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| US10055044B2 |
Integral sensing apparatus for touch and pressure sensing and method for the same
An integral sensing apparatus for touch and pressure includes an upper substrate having a first electrode layer with a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a second electrode layer having at least one second sensing electrode, a dielectric layer arranged between the first and the second electrode layers, and a capacitance sensing circuit. In touch sensing operation, the capacitance sensing circuit sends a first capacitance-exciting signal to a selected first sensing electrode and obtains a touch sensing signal from the selected first sensing electrode, wherein an auxiliary signal with same phase as the first capacitance-exciting signal is sent to at least one corresponding second sensing electrode. In pressure sensing operation, the capacitance sensing circuit sends a second capacitance-exciting signal to the corresponding second sensing electrode and obtains a pressure sensing signal from the second sensing electrode, wherein a counter exciting signal is also sent to the selected first sensing electrode. |
| US10055039B2 |
Electronic devices with sidewall displays
Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated. |
| US10055037B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for operating a mobile terminal based on touch input
A mobile terminal and methods for operating a mobile terminal based on a touch input, including receiving at least one touch input to a touch panel of the mobile terminal, the touch panel including a first input area and a second input area; generating at least one touch sensed signal corresponding to the at least one touch input to one or more of the first input area and the second input area; generating at least one control signal corresponding to the at least one touch sensed signal, wherein the first input area remains activated in a power off state of the mobile terminal and the second input area is initially deactivated in the power off state. The mobile terminal and methods for operating the mobile terminal based on a touch input thereby provide for an improved design and enhanced reliability of operation. |
| US10055028B2 |
End of session detection in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment
In an augmented reality and/or a virtual reality system, termination of a virtual session, and/or suspension of a virtual session, may be detected based on detection of a position and/or orientation of a head mounted display device, and/or movement and position/orientation of the head mounted display device worn by the user. Follow on processing, and/or supplemental tasking, associated with the recently terminated virtual session, may be automatically initiated in response to the detection of the termination and/or suspension of the virtual session, without user intervention and/or manual input of a command instructing the system to initiate processing. |
| US10055027B2 |
Multiple modal processing system and method for natural user interface applications
A natural user interface (NUI) computer processor is provided herein. The NUI computer processor may include: at least one computer processing module; and a plurality of sensors, connected with direct, high bandwidth connectors to the at least one computer processing module, wherein the computer processing module is configured to support a full extent of processing power required for simultaneous multi-modal high resolution information handling gathered by said sensors, wherein the computer processing module and the high bandwidth connectors are cooperatively configured to eliminate any non-vital delays, to reduce latency between human user actions captured by said sensors and response by the NUI computer processor. |
| US10055023B2 |
Mobile device controllable with user hand gestures
A mobile device includes a body, at least one drive wheel coupled with the body, a control structure configured to automatically control rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel so as to selectively control movement of the body, and a motion detection system coupled with the control structure and configured to detect a plurality of different movements of a user. The control structure controls rotational movements of the at least one drive wheel to effect different movements of the body based upon different detected movements of the user. |
| US10055018B2 |
Glove interface object with thumb-index controller
A glove interface object is provided, comprising: an index finger portion; a resistance circuit including an index resistor defined along a length of the index finger portion, and a power source for applying a current across the index resistor; a thumb portion; a probe circuit including a thumb contact defined on the thumb portion, the probe circuit configured to read a voltage, via the thumb contact, at a location along the length of the index resistor at which contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a data processing module for processing the voltage read by the probe circuit to generate thumb-index control data that is indicative of the location at which the contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a communications module configured to send the thumb-index control data to a computing device for processing to define a setting for a virtual environment. |
| US10055015B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling external object
Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling an external object by an electronic device. A line of sight of a user is determined using an image sensor of the electronic device. An object located outside of the electronic device is determined based on the line of sight of the user. Object information regarding the object is determined. A user input with respect to the object is received from the user. The object or another electronic device associated with the object is controlled based on the user input and the object information. |
| US10055013B2 |
Dynamic object tracking for user interfaces
Systems and approaches provide for user interfaces that are based on object tracking. For example, the object may be a user's head or face. As the user moves his head or face and/or tilts a computing device, the content displayed on the computing device will adapt to the user's perspective. The content may include three-dimensional (3D) graphical elements projected onto a two-dimensional (2D) plane and/or the graphical elements can be associated with textural shading, shadowing or reflections that change according to user or device motion to give the user the impression that the user is interacting with the graphical elements in 3D environment. A state of motion of the device can be determined and jitter and/or latency corresponding to the rendering of content can be altered so as to minimize or decrease jitter when the device is stationary and/or to decrease or minimize latency when the device is in motion. |
| US10055012B2 |
Virtual reality sensory construct
A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere. A sphere controller then modifies a physical configuration of the pliable inner hollow sphere based on a detected biomechanical abnormality of a user within the tactile device. |
| US10055009B2 |
Dynamic display refresh rate based on device motion
The refresh rate of a display of a portable display device is dependent on the degree of device motion detected by one or more motion sensors included in the portable display device, according to an embodiment of the invention. In an embodiment, when no device motion is detected by the one or more sensors, the display of the portable display device is refreshed at an initial refresh rate. When the one or more motion sensors detects a degree of device motion above a motion threshold, the refresh rate of the display is decreased to a motion-based refresh rate, according to an embodiment. In an embodiment, the degree of motion of moving content on the display is also taken into account when determining the display refresh rate. |
| US10055006B2 |
Reducing system energy consumption through event trigger coalescing
Coalescing triggers from external events. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of triggers, each associated with occurrence of an external event. A first trigger identified as time critical is scheduled for firing. A second trigger identified as opportunistic is coalesced with others of the plurality of triggers. Coalescing includes determining an importance of an application-based workload associated with the second trigger, determining a system state relevant to firing the second trigger, and determining a condition for firing the second trigger based on the importance of the workload and the system state. Coalescing also includes identifying that the condition for firing the second trigger aligns with a condition for firing the others of the plurality of triggers, and scheduling the second trigger for firing along with the others of the plurality of triggers. Embodiments also include subsequently firing the second trigger along with the others of the plurality of triggers. |
| US10055004B2 |
Redundant system and redundant system management method
A redundant system is provided with a redundant failure detection configuration, and thereby is enabled to precisely detect a failure occurrence, and reliably execute a necessary system switching operation. In a redundant system 10, each of power supply mechanisms 200 for computers 150, 180 redundantly provided includes a processor 204 configured to: monitor a write process in which predetermined information from another apparatus 300 or another mechanism 112 of the corresponding computer 150 or 180 is written to a storage 201 of the power supply mechanism 200; execute an operation of powering off or resetting a power supply device 230 if the write process is not in conformity with a predetermined rule; and after the execution of the operation, give an instruction to perform a fail-over operation to the other computer out of the computers 150, 180. |
| US10055001B2 |
System on chip power management
An implementation of a system disclosed herein provides an apparatus, comprising a system on chip, wherein the system on chip is configured to receive a sleep command from a host and in response to the sleep command, calculate a primary checksum of a block of data from a low latency memory such as a tightly coupled memory (TCM), copy the primary checksum and the block of data into a volatile storage media, preserve interface variables of the system on chip in the volatile storage media, operate the volatile storage media in a self-refresh mode, and shut down power to other components on the system on chip. |
| US10054996B2 |
Power system monitoring and control system having thread-dependent calculation monitoring function
A power system monitoring and control system having a thread-dependent calculation monitoring function is provided. The power system monitoring and control system includes: a display unit displaying screen information; a calculation handling unit executing thread-dependent calculation based on a calculation expression defined in a calculation file, and performing calculation handling for generating calculation result information and thread-dependent calculation execution monitoring information to provide generated information as screen information on the display unit; and a data storage unit storing file information for power system monitoring and control, information on the calculation file, the calculation result information, and the thread-dependent calculation execution monitoring information. |
| US10054993B2 |
Airflow guide assembly and enclosure
In an electronics system, an adjustable airflow guide assembly and methods of deploying it facilitate dissipating heat. The assembly includes an extendable plate having a first coupling capable of rotatably attaching the extendable plate to a chassis, a link, including a second coupling, capable of translatably attaching the link to the chassis, and a third coupling capable of rotatably attaching the link to the extendable plate. The extendable plate presents a guide to deflect airflow and is capable of being swung into multiple different fixed positions to divert airflow within the electronics system toward portions of the chassis configured with electronic components that produce heat, such as board solid state drives (BSSDs). |
| US10054992B1 |
Storage card adapter with latch
Technology is provided for a storage card adapter. The storage card adapter is used for housing storage cards (e.g., M.2 storage cards), and the storage card adapter can then be inserted into a drive bay. The storage card adapter includes a latch system that, when engaged, brings together the cover and carrier frame of the storage card adapter such that at least 75 lbs. of compressive force is applied to thermal pads disposed on either side of storage cards housed within the storage card adapter. The storage card adapters can also include removable spring arms suitable for use in engaging the storage card adapter with a drive bay. |
| US10054989B2 |
Flexible display apparatus
A flexible display apparatus includes a display panel, a case and a plurality of driving circuits. The display panel is configured to display an image. The display panel includes a first display part, a second display part and a hinge display part. The hinge display part is interposed between the first and second display parts. The hinge display part is configured to be foldable. The case is configured to cover the display panel. The case forms a hinge thickness with the hinge display part and it also forms a peripheral thickness at an end of the case facing away from the hinge display part. The peripheral thickness is greater than the hinge thickness. The driving circuits are disposed between a rear surface of the first display part and the case. Therefore, thickness of the display panel is decreased and its portability is improved. |
| US10054986B2 |
Electronic device with large capacity battery
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a first surface, and a second surface. The second surface includes a first part and a second part that protrudes further than the first part, and a side member configured to be a part of the second surface or formed separately and surround a space between the first surface and the second surface. The electronic device includes a display, a wireless communication circuit, a memory, a processor and electrically connected to one of the display, the wireless communication circuit, and the memory, and a battery configured to supply power to at least one of the display, the wireless communication circuit, the memory, and the processor. A part of the battery is disposed in a partial space between the second part of the second surface and the first surface. |
| US10054985B2 |
Computer housing
A multipart computer housing is described. The multipart computer housing includes at least a structural support layer and a body. The body includes at least an outer layer formed of lightweight flexible material and an inner layer attached to the outer layer. The inner layer is connected to the support layer forming a load path between the inner layer and the structural support layer. A load applied to the multipart computer housing is transferred by way of the load path to the support layer without substantially affecting the outer layer. |
| US10054983B2 |
Wearable propping display apparatus improvements
Disclosed in this application are: 1) several arrangements and features to slidably and/or pivotally attach a display panel to a holder, cover or computing unit panel on a bag computer; 2) several wearable display arrangements based on the bag computer front wall and pivoting display panel format with the display propped against the operator and in his view; 3) removable interface between an operator and a portable display/computer for wearable use and including various computer accessories; 4) a display for mounting to a bag's back wall so it can be propped against the operator for wearable viewing. |
| US10054982B2 |
Computer cart
A computer cart has removable electrical connector management system which may be removed from the computer cart to install electrical connectors and then reinserted into the computer cart to facilitate wiring of the cart. A numbering system is implemented to uniquely identify corresponding electrical and physical characteristics of the cart to facilitate maintenance of computers stored within the cart. |
| US10054980B2 |
Motor skill assistance device
A device for assisting individuals having impaired motor skill to actuate a selectable region of touch screen input of a portable computing device. The touch screen is secured in a housing, which includes an operator hand support structure. The hand support include a member for placement of the palm of the operator and allowing the palm to move the hand support structure to a selectable one of a plurality of regions of the touch screen and pivot downwardly to assist the operator to touch activate the touch screen input at the selected region. The device further includes a faceplate, which is positionable over the touch screen and has openings corresponding to the input regions of the touch screen input without interfering with the movement of the hand support. The sidewalls of the faceplate are of sufficient height to assist the operator's actuation of the intended region of the touch screen and inhibiting the operator from unintentional actuation of an adjacent region. The housing still further includes tabletop support for positioning the touch screen input at one of a plurality of selectable angles to facilitate ease of operation. The tabletop support can be repositioned to enclose the touch screen input. |
| US10054970B2 |
Adaptive gain control for voltage regulators
A voltage regulator which provides an output current at an output voltage at an output node, based on an input voltage at an input node is described. The voltage regulator has an output amplification stage comprising a pass transistor for deriving the output current at the output node from the input voltage at the input node; and comprising a driver stage to set a gate voltage at a gate of the pass transistor based on a drive voltage. A gain of the output amplification stage is adjustable. Furthermore, the voltage regulator comprises a differential amplification unit to determine the drive voltage in dependence of the output voltage and in dependence of a reference voltage. In addition, the voltage regulator comprises a gain control circuit to adjust the gain of the output amplification stage in dependence of the output current. |
| US10054969B2 |
Monolithic reference architecture with burst mode support
A reference circuit may include a bandgap reference stage, a filter stage, and a buffer stage. The reference stage may be configured to generate a reference voltage or current. The filter stage may be coupled to the reference stage and may be configured to receive the reference voltage or current, filter noise from the reference voltage or current, receive a buffer output voltage or current, and filter noise from the buffer output voltage or current. The buffer stage may be coupled to the filter stage and may be configured to isolate the reference stage and the filter stage from a loading effect of a load circuit and generate a reference signal based on the reference voltage or current to drive the load circuit. |
| US10054968B2 |
Area-efficient high-accuracy bandgap voltage reference circuit
An integrated circuit includes a reference voltage circuit. The reference voltage circuit includes a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) configured to receive a first current during a first phase of a clock cycle to generate a first base-emitter junction voltage, and receive a second current during a second phase of the clock cycle to generate a second base-emitter junction voltage. The reference voltage circuit includes a switched capacitor circuit configured to provide a reference voltage associated with the first base-emitter junction voltage and the second base-emitter junction voltage. |
| US10054967B2 |
Semiconductor device including reference voltage generation circuit controlling level of reference voltage
A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a reference voltage generation circuit suitable for controlling a level of a reference voltage depending on an internal resistance value, and controlling the level of the reference voltage depending on the internal resistance value. |
| US10054963B2 |
Four way valve with oil filled actuator
A thermally actuated flow control valve comprises a wax filled actuator assembly including a guide, a piston, a cup and a diaphragm. The cup is disposed at the guide first end and defines a cavity that receives a thermally activated pellet. The thermally activated pellet, diaphragm and piston act in concert to exert a variable actuating force as a temperature of a fluid increases between a first temperature T1 and a second temperature T2. The valve is arranged so that the cup and wax are directly exposed to fluid flowing through the valve and a peripheral shoulder of the cup acts as a valve member to control flow through the valve. One end of the guide also acts as a valve member to control flow between an inlet and outlet of a return flow pathway. |
| US10054962B2 |
Thermo valve
A thermo valve has a valve chamber disposed inside a housing and open to a first flow path through an opening. Second and third flow paths open into the valve chamber. A thermo-element that can move back and forth axially inside the valve chamber in response to fluid temperature opens and closes the second and third flow paths and is biased in a direction that blocks the flow paths by a coil spring. A valve element that is a bypass valve that opens and closes an opening that connects the first and third flow paths inside the valve chamber and communicates the first and third flow paths is disposed in the opening. The coil spring is also used to bias the valve element in a direction that blocks the flow paths. |
| US10054954B1 |
Power surge landing system
An aircraft landing system is disclosed. In various embodiments, an aircraft landing system as disclosed herein includes a processor that determines to start a final stage of descent for the aircraft. The processor determines a set of commands for actuators of the aircraft, based on the determination to start the final stage of descent, to flare the aircraft while wings of the aircraft are substantially in a forward flight position followed by transitioning to a vertical tilt position and completing the landing in substantially vertical flight. The commands are provided to the actuators of the aircraft. |
| US10054950B2 |
Field deployable docking station for mobile robots
A deployable docking station for supporting at least one mobile robot is provided. The deployable docking station includes a housing and an anchor connected to the housing. The anchor can engage with a surface to maintain the position of the deployable docking station. The deployable docking station is further configured to couple and decouple with the at least one mobile robot. The deployable docking station can be configured to selectively alternate between a first and second condition. In the first condition, the deployable docking station is coupled with the at least one mobile robot and the at least one mobile robot can transport the deployable docking station to a desired location on the surface. In the second condition, the deployable docking station is de-coupled from the at least one mobile robot. |
| US10054948B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus is mounted on a vehicle including an emergency stop function to detect an abnormal state of a driver and automatically stop the vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus provides control at a time of stopping the vehicle and includes process execution sections and a process stop section. The process execution sections perform predetermined emergency processes in response to the emergency stop function stopping the vehicle; the emergency processes control instruments mounted on the vehicle and use a battery of the vehicle as a driving power source. The process stop section stepwise stops at least part of the emergency processes performed by the process execution sections based on a predetermined stop sequence. |
| US10054944B2 |
System and method for configuring autonomous vehicle responses based on a driver profile
An illustrative example system for developing an autonomous vehicle response includes a simulator that provides an at least visual simulation of a plurality of different situations that may be encountered while driving, a driver input device that allows the driver to respond to the simulation of the plurality of situations in a manner consistent with the driver's driving response to the situations, respectively, and a compute device including at least one processor and data storage associated with the processor. The compute device is configured to determine a profile of the driver based on information from the driver input device regarding the driver's driving responses to the simulation of the situations. The profile is at least temporarily stored in the data storage. The profile provides information for controlling the autonomous vehicle response to an actual situation corresponding to at least one of the simulated situations. |
| US10054942B2 |
Autonomous driving control device
An autonomous driving control device capable of starting an autonomous driving control without an operation of a driver and reducing a possibility that the driver can not start manual driving. An autonomous driving control is switched to manual driving when a determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a first threshold, before a predetermined time elapses since the autonomous driving control is automatically started. An autonomous driving control is switched to manual driving when the determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, after the predetermined time elapses. |
| US10054940B2 |
Method and system for assisting a driver
A method is provided for assisting a driver of a vehicle. The method may include performing a lateral control of the vehicle in an autonomous mode, determining information about a surroundings of the vehicle, checking whether a longitudinal control of the vehicle performed by the driver is appropriate considering the determined information about the surroundings, and, if appropriate, continuing an autonomous mode of the lateral control of the vehicle. A driver assist system is also provided for performing the method. |
| US10054922B2 |
Apparatus and a system for controlling sensors
Apparatus for controlling sensors is provided. The solution comprises an apparatus having a first interface (102) comprising device addresses for connecting sensors (104, 106), each sensor comprising an identification and registers for monitoring and controlling the sensor; a second interface (108) for communicating with external devices. The apparatus is configured to configured to control the second interface (108) to receive a message in symbol format, the message comprising a sender id, a recipient id and the register address of a sensor; to process messages received from external devices, the messages related to sensors; direct using the first interface the message to the register address if the recipient identification is the identification of sensor. |
| US10054918B2 |
Emulator for optimizing energy consumption management systems
A process for calculating feasibility of an electrical energy consumption management system (CMS) includes receiving a first historical energy consumption profile of an energy consumer for a first time period and a second historical energy consumption profile of the energy consumer for a second time period, wherein the second time period is after the first time period. The process may also include determining a setpoint for a CMS, wherein the CMS has hardware specifications, and wherein the setpoint is based on the first historical energy consumption profile and the hardware specifications. Next, an energy savings that would be produced by the CMS over the second time period is determined and a feasibility rating is assigned to the CMS based on the first energy savings and the first hardware specifications. A customer may thereby determine or optimize the effectiveness of a CMS at his site before it is purchased and installed. |
| US10054914B2 |
Presenting process data of a process control object on a mobile terminal
A method, presentation control arrangement and a computer program product enables a user of a process control system to obtain details of a process control object. Distances between a mobile terminal of the user and process control objects in an area around the mobile terminal are determined as well as the closest process control object to the mobile terminal, process data of this object is obtained and presented together with a representation of the object on a display of the mobile terminal, where the representation of the closest process control object is emphasized compared with the presentation of other process control objects and the amount of process data being presented is dependent on the distance between the mobile terminal and the process control object. |
| US10054913B2 |
Laboratory instrument control system
A server computer system connected to a first communications network and including: an instrument communications component configured to communicate with and control a plurality of biological reagent instruments using the first communications network; and a user interface component configured to cause user interface (UI) instances to be displayed by a client computer device connected by a second communications network to said server computer system; wherein said UI instances control respective virtual pods representing one or more of said biological reagent instruments. |
| US10054910B2 |
Electronic timepiece, communication system and storage medium
An electronic timepiece includes a timer unit, a timepiece-side communication unit, a timepiece-side daylight saving time information storage unit and a processor. The timer unit counts local time at a current position. The timepiece-side communication unit communicates with an external device. The timepiece-side daylight saving time information storage unit stores daylight saving time implementation information therein at least at the current position. The processor corrects the local time in correspondence to an implementation situation of daylight saving time at the current position, based on the daylight saving time implementation information, acquires update information of the daylight saving time implementation information from the external device through the timepiece-side communication unit and reflects the acquired update information in the daylight saving time implementation information. |
| US10054904B1 |
Actuating rod unit, drive unit, and process cartridge containing the same
A process cartridge is provided. The process cartridge includes a housing, a rotator rotatably mounted in the housing, and a support mounted on the housing. The rotator includes a rotation unit and a drive unit coupled to the rotation unit. The drive unit further comprises a drive transmission device and an actuating rod coupled to the drive transmission device. The support includes a notch allowing the actuating rod to pass through. When the actuating rod receives an applied force, the actuating rod swings in a plane defined by a longitudinal direction and a horizontal direction of the process cartridge. |
| US10054902B2 |
Toner case and image forming apparatus
A toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a turner. The rotator is stored in the case main body and rotates around a rotation axis. The transmitter transmits rotation to the rotator. A part of the transmitter is exposed to an outside of the case main body. The turner is provided at an outside of the case main body in a rotation axis direction. The turner is turnable between a first posture and a second posture. At least a part of the turner is moved to an outside in the rotation axis direction as the turner turns from the first posture to the second posture. The transmitter moves from a first position to a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in the rotation axis direction as the turner turns from the first posture to the second posture. |
| US10054899B2 |
Image forming apparatus including cover member restricting attaching and detaching of imaging unit
An image forming apparatus includes an imaging unit attachable/detachable at a predetermined position of an apparatus body. The imaging unit includes a locking member and a cover member. The locking member is configured so as to move between a lock position engaging with the apparatus body when the imaging unit is attached to the predetermined position and a lock release position releasing engaging with the apparatus body. The cover member is attached to/detached from the imaging unit in a first direction. The cover member has a connecting part making possible to be attached to the imaging unit in a second direction. When the cover member is attached to the imaging unit in the second direction, the connecting part moves the locking member from the lock position to the lock release position and the imaging unit becomes a state capable of being detached from the predetermined position. |
| US10054897B2 |
Image formation apparatus with post-processing
The image reading unit (2) reads an image from a document. The image forming unit (3) is located below the image reading unit (2) and forms an image on a sheet. The operation unit (5) is rotatably supported at a position forward of the image reading unit (2) and receives user's operation. The post-process unit (7) is provided between the image reading unit (2) and the image forming unit (3), and has, at a position interfering with the rotation range of the operation unit (5), a retracted portion (772) retracted rearward in the post-process unit (7). The post-process unit (7) performs a post-process on a sheet on which an image has been formed by the image forming unit (3). |
| US10054896B2 |
Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus including same
A drive transmission device includes a rotation shaft, a drive transmitter attached to the rotation shaft to slide in an axial direction and including an engaging portion extending in the axial direction, and a coil spring to bias the drive transmitter to one side in the axial direction, and a shaft-side drive transmitter disposed on the rotation shaft. The coil spring includes a sparse portion and a dense portion. The shaft-side drive transmitter engages the engaging portion to prevent the drive transmitter from disengaging from the rotation shaft. The coil spring and the engaging portion satisfy C>A−B where A represents a length of the coil spring in a state in which the shaft-side drive transmitter retains the drive transmitter, B represents a compressed height of the coil spring, and C represents a length of the coil spring in the axial direction. |
| US10054895B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer body; an image formation unit, configured to form a toner image on the intermediate transfer body; a transfer unit, arranged opposite the intermediate transfer body, configured to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium at a secondary transfer position; a first cleaning unit configured to collect toner of the toner image; a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording medium along a conveyance path; a jam detection unit configured to detect a jam of the recording medium conveyed on the conveyance path; a jam processing unit configured to transfer residual toner, which is not transferred onto the recording medium when the jam is detected by the jam detection unit, from the intermediate transfer body to the transfer unit; and a second cleaning unit configured to collect the residual toner on the transfer unit. |
| US10054894B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus that controls to cut off exciting currents supplied to a plurality of motors to drive conveyance roller pairs after a leading end of a paper sheet is brought in contact with a registration roller pair, and, when cutting off the exciting currents, cut off the exciting current for at least one of the motors at a different timing from the other motors. |
| US10054893B2 |
Recording medium ejecting device and image forming apparatus
A recording medium ejecting device includes ejecting trays, a guiding member and a switching mechanism. The guiding member is switchable between a first posture to permit ejection of a recording medium on one ejecting tray and a second posture to restrict the ejection of the recording medium on the one ejecting tray. The switching mechanism switches the guiding member between the first posture and the second posture. The switching mechanism includes pulleys, a driving belt and a pressing member. The driving belt is wound around the pulleys. The pressing member presses the guiding member. The driving belt includes a contactable area configured to be contactable with each of the pulleys and a contact restricted area whose contact with each of the pulleys is restricted. The pressing member catches the contact restricted area from both an outer face side and an inner face side. |
| US10054890B2 |
Detecting unit, sheet feeding unit, and image forming apparatus comprising the same
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly including an image forming portion; a rotatable member capable of feeding a sheet and configured to rotate; and a detecting unit including an interrelating member configured to rotate in interrelation with rotation of the rotatable member, a detecting member configured to detect rotation of the interrelating member, and a holding member configured to integrally hold the interrelating member and the detecting member. The interrelating member, the detecting member and the holding member are integrally assembled into a unit. The detecting unit is detachably mountable to the main assembly. |
| US10054887B2 |
Image forming apparatus having an ID sensor
An image forming apparatus includes an ID sensor arranged to face an intermediate transfer belt, and a board provided with the ID sensor. The ID sensor is integrally formed with the board and while emitting light toward the intermediate transfer belt, the ID sensor includes a sensor body that individually receives light regularly reflected and light diffused and reflected by the intermediate transfer belt, a lens that is arranged between the sensor body and the intermediate transfer belt to control emitted light from the sensor body and incident light to the sensor body, and a holding member that holds the lens. The holding member is directly welded and fixed to the board. |
| US10054886B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus that prevent local unevenness of a pressure force
A fixing device includes a fixing roller heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater; a pressure belt in pressure contact with the fixing roller; and a pressing part which presses the pressure belt toward the fixing roller. The fixing device adopts a belt-nip system and fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium to the recording medium by heat and pressure while the recording medium is nipped and conveyed through a nip part. The nip part is formed by the fixing roller and the pressure belt and includes an adhesion nip and a separation nip. The pressing part includes a pressing member, a sheet member which covers the pressing surface of the pressing member along a conveying direction of the recording medium, and a pressing fluid which is filled at the adhesion nip between the pressing member and the sheet member. |
| US10054880B2 |
Apparatus having a control unit for operating halogen lamp heaters based on duty cycle
An image forming apparatus includes halogen lamp heaters, an AC power supply, a temperature detection unit and a control unit. The heaters have a same light distribution and heat a fixing member of an image fixing unit. The detection unit detects a temperature of the fixing member. The control unit determines a combination of the heaters based on output of the detection unit and applies a drive voltage of a half-wave of an AC waveform of the AC power supply to a heater of the heaters. The half-wave is selected based on an application pattern having a duty cycle of a predetermined value or more. The heaters include at least one heater which generates a heat amount being a minimum heat amount required for fixing or less when turned on with the application pattern having the duty cycle of the predetermined value. |
| US10054878B2 |
Driving force transmission apparatus and image forming apparatus
The driving force transmission apparatus, in which on at least one of portions of a first rotary member and a second rotary member opposed to each other under a state in which a driving rotary member and a driven rotary member are opposed to each other through a first non-engaging portion, includes a non-contact portion at which the first rotary member and the second rotary member are prevented from being brought into contact with each other is formed, wherein the non-contact portion is configured to cut torque transmitted from a driven member side to the first rotary member side through the second rotary member. |
| US10054876B2 |
Developing device, image forming apparatus
A developing device develops, with developer, an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrying member, and includes a developing tank, a developer carrying member, and a drive input portion. The developing tank stores the developer and has a receiving port and a discharge port through which the developer is received and discharged respectively. The developer carrying member rotates in the developing tank while carrying the developer. The drive input portion receives a rotational force from outside the developing device and transmit the rotational force to a driven rotation shaft that is a rotation shaft of the developer carrying member. The receiving port, the discharge port, and the drive input portion are provided in the developing tank to be close to an end of the developing tank in a longitudinal direction of the developing tank. |
| US10054872B2 |
Image forming apparatus having removable developing units
An image forming apparatus includes first and second image forming portions. A first conveying pipe conveys a first developer discharged from a first developing unit to a collection portion, and a second conveying pipe conveys a second developer discharged from a second developing unit to the collection portion. A first detection unit detects a toner content of the first developer in the first conveying pipe, and a second detection unit detects a toner content of the second developer in the second conveying pipe. The first developing unit can be removed from the image forming apparatus in a state that the first conveying pipe and the first detection unit remain in the image forming apparatus, and the second developing unit can be removed from the image forming apparatus in a state that the second conveying pipe and the second detection unit remain in the image forming apparatus. |
| US10054870B2 |
Surface-emitting laser, surface-emitting laser array, laser device, ignitor, internal combustion engine, optical scanner, image forming apparatus, light transmission module, and light emission system
A surface-emitting laser includes an active layer on which a spacer layer is disposed, and a reflection mirror disposed on the spacer layer, including a current constriction layer that is a selectively-oxidized layer having been selectively oxidized. The current constriction layer is disposed at a position of a node of a standing-wave of an electric field of light oscillated at the active layer and is disposed away from an interface between the spacer layer and the reflection mirror by an optical distance of one-fourth of an oscillation wavelength at the active layer. The selectively-oxidized layer is made of AlGaAs. The reflection mirror includes at least one AlGaInP layer contacting the selectively-oxidized layer. |
| US10054867B2 |
Toner
A toner includes a plurality of toner particles each including a toner core and a shell layer covering a surface of the toner core. The toner core contains a crystalline polyester resin, a crosslinked non-crystalline polyester resin, and an uncrosslinked non-crystalline polyester resin. An endothermic energy amount ΔHPES is at least 0.0 mJ/mg and no greater than 1.0 mJ/mg. The shell layer contains a resin that has a repeating unit including an oxazoline group. The toner has a glass transition point of at least 10° C. and no greater than 40° C. Loss tangents tan δ60 and tan δ100 of the toner are each at least 1.00 and no greater than 4.00. Loss tangents tan δ160 and tan δ200 of the toner are each at least 0.01 and no greater than 0.50. |
| US10054865B2 |
Electrostatic charge image developing toner, electrostatic charge image developer, and toner cartridge
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement by differential scanning calorimetry before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for a week, a relationship between an endothermic amount x (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin with respect to the toner particles before being heated and an endothermic amount y (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): x/y<0.3. |
| US10054864B2 |
Toner, toner stored unit, and image forming apparatus
A toner including a binder resin, wherein a toner extract obtained by drying an extraction liquid obtained through Soxhlet extraction of the toner with tetrahydrofuran (THF) has glass transition temperature Tg in a range of from 35° C. through 55° C., and a moisture-content change rate of the toner extract before and after leaving the toner extract to stand for 3 days in an environment of 40° C. and 70% RH is 0.5% or less, and wherein a specific-surface-area change rate of the toner before and after leaving the toner to stand for 3 days in an environment of 40° C. and 70% RH is in a range of from 15% through 50%. |
| US10054862B2 |
Inspection apparatus, inspection method, lithographic apparatus, patterning device and manufacturing method
Disclosed is a method of monitoring a focus parameter during a lithographic process. The method comprises acquiring first and second measurements of, respectively first and second targets, wherein the first and second targets have been exposed with a relative best focus offset. The method then comprises determining the focus parameter from first and second measurements. Also disclosed are corresponding measurement and lithographic apparatuses, a computer program and a method of manufacturing devices. |
| US10054861B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus and method for generating extreme ultraviolet light
An extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus may include: a chamber, in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated; a target supply unit that outputs a target into the chamber as droplets to supply the target to a plasma generating region; a stage that moves the target supply unit in a direction substantially perpendicular to the trajectory of droplets output from the target supply unit; a droplet detector provided between the target supply unit and the plasma generating region at an inclination of a predetermined angle with respect to a substantially vertical direction, that detects the droplets from a direction inclined at the predetermined angle; and a calculation control unit that controls the irradiation timings of the laser beam at which the laser beam is irradiated onto the droplets within the plasm generating region, by adding delay times to the timings at which the droplets are detected by the droplet detector. |
| US10054859B2 |
Real-time variable parameter micro-nano optical field modulation system and interference lithography system
A real-time variable parameter micro-nano optical field modulation system includes a light source, a 4F optical system and a set of light wave modulation optical components. The 4F optical system includes a first optical assembly and a second optical assembly arranged along an optical path in sequence. The light wave modulation optical components are arranged between the first optical assembly and the second optical assembly, and generate optical field distribution with adjustable patterns and structural parameters thereof on a back focal plane of the system by segmented modulation of sub-wavefronts. |
| US10054858B2 |
Spatial light modulator, method of driving same, and exposure method and apparatus
A method of driving a spatial light modulator includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution. |
| US10054857B2 |
Switchable mirror lens system for redirecting laser energy during periods of non-printing
A laser imaging system and method for printing includes a digital micromirror device and a switchable mirror element that acts as a clear lens element during the printing by the laser imaging system. A laser diode array provides a laser to the switchable mirror element in a laser path, wherein the switchable mirror element is located in the laser path between the laser diode array and the digital micromirror device to divert energy out of the system and away from the digital micromirror device during periods of non-laser imaging without reducing or powering down the laser system. |
| US10054856B2 |
Exposure method, manufacturing method of device, and thin film sheet
According to one embodiment, there is provided an exposure method. The method includes attaching a thin film sheet thermally shrinkable onto a rear face of a wafer. The method includes heating the wafer provided with the thin film sheet attached thereon, and deforming the wafer into a shape projecting on a front face side of the wafer. The method includes fixing the deformed wafer onto a stage by vacuum suction holding from a rear face side of the wafer. The method includes performing exposure to the fixed wafer. |
| US10054854B2 |
Fluorine free photopatternable phenol functional group containing polymer compositions
Various polycycloolefinic polymers containing phenolic pendent groups and compositions thereof useful for forming self-imageable films encompassing such polymers are disclosed. Such polymers encompass norbornene-type repeating units containing phenolic pendent groups which contain very low levels of fluorine containing monomers. The films formed from such polymer compositions provide self imageable, low-k, thermally stable layers for use in microelectronic and optoelectronic devices. |
| US10054853B2 |
Monomer, polymer, resist composition, and patterning process
A monomer having an onium salt structure represented by formula (1) gives a polymer which is fully compatible with resist components. A resist composition comprising the polymer has advantages including reduced acid diffusion, high sensitivity, high resolution, a good balance of lithography properties, and less defects, and is quite effective for precise micropatterning. |
| US10054852B2 |
Rifle scope, portable telescope, and binocular display device including a network transceiver
A rifle scope includes a housing configured to mount to a rifle. The rifle scope further includes a network transceiver within the housing and configured to communicate bi-directionally with at least one of a network and an electronic device configurable to communicate with to the network. |
| US10054851B2 |
High elastic modulus projection screen substrates
A stiffening strip at selected edges of a screen may enable the use and mounting of a high-elastic modulus substrate screen material. Such screen materials may be engineered to provide polarization-preserving characteristics, and be applied to or part of the high-elastic modulus substrate. Furthermore, the stiffening strip may enable the use of screen vibration techniques to reduce speckle in display applications that use projection screens, particularly those display applications using illumination sources prone to speckle such as laser-based projection. The screen vibration may be provided by a vibrating device attached to the stiffening strip. |
| US10054846B1 |
Camera accessory mounting element
A camera accessory mounting element includes attachment elements configured to mount to a component of a camera, such as a lens or a flash device. One or more peripheral devices may be attached to the camera accessory mounting element using attachment elements such as magnets. Peripheral devices include a grid, a light directing dish, a lens hood, a lens adaptor, a step-ring, a lens filter, a lens extension tubes, a light diffusers, a light filter, and a light directing device. |
| US10054841B2 |
Optical device, lidar device and imaging device
An optical device includes: a casing having a waterproof structure; a light transmission part provided in the casing; an air blow port for blowing air onto the light transmission part; a flow path for causing the air to flow to the air blow port, the flow path being provided to maintain the waterproof structure of the casing; an air intake port through which the air flows into the flow path; a blower part generating the flow of the air from the air intake port to the air blow port; and an observation unit accommodated in the casing to receive light from the outside via the light transmission part. |
| US10054840B2 |
Camera module and optical instrument
The present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a printed circuit board having an image sensor mounted thereon; a holder member provided on the printed circuit board and having a lens barrel provided therein; an optical module arranged on the upper side of the holder member and performing an auto-focusing function and/or an image stabilization function; and an electric current applying unit for electrically connecting the printed circuit board and the optical module, wherein the electric current applying unit comprises: first and second conductive members connected to the printed circuit board; and first and second plate members which are arranged on the upper side of the holder member and are electrically connected to each of the first and second conductive members, and which are electrically connected through the optical module. Through the present invention, a separate circuit board for applying a power source to an optical module is not required, and thus, it is possible to lower the height of the camera module as much as the thickness of a circuit board. |
| US10054835B2 |
Switching materials, and compositions and methods for making same
A switching material comprising one or more than one polymers and an electrolyte comprising a salt and a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents; and one or more compounds having electrochromic and photochromic properties dispersed homogeneously through the switching material; and wherein the switching material is transitionable from a light state to a dark state on exposure to UV light and from a dark state to a light state with application of an electric voltage. |
| US10054833B2 |
Fabrication of low defectivity electrochromic devices
Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. |
| US10054832B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including an active element substrate having an active element; a first layer provided on the active element and having a first hole formed therein, the first layer being one of a first insulating layer and a color filter; a second layer provided on the first layer and having a second hole formed therein, the second layer being the other of the first insulating layer and the color filter; a common electrode provided on the second layer; a second insulating layer having a plate-like portion provided on the common electrode and a first contact portion protruded downward; and a pixel electrode having a second contact portion protruded downward. The first contact portion is provided inside the second hole, and the second contact portion is provided inside the first hole and inside the second hole and electrically connected to the active element. |
| US10054830B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode. |
| US10054827B2 |
COA type liquid crystal display panel
The present invention provides a COA type liquid crystal display panel. In each pixel unit of the lower substrate, borders of the color resist layer in respective directions are all located at inner sides of the frame electrode and the common electrode line, then no color resist layer is arranged between the frame electrode and the common electrode line to reduce a vertical distance between the frame electrode and the common electrode line and provide a larger storage capacitor. Accordingly, the display quality of the COA type liquid crystal display panel is promoted. |
| US10054822B2 |
Frame sealant composition, display panel and display device
A frame sealant composition, a display panel and a display device are provided, and the frame sealant composition includes a frame sealant (1) and an elastomer (2), wherein upon the frame sealant composition being used for cell-assembling of two substrates (100, 200), the elastomer (2) is pressed by the two substrates (100, 200) to form a barrier structure. With the frame sealant composition provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, an impact of the liquid crystal layer (400) to the frame sealant in the process of cell-assembling the two substrates is effectively reduced, and a puncture resistance of the frame sealant is improved, thereby a product yield is increased. |
| US10054820B2 |
Photoalignment agent, photoalignment film, liquid crystal display device, and method of manufacturing the same
A photoalignment agent includes: a copolymer obtained from at least one of cyclobutane dianhydride (CBDA) and a cyclobutane dianhydride derivative, and a diamine; and a cross-linking agent including an alkylene group —CnH2n—, n being a natural number. |
| US10054816B2 |
Method for improving visibility of liquid crystal display device, and liquid crystal display device using same
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display method capable of, when a screen thereof is observed through a polarizer such as sunglasses, ensuring an excellent visibility regardless of the angle of observation. In a liquid crystal display device at least having a backlight light source, a liquid crystal cell, and a polarizer disposed on a viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, a white light-emitting diode is used as the backlight light source; and a polymer film having a retardation of from 3,000 nm to 30,000 nm is used so as to be disposed on the viewing side of the polarizer so that an angle between an absorption axis of the polarizer and a slow axis of the polymer film becomes about 45 degrees. |
| US10054815B2 |
Display device
A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate faces the first substrate, and a light shielding layer provided on the second substrate. The second substrate has a slit that splits the light shielding layer into a first frame pattern close to the center of the second substrate and a second frame pattern away from the center. The first substrate includes a light shielding body superimposed on the slit in a region between a display area and a terminal area of the first substrate. The light shielding body includes a plurality of light shielding pieces arranged in an extending direction of the slit. The light shielding pieces adjacent to each other are arranged on different layers via an insulating layer, and are electrically insulated from each other. |
| US10054814B2 |
Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus
The present invention discloses an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus. The array substrate comprises a base substrate, and a thin film transistor, a color filter layer and a first passivation layer provided on the base substrate. The surface of the first electrode provided by the present invention is provided with a concave-convex structure that can scatter external incident light, so that incident light from outside is diffusely reflected, thereby avoiding excessive concentration of light and improving external visibility and recognizability of the displayed pictures. |
| US10054813B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having reduced driving voltage
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal capsule layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first field-generating electrode disposed on a first surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, a second field-generating electrode disposed on a first surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, and a first insulating layer disposed between the first field-generating electrode and the liquid crystal capsule layer or between the second field-generating electrode and the liquid crystal capsule layer, wherein the liquid crystal capsule layer includes a conductive buffer layer and a plurality of liquid crystal capsules, which are distributed in the conductive buffer layer. |
| US10054810B2 |
Display apparatus and pixel structure thereof
A display apparatus includes at least one pixel structure, which includes an active device, an electric insulation layer and a pixel electrode. The electric insulation layer is disposed on the active device. The electric insulation layer has a trench and a via. The via is located on a bottom surface of the trench. A portion of the electric insulation layer surrounding the trench is monolithically connected to another portion of the electric insulation layer surrounding the via. A pixel electrode has a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion connected to each other. The first electrode portion is located in the trench. A thickness of the first electrode portion is less than a depth of the trench. The second electrode portion is located in the via and is electrically connected to the active device through the via. |
| US10054806B2 |
Segmented electro-absorption modulation
Systems and methods therefor relating generally to electro-absorption modulation are disclosed. In a system thereof, a waveguide is for propagating an optical signal. A segmented electro-absorption modulator (“SEAM”) includes: a segmented anode having at least two anode segments spaced apart from one another alongside a first side of the waveguide; and a segmented cathode having at least two cathode segments spaced apart from one another alongside a second side of the waveguide corresponding to the at least two anode segments. |
| US10054804B1 |
Eyeglasses frame front tether
A tether which passes through a hole in the eyeglass frame front or a hole affixed to the eyeglass frame front above either of the two lenses near the frame extension hinge. One end of the tether is held to the eyeglasses by a knot, bead, or protrusion which keeps it from passing through the hole in the eyeglass frame. The other end of the tether is attached to the clothing of the wearer. A gentle and secure removable, reusable, tension actuated tether coupling device for frame front of eyeglasses. |
| US10054802B2 |
Topology guided ocular lens design
A method and system for generating a three-dimensional model of a contact lens with a front and a back surface, in which the entire back surface consists of an array of independent data points shaped to conform to three-dimensional data provided by an ocular topographer. The sampling density is sufficiently high to characterize anomalies or injuries anywhere in the eye to optimize comfort and fit. The methods and systems also include modeling a scleral lens which rests either solely on the sclera, or straddles the limbus extending partially into the cornea is described. The resting surface conforms to the topology of the underlying ocular surface with topology guiding the design. Additional methods and systems model scleral lens optics without the use of trial lenses. The lens models can be used to machine or 3D print a lens that fits the patient. Such lenses benefit patients that suffer from dry eyes or whose eyes are not normally dry, but feel dry after wearing conventional contact lenses. |
| US10054800B2 |
Lens drive apparatus
A lens drive apparatus includes a damper compound that is disposed between at least one protrusion and a fixed member and that suppresses undesired resonance of an auto-focusing lens driving section in a direction of an optical axis. The at least one protrusion protrudes from a magnet holder in the direction of the optical axis toward the fixed member and is inserted into at least one hole of a leaf spring provided to the auto-focusing lens driving section. |
| US10054796B2 |
Display
A display method is provided using a display that is operable to display an image to a viewer. The display method includes detecting one or both of an initial position and/or orientation of the viewer's head, and generating an image for display according to the detected position and/or orientation. A current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head are detected at a time at which the image is to be displayed. The method also includes re-projecting the generated image according to any differences between the initial position and/or orientation and the current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head, and displaying the re-projected image using the display. |
| US10054794B2 |
Optical scanner, image display device, head-mounted display, and heads-up display
Provided is an optical scanner including a movable portion, a frame body portion, a first axis portion that connects the movable portion and the frame body portion and oscillatably supports the movable portion around a first oscillation axis, a support portion, and a second axis portion that connects the frame body portion and the support portion and oscillatably supports the frame body portion around a second oscillation axis, in which, when a distance between an end portion of the movable portion in a direction following the second oscillation axis and the frame body portion is defined as L1, and a distance between an end portion of the frame body portion in a direction following the first oscillation axis and the support portion is defined as L3, a relationship corresponding to 1 |
| US10054793B2 |
Holographic display apparatus and holographic display method
A holographic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator configured to generate hologram patterns to modulate light; an illuminator configured to emit the light to the spatial light modulator; and a controller configured to control operations of the spatial light modulator and the illuminator, the spatial light modulator being configured to generate, from among the hologram patterns, a first hologram pattern and a second hologram pattern according to the control operations of the controller, the first hologram pattern and the second hologram pattern being configured to form a first hologram image and a second hologram image having different viewpoints, and the controller being configured to set a first phase modulation value of the first hologram pattern and a second phase modulation value of the second hologram pattern to be different from each other such that hologram images having different viewpoints are formed. |
| US10054785B1 |
Resist structure of an electrowetting element
An electrowetting element comprises a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. A first support plate comprises a first substrate; an electrode; and a layer in contact with at least one of the first fluid or the second fluid. A second support plate comprises a second substrate. One of the first support plate or the second support plate comprises a resist structure protruding in a direction towards the other one of the first support plate or the second support plate. The resist structure comprises a polymer nanocomposite material. |
| US10054784B1 |
Emulsion dispensing method for manufacturing an electrowetting device
A method of manufacturing an electrowetting device. An emulsion is dispensed on a surface of a first support plate comprising an electrode. The emulsion comprises a first fluid dispersed in a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and, dispersed within the first fluid, a third fluid immiscible with the first fluid. The method includes coalescing the first fluid to form a layer of the first fluid on the surface of the first support plate. |
| US10054783B2 |
Endoscope objective optical system
An endoscope objective optical system includes an optical-path deflecting prism group and a lens group. A visual-field direction of the endoscope objective optical system is variable by moving a prism in the optical-path deflecting prism group. The optical-path deflecting prism group includes, in order from an object side, a first prism, a second prism, and a third prism, which are disposed to be in mutual proximity. The visual-field direction is variable to a first direction by the first prism undergoing a rotational movement with respect to the second prism, and the visual-field direction is variable to a second direction which differs from the first direction, by the first prism and the second prism undergoing rotational movement integrally with respect to the third prism. |
| US10054782B2 |
Infrared spectroscopic imaging microscope with an attenuated total reflection imaging sub-assembly
An imaging microscope for spectrally analyzing a sample includes (i) a laser source that generates an interrogation beam; (ii) an attenuated total reflection assembly that includes an ATR crystal and a sample holder that holds the sample in intimate contact with the ATR crystal; (iii) an objective lens assembly that collects a reflected beam and focuses the reflected beam; and (iv) a two dimensional image sensor that receives the focused, reflected beam and captures two dimensional image information that is used to generate an image of the sample, the image sensor being operable in the mid-infrared range. |
| US10054781B2 |
Microscope, sheet-illumination microscope, and microscope-image acquiring method
A microscope apparatus includes a detection optical system that detects fluorescence produced in a specimen immersed in a medium having a different refractive index from air and accommodated in a container and acquires a fluorescence image. An illumination device focuses excitation light emitted from an excitation-light source, in the form of a plane along a plane intersecting an optical axis of the detection optical system and makes the planar excitation light incident on the specimen in the container. A driving unit moves the specimen in a direction of an optical axis of a cylindrical lens. An illumination control unit adjusts a focal position of the illumination device based on a movement amount of the specimen moved by the driving unit such that an air-equivalent length along an optical path of the excitation light from the illumination device to the optical axis of the detection optical system remains constant. |
| US10054780B2 |
Microscope
A microscope including an imaging objective for imaging a sample on a detector and means for illuminating the sample with a light sheet in the focus plane of the imaging objective. The illumination means includes an illumination source which emits coherent light, and Bessel optics which generate at least two plane waves from the light beam and give propagation directions for the plane waves. The propagation direction of each of the plane waves encloses an acute angle with the focus plane in each instance, the magnitude of the acute angle being identical for each of the plane waves, so that the plane waves undergo constructive interference in the focus plane so that a light sheet is generated. Similarly, the illumination means can also include an optical element by which a rotationally symmetric Bessel beam is generated from the light beam for dynamic generation of a light sheet. |
| US10054776B1 |
Low-autofluorescence and low-reflectance optical components for microscopes, and microscopes utilizing same
An optical component for a microscope may include a low-autofluorescence substrate, or a substrate and a high-performance anti-reflective layer coating the substrate. An optical component may include a low-autofluorescence substrate and high-performance anti-reflective layer coating the low-autofluorescence substrate. The high-performance anti-reflective layer may be a low-autofluorescence high-performance anti-reflective layer. A microscope may include one or more such optical components. |
| US10054774B2 |
Five-mirror afocal wide field of view optical system
A five-mirror all-reflective afocal anastigmat. In one example, a five mirror afocal anastigmat includes five mirrors arranged to sequentially reflect from one another electromagnetic radiation received via a system entrance pupil to produce a collimated output beam of the electromagnetic radiation at a system exit pupil, the five mirrors consisting of three positive-powered mirrors and two negative-powered mirrors, wherein optical powers of the five mirrors are balanced to achieve a flat field condition at the system exit pupil. |
| US10054770B2 |
Camera lens
A camera lens is disclosed. The camera lens includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with negative refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power. The camera lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10054764B2 |
Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system is provided. In the order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. |
| US10054755B2 |
Lens-fixing device, method of adjusting lens-fixing device, and lens-fixing method
A lens-fixing device, in which thermal caulking is performed on a lens frame to fix a lens to the lens frame, includes: a receiving base on which the lens frame equipped with the lens is disposed; a horn section disposed at a position opposite to the receiving base and pressing and deforming an end section of the lens frame while the lens frame disposed at the receiving base is heated; a moving section moving at least one of the receiving base and the horn section in a direction of an axis for performing the thermal caulking; and a positional adjusting section adjusting relative positions of the receiving base and the horn section in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the axis by moving the at least one of the receiving base and the horn section in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the axis. |
| US10054753B2 |
Fiber optic cable with flexible conduit
The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic cable that includes a plurality of internal optical fibers and a fiber optic cable portion. The fiber optic cable portion includes an outer jacket and an inner conduit, the inner conduit containing the plurality of optical fibers disposed therein. The fiber optic cable further includes a flexible conduit portion, wherein the flexible conduit portion has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is secured to the fiber optic cable portion and the distal end has a terminating device. The terminating device at least partially encases the flexible conduit portion, and the plurality of optical fibers passes through the flexible conduit portion and the terminating device. |
| US10054746B2 |
Rotary optical communication joint
Systems for communication in a rotary joint. In one example, a communication system includes a stator, a rotor, a plurality of optical receivers circumferentially disposed at a first radius of one of the stator and the rotor, a plurality of optical transmitters circumferentially disposed at a second radius of the other of the stator and the rotor, each optical transmitter of the plurality configured to transmit a data signal to a corresponding optical receiver of the plurality of optical receivers, and a plurality of optical elements, individual optical elements having one of a first size and a second size, wherein individual optical elements are interposed between each optical transmitter of the plurality of optical transmitters and each optical receiver of the plurality of optical receivers and arranged so as to alternate between the first size and the second size along one of the first radius and the second radius. |
| US10054743B2 |
Infrared fiber combiner
A light system may include a fused mid-IR tapered combiner to optically connect a bundle of mid-IR fiber bundles with a multimode fiber. The fused mid-IR fiber tapered combiner arranges a bundle of fibers in a geometric arrangement to reduce the diameter of a plurality of mid-IR fibers to match or equal the diameter of a single multimode mid-IR fiber. The mid-IR fibers carry light produced and emitted from semiconductor light sources. |
| US10054739B2 |
QSFP double density module
An optical transceiver may include pairs of lasers, each laser of a particular pair generating light at the same wavelength and each pair of lasers generating light at different wavelengths. The light from the lasers may be demultiplexed onto a pair of outputs, with each output receiving light from different lasers of each pair of lasers. |
| US10054738B2 |
Optical waveguide and arrayed waveguide grating
A technique that does not increase the circuit size, does not make the circuit design and manufacturing difficult, and can reduce insertion loss when light enters from a slab waveguide toward an arrayed waveguide or when the light enters from the arrayed waveguide toward the slab waveguide. An optical waveguide provided with a slab waveguide in which a grating is formed therein at a distance from an end, and an arrayed waveguide whose end is connected to an end of the slab waveguide at a position where a constructive interference portion of a self-image of the grating is formed. An arrayed waveguide grating provided with a first input/output waveguide, the above-mentioned optical waveguide where an end of the slab waveguide on the opposite side of the arrayed waveguide is connected to an end of the first input/output waveguide, a second slab waveguide connected to an end of the arrayed waveguide on the opposite side of the slab waveguide, and a second input/output waveguide connected to an end of the second slab waveguide on the opposite side of the arrayed waveguide. |
| US10054735B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing crystalline cladding and crystalline core optical fibers
We provide methods and apparatus for preparing crystalline-clad and crystalline core optical fibers with minimal or no breakage by minimizing the influence of thermal stress during a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process as well as the fiber with precisely controlled number of modes propagated in the crystalline cladding and crystalline core fiber via precisely controlling the diameter of crystalline fiber core with under-saturated LPE flux. The resulting crystalline cladding and crystalline core optical fibers are also reported. |
| US10054732B2 |
Directional backlight having a rear reflector
A directional display may include a waveguide. The waveguide may include light extraction features arranged to direct light from an array of light sources by total internal reflection to an array of viewing windows and a reflector arranged to direct light from the waveguide by transmission through extraction features of the waveguide to the same array of viewing windows. The brightness of the directional display can be increased. An efficient and bright autostereoscopic display system can be achieved. |
| US10054731B2 |
Light source module and backlight unit having the same
A light source module including a circuit board, a first light emitting device mounted on the circuit board by flip-chip bonding or surface mount technology (SMT), a reflective portion disposed on the circuit board and having at least one recess accommodating the first light emitting device, and a bonding member disposed between the circuit board and the reflective portion. The reflective portion has a height greater than a height of the first light emitting device. |
| US10054730B2 |
Optical member, display device having the same, and method of fabricating the same
Disclosed are an optical member, a display device having the same, and a method of fabricating the same. The optical member includes a receiving part having an empty space therein, a host in the receiving part, a plurality of wavelength conversion particles in the host, a sealing part in the receiving part, and a pre-treatment layer between the sealing part and an inner surface of the receiving part. |
| US10054725B2 |
Electroactive lens with multiple depth diffractive structures
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, switch a diffractive first electro-active lens from a first power state corresponding to a first optical power to a second power state corresponding to a second optical power that differs from said first optical power. |
| US10054724B2 |
Exposed lens retroreflective articles comprising a self-assembled dielectric mirror
An exposed lens retroreflective article (100), transfer articles comprising same, and methods of making same. The retroreflective article can include a binder layer (114); a layer of transparent microspheres (108) partially embedded in the binder layer; and reflective layer (110) disposed between the binder layer and the microspheres. The reflective layer (110) can include a dielectric mirror, which can include a first stack (115) and a second stack (111) positioned in planar contact with the first stack, wherein each of the first stack and the second stack comprises at least one bilayer (119), wherein each bilayer comprises a first material with a first bonding group and a second material with a complementary second bonding group. The transfer article can include the retroreflective article and a carrier web. The method can include partially embedding transparent microspheres in a carrier web; applying the reflective layer to the microspheres, and applying a binder layer composition to the reflective layer. |
| US10054719B2 |
Methods for farbricating double-lens structures
A double-lens structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The double-lens structure includes a first lens structure formed of a color filter layer having a first refractive index and a second lens structure formed of a micro-lens material layer having a second refractive index and disposed on the first lens structure. The first refractive index of the color filter layer is different from the second refractive index of the micro-lens material layer. An incident light enters the second lens structure and then passes through the first lens structure. Further, a method for fabricating the double-lens structure is also provided. |
| US10054718B2 |
Systems and methods for machining materials
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for machining a feature on a work piece along a curving tool path including a spiral pattern with continuously varying radius. In particular, the feature is scribed by a tool while varying an angle of rotation of a cutting surface of the tool with respect to the work piece to maintain a substantially constant angle between the cutting surface and a corresponding relative translational movement between the cutting surface and the work piece along the spiral pattern. A dynamic feed rate of the tool also is varied continuously with respect to the work piece based on the continuously varying radius of the at least one spiral pattern to substantially maintain a target centripetal acceleration of the tool with respect to the work piece. |
| US10054713B2 |
Acousto-electromagnetic measurement through use of Doppler spectrum for casing corrosion evaluation
A method includes introducing a tool into a wellbore lined at least partially with a first casing and a second casing concentrically overlapping a portion of the first casing emitting an acoustic wave from an acoustic source included in the tool causing the first and second casings to vibrate at their respective resonant frequencies, emitting high frequency electromagnetic (EM) energy using the tool that interacts with the first casing to generate a first EM scattered field, emitting low frequency EM energy using the tool, at least a portion of the low frequency EM energy traversing the first casing and interacting with the second casing to generate a second EM scattered field, and analyzing the first and second EM scattered fields to determine a presence of corrosion in at least one of the first and second casings. |
| US10054712B2 |
Computer-implemented methods for reservoir simulation with automated well completions and reservoir grid data quality assurance
Machine, computer readable medium, program code, and computer-implemented methods for performing a reservoir simulation with well completion and reservoir grid data quality assurance, are provided. An exemplary embodiment can include a data quality analyzing machine having memory containing data quality analyzing instructions configured to simulate a reservoir model with automated well completion and reservoir grid data quality assurance. |
| US10054709B2 |
Object locater and method for locating a metallic and/or magnetizable object
A sensor for locating metallic or magnetizable objects comprises two emission coils and a receiving coil which are inductively interconnected. A method for determining the influence of temperature on the sensor includes supplying a first pair of predetermined alternating currents to the emitter coils, and simultaneously sampling current flows which pass through the emitter coils and a first current of the receiver coil. Subsequently, the method includes supplying a second pair of predetermined alternating currents to the emitter coils, and simultaneously sampling current flows which pass through the emitter coils and a second current of the receiver coil. The method further includes determining coupling factors between the emitter coils and the receiver coils based on the determined current flows and voltages, and determining the object based on the coupling factors. |
| US10054702B2 |
Method to enhance the resolvability of moment tensor inversion for III conditioned receiver coverage
A technique facilitates enhanced microseismic monitoring. In a variety of applications, the technique may be used to enhance the resolvability of moment tensor inversion for ill-conditioned seismic receiver coverage. As a result, microseismic monitoring technique enhances the capability for monitoring many types of naturally occurring and created seismic events. For example, the technique may be employed to enhance hydraulic fracturing monitoring, induced seismicity monitoring, CO2 injection monitoring, other injection monitoring, mining, and/or other techniques which cause microseismic events. |
| US10054700B2 |
Geophysical sensor mounting with improved ground coupling
A nodal geophysical sensing system includes a ground contact sleeve defining an interior space and having at least one feature on an exterior thereof for contacting and compressing ground materials adjacent the exterior. A nodal geophysical sensor having a housing engages at least one feature on the interior space so as to enable acoustic energy transmission between the ground contact sleeve and the housing. |
| US10054699B1 |
Method and apparatus for generating shear waves usable in determining distribution and orientation of geologic features in the subsurface among other uses
Apparatus for generating shear waves usable in determining shear waves usable in determining distribution and orientation of geologic features in the subsurface among other uses, having a hammer bar with a rod connected to a center position of the hammer bar and having a coil spring therewith and two magnets on each side of the rod to hold the hammer bar in a position to strike the anvil bar. |
| US10054698B2 |
Temperature stabilization for detector heads
An imaging system is provided that includes a gantry, plural radiation detector head assemblies, a cooling unit, and a manifold. The radiation detector head assemblies are disposed about a bore of the gantry. Each radiation detector head assembly includes a detector housing and a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly is configured to be rotated about an axis. The rotor assembly includes a detector unit that in turn includes an absorption member and associated processing circuitry. The cooling unit is mounted to the gantry and is configured to provide an output flow of air at a controlled temperature. The manifold is coupled to the cooling unit and the plural radiation detector head assemblies, and places the cooling unit and radiation detector head assemblies in fluid communication with each other. The output flow of air from the cooling unit is delivered to the plural radiation detector head assemblies. |
| US10054696B2 |
Detector for an electron multiplier
A detector for an electron multiplier comprising: a substrate comprising a dielectric material, the substrate having a first face and an opposing second face; a charge collector provided adjacent the first face of the substrate; an anode within the substrate, the anode spaced from first face, such that the anode is capacitively coupled to the charge collector, so that charge incident on the charge collector generates an image charge on the anode; and a conduit contact, coupled to the anode and passing through the substrate to the second face of the substrate layer. |
| US10054694B2 |
Array substrate for X-ray detector and X-ray detector comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to an array substrate for an X-ray detector and an X-ray detector including the same. The array substrate is defined as an active area and a pad area, wherein the pad area includes a substrate including a first area and a second area extending from the first area, and a plurality of data lines contacting an upper surface of the substrate and extending toward the second area from the first area, adjacent data lines of the plurality of data lines are spaced apart from each other, the upper surface of the substrate is exposed in a area between the adjacent data lines in the first area of the substrate, and a first insulation film is disposed between the substrate and the data lines in the second area of the substrate, thereby preventing a short-circuit between adjacent data lines due to agglomeration between data lines and an organic layer during cutting. |
| US10054693B2 |
X-ray imaging device with protective cover
There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiographic imaging device main body; and a protective cover that is removably applied to a surface of the radiographic imaging device main body, wherein a thickness of the radiographic imaging device main body, with the protective cover applied, is less than or equal to 16 mm. |
| US10054691B1 |
Fast, large area, wide band GAP UV photodetector for cherenkov light detection
A solid-state radiation detector includes a pattern of conductive metal on a zinc oxide substrate. The pattern provides an arrangement of interdigitated electrode fingers. The wide band gap substrate is sensitive to UV light, which can cause a conductivity change in the substrate. The electrode fingers are configured to sense a difference in substrate conductivity resulting from UV light. The detector has a fast response time, which enables it to detect Cherenkov light. The compact detector provides savings on size, weight, and required power. Thus, the solid-state detector can be used to replace photomultiplier tubes in Cherenkov detectors. The features of the novel detector allow for an improved system to detect and monitor UV radiation, especially during deep space missions. |
| US10054688B2 |
Method and apparatus for saving power during synthetic positioning in GNSS receivers
A method and apparatus for saving power during synthetic positioning in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers is provided. According to one embodiment, a device includes a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, and an inertial sensor block. The GNSS receiver is disabled when the device enters a dead zone, and the device uses data from the inertial sensor block and a remotely located database to perform navigation functions. |
| US10054687B2 |
System and method for detecting false global navigation satellite system satellite signals
Disclosed is a system and method for detecting false Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite signals. False GNSS satellite signals can be used malevolently to take control of a body such as a vehicle or ship that is using GNSS satellite signals for navigation. In some embodiments a GNSS attitude system is used to detect the false GNSS satellite signals. The GNSS attitude system measures the code or carrier phase of the GNSS satellite signals at two or more antennas to detect the false GNSS satellite signals. In some embodiments the attitude system computes first measured and second estimated carrier phase differences in order to detect the false GNSS satellite signals. The attitude system may compute the attitude of a baseline vector between the two antennas. Once false GNSS satellite signals are detected, the method can include preventing the attitude determining system from outputting position or location data. |
| US10054674B2 |
Light emitting and receiving system
To reduce the size, simplify the structure of a light emitting and receiving system. The system that detects a target object with the use of reflected lights gained from a light irradiated to the target object includes a flat-plate shaped light control apparatus having light control parts, a light-entry apparatus allowing light to enter into a light control part, a light-receiving apparatus that receives emitting lights from the remaining light control parts, a control apparatus that controls the light-entry apparatus and the light-receiving apparatus and detects the target object. The light control apparatus includes liquid crystal elements supporting light control parts between a pair of substrates and a drive unit to drive the liquid crystal elements. Each of the light control parts includes a pair of electrodes, a high-resistance film disposed between the electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer disposed at least to the region overlapping the high-resistance film. |
| US10054668B2 |
Probabilistic signal, detection, and track processing architecture and system
A radar system and method is provided for increasing the search volume, detection range, and/or update rate of a search radar without requiring an increase of the radar transmit power or antenna aperture size. This is accomplished by using a target response calculation that uses signal energy that is thrown away by conventional systems. A probability of target presence and target behavior (Ppb) is calculated based on the retained signal energy to thus improve the radar's ability to detect the presence of a target. The invention processes multiple CPIs either coherently or incoherently via the Ppb methodology to further improve the radar's detection abilities. |
| US10054666B2 |
Sparse space-time adaptive array architecture
A sparse multichannel array includes a plurality of array elements, a receiver behind each array element, and a Doppler filter bank behind each receiver, whereby within each Doppler bin is placed spatial nulls at selected angles of undesired interference. The invention enables Doppler processing to be performed on sparse arrays, such as nested or coprime arrays, used in nonlinear adaptive beamforming to mitigate the impact of unintentional interference and hostile jamming on the received signal. |
| US10054665B2 |
Tracking system and method for tracking a carrier of a mobile communication unit
A tracking system provides light source(s), a mobile communication unit and light sensor(s) with cameras, and a central control unit at least coupled to the sensor(s). The communication unit receives with its camera an identification information item broadcast by the light source(s) and broadcasts an activation signal, including data correlated with the received item, to the control unit. The control unit determines, based on the signal, at which position the communication unit is arranged and which sensor(s) is arranged relative to the position of the communication unit so that the communication unit can be detected by the camera of the sensor; activates the camera of the detected sensor(s) for providing image information by its camera to the control unit, to determine and identify a carrier of the communication unit at the determined position; and activates sensor(s) coupled to the control unit for tracking the identified carrier of the communication unit. |
| US10054660B2 |
Electric motor control system with current sensor offset correction
An electric-motor-control system with current sensor offset correction includes three current-sensors and a controller. Each of the three current-sensors is used to detect current through one of three windings of a Y-connected motor. The controller is in communication with the three current-sensors. The controller records periodically measurements of sensed-current indicated by each current-sensor while variable-current flows through each of the three windings, determines an x-offset and a y-offset of a rotating-vector indicated by a plurality of the measurements, and determines an offset-current of each of the three current-sensors based on the x-offset and the y-offset. |
| US10054653B2 |
Magnetic resonance method and apparatus for quantitative simultaneous multi-slice assessment of tissue displacement, deformation, and related biomarker parameters
Embodiments relate to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique in which the two-dimensional (2D) Displacement Encoding with Stimulated Echoes (DENSE) imaging technique and the multiband technique are combined to provide a 2D multi-slice quantitative assessment of displacement, deformation, and mechanics indices of tissue. The scan time is equivalent to the short scan time of the conventional single slice 2D imaging while providing spatial volumetric coverage similar to three-dimensional (3D) imaging. The techniques are combined in both the sequence (i.e., data acquisition) and reconstruction sides. Quantification of tissue displacement and motion is achieved through the combination and further evaluation of tissue mechanical properties is provided by calculating different indices based on the displacement and motion values. |
| US10054649B2 |
Method for fabricating a magnetic sensor assembly
A magnetic sensor assembly includes first and second shields each comprised of a magnetic material. The first and second shields define a physical shield-to-shield spacing. A sensor stack is disposed between the first and second shields and includes a seed layer adjacent the first shield, a cap layer adjacent the second shield, and a magnetic sensor between the seed layer and the cap layer. At least a portion of the seed layer and/or the cap layer comprises a magnetic material to provide an effective shield-to-shield spacing of the magnetic sensor assembly that is less than the physical shield-to-shield spacing. |
| US10054648B2 |
Power source voltage detection apparatus
A power source voltage detection apparatus is provided, including a reference voltage generator connected to a differential amplifier via a first transmission line and decreases a power source voltage of a direct current power source to output a power source reference voltage, the first transmission line transmitting the power source reference voltage as a first power source voltage detection voltage; a standard voltage generator connected to the differential amplifier via a second transmission line and outputs a predetermined standard voltage, the second transmission line transmitting the standard voltage as a second power source voltage detection voltage; the differential amplifier differentially amplifying the first and second power source voltage detection voltages; and an abnormality detector which, based on the first and second power source voltage detection voltages, detects the power source voltage and detects an abnormality of the first transmission line and/or the second transmission line. |
| US10054647B2 |
Fault detection
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for fault detection in a power control system. In one aspect, a method includes measuring a plurality of values of a feedback voltage from a power control system over a period of time; determining a rate of feedback voltage change based on the measured values of the feedback voltage and a duration of the period of time; determining, with a controller, that the determined rate of feedback voltage change is smaller than a threshold rate of change; and in response to determining that the determined rate of feedback voltage change is smaller than the threshold rate of change, transmitting a fault indication signal to the power control system. |
| US10054646B2 |
High reliability power supply configuration and testing
Disclosed is a power supply system having a minimum of two power supplies that are together configured to supply at least a specified level of power when one of the power supplies is in an offline condition. When in operation, a self-test control circuit causes one of the power supplies to enter an offline condition and a power interruption protection circuit of the offline power supply is tested. While the offline power supply is being tested, the remaining power supplies provide sufficient power to whatever loads may be present. |
| US10054645B2 |
Deterioration determination method, deterioration determination device, and storage medium
An object of the present invention is to accurately perform deterioration determination of a lithium ion secondary battery. In order to attain the object, in a deterioration determination method of the present invention, first, measurement processing of charging a deterioration determination target which is a battery cell or a battery module connecting a plurality of battery cells with each other up to a predetermined voltage value, discharging, and measuring a charge voltage value (a charge voltage value after the start of the discharge) within a predetermined period of time from the start of the discharge is repeated a plurality of times. Then, a deterioration state of the deterioration determination target is determined in consideration of a change mode of the charge voltage value after the start of the discharge due to the repetition of the charge and discharge. |
| US10054644B2 |
Method and apparatus for locating a battery module among multiple battery modules of a traction battery that are electrically connected to one another
A method for locating a battery module among multiple battery modules of a traction battery that are electrically connected to one another, having the following features: an electrical potential is measured at each of the battery modules in real time relative to a potential reference that is common to the battery modules; the potentials are used to subtractively compute voltages between the battery modules; a positional relationship for the battery modules is derived from the voltages; a module controller that is univocally denoted within the traction battery is used to retrieve a voltage dropped across the battery module that is to be located; and the retrieved voltage and the computed voltages are used to locate the battery module on the basis of the positional relationship within the traction battery. Also described is a corresponding apparatus, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding storage medium. |
| US10054641B2 |
Monitoring synchronization of a motor using stator current measurements
Monitoring synchronization of an electric motor using current signals from power supplied to the motor is disclosed herein. The current signals may be used to calculate representative current values which may be used to calculate a rotational frequency of the rotor of the motor. The rotational frequency may be used to determine synchronization, such as slip. Monitoring may be during startup of a synchronous motor in induction mode. Upon reaching a predetermined synchronization threshold, the motor may be configured from induction mode to synchronous mode. |
| US10054635B2 |
Integrated system and method for testing system timing margin
A built-in test circuit for testing a system timing margin of a processing device under-test is provided. The processing device includes a controller and first clock circuit, wherein the first clock circuit generates a first clock signal and the first clock signal is a main clock signal provided for operation of the processing device. The built-in test circuit includes a second clock circuit and a logic circuit, both of which are integrated with the processing device. The second clock circuit generates a second clock signal. The logic circuit processes the first and second clock signals and outputs a third clock signal. The third clock signal is used to determine system timing margin of the processing device. |
| US10054634B2 |
Test device
A test device includes: a test control unit suitable for detecting a deterioration-expected unit circuit among a plurality of unit circuits included in a test-subject device according to operation histories of the plural unit circuits, and detecting a deterioration degree according to a test output value of the deterioration-expected unit circuit; and an interface unit suitable for routing control operation results and test results between the test control unit and the test-subject device during a test operation. |
| US10054633B2 |
Shadow protocol detection, address circuits with command shift, update registers
The disclosure describes a process and apparatus for accessing devices on a substrate. The substrate may include only full pin JTAG devices (504), only reduced pin JTAG devices (506), or a mixture of both full pin and reduced pin JTAG devices. The access is accomplished using a single interface (502) between the substrate (408) and a JTAG controller (404). The access interface may be a wired interface or a wireless interface and may be used for JTAG based device testing, debugging, programming, or other type of JTAG based operation. |
| US10054632B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and characteristic measurement circuit therefor
A semiconductor apparatus may include a unit chip and a characteristic measurement circuit configured to include a plurality of unit elements for test and to output electrical characteristic information of the plurality of unit elements for test. |
| US10054630B2 |
Methods, apparatus and system for screening process splits for technology development
At least one method and system involves performing a time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) test and a bias temperature instability (BTI) test on a device. A device having at least one transistor and at least one dielectric layer is provided. A test signal is provided for performing a TDDB test and a BTI test on the device. The TDDB test and the BTI test are performed substantially simultaneously on the device based upon the test signal. The data relating to a breakdown of the dielectric layer and at least one characteristic of the transistor based upon the TDDB test and the BTI test is acquired, stored, and/or transmitted. |
| US10054615B2 |
Centering holding device for a Rogowski coil and a method for arranging a Rogowski coil
A centering holding device for a Rogowski coil. The holding device comprises a virtual axis; a first cutout running from a first main side to a second main side thereof through the holding device and is arranged centrally with respect to the axis. The holding device has a channel in the shape of a circle arc around the axis and around the first cutout from a first channel opening to a second channel opening. The first cutout and the channel are coaxial relative to the axis of the holding device. The holding device has a second cutout, which leaves out an edge region of the holding device. The first and second channel openings lead into the second cutout. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for arranging a Rogowski coil by the holding device. |
| US10054609B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a first substrate; forming a metal film having a Ti layer as the most outermost surface on one surface of the first substrate a metal film having a Ti layer as the outermost surface; patterning the metal film to form a first pad portion; preparing a second substrate; forming on one surface of the second substrate a metal film having a Ti layer as the outermost surface; patterning the metal film to form a second pad portion; vacuum annealing the first substrate and the second substrate to remove an oxide film formed on the Ti layer in the first pad portion and the second pad portion; and bonding the first pad portion and the second pad portion together. |
| US10054598B2 |
Protein binding domains stabilizing functional conformational states of GPCRs and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the field of GPCR structure biology and signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to protein binding domains directed against or capable of specifically binding to a functional conformational state of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). More specifically, the present invention provides protein binding domains that are capable of increasing the stability of a functional conformational state of a GPCR, in particular, increasing the stability of a GPCR in its active conformational state. The protein binding domains of the present invention can be used as a tool for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors bound to various natural and synthetic ligands, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs. Moreover, the invention also encompasses the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness of these protein binding domains for GPCR-related diseases. |
| US10054595B2 |
Blood sugar managing watch and blood sugar managing method
The present invention relates to a blood sugar managing watch and a blood sugar managing method. The blood sugar managing watch comprises: a housing having a wrist watch shape; a blood sugar strip connector installed on a side of the housing such that a blood sugar strip is to be connected thereto; and a blood sugar meter that is embedded in the housing and automatically activates a blood sugar measurement task to measure the blood sugar of blood on the blood sugar strip when the blood sugar strip is connected to the blood sugar strip connector. |
| US10054594B2 |
Processing, model establishment, and predication methods of multi-position diffuse spectral data and processing apparatus
A method of processing spectral data is disclosed and may include the steps of illuminating a medium to detect an inside particular component with light; obtaining a first spectral data for the medium at a first radial position and a second spectral data for the medium at a second radial position, wherein the first radial position and the second radial position are selected arbitrarily; and performing differential processing on the first spectral data and the second spectral data. |
| US10054590B2 |
Use of nucleolin as a biomarker for lymphangiogenesis in a cancer prognosis and therapy
The present invention relates to a method of identifying cancer subjects, in particular human patients, who are suitable for anti-lymphangiogenesis therapy to prevent tumor growth and tumor metastasis. The present invention also relates to a new approach, which uses nucleolin as a bait to search and screen for lymphangiogenesis inhibitors or cancer suppressors, which function in a manner that is analogous to endostatin. The invention is based upon the discovery that nucleolin is specifically expressed on lymphangiogenic vessels and functions as a specific receptor for endostatin, and thus is involved in the signal transduction pathway of endostatin as an anti-lymphangiogenesis inhibitor. The present invention also discloses that cell surface nucleolin on lymphatic endothelial cells is a biomarker for lymphangiogenic vessels, which could be used for the prediction of tumor metastasis. |
| US10054589B2 |
Methods to identify and treat subjects having corticosteroid-resistant asthma
The present invention is directed toward novel methods to identify as well as to treat a subject having an inflammatory disease resistant to corticosteroids. |
| US10054582B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting HMGB1 activation of melanocytes
A method of identifying a test agent as a skin tone agent. The method includes determining the level of high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1), messenger RNA associated with the expression and/or regulation of HMGB1 (HMGB1 mRNA), and/or micro-RNA associated with the expression and/or regulation of HMGB1 (HMGB1 miRNA) present in the test sample, and identifying the test agent as a skin tone agent when there is no increase in HMGB1 level, a downregulation in transcription of HMGB1 mRNA, and/or an upregulation of HMGB1 miRNA. The method also includes identifying a test agent as a skin tone agent when the test agent inhibits or prevents an increase in melanocyte dendricity and/or body size caused by HMGB1. |
| US10054578B2 |
Fuel property sensor
A fuel property sensor including a substrate, a first lead wire, a second lead wire, a wiring member, and a determiner. The substrate is disposed in such a position as to be in contact with the fuel. The first lead wire is connected to the substrate. The second lead wire is connected to the substrate. The second lead wire is spaced from the first lead wire. The wiring member is provided on the substrate. The wiring member connects the first lead wire and the second lead wire. The wiring member is configured to electrically disconnect the first lead wire and the second lead wire from each other by reaction with impurities contained in the fuel. The determiner is configured to determine whether the first lead wire and the second lead wire are electrically connected. |
| US10054577B2 |
Method and system for obtaining geochemistry information from pyrolysis induced by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
A method for determining geochemistry of at least one geological sample with laser-induced breakdown spectral measurements performed on the geological sample in a time variant manner with spectral acquisitions made after each of a plurality of measurement shots, spectral pre-processing performed as necessary, and subsequent analysis is applied to the collected data to determine at least one geochemistry parameter of the sample. The method can provide a rapid method to estimate thermal maturity of a sample, which does not require sample preparation, and which can be non-destructive with respect to portions of the sample. A system for performing the method also is provided. |
| US10054575B2 |
Hydrogen detector and hydrogen detection method
There are provided methods and devices for sensing hydrogen gas. For example, there is provided a method that includes drawing a sample into a channel. The method includes passing the sample over a collection plate to remove an extraneous gas in the sample, thus yielding a purified sample. The method further includes passing the purified sample on a sensing plate and measuring a concentration of hydrogen in the purified sample using the sensing plate. The measuring can include heating the sensing plate and correlating a change in resistance of the sensing plate with a specified concentration of hydrogen. Furthermore, the method can include regenerating the collection plate following the measuring. |
| US10054574B2 |
Measuring device, reaction carrier and measuring method
A reaction carrier (14), a measuring device (12) and a measuring method measure a concentration of gaseous/aerosol components of a gas mixture. The reaction carrier (14) has a flow channel (42) defining a reaction chamber (46) with an optically detectable reaction material (48) reacts with at least one component of the gas mixture or with a reaction product of the component. A humidity measuring element (84), of the reaction carrier (14), detects a humidity of the gas mixture flowing through the flow channel (42). The measuring device (12) has a humidity detection unit (85) that reads the humidity measuring element (84). A humidity determining unit (94) determines a humidity based on the detected humidity. The measuring method determines a humidity of the supplied gas mixture in the flow channel (42) and determines a concentration of the component on the basis of the optically detectable reaction and the measured humidity. |
| US10054573B2 |
Method for fitting protection tube to gas sensor
A method for fitting a protection tube to a gas sensor includes: a step for engaging tube-end opening jigs which have been inserted into the inside of a protection tube through its one end portion, with this end portion, for maintaining this end portion at an opened state, a step for bringing tube-end holding jigs into contact with this engagement portion from outside for holding the tube through pinching between these jigs, and a step for inserting the sensor into the inside of the tube being held through pinching, wherein the insertion of the sensor into the inside of the tube is continued even after an end portion of the sensor comes into contact with the inner surface of the tube, while the engagement of the tube with the tube-end opening jigs is gradually released, thereby fitting the tube to the sensor. |
| US10054564B2 |
Systems and methods of fast power up for electrochemical sensors
Systems and methods of fast power up for electrochemical sensors are provided. A system can include an electrochemical sensor, and a potentiostat circuit, wherein, upon startup, the potentiostat circuit drives the electrochemical sensor to the electrochemical sensor's normal operating condition at a rate that is not limited by voltage and/or current supply. A method can include a potentiostat circuit driving an electrochemical sensor to the electrochemical sensor's normal operating condition at a rate that is not limited by voltage and/or current supply. |
| US10054563B2 |
Optoelectronic pixel sensor
In some embodiments, an electrical circuit element, defined as “optoelectronic pixel”, comprises at least one silicon nanowire decorated with optoelectronically active particles and open for contact with a medium for sensing; a metal electrode open for contact with said medium and used for feeding a high-frequency sinusoidal stimulation in impedance measurements and for sensing properties of said medium; implanted source and drain electrodes connected to said silicon nanowire and leaving the gate area and parts of said electrode open for contact with said medium; electrical metal contacts for connecting said pixel to an electrical circuit; and a reference electrode open for contact with said medium for creating a three-electrode-cell system and providing a constant gate potential in the circuit. In addition, some embodiments provide an optoelectronic sensor and wearable-patch sensor based on the array of the optoelectronic pixels, and the readout methods for these sensors. |
| US10054562B2 |
Molecular sensor based on virtual buried nanowire
The present invention provides a method and a system based on a multi-gate field effect transistor for sensing molecules in a gas or liquid sample. The said FET transistor comprises dual gate lateral electrodes (and optionally a back gate electrode) located on the two sides of an active region, and a sensing surface on top of the said active region. Applying voltages to the lateral gate electrodes, creates a conductive channel in the active region, wherein the width and the lateral position of the said channel can be controlled. Enhanced sensing sensitivity is achieved by measuring the channels conductivity at a plurality of positions in the lateral direction. The use of an array of the said FTE for electronic nose is also disclosed. |
| US10054559B2 |
Compact steam quality and flow rate measurement system
A compact, pressure conserving, steam quality and flow rate measurement system is described. Embodiments of the system can include a steam quality measuring device having a converging/diverging nozzle and a conditioning orifice plate. The steam quality measuring device can be adapted to measure flow conditions of a two-phase steam to determine steam quality. The converging/diverging nozzle can be implemented to reduce pressure loss and control flow rate. The conditioning orifice plate can be implemented to reduce flow conditioning pipe lengths and eliminate secondary flow conditioning elements. By placing the two flow elements in series, data from the flow elements can allow for a simultaneous solution of flow equations yielding a measurement for steam quality. |
| US10054558B2 |
System and method for testing thermal properties of a container
A container test system includes a test chamber in which a container may be located for testing, for instance, for assessing insulative properties of a container. In the test chamber, the outside of the container is thermally treated, temperature of the air outside the container is measured, and temperature of a liquid inside the container is measured. A related testing method is also disclosed. |
| US10054557B2 |
Method for measuring the mass thickness of a target sample for electron microscopy
A method is provided of measuring the mass thickness of a target sample for use in electron microscopy. Reference data are obtained which is representative of the X-rays (28) generated within a reference sample (12) when a particle beam (7) is caused to impinge upon a region (14) of the reference sample (12). The region (14) is of a predetermined thickness of less than 300 nm and has a predetermined composition. The particle beam (7) is caused to impinge upon a region (18) of the target sample (16). The resulting X-rays (29) generated within the target sample (16) are monitored (27) so as to produce monitored data. Output data are then calculated based upon the monitored data and the reference data, the output data including the mass thickness of the region (18) of the target sample (16). |
| US10054552B1 |
System and method for automated fluorescent penetrant inspection
An example method of inspecting a part includes applying a penetrant dye to the part, the penetrant dye exhibiting a fluorescent color when subjected to light from a lighting device. A portion of the part is illuminated with light from the lighting device. An image of the portion of the part is automatically recorded with a camera while the portion is illuminated. An uncertainty metric for the image is automatically determined that is indicative of a likelihood that pixels in the image having the fluorescent color represent damage to the part. At least one of the part, lighting device, and camera are automatically adjusted based on the uncertainty metric being within a predefined range. The automatic recording, determining, and adjusting steps are iteratively repeated until the uncertainty metric is greater than the predefined range, or a predefined number of iterations have been performed for the portion of the part. |
| US10054549B2 |
Method and apparatus for automatic measurement of various qualities of printed sheets
Embodiments of the invention relate to the automatic measuring of such qualities of a printed sheet as reflectance excluding specular reflectance, reflectance including specular reflectance, e.g. gloss, transmittance, half-tone coverage, and the like. |
| US10054548B1 |
PH sensing biofilm
The pH sensing biofilms include anthocyanin and a cellulose nanostructure or a cellulose nanocomposite. The cellulose nanostructure can include cellulose nanofibrils. The cellulose nanocomposite can include a composite of cellulose nanofibrils and pectin or a composite of cellulose nanofibrils and alginate. The presence of the anthocyanin in the biofilm allows the biofilm to change color in response to pH changes, thereby allowing the biofilm to be used as an active visual indicator of decay. |
| US10054546B2 |
Waveguide-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy of analytes using sorbents
A system and method for detecting an analyte includes a waveguide configured to receive a narrow-band laser signal; and a sorbent material covering an analyte detection region of the waveguide, wherein the sorbent material is configured to sorb the analyte and bring the analyte to an evanescent field of the waveguide, and wherein Raman scattering is produced by an interaction of the evanescent field and the analyte sorbed in the sorbent material along the analyte detection region of the waveguide, and the waveguide is further configured to collect the Raman scattering along the analyte detection region of the waveguide, wherein the collected Raman scattering indicates a type of the analyte. |
| US10054545B2 |
Super-resolution observation device and super-resolution observation method
A super-resolution observation device includes an illumination optical system that focus a first illuminating light at optical frequency ω1 and a second illuminating light at optical frequency ω2 on a region of an observation object plane; a modulation unit that modulates a property of the first illuminating light heading toward the region at a modulation frequency fm; and an extraction unit that extracts a component at the optical frequency ω1 or ω2 from a light generated in the region according to the first illuminating light and the second illuminating light, the component of which the property changes at a frequency higher than the modulation frequency fm. |
| US10054542B2 |
Photoelectric smoke detector
Provided is an explosion-proofed photoelectric smoke detector capable of preventing the surrounding gas from taking fire generated by an explosion inside it and of eliminating filling spaces around a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device with resin, thereby checking explosions due to deterioration of the resin, which enables the detector to be used, with the devices exposed to gases in explosion-proof zones. The light emitting/receiving devices are arranged outside of an explosion-proof enclosure having a circuit compartment. They respectively have hollow cylinders A and B, light emitting/receiving elements, and light-guiding members A and B for transmitting emitted light and guiding received light, wherein a gap between the tube wall of each hollow cylinder and each light-guiding member and a length of each member between an opening formed in each cylinder and a light exiting/entering end thereof enable the devices to prevent fire generated inside the detector from leaking out thereof. |
| US10054541B1 |
Fuser reservoir sensor to test the turbidity of the fuser oil
Accordingly, an improved system and method is provided with which an automatic analysis of the fuser oil is performed to prevent accidental oil and toner mismatches by the insertion of a photovoltaic sensor and associated logic inline along the tube that delivers the fuser oil to the fuser. |
| US10054531B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring a sedimentation parameter in a fluid medium sample
There is provided a method of measuring a sedimentation parameter of suspensions or precipitants in a fluid medium sample, said method compromising providing at least one micro-cantilever sensor, said micro-cantilever sensor comprising at least two materials having different coefficients of thermal expansion, and having a heater and piezo-resistive sensor integrated therein, pulsing the heater with one or more electrical pulses to induce heat generation in the micro-cantilever, sampling the output of the integrated piezo-resistive sensor to characterize a response of the micro-cantilever during sedimentation in the fluid medium sample, and determining a value of the sedimentation parameter from the characterized response. There is also provided an apparatus arranged to carry out the method. |
| US10054530B2 |
Particle detection systems
Particle detection systems are disclosed. The particle detection system may include a conduit configured to receive particles removed from a component, and at least one sensor positioned adjacent the conduit. The at least one sensor may be configured to detect a particle characteristic for the particles in the conduit removed from the component. The particle detection system may also include a particle analysis system in communication with the at least one sensor. The particle analysis system may be configured to analyze the particle characteristic for the particles in the conduit to determine if the component is substantially free of particles. |
| US10054527B2 |
Method and system for bending test of flexible screen
A method for bending test of a flexible screen is disclosed, including: connecting the flexible screen to a fixing device to form two connection ends; and conducting an extrusion test to the flexible screen, including moving the fixing device to change the distance between the connection ends of the fixing device so that the distance is less than or equal to the length of the flexible screen between the two connection ends. A system for bending test of a flexible screen is also disclosed. The above method and system for bending test of a flexible screen, which can simulate an operational environment of the flexible screen by moving the fixing device to conduct an extrusion test to the flexible screen, can reduce testing costs compared with the traditional methods and apparatuses for bending test of a flexible screen. |
| US10054526B2 |
Device for determining the load-bearing capacity of a cylindrical shell including an axial working force to the cylindrical shell and detecting failure of the cylindrical shell
The load-bearing capacity of cylindrical shells of a composite fiber material that are at risk of buckling is determined by deriving improved reduction factors for analytical calculation of the design load. A load distribution head applies an axially acting force to a cylinder shell. A dent actuator dents the surface of the cylinder shell in a predetermined dent direction with a predetermined dent depth. A dent force is determined when a steadily increasing, axially acting force is applied to the cylinder shell by the load distribution head until a complete failure of the cylinder shell is detected. An analysis unit determines a dent depth from a data memory at which a dent force at a complete failure of the cylinder shell is at a maximum compared to dent forces of other dent depths. |
| US10054525B2 |
Instrument for measuring the intrinsic strength of polymeric materials via cutting
A testing instrument and method for measuring the intrinsic strength of polymeric materials via cutting includes a pair of mechanical clamps connected at a base to low-friction hinges. The clamps are configured to secure the elongate edges of a polymer specimen, and to periodically load the specimen to a predetermined strain. The load on the specimen while strained is measured with an opening force load sensor. While in the strained condition, the specimen is cut with a highly sharpened blade, and the cutting force also measured by a cutting force load sensor. A cutting energy curve may be plotted from these measurements, from which a cutting energy can further be derived. |
| US10054521B2 |
Biological cell and tissue fixation by laser irradiation
Systems and methods of fixing biological cells by laser irradiation. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes positioning a sample (of the cell or tissue) in a light pathway of a fixation source. The fixation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength along the light pathway. The sample is exposed to the electromagnetic radiation for an exposure time. |
| US10054520B2 |
Swab elution chamber in a test cartridge
A system and method for eluting a sample from a swab are presented. The system includes a chamber dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the length of at least one swab, a fluidic channel connected to the chamber, and an actuator. The chamber has at least one wall being a flexible film. The fluidic channel is configured to at least one of introduce and expel liquids from the chamber. The actuator is configured to contact an outer surface of the flexible film such that movement of the actuator against the outer surface of the flexible film causes a respective movement of the at least one swab when the at least one swab is disposed next to an inner surface of the flexible film. The respective movement of the at least one swab elutes the sample from the at least one swab into the chamber. |
| US10054515B2 |
Focusing state measuring apparatus
A focusing state measuring apparatus for measuring a focusing state of a working apparatus with respect to a target object so as to perform work includes: a base plate installed in the working apparatus performing work on the target object and spaced apart from the target object; a first line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate and configured to irradiate a first line beam toward the target object; and a second line beam generation unit provided on one side of the base plate so as to be spaced apart from the first line beam generation unit in a first direction and configured to irradiate a second line beam toward the target object. The focusing state of the working apparatus with respect to the target object is determined according to states of the first line beam and the second line beam. |
| US10054512B2 |
Leak indicator
The present invention concerns a liquid leakage detection apparatus. The apparatus includes a sample cavity, a housing with an opening and a housing contact face, an indicator body with an indicator body contact face, and a expansion element cavity between said housing contact face and said indicator body contact face. A liquid sensitive, expandable element is located in the expansion element cavity and a liquid path extends between the liquid collecting portion and the expansion element cavity. |
| US10054511B2 |
Pressure sensor with correction of offset drift in cyclic signal
A method for correcting offset drift in a sensor used in cyclic sensing is provided. The method includes: identifying a target value for a parameter of a signal between sensing cycles of the sensor; ascertaining a difference between a measured value for the signal and the target value; ascertaining a duration between the sensing cycles; using the difference and the duration, calculating a number of steps to attain the target value from the measured value; and adjusting the measured value by the number of steps to substantially agree with the target value. A pressure sensor is disclosed. |
| US10054507B2 |
Electric device for detecting pressure
An electric device for detecting pressure and a pressure sensor includes an electric current channel arranged to conduct an electric current, wherein the electric current channel is disposed adjacent or proximate to a pressure sensitive structure. Upon the pressure sensitive structure being subjected to a change of an external pressure, the pressure sensitive structure is arranged to manipulate a first electrical characteristic of the electric current channel. |
| US10054495B2 |
Infrared contrasting color temperature measurement system
Devices and corresponding methods can be provided to measure temperature and/or emissivity of a target. Emissivity of the target need not be known or assumed, and any temperature difference between a sensor and the target need not be zeroed or minimized. No particular bandpass filter is required. Devices can include one or two sensors viewing the same target as the target views different respective viewed temperatures. The respective viewed temperatures can be sensor temperatures, and a single sensor can be set to each of the respective viewed temperatures at different times. An analyzer can determine the temperature and/or emissivity of the target based on the respective viewed temperatures and on plural net heat fluxes detected by the sensors and corresponding to the respective viewed temperatures. |
| US10054489B2 |
Infrared radiation emission surface having a high thermal emissivity and a long life time and its manufacturing method
An infrared IR radiation emission surface in a predetermined wavelength range comprises a substrate made of a material based on silicon carbide SiC, and an ensemble of texturing microstructures covering the exposed emission face of the substrate. Each microstructure is formed by a single protuberance, which is arranged on and integrally with the substrate. The microstructures have the same shape and the same dimensions, and are distributed over the face of the substrate in a bidimensional periodic pattern. The shape of each microstructure is smooth and regular, with a radius of curvature which varies continuously from the apex of the microstructure to the exposed emission face of the substrate. |
| US10054487B2 |
Laminated film and flexible electronic device
An object of the present invention is to provide a gas barrier laminated film having high adhesion under a high-temperature working environment. The laminated film includes a flexible substrate, an organic layer disposed in contact with at least one surface of the substrate, and a thin film layer disposed in contact with the surface of the organic layer; the organic layer containing an acrylate resin; the thin film layer containing Si, O, and C; and the laminated film satisfying all of the following requirements (i) to (iii) in a silicon distribution curve, oxygen distribution curve, and carbon distribution curve in the thin film layer: (i) the atomic number ratio of Si, the atomic number ratio of O, and the atomic number ratio of C satisfy the requirement represented by the following formula (1) in 90% or more of the area of the thin film layer in the film thickness direction of the thin film layer; (Atomic number ratio of O)>(Atomic number ratio of Si)>(Atomic number ratio of C) (ii) the carbon distribution curve has at least one extreme value; and (iii) the absolute value of a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the atomic number ratio of carbon in the carbon distribution curve is 0.05 or more. |
| US10054486B2 |
Process and system for sample analysis
Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features. |
| US10054485B2 |
UV LED-phosphor based hyperspectral calibrator
A hyperspectral calibrator comprises a composite light source disposed within a housing and including an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED) and a phosphor arranged such that a first beam generated by the UV LED is transmitted through the phosphor to produce and emit a calibration beam that is spectrally continuous over a wavelength range extending from 0.4 μm to 0.7 μm, the housing having an output opening and configured to direct the calibration beam emitted from the composite light source to the output opening to produce a calibration beam at the output opening. |
| US10054484B2 |
Measuring arrangement for reflection measurement
The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample in a process for producing the sample. It comprises a light source for generating measurement light, a homogenizer for generating a uniform spatial illuminance distribution of the measurement light; a movable reflector and a receiver for collecting the measurement light reflected from the sample and/or the reflector. According to the invention, the reflector both for a reference measurement and for a sample measurement is positioned in an observation beam path and arranged on the same side of the sample as the light source in order to feed the reflected measurement light to the receiver. |
| US10054482B2 |
Tool for positioning a scanning device
A tool for positioning a scanning device provided with a spectrometer comprises a support having a resting zone suitable for being rested onto a surface, a fixing arrangement for fixing the scanning device to the tool. The support is so dimensioned as to leave uncovered an operative zone in which the spectrometer is movable for acquiring an image provided on a substrate, so that the spectrometer can acquire the image while the support is resting directly on the substrate. The tool further comprises a vision device comprising a video camera for recording the image and a control unit that controls the video camera, the control unit being programmed to recognise pre-established points of the image recorded by the video camera. |
| US10054477B2 |
Weight-measuring system for utility vehicle
A weight-measuring system for measuring a weight amount of one or more items loaded into a bed of a vehicle is provided. The weight amount can be used to determine whether a weight limit has been exceeded and whether some additional action should be taken. In addition, one type of weight-measuring system is operable under varied conditions, such as rapid weight fluctuations, and is capable of measuring a weight amount when the bed is in various positions (e.g., transporting mode or ground-level, loading mode). |
| US10054476B2 |
Floatless pulsed wave guide liquid level measurement
A waveguide arrangement may include a tank defining a chamber for holding a liquid; and a pulsed waveguide (PWG) disposed at least partially within the chamber, the PWG comprising: an inner cylinder, the inner cylinder being grounded. The waveguide may also include an electrically conductive coil wrapped around the inner cylinder, wherein the pulsed waveguide is arranged to generate a first delay between a first initial pulse and a first reflected pulse when an upper surface of the liquid is at a first level, and to generate a second delay between a second initial pulse and a second reflected pulse when the upper surface of the liquid is a second level. |
| US10054475B2 |
Immersion detector and an aircraft
An immersion detector having a thermoresistive detector with at least two temperature probes. The immersion device has a capacitive detector having a capacitor, a cap surrounding said temperature probes and the capacitor, said cap having orifices putting said temperature probes and the capacitor into fluid flow communication with an external medium (EXT) surrounding said immersion detector. |
| US10054473B2 |
Airflow sensor for a heat sink
An airflow sensor for a heat sink has a substantially flat base portion and a deformable upper portion electrically coupled to the base portion that contacts a conductive strip. As airflow increases, the deformable upper portion deforms and moves away from the source of airflow, which moves the point of contact between the deformable upper portion and the conductive strip farther away from the source of the airflow. The difference in the point of contact is measured, and is used to characterize the airflow sensor for different airflows. Data from the airflow sensor can then be logged during system operation. When needed, the data from the airflow sensor can be read from the log and converted to airflow using the airflow sensor characterization data. In this manner the airflow through a heat sink may be dynamically measured, allowing analysis and correlation between system events and airflow through the heat sink. |
| US10054471B2 |
Sensor device with integrated calibration system and calibration method
An integrated sensor device including a first die, housing a sensor element to detect a quantity external to the sensor device and transduce the external quantity into an electrical sensing signal; a second die mechanically coupled to the first die so that the first and second dies are stacked on one another along one and the same axis; and at least one heater of a resistive type integrated in the first die and/or in the second die, having a first conduction terminal and a second conduction terminal configured to couple respective first and second conduction terminals of a signal generator for causing an electric current to flow, in use, between the first and second conduction terminals of the heater and generate heat by the Joule effect. It is possible to carry out calibration in temperature of the sensor element. |
| US10054470B2 |
Indicating device with pointer having counterweight
A pointer is rotational relative to a dial plate. The pointer includes a body, a needle and a counterweight. The needle extends radially outward from the body. The counterweight is a separate component from the body and is affixed to the body. The counterweight is located on an opposite side of the body from the needle. |
| US10054468B2 |
Chromaulic displacement transducer, method of manufacturing a chromaulic displacement transducer, and closed loop control system incorporating the same
Described herein is an improved displacement transducer, a closed loop control system incorporating the same, and an improved method of manufacturing of manufacturing a displacement transducer. The improved transducer has several advantages, including improved manufacturability; improved fluid flow within the sensor and reduced cavitation as a result; and the enablement of closed loop control for assisted manual or fully automatic displacement. |
| US10054459B2 |
Route information displaying method and apparatus
The present disclosure is applicable to the field of information technologies, and provides a route information displaying method and apparatus. The method includes: creating a three-dimensional coordinate system, and loading an electronic map in the XY plane of the three-dimensional coordinate system; acquiring, by using a satellite positioning system, a real-time location of a mobile terminal and a real-time speed, of the mobile terminal, corresponding to the real-time location; and drawing both a moving route and a speed curve of the mobile terminal in the three-dimensional coordinate system according to the acquired real-time location and real-time speed, where the real-time location of the mobile terminal is represented in the XY plane of the three-dimensional coordinate system, and the real-time speed of the mobile terminal is represented on the Z axis of the three-dimensional coordinate system. |
| US10054458B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
A vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes an image capture unit that is configured to acquire image information by imaging a forward view of the vehicle and an imaging device controller that is configured to determine whether a traffic sign that indicates speed limit information of a road is recognized abnormally based on the acquired image information. A navigation controller is configured to display either speed limit information stored in an imaging device database or speed limit information of the road stored in a map database in response to determining that the traffic sign is recognized abnormally. |
| US10054456B2 |
Selective learning and display for coasting guidance system
Methods, systems, and apparatus for selectively learning and displaying information for a coasting guidance system. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to determine a stop event location where a coasting guidance instruction is displayed. The system includes a memory configured to store one or more stop event locations. The system includes a display configured to display the stored one or more stop event locations on a map. The display is configured to receive an indication of a coasting guidance area on the map. The display is configured to identify a portion of the stored one or more stop event locations within the coasting guidance area. The display is configured to selectively display the portion of the one or more stop event locations on the map such that a stop event location outside of the coasting guidance area is absent from the map. |
| US10054452B2 |
Personalized optimal travel route planning
Personalizing travel route planning based on past actual user travel behavior and reasons that the user deviated from planned routings. The route planning algorithm is revised based on analysis of user input related to a deviation from a planned routing. If a new trip in the planning stage entails considerations similar to those that caused the user's deviation on a previous trip, then the revised route planning algorithm can take these considerations into account when planning the route for the new trip. Changes in route planning may apply when the user: (i) plans to make a trip similar to a previous trip when the deviation occurred; (ii) plans to make a different trip, but the trip entails considerations that lead to the deviation on the prior trip; (iii) is using the same vehicle as for the previous trip with the deviation; and/or (iv) is using a different vehicle. |
| US10054451B2 |
Interactive dynamic cloud navigation system
An interactive dynamic cloud navigation system includes: a server, including a database, wherein the database stores a map, a management account and a plurality of accounts; a plurality of navigation terminal and a plurality of users; and a map operator which logs in the management account on the server to manage the database. The navigation terminal includes a data collection module, a data storage module, a data transmission module, and an input and output module, wherein: the data collection module is for collecting data; the data transmission module is for transmitting the data between the navigation terminal and the server; and the input and output module is for receiving an input of the user and outputting the data stored in the navigation terminal to the user. The server records a geographic position of each user and a time, and stores the geographic position and the time into the database. |
| US10054447B2 |
Lazier graph-based path planning for autonomous navigation
A navigation method comprises receiving data modeling an environment, finding an optimal path to a goal in the environment, and reporting the optimal path to a navigation system. An autonomous vehicle comprises a path-finding system configured to receive data modeling an environment to be traversed and to find an optimal path to a goal. The vehicle further comprises a navigation system configured to receive the optimal path and to formulate drive data for driving the vehicle along the optimal path. The vehicle further comprises a drive system configured to receive the drive data and to drive the vehicle along the optimal path. A navigation device comprises a path-finding system configured to receive data modeling an environment and to find an optimal path to a goal. The navigation device further comprises a display configured to receive the optimal path and to represent the optimal path in a human-readable format. |
| US10054446B2 |
Methods and systems for combining sensor data to measure vehicle movement
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for combining sensor data to measure vehicle movement. Embodiments may collect vehicle and driving data using sensors of a mobile device of a user, such as a location determination sensor and a movement determination sensor. In some embodiments, the data from the sensors may be combined to more accurately estimate vehicle movement, such as vehicle acceleration. |
| US10054445B2 |
Vision-aided aerial navigation
An aerial vehicle is navigated using vision-aided navigation that classifies regions of acquired still image frames as featureless or feature-rich, and thereby avoids expending time and computational resources attempting to extract and match false features from the featureless regions. The classification may be performed by computing a texture metric as by testing widths of peaks of the autocorrelation function of a region against a threshold, which may be an adaptive threshold, or by using a model that has been trained using a machine learning method applied to a training dataset comprising training images of featureless regions and feature-rich regions. Such machine learning method can use a support vector machine. The resultant matched feature observations can be data-fused with other sensor data to correct a navigation solution based on GPS and/or IMU data. |
| US10054444B2 |
Method and apparatus for accurate acquisition of inertial sensor data
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for receiving a plurality of signals generated by a plurality of sensors adapted to detect physical movement of a mobile device with respect to a plurality of coordinate axes. A time at which at least one of the received signals is digitized is delayed to provide an output of digitized versions of the received plurality of signals synchronized with respect to a common point in time. |
| US10054439B2 |
Reflector arrangement with retroreflector and with a sensor arrangement for inclination determination and calibration
Reflector arrangement for position determination and/or marking of target points, in particular for industrial or geodetic surveying, having a retroreflector for position determination for the reflector arrangement using parallel, in particular coaxial, beam reflection, and a sensor arrangement. According to the invention, the sensor arrangement has a lens and a sensor which is sensitive with respect to at least one wavelength range, with a reception direction that is orthogonal to the detection surface thereof, wherein the lens and the sensor are rigidly connected such that it is possible using the sensor to determine a location, which is incidence-angle-dependent with respect to the reception direction, of an illumination cross section defined by the lens on the detection surface. |
| US10054438B2 |
Method and system for geometric referencing of multi-spectral data
A sensing device for obtaining geometric referenced multi-spectral image data of a RoI in relative movement with respect to the device, the sensing device having: a first and second 2D sensor element, the device obtaining subsequent multi-spectral images during the relative motion of the Rol thus providing distinct spectral information for parts of a Rol using the first element; and providing, using the second element, an image of the Rol for generating geometric referencing information to be coupled to the distinct spectral information; each element capturing a sequence of frames at a respective frame rate. The first frame rate is higher than the second frame rate. The device generates intermediate geometric referencing information to be coupled to frames of the first sequence of frames for which no synchronous frame from the second sequence of frames is available, derived from temporally similar frames from the second sequence of frames. |
| US10054435B2 |
Medium texture detection device
A medium texture detection device includes: a radiation optical system that radiates non-coherent light to a sheet-shaped medium which is being transported; and a light reception optical system that receives diffused/reflected light of the non-coherent light from the medium. A surface of the medium has a basic structure for making a change in an intensity of the diffused/reflected light according to a position of the medium in a transport direction of the medium. A visual field of the light reception optical system is set to be equal to or greater than 1/10 times and equal to or less than 4 times of a size of the basic structure. |
| US10054429B2 |
System for tomography and/or topography measurements of a layered objects
A system (10) for analyzing an object (11) includes a light source (12) producing multiple light components, each of different wavelength and a respective amplitude, phase and polarization. An optical element (13) directs the light components on to the object to create known 2D patterns at different image planes displaced from the optical element by distances that are known functions of the wavelength of the light component. A 2D imager (20) images the 2D patterns and produces a plurality of full view 2D wavelength dependent patterns each corresponding to a known distance from the optical element and each having variable image contrast dependent on displacement of a surface of the object from the image plane, maximal image contrast being achieved when the surface of the object and image plane are coincident. A processing unit (25) determines the object surface based on the variable image contrast of each image. |
| US10054428B2 |
Inner surface shape measurement device, detection head, and endoscope device
An inner surface shape measurement device for measuring a shape of an inner surface of a test target, and includes a light source, an optical system which converts light emitted by the light source into a disc-shaped light beam to cause the light beam to be emitted toward an inner surface of the test target, a photography unit which captures an image of a state in which the light beam is projected on the inner surface of the test target, and a wiring which supplies power for driving the light source. The optical system, the light source and the photography unit are disposed in this order along a same axis line, and the wiring extends from the light source toward the photography unit. |
| US10054425B2 |
Methods and systems for measurement and inspection of tubular goods
Methods and systems for efficient and accurate inspection of tubular goods are disclosed. Inner and outer diameter measurements of a tubular good along the entire length are obtained using laser or other light measurement systems. Discrete sections of a tubular good can be identified. For each section, at least one measurement of an outer diameter of an outside surface of the discrete section, and at least one measurement of an inner diameter of an inside surface of the discrete section are obtained. In addition, a geometric center coordinate for each discrete section of the tubular good is obtained. The measurements defining the outside surface, inside surface, and geometric center in association with the longitudinal position of each discrete section are recorded. |
| US10054419B2 |
Method for analyzing an object using a combination of long and short coherence interferometry
A method for high dynamic range and high accuracy interferometry measurements is described. The method uses a broadband light source for generating light, an interferometer, a phase shifting device, an imaging optical system and a detector array for collecting and measuring the reflected light from an object. The detected light is processed by a processor unit to obtain the object's surface. |
| US10054418B2 |
Apparatus for determining the thickness of a mail item
An apparatus for determining the thickness of passing mail items M conveyed on a conveying deck (12) of a mail processing machine (10) comprising a deflecting element (18) which is positioned to successively contact without active compression each conveyed mail item, measures a parameter that indicates a change in a resistivity of the deflecting element, and generates a signal indicative of the measured parameter; and a processing unit (24) which receives the signal from the deflecting element and determines a thickness value for each conveyed mail item based on the measured parameter. |
| US10054414B2 |
Explosive assembly systems including a linear shaped charge end prime cap apparatus and related methods
Generally, embodiments of the invention can include a linear shaped charge (LSC) end cap coupling structure adapted for holding an initiator structure adapted to initiate a booster explosive material, the booster explosive material, and the LSC in abutting contact with each other. One embodiment includes a rubber body formed with cavities adapted to receive the LSC, booster, and initiator structure (e.g., detonation cord). One internal cavity can be formed with a plurality of flexible protrusions or fins which are oriented towards a center axis of the preferred embodiment of three cavities configured to impart an interference fit with the initiator structure. Methods related to the invention are also provided. |
| US10054413B1 |
Polymer ammunition having a three-piece primer insert
The present invention provides a polymeric ammunition comprising: a three piece primer insert; a substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body extending about the three piece primer insert, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body comprises: a substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end coupling element at a first end of the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body opposite a substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end connected by a powder chamber, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end extends over the substantially cylindrical coupling element and covers an circumferential surface of the primer flash hole aperture; and a substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end upper portion comprising a bullet-end coupling element connected to the substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end coupling element opposite a projectile aperture adapted to engage a bullet. |
| US10054412B2 |
Rotary-type mechanisms for inertial igniters for thermal batteries and G-switches for munitions and the like
A mechanism including: a toggle link rotatably connected to a base structure; a first element associated with the toggle link; a second element associated with the base structure; a biasing element having a first end attached to the base structure and a second end attached to the toggle link such that the first element moves towards the second element; and a blocking element movably disposed between a first position blocking movement of the toggle link and a second position allowing to first element of the toggle link to move towards the second element when the base structure undergoes an acceleration event greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US10054411B2 |
Missile provided with a separable protective fairing
The missile comprises at least one separable propulsion stage and a terminal vehicle arranged to the front of the separable propulsion stage, said missile being provided at the front with a separable protective fairing comprising at least two individual shells and with a connecting part connected to the missile towards the rear beyond the position of the rear end of the terminal vehicle. The protective fairing is configured such that, when mounted on the missile, it surrounds all of the terminal vehicle and it is connected at the rear end to the connecting part by means of articulated connecting elements. |
| US10054406B2 |
Reactive semiconductor bridge with oxide overcoat
A device comprises a reactive semiconductor bridge including a conductive metal, a reactive material, and an overcoat. When a high current passes through the reactive semiconductor bridge, the conductive metal vaporizes into a high temperature plasma. The reactive material is coupled to the conductive metal such that the conductive metal experiences an exothermic reaction to the plasma. When the conductive metal turns to plasma, the overcoat material absorbs at least a part of the exothermic reaction of the reactive material and breaks into a plurality of particles that are propelled away from the bridge. A gap is disposed between the overcoat and a membrane, and an explosive material couples to the membrane. The plurality of particles crosses the gap and penetrates the membrane to ignite the explosive material in response to being propelled away from the bridge. |
| US10054402B2 |
Energy absorbing structures for underbody blast protein
The disclosed technology regards a de-coupled V-hull structure for use with an armored vehicle, and energy absorbing crush elements suitable for mounting the V-hull structure in a de-coupled manner to the vehicle. The energy absorbing V-hull structure includes a sloped armor structure forming a cavity having a v-shaped cross-section and a plurality of reinforcing elements, including a backbone, hull stiffeners and lateral supports. The elements are coupled together and supported by energy absorber mounts, extending along each side of the structure. Crush elements suitable for decoupling the V-hull structure are also disclosed, having a uniquely designed housing, a plurality of plates positioned within the housing, and affixation means for securing the crush element to the underside of the vehicle and to the top of the V-hull structure. |
| US10054391B1 |
Handgun grips and insert
An insert for repair or increase durability of 1911-style firearms is disclosed. In addition, a grip modification particularly suited for concealed carry is disclosed. |
| US10054388B1 |
Methods and apparatus for disarming an explosive device
A disrupter cannon is used to disrupt or destroy explosive devices. A disrupter cannon may launch a liquid (e.g., water) toward an explosive device to disrupt the explosive device. The liquid may be launched through a nozzle. The nozzle may include passages that spread the liquid to for a column of liquid with a cross-section. A nozzle that provides a column of liquid with an oval cross-section may be more effective at disrupting certain types of explosive devices. |
| US10054383B2 |
Retractable suppressor
A variety of apparatuses and associated methods are provided for providing a retractable suppressor system for gas generator systems such as a firearm. One embodiment includes a suppressor system that includes a retractable structure and housing, a fixed baffle, floating baffles, and springs to displace the floating baffles within the suppressor as the suppressor is extended from the housing along a gas generator system, e.g. a barrel of a firearm and thereby enclose the barrel within the suppressor. Embodiments of the invention permit full retraction, partial retraction/extension, or full extension of an exemplary suppressor with respect to an emission section of the gas generator e.g., firearm muzzle. Embodiments of the invention include an external latch which enables an operator to latch or unlatch the suppressor as it moves from one position to another and prevents accidental activation. Embodiments of the invention are configured to operate with accessory mounting systems. |
| US10054381B1 |
Slide assembly quick release pin with arm extension
A slide assembly quick release pin and arm that secure a recoil assembly within a slide. The pin is inserted through a pair of apertures in a front portion of the slide and through a bore in the nose portion of the recoil assembly aligned between the apertures. As the pin secures the recoil assembly within the slide an arm attached to the end of the pin rests in a recess, flush to the body of the slide in a locked orientation. The pin arm is rotated from a locked orientation within the recess in the assembled configuration to an unlocked orientation out of the recess before the firearm is disassembled. Additionally, the arm acts as a handle for grasping and rotating to provide a mechanical advantage when a user is removing or inserting the pin into the apertures and bore. |
| US10054379B2 |
Semi-automatic rifle and retrofit kit for a semi-automatic rifle
Semi-automatic rifle including a free floating barrel with a muzzle located at a distal end and an engagement mechanism at a proximal end. The barrel has a length measured from the proximal end to the distal end. A receiver can be configured to couple the engagement mechanism of the barrel and a bolt at least partially rotatably mounted relative to the receiver. A gas cylinder system being coupled to the barrel substantially close to the muzzle and including an operating rod. A trigger assembly coupled to the receiver to receive at least a portion of the operating rod and a bridge coupled to the trigger assembly. A fire control located substantially within the trigger assembly and configured to actuate the bolt so as to eject a cartridge and load a subsequent cartridge from a clip. |
| US10054378B2 |
Firearm and firearm buffer assembly
A black rifle including a receiver with a bolt carrier movably located therein, a receiver extension tube connected to the receiver, the receiver extension tube including an aperture disposed at an end of the receiver extension tube, and a buffer assembly having an interface surface configured to interface with bolt carrier and being configured to reciprocate through the aperture within the receiver extension tube, the buffer assembly including an open fluid passage, through the buffer assembly, that is sized and shaped for enabling movement of the bolt carrier relative to the receiver and effect automatic or semi-automatic fire when the receiver extension is at least partially filled with water. |
| US10054374B2 |
Heat transfer cell for heat exchanger and assembly, and methods of fabricating the same
A heat transfer cell includes first and second heat transfer plates which have first and second heat transfer areas, and first and second flanges bent from the first and second heat transfer areas so as to have a height difference with respect to the first and second heat transfer areas. The first and second heat transfer plates are joined into a cell body so as to be opposite to each other in a mirror image, and the cell body having a first fluid passage therein, weld lines formed along the first contacting each other and along the second flanges contacting each other, and external recesses formed outside the heat transfer areas for second fluid passages intersecting with the first fluid passage at a right angle. |
| US10054373B2 |
Concrete and tube hot thermal exchange and energy store (TXES) including temperature gradient control techniques
A thermal heat capture, storage, and exchange arrangement, includes at least one thermal exchange and storage (TXES) array, with each TXES array including one or more TXES elements that receive a fluid flow of a heat source fluid and a working fluid, with the TXES elements providing for a transfer of thermal energy between the heat source fluid and the TXES elements. A manifold system provides the working fluid to an input of the TXES elements and receives the working fluid from an output of the TXES elements. At least one heat engine operable with the TXES array extracts heat from the TXES array and converts it to mechanical energy, with the heat engine being selectively connected to the manifold system of a TXES array to pass the working fluid through the TXES elements, such that a transfer of thermal energy between the working fluid and the TXES elements occurs. |
| US10054369B2 |
Adjacently-installed temperature equalizer with single side heat transferring
The present invention provides an adjacently-installed temperature equalizer with single side heat transferring formed with a heat transferring adjacent surface and a heat insulation surface oriented towards the exterior and a fluid channel transferring heat with the passing fluid, wherein one or more than one adjacently-installed temperature equalizer with single side heat transferring is adjacently installed at a selected location at the exterior and/or the interior of a temperature equalizing object, and through pumping the external fluid for cooling or heating, the fluid is enabled to pass the heat transferring adjacent surface of the adjacently-installed temperature equalizer with single side heat transferring for transferring the cooling or heating thermal energy to the temperature equalizing object; and beside a thermal energy transferring surface (1005), other opened surfaces are respectively formed with a heat insulation layer (1010) for preventing or reducing the heat transfer of radiating, transferring and convecting to the exterior. |
| US10054367B2 |
Asset life optimization and monitoring system
Disclosed is a system to evaluate and monitor the status of a material forming part of an asset, such as a refractory furnace. The system is operative to identify flaws and measure the erosion profile and thickness of different materials, including refractory materials of an industrial furnace, using radiofrequency signals. The system is designed to integrate software with a plurality of sensors and additional hardware to collect data during an inspection of the furnace, even in regions of difficult access. Furthermore, the system comprises a software management subsystem configured to implement signal processing techniques to process the data collected and generate reports to visualize the status, estimate the remaining operational life, and determine the level of penetration of molten material into the surrounding layers of the furnace. Moreover, the system's software enables a user to monitor the status of the furnace both locally and remotely. |
| US10054366B2 |
Process for operating a blast furnace installation with top gas recycling
Blast furnace installation having top gas recycling and process for operating same, in which the oxygen concentration of the oxidizing gas injected into the blast furnace is regulated as a function of the flow rate of the recycled top gas. |
| US10054365B2 |
Saggar assembly
An assembly for providing a saggar for use in high temperature applications, may include a rectangular base element and first and second sets of two rectangular wall elements, wherein the rectangular base element includes connectors on two opposite sides for connecting with the two rectangular wall elements of the first set of the rectangular wall elements at the two opposite sides. The two rectangular wall elements of the first set may each include a connector at a first edge for connecting with the rectangular base element at the two opposite sides, and the two rectangular wall elements of the first set each may include two recesses in a second edge opposite to the first edge and in the vicinity of each end of the second edge of the rectangular wall elements of the first set. The two rectangular wall elements may each include two ears for connecting with the recesses. |
| US10054364B2 |
Melting apparatus for metered melting of paraffin
The invention relates to a melting apparatus (100) for melting paraffin (1), having: a melting container (110) for receiving paraffin (1) to be melted; a storage container (190) for storing molten paraffin (4); having a melting container heating device (120) for heating the melting container (110), having a storage container heating device (191) for heating the storage container (190), having a fluid connection (113) fluidically connecting the melting container (110) and the storage container; the melting container (110), the storage container (190), and the fluid connection (113) being arranged so that molten paraffin (4) flows out of the melting container (110) into the storage container (190). |
| US10054356B2 |
Fan-motor assembly including support plate to support fan and motor and refrigerator including the fan-motor assembly
A refrigerator that includes a fan including a hub and a plurality of blades, the hub having a first accommodation space and the plurality of blades being disposed outside the hub; a motor including a stator and a rotor, the motor located in a case, the case having a cylindrical shape and being disposed in the hub, the stator being disposed in the case, and the rotor having a rotational shaft coupled to the hub and being rotatably disposed in the stator; and a support plate that is coupled to the case and that is configured to support the fan and the motor is disclosed. |
| US10054351B1 |
Tray for forming frozen solids
A tray for forming frozen solids such as ice cubes is described. The tray includes a plurality of cavities, each cavity having a base, sidewalls, and a top edge. An overflow notch including an aperture is located in the top edge of each cavity. The overflow notch is of a sufficient depth such that when the tray is filled with liquid up to the level of the overflow notch, and then placed in a freezer to form cubes of frozen solids, connections of frozen solid are not formed between the cubes, even if the liquid expands when it freezes. |
| US10054349B2 |
Air-conditioning apparatus
An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit with a compressor, an outdoor heat exchange, a four-way valve for switching a refrigerant flow passage, and an outdoor flow control valve which controls the flow rate of a liquid refrigerant; and an indoor unit that includes an indoor heat exchanger, and an indoor flow control valve which reduces refrigerant pressure. A refrigerant circuit is formed by connecting the outdoor unit and at least one indoor unit by a pipe. A controller controls a component of the refrigerant circuit, based on the relationship between a first target set temperature used for temperature control of air to be conditioned and a preset second target set temperature. |
| US10054344B2 |
Expansion valve and refrigeration cycle apparatus
An expansion valve includes a main body including a first valve chamber having a first opening communicating with a first pipe, a second valve chamber having a second opening communicating with a second pipe, and a valve hole connecting the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber to each other, a valve body including a first main shaft, at least a part of which is provided in the first valve chamber, a second main shaft, at least a part of which is provided in the second valve chamber, and a constricted portion provided in the valve hole and connecting the first main shaft and the second main shaft to each other, a first porous member provided in a first passage between the first pipe and the valve hole, and a first shield member provided in a region of the first passage between the first pipe and the first porous member, and shields a part of a passage cross-section of the first passage. |
| US10054337B2 |
Air-conditioning apparatus having indoor units and relay unit
An air-conditioning apparatus is capable of cooling a first heat medium and heating the first heat medium at the same time in a relay unit, and the cooled first heat medium and the heated first heat medium can be separately distributed to a plurality of indoor units. Waste heat of a first refrigerant circuit can be discharged to an outdoor space via a second heat medium and the second refrigerant. |
| US10054335B2 |
Solar light heat receiver, and solar light collecting and heat receiving system
Disclosed is a solar light heat receiver having a heat receiving tube which allows a heat medium to flow through the inside thereof and which transmits the heat of irradiated solar light to the heat medium, the solar light heat receiver being provided with a partition member which divides the inside of the heat receiving tube into a first passage on the light receiving surface side to be irradiated with solar light, and a second passage on the non-light receiving surface side opposite to the first passage in the irradiation direction of solar light. |
| US10054334B2 |
Water pressure alarm
A device and system for sensing high pressure in a pressurized water system. The high pressure alarm includes a pressure sensor, controller, and timer. A method of installing a high pressure alarm on a pressurized water system. The high pressure alarm is particularly well-suited for installing under a sink, such as a home kitchen sink, though it can also be installed near other plumbing fixtures or appliances in commercial, residential, or industrial facilities and in outside areas. |
| US10054333B1 |
Outdoor equipment support platform
An outdoor equipment support platform. The outdoor support platform includes an upper side that can support outdoor equipment thereon, such as an air conditioning unit. A plurality of channels are disposed on the upper side of the support platform that guide liquid away from the upper side of the platform to a support surface. The plurality of channels define a plurality of unrecessed portions. At least four of the plurality of unrecessed portions are located at a perimeter of the platform. At least one aperture is disposed on the upper side to receive a fastener therethrough. |
| US10054329B1 |
Interpreting presence signals using historical data
A method includes obtaining historical event data for events detected over a past period of time by sensors within a property, receiving a set of current event data for one or more events detected by one or more of the sensors within the property, determining that the set of current event data matches a pattern of events indicated by the historical event data, generating, based on the pattern of events, a confidence score for the set of current event data, wherein the confidence scores reflects a confidence that a person is not within the property, determining that the confidence score satisfies a confidence threshold associated with an action to be performed when a person is not within the property, and triggering execution of the action. |
| US10054318B2 |
Heat energy transport system, heat interchange system, and heat energy transport method
The heat medium transport paths are arranged between the first building and the second building and transport heat media that transport heat energy. A temperature distribution acquisition means acquires the temperature distribution of the heat media that have temperatures being different from each other in the heat medium transport paths and that are sequentially transported in a state of having a predetermined length in the transport direction in the heat medium transport paths. A control means receives a load request of an air conditioner of the first building, and when a heat medium having the heat energy that satisfies the load request received reaches the first building, based on the temperature distribution acquired by the temperature distribution acquisition means, the control means causes the air conditioner of the first building to take out the heat energy from the heat medium reached. |
| US10054314B2 |
Slotted injector for axial fuel staging
An axial fuel staging injector for a gas turbine includes a body. The body includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The body defines a primary compressed air flow path through which compressed air flows from a compressed air source to a transition duct of a gas turbine combustor. The body includes a plurality of outlets disposed on an interior surface thereof. Each outlet of the plurality of outlets includes a secondary fuel conduit in fluid communication with a secondary fuel source, and includes a first wall that defines a secondary fuel path. The secondary compressed air conduit is in fluid communication with a compressed air source, and includes a second wall disposed about the first wall in a substantially coannular arrangement, wherein the first wall and the second wall define a secondary compressed air flow path. Each outlet is configured to inject a secondary fuel and compressed air into the primary compressed air flow path in a direction transverse to the primary compressed air flow path forming a fuel-air mixture. |
| US10054312B2 |
Pilot mixer cooling hole arrangement for fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine
A mixer assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided, including a main mixer, and a pilot mixer having an annular housing. The pilot mixer can further include features to cool portions of the annular housing, such as a radial edge of the annular housing. |
| US10054309B2 |
Device for regulating a burner system
A device for regulating a burner system with at least one burner and at least one ionization electrode that lies in a flame of the at least one burner when the burner system is operating. The regulation device is configured to (a) set an air volume flow rate of the burner system, (b) record an ionization current based on the ionization electrode(s), (c) store, in memory, pairs of air volume flow rate of the burner system and ionization current, (d) form a difference between the reciprocal value of a first ionization current for a first air volume flow rate and a reciprocal value of a second ionization current recorded prior to the first ionization current and associated with the first air volume flow rate and (e) calculate the value of a displaced ionization current as the sum of this difference and of the reciprocal value of a further ionization current. |
| US10054307B2 |
Communication device and air-conditioning apparatus
A communication device constitutes part of an apparatus and communicates with other apparatuses. The communication device includes a case having an opening; a plurality of indicator lamps accommodated in the case, at a position corresponding to the opening; and an indicator lamp cover that is provided so as to be slidable in a direction in which the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged and that is used to adjust an opening degree of the opening. |
| US10054304B2 |
Trim product and methods of manufacturing
A flexible inside corner trim piece is formed with concave depressions at hinge portions where wings attach to the body. The trim piece can be formed such that wings and a top cap lay flat in plane perpendicular to body or wings and top cap curve at an angle. Hinge portions can be narrow or wide and symmetrical or asymmetrical. The trim piece can be dyed, paintable, or present another decorative surface. The trim piece can include embedded lighting. |
| US10054302B2 |
Operating device and communications adapter for outdoor use
One aspect of the invention provides a housed operating device for operating lighting means, preferably LEDs, said housing which is preferably sealed against humidity having means for the mechanical positioning and/or mounting of at least one communications adapter, the means being arranged on the housing such that a positioned and/or mounted communications adapter is wirelessly supplied with energy through the housing wall and communicates with an interface inside the housing. |
| US10054301B2 |
Lighting device and lighting appliance having the lighting device
A lighting device includes: a light source; a drive circuit that drives the light source to emit a light, and includes a circuit element and a circuit board, on which the circuit element and the light source are arranged; and a case that covers the drive circuit. The circuit board includes a radiation member, disposed in a region where the light source is arranged, for radiating heat generated from the light source. The case is connected with the circuit element, and radiates heat generated from the circuit element. |
| US10054294B2 |
Light fixture covering assembly
A light fixture covering assembly for attachment to differently sized square light fixture boxes, the assembly incorporating a “T” plate having a column and lateral arms having a length equal to a side length of a largest square light fixture box, wherein the ends of the “T” plate's arms form frangible tabs having lengths equal to one-half of the difference of the side length of the largest box and a side length of a smaller box; and incorporating a rectangular plate formed wholly with the “T” plate's column, the rectangular plate having a lateral dimension matching dimensions of the smaller box, and having a longitudinal dimension equal to the small box's dimension less the height of the “T” plate's arms. |
| US10054292B2 |
Lighting device and method of manufacturing it
In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a channel-shaped elongate profiled body having a central or web portion and two side portions sidewise of the web portion, a profiled body having mutually opposed undercuts opening inwardly of the channel shape of profiled body, and a light radiation source assembly including an elongate support board carrying one or more light radiation sources, e.g. LED sources, the support board having longitudinal sides extending into the said undercuts, wherein the light radiation source assembly is retained by the channel-shaped profiled body. |
| US10054289B2 |
Illumination device for infinite mirroring
An illumination device for infinite mirroring, has a lighting module. A light-guiding frame guides a first light source of the lighting module to form light-guiding light source. The lower mirror reflects the light-guiding light source to form a reflection light source reflecting mirror images. The light-guiding ring has a light-guiding surface. The reflection light source incident on the light-guiding ring uniformly scatters to the light-guiding surface to form a ring-shaped light source. The lower mirror uses a first hollow interruption element to interrupt a part of the reflection light source to form a spaced layered light source. The upper mirror simultaneously reflects the ring-shaped light source and the spaced layered light source and uses the second hollow interruption element in the hollow cover to interrupt the ring-shaped light source to form a multilayered mirroring light ring. |
| US10054287B2 |
High intensity marine LED strobe and torch light
A submersible light fixture including an outer casing with a window and a housing, the outer casing being sealed for operation underwater, an LED array within the outer casing behind the window including a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and a driver within the outer casing including a microprocessor, at least one capacitor, a charging circuit, and discharging circuit. The charging circuit charges the at least one capacitor to a voltage of at least two times a forward voltage of the LED array. The discharging circuit delivers power from the at least one capacitor to the LED array in discrete pulses at a voltage of at least two times the forward voltage of the LED array. |
| US10054285B2 |
Light fixture and optic with light-transmissive shield
A light-emitting arrangement including an optical member and a light-transmissive shield member secured with respect to the optical member at least partially defines a light-fixture exterior and having a back side facing a circuit board and receiving a gasket which encircles the circuit board to provide a water seal thereabout. The gasket has a pair of spaced apart outwardly-extending lateral fingers engaging lateral sides of a recess formed by the optical-member back side, and at least one inner finger extending into the recess offset from the recessed lateral sides. A peripheral wall extends from the optical-member back side outwardly around the gasket and engaging an emitter-supporting to minimize water ingress toward the gasket. An opaque shield is disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the optical member and configured and dimensioned to minimize or block distribution of light in at least one direction opposite the direction of the primary illumination. |
| US10054282B2 |
Automotive light
An automotive light includes a rear body; a front lenticular half-shell which closes the mouth of the rear body and is provided with at least one transparent/semi-transparent portion; and at least one lighting assembly which emits light upon command and is located within the rear body to backlight the transparent/semi-transparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell. The lighting assembly includes a planar OLED light source which emits light from its front face and is within the rear body with the front face facing the inner surface of the front lenticular half-shell to direct light towards the front lenticular half-shell; a concentrated LED light source behind the planar light source; and a light-guide rod of photoconductive material between the concentrated light source and the planar light source and receives light emitted by the concentrated light source and conveys the light towards the rear face of the planar light source. |
| US10054277B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp is configured to be able to selectively perform low-beam irradiation and high-beam irradiation. The vehicle lamp includes first and second light-emitting elements and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from these first and second light-emitting elements toward a front. A reflecting surface of the reflector has a first reflection region on which light emitted from the first light-emitting element is incident and a second reflection region on which light emitted from the first light-emitting element is not incident but light emitted from the second light-emitting element is incident. A low-beam light distribution pattern having horizontal and oblique cutoff lines is formed by turning on the first light-emitting element. A high-beam light distribution pattern is formed by turning on the second light-emitting element or simultaneously turning on the first and second light-emitting elements. |
| US10054275B2 |
Lighting apparatus
The present invention discloses a lighting apparatus which includes a body and a lighting assembly. The lighting assembly includes a mounting frame and a light-emitting body disposed thereon. The body is in an atypical shape or a polyhedron shape. A surface of the body protrudes or is recessed to form a chamber. The light-emitting body is provided inside and/or outside the chamber, and/or inside and/or outside the body. The present invention utilizes the shape features of the body to create a harmonious, unified and perfect effect in combination of the environment in which it is used. The basin-shaped body is placed outdoors. Water and bird food can be held in the basin. In daytime, the light-emitting body does not light up. Birds can clean their feathers and peck at the bird food in the basin, which is environmentally friendly and energy saving. |
| US10054273B1 |
Light distribution mechanism of LED downlight
A light distribution mechanism includes a connecting element, a light distribution element and a fixed cylinder. The connecting element is engaged with a heat sink of an LED downlight. The light distribution element is accommodated in the fixed cylinder, and the fixed cylinder has least two buckles extended outwardly from the top edge and passing through the latch grooves formed on the top and inner surfaces of the connecting element to achieve a latching effect. Since the fixed cylinder and the connecting element can be latched and engaged easily, users may remove the fixed cylinder and the light distribution element by bare hands anytime to change the light distribution element to a different light distribution angle before its reinstallation, to facilitate changing the light distribution element and adjust the light distribution angle of the LED downlight. |
| US10054268B2 |
Composite material, components suitable for use in composite material and related methods and structures
A composite material having a plurality of drainage members intersecting to provide interconnected fluid drainage paths. |
| US10054262B2 |
Pressurized sub-cooled cryogenic system
A cryogenic system as well as a method of generating a pressurized, sub-cooled mixed-phase cryogen and a method of delivering such a cryogen to a cryoprobe are disclosed. In an embodiment, the cryogenic system includes a reservoir containing a liquid cryogen and a sub-cooling coil immersed in the liquid cryogen. The cryogen is supplied to the sub-cooling coil and is cooled under pressure to produce a pressurized mixed phase cryogen within the sub-cooling coil. This pressurized mixed phase cryogen is provided via supply line to a cryo-device for use. |
| US10054257B1 |
Collapsible curved support track system for camera slider dolly
A collapsible curved support track system for a camera slider dolly includes a plurality of curved inner and outer rail segments each having an outer configuration enabling a first set of rollers of the camera slider dolly to smoothly roll thereon. Connectors disposed within adjacent open ends of the inner and outer rail segments enable manual detachable connection between inner rail segments to form a curved inner rail and a curved outer rail. Supports in spaced relation support the inner and outer rails to form a generally parallel curved track. The supports have mounts configured to removably receive a portion of the inner rail or outer rail. A plurality of the mounts are adjustable to enable adjustment of the inner or outer rails associated therewith. |
| US10054256B2 |
Removable tripod foot with securement
Installation of a removable tripod foot is facilitated by a cross-axis aperture in the foot and loosening of the threaded connection of the foot and the tripod's leg is resisted by a resilient element engaging interfacing surfaces of the foot and the leg. |
| US10054255B2 |
Articulating support arm with improved tilter and friction joint
The present application discloses an articulating support arm with improved friction joint designs that are facilitated by the use of a non-annular bushing. In particular, the bushing is designed to interact with another portion of the friction joint to prevent rotational movement of the bushing, thereby minimizing the risk of joint malfunction. A bushing that interacts with a larger percentage of the width of a friction cylinder as compared to prior art devices, thereby improving the performance of the joint, is also disclosed. The improved friction joint according to the present invention may comprise an arm joint and/or tilter joint. |
| US10054250B2 |
Fixing device for lower stage members and fluid control device equipped with fixing device
Provided are a fixing device for a lower-stage member which facilitates a leveling operation for making upper surfaces of lower-stage members coplanar, and can further enhance a vibration absorbing effect generated by an elastic member, and a fluid control device which includes the fixing device. A fixing device for a lower-stage member is configured such that respective lower-stage members (2) are fixed once and, thereafter, a desired lower-stage member (2) is moved upwardly against an elastic force (21) so as to finely adjust positions of upper surfaces of a plurality of lower-stage members (2). The elastic member (21) is formed of an annular body made of rubber or a synthetic resin. A cutout (21a, 21b) which imparts the elastic deformation by bending when a force in the vertical direction is applied to the elastic member (21) is formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of an inner peripheral surface of the elastic member (21). |
| US10054249B2 |
Universal tube fitting adaptable for different sized tubes
A fitting for connecting to a tube includes a connector body, a cartridge, a retaining ring and a fastener. The connector body has a generally cylindrical cavity having an inside body diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of a selected tube that is to be connected to by the fitting. The cartridge is disposed in the cylindrical cavity of the connector body and has a passageway therethrough. The cartridge is selected from a plurality of different sized cartridge and the selected cartridge has an inside diameter that generally corresponds to the outer diameter of the selected tube. When the fastener is attached at the connector body, the fastener urges the retaining ring into engagement with the selected tube and at least one of the end of the connector body and the selected cartridge to secure the selected tube within the selected cartridge and the connector body. |
| US10054248B2 |
Portable upright stand
Embodiments include systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable upright stand. A portable upright stand can include a pole for suspending objects such as string lighting, protective coverings, etc. The pole can be coupled to a base such that electrical wiring may extend through the pole and the base. The portable upright stand can also include a reservoir that can enclose at least a portion of the pole such that the pole can be stabilized by the reservoir. The reservoir can have a first opening for filling the reservoir with water and a second opening for draining water. The portable upright stand can also have a shell that can be configured to surround the reservoir as decor or as a protective covering. |
| US10054247B2 |
Fluid regulators
Fluid regulators are disclosed. An example a valve body including an inlet, an outlet, and an aperture disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the outlet includes surface structures to increase a uniformity of a flow pattern of fluid flowing through a cross-section of the outlet. |
| US10054239B2 |
Subsea BOP control system with dual-action check valve
A subsea hydraulic system comprises a dual (or dual action) check valve on a port for connection to a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The check valve provides backpressure to flow in either direction. This keeps hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic system, and seawater out. If flow needs to return to the ROV, it may flow out the port, subject to a selected back pressure. |
| US10054238B2 |
Bidirectional knife gate valve with a perimeter seat
Embodiments of the invention include a knife gate valve. The knife gate valve can include: a valve body that defines a center aperture, the valve body configured to be coupled to a conduit; a gate disposed at least partially within the valve body, the gate configured to move vertically in relation to the valve body; a seat disposed in a portion of the valve body, the seat comprising a first end and a second end; and a packing area disposed within the valve body, wherein the packing area comprises a packing element is disposed around a portion of the gate; wherein the first end of the seat and the second end of the seat terminate within the valve body between a middle of the center aperture and the packing area. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10054234B2 |
One-way valve
A one-way valve, comprises a valve housing; a valve member provided within the valve housing, the valve member being operative to open and close the valve and comprising a diaphragm with a central orifice to allow fluid to pass from one side of the diaphragm to the other; a valve inlet provided on a first side of the diaphragm; and a valve outlet provided on a second side of the diaphragm; wherein the configuration of the diaphragm and the valve housing biases the diaphragm to seal the inlet at rest. |
| US10054232B2 |
Sealing segment
The invention relates to a sealing segment for sealing between a stationary component and a rotating component. The sealing segment having a passage that extends so as to enable pressure balancing between radial ends of the sealing segment so by providing a seal that can ensure a minimum seal distance is maintained without the need for the complexities of actuators or other mechanical devices. |
| US10054222B2 |
Hydraulic system of a vehicle powertrain
A vehicle powertrain hydraulic system (10) includes a clutch (12), a piston (62) disposed in a cylinder (60) to drive a shift selector (14), a pump (82) in fluid communication with a fluid supply (86) to pressurize fluid, and first and second fluid pressure lines (91, 92) from the pump to first and second sides of the piston. A third fluid pressure line (93) may extend to the clutch from the cylinder in a location between the first and second sides of the piston, such that the piston also may be a valve to control fluid flow to the clutch. The pump may be reversible and coupled to an electric motor (80), and a centrifugal regulator (84) may be coupled to the motor and in fluid communication with the first and second pump pressure lines to regulate fluid pressure therein. A related operational method is also disclosed. |
| US10054220B2 |
System and method for controlling shift for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method of controlling a shift for a vehicle that generates an upshift in an early stage under an acceleration condition and delays a downshift under a deceleration condition by estimating a fuel cut region of an engine during eco mode driving. The system for controlling a shift of a vehicle that may including: a data detector configured to detect data for shift control; and a controller configured to determine a driving mode of the vehicle by determining a fuel cut shift condition when a current driving mode of the vehicle is an eco mode based on the data, wherein the controller outputs a shift stage according to the determined driving mode. |
| US10054219B2 |
Joystick control for a change speed gearbox
A joystick control is disclosed for a change speed gearbox having a support body, an axle rotatably supported by the body, an operating lever connected to the axle by a pivot pin having an axis perpendicular to that of the axle such that the operating lever is rotatable about the axis of the axle and is pivotable relative to the axle about the axis of the pivot pin, two actuating members rotatably supported by the axle and arranged one on each side of the operating lever, each actuating member being connectible to a respective Bowden cable to extend and retract the cable in response to rotation of the actuating member about the axle, and mating formations on the operating lever and the actuating members operative to engage the operating lever selectively for rotation with one or the other of the actuating members in dependence upon the direction in which the operating lever is pivoted relative to the axle about the pivot pin. Resiliently biased detents are provided between the support body and the actuating members or the operating lever to resist rotation of the operating lever away from at least one defined stable position. |
| US10054213B1 |
Vehicle drivetrain component having an internal vent relocation tube for venting a housing of the vehicle drivetrain component
A transfer case having a chain drive disposed in a housing. The housing defines a vent aperture and a sump. A lubricating fluid is disposed in the sump and portions of the chain drive travel through the lubricating fluid so that a lubrication surge zone and a splash lubrication zone are formed. The vent aperture is disposed in at least one of the surge zone, the splash lubrication zone and the sump when the transfer case is disposed in at least one orientation in a predetermined range of operating positions in which the transfer case can be operated. A breather relocation conduit is employed to permit air to be vented from the housing to the vent aperture without intaking lubricating fluid into the breather relocation conduit. |
| US10054212B2 |
Planetary gear hub assembly
A planetary gear hub assembly (1) comprising a housing (2) with a planetary sun gear (3) rotabably mounted in the housing (2). The planetary sun gear (3) meshes with a set of planet gears (4) which also mesh with a ring gear (5). A thrust bearing (25) is mounted on an outer end cover (7) of the housing (2) for engagement by an outer end of the planetary sun gear (3). The thrust bearing (25) is formed by a wear pad (26) mounted on an inner face (27) of the end cover (7) and an associated wear plug (28) mounted in a central axial bore (29) at the outer end of the planetary sun gear (3). An oil passage (30) extends through the wear pad (26) and communicates between an interior of the housing (2) and an oil-filling port (32) during normal use. The plug (34) can be removed for checking the oil in the housing (2) without affecting the position of the wear pad (26). |
| US10054208B2 |
Frequency dynamic absorber for torsional vibration damper of hydrokinetic torque coupling device
A torsional vibration damper assembly for a hydrokinetic torque coupling device, comprises a torsional vibration damper, and a dynamic absorber operatively connected to the torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper comprises a driven member rotatable about a rotational axis, a first retainer plate rotatable relative to the driven member coaxially with the rotational axis, and a plurality of damper elastic members interposed between the first retainer plate and the driven member. The damper elastic members elastically couples the first retainer plate to the driven member. The dynamic absorber includes an inertial member. The inertial member is mounted to the torsional vibration damper rotatably relative to the driven member. The inertial member is rotationally guided and centered relative to the rotational axis by the driven member of the torsional vibration damper. |
| US10054205B2 |
Torque inline hydraulic pump for CVTs
A product may include a power source, and a pump may be driven by the power source. A variable load may be driven by the power source and may be supplied with a fluid from the pump. A torque splitting device may have an input from the power source and may provide an output to each of the pump and the variable load. |
| US10054203B2 |
Rotational inerters
Rotational inerters are described herein that can provide torque applications in response to a rotation component. The inerter can include a first shaft having a first longitudinal axis and a second shaft having a second longitudinal axis. A first gear can be connected with the first shaft and a second gear can be connected with the second shaft. The first and second gears can be in meshing engagement with one another. In some arrangements, the first gear can be a worm gear and the second gear can be a worm. A flywheel can be connected with the second shaft. Rotation of the first shaft can cause the second shaft to rotate. Arrangements described herein can cause a torque to be applied at the first shaft that is proportional to a rate of change of the angular velocity of the first shaft about the first longitudinal axis. |
| US10054200B2 |
Assembly comprising a fixed support, pulleys, a belt and a belt tensioner
An assembly comprising: a fixed support such as an engine block, a plurality of pulleys mounted rotatably on the support a belt mounted on said pulleys a tensioner comprising: a plate a rotary element mounted on the plate via a rotating shaft fixed relative to said plate, the tensioner being capable of turning relative to the support, in a predefined direction of rotation, between an idle position in which the rotary element is separated from the belt and an operating position in which the rotary element is in contact with the belt, it being specified that, in the operating position, the belt exerts a force on the rotary element, the direction of said force tending to rotate the tensioner in said same predefined direction of rotation; at least one stop for preventing the tensioner from rotating in the predefined direction of rotation beyond the operating position of same, the latter thus being defined by the stop; wherein in order to rotate the tensioner relative to the support between the idle position and the operating position of the tensioner, the assembly comprises: at least one closed port arranged on the plate of the tensioner or on the support at least one means for engaging with the or each closed port, said engaging means being fixed relative to the support when the closed port is located on the plate or fixed relative to the plate when the closed port is located on the support. |
| US10054199B2 |
Drive belt tensioning device
A drive belt compensating tensioning device, comprising: a base frame portion comprising a square or rectangular planar bottom surface and a top surface; a vertical frame portion affixed to the base frame portion forming about a 90 degree angle with the base frame portion thereof; a pivot assembly affixed to a top end of the vertical frame portion; a tensioner arm horizontally pivotally affixed to the pivot assembly; a belt tensioning wheel rotatably affixed to the tensioner arm; a lower pivot arm rotatably affixed to the base frame portion; a cam adjustment portion rotatably affixed to a first aperture of the lower pivot arm; a first horizontal frame portion comprising an lower pivot arm engagement portion; and a spring comprising a spring first end and a spring second end. |
| US10054198B2 |
Multi-speed transmission with triple overdrive
A multi-speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. The plurality of planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least eight forward speeds and at least one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. |
| US10054191B2 |
Centrifugal pendulum with clamping device
A centrifugal pendulum supportable for rotation about an axis of rotation, including a pendulum flange, a pendulum mass, and a cam guide. The pendulum mass includes a first pendulum mass part and a second pendulum mass part. The first and second pendulum mass parts are coupled to be jointly movable with the pendulum flange along a pendulum path to a limited extent. A locking device is provided, the locking device coupling the first pendulum mass part and the second pendulum mass part. The locking device is capable of locking the first pendulum mass part relative to the second pendulum mass part. |
| US10054190B2 |
Power transmission member for electric power steering system
A power transmission member for an electric power steering system, which connects a driving shaft and a driven shaft on the same axis to transmit power therebetween, includes: a first boss coupled to one of the driving shaft and the driven shaft and having a first receiving part that is formed in the central portion thereof and has a cylindrical shape; a second boss coupled to the other shaft and having a second receiving part that is formed in the central portion thereof and has a cylindrical shape; and an axial damper configured to elastically deform in the axial direction while opposite end portions thereof are inserted into the first and second receiving parts. |
| US10054187B2 |
Liquid-charged antivibration device
An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid-charged antivibration device for reducing amplitude dependency. Provided is a liquid-charged antivibration device including: a liquid chamber in which operating liquid is charged; and a partitioning member which partitions the liquid chamber into a main liquid chamber and a sub liquid chamber. |
| US10054182B2 |
Baffle tube for damper with electromechanical valve
A shock absorber includes a pressure tube forming a working chamber. A reserve tube is concentric with and radially outward from the pressure tube. A baffle tube is positioned radially outward from the pressure tube. A reservoir chamber is formed between the reserve tube and the baffle tube. A piston is attached to a piston rod and slidably disposed within the pressure tube. A rod guide is attached to the pressure tube and supports the piston rod. An electromechanical valve is positioned within the rod guide. The baffle tube and the pressure tube form a fluid passage between the electromechanical valve and the reservoir chamber. |
| US10054179B2 |
Compression-limiting ring link assembly
A ring link assembly may include a connecting ring including an annular body defining a central opening, a bushing defining a central passage, wherein the bushing is retained by the connecting ring within the central opening, a compression limiter positioned within the central passage of the bushing, and first and second bushing limiters secured to the compression limiter at opposite ends. The first and second bushing limiters securely connect to the compression limiter and the bushing. |
| US10054176B2 |
Lift systems, line brakes, and methods of vertically moving loads
A lift system includes an overhead support, a counterweight, a base unit including a brake and secured to a floor, a fly line, and a load line. The fly line connects the counterweight, the overhead support, and the base unit via pulleys. The brake is configured to engage the fly line to limit movement of the counterweight and a load. A manual rope brake includes a housing having a base portion, an upper portion, and a hinge rotatably connecting the upper portion to the base portion. A cam lock is within the housing between pulleys. The cam lock engages a rope when the brake is engaged, and disengages from the rope when the brake is disengaged. A portable lift system includes a container configured to carry pulleys, a base unit, a fly line, and a load line when the lift system is in transport. Related methods are also disclosed. |
| US10054174B2 |
Regulating an actual pressure of a motor vehicle clutch
Actual pressure of a hydraulic clutch of a motor vehicle can be regulated by: a) providing a value for a desired pressure to be present in a clutch cylinder; b) filling the clutch cylinder with hydraulic fluid to achieve the desired pressure; c) wherein, if the desired pressure lies between 0 and 7 bar, the actual pressure in the clutch cylinder is adjusted by regulating a rotational speed of the pump of the electric motor, and if the desired pressure is greater than 7 bar, the actual pressure in the clutch cylinder is adjusted by regulating a motor current of the electric motor; d) regulating the actual pressure until the desired pressure is achieved. |
| US10054172B2 |
Piston to damper tab rivet connection
A drive assembly of a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a piston having at least one tab, and a damper assembly. The piston is fixed to the damper assembly by the at least one tab. A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque convert is also provided. The method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter includes fixing a piston and a damper assembly together by a plurality of piston tabs forming a riveted connection. A torque converter is also provided. |
| US10054169B2 |
Friction plate including mechanically connected friction paper segments
A friction plate is provided. The friction plate includes a core plate including a plurality of cutouts extending axially therethrough; a plurality of friction material segments, each of the segments being received in one of the cutouts; and at least one connector affixing the frictional material segments in place in the cutouts to form a mechanical connection between the friction material segments and the core plate. A method of forming a friction plate for a clutch is also provided. The method includes attaching a plurality of friction material segments to a core plate including a plurality of cutouts extending axially therethrough by inserting each of the friction material segments into one of the cutouts and affixing the friction material segments in place with at least one connector to form a mechanical connection between the friction material segments and the core plate. |
| US10054166B2 |
Valve actuator assembly
A valve actuator assembly that include an actuator and an actuator mounting assembly. The actuator mounting assembly may be secured to a valve shaft without the actuator present, and the actuator may be secured to the actuator mounting assembly later. This can make it easier to mount the actuator mounting assembly, especially in cramped spaces. In some cases, the actuator may be wired where it is convenient, and then moved to the actuator mounting assembly and secured to the mounted actuator mounting assembly, sometimes with a simple snap attachment. In some cases, a button, lever or other mechanism may release the actuator from the actuator mounting assembly for easy removal. |
| US10054165B2 |
Wheel bearing unit and method of securing the wheel bearing unit for transport
A wheel bearing unit includes a wheel hub, a first rolling-element bearing, and a fastener assembly, and the fastener assembly is formed separately from the wheel hub and is spaced from an axial end of the wheel hub. The fastener assembly secures at least one component of the rolling-element bearing against falling out of the wheel hub away from a center of mass of the wheel bearing unit, and the fastener assembly contacts the wheel hub. |
| US10054161B1 |
Membrane restrictor and hydrostatic bearing module
A membrane restrictor adapted to be connected to a pump and a bearing is provided. The pump is adapted to supply fluid to a location between the bearing and the rail through the membrane. The bearing is adapted to be disposed on a rail. The membrane restrictor includes a casing and a membrane. The casing has a chamber, an inlet and an outlet communicating with each other through the chamber, and a restricting plane. The pump is adapted to be connected to the inlet; the bearing is adapted to be connected to the outlet. The membrane is disposed in the chamber. The restricting plane is an inner surface of the casing adjacent to the outlet and towards the membrane. Dimensionless stiffness of the membrane is Kr*, and 1.33≤Kr*≤2. Kr*=KrL0/(psAr). Here, Kr is stiffness of the membrane, L0 is a distance from the membrane to the restricting plane when no fluid is supplied by the pump (i.e., assembling clearance of the membrane), ps is pressure supplied by the pump, and Ar is an effective area of the restricting plane. A hydrostatic bearing module having the membrane restrictor is further provided. |
| US10054160B1 |
End seal device of a linear guide
An end seal device of a linear guide includes a main plate and a cladding member. The main plate includes an upper portion, two engaging portions extending downwardly and bent rearwardly from the upper portion, and two lower contact portions extending downwardly from the engaging portions and each having a penetrating hole. The cladding member includes cladding portions respectively attached to major surfaces of the main plate, and two filling portions each filling the penetrating hole to interconnect the cladding portions for firmly covering and protecting the main plate. |
| US10054152B2 |
Control cable mounting and adjustment system
A control cable positioning, retaining and adjusting system, for mounting a sheathed cable assembly to a frame member, comprises a cable assembly housing having an axially extending, toothed region extending along at least a part of its length, a mounting bracket configured to supportingly receive the cable assembly housing and having an adjustment window to display the toothed region there-through. A cable assembly adjusting lever is mounted to the cable assembly receiver and has a first end comprising an actuator, a second end having a locking tooth extending therefrom and a mid-portion mounted to the cable assembly receiver such that the lever is pivotable thereabout, wherein the cable assembly adjusting lever is positioned such that the locking tooth engages the axially extending, toothed region of the cable assembly housing through the adjustment window or opening. |
| US10054139B2 |
Hydraulic tools with rapid advance
Hydraulic tools having extendable rams for performing various functions such as crimping are described. The tools include a hydraulic system that enables the ram to be rapidly advanced. Methods using the hydraulic systems and tools are also described. |
| US10054138B2 |
Device mounting structure
A device mounting structure for mounting a load maintaining mechanism on a hydraulic cylinder, a pipe for suppling and discharging working oil to and from the hydraulic cylinder being connected to the load maintaining mechanism such that the working oil is led thereto, includes a single coupling portion that includes a screw hole and is provided on the hydraulic cylinder, and a bracket to which the load maintaining mechanism is fixed, the bracket being coupled to the coupling portion via a first screw member that is screwed into the screw hole, wherein the bracket includes a first through hole through which the first screw member is passed so as to leave a gap in a radial direction. |
| US10054137B2 |
Metering check valve
A check seat assembly includes a check valve seat with a by-pass passage in parallel with a check valve passage of the check seat assembly to meter flow and maintain stability of a hydraulic system, such as a hydraulic cylinder. The check valve may include an o-ring seated in a V-shaped groove. The check seat assembly may allow flow from a pump to a hydraulic cylinder to freely pass through the check valve to pressurize one side of a piston of the hydraulic cylinder, such as a front side of the piston to retract a corresponding rod connected to the piston. |
| US10054132B2 |
Flow-directing motor mount
Disclosed is a flow-directing motor mount for a motor mounted within the flow stream of a moving air. A flow-directing motor mount is described. Embodiments of the flow-directing motor mount cause a change in the direction of flow of a air stream constrained by a air intake cone or baffle and flowing through a HVAC device, such as a fan of an air-handler assembly. The change in direction of flow creates an angular momentum in the air stream in the direction of rotation of a fan, increasing the overall operating efficiency of the HVAC device. By increasing the operating efficiency, the air resistance created by the flow-directing motor mount supports coupling a motor to the HVAC device is offset, enabling the HVAC device to operate at a higher efficiency. |
| US10054131B2 |
High efficiency ducted fan
A fan assembly comprises a hub and fan blades. The hub includes a plurality of sockets configured to receive complementary mounting blocks of the fan blades. The mounting blocks each include at least one tapered shoulder portion. The mounting blocks are each tapered along three dimensions. Each mounting block comprises a rear face seated against a complementary rear face of the corresponding socket and a front face that is exposed relative to the hub. A cap secures the fan blades to the hub. The fan assembly may also include one or more shrouds positioned about the fan blades. The one or more shrouds may be substantially straight cylinders, may be flared or bell-shaped, may comprise a cage, may have any other suitable configuration, or may be omitted altogether. |
| US10054130B1 |
Rotary seal for an industrial fan assembly
A rotary seal for a rotating shaft passing through a stationary structure is mounted on the stationary structure and has at least two seal ring fabricated from resilient material and a cavity ring disposed within a seal housing bore of a seal housing. The cavity ring is disposed between the seal rings, and a seal cover compression ring compresses the seal rings and cause the seal rings to engage the seal housing bore to create a seal ring outer seal there between and to engage the rotating shaft to create a seal ring inner seal there between while allowing the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the seal ring. The seal housing has a pressurized inlet passage and the cavity ring includes cavity ring inlet passages allowing pressurized air or fluid to be supplied to the seal housing bore to prevent gases from leaking through the rotary seal. |
| US10054126B2 |
Casing and blower
A casing includes a first plate made of a metal, a support made of a resin, and a second plate fixed to the support. The first plate includes a flat plate portion, a through hole passing through the flat plate portion, and a claw portion extending upward from an edge of the through hole. A portion of the support is located in the through hole. The support covers a portion of the claw portion such that the support is prevented from turning and from coming off in an upward direction. The claw portion is defined by a portion of the first plate extending along a longest line segment inside the through hole in a plan view being bent upward from the flat plate portion. This enables the claw portion to have a great length even in a small area of the first plate to securely fix the support to the first plate. |
| US10054124B2 |
Submersible water circulation system for enclosed tanks
A submersible, water circulation system for enclosed tanks such as used by municipalities, fire districts, and industries. The system includes a driving unit having a shell extending along an axis with a pump supported within the shell. The shell has at least one inlet and at least one outlet and is positionable on the floor of the tank with the outlet facing upwardly. The upwardly facing outlet is preferably a thin, upwardly facing, elongated slot and creates a thin, substantially planar discharge of water therethrough that is directed upwardly toward the surface of the body of water. The substantially planar discharge presents a very large surface area for its volume and induces water adjacent the outside of the shell of the driving unit to move upwardly with it toward the surface of the body of water. |
| US10054117B2 |
Dosing pump unit and method for controlling a dosing pump unit
A metering pump aggregate has a metering chamber (16), adjoined by a positive-displacement body (14) that can be moved by a positive-displacement drive (6), as well as a controller (26) for actuating the positive-displacement drive (6). The controller (26) is designed to actuate the positive-displacement drive (6) in such a way, at least for specific setpoint conveyed flows to be generated by the metering pump, that a stroke of the positive-displacement body (14) begins with a first, elevated stroke rate (n1), and is subsequently continued at a second, lower stroke rate (n2). A method for controlling such a metering pump aggregate is also provided. |
| US10054116B2 |
Pump for metering a liquid additive for a selective catalytic reduction device
A pump for conveying a liquid, having a pump housing that has at least one inlet and at least one outlet, an eccentric element being rotatably arranged in said pump housing and surrounded by a deformable membrane, the deformable membrane and pump housing delimiting at least one conveyor path from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet and forming at least one seal for the conveyor path, and the seal being able to be displaced along the conveyor path by a movement of the eccentric element. Between the eccentric element and the deformable membrane, a spring layer is arranged by the eccentric element and deformable membrane are tensioned relative to one another. |
| US10054115B2 |
Diaphragm pump with automatic priming function
Illustrative embodiments of diaphragm pumps having an automatic priming function, as well as related systems and methods, are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a method of priming a diaphragm pump includes sensing, with a pressure sensor disposed at a fluid outlet of the diaphragm pump, a pressure of a fluid being pumped by the diaphragm pump, transmitting a pressure signal associated with the sensed pressure from the pressure sensor to a controller of the diaphragm pump, and identifying, on the controller, whether the diaphragm pump is primed by determining whether a characteristic of the pressure signal has reached a threshold. |
| US10054111B2 |
Method and device for blade replacement in wind turbines
Method and device for replacing a blade (13) in wind turbines that comprises two elements, one upper (1) and the other lower (2) that work together to raise and/or lower the blade (13) of a wind turbine. The device's upper element or “top” (1) comprises some elements (4) bolted to the bearing (3) of the wind turbine and some means of fastening (5) the blade (13), while the lower element or “ground” (2) is a structure that encompasses the wind turbine tower (8) and has at least two winches (2.5) and two deviation pulleys (2.4) to connect some cables (6) between the device elements, namely the “top” (1) and “ground” (2). |
| US10054106B2 |
Counterweight systems for a wind turbine and methods
A counterweight system for a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a rotor hub positioned on a wind turbine tower such that the rotor hub is configured to rotate around an axis, the rotor hub comprising one or more mounting surfaces, the counterweight system comprising: The system comprises a beam comprising a connection element adapted to be attached to the mounting surfaces, the beam being provided with a first steering mechanism adapted to control an orientation of the beam with respect to the connection element. Furthermore, the system comprises a counterweight mass coupled to the beam. Moreover, methods for installing blades to a rotor hub of a wind turbine are also provided. |
| US10054103B2 |
Rolling-door-type load regulating device and ocean energy power generating device using the same
A rolling-door-type load regulating device and an ocean energy power generating device using the same are described herein. The rolling-door-type load regulating device includes a water guiding unit, a roller spindle, and a driver. The water guiding unit includes at least two water guiding plates connected in parallel. The roller spindle is fixed to one end of the water guiding unit. The driver is connected with the roller spindle and drives the roller spindle to rotate to spread or retract the water guiding unit. The rolling-door-type load regulating device in the invention can regulate the load suffered by the hydraulic turbine. Therefore, the power generated by the ocean energy power generating device can be stably output and be directly used, thereby solving the problem that the output power of the conventional ocean energy power generator has wide fluctuations and poor stability. |
| US10054094B2 |
Microstructured pattern for forming a nozzle pre-form
Nozzle and a method of making the same are disclosed. The method includes (a) providing a microstructured mold pattern defining at least a portion of a mold and comprising a plurality of replica nozzle holes and replica planar control cavities; (b) molding a first material into a nozzle forming microstructured pattern using the microstructured mold pattern, with the nozzle forming microstructured pattern comprising a plurality of nozzle hole forming features and planar control cavity forming features; (c) forming a second material into a nozzle pre-form using the nozzle forming microstructured pattern, with the nozzle pre-form comprising a plurality of nozzle pre-form holes and sacrificial planar control cavities; and (d) forming a nozzle from the nozzle pre-form, said forming the nozzle comprising removing enough of the second material to remove the sacrificial planar control cavities so as to form a top surface of the nozzle pre-form into a planar top surface of the nozzle, and to form each of the nozzle pre-form holes into a nozzle through hole. |
| US10054093B2 |
Fuel injector with a center body assembly for liquid prefilm injection
A center body assembly for a fuel injector is disclosed. The center body assembly defines a primary liquid passage, a liquid gallery, swirl slots, and a prefilm passage. The primary liquid passage supplies liquid fuel to the liquid gallery. The liquid gallery includes a gallery discharge end and a gallery inlet end that aligns with the primary liquid passage. The liquid gallery tapers down from the gallery inlet end to the gallery discharge end. The swirl slots extend from the liquid gallery to the prefilm passage in a helical pattern. The prefilm passage includes an annular shape that turns inward towards an assembly axis of the center body assembly. |
| US10054088B2 |
Fuel supply device
A fuel supply device includes a fuel pump, a filter case that houses a fuel filter, and a port member joined to the filter case, a fuel pumped by the fuel pump from inside a fuel tank is filtered by the fuel filter and supplied from inside the filter case toward an internal combustion engine, and the port member integrally includes a plurality of fuel ports that communicate from inside of the filter case to outside of the filter case. |
| US10054085B2 |
Power system having fuel-based cooling
A power system is disclosed. The power system may have a cryogenic tank configured to hold a supply of liquid fuel, and an engine configured to combust gaseous fuel. The power system may also have a coolant circuit configured to cool the engine, and at least one heat exchanger isolated from the coolant circuit and configured to receive a fluid passing through the engine. The power system may further have a first fuel line extending from the cryogenic tank to the at least one heat exchanger, and a second fuel line extending from the at least one heat exchanger to the engine. |
| US10054084B2 |
Linear actuator
A linear actuator for driving an actuating element of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has two scanning elements for scanning opposite sides of a guide cam. The guide cam has a protruding rib against which the two scanning elements are pre-tensioned to permit a play-free scan of the guide cam. |
| US10054076B1 |
Barometric pressure compensated fuel pressure control system
A system to control fuel-pressure of fuel delivered to a fuel-injector includes a fuel-pump, an absolute-pressure-sensor, a pressure-regulator, and a controller. The fuel-pump is operable to vary fuel-pressure of fuel output by the fuel-pump. The absolute-pressure-sensor indicates an absolute-pressure of the fuel. The pressure-regulator limits the fuel-pressure by releasing fuel output by the fuel-pump when the fuel-pressure exceeds a tank-pressure of the fuel-tank by a pressure-threshold. The controller is in communication with the absolute-pressure-sensor and the fuel-pump. The controller periodically operates the fuel-pump in a test-mode where the fuel-pressure is such that the pressure-regulator releases fuel output by the fuel-pump, estimates a barometric-pressure outside of the fuel-tank based on the absolute-pressure while the pressure-regulator is releasing fuel output by the fuel-pump into the fuel-tank, and operates the fuel-pump in a normal-mode where the fuel-pressure is controlled so the absolute-pressure corresponds to a desired-pressure that is determined based on the barometric-pressure. |
| US10054075B1 |
Electric fuel pump uninterrupted power supply
A fuel system for a machine is disclosed. The fuel system may include a fuel pump, a pump motor configured to drive the fuel pump, and a pump controller. The pump controller may be operatively connected to the pump motor, a main battery bank of the machine via a power wire and a ground wire, and an engine controller of the machine via a communication wire. The pump controller may be configured to detect a failure of at least one of the communication wire, the power wire, and the ground wire. The pump controller may also be configured to adjust a power output and an operation of the pump motor based on the detected failure of at least one of the communication wire, the power wire, and the ground wire. |
| US10054074B2 |
Device for determining abnormality in engine system
An estimation unit calculates an estimated value of oxygen concentration in an exhaust passage on the basis of a target injection amount of a fuel injection valve and an air intake amount of an engine. A first determination unit determines the relationship of a detected value to the estimated value of the oxygen concentration, in both a fuel-injecting state and a non-fuel-injecting state. For each of a plurality of cylinders, a second determination unit acquires crankshaft angular acceleration during the expansion strokes of the cylinders in the fuel-injecting state, and determines the relationship of each angular acceleration to the average value of all of the angular accelerations. An abnormality determination unit determines whether or not there is an abnormality in an engine system on the basis of the determination results of the first and second determination units. |
| US10054071B2 |
Method of operating an internal combustion engine
A method of operating an internal combustion engine, wherein the engine is operated in an injector learning mode in which an injection parameter associated with a nominal fuel quantity of a pilot injection is learned, includes performing a learning pilot injection based on a candidate value for the injection parameter to influence injection of the nominal fuel quantity and determining a parameter indicative of the actually injected fuel quantity based on the in-cylinder pressure during combustion of the learning pilot injection. The learning pilot injection is operated at an early timing such that combustion thereof complete occurs within a learning window positioned before combustion TDC and before the next combustion starts. The pressure is measured over the learning window, so that the determination of the parameter indicative of the actually injected fuel quantity takes into account essentially the entire combustion event of the learning pilot injection. |
| US10054069B2 |
Method and apparatus for model based control of electrical boosting system
A two-stage air boosting system for an internal combustion engine has a first air boosting system which is one of an electrical air boosting system or a turbocharger air boosting system. The two-stage air boosting system also includes a second air boosting system which is the other one of the electrical air boosting system or the turbocharger air boosting system and is positioned intermediate the first air boosting system and an air intake manifold of the internal combustion engine. A plurality of sensors provides information relating to operation of the two-stage air boosting system including inlet conditions of a compressor of the second air boosting system. A control module is configured to receive a plurality of inputs including the information relating to operation of the two-stage air boosting system, and is further configured to provide a system control command for the two-stage air boosting system responsive to the inputs. |
| US10054064B2 |
Actuator mounting structure for internal-combustion engine having variable compression ratio
An actuator mounting structure of a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine includes: a variable compression ratio mechanism arranged to vary an engine compression ratio in accordance with a rotational position of a control shaft; an actuator arranged to drivingly rotate the control shaft, the actuator being fixed on an actuator mounting portion provided to a side wall of a main body of the engine by using a plurality of fixing bolts, and a rigidity improvement section arranged to improve a mounting rigidity of the actuator to the actuator mounting portion, and which is provided within an inter-bolt distance between two bolts of the plurality of the fixing bolts, which are located on the both sides in a direction of a crank shaft. |
| US10054062B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling an electronic throttle valve
A method for controlling a position of an electronic throttle valve of an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes determining a desired throttle valve position; determining a first feed forward signal based on a rate of change between a previous throttle valve position and the desired throttle valve position; and determining a second feed forward signal based on a comparison of the desired throttle valve position to a limp home position of the throttle valve, in which the throttle valve is biased open by a spring. A summation of the first and second feed forward signals is used to actuate the throttle valve. After the throttle valve has been actuated according to the first and second feed forward signals, the position of the throttle valve is controlled with a feedback controller to obtain the desired throttle valve position. |
| US10054060B2 |
Adjustable fuel plate for diesel engine fuel pump
An adjustable fuel plate device for a diesel fuel pump is disclosed. The adjustable fuel plate device can include a fuel plate to limit travel of a governor arm of a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine. The adjustable fuel plate device can also include a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm. Additionally, the adjustable fuel plate device can include a control system coupleable to the translation mechanism to control movement of the fuel plate during operation of the engine. |
| US10054053B2 |
Turbomachine designed to operate in turning gear mode
A field of turbine engines, and more particularly to an engine including a compressor; a combustion chamber; a first turbine connected to the compressor by a first rotary shaft; an actuator device for actuating the first rotary shaft in order to keep the first turbine and the compressor in rotation while the combustion chamber is extinguished; and a lubrication circuit for lubricating the engine. The circuit passes through at least one heat source suitable for heating the lubricant in the lubrication circuit while the first turbine and the compressor are rotating with the combustion chamber extinguished. |
| US10054051B2 |
Bleed air systems for use with aircraft and related methods
Bleed air systems for use with aircraft and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet. The compressor is to be driven by a drive shaft extending from an engine of an aircraft. The example apparatus also includes a first passageway to fluidly couple a first low-pressure bleed air port from the engine to the compressor inlet and a second passageway to fluidly couple the compressor outlet to a system of the aircraft. |
| US10054045B2 |
Multi-engine power plant having an emergency fluid injection system, and an aircraft
A power plant (10) having a first and second turboshaft engines (11, 16) and an emergency system (20) for injecting fluid into said engines (11, 16). First and second pressurization pipes (26, 28) connect a tank (21) to each gas generator of the engines. In addition, the system (20) includes an injector device (35, 40) for each engine, which device comprises an injector pipe (36, 41) connecting said tank (21) to at least one injector nozzle (31). A distributor (51, 52) is arranged on each injector pipe (36, 41), each valve (51) feeding one of the engines while being connected to the gas generator of the other engine. |
| US10054044B2 |
Renewable combined cycle low turbine boost
A method and system for cost effectively converting a feedstock using thermal plasma, or other styles of gassifiers, into a feedwater energy transfer system. The feedstock can be any organic material, or fossil fuel. The energy transferred in the feedwater is converted into steam which is then injected into the low turbine of a combined cycle power plant. Heat is extracted from gas product issued by a gassifier and delivered to a power plant via its feedwater system. The gassifier is a plasma gassifier and the gas product is syngas. In a further embodiment, prior to performing the step of extracting heat energy, there is provided the further step of combusting the syngas in an afterburner. An air flow, and/or EGR flow is provided to the afterburner at a rate that is varied in response to an operating characteristic of the afterburner. The air flow to the afterburner is heated. |
| US10054041B2 |
Connecting rod for an internal combustion engine
A connecting rod is described for an internal combustion engine comprising a shaft (1) and two connecting rod eyes (2, 3), of which the connecting rod eye (3) accommodating a piston pin has an eccentric (4) forming a pin bearing (5), and comprising a positioning drive (20), which is drivable via a hydraulic positioning cylinder (16), for a gear ring (8) of the eccentric (4). To provide advantageous design conditions, it is proposed that the eccentric (4) be mounted so it is rotationally-adjustable between two stop-limited operating positions, which are offset by at least approximately 180° from one another, in which the axis (7) of the pin bearing (5) is located at least approximately in a shared axial plane (19) of the two connecting rod eyes (2, 3), and the positioning drive (20) comprise a gearwheel (9) meshing with the gear ring (8) of the eccentric (4). |
| US10054040B2 |
System for protecting a turbo-supercharging system, in particular for preventing a respective damage when a pressure of a respective lubricating oil is insufficient
System for protecting a turbo-supercharging unit (T, C), in particular for preventing a respective damage when a pressure of a respective lubrication oil is insufficient, comprising first bypass means (OV, GB) of exhaust gas, controlled as a function of a pressure of the lubricating oil of the turbo-supercharging unit (T, C), in order to allow to at least a part of the exhaust gas to bypass the turbine (T) when the pressure is below a first predetermined threshold. |
| US10054038B2 |
Method for controlling a dual-supercharged combustion engine
The invention relates to a combustion engine equipped with a dual supercharging system in which a mechanical compressor is driven by an electric motor. The method controls a combustion engine with the electric motor being controlled by determining a rotational speed setpoint for positive-displacement compressor using a supercharge volume filling model. |
| US10054036B2 |
Methods and system for water injection control
Methods and systems are provided for selecting a location for water injection during a water injection event based on ambient temperature and humidity, as well as engine operating conditions. In one example, a method may include injecting water upstream of a charge air cooler in response to operating the cooler in heater mode and injecting water downstream of the cooler in response to operating the cooler in cooler mode. Further, the method may include operating the cooler in heater mode based on dry, cold ambient conditions and a dilution demand and operating the cooler in cooler mode based on engine boost conditions and engine knock. |
| US10054034B1 |
Two-cycle internal combustion engine
An engine includes an engine housing defining a pair of cylinders, a pair of ignitor cylinders and a crankcase, a pair of cylinder heads connected to the engine housing and enclosing the pair of cylinders, a pair of spark plugs connected to the pair of cylinder heads and in communication with the pair of cylinders, a piston assembly in communication with the pair of cylinders, a rocker arm connected to the piston assembly, a connecting rod connected to the rocker arm, and a drive shaft disposed within the crankcase and connected to the connecting rod, a pair of ignitor cylinder plugs fit within the pair of ignitor cylinders, ignitor piston rod apertures formed though the engine housing, and rod aperture plugs fit within the piston rod apertures. |
| US10054033B2 |
Cooling apparatus for internal combustion engine
A cooling apparatus includes a coolant circulation channel for returning a coolant that passes through an engine main body, after causing the coolant to exchange heat with a radiator, device(s) and a heater, respectively. A multifunction valve as a rotary valve that is capable of adjusting an amount of coolant that is circulated to the radiator, device(s) and heater, respectively, is disposed in the coolant circulation channel. When automatic stopping of the engine is performed by idle stop-start control, during the automatic stopping the control apparatus continues to execute valve control of the multifunction valve that is being executed during the operation before the start of the automatic stopping. |
| US10054028B2 |
Abnormality detection method for after turbo catalyst
Provided is a method for detecting abnormality of an after turbo catalyst (ATC) where fuel from a fuel injection device receiving a post injection command from a controller undergoes oxidation reaction in an exhaust pipe and resultant reaction heat heats the exhaust gas, which provides an ATC-entry-side temperature measuring means measuring a temperature on an entry side of ATC to transmit a measured value to the controller and an ATC-downstream-side temperature measuring means measuring a temperature downstream of ATC. The controller, which transmitted the post injection command, determines whether a fuel injection device normally operates if temperature downstream of ATC is not nonelevated to that on the entry side of ATC, and determines that ATC has abnormality if the fuel injection device normally operates. |
| US10054023B2 |
Exhaust treatment system and method for treatment of an exhaust stream
An exhaust treatment system comprising: a first dosage device, arranged to supply a first additive into said exhaust stream; a first reduction catalyst device, downstream of said first dosage device arranged for reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream through the use of said first additive; a particulate filter, at least partly comprising a catalytically oxidizing coating, which is downstream of said first reduction catalyst device to catch soot particles, and to oxidize one or several of nitrogen oxide and incompletely oxidized carbon compounds in said exhaust stream; a second dosage device, downstream of said particulate filter to supply a second additive into said exhaust stream; and a second reduction catalyst device, downstream of said second dosage device for a reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream, with the use of at least one of said first and said second additive. |
| US10054022B2 |
Exhaust treatment system having membrane module for water removal
An exhaust after-treatment system for treating an exhaust produced by an engine. The exhaust after-treatment system includes an exhaust passage, at least one catalytic exhaust after-treatment component in communication with the exhaust passage for treating the exhaust, and a water-removal device in communication with the exhaust passage that receives a portion of the exhaust therein at a location positioned upstream from the catalytic exhaust after-treatment component. The water-removal device is defined by a housing that includes a water-removal membrane that separates water from the portion of the exhaust to provide a permeate that is enriched with water, and to produce a retentate that is water depleted that facilitates the treating of the exhaust by the catalytic exhaust after-treatment component. |
| US10054021B2 |
Accumulator for an engine exhaust treatment system
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an accumulator is provided for an engine exhaust treatment system. The accumulator includes a container, an inlet portion for receiving exhaust treatment fluid, a conduit in communication with the inlet portion of the container to withdraw exhaust treatment fluid from the inlet portion, and an outlet portion configured to receive exhaust treatment fluid from the inlet portion and having an outlet for discharging exhaust treatment fluid. The accumulator includes a weir separating the inlet portion and the outlet portion that permits exhaust treatment fluid in the inlet portion to flow into the outlet portion. |
| US10054019B2 |
Method of controlling the operation of an aftertreatment system of a motor vehicle
A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling the operation of an aftertreatment system for a motor vehicle having a Lean NOx Trap and a tail pipe for conveying exhaust gasses from the LNT to the external environment. Values are calculated for a NOx content in the exhaust gasses flowing in the tail pipe and the quantity of NOx stored in the LNT. A DeNOx request index is calculated as a function of these values. A raw threshold value of the DeNOx request index is calculated as a function of a LNT temperature and of an exhaust gas mass flow. A corrected threshold value of the DeNOx request index is calculated as a function of the raw threshold value of the DeNOx request index and of a correction factor. A DeNOx regeneration is initiated when the calculated value of the DeNOx request index is larger than the corrected threshold value. |
| US10054015B2 |
Particulate trap for a camshaft phaser
A camshaft phaser, including: an axis of rotation; a stator with a radially outer surface including a plurality of teeth; a rotor located radially inwardly of the stator; a chamber bounded at least in part by the stator and the rotor; a locking cover; a spring cover non-rotatably connected to the locking cover; a space enclosed, at least in part, by the spring cover and the locking cover; a plurality of fasteners non-rotatably connecting the stator and the locking cover; a spiral spring located in the space and including a first end fixed to the stator; and a magnetic trap located within the space and including a magnet. |
| US10054014B1 |
Latching arrangement for switchable rocker arm
A rocker arm includes an outer arm; an inner arm which selectively pivots relative to the outer arm; and a latching arrangement which switches the rocker arm between a coupled state and a decoupled state. The latching arrangement includes a connecting bore which is terminated by a connecting bore floor; an oil supply bore which opens into the connecting bore through the connecting bore floor; a lock pin bore which opens into the connecting bore through the connecting bore floor; a lock pin within the lock pin bore where the lock pin prevents the inner arm from pivoting in the coupled state and where the lock pin permits the inner arm to pivot in the coupled state; and a retainer within the connecting bore which defines a chamber within the connecting bore which provides fluid communication between the oil supply bore and the lock pin bore. |
| US10054013B2 |
Camshaft comprising an axially guided sliding element
A camshaft may include a shaft on which at least one sliding element is received in such a way as to be axially displaceable along a shaft axis. The shaft may comprise an external longitudinal spline structure that meshes with an internal spline structure of a passage in the sliding element such that the sliding element is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the shaft. The sliding element, on its axial end faces, may comprise guiding portions by way of which the sliding element is guided on the shaft to minimize an axial offset of the sliding element. Further, guiding sleeves against which the guiding portions of the sliding element are supported may be received on the shaft. |
| US10054011B2 |
Power systems and methods configuring and using same
Systems and methods based on the systems to convert a portion of thermal energy into to mechanical and/or electrical energy including a power generation subsystem (PGSS) comprising a vaporization and power generation subsystem (VPSS) including a heat recovery vapor generator (HRVG) and a turbine T1, a heating and cooling subsystem (HCSS) including three parallel configured heat exchange units HE3, HE4, and HE5, a single heat exchange unit HE2, and a first separator SP1, and a condensing subsystem (CSS) including a final condenser HE1b from a heat source subsystem (HSSS) including a heat source producing an initial heat source stream. |
| US10054005B1 |
Turbocharger with oil-free hydrostatic bearing
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger being supported by hydrostatic bearings in both a radial and an axial direction by a compressed air supplied from a compressor of the turbocharger and boosted in pressure by a separate boost pump to a high enough pressure to support the rotor of the turbocharger. The turbocharger hydrostatic bearings are damped using wire mesh or dispersed friction dampers. |
| US10053999B2 |
Radial position control of case supported structure with axial reaction member
A radial position control assembly for a gas turbine engine stage includes a case structure. A supported structure is operatively supported by the case structure. A support ring operatively supports the supported structure. The supported structure and the support ring have different coefficients of thermal expansion. A sealing structure is adjacent to the supported structure. The support ring maintains the supported structure relative to the sealing structure at a clearance during thermal transients based upon a circumferential gap between adjacent supported structure and based upon a radial gap between the support ring and the supported structure. A pin supports the supported structure relative to the case structure and is configured to isolate the support ring from loads on the supported structure. |
| US10053998B2 |
Multi-purpose gas turbine seal support and assembly
A gas turbine engine assembly includes a first module, a second module rotatable about a center line of the gas turbine engine and fluidly coupled with the first module, and a multi-purpose seal support. The multi-purpose seal support includes an aft end secured to the first module, and a forward end disposed proximate the second module. The forward end has a discourager portion, a seal portion, and a meshing portion. |
| US10053991B2 |
Gas turbine engine component having platform cooling channel
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a platform having an outer surface and an inner surface. A cover plate can be positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the platform. The outer surface of the platform can include a pocket and the cover plate is positioned relative to the pocket to establish a platform cooling channel therebetween. |
| US10053990B2 |
Internal rib with defined concave surface curvature for airfoil
An internal rib for a blade airfoil has a concave surface defined to ensure durability and provide desired heat transfer. A concave surface faces a pressure side or suction side outer wall. A width is between a first end and a second end, and a depth is a length of a normal depth line between a midpoint of the concave surface and an intersection point of the depth line with the pressure or suction side outer wall. An irregular arc is defined within an arc angle centered at the intersection point, the irregular arc has a first arc radius equivalent to the depth at the midpoint of the concave surface and a second arc radius where the arc angle intersects the concave surface equivalent to a product of the depth and a shape factor. The shape factor has a substantially linear relationship with the aspect ratio. |
| US10053989B2 |
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
A cooling system according to an embodiment includes: a pin fin bank cooling circuit; and an air feed cavity for supplying cooling air to the pin fin bank cooling circuit; wherein the pin fin bank cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers at least one central plenum of a multi-wall blade and a first set of near wall cooling channels of the multi-wall blade. |
| US10053986B2 |
Blade having a divided shaft and blade unit utilizing the blade and method for making the blade unit
A method for making blade unit with divided shaft facilitating drastically the productivity and assembling compared to a method fixing blade to a shaft using many connecting parts. The method for making blade unit includes steps for making a blade with divided shaft comprising a blade and a divided shaft that is attached integrally to a root portion of the blade and divided into a plurality of portions in a direction of length of the shaft, and combining a plurality of made blades with divided shaft together with one another through the divided shaft. |
| US10053982B2 |
Milling device
A milling device is disclosed. The milling device may have a shaft. The shaft may have a shaft axis (A). The milling device may also have a spindle drum rotatably mounted relative to the shaft axis (A) and rotatable about a spindle drum axis (B) coaxial to the shaft axis (A). Further, the milling device may have a plurality of tool spindles rotatably mounted in the spindle drum and rotatable about tool spindle axes (D). Each tool spindle axis (D) may be parallely arranged and spaced apart from the shaft axis (A) and may have a same distance to the shaft axis (A). The milling machine may also have a plurality of machining tools carried by the tool spindles. At least two of the plurality of machining tools may be positioned displaced from one another in a direction of the shaft axis (A). |
| US10053980B2 |
Borehole stress meter system and method for determining wellbore formation instability
A Wellbore stress meter system and method for determining wellbore formation instability, comprising a first load cell, a first pressure sensor with a pressure output signal, a wireless communication system, a cable, and a surface device, said first load cell comprises; a second pressure sensor with a stress output signal, a cell element comprising a fluid, a first interface element in a first end of said first load cell with fluidly separated first and second surfaces wherein said first surface is in fluid communication with said fluid, and said first interface element moves relative said cell element as a function of a force applied on said first surface, and compresses said fluid acting on said second pressure sensor. |
| US10053978B2 |
Rotatable sensors for measuring characteristics of subterranean formation
Sensor assemblies are described for measuring isotropic, anisotropic, or directionally dependent, characteristics of a subterranean formation. Sensor assemblies can include sensors deployed on a tool string. One or more of the sensors can be rotatable relative to the tool string. Rotating one or more sensors relative to the tool string can provide data about the subterranean formation at multiple points around the tool string. |
| US10053976B2 |
Localized wireless communications in a downhole environment
A system for use in a wellbore can include a first transceiver that is operable to transmit a wireless signal. The first transceiver can be positioned in an electrically isolated chamber between a tubular and a casing string for confining a transmission of the wireless signal to within the electrically isolated chamber. The system can also include a second transceiver that is positionable in the electrically isolated chamber for receiving the wireless signal from the first transceiver. |
| US10053972B2 |
Monitoring of steam chamber growth
A methodology and system promote hydrocarbon production from a reservoir using steam assisted gravity drainage. The technique comprises deploying sensors in a subsurface environment containing the reservoir. The sensors are used to obtain data on properties related to a steam assisted gravity drainage region of the reservoir. Based on the data collected from the sensors, the amount of steam injected into areas of the reservoir may be adjusted to facilitate, e.g., optimize, production of hydrocarbons. |
| US10053971B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting downhole torsional vibration based on measurement of surface torque
A method for detecting stick-slip in a drillstring includes (a) measuring a parameter that is a function of a torque applied to the drillstring by a top drive system over a selected time period, the measuring being performed by at least one surface sensor that produces measurement data including torque values over a frequency range; (b) filtering out measurement data that has a frequency outside a selected frequency band, the selected frequency band including a resonant frequency of the drillstring; (c) identifying a minimum and a maximum torque value in the filtered measurement data and determining a difference of these two values; (d) determining a surface stick-slip index by dividing the difference of the maximum and minimum torque values by an average torque value over the selected time period; and (e) displaying the surface stick-slip index on a display. |
| US10053967B2 |
High power laser hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, tools systems and methods
There are provided high power laser perforation, hydraulic fracturing systems, tools and methods for the stimulation and recovery of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation. These systems, tools and methods provide predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for the down hole volumetric removal of custom geometries of materials, sealing of perforations, reperforations, refractures and other downhole actives. |
| US10053959B2 |
System and method for condensate blockage removal with ceramic material and microwaves
Systems and methods for reducing or removing condensate blockage in a natural gas wellbore and a near-wellbore formation. Microwaves are used to heat a ceramic-containing material within a near-wellbore formation. Heat is transferred from the ceramic-containing material to the near-wellbore formation. Any gas condensate reservoirs in the near well-bore formation are heated, and condensed liquids accumulated around the wellbore are re-evaporated. |
| US10053958B2 |
Downhole apparatus and method
A downhole actuator (30) comprises a tubular housing (34) which includes an indexing profile (42) on an inner surface thereof, and an indexing sleeve (46) mounted within the housing (34). The indexing sleeve (46) comprises an engaging arrangement including first and second axially spaced engagement members (52, 54) which cooperate with the indexing profile (42) of the housing (34) to be sequentially engaged by an actuation object (48) passing through a central bore (50) of the indexing sleeve (46) to drive the indexing sleeve (46) one discrete step of movement through the housing (34) towards an actuation site. |
| US10053950B2 |
Controlled heat source based down-hole plugging tools and applications
A chemical reaction heat source for use in heaters used in down-hole applications is provided. The heat source has a fuel composition that comprises thermite and a damping agent. The use of the thermite mix enables the heaters of the present invention to generate hotter temperatures down wells. This in turn allows the use of Bismuth/Germanium alloys, which have higher melting points, to enable the production of plugs for the abandonment of deeper wells where subterranean temperatures are higher. |
| US10053949B2 |
Cement retainer and squeeze technique
A cement retainer comprises a plug that may be run into casing on a wire line and set in a conventional manner. A passage through the plug allows cement to be pumped therethrough. A wiper plug follows the cement, wipes the inside of the casing and latches onto the retainer to prevent back flow of cement. In some embodiments, the cement retainer and wiper plug are made of drillable materials allowing a series of squeeze operations to be conducted, one after another without undue delay, and then be drilled up in a single bit run. In some embodiments, the cement retainer and wiper plug are made of metals, drillable or non-drillable, or other long lived materials in order to plug wells in the process of abandoning them. |
| US10053945B2 |
Breakaway obturator for downhole
An obturator for actuating a downhole tool having a central bore. The obturator comprising a body of a size and shape to pass through the central bore of the tool and an engagement member releasably attached to the exterior of the tool body, the engagement member being of a size and shape to engage and actuate the tool. |
| US10053943B2 |
Annular sealing for use with a well
An annular seal having a sealing member and method for use is provided for sealing an item of oilfield equipment. The annular seal has an inner diameter for receiving the item of oilfield equipment and a frame. The seal member is contiguous with the frame. The annular seal is configured for durability, in that it resists wear, inversion, increases lubricity, enables tightness, and/or otherwise generally increases endurance, toughness, and/or permanence. |
| US10053942B2 |
Chemical deepwater stimulation systems and methods
Systems and methods for performing operations on a well include first and second flow control devices positioned between upper and lower sections of a conduit. An upper connector assembly engaged with the upper section includes connectors adapted for connection to a chemical stimulation device, a blowout preventer, or other well intervention apparatuses. A lower connector assembly engaged with the lower section includes connectors adapted for connection to a chemical stimulation device, a running tool, wellbore conduits, or other well intervention apparatuses. The two connector assemblies, above and below the flow control devices, enable sequential or simultaneous operations to be performed, and can enable operations to be performed independent of the state of the flow control devices. |
| US10053938B2 |
Methods and apparatus for collecting and preserving core samples from a reservoir
Provided herein are methods and apparatus for collecting and preserving core samples from a reservoir. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining core samples from a reservoir using a rock and fluid sampling tool and depositing the core samples in a vessel filled with a hydrogen-free fluid such that a portion of the hydrogen-free fluid is displaced by the core samples and the core samples are immersed in the hydrogen-free fluid. The method also includes transferring a gas into the vessel to occupy a space in the vessel and sealing the vessel via a cap on an end of the vessel. Methods of analyzing the core samples core samples collected from a reservoir and a rock and fluid sampling tool are also provided. |
| US10053935B2 |
Lubricating compositions for use with downhole fluids
An aqueous-based downhole fluid having a lubricant therein may be circulated within a subterranean reservoir wellbore where the downhole fluid may be or include a drilling fluid, a completion fluid, a fracturing fluid, a drill-in fluid, a workover fluid, and combinations thereof. The lubricant may include a clay stabilizer and a vegetable oil derivative, such as but not limited to, a sulfonated vegetable oil. The downhole fluid may include the lubricant in an effective amount for lubricating a first surface. |
| US10053934B2 |
Floor mounted racking arm for handling drill pipe
A racking arm assembly is adapted to be mounted on a drill floor of a drilling rig and includes a lift arm assembly having a first arm that is movably coupled to a vertical support column, wherein the lift arm assembly is adapted to be raised and lowered along a vertical length of the vertical support column during a pipe handling operation. A lift jaw assembly is pivotably coupled to a second arm of the lift arm assembly and includes a lift jaw assembly having a lift jaw gripping apparatus that is adapted to grip and fixedly hold a drill pipe stand proximate a pin end of the drill pipe stand during the pipe handling operation. The lift jaw gripping apparatus is further adapted to be rotated relative to the lift arm assembly about a substantially horizontal axis while the lift jaw gripping apparatus is fixedly holding the drill pipe stand. |
| US10053931B2 |
Drive of an earth drilling device, earth drilling device, and a method for driving an earth drilling device
The invention relates to a drive of a slide of an earth drilling device having a rotary drive and a pinion that is driven by the rotary drive and can be engaged with a rack, wherein the rotary drive is engaged with another pinion which can be engaged with the rack. |
| US10053930B2 |
Track assembly for drilling drive system
A drilling drive system is provided. The drilling drive system has a mast having a longitudinal axis and a surface extending along the longitudinal axis. A bar is fixed to the surface of the mast and extends along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of rungs is disposed along the length of the bar, and a floating chain is disposed around the mast. A drive sprocket has a plurality of teeth that engage the plurality of rungs and the floating chain. |
| US10053929B2 |
Extension members for subsea riser stress joints
An extension member for coupling a tapered stress joint to a basket coupled to a porch extending from an offshore platform is disclosed. In an embodiment, the extension member includes a central axis, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. In addition, the extension member includes a radially inner surface extending axially from the first end to the second end. The inner surface includes a first mating profile proximate the first end that is configured to engage a radially outer surface of the tapered stress joint. Further, the extension member includes a radially outer surface extending axially from the first end to the second end. The outer surface includes a second mating profile proximate the second end that is configured to slidingly engage a mating profile within the basket. |
| US10053927B2 |
Multi-conduit coiled tubing assembly including pivotal clamping members
In a coiled tubing assembly for use in a wellbore, the tubing assembly uses longitudinally spaced apart clamping members to clamp two or more coiled tubing members alongside one another. Each clamping member includes a clamping portion extending circumferentially about each coiled tubing member so as to be rotatable in relation thereto, and a connecting portion joined between the clamping portions. A longitudinal positioning element is fixed relative to one of the tubing members in association with each clamping member such that the clamping member remains pivotal relative to the positioning element and the tubing members upon which it is fixed. The longitudinal positioning element thus only restricts the respective clamping assembly in the longitudinal direction along the tubing members without restricting relative twisting between the tubing members. |
| US10053923B2 |
Enhanced union connection
An enhanced union connection for connecting tubular members together. The enhanced union connection may include a male end member, a female end member, a wing nut, and nut retaining segments. The union connection is configured to quickly and easily connect and disconnect tubular members together, while providing and maintaining a robust connection and seal (e.g. up to 15,000 psi or more) between the tubular members when connected together. |
| US10053918B2 |
Catch mechanism for retaining components in a downhole motor
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for retaining components in a downhole motor in the event of a mechanical separation or failure of one or more components therein. As described, the retention mechanism does not require a threaded connection to components of the mud motor drivetrain. Downhole motor assemblies including the new catch mechanism also include a structural element to engage the catch assembly and the components to which it is attached in the event of a mechanical failure within the mud motor assembly. |
| US10053914B2 |
Method and application for directional drilling with an asymmetric deflecting bend
A method and related apparatus for forming a wellbore in a subterranean formation includes forming a drill string that has a drill bit at a distal end, a drilling motor configured to rotate the drill bit with a drive shaft; a joint coupled to the drive shaft; and an actuator assembly displacing the drive shaft between a first and a second deflection angle, the drive shaft being movable at each of the deflection angles until a predetermined weight is applied to the bit. The method also includes conveying the drill bit through the wellbore and fixing the drive shaft in at least one of the first and the second deflection angles by applying a predetermined weight on the bit. |
| US10053909B2 |
Triple-shade roller blind
A triple-shade roller blind includes a reel shaft for reeling a curtain having front and rear shade layers and a plurality of shading strips interconnecting the front and rear shade layers, and an adjusting assembly having a rotatable coupling member journalled on a pivot pin and coupled with the reel shaft to rotate the same, and an adjusting rod extending downwardly of and rotatable relative to the coupling member. A movement converting mechanism is disposed to convert rotation of the adjusting rod into the rotation of the coupling member as well as the reel shaft so as to adjust the distance between the front and rear shade layers and the shading areas of the shading strips. |
| US10053906B1 |
Garage door opener system and method of operating a garage door opener system
A garage door opener system having a garage door opener and a remote input device electrically connected to the garage door opener by an electrical conductor. The remote input device receives power by the electrical conductor. The remote input device includes a device controller to communicate an event message, monitor for an acknowledgement message within a time period, and repeat the event message when the acknowledgement message is not received within a time period. The garage door opener includes a master controller. The master controller receives the event message and communicates the acknowledgement message in response to receiving the event message. Also disclosed is a method of operating the garage door opener system. |
| US10053905B2 |
Vehicle communication system and mobile device
Provided is a vehicle communication system and a mobile device that make it possible to automatically open a vehicle door without impairing security or convenience. A vehicle communication system includes: an on-board device (1) that outputs a control signal for opening a vehicle door (D); and a mobile device (2) that transmits a reservation signal pertaining to a reservation for opening the vehicle door (D), to the on-board device (1), the on-board device (1) outputting the control signal by performing predetermined communication with the mobile device (2) upon receiving the reservation signal. The mobile device (2) includes: a mobile transmission unit that transmits the reservation signal; an acceptance unit that accepts an operation pertaining to transmission of the reservation signal; and a transmission control unit that causes the mobile transmission unit to repeatedly transmit the reservation signal upon the acceptance unit accepting the operation. |
| US10053895B2 |
Door holding device
A door holding device for selectively holding and releasing a vehicle door may include a door holding arm being connected to a vehicle and slidably connected to a door of the vehicle; a plunger shaft for selectively engaging the door holding arm; a guide pin; and a channel; a guide block to guide the plunger shaft; a bearing to stabilize the travel of the door holding arm. |
| US10053890B2 |
Holder
A holder for a two-wheeler lock, in particular of the type of a folding lock, has a support region for contacting a tube section of a two-wheeler, and a mount which comprises at least one first holding section and one second holding section, wherein the first holding section and the second holding section are spaced apart from one another and define a reception opening for the two-wheeler lock, and wherein the first holding section includes an angle with the second holding section. The holder is characterized in that the angle between the first holding section and the second holding section is variable, with the holder having a locking device which is effective between the first holding section and the second holding section of the holder and which has a clamping lever which is movable between a fixing position and a removal position, with the two-wheeler lock located in the reception opening being fixable by means of clamping by a movement of the clamping lever out of the removal position into the fixing position. |
| US10053885B2 |
Suspension lift
A suspension lift apparatus includes a platform, a plurality of direction changing sheaves and lifting sheaves mounted to the platform, a plurality of cables and a lifting mechanism positioned on the platform. Ends of cables mounted above the platform extend through the sheaves and are coupled at the opposite cable ends to the lifting mechanism disposed on the platform. Actuation of the lifting mechanism causes the platform to rise or descend. The cables are anchorable to a structure such as a ceiling above the platform. The suspension lift apparatus may include legs to provide an overhead anchor point. |
| US10053884B1 |
Vehicle service system and methods
A vehicle service system allowing a person in a sitting position access to the underside of a vehicle, waste recovery systems, and storage compartments. |
| US10053883B2 |
Cleaning apparatus for pool cleaning vehicle with endless loop track
A cleaning structure is attachable to a submersible pool cleaning vehicle (PCV). In one exemplary embodiment the PCV has an endless loop track and a chassis therefore. The cleaning structure attaches to the chassis and acts as a cap covering the drive wheels and track. The cleaning structure includes a base and bristles extending outwardly therefrom. The bristles define fingers. In one embodiment, the fingers are of a uniform length. In another embodiment, the fingers are of a graduated length. Others embodiments include the fingers being distributed on the base in a random pattern. |
| US10053882B2 |
Pool return fitting assembly
A pool return fitting assembly with a pool return body, a pool return cover with an opening aligned with the pool return body's opening. The outer surface of the pool return cover may include an uneven surface bordering the opening with barriers projecting out from the pool return cover away from the pool return body, the barriers separated by channels in fluid communication with the opening through the pool return cover. A fin is positioned within the opening of the pool return cover and tapers towards the interior surface of the pool return body as the fin extends farther away from the pool return cover. |
| US10053880B2 |
Locking and pivoting latch for a fence support post
A support post comprising first and second elongate members, a ceiling engaging member at the upper end of the first elongate member and a floor engaging member at the lower end of the second elongate member. A spring biases the ceiling engaging member away from the upper end of the first elongate member. A lock maintains the spring in a compressed configuration. When in its unlocked position the lock releases the spring and permits it to apply a biasing force to the ceiling engaging member, urging the ceiling engaging member away from the upper end of the first elongate member. A latch is secured to the first elongate member and permits telescopic movement between the elongate members when said lock is in its locked position. The latch engages the second elongate member when the lock is in its unlocked position and resists relative telescopic movement between the elongate members. |
| US10053879B1 |
Method for remediating water damage to a masonry structure
A method of remediating a water-damaged masonry building without removing any masonry from the building, and simultaneously providing water proofing to the structure. The method involves installing a parging coat of a reliner to the pest control wire over cleaned weep holes in masonry and to a water damaged interior portions of an installed masonry exterior wall. The reliner is cured. The method involves caulking a sill plate with gasket to a foundation of the water damaged masonry building with a silicon sealant after installing the reliner. Next each wag panel is connected to the water damaged studs forming a continuous seamless structure in the remediated building that prevents water incursion into the building after remediation of at least 95% and without removing the masonry. |
| US10053878B2 |
Fall protection anchor
A rooftop fall protection anchor that comprises a horizontal plate, an anchor connection on the top of the horizontal plate, and at least one vertical member on the bottom of the horizontal plate. The horizontal plate and vertical member(s) are designed to butt against the building framing, and have holes to accommodate fasteners to attach the horizontal plate and vertical member(s) to the building framing. The anchor connection may have at least one opening to attach a connection device of a personal fall arrest system (PFAS). |
| US10053876B2 |
Mold for modular units for insulating concrete forms
Embodiments of modular building units (blocks) are disclosed that can be stacked to provide insulating concrete forms (ICFs). The blocks are formed of a foamed polymer material, such as foamed polyurethane. The blocks, when assembled together in an ICF, are configured to form one or more vertical columns of concrete and one or more horizontal beams of concrete intersecting the one or more columns, in a manner of post and beam construction. The blocks can be tightly interlocked with other blocks in a construction process. The disclosed blocks can include significant interior space for rebar and concrete to be inserted to construct the structure. Molds and methods for producing modular units are also disclosed. The molds and methods enable rapid production and removal of modular building units from the molds. Methods of constructing structures using the modular building units are also disclosed. |
| US10053873B2 |
Handle assemblies with vibration dampening assemblies for concrete finishing machines
A handle assembly for a power tool includes a main handle having a first end configured to couple to the power tool and a handle bar having a first end coupled to the main handle. The handle bar has an isolation bushing positioned at a first vibration dampening point and configured to dampen vibrations transmitted between the main handle and the handle bar. A vibration dampening assembly couples the handle bar to the main handle at a second vibration dampening point and is configured to further dampen vibrations transmitted between the main handle and the handle bar. The vibration dampening assembly includes a collar that encircles the main handle and a pair of annular resilient member positioned between the collar and the main handle. The collar defines a pair of circumferential grooves that receive the annular resilient member, and the resilient members are configured to be compressed into the circumferential grooves such that dampening of vibrations and maneuverability of the power tool varies as the resilient member is compressed. |
| US10053872B2 |
Leveling spacer for the laying of slab products
A leveling spacer device, for laying slab-shaped products, includes: a base, positionable posteriorly of a laying surface of at least two slab-shaped products adjacent and flanked with respect to a flanking direction; a separator which rises from and is squared to the base, and is configured to contact, on opposite sides, lateral facing flanks of the two flanked slab-shaped products; a threaded shank which rises from the separator element with a screwing axis perpendicular to the base; a presser screwable to the threaded shank and a collar rotatably associated with respect to a rotation axis coinciding with the screwing axis, to an end of the presser facing towards the base, so that the collar is axially interposed between the end of the presser and the base. A constraint is defined between the collar and the presser, and is configured to axially constrain the collar and the presser. |
| US10053870B2 |
Building material
Provided is a building material that is disposed between an inter-floor separation layer configured to separate floors of a building having a plurality of floors from each other and a bottom layer disposed above the inter-floor separation layer. The building material includes a support member disposed between the inter-floor separation layer and the bottom layer, having a top surface of which at least a portion contacts the bottom layer, and including a protruding portion protruding downward, extending in at least one direction, and having an inner space and a plurality of damping members disposed between the inter-floor separation layer and the support member and each of which has a lower plate contacting a portion of the inter-floor separation layer and an upper plate contacting a portion of the support member to allow the inter-floor separation layer to be spaced apart from the support member. |
| US10053868B2 |
Floor panel and floor covering consisting of a plurality of such floor panels
The invention relates to a floor panel, in particular a laminated floor panel. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled floor panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for mutually coupling two floor panels, in particular laminated floor panels, according to the invention. |
| US10053867B2 |
Apparatus for diverting water
An apparatus for and method of diverting water is provided. The apparatus includes a contoured bottom configured to engage a roofing surface, a backwall extending from the contoured bottom and first and second sidewalls extending from the contoured bottom. The method involves using the apparatus to engage a roofing surface, receive a flow of water, direct the flow of water, and drain the flow of water through an opening. |
| US10053865B2 |
Solar heat responsive exterior surface covering
An exterior surface covering has a colored outer layer that transmits infrared radiation and an inner layer with a thermochromic pigment that absorbs heat at low temperature and reflects at high temperatures. The outer layer conceals the color change of the thermochromic pigment. |
| US10053864B2 |
One-touch coupling clip for coupling reinforcing bars
A coupling clip for coupling an upper reinforcing bar and a lower reinforcing bar includes a pair of side members spaced apart from each other and provided to be inclined with respect to the upper reinforcing bar, an upper member having a semicircle-shaped upper reinforcing bar coupling groove, and lower members being formed to vertically protrude from the lower end of each side member and having semicircle-shaped lower reinforcing bar coupling grooves. The side members and the lower members are formed to be inclined, such that a line connecting the upper part of the upper reinforcing bar coupling groove and the lower end of the lower reinforcing bar coupling groove has a vertical distance, and is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper reinforcing bar when the one-touch coupling clip is combined to the upper reinforcing bar and the lower reinforcing bar intersecting each other orthogonally. |
| US10053863B2 |
Multi-purpose anchor devices
A multi-purpose anchor device for use in anchoring one or more tension cables and one or more window or curtain walls. In this respect, the anchor includes a channel, angle bracket, or plate for use in attaching to a window or curtain wall. One or more tension cables are also coupled to the anchor, which anchors the tension cables. The multi-purpose nature of the anchor allows for the reduction in materials cost, installation time, and conflict issues between placement of previously known anchors. |
| US10053859B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a window wall with flush slab edge covers
Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for providing a window wall with flush slab edge covers. A window wall system can include a sill receptor configured to fixably attach to a top surface of a slab. The window wall system may include a head receptor configured to fixably attach to an underside surface of the slab. The window wall system can include a window wall panel including panel infill and a panel sill configured to detachably couple to the sill receptor. The window wall system may include a slab edge cover including cover infill. The slab edge cover can be configured to detachably couple to the window wall panel and the head receptor. In various embodiments, an exterior surface of the panel infill and an exterior surface of the cover infill are configured to flushly align when the slab edge cover is detachably coupled to the window wall panel. |
| US10053858B2 |
Demountable wall system
A demountable modular wall system including a series of individual glass panels that can be positioned adjacent to each other. Each of the individual glass panels is supported by a panel height adjustment mechanism that allows the height of each side of the glass panel to be adjusted. Each wall panel includes an upper trim section that is stationary relative to the movable glass panels. Each of the individual glass panels can include a stiffening channel to reinforce the vertical side edges of the glass panel. A vertical trim section can be attached to cover the panel joint between adjacent glass panels. A sliding door track can be attached to the top end of the wall panel to support a sliding door. |
| US10053857B1 |
Expansion joint cover plate with retained spring biasing
An expansion joint cover plate assembly for covering a gap between first and second sections of a building formation such as wall, floor or ceiling of a building. The assembly includes a cover plate, a support structure for supporting the plate relative to the building formation and a spring biasing structure for holding the plate against the support structure. |
| US10053855B2 |
Cluster cap sealing mechanism and method
A cluster cap sealing mechanism and method for a Geodesic construction. A packaging for a sealant placed in a ring wherein the ring is a sealant delivery device for providing a predetermined volume of sealant to the joints of the Geodesic construction. |
| US10053852B2 |
Method for temporarily closing off a gutter being covered by a grate of a paved part of the earth's surface; as well as a closing organ for a gutter
A grate (111)-covered gutter (110) of a paved part of the earth's surface (100) is temporarily closed off by means of a closing organ (130), the gutter (110) being connected to a sewage pipe (120). Thus, the draining away of contaminating liquid can be prevented. The closing organ (130) includes a valve (131 fitted rotatably in the gutter (110). The valve (131) can be in a first stable position wherein the valve (131) seals. The valve can also be in a second stable position in which the valve (131) releases the gutter (110) for the discharge of liquid (rainwater) to the sewage pipe. |
| US10053849B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet of the present invention is provided with a toilet main body and a storage tank supplying cleaning water to a supply opening of the toilet main body. The toilet main body includes a bowl, a rim, a rim water passage formed on an entire circumference of the rim, and an aperture formed on the entire circumference of the rim, and a water conduit formed between the supply opening and the rim water passage. The water conduit includes an upstream water conduit extending to the right side from the supply opening, and a downstream water conduit extending to the left side from the upstream water conduit, and the downstream water conduit is formed such that a downstream end of an inner wall surface on the right side is positioned in the left side to a center line of the toilet main body in the left-right direction. |
| US10053842B2 |
Sanitary fitting
A sanitary fitting includes a pipe section which has a valve seat and which receives a valve upper part which bears against the valve seat and which includes a head piece which is traversed centrally by a spindle which is rotatably and/or pivotably mounted in the head piece and via which a control disc can be moved relative to an inlet disc within the head piece, wherein the valve upper part is releasably connected to the pipe section, wherein a device for the defined positioning of the valve upper part within the pipe section in at least two rotary positions offset by an angle of orientation is arranged. |
| US10053838B2 |
Coupler load measurement for work vehicle
A coupler assembly for coupling a work implement to a work vehicle includes a coupler mounted to the work vehicle and to the work implement. The coupler assembly further includes at least one force sensor mounted to the coupler and configured to collect force data associated with force transferred by the coupler assembly from the work implement to the work vehicle. The coupler assembly includes at least one acceleration sensor mounted to the coupler and configured to collect acceleration data associated with acceleration of the coupler assembly during operation. The acceleration sensor and the force sensor are configured to be coupled to a controller that receives and processes the force data and the acceleration data to determine a mass of a load of the work implement. |
| US10053834B2 |
Building foundation and soil stabilization method and system
System and means soil stabilization and moisture control for building foundations including methods and systems for stabilization moisture in a site for building foundation by applying soil moisture stabilization material in various forms, a preferred stabilization material being a mixture of aluminosilicate Pozzolan mineral and granular material such as sand. |
| US10053832B2 |
Molded concrete U-wall construction block employing a metal reinforcement cage having stem reinforcement portions with open apertures formed therein for multiple purposes
A molded concrete U-wall construction block including a molded concrete U-wall construction block structure formed from cured concrete poured about a block cage made from reinforcing material during a block manufacturing process. The block cage includes an open aperture formed in each of its stem reinforcing portions. During the block manufacturing process, the first and second support members of a support mechanism are inserted within the open apertures formed in the stem reinforcing sections of the block cage, and cooperate with the open apertures of the block cage so as to (i) support the block cage when being loaded into a block manufacturing machine, (ii) define central apertures molded in each stem portion of the concrete U-wall construction block structure, and (iii) lift the molded concrete U-wall construction block when being unloaded from the machine. |
| US10053825B1 |
Multi-application nose sheeting
A system for displaying a desired reflective sheeting striping pattern on a traffic management device includes providing a portable panel having reflecting sheeting affixed to a face thereof, orienting the portable panel as desired, and affixing the panel to the device using fastener holes disposed about a perimeter of the panel. The displayed striping pattern may be easily changed by removing the panel from the device, turning the panel over to display an opposing side, on which is displayed a different striping pattern, and reattaching the panel to the traffic management device so that the opposing side of the panel is displayed, or by removing the panel from the traffic management device, rotating the panel by 90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees, and then reattaching the panel to the traffic management device so that the same particular striping pattern is oriented in a different direction. |
| US10053824B2 |
Road construction machine, particularly a paving machine or charging machine
A road building machine wherein the danger of material falling out as the supply container is loaded is avoided. For this it is proposed that the container halves each have at least one shield which can be moved away as the container halves are folded up. Road building machines, more particularly road pavers and feeders are supplied with road building material from trucks, and, in order to receive the road building material the road building machines have supply containers with two movable container halves, and, when the supply container is filled, the invention helps prevents road building material from falling out from the supply container. |
| US10053823B2 |
Method and apparatus for sealing cracks
A portable dispensing device for dispensing a crack sealant, comprises an outer housing, a melting kettle for holding crack sealant to be melted, a guide mechanism in the housing below the kettle for positioning a burner below the kettle, a burner assembly removably mounted in an air gap between the outer housing and the melting kettle using the guide mechanism, the removable burner assembly configured to direct a flame against a surface of the melting kettle, a control valve fluidly connected to the melting kettle to dispense melted crack sealant, and a handle assembly for manually moving the portable dispensing device. |
| US10053822B2 |
Construction machine with network for data transmission
The disclosure relates to a construction machine with a paving screed to install a road surface, whereby the construction machine is a self-propelled road paver and comprises at least one power line for power supply of at least one electric consumer of the paving screed and whereby the construction machine contains a network for data transmission between at least one sender integrated in the network and at least one receiver integrated in the network. Furthermore, according to the disclosure, at least one section of the power line is integrated in the network and configured for data transmission between the sender and the receiver. |
| US10053819B2 |
Rail alignment tool
A rail alignment tool for aligning a rail segment of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties is provided. The rail alignment tool includes a first side member and a second side member. The first side member includes first and second adjustment arms, and a first connecting member between the adjustment arms. The adjustment arms are positioned on opposite sides of a railroad tie. The second side member receives the adjustment arms and includes a second connecting member. At least one of the side members includes a first adjustment member that extends from the first and/or second connecting members in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rail segment. The adjustment arms engage a bottom surface of the rail segment and move the rail segment away from the railroad tie when the first adjustment member is extended. |
| US10053817B2 |
Process for the manufacture of structured materials using nano-fibrillar cellulose gels
A process for manufacturing structured material by providing cellulose fibers and at least one filler and/or pigment, combining the cellulose fibers and the at least one filler and/or pigment, fibrillating the cellulose fibers in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until a gel is formed, subsequently providing additional non-fibrillated fibers, and combining the gel with the additional non-fibrillated fibers. |
| US10053815B2 |
System and method for organizing clothing
The invention is directed toward a system and method for folding and organizing clothes. The system comprises a support base, a securing strap, and a roller. The securing strap is placed on the top surface of the support base. Clothing is placed on the top surface over the securing strap. The roller is rolled over the clothing and the clothing is wrapped around the roller. The roller engages the securing strap and causes the securing strap to wrap around the clothing and securely maintain the clothing in an organized roll. The support base may have a pair of foldable wings to permit a user to fold the sides of the clothing in prior to rolling up the clothing. |
| US10053812B2 |
Drive unit of a laundry machine and laundry machine having the same, and a controlling method of the laundry machine
The present disclosure relates to a twin laundry machine, more particularly, to a twin laundry machine configured to control mutual motor operations of one or more laundry machines provided therein not to be overlapped with each other, in case the one or more laundry machines are put into operation to perform washing. The present disclosure also relates to a twin laundry machine of which a motor for driving a drum has an improved heat radiation function, more particularly, to a twin laundry machine which includes a sub-washing machine with a smaller size than a normal washing machine and frequent exposure to high temperature usage environments. |
| US10053811B2 |
Washing machine
Disclosed herein are a washing machine, which includes a main body in which a main entrance is formed at a front thereof, a tub that is provided inside the main body, and a main door that is coupled to the main body to open and close the main entrance and includes a glass member and a holder member. The glass member includes a flange portion that is coupled to the holder member, and a body portion that protrudes toward an inside of the tub and has an auxiliary entrance formed therein for inputting laundry to the inside of the tub while the main door is closed. With this configuration, opening the auxiliary door and additionally inputting laundry is possible during a washing cycle. |
| US10053810B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus and door thereof
The laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet providing an accommodation space, a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet, a front cover unit provided on a portion of a front surface of the cabinet and having a cover hole provided to enable introduction and discharge of laundry into the drum, and a door assembly provided on the front cover unit so as to open or close the cover hole. The door assembly includes a hinge unit having one side separably coupled to the front cover unit and a remaining side separably coupled to the door assembly, so as to rotate the door assembly, and a handle unit separably coupled to the door assembly. The hinge unit and the handle unit are separably coupled to the door assembly by exchanging positions thereof. |
| US10053802B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing ultra-smooth knitted fabric using hairy yarn
Method and apparatus for producing ultra-smooth knitted fabric using hairy yarn belong to a technical field of textile. Yarn is false-twisted in a rotary holding form, for rotating the yarn stem on an ironing face. Meanwhile, a directional hairiness stretching device directionally ejects a steam flow towards the yarn, for reversely and orderly pre-wrapping hairiness on the rotating stem of the yarn, which avoids the yarn imperfection occurrence as the hairiness randomly or vertically wrapping onto the yarn stem. A vortex hair-wrapping device is used, so as to reversely wrap all the rest hairiness on the stem of the yarn, wherein a wrapping direction is opposite to a yarn moving direction for increasing difficulty of pulling out the wrapped hairiness during weft knitting, and increasing hair-wrapping tightness and fastness. The ultra-smooth yarn treatment apparatus is reasonably constructed and easily operated, which facilitates wide application. |
| US10053801B2 |
Sheath and core yarn for thermoplastic composite
A yarn containing a core of continuous filaments of an inorganic material and a sheath of staple fibers of a thermoplastic polymer is provided. The yarn can be formed into a fabric or unidirectional tape, which can then be heated under pressure to form a composite material that has excellent mechanical strength yet is lightweight. The fabric can be molded into a composite material having a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape because of its excellent drapability. The composite material can be used in aircraft parts, automotive parts, marine parts, consumer electronic parts, and other products. |
| US10053797B2 |
Crystal growth apparatus and thermal insulation cover of the same
A crystal growth apparatus includes a crucible, a heating device, a thermal insulation cover, and a driving device. The crucible contains materials to be melted, wherein the heating device heats the crucible to melt the materials; the thermal insulation cover is provided upon the materials, wherein the thermal insulation cover includes a main body, which has a bottom surface facing an interior of the crucible, and a insulating member being provided at the main body; the driving device moves the thermal insulation cover towards or away from the materials, whereby, the thermal insulation cover effectively blocks heat conduction and heat convection, which prevents thermal energy from escaping out of the crucible. |
| US10053796B2 |
Method for manufacturing group III nitride substrate formed of a group III nitride crystal
There is provided a method for manufacturing a group III nitride substrate, including: preparing a plurality of seed crystal substrates formed into shapes that can be arranged with side surfaces opposed to each other; bonding the plurality of seed crystal substrates on a base material by an adhesive agent in an appearance that the seed crystal substrates are arranged with the side surfaces opposed to each other; growing a group III nitride crystals above main surfaces of the plurality of seed crystal substrates, so that crystals grown on each main surface are integrally combined each other; and obtaining a group III nitride substrate formed of the group III nitride crystal. |
| US10053788B2 |
Process for monitoring, protection and safety shut-down of an electrolyser system
The invention concerns a process for monitoring failure situations related to feed and/or purge flow in electrolyzer cells, stacks or systems, said monitoring process being combined with appropriate actions to be taken in case of such failure situations, wherein (a) the current and/or the voltage are monitored and controlled over a single cell, over all the cells or over one or more selected cells in a stack or a system of stacks, (b) in case the current, the voltage or the ratio between voltage and current crosses its pre-defined threshold value, a failure mode is detected and communicated to the control system, and c) the voltage levels of the system are adjusted to be within safe limits (safe-mode limits). |
| US10053787B2 |
Electrolytic cathode structure and electrolyzer using the same
Provided are an electrolytic cathode structure that can suppress the degradation of an activated cathode even if a reverse current flows upon the stoppage of operation of an electrolyzer in an electrode structure allowing the distance between the electrode and an electrode current collector to be maintained at an approximately constant value, and an electrolyzer using the same.The electrolytic cathode structure includes a metal elastic cushion member 1 compressed and accommodated between an activated cathode 2 and a cathode current collector 3. At least a surface layer of the cathode current collector 3 consumes a larger oxidation current per unit area than the activated cathode. The electrolyzer is partitioned by an ion exchange membrane into an anode chamber for accommodating an anode and a cathode chamber for accommodating a cathode. The electrolytic cathode structure is used for the cathode. |
| US10053786B2 |
Differential pressure water electrolysis system
A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells, first and second end plates, and a high pressure hydrogen manifold. The high pressure hydrogen manifold is provided to distribute hydrogen in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, an anode separator, a cathode separator, an elastic member, a manifold member, and a cylindrical porous member. The manifold member is disposed between the anode separator and the electrolyte membrane to surround the high pressure hydrogen manifold and includes a seal chamber in which a sealing member is disposed to encircle and seal the high pressure hydrogen manifold. The cylindrical porous member is disposed in the manifold member between the seal chamber and the high pressure hydrogen manifold. |
| US10053784B2 |
Differential pressure water electrolysis system
A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells and a high pressure hydrogen manifold. The high-pressure water electrolysis cells are stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, a tabular anode separator, a tabular cathode separator, a sealing member, and a resin frame member. The resin frame member is disposed between the tabular anode separator and the tabular cathode separator so as to surround the sealing member and the anode current collector. The resin frame member includes a water supply port to introduce water for electrolysis and a water discharge port to discharge a surplus of the water after electrolysis. The high pressure hydrogen manifold is provided so as to distribute hydrogen in the stacking direction and so as to be encircled by the sealing member. |
| US10053781B2 |
Solid state inhibitor for pipeline and flowline applications
A system for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines. The system includes a solid formulation comprising a corrosion inhibitor; a container structured and arranged to permit the flow of fluids therethrough and confine the solid formulation; and a module structured and arranged to position the container within a flowpath of the pipeline or flowline and maintain its axial position. A method of inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines and an apparatus for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines are also provided. |
| US10053780B2 |
Method for depositing an anti-corrosion coating
Process for depositing a corrosion-protection coating on at least one portion of the surfaces of a metallic substrate having at least one cavity with an equivalent diameter emm<2 mm and a length/width ratio of greater than 150, using an aqueous suspension comprising powder of the metal to be deposited on the substrate combined with an agent for protecting the surface of the metal powder, a diluent, and at least one additive, the particles of the suspension each having an equivalent diameter d such that d≤emm/10. |
| US10053776B2 |
Method of detoxifying exhaust pipe and film forming apparatus
A method of detoxifying an exhaust pipe in a film forming apparatus configured to supply a raw material gas contending a harmful component and a reaction gas capable of generating a harmless reaction product by reaction with the raw material gas into a process chamber to perform a film forming process on a substrate while independently exhausting the raw material gas and the reaction gas from a raw material exhaust pipe and a reaction gas exhaust pipe connected to the process chamber, respectively, is provided. The method includes supplying the reaction gas into the raw material exhaust pipe to detoxify an interior of the raw material exhaust pipe during a predetermined period in which the film forming apparatus is operated and the film forming process is not performed. |
| US10053775B2 |
Methods of using amino(bromo)silane precursors for ALD/CVD silicon-containing film applications
Methods of using Si-containing film forming compositions to deposit silicon-containing films using vapor deposition processes are disclosed. The disclosed Si-containing film forming composition comprises an amino(bromo)silane precursor having the formula: SiHxBry(NR1R2)4−x−y wherein x=0, 1 or 2; y=1, 2 or 3; x+y<4; each R1 and R2 is independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, or hetero group; and R1 and R2 may be joined to form a cyclic nitrogen-containing heterocycle. The disclosed Si-containing film forming compositions include an amino(bromo)silane precursor selected from the group consisting of SiH2Br(NEt2), SiH2Br(N(iPr)2), SiH2Br(N(iBu)2) and SiBr(NMe2)3. |
| US10053772B2 |
Doped graphene
Methods of producing a uniformly or substantially uniformly doped relatively large area multi-layered graphene element are described comprising the steps of placing the graphene element and a dopant under low pressure conditions, and holding the graphene element and dopant at an elevated temperature for a period of time while under the low pressure conditions. In one arrangement, openings are formed in a multi-layered graphene element of relatively large area prior to doping. In another arrangement, a relatively large area multi-layered graphene element formed by an epitaxial growth technique is used. The invention also relates to an element produced using the aforementioned techniques. |
| US10053771B2 |
Physical vapor deposition system with target magnets controlled to only be above workpiece
A circular PVD chamber has a plurality of sputtering targets mounted on a top wall of the chamber. A pallet in the chamber is coupled to a motor for rotating the pallet about its center axis. The pallet has a diameter less than the diameter of the circular chamber. The pallet is also shiftable in an XY direction to move the center of the pallet beneath any of the targets so all areas of a workpiece supported by the pallet can be positioned directly below any one of the targets. A scanning magnet is in back of each target and is moved, via a programmed controller, to only be above portions of the workpiece so that no sputtered material is wasted. For depositing a material onto small workpieces, a cooling backside gas volume is created between the pallet and the underside of sticky tape supporting the workpieces. |
| US10053769B2 |
Target preparation
A method for coating workpieces includes the following steps: charging a coating chamber with the workpieces to be coated; closing and evacuating the coating chamber to a predetermined process pressure, starting a coating source, which comprises a target as a material source, whereby particles are accelerated from the surface of the target toward substrates, characterized in that until the target has been conditioned a shield is provided between the target surface and the substrate, wherein meanwhile the substrates to be coated are at least partially subjected to a pretreatment. |
| US10053768B2 |
Detaching probe from TEM sample during sample preparation
An improved method of preparing a TEM sample. A sample is extracted from a work piece and attached to a probe for transport to a sample holder. The sample is attached to the sample holder using charged particle beam deposition, and mechanically separated from probe by moving the probe and the sample holder relative to each other, without severing the connection using a charged particle beam. |
| US10053764B2 |
Method and steel component
A method for heat treating a steel component, which comprises the steps of: (a) carbonitriding the steel component, and (b) austenitically nitrocarburizing the steel component. |
| US10053761B2 |
Method for treatment of two surfaces of two metal parts
A method for treatment of two surfaces, each surface belonging to a metal part which is designed to be painted, the two surfaces being secured adjacent to one another or one on top of the other. The treatment method comprising a sandblasting step during which each surface is subjected to sandblasting, a projection step during which each surface thus sandblasted is subjected to thermal projection of an aluminum alloy, such as to compensate for the divergences between the two surfaces, and a finishing step during which the layer of aluminum alloy thus projected is subjected to mechanical finishing, such as to constitute a coating with a homogeneous surface. |
| US10053758B2 |
Production of high strength titanium
Certain embodiments of a method for increasing the strength and toughness of a titanium alloy include plastically deforming a titanium alloy at a temperature in an alpha-beta phase field of the titanium alloy to an equivalent plastic deformation of at least a 25% reduction in area. After plastically deforming the titanium alloy in the alpha-beta phase field, the titanium alloy is not heated to or above the beta transus temperature of the titanium alloy. After plastic deformation, the titanium alloy is heat treated at a heat treatment temperature less than or equal to the beta transus temperature minus 20° F. (11.1° C.). |
| US10053755B2 |
Super-hard structure, tool element and method of making same
A method for treating a super-hard structure, the method including heating the super-hard structure to a treatment temperature of at least 500 degrees centigrade and cooling the super-hard structure from the treatment temperature to a temperature of less than 200 degrees centigrade at a mean cooling rate of at least 1 degree centigrade per second and at most 100 degrees centigrade per second to provide a treated super-hard structure. A PCBN structure produced by the method may have flexural strength of at least 650 MPa. |
| US10053753B2 |
Aluminum-zinc plated steel sheet and method for producing the same
The aluminum-zinc plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes a plated steel sheet and a covering film that covers the plated steel sheet. The covering film contains a basic compound of transition metal other than cobalt and chromium, and metallic cobalt, or metallic cobalt and a cobalt compound. An amount of the covering film per one side is within a range of 0.01 to 0.8 g/m2. An amount in terms of mass of transition metal other than cobalt in the covering film per one side of the plated steel sheet is within a range of 4 to 400 mg/m2. An amount in terms of mass of cobalt in the covering film per one side of the plated steel sheet is within a range of 0.1 to 20 mg/m2. |
| US10053752B2 |
Steel component provided with a metallic coating giving protection against corrosion
A steel component having a steel substrate containing 0.3-3 wt.-% manganese, and an anti-corrosion coating applied to the steel substrate including a coating layer having at least 70 mass-% α-Fe(Zn,Ni) mixed crystal, the remainder being intermetallic compounds of Zn, Ni and Fe, and which has at its free surface a Mn-containing layer in which the Mn is present in metallic or oxidic form. |
| US10053751B2 |
Copper alloy sheet excellent in resistance property of stress relaxation
The invention provides a Cu—Ni—Sn—P alloy sheet satisfying the resistance property of stress relaxation in the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction and excellent in the other necessary properties as terminals and connectors. The invention relates to a Cu—Ni—Sn—P alloy sheet having a specific composition, which is made to contain specific atomic clusters containing at least any of an Ni atom or a P atom, as detected with a three-dimensional atom probe field ion microscope, in a specific density, by increasing the reduction ratio in the final cold rolling and by intentionally shortening the time for the rolling and the time to be taken before the final annealing at low temperature, and of which the necessary properties as a terminal or connector 3 are improved in that the resistance property of stress relaxation thereof in the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction is enhanced and the difference (anisotropy) in the resistance property of stress relaxation thereof between the parallel direction and the perpendicular direction to the rolling direction is reduced. |
| US10053750B2 |
Recovery of nickel in leaching of laterite ores
The invention provides a process for the leaching of a laterite ore or concentrate for the recovery of value metals, at least one value metal being nickel. The laterite ore or concentrate is subjected to a leaching step with a lixiviant comprising hydrochloric acid to leach nickel from the laterite ore. Nickel is extracted with an oxime at a lower pH than other processes for extraction of nickel from solution, especially after separation of iron and cobalt values. |
| US10053747B2 |
Steel part and method of manufacturing the same
A surface of a steel material cut to a desired shape and carbonitrided is heated by excitation and thereafter repeatedly heated/cooled a predetermined number of times, such that an ultrafine crystal layer is formed immediately under the surface of the steel material and at least a predetermined number of cracks are formed under the formed ultrafine crystal layer, thereby enabling to increase toughness of the surface or immediately thereunder and enhance tenacity and inhibiting growth of cracks. |
| US10053746B1 |
Process for repairing a worn carburized steel surface of a sprag clutch
A method of repairing a worn carburized surface on a sprag clutch comprising the steps of: grinding the worn carburized surface of the sprag clutch to prepare the surface for metallurgical bonding; place the worn carburized surface in a PVD Cathodic Arc chamber; preheat the worn carburized surface to remove moisture and provide for a good metallurgical bonding surface; reverse sputter clean the surface to remove any surface oxide; apply a first coating layer using the PVD process to a maximum thickness; change the coating macro topology by polishing the coated surface; apply a second coating layer using the PVD process to a maximum thickness; and, grind or polish the coating to a desired dimension. |
| US10053744B2 |
Yeast strain with high yield of glutathione
The present invention discloses a yeast strain with high yield of glutathione, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. Saccharomyces cerevisiae tlj2016 provided in the present invention has been deposited in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center of Microbe Preservation Management Committee, with a preservation number of CGMCC No. 12789. The strain can tolerate glucose with tolerance capability reaching 300 g/L, and has tolerance capability against L-cysteine that is far higher than that of the starting strain, contributing to the production of glutathione at conditions of high concentrations of glucose, with a final concentration of GSH produced through fermentation in a 5-L fermentation tank reaching 3308 mg/L. |
| US10053743B2 |
Method for predicting treatment efficacy of peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment in a subject suffering from hepatitis C
The present invention provides a method for predicting treatment efficacy of peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment in a subject suffering from chronic hepatitis C comprising: (a) measuring gene expression levels of genes comprising RSAD2, LOC26010, HERC5, HERC6, IFI44, SERPING1, IFITM3 and DDX60 of a blood sample from the subject after one week of the peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment; and (b) calculating a gene score according to cumulative fold change of the gene expression levels, when the gene score is equal to or higher than a cut-off value, the method predicts successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with the peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment for the subject. |
| US10053742B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting HEV nucleic acid
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits. |
| US10053740B1 |
Materials and methods for detecting source body fluids
The invention pertains to analyzing the levels of DNA methylation at specific genetic loci to detect specific body fluids, for example, vaginal secretions or vaginal epithelial cells, semen or sperms, saliva or buccal epithelial cells, or blood or blood cells. Particularly, the levels of methylation of DNA at the genetic loci corresponding to SEQ ID NOs: 1, 6, 11, and 16 are used to detect vaginal secretions or vaginal epithelial cells, semen or sperms, saliva or buccal epithelial cells, and blood or blood cells, respectively. The level of methylation at the specific loci can be determined by high-resolution melt analysis (HRM) or sequencing of the amplicons produced using specific primers designed to amplify the specific loci. Kits containing the primers and reagents for carrying out the methods disclosed herein are also provided. |
| US10053737B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating cancer by identifying one or more ERK mutations
The invention is directed to methods, reagents, and kits for the detection of MAPK/ERK pathway mutations in a patient diagnosed for cancer. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a sensitive and selective method to identify mutations to the BRAF, KRAS, and NRAS genes in a single reaction. In another aspect of this embodiment, the invention comprises primers and probes for the detection of the BRAF, KRAS, and NRAS mutations using a single nucleotide primer extension assay. In another embodiment the invention is used to identify and select patients amenable for treatment with an ERK inhibitor. |
| US10053733B2 |
Marker genes for oocyte competence
Cumulus cell (CC) gene expression is being explored as an additional method to morphological scoring to choose the embryo with the highest chance to pregnancy. The present invention relates to a novel method of identifying biomarker genes for evaluating the competence of a mammalian oocyte in giving rise to a viable pregnancy after fertilization, based on the use of live birth and embryonic development as endpoint criteria for the oocytes to be used in an exon level analysis of potential biomarker genes. The invention further provides CC-expressed biomarker genes thus identified, as well as prognostic models based on the biomarker genes identified using the methods of the present invention. |
| US10053730B2 |
Independently removable nucleic acid sequencing system and method
A technique for sequencing nucleic acids in an automated or semi-automated manner is disclosed. Sample arrays of a multitude of nucleic acid sites are processed in multiple cycles to add nucleotides to the material to be sequenced, detect the nucleotides added to sites, and to de-block the added nucleotides of blocking agents and tags used to identify the last added nucleotide. Multiple parameters of the system are monitored to enable diagnosis and correction of problems as they occur during sequencing of the samples. Quality control routines are run during sequencing to determine quality of samples, and quality of the data collected. |
| US10053724B2 |
Methylation detection of the MGMT promoter
A real-time method of detecting the presence and/or amount of a methylated or unmethylated gene of interest in a DNA-containing sample, comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the DNA-containing sample with a reagent which selectively modifies unmethylated cytosine residues in the DNA to produce detectable modified residues but which does not modify methylated cytosine residues (b) amplifying at least a portion of the methylated or unmethylated gene of interest using at least one primer pair, at least one primer of which is designed to bind only to the sequence of methylated or unmethylated DNA following treatment with the reagent, wherein at least one primer in the primer pair produces a detectable fluorescence signal during amplification which is detected in real-time (c) quantifying the results of the real-time detection against a standard curve for the methylated or unmethylated gene of interest to produce an output of gene copy number. |
| US10053722B2 |
Enrichment and isolation of microbial cells and microbial nucleic acids from a biological sample
A method for enrichment and isolation of microbial cells and microbial nucleic acids from a biological sample is described. The method comprises (i) adding to an initial volume of biological sample a differential cell lysis solution to obtain a final concentration of 0.1 to 1% of SDS in the sample; (ii) mixing the solution obtained in step (i) for a period of time sufficient to lyse the host cells present in the biological sample, while preserving the integrity of cells; and (iii) separating the microbial cells from the lysed host cells components. Differential cell lysis solutions and kits for practicing the method of the present invention are also provided. |
| US10053721B2 |
Antimicrobial resistance status determination device and method
A device and method for determining antimicrobial resistance status of a microorganism from a positive sample bottle is provided. The device may include a housing having a chamber for receiving a vial containing a sample; a light source positioned to direct light through a side of the chamber; and a photodetector positioned such that light transmitted or scattered by the sample is sensed by the photodetector. The device may also include a heat source and/or an agitation device. The method includes providing the device, loading a sample from an automated sample culture system into the vial; interrogating the vial using the light source and the photodetector; and determining the antimicrobial resistance status of the microorganism in the sample based on the interrogating step. The method may also include heating and/or agitating the sample. |
| US10053720B2 |
Vectors and host cells comprising a modified SV40 promoter for protein expression
The present disclosure is directed to expression vectors, comprising a weakened SV40 promoter, and recombinant mammalian cells capable of producing high levels of a polypeptide of interest, methods of generating and using such recombinant mammalian cells. |
| US10053715B2 |
Tailored oils
Recombinant DNA techniques are used to produce oleaginous recombinant cells that produce triglyceride oils having desired fatty acid profiles and regiospecific or stereospecific profiles. Genes manipulated include those encoding stearoyl-ACP desaturase, delta 12 fatty acid desaturase, acyl-ACP thioesterase, ketoacyl-ACP synthase, and lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase. The oil produced can have enhanced oxidative or thermal stability, or can be useful as a frying oil, shortening, roll-in shortening, tempering fat, cocoa butter replacement, as a lubricant, or as a feedstock for various chemical processes. The fatty acid profile can be enriched in midchain profiles or the oil can be enriched in triglycerides of the saturated-unsaturated-saturated type. |
| US10053709B2 |
Insulator to improve gene transfer vectors
The present invention solves the problem of providing more efficient barrier insulators to avoid vector silencing and to increase expression in the setting of gene transfer vectors, more particularly in the setting of gene transfer retroviral vectors. In this sense, the authors of the present invention have developed an improved insulator element, namely element IS2, which comprises the following combination of nucleic acid molecules, namely nucleic acid molecule HS4-650 bp as shown in SEQ ID No 2 and a synthetic S/MAR nucleic acid molecule containing 5 M/SARs recognition signatures (MRS) as shown in SEQ ID no 1. |
| US10053708B2 |
TCR(alpha)-LCR-derived gene regulatory cassettes
A method of delivering a transgene to a cell is provided. The method uses a vector that contains a T-cell receptor alpha locus control region (TCRαLCR) derived gene regulatory cassette having fewer than 5.0-kb. The method delivers the transgene with spatiotemporally specific gene expression and silencing-prevention controls to a cell such that a predetermined subset of progeny cell-types express a gene product from the transgene. Other progeny of the cell diminish, or silence, the expression of the gene product. |
| US10053705B1 |
Resistance alleles in soybean
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a soybean plant or germplasm having brown stem rot (BSR) and/or frogeye leaf spot (FLS) resistance. A soybean plant, part thereof and/or germplasm, including any progeny and/or seeds derived from a soybean plant or germplasm identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided. |
| US10053704B2 |
Soybean plant and seed corresponding to transgenic event MON87712 and methods for detection thereof
The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event. |
| US10053698B2 |
Recombinant microorganisms of Escherichia with L-threonine productivity and method of producing L-threonine using the same
The present invention relates to an E. coli mutant strain having enhanced L-threonine productivity, which is obtained by introducing the permease of Corynebacterium origin, and to method of producing L-threonine using the E. coli mutant strain. |
| US10053694B2 |
Polycomb-associated non-coding RNAS
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. |
| US10053680B2 |
Strain and a method to produce cellulase and its use
The present invention relates to a mutant strain of Trichodema reesei, namely, CCTCC No: M 2013540, that produces cellulase with high enzyme activity, and a method of producing thereof. The enzyme activity of the cellulase was as follows: Filter Paper Activity (FPA): 792 U/mL, Endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase (EG): 1389 U/mL, Exo-1,4-β-D-glucannase (CBH): 680 U/mL, β-1,4-glucosidase (BG): 486 U/mL. |
| US10053676B2 |
Arginine improves polymerase storage stability
Liquid storage solutions comprising polymerases are provided. |
| US10053675B2 |
Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase polypeptides and methods of use
Novel hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) polypeptides, variants and fragments thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same, capable of conferring commercial levels of conferring HPPD herbicide resistance or tolerance to plants. Compositions include amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for HPPD polypeptides, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same. Methods for the production and use of HPPD herbicide resistant plants that express these novel HPPD polypeptides, methods for selectively controlling weeds in a field at a crop locus, and methods for the assay, characterization, identification and selection of these novel HPPDs are also provided. |
| US10053672B2 |
Method for selecting a permissive cell line for replicating avian viruses
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining an untransformed avian cell line enabling in vitro avian virus replication. Said method includes the following steps: a) culturing avian embryonic stem cells in the presence of a stroma for at least 3 days; b) culturing for at least 2 days in a medium having a low serum concentration; c) culturing for at least 2 days in a medium having a low serum concentration containing 1 to 10 mM of hexamethyleme bisacetamide (HMBA); d) culturing for at least 10 days in a medium having a low serum concentration; and e) culturing or freezing an avian cell line enabling avian virus replication. The invention also relates to the resulting cell line and to the use thereof in vaccine preparations. |
| US10053668B2 |
Reprogramming bone endothelial cells for use in bone angiogenesis and osteogenesis
The present invention relates to a factor for reprogramming bone endothelial cells to promote bone angiogenesis and osteogenesis as well as to an ex vivo method for reprogramming a bone endothelial cell to achieve cells able to mediate bone angiogenesis and osteogenesis. The subtype of bone endothelial cells mediating bone angiogenesis and osteogenesis express CD31 and Endomucin as markers. |
| US10053666B2 |
Medium for preparing a neural cell and usage thereof
Usage of a protein kinase inhibitor in preparing a neural cell from a differentiated non-neural cell is provided. |
| US10053663B2 |
Centrifugation chamber with gas permeable membrane layers for cell cultivation
The invention is directed to a centrifuge chamber comprising a cylinder having a base plate and a cover plate, a rotational axis with at least one port for input and/or output of liquids, at least one port for input of gases and at least one layer for cell culturing, wherein the layer for cell culturing comprises a gas-permeable membrane on which cells can be cultured and wherein the at least one port for input and/or output of gases is connected to the gas-permeable membrane. |
| US10053661B2 |
Multilayer tissue culture vessel
The present invention discloses a vessel for culturing cells which includes: a bottom, a top, a tubular neck, and, one or more shelves. The first shelf adjoins the top with the first shelf being located intermediate the bottom and the top. The bottom, the top and the one or more shelves collectively define an enclosed volume for culturing cells with the enclosed volume being accessible by the opening in the tubular neck. Advantageously, this vessel provides high volume cell culture in a manner that increases efficiency and reduces the cost of culturing cells. |
| US10053660B2 |
Substrates for high-density cell growth and metabolite exchange
A polymer or other substrate optimized for growing cells is described, which takes the form of a micro-thin bag with gas permeable sides. Sides of the bag can be held at a fixed distance from one another with a multitude of tiny micropillars or other spacers extending between them, keeping the bag at a predetermined thickness and preventing the bag from collapsing and the sides from sticking together. In other embodiments, the sides may be held apart by gas pressure alone. A 0.01 μm to 1000 μm parylene or other biocompatible coating over the bag outsides controls the permeability of the bag material and provides a bio-safe area for cell growth. An alternate configuration uses open-cell foam with skins coated with a biocompatible coating. Tubes going into multiple bags can be connected to a manifold that delivers gaseous oxygen or removes carbon dioxide and other waste gases. Multiple bags can be stacked together tightly, with o-ring spacers in between, and housed within a vessel to form a high-surface area, ultra-compact cell growing system. For cells growing on the bags, liquid nutrients can be fed by way of the tube spacers, and oxygen and waste gases permeated through the bag sides and transported within the bags. |
| US10053653B2 |
Ambient moisture-activated hard surface treatment powder
Ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders containing persalt, positively charged phase transfer agent and alkaline pH buffering may be activatable without the addition of liquid. Some ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders are substantially free of bleach activators and/or chlorine. Methods of use of ambient moisture activatable powders include applying them to the surfaces to be treated. |
| US10053651B2 |
Method of making surfactant compositions and detergent compositions
The present invention relates generally to methods of making surfactant compositions and detergent compositions. |
| US10053650B2 |
Fragrance emanator devices and methods of attenuating fragrance habituation
A fragrance composition is described which comprises at least two different fragrance accords, wherein at least 30 wt % of each fragrance accord comprises the key contributor(s) of said fragrance accord and wherein the average of the odor detection thresholds of said key contributor(s) for each fragrance accord is within the same order of magnitude as the average of the odor detection thresholds of the key contributor(s) for said other fragrance accord(s), and wherein the base note(s) of each fragrance accord comprises less than 15% of the notes of said accord. Methods of manufacture thereof, together with methods of attenuating fragrance habituation, are also described. |
| US10053649B2 |
Method for purifying refined lipid phases
The present invention relates to a method for removing turbidity-inducing agents from a lipid phase. |
| US10053645B2 |
Ultraviolet curable resin composition, sliding member, and method for producing sliding member
There is provided a resin composition for a machinable liner of a sliding member. An ultraviolet curable resin composition for a self-lubricating liner contains a (meth)acrylate compound having an isocyanuric acid ring represented by the following formula and PTFE as a solid lubricant. In the formula (1), X is a group which contains an acryloyl group and is composed only of C, H, and O. Y and Z are groups each composed only of C, H, and O. PTFE is contained in an amount of 10 to 50% by weight with respect to a total amount of the ultraviolet curable resin composition. The ultraviolet curable resin composition is suitable for a self-lubricating liner 24 of a spherical bearing 20 having an outer race 22 and an inner race 26. |
| US10053641B2 |
Heavy crude oil viscosity reducer
A viscosity reducer based on vegetable extracts of natural origin is disclosed. The vegetable extracts include a mixture of phosphoglycerides and vegetable oils. A method of reducing the viscosity in heavy and extra heavy crude oil using the viscosity reducer is also disclosed. No aromatic base solvents are needed. A reduction in diluent usage is achieved using the viscosity reducer based on vegetable extracts. The viscosity reducer composition includes a mixture of phosphoglycerides, vegetable oil, non-aromatic solvent, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and stabilizer. |
| US10053639B2 |
Production of low cloud point diesel fuels and low freeze point jet fuels
Methods are provided for dewaxing a distillate fuel boiling range feed to improve one or more cold flow properties of the distillate fuel feed, such as cloud point, where the distillate fuel feed is fractionated to produce both a jet fuel product and an arctic diesel fuel product. The decrease of cloud point is achieved by using a feedstock having a concentration of nitrogen of less than about 50 wppm and a concentration of sulfur of less than about 15 wppm. Further, the dewaxing catalyst may have a reduced content of hydrogenation metals, such as a content of Pt or Pd of from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.35 wt %. A distillate fuel feed can be dewaxed to achieve a desired cloud point differential using a reduced metals content dewaxing catalyst under the same or similar conditions to those required for a dewaxing catalyst with higher metals content. |
| US10053637B2 |
Transition metal tungsten oxy-hydroxide
A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a unique transition metal tungsten oxy-hydroxide material. The hydroprocessing using the transition metal tungsten oxy-hydroxide material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking. |
| US10053636B2 |
Three-phase separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids
Systems and methods for separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids are provided. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the system uses a first three-phase gas separation followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating. |
| US10053635B2 |
Method for the treatment of a liquid, in particular a mineral oil
A method is disclosed for the treatment of a liquid, in particular a mineral oil, for increasing the portion of low-boiling fractions. The treatment comprises generating pressure waves having a first frequency, subjecting the liquid to said pressure waves in a region of application and feeding the so-treated liquid to a tank. At least one pipe flowed through by the treated liquid and immediately following said region of application is excited to oscillations of a second frequency, which is the resonance frequency of the excited system. |
| US10053632B2 |
Use of surfactants in water-based bitumen extraction processes
A process for extracting bitumen from oil sand ore to produce a bitumen froth having reduced solids is provided, comprising mixing the oil sand ore with water and a first process aid comprising at least one surfactant to form an oil sand slurry; conditioning the oil sand slurry to produce a conditioned oil sand slurry; and introducing the conditioned oil sand slurry into a separation zone for forming the bitumen froth having reduced solids. |
| US10053629B2 |
Methods for the use of ultra-clean char
Ultra-clean char is used to generate hydrocarbons and/or electricity in a clean environmentally friendly process. The ultra-clean char is produced by pyrolizing organic matter, such as coal or various organic waste. The pyrolized organic matter may be combusted in the presence of oxygen to produce heat, which can be used to generate electricity in a conventional boiler/generator system. Further, pyrolized organic matter can be combusted in the presence of carbon dioxide and further processed to produce various hydrocarbons. In other embodiments, the ultra-clean char may be subjected to an extraction process for capturing valuable rare earth elements. |
| US10053627B2 |
Method and apparatus for testing coal coking properties
A method of testing the coking qualities of sample quantities of coal in a test container and the structure of the test container are disclosed. A test container which is ideally reusable is adapted to receive one or more samples of coal to be tested and then the test container is inserted into a coking oven along with additional, conventional coal during a conventional coking operation. Following the completion or substantial completion of the coking operation, the test container is recovered and from the conventional converted coke and the sample(s) of coke are removed from the container for testing and evaluation. The container is recharged with one or more additional samples of coke and reused in another conventional coking operation. |
| US10053621B2 |
Methods for increasing the surface area of fractures or to increase the depth of penetration fractures in low permeability oil and gas reservoirs containing shale to increase productivity
A method of treating a subterranean formation includes providing capsules comprising at least one of a mineral acid, a Lewis acid, a hydrolysable acid precursor, and mixtures thereof; providing a carrier fluid; placing the capsules and the carrier fluid into a zone in a shale formation, the zone comprising fractures; allowing the capsules to at least partially dissolve. Upon the hydrolysis of the acid, etching of the faces of the fractures occurs. |
| US10053617B2 |
Method of chemically increasing the efficiency of peroxygen based viscosity reduction reactions
A method of reducing the viscosity of a viscosified fluid in an underground drilling operation comprising, where the introduction of a chelated transition metal catalyzes the viscosity reduction of the viscosified fluid. The chelated transition metal may be ferric methylglycinediacetate. Additionally, an uninhibited oxidizing agent, such as a peroxygen compound, may also be present in combination with the chelated transition metal to catalyze the viscosity reduction of the viscosified fluid. |
| US10053615B2 |
Method of applying solvent treatments using emulsions
Methods of delivering a low density solvent into a wellbore include combining an oleaginous solvent and a nonoleaginous fluid to form an emulsion, and injecting the emulsion into a wellbore. Other uses of low density solvent systems may include dissolving waxes and wax-containing residues in a wellbore, on downhole tools, from sand screens, or use in general cleanup operations in and outside of the wellbore. |
| US10053614B2 |
Compositions for enhanced fracture cleanup using redox treatment
A cleanup fluid for reducing a viscosity of a residual viscous material in fractures of a hydrocarbon-bearing formation is disclosed. The cleanup fluid includes an acid precursor, the acid precursor operable to trigger an exothermic reaction component and the exothermic reaction component operable to generate heat, where the heat is operable to reduce a viscosity of the residual viscous material to create a reduced viscosity material, the reduced viscosity material operable to flow from the fractures. |
| US10053610B2 |
Antifreeze proteins for use in downhole fluids
Antifreeze proteins having an ice-binding site, such as those derived from the Marinomonas primoryensis bacterium, may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for depressing the freezing point of the fluid compositions. The fluid composition may include the antifreeze protein and a base fluid, such as drilling fluids, servicing fluids, production fluids, completion fluids, injection fluids, refinery fluids, and combinations thereof. |
| US10053608B2 |
Method to fabricate high temperature composite
A method of fabricating a ceramic component includes processing a hybrid matrix blend formed of a ceramic precursor and a glass powder to form a hybrid matrix composite component. A polymer-derived ceramic component including a hybrid matrix composite formed of a hybrid matrix blend including at least one of a ceramic precursor and a conversion char, and a glass powder. |
| US10053606B2 |
Non-chromate corrosion inhibiting polythioether sealants
Compositions comprising thiol-terminated polythioether prepolymers, polyepoxides and non-chromate corrosion inhibitors suitable for use in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. Sealants prepared using the compositions adhere to a variety of aerospace substrates following exposure to aerospace fluids. |
| US10053599B2 |
Method and device for polymerizing a composition comprising hydridosilanes and subsequently using the polymers to produce silicon-containing layers
A method for polymerizing a composition including hydridosilanes and subsequently using the polymers to produce silicon containing layers, comprising the following steps: a) providing a substrate; b) providing a composition including at least one hydridosilane that is dissolved in at least one organic and/or inorganic solvent, or including at least one hydridosilane that is already present in liquid form without solvent, wherein the hydridosilanes comprise at least one linear and/or one branched hydridosilane of the general formula SinH2n+2, where n≥3, and/or a cyclic hydridosilane of the general formula SinH2n, where n≥3; c) polymerizing the composition from step b) by way of acoustic cavitation; and d) coating the surface of the substrate with reaction products from step c). A device for polymerizing a composition including hydridosilanes and subsequently using the polymers to produce silicon containing layers, comprising at least one reaction vessel (1) containing a composition that includes at least one hydridosilane that is dissolved in at least one organic and/or inorganic solvent, or at least one hydridosilane that is already present in liquid form without solvent, wherein the hydridosilanes comprise at least one linear and/or branched hydridosilane of the general formula SinH2n+2, where n≥3, and/or a cyclic hydridosilane of the general formula SinH2n, where n≥3, and/or containing the abovementioned hydridosilane solution or the pure liquid hydridosilane, to which at least monosilane and/or disilane and/or boron containing dopant and/or phosphorus containing dopant and/or a noble gas from the group Ar, He and/or nanoparticles and/or a polymerization initiator and/or a catalyst and/or surface tension modifying agents can be added, and an ultrasound source and/or a sound transducer (4) for generating acoustic cavitation and/or capillary waves, wherein the reaction vessel (1) has at least one closable opening (6), the substrate (8) to be coated is disposed opposite the opening (6), and the substrate (8) comprises a heating source (9) on the surface that faces away from the coating surface. |
| US10053595B2 |
Additives for improving drag injection
A composition comprising a drag reducing latex formulation produced by emulsion polymerization to create solid particles dispersed in an aqueous medium and an additive. The use of the composition results in a decrease of film formation while injected through a pump head when compared to the drag reducing latex formulation injected through the pump head. |
| US10053591B2 |
Ink set and duplex printing method
According to the invention, there is provided an ink set which contains at least one ink selected from a group of a black pigment ink, a self-dispersing color pigment ink, and a resin-dispersion color pigment ink. The moisture quantity of the black pigment ink is from 68 mass % to 75 mass %. The moisture quantity of the self-dispersing color pigment ink is from 62 mass % to 72 mass %. The moisture quantity of the resin-dispersion color pigment ink is from 68 mass % to 75 mass %. |
| US10053589B2 |
Surface treatment compositon for forming self-assembled coating capable of being easily coated, removed or recoated
The present invention relates to a surface treatment composition for forming a self-assembled coating layer which is easily coated and removed and a surface treatment method, where the self-assembled coating layer can be easily formed because of use of a compound having the hydroxyl groups as a diol are attached to an ortho position of a benzene ring and be removed by treatment of Al3+ or Fe3+. Thus, the surface can be reused by forming a new self-assembled coating layer, thereby making the surface treatment composition be applied to various researches and industrial fields of the self-assembly coating layer which are used for reduction in metal abrasion resistance, introduction of a chemical functional group for detecting a biomolecule, the surface hydrophilicity, introduction of an antifouling property to the surface, and the like. |
| US10053586B2 |
Method of applying an elastomeric coating composition
A method of applying an elastomeric coating composition to enhance or alter the aesthetic appearance of an automobile. The coating composition can be applied by spraying onto either a vehicle paint job or clear coat and is semi-permanent upon drying. The coating composition can be manually removed from the vehicle by peeling without damaging the underlying paint job or clear coat on the vehicle. |
| US10053585B2 |
Flame-retardant polymer composition
The invention relates to a flame-proofed polymeric composition suitable for coating workpieces, containing a vinyl acetate-containing thermoplastic polymer and an unsaturated elastomer containing double bonds as polymeric components, wherein the polymeric components are present in the form of a homogeneous polymeric mixture, and a mixture matrix vulcanized exclusively by a sulphur or sulphur-containing crosslinking system is formed, wherein the sulphur crosslinking system extends across the entire matrix and permeates the matrix completely, and—at least one flame retardant or a combination of flame retardants. The invention further relates to articles produced therefrom, and to composite elements coated with this composition and to a method for producing the same. |
| US10053582B2 |
Installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate
The present invention relates to an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate and/or mineralization of water and to the use of such an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or mineralization of water and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate. |
| US10053581B2 |
Process for the preparation of crumbles comprising calcium carbonate
The present invention relates to crumbles comprising at least one calcium carbonate-containing material, a process for the preparation of the crumbles, an article comprising the crumbles as well as an use of the crumbles in paper making, paper coating, food, plastic, preferably films, more preferably blown films or breathable films, fibres, polyvinyl chloride, plastisols, thermosetting polymers, more preferably thermosetting unsaturated polyesters or thermosetting unsaturated polyurethanes, agricultural, paint, coatings, adhesives, sealants, pharmaceuticals, agricultural, construction and/or cosmetic applications. |
| US10053574B2 |
Maleic anhydride grafted LLDPE having high melt index
Disclosed is a linear low-density polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride (MAH-g-LLDPE). The MAH-g-LLDPE has a unique combination of properties including a low density and a high melt index. |
| US10053572B2 |
Masterbatch, method for fabricating the same, and a film fabricated from the masterbatch
The disclosure provides a masterbatch, a method for fabricating the same and a film formed from the masterbatch. The masterbatch includes a product prepared from a composition via polymerization and granulation. The composition includes: terephthalic acid; and a silicon dioxide dispersion, wherein the silicon dioxide dispersion includes surface-modified silicon dioxide particles disposed within ethylene glycol, and the surface-modified silicon dioxide particle has first functional groups and second functional groups bonded on the surface of the silicon dioxide particles, wherein the first functional groups have a structure represented by and the second functional groups include a C1-8 haloalkyl functional group, C1-8 alkoxy functional group, C1-8 aminoalkyl functional group, C2-8 alkenyl group, or epoxy group, R1 is hydrogen or a C1-3 alkyl functional group, and n is 1-4. |
| US10053564B2 |
Caps and closures
This disclosure relates to caps and closures manufactured from an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ≥3.0 ppm; ≥0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 20 dg/minute, a density from about 0.948 to about 0.968 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 54% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation. |
| US10053561B2 |
Hose rubber composition and hydraulic hose
A hose rubber composition and hydraulic hose having favorable oil resistance and excellent in cold resistance and manufacturing operability are provided. A hose rubber composition includes, as a rubber component: acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber A whose acrylonitrile content is less than 26%; and acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber B whose acrylonitrile content is 26% or more, wherein a mass ratio of the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber A and the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber B is in a range of 15:85 to 45:55. |