Patents Assigned to B
  • Multilayer system
    Patent number: 9970574
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a multilayer system, and to an article comprising said multilayer system. The multilayer system of the invention comprises—one or more polyvinyl chloride layers; and—one or more polyolefin layers, wherein said one or more polyvinyl chloride layers comprise a copolymer containing one or more moieties that are miscible with polyvinylchloride and one or more epoxy groups, and wherein said one or more polyolefin layers comprise one or more polyolefins modified to have one or more carboxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Abdulhamid Mokdad, Mohamed Zerfa
  • Enabling a software application to be executed on a mobile station
    Patent number: 9973927
    Abstract: The invention enables a software application to be executed on a mobile station in dependence of a SIM. Challenge data originating from the software application is input to the SIM to generate first response data using a security function of the SIM. The software application is enabled to be executed in dependence of the first response data. In addition, the challenge data may be transmitted to a verification server for the generation of second response data in dependence of the challenge data and possibly using an authentication center. The software application is then enabled to be executed in further dependence of the second response data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: IRDETO B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Mathias Doumen
  • Galling resistant drill pipe tool joint and corresponding drill pipe
    Patent number: 9970242
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a drill pipe tool joint and a drill pipe which are optimized for repeated make-up/break-out operations without the use of screw grease. Embodiments of the disclosure are environment friendly as well as having improved operating efficiency. In particular, the box and pin can be formed from different materials having different hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Tenaris Connections B.V.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Narikawa, Tatsuo Ono, Koji Sakura, Toshihiko Fukui, Motohisa Yoshida, Takeshi Kuwano, Nobuo Kobayashi, Nobuhide Sato
  • Support table for a lithographic apparatus, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9971252
    Abstract: A support table for a lithographic apparatus, the support table having a support section and a conditioning system, wherein the support section, the conditioning system, or both, is configured such that heat transfer to or from a substrate supported on the support table, resulting from the operation of the conditioning system, is greater in a region of the substrate adjacent an edge of the substrate than it is in a region of the substrate that is at the center of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Gertrudis Cornelis Kunnen, Martijn Houben, Thibault Simon Mathieu Laurent, Hendrikus Johannes Marinus Van Abeelen, Armand Rosa Jozef Dassen, Sander Catharina Reinier Derks
  • Fluid handling structure, a lithographic apparatus and a device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9971255
    Abstract: A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus, the fluid handling structure having, at a boundary from a space configured to contain immersion fluid to a region external to the fluid handling structure: a meniscus pinning feature to resist passage of immersion fluid in a radially outward direction from the space; and a plurality of gas supply openings in a linear array at least partly surrounding and radially outward of the one or more meniscus pinning features, wherein the plurality of gas supply openings in a linear array are of a similar or the same size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Rogier Hendrikus Magdalena Cortie, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Niek Jacobus Johannes Roset, Michel Riepen, Henricus Jozef Castelijns, Cornelius Maria Rops, Jim Vincent Overkamp
  • Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9968578
    Abstract: The invention is directed to microbial oils containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids comprising docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and optionally docosapentaenoic acid and dosage forms containing such oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Kirk E. Apt, Paul Warren Behrens, Jon Milton Hansen, Joseph W. Pfeifer, III, Tracey Lynn Stahl, Ross Zirkle
  • Heterocycle catalyzed electrochemical process
    Patent number: 9970117
    Abstract: A method for heterocycle catalyzed electrochemical reduction of a carbonyl compound is disclosed. The method generally includes steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may introduce the carbonyl compound into a solution of an electrolyte and a heterocycle catalyst in a divided electrochemical cell. The divided electrochemical cell may include an anode in a first cell compartment and a cathode in a second cell compartment. The cathode generally reduces the carbonyl compound to at least one aldehyde compound. Step (B) may vary which of the aldehyde compounds is produced by adjusting one or more of (i) a cathode material, (ii) the electrolyte, (iii) the heterocycle catalyst, (iv) a pH level and (v) an electrical potential. Step (C) may separate the aldehyde compounds from the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Princeton University, Avantium Knowledge Centre B.V.
    Inventors: Emily Barton Cole, Andrew B. Bocarsly
  • Integrated circuit device and method for dual-mode transponder communication
    Patent number: 9969355
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) device is disclosed. In the embodiment, the IC device includes a load modulation module, a current source coupled to the load modulation module, an interface to a resonant circuit, the interface coupled to the load modulation module and the current source, and an interface to a charge source, the interface coupled to the current source, wherein the load modulation module is configured to provide a signal for transmission by modifying the load through the load modulation module, and wherein the current source is configured to provide a signal for transmission by generating pulses of current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Robert Kofler
  • Lithography system and a machine learning controller for such a lithography system
    Patent number: 9971251
    Abstract: A lithography system configured to apply a pattern to a substrate, the system including a lithography apparatus configured to expose a layer of the substrate according to the pattern, and a machine learning controller configured to control the lithography system to optimize a property of the pattern, the machine learning controller configured to be trained on the basis of a property measured by a metrology unit configured to measure the property of the exposed pattern in the layer and/or a property associated with exposing the pattern onto the substrate, and to correct lithography system drift by adjusting one or more selected from: the lithography apparatus, a track unit configured to apply the layer on the substrate for lithographic exposure, and/or a control unit configured to control an automatic substrate flow among the track unit, the lithography apparatus, and the metrology unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Emil Peter Schmitt-Weaver, Wolfgang Henke, Thomas Leo Maria Hoogenboom, Pavel Izikson, Paul Frank Luehrmann, Daan Maurits Slotboom, Jens Staecker, Alexander Ypma
  • Sliding support arrangement and roof assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9969245
    Abstract: A sliding support arrangement for supporting a slidable element in a closure of a roof assembly for a vehicle with respect to mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z directions, comprising at least a guide rail extending substantially in the X-direction. The slidable element carries a slide shoe engaging the guide rail and supporting the slidable element at least in the Z-direction. The slide shoe includes a first part fixed to the slidable element and a relatively movable second part. The second part is supported by the first part mainly through a spring urging the slide shoe parts in engagement with walls of the guide rail. The spring exerts a force which is directed at a non-perpendicular angle to at least one wall of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
    Inventor: Marcel Johan Christiaan Nellen
  • Open roof construction for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9969246
    Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof includes an operating mechanism for a closure element and comprises a driving slide, slidably guided in the guide rail, a front support attached to the closure element, a support lever having a front end and a rear end and which is slidably connected to a panel track of the closure element by a rear sliding member. The support lever is in engagement with said rear guide track by a middle sliding member. The driving slide is configured to drive the support lever at least along part of path of movement of the closure element. The support lever is constructed such that, in an open position of the closure element, the rear sliding member at the rear end of the support lever extends above the fixed roof behind the roof opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Johan Christiaan Nellen, Rainer Gerhard Jungling
  • Power supply system and method and circuit using the same
    Patent number: 9974123
    Abstract: A power supply system uses a DC-DC power converter (28) for supplying an output load. A compensation circuit (40) is connected between the input to the DC-DC converter and the output of the DC-DC converter and it provides a compensating path in response to a voltage drop at the output of the DC-DC converter caused by a surge in the output load. The power supply system further comprises a low drop out regulator (30) as the output load, which low drop out regulator (30) having an input connected to the DC-DC power converter and the compensation circuit, and an output connected to an output terminal (C) for connection to a further output load. This enables the DC-DC power converter to have a low current capability, because a large current demand can be met by the DC supply to the DC-DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Shan Wang, Kai Qi Tian, Gang Wang
  • Clock synchronizer
    Patent number: 9973196
    Abstract: Apparatus for clock synchronization comprising a first phase locked loop (405) and a second phase locked loop (400). The first phase locked loop (405) is configured to receive a reference signal (Fcrystal) having a reference frequency, and operable to produce an output signal (Fout) having an output frequency that is a multiple of the reference frequency. The first phase locked loop (405) comprises a frequency divider (428) that controls the multiple in response to a control signal. The second phase locked loop (400) is configured to determine a phase error between the output signal (Fout) and an input signal (Fantenna), and to provide the control signal to the first phase locked loop (405). The second phase locked loop (400) comprises phase adjustment means (450), operable to adjust a phase difference between the input and output signal by varying the control signal for a duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jos Verlinden, Remco van de Beek, Stefan Mendel
  • Compounds useful as CCR9 modulators
    Patent number: 9969687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as CCR9 modulators, to compositions containing them, to methods of making them, and to methods of using them. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds capable of modulating the function of the CCR9 receptor by acting as partial agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists. Such compounds may be useful to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disease or condition associated with CCR9 activation, including inflammatory and immune disorder diseases or conditions such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Norgine B.V.
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Manas Kumar Basu, Ajit Kumar Behera, Chandregowda Venkateshappa, Christopher Alexander Hewson, Sanjay Venkatachalapathi Kadnur, Sarkis Barret Kalindjian, Bheemashankar Kulkarni, Rohit Saxena, Juluri Suresh, Vellarkad Viswanathan, Mohd Zainuddin, Akila Parvathy Dharshinis, Rajenda Kristam
  • Influenza virus vaccines and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9969778
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides influenza hemagglutinin stem domain polypeptides comprising (a) an influenza hemagglutinin HA1 domain that comprises an HA1 N-terminal stem segment, covalently linked by a linking sequence of 0-50 amino acid residues to an HA1 C-terminal stem segment, and (b) an influenza hemagglutinin HA2 domain, wherein on or more amino acids in the HA2 domain have been mutated. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, compositions comprising the polypeptides and/or nucleic acid molecules, as well as methods of their use, in particular in the detection, prevention and/or treatment of influenza.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: JANSSEN VACCINES & PREVENTION B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Willem Meijberg, Antonietta Impagliazzo, Ronald Vogels, Robert H. E. Friesen, Philippe Alard, Stefan Loverix, Katarina Radosevic
  • Electrodialysis
    Patent number: 9969628
    Abstract: An electrodialysis unit comprising at least two electrodialysis stacks (ED1 and ED2) connected in series, wherein: (a) stacks ED1 and ED2 comprise anion exchange membranes and cation exchange membranes; and (b) the anion exchange membranes in stack ED1 have a lower electrical resistance than the anion exchange membranes in stack ED2 and the cation exchange membranes in stack ED1 have a lower electrical resistance than the cation exchange membranes in stack ED2. Also claimed is a process for purifying liquids, e.g. for desalinating sea water or brackish water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Vinodnarain Bhikhi, Willem Van Baak
  • Generator rotor, assembly method and related insertion tool
    Patent number: 9973045
    Abstract: Generator rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules and a plurality of anchors arranged at an outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim such that the anchors substantially fix the permanent magnet modules to the rotor, wherein the permanent magnet modules comprise a base having a bottom surface, two axially extending side surfaces and a top surface, and one or more rows of magnets mounted on said top surface, wherein the two side surfaces of the permanent magnet modules each comprise an axially extending groove, and wherein the anchors have a shape that substantially fits exactly in axially extending grooves of neighboring permanent magnet modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GE Renewable Technologies Wind B.V.
    Inventors: César Muñiz Casais, Santiago Claramunt Estecha
  • Liquid espresso concentrate
    Patent number: 9968110
    Abstract: Shown is a method of making a coffee concentrate, and a coffee concentrate obtainable by the method. The method involves primary and secondary extraction, with split tapping of the primary extract into a first and second primary draw off. The extraction is conducted under such conditions as to satisfy a minimum mass transfer Fourier number, and a minimum ratio of the extraction yield of the first primary draw-off to the extraction yield obtained in all extraction sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Joannes Hubertus Petrus Maria Smits, Cornelis Hendricus de Vos, Ghanshijam Bhansing
  • Device for monitoring a machine movement and method for monitoring a machine movement
    Patent number: 9970230
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a machine movement of a movable constructional element includes a detecting device and a control device. The detection device comprises at least one transmission unit which transmits a signal, and a reception unit which receives the signal. The control device comprises an evaluation unit which evaluates the signal received at the reception unit. The control device allows the machine movement upon a receipt of the signal at the reception unit, and to output a first triggering pulse to stop the machine movement in an absence of the signal at the reception unit. The evaluation unit comprises a first threshold value measuring unit to detect a signal strength of the signal received at the reception unit and which, upon detection that a predetermined threshold value of a signal strength is fallen short of, outputs a second triggering pulse to stop the machine movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: Lucien Scholten
  • Dog chew toy
    Patent number: D818212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Paragon Pet Products Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Willem Theodoor Martinus Pater, JanJaap Freije