mediated (also known as type I) diabetes, lupus, post-operative adhesions, vestibular disorders and cancer.
US09586956B2
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein A, R1 and R2 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US09586951B2
There is provided a morpholine derivative represented by General Formula [1A] or a salt thereof (In the formula, a ring A represents a ring represented by General Formula [I]; * represents a bonding position; Z2 represents CH or the like; Z1 represents CR6 or the like; R6 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; X1 represents CHR7 or the like; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; X2 represents CH2 or the like; R1 and R2 are the same as or different from each other, and each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R3, R4, and R5 are the same as or different from each other, and each of R3, R4, and R5 represents a hydrogen atom, NRaRb, or the like; and each of Ra and Rb represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-8 alkyl group which may have a substituent, or the like).
US09586949B2
The present invention provides aza-heteroaryl derivatives of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, A, W, R4, R5, and R6 are defined herein, that inhibit the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases-gamma (PI3Kγ) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Kγ including, for example, autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US09586944B2
The present invention provides small molecule compounds that can form covalent adducts with specific sequences of RNA, such as the hairpin loop r(CUG)exp sequence which is a cause of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), or the r(CGG)exp sequence which is a cause of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS); to methods of making the small molecule compounds; and to methods of using the small molecular compounds in the treatment of DM1 or of FXTAS in patients afflicted therewith. The invention further provides a method for identifying an RNA target of a small molecule drug in vivo, using a small molecule drug conjugated to an RNA-reactive crosslinker group and a reporter group, contacting a cell or nucleic acid extract with the small molecule drug conjugate, then separating RNA targets crosslinked to the small molecule drug conjugate by interaction of the affinity group with a complementary affinity group.
US09586943B2
The invention relates to novel bilaterally-substituted tricyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, for use as medicaments. Due to their ability to interact with an internal RNA loop and to mimic a protein α-helix these compounds are effective in the treatment and/or prevention of HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1) infection and other diseases such as those caused by other RNA viruses and by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, or infectious or chronic diseases responsive to inhibition of DNA transcription, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used to modulate the function of RNA internal loops, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used as agonists or inhibitors of α-helical proteins in interaction with other biomolecules.
US09586935B2
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, racemic, or tautomer thereof, (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, L1 and Q1 have the meaning defined in the claims and the description. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) as an in situ precursor of a triazolinedione reagent for the functionalization of enes, dienes, aryl and heteroaryl systems via the ene reactions, Diels-Alder reactions, and electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions of said reagent. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) in polymers, membranes, adhesives, foams, sealants, molded articles, films, extruded articles, fibers, elastomers, polymer based additives, pharmaceutical and biomedical products, varnishes, paints, coatings, inks, composite material, organic LEDs, organic semiconductors, conducting organic polymers, or 3D printed articles. The present invention also relates to article comprising said compound of formula (I) and to a process for reshaping and/or repairing said article.
US09586933B2
The present disclosure provides processes for the preparation of a compound of formula: which exhibits apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (“ASK1”) inhibitory activity and is thus useful in the treatment of diseases such as kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy and kidney fibrosis. The disclosure also provides compounds that are synthetic intermediates.
US09586929B2
Provided are quinazolinone compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are disclosed.
US09586924B2
An organic compound that emits blue light with high color purity and has a long lifetime is provided as a novel substance. The organic compound is a fluorescent organic compound having a structure in which benzonaphthofuranylamine is bonded to the 1-position and the 6-position of a pyrene skeleton.
US09586913B2
Provided herein are improved, commercially viable and industrially advantageous processes for the preparation of Linezolid, in high yield and purity, using novel intermediates. In one aspect, provided herein are efficient, industrially advantageous and environmentally friendly processes for the preparation of linezolid, in high yield and with high purity, using novel intermediates. The processes disclosed herein avoid the tedious and cumbersome procedures of the prior processes, thereby resolving the problems associated with the processes described in the prior art, which is more convenient to operate at lab scale and in commercial scale operations.
US09586905B2
A compound having a V2 receptor agonistic activity is provided. Providing a pharmaceutical composition which contains, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by general formula (I) described below: [R1 is formula described below: (A is a lower alkylene group which may be substituted with lower alkyl group; R6 is a hydrogen atom; R7 is a hydroxyl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted with lower alkyl group, carbamoyl group); R2 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group; R3 is lower alkyl group which may be substituted with 1-3 fluorine atoms, or halogen atom; R4 is a five-membered aromatic monocyclic heterocyclic group, five-membered non-aromatic monocyclic heterocyclic group, (provided each heterocyclic groups contain at least one nitrogen atom and may be substituted with a lower alkyl group); and R5 is a lower alkyl group, halogen atom], or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US09586904B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing (−)-huperzine A. The method involves: allowing a mixture of (±)-huperzine A obtained from chemical synthesis and a chiral acid to form (±)-huperzine A chiral acid salt under suitable conditions; recrystallizing the chiral acid salt from an organic solvent and basifying with an alkali to obtain optically pure (−)-huperzine A. The method is convenient to operate and suitable for industrial production. The chemical purity and optical purity of (−)-huperzine A obtained by the method are each greater than 99.5%, satisfying the requirement for raw pharmaceutical purity in the pharmaceutical industry.
US09586898B2
In a process for oxidizing a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene, the feed is contacted with oxygen and an oxidation catalyst in a plurality of reaction zones connected in series, the contacting being conducted under conditions being effective to oxidize part of the cyclohexylbenzene in the feed to cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide in each reaction zone. At least one of the plurality of reaction zones has a reaction condition that is different from another of the plurality of reaction zones. The different reaction conditions may include one or more of (a) a progressively decreasing temperature and (b) a progressively increasing oxidation catalyst concentration as the feed flows from one reaction zone to subsequent reaction zones in the series.
US09586896B2
The disclosed subject matter provides N-substituted hydroxylamine derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. In particular, the disclosed subject matter provides methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart failure.
US09586889B2
A condensation product of at least one (hydroxymethyl)phenol and at least one polyoxyalkylene diamine and a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof in the curing of epoxy resin systems are described.
US09586883B2
This disclosure is directed to methods of preparing organic aldehydes, each method comprising contacting a terminal olefin with an oxidizing mixture comprising: (a) a dichloro-palladium complex; (b) a copper complex; (c) a source of nitrite; under aerobic reaction conditions sufficient to convert at least a portion of the terminal olefin to an aldehyde.
US09586882B2
The present invention is a method for producing a cycloalkyl alkyl ether compound comprising reacting substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentene or substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexene with an alcohol compound represented by a formula (2): R1OH (wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms) in a gaseous state in presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin to produce a cycloalkyl alkyl ether compound represented by a formula (1): R1—O—R2 (wherein R1 is the same as defined above, and R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl group), the acidic ion-exchange resin having a specific surface area of 20 to 50 m2/g, an average pore size of 20 to 70 nm, and a total exchange capacity of 4.8 to 6.0 eq/L-R wet resin.
US09586864B2
The invention relates to a pulverulent composition comprising, based on the overall mass of the composition, A) at least 20 wt % of a calcium sulfate-based binder and B) 0.01 to 4 wt % of at least one copolymer obtainable by polymerizing a mixture of monomers comprising (I) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one radical from the series carboxylic acid, carboxylic salt, carboxylic ester, carboxylic amide, carboxylic anhydride, and carboxylic imide and (II) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a polyalkylene oxide radical, the pulverulent composition being producible by a method in which a powder component comprising a calcium sulfate-based binder is contacted with a liquid hydrous component comprising less than 30 wt % of an organic solvent, comprising B), the liquid hydrous component being used in an amount of less than 20 wt %, based on the overall mass of the pulverulent composition, and the pulverulent composition comprising no hydraulic binder. A binder composition comprising an inventive pulverulent composition is also disclosed.
US09586857B2
A method of manufacturing a glass substrate to control the fragmentation characteristics by etching and filling trenches in the glass substrate is disclosed. An etching pattern may be determined. The etching pattern may outline where trenches will be etched into a surface of the glass substrate. The etching pattern may be configured so that the glass substrate, when fractured, has a smaller fragmentation size than chemically strengthened glass that has not been etched. A mask may be created in accordance with the etching pattern, and the mask may be applied to a surface of the glass substrate. The surface of the glass substrate may then be etched to create trenches. A filler material may be deposited into the trenches.
US09586852B2
A plurality of clad rods, and a clad tube, an arrangement process for arranging the plurality of core rods and the plurality of clad rods in a tube of the clad tube, in a state in which distances between center axes of the adjacent core rods become equal to each other and a state in which parts of outer circumferential surfaces in the adjacent rods contact, and an integration process for integrating the clad tube and the plurality of core rods and the plurality of clad rods arranged in the tube, wherein a ratio of a total cross-sectional area of a direction orthogonal to a length direction in the plurality of core rods and the plurality of clad rods with respect to an internal cross-sectional area of the tube of a direction orthogonal to a length direction in the clad tube is 0.84 or more.
US09586844B2
Provided is a method for treating an arsenic-containing aqueous solution by water treatment employing a titanium dioxide photocatalyst that is excellent in both photocatalytic activity and solid-liquid separation performance. The method according to the present disclosure includes the steps: of adding catalyst particles to the aqueous solution; oxidizing trivalent arsenic by irradiating the aqueous solution with light having a wavelength of 200 nanometers or more and 400 nanometers or less while stirring the catalyst particles in the aqueous solution; and stopping the stirring and separating the catalyst particles from the aqueous solution by sedimentation. Each catalyst particle is composed only of a titanium dioxide particle and a zeolite particle, the titanium dioxide particle is adsorbed on the outer surface of the zeolite particle, the zeolite particle has a silica/alumina molar ratio of 10 or more, and the catalyst particles are contained in the aqueous solution at a concentration of 0.4 grams/liter or more and 16 grams/liter or less.
US09586840B2
The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for clustering particles, especially water contaminants, by liquid-phase electric plasma discharge. According to certain implementations, the discharge may be applied continuously, and may be of relatively low power, e.g., a voltage between 300 V and 5000 V and an amperage between 0.1 A and 1 A. The electrodes introducing the electric discharge may be in a point-to-point configuration and with at least one electrode having a large aspect ratio. In some implementations, one or more of the voltage and amperage of the electric discharge, electrode configuration and aspect ratio, and the conductivity of the medium may enable the generation of plasma containing hydroxyl and other radicals. The radicals may catalyze polymerization of the particles, resulting in an increase in particle size and, thus, improved filterability. The polymerization process may continue after the electric discharge is discontinued or removed from influence of the medium.
US09586837B2
Methods are provided for disinfecting water mains using ultraviolet (UV) light. One or more UV light sources are provided and secured to a movable device that moves axially in a pipe. The frequency and intensity of the UV light is determined based on characteristics of the pipe, such as its material and size. The rate at which the movable device moves through the pipe is also determined so that the interior surface of the pipe is properly disinfected. The movable device is remotely caused to move through the pipe.
US09586830B2
A method for making a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-27 is disclosed. SSZ-27 is synthesized using a hexamethyl [4.3.3.0] propellane-8,11-diammonium cation as a structure directing agent.
US09586829B2
A new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-27 is disclosed. SSZ-27 is synthesized using a hexamethyl [4.3.3.0] propellane-8,11-diammonium cation as a structure directing agent.
US09586812B2
A device includes vertically and laterally spaced sensors that sense different physical stimuli. Fabrication of the device entails forming a device structure having a first and second wafer layers with a signal routing layer interposed between them. Active transducer elements of one or more sensors are formed in the first wafer layer and a third wafer layer is attached with the second wafer layer to produce one or more cavities in which the active transducer elements are located. A trench extends through the second wafer and through a portion of the signal routing layer. The trench electrically isolates a region of the second wafer layer surrounded by the trench from a remainder of the second wafer layer. Another active transducer element of another sensor is formed in this region. The transducer element formed in the second wafer layer may be a diaphragm for a pressure sensor of the sensor device.
US09586806B2
A hydrogen fuel dispenser includes a pre-cooling circuit, a hydrogen fuel storage for storing hydrogen fuel, a nozzle for dispensing hydrogen fuel to a receptacle, and a fueling line connecting the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle for communicating hydrogen fuel from the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle. The pre-cooling circuit is provided to cool hydrogen fuel in the fueling line, and includes a pre-cooling line connected to the fueling line downstream from the hydrogen fuel storage, and a flow-path selector provided at a connection between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line. The flow-path selector selectively: blocks hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line while opening hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and a nozzle line of the nozzle; and opens hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line.
US09586793B2
A multi-port vacuum lifting attachment, with remote controlled release, including a dual port vacuum lifting attachment for use in the concrete and steel industries, the attachment includes flexible seals for each of its suction ports, that creates a tight vacuum seal on smooth steal, and also upon roughened surfaces such as concrete, allowing for the suction attachment of the device to these panels, to attain their lifting, transporting, and releasing, with the aid of the remote controlled release mechanism.
US09586785B2
Apparatus for unwinding flexible cables on seabeds, which comprises a support structure (2) for a reel (5) on which a flexible cable (6) is wound, provided with two shoulders (4) each advantageously formed by two counter-facing towers (19), between which a seat (20) is defined susceptible for slidably receiving a hub-carrying group (7). Each shoulder (4) is associated with a plurality of aligned anchoring elements (12), a slidably movable reaction bar (13) guided in the aforesaid seat (20), and first and second locking means (14, 15), each mounted on the hub-carrying group (7) and on the reaction bar (13), able to be actuated to move between an interference position (A, A′), in which they intercept at least one anchoring element (12) constraining the hub-carrying group (4) or the reaction bar (13) to the relative shoulder (4), and a first non-interference position (B, B′), in which they are released from the anchoring elements (12), freeing the hub-carrying group (7) or the reaction bar (13) from the relative shoulder (4). Two first movement actuators (16), each of which mounted between a hub-carrying group (7) and the corresponding reaction bar (13), allow modifying the distance between them with the first or the second locking means (14, 15) in non-interference position (B, B′).
US09586784B2
A paper sheet handling apparatus that recognizes by using a recognition unit and counts paper sheets being transported via a transport path includes a dust tray that is arranged inside a housing of the paper sheet handling apparatus for collecting dust generated inside the housing and that can be pulled out of the paper sheet handling apparatus from a front surface thereof.
US09586779B2
A rewinding machine includes a drawing assembly (1), a winding assembly, a core-change assembly (5), and pneumatic elements for interrupting the continuity of the ply at the end of a winding cycle, and for starting a new winding cycle.
US09586776B2
There is provided a conveyance apparatus including: a conveyance roller; a plurality of driven rollers; a plurality of roller holders; an biasing member biasing each of the roller holders toward a first position; and a movable member having a plurality of cam portions. Each of the cam portions has: a first inclined surface abutting against one of the roller holders from a side of one of the driven rollers, during a movement process of the movable member from a third position to a fourth position, to thereby move one of the roller holders from the first position toward a second position; and a second inclined surface arranged upstream of the first inclined surface in a moving direction, and abutting against one of the roller holders from the side of one of the driven rollers, during the movement process of the movable member from the third position to the fourth position.
US09586770B2
Exemplary embodiments include improved systems and methods for sorting and metering materials to be recycled at a material recovery facility. Systems and methods for the accurate and automated sorting and metering of recoverable materials may include a bunker with an integral conveyor adapted to meter presorted materials such that predetermined amounts of the materials may be delivered to a baler for baling and sale. Exemplary systems may include an auger screw type conveyor sized and shaped to deliver the materials to, for example, a baling system. The systems may also include a crusher for reducing the volume of the materials prior to metering from the bunker; by reducing the volume of the materials in the bunker, a baler may operate more efficiently, increasing output from the facility.
US09586768B2
Apparatus for positioning containers houses containers (5) upright in lower and upper compartment sections (12, 13) vertically aligned with one another on a periphery of a conveyor device (10) and has a transfer wheel (31) extracting containers (5) from both lower and upper compartments (12, 13) on two levels and an intercalation wheel (32) extracting containers from the upper level of the transfer wheel (31), dropping them to a lower level over the course of one turn, and placing them again on the lower level of the transfer wheel (31) in an intercalated position between the containers (5) previously transferred to the lower level, and all the containers (5) are transferred from the lower level of the transfer wheel (31) to an output conveyor (8).
US09586764B2
A mineral material processing plant includes a frame and a screen which is supported on the frame of the processing plant, and a conveyor which is fixed in connection with the screen for transporting material to be processed by the screen. The support of the conveyor relative to the screen includes a four-bar linkage mechanism, and pivot points of the four-bar linkage mechanism are arranged in support arms which are fixed pivotably in connection with the screen, and the conveyor is arranged to be moved further from the screen and closer to the screen by the movement of the four-bar linkage. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.
US09586759B2
A method and arrangement are proposed for injecting CO2 into a subterranean aquifer for storage therein. In order to reduce the effects of water evaporation from brine in the aquifer when dry CO2 is injected into the aquifer, the CO2 is supplied mixed with a salt-lean fluid, i.e. a fluid that contains a low concentration of ions that can precipitate out as salts. The mixing may take place at the wellhead, with the CO2 salt-lean fluids supplied via separate low-grade material pipelines. The proportion of CO2 and salt-lean fluid in the mixture is such as to obtain a CO2 composition that is saturated with salt-lean fluid at the site of injection into the aquifer. By injecting saturated or “wet” CO2, less water is evaporated from the brine and the salt precipitation is greatly reduced, so keeping the pore spaces clear and providing an increased accessible pore volume for CO2 storage.
US09586755B1
A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transmitters and a second subset of transmitters. A transmission axis of at least one transmitter in the first subset of transmitters can be different from a transmission axis of at least one of the transmitters in the second subset of transmitters. An electronic processor can generate an electronic signal to a power-operated drive mechanism for moving the lid portion from a closed position to an open position, such as in response to the sensor assembly detecting the object.
US09586754B1
A lightweight, easy to use, and cost effective dumpster bag with stand that addresses the shortcomings of both prior art traditional metal dumpsters and existing dumpster bags is provided. The preferred embodiment of the dumpster bag with stand includes a dumpster bag removably secured to a portable stand comprising a pair of support frames connected by a pair of cross-members. The dumpster bag includes lifting straps with lifting loops, and the dumpster bag is removably secured to the portable stand by removably securing at least four of the lifting loops to the support frames. Each support frame includes two vertical supports and at least two horizontal members, and each cross-member comprises two diagonal members attached via a pivot.
US09586752B2
Floating roof tank for a volatile liquid have an outer roof and an internal floating roof with a primary seal with a support such that when the tank is empty, the floating roof will rest on the support whether the tank is in a vertical or horizontal position. The support enables the tank to be transported in a horizontal position without damage to the seal. The floating roof tank with support can be configured as a conical tank, flat bottom tank or slant bottom tank. The floating roof tank can also include a cleaning system and a flush mounted manway cover.
US09586751B1
Dispensing systems for sealants, including room temperature vulcanizable (RTV) silicone sealants, are disclosed. These systems are not only simple to use, but also improve the precision with which the user can dispense product, resulting in a more satisfactory appearance and reduced product waste.
US09586748B2
A package structure is disclosed for carrying blister cards of the peel-open variety, and for securing the blister cards within an outer sleeve enclosure.
US09586742B2
A blister card utilizes a window waste portion as a non-planar or multi-level divider within the blister.
US09586736B2
The present invention discloses a maze type package that may be child resistant. The package includes a cylindrical container member that includes a plurality of mazes thereon. The coaxial closure member includes studs for engaging the mazes and to releasably secure the closure to the container.
US09586731B2
A lid opening/closing mechanism includes an arm, an arc-shaped gear, a first fixed gear, a damper, a second fixed gear, and a tension spring. The arm is disposed integrally to project from the lid to swing about a swing center as the lid opens and closes. The arc-shaped gear is formed in the arm. The first fixed gear is disposed in the body, and meshes with the arc-shaped gear. The damper is disposed in the arm, and includes a damper gear. The second fixed gear is disposed in the body, is formed along a movement locus of the damper moving as the lid moves to open and close, and meshes with the damper gear. The tension spring is disposed between the body and the arc-shaped gear to urge the lid in an opening direction.
US09586730B2
A tamper-evident closure assembly for a container includes a cap configured to be secured with the container to cover the opening. A tamper-evidencing member is carried by the cap and is configured to provide an indication when the cap is removed from the container. The closure assembly further includes an outer shell having a central aperture through which the cap is received. The outer shell and the cap may be configured to cooperate with each other such that the cap is operatively secured to, and mounted so as to be non-rotatable relative to, the outer shell. A system for storing material and a method of closing a container are also provided.
US09586729B1
A reusable sealing bottle cap assembly comprises a cap for placement onto the mouth of a bottle and an annular ring. The cap comprises an enclosed upper portion for enclosing the open mouth of the bottle, a circumferential area or recess adjacent to the enclosed upper portion of the cap, an extended ledge, and a circumferential lip on the underside of the cap for placement of the cap into the inner edge of the mouth of the bottle. The annular ring is receivable around the circumferential area of the cap for securing and sealing the cap onto the open mouth of the bottle. The annular ring comprises an outer flexible material and an inner rigid material. The cap and annular ring may be separate pieces or connected by a strap. The bottle cap assembly may be made of plastic resins; metals; silicones; bio-degradable materials; and/or oxygen absorbing materials.
US09586726B1
The present invention is directed to a drawstring bag comprising a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel are joined along a first side, a bottom, and a second side. The first panel and the second panel thereby define an upper opening of the bag. The drawstring bag may further comprise a first pair of drawstrings disposed within a first hem along the upper opening of the bag in the first panel and a second pair of drawstrings disposed within a second hem along the upper opening of the bag in the second panel. The first pair of drawstrings may comprise a shorter elastic drawstring and a longer inelastic drawstring.
US09586720B2
A pallet includes columns, an upper deck, and a lower deck. The upper deck links upper ends of the columns such that upper surfaces of the columns and upper deck form an upper deck surface. The lower deck links lower ends of the columns such that lower surfaces of the columns and lower deck form a lower deck surface. Fork insertion structures receive forks of a lift apparatus inserted thereto from four sides of the pallet. Outer circumferential projections are formed along a peripheral edge of the upper deck surface, including an extended portion extending outward from the peripheral edge, and a support portion protruding upward from the extended portion. The support portion has a first height in an insertion-corresponding region, and a second height in a general region, the first height being equal to a thickness of the lower deck, the second height being greater than the first height.
US09586704B2
A space object modeling system that models the evolution of space debris is provided. The modeling system simulates interaction of space objects at simulation times throughout a simulation period. The modeling system includes a propagator that calculates the position of each object at each simulation time based on orbital parameters. The modeling system also includes a collision detector that, for each pair of objects at each simulation time, performs a collision analysis. When the distance between objects satisfies a conjunction criterion, the modeling system calculates a local minimum distance between the pair of objects based on a curve fitting to identify a time of closest approach at the simulation times and calculating the position of the objects at the identified time. When the local minimum distance satisfies a collision criterion, the modeling system models the debris created by the collision of the pair of objects.
US09586702B2
A multi-function nitrous oxide system is disclosed for producing breathing air. The system includes a nitrous oxide storage container and a nitrous oxide conversion element connected with the nitrous oxide storage container. The nitrous oxide conversion element is downstream from the nitrous oxide storage container and produces hot fluid. The system includes a breathing air storage container connected with the nitrous oxide conversion element downstream from the nitrous oxide conversion element.
US09586698B2
An air passenger stair or an air passenger bridge (1) with an approximately U-shaped portal frame (3) disposed on the front end of the air passenger stair or bridge (1) for receiving a canopy roof (10), the canopy roof comprising at least one bellows (5) and an actuation device (9) for the bellows, wherein, in order to connect at least the actuation device (9) of the canopy roof (10) with the portal frame (10), an adapter device is disposed on the portal frame (3).
US09586690B2
A control for a hybrid turbo electric aero-propulsion system prioritizes and optimizes the operating parameters, according to a desired optimization objective, for and across a number of different control optimization subsystems of the hybrid turbo electric aero-propulsion system. The control subsystems may include, for example, a propulsion control optimization subsystem and a power plant control optimization subsystem. The optimizations may be based on a system model, which is developed and updated during the operation of the hybrid turbo electric aero-propulsion system.
US09586685B2
A modular potable water distribution manifold for an aircraft water supply and drainage system includes a tubular element with a first manifold quick connector adapted to mate with a flexible hose connector and having a flow control poppet, a second manifold quick connector having a flow control poppet, the second manifold quick connector adapteded mate with a terminating self-venting/self-draining device, and a rotating ferrule that mates the second manifold with the self-venting/self-draining device.
US09586667B2
A splice assembly may include a first splice bracket including first longitudinal axis, a first connecting member, and a first mating member extending from the first connecting member along the first longitudinal axis, the first mating member including a first mating surface disposed as a non-zero first angle relative to the first longitudinal axis. The disclosed slice assembly may further include a second splice bracket including second longitudinal axis, a second connecting member, and a second mating member extending from the second connecting member along the second longitudinal axis, the second mating member including a second mating surface disposed as a non-zero second angle relative to the second longitudinal axis. The first mating surface and the second mating surface are complementary. Surface contact between the first mating surface and the second mating surface defines a fastening location for connecting the first splice bracket and the second splice bracket.
US09586657B1
Disclosed herein are folding tables for use on small boats like kayaks and canoes, including inflatable kayaks. Such tables are secured to the gunwales or topsides of such small boats and have various devices for organizing and securing sportsman's gear for fishing, hunting, photographing and the like. The tables are readily detachable from the boats and foldable for compact storage.
US09586654B2
The present invention relates to a monohull offshore drilling vessel comprising a hull with a bow and a stern and a moonpool extending through the hull, the hull having an upper deck. A firing line hoist system comprising a mast is mounted on the hull. A drill floor is provided at a firing line side of the mast, which covers a portion of the moonpool while the firing line extends through an opening in said drill floor. Furthermore marine equipment and drilling equipment for performing auxiliary operations for the drilling or drilling related operations is provided, which equipment is mainly provided in the hull of the vessel below the upper deck. According to the invention, the drill floor is flush with the upper deck.
US09586653B2
A canopy assembly for a marine vessel having at least two U-shaped canopy support members each removably coupled to a first side section and a second side section of a marine vessel, a cover coupled to the at least two U-shaped canopy support members, with an upper surface providing a water barrier to, and in an overlapping relationship with, an upper surface of a bow of the marine vessel, spanning from the first and second ends of each of the at least two U-shaped canopy support members, and having a cover zipper assembly with a plurality of teeth. The assembly also includes a track zipper assembly having a plurality of teeth removably interlocked with the plurality of teeth of the cover zipper assembly to form a joint contouring a portion of the marine vessel that includes the first and second side sections and the fore section of the marine vessel.
US09586649B2
In the present invention, one or both of an active wheel or a passive wheel is composed of an eccentric transmission wheel and is combined with a synchronous transmission belt for forming an eccentric wheel transmission wheel series, so that when the feet input forces at different angles from the treadle shafts of the treadles to an active wheel shaft combined on the active wheel through cranks, the active wheel forms different transmission speed ratios relative to the passive wheel according to the treadle angle, and random inward packing is performed to the transmission belt (100) of the engage end of the eccentric passive wheel (413) during the transmission for stabling the operation.
US09586637B2
A cart assembly includes a cart that has an upright section and a tongue section. The upright section may have an object removably secured thereto and the tongue section may be coupled to a vehicle thereby facilitating the cart to be towed. A basket is removably attached to the cart. The basket is positioned on the upright section such that the basket may contain an object.
US09586634B2
Provided is a track drive for outdoor power equipment including a support frame and a drive axle configured to attach to an associated drive hub. A hub bearing is mounted on the drive axle and the support frame enabling the drive axle to rotate relative to the support frame. A drive sprocket is attached to the drive axle and includes an interior half sprocket and an exterior half sprocket. The half sprockets are located on either side of the support frame. Drive teeth are spaced radially about the drive sprocket. The drive sprocket is movably engaged with an endless track to transmit force to rotate the endless track and propel the outdoor power equipment. A kit for adding or replacing a track drive of outdoor power equipment is also provided.
US09586632B2
A system of wake control for a ground vehicle to help promote increased fuel efficiencies of the ground vehicle by modifying an air flow wake generated during the movement of the vehicle in a forward direction. The system includes at least one slot jet configured to be located along a rear profile portion of the ground vehicle. The at least one slot jet is configured to provide a continuous flow of air at a non-zero velocity when the ground vehicle is moving in a forward direction, the non-zero velocity being at least partially directed in a rearward direction with an output velocity less than a velocity at which the ground vehicle is moving in the forward direction, but sufficient to modify the air flow wake generated by the movement of the ground vehicle in the forward direction.
US09586630B2
Provided is a frame structure for a vehicle including: a pair of main side rails which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction and faces each other; and an extension side rail which is connected to a front portion of the main side rail in the vehicle longitudinal direction and extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein the extension side rail is formed so as to have a substantially C-shaped cross-section and is formed so that a front portion is lower than a rear portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
US09586624B2
A strut is provided for reinforcing a vehicle body of a vehicle, in particular an engine compartment, wherein the strut has a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion for fastening the strut to the vehicle body. Further fastening portions are, situated between the first and second fastening portion, for further fastening the strut to points on the vehicle. The strut has a profile with at least two vertices between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion.
US09586619B1
A motor controller has an assist controller generating an assist instruction for a generation of an assist torque based on a detection value of a steering torque, a follow controller obtaining a target value of a physical quantity regarding a steering operation and generating a follow instruction, and a motor driver driving, according to a sum of the assist instruction and the follow instruction, a motor that generates the assist torque and an automatic steering toque. In addition, the follow controller changes, according to a degree of intervention by a driver that is detected by an intervention detector, responsiveness of the follow control, making it possible to naturally hand over a motor control to the driver or to a system when the driver or the system intervenes a current control of the motor that generates the assist torque and/or the steering torque.
US09586613B2
A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a frame portion, a drive source, a pair of suspension assemblies, a pair of drive shafts, a steering wheel, and a transfer mechanism which transfers movement of the steering wheel to the pair of front wheels. Each of the pair of suspension assemblies includes an upper arm supported pivotably by the frame portion, a lower arm supported pivotably by the frame portion below the upper arm, and a knuckle arm connecting the upper arm and the lower arm to each other. The transfer mechanism includes a steering shaft portion extending from the steering wheel and rotates with the steering wheel, a rack-and-pinion portion provided at a tip region of the steering shaft portion, and a pair of tie rods extending in a width direction of the vehicle and connecting the rack-and-pinion portion to the pair of knuckle arms. Each of the pair of drive shafts passes through between the upper arm and the lower arm, whereas each of the pair of tie rods passes above the upper arm.
US09586603B2
The system provides a railroad switch for use in un-signaled (dark) territory. In particular, the system includes a plurality of audio messages maintained on a discrete audio board, where a DTMF signal is validated, initializes the control of a switch, and triggers an audio board to report a correspondence condition, where the output of the audio board is checked by a relay status.
US09586582B2
In a driving support system, a target speed profile computing unit determines a target speed on the basis of a safe-condition confirmation end point that is set to a predetermined position in a travel direction of a host vehicle. The safe-condition confirmation end point is a point at which the host vehicle passes through a section following the safe-condition confirmation end point in advance of a moving object that appears from blind areas. In this way, by determining the target speed based on the safe-condition confirmation end point, the drive support control unit is able to support driving in consideration of driving action at the time when the driver actually causes the host vehicle to pass through near the blind areas. Thus, it is possible to appropriately support driving along a feeling of the driver such that inconvenience and a feeling of strangeness are reduced.
US09586579B1
A system for use with a battery and sensors operable for measuring battery data includes an interactive user interface and a controller programmed with battery degradation monitoring logic for estimating a state of the battery. As part of a method, the controller identifies data bins for which measured state of charge range-based battery performance data is missing or dated/stale, and automatically prompts an operator to execute an assigned task corresponding to the identified data bins. The controller records the battery performance data for the identified data bins upon completion of the assigned task, estimates the state of the battery using the recorded battery performance data and the battery degradation monitoring logic, and executes a control action with respect to the system using the estimated state. A virtual or actual reward feature may be displayed in response to completion of the assigned task.
US09586575B2
An electrical system includes an engine, a motor-generator and a starter mechanism, and engine systems also include the engine. The electrical system includes a first energy storage device having a first voltage level and a second energy storage device having a second voltage level less than the first voltage level. The electrical system further includes a controller configured to control the motor-generator, the starter mechanism and first and second switching devices. Current from at least one of the first and second energy storage devices is delivered to the motor-generator when at least one of the first switching device is in a first closed state and the second switching device is in a second closed state such that the motor-generator transfers torque to the starter mechanism and the starter mechanism uses the torque to start the engine.
US09586574B2
A control apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle, includes: a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the battery; a temperature increase rate calculator configured to calculate, based on the detected temperature of the battery, a temperature increase rate that is an amount of increase in the temperature per unit time; and an engine controller configured to allow, when the temperature increase rate is equal to or higher than a threshold value, the engine to be started, so that the generator generates the electric power. The threshold value is set so that the higher the detected battery temperature, the lower the threshold value.
US09586571B2
The present invention provides a method of controlling input torque of a powered vehicle. The vehicle includes a transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, and a countershaft. The method includes providing input torque to the input shaft, determining a rotational acceleration of the countershaft, and measuring vehicle speed. The method also includes determining a threshold based on the measured vehicle speed. The measured countershaft acceleration is compared to the threshold and the input torque is controlled based on the result of the comparison.
US09586564B2
A pressure generator for a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a piston cylinder unit with a cylinder and a piston, a ball screw drive, an electric hollow-shaft motor which surrounds and is configured to drive the ball screw drive, and a planetary gear set configured to transmit a rotational movement of the hollow-shaft motor to the ball screw drive. The planetary gear set includes a planetary carrier and an internal gear which are respectfully connected via pint-type positive locking connections to a spindle nut of the ball screw drive and a static tubular force transmitter. The locking connections are configured to enable connections between parts via the respective parts being brought together axially in a hollow shaft of the hollow-shaft motor.
US09586562B1
Disclosed is a wheel stop configured to prevent the normal rotation of a wheel. The wheel stop may include a body having a top, a base, a front, and a backside. A wheel socket may be configured for receiving and removably holding at least a portion of the wheel therein, the wheel socket defined in the top of the body and having a bottom surface. The wheel stop may further include one of a lift member defined at the backside of the body, a plurality of feet spaced apart around an outer edge of the bottom of the body, and both.
US09586560B2
A windscreen wiper device is provided. The wiper device includes an elongate wiping element made of an elastic material and a support member which operably supports the wiping element. The wiper device further includes an adapter made of one piece for securely and releasably engaging an oscillating wiper arm. The adapter includes a pair of laterally spaced sidewalls that extend longitudinally from a front end to a back end. The adapter further includes a cantilever beam which is positioned between the side walls and extends longitudinally towards the back end. The cantilever beam is pivotal in a vertical direction at a hinge and has a stepped configuration which presents three longitudinally and vertically spaced protrusions which project vertically downwardly for engaging in correspondingly shaped holes in at least three of 9×3, 9×4×23, 9×4×28 and 9×4×33 sized hook-style wiper arms.
US09586559B2
A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
US09586551B2
A positionable vehicle partition system includes at least two rails, a substantially planar partition for separating a vehicle area into at least two sections, a slide assembly to facilitate movement of the partition relative to the rails, and a latch for retaining the partition in a selected position relative to the rails. The rails are configured to be mountable in a spaced apart parallel relationship. The slide assembly includes at least a stationary slide member affixed to or defined by each of the rails, and at least one movable slide member extending away from and directly or indirectly affixed to the partition.
US09586550B2
A spatial position of at least one first body part, arranged within a sensing range of a sensing device of the motor vehicle, of a vehicle occupant is sensed with respect to the motor vehicle by the sensing device. An anthropometric data model is provided with data including the dimensions of predetermined body parts of a person and the positioning of the body parts with respect to one another. As a result, a spatial position of at least one second body part of the same vehicle occupant which is arranged outside the sensing range of the sensing device can be determined, taking into consideration the sensed spatial position of the first body part and the anthropometric data model. At least one functional unit of the motor vehicle is actuated taking into consideration the sensed spatial position of the second body part.
US09586548B2
A method for detecting an impact of a collision object on a vehicle, which has a pressure hose sensor, includes the task of importing a pressure hose sensor signal, which represents a change in a pressure of a pressurized hose of the pressure hose sensor. This method also includes activating an occupant protection system using the pressure hose sensor signal.
US09586547B2
A front grille includes a grille body having vertical fins and lateral fins each having a decorative surface formed on the front surface. The grille body has an attachment portion to which a decorative molding having a decorative surface formed on the front surface is attached. The front grille is used in one of a form in which the molding is attached to the grille body via the attachment portion and a form without such a molding. The attachment portion of the front grille is arranged behind the front surface of each lateral fin and configured by an engagement portion. A claw portion, which projects from a rear portion of the molding, is inserted into and engaged with the engagement portion.
US09586545B2
The invention relates to a bumper for a motor vehicle, in particular a front bumper, having at least two deformation bodies which are at a distance from one another and of which the center or longitudinal axes, in the mounted state, are oriented substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the motor vehicle, and having a plurality of crossmembers which have a closed profile and which are arranged one above the other and are connected to the deformation bodies. The crossmembers are formed from a group of at least three crossmembers, wherein the respective crossmember of the group has a cross-sectional profile which comprises at least five corners.
US09586543B2
An electric vehicle 10 includes: an electric device unit 30 arranged on a floor tunnel 21 and having plural electric devices 40 accommodated therein; and conductive cables 49, 51 and a cooling pipe 52 that respectively extend from a first motor 13 , a second motor 16 , and a radiator, and are connected to the electric device unit 30. Connection portions 45, 46 of the electric device unit 30 , to which the conductive cables 49, 51 and the cooling pipe 52 are connected, respectively penetrate openings 37, 38 formed in a floor panel 20 , and are arranged under the floor panel 20.
US09586534B2
A vehicle trim structure has a vehicle floor, a bracket assembly, a main body and a side trim panel. The vehicle floor has a plurality of first attachment parts located within a central region of a vehicle passenger compartment. The bracket assembly has a plurality of second attachment parts and at least one alignment pin. The plurality of second attachment parts are fastened to the first attachment parts. The at least one alignment pin is rigidly fixed to the bracket assembly. The main body has a horizontally extending slot along a leading edge thereof with the alignment pin being inserted into the horizontally extending slot positioning the main body relative to the bracket assembly and the vehicle floor. The side trim panel is installed to a side of the center console concealing the horizontally extending slot and the at least one alignment pin.
US09586532B1
A vehicle seat assembly has an entertainment system, and includes a seat back having a cavity disposed therein. A display screen arrangement is rotatably attached to the seat back and is movable between a first position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed within the cavity in the seat back and a second position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed outside of the cavity in the seat back. A speaker arrangement is in electrical communication with the display screen arrangement and disposed behind the cavity in the seat back such that the speaker arrangement is covered by the display screen arrangement when the display screen arrangement is in the first position.
US09586531B2
A loudspeaker includes an electro-acoustic transducer for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves, and a housing that supports the electro-acoustic transducer. The loudspeaker also includes a shutter that is supported by the housing and is displaceable between a first, closed position in which the shutter substantially covers the transducer, and a second, open position in which the transducer is exposed.
US09586526B2
An exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle. A reflective element is disposed at the folding portion. The reflective element is mounted to a backing plate that is supported by an electrical actuator operable to move the reflective element. The exterior mirror assembly includes an indicator having at least one light emitting diode that emits an intensity of light when electrically operated. During low ambient lighting conditions at night, the intensity of light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode of the indicator is reduced under photosensor control to a nighttime intensity level. The nighttime intensity level is greater than about 0.3 candela and is less than about 200 candelas. The indicator may include a module and the module may be substantially water impervious.
US09586524B2
An approach is provided for selecting variable message signs (VMS). More particularly, this disclosure relates to personalized VMS delivered to a driver of a vehicle via an on-board display. The approach monitors driver behavior to form a driver behavior history and an analytic analysis is applied to the driver behavior history to determine characteristics of the driver. When a wireless notification is received from an external data provider, the notification is modified based on the determined driver characteristics, and the modified notification is displayed to the driver on a display device visible within the vehicle that is being operated by the driver.
US09586516B2
The disclosure provides for an automatic vehicle exterior light control system including an optical sensor and a processor. The processor is in communication with the optical sensor and a speed sensor. A light control subroutine may be activated in response to a control signal output by the processor in response to a plurality of conditions. The subroutine is activated in response determining that the speed of the vehicle is maintained between a first speed and a second speed and a detection of an external light from an external light source detected by the optical sensor. Once the light control subroutine is activated, the processor changes the light level of the light source from the first level to a second light level and maintains the second light level until the processor detects the vehicle speed exceeding a third speed.
US09586511B2
Disclosed is a dumping work determination system for a haulage vehicle provided with a body frame, a vessel and a drive mechanism for selective raising or lowering of the vessel. The system is applicable to the vehicle to determine a state of loading in the vessel in dumping work, and includes a body frame speed detector, a tilted state detector, a shake detector, and a payload-stuck state determination unit. Based on signals from the detectors, the unit determines whether or not the state of loading is a payload-stuck state. Specifically, the unit determines the payload-stuck state when the speed of the body frame is detected to have reached lower than a predetermined speed, the vessel is detected to have tilted to a predetermined position, and a state where the vessel can be considered to have no longer produced shakes is detected by the shake detector.
US09586509B2
A mat system for a vehicle floor that has a floor mat retainer defining a fixed first vertical axis. The floor mat system includes an adapter portion and a mat portion. The adapter portion has a first receiver to enable engagement of the adapter portion to the mat and a plurality of second receivers to enable engagement of the adapter portion to the mat retainer at a selected one of a multitude of locations. Each engagement of the adapter portion to the mat retainer is rotational about the fixed first vertical axis, according to a selection from the plurality of second receivers.
US09586504B2
A child seat including a tensioning mechanism for applying tension to a seat belt to more fully secure the child seat to a vehicle seat is provided herein. The child seat, which may be front- and/or rear-facing, includes a seat base defining a seat portion and a backrest portion. The seat base can receive an untensioned belt to secure the child seat to a vehicle seat in an untensioned configuration. A tensioning mechanism attached to the backrest portion and is rotatable between a first position substantially adjacent to the backrest portion and a second position disposed therefrom. In the second position, the tensioning mechanism can receive a portion of the belt. In the first position, the tensioning mechanism applies tension to the portion of the received belt to secure the child seat to the vehicle seat in a tensioned configuration. Methods of manufacturing child seats are also provided herein.
US09586501B2
The present disclosure provides a locking device for the precise adjustment of the movement position of a vehicle seat rail relative to a fixed rail while not compromising the strength of the seat rail. The locking device includes the seat rail having locking holes, and four locking pins to be inserted in the locking holes. In particular, the locking holes and pins are arranged with predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the seat rail, and a distance between second and third locking pins is different from a distance between first and second locking pins which is the same as a distance between third and fourth locking pins.
US09586498B2
A battery that supplies electric power to a battery-driven work vehicle, includes: battery cells; a casing including storing the battery cells in a space surrounded by the top, the bottom, and the sides thereof; an inlet hole open to the side to introduce a gas into the casing; an outlet hole open to a side facing the side to which the inlet hole is open, and discharging the gas from an inside of the casing; and a fan introducing the gas from the inlet hole into the casing to make the gas flow in contact with the top and bottom surfaces of the battery cells, and then discharging the gas from the inside the casing, wherein the casing includes rod-shaped members extended from the inlet hole to the outlet hole, and wherein the rod-shaped members come in contact with the bottom surface of the battery cell.
US09586491B2
An alignment assembly includes a first track, a first shield, a first positioning device, a second track, a second shield, a second positioning device and an induction coil. The first track defines a first axis. The first shield is movable along the first track and the first axis. The first positioning device is configured to move the first shield along the first track. The second track is fixedly attached to a second side of the first shield opposite the first side of the first shield. The second track defines a second axis transverse to the first axis. The second shield has a first side mounted to the second track for movement along the second track. The second positioning device is coupled to the first shield, and is configured to move the second shield along the second track. The vehicle-side induction coil is fixedly attached to the second shield.
US09586486B2
A control device for a recuperative braking system of a vehicle includes: an actuating device configured to (i) select the maximum value of a front axle generator braking torque and of a rear axle generator braking torque, taking into account at least one provided default variable concerning a setpoint total braking torque which is predefined by a driver, (ii) control an electric motor, and (iii) control a hydraulic front axle brake circuit component and a hydraulic rear axle brake circuit component in such a way that a front axle brake pressure and a rear axle brake pressure are settable in such a way that a difference between a predefined setpoint braking torque distribution and an actual braking torque distribution present between the front axle and the rear axle is minimized.
US09586485B2
An exemplary electrified vehicle assembly includes a coolant circuit and a controller configured to selectively direct energy into at least one component of the coolant circuit to provide a negative wheel torque.
US09586478B2
An engine rotational speed display device includes: an engagement state determination module that determines an engagement state of a lock-up clutch; a target rotational speed setting module that sets a target turbine rotational speed according to a selected gear stage; a rotational speed for display selection unit that selects an engine rotational speed as a rotational speed for display when the lock-up clutch is not engaged and selects the target turbine rotational speed as the rotational speed for display when the lock-up clutch is engaged; a time measuring module that measures an elapsed time since a gear shift operation is received; and a rotational speed for display limiting module that limits a variation in the rotational speed for display per unit of time according to the elapsed time when the target turbine rotational speed is selected as the rotational speed for display.
US09586477B2
An arrangement of a vehicle is provided having normal transverse engine/transmission normal two-wheel drive operation which can be selectively placed into four-wheel drive operation wherein a pump which powers the coupling or uncoupling can be positioned downstream of a power takeoff unit without utilization of an electrically powered pump or transmission powered pump.
US09586475B2
A fuel tank connector includes an upper chamber provided with a first communication portion relative to a ventilation flow path; and a lower chamber provided with a third communication portion relative to the upper chamber. A bowl-shaped portion narrowing downward is formed in a bottom portion of the upper chamber, and the third communication portion is formed in a bottom of the bowl-shaped portion. A cover body having a container shape, including a top portion and a side portion and opening at a lower face is supported directly above the third communication portion with a ventilation interval between the open edge and the third communication portion.
US09586473B2
A work vehicle includes a cooling fan that selectively and/or periodically runs in reverse in order to discharge accumulated dirt or debris from one or more coolers. The reverse activation of the fan is prevented from initiating when the operator of the running vehicle is outside the operator cab in the vicinity of the coolers. In an exemplary embodiment, activation of a parking brake interrupts or prevents reverse activation of the fan, though a fuel door sensor may also be used. A minimum engine speed may be specified to ensure adequate power for maximum fan power during the reverse operation.
US09586470B2
A hybrid vehicle powertrain may include input shafts, clutches, output shafts, a transmission path selector, a planetary gear unit, and a gear stage forming mechanism. The transmission path selector may bring engagement of a first input shaft with second or third input shaft. The planetary gear unit may have three rotary elements, with motor power or engine power being input via a first or second rotary element and being output with any one of two transmission gear ratios under the control of first or third rotary element in response to engagement of first and second engaging units. The gear stage forming mechanism may be formed by engagement of gear pairs having different transmission gear ratios with second and third input shafts and a first output shaft, and function to transmit the power from the second or third input shaft to the first output shaft while changing a speed by selecting a gear pair in accordance with a vehicle running speed using a gear pair selector.
US09586465B2
A connecting structure includes: a molding having a fixed portion that is fixed on an inner surface of a lower edge of a windshield glass, and a fitting portion that receives an engagement rib that protrudes downward from a location near an upper edge of a cowl louver, wherein the engagement rib and the fitting portion include slip-out prevention projections that prevent the engagement rib from slipping out. On both sides of the engagement rib are provided elastic lips and that are supported by the fitting portion, and these elastic lips extend in the extending direction of the engagement rib and press on the engagement rib at a side closer to a tip of the engagement rib than the slip-out prevention projections, these elastic lips press each other in opposite directions.
US09586463B2
A top for an openable vehicle roof, includes a front section constructed coupleable to a windshield cross member of a vehicle, a rear section configured pivotal and/or lowerable, a flexible section arranged between the front section and the rear section, wherein at least one of the front section and the flexible section is configured shiftable, and a self-supporting pushing- and/or pulling device for moving the flexible section, wherein during an opening process of the top the flexible section is foldable above the rear section so that an outer surface of the flexible section faces an outer surface of the front section.
US09586458B2
A refrigeration trailer (reefer) truck power unit controller employs a plurality of power sources including a propulsion vehicle source driven mechanically by a diesel engine of the vehicle, and having an enhanced alternator having a pulley ratio for increasing idle speed power generation, and a passive vehicle source including a bank of solar panels disposed on the vehicle. The controller is configured for refrigerating a payload area of the vehicle utilizing power from the power sources, and employs a voltage converter for augmenting the power from the propulsion vehicle source for use with a native vehicle charging//starting system, and a transport load transformer for converting power from the power sources for powering the refrigeration system. A bank of batteries stores power from the sources for subsequent dispersal to the refrigeration unit.
US09586457B2
The present invention relates to an active rotary stabilizer and a stabilizer bar link assembly for a vehicle, which particularly may increase a degree of design freedom for a lower side of a vehicle body, improve ride comfort for a passenger, enhance durability of an actuator, and reduce the occurrence of noise caused by a backlash when the actuator is operated.
US09586453B2
A spring restraining clip mounts the axial terminus of a coil spring on the chassis via a spring seat. At least two of three spring restraining members that are circumferentially spaced on the spring restraining clip are the open type of spring restraining member so configured as to clasp and hold coil springs inserted in the axial direction, and one of the spring restraining members is a closed spring restraining member that receives the tip of a coil spring when the coil spring is rotated in the circumferential direction after having been inserted in the open type spring restraining members.
US09586447B2
The invention relates to a vehicle tire comprising a tread portion and a package of reinforcement layers arranged underneath the tread portion. The tread portion comprises a tread base layer arranged underneath the tread layer, and at least one rubber member that extends in the radial direction of the tire from the ground contacting surface to the reinforcement package. The tread layer rubber composition has an electrical resistivity at room temperature of more than 108 ohm-cm, the tread base layer rubber composition of between 106 ohm-cm and 108 ohm-cm, the member rubber composition of less than 106 ohm-cm; and the rubber composition of at least one layer of the reinforcement package has a electrical resistivity at room temperature of less than 106 ohm-cm. The vehicle tire combines a low rolling resistance with improved conductivity to avoid build-up of static electricity.
US09586434B2
Folding information and printing surface information, included in content information of a sealed letter creation job, are compared with content printing conditions stored in a storage section, and an appropriate condition (a conveyance path after printing, execution/non-execution of image rotation, and printing page order) is selected such that the position of a window of a windowed envelope is aligned with the position of specifying information printed on a print sheet P to be a content when the print sheet P is enclosed in the envelope. A convey section and a printing section are controlled based on the selected content printing condition.
US09586433B2
A writing instrument comprises a front body, a rear body capable of turning, relative to the front body, about a longitudinal axis, and a tubular piece axially connecting the front body and the rear body by elastic snap-fit.
US09586432B2
An integral tab system for a 2-D or 3-D tab for a folder, and a method of making same is disclosed. The integral 2-D (flat) tab (20) is provided in the hanging folder itself without the need for additional tabs being affixed. The 3-D tab version (120) is created by an extension which is folded onto itself so that one edge surface is at an angle relative to the panels of the file folder allowing it to be read from the side. These tabs may also be supplied in a detachable form.
US09586427B2
A substrate coated with a markable ink formulation, comprising AOM. Further, the substrate is covered by a thermoplastic polymer layer, such that the ink formulation is situated between the substrate and the thermoplastic polymer layer and/or in the thermoplastic polymer layer.
US09586424B2
A printhead support structure may have a receiving portion to receive a printhead, first and second portions having an adjustment mechanism therebetween for converting a translational movement of the first portion to a rotational movement of the second portion, and a coupling mechanism coupling the second portion to the receiving portion for adjusting the rotational angle of the printhead. A method for adjusting a position of a printhead coupled to a printhead support may include applying a force to a first portion of the printhead support to effect a translational movement of the first portion, converting the translational movement of the first portion into a rotational movement of a second portion of the printhead support, and applying the rotational movement of the second portion to the printhead.
US09586423B2
Provided is a tape cartridge or the like that prevents detection target portions from contacting a finger or the like when an exposed area is provided in a cartridge case to cause the detection target portions of a tape-shaped member to be exposed. A tape cartridge includes a label tape 101 having a plurality of label portions 105 and a plurality of detection target portions 109 and a cartridge case and is installed in a tape feeding apparatus that feeds the label tape 101 based on the passage detection of the detection target portions 109 to separate the label portions 105 at a cut spot 112 on the label tape 101 at a cut position P3 outside the cartridge case. The cartridge case has an exposed area in which the respective detection target portions 109 are exposed, and a distance L1 between the cut position P3 and the upstream end of the exposed area is shorter than a distance L2 between a detection tip-end 109a of the detection target portion 109 corresponding to any of the label portions 105 and the cut spot 112 of the label portion 105 adjacent to the said label portion 105 on a paying-out tip-end side.
US09586421B2
An inkjet recording device includes a movement unit configured to move a recording medium or a placement part for placing the recording medium thereon; a detection unit configured to continuously detect movement of the recording medium or the placement part; and a control unit configured to control the movement unit and the detection unit. The detection unit includes a gripping unit having a gripping part for gripping the recording medium or the placement part and a detection part for continuously detecting movement of the gripping unit. The gripping unit is configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the recording medium or the placement part by gripping the recording medium or the placement part by the gripping part. The control unit is configured to control the movement of the movement unit on the basis of a detection result by the detection part when the gripping unit is moved.
US09586415B2
A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter.
US09586409B2
A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid chamber, an upstanding wall facing a particular direction, and an inlet formed in a surface of the tank; a liquid-consuming unit consuming liquid stored in the liquid chamber; a cover rotatable between a covering position where the upstanding wall is covered with the cover and an exposure position where the upstanding wall is exposed, around a rotation axis extending in a further direction; and a casing including an engaging target part which holds the cover in the covering position, and supporting the tank, liquid-consuming unit, and cover. The cover includes: an engaging part to engage with the engaging target part in the state that the cover is in the covering position; and a tab which is subjected to an operation for releasing an engagement between the engaging part and the engaging target part.
US09586408B2
A liquid ejection device provided by the invention can be easily transported in a stable orientation in which the weight balance is kept. A printer of the invention includes a liquid ejection head for ejecting ink onto a sheet, ink tanks for storing ink to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, and tubes that connect the ink tanks to the liquid ejection head. An ink injection opening that enables the injection of ink is formed on the upper side of the ink tanks in the vertical direction, and one portion of the ink tanks and another portion of the ink tanks are respectively arranged on one side and another side that face each other across a sheet conveying region.
US09586396B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a modulation circuit that generates a modulated signal by pulse-modulating a source signal; a transistor that amplifies the modulated signal to generate an amplified modulated signal; a low-pass filter that includes an inductor and a capacitor and smoothes the amplified modulated signal to generate a drive signal; a feedback circuit that returns the drive signal to the modulation circuit; a circuit board; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by application of the drive signal thereto. The circuit board has a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface. The capacitor and the feedback circuit are mounted and a first ground wiring connected to the capacitor and a second ground wiring connected to the feedback circuit are provided on the first mounting surface. At least one of the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the inductor is mounted on the second mounting surface.
US09586383B2
Provided is a rubber laminated resin composite comprising a polyamide-based resin molded product and rubber that is vulcanization bonded to the polyamide-based resin molded product; the polyamide-based resin molded product being molded from a polyamide-based resin that is blended with 0 to 70 wt. % of a filler based on the total amount of the filler and the polyamide-based resin, and that comprises an aliphatic amine compound having an amine equivalent of 950 or less in an amount of 0.045 mmol or more, preferably 0.050 to 2.0 mmol, more preferably 0.065 to 1.5 mmol, per g of the polyamide-based resin. The rubber laminated resin composite is produced by molding a polyamide-based resin that is blended or not blended with a filler, after the addition of an aliphatic amine compound thereto, and then vulcanization bonding of fluororubber or acrylic rubber to the obtained polyamide-based resin molded product.
US09586379B2
A curved composite structure, comprises at least two curved composite panel segments joined together. Each of the panel segments includes a fluted core sandwiched between first and second facesheets. A layer of adhesive is used to rigidly bond the panel segments together.
US09586376B2
A high-pressure high-temperature cell including two or more thermal insulation layers is described. A high-pressure high-temperature cell including a current path through a thermal insulation layer, the current path being electrically connected to a heating element and having an indirect path through the thermal insulation layer, is also described. High-pressure high-temperature press systems including the foregoing high-pressure high-temperature cells alone or in combination are also disclosed.
US09586374B2
Described are methods of making a paint roller using thermoplastic strip material, adhesive and a composite cover material. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process by helically winding a strip comprising polypropylene around a mandrel so as to form a helically wound strip, advancing the wound strip along the mandrel, applying a molten layer of adhesive comprising polypropylene onto the outer surface of the wound strip, wrapping a strip of composite cover material about the wound strip and over the layer of adhesive, and allowing the adhesive to cool, thereby laminating the composite cover material with the outer surface of the wound strip.
US09586369B2
A method for coating the surfaces of three-dimensional objects with a coating agent is provided, which method is characterized by a blasting of the three-dimensional object, wherein a grainy blasting material that has been mixed with the coating agent is used as blasting medium.
US09586366B2
A rim well with integrated flange made of fiber composite as well as to a method for manufacturing same. The flange is formed by inwardly directed protuberances of fiber layers of the rim well, wherein the fiber layers transition to the flange from the rim well without interruption of the fibers. The manufacture is carried out by depositing fiber material on a mold, which corresponds to the contour of the rim well and has a radially circumferential or segmented groove. The fibers are deposited such that the fibers of at least one fiber layer have protuberances directed into the groove. A multipart mold, which makes it possible to reduce the width of the groove and thus a deformation of the protuberances, is preferably used.
US09586359B2
To prevent core misalignment when performs are stretched during blow molding, provided is a blow molding device that blow molds a preform into a container in a forming mold. The blow molding device includes a support pin that is disposed in the forming mold. The support pin includes a head that supports a bottom portion of the preform, and a shaft that is connected to the head and that is displaceable upward and downward in a direction of an axis of the preform. The head is provided, at one end thereof supporting the bottom portion of the preform, with a concave portion for receiving at least a part of the bottom portion.
US09586345B2
An autoclave (1) is one in which a heat application target molded material (W) is retained in shape by a retaining jig (4) which has a cavity (15) therein, and is heat-cured with high temperature gas. The autoclave is provided with: a pressure vessel (2) in the interior of which the molded material (W) is arranged; a high temperature gas supplying device (5) which supplies the high temperature gas to the molded material (W) within the pressure vessel (2); and an auxiliary high temperature gas supplying device (7) which supplies the high temperature gas into the interior of the cavity (15).
US09586343B2
In the method, a sidewall pattern is formed in a side wall of a first resist pattern that is formed on a second hard mask layer of a base material in which first and second hard mask layers are laminated in the order of description, a second hard mask pattern is formed by etching the second hard mask layer by using the sidewall pattern as a mask, a first hard mask pattern is formed by etching the first hard mask layer by using, as a mask, the second hard mask pattern and a second resist pattern that is formed on the first hard mask layer of the base material, and the first and second fine patterns are formed by etching the base material by using the first hard mask pattern as a mask.
US09586340B2
This rotor for kneading includes a rotor shaft (27) having a tubular shape; a blade part (22) that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft (27); and a filling body (36) that is provided in a recessed part (28) formed inside the blade part (22) and made from a material having a higher thermal conductivity than a material from which the rotor shaft (27) and the blade part (22) are made.
US09586333B2
A sheet-stapling apparatus mounts a center-folded booklet and staples the booklet at a fold of the booklet by a staple. The sheet-stapling apparatus has a supporting member that mounts the center-folded booklet, a pushing member that pushes the booklet to the supporting member, a stapler that penetrates the staple through the booklet and a clincher that clinches legs of the staple to bind the booklet. The pushing member has a groove that pushes the fold of the booklet and maintains the fold of the booklet at a pushing angle. The supporting member forms the space between the clincher and the booklet.
US09586327B2
A robotic medical system that includes a quick-connect/disconnect feature to facilitate the connecting and disconnecting of a robotic medical arm to and from a set-up arm is disclosed. The robotic medical system includes a robotic medical arm including an interface having a downward-oriented hook located at an upper portion thereof, and an electrical connector located at a lower portion thereof. The system further includes a set-up arm including an interface having an upward-oriented hook located at an upper portion thereof, and an electrical connector located at a lower portion thereof. To connect the robotic medical arm to the set-up arm, a user links the downward-oriented hook to the upward-oriented hook, and pivots the robotic medical arm until the respective electrical connectors mate with each other. To disconnect the robotic medical arm from the set-up arm, a user pivots the robotic medical arm to disconnect the electrical connectors, and then de-links the hooks.
US09586315B2
Methods and systems for enabling human-machine collaborations include a generalizable framework that supports dynamic adaptation and reuse of robotic capability representations and human-machine collaborative behaviors. Specifically, a method of enabling user-robot collaboration includes providing a composition of a robot capability that models a robot's functionality for performing a type of task action and user interaction capabilities; specializing the robot capability with an information kernel to provide a specialized robot capability, the information kernel encapsulating a set of task-related parameters associated with the type of task action; providing an instance of the specialized robot capability as a robot capability element that controls the robot's functionality based on the set of task-related parameters; providing instances of the user interaction capabilities as interaction capability elements; executing the robot capability element to receive user input via the user interaction capability elements; and controlling, based on the user input and the set of task-related parameters, the robot's functionality to perform a task action of the type of task action in collaboration with the user input.
US09586309B1
A device for holding a door in a stable position while the hinges which affix the door to the door frame are either replaced or initially installed. The basic features of the device consist of a base to which two side panels are affixed opposite each other. One of the sides is equipped with one or more clamping mechanism with the other side equipped with cushioning pads aligned opposite of the clamping mechanism. Stabilizing rotatable outriggers are attached to each side panel to assist in the restriction of movement of the device relative to the floor. The device may be used in either a vertical or horizontal position depending upon the clearance between the door and the floor.
US09586306B2
An abrasive jet cutting system may include a differential pressure measurement apparatus configured to measure a differential pressure between points in an abrasive supply system. The differential pressure may be used to determine one or more conditions of the jet and the abrasive delivery. The measured differential pressure may be used in a feedback control system, feed forward control system, and/or an alarm or safety system.
US09586290B2
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) objects, 3D printing processes, as well as methods, apparatuses and systems for the production of a 3D object. Methods, apparatuses and systems of the present disclosure may reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary supports. The present disclosure provides three dimensional (3D) objects printed utilizing the printing processes, methods, apparatuses and systems described herein.
US09586282B2
Methods for welding a joint are disclosed herein. One example of the method involves welding the joint between two workpieces. Energy is focused onto the joint to weld the joint. The focus of the energy moves relative to the joint. A vaporized material is displaced from a keyhole created by the welding. The vaporized material is vaporized by the energy. A pool of molten material is formed adjacent the keyhole during operation of the energy at the joint. The pool of molten material is manipulated by displacing a portion of the molten material from a near end of the pool and from lateral sides of the pool to a far end of the pool. The far end of the pool is distal to the near end.
US09586274B2
Cutting insert with a cuboid body has a substantially square top face and bottom face, said top face and bottom face connected by four peripheral adjoining side surfaces. At least two cutting edges are formed at the transition of the top face to at least two side surfaces, that cutting edges defining a plane of the top face. To provide a cutting insert and a corresponding tool suited to produce valve seat surfaces with high precision but still having a rather simple construction and being precisely mountable with ease and less efforts of adjustment, the plane defined by the top face cutting edges of the cutting insert has maximum dimensions of 7 mm×7 mm, where the bottom face has a supporting surface formed exactly parallel to the plane defined by the top face cutting edges by means of grinding within a tolerance of less than 5 angular minutes.
US09586263B2
A tool holder for carrying a cutting insert wherein the cutting insert is useful for the removal of material during a material removal operation. The tool holder includes a tool holder body. The tool holder body includes a pocket adapted to carry the cutting insert, a coolant inlet in communication with a pressurized source of coolant, a coolant chamber having a central region, an upstream coolant passage having a central longitudinal upstream coolant passage axis, and a downstream coolant passage having a central longitudinal downstream coolant passage axis. The upstream coolant passage opens into the coolant chamber. The upstream coolant passage has an orientation relative to the coolant chamber so that the central longitudinal upstream coolant passage axis is offset from the central region of the coolant chamber whereby coolant flows into the coolant chamber in a tangential fashion.
US09586260B2
A process for producing a casing for a roller press for subjecting particulate matter to be ground to high pressure treatment, the casing having a profiling defined by profile comb, wherein the process includes the steps of casting a cylindrical hollow body and introducing axial longitudinal grooves onto the surface of the cylindrical hollow body. The material for casting is of a particular composition, where that composition includes, among other components, between 0.0012% and 0.0027%, by weight, of phosphorus (P).
US09586257B2
A combination collar feeder and swaging tool for installing lockbolt fasteners. The collar feeder is mounted on the tool to present collars one-by-one from a cartridge. After placing a collar on a lockbolt shank, the feeder moves out of alignment with the nose assembly to allow it to advance onto the collar for swaging purposes.
US09586254B2
A wire saw which has excellent cutting ability and which is not easily clogged by chips formed by cutting is provided.It has a body 6 having a first metal wire 1 which is made of a cobalt-based alloy, two second metal wires 2a and 2b which are made of a cobalt-based alloy, and three third metal wires 3a-3c which are made of a cobalt-based alloy and are wound on the first metal wire 1. The second metal wires 2a and 2b are helically wound on each of the third metal wires 3a-3c in opposite directions so as to cross each other. Cutting teeth are constituted by projections 8 which are formed by the crossing points of the two second metal wires 2a and 2b.
US09586251B2
A pipe bender, including: a base; a frame including a position switching mechanism, a first position switching assembly, and a bending stand including a second position switching assembly; a calibration device; a feeding device; a cutting device; a feeding path arranged transversely; a bending device; a receiving device arranged longitudinally; and a controller. The calibration device includes two calibration mechanisms including separate processing paths to calibrate two kinds of pipes having different diameters. The feeding device includes two feeding channels for transporting the two kinds of pipes, and the first position switching assembly is used for aligning the two feeding channels with the feeding path in turn. The bending device includes two bending channels for bending the two kinds of pipes, and the second position switching assembly is used for aligning the two bending channels with the feeding path in turn.
US09586250B2
Method for coiling and on-line inspection of a continuously-rolled metal strip, involving continuous coiling on at least one mandrel of a coiling station, preferably of carousel type, wherein: the strip is cut by a shears situated before the coiling station, advances over a certain length on an insertion table so as to at least partially cover this table and is then cut a second time by the shears in order to obtain a specimen; —the coiling performed on the mandrel is terminated and the coil is discharged from the coiling station; at the same time, the insertion table bearing the specimen is moved parallel to the rolling-coiling line until it lies in an inspection line comprising an inspection table; —the specimen is inspected on the inspection table so that faults can be detected; —once the specimen has left the insertion table, the latter is placed back in the rolling-coiling line.
US09586248B1
The system for forming a T-shaped tubular fitting is configured for forming a T-shaped tubular part from an unbranched tubular part. The system includes an upper portion and a lower portion below the upper portion. A pushing block is disposed above the upper portion of the system. Compressible first and second side punches, respectively, extend from opposing sides of the upper portion. The upper portion includes a flat plate with a horizontal channel extending therethrough. The lower portion includes a housing with a vertical channel extending therethrough. The vertical channel extends normal to the horizontal channel. An insert can be disposed in the tubular part in alignment with the vertical channel. The horizontal channel and the vertical channel together define a T-shaped cavity. The T-shaped tubular fitting can be formed upon application of pressure to the pushing block.
US09586247B2
The invention relates to an extrusion press or tube press (1), in particular for aluminum or aluminum alloys, comprising a press frame which consists of a cylinder bar and a counter bar (3) connected thereto, and in which a moving bar and a moving block receiver (2) are arranged, the moving block receiver being formed to move a block to be pressed, introduced with a loading device, into a compression position in front of the counter bar (3) having a die, characterized in that a shearing device (4) is provided for separating a butt remaining after the extrusion process, and the shearing device (4) is vertically and horizontally movable on the extrusion frame. The invention further relates to a method for separating a butt during extrusion and tube extrusion using an extrusion press or tube press according to the invention.
US09586239B2
Three-wheel, mobile frame adapted to secure one or more nozzles, wand, and spray control power, pressure washer to a main spar with a caster type front wheel assembly connected to the main spar and main wheel assembly comprising two axle mounted, main wheels. The spar includes a support leg attached at a point behind the main wheel assembly and descending downward to prevent inadvertent back-tipping of the three-wheel, mobile frame in response to cleaning fluid discharged against the flat surface to be cleaned under pressure from the nozzle when the unit is not fully controlled by the operator. Multiple nozzles may be attached to a nozzle that is attached to the wand in place of a single nozzle.
US09586237B2
Device for scrubbing a metal wire, including means for feeding and running the wire (F), at least two pairs of rotary brushes (21, 22) having a radius r, the axes of which are substantially mutually parallel and perpendicular to the direction in which the wire runs, application means, suitable for contacting the brushes with the wire via the circumferences thereof in order to exert a given pressure on the wire (F) while the device is operating, and means (31, 32) of adjusting the tension of the wire are provided directly upstream and downstream of the assembly of brushes.
US09586232B2
A method for the application of at least two different powder coating layers to a substrate comprising the steps of application of a first powder coating layer followed by the application of a second powder coating layer, without any substantial curing of the first powder coating layer prior to the application of the second powder coating layer, followed by the simultaneous curing of the first powder coating layer and the second powder coating layer, wherein the first powder coating layer or the second powder coating layer comprises 1 to 10 weight % of a conductive component having a resistivity of below 5 Ωcm at a packing volume of ≦70%.
US09586218B2
A coating device for coating an inside of a hollow body with an atomized fluid has at least one atomizing tube enclosing an atomizing channel. A pressurized propellant gas for atomizing an unatomized fluid can be introduced into the atomizing tube. The atomizing tube has at least one outlet opening and further has at least one hollow needle having a discharge opening for the unatomized fluid. The at least one hollow needle interacts with the atomizing channel and is arranged essentially coaxially thereto. The atomizing tube and the hollow needle form a Venturi arrangement.
US09586198B2
This invention relates to a cobalt-based catalyst on a metal structure for selective production of synthetic oil via Fischer-Tropsch reaction, a method of preparing the same and a method of selectively producing synthetic oil using the same, wherein zeolite, cobalt and a support are mixed and ground to give a catalyst sol, which is then uniformly thinly applied on the surface of a metal structure using a spray-coating process, thereby preventing generation of heat during Fischer-Tropsch reaction and selectively producing synthetic oil having a carbon chain shorter than that of wax. This catalyst is prepared by burning a powder mixture obtained by melt infiltration of a cobalt hydrate and a metal oxide support to give a catalyst powder including cobalt oxide/metal oxide support; hybridizing the catalyst powder including cobalt oxide/metal oxide support with a zeolite powder to give a hybrid catalyst powder; mixing the hybrid catalyst powder with an organic binder and an inorganic binder and grinding the mixed hybrid catalyst powder to give a hybrid catalyst sol; spray-coating a metal structure surface-treated with alumina by atomic layer deposition with the hybrid catalyst sol; and thermally treating the metal structure spray-coated with the hybrid catalyst sol.
US09586195B2
A honeycomb structural body is made of cordierite ceramic and composed of partition walls and cells. A cell density is changed continuously or step by step from a central section to an outer peripheral section in a radial direction. The honeycomb structural body has a relationship of M1>M2>M3, and a relationship of K1
US09586185B2
A mixer nozzle assembly for mixing fluid introduced into a tank having a tank volume therein. The mixer nozzle assembly includes a stationary body and a rotatable body mounted on the stationary body for rotation about an axis in a predetermined direction. The fluid flows through the stationary body to the rotatable body and exits into the tank volume via one or more outlet apertures, thereby causing the rotatable body to rotate in the predetermined direction about the axis. The mixer nozzle assembly also includes a governor subassembly for controlling a speed of rotation of the rotatable body in the predetermined direction about the axis.
US09586183B2
A composite membrane comprising: a. a porous support; b. a polymeric layer comprising dialkylsiloxane groups and a metal, the polymeric layer being present on the porous support; c. a discriminating layer present on the polymeric layer; and d. optionally a protective layer present on the discriminating layer wherein the polymeric layer has a molar ratio of metal:silicon of at least 0.0005.
US09586181B2
A method comprises flowing process solution and electrode solution into a BPMED apparatus, applying a voltage such that the process solution is acidified and basified and dissolved CO2 is generated, flowing the process solution out of the apparatus, and desorbing CO2 out of the process solution. A method for desorbing CO2 from an ocean comprises flowing seawater and electrode solution into a BPMED apparatus, applying a voltage such that dissolved CO2 is generated, flowing the seawater out of the apparatus, and desorbing CO2 out of the seawater. A method for producing a desalted solution and CO2 gas comprises flowing process solution and electrode solution into a BPMED apparatus that includes one or more three-compartment cells, applying a voltage such that the process solution is acidified, basified, and desalted, flowing the process solution out of the apparatus, and desorbing CO2 out of the process solution.
US09586171B2
A system for compressing and drying hydrogen is provided. The system may have a humidifier configured to receive and humidify a concentrated hydrogen stream and produce a first humidified hydrogen stream. The system may also have a compressor configured to receive and compress the first humidified hydrogen stream, and produce a pressurized humidified hydrogen stream. The system may further have a dryer including a first bed configured to in production mode receive the pressurized humidified hydrogen stream, adsorb at least a portion of the humidity, and produce a product hydrogen stream. The first bed may further be configured to in regeneration mode receive a portion of the concentrated hydrogen stream to regenerate the first bed, and produce a second humidified hydrogen stream.
US09586166B2
An air cleaner assembly, a main filter element, a safety element, combinations and methods for servicing an air cleaner assembly are provided according to the present invention. The air cleaner assembly includes an air cleaner housing and a main filter element. The air cleaner housing includes a safety liner that supports the main filter element, and can be configured to help reduce the tendency of the main filter element to rotate during use of the air cleaner assembly. A safety element having two open ends, for use with such an assembly is described.
US09586165B2
An air filter has a filter housing and a filter element inserted in the interior of the filter housing. The filter element has an inflow surface and an outflow surface and a filter medium that extends between inflow and outflow surfaces. The filter element has a circumferentially extending seal arranged in the area of the inflow surface or outflow surface and interacting in the mounting position with the sealing surface of the filter housing to separate inlet and outlet of the air filter. A support device clamps the filter element transversely to the insertion direction in the filter housing by a transverse clamping action in a support area that is spaced from the seal. The transverse clamping action results by an insertion movement of the filter element into the filter housing by interaction of the filter element with inner sides of the filter housing.
US09586164B2
A particulate separator for a gaseous fluid is provided. The particulate separator includes a sealable collection container defining a collection volume therein. The particulate separator also includes a gaseous fluid conduit provided through the sealable collection container. The gaseous fluid conduit defines an inner channel therein. The gaseous fluid conduit includes an inlet and an outlet. The gaseous fluid conduit also includes an arcuate segment provided between the inlet and the outlet. The arcuate segment includes a plurality of slits formed therein. The plurality of slits is configured to provide fluid communication between the collection volume and the inner channel of the gaseous fluid conduit.
US09586159B2
A portable inflatable race track comprising a base, at least one wall, and a race surface, wherein the base is at least partially inflatable from a collapsed position to an inflated position, the race surface is inclined relative to horizontal and includes at least one lane configured to accept a vehicle comprising wheels, wherein at least gravity causes the vehicle to travel down the race surface. The race track may include a starting section, a sloped section, a finish section, and a stopping section. The race track may be configured to allow two or more vehicles to simultaneously race down the race surface.
US09586152B1
Provided is a motion simulator with two degrees of freedom of angular motion that is capable of performing pitching rotation and yawing rotation. The motion simulator includes: a first rotation body (100) that a user boards; a second rotation body (200) located under the first rotation body (100); a first driving unit (300) for pitching the first rotation body (100); a second driving unit (400) for yawing the first rotation body (100) and the second rotation body (200) as one body; and a controller for controlling rotation of the first driving unit (300) and rotation of the second driving unit (400).
US09586147B2
A method for coordinating interaction between one or more computing devices for users participating in an interactive activity is provided. A reference point is identified on a physical surface via a primary computing device. The primary computing device may include a mobile computing device. The physical surface is utilized to render an interactive activity for one or more users. The reference point is communicated to one or more secondary computing devices, via the primary computing device. An interaction between the primary computing device and the secondary computing devices is coordinated utilizing the reference point. A user perspective image of the interactive game relative to the reference point is rendered on the physical surface via the primary computing device and the secondary computing devices to the users.
US09586146B2
Game client, game server, Web application server, and database server including database with data representative of a virtual world. Game client or server, or both, includes motifs, motif manager, character manager, scenes-a-faire manager, and display manager coupled to display, all in communication with game manager, and pseudorandomizer, which can instigate changing of a motif. Motifs are representative of a game character or environment. A user interface has mass sensor, accelerometer, haptic device, first device for visual input, output, or both, second device for audio input, output, or both, and tactile sensor, effector or both. Included may be automatic translator, or TTS/STT module. The online game can be virtual world representative of at least two of a northern continent, a western continent, a southern continent, a central continent, and an eastern continent. Methods provide game client, game server, and a database that manipulate character or environment motifs and scenes-a-faire.
US09586144B2
According to one embodiment, a content providing system of a terminal in a content providing system, a content server is requested to provide specific content. The specific content and a reward item associated with the specific content are received from the content server. A reward item list representing reward items associated with content having content providers different from each other is generated. The reward item list is displayed. Multiple content are received from a plurality of content providers. A corresponding reward item is determined for each received content. A specific content provide request is received from the terminal. The requested content and a reward item corresponding to the requested content are then transmitted to the terminal.
US09586143B2
The disclosed game control device is a device executing a game that simulates a sport or an amusement in the real world. The device includes: a setter configured to set a situation in a sport or an amusement before an event on the game; an event generator configured to generate the event based on information of an operational input under the situation set by the setter; and a result generator configured to generate a game result based on the situation set by the setter and the event generated by the event generator.
US09586142B2
Various systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for accessing a storage device are described. Techniques are described for vertically integrating the various software functions and hardware functions for accessing storage hardware. In some embodiments, the system is implemented using non-volatile memory.
US09586134B2
A plurality of characters including a player character appears in a video game. An arrangement position of at least one of characters is specified in a virtual space in accordance with progress of the video game. A battle mode is set up to any one of a first battle mode and a second battle mode. A battle control is carried out in the first battle mode in which a photographed image of the virtual space photographed by a virtual camera is displayed on a battle screen or the second battle mode in which an arrangement image is displayed on the battle screen. Each of the plurality of characters is arranged at a predetermined position in the arrangement image with no relationship with the arrangement position of the corresponding character in the virtual space. The battle control is carried out in the battle mode thus set up.
US09586133B1
Approaches for secondary-game-mode sessions based on primary-game-mode arrangements of user-controlled elements are provided. Actions by user-controlled elements of a first user or other game-space elements in a primary game mode of a game space may be managed. A session request for a session in a secondary game mode of the game space may be received from the first user. A first session for the first user may be executed in the secondary game mode such that: (i) the first session involves artificial-intelligence-controlled elements as opponents against the user-controlled elements; (ii) an arrangement of the user-controlled elements at a beginning of the first session is the same as an arrangement of the user-controlled elements in the primary game mode at a time of the session request; and (iii) impacts on the user-controlled elements during the first session in the secondary game mode are not reflected in the primary game mode.
US09586125B2
An apparatus for protecting against injuries to the head and neck includes a head harness; a body anchor component; and tensioners extending between and interconnecting the head harness and the body anchor component. The tensioners limit the range of movement of the head. Each tensioner is a composite band or strap having an elastic member and an inelastic member. An additional linking member in the connection between the tensioner and the body anchor component preferably has viscoelastic properties and cushions or dampens rapid acceleration of the tensioners during an impact to the head, such as when a tackle is made in football. The additional linking member preferably is a solid material with viscoelastic characteristics. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to be worn under a football helmet and shoulder pads.
US09586122B2
A device for assisting and training golfers with their putts. The device includes an elongated section configured to be placed on the ground where the golfer intends to make his backswing for a selected put. A vertical section or “backstop” is configured to be placed at selected locations along the elongated section to corresponding to different putt lengths, and therefore different backswing lengths. A distance scale may be printed on the elongated section. Light projection devices may be included to project a predicted ball path. A backswing speed indicator system may also be included.
US09586115B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a three-dimensional game. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional game is a maze game where a player maneuvers at least one ball around tracks and barriers disposed within an enclosure. The player is able to select which track they would like to attempt, and then work with gravity and carefully shift, flip, turn and twist the enclosure to guide the ball. In some embodiments, the enclosure includes a first portion and a second portion. A handle is externally coupled to each portion of the enclosure to manipulate parts of the three-dimensional game to create new pathways, to align pathways enabling completion, or both. A current game state can be preserved by resting the three-dimensional game on a pedestal configured to receive the enclosure.
US09586096B2
A multi-layer golf ball includes a core having an outer surface, and intermediate layer surrounding the core, and a cover surrounding the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer defines a radially inward facing surface that is flush with the outer surface of the core, and the cover defines the outermost surface of ball. The outer surface of the core includes a plurality of polygonal land portions aligned on a common sphere. The outer surface of the core further defines a first plurality of annular grooves disposed about a first axis, a second plurality of annular grooves disposed about a second axis, and a third plurality of annular grooves disposed about a third axis. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are mutually orthogonal, and each groove respectively extends from the common sphere and is concave relative to the core.
US09586074B2
An exercise device that is simultaneously mutually beneficial for exercising partners with one exercising by providing a continuously changing resistance and resistance-vector while simultaneously the other exercising by providing a continuously adapting (or altering) counteracting force and counteracting force-vector to the continuously changing resistance and resistance vector. In addition, the portable collaborative exercise device in accordance with one or more embodiments enables correct application of resistance between symmetrical set of muscles with unbalanced strengths, and enables immediate ceasing of an exercise routine if the resistance is incorrectly applied.
US09586061B2
An X-ray system comprises: (a) a source providing an X-ray diverging beam having treatment and imaging angular portions; (b) one or more lenses transforming the treatment portion of the X-ray beam into a converging beam directed to a target; (c) a first shutter located between the X-ray source and the target in the imaging portion of the X-ray radiation; the first shutter being selectively openable such that imaging portion of X-ray beam reaches the target; and (d) a detector configured to detect at least a portion of the imaging radiation after the imaging radiation has interacted with the target to provide imaging information of the target.
US09586060B2
Radiotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for cancer and its success depends critically on accurate targeting and delivery of the correct radiation dose. Accurate dosimetry is therefore essential to maintain and improve patient survival rates. However, size and long wait times currently limit water and graphite based calorimeters to standards laboratories leaving field-based dosimetry to ionization chamber measurements which depend upon a reference field-specified calibration factor. It would therefore be beneficial to provide radiotherapy equipment operators a direct approach of clinical reference dosimetry wherein the dosimeter provides increased independence on dose, dose rate, radiation energy, and energy type, etc. It would be further beneficial for such novel clinical dosimeters to be compact, function as secondary standards used routinely for measurements and allow radiotherapy doses to be measured directly and in an absolute manner. According to embodiments of the invention novel compact graphite probe calorimeters are provided.
US09586056B2
A combination therapy for treating cancer including a DNA damaging agent deliverable to cancer cells and operatively arranged to activate only under a low oxygen condition and a non-thermal plasma deliverable to cancer cells. The non-thermal plasma and the DNA damaging agent individually and in conjunction promote cell toxicity.
US09586042B2
A cap for an implantable medical device electrical connector lead assembly and methods of use. A cap for protecting an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device is disclosed. The cap includes a body defined by a mating surface and a non-mating surface. The mating surface is adapted for electrically insulating engagement with an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device. The cap includes a body having a mating surface and an electrical network disposed therein. The electrical network includes first and second contacts exposed at the mating surface, a first circuit element, and two conductive pathways connecting the contacts to the circuit element. The body is configured to mate with the electrical connector lead assembly such that each contact conductively engages a corresponding contact of the electrical connector lead assembly when the cap and electrical connector lead assembly are mated.
US09586028B2
An introducer is configured to distinguish an introducer provided with a sheath tube whose wall thickness is reduced, from an introducer provided with a sheath tube whose wall thickness is not reduced, and to recognize the relationship between the inner diameter and the outer diameter for the sheath tube in which the wall thickness is reduced. The introducer includes an introducer sheath and a three-way stopcock portion. The introducer further includes a first information piece on at least one of the introducer sheath and the three-way stopcock portion and has an inner diameter dimension of the sheath tube as an index. Furthermore, a second information piece having an outer diameter dimension of the sheath tube as an index is on at least one of the introducer sheath and the three-way stopcock portion.
US09586026B2
A catheter tunneling adapter including a longitudinal body having a distal end and a proximal end and a passageway extending from an entrance at the proximal end to an exit at the distal end. The passageway has a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere with the first hemisphere defining a generally unobstructed first passageway portion from the entrance to the exit. A guide ramp is positioned within the second passageway and tapers towards the first hemisphere moving from the proximal end to the distal end. The ramp defines a longitudinal notch therethrough such that a second passageway portion extends from the entrance to the exit.
US09586021B2
Introduced are methods and systems for: gathering human biological signals, such as heart rate, respiration rate, or temperature; analyzing the gathered human biological signals; and controlling a vibrating pillow strip based on the analysis.
US09586018B2
A system selectively delivers either breath-synchronized, flow-targeted ventilation (BSFTV) or closed-system positive pressure ventilation (CSPPV) to augment respiration of a patient with a standard tracheal tube. A removable adaptor has a cap that can be removably attached to the proximal connector of the tracheal tube in BSFTV mode, and an inner cannula that extends within the tracheal tube to effectively divide it into two lumens. The adaptor includes a ventilator connector for removably engaging a ventilator hose to deliver air/oxygen through the adaptor and one lumen of the tracheal tube with a flow rate varying over each respiratory cycle in a predetermined waveform synchronized with the patient's respiratory cycle to augment the patient's spontaneous respiration. The adaptor also includes a port allowing the spontaneously-breathing patient to freely inhale and exhale in open exchange with the atmosphere through the other lumen.
US09586009B2
A drug delivery device comprising; a housing; a cylindrical member configured to be rotatably supported inside the housing, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with at least first and second tracks together forming an encoder, each track comprising conductive segments and non-conductive segments; and at least first and second groups of contacts configured to engage the first and second tracks respectively at predetermined intervals along the length of the track.
US09586006B2
A surgical instrument for perforating dense tissue of a human or animal body and for injecting a pharmaceutical product behind the tissue. The instrument includes a hand-piece with a housing for a pharmaceutical product container. The hand-piece has two opposite ends, one of which includes an axial throughway leading into the housing for passing a perforator injection needle inserted in the container. The other end is used to drive the container and needle in rotation. The surgical instrument further includes a member that, during perforation, can exert pressure on the pharmaceutical product in the container inserted in the housing to prevent perforation debris from entering into the needle.
US09586004B2
Systems and methods for integrating a continuous glucose sensor 12, including a receiver 14, a medicament delivery device 16, a controller module, and optionally a single point glucose monitor 18 are provided. Integration may be manual, semi-automated and/or fully automated.
US09585980B1
Scented electronic candle devices are described that facilitate operation and usage of a variety of features such as light or scent or movement of the flame, or a combination thereof. The disclosed features also include multiple settings for the variety of features. For instance, the scent feature can be activated or deactivated by multiple switches, remote, sensors, timers, or similar devices. In addition, the intensity of the scent features can be increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the amount of heat or air. Similarly the light feature can be activated, deactivated, or set on a timer. Additionally, the scented electronic candle devices can be equipped with rechargeable batteries that can be charged using a wireless charging station or by connecting the scented electronic candle device to an electrical wall outlet.
US09585977B2
Methods and devices for treating skin include a skin-contacting portion, an actuator and a processor, wherein activation of the actuator causes surface acoustic waves of Rayleigh, “pseudo” Rayleigh types to be produced on the skin around the actuator. In a location which is under the actuator, the actuator produces tension and repulsion of skin particles. These surface acoustic waves can be used to provide treatment to the skin, including wound healing, non-adhesion of bandages, reduced infection, reduced pain and cosmetic enhancements. The skin-contacting portion may be a patch or bandage, a glove, a hand-held device, or any other suitable configuration. The actuator is incorporated into the skin-contacting portion.
US09585974B2
Compositions of nanoparticles functionalized with at least one zwitterionic moiety, methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles, and methods of their use as diagnostic agents are provided. The nanoparticles have characteristics that result in minimal retention of the particles in the body compared to other nanoparticles. The nanoparticle comprising a nanoparticulate transition metal oxide covalently functionalized with a silane-functionalized non-targeting zwitterionic moiety.
US09585967B2
A nicotine-containing product comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric substrate, which is able to bind cations, nicotine or a pharmaceutically acceptable nicotine derivative, and pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic cations. It further pertains to a method for the preparation of such a nicotine-containing product and to the use thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical product.
US09585964B2
Therapeutic conjugates containing a statin or a modified statin (collectively “statin”) linked to a therapeutic agent (also referred to as a drug herein) are targeted to the liver by the statin or modified statin and thereby deliver the therapeutic agent to liver cells.
US09585956B2
The antibodies enabled by the teaching of the present invention are particularly useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with amyloid or amyloid-like proteins including amyloidosis, a group of diseases and disorders associated with amyloid plaque formation including secondary amyloidosis and age-related amyloidosis including, but not limited to, neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
US09585954B2
A method for eliciting an immune response by contacting a mucosal surface utilizing a composition including an antigen, a NOD agonist, and a mucoadhesive, wherein the NOD agonist is N-Acetyl-muramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Glutamin-n-butyl-ester (“Murabutide”).
US09585946B2
Isolated glycyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides and polynucleotides having non-canonical biological activities are provided, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
US09585943B2
The composition for tissue/cell repair facilitates healing of damaged tissues, promoting tissue and cell growth, protecting cells and tissues, and reducing scar tissue. The composition includes hydrolyzed collagen, and may include high molecular weight hydrolyzed collagen. The hydrolyzed collagen may be combined with native collagen and/or at least one other therapeutic agent. For example, the therapeutic agent may be a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, a glucosamine salt, or mixtures thereof. The collagen may be derived from two or more different sources, and may be combined with hydrolyzed whey and/or elastin.
US09585942B2
The invention relates to an insulin analogue or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical composition with prolonged therapeutic effect, application of the insulin analogue, dosage method and method of treatment of diabetes. In more detail, the solution pertains to compounds being stable insulin analogues which are pharmaceutically active and characterized by a prolonged, flat, truly peakless course of glucose concentration vs. time during repeated administration and which do not show strong 24 hours fluctuations of glucose concentration, or the so-called “sawteeth effect”, during this time. Results of studies of compounds included in the scope of this application indicate an improvement in the effects of diabetes treatment by avoiding the hitherto occurring adverse influence of changes in glucose concentration throughout the entire day on a patient's organism, e.g. night hypoglycaemias, because truly peakless, long-acting insulin should reproduce correct endogenous insulin secretion in the therapy, as is provided by a healthy pancreas at a proper and constant 24 hours level.
US09585935B2
The disclosure provides a method for enhancing memory of a subject, lowering blood glucose levels in a subject, and treating schizophrenia, the methods comprise intranasally administering to the subject an amount of a oxytocin peptide or analog thereof having a beneficial effect.
US09585934B2
The invention provides non-hormonal vitamin D conjugated to apelin proteins that result in increased absorption, bioavailability or circulating half-life when compared to non-conjugated forms. In some embodiments, the vitamin D targeting groups are coupled to the apelin proteins via the third carbon on the vitamin D backbone.
US09585925B1
This disclosure relates to methods of treating anal gland disease in subjects. In particular, the disclosure provides supplement compositions useful for treatment of anal gland disease. Such compositions comprise a probiotic, a fiber source, and an anti-inflammatory agent.
US09585924B1
An herbal water beverage containing hemp preferably includes water, sugar, organic flavoring, vitamins, and hemp oil. Organic hemp seed oil is added to a water based solution of organic gum arabic and organic maltodextrin. The solution is homogenized and then spray dried. During the drying process the hemp seed oil is surrounded by a matrix of maltodextrin and gum arabic that protects it from exposure to air (oxidation). The water is removed in a dryer through evaporation leaving hemp oil droplets surrounded by a film of gum arabic and maltodextrin matrix. The gum arabic acts as an emulsifier, retarding the separation of the hemp seed oil once it is added to the water, sugar, organic flavoring, and vitamins to form the finished aqueous beverage.
US09585923B2
The present invention relates to an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory or anti-aging composition containing any one or more of a Taxus cambium- or procambium-derived cell line, an extract thereof, a lysate thereof and a culture medium thereof. The composition according to the present invention has minimized side effects compared to existing antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents, is involved in intracellular metabolism to reduce intracellular reactive oxygen species, and reduces and induces aging-related signals. Thus, the composition of the preset invention is useful for preventing and delaying aging. In addition, the composition of the present invention has the effect of inhibiting melanogenesis, and thus is useful as a whitening cosmetic composition.
US09585917B2
Disclosed herein are methods of producing pancreatic hormone-expressing cells by first differentiating pluripotent cells in cell culture so as to produce endodermal cells, the endodermal cells being competent to further differentiate into hormone-expressing cells capable of secreting at least one pancreatic hormone in response to a physiological signal, and then, transplanting the cultured endodermal cells into an organism, such as an organism in need of an endocrine cell therapy.
US09585916B2
Cell based therapy comprises administration to the lung by injection into the blood system of viable, mammalian cells effective for alleviating or inhibiting pulmonary disorders. The cells may express a therapeutic transgene or the cells may be therapeutic in their own right by inducing regenerative effects.
US09585915B2
This disclosure relates to self-assembling peptides that form hydrogels comprising peptide sequences for the activation of signaling pathways. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising a recombinant polypeptide comprising a cell signaling sequence, e.g., JAG-1 sequence, fused to a hydrogel polypeptide sequence. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of cell culture on three dimensional scaffolds/hydrogels composed of self-assembling peptides disclosed herein.
US09585914B2
The present invention relates to expanded NK cells. The NK cells have been expanded ex vivo, are activated and have a cytotoxic phenotype. The cytotoxicity against malignant cells is markedly increased compared to non-expanded NK cells. The invention also relates to a method of treatment.
US09585893B2
Soluble complexes of flumazenil, methods for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions including same and use of the compositions for alleviating or counteracting the various types of hypersomnia, drowsiness, residual effects associated with the administration of sleep/hypnotic drugs, alcohol intoxication or hepatic encephalopathy.
US09585891B2
The present invention relates to alpha hydroxy amides including compounds of formula I: and related compounds and their use in the prophylaxis and treatment of inflammatory disorders and diseases, wherein T1, T2, W and RW have the meanings given in claim 1.
US09585882B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula I: where R1, R2a, R2b, and R3-R6 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; methods of using these compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds.
US09585872B2
Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine at or near a target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discogenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. When appropriate formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this relief can be continued for at least three days. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days.
US09585870B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of pharmaceutical agents to manipulate serotonin in animal mammary glands. Use of the serotonin agents results in increased PTHrP levels, resulting in the release of calcium from the bone, which improves lactation.
US09585868B2
Presented herein are methods for treating diarrhea by administering to a patient in need thereof, an inhibitor of chloride-ion transport in an amount sufficient to treat diarrhea. Treatment of diarrhea includes the treatment of the diarrhea as well as the pain, abdominal discomfort and other symptoms associated with diarrhea. In one embodiment, the inhibitor of chloride-ion transport is crofelemer.
US09585855B2
The present invention relates to methods of treating the side effects of a toxic medical therapy using nitrated lipids. In particular, the methods comprise the use of nitrated fatty acids or esters thereof to treat side effects, including organ system damage, caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and the administration of other toxic agents.
US09585854B2
The invention relates to a new use of NAC in IVF, in a human or mammalian animal patient. In addition an effective dose regimen of NAC in IVF is proposed.
US09585853B2
The invention provides 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating liver disorders, in particular those requiring the reduction of plasma level of biochemical markers such as aminotransferases. The 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives of General Formula (I) have hepatoprotective properties and can be used in methods for treating liver disorders involving the pathological disruption, inflammation, degeneration, and/or proliferation of liver cells, such as liver fibrosis or fatty liver disease.
US09585843B2
The present invention provides a simple and improved dose form that is capable of providing a controlled release of GABAB receptor agonist contained in the core thereof. The invention also provides methods of administering the dosage form and of treating conditions that are therapeutically responsive to GABAB receptor agonist.
US09585842B2
The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising guanfacine or a salt thereof in nanoparticle form and at least one non-pH dependent sustained release agent. The present invention further is directed to a method of producing said nanoparticles and to nanoparticles obtained by this method.
US09585836B2
The invention relates to liquid vehicles that can be used to create dilute solutions of water-soluble pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical oral contrast agents. The liquid vehicles are formulated to provide desired osmolalities, viscosities, pH, and taste masking capabilities to match the particular intentions of the user and to complement the inherent differences in the various oral contrast agents. The liquid vehicles comprise an aqueous medium, an osmotic agent to adjust osmolality, a buffering agent, a viscosity agent, and sweeteners and flavoring agents to improve palatability.
US09585832B2
The present invention relates to a glycerin derivative-modified organopolysiloxane elastomer comprising: as a hydrophilic group, a glycerin derivative group in which an average number of repetitions of glycerin units is in a range of 1.0 to 2.4, being free of an oxyalkylene structure having an average number of repetitions of an oxyalkylene unit of 2 or higher; and a crosslinked three-dimensional net-like structure having a carbon-silicon bond in a crosslinking part.
US09585831B2
Disclosed is a cosmetic composition comprising a first film-forming polymer having a contact angle of at least 85°, a second film-forming polymer having a contact angle of at least 85°, a lipid having a melting point of at least 5° C., optical particle, and at least 20% of water by weight of the composition.
US09585830B2
A formulation for a stable ascorbic acid composition which, in a simplified form, is comprised of ascorbic acid in solution with a hygroscopic compound (i.e., a substance with the ability to attract water molecules from the surrounding environment through either absorption or adsorption). Also disclosed herein are methods for the production of such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the prevention, inhibition and treatment of striae gravidarum, radiation dermatitis, rhytids, lentigoes, dyschromia, sun-damage induced hyperpigmentation, cellulite, scars and purpura, among other skin diseases or conditions.
US09585829B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for topical or transdermal delivery, treatment of skin, and improving the appearance of skin, e.g., medically or cosmetically. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides such as thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and/or GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone). The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other structures containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09585828B2
The present invention was made in view of an object to produce a novel proteoglycan-containing material, and find a novel use and/or a superior effect of the proteoglycan-containing material. The present invention provides a proteoglycan-containing material obtained from fish cartilage, wherein the proteoglycan-containing material comprises an acidic saccharide component having a molecular weight of not less than 2000 kDa. The proteoglycan-containing material provides advantageous effects for skin-moisturizing and skin anti-aging, including a superior skin fibroblast proliferation effect, an effect of enhancing and improving the skin barrier function, an effect of enhancing and improving the skin's capability to produce collagen, a dermis-thickening inhibition effect, and the like.
US09585827B2
The present invention is directed to a method of treating dental erosion comprising orally administering to a mammal (preferably, a human) a beverage composition having a pH of less than about 5; wherein the beverage composition comprises a compound having the structure: wherein n is an integer averaging from about 7 to about 100 and M, M′, and M″ are each, independently, selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium. The present invention is further directed to kits comprising the foregoing beverage composition and information that use of the beverage composition provides treatment against dental erosion.
US09585825B2
A method of producing an anhydrous antiperspirant composition comprising (a) providing a mixture of at least one antiperspirant active including a metal salt, and an anhydrous carrier for the at least one antiperspirant active in which the at least one antiperspirant active is dissolved, the carrier comprising a eutectic mixture of at least one basic compound selected from a basic amide and a basic amine and at least one member chosen from a cation and zwitterion; and (b) heating the mixture to form a stabilized eutectic system of the at least one antiperspirant active and the anhydrous carrier, and wherein the at least one antiperspirant active, the at least one basic compound and the at least one member chosen from a cation and zwitterion form a ternary eutectic system.
US09585823B2
Personal care compositions comprising a multi-active system for down regulating cytokines irritation
A personal care composition comprising a multi-active system for down regulating cytokines comprising: bis-abolol and ginger extract, and a surfactant derived from a triglyceride such as olive oil, and methods of use.
US09585807B2
A collapsible upright wheeled walker with adjustable armrests that support sufficient user upper-body weight to facilitate a natural upright gait and provide unassisted mobility for a wide range of mobility-impaired individuals. The apparatus may be easily and quickly folded (and unfolded) and may include bilateral stabilizing wheel suspensions to facilitate navigation over uneven terrain. The apparatus includes a frame-stiffening folder assembly and may also include mechanical brakes, an adjustable upper armrest assembly with removable padded forearm supports and two pairs of handles, at least one of which is disposed sufficiently forward to place the user within the polygonal footprint defined by the front and rear wheels to provide support without leaning, stooping, or risking falls.
US09585806B2
A bedrail clamp with a jaw member positionable by an actuating member, the actuating member being configured to move to move the jaw member away from the bedrail and toward the bedrail to move the jaw member into contact with the bedrail to secure the bedrail against the clamp housing. Either the actuating member or the jaw member features an inclined surface that includes a first portion with a first angle and a second portion with a second angle. Methods of operating a bedrail clamp.
US09585798B2
The present invention relates to improved water-absorbing storage layers for use in hygiene articles, the water-absorbing storage layers being essentially free of cellulose fibers.
US09585796B2
An absorbent article of the present invention may comprise a backsheet, a wetness indicator composition, and an absorbent core. The wetness indicator composition may comprise a stabilizer, a colorant, and a matrix. The absorbent core may comprise a nonwoven layer and an absorbent polymer material, and optionally, a thermoplastic adhesive material. The wetness indicator composition may be in direct contact with an inner surface of the backsheet and an outer surface of the nonwoven layer. And, the absorbent polymer material, and optionally, the thermoplastic adhesive material, may be in direct contact with an inner surface of the nonwoven. Further, the absorbent core may be substantially cellulose free and may be oriented in at least one row.
US09585795B2
A method for detecting a liquid discharge event in an absorbent article including a sensor adapted to generate an electrical output signal representative of a degree of wetness of the absorbent article, wherein the electrical output signal is received by a processing unit. The method including the steps of providing reference data over time representative of a liquid discharge; acquiring liquid discharge data over time in form of the electrical output signal; analyzing the liquid discharge data over time in relation to the reference data over time by the processing unit; and detecting a liquid discharge event based on the analysis. Also disclosed is a system for detecting liquid discharge event in an absorbent article including an absorbent article including a sensor being arranged to generate an output signal representative of an electrical property, and a processing unit adapted to process the output signal generated by the sensor of the absorbent article.
US09585792B2
A headband, cap, hat, or the like worn by a child, particularly an infant, includes an embedded sound-attenuation system to protect hearing against loud sounds that might startle, awaken, or injure a wearer. Shells formed of a comparatively soft and flexible elastomeric material are secured against the head of a user, each enclosing an ear in an air tight chamber, to close down the transmission paths available to sound waves. The shells are impervious to air, and flexible to conform to the head when secured by the headgear in which the shells are embedded. Each shell is provided with a rim, sufficiently flexible to deform and deflect into complete, sealed contact with the head.
US09585791B2
Some embodiments concern a lens for protection of one or more eyes of a user. The lens can include: a first surface; and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface such that the lens has a variable thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface can include substantially an arc. The second surface can include a substantially elliptical curve and the lens can be a smooth, arcuate, substantially plano lens. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09585787B2
A multi-layered therapy pad is provided having a comfortable and supportive structure that houses heat therapy and electrotherapy means for treating back injuries and sores while an individual lies thereon. The pad comprises a first and second outermost layer of low-resilience polyurethane foam sandwiching an internal layer of higher density foam, which also supports electrical connections between the therapy controller, the power source, and the two therapy means within the pad. The electrotherapy means comprises static or tethered electrodes that apply pulsing electric current directly onto the user's back for stimulation and easing of back pain, while the heat therapy is applied using a resistance heating element within the pad, which heats a majority of the pad for applying heat to the user's back. The operation of the therapy means is controlled by an external controller, while power in received through an external source or an internal battery pack.
US09585784B2
The invention relates to a catheter kit comprising a catheter and a urine bag stored in a package wherein flow is prevented between the catheter and urine bag when stored but enabled when the kit is used.
US09585783B2
The present invention relates to an anchor configured for minimally-invasive implantation and sized to remain securely positioned within at least a portion of the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. The anchor includes a radial spring formed from an elongated resilient member shaped into an annular wave pattern about a central axis. The anchor defines a central lumen and provides an outward radial force, while allowing for substantial flexure about its perimeter. The anchor is generally removable, but can include fasteners, such as barbs, to further secure it to the surrounding anatomy. In some embodiments, the anchor includes a connector coupling a fixed portion to a removable portion. Further, the anchor can be used to secure a medical device within the body, such as a flexible sleeve within the intestine.
US09585775B2
An implantable prosthesis, including a generally tubular substrate and a continuous shape memory member disposed over the outer surface of the substrate. The shape memory member may include a series of zig-zag struts alternating between a first strut with a first length and a second strut with a second length different from the first length. A graft member may be positioned over the substrate and shape memory member.
US09585761B2
An inflatable and implantable balloon for treatment of degenerative disc disease, bones, lesions, spinal deformities and spinal motion segment instabilities. The balloon is comprised of adjustable and expandable volumes. Further disclosed are methods of forming, inserting, expanding, and implanting the multi-volume balloon for proper placement and stabilization of the spinal lesion or disease. Still further disclosed are kits for aligning and stabilizing elements of the spine.
US09585760B2
Surgically installed prostheses replace either the caudal portion of a natural facet joint, the cephalad portion of a natural facet joint, or both. The prostheses are readily attached to the pedicles of a vertebral body and support at least one element that defines an artificial facet joint structure. The caudal facet joint structure is sized and located to articulate with the cephalad facet joint structure. Together, the prostheses form a total facet replacement system. The system is suitable for use in virtually all levels of the spine.
US09585754B2
Implants formed by a helically wound wire and methods of using same for the treatment of a mitral heart valve. According to the invention, it has dimensions such that it is able to be screwed into the wall of the annulus and/or into the cardiac wall adjoining the annulus such that a portion of the annulus and/or of the wall is located in the perimeter of the implant; and it comprises at least one first coil able, during said screwing of the implant, to insert itself into the wall while having a first dimension and at least one second coil having a second dimension, or adopting this second dimension after implantation, the second dimension being smaller than the first dimension such that the implant, once inserted, enables contraction of the wall portion located in the perimeter of the implant.
US09585752B2
A holder for a hybrid heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The hybrid heart valve includes a non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a self-expandable anchoring stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A first suture connects the holder to the valve and constricts an inflow end of the anchoring stent. A second suture connects the holder to the valve and extends down three holder legs to loop through fabric on the valve. Both sutures may loop over a single cutting well on the holder so that severing the first and second sutures at the single cutting well simultaneously releases the tension in the first suture, permitting the inflow end of the anchoring stent to expand, and disconnects the valve holder from the prosthetic heart valve.
US09585750B2
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an anchor having an expandable braid. In some embodiments, the expandable braid is fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the expandable braid comprises at least one turn feature. The anchor and the valve preferably are configured for endovascular delivery and deployment.
US09585747B2
A vascular implant for replacing a native heart valve comprises a self expanding stent supporting a valve body having leaflets. The stent preferably comprises an anchoring structure configured to prevent the implant from passing through the valve annulus. For delivery, the implant is compacted within a delivery device and secured at one end. During delivery the implant is partially released from the delivery device, and positioning of the implant can be verified prior to full release. The implant can be at least partially resheathed and repositioned if desired.
US09585746B2
Artificial heart valve structures and methods of their fabrication are disclosed. The heart valve structures may be fabricated from a biocompatible polymer and include one or more heart valve leaflet structures incorporated within a conduit. The valve structures may incorporate one or more conduit sinuses, as well as a gap between the lower margin of the valve leaflets and the interior of the conduit. In addition, the valve structures may include one or more valve sinuses created in a space between the valve leaflets and the conduit inner surface. Computational fluid dynamics and mechanical modeling may be used to design the valve leaflets with optimal characteristics. A heart valve structure may also incorporate a biodegradable component to which cells may adhere The incorporated cells may arise from patient cells migrating to the biodegradable component, or the component may be pre-seeded with cells prior to implantation in a patient.
US09585745B2
An intraocular lens comprises a flexible optic and at least one haptic connected to the optic. The at least one haptic comprises a rigid structure.
US09585736B2
Method of forming dental articles by using relatively low sintering temperatures to achieve high density dental articles exhibiting strengths equal to and greater than about 700 MPa. Ceramic powders comprised of nanoparticulate crystallites are used to manufacture dental articles. The ceramic powders may include sintering agents, binders and other similar additives to aid in the processing of the ceramic powder into a dental article. The ceramic powders may be processed into dental articles using various methods including, but not limited to, injection molding, gel-casting, slip casting, or electroforming, hand, cad/camming and other various rapid prototyping methods. The ceramic powder may be formed into a suspension, pellet, feedstock material or a pre-sintered blank prior to forming into the dental article.
US09585735B2
The present disclosure is directed to an expanding bone implant and, more particularly to an oral implant having radially extendable anchoring means.
US09585724B2
According to one embodiment, a surgical system includes an imaging system, a determination unit, and a control unit. The imaging system is configured to acquire image information. The determination unit is configured to determine, based on the image information, whether an abnormal state has occurred in the surgical system. The control unit is configured to switch to an abnormality time control mode of executing abnormality-handling processing, when the determination unit determines that an abnormal state has occurred.
US09585715B2
Devices and methods for sealing and cutting tissue are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device includes a pair of opposed, pivoting jaws, a cutting blade assembly slidably coupled to the jaws, and a biasing member disposed in a portion of the cutting blade assembly and configured to be received by a track formed between proximal ends of the jaws. The cutting blade assembly can be operative to open and close the jaws, and the biasing member can be configured to be disposed at a location in the track that applies a spring bias to a proximal end of at least one of the jaws. The spring bias in turn increases a compressive force applied by distal ends of the jaws, which in turn can maintain or increase a force applied to tissue disposed between the jaws. Other devices and methods for sealing and cutting tissue are also provided.
US09585714B2
An electrosurgical apparatus for sealing and cutting tissue includes forceps and a power supply. The forceps include jaws that are pivotal about a pin and at least one blade disposed between the jaws. A shaft connects a handle to the jaws for moving the jaws while also conducting electric current from the power supply through the jaws. A wire, routed through the shaft and through a hole in the pin, connects a knob to the blade for moving the blade. In a bipolar configuration, the wire also conducts the electric current through the blade.
US09585707B2
Methods and devices are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. An integrated fixation plate and spacer having a retaining structure within the screw holes of the fixation plate to resist backout of screws attaching the fixation plate to the bone is provided. A movable joint may be provided between the fixation plate and spacer. In some embodiments, a screw hole insert is also provided to resist shear forces acting between the screw and fixation plate. In some embodiments, an integrated fixation plate and spacer system is provided, comprising two or more integrated fixation plate and spacer implants, wherein the fixation plates of each implant has a complementary configuration to allow attachment of the implants at adjacent intervertebral spaces. Alternative fixation systems are also contemplated.
US09585701B2
A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws. The tool set includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone screws attached to the guide tools. Intermediate guide tools having guiding pass through slots are utilized to guide intermediate locations along the rod toward associated bone screws. An attachment structure operably connects the guide tools to the bone screws. The guide tools each include a lower guide and advancement structure to allow a closure top with mating structure to be rotated and driven downward against the rod and to cooperate with similar structure in the bone screw to seat and lock the rod therein. A method utilizing the tool set allows a surgeon to percutaneously implant the rod in the patient.
US09585697B2
An implantable body for a posterior stabilization system includes a lateral end, a medial end, an inwardly facing surface configured to abut against a lamina when the body is implanted along a vertebra. A lateral bone outrigger extends from the inwardly facing surface and may include a bone-abutting surface along a medial portion disposed to abut against a lateral mass of the vertebra when the body is implanted along a vertebra. The lateral bone outrigger may have a first height. A penetrating feature extends from the inwardly facing surface between the bone-engaging portion of the inwardly facing surface and the lateral bone outrigger. The penetrating feature may have a second height less than the first height. A fastener bore extends through the body at an angle toward the lateral bone outrigger.
US09585696B2
A receiving part for connecting a shank of a bone anchoring element to a rod. The receiving part has a first end, a second end and a recess having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The recess extends from the first end in a direction of the second end forming two legs open at the first end. The recess defines a channel to receive the rod. The channel has a longitudinal axis. The legs have an inner thread to receive a securing element having an outer thread cooperating with the inner thread. The legs are provided with stiffening structures. In one embodiment, the stiffening structures are formed by the wall thickness of the outer edges of the legs being larger than the wall thickness of the legs at a location closest to the central axis of the receiving part.
US09585694B2
The object of the invention is to provide a device and means for artificial insemination. The present invention provides two methods of sperm delivery that aim to increase the success of intracervical artificial insemination. The shape and design of the present invention also allows artificial insemination to be a pleasurable experience.
US09585693B2
Compressive plates of the placental insertion site for use in cases of placenta previa includes: an axle plate including a primary plate which is fixed, a threaded bar that has machined two plates and a diameter reduction section, a secondary plate having a hole with a diameter and a shape that allows the introduction of the bar, a punch with conical tip, a nut and a locknut, and a protective cover. The punch pierces the front and back walls of the uterus corresponding to the placental insertion site. Then, the secondary plate is introduced that approaches to the primary plate until obtaining enough pressure to stop the bleeding, the nut and locknut are placed, and, finally, the protective cover is screwed.
US09585689B2
An access port is fixed to a biological membrane, such as the pericardium, in a state in which it penetrates the biological membrane. Provided is an access port including an inner tube and an outer tube fitted together so as to be movable relative to each other in an axial direction, wherein at least one of the inner tube and the outer tube has holding surfaces having substantially complementary shapes that are brought close to or away from each other by relative movement of the inner tube and the outer tube.
US09585680B2
A method of retrieving calculus includes positioning an elongated member in the lumen of the living body, wherein the elongated member includes a sealing member positioned in the lumen of the elongated member and possessing an outer surface in sealing contact with the inner surface of the lumen of the elongated member. The method also involves proximally moving the sealing member while the outer surface of the sealing member is in contact with the inner surface of the lumen in the elongated member to cause fluid and calculus in the living body to pass through the inlet of the elongated member and be introduced into a retrieval space, discharging at least some of the fluid in the retrieval space out of the retrieval space by way of an outlet, and withdrawing the elongated member from the living body while the calculus in the retrieval space remains in the retrieval space.
US09585665B2
A method for stimulation of collateral development in ischemic cardiac regions comprises the fluid coupling of the left ventricle of the heart to the anterior interventricular vein to stimulate collateral development in ischemic regions. The fluid coupling of the left ventricle of the heart to the anterior interventricular vein includes a control of the diastolic/systolic pressure in the venous system to be within about 20-50 mmHg. The fluid coupling of the left ventricle of the heart to the anterior interventricular vein includes inserting a transmyocardial conduit into the left ventricle and a tri-directional coupler attached to the anterior interventricular vein. An associated apparatus for stimulation of collateral development in ischemic cardiac regions via the fluid coupling of the left ventricle of the heart to the anterior interventricular vein is disclosed.
US09585661B2
A surgical clip applier comprises a first arm (12) and a second arm (14) pivotable relative to each other and defining proximal ends (16, 18) for manually controlling the applier, and distal ends (26, 28); jaws (30) positioned between the distal ends such (26, 28) that pivot of the first arm (12) relative to the second arm (14) opens and closes the jaws (30); and a setting element (32) movably mounted in one (12) of the first arm and the second arm and extending into contact with the other (14) of the first arm and the second arm to define a maximum open position of the first arm (12) relative to the second arm (14), and wherein a change of position of the setting element (32) adjusts the maximum open position.
US09585641B2
The present invention is directed to a tool having a wrist mechanism that provides pitch and yaw rotation in such a way that the tool has no singularity in roll, pitch, and yaw. In one embodiment, a minimally invasive surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft haying a working end, a proximal end, and a shaft axis between the working end and the proximal end; and an end effector. A wrist member has a flexible tube including an axis extending through an interior surrounded by a wall. The wall f the flexible tube includes a plurality of lumens oriented generally parallel to the axis of the flexible tube. The wrist member has a proximal portion connected to the working end of the elongate shaft and a distal portion connected to the end effector. A plurality of actuation cables have distal portions connected to the end effector and extend from the distal portion through the lumens of the all of the wrist member toward the elongate shaft to proximal portions which are actuatable to bend the wrist member in pitch rotation and yaw rotation.
US09585640B2
Attaching an elliptical excisional skin biopsy punch to an appropriately designed hand held electrically powered handle can quickly produce a sharply demarcated wound that is the same shape and size as the elliptical punch that was used. The biopsy specimen obtained in this manner can be obtained within 1-2 seconds and thus is a much faster method than the more laborious method of rocking the elliptical punch back and forth by hand. In addition, only slight pressure is required to complete the biopsy thus minimizing the crush effect on the biopsy specimen.
US09585639B2
A biopsy device for percutaneous tissue removal includes an elongated housing having an operational axis, a stylet hub slidably mounted in the housing, where the stylet hub is movable relative to the housing between a proximal, armed position, and a distal, fired position, the stylet hub having a stylet strike, a cannula hub slidably mounted in the housing alongside the stylet hub, and a spring-biased arming member. The cannula hub is movable relative to the housing between a proximal, armed position, and a distal, fired position. The arming member is moveably mounted to the housing proximal of the respective stylet and cannula hubs, and configured for manually-actuated movement from a relaxed, extended position to a loaded, compressed position to define a compressive arming stroke. The biopsy device also includes an arming member biasing spring that restores the arming member from the compressed position to the extended position.
US09585638B2
A system comprising an A-mode ultrasonic apparatus and a data processing apparatus and a stored program method is disclosed, for classifying a palpable breast mass based on analyzing data from a digital a-mode ultrasound Echograph of the observed mass and communicating the results of that classification directly to a user of the system in the form of a simple color-coded text block depending on whether the system determines the observed breast mass to be more-likely abnormal or more-likely not abnormal.
US09585618B2
Technologies are generally provided for identifying and marking the location of the laryngeal nerve prior to tissue dissection. A frame may include two multi-electrode stimulating probes, a slider with a guide movable between the two probes, and a marker probe including an anchor. The two probes supported on the frame may be inserted into tissue in a vicinity of the nerve, and a controller may sequentially stimulate the electrodes on each probe and measure electromyography (EMG) responses from each stimulated electrode. The controller may determine the nerve's location relative to the probes based on the measured EMG responses, where the location may include a lateral position between the probes and an estimated depth. The slider may be moved to the lateral position and the marker probe may be inserted through the slider to the determined depth. The anchor may be deployed next to the nerve to indicate the nerve location.
US09585616B2
Determining treatment compliance using speech patterns passively captured from a patient environment
Methods and systems are described for monitoring patient speech to determine compliance of the patient with a prescribed regimen for treating for a brain-related disorder. Patient speech is detected with an audio sensor at the patient location, and speech data is transmitted to a monitoring location. The audio sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, or stand-alone microprocessor-based device, for example. Patient speech is processed at the patient location and/or monitoring location to identify speech parameters and/or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. Patient identity may be determined through biometric identification or other authentication techniques. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider, based on whether (and/or the extent to which) the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen.
US09585606B2
Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link.
US09585599B2
This invention relates to a method of catheter and radiating coil location in a human body and in particular to the determination over time of the location of the tip of a catheter as it is inserted and during its use in the body. In particular when a radiating coil is used in conjunction with a catheter, a coil locating device can be used to determine the distance the coil is from the device and hence its depth in the body of a patient. To assist a clinician using the coil-locating device, a display is provided that shows both a reference image of a part or portion of a body (non-subject body) and an image of the coil located on the display with reference to the reference image. This is achieved by locating the coil-locating device on or over a predetermined landmark on the patient's body. The coil and its associated signal wires can be incorporated into a stylet, guide wire or a catheter. The coil locating device has a preferable triangular shape in plan view that allows its uppermost apex to be orientated towards the head of the patient and for an axis of the device to be aligned with the mid sagittal plane of the patient. Preferable landmarks on a human body include the xiphoid sternal junction and the caudal/mid sagittal aspect of the jugular sternal notch.
US09585597B2
An assembly of a patient specific instrument and tracking system comprises a patient specific instrument having a body with a patient specific contact surface negatively shaped relative to a corresponding surface of a bone for complementary contact therewith. An inertial sensor unit with a preset orientation is connected to the body in a planned connection configuration, such that a geometrical relation between the contact surface and the inertial sensor unit is known. A tracking system has a tracking processor connected to the inertial sensor unit, a user interface, and bone orientation data related to the patient specific contact surface, the tracking processor producing orientation tracking data for the bone using the geometrical relation and the bone orientation data when the preset orientation of the inertial sensor unit is initialized, to output the orientation tracking data on the user interface.
US09585596B2
A wireless device communicates with a medical image capturing apparatus to adjust a position of a table supporting an object to be imaged. An operator adjusts a position of the wireless device, the apparatus measures the wireless device's position, and adjusts the table based on the measured position. A method may include measuring distances between the wireless device and each of a plurality of respective detection units arranged along an axis. An axial distance may be measured between a reference point and the wireless device using measured distances and locations of the detection units relative to the reference point. The table is moved with respect to a gantry aperture of the apparatus based on the calculated axial distance. Controlled table movement may be movement into the gantry aperture and/or table height adjustment.
US09585594B2
A method of manufacturing a personalized radio frequency (RF) coil array for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging guided interventions includes: acquiring diagnostic image data reflecting the anatomy of a portion of a patient's body; planning an intervention on the basis of the diagnostic image data, wherein a field of the intervention within the patient's body portion is determined; and arranging one or more RF coils on a substrate which is adapted to the patient's anatomy, in such a manner that the signal-to-noise ratio of MR signal acquisition via the one or more RF coils from the field of the intervention is optimized.
US09585592B2
An information processing apparatus includes a retaining unit, an image acquisition unit, an image processor, a comparator, and an image generator. The retaining unit is configured to retain a defined attachment position being an attachment position of a biological detection sensor with respect to a body site of a user, the defined attachment position being defined in advance. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a capture image captured by an imaging unit. The image processor is configured to extract, from the capture image, a body shape of the user. The comparator is configured to compare the body shape with the defined attachment position. The image generator is configured to generate, based on a comparison result by the comparator, a display image to be displayed on a display unit.
US09585588B2
A catheter including expandable electrode assembly having a distal cap that mechanically engages a locking feature provided on the distal ends of each of two or more flexible splines forming a portion of the expandable electrode assembly is described. The distal cap defines an atraumatic distal tip of the catheter. The catheter may be used in a cardiac mapping and/or ablation procedure.
US09585581B1
A system and method for identifying changes in a state or activity is described. A real-time event monitoring application, implemented in a hardware processor, computes features over varying sampling periods, which are stored in cascading buffers. The various sampling periods enable determination of trends of a computed feature, comparison of the trends of the computed feature with trends of other features, normalization of the computed feature based on the same or different features at the same or different time scales, scaling of the normalized computed feature relative to other features at the same or different time scale, and identification of a change in state or activity based on a scaled normalized computed feature.
US09585575B2
Elicited MRI signals are processed into MR image data in conjunction (a) with use of an initial spatially-selective RF tag pulse (tag-on) and (b) without use of an initial spatially-selective NMR RF tag pulse (tag-off) in respectively corresponding data acquisition subsequences. Multi-dimensional tag-on and tag-off data acquisition subsequences are used for each of plural time-to-inversion (TI) intervals without using an injected contrast agent. Acquired image data sets are subtracted for each TI interval to produce difference values as a function of time representing blood perfusion for the ROI that differentiates between normal, ischemic and infarct tissues.
US09585572B2
Devices and systems for determining fractional flow reserve. In at least one embodiment of a device for determining fractional flow reserve of a fluid within a luminal organ, the device comprises an elongated body sized and shaped to fit within a luminal organ, and at least two sensors positioned along the elongated body a predetermined distance from one another, wherein the device is operable to detect a first fluid with a first parameter having a first value using at least one of the at least two sensors when the device is positioned within the luminal organ, and wherein the device is further operable to detect a second fluid having a second parameter, wherein the second parameter of the second fluid has a second value different from the first value, upon introduction of the second fluid within the luminal organ at or near the at least two sensors, and wherein the device is further operable to determine fractional flow reserve when the device is positioned within the luminal organ at or near a stenosis, wherein the fractional flow reserve is based upon a flow velocity obtained by the device, a mean aortic pressure within the luminal organ, and at least one cross-sectional area at or near the stenosis.
US09585570B2
An object information acquiring apparatus is used which includes: a laser medium; a temperature controlling unit for controlling a temperature of the laser medium; an excitation unit for exciting the laser medium; a control unit for controlling the temperature controlling unit and the excitation unit; a probe for receiving acoustic waves that are generated when an object is irradiated with a laser beam from the laser medium; and a processing unit for acquiring characteristic information relating to the object from the acoustic waves, wherein the control unit does not operate the excitation unit until the temperature of the laser medium falls within a predetermined range.
US09585569B2
A view point is set inside a hollow organ, a clip plane crossing an internal cavity of the hollow organ is set in a position spaced apart in a visual line direction from the view point, a field of view from the view point is divided into a first field-of-view range in which the inside of the hollow organ is viewed and a second field-of-view range other than the first field-of-view range, a projection image is acquired using a template which is defined so that an inner wall surface of a large intestine is able to be drawn in the first field-of-view range, a projection image is acquired using a template which is defined so that a contact surface with the inner wall surface of the air region of the large intestine is able to be drawn in the second field-of-view range, and the projection images are connected.
US09585567B2
An imaging work station (20) includes one or more processors programmed to receive (170) an image depicting a distribution of a radiotracer in a brain or other region of interest. The radiotracer includes at least one of [18F]-Flutemetamol, [18F]-Florbetaben, and [18F]-Florbetapir which highlights amyloid deposits. The image and a template or an MRI image of the region of interest which includes a segmented anatomical feature, such as gray matter, are registered (180) to a common space. A volume representation of the image which depicts the distribution of the radiotracer in the segmented gray matter and suppresses the radiotracer outside of the segmented anatomical feature in white matter is extracted (210).
US09585561B2
An ophthalmic surgical microscope can include a first light source configured to project a first light beam at an observer's eye. The microscope can include a first wavefront sensor. The first wavefront sensor can be configured to determine aberrations in the first reflection wavefront of a reflection of the first light beam. The microscope can include adaptive optical element(s). The adaptive optical element(s) can be controlled to modify the phase of incident light. The microscope can include a computing device in communication with the first wavefront sensor and the adaptive optical element(s). The computing device can be configured to generate the control signal to compensate for the aberrations and to provide the control signal to the adaptive optical element(s). A second light source and second wavefront sensor can be provided to compensate for aberrations of a subject's eye.
US09585559B2
An accessory frame for selectively coupling components to an optical microscope for imaging of a subject is provided. The optical microscope has a body including an undercarriage. The accessory frame includes a mounting plate that attaches to the undercarriage of the microscope. The mounting plate includes a first attachment port and a second attachment port. The first attachment port is configured to couple a first optical assembly in an optical path of the microscope between an objective lens of the microscope and the subject. The second attachment port is configured to couple a second optical assembly to the microscope body with at least a portion of the optical path of the second optical assembly being outside of the optical path of the microscope.
US09585555B2
In an OCT apparatus for obtaining a tomogram using optical interference between signal light and reference light, a first distance between a specific image and a coherence gate is obtained from a first tomogram obtained by imaging. The coherence gate is moved by a set moving distance along a predetermined moving direction. The positional relationship between the specific image and the coherence gate is determined based on the position of the specific image in a second tomogram obtained by imaging after movement of the coherence gate and the position of the specific image in the first tomogram.
US09585539B2
The invention relates to a method for operating an automatic cleaning device, in particular an industrially usable dishwasher or cleaning and disinfection device with a man-machine interface and a display with buttons. Symbols for the operation and/or an ongoing process are illustrated on the man-machine interface. An interaction of an operator with the man-machine interface is effected via buttons. Depending on the requirements of the operator, context-sensitive help is retrieved via a retrieval, said help accessing a stored information supply comprising image formats, PNG formats, drawings, maintenance lists, spare parts lists and/or databases, which are offered to the operator.
US09585537B2
The present invention relates to a dishwasher which comprises: a washer main body in which a washing basin is provided to form a space in which dishes are washed; multiple fixed jet nozzles which are fixed to the inner wall of the washing basin and jet water for washing toward the dishes at a fixed position; and a horizontally arranged cylindrical rotating rack rotatably disposed in the washing bath, wherein the inner space thereof is split into multiple dish mounting portions where the dishes can be mounted and the rotating rack rotates along the periphery of the multiple fixed jet nozzles.
US09585533B2
A vacuum cleaner is provided, including a suction inlet, a dirt collection container, a filter device, a suction conduit, a suction unit, wherein the dirt collection container is in flow communication with the suction unit via the filter device and the suction conduit and wherein the filter device has a negative pressure applied to it by the suction unit, and including an external air valve device, wherein the filter device is capable of having external air applied thereto on the clean side thereof via the external air valve device and wherein for cleaning the filter device the external air valve device is capable of being brought from a closed valve position to an open valve position and back again from the open valve position to a closed valve position, characterized by a battery device for supplying energy to the external air valve device.
US09585525B2
A bidet for infants and children includes a main body that is shaped as a chair, has an inner surface and an outer surface and comprises a backrest part with a predetermined length, a cradling part forming a predetermined angle with the backrest part, and a buttock-cradling part between the backrest part and the cradling part and connecting the backrest part and the cradling part and concavely recessed in the inner surface of the main body, a plurality of hang protrusions formed at an outer surface of the backrest part and arranged with predetermined intervals for fixing the main body at different angles, and a supporting member having a predetermined length and formed at a bottom surface of the buttock-cradling part, and a discharge port is formed lengthwise through a center portion of the buttock-cradling part concavely recessed in the inner surface of the main body.
US09585524B2
A wall-entry bathtub includes a basin, a shell defining an entryway to allow access into the basin, and an entry wall movable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the entry wall is substantially clear of the entryway in the lowered position and at least partially blocks the entryway in the raised position. The bathtub also includes first and second entry wall position sensors configured to sense the position of the entry wall and a controller in electronic communication with the first and second entry wall position sensors, wherein the controller is configured to control components of the bathtub based at least in part on the position of the entry wall.
US09585522B1
A portable hand washing station including a wheeled cart for traversing a variety of terrain, a hinged lid, a reservoir for storing fluid therein, and a spigot on a front side of the cart for dispensing liquid, such as water or sanitizing fluid, from the reservoir. At least one solar panel with at least one rechargeable battery is provided along with at least one universal serial bus (USB) port for charging items such as a cell phone. At least one wireless speaker is disposed on the cart. A handle having a cross-member, which doubles as a paper towel holder, is disposed on the outer wall of the lid. A telescopic dowel, which slidingly engages the cross-member, serves as a light holder. Outer storage pouches are disposed on the cart.
US09585517B1
A cooking apparatus provides a frame for supporting a pot or cooking vessel. A basket is sized a shaped to fit the interior of the pot or cooking vessel. The pot is movable from a cooking position to intermediate draining position to a discharge position. In the discharge position, a pot lid is receptive of food articles that had been cooked. The lid is preferably pivotally attached to the frame and/or cooking vessel.
US09585506B2
A magnetic bra hanger is provided. The bra hanger is configured to magnetically receive an underwire of a bra to attach the bra to the hanger. The bra hanger may be configured to hang a single bra, or a plurality of bras.
US09585505B2
The invention relates to the protection of glasses and glassware in the hospitality and bar industry. Specifically, the device provides for a rubberized or plastic nesting device sized to fit on the outside of glassware, such as for example, a pint glass, whereby the plastic nesting device permits multiple glasses to nest and save space during cleaning and storage and preventing the direct contact of the sides of the glassware that might lead to breaking.
US09585501B1
An insulating seal member adapted for use in association with a pair of beverage cups including an annular body, wherein the annular body includes: an upper region having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top surface; a lower region having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a bottom surface; and an intermediate region positioned between the upper and lower regions; wherein the top surface of the upper region is adapted to sealingly engage a bottom surface of an annular rim of a first beverage cup; and wherein at least one of a lower surface of the intermediate region and the bottom surface of the lower region is adapted to sealingly engage a top surface of an annular rim of a second beverage cup positioned below the first beverage cup.
US09585488B1
A child seat apparatus for use in a swimming pool includes a frame assembly including an opposed and parallel pair of side frames, a vertical adjusting assembly movably connected to the pair of side frames, a floatable seat assembly connected to the vertical adjusting assembly between the pair of side frames, and a weighted base connected to the frame assembly.
US09585473B2
Furniture pieces are disclosed. A furniture piece includes a body, a non-flat base surface, a seat surface, a back protrusion, and a work surface. The non-flat base surface is positioned on a first side of the body, and the seat surface is positioned on a second side of the body opposite the first side. The back protrusion extends outward from the second side of the body adjacent the seat surface. The work surface is positioned on a third side of the body extending between the first and second sides.
US09585468B2
A cord management system for furniture includes an elongated flexible member having a plurality of cable clip elements attached thereto for attachment to multiple cables to retain the cables near the elongated member. The elongated flexible member is resilient and is configured for attachment to an article of furniture, such as a table, that is vertically moveable from a first lowered position to a second raised position. For example, when the article of furniture is in the raised position, the elongated member can be extended to a first position in which the member resembles an “S’ shape, a “∫” shape, a “” shape, or a backward “S” shape, e.g. “” shape and when the article of furniture is in the lowered position, the elongated member can be compressed to a curved compressed configuration that is “{tilde over ( )}”, “” or “” in shape.
US09585455B2
Disclosed is a holder for nail polish containers, including at least one ring portion configured to fit around a user's finger and having formed therein an opening slit, and at least one crown portion disposed above and interconnected with the ring portions. The crown has a cavity formed therein and an expandable opening configured to receive a nail polish container. The ring portions and the crown are portions of a unified body formed from a substantially pliable material.
US09585454B2
An application device applies an active agent to a fibrous material. The application device has a housing defining a storage volume which is arranged in the housing and is intended for storing the active agent, and an applicator. By the applicator, the active agent located in an application volume is applied to the material. In order to make reliable and straightforward application possible, the applicator has an application volume, a number of hollow teeth which are arranged in a comb-like manner and have an upper wall and a lower wall, between which at least part of the application volume is arranged, and also gaps which are located between the teeth and are intended for introducing the material into the application volume.
US09585452B2
Luggage of the pull-along type comprises a container, a sleeve fixed to the container, and a telescopic tube mounted in a sliding fashion in the sleeve between a retracted position, and a deployed position. The luggage further includes a resilient element interposed between the tube and the sleeve, designed to allow the tube to be pushed into the sleeve beyond the retracted position against a restoring force exerted on the tube by the resilient member.
US09585450B2
A package having a roughened surface that does not adhere to a medical device enclosed therein.
US09585449B2
The present invention includes a mobile phone enclosure which provides a user access to the features of the mobile device within a protective enclosure further providing at least one appearance enhancing device. Such an enclosure may comprise a brush and/or comb and may provide at least one storage area for the appearance enhancing device. Such a protective enclosure may be for an electronic device having interactive controls and may comprise a protective shell substantially surrounding said electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in said shell, the electronic device being insertable in and removable from said shell by hand and having at least one opening in the shell substantially aligned with the interactive controls when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, and having at least one appearance enhancement device removably disposed within the bounds of the shell.
US09585446B1
Ring protector made of non-elastic or elastic materials produced by common manufacturing techniques including, but not limited to, 3D printing or by skilled hands, to snuggly fit around a ring and completely surround the outside of a ring and any incorporated designs, stones or settings. The ring protector may contain padding or cushion material within any design recess to further protect the ring and any incorporated designs, stones or settings. Ring protectors made according to principles of this invention protect rings from damage while the ring both on and off the ring-wearer's hand.
US09585444B2
There is provided a slide fastener and a method for manufacturing a slide fastener. A slide fastener is provided with: a pair of fastener tapes; a pair of fastener element rows provided respectively on the opposing tape-side edges of the pair of fastener tapes and having a plurality of fastener elements; and a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows with and from each other. Each of the fastener element rows is composed of a monofilament which is made of synthetic resin. The monofilament has, on the surface thereof, a surface layer which can be colored with dyes. A roughened surface having a number of concaves is formed on the surfaces of the surface layer.
US09585435B2
A Waterproof, breathable shoe according to the present invention comprises an upper assembly (8) with an upper portion (10) including a breathable outer material (11) and with a bottom portion (20), said upper assembly (8) comprising a waterproof, breathable functional layer arrangement (18; 13, 21) extending over said upper portion (10) and said bottom portion (20). The shoe further comprises a ventilating sole element having a structure or material allowing for air flow through it, said ventilating sole element being attached to said upper assembly (8), wherein at least one lateral passage (50) extends from said structure or material through a side wall (702) of said ventilating sole element, said lateral passage (50) allowing for communication of air between said structure or material of said ventilating sole element and an outside of said ventilating sole element.
US09585433B1
A helmet with an outer shell made from a fiber reinforced material, and preferably a fiber reinforced polymer. The helmet preferably has a critical impact area that contains a greater concentration of fibers. Preferably, the helmet has a weight, offset, and dimensions which are comparable to a helmet with an outer shell that is not made from a fiber reinforced material. The helmet is preferably stiffer and more protective than a conventional helmet not having a fiber reinforced outer shell.
US09585432B2
A helmet has an inner liner made of foam material forming a body of the helmet. The inner liner has a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface defining a cavity for receiving the wearer's head. The inner liner has a plurality of beams extending from front to rear of the helmet and spaced apart to form vents therebetween, the vents being free of foam material between adjacent beams. Rigid bridge members are comolded with the inner liner to be partially concealed in the inner liner, the at least one bridge member having at least one bridge projecting out of the foam material of two adjacent beams and extending transversely in at least one of the vents. At least one strap is provided to attach the helmet to a wearer's head.
US09585426B2
Gloves having a foamed polymeric, elastomeric, or latex foam layer disposed on a non-foamed polymeric, elastomeric, or latex structural or liquid resistant layer are disclosed.
US09585422B2
In one embodiment is provided a polymer blend of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), wherein the poly(vinylacetate) is present in an amount ranging between about 20 wt % and about 80 wt %, and poly(acrylic acid) is present in an amount ranging between about 80 wt % and about 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the blend. In another embodiment is provided a fiber produced from this polymer blend, and which has cells therein. In another embodiment is provided a flavorant release material comprising the porous fiber disclosed herein, and one or more flavorants disposed in a longitudinally extending core within the fiber. In another embodiment is provided a polymer fiber membrane containing a hollow, porous fiber formed from the polymer blend disclosed herein. In another embodiment is provided a filter containing the fiber described herein. In another embodiment is provided a process for producing the fibers disclosed herein by addition of the polymers to an extruder or blender, and extruding or melt spinning the mixture into a fiber containing cells therein.
US09585412B2
A process of making a pet food include providing a core pellet; providing at least one coating material; applying the coating material to the core pellet to form a coated kibble using a continuous fluidizing mixer; wherein application of the coating material occurs at a Froude number range of from about 0.8 to about 3 and a Peclet number greater than about 6.
US09585407B1
Disclosed is a fish cleaning station. The cleaning station features a support frame with ample storage and workspace, a convenient waste holder, a supply of running water, electrical connections, and an overall design that is easy to clean and maintain.
US09585405B2
Systems, computer instructions stored in non-transitory machine readable mediums, and methods are disclosed herein. A portable system for electrically stimulating meat is provided. The system includes a portable housing configured to house a battery power supply. The system further includes a first end connector configured to attach to a target of tenderization, and a second end connector configured to attach to the target of tenderization. The system additionally includes a circuitry electrically coupling the battery power supply to the first and the second end connectors, the circuitry disposed in the portable housing, wherein the circuitry comprises a microprocessor programmed to derive a first electrical condition and to electrically stimulate the target through the first and the second end connectors only when the first electrical condition is not met.
US09585401B2
A conveyor oven according to some embodiments has a first mode and a second mode of operation and includes a tunnel in which food is cooked, a conveyor for moving the food through the tunnel, a first set and a second set of one or more burners, each set configured to generate heat for the tunnel, and a controller responsive to the detection of an absence of food in the tunnel, the controller configured to change operation of the first set of one or more burners and the second set of one or more burners from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation based at least in part upon the detection of the absence of food product from the tunnel.
US09585393B2
The present invention is directed to compositions containing herbicidal mixtures comprising saflufenacil, flumioxazin, and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic, and methods of controlling weed growth with the composition. The mixtures of the present invention are especially effective on Horseweed (Conyza Canadensis) and grasses.
US09585391B2
The present invention relates to an agrochemical mixture for increasing the health of a plant, comprising as active ingredients a herbicidal compound (I) selected from the group consisting of: Benzoic acids, Pyridine carboxylic acids, Quinoline carboxylic acids, and benazolin-ethyl; and a fungicidal compound (II) in synergistically effective amounts. The present invention further relates to a method for improving the health of a plant, wherein the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow or plant propagation material from which the plant grows is treated with an effective amount of a mixture as defined above. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a mixture as defined above for synergistically increasing the health of a plant.
US09585377B1
A fencing system for deterring an animal from entering a facility includes a control box, a fencing base controlled by the control box, and a conduit cable connecting the control box and the fencing base. The control box includes a power supply, a generator board, a transformer and a grid load resistance detector. The generator board produces electrical wave form transformed by the transformer. The transformer connects to two connection braces of the fencing base. The control box operates in an active mode and a halted mode depending the grid load resistance and duration of the load resistance. The fencing base includes a set of fence tracks forming the grid and connected to the connection braces in an alternating style. The control box also supports more than one fencing base. The more than one fencing base can take different shapes and be extended in length to fit facility openings of different sizes.
US09585376B2
Illustrative embodiments of integrated pest management (IPM) systems and electronic insect monitoring devices (EIMDs) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the EIMDs may each comprise a lure for attracting at least one target insect species, one or more sensors that generate one or more output signals in response to an insect approaching the lure, and an electronic controller configured to determine if the insect approaching the lure belongs to the at least one target insect species using the one or more output signals. In some embodiments, the IPM system may comprise a plurality of EIMDs configured to communicate over a wireless network shared by the plurality of EIMDs.
US09585369B2
A collar/leash combination restraint system may include a hollow connector affixed to a collar. The leash is wrapped around a dog's tail and fed through the hollow connector. This forms a pulley configuration that utilizes the weight and momentum of the dog to leverage control of the animal when dog begins to pull its human walker.
US09585364B2
A gravity-fed, animal feeding apparatus is equipped with a funnel, a food chute, and at least one feeding pan. The food chute of the apparatus preferably includes a transport tube configured to extend through a conventional chain-link fence gap via a diamond-shaped fitting, and terminate at the feeding pan disposed on the floor within the fenced pen area. The apparatus is configured to direct dry pet food fed into the funnel disposed on the exterior of the fenced pen area to the feeding pan on the interior of the fence. Gravity causes the food in the funnel to fall into the food chute, passing through the fence, and outputting the food to the feeding pan. The feeding pan is equipped with drainage holes to ensure that the dry food does not get wet, and that water does not collect in the feeding pan.
US09585361B2
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-05 RZ, which may exhibit a combination of traits including resistance against downy mildew strains Bl:1 to Bl:31, CA-I to CA-VIII (Bremia lactucae), currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) biotype Nr:0, and lettuce mosaic virus (LMV), as well as moderately glossy leaves with a medium to dark green leaf color. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-05 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-05 RZ.
US09585347B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046668. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046668. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046668 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046668 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09585340B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01052124. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01052124. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01052124 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01052124 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09585334B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01059962. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01059962. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01059962 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01059962 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09585329B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH045556. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH045556, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH045556 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH045556.
US09585327B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH157613. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH157613, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH157613 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH157613.
US09585325B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH160973. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH160973, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH160973 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH160973.
US09585315B2
A system, method, and computer program product for an aquaponics, and greenhouse system, including a solar greenhouse insulated on north, east and west sides and with glazing on a south side at an angle to maximize winter sunlight, and housing a fish tank; and a plurality of grow beds coupled to the fish tank. The grow beds each including a geyzer pump powered by an air pump to pump water from the fish tank to the grow bed and aerate water of the fish tank, and a bell siphon to drain the water from the grow bed back into the fish tank.
US09585307B2
A method for application of an agricultural product to a field, the method includes acquiring real-time sampled data using real-time agricultural sensors, wherein the real-time agricultural sensors include a soil sensor, auto-calibrating the real-time agricultural sensors using statistical characteristics of the real-time sampled data to determine an application rate, and applying the agricultural product to the field based on the application rate.
US09585301B1
An agricultural planter having sensors for measuring multiple soil properties adjusts planting depth and seeding rate in real time based on the measured soil properties. An optical module is carried by the planter for collecting soil reflectance data. A pair of soil contact blades protrude from or are embedded in the optical module for collecting soil EC data and soil moisture data. A switching circuit or phase lock loop allows the same soil contact blades to feed signals to both a soil EC signal conditioning circuit and a soil moisture signal conditioning circuit. The soil moisture data can be used to calibrate the soil EC data and the soil reflectance data to compensate for effects of changing soil moisture conditions across a field. The sensor module can be positioned behind a seed tube and used as a seed firmer, or incorporated into a seed tube guard.
