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| US10125860B2 |
Smart transmission shift delay method and system for climate control for a vehicle
A method and system for the cancellation of transmission shift delay as a function of an optimum target temperature is disclosed. Once the pre-selected optimum target is achieved the shift delay is cancelled and the transmission is upshifted. Thus the disclosed inventive concept is based the cancellation of the shift delay on achieving climate control air conditioning comfort targets. Such comfort targets could include one or more of the measured HVAC evaporator temperature, the HVAC discharge temperature, or the in-vehicle cabin temperatures. When a temperature sensor measuring the selected temperature reaches the pre-selected target temperature the shift delay may be cancelled and the transmission may be upshifted, thus maximizing passenger comfort while minimizing fuel consumption. Having the shift delay based upon the achievement of specific measurable comfort targets in the form of target temperatures rather than a set time period allows optimization between cabin comfort and fuel efficiency. |
| US10125859B2 |
Integrated gearbox lube and control system
A gearbox system includes a gearbox having integrated therein a pump system, a plurality of fluid passages and a clutch control system. The pump system is in fluid communication with the clutch control system via the fluid passages to flow at least one pressurized stream. A first pressurized stream controls a first pressure-responsive device included in the clutch control system. The gearbox system further includes a hydro-mechanical control unit (HMCU) in fluid communication with the gearbox to receive a second pressurized stream and to generate at least one actuator control stream. The actuator control stream controls an actuator integrated in the gearbox. |
| US10125851B2 |
Spindle-rotor unit
A spindle drive unit, in particular for an actuator having a planetary screw drive (PWG) for actuating a clutch of a motor vehicle by an actuating element is provided, where the drive unit has an e-motor with a rotor and a stator and where a spindle provided with a pitch is connected non-rotatingly to the rotor and is drivable by the rotor around an axis of rotation. The spindle is designed as a threaded rod and a rotor carrier that holds the rotor is screwed onto the threaded rod, and the rotor carrier is rotationally secured and axially fixed on the spindle by a lock nut. |
| US10125850B2 |
Roller device for a traction mechanism drive of a motor vehicle
A roller device for a traction mechanism drive of a motor vehicle, with a roller element for introducing a torque provided via the traction mechanism and a driven shaft for driving an auxiliary unit. The roller device has a magnetic coupling for non-positive torque transfer between the roller element and the driven shaft. The magnetic coupling has a primary-side unit connected to the roller element with a primary magnetic element and a secondary-side unit connected to the driven shaft with a secondary-side magnetic element. The magnetic elements are permanent and/or electromagnetic elements. The non-positive torque transfer is realized by magnetic fields of the primary-side and secondary-side magnetic elements. At least one magnetic element of the two units for changing the magnetic field overlap of the magnetic fields of the primary-side and secondary-side magnetic elements is movably arranged within its unit. A corresponding traction mechanism drive and method are provided. |
| US10125847B2 |
Transmission, hybrid drive train, and drive train for an electric vehicle
A transmission includes a main gear set, an auxiliary gear set and an electric motor with a rotor and a stator. A third shaft of the main gear set is connected to a transmission output shaft. A second shaft of the auxiliary gear set is connectable through a first auxiliary shift element to a first shaft of the main gear set and through a second auxiliary shift element to the third shaft of the main gear set or to a fourth shaft of the main gear set. A third shaft of the auxiliary gear set is constantly connected to a second shaft of the main gear set. A first shaft of the auxiliary gear set is constantly connected to the rotor. |
| US10125843B2 |
Horizontal-motion vibration isolator
A horizontal-motion vibration isolator utilizes a plurality of bent flexures to support an object to be isolated from horizontal motion. Each bent flexure includes a fixed end coupled to a base and a floating end which is cantilevered and coupled to the object being isolated. The arrangement of bent flexures allows the vertical height of the isolator to be reduced without compromising vibration isolation performance. Compressed springs or spring-like elements can be added to bear some of the weight of the object being isolated thus increasing the payload capacity of the isolator. |
| US10125840B2 |
Air spring hybrid piston assembly
An air spring includes a damper, a support ring associated with a portion of the damper, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a first piston member press-fitted to the damper, and a second piston member fitted with the first piston member. The second piston member is supported by the support ring. The two-piece piston assembly allows for a large package for volume at low cost. |
| US10125839B2 |
Planar linkage, methods of decoupling, mitigating shock and resonance, and controlling agricultural spray booms mounted on ground vehicles
The current invention discloses several methodologies that mitigate shock loading and propensity to resonance in agricultural spray boom structures. These include a near planar linkage for decoupling the boom assembly from the vehicle. This serves to permit further aspects of the invention to: Use the combined mass of the booms and center section as the tuned mass of a tuned mass damper: Act as an enabling part of a boom compliant suspension system to mitigate shock loadings otherwise imposed on the boom system, and: Act as an enabling part of an active boom height and roll control systems to permit the accurate navigation of the boom over undulating terrain. Further aspects include the incorporation of tuned mass dampers in the boom structure and components; and the use of the mass and operation of the boom outboard “breakaway” sections as tuned mass dampers. |
| US10125838B2 |
Particle vibration damper assembly for a vehicle
A vehicle vibration damper assembly may include a bracket, a canister, and steel shot. The bracket is for mounting to an engine compartment rail in mechanical contact with an engine. The canister is mounted to the bracket and defines a cavity. The steel shot is disposed within the canister in an amount selected to reduce an amplitude of a vibration of the engine during operation. The bracket may be mounted to an engine compartment rail. The bracket may be secured proximate an engine compartment rail such that the canister is mechanically connected to the engine. The amount of the steel shot may be such that energy generated by the engine during operation is dissipated into heat energy or impact energy by the steel shot. |
| US10125835B2 |
Electric parking brake device
Electric parking brake devices are configured such that a parking lever is driven by an electric actuator. The electric actuator is provided with: an electric motor drivable in a forward/reverse direction and operationally controlled by a motor control unit according to rotational loads; a conversion mechanism capable of converting a rotational motion into a linear motion, moving the parking lever from a return position toward an operating position through forward rotation of the electric motor, and moving the parking lever from the operating position toward the return position through the reverse rotation of the electric motor; and a load applying mechanism (a stopper and a disc spring assembly) for applying a predetermined rotational load to the electric motor by driving a constituent member of the conversion mechanism after the parking lever is moved from the operating position to the return position through the reverse rotation of the electric motor. |
| US10125834B2 |
Electric brake device and electric brake device system
The electric brake device includes an electric motor, a friction pad, a linear motion mechanism, a braking force command section, a braking force estimation section, and a controller. The controller is provided with a pad wear amount estimation section to estimate a wear amount of the friction pad and a motor rotation angle detector to detect a motor rotation angle. The pad wear amount estimation section estimates a wear amount of the friction pad from the rotation angle of the electric motor, obtained by the motor rotation angle detector, which rotation angle corresponds to a distance between a retraction end at which a linear motion portion of the linear motion mechanism is separated from a brake rotor and an advance end at which the linear motion portion approaching the brake rotor generates the braking force. |
| US10125832B2 |
Disc brake and brake pad set
A disc brake for a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle, includes a brake carrier which receives at least two brake pads in respective clamping side and rear side pad slots, with the at least one brake pad on the clamping side being held in its pad slot in a form-fitting manner. The at least one brake pad on the clamping side is provided with at least one pad retaining spring which is supported at least on a brake carrier horn of the pad slot of the brake carrier. The at least one clamping spring exerts a tensile force acting radially outward on the brake pad. A brake pad set for the disc brake is also provided. |
| US10125831B2 |
No-back mechanism
A no-back brake mechanism or a torque limiter mechanism, comprising a plurality of rollers each mounted within a respective roller cage, the roller cages being articulated about an axis such that rotation of the rollers in a first direction causes no movement of the cages about their axis and rotation of the rollers in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the cages to rotate with respect to their axis. |
| US10125830B2 |
Wedge actuated drum-in-hat parking brake
An actuator for use in a drum-in-hat parking brake includes a wedge. A pair of tappets oppositely disposed from each other such that a tappet is positioned adjacent opposite sides of the wedge is included and a bearing is positioned between the wedge and an adjacent tappet. The bearing rolls along and between the wedge and the adjacent tappet and forces the pair of tappets apart from each other when the wedge moves relative to the pair of tappets. Movement of the pair of tappets away from each is used to force a pair of brake shoes into contact with a brake drum and provide a desired braking force on a brake drum. |
| US10125822B2 |
Tower section and a method for a tower section
Indicator device (90), for indicating proper alignment of bolt-and-nut holes of two abutting flanges (72,72′) of two tower sections (2,5) of a wind turbine tower structure (1), the indicator device (90) comprising a connector (122) for connecting the indicator device (90) to an inner face (71) of one of the flanges, and a body (100) having a first body end (101) and an opposite second body end (112) closer to the connector (122), the indicator device (90) including a resiliently deformable part (150), a pneumatic system or a hydraulic system allowing for the indicator device (90) to assume a normal configuration wherein the first body end (101) is distant from the connector (122), and a second configuration wherein the first body end (101) is located closer to the connector (122), the resiliently deformable part or pneumatic system or hydraulic system urging the first body end (101) from the second configuration towards the first configuration. |
| US10125820B2 |
Planetary roller bearing
A planetary roller bearing is disclosed. The planetary roller bearing includes an outer ring including a first set of teeth, an inner ring including a second set of teeth, and planetary rolling elements arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring. The planetary rolling elements each include a third set of teeth configured to engage with the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth. A height of at least three successive teeth gradually increases from an axial end of a selected set of the first, second, or third sets of teeth. |
| US10125819B2 |
Sintered bearing
Provided is a sintered bearing (1) obtained by molding raw material powders containing graphite powder and metal powder in a mold, followed by sintering, in which: the graphite powder to be used includes granulated graphite powder; and a ratio of free graphite in a bearing surface (1a) of the sintered bearing is set to from 25% to 80% in terms of an area ratio. An average grain size of the granulated graphite powder is set to from 60 μm to 500 μm. A blending ratio of the granulated graphite powder in the raw material powders is set to from 3 wt % to 15 wt %. |
| US10125818B2 |
Turbomachine shaft and journal bearing assembly
A turbomachine comprising a turbomachine shaft for rotation about an axis and for supporting a turbine wheel at one end of the turbomachine shaft; and a bearing housing having a wall defining a bore in which the turbomachine shaft is received with a substantially annular clearance, the turbomachine shaft being supported for rotation in the bore by at least one journal bearing located within the annular clearance. A surface of the turbomachine shaft which radially underlies the or each journal bearing has a surface roughness (Ra) of less than 0.15 microns and the or each journal bearing comprises a bronze alloy incorporating bismuth in an amount of up to around 6 wt %. |
| US10125816B2 |
Kind of self-adjusting static pressured plane guide rail
A self-adjusting static pressured plane guide rail consists of a base, slider provided on the base and an upper pressing plate corresponding to the shoulders on both sides of the slider; wherein: each upper pressing plate's outer edge contacts the base to form a fulcrum and the upper pressing plate's inner edge acts as the force portion and a upper pressing block is set between force portion and the slider's shoulder and a metal wire is set between the upper pressing block's top surface and the force portion's bottom surface of upper pressing plate along the slider's sliding direction; the upper pressing plate is provided with pre-tightening bolt to connect the base in a fixed way. When vibration frequency changes during operation, the oil film gap changes accordingly due to pre-tightening bolt's elasticity of the mutual function and the metal wire's elasticity to always maintain oil film layer's rigidity function. |
| US10125815B2 |
Rotating machine with at least one active magnetic bearing and auxiliary rolling bearings
A rotating machine comprises a shaft, a casing, at least one main magnetic bearing connected to the shaft for rotatably supporting the shaft inside the casing, at least one auxiliary radial rolling bearing and at least one auxiliary axial rolling bearing which are disposed between the shaft and the casing to respectively support radial loads only and axial loads only. |
| US10125814B2 |
Passive magnetic bearing
A magnetic bearing retains a rotatable shaft in a selected position by magnetic coupling between a circular magnet and one or more magnet arrays. Each magnetic coupling completes a magnetic circuit. The magnet arrays focus magnetic flux towards the circular magnet to facilitate magnetic coupling. Magnet arrays configured in Halbach series may be employed. Magnet arrays configured as electromagnets may also be employed. The shaft may be attached either to the circular magnet or the magnet arrays. Shaft rotation does not affect the magnetic circuit, but axial displacement of the shaft disrupts the magnetic circuit and increases magnetic reluctance. Increasing magnetic reluctance inhibits axial displacement. The shaft thereby supports a load while rotating freely, constrained to a selected position by forces of magnetic reluctance. A centering bearing may be employed to maintain gap distance between circular magnet and one or more magnet arrays. |
| US10125812B2 |
Rotary-table bearing assembly
The invention relates to a rotary-table bearing assembly, including: a rotary-table bearing, which has an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements arranged in one or more rows, which roll on the inner ring and on the outer ring; and in each case an assembly component having a clamping segment, to which assembly components the outer ring and the inner ring are connected. According to the invention, the clamping segment of at least one assembly component is designed radially elastic on the assembly component, and/or the outer ring and/or the inner ring has a radially elastic connecting segment, by which the particular ring is connected to the assembly component. |
| US10125810B2 |
Ball joint
A ball joint may include a stud member having a spherical portion formed to be convex along an exterior circumference, a bearing member seated on an exterior circumference of the spherical portion and facilitating rotation of the stud member, an outer pipe provided at an outside of the bearing member, a seat member provided between and coupling the bearing member and the outer pipe, a pair of rubber ring members provided respectively at both sides of the spherical portion on the exterior circumference of the stud member, and a pair of outer ring members, each of the pair of outer ring members being coupled on an exterior circumference of each rubber ring member. |
| US10125807B2 |
Locking mechanisms with deflectable washer members
A fastener assembly includes a threaded member, a lock nut, and a lock washer. The threaded member has a pair of opposing flat sections formed in the threaded portion of the threaded member. The lock nut is configured to threadably engage the threaded member and includes a flange having a plurality of axially extending teeth. The lock washer includes a flat central portion with an aperture. The aperture has a pair of opposing flat inner surfaces configured to engage the opposing flat sections of the threaded member to rotationally fix the lock washer. The lock washer also includes at least one outer portion extending upward from the flat central portion at a predetermined angle. The outer portion includes a plurality of locking apertures configured to receive the plurality of axially extending teeth of the lock nut. |
| US10125806B2 |
Slotted set screw structure
A slotted set screw includes a shank, a slot, a cut metal waste storing recess and an outer thread portion. The slot is provided at an end of the shank and includes an opening and a slot bottom surface. The cut metal waste storing recess is provided on the opening of the slot and includes a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall and a horizontal bottom surface. A first horizontal bottom edge connects between the first vertical wall and the horizontal bottom surface while a second horizontal bottom edge connects between the second vertical wall and the horizontal bottom surface. An included angle is formed between the first horizontal bottom edge or the second horizontal bottom edge and a longitudinal axis of the slot less than a right angle. In an embodiment, the bottom surface is lower than a level of the slot bottom surface in a vertical direction. |
| US10125802B2 |
Bearing cable structure while fabricating panel
A bearing cable structure while fabricating panel comprises a steel cable and two sets of fixing members. Each connection section of the steel cable is assembled to the corresponding antiskid ring and then assembled into the axial blind hole of each fixing member and further riveted to the screwing section of each fixing member by machine so that the fixing members are tightly connected to the outer layer of the steel cable and the steel cable and the fixing members are integrated with each other for preventing from falling off, and simultaneously the riveting of the axial blind hole may engage with the outer layer to perform double location so as to strengthen an axial pull strength of the bearing cable structure and increase service life. |
| US10125800B1 |
Cam positioning of machinery system
This invention uses disc shaped cams in enlarged hoes in machine feet to allow a machine to be moved and properly installed to the bedplate. Once the machine is in the proper location, the cams are locked into place with a set screw which prevents the cams from rotating and the machine from moving. The machine foot is then secured to the base by a washer and the manufacturer's specified anchor bolt is torqued to the proper value. |
| US10125798B2 |
Method for controlling lowering of an implement of a working machine
A method for controlling lowering of an implement of a working machine is provided. The working machine has a hydraulic system including a hydraulic cylinder for moving the implement and a first control valve for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid from the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder, and a recovery unit connected to the control valve for recovering energy by receiving a return flow from the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder. The piston side of the hydraulic cylinder and the control valve are connected to each other, and the piston rod side of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to the control valve and to the recovery unit in a point between the control valve and the recovery unit. The method includes identifying a requested lowering speed of the implement, and identifying a desired pressure at the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder and controlling the recovery unit to provide a counter pressure resulting in the desired pressure at the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder, and enabling fluid communication between the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder and the recovery unit, and between the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder and the piston rod side of the hydraulic cylinder, via the control valve, and controlling the control valve in such a way that the flow through the control valve corresponds to the requested lowering speed of the implement. |
| US10125797B2 |
Vent for load sense valves
A load sense passage in a load sense hydraulic system may be vented by allowing flow from the load sense passage to a reservoir via a drain passage when a first flow control valve is in a neutral position. This venting may be prevented by preventing flow from the load sense passage to a reservoir via the drain passage when the first flow control valve is in a flow-allowing position. |
| US10125794B2 |
Piezoelectric damper system for an axial turbomachine rotor
The present application relates to a rotor of a compressor or axial turbomachine comprising a vibration-damping system equipped with piezoelectric transducers distributed circularly and connected to dissipative resonant electric circuits. The circuits are closed and are equipped with a resistor and a coil. The piezoelectric transducers are divided into two sets of alternated transducers, each set being connected to a passive RLC circuit. In order to ensure a pooling of capacitances and currents thereof, the piezoelectric transducers are connected in parallel. During operation, the rotor is subjected to a turning excitation and is likely to vibrate and to deform in accordance with a modal shape with diameters with orthogonal deformation waves. The number of transducers is equal to the quadruple of the number of diameters of the mode, so as to be able to utilize the symmetrical character of this mode with diameters. The grouping of the piezoelectric transducers that deform in the same way makes it possible to damp the piezoelectric transducers with identical means thus pooled. |
| US10125790B2 |
Centrifugal fan with reduced motor cooling noise
A blower assembly suitable for use in a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a motor and a fan. The motor is configured to define an exit region where air that flows through the motor exits the motor. The centrifugal fan is configured to attach to a shaft of the motor. The fan defines a plurality of passageways configured to allow the air from the motor to pass through the fan. The passageways are configured to minimize noise caused by the air drawn through the motor. |
| US10125786B2 |
Fan having an impeller including a resin portion and a metal plate
A fan includes an impeller and a metallic base portion. The base portion is arranged to be in thermal contact with a heat source. The impeller includes a resin portion including a plurality of blades, and a metal plate. In addition, the metal plate includes a flat plate portion arranged below the blades. A lower surface of the flat plate portion and an upper surface of the base portion are arranged axially opposite to each other with a gap intervening therebetween. An axial dimension of the gap is arranged to be 200 μm or less at least at a portion of the gap. Heat of the heat source is transferred to the metal plate through radiation from the base portion. Then, an air current produced by the impeller absorbs the heat from the metal plate. The heat generated from the heat source is thus efficiently discharged to an outside. |
| US10125784B2 |
Fan assembly
In one aspect, a fan assembly is provided that can be manufactured while producing a significantly reduced amount of scrap material. More specifically, the fan assembly utilizes a hub ring and one or more hub strips to support a plurality of blades rather than a solid center disc or end disc used by some prior approaches. In another aspect, a method is provided that includes bending a member into an annular configuration and joining end portions of the member together to rigidly fix the member in the annular configuration. The rigid annular member may be used as an end ring, a hub ring, an orifice, or other component, while producing significantly less scrap material than traditional approaches. |
| US10125782B2 |
Conditioning method of gas turbine engine components for increasing fuel efficiency
The present invention relates to a conditioning method of gas turbine engine components (e.g. compressor blades and vanes) for increasing fuel efficiency. The gas turbine engine components are plasma treated in a high vacuum environment to generally reach a surface roughness (Ra) below 150 nanometers and in some cases below 25 nanometers. Then during the same process the components are coated using either a metallic or ceramic, hard, thin coating ranging from 100 to 3000 nanometers in thickness depending on desired surface smoothness and non-fouling properties. The same treatment combined with a surface relaxation process, which is part of a smoothing process, allows applying even up to 100 micrometers of hard coating without changes to high cycle fatigue properties and overall performance. Improved surface smoothness of the components and enhanced non-adhesiveness of the contaminants advance the quality of the flow through the gas path and compressor efficiency. |
| US10125781B2 |
Systems and methods for a compressor diffusion slot
A compressor for a gas turbine engine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes first and second stator vanes attached to first and second vane platforms, respectively. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor blades that rotate with respect to the stator. An inner stator casing supports the first and second vane platforms and encloses the stator and the rotor. An outer stator casing encloses the inner stator casing, and a bleed cavity is disposed therebetween. At least one diffuser is disposed between the first vane platform and the second vane platform, and is configured to allow air communication between the inner stator casing and the bleed cavity. An exit opening of the diffuser is disposed within the bleed cavity at a location separate from the inner stator casing and the outer stator casing. |
| US10125773B2 |
Centrifugal fluid machine
In a centrifugal fluid machine, the secondary flow loss inside an impeller is reduced and the occurrence, when the flow rate decreases, of a flow separation/stall on the shroud-side suction surface near the leading edge of each impeller blade is suppressed, thereby making it possible to maintain the operating range of the impeller. For this, at the trailing edge of each impeller blade, the trailing edge of each impeller blade is inclined so that the shroud side of the impeller blade is positioned more backward in the rotation direction than the hub side thereof as the impeller is seen from the suction direction upstream of the rotary shaft of the impeller. Also, out of two adjacent impeller blades, the shroud side of one impeller blade trailing the other impeller blade in the impeller rotation direction overlaps with the other impeller blade at around the leading edge of the one impeller blade. |
| US10125768B2 |
Compressor having oil-level sensing system
A compressor includes a shell, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a control module. The shell includes a motor, a compression mechanism and a lubricant sump. The first temperature sensor is at least partially disposed within the shell and configured to measure a first temperature of a lubricant at a first position. The second temperature sensor is at least partially disposed within the shell and configured to measure a second temperature of the lubricant at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module is in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and configured to determine a first difference between the first temperature and the second temperature. The control module is configured to determine whether a liquid level of the lubricant in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on the first difference. |
| US10125764B2 |
Vane pump with adjustable delivery volume
The invention proposes a vane pump (VP) with adjustable delivery volume, which vane pump has a pump housing (G), a cam ring (KR) arranged therein, and a rotor (R) which is rotatably movably mounted therein. The vane pump (VP) has a regulating device (RV) through which the delivered pressure medium (DM) flows and which has two outlets (A1, A2) which are each connected to one of two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM), wherein, to change the eccentricity of the cam ring (KR) relative to the rotor (R), the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) act on the outer surface of the cam ring (KR). The vane pump (VP) has two criss-crossing control ducts (STK*, STK#) which connect in each case one of the outlets (A1, A2) to one of the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with the regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM). The criss-crossing control ducts (STK*, STK#) are preferably arranged in a cover (D′) of the pump housing such that the control ducts (STK*, STK#) are in a criss-crossing arrangement without coming into contact with one another. By means of this design, the vane pump (VP) can be easily reconfigured for a change in rotational direction of the rotor. |
| US10125763B1 |
Height extended drywall pump
This disclosure relates to the field of drywall mud pumps and a bracket to facilitate use of an extended height (taller) drywall pump in a drywall mud bucket. A support system removably coupled to the upper edge of a bucket containing drywall mud supports a drywall pump which extends vertically well above the upper edge of the bucket. |
| US10125760B2 |
Pump
A pump includes a pressure chamber that generates pressure oscillation occurring from the center of the pressure chamber to an outer peripheral portion of the pressure chamber when viewed in plan view in a thickness direction. The pump includes a vibrating plate portion that faces the pressure chamber in the thickness direction and that is displaced in the thickness direction and a top plate portion that faces the pressure chamber in a direction opposite to the direction in which the vibrating plate portion faces the pressure chamber. The vibrating plate portion has a first inlet port that is open at the outer peripheral portion of the pressure chamber. The top plate portion has an outlet port that is open at a center portion of the pressure chamber and a second inlet port that is open at the outer peripheral portion of the pressure chamber. |
| US10125759B2 |
Flexible hose for bellows pressure equalizer of electrical submersible well pump
A well pump assembly includes a pump and a motor that contains a dielectric motor lubricant and a pressure equalizer containing a bellows. The bellows has an interior in fluid communication with the motor lubricant and an exterior immersed in well fluid. The bellows is axially extendable and contractible in response to a pressure differential between the well fluid and the motor lubricant. A tube has a lower end secured to a tube port in the pressure equalizer housing and an upper end secured to a lower end of the bellows. The tube has a center line that makes at least one curved flexible bend between the tube upper end and the tube lower end to enable the tube to flex as the bellows extends and contracts. |
| US10125758B2 |
Electromechanical polymer pumps
A motor-less pump includes: (a) a housing having an inlet provided to allow fluid flow into the housing and an outlet provided to allow fluid flow out of the housing; (b) an elastic diaphragm positioned in the housing such that motion in the elastic diaphragm drives the fluid flows at the inlet and the outlet of the housing; and (c) one or more electromechanical polymer (EMP) actuators each being provided on a surface of the elastic diaphragm, wherein the mechanical responses to electrical stimuli applied on the EMP actuators cause the motion in the diaphragm. The EMP actuators may include one or more bimorphs. |
| US10125755B2 |
Cryopump, control method of cryopump, and cryocooler
A cryopump includes a cryopanel, a cryocooler which is configured to cool the cryopanel, and includes a cryocooler motor configured to drive the cryocooler and a cryocooler inverter configured to control an operating frequency of the cryocooler motor, and a control unit configured to control the cryocooler to perform a cool-down operation by which a temperature of the cryopanel is decreased from room temperature to a standard operating temperature. The control unit includes an operating frequency determination unit configured to determine an operating frequency of the cryocooler motor within an operating frequency range having an upper limit operating frequency and outputs the operating frequency to the cryocooler inverter, and an upper limit adjustment unit configured to decrease the upper limit operating frequency based on a decrease in a temperature of the cryopanel during the cool-down operation. |
| US10125754B2 |
Reciprocating compressor having casing including inner and outer shells
A reciprocating compressor is provided. Bearing holes of a fluid bearing of the compressor may be positioned to correspond to a full reciprocating region of a piston, to reduce/eliminate frictional loss and/or abrasion between a cylinder and the piston. The bearing holes may be concentrated at certain regions of the cylinder to stably support the piston through a full reciprocating range. Compression coil springs may maintain concentric alignment of the cylinder and the piston. Gas through holes may be radially formed at the piston to lower a pressure of a bearing space and allow refrigerant to be smoothly introduced into the bearing space through a gas pocket A casing of the compressor may include an outer shell and an inner shell to attenuate vibration generated due to friction generated by operation of the reciprocating compressor. |
| US10125751B2 |
Multimode gas delivery for rail tender
Disclosed is an liquid natural gas supply and delivery system with a multimode fuel gas delivery system and process. The tender is capable of supplying gaseous methane fuel to an cryogenic tank via direct pumping, pressure transfer, or any combination mode due to a configuration of pumps, heat exchangers, and piping and controls. There is redundancy in the tender and it can operate with saturated or unsaturated liquid. |
| US10125742B2 |
Wind power generation system
A wind power generation system according to the invention includes: blades configured to receive wind to rotate; a nacelle supporting a load from the blades; a tower supporting the nacelle; a hub supporting the blades and configured to be rotated with the blades; a rotary main shaft configured to be rotated with the rotation of the hub; a gearbox connected to the rotary main shaft and configured to increase a speed of the rotation; and a generator configured to be driven at the rotation speed increased by the gearbox. The rotary main shaft is connected directly to the hub. |
| US10125740B2 |
Method for operation of hydropower reservoir with a 2-parameter elevation rule curve
Disclosed herein is a novel method for operating a hydropower reservoir which is an improvement over the existing single-parameter (the current month) USACE Rule Curve approach, the improvement comprising the consideration of a second parameter, namely the water level of the reservoir at the beginning of the month, in the decision-making process for operation of the reservoir. |
| US10125737B2 |
Francis-type runner for a turbine, and energy conversion plant comprising such a runner
This Francis-type runner for a turbine includes a crown, a band and blades the number of which is not a prime number. These blades are made as one piece and extend between the crown and the band, and between a leading edge and a trailing edge each trailing edge has its concave face facing upstream over its entire length. In addition, first blades are uniformly distributed about a central axis of the runner in a number equal to a divisor of the total number of blades. Each of these first blades has a point of attachment of its trailing edge to the crown that is lowered by comparison with the point of attachment of the trailing edge to the crown of second blades, which are likewise part of the runner. Moreover, the ratio between, on the one hand, the radius of a circle centered on the central axis of the runner, perpendicular to this axis and passing through the point of attachment of the trailing edge of a first blade to the crown and, on the other hand, the radius of a circle centered on the central axis of the runner perpendicular to this axis and passing through the point of attachment of the trailing edge of the same blade to the band is less 0.15. |
| US10125736B2 |
Method for detecting the anti-knocking capacity of a fuel in an internal combustion engine
A method for detecting the anti-knocking capacity of a fuel in an internal combustion engine, which comprises the step of analyzing the single combustion cycles of the cylinders to be repeated until a counter reaches a respective threshold value; the step of calculating the mean spark advance operated by the internal combustion engine in the single combustion cycles of the cylinders that have allowed said counter to reach the respective threshold value; and the step of determining the anti-knocking capacity of the fuel as a function of the first counter that has reached the respective threshold value and as a function of the mean spark advance operated by the internal combustion engine in the single combustion cycles of the cylinders that have allowed said counter to reach the respective threshold value. |
| US10125733B1 |
Fuel injector clip
In some examples, a clip prevents relative rotation between a fuel injector and an injector cup of a fuel rail. For instance, the fuel injector may be rotated following insertion into the injector cup to prevent removal of the fuel injector. The clip includes a clip body having a pair of arms extending from the clip body with an opening between the arms for receiving the fuel injector. A tab extends from the clip body into the opening for engaging a first alignment slot in the injector cup and a second alignment slot in the fuel injector when the clip is installed on the fuel injector. Following installation of the clip on the fuel injector, the tab is disposed in the first and second alignment slots to prevent relative rotation between the fuel injector and the injector cup. |
| US10125724B2 |
Start system for gas turbine engines
A gas turbine engine includes a flow control mechanism operable to direct at least a portion of a fan airflow from a secondary flow path into a core flow path. |
| US10125717B2 |
Method of operating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
A method of operating a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine having a reciprocating piston includes performing a multi after-injection pattern having at least one pair of consecutive injection pulses both starting after a top dead center of the piston and separated by a dwell time shorter than 200 as. |
| US10125714B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
A control device for an internal combustion engine is equipped with an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: i) calculate amplitudes of respective waves, respectively, originating from a plurality of factors that causes fuel pressure pulsation within a low-pressure fuel passage, vibration frequencies of the respective waves within a crank angle range of 360 degrees, initial phases of the respective waves, and central fuel pressure values of the respective waves; and ii) predict a fuel pressure value at an arbitrary crank angle according to a model formula showing a synthesized wave obtained by synthesizing the respective waves, on a basis of the amplitudes, the vibration frequencies, the initial phases, and the central fuel pressure values of the respective waves calculated. |
| US10125708B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An air-fuel ratio control device switches a target air-fuel ratio from a lean set air-fuel ratio to a rich set air-fuel ratio after judging that an air-fuel ratio of an outflowing exhaust gas has become a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and an oxygen storage amount of an exhaust purification catalyst has become a switching reference storage amount, and makes an average value of the target air-fuel ratio the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to less than the lean set air-fuel ratio, from after the estimated value of the oxygen storage amount has become the switching reference storage amount or more until judging that the air-fuel ratio of the outflowing exhaust gas has become the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio if the estimated value of the oxygen storage amount becomes the switching reference storage amount or more before judging that the air-fuel ratio of the outflowing exhaust gas has become the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. |
| US10125707B2 |
Control apparatus for exhaust gas purification system
In the present invention, a first regeneration process is executed as a process for oxidizing and removing PM accumulated on the particulate filter if a measured value of a differential pressure sensor is not more than a predetermined upper limit value, assuming that the measured value of the differential pressure sensor is a value to be provided in a state in which only PM is accumulated on the particulate filter, when a difference between an estimated PM accumulation amount estimated from an operation history of an internal combustion engine and a PM accumulation amount calculated from the measured value of the differential pressure sensor is not less than a predetermined threshold value, while a second regeneration process is executed without executing the first regeneration process if the measured value is larger than the predetermined upper limit value. |
| US10125706B2 |
Boost power supply sequencing
A boost power supply may be constructed of a number of smaller switching power supplies, each switching power supply providing a respective portion of a combined output current provided by the boost power supply to a load. A different respective control signal may be provided to each switching power supply to regulate the respective portion of the combined output current provided by the switching power supply. Each different respective control signal may be provided to the corresponding switching power supply out of phase with respect to each other different respective control signal to prevent the combined output current from exceeding a specified threshold current value. |
| US10125702B2 |
Method of operating an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger
A method and apparatus are disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger and an exhaust gas recirculation pipe fluidly connecting an exhaust gas line to an air intake duct upstream of a compressor of the turbocharger. A value of a parameter indicative of a temperature of a portion of the exhaust gas recirculation pipe is determined. Exhaust gas recirculation via the exhaust gas recirculation pipe is prevented when the determined value is lower than a predetermined threshold value thereof. The air intake duct portion of compressed air exiting from the compressor is recirculated via the portion of the exhaust gas recirculation pipe. |
| US10125694B2 |
Geared fan with inner counter rotating compressor
A gas turbine engine has a fan section including a fan hub supporting a plurality of fan blades for rotation relative to a fan case. A shaft is rotatable relative to the fan case about an engine center axis. A geared architecture is driven by the shaft and provides driving output to rotate the fan hub. A compressor is driven by the shaft and is positioned forward of the geared architecture. The compressor includes at least first and second stages with the first stage being positioned forward of the plurality of fan blades and the second stage being positioned aft of the plurality of fan blades. The compressor includes at least one set of vanes that rotate in a first direction about the engine center axis and at least one set of compressor blades that rotate in a second direction about the engine center axis. The second direction is opposite of the first direction. |
| US10125692B2 |
Gas turbine engine system having a disengageable electric machine
A gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine, an electric machine, a fuel pump, and a clutch arranged to selectively couple and decouple the electric machine and the fuel pump with the gas turbine engine. Control circuitry may control the clutch in response to data signals indicating engine operating information, current operating conditions, and/or other information. |
| US10125688B2 |
Gas ejection duct with acoustic treatment, an aircraft, and a method of fabricating such a duct
A gas ejection duct with acoustic treatment provided with at least one wall referred to as an “acoustic” wall for coming into contact with the gas. The acoustic wall comprises an inner skin and an outer skin that are spaced apart at least in part by a space, the acoustic wall including at least one internal mesh in the space, the mesh defining a plurality of cavities. Each cavity has the shape of a parallelepiped, each mesh extending longitudinally in a direction referred to as the “fabrication” direction that presents an acute angle greater than or equal to a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane, each of the inner and outer skins presenting an acute angle of inclination greater than or equal to the at least one predetermined angle relative to the horizontal plane. |
| US10125686B2 |
Turbine engine assembly and method of manufacturing
A turbine engine assembly is provided. The assembly includes a booster compressor that discharges a flow of first compressed air at a first temperature, and a high-pressure compressor (HPC). The HPC receives a first portion of the flow of first compressed air and discharges the first portion at a second temperature higher than the first temperature such that a flow of second compressed air is formed. The assembly also includes a heat exchanger (HEX) that receives a second portion of the flow of first compressed air from the booster compressor and a first portion of the flow of second compressed air from the HPC such that heat is transferred therebetween. The HEX discharges the first portion of the flow of second compressed air at a third temperature lower than the second temperature and higher than the first temperature such that a flow of cooled bleed air is formed. |
| US10125684B2 |
Surface cooler for aero engine
A gas turbine engine has a surface cooler having a cooler member defining a fluid passage and at least partially contained in an airfoil shaped flow guide member. The cooler member is disposed within a bypass duct and supported on one of the duct walls. The flow guide member provides a smooth outer surface to guide a main portion of a bypass air stream passing over the surface cooler, and defines an inner air channel between the flow guide member and that supporting one of the duct walls for a secondary portion of the bypass air stream to pass through the inner air channel. |
| US10125683B2 |
De-icing and conditioning device for an aircraft
The present disclosure provides a device for de-icing an air inlet lip of an aircraft nacelle. The device includes a pre-exchanger, an intake orifice of taking in low-pressure air downstream from a fan, and two high-pressure air intake orifices downstream from a compressor in addition to controlled valves and check valves installed in an air flow network. In particular, the pre-exchanger includes a low-pressure air outlet capable of opening into the air inlet lip of the aircraft nacelle via a pipe of the air flow network. |
| US10125677B1 |
Engine mount for easy installation and removal of engine
A technique for mounting an engine to a frame so that it is coupled to a load, such as a generator, but the mounting apparatus allows the engine to be disconnected quickly and removed from the frame so that a replacement engine can be installed in the frame. A removable rear engine mount houses an engine pulley and a belt that connects the engine pulley to a generator pulley. During removal of the engine, the front and rear engine mounts are disconnected, and the engine assembly including the rear engine mount and the engine pulley and belt are lifted somewhat and then laterally removed from the generator which remains connected to the frame. |
| US10125676B2 |
Rotary internal combustion engine with pilot subchamber
A rotary engine having an insert in a peripheral wall of the stator body, the insert being made of a material having a greater heat resistance than that of the peripheral wall, having a subchamber defined therein and having an inner surface, the subchamber communicating with the cavity through at least one opening defined in the inner surface and having a shape forming a reduced cross-section adjacent the opening, a pilot fuel injector having a tip received in the subchamber, an ignition element having a tip received in the subchamber, and a main fuel injector extending through the stator body and having a tip communicating with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert. The subchamber has a volume corresponding to from 5% to 25% of a sum of the minimum volume and the volume of the subchamber. A method of injecting heavy fuel into a Wankel engine is also discussed. |
| US10125673B2 |
Variable nozzle unit and variable geometry turbocharger
In a variable nozzle unit, at a position located away from and opposed to a first nozzle ring in a right-left direction, a second nozzle ring is provided integrally with the first nozzle ring through multiple connecting pins arranged in a circumferential direction. An inner edge portion of a support ring is connected to the first nozzle ring by riveting of one end portions of the multiple connecting pins. Each pin hole in the support ring is formed into such a shape extending in a radial direction of the support ring. A washer is provided between a rim of each pin hole in the support ring and a rivet head brought about by joining of the end portion of the corresponding connecting pin. |
| US10125664B2 |
Cooling system for vehicle
A cooling system for a vehicle includes: an engine cooling circuit circulating a coolant to an engine mounted in the vehicle; an electronics cooling circuit circulating the coolant to an electrical equipment and a motor mounted in the vehicle; a reservoir tank connected to the engine and the motor and respectively compensating the coolant to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit; and a control valve connected to a first connection pipe connected to the reservoir tank and selectively connected to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit depending on a temperature change of the coolant during a cold driving mode or a warm driving mode of the vehicle to control a flow of the coolant. |
| US10125663B2 |
Thermostat assembly with pressure compensation
A thermostat for controlling flow of a coolant fluid through an aperture, the thermostat including a temperature sensitive valve for controlling the opening and closing of the aperture, the temperature sensitive valve including: a valve body with a heat sensitive material and a displaceable pin; a flange configured to seal off the aperture, a support member; and a flexible member located between the flange and the support member; the thermostat further including a piston configured to control compression of the flexible member from a bottom end thereof; and a hydraulic pressure compensation element connected to the flange and configured to compensate for a hydraulic pressure exerted by the coolant fluid on a lid of the temperature sensitive valve. |
| US10125657B2 |
Method for diagnosing degradation of catalyst and catalyst degradation diagnosis system
Provided is a method for accurately diagnosing a degree of degradation of an oxidation catalyst. A target gas detecting element configured to output an electromotive force corresponding to a concentration of a target gas is provided downstream of a catalyst in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine. A maximum change amount of an electromotive force after the introduction of a gas atmosphere for diagnosis into the catalyst is set as a diagnosis index value. The gas atmosphere has been intentionally created in the engine and includes a target gas having a concentration higher than the concentration of a target gas in a steady operation state of the engine. The index value is then compared with a threshold corresponding to the temperature of the catalyst to diagnosis whether degradation exceeding an acceptable degree has occurred in the catalyst. |
| US10125655B2 |
Filter abnormality determination system
A filter abnormality determination system includes: a PM sensor configured to introduce a part of exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust gas passage on the downstream side of a filter into a sensor body and to correlate a sensor output with an amount of particulate matter accumulated on a sensor element in the sensor body; an abnormality determining unit configured to perform filter abnormality determination on the basis of the output of the PM sensor; a determination timing determining unit configured to determine a timing at which the abnormality determining unit performs the abnormality determination on the basis of an estimated amount of particulate matter accumulated on the sensor element; and a determination performing adjusting unit configured to adjust the performing timing determined by the determination timing determining unit depending on a variation of an exhaust gas flow rate per unit time in the exhaust gas passage in which the PM sensor is disposed. |
| US10125653B2 |
System and method for engine emission control harness
A method includes determining an identity of each sensor of a plurality of sensors arranged within an engine system and coupled to a harness of the engine system, loading a calibration for each sensor of the plurality of sensors from a memory based at least in part on the determined identity of the respective sensor, and determining a configuration of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined identities of the plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors includes exhaust sensors configured to monitor a flow property of engine exhaust. |
| US10125652B2 |
Control system for internal combustion engine and control method
A control system includes an ECU that controls supply of fuel from an addition valve and supply of fuel from an injection valve, estimates or detects a degree of end-face clogging on an exhaust-gas inflow side of a NOx catalyst, and sets an inlet temperature of the NOx catalyst by use of the fuel supplied from the injection valve to a higher level and sets an amount of the fuel supplied from the addition valve to a smaller value in a case where the degree of end-face clogging is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, compared to the case where the degree of end-face clogging is smaller than the predetermined value, when there also is a request for regeneration of an exhaust purification filter and/or a request for regeneration of the NOx catalyst. |
| US10125651B2 |
Exhaust purification system for ship
An exhaust purification system for a ship includes a main path in communication with the outside and a bypass path branched from an intermediate portion of the main path, each serving as a discharge path for an engine installed in the ship. The main path and the bypass path are provided with and opened and closed by respective fluid operated switching valves of a normally open type. |
| US10125649B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
An exhaust gas purification catalyst that has an excellent exhaust gas purification performance while suppressing pressure loss increases. The exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided with a substrate having a wall-flow structure and having a partition; a first catalyst layer formed, in a region of an interior part of the partition that is in contact with an entrance cell, along the extending direction of the partition from an exhaust gas inflow-side end for less than the total length Lw of the partition; and a second catalyst layer formed, in a region of an interior part of the partition that is in contact with an exit cell, along the extending direction of the partition from the exhaust gas outflow-side end for less than the total length Lw of the partition. The first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer are configured to partially overlap with each other in the extending direction. |
| US10125647B2 |
Exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine
An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises: a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst selectively reducing NOx in an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine using ammonia as a reducing agent; a supply device adding an additive agent, such as ammonia, to the exhaust gas at an upstream side of the SCR catalyst; and a controller, when a temperature of SCR catalyst is higher than a predetermined temperature, increases a NOx concentration of the exhaust gas flowing into the SCR catalyst and increases an amount of addition of the additive agent in such a manner that a ratio of an amount of ammonia with respect to an amount of NOx contained in the exhaust gas flowing into the SCR catalyst, becomes large, as compared to when the temperature is equal to or less than the predetermined temperature. |
| US10125646B2 |
Exhaust system for a diesel engine
An exhaust system for treating an exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine comprises: (a) an emissions control device (ECD) for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and/or hydrocarbons (HCs), wherein the emissions control device comprises a platinum group metal (PGM) and a substrate, wherein the PGM is platinum, palladium or a combination thereof; (b) an injector for introducing an ammonia precursor into the exhaust gas, which is downstream of the ECD; (c) a first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst downstream of the injector, wherein the first SCR catalyst comprises a substrate and a first SCR composition, wherein the substrate is either a flow-through substrate or a filtering substrate; (d) a second SCR catalyst downstream of the first SCR catalyst, wherein the second SCR catalyst comprises a flow-through substrate and a second SCR composition; and wherein at least one of the ECD and the first SCR reduction catalyst has a filtering substrate. |
| US10125642B1 |
Length adjustable pushrod device for internal combustion engines
An improved length adjustable pushrod device for disposition in an internal combustion engine between a rocker arm and a cam shaft comprises a base rod section having a hollow interior extending between an inward seat within the hollow interior and an outward opening at one end of the base rod section and an extension rod section having one end thereof insertable telescopically through the outward opening at the one end of the base rod section and into the hollow interior thereof. The base and extension rod sections define a collective length of the pushrod device when assembled. At least one shim is provided for selective disposition in the hollow interior of the base rod section between the seat thereof and the one end of the extension rod section for selectively varying the collective assembled length of the base and extension rod sections. |
| US10125641B2 |
Dual integrated PSA for simultaneous power plant emission control and enhanced hydrocarbon recovery
Systems and methods are provided for combined cycle power generation and enhanced hydrocarbon production where emission gases during power generation are separated by adsorption and applied to facilitate extraction of hydrocarbons from a reservoir. A power generation plant passes exhaust gas to a first swing adsorption reactor. The first swing adsorption reactor adsorbs the CO2 from the exhaust gas. An adsorption cycle of the first swing adsorption reactor is variable. An injection well injects the CO2 adsorbed by the first swing adsorption reactor in a hydrocarbon reservoir. A production well that is in communication with the injection well produces a mixture of hydrocarbons and CO2. A second swing adsorption reactor purifies the produced hydrocarbons by adsorbing the produced CO2 from the production well. |
| US10125640B2 |
Modified goswami cycle based conversion of gas processing plant waste heat into power and cooling with flexibility
A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant; and a modified Goswami energy conversion system. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a first group of heat exchangers configured to heat a first portion of a working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream; and a second group of heat exchangers configured to heat a second portion of the working fluid. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a rectifier configured to receive the heated first and second portions of the working fluid and a third portion of the working fluid and to output an overhead discharge stream and a liquid stream, the third portion of the working fluid being at a lower temperature than the heated first and second portions of the working fluid. The modified Goswami energy conversion system includes a cooling subsystem including one or more cooling elements configured to cool a chilling fluid stream by exchange with the overhead discharge stream; and a turbine configured to generate power from the liquid stream of the working fluid. |
| US10125638B2 |
Co-generation system and associated method
The present invention provides a method for operating a combined heat and power (CHP) plant comprising a heating boiler, a vaporizer, an expansion machine, and a condenser, achieved according to claim 1. The method comprises steps a), when a first condition is met: supplying a working medium to the vaporizer to obtain an at least partially evaporated working medium, feeding the (total) evaporated working medium to the expansion machine, and operating the expansion machine such that the working medium is expanded, supplying the working medium expanded by the expansion machine to the condenser, and transferring heat of the expanded working medium supplied to the condenser to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object; and b) when a second condition is met which is different from the first condition: i) supplying at least a portion of the working medium to the condenser of the CHP plant without the portion of the working medium having been supplied to the expansion machine, and transferring heat of the working medium supplied to the condenser to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object, and/or supplying a medium supplied from the heating boiler to the vaporizer to a heat transfer device in which heat is transferred from this medium to a medium of a heating circuit designed to heat an object. |
| US10125637B2 |
Thermal power plant with heat recovery
In an energy conversion method and a thermal power plant for converting heat into mechanical or electric energy using a working medium, a vapor state in the working medium is generated at a first pressure in a steam generator. The vaporized working medium is expanded to a lower second pressure in a steam expanding device. An energy obtained by the expansion process is discharged. The expansion of the steam state is carried out using a saturation line of the working medium. The working medium is thereby separated into a non-condensed portion and a condensed portion in a separating device. The non-condensed portion is then compressed into a compressed non-condensed portion in a compressor. The compressed non-condensed portion is cooled and condensed into a compressed condensed portion. The compressed condensed portion and the initially condensed portion are then heated, and both portions are returned to the steam generator together. |
| US10125635B2 |
Fixture and method for installing turbine buckets
A fixture and method for installing turbine buckets is disclosed. The fixture is adapted for mounting a plurality of turbine buckets with dovetails to a rotor wheel of a turbomachine that is separated from an adjacent rotor wheel by a spacer wheel, the rotor wheel and the spacer wheel each having a plurality of circumferentially aligned dovetail slots, the fixture includes: a turbine bucket holder having a dovetail that is configured to engage with one of the dovetail slots of the spacer wheel. The profile of a bucket holder dovetail slot substantially aligns the dovetail of the turbine bucket with a dovetail slot of the rotor wheel for at least partial transfer of a turbine bucket thereto. |
| US10125631B2 |
Fan track liner assembly
A fan track liner assembly for ducted fan engine which provides for reduced strain and deformation of front of fan case in the event of a fan blade off event. Various assemblies are proposed. In one aspect, assembly includes fan track liner panel and plurality of fasteners which are arranged to secure panel to fan case of engine, wherein: a forward portion of panel includes hinged portion which operates as trapdoor to permit blade or blade fragment to pass through, and fasteners are arranged to fail in the event of blade or blade fragment passing through trapdoor causing panel to be displaced rearwards in fan case. Other aspects provide for reduced height of support on fan case for attaching fan track liner and for collapsible comb box. |
| US10125624B2 |
Gas turbine with cooling of the last turbine stage
An exhaust-gas section for a gas turbine, having a surrounding shroud having a first opening, which is arranged in a region of the exhaust-gas section that has a pressure lower than the air pressure of the outer environment of the gas turbine in an operating state of the gas turbine and which forms the outlet of an air channel, the inlet of which is connected to the outer environment of the gas turbine. The air channel has a chamber at the outlet-side end of the air channel, which chamber has a second opening, through which a specified gas mass flow is admitted into the chamber. |
| US10125623B2 |
Turbine nozzle profile
Various embodiments of the invention include turbine nozzles and systems employing such nozzles. Various particular embodiments include a turbine nozzle having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and at least one endwall connected with the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the at least one endwall including an axisymmetric contour. |
| US10125621B2 |
Bladed rotor arrangement and a lock plate for a bladed rotor arrangement
A bladed rotor arrangement comprises a rotor, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of lock plates. The rotor blades are mounted in circumferentially spaced axially extending slots in the periphery of the rotor. A plurality of lock plates are arranged at a first axial end of the rotor and a plurality of lock plates are arranged at a second axial end of the rotor. The radially outer ends of the lock plates engage corresponding grooves defined by radially inwardly extending flanges on the platforms of the rotor blades. The radially inner ends of the lock plates also engage circumferentially extending grooves. The radially inner end of each lock plate has three crushable, deformable, circumferentially spaced feet to reduce the risk of the lock plates chocking against the rotor, or seal plates and additional radial loads being reacted by the rotor blades into the rotor. |
| US10125617B2 |
Composite structure and a method of fabricating the same
There is disclosed a method of fabricating a composite structure (6). The method comprises the steps of: providing a pair of preforms (1, 2), each comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers (3); providing an intermediate layer (4) of resiliently deformable material between said preforms (1,2) to space said preforms apart from one another such that each preform (1,2) bears against a respective side (5) of the intermediate layer (4); providing a curable matrix material around said fibers (3); and curing said matrix material to form said plastic composite structure (6). Also disclosed is a composite structure (6) having at least two layers of fiber-reinforced plastic (1,2) which are bonded to respective sides (5) of an intermediate layer (4) of resiliently deformable material, the intermediate layer (4) being arranged to space the two layers of fiber-reinforced plastic (1,2) from one another. |
| US10125616B2 |
Fan blade for an aircraft engine
A fan blade for an aircraft engine, including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side, a pressure side and a blade tip, is provided. The fan blade has a large-area elastomer layer which takes up at least 20% of the surface of the suction side of the fan blade. |
| US10125612B2 |
Blading with branches on the shroud of an axial-flow turbomachine compressor
The invention relates to an axial-flow turbomachine blading comprising a semi-circular row of blades extending radially. Each blade comprises a airfoil and lateral branches or lateral legs. Each branch has an end joined to the airfoil and an end opposite the airfoil. The blading comprises a first shroud segment connected to at least two opposite ends of two adjacent branches of two adjacent blades and/or of the same blade so as to connect the airfoils to the shroud segment via the lateral branches of the airfoils. The blading also comprises a second shroud segment concentric with the first shroud segment. The segments are connected to one another via the airfoils and the branches. The blading forms a rigid casing and is provided by additive manufacturing with a titanium-based powder. |
| US10125606B2 |
Systems and methods for fluid delivery in a longwall mining system
A fluid delivery system for a longwall shearer. The fluid delivery system includes a flow control device and an electronic processor. The flow control device is in fluid communication with a nozzle positioned on the shearer, and in fluid communication with a fluid source. The electronic processor is coupled to the flow control device. The electronic processor is configured to receive a measure of a capacity parameter, and determine a model fluid flow based on the measure of the capacity parameter. The capacity parameter corresponds to a position of the shearer along the mineral face. The electronic processor is further configured to set an operational parameter of the flow control device based on the model fluid flow, and operate the flow control device at the set operational parameter. |
| US10125603B2 |
Frequency sweeps for encoding digital signals in downhole environments
A method for encoding signals using frequency sweeps in a downhole environment, in some embodiments, comprises: obtaining a digital signal; encoding the digital signal using one or more frequency sweeps to produce an encoded signal; transmitting the encoded signal from a transmitter to a receiver, at least one of the transmitter or receiver disposed downhole; receiving the encoded signal at the receiver; and decoding the encoded signal at the receiver to produce a decoded digital signal. |
| US10125600B2 |
System and method for sensing fluids downhole
A system and method of sensing fluid in a wellbore, where fluid along a range of radial locations in the wellbore is diverted along a flow path that runs adjacent a fluid sensor. Diverting the fluid from the range of radial locations provides a representative sample of the fluid flowing in the wellbore. Further, the diverted fluid forms a continuous volumetric flow past the fluid sensor to avoid fluid stagnation adjacent the fluid sensor. Diverting the fluid flow can be accomplished by elongate diverter wings attached at discrete circumferential locations around an outer surface of a fluid sensor and that project at oblique angles to the direction of flow. Elongate members can be used for diverting flow, where the distal ends of the elongate members attach to a downhole tool, and vane members span across selected adjacent members for directing flow to the sensor. |
| US10125599B2 |
Location of sensors in well formations
Systems and methods for determining the location of sensors embedded in material surrounding a well. In an example system, at least one seismic signal generator is configured to generate a seismic wave signal to communicate information that enables the determination of the sensor location to the sensor. A sensor location apparatus is provided and configured to lower the at least one seismic signal generator into the subsurface structure. A sensor location controller is provided in the sensor location apparatus and configured to actuate generation of the seismic wave signal as the at least one seismic signal generator is lowered into the well. |
| US10125593B2 |
Use of seawater conditioning byproducts for energy industry operations
An embodiment of a method of performing an energy industry operation includes receiving a byproduct fluid from a fluid conditioning system, the fluid conditioning system configured to at least partially desalinate seawater and produce desalinated seawater and the byproduct fluid, the byproduct fluid having a higher salt concentration than the received seawater. The method also includes performing an energy industry operation that includes injecting an injection fluid including the byproduct fluid by a pumping device through a carrier disposed in a borehole in an earth formation and into at least one of the borehole and the earth formation. |
| US10125591B2 |
Coinjection of dimethyl ether and steam for bitumen and heavy oil recovery
Provided are oil recovery techniques, which may include enhanced oil recovery techniques in which a heated combination of water vapor (steam) and dimethyl ether (DME) vapor are injected into an oil reservoir, such as containing heavy oil and/or bitumen, to facilitate extraction of the oil from the reservoir. |
| US10125590B1 |
Processing of oil by steam addition
The invention relates to injecting steam into crude oil for several benefits, primarily of which is to remove salt by transferring the salt into the condensed water from the steam. Steam transfers salt via a different transfer mechanism and therefore doesn't require the high shear mixing of conventional water injection systems. As such, steam injection through a variety of procedures, is more efficient at gathering salt into water that itself is easier to remove from the crude oil. |
| US10125589B2 |
Downhole induction heater and coupling system for oil and gas wells
Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection. In some embodiments, permanent magnets are installed in the tubing to induce eddy current heating in a well by converting the linear motion of a sucker rod to rotary motion of a conducting tube using a lead or ball screw. The heater may directly integrate with existing pump jack equipment with little or no additional infrastructure required. |
| US10125588B2 |
Systems and methods for recovering bitumen from subterranean formations
A well system for recovering hydrocarbons such as heavy crude oil from subsurface reservoirs is provided. The well system includes a single continuous wellbore extending from a surface entry opening to a surface exit opening. A substantially horizontal section of the wellbore is formed within the subsurface reservoir. In one embodiment, a plurality of heater-lifter units are movably disposed within the substantially horizontal wellbore section. The heater-lifter units are configured to apply heat to subsurface reservoir surrounding the substantially horizontal wellbore section to mobilize the hydrocarbons. A lifting mechanism is configured to move the heater-lifter units in bidirectional manner within the continuous wellbore so that the produced low viscosity hydrocarbons are mechanically lifted to the surface. |
| US10125586B2 |
Controlling hydrocarbon production
Techniques for controlling hydrocarbon production includes (i) identifying a plurality of reservoir measurements of a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir located between at least one injection wellbore and at least one production wellbore; (ii) processing the identified plurality of reservoir measurements to generate a petrophysical model of the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir; (iii) determining, based on the petrophysical model, a flow of an injectant from the injection wellbore toward the production wellbore; and (iv) adjusting an inflow control device (ICD) positioned about the production wellbore based on the determined flow of the injectant. |
| US10125584B2 |
Well control system
A method for operating an electrical submersible pump, ESP, lifted well, the method comprising: measuring a characteristic of the well or a characteristic of a device associated with the well; generating a first control signal for instructing a change in the operation of the ESP; generating a second control signal for instructing a change in the operation of a further device associated with the well; wherein a degree of change in each of the first and second control signals is dependent on the outcome of the measuring and on a known effect caused by sending at least one of said first control signal to the ESP or said second control signal to the further device associated with the well; and sending the first control signal to the ESP and the second control signal to the further device associated with the well. |
| US10125581B2 |
Method and apparatus for bit run and retrieved casing hanger locking device
An apparatus and methods for installing and selectively retrieving a casing hanger locking device within a wellhead system during the bit run and retrieval operations are provided. An embodiment is an apparatus comprising: a bit sub comprising a tong neck, a cylindrical portion below the tong neck, and at least one stabilizing fin below the cylindrical section, wherein the at least one stabilizing fin comprises a keyway; a casing hanger locking device comprising an annular structure and an expandable ring disposed around an upper portion of the annular structure, the casing hanger locking device disposed around the bit sub; an actuation sleeve that engages with the casing hanger locking device; and a selective retrieval collar comprising a segmented retrieval ring, wherein the selective retrieval collar is attached to the bit sub, the actuation sleeve, and the casing hanger locking device. |
| US10125578B2 |
Subsea test tree intervention package
A riser intervention system for use with a subsea test tree includes a lower riser package spool, an intermediate spool, and a riser stress joint. The lower riser package spool may include a bore and a shoulder projecting into the bore such that the subsea test tree is landable on the shoulder within the lower riser package spool. The intermediate spool is connectable to the lower riser package spool to secure the subsea test tree within the bore of the lower riser package spool such that the lower riser package spool is in fluid communication with the intermediate spool. The riser stress joint is releasably connectable to the intermediate spool using such that the intermediate spool is in fluid communication with the riser stress joint. |
| US10125576B2 |
System for controlling temperature of subsea equipment
An underwater assembly includes a flow control device and an actuator coupled to the flow control device, where the actuator is configured to actuate the flow control device. The underwater assembly further includes an insulated housing surrounding the flow control device and the actuator, where the insulated housing is configured to retain heat. The underwater assembly also includes a thermal control system comprising a heat exchanger configured to control a temperature of the actuator. |
| US10125574B2 |
Pressure activated completion tools, burst plugs, and methods of use
A set of pressure activated tools that could be used in a well bore to allow for hydraulic fracturing completions are provided. Methods, apparatuses and assemblies are described herein for perforating (also known as hydraulically fracturing or stimulating) subterranean formations. In some embodiments, an insert is provided having a body for sealing engagement with a port in a tubular member. The insert body can include a fold-over ledge and a membrane having a first mode wherein the membrane prevents fluid passage through the body and a second mode wherein the membrane partially disengages from the body upon treatment fluid reaching a threshold pressure and folds over the fold-over ledge in a bottle-cap opening manner to contribute to the fracture of the formation by the pressurized treatment fluid exiting the port. |
| US10125571B2 |
Valve assembly with cage and flow control assembly
A valve assembly is provided, the assembly comprising a valve housing; an inlet for fluid entering the valve housing; an outlet for fluid leaving the valve housing; a flow control assembly disposed within the valve housing between the inlet and the outlet, whereby fluid entering the valve housing is caused to flow through the flow control assembly, the flow control assembly comprising a cage having apertures therethrough to provide passage for fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet, the cage having a longitudinal axis and an outlet end, in use fluid generally flowing within the cage in a downstream direction towards the outlet end; a closure assembly moveable with respect to the cage to open or close each of the apertures through the cage, to thereby control the flow of fluid through the cage; wherein the apertures in the cage extend through the cage at a first angle being an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cage in the upstream direction. A cage for use in a valve assembly is also provided. |
| US10125568B2 |
Subterranean formation operations using degradable wellbore isolation devices
Methods including introducing a frac plug into a wellbore in a subterranean formation, the frac plug comprising at least a mandrel, slips, and a packer element, wherein at least a portion of the mandrel and/or the slips is composed of a degradable alloy selected from the group consisting of a magnesium alloy, an aluminum alloy, and any combination thereof. The wellbore may be a cased wellbore or an open-hole wellbore, and wherein the slips are frictionally engaged with the casing string or the wellbore wall and the packer element is compressed against the casing or the wellbore wall to set the frac plug. One or more perforations is created within the formation and the formation is hydraulically fractured. The frac plug is at least partially degraded upon contact with an electrolyte in the wellbore before or after beginning production of a hydrocarbon. |
| US10125557B2 |
Method of capturing vapor phase fluids from fluid returns in a tank
A gas trap system for releasing gas-phase fluids is provided herein. The gas trap system is designed to reside within a return fluids tank, such as at a drill site. The gas trap system first includes a gas trap. The gas trap is configured to agitate drilling fluids in the return tank, and then to release gases during agitation. Liquids are circulated and released through a liquids exhaust port while gases are released through a gas exhaust port near the top of the gas trap. The gas trap system is configured to float along vertical guide rods in response to changes in height, weight and viscosity of the drilling fluids in the return tank. A method of capturing gaseous phase fluids from a fluid return is also provided herein. The fluid return is preferably drilling fluids at a drill site. |
| US10125554B2 |
Threaded joint for oil country tubular goods
In a joint for oil country tubular goods, a pitch change is made such that an internally-thread pitch has the same value as an externally-thread pitch from a thread end portion on a box end side to a pitch change position taken on a box center side with respect to a position away from the thread end portion by ½ of an entire length of the threaded portion, and the internally-thread pitch is changed to a value less than the externally-thread pitch at the pitch change position so that a thread gap is gradually decreased from the pitch change position to a position of the thread end portion on the box center side, and the thread gap is eventually set to a value which is 0.2 to 0.8 times as large as the thread gap before the pitch change is made. |
| US10125552B2 |
Convex ridge type non-planar cutting tooth and diamond drill bit
The present invention provides a convex ridge type non-planar cutting tooth and a diamond drill bit, the convex ridge type non-planar cutting tooth comprises a cylindrical body, the surface of the end portion of the cylindrical body is provided with a main cutting convex ridge and two non-cutting convex ridges, the inner end of the main cutting convex ridge and the inner ends of the two non-cutting convex ridges converge at the surface of the end portion of the cylindrical body, the outer end of the main cutting convex ridge and the outer ends of the two non-cutting convex ridges extend to the outer edge of the surface of the end portion of the cylindrical body, the surfaces of the end portion of the cylindrical body on both sides of the main cutting convex ridge are cutting bevels. The convex ridge type non-planar cutting tooth and the diamond drill bit have great ability of impact resistance and balling resistance. According to the features of drilled formation, convex ridge type non-planar cutting teeth are arranged on the drill bit with different mode, which can improve the mechanical speed and footage of the drill bit. |
| US10125551B2 |
Cutting elements and earth-boring tools comprising polycrystalline diamond
A method of forming polycrystalline diamond includes encapsulating diamond particles, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide in a container. The encapsulated diamond particles, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide are subjected to a pressure of at least 4.5 GPa and a temperature of at least 1,400° C. to form inter-granular bonds between the diamond particles. A cutting element includes polycrystalline diamond material comprising inter-bonded grains of diamond. The polycrystalline diamond material is substantially free of graphitic carbon and metallic compounds. The polycrystalline diamond material exhibits a density of at least about 3.49 g/cm3 and a modulus of at least about 1,000 GPa. An earth-boring tool may include such a cutting element secured to a body. |
| US10125549B2 |
Cutting element support shoe for drill bit
A drill bit in which a cutting element support shoe is mounted to a drill bit member so that it covers a portion of a number cutting elements while leaving the cutting edges of cutting elements exposed to the formation. The drill bit member may include a bit body, blade, arm, or roller, for example. The drill bit member may include a recess into which the cutting element support shoe is received. Cutting element support shoe provides mechanical holding of the cutting elements within their pockets in addition to conventional brazing or other mounting techniques. Once installed, a hard facing material may be applied over the cutting element support shoe as appropriate for increased erosion resistance. In one embodiment, the cutting element support shoe is sized so that when mounted to the drill bit member it is elastically deformed, thereby providing additional cutter retaining force upon attachment. |
| US10125548B2 |
Drill bits with core feature for directional drilling applications and methods of use thereof
A drill bit for obtaining core sample fragments from a subterranean formation includes a bit body having a bit centerline and a bit face, a plurality of blades extending radially along the bit face, including a coring blade, a plurality of cutting elements on the blades, and a non-planar insert embedded in the bit body proximate the bit centerline. One of the cutting elements is a first cutting element on the coring blade at a first radial position from the bit centerline, and at least a portion of the coring blade is radially outward from a most radially interior cutting part of the first cutting element. |
| US10125547B2 |
Drilling apparatus
Provided is an apparatus for use in resonance enhanced drilling, which apparatus comprises a drilling module comprising a drill-bit, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a sensor for measuring one or more parameters relating to the interaction of the drill-bit and the material being drilled; and a sensor for measuring one or more motions of the drill-bit. |
| US10125545B2 |
Placement of stabilizers, standoffs, and rollers on a downhole tool string
A manufacturing system that manufactures a downhole tool string, which includes a model that describes relationship between properties of the downhole tool string, properties of a borehole, properties of a formation, and properties of a mud cake formed on a surface of the borehole and a design device that iteratively determines contact parameters that describe one or more contact points expected between the downhole tool string and the mud cake based at least in part on the model, in which the contact parameters comprise contact force expected at each of the contact points, adjusts the properties of the downhole tool string to add a spacer at one of the contact points associated with highest contact force, and indicates location, type, or both of the spacer to enable the manufacturing system to attach the spacer to the downhole tool string before deployment of the downhole tool string in the borehole. |
| US10125542B1 |
Magnetic organizing device
A magnetic organizing device for a ladder includes a ladder and a container. The container is coupled to the ladder proximate to an upper end of the ladder. The container is open-topped and magnetized. The container is configured to retain items that are positioned in the container. The container also is configured to retain ferromagnetic articles, such as screws and nails, within the container as the ladder is reoriented from a substantially vertical configuration to a substantially horizontal configuration. |
| US10125537B2 |
Pressure compensated glass unit
A glass unit including a spacer, a front glass pane attached to a front side of the spacer, a back glass pane attached to a back side of the spacer, and a pressure equalization conduit defined by and within the spacer, wherein the pressure equalization conduit has a first end and a second end, wherein the pressure equalization conduit contains a desiccant and is in fluid communication with an exterior of the glass unit at a first end port adjacent to the first end and with an interior space of the glass unit at a second end port adjacent to the second end. The glass unit may further include one or more intermediate layers contained within the interior space and one or more floating suspension systems for supporting the intermediate layers. |
| US10125536B2 |
Panelized shadow box
In a method of supplying an element for covering a non-vision area in a curtain wall on an architectural structure, a plurality of shadow boxes is prefabricated at a location remote from both a unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural structure. The shadow boxes are prefabricated by sealing an interior spacer between a vision glass panel and a back structure. The back structure includes an insulating material surrounded by a rigid envelope. The vision glass panel, the back structure and the interior spacer define a hermetically sealed void therein. A structural seal is applied about the interior spacer and is affixed to the peripheral edge of the vision glass, the interior spacer and the back structure. The plurality of shadow boxes is then delivered to a selected one of the unitized curtain wall assembly shop and the architectural site. |
| US10125532B2 |
Replacement window jamb extender
A replacement window jamb extender accommodates a frame of a replacement window of a predefined geometry within an existing depth of a jamb. The replacement window jamb extender comprises a substantially L-shaped frame and a self-adhering and self-sealing flange. The L-shaped frame is configured to be fixedly attached to a window slot on a wall, where an inner side of the L-shaped frame is configured to accommodate the frame of the replacement window within the existing depth of the jamb. The double sided adhesive tape extends from an outer side of the L-shaped frame, and the self-adhering and self-sealing flange is configured to fixedly attach the L-shaped frame on the outer panel attached on an outer side of the wall. |
| US10125531B2 |
Variable speed movable barrier operator
A movable barrier system allows for varying a linear actuator speed to account for speed variances caused by the physical configuration of the system. An example system includes a processor configured to variably control an operation speed of the linear actuator as the linear actuator moves the movable barrier between a first position of the movable barrier and a second position of the movable barrier as a function of a location of a movable barrier pivot connection relative to a linear actuator pivot connection. The function may be a function of a ratio of a distance from the linear actuator pivot connection to a fixed point and a distance from the movable barrier pivot connection to the fixed point. The function may be calculated by the processor or accessed by the processor according to information about the physical configuration of the system. |
| US10125528B2 |
Easy glide storm door
A method of installing a storm door is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: attaching a track to a door head; attaching one or more rollers to the track; and attaching the storm door to the one or more rollers. After the storm door is installed, the storm door can be slid along a length of the track between an open position and a closed position. While sliding the storm door between the open position and the closed position, the storm door remains generally parallel to the door head. |
| US10125526B2 |
Door security apparatus
A door security apparatus is disclosed herein. The door security apparatus comprises a sleeve member, a door engagement member and a spacer, and is configured to engage a double-lever arm door closer to allow for the locking of a door from the inside. The apparatus further comprises a locking mechanism for keeping the apparatus attached to the door closer. The door engagement member is configured to engage the top edge of a door, the sleeve member is configured to slidably engage the double-lever arm door closer, and the spacer is configured to connect the door engagement member and the sleeve member. |
| US10125524B2 |
Vehicle door latch control device
A vehicle door latch control device is provided in which power from an electric actuator controlled by a control unit is transmitted via transmission means to a ratchet that can engage with a latch that engages with a striker on a vehicle body side and pivots, wherein a first switch detects whether the ratchet is in a ratchet engagement position, a second switch detects that the transmission means has operated until the ratchet attains the ratchet engagement position based on an operating position of an operating member forming part of the transmission means, and the control unit that controls actuation of the electric actuator determines that there is an abnormal state when the switching mode of the first switch is unchanged at the time the second switch changes switching mode. This enables an abnormal state in which engagement of a ratchet with a latch becomes insufficient. |
| US10125522B2 |
Method for installing a lockset
A lockset is actuable by pivoting a handle about a longitudinal axis of the lockset by rotating the handle and by pivoting the handle about an axis transverse to the lockset axis, such as by pushing or pulling. The lockset includes an inside handle and an outside handle, each associated with an independent mechanism, each of which can independently actuate the lockset. A locking mechanism prevents actuation of a first one of the independent handle mechanisms without affecting operation of the other handle mechanism. Upon actuation of the other handle mechanism, a retractor engages a surface of the locking mechanism and removes it from engagement with the first locking mechanism. An adjustment ring has a first configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a first standard thickness and a second configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a second standard thickness. |
| US10125521B2 |
Magnetic lock system
A lock device comprising: a lock frame defining a cavity and having at least one frame recess; a lock body having a key-receiving face and defining a chamber and the longitudinal wall comprising at least one aperture therethrough emerging in the chamber, each one of the at least one aperture facing a respective one of the at least one frame recess, the lock body being moveable within the cavity of the lock frame; a translation pin movably inserted within the chamber; an active pin positioned within an aperture of the lock body and movable between an insertion position and a retracted position; a moveable magnetic body positioned within the chamber to sequentially prevent and allow motion of the translation pin; and an actuator body movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. |
| US10125516B2 |
Device for setting up a dismantlable and/or foldable shelter
The device for setting up a dismountable and/or foldable shelter includes at least two vertical posts that are each equipped, at different levels, with at least two substantially horizontal arms having a free end which is provided with fasteners in the form of a clip. There is at least one telescopic longitudinal member provided, at each of its ends, with an articulated connector which engages with a junction ring that is mounted so as to move in translation on each of the two posts. The junction ring includes a device for preventing movement in translation along the post. |
| US10125514B2 |
Columbarium with inner ossuary
A columbarium includes a plurality of storage niches having a first shape and size and disposed about an outer surface of the columbarium. The storage niches form a center chamber having a larger capacity than the storage niches. One or more access niches provide access from an exterior of the columbarium to the center chamber. The access niche has a removable exterior element and an inner portion openable to the center chamber. A delivery system conveys remains from the access niche to the common center chamber. The columbarium has an inscribable designation section separate from the niches to memorialize those interred in the common center chamber. The designation section has a different, shape, size, finish, color or other characteristics to distinguish from the niches. |
| US10125513B2 |
Ground anchor with holder for a load
The invention relates to a ground anchor with a mounting (1) for a parasol or the like, having a sleeve (8) which is pushed over the mounting (1) and on which stabilizers (9, 10, 11) are mounted that can be folded out in a radial or preferably tangential manner. A ground screw (4) is connected to the mounting (1) on the ground side and opposite the object be supported, for example the parasol. A driver, such as a projecting section, a shoulder, or a nut (12) which can be screwed onto the mounting for example, drives the sleeve (8) during the screw-in process and expands the stabilizers (9, 10, 11) against the ground. The mounting (1) can be angled relative to the ground screw (4) by 90° and thus forms a lever for rotating the ground screw (4). The stabilizers (9, 10, 11) can be pivoted outwards in a tangential manner selectively clockwise as well as counterclockwise to a limited degree as a result of stops (14, 15). |
| US10125508B2 |
Swimming pool funnel
A swimming pool funnel includes a hollow funnel body extending along a central funnel axis from a first open end to a second open end, where the first open funnel end is greater in perimeter size than the second open funnel end and the funnel body reduces in cross-sectional size between the first open funnel end and the second open funnel end. An elongated spout made of rigid material is connected at its proximal end to the second open funnel end of the funnel body and extends along a central spout axis to a distal spout end defining an opening. The central funnel axis and the central spout axis define a body angle from 100 to about 150 degrees. |
| US10125506B2 |
Concrete form system for ballast foundations
A ballast foundation includes a portable rolled steel enclosure formed from multiple sections and further includes internal bracing. The internal bracing is used to support an upright vertical structural member that connects to an external load (such as a frame structure for a solar array) that is supported by the ballast foundation when the enclosure is filled with concrete. |
| US10125505B2 |
Scaffolding
The invention relates to a bridge that is for use with a scaffolding standard. The standard may comprise of an elongate pipe to which there is secured at least one rosette of a kind that presents a plurality of apertures about the pipe at which a connection to said standard can be established by other scaffolding components. The bridge is capable of connection to said rosette at at least two said apertures, said bridge allowing a scaffolding component to be secured thereto to be positioned and supported by said bridge at a location not catered for by any aperture of said rosette. |
| US10125504B1 |
Gridlocked unfurlable platform and related methods
Disclosed is a rollable platform that may be unfurled in any orientation over exposed floor or ceiling joists. The platform may be constructed of a specific arrangement of support surface panels and underside joint panels to give the platform both (a) rigidity in a direction that is normal to the support surface via gridlock between the support surface panels and (b) foldability and/or rollability in a direction that is normal to the underside joint panels due to hinged interconnection. |
| US10125501B2 |
Cove flashing base support
The present invention relates to a polymeric cove base support for installation where flooring meets a wall, comprising extruded straight portions and molded exterior corner and end portions. The cove base support comprises an upper wall portion, a lower toe portion and an intermediate curved or concave cove. The wall portion is substantially perpendicular to the toe portion. The curved cove comprises an outer cove surface for facing the wall-floor interface and a spaced apart inner curved cove surface facing the room when installed. The spacing between the two curved coves for the straight portion creates an open area, where the open area includes a supporting or reinforcing bar juxtaposed between the curves, preferably positioned perpendicular between the two curve coves in the center region of the open area, and extending the length of the cove base. The corner and end portions have outside surfaces facing the wall and a floor, the outside surfaces defined in part by spaced ribs extending perpendicular to each of the toe and wall portions. |
| US10125496B2 |
Raised arc rain gutter debris preclusion device
A gutter debris preclusion device for use with a gutter attached to a building, comprising a support structure being substantially rigid and having a recess with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of ribs; a screen having a plurality of apertures and being at least partially disposed on the ribs of the support structure; and, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the screen has an arc shape. |
| US10125495B2 |
Roof covering material and method of manufacturing
A roof covering material is provided, as well as its method of manufacture, wherein a substrate, preferably of a fibrous material is provided, with a bituminous material, preferably asphalt coating, on opposite surfaces thereof, with granules being applied to an upper surface thereof and at least partially embedded in the bituminous material, and with a discontinuous top layer applied to the granule/bituminous material. The discontinuous top layer is preferably a polymeric material, and openings are provided therein, for passage of fluids therethrough, to avoid moisture, volatiles, and other fluid materials from being trapped beneath the top layer. Various techniques for application of the various materials, and for chemical treatment, are likewise provided. |
| US10125492B2 |
Acoustical sound proofing material with improved fracture characteristics and methods for manufacturing same
A material for use in building construction (partition, wall, ceiling, floor or door) that exhibits improved acoustical sound proofing and fracture characteristics optimized for efficient installation. The material comprises a laminated structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material which also functions both as a glue and as an energy dissipating layer; and one or more constraining layers, such as gypsum or cement-based panel products modified for easy fracture. In one embodiment, standard paper-faced wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated structure with the inner surface of said wallboard being bare with no paper or other material being placed thereon. The resulting structure improves the attenuation of sound transmitted through the structure while also allowing installation of the sound proofing material as efficiently as the installation of standard material when the sound proofing material is used alone or incorporated into a partition assembly. |
| US10125490B2 |
Expansion joint seal system with internal intumescent springs providing fire retardancy
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members interspersed within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance. |
| US10125485B2 |
Modular structure system
A system and method for a modular structure system is illustrated. The system includes a plurality of posts and beams. The posts are vertically oriented to define a space. The plurality of posts includes a mating aperture. A beam is included to span the distance between the posts. The beam includes a mating stud protruding out from the beam and configured to pass through the mating apertures of the plurality of posts. An anchor is in communication with the plurality of posts to secure each into a desired position. Siding is coupled to the plurality of posts and the beams to restrict access between the plurality of posts. The location of the beams is interchangeable between the plurality of posts so as to adjust the layout of the space without moving the posts. |
| US10125473B2 |
Bulldozer
Provided is a bulldozer enabling the visibility of a rearward area of the bulldozer's body to be improved. The bulldozer includes a cab for an operator to be aboard, a fuel tank disposed rearward of the cab, and a work platform serving as a scaffold for an operator. A notch is formed at a front edge of the work platform. |
| US10125472B2 |
Ditch forming implement
A ditch forming implement, for use with a working vehicle, has a frame for towing connection to the working vehicle and which supports a rotatable impeller member thereon for spreading soil in a laterally outward direction relative to a forward path of the implement. A driven pulley wheel is fixed to a rear of the impeller member for rotation together relative to the frame. A drive shaft assembly operatively transfers rotational drive from a power take-off of the working vehicle to a driven pulley wheel on the frame, to be subsequently transferred to the driven pulley wheel by a drive belt connected between the driven and drive pulley wheels. |
| US10125471B2 |
Scarifier board for motor graders
A scarifier board comprises a rectangular attachment portion defining a width, a height and a thickness and the attachment portion includes a front face and a back face, and a first plurality of mounting apertures extend through the front face and the back face. The board also includes a working portion defining a plurality of anti-rotation grooves and a plurality of working zones therebetween having a wear resistant material, and the working portion includes a strip of wear resistant material disposed immediately below the attachment portion. |
| US10125469B2 |
Method and apparatus for repairing the wall of a manhole
The present invention comprises a method and means for repairing the wall of a manhole wherein a material capable of curing and hardening is adhered to the wall. An expandable bladder engages the curable and hardenable material and presses against and smoothes the material. The bladder may be chemically bonded to the curable and hardenable material or it may be mechanically bonded. |
| US10125467B2 |
Template for and method of installing a plurality of foundation elements in an underwater ground formation
A template for use in installing a plurality of foundation elements, in particular anchor piles, relative to one another in an underwater ground formation is provided. The template includes a plurality of guides for the foundation elements, which guides are fixed relative to one another by means of a frame. At least one of the guides includes a sound-insulating sleeve for surrounding a foundation element during driving. |
| US10125462B2 |
Erosion control apparatus
The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline. |
| US10125460B2 |
Pedestrian tile, replaceable tile section and/or resilient dome structure
A detectable warning tile system has a tile base with an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface has a plurality of upward projections therefrom. The tile base has two side edges for alignment with corresponding side edges of other tiles, and front and rear edges. An area of the upper surface of the tile base is formed free of the detectable warnings and may include a trough into or over which a replaceable tile section may be placed. The tile base and/or replaceable tile section may be configured to receive one or more individually-installable detectable warnings. |
| US10125451B2 |
Method for marking references on a flat article and a system actuating the method
A method for marking references on a flat article includes providing a model having at least a through-opening and exhibiting the same peripheral profile as a flat article to be marked; detecting the peripheral profile of the model and storing that profile in a memory; detecting a profile of the through-opening and the relative positioning with respect to a reference system; detecting a peripheral profile of the flat article; replicating the peripheral profile of the model so as to superpose it on the peripheral profile of the flat article; replicating also the profile of the through-opening of the detected model, taking account of the relative positioning with respect to the reference system and of the positioning of the peripheral profile of the model with respect to the peripheral profile of the flat article. Contactless marking of at least a reference on the flat article is made at the profile of the through-opening which has been replicated. |
| US10125449B2 |
Dryer
A dryer includes a drum configured to receive a laundry item within its internal volume, a variable member positioned within the drum and configured to be movable in a lengthwise direction of the drum to thereby vary the internal volume of the drum, a motor disposed on a rear surface of the drum, the motor including a rotation shaft that is configured to rotate in a forward rotation direction or a reverse rotation direction, an adjustment shaft coupled to the rotation shaft and configured to extend to a preset position inside the drum, and a bracket fitted to the adjustment shaft and configured to couple the variable member and the adjustment shaft. The coupling of the variable member and the adjustment shaft enables movement of the variable member according to a rotation of the adjustment shaft. |
| US10125448B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine including a cabinet having with an inlet port formed at a front panel for laundry insertion thereinto and a door to open or close the inlet port; a tub within the cabinet for storing wash water; a drum in communication with the inlet port, and rotatably provided within the tub; a detergent dispenser provided below the inlet; a water passage to supply wash water from a water source to at least one of the tub and the detergent dispenser; and a connecting passage to connect the tub and the detergent dispenser for transfer of the wash water stored in the tub to the detergent dispenser and for transfer of the detergent stored in the detergent dispenser to the tub. |
| US10125446B2 |
Laundry treating appliance
A fabric treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A tub is provided in the interior defining a liquid chamber. An exoskeleton is disposed within the liquid chamber and houses a drum defining a treating chamber for treating an article of laundry. A rear drive plate is provided at one end of the drum and at least partially defines the exoskeleton. One or more braces can couple to the rear drive plate to improve structural integrity of the exoskeleton housing the drum. |
| US10125445B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
There is disclosed a laundry treating apparatus (100) including a cabinet (1) comprising an opening (11) through which laundry is introduced, a tub (2) provided in the cabinet (1), the tub (2) comprising a tub opening (21) in communication with the opening (11), a drum (3) provided in the tub (2) to store the laundry therein, the drum (3) comprising a drum opening (31) in communication with the tub opening (21), a drum supporting unit (L, H) configured to levitate the drum (3) within the tub (2), using a repulsive force generated between magnetic units (51, 52, 53, 54) having the same magnetic pole, a motor (61) mounted to an outer portion of the tub (2), the motor (61) comprising a shaft (615), and a coupler (63) configured to connect the drum (3) and the shaft (615) with each other so as to rotate the drum (3) and to make a rotation center of the drum (3) be movable with respect to a rotation center of the shaft (615) in a predetermined distance range, similar to an Oldham coupling. |
| US10125441B1 |
Multiple twisted yarns directed through a single needle of a tufting machine
A method of tufting carpet using multiple yarns directed through at least one single needle, if not a plurality of such situations, whereby the needles tuft a carpet having unique specifications. Specifically, the yarns are pre-twisted together, and can be solution dyed and/or of have different twist characteristics, such as selected from the group of high twist, standard twist, low twist, no twist, flat yarns and/or pre-twisted flat yarns. |
| US10125437B2 |
Polyester artificial hair and method of preparing the same
A flame-retardant polyester artificial hair filaments according to the present invention comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin; (B) 10-20 parts by weight of a polymeric brominated polystyrene flame retardant; (B) 5-10 parts by weight of a polymeric phosphorus flame retardant; (D) 0.1-3 parts by weight of a chain extender; and (E) 0.5-3 parts by weight of sodium antimonate. |
| US10125430B2 |
Method for manufacturing a silicon cylinder by growth on seeds in a directed solidification furnace
A method for manufacturing a silicon cylinder by growth on seeds in a directed solidification furnace, including at least the following steps: (i) providing a crucible having a longitudinal axis (Z), in which the bottom is covered with a layer of seeds of monocrystalline silicon in a right prism shape; and (ii) proceeding with directed solidification of silicon by growth on seeds, in a direction of growth that is co-linear with the axis (Z) and with a concave solidification front, spatially or temporally; characterized in that the layer in step (i) of: one or more central seeds Gc; and one or more peripheral seeds Gp contiguous to the seed(s) Gc, the peripheral seeds Gp having a specific size. |
| US10125428B2 |
Electrodialysis stacks, systems, and methods for recovering ammonia and monovalent salts from anaerobic digestate
Electrodialysis stacks comprising a series of electrodialysis cells and anaerobic digestion systems incorporating the electrodialysis stacks are provided. Also provided are methods of using the electrodialysis stacks and systems to recover nitrogen, in the form of ammonia, from separated anaerobic digestate. The electrodialysis stacks use monovalent-selective cation exchange membranes to concentrate ammonium ions and other monovalent ions in a concentrate stream, while discriminating against multivalent cations, which, as a result, are retained in a diluate stream. The electrodialysis stacks may use monovalent-selective anion exchange membranes to discriminate against multivalent anions, which, as a result, are selectively retained in a diluate stream. |
| US10125427B2 |
Porphyrin molecular catalysts for selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 into CO
The present invention relates to porphyrins of formula (I): wherein R1 to R6, R1′ to R6′, X, X′ Y and Y′ are as described in claim 1. The invention also relates to complexes of said porphyrins with transition metals, in particular iron, preferably as Fe(III) or Fe(0) complex, and salts thereof, use thereof as catalysts for the selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 into CO, electrochemical cells comprising said complexes, and a method for selectively reducing electrochemically CO2 into CO using said complexes. |
| US10125424B2 |
Zirconium pretreatment compositions containing molybdenum, associated methods for treating metal substrates, and related coated metal substrates
Disclosed are pretreatment compositions and associated methods for treating metal substrates with pretreatment compositions, including ferrous substrates, such as cold rolled steel and electrogalvanized steel. The pretreatment composition includes: a Group IIIB and/or IVB metal; free fluoride; and molybdenum. The methods include contacting the metal substrates with the pretreatment composition. |
| US10125422B2 |
High impedance RF filter for heater with impedance tuning device
Embodiments provide a plasma processing apparatus, substrate support assembly, and method of controlling a plasma process. The apparatus and substrate support assembly include a substrate support pedestal, a tuning assembly that includes a tuning electrode that is disposed in the pedestal and electrically coupled to a radio frequency (RF) tuner, and a heating assembly that includes one or more heating elements disposed within the pedestal for controlling a temperature profile of the substrate, where at least one of the heating elements is electrically coupled to an RF filter circuit that includes a first inductor configured in parallel with a formed capacitance of the first inductor to ground. The high impedance of the RF filters can be achieved by tuning the resonance of the RF filter circuit, which results in less RF leakage and better substrate processing results. |
| US10125420B2 |
Method of making multi-electrode molecular sensing devices
A molecular sensor includes a substrate defining a substrate plane, and a plurality of pairs of electrode sheets above or below the substrate at an angle to the substrate plane. The molecular sensor further includes a plurality of inner dielectric sheets between each electrode sheet in each pair of electrode sheets of the plurality of pairs, and an outer dielectric sheet between each pair of electrode sheets of the plurality of pairs. |
| US10125418B2 |
Method for the preparation of Ag/C nanocomposite films by laser-induced carbonization of alkane
Ag/C crystalline nanocomposite films and a method of forming the films with controllable Ag/C molar ratios using a concurrent excimer laser-induced ablation of a silver target and a hydrocarbon gas under a vacuum atmosphere. Metal/Carbon nanocomposites prepared by concurrent irradiation of a metal target, in the presence of a hydrocarbon gas, during an excimer laser induced process. |
| US10125411B2 |
β-type titanium alloy
The present invention provides a β-type titanium alloy that includes, by mass %, when Al: 2 to 5%, 1) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 6.2 to 11%, and V: 4 to 10%, 2) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 5 to 11%, and Mo: 4 to 10%, or 3) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 5.5 to 11%, and Mo+V (total of Mo and V): 4 to 10% in range, and a balance of substantially Ti. These include Zr added in amounts of 1 to 4 mass %. Furthermore, by making the oxygen equivalent Q 0.15 to 0.30 or leaving the alloy in the work hardened state or by applying both, the tensile strength before aging heat treatment can be further increased. |
| US10125408B2 |
Method for manufacturing nickel and cobalt mixed sulfide and nickel oxide ore hydrometallurgical method
Provided is a method for manufacturing a nickel and cobalt mixed sulfide that is capable of stabilizing nickel and cobalt concentrations in the sulfidation end solution at low levels and of limiting decreases in nickel and cobalt recovery rates without increasing cost even when processing with a sulfuric acid acidic solution containing nickel and cobalt and a high iron ions concentration as the sulfidation start solution. This method generates a sulfidation reaction by blowing hydrogen sulfide gas into a sulfuric acid acidic solution comprising nickel and cobalt to obtain a mixed sulfide, wherein: the sulfuric acid acidic solution, which is the sulfidation start solution, contains iron ions at a rate of 1.0-4.0 g/L; and the sulfidation reaction is generated by blowing hydrogen sulfide gas into the sulfidation start solution and adding sodium hydrogensulfide (NaHS) obtained by absorbing hydrogen sulfide gas-containing exhaust gas, generated by the sulfidation, in an alkaline solution. |
| US10125405B2 |
Method and system for thermal treatments of rails
A method thermally treats hot rails to obtain a desired microstructure having enhanced mechanical properties. The method includes an active cooling phase where the rail is fast cooled from an austenite temperature and subsequently soft cooled, to maintain a target transformation temperature between defined values. The cooling treatment is performed by a plurality of cooling modules. Each of the cooling modules has a plurality of devices spraying a cooling medium onto the rail. The method is characterized in that during the active cooling phase, each cooling device is driven to control the cooling rate of the rail such that the amount of transformed austenite within the rail is not lower than 50% on the rail surface and not lower than 20% at a rail head core. |
| US10125404B2 |
Method for producing high elastic limit nonmagnetic steel material using an austenitic stainless steel sheet
[Problem] To provide a raw material steel sheet for providing a high strength nonmagnetic austenitic stainless steel material that has a high elastic limit stress and excellent toughness.[Solution to Problem] An austenitic stainless steel sheet containing 0.12% or less of C, from 0.30 to 3.00% of Si, from 2.0 to 9.0% of Mn, from 7.0 to 15.0% of Ni, from 11.0 to 20.0% of Cr, and 0.30% or less of N, and further containing at least one kind of 3.0% or less of Mo, 1.0% or less of V, 1.0% or less of Nb, 1.0% or less of Ti, and 0.010% or less of B, all in terms of percentage by mass, with the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having a component composition having a Ni equivalent of 19.0 or more, having a value of d−1/2 of 0.40 or more, wherein d (μm) represents an average austenitic crystal grain diameter, and having a property that provides a magnetic permeability μ of 1.0100 or less after subjected to cold rolling with an equivalent strain of 0.50 or more. |
| US10125401B2 |
High resolution melt genotyping of IBV, CSFV and NDV
The present invention relates to methods of differentiating and characterizing IBV, CSFV and NDV strains, and identifying new strains using high resolution melt technology. The present invention also provides primers and kits for use with such methods. |
| US10125400B2 |
Method for the diagnosis of rosacea
A method of characterizing specific microbiota associated with Demodex mites from a rosacea patient is described. The method can include a step of realizing a biopsy on the patient and analyzing the microbiota based on a method of 16SrRNA sequencing or pyrosequencing. A method for the diagnosis of rosacea in a patient is also described. This method can include characterizing microbiota associated with Demodex mites in the patient. Also described, are methods of differentiating a subtype of rosacea in a patient with rosacea and methods of controlling and measuring an active agent's treatment effectiveness on rosacea. |
| US10125396B2 |
Affinity mediated amplification method of telomeric C-ssDNA and detection kit
Provided in the present invention are an affinity mediated amplification method of telomeric C-ssDNA with a template probe and a detection kit using this method for performing alternative lengthening detection of telomeres. |
| US10125395B2 |
Genetic alterations and methods of use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of type I diabetes
Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of T1D are disclosed. More specifically, the invention provides gene targets containing single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with this disease. Methods and kits for using the sequences so identified for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes are also provided. |
| US10125394B2 |
Compositions and methods for diagnosing diseases and disorders associated with β cell death
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting cell death by detecting cell DNA in a biological sample. The invention relates the discovery that the presence of hypomethylated β cell DNA outside of the pancreas of a subject is indicative of β cell death. Thus, in one embodiment, the invention is a method of detecting hypomethylated β cell insulin DNA in a biological sample of a subject including the steps of: obtaining a biological sample from the subject, where the biological sample is obtained from outside of the subject's pancreas and where the biological sample contains β cell insulin DNA; determining the methylation status of at least one of the CpG dinucleotides in the β cell insulin DNA, where when at least one of the CpG dinucleotides in the β cell insulin DNA is determined to be unmethylated, the hypomethylated β cell insulin DNA is detected. |
| US10125393B2 |
Systems and methods for biological analysis and computation
Provided herein are devices and methods suitable for sequencing, detecting, amplifying, analyzing, and performing sample preparation procedures for nucleic acids and other molecules. In some cases, the devices and methods provided herein are used for computation. |
| US10125391B2 |
Single molecule nanoFET sequencing systems and methods
Real time electronic sequencing methods, devices, and systems are described. Arrays of nanoFET devices are used to provide sequence information about a template nucleic acid in a polymerase-template complex bound to the nanoFET. A sequencing reaction mixture comprising nucleotide analogs having conductivity labels is introduced to the array of nanoscale electronic elements comprising nanoFETs under conditions of polymerase mediated nucleic acid synthesis. The polymerase enzyme template complex is attached to the gate of the nanoFET in an orientation whereby the nucleotide exit region of the polymerase enzyme is directed toward the gate of the nanoFET. Methods for producing nanoFET arrays are provided. |
| US10125390B2 |
Labelled nucleotides
Nucleosides and nucleotides are disclosed that are linked to detectable labels via a cleavable linker group. |
| US10125389B2 |
Composite liquid cells
A sample handling method may include drawing an encapsulating liquid from an encapsulating-liquid input; discharging the drawn encapsulating liquid (a) onto a free surface of a carrier liquid in a carrier-liquid conduit comprising a stabilisation feature and (b) proximate to the stabilisation feature, the encapsulating liquid being immiscible with the carrier liquid, so that the discharged encapsulating liquid does not mix with the carrier liquid, floats on top of the carrier liquid, and is immobilised by the stabilisation feature; drawing a sample liquid from a sample-liquid input; and discharging the drawn sample liquid, the sample liquid being immiscible with the encapsulating liquid and with the carrier liquid, so that the sample liquid does not mix with the encapsulating liquid or with the carrier liquid. |
| US10125374B2 |
Influenza virus vector for virotherapy
The present invention provides a recombinant influenza virus vector comprising an NS gene encoding a truncated NS1 protein of at least 73 and up to 122 amino acids of the N-terminus of the respective wild type NS 1 protein, wherein said vector replicates in IFN-sensitive tumor cells and does not replicate in normal, non-tumor cells, and expresses a heterologous immunostimulatory polypetide. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition containing said influenza virus vector, its use for the treatment of cancer patients and methods for producing said influenza virus vaccine. |
| US10125369B2 |
PCSK9 iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the PCSK9 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of PCSK9 and methods of treating subjects having a lipid disorder, such as a hyperlipidemia. |
| US10125366B2 |
Preventive or therapeutic agent for fibrosis
Provided is siRNA effective for the treatment of fibrosis and a pharmaceutical containing the siRNA. |
| US10125365B2 |
Micro-RNAs and compositions comprising same for the treatment and diagnosis of serotonin-, adrenalin-, noradrenalin-, glutamate-, and corticotropin-releasing hormone- associated medical conditions
A method of treating a bipolar disorder in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprising administering to the subject sa therapeutically effective amount of a miR-135, a precursor thereof or a nucleic acid molecule encoding said miR-135 or said precursor thereof, thereby treating the bipolar disorder. Methods of diagnosing a mood disorder in a human subject and of monitoring treatment of an anti-depressant drug or a medicament for the treatment of a mood disorder are also disclosed. |
| US10125364B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of the ALAS1 gene
The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ALAS1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of ALAS1. |
| US10125361B2 |
Compositions and methods of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids
This disclosure provides for compositions and methods for the use of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids and complexes thereof. |
| US10125360B2 |
Method for secretion of extracellular vesicles from cells and tissues using shock wave
The present invention relates to a method for promoting the generation and secretion of extracellular vesicles from cells by using extracorporeal shockwave. More precisely, the inventors confirmed that the generation and secretion of extracellular vesicles from vascular endothelial cells were promoted by extracorporeal shockwave and further confirmed that siRNA can be transferred into cells without any help of a carrier. The inventors continued to find out that angiogenesis could be inhibited by introducing siRNA to an animal tumor model and succeeded to measure the size and amount of extracellular vesicles secreted by extracorporeal shockwave. Therefore, the present invention can be used in various fields since it can safely promote the generation and secretion of extracellular vesicles from cells. |
| US10125358B2 |
Methods and compounds for increasing threonyl-tRNA synthetase activity
The invention includes, in part, methods and compounds for treating diseases and conditions characterized by reduced threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) activity, which include, but are not limited to diseases and conditions in which angiogenesis is reduced as compared to normal. In some embodiments of the invention, a level of a TARS molecule is determined and compared to a control level of TARS to assess a treatment for a disease or condition characterized by reduced TARS activity. |
| US10125353B2 |
Recombinant therapeutic glycine N-acyltransferase
This invention relates to a method of producing a recombinant enzyme, more particularly, this invention relates to a method of producing water soluble enzymatically active recombinant glycine N-acyltransferase (GLYAT (E.G. 2.1.3.13)), including the steps of providing a suitable expression host; preparing a vector including a gene for expressing GLYAT in the expression host to form an expression plasmid; transforming the host with the expression plasmid to form an expression system; expressing the GLYAT gene in the expression system; and separating the expressed GLYAT from the expression system. |
| US10125352B2 |
Method for producing enveloped viruses
The invention relates to a process for producing enveloped viruses in a mildly acid medium. The processes of the invention are useful for producing and recovering at a large scale enveloped viruses under conditions observing good manufacturing practice (GMP). |
| US10125346B2 |
Bioreactor sterilization method for multiple uses
Some embodiments include a method. The method can include: conducting a first sterilization of an assembled bioreactor; after conducting the first sterilization of the assembled bioreactor, vitally supporting one or more first microorganisms with the assembled bioreactor; after vitally supporting the one or more first microorganisms with the assembled bioreactor, removing the one or more first microorganisms from the assembled bioreactor; after removing the one or more first microorganisms from the assembled bioreactor, gathering up the assembled bioreactor; after gathering up the assembled bioreactor, conducting a second sterilization of the assembled bioreactor; and after conducting the second sterilization of the assembled bioreactor, vitally supporting one or more second microorganisms with the assembled bioreactor. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10125340B2 |
Photobioreactor systems and methods for producing biomass
Certain embodiments and aspects relate to a photobioreactor including encapsulating photobioreactor units (EPU) within which a liquid medium and a gas are encapsulated. The liquid medium comprises at least one species of phototrophic or mixotrophic organism therein. The gas comprises a high concentration of carbon dioxide. Certain methods of using the EPUs for algal biomass production use automated function units. |
| US10125337B2 |
Branched diesters and methods of making and using the same
The disclosure generally provides branched diester compounds having exceptional low-temperature and flow properties. The disclosure also provides uses of the branched diester compounds in lubricant compositions, for example, as a base oil, and in other applications where their low-temperature and flow properties can be employed beneficially. The disclosure also provides efficient and green methods for making the branched diester compounds. |
| US10125334B2 |
Lubricant base oil and method for preparing the same
The present invention relates to a lubricant base oil containing an aromatic ester lubricant represented by Chemical Formula 1 and to a method for preparing the aromatic ester lubricant. By containing an aromatic ester lubricant, the lubricant base oil exhibits an excellent dispersibility and fluidity and is ecofriendly due to a high biodegradability. In addition, the method for preparing the aromatic ester lubricant does not generate such toxic substances as S, N, aromatic compounds and heavy metals and enables an easy control of the physical properties of a desired lubricant base oil by selecting a suitable alcohol compound to be introduced for an esterification reaction. |
| US10125333B2 |
Organic dispersion of iron-based particles in crystallized form
A dispersion includes an apolar organic phase, at least one amphiphilic agent, and solid objects based on particles of an iron compound in crystallized form of small size. |
| US10125332B2 |
Hydro-fuel, method of manufacture and method of operating a diesel engine
There is described a hydro-fuel composition of a water solution containing hydrogen, wherein the water solution has less than 1000 ppm total dissolved solids, and an oxidation reduction potential of less than −250 milliVolts. The hydro-fuel composition can be used in a diesel engine after the temperature of the diesel engine reaches a temperature of 80° C. to 90° C. |
| US10125327B2 |
Mesoporous and macroporous catalyst for hydroconversion of residues and preparation method
Process of preparing hydroconversion catalyst comprising: a calcined, predominantly alumina, oxide support; a hydrogenating-dehydrogenating active phase comprising group VIB metal, the catalyst having: specific surface area ≥100 m2/g, total pore volume ≥0.75 ml/g, median mesopore diameter by volume ≥18 nm, mesopore volume ≥0.65 ml/g, macropore volume 15-40% of total pore volume; comprising: a) dissolving acidic aluminum precursor; b) adjusting pH with basic precursor; c) co-precipitating acidic and basic precursors, at least one containing aluminum, to form suspension of alumina gel with a targeted alumina concentration; d) filtration; e) drying to a powder; f) forming; g) thermal treatment to an alumina oxide support; h) impregnating of the hydrogenating-dehydrogenating active phase on the alumina oxide support. Catalyst prepared by this process and use thereof for hydrotreating or hydroconverting heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks. |
| US10125325B2 |
Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen
A paraffinic solvent recovery process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen includes supplying the latter to flashing apparatus; separating into flashed paraffinic solvent and diluted bitumen underflow; and returning a portion of the underflow as returned diluted bitumen into the high paraffin diluted bitumen prior to introduction into the flashing apparatus, at temperature and amount to shift asphaltene precipitation equilibrium to reduce asphaltene precipitation. The process includes pre-heating the high paraffin diluted bitumen by transferring heat from hot dry bitumen, flashed paraffinic solvent and/or a portion of diluted bitumen underflow. Flashed paraffinic solvent may contain residual light end bitumen contaminants that increase asphaltenes solubility and the process may include removing contaminants to produce reusable paraffinic solvent at given solvent-to-bitumen ratio range to maintain given asphaltene precipitation. The process may also include a bitumen fractionation column producing hot dry bitumen underflow containing at most 0.5 wt % paraffinic solvent |
| US10125323B2 |
Integrated heavy liquid fuel coking with chemical looping concept
A system integrating heavy fuel coking and chemical looping combustion is provided. The system includes a source of heavy fuel, a cracking reactor into which the fuel and metal oxides are introduced, a fuel reactor in fluid communication with the cracking reactor, and an air reactor in fluid communication with the fuel reactor. In the cracking reactor, the fuel undergoes a cracking reaction forming products and petcoke deposits on the metal oxides. The fuel reactor is configured to gasify metal oxides with petcoke deposits to produce syngas and reduce the metal oxides. The system transports a first portion of the reduced metal oxides to the cracking reactor and a second portion to the fuel reactor. The air reactor is configured to receive reduced metal oxides from the fuel reactor and oxidize them. The system is further configured to transport the oxidized metal oxides to the fuel reactor. |
| US10125319B2 |
Integrated process to produce asphalt and desulfurized oil
An integrated process is provided to produce asphalt and desulfurized oil. Sulfur molecules contained in heavy petroleum fractions, including organosulfur molecules, and in certain embodiments organonitrogen molecules are oxidized. The polar oxidized sulfur compounds shift from the oil phase to the asphalt phase. |
| US10125316B2 |
Etching solution and manufacturing method of display
An etching solution and a manufacturing method of a display are provided. The etching solution includes hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), succinic acid, malonic acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, 1-amino-2-propanol, 5-amino-1H-tetrazole, N,N,N′N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl) ethylenediamine (EDTP) and glycine homogenously mixed in deionized water. Hydrogen peroxide is in an amount of 5-10 wt % of the etching solution, succinic acid is in an amount of 0.5-10 wt % of the etching solution, malonic acid is in an amount of 0.5-10 wt % of the etching solution, acetic acid is in an amount of 1-10 wt % of the etching solution, sulfuric acid is in an amount of 0.5-5 wt % of the etching solution, 1-amino-2-propanol is in an amount of 1-20 wt % of the etching solution, 5-amino-1H-tetrazole is in an amount of 0.01-0.5 wt % of the etching solution, EDTP is in an amount of 1-15 wt % of the etching solution, and glycine is in an amount of 1-5 wt % of the etching solution. |
| US10125315B2 |
Phosphors and phosphor-converted LEDs
The present invention relates to pyrosilicate phosphors, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as conversion phosphors. The present invention also relates to an emission-converting material comprising the conversion phosphor according to the invention, and to the use thereof in light sources, in particular pc-LEDs (phosphor converted light emitting devices). The present invention furthermore relates to light sources, in particular pc-LEDs, and to lighting units which comprise a primary light source and the emission-converting material according to the invention. |
| US10125313B2 |
Oxynitride phosphor powder and method for producing same
An oxynitride phosphor powder has a fluorescence peak wavelength of 587 to 630 nm and a high external quantum efficiency. A method of producing the oxynitride phosphor powder containing Li at 50 to 10,000 ppm includes mixing silicon nitride powder, a substance serving as an aluminum source, a substance serving as a calcium source and a substance serving as an europium source; firing the mixture at 1500 to 2000° C. in an inert gas atmosphere or a reducing gas atmosphere to obtain a fired oxynitride phosphor composed mainly of Ca-containing α-SiAlON, as an intermediate; and heat treating the fired oxynitride phosphor at a temperature of 1450° C. to less than the firing temperature, in an inert gas atmosphere or in a reducing gas atmosphere in the presence of Li. |
| US10125311B1 |
Functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles, methods of synthesis and methods of use
A method for the fluorescence detection of metal ions and other environmental hazards utilizing ligand functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles. Synthesis of the non-toxic, air, and water stable nanoparticles has been optimized. The fluorescent nanoparticles of the present invention are made from varying ratios of metals including zinc, silver, copper, and indium and sulfur. By varying the ratios of these metals we are able to synthesize nanoparticles that emit over a large range of the visible spectrum. Charge transfer between a target molecule and the nanoparticle is readily identified by a fluorescence change allowing for a fast, simple, visual detection system without the need for expensive analytical instrumentation. |
| US10125310B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element and electronic device
An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, an emitting layer and a cathode, in which the emitting layer includes a first compound and a second compound, the first compound is a delayed fluorescent compound, the second compound is a fluorescent compound, an emission quantum efficiency of the first compound is 70% or less, and an ionization potential Ip1 of the first compound and an ionization potential Ip2 of the second compound satisfy a relationship of 0≤Ip2−Ip1≤0.8 eV. |
| US10125306B2 |
Asphaltene inhibition
A method of inhibiting asphaltene precipitation and/or deposition in a hydrocarbon, preferably crude oil, by adding to the hydrocarbon a polyester asphaltene dispersing agent which is the reaction product of an alk(en)yl substituted succinic anhydride wherein the average number of succinic groups per alk(en)yl group is less than 2.0, and at least one polyol. |
| US10125303B2 |
Compositions and methods for cementing a wellbore using microbes or enzymes
A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises injecting into the wellbore a settable slurry comprising: an aqueous carrier; an aggregate; urea; a calcium source; and a calcium carbonate producing agent comprising a microbe, an enzyme, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and allowing the slurry to set. |
| US10125301B2 |
Methods and compositions for in-situ polymerization reaction to improve shale inhibition
A method of modifying an alteration zone of a formation near a wellbore using a non-Newtonian polymeric composition created from a reaction of a non-Newtonian combination comprises the steps of mixing an anhydrous tetraborate and a fluid to create a crosslinker solution, mixing a crosslinkable polyvinyl alcohol and water to create a polymer solution, where the crosslinker solution and the polymer solution form the non-Newtonian combination, pumping the non-Newtonian combination to a reaction zone in the wellbore, where pumping the non-Newtonian combination is configured to induce mixing of the polymer solution and the crosslinker solution, allowing the non-Newtonian combination to react to form the non-Newtonian polymeric composition, allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to migrate to the alteration zone, where the non-Newtonian polymeric composition migrates due to gravity, and allowing the non-Newtonian polymeric composition to interact with the alteration zone to modify the alteration zone. |
| US10125300B2 |
Wellbore servicing compositions and methods of making and using same
A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation having one or more lost circulation zones comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a sealing composition into the wellbore, wherein the sealing composition comprises a latex and an accelerator and wherein the latex, the accelerator or both are encapsulated with an encapsulation material. A wellbore servicing fluid comprising a latex and an accelerator wherein the latex, the accelerator, or both are encapsulated. |
| US10125298B2 |
High thermal conductivity graphite and graphene-containing composites
Micro-nano hybrid composites exhibiting desirable thermal conductivity levels due to the presence of specific ratios of graphite to graphene that have been found to reduce the overall thermal interface resistance. The composites are preferably epoxy matrix composites in some embodiments. Devices including the composites and methods of preparing the composites are also disclosed. |
| US10125293B2 |
Adhesive tape for protecting surfaces
The invention relates to an extensively biologically degradable adhesive tape, which in particular has a good and quickly established anchoring between the adhesive and the carrier. The invention relates to an adhesive tape for protecting surfaces, comprising an adhesive H, containing at least 60 wt %, at least one polyurethane P, obtainable from chemical cross-linking of a polyurethane pre-polymer, obtainable from the chemical reaction of d) one or a plurality of aliphatic polyester polyols A having a hydroxy functionality of 1.8 through 2 and a number-averaged molecular weight of equal to/greater than 1,000 g/mole; e) one or a plurality of compounds B having a hydroxy functionality of 1.8 through 2 and a number-averaged molecular weight of less than 1,000 g/mol; f) one or a plurality of aliphatic diisocyanates C; wherein the ratio of the total number of isocyanate groups to the total number of hydroxy groups of the substances involved in the chemical reaction for building the prepolymer is greater than/equal to 0.4 and less than 1; and a biodegradable carrier. |
| US10125288B2 |
Coating compositions comprising 2,2′-biphenol
A coating composition comprising a polyglycidyl ether of a 2,2′-biphenol that is substantially free of bisphenol A, bisphenol F and their derivatives and residues is disclosed. Food packages coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed. |
| US10125285B2 |
Method of printing ultranarrow-gap lines
Disclosed is a method of printing ultranarrow-gap lines of a functional material, such as an electrically conductive silver ink. The method entails providing a substrate having an interlayer coated on the substrate and printing the ultranarrow-gap lines by depositing ink on the interlayer of the substrate, the ink comprising the functional material and a solvent that swells the interlayer to cause the interlayer to bulge at edges of the ink to thereby define embankments that confine the ink. |
| US10125280B2 |
Water based inkjet formulations
The present invention relates to an inkjet printing composition comprising an aqueous liquid vehicle, a pigment and a nitrile polymer emulsion; to an inkjet printing system comprising an inkjet composition, a recording medium and an inkjet printer; to a method of forming a printed image with an inkjet printing system and to the use of an inkjet printing composition in an inkjet printing system. |
| US10125272B2 |
Thermochromic coatings, films and materials for thermal management
Thermochromic coatings, films and materials that aid in a) reducing surface temperature of a structure or composite material when environmental temperature is relatively high and b) increasing surface temperature under relatively low environmental temperature. Surface temperature modulation is achieved using a synergistic combination of thermochromic materials and light scattering components. |
| US10125270B2 |
Anti-microbial drinking or eating vessel
There is provided a drinking or eating vessel comprising an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food and an outer surface that supports an anti-microbial coating and a decorative layer, wherein the anti-microbial coating comprises a polymer formed at a curing temperature of less than 600° C. and contains anti-microbial particles distributed within said coating, wherein the anti-microbial coating and/or the decorative layer define an outermost surface that is exposed to contact by a user of the vessel, and wherein the anti-microbial particles provide anti-microbial protection across the entire surface of said outermost surface. Also provided are corresponding process for producing the drinking or eating vessel. |
| US10125263B2 |
Surface-modified particulate metal oxides
Modified silica having a fraction of at least 15% T1 groups, or a greater fraction of T1 groups as compared to T3 groups, and an extractable content of less than 15 weight percent have a high proportion of surface modifying groups, and exhibit high thickening power in liquid media. |
| US10125259B2 |
Diacrylate-compound-containing composition and cured product thereof
The present invention relates to a limited composition containing a diacrylate compound represented by general formula (1). In the formula, R denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.The present invention provides a diacrylate-compound-containing composition which provides a cured product having excellent physical properties such as low curing shrinkage, flexibility, resistance to bending, and low curling properties, and which can be used as a photo- or thermal-radical polymerizable composition and a cured product of the composition. |
| US10125258B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and molded parts using the same
A polycarbonate resin composition and a molded article for automotive parts manufactured using the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: (A) a polycarbonate resin; (B) a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer comprising (B-1) a first rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer comprising a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of about 230 nm to about 380 nm and (B-2) a second rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer comprising a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of about 60 nm to about 200 nm; (C) an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer; and (D) a (meth)acrylic copolymer. The thermoplastic resin composition can have excellent properties in terms of heat stability and gloss. |
| US10125252B2 |
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer microparticles, dispersion liquid and resin composition containing same, and method of producing said microparticles
By first forming an emulsion in a system that separates into two phases which include a solution phase containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) as the main component and a solution phase containing a polymer (B) different from the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) as the main component when the copolymer (A), the polymer (B), and an organic solvent (C) having an SP value of 20 (J/cm3)1/2 to 30 (J/cm3)1/2 are dissolved and mixed together, and then causing the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) to precipitate as microparticles by bringing a poor solvent (D) of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) into contact with the emulsion, it is possible to obtain ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer microparticles that have a narrow particle size distribution wherein the particle size distribution index in a dry-powder state is 2 or less, have a true spherical particle shape, and exhibit excellent re-dispersibility into liquid. |
| US10125247B2 |
Polyethylene compositions
A polyethylene composition including the product of the combination of at least one copolymer made from units derived from at least 85 wt % ethylene and a C3 to C10 α-olefin and from 0.10 wt % to 10 wt % of a cyclic-diene terpolymer is provided. |
| US10125232B2 |
Process for producing flame-retardant porous materials based on polyurea
The present invention relates to a process for producing flame-retardant porous materials comprising the following steps: (a) reacting at least one polyfunctional isocyanate (a1) and at least one polyfunctional aromatic amine (a2) in an organic solvent optionally in the presence of water as component (a3) and optionally in the presence of at least one catalyst (a5); and then (b) removing the organic solvent to obtain the organic porous material, where step (a) is carried out in the presence of at least one organic flame retardant as component (a4), where this flame retardant is soluble in the solvent. The invention further relates to the porous materials thus obtainable, and also to the use of the porous materials for thermal insulation. |
| US10125231B2 |
Benzoxazine cyanate ester resin for pyrolisis densification of carbon-carbon composites
A method of forming carbon-carbon composites includes molding carbon fibers with a compound comprising a blend of benzoxazine resin and cyanate ester resin; and pyrolyzing the compound to form the carbon-carbon composite. A carbon-carbon composite includes carbon fibers impregnated with a compound comprising a blend of benzoxazine resin and cyanate ester. |
| US10125229B2 |
Continuous manufacturing process for rubber masterbatch and rubber masterbatch prepared therefrom
The present invention relates to a continuous manufacturing process for a rubber masterbatch and a rubber masterbatch prepared therefrom. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: step 1): a filler is added to a rubber solution, forming a rubber/filler/solvent mixture by stirring; and step 2): the solvent is removed and the mixture is dried, resulting in a rubber/filler masterbatch. The present invention also relates to a masterbatch prepared by the above-mentioned process and a rubber article prepared using the masterbatch. Compared to the wet mixing technologies in the prior art, the present invention has no specific requirements of rubber and filler, with a wider scope of usage. In addition, the filler has a high dispersion in rubber compounds, the production process thereof is continuous, highly efficient, low in energy consumption and labour, and thus low in cost. |
| US10125227B2 |
Segmented copolymer compositions and coatings incorporating these compositions
Some variations provide a segmented copolymer composition comprising: fluoropolymer first soft segments that are (α,ω)-hydroxyl-terminated and/or (α,ω)-amine-terminated; polyester or polyether second soft segments that are (α,ω)-hydroxyl-terminated and/or (α,ω)-amine-terminated; isocyanate species possessing an isocyanate functionality of 2 or greater; and polyol or polyamine chain extenders or crosslinkers, wherein the molar ratio of the second soft segments to the first soft segments is less than 2.0. Exemplary segmented copolymers are disclosed. The segmented copolymer composition may be present in a low-friction, low-adhesion coating. Such a coating may be characterized by a coefficient of friction, measured at 90% relative humidity, less than 0.7. Such a coating may be characterized by an average kinetic delay of surface ice formation of at least 10 minutes at −10° C. These coatings are useful as bugphobic and icephobic coatings. |
| US10125225B2 |
Process for preparing organopolysiloxanes
Multistep continuous and semicontinuous hydrolysis and condensation of chlorosilanes with alcohol containing minimal water in a column in a first step to form a silicone resin intermediate, followed by further condensation provides silicone resins in reproducible fashion substantially free of hydrogen chloride, without reactor gelatin. |
| US10125222B2 |
Method for the preparation of high molecular weight oligo(alkylene glycol) functionalized polyisocyanopeptides
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of oligo(alkylene glycol)-functionalized polyisocyanopeptides comprising the steps of functionalizing an isocyanopeptide with oligo-(alkylene glycol) side chains and subsequently polymerizing the oligo-alkylene glycol-functionalized isocyanopeptides. Several isocyanopeptides may be functionalized with various linear or non-linear oligo-(alkylene glycol) side chains having variable chain length. The alkylene glycol may be selected from the group consisting of ethylene-, propylene-, butylene- or pentylene glycol. Preferably, the isocyanopeptides are functionalized with at least three ethylene glycol side chains. The peptides may comprise L-amino acids, D-amino acids or D, L-amino acids. The obtained oligoalkylene-functionalized polyisocyanopeptides are a new class of materials with unique thermo-responsive properties. |
| US10125221B2 |
Amino acid preparation method comprising a step of hydroformylation of an unsaturated fatty nitrile
A process for synthesizing an ω-amino acid compound of formula HOOC—(CH2)r+2—CH2NH2, wherein 4≤r≤13 from a monounsaturated fatty nitrile compound of formula CH2═CH—(CH2)r—CN the process comprising: 1) a step of hydroformylation of the mono unsaturated fatty nitrile compound by reacting said nitrile with carbon monoxide and di hydrogen 5e-a5 to obtain a nitrile aldehyde compound of formula HOC—(CH2)r+2-CN, then 2) a step of oxidation, in the presence of dioxygen, of the nitrile aldehyde compound to obtain a corresponding nitrile acid compound of formula HOOC—(CH2)r+2-CN, and 3) a step of reduction of the nitrile acid compound to give an w-amino acid of formula HOOC—(CH2)r+2—CH2NH2. |
| US10125219B2 |
Titanium dioxide pigment and manufacturing method
A novel polymer comprising a water soluble polymer backbone, at least one functional group attached to the polymer backbone and having an affinity for titanium dioxide, and at least one hydrophobic functional group attached to the polymer backbone and having an affinity for latex is provided. A titanium dioxide pigment composition including the novel polymer is also provided. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a titanium dioxide pigment composition that includes the novel polymer. |
| US10125217B2 |
Method for producing polyether carbonate polyols
The invention relates to a process for producing polyether carbonate polyols through an addition reaction of alkylene oxides and carbon dioxide onto one or more H-functional starter substances in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst or in the presence of a metal complex catalyst based on the metals zinc and/or cobalt, characterized in that one or more H-functional starter substances containing at least 1000 ppm of component (K) is/are continuously metered into the reactor during the reaction, where component (K) is selected from at least one compound containing a phosphorus-oxygen bond and a phosphorus compound that can form one or more P—O bonds through reaction with OH-functional compounds. |
| US10125213B2 |
Polyurethane dispersion and polyurethane laminate
A polyurethane dispersion is a polyurethane dispersion in which polyurethane resin produced by reaction of an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer with a chain extender is dispersed in water. The isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer is produced by at least allowing a polyisocyanate component containing xylylene diisocyanate and/or hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate to react with a polyol component containing diol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a low-molecular-weight polyol having a functionality of three or more, and an active hydrogen group-containing compound containing a hydrophilic group. The chain extender contains an alkoxysilyl compound having a primary amino group, or a primary amino group and a secondary amino group, and the molar ratio of the hydroxyl group in the low-molecular-weight polyol having a functionality of three or more is less than 25% relative to a total mol 100% of the hydroxyl group in the polyol component. |
| US10125212B2 |
Polyisocyanate composition and isocyanate polymer composition
The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition comprising, on the basis of the total mass of the polyisocyanate composition, 97 weight % or more of a polyisocyanate, and 2.0 mass ppm or more and 1.0×104 mass ppm or less of a compound having at least one unsaturated bond in which the compound is a different compound from the polyisocyanate, or 5.0 mass ppm or more and 2.0×104 mass ppm or less of at least one inactive compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon compound, an ether compound, a sulfide compound, a halogenated hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing ether compound, and a Si-containing sulfide compound. |
| US10125211B2 |
Tire member, hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer, and polymer composition
Provided is a tire member which is satisfactory in low fuel consumption performance and exhibits higher strength and more excellent abrasion resistance as compared with conventional ones. The tire member is a tire member obtained by subjecting a composition containing a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer and a crosslinking agent to a crosslinking treatment, wherein the hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer is a hydrogenated product of a conjugated diene polymer that has a structural unit derived from butadiene and has a functional group at one end or both ends and the functional group is one or more groups selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, a pyridyl group, a phosphino group, a thiol group, and a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group. |
| US10125209B2 |
Macromonomer mixture, terminal-reactive polymer mixture, intermediate for macromonomer and silicone hydrogel
To obtain a hydrophilic macromonomer mixture which is a highly polymerized hydrophilic macromonomer, has few components not bonded to the polymer chain after polymerization, and is less likely to leaching. Provided is a macromonomer mixture containing macromonomer A being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a polymerization initiator at an end thereof; and macromonomer B being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a chain transfer agent at an end thereof. |
| US10125205B2 |
Cross-linkable acid copolymer composition and its use in glass laminates
Provided herein are glass laminates, preferably safety glass laminates, that comprise a polymeric interlayer sheet formed of an acid copolymer composition. The acid copolymer composition comprises an ethylene acid copolymer which, in turn, comprises copolymerized units of ethylene, about 5 to about 90 wt % of copolymerized units of a first α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and optionally about 2 to about 40 wt % of copolymerized units of a derivative of a second α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Optionally, a portion of the carboxylic acid groups of the copolymerized units of the ethylene acid copolymer are neutralized to form carboxylate salts. The acid copolymer composition also includes a hydroxyl-containing crosslinking agent and may also include an adjuvant. The glass laminates have superior resistance to creeping due to the properties of the acid copolymer composition, which may optionally be cross-linked. |
| US10125199B2 |
Manufacture of magnetic particles
A method for the production of particles by reacting functional groups on the surface of non-magnetic porous particles with functional groups on the surface of magnetic particles to form a covalent bond, to obtain particles supplemented with magnetic particles covalently bound to the outer part of said particles. Advantages include an increased binding capacity. |
| US10125195B2 |
Stable anti-IFNAR1 formulation
The present invention relates to a stable, low viscosity antibody formulation, wherein the formulation comprises a high concentration of anti-INFAR1 antibody. In some embodiments, the invention relates in general to a stable antibody formulation comprising about 100 mg/mL to about 200 mg/mL of an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds human interferon alpha 1 (INFAR1); about 20 mM to about 80 mM of a lysine or a salt thereof; about 0.02% to about 0.06% of a surfactant; an uncharged excipient; and a formulation buffer. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to a container, dosage form and/or kit. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to a method of making and using the stable antibody formulation. |
| US10125193B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptors and methods of making
Provided are methods of generating chimeric antigen receptors (CAR). In some embodiments, library screening of CAR is performed by generating a vector encoding the CAR from random attachment of vectors from libraries of vectors encoding antigen-binding domains (e.g., scFv regions), hinge regions, and endodomains. In some embodiments, the vectors contain a transposon. |
| US10125185B2 |
Thrombospondin-1 polypeptides and methods of using same
The invention features thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) polypeptides (e.g., 3TSR-Fc fusion proteins), nucleic acid molecules encoding the TSP-1 polypeptides, and compositions thereof. The invention also features methods of making and using the TSP-1 polypeptides of the invention (e.g., using 3TSR-Fc fusion proteins to treat a subject having a disorder associated with pathological angiogenesis, e.g., cancer, e.g., epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC)). |
| US10125184B2 |
Apolipoprotein E polypeptides and their use
Disclosed herein are several apoplipoprotein E (ApoE) polypeptides, and nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, that can be used to treat or prevent a hepatitis infection in a subject, such as a hepatitis C virus infection. These ApoE polypeptides can inhibit the entry of hepatitis C virus into cells, and inhibit viral replication. Nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides are also disclosed, as well as methods. |
| US10125182B2 |
Peptides hormone analogues derivable from preproglucagon
Peptide hormone analogs of the formula X-V are provided herein, wherein X is a glucagon analog or a GLP1 analog, and V is a C-terminal extension amino acid sequence comprising at least four amino acid residues, at least three of said residues being His. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said analogs, and methods of using said analogs for the treatment of conditions such as obesity and diabetes. |
| US10125180B2 |
Recombinant lubricin composition
Disclosed are new recombinant isoforms of human-like lubricin or PRG4 glycoprotein having outstanding lubrication properties and a novel glycosylation pattern, and methods for their manufacture at high levels enabling commercial production. |
| US10125177B2 |
Treponema pallidum triplet antigen
A Treponema pallidum triplet antigen construct is disclosed which includes three Treponema pallidum antigens (TP15, TP17, and TP47), as well as a ten amino acid leader sequence (tag 261) and human copper zinc superoxide dismutase (hSOD). This construct is optimized for in vitro diagnosis of syphilis infection. Plasmids containing DNA encoding the triplet antigen, host cells, production methods, detection methods, and kits are also disclosed. |
| US10125175B2 |
Method for enhancing immunogenicity of epitope peptide of HPV antigen, virus-like particle, and method for preparing HPV vaccine
A method for enhancing immunogenicity of an epitope peptide of an HPV antigen, the method including: assembling a gene of an HPV antigen into a gene of HBc, exogenously expressing a resulting assembled gene to acquire a fusion protein, allowing the fusion protein to automatically assemble to form a virus-like particle including the HPV antigen on a surface of the virus-like particle, to obtain HBc-HPV virus-like particle. A virus-like particle capable of expressing the antigen peptide of HPV acquired by the method. The virus-like particle includes a HBc-L2 fusion protein. A genome for encoding the HBc-L2 fusion protein is represented by SEQ ID NO. 3. A method for preparing an HPV vaccine includes using the virus-like particle. |
| US10125174B2 |
Herpes simplex virus vaccine
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) antigens that elicit an HSV-specific immune response and can be used to treat or prevent HSV infection are provided. Nucleic acid sequences, polypeptides, vectors, and compositions, as well as methods to induce an immune response against HSV, treat or prevent HSV disease, induce a T cell response against HSV, and induce an antibody response against HSV also are provided. |
| US10125173B2 |
HIV-1 V3 mimotopes capable of inducing cross-clade neutralizing antibodies
The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for treating and or preventing an HIV infection. For example, HIV envelope-like polypeptides (wild-type HIV polypeptides and mimotopes) may be administered to an individual so as to induce a protective immune response to HIV. Alternatively, antibodies directed to the HIV envelope-like polypeptides may be administered to an individual to treat or prevent an HIV infection and/or one or more symptoms associated with the infection (e.g., AIDS). |
| US10125167B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating MRSA infections and for sensitizing MRSA to beta-lactam antibiotics
Provided herein are compounds and compositions having antibiotic activity against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In particular, provided herein is a synbody that bactericidal against multiple strains of MRSA and that can be used in conjugation with currently approved β-lactam antibiotics to treat MRSA strains having resistance to β-lactam treatment. Also provided are methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating, preventing or reducing MRSA infections. |
| US10125165B2 |
Solution phase synthesis and crystallization of beta-turn peptidomimetic cyclic salts
The present disclosure relates to methods of preparing and crystallizing β-turn cyclic peptidomimetic salts of formula I: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10, X, Y and n are as defined in the specification. The present disclosure provides a more efficient route for preparing a crystalline form of β-turn cyclic peptidomimetic compounds and salts thereof. |
| US10125162B2 |
Methods for the development of vaccines based on oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates
Described herein are oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates useful as vaccines against one or more human or veterinary therapeutic indications, and methods of synthesizing and identifying them. The conjugates may be identified using non-human antibodies as binding targets, thereby expanding the power and scope of the invention. Efficacious conjugates may be identified through an iterative screening process. |
| US10125158B2 |
Method for manufacturing iridium complex
A method for manufacturing tris(β-diketonato)iridium by reacting β-diketone with an iridium compound, in which an activation treatment including (a) an alkali treatment and (b) an acid treatment described below is applied to the iridium compound to activate the iridium compound, and to subsequently react the β-diketone, (a) an alkali treatment: a treatment of adding alkali to a solution of the iridium compound to raise pH of the solution to a more alkaline side than that before the alkali addition and to not less than 10, and (b) an acid treatment: a treatment of adding acid to the solution subjected to the alkali treatment to lower pH of the solution to a more acidic side than that before the acid addition and to make the pH difference between solutions before and after the acid addition be not less than 0.1 and not more than 10. The present invention allows manufacture of tris(β-diketonato)iridium utilizing a wide variety of β-diketones. |
| US10125157B2 |
Derivatives of oxazaphosphorines that are pre-activated, use and method of preparation
The present invention relates to novel derivatives of oxazaphosphorines that are pre-activated, to the methods for preparing same, to the pharmaceutical compositions containing same and to the therapeutic use thereof, in particular for treating cancer. |
| US10125154B2 |
Fluorine-containing alkylsilane compound, and method for producing the same
A fluorine-containing alkylsilane compound represented by the general formula: CF3(CF2)n(CH2CF2)a(CF2CF2)b(CH2)3SiR3-dXd [I] wherein n is an integer of 0 to 5; a is 1 or 2; b is an integer of 0 to 3; R is a C1-C3 alkoxy group, a fluorine-containing alkoxy group, or an alkenyl group; X is halogen; and d is an integer of 0 to 3. The fluorine-containing alkylsilane compound is produced by reacting, in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, a polyfluoroalkyl allyl compound represented by the general formula: CF3(CF2)n(CH2CF2)a(CF2CF2)bCH2CH═CH2 [II] wherein n, a, and b are as defined above, with: an alkoxysilane, or a chlorosilane, followed by a reaction with lower alcohol or metal alkenyl. The production method gives a fluorine-containing alkylsilane compound that can remove free iodine derived from the raw material compound, before a hydrosilylation reaction is performed, without using a metal reagent having a high environmental load, and that also has excellent handling properties. |
| US10125146B2 |
Crystalline methyl (4R,12aS)-7-(benzyloxy)-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[1′,2′:4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylate
A crystalline methyl (4R,12aS)-7-(benzyloxy)-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[1′,2′:4,5] pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylate of the formula (U2): |
| US10125144B2 |
Rho kinase inhibitors
The invention provides novel inhibitors of ROCK1 and/or ROCK2. Also provided are methods of treating diseases and disorders involving inhibiting ROCK1 and/or ROCK2. The present invention includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or diluents. The present invention includes compositions comprising a substantially pure compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, steroisomer, or hydrate thereof: and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and/or diluents. |
| US10125143B2 |
Cyanated benzoxanthene and benzothioxanthene compounds
Disclosed herein are cyanated compounds of the formula (I) wherein at least one of the radicals R2, R3, R4 and R5 is CN, and the remaining radicals are selected from hydrogen, chlorine and bromine; X is O, S, SO or SO2; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is selected from bromine, chlorine, cyano, —NRaRb, C1-C24-alkyl, C1-C24-haloalkyl, C1-C24-alkoxy, C1-C24-haloalkoxy, C3-C24-cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C6-C24-aryl, C6-C24-aryloxy, C6-C24-aryl-C1-C10-alkylene, etc.; A is a diradical selected from diradicals of the general formulae (A.1), (A.2), (A.3), and (A.4) wherein R6, (R7)n, (R8)o and (R9)p are as defined in the claims and in the description. Also disclosed are color converters containing at least one polymer as a matrix material and at least one cyanated compound of formula (I) or mixtures thereof as a fluorescent dye, the use of the color converters, and lighting devices containing an LED and at least one color converter. |
| US10125142B2 |
Method for purifying mitomycin C
Provided are a method for purifying mitomycin C, comprising a step of recrystallizing crude mitomycin C crystals using a high-purity methanol; mitomycin C obtainable by the method; and the like. |
| US10125140B1 |
Crystalline forms of a bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Described herein is the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor 1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, including crystalline forms, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the Btk inhibitor, as well as methods of using the Btk inhibitor, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions. |
| US10125136B2 |
Crystalline forms of 3-(imidazo[1,2-B] pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide and its mono hydrochloride salt
Novel crystalline forms of 3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide free base and 3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide mono hydrochloride, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of their preparation and use are disclosed herein. |
| US10125132B2 |
Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of inflammatory disorders
The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: Wherein R1a, R1b, R2, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7, R8, W, X, Cy, and the subscript a are as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds inhibiting autotaxin (NPP2 or ENPP2), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment using the same, for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases involving fibrotic diseases, proliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, dermatological disorders, and/or abnormal angiogenesis associated diseases by administering the compound of the invention. |
| US10125131B2 |
Selective HDAC3 inhibitors
Provided herein are HDAC3 inhibitors, as well as methods of treatment comprising administering these compounds to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10125128B2 |
GLS1 inhibitors for treating disease
Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of GLS1 mediated diseases, such as cancer, having the structure of Formula I: Methods of inhibition GLS1 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided. |
| US10125126B2 |
N-cycloalkyl-N-[(heterocyclylphenyl)methylene]-(thio)carboxamide derivatives
The present invention relates to fungicidal N-cycloalkyl-N-[(heterocyclylphenyl)methylene] carboxamide derivatives and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. |
| US10125122B2 |
Method for preparing methyl (Z)-3-[[[4-[methyl[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)acetyl]amino]phenyl]amino]phenylmethylene)oxindole-6-carboxylate (intedanib, nintedanib)
The invention relates to a method of synthesizing methyl (Z)-3-[[4-[methyl[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)acetyl]amino]phenyl] amino]phenylmethylene)-oxindole-6-carboxylate of formula (1), known under the generic name of intedanib or nintedanib. The present method comprises a) a reaction of methyl oxindole-6-carboxylate with acetic anhydride at a temperature of 130-140° C., providing methyl 1-acetyl-oxindole-6-carboxylate; b) a reaction of methyl 1-acetyl-oxindole-6-carboxylate of with trimethyl orthobenzoate and acetic anhydride in the presence of toluene, providing methyl (E)-1-acetyl-3-(methoxyphenylmethylene)-oxindole-6-carboxylate; c) a reaction (E)-1-acetyl-3-(methoxyphenylmethylene)-oxindole-6-carboxylate with N-(4-aminophenyl)-N,4-dimethyl-1-piperazine acetamide and subsequently with an alkali hydroxide or alkali alkoxide in methanol or ethanol without isolation of the intermediate, providing methyl (Z)-3-[[4-[methyl[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)acetyl]amino]phenyl] amino]phenylmethylene)-oxindole-6-carboxylate, wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature of 50 to 100° C. (1). |
| US10125121B2 |
FYN kinase inhibitors
The invention relates to new selective FYN kinase inhibitors of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for the pharmacological treatment of pain and arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| US10125119B2 |
Series of resveratrol-derivative fluorescently labeled molecules and synthesis method thereof
The invention discloses a series of resveratrol-derivative fluorescently labeled molecules and a synthesis method thereof. The fluorescently labeled molecules has a molecular formula as shown in formula (I). The synthesis method includes the steps of adding a certain amount of resveratrol derivative and solvent in a reaction vessel, adding a fluorescent marker as shown in formula (III) and a certain amount of alkali, reacting at 20° C.-60° C. for 2-10 hours, and after the reaction is completed, spin-drying the reaction solvent and performing post-processing to obtain the products. |
| US10125117B2 |
Activation or reactivation of ache
Disclosed herein is an in vitro or in vivo method of activating or reversing inactivation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) or butyrylcholinesterase (BuchE) using compounds of the present disclosure. Also disclosed is a method of treating a subject exposed to a nerve agent using such compounds. Also disclosed is a method of treating organophosphate poisoning in a subject using such compounds. Also disclosed is a method of modulating neuronal signaling and transmission in a subject using such compounds. |
| US10125116B2 |
Compounds and methods for treating mammalian gastrointestinal microbial infections
Described herein are compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, which are useful as inhibitors of IMPDH. In certain embodiments, a compound of the invention selectively inhibits a parasitic IMPDH versus a host IMPDH. Further, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of treating various parasitic and bacterial infections in mammals. Moreover, the compounds may be used alone or in combination with other therapeutic or prophylactic agents, such as anti-virals, anti-inflammatory agents, antimicrobials and immunosuppressants. |
| US10125111B2 |
Benzofuran compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C
Compounds of Formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds are set forth. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus, (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV. |
| US10125105B2 |
Triazabutadienes as cleavable cross-linkers
Triazabutadiene molecules as cleavable cross-linkers adapted to cross-link components with click chemistry, e.g., clickable triazabutadienes. For example, in some embodiments, the triazabutadienes feature alkyne handles attached to the imidazole portion or the aryl portion of the triazabutadienes, wherein the alkyne handles can link to azide handles (e.g., azide handles disposed on other components) via click chemistry. Also described are methods of producing said clickable triazabutadienes and methods of use of said clickable triazabutadienes. The present invention also features methods of cleaving said clickable triazabutadienes, e.g., for liberating the diazonium species for further chemical reactions. |
| US10125104B2 |
Carotenoid derivative, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable ester or amide thereof
The object of the present invention is to find a carotenoid compound that is excellent in water solubility.A carotenoid derivative having a formula (I): wherein X represents a carbonyl group or a methylene group, one of R1 and R2 represents (a) or (b) and the other represents (a), (b), (c) or a hydrogen atom: (a): —CO-A-B-D wherein A represents an alkylene group an alkenylene group, etc., B represents a formula of —S(O)n— or a formula of —NR4CONR5— and D represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy group, etc., (b): —CO-E-F wherein E represents an alkylene group or a formula of —NR3— wherein R3 represents (a1) a hydrogen atom, (b1) an alkyl group etc., and F represents a sulfo group and (c): —CO-G wherein G represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc., a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or amide thereof. |
| US10125092B2 |
Lipids and lipid compositions for the delivery of active agents
This invention provides for a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein RA, RB, R2 and R4 are defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are cationic lipids useful in the delivery of biologically active agents to cells and tissues. |
| US10125091B2 |
Process for preparation of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series (MDA) from aniline and formaldehyde, care being taken during the start up that a sufficient excess of aniline with respect to formaldehyde is ensured, said excess amounting to at least 105% of the desired molar ratio of aniline to formaldehyde for the target recipe of the MDA to be produced. |
| US10125084B2 |
Lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid
The present invention relates to extracted plant lipid or microbial lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid, and processes for producing the extracted lipid. |
| US10125083B2 |
Method for producing diaryl carbonates
The invention concerns a method for producing diaryl carbonates from monophenols and phosgene or chloroformic acid aryl esters in the presence of an optionally substituted pyridine or the hydrochloride salt thereof as catalyst, and the recovery and reinjection thereof back into the method. The method is carried out at least partially in a liquid phase without the use of an additional solvent, the catalyst being separated by means of crystallization and recovered. |
| US10125082B2 |
Method for coupling a first compound to a second compound
The present disclosure describes a method of coupling a first compound to a second compound, the method comprising: providing the first compound having a fluorosulfonate substituent; providing the second compound comprising an alkene; and reacting the first compound and the second compound in a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including a catalyst having at least one group 10 atom, the reaction mixture under conditions effective to couple the first compound to the second compound. |
| US10125078B1 |
NSAID derivatives of omega-3 polyunsaturated acids as gamma secretase modulators
The present invention relates to the NSAID derivatives of omega-3 fatty acids as gamma secretase modulators and their use in treating Alzheimer's disease, hypertriglyceridemia, and cardiovascular disease by reducing triglycerides, and for use as anti-inflammatory agents. |
| US10125077B2 |
Optimized process for preparing methacrylic acid
The present invention relates to an optimized process for preparing methacrylic acid, wherein methacrolein is prepared in a first stage from propionaldehyde and formaldehyde by means of a Mannich reaction and oxidized in a second stage to methacrylic acid. More particularly, the present invention relates to the reduction in the amounts of catalyst to be used in the first stage, especially to the reduction in the amounts of acid to be used here, by virtue of the additional installation of recycling streams suitable for the purpose. |
| US10125072B2 |
Mn/CeO2 catalyst for dimethyl ether production via oxidative dehydration of methanol
A method of producing dimethyl ether involving contacting methanol with a catalyst in the presence of oxygen in a reactor to form the dimethyl ether. The catalyst comprises manganese on a cerium oxide catalyst support, wherein a weight ratio of manganese to the cerium oxide catalyst support is in the range of 0.005 to 0.5. Further, a method of manufacturing the catalyst, including mixing cerium oxide (CeO2) with a solution comprising manganese salt and a solvent, evaporating the solvent, followed by drying and calcining to form a catalyst which comprises manganese on a cerium oxide catalyst support, wherein a weight ratio of manganese to the cerium oxide catalyst support is in the range of 0.005 to 0.5. |
| US10125064B2 |
Method for separating meta-xylene using a zeolitic adsorbent with a large external surface area
The invention relates to a method for separating meta-xylene from C8 aromatic fractions, using a zeolitic adsorbent based on sodium-exchanged or sodium-and-lithium-exchanged agglomerated crystals of zeolite Y, with a large external surface area. |
| US10125063B2 |
Column with separative installations for separating a mixture of hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbon derivatives by means of an extractive distillation using a selective solvent
What is proposed is a column (K) comprising separatory internals (E) for separating a mixture of hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbon derivatives (1) by extractive distillation with a selective solvent (2),with supply of the selective solvent (2) in the upper region of the column and supply of the mixture of hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbon derivatives to be separated (1) below the supply of the selective solvent (2), the selective solvent (2) becoming laden in the column (K) with the components from the mixture to be separated (1) for which it has greater affinity and being withdrawn from the lower region of the column as laden selective solvent (3), while, by contrast, the components from the mixture to be separated for which the selective solvent (2) has a lower affinity remain in the vapor phase and are withdrawn as top stream (4), which is completely or partially condensed to obtain a condensate (5), some of which is withdrawn as product stream (6), the remainder being reintroduced to the column (K) as reflux (7), wherein said column comprises in the region of the column above the separatory internals (E) a first, substantially horizontal feed pipe (R1) for supplying the selective solvent, wherein the first, substantially horizontal feed pipe (R1) exhibits a cross-sectional narrowing to a narrowest point (V), said pipe widening again downstream of the cross-sectional narrowing, and wherein said column comprises a second feed pipe (R2) for supplying the reflux (7), said pipe joining the first, substantially horizontal feed pipe (R1) in the region of the narrowest point (V) of the cross-sectional narrowing. |
| US10125056B2 |
Reaction products and methods for making and using the same
Reaction products and methods for making and using the same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the fertilizer can include a nitrogen source comprising urea, ammonia, ammonium nitrate, or any combination thereof and a reaction product of formaldehyde, an ammonia source, and a nitrification inhibitor. |
| US10125048B2 |
Copper-doped glasses and methods of manufacture
A copper dopant delivery powder comprising a fused silica powder and a Cu2S powder. A method of making the copper dopant delivery powder. A method of making a copper-doped glass comprising placing a target glass in a container, packing a composite SiO.CuS dopant powder around the target glass and heating the container and SiO.CuS dopant powder to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C. A copper-doped glass comprising a glass comprising copper-doping wherein the copper-doped glass was formed by covering the glass with a fused silica powder and a Cu2S powder, wherein the fused silica powder and the Cu2S powder are mixed in varying ratios of Cu2S to silica represented by the formula (SiO2)(1-x)(Cu2S)x and heating to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C. |
| US10125045B2 |
Coefficient of thermal expansion filler for vanadium-based frit materials and/or methods of making and/or using the same
Certain example embodiments relate to seals for glass articles. Certain example embodiments relate to a composition used for sealing an insulted glass unit. In certain example embodiments the composition includes vanadium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, and at least one additional additive. For instance, another additive that is a different metal oxide or different metal chloride may be provided. In certain example embodiments, a composition may be combined with a binder solution that substantially or completely burns out by the time the composition is melted. In certain example embodiments, a CTE filler is included with a frit material. In certain example embodiments, a vacuum insulated glass unit includes first and second glass substrates that are sealed together with a seal that includes the above-described composition. |
| US10125042B2 |
Systems for monitoring glass and/or glass foam density as a function of vertical position within a vessel
Methods and systems for determining density or density gradient of molten foamed glass in a glass melter, an apparatus downstream of a glass melter, or both. A molten foamed glass is generated having molten glass and bubbles entrained therein and/or a layer of glass foam on a top surface thereof in a melter. At least a portion of the molten foamed glass is transferred into an apparatus positioned downstream of the melter, and the density or density gradient of the molten foamed glass in the melter or downstream apparatus is determined as a function of distance from a structural feature of the melter or downstream apparatus, or both, using one or more electromagnetic (EM) wave-based sensors. |
| US10125033B2 |
Self-regenerating anion exchange process for treating shale gas flowback waste water
The present invention includes an anion exchange method that uses sulfate-containing acid mine drainage (AMD), or any sulfate containing water resource, to remove strontium, barium, and/or radium from contaminated water sources, such as but not limited to hydraulic fracturing waste water, flowback, and/or produced water, without requiring any external regenerant. The removal process may be adopted with any waste water or impaired water source containing sulfate anions. |
| US10125032B2 |
Device for the photochemical treatment or cleaning of a liquid medium
The present invention concerns a device (10) for the photochemical treatment of a liquid medium, the device (10) having at least one flow channel (16a, 16b) for the liquid medium to pass through, said flow channel being delimited at least in sections by a UV-light-emitting surface (14) of at least one UV-light-producing body (12). The at least one UV-light-producing body (12) is designed such that the passing liquid medium can be electrically contacted and replaces at least one electrode for producing the UV light in the device (10). |
| US10125024B2 |
System and method for purifying and preparing high-purity vanadium pentoxide powder
The present invention provides a system and method for purifying and preparing vanadium pentoxide powder. Industrial grade vanadium pentoxide is converted to vanadium oxytrichloride by low temperature fluidizing chlorination, wherein chlorinating gas is preheated via heat exchange between fluidizing gas and chlorination flue gas, and an appropriate amount of air is added to enable a part of carbon powder to combust so as to achieve a balanced heat supply during the chlorination, thereby increasing the efficiency of chlorination and ensuring good selectivity in low temperature chlorination. The vanadium oxytrichloride is purified by rectification, and then subjected to fluidized gas phase ammonification, thereby obtaining ammonium metavanadate, and further obtaining a high-purity vanadium pentoxide powder product through fluidized calcination. The system and method have advantages of favorable adaptability to raw material, no discharge of contaminated wastewater, low energy consumption and chlorine consumption in production, stable product quality etc. |
| US10125023B2 |
Manufacturing method of mesoporous inorganic oxide and mesoporous inorganic oxide made by the same
Provided is a method for manufacturing a mesoporous inorganic oxide, which includes preparing a mixture of a metal salt selected from the group consisting of at least one kind of alkali metal-containing compound, at least one kind of alkaline earth metal-containing compound, and any combination thereof and an amorphous inorganic oxide; sintering the mixture of a metal salt and an amorphous inorganic oxide; and removing the metal salt contained in the sintered mixture, and a mesoporous inorganic oxide that is manufactured by the above method and is composed of an aggregate of inorganic oxide particles having a size of from 2 nm to 5 nm.According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a mesoporous inorganic oxide which has a simplified manufacturing process, has a short period of manufacturing time of about 1 day, does not generate secondary environmental contaminants to be environmentally friendly, and enables mass production, and a mesoporous inorganic oxide which has a dramatically decreased particle size and thus has an increased specific surface area and increased active sites. |
| US10125022B2 |
Foam structure with nominally-aligned arrays of carbon nanotubes
A foam structure with nominally aligned arrays of carbon nanotube is described. The foam structure also includes a functionalization substance associated or attached to carbon nanotube surfaces. |
| US10125018B2 |
Method for producing a syngas stream
The present invention provides a method for producing a syngas stream, the method at least comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocarbon-containing stream; (b) providing a reactor containing a heated mass of solids at a temperature of at least 1000° C.; (c) cracking the hydrocarbon-containing stream provided in step (a) in the reactor containing the heated mass of solids provided in step (b), thereby at least obtaining C and H2; (d) removing an H2-containing stream from the reactor; (e) converting the C obtained in step (c) in the reactor at an H2O/CO2 vol. % feed ratio of greater than zero, thereby obtaining a CO/H2-containing stream; (f) removing the CO/H2-containing stream from the reactor; (g) combining the H2-containing stream removed in step (d) with the CO/H2-containing stream removed in step (f) thereby obtaining a syngas stream. |
| US10125016B2 |
Nanoporous carbohydrate frameworks and the sequestration and detection of molecules using the same
Disclosed are cyclodextrin-based metal organic frameworks comprising a metal cation and cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative. These metal organic frameworks are permanently porous and capable of molecule storage. |
| US10125013B2 |
Microelectromechanical system with spring for magnet placement
Apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with placement of magnets within a microelectromechanical system device are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a method of affixing at least one magnet in a microelectromechanical system, may include affixing an electromagnetic actuator to a base structure of the microelectromechanical system, the affixing including affixing the electromagnetic actuator within a recess formed in the base structure. The method may further include placing a magnet within the recess, wherein the recess includes at least a portion of a spring, the spring affixed to the base structure and extending into the recess, the placing including placing the magnet on a side of the electromagnetic actuator, between the spring and the side of the electromagnetic actuator, the spring pressing the magnet against the side of the electromagnetic actuator and maintaining a position of the magnet in response to the placing the magnet within the recess. |
| US10125012B2 |
MEMS device
A MEMS device includes a first chip and a MEMS chip. The first chip has a mounting surface and includes at least an integrated circuit. The MEMS chip has a main surface on which a first set of contact pads for contacting the MEMS device and a second set of contact pads for contacting the first chip are arranged. The first chip is mechanically attached and electrically connected to the second set of contact pads via the mounting surface facing the main surface. The mounting surface of the first chip is at least 25% smaller than the main surface of the MEMS chip. |
| US10125007B2 |
Material distribution system
A material distribution system for efficiently distributing a material such as molasses products into one or more containers. The material distribution system generally includes an auger for conveying a material and a hopper connected to the auger. The hopper is adapted to receive the material from the auger. A distributor is rotatably connected below the lower opening of the hopper such that the material may flow through the lower opening into the distributor. A cutter is slideably connected between the hopper and the distributor, wherein the cutter is adjustable between a first position covering the lower opening of the hopper and a second position not covering the lower opening of the hopper. The cutter is adapted to cut through the material such that a portion of the material exits the distributor via an outlet. |
| US10125003B2 |
Bottom-loading bottled water dispensers with hot water sanitizing features
Bottom-loading bottled water dispensers are disclosed that include hot water sanitizing capabilities (and, optionally, UV light sanitizing features). The dispensers include a water bottle that is operably connected to a pump that is configured to extract water from the bottle and force the water through one or more tubes and into a cold tank. The cold tank includes an evaporator that is configured to chill the water in the cold tank. The dispensers further include a hot tank that is fluidly coupled to the cold tank through one or more tubes, with the hot tank being attached to a heating element that is configured to heat the water in the hot tank. In addition, the dispensers include an electronic control board that is configured to heat a volume of water contained in the cold tank above a defined threshold temperature and for a defined period of time that is effective to sanitize the internal surfaces of the cold tank. |
| US10124997B2 |
Remote lift control using independent computing devices
A remote control system for remotely controlling a vehicle lift. The remote control system may comprise a lift control module and a remote computing device. The lift control module may be configured to receive information indicative of an instruction to pair the lift control module with a computing device and to present a validation code. The remote computing device may be configured to receive information indicative of an instruction to pair the remote computing device with the lift control module and to receive the validation code presented by the lift control module. Upon validating the received validation code, the remote computing device may be configured to be paired with the lift control module. |
| US10124989B2 |
Elevator car arrival indication on a mobile device
A method for presenting an estimated elevator car arrival time, the method comprising: receiving an elevator call at a mobile device; obtaining the estimated elevator car arrival time in response to the elevator call; and generating a user interface depicting the estimated elevator car arrival time, the user interface depicting the estimated elevator car arrival time including a dynamic component that changes appearance in response to the estimated elevator car arrival time. |
| US10124988B2 |
Elevator system
An elevator system of this disclosure includes: a personal information terminal, which is carried by an elevator user and includes a display unit configured to represent a plurality of available services and a selecting unit by which it is possible to select a service by the display unit; and an elevator control device, which assigns a car of an elevator group according to call registration information from the personal information terminal and transmits information on the assigned car to the personal information terminal, wherein in a case where assigned car is changed due to the situation of the elevator group, the elevator control device changes the assigned car of the elevator group and displays a reassigned car for the user on the display unit of the personal information terminal. |
| US10124985B2 |
Cable retraction systems and associated methods thereof
A cable retraction system for use with a cable. The system includes a slider configured to slide in a vertical plane within a channel; and a spring having a first segment connected to the slider and a second segment with a bent tip that traverses a groove and ramp segment with a movement of the slider. In an initial state, the cable does not retract and the bent tip is located at a lowest position of the groove and ramp segment in the vertical plane; and after the cable is pulled, the slider slides upwards in the channel and the bent tip of the second spring traverses a ramp of the groove and ramp segment. |
| US10124984B1 |
Extension cord system
The extension cord system comprises a cord reel and a cord. The cord is spooled and stored on the cord reel. The cord is an electrical cable that is further defined with a first end and a second end. The center, or midpoint, of the cord attaches to the cord reel in such a manner that the first end and the second end of the cord are: 1) simultaneously played out from the cord reel when the extension cord system is being deployed; and, 2) simultaneously spooled on to the cord reel when the extension cord system is being retracted. |
| US10124976B2 |
Stripping device
A stripping device for stripping sheet-shaped objects from a roller includes at least one stripper. The stripper is mounted rotatably about a bearing and includes stripping portion configured to be tapering to a point and a support portion which is different from the stripping portion. The stripping portion and the support portion are arranged relative to each other and the stripper is mounted such that, when the stripper is pressed against the roller with prestressing during operation, the stripper has two mutually spaced apart contact points with the roller, which contact points are defined by the stripping portion and the support portion of the stripper. |
| US10124975B2 |
Method for conveying adhesive-sided articles and apparatus for doing so
A method for conveying a workpiece having a first major surface with exposed adhesive using at least one transport roll (34) having an engagement cover (24) having an engagement surface comprising looped filaments (26) that have a low surface energy wherein the work-piece (10) passes through engaging contact with the engagement surface such that at least a portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive (18) directly contacts the engagement surface wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive (18) is tacky when in contact with the engagement surface. Also an apparatus for carrying out the method. |
| US10124973B2 |
Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device
A sheet conveying device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a first guide, a second guide, and a lever. The first guide is fixedly disposed to the sheet conveying device. The second guide is disposed opposite the first guide and defining a sheet conveyance passage with the first guide and is configured to rotate about a support shaft thereof operable to open and close the sheet conveyance passage. The lever is configured to rotate about a rotation shaft thereof operable to rotate the second guide. The second guide is configured to change from a closed state in which the sheet conveyance passage is closed to an open state in which the sheet conveyance passage is open, after an angle of rotation of the lever exceeds a threshold value. |
| US10124964B2 |
Spiral clean pulley
A conveyor pulley design incorporates a plow design that forces tramp material away from the belt and discharges material down and away from the belt, bearings, take-up assembly, maintenance equipment and personnel. The pulley uses a modular construction that allows for optimized manufacture and inventory processes and reduces the materials cost in the pulley. |
| US10124963B1 |
Vibratory apparatus
A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly, an exciter assembly and first and second toroidal members. The trough assembly includes a trough and first and second walls attached to the trough with a space disposed therebetween. The exciter assembly includes a central mount with first and second opposite sides and first and second opposite ends, and first and second eccentric assemblies each including at least one motor having a shaft with a shaft axis and at least one eccentric attached to the shaft for rotation about the shaft axis, the first eccentric assembly attached to the first end and the second eccentric assembly attached to the second end. The first toroidal resilient member is disposed between the first wall and the first side and the second toroidal resilient member is disposed between the second wall and the second side, with the exciter assembly disposed in the space. |
| US10124962B2 |
Attachment plate for all-steel reciprocating floor slat system
A roll-formed steel slat for use in a reciprocating floor slat conveyor system. The roll-formed steel slat is formed in a manner so as to have an upper, load-carrying surface, and a pair of downwardly depending side legs. Each side leg terminates in a foot. One foot is vertically offset from the other to provide a “hold-down” function that prevents the slat from vertically rising as the slat reciprocates back-and-forth. |
| US10124961B2 |
Slip conveyor
A slip conveyor (10) including a plurality of conveyor trays (11) that convey product (34) in the downstream direction (12). Each tray (11) is of a tubular construction and has at least one aperture (20) through which product is delivered upon angular movement of the tray (11) about its longitudinal axis. |
| US10124960B2 |
Chain conveyor with adjustable distance between shafts
A modular conveyor (1) comprising a conveyor mat or chain (2) constructed of a series of links (3) hingedly connected together into an endless loop arranged to be circulated around two spaced diverting wheel units (4, 5). Each link is positioned at a pitch distance from an adjacent link, which pitch distance is at least substantially the same throughout the conveyor mar or chain. At least one of the diverting wheel units (5) comprises a drive shaft (9), a drive wheel (10) mounted on the drive shaft and drivingly engaging the conveyor mat or chain and further an upper idler wheel (12) mounted on an idler wheel shaft. The upper idler wheel shaft is positioned above the drive wheel shaft, such that intermediate distance between said upper idler wheel shaft and drive shaft equals a distance of (n times the pitch distance+substantially a ½ time the pitch distance). |
| US10124959B2 |
Transport apparatus with vacuum belt
A transport apparatus comprises an endless vacuum conveyor belt (310) having a plurality of perforations (311). The conveyor belt transports the particles along a transport direction (T) while they are aspirated to the perforations, thereby defining a moving transport surface (316). The transport surface extends in an essentially vertical plane (x-z), and the transport direction (T) is inclined upwardly relative to the horizontal direction (x). An inclined recycling tray (200) recycles particles that have fallen from the conveyor belt back to a feeding zone (150) purely by the action of gravity. A separating wall (600) separates a processing zone from a clean zone of the apparatus. The conveyor belt interacts with an elongate vacuum box, which is open along one side, the open side being covered by an elongate slider. The slider has suction openings with a cross section that varies along the transport direction (T). |
| US10124958B2 |
Conveyor device for transporation structures
A conveyor device for conveying transportation structures, particularly transportation skids in the automobile industry, having a conveyor path that is formed from a plurality of path units arranged one behind the other, each of the path units having two parallel longitudinal profiled sections. A drive system for said transportation structures is provided that has at least one drive device which, when said conveyor device is in operation, is arranged on at least one of said longitudinal profiled sections. The drive system includes at least one drive module which can be detachably secured to the longitudinal profiled section by means of a drive-securing device. |
| US10124950B2 |
Dispersing tray and combination scale comprising the same
A dispersing tray is mounted to a combination scale at a top part thereof to disperse and deliver supplied articles outwardly. The dispersing tray has, on a back surface thereof, a liquid stopper that prevents outward movement of a liquid. |
| US10124949B2 |
Food tray
A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product. |
| US10124943B2 |
Dispensing carton for a refrigerator door
An enclosed carton for housing and dispensing a plurality of containers has front and back panels, side panels, and top and bottom end panels connected to the front and back panels and the side panels to form a closed structure with the containers extending height-wise between the side panels. The containers are arranged in at least one row between the front and back panels and are stacked between the bottom and top end panels. The front panel has a plurality of access panels removably connected to the front panel and to each other such that, with said carton positioned on the bottom end panel and the containers oriented horizontally, the access panels can be removed in succession as the containers are removed from the carton to provide access to the remaining containers. |
| US10124942B2 |
Closure and lid and method of forming closure and lid
An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid can include a wall defining a recess. The slider can be configured to slide in the recess and can be configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening to aid in preventing spilling of contents of the container and an opened position where the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be consumed. The slider can be configured to be removable from the lid and can be replaced back on the lid. Additionally, the slider can be configured to lock into place on the recess in both the closed position and the opened position. |
| US10124939B2 |
Cap
A cap adapted to cover an end of a cask for maturation of a spirit, comprises a body having an outer plate and a flange extending from the outer plate, and an inner plate spaced from the outer plate. The inner plate lies between the outer plate and the end of the cask when the cap is in place on the end of the cask. A layered or ridged spacer can separate the plates, and can permit fluid transfer in the space between the plates. The inner plate can be resistant to vapor transfer, and can be pressed against the outer surface of the end of the cask when the cap is in place on the end of the cask, and leaves an annular area of the end of the cask uncovered. |
| US10124932B2 |
Bag comprising a closure device fixed to extension webs
The invention relates to a bag (1) comprising: —two walls (10, 20), —two support webs (12, 22), each comprising at least one complementary section (3), an upper edge (12a, 22a), —two extension webs (14, 24), each comprising an upper part (14a, 24a) fixed to a respective wall (10, 20) of the bag (1) close to the mouth (5), and a lower part (14b, 24b) that is movable with respect to said wall (10, 20), the support webs (12, 22) being fixed to a respective wall (10, 20) by way of a respective extension web (14, 24) away from their upper edge (12a, 22a), such that the traction on the walls (10, 20) of the bag (1) when the complementary sections (3) are in contact causes the support webs (12, 22) to rotate about said complementary sections (3). |
| US10124930B2 |
Pull-out expandable contractible pour spout cartridge insert for liquid container openings
An expandable contractible pour spout cap insert adapted to secure to openings of fluid containers for motor oils, transmission fluids, cooking oils, liquors, etc. with an extendable corrugated hose in communication with the interior of the container and an open pouring end, which extends in a pour position, and collapses back into the pour spout cap insert in a storage position. |
| US10124928B2 |
Holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications as well as transport or packaging container comprising the same
A holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications, in particular of vials, is provided. The holder includes a carrier having a plurality of apertures or receptacles into which the containers can be inserted, and holding tabs for holding the containers in the apertures or receptacles. The holding tabs are at least two holding tabs, which are provided at the edge of a respective aperture or receptacle and protrude from an upper side of the carrier for holding the respective container. The holding tabs are resiliently pivoted or folded back as the containers are inserted into the apertures or receptacles. The holding tabs are matched to the containers such that the containers are held by the holding tabs with a radial clearance and low tension. |
| US10124922B2 |
Labelling machine and method of controlling the speed of a label web
A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a spool of label carrying web, a take up spool support adapted to take up a portion of web, and a first motive apparatus for transporting web along a web path between the supply spool support to the take up spool support, and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a control signal to the first motive apparatus, wherein the controller is further configured such that the controller provides a control signal to the first motive apparatus to accelerate the first motive apparatus between a first speed and a second speed by providing a control signal to the first motive apparatus to command the first motive apparatus to accelerate to a predetermined first intermediate speed intermediate the first and second speeds, then a control signal to command the first motive apparatus to accelerate to a second predetermined intermediate speed intermediate the first intermediate speed and the second speed, and then a control signal to command the first motive apparatus to accelerate to the second speed. |
| US10124920B2 |
Method and apparatus for filling packs with products
A method for filling packs with products, in particular for filling boxes with multipacks of cigarette packs in which several products are put together to form a product group. The completeness of the product group is detected by a first control device. Several product groups are put together by a handling device to form a group of product groups and are inserted into the pack, wherein the presence of the group in the pack and/or the completeness of the group of product groups is detected by a second control device. The feeding of groups to the pack is repeated where necessary until a provided number of groups have been filled into the pack, which corresponds to a required quantity of groups or product groups in the pack, and the presence of the groups in the pack is detected or documented by a control device, in particular the second control device. |
| US10124919B2 |
Method for opening spout attachment portion of a bag
A method and device for opening spout attachment portion of a bag being set up such that films on both sides of a spout attachment portion (2) of a bag (1) are suction-held up by a pair of suction cups (8), and the spacing between the pair of suction cups is widened to open the spout attachment portion, after which a gas is blown from the spout attachment portion into the bag by a gas blowing member (9); and when the gas is blown into, a clamping member (19) clamps a position under the gripper that is on the top edge (6) side of the bag from both sides of the bag, thus suppressing outflow of the gas blown into the bag from the top edge, thus allowing entire bag to inflate for its entirety substantially and the spout attachment portion to be kept opened. |
| US10124918B2 |
Method and apparatus for dosing products
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for dosing products, a predefined amount of which is fed to a package. The dosed amount is defined by opening and closing at least one valve (1). A sleeve-type blocking element (4, 5) is arranged in a housing (3) of said valve (1). By placing said at least one blocking element (4, 5) in a manner that can be controlled or regulated, at least one recess (9, 10) located in the zone of lateral surfaces (7, 8) of the blocking element (4, 5) is disposed in such a way as to create an open or closed position and define a cross-section of an outlet 12). Preferably, the blocking elements (4, 5) are coaxially arranged relative to one another. |
| US10124910B2 |
Lighting and collision alerting system
A collision avoidance system includes a sensor adapted to detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area and generate target data relating to the at least one vehicle. An awareness engine receives the target data and evaluates the target data for a threat of a collision. An alerting system is adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine. |
| US10124906B2 |
Splined muff
A splined muff is provided for use with a ram air turbine (RAT). The splined muff includes a body formed of plastic material that acts as an insulator during a lightning strike. The body is formed to define an aperture and includes an interior facing spline for engagement with a complementary exterior facing spline; and an exterior facing spline for engagement with a complementary interior facing spline. |
| US10124903B2 |
Rotorcraft having electrical equipment for regulating electrical power supply to an engine on starting
A rotorcraft having at least one turboshaft engine with an electric starter powered from the onboard network that makes use of a battery and of a discharge module made up of a plurality of discharge members connected in series. An electric circuit comprises a regulator device for regulating a main bidirectional DC-DC static converter connected in series with the discharge module. The regulator device maintains equivalence between the current of the electric circuit and the current of the onboard network, regardless of the mode of operation of the discharge module, and does so by monitoring the voltage of the discharge module and the voltage of the onboard network. |
| US10124902B2 |
Hybrid acoustic and induction-heating systems and methods for impeding formation of ice
A method of impeding formation of ice on an exterior surface of airfoil is disclosed. The method comprises detecting first ambient conditions known to cause the ice to form on exterior surface. The method also comprises supplying inductive heat and acoustic pressure to exterior surface when the first ambient conditions are detected. The method additionally comprises detecting second ambient conditions known to impede the ice from forming on exterior surface. The method further comprises discontinuing to supply the inductive heat and the acoustic pressure to exterior surface when the second ambient conditions are detected. |
| US10124901B2 |
Icing condition detection method
A method for detecting an icing condition using an apparatus comprising a piezoelectric material and a vibration detector. The piezoelectric material has a surface proximate to a surface of a vehicle. The piezoelectric material is configured to vibrate. The vibration detector is configured to detect a change in vibrations in the piezoelectric material that indicates a presence of an icing condition on the surface of the piezoelectric material. |
| US10124899B2 |
Hybrid composite structural member
A passenger seat (100) that includes at least one back rest frame (191-194) with at least one through-hole, at least one lateral structural member (101,102) that is perpendicular to the at least one back rest frame (191-194) and is disposed in the at least one through-hole, and at least one floor attachment frame (195,196) with at least one through-hole that is coaxial with the at least one through-hole of the at least one back rest frame (191-194). Each lateral structural member include an internal composite tube (101,102) that extends a full lateral width of the passenger seat and a plurality of outer tubes (151-162) disposed on an outer surface of the internal composite tube. |
| US10124891B2 |
Unmanned vehicle
An unmanned vehicle includes a vehicle body having an accommodating space, an arm assembly coupled to the vehicle body, and a floating member connected to a bottom surface of the vehicle body. The arm assembly includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member coupled to the first rotating member, and a propeller. The propeller includes a rotatable axle coupled to the second rotating member and extending along a rotating axis. The second rotating member can turn the propeller by rotating the rotatable axle about the rotating axis. The first rotating member can rotate and effect a movement of the second rotating member so as to selectively adjust the rotatable axle to align the rotating axis with a first axial direction and a second axial direction. The arm assembly can rotate relative to the vehicle body to selectively rotate into or out of the accommodating space. |
| US10124890B2 |
Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods
Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed-wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a nacelle, a power source carried by the nacelle, and multiple VTOL rotors carried by the nacelle and coupled to the power source. The system can further include an attachment system carried by the nacelle and configured to releasably attach the nacelle to an aircraft wing. |
| US10124889B2 |
Tail rotor failure recovery controller
A tail rotor recovery control system has a detection module configured to detect a loss of tail rotor drive from a tail rotor sensor of an aircraft; and a regulation module configured to augment or deactivate manual flight control signals and transmit automated signals to control modules of a primary flight control system. The automated signals facilitate the aircraft to attain or maintain a preset tip path plane level, attain or maintain a preset aircraft state, or to execute an automated recovery to forward flight. |
| US10124882B2 |
Control interface, system and method
A pilot control interface and method are described for selective control of an autopilot system by a pilot of an aircraft in which the autopilot system is installed. The pilot control interface includes a passive network that is selectively switchable between a plurality of states across an output interface that is made up of no more than two conductors that are in electrical communication with the autopilot system. Modification of a current autopilot flight mode can be performed incrementally or continuously based on respective momentary and continuous pilot input actuations. |
| US10124881B2 |
Systems and methods for load introduction element for a movable surface of an aircraft
A load introduction element for a movable surface of an aircraft comprises a load introduction body that is connectable with the surface. A fitting connected with the load introduction body with a first section and a second section. The first section comprises a first bearing means, the second section comprises a second bearing means, and the first or second section comprises a third bearing means. The fitting is pivotally connected with the load introduction body by way of the first bearing means. An adjustment unit connects the second bearing means with the load introduction body in a variable position and is positioned on a side of the load introduction body that is opposite the fitting. In this manner adjustment of a reference position of a surface takes place without the need for an access flap. By loosening the adjustment unit the movable surface is pivotable without moving a flap drive. |
| US10124874B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling planetary transmission arrangements for marine propulsion devices
Transmission systems and methods are for a marine propulsion device having an internal combustion engine that drives a propulsor. An input shaft is driven into rotation at a non-zero first rotational speed by the internal combustion engine. An output shaft drives the propulsor into rotation at a non-zero second rotational speed. A planetary gearset transfers power from the input shaft to the output shaft. A band brake is on the planetary gearset. Actuation of the band brake effects a gear change in the planetary gearset. A band brake actuator actuates the band brake to effect the gear change. A controller controls the band brake actuator. Based upon one or more operational characteristics of the marine propulsion device the controller is programmed to control the band brake actuator so that the second rotational speed is less than the first rotational speed. |
| US10124873B2 |
Motorized kayak
Disclosed herein is a motorized kayak comprising: a hull; a hatch; a motor; a pump; a controller; and one or more batteries; wherein the hull and hatch create a water and air tight seal and the position of the batteries is adjustable to change the center of gravity. |
| US10124867B2 |
Flexible rotary brush hub
A rotary cleaning apparatus for underwater cleaning including a housing, a battery, a motor and a flexible hub system. The flexible hub system includes a toroidal brush system coupled to a circular centrifugal pump assembly. The flexible hub system includes a flexible hub allowing the flexible hub system to bend out of plane. When the flexible hub system is rotated underwater at a curved surface, the brush system cleans the surface while the suction of the centrifugal pump assembly flexes the flexible hub system to evenly contact the surface. |
| US10124865B2 |
Forward facing standup rowing watercraft
A standup forward facing rowing watercraft is disclosed. The craft includes a hull having first and second opposed ends; a deck affixed to the hull, the deck including a surface for supporting a rider who may face in the direction of the movement of the watercraft; and an outrigger attached to the deck, the outrigger including a pivot point that extends outwardly from the deck, the pivot point being capable of accepting an oar. The oar is capable of rotating in the pivot point so as to allow a rider to employ a j-stroke to provide forward course correction when powering the watercraft with one oar. The outrigger can be adapted to include a second pivot point extending outwardly from the deck, the second pivot point being capable of accepting a second oar. The outrigger may preferably be adapted for longitudinal movement in relation to the deck of the watercraft. |
| US10124861B2 |
Detachable hinge for glass frame
There is described a hinge for detachably connecting a door or window to a wall or a frame such as a windshield. The hinge comprising a shaft extending longitudinally, further comprising a blocker which is extendable about the shaft. A first socketed member is fixed to the shaft, and a second socketed member comprises a lumen for sliding the shaft therein. The lumen comprises a cavity larger than a remainder of the lumen and which defines an inward edge on which the blocker abuts, thereby retaining the shaft in the lumen. The shaft comprises an inner recess which can house the blocker therein if the inner recess is aligned with the blocker, thereby retracting the blocker from the cavity and releasing the shaft from the second socketed member and allowing the first socketed member and the second socketed member to be separated. This can be useful for detaching a door of a boat windshield, for example. |
| US10124848B2 |
Fastening and/or locking system
A fixing and/or locking system for containers to a fastening device, in particular to a carrier, such as a luggage rack, wherein at least one fastening element is attached to the carrier or to an accessory part for the carrier and engages in and is detachably locked to at least one receiving element, which is attached to a container and/or is connected to the container, wherein the receiving element has a base plate having a spring-loaded slide, which runs between the base plate and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate has elevations having a through-hole from one side of the cover plate to the other, wherein the region for the spring-loaded slide is formed behind the one elevation and the space behind the other elevation has an undercut designed for the engagement of the protrusion or collar of a fastening element, wherein the spring-loaded slide presses a fastening element, which can be inserted into the through-hole, into a notch in the elevation of the cover plate and fastens it. |
| US10124837B2 |
Integrated tailgate stake pocket
A tailgate pivotally mountable to a vehicle includes a tailgate body comprising first and second sidewalls, and a strainer disposed between the first and second walls and extending in a longitudinal orientation. The tailgate further includes a stake pocket disposed between the first and second sidewalls and extending substantially orthogonal to the strainer. The stake pocket includes a channel body defining an interior channel. |
| US10124835B2 |
Hole plug
A hole plug includes a ceiling part covering an attachment hole formed in an attachment member, a flange part connected to the ceiling part and covering an opening peripheral surface of the attachment hole formed in the attachment member at a predetermined inclined angle against the opening peripheral surface, a cylindrical outer peripheral wall part extending downward from an inner edge part of the flange part, and a connection member connecting the lower part of the outer peripheral wall part to the ceiling part. The outer peripheral wall part includes an upper part extending downward from the inner edge part of the flange part, a lower part formed coaxially with and radially inward to the upper part, and a bent part connecting the upper and lower parts of the outer peripheral wall part and having a thickness less than that of the upper part located above the bent part. |
| US10124832B2 |
Frame structure of utility vehicle
A frame structure of a utility vehicle includes: a left bottom first frame and a right bottom second frame that extend in a front-rear direction and support a floor plate; a bottom front frame that couples a front end of the left bottom first frame and a front end of the right bottom second frame and extends linearly in a vehicle width direction and to which a first support member for a first gear box for front wheels is welded; and a bottom rear frame that couples a rear end of the left bottom first frame and a rear end of the right bottom second frame and extends linearly in the vehicle width direction and to which a second support member for a second gear box for rear wheels is welded, each of the bottom front frame and the bottom rear frame being a cylindrical pipe frame. |
| US10124831B2 |
Vehicle structure
A push arm has a rear surface and a front surface. A rear surface of the push arm is located adjacent to and spaced apart from a first cross-member defining a gap therebetween. The push arm extends forward and laterally outward such that the front surface of the push arm is located laterally outboard of and spaced apart from a front end of a first side member of a vehicle frame. A support bracket has a front section releasably attached to the push arm and a rear section releasably attached to a first cross-member of the vehicle frame adjacent to an intersection of the first side member and the first cross-member. The support bracket is configured such that in response to an off-center impact event against the front surface of the push arm, the support bracket guiding movement of the push arm in a rearward direction. |
| US10124829B2 |
Spindle system for wheel alignment correction with brake adjustment
A spindle sleeve and washer for adjusting the camber, toe, or thrust angle of a vehicle wheel to a desired predetermined angle which allows for use of existing hub and spindle assembly without permanent modification to the vehicle. |
| US10124827B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for determining estimates of a vehicle's wheel angle and the vehicle's steering ratio
In an example embodiment, a vehicle guidance system includes a memory including computer-readable instructions stored therein and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to estimate a wheel angle of a vehicle based on at least a first value, the first value being a hand wheel based estimate of the wheel angle, and adjust steering commands for steering the vehicle based on the estimated wheel angle to permit the vehicle to move along a set path. |
| US10124826B2 |
System and method for robust active disturbance rejection in electric power steering
An electric motor of an electric power steering assembly is activated in response to a response signal. The response signal includes a baseline control torque signal generated by a baseline controller and an auxiliary control torque signal generated by a disturbance rejection controller. At least one operating parameter of the electric power steering assembly is estimated as a function of the baseline control torque signal. The at least one operating parameter is also measured. An error amount is determined as a function of the at least one measured operating parameter and the at least one estimated operating parameter. The disturbance rejection controller refines the at least one estimated operating parameter as a function of the error amount. The auxiliary control torque signal is generated to minimize the error amount. |
| US10124825B2 |
Steering apparatus and steering assist method
A steering apparatus and a steering assist method are capable of being preferably used for a first curve and a second carve which are different in cornering direction and which are sequentially provided. When a vehicle travels through the first curve and the second curve, a controller in the steering apparatus shifts a steering angle control value with respect to a steering angle detection value in response to returning of a steering wheel and decrease of steering assist torque to a torque threshold value while the vehicle is running in the first curve and starts generation of the steering assist torque for the second curve before the steering angle detection value returns to a sensor median due to returning of the steering wheel. |
| US10124823B2 |
Systems and methods for shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel
Systems and methods of shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel are disclosed herein. An exemplary hand sensor system includes a sensor mat and a heater mat that is disposed between the sensor mat and a frame of the steering wheel. A power source selectively provides a heating current to the heater mat to provide heat to the steering wheel and a shielding voltage signal to the heater mat to provide electrical shielding for the sensor mat when heating is not needed or when sensing takes priority over heating. Alternatively, the system may include a shield mat that is separate from the heater mat and is disposed between the sensor mat and the heater mat. In addition, to isolate the signal carried by individual sensor return wires, a metallic or insulating covering or conduit may be provided around the wires or portions thereof. |
| US10124822B2 |
Configurable trailer dolly
A trailer dolly can include various features to be adjustable between a manual configuration and a vehicular towing configuration. In the manual configuration, a user can manually maneuver the trailer dolly to position the trailer, such as by using one or more retractable handles. Where the user desires to maneuver the trailer with a vehicle, the trailer dolly can be adjusted to the vehicle towing configuration. In an example, the trailer dolly can be coupled to the vehicle with a second hitch attached to the trailer dolly, the second hitch located distally along the tow bar with respect to the trailer hitch supporting the trailer load. Accordingly, the trailer dolly can be used for both manual and vehicular applications and the user can transition between the manual and vehicular configurations while the trailer is hitched to the trailer dolly. |
| US10124820B2 |
Method and apparatus for wheelbarrow front end protection
Embodiments of the invention are designed to be improvements over existing wheelbarrows. Certain embodiments comprise a frame, one or more weight-bearing wheels, and a pan. In certain embodiments, a wheelbarrow comprises a bight or a bumper having wheels. The wheels on the bight or bumper are located to the sides of a weight-bearing wheel. In certain embodiments, wheels located on each side of a bight or bumper portion allow a user to maneuver a wheelbarrow up or down a curb, or navigate stairs without causing damage to surfaces. Certain embodiments of the invention allow more efficient unloading of the contents of a wheelbarrow bed. Certain embodiments are designed to retrofit on existing wheelbarrows. |
| US10124816B2 |
Collision energy absorbing device of railcar
A collision energy absorbing device configured to realize stable and highly-efficient energy absorption by adequate destruction of reinforced fibers at the time of collision. A collision energy absorbing device of a railcar includes: an absorber made of fiber-reinforced resin and provided so as to extend in a rail direction; a base member supporting a rear end portion of the absorber in the rail direction; a front plate member not fixed to a front end portion of the absorber and provided so as to face the front end portion of the absorber from a front side; and a holding device configured to position the front plate member such that the front plate member aces the front end portion of the absorber from the front side. |
| US10124811B2 |
CVT target engine speed control with unreliable output feedback
A machine may include an engine, a traction device, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connecting the engine to the traction device, an operator input device outputting engine output command signals input by an operator, an engine speed sensor monitoring an engine output speed, and an electronic control module (ECM). The ECM controls a machine output of the machine by executing a transmission output control routine using transmission output parameters as feedback when transmission output parameter sensor signals are reliable. The ECM controls the machine output by executing a target engine speed control routine using an engine output speed sensor signals as feedback when the transmission output parameter sensor signals are nor reliable. In the target engine speed control routine, the ECM determines a CVT transmission ratio that will cause the CVT to apply a load to the engine that will cause the engine to run at the target engine speed. |
| US10124810B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method and vehicle control program
A vehicle control device includes a detection unit which detects a peripheral vehicle, the peripheral vehicle traveling around an own vehicle, and a prediction unit which refers to a detection result of the detection unit so as to predict position change of the peripheral vehicle, and in a case where a second vehicle, which travels in immediately back of the first vehicle, is predicted to catch up with a first vehicle between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, predicts position change of the second vehicle on the assumption that the second vehicle travels in a manner to follow the first vehicle while keeping a certain distance with respect to the first vehicle after the second vehicle catches up with the first vehicle. |
| US10124809B2 |
Method, arrangement and system for estimating vehicle cornering stiffness
A method, arrangement and system are described for estimating one or more vehicle cornering stiffness parameters (cf, cr) in a linear vehicle operating region. The method includes reading sensor data representative of at least vehicle (1) longitudinal velocity (vx), vehicle lateral acceleration (ay), vehicle yaw rate (ωz) and vehicle steering angle (δ), determining from the read sensor data if the cornering stiffness parameters (cf, cr) are observable, and if so providing an estimate of the cornering stiffness parameters (cf, cr) using a bicycle model that includes a model of tire relaxation dynamics. |
| US10124805B2 |
Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle
A work vehicle includes: an engine; a plurality of drive wheels driven by the engine; and an operation controller executes first drive force control that brakes a slipping drive wheel out of the plurality of drive wheels and executes second drive force control that reduces output of the engine in accordance with the slip ratio of the slipping drive wheel during execution of the first drive force control. |
| US10124804B2 |
Method and apparatus for traffic control device detection optimization
A method and apparatus for optimizing traffic control device detection are provided. The method includes: determining whether a first vehicle is traveling to an intersection with a traffic control device and whether the first vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the intersection; in response to determining that the first vehicle is traveling to the intersection with the traffic control device and that the first vehicle is within the first predetermined distance of the intersection, scanning for the traffic control device; controlling the first vehicle to increase a distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle if the scanning fails to detect the traffic control device; and controlling the first vehicle to maintain the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle in front of the first vehicle if the scanning detects the traffic control device. |
| US10124802B2 |
Controlled vehicle deceleration based on a selected vehicle driving mode
A device and method for a controlled deceleration based on a selected vehicle driving mode are disclosed, in which upon sensing a deceleration of a vehicle, a plurality of deceleration control signals based on a deceleration target for the selected vehicle driving mode are produced. At least one of the plurality of deceleration control signals are transmitted to prompt a controlled deceleration of the vehicle to correspond with a deceleration target for the selected vehicle driving mode. The method receives sensor data relating to the deceleration of the vehicle, and compares at least some of the sensor data with the deceleration target to generate a deceleration feedback signal. The method provides for adjusting the plurality of deceleration control signals based on the deceleration feedback signal to effect the controlled deceleration. |
| US10124799B2 |
Vehicle safety control apparatus and method using cameras
A vehicle safety control apparatus using cameras includes a first camera configured to photograph light and shade of a current object during running, a second camera configured to photograph a color of the current object during the running, an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on first current object image data captured by the first camera and second current object image data captured by the second camera, a recognition unit configured to recognize the first and second current object image data on which the image processing unit has performed the image processing, a storage unit configured to cause the recognized data to match preset reference object-specific data and separately store the data matching the preset reference object-specific data; and a control unit configured to receive the recognized data and deliver a storage command to the storage unit. |
| US10124797B2 |
Method for controlling vehicle in case of oil-pump failure
A method for controlling a vehicle in the event of an oil-pump failure may include: a first comparison step of comparing, by a controller, an actual RPM of an EOP with a first set value set in advance based on a target RPM of the EOP; a maximum EOP driving step of driving the EOP to a maximum output by the controller when a result of the comparison in the first comparison step shows that the actual RPM is smaller than or equal to the first set value; a second comparison step of comparing the actual RPM of the EOP with a second set value by the controller after the maximum EOP driving step; and a creep driving step of making the vehicle perform creep driving using a motor by the controller when a result of the comparison in the second comparison step shows that the actual RPM is larger than the second set value. |
| US10124795B2 |
Driving force control system for hybrid vehicle
A driving force control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to reduce a shock resulting from switching a travelling direction between the forward direction and the backward direction. The control system is applied to a hybrid vehicle in which an operating mode can be selected at least from a series mode and a series parallel mode. A travelling direction of the vehicle is switched by a shifting device between forward direction and backward direction. A controller is configured to maintain the previous operating mode after switching the travelling direction of the vehicle by the shifting device. |
| US10124794B2 |
Vehicle and control method therefor
A first electric power generation device configured to produce an accessory voltage according to a first instruction voltage. A second electric power generation device configured to produce the accessory voltage according to a second instruction. An electric control unit is configured to execute crank position stop control for stopping a crank of the engine at a target position when the engine is stopped by controlling the first electric power generation device such that a current is circulated in the first electric power generation device and the rotating electric machine generates braking torque. The electric control unit is configured to execute the crank position stop control in a state in which the second instruction voltage is equal to or higher than the first instruction voltage. |
| US10124790B2 |
Method performed by a control unit to control energy flows of a vehicle
A method performed by a control unit for managing energy flows within an energy system of a vehicle is provided. The energy system includes a plurality of energy subsystems connected by converters. The converter can convert energy of one energy form from one energy subsystem to energy of another energy form of another energy subsystem. At least one energy subsystem includes an energy buffer. According to the method performed by a control unit vehicle travel route information is collected for a predefined travel route whereby the travel route can be divided in part routes. By estimating an energy consumption over respective part route for each energy buffer an estimated energy buffer price for respective part route can be calculated by the control unit. The estimated energy buffer price can subsequently be used such that energy can be provided between energy subsystems such that the available energy for a part route can be distributed within the energy system of the vehicle in the most efficient way by the control unit and the usage of respective energy buffer can be optimized. |
| US10124789B2 |
In-range current sensor fault detection
A current sensor fault detection system is disclosed which enables detection of a current sensor fault while the current sensor is operating and providing a current sensor output which is within a normal operating range. The current sensor is monitored by at least one controller which compares a change in battery state of charge error with a predetermined threshold. The change in battery state of charge error is a difference between a first change in battery state of charge calculated by integrating battery current with respect to a time and a second change in battery state of charge calculated based on the battery open circuit voltage during the time. |
| US10124787B2 |
Driving system for vehicle
A rotation speed of an electric oil pump in the case where an accelerator operation amount falls within a predetermined range is controlled to a rotation speed lower than the rotation speed of the electric oil pump in the case where the accelerator operation amount falls outside the predetermined range. When the range outside the predetermined range of the accelerator operation amount is set to a range in which noise that occurs from a source other than the electric oil pump is large, noise that occurs from the electric oil pump is masked by the noise that occurs from a source other than the electric oil pump and becomes inconspicuous in this range even when the rotation speed of the electric oil pump increases. |
| US10124782B2 |
Brake cooling estimation methods and systems
Methods for estimating the cooling time of a brake assembly are disclosed. Methods are provided comprising receiving, by the processor, a first temperature of a brake assembly at a first time, receiving, by the processor, a second temperature of a brake assembly at a second time, wherein the second time occurs a fixed period after the first time, determining, by the processor, a temperature decay coefficient (“α”) of the brake assembly based on the first temperature and the second temperature and calculating, by the processor, an estimated total time to cool the brake assembly to a predetermined temperature based on the first temperature, the predetermined temperature and α. |
| US10124781B2 |
Vehicle brake device
A vehicle brake device is provided with: an acquisition unit that acquires travel resistance force produced between a vehicle wheel and a road surface touched by the wheel when, for example, a vehicle having the wheel travels, on the basis of driving force of the vehicle and acceleration of the vehicle; and a control unit that starts a control for supplying braking force to the wheel of the vehicle when a difference between the travel resistance force and a predetermined value exceeds a first threshold value and a differential value of the travel resistance force exceeds a second threshold value. |
| US10124780B2 |
Method for controlling counter steering of vehicle during ABS braking
Disclosed may be a method for controlling counter steering of a vehicle, which, in a counter steering section for controlling over-steer while a vehicle travels a curve, prevents lateral force from being decreased by maintaining a braking pressure according to an operation of an antilock braking system (ABS) for a vehicle wheel (a front axle curve-travelling outer wheel) of a counter steering target at an optimal slip level (before an improvement of a target slip), and improves steering performance by forming a linear yaw rate in a direction for counter steering without a delay in forming the yaw rate. |
| US10124766B2 |
Method for controlling the operation of at least one functional component of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
After authenticating at least one functional component which is safety-relevant and/or emission-relevant to the driving mode of the motor vehicle with regard to whether the functional component is an original component of the motor vehicle or a functional component which has been replaced without authorization and/or has been manipulated without authorization, the operation of at least one other functional component of the motor vehicle is controlled in such a manner that the functionality or at least one functionality of the at least one other functional component is selectively restricted if the authentication which has been carried out reveals that the at least one functional component which is safety-relevant and/or emission-relevant to the driving mode of the motor vehicle has been replaced without authorization and/or has been manipulated without authorization. |
| US10124763B2 |
Keyless entry apparatus
A vehicle-side device that is provided on the vehicle side and transmits a signal at a first frequency, and a portable device that is able to be carried by a user and transmits a signal at a second frequency are included. The portable device transmits a signal of data based on a reception intensity of a measurement signal transmitted from the vehicle-side device, and the vehicle-side device performs predetermined control on the basis of the data based on the reception intensity of the measurement signal transmitted from the portable device. The vehicle-side device transmits a start-up signal to the portable device, the portable device transmits a request signal or a signaling signal to the vehicle-side device at predetermined time intervals when receiving the start-up signal, and the vehicle-side device transmits the measurement signal to the portable device each time the vehicle-side device receives the request signal or the signaling signal. |
| US10124762B2 |
Apparatus and method for improving wear-comfort of a seatbelt
An apparatus and method for improving the safety-relevant wear-comfort of a seatbelt worn by an occupant of a vehicle seat uses at least one sensor to detect the contour and/or position of the seatbelt, at least one actuator system for moving the seatbelt in order to change the contour and/or position, and at least one control module for controlling the actuator system. The control module is operative to control the actuator system automatically as a function of a deviation of the seatbelt contour/position, as detected by the sensor, from a predefined contour/position which reflects correct wear of the seatbelt. |
| US10124759B2 |
Aspirating airbag assemblies
Airbag cushion assemblies for aspirating ambient air to enhance inflation. Some embodiments may comprise an inflation module comprising an inflator and a plurality of high-velocity nozzles fluidly coupled with the inflator and configured to deliver inflation gas from the inflator into an airbag cushion. A housing coupled to the airbag cushion, may comprise an aspiration inlet configured to allow for receipt of ambient air into the airbag cushion during inflation of the airbag cushion. The plurality of high-velocity nozzles may be configured to, upon actuation of the inflator, draw ambient air into the airbag cushion along with the inflation gas from the inflator. In some embodiments, a valve assembly may be provided that is configured to open upon actuation of the inflator and to close following inflation of the airbag cushion to prevent air and inflation gas from exiting through the aspiration inlet. |
| US10124758B2 |
Low-cost complex impedance measurement circuit for guard-sense capacitive sensors operated in loading mode
A microcontroller uses a combination of several synchronized PWM outputs to generate a low distortion sine wave by summing the PWM outputs and filtering the summed signal. The sine wave is used as a guard voltage. The unknown impedance is measured by impinging the guard voltage on the sense electrode by a transistor connected in common base configuration and then transferring the sense current through the common base connected transistor to a transimpedance amplifier made out of a second transistor connected in common emitter configuration. The output voltage at the collector of the second transistor is measured by an ADC input of the microcontroller. The microcontroller translates the ADC output values into the unknown impedance to be measured by doing a software demodulation of the ADC output values. A reference impedance can be connected in parallel to the unknown impeder to eliminate gain errors of the signal sensing circuit. |
| US10124754B1 |
Wireless charging and powering of electronic sensors in a vehicle
Configurations and methods of wireless power transmission for charging or powering one or more electronic sensors or devices within a vehicle are disclosed. Wireless power transmission for powering or charging one or more electronic sensors or devices within a vehicle may include a transmitter capable of emitting RF waves for the generation of pockets of energy; and one or more electronic sensors or electronic devices operatively coupled or otherwise embedded with one or more receivers that may utilize these pockets of energy for charging or powering. Such sensors or electronic devices may range from tire pressure gauges, security alarm sensors, rear window defrosters to audio speakers. |
| US10124753B2 |
Charge transfer device and associated management method
The present invention relates to a method of managing a charge transfer between, on the one hand means of accumulation (9) of an electrical control device (1) of an electric motor of a motor vehicle (43) and, on the other hand, an external electrical circuit (41) outside said motor vehicle (43), said electrical control device (1) comprising: a voltage converter (21) connected to the accumulation means (9); an H-bridge voltage inverter (3) connected to the voltage converter (21) on the one hand and to the phases of the electric motor on the other hand, characterized in that the method comprises a step of controlling the voltage converter (21) and the voltage inverter (3) as a function of the charge transfer. |
| US10124751B2 |
Electronic control unit
An Electronic Control Unit (ECU) includes a diagnosis control request calculator, a power controller, a vehicle behavior monitor and the like. The ECU performs an auto-drive of a vehicle, during which a vehicle power source is controlled by the ECU for improving a rate achieve ratio of a fault diagnosis item. The ECU obtains vehicle information from a drive support ECU, a navigation device and the like. The ECU performs a control for improving a rate achieve ratio during the auto-drive. The ECU ranks the diagnosis items by the rate achieve ratios, i.e., from a low achiever diagnosis item toward a high achiever diagnosis item. The rate achieve ratio of the low achiever diagnosis item is improved by the ECU, by changing a controllable-state detection condition within a detection condition range. |
| US10124750B2 |
Vehicle security module system
A vehicle security system having controller area network buses, electronic control units connected to the controller area network buses, a vehicle security module connected to the controller area network buses, and an on board diagnostics connector connected to the vehicle security module. The vehicle security module may according to a policy discriminate between authorized and unauthorized signals that are input to the on board diagnostics connector. Authorized signals may be forwarded by the vehicle security module to the controller area network busses. Authorized signals may affect operation of one or more of the components of the vehicle via the electronic control units. Authorized signals may change the policy used by the vehicle security module. Unauthorized signals may be refused entry to the controller area network busses. The on board diagnostics connector may receive the signals from diagnostic instrumentation, control instrumentation, tracking instrumentation, a dongle, and so forth. |
| US10124747B2 |
HVAC condenser condensate deflector that deflects and channels the HVAC condensate
An acoustic barrier panel for reducing transmission of sound between a motor vehicle engine compartment and a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes an integral motor vehicle heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit condensate deflector. The HVAC unit condensate deflector may be defined in a material of the acoustic barrier panel. The HVAC unit condensate deflector may include a condensate reservoir portion in fluid communication with a condensate drainage channel portion. The condensate reservoir portion and the condensate drainage portion may include at least one interior layer formed of a hydrophobic material. By the integral HVAC condensate deflector, condensate draining from a motor vehicle HVAC unit is deflected whereby contact with an exhaust system of the motor vehicle is avoided. |
| US10124743B2 |
Monument fixtures
A wall guard, monument, and vehicle are provided. The wall guard includes a retaining rail that is mountable to a wall surface of a monument in a vehicle. The retaining rail includes opposing edges that include outward-facing retention lips. A rub strip includes a resilient body and also includes a third lengthwise edge and a fourth lengthwise edge. The third lengthwise edge includes a first inward-facing retention tab and fourth lengthwise edge includes a second inward-facing retention tab. The inward-facing retention tabs engage the respective outward-facing retention lips to attach the rub strip to the retaining rail. The wall guard also includes end caps arranged at ends of the resilient body and the retaining rail. The end caps include an exterior profile that matches a profile of the rub strip. The end caps cover the ends of the rub strip and the retaining rail. |
| US10124740B2 |
Bike carrier with automatic tray position lock
A bike carrier for a trailer hitch receiver with two bike wheel carrying trays pivotally mounted to a bike carrying tray assembly to pivot between a co-aligned laterally opposed operational position and a folded position for shipping and storage. A tray position lock bar or lever is urged upward beside each tray by a spring, automatically releasably locking the tray in the operational position. The trays may be mounted on a tray crossbar that is mounted between side plates of the assembly. The tray crossbar may have a slot beside the trays in which a tray lock lever for each tray is pivotally mounted. A rotation stop may be mounted on the crossbar between the two trays that stops the trays in the parallel position when rotating the trays toward each other. |
| US10124738B2 |
Roof rack assemblies and securing mechanisms for roof rack assemblies
Roof rack assemblies and securing mechanisms for roof rack assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a securing mechanism includes a track, the track including an upper lip, a lower lip, and at least one notch, a support portion that is configured to translate along the track, the support portion including a lower surface, a rib positioned on the lower surface, where the rib is configured to engage the at least one notch of the track, a release member, and a securing latch, where the securing latch is repositionable between a latched position, in which the securing latch is engaged with the upper lip of the track and the rib is engaged with the at least one notch, and a unlatched position, in which the securing latch is detached from the upper lip of the track and the rib is detached from the at least one notch. |
| US10124734B1 |
Vehicle mirror assembly
A vehicle mirror assembly includes a mirror casing, a mirror, a prism member, and a light emitting member. The prism member is disposed forwardly of a light emitting region of the mirror, and has a front major surface formed with a plurality of parallel prism grooves. The light emitting member is configured to permit a light beam to emit therefrom along a beam axis in response to the detection of another vehicle's approach, and is disposed to permit the beam axis to be oriented substantially perpendicular to groove axes of the prism grooves. |
| US10124733B2 |
Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle
An electro-optic mirror reflective element for a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. A surface of the front substrate and a surface of the rear substrate oppose each other and are spaced apart by a perimeter seal, with an electro-optic medium disposed between the surfaces and bounded by the perimeter seal. A transparent electrically conductive coating is established at the surface of the front substrate, and a specularly reflective mirror reflector is established at the surface of the rear substrate. The specularly reflective mirror reflector includes a stack of thin film layers having (i) an environmentally stable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer, (ii) an environmentally vulnerable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer and (iii) a transparent electrically conductive thin film layer. The transparent electrically conductive thin film layer includes aluminum doped zinc oxide. |
| US10124730B2 |
Vehicle lane boundary position
A method for determining a position of a vehicle in a lane includes receiving perception information from a first camera positioned on a first side of a vehicle and a second camera positioned on a second side of the vehicle. The method includes determining, using one or more neural networks, a position of the vehicle with respect to lane markings on the first side and the second side of the vehicle. The method further includes notifying a driver or control system of the position of the vehicle. |
| US10124729B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing driving information
The present invention provides a driving information providing apparatus, including: a light field camera which photographs an image in at least one direction of a vehicle to output image information; a driver sight line detecting unit which outputs a position of a view point in which a driver of the vehicle views the outside of the vehicle; a depth information calculating unit which outputs three-dimensional depth information from the image information; and an image outputting unit which outputs a predetermined image to the driver of the vehicle based on the position of the view point of the driver of the vehicle and the three-dimensional depth information, and a driving information providing method. |
| US10124725B2 |
Customizable vehicle charge status tones
A vehicle includes an audio transducer and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a state of charge (SOC) of a battery crossing a charge level threshold (CLT) set by a user of the vehicle, activate the audio transducer to generate an indication that the SOC has crossed the CLT and that is defined by data provided by the user and linked with the CLT according to a rule specified by the user. |
| US10124722B2 |
Control circuit to control at least one lighting device in a vehicle
A control circuit controls at least one lighting device in a vehicle, preferably in a motor vehicle and includes at least a first output channel and at least a second output channel. The first output channel is adapted to provide a first maximum current, and the second output channel is adapted to provide a second maximum current. At least the first and second output channels are suited to be combined into a third output channel, wherein the third output channel provides a third maximum current. The third maximum current corresponds to the sum of at least a share of the first maximum current and at least a share of the second maximum current. |
| US10124721B2 |
System to augment automotive factory lights with warning light function
A vehicle warning light system includes a flasher module configured to selective operate a plurality of vehicle lights with a flashing pattern. An adapter is connected to the flasher unit having a first end configured to connect to a vehicle computer and a second end configured to receive a vehicle lighting connector. The adapter electrically connecting pre-selected vehicle lights to the flasher module. When installed in a vehicle and activated, the flasher unit augments the normal vehicle lighting function with a warning light function. |
| US10124717B2 |
Customizable modular lamp
A customizable modular lamp is made up of an outer lens customized by known per se techniques, which covers a housing provided with at least one recess in which is mounted a customizable module consisting of a retro-reflective lens under which there is an inner customized lens personalized by known per se techniques, under which there is a printed circuit board with LEDs that is held in a holder fastened to a cover provided with at least one element for ventilation. During the daylight, personalization is visible on the outer customized lens. In the darkness and—depending on the recipient's request—when activating the lights for changing direction, position or braking, customization becomes evident by lighting inside the lamp, on the surface of the inner customized lens. |
| US10124708B2 |
Vehicle vending system
Vending systems for use in a vehicle are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems include the following: a product housing positioned in a vehicle, the product housing including an exposed surface having a product delivery opening; a removable inventory cartridge; a product dispensing mechanism including a product dispensing opening, the product dispensing mechanism being configured for dispensing a product from the removable inventory cartridge in the product housing to the product dispensing opening; a product delivery conduit including a first end and a second end, the first end being joined with the product dispensing opening and the second end defining a product delivery opening, which is formed in the exposed top surface of the product housing and positioned in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and an lifting mechanism positioned within the product delivery conduit for mechanically lifting the product dispensing opening to the product delivery opening. |
| US10124707B2 |
Vehicle floor with corrugated carpeting for increased rigidity
A vehicle includes a vehicle floor. The vehicle floor includes a rigid floor structure and a floor covering for the floor structure. The floor covering includes carpeting with a corrugated section where the carpeting has a nominal surface contour corresponding to the shape of the floor structure, and is repeatedly doubled over itself in a corrugation direction to define a series of adjacent ridges and valleys along the corrugation direction. |
| US10124702B2 |
Child restraint with belt management system
A child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The child-restraint harness includes a crotch belt having a buckle and two shoulder belts that can be linked to the buckle to restrain a child sitting on the juvenile seat. |
| US10124700B2 |
Locking device for foldable structure
Disclosed is a locking device for a foldable structure, and the locking device includes: a foldable body, a support bracket to support a rotation shaft of the foldable body, a locking pin elastically supported in a direction from the foldable body toward the support bracket, a locking groove provided in the support bracket such that the locking pin is seated therein to inhibit a rotation of the foldable body with respect to the support bracket, and an unlocking tool provided in the foldable body to provide a linear displacement of the locking pin while overcoming an elastically-biased force of the locking pin such that the locking pin is separated from the locking groove. |
| US10124698B2 |
Operating strategy for an electrically driven all-wheel-drive vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle, and a vehicle having at least one first electric motor, at least one second electric motor, a front axle to be driven by the at least one first electric motor, a rear axle to be driven by the at least one second electric motor. The at least one first electric motor and the at least one second electric motor are controlled to operate using a torque which is dependent upon a characteristic map that defines areas which are delimited depending on a driver-requested torque and a vehicle speed, which areas have torque distributions for the at least one first electric motor and the at least one second electric motor. |
| US10124695B2 |
Method and device for controlling output of low voltage DC-DC converter in environmentally friendly vehicle
A method for controlling an output of an LDC in an environmentally friendly vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether the vehicle travels in the regenerative braking mode and when the vehicle does, transmitting a first slope signal to the LDC to increase an output voltage of the LDC that charges or discharges an auxiliary battery supplying power to an electric load using a high voltage battery. The first slope signal determines an upward slope of the output voltage of the LDC according to time as a first slope. When the vehicle does not travel in the regenerative braking mode and uses a high power electric load a second slope signal is transmitted to the LDC to increase the output voltage of the LDC. The second slope signal determines the upward slope as the second slope having a slope less than the first slope. |
| US10124692B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes an electrical storage device, a notifier, a communication device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit predicts the amount of charging power of the electrical storage device and the use time in a case where external charging is performed, in accordance with the state of the electrical storage device. The electronic control unit predicts cost performance of the external charging in accordance with the amount of charging power and the use time that are predicted, and information relating to a fee-charging system. The electronic control unit controls the notifier so as not to execute a notification in a case where the cost performance is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, and controls the notifier so as to execute the notification in a case where the cost performance is less than the first predetermined value. |
| US10124690B2 |
Electric vehicle charging device positioning and method of use
Techniques for electric vehicle systems, and in particular for positioning a charging panel of an electrical vehicle to receive a charge, are provided. In one embodiment, a system for positioning a charging panel of an electrical vehicle to receive a charge comprises an armature disposed on an electrical vehicle; a charging panel interconnected to the armature; and an actuator configured to maneuver the armature and position the charging panel relative to an external surface, the external surface in communication with a power source configured to provide a charge to the charging panel, wherein the charging panel is configured to receive the charge from the power source. |
| US10124688B2 |
Systems and methods for rendezvousing with an autonomous modular vehicle to provide energy
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining rendezvous locations and autonomously swapping a resupply carriage with a vehicle along a route. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to a request for resupplying the vehicle with energy, determine a rendezvous point for meeting the vehicle with a resupply carriage. The method includes dispatching the resupply carriage to meet the vehicle at the rendezvous point by providing an electronic signal to the resupply carriage to cause the resupply carriage to autonomously travel to the rendezvous point. The method includes controlling the vehicle to swap a current carriage for the resupply carriage to supply energy to the vehicle. The vehicle is comprised of a passenger compartment that is removably attached to the current carriage. The current carriage and the resupply carriage are interchangeable propulsion sources for the vehicle. |
| US10124682B2 |
Charge control system
A charge control system creates a charge schedule for charging a power storage device installed on a vehicle. The power storage device is charged from a power supply located outside the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to allow charging of the power storage device from the power supply at a plurality of charging sites. The charge control system includes a learning unit and a creating unit. The learning unit is configured to learn a stay period of the vehicle for each of the charging sites. The creating unit is configured to estimate a departure time of the vehicle when the vehicle stays at any one of the charging sites, and create the charge schedule according to the departure time. |
| US10124679B2 |
Method and apparatus for recharging an energy storage device on a vehicle
A vehicle including an energy storage device and a powertrain system configured to effect regenerative braking is described. A method for controlling the vehicle includes determining an expected increase in a state of charge of the energy storage device achieved through opportunity charging by employing regenerative braking during an anticipated next trip of the vehicle. A preferred setpoint for the state of charge of the energy storage device is determined based upon the expected increase in the state of charge achieved through opportunity charging, and charging of the energy storage device is controlled during a remote charging event based upon the preferred setpoint for the state of charge of the energy storage device. |
| US10124676B2 |
Vehicle controller
When a vehicle is in an accelerator off state and satisfies a free-run condition, a regeneration control unit performs free-run control on the vehicle so that the amount of regenerative electric power is decreased. The regeneration control unit sets a free-run prohibited zone between a starting point of a regeneration enhancement zone and a position that is located in front of and separated by a determination distance from the starting point. |
| US10124674B2 |
Vehicle safety detecting ring and vehicle steering wheel
A vehicle safety detecting ring includes a ring body, at lease one detector, a touching area and an alarm device. The ring body is configured to mounted on a steering wheel. The at least one detector is located inside the ring body and configured to detect information of driver. The touching area is connected with the at least one detector in the ring body to transmit the information of driver to the at least one detector. The alarm connects with the at least one detector and is configured to issue an alarm when the at least one detector detects an abnormal signal. |
| US10124673B2 |
Reaction force output device
A reaction force output device that outputs a reaction force to an operation unit includes: a motor as a drive source configured to create the reaction force; a reaction force transmission unit configured to transmit the reaction force to the operation unit; and a clutch mechanism disposed between the motor and the reaction force transmission unit and configured to set the motor and the reaction force transmission unit to a disengaged state or an engaged state depending on a driving state of the motor. |
| US10124669B2 |
Transfer for four-wheel drive vehicle
A transfer for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a high-low switching mechanism, an output member, a clutch, a locking sleeve, a screw mechanism, a transmitting mechanism, a drum cam, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism is configured to selectively switch between an H4L position and an L4L position in conjunction with rotational motion of the electric motor. The H4L position is a position in which a high-low sleeve provided in the high-low switching mechanism is in a position in which a high-speed gear is established in the high-low switching mechanism. The L4L position is a position in which the high-low sleeve provided in the high-low switching mechanism is in a position in which a low-speed gear is established in the high-low switching mechanism. |
| US10124666B2 |
Wheelchair drive boost
Wheelchair drive boost apparatuses, drive assisted wheelchairs, and wheelchair drive boost systems are disclosed. A wheelchair drive boost apparatus includes a housing, a drive wheel including a drive axis that is movable with respect to the housing, a drive lever that engages with the drive wheel to cause the drive wheel to rotate, a transmission that couples the drive lever to the drive wheel, and an engager having a first position and a second position. The engager is configured to move the drive axis with respect to the housing. |
| US10124665B2 |
Aerodynamic and adjustable efficient back of cab fuel tank housing
A back of cab enclosure which covers vertically mounted fuel tanks and manages airflow wherein laminar airflow is improved and turbulent airflow is decreased. |
| US10124664B2 |
Self-sealing liquid bladders
A self-sealing liquid bladder having a plurality of layers including a liquid impermeable material layer that is compatible with a liquid held in the bladder and at least one sealing layer that is conformally arranged to span a surface area of the liquid impermeable material layer and that is separated from a liquid held in the bladder by the liquid impermeable layer, the sealing layer including a sealing means that, in response to a penetration of both the liquid impermeable material layer and the sealing layer, substantially seals the penetration. |
| US10124652B2 |
Vehicular heat management system
A vehicular heat management system including a heater for carrying out heating of a heat medium and stop the heating, and a heat exchanger configured to carry out heat exchange between lubricant oil for lubricating a speed change apparatus and the heat medium. A heat medium circulator is provided that is configured to switch the heat medium circulation state between a first circulation state where the heat medium circulates through the heater and the heat exchanger, and a second circulation state where the heat medium circulates through the heater and a heater core. An electronic control unit is also provided. |
| US10124651B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling electrically powered heating devices within electrified vehicles
An electrified vehicle includes a passenger cabin, an electrically powered heating device configured to heat airflow for conditioning the passenger cabin, and a controller configured to selectively command actuation of the electrically powered heating device based on a target discharge air temperature, an actual discharge air temperature, and an amount of power available. |
| US10124649B2 |
Auxiliary heating system for vehicles
An auxiliary heating system for a vehicle interacts with an ignition controller having a Run state in which an engine of the vehicle is running and an Off state in which the engine is not running. An auxiliary heater has a Parking mode for heating a passenger cabin of the vehicle when the ignition controller is in the Off state. An auxiliary heater controller has a user-configurable setting for selectably entering the Parking mode when the ignition controller enters the Off state. A manual interface is responsive to a user to provide user commands to the auxiliary heater controller including setting commands during the Run state for determining the user-configurable setting and a cancel command during the Off state for terminating the Parking mode. |
| US10124648B2 |
Vehicle operating system using motion capture
Vehicle operating systems for operating a vehicle having a driving seat for a vehicle driver and at least one passenger seat for passengers are described. The vehicle operating system may include one or more camera devices for shooting images of hand actions of the driver or images of hand actions of a passenger, and a storage device for storing operating signals corresponding to hand actions. A processing device may be configured to select the driver or the passengers as a gesture command operator, and to control the camera device to shoot hand action images of the selected gesture command operator. The command system may also be configured to convert the shot hand action images into corresponding operating signals according to hand action indicia stored in the storage device. The operating signals may be sent to execution devices, that execute the corresponding operations. |
| US10124647B2 |
Methods and systems for coolant system
Methods and systems are provided for controlling coolant flow through parallel branches of a coolant circuit including an AC condenser and a charge air cooler. Flow is apportioned responsive to an AC head pressure and a CAC temperature to reduce parasitic losses and improve fuel economy. The flow is apportioned via adjustments to a coolant pump output and a proportioning valve. |
| US10124646B2 |
Method of manufacturing rubber-bush-provided stabilizer bar and rubber-bush-provided stabilizer bar
A method includes a coating step of coating a vulcanizing adhesive at a surface of a vulcanized centrum of a rubber bush; a heating step of heating a portion to be adhered of a stabilizer bar; a fitting step of fitting the centrum of the rubber bush at which the vulcanizing adhesive is coated on the heated portion to be adhered of the stabilizer bar; and an adhering step of clamping the rubber bush in a radial direction by a clamping device to adhere the rubber bush on the portion to be adhered of the stabilizer bar. |
| US10124644B2 |
Damper control device
A damper control device includes a rate sensor that detects a pitching angular velocity of a vehicle body, a vehicle speed sensor, a steering angle sensor and a calculation unit that detect a roll angle and a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle body, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of a contraction-side chamber in a front-wheel side damper, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of a contraction-side chamber in a rear-wheel side damper, and a correction unit that corrects the pitching angular velocity. The pressures are controlled on the basis of the corrected pitching angular velocity and the pressures. The vehicle speed sensor, the steering angle sensor and the calculation unit detect the roll angle and the yaw angular velocity on the basis of a traveling speed and a steering angle. |
| US10124641B2 |
Leaf spring holder for the mounting of a leaf spring onto an axle body of a vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a leaf spring holder for the mounting of a leaf spring onto an axle body of a vehicle, comprising: a leaf spring saddle configured for mounting of the leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring saddle comprises a saddle surface comprising a deformation; an adaptive molded part configured to be arranged between the leaf spring saddle and the leaf spring, wherein the adaptive molded part seats on the saddle surface via a profile surface, wherein the profile surface comprises an at least partially negative profile of the deformation to increase a contact surface between the leaf spring saddle and the profile surface. |
| US10124637B2 |
Tire traction device
A traction device attachable to a wheel having a rim to which a tire is mounted. The traction device includes first and second gripping elements facing each other, the second gripping element being longitudinally movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the first and second gripping elements being closer to each other in the retracted position than in the extended position. When the traction device is operatively mounted to the wheel with the second gripping element in the retracted position, the traction device extends across the tire thread and the first and second gripping elements grip the wheel therebetween at the rim, and, when the second gripping element is in the extended position, the traction device is removable from the wheel. |
| US10124636B2 |
Device for adjustment of pressure in tires
A device for adjustment of pressure in tires includes a chamber with shape memory and a valve. The valve is a three-way valve with inputs interconnected with the external environment and the tire internal space. One input is fitted with a valve, the next input is connected to one end of the chamber with shape memory, and the last input is interconnected with the closure element. The device includes the chamber with shape memory interconnected with the external environment through an input and with the tire chamber through an output and fitted with at least one valve. The length of the chamber in the direction of tire rotation equals 0.001 to 0.5 times the tire perimeter, where the volume of the chamber before deformation to volume of the chamber during deformation ratio is the same or higher than the desired tire pressure to pressure of the external environment ratio. |
| US10124635B1 |
Bicycle tire pressure cap
A bicycle tire pressure cap, used with a bicycle tire valve, comprising a metal case, an anti-leak washer, a ventilation disc, a rubber gasket, a floating holder, a warning plug, a spring and a transparent cover. The bicycle tire pressure has a simple structure, low failure rate, low cost, and can quickly indicate whether the tire pressure is sufficient and effectively enhance the riding safety. |
| US10124632B2 |
Tire condition detecting apparatus and tire condition monitoring apparatus
A tire condition detecting apparatus includes a condition detecting section, a transmission section, and a transmission-side control section. The transmission section is configured to transmit a signal that contains information related to the condition of the tire to a receiver, which includes a reception-side control section. The reception-side control section identifies the position of the wheel assembly in which the tire condition detecting apparatus is provided based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the signal. The transmission-side control section is configured to cause a position detecting signal and an instruction signal to be transmitted from the transmission section to the receiver. The position detecting signal is configured to cause the reception-side control section to identify the position of the tire condition detecting apparatus. The instruction signal is transmitted before the position detecting signal is transmitted and instructs the reception-side control section to start obtaining the RSSI. |
| US10124631B2 |
Dynamic tire pressure regulator for bicycles
A wheel hub assembly of a bicycle wheel is disclosed that include a wheel axle, a rotary pump that may be composed of a pump housing, a pump rotor, a first fluid port configured for fluidly coupling to a pneumatic tire and a second fluid port configured for fluidly coupling to a fluid reservoir. The assembly allows for conveniently and efficiently modifying the tire pressure in bicycles at will while riding, in as many cycles as desired and without contaminating the air inside the tires. |
| US10124626B2 |
Wheel assembly
A wheel assembly includes a central hub, an outer rim including a spoke bed wall, and a spoke unit including first and second spokes. Each of the first and second spokes extends between the outer rim and the central hub, and has a first end connected to the spoke bed wall, a second end opposite to the first end and connected to the central hub and a span portion connected between the first and second ends. The first ends of the first and second spokes are respectively formed with first and second spoke bed connection portions where the first and second spokes are respectively connected to the spoke bed wall. With respect to the central hub, the second spoke bed connection portion is radially outboard relative to and circumferentially spaced from the first spoke bed connection portion. |
| US10124625B2 |
Vehicle wheel for passenger cars
A vehicle wheel e.g. for passenger cars, having a disc part connected to a rim part, the disc part, integrally formed form a sheet metal blank, has a central part with bolt holes for wheel bolts and a central hole for a vehicle hub, and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements for transmitting forces between the vehicle hub and the rim part. Each spoke arrangement is provided with a central web, merging on both sides into a radially extending side web, being bent outwards from the surface of the central web, and an edge web, bent back again relative to the side web, wherein the radially outer ends of the webs merge into a disc rim, being aligned parallel to the wheel axis, connecting all spoke arrangements to one another and delimiting ventilation holes. In order to provide, without structural drawbacks, steel vehicle wheels with an unequal number of bolt holes and spoke arrangements, an inner annular bead and an outer annular bead are formed in the central part, which beads are concentric with one another and with the disc rim, and a raised annular strip provided with the bolt holes is formed between the beads. |
| US10124624B2 |
Container with attachment
A paint container that includes a bracket that is rotatably fixed to the container and is configured to allow an object (e.g., paint brush) to be releasably fixed thereto. The bracket can include a first bracket member and a second bracket member that extends at an angle from the first bracket member. The bracket is fixed to the container such that the bracket is rotatable to at least partially extending within the interior of the container and to fully extend above the container. At least one magnet can fixed to the bracket to secure the object thereto. |
| US10124619B2 |
Retroreflective material
An object of the present invention is to provide a retroreflective material that has excellent wash resistance, and stably maintains, even after it is repeatedly washed, a daytime color visible by ink-jet printing and a nighttime color visible by retroreflected light. A retroreflective material comprising a fixing resin layer, a transparent microsphere embedded in the fixing resin layer, a reflective layer provided on a surface of the transparent microsphere opposite to incident light, and an ink-jet receptive layer provided on an outermost surface near the incident light, wherein the refractive index of the transparent microsphere is set to 1.6 to 2.5, and the ink-jet receptive layer is formed using a polyurethane resin containing, as structural units, a C3-15 dicarboxylic acid, a polycarbonate polyol, and a polyisocyanate, can have excellent wash resistance, and can stably maintain, even after it is repeatedly washed, a daytime color visible by ink-jet printing and a nighttime color visible by retroreflected light. |
| US10124617B2 |
Liquid stirrer and image forming apparatus including same
A liquid stirrer includes a removable first liquid container to contain a liquid; a second liquid container having a capacity less than that of the first liquid container; a fluid path between the first liquid container and the second liquid container; a reversible pump disposed on the fluid path; a sensor to detect an amount of the liquid inside the second liquid container, in which the liquid reciprocally moves between the first liquid container and the second liquid container; and a controller to control the reversible pump, based on readings from the sensor, such that a moving amount of the liquid does not exceed the capacity of the second liquid container and that the second container does not go empty. |
| US10124613B2 |
Printing unit for a printing apparatus and printing apparatus comprising said printing unit
Printing unit comprising at least a printing head, a support plate to which said printing head is associated, and at least one positioning member associated to the support plate and to the printing head to adjust the reciprocal position of the latter two; the support plate defines an adjustment plane with respect to which the printing head is positioned; the positioning member comprises at least an actuation device which can be selectively actuated above the adjustment plane and a kinematic conversion device configured to convert the actuation of said actuation device into an adjustment of the position of the printing head with respect to the support plate in at least one direction lying on the adjustment plane; the actuation device is associable with a cam element able to engage in a suitably shaped seating made in the printing head. |
| US10124612B2 |
Printer
A printer includes a battery, and a conveying unit powered by the battery and configured to convey printing media at a first speed and a second speed lower than the first speed, a printing unit that prints on the printing media conveyed by the conveying unit, a measuring device that measures a residual capacity of the battery, a display for displaying information related to the residual capacity of the battery, and a processor configured to control the display to, when the residual capacity of the battery is not less than a predetermined residual capacity value, display first information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the first speed, and when the residual capacity of the battery is less than the predetermined residual capacity value, display second information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the second speed. |
| US10124610B2 |
Printing apparatus and control method
A printing apparatus includes a conveyance roller conveying a print medium, a printhead printing an image on the print medium, a carriage supporting the printhead and movable in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the conveyance roller, and a detecting unit detecting a rotation amount of the conveyance roller. The detecting unit is a rotary encoder including a code wheel provided coaxially with the conveyance roller. The carriage can move to a position at which the carriage overlaps the code wheel in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the conveyance roller. |
| US10124602B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for stable aerosol deposition using an aerodynamic lens system
The object of the invention is the provision of apparatuses and methods for maskless direct printing of continuous films or discreet structures on a substrate using aerodynamic focusing. The method uses an interchangeable and variable aerodynamic lens system and an annularly flowing sheath gas to produce a highly collimated micrometer-size stream of aerosolized droplets. The lens system is comprised of a multi-orifice lens or a single-orifice lens or lenses coupled to a converging fluid dispense nozzle. A combined annular sheath and aerosol flow is propagated through at least two orifices. A liquid atomizer with temperature control, variable continuous or pulsed excitation, and constant or variable frequency, is used to produce an aerosol size distribution that overlaps the functional range of the aerodynamic lens system. The combined flow through the lens system produces a narrow, highly stable subsonic jet that remains collimated for as much as one centimeter beyond the orifice of the nozzle. The method produces well-defined traces on a substrate with line widths in a range from approximately 10 to 1000 microns. |
| US10124597B2 |
System and method for supplying ink to an inkjet printhead
An ink supply unit and a method of supplying ink to a printhead are disclosed. The ink supply unit includes a lower ink reservoir, an upper ink reservoir, and a flow regulation apparatus. The upper ink reservoir is coupled to the lower ink reservoir. First and second fluid input ports are disposed on opposite sides of the flow regulation apparatus. A first fluid line and a second fluid line couple the first and the second input ports, respectively, with the upper ink reservoir, and a third fluid line is adapted to couple the flow regulation apparatus with a printhead. |
| US10124585B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes an actuator substrate and a holding substrate. The actuator substrate includes a plurality of individual liquid chambers and a plurality of pressure generating elements. The plurality of individual liquid chambers is communicated with a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid. The plurality of pressure generating elements is arrayed to pressurize liquid in the plurality of individual liquid chambers. The holding substrate includes a plurality of recessed portions to accommodate the plurality of pressure generating elements. The holding substrate is bonded to the actuator substrate with an adhesive. The holding substrate has a plurality of openings as a plurality of channels communicating the plurality of individual liquid chambers with a common liquid chamber to supply liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers. At least one corner of each of the plurality of openings at least partially has a curved surface. |
| US10124583B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge system
A liquid discharge apparatus uses a drive signal including a micro-vibration waveform which causes the piezoelectric element to micro-vibrate such that an ink is not discharged from the nozzle in a case of being applied to the piezoelectric element as the drive signal and a drive waveform which deforms piezoelectric element such that the ink is discharged from the nozzle in a case of being applied to the piezoelectric element as the drive signal. The presentation unit selectably presents the indirect information from which the ink discharge status can be estimated such as the types of ink and the usage status of the ink or the like. The control unit changes the strength of the micro-vibration caused by the micro-vibration waveform based on the indirect information selected on the presentation unit. |
| US10124575B2 |
Device and method for printing and drying plastic films
A method and a device for printing and drying a plastic film web, especially a polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), or polyethylene (PE) film web, employ several offset printing mechanisms for printing the film web with different ink applications and at least one flame drying station. The device also includes a drawing roller, which is arranged between a last printing mechanism and the at least one flame drying station, contacts the unprinted surface of the film web, and applies tension to the film web. |
| US10124569B2 |
Methods for making an electroactive device fabricated with a nanotube film electrode
Disclosed is a single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) film electrode (FE), all-organic electroactive device systems fabricated with the SWNT-FE, and methods for making same. The SWCNT can be replaced by other types of nanotubes. The SWCNT film can be obtained by filtering SWCNT solution onto the surface of an anodized alumina membrane. A freestanding flexible SWCNT film can be collected by breaking up this brittle membrane. The conductivity of this SWCNT film can advantageously be higher than 280 S/cm. An electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator layered with the SWNT-FE shows a higher electric field-induced strain than an EAP layered with metal electrodes because the flexible SWNT-FE relieves the restraint of the displacement of the polymeric active layer as compared to the metal electrode. In addition, if thin enough, the SWNT-FE is transparent in the visible light range, thus making it suitable for use in actuators used in optical devices. |
| US10124567B2 |
Filter cartridge and manufacturing method thereof
A filter cartridge and a manufacturing method thereof, the manufacturing method has the following steps: adhering a wavy filtering sheet and a flat filtering sheet, pressing the filtering sheets, rolling the filtering sheets, and mounting a filter frame. A part of peaks of the wavy filtering sheet are pressed to lean toward a same direction, which has the following advantages. First, in a channel, an outlet opening is larger than an inlet opening in sectional area, thereby reducing the impedance. Second, a first end sealing adhesive layer is pressed to make said layer tightly connected to the filtering sheets, thereby making the seal reliable. Third, the pressed peaks lean toward a same direction, such that there are gaps large enough disposed between any two peaks in arching portions of the innermost circles of the filter core in the outlet side, which ensures the channels are unobstructed. |
| US10124561B2 |
Metal nanowires structure
The disclosure relates to a metal nanowire structure. The metal nanowire structure includes a substrate and a metal nanowire film located on the substrate. The metal nanowire film includes a number of first metal nanowires parallel with and spaced from each other. A width of each of the plurality of first metal nanowires is in a range from about 0.5 nanometers to about 50 nanometers. Each of the plurality of first metal nanowires is a solid structure and consists of metal material. |
| US10124554B2 |
Arrangement in a creasing machine, and products obtained therefrom
An arrangement in a cardboard creasing machine, for forming structured patterns of creasing lines in a material comprising a cardboard web fed to the machine, comprising a system of at least two rollers. The first roller is provided with a male die, having at least two envelope surfaces, each with a structured pattern of lines, of which at least one has an open end. In order to prevent wild creasing lines with open ends are provided with crease stoppers, extending perpendicularly to the open line. The second roller is provided with a female die corresponding to the male die. |
| US10124552B2 |
Portable cardboard baler
The portable cardboard baler is an apparatus that receives, stores, compresses, and outputs recyclable items. The apparatus includes an enclosure, a bailing ram, an ejector mechanism, a control panel, a control unit, and a power source. The enclosure houses the bailing ram and the ejector mechanism. The elongated housing houses the recyclable items. The bailing ram compresses the recyclable items. The ejector mechanism pushes the bale of recyclable items out of the elongated housing. The apparatus preferably includes an input door that corresponds to a first opening of the elongated housing. The apparatus also includes a first output door and a second output door that corresponds to a second opening of the elongated housing. The apparatus preferably includes a plurality of environmental sensors to prevent a user from getting injured. The apparatus may further include a vehicle the directly transports the enclosure, the bailing ram, and the ejector mechanism. |
| US10124550B2 |
Device and method for vulcanizing tires
A tire vulcanizing device includes a vulcanization mold and a central part. The vulcanizing mold includes molding parts that defining a curing chamber therebetween. Inside the curing chamber is arranged a heating and ventilation apparatus structured for use with a heat-transfer fluid. The central part is structured to collaborate with the vulcanization mold by providing support to a heat-transfer fluid inlet and establishing communication between the heat-transfer fluid inlet and the curing chamber. The central part includes heating elements that are configured to be brought into operation before the heating and ventilation apparatus is brought into operation to cure a tire using the heat-transfer fluid. |
| US10124547B2 |
Method of identifying and/or tracking deformation of a turbine engine part
A method of identifying and/or tracking deformation of a mechanical part made of composite material for a turbine engine, in which the part includes a preform of fiber material and a resin, is provided. The method includes incorporating metal particles in the preform or the resin during fabrication of the part, and subjecting the mechanical part to two X-ray inspections on two different occasions so as to identify the part and/or so as to deduce deformation of its internal structure. |
| US10124540B2 |
Three-dimensional modeled object and support forming method
The present invention is a three-dimensional modeled object including: a shaping material which is layered on a fabrication table; a modeled article which is formed inside the shaping material; and a support which is formed inside the shaping material and is formed with a predetermined gap with respect to the modeled article. |
| US10124539B2 |
Liquefier assembly for additive manufacturing systems, and methods of use thereof
A liquefier assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a rigid member having a gap, a liquefier tube operably disposed in the gap, one or more heater assemblies disposed in the gap in contact with the liquefier tube, and configured to heat the liquefier tube in a zone-by-zone manner, preferably one or more thermal resistors disposed in the gap between the rigid member and the heater assemblies, and preferably one or more sensors configured to operably measure pressure within the liquefier tube. The one or more heater assemblies may be operated to provide dynamic heat flow control. |
| US10124538B2 |
Three-dimensional modeling apparatus, manufacturing method and computer program
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus is provided with a head unit for modeling an object by discharging a liquid into each unit grille that is defined in accordance with modeling resolutions of a cross section body in X and Y directions and a lamination interval in a Z direction, and a control unit for controlling the head unit. The unit grille has a plurality of sub unit grilles aligned in the Z direction.In the case where a designated amount of one of the plurality of types of chromatic liquids is discharged into each of the sub unit grilles by controlling the head unit and the spatial volume of the sub unit grille is not filled, the control unit causes the achromatic liquid to be discharged into the sub unit grille in addition to the chromatic liquid so as to fill the spatial volume of the unit grille. |
| US10124536B1 |
Edge banding machine
An edge banding machine having a platform, a glue applicator and, an edge band transmission mechanism for affixing an edge band to a workpiece is disclosed. The glue applicator is mounted at the platform, including a glue-applying shaft. The edge band transmission mechanism is mounted at the platform adjacent to the glue applicator, including an edge band transferring shaft disposed in parallel to the glue-applying shaft and a motor connected with the edge band transferring shaft for driving the edge band transferring shaft to rotate. The edge band transferring shaft is connected with the glue-applying shaft so that the edge band transferring shaft and the glue-applying shaft can be synchronously rotated. |
| US10124533B2 |
Electrofusion coupler composition
An electrofusion coupling member made of a thermoplastic substance having aluminum particles incorporated therein and further comprising an electric resistance heating element disposed therein, an electrofusion coupler device which includes the same, and a method for welding the device to other thermoplastic objects are provided herein. |
| US10124531B2 |
Rapid non-contact energy transfer for additive manufacturing driven high intensity electromagnetic fields
A method and apparatus for additive manufacturing that includes a nozzle and/or barrel for extruding a plastic material and a supply of polymeric working material provided to the nozzle, wherein the polymeric working material is magnetically susceptible and/or electrically conductive. A magneto-dynamic heater is provided for producing a time varying, high flux, frequency sweeping, alternating magnetic field in the vicinity of the nozzle to penetrate into and couple the working material to heat the material through at least one of an induced transient magnetic domain and an induced, annular current. |
| US10124524B2 |
Method for manufacturing thermoplastic polyurethane thread
The present invention relates to a composition and a method for manufacturing a thermoplastic polyurethane thread of particularly 250 denier or less with enhanced physical properties by collecting virgin type thermoplastic polyurethane resin or polyurethane scraps remaining after using the thermoplastic polyurethane resin for airbag patterns or after processing the thermoplastic polyurethane resin, mixing various additives and the different types of thermoplastic polyurethane together, compounding the resulting mixture and then coextruding the resulting thermoplastic polyurethane compound with an extruder into a thermoplastic polyurethane thread. |
| US10124519B2 |
Method for the production of hybrid parts
A method for producing hybrid parts (1) and to the uses of a ram (11) and an adhesive layer (21) that is to be applied to a part (2) during the production of the hybrid parts (1). The method for producing hybrid parts (1) is cost-effective and time-efficient. |
| US10124517B2 |
Molding apparatus, method of molding, and molded products
A method for producing a molded product 70 involves the use of an insert material 80. The method for producing the molded product 70 includes a transfer step for transferring the insert material 80 into a mold 40 using a transfer device 87; a placement step for placing the insert material 80 in the mold 40 by deforming the insert material 80 in the mold 40; and a molding step for injecting a molding material into the mold 40, thereby producing the molded product 70 having the insert material 80. |
| US10124515B2 |
Gel molded pillow and method of producing the same
A pillow is provided that includes a foam core and a gel insert molded to each side of the foam core. Methods of producing a pillow are further provided and include a step of providing a foam molding system having a top mold defining a plurality of air ports and a bottom mold defining a plurality of air ports. A vacuum is applied to the plurality of air ports in both the top mold and bottom mold, and a gel insert is then positioned against each of the plurality of air ports. A foam precursor is subsequently dispensed into the bottom mold atop the gel insert, and the top mold is secured to the bottom mold. The foam precursor then expands within the foam molding system and bonds with the two gel inserts to produce a pillow having a gel insert molded to each side of the pillow. |
| US10124514B2 |
Resin molding mold
To provide a resin molding mold capable of forming a resin molded product having embossing in which by controlling appearance of gloss, its texture is improved, and the resin molded product is prevented from occurrence of white blurring on the surface on which the molded embossing is formed.A resin molding mold in accordance with the present application is used for molding a resin molded product having embossing formed thereon. The resin molding mold includes a molding mold and a buffer layer formed on an inside mold surface of the molding mold. The buffer layer is formed by a mixture of a thermosetting resin and fine particles having substantially spherical shapes. The fine particles have a bulk specific gravity in a range from 0.4 g/ml or more to 0.9 g/ml or less, and on the surface of the buffer layer, a plurality of gloss adjusting convex portions having substantially spherical shapes derived from the fine particles are formed. |
| US10124510B2 |
Concrete/masonry cutting device with fast-start design and interlocking reinforcement
A diamond cutting tool (200; 200′) for enabling a fast cutting start may include a rotatable main body (210) and a cutting portion (220). The rotatable main body may include a substantially circular periphery. The cutting portion may include an interlocking support assembly (280) and a plurality of notched cutters (270). The notched cutters may be disposed around the circular periphery extending outwardly from the main body. The notched cutters (270) may be formed of a first diamond-metal matrix. The interlocking support assembly (280) may be provided radially outwardly of the notched cutters and may include a softer diamond-metal matrix and/or a different diamond concentration therein than the first diamond-metal matrix. The interlocking support assembly may include a reinforcement portion (284) disposed between the notched cutters (270) and a top section (282) covering radially distal portions of the notched cutters. |
| US10124506B2 |
Interleaver system for high speed slicing machine
A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet of web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, and a feed station. A tensioning station is disposed between the supply of web material and the drawing station to maintain the tension of the web material at a pre-determined tension. A web accumulation station is between the drawing station and the feed station to provide a slackened length of web material within an acceptable range of slack between the drawing station and the feed station. The supply of web material is disposed on a spool which rotates about a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft has a braking mechanism which protrudes from the shaft to generate a frictional force against the spool. |
| US10124501B2 |
Concrete cylinder mold cutter
An apparatus for removing the plastic mold around cured concrete in a plastic test specimen includes a baseplate with upstanding framework that supports two spaced vertical rods to which a cross-member is slidably mounted to move up and down the rods. At least one blade member is carried by the cross-member such that upon descent it may cut away the plastic of the mold so the cured concrete test cylinder may be removed. The cross-member is driven up and down by a lever arm pivotally mounted to the framework and includes a linkage between the lever arm and cross-member to transfer energy downward from the lever arm to cut and strip away the plastic mold from the concrete. |
| US10124499B2 |
Razor head with improved guard bar
A razor head is provided that includes a main frame member, at least one blade member mounted on the main frame member, having a blade edge extending along a transversal axis, and a guard bar having a plurality of grooves extending along a longitudinal axis. Each groove includes a deep section located next to the groove front end, a shallow section located next to the groove rear end, and a sloped section connecting the deep section to the shallow section. |
| US10124498B2 |
Blade set, hair cutting appliance, and related manufacturing method
The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance and to a blade set for a hair cutting appliance including a blade set having a stationary blade constructed having a first wall portion and a second wall portion that define therebetween a guide slot, a movable cutter blade received at the guide slot, and a transmitting member configured to be engaged by a driving member, and to actuate the movable cutter blade relative to the stationary blade, wherein the movable cutter blade is laterally inserted into the guide slot, wherein the transmitting member is fed to the stationary blade in a feed direction that is different from an insertion direction of the movable cutter blade, and wherein the transmitting member is coupled to a main portion of the movable cutter blade, such that the movable cutter blade is undetachably retained at the stationary blade. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a respective blade. |
| US10124495B2 |
Retractable utility knife
A utility knife configured with a retractable cutting blade that is extended and retracted by a blade actuation mechanism. The blade actuation mechanism includes a slider button assembly and a blade carriage assembly that are operably connected in variety of configurations, including a configuration with a rack-and-pinion arrangement between the slider button assembly and the blade carriage assembly. The rack-and-pinion blade actuation mechanism is configured to automatically retract the cutting blade as the cutting blade is lifted from the cutting surface. |
| US10124493B2 |
End effector for an instrument
An end effector (60) comprises a base (63), a first gripper (64) connected with the base (63) so as to swivel around a gripper axis (68), and a positioning element (66) which is guided on the base displaceably along an end effector axis (76) and interacts with the gripper (64) via a guide slot system. The gripper axis (68) extends outside of a guide slot (70) of the guide slot system. |
| US10124491B2 |
Operational parameters
A customer service robot may be limited to a maximum physical ability, such as speed of travel, speed of a robotic arm, etc. However, certain customers may be uncomfortable with a robot operating at the maximum capacity. Accordingly, a customer may have an attribute associated with a performance-limiting criteria. The criteria then limits the robot to operations within operational parameters associated with the performance-limiting criteria. As a benefit, a robot may be transformed to provide a better customer service experience by working quickly to address a customer service task, but within the confines of what a particular customer, or customer type, may consider comfortable or acceptable. |
| US10124489B2 |
Locating, separating, and picking boxes with a sensor-guided robot
Techniques are described that enable robotic picking systems to locate and pick boxes from an unstructured pallet using computer vision and/or one or more “exploratory picks” to determine the sizes and locations of boxes on the pallet. |
| US10124488B2 |
Robot control system and method for planning driving path of robot
A robot control system includes a detecting device configured to detect an obstacle, and a control device configured to control a robot by planning a driving path of the robot. The control device generates a road map space including nodes containing information about a state of the robot and edges connecting the nodes. Also, the control device checks whether the obstacle detected by the detecting device overlaps with the nodes, removes an overlapped node, generates a driving path by sampling remaining nodes and edges, and checks whether the edges of the driving path overlap with the obstacle. When there is no overlapped edge, the control device determines the driving path on the road map space to plan a path along which the robot drives without colliding with the obstacle. |
| US10124486B2 |
Automatically positionable joints and transfer tooling assemblies including automatically positionable joints
An automatically positionable joint for a modular tooling assembly includes a first joint member; a second joint member that is rotatably connected to the first joint member; a motor for causing rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member; and a first clutch that is movable between an engaged position in which the first clutch restrains rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member and a disengaged position in which the first clutch permits rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member. |
| US10124485B2 |
Apparatus for human arm supporting exoskeleton
An arm supporting exoskeleton comprises a shoulder base coupled to an arm link mechanism. The arm link mechanism comprises a proximal link and a distal link configured to rotate relative to each other about a rotating joint; at least one arm-coupler adapted to couple a user's arm to the distal link; a tensile force generator coupled to the proximal link and the distal link, and providing a torque to flex the distal link relative to the proximal link; and a protrusion located substantially at the rotating joint. When the distal link extends past a toggle angle, the protrusion constrains the tensile force generator, and the torque provided by the tensile force generator remains substantially small. When the protrusion does not constrain the tensile force generator, the torque tends to flex the distal link relative to the proximal link, thereby reducing human shoulder forces and torques required to raise the arm. |
| US10124480B2 |
Tool box
A tool box is provided, including a box body and at least one marking member. The box body has two first boards facing each other, two second boards facing each other and at least one recessed portion, each said first board is substantially perpendicular to each said second board, and each said recessed portion is obliquely connected to one said first board and one said second board. The at least one marking member is correspondingly attached to the at least one recessed portion. |
| US10124478B2 |
Multiple-tooled hammer
A multi-tooled hammer with an auxiliary tool mountable to the hammer, the hammer including a hammer-head attached to a handle, the hammer-head including a top-end and the handle including a butt-end. The hammer also has a shank-way defining an internal passage within the hammer, from the top end of the hammer-head to the butt-end of the handle. The auxiliary tool has a tool-head and a tool-shank, with the tool-shank receivable into the shank-way of the hammer, and the tool-head augmented by the hammer in tasks performed by the multi-tooled hammer. The multi-tooled hammer is a versatile, practical, and effective hand-tool for both experienced and unskilled tool users. |
| US10124477B2 |
Air cannon
A prior art powered wrist pin knocker is imported with a new plunger that prevents wobbling. The new plunger responds to a return vacuum pressure. The improved plunger is symmetrical along a longitudinal axis. New embodiments include a new side mount valve head to reduce length, a remote air controller and a variable length cylinder for the cannon. The new valve head is a simplified valve head assembly that adapts to an end of the cannon mount or a side mount or a remote mount. Another embodiment provides a stand for a surface mount application. This embodiment can have an extended piston for loosening tail bearings down a long channel. A manual return embodiment can use a rod to manually return the plunger to the proximal end for another firing cycle. |
| US10124474B2 |
Impact screwdriver
An impact screwdriver having a housing includes an impact mechanism including a hammer interacting with an anvil for driving a tool, wherein the hammer is arranged on a drive shaft so as to be axially movable and preloaded in the axial direction, and wherein the hammer is driven by the drive shaft via a driver and is preloaded counter to the force of a spring element in order to trip and to transmit a rotary impulse to the anvil when a particular rotation angle is exceed, wherein the hammer and the anvil are mounted in a manner electrically insulated from one another and are connected to a voltage source, and wherein a sensor is provided for monitoring a current flow between the hammer and anvil during contact thereof for determining a contact duration between the hammer and anvil. |
| US10124469B2 |
Clamping apparatus
A pair of locking members (22) (22) protruding upward relative to a housing (1) and configured to be inserted into a hole of a workpiece are arranged to be capable of being respectively pressed onto right end left portions of an inner peripheral surface of the hole. Wedge surfaces (33) (33) of a clamp rod (32) are respectively engaged with the locking members (22) (22) from above. The clamp rod (32) is driven by a driving means (D) downward for clamping and upward for unclamping. The clamp rod (32) includes recesses (50) (50) formed, in an outer peripheral surface of the clamp rod (32), at a portion of the clamp rod (32) which is located below the wedge surfaces (33) (33). The recesses (50) (50) accommodate the locking members (22) (22) so that inner lower portions of the locking members (22) (22) in an unclamping position contact each other. |
| US10124466B2 |
Grinding motor and method of operating the same for rail applications
Methods and apparatus for orienting and operating grinding motors and their associated mechanical parameters for rail applications are described. A method for determining a parameter for operation of grinding motors on a grinding vehicle, may include: receiving a rail profile, comparing the rail profile with a target rail template to provide a comparison result, and determining, by a processor, based on the comparison result, one or more of a grinding motor's orientation, power, and speed. |
| US10124464B2 |
Corrosion inhibitors and related compositions and methods
The invention provides methods of inhibiting corrosion of a substrate containing metal. The substrate can be in any suitable form. In some embodiments, the metal is cobalt. The methods can be used with semiconductor wafers in some embodiments. The invention also provides chemical-mechanical polishing compositions and methods of polishing a substrate. A corrosion inhibitor can be used in the methods and compositions disclosed herein. The inhibitor comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a sulfonate, a phosphonate, a carboxylate, an amino acid derivative, a phosphate ester, an isethionate, a sulfate, a sulfosuccinate, a sulfocinnimate, or any combination thereof. |
| US10124463B2 |
Sanding pad
Sanding pads are disclosed. A sanding pad has at least about 1/32 inch thickness, having one top flat surface and an opposite flat bottom surface. The top and bottom surfaces are capable of providing attachment for an abrasive material, such as a pressure adhesive sand paper. The sanding pad is formed of various geometric shapes and made from an expanded PVT material which has a Shore D durometer hardness value between 30 and 60. The sanding pad comes in a kit that includes several sanding pads, each of a different shape and situated purpose. |
| US10124461B2 |
Oscillating tool
A clamp arrangement for securing an accessory to an oscillating power tool can include a clamp assembly including a first clamp member that moves relative to the accessory between a closed position wherein the clamp assembly retains the accessory and an open position wherein the first clamp is offset from the accessory permitting removal of the first accessory from the clamp assembly. The clamp assembly can further comprise a second clamp member having a first portion that opposes the first clamp member and cooperates with the first clamp member to clamp the accessory between the first and second clamp members. An attachment plate can carry the clamp assembly. The attachment plate can have a first mating detail formed thereon that is configured to selectively and removably mate with a complementary second mating detail on the power tool in an assembled position. |
| US10124460B2 |
Sanding machine
A sanding machine for sanding panels, including a supporting structure, a sanding unit supported by the supporting structure, a surface for supporting and sliding of the panels located beneath the sanding unit and along which the panels are fed in a predetermined feed direction; the sanding unit including a trestle supporting a sanding belt, the trestle including a plurality of rollers having respective axes parallel to the supporting surface, the sanding belt being endless and looped around the rollers, one of the rollers being motorized to move the sanding belt during the sanding of the panels, the sanding unit further including at least one opposing member to force the belt against the panel to be sanded. |
| US10124459B2 |
Lens-centering method for spherical center-type processing machine, lens-processing method, and spherical center-type processing machine
According to this lens-centering method, a state in which a lens is sandwiched at prescribed pressing force between a lens holder and a lens processing dish is brought about. Next, the lens-processing dish is rotated at slow speed about a rotation axis line that passes through the center and the spherical center of the lens-processing surface thereof, and is made to oscillate at a slight angle about the spherical center of the lens-processing surface as the center of oscillating action. The spherical center of a first lens spherical surface of the lens is guided to the spherical center of a lens-retaining surface of the lens holder, and the spherical center of a second lens spherical surface is guided to the spherical center of the lens-processing surface. A lens mounted in the spherical center-type processing machine can be set to an accurately centered state thereby. |
| US10124458B2 |
Cutting tool sharpener
Apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. In some embodiments, a powered sharpener has a main drive assembly with an electric motor, and a sharpening assembly with belt support surfaces to provide a routing path for the belt to define first and second belt segments. A first blade guide is configured to position a blade of the cutting tool at a first guide angle to sharpen a cutting edge of the blade against the first belt segment. A second blade guide is configured to position the blade at a second guide angle to sharpen the cutting edge of the blade against the second belt segment. The first and second belt segments may be parallel or non-parallel. As desired, anti-torsion members may be provided to contactingly engage a backing layer of the belt to resist torsional twisting of the belt during sharpening against the first and second belt segments. |
| US10124455B2 |
Theft-deterrence system for power tool system, and adapter and method therefor
A power tool system includes a hand-held power tool having a motor or a solenoid that drives a tool, and a first memory that stores at least one pass code. A battery pack is detachably attached to, and supplies current to, the power tool and has a second memory that stores at least one pass code. An electronically-actuatable lock and a first controller are provided in the power tool and/or in the battery pack. The first controller reads the pass codes from the first and second memories when the battery pack is attached to the power tool, directly compares the pass codes from the first memory and the second memory, and causes the first electronically-actuatable lock to prohibit or impair operation of the power tool when the pass codes do not match or otherwise correspond in a predetermined manner. |
| US10124453B2 |
Headstock structure of computer numerical control milling and boring machine tool
A headstock structure of computer numerical control milling and boring machine tool comprising a spindle, a conducting slip ring, a rotating plate, a mobile unit, two balancing units, a driving unit, and a cutter locking unit; the conducting slip ring being sleeved on a top end of the spindle; the rotating plate being rotated in horizontal direction under the drive of the spindle; the mobile being rotated in horizontal direction together with the rotating plate; the two balancing units being located on the rotating plate; the driving unit being configured to drive the mobile unit to perform horizontal radial movement; the cutter locking unit being configured to lock the cutter, so that the headstock structure can rotate and move up and down, and can perform horizontal radial motion. |
| US10124450B2 |
Rotation part of rotary machine and method of manufacturing the same
There is provided a rotation part of a rotary machine, the rotation part including: a base unit including a surface constituting fluid channels; a plurality of blade units protruding from the base unit; a plurality of shroud segment support units connected to the plurality of blade units and extending in a parallel direction to the surface of the base unit; a shroud segment disposed between and bonded to adjacent shroud segment support units of the plurality of shroud segment support units; and a first reinforcing unit provided on an intersection portion between a blade unit of the plurality of blade units and a shroud segment support unit of the plurality of shroud segment support units, wherein a distance from a protruding direction center line of the blade unit to an end portion of the shroud segment support unit is greater than a maximum distance from the protruding direction center line of the blade unit to an end portion of the first reinforcing unit. |
| US10124448B2 |
Apparatus for repairing and improving structural integrity of storage tanks
A defect perimeter sealing system that includes a plurality of perimeter base components that are arranged around a defect of a tank, where all of a top of the perimeter base components are encompassed or spanned by compression panels, the plurality of perimeter base components and the compression panels defining a fill zone between the plurality of perimeter base components and the compression panels, and an injected material in the fill zone. |
| US10124441B2 |
Laser metal deposition welding of automotive parts
A part, such as an automotive part, is provided. The part includes at least two work pieces of steel which are joined together at a weld seam which includes at least one of nickel and iron and is substantially entirely free of silicate islands. The part also includes a painted, phosphated or electrocoated coating which is bonded with at least a portion of the substantially entirely silicate island free weld seam. |
| US10124440B2 |
Laser machining device and laser machining method
A laser processing device forms a modified region in an object to be processed by converging ultrashort pulse laser light at the object and comprises a laser light source emitting the laser light, a converging optical system converging the laser light emitted from the laser light source at the object, and an aberration providing part imparting an aberration to the laser light converged at the object by the converging optical system. In an optical axis direction of the laser light, letting a reference aberration range be a range of a converging-induced aberration as an aberration occurring at a position where the laser light is converged as a result of converging the laser light at the object, the aberration providing part imparts a first aberration to the laser light such that the laser light has an elongated range longer than the reference aberration range in the optical axis direction as an aberration range and an intensity distribution in the optical axis direction with a continuous undulation in the elongated range. |
| US10124439B2 |
Laser machining device and laser machining method
The laser processing device comprises a laser light source emitting a laser light, a converging optical system converging the laser light at an object to be processed, and an aberration providing part for imparting an aberration to the laser light converged at the object by the converging optical system. In an optical axis direction of the laser light, letting a reference aberration range be a range of a converging-induced aberration as an aberration occurring at a position where the laser light is converged as a result of converging the laser light at the object, the aberration providing part imparts a first aberration to the laser light such that the laser light has an elongated range longer than the reference aberration range in the optical axis direction as an aberration range and an intensity distribution in the optical axis direction with a continuous undulation in the elongated range. |
| US10124435B2 |
Automatic control on auxiliary voltage for engine driven welder
A self-contained welding power supply capable of, upon termination of welding operation, automatically setting a control signal for auxiliary power is provided. The power supply comprises an engine, a generator driven by the engine, and an excitation system that controls power output of the generator. The excitation system includes an output controller and a DC controller. The output controller includes circuitry that generates a field voltage control signal to be sent to the DC controller to regulate DC power going to field windings of the generator. Upon termination of the welding operation, the field voltage control signal is automatically set to a value appropriate for the auxiliary system operation. |
| US10124430B2 |
Reciprocating saw
A reciprocating saw including an outer housing positioned along a longitudinal axis of the reciprocating saw. The reciprocating saw also includes a motor casing covering a portion of a motor, and a gear casing positioned within the outer housing and coupled to the motor casing. A rib is formed on either one of the gear casing and the outer housing, and the rib extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. In addition, a window is formed in either one of the outer housing and the motor casing. The rib forms an egress path between the gear casing and the outer housing in communication with the window. |
| US10124429B1 |
Saw having auxiliary fixing device
A saw contains: a saw blade, a handle, and an auxiliary fixing device. The saw blade includes a serrated sawing section, a connection shaft, a fixing post defined between the connection shaft and the handle. The auxiliary fixing device includes two clamp extensions, wherein two front ends of the two clamp extensions are connected together by using a guiding section of the auxiliary fixing device. The auxiliary fixing device also includes two first elastic rings respectively rolled on two rear ends of the two clamp extensions, two second elastic rings individually formed in the two first elastic rings. Each second elastic ring is eccentric with each first elastic ring and its diameter is less than that of each first elastic ring, each second elastic ring is rotatably fitted with the connection shaft, and each first elastic ring abuts against the fixing post as not using the saw. |
| US10124425B2 |
Milling cutting insert
To reduce burrs that may be formed at a corner portion of a machined surface in a face milling process, there is provided a cutting insert that does not tend to form burrs. A milling cutting insert includes cutting edges provided as ridges each defined by an upper or lower face and a side face that intersect each other, the cutting edges including a flat cutting edge. The cutting edge include a major cutting edge provided between adjacent ones of corner portions, the flat cutting edge provided at the corner portion, and a minor cutting edge provided between the major cutting edge and the flat cutting edge. A surface roughness of a side face that is continuous with the major cutting edge is higher than a surface roughness of a side face that is continuous with the minor cutting edge. |
| US10124424B2 |
Rotary cutting tool with internal balancing feature
A rotary cutting tool has a central, longitudinal axis. One or more internal balancing features are disposed within a cavity of the rotary cutting tool. Each internal balancing feature includes a balancing mass suspended within the cavity by a spring-like element, and an adjusting screw for effecting radial movement of the balancing mass. Each internal balancing feature can be integrally-formed with the rotary cutting tool using a 3-D printing technique. The rotary cutting tool can be any rotary cutting tool, such as a milling cutter, a boring bar, and the like. The internal balancing features are arranged at predetermined locations within the rotary cutting tool to enable static and/or dynamic balancing of the rotary cutting tool. |
| US10124423B2 |
Rotary cutting tool having adjacent cutting inserts with wave-shaped edges and overlapping rotational trajectories coinciding in phase
A rotary cutting tool has a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves, each having a plurality of cutting inserts mounted. Each cutting insert has a wave-shaped major cutting edge, a corner cutting edge, and a minor cutting edge. The cutting inserts are arranged such that, the phases of the waves of the rotational trajectories formed by the cutting inserts that are adjacent to each other in a direction along the tool rotational axis coincide with each other in one groove. Also, the rotational trajectories of at least part of cutting edge portions of at least some cutting inserts are overlapped with each other in the direction of the tool rotational axis. Accordingly, even when the cutting edge portion is used as a major cutting edge and as an inner cutting edge, it is still possible to reduce cutting load and suppress breakage. |
| US10124413B2 |
Cubic boron nitride sintered body and cutting tool
A cBN sintered body contains cBN particles whose proportion is 85-97% by volume, and a binding phase whose proportion is 3-15% by volume. The cBN sintered body contains Al whose ratio to the entirety of the cBN sintered body is 0.1-5% by mass, and Co whose mass ratio to the Al is 3 to 40, and includes Al3B6Co20. |
| US10124412B2 |
Cutting insert with internal cooling
A cutting element (50) having a front face (52T), an opposite rear face (52B) and at least one side (52S) face extending therebetween, and comprising a cooling cavity (60) defined by a cavity surface. The cutting element (50) comprises at least one shell-like cutting zone defined by an external surface (54, 56, 58) and an internal surface. The external surface (54, 56, 58) is constituted by a cutting edge (54) defined at the intersection between the front face (52T) and the at least one side face (52S) and corresponding rake (56) and relief (58) surfaces constituted by portions of the front face (52T) and at least one side face (52S) respectively. The internal surface is constituted by a portion of the cavity surface (60), wherein the maximal distance between the cavity surface (60) and the external surface (54, 56, 58) at the cutting zone is considerably smaller than the distance between the front face (52T) and the opposite rear face (52B). The cooling cavity (60) is configured for receiving therein a cooling fluid for cooling the inner surface and thereby withdrawing heat from the cutting edge (54). |
| US10124408B2 |
Additive manufacturing method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for fabricating an object. The method and apparatus entail applying a pulsed laser energy to a first quantity of a powder material on a substrate so as to fuse particles of the powder material into a first layer on the substrate, and then forming at least one additional layer on the first layer by applying a pulsed laser energy to at least a second quantity of the powder material on the first layer so as to fuse particles of the powder material into the at least one additional layer on the first layer. The pulsed laser energy is applied in a controlled manner such that solidification dynamics of the first and second quantities of the powder material are altered to promote at least one microstructural characteristic of the first and additional layer. |
| US10124406B2 |
Production apparatus and production method for fine particles
A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material supply device, a plurality of electrodes arranged and a collection device connecting to the other end of the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles, which generates plasma and produces fine particles from the material particles, in which a first electrode arrangement region on the material supply port's side and a second electrode arrangement region apart from the first electrode arrangement region to the collection device's side which respectively cross a direction in which the material flows between the vicinity of the material supply port and the collection device are provided in the intermediate part of the vacuum chamber, and both the first electrode arrangement region and the second electrode arrangement region are provided with a plurality of electrodes respectively to form the electrodes in multi-stages. |
| US10124405B2 |
Manufacturing method for metallic housing of electronic device
A manufacturing method for a metallic housing of an electronic device is provided. The method includes providing a die-casting mold including a male die and a female die; positioning an outer frame in a cavity of the female die, the outer frame including a plurality of latching portions protruding from an inner surface inwardly and a plurality of latching grooves, each latching portion including at least one receiving groove; assembling the male die to the female die; casting pressured molten metal-alloy into the cavity to form an inner structural member embedded in the outer frame, the inner structural member including a plurality of engaging portions respectively embedded in the plurality of receiving grooves, and a plurality of matching portions respectively embedded in the plurality of latching grooves; dissembling the male die from the female die; and removing the outer frame and the inner structural member from the female die. |
| US10124394B2 |
Online roundness correcting device for semifinished wheel
The present invention relates to an online roundness correcting device for a semifinished wheel, which consists of a jacking and rotating system, a left correcting system, a right correcting system and a central locating system. According to the online roundness correcting device provided by the present invention, in service, an online roundness correcting function for the semifinished wheel can be achieved, and the corrected wheel has good roundness and cylindricity, so that not only can the labor intensity for workers be lowered, but also the online roundness correcting device has the characteristics of high degree of automation, advanced process, simple structure and safe and stable performance. |
| US10124392B2 |
Pipe flare processing device having a view hole
The present invention includes a mold set, a deformation generating element, and an engaging element. The mold set has a pipe storing channel, a deformation portion, and a positioning recess. The deformation generating element has a deformation generating portion and a pushing portion with an outer working thread. The engaging element has an axial positioning portion and a working channel with an inner working thread. Therefore, the deformation generating portion can move toward the deformation portion for pipe flare processing work and a view hole is provided for viewing. So, no threaded hole is required for the mold set. The view hole allows the user to inspect the pipe end's position being correct or not. The manufacturing for the engaging element is easy. The engaging element has a guiding function. |
| US10124379B2 |
Multiroll rolling mill incorporating a hatch
A rolling mill (100) includes: —a rolling-mill cage (10) containing a plurality of cylinders, including two working cylinders (12) and two pairs of intermediate cylinders (13), —a main gate (30) on the front face of the rolling mill (100) for accessing all the cylinders, —a device (20) for the lateral movement of the intermediate cylinders (13) of the push-push type including first and second pairs of hydraulic actuators (22, 22′, 21, 21′) each configured so as to exert a thrust force (P) to allow a lateral movement of the intermediate cylinders (13), —a removable small gate (40) fixed to the main gate (30), allowing access to the cylinders (12) and (13), and integrating the second pair of hydraulic actuators (21, 21′) so that opening and closing the small gate (40) does not interfere with the opening and closing of the main gate (30). |
| US10124377B2 |
Laboratory fume hood system having recessed heat exchanger system
A laboratory fume hood system for cooling at least one laboratory device located in an interior work area comprises a heat exchanger system having a heat exchanger in thermal communication with a primary fluid loop containing chilled fluid and a secondary fluid loop containing a cooling fluid which is in thermal communication the laboratory device. The primary fluid loop is located behind the fume hood wall and not in the interior work area. |
| US10124375B2 |
Pipeline hydrate inhibitor and method of reducing hydrates using the hydrate inhibitor
Compositions and methods for reducing the formation of hydrates within subsea or over-land pipeline systems. The compositions and methods include the use of organic salt solutions, such as an acetate salt solution, to precondition, treat, and/or dewater the pipeline systems, or employ the use of the organic salt solutions during other pre-commissioning operations. An effective concentration of an organic salt solution acts to reduce hydrates and/or inhibit hydrate formation within the pipeline systems. |
| US10124370B2 |
Sorting table with sorter rolls for elimination of foreign matter remaining mixed in a harvest of small fruit
Sorting table with sorter rolls eliminates foreign matter remaining mixed in with the products of the harvest of small fruit. The sorting table features a sorting system constituted by a succession of rotating rolls of cylindrical shape arranged in parallel so as to form a mobile sorting plane, and a locomotion device, allowing the rotating drive of the rolls in the same direction, so as to allow transporting the grapes dumped on the upstream part of this sorting plane, in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cylindrical rolls and over the entire length of the sorting plane. The rotating cylindrical rolls allow the passage and drop-off of only the small fruit to be sorted, whereas the foreign matter of a size larger than that of the latter remains on the surface of the mobile sorting plane and is evacuated at the downstream end. |
| US10124368B2 |
Compositions promoting the accelerated degradation of metals and composite materials
A composition to decommission firearms is presented. The composition comprises a monomer, a quantity of calcium chloride; and sulfur-containing compound. The sulfur containing compound includes sodium persulfate and/or sodium thiosulfate. |
| US10124366B2 |
Powder coating (electrostatic painting) method and plant for non electrically conductive elements, and in particular brake pads
A method and system for powder coating non electrically conductive elements, preferably brake pads. A pre-treatment station is upstream of an electrostatic powder coating deposition station and a baking station for melting and polymerizing the powder coating in order to form a coating layer on a surface to be coated. The pre-treatment station causes the elements to be coated to conduct electrically by uniformly wetting said elements by means of creating poorly mineralized water covalent bonds on at least one surface to be coated, in an amount aimed at producing a measurable weight increase in the non electrically conductive elements, which then causes them to conduct electrically. The water adsorbed and/or deposited is subsequently eliminated within the baking station. |
| US10124363B2 |
Shower head capable of providing shower feeling without water spray plate
A shower head includes a body including a head unit and a tap water flow path. The head unit has one end connected with a hose through which water flows and an opening formed at the other end. A bottom plate is fixed inside the head unit and including a hole at a central part. A micro bubble generator is placed on the bottom plate and including a micro bubble generating path inside. A tornado plate is positioned between the bottom plate and the micro bubble generator and including an eccentric hole configured to achieve an increased flow speed by swirling the water. A pressing plate houses the micro bubble generator and is fixed inside the head unit together with the bottom plate. A tubular cap is fitted to the opening of the head unit and housing the micro bubble generator inside. |
| US10124360B2 |
Irrigation
A shroud for an in-ground sprinkler assembly is provided including an above ground and a below ground portion, wherein the height of the above ground portion is at least substantially 150 mm above the surface of the ground. |
| US10124357B2 |
Dip tube connectors and pump systems using the same
A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube. |
| US10124356B2 |
Paint dispensing method and apparatus
A fluid dispensing apparatus may be used to dispense a paint fluid from a paint container that is under pressure and that has a pierceable membrane. The fluid dispensing apparatus may include a valve body having a bore, an adaptor having a bore and a piercing member, and a nozzle having a bore. The fluid dispensing apparatus may be operable to pierce the pierceable membrane to communicate the paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and with the valve body bore. The nozzle may be operable to permit the paint to flow under the pressure out of the paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient. |
| US10124348B2 |
Dual-headed paint spray wand
A dual-headed paint spray wand with a central feed tube split into two arms, where the arms are separated at a distance from one another to permit a paint overlap when paint is sprayed from the two arms, and where the two arms are offset from one another vertically to allow one arm to spray ahead of the other. |
| US10124347B2 |
Adjustable discharger ram spacing
A centrifuge discharger including a discharger subassembly having multiple wear plates, each wear plate having a receptacle of lateral dimensions set by the internal surfaces of the multiple wear plates The centrifuge also has multiple backing plates laterally positioned around the external surfaces of the wear plates, and at least one spacing mechanism passing through part if the discharger subassembly near the external surface of the multiple wear plate. The discharger includes a discharger shoe assembly joined to the discharger subassembly by the discharger ram, the discharger ram being able to position the discharger shoe assembly. |
| US10124343B2 |
Crusher with cutter assembly and cutter thereof
A crusher includes a base, a cylinder pivoted to the base, cutting portions arranged on the cylinder. A crusher cutter assembly is further provided, including: a cutter base, for being assembled to the crusher, having receiving slots including an abutting recess and a bottom portion. A crusher cutter is further provided for assembling on the cutter base. The crusher cutter includes: two corner portions, disposed on two sides thereof, for being inserted in the abutting recess and fixed on the cutter base, two sides of the corner portion abutting against the abutting recess; two abutting portions, disposed on two opposite sides of the crusher cutter, for being positionably abutting against another crusher cutter; wherein when the crusher cutter is fixed on the cutter base, a part of the corner portion protrudes beyond the cutter base and is alternatively shifted with a part of the cutting portions. |
| US10124342B2 |
Floating thermal contact enabled PCR
The present invention generally pertains to a system which utilizes floating thermal contact to enable PCR, in a thermal management device. Comprised of multiple thermal zones attached to a framework, each zone an individually actuated, isolated sub-assembly. The actuation of each zone ensures physical contact with an uneven, yet flat microfluidic chip to achieve effective, conductive heat transfer. The isolation of each zone serves to insulate the thermal zones from each other and minimize undesired heat transfer between adjacent zones, so that each zone is at a proper, uniform temperature. |
| US10124341B2 |
Low-temperature storage device with cassette handler
The storage device is adapted to store a plurality of objects, such as sample tube holders, at low temperatures, e.g. at −80° C. It comprises a storage chamber with a plurality of storage cassettes arranged in its bottom section. A cassette lift in its top section can be used to lift individual storage cassettes up and to move them to an access opening, where the contents of the storage cassette can be accessed. |