US09858531B1
A modular quantum computer architecture is developed with a hierarchy of interactions that can scale to very large numbers of qubits. Local entangling quantum gates between qubit memories within a single modular register are accomplished using natural interactions between the qubits, and entanglement between separate modular registers is completed via a probabilistic photonic interface between qubits in different registers, even over large distances. This architecture is suitable for the implementation of complex quantum circuits utilizing the flexible connectivity provided by a reconfigurable photonic interconnect network. The subject architecture is made fault-tolerant which is a prerequisite for scalability. An optimal quantum control of multimode couplings between qubits is accomplished via individual addressing the qubits with segmented optical pulses to suppress crosstalk in each register, thus enabling high-fidelity gates that can be scaled to larger qubit registers for quantum computation and simulation.
US09858528B2
An efficient fact checking system analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The efficient fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information efficiently and/or provides a status of the information.
US09858523B2
The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for a pallet embedded with an electronic device to track and manage items during shipping. Such an electronic device can receive and store shipment information associated with a pallet associated with the electronic device and/or a nearby pallet. The shipment information can include an identifier associated with the pallet. The electronic device can then attempt a connection on a first wireless interface such as a low power and short range interface. If the electronic device determines that the first wireless interface is inappropriate for a connection, it can try a second wireless interface (such as a higher power and long range interface). The electronic device can then connect on the second wireless interface and send the shipment information.
US09858521B2
An RFID transponder (100), comprising a printable surface (1), an antenna element (2), an IC (3), and a ground plane (4) arranged under the antenna element (2). The ground plane (4) comprises one or more opening(s) (6) through said ground plane (4) for enabling near field communication through the ground plane (4).
US09858514B2
A print control apparatus includes a receiving unit receiving a print instruction; a first converting unit converting a dimension of a sheet of paper specified in a first unit in the print instruction to a dimension in a second unit different from the first unit; a second converting unit converting the dimension in the second unit to a dimension in a third unit employed by a print apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring, from the print apparatus, information regarding a standard dimension list in the third unit; a selecting unit selecting, from the information, a standard dimension that matches, within a preset tolerance range, the dimension in the third unit; a generating unit generating print data by processing the print instruction by using the selected dimension; and an output controller specifying the selected dimension to control output of the print apparatus on the basis of the print data.
US09858512B2
An image processing apparatus includes a reduction processing unit, a connecting pixel group detecting unit, and a ruled line determining unit. The reduction processing unit is configured to (a) set a reduction direction as one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and (b) reduce an original image along the reduction direction by a predetermined reduction ratio without reducing the original image along a direction perpendicular to the reduction direction and thereby generate a reduced image. The connecting pixel group detecting unit is configured to detect a connecting pixel group in the reduced image, the connecting pixel group continuously extending along the reduction direction. The ruled line determining unit is configured to determine a position of a ruled line in the original image from a position of the connecting pixel group in the reduced image on the basis of the reduction ratio.
US09858507B2
A printing control device performs control to convert an input image with reference to a color conversion table that specifies a correspondence relationship between an input coordinate value and an amount of printing coloring material used, and to print an output image after the conversion. The printing control device includes a list printing control unit which performs control to print a list of images based on the input image for adjusting the color conversion table with reference to a list printing color conversion table that has a structure different from the color conversion table.
US09858504B2
A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising: analyzing the digital images in the collection of digital images to identify one or more sets of similar digital images; identifying one or more sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images; selecting one or more digital images from the identified largest sets of similar digital images to be important digital images; and storing an indication of the selected important digital image in a processor accessible memory.
US09858503B2
In one embodiment, image detection is improved or accelerated using an approximate range query to classify images. A controller is trained on a set of training feature vectors. The training feature vectors represent an image. The feature vectors are normalized to a uniform length. The controller defines a matching space that includes the set of training feature vectors. The controller is configured to identify whether an input vector for a tested image falls within the matching space based on a range query. When the input vector falls within the matching space, the tested image substantially matches the portion of the image used to train the controller.
US09858501B2
A reliability acquiring apparatus includes a section that stores information on a classifier that outputs part likelihood concerning a predetermined part of a detection target when applied to an image, a section that calculates, concerning an image region included in an input image, the part likelihood on the basis of the information on the classifier, a section that determines, on the basis of the calculated part likelihood, a position of the predetermined part in the input image, a section that stores information on a reference position of the predetermined part, a section that calculates, on the basis of the information on the reference position, difference information between the reference position of the predetermined part and the determined position of the predetermined part, and a section that calculates, on the basis of the difference information, reliability indicating possibility that the input image is an image of the detection target.
US09858492B2
Apparatus and method for performing accurate text recognition of non-simplistic images (e.g., images with clutter backgrounds, lighting variations, font variations, non-standard perspectives, and the like) may employ a machine-learning approach to identify a discriminative feature set selected from among features computed for a plurality of irregularly positioned, sized, and/or shaped (e.g., randomly selected) image sub-regions.
US09858483B2
Long-term understanding of background modeling includes determining first and second dimension gradient model derivatives of image brightness data of an image pixel along respective dimensions of two-dimensional, single channel image brightness data of a static image scene. The determined gradients are averaged with previous determined gradients of the image pixels, and with gradients of neighboring pixels as a function of their respective distances to the image pixel, the averaging generating averaged pixel gradient models for each of a plurality of pixels of the video image data of the static image scene that each have mean values and weight values. Background models for the static image scene are constructed as a function of the averaged pixel gradients and weights, wherein the background model pixels are represented by averaged pixel gradient models having similar orientation and magnitude and weights meeting a threshold weight requirement.
US09858479B2
A system for performing global-scale damage detection using satellite imagery, comprising a damage detection server that receives and analyzes image data to identify objects within an image via a curated computational method, and a curation interface that enables a user to curate image information for use in object identification, and a method for a curated computational method for performing global scale damage detection.
US09858475B2
In a minimally invasive surgical system, a plurality of video images is acquired. Each image includes a hand pose image. Depth data for the hand pose image is also acquired or synthesized. The hand pose image is segmented from the image using the depth data. The segmented image is combined with an acquired surgical site image using the depth data. The combined image is displayed to a person at a surgeon's console of the minimally invasive surgical system. Processing each of the video images in the plurality video images in this way reproduces the hand gesture overlaid on the video of the surgical site in the display.
US09858473B2
A makeup supporting device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires a facial image that is an image obtained by photographing a face; a threshold determining unit that determines a pixel value threshold based on a partial image of the facial image, the partial image being an image in a region that does not include an outer end of an eyebrow but includes an inner end of the eyebrow and a periphery of the inner end of the eyebrow; an eyebrow region extracting unit that extracts an eyebrow region from the facial image using the threshold; an eyebrow eraser that performs eyebrow erasing processing on the facial image, the eyebrow erasing processing being processing of filling in the eyebrow region using preferentially a color on an inner end side of the eyebrow from among colors in regions around the eyebrow region; and a display unit that displays the facial image after the eyebrow erasing processing is performed.
US09858464B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed to localize and/or image a dense array of particles. In some embodiments, a plurality of particles may be imaged using an imaging device. A plurality of point spread function dictionary coefficients of the image may be estimated using a point spread function dictionary; where the point spread function dictionary can include a plurality of spread function responses corresponding to different particle positions. From the point spread function dictionary coefficients the number of particles in the image can be determined. Moreover location of each particle in the image can be determined from the point spread function dictionary coefficients.
US09858459B2
This patent specification describes a barcode-reading enhancement accessory for a mobile device having a barcode-reading capability. The accessory may include an outer case and an inner carriage. A mobile device is encased in the inner carriage, and the combination of the inner carriage and the mobile device may be accommodated in the outer case. The inner carriage is configured to accommodate a mobile device of a particular size such that a mobile device of a different size may be accommodated in the outer case using a different inner carriage. The accessory may also include an optic system to fold an optical path of a field of illumination of a light source of the mobile device and/or a field of view of a camera of the mobile device.
US09858455B2
Systems and methods for interactively interfacing handheld devices and RFID media are described. A method for interactively interfacing HHDs and RFID media. The method includes starting an application on a HHD for interfacing with RFID media, the HHD including a RFID reader, receiving user input relating to the storing of commands or messages of RFID media, creating one or more commands or messages based on the received user input, and storing the one or more commands or messages on a RFID media using the RFID reader.
US09858454B2
A radio tag communication apparatus that communicates with radio tags including storing units capable of storing identification information and state information of articles includes a search-condition setting unit for reading the state information, which is a search target, a radio tag communication unit configured to perform communication with the radio tag under a set search condition using a first reading function for reading the radio tag without designating the radio tag and a second reading function for designating the radio tag, setting a transmission output, and repeatedly reading the radio tag, a comparison determination unit configured to perform comparison determination of information read by the first reading function and the search condition, and communication control unit configured to control the radio tag communication unit according to result of the comparison determination to switch the reading operation by the first reading function to the reading operation by the second reading function.
US09858434B2
A method and system for erasing data stored in a storage medium of a computer system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a booting parameter of an operating system of the computer system is changed to a data erasure program. After the computer system is rebooted, the data erasure program is launched, and a disk drive of the computer system is erased by overwriting with a pattern of data. The data erasure program runs in a native mode of the operating system prior to executing a file system check routine of the operating system.
US09858412B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for receiving, from a host driver, factory data including one or more of calibration data, platform identifier data, manufacturer data or wireless carrier data, and verifying integrity of the factory data. Additionally, the factory data may be provisioned into non-volatile memory (NVM) in accordance with an operating system independent format managed by a platform root-of-trust such as a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). In one example, provisioning the factory data includes defining one or more partitions in the NVM, initiating storage of the factory data to the NVM along the one or more partitions, and specifying a restriction profile for the one or more partitions, wherein the restriction profile includes one or more of read restrictions, write restrictions, time bound restrictions or location bound restrictions.
US09858407B2
A method and process for users to have secure access to multiple mobile, embedded or web based applications, is provided whereby each requires different authentication, and access to such applications is automated through the use of a single authenticating and authorizing software; the software thereby securely managing the individual authorizations and, in so doing, the authentication required by any individual application independent of the device used. To protect against any intrusion and manipulation while assuring that only legitimate user(s) that are properly authenticated have access to their applications the method secures the secret information required to access these applications and minimizes exposure to any sensitive information. Moreover, any secrets that protect information are themselves secured and made strong and the means of access is simplified and automated as much as possible while safeguarding security and confidentiality.
US09858401B2
Methods and systems are provided for performing a secure transaction. Users register biometric and/or other identifying information. A registration code and an encryption key are generated from the biometric information and/or information obtained from a unpredictable physical process and are stored in a secure area of a device and also transmitted to a service provider. A transaction passcode generator may be computed based on the stored registration code. In at least one embodiment, a unique transaction passcode depends upon the transaction information, so that on the next step of that transaction, only that unique transaction passcode will be valid. In an embodiment, the passcode includes the transaction information. In at least one embodiment, if the transaction information has been altered relative to the transaction information stored in the device's secure area, then the transaction passcode sent during this step will be invalid and transaction may be aborted.
US09858397B1
Method for automatically distributing, as needed, a user's digital-works and usage-rights to one or more user-devices. A definition of the usage-rights for a digital-work may be stored at one or more locations on a network. A version of said digital-work suitable for a user-device may be provided by one or more locations on said network. When a user who is authorized to utilize said digital-work is active at a user-device, a version of said digital-work and authorization to utilize is automatically transferred when needed to a user-device. The digital-work and authorization may be automatically transferred as needed to any user-device where an authorized user is active. The usage-rights may only be valid for one or more specific users. The usage authorization at each user-device may be less than defined in the full usage-rights maintained on the network. Authorization to utilize said digital-work at a user-device may be extended from time to time by exchanging user-device status across the network. Digital-works are automatically provided as needed to any user-device that an authorized user is using.
US09858393B2
Technology for semantic compression is disclosed. In various embodiments, the technology receives data that represents one or more physical attributes sensed by one or more sensors; employs at least one pattern or statistical feature to identify a first region and a second region in the received data; computes a first utility and a first relevant feature for the first region, and a second utility and a second relevant feature for the second region; and identifies based on at least the first utility and the second utility a first compression method to apply to the first region and a second compression method to apply to the second region wherein the first and the second compression methods have different compression rates, different feature preservation characteristics, or both.
US09858384B2
A system, method and apparatus for executing a sequence analysis pipeline on genetic sequence data includes an integrated circuit formed of a set of hardwired digital logic circuits that are interconnected by physical electrical interconnects. One of the physical electrical interconnects forms an input to the integrated circuit connected with an electronic data source for receiving reads of genomic data. The hardwired digital logic circuits are arranged as a set of processing engines, each processing engine being formed of a subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits to perform one or more steps in the sequence analysis pipeline on the reads of genomic data. Each subset of the hardwired digital logic circuits is formed in a wired configuration to perform the one or more steps in the sequence analysis pipeline.
US09858379B2
According to one embodiment, in a mask data generation system, a first acquisition part is configured to acquire pattern contour data included in each of a plurality of layout candidate data for a first layer. A second acquisition part is configured to acquire pattern contour data included in layout data for a second layer. A superimposing part is configured to superimpose the contour data acquired by the first acquisition part and the contour data acquired by the second acquisition part with each other, for each of the plurality of layout candidate data. An area calculation part is configured to calculate an overlap area between a first pattern in the contour data acquired by the first acquisition part and a second pattern in the contour data acquired by the second acquisition part, based on the superimposed data, for each of the plurality of layout candidate data.
US09858371B1
A method for generating a minimized combined scenario for use in simulation, from a post-silicon validation test that includes a combined scenario, may include obtaining a failed scenario loop of a scenario of the combined scenario that includes combined action scenarios that were executed in loops during a post-silicon validation test of a system on chip; and adding any loops of other scenarios of the combined scenario that were executed at least partially concurrently with the failed scenario loop, while discarding any loops of other scenarios of the combined scenario that were completed during the post-silicon validation test before the failed scenario loop or did not commence before the failed scenario loop was completed.
US09858368B2
Solutions for integrating manufacturing feedback into an integrated circuit design are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed including: defining an acceptable yield requirement for a first integrated circuit product; obtaining manufacturing data about the first integrated circuit product; performing a regression analysis on data representing paths in the first integrated circuit product to define a plurality of parameter settings based upon the acceptable yield requirement and the manufacturing data; determining a projection corner associated with the parameter settings for satisfying the acceptable yield requirement; and modifying a design of a second integrated circuit product based upon the projection corner and the plurality of parameter settings.
US09858358B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which one or more search query suggestions are made for a current search session. Similar previous search sessions which include search queries common to the current search session are identified. Based upon the similar previous search sessions, one or more suggested search queries are derived and provided to a search engine interface for serving to a user or a client.
US09858355B1
The present invention provides a method and system for search engine optimization based upon most popular search histories. The method includes a server receiving a search query from a user for a website, and corresponding search result data from the website. A determination is made whether a number of times the search query has been received by the website in a given time period exceeds a given popularity threshold value. The server stores the search query and corresponding search result data to a static html page when the popularity threshold is exceeded, then generates and stores a site map corresponding to the website to include the static html page.
US09858341B2
A computer method, apparatus, system and computer program product for remotely monitoring a social website includes monitoring user activity (events) and producing user activity data. The resulting data may be processed separately from the social website. The processed user activity data may be stored and information indicative of the data may be reported. Monitoring user activity may be in response to a call from a social website. Thus, a plurality of websites may be monitored and data from these websites may be normalized. Remotely monitoring a plurality of social websites allows the invention system to identify activity/data trends, such as individual or group user trends, or larger societal trends identifiable across the plurality of websites. The invention may monitor user activity in a substantially real-time manner or alternatively may store indicative user activity data for later processing. User activity data may also be encrypted/decrypted and/or authenticated to ensure data integrity.
US09858340B1
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method which, in one embodiment, includes: receiving video data for a first video; deconstructing the video data of the first video into a plurality of context windows; performing, on each context window that includes an image frame, a video analytic function on the image frame to identify one or more characteristics of the context window; performing, on each context window that includes an audio frame, a video analytic function on the audio frame to identify one or more characteristics of the context window; generating, for each context windows, a respective local atomic unit comprising attributes derived from the identified one or more characteristics of the respective context window, to form a plurality of local atomic units; and generating a local graph representation of the first video, comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of local atomic units.
US09858334B2
A distributed database management system provides a central database resident on a server that contains database objects. Objects, e.g., program guide data, to be replicated are gathered together into distribution packages called “slices,” that are transmitted to client devices. A slice is a subset of the central database which is relevant to clients within a specific domain, such as a geographic region, or under the footprint of a satellite transmitter. The viewer selects television programs and Web content from displayed sections of the program guide data which are recorded to a storage device. The program guide data are used to determine when to start and end recordings. Client devices periodically connect to the server using a phone line and upload information of interest which is combined with information uploaded from other client devices for statistical, operational, or viewing models.
US09858331B2
Efficient structured data exploration with a combination of bivariate metric and centrality measures
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for exploring a structured data set is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of bivariate pairs and an input bivariate pair, wherein the plurality of bivariate pairs and the input bivariate pair are based on the structured data set. The method may include constructing a graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges based on the received plurality of bivariate pairs and input bivariate pair. The method may include constructing an adjacency matrix based on the constructed graph. The method may include calculating a centrality for each node based on the constructed matrix. The method may include constructing an orthogonal list based on the plurality of bivariate pairs and the input bivariate pair. The method may include ordering the orthogonal list based on the calculated centrality of each node within the plurality of nodes.
US09858328B2
A method for tagging and organizing data is provided. In one example, physiological data detected from a wearer of a wearable device is received and associated with a tag based, at least in art, on an input by the wearer. The input may be a state of the wearer, such as physical or mental state, or a rule. The collected physiological data may be organized based on the tag and, in some examples, on other types of received data, such as a wearer's personal data. In other example methods, data may be stored in a database based on one or more tags associated with the data.
US09858323B2
An approach is provided that receives input from multiple data sources and transforms it into a common, intermediate format, where only one generic parser is required for the purpose of transformation into RDF, and the subsequent input to a triplestore database. A triplestore management tool provides this capability. The triplestore management tool includes a formatting component configured to receive data sources from a plurality of data source parsers, and transform each of the data sources into a single format. A parsing component parses each transformed data source at a common parser, and loads each of the transformed data sources from the common parser to a triplestore database.
US09858318B2
In a method for managing a plurality of data entities, data pertaining to transactions by a plurality of users with respect to the data entities is collected and a collaborative filtering operation is applied on the data entities to determine similarity levels of the data entities with respect to each other. In addition, for at least one of the data entities, remaining ones of the data entities are ranked according to the determined similarities while discounting for popularities of the data entities. Moreover, identifications of at least another one of the data entities having the highest rankings to the at least one of the data entities are presented to a first user to recommend the at least another one of the data entities for use by the first user.
US09858313B2
Methods and systems are provided that may be utilized to determine one or more suggestions of entities relating to a user query.
US09858311B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for compression and decompression of heteroscedastic data, such as seismic data, using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA)-Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) model estimation. Heteroscedastic data is compressed by obtaining the heteroscedastic data; applying the heteroscedastic data to an ARIMA-GARCH model; determining residuals between the obtained heteroscedastic data and the ARIMA-GARCH model; and compressing parameters of the ARIMA-GARCH model and the residuals using entropy encoding, such as an arithmetic encoding, to generate compressed residual data. Parameters of the ARIMA-GARCH model are adapted to fit the obtained heteroscedastic data. The compressed residual data is decompressed by performing an entropy decoding and obtaining the parameters of the ARIMA-GARCH model and the residuals. The ARIMA-GARCH model predicts heteroscedastic data values and then the decompressed residuals are added.
US09858307B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for enabling exercise by a user. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a communication unit, a user interface unit, and a processor. The processor may receive user identification data from the user via the user interface unit and retrieve data based on the user identification data from an electronic data store. The processor may use the data to generate an exercise routine and command signals may be sent to an exercise machine based on the generated exercise routine. The processor may receive exercise data from the exercise machine via the communication unit and store the exercise data in the electronic data store.
US09858299B2
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a JSON schema generator that parses a JSON stream, determines a data type of each record of the JSON stream, and selects a corresponding record schema generation logic component based on the determined data type to build a record schema for that record. In building a record schema, each element in a record and each sub-element in one or more nested layers of the record can be examined, to determine their data types. A corresponding parser can be selected for each element and sub-element based on a determined data type to generate a schema node. The generated schema nodes can be joined together to create a record schema for the record. Each record schema can be dynamically merged together to create a schema for the JSON stream.
US09858285B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, machines, systems, methods and computer program products for hardware acceleration are presented. A plurality of computational nodes for processing data is provided, each node performing a corresponding operation for data received at that node. A metric module is used to determine a compression benefit metric pertaining to performance of the corresponding operations of one or more computational nodes with recompressed data. An accelerator module recompresses data for processing by the one or more computational nodes based on the compression benefit metric indicating a benefit gained by using the recompressed data. A distribution function may be used to distribute data among a plurality of nodes.
US09858283B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for detecting shifts in types of workloads handled by a relational database management system. Embodiments of the present invention can afford relational database administrators with the ability to leverage information pertinent to the current type of workload being handled by the relational database management system. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide relational database administrators with information in regard to system workload states and workload transitions.
US09858280B2
Embodiments include a method, apparatus, program, and system for distributing data items among a plurality of data storage units, the data items being an aggregation of data from a plurality of data sources. The method comprises generating a semantic description of each of the plurality of data sources; calculating, for each pair of data sources from among the plurality of data sources, a degree of similarity between the semantic descriptions of the pair of data sources; and allocating data items to data storage units in dependence upon the calculated degree of similarity between the data source of a data item being allocated and the or each data source of data items already allocated to the data storage units.
US09858279B2
Systems and methods for a multitenant computing platform. Original data is generated through operation of a computing platform system on behalf of an account of the computing platform system, and the original data is moderated according to a data retention policy set for the account. The moderated data is stored at the computing platform system. The computing platform system moderates the generated data by securing sensitive information of the generated data from access by the computing platform system, and providing operational information from the generated data. The operational information is accessible by the computing platform system during performance of system operations.
US09858276B2
Systems, methods, and computer-program products are described for determining current location information which includes determining whether an object is moving by comparing the current location information with previous location information. Future location information is calculated and a point of interest is filtered using the future location information. A media asset is then matched to the filtered point of interest and a current score is determined for the matched media asset. Determining a current score includes determining a window in which the matched media asset is geographically relevant to the future location information, and updating the matched media asset score when the future location information changes. An ordered playlist is dynamically generated according to the future location information by repeatedly prioritizing and sequencing matched media assets according to the current score for each matched media asset, and matched media assets are played or displayed in the ordered playlist.
US09858273B2
A method may include storing, in a memory associated with a computer device, cached content associated with a document and receiving a request to access the document. The method may further include sending a request to revalidate the cached content to a server device associated with the document, performing speculative rendering of the document, using the cached content, the speculative rendering being performed as a plurality of work items, receiving revalidated content associated with the document, determining invalid ones of the plurality of work items based on the revalidated content, and discarding the invalid ones of the plurality of work items.
US09858267B2
An apparatus for calculating a correlation between annotations includes a first obtaining unit configured to provide an annotator with a first data group capable of being evaluated to determine whether or not to attach annotations thereto, and obtaining a plurality of first confidence levels indicating certainty of the annotations in the first data group, the annotator outputting confidence levels indicating certainty of annotations to be attached to data when the data is given; a second obtaining unit configured to provide the annotator with a second data group used to calculate a correlation between the plurality of annotations, and thereby obtaining a plurality of second confidence levels indicating the certainty of the annotations in the second data group; and a computing unit configured to compute an estimated value of the correlation between the plurality of annotations based on the plurality of first and second confidence levels.
US09858264B2
A text sentence is automatically converted to an image sentence that conveys semantic roles of the text sentence. This is accomplished by identifying semantic roles associated with each verb of a sentence, any associated verb adjunctions, and identifying the grammatical dependencies between words and phrases in a sentence, in some embodiments. An image database, in which each image is tagged with descriptive information corresponding to the image depicted, is queried for images corresponding to the semantic roles of the identified verbs. Unless a single image is found to depict every semantic role, the text sentence is split into two smaller fragments. This process is the repeated and performed recursively until a number of images have been identified that describe each semantic role of each sentence fragment.
US09858254B2
A web service packages an XForm type form containing interactive fields used by the web service, in a RSS/ATOM feed item. The web service sends the RSS/ATOM feed item to a computerized client, wherein the computerized client is a subscriber to the web service's RSS/ATOM feed and the computerized client is in network communication with a server hosting the web service. The computerized client displays the form for use by a user. Responsive to the user of the computerized client manipulating interactive fields in the form, the computerized client packages the manipulated form in a return RSS/ATOM feed item. The computerized client sends the return RSS/ATOM feed item to the server hosting the web service, wherein the server is a subscriber to the computerized client's return RSS/ATOM feed.
US09858253B2
Methods and other embodiments associated with a web browser extension are described. One example browser extension includes a web form capture logic that identifies a web page that includes a form and an editable field on the form. The capture logic may acquire information about the field and about the form. This acquisition may include interacting with a user through a graphical user interface. The browser extension may also include a template logic to create a form-fill template based on the acquired information and a web form storage logic to store the template. The template may be referenced when a subsequent web page view involves a form-fill operation.
US09858249B2
Methods, systems and computer readable media are provided for managing user generated content in relation to content. One example method includes receiving a request to access an article having descriptive content that includes one or more entities. Each entity in the article has an assigned prominence score, and the request is received from a website in response to user selection of the article. The method further includes identifying one or more media forums to relate to the article. Each media forum includes one or more discussion threads, and each media forum is associated with an interest graph that changes over time. Responsive to the request, the method selects a media forum from the one or more media forums to associate with the article based on examination of the interest graph of the media forum and the assigned prominence scores of entities in the article. The method presents the article on the website, wherein the presentation of the article includes additionally presenting the identified media forum in association with the article.
US09858242B2
Systems and methods may be provided to support memory access by packet communication and/or direct memory access. In one aspect, a memory controller may be provided for a processing device containing a plurality of computing resources. The memory controller may comprise a first interface to be coupled to a router. The first interface may be configured to transmit and receive packets. Each packet may comprise a header that may contain a routable address and a packet opcode specifying an operation to be performed in accordance with a network protocol. The memory controller may further comprise a memory bus port coupled to a plurality of memory slots that are configured to receive memory banks to form a memory and a controller core coupled to the first interface. The controller core may be configured to decode a packet received at the first interface and perform an operation specified in the received packet.
US09858240B2
A test and measurement instrument having initial display center frequency and span settings and configured to process an input signal is disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes a processor configured to digitize the input signal and locate a primary peak and determine a primary peak center frequency of the input signal. The processor is configured to adjust the initial display center frequency setting based on the primary peak center frequency. The processor is configured to perform a bandwidth comparison by comparing a bandwidth of the primary peak at a peak bandwidth test level to a peak bandwidth threshold. The processor is configured adjust the initial span setting based on the bandwidth comparison and generate a processed waveform signal using the adjusted display center frequency and span settings.
US09858234B2
A protocol transparent retimer circuit monitors certain link layer control signals, detects far-end receiver parameters of the link partners, and detects attributes of the data signal on the link to determine the link status and operate the retimer in accordance with the determined link status. By combining and reducing host and device system states into a few retimer states, the retimer circuit is largely simplified and yet still serves its purpose. The retimer includes a controller that employs a state machine to interpret the monitored and detected signals to determine the link state and operate the retimer in an operating state corresponding to the determined link state. The approach enables the retimer to restore signal integrity and forward what ever it receives in both downstream and upstream directions of the link without frequency alteration.
US09858231B2
In one general aspect, a main printed circuit board (PCB) card can include a System on a Chip (SoC) configured to run an operating system stored on the main PCB card, at least one dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device and at least one non-volatile memory device each configured for use by the SoC, and at least one connector. The main PCB card can be configured to be interchangeably interfaced with multiple types of shell computing devices by way of a slot included in a shell computing device. The slot can be configured to accommodate the main PCB card. Each type of shell computing device can be of a different form factor. Each form factor can be representative of a different type of computing device. The at least one connector can be configured to be plugged into a mating connector included in a shell computing device.
US09858224B2
A universal serial bus stack may use an emulation layer to grant a non-universal serial bus device access to universal serial bus drivers and applications. The universal serial bus stack may exchange a device communication at an emulation layer. The universal serial bus stack may translate between a universal serial bus communication and the device communication at the emulation layer, and then may exchange the universal serial bus communication at a universal serial bus client interface.
US09858223B2
In one aspect of the present description, in an input/output (I/O) device having multiple CPUs and multiple I/O ports, a cycle of I/O port rotations is initiated in which each port rotation of the cycle includes rotating an assignment of at least one I/O port from one CPU to a different CPU of a plurality of the CPUs. In the illustrated embodiment, an I/O port assignment for each CPU of the plurality CPUs is rotated for at least a portion of the cycle. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.
US09858218B1
According to certain aspects, a memory module is coupled to a memory controller of a host computer system via an interface. The interface includes data, address and control signal pins and an output pin in addition to the data, address and control signal pins. The memory module receives a first command from the memory controller via the address and control signal pins, and enters a first mode in response to the first command. The memory module in the first mode responds to at least one initialization sequence, and sends a first output signal via the output pin to indicate a status of the at least one initialization sequence to the memory controller. The memory module enters a second mode in which the memory module performs memory operations including memory read/write operations according to an industry standard. During the read/write operations, the memory module communicates data with the memory controller via the data signal pins in response to second memory commands received via the address and control signal pins. The memory module may output a second output signal related to the read/write operations via the output pin.
US09858217B1
An apparatus includes a memory, a timing circuit configured to emulate a first operation of the memory to activate a second operation of the memory, a sensor configured to emulate a portion of the timing circuit, and a controller configured to adjust an operating parameter of the memory based on the sensor emulating the portion of the timing circuit. A method is presented. The method includes at least operating a timing circuit to emulate a first operation of the memory, activating a second operation of the memory based on the emulating the first operation of the memory, emulating, by a sensor, a portion of the timing circuit. Another apparatus is presented. The apparatus includes at least a memory, a timing circuit, and means for tracking a performance of the memory based on the timing circuit tracking a memory operation.
US09858216B2
A memory system includes a memory controller coupled to multiple memory devices. Each memory device includes an oscillator that generates an internal reference signal that oscillates at a frequency that is a function of physical device structures within the memory device. The frequencies of the internal reference signals are thus device specific. Each memory device develops a shared reference signal from its internal reference signal and communicates the shared reference signal to the common memory controller. The memory controller uses the shared reference signals to recover device-specific frequency information from each memory device, and then communicates with each memory device at a frequency compatible with the corresponding internal reference signal.
US09858198B2
In an embodiment, a processor includes logic to provide a first virtual address of first data stored in a memory at a first physical address. The memory includes pages of a memory allocation unit page size. The processor also includes translation logic to access the first data via a first virtual to physical address translation that includes a first hierarchy of page translation tables to map to a first page having a first page size that is smaller than the memory allocation unit size. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09858190B2
Maintaining store order with high throughput in a distributed shared memory system. A request is received for a first ordered data store and a coherency check is initiated. A signal is sent that pipelining of a second ordered data store can be initiated. If a delay condition is encountered during the coherency check for the first ordered data store, rejection of the first ordered data store is signaled. If a delay condition is not encountered during the coherency check for the first ordered data store, a signal is sent indicating a readiness to continue pipelining of the second ordered data store.
US09858176B2
Load test is executed with an appropriate frequency which does not lead to a decrease in software development efficiency and a decrease in the precision of software aging detection. Load test of a version of software under test is executed in accordance with an execution criterion, presence or absence of a software aging problem is detected by comparing a test result of the load test with a test result of load test of a previous version of the software to be compared, and frequency of execution of subsequent load test is adjusted by changing the execution criterion based on a result of the detection.
US09858170B2
A function-calling-information collection method includes collecting, at time of execution of a function, calling information of concerned function, selecting whether or not to perform lossy compression of the collected calling information, storing, in a memory unit, the calling information compressed by a lossy compression when the lossy compression is selected, and storing, in the memory unit, the calling information without compression or compressed by a lossless compression when the lossy compression is not selected.
US09858164B1
A method for providing a context sensitive information technology (IT) management prescription is described. In response to a user request, a scan is performed on a target computing environment and data is collected from the scan. The data is forwarded to a cloud based entity. At the cloud based entity the data is parsed in accordance with a dynamic set of rules to determine an IT management prescription specific to the context of the target computing environment. The IT management prescription is provided for access by the user.
US09858163B2
Devices, methods and instructions encoded on computer readable medium for implementation of a dual-adjacency between edge devices of a network site. A first edge device comprises one or more local interfaces configured for communication, via a local network, with one or more network devices co-located in a first network site. The first edge device also comprises one or more overlay interfaces configured for communication, via a core network, with one or more network devices located in one or more other network sites connected to the core network. The first edge device comprises a processor configured to establish, via at least one of the local interfaces, a site communication channel with a second edge device co-located in the first network site. The processor is further configured to establish an overlay communication channel, via at least one of the overlay interfaces, with the second edge device.
US09858160B2
A DSM component is organized as a matrix of page. The data structure of a set of data structures occupies a column in the matrix of pages. A recovery file is maintained in a persistent storage. The recovery file consists of entries and each one of the entries corresponds to a column in the matrix of pages by a location of each one of the entries.
US09858158B2
Rolling back data on tape in a file system is provided. A management tape is prepared. The management tape has only index files recorded thereon. The index files contain information about start positions and lengths of corresponding data files recorded on normal tapes. The index files further contain identification information for the normal tapes. A first index file of the management tape is read. The first index file is related to a data file to be rolled back. The first index file is read out from the management tape mounted on a first tape drive. The data file to be rolled back is read out of a first normal tape. The first normal tape is identified based on information in the first index file. The first normal tape is mounted on a second tape drive.
US09858155B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for a system for managing data in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs) that specify schedules on a calendar basis for performing prescribed data management functions and for reducing inter-function redundancy. This system may include a data management engine for performing data management functions, including at least a snapshot function, and at least one back-up function. The data management engine may include a service level policy engine that receives SLAs in electronic form and which controls the scheduling of the data management functions. Each electronic SLA may be associated with a corresponding application and may specify at least one service level policy, each policy specifying a source pool, a destination pool, a copy frequency, a retention period and schedule information. A collection of policies is capable of expressing a non-uniform schedule for when a given function should be performed.
US09858154B1
A method, computer program product, computing system, and system for virtual machine backup are described. In part, the disclosure relates to methods and systems for performing backup of virtual machine files on a block level that include features that allow a user to select and backup specific files or folders of file systems of a VM. The specificity and selectivity features by which certain files or folders are backup from a file system of a VM can be implemented by processing one or more partition structures of a virtual disk of a virtual machine. Once the partition structures have been processed and analyzed using a backup up software application, it is then possible to detect and process guest file systems of the VM.
US09858150B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for fast convergence for virtual ethernet segments in EVPN and PBB-EVPN networks are disclosed. A first provider edge (PE) device can receive one or more advertising messages corresponding to one or more virtual ethernet segments, wherein each of the one or more advertising messages can include a port identifier. The first PE device maintains a table including the one or more virtual ethernet segments and the corresponding port identifier. The first PE device can receive a failure message from a second PE device that identifies a first port on the second PE device, and identifies, based on the table, at least one affected virtual ethernet segment that is associated with the first port. The first PE device can remove any routes that are associated with the at least one affected virtual ethernet segment and trigger mass designated-forwarding election for impacted virtual ethernet segments.
US09858147B2
A storage apparatus includes: a plurality of storage devices individually including a first storage area storing data, and a second storage area storing same data as part of the data stored in the first storage area, and configured to distributedly store a plurality of data belonging to a same management unit; and a control unit configured to set a use ratio for each of the management units on the second storage areas included in the plurality of storage devices based on a priority set for each of the management units.
US09858144B2
A method and apparatus for performing reliable general-purpose computing. Each sub-core of a plurality of sub-cores of a processor core processes a same instruction at a same time. A code analyzer receives a plurality of residues that represents a code word corresponding to the same instruction and an indication of whether the code word is a memory address code or a data code from the plurality of sub-cores. The code analyzer determines whether the plurality of residues are consistent or inconsistent. The code analyzer and the plurality of sub-cores perform a set of operations based on whether the code word is a memory address code or a data code and a determination of whether the plurality of residues are consistent or inconsistent.
US09858134B2
A low latency digital clock fault detector has an edge detector including a delay line generating pulses on edges o an incoming clock signal of a width determined by the length of said delay line. A watchdog timer with flip-flops in a pipeline configuration has a first input held at a static logic level, a second input receiving a reference clock, and a third reset input. The watchdog is being responsive to the pulses to maintain a stable output in the presence of said pulses and generate a fault indication in the absence of the pulses.
US09858129B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for a dynamic copy-and-paste operation on a graphical user interface. Initially, a first application having a set of content to copy is identified. An indication to copy a subset of content from the first application to a second application is received. The second application has a predefined category. A communication channel is established between the first and second applications. A portion of content to copy from the first application to the second application is determined. Finally, the copied content is displayed on the second application graphical user interface.
US09858124B1
A stream management system may implement dynamic management of a data stream. Utilization data of different partitions of a data stream may be tracked. When routing a data record received at the stream management system, a partition may be dynamically identified for the data recorded. The data record may then be directed to the identified partition. Other management operations, such as repartitioning the data stream or reassigning resources for processing data records in the data stream may be performed based on the utilization data tracked for the partitions.
US09858123B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for regulating access of consumers (e.g., applications, containers, or VMs) to resources and services (e.g., storage). In one embodiment, this regulation occurs through the movement of consumers between different providers of a resource or service. Moving consumers includes, for example, determining the cost of moving the consumer from a first provider to a second provider. According to various embodiments, the cost of moving the consumer is compared to savings associated with moving the consumer from the first provider to the second provider.
US09858118B2
An information processing device includes an event detector, a task generator, a target time setting unit, and a presenting unit. The event detector detects occurrence of an event. The task generator generates at least one task indicating an action to be executed when the detected event occurs. The target time setting unit sets, for each of the tasks corresponding to the detected event, a target completion time of the task until when a state change generated due to occurrence of the event does not exceed a threshold, on the basis of an execution result of tasks corresponding to a past event related to the detected event. The presenting unit presents each of the tasks corresponding to the detected event and the target completion time of each of the tasks to a user.
US09858117B2
One embodiment provides a system for scheduling I/O resources of a virtual machine. During operation, in response to receiving a plurality of I/O requests, the system identifies a plurality of target virtual disks to which the I/O requests are to be sent, wherein a virtual disk corresponds to a previously created I/O queue. The system assigns a respective I/O request to the corresponding I/O queue for an identified target virtual disk. The system schedules I/O resources to be used by the respective I/O request based on a scheduling parameter that corresponds to the identified target virtual disk.
US09858099B2
In a distributed computing environment that includes hosts that execute a VMM, where each VMM supports execution of one or more VMs, administering VMs may include: assigning, by a VMM manager, the VMMs of the distributed computing environment to a logical tree topology, including assigning one of the VMMs as a root VMM of the tree topology; and executing, amongst the VMMs of the tree topology, a broadcast operation, including: pausing, by the root VMM, execution of one or more VMs supported by the root VMM; sending, by the root VMM, to other VMMs in the tree topology, a message indicating a pending transfer of the paused VMs; and transferring the paused VMs from the root VMM to the other VMMs.
US09858092B2
Systems and methods for contextually launching a target application are disclosed. A method for contextually launching a target application includes communicating data from the target application to a search application. The data can be registered in a search registrar associated with the search application. Input can be received from a user using the search application. The input from the user can be compared with the data in the search registrar to obtain a result. The target application can be launched within the context of the input from the user based on the result.
US09858091B2
Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.
US09858088B2
A terminal device is capable of communicating with a master wireless device. The terminal device includes a control circuit. The control circuit has operating modes including a normal mode for outputting startup information relating to startup of the terminal device, and a registration mode for outputting registration information relating to registration with the master wireless device. One of the operating mode of the control circuit shifts to the registration mode based on timing of plural startups of the terminal device. The terminal device can shift to the registration mode using the same operation and mechanism as operating in the normal mode.
US09858087B2
An operation method of a system platform includes steps of: transmitting, by an infrared receiver, a received infrared signal to a transmission interface; transmitting, by the transmission interface, an interrupt notification signal to an operation system power management agent (OSPM) through an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI); receiving, by an infrared application program of an operating system, the interrupt notification signal from the OSPM, so as to generate a system management interrupt (SMI) in a universal extensible firmware interface (UEFI) basic input output system (BIOS) to execute a system management mode (SMM) program; and executing, by the UEFI BIOS, a decoding driver program, and receiving the infrared signal from the transmission interface, so as to decode the infrared signal into event data, and store the event data in a storage device.
US09858080B2
A method for implementing a reduced size register view data structure in a microprocessor. The method includes receiving an incoming instruction sequence using a global front end; grouping the instructions to form instruction blocks; using a plurality of register templates to track instruction destinations and instruction sources by populating the register template with block numbers corresponding to the instruction blocks, wherein the block numbers corresponding to the instruction blocks indicate interdependencies among the blocks of instructions; populating a register view data structure, wherein the register view data structure stores destinations corresponding to the instruction blocks as recorded by the plurality of register templates; and using the register view data structure to track a machine state in accordance with the execution of the plurality of instruction blocks, wherein the register view data structure is a reduced size register view data structure by only storing register template snapshots containing branches or by storing deltas between changing register template snapshots.
US09858073B2
The present application provides a method of randomly accessing a compressed structure in memory without the need for retrieving and decompressing the entire compressed structure.
US09858070B2
In an approach for dynamically collaborating with respect to a file within an integrated development environment (IDE), a processor receives from a first IDE of a first user, a selection of a first version of a source code file associated with a software development project. A processor receives a choice of one or more file identification parameters for the first version of the source code file. A processor retrieves a list of users assigned to the software development project, including at least a second user. A processor causes the source code file to be identified in a second IDE of the second user.
US09858067B2
An electronic system includes: an interface control unit to receive a write buffer command; a command core executes a firmware update based on the write buffer command; a non-volatile memory array configured to store an image of a primary file system, a secondary file system, a primary firmware, and a secondary firmware; a TCM configured to contain an operating firmware; and a volatile memory configured to store the write buffer command including a product image; wherein: the command core executes in order: verify the product image, extract an operating firmware executable and a SSFS update from the product image, copy the operating firmware executable to the secondary firmware, restart the operating firmware with the operating firmware executable copied to the TCM, copy the SSFS update to the secondary file system, copy the operating firmware executable to the primary firmware, and copy the SSFS update to the primary file system.
US09858063B2
In some implementations, a user interface for designing a health management module is provided by a server system. The user interface identifies a plurality of health management templates. The server system initially receives data indicating a user input received through the user interface that selects one of the plurality of module templates. The server system also receives customization parameters that customize the selected module template for a particular organization. The server system then generates a customized health management module for the particular organization based on the selected template and the customization parameters. The server system finally publishes the customized health management module for the particular organization that includes instructions configuring an application provided by a third-party application store.
US09858061B2
A method installs building control software. The method includes the transmission of an identity of a runtime environment from the runtime environment to a software delivery entity. A file is generated by the software delivery entity, wherein the file contains the transmitted identity and the software to be installed or a hash of the software to be installed. The generated file is signed by the software delivery entity by a key of the software delivery entity. The signed file is transmitted from the software delivery entity to the runtime environment. An installation and/or an authorization of the software to be installed in the runtime environment are performed, if and only if the identity of the runtime environment corresponds with the identity that has actually been transmitted in the signed file. Devices for installing the building control software are also discussed.
US09858059B2
Optimizing deployment of a modular application in a runtime environment is provided. The optimizing includes: deploying application modules of the modular application, each application module having a module manifest and at least one application module having parts for execution, one or more module manifests include one or more references to parts of another application module, and parts required for execution of the application, the deploying is according to the module manifest; executing the modular application; determining that at least one deployed application module has no parts executing in the runtime environment; and adapting the module manifest so that the determined at least one deployed application module will not be deployed as part of the modular application in future deployments.
US09858057B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to validate translated guest code in a dynamic binary translator. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a translator to generate a first translation of code to execute on a host machine, the first translation of the guest code to facilitate creating a first translated guest code, and the translator to generate a second translation of the translated guest code to execute on the host machine. The example apparatus also includes a translation versions manager to identify a first host machine state based on executing a portion of the first translation, and the translation versions manager to identify a second host machine state based on executing a portion of the second translation. The example system also includes a validator to determine a state divergence status of the second translation based on a comparison between the first host machine state and the second host machine state.
US09858056B1
A system and method to hardware-accelerate finite state transducer libraries and their compilation toolchains. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for partitioning an UIMA-PEAR file into software-based and hardware-accelerated components may comprise creating a data-flow graph representation of the UIMA-PEAR-file, flattening hierarchies of the data-flow graph representation, and selecting the components to be hardware accelerated from the flattened hierarchies of the data-flow graph representation based on data dependencies of data types produced and consumed by each component of the flattened data-flow graph.
US09858048B1
A visual development interface may be exposed that allows developers to define, generate, and submit various computing operations for execution by a computing services provider. In some examples, the visual development interface may be employed by developers to define, generate, and submit event-triggered computing functions for execution on the computing services provider's systems. The visual development interface may allow developers to define computing operations based, at least in part, on various nodes that may represent various sub-operations or other functionality associated with a computing operation. The computing service provider may execute the computing operation using a deterministic execution engine that executes the computing operation in an organized, predictable, and reliable manner. In particular, the deterministic execution engine may employ a stage-by-stage node activation process, in which one or more associated nodes are activated in a respective stage.
US09858046B2
An input/output module receives application requirements and parameters and a processing module implements production of application code. An architecture code level design phase produces code component architecture artifacts of at least a portion of the application code based on one or more of the application requirements, the parameters, or architecture phase feedback. A high-level design (HLD) phase to produce code HLD artifacts based on one or more of the code component architecture artifacts, the application requirements, the parameters, or HLD phase feedback. A low-level design (LLD) phase to produce code LLD artifacts based on one or more of the code component architecture artifacts, the code HLD artifacts, the application requirements, the parameters, or LLD phase feedback and an application code level development phase to produce code artifacts based on one or more of: the HLD artifacts, the LLD artifacts, the application requirements, the parameters, or code development phase feedback.
US09858045B2
Embodiments of facilitating creation of cloud computing applications are disclosed therein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input of a plurality of workflow items as a sequence of graphical objects on a graphical user interface. The workflow items individually are related to one or more cloud computing services. The method also includes determining an execution sequence of the plurality of workflow items based on data dependencies individually between pairs of the workflow items, the determined execution sequence being different than the sequence of the graphical objects. The determined execution sequence includes executing pairs of the workflow items without data dependencies therebetween generally in parallel and sequentially executing other pairs of the workflow items with data dependencies therebetween in accordance with the data dependencies.
US09858042B1
A device includes configurable parallel connected ring oscillators and a finite state machine coupled to the ring oscillators. The finite state machine is configured to cause each of the ring oscillators to operate in an accumulate entropy state for a first period of time and a break phase lock state for a second period of time. When operating in the accumulate entropy state, all of the ring oscillators are in the same configuration. When operating in the break phase lock state, each ring oscillator is in a different configuration than the other ring oscillators.
US09858032B2
The screen synchronization system includes: a service device establishing a control channel having at least one or more other terminals; transmitting source information for generating a web page to a service device; when the source information is received from a terminal, receiving the web page from the service device and displaying the web page on any one terminal; generating the web page by combining the source information with a pre-stored page template; transmitting the web page to the terminal and at least one or more other terminals in which the control channels are formed with the terminal; and performing a function corresponding to the control command and then transmitting process results to the terminal and the other terminals in which the control channels are formed with the terminal when a control command is received from any one terminal.
US09858025B2
A method for controlling a combined display in an electronic device includes: performing connection to at least one sub-electronic device; receiving an image from the at least one sub-electronic device; and identifying relative position information of the at least one sub-electronic device with respect to the electronic device by using the image; and configuring the combined display in cooperation with the at least one sub-electronic device by using the relative position information.
US09858020B2
The invention relates to a printing system for printing a plurality of print jobs, the printing system having a receiving unit for receiving the print jobs, a controller for controlling a scheduling process and a printing process of the print jobs, a print unit for printing the print jobs, a plurality of supply holders for holding supply material for printing, and a user interface for communicating to the operator scheduled supply operator actions. Each of the scheduled supply operator actions is linked to one of the plurality of supply holders. The controller has an establishing unit for establishing a time period of unattended printing of the printing system, and a determination unit for determining scheduled supply operator actions per holder needed to be done before the time period of unattended printing starts. The user interface displays the established time period of unattended printing and the determined supply operator actions per holder. The invention also relates to a method suitable for application in the printing system.
US09858019B2
An image forming apparatus includes a memory and a warning unit. The memory stores information indicating a past document that has been processed for printing in the past and a past print setting that is a print setting used when the past document has been processed for printing in association with each other. The warning unit outputs a warning to a user in a case where a present document that is presently processed for printing is identical or similar to the past document, and a present print setting that is a print setting set for the present document is different from the past print setting for the past document.
US09858015B2
Solid-state storage management for a system, the management including establishing, externally to a solid-state storage board, a correspondence between a first logical address and a first physical address on solid-state storage devices located on the solid-state storage board. The solid-state storage devices include a plurality of physical memory locations identified by physical addresses. The correspondence between the first logical address and the first physical address is accepted by the solid-state storage board. The correspondence between the first logical address and the first physical address is stored in a location on a solid-state memory device that is accessible by an address translator module, the address translator module and the solid-state memory device located on the solid-state storage board. The first logical address is translated to the first physical address by the address translator module based on the previously established correspondence between the first logical address and the first physical address.
US09858006B1
A memory device can be used with a shared routing resource that provides access to the memory device. The memory device can include a random access memory (RAM) circuit that includes a plurality of ports configured to provide access to the RAM circuit by the shared routing resource. A memory partition register circuit can be configured to store a plurality of addresses specifying respective context partitions within the RAM circuit. A plurality of pointer register circuits that can each be associated with a corresponding port of the plurality of ports and can be configured to store a respective set of pointers that specify a location in the RAM circuit relative to a respective context partition. Addressing logic that can be configured to provide access to the RAM circuit using the respective set of pointers for each port.
US09858001B2
A system and method for hijacking inodes based on replication operations received in an arbitrary order is used to assist a data replication operation from a source storage system to a destination storage system. The source storage system generates a set of replication operations as part of a replication process and transmits the replication operations in an arbitrary order. After receiving a replication operation, the system determines whether the operation is inconsistent with a corresponding destination inode. If an inconsistency exists, the system hijacks the destination inode by replacing the destination inode's metadata with data determined based on the replication operation. The system may also delete metadata from the inode and/or initialize metadata to default values if the metadata was not replaced based on the replication operation. The system then waits for a second replication operation that contains the remaining metadata and replaces the metadata based on the second replication operation. In addition, data blocks associated with the previous version of the inode are freed.
US09857996B2
Method and system are provided for predictive point-in-time copy for storage systems. The method may include: recording a frequency of writes to an area of a storage volume; and prioritizing areas for having point-in-time copies carried out based on the write frequency to an area, wherein areas in the storage volume having a high write frequency are prioritized before areas with a lower write frequency. An area may be of a coarser granularity than a region tracked for the point-in-time copy. The method may include: recording the frequency of writes to an area in a given period; and prioritizing areas by their frequency of writes in the given period immediately prior to the point-in-time copy.
US09857994B2
A storage controller that performs control for storing in memory areas of a storage device, data that is grouped into redundant data in blocks each having a given data size. The storage controller includes a memory unit configured to store therein group information created by grouping performed such that logical addresses for a writing destination identified from a data writing request are correlated with the blocks; and a control unit configured to count in response to a data reading request, number of times of reading from a group including logical addresses for a reading destination identified from the reading request, based on the group information, and issues any one among a reading request that includes the logical addresses for the reading destination and a reading request that includes logical addresses for a memory destination of redundant data corresponding to data of the logical addresses for the reading destination.
US09857990B1
Described herein are several embodiments of systems and processes to decrease startup time for subsystems of a storage system. According to some embodiments, subsystem memory is allocated using memory-mapped files.
US09857987B2
A method, hybrid server system, and computer program product, prefetch data. A set of prefetch requests associated with one or more given datasets residing on the server system are received from a set of accelerator systems. A set of data is prefetched from a memory system residing at the server system for at least one prefetch request in the set of prefetch requests. The set of data satisfies the at least one prefetch request. The set of data that has been prefetched is sent to at least one accelerator system, in the set of accelerator systems, associated with the at least one prefetch request.
US09857971B2
A user input method includes the following steps. A virtual keyboard layout and a control region are displayed. The virtual keyboard layout includes a plurality of key subgroups each mapped to a respective one of a plurality of regions of the control region. Locations of an object from at least one captured image are extracted to identify a location of a feature point of the object. A target region in which the feature point is located is determined. Keys mapped to the target region are determined. Movements of the object are translated as input data to the user interface system.
US09857970B2
Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.
US09857960B1
Techniques related to data collaboration between different entities are disclosed. In an embodiment, a graph may be displayed in a computer graphical user interface. The graph may include nodes and edges. Each node may represent a distinct data object. Each edge may represent one or more relationships between the two distinct data objects. Based on one or more redaction criteria, a portion of the graph may be identified to be redacted before the graph is exported. Display of the graph in the computer graphical user interface may be updated to remove display of the portion of the graph. After the updating, a request to export the graph may be received. Responsive to receiving the request, a machine-readable representation of a redacted graph may be exported.
US09857959B2
The present disclosure is directed to providing a webpage design system that facilitates a simple and unified user-experience for users modifying responsive webpages. In general, the webpage design system provides an agnostic framework that allows a user to modify a responsive webpage irrespective of the responsive framework used to create the responsive webpage. For example, the webpage design system can translate one or more responsive frameworks into an agnostic framework. Further, the webpage design system can load a responsive webpage and correlate elements in the responsive webpage with operations of the agnostic framework. Upon correlating the elements with agnostic framework operations, the webpage design system can provide agnostic framework operations to a user when the webpage design system detects that a user selects an element from the responsive webpage.
US09857949B2
An approach to generating a context for translating strings for a graphical user interface. The approach includes a computer receiving a string to be translated and associated source code, the string identified by a unique key within the associated source code and the associated source code is markup language. The computer identifies a first logical section of the associated source code corresponding to a unique key of the string and one or more graphical user interface components within the identified logical section of the associated source code. The computer then creates a mockup image presenting the one or more graphical user interface components and the string. The computer then labels, in the created mockup image, each of the one or more graphical user interface components and the first string of the plurality of strings, and identifies one or more additional graphical user interface components.
US09857942B2
A method of connecting device adapted to an interactive whiteboard system and a host device thereof are provided. The host device has an interactive display device. The method includes the following steps. A scanning process is executed to receive a notification signal which is continuously broadcast by a first client device. A representative icon is obtained from an icon base, and the representative icon is set according to device information of the first client device in the notification signal, such that the representative icon is related to the first client device. The representative icon is displayed on the interactive display device, and then a broadcast termination signal is transmitted back to the first client device after the representative icon is displayed. After receiving the broadcast termination signal, the first client device stops broadcasting the notification signal.
US09857941B2
An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.
US09857936B2
A system for sharing a physical display screen among multiple applications on a mobile platform includes an Internet-connected client device and software executing on the client device from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function assigning dominancy to one of the multiple running applications, a second function mitigating application background transparency among the multiple running applications, a third function establishing a messaging mechanism and protocol between the multiple running applications, and a fourth function enabling the dominant application to intercept digital input directed toward individual ones of the multiple running applications and to dispatch the input to the appropriate application.
US09857935B2
A method and an apparatus for providing a plurality of applications are provided. The method includes determining at least a partial area of a User Interface (UI) corresponding to an input, generating a window based on the at least the partial area, displaying an application list related to the window, and based on an input of selecting one application from the application list, providing the selected application through the window.
US09857931B2
A touch sensor electrode includes first and second layers and a substrate. The first layer has first strip electrodes along a first direction. Each of the first strip electrodes includes a first pad and a first group including first electrode lines. The second layer has second strip electrodes along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second strip electrodes each include a second group including second electrode lines. As viewed perpendicular to the substrate, one cell is a region in which one first group three-dimensionally crosses one second group, and the cells are arranged along the second array direction in each of the first strip electrodes. The cell placed closest to the first pad is a first closest cell. The first group includes, in the first closest cell, a first unconnected line not connected to the first pad and a first connected line connected to the first pad.
US09857925B2
A display device having a capacitive sensing device, a processing system, and a method are provided for detecting presence of an input object using a capacitive sensing device having a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a matrix. The described technique programmatically combines multiple sensor electrodes into a larger sensor electrode for absolute capacitive sensing. The sets of sensor electrodes that are combined may be selectively coupled based a window size and a step size associated with a number of sensor electrodes in common between the sets.
US09857924B2
A touch device and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch device comprises: a pixel unit, the pixel unit being provided therein with an electrochromic layer, a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor acting as a switch for the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode being connected with the electrochromic layer; and a touch unit comprising a touch driving electrode and a touch sensing electrode disposed crossing each other and insulated from each other, for acquiring a touch position; the thin film transistor is configured to control the pixel electrode to operate according to the acquired touch position to apply a driving signal to the electrochromic layer connected with the pixel electrode.
US09857918B2
A content display control method includes displaying a content image on a screen, detecting reflection light of a beam of light reflected off the screen, the beam of light being emitted from a portable device onto the screen, selecting, based on the detected reflection light, a desired one of modes set in association with states of the reflection light changed in accordance with a distance between the screen and the portable device, detecting a user's operation in a period from selecting the mode to turning off the beam of light, based on the state of the reflection light in association with the selected mode, and controlling display of the content image on the screen based on the detected user's operation.
US09857908B2
A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed above the first substrate. A touch unit is disposed on the second substrate. A window is disposed on the touch unit. The window covers the first and second substrates. A touch printed circuit board is disposed on the second substrate. The touch printed circuit board is coupled to the touch unit. An adhesive layer is disposed between the first substrate and the window. A plurality of spacers are disposed between the touch printed circuit board and the window. Each of the plurality of spacers is spaced apart from each other.
US09857881B2
Hand gesture detection electrical device for detecting hand gestures, comprising an IC electronically integrating: (a) First interface connecting to imaging device(s). (b) Second interface connecting to controlled unit. (c) Data storage storing sequential logic models representing a hand gestures. The sequential logic models map a sequence of pre-defined hand poses and/or motions. (d) Memory storing code. (e) Processor(s) coupled to the first and second interfaces, data storage and memory for executing the code to: (1) Receive timed images depicting a user's moving hand. (2) Generate a runtime sequence mapping runtime hand datasets each defined by discrete hand values indicating current state of the moving hand. (3) Estimate which hand gesture(s) best match the runtime sequence by optimizing the runtime sequence compared to the sequential logic models using SSVM functions. (4) Initiate action(s) to the controlled unit. The action(s) are associated with selected hand gesture(s) based on the estimation.
US09857875B2
A vibration generation apparatus includes a holder including a receiver disposed with a distance from a vibration target component on the outside thereof, an actuator supported by the receiver and configured to push out one side surface of the vibration target component, and a biasing unit supported by the receiver and configured to bias the other side surface of the vibration target component in a pushing-back direction. The biasing unit includes one or more insulating elastic members opening at both ends thereof and formed in a tubular shape, and the elastic members are interposed between the receiver and the vibration target component side surface in the state in which the elastic members are compressed in a tube diameter direction.
US09857874B2
An augmented reality interaction method includes: capturing an identification tag; capturing a depth information corresponding to the identification tag; generating a virtual object according to the identification tag; generating an augmented reality image; and displaying the augmented reality image; wherein, the augmented reality image comprises the virtual object, and when a processor detects that a tactile feedback device touches the virtual object in the augmented reality image according to the depth information, the processor transmits a control signal to the tactile feedback device for controlling the tactile feedback device, and the tactile feedback device provides a hand tactile effect.
US09857866B2
A host apparatus, into which a card having a nonvolatile semiconductor memory is inserted, issues a check command to the card. The check command instructs to send information on whether the card supports a termination process in which the card shifts into a state ready for a stop of power supply from the host apparatus.
US09857853B2
A device controlling system controls devices connected via a network. The device controlling system includes a reserving unit configured to receive place identifying information for identifying a place and a usage time and date when the place is used, and make a reservation for usage of the place and a device arranged at the place on the usage time and date; and a device controller configured to bring the device to a power-on state based on the usage time and date and device identifying information for identifying the device on the network.
US09857848B2
A control mechanism and method for a hybrid hinge for electronic devices are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a hybrid hinge for an electronic device, the hybrid hinge comprising: a pivot; and an auxiliary component including one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices and a variable electrical power source, the one or more electro-magnetic or electro-mechanical devices being configured to apply a variable degree of torque force to the pivot based on a degree of electrical power supplied by the electrical power source.
US09857846B2
Example implementations relate to powering a keyboard using power received via a secondary coil. For example, an apparatus includes a support member to support a part of a portable computing device in a tilted orientation. The support member includes a secondary coil to receive power from a primary coil in the portable computing device. The apparatus also includes a base member connected to the support member. The base member includes a first wireless module to receive a first portion of the power from the secondary coil and to communicate with a second wireless module in the portable computing device. The base member also includes a keyboard to receive a second portion of the power from the secondary coil and to generate signals to transmit to the portable computing device via the first wireless module.
US09857841B2
A modular docking system for being installed adjacent to an at least one additional electrical component within a gang box. In at least one embodiment, the system provides a docking plate engagable with the gang box and configured for removably receiving an at least one computing device. The docking plate provides an at least one elongate mounting aperture for allowing a screw to pass therethrough and be engaged with an at least one free mounting tab of the gang box while also allowing the docking plate to be selectively offset relative to the gang box. An at least one component adapter is engagable with one of a pair of opposing component tabs of the electrical component for increasing a height of the electrical component so as to substantially approximate a height of the docking plate.
US09857840B2
Various embodiments relate to a vehicle multimedia system comprising a portable device and a docking station. The portable device is configured for being releasably mounted in the docking station and comprises data storage for storing multimedia data. A first interface of the portable device and a third interface of the docking station are configured for establishing data connection between the docking station and the portable device. The docking station further comprises a second interface configured for establishing data connection with a vehicle head unit.
US09857839B1
Technology is provided for a housing assembly with a membrane-covered frame for use with head mounted displays. The head mounted display includes a housing assembly having a frame. The frame includes a first loop structure, a second loop structure offset along a central axis from the first loop structure, and a plurality of beams extending between the first loop structure and the second loop structure. A flexible membrane extends around the frame to enclose the housing assembly and the components therein. One or more display devices are positioned within the housing assembly, and a strap assembly connects to the housing assembly for supporting the head mounted display on a user's head.
US09857831B2
A computing device may include a base member, a display member, a first hinge, and a second hinge. The first hinge may be attached to the base member to rotate the base member and the display member relative to each other about a first pivotal axis of rotation. The second hinge may be attached between the first hinge and the display member. The second hinge may be flexible to bend about a second pivotal axis of rotation to rotate the base member and the display member relative to each other about the second pivotal axis to transition the computing device between a laptop mode and a tablet mode.
US09857828B2
An electrode arrangement has a matrix with rows and columns of capacitive touch sensors arranged in a single layer, wherein each touch sensor has a first electrode and an associated second electrode, wherein the first electrodes in each row of the matrix are connected and the second electrodes in each column of the matrix are connected, and wherein the electrode arrangement further has a capacitive coupling operable to feed an alternating transmission signal only to the top and bottom row of connected first electrodes and to the most left and most right column of connected second electrodes.
US09857818B1
Systems, methods and apparatus for efficient control and biasing of pass devices driven into their triode region of operation are described. The pass devices are arranged in a cascode configuration comprising a plurality of stacked devices. Biasing of the cascode devices can be according to a voltage division scheme which provides a substantially equal voltage division across the stacked devices when the voltage across the stack is high, and provides a skewed voltage division across the stacked devices when voltage across the stack is reduced, while protecting each of the devices from overvoltage and biasing the cascoded devices for a low RON. An exemplary implementation of an LDO controlling the pass devices for providing burst RF power to a power amplifier is described.
US09857814B2
Apparatus of a supply generator using dynamic circuit reference is provided which includes: a charge pump to receive a first power supply and to generate a second power supply; a voltage regulator to operate using the second power supply, the voltage regulator having an input to receive a reference and to generate a third power supply; and a reference generator to operate using the first power supply, the reference generator to provide the reference according to an output of a voltage sensing block.
US09857811B2
A programmable power discharge circuit and a method of discharging power are provided. The programmable power discharge circuit includes a programmable voltage controller, a detect circuit, and a discharge circuit. The programmable voltage controller selects and provides a threshold voltage by a voltage divider including a plurality of impedance components. The detect circuit detects a difference between the threshold voltage and a working voltage to decide whether the working voltage is discharged.
US09857809B2
In an embodiment, a processor includes a fuzzy thermoelectric cooling (TEC) controller to: obtain a current TEC level associated with the processor; obtain a current fan power level associated with the processor; fuzzify the current TEC level to obtain a first fuzzy fan level; fuzzify the current fan power level to obtain a second fuzzy fan level; determine a new TEC power level based at least in part on the first fuzzy fan level, the second fuzzy fan level, and a plurality of fuzzy rules; and provide the new TEC power level to a TEC device associated with the processor, where the TEC device is to transfer heat from the processor to a heat sink. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09857806B2
A valve assembly for influencing at least one fluid flow, the valve assembly including a control unit and at least one valve device, wherein the control unit includes a bus interface for connection to a bus communication system for the reception of movement instructions, a processing device for processing the movement instructions into control commands for valve devices and at least one connecting device for the electric coupling of valve devices, and wherein the at least one valve device is electrically connected to one of the connecting devices of the control unit and includes a processing means designed for processing the control commands, wherein the processing means is assigned at least one first connecting means for the electric coupling of valves and at least one second connecting means for the electric coupling of sensor means, and wherein the processing means is designed for linking sensor signals of connected sensor means to the control commands.
US09857805B2
A fluid monitoring and control system includes a central hub having a central processor, a user interface and an input/output port. A plurality of control devices communicate with the central hub. Each control device includes a fluid pipe section including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A fluid valve is coupled in series within the fluid pipe section and an electric motor is mechanically connected to the fluid valve. A temperature sensor, pressure sensor and flow rate sensor are coupled to the fluid pipe section monitoring a temperature, pressure and flow rate of the fluid flow within the fluid pipe section. A control device processor is controllably connected to the electric motor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor and flow sensor. A control device input/output port is coupled to the control device processor, the control device input/output port in communication with the input/output port of the central hub.
US09857801B2
A method of performing online diagnostics for a valve includes receiving valve information while the valve is in operation. The valve information includes setpoint data and position data associated with the valve. The method further includes processing the setpoint data and the position data at a plurality of time intervals, and detecting an occurrence of a stick-slip based on the processing.
US09857800B2
Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a traffic light detection system is provided for a vehicle. One or more processing devices associated with the system receive at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle via a data interface, with the area including at least one traffic lamp fixture having at least one traffic light. The processing device(s) determine, based on at least one indicator of vehicle position, whether the vehicle is in a turn lane. Also, the processing device(s) process the received image(s) to determine the status of the traffic light, including whether the traffic light includes an arrow. Further, the system may cause a system response based on the determination of the status of the traffic light, whether the traffic light includes an arrow, and whether the vehicle is in a turn lane.
US09857791B2
Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first UAV and a second UAV may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second UAV while the first UAV occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second UAVs may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second UAVs. The first UAV may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second UAV has a higher priority.
US09857790B2
An NC program creating device is provided that can automatically insert in an NC program a code that can be executed simultaneously with feeding in a non-cutting state. If it is determined by a determination unit that there is a standard code M03, M06, M10 before or after a non-cutting feed code G00 or G30 in an NC program, a new code placement unit places, instead of the standard code M03, M06, M10, a simultaneous execution code M103, M805, M110 corresponding to the standard code M03, M06, M10 before the non-cutting feed code G00 or G30, and places after the non-cutting feed code G00 or G30 a code that performs at least a prescribed operation of the standard code M03, M06, M10 other than an operation of the simultaneous execution code M103, M805, M110.
US09857788B2
The present invention is a sole having an adjustable height mechanism along at least one of the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis whereby the height of the sole can be adjusted creating one or more angles of inclination in the sole. The sole includes, in one embodiment, slidable spacing blocks. In a preferred embodiment, the sole further includes a motor connected to at least one block, the motor connected to a controller communicating wirelessly to a processor providing instructions to the controller for positioning the one or more blocks.
US09857763B2
A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum unit containing the drum, a developing unit containing the roller and being movable so the roller contacts and is spaced from the drum, and a first force receiver receiving a force from a main-assembly first force applier by movement of a door from open to closed positions when mounting the cartridge and a second force receiver movable from a stand-by position by movement of the first force receiver by a force received from the first force applier. The second force receiver takes a projected position receiving a force from the second force applier to move the developing unit so the roller moves out of contact with the drum, the projected position being higher than the stand-by position.
US09857762B2
An image forming apparatus with a detachable fixing device that is capable of printing with high quality without printing wastefully. A storage unit stores identification information about a fixing device in association with an attribute of a sheet that is printable with the fixing device concerned. A control unit executes printing when the storage unit does not store an attribute of a sheet corresponding to a fixing device that is currently attached to the image forming apparatus. The control unit determines whether to execute printing according to an attribute of a sheet used in printing and an attribute of a sheet stored in the storage unit when the storage unit stores the attribute of the sheet corresponding to the fixing device that is currently attached to the image forming apparatus.
US09857760B2
An image forming apparatus includes image forming stations including respective electrophotographic photosensitive drums; an image transfer belt contactable to the drums; image transfer rollers, contactable to the transfer belt to urge the belt to the drums for transferring the toner images from the drums onto the belt, the rollers being provided with respective rotational shafts about an axis of which the rollers are rotatable; and a slidable member slidable in a direction in which the stations are arranged to retract the rollers away from the corresponding drums, the slidable member being provided with inclined surfaces contactable to the shafts, the inclined surfaces being disposed at such positions that the rollers are retracted from respective drums sequentially with the movement of the slidable member in the direction.
US09857759B1
An imaging device includes a frame plate having an opening and first and second camming profiles about the opening. A removable fuser assembly includes a housing having front and back plates, a mounting shaft extending from the front plate to the back plate of the housing, a pin member on a first end of the mounting shaft having a pair of segments engaging with the first and second camming profiles on the frame plate, and a handle on a second end of the mounting shaft pivotable at a predetermined angle and moving the mounting shaft therewith. Pivoting the handle in a first direction causes the segments to travel along the camming profiles, locking the fuser assembly onto the imaging device. Pivoting the handle in a second direction causes the segments to align with the opening and the fuser assembly to be unlocked with the imaging device allowing removal thereof.
US09857757B2
A container includes a collecting portion in which toner discharged from an apparatus body is accumulated, a conveying member that conveys the toner in the collecting portion in a direction away from an intake portion provided in the collecting portion, and a movable member movable in accordance with an amount of toner in the collecting portion and that causes, when the movable member reaches a first position, a detecting portion to detect an amount of toner in the collecting portion. The movable member includes a guiding portion that guides the toner in a direction away from the first position while the toner is conveyed by the conveying member.
US09857755B2
A photoconductor unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing and a photoconductive drum rotatably mounted on the housing. An engagement member is positioned to receive an actuation force from an actuator of the image forming device. Upon receiving the actuation force, the engagement member shifts the photoconductive drum in an axial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the photoconductive drum.
US09857751B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms, on a recording medium, an image including a special image based on special image data specifying a density value of a special toner that gives a special effect and a color image based on color image data specifying a density value of a color toner; a determining unit that determines whether the image is to be observed from an image formation surface or the image is to be observed from a surface opposite to the image formation surface through the recording medium; and an adjusting unit that performs adjustment to reduce the density value of the special image data based on a result of determination made by the determining unit.
US09857748B2
A sheet supporting device comprises a first supporting unit, a second supporting unit provided to the first supporting unit and drawable in a draw direction from an insert position, a supporting portion on which sheets are supported and provided ascendably/descendably in the first supporting unit, first and second turning portions configured to turn in linkage with an ascendance and descendance move of the supporting portion, an elevation portion, and an indicator. The elevation portion, whose one end is connected with the first turning portion and another end is connected with the second turning portion, is configured to form a link mechanism together with the first and second turning portions and the first supporting unit. The indicator is provided in the second supporting unit and indicates an amount of the sheets supported on the supporting portion by moving in response to an ascendance and descendance move of the elevation portion.
US09857743B2
A fixing device includes a fixing unit configured to heat a sheet to fix an image on the sheet, a heating unit configured to heat the fixing unit, and a heat conduction unit disposed adjacent to a heated surface of the fixing unit. The fixing unit includes a first region not in contact with the sheet during heating of the sheet and a second region that is in contact with the heated sheet during heating of the sheet and has a temperature lower than the first region as a result of the contact with the sheet during the heating. The heat conduction unit is configured to transfer heat from the first region to the second region.
US09857740B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit for forming a toner image and transferring the toner image to a sheet material; a fixing device for fixing the transferred toner image to the sheet material; a measurement device for measuring the gloss of the toner image fixed to the sheet material; a separator for separating the sheet material from the fixing device; and a controller which determines a performance of separating the sheet material from the fixing device based on an output from the measurement device and controls the operation of the separator.
US09857737B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms a first image and a second image and transfers the first and second images to a recording medium, the first image including a metallic color image, the second image not including the metallic color image; and a fixing unit that fixes the first image and the second image to the recording medium. The image forming apparatus has a mode in which, when forming the first image on only one of a first surface and a second surface of the recording medium, the image forming unit transfers the first image to the first surface of the recording medium and the fixing unit fixes the first image to the first surface, and subsequently the image forming unit transfers the second image to the second surface of the recording medium and the fixing unit fixes the second image to the second surface.
US09857735B1
An endless belt includes a polyimide resin layer in which a content of at least one solvent selected from a solvent group A consisting of a urea solvent, an alkoxy group-containing amide solvent, and an ester group-containing amide solvent is from 50 ppm to 2,000 ppm.
US09857726B2
An accumulation device includes a container, an expansion mechanism, and a detector. The container has an opening through which the container receives powder. The expansion mechanism includes a separator which separates an interior of the container into a first space where the powder dropped through the opening is accumulated and a second space where the powder dropped through the opening is not accumulated. The expansion mechanism allows the first space to be enlarged by changing a state of the separator. The detector detects the powder accumulated in the first space.
US09857723B2
A light-beam-scanning apparatus includes first and second array-light sources including plural light-emitting units and a light-receiving unit; first and second light-source-control units for controlling light emission of the light-emitting units; a write-control unit for controlling the light-source-control units; a deflection unit for deflecting a direction of light emitted from the light-emitting units; and a synchronization-detection element for generating a synchronization-detection signal according to the light deflected by the deflection unit incident onto the synchronization-detection element. Initialization of the light-emitting units of the second array-light source is performed after initialization of the first array-light source is performed; and when the initialization of the light-emitting units of the first array-light source is being performed, a signal for causing the light-emitting units of the second array-light source not to emit light is input to the second light-source-control unit.
US09857718B2
A destaticizing brush includes a grounding member, a conductive brush member, and an adhesive tape member. The conductive brush member is bent back in a U-turn shape along an outer periphery of the grounding member in a direction in which a longitudinal direction intersects the grounding member such that the conductive brush member is in electric contact with the grounding member. An outer periphery of the conductive brush member that has been bent back and the grounding member are adhered in an integrated manner with the adhesive tape member, and at least one end of the conductive brush member is exposed from the adhesive tape member.
US09857713B2
Provided is a toner, comprising a toner particle having a core-shell structure composed of a core particle and a shell phase on a surface of the core particle, the core particle containing a resin X and a colorant, the shell phase being derived from a resin fine particle containing a resin Y, in which a relationship among a SP value of the resin X, a SP value of the resin Y, and a SP value of an organic solvent falls within a specific range, and a relationship between a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in water and a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in the organic solvent falls within a specific range.
US09857700B2
An exposure apparatus includes a liquid immersion member including a first member and a second member and configured to form a liquid immersion space of the liquid, a driving apparatus configured to move the second member with respect to the first member; and a controller configured to control the driving apparatus. The controller controls the driving apparatus so that a first operation of the second member in a first movement period of the substrate between exposure termination of a first shot region and exposure start of a second shot region is different from a second operation of the second member in a second movement period of the substrate between exposure termination of a third shot region and exposure start of a fourth shot region, the first and second shot regions being included in the same row, the third and fourth shot regions being arranged in different rows.
US09857698B2
A lithographic apparatus includes a reflector to redirect a radiation beam, e.g. an EUV beam. The position of the reflector is controlled using a controller and a positioning system. The positioning system includes a non-compensating actuator device and a compensating actuator device to compensate for parasitic forces of the non-compensating actuator device. The positioning system and controller can provide a more accurate position of the reflector, reduce deformation of the reflector and reduce the magnitude of forces transmitting through the reflector.
US09857695B2
A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
US09857693B1
A set of original model candidates are first divided into groups of original model candidates. Child model candidates are generated by performing crossover on each of the groups of original model candidates without mutation. From the original model candidates and the child model candidates, a set of new model candidates are derived, which includes: selecting a group of new model candidates from each group of the original model candidates and the corresponding child model candidates, selecting an additional new model candidate if adding the additional new model candidate increases overall diversity, and performing niche clearing to keep a number of the new model candidates in each of niches from exceeding a maximum number. The dividing, generating and deriving operations are then iterated. Model caching may be performed by restricting the crossover to the model term level or above.
US09857689B2
A method for fabricating a pattern on a semiconductor substrate, comprising the steps of: (a) providing the semiconductor substrate having a photosensitive layer thereon; (b) transmitting the semiconductor substrate to an exposure apparatus including several tubes; (c) providing the supporting assembly to support the tubes, where the supporting assembly includes a first supporting rod having several first parallel recesses, a second supporting rod disposed opposite to the first supporting rod, a bridging member connected to one end of the first supporting rod or one end of the second supporting rod; and a rolling member received by the bridging member; (d) providing a photomask to the exposure apparatus; and (e) transferring the pattern from the photomask to the photosensitive layer.
US09857686B2
The present invention provides a composition for forming a resist underlayer film, containing an organic solvent and either or both of a compound shown by the following general formula (1) and a condensate of the compound. There can be provided a composition for forming a resist underlayer film that is capable of forming an underlayer film, especially for use in a three-layer resist process, that can reduce reflectance, has high pattern-bend resistance, and prevents line fall and wiggling after etching of a high aspect line especially thinner than 60 nm, and a patterning process using the same.
US09857676B2
A system and method for optimizing (designing) a mask pattern, in which SMO and OPC are collaboratively used to exert a sufficient collaborative effect or are appropriately used in different manners.The method for designing a source and a mask for lithography includes a step (S1) of selecting a set of patterns; a step of performing source mask optimization (SMO) using the set of patterns, under an optical proximity correction (OPC) restriction rule which is used for selectively restricting shifting of an edge position of a polygon when OPC is applied to the set of patterns; and a step (S3, S4) of determining a layout of the mask for lithography, by applying OPC to all patterns constituting the mask for lithography using the source optimized through the SMO.
US09857674B2
The present invention provides an improved collapsible display device. The improved collapsible display device has a housing member having a moveable member on the exterior of said housing and said moveable member is moveable between two positions, a collapsible screen capable of displaying an image when in an extended position, and multiple extendible members connected to said screen and rotatably connected to both said moveable member and said housing, and said moveable member moves said screen between the collapsed and extended operating positions as said moveable member moves between a first position and a second position.
US09857671B2
A light source device including a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a cooling member having a plurality of cooling surfaces, the cooling member being configured to cool the plurality of solid-state light sources provided on the respective cooling surfaces.
US09857665B2
A photographing apparatus, a method of operating the photographing apparatus, and a wireless communication terminal including the photographing apparatus are provided. The photographing apparatus includes a first incident unit to which a first light is incident, a second incident unit to which a second light different from the first light is incident, an image sensor to which the first light and the second light are incident, a first light path changing unit configured to change a path of the first light from the first incident unit to the image sensor, and a second light path changing unit configured to change a path of the second light from the second incident unit to the image sensor.
US09857661B2
A photonic microwave generation apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. A comb-like optical signal generation module of the photonic microwave generation apparatus generates a comb-like optical signal. The comb-like optical signal is injected into a photonic microwave generation module of the photonic microwave generation apparatus, wherein the photonic microwave generation module includes a microwave generation laser. An optical power and a carrier frequency of the comb-like optical signal are adjusted so as to place the microwave generation laser in period-one nonlinear dynamics, and, at the same time, to phase-lock an oscillation sideband of the period-one nonlinear dynamics by one harmonic of the comb-like optical signal. Under such operation, the microwave generation laser emits an output optical signal that carries a microwave signal of a narrow linewidth and a stable frequency, which can be retrieved from the output optical signal by using a photodetector.
US09857656B2
Provided are an electrode plate using an ITO, and an electrochromic plate, an electrochromic mirror and a display device using the electrode plate, the electrode plate including a transparent electrode layer, a metal mesh pattern on the transparent electrode layer, an insulating layer provided in a space defined by an upper surface of the transparent electrode layer and the metal mesh pattern and between metal components of the metal mesh pattern, and a base substrate on the metal mesh pattern and the insulating layer.
US09857648B2
A disclosed liquid crystal display includes a substrate with a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a first passivation film formed on the substrate. An organic insulation film having a first contact hole and a common electrode having a second contact hole are formed on the first passivation film using a single mask. The display also includes a second passivation film on the common electrode, and a pixel electrode on the second passivation film and connected to the drain electrode via the contact hole through the second passivation film. The top surface of the organic insulation film adjacent to a side edge of the organic insulation film is uncovered by the common electrode.
US09857647B2
The present invention provides a display panel and a display device; the display panel comprises a TFT substrate, a color filter substrate and a conductive polarizer; the conductive polarizer covers a light radiation surface of the color filter substrate, a side perpendicular to the light radiation surface, and a side of the TFT substrate. The display panel can avoid influence of outside electric fields, and has a certain tap or drop ability.
US09857643B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel regions are defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. Each of the pixel regions includes a first electrode having a plurality of strip-like portions extending in an extension direction of the drain signal lines, the strip-like portions having at least one bent portion so that extension directions of each two parts of the strip-like portions separated by the at least one bent portion are different from each other, and a second electrode formed between the first substrate and the first electrode, and being overlapped with the strip-like portions in plan view.
US09857642B2
The present invention realizes a high-definition and high-brightness display device with a high degree of energy efficiency. The above-described object can be realized by a display device including a display panel having a display surface and a backlight, wherein: the display panel has a wavelength conversion layer for each pixel on a surface parallel to the display surface, and has a light scattering layer between the wavelength conversion layers; the wavelength conversion layers have fluorescent materials; the light scattering layers have fine particles; a reflection layer is provided on the wavelength conversion layers on the backlight side; and a reflection layer is provided on the light scattering layers on the display surface side.
US09857639B2
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal lens includes: patterning an insulating layer into a plurality of insulating regions spaced apart from each other on a substrate using a first photo mask; depositing a conductive layer on the insulating layer; applying a first, negative photoresist onto the conductive layer; exposing the first photoresist using a second photo mask in which first regions of the first photoresist corresponding to portions between adjacent insulating regions are opened; exposing the first photoresist using a third photo mask in which second regions corresponding to tops of the plurality of insulating regions are opened; and etching the conductive layer using the first photoresist.
US09857634B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a thin film transistor positioned on the first substrate, a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a first alignment layer positioned on the first electrode and a second alignment layer positioned on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a liquid crystal molecule. At least one of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer includes a copolymer of cyclobutanedianhydride (CBDA), a diamine, and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2. In which X of Chemical Formula 2 represents —(CH2)m-O—(CH2)n—, and a sum of m and n is an odd number.
US09857630B2
a display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit disposed under the display panel to provide light to the display panel, and a cover member which accommodate the backlight unit. The cover member includes a bottom part, a plurality of sidewall parts bent from the bottom part, and a plurality of seat parts extending from the sidewall parts. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on a top surface of the bottom part, and a reflective sheet including a reflective part overlapping the top surface of the bottom part, a plurality of sidewall reflective parts connected to the reflective part to correspond to the sidewall parts, a plurality of seat reflective parts connected to the sidewall reflective, where coupling openings are defined therein, and coupling parts extending from the seat reflective parts and inserted into the coupling openings.
US09857627B2
A provided is a liquid crystal display device for reducing power consumption by increasing efficiency of a backlight. The liquid crystal display includes, on a TFT substrate, a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode are laminated via a gate insulating film. A TFT is formed by the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. A base film is formed of an insulating film and at a lower layer of the semiconductor layer. As seen in plan view, a reflection film is formed on a lower side of the base film at an area corresponding to the TFT. The reflection film is independently formed for each of the TFTs. Each of the reflection films is electrically floating. The reflection film has a reflectance of 70% or more at a lower side thereof. The use efficiency of the light from a backlight can be increased because of the existence of the reflection film.
US09857624B2
The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel includes an upper substrate configured with a color filter having a plurality of first color barriers, second color barriers, and third color barriers, a lower substrate configured with a thin film transistor array facing toward the upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, an upper polarizer disposed on the upper substrate having a second absorption axis, a lower polarizer disposed on the lower substrate having a first absorption axis that is orthogonal to the second absorption axis, and a regionalized polarizer having a plurality of first polarizing units, second polarizing units, and third polarizing units with polarization directions forming a first angle, a second angle, and a third angle with the polarization direction of the upper polarizer respectively.
US09857610B2
In an optical modulator 115 of an embodiment, an optical waveguide core 121 is configured from an n− type semiconductor region 134, a gate insulating film 136 on the n− type semiconductor region 134, and a p− type semiconductor region 137 on the gate insulating film 136. Further, a width W1 of the n− type semiconductor region 134 and a width W1 of the p− type semiconductor region 137 are equally formed and are layered without being shifted. Therefore, an optical modulator having stable optical characteristics can be provided.
US09857602B2
A 3D display apparatus and a 3D display method based on integral image using lens switching are provided. The display apparatus includes first and second display panels and a lens array. The first and second display panels synchronously display an element image and a blocking pattern respectively. The element image, the lens array and the blocking pattern are formed by periodically repeatedly arranged unit element image combinations, unit lens combinations and unit blocking pattern combinations respectively. In a frame, the unit element image combination, the unit lens combination and the unit blocking pattern combination respectively at least include two unit element images, two lenses and two unit blocking patterns. Light beams of the unit element images of the unit element image combination exit as light beams with at least two colors after passing the unit blocking pattern combination and then are mixed to be white light.
US09857601B2
A display device includes: a parallax adjustment unit arranged on a side of a surface of a display unit on which an image is displayed or on a reverse side of the surface, wherein unit areas extending in a first direction are arranged in columns in a second direction in the parallax adjustment unit; and a control unit detecting positions of a right eye and a left eye of a user based on an image of the user, determining a display of pixels of a right eye image and a left eye image to be displayed on the display unit depending on the detected positions of the right eye and the left eye, and determining an area that transmits light among the unit areas included in the parallax adjustment unit depending on the positions of the right eye and the left eye and the display of pixels.
US09857599B2
An illumination optical apparatus has an optical unit. The optical unit has a light splitter to split an incident beam into two beams; a first spatial light modulator which can be arranged in an optical path of a first beam; a second spatial light modulator which can be arranged in an optical path of a second beam; and a light combiner which combines a beam having passed via the first spatial light modulator, with a beam having passed via the second spatial light modulator; each of the first spatial light modulator and the second spatial light modulator has a plurality of optical elements arranged two-dimensionally and controlled individually.
US09857594B2
An optical device includes a light-shielding layer and a microlens array. The light-shielding layer includes a plurality of openings. The microlens array is divided into a plurality of microlenses corresponding to the respective plurality of openings. A refractive index of the microlens array is variable so that light is incident on the microlenses is focused on the respective plurality of openings. A portion where light is focused includes a central position of the corresponding opening.
US09857589B2
A gesture registration device, a gesture registration program and a gesture registration method that can rapidly and simply obtain and stock gesture data are provided. The gesture registration device of the present invention includes an external-shape detecting unit, an analyzing unit, and a recording unit. The external-shape detecting unit detects an external shape of an object having a predetermined form. The analyzing unit performs at least analysis of an external-shape feature part and analysis of the value for at least either the position or the direction of the external shape feature part, from the detected the external shape of the object. The recording unit records a result by the analysis unit as gesture data.
US09857588B2
A transmission type head mounted display allows a user to visually recognize a display screen as a virtual image, and includes a display control portion that displays a plurality of icons for calling respective applications on the display screen, and a display section that displays the plurality of icons, in which the display control portion displays the plurality of icons in retreating regions which avoid a view field securing region of the display screen.
US09857578B2
A laser scanning microscope for the acquisition of object images according to varied observation criteria. The microscope includes an illumination and detection unit, an illumination and a detection beam, a microscope objective, a scanning device with a scanning optical component and several scanners, with switching mirrors, each mirror with two switching positions, provided in the illumination and detection beams. Each switching position is assigned to one of several different, optically separate beam paths and each beam path defines a separate operating mode. A concave mirror for imaging a first scanner into at least one more scanner and vice versa is arranged in at least one of the beam paths.
US09857574B2
A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, includes: a first lens group having positive optical power; a second lens group having negative optical power; a third lens group having positive optical power; a fourth lens group having negative optical power; and a fifth lens group having positive optical power, wherein focusing is performed by moving the fourth lens group, and conditions (1) through (3) are satisfied: Σd/(fT×tan ωT)<3.5 (1) LT/fT<1.1 (2) 9.1
US09857573B2
A zoom lens is constituted by, in order from the object side: a positive first lens group; a negative second lens group; a positive third lens group; a positive fourth lens group; a negative fifth lens group, and a positive sixth lens group. The distances among adjacent lens groups change when changing magnification from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The first lens group is constituted by, in order from the object side, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens. The second lens group has a negative 2R lens group constituted by a cemented lens formed by cementing a negative lens and a positive lens, provided in this order from the object side, together, and a negative single lens. The fifth lens group is constituted by, in order from the object side, a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens.
US09857571B2
A thermoplastic sheet for the manufacture of a transparent motor vehicle or building glazing intended for the display of information, in particular of a laminated glazing, the sheet including a compound exhibiting an absorption band in the ultraviolet region and of which the diffuse reflection spectrum as a function of the energy of the incident radiation is characterized by a V value on the reflection curve, determined by the point of intersection between the tangent (1) at the inflection point of said curve and its asymptote (2) at the higher energies, of between 3.06 and 3.65 eV.
US09857566B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US09857565B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US09857563B2
An optical image system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric.
US09857560B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09857558B1
Present embodiments provide for an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and enlarge field angle while the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.
US09857555B2
Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a housing supporting a driving magnet and having an opening, a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a coil located inside the driving magnet, the bobbin being moved in a first direction parallel to an optical axis within the housing via electromagnetic interaction between the driving magnet and the coil, and a damper located between the housing and the bobbin.
US09857554B2
Clips are provided to secure optic element systems to a printed circuit board. Associated mounting systems may, for example, eliminate direct adhesion of an optic element to an associated illumination source (e.g., LED). Thereby, thermal management of the system may be improved, adding flexibility in, for example, mounting height and tilt of an optic element. Thus, manufacturing cost, associated with mounting optic elements to L.E.D. arrays, may be reduced. Associated mounting systems may enable a direct electrical connection from a printed circuit to, for example, optical path control elements embedded within an optic element using, for example, various electro-optical control technologies.
US09857553B2
A lens unit may include a plurality of lenses; and a lens barrel made of resin and comprising a tube part. A first press-fitted lens of the plurality of lenses may include a first press-fitted portion that is press-fitted to the tube part. An outer peripheral face of the tube part may include a thread groove. The tube part may include a circular groove which is recessed from an image side end face of the tube toward an object side, the circular groove being formed between an inner peripheral face and the outer peripheral face of the tube part. The first press-fitted portion may be provided on an image side end of the first press-fitted lens. An object side end of the circular groove may be disposed on an object side of the first press-fitted portion.
US09857552B2
The lens tube includes a cylindrical barrel, a holder, a cap, and a stress applying portion. The barrel houses at least one first lens. The holder houses an imaging element and is fixed to a substrate. The holder is configured to allow one end of the barrel in an axial direction to be screwed into the holder such that an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the imaging element are aligned with each other. The cap is mountable to the barrel by allowing the other end of the barrel in the axial direction to be screwed into the cap. The stress applying portion is located between the holder and the cap when the barrel is screwed into the holder and the cap, and applies a stress in a direction in which the cap is separated from the holder. The first lens is held and fixed between a first stopper formed on the cap and a second stopper formed in the barrel when the cap is mounted to the barrel.
US09857550B2
Different rotational interfaces between individual optical components and their mounts are compared based on a sensitivity of optical system performance to misalignment of the optical component to an alignment axis of the optical mount within a clearance space. The rotational interfaces at which the sensitivity of the optical system performance to the misalignment of the optical component approaches a minimum are incorporated into the optical design.
US09857549B1
Disclosed is a rotational actuator for an optical device, which includes a rotary shaft capable of freely rotating at a fixed position; a first shape-memory alloy wire fixed in a first direction to give a rotation moment to the rotary shaft, the first shape-memory alloy wire making length contraction with respect to the rotary shaft when an electric current is applied thereto; a second shape-memory alloy wire fixed in a second direction opposite to the first direction to give a rotation moment with respect to the rotary shaft, the second shape-memory alloy wire making length contraction with respect to the rotary shaft when an electric current is applied thereto; and a control unit configured to supply an electric current to the first shape-memory alloy wire when rotating the rotary shaft in the first direction and supply an electric current to the second shape-memory alloy wire when rotating the rotary shaft in the second direction.
US09857544B2
A low-cost and mass producible carrier part for precise mounting of optical components such as an optical fiber and optical die and associated fabrication process.
US09857542B2
A compact bidirectional optical transceiver module is provided that has a bidirectional optical subassembly (BOSA) that includes a stamped metal optic that folds the optical pathway, alignment features that enable the optoelectronic components of the electrical subassembly (ESA) to be precisely aligned with the BOSA in all dimensions, and features that reduce the capacitance of the driver circuitry to improve signal integrity and widen the eye opening.
US09857534B2
An optical waveguide device includes: a mode splitter including a main waveguide in which lights can be propagated in at least two propagation modes with different propagation orders and a subsidiary waveguide which includes a coupling section disposed in parallel with the main waveguide at a certain distance away from the main waveguide so as to constitute a directional coupler and is capable of splitting at least one propagation mode out of the two or more propagation modes from the main waveguide. Also, ncore/ncladding which is a refractive index ratio between a core and a cladding which constitute the main waveguide and the subsidiary waveguide is in a range of 101% to 250%.
US09857532B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a passivation layer and an optical element. The substrate includes a surface and a sidewall. The passivation layer is disposed on the surface of the substrate. The optical element is disposed in the substrate and exposed from the sidewall of the substrate. The sidewall of the substrate is inclined towards the surface of the substrate at an angle of approximately 87 degrees to approximately 89 degrees.
US09857528B2
A backlight module, a plastic frame and a reflection sheet of the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module includes a plastic frame and a reflection sheet disposed at a bottom side of the plastic frame. Wherein, the reflection sheet includes a first folding structure; a second folding structure is formed at a bottom portion of the plastic frame; the first folding structure and the second folding structure are complementary and are correspondingly adhered and connected for fixing the reflection sheet at the bottom side of the plastic frame. Accordingly, under a condition without increasing a width of the plastic frame, connection reliability between the plastic frame and the reflection sheet is ensured.
US09857527B2
A light guiding device can include a light entering face, a light exiting face and an extension face. The light exiting face intersects the light entering face at a first intersecting line. The extension face connects the light entering face and the light exiting face. The extension face and the light entering face collectively define an included angle facing the light exiting face, and the included angle is an obtuse angle. A display device with the light guiding device and a method for manufacturing the light guiding device are also provided.
US09857525B2
A double-sided display may include a first panel module and a second panel module, a light-guiding plate, a first light source, and a brightness enhancement film. A light-guiding plate has a second light output surface, and a plurality of reflecting units are formed at the second light output surface. Also, a plurality of light converging units are protruding from a surface of the brightness enhancement film. By controlling the width between two adjacent light converging units of the brightness enhancement file to be greater than the width of each of the reflection units, the display quality of the second panel module is enhanced. Thus, the goal of high brightness and high quality on both sides of the display can be achieved.
US09857521B2
A display may have an array of pixels that display images for a user. The backlight unit may have a light-guide layer. An array of light-emitting diodes may emit light into an edge of the light-guide layer. The light guide layer may overlap a backlight reflector. The backlight reflector may include a backlight reflector panel formed from a stack of dielectric layers on a rectangular substrate. The backlight reflector may also include a strip of backlight reflector tape having an edge that is overlapped by an edge portion of the backlight reflector panel. Color compensating features such as printed colored ink patterns may be formed on the backlight reflector to adjust the color of backlight illumination in portions of the backlight unit adjacent to the light-emitting diodes.
US09857518B2
Direct-lit backlights and associated methods and components are disclosed in which a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light is shaped to form at least one concave structure facing a back reflector of the backlight. This provides at least one recycling cavity therebetween, the at least one recycling cavity substantially filling the output area of the backlight. At least one light source is disposed behind the output area to inject light into each cavity, and can be positioned in the recycling cavity or behind an aperture in the back reflector. The cavities are preferably shallow and wide, having a width-to-depth ratio of at least 5 or 10, and can provide uniform brightness and color at the output area with sparsely distributed light sources and in a thin profile backlight.
US09857517B2
The present invention provides a light guide plate, a backlight module, and a display device. The light guide plate contains a platform of uniform thickness along an edge of the light guide plate for installing a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The platform contains a plurality of through openings for installing light emitting diodes (LEDs). The backlight module contains LEDs, a FPC, and the light guide plate. The FPC is configured on the platform. The LEDs are configured inside the openings. The display device contains the backlight module. The present invention enhances the reliable connection between the FPC and light guide plate, reduces the probability of coupling failure, and lower the manufacturing difficulty and cost.
US09857513B2
A light device includes a controller, a light-guiding tube, two holders, and two cables. Each of the two holders defines therein a receiving space, in which an LED unit is provided to serve as a light source. The two holders are detachably mounted over two ends of the light-guiding tube, respectively, such that the LED unit located in each holder faces one end of the light-guiding tube, so that light rays emitting from each LED unit may enter the light-guiding tube. Each of the two cables is provided between one of the two holders and the controller for detachably connecting the LED unit located in the holder with the controller. When an LED unit fails, the corresponding holder with the failed LED unit therein can be removed from the light-guiding tube and the associated cable to be replaced with a new one, thus facilitating repair and saving the cost.
US09857510B2
A display device includes a window panel including a display area and a non-display area including a first non-display area and a second non-display area and a display panel including a pixel area generating an image to be displayed in the display area and a non-pixel area surrounding the pixel area. The window panel includes a window glass, decoration printed layers disposed on the window glass in the first and second non-display areas, and a light-blocking printed layer disposed on the window glass and the decoration printed layers to cover the decoration printed layers in the first non-display area and having a black color. A boundary line corresponding to a boundary between the display area and the non-display area is an inner surface of the light-blocking printed layer and the display area corresponds to the pixel area at the boundary line.
US09857509B2
A technique relates to a microwave device. A microwave system is configured to output a microwave readout signal, where the microwave system has an input and an output. An output microwave transmission line is connected to the output of the microwave system. A distributed Bragg reflector, integrated into a transmission line geometry, is configured as a low-loss infrared filter that blocks infrared radiation while allowing transmission of the microwave readout signal. The low-loss infrared filter is connected to the output microwave transmission line.
US09857508B2
A color filter pattern including a plurality of color filters arranged in a pattern and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. By performing at least one two-stage exposure process to a color filter layer, the plurality of color filters are formed with a sharp profile.
US09857502B2
Provided is a method of fabricating a thick film of a large area substrate. The method of fabricating comprises applying a first rein on a base substrate to form a rein partition, and applying a second resin on an inner area formed by the resin partition.According to the present invention, by forming a first partition formed with resin when a film of a large area is coated and then by coating the film, uniformity and reliability of the coating can be improved.
US09857494B2
A system for locating an underground utility that emits an electromagnetic signal comprises first and second receivers. The first receiver has electronics that respond to a spatial position of the first receiver with respect to the electromagnetic signal and therefore the utility. The second receiver is adapted for communication with the first receiver. The first receiver is configured for disposition within an underground excavation proximate to the utility.
US09857492B2
Method and marine acoustic source array for generating an acoustic wave in a body of water. The marine acoustic source array includes at least one sub-array. The at least one sub-array includes a float from which plural source points are attached. The source points may be provided on a curved line, straight line, or other desired shape so that a variable-depth source is obtained with a single float. The source points may be divided into groups and the groups may be provided on the curved line, straight line or other desired shape.
US09857491B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to a marine seismic acquisition system. The marine seismic acquisition system may include a first vessel towing a first source array and a first plurality of streamers. The first vessel is configured to travel along a first coil path. The marine seismic acquisition system may include a second vessel towing a second source array and a second plurality of streamers. The second vessel is configured to travel along a second coil path. The marine seismic acquisition system may include a third vessel towing a third source array and a third plurality of streamers. The third vessel is configured to travel along a third coil path. The marine seismic acquisition system may also include a fourth vessel towing a fourth source array and a fourth plurality of streamers. The fourth vessel is configured to travel along a fourth coil path.
US09857484B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a neutron spectrometry system, comprising a plurality of semiconductor detector portions arranged in close proximity, wherein the detector portions are arranged in at least two non-parallel axes, wherein each detector portion is arranged to output a detection signal indicative of energy deposited in the detector portion by ionising particles induced in the device by incident neutrons, and a control unit arranged to receive the plurality of detection signals, and to allocate detection signals to one or more of a plurality of channels based on a number of substantially coincident detection signals for determining a spectrum of incident neutrons based thereon.
US09857483B2
A radiation detector 1 includes a Peltier device (electronic cooling unit) for cooling a radiation detecting element, and the heat releasing part of the Peltier device is in thermal contact with a cold finger (thermally conductive part). The cold finger is made of a material with higher thermal conductivity than that of the base, and penetrates the base. The heat from the radiation detecting element is conducted from the heat releasing part of the Peltier device to the cold finger, and is dissipated to the outside of the radiation detector through the cold finger. As such, heat is efficiently dissipated from the radiation detecting element.
US09857480B1
A method and apparatus for measuring the concentrations of radioxenon isotopes in a gaseous sample wherein the sample cell is surrounded by N sub-detectors that are sensitive to both electrons and to photons from radioxenon decays. Signal processing electronics are provided that can detect events within the sub-detectors, measure their energies, determine whether they arise from electrons or photons, and detect coincidences between events within the same or different sub-detectors. The energies of detected two or three event coincidences are recorded as points in associated two or three-dimensional histograms. Counts within regions of interest in the histograms are then used to compute estimates of the radioxenon isotope concentrations. The method achieves lower backgrounds and lower minimum detectable concentrations by using smaller detector crystals, eliminating interference between double and triple coincidence decay branches, and segregating double coincidences within the same sub-detector from those occurring between different sub-detectors.
US09857477B2
A method of generating a correlation function for a CBOC(6,1,1/11) signal according to the present invention includes generating a delayed signal delayed based on a phase delay, with respect to a signal pulse train of a CBOC(6,1,1/11)-modulated received signal, generating first to twelfth partial correlation functions by performing an autocorrelation operation of the received signal and the delayed signal with respect to a total time, generating a basic intermediate correlation function by performing an elimination operation on sixth and seventh partial correlation functions, acquiring first to fifth and eighth to twelfth additional intermediate correlation functions by performing an elimination operation on each of partial correlation functions, excluding the sixth and seventh partial correlation functions from the first to twelfth partial correlation functions, and a basic intermediate correlation function, and acquiring the main correlation function by simply summing the basic intermediate correlation function and the first to fifth and eighth to twelfth additional intermediate correlation functions.
US09857473B2
Disclosed is a lidar sensor system, including: a transmission unit including one DV lens which emits laser light to a front area of a vehicle, and two SV lenses which emit laser light to left and right side areas of the vehicle; and a reception unit including one DV reception lens which receives light reflected from the front area of the vehicle, and two SV reception lenses which receive light reflected from the left and right side areas of the vehicle.
US09857471B2
The present invention discloses a method and image pick-up system for obtaining clear images through the rain, snow or fog. The method includes a DSP processing module controls a laser pulse generating module output laser pulse signals with a default pulse width, and shut the laser pulse generating module down when a first default time arrives; when the laser pulse signals is being output, the DSP processing module controls an electronic shutter of an image pick-up device open after delaying for a second default time, and close the electronic shutter when a third default time arrives; wherein, the third default time is a lasting period of the default pulse width of the laser pulse signals; then, an FPGA module processes the images captured by the image pick-up device, and outputs clearer images, or makes the capturing distance farther but obtains clear images.
US09857455B2
A computer-implemented method is provided for filtering clutter from a radar signal received by an antenna. The method includes determining a transient clutter voltage at first and second times separated by a time interval, determining a clutter correlation for the time interval, and dividing a received signal correlation by the clutter correlation. In alternate embodiments, the clutter correlation can be combined with a noise correlation and the sum divided by the signal correlation.
US09857454B1
A range-gated Doppler radar configured to mitigate the effects of pulsed interference. A Doppler filter is constructed using a vector of weights, the vector of weights being calculated as the matrix product of (i) the inverse of an reduced overall covariance matrix and (ii) a reduced progressive phasor vector. The reduced overall covariance matrix is formed by deleting from an overall covariance matrix rows and columns corresponding to pulses corrupted by pulsed interference. The reduced progressive phasor vector is formed by deleting from a progressive phasor vector elements corresponding to pulses corrupted by pulsed interference. The elements of the progressive phasor vector have constant modulus and the phase of the elements changes linearly within the vector. The overall covariance matrix is a weighted sum of an identity matrix and several specific covariance matrices, that may represent distributed clutter with positive velocity, distributed clutter with negative velocity, and ground clutter.
US09857440B2
A stable assembly of a metal detector is disclosed which can ensure a tension free physical connection between a former and a case of the metal detector. The metal detector includes a case with at least four closed sides and two openings, a non-conductive former having a pass-through aperture, and electromagnetic coils arranged on the former to produce an electromagnetic field within the former which is disturbed by a metallic body passing through the aperture. The former formed into a single piece and having a width equal to the inner width of the case, is inserted into the case from the front side of the case. The space between the former and the case is filled with a potting medium. The physical connection between the former and the case includes a protruding-recess which is strengthened by an adhesive.
US09857439B2
A sensor arrangement is provided. The sensor arrangement may include at least one sensor element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and configured for sensing a magnetic field; and an electrically conductive line, wherein a first portion of the electrically conductive line may be arranged on the first side of the at least one sensor element and a second portion of the electrically conductive line may be arranged on the second side of the at least one sensor element in such a way that if a current is flowing through the electrically conductive line, the current has a first direction in the first portion and a second direction opposite the first direction in the second portion, such that a first magnetic field formed by the current in the first portion and a second magnetic field formed by the current in the second portion may at least partly add constructively at a sensing portion of the at least one sensor element.
US09857438B2
Magnetoresistive devices can include a first and second sensor. Each of the first and second sensors can be configured to sense a first magnetic field component and a second magnetic field component. The first and second magnetic field components may be orthogonal to each other. Signals generated by the first and/or the second sensors can be used to determine local or global differentials of the magnetic field components. The first and/or the second sensors can each include four magnetoresistive sensors that can be connected in a Wheatstone bridge configuration. Further, the magnetoresistive devices can include magnets having a cavity formed therein, where the dimensions of the cavity are configured to reduce magnetic field conditions of a magnetic field in proximity to and/or within the cavity.
US09857436B2
The magnetometers possess detector part with a magnetic wire sensitive to magnetic field consisting of a domain structure of the surface domain with circular spin alignment and core domain with longitudinal spin alignment and micro coil surrounding its magnetic wire to pick up the change of longitudinal magnetizing caused by spin rotation in surface domain with circular spin alignment called as GSR effect excited by pulse with frequency of 0.5 GHz to 4 GHz. Peak coil voltage is detected by a circuit characterized with pulse generator, GSR element, Buffer circuit, sample holding circuit, amplifier circuit and means to invert it to external magnetic field. The induced coil voltage caused by parasitic coil capacitance and wiring loop is vanished by combination coil of right and left turn coil. The magnetometers can provide lower noise, wide measuring range with a small size detector part and is applied to smartphones, wearable computer and so on.
US09857434B2
The present invention provides a push-pull bridge-type magnetic sensor for high-intensity magnetic fields. The sensor comprises two substrates, magnetoresistive sensing elements, push arm attenuators, and pull arm attenuators. Magnetization directions of pinning layers of the magnetoresistive sensing elements located on a same substrate are parallel, and magnetization directions of pinning layers of the magnetoresistive sensing elements on different substrates are anti-parallel, wherein the magnetoresistive sensing elements on one substrate are electrically connected to one another to form push arms of a push-pull bridge, and the magnetoresistive sensing elements on the other substrate are electrically connected to one another to form pull arms of the push-pull bridge. The magnetoresistive sensing elements in the push arms and the pull arms are arranged in columns above or below the push arm attenuators and the pull arm attenuators. The sensor can be implemented in quasi-bridge, half-bridge, or full-bridge structures, and it has the following advantages: low power consumption, small offset, good linearity, wide operation range, the capability to operate in high-intensity magnetic fields, and twice the maximum sensitivity of a single-chip referenced bridge magnetic sensor.
US09857432B2
The present invention appropriately detects line-breakages in a signal line related to a battery connected to a discharge circuit for discharging. Namely, an initialization operation produces a state in which a capacitor (C1) is charged with the difference between the voltage of a signal line (Vn) and a self-threshold voltage (Vx), and a capacitor (C2) is charged with the difference between the voltage of a signal line (Vn−1) and a self-threshold voltage (Vx), in a comparison circuit (26). In a comparison operation, a voltage adjusting section (ILn+1) produces a state in which line-breakage detection current is drawn out from a signal line (Ln), a signal line (Lc) is connected to the capacitors (C1, C2) and a voltage (DVn) is input to the capacitors (C1, C2). When an output OUT=L level, it is detected that there is no line-breakage, and when the output OUT=H level, it is detected that there is a line-breakage.
US09857431B2
A system and method are disclosed for diagnosing an open circuit of a cell voltage sensing board. The board includes, for each cell, a line balancing resistor, a line sense resistor, and a gate. Each gate connects and disconnects a given line balancing resistor to and from a corresponding cell. A cell voltage is measured for a selected battery cell, and a controller determines if the selected battery cell is an uppermost or lowermost cell in the battery stack. A line sense resistance value is calculated for the selected battery cell using a first set of equations when the selected battery cell is the uppermost cell, a second set of equations when the selected battery cell is the lowermost cell, and a third set of equations when the selected battery cell is neither. A control action is executed when the calculated line sense resistance exceeds a calibrated resistance threshold.
US09857426B2
Test-used printed circuit board having in-series circuit involved with join test action group signal
A test-used PCB having an in-series circuit involved with a join test action group (JTAG) signal is provided. A first JTAG connection interface and a second JTAG connection interface are configured on test circuit boards. Test circuit boards can be seriously connected with each other through the first JTAG connection interface and the second JTAG connection interface. Therefore, the efficiency of providing series test circuit boards, reducing TAP controller and JTAG port may be achieved.
US09857418B2
The invention relates to a tester apparatus of the kind including a portable supporting structure for removably holding and testing a substrate carrying a microelectronic circuit. An interface on the stationary structure is connected to the first interface when the portable structure is held by the stationary structure and is disconnected from the first interface when the portable supporting structure is removed from the stationary structure. An electrical tester is connected through the interfaces so that signals may be transmitted between the electrical tester and the microelectronic circuit to test the microelectronic circuit.
US09857414B1
The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The monitoring system may be distributed across multiple monitoring units and other computing devices. Output devices may be used to output a summary of the power consumption or other operation of monitored electrical appliances.
US09857412B2
An electronic device and a method for determining a shield state in an electronic device are provided. The method includes at a detecting pad, detecting an electrical signal corresponding to a contact state of a shielding that contacts a ground or the detecting pad, and determining a shield state by the shielding based on the detected electrical signal.
US09857410B1
A harmonic load pull system uses a number of synchronized signal sources to inject harmonic power into the output of a power transistor. The mismatch between the signal sources and the transistor internal impedance is reduced by using multi-harmonic tuners, which pre-match the impedance of the signal sources to the internal impedance of the transistor at each harmonic frequency independently. Actual tuning is electronic by changing the amplitude and phase of the injected signals. The transmitted and reflected waves are measured and optimized through bi-directional couplers connected between the transistor and the tuner and a wideband harmonic receiver.
US09857408B2
An insulation monitoring device that carries out insulation monitoring of a power system or load apparatus using, for example, an Igr method includes a table in which a monitoring setting value Irref greater than a resistance component error current flowing in accordance with the sum of the electrical capacitance of a capacitor configuring a noise filter on the input side of the load apparatus and the ground insulation capacitance of the power system is set in advance in accordance with an operating schedule of the load apparatus, a monitoring setting value computing unit that outputs the monitoring setting value Irref read from the table in accordance with a current time according to a clock, and an insulation evaluation unit that detects an insulation failure caused by a decrease in ground insulation resistance when a resistance component current extracted by an Igr extraction unit exceeds the monitoring setting value Irref.
US09857393B2
A testing device utilized in a testing apparatus includes a top guiding board having top penetrating openings, a bottom guiding board disposed at one side of the top guiding board and having bottom penetrating openings, and elastic contact structures disposed between the top guiding board and the bottom guiding board. A testing device offset (represented by d2) exists between the top guiding board and the bottom guiding board. Each elastic contact structure has a tip section, a body section, and a tail section in sequence. The elastic contact structures pass through the top penetrating openings and the bottom penetrating openings respectively. Each elastic contact structure has an elastic contact structure offset between the tip section and the tail section. Each elastic contact structure has a target elastic contact structure offset (represented by d1), in which d1 and d2 satisfy the following equation: d2=d1±50˜200 μm.
US09857387B2
The invention provides a method of detecting abnormal entry of gastrointestinal contents into the respiratory tract of a patient. The method comprises orally administering to a subject formulation comprising a detectable label that is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract but can be absorbed from the respiratory tract. The extent of the gastrointestinal contents entering the respiratory tract can be estimated by measuring the level of the detectable label in a body fluid, e.g., blood or urine.
US09857381B2
The present invention relates to a reliable method of prediction of sepsis in humans after a trauma, wherein the level of pancreatic stone protein/regenerating protein (PSP/reg) is determined in serum, and a high level is indicative of the development of sepsis at early stages of the disease. Furthermore a method of determination of PSP/reg levels in serum is described.
US09857370B2
The present invention, in part, relates to methods and apparatuses for on-chip amplification and/or detection of various targets, including biological targets and any amplifiable targets. In some examples, the microculture apparatus includes a single-use, normally-closed fluidic valve that is initially maintained in the closed position by a valve element bonded to an adhesive coating. The valve is opened using a magnetic force. The valve element includes a magnetic material or metal. Such apparatuses and methods are useful for in-field or real-time detection of targets, especially in limited resource settings.
US09857363B2
Disclosed herein are a membrane sensor capable of changing a reaction condition by a single sample injection and a method for measuring a reaction using the same, and more specifically, a membrane sensor designed so that a bio reaction having two or more reaction conditions is sequentially generated by a single sample injection, by forming an asymmetric membrane between a reactant storing part and a reaction membrane.
US09857348B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for simultaneous online assay of nitrites and nitrates in water samples with improved sensitivity and accuracy, enhanced capacity of anti-interference against salinity, reduced assay costs, and simplified operation.
US09857345B2
A method for measuring, from a thermal device, temperature, molecular number density, and/or pressure of a gaseous compound as function of distance, the gaseous compound absorbing at least some light. The method comprises generating, for a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band, a pulse sequence comprising a light pulse or light pulses, guiding the pulse sequence into the thermal device, and measuring, as function of time, the intensity of the scattered light at the first wavelength band and at the second wavelength band. The method further comprises determining information indicative of the differential absorption between the two wavelengths bands using measured intensities and determining the temperature, the molecular number density, and/or the pressure of the gaseous compound using the information indicative of the differential absorption between the two wavelengths bands. A thermal system arranged to carry out the method.
US09857337B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for assessment of a sealed package. Light is emitted from a narrow-band laser source towards said package from outside of said package. An absorption signal of said light scattered in said package is measured, wherein said absorption is caused by said at least one gas when said light is scattered and travels in said sealed package. Measuring is made outside of said package, whereby said assessment is non-intrusive with regard to said package. It is determined if a deviation exists from a predetermined, expected gas composition and/or concentration of said at least one gas within said sealed package based on said measured absorption signal. Thus sealing of said package for said gas is detected.
US09857334B2
A method of separating ions comprises causing ions to separate according to their ion mobility or differential ion mobility by virtue of their interactions with a buffer gas within an ion mobility or differential ion mobility separation device. The buffer gas comprises one or more organic, organosilicon or silicon-based compounds.
US09857333B2
Individual biological micro-objects can be deterministically selected and moved into holding pens in a micro-fluidic device. A flow of a first liquid medium can be provided to the pens. Physical pens can be structured to impede a direct flow of the first medium into a second medium in the pens while allowing diffusive mixing of the first medium and the second medium. Virtual pens can allow a common flow of medium to multiple ones of the pens.
US09857332B2
A liquid droplet manipulation system has a substrate with at least one electrode array and a central control unit for controlling selection of individual electrodes of the electrode array and for providing the electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets by electrowetting. A working film is placed on top of the electrodes for manipulating samples in liquid droplets with the electrode array. At least one selected individual electrode of the electrode array is configured to be penetrated by light of an optical detection system for the optical inspection or analysis of samples in liquid droplets that are located on the working film. Also disclosed is working film that is to be placed on the electrode array and a cartridge that includes such a working film for manipulating samples in liquid droplets.
US09857327B2
An electrochemical sensor, used with a measuring medium, has a sensor head (1), a sensor chip (6, 606) with a sensitive region (632), a sensor body (2) with an end piece (3, 503), a sealing means (10, 510, 610) and a pressing element (18, 618). The sensor body is connected to the sensor head. The end piece is hollow with a closed end region and a measuring opening (4, 504) that allows the measuring medium to contact the sensitive region, which is inside the end piece during operation. The sealing means surrounds the measuring opening, other than the sensitive region, and seals the inside of the end piece from the measuring medium during operation. The pressing element biases the sensor chip against the sealing means and the edge of the measuring opening. The end piece has an integral, gap-free design in the region that contacts the measuring medium during operation.
US09857325B2
A device for signal processing. The device includes a signal generator, a signal detector, and a processor. The signal generator generates an original waveform. The signal detector detects an affected waveform. The processor is coupled to the signal detector. The processor receives the affected waveform from the signal detector. The processor also compares at least one portion of the affected waveform with the original waveform. The processor also determines a difference between the affected waveform and the original waveform. The processor also determines a value corresponding to a unique portion of the determined difference between the original and affected waveforms. The processor also outputs the determined value.
US09857324B2
The presence of oxygen or red blood cells in a sample applied to an electrochemical test strip that makes use of a reduced mediator is corrected for by an additive correction factor that is determined as a function of the temperature of the sample and a measurement that reflects the oxygen carrying capacity of the sample. The measured oxygen carrying capacity can also be used to determine hematocrit and to distinguish between blood samples and control solutions applied to a test strip.
US09857300B2
Apparatus for measuring light scattering of a sample comprising a light beam source, means for collimating the beam and making it impinge on the sample in a perpendicular direction, at least one light sensor, and at least one spatial filter between the sample and the optical sensor, provided with two apertures, means for measuring the total power reaching the sensor and means for measuring the power of beams with a low k vector after the beam traverses the filter. The invention provides thus a simplified, portable and compact device for measuring different parameters like haze, turbidity, etc. can be built, for any sample and without the need of changing detectors.
US09857295B2
A comparative discrimination spectral detection (CDSD) system for the identification of chemicals with overlapping spectral signatures, including: a radiation source for delivering radiation to a sample; a radiation collector for collecting radiation from the sample; a plurality of beam splitters for splitting the radiation collected from the sample into a plurality of radiation beams; a plurality of low-resolution optical filters for filtering the plurality of radiation beams; a plurality of radiation detectors for detecting the plurality filtered radiation beams; and a processor for: receiving a set of reference spectra related to a set of target chemicals and generating a set of base vectors for the set of target chemicals from the set of reference spectra, wherein the set of base vectors define a geometrical shape in a configuration space; receiving a set of filtered test spectra from the plurality of radiation detectors and generating a set of test vectors in the configuration space from the set of filtered test spectra; assessing a geometrical relationship of the set of test vectors and the geometrical shape defined by the set of base vectors in the configuration space; and based on the assessed geometrical relationship, establishing a probability that a given test spectrum or spectra matches a given reference spectrum or spectra.
US09857286B2
A particle fractionating apparatus is described that can sort droplets containing particles in a first mode of operation, and distribute droplets that do not contain particles to a plurality of locations in a second mode of operation. The modes of operation are selectable by a user. Droplets may be emitted from a microchip of the particle fractionating apparatus.
US09857274B2
A sensor module comprises a housing in which a first displacement sensor and a first pressure sensor are arranged. The sensor module can have a second displacement sensor and a second pressure sensor. The module is being provided to monitor a coupling of a motor vehicle, for example a dual coupling of a lorry.
US09857271B2
Systems, methods and devices for evaluating a condition of a downhole component of a drillstring. Methods include estimating a value of a tool parameter of the component at at least one selected position on the drillstring; and using the estimated value to evaluate the condition of the downhole component. The estimating is done using a trained artificial neural network that receives information from at least one sensor that is positionally offset from the selected position. The method may further include creating a record representing information from estimated values of the tool parameter at the at least one selected position over time. The at least one selected position may include a plurality of positions, such as positions at intervals along the component, including substantially continuously along the component.
US09857269B2
A testing device (100) for an EUV optical system (200) includes a generating device (10) configured to generate wavelength variable test spectra for the EUV optical system (200) and a sensor unit configured to detect the test spectra generated by the EUV optical system (200).
US09857263B2
A method for a vehicle, comprising: following a vehicle-off event, waking a powertrain control module based on a comparison of an ambient temperature and a bulk fuel temperature; and then initiating an evaporative emissions system leak test. In this way, the evaporative emission leak test may be initiated without waking the powertrain control module arbitrarily. By waking the powertrain control module and initiating the test based on ambient and bulk fuel temperatures the execution rate of the leak test can be increased.
US09857255B2
A trailer for a vehicle with a high voltage traction-battery. The trailer may be a self-propelled trailer to substantially match vehicle dynamics and minimize impact on the vehicle. Alternatively, the trailer may push the vehicle to simulate hill descent, or drag on the vehicle to simulate hill ascent. The trailer may provide power for the vehicle. The trailer may provide current to a vehicle electric machine. The trailer may also provide current to recharge a vehicle traction-battery. The trailer may also recharge its own traction-battery.
US09857246B2
In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a sensing membrane including a plurality of conductive fillers included in a matrix. The apparatus can include a plurality of electrical leads coupled to an outer portion of the sensing membrane where the conductive fillers have a volumetric percentage of less than 25% of the volume of the sensing membrane.
US09857245B2
A robotic sensing and touch apparatus detects gradual deformations in a resilient surface, in contrast to conventional rigid member displacement. Hall effect sensors coupled to rare-earth magnets in a deformable base allow sensing of surface curvature and compression against grasped objects. The deformable base, such as a silicone mold or other resilient encapsulation, fixes a magnetic source and an opposed Hall effect sensor. Calibration of a received magnetic field is defined by a sensor element voltage in an “at rest” (undeformed) state, and at successive degrees of deformation resulting from compression of the deformable base that draws the magnet in different orientations relative to the Hall effect sensor. An array of magnet and sensor element pairs allows relative sensing over an area for detecting curvature of a translated or articulated member, or engagement with a curved surface.
US09857243B2
An array of resonant sensors self-corrects measured values for the effects of environmental conditions, such as operating temperature, pressure or humidity. The resonant sensors have varied frequency responses to N environmental parameters and M chemical parameters. Each of the sensors has a different, non-zero frequency response to at least two of the parameters. The device also comprises at least one detector for detecting frequency responses of the resonant sensors. Individual parameter values are determined for each of the N environmental parameters and M chemical parameters according to the detected frequency responses and a system of equations using calibration terms that relate the frequency responses to the individual parameter values.
US09857237B2
A wine thermometer for adhering to a wine bottle indicates the temperature of a particular wine product in that bottle. The thermometer comprises an adhesive backed flexible plastic substrate having three to five predetermined color sections mounted on the flexible substrate with a first color section indicating when a preferred serving temperature for the particular wine product inside has been reached, a second color section indicating when the temperature for the particular wine product inside is higher than preferred and a third color section indicating when the temperature for the particular wine product inside is lower than preferred.
US09857236B2
Co-topo-polymeric indicator compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Indicator compositions of the invention include a polymer and undergo a color change, which may be reversible or irreversible, in response to an applied stimulus, e.g., temperature. Aspects of methods of producing the compositions include setting a fluid co-topo-polymeric precursor composition into a solid product and then subjecting the solid product (either immediately or after a delay period) to polymerizing conditions to produce the desired indicator composition. Also provided are indicator devices that include the indicator compositions of the invention. The compositions of the invention find use in a variety of different applications.
US09857235B2
Techniques for real-time modeling temperature distributions based on streaming sensor data are provided. In one aspect, a method for creating a three-dimensional temperature distribution model for a room having a floor and a ceiling is provided. The method includes the following steps. A ceiling temperature distribution in the room is determined. A floor temperature distribution in the room is determined. An interpolation between the ceiling temperature distribution and the floor temperature distribution is used to obtain the three-dimensional temperature distribution model for the room.
US09857233B2
Embodiments of an environmental monitoring system that mitigates complexities in installation and maintenance while complying with strict regulations on operations of the system. The environmental monitoring system may communicate wirelessly between components such as sensor units and display devices, enabling these components to be separately and easily installed in an environment without needing to install wires in the environment to connect them. In addition, in embodiments at least some of the components (e.g., sensor units and display devices) of the environmental monitoring system may be adapted to wirelessly and reliably communicate using specific wireless communication protocols, described in detail herein, that exchange few communications between the components and thereby decrease power consumption of these components. Further, in some embodiments, a display device may include hardware and/or execute software that drive and/or update a display only when a condition is met.
US09857232B2
In a device (1) for non-contact temperature measurement, it is proposed that an angle measuring device (5) is designed such that an emission angle (6) of the IR radiation detected with a detector (2) for temperature measurement can be measured on the measuring region (9) of a measuring object (3) emitting the IR radiation.
US09857224B2
An optical locking system comprises a light emitter, an optical wavelength identifying system, and a locking unit. The optical wavelength identifying system comprises an optical wavelength detecting device, a memory, a modulator, a comparison module, and an instruction module. The optical wavelength detecting device comprises a polarizer, a detecting element, a measuring device, and a data processor. The detecting element configured to form a temperature difference or a potential difference between two points of the detecting element when exposed to the polarized light, wherein the detecting element comprises a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented along the same direction, and angles between a polarizing direction of the polarized light and an oriented direction of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is adjustable.
US09857222B2
A spectral camera for producing a spectral output is disclosed. The spectral camera has an objective lens for producing an image, a mosaic of filters for passing different bands of the optical spectrum, and a sensor array arranged to detect pixels of the image at the different bands passed by the filters, wherein for each of the pixels, the sensor array has a cluster of sensor elements for detecting the different bands, and the mosaic has a corresponding cluster of filters of different bands, integrated on the sensor element so that the image can be detected simultaneously at the different bands. Further, the filters are first order Fabry-Perot filters, which can give any desired passband to give high spectral definition. Cross talk can be reduced since there is no longer a parasitic cavity.
US09857213B2
A liquid-level detection device for detecting a level of a liquid surface of liquid stored in a container, includes a rotatable body that rotates in accordance with the liquid surface, a fixation body having a main body part fixed to the container and a supporting part projecting from the main body part in an axial direction along a rotation axis of the rotatable body to rotatably support the rotatable body, a pair of magnet parts held by the rotatable body at arrangement positions with the rotation axis therebetween to generate a magnetic flux passing through the supporting part, and a detecting part having an element part disposed inside the supporting part to output a detection result according to a density of a magnetic flux passing through the element part. The rotatable body includes an exposed surface that is located outward of the supporting part and the pair of magnet parts in the axial direction and that is exposed into the container. An erected wall rising up from the exposed surface outward in the axial direction is provided between two projection regions which are obtained by projecting the pair of magnet parts onto the exposed surface outward in the axial direction.
US09857202B2
A sensor for motor includes: a detected plate mounted to a rotating shaft of a motor, the detected plate including a plurality of rod-shaped portions having different lengths from one another, the plurality of rod-shaped portions radially projecting from the rotating shaft; a detecting member configured to output a signal having a waveform that changes according to the rod-shaped portions passing through a front of the detecting member; and a movable member that holds the detecting member.
US09857192B2
In one embodiment, a navigation system provides predictive natural guidance utilizing a mobile landmark based on location data. The location data may be a schedule. A controller receives data of a schedule of a mobile landmark. The location data could be collected in real time or estimated. The mobile landmark may be a vehicle or a celestial body. The controller correlates a route from an origin location to a destination location and the location of the mobile landmark. The controller generates a message based on the correlation. The message is output during presentation of the route and references the mobile landmark.
US09857191B2
Systems and methods for determination of an access path are disclosed. The access path may include any drivable route that is within a site, and is often, but not necessarily, exclusive of roads in a road network external to the site. In some cases, access paths may include a set of streets between two or more sites without necessarily including a drivable path within a site. Further, the systems and methods may calculate or determine minimum cost routes that include the access path. In some cases, the calculated route may be the minimum cost route that includes the access path, but not necessarily a minimum cost route to a site. In other words, in some cases, the selection of an access path serves as a constraint that supersedes the calculation of a minimum cost route.
US09857188B1
A transportation management system coordinates the transportation of riders by drivers integrated with the system. To provide control to the rider of the route used during a trip provided by a given driver, the transportation management system computes several alternative routing options between the trip's origin location and destination location. These alternative routing options may be computed according to the rider's preferences and/or based on different optimization functions that optimize various trip parameters, for example, cost, time, traffic, and distance. The rider selects one of the alternative routing options as the preferred route between the origin location and the destination location. The transportation management system automatically communicates the routing option selected by the rider to the driver without requiring the rider to personally tell the driver of her preference.
US09857187B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a one-to-many route searching method comprising searching map data to select links to form a plurality of routes from a departure node according to a cost function, and determining an extent of each route according to an objective function, wherein the searching of the map data is performed to a search boundary based upon a cost of an unreachable node.
US09857184B2
A plan through a space having a near field and a far field is determined. Using a sensor device, measurements of the far field are obtained and stored in an electronic memory. A processor uses the measurements to determine the viability of each far field plan among a plurality of candidate far field plans. The processor also determines a flexibility score for each of the candidate far field plans and selects a composite plan comprising the viable far field plan having a highest flexibility score among the viable candidate far field plans.
US09857181B2
A method for assessing operation of a navigation system onboard a vehicle is provided. The method determines a sensor-based lateral offset change using vehicle onboard sensor data; determines a second lateral offset change using navigation system data; computes a difference between the sensor-based lateral offset change and the second lateral offset change; performs secondary calculations using the difference to produce a result; and when the result is greater than a threshold error value, provides an error notification.
US09857173B2
A combination tool includes a surveyor's rod having a tubular body and a hammer that is slidable within the tubular body using an external handle. The tubular body defines an opening to insert a nail to be hammered into a surface below the tubular body. A nail-loading device may be affixed adjacent to the tubular body. The nail-loading device has a tube for receiving a nail and a lever arm that can be pivoted away from the tube to receive a nail and then pivoted back to its resting position to force the nail into the tubular body through the opening in the tubular body. A hammer-stop may be affixed to the tubular body to form a physical stop to the downward movement of the hammer. A handle lock may be employed along with a rod-tip point.
US09857164B2
A lens device for an illumination assembly, wherein the lens device comprises at least one ring region, wherein each ring region extends along a circumferential direction about a central axis of the lens device, wherein each ring region comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each segment forms a circular arc portion of a respective ring region and wherein each segment comprises a first end in the circumferential direction and a second end opposite to the first end in the circumferential direction, wherein each segment has a first refractive index at a reference wavelength at the first end at a first radial distance from the central axis and a second refractive index at the reference wavelength at the second end at the first radial distance, said second refractive index differing from the first refractive index. An illumination assembly, a coordinate measuring machine and a method are also disclosed.
US09857149B2
Apparatus and method for using a light source having spatially separated light emitting areas emitting light at different wavelengths to incapacitate a subject by a pattern of temporal flashing and/or color flashing of the light source. Reflectors adapted for use with spatially separated light substrates provide for light concentration from lower powered optical sources.
US09857146B1
Systems and methods for attaching a firearm accessory to a first rail system or a second rail system
A rail attachment assembly for attaching a firearm accessory to a first or second rail system includes a main body comprising a first side having a protrusion configured to mate with a slot in the first rail system, a second side having a protrusion configured to mate with a slot in the second rail system, and an aperture. The rail attachment assembly also includes a cavity in the firearm accessory configured to mate with the protrusion on the first side or the second side of the main body. An aperture extends through the firearm accessory. A fastener is positionable through the aperture in the firearm accessory, the aperture in the main body, and the slot in the first rail system or the slot in the second rail system. A nut is attachable to the fastener to secure the firearm accessory to the first rail system or the second rail system.
US09857142B2
An improved device for enabling a user to quickly and securely attach and detach an accessory (e.g., a scope, light, bayonet, etc.) to the Picatinny or tactical rail of a firearm. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises a lower portion, an upper portion and a locking mechanism. The device is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and safe and easy to use.
US09857134B1
A sear safety for a firearm is provided that includes a mode selection mechanism having a detent pin movable from an unlocked position to a locked position by a user. The sear includes a body having a first leg and a second leg. The body is pivotable about a pivot point between the first leg and the second leg. The sear has a first end surface on the first leg for contacting the firing element and a second end surface on the second leg for contacting a hard stop on the frame and for contacting the trigger bar. A pocket is on the second leg for receiving the detent pin when the detent pin is in the locked position to secure the sear against the hard stop. When the detent pin of is in the locked position, the sear is prevented from to rotating about its pivot point.
US09857128B2
An extruded heat transfer tube with an internal passage includes a tube body made of an extruded material of an aluminum alloy having a composition that includes 0.3 mass % or more and less than 0.8 mass % of Mn; more than 0.1 mass % and less than 0.32 mass % of Si; 0.3 mass % or less of Fe; 0.06 mass % or more and 0.3 mass % or less of Ti; and Al balance including inevitable impurities, a ratio of a Mn content to a Si content, Mn %/Si %, exceeding 2.5. The extruded heat transfer tube further includes a Zn-containing layer provided directly on an outer surface of the tube body.
US09857111B2
A refrigerant service system according to the disclosure includes an inlet port configured to connect to an air conditioning system, a recovery valve fluidly connected to the inlet port, an accumulator fluidly connected to the recovery solenoid valve and including a pressure transducer configured to generate an electronic signal corresponding to a pressure in the accumulator, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a target pressure for the accumulator based upon a condition of the refrigerant, obtain a current pressure in the accumulator from the pressure transducer, and to operate the recovery valve based upon the accumulator target pressure to control flow of refrigerant from the air conditioning system to the accumulator based upon the obtained current pressure and the determined target pressure for the accumulator.
US09857104B2
An air-cycle machine (ACM) air conditioning system and method, uses a turbocharger to cool cabin air through expansion. The ACM utilizes an unused, excess, compressed air output from another compressor. A compressor provides compressed air to the intake of an internal combustion engine. The unused, excess, compressed air output from another compressor is diverted to and compressed in an ACM compressor. The output of the ACM compressor is cooled in a heat exchanger and then input to an ACM turbine. The ACM turbine expands the output of the heat exchanger to produce expanded, cooled, cabin air. At least a portion of the expanded, cooled, cabin air can be used to cool an intake charge for the internal combustion engine and/or to cool a passenger cabin and/or other enclosed, refrigerated space.
US09857097B2
An evacuated tube boiler comprised of one or more evacuated tubes and a header, operatively connected to form a common internal volume. The internal volume further containing a first heating fluid. A conduit system conducting a second heating fluid through the header and first heating fluid. One or more artificial light sources in proximity to the evacuated tubes. In operation, the artificial light sources radiate light and/or thermal energy to the evacuated tubes whereby the first heating fluid is efficiently heated. The conduit system conducts the second heating fluid through the header and first heating fluid, whereby heat from the first heating fluid is transferred to the second heating fluid. The conduit system conducts the second heating fluid to the point of use. The apparatus may be used in a hydronic boiler heating system for heating a dwelling.
US09857095B2
In an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, a casing has an air inlet formed in an upper part and an air outlet formed below a front part. The casing accommodates a heat exchanger and fan. A horizontal airflow-direction louver is mounted pivotally inside the air outlet to guide airflow in a horizontally changeable manner. A vertical airflow-direction louver is mounted to cover the air outlet in a closed position and to guide airflow in a vertically changeable manner. An infrared sensor projects downward from the casing at a position in a horizontal end portion of the casing and in front of the air outlet. An airflow blocking portion is located behind the infrared sensor, and has a side wall on or beside one edge of the air outlet. The side wall is located closer to a center of the air outlet in the horizontal direction than the infrared sensor.
US09857091B2
An operation alteration of a network attached thermostat to control power usage. Control wires for a heating and air conditioning system may be connected to a thermostat control circuit configured to control the system. A power extraction circuit may be coupled to the control wires configured to extract power from the control wires. The power may be put into a storage device. The power may be provided to the thermostat control circuit and a WiFi radio module. The radio module may provide a network connection for the thermostat. Circuitry and techniques may be provided to reduce power usage by the thermostat components.
US09857090B2
A home environment system includes a programmable thermostat and at least one server configured to communicate with the programmable thermostat via a wireless network. The at least one server is configured to receive information regarding work performed on at least one component of an HVAC system, generate a first report regarding the work performed, receive information regarding subsequent work performed on the at least one component of the HVAC system, generate a second report regarding the subsequent work performed, and perform a comparison between the first report and the second report. The at least one server is further configured to generate a comparison report that indicates differences between the first report and the second report and forward the generated comparison report to at least one of the programmable thermostat and at least one communication device.
US09857076B2
A perforated flame holder and burner including a perforated flame holder provides reduced oxides of nitrogen (NOx) during operation. The perforated flame holder includes a pattern of elongated apertures extending between a proximal and a distal surface of the flame holder relative to a fuel nozzle. The perforated flame holder can provide a significantly reduced flame height while maintaining heat output from the burner.
US09857074B2
The present disclosure relates to a boiler water supply preheater system which preheats water (boiler water supply) supplied to a boiler by a predetermined preheating means, wherein the preheating means is a Rankine cycle (thermal cycle) which moves heat of a waste heat source in the boiler to the boiler water supply to perform preheating and drives a generator to generate electric power using a heat medium.
US09857072B2
One feature pertains to an illuminating panel. The illuminating panel may include a pane stack having a perimeter and a perimeter light source having a plurality of light sources positioned outside of the pane stack and around the perimeter of the pane stack. The perimeter light source may be adapted to provide light to the pane stack through side surfaces of the pane stack. The illuminating panel also includes a housing that houses the pane stack and the perimeter light source. A control unit, which may be remote controlled, may also communicatively couple to the perimeter light source and provide power and communication signals to the perimeter light source that changes at least one of a color, brightness, blinking pattern, and/or special effects of the perimeter light source.
US09857064B1
A light with retractable sleeve comprises a housing, a retractable sleeve disposed inside the housing, and a light body embedded in a front end of the retractable sleeve and protruding out of the housing; the retractable sleeve comprising an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve disposed outside the inner sleeve, and a connector; the inner sleeve having a gear rack; the outer sleeve having thereon a button corresponding to the gear rack; the button being attached on the gear rack via a resilient element to prevent the outer sleeve from undesirably moving out of the inner sleeve along the axial direction; the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve can be extended with each other, so that the outer sleeve is extended out of the housing, thereby facilitating the light body installed thereon, the structure is simple and easy to use.
US09857063B2
The present disclosure provides a lighting module. The lighting module includes a heat sink, a board disposed over the heat sink, and a bonding component that bonds the heat sink and the board together. The bonding component contains a combination of a first metal and a second metal. The lighting module also includes a photonic lighting device disposed over the board.
US09857061B1
A projector for projecting moving decorative lights has a back housing containing a transparent lens sphere with an array of lens, rotating on an axis in the back housing, a motor in the back housing, entirely rearward of the sphere axis, a gear train chassis carrying the motor, mounted to the back housing and extending to the sphere axis, a gear train on the chassis rotates the lens sphere slowly compared to the motor, a post fixed to the back housing and extending into the lens sphere, a circuit and LED board fixed to the post, having at least one LED activated to cast light through the lenses, the light being projected to a plurality of locations and moving as the lens sphere rotates, a front housing covering a front end of the back housing and a stand for supporting the projector.
US09857059B2
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a ceramic substrate including a mounting surface on which the light emitting element is mounted, and a non-mounting surface opposite to the mounting surface and on which the light emitting element is not mounted, and a metal reflection film formed on the non-mounting surface. The metal reflection film reflects light from light emitting element that has passed through the ceramic substrate.
US09857056B2
A light bar for illuminating a surface that is substantially perpendicular to the light bar includes an elongated housing extending along an edge of the surface to be illuminated. The housing has a wall adjacent the surface to be illuminated, and at least portions of that wall are transparent. A series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted within the housing and spaced along the length of the housing for illuminating the surface, and a connector couples the LEDs to an electrical power source for energizing the LEDs to produce light that illuminates the surface.
US09857054B2
In various embodiments described herein, an optical beam shaping arrangement is disclosed. In one example, the optical beam shaping arrangement comprises a collimator for receiving light from an optical source, and providing a more collimated output, and an optical plate for receiving the more collimated output, the optical plate comprises a two dimensional array of lenses on an input side and a corresponding two dimensional array of lenses on the opposite output side. In at least one embodiment, the lenses on the input side each have a focal point at a corresponding lens on the output side, and the lenses on the output side each have a focal point at a corresponding lens on the input side, and at least some of the lenses on the output side are tilted with respect to the general plane of the optical plate.
US09857044B2
An illumination apparatus includes an LED, a first lens unit provided above the LED and a cylindrical lens provided above the first lens unit. The first lens unit receives light from the LED and emits the light toward the cylindrical lens. The cylindrical lens emits the light to the outside.
US09857038B2
A recessed downlight fixture and method for installation is provided. The recessed downlight fixture can be installed in a retrofit application, after a ceiling is installed, through a pre-existing opening in that ceiling. Alternatively, a recessed downlight fixture according to a second embodiment can be installed before a ceiling is present. In either embodiment, the light source coupled to, for example, a heat sink, can be universally moved in three degrees of movement, rotationally, along a tilt axis, or further within the ceiling to increase or decrease the recess. All such universal adjustments can take place through and below the ceiling opening during or after installation.
US09857036B1
A servo includes a servo casing, a servo cover connected to the servo casing, a circuit board, a light emitting member, and a light guide. The servo cover and the servo casing defines a receiving space. The circuit board is received in the receiving space. The light emitting member is arranged on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the circuit board. The light emitting member is capable of emitting light according to signals indicative of a motion state from the circuit board. The light guide includes a light incident surface that is located adjacent to the light emitting member, and a light exit surface that is exposed to an external surface of the servo cover.
US09857034B2
Systems and devices for collimating beams of light emitted by a light emitting diode are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical device comprises a bowl shaped reflector base, a light emitting diode (LED) physically attached to the bowl shaped reflector base, a central reflector in a shape of a hyperbolic cone formed above the LED about a center of the bowl shaped reflector base, and a transparent plate formed around a base of the hyperbolic cone. In the embodiment, the central reflector in the shape of the hyperbolic cone is configured to reflect a portion of light emitted from the LED to an outer edge of the bowl shaped reflector base which in turn substantially reflect the portion of light via the transparent plate almost parallel to an optical axis of the LED.
US09857033B2
The invention relates to a lighting apparatus, having a quadrangular lighting surface, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface has a first lateral edge a and an opposing lateral edge ag, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface has a second lateral edge b and an opposing lateral edge bg, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface is constructed modularly from at least a first lighting module and further lighting modules. The at least first lighting module is triangular, wherein the base surface of the first lighting module has a lateral edge b1 and a vertex E1 opposing this lateral edge b1, wherein a connecting path between the vertex E1 and an intersection point L1 of a normal line with the lateral edge b1 is a height h1 of the first lighting module, where 0
US09857031B2
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting device includes at least one LED assembly comprising a substrate and two or more LEDs configured to generate light spaced apart along the substrate. A cured structural coating is disposed on at least a portion of the LED assembly, wherein the cured structural coating is configured to maintain the LED assembly in a predetermined shape. The substrate of the LED assembly may comprise an elongated and/or flexible substrate.
US09857030B2
A cryogenic tank includes a membrane anchor mechanism which fixes a membrane provided on an inner wall surface side of a concrete wall via a heat insulating material to the concrete wall, a pressing par which is provided by the membrane anchor mechanism and presses the membrane from the inside of the cryogenic tank, and an interposition part which is interposed between the pressing part of the membrane anchor mechanism and the membrane, and includes a first abutment surface coming into surface-contact with the pressing part and a second abutment surface coming into surface-contact with the membrane.
US09857029B2
The invention relates to a pressure vessel comprising a heat exchanger for a cryogenically stored medium, especially for use in a motor vehicle, especially for use as a pressure tank for hydrogen. Said pressure vessel includes a cylindrical jacket and rounded-off end faces which are rolled onto the ends of the jacket and which have centrally arranged openings closed by welded-in inserts, at least one first insert having filling and removal devices. The invention is characterized in that the inserts form bearings on which at least one in-tank heat exchanger is mounted.
US09857026B1
A foldable unit comprised of linkages in the form of tubular prisms is provided. The unit may be additionally comprised of polygonal panels. Linkages and panels correspond to a central polyhedral design that may be specified from a wide variety of geometric arrangements.
US09857023B2
A mounting assembly for mounting an antenna to a support structure includes an attachment bracket coupled to a support structure. The mounting assembly includes a support member coupled to the attachment bracket and extending along a support member axis. The support member has a body defining a substantially hollow interior that extends substantially co-axially along the support member axis. A support arm supports an antenna. The support arm is received within the substantially hollow interior of the support member. The support arm is in a locked position or an unlocked position relative to the support member. In the locked position, the support arm is fixed with respect to the support member. In the unlocked position, the support arm is movable with respect to the support member along the support member axis.
US09857008B2
A hose end coupling unitary, one-piece radially crushable ferrule has a crushable socket portion, a deformable attachment portion, and a work hardened torque communication portion defined between the socket portion and the attachment portion. The torque communication portion may be formed in the unitary one-piece radially crushable ferrule, contiguous with the socket portion and the attachment portion. Corners of the torque communication portion may be strengthened and/or the torque communication portion work hardened by disposing a die set about the formed torque communication portion and pressing the torque communication portion into the die set, strengthening corners of the torque communication portion and work hardening the torque communication portion. A mandrel having a desired internal shape of the torque communication portion may be deployed inside the torque communication portion during pressing.
US09857003B2
A pipeline system is enclosed including unlined or plastic lined pipes. A mechanical metal to metal connection is employed that can provide a fluid tight seal. A pipe coupling may be employed to span the connection. Plastic lined pipes can have their plastic liners connected to form a fluid tight bladder. Electro-fusion may be employed.
US09857002B2
A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.
US09856998B2
A multiple axis control suspension system is disclosed. An example system includes at least one spine having a greater moment of inertia about a transverse centroidal axis than about a vertical centroidal axis. The example system includes at least one support member. A passage is formed through the at least one support member, the passage configured to receive the elongate spine. At least one receptacle is provided in the at least one support member, the at least one receptacle configured to receive at least one conduit such that a force acting on the conduit is transferred to the elongate spine.
US09856993B2
A valve device includes a valve having an electrodynamic actuator. The electrodynamic actuator includes a movably mounted control element having a coil and a magnet arrangement immovable relative to the coil. A driving force caused by energization of the coil and transmitted to the control element substantially is linearly dependent on the current intensity. A front-end electronic unit is connected with the coil and includes a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil. A method for controlling a valve as mentioned above provides that, upon actuation of the electrodynamic actuator, during energization of the coil by a voltage source, a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil is charged. After termination of the energization by the voltage source, the coil is energized further by a discharge of the capacitor.
US09856985B2
A valve manifold block for a fluid valve manifold has a valve manifold block with a printed circuit board received in a passage in the valve manifold block. A set of conductive valve lines on the circuit board extend between and are connected to a respective set of first electrical connectors and a respective set of second mating electrical connectors. The circuit board also having at least one conductive valve line extending to a third connector on the circuit board operably leading to one voltage side of the valve unit. A conductive common line is operably connected to an opposite voltage side of the valve unit. A serial communication line connects to a respective serial communication line in another valve manifold block for communicating information relating to the valve unit.
US09856982B2
A device is for supporting within a coating chamber a mechanical seal face (8) having an annular sealing surface. The device includes a frame (1) housing first support means (9) for supporting the seal face when the device is in a first orientation with the annular sealing surface resting on a surface of said first support means. Second support means (2) within the frame supports the seal face when the device is in a second orientation.
US09856980B2
In a vehicular parking lock device, supplying a hydraulic pressure from pressure regulation of a line pressure by a linear solenoid valve to a hydraulic brake via a switching valve operated by a first solenoid valve enables a transmission to carry out a shift change. If desired that a parking lock is not operated when an engine stops, the hydraulic pressure stored under pressure in an accumulator is discharged to a drain oil passage by connecting the linear solenoid valve selectively to the drain oil passage by the first solenoid valve, thereby making it possible to prevent the hydraulic pressure stored under pressure in the accumulator from being supplied to a locking oil chamber at the other end of the hydraulic actuator. The first solenoid valve is used for both controlling the operation of the hydraulic brake and discharge of the hydraulic pressure stored under pressure in the accumulator.
US09856978B2
The present disclosure provides a control method and a control system of a dual clutch transmission for a vehicle. The method includes: a pre-engagement-determining step of determining whether any one of gears has been pre-engaged, by means of a controller; a clutch-moving step of generating an oscillation signal to the release input shaft and increasing a clutch position value of the release input shaft; and a signal-determining step of determining whether the oscillation signal generated to the release input shaft is sensed at the engagement input shaft.
US09856972B2
A differential device includes pinion; pinion shaft; paired side gears connected to paired output shafts and having at outer peripheral portions gear portions meshing with the pinion; and oil introduction passage introducing lubricant oil to mutually-facing surfaces of the side gears. An oil reserving portion facing space adjacent to end surface of the pinion on radially inner side and capable of catching and holding lubricant oil splashed to the space is formed in portion where the pinion and the pinion shaft mutually face, so as to communicate with fitting portion between the pinion and the pinion shaft where they are relatively rotationally slidable. A step portion is formed in at least one of the mutually-facing surfaces, separates part of oil from lubricant flow flowing radially outward along the one surface by centrifugal force, and guides the oil into the space.
US09856960B2
A power transmission unit that can multiply torque of a prime mover to be delivered to a differential gear unit is provided. Torque of a drive motor is delivered to planetary gear units through a driven gear. A first ring gear of the first planetary gear unit is meshed with a first supplemental gear, and a second ring gear of the second planetary gear unit is meshed with a second supplemental gear. The first supplemental gear and the second supplemental gear are connected to each other through a reaction gear unit to reverse the torque applied to the first ring gear to be transmitted to the second ring gear.
US09856959B2
A clutch latching system is provided for latching and draining a torque transmitting mechanism. The latching clutch control system may include a latching valve, a release valve, and an accumulator. The clutch latching system may include a clutch feed channel configured to provide hydraulic fluid from a pressurized source to a torque transmitting device when the torque transmitting device is engaged and the engine is running. A latching valve connects the clutch feed channel to the torque transmitting device. The latching valve is configured to selectively trap pressurized hydraulic fluid within the torque transmitting device. A hydraulic pressure storage circuit configured to selectively provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to the latching valve to unlatch the latching valve. A multiple speed transmission is also provided.
US09856956B2
The connector system (30) includes a pivoting member (38) pivotally attached to a guide anchor (36) that is moveable secured within a guide track (34). The guide anchor (36) is movably secured between first and second strength walls (58, 62). At least one guide shoulder (70) and the pivoting member (38) define throughbores (74, 76, 78) that receive a rod (92) of a rod-and-bracket connector (88) to pivotally secure the pivoting member (38), such as a convergent flap (26) of an exhaust nozzle assembly (22). The rod-and-bracket connector (88) utilizes an L-shaped arm (96) to eliminate need for a large thread and lock nut assembly (86) between the strength walls (58, 62) to thereby facilitate use of larger, stronger guide shoulders (70, 72) between the strength walls (58, 62) to maximize strength of the connector system (30) while minimizing its volumetric displacement.
US09856952B2
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, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft selectively connectable to a transmission housing, a second rotation shaft selectively connectable to the first rotation shaft, and directly connected to the input shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft, a fifth rotation shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the second rotation shaft and the third rotation shaft, a sixth rotation shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh rotation shaft selectively connectable to the transmission housing.
US09856947B2
A multi-speed planetary transmission includes a housing, a drive shaft connectable to a drive train for transferring a drive torque from the drive train to the multi-speed planetary transmission, and four single planetary transmissions arranged along a housing longitudinal axis. The planetary gears feature a sun gear, ring gear, and planetary carrier. Six shift elements are arranged within the housing and are designed as four clutch elements and two brakes. Connecting shafts form connections between the single planetary transmissions, the drive shaft, the output shaft, the clutch elements and/or the brakes. The single planetary transmissions are shiftable such that nine forward gears and one reverse gear are provided, and the shift elements are arranged in a manner easily accessible from outside the housing.
US09856940B2
A fluid-filled, frequency-dependent damper includes a cylinder connected to a cylinder attachment portion; a piston connected to a piston attachment portion, the piston being displaceable in the cylinder; first and second main chambers; and a throttling member for allowing and influencing a fluid flow between the first and second main chambers within the damper when the cylinder attachment portion and the piston attachment portion move relative to each other.
US09856928B2
A magnetically hinged, overrunning clutch is disclosed. Sprags containing rare-earth permanent magnets, and arranged in pairs of opposite magnetic orientation, are located within the gap between the inner surface of a hollow, circularly cylindrical shaft and the external surface of a smaller diameter, second circularly cylindrical shaft. Pairs of rare-earth permanent magnets encircling the second cylindrical shaft are located at, or just beneath, the surface of the shaft and are arranged in pairs having alternating magnetic orientation. The sprags are cylinders having a pseudo-spiral cross-section and are sized, and the ferromagnetic region located, such that when the sprags are attracted to the shaft-magnets, the first shaft may be rotated with respect to the second shaft in a first, overrunning direction of rotation, but the first shaft does not rotate with respect to the second shaft in an opposite, or lock-up direction.
US09856920B2
By combining shaping and milling actions, or smilling, the cutting tool can move through the entire usable portion of the spline and machine a tool relief into the face of the adjacent feature such as a shoulder before retracting, reversing direction, and repeating the cycle. The smilling apparatus and manufacturing method eliminates the need for an annular spline relief and the full length of spline engagement can be utilized for strength. The effective width of the spline connection apparatus manufactured by the smilling process conserves space and increases the load carrying capability of the spline connection.
US09856916B2
A seal having a substantially H-shaped sealing profile.
US09856915B2
A radial cage for receiving and guiding cylindrical rolling elements includes first and second axially spaced side rings and a plurality of axial bridges therebetween, the axial bridges defining a plurality of pockets for receiving the cylindrical rolling elements. Each of the plurality of axial bridges includes a first axial side section connected to the first side ring and a second axial side section connected to the second side ring and a center axial section, and the center axial section is connected to the first side section via a first oblique intermediate section and to the second side section via a second oblique intermediate section, and the first axial side section includes a first region having a first material thickness and a second region having a second material thickness greater than the first material thickness.
US09856908B2
A thrust bearing for receiving an axial force of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The thrust bearing includes a pair of half thrust bearings having a semi-annular shape that form an annular shape by abutting their circumferential end surfaces. Each half thrust bearing include thrust reliefs formed adjacent to both circumferential end portions of a sliding surface receiving the axial force so that a wall thickness is thinner toward the circumferential end surface. A thrust relief length L2 at an inner end portion of the thrust relief positioned on a rear side of one of the half thrust beings in a rotational direction is larger than a thrust relief length L1 at an inner end portion of the thrust relief positioned on a front side of the other of the half thrust bearing in the rotational direction.
US09856901B2
A fastener includes an elongated shank body having one or more helical threads and a head connected with the body. The head can include a drive design indentation extending into a first side of the head that is configured to be engaged with a drive tool. The head also includes radially projecting saw teeth extending around an outer perimeter of the head.
US09856900B1
A step bolt connector and bolt assembly creates steps on a structure for accommodating a worker's boot. A first threaded bore is formed in a cylindrical end of a step bolt connector and this first threaded bore is threaded onto an exposed bolt on a structure. A sight hole extends from the exterior of the connector to the inward end of the first threaded bore for visually checking to see if the bolt is adequately attached in the first bore. A recess is formed in the cylindrical end and the recess is dimensioned to fit over fastening nut on the exposed bolt on the structure. When the first threaded bore is screwed onto the exposed bolts on the structure, the recess at least partially surrounds shields and protects the fastening nut on the exposed end of the bolt. A second threaded bore is formed in a second end (a truncated conical end) of the connector, and a step bolt is secured in the second threaded bore. The step bolt is dimensioned so that the step bolt when fastened to the connector forms a step on the structure having a length greater than the width of the workers boot. In this manner, a convenient step is formed on the structure for use in climbing the structure to perform repairs, maintenance or modifications.
US09856898B2
A fastener includes a pin member, a swage collar, and an insert. The pin member includes an elongated shank portion, a head, a threaded portion having an external thread and a plurality of lock grooves, and a pull portion. The swage collar includes a shank having a flange and a through bore with a first interior portion extending from a first end of the collar to a stepped portion and forming a first inner wall having a first inner diameter, and a second interior portion extending from the stepped portion to a second end of the collar and forming a second inner wall having a second inner diameter. The insert includes a through bore forming an inner wall that has an internal thread adapted to engage the external thread of the pin member.
US09856890B2
A pump apparatus includes: a pump that ejects a hydraulic fluid; and a selector valve that switches a direction of a flow of the hydraulic fluid to be supplied to one of a first chamber and a second chamber of a cylinder apparatus, which is internally partitioned by a piston into the first chamber extending during an extending stroke of the cylinder apparatus, and the second chamber extending during a shortening stroke of the cylinder apparatus, and the selective valve has, at a channel connected to the second chamber, an orifice that is narrower than a channel connected to the first chamber.
US09856888B2
A system and method are disclosed to attach a blade section (2) of a fan blade (1), in particular of a smoke extractor fan, to a fan hub, as well as a fan blade (1), which provides a high tensile strength even at high temperatures. The attaching part and fan blades (1) are to be produced so as to save as much weight as possible. The attaching part has a connecting section (5) embodied to produce a high-tensile connection to a blade section (2) of a fan blade (1). The connecting section can be arranged essentially in the interior of the blade section (2).
US09856887B2
A rotor for a supercharging device may include an arrangement; the arrangement may include a compressor wheel operatively coupled to a turbine wheel. A cup-shaped bearing bush configured to receive a radial air bearing may be arranged on at least one longitudinal end of the arrangement. The bearing bush may define an interior including at least one hollow space and a plurality of stiffening ribs extending into the at least one hollow space.
US09856881B2
The present invention relates to a damper-integrated blower having improved airtightness, which comprises a blower casing a having a suction port and a blower casing b fastened to the casing a from the opposite side; a vane stopper protrusion is formed on bottom surface of the exhaust port, and a vane contact housing part is formed above the exhaust port; damper motor screw fixing parts integrally protrude from the outer upper surface of the vane contact housing part of the blower casing a; a damper motor shaft hole is bored in a damper motor shaft hole protrusion part which is integrally formed on the outer upper side of the vane contact housing part of the blower casing a; a vane rotation shaft protrudes from the inner surface of a damper motor shaft hole protrusion part of the blower casing b facing the damper motor shaft hole protrusion part; an eccentric damper motor shaft of a damper motor is introduced into the damper motor shaft hole so as to connect with the blower casing a; a vane as a single member is connected to the damper motor shaft and the vane rotation shaft so as to open and close the exhaust port; and a gasket is coupled to the four edges of the vane providing a vane module.
US09856879B2
The invention relates to a device for drawing off fluid of a centrifugation device, particularly for separating at least one fluid, with a disk (10) with channels (12, 12′). It is characterized by adjustable vanes. This allows to change the property of the disk and thus treat liquids with different properties without disassembling the separator. Therefore there is no dead time during working time and an easy adjustment of the disk.
US09856876B2
A screw compressor utilizing radial and axial or thrust bearings to maintain the position of the rotors radially and axially and utilizing a damping fluid to dampen rotor vibrations. The damping fluid may conveniently be provided in the form of lubricant that is already used in the compressor to seal the clearances between the rotors and between the rotors and the cylinder during compression. The damping fluid is included in a squeeze film damper, arranged in a parallel arrangement with the radial or thrust bearings, which provides viscous damping to the rotor. The introduction of additional viscous damping such as may be provided by squeeze film dampers may result in significant reduction of compressor vibration regardless of the source of vibration.
US09856875B2
Air compressor systems, upgrade kits, computer readable medium, and methods for controlling an air compressor for improved performance. The methods may include receiving a working air requirement; determining an estimated air pressure of the air compressor to deliver the working air requirement; measuring a pressure of the air compressor; comparing the measured pressure with the calculated estimated air pressure; if the measured pressure of the air compressor is greater than the determined estimated air pressure by a predetermined greater amount, then decreasing an output control of the air compressor; and if the measured pressure of the air compressor is less than the calculated estimated air pressure by a predetermined lesser amount then increasing the output control of the air compressor. The air compressor may be controlled based on a measured pressure of delivered working air. An oil control system may shut off oil to parts of the air compressor.
US09856866B2
An oil-free compressor for a rail vehicle includes a multi-piece compressor housing, a first piston cylinder supported in a first opening in the compressor housing, a second piston cylinder supported in a second opening in the compressor housing, and a multi-piece crankshaft assembly supported by the compressor housing. The crankshaft assembly is linked to pistons of the first and second piston cylinders by respective connecting rods. The connecting rods connect to a wrist pin associated with each of the pistons, and the wrist pins are respectively supported by a dry lubricant bushing to the associated piston. The compressor housing may have at least a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion and the second housing portion may form respective halves of the compressor housing that are secured together with mechanical fasteners.
US09856848B2
An engine has an ignition source in a combustion chamber of the engine. An inner housing is provided that includes one or more jet apertures and defines an inner chamber containing the ignition source. An outer housing (or pre-chamber) is provided that includes one or more jet apertures in communication with the main combustion chamber and defines an outer chamber containing the inner housing.
US09856845B2
Where performing a main injection, and a sub-injection that injects a minute amount of fuel in a short region of driving time, a check is conducted to determine whether or not the minute amount of fuel is injected accurately. In a specific cycle at a time of cold starting when catalyst warm-up control is performed, the main injection is omitted and a checking injection corresponding to a sub-injection is performed. Injection conditions of an in-cylinder injection valve are made uniform between the checking injection and the sub-injection. A fuel amount that is actually injected from the in-cylinder injection valve in the specific cycle is calculated based on an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas discharged from an engine and an in-cylinder air amount, and is compared with a fuel amount that theoretically should be injected from the in-cylinder injection valve.
US09856843B2
A fluid injector has a solid state actuator and a control piston unit arranged in a recess of an injector body. A transmission pin mechanically couples the actuator to the control piston unit. A first control chamber, coupled hydraulically to a second control chamber, is delimited by the control piston unit and the injector body. A control piston of the control piston unit has an end surface that is coupled to the transmission pin and which delimits the first control chamber. The control piston unit has a control sleeve arranged coaxially with the control piston and an inwardly directed projection that provides a driving coupling between the control piston and the control sleeve after a predefined control stroke of the control piston. The driving coupling results in the control piston influencing a free volume of the first control chamber during an axial movement of the control piston.
US09856841B2
A fuel injector is provided and may include an injector body and an injector valve. The injector body may define a longitudinally extending chamber and may include a first intake port, a second intake port and a fuel injection port. The injector valve may be disposed within the chamber and may include a longitudinally extending aperture in fluid communication with the longitudinally extending chamber. The injector valve may be configured to prevent fluid communication between the first intake port and the second intake port, and may be configured to prevent fluid communication between the fuel injection port and the second intake port.
US09856840B2
Fuel is injected by energizing a solenoid of a fuel injector for an on-time that terminates at a first end-of-current timing. An end-of-current trim is determined at least in part by estimating a duration between an induced current event in a circuit of the solenoid and a valve/armature interaction event. An induced current event occurs when an armature abruptly stops, and a valve/armature interaction event occurs when the armature couples with or de-couples from the valve member. Fuel is injected in a subsequent injection event by adjusting the end-of-current timing by the end-of-current trim.
US09856838B2
A dual fuel fuel-injector including a first nozzle body having a plurality of respective receptacles, a plurality of nozzle needles, each having a stroke that is controllable by a control fluid and at least one associated control chamber. The plurality of nozzle needles include a plurality of first nozzle needles, each being axially displaceable in the first nozzle body of the dual fuel fuel-injector for selective discharge of a first fuel, whereby the plurality of first nozzle needles are arranged in the first nozzle body in the plurality of respective receptacles. The dual fuel fuel-injector also includes a mixed leakage collecting channel communicatively connected to the plurality of respective receptacles, and a mixed leakage discharge channel on the dual fuel fuel-injector and in communication with the mixed leakage collecting channel.
US09856803B2
A natural gas engine system may have an engine having at least one cylinder. The engine may also have an intake manifold configured to deliver air for combustion to the cylinder and an exhaust manifold configured to discharge exhaust from the cylinder. The natural gas engine system may have a generator coupled to the engine. The generator may be configured to generate electrical power for an electrical load. The natural gas engine system may have a fuel source configured to supply natural gas for combustion in the engine, and an air tank in fluid communication with the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold. Further, the natural gas engine system may have a controller. The controller may be configured to direct a first amount of air from the air tank to the exhaust manifold and a second amount of air from the air tank to the intake manifold.
US09856794B2
In one featured embodiment, a nozzle for a valve comprises a nozzle body surrounding a center axis and defined by an overall length extending from an inlet end to an outlet end. The nozzle body has a nozzle bore defined by an outlet bore inner diameter at the outlet end and an inlet bore inner diameter at the inlet end. The inlet bore inner diameter is greater than the outlet bore inner diameter, and the nozzle body has a nozzle face defined at the outlet end. The nozzle face is defined between the outlet bore inner diameter and an outlet bore outer diameter spaced radially outwardly of the outlet bore inner diameter. A ratio of the outlet bore inner bore diameter to the outlet bore outer diameter at the nozzle face is between 0.95 and 0.98.
US09856773B1
A method for controlling an exhaust gas purification system that can effectively implement desulfation of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device. The method for controlling an exhaust gas purification system, in which a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and an SCR device are combined, may include calculating a sulfur poisoning amount of the SCR device and an amount of soot loading in the DPF; and increasing a temperature of the SCR device to a desulfation temperature when the sulfur poisoning amount is greater than a first predetermined value and the amount of soot loading is less than a second predetermined value.
US09856759B2
A camshaft adjuster has multiple locking guide slots and multiple locking pins spring-loaded in the direction of engagement with the locking guide slots and which, by varying assignment to the rotor and to the stator, are arranged relative to one another such that the rotor can, under the action of fluctuating torques, be automatically locked into the predetermined center position relative to the stator proceeding from a first early or late stop position by a successive engagement of the locking pins into the locking guide slots. The locking pins and the locking guide slots are arranged so that, in the event of a rotation of the rotor in the direction of the center locking position proceeding from the respective other second early or late stop position, the locking pins lock into the locking guide slots in the reverse sequence from different directions.
US09856750B2
A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine includes at least one spoke for connecting an outer frame case to an inner frame case. At least one spoke includes an inlet passage and at least two branches that extend transverse to the inlet passage.
US09856749B2
The liquid cooling system has a heat exchanger having a fluid inlet and an outlet; a fluid supply conduit leading to the inlet of the heat exchanger; a fluid return conduit extending from the outlet of the heat exchanger; a bypass conduit extending between the fluid supply conduit and the fluid return conduit; a thermal valve configured for selectively closing the bypass conduit, the valve having a temperature sensing element positioned downstream of both the heat exchanger and the bypass conduit, the temperature sensing element configured to selectively move the thermal valve in response to a temperature change of the liquid which the temperature sensing element is exposed to relative to a temperature threshold of the valve; and a deflector positioned between the temperature sensing element and at least one of the bypass conduit and the heat exchanger outlet.
US09856744B2
A variable geometry turbocharger includes a vane pack having rotatable vanes constrained by a pair of vane rings connected by a plurality of spacer connectors. The spacer connectors can include a spacer body for maintaining a minimum spacing between the vane rings. The spacer connectors are configured for bayonet mounting to at least one of the vane rings. To that end, the spacer connectors can include shaft portions extending from opposing sides of the spacer body. A plurality of transverse protrusions can extend outwardly from each shaft portion. Each shaft portion can be received in a respective in a vane ring. The spacer connectors can be rotated such that the transverse protrusions are offset from aperture portions that allow passage of the transverse portions, thereby retaining the vane rings in place in spaced relation. Such a system avoids close tolerances, press fits, expensive bolted joints or weld processes.
US09856743B2
An annular air flow passage for a turbine engine such as a turbojet or a turboprop, crossed by an instrumented rod that includes mechanism(s) for measuring characteristics of a flow potentially traveling along the passage, the rod extending between an outer annular wall and an inner annular wall of the passage. Outer connection(s) fasten(s) an outer end of the instrumented rod to the outer wall in a manner that is rigid in all directions, and inner connection(s) fasten(s) an inner end of the instrumented rod to the inner wall, in a manner that is rigid in the circumferential direction and that has at least one degree of freedom to move in a first direction extending between the inner and outer walls of the passage and having at least a radial component.
US09856729B2
An alignment apparatus for aligning drilling machines, the alignment apparatus comprising a casing and mounting means. The mounting means allowing, in use, for a true north seeking sensing means to be aligned with the drilling machinery to be aligned. The alignment apparatus being capable of displaying azimuth and pitch information to a user, so that the drilling machinery can be aligned as required.
US09856723B2
Disclosed herein is an experiment apparatus for estimating ground deformation during gas hydrate recovery. The experiment apparatus may include: a high-pressure cell having a space in which a sample containing gas hydrate is stored; a recovery member inserted into the sample so as to recover the gas hydrate contained in the sample to the outside; and a transparent region formed at one or more parts facing the space of the high-pressure cell, such that the sample stored in the space is observed from outside.
US09856718B2
A method and apparatus for selectively treating different zones in a wellbore includes running a tubular string into the wellbore, the string having at least two housings disposed therein, the housings separated along the string, each housing having a fluid path between an interior of the housing and a zone of interest and each housing having an individual profile for mating with an individual insert and running a second, smaller diameter tubular string into the wellbore, the string including an insert, the insert constructed and arranged to mate with a predetermined one of the plurality of housings and to initially seal the fluid path.
US09856717B2
In wellbore completions it is desirable to access multiple formation zones in a single well where the more formation zones that can be accessed tend to make the well increasingly economically viable. In an embodiment of the current invention a dart having a tapered or angled spline with a particular width on the darts exterior surface is pumped into a casing string having a number of devices Incorporated at strategic locations along the casing string. Each of the devices incorporated into the casing string have a slot as a part of the device. Each slot also has a particular width. As the dart passes through the devices incorporated in the casing string but towards the surface of the targeted device, the width of the tapered or angled spline is less than the minimum width of the slots in each of those upper devices. Therefore the dart does not engage or otherwise affect any of the upstream devices. However when the dart reaches the targeted device the width of the spline matches the width of the slot such that the slot captures the spline and the dart to which the spline is attached thereby sealing the wellbore at the targeted device.
US09856714B2
A stage tool operable with a plug is used for cementing a tubing string in a wellbore annulus. The tool can have a housing with a closure sleeve movably disposed in the internal bore of the housing. When pressure is applied downhole to the tool, a breachable obstruction on an exit port of the tool's bore opens and allows fluid such as cement slurry to communicate to the wellbore annulus. When cementing through the open tool is finished, a plug can be deployed downhole lands on a seat in the closure sleeve, and applied fluid pressure in the tool's bore against the seated plug closes the closure sleeve relative to the housing's exit port. Rotational catches between the housing's bore and the closure sleeve prevent the closure sleeve from rotating. A hydraulic mechanism on the tool can facilitate movement of the closure sleeve in response to a fluid pressure component.
US09856713B2
A rotating flow head (RFH) has a housing having an internal bore with diameter substantially equal to that of a riser and at least one flow port proximate one longitudinal end thereof. First and second arrays of radially extensible and retractable locking elements are disposed circumferentially around the RFH housing. The RFH has a bearing assembly (BA) housing having an exterior diameter selected to fit within the internal bore of the RFH housing so as to provide an annular space therein. The BA housing engages one of the arrays of locking elements when extended. A mandrel is rotatably, sealingly supported within the BA housing. Another end of the BA housing and the other array of locking elements provide longitudinal force on the BA housing when the other array is extended. A seal element disposed in the annular space is energized by the longitudinal force applied to the BA housing.
US09856706B2
Methods and systems for delivery and retrieval of fluids to and from a downhole location are disclosed. A dual string pipe (202) is provided which comprises an outer pipe (206), an inner pipe (204) positioned within the outer pipe, and a bottom hole assembly (210) fluidically coupled to the outer pipe and the inner pipe. A diverter sub (208) is coupled to the inner pipe and is selectively operable in a normal drilling mode and a high flow mode. In the normal drilling mode a fluid is directed downhole through the inner pipe and in the high flow mode a return fluid is directed uphole through the inner pipe.
US09856705B2
Embodiments of an offshore drilling rig including—a drill floor deck having a hole defining a first well center;—a first mast upwardly extending relative to the drill floor deck;—a first hoisting system supported by the first mast and configured for hoisting and lowering tubular equipment through the first well center; wherein the load bearing structure of the first hoisting system is displaced from and located on a first side of the first well center;—first pipe handling equipment for moving tubular equipment to the first hoisting system so as to allow the first hoisting system to hoist or lower the tubular equipment through the first well center; wherein the first pipe handling equipment is operable to move tubular equipment at least partly underneath the load bearing structure and/or through a gap formed in said load bearing structure.
US09856704B2
A slip joint assembly that is usable with a well includes first, second and third tubular housing sections; and first and second mandrels. The first tubular housing section is adapted to connect to a first tubing string segment; the second tubular housing section is adapted to connect to a second tubing string segment; the third tubular housing section disposed between the first and second tubular housing sections; the first mandrel forms a slidable connection with the first tubular housing section; and the second mandrel forms a slidable connection with the second tubular housing section.
US09856703B2
The invention provides a system for operating a drilling rig on a drilling vessel, the system comprising a drilling tower (2) having at least two segments (4, 5), a first segment (4) is fixedly connected to the drilling vessel (1), a second segment (5) is connected to the first segment (4), said second segment (5) is adapted to move longitudinally relative the first segment (4) by raising and lowering means. A tool (8) is suspended from at least one wire (16), said at least one wire (16) is extending over at least one sheave (7a, 7b) on top of the second segment (5), said at least one wire (16) is coupled to with a passive compensator arrangement (20) and a winch (14), said passive compensator (20) is connected to the winch (14).
US09856697B2
An elevator climbs and lifts loads along the length of a double ladder. The double ladder comprises a first ladder and a second ladder that join together to form an overlap portion. The overlap portion is wider and generally less stable than the individual ladders. The elevator helps overcome the physical barriers imposed at the overlap portion. The elevator utilizes guiding mechanisms having different orientations and designs to smoothly cross over misalignments and instable structures in the double ladder. The elevator includes a housing. The underside of the housing includes guide units that ride the side rails to align a first ladder and a second ladder. Rollers press the housing in contact to the ladders. Notched rollers suppress vibrations on the housing. The guide mechanisms selectively engage the ladders and the overlap portion based on the position of the elevator. A motorized platform extends from the housing.
US09856690B2
A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.
US09856689B2
The invention relates to a method for operating an electric window lift system for electrically moving a vehicle door window by means of a cable, according to which, based on the length change of the cable, the offset of the movement of the window is determined, in which the charge modification of the electric motor is monitored, the offset being used to exactly position (opening, closing) the window.
US09856687B2
A vehicle window opening device includes an open-close controller, a drawing determination unit, a restriction unit, and an initial mask zone setting unit. The drawing determination unit determines that a vehicle window has drawn in an object when a characteristic value of a motor is greater than or equal to a determination threshold value. The open-close controller executes anti-drawing control based on the drawing determination. The restriction unit restricts the open-close controller from executing the anti-drawing control when the vehicle window is located in the initial mask zone. The initial mask zone setting unit sets an initial mask zone to a normal value when a position where the vehicle window starts to open is located outside a fully closed region and to a fully closed region value that is greater than the normal value when the position where the vehicle window starts to open is located in the fully closed region.
US09856685B1
An addition to reduce noise made by a garage door hinge by incorporating two Delrin or hard plastic injection molded washers placed between the two halves of the hinges and slide it over the hinge barrel. This provides a friction reducing pivot point and holds in lubricant. An additional improvement is to hold the barrel in place and reduce the problem of the barrel moving side to side. The improvement will stop or at least significantly reduce the extra noise of the garage door hinge as the garage door moves and provide smoother operation of the hinge.
US09856678B2
A highly visible single use tag prevents the fraudulent return of garments. Two members are connected by a hinge. The hinge allows the members to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration where the members form and enclose a space. Complementary latch elements on the members engage and hold the members in the closed configuration. At least one of the members has a tack extending inwardly into the space enclosed by the members. This tack pierces a garment intended to be protected by the tag and maintains the tag on the garment. At least one of the members has at least one perforated line across the width of the member. This perforated line allows that member to be pulled apart and the tag removed without the need of any tool to do so.
US09856677B1
A cylinder lock assembly includes a lock cylinder inserted into a cylindrical chamber of a lock housing, the lock cylinder being formed with plate mounting slots, a latch slot, and a main key slot; primary locking plates inserted in the respective plate mounting slots, each of the primary locking plates being formed with a secondary plate recess, a first key slot, and a first latch groove; secondary locking plates inserted in the respective secondary plate recesses, each of the secondary locking plates being formed with a second key slot and a second latch groove, springs being provided between the primary locking plates and the lock cylinder and between the secondary locking plates and the lock cylinder respectively; and a latch inserted into the latch slot, a latch return spring being provided between the latch and the lock cylinder.
US09856673B2
A tent includes a tent fabric and a supporting pole. The supporting pole is connected to the tent fabric for supporting the tent fabric. The tent further includes a first top pole and a securing and connecting device, and the securing and connecting device is connected to the tent fabric. When the tent is put up, the first top pole is inserted into the securing and connecting device, and the first top pole and the supporting pole are crosswise arranged, the securing and connecting device is located at an extension direction of the first top pole. Since a cross structure is formed at a top of the tent and the first top pole is secured by the securing and connecting device, a supporting plane can be formed at the top of the tent when the tent is put up, expending the usable area at the top of the tent.
US09856670B1
An apparatus and associated method for a sliding entry door assembly. The sliding door assembly has a frame, and a fixed lid attached to the frame. A rail is attached to the frame. A lid is selectively slidable upon the rail relative to the fixed lid to an opened position. A cam is selectively operable to raise the slidable lid to be flush with the fixed lid in a closed position.
US09856660B2
The invention relates to the field of home decoration, in particular to a home plate connecting device, which includes a plate and plate connecting piece, a glass and plate connecting piece, a plate bottom edge and ground connecting piece, a decorative plate and plate connecting piece, a doorframe and wall connecting piece and a plate chamfer connecting piece, wherein each of the connecting pieces is provided with a rubber barbed tenon structure and a mortise structure with a barbed accommodation groove. According to the invention, the mortise and tenon structures and a threaded connection manner are adopted for fixation, so that the device can be freely dismounted and conveniently packaged and transported; each part is matched, and is easy to position, so that mounting and dismounting working efficiency is improved; and the dismounted parts are prevented from damage, and are high in reutilization rate, so that the device can be widely applied to the field of home mounting and decoration.
US09856659B1
A molding system comprising a decorative portion and a mounting flange for mounting the decorative portion directly to at least one wall stud. The decorative portion comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a decorative front surface. The mounting flange comprises a proximal portion, the proximal portion being coupled to the distal portion of the decorative portion such that the mounting flange extends away from the decorative portion and a distal portion. The mounting flange has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the at least one wall stud and a thickness from about ¼ inches to about 2 inches. The distal portion of the first mounting flange abuts at least one sheet of drywall. The mounting flange does not substantially overlap the at least one sheet of drywall, and the at least one sheet of drywall does not substantially overlap the mounting flange.
US09856658B2
A floorboard assembly includes floor boards and fasteners. Each floor board includes a rectangular body including a coupling tongue and a coupling groove at two opposite sides, a first pressure block and a second pressure block respectively disposed at a bottom side relative to the coupling tongue and the coupling groove, a recessed portion disposed in an outer upper side of the first pressure block and a step respectively disposed in an outer upper side of the second pressure block. Each fastener includes a base panel having a front baffle and a rear baffle at two opposite sides, a partition rib spaced between the front and rear baffles, and a hooked portion curved from the top of the partition rib.
US09856657B2
Hard panels formed from a wood-based material and having a decorative layer for floor coverings are provided, at least on two opposite edges, with coupling devices made in one piece with the panels wherein similar panels may be coupled together to form a floor covering, wherein these coupling devices provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of coupled panels, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned and parallel to the plane of coupled panels. These coupling devices are constituted of a tongue and a groove. The top side of the tongue has a protrusion that cooperates with a meshing recess located in the lower side of the upper lip of the groove of the coupling devices, and a portion extending generally parallel with the plane of the panel to form a contact surface cooperating with the lower side of the upper lip of the groove.
US09856649B1
In an exemplary embodiment, a shingle manufacturing system comprises an entry pull roll for providing a substantially continuous sheet comprising shingle material, an adhesive applicator for applying a laminating adhesive to a surface of the sheet, and a cutting station for cutting the sheet, now carrying the laminating adhesive, into at least three longitudinal pieces.
US09856648B2
The present invention provides a construction (1) comprising a first element (2) extending between a first (3) and a second (4) opposite free end and comprising a first duct (5) forming an opening (6,7) in each of the first and second free ends. The construction further comprises a second element (8) extending between a third (9) and a fourth (10) opposite free end and comprising a second duct (11) forming an opening (12,13) in each of the third and fourth free ends. The first (2) and second (8) elements are arranged so that the second end (4) and the third end (9) are facing each other. Furthermore, the construction comprises a tubular link (14) with a body of a flexible material, which the tubular link is arranged to provide communication between the first (5) and second (11) ducts, thereby providing an uninterrupted duct from the first end to the fourth end.
US09856645B2
An exterior stucco wall construction comprising: a wall frame; sheathing attached to the outer side of the wall frame; a moisture collection channel mounted along a lower margin of the sheathing and having an inner flange, an outer flange, and a support floor extending therebetween, the collection channel further having a plurality of apertures arranged in spaced relation adjacent and along the inner flange; a vapor barrier attached to the sheathing and covering a portion of the upper flange of the collection channel; a moisture impervious board having an inner side provided with drain means to facilitate the downward drainage of moisture to a lower edge located within the collection channel and resting upon its support floor; lath wire secured over the outer side of the board; and, at least one coat of stucco applied over the lath wire.
US09856635B1
A faucet structure and method for assembling same is disclosed. The structure includes an outer tube, flow guiding part and cap. The outer tube is provided with an assembling gap. The flow guiding part is provided within the outer tube, and with half shells. The first half shell is provided with supplying manifold passage(s) corresponded to the assembling gap, and a first assembling ramp facing the second half shell. The second half shell is provided with a second assembling ramp facing the first half shell and inclined oppositely to the first assembling ramp, and a first threaded connection portion facing one end opening of outer tube. The cap is in correspondence with the end opening, and provided with a second threaded connection portion corresponded to the first threaded connection portion. These threaded connection portions are engaged by threaded connection, while those half shells are pressed against a tube wall.
US09856631B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and fittings for a rain catcher for a marine vessel. A fitting can include a connector body having a first connector end and a second connector end, where the first connector end is configured to connect to a rain catcher of the gravity-fed fluid and the second connector end is configured to connect to a fluid storage tank so that the first connector end is above the second connector end. The connector body defines an interior and an exterior, where the interior is in fluid communication between the first connector end and the second connector end. The fitting can also include one or more ports (e.g., nozzles) laterally defined through the exterior of the connector body and disposed vertically between the first connector end and the second connector end, where the ports are in fluid communication with the interior of the connector body.
US09856630B2
A system may include a water storage tank configured to at least temporarily store an amount of water in an enclosed interior section and a mixing system. The mixing system may include an intake conduit having at least a portion positioned in the interior section to withdraw water from the lower portion of the water storage tank. A pump system may have an intake section and a discharge section, the intake section being coupled to the intake conduit. A discharge conduit may be coupled to the discharge section of the pump system. A discharge fixture may be positioned in the interior section and may include a plurality of discharge holes configured to spray water from the discharge conduit into the water storage tank so as to mix at least a portion of water inside the water storage tank.
US09856627B2
A locking mechanism for heavy equipment having a first structure moveable relative to a second structure, the locking mechanism having an actuator mechanism, coupled to one of the first structure and the second structure, operable between a deployed position and a retracted position, a biasing member, a carriage member operable between a restricted position, in response to the actuator being in the retracted position, and an extended position. The biasing member is configured to bias the carriage member toward the extended position in response to the actuator mechanism being in a deployed position and the carriage member is configured to prevent relative movement between the first structure and the second structure in the extended position.
US09856626B2
The hydraulic excavator capable of accurately positioning an engine and an exhaust gas treatment unit is provided. The hydraulic excavator includes a engine, an exhaust gas treatment unit, a front left pillar portion, a rear left pillar portion, a plurality of support portions, and a center frame. The exhaust gas treatment unit treats an exhaust gas from the engine. The plurality of support portions support the exhaust gas treatment unit. The center frame carries the engine. The center frame has a vertical plate. Two support portions are fixed to the vertical plate.
US09856624B2
A box-section arm of an excavator or the like has a pivot axis at one side. Two flat plates 25, 26 close the underside of the box-section adjacent the pivot axis, and are welded transversely from a pair of projections 28, 29 at one side, to corresponding pair of projections 28, 29 at the other side. The projections 28, 29 are partially but not wholly removed after welding.
US09856622B2
A method is for supporting a retaining wall that includes a number of wall blocks positioned to retain material against a rear side of the plurality of wall blocks. The method includes attaching the rear side of at least one of the wall blocks to at least one ground-stabilizing base body supporting the wall blocks. Kits and systems are also disclosed.
US09856616B2
A self-restoring crash cushion including multiple diaphragms spaced along a length direction of the cushion, an elongated track adapted to be anchored to the ground that extends along the length direction under the cushion, the diaphragms being mounted to the track in a manner in which they can slide along the track when impacted by a moving vehicle or when the cushion is being restored, and means for dissipating energy of the moving vehicle.
US09856610B2
A removable and serviceable paving apparatus including an access port for providing access to the interior of the slab. The access port is operable to improve access to components of the paving system prior to, during, and/or after installation. The paving apparatus further includes a removable fastener for improving removability and serviceability. The removable fastener attaches the paving apparatus to its neighboring structures to form a paving surface, may be disengaged from the neighboring structures for removal, repair and/or service of the paving apparatus, and may be re-engaged upon re-installation of the paving apparatus.
US09856609B2
In a method for restoring, renovating or rebuilding a railway, a substructure or part of a substructure is installed, a track bed is installed and a track grid is installed and/or an existing track grid is extended, an existing track bed is extended and an existing substructure or part of a substructure is extended. There is provision that the installation of the track grid, the installation of the track bed and the installation of the substructure or part of the substructure takes place in a single working process and/or in that the extension of the existing track grid, the extension of the existing track bed and/or the extension of the existing substructure or part of the substructure takes place in a single working process. Track bed material and/or substructure material is transported to the site and/or away from the site by rail.
US09856606B2
Methods for reducing the effects of wetlapping, drying, and hornification of pulp fibers and consequently increasing the pulp drainage and strength properties in the final product (i.e., paper) are provided. The method which has been developed creates a “value-added” product by the wastepaper supplier or at the pulp and/or deinking (recycled paper) mill—a wastepaper load/bale, wet pulp stock or wet lap, or dried pulp treated with or impregnated with enzymes that enhance the quality of the pulp or paper product when it is repulped and processed at the paper mill.
US09856603B2
A method for producing a fibrous pulp web, in which a fibrous pulp suspension is dewatered in a Twin Wire Former to form a fibrous pulp web which is dried with a TAD dryer. A pre-dewatering device with a hood and suction roll is provided after the Twin Wire Former and before the TAD dryer. The fibrous pulp web is guided through the pre-dewatering device between exactly two machine cloths. The machine cloth between suction roll and the web is a porous felt, and the machine cloth between web and hood is a structured wire. A volume flux of hot drying fluid greater than 100 m3/(m2·min), preferably greater than 250 m3/(m2·min,) is drawn through the fibrous pulp web into the suction roll.
US09856600B2
Rope (4) having an eye (2). The rope (4) comprises a first rope portion (8) and a second rope portion (10). The first rope portion (8) and the second rope portion (10) are spliced into each other for forming a spliced connection for obtaining the eye (2). The first rope portion (8) and the second rope portion (10) are formed from an end portion of the rope (4).
US09856594B2
Washing machine appliances and suspension assemblies for suspending tubs in washing machine appliances are provided. A suspension assembly includes a first pliable mount and a second pliable mount, the first pliable mount and second pliable mount spaced apart from each other along a lateral direction. The first and second pliable mounts each include a hollow body and a head, the head integral with the hollow body. The suspension assembly further includes a rocker arm engaging the head of the first pliable mount and the second pliable mount. The rocker arm extends between the first pliable mount and the second pliable mount along the lateral direction. The suspension assembly further includes a rod connected to the rocker arm and disposed between the first pliable mount and the second pliable mount along the lateral direction.
US09856584B2
Methods for making yarns are provided which include the steps of supplying continuous polymer filaments, detaching from at least a part of the continuous polymer filaments, and at least one continuous reinforcement filament, a plurality of discontinuous polymer fibers and of discontinuous reinforcement fibers to obtain a composite sliver, and twisting the composite sliver to obtain a roving from which yarn may be obtained. Yarns produced by such methods as well as textiles, fabrics and garments which include such yarns are also provided. Such yarns may be particularly useful in the production of, for example, protective gloves.
US09856583B2
A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal includes steps of preparing a crucible, a source material disposed toward a bottom surface in the crucible, a seed crystal disposed to face the source material toward a top surface in the crucible, a resistive heater, and a heat insulator configured to be able to accommodate the crucible therein, measuring a mass of at least a portion of the heat insulator, comparing a measured value of the mass obtained in the measuring step with a threshold value, and growing a silicon carbide single crystal on the seed crystal by sublimation of the source material by heating the crucible placed in the heat insulator with the resistive heater. When the measured value of the mass is lower than the threshold value in the comparing step, the step of growing a silicon carbide single crystal is performed at least one or more times.
US09856575B2
A crystal growth apparatus comprises a reaction vessel holding a melt mixture containing an alkali metal and a group III metal, a gas supplying apparatus supplying a nitrogen source gas to a vessel space exposed to the melt mixture inside the reaction vessel, a heating unit heating the melt mixture to a crystal growth temperature, and a support unit supporting a seed crystal of a group III nitride crystal inside the melt mixture.
US09856569B2
A process of producing metal that includes adding a quantity of a alkoxide (M(OR)x) or another metal salt to a cathode compartment of an electrolytic cell and electrolyzing the cell. This electrolyzing causes a quantity of alkali metal ions to migrate into the cathode compartment and react with the metal alkoxide, thereby producing metal and an alkali metal alkoxide. In some embodiments, the alkali metal is sodium such that the sodium ions will pass through a sodium ion selective membrane, such as a NaSICON membrane, into the cathode compartment.
US09856568B2
A pressurized rod anode having a hollow core that is monitored by a sensor. The hollow core is pressurized at all times, or in the alternative, is of a pressure less than the pressure within a reactor tank. A rod anode that fails to maintain pressure indicates material removal sufficient to breach the integrity of the rod anode. A relay can be used to cause removal of the rod anode power source when a breach of integrity occurs. Indicator lights provide instant monitoring of the rod anode condition, a bypass switch allow temporary operation of a rod anode pending a timed shutdown for repair.
US09856566B1
A monitored anode apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a metal body having an exterior and a core, and a plurality of electrically conductive probes passing through the exterior and disposed at respective depths within the core. At least one of the plurality of conductive probes is disposed at a first depth, and at least one of the plurality of conductive probes is disposed at a second depth greater than the first depth. A bonding conductor is in electrical communication with the body and configured to create electrical continuity between the body and a protected structure. The metal body is configured as a galvanic anode, and at least one of the plurality of probes is configured to break electrical conductivity with the body upon galvanic consumption thereof.
US09856559B2
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a color sensor is provided for sensing whether a ground roller in a corona treatment system needs to be serviced. The color sensor is capable of detecting imperfections which have changed the reflectance level of the ground roller from a predefined level. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, if a determination is made that the ground roller needs to be serviced, then an alarm is activated and/or the operation of the corona treatment system is ceased.
US09856548B2
The invention relates to a hot-rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of greater than 1200 MPa, an Re/Rm ratio of less than 0.75 and an elongation at break of greater than 10%, the composition of which contains, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.10%≦C≦0.25%; 1%≦Mn≦3%; Al≧0.015%; Si≦1.985%; Mo≦0.30%; Cr≦1.5%; S≦0.015%; P≦0.1%; Co≦1.5%; B≦0.005%; it being understood that 1%≦Si+Al≦2%; Cr+(3×Mo)≧0.3%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% bainite, residual austenite in an amount equal to or greater than 5% and martensite in an amount equal to or greater than 2%.
US09856547B2
A powder metal compact is disclosed. The powder metal compact comprises a cellular nanomatrix comprising a metallic nanomatrix material. The powder metal compact also comprises a plurality of dispersed particles comprising a metallic particle core material dispersed in the cellular nanomatrix, the particle core material comprising a nanostructured material.
US09856546B2
The invention provides for a cermet powder containing 75-90% by weight of at least one hard material powder, from 10 to 25% by weight of one or more matrix metal powders and up to 3% by weight of at least one modifier, wherein the matrix metal powder or powders contain from 0 to 38% by weight of cobalt, from 0 to 38% by weight of nickel, from 0 to 20% by weight of aluminum, from 0 to 90% by weight of iron and from 10 to 35% by weight of chromium and the sum of the contents of iron and chromium is in the range from 10 to 95% by weight and the sum of the contents of cobalt, nickel and iron is in the range from 65 to 95% by weight. The invention also relates to a cermet and a process to make the cermet containing the cermet powder and shaped article coated with the cermet powder and a process to make the shaped article.
US09856532B2
Concentrations of certain miRNA, mRNA and/or protein markers in the biological fluids and/or tissues of a subject are used to determine the probability that the subject does or does not have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The concentrations of these markers in fluids and/or tissues are different in subjects with PTSD as compared to subjects who do not suffer from this disorder.
US09856531B2
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polymorphic site selected from the group consisting of positions 164, 269, 284, 407 and 989 of SEQ ID NO: 1, an array or a kit comprising the same. Also provided are a method for detecting single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in bovine proteinase inhibitor (PI) gene, a method for haplotyping a bovine cell, a method for progeny testing of cattle based on said haplotyping, a method for selectively breeding of cattle based on haplotyping a parent animal. The present invention further provides a method for testing a dairy cattle for its milk production trait, comprising haplotyping its cells, wherein a cattle having haplotypes 1, 3, 4 or 5 indicates that the cattle has desirable milk production trait. Haplotype 1 indicates that the cattle has the most desirable milk production trait.
US09856529B2
A method of inhibiting light-induced degradation of nucleic acids includes irradiating a portion of the nucleic acids in the presence of a detection solution comprising a polyphenolic compound. A method of detecting a nucleic acid having a fluorescent tag includes irradiating at least a portion of the nucleic acid with light of a suitable wavelength to induce a fluorescence emission and detecting the fluorescence emission. Optionally, the polyphenolic compound is gallic acid, a lower alkyl ester thereof, or mixtures thereof. A kit includes one or more nucleotides, an enzyme capable of catalyzing incorporation of the nucleotides into a nucleic acid strand and a polyphenolic compound suitable for preparing a detection solution.
US09856520B2
Methods and system for the isolation and/or analysis of nucleic acids on a solid phase device comprising (i) incubating a nucleic acid sample with Dimethyl adipimidate (DMA) on said solid phase under conditions that allow formation of a complex of the nucleic acid with the DMA; contacting the complex of (i) with said surface; and isolating and/or analyzing the nucleic acid of the complex.
US09856518B2
A nanopipette biosensor capable of detecting a small concentration of target molecules within a sample solution using optical detection methods. The biosensor includes a nanopipette that connects a nanocolloid reservoir containing a nanocolloid solution and a sample reservoir containing a sample solution, where the nanopipette is tapered at the end connected to the sample reservoir. The nanocolloid solution includes nanoparticles functionalized with probes specific to miRNA of the target molecules and reporters. During the detection process, the nanocolloids nanoparticles aggregate such that plasmonic hotspots are formed. These hotspots magnify the reporter signals produced when the probes hybridize with target molecules.
US09856509B2
The invention relates to a compound of Formula I: F1—X1-L1-X2—P1—X3-G1 (Formula I).
US09856505B2
A manufacturing method comprises collecting a sample from a cell culture used by a manufacturing application, and controlling a Raman spectrometer to collect a Raman spectrum of a targeted volume within the sample. The method further comprises obtaining reference spectra uniquely associated with a known cell line, which comprise at least two of: spectral measurements of mycoplasma by itself, a contaminated cell line, and a pure cell line. Moreover, the method comprises comparing the reference spectra to the collected spectrum, and identifying whether there is at least one unnatural molecular composition within the collected spectrum based upon the comparison of the reference spectra to the collected spectrum. An indication is provided as to whether mycoplasma is detected in the collected Raman spectrum where at least one unnatural molecular composition is identified within the collected spectrum, and the manufacturing application is stopped where mycoplasma is detected in the collected Raman spectrum.
US09856503B2
A detection instrument determines whether a specimen container (e.g., blood culture bottle) is positive for presence of microbial agent growth therein. When the container is deemed positive it is made available (e.g, transferred or exposed to) to an automated instrument performing identification and/or characterization of the microbial agent. The identification and/or characterization instrument removes a portion of the sample from the specimen container and places it into a disposable separation and concentration device. The microbial agent is concentrated via optional selective lysis of non-microbial agent cellular material which may be present and centrifugation. A reading module reads the concentrated microbial agent using spectroscopic methods, e.g., measurements of intrinsic fluorescence. Such interrogation may occur while the microbial agent remains concentrated in the disposable device.
US09856497B2
The present disclosure provides systems, compositions and methods for regulating expression of a target polynucleotide in a cell. The systems, compositions and methods comprise a chimeric receptor polypeptide comprising a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or a fragment thereof, a chimeric adaptor polypeptide, at least one actuator moiety and a cleavage moiety.
US09856492B2
A nucleic acid expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a dominant negative T3SS protein is disclosed. The nucleic acid expression vector further comprising a cis acting regulatory element capable of driving transcription of the nucleic acid sequence in a plant cell. Moreover, the dominant negative T3SS protein mediates assembly of a dysfunctional needle complex.
US09856490B2
Described herein is a transgenic plant that comprises a recombinant DNA construct that contains a nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a promoter, the nucleic acid sequence encoding an AFL1 polypeptide, a recombinant DNA construct for inhibiting expression of a PD15 polypeptide or a NAI2 polypeptide, or a loss-of-function pdi5 or nai2 mutation, wherein the transgenic plant exhibits increased growth under drought as compared to a control plant.
US09856485B2
Recombinant DNA constructs, for use in plants and plant cells, have site-specific recombination sites that allow assessing phenotypes and modes of action by over expression or suppression of endogenous genes. In an aspect, a single DNA construct can be switched between over expression and suppression by the action of a recombinase such as the Cre recombinase on constructs having lox recombination sites. Other useful recombination systems include the Flp/frt system, the R/Rs system, the Dre/rox system, and the GIN/gix system.
US09856479B2
This invention relates to long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), libraries of those ncRNAs that bind chromatin modifiers, such as Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, inhibitory nucleic acids and methods and compositions for targeting lncRNAs.
US09856477B2
A method of producing nanovesicles comprising an oligonucleotide inhibitor to an oncogene or a proto-oncogene or the gene product thereof, said method comprises a) introducing a DNA sequence encoding an oligonucleotide capable of inhibiting a human oncogenic or proto-oncogenic transcription factor, into a mammalian cell; b) allowing the cell to express said inhibitor oligonucleotide; and c) obtaining nanovesicles containing said inhibitor oligonucleotide from said cell. Nanovesicles produced by the claimed method can be effectively and specifically targeted to e.g. cancer cells to deliver the inhibitor oligonucleotide.
US09856468B2
The present invention features inter alia nucleic acid molecules which encode polypeptides comprising a single chain Fc region and the polypeptides they encode. The Fc moieties of these constructs are linked by a cleavable scFc linker which is adjacent to at least one enzymatic cleavage site, e.g., an intracellular processing site. The resulting processed molecules comprise two polypeptide chains and substantially lack the extraneous amino acid sequence found in single chain Fc linker molecule. Methods of making and using these dimeric molecules are also described.
US09856464B2
Methods and compositions are provided for engineering mutant enzymes with reduced star activity where the mutant enzymes have a fidelity index (FI) in a specified buffer that is greater than the FI of the non-mutated enzyme in the same buffer.
US09856457B2
The use of a composition including at least one permeabilized nucleus of a first cell, or at least one permeabilized first cell including the nucleus and an extract of female germinal cells, or eggs, of a multicellular organism, the eggs being blocked in the metaphase II of meiosis, the extract including EGTA, for carrying out a method for obtaining pluripotent stem cells, or tissues derived from the pluripotent stem cells, or of cloning, provided that the process is not for cloning human beings.
US09856455B2
Methods of producing stem cell conditioned media to treat mammalian injuries or insults. In at least one embodiment of a method of producing a stem cell conditioned media of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of culturing at least one stem cell in a first cell culture medium, replacing some or all of the first cell culture medium with a second cell culture medium and further culturing the at least one stem cell in the second cell culture medium, and collecting a quantity of the second cell culture medium after a culture duration, wherein the quantity of the second cell culture medium contains a cell culture byproduct effective to treat a mammalian insult or injury.
US09856438B2
A peanut food product with reduced levels of allergenic proteins such as Ala h1/h2/h3 is produced by initiating the germination process in raw peanuts, holding the peanuts in moist conditions to initiate germination and then treating with bromelain.
US09856436B2
Modified protein compositions that provide benefits in laundry products are produced by minimal processing of crude protein sources. Modifications include reaction with one or more of 1) cationic functional agents, 2) anionic functional agents, 3) proteolytic enzymes, 4) reducing agents and 5) oxidizing agents. They may be complexed with a surfactant to improve the separation from insoluble cellulosic carbohydrate materials in the crude protein sources, and to improve their dispersibility and effectiveness in laundry products. The resulting products may provide benefits of preventing soil redeposition, preventing dye transfer, soil repellency, and fabric wear reduction in laundry operations. The invention also encompasses the laundry products comprising the protein compositions.
US09856430B2
A method to convert carbonaceous materials, particularly biomass and those biomass resources which are remotely located, into a high performance solid fuel. This method, and the apparatus described as the means to accomplish this method, provides a continuous process which can be completely powered by the energy contained in the biomass. The heat, mechanical power and electrical power are provided from the energy in the biomass, through the methods described. In this way, the apparatus is free to operate in remote locations, where no power or auxiliary fuel sources are available.
US09856429B2
A process is provided for converting waste fibers to solid fuel. The process includes providing a supply of animal waste including the waste fibers in a predetermined quantity, subjecting the supply of animal waste to anaerobic digestion, producing a waste byproduct, dewatering the waste byproduct, and compressing the dewatered waste byproduct to form briquettes.
US09856418B2
Disclosed is a phosphor including at least one of a nitride and an oxynitride, wherein the nitride and the oxynitride contain an alkaline-earth metal element, silicon, and an activator element. wherein the phosphor has a volume average particle diameter of greater than or equal to about 50 nm and less than or equal to about 400 nm and an inner quantum efficiency of greater than or equal to about 60% at an excitation wavelength of about 450 nm. The method of preparing a phosphor includes a precursor preparation process of preparing a phosphor precursor particles including a silicon nitride particles, a compound containing an alkaline-earth metal element, and a compound containing an activator element, wherein the compound containing an alkaline-earth metal element and the compound containing an activator element are deposited on the surface of the silicon nitride particles; and a firing process of firing the phosphor precursor particles.
US09856417B2
The invention relates to Eu2+-activated phosphors, to a process for the preparation of these compounds, and to phosphor mixtures, light sources and lighting units which comprise the Eu2+-activated phosphors according to the invention.
US09856412B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to compositions for enhanced oil recovery. In some embodiments, such compositions include: (1) a first agent, wherein the first agent acts as a foam booster; (2) a second agent, wherein the second agent includes a sulfonated or sulfated anionic surfactant; a (3) a third agent, wherein the third agent includes an alkoxylated and anionic surfactant; and (4) a base liquid. In some embodiments, the compositions of the present disclosure further include a gas, such as nitrogen. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of formulating the aforementioned compositions for enhanced oil recovery. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of recovering oil from a reservoir by utilizing the aforementioned compositions.
US09856408B2
Ice phobic coatings and substrates and methods of making and using them are described. Some embodiments provide for an ice-phobic coating including a hydrophobic entity bonded to a hydrophilic moiety, wherein the hydrophilic moiety is capable of lowering a freezing point of water. Some embodiments provide for an ice-phobic article including a substrate having the ice-phobic coating applied on the substrate. In some embodiments, a method of making an ice-phobic coating may include bonding the hydrophobic entity with the hydrophilic moiety. In some embodiments, a method of making an ice-phobic article includes applying the ice-phobic coating to a substrate. Some embodiments also provide for a kit for making an ice-phobic article. Such ice-phobic coatings may be used to coat or impregnate winter equipment, cloth, shoes, sporting equipment, road signs, traffic lights, sidewalks, aircrafts, vehicles, or the like.
US09856387B2
Provided is a color pencil lead which is excellent in a hue, a light resistance and a strength and can be erased with an eraser and which is suited to pencil leads for mechanical pencils and wooden pattern holder pencils. The above color pencil lead is characterized by containing a resin in which a dye is dissolved or included in a pencil lead body.
US09856386B2
An inkjet ink set is provided. The inkjet ink set includes a first ink including a resin A and an organic solvent A; and a second ink including a resin B and an organic solvent which is the same as or different from the organic solvent A. The minimum film forming temperature (MFT) of the resin A is lower than that of the resin B.
US09856374B2
The invention relates to a two-component composition consisting of a component A, which comprises at least one silane-functional polymer and at least one epoxy resin, and consisting of a component B, which comprises water and at least one amine epoxy adduct. The composition cures quickly into an elastic material with a high strength and durability and is particularly suitable as an adhesive and/or a sealant.
US09856368B2
A sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, in particular for pneumatic vehicle tires, straps, belts, and hoses, is disclosed which exhibits, among other things, improved rolling resistance behavior. The rubber mixture contains at least the following constituents: 5 to 95 phr of at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, which is functionalized with phthalocyanine groups and/or hydroxy groups and/or epoxy groups and/or silane-sulfide groups and the styrene content of which is 0 to 12 wt % and which has a glass transition temperature (Tg) according to DSC of −75 to −120° C. in the unvulcanized state, 5 to 95 phr of at least one further rubber, and 20 to 300 phr of at least one silica.
US09856367B2
An apparatus and a method are provided for a latex-based packaging material configured to provide a dust-free alternative to vermiculite packaging materials. The latex-based packaging material comprises a portion of a latex-based waste formulated into a recycled latex emulsion, and a portion of particulate material into which the recycled latex emulsion is mixed so as to form a latex-based pulp. In some embodiments, additional components, such as any of various plasticizers, coloring agents, or hardeners, may be included in the latex-base pulp. The latex-based pulp is dispensed and dried so as to form the latex-based packaging material in a variety of desired shapes. Drying may be accomplished by way of unaided atmospheric evaporation, or by way of various conventional drying methods. In some embodiments, the desired shape of the packaging material comprises latex-based packaging peanuts suitable for separating and cushioning forces between containers during transportation in a larger container.
US09856365B2
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition that provides improved thermal aging stability along with durability. The thermoplastic composition comprises a polyamide resin, and a polyhydric alcohol, wherein a majority of the polyhydric alcohol particles have a particle size that is less than about 70 microns. It has been found that a combination of a polyamide resin and a polyhydric alcohol with this particle size produces a superior product demonstrating greater thermal stability and durability than the polyamide resin alone.
US09856364B2
A composition includes a reversible polymer material, which can reversibly transition between a liquid state and a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions, wherein upon cooling, the reversible polymer material transitions from a liquid state to a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions, and a radical scavenger.
US09856354B2
By completing curing in a short period of time even at low temperatures and using an epoxy resin composition as a matrix resin of a prepreg, it is possible to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite plastic product such as a fiber-reinforced tubular composite with excellent mechanical properties and, more particularly, excellent impact resistance. The epoxy resin composition includes A component, B component, C component, D component and E component, where the content rate of sulfur atoms is equal to or more than 0.2 wt % and equal to or less than 7 wt %, and the content rate of the C component is equal to or more than 1 wt % and equal to or less than 15 wt %. A component: epoxy resins, B component: reactive products of the epoxy resins and an amine compounds including the sulfur atom in a molecule (the unreacted epoxy resins and/or the amine compounds may be included), C component: polyamide compounds soluble in the A component, D component: urea compounds, and E component: dicyandiamide.
US09856350B2
The present invention relates to a copolyamide comprising at least two units and corresponding to the following general formula: A/(diamine).(Cw diacid), in which: the diamine is a cycloaliphatic diamine, w represents the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, A is chosen from a unit obtained from an amino acid or from a lactam and a unit corresponding to the formula (Cx diamine).(Cy diacid), with x representing the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and y representing the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, and in which at least one of the monomers chosen from A and the Cw diacid is obtained, in all or part, from renewable starting materials according to Standard ASTM D6866. The invention also relates to a composition comprising this copolyamide and to the use of this copolyamide and of such a composition.
US09856348B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to polymers, crosslinked polymers, functionalized polymers, nanoparticles, and functionalized nanoparticles and methods of making and using same. In one aspect, the invention relates to degradable polymers and degradable nanoparticles. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods of preparing degradable nanoparticles and, more specifically, methods of controlling particle size during the preparation of degradable nanoparticles. In one aspect, the degradable nanoparticles are useful for complexing, delivering, and releasing payloads, including pharmaceutically active payloads. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09856342B2
A copolymer comprising a structural unit (I) derived from a phosphonate monomer (1) such as diethyl methacryloyloxymethyl phosphonate, diethyl 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphonate and the like, and a structural unit (II) derived from a radical polymerizable monomer (2) such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, 8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decanyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate and the like, wherein the content of phosphorus atoms from the phosphonate monomer (1) is 2.0 to 6.0% by mass relative to the mass of the copolymer. A formed article comprising the copolymer.
US09856338B2
The invention provides a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process for polymerizing an ethylene-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing ethylene, in a reactor configuration comprising a reactor with at least two reaction zones, a first reaction zone and a reaction zone located downstream from the first reaction zone; and wherein CO (carbon monoxide) is added to the reactor in at least one reaction zone located downstream from the first reaction zone, and wherein, less than, or equal to, 95 weight percent of the total amount of CO, is fed to the first reaction zone.
US09856333B2
The present invention relates to: a polymerizable compound (I), wherein Y1 to Y6 are a chemical single bond, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O— or the like, G1 and G2 are a divalent aliphatic group, Z1 and Z2 are an alkenyl group, Ax is a fused ring group represented by a formula (II), wherein X is —NR3—, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or the like, R3 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and D is a substituted or unsubstituted ring having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that includes at least one nitrogen atom, Ay is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, A1 is a trivalent aromatic group or the like, A2 and A3 are a divalent aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or the like, and Q1 is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
US09856331B2
A procedure for improved temperature control in controlled radical polymerization processes is disclosed. The procedure is directed at controlling the concentration of the persistent radical in ATRP and NMP polymerizations procedures and the concentration of radicals in a RAFT polymerization process by feeding a reducing agent or radical precursor continuously or intermittently to the reaction medium through one of more ports.
US09856330B2
The present invention relates to a modified diene elastomer predominantly comprising a species coupled via a group bearing a function comprising a silicon atom predominantly hydrolyzed into silanol and a tertiary amine function, linked to the diene elastomer via the silicon atom, and to the process for synthesizing the modified diene elastomer. This elastomer has the particular feature of not undergoing any change in Mooney viscosity during its storage.
US09856321B2
The present invention relates to an antibody which has a therapeutic effect on cancer, an autoimmune disease, or an inflammatory disease. That is, the present invention relates to an antibody which exhibits a cytotoxic activity against death domain-containing receptor-expressing cells through apoptosis.[Object]An object of the invention is to provide a pharmaceutical having a therapeutic effect on cancer.[Means for Resolution]A novel anti-DR5 antibody capable of inducing apoptosis in cells has more potent cytotoxic activity than currently available anti-DR5 antibodies.
US09856319B2
Engineered monovalent binding proteins that bind to one or more ligands (such as an antigen) via one binding domain are provided, along with methods of making and uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease.
US09856314B2
The invention relates generally to activatable antibodies and methods of making and using these activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US09856304B2
Provided are a new peptide, a vector inserting a DNA that codes said peptide, a transformant obtained by transformation with that vector, and applications of said peptide, vector and transformant. The peptide comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, or an amino acid sequence obtained by substituting, deleting or adding one or more amino acids to/from the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. This peptide and the vector inserting a DNA that codes this peptide are suitable for use in an agent for promoting the proliferation of pancreatic hormone-producing cells, or a differentiation induction promoter that induces differentiation to pancreatic hormone-producing cells.
US09856302B2
An antimicrobial peptide which is a derivative of the peptide P-113. The amino acid sequence of the antimicrobial peptide is SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO: 5, in which the C-terminus is or is not modified with a NH2.
US09856294B2
The invention relates to novel cyclodecapeptide compounds having formula (I) for use as drugs and, more specifically, for use in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Wilson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and for use in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of poisoning with metal ions, such as copper and mercury ions. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound having formula (I) as an active principle.
US09856293B2
A synthetic peptide having nestin expression inducing ability which allows induction of expression of nestin in astrocytes; an agent for inducing nestin expression including the peptide as an active ingredient; and a method for producing high nestin expressing cells derived from astrocytes, the method being characterized in that the agent for inducing nestin expression is supplied. The agent for inducing nestin expression provided by the present invention includes, as an active ingredient, a synthetic peptide including a nestin-inducing peptide sequence consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence formed by conservative replacement of 1, 2 or 3 amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence. The method for producing high nestin expressing cells derived from astrocytes provided by the present invention includes preparing an astrocyte culture, and supplying, at least once, the agent for inducing nestin expression to the astrocyte culture.
US09856292B2
The present disclosure provides compounds which are immunomodulators and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
US09856290B2
The present disclosure provides glycosylated oligopeptides having the sequence Palmitoyl-X1-Lys-X2-X3-Lys-X4-OH, where: X1 is: absent, Ser having a glycosylated side chain, or Asn having a glycosylated side chain; X2 is: Thr, Thr having a glycosylated side chain, Asn having a glycosylated side chain, or Ser having a glycosylated side chain; X3 is: Thr, or Thr having a glycosylated side chain; X4 is: Ser, or Ser having a glycosylated side chain. At least one of X1, X2, X3 and X4 is an amino acid having a glycosylated side chain. Each glycosylated side chain is, independently, glycosylated with a carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of: glucose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, galactose, N-acetyl-galactosamine, mannose, maltose, lactose, rhamnose, cellobiose, xylose, and fucose. Each hydroxyl group on the carbohydrate is, independently, OH or acetylated.
US09856289B2
The invention provides peptides that can reactivate p53 mutants efficiently and specifically, as well as methods that allow the identification, selection and isolation of such peptides, in a precise, cost and time effective manner. In particular, there are provided mutant p53 reactivating peptides that can restore the native wild type p53 folding, and hence the tumor suppressor activity, to the mutant p53 protein. Such peptides are useful for treating various conditions and diseases in which p53 is mutated.
US09856287B2
A method of refolding proteins expressed in non-mammalian cells present in concentrations of 2.0 g/L or higher is disclosed. The method comprises identifying the thiol pair ratio and the redox buffer strength to achieve conditions under which efficient folding at concentrations of 2.0 g/L or higher is achieved and can be employed over a range of volumes, including commercial scale.
US09856285B2
The present invention discloses a method of harnessing versatile phosphoramidation reactions to regioselectively link a group of alkynyl-/azido-containing compounds to post-synthetic nucleic acids primed with phosphate at the 5′ termini. The method includes steps of: (a) monophosphoramidating H2N(CH2)nNH2 to the 5′ end of the nucleic acid to form an intermediate 1 where n is an integer from 2 to 6, and the intermediate 1 has a formula of: (b) amidating the free —NH2 group of the intermediate 1 with to form an intermediate 2; and (c) reacting the terminal —N3 group of the intermediate 2 with 1-{3-{[4-(2-cyclooctyn-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]amino}propyl}-4-{2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl}pyridinium hexafluorophosphate (Alkyne MegaStokes dye 608) by the SPAAC reaction to form modified nucleic acids. Without the presence of Cu(I), the modified nucleic acids were subjected to azide-alkyne cycloaddition in an aqueous solution to obtain various nucleic acid conjugates with a high yield.
US09856283B2
There are provided, inter alia, methods for decreasing mucus elasticity or decreasing mucus viscosity in a subject in need thereof, the methods including administering to the subject an effective amount of a thiosaccharide mucolytic agent, and compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful for the methods.
US09856282B2
Objects of the present invention are to provide a novel dehydrogenation reaction catalyst, to provide a method that can produce a ketone, an aldehyde, and a carboxylic acid with high efficiency from an alcohol, and to provide a method for efficiently producing hydrogen from an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate, and they are accomplished by a catalyst containing an organometallic compound of Formula (1).
US09856281B2
A solid-state material comprising a solid-state compound is provided. The solid-state compound has the formula: [Cluster1][Cluster2]n, where Cluster1 can be a metal chalcogenide molecular cluster, Cluster2 a carbon cluster, and n the number of Cluster2 clusters in the solid-state compound. A method of forming a solid-state material is also provided.
US09856263B2
The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), schizotypal personality disorder, cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), ADHD, Parkinson's disease, anxiety, and depression.
US09856262B2
Disclosed is a series of analogs of 4H-pyrazolo[1,5-α]benzimidazole compound as PARP inhibitors. In particular, disclosed in the invention is a compound as shown by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a PARP inhibitor.
US09856261B2
The present invention relates to new piperidine inhibitors of Janus kinase 3 activity, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US09856260B2
The present invention includes compositions that are useful in preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one CX3CR1 or fractalkine antagonist.
US09856257B2
The invention related to pyrazolonaphthyridinone derivatives of formula (I) to their preparation and to their therapeutic use as selective inhibitors of type 2 methionine aminopeptidase (hMETAP2).
US09856255B2
The specification generally relates to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of compounds of Formula (I) and salts thereof to treat or prevent ATM mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-2-one compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; and intermediates useful in such manufacture.
US09856251B2
The present invention provides processes for the synthesis of substituted berbine compounds. Also provided are intermediates used in the synthesis of substituted berbine compounds.
US09856248B2
The present invention relates to modulators of cystic fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating CFTR mediated diseases using such modulators.
US09856239B1
The present invention relates to the technical field of medicine, and specifically relates to the carboxylic acid compound represented by the chemical formula I or chemical formula II, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug, and a solvate thereof, and a method for preparation thereof, as well as a pharmaceutical composition containing the described substances, and a use thereof.
US09856233B2
The described invention provides small molecule anti-cancer compounds that selectively target and inhibit measurable biological activity of truncated APC proteins, an immortalized Human Colonic Epithelial Cell (HCEC) model, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the small molecule anti-cancer compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09856229B2
Provided is a method for producing a cyclic carbonate obtained by reacting epoxide and carbon dioxide in the presence of a quaternary onium salt as a counter ion or a quaternary phosphonium salt having a halogenated anion as a counter ion, or in the presence of a solid catalyst obtained by immobilizing the quaternary onium salt onto a carrier, wherein an organohalogen compound containing at least one halogen atom in one molecule is added to the reaction system.
US09856223B2
The present invention provides compounds of any one of Formulae (A), (I-11), (II), and (V) (e.g., compounds of Formula (A-1)-(A-18)), and methods for treating Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) and other B cell neoplasm in a subject using the compounds. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compounds. Also provided are methods to treat B cell neoplasms using the compounds in combination with inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4), bone marrow on X chromosome kinase (BMX), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), transforming growth factor b-activated kinase-1 (TAK1), and/or a Src family kinase.
US09856222B2
Process for preparing 3,5-bis(haloalkyl)pyrazole derivatives of the formula (I), via acylation of Hydrazones.
US09856215B2
Disclosed is a preparation method of nintedanib (I), comprising the following steps: carrying out a condensation reaction on 4-(R acetate-2-yl)-3-nitrobenzoate (II) and trimethyl orthobenzoate to obtain (E)-4-[(2-methoxybenzylidene) R acetate-2-yl]-3-nitrobenzoate (III); carrying out a substitution reaction on the compound (EI) and N-(4-aminophenyl)-N-methyl-2-(4-methyl piperazine-1-yl) acetamide (IV) under the action of an acid-binding agent to generate (Z)-4-{[2-(N-methyl-2-(4-methyl piperazine-1-yl) acetamido-aniline) benzylidene] R acetate-2-yl}-3-nitrobenzoate (V); and sequentially carrying out reduction reactions and cyc-lization reactions on the compound (V) to prepare the nintedanib (I). The preparation method has an easily obtained raw material and a simple process, is economical and environmentally friendly, and is suitable for industrial production.
US09856214B2
The invention provides EBNA1 inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, that are useful for the treatment of diseases caused by EBNA1 activity such as, but not limited to, cancer, infectious mononucleosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and/or rheumatoid arthritis. The compounds and compositions of the invention are further useful for the treatment of diseases caused by latent Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection. The compounds and compositions of the invention are further useful for the treatment of diseases caused by lytic EBV infection.
US09856213B2
The subject of the invention is process for the preparation of the prostaglandin amides of the general formula I, where in the formula the bonds marked with dotted lines may be single or double bonds, in the case of double bounds at positions 5,6 and 13,14 they may be in cis or in trans orientation, Q stands for a hydroxyl-group and Z stands for a hydroxyl- or oxo-group, R1 and R2 independently represent hydrogen atom or a straight or branched C1-10 alkyl- or aralkyl-group, optionally substituted with —ONO2 group, or an aralkyl- or aryl-group, which contains heteroatom, R3 represents a straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated C4-6 hydrocarbon group, or a C4-10 alkylcycloalkyl- or cycloalkyl-group, or an optionally with alkyl group or halogen atom substituted phenyl-, C7-10 alkylaryl- or hetaryl-group, Y represents (CH2)n group or O atom or S atom, and where n=0-3.
US09856204B2
In one aspect, the invention relates methods for inhibiting or preventing muscle atrophy or increasing muscle mass by providing to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of ursolic acid, a derivative thereof, or an analog of the ursane scaffold. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09856202B2
Process for the recovery of carboxylic acid, in particular acetic acid containing carboxylic anhydride in particularacetic anhydride and other impurities, which comprises: (a) treating a fraction, in particular a fraction originating from a wood treatment process, containing carboxylic acid and impurities with a metal salt in the presence of water, (b) treating at least part of the fraction obtained from step (a) to remove metal salt and, (c) treating at least part of the fraction obtained from step (b) by distillation, stripping or membrane separation to recover at least a purified carboxylic acid fraction.
US09856195B2
A process for preparing cyclic dehydration products from sugar alcohols is described. The process involve using a mixed-acid catalyst reaction mixture containing a reducing acid, having a pKa of about 1.0-1.5, and at least a strong Brønsted acid or a Lewis acid, having a pKa≦0, or both acids in a solution to dehydrate and ring close said sugar alcohol. Synergistically, the mixed-acid catalysis can produce greater amounts of the desired product at similar levels of compositional accountability than either of the component acid catalysts acting alone.
US09856194B2
Catalysts for the reduction of CO2 are described herein. More specifically, catalysts of Formula I and Formula II: wherein LB is a Lewis base; LA is a Lewis acid; R1 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl; and R9 and R10 are independently selected from alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl; are described. A process for the production of methanol from CO2 using such catalysts is also described.
US09856191B2
In the production of fluorine-containing olefins using a chlorine-containing alkane or a chlorine-containing alkene as a starting material, a process for producing a plurality of useful fluorine-containing olefins with high selectivity using the same raw material, the same equipment, and the same conditions is provided. The present invention provides a process for producing fluorine-containing olefins, the process comprising reacting a chlorine-containing compound represented by a specific formula and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in the presence of oxidative gas and a fluorination catalyst, wherein the fluorination catalyst is a catalyst in which at least one metal element M selected from the group consisting of Group VIII and Group IX is present together with chromium. This production process can simultaneously produce two or more fluorine-containing olefin compounds, including HFO-1234yf and HFO-1234ze, with high selectivity.
US09856187B2
Disclosed is a process for the conversion of acyclic C5 feedstock to a product comprising cyclic C5 compounds, such as for example, cyclopentadiene, and catalyst compositions for use in such process. The process comprising the steps of contacting said feedstock and, optionally, hydrogen under acyclic C5 conversion conditions in the presence of a catalyst composition to form said product. The catalyst composition comprising a microporous crystalline ferrosilicate, a Group 10 metal, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal, in combination with an optional Group 1 alkali metal and/or an optional Group 2 alkaline earth metal.
US09856185B2
Methods and apparatus for refining feedstocks, such as crude or synthetic oil, and like feedstocks, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a reactor for refining a feedstock includes: a chamber having an inner volume to hold a liquid feedstock, a feedstock inlet port, a process gas inlet port, and an outlet port; a gas diffuser housed within the chamber and coupled to the process gas inlet port; and a radical generator coupled in fluid communication with the inner volume via the gas diffuser. In some embodiments, a method for refining feedstock includes: providing liquid feedstock to an inner volume of a reactor; flowing a radicalized process gas from a radical generator into the inner volume and into contact with the feedstock via a gas diffuser to fractionate the feedstock and produce one or more fractions of product in a vaporous mixture; and collecting a desired product from the vaporous mixture.
US09856174B2
A binder material useful for forming a concrete type material includes, calculated on a dry, water and carbon dioxide free basis, a base component constituting 50-95 wt % of the binder material, the base component having ground granulated blast furnace slag and an activator component constituting 5-50 wt % of the binder material. The activator component includes aluminum sulfate and a sodium hydroxide generating compound. The final binder material includes, calculated on a dry, water and carbon dioxide free basis, ground granulated blast-furnace slag 35-95 wt %, aluminum sulfate AI2(SO4)3 1-25 wt %, and sodium hydroxide generating compound 4-35 wt %.
US09856167B2
Methods and compositions for cementing are disclosed. Embodiments include a method of cementing comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, a primary set retarder, a secondary set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition to produce an activated cement composition; introducing the activated cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the activated cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
US09856161B2
A wastewater treatment apparatus performs both initial rainwater overflow treatment and primary treatment. A wastewater treatment method according to the apparatus, the apparatus modifying an existing primary depositing reservoir to an up-flow high-speed filtration facility, the apparatus using a floating filter and biological filter paper applied to an existing depositing reservoir to perform an initial rainwater treatment. The apparatus can be applied to an existing wastewater treatment facility to eliminate the necessity of installing an additional facility for an initial rainwater treatment facility. The apparatus is further capable of adjusting the flow rate into a biological treatment facility to achieve a target water quality. The apparatus comprises: an up-flow high-speed filtration facility for filtering floating matter contained in wastewater using a floating filter; a sludge holding tank; a biological treatment facility for removing dissolved organic matter contained in the water discharged from the up-flow high-speed filtration facility; and a concentrator.
US09856158B2
A method of removing fines and coarse particles from tailings comprises forming a slurry comprising water and oil sands and separating bitumen from tailings comprising fines and coarse particles. Functionalized nanoparticles each comprising a core of carbon nitride and functionalized with one or more exposed cationic groups are mixed with the tailings. The functionalized nanoparticles and the fines interact to form agglomerates comprising the functionalized nanoparticles and the fines attached to the one or more exposed cationic groups. The agglomerates are removed from the tailings to form an aqueous solution having suspended therein fewer fines and coarse particles than are suspended within the tailings.
US09856153B2
There is disclosed a coupling for a radiation source assembly that comprises an elongate radiation source and an elongate radiation transparent protective sleeve for receiving the elongate radiation source. The coupling disengages in two stages when it is desired to remove the elongate radiation source for servicing (or any other purpose). The coupling is disengaged from a first position in which a seal is made between the sleeve bolt element and the lamp plug element. When this action takes place, the lamp plug element is still secure with respect to the sleeve bolt element but since there is no seal between the two, any fluid which has flooded the elongate radiation source (e.g., due to breakage or other damage to the protective sleeve) will emerge from the coupling warning the operator not to fully disengage the lamp plug element from the sleeve bolt element. If no such fluid is seen by operator, the operator may continue to disengage the lamp plug element from the sleeve bolt element to withdraw the elongate radiation source from the elongate radiation transparent protective sleeve.
US09856150B2
A water filter assembly is provided including a body defining a body cavity, a spool slidably positioned in the body cavity, and a filter cartridge. Once the filter cartridge is inserted into the spool cavity and body cavity, the filter cartridge is configured to filter water from an inlet of the body. Additionally, the filter cartridge includes a nozzle for providing such filtered water to an outlet of the body. The nozzle includes an outlet directed back towards the filter medium such that the filter cartridge is pressed into the spool cavity and body cavity when water flows therethrough.
US09856148B2
Provided are: an alkali metal titanium oxide having a uniform composition and that is such that there are no residual by-products having a different composition or unreacted starting materials; and a method for producing a titanium oxide and proton exchange body obtained by processing the alkali metal titanium oxide. The method produces an alkali metal titanium oxide by firing the result of impregnating the surface and inside of pores of porous titanium compound particles with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal-containing component. The alkali metal titanium oxide is subjected to proton exchange, and with the proton exchange body of the alkali metal titanium oxide as the starting material, the titanium oxide is produced through a heat processing step.
US09856143B2
A method and apparatus of forming compositionally homogeneous particles is provided. The method includes forming a homogenous melt from a plurality of constituent materials under a first pressure sufficient to prevent substantial vaporization of the constituent materials. Droplets are generated from the homogenous melt. The droplets are cooled under a second pressure sufficient to prevent substantial vaporization of the constituent materials at least until the homogeneous particles formed therefrom have stabilized.
