Patents Assigned to D
  • Patent number: 9321690
    Abstract: A sintered material based on silicon carbide (SiC) reactively sintered between 1,100° C. and 1,700° C. to form a silicon nitride binder (Si3N4), intended in particular for fabricating an aluminum electrolysis cell, including 0.05% to 1.5% of boron, the Si3N4/SiC weight ratio being in the range 0.05 to 0.45. Application, in particular, to an electrolysis cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
    Inventors: Eric Jorge, Olivier Marguin, Lionel Moitrier, Olivier Citti
  • Patent number: 9322428
    Abstract: A locking carabiner comprises a body, a gate, and a lock. The body has a side interconnecting a top and a bottom forming an opening. The gate is pivotally connected to the bottom and is releasably connectable to the top, and the gate has closed and open positions. The lock is pivotally connected to the side and has locked and unlocked positions. The lock includes a trigger portion extending outward proximate the body's rear and a locking portion extending outward proximate the body's front. The locking portion prevents the gate from moving from the closed position into the open position when in the locked position, and the locking portion is configured and arranged to allow the gate to move from the closed position into the open position when in the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: D B Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Judd J. Perner
  • Patent number: 9323273
    Abstract: A current source circuit is configured to receive a reference current at the input circuit path of a current mirror circuit. The current mirror circuit mirrors the reference current and generates mirror currents at a number of output circuit paths. A corresponding number of control transistors are connected in series with the output circuit paths. Each control transistor is selectively actuated in response to a control signal. A decoder circuit is configured to receive a variable control signal and generate actuation signals in response thereto to selective actuate the control transistors to pass the mirror current to an output node. At the output node, the passed mirror currents are summed to generate a variable output current. The variable current is monotonically modulated in response to the variable control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) R&D CO. LTD
    Inventors: Meng Wang, Xue Lian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160107732
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighted inflatable tube, preferably with internal LED light embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Revel Match, LLC, D/B/A Rave Sports
    Inventor: Thomas M. PLANTE
  • Publication number: 20160111283
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a chalcogen containing solution that is hydrazine free and hydrazinium free, wherein the method comprises: providing a predetermined amount of elemental chalcogen; providing a predetermined amount of elemental sulfur; providing an amine solvent; and combining the predetermined amount of elemental chalcogen and the predetermined amount of elemental sulfur in the amine solvent, thereby dissolving the elemental chalcogen and the elemental sulfur in the amine solvent. The chalcogen containing solution can advantageously be used as a precursor for the formation of a chalcogen containing layer on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Armin Esmaeil Zaghi, Jozef Petrus Colesta Vleugels
  • Publication number: 20160106644
    Abstract: A UHT process for the manufacture of an aqueous antiperspirant composition comprising the steps of: (i) mixing aluminium-containing antiperspirant salt, water soluble calcium salt, amino acid, and water, (ii) heating the mixture to a temperature of greater than 100° C. at a pressure of greater than 1 Bar (100,000 Pa) and (iii) restoring the mixture to ambient temperature and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Karim Mohamed Anwar M. FAWZY, Kevin Ronald FRANKLIN, Philip Christopher WATERFIELD
  • Publication number: 20160110492
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an error resilient scheme for a signal processing device configured to perform iterative processing on clocked input data and to provide output data. The signal processing device includes a computation circuit comprising at least one computation unit circuit configured to perform one computation in each iteration on the clocked input data and to provide or generate processed data, and a selection circuit configured to provide as the output signal either the processed data or the clocked input data, depending on a control signal representative of a set-up timing error detected in an input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicants: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Yanxiang Huang, Chunshu Li, Meng Li
  • Publication number: 20160106649
    Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising basic aluminium chloride salt, water soluble calcium salt, and amino acid, characterised in that the basic aluminium chloride salt is of formula Al2OH4.4Cl1.6 to Al2OH4.9Cl1.1 and methods for making such compositions having enhanced antiperspirancy performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Karim Mohamed Anwar M. FAWZY, Kevin Ronald FRANKLIN, Philip Christopher WATERFIELD
  • Publication number: 20160111706
    Abstract: A flowing electrolyte battery can be quickly and safely electrically stripped using electrolyte. The battery includes: a stack comprising a plurality of electrodes; a negative electrolyte circuit coupled to the stack, for circulating negative electrolyte through the stack; a positive electrolyte circuit coupled to the stack, for circulating positive electrolyte through the stack; and a valve coupling the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit. The valve includes a closed configuration that prevents flow of electrolyte between the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit, and an open configuration that enables flow of electrolyte from at least one of the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit to the other of the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit. The valve is opened and closed by changes in pressure differences between the positive and the negative electrolyte circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Redflow R&D Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Alexander Rudolf Winter
  • Publication number: 20160107614
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is notably a securing device (10) between a wiper blade (12) and a wiper blade support (14) constituting a windscreen wiper, said device (10) comprising a first part (20) suitable for being fixed onto said support (14) and a second part (22) suitable for being fixed onto said blade, said first (20) and second (22) parts being linked by a removable link means (52, 54, 56), said second part (22) comprising a groove (26) for insertion, by translation in a first direction, of a complementary part (18) of said blade (12), said device (10) comprising a means for immobilizing, in translation in said first direction, said blade in said groove, characterized in that said immobilizing means comprises at least one immobilizing element (28) mounted to slide on said second part (22), in translation substantially at right angles to said first direction, between a retracted position allowing the displacement of said complementary part (18) of the blade in said groove (26) and a position of trans
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Xavier Bousset
  • Publication number: 20160109725
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of contact lenses for treating one or more ophthalmologic conditions. In some embodiments, the contact lenses may be used to treat presbyopia, induced myopia, computer vision syndrome (CVS), insufficient accommodation, or a condition associated with insufficient accommodation. The contact lens may include a number of regions having different geometries (e.g., curvature, width, diameter) depending on the flattest keratonomy of the cornea to achieve a suitable fit. For example, the contact lens may include an optic zone surrounded by an inner peripheral region and an outer peripheral region surrounding the inner peripheral region, each exhibiting varying degrees of curvature. The fitted contact lens may be selected based on a measured sagittal depth and/or eccentricity of the cornea. When fitted, an appropriate amount of fluid may accumulate between the cornea of the eye and the contact lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Osio Corporation d/b/a Yolia Health
    Inventors: Stuart C. Grant, Alberto Osio Hernandez-Pons, John Michael Rinehart
  • Publication number: 20160107660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-propelled vehicle (10) provided only with rail-engaging rolling means (18) comprising: a chassis (14); a working surface (16) connected thereto for supporting equipment, materials (20) and personnel; and positioning means (22, 24) connected to the chassis for lifting the vehicle and moving it laterally with respect to a direction of rail travel between a trackside location and an on-track location (12). A lifting apparatus (28) is mountable on the chassis and moveable along the length of the working surface (16). By providing only rail-engaging rolling means (18), the height of the vehicle's overlying working surface (16) above the track (12) and surrounding ground is significantly reduced as compared to existing dual purpose road-rail vehicles. The vehicle is capable of working safely below live overhead lines and alongside tracks open to traffic thus avoiding the need to for full closure of tracks during maintenance and inspection works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: W & D MCCULLOCH LTD.
    Inventor: William Francis MCCULLOCH
  • Publication number: 20160112063
    Abstract: A system for compressed sensing comprising: a compressive sampling module configured for providing a CS-sampled signal and a signal reconstruction module configured for receiving and allocating a first plurality of measurement windows comprising a number of samples from the CS-sampled signal, calculating a corresponding first plurality of reconstruction windows based on the first plurality of measurement windows and calculating a first version of a reconstructed signal based on the first plurality of reconstruction windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicants: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventor: Venkata Rajesh Pamula
  • Publication number: 20160110659
    Abstract: Various techniques are described herein for providing ticketing reservation and purchasing functionality for enabling and/or facilitating users in performing activities/operations relating to group ticket reservations and/or automated conditional ticket purchases for various types of events which are scheduled to occur at one or more different venues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Opus Deli, Inc. d/b/a Magnifi
    Inventors: Wayne Donald Maddock Skeen, Howard Gregg Cockrill, Toby Gabriner, Mark Edward Koerner
  • Patent number: 9315376
    Abstract: An inertial sensor for measuring information relating to rotation in three orthogonal axes, comprising a support and a vibrating sensitive element secured to the support; the sensitive element having a deformable frame and at least two deformable projections which extend in a plane (X-Y); wherein the inertial sensor extends in the same plane; the deformable frame and the at least two deformable projections have a plane of symmetry parallel to the plane; the at least two projections are rectilinear beams which have an approximately square cross section, are not collinear and are preferably approximately orthogonal to one another; each of the deformable beams being connected by only one end to the deformable frame at a location at which the amplitude of the primary vibration mode is at a maximum; and in that the sensor has a device for detecting each of the secondary vibration modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: ONERA (OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES)
    Inventors: Iannis Roland, Steve Masson, Olivier Ducloux
  • Patent number: 9319259
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for mapping data and de-mapping data are provided. In the method, each modulated datum is mapped into two centrosymmetric Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers at the transmitting end, a certain functional transformation is performed on data in one of the two OFDM subcarriers, and original data may be restored at the receiving end according to data of the two centrosymmetric OFDM subcarriers. Exemplary embodiments of the invention also provide a transmitting device and a receiving device. By adopting embodiments of the invention, self-cancellation of interference among subcarriers may be implemented effectively, and the interference among subcarriers may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Samsung Telecom R & D Center
    Inventor: Chuan Zhong
  • Patent number: 9315302
    Abstract: A tamper-evident container having a tamper-evident structure that indicates to a user when the container has been previously opened or otherwise tampered with. The container can include a body and a lid, where the lid is snap fit into a recess of the body. Based on the snap-fit, the lid is difficult or impossible to remove from the body without activating the tamper-evident structure. The tamper-evident structure can remain at least partially attached to the lid or body to thereby indicate to a user that the container has been opened or otherwise tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: D&W Fine Pack LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Stone, Gregory Jimenez, Richard M. Collins
  • Patent number: 9318583
    Abstract: A vertical tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) and method for forming a vertical tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) is disclosed. The vertical tunneling field effect transistor TFET comprises a vertical core region, a vertical source region, a vertical drain region and a gate structure. The vertical core region is extending perpendicularly from a semiconductor substrate, having a top surface, consisting of a doped outer part and a middle part. The vertical source region of semiconducting core material comprises the doped outer part of the vertical core region. The vertical drain region of semiconducting drain material comprises along its longitudinal direction a first drain part and a second drain part, the first drain part either directly surrounding said vertical source region or directly sandwiching said vertical source region between two sub-parts of said first drain part, the second drain part located directly above and in contact with the first drain part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Anne S. Verhulst, Quentin Smets
  • Patent number: 9316541
    Abstract: The imaging system for imaging field rays comprises a detection surface, a device for focusing the field rays with said detection surface, and a diaphragm. Said device comprises a Fresnel lens comprising a first dioptre, the non-plane surface of which, called the active zone, makes it possible to focus the field rays towards said detection surface, and said diaphragm allows controlled distribution of the field rays over said active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES (ONERA), ULIS
    Inventors: Guillaume Druart, Florence De La Barriere, Arnaud Crastes
  • Patent number: D754010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Danaher (Shanghai) Industrial Instrumentation Technologies R&D Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yurui Shen