Patents Assigned to D
  • IMPROVEMENTS TO ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160201930
    Abstract: An electric heating system is provided including first and at least second electric heating devices. The first and at least second electric heating devices each include or have associated therewith communication means, whereby data concerning all or one or more of the heating devices can be communicated directly to or between the first and at least second electric heating devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Logicor (R&D) LTD
    Inventor: David Bowen
  • strain for producing long chain dicarboxylic acids
    Patent number: 9388378
    Abstract: A strain of Candida sake, CAT H430, is provided. The methods of using CAT H430 for producing dicarboxylic acids are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: CATHAY R&D CENTER CO., LTD., CATHAY INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH LTD.
    Inventors: Charlie Liu, Jinxiu Liao, Jianglin Wang, Haibin Qin, Naiqiang Li
  • Method of controlling a process in which the particle size of a material is reduced, a machine for reducing the particle size of a material and a method of calibrating such a machine
    Patent number: 9387479
    Abstract: In a method of controlling a process in which the particle size of a material is reduced by passing the material through a nip between rollers at least one operational figure, such as the motor current, of at least one motor associated with at least one roller is continuously measured and the nip is adjusted by controlling the operational figure so as to match a target operational figure. A machine for reducing the particle size of a material by passing the material through a nip between rollers has a device for measuring at least one operational figure, such as the motor current, of at least one motor associated with at least one roller and a device for adjusting the nip on the basis of the measured operational figure matching a target operational figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Bernauer, Wolfgang Stankmann, Jurgen Sill, Olaf Balzer, Oliver Mecklenburg, Jorg Merten, Bruno Derijck
  • Methods for screening inhibitors of tumor associated protein aggregation
    Patent number: 9389219
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the fields of protein aggregation diseases including cancer. More specifically, it concerns a screening method for identifying compounds that inhibit or disrupt co-aggregation of one or more member proteins of a disease-related protein aggregome, in particular, a tumor-associated protein aggregome. Further, disclosed are agents and compounds identified by the screening method that can be applied to prevent or to treat protein aggregation diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Joost Schymkowitz, Frederic Rousseau, Jie Xu, Frederik De Smet
  • Product made of dense silicon carbide
    Patent number: 9388084
    Abstract: Sintered product exhibiting a relative density of greater than 97% and composed of: more than 92% by weight of silicon carbide, between 0.5% and 8% by weight of an amorphous secondary phase comprising the elements O, Si and one or two elements chosen from Al and Y, less than 2% of other elements, present in said product in the form of an additional phase or of unavoidable impurities, in which the silicon carbide is present in the form of crystalline grains and in which said secondary phase is amorphous and located essentially at the boundaries of the silicon carbide grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Gilles Rossiquet, Eric Jorge
  • Compact multi-port router device
    Patent number: 9391585
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi port router device capable of carrying a number P, which is greater than or equal to three, of frequency channels, from a number M of input ports to a number N of output ports, at least one of the two numbers M and N being greater than or equal to two, characterized in that it includes at least two filters (12, 14, 16, 18), each filter comprising at least two coupled resonators, at least one resonator (Rs1, Rs2) being common to two different filters, and each input port and each output port being connected directly to at least one resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Inria Institut National De Recherche En Informatique Et En Automatique, Thales
    Inventors: Stéphane Bila, Lëtitia Estagerie, Damien Pacaud, Jérôme Puech, Fabien Seyfert, Serge Verdeyme, Hussein Ezzeddine, Pierre Mazet
  • Ophthalmic lens
    Patent number: 9389435
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens having a front and back face, at least one including a filter, which provides the main face/filter with the following properties: an average blue reflectance factor within a wavelength ranging from 420-450 nm, which ?5%, for an angle of incidence ? ranging from 0°-15°, a spectral reflectivity curve for ?, having: a maximum reflectivity at a wavelength <435 nm, and a full width at half maximum ?80 nm, and for ? ranging from 0°-15° and for ?? ranging from 30°-45°, a parameter ?(?,??)=1?[R??(435 nm)/R?(435 nm)], such that ?(?,??)?0.6, where R?(435 nm) represents the reflectivity value of the main face/filter at a wavelength of 435 nm for ?, and R??(435 nm) represents the reflectivity value of the main face/filter at a wavelength of 435 nm for ??.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Francisco De Ayguavives, Helene Maury
  • Connecting device for connecting a vehicle sub-frame and a vehicle body and vehicle comprising the same
    Patent number: 9387885
    Abstract: A connecting device for connecting a vehicle sub-frame and a vehicle body and a vehicle comprising the connecting device are also provided. The connecting device comprises a first end adapted to be fastened onto the vehicle sub-frame, and a second end adapted to be fastened onto the vehicle body, and the second end has at least one first branch adapted to be fastened onto a side member of the vehicle body and at least one second branch adapted to be fastened onto a bottom floor of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Taishuo Huang, Yanning Wen, Xiaofei Li, Fan Xu
  • Beverage preparation machines and beverage cartridges
    Patent number: 9386877
    Abstract: A delivery head for a beverage preparation machine comprising: an upwardly directed inlet for supplying water to a cartridge received in the delivery head; a downwardly directed outlet for outflow of beverage; a barcode reader having a barcode reader window through which signals may be transmitted; wherein the inlet, the outlet and the barcode reader window are arranged in a line with the outlet being intermediate the inlet and the barcode reader window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Geoffrey Tanner, Paul Adrian Saxton
  • Information provided to parent regarding a called for child protection
    Patent number: 9392107
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: I D YOU, LLC
    Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, M. Gregory Smith, Kevin V. Nguyen
  • Method of manufacturing an ophthalmic lens for providing an optical display
    Patent number: 9387631
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens includes molding the lens (1) between a first mold portion (6A) and a second mold portion (6B) with the first entry surface (4A) formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a stud (6C) secured to the second mold portion (6B), and that the light guide (4) is temporarily secured to the stud (6C) prior to molding. The second entry surface (4B) is formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a mold insert (7) temporarily secured to the light guide (4) prior to molding, the first mold portion (6A) being placed above said insert (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Cedric Buchon, Gerard Gelly, Chefik Habassi, Gerard Martin, Vincent Roptin, Antoine Videmann
  • Neprilysin inhibitors
    Patent number: 9388145
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1-R6, a, b, and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Roland Gendron, Melissa Fleury, Adam D. Hughes
  • Hinge mechanism and vehicle seat comprising such a mechanism, and method for making such a mechanism
    Patent number: 9387782
    Abstract: Hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprising: first and second frames mounted so that they can rotate relative to one another; and an annular ring comprising a cylindrical base which covers the peripheral edges of the frames, and first and second side flaps. The ring does not comprise a portion that is in contact with one of the inner faces of the frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventor: Joel Boisgontier
  • System and method for displaying and editing digitally sampled audio data
    Patent number: 9389827
    Abstract: A method and system including segmenting digital samples related to input audio data into arc segments representing output audio data. The arc segments are arranged to form multiple arcs which are arranged to form a record image. A user-selected boundary of a track of the input audio data may be marked based on a command received from a user via an interaction with the record image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: CHANNEL D CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert S. Robinson
  • ANTI-DIABETIC COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160193269
    Abstract: The present invention provides anti-diabetic composition comprising Inula racemosa extract and sitagliptin and a process for preparing the composition. The composition lowers blood sugar level and at the same time alleviates the negative allelo pathic effects resulting from the medication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Gautam Banerjee, Nandini BALARAM SINGH
  • SOLAR CELL MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160197219
    Abstract: A solar cell module manufacturing method includes: preparing a front-side transparent protective member and a back-side protective sheet member, the front-side transparent protective member including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a surface area of at least the first principal surface being larger than a projected area of the first principal surface, the back-side protective sheet member including a third principal surface and a fourth principal surface; and disposing a solar cell between the second principal surface of the front-side transparent protective member and the third principal surface of the back-side protective sheet member, and sealing the solar cell with a bonding layer therebetween. A breaking elongation of the back-side protective sheet member is 300% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt d.
    Inventors: Masaharu TAKENAKA, Kei NAKAMURA
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING OR ASPIRATING FLUID
    Publication number: 20160193615
    Abstract: An apparatus dispenses and/or aspirates a predetermined volume of fluid from a chamber. The chamber includes a lower portion for containing fluid and an upper portion for containing gas. The apparatus includes a controllable valve arranged to be in fluid communication with the lower portion of the chamber, a pressure sensor arranged to be in fluid communication with the upper portion of the chamber, a pump configured to be in fluid communication between a source of gas and the upper portion of the chamber, and a controller in operative connection with the controllable valve, the pressure sensor, and the pump. The controller is configured to receive signals from the pressure sensor and to control operation of the pump and operation of the controllable valve based on said signals from the pressure sensor. A method for dispensing and/or aspirating a predetermined volume of fluid utilizes this apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et Développement
    Inventors: Noa Schmid, Siegfried Graf, Helmut Knapp, Jonas Goldowsky
  • WIPER ARM FITTED WITH A SPRAY NOZZLE
    Publication number: 20160193984
    Abstract: Arm (14) for driving a blade (12) of a wiper (10) of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising an end piece (28) for fixing to the wiper blade, the arm further comprising a spray nozzle (40) for spraying a fluid, such as a washer fluid, characterized in that the spray nozzle is mounted to pivot about a pivot pin which is directly fixed or attached to the said end piece, and in that the said spray nozzle comprises means configured to collaborate with the said blade to cause the spray nozzle to pivot about the said pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Gérald Caillot
  • Advances in Electric Car Technology
    Publication number: 20160193935
    Abstract: System for managing the charge on an electrical storage battery so as to extend its useful life between charges, and providing enhanced safety features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: H&D ELECTRIC, LLC
    Inventor: Catalin TUTUNARU
  • NON AQUEOUS SOLVENTS OR MIXTURES FOR DNP NMR SPECTROSCOPY, METHOD TO PREPARE SAID SOLVENTS OR MIXTURES AND USE OF SAID SOLVENTS OR MIXTURES
    Publication number: 20160195480
    Abstract: Non aqueous solvents or mixtures for DNP NMR spectroscopy, method to prepare said solvents or mixtures and use of said solvents or mixtures The present invention concerns a method to determine the efficiency of a solvent to impregnate a sample material for use in a dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments, characterized in that the method comprising: —selecting a non-aqueous solvent, —providing a polarizing agent that is soluble in the non-aqueous solvent, —dissolving the polarizing agent in the non-aqueous solvent, —impregnating or dissolving the sample material with the non-aqueous solvent containing the polarizing agent, —performing a solid state DNP NMR experiment on the impregnated sample material, —determining a DNP enhancement factor of the DNP NMR experiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicants: BRUKER BIOSPIN, EIDGEN-SSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH, UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON
    Inventors: Werner Maas, Mélanie Rosay, Christophe Coperet, David Gajan, Lyndon Emsley, Moreno Lelli, Anne Lesage, Aaron Rossini, Alexandre Zagdoun, Paul Tordo, Olivier Ouari