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US10073415B1	Developing device, image forming apparatus, and airflow controlling device A developing device includes a developing unit, a rotating member that rotates in a predetermined direction to generate an airflow in a space that accommodates the developing unit, and first and second partitioning members. The first partitioning member is disposed between the developing unit and the rotating member, and has first and second openings that are each provided with an opening-closing mechanism and respectively disposed at upstream and downstream sides in a direction of the airflow generated when the rotating member rotates in the predetermined direction. The second partitioning member is disposed between the developing unit and an external space, and has third and fourth openings that are each provided with an opening-closing mechanism and respectively disposed at downstream and upstream sides in the direction of the airflow generated when the rotating member rotates in the predetermined direction.
US10073414B2	Image forming apparatus with printer unit and air-cooled reader unit An image forming apparatus includes a printer unit configured to form a toner image on a recording material, the printer unit including a fixing portion configured to heat-fix the toner image on the recording material; a reader unit provided above the printer unit and configured to read an image of an original, the reader unit including an image sensor configured to optically read the original; wherein in a side of the reader unit opposed to the printer unit, there are provided a suction opening configured to suck air from an outside of the reader unit and a discharging opening configured to discharge the air to an outside of the reader unit, and wherein an air flow path connecting the suction opening and the discharging opening overlaps with an entirety of the image sensor in a main scan direction which is an axial direction of the image sensor.
US10073410B1	Imaging unit having positioning features for electrical contacts for use in an electrophotographic image forming device A replaceable imaging unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes an electrical contact positioned within a pocket of an electrical connector of the imaging unit that has an opening facing toward the front of a housing of the imaging unit to permit a corresponding electrical connector of the image forming device to enter the pocket and contact the electrical contact when the replaceable imaging unit is installed in the image forming device. A guide wall on a first side of the housing is spaced toward the front of the housing from the opening of the pocket of the electrical connector. The guide wall is unobstructed to contact the corresponding electrical connector of the image forming device during insertion of the replaceable imaging unit into the image forming device for aligning the corresponding electrical connector of the image forming device along a vertical dimension of the housing.
US10073402B2	Image forming apparatus In one embodiment, an image forming apparatus has an image forming device, a discharge port of a recording medium, a conveying device of the recording medium, and a controller. The controller judges a kind of the recording medium and the discharge port that is a conveying destination of the recording medium. The controller controls a conveying speed of the recording medium to be discharged from the discharge port by the conveying device, in accordance with the kind of the recording medium and the conveying destination of the recording medium which have been judged.
US10073401B2	Post processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A post processing apparatus is attachable to an image forming apparatus. In a state in which a concavely curled recording material is placed on a second placement unit, when a plurality of the recording materials which are convexly curled are discharged to the second placement unit, a control unit causes a post processing unit to perform specified post processing on at least one recording material of the plurality of recording materials, causes a discharging unit to discharge the at least one recording material to the second placement unit, and after the discharge, causes the post processing unit to perform the specified post processing on the recording material or the recording materials of the plurality of recording materials other than the at least one recording material.
US10073400B2	Image formation device An image formation device includes: an image formation section configured to develop, using toner, an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier based on job image information, thereby transferring a first image onto continuous paper; a hardware processor configured to determine whether or not a serial printing distance is equal to or shorter than a first threshold, wherein the serial printing distance is a distance at which the first image is printed on the continuous paper, and control the image formation section to print the first image on the continuous paper when the serial printing distance is equal to or shorter than a first threshold, and to decrease the proportion of deteriorated toner in a developer by printing the first image and a second image on the continuous paper when the serial printing distance exceeds a first threshold, wherein the second image is based on an image information.
US10073397B2	Image forming apparatus and control method for updating conversion condition converting measurement result of measurement unit An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image, an intermediate transfer member for a measuring image, a measurement unit that measures the measuring image, a conversion unit that converts a measurement result of the measuring image on a basis of a conversion condition, a determination unit that determines an image forming condition on a basis of the converted measurement result, and an update unit that updates the conversion condition while forming and measuring first measuring images, converting the measurement results of the first measuring images, determining a measuring image forming condition on a basis of the converted measurement results, forming second measuring images on a basis of the measuring image forming condition, obtaining measuring results of the second measuring images output from another measuring unit, and updating the conversion condition on a basis of the measurement results of the second measuring images.
US10073396B2	Image forming apparatus incorporating information detector An image forming apparatus includes an information obtainer, a memory, a candidate determining unit, and an image forming device. The information obtainer obtains feature information from the target recording medium. The memory stores at least one set of recording medium information regarding the target recording medium associated with the feature information and at least one set of image forming condition information corresponding to the recording medium information. The recording medium information is identification information. The candidate determining unit determines a candidate recording medium information from the recording medium information stored in the memory based on the feature information of the target recording medium obtained by the information obtainer. The image forming device forms an image on the target recording medium based on the image forming condition information in the memory according to the candidate recording medium information determined by the candidate determining unit.
US10073394B2	Image forming apparatus and fixing device An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transfer unit that transfers an image carried by the image carrier to a continuous medium; a fixing device including a first fixing member that contacts the continuous medium and heats the image transferred to the continuous medium and a second fixing member that is disposed so as to face the first fixing member with the continuous medium therebetween and presses the image, the fixing device fixing the image transferred to the continuous medium, the fixing device being configured so that the first fixing member and the second fixing member are capable of contacting or separating from each other; and a separation member that contacts the continuous medium and separates the continuous medium from the first fixing member when the first fixing member and the second fixing member separate from each other.
US10073391B2	Fixing device A fixing device for fixing a toner image onto a recording medium includes: an endless belt that is configured to be able to rotate; a pressure member that is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt; and a sliding member that has a sliding surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the belt and is arranged to face the pressure member with the belt interposed between the sliding member and the pressure member, wherein a direction in which the belt rotating slides on the sliding surface is referred to as a direction of conveyance, a plurality of first grooves as well as a plurality of second grooves each allowing two of the plurality of first grooves adjacent to each other to communicate with each other are formed on the sliding surface, and the first grooves and the second grooves are formed in a non-grid pattern.
US10073390B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same A fixing device includes a pair of bushes, a pair of bearing members, a support plate, and a fixing frame. The pair of bushes are attached to both end parts of a rotation shaft of a heating rotating member. The pair of bearing members supports the bushes in a rotatable manner. The support plate has insertion hole into which the bearing member is inserted so that the bearing member is fastened, and a positioning pin. The fixing frame has a positioning hole into which the positioning pin is inserted. The support plate is provided with a distortion prevention part for preventing occurrence of distortion around the insertion hole when the positioning pin is inserted into the positioning hole. At least a part of the distortion prevention part is positioned within a first area.
US10073382B2	Image forming apparatus that applies bias voltage according to stored image bearing member information An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer member that secondarily transfers a developer image primarily transferred to a intermediate transfer medium, to a recording medium; a charging member that charges residual developer remaining on the intermediate transfer medium after the developer image is secondarily transferred from the intermediate transfer medium to the recording medium; and a storage portion that stores information on a image bearing member. A bias applied to the charging member is changed based on the information when the residual developer charged by the charging member is collected by being transferred from the intermediate transfer medium to the image bearing member.
US10073380B2	Feeding device A feeding device for feeding developer includes a first feeding member for feeding the developer in a feeding direction and including a drive transmitting portion, and a second feeding member including a drive receiving portion and a helical blade as a feeding portion. In addition, a bearing portion rotatably supports the second feeding member in a portion between the drive receiving portion and the helical blade, wherein the drive transmitting portion and the drive receiving portion engage with each other so as to enable delivery of the developer from the first feeding member to the second feeding member while transmitting a driving force of the first feeding member to the second feeding member. The bearing portion is provided on one side of a second rotational axis of the second feeding member with respect to the feeding direction.
US10073378B2	Developer cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus employing the same A developer cartridge includes: a housing including a developer outlet; a conveying member configured to convey a developer to the developer outlet and including a spiral member rotatably installed in the housing; and a developer bag configured to accommodate the developer, be installed in the housing, and rotate in connection with the conveying member, the developer bag including an opening for discharging the developer into the housing.
US10073375B2	Toner case and image forming apparatus A toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a moving mechanism. The case main body stores a toner. The rotator is stored in the case main body and rotates around a rotation axis. The transmitter is arranged outside the case main body and transmits rotation to the rotator. The moving mechanism moves the transmitter between a first position and a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in a rotation axis direction of the rotator. The moving mechanism includes a holder holding the transmitter. As the holder moves with respect to the case main body, the transmitter moves between the first position and the second position.
US10073374B2	Developing apparatus having multi-part regulating member, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying roller rotatable in a first rotating direction, and a developer regulating member which controls a thickness of a developer layer carried on a surface of the developer carrying roller. The developer regulating member has a developer layer thickness regulating part abutting with the surface of the developer carrying roller and a projecting part. The projecting part extends towards an upstream side in the first rotating direction from the abutting part, and a non-contacting gap is formed between the projecting part and the surface of the developer carrying roller. The projecting part has a concave shape at a side facing the developer carrying roller that follows an arc-shaped surface of the developer carrying roller and forms a portion having a gap width H and a continuous length L.
US10073372B1	Optical scanner and image forming apparatus An exposure unit comprises a polygon mirror configured to include a plurality of reflection surfaces; first to fourth light sources arranged at different angle positions along a rotation direction of the polygon mirror; two photo detectors configured to selectively detect first laser light and fourth laser light respectively at a scanning start end side of a main scanning direction among first to fourth laser light which are emitted from the respective light sources and reflected by the polygon mirror to be scanned in the main scanning direction; and a control section configured to control light emitting timing of the first to the fourth light sources on the basis of detection results of these photo detectors.
US10073371B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a light source, an optical scanning device, an image bearer, an image density sensor, an image processing circuit, and a light source driver. The plurality of images are formed with a plurality of light intensities and a plurality of image area rates on the image bearer. The image density sensor detects a plurality of image densities of the plurality of images at a plurality of positions in a main scanning direction. The image processing circuit determines a light intensity correction value to correct an image density of a target image in the main scanning direction based on the plurality of light intensities, image area rates, image densities, and positions, and the image area rate of the target image, and outputs a control signal to adjust a light intensity. The light source driver adjusts the light intensity based on the control signal.
US10073370B2	Image processing apparatus, method of controlling same, and image forming apparatus The present invention performs inplane uneven density correction that suppresses a number of tone correction properties and has few correction residuals. Accordingly, a correction unit corrects pixel data D based on a plurality of tone correction properties respectively corresponding to a plurality of spot diameters of a light to expose on a surface of a photoreceptor, and to generate a plurality of pieces of correction data D1 and D2. A setting unit sets a ratio Rb based on a spot diameter on the photoreceptor of a pixel corresponding to the pixel data D. A blending unit generates tone correction data Dc by blending the plurality of pieces of correction data D1 and D2 based on the ratio Rb.
US10073369B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a high-voltage generating circuit which applies to a charging member an oscillation voltage in which a DC voltage and an AC voltage are superimposed, a voltage controller which controls the DC voltage and a peak-to-peak voltage value Vpp of the AC voltage, and a current detector which detects a DC current value Idc between the charging member and an image carrier. The voltage controller detects an Idc(O′) when an oscillation voltage having a Vpp(O′) at an intersection point of a straight line L1 passing through coordinates A(Vpp(A), Idc(A)) and coordinates B(Vpp(B), Idc(B)) and a straight line passing through coordinates C(Vpp(C), Idc(C)) and parallel to a coordinate axis representing Vpp. Vpp(O) at an intersection point O of a straight line L2 passing through coordinates C and coordinates O′(Vpp(O′), Idc(O′)) and the straight line L1 is determined as an appropriate peak-to-peak voltage value.
US10073368B2	Developer with toner and carrier, and image forming apparatus using the same A developer according to an embodiment includes a toner having a color erasable by heating and a carrier. The carrier includes a core portion and a coating portion covering at least 50% of the core portion. The coating portion includes a white-colored additive agent which suppresses an increase in electrification due to friction between the toner and the carrier, a mass of the additive agent being between 20% and 60% of a total mass of the coating portion.
US10073366B2	Toner, toner storage unit, image forming apparatus, and method for manufacturing toner A toner is provided. The toner includes an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin dispersed in the amorphous resin, and a release agent. The toner satisfies the following inequality: B/A<0.8 where A represents a perimeter of the crystalline resin and B represents a length of a part of the perimeter A of the crystalline resin at which the crystalline resin is in contact with the amorphous resin, A and B being measured from a cross-sectional image of the toner observed with transmission electron microscope.
US10073363B2	Photoconductor, image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and method of manufacturing photoconductor A photoconductor is provided. The photoconductor includes a cylindrical conductive support, a water-repellent resin film, a coating film, and a flange. The cylindrical conductive support has an end part having an inner circumferential surface having a surface roughness Rz of from 3 to 10 μm. The water-repellent resin film is on the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support. The coating film is on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical conductive support. The flange has a cylindrical fitting part having an outer circumferential surface secured to the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support.
US10073359B2	Movable body drive system and movable body drive method, pattern formation apparatus and method, exposure apparatus and method, device manufacturing method, and decision-making method An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with illumination light via a projection optical system, and includes a stage disposed below the projection optical system and holds the substrate; an encoder system in which one of a grating section and a head is provided at the stage and the other of the grating section and the head is provided at a frame member to be disposed above the stage, on a lower end side of the projection optical system, and irradiates the grating section with a measurement beam via the head and measures positional information of the stage with a plurality of the heads that face the grating section; and a controller coupled to the encoder system, that controls a drive system based on positional information measured with the encoder system while compensating for measurement error of the encoder system related to measurement direction of the positional information by the heads.
US10073357B2	Measuring a process parameter for a manufacturing process involving lithography There is disclosed a method of measuring a process parameter for a manufacturing process involving lithography. In a disclosed arrangement the method comprises performing first and second measurements of overlay error in a region on a substrate, and obtaining a measure of the process parameter based on the first and second measurements of overlay error. The first measurement of overlay error is designed to be more sensitive to a perturbation in the process parameter than the second measurement of overlay error by a known amount.
US10073353B2	Target supply device and EUV light generation apparatus A target supply device may include a tank for storing a target material, a nozzle which is connected to the tank and outputs the target material, and a gas supply section for supplying the tank with gas. The gas supply section may include a booster which is connected to a gas line, boosts the gas supplied from the gas line, and outputs the boosted gas to the tank, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure inside the tank, and a pressure controller which adjusts the pressure of the gas to be supplied to the tank on the basis of a measurement result from the pressure sensor.
US10073352B2	Aqueous solution and process for removing substances from substrates The disclosure is directed solutions and processes to remove substances from substrates. In some cases, the substances can include photoresist on semiconductor wafers. The solution can include a quaternary ammonium hydroxide an amine, and optionally a corrosion inhibitor and/or a sugar alcohol. One or more sides of the substrate can be contacted with the solution to remove one or more substances from the substrate.
US10073348B2	Resist-pattern-forming method and chemically amplified resist material A resist-pattern-forming method comprises: patternwise exposing a predetermined region of a resist material film to a first radioactive ray that is ionizing radiation or nonionizing radiation; floodwise exposing the resist material film to a second radioactive ray that is nonionizing radiation; baking the resist material film; and developing the resist material film to form a resist pattern. The resist material film is made from a photosensitive resin composition comprising a chemically amplified resist material. The chemically amplified resist material comprises a base component that is capable of being made soluble or insoluble in a developer solution by an action of an acid and a generative component that is capable of generating a radiation-sensitive sensitizer and an acid upon an exposure. A van der Waals volume of the acid generated from the generative component is no less than 3.0×10−28 m3.
US10073345B2	Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A position of a substrate-holding movable body is controlled based on positional information measured with a measurement system, and correction information of the positional information of the movable body also is measured with the measurement system. The correction information is measured within a first area in which position measurement of the movable body can be performed with each of a second number of heads provided on the movable body, the first area being of a predetermined area, in the predetermined area the movable body being moved in an exposure operation of the substrate, and the second number of heads being larger in number than a first number of heads used in position control of the movable body.
US10073344B2	Negative resist pattern-forming method, and composition for upper layer film formation Provided is a negative resist pattern-forming method that enables a resist pattern with fewer development defects to be formed while favorable water repellency of the surface of the upper layer film is maintained. A negative resist pattern-forming method includes the steps of: forming a resist film using a radiation-sensitive resin composition; forming an upper layer film on one face of the resist film using a composition for upper layer film formation; subjecting the resist film having the upper layer film formed thereon to liquid immersion lithography; and developing the resist film subjected to the liquid immersion lithography with a developer solution containing an organic solvent, wherein at least one of the radiation-sensitive resin composition and the composition for upper layer film formation contains a fluorine atom.
US10073341B2	Adhesion layer composition, method for forming film by nanoimprinting, methods for manufacturing optical component, circuit board and electronic apparatus In nanoimprinting processes, photo-cured products often separate from the substrate and stick to the mold due to insufficient adhesion between the photo-cured product and the substrate. This causes a defect of pattern separation.An adhesion layer composition used for forming an adhesion layer between a substrate and a photocurable composition includes a compound (A) having at least two functional groups, and a solvent (B). The functional groups include at least one functional group capable of being bound to the substrate, selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxy, thiol, amino, epoxy, and (blocked) isocyanate, and at least one hydrogen donating group as a functional group capable of being bound to the photocurable composition.
US10073337B2	Pellicle and photomask assembly including the same A pellicle includes a pellicle membrane, which includes a porous thin film. The porous thin film includes a plurality of nanowires, which are arranged across one another to form a net structure. A photomask assembly includes the pellicle and a photomask, wherein the pellicle is fixed to a surface of the photomask.
US10073321B2	System for generating short optical pulses of a duration shorter than the period of the optical carrier using the principle of parametric amplification A generator of short optical pulses includes: a generator of optical pulses with a wavelength equal to λ/2 and a spectral width less than λ/3; a generator of optical pulses of a duration less than 10 picoseconds at a wavelength λ/3; a device for recombining the pulses from the generators; a parametric amplification device receiving the output of the recombination device as input; a filter extracting, from the output of the amplification device, a band centered about a wavelength λ; a second harmonic generator receiving the output of the filter and generating a band centered over a wavelength λ/2; and a programmable device making it possible to temporally adjust the pulses corresponding to the bands, in order to allow for the generation of a pulse with a wavelength equal to λ/3 and of a duration less than the period of the optical cycle.
US10073320B2	Wavelength converter containing phosphor particles A wavelength converter comprises: phosphor particles; and a matrix that is located between the phosphor particles and comprises zinc oxide crystallites. Pores are included in at least one of the zinc oxide crystallites.
US10073319B2	QAM vector signal generation by external modulator An optical signal transmitter produces optical signals comprising QAM modulated vector signals generated using a single external electro-optical modulator operated in conjunction with a wavelength selective switch. The transmission processing achieves adaptive photonic frequency multiplication and comprises QAM modulated signals with high order constellations such as 8-QAM, 16-QAM, 32-QAM and 64-QAM.
US10073317B2	Color reflective display and method of manufacturing the same A color reflective display includes a substrate, an electrode pattern layer formed on the substrate, a reflective display-material layer formed on the electrode pattern layer, a light-transmissive electrode layer formed on the reflective display-material layer, a transparent layer formed on the transmissive electrode layer, and a color filter layer formed on the transparent layer and including an array of colored pixels. The color reflective display satisfies a following first formula when (0.54×C)−15 μm is zero or a positive value: (0.54×C)−15 μm≤D≤(0.54×C), and the color reflective display satisfies a following second formula when (0.54×C)−15 μm is a negative value: 0
US10073312B2	Structure for LCD panel The invention provides a structure for LCD panel, by disposing a first and a second common voltage buses (Com1, Com2) on the two sides of the active area (AA) of the LCD panel, and the first common voltage bus (Com1) carrying a first common voltage Vcoml different from a second common voltage Vcom2 carried on the second common voltage bus (Com2), in combination with different sub-pixel routings to achieve the inversion or dot inversion driving mode, solve the image sticking, crosstalk and flicker problems and improve display quality of the LCD panel.
US10073310B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device has a pixel structure which enhances a viewing angle of the LCD device through the use of a sub-pixel in which a gray scale varies during a display period and to which a photoconductive element is applied, the photoconductive element including a photoconductive layer of which a resistance level varies corresponding to an amount of light.
US10073309B2	Liquid crystal display device A lateral electric field type liquid crystal display device having a curved display surface, comprises: a curved first substrate including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode; a curved second substrate that is disposed opposite to the first substrate, the second substrate including a polarizing plate; a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween; a sealing material bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together; and a driver that outputs a drive signal to at least the plurality of gate lines or the plurality of data lines. In the polarizing plate, at least a part of a side near the driver overlaps the sealing material or is disposed outside the sealing material in planar view.
US10073308B2	Manufacture method of IPS TFT-LCD array substrate and IPS TFT-LCD array substrate The present invention provides a manufacture method of an IPS TFT-LCD array substrate and an IPS TFT-LCD array substrate. In the manufacture method of the IPS TFT-LCD array substrate, the pixel electrode and the common electrode are manufactured with the same transparent conductive layer, and a plurality of strip shape channels parallel with one another in the pixel area are provided on the insulation protective layer below the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and the pixel electrode and the common electrode are alternately distributed along bosses at two sides of the channels and extend to side walls of the channels, and thus to increase the areas of the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the direction vertical to the substrate, and to increase the horizontal electrical field, and meanwhile to increase the storage capacitor, and thus to promote the display quality of the liquid crystal panel.
US10073307B1	Liquid crystal display panel comprising first, second, and third sub-pixels and first and second control electrodes having different polarities A liquid crystal display panel including first and second substrates, a sub-pixel row, first and second control electrodes is provided. The sub-pixel row is disposed on the first substrate and includes first, second and third sub-pixels arranged in sequence along a first direction, the polarity of the first sub-pixel and the polarity of third sub-pixel are the same, the polarity of the second sub-pixel is different from the polarities of the first and third sub-pixels, each of the first to third sub-pixels has a first region and a second region arranged along a second direction, and includes an electrode having a first slit pattern and a second slit pattern respectively located in the first region and the second region, wherein the extending direction of the first slit pattern is different from that of the second slit pattern, and the extending directions of the first slit patterns of two adjacent electrodes are different. The first and second control electrodes having different polarities are disposed on the second substrate and respectively overlap the first and the second regions.
US10073306B2	LCD device A liquid crystal display device (100) includes: a liquid crystal layer (42) held between a pair of substrates (10, 30), the liquid crystal layer containing one or more types of positive liquid crystal compounds whose dielectric anisotropy is positive and one or more types of negative liquid crystal compounds whose dielectric anisotropy is negative, a total content of the positive liquid crystal compounds not being smaller than a total content of the negative liquid crystal compounds; a pixel electrode (24) provided in the pair of substrates, the pixel electrode having a plurality of linear portions and a slit; and a common electrode (22) insulated from the pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode and the common electrode apply across the liquid crystal layer a pixel voltage of positive polarity and a pixel voltage of negative polarity alternately at a frequency lower than 60 Hz.
US10073303B2	Display panel A display panel includes an active area and a peripheral area surrounding the active area, and includes first and second substrates, a shading layer and an adhesive agent. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate. The shading layer is disposed on the first substrate and corresponds to the peripheral area. The shading layer includes a first contact surface contacting with the first substrate, the first contact surface has a first edge. The adhesive agent is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and corresponds to the shading layer. The adhesive agent includes two second contact surfaces respectively facing the first substrate and the second substrate, one of the second surfaces has a second edge near the active area, and the line edge roughness of the second edge is greater than that of the first edge.
US10073302B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same An alignment film for liquid crystal display device includes a first portion positioned towards to the liquid crystal layer and a second portion positioned away from the liquid crystal layer. The first portion provides improved anchoring force while the second portion exhibits a lower volume resistance than the first portion. Thus, AC image sticking and DC image sticking can be minimized at the same time.
US10073300B2	Display panel and display device A liquid crystal medium composition is provided with a negative liquid crystal material; at least one polymerizable monomer which is polymerized under a UV irradiation; and at least one alignment assistant including a polar portion and a non-polar portion. The polar portion is connected with the non-polar portion by a bonding group. The liquid crystal medium composition can achieve the vertical alignment without the PI alignment layer by improving the liquid crystal material.
US10073299B2	FFS mode liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device An FFS (Fringe Field Switching) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The FFS mode LCD panel includes a color film substrate including a first planar layer and an array substrate including a second planar layer. The inner surface of the first planar layer or the second planar layer, which is corresponding to non-overlapping regions, has a plurality of wedge structures thereon. The non-overlapping regions are regions located above the common electrode which is not overlapped with projective areas of the pixel electrode being projected on the common electrode.
US10073298B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the gate line and the data line, a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, and a second alignment layer disposed on the common electrode, in which a thickness of the first alignment layer is greater than a thickness of the second alignment layer.
US10073297B2	Liquid crystal display having a narrow viewing mode A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate. An upper polarizer is disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate. A viewing angle control film is disposed on the upper polarizer. The viewing angle control film includes a polarizing layer having a transmission axis substantially parallel to a transmission axis of the upper polarizer and a phase retardation layer including a birefringence material having an optical axis with a poloidal angle of about 40 degrees to about 75 degrees.
US10073292B2	Color filter and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a color filter is provided, including: preparing a photomask comprising a plurality of pixel units, the pixel units each comprising red, green, and blue color resist layers; preparing a first substrate coated with a photosensitive polyester layer; exposing the first substrate by a light source irradiating through the photomask, so that color resist elements of different colors are formed on the first substrate from reaction of light passing respectively through the red, green, and the blue color resist layers with the photosensitive polyester layer; and developing the first substrate and washing part of the first substrate that is not exposed. The method for manufacturing the color filter is simple in technique, thereby effectively reducing the production cost of the color filter.
US10073290B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same A display device includes a window panel over a display panel. The window panel includes a display area to transmit an image generated by the display panel and a non-display area adjacent the display area. The window panel includes a first light-shielding printed layer and first to third decor printed layers. The first light-shielding printed layer is in the non-display area. The first decor printed layer is in the non-display area and covers a side surface of the first light-shielding printed layer and at least a portion of an upper surface of the first light-shielding printed layer. The second decor printed layer is on the first light-shielding printed layer and the first decor printed layer. The second light-shielding printed layer is on the first light-shielding printed layer and the second decor printed layer.
US10073286B2	Substrate-type optical waveguide and substrate-type optical modulator The substrate-type optical waveguide includes a rib-slab type core. A depletion layer exists in a rib part and, in any cross section of the core, a width of a first slab part is set to be greater than a width of a second slab part.
US10073284B2	Frame support member and frame support assembly for over-the-glasses (OTG) eyewear There is provided a frame support member for eyewear having a frame, with the frame including a nose bridge. The frame support member includes an attachment portion at a first end thereof for coupling the frame support member to the nose bridge of the eyewear, and a nose engaging portion at a second end thereof. The frame support member is configured to position the nose engaging portion below and behind the nose bridge for supporting the eyewear on a user. There is also provided eyewear that includes a frame for supporting at least one lens, a nose bridge for supporting the frame on a user, and the frame support member as herein described. A frame support assembly is also provided, which includes the frame support member and an extender to be coupled to the eyewear frame.
US10073280B2	Method for assessing spectacle lens by evoked activity in visual cortex of brain or the like, and method for designing spectacle lens using said method for assessment [Problem] To provide an evaluation method for evaluating spectacle lenses that is capable of objectively evaluating spectacle lenses suitable for a user by measuring brain activity, and a design method for designing spectacle lenses using the evaluation method.[Solution] A subject is allowed to wear to-be-evaluated lenses, and the subject is allowed to visually observe a visual stimulus object used to evoke an activity of a specific part of the visual cortex of the brain through the to-be-evaluated lenses, and an evoked activity of the specific part of the brain's visual cortex when the visual stimulus object is visually observed by the to-be-evaluated lenses is measured by an electroencephalograph or by a magnetoencephalograph, and the spectacle lenses are evaluated based on time (latency) from when a visual stimulus is received till when a change is caused thereby or based on the magnitude (amplitude) of activity.
US10073278B2	Diffractive optical element using polarization rotation grating for in-coupling In an optical display system that includes a waveguide with multiple diffractive optical elements (DOEs), an in-coupling DOE couples light into the waveguide, an intermediate DOE provides exit pupil expansion in a first direction, and an out-coupling DOE provides exit pupil expansion in a second direction and couples light out of the waveguide. The in-coupling DOE is configured with two portions—a first portion includes a grating to rotate a polarization state of in-coupled light while a second portion couples light into the waveguide without modulation of the polarization state. The in-coupled light beams with different polarization states are combined in the waveguide after undergoing total internal reflection. However, as the difference in optical path lengths of the constituent light beams exceeds the coherence length, the combined light has random polarization (i.e., a degree of polarization equal to zero).
US10073273B2	Virtual image display apparatus In a frame part, a center portion having a thick structure is provided between a first optical member as a first light guide unit and a second optical member as a second light guide unit to connect to both and fixes relative positions of the first optical member and the second optical member by the center portion, and thereby, reduction in weight and size of the frame part is realized.
US10073270B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes a frame along a head of an observer, a display unit that displays an image that can be visually recognized by the observer, and a supporting part attached to the frame and supporting the display unit, wherein the frame is fixed to a position in which the image displayed by the display unit connected to the frame via the supporting part is visually recognized by the observer.
US10073262B2	Information distribution system, head mounted display, method for controlling head mounted display, and computer program An information distribution system includes an image display apparatus including a position identification section that identifies the position of the image display apparatus, a first communication section, and a control section; and an information processing apparatus including a storage section that stores content information, a second communication section, and a selection section. The selection section selects at least two contents from a plurality of contents stored in the storage section based on the received position of the image display apparatus. The second communication section distributes content information on the selected at least two contents to the first communication section. The control section sets one content in the received content information as a first content and causes the image display section to display the set first content and the contents other than the first content in the distributed content information in different display forms.
US10073258B2	Microscope system A microscope system including an objective lens, a camera for capturing an image of light that comes from a specimen and that is collected by the objective lens, a stage for moving the specimen and the objective lens relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a controller implementing a VS-image generation for generating a VS image by joining a plurality of microscope-image groups that are acquired while moving the objective lens and the specimen relative to each other, a correction-region search for searching for a correction region for acquiring a correction image, a correction-data generation for generating shading-correction data based on the correction image acquired for the searched-for correction region, and a shading correction for performing correction by using the generated shading-correction data.
US10073256B2	Device for imaging sample An apparatus for imaging a sample arranged in a first medium in an object plane. The apparatus includes an optical transmission system which images the sample in the object plane in an intermediate image in an intermediate image plane. The object plane and the intermediate image plane form an angle not equal to 90° with an optical axis of the transmission system. The apparatus further comprises an optical imaging system having an objective. The object plane may be imaged on a detector without distortion. The optical transmission system is symmetrical with respect to a pupil plane, the object plane, and the intermediate image plane to satisfy the Scheimpflug condition. The intermediate image lies in a second medium having a refractive index virtually identical to that of the first medium. A lens group of a subsystem arranged closest to the sample or intermediate image comprises at least one catadioptric assembly.
US10073253B2	Synchronous camera lens module photographing all directions with single lens The present invention relates to a synchronous camera lens module photographing in all directions with a single lens, and more particularly, to a synchronous camera lens module which replaces only a lens module of a conventional monitoring camera by providing a synchronous camera lens module using a single optical lens capable of performing wide-angle photographing to photograph in all directions with the single lens which is high economically and in efficiency and can minimize a blind zone.
US10073251B2	Imaging optical lens system, image capturing apparatus and electronic device An imaging optical lens system includes six lens elements, the six lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are both aspheric, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element includes at least one convex critical point in an off-axial region thereof.
US10073250B2	Optical image capturing system A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In the order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens element with refractive power, a second lens element with refractive power, a third lens element with refractive power, a fourth lens element with refractive power, a fifth lens element with refractive power and a sixth element lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US10073247B2	Image capturing optical lens assembly, image capturing device and electronic device An image capturing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface. The third lens element has a convex image-side surface. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has a concave object-side surface. The image capturing optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.
US10073243B2	Optical lens system, imaging device and electronic device An optical lens system comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The second lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an aspheric object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and an aspheric image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The fourth lens element with refractive power has an aspheric object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and an aspheric image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. There are a total of four lens elements with refractive power in the optical lens system.
US10073242B2	Optical image capturing system The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10073240B2	Optical image capturing system The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10073238B2	Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel: an optical system; a focusing manipulation unit capable of changing a focal position of the optical system in a normal photographing area and in a macro photographing area where the focal position can be changed for an object located at a position shorter than a shortest distance position of the normal photographing area; a photographing mode switching unit for switching between a normal photographing mode and a macro photographing mode; and an index ring having a normal scale and a macro scale, the normal scale indicating an object distance in the normal photographing mode, and the macro scale indicating the object distance in the macro photographing mode. Then, the photographing mode switching unit switches a display position of the index ring between the normal scale and the macro scale, and the focusing manipulation unit changes the focal position displayed on the index ring by rotation manipulation.
US10073234B2	Tubing for equalizing lengths of fiber optic ribbons of a ribbon stack in distribution frames/cabinets/trays A system (90) for routing a stack of fiber optic ribbons (100) includes a fiber optic cable (50) and a fiber guide tube (300). The fiber optic cable (50) includes a jacket (54) and a ribbon stack (110). The jacket (54) extends from a first end (56) to a second end (58). The ribbon stack (110) extends from a first end (112) to a second end (114). A jacketed portion (60) of the ribbon stack (110) is surrounded by the jacket (54) from the first end (56) of the jacket (54) to the second end (58) of the jacket (54). The fiber guide tube (300) extends from a first end (302) to a second end (304) along a central longitudinal axis (A1). The fiber guide tube (300) is positioned between the first end (56) of the jacket (54) and the first end (112) of the ribbon stack (110). The fiber guide tube (300) includes a round exterior (308) and an interior (310) with a rectangular cross-section (318). The rectangular cross-section (318) twists about the central longitudinal axis (A1) as the interior (310) extends from the first end (302) to the second end (304) of the fiber guide tube (300). A tubed portion (120) of the ribbon stack (110) is surrounded and twisted by the interior (310) of the fiber guide tube (300) from the first end (302) to the second end (304) of the fiber guide tube (300).
US10073233B2	Fiber optic module and chassis A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of modules removably mounted within the chassis. The modules include one or more fiber optic signal input locations. The modules include optical equipment for splitting the input signals into customer output signals.
US10073232B2	Opto-electric hybrid board, and production method therefor An opto-electric hybrid board is provided, which includes an electric circuit board including an electric wiring provided on a front surface of an insulation layer, an optical waveguide provided on a back side of the electric circuit board, and an outline processing alignment mark positioned adjacent to an outline processing portion on the front surface of the insulation layer on the same basis as the electric wiring, and has an outline formed by performing an outline processing operation with reference to the outline processing alignment mark. The opto-electric hybrid board has an accurate outline and, therefore, can be attached to other component without an engagement failure or a connection failure.
US10073231B1	Heat sink attaching structure and electrical connector cage assembly An electrical connector cage assembly includes a casing, a first heat sink, a second heat sink, and a heat sink attaching structure. The casing can accommodate at least one electrical connector. The heat sink attaching structure includes a connecting part, a first engagement part, a second engagement part, a first attaching part, and a second attaching part. The connecting part protrudes out of a top wall of the casing. The first and second engagement parts are disposed on two opposite side walls of the casing respectively. The first and second attaching parts are connected to the connecting part. The first and second attaching parts detachably clip to the first and second engagement parts for attaching the first and second heat sinks on the top wall respectively.
US10073226B2	Method for coupling an optical fiber to an optical or optoelectronic component A method for optically and mechanically coupling an optical fiber to an optical or optoelectronic component on a substrate is provided. The method comprises: providing an optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding, the core being exposed at an end face of the optical fiber; forming a polymer waveguide core on the end face, the polymer waveguide core extending from the fiber core; bringing the polymer waveguide core in proximity of the optical or optoelectronic component; providing a liquid optical material, the liquid optical material embedding the polymer waveguide core; and curing the liquid optical material, thereby forming a polymer cladding layer encapsulating the polymer waveguide core and mechanically attaching the optical fiber to the optical or optoelectronic component.
US10073224B2	Optical fiber connector and method of assembling the same on site The present disclosure provides an optical fiber connector, comprising an integrated ferrule assembly and an integrated outer housing assembly, the ferrule assembly being adapted to be fitted into the housing assembly. The ferrule assembly at least comprises an inner housing, a spring, a multi-hole ferrule, a multi-fiber optical cable, a sleeve and a thermal shrinkable tube. The housing assembly at least comprises an outer housing, an outer tail tube and an outer protection cap. In the present disclosure, a plurality of components such as the inner housing, the spring, the multi-hole ferrule, multi-fiber optical cable, the sleeve, the thermal shrinkable tube and the like can be preassembled into an integrated ferrule assembly, and a plurality of components such as the outer housing, the outer tail tube, the outer protection cap and the like can be preassembled into an integrated outer housing assembly; then, a worker only needs to insert the integrated ferrule assembly into the integrated outer housing assembly on site, thereby completing assembling operation of the whole optical fiber connector conveniently and quickly.
US10073221B2	Beamforming for an optical switch Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an optical cross-connect switch in which optical beamforming is used to generate desired (e.g., technically beneficial) beam profiles at the beam-steering element of the switch. An example beam profile that can be generated in this manner is a substantially rectangular beam profile generated from an input optical beam having a substantially Gaussian beam profile. The use of rectangular beam profiles may be beneficial because such beam profiles can be used to increase the optical fill factor of the beam-steering element of the switch, thereby enabling the switch to have a higher number of optical ports and/or a lower cost per optical port than comparable conventional optical cross-connect switches. In an example embodiment, the disclosed optical cross-connect switch can be used to implement a wavelength-selective optical router.
US10073217B2	Multicore optical fiber and method for manufacturing multicore optical fiber A multicore optical fiber (1) includes a plurality of cores (11 to 16) and a cladding (20) surrounding the outer circumferential surfaces of the cores (11 to 16). In the plurality of cores of the multicore optical fiber (1), a skew value (S) between a pair of cores is expressed by a predetermined expression. The multicore optical fiber (1) is bent in a specific bending direction, in which in all of the combinations of the pairs of cores in the plurality of cores, the pair of cores has the maximum absolute value of the skew value found by the expression and the skew value of the pair of cores is a minimum value.
US10073215B2	Illumination device and display unit An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
US10073213B2	Liquid crystal display module and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display module and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display module are disclosed. The liquid crystal display module comprises a reflective sheet, a frame body, a frame, and a light guide plate. The frame body includes a base plate having an upper surface which is provided with an accommodating area for accommodating the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet is partially or completely accommodated in the accommodating area, so that the liquid crystal display module can be thinned. Moreover, the overall strength of the liquid crystal module can be ensured. In addition, the material for the base plate can be effectively saved, which is beneficial for saving costs.
US10073211B1	Display assembly with an opaque layer Displays are described. One display having a light guide, and a multilayer structure. The light guide is disposed on a top side of the reflective display. The multilayer structure is disposed on the light guide. The multilayer structure includes: a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on the light guide; a black ink layer disposed on the first OCA layer; an first layer disposed on the black ink layer; a polymer layer disposed on the first layer; and a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer.
US10073210B2	Light source module and lighting device having the same Provided are a light source module capable of providing a line shaped beam with various effects using optical patterns of both sides of a light guide layer optical pattern, and a lighting device having the light source module. The light source module, including: a first optical layer having a first surface, a second opposite to the first surface, and a first optical pattern on the first surface or the second surface; a second optical layer having a third surface facing the second, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and a second optical pattern on the third surface or the fourth surface; a light guide layer on the first optical layer; and a light source part supplying an incident beam into the light guide layer.
US10073205B1	Optical module of vehicle light and light guide An optical module of a vehicle light includes a light guide and a light source arranged adjacent to an end of the light guide. The light guide includes a main portion and several light reflecting structures connected to each other and arranged on the main portion in one row. Each light reflecting structure defines a datum plane arranged adjacent to the main portion, and includes a light transmitting surface, a light reflecting surface, and a connecting surface connected to the light transmitting surface and the light reflecting surface. In each light reflecting structure, an angle between the light transmitting surface and the datum plane is larger than that between the light reflecting surface and the datum plane. The thicknesses of the light reflecting structures, each is defined by a distance between the connecting surface and the datum plane, are gradually increased in a direction away from the light source.
US10073204B2	Optical film stack including retardation layer Optical film stacks are described. More particularly, optical film stacks including a half-wave retardation layer are described. Achromatic half-wave retardation layers, including achromatic half-wave layers formed from a quarter-wave and a three-quarters-wave retardation layer, are described. Film stacks including reflective polarizers tuned to reduce wavelength dispersion of the half-wave retardation layer are also described.
US10073201B2	See through near-eye display The various embodiments include a near-eye display having a transmissive display and a diffractive micro-lens array. The transmissive display may be positioned relative to the diffractive micro-lens array so that the distance between the transmissive display and the diffractive micro-lens array is be approximately equal to focal length of the diffractive micro-lens array. The transmissive display may also be positioned relative to the diffractive micro-lens array so that a percentage of light emitted from the transmissive display is diffracted by the micro-lens array and collimated into focus on a retina of a human eye. The transmissive display may be further positioned relative to the diffractive micro-lens array so that light from a real world scene passes through transparent portions of the transmissive display and is diffracted by the micro-lens array out of focus of the human eye.
US10073197B2	Autofocus lens system An autofocus lens system includes no conventional moving parts and has excellent speed and low power consumption. The system includes a small electronically-controlled focusing-module lens. The focusing-module lens includes two adjustable polymeric surfaces (e.g., two adjustable-surface lenses in a back-to-back configuration). The curvature of the surfaces can be adjusted to change focus. The performance of the autofocus lens system is extended by adding a conventional first and second lens, or lens group, on either side of the focusing-module lens. What results is an autofocus lens system with excellent near field and far field performance.
US10073195B2	Optical layered body, polarizer and image display device An optical layered body has a light-transmitting substrate and a hard coat layer formed on the light-transmitting substrate. The hard coat layer contains reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles and a binder resin. The reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles are unevenly distributed at the side of the light-transmitting substrate in the hard coat layer. The hard coat layer can be divided in its thickness direction into three equal regions (1)-(3), in an order from the interface on the side of the light-transmitting substrate. Ratios of reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles in the regions (1)-(3) are 30 to 90% in area, 25 to 80% in area, and 10 to 35% in area, respectively. The ratios satisfy the following relationship: the ratio of the region (1)>the ratio of the region (2)>the ratio of the region (3).
US10073194B2	Anti-reflective lenses and methods for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a method of applying an anti-reflective coating to an optical surface of a mold, including providing a lens mold having an optical surface, forming a deposition layer of a fluoride or oxide material to the optical surface of the lens mold, forming a layer of a hydrophobic material over the deposition layer, wherein the hydrophobic material contains an amount of dipodal silane that is a relative percentage of the hydrophobic material, forming a first layer of SiO2 with a thickness of 5-40 nm over the layer of the hydrophobic material, forming an anti-reflective coating layered structure over the first layer of SiO2, and forming a layer of a silane coupling agent that is deposited with a monolayer thickness to the anti-reflective coating layered structure using vapor deposition under aprotic conditions or by dip coating using a solution of silane coupling agent in an aprotic solvent.
US10073189B2	Inversion-based calibration of downhole electromagnetic tools An inversion based calibration method for downhole electromagnetic tools includes processing an inversion of a formation model using acquired electromagnetic measurement data to obtain formation parameters and calibration parameters for at least one measurement array.
US10073187B2	Dual mode balancing in OBM resistivity imaging Methods, systems, and devices for evaluating an earth formation. Methods may include conveying the carrier into a formation borehole; and using measure electrodes, in one mode of measurement, to make current measurements by applying a voltage to each measure electrode in a first set of sensor arrays while making first current measurements; and applying another high frequency voltage to each measure electrode in a second set of sensor arrays while making second current measurements. Optionally, methods include using the measure electrodes, in another mode of measurement, to make further resistivity measurements by applying a voltage to each measure electrode in both sets of sensor arrays while making third current measurements. Methods include combining first current measurements, second current measurements, and third current measurements to simulate a virtual impedance for each measure electrode. Optionally, any two consecutive sensor arrays around the circumference of the tool body are in different sets.
US10073185B2	Predicting hydraulic fracture propagation The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses for acoustic velocity well logging. The method may include estimating a magnitude of a principal horizontal stress in a borehole in a formation. The method may include obtaining a far field stress orientation and making a measurement of near borehole stress orientation. The present disclosure also includes an apparatus configured to be conveyed into a borehole and perform the method. Formation stresses and directions may be estimated.
US10073182B2	Combination model for predicting stiffness coefficients absent Stoneley wave velocity data A combination model combining a velocity regression method (V-reg) with the modified ANNIE model may be used to predict the stiffness coefficients, Cij, in a transversely isotropic medium without using the Stoneley wave velocity. The stiffness coefficients may be used to characterize the surrounding formation, which may be used in hydraulic fracture modeling, stage/perforation design, and well completion operations (e.g., perforating and fracturing operations).
US10073176B2	Superresolution imaging of scatterers in pulse-echo imaging with symmetric stabilized pulses Systems and methods of pulse-echo imaging using stabilized symmetric pulses are described. The systems and methods are based on the development of a class of symmetric, i.e., two sided, functions that can be designed and utilized as stabilized pulses. Stabilized pulses are pulses having stable inverse filters, and have previously only been established for asymmetric functions. The systems and methods described herein can be used for super-resolution pulse-echo imaging, for example super-resolution ultrasound imaging.
US10073171B2	On-demand multi-scan micro doppler for vehicle A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor. The transmitter transmits a radio signal and the receiver receives a reflected radio signal. The processor samples reflected radio signals during a plurality of time slices. The processor produces samples by correlating reflected radio signals to time-delayed replicas of transmitted radio signals. The processor accumulates the time slices into a first radar data cube (RDC) and selectively processes a portion of the first RDC to produce a first partial Doppler output. The processor produces samples during a second scan and accumulates time slices into a second RDC, and then selectively processes a portion of the second RDC to produce a second partial Doppler output. The processor numerically accumulates the first and second partial Doppler outputs to create a full Doppler output and stores the full Doppler output in memory.
US10073169B1	Apparatus and methods for generating an accurate estimate of a time of receipt of a packet A first communication device generates a plurality of samples from a sampled signal. The sampled signal corresponds to a first sampling frequency, and the plurality of samples correspond to a second sampling frequency that is greater than the first sampling frequency. Additionally, the sampled signal corresponds to a transmission signal transmitted from a second communication device to the first communication device. The first communication device generates a correlation signal using the plurality of samples, and uses the correlation signal to generate an estimate of a time at which the transmission signal was received at the first communication device.
US10073165B2	Distance measurement instrument with scanning function A measurement instrument is disclosed. The measurement instrument comprises a distance measurement module, a splitter and a deflection module. The distance measurement module is configured to transmit optical radiation along a transmit path and receive optical radiation along a receive path. The transmit path and the receive path are merged in a measurement beam at the splitter. The deflection module is located optically between the distance measurement module and the splitter. The deflection module is configured to aim the transmit path and the receive path at the splitter and to deflect at least one of the transmit path and the receive path across an instrument optical axis.
US10073160B2	Magnetic resonance imaging of object in motion A magnetic resonance imaging method includes acquisition of datasets of magnetic resonance data from an object. At least some of the datasets are undersampled in k-space. Each dataset relating to a motion state of the object. Images are reconstructed from each of the datasets by way of a compressed sensing reconstruction. Motion correction is applied to the reconstructed images relative to a selected motion state, so as to generate motion corrected images. A diagnostic image for the selected motion state is derived, e.g. by averaging from the motion corrected images.
US10073159B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and flip angle determination method In order to maximize the SNR of an image in consideration of signal correction in a multi-echo sequence, flip angles of a plurality of refocus high frequency magnetic field pulses are determined in a multi-echo imaging sequence. Using an index that reflects the SNR of an image after signal correction of a plurality of acquired echo signals, a flip angle at which the SNR of the image becomes a maximum is determined by repeatedly calculating the index by changing information specifying the flip angle of each refocus RF pulse according to an optimization method set in advance.
US10073158B2	Noise optimization for a magnetic resonance system In a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus and method to evaluate the consistency of a signal model used to generate a quantitative parameter map, the residual of the quantitative parameter map is calculated and a residual map is generated. The residual map is displayed together with the quantitative parameter map, with the residual map serving as an indicator of the quality of fit of the signal model.
US10073153B2	Device for attaching and detaching NMR probe A device for attaching and detaching a cryogenic probe to and from a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. The device permits the probe to be loaded in the spectrometer in a shortened time and achieves high measurement throughput. The device has loading platforms (11-1, 11-2) on which cryogenic probes (P1, P2) are loaded. Each loading platform has a horizontal drive mechanism, a vertical drive mechanism, and a spacing mechanism. The device further includes probe cooling devices (14-1, 14-2) for circulating a refrigerant to and from the cryogenic probes (P1, P2) via transfer tubes (12-1, 12-2) made of a flexible material, thus cooling the probes (P1, P2). A temperature-controlled gas feeder (18) supplies a temperature variable gas for temperature adjustment to the probes (P1, P2). A vacuum pumping system (15) evacuates the interiors of the probes (P1, P2) via vacuum pipes (17-1, 17-2) made of a flexible material.
US10073152B2	Magnetic resonance imaging device and magnetic resonance imaging method using the same device There is provided a magnetic resonance imaging device comprising: a pulse generating unit that generates a saturation pulse for reducing a signal of a water molecule within the living body and a pulse sequence after saturation time for the saturation pulse; a sampling implementing unit that implements sampling in each of a plurality of k-spaces acquired according to a repeated sequence applying the saturation pulse and the pulse sequence, and implements the sampling for a sampling area including a center portion of each of the k-spaces and a certain portion differently determined for each of the k-spaces; and an image acquiring unit that acquires a reconstructed image from the data acquired as a result of the sampling. Here, the pulse generating unit applies a saturation pulse having a different frequency per the sequence, and the sampling implementing unit acquires data for the center portion at a Nyquist rate.
US10073149B2	Method and system for performing diagnostics and monitoring a DC subsystem Disclosed herein are a monitoring system and a method for monitoring and reporting an aggregate system status of a DC subsystem and a battery charger. The monitoring system comprises at least one monitoring-enabled module; an aggregator being in electrical communication with each of the at least one monitoring-enabled module; and an aggregate health status indicator in electrical contact with the aggregator.
US10073143B2	Method for detecting anomalies in a battery cell, and short-circuit sensor system The invention relates to a method for detecting anomalies in a battery cell (22), wherein a short-circuit sensor system (20) detects events (44) in a signal of a terminal voltage of the battery cell, which events have successive edges in an interval of time of microseconds, and wherein events detected by the short-circuit sensor system are transmitted to a battery management system (16) which determines anomalies in the battery cells using the detected events. A short-circuit sensor system (20) and a battery system (12) which are set up to carry out the method are also stated.
US10073134B2	Laminate bond strength detection A laminate bond strength detection apparatus is provided. The laminate bond strength detection apparatus includes first circuit elements affixable to a printed circuit board (PCB), a housing having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatched from that of the PCB, second circuit elements affixable to the housing and configured to be laminated to a surface of the PCB, connectors and circuitry. The connectors respectively connect pairs of the first and second circuit elements and are breakable during CTE mismatch inducing heat processing resulting in the corresponding second circuit element becoming delaminated from the surface. The circuitry is coupled to the first and second circuit elements and configured to determine a number of broken connectors following the heat processing and to calculate a laminate bond strength of the PCB from the number of broken connectors.
US10073130B2	Method, system and assembly for determining a reduction of remaining service lifetime of an electrical device during a specific time period of operation of the electrical device A method of determining a reduction of remaining service lifetime of an electrical device during a specific time period. The method comprising the steps of providing a measurement system comprising a temperature measurement device; a current measurement device and a voltage measurement device; measuring a temperature value, voltage values and current values by using the measurement device; determining a harmonic load based on the current values; determining a reduced maximum operating temperature based on the harmonic load; determining an amount of transient over-voltages based on the voltage values; determining a transient aging factor based on the amount of transient over-voltages; determining a temperature dependent aging factor based on the temperature value and the reduced maximum operating temperature; and determining the reduction of remaining service life based on the specific time period, the transient aging factor and the temperature dependent aging factor.
US10073125B2	Systems and methods for measuring the frequency of signals generated by high frequency medical devices A digital measurement system includes an oscillator, a mixer, and a controller coupled to each other. The oscillator provides a reference signal having a second frequency. The mixer generates a down-converted signal based on the output signal and the reference signal. The controller then determines a characteristic of the output signal (e.g., frequency or phase) based on the down-converted signal. An analog measurement system includes a filter having a center frequency, a rectifier, and a controller. The filter filters the output signal and the rectifier rectifies the filtered signal. The controller samples the rectified signal and determines a characteristic of the output signal based on the level of the rectified signal. The reference signal controller may adjust a characteristic of the output signal based on the determined frequency and/or phase of the output signal.
US10073124B2	Electronic meter seal arrangement and method A method is used in a utility meter having an arm bit and a seal bit. The method includes changing a state of the arm bit to a first state in response to a first set of conditions. The method also includes removing electrical power from the meter. Upon subsequently applying electrical power to the meter, a first signal in a meter processing circuit indicates whether a meter cover is installed or the meter cover is removed. The processing circuit changes the seal bit to a first state responsive to a condition in which the arm bit is in the first state and the first signal indicates that the meter cover is installed. The processing circuit changes the seal bit to a second state responsive to a condition in which the seal bit is in the first state and the first signal indicates that the meter cover is removed.
US10073116B2	Scanning probe microscope and its sample holder This sample holder for a scanning probe microscope is constituted of (1) a container that retains a liquid and (2) a flat-plate-shaped upper cover that covers an upper opening of the container and that has a narrow slit above the position where a sample is placed. In the upper cover, the slit has a slit width with which a thin film of the liquid is formed over the upper surface of the sample when the liquid fills the space between the container and the upper cover. The thin film of the liquid has a film thickness smaller than the distance between the upper surface of the sample and the upper cover.
US10073114B2	Physical quantity sensor, physical quantity sensor apparatus, electronic device, and mobile body A physical quantity sensor has a first structure which has a movable section that includes movable electrode fingers, a second structure which includes first fixed electrode fingers that are arranged to oppose the movable electrode fingers, a third structure which includes second fixed electrode fingers that are arranged to oppose the movable electrode fingers, and a first electrostatic capacity forming section that forms an electrostatic capacity between the first structure and the second structure.
US10073112B2	Air pressure probe An air pressure probe (APP) relates to the field of aviation and is intended to determine aircraft flight parameters or wind tunnel flow parameters. The APP comprises a head part with intake holes located thereon, which are connected by channels to couplers, and a support, attached to the head part from behind. The surface of the head part is provided with flow vortex generators. The generators can be in the form of indentations or protrusions of various shapes on the surface of the air pressure probe, or in the form of ribs formed as a result of the mating of elements of the flat or curved planes that form the surfaces of the head part and the support. The technical result is an increased operational range of measurement and a wider field of practical application.
US10073110B2	Movable loading element for loading an automated analysis system A device for loading an automated analysis system is presented. The device comprises a chassis, a movable loading element movably coupled to the chassis and configured to move between a first and a second position, a holding structure, the holding structure being floatingly coupled to the movable loading element, the holding structure being configured to hold a receptacle for material to be loaded into the automated analysis system, a first alignment element attached to the chassis and a second alignment element attached to the holding structure. The first alignment element is configured to engage with the second alignment element to align the holding structure in a predetermined position relative to the chassis when the movable loading element is in the second position.
US10073109B2	Phages of biomarker capture and methods of use Disclosed are genetically-modified phages, comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a first peptide able to bind to a magnetic nanoparticle, and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a second peptide able to bind with high specificity to a predetermined biomarker, and a method for using the genetically-modified phage displaying the first peptide and second peptide in a method for analyzing a fluid sample for the predetermined biomarker.
US10073108B2	Device and method for processing target component in tube The present invention provides a small and low running-cost device capable of minimizing the generation of contamination sources as much as possible while performing a series of all the desired manipulations. A device for manipulating a target component in a manipulation tube, comprising: a manipulation tube comprising a tube having an optionally-closeable open end for supplying a sample containing a target component at one end and a closed end at the other end, and a manipulation medium accommodated in the tube and having a gel layer and an aqueous liquid layer multilayered in a longitudinal direction of the tube; magnetic particles that should transport the target component; and magnetic field applying means capable of applying a magnetic field to the manipulation tube to move the magnetic particles in the longitudinal direction of the tube.
US10073107B2	System for operating a system for the integrated and automated analysis of DNA or protein A system for the integrated and automated analysis of DNA or protein, including a single-use cartridge, with an analysis device having a control device, and devices for capturing and processing signals, the control device carrying out a completely automatic process and evaluation of molecular diagnostic analysis via single-use cartridges (Lab-on-a-Chip). Controlling of an analysis process, which occurs in the cartridge, involves the subsequent displacement and thermostatization of liquids with a first device, and with a second device the signals which are obtained during the analysis are processed. The first and the second devices are synchronized in such a manner that the analysis process of the sample can be carried out in a totally integrated manner thus producing an immediate result.
US10073105B2	Automated selection of microorganisms and identification using MALDI A method and apparatus for locating and selecting a colony of microorganisms on a culture dish and identifying microorganisms in said selected colony using MALDI. The method comprises the automated steps of locating and selecting a colony of microorganisms on a culture dish; obtaining a sample of said selected colony of microorganisms; depositing at least some of said sample of said selected colony of microorganisms on a target plate; and transferring said target plate with said sample in an apparatus for performing MALDI for identification of said sample of said selected colony of microorganisms. A sample of a colony of microorganisms is automatically deposited on a depositing spot such that the sample covers at most approximately half of said one of the depositing spots of the target plate. A suspension of a sample of microorganisms is automatically prepared by automatically picking the sample with a picking tool and submerging the picking tool with said sample in a suspension, after which the picking tool is vibrated in vertical sense only to release the sample from the picking tool.
US10073103B1	Rapid measurement of total vitamin D in blood Assays for rapid measurement of total vitamin D in blood are provided. Vitamin D is measured following the rapid and irreversible release of vitamin D due to denaturation and digestion of vitamin D binding proteins by aspartyl peptidases (e.g., pepsin) under acidic conditions. Such measurements may be made using a vitamin D binder (e.g., an antibody) to measure competition between free vitamin D and added, labeled vitamin D. Synergy between denaturation and degradation is believed to provide more rapid and more complete release of vitamin D than would occur with acid or enzyme alone. These measurements may be made using small amounts of whole blood, serum, or plasma, and are suitable for use in automated devices. These methods provide the advantages of reduced cost, increased speed, reduced discomfort to the subject, and increased availability and ease of use. Reagents, kits, devices, and systems for these assays are also disclosed.
US10073098B2	Ultrapurified DsbA and DsbC and methods of making and using the same The present invention provides methods for producing disulfide oxidoreductase A (DsbA) and disulfide oxidoreductase C (DsbC) polypeptides at very high levels of purity. Also provided are ultrapure DsbA and DsbC and methods of using same, e.g., for use in immunoassays to show removal of DsbA and DsbC from biologics produced in bacteria.
US10073092B2	Apparatus for assay strip(s) with specimen loading to multiple zones and related methods A lateral flow assay device that is defined by multiple loading zones, wherein a sample pad is located before and upstream from a conjugate pad and another sample pad is located after and downstream from the conjugate pad. This configuration allows for increased sensitivity for detecting an analyte in a specimen. The device may employ multiple collection pads or a single collection pad and the collection pads may be engaged with the sample pads in several manners, including but not limited to, pressing down on a cassette with collection pads onto a cassette with the test strips, or by sliding the collection pads along the cassette with the test strips and sample pads.
US10073091B2	Lateral flow assay device A lateral flow assay device includes a substrate having a top surface, as well as a sample receiving area disposed upon the top surface. At least one fluid flow path extends along the substrate from the sample receiving area, wherein the sample receiving area can be placed in contact with a peripheral reservoir formed at a sample addition area to draw sample therefrom in a controlled manner. The device can further include a reagent area that is designed to promote uniform dissolution of a deposited detection material by a sample moved through the device along the fluid flow path as well, as a flow channel configure to promote mixing of sample and reagent and an absorbing or wicking zone configured to affect various flow characteristics.
US10073090B2	Assay with increased dynamic range Provided herein are assays and kits useful for avoiding “prozone phenomenon” or “hook effect” and which expand the range of accurately measurable analyte concentrations.
US10073083B2	Prophylactic and therapeutic agents for FGFR3 diseases and screening method for the same The present invention provides a therapeutic and/or prophylactic medicament for FGFR3 diseases, the medicament comprising a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor as an active ingredient; a method for treating and/or preventing FGFR3 diseases, the method comprising administering a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor; use of a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in the production of a therapeutic and/or prophylactic medicament for FGFR3 diseases; and a method for screening for a therapeutic and/or prophylactic drug for FGFR3 diseases.
US10073081B2	Multi-function alcohol tester The present application discloses a multi-function alcohol tester, including a housing, where the housing is internally provided with an alcohol test module, the alcohol test module includes a PCB mainboard, and the PCB mainboard is provided thereon with an alcohol measurement sensor communicating outside the housing; and the housing is further internally detachably connected with a function module, and the alcohol test module and the function module are powered by a battery disposed in the housing. The present application has advantages as follows: the multi-function alcohol tester has many functions, has a function module that can be detached or replaced, and is easy to carry.
US10073072B2	Dissolution of hydrophobic API, including avermectins with or without other API such as pyrantel, from a complicated matrix dosage form This disclosure describes the results of the studies conducted to develop a dissolution method to monitor release profiles of hydrophobic active pharmaceutical ingredients such as ivermectin with or without pyrantel pamoate from a drug product made of complex matrix that includes, but is not limited to beef, tallow, corn cob and soy protein.
US10073070B2	Chromatography column Chromatographic separation devices are described that include a chromatographic separation module and a memory component. The memory component is attached to the chromatographic separation module, contains information related to use history of the chromatographic separation module with respect to the entire lifetime of the module, and includes a write-once-read-many (WORM) area where the information is written and where the information, once written, cannot be deleted or modified.
US10073069B2	Systems and methods to determine body drug concentration from an oral fluid Oral fluid for drug testing has several advantages over other specimens: (1) It may be collected noninvasively and under direct supervision; (2) its drug concentration reflects blood-drug concentrations; and (3) it can be processed by conventional drug screening and confirmation methods. This technology provides a system that measures the quantity of a drug (without needing a priori knowledge of the drug) in an oral fluid specimen and translates this level to a blood plasma drug concentration. The method first measures the concentration of a drug in an oral fluid sample. Next, a processor calculates the blood plasma concentration from the measured oral fluid drug concentration. Finally, this blood plasma drug level is utilized to calculate a total body drug concentration.
US10073064B2	Device having element electrode connected to penetrating wire, and method for manufacturing the same According to a method for manufacturing a device in which an electrode of an element is electrically connected to a penetrating wire in a substrate, a structure is prepared in which the element is arranged on the first substrate having a through hole formed therein: and a second substrate is prepared which has an electroconductive seed layer formed thereon. Then, a wall part is formed on the first substrate; a seed layer is joined to a face on an element side of the structure through a bonding layer; the bonding layer is removed; and the seed layer is exposed in the inside of the opening. The inside of the wall part and the through hole is filled with a conductor, with the use of the seed layer through electrolytic plating.
US10073062B2	System and method for inspecting flange connections A system includes a probe assembly configured to inspect components of an assembled flange connection when the probe assembly is disposed within a bore of the components. The probe assembly includes a shaft configured to be aligned with an axis of the assembled flange connection, one or more ultrasound probes coupled to the shaft, and one or more encoders. The one or more ultrasound probes are configured to interface with an interior surface of the bore of the components, to emit ultrasound signals into the components, and to receive ultrasound signals from the components. The one or more encoders are coupled to the shaft and are configured to determine a position of the one or more ultrasound probes relative to a reference point of the assembled flange connection during an inspection of components of the assembled flange connection.
US10073060B2	Non-contact acoustic inspection method for additive manufacturing processes A method for inspecting an additive manufacturing process in which a directed energy source is used to create a weld pool at an exposed build surface of a mass of powdered material, and selectively fuse the powdered material to form a workpiece. The inspection method includes: using a noncontact method to generate an acoustic wave in the build surface; using a noncontact method to measure displacement of the build surface in response to the acoustic wave; and determining at least one sub-surface material property of the workpiece by analyzing the displacement of the build surface.
US10073057B2	Micro magnetic trap and process for evaluating forces with pico Newton resolution Micro magnetic trap comprising a holder and a sample cell on said holder (5); means for providing a controllable homogeneous magnetic field (3) surrounding the sample cell; a modified micro-cantilever comprising a cantilever (1) having dimensions in the micron range and at least three paramagnetic microbeads with a diameter from 1 to 3 microns (2) attached to a bendable tip of the micro-cantilever such that they form a triangular arrangement; means for measuring the deflection of the micro-cantilever when the latter is in use (4). The trap does not require a specific surface functionalization in order to ensure an appropriate and selective linkage to a particular molecule.
US10073052B2	Ion concentration sensor Provided is an ion sensor including a supporting substrate, a plurality of cells, a silicon substrate, a plurality of transistors, and an analog-digital conversion circuit. The plurality of cells, the plurality of transistors, and the analog-digital conversion circuit are provided above the supporting substrate. Each of the plurality of transistors has a corresponding gate provided on a first surface of the silicon substrate. The analog-digital conversion circuit is provided on the silicon substrate. The ion-sensing surface is provided on a second surface of the silicon substrate. The second surface is opposite to the first surface.
US10073050B2	Assembly for capacitive measurement of the amount of gas in a fluid flow An assembly comprising an upstream pipe, a downstream pipe, and a system (1) for measuring variation in the gas content of a two-phase flow, the assembly including: an insulating sheath (6), an upstream ground (2), a measurement electrode (3), a guard electrode (7), and a downstream ground (4) arranged in succession in the insulating sheath (6) and each presenting an identical internal section defining an internal flow duct for a two-phase flow from the upstream ground (2) towards the downstream ground (4) in line with the upstream pipe and the downstream pipe, the guard electrode (7) being subjected to the same potential as the measurement electrode (3), the measurement electrode (3) measuring the capacitance of the two-phase flow relative to the upstream ground (2) and variation in that capacitance, the upstream ground (2) and the downstream ground (4) being electrically connected to the upstream pipe and to the downstream pipe, respectively.
US10073049B2	Method for determining the composition and cryolite ratio of solid samples of potassium-containing electrolyte in aluminum production by XRD This invention relates to producing aluminum by electrolysis of a melt and can be used in the process control of an electrolyte composition by quantitative X-ray phase analysis (XRD) of potassium-containing electrolyte with calcium or calcium and magnesium additives. A quantitative XRD method is employed for analyzing doped samples of crystallized bath samples taken from baths. A weighted ground bath sample is mixed with a weighted quantity of sodium fluoride at a ratio, for example, 1:2 by weight. The weighted quantities are mixed and placed in a furnace (650-750° C. for 20-40 minutes) to dissolve sodium fluoride in the sample and recrystallize the sample with the desired phase composition. The doped sample is placed in a furnace (420-450° C) and held for 15-30 minutes. The doped sample is removed from the furnace and allowed to air cool. The phase composition of the doped sample is analyzed by any quantitative X-ray phase method.
US10073045B2	Optical method and system for measuring isolated features of a structure An optical method and system are presented for use in measurement of isolated features of a structure. According to this technique, Back Focal Plane Microscopy (BFM) measurements are applied to a structure and measured data indicative thereof is obtained, wherein the BFM measurements utilize dark-field detection mode while applying pinhole masking to incident light propagating through an illumination channel towards the structure, the measured data being thereby indicative of a scattering matrix characterizing scattering properties of the structure, enabling identification of one or more isolated features of the structure.
US10073044B2	Scanner automatic dirty/clean window detection An image from a window of a scanner is taken and analyzed to determine whether the image is relevant to dirt or debris on the window. When the image is relevant to dirt or debris, the size and amount of the dirt or debris is compared to a threshold and when the threshold is exceeded an alert is raised to have the window cleaned of the dirt or debris.
US10073043B2	Multi-axis positioning device A multi-axis positioning system that may be used in conjunction with an inspection system includes multiple position sensors corresponding to multiple axes in conjunction with multiple motors also corresponding to multiple axes to provide high accuracy, high load and extended travel for controllable movement of an object in up to 6 degrees of freedom. Some embodiments of the multi-axis positioning system may include an x-y stage assembly, a bottom plate assembly coupled to the x-y stage assembly, a top plate assembly coupled to the bottom plate assembly, and a chuck secured to the top plate assembly with multiple position sensors configured to measure displacement between the x-y stage assembly and top plate assembly.
US10073032B2	Method of simultaneously analyzing amount of nutritional component in various foods having different physicochemical properties and compositions by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy A method is for simultaneously analyzing nutritional component content in a plurality of various foods or agricultural sources having different ingredients and forms, that is, different physicochemical properties and compositions distributed in Korea by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. In particular, a method is for rapidly and accurately measuring nutritional component content in a plurality of various foods or agricultural sources having different ingredients and forms, that is, different physicochemical properties and compositions distributed in Korea by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.
US10073030B2	Optical detection device In order to accurately detect a subject to be detected and reduce manufacturing or maintenance costs, this optical detection device determines whether there is a subject to be detected by determining a correction coefficient for correcting data from an image captured by a capturing sensor through a filter unit with an image data estimation value from when an image is captured without the filter unit, and comparing an image data estimation value obtained through correction using the correction coefficient from the image data with captured data obtained by capturing a detection area in a state where the filter unit is not in front of the capturing sensor.
US10073029B2	Sample measurement pool A sample measurement pool comprises a reflecting cavity and at least one reflecting structure, wherein the reflecting cavity is configured to accommodate a sample to be measured; the reflecting structure is arranged at a boundary of the reflecting cavity; and the reflecting structure comprises a contact surface in contact with the sample to be measured, and a reflecting surface away from the sample to be measured. The sample contact surface has a chemical inertness to the sample, and meanwhile, the surface away from the sample to be measured serve as the reflecting surface, so that the sample to be measured and impurities therein are prevented from damaging the reflecting surface having a reflection function. The sample measurement pool has the advantages of a long optical path and high environmental adaptability.
US10073025B2	Method and device for incoherent imaging with coherent diffractive reconstruction Systems and methods are disclosed to determine the axial and/or lateral location of a particle using light modulated with temporal and/or spatial modulation pattern. The system, for example, may include a modulator configured to temporally modulate an intensity pattern of a line of light uniquely at each point along a lateral length of the line of light and produce an undiffracted modulated line of light, a first first-order diffracted line of light, and a second first-order diffracted line of light; and one or more optical elements configured to direct the undiffracted line of light and one of the first first-order diffracted line of light and the second first-order diffracted line of light toward at least one particle disposed at or near a sample region. The system may include a processor configured to determine an axial and/or a lateral position of the particle disposed at or near the sample region.
US10073024B2	Microfluidic device and method for detecting rare cells A microfluidic device for detecting rare cells in a fluid sample comprises the rare cell and other cells. The microfluidic device comprises an inlet for receiving the fluid sample, a labyrinth channel structure in fluid communication with the inlet, and an outlet in fluid communication with the labyrinth channel structure for collecting the rare cells separated from the other cells in the fluid sample. The labyrinth channel structure comprises at least one channel through which the fluid sample flows. The at least one channel has a plurality of segments and a plurality of corners with each corner defined between adjacent segments. The presence of the plurality of corners induces separation of the rare cells from the other cells in the fluid sample as the rare cells move to a first equilibrium position within the at least one channel when a ratio of inertial lift forces (FZ) and Dean flow (FD) of the fluid sample is from 2 to 10.
US10073023B2	Light extinction tomography for measurement of ice crystals and other small particles A tomography duct for wind tunnels includes a plurality of light sources and sensors displaced around a support structure. The light sources are cycled and sensor measurements are made from sensors opposite the light sources. Tomographic algorithms are used to determine an extinction map from the sensor measurements. The extinction map provides details about particles in a cross-section of the air flow through the tomography duct.
US10073022B2	Method for determining a concentration of lipids in a microorganism A method and a device for determining a concentration of lipids in a microorganism such as a micro-alga by illuminating a sample containing microorganisms and acquiring a total diffraction pattern of the sample is acquired, the total diffraction pattern including a plurality of unit diffraction pattern each associated with a microorganism.
US10073017B2	Tissue specimen handling device A tissue specimen handling device comprising a tissue processing cassette.
US10073012B2	Debris filter for fluidic measurement with recess size decreasing in fluid flow direction A filter for filtering debris out of a fluid flowing along a fluid flow direction in a fluidic member of a sample separation device, the filter comprising a plurality of filter structures stacked along the fluid flow direction and each having pores with defined pore size, wherein the defined pore size of the stacked filter structures decreases along the fluid flow direction.
US10073000B2	Rim replacing method for tire testing machine In a rim replacing method for a tire testing machine of the present invention, one pair of the rims satisfying predetermined conditions relative to a test tire are selected, from among a pair of rims attached to the upper and lower spindles and plural pairs of rims loaded in a rim replacing device, as object rims, and rim replacement is performed if the rims loaded in the rim replacing device are selected as the object rims, so that the nonuniformity of rim can be suitably measured. The predetermined conditions include a condition in which a diameter of bead portions of the tire conveyed into the tire testing machine corresponds to a diameter of the object rims, and a condition in which a width of the bead portions of the tire conveyed into the tire testing machine falls within a range in which a space between the object rims is adjustable.
US10072997B2	Safety switch with imbalance test An apparatus for an imbalance test includes a strain measurement module that measures a strain voltage across terminals of a strain gauge. The strain voltage is representative of an amount of force on the strain gauge. The apparatus includes a test measurement module that measures a test voltage across the terminals of the strain gauge while a test resistor is connected in parallel with a resistor of the strain gauge. The test resistor is connected while the test measurement module measures the test voltage and is disconnected while the strain module measures strain voltage. The apparatus includes an average module that calculates an average strain voltage from two strain voltage measurements. The strain voltages are measured preceding and after the test voltage measurement. The apparatus includes a difference module that determines a difference voltage. The difference voltage is a difference between the average strain voltage and the test voltage.
US10072993B2	Torque estimating system for synchronous electric motor A torque estimating system for a synchronous electric motor having a permanent magnet includes: a superimposing unit configured to superimpose a voltage or current of a frequency different from a frequency of a fundamental wave driving the synchronous electric motor on at least a d-axis of the synchronous electric motor; a magnet temperature estimating unit configured to estimate a temperature of the permanent magnet from the superimposed voltage or current and a current or voltage obtained by the superimposing; and a torque estimating unit configured to estimate a torque of the synchronous electric motor from the estimated temperature of the permanent magnet.
US10072992B2	System and method for monitoring machine condition and force measurement in a stator of an electrical machine Systems and a method for measuring at least one mechanical force in a stator of an electrical machine are provided. The stator of the electrical machine includes a multiple stacked metal lamina. At least one fiber Bragg grating (FBG) element is placed between two of the lamina, such as in a rotor-facing tooth of the lamina.
US10072988B2	Temperature-detecting device A temperature-detecting device includes a thermally conductive sheet, a heat-generating body thermally connected to a first end portion of the thermally conductive sheet, and a temperature-detecting element thermally connected to a second end portion of the thermally conductive sheet. This temperature-detecting device is also provided with thermally insulating layers on the top and bottom faces of the thermally conductive sheet between the first and second end portions thereof.
US10072987B2	Temperature sensor A temperature sensor includes a thermo-sensitive element, a pair of element electrode wires electrically connected to the thermo-sensitive element, a sealing body covering the thermo-sensitive element and part of the pair of the element electrode wires, and a tablet formed with a pair of insertion holes through which the pair of the element electrode wires pass. An air bubble is formed at a position within the glass sealing body on a distal end side opposite to the tablet. The center of the air bubble is located within the outline of the thermo-sensitive element when viewed in the axial direction of the pair of the element electrode wires.
US10072986B1	Detector for low temperature transmission pyrometry Apparatus and methods of processing substrates include a detector manifold to detect radiation from proximate a processing area in a chamber body; a radiation detector optically coupled to the detector manifold; and a spectral multi-notch filter. Apparatus and methods of processing substrates include detecting transmitted radiation from an emitting surface of a substrate in a chamber body; conveying at least one spectral band of the detected radiation to a photodetector; and analyzing the detected radiation in the at least one spectral band to determine an inferred temperature of the substrate.
US10072983B2	Spectrometric systems and mechanical methods for improved focus localization of time and space-varying measurements A system and method of dynamically localizing a measurement of parameter characterizing tissue sample with waves produced by spectrometric system at multiple wavelengths and detected at a fixed location of the detector of the system. The parameter is calculated based on impulse response of the sample, reference data representing characteristics of material components of the sample, and path lengths through the sample corresponding to different wavelengths. Dynamic localization is effectuated by considering different portions of a curve representing the determined parameter, and provides for the formation of a spatial map of distribution of the parameter across the sample. Additional measurement of impulse response at multiple detectors facilitates determination of change of the measured parameter across the sample as a function of time.
US10072981B2	Color sensor arrangement and method for color sensor calibration A color sensor arrangement comprises a color sensor arranged to generate at least a first channel signal being indicative of a color of light incident on the color sensor. A processing unit is connected to the color sensor and arranged to generate a tuple of color signals by processing the at least first channel signal. A memory is connected to the processing unit and a control unit is connected to the processing unit and to the memory. Furthermore, the control unit is arranged to receive calibration data relating the tuple of color signals to a calibrated tuple of color signals and arranged to store said calibration data (M) by means of the memory. An interface is connected to the processing unit and comprises an interface terminal.
US10072980B2	Spectrometer with variable beam power and shape At least one light source is configured to emit at least one beam into a sample volume of an absorbing medium. In addition, at least one detector is positioned to detect at least a portion of the beam emitted by the at least one light source. Further, at least one beam modification element is positioned between the at least one detector and the at least one light source to selectively change at least one of (i) a power intensity of, or (ii) a shape of the beam emitted by the at least one light source as detected by the at least one detector. A control circuit is coupled to the beam modification element. Related apparatus methods, articles of manufacture, systems, and the like are described.
US10072978B2	Light-ray detection circuit The circuit of detection of light radiation includes a photodetector. The photodetector is coupled to three capacitors by means of three switches. The capacitors are parallel mounted to form a capacitive load whose value of electrical capacity changes as a function of the openings/closures of the switches. This configuration allows to stabilize the voltage present on the output terminal in the detection circuit for a wider range of illumination sustained by photodetector.
US10072975B2	Wearable to monitor exposure to UV radiation A wearable or attachable device comprising a UV sensor configured to provide user-specific burn rate times providing an indication to the user when they are exposing themselves to harmful levels of UV radiation.
US10072974B2	Image sensors with LED flicker mitigaton global shutter pixles An image sensor may include one or more pixels having a charge steering structure that may selectively route charge from a photodiode to increase the dynamic range of the pixel. The charge steering structure may be a coupled gate structure that routes overflow charge to a voltage supply and to one or more integrating storage structures during an exposure period. The charge steering structure may be two integrating storage structures directly connected to the photodiode that each integrate charge generated by the photodiode in an alternating fashion during an exposure period. Storage structures and transistors within the charge steering structure may receive control signals, which may be asserted in a mutually exclusive manner. Pixels may also include a dual-gain structure, which may provide additional charge storage capacity.
US10072971B2	Flexible beam delivery system for high power laser systems A beam delivery technology for high power laser systems, like laser peening systems, for work pieces which may have compound curvatures, includes placing an optical assembly having a receiving optic, beam formatting optics and a scanner mounted thereon, in a position to receive laser pulses from a laser source and within an operating range of the process area. Polarized laser pulses are delivered to the receiving optic while the position of the optical assembly remains unchanged. The pulses proceed through the beam formatting optics to the scanner, and are direct to respective impact areas having nominal shapes and locations on the work piece. The scanning process includes for each laser pulse, setting direction, divergence, polarization, rotation and aspect ratio of the laser pulses output from the scanner, to control the polarization, shape and location on respective impact areas.
US10072970B1	Hyperspectral notch filter imaging An imaging device includes a detector array and an aperture disposed along an optical path, with an array of filter elements disposed in the optical path therebetween. The detector array has a plurality of detector elements that are sensitive to a wavelength spectrum of interest, such as, for example, the visible spectrum and/or the infrared (IR) spectrum. Each filter element is configured to filter out energy within the wavelength spectrum of interest that is in a wavelength band of interest to form filtered energy within the wavelength spectrum of interest that is outside the wavelength band of interest. The filtered energy is passed by each filter to at least one corresponding detector element, which generates one or more detector values based on the received energy. The detector values may be processed to determine an intensity value for the wavelength band of interest.
US10072969B2	Nonlinear mass sensors based on electronic feedback and methods of using the same A device and method for sensing including a sensor having a functional surface layer located to interact with a material to be sensed, the sensor having an output that produces a signal responsive one or more of inertia, stiffness, acceleration, pressure, radiation, chemical compounds, and biological compounds; and further including electronics including: an input coupled to the sensor to receive a first signal therefrom; and a non-linearity provider that applies one or more non-linear operations to the input signal to generate a non-linear second signal.
US10072967B2	Integrated wearable noise dosimeter Systems and methods are described that may provide audio information about an environment around a wearable device. Such audio information may be correlated with other biometric data to provide physiological information, e.g. regarding a wearer of the wearable device. For example, an illustrative method includes receiving an audio signal via a microphone of a wearable device and rectifying the audio signal with a peak detector. The method further includes amplifying the rectified signal with a logarithmic amplifier and causing an analog to digital converter (ADC) to sample the logarithmic signal. The method also includes causing the ADC to convert the sampled logarithmic signal to a digital output and storing the digital output in a memory of the wearable device. In some embodiments, the method includes transmitting the digital output to a computing device, which may correlate the digital output with other biometric data.
US10072966B1	System and method for fraud-free scrap removal and accounting A method and system for removing and accounting for scrap removed from a facility by providing a plurality of collection bins for one or more customers to collect scraps, providing a weigh station having a scale to weigh the scrap collected, providing a computer to record and keep track of the total scrap collected by each customer, providing a plurality of waste bins to discard the scrap collected in the collection bin, and accounting for the total scrap collected for each customer on-site before the waste bins are removed for permanent disposal. The collection bins of each customer can be monitored using a tracking system, such as a tag and reader, GPS device, camera, and the like.
US10072965B2	Device for measuring weight on board by measuring the angle of rotation of the leaf spring supporting shackle A device for measuring weight on board may include a sensor mounter coupled to a shackle, a first motor mounted to have a same rotation center as a first rotation center of the shackle being connected to the vehicle body, a second motor mounted to have a same rotation center as a second rotation center of the shackle being connected to an eye of the spring, a first angle sensor rotating by receiving torque of the first motor, and a second angle sensor rotating by receiving torque of the second motor, in which a rotation angle of the shackle about the first rotation center may be measured by the first angle sensor, and a rotation angle of the shackle about the second rotation center may be measured by the second angle sensor, and weight on board may be measured depending on variation of the rotation angle of the shackle.
US10072963B1	Ultrasonic volume-sensing transducer instrument with concave transceiver element A liquid-level sensing instrument for determining the level of a liquid in a container or vessel such as a laboratory tube in a rack or a well in a well plate with the container having an acoustically transparent top opening to direct ultrasonic signals to the liquid surface and receive reflected signals where the transceiver sensor instrument is constructed with a piezoelectric focusing sensor that has a concave focusing surface for focusing ultrasonic signals through the opening to the liquid surface in a selected container particularly a container in a group of containers and receiving reflected signals for processing.
US10072960B2	Capacitive level gauge assembly for a container of pressurised or liquified gas A capacitive level gauge assembly for a pressurized or liquefied gas container comprises a body with a base capable of being fitted in an opening of said container and an electrical circuit arranged in the body; electrode-carrying means are fitted in leakproof manner in said body and connected to said electrical circuit, said electrode-carrying means being configured to support two electrodes fixedly with an annular measurement space therebetween. The electrode-carrying means comprise a metallic support fitted in leakproof manner in the valve body and electrically insulated therefrom, the first electrode being fixed to said metallic support, and the metallic support being connected to the electrical circuit. The metallic support comprises at its free end a coupling means for the first electrode.
US10072956B2	Systems and methods for detecting and handling a magnetic anomaly Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting when a magnetic anomaly may impact the quality of data being output by a magnetometer. A plurality of detection algorithms may be performed in parallel on the sensor data. Further, indication of a anomaly from one or a combination of the detection algorithms may cause the magnetometer data to have a reduced contribution in any sensor fusion operation or may be omitted from a sensor fusion operation as desired.
US10072955B2	Indicator member, indicator unit and indicator instrument To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.
US10072953B2	Fastening assembly for a sensor assembly and sensor assembly A fastening assembly for a sensor assembly has a metal bush and a fastener. It is possible for the metal bush to be connected via the fastener to a vehicle body. The sensor assembly includes at least one sensor module and an associated sensor assembly. The metal bush has a sleeve as a single-point fixing and a plate as a carrier unit for a carrier plate on which the at least one sensor module is arranged. The sleeve is led through a central through-passage in the carrier plate.
US10072951B2	Sensor data segmentation and virtualization First sensor data generated by a first of a plurality of sensors and at least second sensor data generated by at least a second of the plurality of sensors can be received by a sensor data broker executed by a processor. The sensor data broker can publish to at least a first virtual sensor the first sensor data as first published sensor data. The sensor data broker can publish to at least a second virtual sensor the second sensor data as second published sensor data.
US10072944B2	Device for measurement of an angle of an axis of rotation The invention relates to a device (1) for measurement of an angle of an axis of rotation (10), comprising a magnet (12) with a magnet surface (14), which is pivotally assembled at the axis of rotation (10), and further comprising a sensor (16) for recognition of external magnetic flux lines of the magnet (12). According to the invention, the magnet (12) comprises at least a first magnet section (20) with a magnetic first orientation (22) and the magnet (12) further at least comprises a second magnet section (24) with a second magnetic orientation (26), wherein the first magnetic orientation (22) is displaced from the second magnetic orientation (26), whereby the magnet surface (14) comprises a different concentration of external magnetic flux lines.
US10072933B1	Decoupling of accelerometer signals A system for decoupling accelerometer signals includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive accelerometer data and receive coarse behavior data. The processor is configured to determine a coarse acceleration based at least in part on the coarse behavior data, determine a perturbation acceleration using the coarse acceleration and the accelerometer data, and determine an anomalous event based at least in part on the perturbation acceleration.
US10072932B2	Motion detection system for transportation mode analysis A mobile-device-based system for classifying a mode of transportation during a trip includes a mobile device including a location detection system and an accelerometer. The mobile device is configured to collect location data and acceleration data during the trip. The system also includes a data processing block configured to receive the location data from the mobile device, receive contextual data related to a plurality of transportation systems, and process the location data and at least a portion of the contextual data using a first transportation mode classifier associated with a first of the plurality of transportation systems and at least a second portion of the contextual data using a second transportation mode classifier associated with a second of the plurality of transportation systems. The data processing block is also configured to classify the mode of transportation during the trip and update the classifiers based on user input.
US10072929B2	Circuit device, electronic apparatus, moving object and method of manufacturing of physical quantity detection device A circuit device includes a clock signal generation circuit that generates a clock signal through an oscillation circuit, and a detection circuit including a circuit operating through an operation signal based on the clock signal. The clock signal generation circuit includes a first frequency adjustment unit which is capable of adjusting an oscillation frequency before an physical quantity transducer and the circuit device are connected to each other, and a second frequency adjustment unit which is capable of adjusting the oscillation frequency in a state where the physical quantity transducer and the circuit device are connected to each other.
US10072925B2	Method and device for detection of rotated segments in a multi-segment rod transferred in a machine used in cigarette production industry A method and device for detection of rotated segments in a continuous multi-segment rod transferred in a machine used in tobacco industry. A signal of an error of the shape of said continuous multi-segment rod is generated, the rod including a plurality of segments arranged one after another in a common wrapping, in which the rod that is transferred in a direction along its axis is simultaneously scanned by optical sensors, the directions of scanning of the optical sensors being oriented at an angle other than 90° to each other. The rod diameter is measured by repeated scans such that the shortest segment of the rod is scanned at least once, the results of the scans being compared with a predetermined reference value, and each difference between the results of the scans and the predetermined value is converted into the signal of the error of shape.
US10072921B2	Methods and systems for spectroscopic beam profile metrology having a first two dimensional detector to detect collected light transmitted by a first wavelength dispersive element A spectroscopic beam profile metrology system simultaneously detects measurement signals over a large wavelength range and a large range of angles of incidence (AOI). In one aspect, a multiple wavelength illumination beam is reshaped to a narrow line shaped beam of light before projection onto a specimen by a high numerical aperture objective. After interaction with the specimen, the collected light is passes through a wavelength dispersive element that projects the range of AOIs along one direction and wavelength components along another direction of a two-dimensional detector. Thus, the measurement signals detected at each pixel of the detector each represent a scatterometry signal for a particular AOI and a particular wavelength. In another aspect, a hyperspectral detector is employed to simultaneously detect measurement signals over a large wavelength range, range of AOIs, and range of azimuth angles.
US10072919B1	Efficient blast design facilitation systems and methods Respective embodiments disclosed herein include methods and apparatuses (1) for surveying a mine bench or other material body using at least seismic data obtained via geophone and measurement module data synchronized via a wireless link; (2) for generating hyperspectral panoramic imaging data of a blast hole or other borehole; or (3) for allowing a neural network to facilitate a differential blast design that targets a first bench part more weakly than the differential blast design targets a second bench part (along the same mine bench) at least partly based on data indicative of a much higher concentration of a valuable material in the second bench part than in the first.
US10072916B2	Methods and apparatus for making molded objects, and molded objects made therefrom Methods of making molded objects, such as composite ammunition casings for firearms, are disclosed. Apparatus for performing methods of making molded objects, such as composite ammunition casings for firearms, are also disclosed. Molded objects, such as composite ammunition casings for firearms, are further disclosed.
US10072915B2	Method and device for connecting and separating two elements, with connecting plates A method and device enable the linear separation of two elements attached to each other, through two respective connecting surfaces of these two elements. A connecting layer is placed between both connecting parts. Thermite is used to melt this connecting layer. The thermite can be placed on the other side of the first connecting part towards the first element, a heat protecting plate completing this assembly. The thermite can also be placed in grooves provided on the connecting surface of the second connecting plate to be directly in contact with the connecting layer.
US10072912B2	Pyrotechnical gas generator A pyrotechnic gas generator for driving an actuator includes a body defining a combustion chamber housing a main pyrotechnic charge, and an ignitor for initiating combustion of the main pyrotechnic charge. The pyrotechnic gas generator includes at least one delay chamber adapted to communicate with the combustion chamber via at least one inlet orifice, and the delay chamber is provided with at least one outlet orifice for passing gas out from the gas generator. The at least one outlet orifice is provided with a seal adapted to pass from a closed state to an open state when the pressure inside the delay chamber reaches a rupture limit pressure.
US10072903B2	Ammunition magazine The present invention is an ammunition magazine, preferably made of a reinforced polymer, utilizing a structurally enhancing ridge, angular guide rails and a follower made to interface with said guide rails to reduce wobble. The preferred embodiment also features a protective cover that distributes forces from the spring to more structurally sound areas of the magazine, thus reducing feed end splay, and an ammunition indication system comprised of at least one window and a noticeable marker on the follower spring. The follower and magazine casing are also designed to interface to prevent the follower from popping out of the feed end and the floor plate of the magazine utilizes a locking plate and sliding relationship between the floor plate, locking plate and magazine to secure the floor plate onto the magazine casing. The cover features built in tools for, among other things, unloading and disassembling the magazine.
US10072899B2	Spiral louver shaped condenser with multilayer spatial structure A spiral louver shaped condenser includes fins and a refrigeration pipe. The fins are spirally wound about the refrigeration pipe and integrally formed by stamping a strip-shaped sheet material, at least including first heat-absorbing and heat-radiating bodies and second heat-absorbing and heat-radiating bodies. Broken lines are arranged between adjacent heat-absorbing and heat-radiating bodies, and each heat-absorbing and heat-radiating body forms a wavy structure. Relative wave crests and wave troughs are formed at each broken line between the adjacent heat-absorbing and heat-radiating bodies, wherein the crests and troughs form a honeycomb structure together. The wavy edges of the first heat-absorbing and heat-radiating bodies make contact with the outer wall of the refrigeration pipe at equal screw pitches.
US10072897B2	Heat exchanger for a shower or bathtub A heat exchanger for heating fresh water using heat from wastewater in a shower or bathtub. The heat exchanger has a drain pan, a heat exchanger unit that is arranged in the drain pan, and a distributing element for distributing draining wastewater over the heat exchanger unit. The heat exchanger unit has multiple tube portions that follow one another sequentially and are connected to one another by diverting portions. Each two horizontally running tube portions that follow one another and that are thus connected by a deflecting portion are arranged one over the other, and wastewater, which is dripping or flowing down, is sprinkled on or flows over the tube portions one after the other.
US10072889B2	Liquefaction system using a turboexpander The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a liquefaction system. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for condensing a pressurized gaseous working fluid, such as natural gas, using at least one turboexpander in combination with other cooling devices and techniques. In one embodiment, a turboexpander may be used in combination with a heat exchanger using vapor compression refrigeration to condense natural gas.
US10072886B2	Refrigerator Disclosed herein is an refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body provided with a storage chamber, a door configured to open or close the storage chamber, a display unit provided on the door, and a heat radiating unit disposed adjacent to the display unit and configured to radiate a heat generated in the display unit via a heat radiating flow path formed inside the door, wherein one end of the heat radiating flow path is communicated with the outside via a first opening formed in an upper end portion of the door, and the other end of the heat radiating flow path is communicated with the outside via a second opening formed in a lower end portion of the door.
US10072885B2	Ice-making tray and refrigerator comprising same An ice-making tray according to the concept of the present invention is capable of making ice at high speed and improving the transparency of ice by providing a second tray having ice cells for storing ice-making water to be coupled, in an overlapping manner, to the upper surface of a first tray which is in contact with a refrigerant pipe. The first tray may be formed of an aluminum material, the second tray may be formed of a plastic material, and the first tray formed of an aluminum material can efficiently function as a heat exchanger of an ice-making space due to having high thermal-conductivity. In the second tray, a fixing part for fixing the ice-making tray inside the ice-making space, a shaft accommodating part for accommodating the rotation shaft of an ejector, a temperature sensor accommodating part for accommodating a temperature sensor, and an air insulating part for insulating the ice-making tray and an ice separating motor may be formed integrally.
US10072882B2	Solar powered thermally conditioned space The present disclosure discloses a solar powered thermally conditioned space, which, in an embodiment, may be used to provide a cold storage arrangement for preservation of perishable commodities over an extended time period. The cold storage arrangement (10) includes a refrigeration unit mounted within a non-insulated compartment for circulating refrigerated de-humidified air to an insulated compartment. A chamber (12) defines the insulated compartment and the non-insulated compartment. The cold storage arrangement (10) is operated by a powering system powered by solar energy from solar panels mounted over a roof of the chamber (12).
US10072880B2	Self-contained plant cloning system and method A self-contained plant cloning system and method for stimulating root growth from a stem of a plant. The system includes a reservoir having a base, one or more sidewalls, and an open upper end, defining an interior volume that can hold liquid. A rack rests on the upper end of the reservoir and can support a plant therein. A pump and cooling element are disposed in the reservoir and can be submerged in the liquid. The submersible pump is connected to one or more sprayers that mist liquid on the stems in order to stimulate root growth. As the pump is operated, it circulates the liquid in the reservoir. Liquid directly contacts the cooling element as it circulates in order to efficiently regulate the temperature of the environment in the reservoir.
US10072877B2	Cooling device A cooling device for cooling a detector element disposed in a jacket cavity of a Dewar vessel uses a Joule-Thomson cooler with an expansion nozzle that opens into an expansion chamber. The cooling device includes a final control element that is adjustable depending on temperature for influencing the flow through the expansion nozzle. A first temperature sensor is disposed in the expansion chamber and a second temperature sensor is disposed within the Dewar vessel outside the expansion chamber. The cooling device includes a control device that is configured for detecting a temperature gradient from sensor values of the first temperature sensor and of the second temperature sensor and for adjusting the final control element depending on the detected temperature gradient.
US10072875B2	Heat concentrator device for solar power system A heat concentrator device for a solar power system includes an evacuated hollow body with a bottom, side walls, a top and an airtight cap. Portions of the side walls have inwardly reflective surfaces for concentrating solar radiation into the chamber toward a heat sink, which is positioned in the bottom of the chamber. The heat sink also is hollow and has an inlet port formed in one of its opposite side walls and an outlet port formed in the other for heat transfer fluid to flow into and out of the heat sink. Circuitous passageways form a maze that connects the inlet and outlet ports thus maximizing heat transfer to/from system fluid(s) within the heat sink. The sidewalls of the chamber of the device extend below the heat sink to form a partial vacuum chamber between its bottom and the heat sink. The device is mounted to a reflective dish of a solar power system in a unique way adding additional solar energy collection efficiencies.
US10072872B2	High efficiency heater with condensate collection and humidification A heater having a burner, a first heat exchanger associated with the burner, a second heat exchanger above the first heat exchanger in fluid cooperation with the first heat exchanger and an ambient air intake blower above the second heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger comprises angularly disposed finned section so condensate within the second heat exchanger flows to a collection point and is collected in a trap. The trap includes a sensor to sense buildup of fluid in the trap with feedback to the heater controls. The heater may include a collection pan below the heat exchangers in fluid communication with the trap. In one aspect the collection pan may include a heating element to vaporize the fluid so that heated, humidified air is expelled through vents adjacent the base of the heater. In another aspect, the pan includes an ultrasonic vaporization element to vaporize fluid in the pan.
US10072869B2	Illumination grille and assembly method Embodiments of the invention provide an illumination grille assembly comprising a frame and a ventilation grille coupled to the frame, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes coupled with the frame and at least partially covered with a light transparent cover. Some embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing including an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A blower assembly can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. In some embodiments, an illumination grille assembly can be coupled to the main housing to allow fluid to flow through the illumination grill assembly to the main housing. In some embodiments, the set of illumination devices can be configured and arranged to emit light through the light transparent cover.
US10072866B2	Dynamic control of smart home using wearable device Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for dynamically controlling an appliance based on information received from a wearable device, to regulate the user's health. A wearable device is identified and configured to monitor at least one physiological aspect of the user. A controllable appliance with at least one sensor and at least one controllable setting is also identified. Health information of the user is received and utilized in generating, a user profile which comprises parameters related to the health of the user. Data from the wearable device and data from the controllable appliance is analyzed and it is determined whether the data matches the parameters related to the health of the user. If the data does not match the parameters related to the health of the user, then at least one controllable setting of the at least one controllable appliance is adjusted.
US10072856B1	HVAC apparatus, method, and system The invention relates to an HVAC apparatus, method, and system. Aspects of the invention include a supplemental heat source with an air handler unit for a conventional forced air heating and cooling system. The supplemental heat source in one example is a hydronic subsystem. It can be used alone or to supplement the forced air subsystem. Another aspect of the invention includes an air handling subsystem that has a housing that can be highly flexible in configuration and installation. The housing can support internal components, including a hydronic or other supplemental heat source with the forced air components. At least two sides of the housing can be configured for access for maintenance and repair. A control system can be designed to eliminate need for defrost cycle for forced air refrigeration-type subsystem and/or for better maintenance for comfort in the air conditioned space.
US10072855B2	Combination isolation valve and check valve with integral flow rate, pressure, and/or temperature measurement with wireless power A wirelessly powered system includes a wirelessly powered combination isolation valve and check valve for a hydronic system, having a positive shut-off isolation valve configured in the hydronic system to prevent fluid flow, including to allow for maintenance of the hydronic system, a check valve configured in the hydronic system to prevent backflow and gravity circulation which can harm the hydronic system, and a combination of one or more sensors configured to sense a corresponding combination of one or more pressure, temperature or flow measurements of the fluid flow in the hydronic system and provide sensor signaling containing information about the corresponding combination of the one or more pressure, temperature or flow measurements sensed of the fluid flow in the hydronic system; and an onboard wireless power receiver configured to receive wireless power signaling, and provide power to energize the combination of the one or more sensors.
US10072853B2	Water heater having a supplemental photovoltaic heating arrangement A water heater is provided having an insulated tank having a water inlet and a water outlet, and further defining an interior volume to contain a quantity of water. A primary heating arrangement applies heat energy to the water so as to heat the water. In addition, the primary heating arrangement is configured to maintain the water during standby periods between upper and lower set point temperatures. A supplemental heating arrangement is operative to supply additional heat energy to the water in order to lessen energy usage by the primary heating arrangement during the standby periods. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the supplemental heating arrangement includes at least one photovoltaic panel and a supplemental heating element. Control electronics are operatively interposed between the at least one photovoltaic panel and the supplemental heating element.
US10072851B1	Building-integrated solar energy system A building-integrated solar energy system that concurrently provides space heating, space cooling, hot water, and electricity to commercial and residential buildings. The solar energy system comprises an evacuated closed-loop conduit network circulating a working fluid through a solar thermal collector and at least one heat usage device, wherein the effective entirety of the surfaces of the closed-loop conduit network are in contact with the working fluid such that phase change occurs whenever heat energy is added by the solar thermal collector or removed by a heat usage device. The solar energy system further comprises an impermeable outer housing enveloping the closed-loop conduit network and forming an evacuated space located between and defined by the outer surface of the closed-loop conduit network and the inner surface of the impermeable housing such that the working fluid is adiabatically isolated. As a result, the full surface contact and low-pressure isolation of the working fluid dramatically reduces temperature differentials and energy losses, allowing for highly efficient and cost-effective heat collection and distribution.
US10072845B2	Fuel nozzle heat shield An aft heat shield for a fuel nozzle tip includes: an annular shield wall; an annular shield flange extending radially outward from an aft end of the shield wall; an annular baffle flange surrounding the conical section, and disposed such that an axial gap is defined between the shield flange and the baffle flange, the baffle flange including a radially outer rim extending axially forward therefrom; and a plurality of impingement cooling holes passing through the baffle flange and oriented to as to direct air flow towards the shield wall.
US10072844B2	Method for the production of a glow plug Methods for producing a glow plug having a housing, a ceramic glow pin and a protective tube from which a section of the glow pin projects which is thinner than a thicker section arranged in the protective tube. The thinner section leads to a glow tip. The glow pin is inserted into the protective tube and the protective tube is inserted into the housing. A securing element is placed onto the first end of the glow pin. The internal diameter of the securing element is smaller than the maximum diameter of the glow pin. The securing element is fastened on the protective tube. Alternatively, the protective tube is heated locally at a section of the protective tube surrounding the thinner section, and there the interior width of the protective tube is reduced to a value smaller than the diameter of the thicker section of the glow pin.
US10072843B2	Combustion resonance suppression Methods, devices, and systems for combustion resonance suppression are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive a number of operating conditions of a burner, determine whether resonance characteristics are present in a combustion chamber housing the burner based on the number of operating conditions of the burner, and modify at least one of an air supply and a fuel supply to the burner upon determining resonance characteristics are present in the combustion chamber.
US10072842B2	Water heater A water heater capable of cooling a fan by inflow of air while suppressing backflow of combustion gas is provided. A fan includes: a fan case having a back surface wall; an impeller having a first blade and a second blade and housed in the fan case; a drive source rotating the impeller; and a rotation shaft coupling the impeller and the drive source through a through hole provided in the back surface wall. A gap through which air outside the fan case is suctioned into the fan case is provided between the rotation shaft and the back surface wall. The second blade faces the back surface wall without another member interposed therebetween throughout a range from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side of the second plane.
US10072841B2	Emission-free devices and method for performing mechanical work and for generating electrical and thermal energy A device (1) for performing mechanical work and/or producing electrical or thermal energy, the energy necessary for operation is obtained from the oxidation of carbonaceous fuels (20) into carbon dioxide (24) and water (23). The device comprises means (14) for compression and/or condensation of the exhaust gas (21), and storage means (15) for receiving the compressed and/or condensed exhaust gas (21).
US10072833B2	Light apparatus with control board thermally insulated from light source A light apparatus includes a first carrier with an optoelectronic component for generating electromagnetic radiation, a second carrier with at least one electronic component for controlling the optoelectronic component, and a thermally insulating layer arranged between, and attached to, the first and second carriers.
US10072825B2	Lighting module and lighting device comprising a lighting module A lighting module (100) is disclosed, comprising an elongated member (110) having an inner surface (112) at least in part delimiting a light-guiding region (114) within the elongated member, wherein the elongated member has a first end (116) a second end (118) and is configured to permit passage of fluid through the light-guiding region (114) and into and out of the first end and the second end, respectively. Light can be out-coupled from the light-guiding region (114) via at least one of the first end (116) and the second end (118). The elongated member (110) includes a carrier which is at least in part flexible and has a first side (131) and a second side (132) opposite to the first side (131). At least one light-emitting element (120) is coupled to the first side (131) of the carrier on a first portion (151) of the carrier. The carrier is arranged such that the second side (132) of the first portion (151) of the carrier at least partially faces the second side (132) of a second portion (152) of the carrier, such that the first side (131) of the first portion (151) of the carrier at least in part constitutes the inner surface (112) of the elongated member (110). By way of such arrangement of the carrier, the at least one light-emitting element (120) can be arranged within the elongated member (110), and may hence emit light into the light-guiding region (114). A lighting device (200) comprising the lighting module (100) is also disclosed.
US10072821B2	Light flux controlling member and light-emitting device A light flux controlling member includes an incidence region and an emission region. The incidence region includes a refraction part on which a part of the light emitted from the light emitting element is incident, the refraction part being disposed at a center portion of the incidence region and configured to refract the incident light such that the incident light travels away from an optical axis of the light emitting element, and a reflection part on which another part of the light emitted from the light emitting element is incident, the reflection part being disposed outside the refraction part and configured to reflect the incident light such that the incident light approaches the optical axis. The emission region has an area smaller than a projection area of the light flux controlling member and emits light reflected by the reflection part such that the light approaches the optical axis.
US10072819B2	Light source for uniform illumination of a surface Devices and methods for uniform illumination of a target surface are disclosed. A device assembly has a light source configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, and at least one reflector. The reflector is configured to be coupled to at least one of the light source or the mounting surface, and interposed between the light source and the mounting surface, the reflector having a reflective surface area and a plurality of curved reflective segments. The reflector is shaped and arranged relative to the light source such that the reflector directly intercepts and reflects a portion of light emitted by the light source to the target surface to thereby cause substantially uniform illumination of the target surface. The target surface has a surface area that is greater than the reflective surface area of the at least one reflector.
US10072815B2	Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser A radiation source includes a semiconductor substrate, an array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) formed on the substrate, which are configured to emit optical radiation, and a transparent crystalline layer formed over the array of VCSELs. The transparent crystalline layer has an outer surface configured to diffuse the radiation emitted by the VCSELs.
US10072811B2	Light device comprising surface light sources A light device, notably for lighting and/or signaling, for a motor vehicle, suitable for emitting at least one first light beam and one second light beam, the device comprising a first surface light source and a second surface light source, in which: the first surface source is suitable for emitting first light rays (F1) toward the second surface source, the second surface source being arranged so that these first rays pass through it to participate in the first light beam, and the second surface source is suitable for emitting second light rays (F2), these second rays participating in the second light beam.
US10072807B2	Vehicular headlamp Provided is a vehicular headlamp including: an excitation light source; a scanning mechanism configured to scan light emitted by the excitation light source toward a predetermined direction; a projection lens; and a phosphor provided between the scanning mechanism and the projection lens and configured to transmit light scanned by the scanning mechanism toward the projection lens. The phosphor is formed as a curved body that is curved in a direction opposite to a curved image plane of the projection lens.
US10072806B1	Luminaire downlight A luminaire downlight includes a housing and an outer ring that is disposed below and coupled to the housing using one or more fasteners. The outer ring secures one or more extension arms to the housing. The one or more extension arms are adapted to secure a shade to the luminaire downlight. Further, the luminaire downlight includes a light module that is disposed within and coupled to the housing via the outer ring. In particular, an inner surface of the outer ring is indexed to twist and lock the light module to the housing. Furthermore, the luminaire downlight includes a twist lock ring that is coupled to an inner surface of the light module. Additionally, the luminaire downlight includes a lens that is disposed below the outer ring and coupled to the twist lock ring.
US10072803B1	Electrical device An electrical device, method of making the device, and method of using the device. The device can be incorporated into illumination configurations, as in lighting elements.
US10072802B1	Apparatus and method for convenient mobile solar charged light source A mobile solar charged light source system includes a lighting apparatus to be secured to a pre-determined location within a user's yard or house, the lighting apparatus having a body; and a top attached to the body and to provide an opening to a cavity, the top having one or more solar panels secured to a top surface of the top; a removable light source having a housing to be removably secured within the cavity, the removable light source having a battery to receive charge from the one or more solar panels; and a light in electrical communication with the battery; the removable light source can be removed from the lighting apparatus to be used as an emergency light source.
US10072801B2	Collimation and homogenization system for an LED luminaire Disclosed is an LED light source automated luminaire with a multi curved sided collimator mixer and integrator combination.
US10072799B2	Hydrogen filling method for fuel cell vehicle A hydrogen filling method for a fuel cell vehicle includes filling a hydrogen tank of the fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen using a hydrogen dispenser by sequentially using a low-pressure storage tank of the fuel cell vehicle, a medium-pressure storage tank of the fuel cell vehicle, and a high-pressure storage tank of the fuel cell vehicle.
US10072798B2	Sealed and insulating vessel comprising a bridging element between the panels of the secondary insulation barrier The invention concerns a sealed and thermally insulating vessel for storing a fluid, comprising a secondary thermal insulation barrier and a secondary sealing membrane, the secondary sealing membrane comprising a plurality of corrugated metal sheets sealingly welded to each other and each comprising at least two perpendicular corrugations, the secondary thermal insulation barrier comprising a plurality of juxtaposed insulating panels, each insulating panel having an inner face, opposite the bearing wall, provided with metal plates to which the corrugated metal sheets are welded, each insulating panel being associated with the adjacent insulating panels via a plurality of bridging elements.
US10072787B2	Clamping system A clamping system includes a cover member for covering a portion of an outer periphery of a member. The cover member has an edge and an alignment feature may be disposed on the edge. The clamping system may also include a clamp having a band forming a loop, and a fastener for adjustably fixing a size of the loop. The clamp may be received onto the cover member such that the fastener aligns with the alignment feature, thereby positioning the fastener in a predetermined position in an angular direction with respect to the cover member.
US10072781B2	Crimpable separable tubing clamp A crimpable compression clamp that secures a tube onto a fitting and is able to be installed and removed without having to separate the tube and the fitting from each other. The crimpable compression clamp includes an inner band portion and an outer band portion. The inner band portion is detachably attached in the outer band portion so as to allow the crimpable compression clamp to be installed and removed without having to separate the tube and the fitting from each other by merely separating the outer band portion and the inner band portion from each other.
US10072775B2	Conical screw connection for a fuel line A fuel line of a turbo-machine having a conical screw connection, wherein the conical screw connection has at least one screw socket into which a sealing cone having a sealing cone surface and a sealing cone face of a screw connection body connected thereto is interlockingly inserted, and screw socket and screw connection body are directly or indirectly screwed to each other, wherein the sealing cone has a metallic, flat sealing element which is received in a receptacle of the sealing cone surface, wherein the flat sealing element is a metal which is softer than the material of the sealing cone.
US10072772B2	Planetary gear transmission for a motor and manually operable valve A setting/operating device including: a sun gear that is rotated by a rotational force from a drive motor; a fixed internal gear fixedly disposed to surround the sun gear and having teeth on an inner peripheral surface; a plurality of planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the fixed internal gear that rotate in engagement with the sun gear and the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear, having teeth that come into engagement with the planetary gear on an inner peripheral surface, and provided so as to be rotatable; an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate the valve stem of the regulating valve; and a manual operation mechanism that rotates the sun gear or the planetary gear by a force applied from the outside of a housing.
US10072768B1	Thermo-stratified, passive-cooled servo valve A servo valve has a heatsink housing with a plurality of external fins. The heatsink housing contains an electromagnet arrangement and a valve arrangement. The electromagnet arrangement has a magnet assembly, a coil assembly, pole pieces, and an armature acted upon by flux generated by the electromagnet. A conductive support member connects the coil assembly to the heatsink housing. The valve arrangement has a valve member driven by the armature to control flow between an inlet port and an outlet port. The valve arrangement is positioned in the heatsink housing on an opposite side of a seal plate from the electromagnet arrangement. The support member holds the coil assembly spaced from the seal plate and in a thermally conductive path to the heatsink housing.
US10072761B2	Axially aligned rotationally adjustable flow control valve A rotationally adjustable valve is disclosed whereby the user is able to control the flow of fluids from complete shutoff to maximum flow by rotating the adjustment means of the valve, said rotation being axial to the flow of the fluid. Additionally, the user is able to attach high and low pressure test probes directly to the valve, as it is rotatably adjusted, so that additional equipment is not required next to the valve. An embodiment of this invention includes the use of an adjustable Cv disk to set the maximum flow of the valve, rather than just create a simple 180° on/off, very similar to a current 90° ball valve that this device will replace.
US10072758B2	Stuffing box body with integral diverted lantern ring A bearing with an integral diverted lantern ring for installation into the seal cavity of a rotary mechanical device to provide a bearing surface and allow for flush fluid to engage the shaft closer to the motor end is provided. The bearing eliminates whip in a rotating shaft and is split to allow easy installation over an installed shaft. The bearing is substantially cylindrical with an inner bore closely approximating the outer diameter of the shaft. The diverted lantern ring includes an outer groove at the impeller end on the outer surface at a flush port and a groove on the inner surface at a location closer to the motor end. Flush fluid channels are provided between the outer groove and inner groove of the bearing. The purpose is to redirect the external flush from the impeller end on the OD to the motor end on the ID, thus repositioning the flush deposit on the sleeve, under the bearing. This allows the throttling characteristic of the close clearance bearing surface to increase.
US10072750B2	Shifter apparatus A shifter apparatus for manually changing gear ratio in a planetary gear transmission, said planetary gear transmission being of the type which comprises a plurality of actuators, wherein the sequential actuation of said actuators progressively causes a change of gear ratio in said planetary gear transmission. The shifter apparatus advantageously provides a single lever which can be quickly and easily shifted by a user.
US10072746B2	Stator assembly of hydrokinetic torque converter, and method for making the same A stator of a hydrokinetic torque converter comprises a stator hub having an axis, a stator belt coaxial to the axis and a plurality of stator blades extending radially outwardly between the stator hub and the stator belt. Each of the stator blades has radially inner and outer mounting pins. The stator hub has hub slots, and the stator belt has belt slots. The radially inner mounting pin of one of the stator blades is disposed in one of the hub slots of the stator hub and the radially outer mounting pin of one of the stator blades is disposed in one of the belt slots of the stator belt.
US10072743B1	Rotary-to-linear transmission system Rotary-to-linear transmission systems are disclosed comprising a support, at least one pulley coupled to the support, a rotor having an axis of rotation, a carriage, at least one pulley coupled to the carriage, and at least one piece of flexible material coupled to the rotor, wound around the rotor, wrapped around at least one pulley coupled to the carriage, wrapped around at least one pulley coupled to the support, and wound around the rotor again.
US10072739B2	Multi-speed transmission A multiple speed transmission having an input member, air 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 ring gears. 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 one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the five torque-transmitting mechanisms.
US10072738B2	Multi-speed transmission A multiple speed transmission having 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 ring gears. 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 one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the five torque-transmitting mechanisms.
US10072736B2	Multi-speed planetary transmission A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include three clutches and three brakes.
US10072735B2	Multi-speed planetary transmission A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include four clutches and two brakes.
US10072726B2	Damper device A damper device including an input to which power from an internal combustion engine is transmitted and an output, the damper device including: a first torque transmission path including a first elastic body that transmits torque between the input and the output; and a second torque transmission path disposed in parallel with the first torque transmission path and including an intermediate element, a second elastic body that transmits the torque between the input and the intermediate element, and a third elastic body that transmits the torque between the intermediate element and the output, wherein the second and third elastic bodies are placed outside the first elastic body in a radial direction of the damper device so as to be arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the damper device.
US10072725B2	Fluid-filled tubular vibration-damping device A fluid-filled tubular vibration-damping device comprising: an inner shaft member and an outer tube member connected by a main rubber elastic body so as to provide a sealed zone filled with a non-compressible fluid therebetween; and a partition wall partitioning the sealed zone axially. An outer peripheral side of the partition wall is fixed to the outer tube member while an inner peripheral side of the partition wall is constituted by an annular partition wall rubber disposed around the inner shaft member in a movable manner axially. Sealing tube parts are integrally formed with an inner peripheral portion of the partition wall rubber and project toward axially opposite sides. Fitting parts thicker than the sealing tube parts are integrally formed with distal ends of the respective sealing tube parts and are externally fitted around the inner shaft member in a slidable manner.
US10072722B2	Shock absorber with gas permeable internal floating piston Disclosed herein is a single shock body equipped with the gas permeable internal floating piston. The gas permeable internal floating piston was specifically designed for installation in the multiple stage air shock, the gas permeable internal floating piston being disclosed in the parent application. The gas permeable internal floating piston automatically separates the oil from the gas within the shock body thereby significantly reducing the complexity and cost of manufacturing a shock absorber with the gas permeable internal floating piston. Also, separation is maintained during the operation of the shock throughout the shock's lifetime. The gas permeable internal floating piston can operate with oils derived from either petroleum or synthetic base stocks, additives, and various gases including dry air, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, helium, neon, and argon.
US10072721B2	Device for triggering a gas spring A device for triggering a gas spring comprises an actuating device and an actuating element which is operatively connected to the actuating device and acts on an end-side trigger of the gas spring. The actuating element acts on the trigger and is designed as a lever arrangement which reduces or multiplies the force and/or distance and which comprises an actuating lever, which is connected to the actuating device. The device also comprises at least one trigger lever, which interacts with the actuating lever and which acts on the trigger and a housing. A first housing connecting unit is provided on the housing. The connected actuating device is guided substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the gas spring. A second housing connecting unit is provided on the housing. The connected actuating device is guided substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the gas spring.
US10072720B2	Knitted elastomeric vibratory damping apparatus A flexible vibratory damping apparatus is defined by a sheet-like component that is formed from threads made from at least one elastomeric material and formed into a knitted configuration. The knitted configuration is defined by a plurality of adjacent loops wherein the sheet-like component can be wrapped about a structural component under load or otherwise attached thereto. Under an applied load, the adjacent loops act independently in terms of resonance wherein the size of the adjacent loops, the density of the formed mesh and the properties of the elastomeric material used can be suitably varied as needed in order to adjust or tune the damping characteristics of the apparatus. In at least one version, a constraining layer can also be applied onto at least a portion of the apparatus.
US10072719B2	Brake disk having double cooling structure A disk brake having a double self-cooling structure to suppress thermal deformation may include a brake disk having a double cooling structure, which is capable of securing cooling performance of the disk while reducing cost and weight of a vehicle compared with the prior art by configuring a self-cooling structure of the disk that can suppress thermal deformation due to excessive frictional heat during braking a vehicle.
US10072716B2	Method and device for capturing particles ejected by the friction braking elements of a disk brake system Disclosed is a method for capturing particles ejected by friction braking elements (2) of a braking system (1, 2) with disk brakes (1) of a vehicle. The braking system is equipped with a capture conduit (3) taking a form adapted to accommodate the friction braking elements (2) and to conduct, while the vehicle is moving, an air flow for cooling the friction braking elements, the conduit integrating a shutter (6) with a plate (6a) positioned upstream of the friction braking elements (2), and a unit (5) for capturing particles ejected by the friction braking elements (2). Furthermore, the shutter (6) is controlled so as to move the plate (6a) between a position of closing the conduit (3), set for vehicle travel speeds lower than a predefined threshold speed Vs, and at least one position of at least partially opening the conduit (3), for vehicle travel speeds higher than the threshold speed Vs.
US10072709B2	Carrier roller bearing system of a carrier roller of a roller hearth furnace, carrier roller handling system for switching roller bearings and process for switching roller bearings A roller bearing handling system for replacement or exchange of a roller bearing of a roller hearth furnace includes a base support, a pivot support arranged on the base support, and a first roller bearing handling element arranged or placed on the pivot support and which can lift a roller bearing. The pivot support is arranged on the base support and is able to swivel about a stationary pivot point relative to the base support. A second carrier roller bearing handling element is arranged on the base support for handling a roller bearing and is able to be adjusted between a handling position, in which the second roller bearing handling element can mechanically couple and connect in a form-locking manner with the roller bearing for roller bearing replacement and a release position in which the mechanical coupling and form-locking connection between the roller bearing and the carrier roller bearing handling element is released is released.
US10072707B2	Tapered land thrust bearing device and turbocharger provided with the bearing device A tapered land thrust bearing device with a land surface having a substantially reduced area without changing the contour shape of the land surface even if the area of the land surface is small, and high mechanical efficiency, as well as a turbocharger provided with the bearing device. A tapered land thrust bearing device includes: a flange portion fitted onto a rotary shaft and including a first thrust portion; and a thrust member including a second thrust portion which is disposed around a through hole and which faces the first thrust portion of the flange portion.
US10072706B2	Bearing device for crankshaft of internal combustion engine A bearing device includes a crankshaft having a plurality of journal portions, main bearings for supporting the crankshaft, and a bearing housing. The plurality of journal portions includes a first journal portion with a lubricating oil passage and a second journal portion without the lubricating oil passage. The first and second journal portions are supported by the first and second main bearings. The bearing housing includes an upper-side housing and a lower-side housing. A length of a crush relief of at least an upper-side halved bearing of the second main bearing is larger than a length of the crush relief of each of upper-side and lower-side halved bearings of the first main bearing.
US10072705B2	Bearing device for crankshaft of internal combustion engine The provided is a bearing device for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine including: a crankshaft having a plurality of journal portions; main bearings for supporting the crankshaft; and a bearing housing, wherein a range in which the oil groove of the upper-side halved bearing of the second main bearing is formed in the circumferential direction includes at least a range of a circumferential angle of 20° within the ±45° region, a circumferential end portion of the oil groove on a rotationally forward side communicates with the crush relief at a minimum, and is open to a circumferential end face at a maximum, and a circumferential end portion of the oil groove on the rotationally backward side of the journal portion is positioned on a circumferential center portion side of the upper-side halved bearing from a circumferential end face of the upper-side halved bearing.
US10072702B2	Air bearing arrangement for electrically driven compressors An air foil bearing for supporting a high speed rotating assembly such as in a turbocharger, a high speed centrifugal separator or the like. The foil bearing includes at least one bump foil and at least one top foil. The top foil leading edge is bent radially outwards forming a bevel or step. This feature serves as an air guide to prevent air of the preceding pad flowing into the gap between the pads, and then between the bump foil and the top foil, causing the top foil to bear against the rotor, causing severe wear.
US10072701B2	Driver roller of a winding device of a rolling mill, and method for producing same A driver roller (1, 18) having a rolling body (22) and at least one axle shaft journal (3, 5, 19, 32). The at least one axle shaft journal (3, 5, 19, 32) is fixed to the rolling body (22) indirectly via at least one support element (4, 6, 21, 25, 27, 29), which is fixed to the rolling body (22), by means of removable connecting means. The at least one axle shaft journal (3, 5, 32) is arranged such that the longitudinal axis of the journal is coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the rolling body (22), and the axle shaft journal is a separate component. The support element (4, 6, 21, 25, 27, 29) has the shape of a ring or a disk with a groove (30) in an end wall of the ring- or disk-shaped support element (4, 6, 21, 25, 27, 29). The support element (4, 6, 21, 25, 27, 29) has a flange (31) on which the axle shaft journal (3, 5, 19, 32) is flange-mounted. Such a driver roller can be easily assembled from modules, thereby simplifying maintenance and storage.
US10072700B2	Hinge mechanism and electronic device provided with the same A through-hole of a flat spring has a shape that defines an opening area larger than the cross-sectional area of an end segment of a shaft and is subject to contact with the rotating end segment. A through-hole of a plate has an opening area larger than the cross-sectional area of the end segment and smaller than the opening area of the through-hole. The end segment is inserted through the through-hole and the through-hole and is swaged to form a space between the through-hole and the end segment, and the space is filled with grease.
US10072699B2	Bearing apparatus of crankshaft for internal combustion engine The bearing apparatus 1 includes a crankshaft having multiple journals, main bearings supporting the crankshaft, and a bearing housing. The plurality of journals include a first journal with a lubricating oil passage and a second journal without a lubricating oil passage. The first and second journals are supported by first and second main bearings, respectively. The bearing housing is constituted by an Al-alloy upper housing and an Fe-alloy lower housing. The depth of the oil groove of the upper half bearing of the second main bearing at least in a ±45° region is equal to or smaller than a half of the depth of the oil groove of the upper half bearing of the first main bearing in the ±45° region.
US10072696B2	Detaching method of filling member and filling member used therein and cutter blade using this filling member A detaching method of a filling member and the filling member to be used therein are provided, in which the filling member loaded in a space of a counterbore hole or a hole of a bolt head may be detached easily if required to remove a bolt, a prepared hole is made in the filling member by means of a drill, and female threads are formed in the filling member by a tapping process, and an extracting force is applied to the filling member by way of the female threads engaged with a rotating tap, so that the filling member can be pulled out of the space of the counterbore hole.
US10072695B2	Fixing element for components of an assembly A fixing element for components of an assembly, comprising a rod which is formed by a cylindrical shaft and an end, the rod being a metal component which is at least partially surface-treated by means of anode oxidation and coated over at least a portion of the cylindrical shaft with a lubricating coating. Such a fixing element enables the electrical continuity to be ensured with the components during mounting with moderate interference in the assembly.
US10072694B2	Systems for in-process quality control during drill-fill assembly A fastener insertion system, for use with an assembly stack-up, includes a fastener and an end effector. The end effector includes a drill bit for drilling a hole through the stack-up, a probe for determining a stack-up parameter, and a fastener feed head for installing the fastener into the hole and applying rotational torque to complete fastener installation. The fastener insertion system also includes a processing device and an angle sensor communicatively coupled to the processing device and to the end effector. The processing device is programmed to measure, with the rotation angle sensor, the angular displacement required to complete fastener installation and to transmit a signal representative of the measured angular displacement from the angle sensor to the processing device. The processing device is also programmed to compare the measurement of angular displacement required to complete fastener installation to a range of angular displacement indicative of correct fastener installation.
US10072691B2	Attachment means for connecting thin-walled roof or facade panels to a substructure as well as a kit having such an attachment means and a sealing washer and a kit having such an attachment means and a sealing washer and a magazining-belt, respectively An attachment means for connecting thin-walled roof or facade panels to a substructure has a shaft on one end region with a point and on the other end region with a head. A number of longitudinal grooves are provided on the shaft which extend parallel or substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis X of the shaft. The head of the attachment means has a flat-head at a side of which facing the shaft a washer is formed, which radially protrudes outwards from the flat-head. A fine thread is formed on the shaft at least in some regions. Further the invention relates to a kit having such an attachment means and a sealing washer and a kit having such an attachment means and a sealing washer and a magazining-belt, respectively, and a method for connecting a thin-walled roof or facade panel to a substructure.
US10072678B2	Regeneration deactivation valve and method Systems and methods use selective regeneration to aid in controllability and efficiency of a hydraulic circuit. A regeneration deactivation valve can react to a differential pressure when the function is in free air and at risk of cavitating or when then function is doing positive work and needs to be efficient. When the function is at risk of cavitating, the regeneration deactivation valve can react to the potential for cavitation and the regeneration deactivation valve closes so the function regenerates. The regeneration deactivation valve can also react when the function is not at a risk of cavitating and can open up allowing the function to move with more power and efficiency.
US10072676B2	System to pump fluid and control thereof A fluid system includes a variable-speed and/or a variable-torque pump to pump a fluid, at least one proportional control valve assembly, an actuator that is operated by the fluid to control a load, and a controller that establishes a speed and/or torque of the pump and a position of the at least one proportional control valve assembly. The pump includes at least one fluid driver that provides fluid to the actuator, which can be, e.g., a fluid-actuated cylinder, a fluid-driven motor or another type of fluid-driven actuator that controls a load. Each fluid driver includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly. The fluid displacement assembly can be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from the inlet port to the outlet port of the pump.
US10072675B2	System for using pressure exchanger in dual gradient drilling application A system includes a mud return system. The mud return system includes a pressure exchanger (PX) configured to be installed in a body of water, to receive used drilling mud, to receive a second fluid, to utilize the second fluid to pressurize the drilling mud for transport, via a mud return line, from a first location at or near the sea floor to a second location at or near a surface of the body of water.
US10072670B2	Fan shroud assembly Provided is a fan shroud assembly and, more specifically, a fan shroud assembly including a swirling airflow-preventing saw-teeth which is arranged along a predetermined inner circumferential surface of a ventilating part while maintaining a predetermined gap from an end portion of a blade of a fan or an end portion of a fan band of the fan and are formed in a saw-toothed shape, in which both a first area in which the swirling airflow-preventing saw-teeth are formed and a second area from which the swirling airflow-preventing saw-teeth are removed are formed, thereby generating a swirling airflow of ventilated air due to a reduction in pressure fluctuation and thus effectively reducing noise.
US10072667B2	Supercharger with electric motor and engine device provided with supercharger with electric motor The present invention provides a supercharger with an electric motor having improved cooling performance for bearings, in the case of employing a grease lubrication system as a lubrication system of the bearings.A supercharger with an electric motor includes: a rotary shaft; a compressor wheel; a compressor housing for housing the compressor wheel; an electric motor including a motor rotor and a motor stator, and giving rotation force to the rotary shaft; a motor housing, for housing the electric motor; a first grease-sealed bearing for rotatably supporting the rotary shaft; and a bearing housing for housing the first grease-sealed bearing, and disposed between the compressor housing and the motor housing. Inside the bearing housing, a cooling passage through which a cooling medium flows is provided in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential side of the first grease-sealed bearing.
US10072663B2	Variable-speed multi-stage refrigerant centrifugal compressor with diffusers A refrigeration system includes a chiller having a refrigerant loop. A compressor is part of and in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop. The compressor has two stages, one with a variable geometry diffuser and one with a fixed geometry diffuser.
US10072660B2	Pumping device for pumping oil from a storage container to a transmission system of a motor vehicle A pumping device for pumping oil in a transmission system of a hybrid drive for a motor vehicle has an oil pump and a direct drive for driving the rotor and an electric drive for driving a rotor part that surrounds the rotor. A stationary housing surrounds the rotor part and has an inlet connection and an outlet connection of the oil pump. The oil pump allows a selective drive via the direct drive or the electric drive in a simple manner.
US10072655B2	Compressor having a pressurized case A compressor system for an air conditioning service system includes a compressor having a compressor case and a compressor head, an inlet, an outlet, a low side passage fluidly connecting the inlet to the compressor head, and a high side passage fluidly connecting the outlet to the compressor head. A low side return passage fluidly connects the compressor case with the low side passage and a first valve is positioned at least partially in the low side return passage and configured to control flow in the low side return passage.
US10072654B2	Electrically controlled pressure control valve for an adjustable hydrostatic pump An electroproportional pressure control valve of cartridge-type construction is screwed into a housing bore of a hydrostatic pump. The cartridge includes an adjusting pressure port, a pump port, and a tank port. The adjusting pressure port is relieved to the tank port in a normal position of a spring-biased valve plunger of the pressure control valve. A connection from the pump port to the adjusting pressure port is opened counter to the force of the spring by increasing a current of an electromagnet and increasing the pump pressure at the pump port. The spring, the electromagnet, and the resultant force of the pump pressure act along a common axis of movement of the valve plunger. A first nozzle connects the adjusting pressure port to an adjusting pressure chamber. A second nozzle connects the adjusting pressure port to the tank port.
US10072651B2	Solar drive control system for oil pump jacks A system for supplementing the electric power needed by a pump jack electric motor, thereby reducing the electric power purchased from the local utility or power supplier. The system comprises a solar photovoltaic system, or other forms of renewable energy, and regenerated power from the electric motor or drive. The system can be both “on-grid” and “off-grid.” Battery banks and capacitor banks may be used to store energy.
US10072649B2	Electric pump An electric pump includes a transmission unit that transmits rotational drive of a motor unit, a pump unit, and a rotary valve unit. The pump unit expands and contracts a pump chamber to draw in a fluid from an inlet and discharge the fluid from an outlet. The rotary valve unit includes a valve body and a valve cover. The valve body is rotated by the rotational drive force transmitted by the transmission unit. The valve cover includes a valve-side inlet that draws in a fluid and a plurality of fluid outlets that discharges the fluid to the exterior. The rotary valve unit is configured to switch the fluid outlets that come into communication with the inlet in accordance with rotational drive of the valve body. The valve body is intermittently driven by an intermittent drive mechanism that converts continuous drive corresponding to the rotational drive force into intermittent drive.
US10072648B2	Variable displacement type swash plate compressor In a variable displacement type swash plate compressor, a connecting mechanism that connects a movable body and a swash plate includes a first arm having a first guide surface and a second arm having a second guide surface. The first and second arms extend from the movable body toward the swash plate and disposed on opposite sides of an imaginary plane that is defined to extend passing through a top dead center portion and an axis of rotation. The first arm and the second arm have a first opening and a second opening, respectively, that are open in a direction opposite to a direction in which a link pin moves on the first guide surface and the second guide surface with an increase of the inclination angle of the swash plate.
US10072646B2	Method and apparatus for using wind energy or solar energy for an underwater and/or for an under seabed compressed air energy storage system The invention uses wind turbine and/or solar energy to enhance the efficiency of an underwater and/or underwater in-soil bed of a compressed air energy storage system. The apparatus comprises a wind turbine and/or a photovoltaic panel to drive an onshore compressor, which provides compressed air energy into an underwater pressure vessel. The buoyant rigid-wall pressure vessel will be located and restrained under water or in-soil underwater. The pressure vessel may be horizontal or in vertical configurations as well as parallel or in perpendicular orientation to the shoreline. The pressure vessel may be constructed of high compression strength reinforced concrete or reinforced fiber plastic material that need not have a high thermal capacitance or high thermal conductivity because the exhaust from the pressure vessel feed a near constant air temperature to the turboexpander on the surface via several long vertical small diameter pipes through the 50° to 70° F. water.
US10072645B2	Pump The present disclosure provides a pump including a cylinder, a plunger, a spring seat, a spring, and a stopper. The cylinder defines therein a cylinder hole. The plunger includes a shaft portion, a seat receiver, and a step surface. The spring biases the plunger in a second direction opposite to a first direction through the spring seat. The stopper includes an engaging portion. The engaging portion restricts, by engaging with the step surface, a movable range of the plunger in the second direction. The stopper defines therein an eccentric hole that has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the step surface. The eccentric hole is eccentric with the plunger and opens through a portion of the stopper other than the engaging portion.
US10072643B2	Steam operated, self cycling, diaphragm water pump A diaphragm pump mechanism is powered by steam generated by an internal heater coil heating the pumped water, which moves the diaphragm and an attached piston to pump water through the pump. The heater coil is turned on-and-off using a switch that is timed to the movement of the pump. The water is pumped through a series of one-way rubber valves and reed valves to prevent a back flow of water. The pressure generated by the steam is released when a reed valve located on the diaphragm makes contact with a pin located on the body of the pump, opening the reed valve and allowing the steam to travel through and to condense. The piston and diaphragm are returned to the starting position when the steam pressure is released by a spring attached to the pump shaft. On the return stroke an accumulator refills the diaphragm chamber with water.
US10072638B2	Thermal pulse energy harvesting A device for thermal energy harvesting can use pulsed heat.
US10072632B2	Spar cap for a wind turbine rotor blade formed from pre-cured laminate plates of varying thicknesses A spar cap for a rotor blade of a wind turbine may generally include an assembly of pre-cured laminate plates stacked on one top of the other, with the assembly including an outermost pre-cured plate, an innermost pre-cured plate positioned opposite the outermost pre-cured plate and a plurality of intermediate pre-cured plates stacked directly between the outermost and innermost pre-cured plates. The outermost pre-cured plate may be configured to be positioned adjacent to an inner surface of a body shell of the rotor blade. In addition, the outermost pre-cured plate may define a plate thickness that differs from a plate thickness defined by the innermost pre-cured plate by at least 50%.
US10072630B2	Ocean wave energy absorbing kite system and method An ocean wave energy absorbing kite system 200 captures an ocean wave's kinetic energy as a force on a submerged, reciprocating panel 202 that drives the panel back and forth in an oscillating motion. The force applied to the panel is transmitted to a power generator 244 through opposed flexible ropes or lines 214, 224 loaded in tension. Potential energy is captured from the wave as a vertical force when a buoyant volume attached to the energy absorbing panel or kite member 202 rises on a passing ocean wave's peak, and transmits the force through flexible ropes or lines in tension to a power generator. Optionally, the shape of the panel is configurable to limit or restrict absorbed wave energy, thereby preventing damage from larger storm-generated waves.
US10072626B1	Methods and systems for improving electric energy storage device durability for a stop/start vehicle Systems and methods for restarting an engine are presented. In one example, an engine may be automatically stopped and started in response to thresholds that may be adjusted as a distance traveled by the vehicle increases. The thresholds may be adjusted responsive to useful life consumed of devices that may participate in automatic engine starting and stopping.
US10072625B2	Method of controlling an engine of a motor vehicle A vehicle start-stop system includes an engine and a controller. The controller is programmed to operate the system in a first mode when a first input is selected, and in a second mode when a second input is selected. The controller is further programmed to inhibit engine stop in response to being in the first mode and an evaporator temperature having a first value, and stop the engine in response to being in the second mode and the evaporator temperature having the first value.
US10072623B2	Arrangement for a fuel injection system with a fuel injection valve and a decoupling element A decoupling element, for decoupling a fuel injection valve from a cylinder head, includes a body that, in the mounted state, surrounds a housing of the fuel injection valve. The body is fashioned to include a cylinder-side support region to be supported on the cylinder head, and a valve-side support region for supporting the fuel injection valve. When the fuel injection valve is supported at the valve-side support region, the body is loaded with pressure. Only the cylinder-side support region of the body is fashioned in the shape of a closed ring, which connects segments of the body distributed around a circumference. The decoupling element enables the reduction of the transmission of noise from the fuel injection valve to the cylinder head.
US10072622B2	Controller for internal combustion engine and control method therefor When a state where a lowered amount of a detection value of high-pressure side fuel pressure with respect to target fuel pressure is at least equal to a specified lowering determination value at least continues for a specified lowering determination time, a pump high-temperature determination is set “ON”. In the case where the pump high-temperature determination is set “ON”, boost control for increasing pressure of fuel that is supplied from a feed pump to a high-pressure pump (a set value of feed pressure) from a low-pressure set value to a high-pressure set value is executed.
US10072618B2	Activated carbon filter apparatus An activated carbon filter apparatus has a housing with an interior space with an activated carbon filter arranged therein. The activated carbon filter is divided into a first region and a second region. An activated carbon filling is in each region. The two regions are divided into different sections by dividing walls. The sections being filled with activated carbon, and the sections of one region and the two sections at the transition between the first region and the second region are connected fluidically to one another by crossflow regions. A void volume is provided in the first region and/or in the second region below an activated carbon filling of one section to receive desorbed hydrocarbons.
US10072615B2	Carburetor air-fuel mixture adjustment assembly and tools A carburetor with a fuel adjustment tamperproof valve assembly and specialized tools for adjusting the valve assembly. A needle valve is received in a recess in a carburetor body with a passage open to the exterior of the body and a cylindrical surface of the passage. A valve head with a cylindrical exterior surface is received in the passage with a slight clearance between them. The specialized tools are engageable with the head to adjust the valve by rotating it.
US10072612B2	Enhanced liquid oxygen-propylene rocket engine Provided herein are various improvements to rocket engine components and rocket engine operational techniques. In one example, a rocket engine propellant injection apparatus is provided that includes a manifold formed into a single body by an additive manufacturing process and comprising a fuel cavity and an oxidizer cavity. The manifold also includes one or more propellant feed stubs, the one or more propellant feed stubs protruding from the manifold and formed into the single body of the manifold by the additive manufacturing process, with at least a first stub configured to carry fuel to the fuel cavity and at least a second stub configured to carry oxidizer to the oxidizer cavity. The manifold also includes a plurality of injection features formed by apertures in a face of the manifold, ones of the plurality of injection features configured to inject the fuel and the oxidizer for combustion.
US10072608B2	Stirling engine The displacer 2d . . . has a gas retention space Hg . . . formed therein. The gas retention space Hg . . . enables a working gas G to be alternately moved between a heating unit 3h side and a cooling unit 3c side of a displacer cylinder 2c . . . by the movement of the displacer 2d . . . . The displacer 2d . . . and the displacer cylinder 2c . . . have an outer circumferential surface 2df and an inner circumferential surface 2ci, respectively, formed into such shapes as to be able to permit the movement of the displacer 2d . . . and inhibit passage of the working gas G. The displacer 2d . . . has a gas passageway 7 which is formed on its outer circumferential surface 2df and includes a gas passage groove that allows the gas retention space Hg to communicate with a working gas inlet/outlet 6 . . . provided in the displacer cylinder 2c . . . and connected to a power cylinder 5c.
US10072606B2	Internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head (1) with a fire deck (7) on the combustion chamber side, at least one injector sleeve (2) detachably connected to the cylinder head (1) for mounting an injection unit, wherein the injector sleeve (2) is screwed to the fire deck (7) on a fire-deck-side first end (5) via a first screw connection (4), and wherein the injector sleeve (2) comprises in the region of the first end (5) at least one radially protruding first bearing area (9) with a first contact face (10) facing the fire deck (10), which contact face rests on a first counter surface (11) formed by the cylinder head (1). In order to increase the rigidity of the cylinder head (1) at low material cost, it is provided that the injector sleeve (2)—preferably in the region of a second end (6) facing away from the first end (5)—comprises at least one radially protruding second bearing area (12) with a second contact face (13) facing the fire deck (7), which contact face rests on a second counter surface (14) formed by the cylinder head (1).
US10072600B1	Method and system for port fuel injection Methods and systems are provided for controlling fuel injection via a port fuel injector. At low load conditions, a lift pump coupled to a port injector may be deactivated, allowing fuel rail pressure to drop to fuel vapor pressure. Fuel may be delivered to engine cylinders while fuel rail pressure remains at fuel vapor pressure, with the lift pump still deactivated, for a duration until the accumulated amount of fuel delivered via port injection exceeds a threshold. Thereafter, the lift pump may be reactivated, allowing the fuel pump to be maintained disabled for longer periods of time, and providing fuel economy benefits.
US10072599B2	Control of an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine uses gaseous main fuel and liquid pilot fuel and has a plurality of cylinders and an engine controller capable of adjusting a burning state of each cylinder through fuel regulation, including fuel cut off, upon occurrence of abnormal combustion. A method of operating the internal combustion engine includes, upon occurrence of abnormal combustion in a cylinder in a gaseous mode, cutting off the main fuel into only the cylinder and the fuel injection is kept partially active with a pilot fuel injected by a pilot nozzle of the cylinder.
US10072597B2	Method and control device for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine, such as a marine diesel engine, that is operative for rotating an output shaft of the engine in a normal operating mode for generating a desired output power based on an operating fuel quantity introduced into the engine. The engine is operated in a calibration mode at a defined rotational speed of the output shaft, and a calibrating fuel quantity introduced into the engine to maintain the defined rotational speed in the calibration mode is determined. In the normal operating mode of the engine, the engine output power is determined based on the operating fuel quantity being introduced into the engine in the normal operating mode and the calibrating fuel quantity determined in the calibration mode.
US10072596B2	Control unit for a fuel injector A control unit (2) for a fuel injector (3) comprising a solenoid actuator (31) having an armature (33), the control unit configured to drive a current through an electromagnet coil (34) of the solenoid actuator in a voltage mode during at least a portion of an injection cycle.
US10072590B2	Control device and control method for diesel engine A control device for diesel engine controls a diesel engine with a turbo charger that coaxially joins an intake compressor and an exhaust turbine, and drives the intake compressor with energy of exhaust gas which flows into the exhaust turbine to pressurize intake air, and a fresh air/secondary air supply device that supplies fresh air or secondary air to an exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust turbine. The control device for diesel engine includes a gas flow stagnation region determination means that determines whether engine operation conditions or a state of the turbo charger are/is in a gas flow stagnation region, and a fresh air/secondary air supply means that supplies fresh air or secondary air to the exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust turbine by the fresh air/secondary air supply device when the engine operation conditions or the state of the turbo charger are/is in a gas flow stagnation region.
US10072588B2	System and method for controlling valve timing of continuous variable valve duration engine The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine. The method may include: classifying a plurality of control regions depending on an engine speed and an engine load; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve in a first control region; maintaining the maximum duration of the intake valve and controlling a valve overlap by using exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing in a third control region; controlling the IVC timing to be close to bottom dead center (BDC) in a fourth control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened and generating a scavenging phenomenon in a fifth control region; and controlling the throttle valve to be fully opened and controlling the IVC timing to prevent knocking in a sixth control region.
US10072586B2	Environmental control generator system and apparatus An environmental control power generation system is provided. The system may include a turbine and a generator. The system may be configured to provide air form a high pressure bleed port and/or a low pressure bleed port to the turbine. The turbine may be configured to reduce the pressure of the supplied air and generate power through the generator. The power may be supplied to an aircraft power distribution system.
US10072581B2	Gas turbine engine comprising a starter engaged with a low-pressure body A multi-body gas turbine engine, especially an aircraft engine, comprising at least one low-pressure rotating body, a high-pressure rotating body, and a starter designed to rotate the high-pressure body in order to start the engine, wherein the starter is coupled to the low-pressure body and the engine comprises a first disengageable coupling device disposed between the low-pressure body and the high-pressure body, for rotatably connecting the high-pressure body to the low-pressure body so as to allow the starting of the engine by means of the starter.
US10072580B2	Method and system for the emergency start-up of an energy generator set An emergency starter that allows responsiveness within a few seconds, without having disadvantages associated with mass and size of a back-up hydraulic or pneumatic starter. An instantaneous gas thrust of pyrotechnic type is coupled with a positive displacement transmission generator in conjunction with automatic coupling to/uncoupling from a set that is to be started. An emergency start-up system includes at least one pyrotechnic gas generator connected to an electrical initiator itself connected to a computer, a positive displacement motor housing straight-cut gears, the pyrotechnic gas generator being coupled to the motor by an inlet in the casing. The motor includes a mechanism of connection capable of moving at one end of the drive shaft configured to couple the transmission shaft to a driven shaft of the set that is to be started via a centrifugal clutch.
US10072573B2	Power plant including an ejector and steam generating system via turbine extraction A power plant includes a turbine disposed downstream from a combustor. The turbine includes an extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and which provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. An ejector coupled to the extraction port and to an air supply cools the stream of combustion gas upstream from the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a higher temperature than the exhaust gas. The cooled combustion gas mixes with the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct to provide a heated exhaust gas mixture to a heat exchanger disposed downstream from the exhaust duct. The heat exchanger may extract thermal energy from the exhaust gas mixture to produce steam.
US10072572B2	Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine. The engine includes a first compressor coupled to a first turbine by a first shaft, the first turbine having first and second turbine stages. A first combustor is provided downstream of the first compressor and upstream of the first stage of the first turbine. A second combustor is provided downstream of the first stage of the first turbine, and upstream of the second stage of the first turbine. A further turbine is provided downstream of the first turbine, and is coupled to a further compressor by a further shaft.
US10072554B2	Emissions control systems and methods Methods and systems are provided related to an emissions control system. The emissions control system has an exhaust after-treatment system defining a plurality of distinct exhaust flow passages through which at least a portion of an exhaust stream can flow, e.g., the exhaust stream is produced by an engine. The emissions control system also includes a controller for controlling injection of reductant into the exhaust stream flowing through each of the flow passages. In one example, the emissions control system is configured for use in a vehicle, such as a locomotive or other rail vehicle.
US10072553B2	Deterioration diagnosis apparatus for selective catalytic reduction catalyst In a deterioration diagnosis apparatus for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst in which when an air fuel ratio of a mixture to be combusted in an internal combustion engine is a lean air fuel ratio, inducement processing is executed which is to induce a water gas shift reaction in a pre-stage catalyst, by changing the air fuel ratio of the mixture from the lean air fuel ratio to a predetermined rich air fuel ratio, and diagnosis processing is executed which is to diagnose deterioration of the SCR catalyst based on an output difference between two air fuel ratio sensors at the time of the execution of the inducement processing, when the SCR catalyst is in a state of being subjected to sulfur poisoning resulting from the execution of the S purge processing of the pre-stage catalyst, diagnosis processing is not executed.
US10072552B2	Method and system of testing the proper functioning of a catalyzed particulate filter of an internal combustion engine A method of testing the proper functioning of a catalyzed particulate filter of an internal combustion engine during regeneration of the catalyzed particulate filter is disclosed. A first value of an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas upstream of the catalyzed particulate filter and a second value of an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas downstream of the catalyzed particulate filter is measured during regeneration. The difference between the first value and the second value is calculated and a malfunctioning of the catalyzed particulate filter is indicated when the calculated difference is below a predetermined threshold value thereof.
US10072550B2	Mixing pipe arrangement with housing A mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine for mixing additives into an exhaust gas flow, with at least one inlet pipe having a pipe axis, with at least one outlet pipe having a pipe axis and with a housing for receiving the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, wherein the outlet pipe has an inner part which is arranged within the housing and is provided with at least one outflow opening for the purpose of conducting the exhaust gas out of the housing, wherein the housing has a first housing part with a first housing edge and at least one second housing part with a second housing edge, wherein the two housing parts are at least partially connected via the housing edge, and in that the inlet pipe has an inner part which is arranged within the housing and is provided with at least one inlet opening for the purpose of introducing the exhaust gas into the housing, wherein a) the respective housing edge as at least two formations, each having a center axis, and/or b) the respective housing part has at least two rim holes, each having a center axis, and the respective pipe has bearing points via which said pipe is mounted within the formations or within the rim holes, wherein i) the respective pipe is formed symmetrically with respect to the design of the bearing points, and, for the purpose of installation, can be mounted in at least two different positions R1, R2 in the respective formation, or ii) the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are of identical design with respect to the design of the bearing points, or iii) the two housing parts are connectable in a plurality of positions S1, S2 relative to each other via the housing edge.
US10072548B2	Method for injecting reductant into an exhaust gas of an engine A method for injecting a reductant into an exhaust gas of a power system. The method includes oscillating injections of the reductant between a higher reductant injection rate and a lower reductant injection rate. The higher injection rate is high enough to result in storage of a decomposed form of the reductant on a selective catalytic reduction on-filter (“SCR+F”), and the lower injection rate being low enough to result in depletion of the decomposed form of the reductant on the SCR+F. The SCR+F includes a diesel particular filter and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst applied thereto.
US10072540B2	Variable valve timing mechanism and engine with variable valve timing mechanism A variable valve timing system includes an exhaust swing arm swung in accordance with rotation of a camshaft, an intake swing arm similarly swung in accordance with the rotation of the camshaft, and a swing shaft swingably supporting the exhaust swing arm and the intake swing arm. In an engine including a plurality of the variable valve timing systems, the adjacent swing shafts are coupled to each other. The engine includes a link mechanism connected to one of the swing shafts, and an actuator for moving the link mechanism. The actuator controls turning angles of all the swing shafts via the link mechanism.
US10072539B2	Valve stem seal assembly with a symmetrical retainer Provided herein, is a valve stem seal assembly having an elastomeric sealing element, a symmetrical retainer and a valve guide. The retainer has first portion, a second portion, a continuous stop formed between the first portion and the second portion, an inner surface and an outer surface. The valve guide has a top surface in contact with the elastomeric sealing element and a side surface in contact with the inner surface of the second portion of the retainer. The stop of the retainer projects radially inward and the retainer is symmetrical.
US10072537B2	Mechanical cam phasing system and methods Systems and methods for varying a rotational relationship between a cam shaft and a crank shaft on an internal combustion engine (i.e., cam phasing) are provided. In particular, systems and methods are provided that facilitates a rotary position of a first component to be accurately controlled with a mechanism causing a second component, which can be coupled to the cam shaft or crank shaft, to follow the rotary position of the first component.
US10072533B2	Cam follower roller device The cam follower roller device provides a tappet body, a pin and a roller mounted on the pin. The tappet body provides holes for mounting pin ends of the pin on the tappet body. The device further provides one deformable ring disposed between each pin end of the pin and an inner wall of the associated hole of the tappet body.
US10072525B2	Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine comprising a casing, a bonding patch (10, 22) bonded to a surface of the casing, and a liner attached to the bonding patch. The bonding patch (10, 22) comprising a bonding region (12) configured to receive an adhesive for bonding the patch (10, 22) to a surface. A plurality of de-bonding elements (16) is configured to be movable relative to the bonding region (12) in response to an energizing signal.
US10072522B2	Compressors with integrated secondary air flow systems A compressor includes a rotor platform; a rotor blade; and a casing having an inner surface surrounding the tip and spaced radially outwardly from the tip to define a gap. A secondary air flow system includes a bleed inlet configured to remove secondary air flow from the primary air flow; an injection opening disposed in the inner surface of the casing upstream of the bleed inlet; an accessory conduit; and a plenum fluidly coupled to the bleed inlet, the injection opening, and the accessory conduit. The bleed inlet and plenum at least partially define a secondary air flow path such that a first portion of the secondary air flow is directed in through the bleed inlet, through the plenum, and out through the injection opening and a second portion of the secondary air flow is directed in through the bleed inlet, through the plenum, and out through the accessory conduit.
US10072521B2	FDGS auxiliary pump monitoring system A lubrication system for an engine including a scavenge pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during a normal condition, an auxiliary pump configured to provide lubricant to the engine during an abnormal condition, a pressure sensor disposed at an outlet of the auxiliary pump for detecting a pressure created by the auxiliary pump, and a restriction device disposed in a conduit fluidly connecting the scavenge pump to the outlet of the auxiliary pump and configured to increase a first pressure produced by the auxiliary pump at the pressure sensor, wherein the first pressure is greater than a second pressure created by the scavenge pump at the pressure sensor.
US10072520B2	Acoustic treatment to mitigate fan noise A cooling manifold has a plurality of pieces. The pieces extend in a circumferential direction to abutting flanges. The flanges are secured together at circumferential ends of each piece. Cooling channels are formed in between inner and outer walls. Air inlets are formed in the pieces with the air inlets delivering air in the interior. There are fingers on an outer periphery. The fingers are aligned within an air outlet. The air can be delivered into the inlet, cool the interior, and leave through the outlet extending to a main conduit. The main conduit is secured directly to an outer periphery of the cooling manifold.
US10072518B2	Wear monitor for an abradable liner for a fan of a gas turbine engine An abradable liner suitable for a gas turbine engine fan stage, comprising a plurality of abradable layers that are bonded together, wherein at least one visual indicator is embedded in the plurality of abradable layers, the visual indicators can be coloured strips of material and may be at a given depth, and may be in an independent element or layer located in between other layers.
US10072517B2	Gas turbine engine component having variable width feather seal slot A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a mate face and a feather seal slot axially extending along the mate face, the feather seal slot having a variable width along a portion of its axial length.
US10072511B2	Engine nacelle A nacelle for a gas turbine jet engine for an aircraft includes flow disruptors to provide boundary layer turbulence when the engine is exposed to air flow that is obtuse to direction of travel of the engine.
US10072507B2	Redundant airfoil attachment An airfoil attachment according to one example of this disclosure includes an airfoil and a disk supporting the airfoil. Further, there are primary contact surfaces and secondary contact surfaces between the airfoil and the disk. The secondary contact surfaces are not engaged during a normal operating condition.
US10072506B2	Coated gas turbine engine components A gas turbine engine component may include a coating adapted to protect the component during use. The coating may be applied by sintering metallic particles to form a metallic matrix fused to the component.
US10072503B2	Dual element turbine blade A turbine blade includes a core element having a base portion, a tip portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the base portion and the tip portion. The intermediate portion includes a non-uniform cross-section and is a high-strength fiber material. The turbine blade further includes a shell disposed around the core element, and the volume between the core element and the shell forms a void.
US10072501B2	Bit holder An improved bit holder includes a larger bit shank bore and an enlarged upper shank segment or band with a taper of up to 7 degrees per side that provides an interference fit between the top of the shank and top of the bit block bore when the bottom of the bit holder body seats on the top of the bit block bore. An annular tapered void adjacent the bit holder tire portion provides for ease of bit holder extraction.
US10072498B2	Providing high power optical pulses over long distances The disclosed embodiments include a method and fiber optic cable to provide optical pulses for sensing, and an optical telemetry system. In one embodiment, the method includes sequentially transmitting a plurality of optical pulses through a first end of a first optical fiber disposed in a first section of a wellbore. The plurality of optical pulses is combined into a combined optical pulse at a distance from the first end of the first optical fiber. The method further includes transmitting the combined optical pulse through a second optical fiber disposed in a second section of the wellbore, and the second optical fiber includes a second dispersion value, where an absolute value of the first dispersion value is greater than an absolute value of the second dispersion value.
US10072497B2	Downhole acoustic wave sensing with optical fiber A technique facilitates geophysical exploration by employing a tool wrapped with an optical fiber. Additionally, an orientation sensor is coupled to the tool and is operable to provide data regarding orientation of the tool. A processing system, which may include an optical interrogation system, cooperates with the optical fiber and with the orientation sensor to obtain acoustic data. For example, the processing system collects tool orientation data and also strain data obtained from a location along the wrapped optical fiber. The strain data results from excitation of an acoustic signal from a suitable acoustic source.
US10072489B2	Advanced inground device power control and associated methods A transmitter is powered by a regulated battery voltage and is installable in one of a plurality of different housings, each housing is characterized by a different design and each can form part of an inground tool for performing an inground operation in which a drill string extends from a drill rig to the inground tool. An antenna driver drives an antenna based on the regulated voltage to emanate an electromagnetic signal for remote reception. A controller limits power consumption from the regulated voltage so as not to exceed a power consumption threshold, irrespective of installation of the transmitter in any one of the housings when the transmitter would otherwise exhibit a different power consumption for each housing design. A corresponding method is described. Features relating to power consumption threshold modification based on temperature as well as mechanical shock and vibration are described.
US10072488B2	Apparatus, method, and system for identifying, locating, and accessing addresses of a piping system A method, system, and associated apparatus are described for installing, inventorying, actuating, and/or accessing down-hole equipment in a wellbore. This comprises tagging a casing by inserting permanent components of material compositions within sections along the length of a casing. Inserted components and/or portions of an original section function as unique readable active and/or passive markers. The piping system is at least one pipe having a plurality of markers placed in radial sections strategically arranged with independently identical or different material compositions or embedded in a length of the wellbore casing. The sections function as markers forming a readable pattern readable by the reader(s). The reader is one of or a combination of any of the group consisting of a plug, a probe, a sensor, and/or a computer for reading markers. The reader travels in either a forward or backward direction.
US10072485B2	Systems and methods for localized well analysis and control A system may include a well device to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from a well and a monitoring device to receive data associated with one or more properties of the well and the well device. The monitoring device is disposed on the well device and receives pressure data and temperature data associated with the well device. The monitoring device may then determine an inflow performance relationship, a tubing performance relationship, a choke performance relationship, and a wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof based on the pressure data and the temperature data. The monitoring device may also generate at least one plot that illustrates the inflow performance relationship, the tubing performance relationship, the choke performance relationship, and the wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof. The monitoring system may then display the at least one plot on a display device disposed on the monitoring system.
US10072481B2	Modeling and production of tight hydrocarbon reservoirs Methods for modeling a tight hydrocarbon reservoir intersected by a borehole. Methods include using an estimated hydrocarbons-in-place value for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir and a gas parameter associated with drilling the borehole to create a drilling model. The model may determine an operation of a well control device associated with the borehole; or correlate the hydrocarbons-in-place value with the gas parameter for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir. Other methods include determining, during the forming of the borehole, an operation of a well control device associated with the borehole using an estimated hydrocarbons-in-place for the tight hydrocarbon reservoir and a gas parameter. The gas parameter may comprise a detected gas parameter normalized using at least one corresponding drilling parameter. Further methods include employing the model for performing operations in another borehole drilled in the same reservoir. Further methods include using the model to estimate a second hydrocarbons-in-place value in the other borehole.
US10072480B2	Downhole power generation system An apparatus for generating electrical power downhole comprises a housing located in a drillstring. A primary flow channel is formed through the housing. At least two secondary flow channels are located in the housing and arc laterally displaced from the primary flow channel, A fluid driven electrical generator is positioned in each of the at least two secondary flow channels. A controllable flow diverter is associated with each of the secondary flow channels to controllably divert at least a portion of a fluid flow m the primary flow channel to at least one of the at least two secondary flow channels to drive the generator therein.
US10072478B2	Methods of using superabsorbent polymers for fracturing and sand control applications A method of treating a subterranean formation comprises forming a storable aqueous suspension comprising a carrier fluid, a superabsorbent polymer, a proppant the proppant being suspended in the carrier fluid as a substantially perfectly supported particulate; diluting the storable aqueous suspension in-line to a desired concentration; and introducing the diluted storable aqueous suspension into the subterranean formation. A sand control method is also disclosed.
US10072477B2	Methods of deployment for eutectic isolation tools to ensure wellbore plugs A tool for deploying a wellbore plug in a well using flowable eutectic material is disclosed. A tool having a mandrel, an obstruction, and a flowable quantity of eutectic material in a solid state is positioned in the wellbore. The obstruction is actuated and the flowable material is heated to melt. The obstruction supports the flowed material as it cools to form a plug in the wellbore.
US10072476B2	Poly-L-lactic acid solid-state extrusion molded article, method for producing the same, and use applications of the same A poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) solid-state extrusion molded article having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 380,000 and a melt viscosity of from 20 to 2,000 Pa·s (at a temperature of 240° C. and a shear rate of 120 sec−1) and having an L-form content of from 80 to 100%, the article having a thickness or diameter of from 10 to 500 mm and a tensile strength of from 5 to 100 MPa at a temperature of 66° C. (the article may contain a filler and have a tensile strength of from 5 to 200 MPa); a downhole tool member or a ball sealer for well drilling and completion formed by machining the solid-state extrusion molded article; an isolation plug provided with the downhole tool member; and a production method for a PLLA solid-state extrusion molded article comprising steps of supplying a resin material containing a PLLA to an extruder, solid-state extrusion molding the material, pressurizing the solid-state extrusion molded product, drawing the pressurized product while applying a back pressure in the direction of a forming die to suppress the expansion of the solid-state extrusion molded product; and a well drilling and completion method.
US10072470B2	Flow sensor assembly A flow sensor assembly including a housing configured to couple to a fluid line, wherein the housing includes an inlet for receiving a flow of a first fluid, and a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure a flow level of a second fluid passing through the fluid line.
US10072469B2	System and method for remediation of oil-contaminated sand The system and method for remediation of oil-contaminated sand provides for washing and separation of sand from oil and oil-based contamination. The system includes a feed hopper for receiving a volume of oil-contaminated sand in communication with a cleaning tank for receiving the volume of oil-contaminated sand therefrom. A mechanical stirrer mixes the volume of oil-contaminated sand with a surfactant solution in the cleaning tank. An ultrasonicator ultrasonicates the volume of oil-contaminated sand and the surfactant solution in the cleaning tank to create a mixture of washed sand and oily wastewater. A collection tank then receives the mixture. A band filter covers an open upper end of the collection tank, such that the mixture of washed sand and oily wastewater is filtered to separate out the washed sand, which may then be collected. The separated oily wastewater is then collected in the collection tank.
US10072468B2	Motor cooling system for chillers Cooling systems and methods for controlling the temperature of motors of gas compression systems of chillers are disclosed. Certain systems utilize a centrifugal, two stage compressor equipped with a motor between the stages. The cooling system provides a low velocity refrigerant spray on at least one or both ends of the motor without requiring additional pumping energy from the motor to deliver the refrigerant spray.
US10072467B2	Method and apparatus for elevating the tapered stress joint or flex joint of an SCR above the water A removable riser hang-off connector is equipped with a flexible element that, in one embodiment, comprises rubber-encapsulated steel plates. The connector is designed for attachment to a hang-off collar provided on a steel catenary riser below the tapered stress joint or flex joint. Connection of the removable riser hang-off connector may be made by an ROV. With the removable riser hang-off connector attached, the tapered stress joint and/or flex joint may be raised out of the water (for inspection, maintenance, repair or replacement) by lifting the upper end of the SCR out of its porch receptacle with a chain jack (or other lifting device) and inserting the removable riser hang-off connector into the porch receptacle. This temporarily supports the SCR in an elevated state with the tapered stress joint and/or flex joint above the surface of the water.
US10072466B2	Riser pipe section equipped with an inner locking ring and with a clearance adjustment means between the auxiliary line elements and the main tube elements The present invention relates to a riser section (4) equipped with an inner locking ring (11). According to the invention, auxiliary line elements (7) are secured to one end of main tube (6) and they are mobile with respect to the other end of main tube (6) through the agency of a sliding pivot connection, whose relative translational motion is limited by a clearance adjustment means (15). The invention also relates to a riser consisting of several sections (4) and to the use of the riser for carrying out an offshore drilling operation.
US10072462B2	Hybrid drill bits An earth-boring drill bit is described, the bit having a bit body having a central longitudinal axis that defines an axial center of the bit body and configured at its upper extent for connection into a drill string; at least one primary fixed blade extending downwardly from the bit body and inwardly toward, but not proximate to, the central axis of the drill bit; at least one secondary fixed blade extending radially outward from proximate the central axis of the drill bit; a plurality of fixed cutting elements secured to the primary and secondary fixed blades; at least one bit leg secured to the bit body; and a rolling cutter mounted for rotation on the bit leg; wherein the fixed cutting elements on at least one fixed blade extend from a center of the bit outward toward a gage region of the bit but do not include a gage cutting region, and wherein at least one roller cone cutter portion extends from substantially the drill bit's gage region inwardly toward the center of the bit, an apex of the roller cone cutter being proximate to the terminal end of the at least one secondary fixed blade, but does not extend to the center of the bit.
US10072461B1	Systems and methods for directional drilling An underground directional drilling system can comprise a plurality of elongated dual-shaft segments coupled together end-to-end and forming an inner shaft assembly independently rotatable relative to an annular outer shaft assembly. The dual-shaft drilling system can include a communication segment that comprises an outer shaft having first longitudinal portion, a second longitudinal, and a gap portion that provides electrical insulation therebetween. The communication segment can generate voltage differences between the longitudinal portions that cause electrical pulses to periodically transfer across the gap portion to wirelessly communicate drilling related data to the surface. An inner shaft of the communication segment can comprise electrical insulation to avoid creating an electrical short between the first and second longitudinal portions of the outer shaft. The inner shaft assembly can further comprise various sensors, electronics, and communication components, such as a magnetic sensor system that determines relative rotational orientations between the inner and outer shaft assemblies.
US10072460B2	Motorized installation for maneuvering a screen and associated screen device The invention relates to a screen device (10) comprising a screen (16) movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, bearing on a load bar (12), and motorized by an installation comprising at least two winding units (24), each comprising a winding coil (26) associated with a driving gear motor (28), the winding coils (26) being guided to rotate relative to the box (18) mechanically independently from one another. A control circuit (32) synchronizes the two winding units (24) by driving each gear motor (28) so as to ensure the horizontal position of the load bar. To that end, the control circuit (32) is connected to one or more sensors (34), for example accelerometers, delivering a signal representative of the levelness of the load bar.
US10072458B2	Remote controlled motorized wand for controlling blinds A method of operating a motorized window covering is presented wherein in response to a standard movement command power is supplied to a motor in a continuous or generally continuous manner thereby moving the shade material from a start position to an end position in a generally continuous manner. However, in doing so, the motor rotates at a fast rate thereby causing elevated noise levels. In response to an automated movement command, power is supplied to the motor by cycling power to the motor between a powered state and an unpowered state thereby moving the shade material from a start position to an end position in an incremental manner. While moving the shade material in this incremental manner is slower, it is substantially quieter. The preferred mode of operation is selected based on whether the movement command is a standard movement command or an automated movement command.
US10072454B1	Lockable enclosure and system and method for operating the same A system and method for securing personal articles, including a lockable enclosure, an image acquisition device disposed to capture an image of an interior of the lockable enclosure, a storage element configured to store the image, a data transmission element configured to transfer the image to a network, and a controller configured to grant access to the image only upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition, where the image acquisition device, the storage element, the data transmission element, and the controller are disposed in communication with one another and with the network.
US10072453B2	Vehicle door control system A vehicle door control system includes a camera disposed at a portion of the vehicle and having a field of view that encompasses a region exterior of the vehicle that is swept by a door of the vehicle as the door is opened and closed via a powered door opening/closing system of the vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera to detect an object present in the region that is swept by the door when the door is opening and to determine if the door may collide with the detected object when the door is being opened. During opening of the door and responsive to determination of a potential collision of the opening door with the detected object, the vehicle door control system positions the door at a partially open position whereby a gap is established between the door and the detected object.
US10072452B2	Window operator An operator for a window comprising a base designed to be secured to a window sash, an arm having first and second ends with the first end being secured to the base and a first end of the arm having a worm wheel formed thereon, a shaft having a worm operatively connected to the worm wheel, a handle secured to the shaft, a locking mechanism comprising a multipoint tie bar, and an actuator connected to a rack and pinion gear arrangement to move the multipoint tie bar between open and locked positions. The arrangement provides for a compact efficient design which includes a locking mechanism and an opening mechanism located at the same point.
US10072446B2	Door handle unit having a safety function The invention relates a door handle unit (10) for actuating a lock (101) of a movable part (100) of a motor vehicle, particularly a door, a flap or the like, with a door handle (11), which is movably mounted at the support element (12) for mechanically opening the movable part (100) by a user, wherein the door handle (11) comprises at least a rest position and a operative position, a mechanical coupling element (13), which is movably mounted at the support element (12) and by which a movement of the door handle (11) is transmitted to the lock (101) from the rest position to the operating position, wherein the door handle (11) and the coupling element (13) are mechanically cooperating and form a movable actuating mechanism (15), and at least a locking unit (16), which in a normal case enables a movement of the actuating mechanism (15) for actuating the lock (101) and only in a case of locking blocks a movement of the actuating mechanism (15) for actuating the lock (101).According to the invention it is provided that the blocking unit (16) can be activated for a case of blocking (Ib) via a remarkable movement of the actuating mechanism (15).
US10072441B2	Strike assembly An electric strike assembly includes a housing formed with a recessed portion therein, a keeper assembly pivotably mounted in the recessed portion of the housing, a lock leg pivotably mounted in the recessed portion of the housing and configured to rotate independently of the rotation of the keeper assembly, a block assembly having a blocking element configured to engage and disengage the keeper assembly, and to control engagement and disengagement of the blocking element with the keeper assembly. A method of capturing and releasing a latch bolt mounted in a door includes mounting an electric strike assembly in an associated door jamb and controlling an actuator to rotate an actuator paddle to engage a blocking element such that the blocking element is engaged or disengaged from a keeper assembly.
US10072434B1	Wave-dissipating float for swimming pool lane rope A wave-dissipating float for a swimming pool lane rope includes a cylindrical body composed of a first casing and a second casing. The cylindrical body is provided with a fixing hole and at least one perforation. For installation, it is not necessary to disassemble one end of the swimming pool lane rope. The rope of the lane rope is placed in a first semicircular fixing hole of the first casing and a second semicircular fixing hole of the second casing, and then the first casing and the second casing are coupled to each other so that the rope of the lane rope is surrounded by the cylindrical body to complete the assembly.
US10072433B2	Swimming lane marker A marker is provided for a swimming lane extending a length of a pool. The pool includes sidewalls connecting end walls for defining a swimming area holding water. The marker comprises a line and means for suspending the line over the water in the swimming area. The line provides a visual indication of the position of the swimming lane in the swimming area.
US10072430B2	Climate controlled waterside enclosure A waterside leisure facility is disclosed which comprises an enclosure, covering and surrounding an area of land mass, an enclosed portion of a larger body of water, the land mass having a shore front adjoined to the portion of the body of water, the enclosure further comprising a dividing wall separating the enclosed portion of water from the remaining body of water a transparent roof, joined to the dividing wall and surrounding the area of land mass, to substantially separate air in the enclosure from ambient air outside the enclosure, while letting light through the roof, water treatment means arranged to maintain the water in the enclosure at a controlled temperature, while circulating water from outside the enclosure through the enclosure; and air conditioning means arranged to maintain the ambient air inside the enclosure at a controlled temperature and/or humidity.
US10072426B2	Fiber enforced thin brick sheet and process A fiber enforced sheet for use as a wall or floor covering which comprises of adhered thin bricks bonded to a fiber-reinforced, backing layer. Thin brick is adhered to the fiber enforced sheet. The fiber enforced backing increases strength and rigidity to the thin brick during handling, and installation permits the thin bricks to be adhered to proper specification and spacing to be cut using ordinary tile or thin brick tools.
US10072425B1	Splice coupling for connection of tubular handrail sections An improved handrail splice for use in coupling cylindrical handrail components comprises a generally cylindrical splice having a scalloped outer surface defining a plurality of first and second grooves, with the first grooves being characterized as large grooves circumferentially spaced along the outer surface and a plurality of smaller second grooves disposed between the first grooves. The large grooves are sized to receive and maintain a quantity of adhesive therein to ensure a secure adhesive connection between exterior of the tubular splice and the interior handrail surface. The smaller second grooves receive a smaller quantity of adhesive and further function to anchor the splice relative to the hand rail sections by press-fit engagement. A longitudinal slit bounded by a pair of projecting tabs allows for the temporary reduction of the splice to facilitate inserted installation of the splice within a tubular hand rail component.
US10072424B2	Building-mounted awning with single location attachment A building-mounted awning. The awning includes a support frame, and a covering provided over the support frame to act as shelter from precipitation, or act as a shade from the sun. The support frame is attached to the building at only one location along a width of the support frame by a single bracket attached to the building.
US10072420B2	Insulation member A roof window comprising an insulation member for sealing a gap between at least part of a roof window frame and at least part of a frame of an aperture in a support structure for receiving the roof window frame. The insulation member having a first out of use configuration and a second in use insulating configuration and an arrangement for activating the insulation member between the out of use configuration and the in use insulating configuration.
US10072417B2	Reinforced compound concrete beam containing demolished concrete lumps An I-shaped steel with discontinuous top flange reinforced compound concrete beam containing demolished concrete lumps and a construction process thereof. The beam comprises an I-shaped steel having discontinuous top flange, longitudinal bars (7), stirrups (6), waist bars (8), fresh concrete (5), and demolished concrete lumps (4). The I-shaped steel having discontinuous top flange consists of a bottom flange plate (3), a web (2) and a discontinuous top flange plate (1). The discontinuous top flange plate (1) consists of two rectangle steel plates or trapezoid steel plates located at both sides of the I-shaped steel. The two steel plates have a same length that is one third of a length of the I-shaped steel. The trapezoid steel plate has a width of a short side no less than a quarter of a width of the long side. The recycled compound concrete beam saves steel, fully uses the demolished concrete lumps, and is convenient to construct.
US10072416B2	Tubular joist structures and assemblies and methods of using A tubular joist structure. The joist structure includes a tubular top chord; a tubular bottom chord; and, a plurality of diagonals extending between the tubular top chord and the tubular bottom chord. The diagonals may also be tubular. The diagonals are arranged in a zig-zag formation between the tubular top chord and the tubular bottom chord. A doubler plate may be affixed to the bottom surface of the top chord and/or the top surface of the bottom chord such that at least one of the diagonals is affixed to the doubler plate. The joist structure may include at least two joist segments spliced together. A method of constructing a joist assembly includes assembling at least two joist segments each including a top chord, a bottom chord, and a plurality of diagonals extending between the top chord and bottom chord and splicing the joist segments together to form a joist structure.
US10072410B2	Combined non-return valve and rat killer Device in the form of a combined non-return valve and rat killer for internal fitting in a sewer pipe comprising a valve (2), which can swing between an open and a closed position, the valve (2) being able to serve as a seal against possible back-flow (B) and also as a rat killer. The valve (2) is fitted with a projection (2a) on its inner side near its lower end and when swinging down, the blow-impact of the valve with the rat (12) can kill it. The valve (2) is operated by an actuator (7), preferably in the form of a voice-coil linear motor, which is controlled by sensors in the sewer pipe. Due to a continuous flow (A) through the sewer pipe, the device will remain clean and thus functional.
US10072406B2	Quiet toilet apparatus A quiet toilet apparatus disclosed. Microphones and circuitry are used to receive and detect one or more virtual point source locations and propagation directions of unwanted toilet noise. Speakers are used to create one or more synthesized wave fronts resulting in cancelation and reduction of unwanted toilet noise. The speakers, microphones and circuitry may be located within a toilet seat of a toilet or at a remote location. A user device or remote device may be connected to the noise reduction toilet apparatus for data recording, collection, reporting, and electronic noise filtering.
US10072404B2	Solid food waste material collection device A solid food waste material collection device is provided. The solid food waste material collection device includes a multi-port valve, an outer vessel in fluid communication with the multi-port valve and an inner vessel contained within the outer vessel and in fluid communication with the outer vessel. The inner vessel is configured to separate solid food waste materials from liquid wastes. The multi-port valve is configured to selectively direct food waste materials to the outer vessel or direct food waste materials to a drain system.
US10072399B2	Electrical pipe thawing system and methods of using the same The present invention relates to a system for thawing frozen pipes utilizing electricity. Specifically, the present invention relates to electrically charging a section of frozen pipe such that heat is generated and causes the ice therein to thaw. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to one or more ports disposed above specific portions of pipe that extend upwards towards a surface thereabove and provide electrical access to the specific portions of pipe from the surface.
US10072398B2	Outdoor water service enclosure and system An outdoor water service system is described. The system is primarily for providing water for outdoor applications in cold weather, such as flooding outdoor rinks but may also be used for other watering applications in warmer weather. The system includes a source of water connected to an underground hydrant with an above-ground hydrant valve and a heated enclosure with a floor and an opening in the floor through which the hydrant valve extends. The enclosure includes a hose, a heater, a water conduit extending from the hydrant valve to the hose, a first door for accessing the hydrant valve from outside of the enclosure and a second door for accessing the hose.
US10072397B2	Payload management system A payload management system embodiment may include a force sensing system operatively associated with a bucket of an excavator. The force sensing system senses a magnitude of a force required to hold the bucket at a defined position with respect to a reference datum. An angle sensing system operatively associated with the bucket senses a direction of the force with respect the reference datum. A processing system operatively associated with the force system and the angle sensing system processes data relating to the magnitude of the force and the direction of the force to determine the amount of the payload in the bucket.
US10072396B2	Working machine control system A working machine control system includes: a split-flow fluid pressure pump configured to discharge a working fluid from a first discharge port and a second discharge port; a communication switching valve configured to be switched by a switch signal when any one of a first operation valve and a second operation valve is switched so as to allow a first neutral passage and a second neutral passage to communicate with each other; a neutral cut valve configured to be switched by the switch signal so as to block communication between a tank and one of the first neutral passage and the second neutral passage for the first operation valve or the second operation valve that is not switched; and a discharge flow rate adjusting device configured to adjust the fluid pressure pump so as to reduce a discharge flow rate thereof when the switch signal is inputted from any one of the first operation valve and the second operation valve.
US10072390B2	Tubular foundation element, assembly and method for installing tubular foundation elements in a ground formation A tubular foundation element, in particular a pile e.g. a jacket pile, to be installed in a ground formation has at least one open end, typically both ends open, allowing a pile driver with an anvil to be inserted into the tubular foundation element. The tubular foundation element comprises a support at the inside thereof, which support is adapted to transmit energy from the anvil directly to the tubular foundation element, during installation of the tubular foundation element.
US10072387B2	Side snowplow including land leveler A side snowplow including a land leveler, comprising: a rear mounted seat, a hydraulic cylinder I, a pull rod, a snow-pushing board, an oscillating rod, a hydraulic cylinder II, and a front mounted seat. The rear mounted seat is fixed on a rear portion of a rear rack of the land leveler and connected to the pull rod; the hydraulic cylinder I is hingedly connected to the rear mounted seat, and the pull rod; and the snow-pushing board is positioned at a left side or a right side of the land leveler and inclines toward a direction that the land leveler moves, a rear end of the snow-pushing board being connected to the hinge plate II, a front end of the snow-pushing board being connected to the hinge plate III.
US10072386B1	Vibration system A vibration system for a compactor drum including a central support structure fixedly mounted within the compactor drum. The vibration system also includes a first vibratory exciter coupled to the central support structure. The vibration system further includes a second vibratory exciter coupled to the central support structure. The second vibratory exciter is longitudinally spaced apart from the first vibratory exciter. The vibration system includes a stabilizer element coupled to, and extending between, the first and second vibratory exciters. The stabilizer element is parallel to the central support structure.
US10072385B2	Ejector control for spreading material according to a profile In accordance with an example embodiment, a method of operating a work vehicle with an ejector body may include receiving a position signal indicative of a position of the work vehicle, receiving a target profile indicative of a target topography for an area, receiving an ejection command at a controller and entering the controller into an ejection mode based on the ejection command, and controlling, with the controller, in the ejection mode, at least one of a speed of the work vehicle and a speed of an ejector included in the ejector body based on the position signal and the target profile, to spread a load of material from the ejector body onto a ground surface.
US10072381B2	Starch amine complexes for increased water resistance of paper Disclosed are methods of increasing the surface hydrophobicity of the surface of a cellulosic article involving applying a solution of amylose-fatty ammonium salt inclusion complex in water to the article and then optionally applying an alkaline solution to the article to neutralize said amylose fatty ammonium salt inclusion complex to form an insoluble amylose fatty amine inclusion complex. Also disclosed are cellulosic articles produced by the methods.
US10072379B2	Method for image formation and textile fiber products A required portion of a textile fiber product is subjected to a fiber-modifying treatment by applying a fiber-modifying agent containing at least an aqueous polyvalent cationic salt solution and a urethane resin having a blocked isocyanate group at the end thereof, after which a masking ink containing at least a white or light-colored pigment, a water-soluble polymer dispersing agent, a self-emulsifying urethane resin and/or an acrylic resin having an acid value of 40 to 100 mg KOH/g, and an aqueous liquid as a solvent or disperse medium, is printed by an inkjet process.
US10072378B2	Water repellent, soil resistant, fluorine-free compositions The present invention pertains to a fluorine-free composition for treating textile articles being water repellant, sol resistant and stain resistant, especially carpets comprising a first composition comprising an aqueous silicone emulsion, an aqueous dispersion of a silane quaternary ammonium salt and water and a second composition comprising a soil repellency component that is an aqueous dispersion of colloidal organosiloxane copolymers.
US10072376B2	Clothes treatment apparatus A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet including a treatment chamber, a steam unit that is located in the cabinet and that is configured to generate steam, and a steam spray device that is located in the cabinet and that is configured to spray steam into the treatment chamber. The steam spray device includes a main body part that defines a main body space. The steam spray device includes an introduction part that is configured to allow steam that is generated by the steam unit to enter the main body space. The steam spray device includes a nozzle part that is connected to the main body part, that communicates with the main body space, and that is configured to discharge steam in the main body space into the treatment chamber. The steam spray device includes a condensed water discharge part and a partition wall.
US10072375B2	Method for drying clothes in a drier and a moisture estimation control to obtain an automatic cycle termination The power P of the heater of a dryer is regulated in order to heat up the air used to dry washed articles placed in the drying chamber to a temperature close to a set point temperature TSET. The output signal of the regulator of the heater is used to estimate the moisture content of the fabrics and to terminate the drying cycle when a predefined moisture level is reached.
US10072370B2	Laundry treating apparatus and method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including a washing course for eliminating dirt or contaminants from laundry loaded in a drum, a washing-dehydrating course for eliminating water elements from the laundry having the washing course by accelerating the drum; and a rinsing course performed after the washing-dehydrating course, the rinsing course for eliminating detergent used in the washing course and remaining dirt or contaminants of the laundry by rotating the drum, wherein the drum is decelerated down to a rinsing RPM higher than 0 RPM together with finishing of the washing-dehydrating course and the rinsing course starts at the rinsing RPM.
US10072368B2	Yarn feed roll drive system for tufting machine A yarn feed system, for control of the feeding of one or more yarns to the needles of a tufting machine, which can be manufactured as a substantially standardized unit or attachment removably mounted to a tufting machine includes a series of yarn feed devices each having a drive motor with a replaceable yarn feed roll drive system mounted thereto. Each yarn feed roll drive system can include a set or series of yarn feed rolls mounted within a housing and having a series of gear teeth formed thereabout, with the gear teeth of the yarn feed rolls engaged in an intermeshing arrangement so that as one of the yarn feed rolls is driven by the drive motor, the other yarn feed rolls likewise are actively driven thereby. Each of the yarn feed rolls further will include a textured roll surface that can provide for enhanced grip and control of the feeding of the yarns which are extended thereabout to the needles of the tufting machine in accordance with a tufted pattern being formed.
US10072362B2	Method for making a polymer-sheathed multi-filamentary strand A polymer-sheathed multi-filamentary strand for use in braided covers for wiring harnesses intended for use in challenging embodiments comprises a core of glass filaments wrapped in an aramid yarn, and sheathed in a siloxane-modified polyetherimide polymer. Shielding against electromagnetic interference may also be provided.
US10072361B2	Fabric system A composite yarn comprising one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers wrapped around one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibers.
US10072360B2	Yarn twisting device and method for producing twisted yarn using the same A yarn twisting device is simple in structure but capable of easily producing twisted yarn made of a plurality of yarn pieces twisted together. The yarn twisting device includes: a case; an operation wheel rotatably supported by the case so that an outer circumference of the operation wheel is partly exposed outside the case; and a plurality of yarn holding shafts supported by the case so as to protrude from one surface of the case and that axially rotate with the rotation of the operation wheel in the same direction.
US10072357B2	Banana fiber composite material A system and method for producing bio composite materials by mixing pelletized plant fiber dust and virgin or recycled plastic. The system may comprise a reducer, a press, a dryer, a pelletizer, and a mixer. The reducer separates the fibers of the plant material and the press removes liquid from the separated fibers. The dryer further reduces the moisture content of the pressed fibers and generates dust which is extracted by sifting, screening, or another suitable method. The pelletizer compresses and/or treats the fiber dust with solutions, adhesives, or other processes that cause the fiber dust to adhere together. The fiber dust pellets are then mixed with virgin or recycled plastic to produce a bio composite material.
US10072355B2	Methods of forming graphene single crystal domains on a low nucleation site density substrate A method of forming graphene single crystal domains on a carbon substrate is described.
US10072354B2	Lower side wall for epitaxial growth apparatus Embodiments described herein relate to a lower side wall for use in a processing chamber. In one embodiment, the lower side wall includes an annular body. The annular body as an inner circumference, an outer circumference, a plurality of flanges projecting from the inner circumference, and a first concave portion formed in the outer circumference. The outer circumference has a plurality of grooves arranged in a circumferential direction of the lower side wall. In another embodiment, the annular body further includes a top surface having a mounting surface formed thereon and a second concave portion formed opposite the first concave portion. The second concave portion has a plurality of purge holes. In another embodiment, each groove of the plurality of grooves formed in the first concave portion has an arc shape.
US10072352B2	Silicon single crystal growing apparatus and silocon single crystal growing method using same An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a silicon single crystal growing apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises: a chamber; a crucible that is disposed in the chamber and receives melted silicon; a heater disposed outside the crucible to heat the crucible; a heat shield part disposed in the chamber; and an auxiliary heat shield part disposed above the crucible to move upward and downward, wherein the auxiliary heat shield part is disposed to be separated from a body part of a single crystal that has grown from the melted silicon, and a rising speed is controlled such that a defect-free zone in the single crystal body part increases. The auxiliary heat shield part can reduce a deviation of a temperature gradient in the body part, whereby increasing the distribution of a defect-free zone in the body part.
US10072351B2	Methods and apparati for making thin semi-conductor wafers with locally controlled regions that are relatively thicker than other regions and such wafers Semi-conductor wafers with thin and thicker regions at controlled locations may be for Photovoltaics. The interior may be less than 180 microns or thinner, to 50 microns, with a thicker portion, at 180-250 microns. Thin wafers have higher efficiency. A thicker perimeter provides handling strength. Thicker stripes, landings and islands are for metallization coupling. Wafers may be made directly from a melt upon a template with regions of different heat extraction propensity arranged to correspond to locations of relative thicknesses. Interstitial oxygen is less than 6×1017 atoms/cc, preferably less than 2×1017, total oxygen less than 8.75×1017 atoms/cc, preferably less than 5.25×1017. Thicker regions form adjacent template regions having relatively higher heat extraction propensity; thinner regions adjacent regions with lesser extraction propensity. Thicker template regions have higher extraction propensity. Functional materials upon the template also have differing extraction propensities.
US10072350B2	Method for manufacturing a silicon ingot having uniform phosphorus concentration A method for manufacturing a silicon ingot having uniform phosphorus concentration. The method includes at least the steps of: (i) providing a quasi-uniform molten silicon bath containing at least phosphorus; and (ii) proceeding to the directional solidification of the silicon, wherein a speed (VI) for solidifying the silicon and a rate (JLV) of evaporation of the phosphorus at the liquid/vapor interface of the bath are controlled such that, at each moment of the directional solidification, the following equation is verified: VI=k′/(2−k) (E), wherein k′ is the phosphorus transfer coefficient, and k is the distribution coefficient of the phosphorus in the silicon. Also relates to a silicon ingot having uniform phosphorus concentration across a height of at least 20 cm.
US10072348B2	Silver-plated product There is provided a silver-plated product wherein a surface layer of silver is formed on the surface of an underlying layer of nickel formed on a base material, the silver-plated product having a good bendability. In a silver-plated product which comprises a base material of copper or a copper alloy, an underlying layer of nickel formed on the base material, and a surface layer of silver formed on the surface of the underlying layer, the surface layer having a thickness of 10 μm or less, the thickness of the underlying layer is 2 μm or less, preferably 1.5 μm or less, and the area fraction in {200} orientation of the surface layer is 15% or more, preferably 25% or more.
US10072345B2	System and method for electrorefining of silicon The present disclosure provides methods and systems for electrorefining high-purity materials, for example, silicon. An exemplary system includes at least one cathode, an anode, and a reference electrode. At least one controller, for example a potentiostat, is used to control the potential difference between a reference electrode and a cathode or anode. The system can be operated in a single phase or multiple phase operation to produce high-purity materials, such as solar-grade silicon.
US10072342B2	Integrated electrochemical compressor and cascade storage method and system The present disclosure is directed to a compressed fuel storage system. The compressed fuel storage system may include an electrochemical compressor and one or more fuel dispensing units. The electrochemical compressor may be configured to compress a fuel source. Additionally, the compressed fuel storage system may include at least one low pressure compressed fuel reservoir fluidly connected to the electrochemical compressor and the fuel dispensing units and at least one high pressure compressed fuel reservoir fluidly connected to the electrochemical compressor and the fuel dispensing units.
US10072341B2	Liquid electrolytic device The present invention provides a liquid electrolytic device and comprises an electrolytic tank, a separator, a cover, and an electrode plate. The electrolytic tank comprises an upper opening, an under opening, and a hollow portion connected there between for containing liquid water. The separator covers the surface of the electrolytic tank corresponding to the upper opening of the electrolytic tank and comprises a first opening while the cover having a fixed portion and a cover hole disposed on the other surface of the separator. An upper portion of the electrode plate is embedded in the fixed portion of the cover while the under portion thereof is disposed in the hollow portion via the first opening and the upper opening. In practice, the electrolytic tank and the electrode plate are separately connected to a power respectively to electrolyze the liquid water in the electrolytic tank for generating a hydrogen-oxygen gas.
US10072337B2	Plasma atomic layer deposition Plasma atomic layer deposition (ALD) is optimized through modulation of the gas residence time during an excited species phase, wherein activated reactant is supplied such as from a plasma. Reduced residence time increases the quality of the deposited layer, such as reducing wet etch rates, increasing index of refraction and/or reducing impurities in the layer. For example, dielectric layers, particularly silicon nitride films, formed from such optimized plasma ALD processes have low levels of impurities remaining from the silicon precursor.
US10072336B2	Film forming apparatus, film forming method, and recording medium A film forming apparatus includes a rotary table having a loading area at a first surface side thereof and revolving a substrate loaded on the loading area, a rotation mechanism rotating the loading area such that the substrate rotates around its axis, a processing gas supply mechanism supplying a processing gas to a processing gas supply area so that a thin film is formed on the substrate which repeatedly passes through the processing gas supply area the revolution of the substrate, and a control part configured to perform a calculation of a rotation speed of the substrate based on a parameter including a rotation speed of the rotary table to allow an orientation of the substrate to be changed whenever the substrate is positioned in the processing gas supply area, and to output a control signal for rotating the substrate at a calculated rotation speed.
US10072334B2	Digital pattern generator having charge drain coating A digital pattern generator has a MEMS substrate with a plurality of doping layers and a plurality of insulating layers between respective doping layers. A plurality of lenslets are formed as holes through the substrate. A charge drain coating is applied to the inner surfaces of the lenslets. The charge drain coating drains electrons that come into contact with the charge drain coating so that the performance of the digital pattern generator will not be hindered by electron charge build-up. The charge drain coating includes a doping material that coalesces into clusters that are embedded within a high dielectric insulating material.
US10072332B2	Coated cutting tool A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on a surface of the substrate, the coating layer including at least one α-type aluminum oxide layer, wherein, in the α-type aluminum oxide layer, a texture coefficient TC (1,1,9) of a (1,1,9) plane is 1.4 or more. TC ⁡ ( 1 , 1 , 9 ) = I ⁡ ( 1 , 1 , 9 ) I 0 ⁡ ( 1 , 1 , 9 ) ⁢ { 1 8 ⁢ ∑ I ⁡ ( h , k , l ) I 0 ⁡ ( h , k , l ) } - 1 ( 1 ) (In formula (1), I (h,k,l) denotes a peak intensity for an (h,k,l) plane in X-ray diffraction of the α-type aluminum oxide layer, I0 (h,k,l) denotes a standard diffraction intensity for an (h,k,l) plane which is indicated on a JCPDS Card No. 10-0173 for α-type aluminum oxide, and (h,k,l) refers to eight crystal planes of (0,1,2), (1,0,4), (1,1,0), (1,1,3), (0,2,4), (1,1,6), (2,1,4) and (1,1,9).).
US10072329B2	Sapphire thin film coated flexible substrate A method to transfer a layer of harder thin film substrate onto a softer, flexible substrate. In particular, the present invention provides a method to deposit a layer of sapphire thin film on to a softer and flexible substrate e.g. PET, polymers, plastics, paper and fabrics. This combination provides the hardness of sapphire thin film to softer flexible substrates.
US10072318B2	Rapid heating apparatus of continuous annealing line In a continuous annealing line for steel sheets comprising a heating zone, a soaking zone and a cooling zone, two or more induction heating devices are arranged in series in a front half part of the heating zone, and a heating stop region of 1˜30 m in length or a slow heating region having a heating rate of more than 0° C./s but not more than 10° C./s is provided in a temperature zone that the temperature of the steel sheet between two or more induction heating devices is 250° C. to 600° C. Even if the steel sheet is rapidly heated at a heating rate of not less than 50° C./s with such a rapid heating apparatus of the heating zone, the temperature distribution in the steel sheet is uniformized to realize the quality improvement of steel sheet shape or magnetic properties and so on.
US10072317B2	Filament A filament according to an aspect of the present invention includes a predetermined chemical composition, in which a diameter r of the filament is 0.15 mm to 0.35 mm, a soft portion is formed along an outer circumference of the filament, the Vickers hardness of the soft portion is lower than that of a position of the filament at a depth of ¼ of the diameter r by Hv 50 or higher, the thickness of the soft portion is 1 μm to 0.1×r mm, the metallographic structure of a center portion of the filament contains 95% to 100% of pearlite by area %, the average lamellar spacing of pearlite in a portion from a surface of the filament to a depth of 1 μm is less than that of pearlite at the center of the filament, the difference between the average lamellar spacing of pearlite in the portion from the surface of the filament to the depth of 1 μm and the average lamellar spacing of pearlite at the center of the filament is 2.0 nm or less, and the tensile strength is 3200 MPa or higher.
US10072313B2	Method for smelting nickel oxide ore Provided is a smelting method capable of effectively promoting a reduction reaction on pellets formed using nickel oxide ore as starting material to obtain a ferronickel alloy with a high nickel grade of at least 4%. The present invention is a method for smelting nickel oxide ore wherein ferronickel alloy with a nickel grade of at least 4%, the method comprising a pellet-producing step S1 for producing pellets from nickel oxide ore, and a reducing step S2 for reduction-heating of the obtained pellets in a smelting furnace. In the pellet-producing step S1, the pellets are produced by mixing nickel oxide ore with a specified amount of a carbonaceous reducing agent as starting materials. In the reducing step S2, the produced pellets are charged in a smelting furnace in which a carbonaceous reducing agent (furnace bottom carbonaceous reducing agent) has been spread over the entire furnace bottom and reduction-heating is performed.
US10072309B1	Methods for real-time multiplex isothermal detection and identification of bacterial, viral, and protozoan nucleic acids Herein disclosed are rapid real-time isothermal multiplex methods of detecting, identifying and quantifying bacterial, viral, and protozoan nucleic acids in a sample. These include contacting the sample with two or more sets of pathogen-specific reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification primers and novel oligofluorophores specific for the target bacterial, viral, and parasitic nucleic acids of interest such as human immunodeficiency virus, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Yellow fever virus, hepatitis-B virus, Lassa fever virus, Plasmodium, hepatitis-C virus, hepatitis-E virus, dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus, Mycobacterium, West Nile virus, Cytomegalovirus, Parvovirus, Leishmania, Trypanosoma, and Zika virus nucleic acids, under conditions sufficient to produce detectable real-time amplification signals in about 10 to 40 minutes. The amplification signals are produced by pathogen-specific fluorogenic labels included in one or more of the primers. Also, novel reaction and sample lysis buffers, primers, and kits for rapid multiplex detection, quantification, and identification of bacterial, viral, and protozoan nucleic acids by real-time isothermal amplification are herein disclosed.
US10072308B2	Molecular detection of enterovirus and parechovirus Provided herein are methods for determining the presence or absence of an enteroviruses and parechoviruses in a biological sample. The methods involve identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acids from the viruses using direct amplification from a biological sample without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids. Also provided are methods of diagnosis using the methods provided and compositions and kits for the practice of the methods.
US10072306B2	Compositions and methods for the detection and analysis of mycobacterium tuberculosis Provided herein are compositions and methods useful for the detection of MTB. In particular, provided herein are kits, reagents, reaction mixtures, and methods involving such for nucleic acid amplification and detection procedures, which specifically and sensitively detect MTB in samples.
US10072299B2	Antibodies against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and uses thereof Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed.
US10072297B2	Salivary mRNA profiling, biomarkers and related methods A method to detect a biomarker in saliva wherein the biomarker is an extracellular mRNA, comprises detecting the extracellular mRNA in the cell-free saliva; transcriptome analysis of saliva comprises detecting a transcriptome pattern in the cell-free saliva; a method to detect genetic alterations in an organ or in a gene in the organ by analyzing saliva, comprises detecting a transcriptome pattern and/or the mRNA profiling of the gene in cell-free saliva; a method to diagnose an oral or systemic pathology disease or disorder in a subject, comprises: detecting profile of a biomarker associated with the pathology disease or disorder, in particular mRNA and/or protein, in cell-free saliva and/or serum; kits comprising identifier for at least one biomarker for performing at least one of the methods; and use of salivary biomarker salivary and/or serum mRNAs as biomarkers for oral and/or systemic pathology, disease or disorder.
US10072293B2	Systems, models and methods for identifying and evaluating skin-active agents effective for treating dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis Methods and systems for determining functional relationships between a skin-active agent and a skin condition of interest, and methods and systems for identifying cosmetic agents effective for treatment of dandruff, as well as the use of agents identified by such methods and systems for the preparation of cosmetic compositions, personal care products, or both are provided. Methods for developing in vitro models of skin disease and models for specific skin diseases are also provided.
US10072292B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing odorant receptor activity The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of modulating odorant receptor activation. In particular, the present invention provides polypeptides (e.g., type 3 muscarinic actetylcholine receptor M3) capable of enhancing odorant receptor activation. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for polypeptide polymorphisms and mutations associated with odorant receptor activation (e.g., polymorphisms and mutations associated with muscarinic actetylcholine receptor polypeptides (e.g., M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)), as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins.
US10072291B2	Ultrasensitive biosensors The present invention is a biosensor apparatus that includes a substrate, a source on one side of the substrate, a drain spaced from the source, a conducting channel between the source and the drain, an insulator region, and receptors on a gate region for receiving target material. The receptors are contacted for changing current flow between the source and the drain. The source and the drain are relatively wide compared to length between the source and the drain through the conducting channel.
US10072287B2	Methods of targeted sequencing The present invention provides methods for targeted sequencing of polynucleotide. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of sequencing a target polynucleotide with fewer probes. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of sequencing a target polynucleotide with longer reads. Locus-specific, ligation-assisted sequencing/genotyping method and ligation-captured sequencing method are also provided in the present invention. The methods of the present invention allow low-cost, high-throughput and accurate sequencing of nucleic acids.
US10072286B2	Marker for generating binding information on biomolecules and nucleic acids, preparation method therefor, and method and apparatus for analyzing biomolecule by using same The present invention relates to a reference substance and a nucleic acid chip for generating binding information on biomolecules and analysis single-stranded nucleic acids in a biosample composed of biomolecules; a method for preparing the same; and a method for analyzing biomolecules using the same, and the reference substance and the nucleic acid chip can be used for analyzing the biological significance of the biomolecules. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for preparing an external reference substance and a biochip for generating the binding information on biomolecules and ligands; and a method for analyzing biomolecules using the same. The external reference substance and the biochip of the present invention can be used in the field of analyzing the biological significance of the biomolecules.
US10072281B2	Methods and apparatus for handling microbial samples This invention pertains to the general field of microbiology, and more specifically to transfer, inoculation and/or streaking of micro-organisms, e.g. for the purpose of obtaining individual colonies. Provided is a method for transferring a microbial sample from a first carrier to a second carrier, comprising the steps of: a) contacting at least one ferromagnetic particle with at least part of the sample associated with the first carrier, wherein the particle is a composite bead having a surface roughness (Ra) in the range of 0.1 to 25 μm, a diameter between 2 to 88 mm and a density below 7 g/cm3, and b) applying a magnetic field gradient to allow for magnetically controlled motion of said particle to said second carrier, such that at least part of the sample is streaked onto the second carrier. Also provided is an apparatus for inoculating petri dishes with the sample according to the method and also inoculating slides and/or tubes with a portion of the sample. A container that receives the magnetic composite bead that carries samples from the container when removed is also described.
US10072278B2	Strain having enhanced L-valine productivity and L-valine production method using the same The present invention relates to a novel L-valine-producing strain which is transformed so as to strengthen the expression of L-valine operon by having a nucleotide sequence, for coding a leader peptide in a regulatory region of ilvBN operon, entirely deleted, or partially deleted or substituted. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing L-valine using the novel L-valine-producing strain. According to the novel valine-producing strain and the L-valine production method of the present invention using the strain, there is an advantageous effect of producing L-valine at high efficiency and high yield.
US10072276B2	Genetically engineered yeast cell having increased NADPH production, method of increasing NADPH level in yeast cell, method of preparing yeast cell, and method of producing lactate using yeast cell Provided is a genetically engineered yeast cell having increased NADPH production, a method of increasing a NADPH level in a yeast cell, a method of preparing the genetically engineered yeast cell, and a method of producing lactate using the genetically engineered yeast cell.
US10072272B2	Turkey herpesvirus vectored recombinant containing avian influenza genes The present invention provides a recombinant turkey herpesvirus modified by the presence of the cDNA encoding the hemagglutinin protein of avian influenza virus under a promoter. A poultry vaccine comprising the recombinant turkey herpesvirus described in the present invention can induce serological responses that may be easily detected by the hemagglutination inhibition assay but not by commercially available diagnostic ELISA kits; thus enabling easy differentiation between vaccination and field infection.
US10072271B2	Methods for improving crop yield Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth and yield are provided. Compositions comprise the high yield gene TEL, promoters and enhancers to increase the expression of a TEL gene in a plant of interest. By enhancing the expression of at least one TEL gene in a plant, an improvement in plant growth and yield is achieved, resulting in an increase in crop yield in a field planted with such plants. A plant of interest may be transformed with a DNA construct comprising a promoter that is capable of driving expression in the plant operably linked to a coding sequence for a TEL gene. The DNA construct may comprise at least on enhancer that acts to increase expression of the TEL coding sequence. A promoter or enhancer can be inserted into the genome of the plant of interest at a site that increases the expression of the endogenous TEL coding sequence in the plant.
US10072267B2	Fungal high-level protein production system Provided are cells having an increased protein production characterized in that said cell comprises modified SUMOylation, a process for producing such a cell or expression system and the use of such a cell in producing a protein of interest.
US10072264B2	RNA interference suppression of neurodegenerative diseases and methods of use The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against nucleic acid sequence that encodes huntingtin or ataxin-1, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
US10072262B2	RIG-I ligands and methods for producing them The present invention relates to new triphosphate-modified oligonucleotides which may act as RIG-I ligands as well as a new method allowing the synthesis and purification in high yield and purity suitable for pharmaceutical applications.
US10072258B2	Method and device for preparing a sample of biological material containing target cells and accompanying cells for extracting nucleic acids of the target cells A method for preparing a sample of biological materials containing target cells and accompanying cells for extracting nucleic acids of the target cells includes accumulating the target cells of the sample by separating the target cells or the accompanying cells from the sample. The method also includes digesting the target cells via chemical and/or physical lysis in order to produce a target cell lysate containing the nucleic acids of the target cells. The method furthermore includes purifying the nucleic acids from the target cell lysate in order to extract the nucleic acids of the target cells.
US10072253B2	Liquefied cellulosic biomass for enzyme production Methods for enhancing production of a cellulose component are disclosed herein.
US10072251B2	Recombinant AAVS having useful transcytosis properties The disclosure in some aspects relates to recombinant adeno-associated viruses having distinct tissue targeting capabilities. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to gene transfer methods using the recombinant adeno-associate viruses. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to isolated AAV capsid proteins and isolated nucleic acids encoding the same.
US10072243B2	Derivation of embryonic stem cells and embryo-derived cells This present invention provides novel methods for deriving embryonic stem cells and embryo-derived cells from an embryo without requiring destruction of the embryo. The invention further provides cells and cell lines derived without embryo destruction, and the use of the cells for therapeutic and research purposes. It also relates to novel methods of establishing and storing an autologous stem cell line prior to implantation of an embryo, e.g., in conjunction with reproductive therapies such as IVF.
US10072237B2	Photoresist cleaning composition used in photolithography and a method for treating substrate therewith It is disclosed a photoresist cleaning composition for stripping a photoresist pattern having a film thickness of 3-150 μm, which contains (a) quaternary ammonium hydroxide (b) a mixture of water-soluble organic solvents (c) at least one corrosion inhibitor and (d) water, and a method for treating a substrate therewith.
US10072234B2	Fragrance compositions A fragrance composition and use thereof by inhalation to promote activated, pleasant moods. The fragrance composition comprises at least 75% by weight of perfume materials including at least 10% by weight of at least three specific materials from a group identified as Group IMP and optionally up to 90% of specific materials selected from groups identified as HMR, HMI, HMP, RMP and GEN, the amounts of materials from said Groups falling within specified relationships.
US10072231B2	Process for the conversion of free fatty acids to glycerol esters and production of novel catalyst systems Animal and seed based triglycerides are oils used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, animal feed, energy generation, etc. These triglycerides or glycerol esters are a mixture of triglycerides and free fatty esters (FFA) along with unsaponifiables and gums (MIU). FFA may range from very low, 1% or less, to more than 40% in some rendered animal oils. Corn oil from the wet or dry process of ethanol production may have from 7 to 15% FFA. The varying amount of FFA presents numerous process issues for downstream users of these oils especially in the production of biodiesel, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). FFA about 1 or 2% requires esterification as well as transesterification for the production of FAME. What is needed is a method to perform Glycerolysis. This disclosure describes an improved catalyst system as well as process equipment and operating conditions to allow economical commercialization of Glycerolysis.
US10072229B2	Use of a sulphate, and method for producing a steel component by forming in a forming machine Coating materials with minimized lubricant demand enable optimized tribological conditions in forming flat steel products and are also unobjectionable in relation to their effects on the environment. With such coating materials, steel components can be produced by forming flat steel products in forming machines. For example, a tribologically-active layer may be produced on at least one surface of a flat steel product or a forming machine used to form the flat steel product, wherein the at least one surface comes into contact with the opposing component during forming. The tribologically-active layer may be formed by coating the at least one surface with a coating material from a group consisting of aluminum sulfate, ammonium sulfate, iron sulfate, and magnesium sulfate. The flat steel product may be inserted into the forming machine to be formed into the steel component.
US10072228B2	Clean sugar and lignin from non-chemically pretreated lignocellulosic biomass Methods of producing clean (e.g., low sulfur and metal ion content, and free of fermentation inhibitors) sugar and lignin-rich streams, and downstream conversion products, from lignocellulosic biomass, may include obtaining non-chemically pretreated, milled lignocellulosic biomass, reacting the milled lignocellulosic biomass with an enzymatic agent to produce a slurry that includes converted monomeric lignocellulosic sugars and lignin-rich residuals, and separating the slurry into a sugar stream that includes the converted monomeric lignocellulosic sugars and a lignin-rich stream that includes the lignin-rich residuals. The sugar stream, not including water, includes at least 75% monomeric lignocellulosic sugar, less than 0.20% sulfur, and less than 3.0% metal ion content, and the lignin-rich stream includes at least 35% lignin and less than 0.50% sulfur. Some methods include producing fermentation products such as alcohols and/or organic acids from the sugar stream, and/or use of the lignin residuals in fuels.
US10072227B2	Microwave torrefaction of biomass There is described a processor for use in the microwave torrefaction of biomass material which comprises, a micronized biomass char material and a method of producing a biomass char material, and a method of producing L-glucosan.
US10072226B2	Method for manufacturing dried combustible material and dried combustible material A method for manufacturing dried combustible material includes: a mixing step of mixing a number of particles made of combustible material containing moisture and a dehydrating liquid made of an emulsion containing synthetic resin to form a mixture in which surfaces of the particles are made contact with the dehydrating liquid; and a drying step of forming a synthetic resin coating made of the dehydrating liquid dried on the surfaces of the particles and evaporating the moisture of the particles, to form coated particles including the particles having a reduced moisture content percentage and the synthetic resin coating that covers the surfaces of the particles, and produce dried combustible material made up of the coated particles.
US10072225B2	Conversion of organic matter into oil The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for conversion of organic material into hydrocarbon based fuel such as an oil and relates in particular to a process and apparatus for recovering alkali salts and/or water soluble organics from water effluents from hydrothermal conversion processes of organics such as biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or lignite coal into oil in hot pressurized water. Another aspect of the invention relates to an integrated process for effective production of oil by conversion of slurries of biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or coal in hot pressurized water, wherein alkali salts and/or water soluble organics are recovered from the water effluent and is at least partly recycled to the feeding step thereby resulting in both a cleaned water effluent from the process as well as a more effective and economic process.
US10072224B2	Solar thermochemical reactor and methods of manufacture and use thereof Disclosed herein is a solar reactor comprising a reactor member; an aperture for receiving solar radiation, the aperture being disposed in a plane on a wall of the reactor member, where the plane is oriented at any angle other than parallel relative to the centerline of the reactor member; a plurality of absorber tubes, wherein the absorber tubes are oriented such that their respective centerlines are at an angle other than 90° relative to the centerline of the reactor member; and wherein the aperture has a hydraulic diameter that is from 0.2 to 4 times a hydraulic diameter of at least one absorber tube in the plurality of absorber tubes; and a reactive material, the reactive material being disposed in the plurality of absorber tubes.
US10072220B2	Process for eliminating arsenic from a hydrocarbon feed The invention of the current application is a process for eliminating arsenic from a hydrocarbon feed which is at least partially liquid, including steps a and b.Step a includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a first capture mass including a support and at least one metal M1 from group VIB and at least two metals M2 and M3 from group VIII.Step b includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a second capture mass in the sulphide form including a support and nickel, the quantity of nickel being at least 5% by weight of NiO with respect to the total weight of the second capture mass.Step a) is either carried out before step b) or carried out simultaneously with step b).
US10072219B2	Method for on-line imaging of mesophase particles On-line detection of mesophase particles employs a laser diode light source to illuminate a target area with a pulsed laser linearly or circularly polarized probe beam. Analysis of images determines extent of presence the birefringent mesophase particles, which are precursors to coking in catalytic hydrocracking processes. The inherently polarized low-coherence, unfocused but sufficiently collimated, pulsed laser beam yield sharp imaging with high depth of field of very small mesophase particles that are present in a moving, dark reactor liquid environment.
US10072218B2	Pyrolysis tar conversion A process is provided for determining the suitability of pyrolysis tar, such as steam cracker tar, for upgrading using hydroprocessing without long term fouling of the hydroprocessing reactor. The process includes heating a sample of the tar, quenching the sample, and measuring the total free radical content of the quenched sample. A pyrolysis tar can be blended with one having a lesser total free radical content to produce a blend that can be hydroprocessed with decreased fouling.
US10072217B2	Reverse emulsion breaker polymers The present invention generally relates to methods for resolving water and oil emulsions in the produced fluid of an oil production system comprising adding a reverse emulsion breaker to the produced fluid of the crude oil production system in an amount effective for resolving an oil-in-water emulsion. In particular, these methods for resolving an oil-in-water emulsion can be used in separation processes where the oil and solids in the produced fluid are separated from the produced water in the produced fluid.
US10072207B2	Phosphor and light-emitting equipment using phosphor Phosphors include a CaAlSiN3 family crystal phase, wherein the CaAlSiN3 family crystal phase comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb.
US10072202B2	Polymer composition for inhibiting the formation of inorganic and/or organic deposits in underground formations The invention relates to compositions for inhibiting the formation of deposits in underground formations such as oil wells, comprising, in a solvent medium, polymers P resulting from the radical copolymerization, preferably controlled and in solution, of a mixture including: monomers having an ethylenically unsaturated structure, selected from monomers that form, by polymerization, a polymer that has an effect of inhibiting the formation of organic and/or inorganic deposits; and polyethylenically unsaturated, cross-linking monomers carrying at least one group that can be cleaved between two ethylene unsaturations, said polymers P being present in the solvent in the form of dispersed nanogels.
US10072201B2	Thermal thickening in invert emulsion treatment fluids Among the methods provided is a method comprising: providing an invert emulsion fluid formed by combining components that comprise: an oil-based continuous phase; an aqueous discontinuous phase; and a glycol ether additive that comprises a glycol ether and using the invert emulsion fluid to drill at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US10072200B2	Method for increasing density of brine phase in oil-based and synthetic-based wellbore fluids Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method including feeding an invert emulsion wellbore fluid, or a previously used invert emulsion wellbore fluid, into a mixing unit; adding an additive to the mixing unit; delivering the invert emulsion wellbore fluid and the additive to one or more stages of the mixing unit, the mixing unit having a shear rate ranging from about 10,000 s-1 to about 100,000 s-1. The invert emulsion wellbore fluid includes a non-oleaginous fluid being the discontinuous internal aqueous phase of the wellbore fluid, and an oleaginous fluid being the continuous external phase of the wellbore fluid.
US10072199B2	Metalate-based additives for use in subterranean formations Methods and compositions for the use of treatment fluids comprising metalate-based additives to treat subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise providing a treatment fluid comprising a non-aqueous base fluid and at least one metalate-based additive comprising: an anion selected from the group consisting of: a tungstate, a molybdate, a vanadate, a manganate, and any combination thereof, and an organic cation; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US10072198B2	Self sealing fluids Methods for reducing loss of wellbore fluid to formation may include pumping an oil-based wellbore fluid into the wellbore, where the wellbore includes an oleaginous continuous phase and a plurality of modified brine phases dispersed in the oleaginous continuous phase.
US10072197B2	Crosslinked high molecular weight polymers for use in water-based drilling fluids Crosslinked high molecular weight acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid copolymers in inverse emulsion form act as inhibitive and encapsulating agents for water-based drilling fluids system. The crosslinked copolymer are particularly useful for high salt, high density drilling fluids in high temperature and high pressure applications.
US10072190B2	Digital printed duct tape An adhesive tape is provided comprising a duct tape having an adhesive surface and a non-adhesive surface, a white ink printed on the non-adhesive surface of the duct tape, and a colored ink printed on top of the printed white ink. The white ink and the colored ink are digitally printed and UV curable. A self-wound roll of adhesive duct tape having digitally printed ink on the non-adhesive surface of the duct tape is also provided.
US10072184B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a support and a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the support. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a base adhesive zone made essentially of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from a first principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in a thickness direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a transparent, adherent, refractive index-adjusting zone formed over a given range from a second principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the thickness direction, and wherein the refractive index-adjusting zone has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material.
US10072183B2	Radical curable adhesive composition, and polarizing plate and optical member comprising same The present invention relates to a radical-curable adhesive composition including a (A) radical-polymerizable compound that includes at least one hydrophilic functional group in the molecule in greater than 30 parts by weight and less than or equal to 93 parts by weight; a (B) multifunctional (meth)acryl-based compound in 5 to 40 parts by weight; a (C) phosphate compound that includes one or two (meth)acrylic groups in the molecule in 1 to 40 parts by weight; and a (D) radical initiator in 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the radical-curable adhesive composition, and a polarizing plate and an optical member including the radical-curable adhesive composition.
US10072182B2	Resinous penetration permeable pavement material and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a resin infusion type water-permeable pavement material, comprising: a basic bituminous mixture, waterborne epoxy resin, a waterborne curing agent, a toughening agent and a diluting agent; and the basic bituminous mixture comprises coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, fillers and high-viscosity modified bitumen. A water-permeable pavement prepared by the material provided by the present invention has excellent interface bonding capability, favorable road utilization performance and functional performance.
US10072181B2	Laser printer systems, intermediate transfer members, primer layers for intermediate transfer members, and primer layer compositions Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure includes intermediate transfer members, primer layer materials, methods of forming an intermediate transfer member layers having a base and an acrylic rubber layer, are disclosed.
US10072179B2	Vinyl functionalized urethane resins for powder coating compositions The invention relates to a vinyl functionalized urethane resin (VFUR) useful as a curing agent in thermosetting powder coating compositions, a process for making said vinyl functionalized urethane resin, a vinyl functionalized urethane resin composition (VFURC) useful as a curing agent in thermosetting powder coating compositions, a process for making vinyl functionalized urethane resin composition, a thermosetting powder coating composition (TPCC), a process for the preparation thereof, a cured thermosetting powder coating composition, processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating composition and an article coated with said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as uses of the vinyl functionalized urethane resin or of the vinyl functionalized urethane resin composition or of the thermosetting powder coating composition or of the articles having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition. The invention relates also to thermosetting powder coating composition useful for powder-in-mold coating articles such as reinforced polymeric e.g. polyester resin articles and to powder-in-mold coating methods employing the thermosetting powder coating composition and use of the in-mold coated article.
US10072178B2	Biobased cyclic carbonate functional resins and polyurethane thermosets therefrom The invention relates to a resin having a plurality of cyclic carbonate groups comprising the reaction product of: a) an epoxidized sucrose fatty acid ester resin, and b) carbon dioxide where a) and b) are reacted under conditions sufficient to carbonylate a plurality of the oxirane groups of the epoxidized sucrose fatty acid ester resin, and optionally in the presence of a catalyst or of a solvent. In one embodiment the epoxidized sucrose fatty acid ester resin is epoxidized sucrose soyate. The invention also relates to methods for producing a resin having a plurality of cyclic carbonate groups. In a method of the invention, an epoxidized sucrose fatty acid ester resin is contacted with carbon dioxide under conditions sufficient to carbonylate a plurality of the oxirane groups of the epoxidized sucrose fatty acid ester resin, and optionally in the presence of a catalyst or of a solvent. Other embodiments of the invention relate to curable composition containing a) a resin having a plurality of cyclic carbonate groups; b) an alkyl amine curing agent having two or more reactive amine groups; and c) optionally, a catalyst; and cured compositions and articles.
US10072176B2	Flexible non-chromate corrosion inhibitive primer Primer coating compositions include a thiol-terminated urethane-containing polyether prepolymer, a polyepoxide, calcium carbonate, and magnesium oxide. The coating compositions are useful as corrosion resistant primers in aerospace applications.
US10072165B2	Ink composition for deflected continuous ink jet printing notably on organic polymers substrates An ink composition for deflected continuous ink jet printing, liquid at room temperature, comprising: a solvent comprising, preferably consisting of, one or several organic solvent compound(s) and optionally water; a binder, comprising at least one polyester resin prepared by polymerization of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, neopentylglycol, and ethyleneglycol; optionally one or several dye(s) and/or pigment(s). A method for marking a substrate, support or object by projecting on a surface of this substrate, support, or object this ink composition. A substrate, support or object, notably a bottle, flask, tray, stopper, cable or pipe made of polyolefin, for example made of polyethylene or made of polypropylene, provided with a marking obtained by drying, and/or absorption into the substrate, support or object, of this ink composition.
US10072161B2	Polyamide nanoparticles and uses thereof Nanoparticles of N-halamine-derivatized crosslinked polyamide. Process of preparing the polymeric nanoparticles per se and incorporated in or on a substrate. Uses of the polymeric nanoparticles and of substrates incorporating same, particularly for reducing a formation of organic based contaminants, e.g., load of a microorganism or of a biofilm.
US10072158B2	Method for producing an aqueous composition comprising a condensate based on silicon compounds for producing antireflective coatings A method for producing an aqueous composition comprising a condensate based on silicon compounds, involving the steps of i) introducing at least one polymeric rheology control agent into water; ii) adding at least one acidic catalyst; iii) adding at least one silicon compound of general formula (I) RnSiX4-n in which the radicals X are the same or different and stand for hydrolysable groups or hydroxyl groups, the radicals R are the same or different and stand for non-hydrolysable groups, and n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and iv) performing a hydrolysis reaction of at least part of the silicon compounds of general formula (I) added in step iii). The present invention further relates to a composition that can be obtained by means of the method according to the invention.
US10072157B2	Methods and apparatuses for applying activated primer to a substrate surface Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the delivery of primer compounds in liquid form to substrates from a hand-held device. Apparatuses are disclosed that, in a single barrel device, store primer components, mix primer components to achieve an activated primer, and deliver the activated primer to a substrate surface.
US10072155B2	Coating composition A coating composition capable of forming an acrylic hard coat film contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) the metal oxide to (A) the acrylate component is from 0.1 to 1.5, (A) the acrylate component comprises components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of the component (a-1), a content ratio Y of the component (a-2) and a content ratio Z of the component (a-3) satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). Condition (1): in (A) the acrylate component, X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 0% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.
US10072146B2	Compositions, methods of making the same, and articles prepared from the same A composition comprising at least the following components: (A) a first composition comprising the following: i) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin, and a nonconjugated polyene; ii) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has an MWD less than, or equal to, 3.5, a Mooney Viscosity (ML (1+4 @125° C.)) greater than, or equal to, 80, and an [(ML(1+4 @125° C.))/Mw(conv)]*1000 greater than 0.429 mole/g; (B) a thermoplastic polymer; and (C) a vulcanization agent is provided. A crosslinked composition made by heating one or more of the inventive compositions is also provided. Articles made from one or more of the inventive compositions are also provided.
US10072144B2	Use of styrene methyl methacrylate copolymers (SMMA) as compatibilizing agents Polymer blends comprising (A) at least one polystyrene (co)polymer other than styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer (SMMA), (B) at least one poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and (C) at least one styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer (SMMA) have advantageous properties.
US10072137B2	Polyamide resin composition having high melt point and being excellent in anti-vibration property upon water absorption The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition having high melt point which can produce a molded product having high anti-vibration property or, in other words, having very high resonance frequency and, in particular, being capable of retaining high resonance frequency even upon water absorption. A polyamide resin composition, comprising a polyamide resin (A) having melt point (Tm) of 290° C. to 350° C. and having crystallization temperature upon temperature rise (Tc1) of 80 to 150° C., and glass fibers (B) having cross-sectional area of 1.5 to 5.0×10−6 cm2, characterized in that, ratio by weight of the polyamide resin (A) to the glass fibers (B) [(A):(B)] is from 20:80 to 35:65, and that the polyamide resin (A) is a copolymerized polyamide consisting of 55 to 75 molar % of a constituent unit (a) obtained from an equimolar salt of hexamethylenediamine and terephthalic acid, and 45 to 25 molar % of a constituent unit (b) obtained from 11-aminoundecanoic acid or undecane lactam.
US10072136B2	3-phenyl-benzofuran-2-one diphosphite derivatives as stabilizers The invention relates to a composition comprising an organic material susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation and a compound of formula I-P, I-O or I-M. Further embodiments are a compound of formula I-P, I-O or I-M, a process for protection of the organic material by the compound, the use of the compound against degradation of the organic material, an additive composition comprising the compound, a process for manufacturing the compound and an intermediate involved therein.
US10072133B2	Plasticizer composition containing furan derivatives and 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic ester The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition which comprises at least one furan derivative and at least one 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate ester, molding compounds which comprise a thermoplastic polymer or an elastomer and such a plasticizer composition and the use of these plasticizer compositions and molding compounds.
US10072132B2	Curable composition A curable composition includes (A) an organic polymer having a reactive silyl group; (B) at least one ester compound (except for compounds having a methyl ester group) selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid ester compounds, terephthalic acid ester compounds, 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid ester compounds, and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid ester compounds; and (C) a compound having a methyl ester group.
US10072130B2	Fiber-reinforced composite material and process for producing fiber-reinforced composite material A fiber-reinforced composite material which comprises carbon fibers and a resin, wherein the carbon fibers have crimps and have been entangled and the fiber volume content is 30 to 80%. The fiber-reinforced composite material combines quasi-isotropy with a high fiber volume content and has little unevenness in mechanical property.
US10072127B2	Polyethylene film having unique aesthetic and performance properties Certain films comprising polyethylene and poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate) have unique aesthetic or performance properties.
US10072125B2	Thiourea-containing dendrimer and thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer as well as preparation methods thereof and applications thereof The present invention discloses thiourea-containing dendrimers and thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymers, and respectively a preparation method for the thiourea-containing dendrimer and a preparation method for the thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer, and a thiourea-containing dendrimer and a thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer having increased water solubility prepared by using the thiourea-containing dendrimer and the thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer as raw materials. Finally, disclosed are applications of the thiourea-containing dendrimers and the thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymers in the preparation of antitumor and antimicrobial drugs. The thiourea-containing dendrimer and the thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer have a significant growth inhibitive effect on solid tumors and low toxicity to normal tissues, and thus can be used for preparing drugs for treating malignant tumors. The thiourea-containing dendrimer and the thiourea-containing hyperbranched polymer also have a good antimicrobial effect on various bacterial strains and thus can be used for preparing antiviral or antibacterial drugs.
US10072122B2	Carbonate polymer containing a functional group of disulfide five-membered ring in the side chain and application thereof Apparatus relates to a carbonate polymer containing a functional group of disulfide five-membered ring in the side chain and application thereof. The polymer can be prepared from cyclic carbonate monomer containing a disulfide five-membered ring functional group through the activity controllable ring-opening polymerization. For polymer, molecular weight is controlled, molecular weight distribution is narrowed and does not require the protection and deprotection procedures. Polymer prepared from the carbonate monomer through the ring-opening polymerization has biodegradability, can be used for controlling drugs release system, and can be used to prepare tumor-targeted nano-drug carrier which is sensitive to reduction and is reversible cross-linking, can support long circulation in the body, in high concentration of cancers cells can rapidly release cross-linking in the cancer cells, to release drugs, to kill cancer cells with high efficiency and specificity. Biodegradable polymer has a good application value in the tissue engineering and bio-chip coating.
US10072121B1	Bottlebrush polymers derived from poly(methylidenelactide) A process of forming a bottlebrush polymer includes forming a poly(methylidenelactide) (PML) material from an L-lactide molecule. The process also includes forming a lactide feedstock that includes a blend of a first amount of an L-lactide monomer and a second amount of the PML material. The process further includes polymerizing the lactide feedstock to form a bottlebrush polymer.
US10072118B2	Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin having enhanced crystallization speed and method for preparing same The present invention relates to a polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate (PCT) resin having enhanced crystallization speed and a method for preparing same. A PCT resin, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a reactant of (A) a dicarboxylic acid compound or a dicarboxylic acid ester compound and (B) a diol compound total of which 90 mol % or more is cyclohexanedimethanol; and 10-1000 ppm of antimony (Sb) atoms on the basis of the total weight of the resin, wherein the differential between the melting point (Tm) and a reduced crystallization temperature (Tmc) is 45° C. or lower. A PCT resin, according to the present invention, has high crystallization speed and thus enables fast production of various molded products. In particular, the PCT resin has high crystallization temperature and high heat resistance and thus enables fast production of a high-quality heat-resistant molded product by means of injection molding.
US10072113B2	Composition, curable composition, production method therefor, and cured product A composition is provided which includes a polymerizable compound (A) which includes a (meth)acryloyl group and an isocyanate group in a molecule thereof; and a reaction accelerator (B) which is a compound including a (meth)acryloyl group and a halogenated carbamoyl group in a molecule.
US10072109B2	Propylene based terpolymers The present technology relates to container comprising a propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer wherein in the terpolymer: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranges from 0.5 wt % to 1.8 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranges from 3.5 wt % to 6.5 wt %; iii) the ratio C2 wt %/C4 wt % ranges from 0.12 to 0.22; wherein C2 wt % is the weight percentage of ethylene derived units, and C4 wt % is the weight percentage of 1-butene derived units; iv) the total content of ethylene and 1-butene derived units is comprised between 4.2 wt % and 7.5 wt %; v) the melt flow rate (MFR measured according to ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg) ranges from 20 to 80 g/10 min; vi) the xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. is lower than 7.0 wt %; and vii) the melting point is higher than 140° C.
US10072108B2	Formed article Provided is a film, sheet, plate, or other such formed article having excellent transparency made of a copolymer obtained from a cyclic olefin monomer and an α-olefin monomer. The present invention provides a formed article made from a copolymer having Tg of 170° C. or higher and an Al content of 50 ppm or less that is a copolymer including a structural unit of a cyclic olefin monomer (A) derived from norbornene and a structural unit of a monomer (B) derived from at least one C4-C12 α-olefin.
US10072106B2	N-halamine melamine derivatives as novel decontamination and biocidal agents The present disclosure relates to the field of decontamination and biocidal agents. More specifically, the invention relates to novel N-halamine melamine derivatives, compositions comprising them, processes for their production, and methods using the same.
US10072102B2	Phosphoric acid-modified polymer The present invention is to provide a polymer which has a C—P bond. The present invention can provide a phosphoric acid-modified polymer having a double bond, and a phosphorus substituent containing a phosphorus atom that directly bonds to a carbon atom.
US10072100B2	Oxidized poly alpha-1,3-glucan Compositions comprising oxidized poly alpha-1,3-glucan compounds are disclosed herein. Oxidized poly alpha-1,3-glucan compounds are produced by contacting poly alpha-1,3-glucan under aqueous conditions with at least one N-oxoammonium salt.
US10072095B2	ADAM6 mice Mice are provided that comprise a reduction or deletion of ADAM6 activity from an endogenous ADAM6 locus, or that lack an endogenous locus encoding a mouse ADAM6 protein, wherein the mice comprise a sequence encoding an ADAM6 or ortholog or homolog or fragment thereof that is functional in a male mouse. In one embodiment, the sequence is an ectopic ADAM6 sequence or a sequence that confers upon a male mouse the ability to generate offspring by mating. Mice and cells with genetically modified immunoglobulin heavy chain loci that comprise an ectopic nucleotide sequence encoding a mouse ADAM6 or functional fragment or homolog or ortholog thereof are also provided.
US10072094B2	Compositions and methods for tumor transduction The invention relates to cancer therapeutics, in particular, the system of making cancer cells more susceptible to effector cells by introduction of cellular therapy targets into the cancer cells.
US10072092B2	Methods of use of anti-CD19 antibodies with reduced immunogenicity Anti-CD19 B4 antibodies with modified variable regions are disclosed. The modified anti-CD19 variable region polypeptides have alterations to one or more framework regions or complementarity determining regions of the heavy chain variable region or light chain variable region, thereby to reduce a T-cell response.
US10072090B2	Human anti-B7RP1 neutralizing antibodies This invention provides antibodies that interact with or bind to human B7 related protein-1 (B7RP1) and antibodies that bind to and neutralize the function of B7RP1 thereby. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of said antibodies and methods for neutralizing B7RP1 function, and particularly for treating immune disorders (e.g., inappropriate immune response) by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of anti-B7RP1 antibodies. Methods of detecting the amount of B7RP1 in a sample using anti-B7RP1 antibodies are also provided.
US10072089B2	Polypeptides, antibody variable domains and antagonists The invention relates to anti-TNFR1 polypeptides and antibody single variable domains (dAbs) that are resistant to degradation by a protease, as well as antagonists comprising these. The polypeptides, dAbs and antagonists are useful for as therapeutics and/or prophylactics that are likely to encounter proteases when administered to a patient, for example for pulmonary administration, oral administration, delivery to the lung and delivery to the GI tract of a patient, as well as for treating inflammatory disease, such as arthritis or COPD.
US10072087B2	Antibodies against human CSF-1R and uses thereof The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (anti-CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.
US10072086B2	Stabilized formulations containing anti-interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibodies The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to human interleukin-6 receptor (hIL-6R). The formulations may contain, in addition to an anti-hIL-6R antibody, at least one amino acid, at least one sugar, and/or at least one non-ionic surfactant. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability after storage for several months.
US10072082B2	Cancer immunotherapy by disrupting PD-1/PD-L1 signaling The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
US10072079B2	Isolated human mesenchymal stem cell expressing a bispecific antibody that binds CD33 and CD3 The invention concerns pluri- or multipotent stem cells (SCs), e.g. human pluri- or multipotent stem cells (hSCs) engineered to express a multispecific antibody and which further express, on their surface, a human immune cell co-stimulatory ligand or an active fragment thereof.
US10072077B2	Antibody useful in neurological or neurodegenerative disorders The present invention relates to an anti-NMDA antibody or fragment or derivative thereof which is effective in inhibiting the deleterious effects of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and to medical uses, in particular for the treatment of neurological or neurodegenerative disorders, e.g. multiple sclerosis.
US10072076B2	Human antibodies to NAv1.7 The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the human voltage gated sodium channel designated Nav1.7 and methods of using same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human Nav1.7 (hNav1.7). The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with one or more Nav1.7 biological activities, including the treatment of acute or chronic pain conditions, or inflammatory conditions.
US10072068B2	Method for altering the binding specificity of plasma proteins by oxidation The binding specificity of at least one plasma protein suspended or dissolved in a liquid medium is altered by exposing the protein to an oxidizing agent or an electric current sufficient to alter its binding specificity. A masked protein such as an autoantibody can be recovered from blood or blood products or extracts by oxidizing the protein to change its binding specificity.
US10072067B2	Fetal hemoglobin for genetic correction of sickle cell disease Methods and compositions disclosed herein generally relates to methods of determining minimum hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) chimerism and gene dosage for correction of a hematopoietic disease; in particular, in in vivo models. The invention also relates to modified lentiviral expression vectors for increasing a viral titer and various methods for increasing such titers as well as expression vectors capable of enhancing such titers. The invention also relates to CHS4 chromatin insulator-derived functional insulator sequences. The invention also relates to methods for genetic correction of diseases or reducing symptoms thereof, such as sickle cell anemia or β-thalassemia.
US10072066B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of a beta thalessemia Methods and compositions for treatment of a beta thalessemia are provided.
US10072057B2	Alternative nucleic acid molecules containing reduced uracil content and uses thereof The present disclosure provides alternative nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, and methods of using them. In some aspects, the disclosure provides mRNA wherein the uracil content has been modified and which may be particularly effective for use in therapeutic compositions, because they may benefit from both high expression levels and limited induction of the innate immune response. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for the production of pharmaceutical compositions including mRNA without reverse phase chromatography.
US10072054B2	Vaccine and methods for detecting and preventing filariasis The present invention is a multivalent vaccine for immunizing an animal against filariasis. In some embodiments, the antigens of the multivalent vaccine are protein-based, DNA-based, or a combination thereof. This invention also provides a method and kit for detecting a filarial nematode and determining vaccine efficacy.
US10072053B2	Nucleic acids for treatment of allergies The present invention provides DNA vaccines for the treatment of allergies. The vaccines comprise the coding sequence for one or more allergenic epitopes, and preferably the full protein sequence, of the allergenic protein from which the epitope(s) is derived, fused inframe with the lumenal domain of the lysosomal associated membrane protein (LAMP) and the targeting sequence of LAMP. The vaccines allow for presentation of properly configured three dimensional epitopes for production of an immune response. The vaccines can be multivalent molecules, and/or can be provided as part of a multivalent vaccine containing two or more DNA constructs.
US10072052B2	Method for the synthesis of phycocyanin The invention discloses microorganism cell culture conditions that result in increased cellular and media concentrations of a biological pigment. The invention has applications in use as a natural food colouring, as antioxidants in the food supplement industries, in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical industries, and a non-toxic ink. The method results in pigment that is relatively easy to separate from the microorganism culture.
US10072050B2	Caustic stable chromatography ligands The present invention relates to chromatography ligands having improved caustic stability, e.g., ligands based on immunoglobulin-binding proteins such as, Staphylococcal protein A, as well as methods of making and using such ligands.
US10072049B2	Transport agents for crossing the blood-brain barrier and into brain cancer cells, and methods of use thereof The present invention discloses methods and materials for delivering a cargo compound into a brain cancer cell and/or across the blood-brain barrier. Delivery of the cargo compound is accomplished by the use of protein transport peptides derived from Neisseria outer membrane proteins, such as Laz. The invention also provides synthetic transit peptides comprised of the pentapeptide AAEAP. The invention further discloses methods for treating cancer, and specifically brain cancer, as well as other brain-related conditions. Further, the invention provides methods of imaging and diagnosing cancer, particular brain cancer.
US10072045B1	Antibacterial lipopeptides and methods for their preparation and use Novel antibacterial lipopeptides, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for their preparation and use are described.
US10072042B2	Atom transfer radical polymerization under biologically compatible conditions Methods for conducting controlled grafting-from radical polymerizations from biomolecules under conditions that are biologically compatible are described. The methods provide biomolecule-polymer conjugates with highly controlled structures and narrow polydispersities under aqueous reaction conditions and biological temperatures. Biomolecules, such as proteins and nucleotides can be conjugated to polymers with high levels of control.
US10072041B2	Method for preparing peptides by assembling multiple peptide fragments Method for preparing a peptide assembly of n fragments and n−1 amino acids bearing a thiol function, represented by the formula: A1-C1-A2-C2-A3- . . . -Ci−1-Ai- . . . -Cn−1-An (I) in which A1, A2, A3, . . . Ai . . . , An are peptide fragments, C1, C2, C3 . . . Ci−1 . . . Cn−1 are amino acid residues bearing a thiol function, n is comprised between 3 and 50, and i is 2 to n, in which a peptide-thioester is prepared of formula: A1-SR (II) in which A1 is a peptide fragment and SR is an alkyl thioester residue, R being alkyl optionally substituted, starting from a bis(2-sulphanylethyl)amino peptide.
US10072039B2	Process for the production of Fondaparinux sodium The present invention provides improved processes of preparing Fondaparinux sodium comprising converting a compound of formula ABCDE4 to Fondaparinux sodium at a reaction pH of no more than about 9.0. In some embodiments, the intermediates for the synthesis of Fondaparinux sodium, are also provided.
US10072038B2	Crystal of ammonium N-acetylneuraminate anhydrate, and process for producing same According to the present invention, a crystal of ammonium N-acetylneuraminate anhydrate, and a process for producing a crystal of ammonium N-acetylneuraminate anhydrate, comprising adding or adding dropwise a solvent selected from the group consisting of alcohols and ketones to an aqueous N-acetylneuraminic acid solution containing an ammonium-containing compound and having a pH of 3.0 to 9.0 to precipitate a crystal of ammonium N-acetylneuraminate anhydrate, and collecting the crystal of ammonium N-acetylneuraminate anhydrate from the aqueous solution, can be provided.
US10072036B2	N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of metal imido alkylidenes and metal OXO alkylidenes, and the use of same The invention relates to an N-heterocyclic carbene complex of general formulas I to IV (I) (II) (III) (IV), according to which A1 stands for NR2 or PR2, A2 stands for CR2 R2′, NR2, PR2, 0 or S, A3 stands for N or P, and C stands for a carbene carbon atom, ring B is an unsubstituted or a mono or poly-substituted 5 to 7-membered ring, substituents R2 and R2′ stand, inter alia, for a linear or branched C1-Cw-alkyl group and, if N and N each stand for NR2 or PR2, are the same or different, M in formulas I, II, III or IV stands for Cr, Mo or W, X 1 or X2 in formulas I to IV are the same or different and represent, inter alia, C1-C1s carboxylates and C1-C1s-alkoxides, Y is inter alia oxygen or sulphur, Z is inter alia a linear or branched C1-Cw-alkylenoxy group, and R 1 and R1′ in formulas I to IV are, inter alia, an aliphatic or aromatic group. These compounds are particularly suitable for use as catalysts for olefin metathesis reactions and have the advantage, compared to known Schrock carbene complexes, of displaying clearly increased tolerance to functional groups such as, in particular, aldehydes, secondary amines, nitriles, carboxylic acids and alcohols.
US10072033B2	N-(phosphinoalkyl)-N-(thioalkyl)amine derivative, method for producing same, and metal complex thereof The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a ligand that is useful in a catalytic organic synthetic reaction; a method for producing said ligand; and a metal complex that is useful as a catalyst in an organic synthetic reaction. The present invention provides a compound represented by general formula (1A), a method for producing said compound, and a metal complex including said compound as a ligand. (In the formula, H, N, P, S, L, R1, R2, R3, Q1, and Q2 have the meaning as defined in the Description.)
US10072031B1	Systems and methods for mechanosynthesis Systems and methods for mechanosynthesis including those that avoid the need for a bootstrap process, avoid the need to build tips via mechanosynthesis, avoid the need for charging tips with feedstock during a build sequence, avoid the need to dispose of reaction byproducts, reduce the design complexity of new tips, and reduce or avoid the need for multiple positional means or tip switching.
US10072015B2	HIV inhibiting bicyclic pyrimidine derivatives HIV replication inhibitors of formula wherein a1=a2-a3=a4- is —CH═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—N═CH—, —N═CH—CH═N—, —N═N—CH═CH—; -b1=b2-b3=b4- is —CH═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—CH═CH—, —N═CH—N═CH—, —N═CH—CH═N—, —N═N—CH═CH—; n and m is 0-4, R1 is hydrogen; aryl; formyl; C1-6alkylcarbonyl; C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl; R2 is OH; halo; C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; substituted carbonyl; carboxyl; CN; nitro; amino; polyhalomethyl; polyhalomethylthio; —S(═O)pR6; C(═NH)R6; R2a is CN; amino; substituted amino; C1-6alkyl; halo; C1-6alkyloxy; carbonyl; —CH═N—NH—C(═O)—R16; C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl; C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; —C(═N—O—R8)—C1-4alkyl; R7 or —X—R7; R3 is CN; amino; C1-6alkyl; halo; C1-6alkyloxy; substituted carbonyl; —CH═N—NH—C(═O)—R16; substituted C1-6alkyl; C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl; substituted C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; —C(═N—O—R8)—C1-4alkyl; R7; —X—R7; R4 is halo; OH; C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; C3-7cycloalkyl; C1-6alkyloxy; CN; nitro; polyhaloC1-6alkyl; polyhaloC1-6alkyloxy; substituted carbonyl; formyl; amino; mono- or di(C1-4alkyl)amino or R7; A-B- is —CR5═N—, —N═N—, —CH2—CH2—, —CS—NH—, —CO—NH—, —CH═CH—; and the use of these compounds for the prevention or the treatment of HIV infection.
US10072014B2	6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one compounds and their use as negative allosteric modulators of MGLUR2 receptors The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.
US10072011B2	Substituted bridged urea analogs as sirtuin modulators The present invention relates to novel substituted bridged urea analog compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, processes for making and use of such compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, as Sirtuin Modulators useful for increasing lifespan of a cell, and in treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders, which include, but are not limited to, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity.
US10072009B2	N-substituted beta-carbolinium compounds as potent P-glycoprotein inducers The present invention relates to the N-substituted beta-carbolinium compounds of general formula A and formulae I and II wherein, R1 and R2 groups are selected from halogens or trifluoromethyl; R3 group is selected from hydrogen or methyl; Ar is selected from aryl and heteroaryl, X is selected from halogens; and R1 and R2 groups may be attached to any position on ring E. The present invention particularly relates to synthesis and p-glycoprotein induction activity of the N-substituted beta-carbolinium compounds. In addition, the invention relates to methods of using compounds for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
US10072007B2	Tetracycline compounds The present invention is directed to a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for Structural Formula I are defined herein. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Structural Formula I and its therapeutic use.
US10072005B2	4-azaindole derivatives 4-Azaindole derivatives which are modulators of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) M1 and which may be effective for the prevention or disease modifying or symptomatic treatment of cognitive deficits associated with neurological disorders such as Alzheimer-type dementia (AD) or dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a 4-azaindole derivative as an active ingredient.
US10072004B2	Process for preparing N-(5-(3-(7-(3-fluorophenyl)-3H-imidazo [4,5-C]pyridin-2-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-3-methylbutanamide Provided herein is a synthetic process for preparing a compound of Formula (1). The disclosure also provides useful intermediates and salts, amorphous and polymorph forms of the compound of Formula (1). These compounds are useful for various disease including cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, and osteoarthritis as well as Wnt-related diseases.
US10072003B2	Tetrahydronaphthyridine derivatives as mGluR2-negative allosteric modulators, compositions, and their use The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, L, X1, X2, and X3, are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and may be useful in methods of treating a person in need thereof for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor plays a causative role, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders.
US10072002B2	Pyridinylaminopyrimidine derivatives, preparation process and use thereof The present invention relates to pyridinylaminopyrimidine derivatives represented by the following formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, preparation process and use thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m and A are defined as in the description. Pyridinylaminopyrimidine derivatives of the present invention can selectively inhibit the activity of mutant-type epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), have a good inhibition for the cancer cell proliferation, and therefore can be used as a therapeutic agent for treating tumors and relevant diseases.
US10071998B2	Iminothiadiazine dioxides bearing an amine-linked substituent as BACE inhibitors, compositions, and their use In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain iminothiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R2, ring A, RA, m, ring B, RB, and n are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
US10071995B2	Substituted oxopyridine derivatives The invention relates to substituted oxopyridine derivatives and to processes for preparation thereof, and also to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular disorders, preferably thrombotic or thromboembolic disorders, and oedemas, and also ophthalmic disorders.
US10071993B2	Carbazole derivative, light-emitting element material and organic semiconductor material An object is to provide a novel carbazole derivative that has an excellent carrier-transport property and can be suitably used for a transport layer or as a host material of a light-emitting element. Another object is to provide an organic semiconductor material and a light-emitting element material each using the carbazole derivative. As the carbazole derivative that can achieve the above objects, a carbazole derivative in which a carbazolyl group whose either 2- or 3-position of carbazole is substituted by the 4-position of a dibenzothiophene skeleton or a dibenzofuran skeleton is bonded to aromatic hydrocarbon that has 14 to 70 carbon atoms and includes a condensed tricyclic ring, a condensed tetracyclic ring, a condensed pentacyclic ring, a condensed hexacyclic ring, or a condensed heptacyclic ring has been able to be synthesized.
US10071989B2	Substituted cinnamamide derivative, preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to substituted cinnamamide derivatives, the method for preparing thereof and the use thereof. Each of said derivatives has a structure of formula (I). The method for preparing the substituted cinnamamides and their derivatives of the present invention is also disclosed. Substituted piperonal derivatives are selected as starting materials to prepare the substituted cinnamamide derivatives of the present invention by Wittig reaction and acid-amine condensation reaction. Further, a use of the present compounds in preventing and treating depressive-type mental diseases is disclosed.
US10071982B2	Method of treating neuropathic pain Provided are methods for using bis-quaternary ammonium compounds to treat inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain and nociceptive pain.
US10071981B2	Method of priming plants against abiotic stress factors A method of reducing cellular damage to a plant by treating the plant with a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core or a NOSH compound is claimed. The compounds may also be used in a method of priming a plant against abiotic stress factors and a method of promoting plant growth.
US10071979B2	Process of producing cycloalkylcarboxamido-indole compounds The present invention features processes for preparing compounds, such as (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1), useful for treating CFTR mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
US10071978B2	Process for the production of alpha-tocotrienol and derivatives The invention discloses novel processes for production, enrichment and/or isolation of alpha-tocotrienol from source material comprising at least one non-alpha-tocotrienol, such as natural extracts comprising mixed tocotrienols.
US10071977B2	Highly purifid pharmaceutical grade tasimelteon A process for preparing a batch of highly purified, pharmaceutical grade tasimelteon comprises analyzing a batch of tasimelteon synthesized under GMP conditions for the presence of one or more identified impurities.
US10071976B2	Small molecule fatty acid synthase inhibitors Provided herein are small molecule Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitors, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions comprising the compounds.
US10071973B2	Crystalline isoxazole hydroxamic acid compounds This invention pertains to a crystalline compound of Formula (A) as described herein and compositions containing this crystalline compound, as well as methods of using the compound or pharmaceutical compositions comprising it to treat bacterial infections. The compound and compositions are especially useful to treat Gram negative bacterial infections, including multi-drug resistant strains.
US10071960B1	Enaminone-grafted trithiocarbonate with anticancer and antimicrobial activity The present subject matter is directed to an enaminone-grafted trithiocarbonate compound having the structure: and the anticancer and antimicrobial activities exhibited by the compound.
US10071957B2	N-substituted benzamides and methods of use thereof The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables RA, subscript n, ring A, X2, L, subscript m, X1, ring D, R1, and RN have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions.
US10071954B2	Hydrogen peroxide-activated compounds as selective anti-cancer therapeutics Provided are compounds according to the following Formula I: The Formula I compounds are activated in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and are therefore selective anti-cancer therapeutics for cancers associated with elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS). Also provided are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancers associated with increased ROS.
US10071952B2	Alpha/alpha-prime-alkoxylated glycerol linear carbonic esters Alpha/alpha-prime/alkoxylated glycerol linear carbonic esters have formula (VI): where p is an integer higher than 1, x is an integer equaling 0 or 1 with x not always being zero, and M1 is hydrogen (H). Q1 can be a hydrocarbon aliphatic group, an amino hydrocarbon group or an oxygenated amino hydrocarbon group. G1 can be an α/α′-alkoxylated propyl group of general formula (II′): where R4, R5 and R6 are variously hydrogen (H), an alkyl or an amino-alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or general formula (VII): where R7 is a H or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is an integer between 0 and 10 inclusive, and X is —O— or —NH—.
US10071951B2	Liquid cation exchanger The present application relates to a process for removing an organic compound having one or more positive charges from an aqueous solution, comprising the steps a) provision of the aqueous solution comprising the organic compound and of a hydrophobic organic solution which comprises a liquid cation exchanger, where the liquid cation exchanger is hydrophobic, and where the liquid cation exchanger has one or more negative charges and an overall negative charge, b) contacting the aqueous solution and the organic solution, and c) separating off the organic solution from the aqueous solution.

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